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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-11-19
FREIGHT TRAINS COLLIDE.
Serious Wreck Follows u Lehigh Valley
Flagman's Neglect.

Byn the United Press.
Tunkhannock, Pa, Nov. 1S.-By the
mistake of fiagman two freight trains
collided near Homets Ferry, on the Le-
high Valley railroad, at 3 o'clock this
morning. Engineer Freeman, of the
west bound train, was badly injured,
and his fireman, George Smith, had a
leg broken while jumping from the en-
gine.
An east bound freight train had
pulled over on the west bound track to
let the United States express, which
had the right of way, pass. The engi-
neer Of the west bound freight train
saw no flag, hence the collision.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-11-19
GRESHAM DOUBTS IT.
The Latest Eastern Horror Tale Doesn't
Receive Much Credence.
BY the United Press.

Washington, Nov. 1S.-Secretary
Gresham says he has heard nothing Of
ficial of the rumored atrocities in ASH
attic Turkey, whereby it was claimed
10000 Christians, men, women and chill
dren, were massacred in cold blood by
Armenian unbelievers, and he does not
think they are trustworthy. The United
States consulate at Sivas Is but $50
miles from Bitlls, and our agency at
Treblzonde Is only 200 miles away.
1t Is thought most improbable that
such widespread butchery could occur
without these consular officials hearing
of II and reporting upon 1t.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-11-19
WEATHER REPORT.

Generally fair; cooler Monday evening:
winds shifting to northwest; colder and
fair Tuesday.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-11-19
FAMILIES ARE STARVING.

Destitution Caused by the Blacklist
Against Railroad Men.
BY the United Press.
Denver, Col, Nov. 1S-After careful
canvass committee has reported that
2l5 families of the American Railway
union are on the verge of starvation,
and 400 unmarried men destitute.
This is in consequence of the black
list enforced by the railways against
the men who struck last summer.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-11-19
AT "STRANGLER'S ROW."

The Police Arrest q Would be Murderer
In Denver.
BY the United Press.
Denver, Col, Nov. 1S.-At II o'clock
last night the denisons Of Strangers
Row" were startled by screams from
1880 Twentieth street. The special po-
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-10-26
REPUBLICAN STATE PLATFORM.

Pe-affirming The Republican national pat
Eorm OF 1Se2. ... ,.r;o.- =
lsIn of our party is in Itself guaranty 10 me
oafion fiat the interests OF its defender :,
iIeir WIDOWS and orphans. VIII be nberaily
rared for and we denounce their cruei anu
deliberate betrayal By the present democratic
administration. ,,,,;,
second: We adhere 70 the tepuDilcA.s, .I,'t :,
5octrine of protection. and believe that tarin
laws shoulI protect the products Oh the Az 1h'
a. well as OF the factory !.
Third. The American people favor D.
metallism and the Republican party uehlahdS
the uee of both gold and silver as stanunrd
money with such restrictions and under
guch provisions 30 be determined Dy ie%lsId-
Iion as will secure the maintenance oi the
parity Of vs lues of the two metals, ana 'hat
The purchasing and debt paying power OF the
dollar. whether OF gold SliFer or PtPeI, Sitii IN
he al ali times equal The interests OF the
producers of the country IT'S farmers anu IIs
working men, demand that the mines pe OPEN
ed TO the coinage of the silver or tne NINE
of the United States. and that congress shoulu
ENACT n law levVing n tax on lmporlatlOnS OF
f,,eipn silver sufficient to fully protect The
Products Of our own mines.
Fourth: We favor national ara stare leSis-
lafion for the encouI assemcht of irrigation.
Fifth: We tlenounCe The present state adj
ninistration for ;ts violation of the laws and
contempt of the courts. the corruption ana
1nconpetency OF its officials, It's gross mis-
management OF the state INSTITUTIONS, ana
for the discrrdit il has brought upon the
good name of the state. And we pledge The
Republican party and the nominees OF inns
convention TO \ faithful and economical us
charge of all official duties and to a strict
observance and an honest enforceme4t OF tho
laws and to obedience TO the mandates OF The
courts.
sixth. To the maintenance Of these princi-
pies We invite the support o. ali patriotic
citizens.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-10-26
WHAT KANSAS CARES.

