Wilkes-Barre Daily

              VOLUME HL NO. 146.
WILKES-BARRE. PA* SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 1, 188K.
PRICE THREE CENTS
THE CRIMINAL COURT.
THEODORE  RISTOW  ON TRIAL  FOR
ROBBING   CLOTHES   LINES.
Tbe Greater Portion of the Day Taken Up
With  Hie   Trial—John   Adametz,   af
Hazleton, Convicted—Chas.  Bart
Ousted—Nolle Proa. Entered.
Criminal Conrt convened at  9 a. m.   yesterday, Judge Woodward on the bench.  Yesterday was the eleventh day of Conrt,  tat
w  not mnch bnsiness was transacted.    The Ha-
i zleton assault case was given to the jnry, and
then one of the fourteen cases in which Theodore Bistow is the defendant wm callsd and
tried.    This trial occupied the attention of
the Conrt the remainder of the day.    AU the
jurymen, with the exception of the Ristow
jury, were discharged.    Court adjourned  at
about 6 o'clock,  at which time the Ristow
cases were given to the jury.    Many cases
were c ontmued until next term, in fact twice
as many as were tried during this week.
Quarter Sessions.
' ADAMB-pZ CONVICTED.
When Court convened tbe case of the
Commonwealth vs. John Adannetz and wife,
ef Hazleton, who were tried on Thursday for
assault aad battery npon a public officer, was
resumed. Joseph Humphries, a special policeman of Hazleton, was the prosecutor.
The facts of the case have already been
printed in The News-Dbaleb. When
Conrt"adjourned on Thursday evening Gen.
McCartney, one of the defendant's attorneys,
concluded his closing argument. As soon as
Conrt convened yesterday John T. Lenahan,
who acted as assistant counsel for District
Attorney Lenahan, began his closing argument. He spoke for abont one honr and
made a scathing address. He defined all the
many points of the case in good shape. He
fairly made the walls of the room shake with
his loud and forcible remarks.
Judge Woodward   made his charge and
spoke lor newly one-half hour.
.    The jury retired at ahont '10:30 o'clock
i and returned at 2 p. m., and rendered  a verdict that John Adametz was guilty and Mrs.
Adametz not guilty.
Gen. McCartney appeared before the
Court and asked that sentence be deferred
until next term. Adametz was placed nnder
bail and sentence was deferred to give him
an opportunity to earn a little money with
which to pay his fine.
CLOTHES  PUBLOINEB BISTOW.
After the above case had been disposed of
Theodore Ristow, of this, city, who has been
in jail for several months, was called for
trial. Ristow was charged with larceny and
receiving in fourteen cases. The prosecutors
in these fourteen cases were all Wilkes-
Barreans. Only one of the fourteen cases
was called for trial and in this Mrs. Emelia
Shonenberger was the prosecutrix. Attorney
Robinson acted as counsel for Ristow.
The facts of this case are briefly these:
Bistow kept a cigar factory and store on
Booth Main street, opposite Dr. Harvey's.
Ristow is a married man and resided with
his wife on Hake's alley, near Careytown
road. He has resided in this city since
August 1, 1883, and in September, 1885, be
started a cigar factory on his own hook.
During the past winter a large quantity of
clothes, consisting ef ladies' garments, bed
clothing, etc., as well as carpets, were stolen
from clothes lines in the yards of many people in the lower portion of the city. A close
watch was kept by the police, but despite all
this, clothes lines were robbed every other
night. The clothes lines were generally
robbed early in the evening, while the owners
of the clothes were enjoying. th.ir evening
\ meals. On one or more occasions a woman
'.was seen stripping clothes lines, bnt thep?o-
ple who saw the female thought she was the
owner of the clothes. Several times a mtin
was seen taking clothes, but ho one was
arrested for the offenses until In February,
1886. Suspicion began to point towards
Theodore Ristow and his wife aa being the
thieves. The police closely watched Ristow
and his wife, as well as their honse. On
February 4th, the police made a raid on the
Ristow mansion, and Ristow and his wife
were arrested. In the Ristow mansion were
found large quantities of clothes, towels,
sheets, carpets, etc., that had been stolen in
various -parts of Wilkes-Barre. Rl .tow and
his wife claimed the goods as their own, althongh some of them had other persons'
names on them. Bistow and his wife were
given a hearing before Alderman Groff, who
held them in $400 ball each for a further
hearing. On February 6, 1880, the police
again visited the Ristow mansion and searched
it thoroughly. They removed two wagon
loads of these stolen goods from Ristow's
honse to Chief-of-Police Meyers' offi _e, where
the greater part of the goods were identified
by the proper owners. Ristow and his wife
were given another hearing and held for their
appearance at Court. As fourteen persons preferred charges against them they
. were held to answer In fourteen cases.
