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DEPEw STILL IN THE MARKET
Genial Chauncey Denies the Story of
His Engagement.

His Engagement.
New York, Oct. 23.-.I beg to assure
you 1 am still eligible" said Chauncey
NJ Depew to the female portion OF his
audience at sulzer's Harlem Casino, while
making a poli.Sal speech. This is the
first word Mr.. Depew has given out in con-
tradiction of the report OF the engagement
of marriage between him and his ward,
Mr.. Depew went to the meeting to make
a political speech, but he inadvertently
said something about giving up his ob-
iections if plank in the platform was
inserted fixing the ratio of sixteen girls 10
one man.
The remark caused such a sensation
among the feminine portion of the audi
ence that Mr.. Depew was temporarily en-,
barrassed. but he promptly addressed hini-
self TO the ladies, and told them that the
reports that he had made any enga cement
for the hand Of a young lady was. to say
the least. premature. He expressed re-
gret that such felicity had as yet been de-
MED him, AMI wound up with the remark
quoted.
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CHICAGO GAS A LEADER.
took Market Was Buoyant and Spec

Stock Market Was BuOyant and Spec
ulation Strong.
New York, Oct. 23.-SpeculatiOn at the
Stock Exchange opened firm, owing to
higher cables from London. coupled with
some buying by local commission houses
The advance in prices ranged from IA 10
2 per cent, and was well distributed.
Chicago Gas led the list, selling up from
Go Is to 67 1-8. Brokers Identified with
the Flower Brady combination Were the
largest purchasers.
Tobacco rose as, to IA; Louisville &
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Stuart Says the Big Fight VIII Go.
San Francisco, Oct. 23.-Dan Stuart as
tonished San Franciscans by saying tnat he
thought Corbett and Fitzsimnlons would
really fight a square fight some time before
the 1st of March. He said he did not leay e
New York until he was well assured that not
only had Corbett and Fitzsimmons put up
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Cooper freaks n Record.

Memphis, Tenn, oct. 23.-The Memphis
Coliseum bicycle races began yesterday.
The track promises to be one of the fastest
in the country. as Tom Cooper smashed a
worlds record last night. The Detroit boy
went against the worlds unpaced quarter
mile record and succeeded in lowering it
one-fifth of a second. His time was :25 2 8,
the previous record being :25 3-5, held
by Con Baker and johnson.
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NUPTIAL SETTLEMENT.

OF the last named he even presented a
beautiful picture. 1t was quite beyond
| even the romantic dreams OF the Creole
girl in splendor and spaciOusDess. she was
so happy she did not notice how modern
IL looked, or how distinctly un-German in
architecture.
1t was only, by the way, a few days
iatcr that the baron brought up the sub
ieot OF settlements and dots" 1t could
be arranged through lawyers or mutual
friends. Perhaps Miss Gerhard would as
sumo the duty ont of regard for them both.
Miss Gerhard would. On her advice Louise
wrote to her guardian telling OF her en-
gagement and explaining about the settle
meut. Incidentally, she might mention
a few thousands would be convenient Just
thento procure tho trousseau.
Louise's guardian is hard headed New
Orleans business man. As soon as he got
his wards letter he took the first train for
New York. lie carried letter TO Waldo
Phillips. Broadway lawyer, to whom he
told the stry, Mr.. Phillips at once de-
clared the baron and fraulein frauds and
conspirators.
The time was most three months ago.
Ii has taken nearly all the interval for
Mr.. Phillips and the girls guardian to
prove their proposition and convince the
girl of her mistake. They were aided not
a little by chance. The guardian, " h, is
naturally solicitous to keep his name
secret, met a young woman from Omaha
AmelIe Seegel-and formed her acquaint-
auce. II appeared she had the year before
become engaged to the handsome German
baron"
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SHORT OF CASH.

