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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-06
LADIES' and Gents
UNDERWEAR

At the following quotations equality con-
sideredD are the lowest ever recorded at
the opening of q season. "A decided
change, an agreeable surprise, when you
can buy WOOL garments at the price you
formerly paid for Cotton.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-06
At 70 Cents
At 40 Cents

Ladies' fine Natural Wool Vests and
Pants. Guaranteed 60 per cent. wool, per-
feet fitting. trimmed with silk, pearl but
tons. Good value at 75c.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-06

100 dozen Mems Natural Wool Shirts
and Drawers, all sizes, from "a to "A
inches. Guaranteed 60 per cent. wool.
Pearl Buttons; elegantly trimmed. The
greatest value offered to the trade, actu-
ally worth 75c.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-27

The British steamer Mobile, from
New York for London, lost go head OF
cattle and nine horses on the voyage
during a storm.
The German ship Baltimore, Caps.
Hillman, from London for New York,
sprung a leak and foundered at sea and
all of her crew excepting one man were
lost.
1t is reported that DR.. Zertucha, who
was Gen. Antonio Maceo's physician
and accompanied him at the time the
insurgent leader met his death. has
been assaSsinated.
Col. Vassos, the commander in chief
of the Greek army of occupation in
Crete, in the name of King George, is
establishing there a system of admins
tration.
Since the outbreak of the plague
there have been 6,S53 cases and SAT-
deaths from the disease in Bombay and
in the entire presidency 9,911 cases and
5000 deaths.
Advices from Havana say that the
opinion is generally prevalent in Cuba
that the proposed reforms in the island
will have absolutely no influence upon
the Cuban war.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-27
FOREIGN,

1t is reported that the powers have
addressed a note to Greece demanding
the withdrawal of her naval and mill
tary forces from the island of Crete
within 4S hours, and that the Grecian
officers replied that they would main
tain their present position.
The private bank known as the Gar
rick Financial company at Midway,
Ont, suspended with liabilities of $685.
900.
The dowager czarina of Russia has
wired the king of Greece, promising to
DO everything in her power to help him.
Another body of Greek troops landed
at Platania and the occupation of the
island by Greece is said to be inevita-
bic. The Turkish officials have decided
to leave the pacification Of the island
Of Crete in the hands of the powers.
The powers have taken action in
Crete, troops having been landed from
the war ships of five nations to protect
Canea. The Greek forces also landed
and threatened to attack the Turks.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-27
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL,

Miss Susan B. Anthony celebrated the
18th anniversary of her birth at her
home in Rochester. n. Y.
William P. st. John, ex-presideDt of
the Mercantile national bank and treas
urer of the democratic national COM
mittee, died at his home in New York,
aged so years.
Senator Sherman is authority for the
statement that his first assistant Sec
rotary of state will be ex-Congressman
Bethany Storer.
Rev. John n. Murdoch, D. D., IL. D.,
honorary secretary of the American
Baptist Missionary union, died at Cliff
ton Springs, n. Y.
Rear Admiral Edmund r. Calhoun
iretired) died at his residence in Wash
ington of heart failure, aged rs years.
The Michigan democratic. populist
and free silver state conventions met in
Grand Rapids and nominated a fusion
ticket as follows: Justice of the su-
preme court, George L. Yaple tdem.);
regents of the university. Stanley II.
Parkhill (silver rep.), and Thorn Ru-
pert (pop.).
Gen. Alfred P~leasanton, one of the
most distinguished cavalry command
ers of the late war, died at his home in
Washington, aged 10 years.
James H. Kyle was reelected United
States senator from South Dakota.
Gen. John C. Robinson, a wal veteran,
died in Binghamton. N. Y, aged so
years. In 1872 he was elected lieutenant
governor Of the state.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-27
The News Condensed.
important Intelligence From All Parts.
CONGRESSIONAL
The Proceedings of the Second Session.

