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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-07-04
State teachers meet.
Thirty Ninth Annual Session at Media.
Colonel Mcclure Welcomes
the Visitors.

MEDIA Pa.. July 3.-The thirty
ninth annual session of the Pennsyl-
vsnia State Teachers association con
vened here this morning 1t will not
adjourn for tomorrow, but will con-
tinue throughout the day. Teachers
and educators from all parts of the
state are present President Samuel
Hamilton. OF Braddock, called the con-
venlion to order and introduced Col =.
A, X Mcclure. who made the address
Of welcome Col Mcclure received a
warm welcome. He spoke of the
advantage of the schools Of today as
compared with his boynood days and
praised the free school system.
Rev. w. h. Patton. of the Media
Baptist church, followed Colonel Nc
Clure, AM said he was glad to well
come the teachers to town that had
settled the question of prohibition.
Addresses in reply to the welcome of
Mr.. Mcclure and Rev. Patton were
made by Professor George Gilbert, Of
Chester, ana Superintendent Burliew,
of Lancaster.
A paper was read by Colonel John
A. NJ. Passmore. Of Philadelphia, ex.
planning to the teachers the various
points of interest in Philadelphia. AT
the afternoon session President Hamil.
ton made his inaugural address.
This evening Charles Emory Smith
delivered lecture on "lhe Car and
His Empire" after which reception
was given the visiting teachers at the
Media Academy building.
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WHAT FIREWORKS Old LAST MIGHT.

Thomas Thomas, employed as fireman at
the Nashville breaker began yesterday 10
celebrate the glorious Fourth" and
stopped very suddenly with most pain
full result. He, with two or three other
employees of the breaker, were in the fire
house last evening about $50, and Tom
thought he would set Off cannon cracker
for the amusement of the crowd. There
was team passing Just as lie lighted 1t,
aud he thought he could hold it until il
got by, but when lie did try to throw il
from him, it went of in his hand and
laCerated il terribly. Or, Rey was called
and handaged the hand, but he is afraid
that the member will have to be ampu-
tated. The thumb and first two fingers
wele blown almost entirely Off,
Two euterprising young Hebrews named
Foster and Barnett had stock of fire.
works to the value OF S!S stocked on dry
goods box IN front of Joseph Green's pawn.
shop at lO1 Lackawnnna avenue, which
they ware dispOsiug Of yesterday. At l.. 70
this morning u practical joker came aloa,i
and set n large Bengal fire cracker aire
with his cigar. The entire collection eX.
ploded and set fire 90 the box, besides
sCoIching the trout OF Green's store An
alarm was rung from box 10 and the fire
companies responded, When Chief Fer.
ber reached the box he was very angry at
the owner OF the Key, which was at the
Coyne house; and he took il from that
place. There Were several officers on the
street, whom he claims could have sent in
the alarm it it was required,
Officer Harry Haag WAS painfully in
jured yesterday afternoon by the eXplosicn
of II cannon crack r. He had .ced 1t on
une of the winiu W sils of his house and
lighted it, when it dropped back i'll thu
room. lie had just picked it up to throw
it out the window when it exploded in his
hand, he hand was not lacerated very
much, but was terribly burned, This l.
the second accident that was reported be-
fore the fourth was really here.
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SUMNER CAMP OF v N. c. A.

1t Offers a Splendid Opportunity to
Spend an E joyabls Vacation.
The Young Mems Christian assoca-
tion of this city has established for its
members cottage at Great South
Beach, Long Island which will be oc-
cupied during the summer by large
number of members from Scranton.
The expense for two weeks vacation,
incluIing railroad fare, will be only
$22 so.
Great South Beach lies on the pen
lnsula which jnts out from and runs
parallel with the Long Island coast
outside of Fire island and off Bay.
shore. Ishp Sayville and Patchogus. 1t
offers splendid facilities for bathing
and fishing in the gres; south bay or the
ocean. The Long Island Chatauqua
assembly has established the summer
house and camp at Grsat South Beach
and has arranged popular programme
OF at loast two features each day.
An honor has been conferred upon
Physical Director X L. Weston, of the
Scranton Young Mems Christian asso-
ciation, in selecting him as the profess
sor Of gymnastics anu physical cul-
ture for the Chatauquaus during the
whole Of the summer season.
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Wants AN INVESTIGATION.
Councilman kearney, of Pittston, De.
sires to Have the Traction Pass
Business Thoroughly Probed.
Speciol 10 the Scranton Tribune


