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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-02

"At the last legal execution in the Creek
Nation | was present." said Mr.. Leo e.
Bennett, the government agent for the
five civilized tribes "The details were
very different from an execution in the
army. A squad is detailed, and some of
the guns are left unloaded, so nobody can
tell who fires the fatal shot. At this Creek
execution the condemned man was seated
on the ground with his back against tree
and his legs stretched out in front. He
was not bound to the tree nor were his
hands tied. Just before the execution
some one put Il bandage over his eyes, but
the prisoner tore it OFF and threw it away.
Perhaps the strangest part of the pro-
ceedings WIS the selection of the execution
ers. That was left to the condemned man.
| He was told to pick out the two men whom
he wanted to do the shooting. Strange to
say, one of his selections was his cousin.
Both men were from the light horse of the
nation. The two men, without any I'M
necessary delay walked out in front of the
condemned man twelve or fifteen feet,
knelt down, leyeled their revolvers, steady
| ing their barrels with their left hands, and
! fired Both bullets struck the left breast
over the heart and not more than an inch
and a half apart. The man fell over on
his side, and iii few seconds was dead."-
st. Louis GlObe-Democrat.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-02

There is much good argument in the lit
erature of tho world to prove that many OF
the most eminent scientists, theologians,
philosophers and divines have believed in
the Immortality of the "beasts of the
fields" One of the earliest records of such
curious notion may be found in the
pages of the Bible. See Ecclesiastes iii,
1921. In the verses named we find the
| following:
81 said in my heart concerning the estate
of the sons of men, that God might mani
fest them, and that they might see that
| they themselves are beasts. For that which
| befaleth the sons of men befalleth beasts;
even one thing befalleth them: as the one
dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have
ali one breath, so that u man hath no pre-
eminence above beast. All go unto one
place: all are of the dust and unto dust all
return. Who knoweth the spirit of the
man that goeth upward, and the spirit of
u beast that goeth downward to the earthP"
In the above quotation Ecclesiastes does
not positively declare that animals are to
have a future existence, but he very plain
| ly says that they have the same chances in
that respect that the human family has.
This was also the belief of John Wesley,
the founder of Methodism, and of those
eminent Christian bishops Jeremy Taylor
and Bishop Butler. Coleridge advocated
the same doctrine in England, Lamartine
in France and Agassiz in America. The
last named gentleman, the greatest sci
enlist we have ever had on this continent,
and a man of profound religious convic-
tions, was firm believer in some future
life for the lower animals.
A professor at Harvard has completed a
list of 1856 European authors who have
written upon the subject, Among the
leading clergymen of this century who
have publicly expressed their belief in a
future life for animals are Joseph Cook
and James Freeman Clark. At recent
trial we'll known judge declared that
one-half the human race believed in the
same curious idea.-St. Louis Republic.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-02
Our River and Hnrbor Tonnage.

Our lake, river and coastwise tonnage
amounts to nearly 100000 tons. The
present marvellous cheapness of water
transportation is of inestimable value to
the people in enabling that transportation
to compete with railroads and to regulate
their charges. Naturally the demand for
the improvement OF the lake harbors, of
connecting streams and canals, and of the
immense water courses of this country has
increased IN its importantly with the in
crease of this commerce; but the increasing
appropriations in the river and harbor bills
are not even yet one-half as large as the
amounts proposed by the engineer board
Senator Frye in Forum.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-02

Father-Want IN excuse, ehP An excuse
for being late to school, eh2 What were
you doing with yourself, SIMPLIFYING mar
blesH
Small Son-No sir, couldn't find my
overshoes.
lather-You couldn't. ell, you careless
boyl They were where you left them, OF
course, You ought to be thrashed for
Servant-Please, sir, Mr.. Nextdoor wants
to know If you're readyP
Yes-yes, Of course. Right away
right away. Where in creation is my haiti
--Good News.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-02

Place in the center of your hand when
fully opened silver dime. Then beg a
friend to takea brush, and tell him that
the niece Of money will be bis if he can
brush it Off from the center Of your hand
Your friend will do his best, but will be-
come very tired, as the piece will move no
more from the center of your hand than il
it was glued there. 1t is understood he
cannot shake violently your hand, because
the piece Of money would fall off. But he
must be satisfied to do exDctly ns IL hc was
brushing a coat In order to gain the coin.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-02

