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THE LYNCH MURDER
The Slayer Tries to Show His Good
Reputation

HOLLISTER, Oct. 3O.-In the case of
John Ashhurst, on trial for the murder
of Clarence Lynch, the prosecution
closed its testimony today and the de-
fense began the presentation of it's tes-
timony. For the prosecution DR.. Nc
Pherson and Superintendent e. G.
Holmes of the Louisa mine, testified that
on the morning of the shooting Ash
hurst had tried to borrow pistol from
them. e. l.. Wood, Ashhurst's
cook, testified that the defendant en-
tered the saloon where the shooting oc-
Cured shortly before the tragedy. The
defense put on great many witnesses,
including county officials, bankers and
merchants. to prove Ashhursts good
reputation. Manuel Gonzales, the own
er of the saloon where the shooting took
place, testified that Lynch had asked
and received from him a pistol a few
hours before the shooting. This ended
the testimony for the day and the jury
was locked up until Monday, when the
trial will be resumed.
The herald., 1897-10-31
WILSON'S REPORT
On Work Done by the Agricultural
Department

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.-Secretary
Wilson has presented his report, re-
viewing the operations of the Depart
ment of Agriculture for the past year.
The most important recommendation
made by him is one that agents of the
department had been stationed at each
of our more important embassies for the
collection of information of interest to
American farmers. Reviewing this sub
ject, he says: I'VE are endeavoring to
get information from foreign countries
with which we compete in the markets of
the world, regarding crops and prices.
We are also making steps to ascertain
what crops are grown on different ther-
NAL lines, so that seeds and plants may
intelligently be brought to this coun-
try to assist in the diversfication of our
crops and add to their variety"
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900 to be used in getting the veteran
participants in those battles to the scene
of the dedication, and it is expected tha.
1900 or 1900 will attend. The governor
of Pennsylvania and his staff, the Penn
sylvania Centennial commission, the
Pennsylvania park commissioners and
members of the legislature will make up
the Official party representing the
state. The demonstration to be made
by Pennsylvania promises to be the
greatest ever inaugurated by any one
state in the battlefield. Nearly 5000 rep
resentatives Of the state will attend the
ceremonies.
The total number of Pennsylvania
monuments is fifteen. They are scat
tered about the historic fields, showing
how the old Keystones were "all over
at once" when they were needed. The
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dash of the Highlanders is rapturously

applauded.
A painful scandal is agitating one of
the minor courts of Germany closely
connected with the British royal family.
The eldest daughter of the heir pre-
sumptive is reported to be in a delicate
condition of health, the cause of her
condition being a lackey of the court
whom she insists upon marrying.
The Gar and Czarina yesterday con-
cluded their visit to the Grand Duke
and Grand Duchess of Darmstadt. While
there his Russian Majesty strolled
about the streets and forests, but two
Russian police agents always kept him
in sight.
The German postof1ice is experiment.
ing with an invention, an electric type
writer apparatus, which, at cost Of
$125, can be connected with a telegraph
wire and message which is typed off
on the Keyboard at one end is repro
duced at the other end.
A curious echo of the famous tele-
gram of Emperor William of Germany
to President Kruger of the South Afri-
can Republic, after the capture of DR..
Jameson and his followers, was heard in
the courts on Wednesday last when a
German merchant attributed his bank
ruptcy to decrease of business owing to
the prejudice this telegraphic message
of sympathy with the Transvaal cre-
ated in London against Germany.
At st. Pauls Church, Knights Bridge,
today there will be q fashionable as
sembly at the wedding of Miss Nora
Meiggs to Mr.. Herbert Allfrey. Miss
Meiggs is a daughter of a prominent
American, Mr.. John G. Meiggs, who has
long been resident in London. The
wedding will be attended by a num-
Der of prominent English and Ameri-
can friends of the couple.
"Tod" Sloan, the American jockey
who is riding for the Lorillard- -Beres-
ford stable here, has been so successful
lately that the papers are asking wheth-
er the American short stirrup and
tucked up action has not decided ad-
vantage in the case of sure footed ami
| mails. Sloan is still positive that St
Cloud II won the Cambridgeshire stakes
| on Wednesday at Newmarket
George l.. Watson, it is announced
has designed a racing cutter of about
the size of the Bona, the property of the
Duke of Abruzzi, nephew of the king OF
Italy, for Herr Krupp. who is now build.
new boat is to meet Emperor Williams
| Meteor in the Baltic races early during
| 1898.
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sabre raised for slash. The Ninth rep.

