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The record-union., 1897-05-19

by Leonard, but the colored lad kept
on fighting.
At the end of the fifteenth round both
men were weak and fighting cautious
ly. with Cans in the lead, but lacking
the strength to put his man out
At the end of the twentieth round the
referee declared Cans the winner.
BAKER KNOCKED OUT.
The next event was between Jeffries
of Los Angeles and Baker of Chicago
heavy weights. When the men stood
up Jeffries looked to be in much the
better condition. The fight began with
Jeffries aggressive. Jeffries landed
left on the face, and tried with this
right, but Baker ducked cleverly. keep
ing out of the way of the big fellow.
In the second round Jeffries landed
hard left on Bakers wind, and the lat
ter retaliated with right on the neck
JeffrieS clinched and struck in the
clinch, fro which he was Kissed. Jeffries
tried with his left, but Baker ducked
and clinched Jeffries struck in the
breakaway, and was again Kissed by
the crowd
The third round was entirely in JEFF
fries favor. The big fellow forced Ba-
ker about the ring, trying hard TO land
a knockout, but the Chicago man was
too Spry for him. and cleverly eluded
his rushes.
In the fourth round Baker started in
to rush. and did not give the Califor
nian any rest, striking out with both
right and left for the body. This
round was in favor of Baker.
Fifth round-Baker landed several Sc
we're punches over Jeffries' heart, who
also landed a couple of stiff lefts on
the Chicago mans face. This round
was in Bakers favor.
Sixth round-Jeffries went at Baker
forcing him to the ropes, and landed
some terrific left-hand jolts on the jaw
Both men struck in the breakaway,
and the crowd cried Foul" but the
referee said the men had agreed to
strike while in the clinch, and therefore
no foul had been committed.
Seventh round-This was anybodys
fight, Baker doing a lot of running
around. Jeffries kept after Bakers
wind with his left, with very good sue
cess.
Eighth round-This was a hot round
from the beginning. Jeffries landed
with his left on the jaw, and Baker
went down, taking five seconds to rise
He came up weak, and Jeffries rushed
him to the ropes and landed hard left
and right on the jaw. Baker again
went down, and took the limit of nine
seconds. Jeffries went a. his man. but
Baker clinched to avoid punishment In
the breakaway Jeffries landed a terrific
left on his opponents jaw, and the
crowd cried Foul" but it was not
claimed by Baker.
Ninth round-Jeffries came up strong
and smiling, while Baker rose very lei
surely. Jeffries walked up to his op-
ponent, and after a couple of leads
landed d terrific left swing squarely on
Bakers jaw. knocking him under the
ropes, and he was counted out by the
referee.
The record-union., 1897-05-19
DAVIS WILL CONTEST.
The Taking of Testimony Will Begin
in Judge Coffey's Court To-Day.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 1S.-The TAX
ing of testimony in the contest begun
by Joseph P. Wilson and Catherine
Stead to the prObating of the holograph-
ic will of Jacob T. Davis, or Dedaker,
who died in Philadelphia last October,
leaving an estate valued at 81 100000 to
Mrs. Belle Curtis and Mrs. Lizzie Muir,
will be commenced tomorrow before a
jury in Judge Coffey's court.
The contestants, a nephew and niece
of the deceased, claim that his real name
was Dedaher, but that for some reason
unknown to them he changed it to Davis
after coming to this coast in early days.
They also contend that the hOlographic
Will is a forgery.
Theodore Kytha, writing expert,
compared the will with some of the ad-
mitted writing of the deceased to-day,
and he is of the opinion that it is a for
gerry. He will be called by the contes-
tants as witness to support their
claim
The record-union., 1897-05-19
NEW STEAMSHIP LINE.
To Ply Between Tacoma and the
South Sea Islands.

TACOMA, May 1S.-A monthly
steamship service between Tacoma and
Papeete, the chief seaport of Tahiti and
a hundred other South Sea islands, has
been arranged for by the French Gov
ernment. The purpose is to provide for
quick transportation of correspondence,
mail matter and Government supplies
between France and her colonies in the
South Seas per steamers flying the
French flag. The present means Of
transportation is by sailing vessel from
the United States and in an English
steamship line between New Zealand
and Tahiti. H. f Tyson, consular
agent for France for the Northwest,
to-day announces that Tacoma has
been officially selected as the American
terminus of the line
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Universal Postal Congress.

