davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-22

to looking upon her face in the new.
h"'rihl" cirrur"stances. had gripped
him and held him like wise.
lat he struggled with himself. pulled
himself together, and rushed at the
door of the hut. which he pushed quick
ly open. Jock seemed TO have been
waiting for him. He stared at his mas
Ter. BY a great effort Sir Alexander,
while he could not dissemble che pal
lor of his face. managed to control his
voice.
Lady Auchlean has come-is inside
the cottage" he said in perfectly dry.
calm manner. Tell her l am here,
and will see her as soon as have made
myself presentable."
Yes, SIR" said Jock: and he disap-
peared like a mechanical DOLL leaving
his master i'm doabt whether he ought
not to have flown at the mans throat.
For he knew something-must know
something had connived perhaps
Sir Alexander. as the thought seized
and goaded him. dashed out of the hut
and presented himself inside of the cot
tage so quickly that jock had only just
time to give his message, and Lady
Auchlean was still suffering from the
paroXysy of terror into which 1t had
thrown her
Her husband. appearing suddenly be-
fore her. was struck by her appearance,
by her startling beauty. as if she had
been stranger. She had lit the can
dies. two on the table and two on the
high. narrow shelf over the fireplace.
and in the tickering light the dia-
monds in her ears sparkled. and her
blue eyes shone; and her fair hair, dis
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-22
Copyright, 1896 by Bachelor johnson and Bachelor
IR ALEXANDER

[R ALIEN ANDER
ATCHLEAN had
a first class car
riage all to him
self on the rail-
way from Aber-
deem to Baliater,
but a gloomy day
for his journey.
He was Il tan and
ctal,Krnpf S.nt,h
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-22

his post. and he and his old wife set
tied. by their own choice, in "a hut ad-
Joining the cottage among the hills, no.
body regretted him but Sir Alexander.
who found something piquant in the
utterances of the old tongue that dared
to contradict him.
And he often suent an hour with the
grabbed old fellow. going out of .ns
way, when shooting on the moors. to
rest with his gun on Il wooden chair
beside the smoledring. fragrant peet
fire
1t was months since he had been
there last. and when Sir Alexander, wet
through to the skin with the Scotch
mist which was enshrouding all the
hills. from I.och-na gar on the one
side to Culbleen on the other. knocked
sharply at the locked door or lne hut,
II was opened by Jock with an air OF
d1gnitied astonishment.
81 ddna think to see ye hereabouts
for some time. sir" said he. morosely,
as he took his masters bag and rug
and made way for him To enter.
Sir Alexander frowned as he pulled
off his gloves. and nodding to Mrs.
Jock" who was deaf and who curt
Eeyed and said nothing after her wont.
took his accustomed seat by the peet
fire which hardly threw out enough
light or warmth to raise mans spirits
on this cheerless evening.
"Ye're on your way to the hoose.
sir?" inquired Jock. after a minutes $
silence. during which he eyed Sir AL
,x,,tl Il
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-22

to ask Mrs. Jock to make me cup of
tea. But l don't think I'll wait for that
now, it's grown so dark" she added.
putting on her hat quickly and then
coming rapidly round to the door.
Aren't you coming with me?" and she
looked at him with a smile which at any
other time he would have thought VIM
ming. 1T isn't very often. you know.
that l get my husband for an escort"
Sir Alexander was taken aback. Did
she mean to reproach him? or was this
merely impudence, the effrontery of a
brazen woman?
He stammered as he tried to answer.
He was bewildered. did not know what
to say. But he stood between her and
the door, and did not move for her to
pass out The thought which was in
his mind, struggling with certain new
impressions of his wife, which. in these
strange circumstances he was receiv-
ing. was that he must keep her here un-
til her lover came.
So he shook his head. and directed her
with decisive gesture. to sit down.
I'VE will carry out your first plan"
said he. shortly. You shall have. tea
herewith me-"
4. 4
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-22

