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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-12
SUICIDE WITH DYNAMITE.
Michael Davis BE ONES Tired of Life and
scatters Himself Over a Ten Acre

IOI.
BY the United Press.
Binghamton, N. Y, Dec. IA special
to the Binghamton Republican from
Walton says:
Michael Davis, son of Joseph Davis,
living in Marvin Hollow, near here,
committed suicide with dynamite about
10 O'Clock Sunday evening and literally
blew his body into a thousand frag-
ments. About o'clock in the evening
he left the house saying he was going
to kill himself and went direct to the
quarry, and into the storehouse, built
fire and began thawing out a stick of
dynamite. This took about three-quar-
ters of an hour, then returning ITO the
the fields near by.
His father, who was in bed, on being
informed of what young Davis had
threatened, dressed himself as quickly
as possible and just as he reached tine
door heard explosions few rods away.
Hurrying to the spot all that could be
found was a large hole in the ground.
The trees and bushes were found to be
covered with flesh. and at a distance,
and in different directions, both legs,
one arm and the head were found. The
head was found at a distance of about
500 feet, going nearly 300 feet before
striking the ground the first time and
bounding nearly dozen times in the
other 200 feet.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-12
The armenian OUTRACES
President Cleveland's Letter to the
Senate on the Subject.
NOT IMPRESSED By PAPERS
Evidently Swallows Turkeys Assertion
That the Tales of the Massacre Were
Exaggerated-Mr. Jewett, However.
Has Been Ordered to Investigate.

By the United Press.
Washington, Dec. 11.-Accompanying
the letter to the senate today of Sec
retary Gresham in relation to the Ar
menian atrocities was a communication
from the president in reply to the SEN
ate asking for what information he
may have received in regard to the
subject. The president in his COM
munication says:
II beg leave to inform the senate that
l have no information concerning cruel
ties committed upon Armenians in
Turkey or upon persons because of
their being Christians except such in
formation as has been derived from
newspaper reports, and statements
emanating from the Turkish govern
ment denying such cruelties and two
telegraphic reports from our minister
at Constantinople. have received alb
solutely no information concerning any
cruelties committed upon citizens who
have declared their intention to be-
come naturalized in this country, or
upon any person who had right to
claim or have claimed for any reason
the protection of the United States gov
ernment.
I'm the absence of such authentic de-
tailed knowledge on the subject as
would justify our interference, no eX-
postulations have been addressed by
this government to the government of
Turkey in regard to such matters"
The first of the two dispatches re-
ferred to by the president was received
from the American minister at Con-
stantinople on Nov 2S, and said that
the newspaper accounts Of the Arme-
nian massacre were exaggerated and
that the Armenians killed were in
armed rebellion against the Turkish
government. A second dispatch was
received Dec. 2, stating that later re-
ports indicated greater loss Of life and
atrocities in Armenia.
When the second dispatch was re-
ceived this government reconsidered
it's decision not to accept the invitation
of the Turkish government to send a
representative with the Turkish COM
mission of inquiry into Armenia, and
Mr.. Jewett, our consul at Sivas was
directed to proceed to the scene of the
alleged outrages, not for the purpose OF
joining with any other government in
an investigation and report, but to the
end that he might be able to inform this
government as to the exact truth il
the matter.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-12
TOLD TIE TRUTH ONCE.
Holmes, the Insurance Fraud, Is COrrobo.
rated in One of His Many Wild and
Weird Narratives.

rated in One of His Many Wild and
Weird Narratives.
By the United Press.
Philadelphia, Dec. 1.-THE mystery
which shrouded the appearance of j.
w. Spencer, president of the Mechanics
National bank, of Fort Worth, Tex, in
this city yesterday in the Holmes-Pitzel
insurance conspiracy case, was ex-
planned today when that gentleman
paid visit to Superintendent Of Police
Linden.
Yesterday Mr.. Spencer visited the po-
lice department and was referred to
President Fouse, of the Fidelity Mutual
Life association. When Mr.. Spencer re-
visited the police superintendent this
afternoon he stated that the object Of
his journey to this city was to consult
Holmes in a Fort Worth real estate
transaction.
1t will be remembered that in Holmes
various confessions he made use of the
names of two girls named Williams.
One, according to his statement had
been killed by the other, and he declared
that the murderess had decided to him
her property at Fort Worth.
The fact of the killing has not been
fully established but the real estate
transfer, as Holmes relates, is fact.
Upon the property now in Holmes
name the Mechanics bank has lien in
the shape of transferred mortgage,
and Mr.. Spencer is here to consult with
Holmes regarding the banks claim.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-12
MINOR VIKINGS.

