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The Forrest City times., 1894-11-30
BLESSED BRIDE,
ba Old English Adage is Still in Effect.
l Sun Broke Through the Clouds When
 k,;obolas of Russia and His Bride, \ Fmerged From the Cathedral After Their Marriage.

PETERSBURG, Nov. 27.-The day al,e cloudy and cheerless. Troops, 2ded by bands of music, were on the Ercb from all directions at a very 1 " hour, and occupied all the ave- as of access to the Winter palace, kssinp in strong force in the Alexan- 1 platz and on the palace quay in Int of the palace, where the mar Ice of Czar Nicholas II. and Prin- Is Alix of Hesse-Darmstadt was |take place.
 THE STREETS WERE THRoNGED
 th the populace in gala attire. La es in magnificent costumes, of which lite was the predominating shade. Ire to be seen everywhere, and off
The Forrest City times., 1894-11-30

fers in brilliant uniform darted through 4he crowds on their way to the palace.
 The whole aspect of the city was that
 bf a sudden awakening from the dis bnal lethargy of the past week to the Dife and brightness which is the wonted
 Character of the gay winter season. THE GEAR AND HIS ATTENDANTS
 Zarrived at the Winter palace at 10 o'clock. All who had been invited to @witness the marriage ceremony had i |been directed to assemble in the rooms Ito which they were respectively as-
The Forrest City times., 1894-11-30

ITAtct@ .lhr. Me Bride Of he Car. signed by ll:30 o'clock by the very latest In St. Georges hall were assem- Died the council of the empire, the for eien ambassadors and the imperial ministers and their wives. In the con cert nall were the grand mistress of the court, the ladies of honor. the czar- ma $ maids of honor. the ladies of the suites of the grand duchesses. the ladies of the suites of
 THE FOREIGN PRINCEssEs
 the secretaries and other state digni- tarics. The gentlemen of the court were all in gala uniform, and the la oies were dressed in court costume of strawberry color trimmed with velvet oi a similar shade with long trains, anu wearing long white veils. The la oleS o1 honor assisted Princess Alix in competing her toilet before finally as seihollng in the concert hall
 IN NICHOLAS AND ADvANT HALLS were assembled the military house. hoio of the czar, the suites of foreign SoFefelgns and princes and the grand "ohes' generals, admirals and officers VI the guard In Armorial hall were ','e wives of the dignitaries of the first ciaSs the nobles and the chief civil employees of the government. In Field marShafs hall were the mayors of St. etersourg and other cities, the lead mR bankers, merchants and others. lie holy synod and the clergy had as 1elnoied at the cathedral. The czarina's $ '"uies of honor left the concert hall, where they had assembled. and pro eeeded to
 TIE APARTMENTS OF PRINCESS ALIx, "nere they assisted in completing her ~ iiet ln the presence of the czarina, sie princess of Wales and the grand duchess.
 At ll:50 o'clock Prince Dolgorouolxi, -i'as ter of ceremonies, and Count Voroul- Aol- DachSotf, of the imperial court, auhounced oii to Emperor Nicholas that ali was ready and Princess Alix, her .ialh borne by four court dignitaries, TWO on each side, and the extremity of tno garment held by the grand cham Oeilaln' entered the hail
The Forrest City times., 1894-11-30
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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-13
killed BY A RUNAWAY,
William Dunn, of Honesdale, Meets
Death by Having His Head
Crushed by Wagon Wheel.


HoYEsDALE. Pa, June 19-About 9
o'clock last night word was received
that William Damn Of the firm of Dunn
Bros. butchers had met his death in u
runaway few miles above town. Mr..
Dunn left here at u. IN. Monday on a
"trip up the Dyberry TO purchase calves
and was returning ut 7,3O p. IN, when
he reached tue hill just south Of Mrs.
Scambles about seven miles from
Honesdale. The road had been under.
going repairs and the supervisor had
made water break at tue top Of the
hill which was about eighteen inches
high and nearly perpendicular.
Mr., Dunn had seven large calves IN
his wagon and was coming along at an
easy trOt when the front wheels Of the
wagon struck this knoll, throwing
him forward from the wagon, tho
wheels of which passed over the right
side of his head. His temples were
crushed i'll.
The horses ran down the hill and
were stopped by Fred Brooks. who
waited about an hour for The owner 10
come along. As no one put in an ap.
pearance Brooks assembled the hill and
discovered the terrible accident that
had happened.
Coroner O'Connell was summoned,
but did not deem it necessary to i'm
panel jury. The body was brought
10 Honesdale and taken to the home OF
his mother in Traceyville.
The funeral will be held Wednesday
morning at 10 o'clock.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-13
FLASHED FROM The WIRES.

