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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-05
AN OPEN LETTER l.9.
FROM DIR. SWALLOW
Editor of the Pennsylvania Methodist
Addresses the Governor.
A FEW LB.L SUIT SUGGESTIONS
He Names the Allegations Upon
Which Action May bc Brought.
Important Points Not Touched in
the Charges Against the Dciendunt.
The ActUflSD5 critic sod.

Harrisburg, Pa, March 3.-The fol-
lowing open letter mas been addressed
TO ,tuNernor hastings by Rev. Dr. ).
Z. swallow, now unuer bonds Tor court
Ior trlal FOR criminal libel:
10 his EXcelleac!, Governor Daniel II.
Has ,lnSs.
Ny Dedr Slr:-l am about to submit to
YOU pICpOs.tuh MnIcn, n shUuIu urst
submit " my distinguished counsel
(Earthly), 4 am fearluI lney wound hOt
consent 10 its submission 10 yUl, lru.n
reasons OL profess s.unai character. Dut
am lmpeneu 10 the presentation OF IL,
by' thlhN, The highest motives, -ucA, at
least as Gou approves.
III your statement, given to the public
on the 10Th ut February. you say: "Iue
arrest oI Dr. swallow IUI' noel - the onIy
ihethGd lett " which the truln or faIslty
ot the allegations wnicn he mad made IN
his paper can be speeuly ascertalned :
Ana &gain, II am ueep4y interested
IN the matter having tuese statements
verified Or proven false"
NOW, my dear governor wnle 1 am not
IN haiinOny with your statement tnat q
lIpel suit speedily sprung ana vigorously
pressed against the man claiming 70 nave
eFldelCe oI wrong DONG, is the most EN-
cient way OF gel,.ng a the whole truth,
Dut on the other HAND will, by legal tech
h4calltles, teEu TO prevent sucn con-
summation, yet since we agree in being
Interested in the matter OF having lnese
Statements Nerined or proven false" and
since seek not my own Vlnuication SO
uluch as the highest and best ENDS of JUS
lice, the protection OF the people OF a
great commonw calth. lnueed, the highes {
hohof oT our beloved state, / am willing
Iof the present TO defer to your Judgment
as to method.
NOW, inasmuch as we are to appear be-
lore tribunal OF the highest honor one
IN whose ability and integrity the people
OF the state have the most implicit CON
huence, ana lnasmuCh as the representa-
tiVes OF the state, in their suits FOR libel
brought against me, have not touched the
important points III the allegations con-
tanned in the editorial of the Pennsylya-
MIA Methodist Of Feb. 25, May | respect
fully suggest that what we potn seek, as
expressed IN your statement can be more
| speedily attained and the trouble ana ex-
pense Of Il second trial averted, if you, or
| those VINO represent you, or are near to
you, Will sue on the following allegations,
and let all be tried at once
Here they are:
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-05

Samuel Netherton, sr, of Second street
Jermyn, an old and highly respected citi-
zen of the borough, died yesterday morn
ing after long and lingering illness Of
miners asthma The deceased was born
in Cornwall, England. and came to this
country in 1865 and has been a resident of
Jermyn ever since. He Is survived by a
widow and five sons, namely, william
and Joseph, of Forty Fort; Samuel
Thomas and Charles, of Jermyn. Funer-
al Friday afternoon at o'clock, with
services in the Methodist church.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-05

William Major died at his home, in
North Towanda, Wednesday morning,
after a weeks illness of typhoid-pneumo-
mia, aged about 40 years. Mrs. Major
died about a year ago and by the death
of the father five little children are left
completely orphaned.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-05

DR.. Joseph F.. Gallagher well-known
Freeland physician, died "Wednesday, aged
"a years. He is survived by his mother,
two sisters-Mrs. John Keenan,, of Eek
ley. and Mrs. Ellen Mcdonald of Free
land--and b. j. Mooney, of Wilkes-Barre,
a half brother.
Benjamin Horton died at his home, in
Hornbrook, Tuesday afternoon, aged 69
years He is survived by his wife and
three children-Myrtie, Ida and Walter.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-04-30
Ronna- up Assoclatlon rlect omcera.

