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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-24
Financial bills Galore
A New Measure in the Interest of
Silver Appears.
SEALING TROUBLE REVIEWED
Suggestions Made That the Government
Solve the Vexed Question by EXtcrmi.
mating the Seals That Remain
and Sell the skins.
BY the United Press.


Washington, Jan. 23,-There were two
financial bills introduced in the senate
today which Were, after remarks BY
their authors, referred to the finance
committee The first was by Mr. Smith,
Dem., n. j., its title being ITO pro-
vide for the appointment of a nom
partisan monetary commission, and to
provide means to meet temporary de-
ficiencies in the revenue"
The second part of the title refers to
proposed issue of United States per
cent. bonds, purchasable and payable
in gold coin to an amount not exceed
ing five hundred millions. The title of
Mr.. Jones Oem., ArkD, bill was "No
provide for the issue of bonds, the COIN
age of silver, and for other purposes
In his explanatory remarks Mr.. Jones
declared that he would under no condi
tions vote for any issue of bonds unless
the bill was coupled with "a sensible,
manly and substantial recognition of
silver" AS the bill proposes to abolish
all lesser denominations of greenbacks
and national bank notes than $40 and
to make all such lower denominations
silver certificates. payable in silver
coin, he claimed that that would be a
great stride forward in the interest of
silver, and he appealed to the extreme
silver men to stand by the bill.
Senator Patton, of Michigan, who
had held his seat in the senate under
appointment of the governor Oo fill the
vacancy caused by the death of Sena-
tor StOcllb ridge) ceased today to be a
senator and Mr.. Burrows took the oath
Of office in his stead-having previously
resigned his seat in the house of repre-
| sentatives.
Mr.. Hale, ORep., Me), gave notice of
an amendment To the diplomatic and
consular appropriation bill appropriate
ing $500, 900 toward the construction of
telegraph cable between the United
States and the Hawaiian islands.
The Nicaraguan canal bill was taken
up and Mr.. Turpe, Dem.. Ind), made
a characteristically sharp and bitter
| speech in opposition.
To End the Scaling Troubles.
The rather startling suggestion was
made in the house today that the secre-
tary of the treasury be directed to
,,,a pa,i,,a. 80 ~, .,' seais III
onn , go es''ii''eu "' row
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r.,th y ,a,.' e., III eoii'ec',o'' n,
treasury regarding the present condi-
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nhasisd ~. Mr n,na,n, ,"' , ,,u va Ma' pio-
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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-24
No Cause for the Act.

st. Louis, Jan. 23.-George r. jackson,
aged "a, son of the former president of the
St. Louis Elevator company, was found
by servant hanging to the transom of his
dressing room this morning. No cause
for the suicide is known. His father
killed himself In q similar manner.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-24
Banker on Trial.
~ ITnttn1 p,Ag.

Lancaster, Pa, Jan. 23.-E. *. Smith,
the Columbia banker, who failed a year
ago with liabilities Of 100000 and no as
sets, was placed on trial today, charged
with embezzlement Smith Is "A years old
and very iniirm.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-24
Dynamite ut Honolulu,


By the lnlteu lresS.
San Francisco, Jan. 2S.-Facts have come
to light In this city which show that the
Royalist revolt In Honolulu included
plot to blow up the government head
quarters with dynamite.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-24
WEATHER REPORT,

For eastern Pennsylvania, fair; west
winds.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-24
Ian. al a. m. All is quiet.

New York. Jan. 23.-There are indica-
tion2 of uneasiness among the employees
of the surface railway lines in this city
and it is said THAT they may strike IN
sympathy with their Brooklyn brethren
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-02-02
Cats' Eyes for Clocks.

II Is common opinion that cats are
able to see In the dark. That IL an
error. No animal can see In absolute
darkness. Some little light there must
DO, but cats are able to see with q very,
very little. Everybody must have no.
ticed the slit.like form Of the pupil Of
u cats eye.
II the animal be placed In broad sun.
slime or strong artificial light the pupil
contracts to mere line, thereby ex.
Guiding excess of light, which would
otherwise be painful. II the animal,
however, be removed to q situation
comparatively dark then the pupil
opens to its full size. aud the slit-like
aspect Of 1t ceases.
1t Is a point In the comparative anat
omy of cats worthy Of remark that tho
slit.liKe pupil does not exist In thu
larger species of the tribe. Tho lynA
has It, but no cat-like animal Of mucl
larger dimensions.
have seen 1t stated that the pupil =,
a cats eye Is SO perceptive Of variation
In the intensity of light-cOntracts an'
expands so regularly-thGt a China
man will tell you what the time Ia, o
whereabouts, not by looking at q watc
or clock, rs We would do. but by l0ol
Ing into the eye OF q cat.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-02-02
FIVE THOUSAND FOR A WIFE.
The Price . fenu-yivauiau Paid for

