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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-13
CONDENSED STATE TOPICS.

Schuylkill county men will build large
shoe factory at Landingville.
Bishops Romig and Buchner addressed
the Moravian synod at Bethlehem.
James Gallagher, at Wilkes-Barre. was
squeezed to death between mine cars.
BY o mine exposion near Blossburg,
young Hugh Black was burned to death.
Brakeman George Miller was squeezed
to death while coupling cars at Reading.
While playing in the water at Strouds-
burg, little Stanley Kresge was drowned.
Little Lottle Murich fell into a heap Of
burning coal dirt at Luzerne borough and
was roasted to death.
Jumping from passenger train at Lew
istown, Frank Knsely was struck by an
other train and killed.
Colonel James Young, the king of Penn
sylvania farmers, who recently died at
Middletown, left no will.
Ordination services were held yesterday
ut Harrisburg, when Clement Burger, of
Lykens, was admitted to priesthood.
A huge steer being driven along Market
street, in York, ran into Abe Cullison's
carpet store and caused temporary
panic.
The body of Miss Ellen Meyer, aged 49,
was found last evening hanging to stair
way In her home at Halifax, Dauphin
county.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-13
ELKS CONTROVERSY.
Secretary Reynolds Believes That the
Coming Buffalo Meeting Should BE Dis.
cOuntcnanced.

Atlantic City, N. j., May 12.-Grand
EXalter Ruler Edward B. Hay, Benev-
olent Protective Order of Elks, WASH
ington, ID. c., Is now in this city, to-
gether with the secretary, G. A. Reyn-
olds, of Saginaw, Mich, and the board
Of grand trustees; Peter j. Campbell,
Baltimore; William Vanderlife, Boston,
and j. w. Lathrope, Richmond Va,
arranging for the national convention
of the order to be held in this city in
July. They secured the Norris Guards
armory for holding sessions of the order
for grand officers headquarters at the
United States hotel. Exalted Ruler
Hay said to the United Press cores
pondent, when questioned about the
controversy which has caused dissen-
sion in the order:
The public has gained a wrong con-
ception of the extent of the detection
existing in the order through the clat-
ter raised by the dissatisfied. Secre-
tary Reynolds had reported to me that
lodges representing 81 900 Of the e, 900
members of the organization had de-
cided to send delegates to the Atlantic
City convention and will uphold its ac-
tions. The so-called meeting of grand
officers, to held at Buffalo on May 20, is
purely fictitious. Such meeting is a
voluntary one on the part of the dis
satisfied Elks, who opposed the meet
ing of our convention in Atlantic City
a year ago, and met at jamestown, n.
Y. Such a meeting, understand, it is
stated will be for the ostensible pur-
pose of restoring harmony, but its pur-
pose in fact is otherwise, and the meet
ing is discountenanced by the grand
lodge officers. Notwithstanding the
in the order the growth OF
the organization has been phenomenal,
not only as to membership, but also in
the way of new lodges instituted. The
meeting called by the jamestown dis
seniors for Savannah has been aban-
doned. The Atlantic City convention,
l think, will be the largest in the his
tory of the ORDER
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-13

the Pittsburg labor leader, whose case
has been pending for several months.
Dempsey Is serving seven years In the
Western penitentiary for being at the
head Of the alleged plot to poison nom
union workers in the Carnegie mills
during the strike at Homestead four
years ago. A mass of testimony has
been presented by his counsel in their
efforts to establish his innocence, but
It IL said by those who speak by au-
thority that the board believes Demp-
sey Is guilty of having concocted plot
to put a drug in the water and food
used by the workmen to "sicken" them.
The senators and representatives from
Pittsburg have protested against
Dempsey's pardon, and it is believed the
board will refuse to recommend his
release.
The industrial school for soldiers or
phans at Scotland will be opened June
l with $50 pupils. These will be taken
from the three schools now under the
supervision of the soldiers orphans
school commission. There are now $50
pupils in these schools, and it Is pro-
posed to keep that number in the in
stitutions until the school at Scotland
is large enough to accommodate all of
them. The schools, except at Scotland,
will close June 80 until September. The
formal opening of the Industrial school
will not take place before fall. General
Young, of Xenia, Ohio. will assume
charge of the school next Wednesday
and prepare for the opening.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-13
lack FROST ABROAD.
Vegetation Is Nippcd in the Bud at Many
Points.

