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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-27
HUGE METEOR IN MEXICO.
II Strikes u Mountain side and Tears
Away Entire Cuffs.

City of Mexico, July ga remark
able phenomena at the mine of Santos
Reyes. in the State of Chihuahua. was
observed at 3 o'clock yesterday. A tre-
mendous explosion was heard and an
enormous mass of burning matter was
seen to fall from the heavens, striking
the side of mountain and bringing
down with it in its course entire cliffs,
and finally plunged into the ground.
making hole from which boiling water
still issues heavy rain fell imme-
diately after the descent of the mat ter.
The people are superstitious and in
great alarm. as this is one of the many
realiZatiOns Of the prophecies of the
vision seeing girl of Tabasco. The
same meteor destroyed the house of a
miner. killing his two children.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-27
MASSACRE IN CUBAN HOSPITALS.
Helpless lnIIates Butchcrcd and
Burned by Spanish Soldiers.

Key West. Fla, July 26.-Private let
ters from MatanZas. Cuba, to response
ble merchants in this city, give shock
ing details connected with the capture
by the Spanish of rebel hospitals. locat-
ed respectively at Isabel and Magda-
lena, in that province. Drs. Roig and
IZquierdO. surgeons Of the Cuban army.
in charge. with their assistants and
corps nurses. We're all, it is alleged,
put to the machete. while the helpless
sick and wounded We're assassinated in
their cots and the buildings then burn
ed over their heads to cover up the
crime.
Small insurgent detachments guard
ing the hospitals made q desperate but
vain defense against over -powering
forces.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-27
OKLAHOMA ATTORNEY PARDONED.
Man Who Erred ON the Side Of Mercy
Agrees to Quit the Territory.

Guthrie. o. r.. July 2G.-Governor
Renfrow has granted pardon to vii.
liam ID. Halfill. a well-known attorney
of Newkirk. formerly of Winfield Kan.
who was sent to the penitentiary for
five years for issuing che ok on bank
I'm which he had no account. He issued d
the check to give money to a little girl
who was friendless on the street. en-
abling her to GO home. and was bitterly
prosecuted.
He has served nearly two years of his
sentence and has become almost en-
tirely blind. AS a condition OF his par
don. he agrees never to return to Okla =
hOma.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-27
TOOK A CLAIRVOYANT'S ADVICE.
The Teimers May Have to Pay 10
Accusing Their Servant.

Orange. N. j., July 26-Mary Staigcr
formerly servant In the family of Mr..
and Mrs. Paul Teimer. of III North Six
teenth street, has begun suit against
the Teimers for $4,000 for false impris-
onment. defamation of character and
injury to her health. Mrs Teimer
missed diamond and gold ring on
June 4. and she and her husband ac-
cused the servant of stealing them.
Mrs. Temer went to Newark and saw
clairvOyant, who declared that the
servant had taken the rings. The girl
was arrested. Detective Bell went to
Mr.. Teimer's house to make an investi-
CATION. and was told that the rings had
been found In the bedroom of Mrs
Teimer The girl was released from
Jail on June II.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-27
MIDDLE OF THE
ROAD MEN KICK
Dissatisfied Populists Organize a Rump
Convention at St. Louis.
EFFORT TO NOMINATE COL. NORTON
The Address to the American People
Reported by the COmmittee..It
Charges That the POpuiist Conven.
ton Was Conducted Under the
Direction of the National Demo.
cratic Chairman.

