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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-18
WILL GO UNDER WATER.
Baltimore Inventor After Years OF Study
Has a Wonderful Boat

BY the United Press.
Baltimore, Oct. IA Baltimore in
ventor hopes to make real the imagin.
airy voyage of Jules Verne's boat Nau-
titus, under the sea. Afteryears of study
and experiment, he has Invented sub.
marine boat, which he claims Is capable
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-18
LANDLORDS HIS PREY.
Forger Showers Caught Half Dozen in
His Clever Trap.

BY the Z HIItU ITtSs'
Bellefont, Pa, Oct. 17.-Forger Show
ers. whose operations in this vicinity
have led to his arrest, victimized several
landlords. Among them were the fol-
lowing men, who were swlndled for an
aggregate Of over $500:
Landlords Leister, of Philipsburg;
Neubauer, of Bellefonte; Hepburn, of
Mahaffy: Esterline, of Lock Haven;
Mcfarland, of Eldred. and King, of
Port Allegheny. Showers had forged
checks in his possession when captured.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-18
ONE CLEVER TRICK.
The Democrats Would Like to Work II. IL
They Only Could.

Washington, Oct. 1.-THE Democrats
have endeavored by every means in
their power to connect the Republican
congressional campaign COMMITTEES
with the movements of the A. p. A, in
various sections Of the country. Hardly
day passes that Chairman Babcock
does not receive inquiries on the sub
ject, apparently showing a widespread
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-18
WILL VOTE FOR HILL.

President Cleveland Reported to BE Bolt.
ing His Dish of Grow.
BY the United Press.
Washington, Oct. 17.--There is cabinet
authority for the statement that the
president will stop over in New York
to vote. The same authority has 1t
that the president will vote the straight
Democratic ticket.
Whether the president will write a
letter or make speech the authority
sayeth not. He doesn't know. He
doesn't even believe that Mr.. Cleveland
himself has yet made UP his mind on
that point.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-18
BOTH SIDES CONFIDENT,

Betting in New York, However, Is o to I
in Favor of Straus.
BY the United Press.
New York, Oct. 17.-Both sides in the
political contest in this state are get
ting down to business this week. Cen
eral McCook predicts Strong's election,
but the betting is in favor of Straus at
about 10 to Z.
The Republicans estimate that the
total vote of the city will be 100000.
Theiregular Tammany vote, they say,
has never been over 125,000, and this
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-18
NO MORE ALIMONY.

One Judge Dampens the Ardor of Women
Who sue for Divorce.
By the United Press.
New York, oct. 17.-Judge Glider
sleeve, Of the superior court, announces
that he will no longer give counsel fees
or alimony in separation suits brought
by women against husbands.
He says they should bring such
actions in the police courts.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-18
HIS HUMAN GAME.
Young Hunter without Pravoeation
Shoots Man on Train.

BY the United Press.
Bristol, oct 17.-,John Van Fleet was
shot in the face and neck at distance
of ten yards by young tough named
Wright. Van Fleet was riding in a
box car on his way to Baltimore, ard
was standing in the door.
Wright and several companions We're
out cunning and as the slowly moving
train came by Wright deliberately fired
charge of heavy shot at point blank
range into Van Fleet, who will lose
an eye.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-18
WEATHER REPORT.

Generally fair, cooler, northwesterly
winds.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-18
DISCUSSED BRECKENRIDGE.
One of the Disputants Probably Fatally
Shot by the Other.

By IIIV CIITltVI It TVN"'
Louisville. Oct. 17.-At Turner's Sta
ton Jack Berry was shot in the abdo-
men by C. b. James and will probably
die.
The shooting arose in a discussion
over Colonel Breckenridge.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-18
OUTLAW CAPTURED.

