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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-25
KOERNER'S STATEMENT.
Murderer OF Rose Hedg te Declares
That He Iutcnded to suicide.

New York. Sept. 24.-William J..
Koerner. who shot and killed Rose Red
gate last night, made a statement to
the rer Jrters this afternoon. He stat
ed tina she bought the pitsol with which
he shot the woman yesterday with the
intention of killing himself. He, met
the girl and she told him that sne did
not want anything more to do with
him. He had taken so much phenace-
tine. he said, that he did not know
what he was doing. When he learned
that he had killed the woman he said
that he had made up his mind that he
could not get to the electric chair too
quickly. Koerner declared that he
would aid the authorities in causing
his own conviction.
Koerner formerly resided in Allie
gheny City. where he was popular with
his associates. His mother died few
years ago aud upon the second mar
riage of his father the boy went to
New York Before leaving for New
York his enga cement to marry an Al
lcgheny young lady was reported.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-25
MYSTERIOUS DROWNING.
The Body of =. 4. BickfOrd l. Found
ia the Delaware River.

Camden. ~ j.. Sept 2l.-A myster-
ious drowning, supposed to have been
IA suicide. was brought to light today.
when the body of +. A. Bickford, OF
Lock, Haven, Pa, was found in the
Delaware river here. 1t Is believed that
the body had only been in the water
since last night. There are no eNi-
dences of violence.
Forty dollars i'm money. gold watch
and chain. a diamond pin and several
papers We're among the articles round
on the remains. There was also found
an order on Treasurer Frank kinsioe,
of the Lock Haven Lodge of E.lks in
favor Of *. L. Keister for sl.5O for ex-
penses of trip to Williamsport. The
order was dated Aug. -, and was
signed "F. a. Bickford, secretary Of
Lock Haven Lodge of t.lks." The sup
posed suicide wore an Elks bottom in
his coat Bickford was also manager
of the Lock Haven base ball club. The
Camden Lodge of t.lks took charge of
the remains and notified the Lock HaV-
en Lodge
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-25
GEORGIA JUDGE IS SCOURGED.
Dry Goods Merchant Uses u Whip on
u Prominent .Durist.

Atlania, Ga. Sept 24.-Judge George
f. Gober, one of the most prominent
judges in Georgia, was assaulted Mon
day afternoon by stephen A. Ryan.
formerly the leading dry goods merch
ant of Atlanta. Ryan used riding
whip.
Five years ago Judge Gpber sent Ky
an to Jail for contempt of court in
failing 10 turn over to Il receiver $780,
OOO which the court thought he had
withheld from his assets. Ryan re-
mained in Jail for thirteen months
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-25
VETERANS AT HARRISBURG.
The Central PENNSYLVANIA AssOcia. .
ton Dine Upon Roast Ok.

Harrisburg. Pa. Sept. 24.-The first
annual reunion of the Central Penn
sylvania district association of the
Grand Army Of the Republic took place
here today, and was attended by menu
hers of posts from York. Adams,
Franklin. Fulton. Cumberland. Leban
on. Berks. Chester, Schuylkill. Ian
caster. Northumberland Perry. Juniata
and Dauphin counties. About fifty posts
We're represented.
One of the features Of the parade was
the band of the Eighty-seventh Penn
sylvania Volunteers. of York, which
went all through the war and has
maintained its organization with many
of the original members. There was an
OK roast this afternoon after the pa
rade ~ which Governor Hastings de-
IiVered an address.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-25
JOURNAL OF PORE HOLE.

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TESTIMONY pF WITNESSES
,,,a u,i,nos. tasti6ed tba, "ihere nev-
al, u,.,s g., hn,I;no driven in thar mine
undn, twon,v-liyr fr.t Imlrss IN. roo,'
wa. so lad mai tbav could nor drive
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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-25
Our FULL
Fall Lime

is NOW COMPLETE FOR TIN, Si,A-
son, AND OPEN FOR YOUR IN
sPECTION. IT Is JUST SUCH a
LINE AS YOi"D ENPECT TO FIND
IN y LARGE AND EXCLUSIVE
NEW YORK CITY CLOAK AND Fll.
HOUSE. EVERY CHARM THAT
FASHION IN HER LATEST MOOD
CAN LEND To Is THERE, AND
e THE NUMBER or RICH NOVEL
TIES SHOWN FAR SIHPASSl -
OrR PREVIOUS EplDESI- '!F'-
FORTS.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-25
IMPRISONED IN A VILE DUNGEON.
Parents OF IL SiN.Near.O:d Carl Ar.
rested for { CueItN,