In illustration of Darwin's lainstaking
methods friend Of the great naturalist
states that in one instance lie employed a
clerk for several weeks at nn expense OF
fifty dollars in making Investigations, and
that the result way condensed into three
lines in his great work on the Variation
of Animals" nti a6g5 tr Ia te,ns.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-02

Beds are quite an innovation In Russia,
and many well to do houses are still un-
provided with them. Peasants sleep on
the tops Of their ovens; middle class people
and servants roll themselves up in sheep
skins and lie down near stoves; soldiers
rest upon wooden cots without bedding,
and it Is only within. the last few years
that students in schools have been allowed
beds.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-02
His Namc Is Legion.

ale can't live comfortably in the coun-
try. He's too much given to anachron-
ism"
"What's that got to do with itP"
"Hc goes for trains at the wrong time"
Puck.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-02
The Next Morning.

The night before had seen Trimkins in a
very hilarious humor. When he awoke In
the morning his brother asked him If he
would like to see himself in glass. He
replied "Yes," and one of those convex
affairs that distort tho countenance out of
all approach to nature was produced.
"Great Scottp was the sick mans ejacula-
tion. Then after a pause he said, "Weil,
look pretty bad, must say, but 1t isn't a
shadow to the way / feel. Washington
Post
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-02

Thor was god of the chase, and was rep
resented as being seated on u couch of skins
with twelve stars over his head and a
scepter in his hand, Thursday, or "Thor's
day." was the dGy Thor was worshiped.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-02

It is one of Joseph Jefferson's peculiari-
ties to abhor theatrical passes He never
issues one himself and doesn't want his
manager to do so. Whenever he reaches q
large city Jefferson goes to the box Office
of the theater where he is to appear and
spends from ten dollars to fifty dollars on
tickets to distribute among his friends.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-02
BUSINESS WRITING.
EXPERIENCE OF ONE WOMAN WHO
TRIED JOURNALISM.

Some of tho Reasons That Induced Her
TO Give Cp the Unpromising Realms
of Newspaper Success for the More Sub
stantial One of Assured Competence.
1t has been wittily said that the success
full politician is the man who can eat saw
lust without butter, and certainly such a
capacity must be large factor in all sue
cess. | have eaten good deal of sawdust
In my time, and only recently acquired the
right to add the butter Some ten years
ago was the most miserable of created
beings-a woman with three children de-
pendent upon her-no training for work or
special knowledge of any kind, and |
shared, in common with good many other
women, the conviction that my misfort-
unes gave me certain claim upon people,
and that should make an income because
it was necessary for me to do so or starve.
don't mind owning now that came per
ilously near doing the latter
Ever since | landed in New York, now
over ten years ago, have been able to find
work of some sort, although it has often
been miserably i'll paid, and, | am afraid,
of very little real value. The first thing |
had to get rid of was my ambition and de-
sire for fame as writer A woman with
three children soon finds she must banker
after more material things than name in
literature, and the time speedily comes
when, as hack, she is ready enough to
accept any kind of work and let who will
have the glory, SO long as she sees results
in dollars and cents.
So it came to pass that, shortly after my
arrival in New York, was more than sat
islied If my copy was accepted and aweek's
income assured, and perfectly jubilant
when, by any chance, task of compiling
fell to my share which would bring me
more grist to the mill. But it was a
wretched existence Many and many q
day in midwinter have tramped about
Brooklyn and New York looking up open
ings-writing at the point of the bayonet
as it were, for miserable dollar; and
many time and oft have written col
umns of worthless trash which never saw
the light at all. But every hack can tell
the same story, the never ending effort to
produce and the difficulty of turning the
production to account after all-the miser
able abortions of semi-literary life.
might to this day be walking the tread
mill of itinerant journalism but for the
frankness of my friends had a good
many Of them, and they were unusually
outspoken, probably because they were
really sorry for me. The fault finding Of
faithful friends is valuable.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-02

