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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-04
MASKED BANDITS HOLD or 4 TRAIN.
TRAVELLERS. INCLUDING SEVERAL NEwYoRK-
EES. ROBBED IN THE INDIAN TERRITORY.

TRAVELLERS. INCLUDING SEVERAL NEwYORK-
EES. ROBBED IN THE INDIAN TERRITORY.
Parsons. Kan. May IA bold and partially sue
ceSsiu 'raln robbery, committed by six bandit, sup
posed to be- members OF tie notorious starr gang Of
which Perry starr is leader took place at Pryor
Creek, Indian Territory. at so O'Clock last night.
The train was the Missouri Kansas and Texas south
bound passenger which left here at 30 o'clock
yesterday afternoon. When the train reached Pryor
Creek. which Is AT bend in the road and an al
mrable place for robbery, six masked men emerged
from TIE darkness and. after signalling tn" train,
proceeded TO the front end. The engineer. fireman
and conductor and brakeman were quickly covered
with revolvers and marched from the train. While
two OF the men guarded the ranmcn. the other four
entered the express car They threatened the mes
scnger with pistol and knife ordered him to open He
safe but he refused 20 accede to their demands.
Failing In this they went to the back part oi inc
train and took from the passengers their none! anu
valuahles. Considerable CONSERVATION was "reata
and several women tainted. After dcpositing the
money and valuablcs in sacks, the bandits backed
of the firing their pistols in the air and ga
cap,I in the darkness. President Martin. Of the
Kansas City. Pitsburg and Gulf Railroad. was among
the passengers. T5e amount OF booty secured bv
the bandits is supposed to be over 5000
In Il party Of railroad men who we're on the ""I'
were Frederick Bronson. f. X. smith. Walter liihc
W. smith, Charles ;. IInchman Harry Rogers, 'haFl,S S
II. smith. Caleb j. Milne. W. NJ Bak"sle' anu =,
VI. Brown Of Philadelphia f.. II. EarneS. w +. l,"'
and Charles Kimberly, OF Ncw-Iavcn, Conn., ana -
Won Hull, Of Holland.
4 reporter Of The Tribune called nj the oicr ol
Frederic Bronson. No. 20 Wall, st., yesterday after
noon ard he was told by Mr. BronSonS secretary that
about n week ago Mr. Bronson started for Kansas
CITY intending return Monday. bat owing To
some unexpected business he had delayed his return
for several days. Mr. Bronson had sent no message
10 him.
Walter IIinchman Is the vice president OF the
Mexican National Construction Company, which has
offices at no. 81 Na>sanSt. \ friend Of Nr. linen
man was seen and he said that Mr.. liinchmnn had
gone away on April -. bnt 10 what point ana on
what business he declined Ia say. He said mat
while he had not received telegram from his friend,
the report of the robbery undoubtedly correct
The nearest approach to the name Of Charles H.
ramiS I'm the city directory l. Charles H. Graniis "a
negotiat0r Of mortgages. al No. % wall -. Ills
clerk said MIR. GTannis had not been out OF town
for time.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-04
lord CRAVEN SAYS HE rs "ALL RIGHT

Chicago May 3-The Earl Of Craven VINO was re-
norted 10 have received serious wouh" VI MS cf
while stroppIng his In NewYork ie" anys ago.
* stopping mt the Richecu In this Guy r''ue"t,
his condition Is not serious he regis'ercu pSo"S
unon arrival and has been frequently seen e''e WIKI
ing about the corridors OF the hotel "i'nou' 'e nu
~ n crutch This morning he sent wora i'om his
u u On a reportcr who co,Ied 10 learn his condition,
hat he WIS :" all right" lie would hl.ac' uehy nor
afirm the report that he had been iD]ureu'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-04

articles We're OF laSc metal plated. y solitaire fihg
that lie supposed would bring $1,000, cost propaDy
-. and the whole LOT WAS moi worth one-twelith ii
the estimated valuc. one diamond necklace in the
schedule cannot be found al all. Another discovery
Is that TWO rooms In This city that were supposed 10
De ned WIN NE personal effects ana wearing appare
Of MIS-. barnaby nave been ran,ackcd and everything
Of value taken away
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-04
GOV FLOWER RECEIVES THE HARRIS IhSii"""i

Albany May 3.-Govcrnor Flower 'ou"! 'o''''u
the testimony taken before George Ka'n's' ''e "
I'm the matter Of the application for c'o"eno' ~ w
!" W =, Cor,v,o ~ Harris The governor would say
nnbng as TO when he would take acton III inc c"Se
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-04
ATTACKING NATIONAL LEAD.

