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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-23

ty-nine letters and list of fifty-six
names of members whom they
claimed. The governor has seen thir-
ty-nine of these men, and six of them
have said they would support who
ever the governor appointed. One of
them said he would support anybody
against Cnmmins
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-23
SUN SETS UMBRELLA ON FIRE.
Curious Experience of Farmer on
the Streets of BurIinqton,

Burlington, Aug. 22.-An umbrella
which was being carried by farmer
up Jefferson street was set on fire
by the rays of the sun at 2 o'clock
yesterday afternoon. Numerous peo-
pie saw the occurrence. 1t is believed
the umbrella had grease or gasoline
on it which caused the combustion.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-23
PhiIadeIphia's Population.
REV. JOHN CASSIDY DEAD.
Catholic Pastor at Williamsburg Dies
in Chicago Hospital.

Davenport, Aug. 22-(Special.) -
Rev. John Cassidy, the Catholic pas
tor at Williamsburg, Iowa, died in the
Mercy hospital at Chicago, at noon
yesterday, of typhoid fever. He had
been ill three weeks. He was taken
sick while returning from vacation
at Atlantic City. His mother resides
here where the remains will be
brought.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-23
Local Temperature.

The following is the temperature as
taken at the weather bureau in this
city by Observer Henry Schmidt, at
Nine O'Clock last night. rs
Seven o'clock this morning. IA
Two O'Clock this afternoon. ...... 81
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-23
THE WEATHER FOR IOWA.

Thunderstorms in the asst this af-
ternoon; generally fair tonight and
Friday; cooler in the northeast to-
niqht
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-23
cHlcAGo's CENSUS.
Census Bureau Announces Population
of CHICAGO to Be 1,6e8,515.


Chicago, Aug PA dispatch from
the census bureau at Washington
makes the population of this city
1,69S,515. The population in 1898 was
1,099,0S5. 1t shows an increase Of
5444 per cent since 1890.
Population of Twin Cities.
Washington, Aug. 21l.-The census
Office has made public the census re-
turns for st. Paul and Minneapolis.
The population of st. Paul is 1852
an increase over 1890 of 3047 per cent.
The population of Minneapolis is 202,-
71S, an increase of 37.9S per cent.
PhiIadeIphia's Population.
Washington, Aug. 22.-The popula-
ton of Philadelphia, according to the
count just completed at the census Of
flee, is 1,293,697 The population in
1890 was 1,046,964.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-23
Further Trouble Brewing.

lContinued on Page So
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-08-21
NOT AN IDLE DREAM.
Wedding Ring Lost in the Bank Ex-
plosion is Discovered in
Peculiar Manner.

Maybe II was just a singular coin
cidence, but whatever 1t was the state
ments set forth below are positive
facts.
One of the nine persons in the Mer-
chants and Mechanics bank on the
night of the explosion was Mrs. Lettie
McNally, Of 425 Birch street. She was
visiting Miss Anna Haefey, and was
on the third floor when the building
collapsed.
Her purse, containing her wedding
ring, s12.S5. some papers and things
usually finding place in womans
purse was placed behind a picture in
the reception room. AS the wreckage
was being cleared away the picture. or
to be more accurate what remained of
the picture was found in the forward
part of the cellar. Mrs. McNally was
extremely anxious to recover her ring
and caused dligent search to be made
for the missing purse particularly in
and about the place where the picture
was fond, but the debris was all
carted away and no trace of the purse
and it's much-prized enclosure could be
found.
Saturday last, Mrs. McNally's
brother ex-Jury Commissioner +. J..
Ward, was put in charge of the men
clearing away the debris. He and
William Kessler, who is looking after
the banks interests at the wreck. dis
cussed the missing purse several times
during the day and in their spare mo-
ments poked about in hooks and corr
ners in search of l..
Yesterday morning Mr.. Kressler came
n 10 nf aXnlnginn a
o'clock and when questioned by Mr..
Ward about his early appearance, told
that during the night he had dreamed
or had a premonition of some kind or
other that an indefinite something he
was searching for was lying on top of
the big vault, and he could not rest
easy till he investigated.
The trio laughingly placed ladder
against the vault and climbed to its
top, joking one another about belief in
dreams and that sort of thing. With
in one minute after their ascent their
| joCisity was turned to wonderment.
Lying on a pile of brick and mortar
| dust that had accumulated near the
southern edge of the vault, Mr.. Kress-
Ter uncovered a ladies' purse. Mr..
| Ward examined it and recognized it
as his sisters and opening one of its
compartments found the ring that they
had so assiduously sought and the loss
of which had caused Mrs. McNally such
| wOrriment.
! The purse and its contents were re-
| turned forthwith to Mrs. McNally and
to say she was overjoyed at their re-
covery is putting it mildly. The man.
ner in which the ring was recovered
makes 1t, she says, all the more dear
to her, and she will take good care
! that there will be no further occasion
for anyone going into dreamland tc
recover it for her.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-08-21
REIaHART HELD FOR COURT
He Is Accused of Inhumanly Beat
ing His Child.

