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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-01
GIBBONS MAKES ANSWER,
In the Lackawanna Township Supervisor
ship Contest Counter Charges Arc Made
AGAINST Contestant Charles IL. GauI.


Twelve days ago Attorney Charles f.
Oliver filed papers in court instituting
contest against the election of Mi
chael Gibbons as supervisor of Lacka-
wanna township. The contest was be-
gun at the instance of Charles II. Gaul
one of the defeated candidates.
Allegations of wholesale fraud were
made in the affidavit presented by Gaul
to the court. The election returns rep
resented that Gibbons received q total
of 422 votes against 1903 computed for
Gaul. The latter alleged that If Glib
bons had been credited with only the
votes that were cast for him that he
would not have received more than 500
votes; and also that IL himself had been
credited with all that were cast for
him, he would have received a total of
more than $50 votes, which would elect
him to the office. Other specifications
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-01
JOHN LOHMANN SURPRISED.
Presented With a Testimonial Gift by His
Hotel EmploycS

John Lohmann was surprised by the
employees of his Lackawanna avenue
hotel Saturday night and presented
with handsome gold-handled silk UNI
brella. Mr.. Lohman will soon retire
from his present business to assume
proprietorship of the Conway house.
The presentation speech was made
by Professor Baldwin. Mrs. Lohmann
was remembered by handsome bou-
quet. Refreshments We're served and
music furnished by Guth's band and
the Liederkranz Either club.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-01

No need to suffer with rheumatism,
lumbago, neuralgia, cramps or collie. DR..
Thomas Eclectric Oil cures all such
troubles, and does it quickly. -
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-01

Have your diamonds mounted by Turn
quest 205 Washington ave. -
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-01

Of New York city. will be in his Scranton
office, AL wyoming avenue. every Mon
day from in. the morning until in the
evening"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-01
Spccial Prices

Send your watches to Turnquest's TO.
repair when out of order -
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-01

/ Get opening bargains In jewelry at Turn
, quests, 2O5 Washington avenue.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-01

to close out our sheet music and small
musical Instruments. ]. L. STELLE.
- 1874 Wyoming avenue.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-01

Pillsbury's Flour Mills have Q capacity
Of 1850 barrels day.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-01
DIR. Gibbons,

Alarm clocks, 79c.. at Turnquest's, 2O5
Washington avenue. -
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-01

Buy the Weber
and get the best. At Guernsey Bros
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-01

S-day walnut or oak finished clacks only
$2.Gs at Turnquest's, 2O5 Washington ave-
nue.. 80
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-09
MURDERED BY CHILDREN.
A Boy and Girl Each Thirteen Kill &
Michigan Woman.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, July 9.-Mrs.
Levi Pierce, aged so, who lived
two miles southeast of Berlin,
Ottawa county, was murdered
yesterday and her daughter, May Pierce.
aged 13. and her grandson, George Kess-
bro, aged 13, are now in Jail at Grand
Haven awaiting examination.
MIR. Pierce went to the field to work as
usual. leaving his wife and two children
at home. At about 10 o'clock they came
running to him across the field yell
ing that their mama was dead Pierce
ran to the house and found a horrible
state of affairs. On the floor beside the
kitchen stove was Mrs. Pierce's dead
body. The chin was horribly gashed,
the teeth were knocked out and the
neck was black and bruised as if she had
been choked to death. There was evi-
dences Of terrible struggle.
Investigation today revealed that Kess-
bro did the killing and the little girl
knows all about it and perhaps assisted
in the murder.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-09
LEAVENWORTH NEXT.
Police Commissioners There Begin Work
in a Timld Way.

Police Commissioners There Begin Work
in Timld Way.
LEAvENwoRTH. Kas., July g. - The
Leavenworth police commissioners have
taken action towards ridding the city
of many of the low dives.
The Higginbottom and Noble
places, near Third and Shawnee
streets were ordered closed at once. The
dives run by these men are said to be
very low places and the commissioners
decided to close them up at once.
Other. low dives and resorts will
be closed in few days, but
no move has yet been made towards clos
ing the more expensive class of joints
and saloons.
The governor SHOULD go on with his
good work and order them all closed.
The drug stores can take care of the
liquor business at LeAvenworth, and in a
legitimate manner
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-09
A WATTS JOURNEY.
Johnny Tells Quite a Story Book Story
About Himself.