A published statement directed against the Ma
tional Lead Company was used against the stock
Yesterday The statement asserted that an op-
position to the company being organized, and
what purported to be an experts report upon the
plant Of the company given, putting the total
value at Sl,636,97s. and estimating the total
assets of the company at ST. 5000 w. /.
a long statement in reply TO these assertions. Mr.
Thompson said that while it was true thst the
original capitalization was absurdIy high, the
worth 81 1000 900 "The history OF tie COM
pny, which il matter of record and we'll
Understood, he added, ought to assure the share
three years we have paid of debts of more than
81 800. 900 and dividends to our shareholders Of
So.6l5.072 80, and are to-day without debt of
Continued ON Seventh YaEes
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-07-21
DETAILS OF THE ENGAGEMENT.
The Nohican Was Disabled six Hours from
the AlcSandris's shot.


the AlcNandris's shot.
SAN FRANCISCO, July l9-Detsils of the
disabling OF the L. 5. man. Of war Mohican
10y the seal poaching steamer Alexandria
have been received at Port Townsend.
The Alexandra sailed from here last
April under the Hawaiian flag, ostensibly
for hunting and fishing voyage in the
North Pacific Ocean.
The peculiarly OF her outfit was that
she carried over sixty men. many of them
expert seal hunters. aud that she had forty
Winchester rifles and several small cannon.
She also carried an unusually large
amount Of salt for preserving skins. as well
as many hogsheads in which TO pack her
catches OF skins,
Mcleod, her commander, Is notorious as
having conducted several raids on the Japan
coast One Of his vessels was seized BY the
Russians after lively fight.
In spite Of the fact that her destination
was given out as the Japan coast, IL was
believed that she contemplated raids on
Russian or Behring sea seal rookeries. and
the American patrolling feet was warned
TO look out for her. At daylight on May
25 the Alexandria was observed by the No
hicsn coming out from the lee Of the island
where the seals usually eongregsted in
large numbers.
The Mohican. which Is the flagship of
the squadron and commanded by Capt.
N!chol Ludlow. signaled to the Alexandris
to heave TO. which she disobeyed, and
couple Of shots were fred across her bows
The Alexandra put on all steam and re-
turned the fire.
A small six-pound shot struck the Mohi-
can amidships and disabled the engines.
The man of-war sent a couple of shots af-
ter the fleeing poacher, but they few wide
OF the mark. The Mohiean lay to six
hours repairing machinery.
Meanwhile the Alexandria escaped in a
thick fog which was settling down. The
Mohicsn spent several day. searching for
the vessel and returned to ounaisska Just
"A the steamer Crescent City was leaving
for StkA
The Mohicsn visited the island where the
Alexandria had been and found ample evi-
dence TO warrant the assumption that q
large number of seals had teen killed
lately
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-07-21
PURGING THE ROLLS
Nearly $4,000 Pension Cases Exam
ined by the Board of Revision
Five Hundred supposed Recipients OF
Pensions Found to be Desd-Thc suspen-
sions Average Twenty-Five n Day.

Five Hundred Supposed Recipients OF
Pensions Found to be Desd-Thc suspen-
sions Average Twenty-Five n Day.
WASHINGTON, July l7.-The Board of
Revision, appointed by Commissioner Of
Pensions Lochren 70 examine the pension
cases which have come before the bureau
since the Disability Pension act went into
effect with view 70 ascertaining whether
fraud has been practiced. has already ex-
amined nearly 1900 claims About TO-
600 OF these cases have been sent TO the
Medical Division for further examination
Nearly 500 supposed recipients of pensions
have been found TO be dead.
In the new board little attention is paid
TO strict technicali,ies that may unjustly
take away a pensioners claim. but all cases
are considered with a view Of the worth
ness Of the individual to receive the PEN
sion. II two reviewers concur 10 the opin-
ion Of total disability in a case, the latter Is
not sent TO the Medical Division: instead Of
this sction, which is usually taken, the
name of the pensioner u permitted 70 re-
main undisturbed on the rolls.
Only ten or twelve cases of rebuttins
e'AueHSe PeEluiN'eN 10 N nIeu N the w
days period accorded pensioners TO bring
such evidence have yet been received. The
number, however. will increase daily here.
after. and within week or fortnight it
is believed that large amount of this sd-
ditionA evidence will be received
The purging of the rolls Is creating a
large amount Of extra labor for the clerks
in the agency in this city. The number Of
suspensions now average IS day, but in
volve many details that require tme as
we'll as labor The proportion of those
who reside in the city or the district, how
ever is small. This Is due To the wide
scope Of the jurisdiction Of the agency.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-07-21
PARDONs DENIED,
Applications Before the New jersey Cour,
Considered at Camp wsrts.

