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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-08-21
: = : : "a I'ioIe,isy ,.iaster,

Il want an uneasy plaster, sah''
The colored woman, whose head was
done up in bandanna handkerchief, tur-
ban fashion, offered a silver quarter of
a dollar to the apothecary as she spoke
'I--er-dan't think / understand
you, replied the man behind the coun-
ter
TITS an uneasy plaster l want 3" re-
peated the woman
whats that2'i
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-08-21

Uneasy hAttat0As san.
II don't know what you mean.
THE missus said / was ter git an un-
easy plaster. Here's the money for it, "
The apothecary reflected for mo-
ment and scratched his head Then an
idea seemed to break upon him.
A porous plaster is the most uneasy
kind of plaster I know of, - no said.
I'm give you one of those If it's not
right you can bring it back
The oolored woman did bring it back
about . minutes later She also had a
note from her mistress explaining that
adhesive plaster, for a cut finger, was
the article wanted This. by the way,
Is true story = Washinpton Star.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-08-21
< PROBLEM SOLVED.
PROGRESS MADE BY GERMANY IN Mu-
NIcIPAL GOVERNMENT.

Councillors Are Excellent Citizens and Serve
without Pay Administration Put Into
the Hands of Experts, Who Are often
Chosen For Life.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-17
TELEGRAPH TICKS.

A good oyster season in Chesapeake bay
is predicted by experts.
Good roads advocates will hold par
Lament at the Atlanta exposition.
"Blll Nye" is in Chicago hospital, re-
covering from an attack of gastritis,
The Standard OIL company will erect
100000 plant on purchased land at Nor
walk, Conn.
The train collision at New orleans was
due to a faulty locomotive, which the en-
gineer could not control.
Accused by Arthur Williamson with In
timacy with his wife, Robert Barr shot
him dead at Rockport, Ind.
A. b. Sanford, of Fall River, bought the
Aspnock Knitting mill, at Danielson,
Conn, and reopened it at once.
Mark Koshozki, wanted in several west
ern cities, has been arrested at Baltimore
for swinding with bogus checks.
Suffering from nervous exhaustion, Rev.
L. c. Petit, of st. James Methodist Epis-
copal church, Cohoes, n. Y, has myste-
riously disappeared.
Frank Hunt, now in Lawrence (Nlass)
Jail for the murder of Henry b. Crosby,
is said to be heir to Il fortune in the shape
of French spoliation claim.
BY a boiler explosion in the Preetorias
Lumber company MILL at New Madrid,
Mo-, Volney Barton and James Holmes
were killed, and George Burton badly
scalded.
On the charge of forging invoices to get
IS, 800 in letters of credit from c. b. Rich
ard & Co, of New York, n. c. Coundouris,
a tobacco merchant, was arrested as he
stepped from the steamship Paris.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-17
IN OUR OWN STATE.

Pottstown's borough treasury is empty
and borough employees are salaryless.
Diphtheria causes the closing of schools
in Frankstown township, Blair county.
Dubsite Evangelicals. numbering 400,
surrendered the Shamokin church to the
Bowman faction.
Struck on the foot ten days ago by a
lump of coal at st. Clair, William German
expired of lockjaw
The West Pennsylvania Lutheran synod,
at Chambersburg, advocated the abolition
Of funeral sermons.
BY the capture of Charles Williams,
Pottsville police think they have solved
the clue TO many robberles.
The next legislature will be asked to
put n bounty upon the heads of kingiish-
ers, which eat young trout.
A bullet from Flobert rifle fired
through his office window at South Beth
lehem, missed by but an inch the head Of
General Manager j. =. Wetherill, of the
Lehgh Zinc works.
A bride of three days will start alone to-
day, from Reading, on voyage across
the ocean. Her father In Prussia being
Ill, she insisted on marrying her sweet
heart, Michael Lessl, before going to him.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-17
Another DEAD line GANG
Youthful Ruffians, of Bellevue Are in
Durance Vile.
ATTEMPT At HOUSE BREAKING
Five Members of the Society Known as
the Rising Generation Caught in the
Act OF Burglarizing Butcher Shop.
They Are Captured ty the Police.

