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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-16
DEAD In A BROOK.
Body of Woman Supposed to Have
Been Sarah Mcdonald, of Provi-
dence, Found at Seeleyville.
Specinl 10 the Scranton Ttihnne.


HoNEsDALE, Pa, Aug. 15.-At 3
o'clock this afternoon the body OF an
old woman was found on the banks Of
a small brook at Seeleyville, about a
mile above Honesdale. The body was
discovered by two men who were
tramping their way to Carbondale.
The body was lying with the head and
arms in the water and was badly de-
composed. No signs or marks of vio-
lence We're found.
Coroner O'Conuell was summoned
and empaneled a jury consisting of
Judge Birdsall, William H. Malta,
John Bryant. Gustave Smith. Elmer
E. Ferguson and J. M. Dilam. The
jury brought in verdict that the per-
son was unknown to them and that
they were unable to determine the
cause of her death.
Since the inquest it has been ascer-
tanned that demented woman named
Sarah Mcdonald, of Providence, had
been wandering about Sseleyville for
some time past. The Mcdonald
woman disappeared on Augusta. As
the description of the dead body
answers that of Sarah Mcdonald, it is
undoubtedly her body that was found.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-16
SPARKS FROM THE TELEGRAPH.

Cokato, Mimi, is excited over a case Of
alleged Asiatic cholera.
st. Louis new union depot will be form
ally opened on Sept. l.
Another coal strike threatened in the
Springfield, Qll), district, this time by the
operators.
A lightning stroke killed Miss Mary Har-
per, aged To- at window in her Primers
Point, (Va.), home.
A large fortune from his English aunt
falls to William Sewer, employed in the
Springfield Qll) watch factory.
In the pangs of unrequited love. E. K.
Alexander, a Norfolk (Va.) negro, fatally
shot Della Stovell, and then himself.
Disgraced and ruined by his spendthrift
son, j. W. Beacon, president OF the Farm.
ers' bank, OF Watanga, o. t., shot himself,
Jealous because her fiance, Ora Pitchett,
took another girl to church, Miss Orfy
Rariden. a Wayneton Qnd) belle. took car
bolic acid and died.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-16
LABOR CONVENTION.
Delegates Wear Coxeyite Badges Bear
ing Significant Inscriptions.

COLUMBUS. O, Aug. 15-The labor
convention for the purpose OF taking
independent action in politics was
called to order by President Mcbride
at 10 o'clock this morning in the
Trades Assembly hall. John Bran
schweger. president Of the Central
Labor union of Toledo, was elected
temporary chairman.
The only approach toward speach.
making was by Temporary Chairman
Branschweigsr, who said the conven-
tion was the result of movement
among trade unions all over the coun-
try in favor of united and Independent
political action.
Delegates to the number of 10 Wore
present, others still to come The hall
was crowded and Lydon hall. large
auditorium, was secured for the after
noon session. The delegates wore
badges with portraits of Coxsy, and
bearing the legend: Keep off the
grass"
1t looks as though the Mcbride con-
vention was merely an advance guard
of the Peoples party convention which
opens Thursday. Fusion with the
Populists is regarded as next to a GER
tpiuty
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-16
COXEY'S RETREAT.
His Old Soldiers Exhibit a Desire tc
Mob the General.


HYATTsvILLE. Md. Aug. 10. -"Gen-
eral" Coxey came near being mobbed
at Camp Lost Liberty yesterday. He
came to take away seven of ibis horses,
and when questioned about the move
ment by one Of his followers, became
angry and said he was done with the
scheme This greatly incensed the five
men left by the Baltimore police to
care for the camp property, and Coxey
was obliged to beat hasty retreat on
one of the horses. The other horses
were driven around a back road. and
in this way he got possession of the
property. They chased Coxey. but he
escaped.
BUFFALO Aug. 1.-Two wheelmen
report that on their way to Erie, Pa,
yesterday they encountered gang of
Coxeyites near Northeast, struggling
along, preserving the semDlance Of an
organized procession. The tramps told
them they were ON their way to Buf-
falo, and that they are remnants of
one Of the Coxey divisions. In all
probability they are detachment Of
the Coxey "navy" that started east
from Duluth some time ago.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-16
BIGAMISTNS VICTIM.
Miss Gallagher Returns to Her Home q
Broken Hearted Girl.

