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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-20
The Gold Reserve ,

Washington. Feb. 19.-The treasury gold
reserve at the close of business today
stood at 9l.ii2,S20. The Withdrawals for
the day amounted to s6S3 Up to'close
of business reported 10 the treasury
NS.000GO0 have been paid in on the recent
bond account, of which S5S, 100000 have
been taken up" in the treasury figures
and S20OOo.00O still remaining in national
bank repositories.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-20
STATE NEWS NOTES.

child of Alderman Walter, the defeat
ed candidate for mayor, of Harrisburg.
Theodore Bell, a plasterer. committed
suicide at Harrisburg by shooting himself
through the head a [ his home. on Harris
street He was out of employment and
Respondent. lie leaves a family.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-20
Our Chenille
Curtain Stock

WILL SURPRISE YOU IN IT'S
BEAUTY AND EXTENT. ORR
ENTAIL EFFECTS PREVAIL.
SOME ARE ALL OVER PAT
TERMS. OTHERS SHOW NEW
TURKISH DADOS. SOME ARE
QUITE PLAIN IN SOFT TONES
AND TINTS. WHILE MOST HAVE
III II POPULAR JAPANESE
FRINGES. PRICES NGE
FROM $3.50 TO $500.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-20
Victims Rcc0Vcrnd

New Castle, Col, Feb. 19.-F'ive bodies
have been recovered from the Vulcan
mine and the work of rescue is still going
on. although there is no expectation that
any of the men will be found alive The
closest figures obtanaDie this afternoon
are that the loss of life will exceed sixty
The little town Is overrun with visitors
today, thousands hocking to the place
from the surrounding country.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-20
WEATHER REPORT.

For eastern Pennsylvania. New Jersey
and Delaware, fair and colder. with a cold
wave: brisk southwesterly winds.
New York, Feb. 19.-Herald's weather
forecast: In the Middle states clear. de-
cidedly colder, brisk to westerly and
northwesterly winds. temperature fall
ing tonight below zero in the Delaware
valley.
On Friday fair with northerly to north
easterly winds. followed by slightly high
er temperature and cloudiness, dAngOr.
ous winds on the coast At night
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-20
Must AHOlncixc.

London, Feb. 19.-The Standard tomor-
row will print a dispatch from its Madrid
correspondent saying that Senor Cano-
vas Del Castillo, the Spanish prime min
lister, will request SenOr Coucas Y. Pu-
Ian. who recently read before "A geogra-
phical society paper to which United
States minister Taylor took exceptions TO
write an apology TO the minister and thus
terminate the incident.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-20
"BilI Nyc" Seriously III,

Asheville. n. c., Feb. 19.-Edgar w. Nye
CBill Nye"D, was stricken with paraly sis
al his home at Buck Shoals. eight miles
from Ashevile, last night, and his con-
dtion is such that physicians fear he
cannot recover.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-20
DYNAMITE EXPLOSION.
All the Windows of johannesburg A,
Rr0L on h. the ConcnSSion

Johannesburg, Feb. ia large guam
tity of dynamite exploded at Niedendorp
a suburb of this city, this evening. wreck
ing hundreds of houses in the vicinity
All the windows in Johannesburg were
broken by the cOncuSsion
1t is feared that great loss of life was
caused by the explosion ami the police
and inhabitants are engaged in the work
of searching the ruins of the demolished
buildings for bodies of victims of The
disaster.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-20
LAD SHOOTS HIS FATHER,
Boy at CrOOksyiilc Mistakes Ills Par
'cnt for Burglar.

'cnt for a Burglar.
GAINESVILLE. o.. Feb. 19.-Henry Bor-
ing. of Crooksville, was fatally shot at
o'clock Sunday morning by his son
Howard. lad Of Is years. Boring had
been out drinking. and. returning home,
found the doors locked. In endeavor-
ing to raise a window he awakened his
wife and son, whose first thought was
of burglars.
The boy. sciZing his revolver. fired
twice through the drawn blind window.
both shots taking effect in Boring's
forehead. Hearing the body fall. he
summoned neighbors and was Mortified
to find he had killed his father. Young
Boring has surrendered to the authori-
ties
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-20
Will Endorse Tjllmau.

jackson. Miss. Feb BAT the Popu.
list state convention today a resolution
endorsing Senator Tillmans recent in
hammatOry speech was introduced. but
not receiving encouragement it was with
drawn
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-20
Governor Robinson III.

