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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-01
WAlTMaNITGs ORGANIZE.

Poets Admirers In Philadelphia Favor
an International Society.
PHILADELPHIA, May 31.-A number
Of friends and admirers Of the late
Walt Whitman, the eminent poet,
gathered here today for tho purpose OF
organizing an International Walt
Whitman society. DR. D. G. Briuton
will be selected as the first president.
The object of the organization is to
establish centers in different parts OF
the world among the admirers of Whit
man and to establish essays and papers
devoted to an elucidation of his philo
sophy Of life. The organization will be
Incorporated
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-01
THs MURDERER KILLED.
Love, Jealousy, Hatred and Revenge

Love, Jealousy, Hatred and Revenge
Responsible for Three Deaths
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. May 31,-Au old
grudge, growing our Of a love affair,
resulted in triple tragedy at Village
Springs yesterday. In fit Of rage aud
jealousy, Tom Early went into mine
where Washington Bailey was at work
and shot him to death, Then going to
Bailey's house the murderer shot and
killed the dead mans wife. with whom
he had been in love and who had re-
jeeted him for Bailey.
A posse of officers and citizens fol
lowed EARLY, who fed. The posse fired
upon him and no fell, dying in an hour.
Both were miners
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-01
GIRL CREATES A PANIC.
The Threatens to Explode Bomb in q
Church

She Threatens to Explode Bomb in q
Church
MADRID. May 31.-A young girl in
the church Of San Idea Fonso screamed
during the service this evening: Save
yourselves; here is bomb that will
explode The congregation was panic
stricken. All started for the doors.
Many were tramped under foot and
lost consciousness on the floor. Three
persons received injuries which are
likely to cause death. After the church
had been emptied the police found
that there was no bomb in the build
ing, The girl then confessed that the
alarm was u hoax.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-01
lieHTNlNe's DEADLY WORK.

House Wrecked and a Mother and
Baby Buried in the Ruins.
AKRON. o., May 31.-LightninG
struck the house of William Hall at
Lakeview on Tuesday evening and
wrecked the structure.
Mrs. Hall and her baby were buried
in the ruins. Both were terrib bly, in
iured. Mrs. Halls wounds are fatal.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-01
AN ITALIANS RAZOR.
James MONelis, of Hazlston, Cats It in
the Neck

JAMES noNeAis, oA ndNietoni S7SS IL An
the Neck
HAZLEToN, Pa. May 81.-Jnmes Nc.
Nelis, resident Of Pleasant Hill, q
village near here, was victim Of q
murderous assault last evening at the
hands of an Italian despsrado. Nc
Nelis was standing in the doorway Of
his house talking to a neighbor when
two Italians rushed upon them and
one, notorious character known as
Curly" fired several shots from re-
volver at them and then cut McNelis'
throat from ear to ear with q razor.
The shots and the outcries brought
assistance and the two scoundrels fed
and made their escape. The object of
the attack is supposed to have been
robbery. 1t took twenty five stitches
to sew up the wound in McNelis's
throat, and his condition is serious.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-01
ROCK MINERS KILLED.

Rope Breaks Letting Bucket Of Stone
Drop on Two Mon.
WMKEs-BARRE. Pa. May 31.-There
was considerable excitement at the
Bliss shaft near Nanticoke today when
a rumor was spread that sevsral men
had been killed. A frightful accident,
however. took place. A large bucket
containing rock and coal was be-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-01
SIX HUNDRED At WORK.

Strikers at Pikeville, Tenn, Mines Re.
turn to Their Labors
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. May 31.-The
PikeviIie Mining company has leased
the Whitewell. Tenn, Coal, Iron aud
Railway company and will begin the
working Of the deserted shafts tomor-
row.
The old force will be taken back.
The old scale will bo obtained, as the
strike was merely out of sympathy.
This means the return to work Of 600
strikers.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-01
MURDERED FOR RloIcuLE.

An Old Man in Montana Shoots His
Wife for Deriding Him.
BUTTE, May 81 Michael Jansen,
aged 5S years. shot his wife because
she and her grown up children were
inclined to hold him up to ridioule.
He attempted suicide, but inflicted
only a glancinR scalp wound.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-01
WITNESSES RELEASED.
Nine seamen, Held for Fifteen Months,
Will B, Released Today.

