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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-13
Defends Governor Waite
Rev. MyrOn v. Reec'S Address to the
Labor Delegates at Denver.
PUBLIC DOMAIN ALL GONE.
The People Cannot Go to the North, East,
South or Wcst-Dclcgate Mcclure De.
plores the Introduction of Sectarian
or Captious Side Issues.
By the United Press.

By the United Press.
Denver, Col, Dec. 12.-President
Gompers called the convention of labor
delegates to order promptly at 9 o'clock
this morning for active work.
The executive council reported upon
boycott cases submitted during the
year In the case of the Rand -McNally
Publishing company, with the Interna-
tional Typographical union, the posi-
tion of the union was endorsed.
The garment workers of New York
were endorsed in their contest with the
firm of Meyer Johnson & Co., New
York, over the sweater system and
method of fixing wages. In conclusion
the report says:
Those establishments having pre-
viously earned the displeasure of or
ganized labor and with which salts
factory arrangements We're subse-
quently made have been reported from
time to time through the columns of
our official magazine"
The programme committee reported
resolutions to abolish the office of presi-
dent of the Federation of Labor; the re-
ductiOn of salaries of other officers and
the adoption of the referendum princi-
pie in the convention proceedings. New
resolutions on many topics We're sub
mltted by little and referred.
The Rev. Myron w. Reec was then
introduced and delivered an address. He
reviewed the great rise of millionaires
during his lifetime. The public domain
Is now all gone so that the people can
not go east, west, north or south. They
can only go up or down. He defended
| Governor Waite and declared that he
had done what no other governor of any
state had done; he called out the militia
in defense of the poor. He believed in
laboring men standing by their jobs.
Delegate p, ]. Mcclure read resolu-
tion deploring the introduction of any
sectarian or captiOus side issues among
the working people, as such movements
are destined to divide forces and pro-
duce bitter antagonisms, religious big
| otry, provoke rancorous intolerance and
divert the working people from their
higher purposes. The resolution is as
| follows:
Resolved, That we here and now re-
affirm, as one of the cardinal principles
of the trade union movement, that the
| working people must unite and organize
irrespective of creed, color, sex, nation
ality or politics.
This was unanimously adopted with
out dissent and the convention then ad-
| journed.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-13
THE ARMENIAN OUTRAGES,
Reported Orders to Russian Troops-Thc
Proposed Investigation.
l,n Lodi

Reported Orders to Russian Troops-Thc
Proposed Investigation.
By the United Press.
London, Dec. 12.-An Odessa dispatch
to the Daily News says it Is reported
from Tiflis, Russian Transcaucasia,
that the commander of the chief army
of the Caucasus has ordered that the
strongest force on the frontier be
echeloned on the boundary adjacent to
the scene of the recent Armenian out
RACES.
A dispatch from Constantinople to
the same paper says there Is reason to
believe that an arrangement will be
made by which the report of the Tur-
kiSh commission will be controlled. 1t
Is probable that under this new de-
velopment the outcome will be united
action by some or all powers. Mr..
Jewett, the American special commits
sioner, will mot be ordered to report.
President Cleveland stipulated that his
report should be an Independent one,
but this, it appears, did not coincide
with the intentions of the Porte. His
presence will not be needed If the
powers send delegates. The largest
suggestion is to name the English,
Russian and French consuls at Err
erum only, but this has not been de-
cided yet
A dispatch to the Standard from
Varna says that the Sultan of Turkey,
on his own initiative, has invited all
powers signatory to the Berlin treaty
to send delegates with the Turkish
commission appointed to inquire into
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-13
TELEGRAPHIC TICKS.


Footpads robbed Isaac Stein, farmer,
of S7,125 on the road near Bowling Green,
Ky.
Bernardo Fogllo, the New York wife
murderer has been arrested at Natchez,
Miss.
The Dwight Manufacturing company,
of Chicopee, Mass, will build $50O0OO
cotton mill near Glasden, Ala.
For swlndles aggregating $4,000 Presl-
dent Whipple, of the Crawford (Neb.)
Banking company has been arrested
A little stage blaze almost started a
panic in a New Bedford theater while
Kate Claxton and Nine. Janauschek were
playing.
For second refusal to tell the Salt
Lake City grand jury the name Of So
ciety woman caught in sin, Chief of Po-
lice Pratt was again Jailed in contempt.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-13
PROOF OF HAYWARD'S PLOT.
An Insurance Man Comes Forward with
Evidence That Miss Ging's Murder Was
Deliberately Planned.