st. Louis, July 26-The meeting Of
the middle of the road men at Texas
headquarters last night for the purpose
of issuing an address to the people and
placing Colonel Norton at the head Of
the ticket Ia place of Mr.. Bryan was a
fiasco. Not more than twenty delegates
responded to the call. Colonel Norton
made a speech advising the hot heads
to go slowly.
John Ulrich. of Wisconsin. of the COM
mittee appointed t0.wait ON Governor
Stone apd ask for the alleged telegram
from Mr.. Bryan, reported that they
had seen Governor Stone and he had
informed them that in his opinion Mr..
Bryan did not intend to accept the
Populist nomination. The committee
appointed to draw up an address to
the American people reported, and the
address was laid on the table. 1t
charged that the convention was not
Populistic. but was conducted in the
interest and under the direction of the
national chairman of the Democratic
party: that hired emissaries Were sent
among the delegates to influence them
by questionable means; that w. j. Bry-
ans nomination was procured by mis-
representation and the suppression of
kilograms of declination from him. The
address recommended that in ease Mr..
Bryan does not formally accept the
nomination by Aug 3. then his silence
be taken as u declination. and that
Hon. ;. II. Norton. of Illinois, be- con-
sdered the nominee of the Peoples par
Il 4
dwndling crowd of kickers adopted II
resolution as follows
Resolved. That We. the minority, known
as the middle of the road people, enter
our solemn protest against the arbitrary
methods of those in control of the convcn-
ton.
There We're nine delegates and three
reporters present when the result was
reached, and the rump convention ad-
jOurned
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-27
SITUATION SERIOUS
IN THE EAST
Insurgents In Macedonia Have Become
Formidable.
TURKISH TROOPS ARE DEFEATED
While Greece Remains Indifferent the
Cretans Continue to he Active.
Discomfort Among the POrte's Sol.
diers on Account Of Pay aud RatiOns.
Comments Ofthe Press.

Berlin, July 26-COunt Goluchowski,
Austrian minister of foreign affairs. re-
turned to Ischl for the purpose of hold
ing an interview with Emperor Francis
Joseph after having had a conference
with Prince Ii0henlohe. the German
chancellor. on the day of his return
to Vienna Count GOluchOwski had IN
interview with Count Nigra. the Italian
ambassador To Austria. and since then
Count Nigra has been summoned to
Rome by the Marquis Visconti- Venosta, d,
the Italian minister of foreign affairs
These comings and goings Of dipIo-
matte chiefs cannot be- attributed tn
any other cause than the gravity OF
the situation i'm the east, A concert OF
the powers has failed to effect any
good results as has already been stated,
and the events which are now taking
place completely overwhelm diplomacy
According to telegraphic advices re-
ceived here yesterday the rising of the
insurgents in Macedonia has become
extremely formidable. Greece, while
pretending to take stringent measures
against any persons engaging In raid
upon the Macedonian frontier. has al
lowed upwards of six hundred men. all
of them armed To enter Macedonia from
Greek territory. These men after sur
prising and cutting to pieces the Turk
ish troops at Moussa. succeeded in re-
pulsing a strong force of Turkish SOL
diers which had been sent from Salonica
to reinforce the Moussa troops.
A dispatch to the NosSische Zeitlng
says that the relirfS treServeS) who
have been called out under an trade
from the sultan. are showing Il dispo-
ton to revolt In consequence of the fact
that their pay Is very much In arrears
and the rations which are being issued
to them are very bad in quality and
very small i'm quantity. A special dis
patch received by the Neue Freie Press
from .Salonica on Thursday says that
the statements made by the Turkish
officials concerning the situation are all
calculated to conceal the desperate con-
dition of affairs in Macedonia. Hard
fighting Is going on almost every day
at Drumntza, Serres and all points in
the Perrin mountains. The Turkish re-
serves at Prizrend, Preshtina and else
where In that section are being
equipped and sent to the front as rapid
ly as possible, and II Is estimated that
the total number of Turkish troops con-
centratsd ON the Macedonian and Bull
yarian frontiers exceeds 1000 men.
Even this force. however. has not been
found sufficient to make any headway
against the insurrection. which under
IN. Influences of successes already
achieved by the Insurgents in the field,
is Incoming stronger every day.
w.,,,, ~, ,v,rt Nrvrp LNn
stimulated py THESE an" S'"'''a' ~
ports. Sehii-oriciai newspaper orsuhs
IKE the North '''ri'iah ''aze''e anu '"e
cologne GaZett" are takihs '''oie
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-27
THEY REBUKE LORD ROsEBERRY. :
Dissenters Will Not support a Man
Who Approves sabbath Breaking.