Chinook. Mont, April 27.---The
Northern Montana Roundup associa-
ton he'd its third annual meeting to-
day, ~aich brought together repre-
sentative lot OF cattle-growers, live
stock commission men and railroad
men. The meeting was attended by
about go and arrangements were made
for the spring roundup and other bu-
.siness of the association. Conrad Kohrs
was elected president for the ensuing
year; John Harris. vice-president and
Il. ID. Kingsbury was reelected secre-
airy and ire asurer.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-04-30

Among the curious and suggestive
snrnames In certain county in North
Missouri are the following: Red. White,
Blue. Green, Gray. Brown and Black.
There are also Kings, Queens, Earls,
Dukes, Marquises and Lords. In ami
mated nature are to be found Wrens.
Birds. Crows. Hawks, and also Haw-
kins and Fowlers. Among quadrupeds
are Wolfe. Lamb. Lyon, Bull. Sitter and
Redheffer. AT one time in a county
in western Kansas there lived Red
wine, Sourbeer, Drybread and Pan
cake.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-04-30
OGDEN BANK xOBsED
Rather Sensational Story That Lacks a.,
Direct Confirmation.

Ogden, Utah, April 27.-A report h.,
gained circulation here and is gener.
ally given credence - at least the -,
ry is negatively affirmed by those wbo
are in position to know-tha, tho
Utah Loan & Trust Company had been
robbed of $4,000 in gold
According to the report, on the 9th
day of February, at the close of busi.
ness, the discovery was maze that
Sc, 900 in gold had mysteriously disan.
peared. No one had been seen to tale
it and suspicion pointed to no one
Shortly afterward Bert Trader. an
engineer in the building who had
boosted that he had large sums Of
money buried was arrested for steal
ing paper weight and given sixtv
days, hoping that something would de.
velop to connect him with the robbery
Nothing came of it and he was recent
ly released. About four weeks aoo
Chief Davenport left for the east and
it is announced has discovered in an
Iowa bank to the credit of a YOUNG
man named Graves who left Ogden
about that time, sum approximating
S., 900. Graves, it is said, had some
trouble in meeting some checks issued
by him on banks in which he had no
funds, and the possession of so much
money is suspicious. Another young
man named Barton is also suspicioned
as he disappeared about the same time
rs Graves. The boys are about IS
years of age. Arrests will immediate-
y be made.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-04-30
HELD FOR MURDER.
CORONER'S JURY HOLDo MRS.
HAMILTON.
Enters Plea of Not Guilty to the Charge
Seldom Liberated After Making a
Statement Damaging to Mrs.
Hamilton.

Salt Lake City, April 26.--.Mrs. Lot
Hamilton, charged by the coroner''
jury with the murder of her husband
John II. Hamilton, has been arraigned
and entered plea of not guilty Thorn
as p. Seldom, Mrs. Hamilton's brother
in-law, at whose home the killing took
place, and who was also held by the
eoroner's jury, has been liberated, 1T
officers telling more than he did at the
inquest. The statGs ent that he is al
legged TO have made, that Mrs. Hamil-
ton was in the front yard when he
found her after the shot was fred and
not in the hall as he had testified,
makes the chain of circumstantial evil
dence more strong.
That it was murder and not suicide
is not longer doubted, as it was dem
onstrated to be impossible for Hamil
ton to have held the weapon so as to
have inflicted a wound similar to the
one which caused his death. If the
statements made at the inquest that
woman was seen in the yard after the
shot had been fired, coupled with the
alleged Seldom Statements, it will be |
hard for the accused woman to estab-
fish her innocence
Some features of the tragedy have
not as yet been explained away. EThe
identity of the man in the alley who
was seen there at the time of the shoce
ing and was seen by two or more per-
sons to run away has not yet been es-
tablished. Concerning this mysteri-
ous individual it is intimated that he
was an emissary or representative from
Pavey to witness the interview between
hamilton and his wife, regarding the
alleged divorce proceedings which were
% be instituted. If the police know
lis identity they will not divulge it
Until he has been apprehended
Mrs. Hamilton is bearing the strain
veil, showing neither grief, remorse
Tor fear. That she is laboring under
great strain is evident, but not bv
yord. She maintains her innocence
nd refuses to talk about the tragedy.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-04-30
EIk Died of Starvation.

Laramie, April 27-News received
from Jackson's Hole states that fully
rs per cent Of the yearling elk have
died Of starvation in that region. On
one ranch alone it is necessary to herd
at night to protect the hay from the
onslaught of the immense herds of elk.
1t is estimated that 3 900 of them were
endeavoring to gain the enclosure
whore the stacks are located The
ranchmen are going about in compan-
les piling up dead animals for crena-
ton as a hygienic precaution.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-04-30
AN OGDEN TRAGEDY.
John Ross Kills Lena Carter then Ends His
Own Life.