1t is announced that the waddell col
liery at Mill Creek had been sold to
the Delaware and Hudson Coal COM
pany, the transfer to take place at
once. The Waddell Coal cOmpany>owned
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-22

ordered by the wind. made a sort OF
haZy cloud about her head and face.
She had taken off her hat. which she
held in her hands. and had loosened the
tweed jacket she was wearing.
And Sir Alexander looking at mis-
wife with new and startled eyes, re-
allied for the first time that, though
there is many a wife in the world who
may be neglected, his wife was not the
sort of woman 10 be neglected long
The question was. how far had she
gone?
Not jealous of his wifes love. but
of his own honor. he trembled for the
answer to this question. How many
meetings had there been in this lonely
cottage among the hills? One or two,
perhaps-perhaps dozen. He must
control himself, and presently he would
know all. The lover would come, and
then the truth would he out, and the
guilty pair would be at his mercy
And then for the divorce court. Auch-
lean VS.. Auchlean. Sir Alexander. in
a sort of walking nightmare. saw it
all before him-scandal, worry. dis
grace
Meanwhile. the hesitating manner in
which he stood. his silence, his inquir-
ing face. put ideas into her subtle
feminine brain.
why. Alexander, surely it isn't you?
Really you? | feel as If it must be
your ghost! I thought you We're in
Buckinghamshire?"
She laughed. perhaps rather hysteri-
caliy. and came round the table. close
to him. He did not offer to touch her.
though she smiled invitingly up in his
face. Jock, with his eyes in front Of
him, had taken himself off dumbly.
~ was in Buckinghamshire' this
morning" answered Sir Alexander,
stifIly. But I've come back. as you
see. And what-what are you doing
here?'
He tried to speak unsuspiciously, not
wishing to spoil his later effect. She
turned to Turkish mirror which hung
on the wall opposite to the window,
and began to button up her coat.
II came over for a walk and l want
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-22

the plant. but leased the coal land
Both are now in the hands of the Della
ware and Hudson company, which. it
il said. will also mine through ...s
shaft the tract of coal which formerly
was mined from the Laurel Run shaft
at Parsons, but which recently passed
out of the hands of the Delaware and
Hudson company.
The audit of Special Master Crawford,
of the cash account of the Reading
receivers for November shows receipts
for the railroad of S4,6O7,0 ,049. including
balance of $l,475, 126 carried forward
The payments were So. .129,i25, leaving a
balance Of Sl.477.624 carried forward to
Dec. l. The account of the Coal and
Iron company shows total receipts of
S.ll5.l5O, including a balance of $780,
2S9 carried forward. The payments
We're S2,654,319. leaving balance Of
$i6OI al carried forward to Dec. |.
The Pennsylvania railroad reports
that the quantity of coal and coke orig
mating on and carried over it's line east
of Pittsburg and Erie for the year thus
far has been ca ,S35 tons, compared with
$50, l65 tons in the corresponding period
OF lS9a. n decrease of 1230 tons. of which
Sc535O tons Were coal. decrease of 81
20 tons, and TEASE tons coke, a ue-
crease of Al lGO tons.
=
The Pocahontas Coal company
which represents the Norfolk and West
ern field. has contracted with the Illi-
nois Steel company for the delivery of
10000 tons of coke a month during 1896
which will be shipped from r.ikhorn to
Chicago.
=
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-22

Piston Gazette: The durability of
iron as roofing is surprising. "A few
weeks ago the large Delaware and Hud-
son coal pockets at Carbondale were de-
stroyed by fire. The building was
rooted with iron from the PittstOn Iron
Roofing company's works, and after
the fire the roofing, warped all out of
shape, was thrown upon the refuse
heap. A representative of the roofing
company visited the scene, and told the
railroad companys officials that the
roofing could be fixed up. 1t was
shipped here and run through the ma
chimes at the roofing works and now
covers the new pockets at Carbondale,
as good as ever. A year or so ago the
iron roofing on burned breaker near
Mill Creek was similarly dealt with.
1t is announced that the Waddell col
liery at Mill Creek had been sold to
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-22

Much interest is manifested in the
call for meeting of the anthracite
coal carriers Thursday. The feeling of
Wall street is that the matter is now In
strong hands and little difficulty will
be found i'm putting the trade on sup-
stantial and permanent basis. The rea-
son for the belief lies i'm the fact that the
interests which have hitherto prevent,
ed an agreement are now in the hands
of people who have interests in other
coal roads as we'll as I'm the one which
prevented a settlement last spring. The
Readings claim to II per cent. of the
output is. by some operators, regarded
as excessive; they think 20 per cent is
the utmost the road is entitled to. 1t
is generally believed that the ques-
ton of shares in the output will De
settled by the large interests. and that
the fact that the situation is perma-
nently adjusted will atone for any small
injustice in the division.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-22

