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The state herald., 1900-08-17
r,,,y Sunk n, ror,.ao I,o.,.

Paris. Aug. l2.-During mancuvers
OF the French fleet on Cape 81. Vim
cent. last night, "A collision occurred be-
tween the iirst-class hattlcship Bren-
nus. flying the ilag OF Vice Admiral
Fournler. commander OF the fleet. and
the torpedo boat destroyer France.
The France sank Immediately. and
only II portion OF the crew. consisting
OF four officers AMI iifiy-eight men.
were saved.
II Is believed that no fewer than fif-
~ were lost. Details are meagrc. The
accident WAS due 10 the fact that the
France. which was recent addition
10 The Frcnch.nnvy, turned to the right
when ordered TO the left.
The state herald., 1900-08-17
win Help p..,,,u,. =, Cape Nome.

Washington. Aug. 13.-Gcncrnl Ran
dali. commander u the Department OF
Alaska, hns made the following re.
port upon the conditions NJ Nome.
AT present there ARE nbou, 1900
persons In and nboul Nome. II II rs.
ilmntcd there VIII be- 1.Ooo destitute.
here nj the close of navigation. ! re-
quest that | he authorized 10 send all
destitute persons out Of the country by
nny vessel available IN ease army
transports nre not here"
Reports indicate That the natives all
along the conri nrc dying OF measles
nnd pneumonia. Smallpox Inns been
checked; no new cns"s having been re-
ported In twelve days,
All the recommendations N General
Randall, above noted. have received
the approval of the secretary OF war.
The state herald., 1900-08-17

Doubtless In one respect the Amer
lean stands on superior footing
Thanks to the perfection OF shoemak-
ing machinery, the Ameriean-made
shoe has become noted Throughout, the
world for Its beauty. comfort and in
expensiveness. over three million dol
lars worth OF shoes were exported last
year. and German. French. Austrian
and English manufacturers make iml-
tation American shoes and sell them
under that name Two travellers re-
Gently sent. one from Paris and the
other from Berlin. to a store In lit
tie Ohio town. for shoes, My SYM
paihy for Marie Antoinetto." wrote
one. has notably increased since /
read that she wore two new pairs OF
French shoes every week. ON such
conditions what American would ever
consent to be a Cueeng'
The state herald., 1900-08-17
Dynam,t.r- Arrested.

ST. Louis, Aug. Maurice Brennan.
Fred T.. Nortiway and James
Schwartz. formerly employees OF the ST
Louis Translst Company. were arrest
ed to-day on the charge OF dynamlting
the conduit OF the Olive street cable
line last night. Brennan and North
way have confessed and have lmplicat-
cd Schwartz.
The Central Trades ana Labor Union
to-day decided not To revoke the boy
cott which has been operative In consc-
pucncc Of the street railway strike.
while the strike OF the East ST Louis.
Illinois, electric railway was declared
on by unanimous vote OF the EN-.
ployes.
The state herald., 1900-08-17
CHINA WANTS PEACE
BUT MUST ACT FIRST.

with the powers for cessation Of hos
tilities.
The reply. in effect, is reiteration
of the demands previously made by the
United States upon China, coupled with
n vigorous intimntiOn that no negotia-
tions will be entered into until the CHI
nese government shall have complied
with those demands.
This government, inspired by de-
termination to effect the rescue of the
legationers besieged in Pekin, takes ad-
vantage, in the reply to the edict, to-
reiterate the demands previously made
to China. These demands We're first
made by the President July 23rd, and
subsequently were reiterated sub
stantially by Acting Secretary Adee, by
direction Of the President.
The demands for the protection of the
ministers, for free communication be-
tween them and their respective gov
ernments, and for the restoration of or
der in China, form the keynote of the
memorandum forwarded to the imper-
ial government by the President
The state herald., 1900-08-17