Miss Gallagher Returns to Her Home
Broken Hearted Girl
Mrs. Dawson, nee Gallagher. who
married and departed with a man
named Dawson, alias Lindsay, who it
afterward developed is bigainist and
defaulter, returned to her home in this
city yesterday on telegram summon
ing her from Pottsville where her sis
ter located her
Miss Gallagher, as she must be
called, if it can not be shown that the
reports concerning Dawson are false,
said yesterday that she was more than
surprised to hear that Dawson was
charged with such terrible offenses.
He was most kind and attentive to her
and she was led TO believe that be was
model man. Now that conclusive
proofs of his perfidy confront her, she
is almost broken hearted and intends
to have the base deceiver punished il
the law can overtake him.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-16
PUBLICLY HoRsEWHIPPEo.
An AdamS, Mass, Physician Gives

An AdamS, Mass, Physician Gives a
Bicycle Dealer lesson.
ADAMS, Mass, Aug. Is DIR. Charles
Boom. we'll known physician here,
created sensation last night by pub.
licly horsewhippinR James McLaren, a
bicycle dealer, whom he charged with
insulting Mrs. Boom.
DR.. Boom recently lent McLsren
money and McLaren requested another
loan, which the doctor refused. 1t is
alleged that McLaren then called at
DR.. Boom's house and insulted his
wife.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-16
IRISH CATHOLIC UNION.

Twsnty-sixlh Annual Convention In
Session at York.
YORK, Pa, Aug. 15.-The twenty
sixth annual convention of the Irish
Catholic Benevolent union of the
United States and Canada began in this
city today. One hundred and fifty del
egates were present at this mornings
session. The convention WAS called to
order by President Edwin O. Flanagan,
of Philadelphia. Mayor G. W. s.
Loucks delivered an address OF well
come
This afternoons session was devoted
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-16
STRIKING MINERS RESUME.

The Terms Of the Operators are Ac-
cepted at Sharon.
SHARON, Pa, Aug. 1j-The striking
coal miners in Mercer county, mum ber.'
ing nearly 1000 men will resume work
tomorrow, A meeting was held last
night aud they agreed to submit to the
terms of the operators on so cent per
ton rate.
The negro miners who were imported
from Virginia will be retained. The
strikers have been out eight months
and many are in destitute circum,
stances
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-16
LYNcHEO IN KENTUCKY.
Marshal Boston, Negro, Pays the
Usual Penalty for His Crime.

FRANKFORT, KY, Aug. Is, Marshal
Boston, negro, was taken from tho
county Jail at II o'clock last night and
hanged on the high beam of the iron
bridge which spans the Kentucky river
at Frankfort.
After the lynching his body was rid.
died with hundred bullets, Just be-
fore Boston was swung up he confessed
his awful crime.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-16
HIGH SCHOOL HEATING.

Committee Arranges the Preliminariss
for Awarding the CONTRACT.
The high school committee met last
night and discussed the awarding Of
the contract for heating and ventilating
the new building.
1t was decided to engage an architect
to make the plans, and before they
would be accepted a bond of $1,000
as q guarantee of good results would
be required. 1t is expected that bids
will be advertised for next week.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-16
a CADET DROWN ED.

Boat Load of Boys Is Cap,izid with
Fatal Results.
BETHLEHEM, Pc. Aug. ia boat
load of Nazareth hall cadets capsized
this evening at Saylor's lake, few
miles north Of here.
Will Townsend. of Nazareth, aud
Felix Webb, of the West Indies. We're
drowned.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-16
ANARCHISTS WORK.