Omaha. Ncb.. Sept. 2i.--Frank A.
Smith ana wife were arrested Monday
for cruelty to their 6-year-old daugh-
ter 1t seemed evident the little girl
had been kept in Il cell Frequently and
for long periods Of time and that no
effort had been made to clean the
place.
Judge Baxter appointed a guardian
and Mrs. Houston, an aunt of The child
will take her to New York
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-25
Hern,d,s Wca,berEoreca.,,

New York, Sept. a5.--Herald's weather:
In the middle states today, fair. warmer
weather. will prevail. with fresh southeriy
winds. followed by some clou1iness on the
coasts, but II ie not likely that any v est
Indian hurricane will approach on the At
partly cloudy weather will prevail win
a slight rise of temperature and fresh to
brisk southsrly winds. followed by rain,
and possibly by local squalls OH the st.
with the eastward passage Of storm from
the lakes
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-25

New York. Sept. 2i.--Arrved: Gcrmanic
from Liverpool and Queenstown, Sailed,
Columbia. for Hamburg. Arrived out:
Brittanic. at Que"nstown: FnrS' bismarck
at CherbOnrE: Travr. at Bremerhavrn;
Kaiser Wilhelm II. at Naples: Mobile. at
London. Sailed Cor New York: Amstcr-
dam. from Boulogne; Mohawk. from Lon
lnn
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-25
FIRE AT NARRAGANSETT.
Shrrry's Pavilion j. Totally De.
stFOyed by Fire.

Providence. r. l.. Sept. SHERRY :
pavilion. at Narragansctt Pier. was to-
tally destroyed by fire At an early hour
this morning. causing a loss of S5".Ooo
or 100000. which is covered by inSur-
ance. The building VAS fired by an
incendiarY. who has not been captured
by the police as yet
The structure was 800 feet long 100
feet in width and located uuOn the fa-
NOUS bathing beach. 1t was erected
last wear,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-25

London. Sept. alt Is announced upon
official authority that the government
have abandoned the idea % asking Tor the
extradition Of fh. alleged lynamitc's,
l[oarncy and Haines. who were recently
arrested i'll ROTTERDAM.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-25

New York. Sept 2l.--Chairman Hanna
this afternoon denied the published state
ment to the effect that the Republican or
ganiZation had abandoned the idea of he
ing able TO secure the electoral vote Of
Kansas. He said ii was absolutely with
out foundation and declared the Republi-
cans oNpccted 10 rArrN the state.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-25
We
|

ALL OUR OLD FRIENDS TO IN
SrECT OUR STOCK DURING THE
NEXT WEEK. WHEN THEY ARr.
AZ LIBERTY TO ROAM THROUGH
THE DEPARTMENT AS on SP T.
ClAL $ IL OW ID JAYS, AND WE.
NAY ADD THAT STRANGERS ARE
EQUALLY WELCOME
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-25
We
lad
Intended

SAYING A WORD OR TWO De
: SCRIPT1VE Of STYLES. BIT
AFTER ALL, 1T WOULD FAiL TO
CONVEY ANY IDEA or WHAT OUR
NOBBIEST GARMENTS LOOK
, LIKE. TT IS BETTER THAT YOU
SHOULD SEE THEM. AND DON'T
BE THE LEAST BACKWARD IN
. ASKING OUR PRICES. WE STILL
ADHERE TO THE CLOSELY
SHAVED PROFIT SYSTEM. WITH A
BETTER MERIT IN VALUES WHEN
THAT Is POSSIBLE.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-25