Washington, Aug. 12.-Indlcations of
the desires of China for peaceful set
tlement of her present difficulties have
been multiplying for several days. Of
flcial evidence of that desire was pre-
sented to the, Department of State to-
day. 1t was In the form of an edict
promulgated by the emperor, Kwang
Hsu. appointing Earl Ii Hung Chang
as envoy plenipotentiary to negotiate
with the powers for an immediate
cessation of hostilltles," pending So
luton of the problems which have
grown out of the anti-forelgn uprising
In the empire.
Earl Ii is to act directly for the En-
peror and fair inference is that what
ever terms of settlement he may reach
with the powers will be approved by
the imperial government.
Tonight Secretary Adee, by direction
of President Mckinley, presented to
Minister WI for transmission to his
government the reply of the United
States to the imperial edict appointing
LII Hung Chang envoy to negotiate
The state herald., 1900-08-17
Aa,oea,.. ,,ls s,nnalnr Arm,,

Chicago, Aug, ~ General Joseph
Wheeler mndc strong plon FOR The
standing army IN hlA convocniion nj.
dress nj the University Of chicnso. lie
declared TINT The nust certain way ia
avoid the dcsoinilon aud the horrors ~
war wnH Ia bc constantly rondy with
men nnd nrmH for every emergency
Tint the only security fof peace WIS Ia
be- always prepared nnd fondy to on.
gnro IN war.
~ the close Of the address General
wheeler wns chcrred by the students.
nnny " whom are from the southern
states. nnd when the University bnnd
struck ~ the time of Dixie" the on,
tbusinsm rose TO n high pitch
The state herald., 1900-08-17

nrc NIL women. III" hrst snloon
went Into 10 get n glass Of nir lady
came to whit on me nnd nearly faint.
cd. lis great. hut I'm standing pat
for the English people, for they com"
nearer bclng indies and gentlemen
than amy uniiit " pcupl" ! ever met
A ~. Louis dispatch snys' oak nm
Lodge " the lio,nl Tribe ~ Joseph IL
divided into hostile camps all on ne.
count ~ the pretty feet ~ several won,.
on. 4 Cinderella contest for pnlf nf
dainty slippers II the cnusr of tie dis
annslon, IN aged shoemaker Ind the
iomnriiy 10 make n selection. awarding
tho honor ~ the smallest foot in Mrs.
Adonis T. cnmlin. worthy prirsinss,
mud wife NJ the worthy pntrnfrh ~ The
lodge
iflenda ~ the vnriuns rnniratopa
made bots ~ To the merits NJ their feet.
ana those who had wnRrtrd un u lndy
who refused to lake uiT hrr shoes IN
sisted tlnt she hal the smallest foot.
nnd HAT the prize be- moi awarded The
officer refused 10 issue the order for
the slippers, nnd general quarrel rh.
sned, IN which some mean things were
said,
The state herald., 1900-08-17

The excavations OF Mantoche.
Haute-Saone, upon the site of Gallo
Roman town. have brought to light the
remains OF Roman villa. The work
men first came upon beautiful hall.
eight metres wide by fifteen metres
long. paved with mosaic. and with
walls covered with frescoes. some OF
which had preserved their original
freshness of color. On each side of the
hall were passages opening upon small
sleeping chambers or cuhicles. Two
other portions of the villa have yet to
be uncovered; and It is added that the
researches give proofs that this local
ity was occupied a long time previous
to the Gallo-Ruman era.
The state herald., 1900-08-17
Nilisd u, lightning.

New York. Aug. i2.-Ninc persons
who sourh, shelter under trees In the
woods IN the bronx section. during n
storm. this evening. were struck by
lightning. They were James lirown. n
Hungarian tailor of this city; his wife
nnd live children. ani Bertha Lnscho.
wiiE mud i,crihn silyrrmnn. They wcrc
inlton to i'orihnm hospital.
-Four persons wur. killed IN Brooklyn
aud two others stand little chance OF
recovering from injuries received.
The state herald., 1900-08-17
tnInn trln,rr. In s...lnn.

