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GOODS
ENTHUSIASTIC GMHEil'C
National Republican League Delegates
Getting Down to Work.
CHAIRMAN T0K rCXXSYLVAXlA
.Vujor 1-Ivorctt Warren, of Scranton, Is
Selected tn l.cud llio keystone Oclcgu-tloii-Otlicr
Members chosen
for Various Committee!.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Cleveland, O., June 19. The conven
tion that opened this niornlntf was the
largest and best the National league
ever paw. It contained senators and
congressmen and Republican loaders of
.forty-six states nnd territories, and
more enthusiasm than was ever seen
In any political body elnce the days of
the wldo-awakers In Lincoln's time.
The Pennsylvania delegation held a
caucus at their headquarters at the
Ilollenden, selecting Major Everett
Warren, of Scranton, as chairman of
the delegation. Congressman Robin
son, of Media, their member of the
committee on resolutions; R. 1. Robin
son, of WIlkei-Harre, oh. Oreilvntlals;
K. W. Parshall, of Warren, ou tline and
place; Robert Snodgrass, of Harrls
burg, on league works; and E. A. Lind
say, of Pittsburg, on rules and order.
Every congressional district Is repre
sented for the Ilrst time In the -history
of the State league. The Lackawanna,
boys are all well and enjoying them
selves hugely. Excursions are planned
for tomorrow on the lake und out to
Forest City park. M. T. Dale Is the
chairman of the Scranton' contingent,
and Prothonotary Pryor the secretary,
and Clerk Thomas, recorder.
The silver question bids fair to cauo
discussion tomorrow and may develop
into a debate of some magnitude. The
overwhelming majority of delegates,
however, are for sound money and the
platform of Minneapolis.
MEETING AT MUSIC II ALL.
The Uig Auditorium Profusely lccorutcd
for the Occasion.
Cleveland, O., June 13. Seldom h.is
so much Interest been manifested In a
convention of the league of Republi
can clubs as In the one which convened
in Music hall this morning at 10.30. The
great prominence of '.he money ques
tion, the uncertainty of the presidential
nomination situation and the present
contest for the head of the league tic
ket, all combined to make the occasion
one of much more than ordinary inter
est. The convention was held in Mu;ic
hall. The big auditorium, which is es
pecially fitted for the purpose, was pro
fusely decorated.
The prettiest light in the convention
promises to be over the silver question.
At a cau.-us of silver men held last
night, which la: ted until 1 o'clock this
morning, Chairman Tom Carter, of the
national committee, and Senator Du
bois, of Idaho, were constituted cham
pions of the silver cause, and commis
sioned to fight for it until the last
ditch was reached.
Silver .Men Arc Active.
There was another conferHr.ee of the
free silver men thij morning and a reso
lution was adopted to be presented to
the convention that will precipitate the
fight on the money question. The con
vention held only a brief session this
morning.
The usual preliminary business was
disposed of and D. D. Woodman, presi
dent of the Ohio league, made an ad
dress of welcome, and W. W. Tracy,
president of the National league, made
the opening address. The curalng fight
on the silver question was foreshad
owed by a motion made by H. Clary
Evans, of Tennessee, that all resolu
tions be referred to the committee on
resolutions without debate. This was
adopted and the convention adjourned
until Friday morning at 10 o'clock.
There will be mass meetings tonight
and tomorrow afternoon.
Tomorrow afternoon the sliver fight
will probably be Inaugurated, as the
meeting Is to be a sort of free-for-all,
wJrere everybody speaks who wishes to
do so, and on whatsoever subject he
pleases.
Whether there will be discord or har
mony In the national convention of Re
publican leapue clubs depends alto
gether on which of the two factions
win the fight which Is now being quietly
but none the less earnestly waged out
side the conventitin hall. The two par
ties Into which the convention Is di
vided are each determined and each
anxious to carry Its point. One of the
parties consist of the conservative
members of the Republican ranks, who
do not believe it would be wise for any
declaration of principles In the shape
of a platform to be made. This faction
deprecates any action which mlirht-be
construed as a dictation to the Kepub
Ilcan National convention In 1896, and
declares It would be In the worst posiil
ble taste, if not demagogic, to attempt
to lay out a course for the party, wheth
er financial, tariff or other kind.
The other element Is warmly urging
the adoption of some sort of platform.
Those composing It argue that should
the convention go on record before the
country as having apparently avoided
any Issue of Importance, but more es
pecially the money question, it would
be accused of cowardice and of being
afraid to let the people know whether
It stood on the side of the white or yel
low metal.
