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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-14
YOUNG GILROYS THIRST TOR FLOOD.

yp IA SAID TO HAVE PROPOSED DUEL WITH
PISTOLS 10 HIS BROTHER IN -i.Aw-TIiE
STORY DENIED by TIE NEw-YoRKER
,,.o, March l3-The billartroom at the Park
49, Irouse was the scene of unusual excitement this
,porning over the issuance and acceptance OF chal-
,onge 70 fight a duel with pistols. The men con-
corned were Thomas Gilroy jr.. son Of ex-May0r
Gilroy, Of New-IorK anu waiter 0'o'' 'aie' oi
IIaverhlll Mass
The latter who has just arrived at his majority
recently brought suit in the Essex County Probate
Court to have his mother relieved as guardian al
leedng that she was spending his income Haze is
,he son OF the late Colonel Harry Hale. OF Brad
ford, and has a monthly allowance OF 800 from the
estate of the late T. ]. NJ Hale. OF llaverhill. a
millionaire mill-owner in that city. Two years ago
young Hale entered the United States Navy ana
made a trip around the world, attaining me RANK RANK
20 New York and found that his sister; Miss 'Sa
talie Hale, had married young GHroy Since men
that the trustees OF the Hale estate had paid his
IN mn ay hs ne rnced I The oney and
used II in furnishing the house for her daughter
Last week. through a Haverhill lawyer, Hale
brought suit against his mother and the case cane
Mrs Hale did not appear the case was contlnt sd
to April / Young Hal was delegated 10 serve he
papers upon his mother In New-fork on Tuesday
ne visited that city accomplished his errand. ana
House this morning. and II is alleged. accused him
Of living upon his income.
proposed fist fight. Giroy declined saying NE
preferred meet him with pistols: Hale accepted,
and they agreed TO meet in New-York The scene
caused considerable excitement among the EN-
poyes and they separated the men before any
oanage done. .
In an interview with Mr.. Groy the latter said this
evening THE stories published this afternoon are
rot am not such fool as to render myself amen
able to the laws by Offering to hgnt Que. Ihe
Whole matter arose from the Imagination OF an over
heated BRAIN superinduced by Massachusetts whis-
key"
Mr.: Glroy said that Hale sent up his caro- ask
ing TO him possible. He went down
few minutes later and found Hale with another
man. and he believed him drunk thon. They had
ZONE words AMI when Hale accused him OF living
on his (Hales) money II made him He called
MN a liar and left the place. No challenge was
passed and there intention or hav-
lnsa duel. Mr.. Giroy will remain here several days
on business
According to Hae's story. Gilroy offered 10 fight
Nm With pistols and said he would meet him at any
'New-York hotel.
"A Tribune reporter called at Mr. Groy's home.
no US West One-hundred- and thirty eghth-st.
st night. but news OF any trouble had been re-
sselved there. "Mr. Gilroy is In Boston" said the
servant. "and don't know when he will be back"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-14

Mr. Stone on the evidence before me-" added
Justice Mcmahon. "They are discharged
Il think can get corroborative evidence '"'u
Detective Sergeant Armstrong.
"Go ahead" said the Court ,
DR. Parkhurst had entered the courtroom dur
ing the testimony. He declined absolutely 10
talk of the case. Mr.. Moss denied positively 'na'
Zea Nicolaus ever had been or was in the So
ciety's employ. ,.
came TO be Interested in Zella Nicolaus, he re-
piled: "I'll answer that when you tell me why
Headquarters tries TO implicate her
THE ARREST OF BENNETT AND WHITNEY.
Arthur F. bennett and f. A. Whitney were ar
rested yesterday morning In the Office of the So
ciety for the Prevention Of Crime. The arrests
were made on warrants secured from Justice
Grady on Detective Jacobs's charge that they
consnired with Samuel Cohen and Joseph Liss to
have Jacobs arrested on the charge OF having
conspire1 with Iiss To- commit the crime OF Durs-
larry Liss was also placed under arrest The ap-
pcation for the warrants goes over the story ol
the recent arrest of Jacobs and McManus.
The prisoners were arraigned before Justice
Grady in The Tombs Police Court. before noon.
Frank Moss appeared as their counsel ana sdlu,
after reading the complaints: we plead not
guilty and waive examination.
He then called attention to a complaint iaue
bv IS who said he had been kicked by DetecuVe
McManus at the Central Office, and said:
''If the Superintendent takes the responsioihy'
7 want To know IT.
'The Superintendent is able 70 care Tor hlinsel
but I will guarantee that Jacobs ana McMahus
will treat the prisoners as they ought 20. Ia.
All three were bailed out by Mrs. Brayne' VIE
said: why didn't they arrest me! told JACOBS
that all the accusers did was as directed Dy lhe
Society for the Prevention or Crime, uhder ihS
personal supervision.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-14
APPLICABLE, THE WITNESS. CONNlCIhp

