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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-03
TELEGRAPHIC TICKS.

In freight wreck at Yorktown, Ind,
Brakeman William Schulz was killed.
Jonas NJ. Walker. an old partner of ex-
Senator Fair, Is dying in poverty In
Frisco.
Striking shoe workers at Haverhill,
Mass, had street parade and called out
200 more women stitchers.
The sight of his daughters jump from
a moving train at Almonte, Ont, breaking
her neck, drove John Armstrong insane.
Ex-Alderman Charles f. Johnson, of
Galesburg H.. accused his wife of i'm
proper relations with n Chicago man, and
she shot and killed him.
! Jack Stowe, u wealthy sawmill owner,
armed with knife, and two brothers
named Patrick, using pistols. fought over
question Of wages ut Little Rock, Ark,
and all will die.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-03
FEDERATION OF LABOR.
The New Executive Council in Session in
New York.

By the United Press.
New York, Jan. 1.-The new officers
of the American Federation of Labor
were at headquarters of the organiza
ton, II Clinton street, at s a. m. today.
President John Mcbride and the new
executive council went into secret ses-
sion.
For the first two hours, executive
council was engaged in the eXamna-
tiOn of the books and accounts turned
over by eX-President Samuel Gompers
and the old council 1t is understood
that all the accounts were audited and
approved.
After recess the executive council
took up the consideration of the paint
ers' grievance and decided to take the
subject under consideration. The sub
ject of the removal of the headquarters
to Indianapolis was then considered,
and it was decided that the headquar-
ters could not be removed for two
weeks.
Then the subject of the conviction of
Eugene V. Dcbs, of the American Rail-
way union, was taken up, and the ex-
ecutve council voted him financial
funds to appeal his case to the United
States supreme court. The council
also voted financial aid to the miners of
farewell county, Ills, under trial for
conspiracy. The council then adjourned
until a. m. tomorrow.
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were BURNED TO A CRISP
Shocking Fate Of Mrs. Lehman and
Her Little Ones.
PERISHED WITH AID AT HAND
While Occupants of the Tenement
Swarmed the Fire Escapes the Panic:
Stricken Mother Rushed to Death
with Her Babies in Her Arms.
BY the United Press.

BY the United Press.
New York, Jan. 2.-Three lives werc
sacrificed this afternoon in fire at 25
Pitt street. The victims We're Lena
Lehman, "a years of age, and her two
children, Sarah and Henry, aged re-
spectively years and months. The
fact that lives We're lost in the fire was
not discovered until some time after
1T was eXtinguished, when firemen
found the three bodies, burned to a
crisp, lying beneath heap of debris in
the turn of a stairway on the third
floor. The woman lived on the fourth
floor and was trying to escape to the
street when she and her infants per-
ished in the flames. Their lives would
have been saved had the panic-strickeu
mother remained in her apartments. as
help promptly arrived. The building
where the fire occurred is five-story
brick tenanted by Hebrew families.
When Mrs. Schooner, the house
keeper, discovered smoke coming from
the cellar into the first hallway she ran
into the street and gave the alarm The
front fire escapes Were soon filled with
a crowd of terror-strcken women and
CnlluTell, tlle ttlldHtS III llc
ing heard the housekeeper's cries and
at once sought means Of escape. They
started for the stairs at first, but found
the Railways filed with smoke, through
the midst of which shone the flames
They then crowded the fire escapes and
assisted the women and children to the
street.
The firemen had now reached the
building and were working hard to
control the flames which had spread
rapidly to the top and We're bursting
from the roof. The fire was got under
control in about an hour and soon after
was drowned out. The flames did not
invade any of the departments except
those on the top floor, but all the others
were badly damaged by smoke and
water. Aaron Lehman, the husband of
the woman who was burned, together
with her two children, was away from
home at the time the fire started and
consequently they were not reported
missing by anyone.
The total damage caused by the fire
| is estimated at 81 900. The fire started
in the rear of the cellar, but how 1t
was caused is not known.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-03
CONDENSED STATE TOPICS.

Adjutant General Greenland is quite III
at Harrisburg.
Three of George Reinsers horses have
been poisoned at Shartlesville, Bucks
county, in six weeks
Labor Leader Hugh Dempsey's case
will again be considered by the board Of
pardons In u day or two.
The last $500 bond of the loan of 1877,
which matured in 1892, was wiped out yes
terday at the state treasury.
Managers Of the steel mills at Harris
burg expect to supply all the frogs for
New Orleans street railways.
The Cumberland County Agricultural
society, at. Carlisle. elected c. Fl. Mulln
president, w. II. McCrea secretary and
John Stock treasurer.
Congressman Erdman has appointed
Harry Seltzer, of Hamburg. cadet, and
Charles Amey, of Allentown, alternate,
for the West Point cadetship.
DR.. James Rhoades, ex-president of the
Bryn Mawr college for women, dropped
dead In the railroad station at that place
yesterday afternoon. DR.. Rhondes, was 70
years of age. st.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-03
PIERPONT MORGAN'S CALL
1t Is Asserted That lie Was Not After Mr..
Carlislc's Scalp.

