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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-07
PAINFUL PERIODS NO MORE

ERS GEORGE OSMUN. of Belvidere. Warren N J.,
V suffering as had from weakness irregularities and bacace
u
how wish suffering
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-07
NORTH SCRANTON.

YOU'LL GET COLLARED SATURDAY
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Timothy Mulin, of GIG Orchard street
died yesterday morning at 1890 o'clock
He is survived by a wife and daughter
Mary. and two sons John and Bartholo
new, both of Cortland, n. Y. Funera
announcement later.
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Edna. the bright and interesting two
and-a- half year. old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter j. RCsar of Birch street,
died last evening after a brief illness.
The funeral announcement will appear
later.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-07

YOU'LL GET COLLARED SATURDAY.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-07

Thomas w. Davies, aged 50 years. died
yesterday at his home. $50 Capouse ave-
nue., after a brief illness. The funeral
announcement will be made later.
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1900-03-17
M'KINLEY TO CONTROL.
This Bill Gives President Full Power Owe
Philippine Islands.

This Bill Gives President Full Power over
Philippine Islands.
The senate committee on Philip
pines decided to report the bill intro
duced by Senator Spooner, Of Wisoon-
sin, for control Of the Philippines.
Senator Lodge, chairman OF the COM
mittee, made the report to the senate.
The bill is as follows:
"That when all instruction against
the sovereignty and authority Of the
United States in the Philippine islands
acquired from Spain by the treaty
concluded at Paris on the tenth day OF
December, 1893, shall have been COM
pletely suppressed by the military and
naval force Of the United States, all
military, civil and judicial power
necessary to govern the said islands
shall, until otherwise provided by con-
gress. be vested in such person and
persons, and shall be exercised in
such manner as the president Of the
United States shall direct for main
tanning and protecting the inhabitants
Of said islands in the free enjoyment
Of their liberty, property and religion. !"
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1900-03-17
KILLED BY NEGROES
Young Farmer and His Babe the
Victims of Two Assassins.
MOTHER AND wife LEFT FOR DEAD.
Negro Boys Mere Hired to Do Farm Work
Hut Took the Life Of Their
Now Employer.

A double murder was committed about
ten miles from Hazlehurst, Ga, Mon
day night about dark by two young
negroes named Butler Goosby, aged
Is, and his brother, human Goosby,
aged IL.
They called at the residence Of Mr..
Dan Minis and stopped and hired to
him 10 chop cotton, he having agreed
to give them employment. They both
had axe handles with them, and as
soon as 1t was dark Mr.. Minis went
outside aud one OF the negroes knock
ed him down. They cut his throat
and stabbed him in the eyes.
Mrs, Minis, who was in the house,
on hearing the disturbance rushed out
to her husband, and she too was
knocked down. The negroes thinking
they had killed her, turned their at
tention to Mr.. Minis, thereby giving
Mrs. Minis time to escape.
Mrs. Minis had her baby in her
arms at the time she was knocked
down and the shock caused by her
fall injured the baby so II has since
died, while Mrs. Minis Is seriously
hurt and the chances for her recovery
are exceedingly poor.
Tho coroner held an inquest and
the deputy sheriff with his blood
hounds and large posse Of men be-
gan securing the woods in every direo.
ton hunting for the murders.
The motive Of the crime Is supposed
to have been robbery and criminal
assault.
Minis was young man, the son OF
John T. Minis, one Of the most sub.
stantial and highly respected farmers
in Appling county. Minis had been
married q little over one year.
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1900-03-17
BACON TESTS ISSUE
Georgian Presents Am ,ndmsnt to
The Porto Rican Bill.
EXTENDS CONSTITUTION OVER ISLAND
senator Pettus, OF Alabama, Dsnouuees
the Measure as Illegal and
Hardly Decent.

