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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-02
ADMITTED HIS GUILT.

He asserts that while he was guilty
OF criminal intimacy with the woman,
there were several others equally culp-
able. No one else. however, was ar
rested in connection with the case.
A requisition was made out yester-
day for the woman's removal to the
county Jail, but Dr. Fulton, the police
surgeon. who examined her, declared
she was not in condition to be re-
moved. An extra watch is being kept
on her at the hospital.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-08-30
PECK GETS LIFE SENTENCE.
Officers Hustle Ravisher to Columbus I'm
mediately After Trial.

Akron, o., Aug. 25.--The train car
rying the negro rapist. Peck. arrived
here at $3.50 p. IN. yesterday. A car
riage was waiting at the railway sta
ton and Peck was quickly bundled
into it. In three minutes the court
house was reached and Peck was ar
raigned before Judge Nye. The indict-
ment was read. Peck stood up and
pleaded guilty. He declared he had
nothing to say, except that he threw
himself upon the mercy of the court
The court then sentenced Peck to life
imprisonment in the state penitentiary.
Troops We're on guard at the railway
station and along the route to the court
house. There was no demonstration
whatever. After Peck had been SEN
fenced he was at once taken in q
closed carriage to the Center street
crossing and placed on board the train
in charge of Sheriff Kelly and taken
to the state penitentiary at Columbus.
Little Rhoda Davidson died at the
city hospital yesterday. She was shot
in the head while in her mothers arms
during the riots Wednesday night.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-08-30
shoots Friend and Self.

New York. Aug. 29.-John w. Es-
son of Chicago yesterday fired two
bullets. one into the head and the
other into the body of his friend
and associate Harold H. Stridiron,
and then. tlrusting the muzzle of the
revolver between his teeth, sent a
bullet through his own head. The sui
eide expired Immediately. His victim
has fighting chance for his life. The
police are of the opinion that the man
who attempted the murder and com
mitted suicide was crazed by the eX-
treme heat and maddened by drink
and jealousy.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-08-30
State of Affairs In Pukine.

Washington, Aug. 2S.-After sew
eral days intermission in Chinese ad-
vices the government yesterday re-
ceived two dispatches, which presum-
ably bring it's advices up to the most
recent date. There are indications
that the principal delays in the lines
of communication are encountered be-
tween Tien Tsin and Peking. a fact
eXplainable by the newspaper advices
that small bands of Boxers are oper-
ating on the line of communication of
the Peking campaign forces. The
fact that more than u week was COW
cred by the last interruption gives rise
to the belief here that these attacks
upon the lines of communication by
Boxers are more formidable than was
supposed to be possible after the heavy
losses inflicted upon them by the in
ternational force in it's advance
The important dispatch of the day
was one from Minister Conser, rela-
tive to the military situation in Pc
king. Unfortunately it lacked a date.
but as it was certainly later than any
official emanation from the Chinese
capital the message was allowed pub.
licity for what it was worth. Con-
gers dispatch is as follows:
Prom Taku, Aug 27.-Secretary of
State, Washington: No important
movements since last dispatch Mill
tary is trying to restore order No
representative of the Chinese govern
ment encountered yet Several min
listers of the tsung-li-yamen reported
in the city and are expected to appear
soon. Generals decide not to enter
imperial palace, leaving it practically
vacant. Two thousand Germans ar.
rived today
Another event of the day of some in
terest was the order dispatching the
Castine from Shanghai to Annoy, dis.
tant about 400 miles. The little gun
boat should make the run in about
two days under favorable conditions.
Her force is small, but sufficient to
serve the moral purpose if there be
need for such. 1t appears she is ordered
to Annoy quite as much on account of
representations from we'll informed
business circles as from any official
advice. The consul at Annoy agreeing
with the representations of the bust,
ness Interests, it was decided to be
proper to send gunboat to Annoy. not
because of any particular apprehen.
sion as to lapan's aspirations, but to
prevent roting at this dangerous
point.
The. first direct word from General
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-08-30
WOOD FETED AT SANTIAGO.