Thomas Lucero, Notorious New Mexican
Bandit, Is Gagged.
BY the United Press.
Santa Fe, Oct. 17.-Thomas Lucero,
the notorious outlaw, who was the
leader of the gang that assasslnated
Sheriff Doherty, Of Mora county, was
captured at Grand Station.
A confession by one of the outlaws
shows that Lucero was the leader of
the crimes committed in Central Mexico
for the past several years.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-07-01

and as long as the authorities continue TO
shelter and feed them they viii not hes
'itate to commit the offences necessary
to keep them there Il were pity t at
the law cannot provide specific penalties
for this class of crimes. A large per
cent Of the business in the land is being
run at a loss. There is no profit in any,
thing. Employers, everywhere, are
straining every resource to keep from
sinking and 10 keep those dependent
upon them in employment. Tho farmer
and producer also everywhere is but ex-
isting. Nobody is saving cent. Under
such conditions labor is scarce and
wages low, and every man ought to be
n only willing but glad of the oppor-
tunity 10 earn a mere living. And the
worst hasn't come. But there is no ex-
cuse for outlawry. That will not help
matters, only aggravate the situation.
The socalled industrial armies are a
menace, and being foolish and unrea-
sonable must disband. 1t would take
but feather more to break the camefs
back. Tne strain is too great to be quietly
borne much longer.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-07-01

ported For duty the next night be was
supplied with quantity OF tin foil and
four or five yards of fine wire Tn
rolling the tin foil and cutting two mar
row ribbons from the long sheet he
stretched them around the table, TAX
ing care to keep them as near together
Is possible without touching, and fas-
tening them into position with some
very small tacks. Then he connected
the ribbons of foil with two heavy
batteries and awaited the result
Chief operators and all were interest
ed, and little work was done till the
advance guard of the cocbToach army
put in an appearance. Now, to com
plete the circuit and set this unique
little engine OF death in operation II
needed but a single cocllroach TO cross
the dead line. One big fellow came
mp the post at the southeast corner OF
the room and stopped for moment.
Then he brushed his nose with his
forelegs and started. He reached the
first ribbon in safety, but as soon as
his fore creepers struck the opposite
or parallel ribbon over he went as dead
as free message. From that time till
after lunch the check boys were kept
busy brushing the dead insects TO the
floor. AT midnight the Gordon Of de-
funct bugs around the table looked
like square made of an old rope.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-07-01
HE sTIRlEO Them Up

Senator PETER was INDUCING in an
other of his tedious speeches the other
day, talking of the strikes and rioting, of
the discomfort and threatened letting of
blood, when he happened TO observe that
nobody was listening. For the first
time since DOMINIC the senatorial toga
the old gentleman fired up and poured
quite an assortment OF hot shot into
the dignified ranks Of tariff takers.
winding up with the pertinent question
of what they proposed 10 do about it,
In turn some senator asked him what he
proposed. His reply was free coal"
and governmental ownership of al
mines of every character, winding up
with a dis CREATION N favor of socialism
from Poiuhs &c stand point Aud
then the senate did open IL eyes over
the strangeress of a speech of that
character on the flor of the United
States senate. PETER may have little or
no influence with his Colleagues but he
now and then gives utlerance TO ideas
and convictions which, ii they fail of
moulding senatorial opinion, most eff
fectively stIrs the conservative current
of lives hedged about by the rule of pre-
cedept
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-07-01
STATE REPUBLICAN TICKET.
REPUBLICAN STATE PLATFORM.

Re-afirming the Republican national plat
10 RrsoIved. First: That the constant patriot
ism of our party is in Itself guaranty 70 the
nation II at the interests OF its defenders,
their widows and orphans, VIII be llDefaiiy
cared FOR and we denounce their cruel and
deliberate betrayal by the present DeLnocrai4c
administration.
second; We adhere TO the Republlcan
doctrine of protection, and believe That tarln
laws shOul1 protect the products OF Inc iaiHi'
as well as of the factory.
Third: The American people favor bl-
metallism and the iepu bllcan party dtii'dhus
the use OF both gold and silver as standard
money, with such restrictions ana unqer
such provisions. 10 be determined b. leglsla-
tion as will secure the maintenance OF the
parity of V9 iues of the two metals, ana lhaL
The purchasing and debt paying power or the
nollar whether of gold, silver or paper, shan
be t all times equal The interests OF me
PRODUCERS of the country. its farmers and It's
working men, demand that the mines be open
ed to the coinage of the silver or the mines
of the United States, and that congress Should
enact aw levying tax on Impoftatlons OF
f,reign silver sufficient to lully protect the
products of our own mines.
Fourth: We favor national ard state legls-
lation for the eDcouI sgement OF lFr CATION.
Fifth: We denounce the present state al
ministration fer It's violation Of the laws and
con empt of the courts. the corruption and
incompetency of its officials lis gross mis-
management of the state Institutions, ana
for the dscr,dit il has brought upon the
good name OF the state ana we pledge the
Republican party and The nominees OF thls
convention 10 a faithful and economical GlS-
charge of all official duties ana 10 strict
observance and an honest enforcement OF ths
laws and to obedience to the mandates OF the
courts.
Sixth: To the maintenance of these princi-
Piles We invite the support of all patriotic
citizens.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-07-01
A ToucH OF SOCIALISM.

