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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-02

The following call has been issued
for the quarterly convention of District
No. /, United Mine Workers of Amer
lea which will be held in Edwards
dale. Luzerne county, January IA
To the Officers and Members ot Local Unions.
Grccting:--ln accordance with the regular quar-
ter convention, YOU are hrrehy notified that
regular convention of District No. | will b"
held IN Edwardsdalc. iEzcrnc county Pa cont
mencing 10 q. M. Jan. u, 1901. Basis of repre-
scntation will bc one vote f,r every hfty members
in good standing. ANY local having les tIan
fifty Is entitled to ont delegate
Delegates will come instructed TO vote on the
following questions. which are Of great import
aucc:
The general revision Of bylaws aud consti.
tuition.
Tine adoption oi a general workmg card.
3-The adoption of q uniform initiation fee.
Thee questions viii bc recommended TO the
convention by the cNccuty, board. and it is hy
their Instructions lOu have been asked to come
prepared 10 vote on thc'".
Yours rg.pcctfullw.
r. u. Nichols, President
j. 7. dempsey, Secretary.
" y. Secrejarie, upon receipt OF this vii, call
special meeting. provided nu regular meeting win
hc held between the tinc Of its receipt and time
sct for convention, in order that drcgatcs may
hc elected Any local in arrears for district or
national per capita tay will not he entitled ia
representation.
Secretaries will return duplicate crcdcutial, a.
soon as possible
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End of the Trouble.

The difficulty which has existed at
TIE Valley Lace mills. at Wilkes
Barre. for nine months PAST, between
the company and the employees has
been amicably adjusted, and the mill
will resume operations with the old
force this morning.
The settlement is the result of a
conference between the executive
board of the AmalGamated Associa-
ton of Lace Makers of America, and
=. committee from the Central Labor
union. Of this city. on the one side;
ahd John 7. Lenahan, esq. and SUI
perintendent j. G. Atkin. of the other
The settlement was finally effected
yesterday afternoon, and while both
sides are perfectly satisfied, neither
claim victory. Negotiations for II
settlement We're brought about by the
Central Labor union. of Wilkes Barre.
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WILD CATS WEST.
NOTICE,
This and That.

Brakeman Lincoln Hale will go out with J.
Gerrity next trip.
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Wednesday, Jan. >.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-02

Ncdnc'dly, Jan :.
WILD CATS EAST.
1850 a MA. 7. Mullen.
a. M. Swart2.
( a. m.-R. Castncr.
S a. MP. Gilligan.
a. NV. D. Waricl.
a. nj. Gprrity.
10 a. nc. W. Dunn.
ll.30 a. m.-Rowc, with J. !. Dufy's mon.
! p. nj. J. Murray. with McDonneli's men.
; p. NV \. Bartholomew
3.45 y. m.-Fitzgerald.
40 p. m.-D. Wallace.
SUBMITS. ETC
$50 a. M, west-G. Frounfelker
II II. m., west-W. II. Nichols.
p. M. vest. Carrag.
I p. M, west-J Mosier.
y y. M, east-II. GilligaT.
: p. M, west from Csyuea-McIans.
p. M, west from Cayuga-Ginley.
p. IN, east from Nay Aus-E Duffy
FULLER.
10 a. ma. B. Staples
a. m.-Houser.
80 a. m.-Moran.
p. m.-Murphy.
p. m.-Lampng.
PASSENGER ENGINES.
"a. m.-Gatney.
a. m.-Singer.
$50 p. m.-Stanton.
p. m.-Magovern.
WILD CATS WEST
a. MI. Costello
sa M. II. Masters, with J. II. McCsnn's men
10 Il. ma. T.. ketcham.
IL a. NIL. BisDng, with Ennis men.
p nj. J.. Masters.
= y. nc. kingsley
p. MP. Cavanaugh
p. nc T. Staples.
p m.--kirby, with A &. IIjmmitt's men.
p. nc. Bartholomew.
y. NIL. Smith.
NOTICE.
Brakeman Lincoln Hale will go out with J
Gerrity next trip.
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Board for L day.