The total expenditure on the army, ous
of taxes, in the case of the United King
dom, was, in 1890, according to Srr Charles
Dixie, S2,5OOOOO, and in India the same,
or Sl65, coo, besides the expenditure out
of loans and that of the self governing
colonies, for the armies Of the British cm-
pire. Tho colonies altogether spend for
themselves about S75OO,0OO year for army
purposes, in addition to the contributions
made by some of them toward the imperial
forces and toward marine defense.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-02

sPRIEoFIELD, Mo. Aug. 14th. 1898.
Il can speak in the highest terms Of
your medicine from my own personal
knowledge. was affected with heart
disease, pleurisy and rheumatism for
35 years, was treated by the very best
physicians ana spent hundreds OF dol
lars, tried every known remedy with
out iindiag relief. have only taken
one bottle of your P. p. p. and can
cheerfully say 1t has done me more
good chan anything have ever taken.
can recommend your medicine to all
sufferers OF the above diseases.
MRS. NJ. NJ. WEARY.
SpI Igaeld, Green County. Mo.
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and SCrOfuIa

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positive, speedy and permanent cures
In all cases.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-24
COXEY Still SARGUINE.
BuoYed by Bogus Checks and flatter-
ing Letters He Expects to Head
the Marching Hosts.

MAssILLoS, O., March 23.-At dusk
this evening two weary travellers wi tn
bundles swung across their shoulders
arrived here overland from Twins burg,
o., and took up their quarters in an
abandoned freight car on the outskirts
of tho town. They constitute the ad
vance guard of CoxSys great common
veal army and are as yet all there is
to it.
General Coxsy and Chief Marshal
Browne have been tlying about all day
making speeches, submitting TO inter
views and indulging in calculations for
the march that is to begin Sunday.
CoXey received nearly bushel of let
ters today from all parts of the coun e
try, some of them containing money in
amounts ranging from 2-cSnt postage
STAN 10 a 81 bill There were two
checks for 81 900 each and several for
smaller amounts, but it is the opinion
that they are worth nothing.
CoXey has received assurance today
that over 90 900 men will reach Mas
sillon before noon Sunday, the time
set for beginning the long march.
Most of the letters today containing
these assurances bear fake earmarks,
but Coxey and Browne take them in
sober earnest and are now positive tlat
there will bs the greatest event since
the war just now the common veal
army eXlsts on paper only
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-24
Sheriff BAFFLES A MOB.
He Eiustles Prisoners from Fayette,
vile to Charleston to Prevent
a Rescue by Friends.

CHARLESTON. w. Va. March 2S. -
Deputy Sheriff S. L. Walker. OF Fay.
otte county, arrived here this morning
with Wash Atkina sentenced to hang
for killing Ike Radford, John Griffith,
who murdered slim Coleman ut Deep
Water; Dave Wells and J. B. Gibson,
rioters, charged with murder in the
first degree, supposed to have killed
Adkins in the attack on Wyants tipple
on Feb. 2S.
They We're brought from Fayetts jail
here because mob was threatening to
break into the Jail and release them.
Last night twenty miners with win
cbesters marched on Fayetteville with
this intent. When they reached Fay
cite station. four miles this side, the
mob stopped for reinforcements.
Sheriff Walker, hearing of it tried to
60 to the all to protect the prisoners
but was held up at the station by the
mob and compelled 20 gwait two hours.
AS reimbursement did not come and his
identity being unknown he was turned
loose.
This morning, collecting possA
armed with wincAesters che sheriff
went to the Jail, got the men out and
smuggled them here in Chesapeake
and Ohio baggage Car.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-24
STATE NEWS CoNoeNSeD.

Mary Barrett escaped from the Lebanon
county almhouSe ana canuoJ be found.
A bogus gas inspector is preying on
Chester houSekeepcrs tor purposes of
theft
Many tons Of coal buried Michael Mona
CHAN in colllery at Pottsville, and he was
dug out corpse.
Reasons for Il new trial for John g.
Smedley, the convicted tirebug OF Media,
were FLED yesterday.
Footpads attacked Bert Price of South
Chester near Upland bridge, but he es-
capped by his tleetness
Fear of losing $50 which he had advanced
for property he did not want. led David
Scher, OF Topton, to fire ballet into his
heart.
Governor Pattison has reappontod Hor-
nee keesey ANA Samuel Small, of York,
trustees of the Harrisburg State hospital
for the insane.
ID, l.. Duncan, custodian of the public
building in Harrisburg under the first
Cleveland administration, died sudde My
AT his home yesterday afternoon. lie was
II leading to6accouist,
The following pensions have been issued
Pennsvl svlvAnia-lncrease Seth b. Munson,
Great Bend. Susquehanna Isaac Storer,
Susquehanna. Orlginal-Mary Moran,
scranton. Mexican war widows-Mary
Crydcmau, Wilkes Barre.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-24
QUIET DAY in THE House.
Resolution OF Regret at the Death of
kossuth-The O'NelI-Joy
Election Case.

