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ACCIDENT ON THE RAIL.
Thirty People MiraculousIy Saved
From Death.

From Death.
PITTsBURG Pa.), June 25.-The lives of
thirty people were miraculously saved
early this morning by the remarkable
stop of fast freight train on the West
Pennsylvania Railway, near Sharpsburg
bridge. Five people were injured and
one will die.
The accident was caused by freight
train striking a trolley car on the cross
ing. The trolley pole slipped from the
wire just as the car got on the railway
rails. leaving the car in darkness and
helpless.
While the conductor was endeavoring
to replace the trolley pole freight train
approached at tull speed.
There was scramble among the pas
seugers and nearly all got out.
Engineer Black saw the situation and
reversed the engine. making a most re-
lnarkable stop, not, however, until the
trolley car WAS wrecked and Motorman
Daniel Nolan and four passengers were
badly injured.
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GOLD RESERVE.

It Has Passed the One Hundred MILL
lon Dollar Mark.
WASHINGTON, June 25.-For the first
time since December l, 1894, the gold re-
serve to-day exceeded 500, ,0O0. 900. The
exact figures are 500, 800. with an
available net cash balance of SI84, ,45S.
The gain since February Sth, the date of
the bond contract, is &5S, ,047 395 in gold
reserve and S42, ,2S4, SS7 in the net cash
balance. The syndicate still owes the
Government about 81, 600, 000 foreign gold,
their payments up 10 this time having
slightly exceeded contract requirements.
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suit for Damages.

SEATTLE lWash.), June 25.-Elizabeth
NJ. Frazer, wife OF Harry Frazer. who
was shot and killed by Paul Z. Paga in
April last, and who was tried and ac-
Quilted OF the crime last night, this
afternoon began suit IN the Superior
Court for 81, 900 damages.
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Suicide of a Society Girl.

ToULoN Qll.), June 25.-Miss Pleassie
Culbertson, a prominent society girl,
committed suicide to-day, her body being
found in a shallow cistern. She had been
i'll and is supposed to have been tempo
rarily insane. Miss Culbertson was
beautiful young woman, highly educated
and one Of the weaIthiest women in Gem
trail Illinois.
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SHOT FROM AMBUSH.
A Washington Sheriff Killed by
Cattle RustIerS
LYNCHING AWAITS THE MURDER
ERS, IF CAPTURED

Running Fight Between United States
Oficers and Band of Robbers Near
Spokane-Over a Dozen Shots Fired.
but no One Injured-The Bandits
stin at Large-The Officers Run
Onto Their Cave, Which was Filled
With Stolen Goods.
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SWEATER BURKE.
He Saves the Government the Expens q
OF a Trial.

OF Trial.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 25.-Davis C.
Burke, the man accused of sweating $40
gold pieces, saved the Government the
expense OF trial by pleading guilty to
three charges in the indictment against
him. He will be sentenced next Friday.
The charges against Mrs. Burke, who as
sisted her husband in passing the sweated
coin, were nolle prosecuted. Burke and
his wife have had their record traced
back five months, during which time
hardly q week passed without sale Of
500 OF gold to bank or smelling house.
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Yellow Fever Raging.

BALTIMORE, juno p. The American
barkentine Priscilla, Captain Klages, ar
rived to-day from Rio and Santos. with q
cargo OF IA. 254 bags of coffee. Captain
klages reports that when he left Santos
on May 20Lh yellow fever was raging or
every side, and the scenes ia the city and
barbor were narrowing
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followed TO hillside, where the brush
was thick. Cart or buggy tracks were
also followed going into the thicket and
on the hill, but after surrounding the hill
the tracks of neither man nor buggy
could be found coming out.
Posses are now being formed to go at
once to Balls Ferry. and some have
started out,
Yesterday the barn belonging to Con-
stable Martin, who was one OF the dis
coverers of Brady, was destroyed by fire.
The barn was located at Cottonwood. 1t
is believed that some of Brady's friends
burned the barn. . Members of Martins
family are in state OF constant fear, and
are afraid some of the bandits friends
will do them or Martin some harm when
they least pect it.
Voted to Build New Schoolhouse.
SAN JOSE, June 25.-At an election in
Franklin District to-day, direct tax of
So. 800 was voted TO build new school
house.
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suicide at Los Angeles.

