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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-24
AN AWFUL EXPERIENCE.
Peter Like Is Carried Down with One
Hundred Tons Of Rock Into q Cavity
and Remains Several Hours.

HaZleton, Pa, Aug. 23.-While a
number OF miners We're engaged yes
terday morning in timberng up the
gangway of the Colleraine collpry to
prevent second caVe-in. further
squeeZe took place and before all the
men could get out the collapse came.
Michael Shigo was dragged from under
the falling rocks with his legs broken.
\ car was being dragged through the
gangway at the time and c. Rority
happened TO grab the end and while
the place was closing in about him
was drawn out with no worse injuries
than some bad bruises. Peter Liko, a
laborer, missed the car and was left
there. After the disturbance subsidized
somewhat rescuing parties attempted
to 60 down after Like, but could not go
all the way. Liko was 100 feet below
but his cries could be distinctly heard.
All the afternoon rescuers attempted
to reach him. but it was midnight be-
fore they got to the man and took him
out alive. His escape from death is
marvellous as he was carried down
with 100 tons of rock into u cavity.
He is now at the hospital In a critical
condition, but may recover.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-24
GORDON REV ALIVE.
The Cornell Student Who Disapp ppeared in
1894 Will Return in the,
Near Future.

Buffalo, Aug. 23.-Frederick Gordon
Rev, the Cornell student who disap-
peared on October 2, 1894, and was
supposed to have met with foul play,
has been heard from. His father. E. B.
Rev, of this city. received letter from
him yesterday dated in India, stating
that he was in good health and bound
for home. His reason for leaving coll
lege was that he found that his knowl-
edge of French and German was limit
ed and was confident he would be un-
able to keep up with his class, and
rather than fail. he believed 1t would
be better to go among the people and
learn the language.
One afternoon while at the lower end
of Cayuga lake, and out for walk
there came over him a desire to leave
that was irresistible, and discouraged
and tired. he followed this resistless
force and left the country. After leav-
ing Cornell he went to New York, en-
gaging passage on a cattle ship and
working his way to Bordeaux. France.
At this place he secured employment
with an electric firm that was about
to erect an electric plant in Central
America. He sailed from Honduras in
the early part of 1895. visiting Jamaica,
Martinique and Cuba, and then re-
turned to France, where he contract
ed to look after the electric machinery
of tramp trading ship bound for the
East Indies. His knowledge of mathe-
MATES, physics and Latin has kept
him employed and enabled him to see
much of the world.
The knowledge of his sons safety has
brought great joy to the family of Mr..
Rev. Almost from the very first Mr..
Rev firmly believed that his son was
dead. He said that he was certain the
young man had been murdered and
pointed to the finding of his watch to
substantiate his theory. He declared
that he had other evidence, but what
1t was he refused to divulge. Mrs.
Rev was equally certain Of her sons
fate. On the night before he went
away she had dream that he had been
killed. This she took as a PRESENT.
ment. The shock of learning from his
own son that he was still alive was
almost too much for them, and neither
the father or mother is inclined to
speak on the subject of his peculiar
actions or to express an opinion re-
garding his real motives for leaving
Cornell and home.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-24
BRAKEMAN'S ARM CUT OFF.
Accident to Brakeman Dewitt, Of
BinghamtOn, at Nicholson.

Brakeman Dewitt, of the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western railroad, was
injured at Nicholson at 1250 this morn
ing. by falling from the steps of the
rear car to the platform and i'm rolling
about his left arm was caught under
the wheels and was ampuated below the
elbow.
He was rear brakeman on train
No. 10 which leaves Binghamton at
1i45 and arrives in this city at LAO q.
III. and as the train was pulling in to
Nicholson station he got down on the
steps of the car to look ahead and see
IL any passengers We're waiting. In
some way he slipped to the platform
and the rear wheel passed over his
arm.
He suffered great pain and was forced
to wait until the train reached Scran-
ton before doctor attended to him.
The Moses Taylor ambulance met the
train. l.. A. Osborne, of this city, who
was a passenger telegraphed for 1t. DE
Witt Is well known i'm Scranton, but his
home is in Binghamton.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-24
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.
Weather Indications Today;
Fair; Cooler; Westerly Winds.

