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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-11-04
ROASTED IN A sweat SHOP
Several WORKERS Meet q Terrible Pate
in q Fire Trap.
FOUR BODIES ARE REMOVED
1t Is Evident That Many More Have Per
ishcd In the Conflagrn rntion-R
Of Ono Victim Arc Charrcd
Beyond Identification.

New York, Nov. 3.-When the smok-
ing ruins Of the sweat shops in Pelham
street, which were burned early this
morning, were searched 1t was discov-
cred that four lives had been lost In the
binding smoke and flames. Three
buildings were totally wrecked and an
estimate of the damage places 1t at
100000. The names Of the dead are as
follows:
Jacob Shapiro. Isaac Pensen, Morris
Deuschi and an unknown person, sex
undistinguishable.
The position Of the bodies taken from
the ruins and the horrible condition
in which they were found show
how terrible had been the struggle of
the unfortunates for life and how hope
less their fight before the swift advance
of the flames. The three buildings took
fire from floor to floor as though their
walls had been soaked with kerosene
and all avenues Of escape were
cut off. No one knows how many per-
sons were in the darkened sweat
shops when the fire started and even
yet beneath the mass of charred debris
there may be lying the bodies of home
less and friendless tailors who had
found shelter for the night within the
walls Of the doomed buildings.
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on every voyage made, and the results
demonstrate that the wonderful bursts
Of speed which are productive of large
premiums when skilled jockeying is
employed by builders on trial trips to
esta blish great records are altogether
meaning less as Indicating the value
Of such vessels for every day naval
uses.
The new figures do not IN any manner
detract from the capabilities of the rae
ing cruisers to develop high rates Of
speed for short distances when emer-
gercies occur that warrant the risk Of
forcing and straining the machinery
and hulls. as for instance when $25,000
a quarter knot is at stake or an enemy
Is to be intercepted or avoided. But the
statistics collected show that the fig
ures custormarily attached to such
ships even in official publications are
entirely misleading.
The cruiser New York, for instance,
is rated in all official publications as
a 21-knot ship. but the best RUN she
made In 1895 was at the rate of Is knots
per hour. which was from Kfel to
Grawesend and her average for the
year was about 10 knots.
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MARLBOROUGH'S PRIZE.
Miss vanderbiIt VIII Bring q Dowry Of
Five Million Dollars-The Settlements
Arranged on Saturday.

Miss vandcrbflt Will Bring Dowry OF
Five Million Dollnrs-Thc settlements
Arranged on Saturday.
New York, Nov. 3.-Three lawyers
representing the Duke of Marlborough,
w. X. Vanderbilt, and Mrs. Alva Van
derbilt, met in a downtown law office
yesterday to arrange the details Of the
settlements preliminary to the Wander
bilt- marlborough marriage. r. Hard
Ing Milward represented the Duke, COL
William Jay was there In Mrs. Wander
bits interests, while Wniiam K. VAN
derbilt was represented by Mr.. Ander-
son.
After the meeting was over, however,
1t was learned that the statement print
ed that Miss Vanderbilt's marriage
portion from her father would be $1O,-
600, 900 is not true. One whose knowl-
edge of the matter gives authority to
any statement he might make about 1t,
said:
"It is not possible for me to tell you
Just what the settlements are. but II
you state that Miss Vanderbilt.s dow.
cry will not be much above $5,OOO.OOO
the statement will be near the truth.
The income from the dowery the future
Duchess of Marlborough will have the
free use Of. The principal will be held
in trust for her children by this mar
riage. Marlborough's settlements up
on Miss Vanderbilt were simply these:
Sne gets the maximum revenue from
the Marlborough estates, the largest
revenue ever received by Duchess OF
Marlborough"
All the jewels that the Duke of Marl-
borough has given to Miss vanderbilt,
with the exception of her engagement
ring. are new. None of the Marlbor-
ough Jewels are in the possession or the
present Duke. Many years ago Duch.
ess of Marlborough at her death le1t
them to her daughters. Most OF the
Jewels are now in the possession OF
Lady Spencer.
Miss Vanderbilt's engagement ring
contains a ruby which belonged long
ago to an Indian Marajah. Another su-
nerb present from the duke to Miss
Vanderbilt Is a diamond girdle made IN
London. The girdle is Of solid gold en-
cr,lsted with diamonds, and here ana
there a splendid ruby.
The rumor that none Of the Wander
bilt family, except the future duchess
father, has been invited to the wedding
was confirmed yesterday. 1t may also
Mr.. Vanderbilt and the duke OF Marl-
borough are most cordial.
The much-talked- bridal bouquet,
made from flowers in the cOnservato-
ries at Blenheim, reached New York
by the Lucania on Friday. Yesterday
morning Mr. Milward, the duke Of
Marlborough's solicitor, had the bou-
quet passed through the custom house.
and then sent 1t to an uptown florists
The duty levied was s., the valuation
being placed at $50.
The bouquet is composed almost en-
trelv Of white and delicate pink
orchids and roses. 1t is nearly five feet
across the top. The flowers Of which
it is made looked almost as fresh as If
they had just been cut 1t may be de-
cided to break up the bounuet making
from 1t those for the bride and the
bridesmaids.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-11-04
BIG TALK BUT NO FIGHT.
Corbctt. Fitzsimmons and Their Agents
Still Furnishing News Items About the
Great Fight Fake.