johnny Tells Qu1r0 a 6Cory-E0OOR SGOry
About Himself.
Policemen stationed at the Santa Fe
depot last night picked up 14-year
tramp who came to town on the "blind
baggage" of the night train from Kansas
City.
He is Johnnie Lewis, aged fourteen.
For two years Johnny has been "a or
phan" and has been sleeping on mail sacks
at the Kansas City Times building. His
father died three years ago, and his
mother died the following year When
she died she called Johnnie to her and
told him, "When 1 am dead, want you
to go to your aunt's in Denver. She
lives at Fourteenth and Larimer Streets"
Johnny continued to sell papers, how
ever. He did pretty well until this
spring, when the price of the
papers was reduced. Now a paper costs
him one cent and he must sell it for two
cents. This has nearly broken him up
in business, and he concluded to go to
Denver and see his aunt He doesn't
know her name. Johnnie says he left
home with his brother who is a year
older. His brother, however, got put of
the train, and he doesn't know where he
is He has a sister who is in the house
of correction at Kansas City. Chief
Wilkerson has interested himself in the
case and proposes to get him transporta-
tion to Denver.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-09

Had the woman suffrage women OF Kan
sas cared more for woman's en-
franchisement than they did for the sue
cess of the party we would have
had plank in the Republican platform
and suffrage would have carried by 1O0,-
600 majority. and Kansas would have
been redeemed morally as well as fnan-
cially 1t is the Republicans that say
it has been redeemed financially. l told
Governor Morrill, that he would consent
to see the state sunk to the lowest depths
of moral degradation for the sake of
financial redemption and the people need
expect nothing better than we have now.
''When the Popllists adopted the
plank it was done blythe farmers of the
western prairies, and was opposed by the
oficeholders, so that when they went out
to speak they said very little if anything
about suffrage, because the party was di-
vided. 1t is not surprising that the
amendment was defeated under the cir
cumstances."
Miss Anthony had the figures at hand
to show that the amendment would have
carried if plank had been in the Re-
publican platform.
Mise Anthony has spent several weeks
in California where the suffrage amend
ment will be voted upon next year. THE
situation in California" said she, sis just
as it was in Kansas when the amendment
was submitted by the legislature. Both
the Peoples Party and the Republicans
demanded that the question should be
submitted The people of California are
not like the people of Kansas. They
have already opened up their cam
paign. Miss Shaw and myself have
spoken in all the large cities. There
have been roses everywhere. When we
got to Oakland there was large dele
cation there to meet US, and they show
cred US with roses, and when Miss Shaw
preached in the church it was packed
with people.
"They have already organized a
woman's suffrage campaign committee,
and the state temperance convention has
also appointed a committee, and they are
working hand in hand, and nothing
| could be more promising.
"In September Miss Shaw is to return
| but l will probably not return until next
summer. I will then appear before the
conventions and ask for suffrage planks.
In every county in the state petitions are
| being circulated asking the conventions
TO put planks in their platforms and that
may be successful.
81 have but one fear of the result in
| California and that is that some partisan
woman will go there and raise party
strife. I have told them not to do it, but
still l am afraid" Miss Anthony told
who the woman is she feared, but the re.
porter promised not to tell.
Miss Anthony left this afternoon fol
| Leavenworth, and she will return to New
York in a few days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-09
LOCAL MENTION.

Born Sunday morning 70 Mr.. and Mrs.
II. f. Guthrie daughter.
State Superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton Stanley is in Denver with his wife
to attend the national meeting of the
teachers.
Tomorrow will be pay day on the To-
peka railroads. The Santa Fe will pay
its office employees and the Rock Island
will pay its road employees.
Dean and Mrs. MilIspaugh will re-
ceive the parishoners of Grace cathedral
and others who will honor them, at the
deanery, between and II tomorrow
evening.
The Hoffmaster nine was defeated
yesterday by the Mckinley nine by a
score of 10 to 8. The features of the
game were two home runs, one by
Mackey the other by Brown.
The young men of the Santa Fe Offices
will have five mile handicap bicycle
race at the fair grounds track Saturday
afternoon. There are fourteen entries
but not all of them will be starters
A charter was today granted to the
Wichita Union Mill company to manu-.
facture -four. J. E. Howard is the pro.
moter and the capital stock is to be SO,
600. The Sugarvale Presbyterian church
was also granted charter.
The Topeka Journeymen BARRIERS
union, No. 25, installed the following
officers at their meeting last evening, tc
| serve for the next six months: Presi.
dent, D. L Miller; vice president, Roy
HamoRd; recording secretary, 81. P
Miller; financial secretary. Henry Wolf
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-09
CLUNG TO THE YACHT.
Four Prominent Chicago Persons in the
Water For Six Hours.

