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INTERSTATE TENNIS.
The Tournament Began Yesterday at
Omaha.

OMAHA, Aug. 1S-The interstate
tennis tournament of Nebraska, Iowa.
Missouri and Kansas began here to-
day under most favorable and promis-
ing conditions. Chicago is represented
by half dozen prominent players
Nicholson, Colridge and Spencer rep
resent Iowa, and Wilder, Bowerscck
and Stoker of Kansas are among the
visitors
The result of to-days play was as
follows: Waidner and Carver of Chi
cago beat Austin and Cullingham of
Omaha 6-3, 6-3; Pope beat Vinsonha-
Ter 1-6, 6-3, 6-3; Stoker and Bower
sock of Kansas beat Findlay and Vim
sOnhaler of Omaha 6-3, 6-2; Hayer-
stick and Colpetzer beat Burr and
Farnsworth Ga, 4EG, 10-S; Hopkins
of Omaha beat Anderson of Chicago
G-2, 6-3; Colledge Of Iowa scratched
to Bowersock of Kansas; Cullingham
beat Findlay GO, 6-1; Vinsonhaler
beat Pope 1-6. 6-3, 6-3; Nicholson Of
Iowa scratched to Spencer of Iowa;
Haskell and Young beat Pope and Gill
lespie 6-3 60; Bowersock and Stoker
beat Bond and Hardy of Chicago Go
6-2; Haverstick beat Williams Go,
Cd
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SILVER REPUBLICANS.
Shut Out From Fusion by the Demo
cratic Convention.

SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 1S.-A spe-
cial to the Herald from Boise, Idaho,
says: Tonight there is weeping and
wailing and gnashing of teeth in the
ranks of the silver Republicans. 1t was
caused by the action of the Democratic
Convention by a vote of los to 81, in
structing the Conference Committee on
fusion to deal exclusively with the Pop
ulists. This shuts Dubois and his fol-
lowing of Republican boilers out The
Conference Committee will meet in the
morning.
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NATIONAL BICYCLE MEET.
1t Was Successful in Point of At
tendance and Entries.

ERIE PaD, Aug. 1S.-The national
bicycle meet to-day was very success
ful in point of attendance and entries.
Summaries:
Mile open, professional, Tom Butler
won, Bald second, Rigby third. Time
2:24 %.
Mile open, amateur, J. F. Higgins,
Buffalo, won Time-2:35
Mile handicap, Becker of Chicago GA
YARDS won, Foell of Buffalo second,
Wells of San Francisco third. Time
2:31 1-5.
Mile handicap, amateur, Higgins 90
yards) won. Time-2.3S 4-5.
Mile lap, professional, Tom Butler
won, Kennedy second, Starbuck third.
Time-2:32 1-5.
Mile, 2:30 class, amateur, Pilkey of
Buffalo won. Time-2:337.
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DEMOCRATIC HONEST
MONEY LEAGUE.
L Holds a Mass Meeting at Madison
Square Garden.
Thousands of Persons Turn Out to Hear
Bourke Cochran.

Perry Belmont Presides and Says 1t
is a Time for Plain Speaking
Cochran Says 1t is a Grave and
Solemn Duty to Oppose the NOm-
inee of the Chicago Convention
He DenOunces the Revolutionary
PlankS in Its Platform.
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MURDERED AND MUTILATED.
Two Bodies Chopped in Small Pieces Are
FOiInd in barrel at Chicago.

Chicago, March S-The body of a man
chopped to pieces together with an in
FAINT with its skull crushed, was found
in II barrel in the alley at the rear of
4,S2S Prairie avenue this afternoon. The
remains were those of man about 40
years of age and male infant about
ten days old. The body of the man
was fearfully mutilated. The head was
taken off and two holes had been bored
in the skull at the forehead with an
auger. The right leg was cut off about
the knee and two toes from the foot
of the same leg had been apparently
severed with Il cleaver. The right arm
was pulled out Of its socket the left
foot was sawed off at the ankle and
the fingers from the left hand. The
body of the infant was not marred. cX-
cept the skull, which was fractured by
Il blow.
The bodies are badly decOmpOsed. and
the killing must have been done at least
two weeks ago. No articles of clothing
We're found, except a homespun shirt.
which together with some cotton pad
ding. was wrapped around the head and
shoulders of the man.
n physician examined the bodies to-
night and said the dissccting could not
have been done by medical student,
no matter how inexperienced, and as
the remains have not been in pickling
vat. it is almost assured that the mur-
der was committed.
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NEWSPAPER FAKE.
A Chicago Journal publishes nu TX.
elusive story Of an Attempt to Blow Up
Mr.. ArunOur with Dynamite.