Promises CnbA Shall Be Free if Island
Shows Itself Worthy Liberty.
Santiago de Cuba, Aug. 27.-Gov-
ernor General Wood was officially ban
quetted last night by the Republican
and Democratic parties. He spoke. in
part. as follows: Everybody in the
United States was astonished at the
satisfactory way in which the munic-
ipal elections passed off. President
Mckinley personally asserted that he
thought the time for the next step had
come. Whatever the ultimate destiny
of Cuba may be, it's immediate future
is independence. This is no political
move on the part of the United States,
but a sincere desire to do what is
right. Therefore, beg you to sink
your political differences and passions
and to send men to the conventions
who are renowned for honor and ca
pacity, so that the convention may
mean more than the Cubans even now
anticipate. Bear in mind that no con-
stitution that does not bring stable
government will be accepted by the
United States. wish to avoid max
ing Cuba into second Hayti. al
though l do not think that possible"
General Woods speech is considered
by Cubans here to be the most import
ant declaration made since the Amer-
can occupation began.
The Cuban flag was raised over the
palace by General Woods permission
yesterday. thousands of Cubans wit
Messing the ceremony
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-08-30
BATTLE IN PEKING.
RUSSIAN RUMoRs SAY ALLIES HAVE
SUFFERED DEFEAT.
Chinese In Fortified Position Do Murder
Gus Execution--Eighteen Hundred is
Said to BE the Loss--Russians fuffered

Paris, Aug. 2S.-A special dispatch
from st. Petersburg says: 1T is per-
sistently rumored in ST. Petersburg
that the Russian government has re-
ceived a dispatch asserting that after
fierce battle inside Peking the allies
retreated, losing 500 men, mostly Rus
slams. 1t is further said the Chinese
occupy fortified position, from which
they are bombarding the allies in a
murderous manner"
London, Aug. 2S.--The allies, resum-
ing aggressive operations. have taken
the district west of Peking. This
statement, based on Chinese authority,
is cabled from Shanghai. From the
same place comes the further state
ment that Ii Hung Chang has wired
the empress dowager at Hsian Flu, re-
questing the arrest of Prince Tuan and
the disarming of the Boxers in order
to give him an opening tor negotia
tions with the powers.
The illuminations projected at
Shanghai in celebration of the relief of
they should cause native outbreak.
Evidence has been received here,
says the Shanghai correspondent of
the Standard, going to show that Gen
eral Yung Lu was the real author of
the anti-foreign outbreak, the empress
dowager, Prince Tuan and the others
all having been persuaded by him tc
take an extreme attitude, while he
stood aside and awaited develop
mentS''
| American refugee missionaries il
Annoy, according to the Hong Kong
correspondent of the Daily Mail, are
anxious to return to the interior, but
the United States consul has forbidden
them to do SO and urges them to &c
| to the Philippines or to return tc
America. Shanghai advices to the
| Daily News say that consular opin
ion there looks upon Japanese action
In the landing of troops at Annoy, des
pite the protests of the consuls as
similar to that of Russia at New
Chwang, the whole indicating tend
ency to a partition of the empire
Russian journals agree says th,
Moscow correspondent of the Stand
ard, that it is impossible tc deal will
China in the spirit of revenge. as sug
gested by Emperor William. They be
lieve that methods less drastic car
better accomplish the ends of Russia
in Manchuria. The question would be
satisfactorily settled to Russian minds
by the seizure of northern provinces
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-08-30
BOTHA'S LINES ARE BROKEN


Reported to Be Falling Back--IndicatiOns
British Losses Are Considerable.
London. Aug. pa special dispatch
from Pretoria. dated Aug. II, says:
cit is stated that fighting with Botha's
commanders was resumed this morn
ing The Beers lines were broken and
the enemy is falling back. Tie Brit.
ish casualties are reported to be con-
siderable"
Lord Roberts reports. under date of
Belfast. Alg. 27, as follows:
Our movements are slow on ac-
count of extent and nature of the coun-
try. Today we made a satisfactory
advance and met with decided success.
The work fell entirely to Buffers
troops and resulted in the capture of
Bergendal. very strong position. two
miles northwest of Dalmanutha.
met Butler at Bergendal shortly after
it was reached by our troops. l am
glad to lind the occupation cost less
than was feared. on account of ap.
proach being over an open glacis for
1000 or 5000 yards and the deter
mined stand of the enemy. The Innis-
killings and Second Rifle brigade
formed the attacking party The lat
ter suffered most. l hope the casual
ties do not exceed 80 or CO. One Off
Ger was killed and two were wounded
A good many Beers We're killed and a
pompom was captured,
French advanced on the left to
Swartz kopjes on the Leidenburg road
and prepared the way for the move.
ment of PoleCarew's division tomor-
row
"Raden-Powell reports that he occu.
pied Mushroom without opposition
AS the country in which he and Paget
are operating is dense bush and veldt
it is not desirable at the present time
to proceed further north, and their
troops are returning to Pretoria"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-08-30
Hunting tor Boxers.