Four Prominent Chicago Persons in the
Water For Six Hours.
CHICAGO, July "a yachting party of
four people was rescued off Lincoln park
at daylight today, after six hours spent
in the water clinging to the overturned
craft The party consisted of two young
men. and young woman, all prominent
society people, and a man servant, who
acted as skipper.
Yesterday afternoon Allan Fowler, a
prominent young attorney, started for a
sail with his yacht Bowery, tax
ing with him Miss Emma Gibson,
james Dalton and a servant The
weather was delightful and the sail was
prolonged until late in the evening.
About 1920 o'clock, as the yacht was
nearing Lincoln park, a sudden gust of
wind caught the craft. and. helped by
the clumsiness of the servant who was
at the helm, capsized the boat.
Miss Gibson, who was swept clear off
the deck, was rescued by Mr.. Fowler,
and the four, by the aid of ropes and
spars. succeeded in clinging to the over
turned hull They shrieked for help
until their voices failed them. Chilled
and almost helpless they drifted about
within sight of the park until returning
daylight revealed their plight to some
early fishermen on the beach and the
four were taken off the wreck.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-09
THIRTEEN KILLED.
A Violent Rear End Collision on
the Grand Trunk.
Thirteen People Killed and
Twenty-Five Injured.
WAS AT CRAIG'S ROAD.
Cars Filled With Pilgrims to
Shrine of st. Anne.
Rear Car Telescoped and Hardly
Any Escaped.
WAS AT CRAIG'S ROAD.

QUEBEC, July "A terrible accident
occurred at 3 o'clock this morning at
Craig's Road station on the Grand Trunk
railway, about II miles west of Lewis. A
very large pilgrimage from Sherbrooke,
Windsor Mills and Richmond had left the
latter town about 10 o'clock last evening
for the Shrine of St Anne de Baupre.
There were two sections of the train,
one running a few minutes behind
the other. The first section was
standing at the Craig's Road
station taking water when the second
section passing the semaphore dashed in :
to the rear Pullman coach of the first
section, smashing it to kindling wood and
killing, it is said. everybody in that car
except the Pullman conductor, who
jumped.
Engineer Mcleod and Fireman Per-
kins of the second section were both
killed outright The Pullman coach was
telescoped into the frst-class car of the
first section, killing a number OF passen
gers.
Among the killed are three priests.
The number killed was first placed at 20
and the number injured "a, but the OIL
ciaIs of the Grand Trunk report that the
number of killed is but IS, and that % is
the number injured.
The death list is as follows:
CHARLES BEDARDsE, mail clerk.
Miss BEDARDsE, his daughter.
HECTOR MCLEOD, engineer.
RICHARD PERKINS, fireman.
REV. FATHER ]. L MERCER.
REV. Mr. CoGAN, all of Richmond.
REV. MIR DIGNAN of Windsor Mills.
Miss VALINE and her aunt, name un-
| known, St. Joseph De Lewis
MISS THAUFUE, ST. Joseph De Lewis.
MRS. CAYER, Danville
The two MISSES De LACoURTE of Shelf
ford.
JOHN O'FARRELL, Richmond
The wounded, who were taken to Que
bee for treatment, are as follows:
John Cadieu, j. P. Cayer, SeraphiH
Cayer. Joseph Cayer. Louise Cayer, al
of Danville; Virginia Sylvester Hane
Mrs. Francis Toutelain, Broughron
Louise >Gedette, Patrick McHugh, CopeI
ton; Rev. Father De Roster, cure ot
Broughton; Pierre Allard, Richmond
Antonio Barrie, Artha baskvilie; A. J
Quinlan, travelling passenger agent, Mon
treaL
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-09