Will B, Released Today.
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL, May 81. For
over fifteen months nino seamen,
against whom no charge has been made
have been government prisoners In
Angel Island. TLey were witnesses
against St Clair, Sparf and Hansen,
the would-Oe pirates Of the bark Hes
per, who killed Mate Filz gerald.
The witnesses were unable to give
bonds and were thrown into the gov
ernmeut penal institution, pending au
appeal to the United States supreme
court. Each has been allowed 81 day
as witness fees, however. and they will
be paid their money today, when al
will be released
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-01
MARIE TEMPEST QUITE ILL.
The Comic opsra prima Donna Threat
ened with Pnsumonis.

The Comic Opera Prima Donna Threat
ened with Pnsumonis.
MIDDLETowN. Conn.,. May 31,-Marie
Tempest is very i'll here and cannot sit
up. She played here In the Fencing
Master on Tuesday night, and only
sang out Of courtesy to Reginald DE-
Koven. who Is native Of this city and
was directing that night. Mr.. De
Koven asked the indulgence of the au
dience for Miss Tempest before the
curtain went up.
In the first act her "WilI o. Wisp"
song had to be cut and at the end Of
the second act she was 80 III that she
had to be helped from the stage. In
the last act duet was omitted. Yes.
terday she was suffering from pains in
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-01
WEATHER FORECAST.

II WASHINGTON, May 81. Forecast
NnEApI for Eastern Pennsylvania, Nett
Jersey Deid,Udre and Maryland,
- generally fair tCeSt tUinds, For
Western Pennsylvania, fair, pre-.
cpded bp sho,oers IN northern portion in
the early morning; toarmeT, northwest
,pinds becoming Udridble.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-01
3EHEaOED BY a TRAIN.

A Man at York Suicides In a Very Un.
tidy Manner.
York, Pa, May 81 "A strange man
met death in u horrible form at York
Haven, eleven miles north of this city
this afternoon. He deliberately walked
before an approaching train and placed
his head on the track,
The mans head was severed from
his body and hurled 200 yards. The
name of Q. Warner was stamped on
his hat,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-01
PROTECT CLASSIC CARRIERS.

An Iujun o,ion is Issusd Against an In
fringlng Maker.
pITTsBURd, May 31-In the United
States circuit court today Judge Ache.
son granted temporary injunction
against William Silverman, Of Will
Transport, restraining him from manu-
featuring o garter. which 1t Is claimsd
Is an infringement on patent Of what
is known NJ the Boston garter"
The injunction was asked by the
George Frost company and Mary G.
Brown, of Boston.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-01
TOWN SWEPT AWAY.

Washington Is Visited by Devastating
Inundatiou.
SPOKANE. Wash, May 81.-Word
reached here last night that the town
Of Goncunelli was swept away by II
food. 1t is said that every business
house in town was destroyed and nearly
all of the residences were swept away.
One woman. Mrs Almeira Keith,
lost her life Much suffering is re-
ported among the inhabitants OF the
devastated town.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-01
AFTER ACTOR coGHLaN.
Friends Of Kuehne Beveridge Trying to
Prove Bigamy Against Him.

Prove BfRamy Against Him.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May 81. Prose.
cutor Hoffman is investigating all the
circumstances of Actor Charles Cogh-
lsn's marriage previous to his union
with Kuehne Beveridge in this city.
The prosecutor believes that Coghlan
is guilty of bigamy.
Miss Beveridge has friends and rcla-
tives in this city. and thoy are urging
the prosecutor to take steps in the mat.
ter ard have agreed to pay all expenses.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-26
AGAINST BOND ISSUES.

The proposition to issue bonds by a
state or corporation, anywhere, is as I'M
popular just now as that announced by
the secretary of the treasury is proving
to be. The last legislature of Tennes-
see passed an act authorizing the issue
of state bonds for the purpose Of build
ing new penitentiary. But the fnan-
ciai situation in general showing so lit
tie sign Of improvement, a good many
citizens of that state felt that it was in
expedient to increase the burden upon
the taxpayers and petitioned the gov
ernor to convene the legislature in
special session to repeal the bond act.
Governor Turney declines to do SO,
though, upon the ground of expense to
the state of an extra session, and for the
further reason that the new bonds, which
are to bear but 41 per cent. interest. can
be used to retire outstanding 6 per cent.
bonds that will fail due in short time.
The governor seems to be right, though
the incident serves to show general an
tipathy to issuing bonds. Every body
feels tfat the country has been burdened
along that line quite enough, and they
want a rest.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-26

