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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-22
TARRED AND FEATHERED.
Brut al Treatment OF an Old Woman by a
Wisconsin Mob

Hudson, Wis, May 21.-Mayor Haw-
kins, OF New Richmond. has been In
close consultation with District Attor-
ney Holmes about very disgraceful
affair, which occurred In that city last
Thursday night, and has aroused the
better element to a high pitch of In
dignation. Near the heart OF that little
city there Is an old woman living by
the name of Dunbar. SO years old. She
Is alleged to have greatly annoyed the
neighbors. Instead of going to the
courts to seek redress, last Thursday
midnight some twenty-five. meen took
the law into their own hands. They
raided the old woman's house, broke
In the door, dragged her from the bed,
and poured tar over her entire naked
body and then rolled her in chaff and
sawdust. They then left her, feeling
that they had performed practical
joke.
But the better class OF citizens do not
look upon 1t in that light and count 1t as
D. serious crime, disgraceful to their city
and county. Mayor Hawkins Is on the
track of the white cappers, and says no
guilty man shall escape.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-22
BRIEFLY WIRED.

Discordant elements among the Elks
seem to be harmonizing at Buffalo. N. Y.
Mrs. Frank Leslie has leased to a syn
dicate all the Leslie publication except the
monthly magazine. H
With q complication of diseases, Charles
Armour. of Chicago, Is critically III at the
Windsor hotel, New York.
DIR. Buchanan, the wife murderer, must
show cause on Monday next why he should
not be resentenced by the New York court
of appeals.
Teamster Charles Meister held his wife
under a pool OF water till she drowned ut
Grants Pass, Ore, while his three small
children looked on.
Rev. DR.. Philip s. Moxom, OF South
Church, Springfield, Mass, has been called
to succeed Rev. Dr. Paxton In the West
Presbyterian church, New York.
Nebraska farmers burned brush heaps
to keep the frosts from killing their crops.
and in Illinois corn and potatoes are re-
covering from the effects'of the recent cold
wave.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-22
SOMETHING NEW IN RELIGION.
1t Keeps nn Angel Which Flies Back and
Forth to Heaven.

Zalma, Mo-, May 21.-A new sect of
religious worshippers has sprung into
existence in this neighborhood and is
attracting widespread attention. Rev.
Joe Shrader is the. shepherd of the new
flock, and with mighty word proclaims
the destiny of frail mankind. The CEN
ter of attraction is an "angel," a young
girl, who makes periodical flights to
heaven, 50 it is claimed, returning with
messages for the selected circle OF be-
levers.
Rev. DR.. Shrader claims the Bible to
be out of date altogether, as 1t is not
consistent with modern times, and pro-
poses to establish a new code. obtained
from headquarters through the instru-
mentality of his "angel." good many
are believing in his new doctrine, and
Rev. Joe Shrader hopes to reform the
Christian workers in a short time.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-22
italy IS Still QUAKINC
Another Town Shaken and Buildings
Damaged.
KING HUMBERT HIMSELF ACTIVE
lie Has Contributed Generously from His
Private Fortune Many Houses in
SpolctO shattered Military Or.
ganizations Afford Relief.

Rome, May 21.-Severe earthquake
shocks were experienced yesterday
morning at Spoleto, town situated on
an isolated island about twenty-four
miles north OF Rieti, which is located
about forty miles from this city. Much
damage was done, many houses being
injured. AS Spoleto Is connected across
a deep ravine with a neighboring height
by bridge and equeduct over 600 feet
high, there are people who fear that this
structure may have been damaged. As
sistance has been sent to Spoleto from
Rleti, and everything possible will be
done to relieve the sufferers. The dam
aged town has q fine citadel, a cathe
dral, a Roman arch, the remains of a
theatcr and other antiquities. Its popu-
lation Is about 1000
Dispatches received here from Flor
ence show that the authorities there are
doing everything possible to repair the
damage done by the earthquakes Of Sat
urday last. The troops of the garris'.i
have been actively employed ever since
the disaster in succorlng the sufferers
in neighboring towns and villages, and
the distress has in consequence been
greatly lightened. A popular subscrip-
tion is being raised for the relief Of the
suffering poor, and the municipalities
of the different towns and cities which
have been affected by the subterranean
disturbances are providing sums of
money to assist those who are most in
need OF it. King Humbert has from the
first, by his special request, been kept
informed regarding the extent Of the
disasters and the measures of relief
taken by the government and civil au-
thorities, and has personally directed a
number of the operations conducted by
the military authorities. His majesty
is understood to have subscribed liberal
ly from his private purse for the relief
Of those thrown into complete destitu-
tion, and he has in many other ways
shown his sympathy with the sufferers.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-22
Drauk CorhoIic Acid.

