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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-09-27

Mr.. r. L. Crane Is In New York arrang-
Ing for his Cloak and Fur opening Thurs
day. Friday and Saturday. Sept, 20. "a
and 2S.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-09-27
DIR. PARKHURsT COMING.
Will Lccturc for the Park Place M. E.
.' Church.

Church.
Rev. DR.. Parkhurst will lecture In this
city In the near future under the aus
pices of the Park Place Methodist
Episcopal church.
George Clark, one Of the trustees Of
the church, yesterday received a letter
from DIR. Parkhurst containing his
promise to deliyeH the lecture.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-09-27
Thursday, Friday and SATURDAY.

Millinery opening days. Nellie Walsh
Invites her friends to call and inspect her
tgashionable stock Of trimmed and un-
avenue, atf t \
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-09-27
llOrscs,At Auction

viii sell twenty-five horses afternoon
Tuesday, Oct. ], at Cus!cks stable, Scran-
ton. Drivers. draft and business. w. b.
Moore.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-09-27
Millinery

Fall opening OF trimmed and untrjmmed
hats and bonnets today Our stock Ia
complete In every respect, and comprises
the latest and most artistic designs In
the market. McLane's, 2ll Washington
avenue.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-09-27

Miss Worthington's School Of Art and
Thursday, Sept. 10
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-09-27

Monsoon Tea-a better tea than you
have ever known and very economical.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-09-27
after OCTOBER /

We will occupy three floors
instead of one. That shows
more plainly than words
that we have the confidence
and patronage Of the people.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-09-27
The New York. Ontario 4 Western Rail

will run its eighth annuai fail excursion
70 New York on Tuesday. Oct 20. Tickets
limited to five days. Rate one fare for
round trip.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-09-27

Miss Hardenbergh's pianoforte school
will reopen Monday, Sept. l6, at G33 Mad.-
son avenue.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-09-27

Buy the Weber.
and get the best. At Guernsey Bros.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-09-27

Perjury-The suggestions made ir
regard to false pretences. supra. apply
alike to this crime; the same particu.
larity Of statement Of the offense Is re.
quired.
Rescuing Prisoner. or Aiding Pris.
oner to Escape-The name of officer
whether constable. etc.; the name OF
prisoner, the offense for which he was
whom the offense was committed
should all be set forth In the tran.
script.
R0bbery-State the property taken
the value thereof and name of owner
II money was taken. state its denomi-
nation. II dangerous weapon was
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-04-23
A Very Tall Yarn.

Rare instances have been reported of
ono man being washed overheard from
his ship ut sea and thon carried buck Ivy
the Same wave, but the collier Wachu-
soft has "a quartet of that kind of able
seamon.
For three days strong southensterly
gallo had been raging, and tho seas run
broken and rough. All at once it fell
oaim. Tho ship lost way and treInen-
doua wave went sweeping over her. Ev-
cry man on dock WAS sent spinning, and
four OF them cleared tho loo rail
no ono expected to SEQ the haplcss
mariners again. They were lost to view
IN "a swiriing mass OF fOar-, for several
seconds, and then the wave which
throateLnd tireir destruction proved the
salvation Of. tho men. The ship fell off
IN the trough, and having no Roadway
on her ihowavt, full Of tangled sailors,
GAME back again.
Three CT them landed in u bunch on
dock considerably bruised and startled.
but otherwise an right. The fourth man
was farther out and missed connection
on that account But tho Warhusott
had listed heavily to starbourd. and
with hor yards ahacll the fore sheet pen
nant WAS trailing III tho water.
IAo abio seumen olutched the rome
and hung ON. He was still far from
safe, but managed to maintain his grin
on tho pernant until limo was thrown
TO him from the deck. San francisco
Chronicle
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-04-23

Barney Baldwin, tho "only man ever
known to live with his nocl, broken. /"
holds forth daily in st. Louis to the de.
light of crowds who gazo at him at so
much per gaze, Barney was on exhibi-
ton, MS usual, and OK. Congressman John
Glover happened to DO u member of a
party thar was passing. An attempt was
mado to rope" the ox-congrossman
into the place, and some words ensued
between him and ono Of the broken
aecked wonder employees.
Barney took hand in the struggle
which followed and smote ex. Congress.
man Glover on the neck.
What aroused Barney's ire was the
gact that Mr.. Glover insinuated that i,s
was fraud, Upon the other hand, Bar.
ney claims to be the only genuine show
IN the country On March 10, 1887 no
was injured III railroad wrock nj Bir.
mlngham. Ala. His neck was broken.
aud he was manglod almost beyond be.
4lef, but he was pulled together by the
doctors and still lives, although he wears
as much harness OF his person Ms a
morse, lie claims to. be worth SO. 600
s-st Louis Globe Democrat
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-04-23
6WNDLlNG MADE EASY.

