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The record-union., 1897-07-26
CRACK MARKSMEN.
All Previous Records on Military
Targets of California ExceIled.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 25.-The
shooting to-day on the targets of the
Columbia Pistol and Rifle Club exceIs
all previous records on the military tar
gets of California. In the rifle COMPETE
ton for the Glindemann medal, on
target, Creedmoor count, out of a pos
sible 30 two scores of 40 were made,
one of 4S, and seven Of At. The two
scores of 40 were made by Ed. Hovey
and c.. F. Waltham, but according to
Creedmoor rules the former won.
In addition to this, in the competi-
ton for the diamond pistol medal, J. E.
German reduced the State record form
erly held by Charles Dais from 80 to
20
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THE NEW TARIFF BILL.
One Provision Which is Likely to
Cause Trouble

SAN FRANCISCO, July Psf the
tariff bill as it passed the Senate is the
same as was reported by the Confer
ence Committee, on which subject there
were no advices to the Collector, the
customs officials have already found
one provision which is likely to cause
trouble to importers until it has been
adjudicated by the courts. 1t is I'M
doubtedly the result of an oversight
but on that account will not prove any
the less troublesome This provision
is in relation to the duty on currants
Section POI of the schedule provides
that the duty on apples, peaches, cur
rants, etc, shall be - cents a bushel.
But section 263 provides that the duty
on a number of fruits, including cur
rants, Zante or others, shall be cents
a pound. Which is to govern will be a
question that importers will undoubted-
ly raise
The record-union., 1897-07-26
LOST SCHOONER LINCOLN.
An Alleged Message From One of
the Men on Board Found.

SEATTLE, July 25.-An alleged
message from one of the men on board
the Inflated schooner Lincoln was
found to-day on the beach just around
the point from West Seattle The mess
age was written on small piece of
paper, and had been put in a dark
colored round quart bottle 1t was
signed by Charles Swanson, no date,
and stated that the Lincoln was DOOM
ed, and that I'VE have taken to the
boats five miles off Campbell Island
The message closed by saying that
as they left the ship she was sinking
fast
The bottle was corked, not sealed, and
the finder, Peter Dahl, a reputable
young man, said that the cork looked
old" There was a little water in
the bottle.
There is no official list of the twenty
five people who sailed on the Lincoln
from Seattle on March s, 1896. The
'PoSt-Intelligencer'' had its reporters
collect all names possible of those who
We're on board. The name Charles
Swanson" does not appear.
The record-union., 1897-07-26
IMPROVED TRAIN SERVICE.
Denver Papers Have a Great Ad-
vantage Over Other Papers.

DENVER, July 25.-The Santa Fe
Railway Company to-day inaugurated
train service which enables the Den
Yer morning newspapers to reach all
points in Southern Colorado. Western
Kansas, New Mexico, Western Texas
and parts of Arizona ahead of any
Eastern or Western papers. In fact,
the Denver newspapers will reach The
Needles, in California, several hours
before the San Francisco papers. The
train from Denver to connect at La
Junta with the trains for both the east
and the west on the Santa F'es main
lines now leaves this city at 800 a. m.
Heretofore it has left here at p. M,
and remained in Colorado Springs over
night. The new service is of great ad-
vantage to the people of Colorado and
the Southwest
The record-union., 1897-07-26

Of the Centennial Exposition, and there
is every reason to believe that the at
tendance will be large.
Wednesday night will witness the
bombardment of Fort Sumter. a min
iature fort has been built on an island
in the lake for the occasion. Thursday,
Friday and Saturday have been set
apart for the jubilee festival, and no
effort is being overlooked to make this
musical festival one of the most at
tractive productions ever given in the
South. On Thursday scenes from Ca
valerria," ''Rusticana" and other ia
nous operas will be given. On Fri
day patriotic songs of all nations will
be on the programme, and on Saturday
the jubilee festival will close with a
grand production of lines famous
spectacular War and Peace"
The record-union., 1897-07-26
FAILED OF CONFIRMATION.
Several Nominations Which Nc.
Kin1ey Sent to the Senate.