! Pennsylvanians Visit Mckinley.
Democracy Appeals to the Country
for Money.
Deaths in the Hurricane.
Bryan's Speech at Madalin, N. Y.
Bell Says Bryanites Are Muddled.
3 UocaD-Sermon by Rev. E. L. Miller.
Colonel Pattie Watkins Talk to
Christians.
Editorial.
Bryan's Election Would Mean a Sill.
yer Standard.
s UocaD-One Killed, Three Injured by
the Trolley Car.
]. ]. II. Hamilton Discourses on
Sound Money.
Boy Falls Into Sand Pit.
6 Base Ball Games.
Scranton Riders Win at Kingston.
Z Suburban Happenings.
Wall Street Review and Market Re-
ports.
8 News Up and Down the Valley.
Sound Money Rally at Forest City.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-24
WILL SELECT A DEMOCRAT.
Chairman Bynum Says Il Candidate
will Be Nominated at indianapolis.

Indianapolis, Aug. 23.-Chairman BY
mum, of the national Democratic COM
mittee. yesterday said:
ANY rumor to the effect that Mr..
Cleveland has written to me or has in
any way indicated any indisposition
toward the nomination Of a ticket is
utterly without foundation. Further.
this convention will, without manner of
doubt, nominate a Democratic candi-
date for president and vice president
upon Democratic platform"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-24
MAY BE PERSUADED.
Garman Will Take n Congressional
Nomination II Ii Is rendered.

Wilkes Barre. Pa, Aug. 23.-The re-
turns from the Democratic primaries
held throughout Luzerne county are all
I'm tonight and indicate that State Chair
man John Nj. Garrnan will have the
nomination for congress from the
Twelfth district If he desires 1t.
He says while he Is not a candidate
for the position, he will not refuse the
nomination if rendered to him.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-24
SOUND MONEY DEMOCRATS.
New York Delegation Will BE Per.
mitted to Name the Chairman.

Indianapolis. Ind, Aug. 23.-Sound
money Democrats from throughout the
country who drop into headquarters
of the national Democracy here to look
over the ground and size up the pros
poets for the convention, declare that
the movement is gaining strength be-
yond their expectations and is develop-
ing force they little hoped for when
they launched it. 1t is generally UNDER
stood among the members Of the NJ.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-24
GRAND MASTER COMING.
Reception and Banquet Mt A. d. u.
". Hail This Evening.

Grand Master Workman Beigel, of
the Ancient Order of United Workmen.
will arrive i'm this city this afternoon
and will be met at Pittston by COM
mittee consisting of Philip F. Schuler,
o. Arnold, Henry Voltz and John john
son, of Upchurch lodge. of this city.
A banquet will be given at the hall,
421 Lackawanna avenue, this evening
in honor of Grand Master Beigel. one
of the features of the speeches which
will be made will be an address by him
on the order.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-24
Heraldss Weather FOrecas..

New York, Aug. 23.-In tE< Middle
States today partly cloudy to fair, slight
~ cooler, with southwesterly winds and
westerly winds, probably preceded by To-
cal rain in the northern districts. on
Tuesday, fair, warmer, variable winds,
with possibly local rain ON the southerly
coasts Of this section.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-24
MatabeIe War Is Over.

London, Aug. pa dispatch to the Gen.
tral News from Buluwayo confirms the
report that the principal Matabele chiefs
have surrendered to the British forces.
and it is believed here that the war Is
ended,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-24
New lSOstmasters.

washington, Aug. 23.-The following
postmasters were appointed in Pennsyl-
yania: j. b. Prather Claylick. Franklin
county; Flora FergersOn, Meeker. 'Lu-
zern,. county.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-24

Six Thousand Christians Butchered.
Berlin. Aug. 2S.-The Cretan reform COM
mittee have issued in this city u report OF
the massacres in the island Of Crete. Ac-
cording to this report 1t is estimated that
5000 Christians have been butchered In
Crete since November last.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-24
DEATH RIDES ON
THE HURRICANE
Fatal Results OF the Storm in Greens
burg, Indiana.
4 PANIC IN A CIRCUS TENT
Horses and Menagerie Stampeded.
The Big Tent Eie.
plants Cause u Panic..CyclOne at
Ehingham, ,lli..Buildings Wrecked
aud Streets BlOckaded.