1t looks very much as though there
were Interior motives for the present far
fetched strike, strike ostensibly
against manufacturing firm, but one.
i'll fact, involving half of The entire rail
road system of the west. The American
Railway union has lately taken up the
populistic program, demanding the gov
eminent ownership of railways, to be
operated under civil service laws: this.
1t is claimed by some of the Union
officials, would give life positions at
good pay. 1t is argued that with such
ownership and by taking all the people
directly and Indirectly connected with
| the railway service, they would prove
such strong party factor that any de-
mand they might make would have to
be conceded, as they could enlist in their
cause he unions of the land ard the
manufacturers, very largely. As for the
increased operating expenses, freight
rates would have to be increased and
the producer compelled TO make
the difference good. While those
cialistic, they are none the less logical.
As for anything else a government own
ership Of telegraphs ard railways and
mines means practically a government
of life officials instead of one by the peo-
pie. 4 government cannot be thus CEN
tralized and remain free in the sense in
which it was founded and has stood for
one hundred and two years. An indus
trial combine, or party, differs flom a
political party just in the sense that a
monarchical government does from a
republican government. By its admin
istrative processes a labor ''union" can
crush one of its own members, or an
individual "scah," with all the certainty
that the car of Russia can transport a
subject to Siberia. Under its DONNA ION
the man who was contentedly earning a
living in San Francisco or Oakland last
week, is this week existing in enforced
idleness, aud all because OF a misunder-
standing of some men whom lie never ga "
or heard of, living four thousand miles
away, who had some trouble, he doesn't
know what, with the bosses of Pull
man car factory. So when government
ownership becomes the rule of the
country, if ever, goodbye to all that
America has boosted for one hundred
years, and goodbye all chances of
equality and preferment for the laboring
man, who would not only be as impot-
ent as he is under an order to ''strille"
of today, for his bosses would be his
former ones, only they would lie armed
with all the power of both the present
owner of property and that of the poll
tician and lawmaker beside, and every
bosS-ship would be of life tenure.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-07-01
SHOPPING IN TURKEY,

From Century.
Though the Turks cannot be called
lazy, yet they like to take their time.
Patience, they say, belongs to God;
hurry, to the devil Nowhere is this
30 well illustrated as in the manner OF
shopping in Turkey. This was brought
particularly to our notice when we Wis
tied the Sivas bazars, to examine some
inlaid silverware, for which the place
is celebrated. The customer stands on
the street inspecting the articles on ex-
bibition; the merchant sits on his heels
on the booth floor. II the customer Is
of some position in life, he climbs mp
and sits down on level with the mer-
/ chant. II he Is foreigner. the mer-
chant is quite deferentisl. A merchant
Is not merchant at all, but host en-
tertsining q guest. Coffee is served;
then cigarette rolled up and handed
to the guest" while the various social
and other local topics are freely dis
cussed. After coffee and smoking the
question of purchase IS gradually ap-
preached; not abruptly. as that would
involve a loss OF dignity; but circum-
HJtIN41 - II NaAF sAAs va h+-+Ass
were a mere afterthought. Maybe,
after hall an hour, the customer has
indicated what he wants. and after dis
cussing the quality OF the goods, the
customer asks the price in an SE-hand
way. a. though he were not particu-
larry interested The merchant replies.
''Oh- whatever your highness pleases.
or II shall be proud If your highnssa
viii do ne the honor 20 sccept II as =
gift" This means nothing whatever,
and is merely the introduction 70 the
hagglinF which l. sure TO follow The
seller. with silken manners and braLen
countensnce, will always name price
four times as large as IL should be
Then the real business begins The
buyer offers oue-haIt or one-to-rth o.
what be finally expects to pay; and q
war Q, words. IN a clustering tone,
leads up 70 The close ot This every day
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-07-01
He'd Have the Best.