Los ANGELES, June 25.-Charles Tay-
lor. DID, despondent and tired of lie,
ended his existence this morning by
swallowing carboIic acid enough to kill
six men. he was employed by Miles
Dodd as laborer.
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Outbreaks In ATacedonia,

LONDON, June 25.-The Vienna CORE
spondent of the Central News Agency
learns from Sofia that agrarian parties III
the Bulgarian capital have resolved tc
support the insurgents In Macedonia.
Turkish troops are hurrying 10 different
points in Macedonia where the outbreaks
have occurred.
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Ordered Back 10 ,InII.

OMAHA, June 25.-James Irish and
wife, who were found by the Coroner'a
jury to have murdered ". II. Chappel.
were let out on bail. This caused much
criticism, and to-day they were ordered
sent back TO iaiI.
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MUST QUIT SECRET SOCIETIES.
The Pope's Decree VIII be Enforced
in This Diocese

n u
in This Diocese.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 25.-The decree
against Catholics becoming members or
retaining membership in certain secret
societies. forbidden by papaI decree
issued last December, which MAS promuI-
gated in a number of dioceses in The
United States, viii now have to be- en-
forced in this diocese. Instructions 10
that effect hare been received here
through Monsignor Satolli, III the form OF
4 letter which has been addressed to all
Archbishops and Catholic priests. Ever
since the decree was issued there has
been much discussion as 10 the force and
effect OF the decree. Sixty days was
given when it was first made public Tor
IFS PRONUNCIATION. Y mum Der OF prelates,
among whom were Cardinal Gibbons.
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Three Deaths in a Mine shaft.

BOONE (Ia.), June 25.-John Marshall,
Jr., son of the owner of the Marshall
Coal Company, was to-day overcome by
damp while in new shaft. \ miner
tried TO save him, but was also over
come. A third miner went TO the rescue,
and the three were dead when found.
The damp was forced out of the mine by
ventilators so that rescuers could go TO
them.
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CRIsPI SUSTAINED.

The Deputies Vote Down a Motion OF
Want of Confidence.
ROME, June 25.-In the Chamber Of
Deputies to-day the Radicals introduced
q motion of want of confidence in the
Government. This was rejected-3S3 to
81. When the result was declared there
was scene OF considerable excitemont,
the Radicals shouting "Nive Cavalotti p
and the Government supporters re-
sponded with cries OF "Nive Crispi :"
a group of students outside the Chamber
attempted to make a demonstration in
favor OF SignOr Cavalotti, but were dis
persed quickly by the police.
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THE STRIKERS CASES.

Indictments Against A. r. U. Mem
bers soon to be Dismissed.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 25.-The indict-
ments pending in the United States Court
against thirteen members of the A. r. T..
for participation in the strike of last sum-
mer are about to be dismissed. Some
time ago the officers of the A. K. u.
asked Labor Commissioner Fitzgerald to
interest himself in the cases of the strik-
ers who had been indicted by the Federal
Grand Jury. Mr.. fitzgerald wrote to
Washington, and to-day received the fol-
lowing answer to his communicat
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE,
WASHINGTON, June l9. 1895.
Il. L. Fitzgerald, Commissioner Of L0-
Dor, San Fr0nciScO-SIR: l have yours of
the 10Th inst, and beg to say that as re-
suit of the correspondence with the
United States District Attorney | have to-
day instructed him. if in his opinion fur
ther prosecution of the cases referred TO
will be iruitIess, to discontinue the same.
Respectfully yours,
HOLMES CONRAD.
Acting gAttorney-General.
Just as soon as | receive the COM
municatiOn mentioned" said District At
tOrney Foote, land find il in accordance
with the letter you have shown me, l will
dismiss all cases now pending"
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Robbed and Nearly Murdered.

DENVER, June 25.-William Middle
ton, vegetable gardener. living in the
suburbs of COlfax, was lured from his
home and robbed of S6l5 and nearly mur-
dered by two footpads, who claimed to be
officers OF the law with 8 warrant for his
arrest on charge OF passing counterfeit
money. one thousand dollars in bills.
which was sewed III his vest, was over
looked by the robbers.
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ON THE TURF.
Results of the Races on Western and
Eastern Tracks.