Harrisburg, Pa. Sept. al.-.Iudgc Me-
Phcrsou has declared invalid the certiii-
cate of nomination Of William II. Ru;-
ledge. II candidate for the legislature in
the Fifth llizerne district. He decides in
favor of John j. Nonahan.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-25
Our
Cloak
Departrn1e

i\EEI'S GROWING AND LAST 81 "
SONS PHENOMENAL. SUCCESS
HAS ENCOURAGED Is 10 STOP
At NOTHING SHORT OF AN A!-
SOLl'TEI.Y PERFECT REPRODUC-
TION OF FASHIONS WHIMS-ALf.
HER MANY WAYS
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-25
FIN LEY'S
Fall Dress Goods
We are now exhibiting
our

The character OF our
Goods being so we'll and
favorably known it is un-
necessary to enumerate
the good qualities and
great variety OF this
seasons IMPORTATION.
Wen only say that our
is strictly high class and
up to date in every par
ticular.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-25
INSPECTORS REPORT
ON TWIN SHAFT
Full Text Of the Document Submitted TO
Governor Hastings.
CAREFUL. STUDY OF THE SITUATION
\ Review Of the Career OF the tOlliery
from an Expert stand dpOint..SOmc
Recommendations Tor Future Con-
ten piatiOn. n..OpiniOn> n to the
Direct Causes OF the Disaster.

Harrisburg. Pa. Sept. 24.--Wiiliam
Stein. Edward ltoderick and Edward
Bremen. the three state mine inspect
ors appointed 10 investigate the Twin
shaft disaster AT Pittstun on the 9Th
"f June last whereby ~ lives were lost.
have nadr their report 10 Governor
Hastings. The report is as follows
Harrisburg. Pa. sept. y, 1886.
70 His ENcellcncy Daniel II. 'iaSl-
inGs. Governor OF tn. cnmm' nWeahh.
Sir: In obedience 10 III" r"udrSt "I
your letter dated July l. 1886. We. thr
mine inspectors of the First, SIKH ana
seventh Anthracite Mine Inspection
districts of the state. in company with
Hon. Henry c. Mccormick, attorne!
general met at the Twin shaft. titts-
ton, on July i. 1896. and consulted To-
gcther as t" the method of ma king uui
examinations and Investigations which
would best comply with your rruurs..
as well as aid us in determining tae
cause of the sad disaster that occurred
on he morning of June 2S. 1876. where
10y hftN-cighi lives were lost. Al uul
preliminary consultation with the al
rnrn"y general We agreed mat We
should first inspect th" coilicry map
second, make an examination ul the
underground wprkinS of the coilicry;
thiId visit the neishboring Clear
Spring culliery: fourth, travel over the
lands known as the "Bank Farm, or
FLATS" ana nth. hear all witnesses
who would voluntarily come b"tOr" the
commission to testify az to what they
knew of the condition uf the Twin
shaft colliery prior tn and at the tine
the extensive caVc-in occurred.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-25
MAPS EXAMINED.

ON July t. 1896. we examined the
maps nf the colliary furnished for m!
Inspection by the Cp,li"rv owners.
which maps accompany this repult
These were offered in evidence ana
Mere sworn 10 be correct 10y David &.
Davis. mining engineer for the New
ton Coal company. and were verified
ana sworn to bV William Siiey. min
in engineer for the Lehigh Valley Coal
company. We noted the general plan
NJ the cOlllery. as represented by the
maps. and the relative positions ~ thc
main avenues t. the shaft. especially
those clos" to where the unfortunate
men We're said to have been AZ the
time a large area of the everything
strata was crushed down. We had II
conference with the surviving officials
with view of aSccrtaining the magn-
tudc of the caVe-in. which cOald only
be- approxmated by those who vera
most intimate with the collery work.
inGs. W" then descended the shaft
and for several hours inspected al ac-
ceSsible openings of the underground
workings, but the fallen uchve pre-.
vented us from getting iar Irpln the
bottom Of the shdfr in ,Ey direction.
We fnund men AT work. propping crib
binr and Otherwise attempting ~ ar
rest the squeeze frnn iu.iheg' ar.
preaching the shaft.
We next visited No J slOp- the head
OF which is III a northeastern, direction
from the bottom of the shaft as snuwn
on the map. We travelled down this
Openin@ to where men were Al WORK
rs,ch ,,,. antH,,buI ,,,,',, 80 'i'' ="
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CONTINUED on Page 81
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-25
MIR. McKINLEY'S SPEECH.

