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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-27

During our intercourse-and I now
spent a good deal Of my time with
the doctor--he never really took me the
smallest way into his confidence. He
never for n moment lifted the veil
which hid his real nature from my gaze.
Never except once, and to tell of that
awful time is the main object of this
story. To an ordinary observer, Dr.
Chance was gentle-mannered, refined
but cold man. Now and then,it is true,
L did see his eyes sparkle as If they
were Hints which had been suddenly
struck to emit fire. Now and then, too,
l noticed an anxious look about his
tense mouth, and l have seen the dew
coming out on his forehead when an
experiment which 1 was helping him
to conduct promised to prove excep-
ticnally interesting. At last, on a GER
tain afternoon, it was necessary for
Kim to do some very important work
in the Blue Laboratory. He required
my aid and asked me to follow him
there. 1t was indeed a splendidly-
equipped room-a teak bench ran round
three sides Of the wall, fitted with every
conceivable apparatus and appliance,
glazed fume chambers, stoneware sinks,
Bunsen burners, porcelain dishes, bal.
ancos, microscopes, polariscopes. ther-
mopiles, burettes, mortars, retorts, and
in fact every instrument devoted to the
rites of the mephitic divinity. In one
corner as the girls had described to me-
was a mysterious looking, dome shaped
projection. about three or four feet
high and covered with a black cloth
that looked like a pail. In this room,
side by side, we spent two or three
hours. The doctor was working hard
and l helped him. AS a rule he work.
ed in his shirt sleeves, treating me alb
solutely as if l were either an auto
maton or a boy. on this occasion he
looked like the scientist who had not a.
scrap of soul about him. His research
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-27

Schopenhauer, who is a great savant
When the wine was on the table they
began TO talk about something which
made father angry. Soon they were
all quarreling, 1t was fun to listen
to them. They got red and IA
ther pale, and father said: L can prove
my words / am sure they forgot all
about our existence. Suddenly father
sprang up and said; Come this way,
gentlemen. / am in position to make
my point abundantly plain They all
swept out of the dining room and went
into the cabinet. Mother said she had
headache, and she went upstairs to
the salon, but Maroussa and L were
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-27

quite excited and we slipped into the
cabinet after them. / don't think any
of them noticed us. They went from
the cabinet into the laboratory, a
glimpse of which you saw today. We
thought of course that father would
stay there and make some hide
ous fi2z or smell with his hOrrid
chemistry, but he did moth
ing of the kind--he opened door at
the further end and walked on i'm front
down a long passage. The scientists
ana father absorbed in their own in
tcrcsts, went on in front, and Maroussa
and I follow ed. Father took key out
Of his pocket and opened a door in the
wall, and as he did so he touched a
spring, and behold! Madeline, We
found ourselves on the threshold Of an
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-27
THU:
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124.126 Wyoming Ava
Special
For Today,
Tuesday, April d.

We shall place on sale our
entire stock of Stanley
Waists, hitherto marked 4oc
and soc, at the remarkable
price of
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-27

The Doctor has had 13 years practical ex-
perience in the art of correcting defective
eyesight No fancy prices for special ground
lenses
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-27
A Promising Settler.

"Do you think Skinner can make a liv-
ing out there?'
Make a living! Why, he'd make a liv-
ing on a rock I'm the middle of the OCEAN
if there was another man on the rock
Tid-Bits,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-28
SMASH AT A RAILWAY STATION.
NINE MEN KILLED AND EIGHT 9TH
ERS INJURED.