Springfield. Mass. Feb. 19.-Ex -GOver-
nor George ID. Robinson was stricken with
apoplexy last evening and is lying criti-
cally i'll at his ChicOpee home. Death
may come at any time. but the doctors
think he may live few days.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-20
Figured DeninlS

ARE DAILY INCREASING IN
POPULARITY FOR FLOOR COW
ERINGS. THEIR DURABILITY Is
MATCHLESS. COLORS ARE AB-
SOLUTELY FAST. WHILE THE
COST is BUT THRILLING. OUR
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-20
RcpuhIican Icacuc Convention.

Chicago. Feb. 19.-The executive CON-
mittee of the National Republican league
to hold the national convention at Mil
waukee Aug. %. a6 and q.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-20
DEATH BEFORE HAIR CUT.
korcnas Fight Rather Than Wear Their
Hair Short.

San Francisco. Feb. 19.-The steamer
Pekin, from Yokohama, arrived this
morning. Another rebellion has broken
out i'm Korea. The governor of the
Tan Yang district has been taken pris
oner by the rebels. The Korean troops
defeated the rebels i'm two enga gements,
but they are not yet subdued.
The insurrection was caused by a roy
al proclamation requiring Koreans to
sacrifice their queues and wear their
hair in western fashion.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-20
ENGLAND WILL ARBITRATE.
The Daily Chronicle Outlines the Situa.
tiOu-A Speedy Settlement OF the
Venezuelan Matter Is Desired.

London, Feb. 19.-The Daily Chron-
icle tomorrow will announce the actual
situation between Great Britain and
the United States in connection with
the Venezuelan boundary difficulty
thus:
Great Britain is rescued to arbitrate
the Venezuelan boundary dispute di-
rectly with the United States. The
method to be adopted and the details
of the settlement are alone under con-
sideration. The governments are being
urged by persons of influence to con-
clude the settlement as speedily as pos
sible.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-20
blizzard in the Northwest.

Detroit Mich. Feb. 19-Dispatches from
northwestern lower Michigan and the
Upper Peninsula state that a severe bli2-
Zard Is prevailing In those sections of the
state. Railroad traffic is badly inter-
rupted and the weather is intensely cold.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-20
philadciNhia EIcction.

Philadelphia. Feb. 19.-At the local elcc-
ton yesterday Kinsey (RepD was elected
city solicitor by a majority of S2,033, in
a total vote of 177,OO0 In February last
Warwick tRep.). in u total vote of 2li,00O,
had a mjority of 49, 1884,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-20
Scranton Lace
Curtains

MADE RIGHT IN THIS CITY.
ELEGANT NEW PATTERNS IN
QUALITIES THAT COMPARE
FAVORABLY WITH THE MORE
EXPENSIVE IMPORTED GOODS.
PRICES, 37Iac. to $3.50 A PAIR. =.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-20
ACCIDENT AT FUNERAL.
Team of Horses Runs Away and Crashes
Into tho yIcarsc

Akron. o., Feb. ia tea of horses
in the rear of the hearse which was
conveying the remains of James Me
Lister to the cemetery today ran away
and the pole of the carriage crashed
into the hearse. penetrating the casket
The hearse was nearly overturned.
A half-hours' delay was caused and
the procession proceeded.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-20
DAMAGE FOR BLACKLISTING.
Wichita Hardware Dealer Must Pay q
Delinuucnt Custom 500

Delinquent Customer $500.
Wichita. Kan, Feb. 19--In the local
court today Rosella Vogeland was
granted s4OO in her suit for damages
against Emil Warner, hardware
dealer of this city.
Mr.. Warner is a member of the Mer-
chants Protective association. and was
charged with blacklisting her because
she was delinquent to his firm.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-20
pittsburg Elections.

Pittsburg. Pa, Feb. 19.-Complete returns
from the city election yesterday give the
Republicans the following ma iorities:
Ford. for mayor. LBS; Gourley. for con-
troller. ,O61; Terrence. for treasurer. 2,jS7.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-20
OFFICIAL FROM THE war
General Neyler Claims to Have
Routed the Insurgents.
IS CHASING CUBAN REBELS
The New Spanish Commander Claims to
Have the Insurgents on the Run All
Around tho Island Gomez
and Maceo Defeated.