Reciprocity is dead. The Democrats
repealed those magnificent treaties
which were the work of James G..
Blaine. Spain at once levied differen-
tial duties in favor of Spanish flour.
meats AMI European manufactures
brought to Cuba from Spain. American
food products are excluded.
Does this effect the Seventh district of
Kansas any? Go ask miller. Kansas
-four went to Cuba with reciprocity in
force. Does it go there now?
In the last year before the reciprocity
policy was adopted with reference TO
Cuba our exports 10 that island were
S1l, ,929,G05 and The average for four
tor four years had been S11, 300, 900.
For twenty years tie trade with this
country has been practically stationary.
There was no growth in the business of
this country with Spanish Cuba. The
crops in Kansas were large but Kansas
found no larger market in Cuba.
Then came reciprocity. 1t was in
force three years. In those three wears
our exports have averaged $50, ,447 900.
nearly twice the average for four wears
before and fully twice the average for
the previous thirteen years when our
exports were an average of so, ,060, 900.
Now our exports with Cuba doubled
under reciprocity. Kansas was in that
1t was q market to the Southwark for
our products.
But the Democrats have DESTROYED
that. The Kansas products have been
barred out. Ii was done in the interest
of the Democratic idea of free trade.
In this district today we are having a
contest between two men. One Of them.
the present Congressman, Mr.. Simpson,
is an absolute free trader. Heis against
reciprocity and indorSes the Democratic
party for its destruction of Blaine's great
plan of reciprocity which was Irovinr
such brilliant success. Another candi-
date is Chester Long, a champion OF pro-
lection and reciprocity.
Ii remains to be seen whether the peo-
pie of this district will send the enemy
or the friend OF reciprocity to Congress
10 represent them by their vote
Many men say that it doesn't make
much difference 10 them who goes t.
congress. or what his political faith is.
Is that true: Does it make difference
TO him If the market OF Kansas is Grip
pied rs it has been? Does it make a
difference whether we have 4 man IN
Congress who will vote us larger mar
kets, or a man IN Congress who wall
destroy with his vote those markets
which we have gained:
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-10-26
MYSTERIOUS SOUNDS,