Mob Deliberately Shoots to Death Two
InOffensive Men in Kentucky.
PRINCETON, KY, July "a mob of
masked men went to the residence of
Joseph Howton, at Lewiston, eight miles
from this city, last night and murdered
him and his son, Howlet Howton.
Just as the clock struck 10, one of the
mob knocked on the door and asked to
see HowIet Howton.
He came to the door, and, after talking
minute or two, was seized and pulled
outside and shot through the body. The
mob then dragged him to the gate and
shot him seven times. After they had
finished him the gang went back to the
house.
The white haired father begged
that they spare his life, and the
lives of his family. But his
entreaties were unheeded and they
made him back up into a corner so they
could shoot him without danger to his
wife and daughters. The leader de-
liberately counted ten and then five OF
the men fred at the old man.
One ball struck him in the wrist,
another in the abdomen, and a
third in the groin. The men then left
the house, taking with them boy who
worked on Howton's farm. They carried
him to a vacant building and fastened
him up, telling him they would kill him
if he attempted TO escape before day
light
One of the women was so badly fright
ened that she was utterly prostrated and
her death is looked for. There is no
theory as to the cause of the mob's ac-
tion. The Howtons were inoffensive
people and stood we'll in the community.
The sheriff and a posse with the
county attorney have gone to the scene
| of the double murder to make thorough
! investigation, and it is believed that the
murderers will be apprehended. If they
are caught they will be lynched.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-09
HATCH RESIGNS.
This Time Tt is Sure Gothic Affair
Not Settled Yet.


Governor Morrill, has received a tele-
gram from Judge ]. V. Beekman, who is
at Hutchinson. notifying him that Cap
tain H. F. Hatch had resigned as super
intendent of the Hutchinson Reforma-
tory.
Governor Morrill, on Saturday ordered
the members of the board of managers
to postpone the hearing of the charges
against Captain Hatch for two weeks,
during which he proposed to investigate
the charges of corruption which are be-
ing piled up against the members of the
board.
The members of the board at first fatty
refused to postpone the Hatch case, but
finally postponed it until 10 o'clock this
morning.
This morning Hatch went before the
board with his attorney, Judge Beck
man. and presented his resignation.
1t is now expected that G overnor Nor
rill will within a few days remove the
present members of the board of man
ayers and appoint new men to fill their
nlaca9
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-09
FIRST STATION DONE.
Irrigation Station at GOodIand Completed |
: -Celebrating Amid Rain and Wind.

Irrigation Station at GOodland Completed
Celebrating Amid Rain and Wind.
KANSAS Cry, July "a special to the
Star from Goodland, Kan, says:
The people of Sherman county are
today celebrating the completion
Gated two miles east of here. The
event is noteworthy because it is the
first irrigation enterprise that any state
east of the Rockies has ever undertaken
and 1t is the first test by any state of the
vast unknown quantity vaguely known
as the underhow of water which is be-
lieved to underlie regions contiguous to
mountains.
The weather is not auspicious. In
stead of cloudless sky and burning sun,
as would befit an arid region, the sky is
sullen and clouds are dripping, as if ma
ture was jealous of what man
accomplished without its assist
ance. The people are, however,
going ahead with the celebration
regardless of the weather and they pro-
pose to continue the festivities far into
the night, Notwithstanding the clouds,
rain and mud.
Farmers and their families have come to
town in large numbers and men are here
also from eastern Colorado, southwestern
Nebraska and from Kansas counties east
and north. Mayor MiIback turned on the
full power of the big engines of the water
works plant and fairly flooded the cutters
to show the visitors that the underfow
was so strong that the city has water to
throw away.
The visitors were driven in carriages
to the irrigation station. They were then
taken to several plants nearby. This
afternoon the programme exercises will
begin at the opera house at 3 o'clock
consisting of speeches by prominent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-09
SECRETLY MARRIED.
Chicago Society Excited by an Old Mar
riage just Announced.

Chicago Society Excited by Old Mar
riage just Announced.
CHICAGO, July "a sensation was
caused today by the announcement of
the secret marriage eighteen months ago
of David Lyman to Miss Edith o. Rowe,
of Hartford. Conn.
Tho groom is son of David B Lyman,
of the law firm of Lyman & Jackson, the
latter member being one of the executors
of the multi millionaire Crerar's will
and otherwise connected with prominent
cases Young Lyman is graduate of
Yale, where he played on the football
eleven a couple of years ago. Miss
Rowe is a daughter of Mr.. Edwin O..
Rowe. broker, in New York.
When approached in regard to his
sons marriage. Mr.. Lyman, Sr., replied:
There was not the least opposition to
the marriage by. either family, and the
bride is lovely young woman"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-09
WHEAT'S BIG DROP.