In replying to the Oil City delegation
Mi. Mckinley after congratulating
thcm on their wonderful development
and advancement Of their local natur-
al resources continued:
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-06-19
THE PROHIBITION COUNTY CON-
VENTlON.

The prohibitiOnists of Addison county
met in mass convention in the town hall,
Monday morning at 10 o'clock. Morris
Thomas of Salisbury called the meeting
to order and was elected chairman. ID.
F. Austin of Cornwall was elected secre-
tary. Prayer was offered by Rev, L. \.
Bigelow of Bristol. NJ. L. Barton of
Vergennes, Edgar Sanford of Cornwall
and w. F. Bump of Salisbury were APP
pointed a committee on nominations.
remarks were made by Rev. J. G. Good
ing and Prof. II. NJ. Seely of Middleburv,
Rev. Chas. Bradford of Ferrisburgh,
Rev. d. w. Lyman of NIiddebury and
Rev. r. j. Barton of Salisbury.
The committee on nominations pre-
scented the following report, which was
accepted and adopted For senators, Il.
L. Kingsland of Vergennes and DR.. o.
NJ. Bump of Salisbury; states attorney,
Rev. d. w. Lyman of Middlebury; Judge
of probate, north, j. d. Smith of Yer
gennes; south, J. f. Crane of Middle
bury; sheriff. Noble Ball of Ferrisburgh :
high balifi, Edgar Sanford of Cornwall.
NJ. L. Barton, Rev. r.. j. Barton and
Prof. II. NJ. Seely were elected a prohibit
ion county committee. Money was
raised for a campaign fund. There was
a good attendance and much interest
manifested. This resolution was adop-
ted;
Resolped That we, the prohibitionists OF
Addison county, in convention assembled,
are in hearty accord with the action OF the
national prohibition convention in presenting
the single issue OF prohibition; and that il il
our unalterable determination to work tor
the overthrow of the legalized liquor traffic.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-06-19
Key to the Pnzzler.

No. 136.-Royalty in Anagrams: l..
Robert Bruce. 2. Xerxes, king of Persia.
8. William Rufus. 4. Louisa, queen of
Prussia. 3. Henry Fourth of France. g..
Joseph Bonaparte. z. Frederick Adolphus.
s. James Second of Scotland. 8. Elizabeth
Stuart.
No. 1877. -Charade; Tartar.
No. 13s.-For Young Scholars: Hear
advice; be earnest in study.
No. 139.-Arithmetical Nuts: l. 70. 3.
"a. 8. A, "a; b, 12; c. 6; d, 3; $4s at the
beginning 4. 6, "a, 10, 2l.
No. 140.-A Civic Enigma:
Where's the coward that would not dare
To fight for such land2
No. 141.-Proverb Square: Defer not
till the evening what the morning may
accomplish.
No. 14a.-Anagr Steadiness
No. 143. -Fjying Queries l. Kite. g.
LyreI (liar). B. Love. T. Martin (marten)
8. Knot. 8. Mooking bird. T. Parrot o.
8. Putin (g). 9. Rice. TO- Ruff.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-06-19

At the Massachusetts fruit growers
convention J. W. Clark claimed that the
Goblin moth could be controlled by one
spraying. Professor Maynard said the
new process paris green is too strong to
use indiscriminately on trees, rs it is i'll
furious. For general use the llnapsack
sprayer was highly commended. For
spraying apple trees j. W. Clark has a
brass rod 10 to - feet long, with a half
inch bore. With it he can spray all
parts of an ordinary sized fruit tree.
Several MOBILES were indorsed A power
pump costing $40 is satisfactory for
grapes, orchards, small fruits, potatoes,
etc., but a barrel machine costs only SIS
to $40 and will do the same work.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-06-19
END OF WATER TROUGH.

etc, at the plumbers, but the price be
ing Sc, the owner took a common stop
cock and made lever of three-eighth
inch iron to fit it. and staplcd the end
to a block Of pine s inches square and
about foot long. This arrangement
has been in use nearly IA year, has al
ways kept the trough full, and has not
been touched. OF course the cattle had
to be fenced away from the end Of the
trough containing the valve. A fence is
built around the trough so that cattle
cannot get into or foul the water, but
have to put their heads under a ? by
inch plank 70 reach it, (See second cut }
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-06-19
Harvestlnr Crimson Glover.