The Proceedings of the Second Session.
In the senate on the 18th the bankruptcy
bill was read at length, the conference re-
port on the legislative, executive and judi
cial appropriation bill was agreed to, a
further conference on the agricultural ap-
preparation bill was directed and q pension
bills were passed....In the house the
sundry civil appropriation bill G5O,644, 74S)
was passed and the senate amendments to
the diplomatic and consular appropriation
bills were concurred in. In the contested
election case of Benoit versus Boatner,
from Louisiana, the latter's title to his seat
was confirmed.
Senator Chandler IN. H. spoke for three
hours in the senate on the 18th in advocacy
of bimetallism. The bankruptcy bill was
discussed, but no action was taken.-..In the
house a bill was passed to define the juris-
diction of United States courts in cases for
infringement of letters patent, and the rest
of the day was devoted to the consideration
of private pension bills, about % of them
being passed
The immigration bill now goes to the pres
ident, the last legislative step having been
taken in the senate on the 18th by an agree
ment to the conference report on the bill.
A favorable report was made on the bill
to prevent conspiracies to blacklist. The
credentials of Senator Morrill, (rep-, Nt) for
his sixth senatorial term from the 4th OF
March next were placed on nle...-ln the
house the conference report on the legis-
IatIye. executive and judicial appropriation
bill was adopted.
In the senate on the 18th the bill to extend
the use of the mail service, providing for
using a patent postal card and envelope
with coupons attached, was passed, and
the arbitration bill was further discussed.
In the house the general deficiency bill
Css,4 Ss, $50 was reported. In the case of
$500 I-n-Inn frnnl tho TFnFI
district of Kentucky, Hopkins, the repub-
ucan contestant, was seated.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-27
THE FOLK.

Andrew Lang's hobby is fishing, but
in the humaneness of his heart he al
ways throws back into the water all he
catches.
A new story by Anthony Hope is soon
to be published seriaIly. 1t is of social
and not historical character and the
bicycle rage is one of its chief topics.
Ibsen has written a new play called
John Gabriel Borkman" and William
Archer, the English critic, is sitting up
rights translating it. The play will be
rut into the hands Of English readers
soma time this month
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-27
AN MESSAGE.

Gov. Stephens Urges the House to Pass
the University Bil-Debate In the House
on the Measure.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Feb. 19.-Gov.
Stephens sent a special message to the
house of representatives yesterday,
urging the passage of the state uni
versity endowment bill. The governor
pointed out by reference to the audi
tors report that receipts of the state
revenue fund for 1897 and 1898 would
be 81, 500, 600, and estimates of appro-
priations from the state revenue fund
81. $50. 9O7. The latter amount covers
ordinary appropriations, and the gov.
ernor said other appropriations would
call for some hundreds of thousands
of dollars. The governor said these
figures confronted his administration
with a probable deficit of 100000 for
the first two years He then said:
1.-The bill now before you, l believe,
is more practicable, and l hope will
receive favorable action at your hands
if you find its provisions satisfactory.
1t practically follows the precedent Of
the act of March 30, 1891, and again
the act of the last general assembly,
whereby the university was endowed
by the issue of certificates of indebt-
edness SO called, semi-anpual interest
on which was to go to the support OF
the university.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-27

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Feb. 19.-There
was a spirited debate yesterday on
Senator Anderson's bill, now in the
house, to provide an endowment fund
of So, OOO, 900 in the shape of q
certificate Of ebtedness, from
which the state university would
have a regular income of $780,
OOO a year. Representative Bohart, of
Clinton, made a strong speech in favor
of it, and Speaker Farris left the chair
to speak in its support. They were
followed by Representatives Rebo and
Piper. 1t is generally admitted, how
ever, that the speeches against it were
the stronger. Representative White.
cotton made a terrific onslaught
upon the bill. arguing that it was
clearly unconstitutional. since it pro-
posed to create a public debt of So, OOO,-
600 without giving an equivalent. His
speech made a profound impression,
and he was aided in a masterful way
by Representatives Myers, of Bolinger,
Aydelott, Hendrickson and Tribble.
A motion to print 500 copies of the
governors message on the subject was
defeated by a vote of 81 to g..
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-27
the university