sabre raised for slash. The Ninth rep
resesnts dismounted man by his horse,
which is paving restlessly, while the
Fifteenth gives good representation of
a rider with carbine raised. These
three are full of action and rivet the eye
of the passerby. None is better fitted to
stir patriotic blood than the tribute to
the Seventy-fourth infantry, in which
a soldier is grasping the standard that
is falling from the hands of a wounded
color bearer. The Forty -sixths pictures
in bronze the quiet "every day" soldier,
his gun by his side. Besides monuments
there are tablets affectionately in
Scribed,
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rganizations honored by these testi-

organizations honored by these testi-
monials are the Twenty-seventh, Twen-
ty-eighth, Twenty ninth, Forty-sixth.
Seventy-fifth, Seventy-seventh, Seven
ty-eighth, Seventy ninth. One Hundred
and Eleventh, One Hundred and Forty
seventh infantry, the Seventh, Ninth
and Fifteenth cavalry, Muehler's inde-
pendent battery b, and Knapp's inde-
pendent battery E, light artillery.
To the lovers of art five of the memo
rals will especially appeal. These are
the tributes to the Seventh, Ninth and
Fifteenth cavalry, and the Seventy-fift
and FortysiXth infantry. The Seventies
shows cavalry man at full speed, his
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Crazed by Altitude

OMAHA, Neb., Oct 30.-Mrs. L. NAL
colmson of San Francisco, while travel
ing East over the Union Pacific railroad
to visit friends at York, Pa, became de-
mented. Her mind became affected
willis crossing the Rocky Mountains and
her condition gradually became worse
as she journeyed eastward During the
trip through Colorado she became I'M
manageable and gave the passengers
and trainmen such annoyance that on
reaching Nebraska it was found neces-
sary to take her from the train and de-
tain her at the Omaha city Jail, while
her friends were informed by telegraph
of her condition.
The herald., 1897-10-31
FOREIGN TRADE
Calls for the Creation of a New Cabi.
net Officer

CHICAGO, Oct 30.-The National
Business League, of which Ferdinand
w. Peck Of Chicago is President, has
sent a letter to President Mckinley re-
questing him in his message to Con-
gress to call attention to the matter of
the establishment of department of the
government to be called the Department
Of Commerce and Industry, which shall
gather information with a view to the
systematic extension of our commerce
with the South and Central American
States and foreign states, collecting and
tabulating statistics regarding the vari-
Gus industries and making reports and
recommendations as basis of intelli-
gent action in the interest of such in
dustries and their employees.
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HoNoRs TO KEYSTONE SOLDIERS
Pennsylvania Will Make Great Time
of the Dedication

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Oct. 30
The Pennsylvania manuments at the
Chickamauga- Chattanooga National
Military park, Mission Ridge and Look
out mountain, which are to be dedicated
next month, will be among the most i'm
pressive state memorials yet raised to
the heroes of the civil war. They were
to have been dedicated several weeks;
ago, but the yellow fever scare caused
a postponement. The Legislature of the
Keystone state has appropriated $15,-
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Three Anxious Rulers

NEW YORK. Oct. SO.-A dispatch to
the Herald from Panama says: 1t is
announced on good authority in San
Salvador that President Gutierrez has
gone to La Union to meet and confer
with President Zelaya of Nicaragua and
President Bonilla of Honduras. The OBJ
ject of the conference between the three
Presidents is not known.
The herald., 1897-10-31
California Raisins

NEW YORK, Oct. 3O.-The Journal of
Commerce says: Trade in seeded Cali
fornia raisins, which is of comparatively
recent growth, has become one of the
most important features in the dried
fruit market. More seeded goods are
wanted this year than ever before and
the trade in this description of Califor-
MIA fruit seems to be throwing regular
unseeded goods into the shade.
The herald., 1897-10-31
A Brazilian Boundary

NEW YORK, Oct. 3O.-A dispatch to
the Herald says it is officially an
nounced in Rio de Janeiro that notwith
standing the opposition of Congress will
accept the arbitration treaty with
France in order to settle the Amapas
dispute. The new boundary, it is an
nounced, has practically been settled
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A Picnic Spoiled

MOUNT PLEASANT, Pa, Oct. 30
During hay ride last night a wagon
containing thirteen couple upset and
all were more or less seriously injured.
Five were dangerously injured, two
probably fatally.
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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-05
NEW FRATERNAL SOCIETY
Provident Home Applies for a Charter
in the Lackawanna COurt.s0ifcers
and lncOrpOratOrs.