Philadelphia, May 21.-Walter Bryant
and Lewis Mccoy, young colored men,
called on friend today at 62l Cantrell
street, and during the temporary absence
of their hostess from the room they de-
cided 1t would be very funny to empty a
bottle of whisky they had seen In cup
board. Bryant took a big drink from the
bottle and then passed 1t to Mccoy, who
also drank The instant they had drank
the men discovered that 1t was not whisky
in the bottle, but a burning fluid that soon
stretched them on the floor In agony.
Help was summoned and both men were
rushed to the hospital, but both died de-
spite every effort made to save them. The
bottle contained carbolic acid.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-22
"SOONERS" ON THE LINE.

Thousands Waiting for the kickapoO
Rcseryation-"O Hands" Formulate a
New Scheme Whereby to Deceive Hone st
Homesteadcrs.
Oklahoma City, o. T., May 21.-Hun-
dreds Of people arrive hourly to help
swell the already well-flled lines now
camped along the borders of the Kick
apoo reservation, awaiting its being
thrown open to settlement Thursday.
The weather SO far has favored the
would-be settlers, who are exceptional
ly cheerful, and apparently comfortable
in their crude Schooners and shanties
Only $50 of the thousands who desire to
take up claims can possibly be satisfied,
and some predict a most sensational run
and lots of trouble, while others say
discouragement will prevent a great
portion of the walters from going in at
all, except as sightseers. Already there
is line of weary walters before the line
office, who took UP their positions when
the issuing of the presidents proclama-
ton first was made public.
A new scheme has been invented to
deceive settlers. Sooners have gone
upon the land and planted fraudulent
stakes, purporting to tell that the par
ticular section is an allotment or school
section, to cause honest home seekers
to go past 1t for open land further on.
Then the planter of the stakes will fol-
low leisurely and hopes to pull them
up and use them to cook his coffee
Thursday night on the site of care
fully chosen and ,unlawfully gotten
claim.
Chandler, situated three miles from
the northeastern corner, and Tecum-
sch, the same distance from the south
ern point of the reservation, both good
county seats, will be the greatest start
ing points. Ingram and Garnettsville
on the north, Choctaw City on the west,
and Clifton and Shawnee on the east
ern line, will also be starting points.
Wellston, in the northwestern part OF
the reservation, and Douglass City, sit
uated near the center, both old Indian
points, are the only prospective towns
as yet, but there will undoubtedly be
others.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-22
LIBERALS TRIUMPHANT.
The Situation of Monday Has Been Re.
vcrsed- Swept from Conscrva.
tixc Nanrir,rS In a IAAlnkiittr

vcrSed-AsScmbIyS swept from CouscrVa'
tive Moorings In n Twinkiing.
Pittsburg, Pa. May 21-The general
assembly was swept from its conserva-
tive moorings today by the hand Of the
great Fifth avenue pastor, John Hall.
Yesterday, on a vital issue, upon which
there had been heated and bitter de-
bate, the liberals were defeated by a
vote of 4 to I. Today, upon u question
involving the self-same principles of
assembly control of the church institu-
tions, the liberals. in a twinklng OF an
eye, changed their defeat to an over
whelming victory. The right to nomi-
nate and elect the members of the
home and foreign mission board was
a right secured by the assembly after a
long and hard controversy which began
in the Portland assembly three years
ago. The work was finished at great
cost to the boards, new charters having
been secured from legislatures to make
that end possible. In the foreign board
the matter of consent to the charter
changes almost caused disruption. but
that misfortune was averted only by
the diplomacy of the present modera-
tor, DR.. Booth, and having secured the
power to nominate and elect men to its
board who should be in sympathy with
it's own acts and utterances, the assem-
bly, actually throws away the first OPP
portunity for its exercise.
1t was to reach these very men who
have abused and belittled and villified
the general assembly for its condemna-
tion of DR.. Briggs, and for its inerrancy
deliverance that the mission boards
were ordered to change the charters.
Yet today these men are put back into
the board by the uproariously unani-
nous vote of the general assembly. DR.
John Hall accomplished this amazing
result. BY courtesy of the vice-modera-
tor he took the floor as president Of the
home mission board to speak upon the
years work of the board. He used this
opportunity to defend and protect his
liberal associates upon the board. He
argued as a commissioner of the assem-
bly, might have argued upon the merits
Of a question upon which there was di'
vision of sentiment. He made 1t per
sonal matter that these men whose 10y
atty and Presbyterianism had been at
tackled should receive endorsement, urg
ing the assembly, for his sake, to return
them to services in the board, and wher
the vote was taken, led by the advice
and counsel Of an outsider, the commits
sioners voted practically as one man t.
return them.
Notwithstanding the collapse Of theil
plans to retire the Briggs men from thu
board, the New York delegation declare
that they will attempt the same thint
tomorrow with respect to the foreign
board. Elder Sterry will make the SAM
motion If the committee nominate
John Balcom Shaw and Ezra Kingsle!
| for reelection.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-22
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
-, cros,on, 10 st,n better.

