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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-16
FLAWS IN THE STORY.
GreeIy and scheutx Do Not Believe
the Reports from Arctic Russia.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE confirma-
ton from Archangel OF the report OF the
return of Nansen, the seeker after the
north pole, does not really amount TO a
confirmation, in the opinion OF General
Greedy and Of Lieutenant Scheutz. The lat
ter is. with the possible exception Of Com
modore Melville, who is temporarily absent
from Washington. better posted than any
other official in Washington on the char
acteristics OF the North Siberian coast.
which he has visited on a governmental
mission, being charged with the distribu-
ton of rewards to the natives who aided
the survivors Of the unfortunate Jeanette
expedition. Said he: This confirmation
of the Irkutsk story from Archangel Is as
IL we had a telegram from Portland. Me-.
confirming a story from Sandy Hook"
General Greedy took similar view. and
held that il was inconoeivable that the
same story should emanate from two
places SO remote from each other as are
Irkutsk and Archangel. He knew of no
way In which news OF Nansen's approach
to the mouth OF the Lena delta should also
reach Archangel.
With the aid of a chart General Greely
indicated the vast distance between Arch
angel ana Irkutsk. the latter point being
turn came from. He showed that II IL WAS
really true that news OF Nansen's move
ments had reached the mouth of the Lena.
and had 30 worked up the river TO Irkutsk
then IL was improbable that the same infor-
nation could have reached ArchangeL Then
there was the same lack OF detail about this
last dispatch that had been noted In the
first, and this absence Of even a hint OF
where Nansen was. or how ne was communi-
Gated vita. cast suspicion on both reports.
Archangel. said General Greely. is large
and important Russian town With good con-
nections with the outer world, and N such
news had reached there he saw no reason
why full details were not obtainable.
General Greely called attention 10 another
poiat. which was that il Naasen has really
emerged from the polar regions anywhere
of the siberian coast, then he has himself
disproved the correctness OF the theory on
which his expedition was embarked. IL
would show that. instead OF there existing
a current across the pole there was a cur
rent that swept him up from the neighbor-
hood OF Bennett island TO the pole and then
turned back and returned him TO his start
Ing point General Greedy not unnsturaIly
Thought this state OF Affairs was hardly
possible Certainly there was no scientific
evidence Of the existence OF such n obiig-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-16
Explosion i'm n Pullman Car.

PITTSBURG. Feb. 15-An explosion of
gasoline in the Pullman sleeper wyndham
about noon demolished the interior of the
car. badly damaged the Pullman cars Gita
and New England, and seriously injured
three per-ons. Thei, names are: Laura
Faas. aged thirty years; Sadie Conroy.
aged twenty-five years: James Richardson.
porter, of Cincinnati, aged forty years The
cars were lying in the Pennsylvania yards,
and the women were cleaning the carpets
of the Wyndham with gasoline. BY some
means the gas ignited from the stove and
the explosion followed. The conclusion
wrecked the car and damaged the other
cars lying alongside. The women and the
porter were seriously burned and cut, and
Miss Conroy will probably die.
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thor Is a woman-or exact whereabouts, and
little IL any credence IS given 20 the al
legged revelation. The letter was SHOWN 70
Jackson and Walling, both of whom dis
claimed any knowledge as to its authorship,
and treated SITS contents lightly.
There Is a well-founded belief to-day that
and able TO furnish whatever missing link Is
needed to clear up the mystery. There Is
but little doubt that he has been kept ad-
vised of the tragic outcome OF his own plan
to have Pearl Bryan saved from disgrace
He has already admitted his responsibility
In that matter. and he said to-day that he
had letters from Jackson after Pearl had
come to Cincinnati, but he said he did not
keep them because OF their disgusting ma
ture.-
The police are making excavations in vari-
Gus cellars to which the accused murderers
of Pearl Bryan had access. The CHIEF
places are the cellars of the dental college
OF Walling and Jackson's boarding house.
and other places where they were known TO
lodge or resort
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MURDERED AND BURNED.