He had castles on the Rhine. but was
temporarily shortof money. She had loaned
him $1,000. Then he had disappeared.
The guardian described Hoechenhave 10
Miss Seegel. 1t was the same man.
Not until Miss Seeeel had met Miss La
Perrienne was the latter convinced. But
once convinced, she was as eager for re-
venge as she had been for love. 1t was,
however, too late. The baron and frau
lein got wind of the chase and were off
on a new lead. The police were called
in, but the swindlers had a good start.
They got away, andare still atlarge.
Mr.. Phillips has discovered still another
victim of the baron" and his accomplice.
This is Miss Barnes, of San Francisco,
who tells story similar to that of the
Omaha girl, Miss Seegel. She is twenty
four years old and has a moderate for
tune The '.baron" met her before he met
Miss Seegel. OF Miss Barnes he borrowed
81 500. At the instance of Miss Seegel
the search is still being made for the"baron"
and his accomplice. Miss Barnes has pock-
eted her loss long since. Miss La Per
rienne has gone to Europe to forget her dis
appointment and assuage her sorrow.
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SAVED FROM BOGUS BARON
New Orleans HeireSs Came
Near Marrying Him.
HAD A FEMALE ACCOMPLICE
She Repr esented Him as Son of Berlin
Banker, with Castles on Rhine.
Young Beauty Notified Her Guar
dian of Intended Marriage, and In
vestigatiOn Followed.

New York, Oct. 23.-This is the romance
of a rich young heiress, who almost married
n fraudulent nobleman. She is Louise la
Perrienne. one of the Creole beauties OF
New Orleans, eighteen years old, with dark.
soulful eyes, divinely tall, and, according
To those who have seen her, divineIy
fair. Her fortune is 81 600 900
The villains are two--one a handsome
young German. He is .'baron." Baron
Hoecherhave is his name in the cast. The
other, German also. calls herself Frau
lein philippine Gerhard
Miss La Perrienne has country place
At Bav st Louis, outside of New Orleans,
but she spends part of every summer in
the North. Last summer she visited
friends i'll this city. and ''did town" in an
entirely becoming manner 1t was her
practice to take luncheon at the Waldorf
whenever she came down town. and that
is how she met Miss Gerhard.
IL was u chance meeting. but it quickly
led TO intimacy. and ripened into conf
DENTAL friendship. The pretty Southern
orphan was charmed with her elderly
friend, who spoke English with such 4
charming foreign accent. She begged the
fraulein to give her lessons in German.
and the obliging fraulein was ONLY too happy.
ENTERS THE BARON
These lessons were given IN the fraulei ms
apartments, and one day stunning young
countryman of hers called. Miss La Per-
rienne found hirb as charming as Miss Ger
hard, and much younger.
And then he vas a baron. Miss Gerhard
introduced hIm as Baron Hoecherhave, son
Of rich Berlin banker, with castles on the
Rhine and all things according. She even
admitted ttbough it was a secret her
heart was the baron's if he wanted it, only
lie didn't seem to want it, aud the fraulein
sighed. Louise sighed also, for she was a
romantic girl and eighteen, and the baron
was so very interesting.
TIE next lesson the fraulein met Louise
with smiles and tears. "Ah, kindchen,"
she said, you are lucky girl That which
is denied 10 your old friend, WHO is passe
and confesses It, is yours without a strug
gle,'' and when Louise asked for an expla-
ton tie fraulein told her still another
secret The baron had called again and
Confessed to her, Fraulein Gerhard, he
was in love with the beautiful Creole
madly, desperately in love. The fraulcin
Confessed her indiScretion in telling Louise.
but IT was such a beautiful secret she could
not remain silent.
Louise thought so, too. She said moth
ing, but she waited for the baron to tell
her his love himself She had not long
to wait Within two weeks the baron had
title. his fortune, and his castle on the
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SI.225
iI.25 To baltimore and Re S1.2:
turu yin ppnnn u u

Tickets viii be sold Saturday and Sunday
October "a and 20, aud will be valid for
return passage until Monday, October 26.
Good on any train. oc20-bt-em
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Col. Oliver w. Peabody, of the banking
firm of Kidder. Peabody & Co., of Boston,
died this morning.
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AND WE LIVE UP TOIT-

No other house does-ever did-or ever will
-sell such sterling qualities at such low prices
~ SAKS quotes.
The evening times., 1896-10-23

Trade supplied by
F. A. Tschiffely and
E. 6. Leadtea e.
q Sons.
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Warranted to cure
or your money back.
Use l. c. R. for rheumatism
and your sufferings will cease

All Druggists.
I. C. R. Chemical Co..
Washing ton. D. C.
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Mr.. ELKlNS' Statement.
Not Identified With the Harrison In.
ternatiOnal Company.