Applications Before the New jersey Cour,
Considered at Camp wsrts.
CAMP wEsr, SrAGrRr, y. j.. July
1.-THE New Jersey State Court Of Par.
dcns convened at the headquarters OF
Gov. Werts at the State camp here and
considered about 100 applications. Most
OF them were refused.
The court refused to pardon Libhie G Az
rsbrsnt, the Paterson murderess, who had
her death sentence commuted TO life i'm.
prisonment 81 years ago. Attorney Gen.
eral John P. stockton, Of this State, made
plea for the woman's pardon Th.
courts decision was that the murder wa,
uniussifable. The members Of the cour,
present were Governor Werts, Chancellor
MeGill and Judges Phelps Krenser. Clem
ens, Bogert, Smith and Brown. Alex,
sndsr H. Rycksr acted - clerk The oour,
will convene next Friday
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-07-21
MOHICAN WAS DISABLED
Details Of the Fight Received
at Port Townsend.
OFFICIALS NOT YET CONVINCED.

Tho Mohican's Engines Were Rendered
Useless Tor Six Hours by the shot from
the Alexandria Speculation ss to How
the Seal Poscher win be Treated.
WASHINGTON, July 19-The additional
details of the firing on the Mohican have
not yet convinced the Navy Department
officials that the story Is correct There
have been several communications ex-
changed with the patrol fleet since May
25, the date given as that Of the engage
ment, but no reference was made to any
such event
The utmost that the department will ad-
init as reasonably probable is that II the
Alexandria did escape from the Mohican IL
was solely on account Of the fog or superior
speed. and not owing to the disablement Of
the Mohican's machinery by o shot. 1n
deed Il is said that owing to the location
OF the machinery well below the water
line, il would scarcely be possible for 50
small a shot to reach IL.
There is a good deal of speculation at
the Navy Department as 70 what fate may
he In store for the Alexandria If the story
be true. Some officers high in rank think
that she may be olsssed as a pirate and
treated accordingly, but the cooler heads
hold that rs her original otfense was not
one recognized by international law, and
she was under a Hawaiian registry, she
could not be taken upon the high seas.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-07-21
Six Kansas Banks Fail.

TOPEKA. Kan, July iS-Six Kansas
State banks went down in the financial
iurry yesterday. They are the Bank Of
Ritter and Doubleday Of Columbus; the
johnson City Bank, Of johnson City. the
Bank Of Weir City; the Bank Of Ple&ssn-
ton, the Csney Valley Bank Of Csney and
the Bank OF Meade at Meade Center II
is impossible TO obtain statements at this
time. The banks have all been taken pos
session OF by the State Bank Commissioner.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-07-21
SECRETARY MORTON INDIGNANT.
He Says that He Has No, Asked Prof Har-
rington for His Resigratfon.

WASHINGTON, July l7.-Secre,ary Nor
ton expresses both surprise and indignation
AZ the interview with Forecaster E. B.
Dunn, Of New York, published two day,
sso. 1T is absolutely untrue" he said,
that ! have asked Prof. Harrington 70,
his resignation, nor have any intention,o.
doing So
''Nr. Dunn's suggestion in regard TO a
matter of this kind in relation 10 his chic.
are quite out Of place. When suggestions
in regard 10 The management Of the
Weather Bureau are wanted from him he
will be asked 10 present them, not to the
public, but 70 his Official superiors.
For his own sake trust he has beer
misquoted- Otherwise be has professed
knowledge upon a subject Of which b,
knows, seemingly, no more than be does o
decent discipline"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-07-21
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Estate Of Mary b. Fstterp,GIa, late orConyn0ldm
to,cnshfp, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that letters OF Admins
tration on the estate OF Mary Fetterman late
OF Conyngham township, deceased have been
granted TO the undersigned administrator 10
whom all persons indebted TO said estate are
requested TO make payments, and those having
claims or demands will make known the same
without delay 70
t2S-ot- c. G. MURPHY,
Administrator.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-07-21
GENER AL NEWS.

The State saloon law OF South
Carolina is declared unconstitutional
by the Circuit Court of the Common
wealth because it creates monopoly.
II the Supreme Court sustains this
view very novel method of control
hing the liquor traffic will be estopped.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-07-21
Weekly Crop Report.