Today's d., L. and w. board Is as
follows:
Tuesday, (New Years Day, January l.
WILD CATS EAST
y. MT. !. Thompson.
p. MI. Hcnnican
ll.30 p. mo-. Randolph.
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NEWS OF The
LABOR WORLD
QUARTERLY CONVENTION OF
THE MINE WORKERS.

1t will Be Held on January at
Edwardsdale - Long Standing
Strike at the Lace Mills in Wilkes
Barre Has Been Settled-The d., L..
e. w. Board for Today--Conductor
John Finnerty Has Recovered from
His Recent Illness-To Manufac-
ture Match Vending Machine.
The Portland daily press., 1901-01-14
MOB WAS READY.
Wtu Make short Work of Negro Alex
ander If Given . Chance.

Leavenworth, Kas January 13 Judge
Moore today issued warrant for Fred
Alexander, the negro who attempted to
assault Miss Roth yesterday and later
the sheriff went TO Lansing to serve 1t.
Many persons thought ths prisoner would
be brought hers tonight, and large
crowd OF determined citizens with guns
and ropss gathered at the jail. But he
was left at Lansing, where he will re :
main till the officials may deem 1t safe to
hIing him here. When this fact became
known the crowd dispersed quietly.
At q meeting OF citizsns held here this
afternoon society to be known as "Leav-
enworth Vigilance Committee" was.or-
snized. Its purpose, it Is stated, viii be
not only to deal with such characters as
Alexander bat to run out of town all
men uoa nls to show visibls means OF sup
pert, q class with which Leavenworth has
bsen overrun this winter.
The members are determined, finally.
1t is said. to lynch Alexander. Alexander
underwent three hours examination
this afternoon but nothing that shed any
light on this Pearl FORBES murder OF
which he is believed to be guilty. was
elected. Pearl Forbes was . factory girl
who was assaulted and killed in this city
In November last.
The Portland daily press., 1901-01-14

Pekin, Sunday, January l3 The joint
note Of the powers has finally been signed
by the chinese peace commissioners.
Prince Ching signed yesterday, and Ii
Hung Chang, who is better, signed IL to-
day.
. 1t 10 understood that the maiady from
which LII Hung Chang Is suffering is
Bright's disease. He was feeling worse
yesterday and therefore postponed the
affixing of his SIGNATURE, but Prince
CHING was hopeful that he would be able
Co sign today, which proved to be the
case.
Prince Ching has protested &c the court
against the appointment, said to be con-
tsmplstsd of Vice Hoy Chang Chih lung
as plsnipotentisry IN the plaee OF LII
Hung Chang. ae tass1Es It's iagssr's a1-
vice absolutely essential, although he be =
Iieyes 1t might be advisable to appoint a
third plenipotentiary for China and reit-
crates his desire for the appointment OF
Sheng who would be acceptable to the
foreigners. So far as Chang Chih lung
is concerned, the foreign envoys who
knOW peAhoAHhsf soy sA-s-S "-A%~N -
Is strongly anti-foreign and has never
made any secret OF his likes and dislikes,
they believe he would be q satisfactory
representative of the Chinese; and there
would net be any objections to him on
the sccrs OF his recent utterances. In-
deed, some Of the ministers think 1t
would be wise for China to make Chang
Chih Tung's a plenipotentiary.
Most OF the ENJOYS have received word
from their governments that the negntia-
tions must be conducted In Pekin. on the
ground that for various reasons other
places suggested would be objectionable.
The Russians say they will formally
turn over the railroad to the Germans
Immediately.
NJ. De Giers. the Russian minister, OBJ
jscts to the British attitude in refusing
to permit the Russians to distribute rice
and wheat to the destitute Chinese in the
Pritish section.
The Portland daily press., 1901-01-14