Picking. Aug. y. Three Russian.
two Japanese, one British and one
American battalion searched the i'm
perial park south of the city and about
five miles out for Boxers. No armed
force was found, but only single
Chinese scout. who was killed The
Japanese are in possession of the ilu
perial summer palace today The win
ter palace here is still closely guarded.
The Russians wish to destroy it, a
southward movement began today
and will continue. but several detach-
ments will remain to protect converts.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-08-30
PARADE OF PYTHlANs.
Great Crowd Witnesses the Street Pa
geant at Detroit.

geant at Detroit.
Detroit. Aug. 29.-The Milwaukee di-
vision of the order of the Knights Of
Pythias did itself proud in the biennial
parade here yesterday and the vast
crowd who witnessed the inspiring
pageant gave enthusiastic approval
all along the line of march. Nine thou
sand uniformed and helmeted knights
and musicians marched in rapid and
orderly manner over the route of five
miles. and We're officially reviewed by
Supreme Chancellor Sample. and be-
fore dismissal by Major General Car
nahan. Very few states were wholly
unrepresented in the line of march.
One British flag was seen in the pa,
rade, carried by Canadian contin-
gent, above their Pythian banner and
the Canadians were not less heartily
cheered than the American Knights.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-08-30
The return OF the Alapama over the

The return OF the Alabama over the
course had little more of moment than
the run out. She crossed the finish
line about $3.50. Afterwards the ship
was again circled at full speed, with
the Texas as the center, until she was
cleaving a wake which in diameter
was not over twice her length. Fif-
teen minutes later the Alabama was
headed for Boston light the red flag
of the trial had been replaced by the
Cramps house flag and broom had
been sent aloft.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-08-30
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.
Western Cattle Sold at Steady Prices.
Sheep Strong and Higher

CHICAGO. Aug. .-Cattle-Receipts 5000:
natives and westerns. steady: Texans lO1l5c
higher: natives, best on sale today, one car
load at So. 45: good to prime steers S. 1906 10;
poor to medium. S460G5.40: selected feeders
strong s40OGl.75; mixed stockers s3 25dl8 90:
cows, $2.7aG4,50; heifers. S3.00(05.Oo; Gamers.
81. .OOg265; bulls. s2.5OG4.50: calves, s5o0p7. .25
Texas fed steers, S425G5 90: Texas grass steers,
$5SOG42O; Texas bulls, s2.50G3.5O. Rogs-Re-
ceipts today, l70OO; tomorrow, 25,e2O. esti-
mated; left over, 5000; steady; top $A471a;
mixed and butchers, s490d5. 10: good to choice
heavy, s5O0Q5.35; rough heavy. s4 sOtD4 95:
light, $5.00tG5.471a: bulk of sales s5.10(95.8 85.
sheep-Receipts, 10000; sheep steady to strong.
lOc higher: lambs, active, l0iGl5c higher; good
to choice wethers. $5.65G400; fair to choice
mixed, S335G3 10: western sheep. S3.50tg39O;
Texas sheep, s2,5O,q35O: native lambs, $4,000
o65; western lambs, S4.75tG565.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-08-30
Death Penalty for Cordua.

London, Aug. Pa special dis
patch from Pretoria says: General
Lord Roberts has confirmed the sen
tence of death imposed upon Lieuten,
ant Cordua, formerly of the Staats ar
tillery, who was convicted of being IL
ringleader in the plot to abduct Gen
eral Roberts and kill British officers.
Lieutenant Cordua was shot yesterday
afternoon
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-08-30
STEVENSON is NAMED.
Populist National Committee Accept
Towne's Declination-

Populist National Committee Accepts
Towne's Declination-
Chicago, Aug 2S.-At meeting of
the Peoples Party national committee
yesterday the declination of Charles A,
Towne as the vice presidential ncmi.
nee of the party was accepted and
the name of Adlai E. Stevenson was
put in his place. This result was OBJ.
tanned after a long debate, beginning
at . p. m. and ending about $50 p m
In the beginning there We're three
courses advocated by different mem
bers of the committee:
To nominate a Populist. to leave the
place blank. or, lastly, to endorse Mr..
Stevenson.
Senator Marion Butler, chairman of
the committee. in warm speech of
some length. advocated leaving the
place blank. contending that Bryan
and Stevenson would receive more
Populist votes than if candidate for
vice president was named. But one
test vote was taken. A motion was
made to endorse Mr.. Stevenson. For
this motion Mr.. Washburn of Massa.
chusetts moved. as Il substitute that
a Populist be placed upon the ticket
The substitute was lost OH call of
the roll by vote of 24 yeas to n nays
The original motion was then adopted
by viva voce vote. There We're 124
members of the committee present OF
represented by proxy.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-08-30

Chatfee since Aug. Is came today in
the form of a cablegram, dated today
at Taku, reporting the action of the
Sixth cavalry with the enemy near
Tien Tsin on the 10Th. The cable IS
as follows:
'Taku, Aug. 2s.-Adjutant General.
Washington: Colonel Wint on the
18th reports marched at a. m. and
engaged large force of enemy seven
miles from city; dispersed them. kill
ing about 100 Americans lost five
wounded. Will cable names wounded
as soon as ascertained.'
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-08-30
Kansas City Live Stock.