* This made the bail very heavy and they were
unable to get anyone to go their security and
were lodged in jail. Dr. Hakes finally bailed
Riston and his wife. As soon as they had
been released they-skipped off to New Tor k.
On the 23d of March Ristow returned te
Wilkes-Barre to prosecute the police force for
taking the goods from his house. Dr. Hakes
at once withdrew as bondsman and Riston
was jugged. .
All persons who had goods stolen and who
recovered some of the missing goods found in
Bistow's possession, testified la the case, but
none of them saw Ristow steal the goods.
Several of the policemen also testified. A
strong case was made against the defendant.
The defendant testified tbat he thought the
goods belonged to his wife. That he did not
steal the goods, nor did he tell his wife to
steal tbem* that the goods belonged te tbem,
and tbat they bronght nearly all of the goods
from New York and the old country; that his
wife did not steal, as far as he knew. He
denied that he had any stolen goods in his
honse, and designated the goods as his wife's
washing. He grew qnite eloquent at times,
and gavo many gestures as he explained how
the officers had robbed him, as he claimed.
Various parts of his testimony were contradictory to each other. Edward Gunster, sr.,
acted as interpreter.
Several of Ristojv's employees were examined, but they did not throw any light on the
matter, nor did their testimony aid Ristow.
Wm. Dreisline, one of Bistow's bosom friends,
who acted as private counsel,  testified as to
Bistow's good character.    He was the only
. witn-eb that testified as to Bistow's good
I charater.
jjf!      Attorney Robinson made • brave fight for
his client, Ristow, and his closing argument
wis qnite lengthy. District Attorney Len«-
han made a good closing argument, and then
Jndge Woodward charged the jerry In Ml impartial manner. The twelve men retired at
about 6:00 and court then adjourned until 10
a m. to-day.
NOLLE PBOS. ENTEBED.
In the case of the Commonwealth vs.
Frank Yaroszewki, wbo was charged with
false pretense by George D. Hall, District
Attorney Lenahan entered a nolle prosequi.
CASES CONTINUED.
The following cases have been continued .*
Com. vs. Henry Periner, larc.ny as servant,
George W. Thomas, pros.; John Kelly, embezzlement Mr public officer, Bartley Ford,
pros.; Anna Burke, cruelty, John Seiss,
pros.; G. A. Potter, false pretences, Agib
Ricketts, pios.; James T. Session, larceny,
Frederick Thais, pros.; John Nicholas, disorderly conduct, B. F. Horton, pros.; J. Harry
Palmer, adultery, Walter H. Hibbs, pros.* J.
Harry Palmer, bigamy, Walter H. Hibbs,
pros.; Theodore Bistow, et al., larceny, Val.
Miller, pros.; Theodore Ristow, st al., larceny, A. L. Burnes, pros.; Theodore Ristow,
et al., larceny, John Ostrum, pros.; Th* odore
Ristew, et al., larceny, W. H. Hines, pros.;
Theodore Ristow, et al , larceny, C. W. Bix-
by, pros.; Theodore Ristow, et al., larceny,
C. E. Hungerford, pros.; Theodore Ristew,
et al., larceny, 8. Gottfried, pros.; Theodore
Bistow, et al., larceny, Lewis Price, pros.;
Theodore Ristow, et al., larceny, Isaac Long,
pros.; Theodore Ristow, et ol., larceny, W.
B, Moore, pros.; Theodore Ristow, et al,
larceny, Mrs. M. J. Bleak, pros.; Theodore
Ristow, et al., larceny, W. D. Tot ton, pros. ;
Theodore Ristow, et al.,larceny, L. H. Bailey,
pros.; Frank Orinitz, Joseph Humphries and
John ViUner, assanlt and battery, John
Adametz, pros.; John Cowallack and John
Herron, assault and battery on public officer,
David C. Davis, pros.; Walter Davis, larceny, John Haverack, pros.; John Kusmack,
assault and battery, Frank Ackson, pros.;
David L. Davis, Frank. Ackson, John Kil -
lant, Walter Davis, John Ellis and A. Williams, aggravated assanlt and battery, Murcin
Kazenick, pros.; David L. Davis, Frank
Ackson, John Killnnt, Walter Davis, John
Ellis and A. Williams, malicious breaking,
John Kosek, pros.; Henry D. Higgins and
Amanda Higgins, larceny and receiving, B.
