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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-15
MURDERED BY HIS SON,
Terrible Fate Of Antonio JOrOiO..A
CTazed Family.

South Vineland, N. j.. Dec. 14-A
horrible tragedy occurred near this
usually quiet hamlet today. Antonio
JOrOiO. aged 65 years, was brutally
murdered by his son. Tony. The Joroio
family was composed of old man Jon
Oio and four sons. Antonio. Nicholas.
Louis and Charles. Three weeks ago
Nicholas died and since that time the
family has been acting very strangely.
About two weeks ago the two younger
sons were arrested and sent to Jail for
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-15
VARIOUS STATE TOPICS.

Willamsport's school board has voted
10 issue $4,000 in bonds.
Rolling Nill' Evangelist Jacoby. who
was arrested in Doylestown for alleged
libcling Senator Penrose, has been re-
leased on bail.
St. Marys Magdalene Roman Catholic
church. at Homestead. to which Andrew
Carnegie gave an 5000 organ, was dedi-
Gated yesterday.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-15
THE NUTTER MURDER.
George Erb Claims That n Load Has
Becn Lifted from His Mind.

Harrisburg. Pa. Dec. IA am rest
ing easier now" remarked George Erb.
the seif-confessed murderer of Edward
Nutter. of Fort Smith. Arkansas. to
Mayor Patterson in the county Jail this
morning. ''and am able to sleep at
nights. something I was not able to do
before l got this load off my con-
science" The man spoke quite freely
to the mayor. but had very little more
to say about the murder than he had
already confessed at the police station
last Friday afternoon. Erb told the
mayor that while he helped the Hicks
woman administer the drug to Edward
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-15
ARE ANXIOUS TO
FIGHT FOR CUBA
The Junta Besieged by Able.Bodied Vol &.
unteers.
WOMAN ALSO OFFER THEIR SERVICES
Many Are willing to Act as Nurses
without Pay..The Majority Bear
Marks Observation-Disclosures Of
Are Rejected..General Fitzhugh
Lee Talks Of His Mission.

>ro,,, y,,,. I, =, rho C,,hon Iupto
boa ,,or, na,Iar,, ,ndav than nm any one
daI sinoo itS .s,aj;.sbment STRONG
limhed Americans to the number of
between seven and eight hundred
tramped ND stairs and asked that they
be enlisted in the army of Cuba libre
Not one of them was accented The
lave of the Tinted states prohibit the
enlistment of men here for foreign ar
mics. The men who want to fight for
the cause for which MaceO died, have
been so numerous lately that the Gu
ban leaders here issue to applicants by
letter a printed form declining the SER
vices of the sympathiZers. Delegate
iaima receives score score oi ae'es Was, ams
Tamna Dallas. Texas: Paris. France;
Hayti and different points i'm Mexico
stating that meetings were being held
for the discussion of the Cuban Ques-
tion and asking for intelligence re-
garding Maceo's alleged death.
A petition urging congress to take
some definite action in the conflict now
beinr wayed in Cuba and expressing
sympathy for the Cubans, is now being
circulated in this city among mer-
chants and business men, and is re-
ceivinC many signatures.
Cleveland. o., Dec l4.-All morning
., ,,,,,,,, ,f mar, rnucaI iptn the rooms
~ ,non,r, tha local Cuban lead
VI VI. a. ~ ,.,irntarad 70 inin the Cuban
an 7, ~, a,,;motaa that there was
,in. ,,'y tham, !. Iarra nronortion well
,oo -, va oa',ootion and an
oresseu men VI eaos Soou Tbov wore
paren, Soou .I '.a 49,, ,vare needed.
tolu that ho i',oi. ,i,.;,,,o,i,, ofrerad IN
Eleven Wol'ie,, , nv, .i ,Tay AID NOT
go as nurses. !n! =, H",w ,,.os ,Loir duty
want pay put ina, ~ n5ad ma The
to nurse the SIGN an" ou,,ona,t and
maJorit! pore ii't'As VI i.n ,rha,,
some had evidences oi Wea'.n ~. r,,,ta
We're advised 10 "ri'e u '"e ''
in New YORK.
GENERAL LEES MISSION.
New York. Dec. 14.-General Fitzhugh
Lee, consul general 10 Cupa' airlN.u i've.
here today accompahiea ny ms VIZ
and daughter. Ihey VIII ieaNe lo, W
ba Thursday Ihe consui general nas
been for several weeks IN anu apou'
Washington consulting win tne presi-
dent and state department ofhc1aIs.
Il have no Special mission III nav
ana General Lee SAID, When asked
about aifalrs IN CuDa. snail ihere'y
take up the threads of my consular
duties where ] dropped Them / nave
received no word from washington
since left there and shall not commu-
'ucate with the president again.
sity of the reports of Maceo's death.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-15