William H. Reighart, of North Ninth
street, was yesterday arraigned before
Alderman Kasson, charged with bru-
tally beating his little daughter, Lulu
with a braided wire whip, inflicting
bruis and marks all over the child's
body Ne was held in 1900 bail. Dray-
man G, 7rge w. Brown, for whom he
works, became his bondsman.
The little girls back, arms and lower
limbs were covered with welts and
cuts, showing that she had been beat
en- in a way almost inhuman.
The sharp wire thong cut into the
flesh, and to add to the agony the
little one suffered, her wounds were
bathed Saturday morning In turpen-
tine.
The child was beaten by her father
Friday night, and Saturday morning
Mrs. Reighart, who is Lulu's STEP
mother, gave the girl a turpentine
bath.
Her cries, while going through this
second ordeal, attracted neighbors,
who, after visiting the house, reported
the case to Mrs. Duggan, agent for
the Associated Charities, with the re-
suit that a warrant was issued Satur-
day afternoon for Reighart's arrest.
After yesterdays hearing, Lulu was
taken in charge by Mrs. Duggan and
placed in the Home for the Friend
less.
The turpentine II Is only fair to the
stepmother to say, was ignorantly ap-
piled with a view of easing the smart
of the wounds.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-08-21
THEATRICAL SEASON OPENED.
"Credit Lorraine" Presented by the
Braunig Dramatic Company.

The Academy of Music opened the
theatrical season last evening with
Credit Lorraine" presented by the
Braunig Dramatic company, and IL the
size of the audience has anything to
do with the outlook for the coming
season, then the Academy will have
a phenomenal patronage, and the man.
agement will have little cause for
complaint as the house was packed to
the doors, many taking advantage of
the standing room privilege, and n
great many were turned away. Had
the theater been again as large, Man
ager Brown could have easily filled
It. The Braunig Dramatic company
now holds the record of having the
largest Monday night house ever in
the Academy since 1t was turned to
popular prices. The company is by
far the best repertoire organization
ever seen in this city, and it would
put to shame many companies now
playing at high prices. The piece last
evening, Credit Lorraine" was pro-
duced just as well as when Lawrence
Marston first produced it with Miss
Lillian Lewis playing the part which
fell TO Miss Louise Mitchell that OF
"Lenora." And to say that Miss Nit
chell did justice to the part last night
is not giving her half the credit she
deserves. Her costumes were superb
in every respect, and We're greatly ad-
mired by the many ladies present.
They certainly were different from the
average repertoire costumes, worn by
leading ladies of other companies.
Frank Munnell as philip Rameau,"
Fl. Preston Coffin as Count De Lu-
signon," Burt Wisner as "Valiere,"
and Charles Leekins as Beaumont"
were excellent in their respective
roles, and no more could have been
expected of Carrie lie Moyne as Ma
dame Bon Bon" She certainly por-
trayed the role with ability. There
was not a person in the company who
does not deserve special mention. Be
tween the acts high-class specialties
were introduced. After the singing of
MY Tiger Lily" by Master Sammy
Brown, a boy soprano, with a Won
derful voice, a tremendous applause
greeted him, and. by special request
he sung Mr.. Will f. Burke's latest
success, "She Is the Girl l Should
Have Married Long Ago" beautiful
ballad. Mr.. Burke deserves unstinted
praise for his work, and being n
Scranton boy, no doubt he will get it..
other specialties were introduced by
Mr.. Burt Wesner and Miss Lottie
Zenohia. Mr.. Wesner again proving
to a Scranton audience his ability as
comedian. The matinee bill this af-
ternoon is THE Secret Enemy" and
tonight the greatest melodramatic
piece on record, Under the City
Lamps" will be presented.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-08-21