AUGUSTA KY, Feb. 15-Robert Laughhn,
a prominent farmer. living three miles
from this place. was assaulted last night
by unknown assassins. who stabbed him
several times. His wife was murdered, and
also her fourteen-year-oii niece, and their
bodies cremated by burning ibe house.
Laughlin escaped in the darkness. The
people are greaby excited. and the affair
is wrapped In mystery. as there Is no clew
to the murderers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-16
FOUR MINERS KILLED
And Four More Seriously Injured b,

the OverturninE of Skip.
REPUBLIC, Mich, Feb. ia terrible
accident occurred this morning in the Re-
public mine while the men were coming
up in the skip from work out of No. .
shaft. The skip jumped the track. and it
was pulled on until it caught and turned
over on the men. The killed are: William
McGraw. James Dodge, Adolph Boitel and
Matthias Tegelberg. The injured are:
Charles Anderson. three ribs broken; Erick
Marti, leg broken; James McGraw, back
hurt: Andrew Peterson, hurt internally and
recovery doubtful.
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AUGUSTA. Me-. Feb. 15.-Hon. J. II. Man
ley, chairman of the Republican national
Washington by special train. having come
In answer to summons TO tie bedside OF
his wife. who Is seriously i'll with pneu-
through the day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-16
A CURE SENT TO JAIL.
He Refused to Disclose the Secrets of
the Confessional.

GRANNY, Que, Feb 15.-Rev. NJ. Gill.
cure of the Church Of Notre Dame. has
been committed to prison by the magistrate
for refusing TO disclose the secrets of the
confessional in a suit at law in which he was
called as a witness.
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twice Arrcxted for Murdcr.

NEW YORK, Feb. 15-The two Fitzgerald
boys. William and James. have been re-
arrested in connection with the murder of
on East Sixty-seventh street. The arrests
were made on warrant issued by Recorder
Con.
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5 PER CENT. MONEY.

Weare prepared to make loans at and
51s per cent. on good business property.
JOHN 5. SPANN tS co.
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JACKSON HIS NAME
IMPORTANT WITNESS IN THE PEARL
bryan BEHEADING CASE FOUND.

Confession Of Negro Coachman Who
Drove a Surrey to the Scene of the
Murder Near Fort Thomas.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-11
IT SET HIS COAT AFIRE.
Highway Rotbers Hold Up a Polander
on the Linden Street Bridge at
Midnight and Take S37.

Between IL and l o'clock this morn
ing Michael Stern, watchman at T..
RObinson's brewery on Seventh street,
was surprised to get call from man
whose face was covered with blood and
whose coat was burning where 1t had
been set aflre by the proximity with
which revolver was fired to it. The
bullet had gone through the sleeve but
had not touched the flesh.
The man was Andrew Whohide. a
middle aged Hungarian living at 3Oi
Phelps street. He was paid yesterday
and had S37 in his pockets. After
spending the night on the West Side he
started for home via the Linden street
bridge and In the center of 1t he met
two men, one of whom he said was only
Is or 10 years old, the other being a big
strapping man.
He asked them where some one lived
and they took him in tow to find the
place. They brought him back over
the bridge and at the corner of Sixth
street stopped, and while the big man
held him the little one began to go
through his pockets. He grappled the
little fellow and knocked him. but the
big fellow struck him as they We're
falling and as soon as the little fell
low got uD he pulled out a revolver
and fired it at him. The bullet went
through the left sleeve of the coat near
the shoulder. The Hungarian said the
weapon was aimed at his heart.
There was the blood on his face and
his coat on fire where the bullet went
through to corroborate his story. and
one of the pockets was torn out of
his pants. The s37 he had when he
started out was taken from him. Pa
.trolman Tom Lowry was notified. He
was on West Lackawanna avenue beat.
The robbed man could not give any
definite information to assist the po-
lice. He was not Intoxicated. al
though he had the appearance Of hav-
ing imbibed sOme
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-11
KILLED AT A CROSSING.
The Shocking Deaths OF Charles Bright
and Miss Catharine Boyer
at Reading.

Reading. Pa, Nov. 10.--A frightful
and fatal accident happened at the Glib
raltar crossing of the Pennsylvania
railroad at $50 this afternoon. The vic
Tins We're Charles f. Bright, aged 80,
one of Readings well-to-do citizens,
and Miss Catharine Boyer, aged 49,
Bright was a married man and met
Miss Boyer shortly after ] o'clock to-
day at her boarding place, 41G Wash
ington street. Later she was joined by
Bright in the lower section of the city
nd they started for a drive. While
crossing the tracks at Gibraltar a fast
freight bound East came along, strik-
ing the buggy in the centre. Bright
was thrown under the wheels and
ground to pieces, his features being un-
recognizable.
Miss Boyer was injured about the
head and had one Of her limbs broken
and died few minutes after the acci-
dent. She was a bright and handsome
young woman. and a daughter Of Will
lam Boyer, Of Blandon, this county.
At noon she picked up photograph of
her mother and father, clasped it to
her breast and kissed their faces. She
then went to the piano and played one
of her favorite airs. but before leaving
the house remarked to a friend that
she had a premonition that something
was going to happen. She was of a
happy disposition. and those with whom
she associated never suspected her in
tentions
On the person of Bright was found a
number of notes and a $4,000 United
States bond
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-11
TRAMP'S HEROIC ACT.
Signals and stops II Train About to
Run Into Dynamite.

