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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-30
British Victory Assured.

According to Special dispatches from
Simla, the British, who captured Bad
snanai pass, held by the Haddah Mullah,
with large force of Mohmands and Shin
warts, have pushed on from the pass, and
without opposition have occupied Jarobi,
the village and headquarters of the Had
dab Mullah, who has fled. 1t is believed
that the capture of the village and the
flight of the priest will break the back Of
the opposition of the tribesmen to the
further advance of the British.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-30
Canal TO BE Ready i'm 1903.

Chief Engineer Randolph has reported
to the Chicago Drainage Board that the
canal will be ready for use In the fall Of
1898. Among other things, Engineer
Randolph says in his report that about
95 per cent. Of the work on the big ditch
is finished, and submits plans for clean
ing the est fork and providing a flow Of
10000 cubic feet of water minute
through the Chicago River.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-30
Held Up a Conrressman.

Congressman Butterworth Of Ohio was
held up for purposes of robbery at At
inntic City, N. j. Indeed, he was robbed
OF his watch ana sum Of money, after
making a stubborn resistance to the high
waymen, before the arrival Of the police
nut the ruffians to fight.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-30
Scnsotion i'm Mexico.

Ex-Chief of Police Eduardo Velasquez
was found dead in his cell in the Federal
prison, City of Mexico. In his forehead
was a bullet hole and in his hand was a
derringer, such as he used to carry when
In Office, and like those which are furnish
ed to all police officers. Velasquez con-
fessed that he ordered the murder of Ar
royo, giving as his excuse love for the
president.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-30
Cuba aud Spain.

The Cubans are resolved to carry on the
war to the bitter end, and to make it
bitter end for Spain.-Boston Globe.
Gen. Weyler may be putting down the
revolution, but he isn't putting up very
much of u fght.-Chicago Times-Herald.
1t is generally rumored in Madrid that
il Spain can only save appearances she
will not care so much about saving Cuba.
Chicago Record.
The country knew that Minister Wood
ford went to Spain with more important
business in hand than watching bull
fights.-Boston Journal.
1t would be somewhat presumptuous in
President Mckinley to interfere in Cuba
with all these postoffice rows on his own
hands.-Detroit Tribune.
General Lee is to go back to Cuba and
the end is near. The trouble is, how
ever, that, as heretofore, nobody knows
which end it is.-Chicago News.
The Spanish Government had decided
that no man under the rank of Senator
or Deputy may criticise Weyler. This
is merciful to the captain general.-Buf-
falo Express.
Consul General Lees description of the
Evangelina Cossio Cisneros stories as all
tommy-rot may not be strictly diplomatic
language, but, no doubt, 1t meets the facts
in the case.-Boston Herald.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-30

The attempt to resume work at Par
dee's Lattimer, Pa, mines was not sue
cessful, only 800 out Of 1909 men show
ing up for work. The Huns are again
threatening trouble. At Eckley when
strikers attempted to prevent the miners
there from going to work, Companies G
and Il of the Fourth Regiment gave
the would-be workers protection.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-30
WRECKED SAILORS RETURN.
Crew of Lost Wha1er Brought Back
from Japan.

crew OF LOST WHuIer brought IuCh
from Japan.
The American schooner Progress ar
rived at Port Townsend, Wash, thirty
two days from Yokohama, having on
board nine members of the crew Of the
American whaler bark Cape Horn Pigeon,
which was wrecked on a rocky coast eigh-
teen miles from Hakodate the night of
July 13. The Cape Horn Pigeon, Cap
tain Scullion, left San Francisco early in
the season for a whaling voyage in Japa-
nese waters. The first part of the season
was successful, and when the bark was
wrecked she had 1000 barrels of sperm
oil and lot of whalebone in her hold.
Her officers and crew escaped in small
boats, with no effects save the clothes
on their backs. Il
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-30
More saiIors Arc Needed

The necessity of increasing the per-
sonnet of the navy will be presented to
Congress in the forthcoming reports of
bureau chiefs Of the Navy Department.
Both officers and men are needed to man
the large number Of ships now in commits
sion.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-30
DIR. Hunter Is Acquitted.

The jury in the cases of DIR. w. God
frey Hunter, ex-Congressman John
Henry Wilson, Il. Il. Franks and Capt.
Noel Gaines, accused of conspiracy to
bride members of the Kentucky Legisla-
ture, brought in q verdict of not guilty.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-30
Fatal Fire in Toronto.

