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New-York tribune., 1895-11-04
SHAV THOTGHT TO HAVE BEEN DROWNED

TWO MEN DROVE INTO THE NORRIS CANAL AND
-...-t ONE Is MISSING.
While on their way from Passaic to Bloomfield on
Saturday night two men, supposed to be William
Shaw and named Weaver. drove into the
Morris Canal at the printworks in Soho resulting In
a horse belonging to Mr.. Hannigan. of Passaic be-
ing drowned and II Is believed that Shaw also lost
his life, as he has not been seen since. The canal
was dragged by several people until early yester-
day morning for Shaw's body. but IT has not been
discovered. A hat. believed TO be Shaw's. was found
at daybreak Yesterday. Weaver, the other man.
said TO have been with Shaw. succeeded In getting
away There is deep mystery behind the affair,
which the police have been unable 10 unravel The
only sure thing is that the horse is drowned. All
dav Yesterday hundreds Of people visited the scene.
some of whom continue to drag the canal for
Shaw's body, but without success.
New-York tribune., 1895-11-04
4 LOT OF WORTHLESS MONEY.
From The Philadelphia Record.


Visions Of unto.d wealth and life Of ease and
pleasure hoated through the brain OF John shannon
covered $4,000 In bank notes, snugly wrapped up d
tinfol and stout piece of paper. which had been
Mifn Mansion. fronting on Ridse-ave.. beow
demolished by Contractor William Albrecht. the
Ds being sold to oa5 ns sSaP Ssa sG 5 ewSa %
in his Gear Klndling wood ran short the other
day. and by the persuasive influence OF his wife
An old joist was tackled with great energy. on
three sides boards had been nai;ed ,se evidently to
from the sent the worm-eaten boards flying in
a. directions. and a package tumbled out upon the
wood as fhOpRsd bgpg that Of da AFTER
9aa h old e a o @
bills. were laid down carefully by the lucky man.
VIII With e excitement @ tent Unable 70 compose himssf. he
called for his wife to verify his discovery, think
ing that II must be a dream.
amount so arce. confidential friend was & called iei
entire ot was not worth a cent the notes being
issues Of the od State banks, now out OF existence
caster, Penn. dated ls2i. bearing the name Of
T1ss syseve c. 2 ssue Jsn
Miller and NJ Turner. cashier and president There
mond. mono y Va ' ssa Bank Of PitsSurs Penn 1850 j.
n. Graham cashier and John SnydeE president:
2 1886, George a. Clark. cashier and X; NJ. Kel
president In the lot were also NUMBER or S2o
bills OF the Central Bank. OF Alabama. 1876; East
Bank. scrip. January e. 1915, Tor twelve and hat
cents EACH 75-cent scrip OF the Corporation OF Dan
vile. Penn, Issued January s. 1851. J. W. Holland.
president
bad state OF preservation. but the balance was In
good order: Among the number were also several
slcO Confederate bills. After recovering from the
effects Of his find. Shannon sent the notes to a
broker I'm the city. with the possible chance OF
realizing something from them, some OF the
banks still In existence and the notes are re-
deemable on demand
Around the Falls 1t Is supposed the money was
deposited In the hiding place during the cary days
OF the Rebellion by Brewer John Stein. who lived
In the mansion at that time Another theory Is that
during the scare created by the invasion OF Pennsy
vania In 1863. fort being built at School Lane at
the time, Stein secrcted tho money. with the ex-
pectation OF redeeming II after the
Hated.-"But why" they asked him. why should
you be so hated OF your fellows? Even the base
bal Nimpire atwins some recognition as human
after frost"
II Amt a baseball umpire" moaned the unhappy
one. II am one OF those people who learn a
popular song after It Is almost forgotten."-und-
Annapolis Journal
New-York tribune., 1895-11-04
THE REV DR. WILSON'S LAST SERMON HEh

The Rev. Dr. ]. A. b. Wilson preached his last
sermon as pastor of the Eighteenth Street Methodist
Episcopal Church last night The sermon was merely
an exposition Of the text. Christ has redeemed us
from The curse of the law
He said that divine law was perfect, and that Coo
had declared that any who violated any of his
laws could not be saved, but that by sending Chrst
to die for sinners we were redeemed from the curse
Of the law .
Having taken farewell Of his congregation at
reception last week and also at meeting In the
church Dr. Wilson did not refer to his intended
departure
New-York tribune., 1895-11-04
4 POPrLAR BOOSTING PLACE.
Monroe Cwls) dispatch in Milwaukee Sentinel

