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Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1895-03-22
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Me mas brad teraz ns populistow!
Ktoby oddal dis CLOS na popullsts,
= choe jarzma republikahskiego ma
kark. A wiec g.osujny = ma demo-
krat6w!
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1895-03-22

si}o tylko $31,75O, a ubezpie
czenie magazynu 10000. Ma
jaks sums ubezpieczona by}a
fabryka oleju lnianego, ME.
wiadomo jeszcze.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-13
CANADA AND AUSTRALIA.
An Expected Subsidy from Eng land to BE
Refused d-Freo Trade Bctweon New
Zealand and the Dominion.

Vancouver B. c., Aug. 12.-Postmas-
ter General Ward. of New Zealand, has
instructed his government that the ex-
pected additional subsidy from Great
Britain to the Canadan-A Australian
line would not be forthcoming. Sir
Arnold Morley. the British postmaster
general. told him that the,policy of the
BrAtsh government was toamaintain. In
the utmost possible efficiency. the ser
vice via SueZ, on account Of British in
terests In the east and India being
paramount to all others. The postmas-
ter general was fighting against any at
tempt to subsidiZe or aid the Cana dian
Australian line between Vancouver and
Australia, for one reason, because the
Canadians had gone to other members
of the cabinet instead Of first consult
ing him.
New Zealand and Canada We're
pledged to give certain aid to Pacific
cable provided the British government
from the British government is by no
means certain. 1t is feared by those
favoring the Canadian cable that Aud
ley Coutes, the head of the big French
syndicate, will lay a cable between San
Francisco and Australia via Honolulu
A free trade treaty Is about consum-
mated between Canada and New Zeal
and. The tariff is mainly free trade In
respect to many classes of natural pro-
ducts and manufactures, but on few
lines there are ad valorem duties of
from 10 to 25 per cent. Ono of the chief
items is wool, of which Canada import
ed from New Zealand last year upward
of 100000 pounds. Duty on this was
cents per pound so that the remission
of this import means a very consider
able gain. Among the other lines dealt
with are lumber, -four, fish, fax, ma
chinery, tools and implements, furni-
ture, etc.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-13
CUBANs THRICE DEFEATED.
From Havana Come Reports Of spauish
Victories.

Victories.
Havana, Aug. 1.-THE insurgent band
commanded by ReEO recently besieged
the town of Ingavilanito, in the pro-
vince of Santa Clara, and sent a re-
quest to surrender to the detachment
of Spanish troops detailed to defend
that place. The garrison. however, re-
fused to surrender and the insurgents
burned a house In the immediate vic1n-
ity Of the barracks. The soldiers made
a gallant defense and eventually COM
PEELED the insurgents to retire with a
loss of five killed, among the latter be-
ing captain who was Rego's aide-de-
camp, and leaving ten wounded behind
them.
Sergeant Catala, with a detachment
Of sixteen soldiers, has had a skirmish
near Seboruequito in the Mayari dis
trict, province of Santiago de Cuba,
with band of insurgents. The latter
left two killed and five wounded on the
field and the troops captured guam
tity of arms. One corporal and two
soldiers were wounded on the govern
ment side
Major Gonzales Mora at the head of
260 troops. while passing the River
Buaba, near Baracoa, Province of San
tiagO de Cuba, on Aug. 6, was engaged
with the insurgent bands commanded
by Ruen and Carreras. The troops
caused the rebers to fly. leaving six
killed on the field. On the following
day. while on the way from Buabo to
Baracoa, Major Mora overlook the in
surgent band, numbering 600 men, and
attacked the positions which they had
taken up. The troops captured the posi-
tions occupied by the insurgents, the
latter losing seven men killed and
twelve wounded. One soldier was killed
and three wounded.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-13
HASTINGS MEN SANCU|NE
They Arc Unaffected by the Bluff Of
Quay Followers.
OPINIONS OF CHRIS. l. MAGEE
The Recent Returns DO Not Affect the
First Estimates Made = Unex.
pcctcd Gains win Over.
balance LOsscS.