man ne ,bont o,a,,. - .,,,,,, 49,. -
,,ras,,,,aI,, Iii, ,',', s
Inng &C ,, ne, h,,, ,,,,,t r,,, -
c,nny tb,, Li,a an, s,r,;,,h. ,,,
unutb Witch h,1 ,,,,,;,,,,o, ,a,,,a,, Wv.
tha.naonIa ybn di,nIaasa1 h;n,
.son,atbirg ~, nnn,a,,a,' ,,, n.
n,oassa hin, ,,nu,. ,,I H., -, -,
tIvo,,, corhid,i,, ~, d., 49,, pos'
down In ,ba I;,,,i,a, ,.,,,,r, ,,s W. ".'~'
nand ,,,ta,;n, .,,,,I,,,, -. ~,
when tha o.ei,Io. Ion nr ,,,' 'o,,,,a,r ",,,i'
cnused him tn ra,I ;,,n ama ar a,,or los
of th. ea,ts and .ha,, ,as,,,,,, IT., az,
finuIt nron,anoda as na,aua wa
Az n yan.r,l ,,Ia ho ,,,,,.,d ,,,, boss,
t;fuI vieu, which 10 20 H., .,,,,,,, ~, ,,',,,
siJ.e 81, ,b. i;,. ,,a,,ao,ho, ,,.,,,..
color on th. hin. ,ha n,,,,,a a.. tt1 .,,,,,,,
;ny De. Ia zoos hrrn ND b.. ,,a.
many miles from, p.IIotor a,,a ~ ,,.,s.
to his se,t an,onc tb. Ahardaon,n,ra
hills th. bopso In which ha VOC hnrn
and in which be honad =, d;a th,t ho
uas NOW ret,rpipy ,r,a, a ,.isit 70 ,h,
Roval opricul,urni show down In tno
,ncongani,i oou,h
lie was entire,> unattended nc n u,.s
his pleasure to he in mood s,,cb os
he was in ar tho finn. .vban tho tr, II,
reached tba Ro,latar tormin,, ba enr,p,
out ur5on the platfrm with bis hoy in
his hand and his rug an bie arm. and
refusiuo nj, nrfars of ,se;st,r,o ,,J
Swapping out that he had no luggage, "
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-22

At the Theater Royal, Leeds. the prac-
tice has long obtained of imposing tax
of one penny on every complimentary sea.
given out, after plan suggested and fol-
lowed in this country by A. NJ. Palmer
Walter Reynolds now goes Mr.. Palmer
one better and requests IA penny on every
billboard ticket given, and the plan seems
to work admirably.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-22

The Norfolk and Western railroad has
contracted for Il double track on the
Elihorn extension from Vivian to Blue
Fields in West Virginia. The second
track has been needed on account OF
the increase in coal traffic.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-22

The coal shipments over the Hunt
ingdon and Broad Top railroad last
6,335 tons over the same week last year.
For the year to date the shipments are
lO2.l55 tons. an increase Of 1851 tons
over last year.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-10
A NARROWING STORY.
Naked and With Scant Food, Sailors
Float About for Thirty Days in an

Philadelphia, Dec. "A narrowing
story of shipwreck following the burning
Of the British steamship Flora Stafford,
on June 8, while en- route from Newcas-
tie to Manila, due to spontaneous com
bustion, was told by Captain Smith, her
master, who, with his brother, G.. 5.
Smith, arrived here today.
Captain Smith arrived here from SIN
gapore via London, where he was in the
hospital for some time after his adven-
lures in an open boat for thirty days,
naked and with scarcely enough food to
keep life in his body. He and his men
not only suffered the pangs of hunger
and thirst, but their naked bodies were
burned raw under the powerful rays OF
tropical sun. Exhausted after days OF
sailing in a small boat with five of his
seamen, Captain NTH sighted the almost
desolate island of Wagon, which lies
ninety miles across from Papua, and
here made landing to secure some fresh
water and food. His boat, approaching
the island was noticed by band of saw
age natives, who flocked into eight
canoes and set off for them. They got
close to the shipwrecked seamen and de-
manded in exchange for some provisions
their clothing, which Captain Smith and
his men stripped off and handed over to
them. They gave in return few pieces
of burnt meat and bread, and Captain
Smith, fearing bodily harm should he re-
main, squared his boat away under a
fresh breeze and left them in the dis
lance shortly. Finally they reached San
Matt, where they remained for twelve
days until the arrival Of the Spanish mail
steamship Brutus, which took them on
board and brought them to Manila.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-10
b. AND o. ACCOUNTS.
The Experts Report to Reorganization
Committee.