A Freight Thain Running Fifty Miles
Train Standing Mt American Falls.
One of Two Men Standing on the
Platform Killed and the other
Fatally Injured-The other Men
Killed Sheep Shearers and Tramps.
Pocatello, Idaho, May ga head end
collision between freight and passenger
train at American Falls. twenty-five miles
west of here this afternoon at 4:S0 o'clock,
caused the death of nine men and the Sc
rious injury of eight others. Two of the
latter will die.
This is the worst wreck that has occurred
on the Short Line in many years. The
westbound passenger train was waiting
for the freight at American Fails, stand
ing in front of the station building. The
freight coming east ran away on the hill
west of the Falls. 1t is thought the air.
brake was tempered with.
The freight running fifty miles an hour,
crashed into the passenger train, which
was already backing up in front of the
station. Two men were on the station
platform, one was killed and the other IA
tally injured.
The station building was shattered. Both
engines were converted into scrap iron and
twenty freight cars piled up in heap.
Eight box car passengers sheepshearers
and tramps were crushed to death. Up to
noon five bodies had been taken out.
George Moore, the engineer of the
freight is seriously injured. The fireman
Dick Cosgroye, had a leg broken, and
C. 2. Hickman, engineer of the passen-
ger, sustained slight injuries. He stayed
by his engine until he had reversed it.
The conductor and brakeman were on
top of the freight setting the brakes, and
Fireman Cosgrove had climbed back to
help when the crash came.
The dead are:
c. w. SHIELDS. about So; residence I'M
known
D. II. THOMPSON, Dayton, Wash.
JOHN r. COOPER, Welsville, Utah.
j. STEFFEN, Dillon, Mont.
FIVE UNKNOWN MEN. all sheep
shearers, beating their way.
The injured, besides the trainmen al
ready mentioned, are:
G. w. BRENNAN, Pearl, Ida, leg brok-
en-.
JOHN BERGAN, Brigham. Utah, leg
broken.
JOHN PETERS, residence unknown: leg
broken.
WILLIAM CONNOLLY, Great Barring
ton, Mass, crushed and injured internally;
will die.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-28

duce his books before referee. He did so.
and was ordered to leave them for exam
ination. This the defendant declined to
do, and the court held that he was not In
contempt because, in the summons. he
was not ordered to leave the books. Sew
eral other cases on the same lines were
cited. Moreover the judge continued,
there was no evidence that an examina-
ton of the books, had one been made,
would have refreshed a dormant memory.
Mr.. Havemeyer had testified. said the
judge, as TO the contributions for state
and local elections; he had stated that he
had no particular data and the law did
not require him TO produce the books. The
allegation was that he had refused to
answer the questions, the proof was that
he had answered them.
mo court it, christendom," said the
judge in conclusion, would hold him
guilty OF contempt, and II he Is not guilty
of contempt then this case Is baseless.
1t Is not necessary to decide whether the
Senate committee had jurisdiction to in
quire whether the sugar corporation had
contributed to state and local campaigns.
When the question is raised the court will
decide It, There are other subsidiary
questions in support of the motion of the
defense, but 1t Is unnecessary to go into
them now. The court sustains the motion
and instructs the jury TO return a verdict
of not guilty"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-28
NEW YoRk's INTERRUPTED.
Chairman DanfOrth Talks of the
Party's Future.

New York, May 27.-Elliott Danforth,
chairman of the democratic committee,
came to town to-day after a trip through
the interior of the state. during which
he had talks with the leaders OF the party.
81 have talked with leaders of the demo-
cratic party In Albany and other coun-
ties lately" said MIR. Danforth TO an Even
ing Post reporter. and found that while
there is a disposition to get together. there
is no disposition to ignore the platform
adopted by the national convention last
year. The democrats up the state, and /,
believe that platform adopted by the ma
tional convention of the party stands not
for six months, or for year, but for four
years. The democrats of this state en-
dorsed the national platform at the Buffalo
convention, and the party stands on that
platform till the next national conven-
ton meets. There is no doubt that the
national platform expressed the wishes of
the great mass of the democrats of the
state last year, and IL does to-day. The
tremendous vote polled for our ticket in
this city-1S5, 0OO--under the most discour~
aging conditions show what the local de-
mocracy thought of the platform. These
lS5, 600 voters, / have no doubt think the
same way to-day, and do not think they
will be content to have their national plat
form ignored
1T is true that the democrats of this
city and the state have plenty of other
issues to make their fight on. The extrav-
agance of the republican legislature, the
high tax rate, the Raines law amendments
and the Black civil service law are good
issues and will help the democrats to vic
tory, but, as l say, the Chicago platform
stands for four years and the mass OF
the party will adhere to it, / think"
will the state organization make any
declaration la that direction?" was asked.
Il do not know yet" replied Mr.. Dan
forth, "but l suppose the state committee
viii place itself on record at the proper
time. We shall have no state convention
this year. The state committee will meet
probably in August to select the candi-
date for judge of the court of appeals,
and then an address may be issued, stat
ing the issues on which we propose
to make the fight. Anyhow we
shall have to address the people in
some form some time, that they may know
where we stand. Our platform will be
thoroughly discussed at the state commit
tee meeting, and while / cannot speak for
that committee l can say that from my
talk with the party leaders, l judge there
will be no backslidings from the Chicago
platform -
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-28
CUBA'S CAUSE.
Conference OF MOmentOus ImpOr-
tance to He Held Mt Philadelphia.