Five members of the "Rising Gener-
ation," of Dodgetown, an organization
that seems to have taken up the thread
snapped off by the disruption of the
Dead Line" gang, of that place, were
arrested at 10 last night, after hav-
ing attempted to burglarize the butcher
shop of Patrick McNally, on Fourth
street. Their names are, John Dun
leavy, William Dunn, Michael Coggins,
John Brown and Mart Lavelle. Their
ages run between IS and 20.
About 1890 O'clock Patrolmen Pal
mer and Haag were attracted to Fourth
street by sounds that resembled the
crashing of window glass. They found
the window of a store kept by Jewish
proprietor broken with cobble stones,
and could see the outlines of the mis-
creants as they disappeared into con-
venient alley. The officers gave chase
but lost track of their game for the
time being. Three-quarters of an hour
later Mr.. McNally notified them that
five young men had strived to force an
entrance to his bSIcher shop through
the front Window The window was
secured by large iron screen and one
corner of it was loose when Mr. Nc
Nally was aroused. The safe stood near
the window and that was likely their
object OF Sddress.
This time the officers, accompanied by
Mr., McNally, got on the proper trail
and their game was rounded up and
captured in an alley behind Waldron's
saloon, The burglars made no resist
ance and were taken to police head
quarters.
The exploits of the Dead Line" gang
are still clearly recollected. Its long his
tory of murders highway robberies and
felonies of all description, is too fresh
in the public mind to bear repeating.
When, at last, the gang broke up, its
members either meeting violent death,
or those that lived going to jail for long
terms of Imprisonment, the younger
strata banded together ond for the past
year and a half its record has been iIi
line with the history of its predecessor,
The prisoners taken last night are
supposed to have been implicated In the
burglary of Krause's store recently
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-17
LIVE NEWS OF SPORTS.
,nson is nth in the batting list.

Anson is fifth in the batting list,
Pfeifer says he has secured a number of
Cleveland players for the National asso-
citation team in Chicago
The New Yorks may not be able to
play on the Polo grounds next season. ow-
Ing to the expiration of their lease.
Bicycle riders must now pay one-half
cent per mile for travelling over the
Allentown and Coopersburg, Pa, turn
pike.
CAP johnson offered to bet John Ward
a suit of clothes that the captain would
be playing ball next season. The wager
was not accepted.
Champion Wing-Shot Elliott wants Sc
ries of three shoots arranged, each man
to pay $500 entrance fee, and the highest
average scorer to take all.
The new worlds twenty-five mile road
record of hour, minutes and q 40 sec
onds, made by Monte Scott, over the
Farnwood- Scotch Plains course, Is con-
sdered remarkable bicycle performance.
There have been held In the United
States this year nearly 200 race meets II
is estimated that the prizes offered al
these meets cost in the aggregate s2OO0OC
For these prizes nearly 100 of the promin.
ent wheelmen of the country competed
and in the main captured them,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-17
SIBLEY CAN'T WIN.
Indications Point with Increasing Clear.
ness to This Happy Result.
Az tba TTpitad prncc


Erie, Pa, Oct. lG.--Last time it is to
have cost Joseph c. Sibley $500 to Sc
cure an election to congress from this
district. This year, Sibley processes to
have shut down on the workers."
but they seem just as busy and just as
flush" as ever.
One of the important factors in the
local campaign is the large contigent of
Democrats who are for the Democratic
ticket, but who are working openly and
unitedly for Sibley's defeat. They are
moving heaven and earth to accomplish
Sibley's defeat. If present indications
are realized, Griswold will have 1000
majority in this nominally Democratic
city.
That big" call which was presented
to Mr.. Sibley as the urgent petition of
$1,000 Republicans of this district, and
which was designed to influence him TO
run, has fallen into the hands of Chair
man Isador Sobel of the Republican
county committee, who has had it care
fully analyzed. Not two Republicans
of influence or prominence are to be
found on the list
1t will require mighty revolution
of existing sentiment to re-elect Sibley
and all indications point to the return
of Republican member from this dis
trict
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-17
POLITICS IN BRIEF.

