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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-25
SPRING SUITS
AND OVERCOAIS
For Men BOYS lDd Children

An elegant assortment at prices that
are very low considering the quality,
makeup. ETC., is being shown at our
store. lfyou are thinking Of buying
q Spring Suit cal in and look at our
stock-it will do you good, and Us.
too. Of course. We are almost sure
you will buy-cannot resist
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-25

AFTER Days Hard Work Take Horsford's
Acid Phosphate.
1t makes delicious drink and re.
lieves fatigue and depression. A CRATE
ful tonic,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-04
THAT CALDWELL SHORTAGE
some More About the Postofice Troubles
In That City.

Last night the postal clerks were dis
cussing the shortage of Postmaster
Sturm at Caldwell and they were all
greatly surprised. Some of them thought
that Mr.. Sturm would be arrested.
The case is a strange one and this is
not the first time that Mr.. Sturm got
into trouble. Last year some time he
was found short $500, but Sam Woodson
Hank Lowe and few other friends
made It up for MIN. 1t is limited that he
has not paid them back yet and this
second shortage will probably delay pay
ment to them for long time. The short
age of the office before was exactly the
amount that was ON deposit for money
orders, a fund OF that amount being al
lawed in the postmaster's hands
One of the great mysteries is what he
did with the money and how he spent it..
He will not make any explanations and
that. more than anything else, incenses
his friends.
Sturm is not a man Of either extrava-
gance or bad habits. so far as anybody
knows. He looks like man, IL is said,
who could live on So per month. The
office paid salary of AGO year, and
besides that he was allowed $500 a year
for clerk hire. making in all $1,000, a
very snug sum for a plain, thrifty man
To live on. The office did not cost him
anything. as the allowance made and
Il suitcase pay the rent.
Notwithstanding his unexplained short
age. Sturm is a good fellow and his old
friends believed him to be the very soul
of honesty.
At present r. D. Metcalf is in charge
of the office and ii Is not improbable
that he will. eventually, be commission
ed as postmaster.
Bad luck follows postoffice like IL
follows a person. said one OF the mail
men last night. Just let ii get into
trouble once" he said, and it is LA
BILE TO have a streak of bad luck for two
or three years" That. certainly, is char
acteristic of the Caldwell postoffice. In
der the last administration a CLERK stole
it blind and crippled the postmaster f.
nanciauy, perhaps, for his whole life
time
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-04
OBJECT LESSON ON TAXES
Some of the Experiences of Real Estate
Man With Property.

Pat Healy ran up against an object
lesson on taxes yesterday that dunn
founded, sickened. paralyzed him.
Some time ago Mr.. c. A. Leland, re-
ceiver of the State National bank, put
few lots on Fourth avenue in his hands
for sale, with Instructions to sell them
n SlOc Pat hustled around for a month
or mere and finally found buyer for
tkenl at hat price and closed the deal.
81 am afraid you won't get very big
commission cut of them" said Mr.. LIE
land las there are some taxes against
iherc and I presume il is pretty high.
With this tip Pat went ZIP to the
county treasurer and asked the amount
Of the taxes against lots so and so.
Two hundred and sixty two dollars, ."
said the treasurer. looking at Pat over
ais glasses.
Pat oaenad his eyes until they were as
big as saucers and repeated, two hun
6red and sixty-two dollars. q"
Those are the figures precisely said
tbe trea surer.
You are joking" said Pat.
II never joke about taxes" said the
treasurer. There is no So joke about
taxes"
Pat then started ont for the Office Of
City Assessor Caldwell with as much
desperate determination and gore in his
eye as If he was General Weyler hum
ing the patriot Maceo. Caldwell, luck
lily. was absent and then Pat bomharded
the Office OF the county commissioners.
After holding a council Of war the COM
naissionars concluded 10 take about all
the money Fat got for the lots for taxes.
They allowed him about s. for his
months work and the bank-wen, Pat
may divide up the SIS with 1t.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-04
TEXAS HOGS COMING In
Thousands of Them Already Fattening in
Sedgwick County.


