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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-12
THEY HAVE NO BRIDGE.
Forest Citians Forced to Swim the Rag.
ing Lackawanna in Order to Reach the
Ontario and Western.

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Forest City, Feb. 1.-THE Ontario
and Western Railway company. has
stopped the free delivery of express
matter at Forest City. The reason was
that the business men here patronized
that road very little of late on account
of there being no way at present of
fording the turbulent and seething
Lackawanna. The old bridge was
partly burned down some months ago.
and no one came forth to offer to build
a new one. The Forest City board of
trade corresponded with the two coun.
ties, Wayne and Susquehanna, and
showed them that they should help bear
the expense, because the Lackawanna
was a boundary line and public
thoroughfare from each county met at
the point where the proposed bridge
was needed
The foxy commissioners of Susque-
hanna county said they would agree to
anything Wayne would. The leader of
the commissioners from Wayne re-
flected that the voters in Clinton town
ships. who would be benefited by
bridge. were few compared with his
selfish constituents in eastern Wayne,
who would oppose the building of such
structure, If Wayne had to bear even
fraction of the expense. And so he
hesltated-for the looks of the thing
and finally declined to have anything
to do with the matter. And his two
colleagues rolled their tobacco guilds to
better location in the other side of
their jaws looked wise and exclaimed. .
"Thems our sentiments, teww
Then the ontario and Western and
the borough were asked to do some
thing and the borough consented; but
the Ontario and Western said the
board nay. Now the traffic from here
is cut Off; the people of the western
half of Wayne have to go mile out of
the way to reach our town; the board
of trade Is slumberlng and the old
bridge stands almost on one end, like
monument of lost hope or ruin Of the
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-12
LOWER COURT AFFIRMED.

Conviction of william Freeman OF Muir.
der in the First Degree Is Sustained.
By the United Press.
Philadelphia, Feb. 1.-THE supreme
court today, in an opinion by Justice
Dean, sustained the conviction, in the
Westmoreland county court of oyer and
termmer, of William Freeman of mur-
der In the first degree. The defendant
appealed to the upper court on the
ground that the handling of the jury
wheel had been irregular.
While ruling that this condition was
not trilling or immaterial, the court
held that the complaint had been made
too late. The judgment of the lower
court was accordingly affirmed.
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served during the rebellion and appro-
priatng $4,000 therefor.
The negative bill introduced by Mr.
Focht, of Union, was placed on the
calendar by vote of $50 to 3. 1t in"
creases the amount of preferred claims
of laborers, mechanics and working
girls from 5000 to $500 and the limit
from six months to one year.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-12
Cigarette Ficnd's Fate.

BY the United Pfess.
Lancaster, Pa, Feb. 1l.-Cigarettcs have
made young Walter Stackhouse insane
His father came here from Riverton, N
j., today and caused his sons arrest. He
smoked sixty of the dangerous little weeds
every day. Stackhouse escaped from an
officer while being taken to the Trenton
asylum, and came to this city where an
aunt lives. His father Will now place him
in an asylum,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-12
Ercnchmcn Celebrate.