BY the United Press.
Minneapolis, Dec. 12.-New evidence
against Harry Hayward has been
found, indicating that the plan to mur-
der Miss Cling was carefully planned.
1t also afllrms in a measure the confess
sion of BliXt that Hayward intended
to burn the Ozark flats. Benjamin II.
Gilbert, an insurance man, relates the
incidents of a conversation he had
with Hayward Wednesday, Nov. 2S,
five days before the night of the mur-
der, and the conversation points to the
corroboration Of BliXt's testimony that
Harry had not fully decided to put
the girl out of the way until the Friday
or Saturday before the shooting oc-
Cured. Mr.. Gilbert, who has known
Harry for years, was conversinS with
gentleman in store when Harry ap-
peared.
After a few exchanges of greetings"
said Mr.. Gilbert, Harry stated that he
had been making a friend a loan who
was about to start in business in Nicol-
let avenue. The security offered was
not sufficient and, he said, the friend
had offered to assign a policy in the
New York Insurance company to him
as collateral. He did not state the
amount or mention the Travellers In
Surance company. He said he had the
policy in his possession. He then asked
me about methods of assigning policies
and 1 explained to him in detail. He
pulled out a blank and l showed him
how a policy should be assigned. He
then asked a few questions about pay
ment of claims, etc, and said: How is
it if a person insured in any company
was in a building and the building
burned and they were burned 50 badly
that they could not be recognized.
Would the company pay the claim?
81 explained that the company would
require absolute proof of Identification
of the remains"
Suppose a person Is murdered
would the company pay the clam|
was the next question in a matter of
fact way. / told him that would not
release the company if the fact that the
insured was dead was proved. Then
he commenced to talk about PitZel' $
case in Philadelphia and | told him of
the efforts the companies made to fer
ret out the murderers. 1 did not think
anything of the conversation until Sun
day morning, when l read the account
of the murder and Harry Hayward
having the policies. l did not think it
strange that he asked these questions,
because people often do when policies
are assignd. l am very sure now that
he intended to either murder the girl
or burn her by firing the Ozark flats
and decided that shooting would be the
quietest and surest way"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-13
HEARD OVER THE CABLE.

President Burdean, of the French cham
ber of deputies. is very ILL.,
Seven hundred French troops have ar
rived at Tamatrave, Madagascar,
BY the signing of the convention be-
tween Cape Colony and South African re-
public officials, Great Britain gets final
possession of the rich Swaziland.
Votes of thanks from private and polit-
ical societies of Hungary for the slgu-
ing of the ecclesiastical freedom bills are
pouring in upon Emperor Francis Joseph.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-13

since been in bad health. This morn
ing he rose and ate his breakfast as
usual, and, after the meal, went up
stairs. As he was passing out Of the
dining room he picked up a shot gun
belonging to his son. Sol, and carried
it up stairs, Mrs, Jeutter heard him
enter Soils room, where he got loaded
shell and slipped it into the gun. He
then walked to the head Of the stairs,
placing the gun barrel against the side
of his head, pulled the trigger
The top of his head was blown off
and the blood and brains were spat-
tered over the walls and ceiling. He
leaves a widow, five sons and two
daughters.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-13

Covill, who was present, the other rifled
Mr.. Covill's pockets, taking his watch
and pocketbook, containing $50. The
robbers then turned out the lights, tied
Mr.. CovilPs hands behind his back and
attempted to gag him. Mrs. Covill
called for help. The robber who was
tying him exclaimed to the other:
Don't shoot; we don't want to swing
for'this."
He then pulled out a billy and struck
Covill blow on the head and the two
dashed for the door. A couple of men
came uD at this time, but the robbers
drove them to cover by firing three
shots at them and then escaped.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-13
HE SHOT AT BURGLARS,
W.. Davis, Of Forest City, Properly Re
ccivcs Midnight Visitors.