APPLICABLE, THE WITNESS. CONNlCTED'
william Applegate. the "Lexo" witness "ho
was placed on trial Tuesday In part OF the court
of General Sessions. charged with the inert OF a
f1r-Ined overcoat from John bong, at an anu
Tammany meeting In Eighth-ave., several "eeh'
ago. was convicted yesterday Of crminaly re-
ceivng stolen goods. The jury remained Out 1}, Pit
three-cIiIarters Of an hour. The extreme penaiI!
for the offence ls five years In the penltentlary
and a fine not exceeding $50. The Justice re-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-14
THE SPANISH MINISTER'S ATTITUDE.
HE THINKS THE CAPTAIN OF THE SPANISH GUN
BOAT WILL. BE ABLE TO EXPLAIN
SATISFACTORILY.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBUNE.l

SATISFACTORILY
Washington. March l3.-The Spanish Minister
Senior Muruaga, cabled the Governor General Of
Cuba to-day for Information regarding the firing
upon the American steamer Allanca by a Spanish
gunboat the morning Of the Sth inst At a late
hour this afternoon answer had been received.
Senor Muruaga assumes that the captain OF the
gunboat has not as yet had an opportunity Of max
Ing his report to headquarters When It Is received
It's substance Will be at telegraphed 70 the
legation here
Sehor Muruaga feels that the statements printed
In the American newspapers to-day are somewhat
misleading. and he believes that when the other
side OF the story is printed II will put the matter
In a different light. He rdicules the suggestion
that the action OF the Spanish captain In firing
upon the Alliance an indication OF hostility
the part OF the Spanish Government. The re-
lations between Spain and the United States are
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-11-04
DRlFTON ITEMS.

Now that the company has placed fire
plugs through town and obtained hose
and carriage, all that remains to be
done to place Drifton in line with other
cuterprising towns is to get the young
men together and organize 4 fire com
pany. A meeting should be called some
evening for that purpose, enroll suiii-
cient number OF names and effect Il per
manent organization. We have good
material here for a company, and some
instructions in connecting with the
| plugs and uncoupling hose would soon
make good lirc-fghtcrs out OF our young
men.
One evening last week while John
Petro was coming home from Freeland
he was met by some persons who struck
him blow in the face which knocked
him down. They then went through
his pockets aud relieved him of $50, all
he possessed. John is doing some quiet
detective work and expects TO have his
assailants arrested
Some person tried to gain an entrance
into Mrs. Brnton CoXe's residence the
other night, but were frightened off be-
fore they succeeded.
Patrick McDemcc, of CarbondaIc,
spent few days with his parents here
last week.
Miss Rose Gillespie and Bernard Nc
Ginty, of Buck Mountain, were visitors
to town last week.
Evan Davis, one of Diifton's residents
some years ago, was in town yesterday.
Philadelphia.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-11-04
A Strange Mau's Death.

The police of Wilkesbarre have a
mystery of considerable interest on their
hands. A man was found on the Kings
ton bridge in faintng condition and
had Just strength enough to say he had
come ON freight train from Strouds-
burg and that somebody had hurt him.
lie was taken to the hotpital, where he
game his name rs John Weinhart aud
that he was from Stroudsburg, where he
had fallen from bridge. This is all he
told. He died in a few minutes.
The doctor divested Weinhart of his
clothing and on making an examination
he was surprised to find, besides bad
wound on the forehead, a bullet wound
on the left side little above the heart.
This was the cause of the mans death.
The dead man is about five feet eight
inches tall and weighed about 140
pounds. He was about 40 years of age,
has light brown or sandy muStache
and beard of three or four weeks
growth, which is slightly gray lie is
somewhat bald. His clothing consisted
of an old dark coat and trousers, rough
shoes. slouch hats and two old shirts.
His appearance was that of tramp.
The bullet wound gives rise to the be-
lief that the man was murdered. Many
theories have been formed concerning
the case, one of which is that Wenhart
was Il burglar, who was shot in an at
tempt to rob somebody Another is that
he was shot by some iailer in making
his escape from prison. County Detec-
tive Eckert has taken charge of the case
and he will make an effort to probe the
matter to the bottom.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-11-04
JOHN TAYLOR DEAD.
He Was One of the Prominent Oficials
of the Lehigh Valley Company.