Washington, Ind, Nov. 10-A rag
ged tramp named G. c. Bynum, proved
himself u hero last night, and by his
act of bravery saved fast express
train and many lives from disaster.
Bynum overheard gang of men in
Il box car plotting to wreck the west
bound ST. Louis express on the Balti-
more and Ohio Southwestern railroad.
in a lonely stretch of country, east of
this city. The express car, il is re-
ported contained a large amount of
money. A heavy charge of nitro glyc-
crime and dynamite was placed upon
the track in such a way that it would
explode when struck by the engine.
Ee said nothing about the matter, fear
ing the police would think him crazy
He had no way to signal the express
train. which he knew would he due in
II short time. 1t was some distance to
the nearest switch. but he made his
way there and jerked off the signal
light. Then he went to the place where
the alleged dynamite was placed. His
signal was seen By the approaching
train in time. The train wreckers. who
were in ambush. also saw the signal
and volley of shots We're fired at
the tramp. lie was wounded in the leg
and shot through his hat grazed his
head. After the explosives were re-
moved from the track the train came
to this city, bringing the wounded
tramp. The twenty people who We're
on the train, crowded about him and
praised him for his brave deed. Later
a subscription was taken up for his
benefit.
Bynum's home is In Washington.
The Washington police are working
on a theory that he was one of the
gang of robbers but as the train ap-
preached his heart failed him and he
gave the warning signal to the en-
ginecr. AS he did so his confeierates
shot at him the police think.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-11
M'KINLEY'S FRIENDS.
He Meets the Chicago Newspaper Men
and Also Receives Congratulations
from General Harrison.

Canton, O.. Nov. 1O.-The Chicago
newspaper men who were stationed at
the National Republican headquarters
in that city during the campaign and
who have been in New York as the
guests of Chairman Hanna, passed
through Canton on their way home at
1890 this morning. Arrangements had
been made with the Pittsburg. Fort
Wayne and Chicago Railroad Company
to hold the train here for ten minutes
that President-elect Mckinley might
have an opportunity of meeting the
correspondents. Major Mckinley and
his secretary, Hon. Joseph p. Smith.
dreve down to the sdenot as the train
pulled in, the uresiuent-eiect boarded
the Pullman car Orient, shook hands
with each correspondent. and chatted
pleasantly with them until the train
started. He ives then driven to his
mothers residence, and later to his
home. The following letter has been
received by Major Mckinley from eX-
President Harrison:
The use Of the mails instead of the wires
as the carrier Of my congratulations does
not imply that they are less, but rather
that they are more thoughtful and delib-
crate. 1t Is a great honor. indeed, when
personal success Is Identified with u
great national triumph. The issues forced
the fight on such lines that the Repuhli-
can party could use the old breastworks
and make an unfailing appeal to the pa
triOtism of the south as well as the north
the wisdom and strength needed in this
emergency to restore and establish the
prosperity of the nation
The following is an extract of a con-
gratulatory letter from Hon. " nitelaw
Reid:
did not burden you 18th an addition TO
the rush of congrat eN )rb kilograms
YOU know how We felt. / think you have
the greatest opportunity since Linco!n--as
you have made the greatest campaign
since his, and have had the greatest popu-
lar triumph
Governor-elect Pingree, of Michigan.
came from Detroit today to see the
president ELECT. incidentally he had
something to say about the available
ity of General X. A. Alger for a cab
met appointment. saying to several per-
sons here that he did not think pub
lie sentiment in Michigan was very
much aroused in behalf of the ex-gov-
ernor.
The members of the Union Medical
association of Northeastern Ohio called
i'm a body on Major Mckinley this eve
ming and were very cordially greeted
by the president-eleCt. Most of the
other callers today We're people who
had been actively engaged i'm various
forms of campaign work.
Major Mckinley expects to leave ON
Thursday for weeks visit with Col
onel Myron T. Herrick, at Cleveland
A personal friend Of Chauncey NJ.
Depew in this city SAYS that he has
Nh. DepeW's word for it that he would
not accept a position in the cabinet if
it were offered him. and that he has
no more desire to be secretary of state
now than he had when he declined the
appointment under President Harrison.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-11
HIS SKULL CRUSHED.
Hungarian Killed While UnlOadin 3
Pig.IrOn mt the Blast Furnace.