London, July 26.-Lord Rosebery has
further shocked the Liberal dissenters,
who form the backbone of the party. by
allowing his name to appear on the list
of committee getting up testimonial
to the secretary of the Sunday league
meeting of Baptist pastors has sent
him protest wherein they tell him that
the support of nOconformists o mot be
continued 70 a leader who ap. ives the
desecratiOn of the Lords da
They ask him to seriously consider
this matter. and also to completely
sever himself from all support of horse
racing"
Lord Rosebery's Sunday league esca-
pade Is an absolutely sure indication
of his want of tact as leader lie
could, without offense in any direction,
have abstained from associating him
self with the league.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-27
WRECKED ON SABLE ISLAND.
Twelve Men Rescued from u Bark
That Grounded ON the sand Bars,0

Halifax, July 26.-'rhe Dominion gov
ernment steamer Newfield arrived here
this afternoon with the crew of ves-
Sci that had been lost on Sable Island
since the Newtield's previous visit to
the graveyard of the Atlantic" as
Sable Island Is called.
The crew consists of twelve men Of
the Italian bark Raphael d.. which
grounded ON the sand bars off the island
during gale and was totally wrecked.
The crew reached the island in the
ships boats after Il thrilling experience.
narrowly escaping drowning several
times. The Raphael ID. was on II vuy-
age from Genoa for Bathurst, N. b.,
In ballast To load with lumber.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-27
LlG HTNING ALMOST HITS ADLAl.
The Vice.President and His Family
in u Building That Was Struck.

Louisville. KY. July 26.-The vice
president and his family had d narrow
escape from lightning early this morn
ing. A severe rain and thunder storm
passed over Bowling Green. where the
Stevensons are ON visit to their daugh-
ter. Mrs. Nj. d. Hardin. A bolt Of
lightning struck Potter college, In which
they are staying, burning out the tee-
phone wires and giving shocks to Mr..
and Mrs. Stevenson and Prof &. l..
Cabell. whose guests they are.
1t was at first thought the building
was on fire. but this proved to be II
mistake. No one was hurt, although
the women were very much alarmed.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-27
POpuIist National Committee,

st. Louis, July 2G.-The Populist national
committee finished its work at an early
hour this morning. j. A. F.dgerton. of Ne
braska. was elected secretary. and NJ. e.
Rankin, of Indiana. treasurer: Messrs. j
A. Sovereign. of Arkansas: G. f. Taylor,
of Pennsylvania; II. W. Reed, of Georgia
j. :. Dore, of California; c. +. Washbu"n
of Massachusetts, and j. w. Rreidenthrl
OF Kansas. were selected for members of
the executive committee. The committee
adjourned subject to the call of the chair
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-27
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.
Weather indications Today;
Fair; Warmer; Sout herIy Winds.

l Mckinley's Plans for Campaign.
Situation Serious In the East.
Dissatisfied Populists Kick.
The Irish Convention.
. Watson Is Willin'.
Came Here Nearly Four Centuries Ago
3 u.ocaD-Sermon by Rev. W. W. Eam
sey, ID. ID.
Church Dedicated at Kingston.
Arranging for Ratification.
Editorial
Political Notes.
Comments of the Press.
Robinson Street Case.
~
5 acknowledgement at Home.
Girl was Screened from View,
Twin Shaft Fund.
Thirty-fve Police at Church.
6 (Sporting)-Base Ball Scores.
Clubs Broke Even.
Bicycle News and Comments.
Z Suburban News.
Crazy on the Cab.
Financial and Markets.
s News Up and Down the Valley.
Mckinley Rebukes the Silverites.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-27
QUART OF WHISKEY KILLED HIM.
Wisconsin Tourist Does Not Survive
Feat in York, Pa.

York. Pa. July 26.-Augustus Wit
ticken. IS years of age. whose parents
live at La Crosse. Wis. was one of a
party of five who drank gallon of
whisky. Yesterday morning he was
found dead in barn near Logansville.
this county. One of his companions
lay beside him, and the doctors only
managed to save his life after working
upon him all day.
Witticken's share of the liquor was
more than a quart The whisky was
given to the tramps by two men who are
thought to have stolen il.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-27
HOLD.UPS IN CHICAGO.
The Long and Short Combination En-.
tiers n Grocery store.

Chicago, July 26.-Shortly after eight
O'clock last evening store hold up No.
q took place when two young men en-
tered the jewelry store Of c. NJ. Robert
son. of No. 1S7 North Clark street. and
asked to be shown several articles of
jewelry which they endeavored to pock-
ct. MIR. Robertson, however. got the
drop on his visitors and locking the
door to prevent their escape held them
at bay with revolver until the police
came to his assistance. At the police
station the young men gave their names
as James Robinson and Frank Har-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-27
TOWING ACROSS THE OCEAN.
The Two Sailors in Il ROWbOat Are
Far Along on Their journey.