Bo,es Penrose, the state senator from the
Sixth district, was born thirty-iive years
ago at 1891 Spruce street. Philadelphia,
where he stu resides. After graduating
from Harvard college in 1881. he studied
law and was admitted to the bar in 1883.
In 1884 he was elected representative from
being reelected in 1890 ana 1891 He served
as president pro ten. of the senate dur
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-15
Sewing Machines

We offer the best machine on the
market for less than half what the
same thing identically can be
bought for through regular dealers.
Glove machines are fully guaran-
teed by the makers and by us,
therefore you know that the guar
antee is good. $3.50 buys the best,
with all attachments. but you may
go as high as $3.50 II you want
extra drawers and finishings.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-15
MACEO'S COMPANIONS.
Part Of the Generals staff Was Re.
cruitcd in New York.

New York, Dec. 1.-THE Cuban Junta
has not received yet from their south
ern agents or from Havana the COM
plete list of the names of those of Cen
eral Maceo's staff who were killed with
their chief. Neither have they any rec
ord of the Americans who are supposed
to have been with the insurgent gener-
al. Some of the gallant little band that
fell with Maceo are supposed to have
been from California, but the Junta
cannot confirm that supposition.
One thing is certain. a part of the
staff which consisted of sixteen men,
were recruited in this city.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-15
Steam ship Arrivals.

New York. Dec. I-Arrived out: Co
gen: Normannia. at Gibraltar dec lO.
Sailed for New York: Prussia. for Ham
burg: State of Nebraska. from Glasgow
Dec. 12). Sighted: Stuttgart, from New
Wight.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-15
j. Hay HrOXn n ..Pos :,

Lancaster. Pa. Dec. 1.-THE report that
presiient-elect Mckinley had rendered j.
Hay Brown. of this city, the attorney gen.
eralship in his cabinet was denied by sir.
Brown this evening. who stated that he
had no communication with any one in
relation to the matter Mr.. Brown was
perior court of this state by Governor
Hastings, but declined the Offer
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-15
For Example

There are toys for the little ones,
including Dolls, Dolls Furniture,
Dolls Carriages and Dolls House.
keeping Outfits. Then we show an
endless line in iron and steel toys.
such as Trains, Wagons, Steam
boats. Mechanical Toys, Skin Toys.
representing most of the animal
kingdom. Tool Chests, Black
boards. Soldiers Uniforms, Mail
Carts. and no end of other attrac-
tive things suggest the sure find
ing of what you want for the chill
dren in our vast stocks.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-15
Cl0aks and Fur S

: Are among the sensible gifts that
prevail at this season. Cut prices
are now In order, but the stock has
In no way suffered from the in
roads of heavy buying. as we have
Kept it up to high water mark by
continual buying.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-15
School Directors Punished.

Pottsviile, Pa, Dee. 1i-Jdmes Kenna.
Joseph {. Clemens, Michael ConrOy.
Michael Whalen, Michael brennan. the
Blythe township school directors who
were found guilty of defraudng the dis
trict. were sentenced by Judge Bechtel
TO one year Imprisonment. to pay a fine of
Sl0c, the costs and to restore the property.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-15

ing the session of 1881. At the Legislative
session of 1893 he introduced Il bill for the
the abolition of the public building com
mission, which passed both houses, but
was afterward declared unconstitutional
by the Supreme court. He was the popular
candidate for mayor of Philadelphia.
this year, but through some peculiar
manipula ton he was deprived of his party
nomination
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-15
Mr.. TrelOar,s Schcmc.

Washington. Dec. l.-Ar. Treloar. Of
Missouri, introduced a joint resolution
today to amend the constitution so that
the terms of representatives shall be in
creased to four years: of senators to eight
years and Of the president to eight years.
making the latter ineligible for re-ele.-
tnn
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-15
Other Things

Includes Toilet Sets in fancy boxes
in a score of different styles, SHAY
ing Sets, Smoking Sets, Work
Boxes, Draught Screens, Tabor
cites, Book Cases, Fancy Center
and Flower Tables, Fancy Chairs
for children, fancy WORK in gener-
al, including Tides, Head Rests,
Cushions, etc.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-15
Glassware, Etc,

Venetian glass in it's lovely hues
and many forms, cut crystal in the
exquisite brilliancy. Bohemian
glass, etc. Also many tit-bits In
fine china that are worth looking
after, besides the many odds and
ends that come under the heading
of bric-a- -brac.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-15
Rayardss Christmas.