Chicago, Aug. 2S-Dispatches from
points in Indiana and Ohio report severe
storms last night. accompanied by much
destruction of property by lightning and
some fatalities. Telegraphic commune
cation is very much impaired and full
reports are hard to obtain.
At Indianapolis the wind reached hur-
ricane velocity. but no serious property
loss was sustained, nor We're any lives
lost. The rainfall was very heavy.
Near Rome City. Ind, large barn
was destroyed by lightning, and Arthur
Foos, aged IA. was killed.
Early Saturday morning storms in the
same territory We're equally destructive.
At Ellwood. Ind, lightning demolished
Rev. Il. ]. Wrights residence. All the
family escaped injury but Mr.. Wright,
who was horribly burned and paralyzed
from the waist down.
Greensburg, Ind, reports heavy dam
age to crops and several bridges washed
away. Mrs. John Baumgardner, of
Wabasha, was struck by lightning and
fatally injured. Lester Bliss and Neill
Bliss. of Delphos, Ohio, were killed by
| lightning.
At Hobart. Ind, the dwelling of a
man named Smith was demolished by
lightning and the entire family of three
persons were killed. At Huntington,
Ind, Wallace's show. tents were wreck
ed at 6.SO o'clock last evening by the
storm. The horses and menagerie stam-
peded and much property was ruined.
The elephants caused a panic. The
| storm unroofed several bulluings and
blew down a wall of the new Griffith
block
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-24
Special
Sale of . .
MUSLIN
Underwear

To clear out balance of stock before
opening Fall goods. Our stock Is known
to be the finest in the market and we
offer rare inducements to close out these
lines.
One lot Gowns,
tucked yoke, CAM hm~
brio ruffle, AWS
One lot Cambria
Gowns, tucked
yoke and embroid- =eC
cred ruffle ISS'
One lot embroid- =2r
cred ruffles IOS
SEVERAL ODD LOTS OF
Lace and Embroidery
Trimmed Gowns, Fine
Goods at about half price.
Long and Short Skirts,
Drawers, Corset Covers,
etc. Our sale of Shirt
Waists still continues.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-24
CYCLONE AT EFFINGHAM.

EtHngham, Ills, Aug. 23.-phe in
tense heat yesterday ended with a cy-
clone at $50 O'Clock last evening. The
storm came UP with unprecedented
rapdity, at s o'clock there being
no appearance of storm. The path
of the cyclone was in the south part of
the city and was only a few hundred
feet in width, but where it dipped down
Is scattered desolation and ruin. The
new Methodist church, the power house
of the electric house plant. Austin col
lege, furniture factory and canning
factory were in the way. The tower of
the church was demolished, the dam
age to the building being large. The
roofs and tops of the buildings OF the
electric light house, the college and
the two factories were >arried away.
Streets We're blockaded with shade
trees and electric light and telephone
poles that We're torn up and scattered.
The damage will foot up $4,000 to $780,
600
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-24

ONE LOT
Extra Fine Figured Mohair skirts,
with every thing that quality and
style can lend them. Better than
an average s. quality.
Special Price, $3.75
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-24

NE LOT
Plain. Lustrous Mohair Skirts. ex-
ira wide and very fine make. as good
as any sold hitherto at S..
Special Price, $3.50
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-24

Bright, new stock that tell at
glance their own story of indisput-
able merit. They are absolutely
correct In
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-24

representing Fashions latest ideas
In coming fall styles.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-08-07
Original Marriage Ceremony.

4 most original marriage ceremony
took place in IIarwich, England, a few
days ago. The curate of the church re-
ceived a visit from the bridegroom, who
apologizcd for asking him to perform
the ceremony instead of the vicar Of
the parish. THE fact is. YOU are keen
vhcelman, am told" Yes said the
curate Ga muscular Christian), much
amused; 81 don't know how | should
get ON without my bicycle" We'll, that
is why | came TO you. To tell the truth.
we want TO have some fun out OF the
wedding, and we mean to have cycle
one" Accordingly, on the appointed
day, the wedding party, consisting of
bride and bridegroom and about 30
guests. rode down TO the church, at
tired i'm regulation cycling costumes
the bride in neat tailor-made gown,
the bridegroom and groomsman in
and caps
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-08-07
MARIAN METEOROLOGY.
The Weather on Our Seighboring Planet
IL Always Fine.