F. Myers, pros.; John Kilgallen, fornication
and bhstardy, Ida Tilley, prox.; Bryand and
Mary Markey, poisoning chickens, John
Ryan, pros.; John O'Broski, aggravated assault and battery, Mary J. Cosgrove, prox.;
Alfred Shlber, uttering alter note, Wm.
Zirnhelt, pros.; Edward Corcoran, assault
and battery, Julia Corcoran, prox.; John
Davis, Wm. Meekin and Wen. Little,
felonious assanlt and battery, Frank Morris,
pros.; Zarabald Thomas, false pretense,
Gwennie Meredith, prox.; Wm. McDenald,
seduction and fornication and bastardy,
Bridget Rowland, pros..; John B. Brittain,
adultery, F. E. Williams, pros.; John Ko-
sels, Andrew Wilchson aud Andrew Foreas,
assantt and battery, Jos. Domswitch, pros.;
Geo. W. Roth, fornication and bastardy,
Alice Hinds, prox.; Jacob Bichard, assault
and battery, Jacob Fagan, pros.; Peter
Maligo, John Adams, Gee. HBirook,. John
Lenetena, John Havaran and John Covel-
lech, aggravated assault and battery, Frank
Achson, pros.; John McKelvy, tippling house,
Jacob Wright, pros, (two cases); John
McKelvy, selling liquor to minors, Jacob
Wright, pros.; Adam Wagner and Wm.
-very, forcible entry and detainer, Hannah
E. Wagner, prox.; Alex. Craig, jr, false
pretense, Arthur __. Detro, pros.; City of
Wilkes-Barre, nuisance, Wm. ReUly, pros.;
Jas Judge and Patrick Jndge, burglar-,
Ann Wools, prox.; Eugene Carey, burglary,
T. J. McConnon, pros.; Coalville Passenger
Railway Company, nnisance, Charles Shov-
lln, pros.; Coalville Passenger Kailway Company, nuisance, C. W. Tamany, pros.; Isaac
iVI. Thomas and Wm. Tasber, nuisance, Patrick Finn, pros.; Frank Stone and Gordon
Hatfield, larceny, Bichard Timlin, pros.;
Chas. Bogar, cruelty, Joseph Hand long.
pros.; Jos. H. Khooley, larceny. David Culver, pros.; John A. Mulherin, felonious assanlt and battery, James Daley, pros.; Edward Gorcoran, desertion, Julia Corcoran,
prox.; Watkln Winston, desertion, Sarah
Winston, prox.; Martha Reiner, surety,
Mary Condry, prox,
CHARLES   BABT   OUSTED.
Charles Bart, a German, is a well-known
printer in this city, and is employed at the
l.utsrns Oounty Express (a German paper)
office on Public square. Charley gets "fall"
now and then, and when on a spree he travels
about under the guise of a reporter. During
his sprees he never fails to visit the Conrt, if
it is in session, and always takes a seat at the
reporters' desk. He is in his glory at this
desk and, althongh he may be very full, he
does not neglect to pretend that he is taking
notes ot the proceedings, to avoid being
ousted. Yesterday Charley was slightly
nnder the weather again and visited the Conrt,
where he bothered the tipstaves to some extent. When Court reconvened at 2 p. m.
Charley staggered down one of the side aisles
and took a seat at the reporters' desk. Tip-
stave Bowman looked up and saw Charley
seated at ihe desk. Although Charley was a
stranger te the tipstave the latter knew at a
glance that the former was only feigning a reporter for the reason that reporters never get
drnnk. Tipstave Bowman stepped up to
Charley and invited him, in a mild manner,
to leave the desk. Charley refused, whereupon Tipstave Bowman laid his hand in a firm
manner upon Charley's coat collar and a moment later attempted to remove him by force.
Charley still refused to go, claiming that he
"was a reporter." "Well," you will not re-
pert to-day," said Tipstave Bowman, "and
besides, we do not allow drunken men inside
this room." While tbe Tipstave was talking
he bodily lifted Charley from the reporter's
choir and a second afterwards fired him
through the rear door. The ejecting was
done in such a quick way that Cbailey did
not have time to make an answer to the Ti p-
stave. Charley visited the Court af teiwardf,
but he did not aspire to a seat at the reporter's desk, and was only too glad to occupy
ope of the rear seats near the doors.