site side OF the road is the house OF Free
man Richardson. Towards Gorham the
nearest house is that where the Coburn
murder occurred in 1894 This house is
distant another quarter OF a mile or 1T
tie more. The Mosher house was built
In 1877 and is a large two story dwelling
built after the style Of a century ago
with q very large ehi1sney In the center
OF the building, small windows with in
side shutters and with low posted rooms
There are many out buildings adjoining
and connected with this house which Is
one of the historic places OF Gorham.
There are an immens, barn and stable,
long and rambling woodshed connected
with pump house, a piRgery, tool
houses and some other smaller and outly-
ing buildings. 1t is typical group OF
farm buildings of the kind our Maine
farmers puilr a century ago, and on this
place Rufus Mosher was born and lived
during mis- life and there brought up q
large ana much respected family.
The house stands near tine old Gorham
road which has been the highway be-
tween the prosperous farming town and
SacoarapDa for great many years.
About it are many acres or excellent
farming land with an orchard In the rear
OF the house which Is one of the best in
the county. The front door of this house
has been but little used In ali OF these
years, the principal entrance being from
the driveway which is on the northwest
side OF the building. This entrance is
through q narrow porch from which on
the right as one enters it ascen6s wind
ing Tight of stairs TO the floor above.
From the porch one steps at once into the
long and low posted kitchen which shows
that it has always been the main living
room of the house. Once there was
huge open fire place, Of the kind our
fathers loved 20 sit about In the long
winter evenings, on the left OF the room
and near the center of 1t. Tnis fire place
has not been used Of late y3ars and has
been boarded or brlcsed up. But the iron
doors OF the old fashioned oven are still
there, as is the mantei shelf which ex-
tends over what was once the fire place.
To the left of the firo place rs one faces 1t
Is the door which leads into the best par
lor. On the other side of ths fire place is
the door which leads into the sitting
room or parlor where the body of Clifford
Moshier was found early Sunday morn
ing, weltering in blood and surrounded
by the evidences of terrible battle for
life waQed by one man against two deter
mined brutes.
On the right Of this low posted kitchen,
with its strong, smoke colored beams
overhead, are two windows One of these
is directly over the sink and nearest the
door opening into the porch. The other
window, through which the murderers
jumped on Saturday evening Is near the
corner of the room. 10 the right OF the
door opening into the porch il door
opening on to the stairs which lead into
the rear cellar OF the ! house and
The Portland daily press., 1901-01-14

near 10 is the door which opens into the
wood shed.
At the end OF the kitchen farthest from
the door opening into the porch is an
other door which opens onto another
flight Of cellar stairs and very close to it
is the door which opens into the bed
room occupied by Mrs. Moshsr.
A small stand on which was placed the
lamp By whose light the mother and son
were quietly reading when the BURGLARS
smashed their way into the room stood
near this door opening into Mrs. Mosh-
Ter bed room. 1t was not more than
five feet from the small window before
referred to through which the men made
their entrance. On the side nearest this
window was an old fashioned rocking
chair In which Mrs. Mosher sat while
common cane seat chair was on the other
side Of the stand farthest from the win
Gov, and In this chair Clifford Mosher
The Portland daily press., 1901-01-14
RETIRED UNMOLESTED.
Eight Handred Beers Invest Kaalfon-
tein Station.

Pretoria, Saturday, January IL Last
night this Beers cut ths wire between
Irene aud Olifantsfontein stations. Early
this morning eight hundred Beers under
Commandant Bsyer, invested Kaalfon-
tein station. A hot rifle fire and shell
fire, with two field pieces and Maxim,
was maintained for six hours. An ar
mored train and reinforcements were
sent from Pretoria, but before thsy had
arrived upon this scene, the garrison had
driven of the Beers who retired unmo-
Tested, with a transport train half a mile
long. The Beers blew up the liue beyond
KsAifontein, compelling tho mail train to
return here.
1t is supposed their object was to OBJ
tain supplies, great quantity Of which
is stored at Kaalfontein. The British had
no casualties.
EXPECT NoTE 10 BE SIGNED.
Washington. January l3.-The expects-
tion here Is that the signatures OF the
Chinese plenipotentiaries will be liked to
the note Immediately and that active me-
gotiations will begin at once. These me-
gotiations win be sonducted by the min
listers now at Pekin on the part of the
allied powers and by LII Hung Chang and
Prince Ching, representing the Chinese
How long 1t Will take to reach any con-
illusions regarding the demands Of the
powers. 1t Is impossible to predict, but
the Chinese win resort to every effort
co obtain the best terms possible for their
country. The understanding here is that
tho note win be signed without qualitica-
sions on the part OF the Chinese. leaving
to the negotiators the adjustment of por'
tions to which the court has objected, In
cluding the razing Of the Iaku forts, the
The Portland daily press., 1901-01-14

