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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-31
Three HANGED At once.
Triple Execution Of Bad Men Takes
Place at Paris in the Lone
Star State.

PARIS, Tex, March 30 A triple
hanging took place here shortly before
noon today. The trio which were
launched into eternity were Jim Up
kins. Eluarado Gonzales. and Manning
Davis. They mounted the scatfold nt
II. 20 a. IN, and, after being heavily
mauacled and bound with leather
straps, the sheriff asked if they wished
to say anything before the DR. p fell
Gonzales made a short speech to the
crowd, in which he declared his inno-
cence Of the crims for which he was
to die. He was followed by Upkins,
VINO also insisted that he was innocent
and declared his belief that he was go
ing straight to heaven. Davis was
sullen and refused to speak. The drop
fell at II 30 a. m, and the necks of the
three meu were broken by the fall
The execution was perfect, and the men
were pronounced dead fifteen minutes
after the drop fell.
Upkius was hung for outraging his
4-year- r-old stepdaughter.
Davis stabbed and killed his neigh
Dor, JOhn Roder. at Esgletowu, in the
Choctaw nation. Davis fled to Ark
ansas where he was arrested month
later by Sheriff Dollarhide, A month
later Miller DaYis, his brother, killed
Dollarhide for arresting his brother
Miller Davis was hanged for the crime
April 21, 1892
Gonzales, u Mexican. aged q years,
shot and killed John Daniels, a singing
school teacher, on May 16, 1893. in Blue
county, in the Choctaw nation.
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More BLOODSHED At samoa.
Savage Warfare Is Again 6eng Car
ried on by the Soldiers Of
King Malietoa.

AUCKLAND, March 30. The steamer
Alameda, from San francisco March
8. arrived here today. She brings news
of disturbances in Samoa which
threaten serious consequences unless
soon checked. Th5 troubls. which mas
assumed the proportions of a war, grew
cut OF the action of the new Supreme
Judge lie in imposing fines upon
some of the minor chiefs for
disorderly conduct and imprisouing
and compelling them to work on the
public roads in default of payment Of
the fine. The followers Of the chiefs
arose in armed rebellion against these
iniignities to their Leaders, and de-
mandei their immediate release, An
attempt was made to disarm the re-
oeliious natives, but they stoutly de-
MED the right OF Europeans or other
foreigners to interfere III their affairs,
and refused to lay down their arms.
The chiefs, who had been obliged to
do degrading work, eagerly led their
willing followers toward the achi; ave-
maut Of revenge for their degradation.
and King Malietos finally sent body
Of troops TO attack the rebels.
The government troops had several
encounters with tina rebellious
bands, in which thirty rebels were
killed and about fifty woundel
and number made prisoners.
The government troops also suffered to
| the extent of q dozen or more killed
and wounded In the series of fights
the government won. The kings troops
celebrated their victory by mutilating
one Of their prisoners in most hOr-
riDle manner The next day they
treated another poor wretchin the SANE
way, and they finally made an uupro.
vOEei attack upon one of tho defence
less villages OF their late adversaries,
With nothing 10 oppose them, they
INDUCED in most frightfnl atrocities
Houses were burned, women were out
ragged and then killed, and the dead
bodies beheaded and finally cut into
small pieces; and the maddened SOL
diers of the king Gesistsd only when
there was nothing left to destroy aud
nobody left to kill.
.hChH W ullo JNe OtueI CulNNs lCUtllbN
against the action Of JndQe lie and the
support given to him by King Malietoa
and the cry Of Death to foreigners +
spread throughout the Islands The
United States. British and German
councils are making every effort iC
quell the disturbance and restore the
normal condition Of things. but th'
hopelessness Of their task, unaided. il
apparent, ami the arrival Of a warshiy
is awaited with anxiety
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CoLoN. March SO.