The Price . Pennsylvania Paid for
Nj. Fourth Matrimonial Venture.
At the Mahanoy Hotel in Cniontown
q very romantic wedding was celcrrat-
ed the other morning. The groom was
q wealthy old farmer named Ephiaim
Walters, aged 50 years f"om near
Nasontown. while the bride was a rich
widow lady named Mrs. Mary MADEIRA
from Morgantown. W. Va. where she
conducts a millinery establishment.
Mrs. MADEIRA Is aged about 80 years.
Mr.. Walters has already been married
three times and has several children as
old as the wife he has just welded. He
owns one of the finest farms In the
country and Is. according to the Pitts
burg Dispatch. worth at least 100000.
The peculiar part Of this wedding Is
that Il has been business transaction
from the beginning. His third wife
died about two years ago. At tbat
time the old man was very feeble and
had to walk with cane. He had then
had stroke Of paralysis and was bad
~ crippled. His friends thought he
would soon follow his wife. To their
surprise he became very sprirhtly and
soon threw away his cane. Not more
than six months elapsed until he began
10 talk matrimony again. His children
discouraged the idea rs much rs pos
siblc, but he was determined to ge'
married. After looking about and find
ing no one to suit him he placed an I'D
vcrtiscment In the papers Offering 500
TO any one who would find him re
spectacle wife. He also offered 5000
to any woman who would agree to mar
ry him.
Mrs. MADEIRA heard of the offer an
o correspondence was arranged be
tween them. She agreed to marry hir
for a certain sum of money, made pa!
able to her at the time Of the marriage
A satisfactory arrangement was mad
and the wedding day fixed.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-02-02
The Lion and the Mouse.

Thackeray used to rail against this
"snobbish" custom of publishing the
names of guests invited to great enter
tainments, declaring that they were sup
piled by the fOotman, "Jeames, OF
buckley Square" Yet, such Is human
weakness, when there came a time
when the famous novelist was power
In society, and was asked to all the great
entertainments,h he was rather surprised
to see his name always omitted from
the reports. At last he went up to a re-
norter who was writing down the style
and the titles Of the guests as they
came into mansion, and said, signif'
cantly, "My name is Mr.. Thackeray."
The reporter. who was attached to one
OF the greatest Of the "dailies." said
quietly, "And mine IL Jeames." The
novelist's name did not appear on thu
list, all Of which goes to show that tn
lion cannot and never could afford y
oaepd the mouse.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-02-02
A Table or Pctrifled Human Flesh

~
There Is table In the segato depart.
mcnt Of the Nuova Santa Maria Hos
pital Museum Mt Florence. Italy, which
for originality in the matter Of concep'
ton is probably without o rival The
designer and constructor OF this won
der was Prof. Giuseppe Segato lone au'
thority spells the name "SagattD, tho
discoverer Of a lost process for petrify.
ing human ana other flesh. ana who
worked In the various hospitals ana
museums Of Italy about forty years
ago. To casual observer this table IL
nothing more or less than n curious
mosaic made up of marbles and agntes
of different sizes and colOrs. In reality,
however, 1t Is composed wholly OF hu'
man flesh, muscles, visccra, intcstines.
etc. II comprises every portion OF the
human body transformed Into solid
stone, destined to endure rs long as the
world shall last. Different portions OF
the human body, showing the whole IN
ternal anatomy, are SO beautifully pet
relied Us to be wonder to the traveller
as we'll as an object Of study for thu
medical student The table II bOrderet
with upwards of 100 human eyes. pre-
served by some process which makes
them look as natural "a life. 1t ID
without doubt, the most CHASTITY ,piec'
Of furniture ever designed by man.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-02-02
Ball Lightning.