Whcrotho Ilattlo Will Occur.
Of those who want a platform adopt
ed, all are not silver men, 'but all the
silver men are In their ranks. The
committee on resolutions la the place
where the battle Is to be fought. The
committee organized this afternoon by
electing Congressman John I!. Robin
son, of Pennsylvania, chairman, and
Horace O. Knowles, of Delaware, secre
tary. It was a very close fight for
Congressman Robinson, and It is a sig
nificant fact Wutt the man who came
near beating him for the chairmanship
wal a silver man Congressman. Taw
ney, of Minnesota.' On the first ballot
the vote was a tie, and on the second
the Keystone state's man won by three
votes, the ballot being 17 to 14.
A motion which was finally adopted
to appoint u sub-committee of nine,
who should formulate a platform to
be submitted to the full committee,
was presented and debated at length.
It wus during the debate on this reso
lution that farts already stated ns to a
division of sentiment on the platform
question became apparent.
Senator Thurston's Resolution.
Senator Thurston, of Nebraska, of
fered the following resolution, wihlch,
needless to say, providing us It does for
a suppression of all sentiment of what
ever kind on the part of the conven
tion, created n profound sensation:
Ve approve theilcclnrutlun of the Re
publican national convention that:
The American people by tradition nnd In
terest favor bimetallism anil the Itepub
l'.cun party ilcmnmls the use of both gold
ami silver as a stanilurd money with such
restriction uml miller such provisions, to
1m ilelci-niin.il by legislation, as will secure
t!ic maintenance a parity of value of
the two metals, so that the purchasing
and debt paying power of the dollar,
whether of sliver, gold or paper, shall be,
at all times, equal.
And we refer the matter ot more specific
declarations to the next national Repub
lican convention, wh'eh alone has the
power to Mini the party or make a plat
form and declare principles.'
This resolution wus declared out of
order because the motion to appoint
a sub-eommitee of nine was already be
fore the oiiimittea. it was therefore
not noted upon. In presenting the reso
lution Senator Thurston said: "We
cannot In' too careful what we do In
this convention. We must not stand In
the role of dictators to the national con
vention, nor, on the other hand, munt
we let lit ta suld of us that we are afraid
to assert ourselves before the country.
Yit, on th-3 who!?, I do not think It
would be well for us at this time to
commit ourselves to any policy, which
would be better conserved by the na
tional Republican convention."
The choice for the meeting ground of
the convention in the presidential year
fell upon Milwaukee.
IS MR. QUAY A CANDIDATE?
The Report Thnt Ho M ill Accept the
i luiinnniishlp Is Not Ponied.
Philadelphia, June 19. The report
that United States Senator Quay pro
poses to lie a candidate for the chalr
nui'.ifhip of the Republican state com
mittee is neither confirmed nor denied
by his friends, but a recent visitor nt
Hrlgintlne Reach, where Mr. Quay now
is fishing, admitted today that the sena
tor would be a candidate, but only tn
prevent a contest a'nd a bitter struggle.
Chairman Gilkeson docs not propose to
yield to Senator Qauy without a strug
gle, and some of the more conservative
Republicans nre said to bo trying to
stop the fight by proposing cx-Lleuten-ant
Governor Wat res ns a compromise
candidate, but it Is the general opinion
thjt a truce cannot be patched up and
the struggle will be fougf.it out to the
end.
It was further announced tonight by
friends of Senator Quay thnt the latter
would go into the coming state conven
tion as a delegate and would attempt
to obtain the office of permanent chair
man of tine convention. If Mr. Quny Is
made permanent chairman of the con
vention his election to the state chair
manship, if he should desire the posi
tion, will be greatly facilitated, as the
permanent chairman and the candi
dates elected by the convention elect
the state chairman.
PENSION DECISION.
Wives of Soldiers Must Prove Without
liouht the Death of Husband,
Washington, June 19. Assistant Sec
retary of the Interior John M. Rey
nolds today rendered a decision In a
pension case which will require wives
of soldiers who have disappeared or de
serted them to prove without doubt the
soldier's death before a pension will be
granted them.
The case In question was that of Me
llnda E. Crider, the alleged wlibjw of
Daniel Older, a soldier who, from the
evidence given, deserted her in Penn
sylvania In lKUS. The soldier was in the
best of health and left her deliberately.
From the testimony of certain witnesses
It appeared that his departure was
caused by another woman In the case.
ROOM FOR JUDGE REEDER.
His Friends Will Invade llurrisburg with
Resolutions.