WASHINGTON, March %. Before pro.
ceedlng to II renewal OF the effort to se-
cure the vots Of majority of the
membership upon the question Of con-
sidering the O'Nelll.JOy contest cleo
ton case on motion OF Mr.. Cummings,
Dam, n. G.,) the house voted an ex-
preston Of its regret at the death OF
kOssutb, the Hungarian patriot, and
instructed the SPEAKER to communicate
to the family Of the deceased the re-
spectful sympathy of the house.
After one vote on the O'Neill-Joy
case. Mr. Patterson Dem. Tenn } an
nounced that it would be postp med
until Tuesday next The house then
disposed of the Whatley-C0bb contest
from the Fifth Alabama district. con-
tirmlng CObb's title to his seat, and
passed the military academy appropri-
ation bill for the year ending June 80,
1895.
Bills were also passed protecting the
Red Cross society in the usa OF It's in-
sigma, and appropriating $40. 900 for
the further enforcement OF the Geary
Chinese exclusion aud registration act.
At 4 o'clock the house took recess
until o'clock. The evening session
was devoted to the consi leration of
pension matters
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-24

limited and many OF his frienls we're
led to believe that ho had been mur-
lered for his'monoy The statement
printed in the Democrat would seem u
entirely put aside that theory The
Democrat says:
The mysterious departure of Horny
Harding on the 2Sth Of February has been
the subject Of much comment and it il
due to the public rs well as those who had
business transactions with him to say that
hp went away with full knowledge Of
what his going in such manner meant,
and the probable consequences. He left
among his papers in his office "A rower Of
attorney to his brother Samuel Harding
of Eaton, authorizing him TO settle up all
his business colleCt all outstanding bills,
pay ali indebtedness: and it is said that
when this IL done there will be left an es-
tate valued at SO, coo at least, which will
be for the use Of hls family
This move on his part was not taken un-
til after mature deliberations as the power
of attorney was acknowledged on the
first day of January, nearly two months
before he left, and shows that his leaving
had been in contemplation for some time.
His motives for leaving are not known,
but that he went away in the full posses
sion OF all his senses and as the result of
deliberate and mature reflection there can
be no doubt
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-24
SOCIETY woMAN.s 5 SUICIDE.
Mrs. Moore Blew Hec Hoad CD with a
Load Of Buokshot.

PARKERsBURG. w. Va, March %
Mira Fannie Moore, wife of Colonel
Jasper \. Moore Clark Of the United
States District for West Virginia and
mother Of Clarence Moore. former
inspector in the internal revenue ser
vice at Louisville, KY, committed sui
eide at her residence in Clarksburg by
shooting herself through the head She
used a shotgun, both barrels of which
were loaded with bnckshot, her head
being entirely torn off
Mrs Moore, VINO has been nervously
prOstrated for some time, had Just re.
turned from Philadelphia. whore it is
supposed she became satisfied Of the
truth Of the sensational stories recent
ly published regarding the life Of her
son, Clarence, who married the
daughter of a Philadelphia millionaire,
while pretending to be engaged in
brokerage business but really, it is al
legged, running gambling rooms in
Washington. The PHILADELPHIA
fatherin-law found out the truth and
proceedings for divorce were insti-
tuted, the young wife returning to her
home.
Clarence also has u breach of promise
suir Of $50, 900 damages against him
brought by u lady in the western part
Of this state. Mira Moore was dangh .
ter of Washington Reynolds, one Of
tho oldest and wealthiest families of
West Virginia Colonel Moore locked
himself in his room Immediately after
his wife's death, and threatened to kill
himself
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-24
FLASHED OVER The CABLE.