Going back to Washington from wit
Messing the test Of a thirteen-ineh gun,
Jerry Simpson was asked what he
thought of the days proceedings After
denouncing war as unnecessary and a
navy as useless, Mr.. Simpson said that
his opinion of the thirteen-ineh gun
could best be illustrated by a little
story. "A staid New England Quaker,
he said, who was strenuously opposed
to the use of an organ in church. Al
last found that he could not prevent
his people from getting one, and SC
was induced to go and hear one played.
He finally acquiesced about as follows
Well, il thee insists on praising God
by machine, l suppose it's best to
have good one And that" added
Mr.. Simpson. lis about my idea con
corning the thirteen-inch gun"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-07-01
PERiPATFTIC BULLETS.

The Pop leaders are plumIng them
selves over the fact female suffrage is
one of their theories and that in its
triumph they will find permanent vic
tory.
1t turns out that the wives and daugh-
tiers of the principal nominees of the Re-
publican party are modestly opposed to
being crowded into personal participa-
ton in politics.
There is but one just, fair and proper
way to settle the question and its re-
sponsibilities. We have heard only from
those women who fail of hearing in
their own states. It's the voice, the
judgment and wishes of our own women
that should be needed, and only their
wish is desired. The question should be
directly submitted to them to decide by
vote without any embarrassment or
hindrance. There is not one woman in
five demanding the ballot, and that is
the reason why Kansas men are being
urged by these interested outsiders to
force a standard for Kansas wives and
daughters to which the wives AMI
daughters of other states are not SUBJ
jected.
This being true every man, in casting
his ballot, should, in all honor. reflect
| the convictions and wishes of his wife
and daughters or of his mother, who are
the ones to be directly. and probably the
most seriously affected by the proposed
innovation. There can be nothing UNI
! manly IN such course, while it would
| only be a concession that is due the ones
most dear to him. There are but few
men who would withhold the ballot
from woman providing they knew that
she wanted If, while upon the other hand
no man, whatever his convictions, or
however strong the appeal of others,
should force such distraction and re-
sponsibiity upon shoulders whose bur-
thens it should be his delight to tighten.
Never mind your abstract conclusions
as to inalienable rights; throw by the
board the logic of self-evident premises.
and vote on this question of male suf-
frage as the conservator of your home
and the sharer of your life would have
you. Do this without reference to the
pull of peripatetic puIlets, or the push of
Pops. and your ballot will not be as bar
| rem as those invading she-promulgators
of this untried REGENCY.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-07-01
An Iadi.cre-t Heroine.

Farmer Hodge (reading novelette,
I'm out Of all patience with that
Gladys FitzaIwyn in the story-ths
way she's abusing hes beautiful eyes.
She doesn't deserve TO have none.
Mrs Hodge-What's she been doing
now?
Farmer HodFe-This book Is fun Of
It. First she threw her eyes up 20 the
ceiling, and then let them drop on the
floor: then she darted them down On a
long corridor and rested them on the
cool waters Of the lagoon Then she
must have called them back somehow,
for it saws she bsthed them in sad. salt
tears, wiped them and swept them
with long lashes. Once she was fool
enough 20 rivet them on the dome, and,
when left of. she was fixing them On
a mantel.-Vogue-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-07-01