Milwaukee Wis. AuR. 1.-THE for.
y'slNih annual convention ~ the In
i"tnniiuhnl Typographical Union open.
od to-day, With about 500 delegates
present
HrrrclnF Treasurer iifnmwood ~.
ported total membership NJ 1000.
fuhrilfihs being IN good standing.
seventy SIS npN locals were orrnn.
bed during the trnr nnd nue rein.
stated A local union IL soon TO be-
formed ~ Manila.
IN uT1tt VIII be made tp Increase
the dentl benefit from $50 to si5,
The state herald., 1900-08-17
n,..,.,. Mn, Hold m,.,,,r,..

London. Aug. ia special from So.
Petersburg attributes 10 Russia the In.
icn,ion 10 MI Ninnchurin with troops
nnd MT TO let 80 that territory when
the prcs.n, ebulli,lon Il over. The I,us-
sian war office expects 10 have li..-
Oco men aud ~ guns In Siberia by the
end Of September.
The total number of niles In the
province Of Pei Chi III Is 3s.ooo. with
III guns. The total August 3oth viii
be- 5000, with 80 guns.
The state herald., 1900-08-17

Six arrests were made in Toledo
within single recent week for the
offense of docking horses tails. The
hearings ELECTED the fact that so cruel
Is the process that owners of the horses
are never allowed to witness 1t. Com
pulsory attendance upon such scenes Of
torture by all advocates of docked
tails might hasten the end of the bar
barous custom.
The state herald., 1900-08-17
KANSAS BOY IN ENGLAND.
N. T. Asionlsh.d ,n tini ~ Man, UooI
Nsiur.i, ss.isbi- People.

Tie is NsiuuishsI tn tinh ~ Naut ts.pb
N.iur.i, so.isbi- People.
Earl Brown. the young son of the
postmaster ~ c"dnryiilr, Kansas. il
~ present visiting In England. states
the Kansas city journal. writing Ia
his hnme folks ho gives his impress.
slons uf the English In the following
breezy fashion,
"l'vo hrnrd Of English people MI my
life, nnd NJ ruurHr had formed M ld"n
NJ what they were like, but ! wnn, Ia
sny 10 yon tint my ii"ns were NIL
wrong. 1hry nro the best injured.
most pleasant, sorihlln. aud hrcomtno.
dining people ! ever saw In my life.
The oldest man you meet an the street
viii walk n mile uui NJ his way " nrci
osanrt 10 show you anything you nsk
about
"'rhrn the people here talk 80 fn~i
nnd net ~ slow, I can hardly under
stand pnrt of the ilmr. They never
nfr IN n hurry about anything nnd
never got too busy Ia stop nnd talk
for hnlf m hour, or drink n glass of
nlr with you. Air 0r beer il . pence
y glass Or lunfi. aud The bati"nicfs
The state herald., 1900-08-17
,,., w,,a ,,,,,. Corn IN ,,,n....

Snllnn. Kan. Aug. ii.--An intensely
hot wind hns been blowing over Cen
itni Kansas this afternoon ANA ycgcin.
tion hns wilh"rcd rapidly, The late
corn that survived the last dry spell
hn- been rhtlyellng to-day. nnd the
crop percentage hns been considerably
decreased. THIS l. the second jny OF
Intense hrnt The thermometer hns
Registered M high ns ii2 degrees In
ih" business streets nni has been
nbo,c 100 dugfrrs IN tho shndc.
The state herald., 1900-08-17

A fat citizen of the sea coast town
of Lubec, Me-, went down ladder at
the side of schooner to get a ham
mer that he had dropped overheard.
He inserted his body between the
rungs of the ladder that he might
reach down and get the hammer from
the shoal water, and became stuck
there. The tide was rising. and he
was rescued three hours afterward,
sust in time to save him from drown
ing, the water having reached WITHIN
two inches of his mouth.
The state herald., 1900-08-17