Fasten, Pa., June 19. The bar of
Northampton county has passed reso
lutions recommending the appoint
ment of Hon, II. J. Reeder, of Knston,
as a Judge of the sujerlor court of
Pennsylvania, believing him to be pre
eminently qualified ito fill a place In
that court.
A committee of lawyers was appoint
ed 'to go to Harrlsburg and urge Gov
ernor Hastings to appoint Judge
Reeder as a member of the court.
Ten Per Cent, nt Lebanon.
Lebanon, Pa., June 19. Notices were
posted at the. Pennsylvania bolt and Nut
works, of this city, that an advance of 10
per eent. In wages will be granted the,
men In the puddling and rolling mills, be
ginning July 1. This will affect about GOO
men.
An Increase lirnntcd.
Altoona, Pa., June 19. The 200 employes
In the freight shops of the Pennsylvania
railroad in this elty, who struck yesterday
for an Increase In pay, went to work this
morning on the promise of the railroad
company officials that the company would
grant the demanded Increase,
Hoard of Pardons.
Harrlsburg, June 19. The board of par
dons did not hold an executive session to
day. Arguments in several cases were
heard. Decisions may be announced to
morrow. CONDENSED STATE TOPICS.
Grcsshoppers nre eating the cabbage In
Schuylkill county.
Fire-fighters havo not yet subdued the
disastrous forest flames in the region of
Bradford.
There was a civic demonstration at Du
bois Inst night, It being' the seventh an
niversary of the destructive flro there.
I'otlstown ministers have organized to
check people from going to tho parks on
Sunday and to enforce other slmllur re
strictions. A dem-nted man at Heading ordered $100
worth of wines In a cafe, nnd before be
ing arrested dcclured he meant to assas
sinate several county officials.
Tho Altoona Produce compnny, limited,
of Altoona, the proprietors of one of the
largest wholesalo houses In central Penn
sylvania, failed yesterday morning. Ex
ecutions for 18,0000 were Issued. The lia
bilities will exceed $16,000.
AT
Ikiiinnini) uF the Celebration Over
the Completed Work.
THE liALTIC CAXAL OPENING
llurgoinustcr l.ehninn Keeps Kmpcror
nnd Princes Standing Through a
l.onu Winded Spcech-Incl Jcnl ot '
Hume other Foreign Topic.
Hamburg, June 19. At about 6.30 a
banquet commenced kn the bunqiletlng
hull, which Is still unfurnished, of the
newly built Rathhause, which was
temporarily decorated today. At the
banquet, after the toasts, the burgo
master, Ir. Lehniann, attired in a
black gown with white rutHes arose
and addressed the emperor and the oth
er sovereigns. He made a long, de
liberate speech, keeping tho emperor
and the kings standing with their
glasses In their hands. He wound up
his twentieth by declaring that the
canal was the greatest German enter
prise, and the occasion of its opening
the most notable event In the history of
Hamburg- The city had never before
peen such an lllustrous assembly as
were now its guests. 'He then drank
to the German emperor and the Ger
man princes.
The emperor returned thanks In an
uncommonly guarded manner. Ills re
ply was mild and careful and of com
parative shortness. lie said he did not
presume to accept the welcome which
it was patent was not artificial, but
spontaneous, for himself, but which
was for all the German sovereigns sur
rounding him. The canal was a great
work, of peace. There are, he added,
seas that divide and seas that unite.
This canal unites two great seas for
commercial and defensive purposes.
At this Instant the Ironclad power of
united Europe lying In Kiel harbor was
the best self-evident proof of guaran
teed peace. The celebration was seri
ously Interfered with by a heavy thun
der storm. His majesty left the fetes
at 10.30.
Deputies Come to lllows.
Rome, June 19. A stormy Incident oc
curred In the chamber of deputies today
during the debate on the address In re
ply to the king's speech. A radical
d?puty spoke in favor of amnesty to
ixditieal and other offenders, where
upon Premier Criwpl declared ithat ithe
government would propose that tho
king's mercy should extend to peasants
and ethers who had been misled, but
certainly not to the leaders of revolt.
The utterances was vociferously ap
plaudod by the majority. When itho
applause had subsided Signor Crlspl
attempted to continue his remarks, but
was Interrupted by cries of all sorts
from the radioals. Some members of
the majority repronchad th radicals
for their conduct and for a time there
was a violent exchange of invectives. A
number of deputies descended to the
center of the chamber, which soon be
came packed.