From the PhiladelpnL, IiInes.
Mysterious sounds, noises heard In
the dead Of the night, weird disturb
ances that startle and bewilder the
listener have tendency to disturb
ones nerves, accompanied with cold
chills and stealthy glances cast into
dark and gruesome corners.
These superstitious breads and fan
cies are confined to no one class as re-
CARDS intelligence, and even Julius
Caesars shuddered at the Growing of a
cock; the poet Beattie suffered keenly
from the same cause, and Kant, the
great German philosopher, abandoned
q pleasant home because he could not
bear the shriil notes of a neighbors
chanticleer. Wallenstein, though ac-
customed to the thunder of artillery
and din of arms, could not endure at
home the barking of dogs nor even the
clatter of the large spurs then in fash
ion.
OF strange sounds existing, concern
ing which no satisfactory explanation
has ever been given, one OF the most
remarkable has long been known as
1.-The guns of Barrisaul-"' The delta
OF the Ganges Is known in native dia-
lect as the Sunderbuuds, and is vast
lururiant jungle of marshy vegetation.
One of the stations Is named Bar
risauL From here, in the rainy sea-
son. have long been heard mysterious
sounds, resembling the discharge Of
artillery, and, therefore, popularity
named the guns OF Barrisaul." Only
heard in the rainy season and from the
southwark, they have been heard 100
miles Of. Hindoo superstitions have as
sociated the sounds with their religious
traditions.
{ The drummer OF Tedworth'sr phan-
toms sounds have been described b.
Aubrey. and people living in the vicin-
it's OF recent date have heard the
weird tap Of the invisible drummer.
Many a mvsterious ruueling has
been attributed 20 distant cannOnad-
ing, heard over wide stretches ot sea
and land. The evening gun az Ply
mouth, Englan has been heard sixty
miles OF. The booming Of great guns
has been heard from Messiaa 20 syra-
Cusc, run u-DO3 10 Irs -tOA - e
tance Of nearly 100 miles
The cannonadinE a. Waterloo was
heard 100 miles away, and the roar OF
Gems. Meade and Lees guns a. GettTs-
burg was heard I30 miles distant But
i for guns we substitute the mightiest
sounds OF nature, great volcanic crup-
tons. such as that a. >unoa~a Island
and the Ezs;e-a Archipelago. the rum
bic and roar % that scene o. desc alton
was heard POO miles away.
The singular sounds proceeciaS from
masses OF stone have been generally
satisfactorily scoounted .o-- HunOo ct
describes a gigantic mountain n the
0Tiaoco region as "one ct those srorn
which travellers have heard toward
sunset sub,errauean SoGEcs resezIl bling
those Of al organ. The sound = only
heard when person liss down on ne
rock with his eaE c.ose % the surface
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-10-26
OF GEaERAL I.TEgEsT.

The father of tbc piano was ths
harps.chord, and SIS gr4ndfather the
spInet- The piano was arsi used IN pub
lie concert on May -. l757, il the Co
vent Garden tbsater. London
The father of Tslna. the grss;
actor, was dentist. aud intended his
soa for the same bushes The latter
showed no enthusiasm for Sling teeth.
and soon deserted his employment Tor
the stage.
Say, waiter. are you positive this
Il Wild duck arm eating ., yss. sir
30 wild that 1e had % etzse - rUEsud
the back yard for htteen Eniuates bef0rs
We could eaten II t"-Amerieau Gfocer
Andrew johnson vas tEe aOn %
very poor farmer. Wh.z isn years cd
he WAS apprenticed % tailor. All Ec-
ouired taste to- rcadia< b. hearing
gentleman read aloud frO-H tbs . -Aas1sTs-
can SPEAKER
-sPokr. the vio.i-is; anG oozpcssr.
wa =; frst foa6srof hsl ping his fatAer
nlI the nnedIcinss ur=1 il = dcrtoTs
practice THAI BE uzs q 2. aging on The
violin. a1o he Wa f-squeotly sco.as1
for ssglectiEg ais -usic-
-For trey the royzl-hea-.~d wor-sn
s-e WHO nooly iove re noole<.. y.;
have z.ae- fo- NEEDY sazsr.zz lives "a
loTliesf p-zrs, es-Tyscx q skososr 81 =
iizht a 'aelr Stzi.e tie nezrenly yzy
tha1 pit4sih ias 80. George g. ~.
hushznd-~fo1 are uasurzlfv ~
az aahspgY d3sea1ttien. tA-s.s.Es..
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-10-26
DO YOU KNOW

lcal Buddha. He taught that neither
the doctrines nor the austerities of the
Brahmans were of any avail in deliver
jng men from old age, disease and
death.
Pain and pleasure are simply the re-
suit of Karma (vvorls), no notice being
taken of the existence or non-existcuce
Of God He taught the Hiudoo doctrine
of the transmigration OF souls. He as
sumed existence TO be miserable. ami
that the highest conceivable good is IN
obtain entire exemption from exist
snce.
lie taught the evil Of caste distinc-
tions. and all who embraced his tenets
became members of n great brother
hood. His moral code is one of the
most perfect in the world. He became
the founder of religion which, after
lapse of two thousand years, is still
professed by four hundred and fifty
I've million Of human beings.
Sir Edwin Arnold's poem. "The
Light of Asia" is a glorifcation ~
Buddha. one of the divine souls OF the
world. Reverence To the jewel on the
lotus" Honor 20 the iDcOmparab bic
Buddha," 4" CRY his myriads Of followers.
In Hindoo art are expressed infinite
weird forces and lauguOrs. the perpetual
creation, destruction and recreation OF
the world Fashioned in an age when
the Imagination OF man was much
more highly developed than a. present,
Il sought 10 render in imperishablc
forms the energy and immobilitv Of su-
prcne power. clothing the forces OF
the universe with forms the most splen-
did the world has ever beheid
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-10-26
AMONG TIE WITS.