SPSNioi " lIc
Forest City, Dec. 12.-Forest City was
again visited by the knights of the
dark lantern this morning about l
o'clock. The place selected for the rob-
berry was the clothing store of w. J..
Davis. The burglars had nearly pried
the front door open when the noise
awakened Mr.. Davis, who lives in the
story above. He raised the front win
dow quietly and saw a man standing
near the lamp post.
Mr.. Davis called to him and he threw
his hands up as the glittering of re-
volver caught his eye. At that moment
the other two men who Were working at
the door jumped out upon the sidewalk.
Mr.. Davis fired two shots at them and
one at the man who had been standing
at the post, as he attempted to run. 1t
is thought that one of the men was
struck, as he fell but afterward arose
and ran. A party started in pursuit,
but none of the burglars were captured.
This is the fourth attempt of robbery
at Mr.. Davis place since he has resided
here.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-13
STARTLING PRISON TALE.
War Against Prison Labor Enforces Idle.
ness in an Ohio Institution and Convicts
Became Insane for Want of Exercise.

ness in an Ohio Institution and Convicts
Became Insane for Want of Exercise.
By the United Press.
Columbus, o., Dec. ia very start
ling story is told by an officer about
the unavoidable condition of things at
the Ohio penitentiary. There are 2,1OO
convicts confined there, only about 1000
of them being employed at work, the
balance remaining in the idle house.
This condition was brought about by
the warfare waged against convict
made goods by labor organizations. The
Legislature last winter passed law re-
quiring all prison-made goods to be
labeled as such, thus almost completely
shutting them out of the market. This
made it necessary for the big contrac-
tors to give up convict labor, and one
result is that more than half the pris-
oners are idle.
While they were at work, the big
prison was more than self-supporting,
but now it is running away behind
Besides this, while the convicts were at
work, many of them earned consider
able money by overwork. This was
either sent to their relatives or held fol
them. All this part Of the story is con-
firmed by the prison officials. Now il
is claimed the idleness into which the
prisoners have been forced has a bad
effect upon their minds and that three
or four of them show signs of insanity
nearly every day, and to keep them
from becoming raving maniacs they are
compelled to run and jump and other
wise vigorously exercise until they are
completely tired out.
Theguards to whom the correspondent
talked declare this is absolutely true
while their superior officers declare that
they know nothing of such state OF
affairs. The conditions which are not
denied, however, make the story OF
the guards very probable.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-13
LUMBER DEALER s MEET.
Board of Managers of National Associa.
ton in Session.

BY the United Press.
New York, Dec. 12.-The board of
trustees Of the National Lumber Deal
ers' association, and the board of man
ayers Of the bureau of information of
the same concern, have been in session
at the general offices of the association,
Is Broadway, for the past two days.
Business of interest and importance
to the wholesale lumber trade generally
was transacted, and steps taken to
place the association upon a firmer
basis than ever.
One of the most important resolutions
adopted was one providing for a COM
mittee, which was named by the presi-
dent, to take up through the legal de
partment the cases against fraudulent
and dishonest dealers, and see that
prosecutions are vigorously pushed
with a view to ridding the trade of this
class of leeches.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-13
FRANCE DECLARES WAR.
Follows 1t Up by Sending Munitions of
War to Madagascar.
BY the United Press.

London, Dec. 12.-The correspondent
of the Times at Berlin telegraphs that
the Berliner Tageblatt has dispatch
from Port Louis, Mauritius, stating
that quarrel has broken out between
the Queen of Madagascar and the
prime minister, her husband The dis
patch further states that NJ. lie Myre
de Vilers, the French special envoy,
has declared war against Madagascar
and has started for home.
Marseiles, Dec. 12-The steamship
Trasonaddy is to leave this port tomor-
row with $50 marines and eighty tons
of ammunition for Madagascar.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-13
M'KANE MAY WASH DISHES.
The Famous Convict Has Lost Ills Former
Easy Job.

Sing Sing, N. Y, Dec. 12.-Convict
John Y. McKane is temporarily out Of
work. Since his Imprisonment McKane
has had an easy job overseeing a gang
of fellow convicts erecting new out
buildings in the. prison yard. This
work has been stopped on account of
the contractors being unable to furnish
material, and will not be resumed until
next spring
Warden Sage will have to find a new
job for the eX-boss of Coney Island,
and may put him to work in the kitchen
washing dishes. This place was filed
by a Doodle alderman when he was
serving term at Sing Sing.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-13
GOVERNORS VISITORS.
General Hastings Receives Prominent
Pennsylvania Politicians.
RN, tba ITnita1 Dra.s


Bellefonte, Pa, Dec. 12.-Colonel
Lambert, General Hastings nominee
for insurance commissioner, spent this
evening with the governor-elect. Among
the other callers was a delegation from
Schuylkill county, supposed to be in the
interest of a factory inspector appoint
ment, consisting of Congressman
Brumm Senators Coyle and Keafer,
Captain Heaner and County Chairman
E. Burd Payne. DR.. w. w. Meyers, of
Philadelphia, was up looking after a
quarantine office.
Other visitors were Captain ]. NJ.
Clark, of Lawrence county; DIR. James
A. Dale, of York; j. II. Hagerty, of Elk,
and b. X. Focht and Captain Miller, of
LeWiSburg
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-13
County Officers Fees.