Ogden, April 26.-John Ross last
night shot and killed Lena Carter and
then blew his own brains out. The
tragedy occurred at the Union Depot
just before the departure of the even
ing train for Butte about s o'clock.
Few words preceded the occurrence
when three shots startled thase around.
Only one struck the girl, it entering
near the heart, causing death within
an hour. Ross then ran a few steps
and screening himself from the public
by box car sent a bullet through his
brain, dying Immediately, A letter
found on his person proved that the
murder was premeditated as Ross
asked the public to not judge him
harshlp as he loved Lena too well to
live without her. Ross claimed he was
married to the girl seven months ago.
Since then she had began life of
shame, taking on another fellow. Her
refusal to have more to do with him
led to the shooting.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-04-30

Col. John Hays pike County Bal
lads" are being quoted in England just
now as showing what manner OF man
is to represent us at st. James. If the
Briton expects 10 find In Col. Hay a
raw American. Of the Joaquin Miller
type. who despises book larnin. he will
be mistaken. Colonel Hay has, so to
speak, lived down" his early efforts
as a writer OF dialect. He has in recent
years printed occasionally poem in
conventional English. not distinguish
able from quantities of verse which APP
pear in American and English period
icais But he is rarely or never CLASH
fed as an American poet. He writes an
occasional piece" because he likes it,
but he belongs to the school of Glider,
johnson and company. and is anything
but aggressive In what may be called
literary Americanism. Ii will be better
for the Briton not TO think OF Col. Hay
as a man of letters az all. bH% us a gen
tleman of culture. a polished man of
the world. with deftness In affairs,
with high knowledge of public usage.
who has done nothing OF consequence.
outside OF his history OF Lincoln sim
ply because 1T has not been necessary
for him 10 hustle"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-04-30
INTER MOUNTAIN NEWS.
SIOUX CITY g. WESTERN.
Donald Mclean Says Everything is Ready
for Work.

Donald Mclean Says Everything Is Ready
for work.
Sioux City. Ia, April % Donald Me-
Lean, the builder of the Pacific Short
Line and the protector of the Sioux
City & Western railway. has returned
to Sioux City. after an absence of four
months in Ogden. Salt Lake and San
Francisco. He said: 1.-The Sioux City
& Western will be built. There is no
longer any doubt about it, At no time
was there in my mind any serious
doubt of the contamination of this
scheme. To get this right of way clear
through has been long and tedious
work, sut that work has been accom-
plished
':The several companies whose alli-
ance was necessary TO the cemeting of
the system have been organized and al
most all the right Of way has been Sc
cured. That part which is taking the
time is the strip through government
possessions, which only need replat-
ing. The right Of way through the
3eckwith pass is mine. The work of |
construction will be commenced in
une and will be started simultaneous
y from O'Neill, Ogden and Salt Lake.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-04-30
History Repeats Itself.

ferdinand! what are you doing with
thSse boomers at this time of night %
Inc voice of Mrs. Pecklcigh was
stern and severe as she sat up in bed.
W-why. IL am only sewing on
some buttons. my dear" meekiy pre-
Varicated her husband, who, in reality,
was going th~orgh the pockets for
small change to buy ice-cream sodas.
on. you dear little husband. you!"
Mrs. Peekleigh exclaimed. with appar-
ent remorse. but chuckling secretly,
for she saw through his excuse. and she
rose and got out five other pairs OF
boomers, and Mr.. Peckleigh had to
stay up all night sewing buttons on
them to make good his little bluff.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-04-30

Dubois Idaho, April e7.-A queer
discovery has been made in cave
near here The cave is a large one
and near the east wing a rumbling
sound, like rushing water could be
heard. Investigation proved the noise
to be caused by strong current of air
coming from crevasse in the south
wall The following day it was dis
covered the air was being sucked into
the opening with as much force as it
had been blown out the day before.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-04-30
BRIEFLY TOLD.

