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The Yellowstone journal., 1894-04-06

In one of the papers of the Cana
dian institute find two excellent ar.
ticles upon a species of cannibalistic
plant, known to the residents of the
tropical portions of America as the
''cruel weed, or stranger" The
scientific name of this botanic oddi-
ty is Physianthus albens, and it is in
digenous only To the western hemi.
sphere. The flowers of this queer
plant are provided with five pairs of
jaws, which are so arranged as to
quickly close upon the proboscis OF
head Of any >msuspecting moth OF
other insect. which may attempt to
extract honey from the blossom. To
make sure of its prey this cruel flow.
er holds fast as long as the insect
struggles, slowly releasing its GRASP
as soon as the writings of the dying
creature cease.
According to the botanists, it be.
longs to the milkweed family tribe
or order of asclepiads). The flowers
are pure white and very fragrant
ard much like the tuberose in gener.
al appearance. Those who may wish
to know more about this curiosity
will find a very readable and instruct
i've article on the subject in Hender.
sons Handbook of Plants" article
''Physianthus." st. Louis Republic.
The Yellowstone journal., 1894-04-06
Friday, April 6. 1894.
HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD.
How Ex-Congressman Ranney Rid Hin-e II
of a Troublesome Bedfellow.

How EN-Congressman Ranney Kid Hinse IL
OF \ Troublesome Bedfellow.
Ex-Congressman A. A. Ranney of
Massachusetts, who is accredited
with the leadership of the Boston
bar, gave evidence very early in life
of the strength of purpose which has
characterized his subsequent career.
As boy it was decreed by his stern
old father that he and an elder broth
er should occupy the same bedroom
and share the same bed. The future
congressman disliked this arrange
ment exceedingly. for the substantial
reason that his brother possessed a
constitutional tendency to kick the
person with whom he chanced TO be
sleeping out of bed. On cold winter
nights young Ranney would awaken
shivering, to find that his restless
bedfellow had acquired in the course
of an erratic slumber all the bed
clothes and was wrapped up in them
like an Indian papoose. The boy
bore this inf1iction uncomplainingly
for many weeks. Never a word said
he in the family circle of the kicks he
was obliged to submit to, or the cold
baths of freezing temperature which
reused him so often from pleasant
dreams.
One night. shortly after 12 strokes
had rung from the deep toned bell in
the tower of the Town hall, the
household was awakened by loud
hamme ling, which seemed to pro.
ceed from an upper room. Father
Ranney hur11edly donned his trousers
and taking a good, stout club for pro
lection stole up stairs 10 take the
thief unawares. The hammering
grew louder as he approached the
room occupied by his sons. He creIt
softly to the door and listened. Baug
went the hammer again and yet
again, and with each stroke a heavy
nail seemed TO have been driven fur
ther home.
Ranney pere waited no longer. but
threw the door wide open. \ Astrange
spectacle confronted him His elder
son lay fast asleep and snoring on one
side of the bed. On the opposite side
the future congressman was kneeling
on the floor busily engaged in nail.
ing the bedclothing to the sideboard
of the couch.
What are you doing there'' roar
ed the irate father
why" replied this extraordinary
boy calmly, Il was Just fixing these
bedclothes so that he couldn't kick
'em off, as he has been doing for the
last six weeks"
Then there was a scene, but the boy
did not lose his temper, although ha
complied with his fathers command
to remove the nails he had driven
into the bed. But it is worth noting
that shortly afterward he was given
a bed to himself. New York Herald
The Yellowstone journal., 1894-04-06


Mr.. Hanniker Heaton has been
gathering some very interesting mar
rage statistics concerning the Gus
toms in vogue in different countries,
from which one reads with amuse-
ment, and perhaps with certain de-
gree of amazement, that throughout
Japan a man may get divorce if his
wife talks too much. Ordinary peo-
pie may suppose that this harsh law
viii have the effect Of curbing 10
quacity, but it has not. japanese la
dies are the most talkative of their
sex, and divorces are common among
them In Thibet woman is entitled
to three husbands. In Melbourne a
man may secure divorce if his wife
gets drunk three times, or if she ha-
bitually neglects her household du-
tiesL
The Yellowstone journal., 1894-04-06

An Olden Time Quartette.
Midway Fruit Vendors.
Waiting for the Princess.
Little Christopher Columbus
A Jolly Turk.
The Java Theatre.
Some Arctic Visitors.
The Roumanian Quartette.
An Alps Singer.
A Sip OF Tea from Johore.
The Yellowstone journal., 1894-04-06

Dahomey Warriors.
The Good Lion.
A Venetian Gondolier.
Two Pretty Musicians.
Prof. Darling and Lion.
Turks Of High Degree.
A Syrian Beauty.
Types from Mt. Lebanon.
A Bout with Sticks.
A Professional Scalper.
The Yellowstone journal., 1894-04-06

HaFTone Pictures of Midway Scenes Llio
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-31
TICKS FROM THE WIRE.