A Hungarian laborer employed at
the blast furnace of the Lackawanna
Iron and Steel company, was instantly
killed while unloading pig-iron late yes
terday afternoon. His name was on
the company books as John Cowash.
He was about 26 years old. But little
else is known about him.
Cowash was found with the top of
his skull crushed and lying in the pig
iron pit beneath the trestle on which
stand the cars to be unloaded Of their
heavy freight. 1t is presumed that
Cowash lost his balance while drop
ping one of the bars and fell with 1t
the distance of about twenty-five feet
into the pit, the bar crushing his head.
Cowash's body was taken to Raub' $
undertaking rooms on Spruce street,
where it was viewed by the following
jury impanneled by Coroner Long
street: a. f. Voorhis, Charles Teeter,
DR.. +. w. Davis, DR.. Pennypacker o.
NJ. Custard and James Carpenter. The
inquest will be held tomorrow evening
at s o'clock in the corOner's office.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-11
ORGANIZED TO
FIGHT SILVER
The National League of Business Men ,
Permanent Affair.
WILL FIGHT FOR SOUND MONEY
Encouraging Communication from
National Chairman Hanna..Per.
mancnt Organization Effected.
The Resolutions Adopted.

Philadelphia. Nov. 1O.--The Mckinley
and Hobart Businessmen's National
Campaign committee met tonight at
the Manufacturers club and wound up
the business of the organization. The
committee was the first of similar COM
mittees to be formed in other cities and
did efficient campaign work during the
weeks preceding the election. 1t was
composed of some of the wealthest
men in Philadelphia, and. as these men
are convinced that the agitation in fav-
or of silver has by no means been killed.
at the meeting tonight they organized
an association to be known as the
"Philadelphia Branch of the National
League of Businessmen" Similar or
ganizations are to be formed in other
cities. That the project meets with the
favor of Mr.. Hanna is shown by the
following telegram:
New York, Nov. 10.
Rudolph Blankenburg.
Telegram received. | like your PROPOSE
tion tn keep up your organization for the
SUI port of sound money and good gov
ernment. NJ a. Hanna. Chairman.
The candidacy Of eX-Postmaster
General Wanamaker for United States
senator from Pennsylvania, to succeed
Senator Cameron, was endorsed by the
committee, and all honorable means tn
promote his success will be taken by
the COMMITTEES.
The object OF the new league is fully
explained in the following resolutions:
To aid in the formation of similar or
gani2a tions in all parts of the country,
for the purpose OF extending loyal ana
earnest support to the chief executive of
the government in the arduous duties of
his Office.
To encourage patriotic love for our
country as a united whole, and to break
down and obl!terate Sectionalism.
To maintain our national credit and in
tegrity upon a sound money basis.
To uphold law and order, and to secure
prosperity for our people.
To promote the election of members of
the national legislature. in the senate and
house of representatives, who are In SYM
pathy with this movement and who will
distinctly represent the business inter-
ests of the country.
To present a strong and united front
to the party of Reputation and disrup-
ton, who. in their hour Of defeat, are
threatening to Immediately renew and
pers!stently continue, during the ensuing
four years, the assault upon the honor
and integrity of our country.
That immediate steps be taken to secure
the formation and cooperation of similar
organizations, and to arrange for an early
meeting Of delegates from such organiZa
tions to perfect a permanent organization
OF the national league Of business men.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-11
BOYER FOR SFEAKER.
Senator Quay Asks His Friends 10 Sus
port the Ex.State Treasurer for
This Position.


Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Harrisburg. Nov. 10-Interest in the
senatorial question has been revived by
the announcement that friends of Sem
ator Quay have been asked by him to
support eX-Speaker Henry X. Boyer,
of Philadelphia, for speaker of the next
house. Shortly before he departed for
Florida he addressed letters to this
effect to prominent supporters through
out the State. Mr.. Boyer, it is an
nounced. already has pledges from a
majority of the Philadelphia members,
and anticipates little difficulty in mus
tering a majority of the Republican
caucus which will decide the organiza-
tion of the next house.
The candidacy of Mr.. Boyer is gen.
orally believed TO be in the interest Of
Governor Hastings candidacy for the
United States senatorship to succeed
Cameron. The Wanamaker following
first thought to oppose Boyer with
COurtlandt X. Bolles, of Philadelphia.
but their more recent det, rmination, it
is understood. is to support Ward r.
Bliss, of Delaware county. Whichever
side secures the organization of the
house will have a decided advantage
when it comes to the election of a sem
ator. and friends of Senator Quay are
bearing this fact in mind.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-11
BLIZZARD IS COMING.
Heavy Snow Storms in the Far West.
Wisconsin, Colorado, N innesOta aud
Iowa Have Nantes OF White.

St. Paul. Mimi. Nov. l0.-From two to
three inches of snow has fallen in the
city since yesterday morning. IN
southern Minnesota and Iowa the depth
is reported to be twice that. The storm
originated in the Dakotas two days ago
and now extends nearly all over the
northwest
Marshlield. Wis. Nov. l0-A blizzard
of the first magnitude is blowing here.
Snow fell irregularly since last Thurs
day and today more snow fell than at
any one time in the past two years.
About six inc hes has already fallen and
continues with the same density as at
first. Indications point to at least q
foot before morning.
Leadvile. Col, Nov. l0.-The heaviest
snow fall in yenrs at this season began
here yesterday and continues.
Sioux City. Ia, Nov. 10.-Snow to the
depth OF six to twelve inches fell in this
section last night and today.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-11
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.
Weather Indications Today:
Showers Probable; Warmer.

1 Trade Revivals are Still Growing.
Solution of Venezuelan Dispute Near
at Hand.
National League Of Business Men Is
Launched.
2 Pennsylvania's Majority Is Over 300, ,OOO
\ Result of the Election.
UocaD-Arrangements for the New
England Banquet.
Common Pleas Court Matters.
Editorial.
Casual Mention.
s UocaD-Eight Men Terribly Burned in
q Priceburg Mine.
Tee Kinsley "Lexow."
O'Malley Hacked Himself with Knife
G (Story)-"The Six Dumb-Bells of Castle
Schreckenstrohm."
Wall Street Review and Markets.
Suburban Happenings.
and Jury Recommendations and
Findings,
5 Whitney's Weekly News Budget.
News Up and Down the Vail
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-11
COXEY CALLS CONFERENCE.
The mmOnwealer Desires the De.
mOnetizatiOn Of Gold.

Cleveland. O.. Nov. 10.-Common-
wealer j. S. CoXey has called confer
ence of all friends of the initiative and
referendum and other reforms to meet
at the Lindell Hotel, St. Louis, Janu-
airy II, 1897
At this meeting q, platform will be
presented declaring for the demonetiza :
tion of gold as well as silver, State
ownership of all railroads, highways,
waterways and telegraph and telephone
lines, municipal ownership of all street
car lines, water works, market houses,
electric light and gas plants. woman $
suffrage and election of president by
direct vote of the people. Also that ma
tional banks should loan money to the
people a cost.
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rkun,Or cisOpIlcd.

Philadelphia Nov. 10.A member of the
firm of William a. CramD & Sons, the
ship builders of this city. when raqed on
this afternoon relative to the story pub
lished under San Francisco date to the
effect that they. with other American
capitalists ard h"siness men. would es-
tablish steamship line on the Pacific
said that the firm knew nothing whatever
of the project. and in fact had never
heard OF it.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-11
RAN A MILE IN Al SECONDS.
Fast Railroad Riding ON the Rock
Island Road.

Chicago, ILL.,, Nov. 10.-The Rock Is
land Railroad Company ran special
train yesterday from Rock Island to
Chicago, a distance Of 1S1 miles, in
three hours and thirty minutes, eX-
elusive of stops. From Moline to Bleu
Island the train made run. including
three stops, of 1929 miles in 1S3 minutes,
and at one time reached speed of
seventy-seven and two-thirds miles per
hour. Taking out the stops, which
were for water, the 1929 miles were
covered i'm 176 minutes, the fastest
speed on a long distance trip ever at
tanned west of Chicago.
The train which made the great dash
from the Mississippi Valley to Chicago
was a special bringing home the West
ern Society of Engineers from a trip
of inspection to Davenport and Rock
Island