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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-09
FAKE STORY HAILED.
Rtport9 Of Starvation In wilkes Barre
Greatly Exaggerated.

Greatly Exaggerated.
WMKEs'BARRE, Pa, April S-The
reports sent out that there ars 30. 900
miners on the verge of starvation in
this valley are greatly exaggerated.
Tho mines are working very irregular,
however. and many mon with lSrRs
families in the mining towns and viii
lnges are not making more than Sl2 to
SlS a month.
The coal companies are giving them
rent free at present an while the
Welsh, Irish and American miners and
laborlng meu are not natnral beggarS
there may be some suffering but none
of them ara starving, they manage to
ret along by denying themselves all
but tho 6are necessarieS OF life.
In many or most of the cases whore
any appeal is made, there Is craving for
liquor, wages are thus spent, aud here
only the suffering may be great.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-09
THEY WILL FACE BIG GUNS.

Wilkss. Barre Bali Players to Limb ar
Muscles With Metropolitan Club,
WILKES. BARRE, Pa, April S.-The
Wilkes Barre base ball team, Eastern
League. will meet in Brooklyn to-mor-
row. They will play the Brooklyn
team on Tuesday and Wednesday.
On Thursday and Friday they come
together with the New York Giants.
The first three days next week they
will play the Philadelphia National
League team and on the 10Th in Easton.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-09
COLLAPSE Of
A TENEMENT
Three Story Brick Building In Memphis Sud-
denly Falls Into Heap
TWENTY Two PEOPLE ARE BURIED

An Old Building Without Warning
Goes Down Carrying the Occupants.
Only Six Persons Escape Without
Serious injurY-Four Are Taken
Out Dead and Five Seriously
Wounded Ten of the DweIlers are
Missing.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-09
THIRTEENTH IS
NEAR TIE HEAD
Our Boys Closely Crowd the Eight Regment
for First HOlVrS.
Wilkes BARRE IN The DISTANCE

The Report Of Inspector General Nc
Kbbin Shows That Many Com
panies All Below the Standard
A Fine Showing Made by A and D.
The Scranton Regiment Excelled
Only by the Eigth-Nintn Regiment
Out OF Sight; In Other Words Not
In II,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-09
WEATHER FORECAST.

II WASHINGTON April S. -- Fore
lUFLAI cast Jor Monday, For Eastern
-- Pennsylvania, generally fair dur
= ing the day but cloudy IN the
evening and possibly rain during
tho night, cold northeast toindS. For
Western Pennsylvania, Increasing clo,ldi-
ness foLioiOed by tight rams and light
Sno,os at lGke stations, east ,CindS, slight
rise in temperature
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Why THEY PREFER BEER.

The Water Supply of ReadlnE Is in a
Bad Condition.
READING. Pa, April S-Dr. Bsnja-
min Il. Lee, of Philadelphia, secretary
Of the state board of health, accom-
panied the Reading water board over
tho Ohlinger dam and confirms the
allegations that were previously made
that the water has been terribly con-
taminated by the residents Of that
vicinity.
The water supply has been cut Of
and cannot be used until the puisancef
is abated.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-09
THERE ARE MILLIONS IaIr.

The Greatest Gold Strike OF ths Age IN
Colorado.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Col, April s -
The greatest gold strike of the year at
Cripple Creek is reported in the Gale
donia. The vein is eight feet wide.
The lowest assay shows so to the ton.
A half ton assaysd AZ $l)) to the ton.
5 veral feet will run haif that amount.
Quartz s,rsaks three to four inches
wide give as high IA 81 ,0o0 to 1880
The mine has been opened for two
years, ont attention was called away
from it, and its richness was not
dr. AIMED of
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-09
WILL ORGANIZE aLooGE.

The Important Business of Mary +,
Lease at Chicago.
CHICAGO, April 8 Mary L. Lease.
of Kansas, arrived in Chicago yester-
day. In M interview she said;
II am in Chicago to organize Ma
sonic order for womon. | have de-
cided that the Masonic orjar has bCeu
Of such wonderful benefit to men, 30
wonderfully uplifting and sdusati onal,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-09

that it is certainly pity to
deprive women OF the benefits l
do not propose to organize anything
tagonistic to the present masonic Or
der, but the organization will DO made
in such n manner that they will coop
crate with us and approve of it,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-09
Bo@s EleNDS At WORK.