Actor Belasco was committed to Jail IN
New York for non-support of his wife,
Grace Wallace Belasco.
The Virginia negro, James Perry, who
took smallpox to Knoxville, Tenn, was
killed by indignant citizens.
The government has made a new mop
of the United States, Canada and Mexico,
and will distribute 1000 copies Of it.
In Boston the Edison Electric Light
company has restrained the Boston com
pany from manufacturing incandescent
lamps.
An expert cornet player, Louis Hard
ing, lad residing aE Cambridgeport,
Mass, was kidnapped on his way home
from school.
A jury in New York awarded W. A
Leavitt $1,000 for the affections OF his
wife, alienated by L. A. Maurial, a Wal
street broker.
Wealthy LAWYER William Cookson Car
penter, aged 81, has practiced his protes-
sion for more than seventy years in New
York, and says ho'd die if he retired.
DR.. Purcell, of Denver, Col, who went
as surgeon for the fleet with gang o
Coxeyites in boats on the Platte was
drowned on Sunday by the ovcrturning OF
a boat
Miss Bessie Cleveland, cousin Of Presi
dent Cleveland was married to DR.. John
A. Burke, of New York, at 1880 oclocl
Yesterday afternoon. The ceremony wa
performed at the grooms father, Jsme
Burke, Of Tacony.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-13
prevailing Distress.
Committee Appointed by the Senate
to Investigate the Subject
of General interest

WASHINGTON. D. c., June 10 The
special committee appointed by the
senate to investigate the causes of the
prevailing distress held a preliminary
meeting this morning. The subject
which had been referred to this com
mittee was the petition of Morrison j.
Swift and othsrs, indorsed by many
meetings of workingmen in New Eng.
land and adopted by the New ngland
Industrial congress in which the fol-
lowing seven r, quests were made:
First-To provide farms and factories
where the unemployed now and at all
times hereafter may bs able to apply their
labor productivity for the supply Of their
own wants.
Second-To take steps to amend the con-
stitution of the United States so that ii
shall affirm the right Of every one to have
work.
Third. To abolish interest bearing bonds
Fourth. To furnish immediate employ
ment for the unemployed by beginning
the construction Of good roads on large
scale throughout the country.
Fifth-To nationalize the railroads, the
telegraph and the mines
SiXth-To see that all land in actual use
is thrown open to cultivation by those who
are willing to cultivate it.
Scvonth-ro establish commission to
investigate the nationaliznc trusts.
1t was decided to invite from the
proponents Of the proposed measures
# relief, written statements o. their
views, AMI the committee to give a
hearing to one accredited represents
Two Of any oraanizui which may de-
sire to 10 heard for such limited time
as it will be possible to bestow On such
hearings.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-13
WASHINGTON. June Il.
I F any progress was made today in
the direction of IL final vote on the

WASHINGTON, June II.
n F any progress was made today In
the direction of final vote on the
tariff bill. it must have been in
u private consultations such as those
which yesterday removed all obstruc
lions from the path OF the cotton
schedule. In the public open session
there WAS not step of progress made.
Daring the greater part OF the
day the seats of senators were mostly
vacant, the chamber presented des-
erted appearance, there were only
few listess spectators in the galleries,
the atmosphere was oppressively hot
and sitting, and no one made pre-
tence even Of taking the least interest
in any of the half dozen speeches read
to tho senate. 1t was OIL the whole the
most tediously wearisome day that has
passed since the tariff bill was takcn up
in the senate ten weeks ago.
Before the wool schedule was en-
tered on Mr.. Hoar reverted to action
taken several weeks ago on the para
graph putting duty Of 40 per cent. on
spectacles, eyeglasses and opera
glasses, and read speech in common
dntion of the men engaged in that in
dustry in Massachusetts and other
states His motion to increase the rate
OF duty to 60 pr cent. was defeated,
yeas 81. nays 30.
Then the wool schedule was taken
mp, aud Mr.. Qnay began to read the
seventh instaliment OF his speech which
he started to make on April IA last,
As he had provided himself with u vol
ume of 157 prin ted pages for today, he
appeared to be in no hurry to REFUGE
the LUX of that provision and yielded
The floor willingly to senators
McMillin, Pittigrew, Power and Pef.
fer, who severally addressed the senate
in favor of protection of the wool
growers He also allowed motion to
be made by Mr.. Mitchell, Oregon, to
postpone the bill indefinitely, which
motion was defeated-yeas %. nays 80.
HOME FOR AGED CoLoRED PEOPLE.
The house today returned to con -
sideration of the Indian appropriation
after spending two hours in passing a
bill to aid in the establishment OF n
national home for aged and intirm col.
ored persons in the district OF Colum-
bia. The bill appropriated 100000 of
the half million in tue treasury belong
ing to the estates Of deceased coored
soldiers. to build home on the site
already secured by the Colored people
OF the district. 1t was agreed that the
institution should never become Il
charge upon the treasury of the United
States and that the expenses of the
home should be charged to the reve-
nues OF the district.
In the course of the afternoon
twenty-seven pages Of the Indian bill
were passed over in committee of the
whole. The committee had cut out
tho appropriation Tor the expenses of
the ludlan commission appropriate
under authority Of the ac5 OF 1863,
practically legislating it out Of exlsl-
enca. Mr.. Cannon. Illinois, offered an
amendment to restore the appropria-
tion for expenses, but after an argument
of an hour the amendment was de-
faniaI
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-13
CONDENSED STATE NEWS.