KANSAS Cry Aug Observation-Disclosures,
l22oo strong to Ice higher; native steers, $4 500
o.oo' stockers and feeders, ss 5OtG4.65 butchers
cows and heif.rs. S3OUG5.25; Gamers s25O(0
800 fed westerns. 50 7a15.25 wintered Texans
s5o9g3.7o; grass Texans. $32Og86O; calves,
sa.25g6oo. Hog---Recepts, II, 800: trade active
at steady prices; heavy and mixed, IS. .OO(g5 20 +:
light, 80 1000 22la pigs, s4.5O(o5 90. Sheep-Re-
cteipts, 3ioO active to shade higher; supply
ST. 4O<d3. 60
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-08-30
NEW QUEEN OF NAVY
BATTLEShlP ALAS ANA WINS TITLE IN
HER OFFICIAL TRIAL TRIP.

Averages Seventeen Knots Per Hour for
Over Four Hours--Preliminary Test of
the Great Fighting Machine Proves
Highly Successful.
Boston. Aug. 29.-There is a new
queen of the American navy-the
United States battleship Alabama.
which yesterday won the title in one
of the most magnificent speed trials
yet held in the history of the navy.
Her average speed for four hours con-
tinuous steaming was II knots, fig
ure not quite as high as that made by
the Iowa, but notable from the fact
that it gave an idea of the yet unde-
veloped power in this latest product
of American shipbuijders. The Ala
bama was built by the Cramps at Phil
adelphia. and while Of the frst-class,
she is unlike any of the earlier crea-
tions, both architecturally and as a
fighting machine. Built under CON
tract that required at least an aver
age speed of 16 knots per hour, she has
been turned out to do IL knots, or bet
ter, under conditions that will not be
termed extraordinary.
The Alabama came down to the
starting line about 1870 under fair
headway and went by as if on a cruise.
The first stake boat was the Texas,
and in the clear light the people on the
SCape Ann shore could have seen the
smarine spectacle with ease and also
watched the newcomer until she had
passed theOsceola, the second mark.
The third leg was marked by the
Z skearsarge, and as the Alabama went
81 by, now at great speed, Captain Folger
had his jackies lined up to cheer. The
fourth mark was the Kentucky, the
fifth the Indiana and the outmark was
the Massachusetts. This latter ship
was passed shortly before 1870.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-08-30
warsn,ps TO ENFORCE american clam.

Tangier, Morocco, Aug. PA Unit.
ed States warship has arrived here to
support the claim arising out of the
murder last June of Marcos Essagin.
naturalized American citizen. who
was the manager of the Fee branch of
the French firm of Braunsweig & Co.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-08-30
Yellowstone Park Fire Extinruished

Washington, Aug. 29.-Acting Super
intendent Ioode of the Yellowstone
National park, in a telegram received
yesterday by the secretary of the in
terror, says the forest fire that has
been raging in the park has been ex-
tlhguished. The fire was confined
mostly to dead and down timber and
the loss or area of the contlagration is
not known
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-08-30
South Omaha Live stock.

SOUTH OMAHA. Aug, rs -Cattle-Receipts,
400; active, steady to strong; native beef
steers. S46UG5.Sl: western steers, $4,000 IS;
Texas steers, Sa50g4.20 cows and heifers, slow,
$300G44O; Gamers, sl75G2.7o: stockers and
feeders, l0c higher, So 60g470; calves. S3 O05 SO;
bulls stays, etc. So 40(G4.25 Hogs-Receipts,
1890; shade HIGHER, closed weak heavy, $495G
5.o2la; mixed, s4,97l o21a; light. 5000 pigs
s4 50M495. bul1, of sales. S5.O06l5O5
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-08-30
Beers Reported Defeated,