NNlgNt -ldlNN N's
0T Is reported here that the Mica
raguaus threaten 10 make second
seizure of the Mosquito reserve
u tion An American citizen is said
TO have been shot by the acting general
of Rama.
Tue British warship Canada is wait
ing for a reasonable time ut Bluatelds
in anticipation of the arrival of the
United States flagship San Francisco
with Rear Admiral Benham on board.
The situation of affairs at the fields
is said to be most critical.
NEW ORLEANS. March 80 The Plea.
yuue's special correspondent in Blue
fields, Nicaragua, sent by the steamer
Bergensen, which arrived here at ii
o'clock last night, a letter conveying the
startling information that the match
had been finally applied to the powder
magazine in the Mosquito reservation,
fguratiyely speaking. ami unless tue
American warship reiche' the scene
shortly, the interests Of this country
will suffer The letter is dated 1 30 p
IN. March %, AMI saYs;
News has just been received from
Rama to the effect that William VII
son, an American. was shot bY the
governor of Rama ilast night without
provocatiOA therefor Tne governor, a
Nicsraguan, by the name OF AuguiIla,
who is nephew OF Lscayo, the COM
missioner, refused to let boat leave
Rama last night with Wilson, who
might have been saved if brought here
for treatment.
"Gseat excitement prevails here this
evening. Oae shot fired here would
cause the death OF every Nicaraguan
in Blushslis. We are waiting the ar
rival Of an American wacship. l have
no time to secure further particulars,
as the vessel will leave Ia q moment.
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BECAUSE HE HAD NO SUPPER.
offered Her Husband Bread and Butter
and Was Fatally Wounded

offered Her Husband Bread and Butter
and Was Fatally Wourdad
NEWARK, ~ j., March 30 While
frenzird with rage, John Washington,
laborer 33 years of age, fatally
wounded his wife on the sidewalk op.
posite their home, No 80 Scar
ing avsuuc, Harrison. Shortly
after o'clock Washington returned
home aud ordered his wife to prepare
supper Immediately. He appeared to
he sober, hut WAS surly aud disagree
able Mrs Washington replied that
all she had was some bread and butter,
as he had given her no money for some
time. AZ this Washington flew into a
rage, and calling his wife vile names
attempted to throttle her.
Thoroughly terrified. the woman
broke from his grasp and leaped
through the open window into the
street, distance of ten feet. but landed
unhurt and ran into the next house
closely pursued by her husband, WHO
brandisned u revolver. When Mrs.
Washington again reached the street
she was too exhausted to stand and fell
against lamp post for support.
Again soizng his wife by the
throat Washington placed the revolver
to her head and fired, letting her fall
at the same time. lie was captured
after au exciting chase Of four blocks
Mrs, Washlngtans aute.mortem state
ment was taken by Judge Mulligan,
after which abe WAS removed to st.
Mcpaels hospital, Her recovery is
considered extremely doubtful.
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WASHINGTON. Mnrch 3D.

GDROM 10 o'clock this morning until
l., shortly after o'clock this after.
noon, with an intermission of
u three-QuarterS Of an hour. Colonel
Br-ckiuridgp told more about his rela-
tions with Madeiae Pollard He de-
MED that he had ever promised to
marry her.
Miss Pollard aud himself, he said
made an agreement that he should
pretend to Mrs. Blackburn that he
and she We're engaged to be mar.
ried in order to divert ths suspicious
which Mrs Blackburn entertained, but
this agreement, he said, WAS condl-
toned on the plaintiff going away out
OF the lives Of Doth Of them. Stories of
three attempts made by the plaintiff TO
take his lie We're told Ivy Colonel
Breckenridge with interesting details.
CHOICE OF MARRIAGE OR DEATH.
How Miss Pollard pursued him, how
she threatened him with making pub
lie their relations, how she gave him
the choice of marriage or death after
his secret wedding in New York, an |
HON he udl ulNut uuSuCCebSlul attempts
to send her away from Washington,
were all narrated by the defendant in
simple, direct language. Daring all
this recital Miss Pollard sat looking at
Colonel Breckinriige, and he occasion
ally turned toward her and seemingly
addressed himself to her.
Once only did she openly resent his
words. and this was when Colonel
Breckinridge said he told the plaintiff
that she was certainly bound in graft.
tude aud by nearer tie than that to
marry Mr. Rodes
CoLoNEL's WORD QUESTIONED,
Miss Pollard cried ont at this point
that Colonel Brecknridge was not tell
ing the truth, and Judge Bradley was
obliged TO adiuonish her Again the
plaintiff nearly created a scene when
Colonel Breckinridgs said she had TOLD
him that her mother knew Of her un
chastity.
The indications were when the court
adjourned that the direct examination
Of the defendant wOuld close during
the morning session on Monday, to
which day the court adjourned.
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CRUSHED BY sNoWSlIDss.
Whole Households sw, pt Away In the
Cour d'Alens Mountains.