BY the United PRESS.
Washington, Jan. 2.-J. Pierpont Nor
gan, the we'll known New York banker.
passed through this city several days
ago with party of friends on special
car on their way to Florida. They re-
manned overhere Saturday, Sunday and
Monday, stopping at Chamberlin's. on
the day before New Years, Mr.. Morgan
called at the, white house to pay his re-
spects to the president. From this visit
q rumor originated that he had waited
on the president to demand the resigna-
ton of the secretary of the treasury be-
cause of his alleged bad faith in his
dealings with the New York bankers in
regard to the recent bond issue.
Secretary Carlisle declined this after
noon to even notice this rumor. 1t can
be stated on authority that if any such
demand was made, the president has
not informed Secretary Carlisle Of it.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-03
ANOTHER HEARING,
Further Testimony Taken in the Davies &
Griffin Case.

GTlIIfn ClSS.
Arbitrato tors c. S. Woodruff, Charles
l.. Hawley and j. w. Carpenter
listened to another hearing in the arbi-
tration room at the court house yester-
day afternoon in the case of Davies &
Griffin, clothiers, against the several
insurance companies with whom they
had insured the stock in their store on
l.ackawanna avenue. Attorney f.. n.
Willard conducted the case for the
plaintiffs, and Attorneys eX-Judge Jes-
sup and Horace L. Hand represented
the insurance companies.
The plaintiffs side of the case was
closed by putting Il. Ellsworth Davies
one of the partners, on the witness
stand and asking him few questions
EX-Judge Jessup opened for the defense
and said that they would prove that
the policies held by the plaintiffs We're
void for the reason that no person was
living in the building at the time of the
fire as required by the provisions Of
each policy; that the contract states
when goods are insured and the build
ing falls from an explosion the policy
is nullified; that there was no such an
amount of goods in stock at the time of
the fire as claimed by the plaintiffs;
that the policies were void by reason
of fraudulent and false statements by
the plaintiffs.
Witnesses We're put on the stand by
the defendants to support the allega-
| tions made by their attorney in his
| opening. a number of insurance agents
and insurance adjusters were called,'as
well as several firemen who were pres
ent at the fire: but their testimony did
not altogether loom up as convincingly
as the allegations purported TO be able
to establish. The case will be heard
| again this afternoon.
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ment he presided over was hopelessly
corrupt,
SHERMAN SCORCHED.
Business Portion Of the Town Almost En-.
tircly Wiped Out.
Ry tho JTnitad preSS

tircly Wiped Out.
By the United Press.
Sherman, N. Y, Jan. AT midnight
last night fire started and destroyed
the clothing store of A. j. Peck in the
Ellis block on Franklin street. 1t COM
municated to Main street and burned
Sperry q Sons warehouse, and five of
the finest business buildings in the vii
lage. The losses and insurance are, as
far as have been ascertalned, as fol-
lows:
The Advance company, general print
ers, loss, $l,jO0, insurance, $1,000; Il.
Sperry & Son, hardware, loss, $1,000,
insurance, $1,000; Sperry & Marsh,
owners of the building, loss, $500; in
surance, $1,000; ]. G. Legters, clothing,
loss, $500, insurance, 1000; Stebbens,
photographer, loss, $1,000, insurance,
$3.50; the Hubbard block, loss, $4,000, in
surance not known.
The postofflce, which was in the
block, was entirely destroyed. Hub
bard's residence and insurance office,
loss, $1,000, insurance not known. A. j.
Peck, loss on clothing stock, $4,000; fully
insured. Other small losses foot up to
$1,500.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-03
PROVOKED THE PILGRIMS.
Bohemian Peasants Who We're Looking
For an Apparition Raise q Riot.