A Washington dispatch says: Sen.
ator Bacon, Thursday, introduced an
amendment to the pending Porto
Rican bill, under the terms OF which
that island is recognized as coming
under the provisions Of the constitu.
ton of the United States just as soon
as the plan Of government provided
in the bill becomes operative. This
amendment differs from that OF Sena.
tor Davis, which provides for free
trade as II II were simply Q gift from
congress.
Senator Bacon's idea Is that, what
ever the conditions a. long as the
country is under military rule, 90 soon
as civil government is established, the
privileges of being part Of this gov
eminent shall follow as o matter OF
right. To that end he provides that
the rates of the present tariff law shall
at once 60 into effect against imports
going into Porto Rican ports from 9TH
er countries, but that there shall be no
tariff taxes against imports going into
those ports from any part Of the
United States.
After Mason, OF Illinois, had enter
ed his motion to discharge the COM
mittee on foreign relations from fur
Their consideration Of his resolution
expressing sympathy for the Beers,
and 1t had gone over until Friday, un-
der the rules, Mr.. Pettus, Of Alabama,
addressed the senate in opposition to
the pending bill. he argued that 1t
was unconstitutional and in violation
Of the principles Of this government,
as laid down by the fathers Of the
country. He congratulated the presi-
dent on the position he had taken in
his last annual message fsvoring free
trade between the United States and
Porto Rico.
"No sordid politicians fingers had
been putinto the ink Of that message"
he said. 1.-THE president was honest
and sincere when he distinctly advised
free trade between the United States
end the island OF Porto Rico.
"The public press Is now trying to
make us believe that the secretary oil
war is the author Of the pending bill,
and that the president has acceded to
the provisions Of the measure.
"For one, refuse to believe this
charge against the president, Though
he may desire re. election, he was a
brave soldier, and is on able and gen.
erous man. He has acted for the COM
mon good Of all the people. If he sp-
proves your bill, then may believe
any vile story against any good man. "
Mr.. Pettus maintained that the pol
icy Of the bill was bad, aside from the
questions Of law. ut is illegal" he
declared, land is hardly decent"
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1900-03-17
PEACE OvERTUREsi

London Pspsr Publishes Rumors which
II III Inclined to Believe.
The London Daily News makes the
following editorial announcement:
ut was rumored in London yester-
day (Thursday)-and We have some
reason for believing the rumor to be
correct-that the two republics made
informal and unofficial overtures of
peace on the preceding day. Unfortu-
nately the conditions suggested were
OF such q character as to preclude the
possibility Of leading to any result.
Terms which might have been gladly
accepted before the war, in order to
avert it,. are impossible after the war,
with all the sacrifices il has entailed."
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1900-03-17
AGNEW Is FREE.

Ocala, Fla, Banker Released From the
Columbus Penitentiary.
Enoch w. Agnew, the grsy.haired
national banker OF Ocala, Fla, was
discharged from the prison at Column
bus, O., Thursday on the expiration
OF his five years sentence and left at
once for his Florids home. Agnew
was caught by the cold wave that
blasted Florida In 1894 and 1895. He
had loaned money beyond the limit Of
the national banking laws to orange
growers to harvest and ship their
crops. The whole crop was ruined,
the growers could not repay. and the
examiners caught Agnew's bank short
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1900-03-17
FLANAGAN ISNO MORE
Noted Georgia Murderer Cheats
the Gallows at Last.
DIES MISEpABLY IN HIS PRISON CELL
People of DeKalb County Relieved OF =
Heavy Burden In His
Taking on.

Edward @. Flanagan, the noted
murderer, died early Tuesday morning
in cell Of the DeKalb county jail at
Decatur, Ga.
The murderer of Mrs. Nancy Allen
and Miss Ruth Slack had been slowly
sinking for several days and the end
was not entirely unexpected. He was
alone in his cell when the invisible
fingers Of death closed ABOUT his life
and severed the thread that bound him
to earth. ooh, Godi" he cried out,
and when his two nurses rushed into
the room he was past oil human aid.
DeKalb county took q deep breath
OF relief whom ii was known that the
little spark OF life that fingered in the
fifty pounds Of skin and bone, known
to the world as Edward @. Flanagan,
was extinguished.
The celebrated murderer was but q
skeleton OF his former self; wasted
away by malady that had attacked
his feeble strength nearly two weeks
ago, and suffering from gunshot
wound in his right thigh, received on
the evening OF January 10th last, when
he, with other prisoners confined In
the DeKalb county Jail, made a des-
parate aud almost successful attempt
to escape.
He had been shot by Sheriff O. H.
Talley. who fred into the mob Of
prisoners as they rushed out into the
Jail corridor intent upon killing the
sheriff and his assistants that they
might gain freedom. Some days ago
Flanagan secured kerosene and tine
ture OF iron and poured both liquids
into the wound, which inAamed 1t con-
siderably.
1t 10 said that he also drank kero.
sene and tincture Of iron. and Sheriff
Talley asserts that this wss what
brought on the terrible malady which
is thought TO have been the direct
cause Of his death.
Many OF the citizens Of Decatur
went to the Jail to view the body. No
one was heard to express any regret at
his death. Sheriff Talley mourned
least OF al.
~ think the hand Of Providence has
inter yened in behalf Of DeKalb coun-
IT," said the sheriff. II believe there
will be general rejoicing among our
people. We have thought the county
hos been imposed upon by the way tn
case has been managed by his attor-
neys. They are blamed more than
Flanagan was. The people became
convinced some time ago that Flspa-
gan was not crazy, but the ingenuity
Of the lawyers would probably have
put the county TO the expense OF keep
ing Flanagan for two or three years
more, il Providence had not come to
our aid.
"But, though we are not sorry that
the burden has been taken of OF us,
still we had given him the best atten-
tion that anybody could in Jail. I
fitted up nice room for him, paying
the cost out OF my own pocket, and
showed him many special favors until
his attempts to escape made such Q
course unwise, He attempted to es-
cape several times"
In cold cash Flanagan has cost the
ceuLty OF DeKalb in the neighborhood
Of ten thousand dollars.
Needless to say. the taxpayers Of that
unfortunate county have q lasting re-
collection Of the irony Of fate which
caused the horrible deed to be perpetra-
ted within their borders.
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1900-03-17
MAFEKING SUFFERS TERRIBLY.