John Taylor, general traffic manager
Of the Lehigh Valley Railroad, died at
his home at Bethlehem on Saturday
afternoon of paralysis, aged 63 years.
His death was not unexpected. Two
years ago he suffered his first stroke,
and upon recovery spent several months
in Europe Feeling recupcrated, he
resumed work upon his return, and
enjoyed tolerably good health until
eighteen days ago, when he was again
stricken down. With his family at his
bedside he passed away, his death being
of English parents in Wiliesbarre,
January 16. 1892, attended the schools
of the town and obtained good educa-
tion. He left home early, aud sought
and obtained position in New York
city, but desiring Il more active life,
applied to l.. f. Chapman, who had been
placed in charge of one of the engineer
corps engaged in the construction of the
Lehigh Valley Railroad, and secured the
position of rodman. This was late in
uAi' summer VI iS''' vi. lpI ~
manned with his corps until the road
was completed in September, 1855.
Mr.. Taylor's activity and atIable man
ners made him many friends and at
tracted the attention of the manage
ment of the road and he was put in
charge of the station at Mauch Chunk,
the then northern terminus Of the road
where he was installed as freight and
passenger agent, remaining there some
time, gaining steadily the confidence of
freight agent of the company in 1862
When the railroad began to spread and
man was required to meet with the
freight agents of its various connecting
railroads and arrange freight and pas
senger tariffs, covering the entire coun-
try. Mr.. Taylor was selected without
hesitation as general traffic manager.
When the Reading leased the Lehgh
Valley the president, Mr.. Mcleod, made
it Il condition that Mr.. Taylor was to
remain in the service. When the lease
fell Mr.. Taylor returned to his first en-
ployer and remained until his death one
of its most valued officers.
Mr.. Taylor in 1858 married Miss Anna
Esser. OF Mauch Chunk, daughter of the
late George Esscr. From this union
came family of three daughters and
six sons, who, with his wife, survive him.
Mr.. Taylor continued to reside in Mauch
Chunk until the summer OF 1891. when
he removed with his family to Bethle-
hem. In politics he was an ardent
Democrat, in religion a Presbyterian.
The funeral will be held on Wednesday
next at Bethlehem.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-11-04

The following citizens were drawn to
serve on the jury on the dates preceding
their names:
December 30.-A. +. Bartcrskek,
Butler; Peter j. Tolan, William Aubrey,
Abram Garris, Foster; John Sweeney,
II. w. Howarth, John d. Oliver, Halle.
December 2. 49, William Richards.
Emanuel Albertsoa, Butter; Alex. b..
Coke, sydney Brantmeycr, Andrew
Learn, August IIemsath, Foster; II. +.
Sweeney, Jacob Roth. John l.. Owens,
Alex. Morton, w. S. McFarane, Hazlc;
Peter Smith, Jeddo.
December 9.-IIiram Bush, Foster;
Ed. McGeehan, Freeland; Hugh Boyle,
Louis Grcebey. Daniel j. Fallon, Halle.
December l6.--Patrick Givcns, John
Metzgar, Foster; Charles S. Mason, d.
ID. Dodge, A. Bartholomew, Halle.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-11-04

The ballots to be used at the election
tomorrow are now in the hands of Judges
of election. There are 25S polling
places in the county. The ballots con
tain six columns, five of them contain
ing the names of the candidates of the
Republican, Democratic Prohibition,
Peoples and Socialist Labor parties in
the order named and the remaining
column will be blank to allow the voter
to write in the names of whatever can
didates he chooses.
There are now 53.355 registered voters
in tho county, being a large increase
over 1894, when the total was 4S,G35.
To accommodate this army of voters
S6,995 official ballots and 2S,975 specimen
ballots have been printed, making a
total of l15, 900 ballots. OF this number
1875 official and 525 specimen ballots
will be needed to accommodate the voters
of Freeland. Foster township will have
2,175 official and 925 specimen ballots.
OF the ,i03 voters registered in 1891
only 33, PAT took the trouble to go to the
polls. OF this number the ballots of
Lila were cast aside for being marked
Incorrectly and for other defects.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-11-04
VIII BE Tested in Court.

