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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-17
total RAILROAD MILEAGE.
Statistical Report of Interstate
Commerce Commission.
INCREASE IN PENNSYLVANIA
Interesting Figures Concerning Railroad
business GcncralIy-Thc Number OF
Employees for 1894 as Compared
with Other Ycars-Moncy Invested.

Washington, June 16.-The seventh
statistical report OF the interstate COM
merce commission has just been sub
mitted. 1t covers the fiscal year 1894
and completes the preliminary statis-
ties published last September. The first
part of the report covers the last four
months of the Columbian exposition,
during which time there was an in
creased passenger traffic. The second
part covers period of widespread
business depression. The third, COM
mencing June 80, 1894. when 1872 roads
operating upwards Of $4,000 miles Of
line and representing about one-fourth
of the total railway capitalization, were
in the hands of receivers. The effect of
these conditions is apparent in nearly
all of the figures presented.
The total railway mileage i'm the Unit
ed States was $l7S,7OS. an increase dur
ing the year of 2.247 miles. The in
crease during the previous year was
4.S97. The state of Pennsylvania
shows an increase of 800 miles.
During the year 1879 locomotives and
30,SS6 cars We're fitted with train brakes
We're fitted with automatic couplers.
While the gain In the use of both of
the safety appliances is in excess of the
increase of equipment, "A per cent of
the total equipment are still without
train brakes and 72 per cent. without
automatic couplers. The law requires
that all equipments shall be supplied
with these safety appliances before
January, 1885,
The total number of railway en-
ployes on June 80, 1894, was 779,G08, a
decrease of 1894 ard less than in any
year since 1890.
The total amount of reported railway
capital on June 80, 1894, was $lO,79G,-
4'S,S13, an increase of 1920, ,23S, 4O3.
The gross earnings of the railway for
the year show a decrease of S147, 1890, ,O77,
or II per cent.
One thousand eight hundred and
twenty-three railway employees were
killed during the year, and 23, 422 were
injured, as compared with 2,727 killed
and 81, ,729 injured in 1893
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-17
YIETSY WAS MURDERED.
Romance of q Lithuanian Boarding House
Ends in Tragedy-An Undcrtakcr's

ilScONCIN'
Wilkcs-Barre, Pa, June 1G.-Friday
night the body Of Andrew Yietsy, aged
80, O. Lithuanian, who worked at the
Blackman mine, was found dead under
q pile Of coal in his chamber in the
mine. He was taken to his home and
was to have been buried today. The
undertaken who had the funeral in
charge found that the dead mans body
had been washed and dressed by his
wife and two boarders and they re-
fused to allow him to examine the
corpse. He notified the police today.
and examination followed, and 1t was
found that Yietsy had been murdered.
Bullet wounds were found in the back
of the head, in the side, the right arm,
and the small of the back. All had
becen inflicted by thirty-elght calibre
revolver. The police arrested the dead
mans wife, Anna Yietsy, Anthony Zen
tits, William Zenitis. John Orbein and
william Skillfon, boarders in the house.
1t was learned that on Friday morn
ing Yietsy and Zenitls had quarreled,
Yiatsy accusing Zenitis with being
crminally intimate with Mrs. Yietsy.
They afterward went to their work in
adjoining chambers In the Blackman
mine, and 1t Is suppoed Zenitis came up
from behind and killed Yietsy. Then
the murderer covered up the body with
rock and coal and reported to the pump
runner that a fall of roof had occurred.
No one was in that part of the mine
when the shooting occurred except the
murderer and his victim.
The prisoners were taken before the
mayor and held for court without bail.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-17
HOME FROM RETREAT.
Clergy of Scranton Diocese Returned I
Their Homes Saturday.

Clergy of Scranton Diocese Returned to
Their Homes saturday.
For week Right Reverend Bishop
OHara and 112 priests of the Scran-
ton diocese had been on retreat at the
mountain chapel in Glen Summit. They
began last Monday morning and ended
on Saturday.
The spiritual eXericese were conduct
ed by Rev. A. DeTiaza, S. j.. ST. Ig-
natius' Jesuit college at Cleveland. He
was one of the missionaries at the re-
cent mems mission at the cathedral
Father DeHaZa Is a German nobleman
and bore the title of count, which he re-
linquished when he entered religion; he
Is a learned man and his sermons to the
clergy Were noted for clearness of
thought and force of earnestneSs. The
mountain air and scenery and the de-
lightful weather conduced to invigorate
the priests physically.
Before the retreat closed the right
reverend bishop celebrated mass and
the sacrament of the Blessed Eucharist
was received by all the priests. Bishop
O'Hara announced that Ralston and
Cascade in, Bradford county, had been
created into a parish. Rev. Hugh p.
Gerrity, who has been assisting Rev.
w. II. Connolly, at Troy, was assigned
40
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-17
CLASPED HANDS IL HOURS.
A Christian Scientist Gives a Remarkable
Exhibition of Will Powcr--Was the
Young Man HypnOtizcd?