The occurrence of what Is known NJ
ball lightning Is 40 rare that every In
stance OF 1t Is Of some interest The
London Lancet lately described mar.
row escape from death by this form OF
lightning. which was experienced by
a distinguished surgeon Of I.ouvain
who had gone to visit a patient In q
neighboring town. He was overtaken
by a thunderstorm. and what he de-
scribed as ball Of fire descended upon
and rendered him for some time I'M
conscious.
ON coming to himself he found that
the cloth of the umbrella which nc
had been holding was completely
burned off Its steel framework, thu
metal being twisted into every shape
He attributes his safety to the circum
stance that the umbrella has woodei
handle. Had 1t been metal he mus
have been instantaneOusly killed.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-02-02
prc..,ur themselves to look uke scala

Dressing themselves to look uke scala
the bears favorite food. the hunters
take several of these frozen balls and
start out. When a bear Is discovered
they approach near enough for hun to
sec them. As he begins to creep
stealthily toward them they slowly
retreat. droppisg number Of the balls
In such way that the bear In follow
ing them must surely come upon the
balls. Bruin, seeing these delicate
morsels. swallows them whole. and
continues his stealthy chase Of the
supposed seals. But he does not pro-
gress far before the blubber melts and
releases the whalebone springs. These
new "works" In his internal economy
soon put him in such agony that he
rolls and tumblcs upon the ice, and be-
comes an easy victim 70 the weapons
of the hunters.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-02-02
QUITE AN ADVENTURE.

Prince HOhcniOhc Comes Within an
Ace Of Killing Baron victinEhOh.
II would be difficult to find on rec.
ord stranger hunting adventure than
that experienced by Prince Hohenlohc.
con Of the German chancellor. and Bar.
on Wellington the other day, says the
Berlin correspondent Of the New York
sun. They went out together to shoot
stays and agreed to decoy the animals
By Initiating their call on special
horn. The hunters separated. each nc.
companled by n gamekeeper. and went
In different directions. During the
course Of the day they approached each
other, and each heard the Others de.
coy call and believed stately stag was
before him. Initiating the heavy steps
Of the animal they noisily drew still
nearer. The imitation Of the steps and
call was 80 we'll done that they finally
arrived within ten PAGES Of each Other
without perceiving their mistake. The
thickct was so dense that they could
not see through. Both stood still re-
pcatinG the challenge from time Il
time. Each still firmly believed tia
ne was within few PAGES Of a rea
stag. At last the prince, tired Of wait
ing, fired thrice rapidly in the dircctio;
Of the supposed game. The first bullc
glanced of the cartridge belt Of BarOi
Wellington, the second struck hi
watch and sprang OF, the third fel
dead from his pocket well filed witt
papers. The young baron. though hi
three times, stood unwOunded. He wa
20 convinced that not his fellow hunte
but stag was before him that he ri
tributcd the shots to the explosion O
cartridges in his belt, and busted hin
self unfastening his belt for the pun
pose of throwing 1t away. The astOl
ishmcnt of both when they ut la'
found out what had happened WI
great
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-02-02
A Mighty Host.

ON the last day Of June Of the present
year there were on the pension roll OF
the United States Government $4,000
names. To these people, during the fis-
,cnI year which ended with that day,
$40, 600, 900 had been paid.
The pension list has been growing
ever since the war closed, until the
present year; but now 1t seems to have
reached a maximum from which 1t Will
decline slowly.
What we pay In pensions represents
what We may we'll call our war In
slcmnity." 1t Is the compensation for
suffering. disability, loss OF means OF
support on the part Of those who had
no responsibility for the war.
1t is a heavy tax upon the whole coun-
try. but the country Is willing to pay 1t.
We can better afford to endure the tax
than we can afford to refuse to pay
PENSIONS TO those who really deserve
them.
No other country has ever so burden
ed itself for such a cause; but no othel
country has ever In practice put so higf
a value upon patriotism as ours has
done. In song. In story, In sentimental
ways, patriotism has been rated. In 9th
.er lands, as high as possible; but In on
country we have practical way OF do
ing all things. The mighty army o
men, women and children who draw
pensions from the Treasury. represent
our practical way OF recognizing tn
service and sacrifice Of the cival war.
No harm, but rather good. will com
permanence to the country as rcsul
of a pension policy, liberal but not lay
ish, in favor Of all deserving veteran
and in favor Of them only.-fouth
Companion.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-02-02
A GRITTY CAT.
Puss Kills an Eagle and Takes 1,
Home.

