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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-19
Cbicaro Grnin Market,

Chicago, May 16.-The leading futures
ranged as follows: Wheat-No. 2, May,
72c., 7O7sc.; July, 7O5sc., 7O%sc.; September,
Csc, G6Ac. Corn-May, 2fac., 241ac.; July
244c., 24sic.; September, 25hc 257oc. Oats
May, l77sc,, 17%c,; July, 17%c 1iS4c. Sep
tember, lSc. 1Sc. Mess pork-May closed,
S.2O; July, S8,1712, SS,22l2; September,
SS.27l5, S. .25 Lard-NIay closed $50; July,
81. 77Is $3.50; September, S3.S71a, $3.50. Short
ribs-May, closed, $3.50; July, $3.50 81 So;
September, 4.52ls, A.52l9 Cash quota
tions were az follows: F.our-Weaker;
No. spring wheat, 7OhaIlc.; No. DO, ga
7Sc. No. red, ssIsa9OEc.; No. 2 corn, 2i5Sa
2424c.; No 2 oats, 17AalSc.; No. white,
+. 0. b., 22a23c.; No. 3 white, /. o. b., 2Ol2a
221sc: 0 2 rye, 3ia34lsc No. barley nomi-
nall No. 3, f. o. b., 2Si za32c; No. haxseed,
76iRa77ikc.; prime timothy seed, S.S5; mess
pork per barrel, IS. 20aS.25; lard, per hum
dred $3,75. short ribs, loose Aa4.70; dry
salted shoulders, boxed ba5hc.; short
clear sides, boxed, 4Tajc,; whiskey a.l0;
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-19
Buffalo Live stock.

East Buffalo, N. Y, May 1S-Cattle-Re-
ceipts today all consigned through and
there was nothing doing closed weak.
Hogs--Fair, steady; Workers, good to
choice, sS.s6a3.9O; roughs, common to good,
s3.25a3.40; pigs, good to choice, $3.9Oa3.y2.
Sheep and lambs-About steady; lambs
choice to prime, $39Oe5; culls to common,
s.. 25a3.s5 Sheep, choice to selected weth-
ers, A.S5ai.50; culls and common, $2.25a3.G5
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-19

Milford and other points will be pres
ent.
The Ancient order of IIibernians are
preparing for the great Field Day" In
Susquehanna, June 29
A number of Susquehanna people
were i'm New Milford on Monday, at
tending the funeral of the late Charles
Jay.
The Young Mems Dancing club will
hold a hop in Hogan opera house on
Friday evening.
1t is reported that the proselytlng
Mormon elders will soon hold a series
of meetings In this vicinity. Shoe!
Whitney.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-19

sugars, cut loaf. sac; granulated. A.71.
Receipts-Flour-S,oO barrels; wheat, $500
bushels; corn, 70.OOO bushels; oats, 242,Wo
bushels; rye, 1000 bushels; barley, 2s,OOO
bushels. Shipments-Flour, 5000 barrelsi
wheat, H7,o bushels; corn, 164, 600 bushels;
oats, 6s1,OoO bushels; rye, 1,C00 bushels;
barley, 1000 bushels
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-19
Scranton Board of Trade Exchange
Quotations--AIl Quotations Based
on Par oflOO.
BONDS.

Scranton Pass. Railway, first
mortgage due 1918 ............. 10 go.
Peoples Street Railway, first
mortgage due 1918 ............. 1i0 80.
Scranton & Pttston Trac. Co. ... so
Peoples Street Railway, Sec
ond mortgage due 1920 ....,.. 40 -.
Dickson Manufacturing Co. ... ... 100
LaClSa. Township School So. -. lO2
city of Scranton St Imp. So. ... lO2
Mt. Vernon Coal Co. .....,.... ... 50
Scranton Axle Works .......... 80. 100
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-19

This sale to last week only Tapestry Carpets at
The Meeker herald., 1897-11-20
NORTH DAKOTA LvNcHrNc.
Indians who BrutAlly Murdered the Splice
Family Were Strung up.