While fire was destroying the Musee
Theater at Toronto, Ont, team of
horses attached to a large fire engine took
fright and ran away with the engine, with
fatal results. The engine was getting
up steam and was thickly surrounded by
people. The horses plunged madly into
the crowd, killing one boy and injuring
ten persons, some of them possibly fatally.
The flames made rapid Roadway, and be-
fore the fire was got under control the
Musee, or Bijou, Theater, where the ac-
tors were preparing to give an entertain
ment, was completely destroyed. Rog-
ers' furniture warerooms and factory ad-
joining were damaged. The loss will be
about $4,000.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-30
Peary in Port.

Lieut.. Peary and his party have reach
ed Sydney, b. c., from North Green
land on board the bark Hope. All on
board are well. The Hope will coal there
and then proceed to New York, where she
will land the huge Cape York meteorite.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-30
cold round in Arizonn.

Authentic information Is at hand that
there is a great discovery OF free milling
gold ore in the Chocolate Mountains Of
Yuma County, A. 4. The rush there Is
started and tents, stamp mills and people
are arriving at Yuma from up the river
hDund for there.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-30
Imnrnxed Fexer Situation.

The New Orleans fever situation Is
greatly improved by a materially lower
temperature. III the present cool spell
continues conditions promise steadily to
grow better.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-30
AMAZON OF THE COAL FIELDS.
Mrs. Martin McCrone,a Heroine of the
Pennsylvania Coal Strike.

Mrs. Martin McCrone, the general of
the Amazon forces, who SO severely trou-
bled the troops when she led her forces
against them, is the heroine of the big
coal strike in Pennsylvania. Mrs. Nc
Orone is the widow of an Irish miner and
she knows all about strikes. She passed
through the great strike Of 1877 and I'M
derstands how to get the men out of the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-30
Tiercc Eight in India.

Simla, advices say that the Haddah
Mullah, with large and well organized
force of insurgent tribesmen, attacked
the camp of Gen. Sir Bindon Blood.
Fierce fighting, which lasted FIVE hours,
followed. Gen. Woodhouse was severely
wounded
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-30
Can't Bring Back Hides Free.

Assistant Secretary Howell has de-
clined to reopen case upon which the de-
partment has already ruled in the matter
OF the return Of hides of exported cattle.
Certain Chicago interests desired to ship
live cattle abroad and bring back the
hides duty free. This the department de-
clared could not be done.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-30

In 1876 there were TBS physicians in
the German empire. In 1887 the number
was 15,S24, and in 1896 II was about
24,0O0: no official count has been made
since 1887.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-30
DEATH OF "suok" KILooRE

pires at Ardmore, 4. T.
Judge @. Buckley Kilgore, ex- Congress-
man from Texas. died Mt Ardmore, !. t.,
after a short illness. Mr.. kilgore was
horn in Newman, Ga. Feb. 20, 1885. In
1876 he removed, with his parents, to
Rusk County, Texas, where he received
q common-school education. He served
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-30
Cowhided an Editor.

Col. Patrick Mcdonald, editor and poll
tician, who is widely known in political
circles in Kentucky, was cowhjded by
Mrs Sarah Brady, n dressmaker, at
Frankfort. y
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-30
Churches LEND Aid.

All OF the churches in Pueblo. Col,
Sunday night took up collections for the
suffering coal miners of the East.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-30

\ President Paul Kruger OF the South
African Republic is said to have been in
formed by his physicians that he cannot
live eighteen months longer.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-30
.A P1ucky Woman.

The announcement that the widow OF
DR.. Rial, the massacred leader of the
philippine revolt, was In Philadelphia ar
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-30
MiIwaukee,s Marrying Minister.

In spite of the opposition of faction of
the Grand Avenue NJ. Il. Church in Mil.
waukee to the return of Rev. w. A..
Hunsberger, he will be sent back to that
church
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-30
Washington Mortgage Law Is Void

The Supreme Court of Washington
State has handed down most important
decision, declaring that the new mortgage
law passed by the last Legislature is un-
constitutional.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-30

The figure Of Britannia first appeared
on the coin Of the realm In the reign Of
Charles III.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-30
will Wed Prince Esterhazy.

The announcement that Mrs. Lily Lang.
try will marry Prince Esterhazy is con-
frmed
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-30
The KIoudike.