Forest fires are doing considerable dam
age In the vicinity of Corlnth, Miss, and
Trlmble, Tenn.
A gas well recently drilled north of
Muncle, Ind, is yielding over 1000 900
cubic feet a day.
After several months of negotiations,
j. "A. Bailey has become absolute owner
of the Barnum show.
The great refinery of the Standard Oil
company at Lima, o., narrowly escaped
destruction by fire.
The Baumbartens, the largest mica
operators In Europe and America, have
just invested largely in Canada.
During a quarrel at Buffalo, n. V,
Adam Eberle was struck and instantly
killed by fist blow by John Lske
Charged with robbing the safe of his
employers In Chicago, 15-year-old Isaac
Sternberg was arrested In New York.
After a weeks chase the murderers of
j. Il. Marsh, mayor of Kinsley, Kan,
were captured In a cave In Logan county.
Robert Overton, young farmer near
McGregor Tex, was stabbed TO death
with penknife during quarrel with j.
| s. Hudson.
Men giving the names of Arnold and
| Harvey have been captured and confessed
| to murder of Mayor j. +. Marshall, of
| Kinsley, Kan.
Three hundred men are hunting for an
unknown man who assassinated Jones
| Hendrickson, colored school teacher,
at Goodlettsville, Tenn.
Charles j. Searcy, the train robber. was
brought before Justice Fltzhugh at Fred
ericksburg, Va, for preliminary hear
Ing and waived an examination.
| State College Foot Ball club. play the
University of Pennsylvania at Philadsl.
phia on Nov. 8; Princeton, Nov II, and
Franklin and Marshal, Nov. "a.
D. d. Roe, of Dayton, Mo-, became in.
sanely Jealous on the eve of his wedding
and, after firing four shots at his sup.
posed rival blew his own brains out.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-31
Seven People SMOTHERED
Caught Asleep by a Mysterious Fire
and SuffOcated by Smoke.
MANY SAVED BY FIRE ESCAPES
Forty People Sleeping in New York Ten
ement House Arc Surprised by Fire.
and Those Unable TO Reach the
Escapes Are Suffocated.
BY the United Press.


New York, Oct. 80.
The five story single tenement house,
2lU West Thlrty-second street, was
damaged by fire early this morning.
Seven of the inmates were suffocated
in their rooms and an eighth victim a
woman who jumped from q third story
window. Is lying fatally hurt. The
dead are:
Annie Appleblatt, 90 years old.
George Friedman, years old.
Levi Friedman, 3 years old
Mrs. Margaret Killian, 20 years old.
Jacob Killian, her son, 40 years old.
George Loyey, her grand son, 20 years
old.
Mrs. Lena Mitchell, "a years old.
Injured
Mrs, Lena Friedman, 2S years old;
leaped from window, horribly burned.
Just what caused the fire to start up
so suddenly at a time when the tenants
of the house were asleep is not known.
The only thing definitely known is that
the fire started in the rear portion Of
the cellar at 800 o'clock. and that 1t
shot up the stairway with startling
speed.
The house contained seven families
and in all about forty persons wore
asleep in the house when the fire
started. The smoke penetrated on every
floor in less than five minutes after the
the flames began the little narrow fire
escape was swarmng with lightly clad
and almost naked figures of men
women and children who were hall
crazed with fear. All those in the front
Of the house escaped, but the occupants
of the back rooms We're cut off by the
| flames and overcame by the smoke.
The damage to the building Is esti
mated at not more than $500.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-31