PITTsToN, Pa. July 3-Councilman
Kearney, who failed to get his resolu :
tion before council last Monday even
ing, because OF q rule that only bills
should be acted upon at that meeting,
is determined to renew the subject at
the next meeting. His original resolu
tion. NJ handed in tvr reading, but
denied that privilege, Is said to be In
the possession either of Chairman Nor
gan or the secretary of council, but
this is duplicate copy:
Whereas. grave charges directly impli.
eating adversely the president and other
members of this body in relation to the
East Side Traction company, of which
John G. Graham is the superintendent,
have appeared in the newspapers of this
region, and
Whereas, The reputation of this body
for honesty, honor and purity is virtually
assalled by the publications refer red to,
he it
Resolved, That committee of this
council be appointed to investigate the
bulk of the following statements pub
lished in the SCRANTON TRIBUNE Of June
%, and reiterated in the issue of that
newspaper Of June 10, 1894, to wit. That
vohn j. Mangan asked aud was refused
by Mr.. Graham, three passes, one for him.
self, one Tor Councilman NJ. N. Donnelly.
and one for c. Frank Bohan, borough
solicitor, etc; therefore be it
Resolved, That III view of the gravity Of
these charges, never officially denied, it is
the opinion Of this body that decent
sense OF respect for public opinion de-
mands that the president vacate the chair
in order that an impartial committee be
appointed 10 make thorough investiga-
tion into the truth Of the foregoing
charges and report promptly to this body
at a future meeting to be set here and
now.
1t is understood that this matter will
be pushed to u definite conclusion.
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THIEF cLEvERlY CAUGHT.
officer Tom L,wts Eaded Jack To bins
PilferIuR for the Prasent

officer Tom L,wts Eaded Jack To bins
PilfsrinR for tho Present
Last evening about TO- 80 o'clock Of
fcer Thomas Lewis was standing at
the corner OF Penn and Lackawanna
avenues. when he spied what seemed
to him to be suspicious character,
He followed him up Center street and
when the fellow got rs far rs d. M.
Davis restaurant he went in aud tried
to dispose of six pairs of new shoes for
a dollar He failed. however, to sell
them and left them there until he
should call for them
From there he went to Coyns House,
all tue time under the close surveil-
ance of Officer Lewis After being
elected from the Coyne House be
thought it would be fun to pil fer lit
tie fruit from the vender. At this
point Officer Lewis thought the game
had gone far enough aud placed him
under arrest.
On arriving at headquarters he
proved to De Jack Tobin, whose record
in police circles has been very un-
savory, as he figured conspicuously on
several occasions In city court for this
same Offense.
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STRIKE MuTTsRiNGS.

ST. LOUIS Mo-The switc hmen and
yardmen employed by the Iron Mountain
in CarondoleJ and ct. Louis, returned to
work this morning aud that road at once
resumed all Traffic between ST. Louis aud
Little rock
BAEERFIELD, Cal. The train carrying
troops to Los Angeles reached here early
this afternoon. The strikers succeeded in
getting both fi"eman and engineer to leave
the cab, Up to j p. N. the train has not
been able ~ proceed.
FITTSDURG.- About o'clock last night
the pump house OF the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad at Bissells station was blown up
and nothing remained bnt portion Of the
engine and boiler. II is believed that dyn.
smite had been placed under the building
READING -Forty-one railroaders left
Reading tonight for Chicago. They were
all recruited along the Reading road. II
is also reported that number of engineers
who lost their situations on the Lehigh
Valley during the late strike have been
employed.
SACRAMENTO, Cal.-An attempt to start
a mail train with Pullmans attached was
prevented here today by mob OF strikers
and the United States marshall and sheriff
was uClEhs y Iull upOL bONETuOG hNTk-
ham for state troops has been made by the
United States marshal.
PHILADELPHIA-Eighty men were sent
out Tonight from this city to take the
places of railroad striSers in the west. The
recruits who are all experienced railroad
men will go to the railway managers asso-
Citations headquarters in Chicago from
which point they will be distributed.
SAN Francisco. The authorities at San
Luis Obisfo teltgraphed to the United
States marsha! in this city this afternoon
for deputy marshals, stating that the
strikers are destroying the property of the
railroad. Tracks are being torn up, water
connections cut off and depredaUions OF
all kinds committe1.
COLUMBUS, O-Llte this afternoon the
scale comm tee of the American Railway
union formally rejected the compromi SO
proposition Of the President Waite, of the
Hooking Valley. The company will now
attempt TO run trains with non-union
men and trouble is feared. A meat fam
inc is already felt here.
DETROIT. Mich. To-day Colonel Snyder,
commanding the Twenty third Regiment,
United States Army, stationed at Fort
Wayne, received a telegram from General
Miles at Fort Sheridan. instructing him to
hold two companies of fifty men each un.
der marching orders and in Immediate
readiness To take the field.
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LATE FOREIGN
GlimpSeS Of Scenes Of Interest in the 0d
World.
NINE. CARNOT REFUSES A PENSION
Declines the Expression of Gratitude
from the French Cabnet-Casimir-
Perier Will Serve but One Term.
Money for Fetes to Be Given to the
Poor or-Cholera Scare at Stockholm.
Another TownIey Shark Arrested.
PARIS, July 8