Explosion in a London Suburb in Mem
ory Of Ravaohal aud Santo.
LONDON. Aug. 15,-The explosion last
night at the New Cross postoifice oc,
Cured in u small stationer's store to
which the postoiiice is attached.
1t was caused by quantity Of gun
powder and nitro ,glyceriue wrapped in
heavy paper. The explosive package
was inserted into the letter box slit. On
a portion of the paper was written: In
memory of Ravachal, Bourdin, Valiant
and Santo."
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-16
CYCLING RECORD LOWERED.
Stimal and Fuhrmann Cover 200 Miles
in I5h. Son. sos. at Buffalo,

in I5h. Son. 3os. at Buffalo.
BUFFALO, Aug. 15.-The course from
Buffalo to Erie. Pa. yesterday was the
scene of record breaking perform
ance.
w. L. Stimal and Fred Q. Fuhrmann
of the Ramblers' Bicycle club rode the
course and return, a distance of 200
miles, in 10 hours, 50 minutes aud 30
seconds. The mark over the same
course previously was II hours, 3 min
utes, and the American 200-mile record
was II hours. 2S minutes, 30 seconds,
over the Boston-Springfeld course,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-16
COULD NOT DECIDE.
Twelve Bidders Make sixty.two Propos-
als Apiece.

One Of the largest city contracts
which are annually let is the one for
furnishing the years supplies for the
school districts. The biggest item is
stationery, in which might be included
chalk, erasers. etc, and next comes
ianitor's accoutrements, Everything
in the supply line that is used about the
school building during the year. with
the exception of coal, is included in
this contract. Therefore it is n plum
eagerly sought for by, many dealers.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-16
THE GBAND CIRCUIT.
Favorites Are Beaten In the Events at
Rochester.

ROCHESTER, N. Y, Aug. 15-Favor-
lies were beaten this afternoon in two
Of the three races that made up the
card of the third day of the Grand Cir.
cult race meeting In the 2.19 trot
Mahogany was an even favorite
against the field, but he could get
only Que heat Sallie Simmons won
the 2 81 trot for 4-year.olds from three
competitors in straight heats, King
Harry was picked for the winner of the
2.26 trot, but neither he nor any one of
the four others who chased Pet around
the track was in 1t. Summaries:
219 class Trotting, purse, s, 1000
CephAa. c. O.. by OYril dam
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-16
BENEFITS OF the BILL.

Enables Whisky Dealers to Make For-
tunes
HARRISBURG. Aug. 15-Since the
passage of the tariff bill the owners of
whisky in bond at the Wilson distillery
at High Spire are hustling it into free
warehouse
About $3.50 900 will be made.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-16
WEATHER FORECAST.
CLEAR,

WASHINGTON. Aug. To- Forecast
II for Thursday: For eastern Penn
sylrdnid, fair cooler, south minds,
becoming northerty. For tCestern RennSpi-
udnid fair, cooler, udridblc tcinds, becom
ing northeIH
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-16
HALCYON DAYS
At THE CAMP
Elements Are Now Smiling Upon the Boys in
Blue.
THE DISTINGUISHED VISITORS

Delightful Weather Makes Camp Life
Enjoyable Despite Strict Regula-
tions-lmpres sive Scenes at Night
fall-Appointments and Promotions
Made-Gettysburg Tradesmen De-
sire the National Guard Patronage.
Story of Camp Incidents interest
inglY Told.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-16
HaeeERTY is AFTER INLAND.
The Budget Man Fined Yesterday by
~ no,n-o,

G. c. Donovan.
John ]. inland, Scranton correspond
ent of the Elmira Budget, paid the
usual weakly sum yesterday which he
forfeits for the advertising DR.. Hag-
gerty is giving him.
INLAND was given hearing before
Alderman Donovan, Of the Eighth
ward. and fined $4 and costs for selling
papers last Sunday. There is war;
rant out also for Correspondent Con-
nor, of the North End.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-16

to the work of organization. Reports
will be presented and officers elected
tomorrow.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-12-19
UNIFORMITY OF LAWS.

