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meet In the parochial residence this even
Ing to arrange for collecting funds to
furnish the new parochial residence.
The robationers' class of the Simpson
Methodist Episcopal church will meet
this evening,
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Funeral of Martin Hughes,

The funeral of the late Martin Hughes,
who was killed on the Lackawanna rail-
road, was held yesterday morning from
st. Johns church. where a high mass Of
requiem was solemnized by Rev. Il. j.
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EVENTS OF THIS EVENING,

Preparatory communion services will
be held at the Washburn Street Presby-
terian church this evening.
Lackawanna council, Royal Arcanum,
will initiate candidates this evening.
The ladies of Holy Cross parish will
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WEST SCRANTON
Opening Social of the Wahneta Dancing
Class-Parsonage Wedding-Other
Social Events and Personals.

man Noone yesterday for the arrest of
Mrs. Jennie Reed, who lives in the rear
of 533 North Main avenue. He alleged
she assaulted him In a house at 2!O
Railroad avenue. The woman was held
in 5000 bail
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H. B. SCHALL, Secy.

Mellcy. The pail bearers We're: Thomas
Iangan, Frank Manley. Thomas Quinn.
Adolph Heinz, Frank Reape and Rich
ard Handley
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DUNMORE DO|NGS
MISS HENWOOD AND JOHN KEA.
GEL Welded.

Ceremony Was Performed in the
Home of the Brides Mother, on
North Blakely Street, by Rev.
Charles H. Hayes, of Norwich, N.
Y.-Autumn Foliage Was Used in
Decorating the Rooms-Bride and
Her Attendants were Most Beauti-
fully Gowned-Other Notes.
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Tribute to Lieut.. w. r. FLUID.

e Beaufort, Oct. 2s:-Your correspon-
dent noticed with regret your an
nouncement of the death at Stateburg.
of Lieut.. VIM. R. FLUID, with whom.
the writer of this was intimately as
sociated throughout the war of seces-
sion as officers of the same light bat
terry of artillery. He was my junior
lieutenant and was brave and efci
ent officer, and was with me in several
engagements, in which he showed cool
and dauntless courage under fire, and
inspired the same in the men of his:
section to which he was particularly
assigned. At the capture of the Isaac
Smith in the Suono River his section
was in an exceedingly exposed position
and contributed greatly to the success
OF that enterprise. He was high
toned, genial gentleman, very popular
with our command and highly esteem
ed by his brother officers, all of whom
are dead except myself and Lieut.. ".
B. Mckee, now of Savannah. This
tribute is one of afectionate remem-
brance of the deceased, who was also
personal friend.-F- G. ". in News
and Courier.
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BRADsTREET'S REPORT.
A Review of Business Conditions
the Past Week.

New York, Oct. 24.-Bradstreet' s
reports that favorable features still
dominate the trades and industrial
situation. Some reduction in the de-
mand for all winter goods at wholesale
is noted. but it is shown at the time
that the completed business in dry
goods, clothing, shoes, hats, millinery
and host of other lines is in excess
of 1901 and preceding, years.
The money situation shows little
that is unfavorable to general business.
Reports as to collections class them as
being generally good and in some cases
better than year ago.
The southern lumber trade reports
unusual activity.
Something In the nature of short
age in the worlds crop of sugar con-
fronts the trade. The yield of beet
sugar appears likely to be heavily re-
duced and small falling off in the
yield of cane crop is also noted, the
net result being decline of about 10
per cent. of a year ago, which has been
reflected in fractional advances of the
raw product.
Business failures for the week num-
bered 1874 as against 223 in this week
last wear.
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Hishwaymen in spartanburg.

Special to The State.
Spartanburg, Oct. PA daring
highway robbery occurred in Spartan
burg county at a late hour last night,
about two miles above Fingervlile.
The deed was successfully executed by
three white men on lone spot on the
public highway leading to North Caro-
lima, on which thoroughfare Mr.. John
Cantrell, who wagons for Mr.. George
R. Branscomb. was travelling in a
wagon. Mr.. Cantrell is an honest,
Woodworking young white man, and
yesterday carried Eve bales of cotton
to the Fingerville mills and sold the
staple. From the transaction he re-
ceived about $500 in round numbers,
and with this sum he proceeded to
start for Melvin Hill, N. c., where
his employer lives.
After proceeding some distance from
Fingerville, he was suddenly confront
ed by three undisguised whitemen,
standing in the middle Of the road.
He could not recognize any one of the
three. One of the strangers present
ed pistol and covered Mr.. Cantrell,
while thesother two freebooters went
through his pockets and secured all
of the money he had on his person.
The robbers then disappeared. officers
are in search of the highwaymen, but
as yet no trace or clue of them OF
their whereabouts is forthcoming.
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A Bad Man From New England