A new fraternal organization styled
the Provident Home applied for char
ter in the local courts yesterday. 1t
is planned along the lines of the larger
fraternal and mutual benefit assoCia-
tions and is to be national in its scope.
It's purposes as set forth in the appli-
cation filed with Prothonutary Pryor Isl:
To associate white people of both sexes
of good moral character, health and ply
sical condition into fraternal societies for
mutual assistance of moral, social, intel
leCtual and pecuniary nature; to care for
the sick. Fronting the welfare of the liv
ing, and making adequate, safe and pc
cuniary provisions for the dependent
members when such members are re-
moved by death; to give bentits, the rate
and amount of which shal be regulated
by the laws of the organization in cases
of sickness, death, accident and disabili-
ty, total or partial and also to secure
free medicine and free medical advice
to members; to provide for the mainte-
nance of the corporation and for the car
rying out of all its legitimate ends and
purpose, as laid down in its bylaws, con-
stitution and charter by the collection
of dues from its members carry on its
business and operations through the
means of a supreme lodge or council and
subordinate lodge or councils; to issue
benllclary certlilcateS IN accordance Win
its constitution, general laws and charter
The petitioners are G.. H. Fisher, a.
j. Colborn, G. d. Johnson, sr, NJ. S.
Williams, A. d. Preston, +. NJ. Penny
packer. L. NJ. Davis, j. c. Long, c. D..
Johnson, jr, Scranton; II. II. CASTOR,
Buffalo; w. II. Rarrigan, Elmira; NJ.
Galfoin, e. d. Griswold, j. c. Rundald
and r. j. Pugh Blnghamton.
The officers are: A. j. Colborn, presi-
dent; A. ID. Pierson, vice president;
c. B. Johnson, secretary; G. II. Fisher,
treasurer; j. c.. Randall, general man.
ager; E. NJ. Pennypacker, NJ. D., medi-
cal adviser; r. S. Bourke, legal ad-
visor; directors, G.. II. Fisher. A. y.
Preston, C. d. Johnson, ST., j. C. Run
dali and NJ. l.. Davis.
The association is to have no capital
stock as it will not be conducted for
profit. It's home offices will be in Scran-
ton. BY the charter rights sought It
Will have power to establish branches
throughout the country and direct the
general affairs of the association
through supreme council to be locat-
| ed in this city.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-05

The Chittenden resolution advocating
the removal of Street Commissioner {.
X. Kinsley and his assistant, George
Perigo, was last night taken from the
regular committee to which it had been
referred in select council and was
adopted after vigorous and lengthy
debate. This was the resolution:
Resolved, BY the select council of the
city of Scranton, the common couhcll
that it is the opinion OF the
councils that the interests OF the clty
would be best served by the removal CT
the present street commissioner ana MS
assistant, and the city clerk Is requested
to convey notice of this action to the
mayor.
The resolution was introduced last
Thursday night by Mr.. Chittenden, but
despite that gentleman's protest ana
the support of a minority 1t was re
ferred to committee" No committee
was designated and President Sander
son designated the committee on laws
and ordinances, whose members are:
Mr.. Kearney, chairman; Mr.. Finn. Mr.
Fellows. Mr.. Williams and Mr.. Mean
drew. They failed to act upon the
measure and last nights doings was
the consequence.
Mr.. Durr Mr.. McAndrew and Mr.
Clark debated against acting as a body
on the resolution until Mayor Bailey
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tus, of the crematory has been charged
with neglect of duty and he answered
the charges yesterday The board
deemed the matter of insufficient i'm
portance to call for any action. The
application of a. l.. Briggs for license
to continue as n city scavenger, was
received and granted.
The matter of payment for the Gre
matory lot was brought before the
board as the Lackawanna Iron and
Steel company from whom the lot was
purchased, are requesting the payment.
The explanation the board makes for
its delinquency is that it is unable to
secure tho appropriation from the est-
mates committee. After some discuss
sion it was decided to make further
effort 10 make the payment.
After Secretary Briggs had been in
structed to have the boiler at the Gre
matory insured, for the sum of $4,000,
ana attention given to the payment of
q number of bills, the board adjourned.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-05
WANT HIGHER WAGES.
Union Painters Are Preparing for a
Controversy With Their Employers
the Master Painters.