Puss Kills nm Eagle and Takes 1,
Home.
Charles wiswcll, Of Carbonate, Law
renee County, has cat that IL king
of its kind. Besides being q good
mouser. this remarkable feline Is death
to mountain rats. night hawks and 9th.
or small game. not long ago Bringing
home rs the result Of its prowess
large jack rabbit. But the most re-
markable incident In the cats history
happened day or t"o ago.
TWAS an encounter with full-grown
bird Of freedom. and pussy was the
victor. The cat was sitting on pile OF
quartz patiently waiting the reappear'
ance of chipmunk. which but mo-
mcnt before 1t had chased into hole.
when suddenly the sky above the cat
became darkened, and an ominous
swish as IL from rapidly moving body
fell upon pussys ear. The cat sprang
aside with motion so rapid that the
eye could scarcely follow 1t, and In the
| place It had occupied but a moment De'
fore stood a full.grown bald eagle, Its
| plumage rufiied and thirsting for blood.
Pussy had sand and accepted the gage
of battle, and in less time than 1t takes
to tell 1t, the famous monkey and par
rot" time was being re.enactcd. 1t was
desperate struggle, and, although
pussy was pretty badly scratched py
the eagles talons, It, when taking the
initiative in the fight, secured decid
cd advantage, having landed on tn
eagle's back. For few moments TIN
air was filled with fur and feathers
and the ground was all torn up, bu
pussy held on, and In short time sue
ceeded in biting through the neck OF u
antagonist. The struggles OF the eagI
grew weaker and weaker, and 1901
ceased altogether, and pussy. exhaust
cd by the violent exertions and sor
from wounds inflicted by tho eagle
talons, rested for q moment, then, a
calm as though sitting on a rug bcfor
; the kitchen hearth, went carefully owe
: the rufiied fur, made its toilet. ant
, SELLING the body Of the vanquished m
tagonist, drew 1t with much difficult
. to the home Of its master. Laying
, mt the masters feet, the cat purred u
t satisfaction, and In this way boosted
the victory.
The combat was witnessed BY nun
4 Der Of people. every one OF whom G!
t pressed desire to buy the cat. but NJ
a Wiswell says he would not sell 1t II
$ the best mine In the Black Hills. III
u eagle measured feet inches from
h to tin of one wing to that Of the other.
"a | MAIL ntoonc,, Duoaa
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-02-02

The Great Herslsy warehouse.
The Hereby Brothers Commission
Company have reopened their great
warehouse at 42s to AS North Hal.
sted street, and have sent out the
following circular In connection
Herewith:
70 consumers and dealers Of hay. oats. grain,
-four. and feed Of oil kinds:
We wish to coli your attention 70 the fact
that II you do not buy your feed at our ware.
house you ere unaware Of the benefits you esu
derive By % doing.
We handle the best goods only and self u
fock.bottom prices, for the many advantages
We have over other wholesale feed wen are 90
great that II enables us TO sell nrst.c!ass goods
% cheap - others sell second-olass.
Our warehouse II the largest, handiest and
most complete hay end grain warehouse IN the
city Of Chicago. covering one acre OF erouud
and situated on the G., M. 4 81. p. r. n. tracks.
where We have our own private track and ~.
ceive eli our goods direct 70 our warehouse.
This 10 great advantage, - u saves the o..
psnse Of hsulins. which 10 quite On item.
We have constructed, IN addition 70 our
warehouse, the latest improved grain elevator
system, which unlosds. eievstss and conveys.
| By machinery. On our grain from cars On eul
track direct 70 our elevator, without fehand-
ling. This 10 . great labor saving. and add
greatly 10 the value Of grain, - al grsin pass'
% through our grain cleaner. which frees 70
from eli dust and eha6, end leaves IL perfectly
clean.
There 10 no WAITING outside On the street n
cold and wet q our warehouse. - ws hav'
1 81 A.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-02-02
Exnert Photography.

A recent lawsuit In Ohio, involving
the ownership Of fifteen hundred acres
of valuable real estate, was settled late
u by the aid Of photography.
The turning point OF the suit was as
TO whether an old deed executed soven'
ty.fye years ago had five signatures or
only four. There were spaces for i've,
hut only traces Of four visible.
The clerk of the court was ordered to
have the deed photographed by an ex'
merit He took 1t to Washington for this
nurpose. The negative developed some
evidence OF the missing signature. bu,
On enlarging 1t ten times the whole
name came forth distinctly.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-02-02
Cable Way Over . Deep Ravine.