PARIS, July 8
nm the chamber of deputies today
Premier Dupuy read President
Casimir- Perier's message. Later
u the same document was read by
the premier in the senate. The message
was as follows:
have been summoned by the national
assembly to be first mag istrate Of France.
l am no party man. | belong to France
and to the republic. An odious crime,
which the national conscience repels has
robbed the country of the upright citizen
who had been the vigilant guardian Of the
constitution. May the memory of such
devoted duty inspire and guide me.
"The net Of the National Assembly. which
in a few hours assured the regular trans
mission OF power, is fresh confirmation of
the stability of republican institutions IN
the eyes Of the world. l am resolved to
foster the methods necessary TO uphold the
republican democracy, and it is my firm
purpose to commit to other hands the des-
tines OF France at the expiration OF my
seven years term Of Office
Trustful in her own resources France,
which has received the governments and
the peoples touching proofs of sympathy,
has, with uplifted head, affirmed her love
for peace She is worthy OF her past and
will remain the great hearth ana intellec.
tual light Of liberation and progress.
The president concluded with appeal
ing for unity of efforts in ensuring pubs
lie order and social peace.
The cabinet has offered pension to
Nine. Carnot, the widow of the late
president. as an expression Of graft.
tude for the services which the latter
rendered to the state Nine. CArnot
however, has declined the offer.
The government has decided to sup
press the credits voted for the open air
fetss and the military review on July
II, the anniversary of the Fall of the
Bastile. The money will be devoted to
the relief of the poor.
TO PROTECT CHILIs CREDIT.
LONDON, Jnly 3 "A dispatch to the
Times from Santiago, Chilli, says that
President Montt declares that the con-
version of the currency. in July. 1896
at the rate OF "a pence, is certain aud
absolutely necessary in order to pro.
tecJ the credit Of the republic. The
treasury, it is added, now holds u
reserve Of el, 500. 900 sterling. and the
nitrate field sales Of October next are
expected to realize nearly GO, 900. 900.
The Hamburg American line steamer
Venetia. Captain Won Bassewitz, from
Christiansand, June 30, for New York,
which went ashore ut Stroml islanI l.,
was h)atel last evening. So far as
can be seen, she sustained no damage.
She proceeded on her voyage.
Colonel Jacques who represented
Lawrence, the American claimant Of
the Townley estate, was arrested today
charged with fraudulent practices in
connection with the claims.
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PURXSUTAWAEY STRIKE.
An investigation Made by immigrant
inspector ConkIing - The Foreign
Miners Again Show Their Teeth.