Results of the Races on Western and
Eastern Tracks.
SAN Francisco, June 25.-Bay District
Track A fast track with good weather
resulted in three favorites pulling out be-
fore fair attendance.
Five and half furlongs. Red Idle won,
| Tuxedo second, Steadiast third. Time
lilo.
Five and half furlongs, Ali Baba
won, Dolly NJ. second, Amigo third.
Time-l:0Si.
Six and half furlongs, Lady Jane won,
Roadrunner second, Sir Richard third.
| Tme-l:2l1.
one mile, Tar and Tartar won, Nc
Farlane second. Commission third. Time
-l:4l4.
About six furlonqs, Mount Air won,
| Howard second, Charmion third. Time
-l:l2.
AT LATONIA.
LAToNIA, June 25.-First race, seven
eighths Of a mile, Silvia won, Bessie Miz-
ner second, Samantha third. Time-l:293.
One milo and seventy yards, Ace won,
Ashland second, La Joya third. Time
I:46t.
Fiye-eighths of q mile, Frances won,
julie second, Amanda third. Time-l:033.
1hree-Q quarters OF mile, Simon w.
won. Petentate second, Maxim third.
Time-l:144.
Seven-eig ghths OF a mile, Nance won,
Floreanna second, Yellow Rose third.
Time-l:2S3.
AT ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, June 25.-One and three
quarters miles, Mollie r. won, Williston
second, Pioneer third. Time-2:24.
Five-eighths of mile. Falcon won,
Travis second. Park Jr. third. Time
LOB
Three-quarters of mile, Semele won,
Safe Home second, Darwin Wedgowood
third. Iime-l:354.
tive-eighths Of mile, Judge Dubo is
won, st. Anna second, Black Knot third,
Time-l:03.
AT ROBY.
CHICAGO, June % The Circuit Courts
injunction appeared at Roby late this
afternoon, and two of the seven races
were declared Off. The track will re-
main closed until the legal questions are
duly decided.
Six furlongs, Baldur won, Conductor
McSweeney second. Feeney third. Time
| Ills.
One mile, Florence P. won. SpendoIine
second, Fullerton Lass third. Time
l:444
Six furlongs, Mandolina won. Miss
Young second, Whitewings third. Time
| l.l7
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Protection Bill Passed.

BRUSSELS, June 25.-The Chamber of
Deputies to-day passed the protection
bill.
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KENTUCKY DEMOCRATS.
A Lively Convention Being Held
in the Blue Grass State.
AN EVENING SESSION ATTENDED
WITH MUCH UPROAR.

Lord Salisbury Accepts the Commis-
sion and Begins the Formation of q
New Ministry for Great Britain
Several Thunder storms Sweep
Over a Large Section of Iowa-One
Man Killed by Lightning and Much
Property Destroyed.
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SPOKANE (Wash.), June 25.-Lew A.
Conlee, County Sheriff OF Lincoln County,
was founy murdered by cattle rustlers
near RitzyIlle last night. He had pro-
ceeded alone down into the Rock Creek
gang of cattle thieves yesterday, armed
with warrant for the arrest of one OF
their number named Shines, most des-
perate character. 1t appears that Conlee
had made the arrest, and was bringing
his prisoner on horseback to place him in
the County Jail at Sprague, when at the
point where his body was found he was
ambushed by Simes' friends and shot to
death. The brave officer was found
pierced with seven bullets through his
body. The enraged citizens of Lincoln
and adjacent counties 10 the number OF
800 are to-day securing the country in
search of his murderers, who will un-
doubtedly be lynched if caught. Conlee
was widely known for his deeds OF
bravery.
AFTER FREIGHT-CAR ROBBERS.
SPOKANE (Wash.), June 25.-Freight
cars on the Northern Pacitlc and Great
Northern roads have been systematically y
broken open and robbed here for the past
three weeks, until thousands OF dolIars OF
valuable merchandise have been stolen.
Every effort TO locate the robbers has
JAILED until to-day, when it was learned
that the band was making their head
quarters in dense wood about ten miles
north of this city.
\ force of four deputies. under Chief
Deputy United States Marshal Ninson.
boarded an engine on the Great North
ern and proceeded to point near where
t,.o !, 70 ha
1orce was divided. with instructions to
surround the band, but two OF the officers
spoiled the plan of capture by reaching
The point too far ahead of the others.
They flushed four of the band, and run
ming tight took place in the tim Der. over
4 dozen shots were fired, in which no one
was hit. The robbers escaped in the
brush.
a search for the robbers disclosed a
cave close by which was full OF stolen
goods. The officers are now trailing the
robbers through the woods.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-25
An Interesting Spectacle,