A struggle followed, in which .there
were many blows truek and the sit
ting had to be suspended. The presi
dent ordered the galbrles clear and
everybody to be excluded from the
chamber who were not connected there
with. A deafening roar was restored
and the sitting was resumed. The pres
ident severely rebuked the disorderly
deputies nnd announced that he would
c-nf.irce rigorous measures if such un
Btvmly conduct was again Indulged In.
The address to the king's speech was
carried by a large majority.
Edinburgh, June 1R.A snow storm
prevailed tod-ay on Pen Nevis. Inver-ness-Shlre,
the loftiest mountain In
Great lirltiiln. The Fitortn was accom
panied by lightning, and a bolt struck
thu telegraph observatory, disabling
the Instruments. The building was set
on fire, but the officials and twb tour
ists extinguished the (lame. Little
damage wus done.
MYSTERIOUS MUR DICR.
Dnnicl V. Stltzel Shot nt Night by nn I n
known Assassin,
Rending, Pa., June 19. A desperate
and at the same time mysterious mur
der was committed on the outskirts of
Kutztown, Derks county, last night,
which created Intense excitement.
About 10 o'clock the report of a gun
shot was heard In the vicinity of a
lane leading to Jonas Hoeli's farm, be
tween Kiitztown and Lyons. Persons
who heard the shot hurried in the di
rection of the report, and lirere found
the body of Daniel W. Stltzel, aged 30.
It was K-tlll warm, but life was ex
tinct. He had been shot In the chest,
neck and head with gunshot. The
victim met his awful death while re
turning to the home of his father,
Henry Stltzel, residing In Maxitnwney.
The murderer escaped, taking his gun
wl'th him.
Suspicion pointed to George Yerger,
a boarder int Theodore Sch wangcr's
residence, where Stltzel spent Tuesday
evening, as the probable murderer, and
he was arrested this afternoon by De
tective Denhart and brought to this
city. According to the testimony of
Mrs. Sehwnnger, Yerger wns Intensely
Jealous of Stltzel because of his) alleged
attentions to her. Last night Yerger
left his bonrdlng house with a kettle,
saying he was going to Lyons for straw
berries. He returned, however, about
midnight without the strawberries and
left ngaln at 4 o'clock this morning.
The fact that he Is unable to explain' his
whereabouts between 7 p. m. and the
time of the murder was regarded as an
other link In the chain of circumstantial
evidence. Yerger denies the shooting
and when arreMted seemed greatly sur
prlsd. DEGREES CONFERRED.
Closing Exercises nt Lafayette College
Commencement.
KaBton, Pa., June 19. The concluding
exercises of the sixtieth annual com
mencement at Lafayette college were
held this morning In Pardee hall. Af
ter the benediction had been pro
nounced the trustees, faculty, alumni
and Invited guests formed a procession
and marched to the gymnasium, where
according to a- long established custom
the ladies of Easton served a dinner.
The board of trustees have conferred
the following honorary degrees: .
Doctor of divinity, Rev. Thomas Dale
Logan, class '09, pastor of the Presby
terlan church, Springfield, III., the
church In which ex-President Lincoln
worshipped; Rev. Charles Wadsworth,
pastor of the North Hroad Street Pres
byterlau church, Philadelphia, and
Rev. Henry D. Llndsey, pastor of the
North rresbyterlun church, Allegheny,
Pa. Doctor of science, Rev. Henry C.
McCook, D. D of the Tabernacle Pres
byterian church, Philadelphia. Master
of arts, D. M. Irwin, class '79, of Os
wego, N. Y.; Charles N. Wells, class 'S8,
New York, and W. H. Putnam, princi
pal of the Towanda, Pa., high school,
SOCIETY OF WAR OF 1812.
Descendants of Veterans Meet at
Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, June 19. The first an
nual session of the general society ot
the war of Mil!, the membership ot
which Is comprised of the descendants
of veterans of that engagement, was
begun here today In historic Carponter'B
hall, the meeting place of the first
continental congress.
John Cadwulluder, of Philadelphia,
president of the society, formally called
the meeting to order and then tho dele
gates proceeded to Independence hall,
where they grouped themselves about
the liberty 'bell and shook hands with
Mayor Warwick.
MAXIMA MORA'S CLAIM.
Secretary Olney Gives Serious Considera
tion to Meusurcs of an Aggiesslvo
Character.