WASHINGTON, July 2o.-The fol-
lowing nominations failed of confirma-
ton:
T. V. Powderly of Pennsylvania, to be
Commissioner of immigration; Thomas
Fitchie of New York, to be Commits
sioner of immigration for the port of
New York; Charles S. Johnson of Alas
ka. to be United States District Judge
for the District of Alaska: Charles S.
Nichols of Illinois, to be agent for the
Indians for the Colorado River Agency
in Arizona; Edward F. Fox, TO be Reg
lister of the Land Office at Clayton,
N NJ; I. B. Shepard of Alaska, to be
Commissioner in and for the District
of Alaska.
The record-union., 1897-07-26
METHODIST CHURCH.
The Summer Encampment" Begun
at Pacific Grove.

PACIFIC GROVE, July 25-The reg
ular annual gathering known as the
Summer Encampment" began at this
place to-day. 1t is conducted by the
ministers and elders of the NJ. f.
Church of California, and under the
direct supervision of the Presiding Ell
der of the district
Rev. John D. Coyle, D. D., of Los
Gatos, President of the encampment.
opened a series of sermons and lectures
of the week, preaching both morning
and evening. Some of the most prom
inent clergymen of the Pacific Coast
will be present during the week AS
the outing is mainly one for rest and
recreation, there will be no day exer-
ciSeS
The record-union., 1897-07-26
Body Identified.

LOS ANGELES, July pat the in
quest held to-day over the remains Of
the man who died yesterday from in
juries received in a fall from the porch
of the Bakers Home his identity was
established. The name Of the deceased
was Philip Bosnian, and he was 81 years
old He hailed from Livingston, Mont,
and was a member Of the First Califor-
MIA Cavalry. He had been an inmate
of the Soldiers Home at Santa Monica
since June. 1890.
The record-union., 1897-07-26
Banker Mays Remains Buried.

NEW YORK, July 25-Lewis May,
the retired banker, was buried to-day
from the Temple Emanuel. The syn
agogue was crowded.
Rabbis Gottens and Silverman, as
sisted by Cantor Sparger and choir,
conducted the brief and impressive ser
vice. The interment was at Salem
Fields, Brooklyn.
The record-union., 1897-07-26
Shot Himself.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 25.-George ].
Moore, son of the President of the Pa
cific Mutual Life Insurance Company,
shot himself in a shooting gallery. The
bullet entered his body a few inches
below the heart, and passing downward
penetrat ted the left lung and lodged in
the abdominal cavity. His chances of
recovery are about even. His wife
claims he was under the influence Of
liquor when he fired the shot.
The record-union., 1897-07-26
A Stockyards Company Sued.

KANSAS CITY, July 25.-The Kan
sas City Stock Yards Company has
been made defendant in a suit brought
in the District Court of Kansas City,
Kan, the purpose of which is to test
the validity of the new Kansas law
which fixes the schedule of charges for
yardage and feed at the yard.
The record-union., 1897-07-26
Took an Ounce of Laudanum.

NEW YORK, July 25.-Enoch Inger-
soil, said to be a cousin of Robert c..
Ingersoll, tonight attempted to COM
nit suicide in a drug store in Bath
Beach, Brooklyn, by taking an ounce
of laudanum. Mr.. Ingersoll was in a
Respondent mood on account of some
trouble, the nature of which he would
not disclose. After three hours of hard
work by physicians Mr.. Ingersoll was
restored to consciousness.
The record-union., 1897-07-26
The Dolphin Club Won.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 23.-The Sec
ond race for the diamond medal of the
Dolphin Boat Club was won to-day by
Will o. Patch, President of the club
Alexander Pape, his only competitor
had his boat swamped off Powell-street
Wharf when leading by a length, and
was compelled to swim to the shore,
a distance of about 100 yards.
The record-union., 1897-07-26
A Young Boy browns Himself.

mon, a fourteen-year-o school boy,
who aspired to be a labor agitator,
drowned himself in the Hudson on Sat
urday night because he failed to pass
the examination at the College of the
City of New York, being deficient in
drawing. His body was recovered to-
daV
The record-union., 1897-07-26
Mime. Nordica ConvaIesoent.