Charles and Clarence Rice to-day pleaded guilty
OF chicken stealing in the Circuit Court after
iiag up the remarkable defence that lGi chickens
had flown into their wagon at night on a trip from
Decatur, I'm this county, to Rockford Ill. The
men and their father have been regarded as pro-
fessonal chicken thieves. They started from De-
catur in March, 1895, with a covered lumber wagon;
and when they reached Rockford had lsi chickens
which they sold to G.. L. Reed. who afterward
Identified them. Many farmers between Belot and
Rockford missed their chickens and William
New-York tribune., 1895-11-04
NEW-YoRK ATHLETIC CLUB TROUBLE.

SOME THE C'Ii' A'N~ w.
LIcK-wEEKs MATTER
The correspondence relating 10 the difference"
which have existed>between certain members OF tho
New-York Athletic Club was given out yesteruay'
The trouble at the recent meeting o, 'ne
Metropolitan Association OF the Amateur Athieuc
Union when the Of Barlow . weeks was
withdrawn and that OF John C. Quick was suos'.-
tuted Mr. Weeks did not like the manner IN "h'en
3. c. Williams had withdrawn his name. ana ne
sent a letter 70 the Board OF Go'efhoiS '' ''S S
asking for explanation.
In Mr. Weeks letter the following IS founu'
am certain that this action was taken wi'houis Ssi
the knowledge or consent Gt MI esr atSor!zed rs
delegate TO make such statement OF us oesLe9
there would have been no cause tor eoihpia,' ~ a.
east notifying me OF the proposed action. espec'a'V
as was delegate TO that same meerns @ ha, m ,c-
But am informed by your president tnat no q a.
tion was ever taken either by your Athie,S Sy1
mttee or by your Board eSpressSs ~ ,Se ay GLIB on the
board OF Managers OF the MetropoAtan Ass0e.a.o,
Of the Amateur Athletic Union and that the SUBJECT
The remarks OF MIR Williams are included in tn, the
in the daily press and have been made the suo]eeii
Of much newspaper discussion and OF such sshs',s q,
comment in athletic circles that feel werra'ea !"
Your Board appointed Mr.. Williams delegate 70
that association just it appointed me an J. Ms rs
remarks were without authorit" | submit t.at ~
justice to ySpssyeS as W we as 10 mo- or savow
sponsiblity for them.
Replying for the Board. Mr.. Gulick says that the
c,ub had expressed preference in the matter OF
representative to the Metropolitan Assoca'so" o'
the Amateur Athletic Union.
Mr. Weeks yesterday declined to say anything
further except that the matter was now question
OF vemcity the official minutes OF the ASSOCIATION
as reported by the stenographer containing one
statement which s supported by the recollection OK
many men who were present ana MI: i'ains os os
nyng the accuracy of that report. MI W sehs ~ ~
pressed the hope that the surject masn' teS' WIN"
out further comment.
New-York tribune., 1895-11-04
4 Bos1os VIEW or THEODORE ROOSEVELT


People who saw Theodore Roosevelt for the first
time Monday night, cou.d hardly realize that he
was the grim and unterrable fighter they have been
taught TO regard him. he Is not large or herce, or
and his smile is beautiful to see. A mans charac-
tar cannot always be gauaed bv his appearancs
New-York tribune., 1895-11-04
T.. l., .r,,,r,v a sign OF a brilliant prospect i'' '"'
turf .-,Y