"Under present conditions the reye-
nue. of the university, from endow-
ments, from the United States treas
ury known as the Morrill, fund.- and
from fees and rents, amounts to about
SlO2, 900 per year.
"a most admirable consequence OF
the passage of this bill will be found
in the opportunity afforded for better
caring for the other state institutions.
1t must be evident without argument
hat to support the university by
means of an endowment, as proposed,
must result in larger and more nearly
adequate appropriations for other
notwithstanding interests. 1t fol-
lows that an endowment directly in
the interest of the state institution
will be indirectly in the interest of all.
"Some of you may find it difficult to
reconcile the issue of what is known as
"a certificate of debtedness" with
the provisions of the constitution for
bidding the creation of a debt and
with u naturally proper aversion to
mourning debt. The issuance of the
proposed certificate is in no just sense
the creation of a debt. A debt neces-
sarily implies an obligation. whose pay.
ment is liable to be exacted at some
future time. The certificate, which
is to be on-negotiable and nom
transferable, is to be held by
the state perpetually in trust
for the benefit of the seminary fund.
Its payment is not contemplated either
by the state, which issues it, or by the
seminary fund, in whose favor it is is
sued. 1t is simply a written instru.
ment to be issued and held by the
state, which furnishes a legal basis
for an annual interest charge, payable
out of the interest fund, instead of
the general revenue fund of the
state"
In closing he said: I'm order to en-
courage the deserving young men and
women of the state in obtaining 4 lib.
eral education, l respectfully recon-
mend that the bill be so amended as to
provide that, after the expiration Of
the present scholastic year, in June,
1897, no tuition or entrance fees be
charged in the College of Agriculture
or in the academic departments"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-27

Joseph A. Morley was murdered
neal his home, in Laclede county, while
out feeding his stock.
His was found next morning bY his nephew.
Mitten Gentry. He had been shot twice and
his brains beaten out with a club. He was an
inofensive citizen, about 80. unmarried and
lived with his parents.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-27
AN FIRE.
Burning of the Lake Shore & Michigan
Southern Elevator at Toledo, D.

Burning of the Lake Shore & Michigan
Southern Elevator at Toledo. o.
TOLEDO, O., Feb. Clone of the most
expensive fires that has visited Toledo
in the past two years was the burning
of the Lake Shore & Michigan South
ern railway elevator. The fire broke
out at 1920 Friday night. According
to the best figures obtainable, there
was ESQ. 900 bushels of wheat stored in
the elevator, and about 60 a loads
which were unloaded, making 325,0 0
bushels. The loss on elevator and
grain will aggregate sS55,OOO. The
grain was fully insured at the market
value, while the elevator was insured
for rs per cent. of its value.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-27
Rich and Bsgged from His Neighbors.
Mike GoIden's Escape.

Mike Golden fell through an eleva-
tor shaft in ST. Louis, so feet, and es-
capped without serious injury.
When reached by those who witnessed and
heard the fall, Golden was sitting up, rubbing
his leg, and remarked: THAT fool engineer
might have killed me-" With this he got IN
and made for that badly Enlightened individual,
who had left the shaft open. and gave him a
urra loSbinr
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-27
His Wound Proved Fatal.

CHICAGO, Feb. 19.-George ". Adams
who shot himself Wednesday night in
the offices of the National Linseed Oil
Co., where he was employed as a clerk,
died at the Englewood Union hospi.
tails. Adams was once a wealthy board
of trade operator.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-27
Drought Sufferers in Missouri,


Col. A. S. Prather, representative in
the legislature from fancy county, is
quoted as follows by the st. Louis
Globe Democrat:
For the past two seasons a section OF cOun-
try beginning at the Mississippi river and en-
bracing the northern frontier OF counties in
Arkansas and southern Missouri. as far north
as Christian county. including Howell, Doug
las, Ozark, fancy, Stone, Barry and counties
to the west, have suffered from a
severe drought The corn crop was al
most a complete failure, while other
crops were seriously injured. The potato crop
In fancy county was less than 500 bushels last
year. The fruit crop was an entire failure
There is not enough corn in fancy county to
bread the people. The emigration to fancy
county from the MISREPRESENTATION regions Of
Nebraska and Kansas has been large. Farm
ers took homesteads in the land Of the Big Red
Apple to recuperate their fortunes and to
make homes for themselves without the
appendage of a mortgage. These people
and many others are now in n destitute cOndi-
tiOn and must suffer IL immediate aid is not
given. Several petitions to the governor ask
ing him to do something were sent to me as
their representative. They were referred TO
the governor, and he has indicated that he will
call the attention OF the legislature to this
matter in 4 special message. l have intro
duced a bill appropriating 5000 for the relief
OF fancy county, which is now before the COM
mittee on appropriations"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-27
Hunt to Hang March &c.

