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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-02
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To Render Tobacco Harmless DIR, Gar
trelet directs to steep a piece of cotton
wool in a per cent. solution of pyrogallic
acid and insert 1t into the pipe or cigar
holder. He claims that this will neutrai-
ize any possible i'll effect OF the nicotine
Such i'll effects as headache, furring of the
tongue and more serious ills he claims
can thus be avoided.
The record-union., 1896-03-02

CHICAGO, March Upon the beach
OF the lake at the foot of Fifty fifth
street, Just back of the Chicago Beach
Hotel, was found to-day the body of a
man in a condition which makes 1t al
most certain that a most brutal and
horrible murder was committed.
Early this morning one of the lady
guests notified the hotel clerk that on
the beach opposite her window lay a
corpse in a nude condition. The body
showed marks of butchery. The head
was battered beyond recognition and
bears evidence of having been chopped
with an AK or hatchet n the right leg
below the knee is a bullet wound show
ing that the man had been shot.
The only article of clothes found was
a linen shirt of fine texture which hung
by the wrists Of the body. In the wrist
bands were two solid gold sleeve but
tons.
The hands Of the murdered man are
soft and unusually small, showing that
ne was not manual laborer.
AS soon as the discovery was made
the police were notified and the corpse
was removed to the Hyde Park Morgue
A number Of detectives have been set
to work to unravel the mystery. The
hotel people say they are quite sure that
none of their guests have met with foul
play, and say the body must have been
thrown in the lake at some other point
The record-union., 1896-03-02
BRIEF NOTES.

There was slight rise in the river
yesterday, from 10 feet 8 inches to 16
feet inches.
George Stoner, a native of Canada,
has been admitted to citizenship by
Judge Johnson's Court.
D. A. Lindley was on Saturday ar
rested by Officer Bagley for repairing @
defective plank sidewalk on K street.
The final account has been settled and
the distribution of the estate of Ger
onimo Bonnetti ordered by Judge Cat
lin.
The examinations of George Kelly and
William Mcnamara, charged with
burglarizing CasenTs shoe store, have
been continued in the Police Court until
to-day.
Truckee has been reveling in the de-
lights of the heaviest snowstorm of the
season. Snow fell on Saturday as low
on the mountains as Towle's, Placer
County.
A carload of sailors went East on the
overland train yesterday to bring a new
steamship of the Occidental and ORR
entail Steamship Company around to
this coast.
J. P. Robinson, builder of the railroad
to Folsom, the first in California, died
in San Francisco on Friday. He was
brother of the late L. L. Robinson, the
mining man.
Three boys who are said to have run
away from their homes in San Fran
cisco, have been arrested by Constable
Frommelt of Washington for stealing a
boat belonging to Emmett Hanan.
Beginning to-day the various depart
ments at the railroad shops will be run
nine hours a day, which fact is pleasing
to the employees, who have been working
under the winter short-hour schedule
for some months.
Grand Trustee r. C. Rust of Jackson,
accompanied by c. N. Post, F. H Conn.
e. F. Duden and Frank Lafferty, on
Saturday went to Courtland to visit the
Native Sons Parlor of that place and
install the new officers.
The record-union., 1896-03-02
RAISED BANK CHECKS.

Pinkerton Detectives Make an I'm
portant Arrest at st. Paul.
ST. PAUL (Minn). March Id. w.
Wood, an alleged lumber man, with an
office in the Court block, has been ar
reseted by a Pinkerton detective. He
is thought to be A. H Dean, who de-
frauded the Nevada Bank of San Fran
cisco out of 500, ,000 Wood arrived in
this city several weeks ago. He ap-
peared to be an eminently respectable
business man, and is between 80 and 40
years of age. He was well dressed.
After securing an Office he got up sta
tionery showing that he was about to
begin business as an agent for the sale
of lumber. Within a day or two he de-
posted several hundred dollars at the
st. Paul National Bank and announced
his intention of opening a regular ac-
count
From time to time Mr. Wood de-
posted more money, against which he
drew checks. His account, however in
Variably showed a reasonable balance
on hand. February Goth he deposited
a check for 81 400 signed by ]. M. Shaw,
and drawn against the Union National
Bank of Minneapolis. The bank check
was credited upto Mr.. Woods account,
sent to Minneapolis for collection,
promptly paid and the proceeds remit
ted to st. Paul.
But it was this very check, which
caused Mr. Woods arrest, for Mr.. Shaw
of Minneapolis had no sooner opened
an account with the Union National
Bank of that city than he fell under
suspicion. Vice President G.. E. Max
we'll of the Minneapolis bank believed
he recognized in the new customer Joe
McCluskey, bank forger. McCluskey
is given criminal record by the police.
He is an alleged graduate from the
Maryland State Penitentiary, effecting
his release of a ten year sentence after
eight years servitude for working a
bank of that State for $4,000.
Shaw, alias McCluskey, drew the
greater part of his balance yesterday
morning The Union Bank then pro-
cured his check for 81 900. But at the
time of his arrest few hours later he
had on his person only $110. He did not
explain what he had done with the ball
ance of the 81 1000 The Scheme which
it is believed was to be undertaken by
Woods and Shaw would probably have
been directed against either of the two
banks, and might have resulted in the
loss of many thousands of dollars The
confederate might have tried to repeat
the trick by which $50, 600 was secured
by the raising of a draft for S12 at a
country bank in California to the
amount of So, ,000 presented it at the
Nevada Bank, secured the cash and
disappeared
The record-union., 1896-03-02