Feyers, Shells and Scarcity Of Food Dec
inatinE the Populace.
Dispatches from Mafeking state
that typhoid malaria has broken out
in the women's lager, and dysentery,
due to the absence OF vegetables, is
rife among the garrison. We are
thrown upon our own resources. Such
Injuries as we had are exhausted or
have been commandered to the hos
pitfalls, which are filed 10 overdowing.
The ohildren's graveyard. close to the
women's lager, grows weekly, so the
young lives are cut short prematurely
by shell aud fever. We look with
hope deferred for relief.
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1900-03-17
MEMPHIS PREACHERS PROTEST,
Declare That Mardi Gras Festivities Ar
Indecent and Immoral,

Declare That Mardi Gras Festivities Arc
Indecept and Immoral.
The following was adopted by the
Protestant Pastors Association Of
Memphis, Tenn, at their regular
meeting:
"Wheress, we, the members Of the
Protestant Pastors Association OF
Memphis, believe that the carnival,
commonly known as Mardi Gras, is
immoral, indecent, corrupting and
injurious to the public good Of our
city and surrounding country; there.
fore, be II
Resolved, That we hereby express
our disapproval Of said carnival and
that we earnestly entreat the people Of
Memphis, as Christians and citizens,
to discourage by every legitimate
means its observance in the future in
our citv"
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1900-03-17
on MISSION OF PEACE.

Commsnder-I Chief Shaw Of q. A. Il.
Pr&aches Fraternity.
General Shaw, commsnder-in- chief
Of the Grand Army Of the Republic,
addressed large audience ct Norfolk,
Va, Tuesday night. There were
many Union and Confederate veterans
present. aud he was chesred 10 the
echo % he announced that he was just
starting on q tour OF twelve southern
states, and that his mission was one Of
peace and concord, equal TO the pres.
ent and reaching TO the future. He
pleaded eloq uently for unity and fra.
ternity and made profound impress.
sion.
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1900-03-17
CHM SUES FOR DAMAGES.

wife Of frankfort Merchant Says She
Saw Him Shoot Gosbel.
Colonel Jack Chinn, the turfman
and politician, who was with the
Democratic governor, William Goebel.
when the latter Was sssassinated, has
filed suit for libel against Mrs. Kate
NJ. Banta, wife Of . merchant al
Frankfort.
The first paragraph charges that de.
1endant, in the presence Of various
people, declared that she saw Chinn
"sboot Goebel from behind" and
that by this libelous declaration he
has been damaged in the sum Of
$25, 200.
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1900-03-17
KRUGER TRUSTS THE LORD.

Venerable Transvsai President Addrssses
Crowd at Bioemfontsin.
A special dispatch from Bloemfon-
tein says that President Kruger, ad.
dressing . crowd Of people, said:
"Altbough God is testing our poe
pie, my personal opinion 10 that the
limit Of the test 10 nearly reached. II
the people are sustained BY faith In
the time Of adversely, God will soon
again turn the tide in our favor. II
we have strong faith in God he will
surely deliver us. The God OF the
olden time is the same God now"
The speech Of the venerable presi.
dent brought tears to the eyes OF men
and women alike.
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1900-03-17
Capital stock Increased.