Two Explosions stnItls the Governor OF
Siena, in Tuscany.
ROME, April S.-Two bombs were en-
ploded today before the house of the
military governor in Siena. Tuscany.
No damage was done aud nobody in
jured. although the governor, who ia
critically i'll, was startled greatly
The Siena police have searched the
lodgings of many anarchists and have
arrested five msn who had explosives
| in their rooms.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-09
BLEZs AT coaEY ISLAND.

Numerous Joints Beolms Food for the
Fire Fiond
COMFY ISLAND, L l., April Sire
which startsd last night ia Lewis' no
tel. destroyed that building. Stratton
& Henderson's pavilion, Psrry's con.
cert nail, r. A. Sutherland's hotol.
Tim Olneys restaurant. and two or
three buildings in that portion OF the
island known as The Bowery."
The loss is estimated at from $25, 600
to GQ0 mn
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-09
CoXEY q CHESTNUT.

Even the Tramp, OF Harrisburg Have
Lost Interest in His Scheme.
HARRISBURG. Pa, April 8 The Coxey
meeting called for today did not ma.
terisliZs.
Interest in the movement mas died
| ont
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-09
CATHOLIC CHURCH BURNED.

Two Firamsn seriouslv Iujursd-Ths
Total Loss About $500
NEW York, April S.-St, Augustine'S
Roman Catholic church, Morrihania.
was totally destroyed by fire tonight
Two iiremon were badly but not fatally
injured.
The total loss is about $50, 900, partly
covered by insurance.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-09
EINplsY coNElAG RATION.
Tbs Famo Gus Gas Town Visited by o
DlpaatrouB Fire

Disastrous Fire.
FNDLEY, Ohio, April Sire was
discovered at 8 o'clock this morning
in the dry goods store Of T. and W. h,
Csrnahan. The entire stock on the
first floor was quickly consumed,
The origin or the fire is unknown.
Total loss $4,000 Fully covered by
| insurance
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-09
RON-JAWED
MEN TO SPEAK
Preparations for a Week Of Talking in the
Halls Of Congress.
SENATOR STEWAUT'S dire THREAT

He Win Talk Two Days Whether Any
One Listens or Not-Mr. HIPS
Verbal Opinions Upon the Tariff
Sill and Income Tax are Awaited
With Interest Call Will Fight
for the Florida Patronage Persim-
mons-Tha Democrats are to Be
Smoked Out by MIR. Harris.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-09-19

No PINKERToN, marshal, militia
victed for the hundreds of murders
they have committed while in the
service of corporations. Women and
children have been killed in their
homes and yards, women and men
have been killed walking the streets,
bombs have been thrown into their
houses while the family were asleep
and women and children killed by
them and in no instance save one
has ever one of them been arrested
and tried, and in the case tried the
corporations defended the accused
who were acquitted because they
could not be identified as the ones
who did the murder. These murders
were committed by men in the service
of millionaires, who are democrats
and republicans, and who give thou
sands to the campaign funds ofsboth
old parties. Will some of their
party speakers tell the people
nave
been punished? Why Is not Cal Brice
Carnegie, Vanderbilts. Goulds. Sage,
Frick and others as much guilty OF
murder when they hire men. arm
them, and men, women and children
are killed by them, as Parsons, the
anarchist, was who was hung for ap-
proving of a crime not knowing il
was to be done and not being present
when it was committed. Have the rich
corporations or individual the right
to kill and slay any more than the
poor worker? If both kill had ought
not both be punished? Where does
the Pinkcrton company get their au.
thority to hire and arm men to fight
for experimentation them and
number them so thateven their names
are lost? When one of them is ar
rested. as many of his comrades as are
necessary are on hand to swear he is
innocent. They are assassins hired
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-09-19
THE GOLD RESERVE.
1t Is Steadily Climbing Up in Uncle
Sans Strong Box.

