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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-18

ly announce that they are candidates for
hymeneal honors. Some Of these aspir-
ants to matrimony so patiently awaiting
a choosing are quite pretty and have in
telligent faces; but those of Mongol caste
must needs linSer long for a partner if
personal beauty enters into the question
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NO RESPONSE.

Unfortunately the fiat house at 60
East Eighty-seventh street is inhabited
by several trillers of the chromatic
scale. Hence the obs and abs of Miss
Boyd reused no response. There was
nothing to do but sally forth into the
hallway and get somebody from the ad-
joining fiat. She wished she knew who
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-18
DISGUISED DANGER.

Hunters sometimes hide themselves in
the disguise Of COW, and thus make their
way into the very midst Of the most eau
tious game. The mode of ,A~
operation is shown in the - "
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-18

KNOWING.-Jesus next furnishes
the basis or proof of the statement that
He is a good true shepherd and not
hireling. that His conduct is governed
not by love for wages but by love for
men whom He would save. That proof
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-18

EXPLAIN1NG.-Wha Jesus said in
this parable was plain enough, but
what He intended to teach, what les
son He would convey, none of His hear
ers knew (verse s.. That was not sur
prislng. Indeed, it was His plan to
awaken curiosity first by reciting some
thing very familiar and then to ex-
plain and apply, concealing the sense
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-24
CUBANS WOULD
FIGHT UNITED STATES
Senior Hernandez Warns Ameri-
cans Not to Deceive His Nation
or War VIII Result

Havana, Dec 23.-At the banquet
given in honor of Senior Horatio Ru-
bens. Gualberto Gomez said that Senior
Rubens was one of the most loyal and
energetic fellow workers of Marti, and
that it was due to him that the revo-
lutionary party were able to carry on
their work in the United States. Senior
Hernandez said the Cubans had not,
like the Americans. obtained independ-
ence by their own unaided arms. The
Americans had helped the Cubans, and
he declared the latter were not suspi-
cious but if the Cubans should find
that their hopes were not to be real
lied, their desperation would prompt
them to a suicidal contest a thousand
times preferable to shame.
Three of the custom house appraisers
arrested on charge of fraud, have been
set at liberty, conditionally, by order
of Collector Bliss. Six others charged
with receiving brides and Of fraudulent
practices, are now held at the disposi-
ton of the court. Mr.. Bliss believes
he has sufficient evidence to warrant
the step he is taking, and expresses the
opinion that within the next few days
all the guilty persons will be lodged in
Jail Gen. Brooke left at noon for
Florida receiving a major general S
salute as the steamer left the harbor.
A squadron of the Seventh cavalry and
two batteries of artillery escorted the
general to the wharf All the cere-
monies were purely military.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-24
IN SELF DEFENCE
Evidence Favorable to Lizzie
Morse Who Shot Perry When
Attacked
STAPPEN HELD FOR
GRAND JURY
Story of Thursdays NatiCk Trag-
edy Thoroughly Rehearsed
in Court