A motion for a new trial in the case
of John Hunt, who murdered his
daughter at Columbia last fall, was
overruled in the Boone county circuit
court. The day for his execution was
fixed for March &c. This will be the
first legal execution in Columbia for
40 wears.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-27

GALVESTON, Tex, Feb. 19.-The
street car strike was adjusted on the
following basis: Men in the employ of
the company one year or longer are to
receive Is cents an hour, and those in
the employ of the company six months
IA cents an hour.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-27
The BrookIyn.s Omcers Exonerated

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-the findings
of the court of inquiry appointed to
investigate the circumstances under
which the cruiser Brooklyn recently
ran aground in the Delaware river,
has submitted its findings to the navy
department, which completely ex-
operates all the officers concerned.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-27
Good Roads Convention.

The annual convention of the Mis-
souri, Roads Improvement association
to be held February 1924 in jefferson
City promises to be largely attended.
Members OF the county courts. county survey
ors, mayors Of towns and cities. street commits
sioners, or representatives, and many otners,in-
terested in road Improvement, will attend. Spe-
cial attention will be given to the bill before the
legislature creating a state highway commits
sion. wide Tires Road Improvement
Fund, Location Of Roads" and other sub
iects will be discussed.
Railroad rate OF one and one-third for round
trip on certificate plan, also hotel rate OF sl.50
per day. have been secured.
LEVI C~HUBBUCK, Secretary.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-27
More Determined Than Ever.

CHICAGO, Feb. 1.-THE lockout and
striking tanners and curriers' ara
more determined than eve to resist
the order of the Leether Manufactur-
ers' association that wages should b.
reduced.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-27
stephens College, Columbia.

An important meeting was held re-
.ently by the directors of Stephens
college, Columbia.
1t was announced at the close OF the meeting
that the proposed addition to the college build
ing is assured. About 81 900 moro was re-
quired to complete the improvements. A propo-
sition was made by Z. W. Stephens, of Column
bia. to donate s. 900 on condition that the board
raise the additional 5000. The proposition
was accepted, and President s. F. Taylor and
others will take the field to raise the amount.
Most of the amount will be raised by the sale
Of scholarships. There is now no doubt but
the new chapel will be completed in time for
the commencement exercises.
Rich and BsgGed from His Neighbors.
John William Ohms, a st. Louis re-
cluse and miser who died recently,
left more money han was generally
supposed.
So far sc. 900 have been found about the
premises. The money will go to his brothers.
The miser lived in a ten-rOOm house, only two
rooms of which he occupied, however, and
these were a rocking mass OF filth and vermin.
He denied himself even the slightest luxury,
and begged a nickel from his poor neigEborS
with which to buy bread.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-27

Miss Victoria Conkling Whitney, of
st. Louis, has been admitted to prac-
tice before the supreme court. She is
the third woman admittrd to practice
before that tribunal.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-27
English Reinstated.

George II. English, the fooI-ball
player, has been reinstated at the state
university. He was suspended On ae-
count Of the Mexican tour.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-27

Col. William F. Pifer, aged rs, a SOL
der under Gen. Lee in Virginia, died
at his home in Marshall. He was seri-
ously wounded at the battle of the
Wilderness, and was left on the field
for dead.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-27
Duestrow's a

Physicians who held that Duestrow,
the st. Louis wife and child murderer,
was insane assert that the braip
showed that it was diseased.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-27
Tho Atwater Murderers.

Cotton" Schmidt, white, and Sam
Foster, colored, were hanged at Clay
ton, ST. Louis county, for the murder
of Bertram Atwater, a Chicago artist.
Evening star., 1897-01-23
COLD WAVE.
Travelling This Way From Northern
Montana.