now the Counterfeit Coin Scare Was Sue
cessful!y Made Use of bya Clever Thief.
a clever swindlcr, giving his name
rs Charles W. Ransom of Washington,
representing himself rs government
detective has been operating very sue
oessful game i'll Putnam, Conn
he calls at private houses, telling the
women of the house that there is much
counterfeit coin in circulation He then
asks tho lady 30 let him sec some of tho
coins she has. BY the use OF acid hs
turns the coin black. He sei2es the coin,
telling great tale about tho penalty at.
tached to holding counterfeit money,
and saying that another secret service
official would call in few days and re-
place the coins.
He rcaped quite harvest, and his
customers arc still waiting fer secret
service officer No. 2.-Hartfurd Cou.
rant.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-04-23
CAPITAL STORIES OF THE DAY
The Sturgeon Was Alive and Made
Things Hum.
THE1BlG FISH ON EXHIBITION
A $50 Pound Fellow, Supposedly Dead,
Was Carefully Placed in a New
York Fish Store Window on
Exhibition. His Very Sud-
den Resuscitation.

A zoe pound sturgeon was on eSnIDI-
Zion Mt H. Hands fish store at the cor
ner OF Fulton and Beekman streets, New
York, recently, The fish was feet
Icing. 1t was the biggest fish that had
been caught in the North river this sea-
son, A great many people stopped TO
look at it and TO feel of it. The fishers
had hooked it i'll the head with boat
hook and they thought when they got
1t into their boat that it was dead
Mr.. Hand and his men thought so
also when they laid the fish out nice and
straight on his fish bench. There were
piles of oysters and CLAIMS at the end Of
the bench where the surgeons tail was.
A little after noon boy came out Of
the fish store and stuck his finger down
into the holo made by tho boat hook.
About minute later another boy calne
ont with 8 pail of water aud u scrubbing
brush. People who were in the crowd of
unlookers say they noticed the left eye
of the sturgeon tromble just as if he
were suppressing wink The boy grab
bed the fish by the head and began to
scrub him along the backbone. He ran
his brush down about three times. Then
the great tail Of the sturgeon swept
around. The first swing was little ono.
The second struck the pile of CLANS and
busbel of CLANS went hurtling across
the street.
The CLAIMS fell around there like rain.
The crowd around the fish stand scat
tered
The sturgeon evidently enjoyed tho
two sweeps he had made and nftnr ,
moments pause he went at it again.
This time he whipped around tho oys-
ters and struck them. They went like
the CLANS. Then he banged up and down
ON the stand. Finally he rolled over and
of upon the sidewalk.
Four or five of tho fish men made
sush at the fish. He caught one in tho
stomach and sent him Keeling. Tho 9th.
ers got him high enough up to avoid
Sho tail and after struggle gos him
back upon the stand. Tho sturgeon sub.
sided then. New York Sun.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-04-23
sATURN'S RINGS,
professor Eeeler of PitisbuIE Settles n
long AGitated Question.

Long RGitated Question.
The mystery OF Saturn's rings has
been solved, and along with, the solu-
Sion come valuable suggestions regard.
aug the forces which contro! the move.
ments Of planets.
Professor Keeler OF the Allegheny
observatory has demonstrated by snec
Wum analysis and photography that
enc rings Of Saturn ore zones of loose
matter, the motion of the pieces near
est the; planet being much more rapid
shan that of those farthest from it and
with varying velocity between the ex-
sFemes.
rms varying motion is similar to
Vhat OF Water in stream; that in the
center going more rapidly than that
nearer tho shores or bottom, where tho
Tlo.ion retafds it, -Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-04-23
Fishing with u Shotgun.

The sympathy of both guuBers and
fishermen ought to be aroused by tho FOL.
lowing story printed in the Philadol
phia Inquirer:
While JAMES Miller'of Albany town.
snip, "a, was cunning he saw q three
pound bass on ono of the topsaost
branches Of tan tree. lie fircd.apd
brought the Ash to the ground The
strange part of the story is explained by
the fact that the bass was fast IN tbe
claws of big, crane, which was killed
by the same Shot. The bird msasured
Aye feet acr oss the wings. -
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-04-23
N.to OF the Wagner Museum.