County Commissioner John ]. Dur
kin has been picked upor to lead the
enemy in the county campaign now
about to open.
The choice is practically unanimous.
1t was made yesterday morning at a
meeting of the candidates in the office
of G. G.. Boland. Judge Kelly and
Mr.. O'Malley were absent, being out
of town, so definite action was post
poned until next Monday. BY that
time all the candidates will be in the
city, it is expected, and the work of
organization can be carried to compile
tion.
II Is also demanded by the leaders
that Messrs. Law and Norton, nomi-
nees respectively for clerk of the
courts and prothonotary, shall. by
Monday next, give assurance that
they will go into the fight and on
equal footing with their colleagues on
the ticket
Both We're at yesterdays conference
and. it is said, indicated that they
would accept the nomination and sub
scribe to the conditions laid down by
the inner circle of leaders.
The question of the secretaryship
and treasurership. it was given out,
was not discussed.
The Republican candidates are to
meet in the course of "a few days to
complete the organization of its COM
mittee and map out the work of the
campaign.
Democratic State Chairman Killing
will be at the Wyoming Valley hotel
Wilkes-Barre, tomorrow afternoon, to
confer with the seventh division of the
the Democratic state Central commit
tee. County chairmen and state COM
mitteemen will be present from Brad
ford, Columbia, Lackawanna, Mon
tour, Northumberland. Schuylkill, Sui.
Ivan, Susquehanna, Wayne and Wyo-
ming counties.
The Fourth Legislative district
Democrats will hold their convention
| Tuesday, September 4, and the pri.
maries on the preceding Saturday.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-08-21
n aCkaWanna
"THE
0aundry.
.os Penn Avenue A. B. wARMAN.
PERSONAL
L.. r. .. &c NJ.

Attorney r. ]. Bourke has returned from But
falo.
Mr. and Mrs. c. A. Eshelman are at Lake
Ariel.
Miss Name shaffer, Of Allentown, is a guest Of
Scranton friends
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Casey are summering at
Manhattan Beach.
Assistant Postmaster D. W. Powell is spending
his vacation in Atlantic City.
Attorney James j. O'Malley returned yesterday
from visit 10 Pleasant Mount
Miss Gertrude Fellows of Tenth street,
turned yesterday from Lake Henry.
John CuniH, telegraph editor of the Times, is
spending a week at the Thousand Islands.
Rev. Francis Bateman, rector of the Church of
the Good Shepherd is visiting in Pittsbur-
Frederick Jones, Of the Dunkirk Herald, is
at the home of his parents in West Scranton.
Miss Lou Psulding, of New York, is the guest
OF Mrs. James 4. Mellon, Of North Main avenue.
President j. J. Williams, of the Merchants
and Mechanics bank is at the White Mountains.
]. Robert Simpson and John r. Edwards re.
turied yesterday from the Tobyhanna sanitarum.
DIR. c. c. Lauhach, wife and family have Ie-
turned from two weeks sooun at Asbury
Park.
Miss Ethel Walker. of New York city, is a
guest OF her aunt, Mrs. William Orr, Of New
street.
Miss Elizabeth Perigo has returned to her
home in Montrosc, after visit to Scranton
friends.
John B. o'Malley and Common Councilman p
f. Calpin have returned from a trip to New
York city.
Mr. and Mrs. d. E. Taylor and Mrs. Calvin
nd ~ oil
Belmar, N J.
Albert zenke and the Misses Christie and Julia
Zenke, and Lille Kriegelstein are visiting at
Lake Sheridan.
Assistant Postmaster and Mrs John Nealon, of
Carbondalc, and Miss Aida Neaon were in
the city Sunday.
II. b, Singer, formerly of Carbondae, who has
been visiting relatives in this city, returned to
New York yesterday.
E. A. Burke, of Providence road, returned
Saturday from New York, where he has spent
the last two months.
Sergeant Of Polio RidGgay yesterday left the
city on his vacation. lie will spend the next ten
days in Rhode Island
Councilman +. F. Mccain, station master at
the Lackawanna station left yesterday for a two
weeks stay at Atlantic city.
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Nallin, Of Harrison ave.
nue., and Miss Name Nallin, OF Pittston avenue,
have returned from Atlantic City.
Miss Ethel Becker, Of Colfax avenue, and Miss
Emma Williams, OF $50 North Fillmore avenue,
are soiourning at Lake Ariel for two weeks.
Charles J. Pichler, Of West Swetland street,
and Henry r. Hauslaar, Of North Garfield ave.
nue., are sojournng at Long Branch. On their
return they will visit New York city andsPater-
son, n. ].
p. G. Moran, editor OF Every Saturday, re
turned yesterday afternoon from Milwaukee,
Wis, where he attended the International Typo,
graphical union convention.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-08-21
LOCAL P. o. S. OF A. DELEGATES
This County Will Be Largely Repre-
sented at Lebanon