WASHINGTON, May 1S.-A commit
tee of the Universal Postal Congress
was in session to-day discussing inter
national money orders. The debate
over several of the propositions was at
times quite animated. There was no
general reduction of rates agreed up
on. but a number of countries having
special order agreements between
themselves abandoned their separate
arrangements. so as to be able to join
the larger general treaty. which now
embraces considerably more than half
the countries of the union
The record-union., 1897-05-19
Belief That the Deed Was Done IN
Hope of a Reward for the Corpse.
By a Decision of an Arizona District
Judge All rlurderS Committed in
the Territory Prior to the Enact
ment of the Laws of the Last Leg
isIature Cannot be Tried for a
Greater Offense Than ManSlaughter

PORTLAND, May 1S.-The body of
the late millionaire banker, w. S. Ladd,
was stolen from River View Cemetery
last night The wooden casket in
which the body rested was also taken.
The discovery was made this morn
ing by an employe of the cemetery who,
in making his usual rounds, discovered
that the grave of the deceased million
aire had been disturbed, and an eX-
animation showed that the body had
been stolen.
Thus far no clew has been obtained
as to the identity of the grave robbers,
and the only cause that can be as
signed for the deed is the hope of OBJ
tanning reward for the return of the
corpse.
There had been placed over the grave
only a temporary monument, consist
ing of the usual board with the initials
wv. s. l." thereon, as the marble mon
ument ordered by the family has not
yet been completed
The record-union., 1897-05-19
HOUSE REPUBLICANS.
Absent 1emberS Sent Word to be
Present at TO-MOrrow'S Session.

WASHINGTON, May 1S.-General
GrosvenOr of Ohio, Chairman of the
Republican House caucus. has sent
word to all the absent Republicans of
the House, impressing them with the
Importance of being present at the sess-
ion of the House on Thursday, when a
special order will be brought in to Sc
cure action on the joint resolution for
the relief of Americans in Cuba
1t is expected that the Democrats
and Populists viii seek TO force a vote
on the Morgan resolution by some par
Hamentary expedient, and the Repub-
hcans desire to have their full strength
present to vote down any proposition
designed to complicate the question
raised by the Presidents special mes
The record-union., 1897-05-19
Monopoly Scheme Repudiated.

LONDON, May 1S.-A dispatch to the
Times from Pekin says that in defer
ence to the protests of Great Britain, the
United States and Germany, the Tsung
Ii Yamen have repudiated the monop-
oily scheme entered into by Cheng Tia
Jen, the Chinese Director General of
Railways, with a Belgian syndicate, on
behalf of the Chinese Government but
authorizes Sheng Ia Jen to sign a pri-
vate contract with the syndicate for the
construction of the proposed line of rail-
way from Paoting Flu to Hankow.
The record-union., 1897-05-19
Black lack Not Killed.

TUCSON (Ariz), May 1S.-The report
that Black Jack was killed east of Cliff
ton some time ago is an error. The
man killed has been identified as Tom
Ketchum. Black Jack did not mas
querade under that name. The latest
reports are that Black Jack is still at
his work with eighteen men of the
same caliber as himself. They are said
to be camped in the neighborhood OF
Ruch's Well, in Cochise County.
posse under United States Deputy Mar
shal Ezekiels is in pursuit,
The record-union., 1897-05-19
TAILORs' STRIKE.
An Effort to Make 1t General in the
Larger Cities.

NEW YORK, May 1S.-Meyer Schoen-
field has assumed the leadership of the
striking tailors here Joseph Barondess
is said to be in Philadelphia, where an
other big strike is in progress. A dele
cation of the strikers will go to New
ark. and there urge the fraternity to
quit work tomorrow
The Strike Committee was busy to-
day calling out all the shops on the
East Side, for the purpose of urging the
operatives to quit work. The con-
tractors. according to Schoenfeld, show
disposition to take sides with the
strikers, with the object of forcing the
manufacturers to pay better prices.
The record-union., 1897-05-19
FEDERATION OF MINERS.
The Western Association Elects Off
GERS for the Ensuing Term.

SALT LAKE, May 1S.-The Western
Federation Of Miners, after a. secret
session of eight days, adjourned sine
die this evening. Edward Boyce of
Wardner Idaho. was indorsed by a
reelection to the Presidency of the
federation. For Vice-President John
F. Mcdonnell of Virginia City, New,
was elected.
The next meeting will be held in
Salt Lake on the second Monday in
May, 1S9S Butte, Mont. was chosed
as headquarters of the federation.
For Secretary and Treasurer James
Maher of Butte, Mont, was reelected.
The record-union., 1897-05-19
Gunboats Marietta and Wheeling.