The sending of detachment of the
United States troops to Alaska destroys
its value as possible home for the Debs
commonwealth. Free Press.
When the boundary line dispute is con-
sidered, it will be noted that even the
Klondike gold strike may have to be left
out to rbitration.-Duluth Tribune.
The latest news from Alaska ought to
be very satisfactory to those who stayed
nj home. 1t ought to make them glad
that they did not go.-Baltimore Ameri-
can.
1t will be observed that the miners re-
turning with riches from the Klondike
are not half so gleeful that they have gold
as that they are home ngain.-Ch Chicago
News.
Men who come back from the Klondike
with few hundred dollars ought to re-
frain from the mysterious reticence by
which they indicate to the crcdulous that
the hundreds are thousands.-San Fran
cisco Call.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-30
This and That.

The diplomatic world Is ready to con-
ccde that the sultan Is the sly old man
of Europe.-St. Louis Globe Democrat.
In the absence of other arrangements
Emperor William could do well by form
ing an alliance with his subjects.-Mil-
waukee Sentinel.
Business appears to be improving In
Guatemala. The regular revolutions now
occur weekly instead of semi-monthly.-
Chicago Chronicle.
1t has come to the pass where the Prcsi-
dent of the United States has In store
very many less appointments than disap-
pointmcnts.-Nashvil Banner.
When Kentucky went Republican last
year K opened the door to all sorts Of sur
rrises. A Kentuckian has invented .
water flter.-New Haven Leader.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-30
Standing OF tho Clubs.

Following is the standing of the clubs
of the National Baseball League:
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-01

In the course of 1897 we
shall endeavor to demonstrate
that the manner in which we
conduct our business is a boon
to the public, as we shall set
an example in low prices that
will go down to posterity as a
condition unequalled before.
Beginning with January 2
our business will be conduct
ed on the department system,
thus enabling us to keep
each department in a sound,
up-to-date condition. In order
keep our stock moving at a
lively rate there will be no
end of bargain sales, and low
prices will reign supreme at
all times. Our first enter
prise will be a special
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-01
VAN VALKENBURG'S HEARING.
He Pleads Not Guilty and Is Il Second
Time Arrested.

Pottsvile, Pa, Dec. SIZE. A. Van
Valkenburg, manager of the Wanna
maker headquarters at Harrisburg, who
was arrested in that city last night
on the charge of attempting to bribe
Representative Weiss, of Northampton
county, to vote for Wanamaker for
United States senator, was given
hearing here today before Squire Kue
bier. After some testimony had been
offered Mr.. Van Nalkenburg waived
hearing and entered 81 800 bail for his
appearance at court. During the hear
ing another warrant was served on Van
Nalkenburg, charging him with con-
spiracy to bribe Dr. n. G. Mackey, Of
Lackawanna county. Bail in 81, 900 was
also entered by Mr.. Van Vallienburg
in this case. The first mentioned al
legged crime is said to have been COM
mitted in Schuylkill county, hence Van
Ealkenburg's presence here for hear
ing.
The hearing was held in the Office of
Squire Kuebler. The prosecution was
represented by w. j. Whitehousa. Van
Nalkenburg's interests were looked af-
ter by Attorneys Bergner, of Harris
burg; ex-District Attorney Koch ard
Attorney Snyder, of Pottsville. The
hearing began at 1l.45 o'clock. Attor-
ney Whitehouse was assisted in the
prosecution by James r. Lenahan, of
Wilkes Barre. Van Nalkenburg plead
ed not guilty.
The prosecution then called J. \, TILL
ara, who said he was a detective in the
employ of the Interstate Detective
agency, of Scranton. His residence Is
| Altoona. He was sent to the Wana-
maker people early in the summer to
| hire out to them and then disclose all
| information he could get to his super
| iors. He went on at great length TO
! describe interviews between himself
I and Van Valkenburg wherein he sold 1t
| was agreed that he was to help van
! Nalkenburg secure votes against Quay S
! candidate for senator. His testimony
! followed the lines of the statement be-
| Gun on page one of The Tribune. The
hearing was adjourned at ll0 for an
! hour.
The defendants counsel at the after
noon session waived hearing and en-
tered bail in 1,5OO. Ten prominent citi-
zens of Pottsville volunteered to go on
| the bail bond, After the bail was en-
tered, the prosecution which had OPP
posed the waving Of the hearing, re-
sumed the examination of Tillard and
he narrated the story of the alleged
conspiracy. The defendant and his
counsel had left the magistrates Of
flee. During the trial of the case, an
other warrant was served on Van Val
kenburg, in which he Is charged with
conspiracy to brbe DR.. n, c. Mackey
| of LaCkawanna county. Bail in the
sum of 800 was entered for his ap-
pearance in this case.
Van Valkenburg says the detectives
story is mainly a tissue Of lies, and
that the whole thing is intended by the
! anti Wanamaker people to get into the
newspapers a lot of senseless charges
that they dare not otherwise publish
outside of a hearing; that the whole
thing is a farce TO weaken the Wana'
maker cause.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-01
Clearance Sale
Beginning Jan. 4,