Milk from malt-fed cows is killing babies
in Allegheny City.
Slot machines are to be pitched out of
Harrisburg by order of the court.
The president yesterday sent to the sem
ate the nomination OF Elliot p. Kisner, to
be postmaster AZ Hazleton.
Lancaster county's Bar association yes
terday discussed the prOpo 'ition of organ
izing State Bar association.
Bricklayers employed at the Soldiers In =
dustrial school, at Scotland, struck yes
terday because the contractor refused ia
pay them every week.
Hon. Edward Mcpherson yesterday
publicly declined to be the Republican
candidate for congress in the Nineteenth
Pennsylvania district.
The weekly elpgraphic crop reports re-
ceived by The agricultural depnrtmen,
shows the TO lowing results: Pennsyl-
vania-Coldition favorable during latter
part oil week, and considerable replantinG
done; wheat looks well and grass fairly
good.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-13
CAUGHT FROM The ca9lE.

Lord Chief Justice Coleridge is in dy-
ing condition,
Koch, the bacteriologist, has gono to
Dantzig to tackle the cholera epidemic.
Counterfeiters raided at Elmsbuetel,
near Hamburg, had S295, 900 in bogus cur
rency.
II Scottish coal mine operators reduce
wages shilling day on June "a, their
70, GOO miners will strike.
The Friedburg brewery, at Augsburg,
Bavaria, was burned yesterday. Six men
were killed by the falling walls.
Lord ROseoery has presented to Ambas-
sador Bayard one OF the plates worn by
Ladas when she won the Derby.
Algerian police seized seventy pounds
Of dynamite and other explosives i'm
ported to blow up the theater and bar
racks
The London court dismissed tho Anti.
Gambling leagues case on the ground that
lessees of the race track were not aware OF
the betting.
Emperor Francis Joseph Of Austria
Hungary yielded to DR.. Wekerle and per-
mitted the appointment Of Desiderus Won
Szilagyi to the cabinet ht Buda Pest.
Prince Frederick, sovereign Of Waldeck
Pyrmont, Germany, and son of Prince
George Victor, announces his engagement
to wed Princess Bathildis, of Schaumburg
Lippe.
Lasard Freres, the London bankers
have received cable message confirming
the report that tho revolution IN the re.
public of San Salvador has been success
ful, and adding that the country was now
quiet.
Mrs. John Mackey gave ball last nigh
in honor of the officers Of the United States
cruiser Chicago. The members Of thu
United States embassy and large mum
Der of persons prominent in England So
ciety were present.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-13
THE TRIBUNE Circulation AMONG SCRANTON BUSINESS THNAM Other MORNING PAPER

an address Mt a memorial dinner in
honor Of General Grant General
Douglas, who was on Stonewall Jack
sons staff, distinguished himself by u
tribute he paid to the memory Of the
northern hero. The acquaintance be-
tween General Douglas and the widow
and daughter of General Grant has,
since that time, been most pleasing,
but there is not, nor has there been,
any foundation for the report pub
lished today.
Mrs, Ulysses Grant and her daugh-
ter will spend few weeks at the Blue
Mountain house. Maryland, whore they
are expected to arrive next week. Gen.
eral Douglas engaged their apartments
and this fact may have revived the
heretofore contradicted report of an
engagement with Mra Nellie Grant
Sartoris.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-13
EPISCOPAL CONVECTION.