win all of them they would have
strength of AZ, majority of one. as
the additional senators would make
the membership 80.
Republicans Can Win.
Without regard to the majority of
the senate in the Fifty-fourth congress
1t is interesting to note that the Demo-
Gratis are by no means sure of retain
Ing their domination in the coming
short session. Should senator's be
selected to fill the present vacancies
and those selected be Republicans, AZ
votes would be required for a majority
and the Democrats have only As, count
ing in Irby, of South Carolina, who is
to say the most, Il decidedly uncertain
quantity, 1t would be very difficult for
either the Democrats, with whom he
has usually trained, or the Populists,
by whom he was elected, to depend
on him. In the event of the present
vacancies being filled the six Populists,
should they combine, would be able to
dictate terms to either of the two great
parties in the matter of organization
and composition Of committees, in view
of which 1t is easy to see that the forth
coming election Is destined to be of
great Importance.
The Republican party expects every
friend of protection to home industries,
every believer in preserved home
market, every wisher for renewed pros
| perlty and every advocate of honest
money to do his duty next Tuesday.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-31
HOLMAN Is ON THE RUN.
Republicans Now Hope TO Defeat The
Great Indiana 0bjector.

SDpClul 10 llle DCIdillOIl lIipuhN'
Greensburg, Ind, Oct. 3O.-Politics is
at high pressure in the Fourth district.
and Judge William 5. Holmans private
secretary now only claims the "Objec-
tor will be elected by 200 plurality in
the congressional district, the usual
majority ranging in the past about
5000 The Republicans are greatly in
hopes of redeeming the district through
Watson, whose campaign is wonder
full succession of ovations wherever he
goes. Discord rules among the Dem
ocratic leaders. and two Of the machine
politicians came to blows last night IN
the office of the Hotel De Almond.
Ex-senator CorteZ Ewing, son-in-
law of Governor Matthews, of Indiana,
had Just returned from making po-
litical speech at Hamburg. when Polk
Arlington, an eX-oflice holder under
Cleveland. and leader Of the anti
Ewing wing of the local Democracy,
passed through the Office and heard an
insulting eplthet applied to himself by
Ewing. Arlington knocked Ewing
down and would have finished him up
but the crowd held him off. When re-
leased Arlington left the hotel and
started for his room about two blocks
away, stopping at a drinking fountain
to wash the blood from his injured
hand. Ewing pursued him with q
knife, but Arlington stood him off
with u rock until Night Watchman
! Bussell put Ewing under arrest. The
! ex-senator was put behind the bars in
the Jail until his friends hunted up the
Democratic Mayor Northern and bailed
| him out.
| The Ewings have been a power in
Democracy here and have upheld Hol-
man for years, but their influence has
been greatly weakened, and Holman's
personal following here is almost brok-
en- up. He spoke here last week to an
audience of about $50, and Watson
spoke Sunday night of this week to an
audience of over 2,000-and il has been
this way all over the Fourth district.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-31
HASTINGS IS TIRELESS.
The Republican Candidate Passes Another
Busy Day OH the Stump.
By the United Press.


West Chester. Pa, Oct. 3O.-The larE-
est gathering of Republicans within the
history of Chester county was that
which assembled here today TO greet
General Hastings and party. General
Hastings arrived at 10 o'clock this morn
Ing and was met ut the station by
large delegation Of citizens and band.
They proceeded to the Mansion House.
where a reception was held and about
5000 people shook the standard bearers
hand.
At II o'clock the meeting was called to
order by County Chairman Eyre. The
Opera House was packed with people,
several hundred ladies having. seats on
the stage. Thomas Hooper, one of the
proprietors of the largest manufacture
ing establishments in West Chester,
presided and introduced General Has,
ings as the first speaker The general
spoke for a half hour and was frequent
ly interrupted by applause and cheers.
He compared the times enjoyed by
the worhingmen under the present ad-
ministration with under the Republi-
can, and drew an evident moral there
from. He was followed by Congressman
Jack Robinson, William l. Schaffer of
Chester, and Colonel b. Frank Eshel-
man, of Lancaster General Hastings
left West Chester at u O'Clock for
PheniXville, accompanied by the recep-
ton committee. He addressed the iron
workers there and then went to Phila-
delphia, where he spoke this evening to
enormous audiences, In company with
| A. j. Colborn, jr, of Scranton.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-31
KEYSTONE VIGNETTES.