It used to be that the people of this
county sent their corn to Texas to feed
the Texas hog. Now it is different The
people of Texas are sending their hogs
here to eat the Sedgwick county corn.
Over 5000 of them have been brought
here already and they find ready sale.
Some farmers have bought as high as
200 of them. There are 800 or 400 Of
them at the stock yards now and they
are kept in separate pens as precau-
ton against disease.
The Texas hog is a queer specimen OF
the porker species. Deacon Wilson, who
knows everything in Populism from the
raising of hogs TO the monetary science.
describes Texas hog as an animal that
is four feet high. seven feet long and
three inches wide. In other words, he
is the razor back which Lon Holding de-
scrfbes in his famous Arkansaw poetry.
Deacon Wilson is about right. The Tex
| as hog is mighty long, mighty high and
mighty thin.
1t is said that he is q great animal for
taking on fat when he gets enough 10 eat
and il is alleged that inside of three
days after getting where there is corn
he will begin 10 spread out and keep on
fattening until one couldn't tell him from
a Kansas hog. Rev. Harmon, who. by
the way, knows something more about
meat than that which is grown on the
upper LINKS of a chicken, says that the
meat of Texas hog when once fattened
is something delightful. He says the fat
and the lean alternate so nicely that the
meat makes some fine breakfast bacon.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-04
ACCOMPLISHMENTS INITIALS
Quiet Wedding in One OF the Old Homes OF
Wichita Yesterday.

Yesterday at I o'clock, at the home Of
Mrs. William Clayton Woodman. 901 n.
Waco, Mr.. John Thompson Manner and
Miss Elizabeth Clayton Woodman were
quietly married, the Rev. Mr.. Hilton,
of the Central Church of Christ, off,
ciating.
The quaint old rooms Of the Wood
man house, were prettily decorated with
cut chrysanthemums- the bridal party
standing in tower of palms and ever
greens AS the party descended the
stairs, Miss Eudora Woods, accompanied
by Miss Efvie Walker, sang Thy Ten
der Love" is Best" As the sweet words
OF the tender love song rang out, the
groom, preceded by his best man, Mr..
Bruce Priddy, entered the room. meet
ing the bride. attended by the maid of
honor. Miss Rea Woodman. MIR. Hilton.
the officiating minister, stepped forward
sn in a few beautiful, direct, earnest
words, pronounced the man and woman
before him husband and wife. After con-
gratula tons and best wishes had been
extended TO Mr.. and Mrs. Manner, a
dainty luncheon was served in the din
ing room. after which Mr.. and Mrs.
Manner were driven 10 the Santa Fe
station, to take the west-bound train.
After ten-days' wedding trip, they will
return about December 18th, 10 take Joy
full possession OF a cosy cottage. S24 y.
Topeka avenue, where they will be at
home TO their friends after January /.
The bride was dressed in travelling
suit of hunters green ladies' cloth, TRIM
med with mink fur. with hat 10 match,
and carried bouquet of white bride
roses. The maid OF honor Wore street
suit Of green novelty goods, with nat
and gloves.
Mr.. Manner is fsvorably known and
liked in business and social circles. and
his wife, who mas lived in Wichita all
her life, is beloved and admired by Der
MANY friends, for her sweet. cheerful
gomaalness. ana ready sympathy.
The many presents received were
beautiful and useful. and viii find fit
ting uses in the new home. The guests
were: Mr. Bruce Pri6dy. Mr.. Hilton.
Mss Eadora Woods, Miss Elvie Walker.
Mr.. Dale Snively, DR.. Hoffman. Mr. and
Mrs Finlsy Rosst Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Fitch. Mr.. and Mrs, Byonn Hull, all III
innate friends OF the contracting par
ties
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-04
QUEER THANKSGIVING PRESENT
how Ira Elliott Received a keg of Pigs
Feet from His Girl.

Ira r Elliott is the owner or the Elee-
tic mills Never in the history OF the
world has A Jolly miller despised the
fair sex. and neither does Mr.. Elliott
He is sweet on a young lady up in the
north part Of Town and the young lady,
doubtless, is sweet on him. Now, then,
this il leap year as every one-at least
every single woman-knows. and Ira
girl deemed il 10 be the right thing for
her 10 do 10 make him THANKSGIVING
present. a turkey. thought the girl. No.
that would never do. as he has no wife
10 cook it. 1 nave il. she thought. and
without saying a single word 20 anybody
Sine went over 10 Whittakers packing
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-04
GOT THE WRONG STUFF
Young Smokers Make an Attempt to
smoke Chinese Mixture.