REPUBLICAN, CONVENTION.
Sacramento Has a Walk-Over in the
Contest for the Meeting.

Contest for the Meeting.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 1.-The
Republican State Central Committee met
at p. m. yesterday in Pioneer Hall,
and in the course of session lasting lit
tie more than an hour disposed of it's
business by adopting call for a State
Convention which enbodies a new plan
for primary elections.
The committee adopted a call for a
maries as reported by the Executive
Committee, and in accordance with that
call the primary elections throughout
the State for delegates TO the State Con-
vention to meet in Sacramento on May
9th will this year be under the control
and management Of the respective Con-
gressional committees.
The call will be this year issued to the
Congressional Committees instead of to
County Committees, as has always been
the case heretofore, and it will rest with
the Congressional Committees to di-
rectly supervise elections themselves or
to issue calls to County Committees,
which may then in turn proceed as
usual.
Besides this feature of the proceedings
the only other important ones were the
adoption of the Estee vote as basis of
representation and the selection of Sac
ramento as the place for holding the
convention.
Sacramento had a walk-over in get
ting the convention.
The record-union., 1896-03-02
TRAGEDY AT SALT LAKE.
Young Business and Societ
Man Shot and Killed.

SALT LAKE Utah), March l.
Harry Hyndes, the most prominent
gambler in the West, who runs estab-
lishments in Salt Lake, Cheyenne, Lar
annie, Boise and other cities, shot and
young business and society man, at 10
o'clock this morning, on account of the
latters intimacy with Hyndes' wife.
Hyndes left Salt Lake for Boise
few days ago and returning unexpect-
edly this morning found Dinwoody and
Mrs. Hyndes occupying the same bed
room at Hyndes' residence.
Dinwoody secreted himself in the
bathroom, where the husband found
him in his nightrobe. He admitted his
guilt, and begged for his life, and
Hyndes, with great GOODNESS, ordered
him TO dress and get out. When almost
ready to leave. however, he became
bold, and in the presence of the husband
asked Mrs. Hyndes to accompany him,
saying that he would take care of her.
This so aggravated Hyndes that he
drew his revolver and shot three times,
every ball taking effect. Dinwoody fell
mortally wounded, and three hours af-
terward died. Hyndes at once gave
himself up to the police.
The deceased was about % years of
age, unmarried, and a son of Henry
Dinwoody of the Dinwoody Furniture
Company, the largest establishment of
the kind in the city.
The family is one of the oldest and
most highly respected in the commu-
rlffv
The record-union., 1896-03-02
AN UNTIMELY FROST.
Reported Damage to Early Fruit Along

Reported Damage to Early Fruit Along
the American River.
It need not surprise anyone if there
should be a very short crop of apricots.
almonds, cherries and early peaches
this year, especially in the valleys.
A report came in from the American
River district yesterday to the effect
that the frost of the preceding night
had badly nipped those varieties of
fruit that were in blossom if not those
yet in the bud. And as last night was
considerably colder than Saturday
night, it was feared that another and
perhaps severer frost would occur.
Fruit trees have been in blossom in
this section for nearly a month. and
the outlook for heavy crops of early
fruits has been most encouraging with
the single exception that there was al
ways danger of a nipping frost. Fruit
growers do not like such warm weather
in January and February as has been
the portion of this section of the State
for six weeks past, for it brings out
the fruit blossoms too early, and there
is always danger of a cold and frosty
night in March that may do hundreds
OF thousands of dollars damage.
Last year single frosty night about
the middle of March caused ruin to
many orchardists, as in some localities
it wiped out what promised to be
heavy crops of cherries and apricots.
1t may be premature to say that the
frost of yesterday morning did wide
spread damage. for it may have. been
confined to a few localities along the
rivers In the absence of reports from
many points. it is impossible to say
what is the extent of the injury. and it
is hoped that it may be less than has
been reported from along the American
River, which is a very important fruit
ernrvi11p section.
The record-union., 1896-03-02
WORK OF ROBBERS.
Train Wrecked and Lives of Three
Persons Sacrificed.