Still Furnishing News Items About the
Grcnt Fight Fake.
Little Rock, Ark. Nov. 3.-Dan
Stuart lef: for Mexico this morning in
company with Secretary Wheelock, Of
the defunct Florida Athletic associa-
ton. He had a long talk with Julian
before he left relative to the PROPOSE
ton to pull off fight at Juarez, across
from Ell Paso. on Nov. 10. To the rep
resentative of the United Press. Stuart
said:
'Tlle situation Is this. I have con-
fldent3al agents In Mexico, and their re-
ports are uniformly favorable, but
have been fooled SO often by the re-
ports OF others that am determined to
take no chances this time. am go
ing to sae the governor Of the Mex
fcar state OF Chihuahua, in which
Juarez Is situated. He has said to my
agents THAT the fight can come off there
without Interference. I am going to
get his consent In black and white.
II l get 1t, the fight viii be q go. II
I don't get 1t. / shall throw up the
whole thing. have been on q dead
card for nearly a year now, and /
don't propose to blow in $4,000 more
ON another one"
Stuant also said that the big annual
bull fights IN Jtlarez begin on the 18th
of November, and last till the goth.
II the governor proved amiable. the
prize fight would take place In the bull
ring ON the 10th inst. Julian said he
will do the one night stands In Texas
while awaiting the outcome of Stuart's
Mexican mission.
Hot Springs, Ark, Nov. IA de-
spatcll from Little Rock, this morn
ing stated that Stuart was sending out
a batch Of dispatches, but would not
talk. This was shown to Brady, who
said:
1--WE will positively pay no more
attention to Fitzsimmons. We are
through with him forever. 1t is USE
less to make Corbett amy offers in con-
nection with him."
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DURANT STILL HOPEFUL.
Says the Jury Was Influenced Improperly
Against Him-He Talks Giibly to q
Rcporter Upon the Subject.

Reporter OpOu tue SuUJSSt.
San Francisco, Nov. 3-Durant's
mother rallied somewhat from the
shock Of her sons conviction Of
Blanche Lamont's murder after she
reached her home last evening and was
surrounded by sympathizihg friends.
When interviewed her eyes were still
red with weeping, and she listened with
eagerness to every word that might be
construed as hopeful that fell from the
lips Of her would-be comforters.
The mothers confidence In her sons
innocence Is as firm today as 1t was
when suspicion was first cast upon him.
1t Is evident that nothing less than a
confession from his own lips will ever
shake that faith.
When first ushered into his new
quarters at the county jail. Durant
showed unmistakable signs that he
was deeply stirred. and yet he showed
no sign OF breaking down. In the
court room he had had need to summon
all his nerve to control his feelings
when his mother clung piteously to him
and wept on his bosom, and 1t was
thought at one time he would give way;
but when he returned to the jail he
was like adamart, SO far as losing his
self-control was concerned.
When seen by reporter he appeared
slightly pinched and drawn. and he was
perhaps shade paler than usual, but
otherwise he was quite the same per-
son he has appeared all along.
what do I think Of the verdict?"
General Dickinson has instructed me
not to express an opinion. How do I
feel? How do you suppose a fellow
would feel in my position? All broke
up, Of course. Did expect It? Well,
in a way did and in way did not. /
was not very greatly surprised. I
thought 1t was strange that the
jury should come in SO soon. In that
! was very much surprised.
THAT slip of paper Dutton read from
was too well folded to have been done
in the hurry they appear to have been
in. 1t lookeu to me as though 1t had
been in his pocket some time. You
can't tell me that jury arrived at any
such conclusion just In the length of
time they were in the jury room.'
Once started he had talked more than
he had intended to- and something of
the bitterness that was in his heart
crept into his tone as he said:
you can depend upon 1t there was
some dirty work somewhere"
During the conversation that fol-
lowed Durant became quite cheerful
again. In fact, he was quite the same
that he was before the verdict, with
the exception of the slight inclination
toward irritability, and his air par
took of that confidence which has
marked his bearing from the first as
he intimated that his fate was not yet
settled.
During the evening Durant's father
called at the Jail to see his son, and,
after some little delay, was permitted
to converse with him for half an hour
in the office of the jail.
The father was more communicative
than the son, and spoke bitterly of the
jury, saying he would never believe
they arrived at such verdict without
some ulterior influence having been ex-
erted upon them. In conclusion he
said:
while there's life there's hope, and
we will hope on, for the end is not yet
reached"
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BIG DEAL IN COKE.
Tho Frlck Company Days the Plant OF
the Mcclure Coke Company.