Trouble is brewing between the mas
ter and journeymen painters; at least
such is indicated in the doings of a
joint meeting held last night by Jour
neymen Painters unions, Nos. 1lS and
2lS at Hurlburt'S hall
higher scale of wages was adopted
and will be forwarded to national
headquarters at Baltimore for apDrov-
al. On the return of the scale the mas
ter or boss painters will be asked to
pay it or employ non-union men.
There are 100 or more union painters
in the city and they We're well repre-
sented at the meeting. They would
not reveal to a Tribune reporter the
particulars of the scale which the ma
tional officers will be asked to approve
1t was admitted that the rates we-e
but slightly above present wages, which
ranges from $l.50 to $3.50 per day.
They claim to be among the poorest
paid mechanics in the city
The boss painters have an organiza-
tion of their own, but it is not in as
iiourishing a condition as formerly.
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NEED OF ORGANIZATION.
Explained by Executive Committee
of Fircmcn's Association.

a large number of the flremen of the
North End met the executive commit
tee of the Volunteer Fireman's associa-
tion in the hose house. of the Excelsior
company last evening. The object of
the meeting was to interes. the fire
men of that part of the city in the as
sociation.
a. Il. Vorhs, president of the asso-
citation, explained the mission of the
executive committee, after which re-
marks were made by Joseph Stuart, OF
the Cumberland company; Isadore
Goodman, OF the Nay Aug Hose COM
pany; c. E. Becker, of the Phoenix
Chemical company, and William Ed
ridge, of the Niagara Hose company.
The committee distributed a oamoh-
let among the firemen present contain
ing abstracts from the bylaws, stating
the object of the association and also
urging the necessity of such an or
ganization among firemen.
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had reported upon the testimony heard
during the investigation, but when
vote was taken on a motion to take the
measure from the committee Mr.. Clark
voted with the majority.
President Sanderson was absent In
his stead Mr.. Chittenden was chosen
to preside. Mr.. Fellows opened the
Kinsley matter by a motion that ,the
resolution be taken from the commit
tee and considered forthwith.
MR. MANDREWS OBJECTED.
In debating the motion, Mr.. Mean
drews, who is a member of the commit
tee, opposed action on the ground that
the committee in its own defense should
have time to consider whether it should
act definitely or return the resolution
without a report. He had not learned
until last night that the resolution had
been referred.
Mr.. Lansing was of the opinion that
the best way to settle the point raised
by Mr. McAndreW was for councils to
act. Mr. McAndrew, in replying, used
his former argument and added that it
was question whether such a resolu-
tion could be properly acted upon eX-
cept in joint session.
The motion TO bring the resolution
before the meeting was put and adopt
ed by the following vote:
Ayes-Messrs. Ross, Kearney, Thomas,
Clark, Chittenden, Manley, Mccain, Eel
| lows, Lansing, Coyne-lO votes.
Nays-Messrs. Durr, Robinson, Schroe-
| der, Burns, McAndrew-5 votes.
Mr. Manley's motion that the resolu-
| tion be read and adopted was seconded
| by Mr.. Lansing. After the reading Mr..
Clarke asked Mr.. Chittenden his rea-
| sons for introducing the resolution. The
| latter called Mr. Coyne to the chair and
descended to the floor.
1t was purely personal ma tier, Mr.
| Chittenden remarked. He had sat with
the mayor at the latter's request during
the investigation but had not been so
empowered by councils. The mayor
| had told reporter that his final deci-
| sion would depend on the opinions of
his four associates and himself The
| committee, SO called, had never been
| given an opportunity to vote on the
guilt or innocence of the accused.
HE HAD BEEN BLAMED.
He had, he said. been blamed by his
constituency in the face of the evidence
for not taking action, hence the liberty
he took in introducing the resolution,
which, to his surprise, had been referred
| to committee.
| At this point Mr.. Coyne asked to be
relieved from the duty of presiding.
Mr., Chittenden, too, preferred remain
ing on the floor and asked Mr. Manley
to occupy the chair.
Mr.. Coyne said he was surprised at
| the attitude of some of tha n1annharc
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-05
TO CONDEMN THE TURNPIKE.
Petition Circulated for Obliteration
of Abingdon Road Toll Gates.