Secretary Gresham is still better.
Assistant Secretary Scott Wike will run
the treasury In Secretary Carlisle's abb
sence.
General Thomas II. Ruger yesterday re-
ported to the war department for duty In
Washington.
w. p. Farmhouse, arrested at New Or
leans, will contest the consttutionallty
of the anti-lottery law.
Chief Constructor Hichborn favors 12-
inch guns for the new battleships. instead
of l3-inch, as proposed by the ordnance de-
partment
Assistant Secretary Curtis, Chief Clerk
Logan Carlisle and Lawrence o. Murray
and William Mcsseroy, treasury clerks,
will go to Europe to deliver the syndicate.
bonds.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-22
DIVORCES FROM TWO MEN.
Mrs. Shepherd Astonishes the Court ut
Minnca polls.

Minneapolis, May 21.-Before Judge
Elliott today MIS-. Bertha Shepherd
applied for a divorce from Charles
Shepherd and from William Hickey.
Although it is perhaps novel idea, the
asking of two divorces at one time yet
the case is pathetic rather than other
wise Mrs. Shepherd was married
number of years ago to Charles Shep-
herd, who disappeared after a time.
His wife heard nothing of him for years,
and, believing him dead, married a Sec
ond time-William Hickey.
Mr.. Hickey, too, deserted his wife
after three months of married life, since
which time Mrs. Shepherd-Hickey has
been living alone. In order to straighten
out the tangle the two suits were
brought for divorce. Judge Elliott
granted the divorce from the first hus-
band on the ground of desertion. The
second marriage was held to have been
illegal, and as such a divorce was not
necessary,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-22

nings Thursday afternoon was warned
Of the frost, and lle in turn warned the
potato farmers in the Kaw Valley
through the Union Pacific station
agents.
That night bonfires stretched almost
from Topeka to Kansas City. Along
the north sidei of the potato farms these
fires were kept burning and the strong
north wind blew the smoke across the
potato fields and saved the crop.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-22
Armor Plate for Russia.

Bethlehem, Pa, May 21.-A ballistic plate
for the Russian war vessel Petroparlorski
was today shipped by the Bethlehem Iron
company to Admiral Verchowsky, chief
Of port at St.. Petersburg, Russia The
plate weighed Ala tons. 1t Is test plate
and will be tested by the Russian govern
ment officials at st. Petersburg upon its
arrival there. 1t is the first shipment on
the 1,5OO-ton armor plate contract which
Russia sent to this country, besides being
the first armor plate made In this country
for O. foreign government.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-22
HYPNOTISM is EMPLOYED.
Its Success in Unravclling n Murder Mys.
tery-A Confession Rctracted- Mrs.
Bolton, While Mesmerized, Says 1t Was
EytOrtcd