Omaha, Neb., May 12.-There was
heavy fall of frost in Nebraska and
western Iowa last night. Gardens were
damaged to some extent, and fruit also
in some sections. Corn and other cereals
were not injured.
Wichita, Ka's, May ia very light
frost is reported throughout this sec
tion last night. Vegetables and tender
grass were slightly injured, but no dam
age was done to other crops.
Browns Valley, Mimi, May 12.-This
portion of Western Minnesota was WIS.,
tied by the heaviest May frost in many
years last night. What the damage is
to graden truch, young corn and flax
cannot yet be told. The outlook is for
another frost tonight.
, Dunkirk, NY, May 12.-At G. o'clock
this evening this city was visited by
snow storm. The air is very cold to-
night, and fears of frost are general.
Lansing, Mich, May 12.-The mercury
recorded a drop from 81 degrees Friday
to 2S this morning. Owing to a clouded
sky the damage was reduced to a mini
mum.
Chicago, May 12.-Dispatches from in
terror points in Illinois indicate heavy
frosts tonight. Beyond nipping tender
garden stock no damage is reported.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-13
STRANGE NOISES IN HOTEL.
Mysterious Rappings Make an Invalid
Young Woman Seriously Ill.

Bridgeport, May 12.-The police were
called upon today to investigate a mys-
terious affair at the Arlington hotel
at the corner of Main and Golden Hill
streets For about two months rap
pings have been heard in differen,
parts of the hotel.
p. w. Atwood, the proprietor, at first
tried to solve the mystery, and later
employed detectives, but none could
learn the cause of the manifestations.
The rappings have occurred at inter-
walls OF every two or three nights, but
last night the crisis came, and as a re-
suit Miss Lillian Paige, daughter of
Andrew Paige, a dealer in safes, Is
critically ill from the fright she ex-
perienced.
Mr.. Paige occupies apartments in the
Arlington. His daughter has been i'll
for long time and the facts about the
mysterious rappings have been kept
from her. She has not been left alone.
Saturday night, when the nurse had
stepped out for q moment, a loud rap
ping occurred on the wall of the room
occupied by the sick girl. When the
nurse, who was near by, heard them
she hurried to the room and found Miss
Paige unconscious. She had tainted,
and when she revived she became hys-
terical, and for several hours was out
of her mind. DIR. Smith, who is attend
ing her. says she is now suffering from
hysteria, and in her weakened condi-
ton may die.
Today Detective Arnold made thor
ough search OF the premises, but could
find no trace of anything to account for
the mysterious noises. The room Is SO
situated that it is impossible for any
person to get at the place where the
noises seemed to come from.
Proprietor Atwood at first was of the
opinion that the family occupying the
apartments under Mr.. Paige had some
thing to do with the rappings, but the
tenants have changed several times,
and he is satisfied the present occu-
pants know nothing of it,
The mystery bids fair to rival one in
Stratford several years ago, when spirit
rappings were heard in house almost
nightly. A committee of scientific men
from Yale college were called in to solve
the mystery, but the very night they
were making the Investigations the
rapping took place, and at the very spot
where two college professors were
watching. Tonight a watch will be
placed at every place where the rap
pings have been heard.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-13
SPARKS BY TELEGRAPH.

Spreading rails wrecked q meat and beer
train near Muncie, Ind, and a tramp was
crushed under the debris.
An unknown robber decapitated ]. Z.
Nelson, of Scioto county, o., in his store
boat, and escaped with his booty.
Tennessee house of representatives re-
fused by decisive vote to appropriate
100000 for a state centennial exposition.
After seven months of secresy, the dis
appearance Of DR.. r A. Sinsabaugh a
Middletown IN. " dentist, with $4,000 is
made known.
By shadowing the mistress of Henry
Schultz, bookkeeper, who stole 2,700 from
a New York firm, police caught him ut
their meeting place.
A cyclone struck Medford. Wis, Thurs
day night, wrecking the new Hotel Win
chester and the fair grounds buildings, in
vovling loss of $4,000.
Worry over a $4,000 damage suit,
brought for killing Theodore Warren,
caused the death Of James Davis. of Sum
mitville, N. Y. from heart failure.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-13
NEGRO BAND WIPED OUT.
The Last ofa Gang OF Rnffians Is Shot
by n Committee of Avengers.