HARRISBURG, Pa, July 3.-John
Coukliug. the United States immigrant t
inspector. detailed by Secretary Car.
lisle to investigate the cause OF the
strike III the vicinity OF Punxsutawney,
has returned to this city aud is at work
on his report, which will be forwarded
TO the treasury department next week
Mr., Conkling refuses to discuss the
strike or its effects for publication. He
sAys. though that the Italians in the
region are bad lot and that fifteen
crude cannons which they had con.
structed of gas pipe have been found
the past two weeks by deputies and
soldiers. He is of the opinion that
some of those improvissd implements
OF destruction were made before the
strike began. and that they are more
dangerous than many SUPPOSE. He
says that the foreigners will not attack
the troops, but they have no fear of the
deputies and now that the soldiers
have been Withdrawn the inspector ex
poets trouble.
A large number of colored men have
gone from risburg and Steelton TO
take the places of the strikers in the
Central Pennsylvania coal district and
the coke furnaces in the vicinity of
Pittsburg Seventy men, with their
families, left on Sunday night, and
more expect to leave before the close Of
the week, They have been promised
steady work at good wages
PUNXsUTAwNEY, Pa.-The miners at
Walston struck again this morning
claiming that persons we're being dis
criminated against in violation of the
operators agreement and it looks as
though there would be more trouble
A lot of Italians and Slsvs gathered
around the pit mouth at Walston this
morning aud threatened TO kill those
at work If they did not quit immedi.
ately which they did. Wslston is there
fore idle today.
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Nothing coull be 80 painful to me-"
Mr., Harris remarked satirically, "as to
rive the slightest shadow Of pain to the
senator from Oregon. But think that
the bill should b. disposed OF before the
senate adjourn. Aud | hope that every
senator will stay here until it ia dis
posed"
These amendments were agreed to :;
Increasing the duty on files from 80
cents per dozsn to 35 cents; making
the duty on type metal 4 cent per
pound on the lead contained therein,
and Is per cent. on new type; reducing
the duty on cleaned rice from cent
per pound to 10 cent. Mr.. Pettigrew
(S d. } offered an amendment providing
for tariff commission. Rejected
yeas, 30; nayR, 39
A VOTE Is TAKEN.
At 10p IN. the bill was read the
third time and then Mr.. Smith (Den.,
N. j. J. rose and addressed tho senate.
Tne calling of the roll on the final
passage of the tariff bill began at 10. 25,
and the vote resulted: Yeas, 80; nays,
"a,
Following is the vote in detail:
Yeas-Messrs. Allen, Bate, Berry, Black
burn, Blanchard, Gallery Call, Cockrell,
Coke, Daniel, Falkner, G3orgs, Gibson,
German, Gray, Harris, Huntol Irby, Jar
Wis, Jones, Of Arkansas: Kyle, Lindsay,
McLaunn, Martin, Mills, Mitchell, of Wis
consin; Morgan, Murphy, Palmer, Pascoe.
Ransom, Roach, Smith, 1urpie, Vest,
Villas, Voorhees,, Walsh White-39.
Nays Messrs. Aldrich Allison, Carey,
Chandler, Cullom. Davis, Dixon, Doluh,
Dubois, Frye, Galinger, Hale. Hans
brough, Hawey, Higgins, Hill, Jones Of
Nevada, Lodge, Mcmillan, Manderson,
Mitchell of Oregon, Patton, PETER, Per.
kins, Platt, Powers, Proctor, Quay, Sher-
man, Shoup, Squire, Stewart, Teller,
Washburn-5
AT 10 40 the senate adjourned until
Friday at 12 o'clock.
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States Judge Ross to show why they
refuse TO send out mail trains,
BEEF TRAIN oBsTRuCTED.

CHICAGO July 3-At .: p IN. an
engine manned by officials of the stock
yards railroad was attached to the
stalled train Of twenty-eight cara of
dressed beef sent out by Swift a. Co.
The train did not proceed more than
half block when the mob rushed to q
box car standing on the side track and
over turned it on the main line obstruct-
ing the passage of the freight train
Two hundred police were ut the scene
of disturbance and dispersed the crowd
and had little trouble in doing SO,
Thirty-nine cars Of dressed beef DO
longing to Swift aud company have
teen standing on siding now for twen-
ty four hours and are iu imminent dan
ger of being spoiled. AT Root street
and the railroad tracks another freight
car WAS pushed over This obstructed
the pathway of switch engines both
north and south and The company has
little chance to move its meat Nothing
has been done at the stock yards today
Armour and company have abandoned
all attempts to DO business and the ont
look Is bad.
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SULLIVAN ROUGH EXPERIENCE.

His Wife Threw Cups and aaucsrs at
Him and Tore His Shirt
james Sullivan was yesterday grant.
ed divorce from Isabella J Sullivan
by the court. According to his state.
ment Of the relations that existed be-
tween himself and wife after their mar.
riage, there was little happiness in the
union for him,
Both had been married before. On
Dec. "a, 1891. they were welded and
within six weeks thereafter Sullivan
says his wife began to throw cups and
saucers at him, tore his shirt into
shreads and said she would put rough
on rats on his food. Sue also reviled
In the harshest manner the memory of
the previous Mrs. Sullivan.
Court considered all OF these things
ample ground for divorce.
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GENERAL FOREIGN NOTES.

ANTwERP.--Fire broke out Mt the docks
this morning. Large stocks of lumber
were destroyed, but no damage was done
to shipping.
SToCKHoLM-A case Of supposed cholera
has been reported here. The auarant line
authorities, however, say 1t is simply
cholerac diarrEna.
TANGIER-A copy OF the documeu an
nouncing tie adhesion Of the city Of PEI
to the new sultan, Abdul Aziz, was de-
posted yesterday under the caves OF the
mosque. Sacrifices and gifts to the mosque
were made at the same time.
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TRIBUNE CIRCULATION AMONG SCRANTON BUSINESS MEN THAN ANY OTHER MORNING PAPER

jury was then excused until the Sep
tember term OF court.
No indictments were returned
against Messrs Havsmeyer and Searles
Of the sugar trust today, but it is un-
derstood that indictments against these
gentlemen will be handed down in
September when the grand jury again
convenes.
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A SETTLEMENT NEAR.