Apologists for the administration Sc
cret bond sale try to justify that ex-
traordinary proceeding by alleging
that had the president not thrown his
big five or ten million dollar SOD TO tho
Morgan-Rothschild syndicate at the
very moment of the I'd of February.
various financial institutions through
out the world would, within week
have refused all American exchanges.
This is the official explanation vouch-
safed by no less a person that Senator
Villas, OF Wisconsin, the cuckoo-extraor-
dlnary of the Grover Cleveland regime.
Mr.. Villas, had he chosen to do so,
might have made this explanation con-
sderably clearer by asserting. with
no doubt equal truth, that the
various financial institutions" to
which he alluded were institutions
within the Rothschilds' sphere OF
influence, and hence attuned their
threats to the Rothschilds' key
note. That Is to say, the syndicate of
alien bond-buyers, in order to get, at
104h United States 3h per cent. bonds
worth anywhere from 115 to 12O in open
market worked bluff" on our verdant
president, and made anywhere from S.,
900, 900 to $12,O0O,OOO in consequence
thereof.
What pretty spectacle 1t is, to be
sure! A president afraid In the first
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-25
LEGISLATIVE TOPICS.
Now County Prospects.

PHILADELPHIA Times: OF the three the
bill that calls for the dismemberment OF
LuZerne and Schuylkill is the most prac-
tical and Is the only one likely to pass IL
is now through the senate and awaits the
action of the house The territory en-
braced in the limits has n population be-
yond GU,OOU covering about 500 square
miles in area The counties affected have
a population of 35J,3G6, according to the
census of 1890, with an area of ls9i square
miles. IL is an unquestioned fact that
lower LuZerne Is far removed from
WIkes-Barre, the county seat, the dis
tance of fifty miles covering at least three
mountain ranges. The ten townships of
Schuylkill included in the bill are equally
removed from pottsville, and the time
and expense of attending court are serious
and costly items for those who must be
present at the civil and criminal sessions.
1t is given as further weight of argument
for the passage of the new county bill
that over two thousand indictments and
cases are now on the Luzerne calendar,
and the regular terms. although almost
continuous. cannot dispose of the buSi-
ness which does not include civil issues,
special arguments and equity causes. Lu-
zerne and Schuylkill counties are leading
among the populous centers of the state
and differ materially from Lancaster anu
Berks, their equals, in having foreign
population that is constantly in litigation
or on the trial lists If there Is to be a
new county formed from tho territory of
the two counties interested, there is large
cause for the movement. Iiazleton is the
natural trade center of the section named
i'm the measure. and as a city of 1l,S.
population would make u county seat town
of the first importance. The proposed
new county pays $4,000 yearly in taxa
tion, an amount greater than thrty-three
counties of the state, and this is u further
title to favor.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-25
Evidently a Slander.

We refuse to believe, in advance of
any authoritative pronouncement on
the subject that Governor Hastings en-
tertains feeling of hesitancy with ref
erence to compulsory education in this
state, fearing lest it's enactment might
cost the Republican party few ignor-
ant votes. We prefer to believe that
those journals which by insinuation
credit him with such a feeling are sim
ply misinformed, or that they are ro-
mancing.
We know there are few weak sisters
among the men to whom common report
ascribes the direction of legislative
policy at Harrisburg who maintain,
upon this subject as well as upon Cel-
tain other subjects. an attitude of vacil-
lation. They are men who appear by
their conduct. to think that political
parties have no higher mission in life
than to keep them in office; and who
therefore, are willing at any time to
sacrifice principle to false conception
of expediency, no matter into what in
consistencies this willingness may lead
them. These men advocated cumpul-
sorry education, two years ago. not be-
cause they cared a picayune whether
it was. in itself, right or a wrong
measure, but merely because they
thought they saw in that advocacy of
1t an opportunity to accumulate the
miserable thing called party capital"
at the expense Of the then Democratic
governor. We respected the frankness
with which Governor Pattison an
nounced his position on this subject, al
though we did not agree with him. But
We have the utmost contempt for the
type of invertebrate politician, be his
momentary eminence what 1t may, who
can see no other aim in public legisla-
ton than to truckle, hat in hand, to
some fitful popular prejudice or mush-
room fad of the hour.
We refuse to believe those who dare
to insnuate that in this or any other
matter Governor Hastings, with his
quarter of million plurality indorse-
ment behind him as an ever available
backbone stiffener, would or could be
beguied into the paltry attitude of the
man who is without the frank and man
ly courage of his convictions. We pre-
fer to believe that the individual who
credits to the Republican governor Of
this commonwealth a lack of solid grit
and nerve at one moment SANDERS both
the governor and the party which he
represents.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-25
Your Uncle Aleck Is Evidently Mad.