by Committee of Avengers.
New York, May ia special from
Madison. Fla, says Bradford Hamp-
ton, negro was shot to death in Tay-
lor' county Friday afternoon. The
negro was ploughing at the time and
the shooting was done by men in am
bush, no less than forty Winchester
bullets having entered his body Hamp-
ton is the eighth negro who has been
lynched or shot in Taylor and Lafay-
cite counties in the last six months, all
of them for the same offense.
In Taylor county, in November of last
year, Miss Ella Jones, a young white
cir. was assaulted by three negroes az
she was returning from school. She
was fearfully maltreated. Posses were
organized to hunt down her assailants
and in few days two of them were
captured in Lafayette county and
lynched
Before being lynched these two
negroes confessed their guilt and said
they were members of a band whose
purpose was to make white women
their victims. The lynchers, it is said,
secured the names of the members of
the band and since then have been
hun-ing them down.
Shortly after the lynching of the first
two negroes, three more who were i'm
plicated in the plot were arrested near
here. The posse started with the
negroes for Taylor county, but they
disappeared en- route.
During the present year two others
have been lynched in Taylor county,
and Hampton, who was killed Friday,
makes the eighth. 1t is said that every
negro implicated by the confession of
the first two lynched has now been
killed.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-13
TROOPS ARE ASKED FOR.
Situation at the Rockefeller Mines Be.
comes Alarming.

Situation at the Rockefeller Mines Be-
comes Alarming.
Duluth, Mimi, May 12.-The strike at
the Rockefeller mine at Virginia as
sumed more serious proportions today,
after Sheriff Butchard had called on
Governor Clough for troops. The men
who had been making threats Saturday
night gathered in knots this morning
and began discussing the advisability
of making an immediate attack upon
the mining property. Numerous dep
uty sheriffs were ON the ground and
this alone prevented trouble.
Sheriff Butchard began notifying the
militiament at an early hour that their
services might be needed at any mo-
ment. Adjutant General Muhlberg
came from St. Paul this morning and
for an hour or two was closeted with
the sheriff. Several representatives Of
the Franklin Mining company were
also on hand. The soldiers will come
after midnight.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-13
Japan is NOW Criticised
Blamed for Not Making Arrangements
with Russia.
CLASH WITH CZAR'S INTERESTS
Both Germany and France Look Upon
tho Territory with Wishful Eyes.
Japan's Dominion Increased
Twenty-Five Per Cent.

San Francisco, May 12.-The steam
ship City of Pekin arrived from the
Orient, bringing Yokohama dates to
April 26.
The United Press correspondent says:
Japan is criticised because she did not
square Russia beforehand. She must
have known, it is alleged, that her ex-
pansion would clash with Russian in
terests, that If the great bears paw
was not to be extended, he must have
morsel ITO keep him quiet. Certainly
Japan did know that. She knew that
Germany's friendship was of too selfish
a character to stand any strain. Ger
many has never done anything for
Japan without being paid. The history
of her relations with the new Oriental
power has been a series of hard bar
gains 1t was always easy to see that
If stronger inducements were offered
she would at any moment abandon an
amicable attitude. AS for France, her
role in the Orient has been invariably
dictatorial rather than conciliatOry.
The position she now takes is perfectly
consistent with her precedent Yet
Japan did not attempt to placate these
has learned the uselessness Of such at
tempts. To satisfy one power is to give
umbrage to another.
For time it was industriously ru-
mored that a secret understanding eX-
listed between her and Russia. There
upon British suspicious were aroused
and the English press clamored.
Territories Coded by China.
"The area of territories ceded by
China to Japan is 36,956 square miles,
of which 1900 square miles represent
Liao Tung peninsula. Speaking ap-
proXimately, Japan increases her do
minon by 20 per cent. and her whole
area becomes greater than that of the
combined areas OF France and Spain.
With regard to population no accurate
statistics are yet available, but 1t may
be assumed that Formosa has popu-
lation of three million; Percadores, a
population of six thousand, and Lao
Tung peninsula population of four
and a half million. Thus the total
population of the japanese empire be-
comes forty-eight million. The GUS
toms receipts of Formosa are over two
million yen, and those of Yingko (New
Chwang) about one million.
The Japan Mail says: 1T is stated
that half the indemnity to be paid by
China will be borrowed from wealthy
America, through the efforts Of Mr..
Foster, and The remaining half from
two countries of Europe.
There was q rumor lately rife at
Hacheng that General Chang Tsi Tung
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-13
FOREIGN NEWS NOTES.