a The price of coal in Denver will be
r reduced from SO to $3.50.
= The Portneuf and Bear rivers are al
ready so high as to flood the low lands
in southeastern Idaho.
: Mrs. W. NJ. Berry of Telluride, Col.
endeavored to light fire by the aid of
kerosene last Monday and was burned
to death.
An old pioneer, named James A. Ellis
fell from railroad bridge at Fossil,
near Montpelier, Idaho, and was
drowned.
Idaho woolbuyers have organized to
keep down the price of wool, so some
growers contend. The attempt will
fail.
Jack Davis, alias Diamondfield Jack,
who killed John c. Wilson on Deep
Creek on February of last year, has
been convicted of murder in the first
degree at Altman, Idaho.
All permits to hunt and fish on the
Fort Hall reservation are being refused
by Indian Agent Irwin and he is can
ceiling all issued by his predecessor
claiming their issue is a violation of
the statutes.
Two hoboes seized Watson Lippin-
colt, a Montana rancher living near
Gregson Springs, tied him and threat
ened him with torture unles he reveal
ed where he kept his money. To save
himself he disclosed the hiding place
of the few dollars he possessed.
A law passed by the recent Idaho
Legislature requires the warden to go
after prisoners sentenced to the peni-
tertiary instead of allowing the vari-
GUS sheriffs to bring them, trial
has shown that the state will be great
ly benefited by the change.
A bottle was found floating in Snake ,
river near Weiser, Idaho, which con- ,
tanned the following written on scrap D.;
Of paper: april 10, 1s97.-W c. Cook. /;
| was shot last night by an unknown =
party. l am mining on Snake river at =
Big Bend. l am dying. Yours, w. C. =
Cook" =.
Travel is impeded and great damage
property is being done by high water
n the Boise river. At Boise City, Ida
10, bridge has been swept away and
serything along More Creek has been
washed out, while further damage is =
cared man named George Green ..
las been drowned. -,
David A. Brake, prospector, was ii
octed in the county Jail at Butte few m
avs ago and will be examined as to T
is sanity. His particular hobby is W
hat he is about ready to patent a ma. il
hine for turning out full grown men, &C
'ithout the necessity of having them w
o through the preliminary stages. I'll
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-04-30
ROBBERS FORTIFIED.
Prepared for a Long Siege in Their Noun.
famous Stronghold.

! famous Stronghold.
Green River, Utah, April 27.-With
the failure of the Green River posse to
intercept the Castle Gate robbers the
last hope of their capture short of the
San Rafels was abandoned If thev
are ever to be dislodged it will be at
great expense and sacrifice of life
That the robbers are prepared for a.
long siege in their stronghold is not
doubted here. A few days prior to the
robbery two women who stay with the
bandits in the mountains arrived in
town and took the westbound train.
One of them, it is learned, stopped in
Price and bought all the cartridges in
that town. The other one proceeded
to Salt Lake, where the supply of mu-
nitions was added to and with other
provisions shipped here. The man
who brought the women here remain
ed over four days and took the sup
plies back.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-04-30

Marie Corell Is, according to Lon
don writer. petite blonde. with blue
gray eyes. a short, rather aqulline nose
and quantities OF fluffy, naxen hair. ar
ranged in curls over her forehead and
cciled becomingly round the back Of
her small and shapely head She
dresses with Partisan elegance, and
when at home wears "a cinging bebe
frock OF liberty silk, with turquoise
butterflies and emerald butterflies
pinned into the lace about the throat,
or else trailing garments of sheeny
satin and shlmmering plush.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-04-30
a RICH DISCOVERY.
wyoming's Reported Find of Rich PIatI-
mum Deposits.

Wyomings Reported Find of Rich PIatI-
mum Deposits.
John $. Watkins of Laramie, Wyo.,
reports what seems TO be the richest
strike ever made in Wyoming and one
that will greatly increase the states
production of the precious metals.
Watkins says that he has discovered a
platinum lead fifteen feet wide, be-
tween walls, showing a white gold
quartz on the foot wall and also the
white quartz in the middle of the lead
The foot-wall is granite schist the
hanging wall is porphyry, showing a
true contact.
Ore from this body was sent to Dem
YER, and the owners received word
that it contained 3 per cent platinum
Some of the rock was taken to Lara
mic and assayed at the state univer-
sity. The result has created big SEN
sation, as the assay gave return of
$50, 900 per ton, including gold, plati-
lum and copper.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-04-30
Talked About Her.

Salt Lake City, April 27.-At the
preliminary examination of Mrs. Lou
Hamilton here today it was CLEANED
that Hamilton had talked very dispar-
agingly about his wife, he having told
different parties that "his wife was on
the town" and leading life of
shame etc. knowledge of the family
troubles was bruited about in this
manner before it became public bv
reason of the killing. When informed
of these rumors by A. H. Kelly. in
whose employ she had been, Mrs. Ham
ilton said she would kill her husband
If he did not stop blackening her char
acter- This is the first evidence of
threats upon his life coming from any
other source than from Hamilton him
self.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-04-30
NEGROES HASTILY QUIT
The Town of Ardmore and Not a ColoreA
Man Remains.