Natick, Dec. 23.-Arnold Stappen, the
companion of Louis A. Perry, who was
shot and killed by Miss Lizzie Morse.
on Thursday. after hearing in the
local court today, was held in $2500 for
the grand jury for participation in the
affair. The hearing lasted the entire
day, and the exciting scenes around and
in the Morse homestead were thorough
ly rehearsed.
Trial Justice Mulligan presided and
Stappen was represented by counsel.
Considerable interest conferred in the
testimony of Miss Lizzie Morse. She
said in substance that Perry and Step
pen met her sister, Electa, outside the
house and followed her to the door,
which she shut in their faces. They
demanded admission and upon being re-
fused smashed in the windows and
pounded the doors. Finally Perry eff
fected an entrance, and rushing to-
wards Electa, felled her to the floor.
Perry then sprang at the witness
Uizzie), but her two brothers came to
her rescue and attempted to take Perry
away, but he returned to his attack and
maltreated the witness severely. The
witness said that finally she was in fear
of her life and raised an old 22-calibre
revolver, with which she had armed
herself earlier in the affray and fired
four or five shots. Perry exclaimed,
you have shot me-" and rising, ran
from the front entry, through the front
room, leaped upon the piano and
through the window Then Stappen,
who was outside, spoke to Perry, who
replied to the effect that he had been
shot asking Stappen to "enter the
house and kill all the women"
Electa Morse, the elder sister testified
substantially as did her sister. She fur
Their added that Perry attempted a
criminal assault on Lizzie, who dis
charged the revolver in self-defence.
Perry went out through window, and,
after speaking to Stappen, died.
The revolver used by Lizzie Morse, to-
gether with a number of stones, were
admitted as evidence. The brothers,
Warren and Rufus, also testified
The government rested with the evil
dence already introduced, and Stappen
was put on the stand by his lawyer, Mr..
Bancroft, to speak in his own behalf.
Stappen said that he and Perry went
to the house and Perry made several at
tempts to enter. Finally he did enter,
although the witness tried to make him
desist and go away. Perry finally was
shot and died. Stappan's story was brief
and at the end Mr. Bancroft made a
short plea. Judge Mulligar said that it
was a case for the grand jury and
placed bail at $500. Stappan failed to
get this amount and was taken to the
lcckup for the time being
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-24
cole ARRESTED
EX-PreSident of Globe National
Bank Located in Los Angeles,
California
DOES NOT SEEK TO
AVOID A WARRANT
Two Worcester Banks Own
Stock and Will Have to Make
1t Good

Los Angeles, Cal, Dec. 23.-Charles
H. Cole, formerly president of the
Globe National bank of Boston, is I'M
der federal surveillance at hotel in
this CITY, Mr. Cole is charged in a
complaint made today by the Boston
authorities, with appropriation and EN-
bezzlement of 100000, on four counts.
Yesterday United States District At
torney Flint received a letter from the
United States district attorney at Bos-
ton, asking that Cole be taken into Gus
tody upon the charge of misappro-
priating funds of the Globe bank.
A United States marshal proceeded to
the hotel where the Cole family were
stopping and learned that Mr.. Cole had
gone to Rendondo.
Mr.. Coles son accompanied Osborne
to his fathers stopping place at Rem
dondo, where Mr. Cole was informed
that the Boston authorities had re-
queSted his detention. Mr.. Cole agreed
to return to Los Angeles, and dis
claimed any intention or desire to es-
cape. He stated that the family visited
California for the benefit of Mrs. Cole
health. He assured the officer that he
would make no endeavor to avoid the
service of a warrant.
Later, Mr.. Cole stated that during his
long incumbency as president of the
Globe National bank there had been
overloans but these he had made good
from his personal property, and this he
could demonstrate He intended to re-
turn in Justice to himself to answer
all charges and disprove or explain
them. This was substantially all that
the banker would say concerning the
case. He has secured legal advice to
safeguard his interests. Mr.. Coles son
seemed astonished at the accusation
and declared that he knew nothing
concerning his fathers affairs and was
not authorized to speak for him, say
ing that the only foundation he could
offer for the bringing of his father
into the case was that the securities
he had advanced upon had been rem
dered insufficient by reason of stock
fluctuations. He said that his father
owned copper mines in Utah. No war
rant has been served by the local
United States officials. After his first
statement regarding the arrest and his
connection with the Globe National
bank, Mr.. Cole refused to be inter
viewed and spent the day in his apart
ments.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-24
STOCKHOLDERS WILL SUFFER
But Depositors viii Be Paid in
Full, 1t is Said