1t Is Steadily Climbing Up in Uncle
Sans Strong Box.
WASHINGTON, Sept l5.-The net cash
in the treasury at the close of busi-
ness yesterday was S127, I62, AL, of
which $50, 045, 514 represented the gold
reserve.
The gold reserve has been steadily
climbing up for the past month. On
August 8 it reached it's lowest point
in the history of the department., S52,-
$50, 800. Since that date it has in
creased almost $1,000, 900 and the in
crease has largely allayed the fears of
treasury officials. During the past
week it has increased over 81, 900, 600
This increase is accounted for by the
surrender Of gold voluntarily 10y banks
and its exchange for small notes
During the past week $4,000 have
been so exchanged. The balance of
the increase is due to the purchase of
bullion at Helena, Denver and Char
lotte, n. C. The large increase iii the
output of gold in Colorado and Mon
tana piles up the gold reserve, as it
finds its way directly to the assay
Offices of the government.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-09-19
BANK DIRECTORS SUED.
Receiver Latimer of the Sedalia First
National Makes Sensational Charpes

Receiver Latimer OF the Sedalia First
National Makes Sensational Charges.
SEDALIA, Mo, Sept. lj.-W. A. Lat
timer, receiver of the First National
bank of this city filed suit yestcr-
day in the United States circuit court
at jefferson City for sass, 900 against
the directors of the suspe ndcd institu-
tion. The petition is OF sensational
nature and makes public for the first
time the alleged methods of President
Cyrus Newllirl1 and Cashier J. :.
Thompson, as we'll as those of the di-
rectors, in conducting the business of
the bank
j. c. Thompson, the cashier is a fu-
gitive in Mexico, and Cyrus Newkirk
the president, is now residing in Cali
fornIa. In nutshell, it is charged
that the directors allowed Newkirk to
Overdraw his account to the amount
of Si0l, ,000i and permitted Thompson
to gamble away 81, 900 in stocks,
wheat and real estate deals, besides
allowing insolvent parties without Sc
curity to draw 500, 900 out of the
vaults. The receiver alleges that the
defendants as directors, during the
whole time between September 6,
1890, and May 4, 1894, utterly failed
and neglected to perform their duties
and failed to hold meetings of said
board of directors to look into and
after the affairs of the bank. They
also signed and attested, it is claimed,
false reports to the comptroller
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-09-19
THE SILVER QUESTION.

The silver question is very simple.
This question of ratios and dollars
of the same intrinsic value is one of
Wall and LON bard streets modern in
ventions. There is not enough gold
and silver mined in the world each
year to furnish money sufficient to
keep pace with the increase of popu-
lation and business. Thers is not
gold and silver enough in the United
States to do this if not one dollar
went abroad. Now how can we
check the fall in the price on any
thing? Why, by increasing the de-
mand, of course. But when we strike
silver down as money we don't in
crease the demand for it, but decrease
it. If we want to increase that de-
mand we want to increase it's uses
In other words let governments say
to every man who has silver, l will
coin it into dollars of 412J5 grains
each free of charge and silver at once
is placed on a parity with gold. No
man can show that as long as this
or any other government had free
coinage of silver that 1T was not
worth as much as gold. Suppose that
the government should say to the mine
owners 1 will pay $40 ton for hard
coal and S5 for soft coal Don't you
know that everybody else would have
to pay that price as long as the gov
ernment continued to buy? Free
coinage means that legal and the COM
mercial value of the silver dollar shall
be the same. And this Will be true SO
long as the product of silver does
not amount to more than we need to
coin each year for money to keep pace
with the business of the country. 1t is
true that the mine owners will profit
by this, but not more so than will the
wheat and cotton growers, and other
producers In the land Besides this
objection can be urged with equal pro-
priety against gold, because free coin
age increases the value of gold. If the
government should make those prices
on hard and soft coal does any one
suppose that those prices would
change thus changing the ratio?
That is, would it be likely that soft
coal would only bring So while hard
coal would bring S11?
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-09-19
COLORADO REPUBLICANS.
In Convention ut Denver They Nomin-
ate a State Ticket.

In Convention ut Denver They Nomin-
ate State Ticket.
DENVER, Col, Sept. 1.-THE dele
gates to the Republican state con-
vcntion were late in assembling yes
tcrday, and it was nearly noon be fore
Irving IIowbert, chairman of the
state central committee, called the
convention to order A committee on
credentials was appointed, after
which Senator Wolcott addressed the
convention.
At the conclusion of his remarks
Senator Teller took the platform.
lie gave a brief history of the fight in
congress last winter to prevent the
repeal OF the Sherman bill.
When he concluded the following
were nominated: Judge of the
supreme court, John Campbell of Col
orado Springs; governor, A. w. McIn-
tire of AlamOsa; lieutenant governor,
Jud Brush of Greeley: cretary of
state, A. b. McGaffey of Denver; state
treasurer, Harry L. MuliX of Trinidad.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-09-19
MISSOURI PENITENTIARY.
Charges OF IrreguIarity Filed Against
Mnrhen Inne ut .Iencrsnn CIty