There's Biggser, now; would you
| call him a patient man.? ''Al de-
pends." ''On what?" Whether he's
fshin' or waitin' fer his supper. ."-Buf-
falo Courier.
Mrs. Sharpe-''I can't pay you for
three or four weeks yet. l lost a lot of
money this month in speculation. -
"You don't say. Whose was it?"-Cin-
cinnati Tribune.
-"Dinkle-..This bewildering maze
the poets write of, 1 wonder what il
means?" Lusher-''B 'Bewildering maize?
Something about corn juice, 1 sup
pose. buffalo Courier.
-Bacon-"What's that thread tied
about your little finger for?' Egbert
-"Oh. that's just to remind my wife
to ask me If forgot something she told
me TO remem ber "-Tit-Bits.
Fat Man-''Whew! How do you
account for this unexpected hot wave?"
Weather Prophet think it must be
on account of my buying a fall over
coat and heavy Derby."-N. Y. Jour
nal.
The editor found burglar in his
room, and .'Was killed by him."
No; held the burglar up and got
enough out of him to pay off a mort
gage on the paper. r."-Atlanta Consti-
tuition.
Look here" said the proprietor of
the lunch establishment, this coin has
hole in it, ''Well." replied Mean
I, L.
We sold me-" And he strobe haughtily
on.-Washington Star.
-"Everybody speaks of him as ris-
ing young man." said the young wom-
al. Yes" replied the young man,
'.you see, he never loses chance to
get up and give lady seat in horse
car."-Washington Star.
Angry Customer - ''Hullo! you
waiter, where is that oxtail soup"
Waiter-"Coming sir-half minute. -
Customer-''Confound you! how slow
you are" Waiter-'Fault of the soup,
sir. Oxtail is always behind. bound
Brook Democrat.
-Foreman-"Can't get that great
japanese victory in anyway unless you
kill the ball game" Editor-''Oh, hold
1t over: change Japanese to Chinese
throughout and run it tomorrow, and
we'll scoop the next days papers.
Boston Transcript.
Lumber Merchant-"I made nv
money in the timber business" re-
marked titled nobleman with an
American wife. "No! / never heard
of that. How did you do it?" asked
his companion. well, had famous
family tree. and an American heiress
gave me a fortune for il. TN. Y. Sun.
Mother said little girl. looking
up from her book, what does trans
atlantic mean?' "Oh! across the At
lantic, of course. Don't bother me:
you make me forget my count ''Does
trans always mean across?'' II sup
pose it does. If you don't stop bother
ing me with your questions, you'll go
to bed" Then does transparent mean
, cross sparent?'-Tit-Bits.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-10-26
PERSONAL AND IMPERsoNAL,