New York. Nov. 22.-United States
Senator S. II. Elkins. when seen last
night at his office in this city made the
following statement in regard to the
charges of fraud and misrepresentation
of the funds of the Harrison Interna-
tional Telephone company by the di-
rectors and stockholders of the COM
pany. He said
Il know nothing whatever about a
suit which is said to have been brought
FOR receiver for the Harrison Inter-
national company, nor do l know any
thing about matters appertaining to
that company. At the earnest request
of Mr.. George r. Peck. counsel of the
st. Paul railway, and many of my
Western friends, agreed in 1895. pro-
viding that the company reduce the
stock to s3,000,O00 or $4,000. 900 and move
their office to New York, to become
the president and director Of the
company. i was notified at the time
that would be given certain amount
of stock in the company for my ser
vices This offer ] absolutely refused
] have never attended a meeting of the
directors or stockholders of the COM
pany either by proxy or otherwise and
have never received one penny's worth
from them.
From the newspapers that I read,
have seen no allegations of fraud made
against me, but do not know what
stories the Western papers may have
printed. l have instructed my lawyer
in Chicago to look into the matter and
upon his report, providing the occasion
warrants. I will make a complete re-
port in which I will forward my res
ignation to the company with other
correspondence which passed between
the company and myself"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-23
GERMAN ARMY OFFICERS.
They Still Regard Themselves as
Very Superior Beisgs.

very superior bclGSSs
Berlin, Nov. 22.-It is now conceded
that the debate which took place in
the Reichstag last week on duelling
in the army and the killing Of Siebe-
mann by Lieutenant Varon Won Bruse-
witz at Carlsruhe. instead of modify
ing the attitude of military officers to-
ward civilians, or tending to alter the
military code duello. has had ten
dency to intensity the existing preju-
dices on the part of both officers and
civilians. From the very first 1t has
been felt that only the personal inter-
vention of the emperor himself among
the officers would render any legislat-
i've enactment efticaciouS.
When General Won Gossler was ap-
pointed minister of war upon the re-
tirement of General Bronsart Won Schel-
lendorf, it was surmised that the en-
peror had a very slight intention indeed
of intervening to prevent duelling, and
the attitude assumed by General Won
Gossler in the Reichstag has confirmed
the worst forebodings. In his stiff and
even naughty demeanor in speaking,
and in his abrupt and broken sentences,
as though his words were addressed to
his interiors. the new war minister
showed himself throughout the discus
sion as possessed of the narrowest ideas
of military caste and plainly showed
that he was fretting under the neces-
sity of responding to the assertions of
the members of the Reichstag.
The result is that the governments
promised measure of reform in the mill
itary judicial procedure is already thor
oughly distrusted. Nobody believes
that the emperor Is willing to initiate
system of genuine reform in the ar
my, or that his majesty is in the slight
est degree willing to lead a movement
to persuade military officers that they
are not superior beings, but mere citi-
Zens.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-23
CHANCE FOR AMERICAN BEEF.
Switzerland Will Eat No More Aus.
triau Meat.

Washington, Nov. 22-Consul Eu-
gene German, stationed at Zurich,
writes the department of state, that he
is of the opinion that there is now an
opening for the sale of American beef
in Switzerland.
The federal department of agricul-
ture, he says. owing to the contagious
mouth and foot disease at present pre-
vailing among meat cattle in Austria
Hungary, on Nov. 9. issued a procla-
nation prohibiting the import OF Aus
tria- Hungarian cattle into Switzerland
until further notice. Now or never"
he says. 1t seems to him. would be the
time for American cattlemen to make
an effort to introduce American beef
into Switzerland.
1T must be remembered, however.
that France and Italy are ready and
able to supply this shortage, and IL our
people want share of this trade, they
must bring their cattle over here, for
no Swiss butcher or cattle dealer will
venture to buy animals in America and
bring them over at his own risk or ex-
pense. II any one concludes to make
shipments. and ! am advised of the
fact. I shall promptly inform the butch
ers association Of Switzerland, who no
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-23
ORPHANS COURT SALE.