LONDON, July 25.-Mme Lillian
Nordica, the prima donna, who has
been seriously i'll at the Hotel Savoy
for several weeks, is convalescent. She
asks the press to express her graft
tude to the many persons who have
made inquiries about her condition.
The record-union., 1897-07-26
A Sprinting Record Broken.

ST. CLOUD (Minn.), July 25.-James
H Maybury, a local Splinter, yesterday
ran $50 yards in IA % seconds, reduc-
ing the worlds record one-fifth of a
second.
The record-union., 1897-07-26
NASHVILLE EXPOSITION.
This Week Promises to be the Most
Interesting in It's History.

NASHVILLE (Tenn.), July 25.-The
last week in July promises to be one
of the most interesting in the history
The record-union., 1897-07-26
WORK OF The
EXTRA SESSION.
The Time Not Devoted Entirely to
the Tariff Bill.
-Four Appropriation Bills Were Enacted
Into Laws.

These Alone, Which Failed at the
Previous Congress, Would Have
Compelled the President to Call
, an Extra Session-An Important
Piece of New Legislation Was
the Limiting Of the Cost of Ar
NOR Plate for Battleships.
The record-union., 1897-07-26

As Announced by Speaker Reed at the
Close Of the Special Session.

z. T. Loud of California Selected as
Chairman of the Committee on
Postofhces and Post Roads-Eu-
gene De Vries is a Member OF
the Public Lands, James G. Ma
guire of the Pacific Railroads.
and S. G. Hi1born of the Naval
Affairs Committees.
The record-union., 1897-07-26

Without character to bae
less to advertisers. Tn
Union" has both.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-29
GUIDELESS WONDER KILLED.
Pacing Johnnie Met Death at Napoi-
con, o., sunday.

L U lne PUBIC.
Inasmuch as we recognize the neces-
sity of keeping faith with the public.
II we would win their confidence and
support, we are forced to make an an
nouncement that is great disappoint-
ment to us.
Just after finishing a systematic and
thorough advertising of the appear
ance during our meeting of the Guide
less Wonder Pacing Jahnnie, we re-
ceived a telegram from his owner this
morning informing us the horse had
been accidentally killed at Napoleon,
o., Sunday. Consequently we cannot
present this attraction. However, we
have engaged other attractions that we
think will be found equally interesting,
and as our races have filled beyond
all expectations, having one hundred
and twenty-five horses, nearly all of
which are now on the grounds, and
coming in rapidly. We feel confident
in making the assertion that we will
have the greatest meeting ever held in
Scranton, and as we are aware that
the quality of the recent racing has not
been up to the standard. we want to go
on record here to this effect.
The horsemen entering here all un-
derStand that our purses are hung up
for contests, and that the best horse
must win, or something will be heard
to drop. Consequently. the public can
rest reassured they will not be invited
out to witness a farcical card, but a
rousing finish to each event with every
horse doing his best to win. We have
not leased the grounds for the purpose
of giving a series of hippodromes, but
with the support of the amusement.
loving public of Scranton, we will fur
nish amusement in this line of the
highest calibre and extend an invita-
tion to our friends the public to come
out en- masse and give the sport of
Kings" a boost to favor Promising
you we have too much regard for the
intelligence of our friends to present
anything but racing at a race meeting
we invite you all to come and we will
do our best to present three days of
high class entertainment.
Respectfully yours,
Wilbur A. Rice, Manager.
Scranton Driving Park.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-29