EXtOrtcd.
Anderson, Ind, May 21.-A scene, be-
lieved to be without parallel, was en-
acted here yesterday. A judge of the
circuit court, attended by the court
stenographer, took down the statements
of dying woman under the influence
of hypnotism. Should the judge accept
the statements as true, they will cut
great figure in a murder mystery.
George Hires was sentenced by Judge
Ellison to thirteen years in the peniten-
tiary on conviction of the murder Of
William Foust, July last. The princi-
pal witness against him was Maggie
Bolton. After the trial she confessed
that her testimony was false and that
she herself had done the deed. DIR. j. B.
Callan, who claims to have hypnotic
power, was granted permission to place
the woman in the hypnotic state to as
certain which of her statements was the
correct one. Judge Ellison, the official
stenographer and DR.. Callan went to
the hospital, where Mrs. Bolton Is said
to be on her death bed from consump-
tion, and in the presence of these wit
nesses DR.. Callan soon had the woman
in hypnotic state.
Mrs. Bolton spoke in loud, clear
voice, though heretofore, on account of
her weakness, she was scarcely able to
whisper Mrs. Bolton seemed to live
again the night of the crime, and in
forceful manner she recounted the de-
tails of the crime.
Mrs. Bolton said the shot that killed
Foust was fired by Hires. Her confess
sion that she had done the deed was
extorted from her by Hires, who said
the authorities suspected her son. She
then shouldered the crime to shield her
son. After shd had been brought out OF
the cataleptic state she did not remem-
ber anything that she had just told.
Judge Ellison was greatly interested.
but he declined to state what effect it
would have on his ruling in the case.
A motion for a new trial for Hires Is
pending.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-22
Mine Disaster.

Grafton, w. Va. May 2l.-The mines at
Monongah, on the West Virginia and
Pittsburg railroad, are on fire caused by
powder explosion. Four dead were taken
out and seven or eight injured There
were $50 other men in the mines, butt all
are reported to have gotten out safely.
4.3O p. m.-The latest report from the ex-
plosIon at Monongah mine Is that four per-
sons were killed and seven or eight in
jured. The remainder of the imprisoned
miners got out safely.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-22
TO CELEBRATE IN LONDON.
Americans to Make a Patriotic Demon
strntiOn July \.

Americans to Make Patriotic Demon
stratiOn July \.
London, May 21.-The membership OF
the recently formed American society,
OF London, Is growing apace and Is now
over 300, including in that number near
ly every prominent American in Lon
don. The American society formed on
the basis of the Ohio society," of New
York, Is preparing for grand patriotic
demonstration, which will be held
July 4.
One of the largest banqueting halls
in London has been engaged for the oc-
CASTOR and tits estimated that 600 Amer
leans will be present at the banquet.
United States Ambassador Bayard will
preside and a number Of the leading
public men in the United States have
been invited to come here and address
the meeting.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-22

covered with blood and great pools Of
blood on the floor and much on the
walls.
The police have been working on the
matter all day, but cannot get any
clew. The man did not give his name
when he paid for his room and no one
knows who he Is or from whence he
came. A carriage, was seen in the rear
of the house after midnight last night
The theory IL that the man was mur-
dered and carried away.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-22
ON FASSETT'S PRESERVE.
Effort to Supplant the Chemung Leader
in His Absence.

Elmira, N. Y, May 2.-While Mr..
Fassett is absent in California his op-
ponents in Chemung county are active.
The Flood following has always been
opposed to him, and now ex-Congress-
man Flood and ex-Mayor Flood are said
to have become friendly toward Mr..
Platt, and good deal more bitter at
Fassett.
The Republican county committee
held meeting Saturday, when a reso-
luton indorsing Morton was adopted
without dissenting voice. A resolu-
ton concerning the enrolment OF Re
publican voters in Chemung was car
ried by a vote OF 23 Plat men to II In
opposition.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-22
BAD'BUSINESS AND RELIGION.
In Combination They Unscat Jcwcler
Wyatt's Reason.

Wystt's Reason.
Lynn, Mass, May 21.-George Wyatt,
prominent young jeweler of West
Lynn, went insane yesterday over busi-
ness troubles and religion. He is locked
up in the central police station and Will
probably be taken to the asylum at
Danvers. Wyatt is S5 years old and
married.
He came from New York in February
and bought out the establishment of
George Quaid, the largest jeweler In
West Lynn, but the business did not
pay as well as he expected and recently
undue enthusiasm in religious matters
together with worry over the unsatis-
factory condition of business, unbal-
anced his mind.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-22
We're Looking for Work.

New York, May 21.-Two boys. Levi
Lawrence and Harry Howell, who said
they had come from Plymouth, Pa, ap-
piled for aid to the police here tonight
They were sent to the care of the Gerry
society and will probably be sent home to-
morrow. They had started out to look
for work. they said, their parents not
knowing of their whereabouts.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-22
Leather Going In.