Chicago. March S.--The employees of
the Hyde Park postal station. at Fifty
fifth street and kimbark avenue. We're
thrown into Il great state of excite
ment last evening by the discovery of
a supposed dynamite bomb that. from
general appearances, was capable of
blowing up the entire establishment.
The box was addressed to =. ID. Armour.
2ll5 Prairie avenue, Chicago.
The box was neatly wrapped in yell
low paper. tied with green ribbon. and
has evidently been mailed in Chicago
at some of the outlying districts.
Should the box prove to contain dead
ly explosives. the mailing will consti
tute the fourth unsuccessful attempt
that has been made to kill or seriously
injure Mr.. Armour, and in each in
stance the United States mail will have
been the means of discovering the char
acter of the missive.
The officials of the Hyde Park postal
station are of the opinion tonight that
the bomb was mailed by a reporter for
the paper which published the story ex-
clusivey this morning. Superinte endent
Hendrickson said the package had been
in the Office only twenty minutes when
a reporter for a morning paper came in
and made inquiries about it. Informa-
tion was refused. and the supposed in
fernal machine locked up in the vault
Notwithstanding this. the paper pub
liShed minute description of the
bomb. and Superintendent Hendrick-
son says it could not have been written
unless the writer had seen the alleged
Internal machine.
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NEW SALVATION ARMY.
Mr.. and Mrs. BaliinstOn Booth Announce
Their Programme ut Cooper Union.

New York, March S.-Mr. and Mrs.
Ballington Booth addressed an i'm
menSe audience at Cooper Union to-
night. 1t was one of the largest gath
erinSS ever held in the historic build
ing.
In his address to the gathering Mr..
Booth said: 1T is true that after de
liberate thought we have decided to in
stitute a new movement. (Cheers.)
could it have been avoided it would
not have been thought of. Mrs Booth
and received assurances from the peo-
pie of the United States lighting on be
half of Jesus Christ. that we had done a
work for which they We're grateful and
would not quietly submit that we should
retire to private life and relinQuish a
field which is the largest of any ON the
globe, where there is not only work
for one Salvation army, but for 100.
I'VE do not intend to enter into any
battle or strife with the Salvation army.
We want no fight, neither ritual or
verbal.
I'VE want to have a mission to reach
the masses. We have resolved that the
conservation we shall make shall be-
lasting.''
Mr.. Booth closed by saying: ~ want
to assure Mrs. Booth and those oifi-
GERS who have taken a stand by me
that by faith | see i'm the distant flu
ture movement that we will not re
gret having linked our names with"
Mrs. Booth spoke briefly and was
cheered enthusiastically She made no
reference to the troubles in the ranks
of the army.
Mr.. Booth said in an interview that
the name of the new movement had
not been chosen. and that the name of
the AUXILIARY league would be "The
Defenders league"
A monster mass meeting will be held
he said, at Carnegie hall at some near
date.
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THE NEWS THIS MORNING.
Weather Indie atoms Today:
Clear; Warmer; Westerly Winds.

The Spanish-Cuban War.
Mckinley Still Leads in the Presidential
Race
Another Bomb for Mr.. Armour, of Chi
caSo.
A Paterson, n. j., Brute Captured.
: Congressional Forecast for the Week.
General Market and Stock Quotations.
Spanish Students are Still Warlike.
Welded u Knife with Deadly Effect.
3 Practical Sermon to Odd Fellows.
The Conservation of Father Hoban.
Editorial Comment.
What our Contemporaries Say.
D our Anthracite Coal Supply.
Coming EiStedtfod VIII BE a Success.
Shot Around a>Corner.
6 1.-The Wife's Confession" Parlor Play
in Two Acts.
I Happenings in Scranton's Busy Sub
urbS.
License Court to Open Today.
Interesting Sporting Miscellany.
s News Up and Down the Valley.
Industrial and Railroad News.
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insurgent commander in chief. General
Gomez This Is probably due to the
censor either adding to or taking from
the despatch as filed by the United
Press correspondent.
AN OFFER OF SHIPS.
Madrid, March S. The ship owners
OF Seville have offered to the govern
ment fifty steamers to be put to any
use the authorities may deem eXpedi-
ent.
The chamber of commerce of Gran
ada have issued Il circular note invit-
ing all Spanish merchants to break
their commercial relations with the
United States. and to cancel their pol
icies of insurance issued by American
companies. Many of the merchants
have already done 50.
Several more Spanish subjects who
We're acting as American consular
agents have resigned. Indignation
meetings were held today in "many
places in the provinces.
Malaga, Spain. March S.-The sailors
of the French warship Drome at this
port paraded the streets yesterday sing
ing the Spanish national anthem and
the "Marseillaise.' and cheering for
both France and Spain.
Bilbao. Spain, March S.-A manifes-
tation of the poDular feeling occurred
at the Eden theater in this city last
night. During the performance the
French and Spanish flags were dis
played. causing the widest enthusiasm
and Nivas for Il Frenco-Spanish alli-
ance We're repeatedly and heartily
given.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-09
M'KINLEY Still LEADING
Republican Presidential Sentiment
Beginning to Crystalize.
RESULTS OF THE CONVENTIONS
Out Of I2S Delegates to 81. Louis Already
Chosen. Sixty lone Favor tho Ohio
Candidate Of Delegates
Elected Up to Date.