Some Of the young fellows of this city
are using some language about a pecu-
liar kind of tobacco they have beeen
..sing. 1t seems that Chief Burt, by
some mishap. got some of the tobacco
which was taken from the Chinese OPT
um Joint which the police raided some
time ago. and ii was in his pocket where
some other kind usually is. At least
that is what the boys say. The stuff
has a very innocent ioook upon it, and re
sembles fine-cut co closely that Ii is al
most impossible TO tell the difference, il
there is any. II has been regarded with
suspicion by those about the police head
quarters for some time, as none or them
seemed 10 care to try any Of IT,
Jim DAILY. a well-known young fellow
about town, got some Of il, and tried
il last Wednesday night. Jim was about
yesterday afternoon looking as though
he had been trying to inhale some horse
radish. y tear stood in either eye
almost constantly, and he said that II
was high noon yesterday before he
aroused from his downy couch. and when
ne did he wished that he hadn't
Gee, but | fee! bum said he; that
dad-gummed stuff just put me to sleep
and / didn't know where l was at until
noon
II the facts were told about ii, the to-
bacco had a sufficient quantity of opium
in II to cause il to have the effect II
did. just how il got mixed up in Mr..
Burt's pockets still remains a mystery.
unless some practical joker put IL in
there He does not smoke cigarettes
himself. but occasionally has some to-
bacco in his pocket which thsse young
cigarette smokers use up for him.
Several OF the other young fellows had
a similar experience with this Innocent
looking stuff Jim Hawley. Bob Deit-
rick. and Charlie DeitrieA are said 10
have been among those who sampled II.
and in fact. Shere was quite a number
more. but they said little or nothing
ABOUT il. The boys will hereafter be care
ful as 70 what they touch a match 10,
as il is Just as liable 10 be nitro-gfyc-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-04
DID THE RIGHr THING
Fine Fat Thanksgiving Present for q
Wichita Man.

This morning Fred Alderman and his
family will leave for Knoxville. Illinois,
where he will make his future home.
During the past two years Fred was
file clerk in the district court, but the
Monday before Thanksgiving ne lost his
position in the retrenchment plans of the
Clerk. He was beginning 10 think about
the hard winter when the blizzard swept
down on Wichita as a Thanksgiving pres
ent from King Boreo. He went home
that evening and there he found letter
awaiting him from his father. The let
ter was an invitation for him TO return
home, that his father had made him
present Of half interest IN a good busi-
ness with $1,000 stock of merchandise.
1t did not take long for him TO make
up his mind what to do and yesterday
he was at the court house bidding good
bye to all his friends. He returned with
twelve years of experience in the west.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-04
ALL WAS NOT BLISS
And That's why Mrs MeCutcheon Wants
a nixnrcP.

Yesterday Mrs. Elizabeth X McCu;ch-
con filed a petition for divorce in the dis
trict court against her husband. Frank
McCutcheon.
She alleges that they were married IN
1890 and lived together until 1894. AMI, AZ
times. thereafter. she alleges thar ne
called her some terrible names not only
before their children. but also BEFORE
con many. At one time ne orandisne5 n
knife over her head and sssare that ne
would kill her. AZ another ilTns he pal
ID 8 razor with a similar threat. In nd
oiison 10 that she auescF .iiat ha fire.
onerfiv struck her
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-04
Don't Wait!

If you thinking of Chris tmas, which will be
here don't until the last week before looking after
Holiday purchases Let show you what we have NOW.
Our lines very complete but there is special ar
Gle yoa thinking about get for if ordered
early bought be laid be delivered
Christmas.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-04

house. bought him little key OF picked
pigs feet ard sent il TO him with her
compliments. The evidence now is that
the next Thanksgiving present she Will
make him will be turkey cooked by
her own hands
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-04
SUED FOR BIG SUM
CASE OF LOMBARD MORTGAGE COM
PANY IN DISTRICT COURT.

Judgment Sought for Nearly Two Hun
bred Thousand Dollars = Defendant
Alleges That l.. ID. Skinner Entered Into
Collision With Plaintiffs Attorney to
Come to Wichita in Order That Service
be Got on Him at the Chartered Head
quarters of the Company-They Call
This Illegal Service.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-05-30

AZ East 81. Louis lightning struck tho
standard OIL works and flames were soon
pouring from dozen buildings. The IRE
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-05-30
PERSONAL ANp POLITICAL.