Mahanoy City Populists will start a pa
per.
]. sloat Fassett thinks Morton will haze
$4,000 plurality.
Republicans have strong hope of carry
ing two Alabsma districts.
Adlal Stevenson yesterday talked free
trade to the varsity boys at Champaign
Ill.
Charles r. Saxton Morton's running
mate, will not resign as state senator until
later,
Republicans are proudly predicting Will
lam l.. Strong's election as mayor OF New
York.
Senator Hill spoke yesterday at Little
Falls, N. Y, and was enthusiastically
received.
The leaders of Tammany draw 5000, 900
annually from the city of New York in
salaries.
Governor Mckinley has relented, and
will address Louisiana Republicans at
New Orleans, next Saturday,
Thomas b. Reed, of Maine, will talk
protection to the students of the Univer-
sity of Michigan at Ann Arbor today.
william l.. Wilson doesn't say word
about free coal, now that he's stumping
the coal mining portion of his district.
Attorney General olney reminds fed
eral district attorneys that they must not
participate actively In political campaign
work
Georgia Democrats are so hard-pressed
by the Populists that they are begging
Cleveland to come down and make
speech.
Ex-Governor Tom Waller was named
for congress by Third district Connecti-
cut Democrats, but he declined with
thanks.
over Governor McKinley's platform at
Columbus o., was stretched the motto:
'.Our Next President" Mckinley didn't
deny II.
In Indiana counties where the populists
cast less than per cent. of the total vote,
they Will not get their candidates placed
on the county tickets.
Since Wilson'S London speech. no
Democrat In the Thirty-second New York
district wants to step into Dan Lock-
woods vacated shoes.
1t is said that Hill has made so many
promises In the interest of harmony that
Grace, Flower and Coudert all expect to
succeed him in the senate.
The Democrats are yet much troubled
at not hearing from President Cleveland
They think an Endorsement of Hill by
him would be of great service.
Ii Is said in Washington that IL Deputy
Comptroller Mansur doesn't quit boom
ing anti-admlnistratlon candidates In Mis-
souri,, Cleveland will ask him to resign
The United Presbyterian Ministerial as
ISOLATION of Pittsberg opposes Walter
Lyon because he voted against unconsti-
tutlonal special Sunday-observan legis-
latlon for Allegheny county.
Democratic Doodle is circulating freely
In Wilson's district and the district
swarms with federal offlceholders, but
the Republicans are conducting u quiet
| campaign and express confidence In the
] belief that Dayton Will be elected.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-17
FAIR Count IN THE south
Republicans Are Preparing to Get
Evidence in Case of Contests.
BALLOTS MUST BE COUNTED
Men VIII Stand Guard at Every Polling
Place and Keep Tab on the Number
of Votes Honestly polled-Other
Live Political News.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.


Washington, Oct. 16.
Everybody at Republican headquar-
ters is confident. 1t is expected that the
Republicans will elect enough MEM
bers in the north to constitute ma
jority of the next house. Any men
gained in the south will but add to that
majority.
Reports from the south are encour-
aging A surprising number of Re-
publicans and Populists will be re-
turned from that section. The Republi-
cans and Populists in every close dis
trict are preparing for contests in the
next house, which they anticipate will
be Republican. In every precinct in
many of the close districts there will
be box outside the polls in charge OF
two Republicans. Every Republican
and every man wanting fair count
will place an additional ballot there, so
there can be an outside count for use
in a contest, while two witnesses will
count the voters so if precinct casts
400 ballots and 1,20O be returner, it evil
dences fraud. Arrangements have also
pSSh lhiue " liAt tIle dluudNll OI every
Republican and Populist voter for con-
test purposes.
This preparation, with the fear of q
Republican house, has a good effect
Knowing that any evidence of fraud Is
apt to be used to upset them, the
Democratic candidates are very care
ful. The result is that there will prob
ably be fewer votes counted for Demo
cratic candidates and the defeat OF
some of them will follow. This the case
in district like that of Enloe, Of Ten.
nessee, where the Republicans are sc
strong that he will be defeated If the
count is fair.
The Southern Populists are an i'm
portant factor in the situation. They
are protectionists and in most respects
Republicans. They are not SO radica
as their western brethren and are more
representative men. Their sympathie'
are Republican and they, wherever
possible, are helping that party.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-17
AN EMPTY HONOR.
Correspondent Conants Congressional
Nomination Has its Disadvantages.