London, Dec. 1i.-Hon. T.. omas +. Bay
ard. United States ambassador and Mrs.
the Christmas holidays.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-15
HandkerchiefS

In every conceivable weave. make
and finish, singly or in fancy boxes
of three, six or twelve. Also Neck
wear, Gloves, Feather and Fur
Boas, Collars and Collarettes, and
the hundreds of trinkets and use
full articles to be found in first
class notions department such as
ours is.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-15
Ten Years for ar Assault.

Pottsville. Pa. Dec 1i.-John BilliE
was sentenced by Judge Pearshing today
| to ten years imprisonment for a criminal
assault on an insane female inmate in me
| county almshOuse.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-15
Pictures

Our collection forms a notable art
display, the equal of which has sell
dom been seen in this city. You are
invited to inspect them at your
leisure when you'll discover from
the figure marks that high art
never was lower priced.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-15
Dress Patterns

And Silks. Our stock in these de-
partments is so well known that
little need be said. All the latest
novelties await your inspection.
and we offer them at close of sea-
son prices.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-15
COMBUSTIBLE CANDY.
Thought to Have Caused $4,000
Fire mt tTilIiamspOrt.

Williamsport, Pa. Dec. 1.-THE plant
of the INillamsoort Candy company,
owned by Gates & Fender. was COM
pletely gutted by fire at . o'clock this
morning. The loss is about s25 700 and
is fully covered by insurance.
The fire is thought to have had it's
origin from spontaneous combustion.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-15
Umbrellas

Are always an acceptable gift. No
other stock such as ours in the city,
and nowhere else where equal val
ues prevail.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-15
Kriss
Krimgle's
Headq uarters
Have been established at the
G 10 b E
WAREHOUSE.

And his Yule Tide treasures are
scattered throughout the great
main floor in endless profusion. OF
course, it costs to take them home
with you, but not nearly as much
as you'd expect to pay elsewhere,
because Globe Warehouse prices
prevail in all departments.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-15
FIN LEY s
Holiday
Goods,
Black and Fancy Silks
and Satins, including an
elegant line of Evening
Shades.
Moire Velours in Black
and Evening Shades.
MANDKE KERCMIEFS.

LAW HANDKERCHIEFS IN DUCH-
ESS, ,'ALIENCIENES AND POINT
FRENCH IND IRISH HAND EN-
BROlDEKED HANDKERCHIEFS.
IN CIR Eat VARIETY.
BLACK LACE SCARF AND FICHU'S.
LADIES FANCY NECKWEAR
LADIES' AND GEMS INITIAL HAND
KERCh'EFS.
BLACK AND FANCY SILK UNDER.
SKIRTS T.
GENTLEFEN'S BLANKET BATH
ROBES.
GENTLEMEN'S FURNISHINGS,
SHIRTS. NECKWEAR. COL
LARS, CUFFS. ETC.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-15
what Have We Got p?

Why, almost everything you can
think OF.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-12-25

The colored man had tied his mule to
telegraph pole while he went into the feed
store. When he came out, he found the
animal industriously gnawing hole into
the wood
why don't you feed your mule?" by
stander inquired.
Feed UNI Mistuh GIBBS dat mule
five meals er day an dats three NON
whut gifts. He's wuss er goat. Scrap
iron doan stop him no mon ez eff 'twus
shortnin bread.
HE must have n remarkable digestion.
ode only ting dat makes dat anamile
er mule is an accident of birth. Eff he'd
happened ter hab two laigs std of fou',
he'd of been er orstrich. -
While the hitching strap was being I'M
tied the mule became restless and his own
er cried:
"Whoa, dar, Sulphuric Acidr'
whats that you call him?"
"Sulphuric Acid. His name useter be
Julius Caesar
"How did you happen to change it,
"Waal, sub, | didn't name him Julius
Caesar in de fus place, an 1 nebber did
t'ink dat wifi er lop cared, no count mule
dat name made sense. So KEEP mer ears
open foh sumpin mo- 'propriate. l wus
WI kin foh er drug stoh man an one day
when / done broke er big demijohn
hyuhd him say dat sulphuric acid am dc
eatin est ing dat is. l didn' look no fur
der, but l went home an hel er christenin
den an dar' Washington Star
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-12-25
News and Notes.