WASHINGTON. July 10 The weekly crop
report of the Weather Bureau states that
the warm, dry weather has been especially
favorable for harvest work and haying,
which y well under way as far north as
Southern Minnesota In review OF the re-
ported short~Se OF forage in Europe, il is
worthy OF special note that the hay crop is
excellent in almost all sectiona
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-07-21
AUDITORS NOTICE.
\. re estate or Sarah Gerard, late or Scop
to,cnshfp, deceased.

The undersigned, an auditor appointed by the
orphans Court OF Columbia county 10 make
distribution OF balance In hands OF the Admin.
istrator TO the parties entitled, will meet the
parties interested. In his oifice. In the town Of
Bloomsbury, Pa, on THURSDAY, Aug -. lsG, al
O'Clock a. m, when and where all persons
having claims against said estate must appear
and prove The same, or be debarred from coming
In on said fund. ROBT X. LITTLE
'-'-it Auditor
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-07-21
THE VICTORIA DISASTER.
TSyon's Orders 20 Omcers Were to Disobe,
when Obedience Was Daneeroua

when Ooedienee Was Dangerous.
VALErrA, July ls.-lt is reported that
last January /, Admiral Tryon issued an
order 10 the effect that when the literal
obedience Of a signal would cause q colli,-
ion or any other disaster. the officers in
command Of the vessels involved should
act upon their own responsibility to avoid
the danger
Risks justi6able in war, the Admiral il
reported 10 have said. were no, justiaable
in peace.
Captain Bourke's testimony yesterday in
the court martial called to investigate the
Victoria disaster did not add much 10 whs,
is already known Of the wreck.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-07-21

The twelfth regiment, n. G. P.
Will encamp this year on Shikillimy
Heights opposite Northumberland,
from July a.d to July 10Th.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-07-21
HOMESTEAD POISONING CASES.
An Effort to He Made shortly to Prov,
Dempsey and Beatty Innocent.

An Effort to He Made shortly to Prove
Dempsey and Beatty Innocent.
PrrrsBURG, July l4-Wishin the next
few days it is expected ,ha, the Homestead
poisoning cases will be reopened and an
effort made TO prove that Hugh F. Demp-
sey ex master workman Of the Knights
Of Labor, who is now serving . seven-ysar
sentence In the Western penitentiary, Il
innocent Of the charge upon which he was
found guilty.
Dsmpsey's friends expect 10 produce
such evidence As will not only prove the
innocence Of Dempsey, but will also bring
10 light the exposure Of plot sensational
in every respect.
These claims will be embodied in the
petition 10 reopen proceedings in the shape
OF written confessions made BY Patrick
Gallagher and James Davidson. both of
whom are serving terms at the penitent tiary
having been sentenced shortly after Demp-
sey.
In the confessions Of Gallagher and
Davidson they say they were paid TO swear
away the liberty Of Hugh F. Dempsey and
Robert II. Beatty, each Of whom, they
now assert, Were innocent OF the crime
for which they Were confined They
further state that, 50 far as they know,
there WAS no poison administered TO the
men in the Homestead mill
DeWitts Witch Hazel Salye cures
piles.
DeWlits Witch Hazel Salye cures
burns.
DeWrtts Witch Hazel Salye cures
sores.
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Solve cures
ulcers. W, 5. Rishton, Druggist. ~
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-07-21
AUDITORS NOTICE.

The undersigned Auditor, appointed by the
Court OF Common Pleas OF Columbia County TO
distribute the fund in Court arising from the
Sherins Sale OF Horace Schweppenheiser 10 and
among the parties entitled thereto, win SIT for
the discharge OF his duty at his ONCE in Blooms
burg on Tuesday. August 18Th, at 10 o'clock q.
m, when and where all parties interested In
said fund must appear and present their claims
or be forever debarred.
B. FRANK ZARR,
,.!+tt Auditor.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-07-21

Many of the summer hotel men
are asking anxiously as to the where
abouts of the hundreds of thousands
of foreigners of wealth who were COM
ing to this country to see the Worlds
Fair. As yet the resort-keepers have
not seen the color OF their ducats.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-07-21
NOTICE

Notice Is hereby given that meeting OF the
stoc GAoldeis OF the Bloomsbury SILK Mil will
- held az the oifice or the Company in the
day ot August A. d. issS alta o'clock +. NJ. 10
take action on the approval or dlsapproyal OF
an Increase o, the capital stock OF the Com
pAny nom sst-0cu 20 $1,000
LIE WALLER.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-07-21
The Victoria Yuna C,o..a

LONDON, July l9.-rhe Lord Mayors
fund for the relief u families who lost
member In the Victoria disaster has been
cio.ed 10 oontr.botoss lis CSC. 900.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-07-21
EXECUTORS NOTICE.