The health authorities of st. Louis have
begun preparations for the extensive cul-
ture and distribution of the anti-dph-
iberia serum.
Deputy Sheriff George c, Tyron was
drugged and robbed in New York by
Frank Curtis, who has been locked up
pending an investigation.
]. A. Coblentz, warden of the Washing
ton state penitentlary, committed suicide
when an officer went to arrest him on a
warrant for malfeasance in office.
Rather than meet the disgrace of going
to. jail, Guy Coye, a young travelling
salesman, of Springfield, Mo-, who was
short $1,000 in his accounts, committed
suicide.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-12
STATE GLEANINGS.

~
Wilkes-Barre hunters shot two bears
in Sullivan county, the largest weighing
$50 pounds
Daniel Sheckter, aged &c. of Lehighton,
was ground to pieces at Easton while
shifting cars.
Schenley park, Pttsburg's pride, which
now embraces nearly 400 acres, is to be al
most doubled in size.
A reward of 800 Is offered for any In
formation concerning George Jones, VINO
disappeared from Tamaqua several weeks
ago.
Meeting again, near Homestead, after
a lapse of year, Thomas Morgan and
James Mccormick, both of Harrisburg
renewed an old quarrel, and the former
probably fatally shot the latter
After being in the woods three days
without food Harry Dewey, of Plttsburg,
and Frank Taylor, of Elwood, horse
thieves, were surrounded and captured,
near Wurtemberg Lawrence county.
The Berks County Farmers Alliance
adopted resolutions requesting the leglsla-
ture to pass an act prohibiting the sale of
intoxicating liquors at primary elections,
and requesting the legislature to revise
the present laws in regard to costs in
trivial cases, M l
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-12

through the main street swapping and
biting at every one who crossed their
path. Women and children ran Shrek
ing to their homes, and hundreds Of
men and boys, armed with clubs, guns
and pistols, chased the mad brutes,
finally overtaking and killing them.
No less than eleven people were bit
ten by the mad brutes. Among them
are: Paul Hennegan, Western Union
operator, of Cleveland; Earl Davis, Ed
die Singer, Lille Earnest, Chambers
Lefevre, John Brown, James Wolf,
Cleming Jackson, John Bonnell and
Mrs. Van Holden.
The physicians offices were besieged
for hours after the dogs We're killed by
the victims, who live in dread of rabies.
Their wounds were all carefully eau
terized, but many of them still have
fears of future madness.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-12
NO MORE SOUVENIRS.
Officer McManus Stops the Sale of Phila-
dclphia Mint Medals.

BY the United Press.
Philadelphia, Dec. 11.-William ]. Nc
Manus, secret service officer in charge
in this city for the national govern
ment, this morning stopped the manu-
facIture and sale of a small medal
which has been on sale at the mint
The medal, which is the size and about
the color of gold dollar, has the face
and bust of Washington in relief on
the front, with the words God and Our
Country" On the back is the Lord S
prayer in letters so fine that magni-
flying glass is needed to read it.
These medals have been manufac-
tured by George B. Solely, an employe
of the mint and sold to visitors as SOU
venirs. They have not been made in
the mint. The die used, however, is
one made for the government and pur-
chased by Solely for the purpose.
Mr.. McManus has also stopped the
sale in the mint of the History Of the
Philadelphia Mint" a publication is
sued and also sold as a souvenir to Wis
itors. This step was taken because of
the printing in the book Of facsimiles
of all the coins of the United states.
No seizure of the books has, however,
been made pending decision from
Washington.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-12
KENTUCKY COURT EPISODE.
Judge Hall Is Shot at and Chased orr the
Bench by Mountain Desperadoes on
Trial.