CHICAGO, July 9.-Wheat went down
at dizzy pace today ending with loss of
556 cents for the day, making the sense-
tional decline of over cents within
the last two days. The closing price
last night for the September option was
6724. The market opened at 671l today
and fell, with but very few reactions to
its closing price, 625s.
The heavy decline was principally the
result of the expectations of heavy crops.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-09
1T WILL STAY COOL.
Mr.. Jennings Promises at Least One Day
More of Good WeRfher.

Mr.. Jennings Promises at Least One Day
More of Good Wea1her.
Topeka people have been able to keep
cool today. with the possible exception
of those who work around the JOURNAL
Office. The thermometer had subsided
to IA degrees at 8 o'clock. Clear and
cool weather is promised for tomorrow.
Today's weather bulletin says:
The high barometer in the northwest
has advanced into the Missouri river
states, being central near Omaha this
morning, and has cooled the air from
Minnesota to Texas, and from western
Kansas and Nebraska east beyond the
Missouri river. The weather has become
somewhat warmer in Colorado. Wyoming
and Montana, under the influence of
Slow in the southwest. though the bar
ometer remains high in Montana. These
conditions promise fair weather for the
vicinity of Topeka tonight and Wednes-
day, with but slight changes in tempera-
turo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-09
GENE YATES ARRESTED.

Eugene B. Yates was arrested this
afternoon by Henry billiard on a war
rant issued by Leavenworth
justice of the peace. and taken to that
city to answer to the charge of obtaining
money on false pretenses.
The charge on which he is arrested is
made by Arthur Simmons, the wholesale
tobacco man, who cashed a worthless
check for Yates.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-09
THE SILVER KNIGHTS.

Hon. James L. TAFT, supreme vice.
president of the Silver Knights of Amer
lea, is in the city to begin the organization
of branches or temples in Kansas. The
order is the one of which Senator Stew
art is supreme president, and is planned
to organize those who are opposed to the
single gold standard.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-09

Twenty-Five members of the Topeka
lodge of the Knights and Ladies of Sc
curity went to Granville yesterday and
Installed the officers of new lodge of
the order which has recently been or
ganized there. It has more than fifty
members and is instituted with latter-
ing prospects. The Topeka visitors were
given banquet and were treated royalty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-09
SALINA FLOODED.

sAL1NA, Kan, July 9.-The Smoky
Hill river has broken over its
banks and people are leaving their
homes. There is great danger
of thousand people being driven from
home. Boats are running in the streets
on the east side. At 1870 the water is still
rising,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-09

MONTREAL July 9-French conserva-
tive politicians in this city are so upset
by the turn of affairs at Ottawa and the
rumored resignation of three of their
ministers that they will not express them
selves on tae situation. They are anx-
iously awaiting news from the capital
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-09
American Rabbits TO Meet.

ROCHESTER, n. Z, July 9.-The an
nual central conference of American
rabbis which was organized in 1889 at
Detroit, through the efforts of the re-
formed, or liberal branch of the Jewish
teachers, will be held here this week,
beginning on Wednesday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-09
Everybody Should SO.

Of all the socials of the season the one
at McAfee's Prospect Farm tonig ht will
probably exceed them all Everyb body
knows McAfee, and you can expect a
good time if you go. Only three miles
west on Sixth street. makes it a pleas
ant moonlight ride.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-09
WANTED IN Topeka.
Charles Roe Held for ArsOn is Starving
Himself to Death.

Himself to Death.
KANSAS CITY, July Especial to Star
from Spring field, Mo. says Charles Roe
who was arrested here last Thursday in
a freight car is starving himself to death.
He has not eaten a mouthful of food for
nine days.
He is wanted at Topeka, Kansas. for
arson, and is also believed to be a bur-
glar, as be had when arrested a grip full
of merchandise. He is too weak to be
taken to Topeka. He is either insane or
ia pretending to be.