TNRE: ESTATE OF ALFRED II. BROWN
deceased. In tho Orphans Court
Lackawanna county, No. 752, Series A.
IN the ., mater a, Of the partition of the real
By virtue Of an order Of the Orphans Court
OF Lackawanns county, the undersigned will
expose to public sale. on the premises, on the
thirtieth day Of November. A. d. 1906. at ten
o'clock m. all those certain lots. pieces or
parcels Of land sit uste In the city Of Scranton,
county of Lackawanna. and state of ennsyl-
vania known and distinguished on j. Heer.
mans map Of South Hyde Park as lot number
fourteen, and the extension to said lot number
fourteen. in block number twenty. being to-
gether fifty feet In front on Wyoming avenue
lnow Ninth streeD and about two hundred
feet, be the same more or less. In depth on
Delaware, Lackawanna and Westerly Rail.
road Company's land. as by reference to said
map will more fully appear.
ALSO the extension to lot number thirteen,
IN rear OF said lot number thirteen, In said
block number twenty, being fifty feet In
width alone the rear line Of said lot number
thirteen, bounded northeasterly by the OK
tension in rear OF said lot number fourteen,
extension to lot number twelve. in said block
number twenty, and southwesterly by lands
of Lackawanna and Bloomsbury (now Della.
ware, Lackawanna and western) Railroad
Company, as by reference to said map will
fully appear.
ALSO a'certain one and one.half story
frame dwelling on lot number fourteen. front.
Ing on Ninth street, and double two-story
scribed lots. and all other outhouses, i'm.
provements and appurtenances belonging to
the above described lots. pieces or parcels Of
land.
purchase money to be paid down at the time
Of sale, and the balance at confirmation and
delivery of deed.
JAMES J. o'MALLEY. Trustee.
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RUSSIAN.FRENCH ENTENTE.
NJ. HanotauX Says 1t Exists, but
Throws No Light ON II.

Paris, Nov. 22.-In the chamber of
deputies yesterday NJ. Millerand, So
cialist asked the government to explain
the nature of the understanding be-
tween France and Russia.
NJ. HanotauX, minister of foreign af-
fairs, amid great applause, which was
renewed as he concluded, read decla-
ration setting forth that the cabinets of
France for several years past had each
followed the same line toward Russia.
the effect of which had been observed
upon the occasion of the recent visit
of the czar, which visit had resulted
in cordiality which the whole world
felt. a solemn act, he said. had been
accomplished through the affectionate
meeting of a great sovereign and
great people. After enlarging upon the
enthusiasm of the cZar over the fetes
given in his honor, NJ. Hanotaux said:
Il can only reply to NJ Millerand by
recalling the precise concerted terms
expressed by the czar and the president
of the republic at Cherbourg, before the
naval officers; in Paris, before the rep
resentatives of the government, and at
ChalOns, before the military chiefs
The chamber will appreciate the fact
that duty imposes upon me the Obli-
cation to say nothing more concerning
the entente, upon which nobody now
dreams of casting any doubts"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-23
NAIL TRUST COLLAPSE.
The Gigantic Combination Obliged 10
Hold Up Its Hands at q Sea
OF Troubles.

Chicago, Nov. GA morning paper
saws: The great wire nail trust which
has levied tribute on the people of the
United States and Canada since June
/, 1896, has collapsed and will endeavor
to wind up it's affairs Dec. l. Sales
agents representing mills within the
pool were yesterday scramblinS to sell
nails at $l.10 per keg in Chicago, which
is precisely 81 per keg below the trusts
circular price, and jobbers were selling
in lots of from one to one thousand
kegs from store at 81 per keg. Before
the end of the present week the price
will undoubtedly be down to Sl.25 per
keg. or within 80 cents of the lowest
prlce they have ever sold here. The
trust has thrown up both hands, and In
a circular to the "jobbers" gives them
liberty to sell at any price they please.
Troubles have multiplied on the
trusts head very rapidly during the
last eight months. In that time the
stream of dollars which poured into its
Golfers during the early months of its
career had to be used to buy up. at
round prices the opposition mills which
meet multitude of other expenses.
Not the least of these was the mainten-
ance of q regular force of inspectors al
most as large as the government secret
service to keep all the members OF the
pool "toting fair"
For this and kindred purposes the
trust imposed a pool tax of $l.5O per
keg on all the nails sold by its men,
bers and rebated to them the difference
after the objects sought were accom-
plished. A fund of $1,50O,0OO was re-
turned to members on the showing
made four months ago, but since that
time the trusts officials and commit
tees have incurred liabilities of much
more than this In their desperate fight
to keep the trust going. These liabili-
ties which have to be met by the indi-
vidual mills composing the trust. and
long period of litigation is highly
probable.
The advance of Is cents per keg, Or
dered by the trust at its March meet
ing in this city, was the last act which
marked the trusts doom. This result
cd in an immense curtailment of the
demand and in turn forced the trust to
close up 80 per cent. of It's mills and
throw its workmen out of employment
in order to reduce the output to COM
ply with the consumers needs. The
entire sales of nails by the trust mills
during July were but 10000 kegs, and
in August but $4,000 kegs, though the
output agreed upon for these months
was 10000 and $4,000 kegs respectively.
The March output reached 100000 kegs.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-23
EARL COWLEY'S DIVORCE SUIT.
His Wife is the Daughter of the Mar.
lMis Of AbergnYcMnY.