Persons Sacrificed.
MACON (Ga-), March IA wreck,
costing three persons their lives and in
Juring eight or nine others, occurred at
Stone Creek trestle last night 1t was
discovered to-day that several rails had
been removed on the trestle which is
many feet above the water. and there is
no doubt the accident was caused by
train-robbers.
The following people were killed
Robert Mercer. fireman, Macon; F. w.
Wippler, baggageman, Macon; John
Reddish. fireman, died from scalds.
Injured: M. E. Ogburn, Cincinnati;
Miss Sallie Shaw Reds, Ga; Miss Min
ME Williams, Billiards, Ca; B. T. Dun
nell, conductor of Pullman car; 7. A.
Joiner, engineer, Macon.
The passenger train had hardly met
IT'S destruction before a freight coming
along at a good rate Of speed reached
the trestle, and striking the structure
barred by the misplaced rails went into
the creek.
Engineer Joiner of the passenger train
and his fireman, Mercer, did not dis
cover that the rails had been removed
until the engine jumped the track. The
engine plunged forward on the trestle
and broke through, falling to the bed of
the creek. The freight train left Macon
ten minutes behind the passenger
The widest excitement prevailed at
the scene of the wreck for two hours
The uninjured quickly began the work
of rescue, but two of the crew had been
instantly killed. Others were picked
UP dangerously hurt, and they were
given the best attention possible.
The railroad officials sent a crew of
surgeons to the wreck. Several detect
ives were on board.
That the wreck was the work of train
robbers seems certain. The rail was re-
moved from the left hand side of the
track going south. Mercer, fireman on
the passenger, was coaling up at the
time. and the engineer could not see the
track. Conductor Joiner of the passen-
ger train quickly sent back one of his
men with a lantern to- stop the freight,
but it was too late. Engineer Green of
the freight saw the trainman's lantern,
and attempted to bring his train to a
stop, but it plunged into the broken
space of track.
Wippler. the baggageman, was
drowned in the two feet of water in his
car. The baggage car tumbled into the
creek, and Wippler's body was pinioned
down. He was found with his feet in
the air and his head a foot under water.
A coincidence was that the wreck oc-
CURED within one mile of a similar
wreck one year ago, and Roland Reed S
company, who were in the last year s
wreck, were also in last nights acci-
dent. He and members of his company
have suits pending against the road
now for $4,000 damages. None of the
actors were seriously hurt last night
There is strong circumstantial evil
dence against three men suspected of
removing the rails but no arrests have
been made
The record-union., 1896-03-02
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Transactions Recorded Since the Las
Report.