While hunting on his farm. Isaac
Martin. farmer. of Knox County,
Indiana, vas attracted by what ap-
peared to be a recent excavation near
a large sycamore tree. and. upon in
yestlgatlon. three feet under ground
he found two silver bricks. He took
them to Vlncennes and jeweler test
ed them and pronounced them silver.
with slight alloy Of lead. One OF
the bricks weighs 10 pounds and the
other is pounds ounces. The small
or brick bears the letters y. b." but
beyond this there was nothing to
serve as an Identification mark. The
Bnd has created great excitement, as
1t is thought there may be other
buried treasures In the ,ighborhood
The state herald., 1900-08-17

The buckwheat cake is not so much
admired as 1t was. Notwithstanding
the great increase of population, the
amount of buckwheat now raised IN
this country is only about what it was
thirty-five years ago.
The state herald., 1900-08-17

A couple of thoughtful Christians.
aware of the trouble the brethren have
OF changing American money into the
coinage of their native land. put a
couple of Chinese coins on the contri-
button plate in Biddeford (Maine)
church. The collection it was an
nounced. was for the foreign missions.
At the same service two brass beer
checks helped to swell the Offering.
The state herald., 1900-08-17

The largest balloon ever constructed
and capable of lifting over six tons,
will ascend from Berlin shortly to
make meteorological observations. 1t
will be supplied with provisions for
several weeks and with two beds.
The state herald., 1900-08-17

'Fungshui." according TO a super
stltion prevalent among the Chinese.
are certain spiritual influences acting
In particular places, which may be
friendly to one person ana hostile 10
another. Hence 10 a Chinamnn IL ls
the greatest importance that his home,
and moro especially mis- burinl-pacc.
fhall be In that particular locality
whore tho "mnEshul" are most favor
ably disposed toward him. This super.
siitlon. or sentiment, ~ scarcely cher
ishcd among the Chinese. and the dis
regard OF II shown by foreign en-
rinoors and railway promoters In run.
ming their lines through places thus
ycneratod is one OF the reasons given
In explanation Of the present frightful
condition Of Affairs In China, or
course. Il only explains: II excuses
none Of the atrocities that have cs-
cited the horror Of tie whole world
The Dean Of Ely was credited with
thc remark that he had more than
once detected the presence Of Ameri.
can women In the close at Ely by their
beautiful yoicoa." lie suggests that
ho was misunderstood. The adjective
he used was courageous" The change
Ia not a complimentary one. but the
dean docs his beA, 10 make Il 10 by
saying that courage Is q trait Of the
American girl. Nevertheless. there are
better ways OF proclnimlns ones oour-
age than by a voice which reminds one
Of III you don't rcc wha, you want ask
for T."
The state herald., 1900-08-17

Vast quantities Of flowers are gath
rrod foi prrfumcry purposes Each year
I GOO tons uf orange nowcra are used
bealdcs p5o tons " roses. $50 tons each
of vioie,s and Jasmine 10 tons of tube.
roses. 30 tons of caHals and 10 tons OF
ionoulis.
The state herald., 1900-08-17

Tlnsty.nine defendants were left BY
Henry Smith. who recently died ht
south Deorneld Mass. nt the aEo of
o. iiia descendants afr nine sons ana
daughters. 20 grandchildren. 80 great.
grandchildren, and two great great.
nfhndnhlldren.
The state herald., 1900-08-17
VAST CONTROL BY FEW.
rw.niy-r,Rht Corporation. Oprrat. 1885,
900 Miles of Road In TIL. Country.


Twcniy-clglt corporations to-day
control $4,000 miles OF railroad. or
about seventy per cent, OF the total
railway mileage OF the nation. In the
United States and Cnnndn these corpo.
rations control more thnn iiI.UOo miles
OF railroad. The total railway mileage
In this country and the dominion is
nbout 10000. Each OF three compa-
nlcs-'hc New York Central. the Penn
sylynnln and the Canadian rnclic-
controls more ihnn 10000 miles OF
railroad. The New York Central Inns
the greatest Individual mileage On the
continent. controlling iO.iio miles OF
road.
The Railway Age has inbuintcd list
of companies In the United Stnics nnd
cnnndn whose individual rnliway mile.
ngc IL 1000 or more. This IN the list.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-01