Philadelphia. Aug. &c. L. Magee
came to the city today and had inter-
views with a number of the Philadei-
phia Republican leaders. Mr.. Magee
did not appear to be in the least affect
ell by the result Of the primaries held
ON Saturday.
HAS the result affected the fight for
Hastings and Gilkeson?"
mo. We are just where we started
when We made up our estimates. We
gained one in Lackawanna. two In Lu-
zerne and two In Adams. That offsets
Montgomery, which We expected. So
that we are just where we started"
You expect to carry York;
I'VE do. York Is just about as GER
tain as Center"
.'Then the situation is still encour-
aging for Hastings and Gilkeson?"
I'VE have no doubt of success That
which we have gained which we did
not expect when We made up our es-
Inmates makes up for that which We
lost which we expected"
Martin Is Sanguinc.
David Martin was in a sanguine
frame of mind. He said he saw moth
ing to occasion any alarm. He feels
sure of the success Of Hastings and
Gilkeson and declared that the esti-
mates made at the beginning OF the
contest will not be affected in the gen.
eral total.
At the Hastings headquarters the
managers We're cheerful in their con-
versation and confidentin their declara-
tions as to the result of the contest for
the state chairmanship. They gave 1t
out that Senator Quay will not be able
to win. and that the fight at the con-
clusion Of the contests in the several
counties will not In the total vary much
from the estimate made at the Begin
ming of the fight
New Bloomefield. Pa, Aug. 12.-The
Perry county Republicans held their
convention today and two administra-
| tion delegates We're elected to the state
convention.
Juniata Convention.
Mifilintown, Pa. Aug 12-The Juni-
alta county Republicans held their con.
vention today. and the county's one
| delegate to the state convention was
instructed to vote for Hastings for
chairman of the convention and Quay
for state chairman ExLCongressman
Atkinson was endorsed for Superior
court Judge and Mckinley for presi-
| dent
| Norristown. Pa, Aug 12-The la test
information concerning the Republi-
| can delegate elections in Montgomery
county on Saturday night, show that
Quay VIII have at beast twenty-seven
majority in tomorrow's county conven-
ton.
Gettysburg, Pa. Aug. 1e-The Ad-
ans county Republican convention to-
day elected Hastngs-G delegates
to the state convention by 33 votes to 2s.
| York. Pa, Aug. 12.-York county is
still claimed by both Sides 1t Is
claimed by knowing ones, however, that
the delegation will be sent to the state
convention uninstructed.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-13
TO HIDE HIS CHACRIN
Conclusive Proof That the Legacy
Mas Myth.
DIX. LEETE MAS HUMBUGGHL
Tho Tribune Investigation at an Z nd
Letters Written by Dr. Loete 40.
kuOwiedging the Deception
Seen by Reporter.

The investigation set afoot by The
Tribune to discover whether or not
there remained any hope that the DR..
Leete legacy might not be a myth has
brought forth the evidence below, and
which no doubt wilfsatisfy any disin-
some of his discoveries In order to cover
his chagrin and out OF charity for the
feelings of his family.
On or about July "a The Tribune
Providence. that he had seen an item
in the Los Angeles Times concerning
the DR.. Leete legacy. and thought 1t
possibly might have been a paragraph
Uf will, but could not say for sure,
as he did not take much of an interest
In the matter at the time he read It. A
teleg gram was sent to the Los Angeles
Times asking 1t to look up the matter
in their files and send it together with
any other Information they could get.
Nothing was heard from the telegram
until yesterday when the following let
ter was received:
Los Angeles, Cal, Aug. G. 1895.
Editor Tribune, Scranton, Pa:
Dear Sir-Your kilograms regarding the
Leete matter were duly received and q
memberof the Times stan was set to WORK
to Dig up the matter desired, supposed Il
have been published In January, bu
could not find 1t. The matter was left Il
him and find was wholly neglected. Th'
enclosed was printed in the Los Angeles
Evening Record of this date. Your!
truly, VIM. Reginald Ream,
City Editor.
Accompanying the letter was clip
pling from the Los Angeles Evening
Record of Aug. 6, three-fourths Of a
column In length, from which excerpts
are printed:
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-13
Big PHILADELPHIA FIRE.
Half a Million Dollars laid In Ashes Hun.
drcds Are Mado Homeless In FOw
Hours.