Washington, March S.-State conven-
tions for the election of delega tes- at =
large to st. Louis have been held in
Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana and Mis-
Sissippi, and delegates have also been
chosen in fifty or more congress dis
tricts. Nine important states-Ohio,
Kansas. Texas. Iowa. New York. Mas
sachusetts. Minnesota, Wisconsin and
South Dakota-wll hold conventions
within the next three weeks: SO that
by the end of March nearly Onethird
of the 909 delegates who are to as
semble at st. Louis will probably have
been elected and the preferences of the
great majority of them will be definite
ly known.
VICTORIES IN THE SOUTH.
The results reached in Arkansas. Mis-
sissippi and Florida--all holding con-
ventions during the last week-seem to
verify completely the estimate made
two weeks ago in these columns of
Governor MrNinley's strength as II can
didate, and to emphasize the decided
lead which he has already secured in
the race for the presidential nomina-
ton Iiis' friends controlled all three
conventions and secured solid delega-
tiOns from Arkansas and Florida. as
well as the six delegates so far chosen
in Mississippi. In Texas. where Sev-
eral district conventions have been
held. great confusion and uncertainty
exist. Coutesting delegations have been
elected i'm seven districts. and in many
cases both contestants and regulars"
seem to have given pledges of support
to several OF the rival candidates. In
Florida four contesting delega tes- at =
large will go to St Louis in the anti
kinley interest. favOring either Cover
nor. Morton or Speaker Reed
\ significant incident of the last
week was the capture by Mex inley OF
two delegates in the Seventh Illinois
district. 1t was thought that Senator
Cullom, the "favnrite son" of Illinois,
would secure a solid delegation from his
own state. But after an open contest
at the primaries in Chicago the two
delegates chosen on Thursday in the
Seventh district were instructed uncon-
ditionally to support Mckinley.
DELEGATES CHOSEN.
one hundred and twenty-five dele
gates have so far been chosen in the
following states: Alabama. ,: Arkan-
sas. lG; Florida. s; Georgia, IA; Illinois,
II; Louisiana. IA; Mississippi, q; Mis-
souri,, =: New York, q: Ohio. 8: PennSyl-
vania, II: Texas, is; District of Colum-
bia, .: total! 1"5 or these Ia delegates
81 are instructed for Mckinley. or are
supposed to favor his nominations: %
are for Reed 10 for Cullom, 6 for Allis-
on. for Morton. and, granting that
Pennsylvania ill give compliment
AIRY support to Mr.. Quay, IL are for
Quay. 1t is only just to say, of course
that i'm the southern states, where so
many contests have been instituted
the ultimate partition of representa-
tion at st. Louis by the conventions
committee on credentials may seriously
alter present estimates.
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MURDERED FOR MONEY.
stephen Powell Killed in Front Of His
Own Home.

Hampstead. n. Y, March S-Stephen
Powell. one of the wealthiest citizens
and most prominent men on Long
Island, was murdered in a most brutal
manner at about II o'clock last night
as he was returning from his place of
business to his home. Mr.. Powell was
in the habit of carrying large sums of
money upon his person. 1t is supposed
that his murderer or murdercrS learned
of this and awaited an opportunity to
way lay him. The murder occurred i'm
front of Mr.. Powells home Directly
opposite the gate an electric light was
brightly shining. His assa ilants are
supposed to have been hiding behind
the electric light pole, and as Mr.. Pow
ell passed he was struck over the right
eye. the blow cutting long cash. There
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-09
CAPTURE OF 4 BRUTE.
Nicholas Cole Commits an AtrOciOus As
sault on Miss Van Riper-Thousht tn
Mnrhar