Warwick, Mass, June 16.-Paul
Goldsbury, aged % years, a member
of the Moody quartette which sang at
Chicago during the Worlds fair, and
Mrs. Weisman. the wife of a Chicago
physician, had a remarkable struggle
for supremacy of will power last Fri
day. Both have been. spending their
vacation with friends in this village.
Mrs. Weisman Is a Christian Sclent-
ist. while Goldsbury, though Christian,
does not believe in Christian science.
Mrs. Weisman challenged Goldsbury to
test and he accepted. They We're to
clasp hands and the one that yielded
last was to be the victor.
Hands were clasped and the clasp
was not broken for eighteen hours and
then only by force. This is vouched
for by M. +. Sandon. village postmas-
ter.
Friends at first thought the contest
bit of pleasantly, but as the hours
wore on and neither would YIELD re-
monstrances followed. Signs of men
tai disturbance came after a night of
hand clasping, and friends who had
watched them meanwhile, constantly
eGtreated them to desist. In the
morning sharp words were spoken by
friends, and in consequence Goldsbury
and Mrs. Weisner went to the village
commons, all the time clasping hands.
There the friends determined that the
couple should be parted by force if
necessary, and Postmaster Sandson
and William Shepardson told Mrs.
Weisner and Goldsbury that force
would be employed unless the contest
was stopped.
They declined to unclasp hands and
then Sandson took Goldsbury by the
arm and pulled him from the COM
mons to the street, but the clasp was
unbroken. BY main force the Swo men
then parted the contestants.
In order to subdue Goldsbury, 1t was
necessary to take him to his summer
home and tie him. He is still under the
care of nurse
Mrs. Weisner showed little effects of
the long struggle, but the affair caused
SO much comment that last Saturday
she went home to Chicago. The claim
is made that she hypnotized Goldsbury.
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IS Cents.

These are all new goods and this sea.
sons styles. No three and four year
old patterns in this purchase.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-17
WASHINGTON CHAT.

General Craighill, chief of the engineer
corps of the army, has received some
very encouraging reports on the improve
ment OF southern harbors.
Commander o. +. Heyerman. who COM
manded the Kearsage when she was lost
on Roncador reef, has been retired on ac-
count of incapacity due to service.
Jennie II. Root, nee Chapman, Of Wa
terbura. Conn, has been disbarred from
practicing before the interior department.
She associated her father with herself in
the pension business, he having previously
been d!sbarred
Attorney General Harmon has gone to
Cincinnati, where he will remain for a
week, Strengthening up some of his busl-
ness. lie came to Washington hurriedly
after his selection by the president for
the office which he now fills and this visit
back home is necessary at this time.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-17
HIGH KICkEnS AT RUTGERS.
Professional Bale, Girls from New York
Shock the Audience at u New brunswick
College SHOW.