The Marian meteorology is less COM
plicated and more pleasant than that 81
the earth, says the North American Re
view. There the weather is almost al.
ways fine, especially during summer
Very seldom are there clouds even in
winter. Generally, when we are an
able To distinguish through the telo-
scope the details of the geographical
contguraticns upon the planet the fault
is in our own atmosphere and not IL
that of Mars. IL Is very rarely the case
that when our atmospheric conditions
are good we are unable TO see these de-
tails. During the last period of oh
servation of Mars in 1894, |, TO speak for
myself, encountered only Il days (from
October 10 TO PSI when the surface OF
the planet was yelled by its own atmoS-
Dhere. Clouds are excessively rare on
the surface Of Mars, and perhaps exist
at all only rs fogs or light cirrus; they
are not clouds of rain or storm. These
wells are very infrequent there, while
they are perpetual upon the earth.
Probably there is not "a single day in
the year when the entire surface of the
earth is uncovered 50 that il could be
satisfactorily observed from space. The
two planets have two meteorological
systems that are absolutely antithetic-
al.
Furthermore, in the rareficd atmos-
phere of Mars there can be no powerful
winds, like the trade winds, and the
predominant atmospheric currents
which rule terrestrial climates. Dc
casionally, however, observers have
noted long streaks of snow which APP
pear to have been produced by currents
in a tranquil atmosphere. Schiaparelli,
for instance, observed such streaks
('trainees') in November and Decem
Der, 1851, around the northern pole, and
extending a considerable distance from
IT, But such things are exceptions.
The normal condition of Mars is fine
weather
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-08-07

It is not generally understood that
there are scientific reasons for the en-
foyment of gold in filing teeth. Gold
cold. II can also be pressed into the
smallest cavities and deprcssions. WheL
once the cavity is properly cleaned and
the gold carefully put in, care being
taken that it fills every particle of space,
the union of teeth and filing is as near.
ly perfect as is possible without the ac-
ton of heat. A gold filing may be
built up to almost any size or shape re.
quired. None of the acid secretions of
the mouth or stomach have any effect
uron II.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-08-07

ABATiNG a NUISANCE.
Dog Nelson Uses Queer Means of Dis
posing of IA Snarling Cur.


The London Spectator tells dog
story Of unusual quality:
Nelson was one of ourselves. Where
we went he went. He was especially
fond of following our trap, and Moth
ing, not even his dog friends, could di-
vert him from his faithful attendance at
our Wheels.
One summer we were staying at the
west coast village of Saltcoats, where
the sands are broad and fiat, and We
often drove along the road skirting the
bay. Nelson followed. of course The
dogs Of the village seldom moested or
interrupted him, but one rash little
terrier repeatedly rushed out of his gar
den gate as we passed, and bit at Mel
sons heels.
Time after time Nelson declined 10
notice the insult, but one day his pa
ticncc became exhausted Turning
around he caught the unhappy terrier
by the back of the neck. carried him
down the sands and into the water
chest deep, put his paw on him and
drowned him. and then carried him
back TO the dry sand and laid him out
there.
One crunch OF his jaws would have
done the deed. and more quickly: but
it seemed as if Nelson had no personal
animosity against the dog or at least
had suppressed it, but concluded that
the world would be better off without
such a Snarling cur.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-08-07
KISS FOR EVERYONE.
An Annual Ronmanian Fair Where Oscu-
lation Reigns.

Helmagen, ROumanian country
town of 200 inhabitants, holds its an
nual fair on the feasS of st. Theodore.
On this occasion the place swarms with
newly married brides from 90 or so viii
lagos in the district; widows who have
taken fresh husbands remain at home
The young women, in festive attire,
and generally attended by their moth
ers-in-law, carry jugs of wine en-
wreathed with flowers in their hands
They kiss every one they meet, and
afterward present the jug To his lips
for a nip" The individual thus re-
CALLED bestows a small gift on the fair
Cybele. Not 10 partake of the proifered
wine is regarded as an insult to the
young wife and her family.
She is therefore reserved toward
strangers, and only kisses those whom
she thinks likely TO taste of her wine
The kissing is carried on everywhere
in the streets, in the taverns and in phi
vate houses.
The origin of this custom is yelled
in obscurity. Some say that it dates
back 10 the time when the Turks made
frequent raids into Pennsylvania and
carried away all the young women they
could lay their hands on. Such of them
as contrived TO escape from captivity
happening 70 return TO Helmagen at
the time of the fair, kissed their friends
and relatives, and even strangers who
congratulated them on their wonder
FL L. Z
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-08-07
The Law Was indicated.