From the Philadelphia Times.
Since this journal was established some
twenty years ago. IL has earnestly striven
to deserve the hatred of every ballot thief,
every lobbyist, every jobber every black
mailer and every dependent organ of the
city, and how well II has maintained Its
consistency in meriting the hostility Nf
these disreputable elements, Is shown by
the malignant hostility that erupts from
them against the Times whenever they
are exposed In these columns.
The Times Is the one newspaper of the
city that has advocated reform and de-
nounced corruptionlsts 3G5 days of every
year, and It has been conspicuously hon
ored by the most defamatory utterances
from every endangered criminal and from
every organ apologist of political crime.
This fact Is well understood by the people
of Philadelphia, and It has made the Times
the only Journal that they can trust Cor
fearless hostility to every form of mlsrJlle
and every method of political criminals.
The Times thanks the organs of Phia-
delpha for their magllgnant abuse OF It's
efforts In the late campaign. In no other
way could II be so effectively compi-
mented. 1t fought the battle for the tax
payers of Philadelphia; not for partisans.
1t had no party interests to advance, no
personal profits to secure, no friends to
reward. no enemies to punish save the
enemies of good government and It has
not u single utterance to recall, nor a
single effort to apologize for
The Times meant all 1t said: II means
It today; It viii mean It tomorrow; It will
mean 1t every day In the future, and be-
fore the close of the present year the shiv-
ering organs, which In the late contest
apologized for the political debauchery
that most OF them despised, will be creep
ing In behind this journal to aid In the
municipal regeneration that must come.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-25
Harmony in Hunks.

A few months ago the public read a
good deal, in Democratic papers, about
the factionalism that was said to exist
in the Republican ranks of Lacka-
wanna county. Small differences were
magnifled by our Democratic friends
until they took on the aspect of tre-
mendous party commissions; and unless
our memory be greatly at fault, one
of the most ingenious of these mag
nifying organs was Colonel Frank fltZ-
simmons Sunday News. 1t occurred to
US, at the time, that factionalism was
subject not necessarily confined to
one party; and we are now more than
ever confirmed in this belief by perusal
of the amiable coloners own readable
department in the esteemed News
known as "Pastime's Jottings.' We
infer from yesterdays jottings that fac
tionallsm is even now epidemic. and
virulently epidemic, in the coloneTs own
political household. Apropos, let us
quote the coloners own language:
In the recent aldermanic contest in the
Eighth ward one of the most persistent
boodlers was a federal oiIiccholder. He
insisted on having money. He has held Il
Democratic appointment many years. To
my knowledge he has always demanded
money at elections. ] know that the same
individual, although holding Democratic
appointment for many years, has not been
true to the party at any election. He rep
resents nothing himself, and he betrays
his truest friends and abuses the party
that gives him a living. Is there any rca-
son why he should be allowed to do 90
any longer? Ought he not be summarily
dismissed and his place filled by an hon
est man? 1t is time that traitors of sneak
ing proclvities should be relegated to OBJ
scurity. II ofilcehoders must have money
on election day from the party that gives
them breM there should be little fault
found with the ordinary boodler. The ac-
ton of the subject of these lines cannot
be depended upon. He has not a friend
who can say word in his behalf His
innate weakness for Doodle has at last
proved his utter downfall. | am very
much mistaken if he can ingratiate him
self in the confidence and esteem of those
who gave him u standing in this commun-
ity and an opportunity to command re-
spect.
The foregoing quarrel, 1t should be
said, Is none of our funeral" We do
not even suspect to whom our irate
contemporary alludes-although If any
Democratic federal office-holder in tbs
city shall chance to be discharged be-
tween this time and March ), 1897, the
public will be in q position to guess.
We allude to the episode at all simply
to show, in the enemy's own language,
the present condition of the enemy's
camp 1t strikes us, as we casually
pass the subject by, that when it
comes to talking about factionalsm.
those who live in glass houses should
know better than to make a practice
of throwing stones.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-25

Professor Rothrock's assertion, in a
recent lecture. that one acre of land
out of every nineteen acres in the com
monweaith has been abandoned be-
cause of the destructiveness of forest
fires is startling; yet no doubt true.
The last failure of the legislature to
cuard the states forests is already be-
ginning TO bear costly fruit.
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There is a story told of an ancient re-
public, a law of which was that no men,
Der of its general assembly should offer
bill for new legislation without a rope
about his neck. SO that upon failure of
the measure proposed by him he should be
hanged at once. The result of this regu-
lation was that for three hundred years
no new law was enacted and the era was
known as the golden age OF the republic.
A condition of this character today would
curb the impetousity of some of our
bright legislators.