London. July 26.-The Norwegian
Cito. Captain Clausen. which arrived at
Pembroke yesterday from Quebec. re-
ports that on July Is. in latitude AZ de-
grees north. longitude 81 degrees west
she spoke the rowboat Fox. in which on
June 8 Frank Harbo and George
Samuelson. two young Norwegian sail
ors. started from New York to row to
Havre.
Harbo and Samuelson were I'm good
health. They received provisions and
water from the Cito. The men said
that on July 10. the weather being
rough, heavy seas upset their boat and
they lost several articles
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-27
Plain and Fancy MOhairs
and SiCillieneS, ArInure
SicilIieneS, Brocade
MOhairS, CreponS, etc.

We mention one or two specials for
the week, which cannot again be dupli-
Gated this season at the price.
pieces. 54-inch English Sicilian, at
95c.; good value at Sl.25.
pieces. 4G-inch Pure Mohair Bro
cade, at $lO0; good value at $3.50.
10 pieces. i6-inch FIX Fine Henrietta.
GSc.; actual value. SIC.
Our cleaning up price on Wash Silks.
Swivel Silks and Printed China and Jap
Silks will interest you.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-27
Herald's Weather Forecast,

New York. July Elm the Middle States
today, fair to partly cloudy. sultry and
warmer weather. with light southerly
win,ls, followed by rain in northern dis.
tricts and possibly as far south as phila.
delphia in the afternoon or tonight. On
Tuesday. partly cloudy. sultry weather
preceded by rain with slight temperature
changes and fresh variable winds. fol
lowed by clearing.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-27

of the flood and consequently escaped.
charcoal burner named Nichols up at
Evergreen is reported missing, making
the total list still twenty-eight. OF
these sixteen bodies were recovered yes
terday and the body of May HERES, a
little child. was found today
+. johnson, Of Arvada, telephoned in
to Denver that he had found four bodies
in the bed of Clear Creek about a mile
above the town of Arvada. Up to this
hour no further reports of loss of life
at Golden has been received.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-27
Sfpa N, shin Arrivals

New York, July 2G-Arrived out: Steam
er La Normandie. at Havre. Sailed for
New York: Steamer Etruria. from Queens
town. Sighted: Steamers Saale, from
Bremen for New York, passed Dover:
kensingtOn, from Antwerp for New York,
passed PraWle Point
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-27
CHAMPION HAS TOO MANY WIVES.
Charged With Bigamy bv the FsSher
OFT Third One,

ANDERSON, July 26.-Edward Cham
pion was placed in Jail in this city
tonight charged with having three
wives living. He was married to Mar
saret Wilson In this city recently. The
father of the girl later-fYund Champion
had wives living in Michigan and Wis
conSin.
Both Of them will be- brought here To
prosecute him.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-27
DECLARE FOR SOUND MONEY.
Davenport Democrats DenOunce the
Chicago Platform.

Davenport, Iowa. July 26.-Davenport
Democrats declared for sound money in
very positive terms last evening at u
big meeting. The resolutions indors-
ing the administration of President
Cleveland and declared as follows:
Resolved, That we denounce the Chi
cago platform as un-Democratic. un-
just and unpatriotic. and we favor the
immediate formation Of an honest mon
ey Democratic league to oppose the
Populist platform and nominees and TO
uphold the honor Of the nation.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-27

per. The police claim to know Robin
son as a tough character.
Store hold-up number %, was sue
cessfully carried out about $50 o'clock
when the long and short" combina
tion entered the grocery store of James
O'Reilly at 154 Morgan street. and
while one man held a revolver under
Mr.. O'Reilly's nose and robbed him of
his watch. the other scooped SIS out Of
the money drawer and then both es-
capped in the darkness.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-27
Cail to Gold Democrats.

Milwaukee, Wis, July 26.--I;llis b. Ush-
er, who was appointed provisional chair
man for Wisconsin by the gold confer
ence at Chicago, yesterday issued call
to the gold Democrats Of the state. call
ing upon them to take steps at once to
perfect an organization in every county in
the state and to select county chairman.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-27
Did Not Fish Yesterday.

Buzzard's Bay, Mass. July a6.-As is his
usual custom, the president remained at
home all day. There were no callers lie
did not attend the memorial exercises of
the late W. T.. Russell at Sandwich today.
as expected.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-27

Selling under the prices which fol-
low is all one-sided, that is. there's
nothing in it for US but getting rid
of the balance of stock on hand.
Buyers have now every penny of
profit on their own side, and some
fled if We can only make clean
sweep
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-27
VICTIMS OF THE FLOOD.
Twenty. Eight Persons Perish in
Colorado.