The question as to whether deputy
constabcs are entitled to fees for serving
writs, etc, is to be settled by process of
law On Friday case stated was filed
by John Jennings against the county of
Luzcrne. Jennings is deputy con-
stable and served certain writs for
Alderman Perkins, of Wilkesbarre. He
presented his bill to the commissioners
their attorney, refused payment on the
ground that they have no right to pay
for such services except to regularly
elected constablcs. Attorney McGovern
is for the plaintiff and County Attorney
Moore is for the county.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-11-04
Wages of schuyIkill Miners.

The computation of coal prices by the
committee of the Schuylkill Coal Ex-
change fixed the rate of miners wages
for the last half of October and first
half of November at II per cent below
the basis. The Philadelphia and Read
ing Coal and Iron Company will pay at
the rate of 10 per cent below the basis.
/ is claimed that the various raises in
coal prices were too recent to raise wages
above the minimum paid by the company
during the past few months.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-11-04
A1OO ReHynrd. 500.

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least one
dreaded disease that science has been
able to cure in all its stages and that is
catarrh. Halls catarrh cure is the only
positive cure now known to the medical
fraternity. Catarrh being constitu-
tional disease requires constitutional
treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken
internally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system,
thereby destroying the foundation OF
the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution
and assisting nature in doing its work
The proprietors have SO much faith in
its curative powers, that they offer one
hundred dollars for any case that it fails
TO cure. Send for list of testimonials
Address,
+. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
y Sold by druggists, 75c.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-11-04
COTTON NOT PROMISING.
Statement by the President of American
Cotton Growers' Association.

statement by the President OF American
Cotton Growers' Association.
The following address was issued at
Galveston, Tex, by DIR, d. Lane, presi-
dent of the American Cotton Growers
Protective association, to the southern
cotton growers:
"The crop is nowhere above and in
all save favored localities is below the
average. All possible causes, except
frost, have combined to produce this
result, the causes varying with the To-
cality-drought, rust, boil worms, army
worms, excessive rains and shedding.
1t is generally three weeks late and in
such n condition that frost at the av-
erage frost date would be disastrous
and before that time calamity. The
plant is notably deficient in fruit and
the bolls are small and badly devel-
oped. From my knowledge of present
crop conditions | venture the opinion
that this crop cannot in any event ex-
ceed seven million bales, while six mil
lion five hundred thousand bales is by
no means improbable"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-11-04

Fire broke out in the row of houses on
the south side OF Berwick street, Beaver
Meadow, Thursday morning at few
minutes past o'clock which resulted in
the destruction of five double blocks,
making ten families homeless. A strong
east wind famed up the flames which
spread from building to building rapidly
and unpreyented. The discovery of the
fire was made at a time when nearly all
the men of the village were entering the
mines to the various apartments where
they are employed. To the few men left
to fight the rapidly spreading flames a
greater portion of the town seemed
doomed. The fire originated in the east
gable of the house owned by A. S. Van
Wickle, occupied by Daniel Brogan.
The families thrown homeless by the
contiagration are: Daniel Brogan. Mrs
John Reiss, james Brady. John Cole
Daniel Davis, William Petit Mrs
llcmcy, Patrick Dougherty, Peter Gil
leSpie and Condy Gallagher. The Bro
gan family lost Il large portion of their
furniture, while the remaining people
escaped with their goods, some of which
were slightly damaged. In all the house
hold furnishings of seventeen families
were removed.
The two blocks occupied by Brogan,
Reiss, Davis and Petit belonged to A.
S. VanWickle; the block occupied by
Gillespie and Gallagher was owned by
the former and the only one not fully
insured. The remaining two blocks
which were destroyed We're the proper
ty of John Martyr, Sr. The origin of
the fire is unknown. The estimated loss
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-11-04

As result of Il fight between John
Kehoc and John White, of Pittston, the
latter lies fatally wounded, and the
former is fugitive from justice. They
are aged II and Is years respectively,
and reside with their grandmother. On
Friday night quarrel over domestic
affairs cnsucd and finally resulted in
kehoe stabbing White with a bread
knife in the back. The wound is two
inches deep and four inches long, and
the physicians fear the lung has been
cut, no arrests have been made up to
the present.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-11-04
A CHEERFUL OUTLOOK.
ENCOURAGING REPORTS FOR THE
LUzERNE DEMOCRACY.
The County Committee Receives Assur-
ances from All Parts That "a Heavy
Vote Will BE PoiIed for the Straight
Democratic Ticket Tomorrow.