For particulars of which
see Sunday papers. In the
course of our stock taking we
have found a large quantity
of odds and ends which we
must get rid of at all hazards,
and our clearance sale will
continue until our stock of
this class of goods is ex-
hausted.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-01

statement in the Van Valkenburg bri-
berry matter. He says that the first he
heard of the case was when he read
the papers this morning. He has not
seen Van Valkenburg since the ad-
journment of the last legislature, and
Van Valkenburg has never approached
him in Mr.. Wanamaker's interest.
II do not know the complaint in the
case against Mr.. Van Valkenburg and
l am not party to the suit nor had I
any knowledge of It,"
Mr.. Weiss says that he will vote for
penrOSp.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-01
WEISS is FOR PENR0SE.
But He Says He Did Not instigate
the Prosecution.

Harrisburg, Dec. 9l,-Representative
Weiss, of Northampton, came to Har-
risburg this afternoon and made a
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-01
MARSHAL BARRING TALKS
Not Employed by Qlay but by Number
OF Representative BUSINESS Men.
The Case Against Van Valken-
burg TO Be Pushed to the End.

Mr. II Barring, of the detective firm
of Barring & McSweeney whose names
appear IN the late DEVELOPMENTS with
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-01
The
LEA DER
124-126 Wyoming Ave-
Happy
New Year

To all our friends and
patrons. That is the
sincere wish of THE
LEADER"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-01
SOME DIRTY WORK.

came back to Philadelphia on De-
cember 22nd, and met Fred Van Val
kenburg and Bacharach. We walked to
the Telegraph" building and Van Val
-kenburg went in. Bacharach began
talking with me about the head of our
firm. He said u was for Scott for
senator in Luzerne and John Lenahan
and your boss We're for Harvey. | got
Billy Bauer, one of your bosses men,
watching me. l had a lot of men in the
room fixing them up for Scott and he
had his men outside, but he can't prove
| gave them any money. | gave Billy
Bauer $25 and he voted for Scott Billy
could not resist the cash. Van Nalken-
burg came down and said, our detec-
tives can't make anything out of Pen
rose. He has covered his tracks too
we'll" In the evening Bacharach sent
for me to come to the Stenton, and
asked if l had a couple of shadows.
Fred Van Valkenburg was with him
and "a man named Hick from Philadel-
| phia. Van Valkenburg said Baldwin
| of Connellsville, is here drunk. We
want you to locate him and we will try
| to have him arrested on some charge.
| We think he is here to make another
affidavit and we must head it Off If pos
| sible." We went to the Hotel Walton
to look for Baldwin but he was out,
| 1t was suggested that Bacharach and
! ! should go to the office in the Bourse
where there was picture of Baldwin.
| on the way Bacharach told me about
the primaries in Luzerne county last
| spring. Sometime before they occurred
Fred Van Valkenburg came to Bach
arach's saloon and introduced himself
and said he would like to meet some of
| the candidates. BacharaCh introduced
| him to Col. Scott. Sometime later Van
| Nalkenburg came back with letter
from top-notch politician in Philadel-
phia. probably from Dave Martin
Bacharach telegraphed the Philadel-
phia man and was told that Van Val
kenburg was all right. Shortly after
this Ed. Van Valkenburg arrived al
! Wilkes Barre.
At the start both of the Van Valken-
| burgs were for Harvey for senator, as
it was understood that he was foI
Wanamaker and was giving Quay the
! throw down. BaCharaCh refused to de-
sert Scott He and Van Nalkenbure
| agreed ON a slate for members of tht
house and it was understood between
them they should fight it out for the
senator. Harvey had the odds in hi.
favor as Quay was for him With his in
huence and Wanamaker with his mon
ey, but Scott won the fight. Ed. Var
| Nalkenburg got scared about one mem
her and came to Bacharach at mid
night, who said II can take you to {
man tonight who can deliver delegate:
enough at NanticOke to nominate him.,
so they drove about five miles across
the river and woke the fellow at a
IN. and he agreed to deliver the goods
When he named his price Van Valken
burg was astounded at its cheapness
He said, Leach gave me the names q
people to see in this county and they
are all back numbers. | have beeI
spending my time and money foolins
with them" Van Valkenburg paiC
over the money and Miller had 80 vote
in the convention. Bacharach remark
ed we have got all the Luzerne peopl,
but one and he and his brother-in-lav
are hunting me now
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-01
AGAIN THE Willy DOLAN.