VALLEJO, May 1S.-The trial trips
of the gunboats Marietta and Wheel
ing, recently launched from the yards
of the Union Iron Works, will be held
under the direction of a board compos-
ing Captain G.. w. Sumner and Lieu
tenant j. NJ Roper of the monitor Mon
adnock and Chief Engineer Richard
Inch of the Mare Island navy yard. The
course to be run is off Bluff Point in
San Francisco Bay on dates to be
hereafter set
The record-union., 1897-05-19
The Arbitration Treaty.

WASHINGTON, May 1S.-Secretary
ish Government. through Sir Julian
Pauncefote, the Embassador here, that
the United States Senate having failed
to ratify the treaty providing for gen
eral arbitration, that document has
failed. The Secretary, was unable form
ally to inform Sir Julian of the rea-
sons why the Senate had rejected the
treaty; indeed, he is in the dark himself
in that matter, for he has no, notice
save the statement of the vote in the
Senate, of which he must take cogni-
Zance.
The record-union., 1897-05-19
Brotherhood of Trainmen.

TORONTO (Ont). May 1S.-At this
mornings session of the international
Brotherhood of Trainmen executive
business now before the United States
Congress came under review. Grand
Master Sargent and Grand Secretary
Arnold of the Brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Firemen this afternoon pleaded fol
cIc ser fedora ation of the various branches
of the railway service.
The record-union., 1897-05-19
Anti-Scaipers' Bill Passed.

ALBANY IN. W, May 1S.-Governor
Black to-day signed the so-called anti
scalpers' bill. 1t absolutely prohibits
the selling of railroad and steamboat
tickets in this State except by agents
authorized to make such sales, and
then they shall sell tickets only in the
towns where their written authority
gives them permission to make sales
The record-union., 1897-05-19
Suit Against an Irrigation Company.

Los ANGELES, May 1S.-Spit was
commenced to-day before Judge York
of the Superior Court by the Vineland
Irrigation District against the AZusa
Irrigation Company ct al, to perpet-
ually enjoin the defendants from di-
verting water claimed by the plaintiff
district. 1t is claimed that the defen
dants sunk a shaft eighty feet deeep in
the bed of the San Gabriel River. and
caused the waters to flow into the shaft
and through and out of a tunnel into
the old bed of the San Gabriel River
drying up the bed of the river for over
three quarters of a mile, to the serious
detriment and loss of the plaintiff dis
trict
The record-union., 1897-05-19
Will be Sent Back to China.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 1S.-Lee
Sing, the Chinese who was recently ar
rested by Detectives Gibson and Wren
for the theft of a diamond ring, has
been identified to the satisfaction of the
police as the man who murdered Po-
liceman Nicholson on the night of
February 16, 1884. He is many
times convict. 1t is the intention of
Chief of Police Lees to send Lee Sing
back to China under the treaty pro-
vision for the deportations of Chinese
who have been convicted of felonies.
The record-union., 1897-05-19
FIRST WOMAN GRADUATE.
Hiss Briggs Receives a Diploma From
Union Theological Seminary.

NEW YORK, May 1S.-The first wo-
man to be graduated by the Faculty of
Union Theological Seminary received
her diploma to-day at the siXtyhrst
annual anniversary and commencement
of that institution. The interest in the
event was doubled by the graduate be-
ing Emily Grace Briggs, daughter of
Professor c. A. Briggs, who was sus-
pended by the General Assembly after
trial for heresy in 1894.
Miss Briggs, who is in her 21st year,
carried off the honors passing all the
men. Others of the graduating class
were A. r. Fisher of Oakland, Cal,
and Andrewson Warren of Los Angeles,
Cal
The record-union., 1897-05-19
A Chinese Woman Murdered.

PORTLAND, May 1S.-Tai Hee, a
Chinese woman, was found dead to-
day in a small building in the North
End. A large butcher knife was stick
ing through her neck, and the bed,
floor and walls We're spattered with
blood, giving evidence of a struggle
with her assailant. Sing Yu was ar
rested on suSuiciOn
The record-union., 1897-05-19
r1urder of Indian Pete.

BAKERSFIELD, May 1S.-The Sher-
iff has returned from Piute Mountain
with four Piute Indians accused of the
murder of Indian Pete, the medicine
man of the tribe, who was charged
with being a sOrcerer Other Piutes
lay in wait for the sOrcerer, and shot
him in the head. They then buried
the alleged sorcerer, but left his fin
gers sticking from the grave. A num-
Der of other Indians will be arrested for
the crime
The record-union., 1897-05-19
Shields rlany Outlaws.