Elaonach, tho site of tho Wartburg.
tho scene OF tho singers battle and the
Ncnusherg. has been settled as the place
for the Richard Wagner museum. A
Berlin merchant has given 40, 900 marks
of tho 90, 600 that were needed. -Phi!a-
delphia Telegram.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-04-23
A ut Nina.

This latest tragedy in Kentucky once
more reminds tho world of the fitness of
she name tho dark and bloody
ground. '-Goston journal.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-04-23
Mr.. snlfoar us an Author.

Mr.. Balfonr's Foundations of Be-
lief is tho most successful book of the
season i'll London. About $. 900 copies
have been sold already New York
Tri bnne
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-04-23

The number Of tho yegetarians is
shout to increase. Thirty cents pound
ssoak is too high for the ordinary wage
aHrnor. New y ork Mail and Express.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-04-23
Goes to tno Right Spot.

China may regard Japans civil2ing
process as tribe severe, but il goes
right to the spot..--iW Washington Post.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-04-23
'Sh- Evo,,itio a,

Oi medicinal agents is gradually
pslegating the old-time herbs, pills
draughts and vegetable extracts to the
year and bringing into general use the
pleasant and effective liquid laxative,
syrup OF Figs. 10 get the true rene.
dy see that it is manufactured by the
Caiiiofnia Fig Syrup Co. only. For
sale by all leading druggists.
beautiful line OF Belt buckles Just
"a. Rev patteEns. Chapman IL Jake.
rai-
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-19

many days the governor had been abb
sent from his Office in the last iva
years attending to private business or
pleasure, and Senator Simpson wanted
20 know IL Governor Hoge was not abs
sent from the state several weeks last
summer visiting Northern cities.
senator Agnew replied by pointing
out that President Cleveland was fire.
quently absent from Washington. IL
the senators wanted TO keep the gov
ernor at work so many hours a Jay
they should pass law going directly
at the subject.
Senator Sheriff. was opposed TO the
bill. The board of pardons was neces-
sary TO aid the governor in discharge
OF the applications made. and to aid
in giving every applicant for u pardon
an equal chance.
Senator Steele said since the senator
from Denton tSmlth) and the sena-
tor from I.avaca lSimpson) seemed TO
have kept dairy on Governor Hogg,
dairy had been kept on members OF
the senate. and 1t would show that IL
certain members had been present at
certain times two years ago a quorum
would have been made and merltorious
laws would have been enacted that
were defeated for want OF such attend
ance.
Senators Smith and Simpson covered
Senator Steele with confusion by ask
Ing ie his diary ever showed either OF
them absent when such absence broke
quorum.
The senate then went into executive
session and broke off the debate.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-19

very earnestly In discussing "Skeeter's"
capture, who told that they were hav-
Ing h of n time up there (meanlng
where the capture was made) and for
me not to go near or | would get hurt.
The old farmer didn't know me- but
what he said was warning enough and
without taking time to Introduce my
self struck out across the country"
Asked If he at any time was in what
may be termed a close place, he said:
only once was l where l expected to
be killed. II was in n fight with Choc-
raw Indians There We're eighteen or
twenty OF them, and only three of US
myself, Cherokee Bill and Jim Cook
The d. Indians thought they would
just kill us out and came down for that
purpose. But you see they didn't. My
brother was wounded, but BIN and l
escaped unhurt."
How many of them got away?
l asked
81 can't say. I only saw one dead In
dian. and he was killed by Cherokee
Bill"
Would YOU have made n fight in
New Mexico when the sherlffs surprised
you, If you had had your guns?"
81 do not know, but | am thinking
that I would still be scouting" was
Cooks answer.
Cook takes keen interest in any
thing touching upon the subject of train
robbery. He was told of the his
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-19