nave become associated together IN such
a way that they are necessary TO each
other The plant supports the moth
and enables It TO reproduce its species.
while the moth fertilizes the plant and
assists it IN perfecting its seed. So
close has this relation become that
when the yucca is cultivated where the
moth does not exist, the plant Is no
longer fertile.
1t was generally supposed few gen.
erations ago that plants exist wholly
for the use OF animals, especially of
man. Their scent and color when IN
flower were supposed TO oe destined
wholly to crafty the senses of man rs
the lord of creation" Even now
there are some who think humanity
will be degraded unless this theory is
maintained, but, in spite of them, it
viii soon be abandoned by all educated
people, as it virtually is already.
It IS now accepted as fully esta o.
lished that men IN their relation 20
plant life are governed by the same
law which governs the relations of the
yucca moth TO the yucca They use
plants in their development and are
used by plants II in process of time
the material part of them is converted
into compost for nettles. it is not
merely because the nettles are IN some,
way useful to men who survive, but be-
cause both men and nettles have their
appointed work to do in carrying on
the development of world which is
slowly improving from what was once
its inorganic state of lifeIeSs lava into
a habitation for the highest forms Of
life.
The sermon preached by the vucca
moth is full of sublimer revelation
than men can yet understand. but they
can learn from il that what may seem
to them harmful may be OF the highest
usefulness, and that what they have
looked on as created only for their
pleasure has manifold uses higher than
that of pleasing them. 1t nav
flatter pride 10 think that the
spotless purity of the lily is
merely for the qualification Of the
human eye, and that its scent has
its highest usefulness in pleasing hui
man nostrils, but it is better worth
while TO know If II be true that the
lily bears a closer relation 10 what we
often think OF as repulSive and harmful
worms thar il does 10 men. II may
not be pleasant to think this, but moth
ing is better than the truth IL it be
true that the primary design OF the
shining white aud scent of the lily is to
attract the night-hying moths which
breed these repulsive worms.
We are constantly devising new meth
DDS 10 eXterminate such worms, but
the lesson of the yucca moth is that IL
we could succeed. we would extermi-
nate the lilies in doing So
The yet higher revelation OF this
gospel is that whether the yucca moth
knows it or not, whether men know it
or not. the world has purpose for the
accomplishment Of which everything
in it, from the Infinitely little OF the
smallest animalcule TO the infinitely
great of the sublincst human thought
that aspires TO comprehend the uni
verse, works from. age TO age through
al the. cycles Of eternity.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-07-01
oKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

The total assessed valuation of L county
is $500. Co.,
Beall has resumed the practice Of law in
Oklahoma City.
The assessed valuation of Oklahoma
county is s., 1854. 66l.
The assessed valuation of o county IS,
in round numbers. S7SO.Ooo.
Judge Scott is mentioned as possible
candidate for territorial delegate.
Roy Hoffman has resigned as president
of the Oklahoma Press association.
The coiored voters of Guthrie have organ
lied society to get political protection.
Maddox. the man who killed Carter liz
Newkirk, has been released on 5000 bail.
The man who wanted Beaver county to
secede from Oklahoma appears TO have
died.
Oklahoma is probably the only country
on earth that has town named African
City.
The total assessed valuation OF property
in Kingfsher county for 1894 is Sl.414,-
49, SO.
1t is said that the Prohibtionists ara
contemplating swooping down on Okla
homa in body.
President Sp,lding of the Enid board Of
trade. met President Carnot when be was
In France in 1872
The Custer massacre 'fn all its CHASTITY
details" will be reproduced in Newkirk
the Fourth Of July.
the variety of wheat known as Fulcas-
ter, it is said, will lead the procession in
Oklahoma this We +.
The kingfi her Free Press is writing up
all the farmers in its county. 1t ought to
be popular thing to do.
Editor Mckay of the Pond Creek
Tribune thinks that Pond Greek should be
made presidential postoffics.
The sorrow over the American Railway
Unions boycott of the Rock Island rail-
road is not exactly poignant at Enid.
Dennis Flynn aud Sid Clarke worked
hard for statehood but Georgia is nearer
the ADMINISTRATORS ear than either of
them.
Since Patterson has withdrawn, Isen-
berg of the Enid Wave, is supporting
Farmer Gould of FL Reno, for territorial
delegate.
There is man in Payne county where
the chiggers are very plentiful who says
that he is already three weeks behind with
his scratching.
There is never day so hot that an In
dian will be compelled TO put off his heavy
blankets. They say they wear them TO
keep out the heat.
The Watonga Republican says that the
school teachers of Oklahoma are doing
more for the country than congress is do
ing. That isn't much of compliment.