Washington, June 19. The unsatis
factory manner In which the Spanish
government has acted In connection
with the Maxima Mora claim, which
the state department was directed to
pres3 by the Fifty-third congress, has
caused Secrt'tnry Gluey to give serious
consideration to niettaures of an ag
gressive character toward settling the
rights of Mora, which Spain has con
ceded to the point of giving a positive
promise to pay.
Secretary Olney declined to discuss
the matter today, but It Is known posi
tively that Mr. HannLs Taylor, the
United States minister to Spain, has
been Instructed to insist on a speedy
settlement by the Spanish government,
in conformity with the action of con
gress. PRESSMEN'S UNION.
Proceedings at the Annual Convention
Meld at Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, June 19. The Interna
tional Printing Pressmen's union,
which is In annual convention in this
city, today adopted a resolution pro
testing against the civil service quali
fication of the government printing
office, which requires that applicants
for the position of pressmen must be
under 45 years of age.
First Vice-President Frederick M.
Youngs, of Omaha, Neb., presented his
annual report. In which he con
demned the courc-s of the president of
the union In refusing to sanction an
Omaha strike. The action of the presi
dent wus sustained, however, by a prac
tically unanimous vote.
An article on strikes was adopted, re
quiring presidents of subordinate
unions to appoint a strike committee
and to furnish daily reports to the in
ternational officers.
ELEVEN CADETS GRADUATE
lixcrclscs at Pcnnsvlvanln Military
College.
Chester, Pa., June 19. Eleven cadets
were graduated today from the Penn
sylvania Military college at the thirty
third annual commencement. The
graduates were: Brooke M. Iiaker and
Wayne Smith, District of Columbia;
Charles R. Adams, New Jersey; Horace
P. Wooster, Connecticut; William It.
Morley, New Mexico; Alfred Austell,
Georgia; James W. Furness and James
T. Urunot, Pennsylvania; William N.
Cummins and Philip R. Bond, Mary
land, and Leonard C, Holsteln, Maine.
Kx-Governor Robert E. Pntitison ad
dressed the cadets and conferred tho
degree or civil engineer upon eight of
the graduates, and the degree of bache
lor of science upon Cadets Smith, Fur
ness and Austell.
Henry Is Acquitted.
Brooklyn, Juno 19. The coroner's Jury
In tho Henry murder case, met at 12.15
o'clock this afternoon. William Henry, a
son of tho murdered man who Is under ar
rest, was brought to the court room ty
Sheriff Buttling. After the presentation
of testimony Henry was acquitted of the
charge of killing his father. The verdict
was received with cheers.
Mrs. Notch's Suicide.
York, l'o., June 19. Mrs. Alabama
Notch, aged 30 years, committed suicide
this morning by deliberately walking Into
an approaching train on the York South
ern railroad, five miles south of this city.
The body wos literally cut to pices. She
had been melancholy for some time over
the death of her husband.
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fifteen Ycnrs for Nntt.
Topeka, Kan., June 19. James Nutt, who
avenged the killing of his father in 18.83 at
Unlontown, I'a., by slaying M. L. Dukes,
was today sentenced to fifteen years' Im
prisonment In the Kensas penitentiary for
his murderous assault made recently on a
man while drunk.
Sixty Men Killed.
Rome, June 19. Sixty men were killed
nnd three seriously Injured by nn explo
sion of powder In tho liullslit factory at
AvigMann, fourteen miles wost of Turin,
today. The explosion was caused by the
carelessness of the victims.
McLaughlin Sentenced.
New York, June 19. lSx-Pollce Inspec
tor McLaughlin, who was convicted of ex
tortion a short time ago, was today sen
tenced by Judge Barrett to two years and
six months' Imprisonment In stata prison,
CAUIKiT FROM THE WIRES.
Residents of Stockton, Cal., nre excited
over a reported find of $1,000,000 of Spanish
treasure on the Island ot Cocos,
A coroner's Jury censured the Williams
port Passenger Railway company for kill
ing Mrs, Nelson Byers and her grandson,
Johanna Shannahan, a domestic em
ployed by William Young, at Norwich,
Conn., was mysteriously murdered yes
terday. Rov. D. B. L. Whitman hns accepted
the presidency of the Columbian univer
sity at Washington, and will take cliargo
In September.
Chnrles Graham, one of tho best-known
newspaper Illustrators In America, has
been missing for ten days from the Hotel
Mateo, near San Frunclsco,
A Boston syndicate has purchased the
entire town of Morso, Wls.and will ostali
lish the largest tannery in the state. The
town will be run on the plan of Pullman,
I".
LEHMAN SHOOTS HIS WIFE
A Wilkes-Ha ire Tough's Unsuccessful
Attempt at Murder.