Within q quarter OF a mile OF the scene
OF the murder OF Byron Coburn, the aged
Gorham farmer, who was struck down In
his own tie-up by an axe in the hands of
some person unknown, Clifford Mosher.
a young farmer. was killed with sled
stake and BY choking, about seven O'Clock
saturday evening by man believed TO
be John McLain and Bill Hands, a me-
gro. Mira. Moshier, mother OF the dead
man, was struck over the head by the
negro with club and very badly hurt.
She was thought by the murderers to
have been killed, but later when the ne
gro discovered that she was still alive,
and when she pleaded with him for
mercy, and called upon God to protect
her, the brute lost his nerve and fed
leaving the woman alive to tell the tale
and to bsar witness against the two men
who will be made to suffer for the crime
BIZ Hands was caught Sunday noon at
Oak Hin station ON the Eastern Division
of the Boston and Maine by Constable
Fred Newoome OF that place and is now
In Portland Jail In the custody OF Sheriff
Pearson, having made confession which
will be sufficient to send him to Thomas
ton for life, He also told who was with
him when the murder was committed
and said that the man with him had
gone to Boston on the train leaving Port
land at two o'clock Sunday morning. A
full description OF this man, who there is
little doubt is MoLain. is now In the
hands of every police officer In this part
OF New England. and II he escapes from
the clutches of tho law 1t viii be a
miracle. Mrs. Mosher, though baaly
hurt will live TO testify against these two
prutes, but her son, Clifford, highly re-
speoted and very much liked in the town
of Gorham, lies dead with his head
smashed in and the marks of brutal
blows on every part of his body.
The singular thing in this terrible
to tell har story. With her youngest son.
with whom she lived alone, killed only
after desperate struggle. the woman.
after receiving a terrible blow on the
head from club in the negro's hands,
managed to lock herself In her bed room
where she witnessed through a crack in
ths door, the struggles of her boy for his
life There she was found by the negro
later, after the door OF her room had been
smashed open. She pleaded for pleroy
from this man, whose hands were stained
with the blood OF her son, and prayed to
God for protection. The negro demanded
money and the woman assured him that
she had none. Then he turned aud fled
without attempting to put ont IF the way
the only witness OF his crime with the
exception of his companion In 1t. Had
the woman been killed there in her bed
room it would have been many hours bs.
fore the knowledge Of the affair coul1
have become public. The murderers had
a long start and might have had many
hours more. and would probably have
made good their escape, excepting for this
The Portland daily press., 1901-01-14
rralk No. S74.)
JUST
FOR


Sometimes I hear it said that peo-
pie wear glasses "just for looks"
Never in my experience have had a
person ask for glasses just Tor looks.
When they want glasses it Is because
they want relief. The reason moro
people wear glasses than formerly,
= Is because We have better knowl-
edge of the eye. We understand
how to give relief, which a few
years ago had to be endured. 1t is
as injurious to wear glasses when
they are not needed, as to do with
out them when they are. l will
examine your eyes at any time and
will tell you if you need glasses or if
you do not. am here to sell glass
es, of course. but will not sell
them unless they win be benefit to
you.
The Portland daily press., 1901-01-14