The collection of German manufactured
products has been added to the State
college museum.
George Shitaga, 4 miner, aged 80 years,
was instantly killed by a fall of rock and
coal in the Alden mine at Wilkes-Barre.
The man killed at Cheshire, Conn.
while trying to escape arrest has been
identified as Michael Rogers, of Allen
town.
The coroner of Bucks county will to-
day hold an inquest on the bodies of the
two men killed in the Pennsylvania rail-
road wreck at Croydon.
Marion Nymsick, while in the act of
blasting coal in the north shaft of the
Susquehanna Coal company at Nanticoke,
was fatally burned by an explosion of gas.
A Philadelphia syndicate is negotiating
for the purchase of the Reading and Per-
kiomen turnpike as u. step toward the. con-
tinuous trolley line from Reading to Phil
adelphia.
Peter Noviski. miner employed at the
Katydld colliery, operated by the Red
Ash Coal company, was caught beneath a
fall of rock and coal and crushed in a
| horrible manner.
| The suit of Mrs. Il. NJ. Byers. of Pitts
| burg, against DR.. Tallman and other Chi
cagoans to recover her insane husband
now in Philadelphia asylum, was dis
missed In the Windy City.
The board of pardons has recommended
| that William ii. Bradley, of Philadelphia,
In the penltentiary for larceny, be par
! doned. James Newton Hill's death SEN
! tence was commuted to life imprisonment
| Colonel A b. Colt, whose regiment re-
Gently shot into u mob at Washington
| Court House, o., and who has been In
hiding in western Pennsylvania, has
gone to New York state TO escape mot
/ violencp
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-31
OUTLOOK IN MINNESOTA.
Republicans Are Fighting Their Hardcs
Battle in History of the State.

DhttiS III IliStoTg vi inc StutS.
Special TO the Scranton Tribune.
st. Paul. Minn, ct3O.-At the pres
ent time the Republicans in Minnesota
are fighting one Of the hardest battles
in which they We're ever engaged. The
Democrats have given up all hope of
electing their ticket. Instead of polling
the second highest vote, they will be
third in the list. The question Is, can
Nelson, the Republican nominee, beat
owen, the Populist?. 1t may be stated
that he can, but everybody will know
that battle has been fought.
In the First congressional district
Tawney will be elected easily, in the
Second McCleary can read his title
clear. In the Third district it is a
close fight between Hall, the present
Democratic incumbent, and Heat
Woole, Republican. In the Fourth
Kiefer Republican, will be returned
as far as can be discerned. In the
Fifth Fletcher, Republican, will go
back unless the unexpected happens.
In the Sixth, Towne, Republican, will
surely replace Baldwin, the miners on
Iron Range absolutely repudiating the
latter. In the Seventh, Eddy, Repub-
lican, has good chance of defeating
Boen. -Populist, and present incumbent,
owing to his great local popularity.
The Seventh district is strongly Popu-
list so that the Democrats party has
almost passed out of existence there.
There is Il strong Populist tone to the
Sixth district and the Second is badly
tainted in the western counties. Many
claim that the Populists have lost in
the country but have gained in the
cities. 1t Is problematical whether that
| is the case, and only the ballots will
show. The hard fight is on the goveI>
nor and congressman. The Republican
state ticket will be elected at all events
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-31
ANYONE CAN MARRY.

1t Is Discovered That the Present Mar.
riage License Law Doesn't Go Into IF.
feet Until Next Year.
BY the United Press.
Pittsburg, Oct. 30.-William Reardon,
in criminal court today, raised point Of
law which amounts TO legal sensation.
He was defending Thomas McQuirll,
charged with perjury for falsely swear
ing TO the age Of the woman he mar
ried, and Mr.. Reardon moved to quash
the indictment on the ground that there
was no such offense under the law, as
the marriage license was not in force
and no license was required to be taken
out by parties who desired to be mar
ried.
This caued Judge Magge to remark:
why, Mr.. Reardon, you don't make
such statement in earneSt?"
Il do, your honor, and l can prove 1t.
The marriage license act was passed in
1885, and was amended in 1893. by that
amendment on and after Oct l, 1895,
parties desiring TO be married In this
state must take out license"
The acts of 1885 and 1893 were sent
for and read to the court. Judge Magee
said that If the act was correctly printed
Mr.. Reardon was right and the present
marriage license law would not be in
force until 1895. The point is new one
and will make Pennsylvania a regular
Gretna Green. as any one can then get
married in this state without license
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-31
FIEND IN HUMAN FORM.
Shocking Crime Is Committed by Thomas
Marley, Young Resident Of pittston.
Avengers ON Ills Trail
peclal TO The Scranton Tribune.