Paterson, n. j., March S.-Nicholas
Cole, 40 years old of the silk throwing
firm of Nightingale 4 Cole, was ar
rested this evening, charged with hay
ing committed Il brutal assault on Miss
Lizzie Van RiDer, aged Is years near
the corner of East Eighteenth and Eli
son streets, which is two blocks from
the place, where Mamie Il. sullivan
was murdered on Wednesday evening
1t is alleged that he followed the girl
for about 100 yards. and when at Il
lonesome spot caught her by the neck.
She cried for help but had scarcely
screamed when he seized her by the
throat and struck her twice I'm the
mouth with his fist, causing blood to
flow.
Cole, seeing some one approaching.
ran away but was soon overtaken by
IL policeman. a crowd of nearly one
thousand persons surrounded the priS-
oner and followed him to the station.
and threats to lynch him We're heard
ON every side. Cole is a married man
and the father of four children. He is
separated from his wife, however, and
is seeking Il divorce.
The police tonight think that Cole
possibly is connected with the sullivan
murder. and have begun an inVestiga
ton on that line.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-09
TIE ITALIAN CRISIS.
SisnOr SaraccO Fails in Ills Attempt TO
Get u Cabinet.

Rome. March S.-King Humbert, who
asked Signor Saracco, minister of pub
lie works in the Crispi cabinet. to form
Il new ministry, has had to look in an
other direction for a new prime minis
ter Signor Saracco having failed in
his attempt to get a satisfactory cabi
net.
1t is sta ted that the task of construct
ing a new ministry has been offered to
General Ricotti who will yield the
prime ministership to the Marquis hi
Rudin. As yet nothing definite is
known. though in opposition circles it
is stated that Rudini ministry is al
most completed.
Rome. March Sat late hour to-
night it was reported that cabinet had
been formed with the Marquis iii Ru-
DIM as prime minister and probably
minister of the interior.
The Marquis di Rudni was prime
minister from February 6. 1891. to May
= 1Xqo
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-09
SILVER MEN WILL FIGHT.
Senator Harris Says That There Will Bc
No Compromise.

Washington. March S.-Senator Har-
ris. of Tennessee, who is the official
head of the Democratic free silver or
ganiZatiOn says tina. so far as he and
those whom he represents are con-
ccrned. there is to he no compromise
whatever with the single gold standard
party.
We are going to make the issue at
Chicago next July. We purpose to
force the fighting. We believe that the
people have been duly educated. / am
sure that we will have a majority of
the delegates to the national conven-
ton. | say this because of the cores
pondence my committee has had with
prominent Democrats in all the states
of the union. We are busily engaged
in circulating our literature and there
is no doubt whatever in my mind that
we will control the declaration of the
next Democratic convention upon the
financial question:
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Is also a cut on the left wrist hut this
wound was probably obtained while
endeavoring tn defend his face The
first blow evidently knocked Mr.. Pow
ell senseless and his assailants then
struck him terrific blows on the back of
his head which crushed in the skull.
Three negroes We're arrested ON sus-
picion of being implicated in the mur-
der. They were held To await the ac
tion Of the coroner's jury. Several 9TH
der suspicion.
Mr.. Powell had $500 in an inside
pocket which was unnoticed by his as
sailants, and they obtained only about
s.. 80 in change.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-09
BURNED BY BOILING OIL,
Several Men Injured at Works Of Stand
ard Oil Company.

New York, March S.-BOiling hot
crude tar overfiowed one of the Stand.
ard Oil company's big tanks soon after
midnight this morning in the com
pany's yard at BayOnne, N. J. A gang
of men at work about the tank ran for
their lives. but five of them We're over
taken and severely scalded. The in
jured are:
Michael Doyle, feet. legs and hands
burned: Timothy Callahan, feet. legs
and hands burned: James Donohue,
legs and hands burned; John st. John.
feet and ankles burned Ernest Chlsen,
feet and ankles burned. None of the
men We're fatally injured.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-09
MISS BARTON'S WORK.
The sultan Has Not Yet Permitted Her
Agents to Go to AuatOIia.

London, March S.-The correspondent
of the United Press in Constantinople
confirms the kilograms saying that
while the Turkish foreign minister had
renewed in the presence of Miss Clara
Barton his promise to permit the dis
tributors of relief to go to AnatOlia. the
necessary trades are still withheld by
order of the sultan, though it is expected
that they will be speedily delivered In
the meantime Miss Barton will be able
to do much necessary work.
The start of the Rev. George p Knapp
the American missionary at Bitls, with
his family for Constantinople, has been
delayed until April. owing to heavy
SHOWS and other causes.
All the English newspapers of March
" "and have been prohibited from enter
ing Turkey.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-09
ARMENIAN RELIEF.
Governor Hastings presidcs at q Meeting
Held to Raise Funds.