The 9eaboard Investment Company,
organized some weeks ago TO develop
terminal property Of the Chattanoo
Augusta and Charleston Air Line
Railway, at 3 meeting In Charleston
Tuesday decided to increase the CAPT
tai stock from $50, 900 to $500, 900.
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1900-03-17
A DEARTH OF INTEREST

Manifsstsd In Vote On Financial Bill
Conference Report.
Not probably in the history Of the
senate was there ever shown 80 little
real interest in the anal vote on q
great measure as was manifested Tues
day in the vote on the conference re-
port OF the financial bill. The report
was before the senate for nearly two
weeks, yet only four speeches were
delivered upon IL.
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1900-03-17
DBBINS
ALDRICH WINS
hhama Republican Gets Demo
Gratis Seat In House.
(oTE WAS ON PARTY LINES.
Enrtlett Made Strong Fight For
His Minority Report, But
# Without Avail.

A Washington special says: by the
arrow margin Of seven votes the
kouse Thursday afternoon unseated
Hon. CASTOR Robbins, Of the fourth
Alabama district, and seated Hon.
William F. Aldrich, the Republican
contestant. This was done on strictly
partisan lines and after a bitter fight
made BY the Democrats, under the
leadership Of Judge Bartlett, Of Geor-
gia, in behalf OF Robbins.
The result was not altogether unex-
pected, though it was hoped by Mr..
Robbins friends that enough Repub-
licans would refuse to follow the die
tates Of the Republican leaders to
prevent Aldrich being being seated.
Robbins was also handicapped by the
fact that his case was the first Of the
contested cases to be acted upon by
the house.
The feature of the debate was the
speech Of Judge Bartlett in support Of
his minority report. He made com.
plete and searching analysis Of the
majority report demonstrating that
any fair and legal consideration Of the
facts would show that Robbins is en-.
titled to the seat.
Taking it from him" said Judge
Bartlett, in summing up the case after
ward, sis Just like holding a man mp
at the point Of shotgun and robbing
him of his money"
There is one feature Of tho vote on
this case that has caused lot Of COM
ment among Democrats. That was
the absence Of General Wheeler and
Of Congressman Stallings. The alb
sence OF General Wheeler gave Rob-
bins Just one less vote than he had.
Had he been present under clear title
TO his own seat he might have helped
materially. Mr.. Stallings was paired
with q New Jersey member, and,
therefore, his own vote was arranged
for; but it is en- open secret that there
is q good deal Of bitterness among the
Alabama delegation oyer his failure to
be on hand.
They ray that as one Of the
older members OF the delegation
he might have been able to in.
Auence some Republican votes, but
even il he were not, he should have
been present in justice to his col
league, and especially to election
methods, which we're so bitterly as
sailed in this contest.
At 2:30 o'clock the vote was taken
first upon the minority resolutions de-
claring Mr.. Robbins entitled to retain
his seat. The sub resolutions were de.
feated--134 to 13S-by Q strict party
vote.
The majority resolutions declaring
Mr.. Aldrich, the contestant, entitled
TO his seat were then adopted-142 to
1856.
There was no demonstration when
the result was announced. Mr.. AL
drich then came forward to the bar OF
the house, escorted by Mr.. Mann, and
took the prescribed oath.
Mr., Dslzell, Of Pennsylvania, from
the committee on rules, then present.
ed the special rule regarding pension
sessions. Mr.. Overstreet, OF Indi-
ana, in charge Of the conference
d report Of the financial bill, gave
notice that he would call up the
report next Tuesday. By unanimous
con sent it was agreed that the vote on
the report should be taken at 4:30
O'Clock Tuesday afternoon.
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1900-03-17
PLANAGAN's BRAIN EXAMINED.

wide Variance Of Opinion Expressed By .
Score or More Of Doctors.
Murderer Flanssan's brains were
taken out and examined ct Decatur,
Ga, Wednesday by . number Of
physician.
There was q difference Of opinion
among the doctors % to the condition
Of the brain. Some contended that
The indications Of . diseased mind were
marked. Others said there vas moth.
ing unusual to be detected. All
agreed that II would take . microsoo-
pal examination TO finally decide the
matter.
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1900-03-17
x,MILLIs MAKEs APPOINTMENTS.

