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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-10-14
ACT Is UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
Supreme Court. win Bc Called Upon to
Decide the Question as to the Number
Of Superior Court Candidates to BE
Voted For

Harrisburg, Oct. l3.-The provision
of the act creating the Superior court,
restricting the voter to a choice of six
candidates when seven judges are to
be elected, was declared unconstitu
tional in an opinion handed down by
Judge Simonton yesterday. He grant
ed a mandamus against the secretary
of the commonwealth requiring him to
prepare the official ballot so that each
voter may vote for seven candidates.
Judge Mcpherson concurred favor
ably in the oprion. but did not think
the mandamus should be allowed Ee
said he had no r-'~N - enforce his per-
sonal opinion by dissent. but prefers
that the conclusion reached by the
president judge should stand as the ac-
ton of the court. In his opinion no
constitutional right had been invaded
by the restrictive provision.
An appeal will be taken to the SUI
preme court by the secretary of the
commonwealth at once, so that the
ihas'ei may pe uclel Hlliieu pciOit oct.
%, when the official ballot mus. be sent
out.
Harrisburg, Pa, Oct. 13.-Counsel in
the case of the attorney general against
the secretary of the commonwealth in
the matter of the Superior court voting
restrictions left for for Pittsburg to-
night to argue the matter before the Su-
preme court.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-10-14
EVANGELICAL CONFERENCE,
the Board of Publication Other Off.
GERS Elected

Elgin, H.. Oct 13.-Senior Bishop J..
]. Esher presided yesterday at the gem
eral Evangelical conference. The cleo
ton of eight ministerial members of
the board of publication resulted as fol-
lows: First district. East Pennsylva-
MIA, Pittsburg and New England con-
ferences. Rev. o. L. Saylor OF Bethle-
hem, Pa; Second district, Atlantic,
Germany and Switzerland, Rev. +.
KurtZ. of Brooklyn: Third district, New
York, Canada and Michigan, Rev. NJ. L.
Wing, of Berlin. Ont; Fourth district,
Erie, Ohio and Indiana, Rev. w. II.
Bucks. of Tiffin. o.: Fifth district. Illi-
nois. Iowa and California, Rev. NJ
Gruener, of Des IMoines, Ia; Sixth dis
trict. Wisconsin. Texas and Japan con-
ferences. Rev ]. G. Brendel, of Madi-
son. Wis. Seventh district, Kansas
Platte river and Des iMoines confer
ences. Rev. A. Drummer, of Holton. Kan. !:
Eighth district. Minnesota, Dakota and
Oregon conferences, Rev. George
Spaeth. of Minneapolis.
The division Of the entire territory
of the church into four districts and
the election Of layman for each as a
memb bers of the board Of publication,
resulted as follows: First district east
Pennsylvania, Pittsburg, New Eng
land. Atlantic. Germany and Switzer-
land, Isaac s. Spatz of Mohnsville,
Pa. second district, New York. Cana
da. Michigan, Erie. Ohio and Indiana
conferences, Andrew Kramer. Indian
apolis, Ind: Third district. Illinois.
Wisconsin. Iowa, California, Texas and
Japan conferences, Hon. William
GrOte. Of Elgin. ILL.,: Fourth district.
Kansas. Nebraska, Des Moines, Platte
River. Minnesota. Dakota and Oregon
conferences. r. Hanke. OF Ithaca, Neb.
Rev. J. Walz, manager of the pub
fishing house at Stuttgart, Germany,
was reelected, and Rev. G. Fuessle
was elected to the editorial chair.
The election Of five members OF the
board Of control Of the Young Peoples
alliance. resulted: Rev. c. f. thinner
man. Of Milwaukee; Rev. J. c. Horn
berger. Rev. s. p. Sprong and Rev. c.
A. Thomas and Rev. G. H. Finmiller, of
Cleveland
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-10-14
A BAD TROLLEY accident
Three Persons Killed and Several Sc
verely Injured.
THE MOTORMAN LOST CONTROL
Breaking of the Brake Rod Renders the
Car Uncomfortable and 1t Dashcs
Down steep Hill Mt Fear.
full Rate Of Speed.