HOntun0.
There is severe cold wave prevailing in
northern Montana, which may reach this
city in about thirty-six hours. In that re-
gion the temperature at o'clock this morn
ing was 36 degrees below zero, with the
wind blowing from 25 to - miles an iorI
There was considerable snow, which was
working toward the southeast.
The weather conditions this morning
were somewhat similar to those prevailing
during the blizzard of 1895 At that time
there was not only an extreme cold wave
in Ne region Of Northern Montana, but
there was falling barometer in Texas
which condition. to lesser extent than in
1895, is prevailing today.
The indications are that there will be
fall of snow i'll the region OF Mary.ani,
Virginia and the District of Columbia by
tomorrow night and there is possibility
that the low Thermometer and the falling
barometer in Texas will combine, as it
cid in 1885. to produce extremely severe
weather in Washington. The cold wave
at s O'Clock this morning had reached Chi
cago, where the thermometer was at zero
and where the snow was falling 1t had
also gotten as far south and east as In
dianapolis and Detroit.
Evening star., 1897-01-23
Washington stoek Exch,ue.

Sales-regular caIl-I2 O'Clock m-Ekinrt.o
10 at go. Metropolitan Railroad. 8 at Go7 Paeu.
matte Gun CurTfage. loo 20 cents: 100 an AZ
cents fSnstoa Manotype 70 q at at sss s % b al at g. =
~ at 81. After call Pneumatic Gun Carriage,
.oo AZ - cents: 100 Mt az cents Lanston MeBo-
District Of Columbia Bcnds-oo-vcar fund s. 1as
IS lsoi. earreney. iie bid Water stock H. i%
currency, ll0 bid 3.65s, funding currency, Io7L
Miscellaneous Bonds. Metropolitan Railroad ..s
los bid Metropolitan Railroad cony. es. ii0 hid
Indebtedness. l2s bid, rs asked Bell Railroad ID
% bid. 80 asked. Eckington Railroad O.. IS bid
asked washington Gas Company ds. series pa iis iis
bid Washington Gas Company 6s. series b, m.
hid American Security and Trust IS, +. and A.,
,eo bid bid IA Amersan seeariy and Trust a and
,o7 ,o s sid W.shinstsn Market Company est. 6.
Washington Light Infantry LIST 6s, rs hid
IA National Bank stocks Of WASHINGTON. 2so
asked Farmers and Meehanics'. 10 hid. i'd second
ISo BID, - asked. citisrns', li5 bid Columbia.
i bid lIs asked ~ Trsde S s q I'D %ess ,ee a.EaS a$.
Lincoln 1o2 bid. los asked Ohio, 30 bid. ss
Safe Deposit and Trust Companies National safe
Deposit and Trust ia bid. Washington Loan anl
% Is ASKED asked %s.snstss ss'ssis sais rs D
nS GsEssd ~ sss., sss T.s.io. g cmy.ry sss
asked. Columbia. IS bid
Gas aud Electric Light Stocks -washngfon Gas
.4SH bid, IS asked. GeorYefown Gas, A. hid. U.
- Electric Light, 70 lid. ri asked.
Insurance &oeks. Piremen's. 20 asked Prank
ling, 81 bid. Metropolitan, ~ hid. Corcornn s.
hid. Potomac. 67h bid. Arlington Ie5 bid. iN
asked German American. 1s0 bid NatIoes.
Cnioes 3 bid - nked- Columbia, 1lE hid. IL
asked. Riggs, ~ bid, 81 asked. Peoples 81
bid: asked as Lincoln s,s bid. 81 asked Com
bid. t06 asked. Col,Inbia Title, &E hid. asked
Washington Title. n.ked District Title. 0
Telephone Stocks.-Pennsylvansa rs bid Csesa-
peake and Potomac. IS bA 90 sxked. Americas
Graphopho0e. w bsd. ~ asked American Graph
ephoee. preferred. i0H bid. Il asksd- Pneanatie
Gun Carriage. Al bid ~ ssked.
Miscellaneeus St0cks. - Mergentllaler Linot,I,e
iSSx bid. 11&& asked. Lapston Ms0otype. 6E
BID. q aske1- WaM1lgtcn Market. 10 bid Great
Fhta Ice. af6 biA, III asked. Earfoik asa Wash
iastee sesessot - ssked. IA.roin, Hall, y
TEX DIV.