Conference OF MOmentOus ImpOr-
tance to he Held at Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, Pa, May FIT is def
nitey settled that the most important
conference yet held in America in con-
nection with the Cuban cause will as
semble in Philadelphia some time next
week. Gen. Palma win preside. With
him will be Senior Quesada, the young
charge d'affairs.
They are coming here, it is stated, to
prepare plans that may meet with the
entire appreciation of the administration
at Washington. 1t is said that as soon
as Senator John Sherman became Sec
rotary of State, he sent for Senior Quesa-
da to have long and careful talk with
him. That interview had more to do with
the coming conference than any one thing
that has occurred in Cuban affairs since
the Inauguration of the war
two years ago. To some
it seems to mean that the autonomy of
Cuba will be demanded. To the extrem-
lists it appears that independence and an
alliance with the United States will be the
result. The. Cubans say they have rea-
son to believe that the Mckinley admin
istration is going to carry out the policy
upon which Mr.. Mckinley became presi-
dent,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-28
cHnLEY COMES BACK AGAIN.
He CONSTITUTES StoclSton's Attack as n
Confession of Guilt.


Confession of Guilt.
Tallahassee, Fla, May 27.-The Stockton
Chipley wrangle continues with undated
intensity and the honor of having the last
word thus far rests with the senator from
Escambia. Rising to a question of per-
sonal privilege this afternoon Senator
Chipley sent the following statement to
the Senate, which was read and ordered
spread on the journal:
Mr.. President: 1 rise to a question. of
personal privilege. The journal of The
House of Representatives spread upon the
desks of the senator's this morning, con-
tains a confession of guilt by the party
arraigned by me on Tuesday This con-
fession of guilt by this party. his retention
of the stolen letter and his TRADE intensi-
fies his offense, and should put him beyond
the recognition of all honorable men, The
mention in this letter of the names of
honorable members of this Legislature
renders it proper that l should say, in this
exercise of my personal privilege, that /
have never asked Senator McI.in to vote
for me for the position of United States
senator, that I hold him in the highest
esteem; that have never authorized any
person, and would not dare to authorize
any one, to make any improper PROPOSE
ton to him. Nor do / believe that any
man who knows him would make any such
proposition.
"I~fnet Mr.. Owens at the Orlando Good
roads convention, and he voluntarily in
formed me that his people were for Judge
Hooker and that he would support him as
long as he had a chance for election.
did not question the proprlety OF his ac-
ton, and certainly did not advance even
a suggestion that he should do otherwise.
Until ! read the stolen letter l did not
know that Senator Dimick and Represen-
tative Baker were mentioned in IT, never
in any manner attempted TO influence
either of these honorable gentlemen In the
senatorial contest, nor Is any reflection
upon any OF these gentleman justly de-
ducible from the letter.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-28
SHOOTING AFFRAY IN A STORE.
Two Men Killed and Two More Ex-
pected to- Die.