Lourenzo Marquee. Aug. 29.-Heavy
fighting is reported to have occurred
at Machadodorp. The Beers are said
to have been defeated with great loss
leaving their guns and ammunition in
the hands Of the British.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-08-30
LITTLE DOING AT MANILA
Past Week Not Productive of Any Start
ling News or of Results.

ling News or of Results.
Manila, Aug. 2S.-The official reports
show the past fortnight's scouting t.
have had insignificant results. Typhoid
fever is delaying shipping.
The United States transport Califor.
mia, which sailed from San Francisco
July II, via Honolulu July 81, for Ma
Mia, is now Il week overdue
The United States Philippine com
mission, in order to explain the new
conditions, their power and their at
titude toward the Filipinos. resulting
from their assumption of legislation
are publishing a portion of Presiden,
Mckinley's instructions to themselves
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-10-20
Who Runs the Church?

Atchison Globe: II any one inn
AGNES that societies, guilds or preach
ers run a church, he is mistaken. In
every church there is one woman who
is at the bottom of everything that
happens in the church, and the
preacher who does not please her
might as well resign at once, for he
will find, sooner or later, that he is
not useful to the parish. In some
churches there is a great quarrel GO
ing on as to whether the bread at the
Lords supper should be the real
bread or waters made for the our
pose. A ST. Joe preacher had both
kinds, and to the one influential wo-
man, who insisted upon bread, he
gave bread; to the other ninety-nine
he gave waters. He was discovered by
the influential woman and eventually
went to another field. The next
preacher to come was defiant and
used waters; the influential woman
could use waters or go without. At
first, most of the members applauded
his bravery" but when the infuen-
tial woman and her supporters with
drew their subscriptions, it made wa
fers too expensive for those who
wanted them and the preach
er's usefulness is over in that
church. 1t is not the Lord
who is a hard taskmaster to
the preacher; it is some woman who
runs the church.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-10-20

to him as quickly and as innocentIy
as when she was a girl. "And what
did you think, Klarus"-she half
whispered-"te1l mel"
He did not speak, but answered her
blue eyes, and then her lips, as her
arms slipped quite naturally around
his neck.
The dawn was breaking as Clarence
and Jim Hooker emerged together
from the gate of the casa. Mr.. Hook
er looked sleepy. He had found, after
his return from Fair Plains, that his
host had an early engagement in
Santa Inez, and he had insisted upon
rising to see him on. 1t wa with diff
ficulty, indeed, that Clarence could
prevent his accompanying him. Clar-
ence had not revealed to Susy the
night before the real object of his
journey, nor did Hooker evidently
suspect it, yet when he had mounted
his horse, he hesitated for an instant
but without extending his hand.
IF / should happen to be detained"
he began with a half smile.
But Jim was struggling with a
yawn. "rha's all righ'-don't mind
u.s." he said, stretching his arms.
Clarence's hesitating hand dropped to
his side, and with a light, reckless
laugh and a half sense of providential
relief, he galloped away.
What happened Immediately there
after, during his solitary ride to San
ta Inez, looking back upon it in after
years, seemed but a confused recol-
lection, more like a dream. The long
cfratahao nf wanna I;ctanoo ,w,.a.I,oIl,,
opening clearer with the rising sun
in an ~unclouded sky, the meeting
with a few early or belated travellers
and his unconscious avoidance of
them, as if they might know of his
object, the black shadows of fore
shortened cattle rising before him on
the plain and arousing the same un-
easy sensation of their being waylay-
ing men; the wondering recognition
of houses and landmarks. he had long
been familiar with, his purposeless at
tempts to recall the circumstances in
which he had known them-all these
were like a dream. So too, were the
recollections of the night before, the
episode with Susy, already mingled
and blended with the memory of their
previous past, his futile attempts to
look forward to the future, always,
however, abandoned with relief at the
thought that the next few hours
might make them unnecessary. So,
alas, was the sudden realization that
Santa IneZ was before him, when he
had thought he was not yet half way
there, and as he dismounted before
the courthouse his singular feeling
followed, however, by no fear of dis
tress-that he had come SO early to
the rendezvous hat he was not yet
quite prepared for it.
This same sense of unreality per-
yaded his meeting with the deputy
sheriff; the news that the federal
Judge had, as was expected, dismissed
the prisoners on their own recogni-
zance, and that Captain Pinckney was
at the hotel at breakfast. In the like
abstract he replied to the II
or two questions of the deputy, eXhib-
tied the pistols he had brought with
him and finally accompanied him to n
little meadow hidden by trees below
the hotel, where the other principal
and his seconds were awaiting them.
And here he awoke!-clear-eyed,
keen, forceful and intense!
Continued Next Weekly