Young Queen Wilhemina of Holland
and the Queen Regent left London for
home.
With military honors the funeral Of
Field Marshal Won Pape took place at
Berlin
The Prince of Wales has accepted the
chancellorship of the newly-founded
Welsh university.
For his victories in the Philippines Cen
eral Blanco, the governor of the Islands,
will be raised to- the rank of marshal.
In midocean, a steerage passenger
named Stupel on the Adriatic, from New
York to Liverpool, jumped overheard.
To a question in the Hungarian dict
Premier Banffy declared that the govern
'ment would not tolerate any tamperin5
with its authority.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-13
ICE CREAM TRAGEDY.
Thirty Persons Arc Poisoned at Mr.
Rcisjnrcr'S Raising

Thirty Persons Arc Poisoned at Mrs
RcisinGcr's Raising.
Beaver Falls, Pa, May 12.-Word of
terrible case of poisoning has just
reached here from Brady's Run, back
Of this place. Yesterday afternoon Mrs.
Mary Reisinger, q widow. had a barn
raising, which was attended by about
thirty neighbors. In the evening a
dance was held and among other re-
freshments served was five gallons of
ice cream which had been made on the
farm. The guests consumed the en-
tire amount and during the night all be-
came seriously i'll.
Physicians from this place, Roches-
ter and New Brighton were summoned
and have been in attendance since. All
the sick persons are still alive, but it
Is feared that several will die. An ex-
animation of the ice cream showed
that it had been poisoned. How the
poison got in the cream is unknown,
but the supposition is that the vanilla
with which 1t was favored contained
the poison,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-13

the future seems fully restored. Not
since the spring Of 1893 has such activ-
ity been noticed. The revival is not
confined to any one line Of industry,
but all classes of manufacture and
trade feel the good effects. Old works
that have been idle for two years or
more are resuming; plants that have
been operating on part time have in
creased working forces, and numerous
mills have advanced the price of labor.
In the vicinity of Pittsburg alone
oven 10000 workmen received an ad-
vance in wages during the past week.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-13
WRECK ON THE ERIE,
Freight Train Derailcd and Twelve yaIu.
able Horses Killed.

Hornellsville, N. Y, May 12.-The
first section Of an Erie freight train
ON the western division was wrecked
east of Almond this morning. The
wreck was caused by a broken wheel.
Twelve loaded cars were derailed. One
of them, containging eighteen fine
draught horses, was telescoped and
eleven Of the horses killed
s. M. Stewart, of Mercer, Pa. owner
of the horses, was severely injured.
Robert Platter, of Mercer, Pa, em-
ployed by Stewart, and l.. p. Foster, of
Sandy Lake, Pa, owner Of stock in
other cars, were instantly killed.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-13
HAS AN EAR FOR WHISTLES.


Omaha, Neb., May 12.-Alonzo 3.
Miller, farmer of Lyons, Neb., has be-
gun suit against the St. Paul, Minne-
apolis and Omaha Railway company
for $4,000 for failure of the company's
engines to whistle for each crossing.
For such failure Nebraska statute
imposes a penalty of $500. and Mr.,
Miller noted 1,57S times on which the
engines passed the crossing without
whistling, from May 4, to August 0, 1894.
The case will be a test of the law.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-13
DEATH OF A BR RAKEMAN,
Louis Bartholomew Expires from Results
of an Accident at Newark.

Newark, N. j., May 1.2.-Louis Bar
tholomew, the brakeman injured in last
nights accident on the Lehigh Valley
railroad, near this city, died this morn
in.
1t was not until 2.3O o'clock, four hours
after the accident occurred, that En-
gineer Loutzenberger was eXtricated
from beneath his engine. He was weak
from long and painful imprisonment,
but his injuries are not fatal. The
others injured in the wreck will re-
cover.
Engineer Lautzenberger, who lay
under the wreck of his engine for four
hours after the accident on the Lehigh
Valley railroad, near Newark, died this
morning. He came from South Easton,
Pennsylvania.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-13
NO GROUNDS FOR CHARGE,
English Police Refuse to Prosecute Rev.
Johnathan Bell.