THE PLCITIVE HALTS A CROWD
With a Revolver Ho Keeps I ivo Hundred
People at a Safe Plstance Peculiar
Proceedings of Burgess Fen
nerof Ashley.
Special to the Scranton Tribune,
Wllkes-Harre, June 19. About 1
o'clock this afternoon Samuel Lehman,
a man 3K years of age, residing at 1,'iG
l'ariish street, shot his wife three times
with Intent to kill and Is now In the Jail
with this serious charge against him.
Ho Is a well known character with the
police, and has freepuently been ar
rested for vagrancy, his last appearance
being on Tuesday morning, whim he
was discharged by the mayor with a
warning.
In July of last yeur Samuel Lehmnn
wns married to Carrie Evelatid at the
home of the bride's parents at 195 Par
rlsh street, und resided with the parents
of his wife until last fall, lie Is a car
penter by trade, but two months after
his marriage refused to work, and his
wife's parents were obliged to support
him. Always addicted to dilnk, ho be
came gradually worse, until life with
him became unbearable, and lie was
ordered from the house. Yet through
It all his wife clung to hltn, nnd would
steal out of her home after nightfall to
give him .money, food and comfort.
Despite her prayers, he made no effort
to reform, and several times during the
winter was locked up for vagrancy. A
few weeks ago a child was born to Mrs.
Lehman, and since that time Lehman
has frequently called at the Eveland's
home and asked to see It. Mr. Eve
land, father of Mrs. Lehman, always
said: "When you sober up and go to
work you can see the baby," to which
Lehman Invariably replied with a tor
rent of abuse and profanity. Mr. Eve
land says he always thought Lehman a
coward and paid no attention to his
threats.
The Pnstnrdly Attack.
Yesterday, about noon,, he passed the
house Hid saw .his wife standing in the
yard. He stepped to the gate and said:
"I want to see you, Carrie," and as she
stepped out on the sidewalk to meet
him, Lehman took a revolver from his
pocket. His wife saw it, and turning,
ran away, with Lehman in close pur
suit. She had not gone twenty steps
when he fired, and she fell, the shot tak
ing effect in her riglit leg. Then,
standing over the prostrate body of his
wife, the brute lired 'two more shots,
botlh of which tool: effect In her side.
Lehman then turned and ran down
Parrish street with a crowd In close
pursuit, for there were ut least fifty
witnesses of the murder. Tho man had
nearly 1-eauhcd Hassle street, and three
of his pursuers had outstripped the
rest, and were nearly on him, when he
wheeled about and warned them off
with his revolver. The crowd prompt
ly halted; on seeing this, Lehman con
tinued his flight down Hassle Ftreet.
At the Newtown bridge John Flannery
attempted to halt him, but again the
revolver was produced and again Leh
man was permitted to go on his way.
The crowd In the rear had Increased to
nearly .100 people, but with the revolver
in his hand, he seemed master of the
situation until he rushed Into Ashley.
There he met P. M. Gllllgan's-delivery
wagon, the driver of which, P. Francis
.Mohan, spraing to the ground, and as
sisted by Dave Kennedy, grasped Ldh
man, threw him, snatched the revolver
und then conducted him to the oltlce of
'Squire Fenner, where he was held until
the patrol wagon arrived.
In the meantime Mrs. Lehman had
been carried into a neighboring drug
store nnd a physician summoned. He
made a careful examination and said
that If no complication set in, the
wounded woman had a good show of
recovering.
In this city word of the murder had
been Pent to police headquarters and
the patrol wagon, containing Olllcers
Ruddy, Jones, Gay nor, Drake and
Blnlne, was on Its way to the scene.
They went to Ashley, und Lehman was
turned over to them und brought to
the city lork-up. A warrant had been
Issued by this time by 'Squire Fenner,
of Ashley, and Constable Clark came to
town ito take Lehman back and give
hlni a hearing before 'Squire Finner,
which was not done, as the crime had
been committed In this city.
Lehman wa3 brought In soon after
and one of the olllcers made Informa
tion against him. He Is a dirty, Ill
favored fellow, and wore a tough-looking
old vest and coat, with a hickory
shirt, bluo overalls and yachting cnp.
He has been hanging around for some
time back, Jdi-eplng wherever he could
find shelter.
I ehinun's Statement.
Mayor Nichols gave him a hearing,
and he said: "My name is Samuel
Lehman, but 1 don't know anything
about the shooting nnd I don't want to
make any statement. 1 don't know who
caught me, but when overtaken I was
on my wny to Burgess Fenner's office.