David Mather,',a "a Connecticut Yankee
was one of thesDodge City bad men. -
He once remarked, These killers are
all murderers. All Of 'em look for
the best Of it. If I made up my mind
I had to kill man, I'd rather find
him asleep than any other way
When he was deputy marshal at Los
Vegas. a man stepped up to him, put
a pistol in his face, and said, you're
the fellow who goes around here KILN
people. I'll just fix you out right
now" Mather threw his hands before
his face and backed Off 'tNo, no!''
said he, ''you are mistaken. I'm your
friend. I'm no killer. I'm peaceable.
I'm your friend, Pm your friend
The puzzled avenger hesitated and
dropped his gun-hand by his side. AS
Mather showed his pistol back in the
holster, he glanced at the corpse and
remarked, "Now don't make any more
mistakes. Somebody told him one,
day to look out,, that Bat Masterson
would kill him. Sometimes he stutter-
ed slightly. He said, "No, I may
kill him. He will shove his gun IN
my stomach and crate. I'll turn
round, put my hand in the middle
my back, and say, "You shoot me
right there: you can do it, He will
drop his hand by his side, and then
he'll c-c-climb the golden stairs. -
e. c.. Little in ETerybody's Magazine.
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chamberIain's Will Visit South
Africa.

London, Oct. 2.-It is officially an
nounced that Colonial Secretary Cham
berlin has decided personally to visit
South Africa and examine on the
spot the problems presented by the
termination of the war and the settle
ment of affairs in the new colonies.
King Edward has given his approval
Of this plan, which, it is said, has
the full approval of Premier Balfour
and the cabinet.
Mr.. Chamberlain proposes to start.
for South Africa toward the end Of
November and to return the early part
of March. His visit will embrace the
Cape Natal, the Orange River Colony
and the Transvaal. The colonial secre-
tary hopes to have an opportunity to
confer while in South Africa with re-
presentatives Of all the different inter
ests concerned and to consider their
views in his future policy. It is said
that Lord Miner has been consulted
with regard to Mr.. Chamberlain's trip
and that he cordially welcomes the:
idea
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the STRIKE COMMISSION ORGANIZED
Met in Washington and Received
Instructions From the
President Friday.

Washington, Oct. 24.-The members
of the strike arbitration commission
appointed by President Roosevelt met
at the White House shortly after 10
O'Clock this morning and went into
conference with the president. The
work to be done by the commission was
Informally. discussed. The president
Impressed upon the commission the
Importance Of expedition, and Informed
them that he had decided to appoint
two assistants to the recorder to facil-
itate the work. He then presented to
them their instructions as follows:
White House, Washington, Oct %, 1902.
To the Anthracite Coal Strike Com
mission.
Gentlemen: At the request of both
the operators and miners / have ap-
pointed you commission to inquire
into, consider and pass upon the ques-
tions in controversy in connection
with the strike in the anthracite re-
gion, and the causes out Of which the
Controversy arose. By the action you
recommend, which the parties in inter
est have in advance consented to abide
by, you will endeavor to establish the
relations between the employers and
the wage workers in the anthracite
fields on just and permanent basis,
and as far as possible, to do away
with any causes for the recurrence of
such difficulties as those which you
have been called in to settle. I sub.
NIT to you herewith the published
statement OF the operators, following
which I named You as the members OF
the commission, Mr.. Wright being
named as recorder also the letter
from Mr.. Mitchell.
I appoint Mr.. Mosely and Mr..
Neil as assistants to the recorder.
Theodore Roosevelt.
The commission went into executive
session at Col. Wright's Office at IL
O'Clock. Judge Gray was chosen chair
man and will be known as the presi-
dent Of the commission.
The commission adjourned at l2.45,
o'clock to meet again next Monday at
O'Clock. After the adjournment the
was made that only two
conclusions had be en- reached. The
frst of these was to admit the public,
20 al44 4IOEmS1 nSS61uSS-0 VI SoG0 SOAAiAoA'
sion and the second, to notify the par
ties to the controversy to be present at
the meeting on Monday for the purpose
of arranging time for hearing which
will be Convenient for all concerned.
Notices were accordingly sent to the
mine operators and to Mr.. Mitchell,
president of the United Mine Workers,
asking them to be in attendance Mon
day. It was stated that most Of the
time at today's meeting was taken
up with discussion of the question as
To- the time when hearings shall be
held, the result of which was the con-
elusion to call in the people interested
before reaching a decision.
The commission has already adopted
an official name and has had its print
ing prepared, designating it as 1.-The
Anthracite Coal Strike Commission. -
Edward A. Mosley, who becomes as
sistant to recorder Wright by direction
of the president, is secretary Of the
interstate commerce commission. Dr..
Neill, the other assistant recorder, is
professor of political economy at the
Catholic university located near Wash
inptou.
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i BOLD TRAIN RoBBER.
Holds Up Train, Murders Engineer
and Rifles Mail and
Express Cars.