pected to- Die.
Birmingham, Ala, May 2I.-The little
town of Oakman, Walker county, was the
scene Of a desperate shooting affray this
afternoon. Following are the dead and
wounded:
The dead
ISAAC APPLING, aged 50; mayor of
oakman, and leading merchant of this
place.
CHARLES WILLIAMS. aged 80, a ma
chinist
The wounded
ANDREW RICHARDS, clerk in the
store of Appling Brothers. shot in the
head, will die
MONTGOMERY APPLdNG brother
and business partner of Mayor Appliug,
shot in the body, wound not necessarily
fatal
WILLIAM DUNCAN, an Englshman.
shot in the head and back, will die.
The two Applings, Duncan and Richards
were shot by Williams. The latter was
slain by Montgomery Appling.
Williams was travelling machinist, who
recently came to Oakman from Missis-
sippi to secure work at the coal mines.
To-day, while intoxicated, he entered the
store of the Appling Bros, the largest
business house at Oakman, and became
very boisterous. Mayor Appling, after or
dering him out, was about to call po-
liceman, when Williams drew a revolver
and opened fire on Appling, who fell dead
at the first shot, with a bullet in the
heart.
Montgomery Appling, who was standing
behind the counter only few feet away,
snatched up Winchester rife and began
firing on the murderer. williams received
two rifle balls in his body, but after he
had fallen continued firing until he had
emptied his pistol.
Andrew Richards, clerk, was shot in
the head by Williams while trying to es-
cape
William Duncan was shot in the leg and
back.
Montgomery Appling was also wounded.
1t is thought both Duncan and Richards
will die before tomorrow.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-28
TRUSTS RULE THE TARIFF.
Had Blood Among the Republicans
But the Lash over Them.

Washington, May Eft is becoming a
personal matter with the republican SEN
ators. The bitterness engendered by the
tariff discussion is breaking out in va
rlous ways Late last night when the re-
publican steering committee Of the Senate
was closeted at the Arlington, Senator
Hawley of Connecticut and Senator Aid
rich of Rhode Island FLASHED and came
very near resorting to blows.
There is a difference of opinion as to
what they fell out about, but for a time
It looked as If their republican brethren
could not keep them apart. To-day they
are talking of peace, but there Is much
bad blood among the republicans and fur
Their clashes are inevitable. Senator AL
drlch is the one man who understands the
inside facts about the tariff bill and he Is
inclined TO take credit unto himself for
a superior knowledge that Is offensive to
his fellow senator's. He tells his col
leagues that they must take this bill or
none.
Some republicans have gone so far as
to say they prefer TO have none rather
than indorse the sugar schedule, which
they are denouncing as barefaced robbery,
but the probability Is the party lash will
get in It's work on them at the proper time
and they win do the bidding of the trust,
CARRYING out Mark Hanna's contract with
Them
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-28
TUG JONES RETURNS.
She Is Said 10 Have Beer Fired on by
Spanish WarshfD,

Wilmington, N. c.. May 27.-The tug
Alexander Jones left this port on May IA,
ostensibly in search of a tow. 1t was soon
whispered around that the Jones and pilot
boat John d. Long had taken on board a
large supply of arms and ammunitions, as
well as number of Cubans the night be-
fore, and had started for the island. Last
evening the Jones reached Southport on
her return trip from Cuba with everybody
on board safe and sound, with sealed lips
The Long is missing. but the report is cur
rent that she was bought by the Cubans
to be used for filibustering purposes and is
near the island. 1t is also reported that
the Jones and crew escaped a watery
grave by lodging a Spanish gunboat after
having been fired upon with several solid
shot, some of which flashed across the
Jones bow at distance of few hundred
yards
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-28
M'KINLEY's NASHVILLE TRIr.
HIS Party VIII Go by One Route and
Return by Another.

Washington, May 27.-Preparations were
completed to-day for the visit Of the Pres
luent to the Nashville exposition on the
llth Of next month.
Inc start Will be made from Washing.
ZOE on the morning Of the 10th, and the
PRESIDENT will be accompanied by secre-
10y Alger, and at least one other MEM
Mr. OF MS cabinet. and by Secretary ana
80 ne TRIP TO Nashville will be made over
~ chesapeake and Ohio railroad. while
ne southern railroad will bring the PARTY
~ H. A special train will be provided for
AZ Tip with a private car for the presi.
,sS one OF the finest dining cars on the
oau, and In fact. every facility for the
oniloft and safety Of the Distinguished
|aSSlty' The run Is expected TO oocunv
,toyt tWenty-four hours. and an observa-
~" car VIII AFFORD an opportunity FOR
tat I party TO see the beauties OF the noun
'aih region by daylight
"a n equally handsome train will be piac-
80 a. tne disposal OF the presidential par
,o,, ny me Southern railway on the return
,n,teg. IL Is possible a stop NAV be
'''e coming this way az Asheviio.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-28
GATHERING OF THE GRocERs.
Wholesalers of the south in Session
at Nashville.