In Ashley, to give myself up. I live
nowhere, but have been in Wllkes
Borre alxnit a year. My wife was Car
rie Eveland. Our baby was lxrn about
three weeks ago, and I have been try
ing to see tt ever since, but my wife's
father refused to let me in. I went to
the house several times, but wns not
allowed to come In. Today I wenit
there after dinner and saw my wife,
and when she saw me, she ran, and I
followed her."
"You followed her to ehoot her, did
you not?" asked the mayor.
"Well, I suppose so," answered Leh
man. Continuing, Lehman said: "I
have asked to see the child several
times, but was always refused. Ever
since our marriage I have tried to get
my wife to go to housekeeping, but
she wouldn't do It. When I left my
wife's home they took everything I had.
I have worked for a number of men In
Wilkes-Barre. Mr. Hill, Mr. Walker,
Mr. Klrkendall and others, I have met
my wife a number of times since we
(separated, but she wouldn't have any
thing to do with me."
Mayor Nichols committed Lehman to
Jail without ball, to await a further
hearing1 next Wednesday.
Lehman. Is the son of Charles Leh
man, who kept a paper and paint store
on West Market street many years ago.
The neighbors on Parrish street speak
well of his wife, but have nothing but
condemnation for Lehman, who treated
her brutally during the short time
they lived together, nnd recently has
become little more than a tramp. No
motive for the crime can be assigned,
and if the crowd of Infuriated neigh
bors thait pursued Lehman yesterday
had got hold of him before tho police.
It Is likely that he would have suffered
violence at their hands.
This evening Burgess Fenner, of Ash
ley, swore out warrants for Olllcers
Ruddy, Jones, Drake, Gaynor and
Blnlne. for trespass, for taking Mur
derer Lehman from Ashley Jail to
Wllkes-Barre.
SERIOUS CRIMES CHARGED.
Co ii pi o Wanted in Toronto for Allcgod
Arson and Murder.
Toronto, Ont., June 19. A few years
ago David Scollle, a retired farmer, as
signed his property to David Gray and
his wife, Bessie, on condition- that they
would provide for him for the rest of
his days. Fob. 22, 1K1I4, the Gray house
was. destroyed by fire. The Grays es
caped, but the next morning the head
less trunk of the old man was found
In the ruins.
An Inquest was held, a verdict of acci
dental death was returned and the
Grays obtained their Insurance on the
house und left fur the states Recent
ly Detective Murray has been Investi
gating the case and, having discovered
damaging evidence, he obtained war
rants against Gray and his wife for
murder and arson. Word was received
here Iat night that the accused pair
had been arrested In Ocala, Fla., and
Detective Murray will leave in the
morning to obtain their extradition.
DYNAMITE FIENDS.
Mountain Cnt-oft Murderers Have
lleuring at Wilkcs llurrc.
Wilkes-Barre, Fa., June 19. Frank
Shaefer, the n -gni who a few days ago
confessed to bflng Implicated in the
dynamiting of the Hungarian boarding
house on the Mountain Cut-Oft, George
Jordan, an accomplice, nnd George
Bird, were brought from prison tonight
and taken before Alderman Thomas
for a hearing. District Attorney Fell
conducted the examination.
It was rlvown that Shaefer, Nelson
Miller, Jim Miller, and all the others
who have bren arrested and lodged In
jail, were Implicated In the explosion,
and Jim and Nelson Miller were the
men who robbed the trunks of dend
Hungarians and divided the plunder.
They were sent back to prison to await
the action of the grand Jury.
HER BRAINS MASHED OUT.
Shocking Murder of Young Mrs. Plane
nan. Jackson, Miss., June 19. News of the
horrible murder of Mrs. Filnnlgan, of
Jasper county last Saturday morning
has just readied this city, Jasper being
minus railroad or telegraph connection.
Mr. Finnlgun ate breakfast about 0
o'clock and went to work, leaving his
pretty young wife and 2-year-old baby
at the .house. At noon he came to din
ner and found his wife lying dead at
the back door, the child playing by her.
The woman's brains had been mashed
out with a maul and the murderer had
robbed the house.
Mrs. Flnnlgan was one of the most
prominent ladles of the county, the peo
ple of which are armed and hunting for
the murderer with a determination to
burn him at the stake If caught.
STA15BED THE CAPTAIN.
Young KJrturd KoJgors, Sailor, Is Un
der Arrest.