Pittsburg, Pa. Oct. 13.-Three per-
sons We're killed outright and nine 9TH
ers injured by a runaway trolley car on
the West End Electric line jumping the
track and going over an embankment
at $50 o'clock tonight.
The Killed.
George Rothman. aged So furniture
dealer, Carnegie. Pa.
Fred Heisel aged 81, glass worker. Car
negie. Pa.
Unknown woman. about 80 years of age,
body taken to morgue.
List OF the Injured.
Mrs. Michael Foley. Pittsburg. bad scalp
wound and internal injuries. may die.
Conductor Albert Mcclure, aged IS, Of
fttsburg, scalp wound and Internal in
juries.
Fred Waddel. motorman. aged 80, Pitts
burg, shoulder dislocated.
Michael Foley, Pittsburg, bad scalp
wound.
James Foley, aged 7. son of Michael.
slightly injured.
Mrs. Leach, Pittsburg. slight injuries.
Henry Stills, aged II. Pittsburs. leg
broken.
Professor Alex. Phillips. of Cranfton. knee
lacerated and may have to be ampu-
tated.
Katie Foley, young child. slightly bruised.
An oil man named Baldwin received
a
other injuries and 1t Is feared he cam
not live. He is from Warren county.
Pennsylvania.
The car wrecked was on the Carnegie
branch of the West End Electric line,
and left Carnegie Al o'clock. Just be-
fore the city limits Is reached there Is
a sharp curve and hill along the track
for about quarter of a mile. When
the car reached this point. the brake
rod broke and the motorman lost con-
troll. The car dashed down the hill un-
til it reached Mccartney street. where
there is sharp curve. Here it jumped
the track and turned completely over.
landing in a ravine alongside of the
road. The car was broken into splnt-
ers and the three persons killed We're
horribly mangled.
Kate Foicy's Escape.
Just before the car jumped the track
Conductor Mcclure yelled at the pas
sengers to all fall down to the bottom
of the car. Before they obeyed this
order Mrs. Foley dropped her young
daughter, Katie, out of car window,
and probably saved the child's life.
As soon as he could eXtricate himself
from the wreck. Conductor McGuirc.
who was badly injured himself, rushed
10 tne houses on several residents In
the vicinity and secured several axes
and other assistance. AS soon as pos
sible the city ambulances were called,
and all care possible rendered the in-
Jured passengers. There were sixteen
passengers on the car when it left
Carnegie. suburb of this city. Two
got off just before the hill. where the
accident occurred, was reached, and
three boys jumped before the car
leaped the track, and were, perhaps,
not injured.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-10-14
CONDITION OF THE PUGS.
Corbett and FitzsimmOus Arc Training
Actively for the Uncertainty.

San Antonio, Tex, Oct 13-Corbett
spent all of today training. He began
work at o'clock and quit at o'clock.
Several hundred people visited his
quarters to see him, but only a few
friends were admitted to witness the
exercises. He is in jovial spirits today.
and states that he is in better trim for
fighting than ever before in any of his
contests. TIe received a telegram to-
day from Manager Brady stating that
there is a fair chance Of the fight being
pulled off in Hot Springs. COrbett stat
ed today that he will not remove his
training quarters until he Is positively
assured that the fight will take place
there.
Corpus Christi, Tex. Oct. 13.-Fitz-
simmons quarters presented a lively
appearance this afternoon, clerks and
business men who have no time to
spare in week days going out to see
him. Parties who have seen Corbett
train in San Antonio say that Fitzsim-
mons physical condition is far superior,
and Trainer Charley White says Fitz-
simmons is In better condition than
ever before in his life.
San Antonio. Tex, Oct. 13-Jim Cor
bett received a telegram early tonight
from Manager Brady. who is at Hot
Springs, telling him to leave for the
latter place tomorrow.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-10-14
ON ACCOUNT OF BANCROFT.
Little Bavaria's Dignity Has Been In.
suited by the United States-Mr. Stern


