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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-29
DUEL WITH A WOMAN.
Nisa Jones Fatally Wounds a Man Who
Had Jumped Her Claim.


Perry, o. r., Oct. 2S.--A duel was
fought between Miss Agnes Jones,
about 81 years old, and Sam Bartell,
So years old, on homestead north of
here. Miss Jones obtained the home
stead when the Cherokee strip was
opened in September, 1898, and had
built a neat home. Two months ago
she went to visit her parents in Kansas,
and Sam Bartell jumped the claim and
moved his effects into Miss Jones house.
Miss Jones returned yesterday and
found her home occupied. She gave Or
ders for 1t to be vacated at once. Bar
tell refused to go, and she pulled a re-
volver from under her apron and opened
fire. Bartell returned the fire, but
missed the woman. Three of her shots
took effect in Bartell's body, and he will
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-29
JAPANESE WIN ANOTHER.
They Capture KinLen.Cheng, One of the
Important Chinese Srongholds - The
Pigtails Flee After Slight Resistance.

BY the United Press.
Washington, Oct. 2S-The Japanese
legation received today-Sunday--a
1890 a. m, a dispatch which confirms
the news published this morning in dis
patches from Shanghai Of a second VIC
tory of the japanese army under Mar
shall Yamagata. The telegram Is dated
Hiroschima, and reads as follows:
Before dawn of Oct. &c, our army,
under Marshal Yamagata, attacked
Kiu-Len-Cheng, one of the important
strongholds upon the Chinese frontier.
The place was defended by 10000 Chi
nese troops under Generals Lieu and
Song. They fed after offering only a
slight resistance, and the japanese
forces took possession Of the fort and
the city. They captured thirty large
field guns, an immense quantity of rice,
food of other kinds, etc, and more
than 300 tents. The Japanese loss was
twenty killed and eighty-three
wounded. The Chinese lost more than
200 killed. The exact number of their
wounded is not known"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-29
IMPORTATION TIN.
Tariff Reductions Seems to Have Affected
American Market Seriously

American Market Seriously.
BY the United Press.
Milwaukee, Oct. 2S-The cargo Of
500, 900 pounds of Welsh tin reported to
be on the way from Baltimore to this
city is consigned to the Kieckhefer
company. Ferdinand Kieckhefer speak
ing Of the matter, said:
eve do not like to purchase tin
abroad, as the grade is inferior to what
was made In this country, but we could
not help ourselves. All American mills
have shut down. The tariff has been
reduced until the manufacturers could
not stand the competition. and they had
to close or go into bankruptcy. The
importation of plate has largely in
creased, as a matter Of course. All the
manufacturers are in the same position
we are We are getting plate a little
cheaper. but we cannot make any more
money"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-29
FOREIGN GLEANINGS.

Berlin has a rumor that the law prohib-
itlng the Imperial bank from making ad-
vances upon Russian securities will be
repealed.
The Social Democratic delegates in
Frankfort voted on Saturday to preach
socialism more energetically to women
and sailors and to extend their sympathy
to the Italian societies.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-29

venting the Ohio state convention from
denouncing him, left that state and has
been sojourning in the east ever since.
The defense of the tariff law has been
left entirely to Democrats who Joined
President Cleveland in denounoing 1t
as an act of party perfdy and dis
honor"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-29
OHIO IS ALL RIGHT.
She VIII Give a Larger Republican Plu'
rality Than Ever Before.
G.. u 20 tho Scrn ntnn Trihl.nn

ST I, to the Scranton Tribune.
l,o.ud1bus, o., Oct. 2S.-Unless mat
ters In Ohio take on an entirely new
tinge in the next twenty days. the Dem
ocratic state ticket, headed by Hon.
Milton Turner for secretary of state,
will be buried as deeply as was Hon.
l.. T. Neal last fall and that with pos
sible exceptions in two cases, the Re-
publicans will win In not less than six
teen congressional districts, being a
gain of six members over the present
delegation.
The tide is all one way. Not since
the war has the Ohio Democracy been
in such pitiable, detected, and thor
oughly demoralized condition. They
were in the slough up to their necks,
following last falls Waterloo. The
record made by congress on the tariff
bill, the depression in business that is
yet everywhere apparent, and, to cap
the climax of 1t all, the free silver
plank in the state platform, make a
load that Is much too heavy for them
TO carry
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-29
THE CZAR IS BETTER.
Latest Advices from St. Petersburg Indi-
cate Improvement.