The shipment of American horses to
England is steadily increasing,
The National Stockman makes a plea
for free delivery of rural mail.
There is large decrease in the num-
Der of horses in this country.
1t is not advised to use fresh sawdust
heavily as mulch.
According to American Creamery,
square cheeses command three-fourths
of cent per pound more than do round
cheeses of the same quality.
Do not forget that sand and white
lead make hard cement for stopping
leaks in roofs and other places
Corn is the best and most productive
of all silage crops. Sorghum comes next
an4 in droughty regions is the safest
crop.
Sheep have gone a I'D are going into
both eastern and western feed lots in
vast numbers.
1t is told in Meehan's Monthly that
lettuce, in greenhouse as we'll as out
doors, prefers rank, partially rotted ma
nure to any other kind
Keep pumpkins in a cool place, but
don't let them freeze.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-12-25

A well known eastern professor of math-
ematics has published an estimate of the
mechanical force which the steam engines
of this country could exert 1t is sup
posed, and the superstition is not only
based on the amount of manual labor
which would necessarily have to be ex-
pended on such gigantic work. but on
illusions of ancient historians that it took
10, 900 men 20 years to build the great
pyramid. One ingenious mathematician
figures that the steam engines of the Unit
ed States, properly manned and supplied
with water and fuel, would exert force
sufficient to produce the same effect-that
is to say, to raise the stones from the
quarry, transport and put them in place
in the short space of 43 minutes.
Louis Republic.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-12-25

American Agriculturist makes these
suggestions to farmers institutes and
similar organizations:
Give less attention to production and
more to selling farm products. Nine
tenths of your meetings are taken up
with papers and discussions about how
to produce. But the average farmer al
ready produces more than he can sell to
advantage. What he wants is to work
out some better method of marketing
This is the vital problem that comes
right home to every farmer i'll the land,
whatever his specially. Give it at least
half the time at your meetings and con-
ventions. Farmers will quickly respond
with more interest, larger attendance
and new courage and hope in their
business Slow but sure progress along
this line will put more money into
farmers pockets than any amount of
empty talk on politics and speculation
upon visionary schemes Let's get right
down to business this winter.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-12-25

Of course, never fed in these pens. /
feed outdoors the year round, either on
the dry earth or on portable feeding
floors.
These pens are 8 feet square. To
make them, construct a platform feet
square, using 2 by / scantlings for stills
and inch stuff for floor Next take eight
boards l6 feet long, inch thick and IL
inches wide; saw them in the center
and use them for the roof, as shown in
the drawing. Use half inch battens to
cover cracks. A ventilator should be
placed in the roof and small window
over the door. When completed, q man
can stand upright in the pen nicely.
They stand right on the ground, so that
no cold air can get under them. A door
is not necessary, as they are very warm
without. They make a splendid breed
ing pen for one SOW by placing 2 by
4 or a 2 by 6 across the end opposite the
door and to inches from the floor.
The pen is completely rendered. as
the SOW cannot lie down close to the
caves, and the pigs can get out of the
way. This style of pen costs about 50
to build. 1t is very durable. Two men
will easily raise up one side of it, when
a stone boat may be placed under for
the purpose of changing its location
have several of these pens. In the sum-
mer they are moved to the pastures for
shelter against storms, and in the fall
they are moved to the yards.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-12-25
A HISTORIC ESTATE.
RESIDENT CLEVELAND'S NEW HOME
AT PRINCETON.

william Penn Sold 1t to Richard Stock
ton In 1901, and 1t Has Passed Through
the Hands of Many Prominent People.
Description of the House.
Modest, unimposing and somewhat old
fashioned, but roomy, pleasant and com
Portable, is the home in Princeton, n. j.,
to which President Cleveland will retire
when his present stay at the White House
is finished-plenty of big, high windows
to let i'm the sun in winter; long wide We
randas, which will be cool in summer;
spacious grounds for the little Misses
Cleveland to romp and play about and a
high hedge to furnish the privacy which
Mr. Cleveland has so assduously cultivat-
ed. These are some of the advantages
which probably influenced the president in
selecting his now home.
1t is more than likely that Mrs. Cleve-
land selected Princeton and let her distin-
guished husband pick out the house, for
she has often said that she could not be in
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-12-25
GRANT ON THE FIELD.
Cool and Deliberate, but Painfully Affect
ed by the Sight of Blood.