Tennessee's Democratic oovsrnor Gives
Two Places To Republicans.
A Nashville dispatch says: Governor
McMillin has announced that he has
decided to appoint T. p. Marshall police
commissioners and Clement Woodwork
to the board Of public works Of Chstta.
nooga. Both are Republicans and suc-
coed retiring Republicans.
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1900-03-17
Slot Machines Must 60.

Chief Justice Nichols, in the Lou.
isiaua supreme court, has handed down
an opinion declaring the right Of the
city council Of New Orleans 10 pass an
ordinance prohibiting the operation Of
slot machines.
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1900-03-17
FORTUNE FOR A HORSE.

Flying rox, . Swift Racer. Sold For oise,.
900 In England.
A London dispatch says: At the sale
of the late duke OF Westminstsr's
string of race horses, which took place
Thursday ct Kingsclere. Flying Fog.
winner in 1899 Of the derby, the 1000
guinsss, the Eclipse stakes and the
ncastsy Street Leger, was purchased
BY Edmond Blanc for $500 guineas,
about 1895, 800.
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1900-03-17
Pension For Ljlioukalanj.

The senate committee on foreign re-
lations authorized the reporting Of an
amendment to the diplomatic appro-
priation bill appropriating $780, 900 to
be paid to ex-Queen Lilioukalani and
providing for an annual donation Of
$40, 900 TO her as long as she may live.
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1900-03-17
Biz Loan Authorized.

The house OF commons, In committee
Of the whole, Tuesday afternoon adopt
ed O resolution to authorize loan Of
E36, O00. 900 (S176, 900. 000).
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1900-03-22
Tammany Tactics.
Aberdeen News.

The following is a copy OF a
circular issued few days ago by
the secretary-treasurer Of the Re
form Press Association, who is
also in high command in the fu-
sion autocracy and controls the
patronage of the insurance de-
partment of the state. This
circular speaks for itself and
proves the truth of the charge
that the fusion bosses have estab-
lished a regular Tammany organ
ization in this state, under the
operations of which all those who
receive state patronage that is
controlled by the fusionists are
compelled to give a rake-off to
the machine. 1t will be seen the
osteusible purpose for which the
Doodle is collected is the debauch-
ing Of the farmers through paid
emissaries who go about dlstrib-
utirg literature, holding meetings
and organizing clubs. The cir
cnlar is as follows:
''Pierre, S. d.. March, 1900.-In
compliance with resolution unani-
mously passed at the meeting held at
Huron and later endorsed at the meet
ings held at Aberdeen and Sioux Falls,
make a call for one half ofthe 10 per
cent contribution OF the Reform Press
Association to aid in the propaganda
work being carried on this winter
There are now about eighteen men ir
the field working among the farmers
holding meetings, distributing litera
ture and organizing CLUBS. If this
work can be carried on during the re
mainder of the leisure eeason of the
farmers we shall have no difficulty il
carving South Dakola, in which even
our contribution will return to us il
ten fold volume. I he amount of youf
advance assessment, based Gn the pat
ronage received last year, IS s.
tThe= balance will be caiied for at a latel
period FratesnalIy y
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1900-03-22
A Good Thing to Talk Ahnllt.

Mr.. A. M. Johnson of Boston
thinks it a waste of time to talk
at any length about business.
He says, "The whole matter can
be summed up by saying that
everybody is busy making money
at everything. Times could not
be better~-certainly they have
never been better in my time.
Perhaps times could not be better.
It is undoubtedly true that they
never have been better. But they
certainly have been a great deal
worse, and they can be again,
and that is why it is not waste
of time to talk about business and
the present prosperous conditions.
We need to talk about them
enough to keep securely in our
minds and in the minds of all the
rest of the people the facts which
have led up to the present indus
trial situation and the cause from
which present prosperity has re-
suited. In 1892 the people of the
country were so engrossed in their
prosperity that they forgot to re-
member that that prosperity had
not dropped like mama from
heaven, that it had not been re-
ceived from an undiscerning Prov
idence without the putting forth
Of any effort or the exercise of
any intelligence on the part of the
people themselves--and so they
voted for Cleveland and Free
Trade, and with them idleness
aud want and poverty. We don't
want to repeat that mistake. and
so perhaps it is just as well to talk
little about present business
conditions and present prosperity,
remembering always the source
from which OUR prosperity comes
Then when election day comes
around we will refaember to vote