suited by the United states-Mr. Stern
Had TO Pay.
Berlin, Oct. 13.--In the course of in
quiries provoked by illusions in the
Munich newspapers to the real reasons
why the Bavarlan government ignored
the diplomatic influence of the United
States in behalf of Mr.. Louis Stern, of
New York the revocation of whose
sentence of fine and Imprisonment for
insulting Baron Won Thuengen, the
deputy commissioner at the Spa at
Kissingen, was sought. the representa-
tive of the Unhted Press found that
the difficulty was traceable to the
period when Mr.. Bancroft was United
states minister to Prussia, and was at
the same time accredited to the Bavar-
ian and Wurtemberg courts. respective
ly. at Munich and Stuttgart.
In 1871. when the German empire was
formed. Mr.. Bancroft received new ere
dentials to the emperor of Germany
and when he was recalled duly pre-
sented his letters Of recall to the en-
peror. At that time Mr.. Bancroft re-
minded the state department at WASH
ington that his letters of appointment
to the kings of Bavaria and Wurtem-
herg were still in force, and asked per-
mission to present to them also formal
letters of recall. The state depart
mont deemed this ceremony needless
and so informed Mr.. Bancroft. Upon
the receipt of this notification Mr.. Ban
croft communicated with the courts at
Munich and Stuttgart. informing them
why he was obliged to omit the GUS
tomary diplomatic courtesy.
The BavarAln court has ever been
stickler for etiquette and has always
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-10-14
DEATH OF J. W. PECK.
Passed Away at O'Clock This Morning
at His Residence on Monroe Avenue.

at His Residence on Monroe Avenue.
j. w. Peck, one of the foremost men
of Scranton, died at o'clock this morn
ing at his home. 542 Monroe avenue.
He had been i'll ten months. His age
was SO years. In his death the city has
lost one to whose sturdy enterprise and
energy has been due vast amount of
the progress of Scranton.
His father, Samuel Peck. came to this
region in 1894, when the country was an
unbroken wilderness. The numbering
business attracted him, and father and
son were soon engaged in the manu-
facture of lumber. and later in the
manufacture of window sashes and
doors by machinery. Important con-
tracts were filled with the old Pennsyl-
vania Coal company and the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western Railroad
and his brother, John ID. Peck, formed
a partnership In the numbering busi-
ness. This corporation became known
as the Peck Lumber Manufacturing
company.
In the business strictly of manufac-
turing lumber, the deceased had for
years associated with him his son, +.
l.. Peck, under the firm name of J.W.
Peck q Son. and for many years they
had mills at Elmhurst and Spring
Brook, until the supply became ex-
hausted and then large tracts were
purchased in Potter county. Many
prominent capitalists of the city were
associated in the development of the
Potter county tracts, the Lackawanna
Lumber company was organized, and
this corporation is now one of the most
prominent in the state, having a capi-
tai of $4,000. and the finest and best
equipped lumber mill in the state.
While the deceased has for many
years given his attention to this busi-
ness. he has not been unidentified with
the COAL banking and commercial in
terests. He was one of the first after
the panic Of rs to believe in the future
of Scranton, which fact is testified to
by his heavy investments in land and
buildings, he being a pioneer in that
respect among the older business ele-
ment.
He acquired large fortune by his
perseverance and industry. His home
at 542 Monroe avenue was one of the
finest in the city. Three sons and one
daughter survive him. DR.. ]. w. Cool
idge had been in constant attendancD
until the last.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-10-14
VERDICT In POTTER CASE.
Jury Said lie Was Not Entitled to Recover
Damages.

The jury in the Potter trespass suit
against the Scranton Traction COM
pany handed its verdict, which had
been arrived at the previous day after
adjournment. into court Saturday
morning. The verdict was for the de-
fendant company.
George W. Potter, butcher of Dun
more, was driving along one of the
thoroughfares of that borough on the
morning of May 80, 1893. He had team
of horses attached to q meat wagon.
When he came to the corner of Blakely
and Drinker streets there was force
of linemen at work on Blakcly street
some little distance from the corner.
They were repairing the overhead
wires, and they had a pair of ladders
hinged to a platform on which to stand
to reach the trolley wires The ladders,
when arranged in position for the men
to stand on, lowered about eighteen feet
in the air and We're fixed in the shape
of the frustum of a pyramid.
Team Became unmanageahic.
Potter's team became unmanageable,
dashed down Blakely street past the
ladders, the wagon collided with a sign
post in front of Oscar Ludwig's store.
and Potter fell down between the
wagon and the team. He was terribly
injured in the runaway, sustaining
fractures of the jaw, collar bone and
inw,er limbs
Mo had beer b,essed with +bo ovoroca
good health nrior to tba accident hs,t
f. w,s several nontbs heforo ba co,,id
ieave his he'd Ne was nermapentiv
disa b,ed when be did sncceed IN gatt,n@
around Uis evesicht wos so ;rsno;raS
from, the iniurv to his law that ba has
to throv HE head away baoi, to rat tha
nroner focus on an obtant hof,ra h;r,
He has a hobbling pait and must usa a
cane TO sunnort his footstans
For ali those woes Nv pot,or ho
Iieyed the street car comnanv o,,rht to
he liable. that the ladders fr,ghtanaI
his horses and accordingI,, no enro,rea
Attorneys I. II. Burns and Ward G.
Horn and instituted an actio, ,n ~
mass with damsges Inr,andaa IT, T., .,
sum of $40 OOO Major Everott warrnr
Judge w TT Iassun and tIor,aa e. y,
Hand anneared as attornors far ~
company. io' TIE
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-10-14
NEGOTIATING A MARRIAGE.
The Italian Crown Prince to BE Married
to Daughter Of the Prince of Wales.