Charges of Irregularity Filed Against
Warden Face at Jefferson city.
JEFFERSON CITY. Mo, Sent. 15.-At a
meeting Of the board of prison in
spcctors yesterday charges were pre-
ferrcd by w l.. Belt against Warden n
j. l.. Pace of the penitentiary. Mr..
Belt until couple of weeks ago was
the mail clerk and usher at the prison,
but was summarily dismissed, the
warden alleging that he was discour-
teous and neglected his duties. This
was denied vigorously by Mr. Belt,
and lie stated that in due time he
would file charges against the war
den. lie forwarded them yesterday
from his home in Lafayette county.
The board held an executive session,
and decided TO hear the matter Sep
tcmber -, and notified Warden Pace
and Belt To that effect.
There appears To be nothing OF Il
very serious character in the charges.
In general way they rccite that the
warden has at various times violated
the rules of the prison by having meat
sent from the slaughter house to his
residence, that he purchased suit Of
clothes for discharged convict and
had the same charged To the account
of the state; that the warden still re-
tains IN his employ Il negro named
Charles DartOn, after evidence has
been submitted to him showing that
DartOn has tampercd with letters
containing money for the convicts.
There are Some other CHARGES. but
they are of a trivial character
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-09-19
TRADE SITUATION
r. C. DUN'S WEEKLY REVIE W
OF BUSINESS.
Trade Larger Than at Any Time Since
tho Panic- Con fusion Caused by Uncer-
tain Crop Reports About Corn-Thrce
Weeks OF the New Tariff Law.

New YORK, Sept iJ.-R. G.. Dun's
Weekly Review of Trade says: Busi-
ness has met no setback this week
and continues larger than earlier in
August and larger than year ago
directly after the panic The coun try
has now passed nearly three weeks
under the tariff ana all admit that
changes have been of less Importance
as yet than was expected. If in some
branches business has materially in
creased, it has gained little or
has fallen Off in others. Loss in
some directions is explained by
crop reports, for the most favorable
estimate of experts puts the loss of
corn at about 400, 900, 900 bushels,
whereas the government report is by
some interpreted as meaning a loss of
1000, 600, 900 bushels. The opinion of
the trade does not favor the official
estimate, and the price has not risen
at all during the week though re-
ceipts have been very small. Exports
have practically ceased, and all real
ize the shrinkage of 400, 900, 900
bushels is serious if it proves TO be no
greater, since il must affect the prices
of meats for year or more. Pork is
unchanged, but lard has risen 30 cents
per 100 pounds.
Nor are official reports encouraging
as TO wheat. Western receipts in two
weeks have been i1,1Si,GS7 bushels,
against 1O,G1i,76l last year, and At
lantic exports only 2,O74, 100, against
5,iOG, SO! last year, and the price is
one-haf cent lower. Considerable
injury Is officially reported to cotton.
but few expect less than $500, 900
bales. which is more than enough,
and the price is sixteenth lower.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-09-19

poratiol s brought you. How long
will you support parties who allow
bands OF assassins in times of trouble
to kill at viii? Vote them out!
Mans inhumanity to man makes
countless thousands mourn" Who is
it that is plundering this country and
bringing distress and mourning unto
countless thousands?
Is it the poor wage orker?
Is it. the sun-tanned farmer?
{ Is it the miner delving in the earth
for crusts of bread?
Is it the merchant who stares bank
ruptcy in the face?
Is it the manufacturer whose un-
sold products rises up to curse him?
No, it is none of these. Then, who
is IL?
1t is the purse proud bankers. the
money sharks Of the world who prey
ing upon their kind eat as it were the
flesh of men. They have erected a
golden calf as god for the American
people and for the world. They COM
pei all mankind to fall down and
worship it. They have made the gold
they control the blood of the nation,
and vampire like have sucked that
blood from every man who earns his
living in the sweat of his brow. They
have locked up their gold and with
held the wages of the reapers of the
field by fraud. They are living in
wanton pleasure on the earth. They
are condemning the part They are
heaping treasure together for the last
days.
These money kings are the sharks
of the earth. They are the men who
are making the people-the countless
thousands mourn. They are the men
who are in control of the government.
They are the men who can and do de-
fly, and dare the congress OF the peo-
pie to perform their promises. They
are the men who ask and get gold
bonds. They are the men who draw
the blood bought gold of the poor
from the treasury. They are the men
who with ghoulish glee in Wall
street pit dance on the grave of
American liberty. They are the men
who make the people mourn.
Come out of the old parties who
feed these vampires of HI, Oh, ye
people! Give your strength to the
cause of God, the cause of home, the
cause of wife and children. of every
thing that is faithful and honest, and
drives the thieves and hounds of hi
forth to destroy the workers of earth.
Be manly. be honest-''ye are breth-
ren."
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RECORDS SHATTERED.
Robert y. Faces Mile III 2:OI II at
Terre Hautc-Other Records Lowered