(From Staff Correspondent of the
United Press)
Havana, Feb. l9-General LinareS
reports that the column under his COM
mand had an encounter ON Feb. II
with the rear guard of the rebel force
commanded by MaceO and the advance
guard of Gomez In the hills of Porvenir,
near Chimborazo. east of Belfulcal. The
Spaniards first attacked Maceos force,
killing five and wounding three rebels,
and then engaged the insurgents under
Gomez, killing six Of them and wound
ing twenty-seven. The Spanish cav
airy made a brilliant charge and their
artillery did effective work against the
enemy. The loss of the government
troops was four killed and one wound
ed. (Signed) j. Frank Clark.
Washington, Feb. IS The following
is Il copy of a despatch received here
today by the Spanish minister. signed
by the new commandant of the Spanish
forces in Cuba:
Havana. Feb. l9.--The reports of the
last military operations are as follows:
Maceo had crossed the line between
Havana and Batabano by the village
called Vapor. with 60 horses. Later
other troops joined him, and in number
of about 600. but the enemy was under
fire of the troops commanded by Col
onel Segueru, which killed three rebels
and wounded twelve.
The insurgents Joined their forces at
San Antonio De Las Vegas. abandoning
their route towards MatanZas, that had
been to the south of the railroads of
San Felipe to Guines, fearing the col
umn which were closing the line be-
tween the railroad and the sea
A train conducting General Echague.
who. with his command, was going
to place himself between San Felipe
and Guines, met in Molina, between
the railroad station of Melina and Pal
enque, 800 cavalrymen of the enemy.
which approached the train. thinking
that it was "a freight train. The col
umn fired on them without aliGhtng,
and arrived safely at Guines.
MaceO Disiodgcd. %
The column of Colonel Seguera,
forming the extreme left, came upon
the enemy in San Felipe De Las Vegas,
where it found and dislOdged Maceo,
Miro, Daz and Castillo with $500
mounted men. The cavalry troop of
Camajuani charged and defeated them
in the Culebra and Culebrita hill. The
enemy retreated towards Navio. Sew
eral columns followed them in a com
bined movement. encircling him. Gen
eral Linares has also defeated Maxine
Gomez in Lomas Del Porvenir, captur-
ing four houses The troops had three
wounded. Accommodating the camp
after the engagement they saw the rear
guard Of the enemy taking them for
Spanish forces, but seeing that they
had no answer to the cOuntersign.
opened artillery and Mauser rifles fire,
The column suffered four wounded. The
trOODS follow and encircle the enemy
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-20
Ferdinand Rccocnizcd.

London. Feb. 9.-Constantinople advices
state that all of the powers have assented
to the recognition of Prince Ferdinand as
the lawful ruler Of Bulgay
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-20
Japanese DraperieS

WITH GOLD ILLUMINATIONS
AND FLORAL EFFECTS IN ALL,
THE SHADES AND TINTS. SEW
ERAL WEAVES. PRICES, 10c. A
YARD AND UP.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-20

TRUE. ALL LINES ARE NOT
YET FULLY COMPLETE, BUT
EVERY DAY is BRINGING IN
DELAYED SHIPMENTS.A AND IN
SIDE OF A WEEK AT MOST
EVERY DETAIL WILL BE FILL
ED UP, WHEN WE PROMISE
THATOrR SPRING EXHl BITION
WILL BE FOUND WELL WOR-
THY THE MOST CRITICAL IN
SPECTION. STILL. YOT NEED
NOT DELAY YOUR COMING
ONE HOUR FOR THAT, AS TO-
DAY ALMOST EVERY THING
THAT YOU CAN ORDINARILY
WANT is ALREADY IN PLACE.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-20

an ministers and religious exercises the
feature of the celebration was the sing
ing by q choir of 200 voices of hymns
of the Lutheran church.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-20
WORK OF PARDON BOARD.
Applications for Release Arc Refused in
Several Cases.

Harrisburg, Pa, Feb. 19.-The board
Of pardons has announced the follow
ing decisions: Pardons recommended
Jacob s. Hurst. Cumberland, aggravat-
ed assault and battery; William c.
Miller. Somerset, murder in the second
degree; Abe Perelstine. Allegheny. con-
spiracy, and Daniel Slough, Beaver,
larceny and receiving stolen goods.
Pardons were refused in the casas
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-18
eOLDSBY DIES ON THE GIBBET.
HIS MOTHER BY MS SIDE WHEN
THE TRAP WAS SPRUNG.