Chester, Pa., June 19. Captain
Matthew Brown, of the steamship Ra
vensdale, was probably fatally stabbed
tonight with a sheath knife in the
hands of Edward Rodgers, a young
sailor. The steamer Is unloading a
cargo of logwood from Port Au Prince
for Shanpless & Co., and a dispute arose
between the captain and some of the
sailors. The Injured man was stabbed
In the head and back and Is In a criti
cal condition. His home is at Liver
pool, England.
Rogers Is IS years old. He wn9 ar
rested by the chief of jiollce soon after
the stabbing. Ho shipped at Mobile
and Uvea at Londonderry.
WASHINGTON CHAT.
The treasury reserve Is now within
J300.UO0 of the $100,000,0u0 murk.
Regulations for the payment of sugar
bounty voted by the last congress have
just been completed at the treasury.
The report of the civil servlco commis
sion shows that, up to January, 1S93, about
one-fourth of the 200.000 United States civil
service employes had be.-n classified.
Hcr.ry Smythe, United States minister
to Haytl, Is In Washington on leave of ab
sence from his post. Mr. Smythe has been
ill from nn attack of West Indian fever,
but Is recuperating.
A West Virginia postmaster In I'pshur
county, who lost $1,WI0 by tire, wrote to
Postmaster General Wilson asking that he
solicit contributions from tho president
and cabinet to reimburse him.
FOREIGN NEWS NOTES.
Turkish troops are reported to havs
crossed the Bulgarian frontier In Hire
places.
Gladstone's address on the steamer at
Hamburg will. It is said, be his lost public
speech.
Tho Russian government Is reported to
have granted refuge to 40.000 Armenian
Catholics In tho Caucasus.
Tho king of Greece has created Major
Huntington, at one time an aide-de-camp
on the statt' of General 11 tlleck during tho
American civil war, a chuvul'e. ot tho
Order of Our Saviour.
Among the guests at the Fourth of July
dinner to be given In London by the new
American Boclely will be Chauncey M.
Depew.'Soth Low and Wayne MacVeagh,
tho American ambassador to Italy.
WEATHER REPORT.
For eastern Pennsylvania, Increasing
cloudiness and showers; cooler la western
portion.
Ifcriild's Wcothor Forecast.
Now York, June 20. Herald's weather
forecast: In the middle states today, fair
to partly cloudy weather will prevail, pre
ceded by local fog on the coasts, with
slight temperature changes and light
northerly and westerly winds and local
rain In tho northern districts of this sec
tion. On Friday, in both of these sections,
fair weather will prevail with slowly rls
Ing temperature and light, variable winds,
and on Saturday fair, warmer weather.
FILEY
GREAT
LK SUE!
A week of Special Attractions in our
Silk Department, which every lover of
genuine Bargains will readily take ad
vantage, of.
Having made a large purchase of
Cheney Bros.' high class Printed China-
and Cashmere Shanghai Silks they will,
along with our present stock, be put on
sale this week.
The quantities and prices are aa fol
lows: 25 PIECES
All Dark Grounds and Good
Patterns; have been advertised
this season at 75 o. Thl week
37 '2 Cents.
50 PIECES
Light and Dark Ground, In
cluding Satin Strip Cashmere
Shanghais; never sold less than
J1.00 and $1.25. This weel
59 Cents.
15 PIECES
Light and Dark Grounds, In Pin
Stripe and Armure Brocade ef
fects; specially desirable. This
week's price,
75 Cents.
These are all new goods and this iea
son's styles. No three and four year
old patterns in this purchase,
25 PIECES
Choice styles Jap Kal Kal and
Habutai Wash Silks; 39 and 50c.
goods. This week's price only
25 Cents.
SPECIAL
In a 2S-lnch Black Jap Silk
49c, extra valus.
50 PIECES
Best Swivel Silks at
25 Cents.
510 AND 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
II A, KINGSBURY, ! .
Agent or Charles A.
Schieren & Co.'s
Leather
lelttai
The Very Best.
313 Spruce St., Scranton.
Lait week you kept over a denn Mletpeepl
busy aelling Ru.fet ihoes in high and low omtt
Think of it-WiiSr?
able; rnuat be profitable. Cone whan yea will.
s,
114 AND 118 WVOMINO Kf3
Just -'l
i
Received
A beautiful line of En
gagement and Wed
ding Rings. Also' a
fine line of
In Sterling Sliver,'
Dorfllnger's Cut Qlass
and Porcelain Clocks,
w, j. .Weichel' s,
408 Spruce Street.
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