Sheriff Love Is Texan, and was born
in Gatesville thirty-two years ago. He
VIII weigh 2l0 pounds, and there IL not
an ounce OF surplus flesh ON his body.
He is six feet high. and has the appear
ance of n man who having made up
his mind to accomplish AN object, will
permit nothing to stop him. He wears
a light brown mustache. and his brown
hair Is well sprlnkled with gray, but he
is by no means an old man. He Is
serving his third term as sheriff and
went to Barden county IN 1881.
Sheriff " ID. McMurry of Mitchell
county, is Il brother OF ex-Captain Nc
hurry of the state rangers, and is
serving his second term. He was
deputy sheriff six years, saw three
years Of service with the rangers, and
is regarded as one OF the best officers
in Texas. He Is OF medium build, and
wears a black mustache, has hazel
eyes and brown hair. and Is II very
agreeable talker and most compan-
ionable.
Sheriff c. C. Perry Is one OF the most
widely known officers In New Mexico,
and has seen much OF the rough life
of the extreme west. He has had many
narrow escapes. He has the reputn-
ton of having taken more bad" men
than any other officer In his section.
He Is fully six feet and one inch high,
as straight as an arrow. and decidedly
handsome. He has a black mustHche,
dark eyes and hair.
No one was permitted to see Cook
at the jail and although several called
and requested to have a chance 10 see
the outlaw, he was not disturbed. He
does not enjoy the notorlety which he
has won. AT all the stations along the
road the people crowded into the car
and around the car window by which
he sat to get view of him. He would
pull down the shutter whenever stu
tion was reached. and the eager throng
would have TO push into the car anu
file along past the prisoner taking a
look at him much the same as al a
corpse at country church.
The officers VIII leave today for Fort
Smith, Ark, where they Will turn over
their prisoner to the Federal authorl-
ties. None Of the officers knows how
much reward there is out for Cook.
IT may amount 10 a large sum, but no
one appears to have an idea Of the
sum-
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-19
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
Committees of Both Branches
Working,
ACTION ON A NUMBER OF BILLS
There Was Quite Salty Debate on
Greer's Bill,
oTIoN ON A NUMBER OF BILLS


Austin, Jan, ls-The senate mot this
morning at 10 o'clock.
senator Harrison sent up u memorial
from the Lone star lodge No. 6. Inter
national Association Of Machinlsts. pro-
testing against the states practice of
leasing convlcts to individuals and cor
porations.
a message from the house was read,
announcing that the house concurrent
resolution. providing for visiting com
mittee to the various state institutions,
had passed, wheroupon it was taken
up by the senate and discussed at
length, The question went over, spe-
clal order taking precedence, after vot-
ing down an amendment eSemptlng
the Sam Houston normal from the VS.
itation and investigation.
The bill to amend article 320i, title 62,
chapter /, OF the Revised Civil Statutes,
providing that the statute OF Limitation
may run against married women, pass
ed 10 engroasment
The following bills were Introduces
By Bailey; Amending the law Of lin
itation with reference TO suits for land,
fixing twenty-five years as the time
that shall end all limitation.
by Mckinney. Amending the law pre-
venting certain animals from running
at large, So that an election may be
held within two years to determine
whether hogs, sheep or goats shall be
permitted to run at large.
by Harrison; Amending the penal
code defining rape, aud fixing the age
OF consent at eighteen years.
BY Gage Making IL unlawful for u
person TO have In his possession sattle,
horaes or mules having thereon burnt
brands,
by Agnew. Providing that IN civil
suits In Justice courts a call for a Jury
may be dispensed with aud the cause
adtudlcated by the justice, II It Is 30
agreed by the litigants.
by Darwin: Amending the school law
ON the subject OF the transfer of u
child from one district 10 another. re-
qGlring the additional application of
the school trustees
appoint committees TO inquire into tina
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-19

tory of Benbrook. through which town
we passed. and its three robberies in
the same place. lie was told, too, that
he had been given the credit of having
had II hand in the Job. He said II was
absurd as he was 200 or 800 miles from
Benbrook then
His favorite weapon Is the Winchester
which he Is thoroughly the master Of.
He can shoot this weapon resting at
his hip with unerring aim, although he
said he did not use 1t In that fashion
when in action" but shot then from
the shoulder.
The chase, capture and return of
Bill Cook Is one OF the most remark
able achievements iii modern times,
and for dauntless courage. heroic sac
rlflces, Is seldom II ever excelled. The
man who, possibly. more than anyone
else gave evidences of tenaclty and
great hardships was Sheriff Tom Love
OF Bardon county. In this, however
he was ably seconded by both Sheriffs
Mcmuiry and Perry all three Of whom
worked together and alone. and to
whom the credit OF the capture OF the
noted bandit "a due. But 1t was Sheriff
Love and his deputy. Louis Polk, who
trailed Cook and his confederate, Tur-
ner, over 400 miles across the almost
trackless plains Of Western Texas
into New Mexico, and then with Sher-
IF Perry for distance Of 100 miles
from Roswell, where the capture was
effected. To a person not acquainted
with the almost boundless prairles Of
Western Texas and New Mexico. such
a chase after fugitive from Justice
appears Incredible. II must be remem-
bered, too, that this feat was accom-
pished In the fall, In the face of the
fact that for miles and miles no
! living habitanon was seen, and only
/ at the big ranches was anything
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-19