Missoula, Mont, Oct. 24.-An east
bound passenger train on the Northern
Pacific was held up last night near
Drummond, Mont, 45 miles from
sh;s CITY. and Engineer Dan O'Neill
was killed.
The train, which included mail, bag
gage and express cars and nine coaches
arrived at Missoula at 1920 p. NJ, and
proceeded eastward after short delay
at the station. It arrived after mid
night at place two miles west OF
Drummond. Here the train was sig
nailed to stop and the engineer slowed
up. While doing Sc, he saw man
creepIng toward him over the tender.
The man, who was armed, called to
O'Neill to stop, the train instantly.
The engineer took in the situation at
once and pulling open the throttle,
tried to start the train at full speed.
The robber OWNED his purpose, and
fred at hina. The shot took instant
effect and the engineer fell dead ss
mis- post. =.
TIE robber then proceeded to rife
the express and mail cars. He plum
dered the regular mail and blew open
the safe in the express car which was
wrecked by the explosion.
The. amount of plunder he secured is
not known at present bat it is sup
posed to be large. The excitement on
she train was intense. The sudden
ssoppage of the train followed soon by
the explosion, spread alarm among the
train hands and the passengers. The
darkness of the night and the loneli.
ness of the place added to the general
scenes of terror.
Word of the attack was sent to
Drumncnd, whence it was telegraphed
TO Deer Lodge, about 50 miles away.
Bloodhounds were sent out at once
and steps were taken to keep vigilant
watch for tbs robbers.
It was assumed that at least eight
men we're engaged in.the hold-up, but
the latest advices are that one man
alone perpetrated the murder and rob,
berry.
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SECRETARY HEsTER's STATEMENT.
Receipts in October Show De-
crease Compared With
Last Year.

New Orleans, Oct M.-Secretary Hes
ter's weekly New Orleans cotton ex-
change statement issued today shows
for the twenty-four days of October a
decrease under last year of l3O, 600 and
decrease under the same same period
year before last of 232, 600. For the 81
days of the season that have elapsed
the aggregate is ahead of the same
days last year 42s, 1000 and ahead of
the same days year before last 153, 900.
The amount brought into sight dur
ing the past week has been 446, 72S
against 56S, 496 for the same seven
days last year, 4S5, $40 year before
last.
The movement since Sept, 1 shows
receipts at all United States ports..to
have been 1,945, 1856 against 1852, 002
last year: overland across the Mlssls-
sppi, Ohio and Potomac rivers to
northern mills and Canada ll6, 961
against ll6, 1l9 last year interior stocks
in excess of those held at the close of
the commercial year, 343, 1l5 against
3l4, s51 last year, and southern mill
takings 344, 500 against 80, 300 last
year.
The total movement since Sept. / is
2, 749, 1852 against 2, 321, 772 last year and
2, 500, ,807 year before last.
Foreign exports for the week have
been 211, 231 against 264, 231 last year
making the total thus far for the sea-
son 1882, 7o3 against 1,013, 624 last
year.
The total takings Of American mills
north and south and Canada thus far
for the season have been 800, 1l5
against 567, ,951 last year. -
Stocks at the seaboard and the 20
leading southern interior centres have
increased during Ethe week 127, Al
bales against an increase during the
corresponding period last seaosn OF
S0s, 2l2.
RIncluding stocks left over at ports
and interior towns from the last crop
and the number Of bales brought into
sight thus far for the new crop the
supply to date is 1854, S36 against
1851, 459 for the same period last year.
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TWO FOOLS.