bismarck. n. D.. Nov. 14.-Alex Cou
dot, an Indian hah-brecd. ami Pau
Holy Truck and Philip Ireland. full
blooded Indians. the first Of whom was
sentenced death for the murder Of
six members Of the Spicer family las1
February. and has just been granted
a new trial by the Supreme Court. and
the latter two self-cOnfewsed accessor.
les in the murder. We're taken from The
county jail in EmmoIs county last
nifiht and lynched by mob. The
lynching had apparently been coolly
planned and was carried out withou, q
break.
WilhamsOprt. where t1ie hanging took
place. in about forty miles from this
city. and OF the railroad. The news of
the lynching was received here this
afternoon.
The men had been under the custody
of Deputy Sheriff Tom Kelley. They
were taken from him by the mob and
hanged to a beef windlasss several hun.
dred yards from the Jail. Their bodies
were left hanging during the entire
day. as the coroner had not arrived and
no one else volunteered to cut them
down
About forty men We're concerned in
the lynching. They wore masks.
The Meeker herald., 1897-11-20
Russia wants That Indemnity.

Constantinople, Nov. 15.--The Rus
sian embassy here has made an Inn
portant announcement to the Turkish
government. In substance 1t is that
II Turkey intends to apply part Of the
Greek indemnity to an Increase Of the
Turkish ornaments Russia desires to
remind Turkey that the unpaid arrears
Of the Russo Turkish war indemnity
amour. to f1.3OO.OOO. adding that II
the policy Of the Turkish government
ts as indicated. Russia will demand the
payment OF this amount.
The Russian proa,Ouncement has
The Meeker herald., 1897-11-20
THE BLACK JACK oANo,
Train Robbery In New MEXICO VIII Prol,
ably he Their Last Big Crime.

Silver City, n. NJ, Nov. 16.-Thert
can no longer be the slightest doubt n
to the identity Of the robbers who st
successfully held up and robbed the
train on the Santa Fe Pacific west o.
Albuquerque last Saturday night. II
was the notorious BLACK Jack" sans
Of border bandits. 1t Ia further kn0wi
that Immediately after the robbery the
bandits came south. and are now sup
posed to be in their favorite ifftll4l
place. near Clifton, Arizona. This +
thought to be the last operation which
the gang will attempt. Although they
have been following their career OF
outlawry and crime for the past few
years. none of their jobs have beer
financially successful, and they have
announced repeatedly that just ms SCOT
as good haul was made they wouk
make their way out OF the country anl
disband. From all that can be ascer
tained. the money obtained by them
last Saturday was not less than $o5,.
600. so that the local officers expec
them to fulfill their promise. The
Wells-FargO people have increased the
amount OF the reward and are makins
desperate efforts to effect the capture
of the gang. but the chances are all In
favor Of their escape.
The Meeker herald., 1897-11-20
Turkey. New Trouble.

London, Nov. 15.-The usually well
informed correspondent of the Times
at Viena says: The final treaty Of pea ce
between Turkey and Greece has not
yet been signed, and the negotiations of
the powers with respect to autonomy
for Crete have hardly emerged from
the first stage, when already there is
disquieting symptoms in the Balkans.
The relations between Bulgaria and
the porte are strained. The Sultan is
preparing for all eventuaAties and 100.
600 Turkish soldiers are on the Bull
garian frontier, armed with Mausers
and amply provided with horses and
guns. Servsa, of course, would be in
VOWED in amy complications In connec-
ton with Macedonia. while recent ac-
counts from Albania report signs of
growing unrest. On tie whole rlte out
look in the east IL nowise reasSirfng.
The Meeker herald., 1897-11-20
YALE AND HAYWARD
Phv . Hot Game Of Fooshala h Whi,
Neither SeoreA-