Pittsburg, Pa, Nov. 3.-H. B. Frick
Coke company has purchased the en-
tire plant and. franchises Of the Nc
Ciure Coke company. elected q new
board Of directors Of that company and
today removed the Office Of the Mcclure
Coke company to the same floor In the
Carnegie building as that occupied by
the Frick Coke company. For a time
the Mcclure Coke company will con-
tinue to run as a separate organiza-
tion. The Mcclure Coke company own
$500 ovens and was the next largest
in the Connellsville region to the Frick
company.
This, with the recent purchase Of the
Fairchance Furnace company plant,
gives the Frick company control Of
over 10000 ovens in the Connellsville
region out OF a total of about 1900
ovens. The Frlck company now own
and control about $4,000 acres Of coal
land with coke manufacturing capa-
city Of about $4,000 tons per day. The
transaction involves many thousand
dollars,
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THE KATAHDIN REJECTED.

Secretary Herbert Leaves the Question OF
Her Accc cptancc to tho President.
Washington, ,Nov.3.-The official speed
OF the Ammen ram Kathdin Is 1913
knots, as reported to Secretary Herbert
yesterday by the Trial Board, and the
vessel stands rejected under her con-
tract, bearing the distinction of being
the first vessel of. the new navy failing
to reach contract requirements. Unless
special provision Is made by the next
session Of Congress, the Bath Iron
Works Of Maine. which built the hull
and machinery, must rely upon selling
her to some foreign Government to re-
coup their expenditures, In which case
q complication would arise, as 100000
worth Of armor belonging to the United
States is fastened on the vessel, and Is
valueless for other purposes.
Secretary Herbert said that he was
powerless to waive the specifications OF
the contract, which stipulated that un-
less the ram developed seventeen knots
or over, the vessel should be rejected.
After long conference with Gen. Hyde,
the builder, the Secretary, however,
consented to take care Of the vessel at
the New York Navy Yard pending
further consideration Of the matter by
by President Cleveland.
Unlike contracts for other naval ves-
sells, which provided for certain for
feits II a certain fixed speed were not
secured, an iron-cla'd clause was placed
in the ram Katahdin agreement. COM
pelling her to show seventeen knots
under penalty OF rejection.
The vessel was wholly Of a novel and
experimental character. and for this
reason few OF the builders OF war ships
responded to the advertisements for
proposals Secretary Tracy finally in
duced President Hyde. Of the Bath
Iron works, to undertake the contract.
giving assurances. 1t Is said, that the
departmnt would be disposed ito be
lenient II 1t were demonstrated that
the vessels design was defective. The
keel was laid In 1891. and ever since
that time frequent notifications have
had to be made in .he plains because
Of discovered defects.
Naval officers still adhere to the be-
lief that under favorable conditions,
in the smooth water for which the
Katahdin was designed, she could easi-
ly make the required. seventeen knots.
Her contractors. however. prefer not
to run the risk of forcing her to q
higher speed than they did on Thurs
day, and prefer to leave the whole mat
ter to President Cleveland, relying on
his fairness to suggest a just settle
ment
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-11-04
EXPRESS TRAIN WRECKED
Fatal Crash on the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad.
LIST OF DEAD AND INJURED
The breaking Of q Elangc on the Com.
biuation Car Causes the Dcrail.
ment Of Two Coaches and
ParlOr Car.
list OF DEAD AND INJURED

