The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-16
WHITNEY'S WEEKLY
BUDGET OF NEWS
A RuMoR THAT JOSEPH KUHN
WAS MURDERED.
Binghamton Mans Remarkable Es-
ape--Mrc. McCoy's Fatal Mistake.
Bolt Of the Susquehanna Journal.
Did Not Know Her Father.

Special Correspondence OF The Tribune.
SupsquehannG, AuE, 1s.-There IS a
ficctlng runior. which lacks official con-
firinat'on, thas Joseon kuhn, late nt
Lanesboro, whose msngled remains
were recently found by the side of the
Erie railroad tracks at Windsor Cross
ing, was murdered by two negro
tramps, who threw him from n freight
train.
It was supposed that Kuhn fell from
the train while asleep. The rumor has
1t that one of the tramps, who is
Jersey City hospital, suffering from
a bayonct wound made by Kuhn, who
was a soldier in the American Spanish
war, has confessed TO having hurled
Kuhn off car. II is said that the
authorities will investigate the report.
SEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RE
CEIVED.
The manager of the coming street
fair IN SusQuehanna are looking for Il
couple who will be publicly married
on Sent 6. A housekeeping outfit Is
the bribe offered the pair. Our good
friend Whitney should move lively now
and hunt up a partner Chances like
this do not present themselves every
day, ana delays are dangerous.-F'orest
City News.
THEY ROBBED a KLONDIKER.
Two years ago a Binghamton man
left home to seek his fortune among
the frozen Businesses of the Klondlke
country. After working hard and eli
during the privations incident TO eX+
istenCc in that far-away section he
succeeded in amassing the magnificent
sum Of twenty-five cents. He started
for home walking hundreds of miles,
working his passage on a steamer,
beating his way on freight trains and
calling ut back doors of residences.
Arriving in OwegO a few nights ago,
almost within sight of his OWE chimney
tramps robbed him of his twenty-five
cents and threw him from the freight
train.
Being a Binghamton man, he landed
upon his cheek and escaped injury. He
completed his Journey on foot. Not
withstanding the loss of his wealth, his
family received him joyfully and killed
q fatted calf. He still has hopes Of being
very wealthy. He is learning the
plumbing business.
A FATAL MISTAKE.
ON Saturday afternoon Mrs. William
II. Mccoy, wife of the proprietor Of the
Central House. Erie avenue. purchased
a small quantity Of strychnine, at a
drug store, to kill rats. Having a
severe headache. she took what she
supposed to be a headache powder. 1t
proved to be the poison. Medical aid
was summoned, but she died in about
one and one-half hours after taking
the poison. She was an estimable wo-
man. and her sad and untimely death
Is deeply regretted by a large circle of
relatives and friends. Mr.. and Mrs.
Mccoy had been married but one and
one-half years. The funeral was largely
attended from st. Johns Catholic
church on Monday morning. when re-
QUEEN high mass was celebrated. The
/. C.. b. A attended in a body. The
interment was made in Laurel Hill
cemetery.
THE NEWS RECORD
The Susquehanna Journal, a Repub-
lican newspaper, bolts the nomination
of Samuel $. Wright, of Montrose, as
register and recorder of Susquehanna
county for fifth term.
There will be a boat race at River
side Park, LanesbOro. Friday next, for
$l5 prize.
The county commissioners on Friday
evening last decided to build an iron
and steel bridge. over Drinker creek
on Main street, in this place. The esti-
mated cost is $500.
The funeral of the late John Con-
nors took place and was largely at
tended from st. Johns Catholic church
on Saturday morning. Requiem high
mass was celebrated. The c. B. L.
attended in d 0ody The remains were
inferred III Laurel Ilill cemetery.
Sixteen carloads If iron wrcckage
from tho trains recently wrecked near
LackHWaNCn, have arrived here. A
carload of scrap iron from the cafc car
~as sent 20 Buffalo.
IN SCSQuEHANNA COUNTY.
Charles 81. Shc!p, esa,, Of New Mil,
ford, III a Democratic candidate for
register and recorder
Richard Brush, o: Oakland township
is II Democratic candidate for sheriff
The prinCiNIls of tie graded schools
Of Susquehauna county met al the resi-,
dtTcc OF George Srpurns in Hartford
on Friday !as'
The Eenuct,-Cuon family reunion vii
/" held in Carpenters Cirove. Union.
dale, August -,
The LOWS flmiIy reunion will hr
held ct tho residence Of Henry Cole
man, Yves. Lemon, IN Thursday, Aug
u.
Tho second ;.avrY ren,aon will h,
held m the "li homestead At iGlkdalc
Scpt g.
DIDN'T KNOW HER FATHER.
IN Laneshnro, r man wss engaged il
repairing a piece of sidewalk. with {
dinner bucket beside him, when hi!
daughter. attired in her hest Sunda,
clothes, "assed with n young man
The girl AcGdod her head. and aftc
they had passed, the father heard tn,
young man ask who "that old duffer'
was.
Il can't recall his name" the gir
replied "IIc is the man mother al
ways gets to cut the wood and clear
In" yard"
WHOLLY UNPREMEDITATED.
"pill" do you think women ought &
-sa,,l:c?"
g.. "Ncl. she couldn't look much uglIe
sthrn G.o does chewing gum"
'wh,y srcw in beauty. aide by side,
lacy Cllcd one horse with gloom
q. 'lr the black eyes papa got
HoH mamma swung the broom.
--Tennyson.
lU4I'lg hj the unusually large mum
s,e" o. people WHO nave been drowne
dGr;ng the past month II would b
Nc.. fur oil who wish to go bathing I