Prague, Jan. "A peasant living
near Braunau, Bohemia, recently de-
clared that he had seen an apparition
of the Holy Virgin in the Dorengrund
forest. His story was believed gener-
ally out side the town and hundreds
went daily to the spot where the Virgin
was said to appear. Today several
thousand persons made the pilgrimage.
They We're met in the forest by a crowd
of scoffers who ridiculed the peasants
story and eventually provoked the pill
grims to violence.
A riot followed. Gendarmes sent out
from Braunau We're unable to restore
peace. After several charges, they
fired into the throng. Although ten
men We're wounded the two mobs con-
tinued fighting. Several hundred
turned on the gendarmes eventually
and drove them from the forest. Troops
have been ordered out to disperse the
rioters.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-03
BOSTON GIRL SUICIDES.
Nidcl Mildred CrOwell Ends Lively
Career With Dose of Choral.
BY the United Press.


Career With a Dose of Choral.
BY the United Press.
Philadelphia, Jan. "A we'll bred
BOsten girl, Nidel Mildred Crowell, who
went wrong as a choral fiend and was
sent to prison for crime, killed herself
by over-indulgence in the drug at a
Schell street negro tenement on New
Years night. This fact was disclosed
at the coroner's inquest today. 1t was
proved that, as a victim of the chloral
habit from her 18th year up, she had
fallen from her enviable place in a re-
spected family, gone to Wilkes-Barre,
Pa, robbed man of SIS by the
badger game, and been sent for six
months to the house of correction.
Upon her release she obtained shelter
in the house Of Minnie Davis a colored
woman, at No. 229 Schell street, and
there took so much chloraT that II killed
her. Her relatives have notified the
coroner that they will take charge of
the body for burial.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-03
THEY REFUSED A PARDON.

Proceedings of the Final Meeting of the
Board at Harrisburg.
BY the United Press.
Harrisburg, Pa, Jan. 2.--The board
of pardons, as at present constituted,
held its final meeting today. The cases
of Frederick Boyle, Schuylkill county,
and Hugh Dempsey Allegheny county,
have been referred to the incoming
board, counsel for the prisoners having
asked leave to file additional papers.
In the case of John +. Dobbs, of Alle-
gheny county, railroad employe, con-
victed of negligence of his duty, a par
don was refused. ,,..
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-03
THEY WANT HOLMES.

Requlsition for the Insurance Man Has
Been Mailed from Texas.
BY the United Press.
Philadelphia, Jan. 2.-Snperintendent
of Police Linden today received dis
patch from the sheriff of Forth Worth,
Tex, announcing that requisition had
been mailed for the return to that place
of II. II. Holmes, the alleged Insurance
swindler. n
This was done so that in case Holmes
should not be convicted here, Fort
Worth will have the first claim upon
him.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-03
NEW COAL BEDS DISCOVERED.
Holmes County, Miss, Greatly Excited
Over the Find.
BY the United Press

By the United Press.
Nicksburg, Miss. Jan. 2.-Holmes
county is excited over the discovery
near the Carroll county line Of what Is
certainly very large bed of Ignite or
brown coal.
The bed, which is of enormous extent,
has been traced into Tippah county,
while its width is in one place ten miles.
So far, though many borings have been
made, the bed has not been pierced, and
its thickness is consequently unknown.
A Birmingham expert is on the ground
making tests, and has formed n syndi-
cate in conjunction with the well known
Jackson law firm of Nugent & McWll-
lie, besides others, to prospect and as
certain whether the coal is really val
liable.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-03
Six Miners Injured.

BY the United Fress "
Rich Hill, Mo-, Jan. "A powder explo-
sion occurred at noon today in Martin &
Sees coal mine near here. Six miners
were seriously injured, Charles Hard
ing's head and face being badly burned.
The accident was caused by n keg of pow
der exploding when shot was fired.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-03
CONDITIONAL WRIT.

An Attorneys Extraordinary Efforts TO
Save u Worthless Neck.
BY the United Press.
Washington, Jan. 2.-Mr. Semple, at
torney for Lambert, the New Jersey
wife murderer under sentence of death
to be executed tomorrow, came to
Washington this afternoon and secured
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-03
Fraudulent Orders.

BY the United PTtSS.
Pottsville, Pa, Jan. Am Investigation
made by the Lehigh Valley Coal company
into certain transactions of the officials
of East Norwegian township. SchuyllSill
county, resulted in the arrest of Super
visor Thomas Mason, Auditors John Ha-
gan and James Conner. and Mrs. Mar
garet Fee on the charge of receiving
fraudulent orders on the township know
ing them to be fraudulent
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-03
Inauguration Military Display.

By CTlt VTIIIVU I TVsS'
Harrisburg, Jan. at is semi-oflicially
announced that n provisional brigade
composed of n regiment from the First
brigade, to be designated by General
Schall, the Eighth regiment, Third brig
ade, the Fifth regiment, Second brigade,
Governors troop and Battery c, will con-
stitute the military display at the inaug-
uration of Governor-elect Hastings.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-03
Love and Life" Accepted.