l remained most of the day on De-
cember is at the offices of the Business
Mems league and was introduced to
Thomas Dolan as a man who had been
doing some nice work for their side.
Van Nalkenburg told Dolan that the
representative from Adams county
would be there that day and Dolan
said: Bring him to my Office in the
DreXel building at 3 o'clock" Van
Nankenburg complained that the de-
tectives We're trying to establish a con-
nection between the Reverend Mr..
Duffy and Wanamaker, so as to arrest
Wanamaker for conspiracy to defame
Penrose.
During the next two or three days
I3acharach was summoned to Philade-
phia and was sent out by Fred Van
Nalkenburg on several missions among
them to Boiling Springs in Cumber-
land county where he was told Don't
give him any checks or anything of
that sort, but if you find him all right
and he is short on expenses fix him
up"
on December 21St while in Scranton
went to the office of the United States
Express company and in the presence
of witnesses put the five 500 bills which
l had received from Van Valkenburg
for Weiss in an envelope, wrapped in a
letter to T.. A. Van Valkenburg. The
envelope was addressed to that gentle
man at the Hotel Stenton in Phladel-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-01
VAN GROWS SUSPICION

81 think he Is putting up a job on
you" said Van Valkenburg. He has
written to his employers, saying that
he cannot be for Wanamaker under
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-01

any circumstances. They are setting
up pins to strike at us for bribery. BE
on your guard every minute. They may
strike at you at any time. If weiss
comes at you, you must say that you
were only feeling him on your own ac-
count and when you came back to your
people they would not put up the
money. The orders have gone out that
every man connected with the Wana-
maker management must be struck at
wherever 1t is possible. Quay is per
fectly frantic. 1t is the first time he
has had to oppose such an aggregation
of talent"
"rhey are after you at Connellsville,"
| said. 1T was my brother" he re-
piled. 81 told him at the time he was
a fool, as Baldwin would put a job up
on him. | have not been caught be-
cause when | had an interview with
any of those people I always had a
friend with me. Chief of Police Faust
of Altoona, was with me when ! met
one of the Westmoreland delegation,
and after he left Faust said: You
made mistake. You did not
go far enough with that fellow. You
never mentioned money Or. Mackey
was in to see Frank Leach and is all
right. and / had Leach write him a
short letter, warning him to be on his
guard. l hope it will do no harm. l
wish you could go into the other camp
and do some buying for them. We do
not propose to put in any more money,
as 1t Is dangerous"
Where do you think you are?" |
asked. He grinned and said: we are
gaining. | never said we would win,
and l don't say so now. Quay's attack
on the Business Mems league shows he
is badly ratified. You had better let
Weiss alone. Keep out $50 for your
self, and express me the balance to the
corner of Eleventh and Walnut street"
on December 18th, at 1890 a. m, |
| called at the Office of the Business
Mems league, in the Bourse building,
| and inquired for Mr.. Van Nalkenburg.
| They said he was not in, and l sat
| down. Rudolph Blankenberg sat down
| just inside the rail and Mr.. French be-
| hind the screen in the outer office. a
| man named Oppenheimer came in and
| informed French that he had four rep
| reSentatiVes on a string and If they
| were looked after they might be landed
| Three of them were Hatfield, Hartman
and Lloyd, all Philadelphia men. The
name of the fourth | could not catch
| Ned Patton was named In some con-
nection and French said: I'VE cant
| touch him" Fred. Van Nakenburg
| came in and | told him / had got per
mission to work for them at Harris
| burg. He said: I'VE are going tC
make Rome howl. They can't beat Us
unless they buy a lot of votes. l want
you to arrange to get in with some one
on the other side and buy some of oul
fellows for them