Whole Households Swept Away in the
Cour d'Alens Mountains
SPOKANE, Wash, March 30 Az n
result of two great snowsIides on Can.
yon creek in the Cour Il d'Alene noun
tains yesterday. three families, alto
gether from twelve to fourteen persons,
are mangled and bruised beneath thous.
andS of tons of snow beyond hope of
being rescued.
Snow had accumulated on the noun .
tains to depth Of fully sixty feet, and
the lat1 rains caused the huge mass to
move at several places. A section of
snow, 800 feet in lenth, near the Black
Bear mine, became detached and
started down the steep mountain side
at terrible pace, and before the in
habitants OF the cabins in the path of
tho slide could fl - the mighty ava
lanche was upon them. Trees were
torn up 10y the roots, boulders carrie !
along with mighty force. the whole
shaking the earth MS if an earthquake
bad occurred. The two families, with
their homes, were clught and carried
along with the slide ana buried out OF
sight at the bottom Of the canyon.
Others unaccounted for are also be-
lieved to have been killed.
Further up the canyon near Burke,
y family named Chilson, consisting of
father, mother and three children.
heard the avalanche coming. Picking
up tho children, the frantic parents at.
tempted to f~O to place of safety, but
b-fore they had gone fifty yards they
were overtaken by the relentless mass
OF snow and crushed TO death.
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HANDS ACROSS THE SEA.

Germany will tako no part in an interna.
tioual anti Anarchist conference.
1t is reported that President COrnot will
go to Carlsbad in June for course Of the
waters
Liverpool authorities complain that
American cnttlemen arc n burden ON the
city, being left pcnniless in the dock dis
triCts.
The slave trader Fodi Silah, who re.
Gently defeated the British troops in North
west Africa, has yielded to the French at
Carabanc,
The announcement OF tho marriage of
Lord Francis Hope to May Yohe, the Amer.
ican actress; lie announced in The Peerage
just issued
Because n gas employc in Vienna was
discharged for hi3 social democratic pro-
clvities, Rll the gas workers in the city
have struck
The celebration of Prince Bismarck's
seventy-eighth birthday which will fall on
noxt sunday, began at Friedrichsruhe yes.
terday with reception, throughout which
the prince was in high spirits.
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CONDENSED STATE NEWS.

The new 10000 hall erected MT Swath-
more college, Swathmore, is finished.
About 200 timber RATS are tied up by the
cold Oh tho west bank of the Susquehanna
river.
The board Of health Of Minersville has
ordered NIL school children to be vacci.
mated.
A landslide at a Minersyillo collery
buried John Padruski, and no died after
being dug out.
Atlhe sale Of the effects Of the late Henry
S. Eckert, Reading thirty.two Aderney
cows were knocked down for S9.0s0,
Much timber on the Blue Mountains.
near SEortosville, was destroyed by fire
before the rain yesterday e2tinguished it,
Contractor W. i. Carter left Lawrence-
vile for Philadelphia last uight, TO face in
court his wife, whom he deserted 30 years
ago.
Tho Northampton court has restrained
the Bangor Baptist churih from expelling
Rev. Edward A. johnson, who resigned
the pgstOrate two weeks ugo.
Schaffer c. Love, who disappeared from
Allegheny City several weeks ago with
about 5000 belonging to the Fifth Uuited
Presbyterian church, has been located in
California.
Secretary Edge. Of the state board of
nsricultur, has issued the call for the
spiiug meeting ut Somerset on June and
Z. The uleonWg gNrinp question will bu
settled ut this meeting.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-31
THE BEGGAR'S OPERA.
coxsy's Camp Rings with Matin Songs.
Plainly TO Eat for Some.


Plenty to Eat for Soma.
CoLUMBIANA, O., March 3O.-Songs
were heard all over the commonweal
camp after dawn. There was a prom
ise of plenty to eat. warm quarters and
a bvilli4nt morning. Tue foundry,
where the camp was established, was at
one time the experimental laboratory
Of the notorious Johnson, the patentaa
OF a process Of gas manufacture
from crnde oil Deserted for years
the sudden heat Of the many open
camp fires had a curious effect The
frozen floor thawed out before 10
o'clock and the commonweal was wal
lowing In mud six inches deep in con-
sequcnre. Thirty.four of the soldiers
broke through the picket line ont of
camp and spent the night comfortably
in the lookup.
Despite the quantity Of meat donated
yesterday by the psople here. manv Of
the older and more respectable soldiers
got nothing hut potatoes and bread for
breakfast. Others had several chops,
coffee, preserves and other dslicacies
The scene in the old foundry was very
picturesque, especially since the men
have begun TO cook their own
rations Each one built little stick
FIRE. The atmosphere in consequence
was dense with smoke. but the good
natured hubbub all around showed
that there was some enjoyment in
rougbng it. Many Columbian people
were down early in the hollow to visit
the camp. But by Brownies orders no
person was admitted.
Coxey resumed command Of the
commooweal, and there was no lineer-
ing after breakfast as heretofore. The
commissary wagons were sent round
to the storeroom in Colum biana and
loaded with the surplus good things
donated by the citizens Break
fast passed off without any event. and
Mt Q o'clock the command was
on the march from Camp Ready.
There was a cloudless Bky, with
just enough keenness in the mir to
make walking pleasant The first stop
was New Waterford, FIVE miles out.
where lunch was served The ybiec-
tive point ia Camp Gompers, at Enst
Palestine, ten miles away. The mys-
terry of the unknown Marshal Smith il
claimed TO have been solved by New
Lisbon attorney He was in Colum
biana last night to see the commonwenl
march in. and says he recognized Smith
as being three years ago ringmaster in
n little circus that visited the town.
Sheriff Lodge of this county also claims
to recogniz him.
The mon behaved better at Colum-
bana than they have done at any pre-
vious camp. Six recruits came in on a
freight train from the west and were
given badges and rations.
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A RaTIoN's MOURNING.