Pittsburg, Pa, Nov. 3.-Two persons
were killed outright and twenty-five or
thirty persons were injured by the
wrecking of the Cincinnati express at
Elm Grove. near Wheeling, on the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad at 1920 this
morning.
Tho Dead.
Mrs. Hare, not yet fully identified.
Child named Barkley, parents live In
Wheeling.
The Injured.
w. N. Rose, wrenched back and wrist.
Michael J. Mahoney. Mckeesport. nose
mashed and face bruised.
Mrs. NJ. J. Mahoney, wife Of above. slight
G. W. Gilbert. sharpsburg. Pa. head
eTuseS anS sn,sA PssSurg ireESn bruised
about back.
W. NJ. Richardson. sharpsburg. face
C. J. aaryey. Marietta. O., head bruised
James w. Foster. Beaver Falls. face
w. j. Chapman. West Bridgewater. Pa.
legs and arm bruised.
Charles Hardness. Altoona, Pa. head
p. r. Rahm. Philadelphia. head bruised
slightly.
George Perkins. parlor car conductor.
Wheeling, head cut and hips bruised.
George Hagerlocker, Pittsburg. head cut
and back injured.
Mrs. Mary Malone, Allegheny, head cut
and face bruised.
Edward Schubert. Pittsburg. bead and
limbs bruised.
Lewis Schubert, Pittsburg. slightly
bruised.
Mr.. Grouse. Allegheny. head injured.
Mrs Grouse. wife Of above. slightly
Miss Maud Vance, Wheeling, head bruised.
Miss Ella Vance, sister Of above. back In
Mrs. W. H. Waltz, Wheeling, arm dislo-
Gated and head bruised.
Professor James Frazier. Wheeling. badly
bruised.
James Stanton. postal clerk, shoulder in
jured
- McTighe, Pittsburg, foot injured.
The accident was caused by the
breaking of flange on the combina-
tion car which caused the derailment of
that car together with two coaches and
a parlOr car. The cars derailed turned
completely over and We're badly demol-
ished. AS soon as possible after the
accident a relief train was sent from
Wheeling with doctors and the injured
passengers were taken to the hospital.
The accident seems to be one of those
kind that is wholly unavoidable.
Great excitement prevailed in the VI
cinity for a time after the wreck. That
no more fatalities occurred seems to be
due to kind providence, as the wreck
was one of the worst Of its kind that
has occurred in this vicinity for many
years.
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WERE FAITHFUL LOVERS.
Indiana Couple Married After 80 Years of
Waiting for Obstacles to Disa ppear.


Loganspor., Ind. Nov. IA mar
rsage which was celebrated last Sum-
day in the northern part of this coun-
ty, develops a story of romance which
Is unusually Interesting.
In 1864 William Franklin, a lad Of 10,
fell In love with Mary Knight, a neigh
bor girl a year his junior. At the
time the fathers OF both the young
people were away in the army, and
their mothers exac,ted promise that
they would not marry until their ia
theirs should return. Time went on and
the war closed. Neither Of the fathers
ever returned. They were left on the
batt,eields of the south with many
tholp.lri1s elf their brave comrades
In the meantime the mother of Miss
knight died. and the girl was now
alone in the world. Their marriage
was again proposed; but Frankum's
mother objected, and rather than in
cur the Ill will of Mrs. Franklin and
possibly be d.slnherited, the young peo-
pie effected compromise. They agreed
life Of Mrs. Frankum, but the girl
was to make her home with the Frank
unls
Year after year went on, the old
lady's lease on life did not seem to
draw any nearer to a close. Frequent
ly during that time the young people,
now growing Old themselves, sought
the consent of the old lady to their
marriage, but she remained inexorab Bile.
The young couple had grown to look
upon 1t as a religious duty to fulfill
their promise to the old lady, end she
clung with childish tenacity to her
first objection to their marriage.
For thirty-two years after the first
promise had been exacted and after
the couple had become engaged did
the old lady remain with them, and
for dhirty-two years was the wedding
postponed. Mrs. Franklin died a few
weeks ago. and on Sunday morning
william Frankum and Mary Knight.
both now past middle life. were unit
ed in marriage. Their only reward for
their long waiting Is their own con-
sclousness of having been faithful to
their pledge. and a valuable farm left
Them by Mrs. Erankum.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-11-04
FOOT BALL CAUSED DEATH.

Injuries Lieut.. Prince Received Three
Years Ago in Annsp polls Result Fatally.
Chicago. Nov. 3.-Lieut. Leonard M.
Prince, Second Infantry. U. s. A.. died
at the Presbyterian Hospital yesterday
as the result Of injuries received in the
famous army-navy foot ball game at
Annapolis In 1892. between the Cadets
Of the United States Military Academy
at West Point and the Naval Academy
et Annapolis. In q scrfmmage for the
ball, Prince, who was under the strug-
uling mass Of players, was struck by an
Annapolis player, who fell on the small
Of his back with both knees. Wnen the
bali was put IN play again It was dis
coveTsd that Prince could not rise. ana
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-11-04
STRIKE AVERTED.
An Advance Promised the Miners In the
Clcarficld Region.