which Gilman identified as being the
name OF the woman under arrest. II
was addressed in care Of Ignatz Uram,
Boi South washington avenue. The
letters and papers were In the Slav-
onic language, and were only partially
translated BY Gilman.
One OF the misslves was evidently
written by the woman's sweetheart,
who spoke in endearing terms OF his
love for her and how he intended to
provide for her as soon as he secured
employment. Just as Gilman was
translating the part Of the letter which
bore directly on the case, Coroner
Roberts took possession OF the papers
and will withhold them until further
inquiries can he made regarding the
writer, who is not a resident OF this
city. n
Gilman stated that he visited the
hospital yesterday afternoon after he
learned OF the arrest and finding OF
the body, and recognized the woman
as the same person whom he was
asked to arrest at the ball wednesday
afternoon,
DR.. Roberts evidence showed that
the woman had given birth to child
very recently and had no attendance.
She had evidently tried to conceal Its
birth from her friends. Her condition
is quite serious. but unless blood pois-
oning develops she will recover.
After hearing the above evidence,
the Jury adjourned to meet at the
call OF the coroner, who will make a
further investigation OF the case
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-01
INQUEST IN GINNELL CASE.
Verdict of the coroner's Jury in the
Case,

An inquest in the case OF David Gin.
nell, who committed suicide at his home
on South Everett avenue on May 22,
was held at the station house on jack
son street at 0 o'clock yesterday after
noon. The only witness sworn was
Otto Ginnell, son OF the deceased.
His testimony was practically the
same as was published the day after
his father shot himself. The son
noticed the father acting strangely on
different occasions and when he heard
the shot fired which caused the old
mans death, he rushed to the dining
room, only to find the doors barricaded.
When entrance was gained to the
room, the body was found lying on the
floor, with the brains scattered all over
the room, and the top OF the mans
head blown of by the force OF tho
guns discharge. There was also q
large hole in the ceiling. where the
contents of the gun lodged in the plas-
ter.
The man had fastened a suspender
strap to the hammer of the gun and
tied II to q stick, and placing the
muZzle OF the gun in his mouth,
snapped the trigger with his foot After
the sons testimony was given, the fol-
lowing verdict was rendered.:
I'VE find that he came to his death
by suicide on May 20, 1900, during a IT
Of insanity. The manner Of taking his
life was with a shotgun, with which
he shot himself In the head. (Signed)
Wallace G. Moser, Thomas L. Williams,
B. S. sutton. John Lewis. z. II, War
rem, Kiah Peters, Jurors"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-01
FELL AND WAS KILLED.
James Cunyard Lost His Balance
While Watching a Ball Game.

James Cunyard, OF Darling street,
Wilkes Barre, was killed yesterday aft
ernoon by falling from the Pond Hole
bridge. at Wilkes-Barre, from the top
OF which ne was watching the Scran-
ton-Wilkes-B Barre ball game at West
Side Park.
The Pond Hole bridge is half q mile
above the Market street bridge and
was built by the trolley company to
cross a depression In the Kingston flats.
The boy had climbed to the top OF the
bridge, some twenty feet above the
roadway, but while watching the game
lost his balance and fell. He struck
the trolley wire, turned around and
shot downward, his head striking the
car rail and fracturing his skull, He
only lived short time.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-01
GRADUATION OF NURSES
Exercises to Be Held by the Lacka.
wanna and Moses Taylor Train
ing Schools in Near Future.