GuentIy taxed 10 their utmost limit.
To the man who. in such a case. can
WELD the KNIFE without visible tre-
NOR when lie itself depends upon the
accuracy and delicacy of his touch. 80
must award the praise due % real he
roes. But in the average case. say Of
ampu.ation or of skull fracture involv-
ing cranial operations. the surgeon
neither needs nor possesses more than
the courage Of an intelligent. SNARE
man who knows his duty and has
learned how To perform 1t. Has tech
meal knowledge Of anatomy and his
Tnetbodical habit OF work accustom
him to conditions which alarm and ex-
cite non professional minds, and he
goes about his task with a certain
quiet. vigorous. assertive confidence in
the result Of his movements which the
observer Is quite likely 10 ni.tsks for
a marvellous courage summoned up for
that particular occasion. II Is courage
OF a certain sort. c0Bfess-the courage
OF absolute confidence in the iufaIil.
bility Of the science he represents -
\. i. Herald.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-26
Revolutionary Science.

The enthusiast in science is much
given to the methods of the mighty
hunter. who delights to suddenly dis
appear and be lost to human ken, wan
dering away to the remotest corners of
the earth and returning after many
days with trophies of his prowess and
skill. The scientist will ''go on the
still hunt" for months and years to-
gether. and then suddenly confront the
world with some strange result of his
delving in the by-paths of science that
falsifies our most cherished beliefs and
revolutionizes our most classic stand
ards. Of such is DIR. Crochley Chaplain,
who seeks with formida BILE array of
statistics to sweep away all our gener-
ally-accepted ideas of the beauty and
significance of the intellectual brow. -
Ne maintains that the smaller your
head and the more prominent your oc-
ciput, the greater is your sanity-at
least the mad have, as a rule, good
heavy frontal lobes. He shows by facts
and figures based on the examination
of human skulls--four thousand of
the m-that the heads of insane men
have a larger average size than those
of men of sound intellect.-St Louis
Republic.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-26
ANOTHER DEMOCRATIC ISSUE.

Whether by advice from Washington
or not, J. Scott Harrison holds On 20 the
Office in Kansas City to which he was
appointed during the recess between the
extra session in the fall and the regular
session of congress in December, not
withstanding his appointment was re-
jected by the senate at Senator Vests
dictation. And the issue thus joined
may call for Intervention by the supreme
court, to determine what is meant by
the constitutional provision of ''by and
with the advice and consent of the SEN
ate." in regard to presidential appoint
ments. II is announced from Washing
ION that Senator Vest, with whom it has
become a personal matter-at least he
proposes to make it such-and his col
leagues will call On Secretary Carlisle
for an explanation Of the continued re-
tention of Harrison in Office.
1t is the first time in the history of the
government that it has been necessary
to raise this question and there never
was better time than this to settle it
conclusiveiy.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-26
HOW PAT TOOK THE PLEDGE
Bound Himself Not to Drink and Yet Left
Convenient LoOpholes.

Pat Cahill and Bridget, his wife,
we're two well-known characters less
than score Of years ago in Lansing
burg. Both liked a wee drop" at
times, and once in a great while Pat
would come home on Saturday night
decidedly the worse for wear.
This would scandalize Bridget, but
her solicitude for her husbands ha bits
Rppa rently arose not so much from his
was deprived from any'participat ton in
the conviviality.
AT last one day came temperance
orator. who made great impression
on the towns-people. The man was
somewhat more liberal in his views
than others who had preceded him,
and If he could not secure a pledge for
total abstinence would compromise
upon some other terms
Among these who went TO hear the
advocate one night vas Pat and his
wife. The former appeared much al
fected by tie arguments, and finally
pressed forward from his seat to sign
the pledge. His wife trailed on be-
hind
Don't be afther making it too
sthrong. Pat" she whispered loud
enough for every one 20 hear
Don't tempt me. Biddy," he re-
marked as he advanced 10 the plat
form.
Write down there" said he 10 the
temperance man, that Pat Cahlll
will not taste drop of liquor
Write down there. as / tell ron,
continued Pat, wavering bit. that
Pat Cshiil viii not taste a drop OF
liquor except at christening, we'd
ding or a wake and when he meets ?
friend"
These terms were liberal enough te
satisfy Biddy, and Pat. too for that
matter but, strange 70 say. he ever
afterward boosted Of taking the
pledge, but il did not prevent him hav-
ing many glorious spree without
ever viola .iu0 his fermS-S. \. Herald
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-26
THE TRUTH NOT IN THEM,