London, Nov. 22-The divorce suit in
stituted against Earl Cowley revives
some recollactions of his career. The
general public first heard of him. when
as Viscount Dangan, he was defendant
in q breach of promise action brought
by the actress Miss Phyllis Broughton.
Miss Phyllis, under arrangement, got
10000 from Viscount Dangan.
Soon afterward he married Lady ViO-
let Neville, daughter of the Marquis of
Abergavenny. Now comes the divorce
suit. There is, beyond society talk,
nothing specially to be recorded about
him. He has repute as a clever sports
man. a tirst-rate rider, winning events
at county meetings everywhere. He
owes his rank to his direct descent
from the first Lord Cowley. the his
torically famous diplomat, who was a
brother of the first Duke of Wellington,
and came in for a part of the triumph
and spoils of the duke. The first Lord
Cowley was made baron in 1898, the
second, well-known and notably
clever English ambassador at Paris.
was created an earl, and the third is
the gentleman who now make his ap-
pearance in the divorce court.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-23
REDEMPTION OF BONDS.

OFFICE OF SIMPSON & WATKINS,
Scranton, Pa , Nov. ~. 1896. (
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT IN
~ accordance with the provisions Of the
mortgage Of The Mount Lookout Coal Com
Company, trustea. that bonds OF tho said coal
company. numbered 81 81, So. so and 81 have
been designated by lot this day for redemp-
ton, and will be redeemed at par and inter-
est upon presentation at the Scranton Saw.
ings Band and Trust Company. Tho interest
coases on the above.numbered bonds on Do
eember l, 1896.
BY Z. D. SIMPSON, Treasurer.
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an established custom whereby the de-
tails of the ceremonies were left to the
local committees. Mr.. Hanna said:
This Is the first ! have heard of this
1t was the general sentiment of the ma
tional committee that the affair should
be left in my hands. ! hope to make
the event a national affaO. and what
is more. l will take distinct pride in
the showing that will be made by Ohio.
This Is a matter of state pride, and l
believe Ohio Republicans will back me
nm
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doubt will avail themselves of the OPP
portunity and buy the cattle delivered
either at an European seaport. or sta
tions in Switzerland"
Austria Hungary being one of the
main sources of beef supply, it becomes
evident that the Swiss will have to sup
ply the shortage created by the. decree
prohibiting cattle from this country.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-23
STEEL SCREW COLLIER ASHORE.
Five of the Crew reach the shore in
Safety.

San Francisco. Nov. 22.--The South
ern Pacific Railway company's steel
screw colliery, San BenitO, coal laden
from Tacoma, to San Francisco. was
driven ashore in gale this afternoon
near Point Arena. California. The San
BenitO carries a crew of fOrty-five. of
which five have reached. the land in
safety.
The others are reported to be perched
in the rigging and at the mercy Of the
waves. Point Arena Is a considerable
distance from any telegraph station
and details are meagre.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-23
Sciatic rheumatism Cured,

L. Wagner, wholesale druggist, Rich
mond. Va, says: II had fearful
attack Of Sciatic rheumatism, was laid
up almost two months; was fortunate
enough to get Mystic Cure for Rheuma-
tisnn. This cured me after Doctors
prescriptions had failed to have any
effect. ] have also heard of fine results
from others who have used IT,"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-23
HANNA AND THE INAUGURATION.
Says He Will Have Charge Of the
Ceremonies on March 4.

Cleveland, o., Nov. 22.-Mark Hanna
said yesterday:
my correspondence is almost as
large as during the heat of the cam
paign. / was.fOrced to call Major Dick
here to take care of it,
Have you not overstepped your pre-
rogative as chairman of the national
committee in deciding to assume full
charge of the inaugural ceremonies at
Washington?'
"Who said had?"
Mr.. Hanna was told of the Wash
ington despatch saying that leading
Republicans were huffed because, as
they claimed. Mr.. Hanna had broken
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-23
CLAIRVOYANT.

MRS. DIR. KNOWLEDGED
wi by the press and public to he one Of the
tho world is making a tour through the
United States and will be here for 10 days
only at 2l5 Lackawanna avenue. Scranton.
Parlor upstairs. Ladies' only. Price, 50c
and 81.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-23

REAL ESTATE.

HEADQUARTERS FOR SCRANTON
i L real estate; convenient; central city
avenue lots and houses for sale; prices low
terms easy; time given; title perfect; houses
and apartments for rent.
JONES, all Spruce Street