Fhv Hot Gam. Of FoosAaAa n WhieI
Neither seoseA-
Cambridge. Mass. Nov. 14--Harvar,
and Yale played each other to . stand
still yesterday afternoon on Soldiers
Field. For two thrilling hour til
sturdy elevens struggled over tn
whlte-lined gridirOn. desperately dis
putting every inch Of the territory m,
vain1y esssaying to cross the covete'
goal lines The teams had each
strong defense and weak ground gain
ing powers. and the logical outcome o
the contest was thar neither sid
scored.
The game was disappointing. Ehcl
eleven was confident Of the victory
and the expectations Of neither wa
realized Harvard should have won
she had more possibilities than her ri
val. and she had capabilities which sh'
did not employ to the limit.
Yale was but once within scorin;
distance of the Harvard goal, but wheI
Harvard was put to the test she wa,
not found wanting. and by her reso
lutte and determined defense prevenfes
the crimson from doing what Brown
West Point. Carlisle and Chicago ha,
already accomplished. II was as stub
born and bitter a football battle ~
was ever fought. Each play brough
every bit Of spirit and power poasibl,
into its inception. and it took the con
centrated efforts OF eleven men to stoI
it, Both teams fought like men deter
mined that their opponents should mo-
gain an inch. and although the contest
lacked the foot ball pyrOtechnics anf
the dramatic incidents OF the old-timt
games, It was a hard fight from flrst tt
last.
The game was unusually devoid Oi
long. brilliant runs and hair-nsins
tackles. but the enormous crowd WA
kept AT the intensest pitch Of excite
ment over the final outcome.
The high wind was an important fac
tor of the result. 1t made necessary q
partially different system Of offensive
and defensive for both teams. Yale
winning the toss and securing the
wind. had Harvard at great odds. The
fact that. heavily handicapped ~ she
was, Harvard defended her territory
so strongly. led all to believe that II
the second half the crimson would
score an easy victory.
In the second, when Harvard had
the strong wind at her back, II was af
ter she had been battered and buffetei
about the gridiron for over an houi
and was in no condition to strike into
the line with the most telling effect.
The Meeker herald., 1897-11-20

Since 1868, or during the last twenty
nine years, Cuba has been In open re-
volt nearly thirteen years. The ten
years war was very costly In blood
and treasure. both to the mother eoun-
try and to the island, and there had
not been great recovery from its raw
ages when the present insurrection
broke out in February. 1895. Since
the last uprising the Spanish govern
ment has sent to Havana more than
25O, 900 men. the flower of the youth
and chivalry OF the nation. OF these
it IL admitted more than $4,000 have
been killed In battle or disease, and 1t
Is probable that the number is nearly
double that. Nearly half as many
more have been sent back to Spain
crippled by wounds or broken by dis
ease, to be burdens upon the communi-
ties In which they live.
The Meeker herald., 1897-11-20
VARIETIES OF MUSHROOMS.

Mycophakists Have Tested 900 Species
snd Found Them All Harmless.
From the New York Evening Post !:
In each season when mushrooms.
which are taking each year . Armsr
hold on the taste Of the general pub
lie, are found most abundantly, It 10
well for the timid lover Of this article
Of diet to remember that there are ov-
er 800 species that have been thor
oughly tested by mycophasists and
found to be entirely harmless. The
dne books now published on this sub.
3ect with colored plates. whore the
growing fungi are exactly reproduced.
givs the most wary an opportunity to
dipoover for themselves whether the
specimens they nAy nBSvu0t41ko0
during . country ramble are safe to
use. There are several varisties oe
mushrooms which. while gastroao0i-
cally disturbing. will not prove fn&al.
In fact, there is now thought to be but
one variety that is sure death. And
even for this-he ieadly amanita-aa
antidote is said to lie in atrophinA
This is an equally deadly poison given
in one-sixtieth Of grain doses In by.
podermic injections.
The Meeker herald., 1897-11-20