Twenty-:hitd Aunual Meeting of the
Central Pennsy,vAnia Diocese.
LANCASTER. Pa, June 12-The
twenty third annual convention of the
Protestant Episcopal dioceses of cen,
tral Pennsylvania began here this
evening, Assistant Bishop Rnison pre-
siding. After religious services The
bishop read his annual address, show.
ing marked growth during the past
year, although the church work had
been retarded by the depressed times.
Guy E. Farguhar, of Pottsville. was
reelected secretary and Rev. I. B.
Angel. of Harrisburg, his assistant,
A message Of affection and best wishes
was sent to tho venerable Bishop
Howe. The remainder Of tho session
was devoted to routine business.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-13

was made in reference to young lady.
A general melee ensued in which
knives. pistols and bludGeons played
leading parts.
William Beaver was cut on the
shoulder and arm aud Steve Pittman
in the neck, arm and shoulder. John
Pittman was shot in the left arm aud
in the fesby part Of the right leg. Ben
Pittman, the father, was dealt power
ful blow on the head. Steve Pittman's
condition is considered serious.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-13
is BRECKENRIDGE oUTf

Report in Lexington That He Will Re-
tire From the Congressional Race.
LEXINGTON, Jnne 10 There is a
rumo7 here that Colonel Breckenridge
will withdraw from the race.
His brother, Cabel Breckinri ige. has
been here to consult with close friends
of the colonel, and it is said to be their
wish, as well as that of the relatives Of
Colonel Breckinridge. that he should
withdraw, to spare his family and him
self further disgrace and notoriety and
also to prevent the disruption Of the
Democratic party in the Seventh dis
| trict
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-13
sARToRls- AFFAIR.
The Report of Their Engagement Pro-
nounced Untrue

BALTIMORE, June 12 The reported
engagement of Nellie Grant Sartoris to
Adjutant General H. Kyd Douglas, of
Maryland, was the absor bing topic
here today. General Douglas is one
of the best known and most popular
men in the state, and the linking of his
name with that OF Mrs. Nellie Grant
Sartoris attracted universal comment
The United Press Is authorized to
state. however, that the reported en-
gsgement is untrue.
General Douglas first met Mrs.
Ulysses Grant and Mrs. Nellie Grant
Sartoris ut Delmonico's in New York,
four years ago, after having delivered
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-13
TERRIBLE PLAGUE IN CHINA.
Fifteen Hundred Deaths in Hong KonG

Fifteen Hundred Deaths in Hong Kong.
Industry Paralyzsd
HoNG Kong, June 12.-Tbe Bubonic
plague is creating panic. Half the
natives have fled from the city. There
have been 1900 deaths. Many Euro
peans have been seizsd with the illness
and one has died. Industry is para
lyzd.
A hundred deaths now occur daily.
The government expects failure Of
the opium revenue and proposes to de.
stroy the unssnitary native quarters Of
the city,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-13
NATIONAL GUARD NEWS.
Various Appointments and Discharges
Announced.


Announced.
HARRISBURG. Pa, June 12.-Orders
were issued from National Guard
headquarters tonight granting honora-
bic discharges to the following officers:
First Lieutenant Dwight Bailey Full
Ter, jr.. assistant surgeon battery A,
Captain George B. Meyers, company e.
Third regiment; First Lieutenant
Frank Morrison Webster, company Q,
Sixteenth regiment; Second Lieutenant
John E Curran, company Z, Eighteenth
regiment
The following staff appointments are
announc d: Lieutenant Colonel Thorn
as Potter, jr., of Philadelphia; side-de
camp, Sergeant Major Percy Webb. of
Harrisburg, vice John D. Worman to
quartermaster State Feucibles bAttal-
ion.
Some slight changes have been made
in the button for the National guard,
and that all may be uniform suffi-
cient Plumbers of buttons to replace
those now on the uniforms have been
sent to the different organizations.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-13
sHoRTlIDeE CASE coarlNuEo.
The Insane Wife, Murderer Will B
Tried in September

4 ne Aubbuo WALL DO
Tried in September
CHESTER, Pa, June 12.-Professor
S. G. Shortlidge. who is charged with
the murder of his wife, was brought
into court today for the purpose Of
having his bail renewed and his case
continued until tie September term.
lie was accompanied By his brother,
Mayor Shortlidge, of Wilmington, and
his attorney, who arrived with the
patient from the Norristown Insane
asylum, where he has been confined
since the time Of the tragedy.
The prisoner was quiet while in
court, but there was marked chang .
in Lis appearance and very Few recog-
nized him as the once noted athlete
and pr incipal of the Media college.
The court granted the application and
Professor ShortIidge was taken back to
Norristown.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-13
FREAKS OF LIGHTNING.