College SHOW.
New Brunswick, June lG.-The sopho-
more class of Rutgers college cremated
Analytcs Friday night with great
poinp and enthusiasm. About 1000
persons paid % cents each for seats on
the grand stands which had been
erected on the vacant lots on Somer-
set street, where the exercises were
held.
The cremation began at 1l.30 o'clock.
A band played dirges. while the stud
ents danced about in the grotesque cos
tunes of gnomes and devils. A stuffed
figure, with face made up to repre-
sent professor who has made the
tasks of the students particularly hard,
was thrown into the fire, and then
there was song of joy.
The main feature of last evenings
performance was an oriental dance be-
fore the great high dignitary of the
fete, Ii Hung Chang. The Chinese
statesman was supposed to be trying
his general. Analyticus, for causing
Chinas continued defeats. Analyticus
was found guilty and was condemned
to die at the stake for treachery. Then
the entertainment of the emperor was
begun with a procession of AmaZons,
represented by sophomores in gauze
shirts and fesh-colored tights. After
the Amazons had danced with great
zeal the premier dancers were an
nounced.
The calcium light man put on all the
power of his apparatus, and soon
shapely limbs in fleshings were seen
shooting skyward with surprising agil-
ity. The old men began to get deeply
interested and the young men, Sitting
beside their best girls, We're uneasy.
The dancers were not students but
women, and they were giving an open
air can-can.
George" said one New Brunswick
girl who had reddened to the roots of
her hair as the dancers shifted from a
rather innocent skirt dance to the wild
acrobath contortion known as the
split, they are not men at ALL but
women. Is it not terrible? Let's go
home And they We're the first couple
to leave the grandstand.
There We're several clergymen and
hundreds of church members on the
grandstand, and the display was alto
gether too generous to suit them. The
giddy dance went on, however. and the
calcium light man could not be bribed
to shut off the illumination Many
heads Of families took their parties
home to avoid seeing the worst of the
high kicking.
Yesterday the sophomore class COM
mittee tried its best to give the i'm
preston that the dancers were not wo-
men, but the musicians betrayed the
secret by telling how they had re-
hearsed with three New York ballot
dancers in the afternoon in the assem-
bly, room.
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CONDENSED STATE TOPICS.

The Episcopal convocatlon has decided
to build $1,000 church at Royersford.
Aged Adam Leidllch, owing to financial
trouble hanged himself at Boiling Springs
Weary of life, Oliver Dehuff, young
farm hand, at stony Brook, York county,
hanged himself.
Nearly forty colored men named Green,
all relatives, are in Lancaster jail or in
the penitentiary from that county.
Mgr. Satolli has given the minority fac
ton In the Polish Catholic church. at Nam
ticoke. authority to build a new church.
A brother of Governor Hastings wife,
Edward T. Rankin, of Bellefonte, has Sc
cured clerkship In the state in surance
department.
The term of Major General Snowden, Of
the National guard, will expire next
month, but It is expected the governor will
reappoint him.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-17
LADIES

1t will be decidedly to your inter-
est to carefully overhaul your per-
sonal supplies of Fine Muslin I'm
derwear at this season, as the
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-17
ALLISON BOOM STARTED.
His Friends VIII Insist Upon Recognition
nt Next Convention.

Chicago, June 16.-A special to a
morning paper from Mason City, Ia,
says:
The candidacy of Senator w. p. AL
lison for president will be formally
launched at the national convention of
Republican league clubs at Cleveland.
In previous years Allison's candidacy
has been regarded, even at home, as
more of an expression of respect from
an admiring constituency than q real
desire to see him elevated to this exalt-
ed position. This year the Republicans
of the state will not be satisfied with
anything short of seeing him placed at
the head of the ticket. Some of the
prominent leaders have even gone so
far as to name for his running mate
Robert y. Lincoln. The best political
workers the state affords will be pres
ent at the Cleveland convention for
Allison. Heading the delegation is j.
$. Clarkson.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-17

Wells, OF Reading, presented the an
nual report, showing a membership Of
twelve In the Volunteer Mission band
John Balcom Shaw, d. D.. of the class
of 'S5, pastor of the West End Presby-
terian church, New York, preached the
baccalaureate sermon.
AT the athletic sports yesterday two
college records were broken by John
d. Clarke, who won the Austin medal
for the highest number of points scored.
In fifteen different events Lafayette
scored "a points and Lehigh university
T. The freshmen class won the cup.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-17

with a clearing-up sale of back
numbers and odds and ends. If
you do, you do us and yourself a
mutual injustice.
Now for the guaranteed
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-17
OPERA AT THE PARK.
Bohc mian Girl VIII 30 Produced On
Week from Tonight

Bohc mian Girl Will DO Produced Ono
Week from Tonight.
A most attractive programme is Of
fered ITO the public this week by the
management of Laurel Hill park. For
the first time in this city will be seen
the amphibious king, Enoch, of the
Royal Aquarium of London. This in
dividual performs the wonderful feat
of eating food in glass tank filled with
water, while his body is wholly i'm
mersed. He does other things which
startIe and amaze the onlool<er.
This Is the last week of the Morris
ponies, ten in number. Their amusing
performances are alone worth the price
of admission. Next Monday evening
the opera, bohemian Girl" will be
produced by the Park Opera company
consisting of fifty people. there being
n grand chorus of thirty and an or
chestra Of fifteen pieces.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-17
TWO SUSPICIOUS FELLOWS.
When They Were Arrested Some Coun.
tcrfcit Coin Was in Their Pockets.