TRIFLE WITH THE TRUTH
.,s .rs .neen.ously spread that mem
hers Of the Jockey Club insisted upo" ,,r, ,ts
man caught red-handed In rauu 0' III, ,,s
norsons who spread such Reports "'"e -. VI,
,,h 7, was said in Delmonico's recehl'y 'a' "
corrl0enda Daly's case was reierrsi ~ 10 -,
vi =. 10 ,ius that the action taken IN 'ne
ch,o,dsDaIv and Logan Szzie case was 'haue p'
uc The Logan-Lizzie scandal at br'sh'on - a.
10 familiar to racegoers. II was O." ~,. -,
Grant case Logan was to Oh ia'o',''
,on,o Evidence was furnished TO prove cohcIus'e'y
that many bookmakers laid iarse "-, g.,
rate OF to against Logan. LzAe was e"saee ..
49, came race but there was not great uea' VI
.no,hla evidence against Lizzie or her owners
Mic Mac Queen won the race All e~nau -,
vestigation made by the ste~aras @ o o vers
Ciup ,bn ,,,rs and ali entries from W. Corrigenda
Daly's stable refused indenhi.es taksn Nv
"tny;csd and was pleased with the acuoh tansn W
eloice1 e s,ewards ard Alexander Shields repeatedly re-
ouested rehearing in his case his sftar
Were ei ~ eeting at the St Asaph track at Nashhs
ron ended there was meeting OF .dic M nrasided and
fne I Joones & Knapp and Colonel William T. Ih9np%so' %
r wT; e present These three stewards granted in
snder Shields hearing, and strange 10 plmont
a,atod him and his horse Logan august sid nor
snd lanes r. Keene were not present, az an read the
nov that Shields was reinsated untli ,eS Shields
hnoS . nc N.Y. day The reinstatement OF Snte1 -
aToused the anger Of the public ana % sr,snds 10
tb, he he restored TO his privileges on tne tr
As the principal offender according TO nr1leges sby on
,,au h ,,rS were restored TO him in spite Os "a
nrotestatons of one OF the stewards VINO re''S'a'eN
The vast change for the better that Is eSminisra-
evident on the turf under the preSf pese fopcby than
words uo thai offenders who are ruled OIL 80 os
future are likely to remain OUTSIDE onnqry nnf
averv resnectabe racetrack in the counI' ,-lrh N
~ behooves the stewards OF the JOCKEY 49, sce,
appoint as stewards for meetings On o'uuiebted up
lacks. such as Baltimore. Keen sharp-s,s ana who
light men who do not bet on the races isir,ore au
are earnest advocates OF honest racing onfs IN the
eoUn;ry. There is large population to ara" ons
80 tor,co track is easy OF access, and IL ~ orc
~ the hes.constructed me-tracks in me c3uitg NJ G
In the old days great crowds sewads Who
sra Mind 10 the crookedness or the men VINO e ue
bauched racing caused the better class or .s Con-
SSeenSentIy racing was abandoned at the famous
Pimlico track.
New-York tribune., 1895-11-04

,,org with his many other duties General L. a.
,TcAInin has been placed at the head OF co''..''
toe looking to a ful, representation OF New
citizens on Manhattan Day al the Oo''o" ~. q,
n.1 1,''. ,I,n nav Major John Totten and NJ Eek
stem vii open headquarters for 5 Genefa eca name
az LLe rnt,tee Is "Pan Scope an1 Invitations
., 81 n t hooed TO get the 7th Regiment to go to ne
southern city with these men at the nead ol tne
enterprise. fui. New-forK feprese"'a''o" - "
slred
New-York tribune., 1895-11-04

uev,us near Brodhead. was the first to serve war
rants on the prisoners.
New-York tribune., 1895-11-04

The report that Calvin s. Brlce Will leave Ohio,
TO live permanently in New-York was repeated
again yesterday. This report Is perennial one
and II was again denied by Mr.. Brice's friends.
He has been in New-York recently, attending 10
business and apparently paying no attention 10
the fight in Ohio How much he was Interested,
b,s camnaien managers could say. however. Sat
urday night he suddenly left the city and went to
Ohio. He will remain there until after the election
iG
New-York tribune., 1895-11-04

Fin de S.ec'e-Clerk lin drygoods store. 10 ser
vanp-Take some OF this stur-your mistress has
a dress just like H. .
Mald-haven't YOU anything better?-(t"egends
Blatter.
New-York tribune., 1895-11-04