At no place in New York was the
news of the Gascogne's arrival hailed
with as much joy as at the Hotel Mar
tin. The cafe was crowded late this
afternoon when the news was first
flashed over the wire. Only a party of
Frenchmen (ali We're Frenchmem could
have expressed their extreme happiness
as they did. I'VE will drink champagne
| tonight" said Proprietor Martin.
Quarantine, S. l.. Feb. 1.-THE anchor
line steamer Bolivia was reported early
this evening, and her arrival at Quar-
antine was anXiOusly awaited because
her reported appearance off Fire Island
led to the idea that something definite
would be learned concerning the long
delayed French liner La Gascogne, as
| long before her entrance in the mar
rows 1t was known that she had been
reported in company with the La Gas
cognc off Fire Island.
The moon shone brightly over the
waters of the bay, showing the rapidly
driven ice foes which extended from
shore to shore, precluding the possible
chance of boarding vessels in a small
| boat, the usual method employed at
Quarantine at night time. The Bolivia
anchored about a mile northeast of the
dock at Quarantine, and finding 1t i'm
/ possible even to venture in a small boat
without considering the possibility of
boarding by that means. The United
| Press representative obtained the per-
mission of Health officer Doty to use
the regular boarding boat, the Charles
Il. Allen.
! The doctor accompanied the boat and
| the Bolivia was hailed and u ladder
thrown over the side. Captain Baxter
was questioned, and said: 1--WE sighted
u large liner just before noon today and
an inspection with the glass showed her
| TO be n large two-masted steamer with
! two tunnels which. from general ap-
pearanCe, was thought to be French
steamer, and, as the pilot had informed
me that La GasCogne was overdue |
was certain that 1t must be that vessel.
When first seen the steamer was nearly
abeam and bearing south. | gave no
further thought, expecting her to out
run US, but some time later felt sur
prised to find her dropping astern and
| heading slightly toward the land Later
| the lines was observed to be steering.
across our stern and making for the
land at speed of six or seven knots an
hour. About p. m. she had disap-
peared astern, | did not see any sig
nails and asked the pilot il he had OBJ
served any. He said he saw nothing
like signals, but wondered why she did
not overhaul us. Later learned from
the purser that he thought he saw three
balls in perpendicular line forward of
the foremast, | did not see them. They
indicate 'unmanageable or disabled
There was no signals displayed asking
for assistance. When / first saw the
liner there was an oil tank steamer n
short distance ahead of her, and IL as
sistance was required this vessel would
! have answered the call"
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An Old Sea sharp Engaged.

BY the United Press.
New York, Feb. 1.-THE old sea sharp.
Captain Terry, has been engaged to sail
the cup defender of 1895, 1t Is said that In
many respects he Is the superior OF Cap
tain Hanson, who sailed the Vigilant.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-12
Told In the Tage blatt.

Berlin, Feb. 1.-THE st, Petersburg cor
respondent of the Tageblatt sends II re-
markable dispatch to the effect that both
the empress and dowager are encientc,
The empress was the Princess AliX of
Hesse. and was married to Nicholas ii on
last Nov, %.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-12
Strike Threatened.

BY the United Press.
Clinton, Mass, Feb. 1l.-The Lancaster
mills tonight issued notices In every de-
partment announcing cut down In
wages which viii affect in the vicinity of
1900 men and women. There Is u general
talk of n strike,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-12
HOB.NOBS WITH ROYALTY.
Miss Bocrccker. the Only Woman Saved
from the Elhc. Meets the Queen.

py |Ht VNIItU I7TVSS.
London, Feb. ll.-Miss Boerecker. the
only lady saved from the wrecked
steamer Elbe, had an interview with
the Empress Frederick today. After
the interview Miss Boerecker was in
uoduced to the queen and the duke
and duchess of Connaught' All lis
tened with deep interest to her mar
ratiVe of the wreck of the Elbe.
At the queens request she wrote her
name in her majesty's autograph book.
After leaving Osborne she received n
souvenir from the Empress Frederick.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-12
Cold Wave COMING.

Colorado Springs, Col. Feb. 11.-Tonight
the signal thermometer registered IS de-
grees below zero. The cold wave is trav-
cling eastward.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-12
WEATHER REPORT.

For eastern Pennsylvania, generally
fair. except snow flurries on the coast;
west winds. becoming variable.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-12