in case Of accident Boyd or Gunson would
play In the outfield. wellner did not ac-
company the team, but was left to prac-
tice daily. at Athletic park until the club
returns.
Perhaps I'd Hanson has finally awak-
ened TO the fact that the Baltimore team
Is weak In the center OF the diamond,
and that his boast Of the champions
ability to win ball without twirlers Is a
delusion and a snare.--Washington Post.
1t isn't Wilkes Barre luck on the dia-
mond against Scranton this year, by any
means. The Barons have been beaten to
a standstil in the games that have been
picked up by Grihin's crowd, and about
the worst fielding Of the season has ma
terialized against the arch-enemy.-
Wilkes-Barre Record.
II Sockalexis was q Sioux, Comanche
or Apache the cranks could be excused
for taking so deep an interest, but he
isn't that kind of an Indian. He belongs
to the Penobscot tribe, a curious race,
who live on Oldtown Island, Maine. The
Penobscots are Algorquins and used to
be a source OF much trouble to the early
colonists. French influence has been
predominant among them for go years
and they are all Roman Catholics.
The proposition from Rochester to ex-
change Dan Shbnnon for Goeckel or
keenan, should not be considered by the
Wilkes-Barre directors. Dan has not
been a shining success as a manager and
as n player he is not knee high to either
keenan, or Goeckel whom we can AFFORD
to lose least of all. Besides we want
players, not managers. The local direc-
tors should select a man from among
them to manage the team and make one
of the players captain of the team, with
power to act as manager during the
trips. One great trouble with the Wilkes
Barre team is that 1t has been managed
too much, and a little less directing
would do the club some good.-Wilkes-
Barre News-Dealer.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-29

alteration the men came to blows and
Broadt seized a fence paling and struck
the italian over the head, fracturinR
his skull. The latter died some time
later. and Broadt was arrested charg-
ed with monslaughter. The bill was
ignored by the first grand jury, but
the contractor was rearrested and the
second grand jury returned a true bill.
Broedt furnished $1,000 bail for his ap-
pearance at court.
The case was down for trial today
and that, together with money matters,
worried Broadt so that this morning
he rashly ended his troubles with a
pistol shot. The contractor arose at
an early hour and at o'clock left his
home in Hasleton and walked out into
the brush O few hundred yards away,
where he took a revolver from his
pocket, deliberately placed 1t to his
mouth and fired. The bullet took an
upward course through the brain, death
being almost instantaneous.
Broadt leaves a wife and i've small
children, the eldest OF whom Is but IL
years.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-29
DAN SHANNON RELEASED.
Rochester Manager Parts Company
with the Big Three.

Dan Shannon, manager of the Roch-
ester club, was released Sunday night.
1t is possible that George Weidman,
the eX-National league pitcher and who
has been umpiring this year in the At
lantic league, may be engaged by the
Rochester Big Three to succeed the
genial Dan.
Until this year Shannon has always
been somewhere. near the top with
about every team with which he had
a connection. This season, however,
he showed no ability In strengthening
weak spots in his team and could not
prevent them from playing loose ball.
Nearly all of Rochester's defeats were
overwhelming and the owners have
evidently come to the conclusion that
Shannon has lost his grip, so to speak.
1t is limited from Rochester that
there is back of Shannon's release
something besides loose playing but
that was the reason given the press
and public. Nominally Shannon re-
signed, but that didn't occur until
after the resignation was requested
on Saturday and complied with on
Sunday night.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-29
Additional Sporting News will b,
found on Page 3.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
Ben shannon Seeks Notoriety with
the Aid of a Pistol Bullet,