In January, 1890, there was meeting
OF general freight agents in Chicago to
devise means for holding the representa-
lives of competing roads to an ironclad
agreement on rates made at a previous
meeting. There had been other con-
ferences for the same purpose, each fail
ing to secure the desired result. The
chairman, on this occasion, in stating
the object of the meeting, was felicitous
in this manner: Gentlemen" said he,
''as neighbors and friends l respect you;
as men of social and business standing
| hold you as my peers, but as
freight agents and traffic mana
gers you are wholly unreliable
and the truth is not in you.
You have not only signed an agreement
which is subjected to but one interpreta.
ton. but you have repeatedly met here
to confirm it and pledge your word of
honor to abide by its terms, but before
the ink was dry on your new made
pledges you have violated every pro-
vision of the contract 1t is useless to
reafiirm your purpose to stand by it, for
l would not believe you under OATH"
This language of a veteran in railway
service supplies wholesome text for
our commissioners in dealing with those
attorneys who have the face to ignore
definite contract, and are now asking
their adversaries to consent to if.
Whether this iS an eSsantiol faatura IF
railroad management, or whether it in
duces certain moral obliquity which
prohibits the clan from looking fair
business proposition squarely in the face
or not, we are not advised, but it is
fact that contracts with this class are
too often founded in law-like those of
the Modes and Persians.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-26

Unlikely "a il may seem to some who
lead these lines il is a fact. never.he-
less. that there is an island IN the gulf
of California, not more than sixty miles
from the Mexican mainland. which il
inhabited BY the remnants of race OF
giant cannibals- This startling discoT-
err was made By a west coast natural
list early in 1891, and has since been
confirmed or both United States and
Mexican explorers Mr. Mcnamara.
the scientist referred 20. has = photo
graph Of one o; the men found By him
on the island, that individual, although
not one Of the largest, being over seven
feet in height The islam upon which
they were found iSkaoTn a. the Island
or Isle OF Leri. and the original dieov-
erer says that there Is every evidence
OF canni balisEn among them--sf- LOUIS
Republic
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-26
COURAGE IN SURGERY.
Why Experienced Practitioners Arc Cool
While Performing Operations.


An old surgeon, engaged for the
moment in dissecting cold roast
quail. apd making. it n.ust be con-
fessed. only an Indifferent job OF it.,
had been listening incidentally 10
the conversation Of his table COM
panions. who were discussing tho
calmness and nerve displayed by the
average practitioner during surgical
operations Both agreed that the
at such times were extraordi nary
and hard 10 understand.
Now. friends. if you will permit
me, interrupted the surgeon a. this
point, II would like TO tell you that
there is nothing extraordinary about
IL The nerve as you call it, OF the
surgeon under such circumstances is
the most natural thing IN the world.
II IS not display OF calmness which
has been put on for the occasion,
or an exhibition of courage summoned
up for an unusual emergency. but SIM
ply the normal demeanor Of a practical,
matter-of-fact map, who knows wha.
he has TO do and how he is going %
do IL
The trouble with many people who
marvel IT what they call surgeon s
courage Is that they fail utterly 20 COM
prehend the conditions under which lie
performs his work. They irnAgin.
that ne Is experimenting. or that be
doesn't know his ground. or that BE
viii cut something that be ough. not
10 cut Nothing could BE further from
the facts No movements IN science or
mechanics Is preceded by more zccu-
rate foreknowledge Of Is results than
the average operation in susgery
There Is no such thing a. guessxcrk
about i. The operator knows ne IL
performing N opera ton which Is based
upson an exact science He follows
rales which apply 20 all es%e. and "a
secure in the confidence that causes
which have produced certain Effects Ia
gisen Instances will DO 80 ia all other.
WIN. then. shoaia there Be .uv
need IN lbs work for extraordinsrr
coarzge7 There are cases. OF course
30 critical or 50 nnusasi Ia character a.
~ excite even tsss Gaines; s.d rr.,,s.
self-contzine3 operator. sad when
these arc under treatment. the sssr
geo-s -sowfrz .. ss..soassi sss .xs~
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-26
A Non-Par tisaa Question.