Washington, Jan. 2.-The president to-
day issued an order turning over to the
Corcoran art gallery for exhibition,
Watts famous painting, Love and Life"
The painting was exhibited at the Worlds
fair and afterward presented by the ar
tist to the government, since then it has
been stored in the white house awaiting
final disposition
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-03
Help For Nebraska Sufferers.

by
Harrisburg, Jan. 2-Help will be sent
from this city tomorrow to sufferers In
Nebraska. A fund of nearly S40O has been
raised by the Christian Endeavor So
.ciety of the Market Square Presbyterian
church together with more than 1000
pound of clothing, seven barrels of -four
and large quantities of canned goods and
potatoes.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-03
Anarchist. .Mobray Indicted.

Philadelphia, Jan. 1.-The grand jury
found n true bill of indictment against
Charles w. Mowbray, the English am
archist,> charging him with making a
seditious speech. Mowbray was arrested
here last Friday night after addressing
u meeting of anarchists.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-03
Greater New York Bill.

BY the United Press.
Albany, N. Y, Jan. 2.-Senator Lexow
introduced today the greater New York
bill. which adds the mayors of New York
and Brooklyn TO the commission, whose
duty twill be to have charter prepared
for the union of all the cities below the
Harlem.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-03
HASTINGS INAUGURATION,
Committee Will Visit Belle cfOnte to AR.
range For the Coming Event.

BY tho UnIteu PrcsS.
Harrisburg, Pa, Jan. 1.-The joint
legislative committee to arrange for the
inauguration of Governor-elect Hast
ings organized today by electing Sena-
tor George Handy Smith. of Philadel-
phia, chairman, and Representative
Fletcher, secretary. NJ. f. Olmstead,
of Harrisburg, was chosen chief
marshal.
The committee will go to Bellefonte
next week to confer with General Hast
ings.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-03
SOLD HIS PATENT OFTEN.
A New York Inventor victimizes Mexican
Spectators.

Dy tHt UHIItU I'TVSS.
San Luis Potosi, Mexico, Jan. g.
James d. Lewis, who claimed to be a
New York inventor. arrived here a few
weeks ago and complaints have been
made to the authorities that he victim.
lied number of prominent business
men out of large amounts of money on
a bogus patent right scheme.
He is alleged to have sold the right to
sell an alleged patent mining machine
in Mexico to fourteen different persons,
receiving from each $4,000.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-03
MOLESKFS TROUBLE,
lie Is Arrested For Selling Fraudulent
Certificates.
Ry thn Irnitfl Drecc

by the UnIfu Press.
ShamOkin, Pa, Jan. 2.-Samuel
Moleski, of Mount Carmel, was ar
rested today for selling certificates co.
abling men to go to work in the mines
withou: Icing examined by the regular
board. iitavy penalty is affixed for
fraudulent issue of certificates and
Moleskis action is the first since the
law went into effect.
On examination before a squire today
he implicated j. III. Dawes and John
Davis, Cf Central!a. Dawes is a mem
her of the Seventh district examining
board.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-03
Cash in Treasury.
BY the United Press.

Washington, Jan. 1.-The debt state
ment issued this afternoon shows net
increase in the public debt less cash in
the treasury during December of $Sl ,32O-
re. Total cash in the treasury, s7S2. 75i, ,2S9.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-03
Cut of 13 Cents Per Car.

Hazleton, Pa, Jan. IA cut of 10 cents
per car was made at the Laurel colliery
of the Lehgh and Wilkes-Barre Coal
company here today. The men have the
alternative Of accepting or leaving.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-03
KNITTING WORKS BURN.
Spontaneous Combustion Creatcs u $40
900 Blaze in Chicago.

by the Tn'teu Press
Chicago, Jan. 2.-Fire this afternoon
completely gutted, the Prince Knitting
works, Situated at Belmont avenue and
Herndon street. There were $50 girls
employed in the works, and thirty of
them had a narrow escape. being res
cued from the third story windows by
firemen.
The fire, 1t is believed, originated
from spontaneous combustion in the
basement. Total loss. $4,000.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-03
WEATHER REPORT.

| For eastern Pennsylvania, snow; warm
| er; winds becoming northeasterly.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-04-24