London. Oct. ia dispatch to the
Central News from Rome says that In
a newspaper interview Signor Lamba-
rini, who is described as director gen.
eral of the royal establishment, de-
MED the report that the prince Of Ma
pies, the Italian crown prince, was be-
trothed to a pricess of Montenegro.
He admitted that the negotiations
that had been opened in 1894 for the
marriage of the prince to a daughter Of
the prince of Wales had been suspend
ed by mutual agreement. but he stated
that these negotiations have now been
resumed and that 1t is probable that the
marriage will take place in the spring.
The law requires that the Italian
princes shall be Catholics. but their
wives may be of any religion.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-10-14

William B. Wilson, master workman
of the Independent Order Knights Of
Labor. who has been in this section for
the past two weeks, visited the district
affected yesterday and suggests that
the men return to work. The strike was
occasioned by the discharge of a num-
ber of miners for violation of certain
rules.
A committee will visit the company
officials and endeavor to have the dis
charged men reinstated. The operators
are giving no attention to the miners
convention to be held at Clearfeld on
Tuesday, and apparently do not appre-
hend suspension in this part of the
state
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-10-14
ELIJAH HALFORD TALKS.
lie Says Thot MIR. Harrison viii Not Seek
Nomination.


u Nomination.
Colorado Springs, Colo, Oce. 13.-
Major Elijah Halford, United States
Army, who was President Harrison's
private secretary. is in the city at
tending the twelfth anniversary Of the
Young Mems Christian association. He
said, politically: II should say 1t is
very favorable for the Republicans
winning next year"
"Will Mr.. Harrison again be a can
didate?"
MOT In the sense of seeking the NOM
ination. Things may shape themselves
so that he will become the candidate
of his party, but further than that
cannot say. In fact. | have kept from
making any inquiries as to Mr.. Harri-
sons intentions. because | did not
want to be in the position of having to
answer that question"
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branches Of the administration has
been appointed to inquire into the guilt
or innocence of the Armenians; who
have been arrested since Sept. 80. The
minister has also promised to deal Sc
verely with anybody that the embassies
can prove has tortured prisoners in
jail.
1t Is reported that many persons were
killed or wounded in the riots at Ismid.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-10-14
Reward for Ills Capture Offered.

Meanwhile 1t was thought Medic
might be hiding in the mountains. and
the commissioners We're urged by the
newspapers, public and county Off
cials to offer a reward for the murder
er's capture. On June 30, twelve days
after the murder. the commissioners
offered $500 for Medlo's capture. 1t was
the general opinion at the time that
had the reward been offered earlier 1t
would have loosened some Italian
tongues and Medlo's hiding place
would have been discovered. but he dis
appeared as completely as IL the ground
had swallowed him until his arrest in
Boston Saturday.
William Bauer is one of the Wilkes
Barre detectives in the employ of the
Scranton Detective agency of Barring
& McSweeney. The agency several
months ago learned that Medic had
been at his old home in Italy, and the
report was confirmed by a visit of De-
tective Barring to the town where Med
10 lived. From there was traced to
Naples. to New York and then to Bos-
ton. where Detective Bauer arrested
him,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-10-14
Reading Is Moist Again. .