Half Million Dollars laid In Ashes Hun.
drcds Are Made Homeless in a Fow
Hours.
Philadelphia. Aug. 12.-The Philadel-
rhia fire department was called on to-
day to fight the tiercest, most destruc-
tive and most dangerous fire that has
visited this city In nearly a score of
years. Property valued at half a mil
lion dollars was laid In ruins. 100 people
Were rendered homeless and a dozen
firemen and policemen succumbed to
the awful heat and smoke.
The property destroyed includes The
paper box factory operated by Brown 4
Bailey, In which the fire originated,
occupying big plot fronting on Will
low street and extending northward be-
tween Eighth and Franklin streets:
w. ]. Buck Sons Il Co., chandelier fac
tory at the northeast corner Of Eighth
and Willow streets; fifteen dwellings on
the south side of Willow street, east Of
Eighth street. and ten dwellings on
Franklin street, north Of Willow, while
at leas; twenty-five other dwellings on
| Eighth Franklin and Callowhill streets
| were more or less severely damaged
once started the fire soon assumed the
proportions of confiagratiOn, and the
locality in which 1t occurred made the
chances of disastrous destruction more
than probable.
| Mothers were separated from their
children In the mad rush to escape, and
when the little ones could not be found
at once, were restrained with difficulty
from rushing back into the burning
homes in wild attempt to rescue
them
Soon firemen and policemen began to
| Sllrcumh and tho hnncac on tho li,,,i II
of the fire were thrown open to receive
them. Hospital ambulances were early
on the ground, and the men We're gem
orally quickly resuscitated. 1t was two
hours before the fire was gotten under
control and fully two more before the
firemen could safely relax any effort.
Even then the smoking ruins blazed
In places and at times made feeble at
tempts to renew their destructiveness.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-13
The Cruel Hoax Played Upon Scran.
ton, Pa, Physician Who Came
to California for an Air
Castle.

On March IS he returned home and told
his family that everything was all right,
and THAT he would get one-fourth in July.
ON April he received a letter from Wells
d Lee stating that his two letters to the
firm had been opened by Mr.. Lee and that
Mr.. Forester, who formerly lived in
Scranton, had called and seemed very par
ticular 10 know all about the doctors be-
hest, and wished also to know why Mr..
Lee was so uncommunicative in the mat
ter.
The firm of Wells & Lee, composed Of
G. Wiley Wells and Bradner Lee, enjoys
q good reputation and the accusations of
young Leete that they are now trying to
swindle his fathers estate out of its
share of the alleged Carey's estate is not
likely to be sustained by any proof.
A Record reporter called this morning
upon w. b. Lee at his office in the Baker
block.
story as his letter to Attorney Fitzsim-
mons states. He then showed the re-
porter several Of A. N. Leete's letters
which left no doubt OF their authenticity.
They were written on paper bearing the
letter head Of the Scranton News.
In these letters Leete stated time and
time again that he could not let the public
know how he had been victimized by
come unknown swindler and begged Mr..
Lee to say nothing about the case, as he
could not stand the derSion OF MS nelgn-
bors.
He thanked both Messrs. Wells and Lee
for their great kindness in helping him
when he was hero. In one letter he re-
lated in detail how he was keeping the
truth from the family and enclosed a
newspaper clipping noting the publicity
of the case and commenting upon the
awful situation.
Colonel Wells is now In the northern
part of the state, but as soon as he gets
back one of these letters will be forward.
ed to the son and the family.
They are still after the perpetrator OF
the cowardly fraud. There can be nc
doubt that It was this great secret tina,
killed DR.. A. N. I.eete.
Assistant Postmaster Lewis and Inspec-
tor Fink made an investigation and have
not given the matter up yet.
There can be no doubt that the doctor
practiced a deception 50 clever that II has
resulted in a deluded son. suspicious OF
fraud.
The asterisks supplant portions Of the
story which are already we'll known tc
the reading public Of Scranton. being
the letters already published that
passed between Colonel Fitzsimmons
and the Los Angeles attorneys and the
litigation from Z. H. Leete. the late
dOctOr'Q son
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-13
SILVER MEN MEET.
Conference of Free Coinage Democrats Is
Called.

Called.
Washington, Aug. 12-The conference
of free coinage Democrats called by
Senators Harris Of Tennessee; Jones, Of
Arkansas, and Turpie, of Indiana, will
be held in Washington Wednesday, and
may extend over that and the next day.
Senator Harris will probably be chair
man Of the conference, and Casey
Young. Of Memphis, will be its secre-
tary. Several of those who will be pres
ent are In Washington, and are hopeful
that thirty states will be represented
Senator Harris, who reached Washing.
ton Saturday, said today that a large
attendance was not desirable. On the
contrary 1t had been expressly request
ed that few prominent men from each
state should come.
These men, said the senator, would be
Democrats Of weight and influence and
acceptable to members Of the party as
the possible composition Of an executive
committee. The senator said he ex-
pected important results from the con-
ference. which would be more in the
nature of business meeting than of a
convention. He could not tell at this
time, however, what scope the meeting
would take beyond the objects outlined
in the call signed by Messrs. Jones,
Turpie and himself
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-13
GUARD ORDERS.
List Of New staff Appointments An.
uOuuced