Towanda, June 2s.--Ben Shannon, of
Portland, Pa, aged rs years, shot him
self in the left breast with a 22-calibre
revolver Friday night on the lawn at
the Lehigh Valley station at Meshop-
pen. The ball struck a. rib and its
course was turned. DIR. j. Biles, in at
tendance. thinks there will be no seri-
GUS results. Shannon has been wait
ing on one Of Meshoppen's young ladies
for a year or more and love affairs
and notoriety is assigned as the cause.
Some time last summer he claimed to
have lost his pocketbook with a large
sum of money in It, Then last Decem-
Der he was reported to have been way
laid and robbed in that place and on
April % was reported to have been
killed by a trolley car in Hartford,
Conn.
The proof of this is q necktie, scarf
pin and pair of sleeveholders sent here
by Bert Brown, of Hartford, and iden-
titled as having been given him by his
sweetheart. This Is the first heard of
him since this time.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-29
TWIN SHAFT ANNIVERSARY.
One Year Ago Yesterday the Awful
Calamity Occurred.

Pittston, June 2S.-One year ago to-
day at 2.55 o'clock a. m, occurred the
dreadful Twin shaft disaster at Pitts
ton by which fifty-eight men and boys
lost their lives. The first anniversary
of the sad calamity was commemorated
yesterday with special requiem masses
at the two Catholic churches, to which
the great majority Of the victims were
attached.
At st. Mary's church in Upper Pitts
ton, a high mass of requiem was sung
by Rev. Father Greeves for the repose
of the souls of the victims in general.
At st. Johns church the mass was for
several members of Council Ali, Young
Mems institute, who were numbered
among the victims.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-29

Of the Senators, and his stage makeup,
knickerbockers, sweater shirt, shoes
and spikes, are slowed I'm Jim Me-
CURES dressing hoom.
George does double turn in the per-
formances OF the Senators, being a
warmer-up of pitchers, as we'll as q bat
overseer, and all the smart gags and
the flip shop talk. such as "bingles,"
three sacks" give him the spikes"
and tanning the wind" are relied off
by George with the blase gusto of q
seasoned veteran. George reports every
morning for practice, and makes the
shift to and from his stage makeup"
along with the rest of the players in
the dressing hoom. Yesterday morning
George hobbled over to Manager Brown
with one shoe on, and flashing the sole
OF the Off shoe on Tom, he said: "Say,
Cap, these spikes of mine are kind of
getting about as dull as a hoe. guess
1 will have to sharpen 'em up or have
'em sent to the stable and stake myself
to another pair"
This precocious phenom was over
come with a headache during the first
game with the Colonels, and after the
fifth inning he administered q famil-
lar Jolt to Toms ribs. and gave vent
to his troubles: Let me whisper, Cap,
so the rest of the boys won't get next.
It's five innings and a game. 1 have a
splitting headache, and want to be ex-
cused from the bench. It's all right,
amt 1t, Cap?" Manager Tom gave his
consent. and the phenom hurried to the
dressing room, removed his uniform,
ad nil nd laft n
note for Manager Brown. reading:
Friend Cap: VIII be on deck in the
morning, sure. George"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-29
DIAMOND DUST.

Gilson or Meaney and Boyd will be to-
days battery.
Daily doesn't seem to be changing
Readings slide.
Boston is winning nearly all its games
with the use of three pitchers.
Nichols, of Boston, has not yet made
an error. He has accepted S2 chances.
Buffalo has lines out for Pitchers Dunn,
OF Brooklyn. and Horton, of Baltimore.
With Jennings out OF the game, Balti-
more's chances of finishing 1-2 are very
slim.
Wadsworth has been released by Buff
falo and he will probably be picked up by
Rochester.
If Gus Schmelz can't get a job at
Wi.kes-Barre he might try to succeed
Shannon at Rochester.
It's hard TO understand why Harper
wasn't taken out and Gillon or Meaney
put in the box, But Scranton is 800
miles from Providence.
Harper, Gillon and Morse will do the
pitching on the trip. Meaney win play
right field. II he has 10 go in the box or
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-29
Only Four Hits OFF SprogeI.