by lio Cnitcu itSS.
Washington, Oct. 2S.-Prince Canta-
cuzene. the Russian minister to the
United States, today received the fol-
lowing satisfactory bulletin as to the
condition of the Russian emperor from
the minister Of foreign affairs: "St.
Petersburg, Oct. 2S. The emperor slept
we'll on Friday night. Yesterday after
noon the appetite was good and the
function of the heart more satisfactory.
General condition better"
The further fact that the marriage of
the crown prince and Princess Allx has
not been consummated is regarded in
diplomatic circles as additional proof
that the emperors condition is not as
serious as has been reported. Had his
death been imminent the wedding would
have been expedited. Its postponement
justifies the belief that the en-
peror is improving.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-29
NO FREE COINAGE.
Georgia Legislature Votes Down Resolu'
ton for Unlimited Silver.
By the United P

By the United Press
Atlanta, Oct. 2S.--A motion to take
up a resolution In the house of repre-
sentatives of the Georgia legislature
declaring 1t to be the sense Of the legis-
lature that congress should enact a
law for the free and unlimited coinage
of silver and condemning the repre-
sentatives in congress who voted for
the repeal of the Sherman act, was de-
feated yesterday morning by vote Of
"a to 63
Only twenty-three Democrats voted
to take up the resolution. The rest
were Populists,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-29
MURDER AND SUICIDE.
William Milford Kills His Father and
Then Swallows Morphine.
By the United Press

Milan, Ala, Oct. 2S.-Several days ago
William Milford, young farmer dis
appeared from home. His aged father
was also missing. Yesterday afternoon
the old mans corpse was found down
in the woods near his home with his
head flattened by club and his pock
cts rified of several hundred dollars
which, 1t was known, he had started to
take to a neighboring town to put in
the bank.
Officers were put on his sons track
and this morning they found him hid
in a deserted log house, twenty miles
from home. He confessed the murder
of his father. gave up the money. swal-
lowed bottle of morphine and whiskey
mixed and soon died.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-29
DYNAMITE EXPLOSION.

SlA IONS OF the StuI1 Explode with Ter
rifle Force-Thc Shock Causes q Panic
Twenty Miles Away.
BY the United Press.
Chippewa Falls, Wis, Oct. 2S.-Six
tons of dynamite exploded in a maga-
zine this morning, causing $1,000 loss in
property and probably the death of
Paul Broha. The shock was terrific.
A panic was created in the churches
of Bloomer, twenty miles from here.
Heavy plate glass windows We're shat
tered in many parts of the city.
In the vicinity of the magazine all
the trees were uprooted and not a spln-
ter of the building is to he found. 1t
was owned by j. X. Sharp, hardware
merchant, whose loss is $4,000.
Some shreds of clothing were found
supposed to be those of Paul Broha,
who was seen near the magazine just
before the explosion.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-29
IN FAVOR OF THE PENNSY.
Not Liable for Interest on Danvillc, Haz'
elton and Wilkcs.B Barre Bonds.
BY the United Press.

elton ana NilkcS'Barre Bonds.
BY the United Press.
Philadelphia, Oct. 2S. - President
Judge Thayer In the common pleas
court, has rendered an opinion decid-
ing that the Pennsylvania railroad as
the lessee Of the Sunbury, Hazleton and
Wilkes-Barre railroad formerly known
as the Danville, HaZleton and Wilkes
Barre railroad which extends from
Sunbury to Tomhicken, Pa, is not re-
sponsible for the payment Of the inter-
est upon $4,400,000 construction bonds of
the leased line.
The decision was delivered in the case
of Henry G. Freeman, who holds cou-
pons amounting to $4550, and who
brought suit for recovery on the ground
that the Pennsylvania railroad had
guaranteed payment thereof. The Judge
holds that there is nothing in the lease
which shows that the lessee guaran-
teed the payment Of mortgage interest.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-29
AFTER GIBSON'S SCALP.
An ANTI Element Is Making Things
Lively for the Maryland Senators Who
Modified the Wilson Bill.
o., +t,n