TUCSON tAriz), May 1S.-Advices
from Tombstone have been received to
the effect that District Judge Bethune
decides that under the law of the last
Arizona Legislature all murders COM
mitted prior to the enactment of the
law cannot be tried for a greater Of
fense than manslaughter. The old
The record-union., 1897-05-19
Favorable for a Monsoon

SIMLA. Nav 1S.-An official tenta-
tive forecast says the conditions are
favorable for the expected monsoon ex-
cept perhaps in Upper India. The
snowfall in Chlieal and Northeastern
Afghanistan is locally somewhat in ex-
cess of the usual quantity, but the fall
elsewhere is normal.
The record-union., 1897-05-19
Demurrer Sustained.

Belcher sustained the demurrer to a
complaint in a quo warranto suit of c..
w. Grayson ct al. against NJ. w. Fox
ct al to oust them from the office as
Directors of the Hale & Norcross Min
ing Company, holding that the law ap-
plies only to public and not private
corporations
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statute fixing the penalty was repealed
without any saving clause. The effect
of the law will protect all murderers not
sentenced prior to it's enactment This
shields Black Jack, his band of mur-
derers, Apache Kid and his cutthroat
and more than sixty other murderers in
custody or not apprehended.
The record-union., 1897-05-19
rliniSter to Hawaii SeWail.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 1S.-Harold
NJ. Sewall, whom President Mckinley
has recently appointed Minister to the
Hawaiian Islands, arrived here to-day
from Washington, and left this after
noon for the southern part of the State
He will sail for Honolulu in about a
fortnight
The record-union., 1897-05-19
Chinese PileasantS.

PETALUMA. May 1S.-The Petaluma
Sportsmen Club to-day received a con-
signment of Chinese pheasants from
Oregon Twenty-Five birds We're ship
ped. They viii be used to stock the
preserve.
The record-union., 1897-05-19
Going to China to Study Finance.

BOISE idaho, May 1S-Ex- Senator
Dubois, Senator Cannon and Senator
Pettigrew will sail July I'd for China and
Japan. 1t is understood they go to study
the financial question from the Oriental
standpoint
The record-union., 1897-05-19

NEW YORK. May ia dispatch
from London to the journal says that
Oscar Wilde was secretly taken from
Reding Prison to Holloway JAIL Lon
don, yesterday, and will be released to-
day.
The record-union., 1897-05-19
Stating the Fact.

Generally speaking" began Hicks
Yes you are" said Mawsont
Are what?' queried Hicks.
Generally speaking retorted Maw-
son-Punch.
The record-union., 1897-05-19
OLYMPIC CLUBS
BOXING CARNIVAL
Was Not the Great Success Which Had
Confidently Been Predicted,
Either as Regards Attendance or
Squareness of Contests.

Leonard Weighs i'm Ten Pounds Over
the Scale, Yet Cans Agrees to Go
on With the Fight, and Gets the
Decision - Jeffries Knocks Baker
-Lawler Given the Decision Over
Riley i'm the First Round.
The record-union., 1897-05-19
THE NoNPAREIJ
Veilings.

300 yards of Black Chenille Dot
Veilings. tuxedo mesh. IS inches
wide. Always a popular style
and a color becoming to anyone.
Price, 23C per Yard.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-27
LOCAL AND PERSONAL NOTES.

The new Century club held an enter
tanning meeting on Monday evening,
when papers We're read that had been
prepared for the occasion.
The Delaware and Hudson Colieries
IN this city are to work three quarters
time. The cold weather is increasing
the demand for coal
a little child of Mr.. and Mrs. owen
Lotus is i'll with an attack Of mem
braneous Group.
Dr. w. j, Lowry has been appointed
surgeon of the Jefferson division of the
Erie railroad. lie Was formerly con-
nected with the Lackaw anna hospital
III Scranton, hut has now an extensive
practice in this city.
Mrs. j. T.. Van Bergen. who for some
two weeks has been ill, is improving.
Mrs. }. +. McCawley, of Belmont
street, after a serious illness, is cunval-
escent.
Miss Bridget Murray, of Dundaft
street is conNaIescent after an attack OF
catarrhal fever.
j. b. McTighe is quite i'll at his home
ON South Main street.
Thomas tinan, of this city, is very
i'll with typhoid fever at the home of
his sister Mrs. Michael Langan, of
Pittston
The funeral of the late Mrs. Frank
Niles will be attended at South Canaan
tomorrow afternoon at > o'clock.
The little son of Rev. and Mrs. ID.
A. ROCca is i'll with bronchitis. Mrs.
RoCca is COnValesCent after severe i'll
ness.
George c. Colburn, for many years a
resident of Forest City, died on Mon
4.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-27
TAYLOR.