sented at Lebanon.
Lackawanna's delegation to the state
camp of the Patriotic Order Sons of
America, will leave for Lebanon next
Monday morning at $50 o'clock, in a
special car on the Jersey Central.
The party will comprise: Past state
President a. j. Colborn. jr., State
Guard ]. w. Benjamin. State Camp
Building Trustee Henry T. Keohler,
District President f. V. Hartzell
District President o. s. Lutz, and the
following delegates: Camp 90 Stevens
Point, John f. Bennett; camp 25
Scranton, T. b. Jackson; camp ia,
Moosic, N. p. Clauser; camp 175,
Scranton, G.. S. Pellet; camp III,
Scranton, George Miller and ]. u.
Hopewell; camp 17S, Scranton, L. ".
Decker and A. ]. Bevan; camp 200,
Carbondale, C. w. Seamans and ]. n.
Stouck; camp 241, Madisonvile, Thom-
as Walton; camp 242, Scranton, NJ L..
Wage and William Naegeli; camp 1888,
Scranton, Thomas w. Thomas; camp
4@O, Scranton, William Ehrhart, Hem
ry Desing and Charles Mursch; camp
4i9, Mount Cobb, Joseph Cramer; camp
52S, Bald Mount. F. L. Jennings: camp
572. Scranton, George L. Hartman.
Camp 430 drum corps, which will
participate in Thursdays parade, will
leave here Wednesday on the Central
in a special car.
State Guard Benjamin is a candi-
date for state inspector, and Henry
Z. Koehler will look for reelection
as member Of the board of trustees
Of the state camp building commits
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-08-21
The Young Mems Institute.

The fourth annual joint excursion Of
the Young Mems Institute composed
of the councils of Northeastern Penn
sylvania will take place on Thursday,
Aug. %, to Lake Lodore. Music by
the Mozart band, of Carbondale. Games
of all kinds on the grounds, including
a game of base ball between two crack
teams composed of members of the
Y. NJ. l. Fare for round trip, S1.75. -
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-08-21
INSURANCE BILLS PASSED.
The Auditing Committee Finally
Disposes of Them.

The joint auditing committee of
councils met last night and finally dis
posed Of all the insurance bills about
which there has been so much COM
ment by passing them unanimously,
with very little discussion.
Several months ago when these
bills. which aggregate, about $6OO
and which are for insurance
on city property for this
fiscal year. first came up, they were
referred 10 a special committee, as
some of the members thought there
were things insured which should not
have been. This committee failed to
report, and the bills were thoroughly
discussed at the last meeting Of the
auditing committee
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-08-21

shooting was done with Colden's own
revolver is now proved to be false,
as Special officer Mccarthy, of Dun
more, has made the assertion that
on the night of the shooting he met
Golden, and the latter made the re-
mark that he had left his gun at
home. Mrs. Golden, the officers wife,
saw the pistol in the rack at home
after her husband left for his nights
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-08-21
RESISTED THE OFFICER.
Patrol Wagon and Three officers Re-
auired to Handle Vaughnn-

Special officer Kriegerman arrested
James Vaughan of North Washington
avenue, at $50 o'clock last night at the
request of the latters wife. Vaughan
was drunk and attempted to beat her
The prisoner refused to accompany the
officer, whereupon the latter went to
the county Jail and phoned to police
headquarters. Acting Sergeant Con-
merry and Pat'olman Watkins respond
ed in the patrol wagon and Vaughan
was taken to the central police sta
tion.
He will be given hearing this morn
ing.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-08-21
L0NG0 FAILED TO
PROCURE LIBERTY
PRIMA FACIE CASE CLEARLY
ESTABLISHED.