Ardmore, 1. T., April 26-As a result
OF the warning given to all negroes in
the town or Davis, last week, by mob
OF masked white men, not a colored
man remains in the town. The federal
grand jury which was called together
by Judge Kilgore to investigate the
outrages, examined a small army of
witnesses, but reported that it had
been impossible to identify any of the
raiders. When it became known that
no indictments had been returned, the
colored people hastily quit the town.
The murder of white man by a negro
was the preliminary cause for the
trouble at Davis.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-04-30
A Railroad from Casper to Natrona

Boise, April s7-A deed of trust
from the Wyoming & Northwestern
Railway company and II. w. Leman is
in possession of County Clerk Wheeler
Of Casper for record This is said to
be the longest instrument ever record
ed in the county, and numbers $500
words. 1t is to secure the title and
trust company and Mr.. Leman in the
sum Of 81, 100000 in selling gold bear
ing bonds, with which TO build the
above named railroad from Casper TO
the western border of Natrona county.
The proposed terminus of the road is
Ogden, Utah.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-04-30
A MINERAL ARCHWAY,
Plan to Advertise the Great Resources az
Utah in "A Novel Manner.

Salt Lake City, Utah, April ga
plan has been formed to present to the
eye striking feature representing the
mineral resources of Utah by the cree
tion of an arehway of mineral speci-
mems at the entrance to Liberty Park
The idea originated with Councilman
Niscomb and is one to which the min
ing men of the state readily agree. 1t
contenplates the erection of an arch
way that shall be the main entrace to
the park, the same to be constructed of
minerals from the various mines and
each camp having a place in it. To
accomplish this he invites the co-oper-
alton of mine owners and rnanaoers
and asks that such ores as they NAV be
disposed to contribute to the arch NAV
be sent to him as soon as possible. that
when the season has opened the work
may be completed The feature as de-
signed by Mr.. Wiscomb promises to be
one of the most attractive at the park
and should meet with ready response
from those who are. interested in the
advancement of the mining industry.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-04-30

The statistical abstract of the United
States. prepared under the direction OF
the secretary OF the treasury, and just
issued by that authority. has among its
many tabulated statements the follow
ing in regard to the decline In prices
of domestic iron. The figures cover
each calendar year from 1850 to 1895
The quotations on No. l anthracite
foundry pig iron at Philadelphia Ia
1850 were s20SS; in 1864. $59.25; in
1887. s2O.92. and in 1895, sls.1O. Bar
iron, best rolled. at Philadelphia in
1850 was quoted at s59.54: In 1864 at
si4646; in 1882. s61.41; In 1892. s4t.S9,
and In 1895, 5000. Iron rails. stand
ard sections, at mills In Pennsylvania
In the year 1850 were quoted at SASS;
In 1864 az sl26: in 1878 at s76.67, and In
1882 at $3.50. Steel rails were not
made in Commercial quantities before
tho year 1851. and nj that date at mills
in Pennsylvania were quoted at sl66.
In 1878 they had dropped TO s120: in
1879 TO s4S25; in 1880 they made a
jump to $3.50; In 1889 they had de-
elined TO S29.25. and In 1895 TO s24.33.
The best prices OF wire nails per key
OF 100 pounds from factory. (. o. b. Chi
cago. in 1887 were ss15; in 1892 they
had fallen TO sl.f9. and in 1895 had
risen to si.69. The ups and downs OF
these values are to be traced 10 vari- |
Gus causes II is, however. noticeable
that the downward trend has been
more steady and less erratic.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-04-30
Leaped Overheard.

New York, April 26.-Gottlieb Strun
OF jackson, Cal, whose brother is said
to be wealthy brewer of that place,
committed suicide on April 18th by
jumping overheard from the steamer
Weimar, on which he had taken pas.
sage from Bremen for New York,
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-04-30
Earthquake at Cairo.

Cairo, ILL.,. April 96.-A severe earth
quake was felt here at exactly 10
o'clock tonight 1t lasted about TWEEN
ty seconds. The largest structures
We're shaken with a swaying motion
and people rushed in terror out on the
streets. No damage has been reported
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-04-30

A Montana legislator has introduced
a bill making II unlawful to sell drink
of intoxicating liquor on credit. Here
is an iconoclast indeed. Such a law,
rightly enforced, would create a drouth
In numerous localities.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-04-30

Sir j. Blundel Maple is the good
man who has given 100000 to a Lon
don hospital. The growth OF this
sort Of Naples may well be encour-
aged.