By the United Press.
Harrisburg, Dec. 12.-The cases in which
the commonwealth is attempting to re-
cover from certain county officers in Phil
adelpha, Allegheny and Luzerne counties
half of the fees of their several officers
under the act of 1910, were argued today
before Judges Simonton and Mcpherson.
The amounts involved are: Philadelphia,
S7S,920.S9; Allegheny S6S, 1866; Luzerne,
81 g76 GO
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-13
STATE GRANGE MEETING.
Proceedings at Annual Sessions Of the
Patrons of Husbandry.
RV the TTnitnd Dracc

Patrons Of Husbandry.
By the United Press.
Harrisburg, Pa, Dec 12.-At tonight's
session of the state grange the report
of the representative of the legislative
committee was adopted in its entirety.
The report favors the tax bill which
Is now in the hands of the state tax
conference, and which will be made
public the last of December.
1t commends the liberal appropriation
from the state treasury to the school
fund and recommends a system of dis
tribution Of this state appropriation
based upon the number of teachers,
rather than upon the number of tax
ables in a district.
They protest against any change in
the Interchangeable law of 1885,
passed mainly by the grangers' efforts
and favor an ample appropriation to
the dairy and food commissioner to en-
force the present law.
They favor the bill recommended by
Secretary Edge, of the State Board OF
Agriculture, relating to tuberculosis.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-13
Stephenson Found Guilty.

New York, Dec. 12,-EX-Police Captain
Stephenson, who has been on trial the
past few days charged with accepting
bribes from merchants who used the side
walks for the display of their goods in
violation of u city ordinance was late
this evening found guilty as charged. The
MAXIMUM penalty is Imprisonment for ten
years and fine of $1,000. The minimum
is Imprisonment for one year.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-13
BAKER WAS THE MAN.
Samuel Seely Says That the Suicide Was
His Only Confederate.

BY the United Press.
Chicago, Dec. 12.-John NJ. Crane,
president of the National Shoe and
Leather bank of New York, arrived
here today and identified Samuel C.
Seely, the defaulter. Seely declined to
give Mr.. Crane any information, but
expressed his willingness to return to
New York If turned over to the United
States authorities.
In reply to the question, WAS any
one besides Frederick Baker interested
with you directly or indirectly in this
defalcation?' Seely promptly respond
ed, mo sir, Baker was the man." Seely
will be taken to New York tomorrow.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-13
Prince AdOlphus Married.

By IHU UIIIItU ITVSS.
London, Dec. 12-The marrlge of Prince
Adolphus of Teck, brother of the Duchess
of York, to Lady Margaret Grosvenor,
daughter Of the Duke of Westminster, the
richest peer in the United Kingdom, took
place in the chapel at Eaton hail. Chester,
one of the seats of the Duke of Westmln-
ster at noon today.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-13
An Ex.postmaster Jailed.

Altoona, Pa, Dec. 12.-Some time age
eX-Postmaster John TroXell was arrested
on the charge of embezzling government
funds while he was in control of the Of
flee at Portage, Cambria county. Today
he was given a hearing before United
States Commissioner Graffus in this city
and held for court in the sum of $l,OOt
bail This not being forthcoming he was
taken to Jail at Pittsburg this afternoon.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-13
STOLE 5000 SHEEP.
Wyoming Ranchman's Loss Through Dis.
honest Drovers.

By IHt UHIItU I'TtSS,
indianapolis, Dec. 12.-George w. Ed
wards, of Rock Springs, Wyo., is here
to recover 800 head of sheep now at
Frankfort, Ind, stolen from him near
his Wyoming ranch, Oct 30. He start
ed 5000 head from his ranch to Raw
Inns on that date. The men in charge
drove them to Rifle Creek, shipped them
to Kansas City, and sold them. Mr. Ed
wards was able to trace the sheep to
Savannah, ILL.,, and to Chicago, where
they were sold. He recovered 100 head
at La Fox, Ill.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-13
Politics Unsettled His Mind.