Annexation of Hawaii should not be
made partisan question. 1t is essen
italy national question, and should be
considered from national point OF
view. 1t is not a question of whether
the Republican or Democratic party
will make or lose votes by advocating
annexation, but whether for commercial
or strategic reasons, it is desirable
thing for the nation. When the ques-
ton is presented for final settlement it
should be discussed and settled on these
lines. Manifestly, that can not be dur
ing the present administration, and yet
when the time does come it ought to be
considered free from Partisan considera-
tons
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-26

T. Dwight Thacher, it is said, was
writing history Of Kansas, by easy
stages, previous to his death. Every
that he had not finished tie work. No
man in the state was better equipped in
every respect for a historical writer, and
no man knew more of the men and
measures OF the past that went to make
Kansas what it is as 3 state. Every
writer so far who has essayed that role
has been warped by partisan or personal
prejudices to such degree as to do in.
justice to both the living and the dead
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-26
The declaration of principles of the

The declaration of principles of the
American Protective association, as pro-
mulgated by the meeting atBlo omingt on.
Ills, Wednesday, embodies the senti-
ments of ninety-nine out of every 100
loyal American citizens, which fact
obviates any necessity that might other
wise seem to exist to organize in any
form to combat the things complained
of, and certainly not in the form OF
secret political societies. There is good
reason to believe that this new move is
a Democratic trick to draw strength
from the Republican party, as in the in
ception of the Farmers Alliance and its
evolution into the Populist party. True
Republican principles ara amply suf
ficient to guard the social and political,
as well as the material. interests of
American citizens, and there is no room
for secresy in or about it.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-26
therefor.

Had il not been for Grover Cleveland the
United States would probably be paying a
big pension to the deposed queen OF Ha-
waii.-Kansas City Star.
And had it not been for Cleveland the
Stars and stripes would today be floating
over the most important coaling. naval
and postal station in the Pacific ocean,
while Claus Spreckles would have been
junketing with somebody else than the
president of the United States, to the
shame and humiliation of every self re-
speeding American citizen.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-26

The Missouri, Kansas and Texas rail-
road company having complied with the
provision Of their charter, that requires
them to maintain headquarters in this
state, by establishing their general
offices at Parsons, Attornsy General Lit
ties persistency in prosecuting the COM
pany ON that point is something of a
mystery, unless it be to make a little
personal political capital. He is GER
tainiy not justified by the present status
of the case nor the popular demand
tharpfor
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-26
There are a number of differnt sorts of

There are number of differnt sorts of
Democrats in congress just now-more
than ever before. There are jefferson
ians. Jacksonians, Tildenites, Cleveland
ties, andsofor.h and-so-on. But judg-
ing from their attitude on the tariff
issue General Hancock seems to have as
many devotees as any of the saints, dead
or living. 1t was the hero of Gettys-
burg, it will be remembered, who de-
cIared that tine tariff is local question,
to be settled by the voters of the con-
gressional districts as their interests die
tate. With the Democrats the tariff is
not one or principle, but one of political
expediency.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-26
The anti-fusiou Democrats. ard they

The anti-fusiou Democrats, ard they
embrace practically the entire party in
Kansas, have q ready and gamey cham
pion in the editor of the Topeka Demo
crat, who is Jacksonian of the strictest
sect. Hear him:
He is double dyed traitor TO Democracy
who desires through fusion. TO see any
further dishonor brought upon the Demo
cratic party. Every candid aud thought
III! Democrat knows that another cowarsily
and disgrscefui surrender like that of 1862
would COMPLETE the destruction Of thp
emUaut OF Democracr ia this state,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-26

Evidently the Topeka Press feels
towards lawyers like the ChinaD1an does
towards the negro, as indicated in Johns
remark that "me no likee niglee muche
anyway" The Press welcomed the
State Bar association to that city, We'd
nesday, with this: eff you want to
know the proper penalty for crime, con-
suit their works and essays, but if you
want to know how to escape that pen
atty consult the lawyers in person."