Rstdte or Jas. X. Bger, ceosdsed.
Whereas letters testamentary In the estate
OF James n. Eyer late OF Bloomsbury deceased.
have been granted to the suoscrirers Al per-
sons Indebted 70 the said estate are requested
10 make immediate payment and those having
claims or demands against the estate OF the
said decedent Will make known the same with
our delay to
MRS. MARGARET A. EYER.
'-s-6t' l. n. NUYER.
Executors.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-07-21

Charles McGu.n and wife, foreman
and forewoman ~ the lace factory in
WilSesbaTe were committed to the
county prison Tuesday afternoon
without bail The former was charg-
cd with committing rape upon girl
named Katie Kelly aged fifteen years,
his wife assisting him in forcing the
crime. The details of the case are
the most horrible on record.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-07-21

The coroner's jury investigating
the cold storage calamity at the
Worlds Fair, has returned the follow
ing verdict: I'VE, the jury. find that
the deceased came to their deaths
from injuries and burns received at a
ere of the cold storage building at the
Worlds fair grounds on July 10, 1895.
and we the jury, md from the evi-
dence presented that Charles A. Nc
Donald, John B. Skinner, d. H.
Rurnham and Edward w. Murphy. be
held to the grand jury for criminal
negligence and there held until dis
charged by the course of law"
The property of the Dent Lumber
Co OF Wilhamsport has been levied
On by the sheriff.
The body OF the late A. ]. Drexel,
the Philadelphia inancier who died
recently in Paris, arrived on Tuesday,
and the funeral took place on We'd
nesday in Philadelphia
George l. Crawford, the master
appointed by the United States cir
crit court under the Philadelphia and
Reading railroad receivership, has
filed his third audit of the accounts OF
the receivers with the Reading rail
road company and the Philadelphia
and Reading coal and iron company,
which audit covers the work of both
organizations Tor the months OF April
and Nav.
The total receipts for April for the
railroad company, including 4 balance
ON March 81 OF S,S4.sIst7, amount
cd TO ss,s46.65So7, of which sun,
the receipts from coal, freight and tolls
on coal and merchandise aggregated
s,,7I4,S76.6I, from railroad and ca
nal account, interchange of traffic and
use OF cars, S,q7qo+9I.
The principal items Of expenditure
were salaries, SI.S+S,,o7.So; ma
,erials and operating bills, sI.,+S,-
644.s6. The balance May was
sso,,ss6.s6.
Charles M,-Cyrrn a,i u-iiN ,ora,,,D
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-07-21
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
OF
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK

T BLooNsBrRG, IN rHE STATE or rIsSsYLyA-
MA, AT THs cLosg or BUSINESS, 18TH
pAY OF July, 1898.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-07-21

The property of the Dent Lumber
Co OF Wilhamsport has been levied
On by the sheriff.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-07-21

The body OF the late A. J. Drexel,
the Philadelphia hnancier who died
recently in Paris, arrived on Tuesday,
and the funeral took place on We'd
nesday in Philadelphia.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1893-12-20
Heavy Cattle.

The heaviest cattle forwarded this
year FROM Nevada were shipped from
Reno day to Gerlach & Co., Stock
to-, for Christians beef. They were
three sixyear old steers purcnased
by Louis Gerlach from john Sparks,
Reno. When weighed this morning
before feeding and after being driven
three miles, the three together tip
ped the scales at 7440 pounds.
j. Blackburn purchased q steer
from Alvaro Evans yesterday that
weighed 2250 pounds and was shipped
TO the South San Francisco Land
and Improvement Company for the
Christmas market in San Francisco.
Gazette.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1893-12-20
Ono COroner's Verdict.

We print the following genuine YER
dict rendered by az old coroner of
Kentucky as an aid to the gen
tlemen in the. same profession in
the discharge OF their delicate du-
ties:
State OF Kentucky, Russell county,
as:
An inquisition taken for the peo-
pie OF the state OF Kentucky and
county ut Russell this 28th day Of
October, 1854, before Mr.. NJ. w. c..
crowner OF said county of Russell,
upon view Of he body Of male man,
name unknown, thea and there lay
ing dead upon the oaths Of IL good
and lawful men of the people OF the
said state and county of Russell and
when and where the sane come TO
his death, we the jury do agree, the
body come to his death by death I'M
known.
III. w. c., C. &C,
Crowner Of the said County and
State.