Modified the Wilson Bill.
BY the United Press.
Easton, Nd, Oct. Ex-senator Glib
son did not preside over the Democratic
mass meeting in Music Hall yesterday.
AS United States senator he would ma
turally be considered the biggest man
In his party at his own home. Yet he
was not even given a seat on the plat
form In front Of the people he was sent
to Washington to represent. The cen
tral committee was plainly told sew
eral days ago by member of the anti
Gibson Democrats that If he should be
made the chairman of the meeting that
at least one hundred prominent Demo-
Gratis would leave the hall in body.
Their animosity toward the senator is
based on that gentleman's course in the
senate regarding the tariff bill.
1t Is believed that the meeting has
very much widened the breach in the
Talbot county Democracy.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-29
CHOATE'S CLEVER POINT.
Is Sorry Cleveland Didn't Register and
Then Vote for Morton.

Then Vote for Morton.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.
New York, Oct. 2S--A rousing meet
ing was held in Cooper union last night,
in defence of the proposed constitu-
tional amendments. Joseph H. Choate
was the chief speaker. Mr. Choate has
made reputation for saying unex-
pected things on all public occasions.
and he bore out his reputation last night
by speaking few words in praise Of
Grover Cleveland.
The only fault that he had to find with
Mr.. Cleveland was that he left New
York. without registering. and so was
debarred from casting vote for Levi
p. Morton.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-29
OLD SOLDIERS INDIGNANT.

Think That Bellcfonte Is the Proper
Place for Curtin's Monument.
BY the United Press.
Bellefonte. Pa, Oct. 2s.-Consider-
able indignation is felt among the old
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-29
DEMOCRATS BOOMING WOOL.
West Virginia Article Bought at High
Prices to Help Wilson.

Prices to Help Wilson.
Special TO the Scranton Tribune.
Philadelphia, Oct. 2S.-Republican
State Chairman w. NJ. O. Dawson. Of
West Virginia, has written to a leading
Philadelphia wool merchant. saving
that in Preston county the Democrats
are booming the price of wool. They
pay 20 cents pound for wool worth is
cents, and the state Democratic COM
mittee pays the difference.
The same thing is done in other coun-
ties, so that Congressman Wilson NAV
have a free wool argument.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-29
THEY ARE NOT TALKING.

The perfldy and Dishonor Senators Con.
clude Silence Is Wisest.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Washington, Oct. 2S.-The Demo-
cratic senators who were responsible
for the present tariff law have taken lit
tie or no part In the campaign. The
famous triumvirate Senator's Gorman.
Brice and Smith, have been absolutely
silent. Senator German has remained
silent, concluding that this is not his
year to talk. Senator Brice. after pre-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-29
COXEY'S HOUSE BURNED.
Handsome Residence of the General of
the Hoboes Is Destroyed
IO,,4 v..tt

Massillon, O., Oct. 2S.-The hand
some residence of j. s. Coxey Burned to
the ground last night. A number Of
outbuildings were also destroyed and
but few household effects were saved.
The origin of the fire Is unknown, but
IT Is supposed to have been the work Of
incendiaries. The loss Is estimated at
$40 600
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-29
WEATHER REPORT.

Cloudy, followed by fair weather;
winds shifting to south.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-29
BURNED TO DEATH.
Horrible Fate of n Stableman in New Yo

Horrible Fate of Stableman in New York
City.
By the United Press.
New York, Oct 2S.--John Kelly, %
years old, no home, was burned to
death, and Valentine Williams, 20 years
old, of 54S West Thirty-eighth street,
was severely burned about the hands
and arms during small fire in the
two-story brick stable in the rear of 205
East Eighty-fifth street shortly before
8 O'clock this morning.
The stable was damaged to the ex-
tent of $780, Origin of fire is unknown
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-29
HILLS sYMpATH Y DODGE.

He Is Trying to Work One on the Plea of
Growers Snub.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.
New York, Oct. 2S--There Is no
doubt that the Democratic leaders are
angry at Mr.. Cleveland for his failure
to write u letter indorsing the state
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-06-02
a Great Trial.