REPORT.
E. NJ r. E., V. w. and C. M. Hartley
to Isabella Boyd-East half lot 2, n and
0, Twenty-seventh and Twenty eighth
streets.
Mrs. Isabella Boyd to Gustave Klein
ct ux-East half lot ?, n and o, Twenty
seventh and Twenty eighth streets.
Timothy Hopkins to Peter Bohl-Lots
1, 2, 3, 4, E and F. Fifteenth and Six
teenth streets.
Peter BOIL to Robert Barry-North
half of south half of lot 4, same block.
C. E. Wright ct ux to Charles F.
Hintze ct ux-East half lot 3, and K,
Twenty-sixth and Twenty seventh
streets.
F. II. L. Weber estate to L. T. Weber
and Mrs. L. F. Beasley-Lot 8, K and L,
Twelfth and Thirteenth streets; east
half lot 6, H and I, Twenty-fifth and
Twenty-sixth streets.
Frederick Cox ct ux to Fredda Cox
Blocks U and Y, Nineteenth and Twen-
ty-first streets.
Fredda Cox to Edgar M. Sheehan-
South 60 feet lots and 6, u and v,
Twentieth and Twenty-f1rst streets.
Charles Schmitt to Johanna Schmitt-
East 75 feet of north 40 feet lot 4, N and
o, Third and Fourth streets.
E. A. Crouch to Mary E. Crouch
West half of south half lot 8, L and NJ
Fifth and Sixth streets.
James Adams to Emma c.. Adams
North half of north half lot s. o and P,
Nineteenth and Twentieth streets.
L. Trunnen ct ux to Martin V. Muir
ray-South half lot s. P and @, Eleventh
and Twelfth streets.
w. L. Pritchard, Jr, to NJ. L. Jones'
Lot 80, Oak Grove.
Frank Ruhstaller to Sacramento
Brewing Company-East half lot 9, C
and H, Twelfth and Thirteenth streets.
Peter BOIL to following named per-
sons-Thomas M. Diviny, west half lot
2; w. f. E. Hooper, east half lot 2; T. J.
Pilington,. east half lot 3; James Wea
dick, north half of west half lot / (; Rich
ard Williams, west half lot 3; j. P. and
l.. Russell, north half of east half lot
4; Carrie A. Moore, south half lot 1; G. l..
Battelle north half of east quarter lot /;
all in block E and F, Fifteenth and Six
teenth streets.
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chief CROWLEY Resigns.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 1.-Chief of
Police Crowley has handed in his resig-
nation to the Police Commissioners.
Chief Crowley has been at the head of
the police for twenty-three years. and
resigns on account of failing health.
LEES WILL SUCCEED CROWLEY.
SAN FRANCISCO, March Cap
tain L w. Lees is to succeed Patrick
Crowley, who resigned as Chief of Po-
lice last Saturday, and John Seymour is
to become the head of the detective de-
partment in Lees place That is the
forecast given out everywhere the mat
ter is discussed, and especially in police
circles. Chief Crowley has recon-
mended Lees to the Police Commission
ers as his successor.
The record-union., 1896-03-02
VOICE OF THE PRESS.
Expressions From the Newspapers OF
Interior California.

Interior California.
San Jose Mercury: With the compile
ton of the coast road, passing through
this valley the Southern Pacific, as IN
timated by the Call" will probably
extend the road from its present San
Francisco terminus along the water
front to the new ferry building. All
the passenger traffic will thus be con-
centrated at that point, and the double
display of products in the building and
those that are exposed for sale at the
free market headquarters near by would
be prominently before the public eye
every day in the year, and would i'm
press visitors and the travelling publlc
with the immense variety and the excel
lence of California's products as could
be done in no other way. The new ferry
depot will be commodious, and there
will be ample room in it for magnifi-
cent display AS to the free market
we believe there can be no question
that it will become an established Iact'
The opposition of the commission men
will not be permitted to stand IN the
way of the public interests. 1t is SIM
ply a question of the greatest good 10
the greatest number, and as 1t is con-
ceded that a free market would very
materially help both the producer and
the San Francisco consumer, 1t is IN
evitable that the demand for it Will
soon be met with compliance.
A BICYCLE YEAR.
Los Angeles Times: Charles Dudley
Warner calls the past twelve months
"the great bicycle year" and asserts
that .it will be landmark in the prog
ress of woman, and consequently in the
evolution of society"
This new departure is worldwide.
Throughout Christendom women OF
the highest social position have taken
TO the wheel, until there has been "a
general wheel movement of the sex.
AS a result of this, the outdoor life OF
woman has been greatly broadened,
and if the movement is not overdone,
there will result immense physlcal
benefit to the sex. which must be ac-
companied by a corresponding increase
in mental health and activity. The
two cannot be separated, for really
sound and healthy mind we may not
look for in a diseased body. A few
hours of pleasant recreation out or
doors every day will broaden one
view of life. and the woman who can
command it will be inclined to look
unon the world more cheerfully than IL
her whole time were passed WITHIN the
four walls of her home.
The record-union., 1896-03-02
FLOODS IN NEW YORK.
Water In the Hu dson River Higher
Than Since 1857.

TROY On. Y.), March 1.-The water
an the Hudson River reached the high
est point tonight attained since 1857.
AT O'Clock the mark Of the memorable
flood of 1886 on the bridge here was lost
sight Of, and the water continues to
rise.
The docks are submerged to the shed
roofs. All the cellars along the river
front have been flooded and much dam
age done. In many of the large collar
factories the engine rooms have been
invaded and the fires extinguished.
In the southern part of the city many
houses are submerged to the second
story.
On the west side the damage is even
greater. Millions of feet of lumber
piled along the entrance to the Erie
Canal has been washed away. The
electric light station is flooded, and the
village of West Troy is in darkness.
The water works engines were also
stopped, so that the paradox is present
ed of a flood, yet a famine of water.
The record-union., 1896-03-02
Hotel Arrivals.