The Chicago Record has prepared a
postal savings bank bill. which will
undoubtedly be introduced in congress-
next month. The idea is good one,
and in general way will meet with
the approval of adherents of every po-
litical party. The bill as drafted has
some faults. however, which will un-
doubtedly be remedied in congress. As
1t now reads it fixes limit on indi-
vidual deposits, and also hxes q time
limit on Withdrawals. These defects
will undoubtedly be remedied by
amendments allowing the depositor a
limitless account. together with the
privilege OF checking out whenever he
pleases. Another defective provision
allows the postoffice department to re-
loan to national banks and on state
and municipal Improvement bonds
This section will probably be amended
with the provision that no money shall
be loaned on bonds bearing date pre-
vious to passage OF said bill, and that
all bonds shall be for improvements
made after such bill becomes law.
With these amendments the bill would
undoubtedly give general satisfaction.
The Meeker herald., 1897-11-20
SIGNS GAS WORKS LEASE Bill,
Mayor Warwick of Philadelphia Does No
Agree With the Views Of Many Citizen.

Philadelphia. Nov. 15.-AIayor War.
wick this afternoon signed the bill M.
Gently passed by the. council leasing
the city gus works to the United Gas
Improvement Company. The terms OF
the lease are that tiie United Gas Inn.
provement Company is to pay a rental
Of $1,UD,OOO year for thirty yeam
and to spend $5,ON,OOO On the Improve,
ment Of the gas works. The value Of
the plant is estimated ut $40, ,OOO OM
and much opposition to the lease has
been manifested by citizens. The or.
hnance providing for the lease paxzd
the common council hast week and The
upper branch on Tuesday of this week
Mayor Warwick files a message with
his approval. in which he Withhold.
the execution Of the lease until injunc.
tion proceedings brought by the CN.
sem Municipal Association and ind.
vhuAAs, designed to prevent the Coz.
summation Of the leaee, have been re.
tled N court.
The Meeker herald., 1897-11-20

Up to the time Of this writing. the
yellow fever outbreak in cities near
the Gulf of Mexico has been less dis
astrous than on any other occasion OF
the coming OF that plague. The death
rate has been low, and in the larger
cities there has been no panic. 1t
would be Interesting to know how far
this mitigation Of horrors il the result
Of the sensible course pursued by the
authorities and the newspapers. Ap-
parently the precise facts have been
given out each day. with such com
ments as the situation warranted. and
the people have calmly and heroically
faced the danger whereof they knew.
Secrecy might have caused universal
panic; and the panic is one OF the most
nourishing conditions of the plague.
The Meeker herald., 1897-11-20
AMONG THE cn,ms.
Mes. wo-s. .ad Eve. n.s... Ds..s
to Excess.

The most common illnesses among
the Chins are cholera and other bowel
complaints, as is not unnatural. con-;
sidering the climate. their filthy hab-,
its and their voraciousness. says
Chambers Journal. For II the Chias
have one quality which may be count
ed rs y virtue it is hospitality. No
pretext for feast Is allowed to pass
unused, whether 1t be birth. death.
q marriage. q sacrifice. ''the paymen.
of debt. the making Of an agreement.
the slaughter Of an enemy. the shoot
ing Of q deer: and feast "impliea
q drinking bout, sometimes Of many
days duration" They drink . liquor
named "xu," which is made from rice.
millet or Indian corn. 1t II described
as "a most refreshing drink after \
hot march," and is said to pull one
together more quickly than any other
stimulant in times of great fatigue.
Its enects do not appear to b very
deleterious. for the Chin usually lives
to a good age. though habitual
drunkard from childhood. Men. vo,-
men. and even babies at their mother
breasts. all drink: and state Of in
toxication is considered a. creditsble
as 1t is pleasant. No event II complete
without liquor, and nothing II an Of
tense when committed under the in
fiuence of liquor. Not to ply = visitor
with liquor is considered the height
of discourtesy, and the warmth Of .
mans reception is gauged BY the num-
ber Of pots Of liquor broached for
him" Consequently, as may be imag-
ined, a feast is not a very odfiying
spectacle. On the arrival Of the guests
pigs and oxen are slaughtered and
their flesh hacked of and boiled. Dur
ing this process drinking begins. The
guests sit in long rows with their liq-
uor pots between their knees. suck
Ing hard at the tube and talking very
little. When the food is ready, all fall
to. still silently, until. hunger satis-
fed, they revert to drink. Then their
spirits begin to rise. gongs and horns
are produced. and dancing and singing
begin. "As the night wears ON the rev.
elers become hopelessly drunk. Some
sit moodily in corners. some lie with
their faces in the dirt, and others
quarrel and fight with fists"
The Meeker herald., 1897-11-20