Representative Mccall of Massachusetts
has introduced a bill in congress which, if
it becomes a law, will make very great
change in the business conditions of the
United States. For years there has been
a constantly growing class of people urg-
ing greater uniformity in the laws of the
several states of the union, and especially
laws affecting ordinary trade relations.
Possibly the laws of interest and divorce
have received more consideration of this
kind than any others. There are obvious
advantages in uniformity of such laws in
some respects, and obvious disadvantages
also. except, perhaps. as to divorce. There
seems no really good reason why divorce
should be granted in one state for causes
not recognized in another, and the diver
slty Of law certainly leads to a great deal
Of fraud and perjury. and often to in
justice in property rights The Mccall
bill is quite broad, and relates to nearly
all matters that can affect interstate COM
merce. 1t provides for a commission
whose duty is:
To prepare codes Of substantive law
upon subjects of commercial and mercln-
tile law, and especially the law upon sales
and sellers liens. stoppage in transltu, the
liability Of carriers, Negotiable paper the
mixing and execution of deeds and the
law of domestic relations, including mar
riage and divorce, and upon such other
topics Of the law upon which il may seem
desirable to said commissioners that there
should be uniformity throughout the coun-
try: and to prepare codes of civil proce-
dure and criminal procedure for the courts
of the United States.
To this extent the work Of harmonlzing
is easy enough, but the great difficulty
will be in securing the adoption Of such
laws when they are formulated. The or
binary plan Is to have jurisdiction Of such
subjects given to the United States
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-12-19
THE NEW OCCULTISM.

A renewed interest in oriental occultism,
or more properly the western modification
Of it, has been created in Indianapolis by
the recent visits OF DR.. Hensoldt and Prof.
Kellar. We mention the two together be-
cause Mr.. Kellar referred to Hensoldts
published fiction as authority for the ex-
ercise of supernatural powers by the ma
hatmas and yogis of India 1t is a re-
markable fact that none of these people
who testify to the wonders Of Hindoo
magic ever produce it in this country.
Prof. Kellar, indeed, professed to produce
some of the wonders, but his appearances
and disappearances were all TO and from
cabinets specially made for the purpose,
and whose manipulation easily explains
the results. He "hypnotized" a young
woman assistant and suspended her in mid
tanned by wires from above. But he as
serted that what he did was nothing to the
acts of the Hindoos, and they surely were
nothing to the things averred by Hensoldt,
who gravely quoted Marco Polo as an
authority and attested the veracity of that
celebrated traveller.
It will occur to many persons that if the
Hindoos perform such remarkable things
some of these witnesses would have
sense enough to bring one or two of them
to this country and put them on exhibit
ton here. They would certainly make
more money than all the magicians, me-
diums and occultist lecturers now in the
country A good Hindoo juggler, who
could throw a rope up into the air and
climb up it until he is out of sight, would
have made more money at the worlds
fair than all the Midway combined. Why
can we not have some of these living
wonders exhibited in America? 1t is OBJ
jected that the men who do them are re-
ligionists who are devoted to the attain
ment of Nirvana. Then why not bring
them as missionaries? They could
convert thousands of people by doing one
half of what they are claimed to do. The
real reason is that they do not perform
any such miraculous feats.
1t is a notorious fact that when Madame
Blavatsky and Col olcott made their ceie-
brated tour OF India they were received
with great honor by the native princes.
and the wonders of their seances surpassed
anything that these princes had ever seen.
And yet their most wonderful achieve
ments were all exposed by their confeder-
ates. the Coulombs, who not only explain
ed the methods, but also furnished Madame
Blavatsky's correspondence, proving what
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-12-19