EHSiiSh POllcc RcIHSc 10 prosecute RcV.
Johnathan Bell.
Birmingham, England, May 12.-As a
result Of information received from De-
troit, and from other quarters in which
inquiries were made. the local police
have decided that there are no grounds
on which to base a criminal charge
against the Rev. Jonathan Bell, the
Primitive Methodist clergyman, who, It
is alleged, was in a measure, respons-
ible for the death in a Detroit lying-in
asylum of Emma Hall, young English
girl, with whom he had maintained
Illicit relations.
This decision Of the police has excited
much public Indignation. Bells where
abouts, since his flight after confessing
to his wife that he was responsible for
Miss Halls condition and her visit to
America has not been learned.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-13
BATTLE WITH BLACKSNAKES.
Two Serr ITS Nine Feet Long Fought Be.
fore Being Killed.

I'7IT IIVIIIH ItIIIVU.
Strausstown, Pa, May 1.-Two
blacksnakes, each nine feet long, We're
killed on Abraham N. De Turks farm
yesterday after a hard battle Mr.. De
Turk and his hired man, William Claus
er, We're working in a field when the
former saw huge reptile. He attempt
ed to kill it, but the great snake ran
toward him and tried to coil around his
legs.
He called Clauser and they finally
slaughtered their foe. In a few min
utes the mate of the dead snake, which
was equally large, was encountered. 1t
also showed fight, but was dispatched
with clubs.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-13
DISSTON'S LAND DEAL.
Many Arc Curious as to How lie Obtained
Large Portion OF Florida.

Tallahassee, Fla, May f2.-There is a
movement on foot for a legislative in
vestigation of the transaction by which
100000 acres Of Florida land were
transferred to Hamilton Disston, of
Philadelphia.
w. d. BloXham, who is now comp
troller, was governor at the time the
land was transferred, and there are
sensational rumors aloat relative to
the matter.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-13
HANGED IN EFFIGY.
Governor Turney's Subjects Exhibit Signs
of Disapproyal.

VI UrS"PPrU'"T'
Chattanooga, Tenn, May 12.-News
was received here today that people of
Unicoi county, in the eastern part of
the state. last night hanged and burned
Governor Turner in effigy at the county
seat. This was done because the al
legged partisan election committee
threw out ten out of the twelve election
districts in that county, three-fourths
of the vote of the county being for Ev-
ans.
There were many women and chill
dren present and the affair passed off
in a very orderly way.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-13
All Quiet at pocahoutas.

Richmond. Va, May 12.-The Richmond
Blues battalion and another detachment
of the Howitzers have been ordered to
Pocahontas and leave tonight. 1t Is un-
derstood that they go merely to relieve the
troops now there, and that the order Is not
significant of increased danger. All is
reported quiet at the mines today.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-13
FOUGHT SNAKES WITH A HOE.
A Farm Hand Attacked by Col.
nuv

Cape May, n. j., May 12.-Daniel Car
son, working on the Van Glider farm,
at Goshen, was attacked by colony of
blacksnakes, one of them measuring
six feet nine inches long.
Carson was armed with a hoe, and,
luckily for him, he was well prepared
for a conflict which might have had a
different. termination. He succeeded
in killing the entire brood.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-13
Gail Hamilton,

Washington, May 12.-Miss MoIy a.
Dodge (Gail Hamilton) who was reported
to have suffered stroke of paralysis, Is
not seriously III. Mrs. Truxton Beale said
this evening that Miss Dodge was sich,
but that her illness was only the result of
oyerWork.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-13
sheridan Drops Dead

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Pittston, May 12.-J. J. Sheridan, keeper
of n restaurant at the West End, while
talking with some friends about 7.SO this
evening suddenly sank into a chair and
died in few seconds Sheridan was
about 3S years old and was unmarried
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-13
Things Coming Their Wnv

Youngstown, o., May 12.-President Gar
land met number of Amalgamated as
sociation leaders here today to arrange for
the national convention. He said:
Things are coming our way, and manu-
facturers that have opposed US are coming
to our side"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-13
S,ayiu CbaIIcuoes Corhett

London, May 12.-Sporting Life will to-
morrow publish from Frank Slavin to Jim
Corbett for fight for f2OOO or $1,000 side,
to take place in England between March
and May. 1896.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-13

Brakeman Stanley, of this city, was in
jured. The track was badly torn up
and no trains will be able to pass before
Monday morning. The damage to the
road will be heavy.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-13
First Eyangclical Church.

bethlehem, Pa, May 12.-Bishop Dubs
tonight dedicated the first Evangelical
church in eastern Pennsylvania. The edi-
flee cost $780, COO.