a friend of Representative Culberson,
Of Texas, related the following incl
dent: "When Mr.. Culberson was pros
ccuting attorney" he said, there was
criminal statute universally disre-
parded. The Indictment of a we'll
known man for violation of this law
was secured through the efforts of Mr..
Culberson, who prosecuted the case
with more yigor than almost any he
had ever conducted, succeeding in Sc
curing a conviction and sentence TO the
penitentiary. Then he left town and
no one knew where he had gone until
he and the prisoner, who had been
taken TO the penitentiary, returned to-
pcther. Mr.. Culberson had gone TO the
governor, obtained a pardon and met
the convict at the penitentiary with it.
The law had been indicated and there
were no more violations Of that statute
in Jefferson"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-08-07
CIGARETTES AND WHEELS.
Alleged Increase of Smoking Among
Women who Ride Bicycles.

Alleged Increase of Smoking Among
Women who Ride Bicycles.
The statement that the sale of cigars
and cigarettes is steadily decreasing is
not borne out by the government sta
tistiCs, says the New York Sun. For the
ten months of the fiscal year ending
April 80, 1896, the cigars manufactured
for home consumption only in this
country numbered 3,5OS BOAST, or an
increase of 6S,45S, 1854 over the last fiscal
year. In cigarettes an even greater in
crease is recorded, the total product for
the first ten months for home consump-
tion being 8, 3s,147, 300, or an increase
of l7,S04, 4s0. Consequently the state
ment Of n decrease, which was attrlb-
uted TO the bicycle, is false.
As a matter of fact, there has been Il
great increase in cigarette smoking
through the popularity of the bicycle.
This, it is stated, is due largely To Gig
arctic smoking by women, who, very
many of them, are well equipped with
tiny cigarette cases, cigarettes and
matches. \ firm making high-grade
cigarettes is now turning out more
cigarettes specially adapted to the
taste of women than for men; and the
number of special private brands, bear
ing the name and address, or crest and
motto of the customers, is increasing
daily. Some women bicyclists now
hand out ii cigarette bearing the name
in place of a visiting card. Some of
these private brands made for New
York women cost five dollars per 1O0.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-08-07
An Extraordinary Wager.

The series Of bravado bets which havs
been So frequent in Paris reached a CHI
max when a shop assistant, named Alex
snder, laid "A wager Of 800 francs that
he would swallow yard Of galvanized
iron stove piping The bet was accept
ed and witnesses and referee appoint.
ed. Alexander and one of the witnesses
went to buy the piping, which was
about one-siXteenth Of an inch in thick
ness and five inches in diameter Alex.
ander took it to a whitesmith and re-
quested him 10 file it down into pow
der in the presence of the witness, who
subsequently carried it co q cafe in the
Rue de ia Chapelle where the operation
of swallowing the filings was carried
out. Quite 90 persons attended as spec
tators. Alexander divided the filings
into five portions, placed them in five
glasses of beer and tossed them oft at
intervals of ten minutes. He played
cards during the process Of drinking.
and when the last glass of beer and its
metallic addition had been consumed
the bet was declared won and the 500
francs handed over to him. He stated
sfterward that he felt no Inconvenience
whatever from the feat Paris Letter.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-08-07
STRONG OF WING.
Birds Are Able to Infiict Quite Serious
Injuries Even Upon Man.

Injuries Even Upon Man.
There are a good many birds whose
strength of wing is sufficient to strike
pretty hard blows, capable of bewilder-
ing man, if several of the birds at
tackled him at once. Some birds depend
on their wings as weapons 10 be used
in the duels for sweethearts.
Forest and Stream told some years
ago about an owl whose wing was
broken by IA dove it had sought to cap
ture and make a meal of.
a correspondent of the National
Druggist tells Of his first surgical case
in the state of Arkansas. \ market
hunter on Swan lake, near Shawnee
Village plantation, was hunting at
night with a light, when a band of
swans, bewildered by the fire, came
flying that way. The hunter, who was
in a little pirogue, threw up his arms
to save his head. and the left one was
struck by the wing of bird, and both
the ulna and the radius Of his forearm
were broken.
The Sun recently told of a Port Jer-
Wis farmer who was knocked from
tree by fight Of wild geese during a
fog, and Forest and Stream has several
times in the past 20 years told about
men who were dazed by birds flying
against their heads, cartridges (rutfed
grouse) being the principal offenders.