by constitutional amendment, but the
Mccall bill seeks 10 accomplish the adop-
ton Of the laws by the several states.
The commission is to furnish drafts of its
laws to commissions that have been, or
hereafter may be. appointed by the states
ION uniform laws" The work is, there
fore, purely advisory, though it is inti-
mated that some, Of the advocates of the
bill who will appear before the judiciary
committee will urge the passage by con-
gress Of all laws in this line that can
reasonably be construed TO be within the
interstate commerce powers Of congress.
Whatever may be the present result the
bill will bring the subject before the pub
lie more forclbly than it has been brought
heretofore, and probably bring about
greater uniformity in the future.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-12-19
UNDER WHICH KING.

No currency scheme can be so good as
that which thirty years tria- has approved
the circulation based upon the bonds of
the United States, dollar for dollar. If
there are no bonds, issue them 10 banks
for greenbacks. bearing 2 per cent. in
terest.-Journa-.
Which scheme? Is our contemporary in
favor Of a greenback currency, or a ma
tional bank currency, or a coin certificate
currency, or a gold certificate currency, or
silver certificate currency, or what else?
Which of the monuments Of republican
financiering is it DESTROYS Of perpetuating?
There has never been any circulation
based on bonds dollar for dollar" that
any one ever heard of. And under the
republican laws the national banks vo,un-
tari.y reduced their circulation from $685.
100000 in 1882 to Sis, 600, 900 in 1898 Why
should It be left to banks at all, and at
least why should it be left to some spe-
cial class of banks? In the money panic
of 1898 the savings banks Of New England
were obliged to sacrifice their bonds in or
der to get money to satisfy their fright
ened depositors Why should not they
have had the privilege of depositing their
bonds and drawing out currency to their
face value?
1t is pain enough that currency based
on national bonds is perfectly safe. 1t IS
plain enough that the country could with
draw its paper currency by issuing bonds
that were made to serve as a basis for
currency. 1t is plain enough that such
currency could be made perfectly elastic.
But why should the privilege of CONVEX
sion be limited to banks? Why should not
any holder of such a bond be permitted
to deposit it with the treasury and receive
ar issue Of currency to the full value of
the bond. the interest on the bond stopping
while on deposit? The people generally
would be wiling that banking institutions
which desired to maintain a permanent
circulation should also receive the interest
on their deposited bonds up to some reason
able limit. as motive for maintaining
such a circulation, and the application Of
the interest forfeit for deposits above
that amount would give all the elasticity
that could be asked. No one would object
to the issue Of bonds to the amount of the
outstanding national paper money for the
purpose of calling in that money. The
government can much better afford to
maintain a funded debt 70 that amount
than to maintain paper currency which
allows Lazard & Freres and the rest of
the exporting firms to despoil the treasury
Of god for speculative purposes.
A bond basis for currency is unques-
tionably an excellent thing if the govern
ments concessions to the banks be limited,
and the privilege Of conversion be made as
extensive as possible. The objection to the
nationa, bank system has always been to
the favoritism involved IN it. But if al.
banks were given the same privilege of
issue. and al bond-holders given the right
of conversion, the objection would at once
disappear.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-12-19

The Springfield Republican is PROFOUND
ing conundrums to faith cure people who
teach that the use Of tobacco and whisky
is injurious to health. 1t thinks that the
"god-part" in man, which can ignore, and
thereby conquer disease, ought also be able
to say: This whisky is dead vegetable
matter and water; that is not 1. 1 have
nothing in common with their gross ma
terial substances. Knowing that 1 am a
part of all harmony, all health, and all
power, refuse to allow the dictates of the
lower mind to force sickness and drunken
ness on my mentality. 1t is my body
which drinks" 1t also holds that a
similar formula ought to be sufficient to
remove the deadly qualities of pie-crust
and sausage. But is it not true that the
mind, the god-part, also partakes to some
extent of whisky and sausage and other
epicurean luxuries? And can a poisoned
god-part cure an afflicted body? Let us
hear from the faith-cure people on this.