Boston. Dec. 23.AThe trend of af-
fairs connected with the closing of the
Globe national bank in this city, for
the first time developed a criminal
aspect through the arrest today in a
a distant city of the banks former
president, Charles H. Cole. The charge
against Mr.. Cole is the old one of over
drafts and oVer-loans, many to himself,
and the action of Mr.. Wing, the re-
ceiver Of the bank, ordering the arrest,
while considerable of shock to the
friends of the former president, was
not a surprise to those who have been
watching the course of events, and who
were acquainted with the affairs of the
bank.
Rumor was current here late yester-
day afternoon, that such action would
be taken but for a while it was found
impossible to locate Mr.. Cole Late
last evening, word was received here
that he was on the Pacific coast, and
this noon came the news of his arrest
just outside of Los Angeles, Cal, where
he had journeyed with his wife and
son. A warrant was sworn out during
the day in this city, and dispatched this
evening to Los Angeles In the mean
time, the brokers and business men in
the city are congratulating themselves
that the week is over, and that the
worst probably is known. Just how
the affairs in the Globe bank were al
lowed to reach such stage, is prob
ably known to but few outside the for
mer president but it is practically
agreed that it was a gigantic specula-
ton in copper stocks in which Mr.. Cole
became so much involved, that the
banks money and credit were used un-
til it was we'll nigh exhausted. The
inevitable result followed, except that
the closing of the bank was delayed
for over a month, and during the last
week was bolstered up by the clearing
house, which paid its indebtedness to
the extent of many millions.
The fact that the bank was in diff
Guilty, but yet kept open through the
aid of the clearing house, enabled it's
depositors to withdraw their accounts,
and a very large number did so during
the early part of the week, but the
city Of Boston, which, through Mr..
Coles influence when sinking fund
commissioner had placed nearly $780,,
900 in the bank, failed to take the hint,
be tied up for some time to come. Not
withstanGing the heavy overloads, it is
generally believed that the depositors
will be paid in full or nearly So and
that 1t will be the stockholders and di-
rectors who will suffer. Most unfor-
tlnately, large number of savings
banks are holders of the Globes stock,
so that the loss will have to be made
good by those Institutions While the
Globe bank probably will never open
its doors again, there seems to be a
prospect that the Broadway bank will
soon be on its feet again.
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Continued on Page Four0

Tn replv to "Is the question of the
tvnewriter manufacturers the same as
Win the bicycle manufacturers? | beg
~ nroye to any person who may be in
Seetipa ting the purchase of Typewriter
machine that there is no necessity for
them any longer to pay 500 for type
Years ago some people thought that
tbere was no way for new manufacturer
~ compete with an old one, but noW-a-
avs ii is understood that the newer the
factory is the best and latest machinery
thev have to do skilled workmanship
~ooas at small marginal profits
Var this reason a new company AZ
newark, N j., has established itself in
fo,r square blocks. four stories high
1,,;th full equipment for the purpose ~
noanufacturing the famous. new Manhat-
ta The Manhattan Typewriter has corn
menced to lead the world, and it will re-
man capital of $4,000, 900 is backing the
works Of the Manhattan Typewriter Co,
The Manhattan Typewriter is fitted
with a rotary escapement, which produce
es a light, rapid action, and it is similar
in size and material to that on the stand
ard machines, and 1t will be sold for seG
until the first of January. after which the
price will be SIS.
The Manhattan Typewriter is sold by L.
Myers, NJ. E.. the Worcester county
agent, at room 731 State Mutual building.
We do repairing in all its branches sun
plies desks of all kinds for sale
Remember the place: ROOM 731 STATE
MUTUAL BUILDING. TELEPHONE
7S7-5.-Adv.
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The features in the investigation
day centered about William Bennett
who was arrested in this city Friday
night, by Inspectors O'Day and Stone
The suspect was taken to Gardner in
the afternoon by Inspector Stone, and
he was arraigned before Special Justice
James A. stiles. on the charge of muir
der. He was represented by Frank B
Hall of this city. and, upon agreement
of his counsel and the government, the
case was continued until Jan. 2, at II
a. m.
The most important step in the case
yesterday was made by the Worcester
officers, who made minute investiga-
ton of william Benefits clothing. II
was carefully examined for evidence
that might connect him with the crime
and the police are satisfied that they
made a discovery which Bennett may
have some difficulty in explaining
away The coat worn by the man al
the time of his arrest was the only
article of clothing which gave any pos
sible evidence of being worn at the
time blood was spilled.
Upon the sleeves and body the off,
GERS found several discolorations OF
varying size. All might have been
caused by blood, and to satisfy the gov
eminent, the coat was turned over to
Medical Examiner F. H. Baker and by
him was sent to DR.. Wood at Harvard
college for analysis.
Medical Examiner Baker and Gen.
lockwood Hoar, district attorney,
were seen by The Spy man last night
but each declined to discuss the case
and neither would give an opinion re-
garding the spots Frank B. Hall said
that his client is innocent Of the crime,
and also remarked that the government
officials admit as much in private. He
said that the coat did mot belong to his
client, but was owned by Bennetts
father. AS far as the spots being OF
suspicious nature, he said everybody
has one or more suspicious spots about
him.
Several people were found in Hub
bardston yesterday who claim that the
man under arrest cannot be the guilty
party. His whereabouts during the
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-24