List Of New Staff Appointments An.
uOunced.
Harrisburg, Pa, Aug. 1.-THE follow
ing order was issued through the adju-
tant generals Office tonight:
Division Headquarters, National Guard OF
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, July 2s. 1895.
In compliance with general orders No.
20. A. q. o., G. g.. the undersigned as
sumes command of the division. National
Guard Of Pennsylvania, and announces
the following stan appointments: Lieu
tenant Colonel George II. North, assist
ant general; L!eunterant Colonel Charles
s. Greene. Judge advocate; Lieutenant
Colonel william J. Elliott, division tnspec-
tor; Lieutenant Colonel Ralph Z. Cul-
linan division Quartermaster; Lieuten-
ant Colonel Austin Curtin, commtssary
Of subsistence: Lieutenant Colonel Sam
uel Hartranft. Inspector Of rifle practice;
Lieutenant Colonel A. Lawrence Wether.
NJ, ordnance officer; Lieutenant Colonel
Alexander A. L. McCaniless. surgeon in
chief; Major Barton ID. Evans. aide-de-
camp; Major A. G. Campbell aide-de-
camp; Major David Lewis, aide-de-camp.
They will be obeyed and respected ac-
cordingly.
(Signed) George r. Snowden, Major
General Commanding.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-13
LlGHTNING'S FREAKS,
Residence of Charles NJ. Booth Is Badly
Damaged BY u Bolt.

West Chester Village. NY, Aug. IA
During the heavy storm early today
lightning struck the residence OF
Charles M. Booth, at Unionport. badly
damaging the house. The bolt struck
the roof. and passed down through two
floors into the cellar. No one was in
jured.
Living next door to Mr.. Booth Is the
family Of James Meehan. a section boss
on the railroad. Mr.. and Mrs. Meehan
were asleep when the bolt struck
Booths house. Mrs. Meehan was
awakened by the shock and became so
badly frightened that she fell over and
expired from fright.
The lightning also struck the Wood
bine hotel. at Unionport. doing little
damage but soaring the inmates almost
to death.
Just as the a. m. car was leaving
West Chester for West Farms bolt Of
hghtnipg struck the car, throwing II
off the track. The motorman, conduc-
tor and six passengers were more or
less stunned.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-13
JUSTICE JACKSON BURIED.
The Ceremonies NJ the Grave We're Very
Simple-prOmineu Mon Present.

Nashville. Tenn, Aug. 12.-The re-
mains of Justice Howell r. Jackson
were laid to rest in private family
cemetery at Bellemeade stock farm, six
miles west of this city, this morning at
0.30 o'clock.
The funeral cortege moved from West
Meade. the home of the justice, shortly
after 3 o'clock. and was less than an
hour In reaching Its destination. The
officiating clergymen were Revs. j. ii.
McNeilly and X. Lin Cave. both of this
city.
The ceremonies at the grave We're
simple. Chief Justice Fuller and JUS
tice Brewer were the only members Of
the supreme court present. A large
number of prominent men from this
city and other states were among the
attendants
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-13
FOUGHT WITH KNIVES.
Brothers a. -Pisssb1re fwadise In q Dcs.
pcratc COnflic

Phttsburg, Pa, Aug. 12.-Late Satur-
day night Patrick and Dennis Morgan,
brothers. employed in the Laurel Hill
mines, Of w. P. Rend and company,
became involved in quarrel. Dennis
stabbed his brother in the heart, caus-
ing instant death. Dennis is In a criti-
cal condition from stabs inflicted by
Patrick, and may die of his injuries. A
crowd Of miners were engaged in drink
ing beer when the brothers disagreed
over some trivial matter. Their COM
panions, wishing some excitement,
made no effort to separate the combat
ants, and for fully twenty minutes the
brothers slashed each other with their
knives.
Blood flowed freely and both fell to
the ground. Patrick was dead and
Dennis exhausted. Patrick was 26
years Of age and Dennis Is about %.
An effort was made to keep the affair
quiet. 1t was reported at the coroner's
office this afternoon and a number of
arrests will be ordered.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-13
DRAIN ON COLD RESERVE
The Supply In the Treasury Is
Rapidly Diminishing.
HOW TO MAINTAIN SURPLUS
Tho Bond JugRlery viii Probably Again
DO Brought In piay-iiigh Rate
Exchange Excess Of
Expenditures.