Reading, Pa, Oct. 13.-The drought
which has prevailed in eastern Pennsyl-
vania since July has been broken as far
as this section is concerned. The copious
showers of Saturday morning and last
night and today have filled all Of the small
streams and replenished hundreds of wells
and springs which had failed. Rain fell
continuously from o'clock last night un-
til late this afternoon.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-10-14
PORTE IS BRACING up.
here Is o Realization That No More
NOuscnsc VIII Rc TOlor,,cd

There Is . Realization That No More
Nonsense viii BE Tolerated.
Constantinople, Oct. 13.-The Porte is
evidently aware OF the fact that pro-
crastination in replying to certain of
the demands of the powers will be no
longer tolerated, This Is evidenced by
the action taken today by the minister
of police In response to the demands of
the six powers that an investigation be
held into the recent rioting, and that
innocent Armenians who were impris-
oned on charges Of compliclty in the
be released.
The minister of police today informed
the embassies that q commission
formed Of members Of the different
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-10-14
EXCITEMENT IN PRISON.
A Train RObbcr Attacks wife.
Murderer

st. Joseph, Mo-, Oct 13.--iPat Grove,
the noted train robber who was locked
up here last night. attacked Thomas
Punshon, wife-murderer, confined in
the same CELL Other prisoners went to
Punshon's aid. and general riot en-
sued. In quieting 1t Deputy Sheriff
Beach shot and fatally wounded Jesse
Stohall, one of the rioters.
Grove was seriously hurt
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-10-14
EarthUUnl,c In ROu,c

Rome. Oct. 13-Three shocks OF earth
quake were felt yesterday in the Verona
district. The disturbance was very severe
in Malcesine, where a number of chin
neys were thrown down and fissures made
In the walls of houses.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-10-14
BIG TIME AT BALTIMORE.
Three National Conventions viii StnrtIe
the Old City

the Old City.
Baltimore, Md. Oct. 13.-Three nation
al conventions will be held here during
the present week.
Workers In every department of So
cial and ynor'l reform who are mar
shaled under \ snow-white banners of
the Woman's christian Temperance
union. will be neard at the new Music
halls; distinguished men and women
will participate in the national purity
congress at the Friends Meeting house.
and representative builders from ali
parts of the United States will attend
the annual convention Of the National
Association Of Builders.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-10-14
The Fisherman NJ Go,h,m

New York, Oct. 13.-The steam yacht
Oneida, with President Cleveland aboard.
arrived here this morning from GRAY
Gables. The president left the vessel al
2 o'clock and was driven to the home of
his family physician, Dr. Joseph d. Bry-
ant. at "a West Thirty-sixth street. He
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-10-14
Small I,ry Pings Arresicd.

st. Paul. Minn., Oct. l3.-Danny Need
ham, who was to have engaged In a prize
fight today with Dick Moore, was arrested
last night and compelled to give $1,000
bonds that he would not fight The war
rant also contained the name Of Dick
Moore, but the officers were not able to
find him.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-10-14
LANCE OR HOWELL.
School Board Tonight Elects New
School Superintendent.

School Board Tonight EIcctS u NeW
School Superintendent.
The identity of the new superintend-
ent of city schools to succeed George
w. Phillips, who has resigned the Of.
fee. will be known after tonight, when
an election will be made by the board Of
control.
The candidates are Professors ]. G.
Lange and George Howell, the present
principal and assistant principal of the
high school. Each Is sanguine Of being
elected. Candidates for the position Of
assistant principal In the high school,
which, in any event will offer a va
cancy, are numerous.
Superintendent Phillips resignation
takes effect the first of next month.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-10-14
HIS CORSET LIME

was the finest ever brought to this
city-too fine. In fact, for the ordin-
airy run of Scranton trade, but at
the prices we have placed on them
they're within everybody's reach.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-10-14
American Rider Third.

Paris. Oct. 13.-The final heat in the BIZ
cycle race for the Prix Du Vile De Paris
was ridden today and was won by Norma
a. Frenchman.. Banker, the American
rider, was third.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-10-14
SMALL WONDER
AT 1T, EITHER.

Seighbor Osland across the way
from us made up his mind to quit
Corset and Glove selling. He want
ed cash buyer for his stock and
accepted our offer. which amounted
to considerably less than half what
he paid for the goods some months
ago.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-10-14
WORK AT CLEARFIELD.

Master workman Wilson Hos Advised
strikers 70 Resume Labor.
Phlllipsburg, Pa, Oct. 13.--Work will
be resumed In the several idle mines
In the Clearfield district tomorrow.