..No. Came Here 10 Die. Not To
Talk His Reply When Asked IA
He Had Anything to Say-He Kisses
His Mother GoOd-By and Goes 10
His Death with Smile ON His
Face.
Fort Smith, Ark, March lat 213 p.
m. to-day Crawford Goidsby. alias Chero-
kee Bill, was hanged. He was declared
dead in ten minutes.
on the gaIlows. in reply TO the question
if he had anything to say. he answered:
''NO: 1 came here TO die, not talk
Turning. he kissed his mother good-by
and with a smile on his face walked 10
his place on the trap.
Father Plus said a prayer while the
doomed man was being pinioned. Bill
was smiling when the cap was drawn over
his head.
The moose was adjusted and at 2:l3
O'Clock. Turnkey Eoff sprang the lever
and threw the trap.
Bill got his wonderful nerve from his
mother. She stood by him on the gallows
without fiinching or shedding a tear. She
took the body to Fort Gibson al o'clock.
Crawford Goldsby was the name con-
ferred upon Cherokee Bill when he was
born at Fort Gibson. l. T.. Feb. s. 1876.
He was one of the few robbers who in
Tested the Indian Territory during the
reign of terror of 1894, and belonged TO
the Cook gang
Bits last robbery was the one which
cost him his life. In November. 1894, he
and Nerdigris Kid were robbing Lenapah,
when Ernst Melton looked out of his win
dow to see what was the excitement out
side. Bill saw him and sent "A bullet
through his brain. For this he was con-
victed on Feb. II, 1895. and on April 10
was sentenced to be hanged on June 10
The sentence was stayed by an appeal to
the supreme court, but the judgment of
the lower court was confirmed and he
was again sentenced on Jan. 6, 1896.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-18
DOMINGO WINS THE HANDicAp.
Nicotine Runs Him to n Head All
Through the Last Quarter.

New Orleans La, March 1.-THE at
tendance at the races this afternoon was
quite large, the weather cool and the card
good. The speculation was very heavy and
as five favorites were successful the ring
was a big loser on the play The feature
of the card was st. Patrick's handicap at
a hlile and seventy yards, and Domingo,
the favorte, was the victor by a head in
hard drive. Just through HIS brilliant
riding. Nicolini ran him to head all
through the last quarter, but Hill outrode
Gatewood and captured the purse. Denver
was the only outsider to win. summaries
follow:
Ross 3. to 5, won. with Carrie b second,
and Salvation third. Time 1:18%.
Second Race-Half mile for two-year-
olds. Sanguine, 100. Scherrer, 2 to l, won.
with Worry Not second and Judge Butler
third. Time :5S. Kobus finished close
fourth.
McGlone, to 3. won, with Sir John second
and Ferryman II. third Time 1:1S.
Fourth Race-Handicap, mile and seven
ty yards. Domingo, lib, Hill, to ., won,
with Nicolini second and Little Tom third.
Fifth Race-Mre. Old Saugus, 1O1, Hirsch
even, won, with Helen H. Gardener sec
ond, and Charley DAILY third. Time 1:46
Sixth Race-SiX furlongs, selling. Den
ver 102, Hyle, z to 2, won, with Sweetheart
second and Bust Up third. Time LISA
First Race-Six furlongs. Second At
tempt. los; Begue, 107; Lottie Mills, Vir-
gin, 1903; Old Dominion, 10; Red John,
113; Prince Imperial, 113.
Second Race-Mile and a quarter. Fond
est, Newhouse. 81; Dutch Arrow, los; DR..
Pare, Uncle Jim, Boro, los; Peytonia,
109
Third Raee-Half mile. Kobus, Bonnie
Belle SO; Clematus, 10S; Ironstone, Thorn
as Paine, i04; Brown Berry, 1O6.
Fourth Race-One mile, One Hundredth
Day handicap. Panway. 80; st. Lee SO;
Judith c., Dockstader, Ashland, 81: Mid
Latta, 113.
Fifth ce-Fifteen-sixteenths of
mile Sam Watkins, 102; Halloween, Lew
in Nance, los; Bust Up, Chauncey, John
Irwin. Longdale, Blacksmith, ia ia. 10;
Ulster, Liberty Bell, 113.
Sixth Race-Fifteen siXteenths of a mile.
La Belle France, 10S; Areline, Trenton,
Old Pugh, Imp. Connemara, 10; Oak For
est, Little Matt, Borderer, Arkansas
Traveller, Fakir, Hot Spur, Jim Henry,
113
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-18
TAnHEEL REPUBLICANS.
Fusion with the POpuIists on an
Electoral Ticket Not Probable.