Nashville, Tenn, May H,--Quite 200 dele
gates, representing the chief trade cen
ters in the south, are in attendance upon
the sixth annual session of the Southern
Wholesale Grocers' Association which
met in the state capitol this morning.
The officers of the association attending
are: e. c. Leigh, Jr., Richmond, Va,
president; w. r. Vandiver, Montgomery,
Ala, second vice president; w. b. Lock-
EFT, Knoxville, Tenn, first vice president;
J. d. Blair of Richmond, Va, secretary,
and f. f. Hooker treasurer.
T. O.. Morris of this city, after the con-
vention was called to order, delivered an
address of welcome and President Leigh
responded. The president then read his
annual address. 1t was a conservative
statement of the grocery conditions exist
ing in the south, and recommending REM
edies 1t was received with much enthus-
iasm He advised the grocers of the sew
eral states to unite I'm testing the consti-
tutionality of many of the recent laws
passed controlling their business.
An invitation to visit the Centennial ex-
position was accepted and standing COM
mittees were appointed
The afternoon was devoted to commit
tee work and the convention adjourned
until tomorrow
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-28
FORAKERs POOLING BILL.
The senate Committee Agrees on the
Final Amendments.

Washington, May H-The Senate COM
mittee on interstate commerce practically
agreed to-day upon the final amendments
to the Foraker pooling bill. which is to be
reported at the next meeting OF the COM
mittee to be held one week from to-day.
Votes taken on amendments to-day leave
but little doubt that the committees rec
concentrations will be favorable to the
measure which will be reported. The bill
is perfected and would have been reported
to-day. but for the opposition Of Senator
Chandler, who Is antagonistic to any pool
ing bill. He made a speech before the
committee denouncing railroad pools as
trusts. The amendments agreed upon are
numerous and important, the first Of
which limits the existence OF pooling con-
tracts 70 four years.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-28
MASSACRE OF MISSIONARIES.
A Catholic Priest and Other whites
Killed fn China.

San Francisco, Cal, May H-Private "a
vices per the steamer Glenavon. which ar
rived to-day from Yokohama. state that
the province of Kweisan, China. was the
scene OF an attack upon the Christian mis-
sions recently, and Il Is rumored that Rev
Father Mazell, who was IN charge Of
the chapel at I,oli, was murdered. 1t Is
feared that other whites we're mastered
owing to the remoteness Of the scene. Il
was impossible to obtain any details OF
the AFFAIR.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-28
DROTHERHOoD or TRAINMES.
The Grand Masters Report Under
Consideration.

Toronto. May 27-All the morning del
egates TO the convention OF the Brother
hood OF Railway Trainmen considered the
grand masters report. They approved a
resolution empowering the grand master
to act in conjunction with any labor body
In legislative matters. A proposal to ap.
point a committee 10 meet other organl-
cations with view OF establishing one
grand national organization was adopted.
10 Is expected that all business will be
finished by tomorrow night. and the
members viii leave BY special train on
Saturday.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-28
CALL AFTER AN OFFICE.
The Ex-senator Now Trying to Get
ON the Indian Commission.

The Ex-senator Now Trying to Get
ON the Indian Commission.
Washington May H.-When they once
get a taste of II they can't let go. Elk
Senator Can is the latest He was at the
white house to-day to suggest to the
President that he would like to be one Of
the democratic members Of the Dawes
Indian commission. Senator Calls list Of
endorsements included large majority OF
his late colleagues, and some of these are
taking an active interest In his behalf
He did not see the President. as there
were too many ahead OF him, but he Will
go again There does not seem much
chance for democrats ON that mon parti-
san" commission, however. The President
recently suggested TO Georgians who call
ed IN the interest of Tom Cabaniss, who
Is a member of It. that as IL stands there
Is but one republican to four democrats,
and the chances are he will reverse the
order in due time.