CHICAGO, July S-"Ths strike and
boycott inaugurated by the American
Railway union will be settled not later
than Saturday" This was the official
statement given out by President Debs,
Of the American Railway union. this
evening. Vice President Howard, James
Hogan and William Buens, of the joint
conference committee selected to meet
mediators, agreed with Mr. Debs.
Other directors were divided in their
opinion, but tits generally conceded
that the efforts OF tue municipal
authorities preceded BY the mediation
Of p E Studabaker will in sill proba-
MIIty. result in settlement of the
hoycott against Pullman and the strike
on tue railroads
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PRESBYTERIAN CLERIC IN SESSION.
They and Their Guests Banqu,t at Ho-
| tal Elpbnr

They and Their Guests Banqu,t at Ho-
tel Elmhurst.
The annual banquet and meeting OF
the Presbyterian cleric OF Scranton and
vicinity was held yesterday ut the Ho-
tel Elnhurst.
AT the banquet Rev George Z. Guild
acted as toastmastes and discussed
Cleric and Clericals" Rev. S G. Lo-
gan, d d.. responded to the toast. "Our
Cleric; its Place in History" Ad.
dresses aud responses were made by
several others.
Among the guests were Rev Mr..
Mutchmore, of Philadelphia, and Rev
DR.. W. p. White. financial secretary OF
Lincoln university. this state
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BOYLE FELL IN The RIVER.
he Was Unabls to Gst Out and 40 Rs-
maintd There.

NNN '"7 w S'b Sub duu ~ Tvs
maintd There.
Yesterday morning call came to
the LackawanDa hospital for nm ambu-
lance to 90 to the Jersey Central sta -
tion. On arriving there, it was found
that Martin Boyle who came here only
q short time ago from Bath, N. Y had
fallen down the embankment, near the
Scranton street bridge, and had tum-
bled into the river.
He had been 10 the water he said
since 10 80 the night before. being un-
able to get out. He was taken to the
hopital where an examination was
made, but he was found to be only
bruised and scratched He is in q very
pervous condition, but nothing serious
ia approhended.
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pReNoERGsST TO HANG.
The Jury 1nvs1tigattng the Case Poo
nouncss Him sare

Ihe Jury lnvsStlgAting the Case Pro-
nounoss Him sare
CHICAGO, July 3-The jury in the
Prsndergnst case today found tho pris.
oner not insane, and he will be hanged
on July 13.
Shortly after his return to his cell
where he was led by Jailsr Price q
United Press reporter called to ses
Prendergast who in r My to a quss tion
said: Il thank the United Press for
its interest aud will say that the YER
dict Of the jury finling me sane is en-
tirely correct and I'm satisfied W ith
it,
That / am sane l have always main.
tanned and the jurys' verdict, l say is
entirely satisfactory.
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JOURNALISTS INDICTED.
Grand Jury Brings in True Bills Againet
shrivor and Edwards.

WASHINGTON. d. G.. July 3-This
afternoon the grand jury brought in
indictments against Messrs. Shriver
and Edwards the newspaper corres-
pondents. for refusing to answer the
questions propounded by the senate
committee, and both gave bail for their
appearance when wanted. The grand
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TIGHTENING
THE SCREWS
The Suffering Public Still WrlthGS Under Or
deS irOm LabOr'S DeSpOt
REGULAR TROOPS are CALLED OUT

The Situation Practically Unchanged.
Both Sides Are Confident of Vic
tory in the Near Future-Meanwhile
Large Numbers of Stranded Travel
ers and Other People Depending
Upon Railroad Service Are in State
of Anxiety-Vain Attempts to Ship
Meat.
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IaGRLLs slGGss PULLMAN.
One Crumb tf Comfort for the Railway

One Crumb tf Comfort for the Railway
Union.
CINCINNATI o.. July -Ex-Senator
John j, ingalls, was ut the Grand Con-
tral depot this morning on his way
home from the east. A reporter asked
him what he thought OF the strike situ-
alton. IT'S becoming serious. was his
reply 'Do you blame Putnam"
Yes, little; his salary cuts are too
big entirely. The railroad managers
ought to confer with Pullman and
have him meet his employees on basis
Of equality"
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Bat Shea Convicted.

Troy, N. Y, July 3.-Bartholomew 3. Shea
was this morning found guilty of murder
in the first degree in shooting Robert Ross
during the election day riots last fall.