The ruler of Coburg, better known
as the duke OF Edinburg, is a man of
many hobbies. Among them must be
counted his curious mania for collect
ing miniature silver ships At the
present time he is the proud possessor
OF fleet numbering considerably over
fifty.
The big fog whistle or siren was
blowing at Sandy Hook one day last
week when deaf old gentleman at
Atlantic Highlands, y. j., put his hand
back of his ear and said. while his face
beamed with pleasure: That's the
first cornet playing I've heard in thirty
years"
Rev G. ". Slaughter. of Palo Pin
to, Tex, now in his eighty-third year,
is veteran of the Texan war of inde-
pendence and of the campaign of Gen.
BurleSon against the CherOkees, which
ended in great battle on the bank of
the Natchez river. Mr.. Slaughter was
present at the surrender OF Santa Anna
after the battle of San Jacinto.
Sarah Bernhardt says that before
presenting ''Izeyl'' TO the Paris public
she made deep study OF Buddhism
10 get the necessary local color" for
her role. The French actress eonfesses
10 great admiration for Ellen Terry's
methods on the stage. and says that
she has initiated some OF them with
profit. Il adore the Lyceum," says
Sarah; Il go 10 school there"
-Veronese loved to represent festive
gatherings on a colossal scale. His
Marriage OF Cana is thirty feet long
and twenty feet high and contains one
hunderd and thirty figures The most
remarkable feature of the painting IS
the group OF musicians IN front round
4 table. Among this party Neronese
represents Titan, Tintoretto, himself
and other celebrated painters
The sultan OF Turkey has little Of
the old Turkish reserve about him. He
recently invited party Of English Ia
dies and gentlemen 20 the palace in
Constantinople. and entertained them
with circus performance Of the
trained horses in the imperial stud
He efterward asked them 20 dinner.
which was served in western fashion.
and both the sultan and the young
princes were quite entertaining n
conversation.
1t has been said that the kniChtInE
of Augustus Harris the vveu known
theatrical manager Of London. was a
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-10-26

Near Tor. in Arabia. Is a mountain
which gives forth a curious sound The
native legend concerning IL runs as fol-
lows: convent Of monks is miracu-
lousy preserved under ground. and the
sound occasionally heard is produced
by the nakona, a long, metallic bar
suspended horizontally, which priest
strikes with a hammer TO summon the
brethren to prayers
Musical sands have attracted much
attention from the curious circum-
stances, no less than the beauty of their
tlukllng notes. These sands are found
IN occasional patches along the sea
shores, of which there are said to be
forty-seven in the United States and
many others in different parts of the
world Musical sand hills are found in
some of the deserts. At Studland Bav,
England. there is patch few hum
dred feet square that gives out clear
ringing note musical as the tones of
bugle. II is q singular circumstance
that these sands are in patches in the
midst Of large stretches of the same
kind, apparently, which are entirely
nOn-musicaL When one walks across
these sands the tread OF the foot causes
friction among the grains. millions in
number, and this friction causes sing
ing on the same principle that finger
bowl responds to the rubbing of a
moistened finger.
On the Hanks of Mt. Sinai there IS a
sand hill OF similar kind, where the
downpouring OF the sand causes n
sweet, tinkling music, which the Bed
ouins, disregardiug the true source,
attribute TO wooden gong struck at
the time of prayers by the monks in
their underground retreat. Ont of 500
specimens of sand from different parts
of the world, while musical sand
seemed to be comparatively common.
only two samples of squeaking sand
were found to have been taken from
thiscountry. They were procured from
so-called boiling springs. One was in
Maine and the other in Kansas. A very
small quantity OF soueaking sand
pressed between the thumb and fore
finger produced, when wet, peculiar
shrill squeak, a phenomenon which
finds its explanation in friction.
The writer was once passing through
the depths Of vast forest of Brazil IN
company with pumber of gentlemen
Suddenly there pealed from the depths
of the wild jungle the distinct, reSon-
ant sound Of a bell. The effect was
startling. it being an assured fact that
no habitation existed in that region
but native quickly dispelled the illu-
sion and sentiments of astonishmeut
excited among the party by darting
into the tangled depths of the mighty
forest, returning shortly with 4 feath-
cred denizen of the Brazilian wild,
which he mad transfxed with an ar.
row. it proved TO be the bell bird.
which. until ITS discovery. had been
the cause of many weird and strange
story
There are. however. some mysterious
sounds which will not admit OF so sat
isfactory an explanation as rendered
by the bell bird There is the wild
strain of uncanny music, which has
been heard on board many a ship. and
can be vouched for by hundreds of sea
men, made manifest within a circle of
a Mozambique cyclone.
The singular tones and gradations.
coupled with the wild, menacing ap
pearance of the weather. is sufficient
to strike awe and superstitious dread
to the heart OF the average sailor
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-10-26
Iemocratic trick to hold ND the nobility