Common Pleas,
BULB   GRANTED.
A rule was granted in the case of Lutes vs.
Williams to show cause why judgment shall
not be opened and the defendant let in a defense. All proceedings are to be stayed in
the meantime and the Sheriff Is to be secured in his levy.
The Presidential Appointees
are happy, bnt not more so than those who
have tried Van Wert's Balsam for the lungs
and Van Wert's Cathartic Pilla.    Barton &
Stark an agents for Plains.
Try Fred Thorn's earbsnated lager.
ASK FOB LEVISON'S LONDBBS,
READ THE PRICES.
Seekers after Bargnin-i are Be-
peeft nil j Invited tst Read the
Following.
Here we are again with another mark
down ! Rnn your eye over the figures and
compare them with tke prices asked in the
Blowhard establishments where Wind is tbe
principal stock in trade:
PRESS &OODS AND SILKS.
10 pieces black silk, 94 inches wide, 04c.
a yard, worth tl.25.
15 pieces satin Marvellieux at 78c a yard,
worth SI. 00.     ,
18 pieces extra wide silk, in browns, navys,
garnet and mulls, 75c, worth 05c.
Summer silks from 29c. up.
For black and colored cashmeres, at 10,
13J, 20, 25, 37£ and 40, up to f 1.00, we
challenge the trade. Better value cannot be
had outside of New York City.
3 cases satin -Berber, 88 and 87 J-, worth'
45c. and 50c, in all spring shsdes.
2 cases all-wool Tricot cloth, 48c. a yard,
worth 75c.
2 cases Ottoman twill, all wool, 44 inches
wide, 50c. a yard.
DOMESTICS, &C.
2 cases extra quality table linen, 10c. a
paid.
2 cases extra heavy, at 25c. a yard.
3 cases extra heavy straw tick, 6a a yard.
X case very heavy cheviot, 8c a yard.
2 esses China seersucker, 7c. a yard,
worth 10c
3 cases extra quality apron gingham, 5c. a
yard.
8 cases extra, itnality sateens, 10c and
18-Jc., worth 10c itt-d 18c
HOSIERY AND GLOVES.
50 doz. children's black cotton hose 2c a
pair.
75 doz. ladies' hose, 4c. a pair,  In fancy
strip's.
50 doz. gent's cotton hose 5c a pair.
In black and  colored cotton, lisle thread
and silk gloves we hare an immense variety
at prices that defy competition.
PEOPLE'S STORE.
Corner East Market and Washington streets,
Wilkes-Barre, Pa.    One Price.
P.   H.Fotherihgham, Manager. '
BEFORE  THE   MAYOR.
A Batch of Boys Ordered Up for Disorderly Conduct.
There were ten offenders before His lienor,
Mayor Sutton, yesterday and last evening.
The first was Mary Robinson, who wss arrested by Officer Briggs for being drnnk on
the public streets. She plead guilty and in
default of the payment of a fine of $3 was
cent to the county jail.
Nine yonng men and boys were ordered np
by Officer Schuler for obstructing the sidewalk at the corner of Lehigh and Hlctory
streets and insulting ladies who passed that
way. The names of the offenders were given
as Nick Greece, Jacob Bossard, Adam Wesley, Christian Bertram, George Schappert,
Jasper Houck, John Meister, Ed. Mellon and
Jacob Godsbaum. The court room wss
crowded during the trial, but the evidence being decidedly against the defendants and they
were all found guilty of the offence charged.
Tke Mayor imposed a fine of $1.50 upon
each, which was paid.
Tbe 'Squire's Mistake.
.'Squire Zeigler was a passenger on the
midnight train from Philadelphia the other
night, and in order to make it pleasant for a
number of ladies who were near him, he
pointed ont several objects of interest, clearly
discernable from the car window la the moonlight. After the train left Penobscot the
'Squire told the ladles that In a few minutes
a view of the entire Wyoming Valley wonld
be obtainable, that they would be enabled
to see the lights at Nanticoke and Plymouth, and that the view wouM be s
grand one. The ladies were very much interested, so was the 'Squire. The former
wanted to admire the scenery and the latter
wanted to admire the ladies. As the train
passed by Northampton street the Squire
yelled, "There Is Nanticoke now," pointing
to the left. 'See the lights, the Susquehanna river and In the distance, half a mile
below, the borough. Plymouth is a few
miles farther up—you will, see it in a minute. "
But before the minute was up a brakeman
yelled, "Wilkes-Barre," the train stopped
short and the laugh was on the Squire.