During these days of spring moving the
crowd at the gas office is a tired out, i'll
tempered mass of waiting patrons. The
people either want the gas cut off or the
gas turned on, or perhaps they wish to
make final. settlements and redeem their
deposits. The men state their business in
a jiffy and get away. The women get so
befuGdlcd that after a two minute CONVEX
sation with the clerks they can't tell their
own names. One babyish looking bit of
femininity in a new spring hat and a tailor
made Gown awaited her u at the Win
dow. After half an hour or so she planted
her elbows on the sill and said, We've
moved away from where we used to live,
and won't you please attend to the gas?"
"What's your name?" grumblcd the
clerk.
She gave it, then added: But l haven't
anything to do about the gas bills. It's
my sister-in-law's house"
What's her Nance"
why, the same as mine, of course.
Anybody with any sense would know that.
She married my brother, John Henry"
A long battle about addresses came
next, after which the nearly tagged out
clerk feebly remarked, Have you the re-
ccipt for your deposit!"
The girls face showed blank ignorance.
THE WHAT" she asked.
The receipt for the deposit"
'Oh, you mean hat piece of yellow pa
per with gas company on the top. No,
of course 1 haven't it. In not a desk.
Besides l think l did my bangs up on that
last night"
Some benevolent individual ought to
found an institution for o~verworked and
disabled gas clerks. It's not surprising
that they occasionally lose their minds.
1t would be surprising if they didn't, con-
sidering what they ave to endure.-Ch
cago Record.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-06-02
He Asked For Too Much.

A shotgun bcanery" means a place
where the food is thrown at you, n if
you Cont get it you pay your check Just
the same. The request for n napkin is
treated with a contCmptuous stare. Any
man who 'kicks' gets but mighty little
from the walters, who are free
born American citizens.
The American waiter approaches the
customer with the presumption that he is
just as good as the customer, and perhaps
a little better, because he can jugglc dishes
aud the customer can't. \ good waiter,
in his opinion, is II man who can put -
line of vegetable dishes up his arm and
around his neck. 1t is he who shouts,
Zone in the dark Eggs upset. and
Cut a melon, Bcrtha!" He may be an
iron mOldcr or a lonSshOrcman, but when
he isn't working he is a waiter in IL res
taurant.
1t was one of these who was waiting on
a side line of tables in the hot and stcamy
little cafe. His apron wore Il distracted
front, and he was throwing dishes into the
air, taking chances as TO where they
would come down. A quiet man had or
dered turkey wings at Is cents and was
trying to eat them.
"Waitcr," said he mcckly, raising u fin
ger.
well, what is it,"
''These are very bad
"What's wrong Wit EN-"
''They re full of pinfcathers."
"Aw, back up. Whad'ye expect? o.
trich tips>'-Chicago Times.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-06-02
Table Chat.

Il have been reading a very interesting
article on coffee" said Mrs. Small as
Mr.. bunker passed up his cup for refill
ing.
Being about a beverage, the article
couldn't be dry, observed Mr.. Hunker
playfulIy, and then added, Three Jumps
of sugar, please"
Something like a frown passed over the
landlady's face at her boarder's remark,
but she continued:
The article was n which deserves a
large circulation, l think, for the good Of
the race. 1t was on the injurious effects Of
coffee drinking. The author said that
we were becoming a nation of coffee
topers. The pernicious effects Of 0 much
.1s.Aa or1nEru ha cot tHrth ia 49, -
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-06-02

ceedingly sT7Sng light. Among the serl-
Gus results likely to follow he enumerated
a sallow skin, shattered nerves, a weaken
ing of the eyesight, loss of will power, and
in some cases be thought consumption
might be traced TO the inordinate use of
the beverage. The author said that APP
palling statistics could be produced Of the
ravages of the coffee drinking habit among
the American people"
lit was CCtfCc he WAS talking about, was
it," asked Mr. bunker as he rose TO go.
1t was, Mr.. Hunkcr."
''Tllen l { don't think we need worry our
selves. truth.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-06-02
An English Christening.

An up to date christening" which
was recently held at an English country
house in II sporting county, is thus de-
scribed by an American girl in one of her
home letters:
"Milly is up and has taken to riding
again and is in her habit from morning
until evening, when she slips into a lovely
tea gown for an hOur Or SO, to appear re-
s~DlcnGcnt later on in gorgeous dinner at
tire. The house is :;!ll Of people, I'll Of tie
hunting set, OF course. So | was not in
the least surprised when l was told th&t
the baby, christening was to come off ct
the next meet and hunt breakfast, which
was to take place at II Hall. j shall
be sure Of my gOdfathcrs and gOdnlUthcrs
if I combine the two, said Milly, and l
think it will be a good send off for baby
she added, with all seriousness.
And so just before they started the
child was baptized and christencd, all the
party except the clergyman and myself
being in habits or boots and brccchcS. 1t
was really a very pretty sight, however,
with the two godfathcrs in their pink
coats, Miss :. as gOdmother III the 1at-
test of habits, with Milly standing by
similarly attired, and Tie little ak shred
of humanity Ii long iaca rcrc@. IS sUUn
as the ceremony was over the entire party
tex horse and scampcrcd away, leaving
the small N. +. II. of the future to his
nurses. New Y0"'; Tribune.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-06-02