not to be caught. I went in by an
entirely different route. The object
OF my second visit was to indulge in
mountain climbing. l attained my OBJ
Ject. Beside visiting a part of Thibet,
went into another forbidden country
-Nepol. Here I climbed the Lumpa
mountain and broke the worlds rec
ord for climbing l went up 30, 49O feet,
higher by 500 feet than any one else
has been.
II took observations as to the effect
of the air up there on human beings
and made other observations. 1 dis
covered the two sources of the Brah-
maputra river One l named the Lam
dor and the other l did not name"
Mr.. Lander said that the present
war was not very popular in England.
The people felt that it was brought
about by few persons at the head of
the government. Now that the Brit
ish arms had met with reverses, the
people were bitter against these par
ties. However, now that war was on
all were going in to win.
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flour the crime was committed are ac-
counted for by Mrs. George M. Gla-
zier, whose husband was with Bennett
at the time Of his arrest, William H
and e. G. Wheeler, members of the
firm of Wheeler Bros, proprietors of
the general store in Hubbardston, D.
Frank Coffin, Lorne Nicklin,w who talked
with him at Wheelsr's store, George
Johnson, Guy Randall, Stephen f. Par
ker, at the Falmouth House, Mrs. R. E.
May, who lives in the same house with
William Bennett. and Benefits mother.
All these people account for Benefits
whereabouts from 645 o'clock until
SIS. During that time, he went from
the Glazier home to Wheeler Bros.
store, the office, barber shop and bar
room Of the Falmouth House, and his
home
State Detectives P. f. Murray and
Maj. T. H. Hammond, with Deputy
Sheriff A. A. Turner, worked on the
case at Hubbardston yesterday The
arrest of Bennett did not interfere with
the general investigation by the off,
GERS. They, in common with every
body who has learned the facts of the
case and noted the condition of the
Bennett house, are satisfied that the
murder is the work of some one well
acquainted with the murdered man and
his habits. All possible clues and ev-
cry thread of evidence, is followed to
the end by the officers, and if Bennett
Is not the guilty man. they are at sea
in the case for a time
Until Bennett is cleared, however, the
officers win pay some attention to in
vestigation in his direction and will
verify the claims made by several of the
townspeople regarding Benefits where
abouts Thursday night. They will also
search for the shoes and clothing he
wore Thursday. When arrested Bennett
had on new pair of russell shoes,
claiming that he bought them in Gard
ner, Thursday. He also wore new
clothes when he appeared in the Fall
mouth house Thursday night, and
significant fact is that he wore a long
top coat at the time. Acquaintance in
the town remark this fact as he was
seldom known to wear an overcoat.
Detective Murray is in charge of the
case and he and his associates win con-
tinue their Investigations in and about
Hubbardston today.
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Pittsturg, Dec. 2S.-"There is scarce
ly any hope that any man in the pit
is now alive" These were the words of
Mine Inspector James Blick, uttered by
him at 10 o'clock tonight, as he stood
at the mouth of Braznell mine, in whose
depths 80 men are entombed. That they
will get out alive, is exceedingly i'm
probable, and tonight, mothers, wives
and sisters mourn them as dead
Since early this morning the impris-
oned men have been without any air
or food. They are separated from eager
searchers by walls of debris. which fell
when the explosion took place, and
blocked the road to liberty. At 73O
o'clock this morning the death-dealing
blast was loosened. owing to a short
age of cars, less than the usual num-
Der of men entered the pit. The mine
is that of the Stockdale Company and
lies four miles from Brownsville and
IA from Uniontown. 1t is known as the
Braznen mine, and lies near a station
of that name on the Redstone creek
branch of the Pennsylvania railroad.
At o'clock this morning Fire Boss
Radcliffe went through the mine, as
usual. ne QtlSClNQ cDOQl 4Oul liCHGs
of gas in the main entry about 100 yards
from the main shaft and about an
equal quantity in a room on side en-
try a short distance away. The fire
boss reported the presence of the gas
but informed the superintendent that
it was all right for the men to enter.
The men were lowered into the mine
in the cage descending the main shaft
which is vertical. From 40 to so men
had entered the mine and dispersed
through 1t when the gas. was ignited
in some manner not yet .discoverable.
A TITANIC FORCE.
A tremendous explosion occurred. It's
force must have reached every man
in the mine. The cage in the main
shaft, which was at the bottom, was
blown into splinters, and the hosting
machinery wrecked. About 100 yards
from the main entrance was an air
shaft, also vertical and brick-lined. 1t
was torn by the blast, and the bricks
were blown to the very top. Altogether,
there were from 40 to so workers in
the mire. The men descended in the
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-24