Arrivals at the Golden Eagle Hotel
yesterday: T. B. Straukamp, St. Louis,
w. A. Kiefer, William Beekman, F. A.
Christmas, Charles c. Moore, E. C. Stod-
dard, E I. Crosett, T. p. NIeighan, r. S.
Buck, Charles NJ. Finch. San Francisco,
Colonel A. d. Barnes, Chicago; Morris
Kahn, Philadelphia; J Finnen and
wife, st. John; G. W. Towle and wife.
Iowle; J. Myers, Oroville: Mrs. NJ. A.
Taylor, Butte City. Mont D. B. Snyder.
New York; w. B. Daugherty, Reno.
The record-union., 1896-03-02

Cruz, where light frost has fallen.
A cold snap struck Chico last night.
Ice was formed and water pipes frozen.
Orange, almond, peach and apricot
buds suffered.
At Roseburg, Or, six inches of snow
fell, and immense damage has been done
to early fruit.
AT Spokane, Wash, the temperature
fell 40 degrees in twelve hours, regis
tering II degrees above zero this morn
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Take Your Wife
one of those handsome PozzoNI PUFF Boxes.
They are given free with each box of powder.

placed, wherein, made visible by an arc
light inside of it, can be read the words
Salvation Army meeting every night
1t was opened on Saturday night, Ad-
jutant S. Wood, assisted by the army
band, conducting the affair, and in
point of size and ventilation is the best
hall the army has ever had in this city.
The record-union., 1896-03-02
SMALLPOX IN OHIO.
Twenty-Five Well-Developed Cases in
an Institution at Dayton.

was aroused almost to state of panic
this evening by the announcement that
there were twenty-five well-defined
cases of smallpox in the Dayton Work
house. There are over 100 prisoners in
the institution, besides Superintendent
Martin. his family, the guards and other
employees. The prisoners have been di-
vided and extra guards were in demand
for both the inside and outside Of the
place The prisoners not already down
with the dread contagion threaten TO
break out of the institution, and de-
tail of guards was desired to prevent
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MOVED THEIR HALL.

Corps No. . of the Salvation Army
Moves Down to Second Street.
Corps No . of the Salvation Army
has changed its headquarters from S21
street to 101T Second street, and in
front of what used to be the IVY Green
Saloon nice illuminated sign has been
The record-union., 1896-03-02
COLD WAVE.
Does Much Damage to the Fruit In
duStry

duStry
SAN FRANCISCO, March 1.-Re-
ports from interior points show that
the cold wave of last night has done
great damage to fruit. In the vicinity
of Stockton there was a slight snow
fail this afternoon, and the frost of last
night and tonight has caused consid-
erable damage to early buds.
At Newcastle the peach, plum, april
cot and cherry trees were seriously in
jured by last nights frost. The ex-
tent of damage is not known. Snow is
falling tonight.
Winter weather prevails at Santa
The record-union., 1896-03-02
Chilly Weafha1.-

There was quite a shower Of nne hail
late yesterday afternoon, and the air
was quite chilly. The hail lasted for
several minutes and was sufficient to
whiten the ground
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Highest Of au a Leavenng Powcz-Latest u Rpoes
R45>al a, Rsxdssl! RRssldss
ABSOLUTELY PURE

such calamity. The thought of fifty
or seventy-five persons who have for
weeks been exposed to the frightful dis
ease being turned loose on the commu-
nifty is viewed with the greatest alarm.
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J think the world would go mad. Just
frenzied with strain and pressure, but
for the blessed institution Of Sunday
Eerford
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BRUTALLY MURDERED.
1 Mans Body Found Upon the Beach Of
Lake Michigan.
The Corpse Showed Marks of Horrible
Butchery.

Three People Killed and Many Others
Injured In Railroad Wreck Which
Occurred at Stone Creek, Georgia.
saturday Night-The Cause of the
Wreck Supposed to be the Work of
Train-Robbers.
The record-union., 1896-03-02

Eyes Of any color with weak brows
and long, coDcave lashes, are Indicative
of weak constitution.
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THE WEEKLY UNION - THE BEST
weekly on the coast
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CITY Finances.

Following is the report of City Auditor
Young for the week ending Saturday