der similar circumstances, for the fast
est and staunchest steamers slow down
before such gale.
In fact, from the time La Gascogne
struck the cyclone, she was little worse
Off than If she was in prime running or
der. The Teutonic was two days off
the lightship before she could make
Sandy Hook, therefore La Gascogne's
whole delay, so far as it would be an
occasion OF alarm to her passengers,
occurred before she encountered bad
weather, consequently they were at no
time really fearful for their safety. She
was not coated with ice as was other
steamers which have reached port in
the last two days, and there were,
therefore. none OF the evidences which
ordinarily cause anxiety.
The passengers all united in saying
that they were not alarmed and had a
good time aboard. The ship was out
sixteen days in all, and both coal and
provisions held out to the end.
The repairs to the piston rod were
made by splicing it with steel bands
These worked loose or broke after a
day or twos steaming and had to be
made over again. The Campagnie Cen
erale TransAtlantique sent the tug
Louis Pulver down to the ship. La
Gascogne did not accept the aid of
the company's tug, but proceeded un-
der her own steam to her anchorage
off the Sandy Hook light ship.
The Gascogne will start up the bay
early in the morning and the passen-
gers will be landed before noon.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-12
A GASCOGNE SAFE
News That the French Liner
Had Been Sighted Causes
Much Excitement.
STRONG MEN WEEP FOR JOY
The Missing Vessel First Sighted
Fifty Miles East of Fire Island
Displaying Signals of Dis
tress-BrOken Piston
Rod and the Gales
Canse Delay.
By the United Press.

Quarantine, Feb. Lila Gascogne Is
safe. The big French liner, eight days
overdue, dropped anchor at the bar just
before midnight, all we'll on board, and
sign of relief goes up from two conti-
nents. The delay was due to a broken
piston rod and to the terrific gales
which have swept the North Atlantic
for the past week or more, and have
brought distress to many a staunch
boat. The captain and officers of the
crew of the La Gascogne brought the
ship and passengers through the gales
and made port without help. From
the time they left Havre, Jan. 26 until
yesterday, they spoke to no trans-At-
lantic steamer and saw only a four
masted schooner, the one which re-
ported at ST. Pierre, Miquelon, n. s., as
having seen large steamer off the
banks apparently in distress last Sat
urday.
The United Press tug, with repre-
sentatives of the Times, Tribune and
Recorder on board, was the first tug to
reach La Gascogne. The disabled
steamer had left Fire Island twenty
five miles astern and was eight miles
to the eastward of Sandy Hook light
ship. 1t was 9.45 p. m. The big liner
was limping into port at half speed with
two big red lights, signals of distress,
at the foremast. The tug lay alongside
half an hour, and the following story
of the tI'ip was obtained:
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-12

Sixteenth century, while the rushing
Lackawanna rolls its mighty tide to
the sea.
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Discovered OFF Fire Island.

Quarantine, S. l., Feb. 1.-THE
steamer Bolivia, of the Anchor line,
sighted at noon today the French
steamer La Gascogne, fifty miles east
of Fire Island. The Gascogne was
nearly abeam when first seen, but
hauled in toward the land and gradual
ly fell astern about 4 o'clock. Saw her
last showing three balls, one above the
other indicating disabled, unmanage-
able" but as no assistance was asked,
did not go to her. The oil tank steamer
Washington, from Rotterdam, reports
that she passed near the Gascogne at
l p. m. today, ten miles east of Fire
Island, going about six miles an hour,
showing on the foremast three balls in
perpendicular line, indicating "unman.
ageable and disabled
The Gascogne hauled in toward the
land as if about to anchor or signal.
The Bolivia also brings word that La
Gascogne has anchored off Shinnecock
light. The Bolivia did not have her in
toW' Ihe Gascogne' was proceeding
under her own steam when she sudden
ly broke down again land came to
! anchor.
New York, Feb. 1.-THE news that
La Gascogne had been sighted was re-
ceived amid the greatest excitement
at the office of the French line in Bowl
ing Green. The cabin Office was crowd
ed with anxious inquirers who have
relatives and friends on board. They
had been standing around with pale
faces expecting at any moment to hear
| the worst. When the word came that
! the'ship was safe, for a moment a still
ness reigned which was almost painful
! in its intensity.
Agent Forget for a moment. was rem
| dered speechless, which evidenced how
anxious he had been for the safety of
La Gascogne. Then he regained him
self and became wildly hilarious. He
! Srasped his OvercOat and started for
the French line pier where a tug had
been in readiness for days to take him
to meet La Gascogne, should she be
sighted. The strain of days of worry
had been too much for some of the
callers at the Office. one man. a Mr.
| Richie, broke down completely and
sobbed as if his heart would break,
Mr.. Richie has three daughters on
board, two of them Of very tender
years. He had abandoned all hone
/ when the jOyful tidinrs Camp
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-12

Our Special Muslin Sale continues
all this week. Muslins, Sheetings,
COuuterpanes, ETC., at "ROck Bottom
Prices"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-12
Joy of the Passengers.