When They We're Arrested Some Coun.
tcrfcit Coin Was in Their Pockets.
Locked up in the same cell in police
headquarters are Edwin Daley and
Spike Ritchie, who were arrested in
Railroad alley Friday night for being
drunk and getting more so from copious
draughts of mixed ale. Two other
members of the same gang got away
from the scene before the officers had a
chance to get after them.
1t was stated Saturday in these col
umns that the prisoners were in pos
session of counterfeit half dollar and
also some other coin that had the ap-
pearance of the queer, but which 1t
would take an expert to decide.
They were given preliminary hear
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-17
FLASHED FROM THE WIRES.

Neosho Mo.) negroes have formed BIZ
metallic league.
Private Dalzell Is holding his annual
soldiers reunion at Caldwell, o.
Northwestern university conferred the
degree Of LID. upon Vice President Stew
enson.
For the murder of John Poole, a section
boss, Philip Goodwin, colored, was hanged
at Mobile.
The suicidal shot fired by o. X. Fay, the
Winchendon (Mass) engineer, in the Astor
House. New York, has proved fatal.
The Indiana supreme court sustained
the law putting the appointment of state
prison trustees in the hands of a commits
sion.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-17
PUPILS OF MISS CLARK.
They Gave a Musicale at Her Home on
Adams Avenue.

They Gave a Musicale at Her Home on
Adams Avenue.
The pupils of Miss Clark. assisted by
Alfred Wooler, gave musicale at Miss
Clark's home, on Adams avenue, Sat
urday evening.
Young ladies who rendered selections
on the piano were Miss Mabel Shep-
herd, Nellie McCourt, Fannie O'Brien,
Hattie Boone, May Albro, Margaret
and Kittie Mitchell, Lottie Iurflieh,
Florence Adams. Leala Highlield and
Minnie Lange. Their rendition of the
numbers showed that they had an in
telligent conception of the beauties Of
the selections and that they had been
most carefully instructed by Miss
Clark.
Mr.. Wooler sang several selections In
excellent voice, and in response to an
encore gave thinking of Mary" his
own composition.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-17
TWO HEADS CAME TOGETHER.
That of Joseph Bugener Suffered Most
from the Collision.

The Uranium of Joseph Bugener, a
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
employe. was the stopping place of A
hammer head Saturday afternoon. He
appeared before Alderman Millar and
caused a warrant to be issued for the
arrest of Joseph Didisky and j. Luki,
charging them with having maliciously
given the hammer impetus at his head.
The men were arrested, and upon
proving that the hammer head acci-
dentally flew from the handle and
struck the plaintiff the case was dis
missed.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-17
WILL SING AT LAUREL HILL.
Victorious Choral Society to Render the
Competitive Selections.

Since the magnificent victory won by
the Scranton United Choral society at
Wilkes-Barre there has been a general
desire on the part of the people of this
city to hear the choir in the competi-
tive selections
The desire will be gratified, for ar
rangements have been made by which
the choir will sing those selections at
Laurel Hill park next Saturday after
noon and evening. 1t will be under the
leadership of John T. Watkins, and
Mrs. Heckel will lead the ladies' choir.
There will also be a number of solos.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-17
LOIE'S NARROW ESCAPE.
Cocninc Is Given Her by Mistake Prompt
Measures Save Her.

Edinburgh, June 16-Miss Loie Full
Ter. the dancer, who Is performing in
this city, had a narrow escape from
death today. Miss Fuller being indis-
posed, her mother gave her a dose of
what she thought was spirits of nitre.
In short time Miss Fuller became in
sensible, and a doctor was summoned.
Investigation showed that, instead
of spirits of nitre, Miss Fuller had
taken cocaine. She was removed to an
inilrmary. where a stomach pump was
applied. She has now recovered from
the effects of the drug.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-17
PINAFORE REPEATED,
1t Attracted Another Large Audience to
the Frothinghom.