Correspondent Conant's Congressional
Nomination Has its Disadvantages.
BY the United Press.
Washington, Oct 1G,--The Democrats
of the Eighth Massachusetts district,
in nominating Charles A. Conant, the
correspondent, for congress,
paid journalism a high tribute. The
Eighth district which includes the swell
part of Boston, is probably the most in
telligent in the country. The district
is the home of eX-Governors Russell,
Bracket and Ames, of Mayor Mat
thews and several eX-mayors of Boston
and is, or has been, the home of such
men as James Russell Lowell, Henry
w. Longfellow, Charles Elliot Norton,
Francis Parkman, Oliver Wendell
Holmes. Thomas Bailey Aldrich and
General Francis A. Walker
Mr.. Conant is a bright young man
and a splendid journalist, but he would
appreciate the compliment good deal
more enthusiastically If he stood the
ghost of show of election. No other
Democrat would have his empty honor.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-17
THE SUICIDE OF A LOVER.

After Quarreling with His Sweetheart, W.
L. Stauffer Engages a Room In a Hotel
and Shoots Himself.
BY the United Press.
Philadelphia, Oct. 16.-After quarrel
ling with his sweetheart on the train
from Jersey City this afternoon, w. e.
Stauffer, aged 80, left her here to go on
by herself to their home at Ashland, O.,
and coming to Dooners hotel secured a
room. After going to his room he
wrote three letters; one to Proprietor
Dooner, one to his mother and the third
was addressed to Miss Lois Starr. Ash
land, o. The writing of the three let
ters occupied Stauffer only seven min
utes and then he shot himself
Stauffer was quickly removed to the
hospital.
He stated that yesterday he had re-
signed his position as secretary to the
superintendent of the Pullman Palace
Car company In Jersey City and today
had started for his home at Ashland
with the girl he was TO marry. On the
way here Stauffer and his affianced
quarreled and he left her on the train
Stauffer is mortally wounded and can
hardly survive the night The letter he
left for Mr.. Dooner asked him to break
the news of his suicide as gently as pos
sible to his mother, and stated that his
effects were at No $50 Ocean avenue,
Jersey City.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-17
FAULKNER IS ANXIOUS.

The Democratic National Chairman Urges
Democrats to Help Hill.
BY the United Press.
New York, Oct. Ex-senator Faux
ner, of Virginia chairman of the. Dem
ocratic national campaign committee,
was in conference this morning with
John Boyd Thacher at Democratic state
headquarters. At the close of the con-
ference a statement was issued by
Senator Falkner which says that after
the passage of the tariff bill, which was
generally misunderstood the Demo-
Gratis had little hope of carrying a nh
jority of the Fifty-fourth congress.
A better understand of the provisions
of the law, the statement continues,
has stopped the chickering's which were
dividing Democratic councils and har-
monized the factional troubles, and the
prospects are now bright for q fair
working majority in the next house.
The statement makes a strong appeal
fer harmony in New York, saying the
loss of one congressman may involve
the loss of the next house and of the
next presidency.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-17
FOREIGN FACTS.

Chilean nitrate beds brought Il lS7, 600 at
public auction.
The Ameer of Afghanlstan is critically
Ill and a viceregal council has been sum
moned.
The rebelllous Chief Witbooi, of Damar-
aland, Africa, is said to have yielded to
the Germans.
The French government will spend $20,-
OOO in testing the value of the new diph-
therla serum.
Should Emperor William visit Paris,
French officials say he would be courte-
oNsly received.
Three new Catholic cardinals will prob
ably be named at consistory in Rome
before Christmas.
Professor Virchow, the German scient-
lst, believes DIR. Behring's diphtheria se-
rum exercises u strong protective effect
for weeks but that 1t remains to be seen
whether the effect Is permanent.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-17
BOGUS ECONOMY.
Democratic Expenditures Are Really
Larger Than Those of Republicans.

Democratic Expenditures Are Really
Larger Than Those of Republicans.
By the United Press.
Washington, Oct 16-The annual vol
ume of appropriations, new offices, etc.
required by law to be prepared under
the direction of the committees on ap.
preparations, has just been completed
1t shows that the total specific appro.
priations made at the first and second
sessions of the Fifty-third congress
amount to 1891 ,l56,OO5 permanent ap-
preparations, $lOl, ,074 $50, making a
grand total of $492, ,230, ,6S5.
The new offices created are 474 In
number, at an annual cost of 1854, 7l2. 80.
and the offices omitted and abolished
are 923 in number, at an annual cost Of
81, 992.4O, showing a net reduction in
number of 4i9, and in amounts $751;
1880 The salaries increased are ten
in number, at an annual cost of $33, 741
and the salaries reduced are &c. at ALI
annual cost Of $26,S or net reduction
of 50 innumber, and a net increase in
cost of $6,9i1.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-17

mailing clerk for twenty-five years and
was on duty last night. Having been
ailing with his lungs for three or four
days, he at last called in a regular ply
sician, who found him in the first stages
of pneumonia, and, besides prescribing
for him, he ordered him to stay in the
house and keep warm.
But yesterday afternoon his Chris
tian science friends prevailed upon him
to 'believe" that he was not sick and he
came down to his duties at 10 o'clock as
usual. The crisp air caused him so
much suffering that he was not able to
work and congestion set in with fatal
results
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-17
ANOTHER HILL MOVE.
Pats the Management of the Campaign in
His Enemies Hands.
tho TTnitad Droee