JOY OF the passengers.
The United Press tug was received
with a cheer by the anxious passengers.
They crowded to the rail, yelled and
clapped their hands with all the en-
thusiasm of the French race. The
officers refused to allow any one on
board and would not come to the rail to
talk. The passengers were more obliC-
ing. julius Matrigrin, n representma-
tive of the firm of Perrin, Frees Il Co.,
of Paris and New York, was inter
viewed over the side of the ship. He
said:
I'VE broke down on the third day out.
We did not become alarmed, as we
didn't know very much about what
was the matter. The captain said it
was all right, and we had confidence
In him. our first experience with gales
was on Feb. 4. We had n terrible blow
then and one of the boats was badly
damaged"
Was anything carried away"
mo, the shin stood 1t well. We had
plenty of provisions and Jared first rate.
We were blown away off our course
and spoke no steamers"
The La Gascogne, at that time. was
eight miles east of the light shin. and
was ploughing along at about six miles
an hour. The crowd of passengers
leaned over the bulwarlls and one of
the women wrapped up in sea togs
Joined them i'm their eager quest for
news from shore. SO eager Were they,
indeed. that 1t was difficult to secure
answers to the questions that We're
hurled at them from the tug. A copy
of one of the United Press morning pa
pers was thrown aboard, and in ac-
acknowledgement Jules Matagrin threw
his card, weighted to a heavy substance,
aboard the tug. On the back of II was
copy of the log.
Passengers Farcd Wen.
They said they had been given plenty
to eat and except for the number of
times the sun rose and set, they would
not have known that anything was
wrong All particulars of the accidents
to the machienry were kept from the
passengers, but the daily bulletins of
the knots made told the story. Beyond
tediousness of the voyage, the passen-
gers positively suffered no. inconvenl-
ence. Although the arrangement of
the machinery occurred on the third
! day, It was not until the ninth day that
| the steamer ran into bad weather and
then the slow time which she was max
ing was only that which some of the
! ocean greyhounds would have made un-
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Story of the Trip.


The steamer left Havre Jan. 26. On
the first day out 449 miles were logged;
on the second day, 401 miles; on the
third day, after travelling $50 miles,
the piston rod broke and eighteen hours
were spent in making repairs. When
they were completed the ship steamed
at nine miles an hour, making only
siXty-siX miles on Jan. 29. On Jan. 80
81 and Feb. /, 2l5 25j, and $50 miles a
day were made, respectively. On FEB.
. the piston rod broke down again. The
break was more serious this time. Sea
anchors We're put out and for forty-one
hours the ship was hove to making re-
pairs. on Feb. the first severe
weather was experienced, and the ship
was blown $50 miles out of her course.
On Feb. ;. the repairs having been COM
peted, 1O3 miles We're made.
The ship was then clear to the north
ward of the track of transatlantic
steamers and was therefore not seen
by the many steamers which passed
over the regular track. on Feb. 8, l69
miles were made. on Feb. the ma
chinery broke down for the third time.
The heavy cyclone struck her on that
day and the ship lay hoye to with sea
anchors out all day, No headway was
made and owing to the motion of the
ship, repairs We're difficult. On the
next day the chief engineer, who had
been at his post day and night, COM
plcted the repairs and the ship pro-
ceeded 13l miles. On Feb. ., for the
fourth time, the machinery broke down
and only "A miles were made on Feb.
10 $50 miles were made, and today, to
the great relief of all on board.
Fire Island was sighted and the ship
crept up to her anchorage off the bar
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-12
ElNLEY'S
linen Department
For the next ten days it will be
to your interest to visit our
GREAT LINEN SALE

And see the values We are offering
in fine German, Scotch and Irish
Table Linens, Napkins, Tray
Cloths, ETC., etc.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-12
STOCK LARGER THAN EVER.
PRICES NEVER so LOW.
A FEN VERY SPECIAL

Numbers in German Linens, ISL.
yer Bleach" extra fine quality
and heavy:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-22
Same Money Complexion.