The Solving of a Ghost Mystery.
Daniel S. Davis, the efficient paymaster of
the Kingston Coal Company, oa last Thursday night,, with a few of his friends J. Myron
Evans and another gentleman, name un-
knew, remained In the bouse of David
Thomas, expecting and intending to unravel
the ghost mystery of Edwardsville, it being
the principle topic discussed there, since the
first appearance of his ghostship on Tuesday
night.
At a late hour the trio arrived at the
house—the three of them, contrary to what
one would suppose whe is acquainted with
the Hen. Dan. As the hour of 12 came
around, the one named, (who, by the way,
believes in a spirit world), was attacked with
a stroke of nervousness, it being, as the others supposed, the proper hour for his gliost-
ship to put In an appearance. Finally be
controlled himself, it being a well-known
fact that he is possessed of considerable nerve. A little- later, curiously to say, he dropped asleep,
and dreamed as was afterward taken ior
granted, of hobgoblins, ghosts, &c. A mosquito alighted on bis face as he snoringly
sang. He in turn alighted from his his bed
with a shriek that aroused the neighbors for
a quarter of a mile around. The shock unnerved him, bnt he soon recovered sufficiently
to Implore his friends to keep "mum" and to
impart to nobody information of occurrences
during the silent watch on that night. But
it couldn't keep. Everything was divulged to
the writer who In turn gives it to the public.
J. I. A.
That tired feeling which effects so many In
the early spring, indicating that the system
Is In need of a tonic and Hood purifier is
readily overcome by the Use of Dandelion
Bitters.   All druggists sell it.
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AU kinds of meals Lohmann's.
Coll for Thb News-Dealeb cigar.
Veal Cutletts, the finest, at Lohmann's.
|**r. Henry Brownscombe Pi-Pees Suddenly
Bat Peacefully Away.
|lt few minutes after 6 o'clock yesterday
ing, Rev. Henry Brownscombe, lately
tor of the Parrish street M. E. church, in
city, raised himself npon his elbow prc-
ntory to arise from his coach. He re.
ked to Mrs. Brownscombe that he frit s s
ugh he was getting a fit, and then sank
Ic npon the pillow. Mrs. Brownscombe
se and began rubbing her husband'a fore-
She spoke to him but received no
wer. She became alarmed, and called to
Jennie Bartkolf and M>ss Grace Stur-
ant, her two nieces, wbo had
t the night there, for assist-
Miss Sturdevant had al-
y departed for her home, bnt Miss
tholf was still there and she responded to
call. The neighbors were notified and
Moore was sent for, bnt when the doctor
ifd, a few minutes later, Rev. Mr,
■.nscombe wss jnst about dead. After
doctor's arrival the Rev. gentleman
a faint gasp and then all was
Thus the venerable, beloved and well
In Rev. Hear*/ Brownscombe passed sud-
-, but peacefully over the great ■river,
the dark, dread monster-Death—had
more done its work, while at the same
t again illnstrated that in the midst of
e are in death.
Ee shock was Indeed unexpected and no
one * felt it more than Mrs. Brownscombe,
She was so affected that she was prostrated
and.at various times since then has fainted.
She is prostrated to such an extent that
medical aid had to be called 1b and she requires constant attention.
•John P. Brownscombe, the only living son
of the deceased, was In New Tork when his
father died, but he was telegraphed to and he
reached home at 8 p. m. laat evening. Mrs.
Watson Brownscombe, widow of the deceased son of the deceased, who had been
living with Rev. Mr. Brownscombe and wife
since her husband's death, twelve years ago,
was also absent from borne and was in Philadelphia. She woe also telegraphed to and
reached Wilkes-Barre at 0:15 last evening.
The deceased retired in apparent good
health on Thursday evening and his death is
supposed to have been caused by either heart
disease or a clot of blood pressing upon the
brain, He had been hard at work since the
conference was in session in this dty several
weeks at preparing the minutes for the
printer and at reading proof and revising the
same. He was chairman of the Publishing
Committee of the Conference, and he filled
that capacity to excellent advantage, in fact
so good that he pushed the work of publishing the minutes in book form almost to completion. Many people think that his hard
and laborious efforts to complete this work as
soon as possible has hurried on his death.
Rev, Henry Brownscombe wasJ hom In
Devonshire, England, on August 2, 1817.