Plainfeld, N. j., Dec. 12.-John Ulrch
was taken to the state asylum for the in
sane last night. He is 81 years of age and
has been prominent figure in state poll
tics in New Jersey. Political disapolnt-
ment and financial difficulties unsettled
his reason.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-13
RUN DOWN BY A TRAIN.
Fatal Accident to Kansas Madeira, Bag.
gagcmaStcr.

By the United Press.
Reading, Pa, Dec. 12.-Kansas Ma
deira, baggage master on the Schuyl-
kill Valley division of the Pennsylvania
railroad, residing in this city, was run
down by passenger train in the depot
at the foot of Penn street last night and
sustained injuries which will most likely
prove fatal. He had assisted his wife
from a train, when his attention was di-
rected to child on the track.
Just at that moment the train from
Philadelphia rolled into the depot and
in trying to save the child Madeira was
run down. His head is terribly cut on
both sides and he sustained internal in.
juries. The child was pulled off the
track by Special Officer Schrefiler.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-13
DUGAN'S GOOD LUCK.
Money Stolen from Him Twenty Years
Ago Returns.
Ry the United Press


Ago Returns.
BY the United Press.
Philadelphia, Dec, ia special to
the Evening Telegraph from West
Chester, Pa, says: Thomas Dugan, of
Downingtown, is happy over the unex-
pected receipt of 5000 which was re-
turned to him yesterday after twenty
two years. Years ago Dugan, who is
now poor, kept saloon in Philadelphia
and in 1872 his place was robbed of $500.
Yesterday a Catholic priest alighted
from train at Downington and in
qured for Dugan. When he found him
he handed the eX-saloon keeper a pack
age containing the money, which he
said was from the man who burglarized
his place. Recently the priest was
called to take the dying confession of
the burglar and he made clean breast
of 1t and gave the priest the money to
return to Dugan.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-13
Killed hy a Burglar,

BY the United Press.
I Cleveland, o., Dec. 12.-Willlam II.
Price, member of the firm of printing
press manufacturers, Chandler & Price,
was almost instantly killed by burglar
at his home, 12i Hawthorne avenue, at
$50 o'clock this morning.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-13
Income Tax Regulations.

BY the United Press.
Washington, Dec. 12.-The income tax
regulations containing about $1,000 words
will be issued by Secretary Carlisle to-
morrow. The general character of the
regulations was discussed with the presl-
dent before Secretary Carlisle and Com
missioner Miller.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-13
Death of George A. Yohe.

Bethlehem, Pa, Dec. 12.-George A.
Yohe died here this afternoon of paralysis
aged 81 years. Yohe was one of the few
survivors of Collins expedition to Brazil
in 1879, when the steamer Metropolis was
sunk off Cape Hatteras
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-13
OIL PRODUCER SUICIDES.
Andrew Jeutter Blows OFF the Top of Ills
Head
BY the United Press.

Bradford, Pa, Dec. 12.-Andrew
Jeutter, an oil producer, committed
suicide at his home in Gilmore, near
here, this morning by shooting himself
with shot gun, Mr.. Jeutter, for some
time past, has been operating in the
Ohio oil field. He returned from that
field about three weeks ago and has
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-13

the Armenian outrages. 1t is supposed
that he has taken this action in the
hope that one or more of the powers
will decline to send delegates and thus
Illustrate collective action.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-13
TERRIBLE TORNADO.
A Methodist Church and Other Property
Is Destroyed.

By the United Press.
Forsythe, Ga, Dec. ia terrible
tornado reached here about a. m. to-
day. Many persons were injured and
a property loss of from 100000 to $50, 900
resulted. The Methodist church, valued
at $4,000 was completely destroyed. The
people became panic stricken. Every
store on the west side of the public
square was unroofed and many other
buildings had roofs torn off and con-
tents deluged with water.
The worst losers are C. M. Bloodworth
q Co., Proctor and Huddleston and w.
W. Hashworth, whose places were de-
molished.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-13
Under Civil Service Law.

BY The United Press,
Washington, Dec. 12,-The president to-
day issued an order placing the entire in
ternal revenue service under the pro-
visions of the civil service law.