Racing Is likely 10 receive much-needed boom
through the action taken by August Belmont to
relieve owners from the thraldom or the monopohsts
NJ selling races The j. J's and the c. O.'s and
c. As should make any mistakes about MT
Bemont's motives when he bid on Harry Reed on
Thursday There many young men who are
anxious TO race in a small way who are not thor
oughly posted in the ethics OF racing The selling
men who are anxious 10 begin career on tne turi
The selling or rather, farces, have kept many
cents meekly Inquired of an owner one DAY & last
week: What will you take for High Price he
sr sn r he % nS as OGy p as
horse entered to be sold for $500. That owner
his full value should he win on Election Day. and Il.
he is defeated the horse vii. be claimed
the tools OF the tyrants who ruled Guttenburs.
he s en rSR who "ss from s M rS
scoundrels who manipulated the races in those days
Some Of the men who were oppressed by the selling
race "barons' have money OF their own, and others
much desired capital to back them in getting even
with their former oppressors California Is likely
revenge. as we'll as desire 10 race honestly aud
fairly will h% IN their h future action
day and the dogs OF selling race war turned
and do not hesitate TO say that with the dawn OF
freedom for selling platers the day OF protection,
for The e"a has % eh s Of ss
when racing was used as mere gambling machine
by plunging racetrack owners should not be Needed
by any sensible person careful scrutiny OF the
names OF the men who are now at the head OF rae
ing In this country Will develop the fact that not
one OF the men who caused the press OF this city
and of NewJcrsey TO drive racing out OF that State
is at all prominent under the new management OF
the turf Certain trainers do not hesitate In free
ing their minds when occasion requires II. Many
turfmen and horse-owners are not afraid to free
their minds and to tell Of the difficulties that beset
honest racing men In the past
There are certain jockeys riding to-day who have
every reason 10 fear for the future When trainer
:, addresses jockey who attempted TO speak to him
In the paddock on Saturday a dirty thef' AMI
tells him that his protectors could not harm him
he trainer). az racing was not what Ii used to be.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-11-14

mean for an individual that he has select
cd and appropriated In his own intellect
and character the best to be found IN
books, in life; and for nation II should
mean the widest diffusion Of those arts
end influences that make most substan-
TALLY for humanity and progress. Veneer
is not culture. Smattering Is not culture:
To have assisted at feasts Of learning and
carried away scraps Is not scholarship.
Pedantry Is the fossil of culture. Sympa.
thy Is its plant. No rational critic would
say that Franklin was inferior in culture
to Jefferson, yet Franklin was not the
product Of a university; nor will any as.
sert that there Is a name In the annals OF
any state or nation or age which stands
more truly for culture in Its broadest
sense than that Of Abraham Lincoln.
There are no two greater masters of style
in writing. the highest flower of culture,
than Franklin and Lincoln. In what SEN
ate Is there to be found more perfect
man and gentleman. than Charles Sum-
ner? If the state papers OF monarchies
be explored for examples OF logic. acumen
impressive characters than those disclosed
by the records of state department over
which have presided men like Calhoun,
Clay, Evarts. Hamilton Fish. Frelinghuy-
sen, Rush, Van Buren,?
1t Is necessarily true that the self-seclSer
in politics Is not, as rule, man of cul-
ture. The man of culture has no time TO
push himself for office, and he Is too self
iSSpcCtiIls 10 UtSCcuu tUt
of 1t at the hands of others. 1t is also
true that democracy in Greece adorned
the history OF that nation with the great
est number of its greatest names, and
that the greatest names in the statesman
snip even Of Great Britain have been
drawn not from its aristocracy but from
the ranks of Its common people. There Is
no antagonism now. as there never has
been. between individual scholarship and
the democratic form of government. In
proportion to its age and vicissitudes the
democracy of the United States is un-
paralleled in the approval it has given TO
culture
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-11-14

oh. these doctors! Yes, these doctors
Make me worry day by day
With their everlasting warnings
That they swear We must obey.
Ah, microbia! microbia!
Thou art a thing of fame;
But what crimes are now committed
In thy inOffensive name!
With his microscope the health fiend,
With most scientific care,
Goes a-gunning for bacteria
And finds them everywhere.
Yes, he bags them In the horse car,
In the foyer and saloon;
The free lunches he calls deadly
As a corking day In June"
In the corner soda fountain, -
In the keg of foamy beer,
On the very n.mble nickels
That buy thirsty souls a cheer;
In our hats and shoes and pockets
He finds snakes and bugs and things
That, when magnified, are monsters
With ten thousand legs and wings
Oh, these doctors! Yes, these doctors!
Is It then a fact most true
That with all these warnings men live
Longer than they used to do?
Nay! Our ancestors lived longer
In their ignorance sublime,
While these bowling health fiends scare u.
Half to death before-our time.
New York World.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-11-14
The Denver Messiah.