Avengers On HIS tfhll,
Special TO the Scranton Tribune.
Pittston, Pa. Oct S0.-The citizens of
that portion of this borough known as
Welsh Hill was thrown into vortex Of
excitement today over the intelligence
that an assault had been committed
upon the 5-year-old daughter of William
Moakes, q well knowmresident of Nafus
street.
Thomas Marley, aged q years, n son
of Frank Marley was employed with
the latter in building stone cellar
wall at the rear OF the Moakes' prop
erty. Marley was seen to act friendly
with the child whenever he went for
water to Moakes house. The child was
missed for few minutes by its mother
and the latter commenced q search.
on coming out of the kitchen she saw
Marley emerging from the garden house
and inquired of him II he had seen her
| daughter. He replied that the child
had fallen from off a fence and injured
herself and that he had carried her
! into the building.
Mrs Moakes, upon going to the build
| ing, discovered that something was
wrong. She charged Marley with the
/ crime but he fatty denied 1t. He also
denied 1t to his father.
Seeing the temperament of the people
when the news became known the villain
! fled and was not captured at this writ
ing.
Several citizens of the neighborhood
armed themselves and have gone IN
search of the wretch, and the proba-
blities are If he is caught he will be
roughly dealt with,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-31
CHAIN OF NEWSPAPERS.
Senator Brice Said to BE u Leading Stock
holder in the Scheme.


Youngstown, Oct. 30,--A syndicate in
Guiding capitalists in Boston and New
York, and also some in this city, has
been quietly organized to engage in
the newspaper business. They pur-
pose securing control of line Of daily
newspapers from the Atlantic to the
Pacific, and when newspapers already
established cannot be purchased, they
will put in new plants, Those interested
assert that there is no politics in the
scheme, and that it is purely business
investment
Thus far the syndicate has, 1t is al
legged, closed deals for the purchase Of
the Boston Traveller, the Youngstown
Telegram, the Kansas City World and
the Columbus Press-Post. They have
obtained options upon newspapers in
st. Paul and st. Joseph. and have pre-
sented propositions for the purchase of
newspapersin other leading cities ofthe
country. 1t is asserted that among the
large stockholders is Senator Brice.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-31
the counties composing the congress dis
trict
MoRTON's NEAT PLURALITY.
Chairman lIackctt Figures That lie Will
Have Over Fifty Thousand.

special 10 the scranton lTlDune.
New York Oct. 30.-The Republican
state committee has completed a can
vass of the state. Chairman Hackett
says that it is most gratifying to their
side, and from it he figures out a clear
plurality for Morton of 50,000 I'VE
will come down to this city" he said.
with at least 10000, and do not believe
Hin will meet 1t with over 10000 from
this side. No one knows how many
votes Wheeler, the independent Dem
ocratic candidate for governor, will
poll, but he will certainly get enough to
cut down the normal Democratic ma
jority at this end OF the state several
thousand"
A close analysis of the registration
figures in this city dlscloses q still
more unfavorable showing for Tam
many than was apparent last night.
In round numbers there Is falling off
In the Tammany strongholds of about
10000 and gain in the Republican dis
tricts of nearly 10000 Prominent Tam
many men themselves admit privately
that they are disappointed with the re-
suit of the registration. They are afraid
that it foreshadows the defeat of their
local ticket
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-31

two highly respected families. John
Myers, a prominent florist, and wife,
together with niece and nephew who
were visiting them, have been taken
critically and mysteriously Ill from
eating some sausage and cheese which
was part of the noon-day neal
The family of II. c. Arbegast has
also been stricken by eating hogshead
cheese supposed to have been poi
soned. Much mystery surrounds both
cases, but no theory as to the cause
can be attributed to the apparent
wholesale attempt at poisoning.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-31
WRECK OF A COAL TRAIN.
Three Men Provided with Reyolycrs. Bur
glar Tools, Masks and Other Imple.
ments, Are Killed in the Smashup.

glar Tools. Masks and Other Imple'
mcnts, Are Killed in the Smashup.
By the United Press.
Williamsport, Oct. SO.-A frightful
coal train wreck, in which three un-
known men We're killed, and Lewis Il.
Trump of Williamsport, was badly in
jured, occurred about threc-quarters
of mile east of Niaduct, a station
near Peale, on the line of the Beech
Creek railroad, at an early hour this
morning.
A coal train was moving past Viaduct,
when one of the brakebeams dropped
down, and seventeen cars were quickly
piled up IN Il confused mass.
The first dead man found had his
head entirely severed from his body.
The other two were found under coal
car. 1t is supposed that they We're
either tramps or burglars. as in their
clothes were found alot of burglar tools,
seven masks, three reyolvers and u
number of cartridges.
Lewis Trump, the Wiliamsport man
who was on the same train. had his
skull fractured and was otherwise hurt
He was taken to the Cottage hospital
at philipSburg