Judge Edwards Remands Him to
the Custody of the Sheriff to An
swer for Completely in the Killing
of Police officer Golden, Of Dun
more-John FlacK Testifies to Hav-
ing Seen Frank Hand His Brother
Tony a Revolver, While the strug-
gle Was in Progress.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-08-21

Joint knights of Columbus Excur-
sion to Lake Lodore. Aug. 22. Train
leaves Scranton, d. and II, depot, S.4S
a. m. Tickets, Zoe; children, 4Oc; Mi
nooka, SOC and 45c; Dickson, zoe and
S5c; olyphant, zoe and csc; Peckville,
Winton, Archibald Csc s-1 S5c; Jer-
myn and Mayfeld, 6Oc I'd soc. -
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-08-21
WANT TOLL GATES REMOVED
Petition to Have a Turnpike Con-
demned by Court.

Seventy petitioners, represented by
Attorney r. II. Holgate, yesterday
prayed court to condemn so much of
the Factoryville and Abingdon turn
pike as extends through Lackawanna
county.
Abingdon turnpike, near the Chin
chilld Methodist Episcopal church, and
passes through South Abingdon, Glen
burn, Dalton and La Plume, on to
Factoryville.
Steam Heating and Plumbing.
P. F. & NJ. T. Howley ,23l wyoming ave.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-08-21
DURKIN SLATED FOR
THE GUARDIANSHIP
COL. F. j. FITzsIMMoNs' SUCCESS
soR AGREED UPON.

Democratic Candidates Met Ye3ter-
day in c. q. Boland's Office to Dis
cuss Campaign Preliminaries and
Hear Definitely from Law and Nor
tor Whether or Not They Would
Run-Formal Meeting Will Be
Held Next NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Killing to Have q Conference.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-08-21
CASE PUZZLES DOCTORS.
P. j. Nealon Frustrated Last Night
on Penn Avenue.

p. ]. Nealon, of Olyphant, a man
about 80 years of age, fell in a faint
last nigth on Penn avenue, and was
carried into the office of DR.. Hand, at
306 Penn avenue. The Lackawanna
hospital was notified and Nealon was
removed to the institution in the am
bulance. He complained that he had
had a stroke which affected his heart
and brain. He spoke incoherently and
acted as though his brain was indeed
affected.
The house surgeons were unable TO
diagnose his case last night and will
more closely examine Nealon to-day.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-08-21
MAYOR TOOK SECOND PRIZE.
Was Second Best Dressed Scotchman
in Boston.

Mayor James Moir has returned from
Boston. where he attended a national
gathering of the Caledonians and took
a prize for being the second best
dressed Highlander among the 1000
Scots present.
His Honor has frequently won prizes
at gatherings in this city for being the
best attired Scotsman and those who
remember having seen him know that
he presents a splendid appearance in
the plaid of Bonnie Scotland.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-08-21
Marriage Licenses.

The best of all pills are Beecham's,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-08-21

Peaches. Peaches. Peaches.
Fancy Yellow Peaches at rs cents a
basket. L. G.. Coursen. ."
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-08-21

The Fourth Legislative district
Democrats will hold their convention
Tuesday, September 4. and the pri-
maries on the preceding Saturday.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-08-21
(MARIANI WlNE,)

No other preparation has ever received so many
voluntary testimonials from eminent people as
the world.fsmous Mariani Wine. Agreeable and
New-York tribune., 1900-04-10

that gallant charge remained where they fell not
only all Friday night. but during all the blazing
heat of Saturday. and even Saturday night passed
without relief Not drop of water IN their fever
ish mouths: no food; no help. but tropical sun
beating their heads. Oh the intOierable agonies
that were endured II heard that such thing
happened in England Ireland TO . horse a
dog would shiVer with pity, but here hundreds
OF gallant Irshmen who had fought a other
troops have fought in this left the
field to endure S horrible death. Most of them.
of course, died; of them. very senior officer.
whose name, out OF pity ! shall not mention. suf
fered terribly that he begged those him
put him out OF pain He died during the day.
help came.
will not attempt TO appOrtion the blame-h
blame there may be. General Hart present
till Saturday. and II 10 that "A flag of
truce should have been dispatched asking for leave
bring in the wounded The Beers have
vet refused such a demand and have indeed,
been singuarly kind and considerate in all such
cases. There may have been unanswerable
against II. but. anyway. no attempt was made.
and explanation ought be demanded. on
Sunday an armiStice was asked for and obtained,
but the necessity now more TO bury the dead
than to tender aid TO the wounded.