A brief dispatch in yesterdays Trib-
tne made inadequate mention Of the
excitement prevalent in Denver be-
cause Of the remarkable cures recently
effected there by one Francis Schlat-
ter, who has become known throughout
the west as the new Messiah" 1t
therefore may prove interesting to pre-
sent an abstract of paper on Schlat-
ter's work contributed by Mr.. E. A.
Bingham, Of the Denver Republican, to
the November number Of that new
eclectic magazine. The Progress Of the
World. From this interesting paper It
appears that about two months ago,
out of the deserts of New Mexico, where
he had been performing wonders
among the credulous cowboys and
ranchmen, there came to Denver. at the
solicitation Of ex-Alderman Ell. ,Fo1.
a man Of "pale and cadaverous aspect,
feeble and emaciated. He had just
concluded a fast of forty days, and he
seemed like one who had trod the earth
under his feet. In his pale blue eyes
there was" says Mr.. Bingham, "a look
Of exaltation and devotion, and his
bearing was peculiarly suggestive OF
spirituality and sanctity. He had a mis-.
siqn-to heal all who would believe in
God and trust implicitly in Him."
This man, Francis Schlatter by name.
was born in Alsace-L Lorraine in 1851,
came to America in 1884, and until three
years ago had been a shoemaker. liv-
ing somewhere in Kansas. He began
about that time. to have mysterious
visions, and one night a voice told him
to 60 out into the world and heal the
sick. Accordingly. next day he started
out. on foot ana penniless. and tramped
from place to place clear across the
continent to the Pacific coast. It wal
while returning from thiR tour that he
excited attention in, New Neklco and
was induced u come 20 Denver. Fol
nearly two months 10 has daily id.
6stuesd' thousands efpsf1onS II Dsn.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-11-14
Solid and Substantial Banks,

In the Financiers fifth annual roll of
honor of the national banks Of the
United States prepared from the report
of the comptroller of the currency for
October, 1894, and including the 1926
banks which have surplus and undivid.
ed profits in excess Of their capital, the
first position is held as hitherto, by the
Chemical national, Of New York city;
but the First national, of Scranton.
which the year previous ranked sixth,
now occupies fourth place, and the
Third national, of this city, moves up
ward from the 18th place to the Tooth
one.
Concerning the First national bank
the Financier says: Despite the dull
ness in banking business following the
panic, 1t increased its surplus and prof
its for the twelve months ended Oct.
2, 1894, 22.S6 per cent, its total per cent
age standing at 433.43 on that date as
against 410.57 for the year previous.
This is, to say the least, remarkable,
but characteristic of one of the best and
cleanest National banks in the United
States. The First national was organ
ized in 1868, and paid its first dividend,
10 per cent, in 1854. Since that time It
has regularly paid dividends to its
stockholders, the aggregate amount be-
ing upward Of 900 per cent. II has, in
addition, rolled up surplus and profits
of over 100000. The people Of scran-
ton have just reason to be proud Of the
First national"
The people Of Scranton, we venture ia
say, are proud of 1t. They are also
proud of the younger banks which, In
their way, are equally deserving OF
praise. The troublous times Of the
past three years. thanks to the skill and
aolidity characteristic Of these banks
passed over the business interests OF
this city leaving hardly q scar, whereas
in many places crash followed crash
II the banks Of Scranton had not stood
upon the firm basis of honest and in.
telligent management, 1t is possible
that the retrospect to-day would be de.
cidedly less cheering than 1t is; and II
Is well that the public should realize
this fact.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-11-14
A Field Memorial Volume.

From the Chicago Times Herald.
1t Is proposed that a memorial volume
shall be published containing many of the
private letters, poems and memorials OF
Eugene Field. To the end that 1t may be
as varied and complete as possible the re-
quest is made that any and every body
who has been in receipt of such letters,
poems or memorial verses, shall forward
the Chicago Evening Post. AS this Is tbs
only volume of the kind to be issued by
the family, 1t is deemed important that
they shall be received for publication at
the earliest possible moment. OF course
the preservation of all manuscript Is guar
anteed, and 1t will be returned to its law
ful possessor in good condition and with
out delay
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-11-14

William" she said gently, and yet in
accents of reproof you remember that
gave you several letters to mail last week,
don't you?'
Yves; | remember it,
But this Is the first time you have !c-
membered 1t since l gave them to you,
isn't it?''
IL must confess that it is. How do
you know?'
II put a postal card addressed to myself
among the lot, and it hasn't yet reached
me. 1t only costs a cent. and find that
Is very effective way of keeping check
on the rest of my mail. Now, dear, If you
Will hand me the letters, I'll run out and
post them myself. f."-Washington Star.