House Split 10 Two and a Family
Shocked at PhilliDsburg.
PHILLIPsBURG, Pa, June 12.-During
very severe hailstorm this aftern oon
house tenanted by George Bean was
struck by lightning and nearly split in
two.
The whole family received very
severe shocks and Mrs. Bean, an aged
lady, was fatally injured.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-13
a BOLD CouHTgRFsITER.

He Passes His Bogus Coin on an Indian
Territory Bank.
TALEQUAH, June IL Peter Cheney,
the Chicago counterfeiter, has been
arrested here by United States officers.
He was seen to make and pass SO
gold piece on the bank of Talequah.
A witness to the making and passing
OF the coin is also in the custody of the
officers.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-13
FELL IN THE STILL VAT.

Horrible Death of Little Fellow Whose
Father Made Him Drunk.
MURPHY, N. c., June 12,-News Of a
horrible accident that occurred at
Kpilh's still house near Culberson has
lust reached here. Frank Carter car
ried his 6-ysar old son with him to
Kailh's still house, near CulDerson, got
drunk and made his son drunk.
In the still house was vat contain =
ing t50 gallons Of boiling stillslops and
the little fellow fell into it, He was
taken ont Immediately, but in twenty.
four hours he died.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-13
cHIcaGo's SUNDAY LAW.

Stringent Ordinance fer the Prevention of
Trade on tho Lords Day.
CHICAGO, June 10 - The Sunday
closing ordinance WAS passed by the
city council last night by a vote of 46
to 10
The law IS directed specially against
the sale of clothes, drygoods, hats, caps
furnishing gools, jewelry, boos. shoes,
hardware, furniture, meats and gro
ceries
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-13
WEATHER FORECAST.

ICFAB WASHINGTON, June 21.-ForecaSt
for WedneSddy:Fo Eastern Penn
II SylUanid, generally fair but
.vith indications of thunder
shotuerS in the afternoon, continued high
temperature during the day iocst Oinds
For Western Pennsylvania, unsettled
iCeuther, continued high tempernturs, ia.
ridble tUinds.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-13
WEAPONS At SUNDAY SCHOOL.

Two Families Fight ON the Way Home
and Carve Ono Ano h'r.
ALEXANDRIA, La. June "A free fight
occurred on Sunday near Poland. this
parish, between the Beavers and Pitt
mans, fathers and sons. three on each
side. All the parties are farmers.
They were returning home from SUM-
day school when q disparaging remark
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-13
BROTHER AND SISTER ELoPE.
Strange Infatuation Of a Young Couple
at Lsbanop.

az d banOD.
York, Pa, June 10 Daniel and AL
ice, the son and daughter Of JOSEPH
Asper, of North Lebanon, aged, re-
spectively 23 and IA years. who elopet
together on Tuesday, were arrested ant
bandcuffed by Lancaster detectiv,
today, near Thomasvile.
They are Asper's children by differ
ent wives. Rewards having been Of
fered for their capture they finally
avoided railroads, and walked sixt ell
miles. At each settlement they applied
in vain for marriage license. They
have been taken home TO Lebanon.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-13
MURDERED FOR MONEY.

An Elderly Chilian Found with His
Skull Crushed in Ariz ona.
PHENIX. June 12 Ramon Coronal, q
Chilian about 50, and prospector,
was found with his skull crushed in
half a mile west of this city yesterday.
Warrants have been issued for Vim.
cento Franco and wife. on whose ranch
the murder was committed. They are
missing. Coronal had considerable
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-13
VERY SULTRY
DAY FOR WOOL
Mr.. Quay Introduces a Seventh InStallment
Of 157 Printed Pages.
NO increase OF DUTY ON GLASS

Progress Is Not Made in the Open Ses-
sion in the Senate-During the
Greater Portion of the Day the Ora
tors Spout to Empty Benches-The
House Considers the Indian Appro-
priation Bill Measures to Provide
for a Home for Colored People,.