Sarah Bernhard refused several
years ago to play in Berlin because
she hated the Germans Now she wants
to play there, but the proper authority
refuses her a license, remarking with
chilling politeness. Il will not be SO
impolite as to permit lady to con-
tradict herself" There is only one
thing to do IL war 10 to be prevented.
The president and the czar must kiss
each other over again, and keep at 1t
until they make the little kaiser Ill.
The Meeker herald., 1897-11-20

Annie Besant discovers that the
women OF this country are too restless.
and that 1t is a natural result Of their
growing superiority to the American
man. Apparently restlessness. In her
view, In an affiiction: but the cure Of
1t, through some process looking to In
feriority. Is not to be thought OF for
a moment. The man must do his
share. He must make 1t the chief OBJ
ject of his life to grow up to her su-
periority, and 1t is melancholy to re-
feet that on the whole he can't do It.
The Meeker herald., 1897-11-20
walter J. Howard of South Bend.

Walter ]. Howard Of South Bend,
Ind, is NO longer . detective. Last
summer he started out on his own
hook to run down" thieves, and after
varied and fruitless experiences In
Council BLUFFS. Superior and Buffalo.
the thieves At hast run him down. The
other night Walter J. was held up In
Chicago and robbed Of his pocketbook
and valise. The only thing Of my
vslue about him overlooked were two
aolA Allsd testh. Mr.. Howard says the
eriminal classss win hsnesforth have
fun sway-for all of him. He has re-
turned to South Bead.
The Meeker herald., 1897-11-20

Even the snail will turn. We refer
especially to the Philadelphia Ledger.
which says New Workers have become
accustomed to sitting two or three
hours in the Broadway cable cars.
waiting for the cable to start up
again.
The Meeker herald., 1897-11-20
Substitute. for 1n4,. Rubs.r.

Combinations Of linseed. peanut,
rape or mustard oil with sulphur form
rubber-like substances which are said
to be largely used In the manufacture
OF india-rubber compounds. Pure. un-
vulcanized india-rubber will ffoat,
nearly submerged. in water, while the
oil substitutes. being slightly heavier
in proportion to their bulk. sink.
The Meeker herald., 1897-11-20

The Santa Claus method Of transpor-
tation will go very well with presents
of provender for the ice-locked Klon-
dikers.
The Meeker herald., 1897-11-20

Russell Sage denies that he has been
invited by the president to organize an
opposition pool to buy in the Union
Pacific. When there are few millions
to be made Russell Is not = stickler
for etiquette.
The Meeker herald., 1897-11-20

Gen. Miles report shows that he has
picked up considerable information
about the American army since he re-
turned from abroad.
The Meeker herald., 1897-11-20

There was nothing in the fervor with
which the Christians and Friends COM
mingled in = joint service in Indian
apolis to indicate that they were spirit
ual brethren.
The Meeker herald., 1897-11-20

Go northwest, hungry man. and have
your meals brought to you by rein
dsers.
The Meeker herald., 1897-11-20

strongly impressed the dlp1emat tit
corps, who believe II y directed
aeatnst the plans to reorsansse the
Turkish navy.
The Meeker herald., 1897-11-20
Hl. s,rnon, Zoo s.ro.s.

Rev. Archimedes Colbert. pastor OF
church at Mile Run, Ohio. has
preached some sermons 80 strong that
he made many enemies. Monday night
he was shot from ambush and will
die.
The Meeker herald., 1897-11-20

Frances f. Willard will try to
raise S:'OO.OOO to purchase the bonds of
the w. G. I. U. Temple in Chicago.
The Meeker herald., 1897-11-20

The Luetgert trial cost Cook county
nearly $4,000.
The Meeker herald., 1897-11-20
MINE FIRE AT ASPEN.
MAY HAVE SERIOUS RESULTS.