Baltimore, Dec. 4.-The report
Stephen Little, the expert accountant, to
the Baltimore and Ohio reorganiza ion
committee is made public today. The
account finds among other things an
amount of over statement of the net in
crease amounting to $2,23S,761 from
June 80 1891, to June 30, 1895. This
amount is divided as follows: For 1892,
1866, 473; for 1893, S443,301; for 1894,
SOL ,O63 for 1885, 1921, 230. He also
finds that of S6,269,O07 paid in divi-
dcnds during the period mentioned only
$971 ,446 was earned.
Mr. Little says there is n mischarge Of
WORKOUT equipment to profit and loss,
instead of income, amounting to S2,S43,-
500. Charges to income of S2,064, III
were improperly capitalized under title
of Construction, main stem," etc. I'm
provement and betterments of leased and
Independent roads, amounting to So
575, 453, were improperly credited to CAPT
tai account.
The total of these improper entries is
S11 ,2S4, S4S for the seven years and
During the period under scrutiny there
were declared $3,312,00 in cash divi-
dends on common stock. Concurrent
with the stock dividend is = per cent
dividend in 1891 and the sale to syndi-
cate of $456,900 additional common
stock, and in February, 1892, 81, 161 800
more stock was issued in exchange Cor
20, 100 shares of Pittsburg and Western
common stock ut $1S share.
Mr.. Little says that the liabilities of
the company November 30, 1895, were
understated S5,4S1 1874 and that the float
ing debt was $16,212,73O.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-10
DEED OLE TRIST.

Waco, Tex, Dec. 4-(Special.)-W. f..
Dupree, dealer in agricultural imple-
ments, vehicles and grain, made deed
of trust today, conveying all of his bus
mess property to j. G.. Birkhead as
trustee to secure creditors. whose claims
amount to more than $4,000. The
deed of trust covers the entire stock of
goods, horses, wagons, teams, harness in
storehouses, warehouses, yards and else
where together with stock of goods, fix
lures, teams and wagons in the branch
ESTABLISHING mt owned by w. Il. Dupree.
Also improved and unimproved property
in Waco and elsewhere. The assets are
thought to be about the amount Of the
liabilities in the schedule. unless Il forced
sale occurs. Total preferred liabilities.
S11S574. Among creditors in class Is
are Washburn Moen Manufacturing COM
pany of Houston, note, $6070; Washburn
Moen Manufacturing company, account,
$3.50.
Col. f. NJ. Love, United States mar
shall, served writs of attachment issued
by the federal court against w. f. Du-
pree tonight, one at suit of the White
Sewing Machine company for $500 and
another at suit of Elwood Manufacturing
company for $1,000. Sheriff Baker served
n writ of attachment, issued by Judge
SCOTS court, at suit of the Simmons
Hardware company for $1,000. Several
other attachment suits have been filed
and writs served, both from the federal
and state courts.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-10
SHARKEY STILL IN BED.
Pool Rooms Are Paying Bets According
TO the Referees Decision.

San Francisco. Dec. 4.-Thomas Shar-
key is still in bed, watched over by three
nhysicians. They say he is improving,
hut that il will be at least q week before
he RECEIVERS from the effects. of the in
iury he says he received from Fltz-
Simmons in the eighth round. AT least
two of the physicians who have, ex-
omined him since the fight do not be-
leve his injury was received from fltz-
simmons or that it was caused by blow
Mt all, but the generally accepted belief
is now that he was accidentally fouled
by Fitzsimmons.
ID. J. Lynch, Sharkey's hacker, made
another attempt to have his certihcate
of deposit for $4,000 cashed by the
Anglo California bank today. The panK
manager told Lynch of the superior court
Injunction restraining the bank from
cashing the check, pending the effort OF
Fitzsimmons to prove fraud and con-
spracy, and declined to pay the money.
Lynch threatened TO bring suit against
the bank and against the manager.
Sharkey has ten days in which to
answer the claim filed by Fitzsimmons,
and it is not expected that the legal hight
will be hurried.
Fitzsimmons is taking matters quietly
and is making engagements for his APP
pcarance at various places of entertai.i !
ment in this city and vicinity, where ht
will give boxing exhibitions.
The pool rooms and bookmakers de-
cided to cash the bets today, and holders
of wagers on Sharkey were made happy
A sensational story is being told IN
sporting circles concerning an alleged
telegram sent east. it is said by Danny
Needham,| advising the placing of large
amounts on Sharkey, with the lntima-
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-10
LOCKHAET PERSONALS.