This evening the Emblem division,
Sons of Temperance, viii conduct elab-
crate anniversary services. The ami
Nersary will he conducted in Webers
rink by the members of the above divi-
sion, and their reputation i'm the past
for the conducting OF such affairs, in
diCates that this win be one OF the
grandest the division has ever conduct
ed. The following programme has been
arranged: Solo, John #. Tuhbs selec-
ton, Miss Ray Morgans; duett. Messrs.
Tubbs and Jones' solo, William Jones ;
selection, double quartctte; recitation.
selected Miss Matte Havard solo,
descriptive, Thomas -. Edwards; reci-
tation, selected, Evan G.. Evans; selec-
tion, double Quartettc; solo, John
Crocker; piano selection, Miss Lydia
Hoskins: solo, OlwCn Howclls, reCi-
tation, comic. George Williams.
The juvenile choir of the Calvary
Baptist church are rehearsing the can
tata entitled Saba" under the direc-
ton of Professor John h. Francis. which
they propose to perform about the mid
die of March.
EN-Assistant District Attorney John NJ.
Harris attended the banquet i'm honor
of Robert Burns at Scranton on Mon
day night.
This evening the marriage of Miss
Sadie Davis ana Thomas Davis viii be
solemnized at the home of the brides
parents. Dr II. II. Harris will be the
officiating clergyman.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-27
DALTON.

The Republican voters of the borough
assembled at the graded school build
ing Saturday evening for the purpose
of nominating candidates for the va
rious offices to be filled at the coming
election. Mr.. n. r. Ruddy was elected
chairman and A. Ball, secretary. The
following named persons We're nomin-
ated: For burgess, Edward Miles;
Judge of election, w. Fl. Won Storch;
inspector of election, A. b. Davis;
council, James p. Dickson, E. 6. Won
Storch; school directors. three years,
Mrs. o. +. Stoll; Mrs. W. A. Dean; two
years. George Hickman; high con-
stable, James Boardman; tax collector,
Andrew Terwilliger: auditor, c. w.
Purdy. Mrs. O. =. Stoll has declined to
serve if elected to the office of school di-
rector The committee have therefore
directed that a meeting of voters be
called for Wednesday evening at the
council rooms, to name a candidate to
fill the vacancy.
Mrs. Edward Miles and Mrs. Ball at
tended the Ben Hur" matinee Satur-
day.
II. V. Decker has moved into the
Carpenter house. Professor Thompson
will move into the one vacated by Mr..
Decker.
frankie the 6-year-old son of Mr.
Wilcox living on the Tripp farm, died
Thursday night after Il short illness
The burial took place at West Nichol-
son on SATURDAY.
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worse and her recovery may be doubt
ful. Dr Guthrie, of Wilkes Barre. has
been called i'm consultation with Or
Bardwell, who has been attending her
Rev II. n. VanDeusen. of Slater
Vile, N Y, formerly pastor of the Me
hoopany Methodist church. is in town
IS a witness ON the Ames damage case
Mr.. VanDeuSen sold the horse to Mr..
Ames which backed off the approach
to the bridge.
Clinton Dewitt. of Exeter. father of
Mrs. Frank II. Knapp, died on Satur-
day. aged IS years. The funeral took
place yesterday.
Charles Graham had a number of
fowls at the Scranton poultry show.
one Of the most important cases ON
record I'm Wyoming county is occupying
the attention of the court this week.
About two years ago Frank ID. Ames. of
Mehoopany, was driving to Forkston
with his wife. Near Forkston there is a
high bridge and the approaches to the
bridge were unguarded. In some way
the horse backed over the approach,
throwing Mrs. Ames out and injuring
her in such a. manner that she lived
brought suit against the county for ten
thousand dollars damages on the
ground that the county commissioners
had been warned of the condition of the
bridge, but had neglected to make the
necessary repairs. Mrs. Ames was
about 30 years of age and was a sister
to Dunning Sturdevant and Sinton j.
Sturdevant, residents of Wilkes-Bar