Denver. Col. July 26.-The victims OF
Friday nights flood were the three at
Golden. four In Mount Vernon canyon
and twenty y-one near Morrison, making
the total twenty-eight. The servant
girl. Anna Hansen. who was reported
dead. was not at the camp at the time
The evening times., 1896-12-16
AGAINST THE LAW.
Penalties Provided for Enlisting Men
Against Foreign Powers.

The news that is coming from all over
the country of bodies of men organizing
and armins with the idea of offering their
services to Cuba has caused some com
ment in official circles and raised the
question as to what President Cleveland
viii do with regard to the agitation.
The President is Just now endeavoring to
find sport along the Carolina coast, and
Is not buthering with international CUES
tions, but 1t is hinted in some official
Ctrdes that he will issue Il prociama ton
calling attention Ia the provisions Of the
neutrality laws that bear directly upon
the matter OF enlisting men and taking
commissions to fight against a govern
Inent with which the United States main
tains friendly relations.
The law provides for fine Of $4,000
for accepting cOmmi>S to fight against
a government with which we are at peace
and a penalty ofthree years Imprisonment
In the case of any one hiring persons to
engage in any such fighting or warfare the
law provides for Il fine Of 81 900 and three
years imprisonment.
As President Cleveland was very de-
termined in his efforts To maintain the
neutrality laws as far as the sending of
fillbusters is concerned, and issued a proc
lamation calling attention to these laws.
it is supposed he VIII now end eavor to pre-
vent the organization II bodies OF troops
for the purpose Of going to Cuba to fight
against Spain.
The evening times., 1896-12-16
CHEERED MRS. CLEVELAND
New York Gamins Thought She Was
Buying Tons of Christmas Candy.
1t Was n Mistake, as the Lady Was
Not the Gracious Mistress of
the White House.

New York, Dec. 16.-Mrs. John A. Nc
Call, wife OF the president OF tile New York
Life Insurance Company, and Mrs. j. n.
Hegeman will not forget visit they made
yesterday to the east side
They drove in Mrs. MCCall's handsome
carriage to Brunmel's candy factory, at
Grand and Clinton streets. The driver
was in a stunning livery, and so was the
footman, who sat beside him. II had been
many day since such an imposing turnout
had made its appearance III the shopping
district OF the east side.
After they had entered the candy store,
where they went to make Christmas puT-
chases for charities in which they are in
terestcd, some one started the story that
Mrs Mccall was Mrs. Grover Cleveland.
This fired the interest already awakened,
and when 1t was said also that Mrs Clevr-
land intended to buy a wagon-load Of
candy and distribute IT in the street, the
excitement reached fever heat.
The rUmor was quickly carried along the
congested block OF the neighborhood, and
within ten minutes hordcs OF children were
swarming toward the candy store from
every direction. The youngsters TO tie
number Of more than 800, crowded about
the place AMI fought with each other for
positions near the door.
The objects OF their attentions were
upstairs selecting sweets, and We're OBJ
hVInus of the excitement they Were
causing. The crowd Swcllcd Every
one who went that way asked what
was the matter, and when told that Mrs.
Cleveland was inside, stopped 10 get a
peep at the first lady Of the land.
Il don't believe it's Mrs. Cleveland"
said man.
''wen," replied n shopkceper, who felt
that the credit OF the neighborhood was
at stake, Il never saw Mrs. Cleveland,
but what | did see ON the -carria ge door
was the name, Grover Cleveland SO 1t
must be Mrs. Cleveland
In about half IN hour Mrs. Mccall and
Mrs. Hegeman emerged from the store.
''Hurrah for Mrs. Cleveland" yelled a
boy.
1hen the crowd took up the cry, and
the two ladies Stood in the door astounded.
No one could explain the cause of the
demonstration. Do
The visitors could not reach their car
riage. The children blocked their way,
and held out their hands. They thought
it about time for Lady Bountifu to begin
her largesse, and were disappointed when
the police reserves came out and dispersed
them. .'.-"
Ii was with some difficulty that pas
sage way was made. and then the Indies
hurried into the carriage and were driven
away, wondering what ON earth had caused
such Il commotion.