Kos9uth's Funeral Train Evokes Demon.
s'rationa on the Way to Buda Pssth.
BUDA-PEsTH March 30 Every prep
nration has been made here Tor thu re-
ception OF the remains of Louis Kos
su,h Around the railroad station
where the funeral train was to arrive
an immense crowd gathered today,
The building and all tho gas lamps
were covered with Grape.
Every train arriving here from the
provinces brought deputalions to at.
tend the funeral, and tens of thousands
of sight seers flocked into the city.
At the various points through which
the funeral train passed the railroad
stations were crowded with bare
headed mourners, many of whom knelt
on the ground as the carriage bearing
tho coffin passed Tho church bells
tOlled
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-31
TROUBLE IN SOLID S ouTH.
Governor Tnlmau, of South Carolina,
Orders Out the Milit!a.


Orders Out the Militia.
COLUMBUS. S. c., March 30.-News
has been received here from Darlington
of u fight today between the citizens
and state constabulnry at the depot Ne
the constablcs were about leaving
Constables Pepper aud McLsndou and
Citizens Norman and L. 5. Redmond
were killed
a dispatch to the governor from
Florence, in the same county. says the
people have seized the rifles of the
troops in the armory AMI are waiting
to attack the coustables when they
reach that place
Governor Tillman has ordered ont
the Columbia and Manning militia,
and the troops are now getting under
arms to repair to the scene Of the
trouble.
FLORENCE. S. c., March 81 At
o'clock this morning mob entered The
state dispensary in this city and de-
stroyed tho entire stock of liduor.
WILMINGTON, n c., March 31.-Pre
uaratious are being made by the Anti
Tillmanites to blow up the state dispen
saries. Great excitement prevails
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PRIZE FIGHT IN A Church.
Gang of Toughs Discovered in Pos
session Of House of Worship
Enjoying a Mill.

READING Pa. March 80 Sheriff
Fahrenbach and Police Sergeant Qnack.
enboss stopped a prize fight in a Meth
odist church at WernsrSville, about
eight miles from here. at an early hour
this morning. They found the ring
pitched in the center Of the church, and
the benches and psws occupied BY a
motley crowd.
The principals were Mike Butler of
Wilmington, Del. known as Boston
Mike and Henry Kramer. of this city.
known as FATTY Kramer" They enter
ed the ring at L. % =. IN. and the fight
had progressed for five minutes when
the officers arrived. In the first round
Kramer scored kuock down.
They had clinched in the second.
and while they were wrestling on the
fl or the fight was stopped. No arrests
were made
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-31
FLASHED FROM the WIRES.

Thousands of people in southern Texas
are said to be on the verge of starvation.
While having a tooth pulled, Thomas H.
Daley, of Goshen, Ind, expired in the
destist's chair.
Caught stealing from grocery store to
feed his starving family, John Peterson, of
Carthage, Mo, was Shot dead by Officer
NauKer.
The three Columbia, S. c., companies of
state troops have disbanded under the
great pressure brought TO bear on them
rather than obtain the governors orders
to go to Darlington.
Oliver jackson, colored ona of the Grant
murderers, while an route to Montgomery
last night. was taken by dozen mnsked
men from two deputies at the point OF pis.
tolls, who shot him to death.
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READ TODAY T OPENING GAERS OF OUR NEW SERIAL ga YANKEE DIN GRAY"

trict executive committee that they
will meet them here on Monday and
Will arrange to furnish them all the
funds necessary TO push the strike TO a
successful finish i possible.
More works are reported getting
ready to shut down tomorrow indeii 70
nitely in anticipation of the strike Mon.
day. No one expects the operators to
accede to the demand of the men be
tween now and Monday, and strike
of large proportions seems inevitable,
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LIE fIeAT IN THg HOUSE.
Speaker Grip Applauded by Both Sides
Whom He Took the Chair Today.