Vote Will BE Poiled for the Straight
Democratic Ticket Tomorrow.
The visitors to the headquarters OF
the Democratic County Committee during
the past week saw and heard much tC
encourage and inspire to energetic and
cheerful effort during the closing davs
of the campaign in order that as large a
majority as possible may be rolled up
for the nominees of the party on Tues
day next. One would be, SAYS the
Wilkesbarre Leader, emphatically i'm
pressed with the conviction that victory
is assured and that all that now remains
to be determined is the size of the major
ities by which the candidates shall be
honored. The enthusiasm that prevailed
was contagious and everyone present
became thoroughly inoculated, so that
harmony and good feeling were happy
characteristics OF the meetings of the
committee.
Every attendant had something en-
couraging to report from his bailiwick;
the prospects Of the Democratic candi-
dates, they said, were continually
frightening; there are no sulkers anv-
where; all are working hand in hand
and earnestly for victory at the polls.
and there are the most gratifying condi-
tions everywhere. On the other hand,
the discomfort and disatfection inspired
in the Republican ranks by the dsap-
pointmentS of convention day, and
the apathy and open revolt that follow
ed Immediately upon them. has been
and is continually growing and there is
in many localities Il disposition on the
part of many Of the Republicans to let
their candidates take care Of themselves.
In short, there is everything to encour-
age and cheer the Democracy, while the
enemy is in the dumps, dsheartened by
the prospects of impending defeat and
careless and absolutely Indifferent as to
the result of the final contest on cleo
tion day.
1t is with this hopeful and altogether
inspiring outlook that the Democratic
party workers enter upon the closing
days of an admirably conducted and
thoroughly effective campaign, and their
reward will come with the handsome
victory that is to be heradcd abroad on
the morning of the sixth of November
a victory which shall completely rout
the Republican forces and swing old Lu-
zcrnc back into the Democratic lines,
N,lI gln tifr Ft,l1 lN,1,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-11-04

When investigating the vatican rec
ords Pope Leo XIII. said to Dom Gas
quet the librarian: publish every
thing of interest-everythin whether
it tends to the discredit or credit of the
ecclesiastical authorities, for you may
be sure that If the gospels had been
written in our day the treachery of
Judas and the denial of st. Peter would
have been suppressed for fear of scan
dalizing weak consciences." So Lord
Halifax told the English Church union
the other day.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-11-04
Stand By Our Townsman.

Every citizen of Frceland, irrespec-
tive of party affiliations, who has a de-
sire to see Freeland represented in the
courthouse at Wilkesbarrc, should cast
his vote tomorrow for James j. Maloy
for recorder. He is the only candidate
from this end Of the county on any of
the five tickets that are on the ballot.
aud while this alone should bring him
the nnited support of the lower end, it
should be rcmembercd by Freeland and
Foster voters that Il Freeland citizen
has never yet held Il county Office in Lu-
zcrne. This is a chance, perhaps the
last for years, to give our town the stand
ing and prominence it deserves as one OF
the largest boroughs in the county.
Voters who take pride in the town
ought not allow the opportunity to pass
to raise one of their number higher, cs-
pecially as our townsman, Mr., Maloy, is
Il man who will fill the position with
credit TO himself and the borough in
which he resides. Let Freeland voters
do their duty tomorrow by standing to-
gether for their fellow-citizen candidate.
and they will have no reason to regret
their action.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-11-04
The Mule Must Get Out.

Electricity as a motive power in the
coal mines was demonstrated to be IL
successby the introduction of a motor
in the Bellevue shaft, Scranton. The
final tests of this motor took place on
Friday. The Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western Company intends to in
troducc the electric system of haulage
into all Of Its mines thereabouts.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-11-04
Contract for Chairs Awarded.

The building committee of the Young
Mems c. 7. A. B. Corps awarded the
contract for chairs for the new opera
house last week. There were a number
OF firms represented, with samples and
agents, at the meeting, and the Thomas
Kane Company, of Chicago, Of which
Jos. d. Myers is the local agent, rccciv-
ed the contract. There will be 3G4
chairs ON the first floor Of the house
and If arrangements can be made with
the architect and contractors to change
the plans of the balcony, about 250 more
will be placed in the latter part. Con-
tractors Knelly & Friedrich are pushing
the brick work of the structure, and
the committee expects to have the build
ing advanced far enough to. place the
seats in position before the holidays.