a Delaware farmer writes as follows
in The New England Homestead:
Crimson clover should be moved
when the blossom is about half faded,
allowed to wilt, and then raked, but
left i'll the field until fully cured before
housing. 1t requires to stay out longer
than red clover. If rained ON, it is not
injured as easily as red clover. AS a soil
improver | know Of nothing better, but
1 am inclined to believe it is best to cut
the crop for hay and pillow under the
stubble only.
To save the seed let the crop stand
until half or twO-thirds Of the head is
brown and a part of the seed is ripe.
AS all of the seed cannot be saved, it is
best to cut before it gets too ripe. Cut
early i'll the morning or during moon
light nights, while wet with dew. So
soon as the dew is off stop cutting. A
self ral1ing reaper is best. If you have
not one, use a mower, running a horse
rake behind it. House or stack the crop
as soon as dry, taking care to haul
while the dew is ON, so as to lose as lit
tie seed as possible. If stacked, cover
with canvas or boards to keep out the
rain. If this is not done, many seeds
will Sprout i'll the stalk. 1t will pay to
take extra precautions to secure a crop
of prime seed this season, as the Won
derful qualities Of this plant have now
become so widely known that the mar
ket is GOOD
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-06-19

At the Kansas station red kaffir corn
and common Indian corn have been
grown side by side under the same Gull
ture for six years, and during that time
the average yield of kaffir corn was 80
bushels per acre and Of the common
kind 80 bushels per acre. The kaffir
corn yielded an average of Az tons fod-
der per acre, the Indian corn az tons.
Little difference is found between red
and white kaffir, either being better
than any of either the sweet or nonsac-
charine sorghums. Great care should be
taken to get pure seed and keep it pure.
Kaffir readily mixes with other sor-
ghums grown near it and rapidly deteri-
crates under such conditions. Many of
the kaffir seeds ON the market are i'm
pure and give unsatisfactory results.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-06-19
PRACTICAL CELERY CULTURE.
AS Described by a Boston Gardener Il
1he American Cultivator.

The varieties grown around Boston
are principally the Paris Golden for an
early sort, easily blancacd; the Giant
Paschal, medium early or fall and early
winter, and the Boston Market for a
later and better keeper. The White
Plume is not liked because the stalks
are apt to be pithy, or soft, hollow and
tough.
By sowing seed under glass in Feb
ruary or March plants can be grown to
be foot high by the time the ground is
ready, and such plants of the Paris Gold.
en- can be blanched for market in July
and August by placing cards about a
foot wide on each side Of the row, fit
ting them up as closely as possible to
the plants and combining them at the
tops to give an upright growth. Later
and smaller plants will be ready in Sep
TENDER, while those from the seed sown
in the open field will be fit to blanch in
October AS it takes but about two
weeks to blanch it i'll hot weather the
same boards can be used several times.
The Giant Paschal is tall, upright
grower and does not blanch so well be-
tween boards, though this can be done
if the plants are set early, so that plants
attain their growth by the LIST of Octo-
Der. 1t should be boarded by the middle
Of September and requires at least four
or five weeks to blanch out, or it may
be partially blanched there and finished
in the celery house or pit to be ready
for market i'll November When grown
quickly and blanched quickly it sells
better than the Paris Golden, as the up
per leaves retain more Of the green col
or, making it more decorative, and the
stalks are larger and longer, but it lacks
something Of the rich, nutty flavor that
epicures delight to find in the Boston
market celery.
The plants to be bleached between
boards may be set i'll rows two feet apart
and six or eight inches apart in the row,
but where it is to be blanched by bank
ing with earth the rows should be from
five to six feet apart it depending upon
the character Of the soil, some allowing
a high bank TO be made with a very mar
row base and drier soil requiring Il
broad base. From three to five rows Of
onions are usually grown between rows
Of these two kinds, or we have grown
one or two rows of the Paris Golden be-
tween them, to be removed before the
banking commenced
We usually draw little earth up to
the later kinds at each hoeing, but the
banking properly does not commence
until about the 1st of October, when the
plants are well grown and the onion or
other crop is out of the way.