ny .hOuhtuih DSoPSiaAOSS Oh
Trial.
BY the United Press.
Lexington, KY, Dec. 11.-There was
sensational fight in the court room at
Hazard, KY, yesterday which is
thought by the citizens of Perry county
to be the re-opening of the French
Eversole feud. Judge Hall begun the
regular term of circuit court there and
the. first case was the commonwealth
against Jesse Fields and Joe Atkins for
the murder of Josiah Combs. Combs,
who was an old man and ex-county
judge, was murdered while standing on
the front porch of his house last sum-
mer by the defendants.
There We're several witnesses to the
deed, but no attempt was made to ar
rest the men, since the officers knew 1t
meant certain death at that time, but
later both men were arrested and
locked up. Fields brother was county
judge and refused to act in the eXamin-
ing trial, and a country magistrate, a
| friend, allowed the men to go on bail
of $1,000 each. Judge Hall was notified
that If he ordered the men sent to Jail
there would be trouble. The men and
their friends were on hand all armed
and violent in their threats to shoot
Judge Hall off the bench.
The court room was crowded and
there was much excitsYlent from the
moment the jury began to be made up.
After hearing the evidence Judge Hall
directed that they must go to Jail and
instructed the sheriff to lock them up.
Immediately Fields drew a pistol and
fired, barely missing the judge. Officers
in the court room grabbed him while
the judge got out Of the house by the
back way, going into his boarding house
near by.
With the assistance of Joe Eversole
and Atkins, Fields was released, and
running out of the court room, they
began firing into the house where the
judge had retreated. The people scat.
tered in every direction and finally
Fields and Atkins left town.
Eversole received a serious wound ir
the shoulder from an officers pistol, but
also made his escape.
The court was broken up and Judge
Halls friends advised him to resign
believing that the mountain despera
does will kill him.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-12
ARREST OF BEER THIEVES.
The Thirsty Young Citizens of Mayfield
Are in Trouble.

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Mayfield, Dec. 11.-From time to
time the agent of the Delaware and
Hudson Canal company at this place
has been annoyed by some young fel-
lows stealing beer from the depot plat
form that had been left there by Con-
ductor Newton from the o'clock a. m.
freight. The method was to steal a
keg on the way to work, secrete 1t
somwhere until night when a crowd
would get together and enjoy the con-
tents.
Last Monday, the agent missing a
keg, made search and succeeded in
finding the hiding place. Instead of re-
moving the keg, he notified Police Off
Ger John Mulderig, who kept his
weather eye open and succeeded in cap
turing three young men in the act of
removing the keg from the place where
1t had previously been hidden. On in
formation furnished by these three,
warrants have been issued for large
number of others who We're associated
with them in the enterprise. Great in
terest Is being manifested in the hear
ing, which will be had before Justice
Sullivan tomorrow afternoon.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-12
BURNED IN AN EXPLOSION.
William Brown and William Roach Seri.
ously Injured at the Cork and Bottle"
Colliery in Pittston.


Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Pittston, Dec. 1.-THE Fairmount col
liery, better known as the Cork and
Bottle" was the scene of an explosion
today. William Brown, inside mine
foreman, and William Roach, outside
foreman, went into the mine about 3
o'clock to examine the pillars" with
the object of taking out what surplus
coal might be found. When about 1000
feet from where the men were working
their naked lamps came in contact with
a quantity of gas which had accumulat-
ed and serious explosion followed.
Roach, who was in the lead Of the two
men, was terribly burned about the
face and hands. The concussion threw
him several yards. Brown was more
fortunate. He escaped very serious in
juries other than a severe roasting Of
both hands.
Roach is a married man and resides
at Mill Creek. Brown Is also married
and resides at Avoca. The mine Is
operated by P. j. Mallory, of Towanda,
and is located on the line of the Della
ware and Hudson railroad about 500
yards from the Cork Lane depot.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-12
FIRE AT FACTORYVILLE.
The Old Armory of Company Is Burned
TO the Ground.

Special to the scranton tribune.
Factoryville, Dec, 1.-THE fire alarm
was sounded at sis last evening calling
our fire ,laddies out for the first time
since their organization. The fire was
located at the armory and within five
minutes after the alarm was given the
entire building was complete mass of
flames and was soon burned to the
ground.
The public opinion is that the fire was
of -incendiary origin. A lot of chairs,
about all the armory contained of value,
were removed few hours before the
fire. 1t is reported the building was in
sured for enough to cover the loss.
The building was unoccupied, but had
been used formerly as an armory d
skating rink, opera house, etc. The
last to occupy the building was gang
of Italians, who did the ditohing for our
water works.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-12
SUIT FOR FORTY THOUSAND.
Brought by Davies n Griffin Against In.
surance Companies.