When the membership of the Fifty-fourth
Congress is analysed. says Josiah Patterson
Of Tennessee in the NorthAmerican Review,
1t will be found not to materially differ
from that of the Fifty-third Congress, SO
far as the financial question is concerned.
In fact, the Senate in the Fifty fourth Con-
gress will be more pronounced for the free
coinage of silver than it Is now; while the
House. like the present House. will oppose
it. This anomalous condition Of affairs
grows out of the admission Of the sparsely
populated states in the silver regions of the
west. The eighteen states lying north of
the Potomac and Ohio rivers and east of
the Missouri have a majority of fOrty-six
in the House of Representatives, in total
of :Is6; while the other states
have a majority of sixteen in the Senate in
a. total membership of lightweight. The
nine states of Colorado, Nevada, North and
South Carolina, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho.
Oregon and Washington, are represented in
the upper house by eighteenSenatorsa and III
the lower house by only thirteen members.
New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Illinois
have only eight Senators. but they have
101 representatives. in. the. House The
states of Nevada, Wyoming and Idaho,
with an aggregate population of less than
200 600, are represented in the Senate by
six Senator's and in the House by three
MEMBERS. when the same population, if
in New York Texas, would be
entitled to only one representative in the
lower branch. Thus it is that, notwith-
standing very large majority of the.
American people are for sound money, they
are, under existing conditions, powerless to.
Iegislate on the subject.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-22
PRINTING TELEGRAPHY.
A New System BEING Tested between
Washin9IOn anNl baltimore.

"aehAnBtOn OnNl baltimore.
The Star today received telegram
printed on what at first seemed to be the
work of a Greek or Choctaw typewriter
but on examination proved to be modified
Ar glo-Saxon. 1t was an invitation from
Mr.. Edward 8. Norton. general manager
of the United States Postal Printing Tele-
graph Company. to witness the testing of
the new method of telegraph1ng between
Baltimore and Washington by means of
the Rogers system of rapid printing
telegraphy.
The system is simple in its mechanical
construction, and is easily operated, al
Though the machines in use are the first
Of the kind, and will doubtless be vastly
improved. Briefly described, the system
consists of typewriting a lot of small STEM
ciled holes on a stiff paper ribbon, which
is run under bunch of little steel fingers
or Stylf, by which the current is COM
pieted and interrupted as the ribbon runs
through the machine. and communicated
over wheel revolving thousand times a
minute, to the destination. Here, by an
ingenious use of the electro-magnet to
operate eight simple dies or types stamp
ing on paper through an ink ribbon, pre-
c!sely like the typewriter.
The whole apparatus is so contrived that
the typewriter carriage is thrown back and
turned forward automatically by the cleo
trio current. The system, it is said is
capable of sending and receiving at the
rate of 200 words a minute.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-22
Speed of Electric Cars.

Injury to life and limb from the excessive
speed of electric cars has led to much talk
of municipal and legislative restriction Of
1.-The deadly trolley in New York. De-
vices have been invented which sound an
alarm bell in car when predetermined
speed is reached. But an invention of a
Brooklyn man goes step further It shuts
off the current when that limit is reached.
without waiting for a signal or leaving the
motorman a chance to disregard the warm
ing He leaves it optional with the COM
pany using his, apparatus whether or not
to, employ the bell attachment. This gov
ernor is attached to one axle Of the car,
and is operated by the centrifugal action
of arms which,. at the right instant, close
an electric circuit. energize a magnet. swing
a switch and interpose resistance" in
the motor circuit. When the car slows
down, the trolley current is restored, and is
again under the motorman's control. If it
is desirable, getting beyond the city
boundary, to exceed the speed limit at
which the governor has been set, simple
contrivance at the road side may be made
to change this limit automatically and suit
ably, in which ever direction the car may
be going The invention is very much like
a safety valve on steam boiler, and OBJ
viously a very useful thing.