Terre lIautc-Other Records Lowered.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Sept. ID
Worlds records went glittcring over
the Terre lIaute track yesterday which
now holds all but two-the fastest
three heat pace and the fastest 9
year-old pacing race records There
Is hung up the fastest mile ever gone
by n horse in harness, Robert j.. -,
2:Ol =, the miles of Nancy Hanks and
AliN, each in @:Oi; tho worlds record
for 4-year-old trottcrs, made by Fan
tasy in 200; the fastest six heat race
ever gone by 3-ycar- old; Express
sivc's great race three weeks ago, the
fastest 2-year-old trotting record.
Oakland Baron's mile in 2:lG; Whirli-
gigs 3-ycar-old pacing record of 2:l0:
the stallion pacing record of 2:0394 by
John Il. Gentry and the stallion
record of 2:0l by Joe Patchen: the
marvellous mile by the 2-vear-old
PAGER done by Carbonate in 200 and
hls previous record of 2:1O tied bv Di.
rectly. That is why the town is wild
with enthusiasm.
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THE CREW WAS DRUNK.

a Member or the Cook Greenland Ex
cursion Tells II Sensational Story.
OBERLIN, Ohio, Sept. Professor
q. f. Wright of Oberlin college, who
accompanied the Cook Greenland ex-
cursion party here, returned to his
home in this city He says that on
the morning the Miranda sunk nearly
the entire crew of sailors were so in
toxicated that they had to be helped
from the vessel when she went
down. The reef on which the
Miranda struck, he says, was plainly
marked on the chart.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-09-19

AS LONG as cotton is below eight
cents per pound and wheat below one
dollar per bushei, gold will be ex-
ported to Europe. Whenever cotton
and wheat goes above those prices
gold will come to America The first
step to raise the prices is to establish
the free coinage of silver at 16 10 1.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-09-19
A Chinese Town Firo s,o,,,

SHANGHAI, Sept IA great con-
hagration is reported to have occurred
at Chung King August %. Abou Z
thirty persons are known TO have per-
lshed and it is probable that the list
oil dead will prove much heavier. The
property loss is estimated at In ooO :
600 taels. Two thousand buildinCs
were destroyed. incluiug three tenn
pies. No foreign houses were burned.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-09-19

GEN. WARNER makes the assertion
that there are more daily papers in
this country owned by foreigners than
there are in England. At this rate
England will be making our school
books, and George the Third will take
the place of George Washington.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-09-19
STRICKEN BY CONSUMPTION

Pythiau Grand Chancellor LoomIs of
Kansas Passes to His Rest.
FoRr SCOTT. Kan, Sept. 15.-P. c.
Loomis, grand chancellor of the
Knights of Pythias of Kansas, died of
consumption at his home in Galena
last night. He was 81 years old and
was bctrothcd to one of the fairest
young ladies of Fort Scott The fu-
neral will occur to- morrow afternoon
at o'clock. unless postponed at the
request of Mystic lodge No. II of this
city, of which he was a member His
Fort Scott lodge and friends will go to
the funeral in a special train.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-09-19

The republican party set the trap
aud the democratic party sprung It.
The people were caught and now
several million of them are equarrelling
over who did set the trap and sprung
it, while the leaders of the two old
parties are laughing in their sleeves
and setting the trap again.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-09-19
ohio German rrthinns Mithdraw.

IoUNGsTowN, Ohio, Sept. Il. -
Goethe lodge. one of the oldest Ger
man lodges of the Knights of Pythias
III the United States, has decided,
with but four dissenting votes, to
withdraw from the order and organ
ize the Goethe Relief society, using
funds now in their possession for the
new organization
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-09-19

THE government, under the manipu-
lation of the money power, has made
it impossible for the people to pay
their indebtedness. If,epudiation is
resorted to 1t will be the result of un-
just exiortion.