Ex-United States Senator Wil!inm A.
Wallace, OF Pennsylvania. died in New
York. aged 60 years. He was senator
from 1875 10 1881.
Mrs. Margaret Kelley. OF Carroll, Ia,
sary.
Mrs. Eureka Camille Storey. widow of
the famous editor. Wilbur +. Storey,
died at her home i'm Chicago. aged 81
years.
Lieut.. Luther Il. Baker. the cnpturer
OF j. Wilkes Booth. President LiLeoln's
assassin. died in Lansing, Mich.
A. Van TasseI. OF Cleveland. was NOM
mated for congress by Twentieth Ohio
district democrats.
Loren Fletcher was renominated for
congress by Fifth Minnesota district
republicans.
"Uncle" Daniel Frederick. aged 10Y
years, died AT Nincennes. Ind. He was
the oldest citizen OF the state.
Gen. Lucius Fnirchild. who was gov
ernor of Wisconsin from 1865 10 1871,
ex-minister to Spain and ex-c0mmnnder
in chief OF the G.. a. H.. died n ais home
in Madison, aged 60 years.
The democratic congressional con-
vcntion at Champaign. H.. nominated
+. M. Palmer, of Piatt county, for con
gress.
a. c. Mellette, ex-governor Of Sonth
Dakota. died at his home in pittsburg,
Kan. aged SO years.
Capt. John Wilson. who first planted
the union flag on the top OF Lookout
Mountain. died at his home at Station
Camp. KY, aged "a yenrs.
Charles Warren Lippitt was inaugur.
ated governor of Rhode Island at New
port.
The remains of Gen. Lucus Fairchild
were laid 20 rest in Forest Till Gene
terry at Madison, Wis, with military
honors.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-05-30

Fire at Brillon. Wis, destroyed tho
opera house. lumber yard. the North
western hotel. prick business block
ard several residences. the total loss be-
ing $4,000.
At the closing session in Asbury Park.
n. j.. OF the Baptist anniversaries a
resolution was adopted that petition
70 the ear of Russia, just crowned. be
forwarded. asking the exertion OF his
kind offices in behalf of suffering Chris
tians I'm Armenia.
cessful.
Fully 10000 acres OF land in 81. Clair
county, H.. were oyerfiowed by high
water In the Mississippi river, the fences
washed away and the crops ruined.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-05-30
FoREloN.


Another bomb was exploded near the
palace in Madrid.
At bull fight IN Monterey, Mexico. n
picador. jose Malta, was gorcd to death
and four other performers were fatally
wounded and six horses were killed, all
by one bull.
Renegade Indians in Mexico killed 10
persons. several of them being women
and children. ON the Lojos ranch.
The Turkish soldiery in the island
of Crete, breaking all restraints, poured
through the streets OF Khanin. shooting
and pillaging Christians. The consuls
all telegraphed for war ships.
A bridge gave way at Victoria, b. G.,
precipitating loaded street car and
several private carriages into the bay
100 feet below, and over 100 lives were
lost.
His majesty, Emperor Nicholas Alex
androyitch, autocrat of all the Russias,
and her majesty, Empress Alexandra
Feodorovna, were solemnly crowned in
the Cathedral of the Assumption at
Moscow.
Nearly the entire eastern portion OF
Dcseronto, Ont, was destroyed BY Gre,
the loss being over $35O,000.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-05-30
The News Condensed.
Important Intelligence From All Paris
CONGRESSIONAL.
rhs PROCEEDINGS Of the First Sessions

The Proceedings OF the First session
The time In the senate on the 2si was oc
-cuDled In discussing Senator Butler = Dill
prohibiting the ISSUE OF United States bonds
without the consent OF congress. In the
house the conferences report on the river
and harbor bill was agreed 70 ana ~ pen
sion hillr were passed. A bill establishing
a life-saving station az Charlevoix. Mich.
was fAvorshly reported
The session o. the senate on the 23d was
consumed by the 'hlled cheese" biz ana
the Second instaIlment or tine speech by
Senator Allen coop Neb) on the Rutler
blli 20 prohibit the issue or bonds WITHOUT
the authority OF congress. or the ground
that the filled cheese bill was revenue
measure several amendments were offered.
hut ali failed. The calendar was cleared
OF all the private pension bills, In tfe
house the conference reports on the river
and harDor bin and the executive, legis-
latIve and judicial bill were adopted. NJ
Howard pop. Ala) failed in an attempt To
secure consideration OF resolution 20
impeach President Cleveland on eight
counts
The general deficiency appropriation bill,
the last OF the supply bills. Was oofore the
.senatc on the 25th and passed just before
adjournment. The house spent the day
I'm committee OF the whole or the free al
.cohol repeal BILL There was general de-
bate. but no action.
~arif end finance each came I'm for q
share % consideration ir the senate on the
9th. While discussing the cheese bill Sen-
ator Dubois idaho offered an amendment
adding 70 cents per barrel 10 the tax on
beer. but the bill and pending beer amend
ssnent We're displaced by the bond hill, which
was considered. In the house the bill Tor
the repeal OF section 81 Of the present tari'r
law providing for a rebate on alcohol used
In the arts or medicinal compounds WAS
passed by vote OF 1854 60.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-05-30
LATER.