fact that Mrs. Mosher was not murdered
with her son. In all crimes Of this kind
the murderer usually leaves some fatal
clue which leads ultimately to his con-
viction, and 1t was this sparing OF Mrs.
Mosher's life which has brought about
the arrest OF Hands and will undoubtedly
bring about the capture OF his companion
who was no doubt the leader In the
tragedy.
The murder of Clifford Mosher and the
attsm pied murder of his mother, was a
well laid plot, originating the negro de-
clares, in the brain of bis cnmpanion
In brutality IL exceeds any
thing which has occurred about Portland
In years and never was a murder COM
mitted more deliberately than
was that OF this young farmer,
and the attempted killing Of his
aged mother. The motive was robbery,
and not waiting for the hour when these
two people would be in bed. and there
fore isss able to protect Their selves, or
less liable to discover that burglars
were on the premises, these two desperate
men, Bill Hands, the negro, and his
white associate, took for the commission
OF the terrible deed an early hour In the
evening when both Clifford Mosher and
his mother were awake ana peacefully
sitting together In the Kitchen OF their
home reading, No effort was made by the
robbers to disguise themselves, no at
tempt was made Co paIlsy with their In :
tended victims, whose money and vaiu-
ables they sought. With a determined
purpose to kill and afterwards rob at
their leisure the two men walked from
Portland to the Mosher place, two miles,
and half from Westbrook In. a snow
storm which they believed would cover
up their tracks and prevent pursuit.
Then thsy armed themselves, and having
failed In their first attempt to lure
Clifford Mosher to the door of his house
where they could dispose OF him and az
forwards easily dispose of his infirm and
aged mother, they smashed In window,
leapsd into the room and proceeded at
oncs to carry ont their plan. In the kill
ing OF Clifford they succeeded, ,though.only
after hard fight with him but as has
been said, Mrs. Mosher es-
capped death The snow storm for which
they had undoubtedly waited to cover up
their tracks and prevent their being fol-
lowed failed them at the critical moment
and these two men were easily traced in
to Portland by the foot prints they left in
the snow, and from Mrs. Mosner's accu-
rate description of the men and some OF
the property which they stole the officers
had no difficulty in apprehending Hands,
and it is believed win also capture nis
companion.
The Moshier house ia one Of she Oldest
In the town OF Gorham, and Is less than
half q mile from Mosher s corner on the
oil Gornam road. Between Moshier'i
corner and the Mosher house. and about
The Portland daily press., 1901-01-14
l5o DROWNED.

Tacoma, January 10 I'm December an
overorowded passenger steamer plying on
West river lost her rudder and was car
ried by the current on the rocks near
Canton, China, sinking In q few min
utes. or five hundred passengers on
board 100 were drowned through being
unable to reach the deck and jump over.
board, others jumped and were rescued
by passing boats.
The Portland daily press., 1901-01-14

Portland, Jan. l3. 1901. This local
weather bureau records the following:
sa. m.-Baromete 80 s53; thermome-
ter. 1914; dew point, 10; rel. humidity, yS,
direction OF the wind. W; velocity OF
the wind. s.; state OF weather, ciear.
D. m.-Barometer. 80 yS2; thermoms-
ter, ~; dew point. Is; rel. humidity, "a;
direction Of the wind, NV; velocity Of
the wind, q; state Of weather. cloudy.
Maximum temperature. 2S; minimum
temperature. 10; mean temperature, ~;
maximum wind velocity. 10 W; precipi-
tation-24 hours, D inch.
The Portland daily press., 1901-01-14
CoMMoDORE HENDERSON DEAD.

New York, January l3 --Commodore
Alexander Henderson, chief en- gineer u.
s. N, retired, is dead at his home in
Yonkers. Commodore Henderson was
born In Washington, ID. u, ON july IL,
1889. lie entered the navy as a third as.
sistant engineer in February, 1851. He
was In Commodore Perry's feet which
visited the Orient In 1s5s-65 and opened
up Japan to intercourse with western
civilization.
The Portland daily press., 1901-01-14
THE WEATHER.