The Chilean ministry has resigned.
The estimated deficit in lndia's b1dget
for the coming year is 50 G46 600.
The proposed national memorial to Glad
stone will be pushed by the English Lib.
erals.
Shanghai authorities have finally allowed
the tank steamer, loaded with petroleum.
to land its cargo.
lndia's revenue from opium tho past year
has been lower TIM for many years, reach
ing only So 100000.
Russian newspapers .are complaining
that England is, getting the lions share
from the Bering sea seal fisheries, affected
by tho Anglo-RussiRn convention
Admiral Mello has been proclaimed head
Of the insurgent government at Desterro
He is reported to be determined to con-
tinue tho struggle against Peixoto.
Five members Of n wealthy Jewish fami.
ly, OF Smorgoni, Russian Poland, were
murdered by peasants whose motive was
robbery. Six of the supposed robbers are
undeg arrest.
The governments OF the United States,
Great Britain and Italy have unitedly re =
commended to the government Of Brazil
that n humane course be adopted in regard
TO the insurgent refuges who have sought
shelter on board the Portuguese warships
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-24
TsLsGRRPHIc SPARKS.

For forging n $40 check, Il. r. Beck, son
of the New York wall paper man, is under
arrest at jacksonville, Fla,
Wanted for robbng Detroit Of $4,000,
eX-City Treasurer Tulte has been arrested
ut New York after II two years hunt.
For shooting dead James Conroy and
William Cleary, watchmen Of the Telostou
Qnd) club, Al LOCKER is IN Jail, having
given himself up.
An application was made yesterday to
Judge OBrien, of New York, for writ OF
habeas corpus for John Y. McKane but he
refused to grant it.,
Fire Yesterday afternoon at Money Point
near Norfolk, destroyed lumber mills
planning mills, lumber, etc, to the amount
OF half q million dollars
The jury in the case of Patrick Cash,
who has been on trial charged with the
murder of james Cleary at White Plnins,
N. Y, rendered Il verdict of not guilty
Cash was formerly chief of police of Will
Jams Bridge aud was charged with having
killed Cleary during fight at special
election two years ago,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-24
PReNOERGns coEOIrloN.
The Murderer of Carter Harrison win
Be Ex tmlnsd as to Sanity.

The Murderer of Carter Harrison win
Be EX ,minsd as to Sanity.
CHICAGO, March % The states at :
torney will not be willing party to
the investigation of Prendergasts pres
ent mental condition, which begins
tomorrow before Judge Chetlain. but
will be ready with medical testimony
TO prove that the condemned murderer
is as sane as he ever was.
He maintains that Judge Chetlain
had no authority to interfere with the
execution aud in doing so changed the
governors writ.
Many people believe that Prender-
CAST will never bs hanged now. The
rsprieved assassin was removed from
his cell in Murderers' row on the sec
ond tier to one on tho fourth tier dur
ing the execution of Higgins, so that
ho could not hear the falling of the
trap
The other prisoners who were nearer
the corridor Of death heard the crash,
however and hcdlam prevailed for a
few minutes High above the dscorl
ant shouting aud Screechiug could be
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-24
Ut TAKES TElGE PAPER TODAY ITO CONVEY OUR EASTER GREETING

liam A. Herrici assistant cashier. All
of the bullets took "irsct and Herrick
fell dead to the floor. The assassin
then walked outside, fired another shot
at his victim through the window aud
made his escape
As the murderer fls ! 9. s. Melvin. a
booSkecper, snatchrd pistol. ana fred
twice at him, hut without effect \
crowd Of citizens followed him ana at.
tempted his capture, but this WAS not
Effected until several policemen had
joined the pursuers, one of whom shot
tho murderer He is not believed to
he seriously wounded His name is
Frederick Bonnemann, and he states
that his crime was due to his desperate
circumstances
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-24

heard the cry, Hang Prendergast.
The same demonstration was heard
when Painter was scat into eternity,
The assassin did not appear to notice
the cry for justice
His death watch turned to him and
said: Higgins is gone You are in
luck The prisoner looked up and
said Il hope | won't" The rest of
the Rentence WAS expressed by mo-
tion Of the hand toward the instru.
ment Of death. When he was returned
to his cell he stood bahind the door, his
hands clAsping the bars He told the
Jail clerk that he WAS not feeling well
aud did not want TO SEQ any reporters