Speaker Grip Applauded by Both Sides
Whom He Took the Chair Today.
WASHINGTON. March 30 When
Speaker Criap appeared in the house to
day he was greeted with tumultuous
applause from both Democratic md
Republican membera. There was no
trace Of the storm that brooded over
he chamber yesterday, and every one
appeared to be in good humor.
AS the speaker ascended the steps to
seat NJ the desk the galleries took
the applause that started on the
r and it rapidly swrlled into huzz is
|hich were kept up several seconds
Ehlle the speaker gently rapp-d for
brder.
After the roadng of the journal.
Mr.. Reed. Rep. (Me) suggested that
it should bp amended to show that the
speaker had overrucd for no renson
stated. the point OF order made by Mr.
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PEORIA. March 30

PEORIA, March ~
m OURLAND street, on the west
w bluff, was the scene Of horrible
ITO accident today. One OF the i'm
" mensewater towers Of the Peoria
Water company collapsed with a deaf
ening crash heard in all portions Of
the city.
The pipe has been leaking for num-
Der Of days, and today wortmen were
get TO work to repair it.
Without sign of warning the bot
tom section burst, and the steel struc-
ture Immediately collapsed There
were a number of school children play.
ing CjOsp by, and many of them with
some workmsn were hurled a distance
of half n block by tho force Of the
water, Frank Hogan. agsi IA was
instantly killed, and several com
panion5 sustained Injuries which may
result fatally.
Three Of the water cOmpany's men
were baI lily hurt, while two otuers are
presumed to be under the wreck. Two
houses were completely wrecked by the
force OF the water, while half dozen
others were blown down from their
foundations and badly damaged Barns
and other small structures were
smashed to kindiiug wood
The best obtainable total list Of casu-
alties footed up five dead and a dozen
injured
The accident caused the widest ex.
element throughout the city and the
place was soon thronged with sight.
s6ers The work of rescuing was car
riel on by the police, ambulances and
fire department.
Among the injurId are: Charlie:
Littlefeld. Rolla King, n. 5 Ewing
all slightly. Frank Colwell had his
right leg broken and crushed above
aud below the knee; John Huber
bruised about the head w. b. Morris.
serious injuries about the head ant
shoulders; Mrs. John b Tramp, bruised
about the head and shoulders.
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EIGHTH RoOY uNEARTHED.

The Remains Of Thomas Norman Taken
from Gaylord Mine.
WILKES BARRE March 30. - The
eighth body was unesrihed today at
the Gaylord shnft ut Plymouth and
brought to the surface shortly after 3
o'clock this afternoon, Upon examin-
alton it was identified as that of Thomas
Norman, who is survived by n wife,
but no children.
When discovered the body was lying
with its hend down. horribly mutinted
by the heavy fall of rock aud coal. The
funeral will take place tomorrow after.
noon.
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HE PRENDsReAsI CASE.
Possibility That ths Assassin MAY Be
Hanged Mex, Friday.


CHICAGO, March 3O.-The request Of
States Attorney Kern for a continu-
ance in the Gaze of Asspssin Prender-
gast is now accounted for by the
statement that the states attorney has
gone to Ottawa, Ill, the place where
the supreme court judges sit, for the
purpose of asking for au injunction re-
straining Judge Chetlain from inter-
fering with the execution of the death
sentence
In that, event Prendergast will be
hanged next Friday
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BOMB CAUSES A FlUTTER.
Supposed Iufernal Machine Found on
thu Steps Of Station.


New YORK, March 3O,-There was
hutter of excitement in the police sta
ton under the city hall tonight about
9 o'clock, caused by the finding on the
steps leading to the station house what
is supposed to be bomb. 1t was
wrapped in local German paper.
When openel by the police sergeant he
found a cylinder about inches long
aud 3 in diameter.
Througa the center was hole aud
on one end of the cyliuler was a cog
wheel Near to this tied about the
cylinder vera several matches, which
came in contact with what is sup
posed to be "A fuse.
The supposed internal machine was
sent to the bureau of comhustibles,
where it will be thoroughly examined.