Boston, January lS.-Forecast for Mon
day and Tuesday: Warmer; light, west
winds becoming fresh southwest Tues
day.
Washington, January 13 Forecast for
New England: Fair Monday; northwest
to southwest winds fresh on the coast.
Tuesday, fair.
The Portland daily press., 1901-01-14
FIRE IN sALEM.

Salem, Mass. January ls.-Fire dam
aged the Glover block. "A to 4s Lafayette
street, this city, about midnight. The
total loss is about 5000.
The Portland daily press., 1901-01-14
continuance OF the legation guards In
Pekin, etc.
CHINESE WANT REDUCTIONS.

49, ~t@t r@*@-f~F~ - - -~@-~~~ =
Pekin, etc.
CHINESE WANT REDUCTIONS
shan xnai, January ls.--Liu Kun n,
yioeroy OF Nankin, has formulated modi-
floations OF the peace conditions, inciud-
ing reduction Of the Indemnity, a re-
ductlon Of the strength Of the foreign
troops In China and the preservation OF
the right to import arms and ammuni.
tion. There are indications Of growing
belief among the Chinese that one or two
OF the powers win support these modirca-
tions.
TOLD 10 SIGN.
Washington, January 13.-Ssoretsry
Hay has received cablegrnm from Min
lister Oonger at Pekin announcing that
the Chinese plenipotsntiaries have been
directed to sign the joint note Of the pow
ers.
WHAT ARE THE TARGETS.
Shanghai, January 13.-Ths italian
consul at Shanghai, In explaining tbs
presence OF Italian warships at Gan Nun
Bay, says that they went there for target
practice.
It is again reported that the allies are
preparing TO enter the provinoe OF shan
81
A French fofcs 10 rep orted to have de-
feated body OF Boxers west OF Pao-Ting
Flu, killing thousand.
JAPAN's OBJECTIONS.
Berlin, January ia despatch from
Pekin says Japan's objections TO the
United States proposal to transfer to
some country other than CHINA the ne
gotiations for the settlement OF the ques-
tions at issue between the powers and
China, wero that for conference outside
of the Chinese empire, Chinese statesmen
would hs invited whose presence In
China Is at present necessary and that
a knowledge Of Chinese affairs such as
is possessed by the accredited representa-
tives at Pekin would be indispensable.
CAN'T BE TRANSFERRED.
London, Januay i2-The foreign office
hera declares that the report or the ces-
sion OF the new Chwang Shan Hal Kuan
railroad to Russia, by Lord Salisbury las
announced by the Daily Chronicle this
morning). In unfoundsd.
1t points out that Great Britain has
no power to ceae IL, as the railroad is
Chinese property. Moreover, 1t is stip-
ulated that 1t shall not De mortgaged TO
any foreign government or company.
CONCERTS EXCUSE.
Washington. January l2.-In view of
published despatch from Pekin, criticiz-
ing tie courss Of Minister Conger for
having signed the joint demands OF the
powers after he Is alleged to have been
aware that the state department. disap-
proved OF the use OF the word ''irrevoca-
bIe,' 10 is said at the state department IN
justics to Mr., oonger that the criticisms
are based ON only partial knowledge OF
the fsnts and that as-n--matte- or fact, Mr..
Conger subsequently, was authorized to
sign the "irrevocable" demands, ana
that he did sign with reservation which
he had bean directed to attach.
The Portland daily press., 1901-01-14

awful tragedy enacted at victims
Saturday nightls struggle against brutal assa
theirs deru
OF the Crnae-Arrest sum
day who participated in the
Deca--EESs panon supposed hand John
Lain still
his person and ad Crime
The Portland daily press., 1901-01-14

The Moshier house ia one Of she Oldest
In the town OF Gorham, and Is less than
half mile from Mosh er's corner on the
oil Gornam road. Between Moshier's
corner and the Mosher house, and about
a quarter OF q mile from 1t ON the oppo-
The Portland daily press., 1901-01-14

Negotiations Must be Conducted
at Pekin.