New York, Oct. Ex-senator Hill is
trying an experiment that would not
even be thought of by man less bold
in political moves. He has put the
campaign in the charge of his party
foes, the men who have called him hard
names in the past and have sneered at
his every act. Hill wants money and
he wants 1t very much. He supposed
that because of his fight against the
income tax the New York merchants
and millionaires would pour out their
money before him.
But his appeals for money were not
h'ghly successful, and he looked about
Tor new eXpedient. He had an exec
utive campaign committee appointed
and two-thirds Of the men whom he
had appointed to this committee are
men who have fought him desperately
But they have money and influence
and Hill hopes to secure both from
them
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-17
THE EDWARDS CLAIM.

Deeendcnts of Robert and James Who
Want a Slice of New York City.
BY the United Press.
New York, Oct. 16.--The family of
Edwards which claims slice of the
lower part of New York city, estimated
as worth all the way from s5OO,00O 900
to $500, ,OOO,O 900, has bobbed up again
A meeting of the heirs was held re-
Gently to organize a stock company.
including all the heirs, said to be 400
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-17
PERISHED In THE FLAMES.
Two Sisters in St. Joseph's InfirInary Are
Burned TO Death-Several Patients Are
Still MiSSiu1


Burned to Death-Several Patients Arc
Still Missing.
BY the United Press
Houston, Texas, Oct. 16.-Early this
morning fire was discovered in the San
Jacinto boarding house on Franklin
and Jacinto streets, and before the
flames were gotten under control two
lives and probably four were lost and
100000 worth of property were de-
stroyed. The flames quickly spread to
st. Joseph's Catholic infirmary, on
Franklin avenue, which was totally de-
stroyed.
Two sisters of the institute, Sisters
Jane and Doriel, perished in the burn
ing building. Two patients lying In an
upper story of the dormitory are miss
ing, and it is feared they are burned to
death Another sister named Clothilde
was frightfully burned about the head
and shoulders, but 1t is believed she will
recover. From st. Joseph's infirmary,
the flames spread to adjoining stores
and destroyed over dozen buildings.
The fire is thought to have been
caused by an exploding lamp.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-17
John READER FOUND.
WcIl.to.Do Wilkes. Barre Man Picked Up
in Demcnted State.

BY the United Press.
Carlisle, Oct. l6.-John Reader a de-
mented man, who was picked up by
the police several times this week, turns
out to be wealthy resident of Wilkes
Barre. Deputy Sheriff p. NJ. Commit.
arrived in town on Saturday, and to-
day will take the man back to his rela
tives.
Just before the deputy sheriff ar
rived the insane man had been dis
charged by the police, and another
search was necessary. 1t lasted up till
Sunday afternoon, when Chief of Po-
lice Comfort discovered him west OF
town in a pitiable state. He wore
pair of tatered shoes, thin clothing,
and his face was emaciated by cold and
lack of food. He could barely walk.
He is interested in an estate of about
100000, and was in perfect health when
he left home.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-17
FIELDEN LOSES HOPE.
The Anarchists Millennium Is Far orf
and Now lie VIII Farm.
Nv tho JTnitad Ernsc

Chicago, Oct. 16.-Samuel Fielden, the
anarchist who was pardoned while
serving a life sentence for participation
in the Haymarket riot of 1886, has con-
cluded to turn farmer. Since his re-
lease from the penitentiary Fielden has
been driving a beer wagon, and, having
saved some money, is looking around
for farm to purchase
Fielden said today: Il will not change
my views of economic and social ques-
tions, but I have not spoken at public
meeting for long time and do not eX-
pect to. Why? Because it seems to
me the millennium is long ways off.
/ don't expect it to come during my life
time, so l might as well get some salts
faction out of life"