An important case was begun before
Arbitrators j. W. Carpenter, Charles
l.. Hawley and c. S. Woodruff yester-
day. 1t is to recover $4,000 on insur-
ance policies and was brought by
Davies & Griffin against twenty-seven
insurance companies with which they
carried insurance.
The plaintiffs were engaged in the
clothing business on Lackawanna ave-
nue., but on June II last their stock was
almost entirely destroyed by fire. The
insurance companies allege fraud and
refuse to pay the policies. They are
represented by ex-Judge Jessup and
Attorney w. H. Jessup, and Attorney L.
N. Willard appears for the plaintiffs.
The testimony of p. f. Griffin, Chief
Ferber, of the fire department.; John
Shadrick, of Wilkes Barre, and 4. Ellis
worth Davies was heard yesterday.
The hearing will be continued today.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-12
CABLE CHATTER.

The next session of the British par
Lament will begin on Feb, 8.
The Prince of Wales has telegraphed
his sympathy to the widow of Count Fer
dinand de Lesseps.
The condition of Mary Anderson Ma
varro is very favorable and her progress
toward recovery satisfactory.
The Due dOrleans and his adherents
have gone to Brussels to arrange a def
mite policy for the French Monarchists.
At the Smithfield cattle show prizes were
awarded to Queen Victoria for Hereford
steer a Hereford heifer and short-horn
steer. The Prince of Wales got two
prizes for Southdown sheep and Lord
Rosebery two for Aberdeen steers.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-12
BIG FIRE IN FUFFALO.
One Of the Largest Wall Paper Factories
in the World Burned.


Buffalo, Dec. 11.-Birge's wall paper
factory, at Niagara and Maryland
streets, was entirely destroyed by fire
this morning before daybreak. The loss
is estimated at $25O.OOO, and the in
surance is said to nearly cover the
damage. This Is the second time the
Birges have suffered the loss Of their
factory by fire. Fourteen years ago
their works, then located on Perry
street, were burned, and, though the
pecuniary loss was but $40, 200, ten lives
were sacrificed.
The office effects We're saved. The
stock and materials all went up in
smoke. The factory was the largest
individual plant of it's kind in the
country, and, perhaps, in the world.
The Birges did not belong to the wall
paper trust, having persistently re-
fused to join. About 500 hands will be
thrown out of employment.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-12
DIR. TOWNSEND'S CASE.
lie Is Not Responsible for Colonel Bosby.
shells Rctainers.

shells Rctainers.
By the United Press.
Washington, Dec. 1.-THE director of
the mint states that he has no knowl-
edge of any shortage in the accounts of
the Philadelphia mint since DR.. Town
send entered on duty as superintendent
The mint authorities are now engaged
in counting the 5O,OOGOOO silver dollars
stored in the vaults at Philadelphia,
and even If there was a shortage 1t
could not be known until the money had
all been counted. In justice to DR..
Townsend the director states that the
men handling and passing the dollars
out Of the vault are old employees Sc
lected by Colonel Bosbyshell, ex-super-
intendent of the mint, whose son is his
immediate representative, and who has
one Of the combinations of the vault, so
that access to 1t Is impossible without
his knowledge; and If upon final count
1t should be found that there is any
shortage which is not anticipated, Col
onel Bosbyshell and his bondsmen
would be responsible, and not DR.. Town
send
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-12
PROPOSED SHIP CANAL.
A Scheme to Connect the Delaware and
Chesapeake Bays.

by lne Unlteu 1TeSS.
Washington, Dec. 1.-THE war depart
ment board, which has been consider
ing the most feasible report for the
Chesapeake and Delaware ship, canal,
has reported in favor Of the back creek
route, which is substantially located
upon the line of the existing canal, con-
Meeting Chesapeake and Delaware
bays.
The report which was sent to con-
gress by Secretary Lamont today pre-
sents strong argument for the con-
struction of this important link in the
chain of interior navigation passing
south and north through the New
York harbor.
The canal as recommended will have
length measured from the port of
Baltimore to a point at sea, twelve
miles outside of Delaware breakwater,
of 1903 miles, the canal proper being
1853 miles long and 1t is estimated that
it will cost T,6OO,OOO to secure depth
throughout OF twenty-seven feet.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-12
GOMPER'S THRONE TOTTERS,
Representative Prescott Claims to Con.
troll the Majority Of Delegates.