Another large audience heard the
Juvenile Opera company sing Pima
fore at the Frothingham Saturday
night. The opera was rendered in an
excellent manner, the clever work of
the children eiciting the liN eliest ad-
miration from the audience
AS on the previous evening one of the
features of the performance was the
dancing of the Lally children. AS re-
suit of the efforts of the juveniles a
large sum has been raised for the
Founding home.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-17
MIR. STEVENS PLAN.
Advised His Would BE Customers to Pcti.
tion the Mayor

An unique method to secure permits
sion to open his candy and ice cream
stand on Sunday at Nay Aug park, has
been adopted by Clair H. Stevens. Yes
terday he was beseiged by many WIS.,
itors to sell them of his stock
Stevens finally posted a notice to the
effect that his stand was closed owing
to the order of the mayor and park
commissioners and that persons de-
string 1t to be open Sundays should
state their wish on postal cards and ad-
dress them to the mayor.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-17
CARL WEEDS THE GODDESS.
Browne and the Daughter OF Coxcy Arc
Secretly Married.

Massillon, o., June 16.-Carl Browne
and Miss Mary Coxey, the Goddess Of
Peace of CoXey's Commonweal army
were secretly married last evening by
Justice Folger. The bride and groom
separated after the ceremony, with the
expectation of keeping the marriage
secret until July 4.
The bridegroom is As years old and
the bride Is. They have been infatuat-
ed with each other for year, and it
was this that led to the rupture be-
tween Browne and his fomer chief.
Coxey has been away from home for
several days.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-17
Death of Samuel Shoemaker

New York, June l6-Samuel Shoemaker,
formerly a prominent politician of Penn
sylvana, died yesterday at Roosevelt hos
pital in this city He underwent an oper-
alton Thursday for appendicitis from
which he did not rally. Mr.. Shoemaker
was for some years secretary of the Penn
sylvania society state committee.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-17
LEIIIGH UNIVERSITY,
Sermon Before the Mornyian Seminary
for Young ladies.

Bethlehem. Pa. June 16.-Bishop
Cleland Kinlosh Nelson, of Georgia,
this morning delivered the baccalaure-
ate sermon TO the Lehigh university
graduates, and tonight Rev. Dr. Leon
ard Woolsey Bacon. Of Norwich, Conn,
preached the baccalaureate sermon be-
fore the Morav!an seminary for young
ladies'. the Oldest women's college in
America.
Both institutions will graduate large
classes on Wednesday. Bishop Nell
sons subject was Education of Young
Men," and DIR. Bacon's 'True Christ ian
Women"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-17
THEY LOVED THE SAME GIRL.
Two Young Men Engage in u Duel That
Proves Fatal.

Bloomington, Ind, June 1G.-Will
Douglass and Fred Koontz. of this
city, loved their neighbor, Miss Nellie
White. BY agreement they repaired to
the corporate limits yesterday and
fought duel.
koontz was unarmed and gave bat
tie with his fists. Four shots were fired
by Douglass. The last one took effect
under his opponents heart. The wound
Is fatal Douglass was arrested and
placed under heavy bond to await the
result of his rivals injuries
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-17
EXERCISES ATLAFAYETTE.
sixteenth Annual Commc nccmcnt Began
Yesterday

Easton, Pa, June 16.-The sixteenth
annual commencement of Lafayette
college began today. Fifty scholars,
clad in oxford gowns and caps, es-
corted President Warfleld, who, in be-
half of the faculty, spoke tender words
Of parting. Professor Thomas Porter.
LII. d., presided. Rev. DR.. Henry C..
McCook, of Philadelphia, preached on
God, Law and Duty"
The anniversary of the College
Young Mems Christian association was
held In the evening. William Henry
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-17

New York, June 16.-Herald's weather
forecast: In the middle states and New
England today fair slightly warmer and
more .sultry weather will prevail. on
Tuesday. in both these sections, fair 10
partly cloudy, sultry weather Will prevail
with local rain, slight Temperature
changes and variable winds, and on We'd
nesday fair weather with slight tempera-
ture changes, preceded by local coast
rains.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-17
orr for Grny GahIca

Washington, June l6.-It is probable that
| President Cleveland will leave the city
| tomorrow for Gray Gables. He transacted
some business with his cabinet officials
| tonight. Among those who had inter-
views with the president were Secretaries
| Olney, Lamont and Herbert.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-17
Johnson and Zimmerman.

Asbury, Park. N j., June 16-Match for
5000 a side has been definitely arranged
between johnson and Zimmerman and
race will take place here on July 10. On
the same day Sanger and Charles Murphy
will race for n $500 purse.