The graduating exercises OF the
Training School for Nurses, connected
with the Moses Taylor hospital, Will
take place Wednesday evening, June 6.
at the hospital.
This years class will consist OF eight
young ladies, who graduate thoroughly
equipped for the life OF a nurse, as the
result OF their careful training under
the euperintendent Of this excellent In
stitutlon, Jeanette G.. Grant. The
members Of the class are Miss Grace
Matteson, Of this city; Miss Charlotte
Spoerl, Miss Mary Jane Armstrong,
Miss Nellie Baird and Miss Nellie
Charleton, of Wilkes Barre; Miss
Bertha Knap, Of Factoryville; Miss
Anna Book, Of Hazleton, and Miss Sig
fried, of Pittston.
The exercises will take place in the
evening and will be OF a very informal
nature. DR.. N, Y. Leet, OF the hospital
staff, will present the diplomas to the
nurses. and impromptu addresses VIII
be made by various Of the physicians
OF the hospital staff, after which re-
| ception will be held. The final exam
nations for graduation were held We'd
| nesday night
Tho graduation exercises Of the
| Scranton Training School for Nurses.
| connected with the Lackawanna hos
pital will take place on the evening Of
June q, between s and 10 o'clock, in
| st. Luke's parish house. Six young
| ladies will comprise the class, and the
exercises will be most interesting
The class consist of Miss Mary
Dougherty, OF Throop; Miss Z. X.
Gamewell. of this city; Miss Carrie
Crissman. OF Lewisburg; Miss Rose
Steinmetz. OF Cleveland. o.; Miss Julia
Tworowski. of Wllkes-Barre, and Miss
Elizabeth Eby. They have now com
pleted the two years course prescribed,
and will receive their diplomas.
The complete programme for the
evening has not yet been arranged but
several of the important features have
already been decided upon. Rev. Rogers
Israel will open the exercises with
| prayer, and the address to the nurse.
will be made by Dr. j. l.. Rea, Of the
Lackawanna hospital staff. James P
Dickson, president OF the hospital direc'
tors, will present the diplomas to the
graduates, and there will be other
speeches. Bauer's full orchestra will
be in attendance. and at the close OF
the exercises refreshments will bt
srved.
Miss Elm Kraemer, superintendent o.
the hospital, has had charge OF tht
education Of the young ladies since
they have been in the hospital and 4
is under her tuition that they have sue
ceeded in winning the coveted diplomas
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-01
DEATH OF MRS. AMERMAN.
Remains Arrived Hero Last Night
from Connecticut.

The remains Of Mrs. Ella NJ. Amer
man, whose sudden death at Shrews-
bury, Conn, was briefly told in yes
terday's Tribune. arrived here last
night at 1928 over the Delaware and
Hudson road via Albany. and were
taken to the home OF her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles r. Van Mort. 4I2
Colfax avenue.
Her brother, John J, and sister,
Miss Anna, accompanied the remains
They went to Shrewsbury early We'd
nesday morning, in response to tele-
grom from their nephew. received at
II o'clock the night before, announcing
Mrs. Amerman's serious illness.
An abscess which formed In the ear
and attacked the brain was the cause
OF death. She had been ailing for
three years and frequently had TO sub
ject herself TO physicians care. Her
last illness was not regarded by her
friends as serious and her death in
conequence came as sad shock.
Mrs. Amerman was born June T. 1857,
In Clarks Green, but since early
childhood lived in Scranton. Ten
years ago she was married to Hon.
Lemuel kmerman, who was widowed
several years previously by the death
OF her elder sister. Two children by
the former marriage survive. Mr.
Amerman died two years ago last Oc-
tober.
Last year Mrs. Amerman closed ur
her home in this city and took up hel
residence In New England, where the
children were being educated. Before
leaving here she endowed the Amer
man Memorial chapel, on Prescott
avenue, In perpetuation OF her hus
bands memory.
At the death OF her husband she be
came one OF the executors Of the Hand
ley estate, he having designated he
as his successor under O clause of tn
will authorizing the executors to nam
their successors and providing that II
case Of their failure to do 80, the pres
ident Judge OF Lackawanna count,
shall make the appointment. Whom
she has named to succeed her, II sh
has exercised this perogative. has no
as yet been disclosed.
The funeral will take place at
o'clock Friday afternoon from the par
ents' residence. Services will be con
Quoted by Rev. Dr. r. #, Y. Pierce, o
the Penn Avenue Baptist church. Tn
interment will be made in Forest HI
and will be private