By the United Press.
Denver, Col, Dec. 1.-THE delegates
to the Federation of Labor spent to-
day in tour through Clear Greek can
yon. 1t now begins to look as If there
is to be a spirited contest over the
election of a president
Prescott, of Indianapolis, representa-
tive Of the Typographical union, is being
put forward by the Gompers opposition
and it is now claimed that his following
controls the majority of the votes rep
resented by the delegates in attendance.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-12
IN FEAR OF MASSACRE.
Foreign Residents of Pekin in Deadly
Peril from Natives.

Foreign Residents of Pekin in Deadly
Peril from Natives.
BY the United Press.
London, Dec. 1.-THE Globe this
afternoon, in connection with the dis
patch from Pekin ammo uncing that the
anti-foreign feeling is increasing there,
has letter from British resident in
China who occupies an important posi-
tion, which brings him in touch with
the Mandarins and the masses. The
writer says:
ga tragedy may occur any day and
when the Japanese come within sight
of the capital l feel certain that every
foreign will be massacred. The foreign
ministers will incur perfectly insane
risk If they remain there after the ice
has closed the port of Tien-Tsin. The
greater danger is in the fact that near
ly all the soldiers are members of Sc
cret societies, which are ready to break
out at the first chance
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-12

night arrested at Terral, I. t., the three
bandits who robbed the Rock Island
train at Red River this morning They
have been positively identified by pas.
sengers who were victims.
They are not members of any Of the
famous outlaw bands now operating in
the Indian country.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-12
MISS SCHILLING'S LOVER.

ST. Louis Sensational Shooting Case
Called for Trial.
BY the United Press.
st. Louis, Dec. 1.-THE sensational
case, in which DR.. Edward st. George
Courtenay is charged with having as
saulted and attempted to kill Miss Min
ME Schilling, daughter of the late
Brewer Schilling, will be taken up in
the criminal court today. Courtenay
was arraigned yesterday and entered a
plea of not guilty, The shooting oc-
Cured ON March 20, 1894, and created q
sensation in Compton Hill society cir
cles. where Miss Schilling, who is only
10 years Of age and said to be worth
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-12
RETURN OF A WANDERER,
James +. Brook Is Welcomed by His Fam.
lily After a Long Absence.
Mil inl

DJ tlc ChlNcu lCSS'
Trenton, N. j., Dec. n.-James +.
Brook, superintendent and general
manager of the Brook & Olyphant Rub
Der company, diappeared from his home
in this city very mysteriously on March
"a, 1891. He was member of the Tren-
ton board of aldermen at the time. 1t
turned out that he was financially EN-
barrassed and his family mourned him
as dead.
This morning greatly to their joy he
put in an appearance at his old home
and no husband ever received a more
cordial or affectionate welcome. He has
been in Texas and other southern
states, and during his absence his finan-
cial affairs We're Strengthened out by
relatives.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-12
FROM WASHINGTON.

Senator Call wants negotiations begun
for the annexation of Cuba, and hopes
the Japanese will "let up on China.
Secretary Smith has ordered Agent
Day to compel the Ute Indians. now in
Southern Utah, to return to their reserva-
ton to avoid trouble.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-12
NATHAN GREELY DEAD.
Last Surviving Brother of the Great Jour.
nalist Passes Away.

Barnes Greedy, the last surviving broth
er ofHorace Greedy, the famous founder
of the New York Tribune, died at the
old Greedy homestead in the town of
Wayne, Erie county, Pa, just across
the state line from Clymer, this county,
Monday, aged so years.
He leaves family of grown sons and
daughters. He was a man Of many
peculiarities and strong spiritualist
in belief. He was probably the best
known, however as the brother Of Hor-
ace Greedy.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-12
DYING FOURTEEN DAYS.
North Says lie Was That Long Without
Food or Water.

BY INC UHIIuu ITVSS.
Orange, N. j., Dec 11.-A man who
gave his name as Thomas p. North, of
Baltimore, was found by a party of
hunters in barn near West Living
ston Saturday. There was bullet hole
in his head.
He was removed to the Memorial hos
pital, where he said had been in the
barn without food or drink for fourteen
days. He will recover. He had at
tempted to commit suicide.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-12
BITTEN BY MAD DOGS.

Mt. Vernon, o., Thrown Into Panic by
Two Fierce Brutes.
BY the United Press
Mt. Vernon, Dec. 1.-THE town was
thrown into a panic yesterday by the
appearance Of two mad dogs on the
street The fierce brutes, their jaws
covered with foam and their tongues
tapping out and bloody, charged