double charges. 1t is AS If 10, 600 whlps
were cutting through the air in every iii
rcctiOn. Men bend forward. clinch thci"
teeth and think only of the finish.
We are close upon the guns-we arc
among thcln-we are shooting and club
bling and using the %bayonet! Thu infan-
try supports rise up off the ground and
charge It's. and it becomes the fight Of a
mob. Round and round circles the mob.
every nan fighting on his own hook and
the smOk making the hour seem like twi-
light, and no man realizes when the enc
comes. The firing. shouting and rushing
about gradually die away, the sn"k
cloud lifts and drifts of, ana a great cheer
leaps from the lips Of the living. Two
acres Of ground ere tfick!r dotted with
the deed ana wounded, but IL the ceE:-,
like the black spot in the bullscyc, are I've
Of the six gun we made the rush for.
They are ours. We hOld the guns and t:lc
position, and tomorrow the old Fifth viii
be proudly mentioned in brigade, divi-
sion and corps reports. At what sacrifice?
War has no credit and debit We fight and
die for the glory of it. NJ. QCAD.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-06-02
WCInan'S WileS.

A sailor landed on a cannibal isle,
In the faroff southern sea,
And he said to himself, with a smoker and
a smile,
I'm glad that the Boweree
Wa where | was born and where / was
raised,
For these niggers are up to snuff.
And they won't eat me, either boiled or
praised,
For they know that I'm too tough"
So up the shore, with a confident air,
He went, those folks to meet,
And they sized him up right then and there
AS much too tough to eat.
Then the old kings daughter, up spake SIZE.
In the ongue OF her native land,
And said, Dear pa, you'd better let no.
Take this tough young man In hand p"
So around Jacks neck her arms she fang
And cooed like a s~pringtime dove,
And the sailorman, who, though tough, was
young,
Soon found himself much in love.
For he saw not her aim,
And under the influence of her smiles
Quite tender he became.
So they cooked him up in the highest art,
Down there on the sea washed shore.
And the maiden of course received tie
.-a-.
SAsnn the eame he lad 81 ven hsT ~
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-06-02
An Unnecessary Preliminary.

Magazine Editor-I:m afraid Palate is
never going to make IL success as a maya
zine illustrator.
Magazine PubliShcr-Why not?
Magazine EditOr-Oh, | told him | had
a story for him To illustrate the other day.
and he asked he when lie could have the
proofs. He said it would be necessary for
him to read the story tirst.-Somcrvillc
journal.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-06-02
Merely a Conjecture.

JOhnny-Papa, is there any difference
between % whcclman and n cyclist?
His FathCr-Cm-nOnc that l know Of.
unless it is that a Whcclman sits erect and
a cyclist humps his back up.-Chicago
Tribune.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-06-02
Those Girls.

Clara-I wish | could get something for
my face.
Maud-WAy dent you try Il mask?-De
trO;t Free Press
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-06-02

Now is the time 10 look after your
flowers. A full line of plain and fancy
flower pots for sale at the Racket Gro
Gerry.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-12-07
not

EdentOn must have factories
if it wishes to prosper. Factor
les will bring wealth to both the
town and surrounding country.
Why not some of our monied
men make start in that direc
ton ? There are many small
Industries that would flourish
here.
Too long have the advantages
of Edenton been ignored. Too
long have We boosted of our adj
Vantages and then waited for out
siders to develop our resources.
This should not be so. We
should be willing to make good
our protestations by our deeds.
Now let's make a start. Home
capital should at once organize
and establish some industrial en-
terprise. The field being large
and inviting, others will come,
and soon the city will grow rap
idly in population, in commerce,
i'll industrial enterprises and in
manufacturing Importance.
We must go forward with
greater strides.