Lancaster, Pa, June 2S.-The Athletics
made their first appearance upon the
home diamond today, and were beaten by
q score of 8 20 /. The game was sharp
ly played up to the ninth inning, when
the leaders fell on to Ames to the extent
of four singles and a three-bagger, which
with Morans muff of a fly yielded six
runs and clinched the victory for the home
team. Score: r. f.
Athletics .....1.... 0OO0-14 2
Batteries-Sprogel and Roth; Ames and
Fox. Umpire-Thomas Goodhart.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-29
TORONTO.

Earned runs-None. Two-base hits
Lynch, Dooley. Casey. Three-base hits
Cannon, Freeman. Sacrifice hit-Shan-
non. First on balls-By Cannon, 4; by
CASTOR, G. Stolen bases-Lynch, 2; Dooley,
Shanno, Lush, 8; White, 2; McHale, 2;
Smith First on errors-Rochester L;
Toronto, 2. Struck out-By CASTOR, Rich
ter, 2; McCauley, 2; Cannon, 2; Vought, 2.
Double plays-Ganpon to Dooley. Left on
bases-Rochester, 12; Toronto, s. Wild
pitches-Gannon. 2. Time-2.O5. Umpire
Gaffney.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-29
F0RESTALLED THE TRIAL.
Hazieton Man, Indicted for Murder,
Takes His own Life.

Wilkes-Barre. June 2S.-John Broadt,
a we'll known German contractor Of
Hazleton, who was indicted for the
nun der of an italian at Hazleton, COM
mitted suicide at o'clock this morn
ing by shooting himself In the mouth
with a S2-calibre revolver. rather than
face trial.
Brcadt had an italian laborer in his
employ several months ago named
Tomasella and they quarrelled about
some wages due the latter. During the
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-29
Hushey Jennings Seriously Injured in
the Game ut New York.

New York, June 2S.-New York knocked
Nops out in the first inning today. Pond
was then substituted and the Giants got
but one hit off him.
A hard inshoot hit Jennings on the head
in the first inning and he was compelled to
retire. II Is said he is seriously injured.
Doyle was laid low by bounier going
through his hands in the first inning,
closing his left eye. Score: RH.E.
New York ..,,,.n,3 o O10OOs-4 3
Baltimore ..,.,.,...2 o 0 0 o OOOO-2 5 5
Batteries-Rusie and Warner; Nops,
Pond and Bowerman. Umpires-O'Day
and Mcdonald.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-29
Griho Defeats Judge.

Philadelphia, June 2S.-"Kid" Law
igne failed to show up tonight at the
arena for the fight between him and
young Grlffo. The latter was there,
however. and In place of Lavigne Mar
tin Judge, OF this city, donned the
gloves and for six rounds made a good
battle against the Australian. The
bout, however, ended In Griffos favor.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-29
BICYCLIST TAKES A TUMBLE.
Made a Common Error in Crossing
street Car Tracks.

street Car Tracks.
A bicyclist got n nasty fall on West
Lackawanna avenue yesterday morn
ing His wheel caught in the groove
of the trolley curve at the corner of
Ninth street and he was thrown heav-
lily to the pavement. c. NJ. Florey and
others assisted him to arise. His side
was injured and his wheel damaged.
A policeman. who saw the mishap,
remarked to a Tribune reporter: 'I'll
bet L see each day five persons who
fall in trying to cross the street car
rails in a diagonal direction. Why
don't they go over at right angles ?
Out of every five who fall, four are
women and the majority of falls are
caused by the grooves on the curves"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-29
JOHN L. HARD AT WORK.
Training Like a Beav er for His Bou
with FitZsimmons.

New York, June 2S.-John l.. Sui
livan is working like a beaver at Null
doon's retreat near White Plains, so
his six-round bout with Fitzsimmons
on July 5.
Nobody expects Sullivan to get into
the best of trim on such short notice
but the indications are that he will
be able to give the champion good
argument for six rounds. 1t is said
that he has not drank alcoholic liquors
since last October.