Washington, Aug. 1.-THE drain
upon the gold reserve OF the treasury
OF the United States foreshadoweu IN
these dispatches for some time past
seemed to have begun In earnest today,
when the officials We're advised of the
withdrawal of $l,650.0OO from the sub
treasury at New York for export. rms
condition Of affairs has occasioned
much speculation Of the means that
the administration will employ to main
tain the gold reserve or replenish 1t
should the probable Withdrawals re-
duce 1t below the amount which 1t Is
deemed necessary for the government
to hold 1t may be stated almost au-
thoritative that as between another
issue OF bonds and the calling of an
extra session of congress. that the for
mer will be aesorted to-.
Today's Withdrawals were the larg-
est on any one day since the contract
with the Belmont-M Morgan syndicate
went into effect last February. They
reduce the gold In the United States
treasury to $lOl ,3O2, 263, or a loss of more
than $6.0OOOO0 from the highest point
reached after the syndicate had made
It's final payments last month. On July
0, the gold reserve reached $iO7, ,541 1916.
being higher than on any day, accord
ing to the treasury's official "ten days"
statement. since February 20, 1893. Be-
tween the two dates named $l62, ,400,0 900
United States bonds were sold for gold
at prices aggregating $lS2, 0OO. 900, and
the gold reserve which was something
over $65 OOO,000 In January. 1898, re-
plenished as II has been by these bond
sales, amounts today to a little more
than $lOl, ,OOO. 900, or net loss of $146,-
| 100000.
Its Effect Is Dreaded.
Department officials are 10th to dis
cuss the effect on the treasury Of re-
newed gold shipments or to express an
opinion as to their probable extent, or
when the shipments will cease, or
whether the bond syndicate will feel
itself bound to replace the gold, as 1t
did the first large Withdrawals after it's
purchase Of bonds. With exchange at
$4.901a-an exceedingly high figure-the
opinion Is generally expressed that gold
exports to the extent Of $4,000, 900 or
$50, 900, 900 are likely to occur before
Oct. l. The only thing that is likely to
reduce the rate Of exchange Is heavy
shipments Of American cereals. Aside
from the decline in the gold reserve, the
treasury situation Is regarded as en-
couraging, as the receipts are gradually
approximating to the expenditures.
The excess oErexpenditsres over re-
ceipts for the past two years amounted
to $107, 900, 900 and for the month and a
third which has elapsed Of the current
fiscal year l5,0O0,0 ,0OO But the receipts
are increasing, and officials express the
hope that by Jan. next they will equal
the expenditures or nearly so.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-13
STATE NEWS NOTES.

Additional land has been purchased ad-
Joining the Norristown hospital tract, and
II will be used for sewage purposes.
The Reading Tlremen's union has In
ber. tf =
Reading councils have settled p dispute
between rival trolley companies by grant,
ing them both tho right Of way to lay
tracks on the streets they fought over.
An investigation Of the free dispensarv
connsctsd With the Reading hospital
were sbls 70 pay have hssn among the
i-r~s1 srsNuent eaik =. 4. 4 l,..s ....,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-13
DEADLY ICE CREAM.
Two Families ut ShamOkin Are Poisoned
by Eating II.

by Eating II.
Shamokin, Pa, Aug. 12.-Mrs. Peter
Koch, Mrs. Morris Zimmerman and
two children, Of Shipman's Mills. near
Shamokin, are dying from the effects
of being poisoned by eating ice cream.
The Koch and Zimmerman families
held a social gathering on Saturday
night, and freezer Of cream was pre-
pared. All persons present ate freely
of the cream. and shortly afterward be-
came dangerously Id.
A physician was called and emetics
saved the lives of all the party except
Mrs. Koch and Mrs. Zimmerman and a
child Of each, who have been lying in
a precarious condition ever since. An
examination proved that the poison had
been put in the extract which favored
the cream,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-13
ESCAPED LIGHTNING.
Mrs. Bradley Moved Her Children Just in
Time.

New Haven, Conn. Aug. 12.-Newton
Bradley's house on First avenue, West
Haven, was wrecked by stroke of
lightning during the storm which
passed over this vicinity early this
morning. Mrs. Bradley's husband was
away and she was alone with her chill
dren when the storm broke. Impelled
by some premonition Of coming evil
she took her children from the bed and
laid them on the floor and as she did so
the lightning struck the chimney,
passed into the room, striking the bed
and setting 1t on fire. Both Mrs. Brad
ley and her children We're somewhat
shocked, but no serious result will fol-
low.
Several other houses in this vicinity
are reported to have been struck by
lightning but no great damage resulted.
The storm was the severest Of its kind
recorded here since 1873
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-13
Justice strong I'm proving

Washington, Aug. IA slight rally
which the attending physician pronounces
a miracle. is the Information about Justice
Strong, which came from Lake Minne-
waskn tonight. Hope IL now entertained
by Justice 6trong's friends here that he
may rally sufficiently to be brought home
to Washington, and even that ne may re-
cover entirely, now that the tide Seems
to have turned,