New York, Dec. ga Henry Saw
age Lander, the English explorer, who
penetrated Thibet and who escaped
with his life, after having been cap
tured and subjected to untold tortures,
arrived here today on the steamer St.
Paul. Mr.. Landor comes here to lee
ture, and he viii tell his story in all the
large cities
There is nothing about him that
would attract unusual attention or
show that he had suffered tortures, ex-
cept that his eyes have a peculiar stare
caused by the hot irons which were
held in front of his face. The sight
of one eye is almost gone. Mr.. Lam
dor, when interviewed, said:
"As to my adventures in Thibet, there
Is nothing new that l can say. There
is one thing that may be of interest
and that is that / was not satisfied
with my frat experience, but since
that. have been back there to visit
the country and see old friends The
last time l was there, / took good care
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(spy,g speoial Political Letter.l

(Spy's Special Political Letter)
Boston, Dec. 23.-"We have come up
to bring the greetings of the heart of
ton" said Col. w. Gile of Worcester
this afternoon. The Massachusetts club
had it's dinner, at which Mayor-elect
Thomas N. Hart and Rev. Edward
Everett Hale were the special guests.
Outside of this event, things political
were quiet today, there being more in
terest in the Cole arrest and things
financial
A rather curious fact developed in
the speakership contest. 1t appears
that the conference at the Bellevue
yesterday met and adjourned without
taking note of the circumstance that
the vote to use the Australian system
committed the caucus to the Australian
method of awarding the prize to the
one having the highest number of
votes-to the plurality candidate. in
effect. 1t was admitted that this thing
happened but the curious were assured
that good care would be taken to have
it understood before the voting began,
jority of the votes of the caucus would
receive the nomination.
The Myers estimate today is said to
be II votes sure. The opposition con-
cede Mr. Myers a half dozen less at
least. Mr.. Bennett is dangerously near
the Cambridge man, and only a slight
change in the alignment under the
Australian system adopted would give
the Saugus man the lead on the first
ballot.
NOTES OF PREPARATION
There are notes of preparation in the
air. Not only the commonwealth, but
the cities are getting ready to inau-
gurate new governments Probably the
pride in Boston over the incoming of
Mayor Hart is only eclipsed by the
pride of the new city of Melrose, where
Mayor Gould will be inaugurated in an
evening ceremony in the spacious town
hall, now the city hall In Boston the
politicians are all busy picking out
new appointees for the mayor-elect. If
they have as good success in other lines
as they had in selecting his private
secretary, it will soon be evident that
Thomas N Hart is mayor and no one
else, as was the case 10 years ago.
Everybody who knew Mayor Hart
pretty well took it for granted that his
secretary would be his son-in-laW, the
gifted and even picturesque Carl w.
Ernst. When he was mayor before Mr..
Ernst proved very able, if sometimes
exasperating private secretary. The
caller might be in great haste to see
his honor, and so become rather irri-
tated when plunged into a discussion
of German philosophy, ancient history
or metaphysics, but if he thought the
wise-eyed secretary knew nothing but
these abstruse subjects, he reckoned
without his host, for what Carl Ernst
did not know of Boston's municipal af-
fairs nobody knew excepting the may
or. But the new politicians who have
forged to the front in the last decade
went to work to pick out private
secretary for the incoming administra-
ton. When they had amused them
selves enough, Mr.. Hart calmly an
nounced that the Indispensable Ernst
would serve. The city hall ghosts and
other nuisances who seek an audience