democratic trick to hold up the nobility
TO ridicule, but that is untrue. He was
in the line of promotion and the gov
ernment couldn't help itself Harris is
the best advertised man in London If
q volcano catches fire in Borneo he
writes to the papers all about it, adding
a rider that he will open new show at
Drury Lane on Tuesday week.
The new president of France has
passed through one of the most trying
ordeals that belong to celebrity. He
has had his photograph taken For
three hours he stood in all manner of
positions before the camera. He was
taken standing. sitting, signing papers,
beside his desk and in front. profile,
half full length. and various poses with
his son. a youth OF sixteen vast
number of negatives were taken, until
the president finally became exhausted
md Nod
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-10-26

the matter" Hi'e-",rhat's your theory
Is it?' Husband-"I never saw You
happy" Wife-"Thats because you
never saw me before / met you.--Bos-
ton Home Journal
In 1915 the first pre-emption right
OF settlers on public lands was passed
by congress, not, however, without
much opposition. This act allows set-
tiers on the public domain the right &c
purchase $50 acres. This was the ini
tial Of a long series OF similar enact
ments
We'll, good-by til see You ngaiu.-
seems 90 BE- the customary form of fere-
well with the Adirondack guides. Per-
haps il is their English equivalent fon
"Au revoir.' Many % the guides are
French Canadians or OF French Cana
dian parentage, and they COMMONLY
speak corrupt French, the remnant
Of their bringing up.
The remarkable prevalence OF
blindness IN horses Of certain districts
of New South Wales has led % ar In
vestigation by the veterinary eolisge
Of Melbourne The cause Is found 20
be native tobacco tnicotia sauvioleukl.
which produces in horses effects sim
Tar IN ali respects 20 those Of excessive
smoking in man
~ ike well enough 20 have people
exact in their speech, said MIR Crate
bar, "hat when ny Deighbor. SIR STAY
bolt. who IL exceedingly precise IN his
choice ot words. asxs me IL I don :
think We ought % SPEAK % second
hand shoes a. tecOod-foot sEoe.. sui
almost tempted % reply that ! should
consider such an inqnlry boo;lsss"
-Perhaps no resident % New Yors
greases his boots and The practice ri
boo,-greas ing IL much less common IN.
country over than - vas bcfors gun
boots and gum ovcrshoes were cheap
e3~d and IN proved Severihsl-ss. .thsrs
are places ia the United state. where
q receipt for boat Rrrase that shs!l inn
prove upon Tie various o.d-sash h ioned
c1ubiBati0us q beesTar aud tsll0-
2 - used % look. when cold. Ike froSt
On the bots, would be hasisd with sov.
--Hiyashi HanwaSj is The nam. of .
magnificent temple "a course ~ sr..~
ton in Kyo.o. The Old capJ.nl % JsuznL
For ten years . has been going on. and
Esill. l.ous q dollars haze bzsu @suesass,
sna y = yet fsr srofa opznFl~ ~,ioa- Ths
hngs tinDcrs used f1r pillars. fraus
sne rstteTz we're hazlsL f-sss sh~ for
ests By cables made a s4ossen's hasrs
Twenty sseh c4i.les hzvs sess
vForn cat. and twenty four are yct an
used krsaently TIE oi4 falth has still
strong bod O ta- bsIy o, ~ s~o-
p-" WHEN ne women MAKE Kseh Won
orrful enstEiDzt.sz so- Ozs of .ts ten
Plea