Cold Springs Harbor, N. Y, Oct
26.-The coroner today held an inquest
on the body of John Volkman,
barber, who was accidentally shot and
killed last night On the stage of
Thespian hall by Charles Meinel, of
company which had been giving
two weeks show in connection with the
sale of a. medicine. One of the star
features of the show was Meinels' feat
of shooting an apple from the head
of any person who would volunteer to
stand up and allow the apple to have
his head for a resting place. When
no one volunteered member of the
troop performed this service. Volkman
had offered to allow the apple to be
placed on his head. Meinel for some
reason was not shooting we'll. When
the apple was placed on Volkman's
head, Meinel began shooting at a dis
tance of about twenty feet. The first
two shots failed to hit either the apple
or the man. but the third struck Volk-
man in the forehead and he dropped
on the stage and died within an hour.
Meinel was arrested and held for a
hearing on a charge of mauslaughter.
Volkman was Is years of age and
has a father and mother in Germany.
His grandmother lives in Buffalo, n.
Y. where it is said he had other rel
atives and where be lived at enc time.
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Chattanooga, Tenn, Oct. PA
disastrous freight collision occurred
ON the Cincinnati Southern railroad
at Oneida, Tenn, 125 miles north OF
here, last night. a through north
bound freight was running instwo sec
eions. The first section was standing
on the main track at Oneida when
the second section crashed into the
rear of she first section. Both sections
were double headers and the two
locomotives and Is cars caught tire,
and Charles Hurtt, white fireman, was
acremated.
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powder marks on The right hand dis
proved that. He said he could not
have shot himself without burning his
shirt. A man on a spree like Griffin
would not be depressed and want to
kill himself. Judge Dantzler then
delivered charge consisting strictly
of legal definitions of murder, homi-
eide, accidental homicide, circum-
stanial evidence, etc.
At II o'clock exactly the case was
given to the Jury. The jury was not;
out more than five minutes when it.
returned with q verdict of not guilty.
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GIVEN THOUSAND DOLLARS.
Verdict in Allen-suIzbacher Suit
in Florence.

Florence, Oct. 25.-The jury in the
case of James Allen VS.. Sulzbacher &
Son in suit for $1,000 damages re-
turned verdict for the plaintiff James
Allen, in the sum Of 81, 900. The de-
PENDANTS, through their attorney,
gave notice of motion for new trial.
This is a case in which James Allen.
and the elder Sulzbacher became en-
gagged in a fsticuf and the younger
Sulzbacher took part and Allen
brought suit for damages. The verdict
was surprise to nearly everybody.
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HE GEORGIA ENGINEERS
GET WHAT THEY ASKED.
will Be Paid Mileage Same as
on Other Roads---Matter Set
Tied at Second Confer
ence Friday.
snaci.ai 10 Ilhs stase.