LancasteI. Pa, March S.-A large
mass meeting in behalf of the Armen-
ian sufferers was held here this af-
ternoon under the auspices of the Min"
isterial union.
Governor Hastings presided and ad.
dresses were delivered by Congress
man Brosius and eX-Attorney General
W. L. Hensel A large sum was sub
scribed for the relief fund.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-09
FISHING up GOLD.
The Treasure Box of u Sunkcn Spanish
Cruiser Recovered

a. Havana, Feb. 2S, via Tampa. March
S.-Yesterday at noon the divers at
work on the wreck of the cruiser San
chez BarcaiZtegui broke into the state
rooms of the submerged vessel. After
much labor they removed the fasten-
ings of the treasure chest. The chest
was then hauled up and landed on the
dock.
1t contains considerable gold as well
as money belonging to the crew. Last
fall the Sanchez BarcaiZtegui was sunk
at the entrance to this harbor by the
Herrara line steamer Mortera. The div
ers will cut away her masts and smoke
stacks. as they are dangerous to navi-
CATION.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-09
FARMER CRUELTY MURDERED
Victim Found in His Barn with Ills Skull
Crushed.

Fond du Lac. Wis. March S.-A cold
bloOded murder occurred last evening
at a farm house about four miles south
east of this city. the victim being Fred
Messmer, whose body was found i'm the
barn with the skull crushed. Tramps
are suspected.
The victim was about 40 years of age
and was prominent i'm Fond du Lac and
Winnebago counties.
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GOVERNOR MORTON'S BOON.
Ills Friends Claim rwcnty.,hrec Delegates
TO ST. Louis.


New York. March S.--The Republican
state committee tonight issued the fol-
lowing to the press:
'"rhere have been more than forty
Republican county and assembly dis
trct conventions already eld in this
trict conventions already held in this
lican state convention which assemblies
in this city on March "A, have been
elected. Every one of these cOnVen-
tions has endorsed Governor Morton
for its candidate for president, and
every one of the 1863 delegates thus far
chosen is "a Morton man. Eight dele
gates to the st. Louis convention have
been elected, and every one of them is
heartily for Governor Morton.
''Gorernor Morton's friends have ad-
vices that already twenty eight Morton
men have been chosen delegates to st.
Louis from Georgia. Alabama. Florida
Louisiana and Texas. There are. there
fore. thirty-siN delegates to the ma
tional convention already elected
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Wind and Rain Storm.

Braddock. Pa, March S.-A terrible wind
and rain storm passed over this section
yesterday doing, much damage to prop
erty. The borough did not suffer much,
the most damage being done on the hills
of North BraddOck and Sandy Hook,
where houses We're unroofed and a num-
ber of frame dwellings were moved from
their foundations.
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Emporium. Pa, March S.-The Republic
can county committee. of Cameron coun-
ty met Saturday and ordered q conven-
tion to be held April II, to elect Il delegate
the district convention and that the con-
veniOn to nominate county officers be held
August or September. Senator Quay was
endorsed for president.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-09
MORE FUNDS NEEDED.
Lack Of Cash the Only Draw ck TO Red
Cross Work.

New York. March S.-An urgent APP
peal has been received from Constanti-
nople by the National Armenian relief
committee for funds.
In resposne. $4,000 was sent through
Brown Bros. who are the authorized
treasurers of the Armenian Relief fund.
and of the Red Cross. and to whom all
contributions should be sent. The
greatest obstacle 20 the work Of relief
now is not from the Turks, but from
lack of funds.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-09

Chicago. March S.-His Royal Highness
Alfonso, king of Spain. was hanged in
efiigy last night in the vicinity OF Madison
street and Campbell avenue. The crowd
of enthusiastic young persons who per-
formed the job escaped Identification
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-09

WE ARE TODAY SHOWING \
FULL LINE OF SEPARATE SKIRTS
WHICH, FOR EXTENT AND VA
RlETY, WILL uNDOtRTEDLf
MEET THE FULLEST REQTlRE
MENT OF THE BEST DRESSED
WOMEN IN THIS CITY OR ANY
OTHHR CITY. THE MATERIAI.S
FROM WHICH THEY ARE MADE
Up ARE THE NEWEST AND BEST
ON THE MARKET. AND YOU CAN
DEPEND THAT THE MAKE, ART
AND FINISH ARE QUITE Up To
OUR USUAL. HIGH STANDARD OT
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-09
Deaths Of Admiral Wake.

Brooklyn. y. V, March S.-Rear Ad-
miral Henry Wake, United States Army.
died this afternoon at his home. in this
city. He had been suffering since Tues
day last with Il sever attack of the grip,
but the immediate cause of death was
heart failure,