square" he began. "and hope you
won't say l have negro blood in me.
That id reporter in New Mexico lied
ON me when he said had"
Cook was assured that the reporter
must have been color blind, for there
is, nothing in his appearance to indl-
cate that he is even remotely son
of the Industrious father Of the
Africans.
where were you Intending to 30
when captured?" asked
II was headed for old Mexico, You
see / had made up my mind to settle
down and quit. The life was wearing
me out, and / was determined to get
away from the Territory and the as
sociates l had there. left the Terri
tory either the latter part of October
or the first of November. You see
don't take much notice of dates, and
] can't tell exactly when it was
started out. ] left in company with
Jim Turner friend Of mine. who per-
suaded me to try to get into Mexico"
rs this the first time you have been
under arrestY'
"No; / have been arrested twice or
three times before. They had me once
for selling whisky and once for toting
a gun, l beat both cases, and came
clear
what was the hrst Job you took
hand in?'
70 YOU hleui ~, W. a. az,
hrst pesa ,li s ,'.,,,,ls m tsasat
s"er " s',is 20 i,nny, 1ybat he
a loss Iiolileh al W M ..on,,,ir%
reaiig mean ~ a. tnat ~ utss
nut uIopPsu 70 ny lIet Ira ia H.,
possibly the 49,. sanio.,, as
hlgh-elass ~. traiiI, regooeio T,htch Coo-
name ior On, .H so,i pg10A ""'N'
mas 80 ap,s IN n', ~, ar.. Al ,soout-
desi Mnem aiu you amci,,sior 40 ~
lhs le IN 80 ,,rny,ad "n,ract for
me ~ " n, e,ae so "I1u
me ies tirS Ja Seo't ~ didn't amount 10
much' ana Gons as ,ih;sit ,s 10 y lot of
sinali pu" iaIis ne :,
ShOUtam SO rax+ thing vou
Mhat was tAe
dld. s,r,. ro,,,o,,,,sr about
wen "0"'
that; ,,,,. lite t,es and narents he
Asheu DO'u' -'9 80
said: ,.to,,
MS ,r,.'Itn., ~ yenrs ago NV
indian Ierrltory' tt,,a %
father James n SooN' VIZ tu'lr ,,, ~
Texas, ana uieu Mneh "as D. ~
age. MY motNsr Was Ah,e "a. VIZ
lived all her me ~ tIe go CO.
was one-iourtn on'I.am 80, hinod
fourths white; Ihtre - ~ MS s. ,,,1y,ys
in me- ana SooN enpiouyu Me ca,,s
OF profanity 70 . "a .,,rttta,
tempt for the leNpM Mho N"u
MIN up IN -, III ~, 7 was IA and
MY mother dle'l Wueh l WIS 70, ai'u
I have been roaming apout tMe % ulitts
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-19

been curious enough to 20 out TO meet
the famous outlaw on the same train
with me and many OF these were of
hcers from different sections OF the
state. Col. Hunter, president of lie
Thurber coal mines, who, as Is well
known, has had his share OF trouble
With highwaymen and train robbers,
was also In the party. l met the coll
oncl at ThuT'ber Junction, and We got
into the smoker together at Eastland.
The colonel had a lengthy CONVERSE
tion with Cook and then took my turn
at him. Sheriff Perry had previously
assured me that the prisoner would
possibly be somewhat reluctant about
talking to newspaper man, as he
had been very much offended at a story
printed of him In an Albuquerque jour
nal, In which the assertion had been
made that Cook was tainted with ne
gro blood. 1t seems that, bandit as he
is, Cook has aristoeratic notions when
1t comes to question OF blood and
refers to his ancestors for two or three
generations back as totally free from
the negro. He is very proud of the
fact, however, that he has Choctaw
blood tracing through his veins.
The warning which 1 had received
from Sheriff Perry was found to be
wholly unnecessary. Cook was hos
pitality personified. His wrists We're
manacled, but he stuck out one Of his
hands and gave my fingers a squeeze
which indicated powerful forearm
/ learned at once that he would talk
about anything in preference to a dis
cusslon OF himself or his life. He said
he often read the Gazette, and declar-
ed that he was at one time subscrib-
err to 1t, but admitted with a grin that
IT had been sent to a name not his own.
What that name was he either refus-
ed to say or had forgotten. / conclud-
ed that 1t was possibly the latter, as he
has had so many aliases.
Now, l want you to treat me