Philipsburg, Pa, Nov. 3.-The COM
mittee Of Clearfield miners which was
sent to Philadelphia ten days ago to
confer with the operators, made its re-
port to a mass meeting held at Ramey
Saturday afternoon. The committee
reported that it was unable to secure
an advance and failed to obtain the
consent Of the operators to meet the
miners in joint conference, but received
an assurance that an advance was
probable within few months.
then adjourned without taking any def.
mite action other than to resolve to con.
tinue the agitation until an increase
was granted. This action puts q strike
out Of the question for some time to
come.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-11-04
Nebraska Has FiyeTickets.
SWTCCHMEN ON "A STRIKE,
Western New York and PENNSYLVANIA
Road Tied Up at Oil City.

Oil City, Nov. 3.-The switchmen of
the Western New York and Pennsyl-
vania railroad went out on strike last
night owing to The failure Of the men
to secure the restoration Of cut Of 10
per cent made some time ago. The
road at this place is practically
blocked.
At a meeting of the trainmen here
tonight, 1t was decided to send dele
gates to Buffalo to confer with train
men there. and II they cannot reach
some. satisfactory agreement with the
officials Of the road 1t Is understood
that they will 60 out at Buffalo, Olean
and Rochester and tie UP the whole
system of 900 miles.
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he was carried off the field. An exami-
nation showed two ribs on his left side
were broken and internal injuries in
fiicted.
sium at Fort Omaha eight months ago
he again experienced the old pains. He
returned to his home in Bloomington,
ILL.,. where the family physician pro-
nounced his illness the result Of the in
juries received in the foot ball game Of
1899
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-11-04
TELEGRAPHERs ADMITTED.
They VIII De Admitted to the American
Railway Union.

Terre Haute, Ind, Nov. 3.-President
Debs, of the American Railway Union,
will issue circular to all local unions
Tomorrow announcing that the direc-
tors have decided to admit Commercial
as well as Railway telegraphers to the
order. AS nearly as practicable teleg-
raphers will be organized in unions
composed wholly Of members engaged
in that occupation.
Since the telegraphers lost their big
strike thirteen years ago they have
been afraid to join labor organization,
1t Is said, and have been asking to be
admitted to the A. r. U.
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FREE FOR ALL FIGHT.
Half . Dosen Men Injured In Q Riot at
New Castle.

New Castle, Pa, Nov. IA riot oc-
Cured at Ellwood City about midnight
last night and at least a half dozen men
were injured. For some time past the
eployes in the glass works and those
In the tin plate mill at that place have
been on the outs. One man from each
mill got into fight last night, which
wound up in a free for all engagement
between the two factions.
At one time there were no less than
30 men engaged In the melee. The fight
continued from IL o'clock until mid
night and several persons were badly
used up. Several arrests viii be made
to-morrows
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-11-04
ANOTHER HAYWARD PLOT.
Money Has Been Given to Furnish Rcvol
vcrs fur Jail Birds.

vcrS fUr Jail Birds.
Minneapolis, Minn., Nov. 3.-The
Hennepin county officials say they have
discovered another Hayward Jail break
ing plot. 1t has been discovered that
the 5000 of Isayward's money that Is
has been given to another pris-
Oner and he delegates some one to
a dozen revolvers into the jail.
They are to be passed around and Hay
ward was to start q sham fight in the
Jail. The janitor. when he came to
stop the racket; would have been over
powered and then the prisoners would
fight their way out to liberty.
A thorough search was made yester-
day with the expectation of finding the
revolvers. Nothing but rope nooscs
were secured. however.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-11-04
INDIAN MISSION BURNED.
Several Children Narrowly Escape being
Crcmnfcd

Huron. 8. D.. Nov. 3.-News was re-
ceived here yesterday that the St.
Stephen mission on the Crow reserva-
tion, twenty-five miles from Highmore,
was totally destroyed by fire. The
buildings were erec.ed by Miss Kate
Drexel nine years ago, for an In
dian school. and were under the su-
pervision OF the Roman Catholics.
The loss is. $4,000, partly covered by
insurance. = Several Indian children
narrowly escaped being burned to
death. The buildings will be rebuilt.