Raleigh, n. G.. March l7-There Is a
notable assembling of republicans here.
The state executive committee of that
party meets tomorrow. Senator Prit-
chard and Representative Settle are pres
ent, as are also ID. L. Russell and Abner
II. Dockery, both leading candidates for
the nomination for governor. The opln-
ion is that the committee, of which A. ~.
Holton Is chairman, will call the state
convention about May 1. 1t is also thought
that the republicans ana Populssus VIII VIII
do so on other tickets.
The Mckinley men appear to be large
~ In the majority
The populist state committee, through
Senator Butler, its chairman, declares II
will support no one who opposes tree sll-
YER Many republicans, however declare
Senator Butler cannot control the rank
and file of his party i'm this matter, and
aver that they will not take the silver
pledge or allow the populists to name a
candidate for governor.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-18
SUNLIGHT FLASH SIGNALS.
The system to he Used by the Span
ish Army in Cuba.

Baltimore. Md, March 1.-THE Spanish
authorities in Cuba, in order to overcome
the inconvenience occasioned by the cut
ting of telegraph wires by the insur-
gents, have decided to adopt a system
of sunlight flash signals. similar to that
used by the United States signal corps.
Sixty photographs were shipped to-day to
Don Manuel Ballespin, at Havana, who
will introduce the system In the Spanish
army. Two hundred more instruments
have been contracted for, and will be
sent as rapidly as possible by the manu-
Recent tests have demonstrate that
the flash from one of these instruments
can be seen 1S3 miles. With code Of
Morse signals any kind of message can
be communicated from one part of the
island to another and system establish
ed that the insurgents cannot well inter-
fere with.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-18
wATFs FROM THE WIRES.
some of the Days Events Set Forth
I'm short Stories.

Washington, March 1.-THE treasury
gold reserve. at the close Of business to-
day. stood at Sl27, LILO. The Withdrawals
for the day were S137, 500.
Washington, March 17.-House election
committee No. l, Mr.. Daniels of New
York chairman, to-day heard arguments
in the contested case of Robinson against
Harrison, from the Third Alabama dis
trict.
st. Petersburg, March 1.-THE govern
ment of oral has been visited by a terri
BILE snow storm. Reports received here
state that 1870 persons were frozen to
death in one night Large numbers of
horses and cattle were also frozen.
New York, March 17.-Hon. Edward f.
Uni, recently appointed United States am
on the North German Lloyd steamer
Saafe. The new ambassador is accom-
panied by Mrs. Uhl, his two daughters
and Young son.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-18
The Amazon is The king of streams

The Amazon is the king of streams,
says the st. Louis Globe-Demoerat. From
first to last it receives over / 200 tributa-
ries. of which more than 100 are large-sized
rivers, and these rise so far apart and
have their foods and Gibbs at such different
seasons that the Amazon is at about the
same hight the year around. At some
points on it's lower course one bank is in
visible from the other: the beholder seems
to be looking on a great yellow sea OF
fresh water When discovered some tribes
of Indians on the lower portion knew
nothing of the existence Of the opposite
shore and did not believe that it existed,
saving that that great river flowed all
around the world" Its mouth, including
that of the Para, Is $50 miles in width,
and II is navigabie for large sized ocean
steamers for 1000 miles from the sea, and
50 vast is the flood of water which II pours
into the Atlantic that the ocean Is tinged
yellow for 400 miles from the coast Of
Brazil
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-18
A DEGRADATION COMPROMISED.
SufOIIS's ex-Treasurer Turns Over
S6.4I2 in Settlement.

SO,4I& In SetIIement.
Suffolk Va, March 1.-THE official in
vestgation Of the accounts of Maj. j. c.
Wright. ex-town treasurer. which has been
in progress since Dec. Z. 1895. was to-day
concluded by the payment to the chairman
of the council finance committee of &c.
412S5. This am cunt rs a compromise, as
the experts who conducted the investiga-
ton allege a shortage of $500. No steps
looking to a criminal prosecution of the
ex-treasurer have as yet been instituted.
The investigation extended over a period
of several years and, it is claimed, by the
destruction of records, the experts We're
handicapped in their researches, and they
could not discover the full amount of the
defalcation