Ttnbsss In the smuggler EsaSnlag-Dsabs-
fsl n the Fire Can BE E1tingahshsd
without Flooding all the Othsr mig
Mlnss.
The Meeker herald., 1897-11-20

11ood'e Pms cure indigestion. bIliousnsss.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-02-06
An ISLAND COMMISSION
WILL BE SENT TO
WASHINGTON IF NECESSARY.
The Matter Has Been Carefully Con-
sidered by the Government-iThe EX-
ecutive Are Willing to Assist.

1t is quite within the range of pos
sibility that commission will be sent
from the Islands to Washington to as
sist in the campaign for annexation.
The matter has been given most care
full consideration by the Executive and
while nothing definite has been decid-
ed on, the Government is quite willing
to do its share in the premises. Should
circumstances arise making such a
procedure necessary, a commission
will be selected and despatched to the
American capital.
Minister Smith, in discussing the
probability of such action on the part
of the Government, said the Hawaiian
Legation at Washington has not asked
for assistance toward securing annex
alton, but if such a request should
come from Minister Hatch, it would be
acted upon without delay. He ex-
pressed the belief that everything pos
sible was being done by the Hawaiian
representatives abroad toward paving
the way for closer union with the
United States. Then again the pres
ence of Mr.. Thurston in the States
you'd, no doubt, be the means of much
good in the direction sought. The
Minister concluded his remarks by
saying that the Government would be
equal to the occasion if an emergency
arose calling for the services of a com
mission to go to Washington, and that
prompt action would be taken toward
that end.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-02-06
CHRISTIAN FEDERATION
GRAND SECRETARY MOTT AR
RIvES THIS MORNING.
An Active Member of the International
Committee of the Y. NJ. c. A.-Tour
of the World-Nlay Lecture Here.

j. r. Mott, general secretary of the
Worlds Student Christian Federation
and an active member of the Iuterna-
tional Committee of the Young MEMS
Christian Association, arrived on the
steamship Doric this morning, and will
remain several days in the city. He is
accompanied by his wife. Mr.. Mott is
just completing a tour of the world
in the interests of the Student Fedora
ton, which has consumed nearly two
years of his time He has travelled
through fifteen countries in Europe,
India, Austral Asia and Asia, visiting
all colleges and universities and or
ganizng 100 college and five national
organizations.
Mr.. Mott has been engaged N the
college Y. NJ. C. A. work for nearly ten
years, taking it up Immediately after
he was graduated from Cornell univer-
sity. His first labors were in the
United States and during that period
the organization of American colleges
the first National organization in ex-
istence-was perfected. with a roll of
500 college societies in the United
| States and Canada. Later Mr.. Mott
made three tours of Europe, organiz-
! ing the National societies there and
doing much good work in the colleges
and universities. Through his earnest
endeavor every college and university
of any consequence in the world is rep
resented in the Worlds Christian Stud
ent Federation. The Federation now
has 500 societies. with total member
ship of $4,000 students. 1t is now the
largest student organization in the
world.
Mr.. Mott started on his present tour
from New York in the early summer
of 1895, first visiting Europe. then
passing over into Africa and thence to
Asia. He spent three months in India,
holding six conventions there in diff
ferent large cities and organizing
twenty five college associations. He
found five organizations in Japan, and
organized twenty-five more, forming
them into national society. In China
he organized all but four of the thirty
societies which now make up the ma
tional body there, and in Aust1al Asia
twenty societies were added to the five
already in existence.
Mr.. Mott will remain in Honolulu at
least one week. During that time he
will visit the colleges and schools cf
the Islands, and organize so"ieti 's
wherever practicable. Although his
special work is among students he Will
visit the local y. NJ. c. \. and probably
= speak one or more times before that
body. Mr.. Mott is a young man of
great personal magnetism, and fine
lecturer.