AZ nomination day approaches the can.
didates for the city offices become more
numerous, until now there are at least
seven Republicans who want TO be come
mayor. They are Samuel H. Baynard,
Captain Thomas Johnson. J. II Lewis
Daniel F. Stewart. DIR. A. b. Frantz Henry
c. McLeer. Charles Baird, OF these Sam
uel Ii. Baynard and Captain Thomas
johnson have announced that they are
candidates end are In the field for tho
fight. j Ii. Lewis and Charles Baird are
possible candidates, while the others have
declined to be candidates or have never
seriously considered themselves as in the
contest Charles Baird who Is the latest
named candidate for mayor, has been 90.
llcitod to allow the use OF his name as
puch by the Business Mems Republican
Club.
Colonel Samuel A. Macalllster Is a can.
didate for the Republican nomlnation for
city solicitor Walter Hayes ID also a can
dldate for president OF City Council. ex.
Councilman Mckelvey of the Seventh
ward. James Keenan,, president OF the
Eighth Ward Republican League. have an.
nounced themselves as candidates. Two
other candidates, the present Incumbent
H. w. Perkins, and Colonel N. IL Beneon.
have been nnmol as possible candidates.
There seems to I've II dearth of new can.
didates for members of City Council.
Onlya few such candtddates hava SO fas
positively announced their decision to
seek the nomination They are Daniel
Ross of the Secon 1 ward. Thomas Melvin
of The Eighth ward, and Lavelle Il. jack
con and $. b. Roberts of the Ninth ward
and Vim. Fisher OF the Sixth ward.
1t u.s. however. understood that nearly
all the old members of Council will be
candidates for reconciliation. o! these 1t
was reported thut NJ. T. Dannenberg of
the Sixth ward, John Wainwright of the
Fifth ward, James liatledEe OF the Twelfth
ward, John kiruy of the Ninth ward and
Francis MoGuigan OF the Third ward
arc candidates for gouncilmanto renomi.
nation.
The election for members OF the Board
of Education also will be held In June and
II ls Ikewis important. The memb lie ra
whose terms of office eXrire in juno are:
John Pyle OF the First ward; Robert L.
Davis of the Second ward; q vacancy to
he filled in this ward was caused by the
death OF II. 4. Alexander; David fl. Coyle
OF the Third ward, William Turner. Fourth
ward; Samuel L. Iietts, Sixth ward; 0has
Baird, Seventh ward; q. Nj. Laltch, Eighth
ward; b. L. g. Shortlidge. Ninth ward !;
Thomas Il. O'Donnell, 1enth ward; Pat.
rick Magarity Eleventh ward; W. Ii.
Frick. Twelfth ward.
This election Is likely to prove an In.
teresting one. This women Of the Filth
and Seventh wards arc thinking of nomi.
mating women candidates in these wards
The nomination OF Charles Baird for may
or may result In his retirement from The
Board OF Education and this Will cause
the election OF new president Of the
board,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-04-24
TRUSTEES OF TIiE POOR.
bid For Supplying Salt Meat Thrown Out.
Chcnp Bread.

At the monthly meeting Of the Trustees
OF the Poor at Farnhurst to-day the APP
polntment OF General Theodore +. Arm.
strong to succeed DR.. Springer, white
Clay Creek Hundred, was announced.
The report of the Superintendent
was 202 as follows. White-women lO6.
men go, children O: Colored-men Ii;
women Ia. children 8.
During the month there were six deaths.
They were the following. Edward Hussey.
65; Charles Stuart, az; William Wilson. 90;
Perry Kinsloe, IS: James Carr. So.
The pay roll amounting to 1894 so was
ordered paid. The following officers
were elected for the coming year. Super
tntendent David Mccoy; matron. Mrs.
Ella Mccoy. Doctors Hughes and walker.
The following contracts were awarded:
Shoes Daniel McClusker. mems and wo.
mems shoes. IS cents. mems slippers 70
and womens slippers 30 cente.
Mutton-J. a. Hopkins. 6H cents per
pound.
Groceries-GeorRe W. Gray.
Dry Goods William Huber. The other
bidder was W. b. Sharp and Company.
Tobaoco-Butts and Shockley.
Coal-('onsumers' Ice and Coal Company,
broken. %. s6; egg, 1895. The other bid.
ders were Bush and Company and Warner
and Company.
Beef-M Gallagher. forequarters AMI
headquarters, cents per pound. the
other bidders were FREQ Kienle and Wells
Bros
Bread-John b. Taylor. "a cents q
pound
On motion of Mr.. gilbert the bid for
salt meat wss thrown out and the SUPER
intendent instructed to purchase as eco
nomically as possible. The bid was from
Hart & Bro. The price was 10 cents and
the shoulders cents. Lard In lots Of 81
pounds was quoted at . cents.