Speciai TO The State. :.
Augusta, Ca, Oct. M.-At Il
O'Clock this morning Mr. Youngson,
accompanied by Messrs. Guy Ballard,
p Il Sheeld and B. B. Prentupp,
went into Mr.. Scott's Office, where
they met Messrs. Thomas Z. Scott,
". S. Brand, John S. Cook and John
H. Walters. The two committees were
eloseted in conference for an hour anc
55 minutes, after which Mr.. Youngso1
was seen, and said that nothing hao
been definitely decided, though the
matter under advisement had been
fully discussed. The conference had
adjourned for dinner and would con
yene again ut 4 O'Clock, Georgia rail-
road time, at Mr.. SCOTS Office.
The demand made OF the Georgia
railroad by the engineers is that the
Georgia pay its men the same ratesof
wages, on the mileage system, as is
paid by the competing lines, taking
the lowest OF these scales asa OASIS TO
work from.
In connection with this they demand
the reinstatement of the committee OF
engineers who waited on Mr.. Scott on
Sept. 80 and were notified that they
we're no longer in the employ OF the
road because Mr.. Scott and the road
officials considered that they had vio-
lated section 16 OF the pay scale In re-
9using to gof out on their rnns until
the road had granted the request they
we're then making for q change IN the
pay scale.
This committee was composed of j.
Norton, w. C. Vaughan, Jas.
Boartswght George e. Florence I. w.
Thomas and A. G. Toy.
These are the demands lnade by the
Of 4. E. shrough Assistant Grand
Chief a. B. Youngson and his state
rnent before the conference was that
trey must be acceded to in full or the
engineers ont on the road would be
notified to come OFF their boxes.
There is little. difference in the
mileage paid by the lines rnnning into
augusta, but taken as q whole, II
amounts to about as follows -
For straight passenger runs, s censs
Bss mile.
For mixed trains, freight and pas
.senger, 315 cents per mile
For solid freigh5 runs, cents per
mile.
These roads pay so cents an hour
overtime for delays, while the Georgia
pays IS cents an hour. 8!
The pay son the Georgia road IS
about 81 per day.
By the changed pay scale the Geor-
gia engineers who receive 81 fora days
run, from here to Atlanta, for instance,
q distance Of III miles, would then
get 1913.
At the afternoon conference General
Manager Scott for the Georgia rail
road, and the committee of three from
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engl-
naers signed contract putting the
nay scale on milege system as paid
By other roads. Scott also agreed to
reinstase all members Of the committee
except one-Y Yerke Thomas.
Thomas and Ford were suspended
for running over bridge at a greater
rate of speed than nine miles an hour,
and this suspension stands.
& It is stated now that the hremen
hsve some grievances to be settled and
will bring them up tomorrow. This
ends what promised to be the south's
greatest strike.
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Minister WI Leaves at Once.

Washington, Oct. 27.-Wu Ting
Fang, the Chinese minister, has been
recalled to his country by a special
edict which was received by him to-
day. He is ordered to return by the
most direct route to Shanghai and will
leave as soon as he can pack up his
effects. probably within two weeks.
He will become minister of commerce
and will also be member of the joint
commission to negotiate commercial
treaties.
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The trial of B. B. Evans for the
murder of Capt. j. J. Griffin was
commenced in Columbia Friday. The
killing occurred in Evans room in
the Greenfield building on Main
Street, Columbia. more than year
ago. Evans and Griffin were drinking
and gambling and there we're no wit
nesses TO the killing. Evans is a
brother of John Gary Evans. e $500
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Commissioner of Pensions Ware says
the Government could save $40, 900, 600
a year if the pension lists were pro-
perly purged.,
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One of the steamships which Presi
dent J. J. Hill will run on the Pacific
to connect with his road Will be launch
ed in December and will have a ca
pacity OF %, 900 tons, 10000 tons more
than the Celtic the largest ship now
ahoat.
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The Presbyterian Synod will meet in
CheraW n October, 1888.
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He T0f6rro0 TO the VICE QlF0ISeuCS
of testimony as to the times mentioned
as to Capt. Grif6n's movements on the
day of the homicide, and nothing
definite can be built upon that.
Solicitor Thurmond began by asking
the Court to charge the jury that it
does noS devolye upon the State to
prove motive. He spoke somewhat
at length as to the duty of Jurors and
he said the State relied upon circum-
stantial evidence for conviction in this
case. He said he had no motive to
advance in the case, but he would
make resume of the facts brought
out and the jury could weigh them:
He said that Griffin had had $50.
He paid some bills, amounting to
about $50. A silver dollar was found
on his dead body. He would advance
no theory: he simply stated the facts.
He criticised Evans for not telling
Muller Griffin was shot in his room.
That would be the natural thing to
do. When Roberts asked him was he
opening champagne, why didn't
Evans call to him and say: Come up
here, somebody has shot himself.
He didn't do it. Why not: Was bis
conduct that of an innocent man?
Would any juror walk around hunting
for a doctor and talking to friends and
not say some one had been shot IN
his room? What put dents in the hat?
Blood may have gotten on the stick
bv falling in it on the floor, but how
about the bruises? How could they
have been made by falling on to the
floor unless the rest of the face was
scraped? He said it was i'm possible for
Griffin to have had his hands on the
pistol when it was fired, because the