Cable way Over Accp 1tavtuos
Across the Devils dyke. deep "a.
vine near BrightOn, England, cable
way has just been erected and opened
for traffic. From single steel-wire
rope, three inches In diameter, stretch.
ing 100 feet between two iron col.
umns on either side of the dyke, are
SUSPENDED steel anchors, two feet from
f,uke to fiukc, by wire ropes Of smaller
dimensions and of varying lengths, so
MS to bring the line Of anchors on q
level. On the flukes are supported two
wire road cables, ono inch In diameter,
on which run the pulleys which sup
mort the car. The cars are iron and
wire cages, seven feet by five, carry
Ing eight passengers. They are moved
by an engine on the bank. driving nm
endless wire rope to which the car ID
cripped, like our cable cars. The cable
Is 22O feet above the bottom Of the
rayine. and the trip takes two minutes
and half.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-02-02
Rear Catching.

An original and unique device Is In
uks with the Esquimaux for hunting
and killing the polar bear. knowing
the bear TO be fond OF blubber. they
take a piece Of 1t as large a. mans
f,st. and after letting 1t freeze, hollow
>st the center sufficiently TO admit a
rx4bf OF whalebone coiled Into q
0rinx. This u covered with moro
Suh6ss. and The whole sgala frozen.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-02-02
SENT WEST.
An Old Gle rgyman's Way Of Preach
Ing the Gospel.

An Old Gle rgyman's Way Of Preach
Ing the Gospel.
About FIVE years ago the secretary !
Of missionary organization in one OF /
our great religious denominations Wis. |
tied large mining town In the West
There was missionary in the place,
with whom he stayed. The dinner was
cooked and served by the wife OF Bic
host, who sat down, too wearied to
eat.
"Havc you no help?" asked the sec.
rotary.
The missionary's wife laughed.
"There are several thousands OF men
I'M this town, and only twenty-five
women" she said. "The women are
the wives Of prosperous citizens. l
do not know that one Of them has o
maid to help her. There are not enough
Cinnamon to meet domestic demands.
Women cooks or chambermaids would
make fortune here"
"WhOm do the men marryT" IN.
auired the secretary, after thought'
full pause.
"They don't marry replied the mis-.
sionary. "Nrore than that, this region
Is settled by ranchmen. young men,
who, for want of home life, IRE driven
to drinking and gambling. This town
In filled with saloons and gambling
dens.
"The men must have amusement
something beside their work. They
are not usually a class who care for
reading, or who have much self-con-
troll, The most efficient help that I
could have in my work would be few
good homes, with wives aud mothers
In them"
The difficulty was new one to the
f, good secretary. 1t remained In hia
memory.
Six months later lie visited large
country town in New England. After
two days, he said to the clergyman
II see only women and old men here
.. Where are your young menT'
"Gone West" was the reply. "Wors'
than that, they have carried with then
the capital and energy Of the town
: There Is no industry here by which
the surplus population Of women chi
!. support themselves. They simply starv'
and starve and grow old"
The secretary made no reply. Blu
= some time later he made a suggestion
. and q proposal to his host which was
!. n he would select thirty respectable
!. and industrious young women In hi
!. town, and induce them to 90 3
a the mining town he had visited II
!, would cousign them to the care Of tn
!. missionary and his wife, who woui
!. take them In charge and secure wor
= for them, for which they would receiv
!. liberal pay. II will sce," he said, "tha
"a the expense Of their passage out
r. paid, and the cost of their board unit
4 each girl has found employment"
n. The offer was accepted, and soon
" carload Of bright, energetic girls wei
Il on their way West.
ia A year or more later. the secretal
pf again visited the missionary, and agai
his wife cooked and served the Dime
n. "Why, where arc the thirty maids
<. he exclaimed.
n. "Every one" said Mrs. NJ, us ma
or ried and In home Of her own, ma
he ing, hope. better man Of her hu
in band. As you intended they shou
- do" she added. significantly
The old clergyman laughed. ''The
arc other ways Of preaching the Gosr
N. than by sermons" no said, quietly
TT. Youths Companion.