Newark, N. J. May H.-Fifteen of the
leading leather manufacturers of this city,
representing the largest owners Of pre-
pared leather in the United States, today
sent out letters to dealers in every Sec
ton of the country, notifying them Of an
advance of 50 to 100 per cent on cured
stock. This action, the circular states, Is
made necessary because of the scarcity of
green salted hides. A capital of SIG. 000, ,0O0
was represented at the manufacturers
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-22

London, May 21.-Alfred o. Taylor, who
was jointly indicted with Oscar Wilde,
was today found guilty In the criminal
court of the several charges against him.
Taylor's sentence was delayed until a ver-
diet should be reached In the trial of
Wilde, which will begin tomorrow.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-22
La Goscognc Again overdue.

New York, May 21.-Up to 12.45 this
morning nothing had been seen of the
overdue French liner La Gascogne off
Fire Island.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-22
WEATHER REPORT

For eastern Pennsylvania, clearing;
warmer; variable winds.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-22
KEPT THEIR CROPS WARM.

Kansas Potato Farmers Ward OFF Frosts
with Bonfircs.
Topeka, Kan. May 21.-Thursday
night hundreds of vegetable gardens in
Kansas were nipped by the frost. OBJ
server Jennings, of the weather bur Y
here, saved the potato farmers of
state a large sum. Between KANSAS
City and Topeka, along the Kansas
river, thousands of acres Of Kaw Valley
lands ara planted in potatoes. Mr.. Jen-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-22
SUICIDE AT NO COST.
Unknown Man Borrows Revolver to End
His Life ut Anderson.

His Life mt Anderson.
Anderson, Ind, May 21.-This morn
ing an unknown man walked into
hardware store here and, under pre-
tense of buying a revolver, was shown
several weapons.
He finally selected one and had 1t
loaded. 1t was handed to him and he
promptly blew his brain out. He had
cut his name from all of his clothing
and cannot be identified.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-22
PERRY HAS A MYSTERY.

An Unknown Mnn Disappears and Evi.
dcncc Of . Crime Is Found.
Perry, o. T., May 21.-Last night a
well-dressed man engaged a room over
restaurant. This morning when his
room was visited the bed was found
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-22
THESE
SWIVEL
SILKS . . .

cost the importer 25c. for
every yard he landed ON
American soil. They are
the highest grade of Swiv-
ell Wash Silks known to
the trade, and are being
sold all over the country
for Soc.
We've got Is pieces,
which represent the very
cream of the New Patterns
and ColOrings; they're full
2S inches wide, and once
more we repeat, we guar
antee this to be the best
cloth ON the market.
our PRICE is 2'5C
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-22

Specials in Children's Gowns, Drawers and
Cnderwaists Also
Children's Gingham Dresser and Boys Gal
atca and Pique kits Examine the goods ano
you will appreciate their value.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1895-12-16

The Ancient Order of United
Workm-n, for example, secret
fraternal organization mum bering
32 1000 members in the United
States and Canada. excludes from
its membership. and always has,
during the twenty-seven years of
its existence, saloon keepersabar-
tend ers, and habltual drunkards as
well"
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1895-12-16

Cheap Rates to Atlanta for
Teachers and Pupils OF All Schools
via Plant System.-Upon written
application of the principal the
Plant System will sell tickets OF
Is or more on one ticket. covering
teachers and pupils of one school,
for s8.o5 each for the round trip.
giving ten days limit. For 'nd'-
vrdual tickets, 5000 round trip,
giving ten davs limit. If you are
going to Atlanta or any other
point. don't fail to see or write 70
c. F. Eaires. city ticket agent.
Ocala House, or F. ] Huber.
Florida Southern depot.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1895-12-16

Cheap Rates via Plant System
to the Cotton States and Inter
national Expositiop.-For the
above occasion the Plant System
will sell round trip tickets to At
lanta as follows: Round trip to At
lanta on sale daily for SI8.55, good
until January 7, 1896; on sale daily
$500, good TWENTY days from
date of sale; on sale Tuesdays and
Thursdays 5000, good ten days
from date of sale. For the quick
est time to Atlanta and all other
points call on c. F. FARES, city
ticket agent, Ocala House, or F. ].
Huber, ticket agent, Florida
Soutern depot,
Three nice rooms for rent oppo.
site Episcopal church. Enquire at
NJ. Fishel's.