st. Louis, East ST. Louis and immedi-
ate vicinity were swept by death-deal-
ing cyclone. The loss OF life was esti-
mated at from 500 to 1000. The injured
list will include hundreds, If not thou
sands. Hotels and business buildings
were wrecked, the east end OF the great
Eads bridge was destroyed. the roof OF
the republican convention hall taken OFF,
and steamers on the river were sunk
with all on board. At Drake, ILL.,, n
schoolhouse was said to have been de-
molished and so pupils killed.
Ten persons were killed in a tornado
which struck the village of Labaddie,
Mo.
The seventh national convention OF
the prohibition party met on the eth
at Pittsburgh, Pa, and Oliver W. Stew
art, Of Illinois, was chosen as perma-
nent chairman. The committee on Gre
dentials reported $40 delegates present.
A resolution pledging the convention
not TO abate its relentless war on the
licensed rum power was ordered tele-
graphed TO various religious bodies now
in conference, also TO congress. A mass
meeting was held in the evening.
A tornado swept over Rush Hill, Mo-.
and in that little town 600inha bitanss
there was hardly n single house left
standing and the number of dead and
dying was large.
Col. II. =. McGlincy and wife; their
daughter, Mrs. James Dunham; James
WALL. N 81, - NJ. NfoC1t~..v. :. 1,t-.l
woman. Minnie Schesler, and a hired
man, James Briscoe. were killed at
Campbell. Cal. by James Durham, n
son-in-law of Col. McGlincy. who made
his escape. Family trouble was said to
be the cause.
Vermont democrats in convention MT
Montpelier nominated j. Henry Jack
son, of Barre, for governor. The plat
form indorses President Cleveland and
his administration.
The Norwegian barque Deodrene was
wrecked on ST. Paul's island, in the Gulf
of ST. Lawrence. and Capt. II. Wilson
and four Of the crew were drowned.
Washington. May 2s.-The senate yes
teriay defeated the proposition to In
crease the beer tax IS cents barrel by
n vote Of % 10 81. The filled-cheese bill
was further discussed, as was also the
bond bill, A bill was fnvorably re-
ported 10 increase pay Of letter car
riers throughout the United States.
The house spent almost the entire day
discussing the senate amendment to
the general deficiency bill appropriate
ing large sums for various claims. and
n was adopted finally.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-05-30
CHARGED WITH MURDER.
Arrest In Case which Has Long Bafiled
the chicago Police.


Chicago, May 2s.--Frank u. Lowell.
prominent stock buyer from Carroll
ton. Mo-, who often comes 20 the Chi
cago market, was arrested at police
headquarters Wednesday afternoon
and locked up on a warrant sworn out
by Mrs. f. II. Hunter, charging him
with the murder of her husband In the
Exchange building at the Union Stock
Yards the evening of April IL, 1895.
The crime has been one of the mysteries
OF local criminal history. Lieut.. Healy,
who has been AT work for some time In
the vicinity of Carrollton working on
the clew against Lowell, also arrested
jacob Goldman, an alleged ex-convict,
for completely in the murder. John
bates, who Is now serving term in
Joliet, Is also charged with having n
hand In the murder. and Frank viii
liams, another suspect, Els at large. but
within reach of the police. Mr.. Hunter
was an old live stock commission mer-
chant. lie was seated In the office of
S. G. McCausland alone writing a letter
when man entered. hurled brick
against his head and fled. AIR. Hunter
died the next morning
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-05-30

Milwaukee. May 2s.--After meet
ing Of the street railway strike man
ayers Wednesday President Mnhon an
nounced that a telegram had been sent
TO President Compers, OF the American
Federation of Labor. demanding his
immediate presence in Milwaukee In
connection with the situation. Presi-
dent Mnhon would not say what was
contemplated in sending the telegram,
but the general understanding in strike
circles is TINT the boycott Is 20 be cx-
tended by strike wherever employers
pntronizc the street cars.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-05-30

Omaha. Neb.. May 2s.-Thc South
Omaha Ice company's principal build
ing. 120xl30 feet, located at Eighth
street between Nicholas and Paul
streets. was struck by lightning Wcdnes-
day and totally destroyed by fire. About
5000 tons Of Ice were stored IN the
building. OF which 40 per cent. was
melted away by the heat and water. en-
failing loss Of about $4,000. The in
surancc was merely nominal.