Lockhart, Tex, Dec. Especial Col.
A. S. Burleson of Austin was in our city
yesterday.
%. B. Coopwood, George w. Kyser and
w. w. Carpenter have gone to Houston
this week to attend the meeting of the
Masonic grand lodge.
Mrs. DR.. Preston, who has been visit
ing some time in Austin, returned home
Wednesday.
II. B. Flowers, ]. M. Beatty and A. B.
Storey and others have gone to La Sale
county to hunt.
Esq. Henderson went to Luling on bust
ness this week.
|. Virgil Carter who has been gone 10
Uvalde some time returned home this
week
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-10
lions. They have already examined $3.50
LII lind


tons. They have already examined ooo'
of the 1000 claims
The commission will, says the report,
as soon as it shall have completed the
work pertaining to citizenship IN the hve
tribes and the negotiations with the OH
cial work in progress, report WITHOUT ae-
lay as to discharge OF other duties whlcn
recent legislation has devolved upon
them.
Referring to the commissioners recon-.
mendation for commissioner 10 selile
the Indebtedness CT the Dond-aideu roaus'
the secretary says: ~ 30
Congress. is not likely 10 deiesate 70
any commission the power 10 settle .nl'
indebtedness without making sum pr
ceedings subject 10 us approval, p tha
whether congress Would 40 30 VI ~. 'n
delay consequent on the appolhiIiiehe "
commission and It's work woulu De ~
great that most or all Donds ISSUED ~
aid of these roads would mature ana ne
government called upon 10 reue9ih ..re
same Meantime otner Dilis "4ulu pe N
troduccd seeking 10 induce otheI se''ie
ments. This Indebtedness mas peeh
subject of attempted leglslation IGr
many years past, ana II seems .nlpo;; sr
BILE to frame any renewal OF eAtslsi ~
of the loan when wouiu De aPpiicapi91
both to the legislators ana 'le .hue b;eh
companies. A tuhdlns Oh tne uept, Will ,ti',n
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-10
A CARNIvEROUS GOAT.

Clayt6n's rat-catching goat again comes
to the front in startling escapade. Mr..
Clayton went out shooting rabbits on
Friday near Lenni, and returned home
with several cotton tails. Entering the
kitchen, he threw his game on table
and went out to get shaved. The goat
who had been relegated to the cellar
managed to climb the steps during his
masters absence, and, pushing open the
door, found himself in the kitchen. See
ing the rabbits on the table, he deter
mined to investigate matters, evidently
installing them for rats. After eating
three of the Dummies, with the exception
of the heads and tails, he repaired to the
cellar to think it over. When Mr.. Clay
ton returned he told his wife to go into
the kitchen and see what he had shot
The sight that met their gaze was appall-
ing. There were three whole rabbits,
with a piece bitten out of each, and three
heads and tails. Although the goat has
caused Mr.. Clayton no end Of trouble.
he still refuses to part with it,-Phila-
delphia Record.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-10
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Vicinity of Norfolk, Va, Suffered Severe.
ly From the Recent Storm.

Norfolk, Va, Dec. 4.-(By mail to Suf-
folk, Va.)-Norfolk was cut off from the
outside world by the severe blizzard,
which struck this vicinity on Wednesday
evening.
Transportation was delayed in every
way from eight to nine hours There are
almost 100 telegraph poles down along
the Norfolk and Western between this
city and Suffolk, a distance of only
twenty miles. All the telephone, telc-
graph trolley and electric wires are down
in the city and pedestrians have to be
very cautious on account of live wires in
the streets. Thus far no deaths have been
caused by the severe blow. Shaw is on
the ground in some streets at least twelve
inches deep. No wires are in working
order to the coast and no marine news is
obtainable. This is the worst lay out
the telegraph and telephone companies
have experienced since 1885. There is
not single wire running out of the city.
The damage to property is enormous.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-10
4 DIABOLICAL ACT.
Six Hundred People Eat Bread Pre-
sumably Poisoned by Villain.

Milwaukee, Wis, Dec What is
thought to be an attempt at wholesale
poisoning, in large measure successful
was reported to the health department
today when information was given of the
sudden and serious illness of about 100
families, numbering between 800 or 600
persons living in the northwestern part
of the city. The cause of the sickness
was traced to bread sold at a bakery
owned by Otto Figlesthaler. which has
a very large trade. Tonight an analy-
sis of the bread showed that it contained
arsenic. The 600 persons poisoned are
living, but a large number of cases are
considered serious if not critical.
The health department officials say
that it was evidently a case of arsenical
poison. The symptoms are excessive
vomiting accompanied by pains in the
stomach and severe headache and chills.
The police are convinced from an inves-
tigation tonight that arsenic was placed
in the bread with intent to cause the
death or serious illness of Figlesthaler's
customers with the object of running his
business. Arrests will be made tomor-
row.