Another move is being made against
the Providence and Arlington Turnpike
company The new proposition is to
have the road condemned and the toll
gates wiped out forever, The Scranton
Dairy company, which is at the head OF
the movement has petition in circu-
lation among the Abingdon people and
later Will send it about among the
people of Providence for signatures.
The hope is being held out to the
farmers that if the road is condemned
the county commissioners, under the
authority of the Finn road bill, will
care for its repairing. The commits
sioners, however, have not committed
themselves on this point.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-05
MACK IN MYLES ARO0N.
an Audience That Crowded
the FrOthingham.

Sweet-voiced Andrew Mack was at
the rockingham last night in "Myles
Aroon," and of course, the house was
crowded. 1t always is when Mack ap-
pears in Scranton.
That popular drama of life in ireland
received the same faithful interpre!a-
tion that it always does from Mr.
Mack's company, and the star sang
Maggie My own" An Irish Lads
Wooing," "The Art of Making Love-"
THE Low Back Car" and other songs
that he has done much to populari2e.
Every song was enthusiastically en-
cOred.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-05
MR.. KLNSLEY'S END
IS APPROACHING
Chitteuden Resolution Is Taken Away
from the Committee.
SELECT COUNCIL MAKES A STAND

But Not Until After n Heated Fight
Was the Resolution Providing for
the Removal of Mr.. Kinsley and His
Assistant, George Perigo, Adopted.
Taken from the Committee by n
Vote of Ten to Five.
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He further stated that the crematory
had been idle from February IA to March
/, during which time it underwent re-
pairs.
Secretary Briggs of the committee
appointed at the last meeting to report
on the matter of securing placards to
be placed in the street cars of the city,
prohibiting splitting on the floors, offer
ed a suggestion, which after being mod
flied. was adopted. The cards to be
placed in the cars will bear the simple
inscription: Splitting on the floors Of
street cars or other public conveyances
is prohibited by the board of health"
If this injunction proves inefficient
the board purposes to have an ordin-
ance passed prohibiting the filthy habit
and the attachment of penalty for the
non observance of the law.
1t appears that superintendent Lof-
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Notice.

We are still doing business at the
same old stand where we have been for
twenty-five years past and most re-
spectfully solicit the patronage OF the
public as heretofore in awnings, tents,
flags and all kinds of society goods
and decorations.
s. S r. Thurman C, PRO
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LbAkn0I.AtisiERNtlEl
DIED.

MOORE-In Dunmore, Pa, March 3, 1897,
Floyd w. Moore, son of Harry and Net
tie Moore, aged years, months and 10
days. Funeral Friday afternoon, March
8, at O'Clock, from the house.
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AT ACADEMY OF MUSIC.
The Westener and Black Flag Pro-
dUCeG by MCAuIitte and Greene Co.

The McAuliffe and Greene company
repeated The Westerner" at the Ac-
ademy of Music last night before a
large audience and at night was seen
in THE Black Flag"
This afternoon "Our Strategy" will be
the bill and tonight THE Vendetta"
There will be the usual specialties by
the Murray children and Jere McAuliffe.
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Silk Shirt Waists. new stock at Fin
ley's. -
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Steam Heating and Plumbing.
p. F. & NJ, T. Howley. 231 Wyoming ave.

Auction sale of china and glass. Bal
ance Of stock must go. Sale begins
Monday; continues until sold. Goods
now at about half price at Hardings
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typhoid fever, of whooping cough, IS
cases of diphtheria and cases of scar
let fever were reported.
Health officer Allen submitted a ver-
bal report in which he recommended
that unsanitary nuisances existing in
the hotel at the corner of LackaWanna
and Adams avenues, and at the Phoe-
nix Chemical engine company's house
on I.ackawanna avenue be abated. At
both these places there is a lack of
sewage and the stencil arising as a re-
suit is unbearable, 50 the neighbors say.
"A motion was carried providing for the
carrying out of Dr. Aliens recommen-
datiOnS.
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Pabst's Milwaukee Book Beer at
Lohmann's, Spruce street. ~
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FOOD INSPECTORS REPORT.

The next report submitted was from
Milk and Food Inspector Cullen, in
which he stated that 53S meat and fish
and pa milk inspections We're made,
and that loo pounds of poultry and $50
pounds of fish were confscated and de-
stroyed.
In the report on the cramatory for
the month, superintendent II. w. Lof
tus stated that 596 barrels of garbage
were consumed and that sixteen tons of
coal had been used in the operations