While the most critical movements were
taking place General Grant manifested
no perceptible anxiety, but gave his orders
and sent and received communications
with GOODNESS and elaboration which
made a marked impression upon those who
had been brought into contact with him
for the first time on the field of battle His
speech was never hurried, and his manner
betrayed no trace of excitability or even
Impotence. He never exhibited to better
advantage his peculiar ability than in NOV
ing troops with unparalleled speed to crit
ical points on the line of battle where they
were most needed or, as it was sometimes
called, feeding II fight. There was
spur on the heel of every order he sent and
his subordinates were made to realize that
in battle it is the minutes which control
events
He said while waiting for Burnside to
get into position and attack 1.-The only
time l ever feel impatient is when l give
an order for an important movement of
troops in the presence of the enemy and
am waiting for them to reach their destna.
ton. Then the minutes seem like hours "
He rode out to important points of the
line twice during the day in company with
General Meade and two officers of the
staff 1t was noticed that he was visibly
affected by his proximity to the wounded,
and especially by the sight of blood. He
would turn his face away from such scenes
and show by the expression of his counte-
nance, and sometimes by pause in his
conversation, that he felt most keenly the
painful spectacle presented by the field Of
battle.
Some reference was made to the subject
in camp that evening, and the general said
81 cannot bear the sight of suffering. The
night after the first days fight at Shiloh l
was sitting on the ground, leaning against
a tree, trying to get some sleep 1t soon
began to rain so hard that ! went into a
log house near by to seek shelter, but 1
found the surgeons had taken possession of
it and were amputating the arms and
legs of the wounded, and blood was flow
ing in streams, l could not endure such a
scene and was glad to return to the tree
outside and sit there till morning in the
storm. l thought of this remark while
sitting by his bedside 21 years afterward,
when he, in the last days Of his fatal i'll
ness, was himself undergoing supreme
physical torture. -" Campaigning With
Grant" by General Horace Porter, in Cen
turv
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-12-25
, to the Fertilizer Farmer.

hems to be an impression that
IL, A9e fertilizers are so soluble that
81 one needs to do is to harrow them
|hto plowed field. 1t is mistake to
iet this idea interfere with the demand
pr thorough tillage. AS Rural New
Aorker explains, one great advantage in
ing malkre is the fact that it ex'
As and opens the soil so that water,
5 and air may readily enter it. Its
nv bulk is an advantage for this rea-
pn, even though this bulk - made
b of substances that contain but little
liant food. In one sense, aeration is al
host as helpful to the soil as it is to
blk. Now, when fertilizers are used
Eithout frequent green or bulk ma
hiring, tillage must take the place of
V manure in opening up the soil for
"a air and sun. Instead of merely
wing and narrowing to prepare the
ID bed, the fertilizer farmer should
We his soil twice the working deemed
Ificient for MANFRED field.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-12-25
WINTER CARE OF SWINE.
Keeping Dry the Great Secret of Success
fully Wintering Swine.


The question of sleeping quarters is
an important one. Wintering hogs in
large droves and around straw stacks is
not conducive to best results. One great
objection to the practice of allowing
large numbers to nest together is that
they pile up in cold weather, i'll which
condition they generate a good deal of
moisture. When they come forth from
such condition on a cold winter morn
ing, they are very apt to take cold. An
other bedroom that is bad is the hog
house with floor two or three feet
from the ground Many such buildings
are open on one or mCTe sides, so that a
cold draft can get under the floor. The
earth itself, with little straw, makes
the best bed in the world for a hog if
it is dry. Thus writes a contributor to
The Prairie Farmer and authority for
the following:
Divide the herd into small lots of not
more than ten each, and in the case of
matured brood sows five or six. Keep
them as warm as possible and have
them dry l am not going to advise any
one who has nice permanent hoghouse
to abandon its use, but l certainly do
advise any farmer who contemplates
building one not to do so. 1t is difficult
to get sunlight and warmth into large
houses, and, more than that, they are
very apt to become hotbed of disease
germs, and much fertility is wasted
about thcm.
Hogs should lie changed about from
lot to lot, We want rotation Of hog
pens, so to speak, turning up each lot
in turn to the sun and air, cropping it
a season or two and putting it back to
grass In this way the fertility is scat
tered where it will he Of use and the
swine are much healthier. The drawing
herewith submitted Will convey an idea
of portable sleeping and breeding pen
that 1 have used for number of years.
They give ne satisfaction. Swine are,