He ctrigrated to America with his fathei in
1880 and they settled at Honesdale. He acquired his education In the public schools of
Honesdale and at tbe Bethany College. He
was one of those self-made men, of whom so
few are now alive. He was a schoolmate of
Jndge Woodward at Bethany.' In 1841 he
joined the Oneida conference of the Methodist
Episcopal chnrch and since then he has
been In active and steady service
and few pastors can boast of having
accomplished as much good work for the
Lord as Rev.. Henry Brownscombe did. He
was young and lithe when he entered the
conference, but forty-five years of service
made him old and gray. Although he was
in his sixty-ninth year, he was as active as
the majority of young men. He hod been a
minister for forty-two years and financial
agent of the Centennlel Education Fund for
three years.
The charges that he held during his life
are as follows: In the Oneida Conference—
In 1841, Spring ville; '4S, Skinner's Eddy;
'33, Brooklyn, (Susquehanna county}: '44-45,
Dundnff; '40. Vestal; '47-'48. Bethany and
Mt. Pleasant; '49-50, Tunkhannock; '51-
'52, Providence. In the Wyoming Conference (organized at this period)—In
'53, Skinner's Eddy; '54, ' Carbondale- '55-'56, Wilkes-Barre, (First
Chureh); '57-'58, New Troy (Wyoming);
'09-'6O, Abingten ; '61-'62, Providence ;
'63-'60, Presiding Elder of Wyalusing district ; '67-'68, Wilkes-Barre (First Church);
'79-'72, superannuated; '73-'75,Parrish street,
Wilkes-Barre; '76-'80, Parsons; '80 '82,
1'lainsville; '88-'80, Parrish street, Wilkes-
Barre.
In 1864 he was delegate to the General
Conference at Philadelphia. At the time of
his death he was corresponding editor of the
Christian Advocate, one of the leading Christian publications of the land. He was one of
the best theologians in the .Wyoming conference, and his store of useful knowledge and common sense was very
large. He was ever kind to all
with whom he met and was a true friend In
every particular. In church circles lie stood
very high, while at home he was slways held
In the highest esteem. Of him it can truly
be said that he did not have an enemy on the
earth. He leaves a wife and one son. He
was also the father of two other children, who
ore n0*v dead.
The funeral will take place on Monday
from his late residence, on Academy street,
and services will be solemnised st the Central M E. church, on Ross street, at 2:80
p. in.
New Ioe Cream Parlors.
The new ice cream and confectionery parlors of Charley Constine will be open to the
pnblic to-day. They ore located at No. 87
South Main street, In the handsome brick
structure formerly occupied by Long & Du-
rant. The place has been elegantly fitted
np and handsomely furnished. It is, In
truth, the most inviting place for ladies and
gentlemen to enjoy their ice cream in the
city. Only the best and purest goods will be
handled, and everything is new and hi tip-top
order.
For to-day the following flavors of ice
cream will be served:
Vanilla, Straw berry, Caromel, Tutti-frutti,
Pustachc and Mikado, Orange water and ice,
and frozen apricots will also be served. In
confections, the quantity is all sufficent,
while the quality is the finest and most palatable.
The public generally are Invited to call
to-day and Inspect the premises and pass
their opinions on pie new enterprise.
FRIGHTFUL   RUNAWAY.
Mi-
The Mad Career of Hon. O. A.
ner's Valuable Team.
Hon. Charles A. Miner and hie MU Asher
drove a pair of horses, attached to a top
buggy, from Miner's Mills last evening, and
at about six o'clock last evening they arrived
at the office of Miner & Thomas, in the Cern
Exchange building. Asher got out of the
buggy and went to the office to attend to
some bnsiness matters, leaving his father sitting in the carriage. He returned in a moment or two and took his seat
in the        carriage.        Mr. Miner,
having concluded in the meantime
that he would walk home from that point,
got out and Asher took np the reins and
started the horses homeward down South
Main street. During this time one of tbe
lines had got c.ught over tbe end of
the pole of the carriage, through one
of tbe horses bobbing his head up and down,
just as they were turning the corner ef Public squ .re into South Main street. This excited the animals, but Asher held them In as
well as he could with one line while endeavoring to loosen the other.
There wsb no thought in his mind that the
team was running away with him until some
one on the sidewalk began yelling at the
horses to stop. This excited the team still
more, and bj tbe time they had reached
Northampton street, hod broken into a full
run. At Seibel & Wentz's bntcher shop
Locey's heavy wagon was backed up delivering
meat, and .the now flying carriage was hurled
against the heavy meat wagon pitching Asher
ont into the street while tbe frightened
and maddened animals flew with lightning
speed on to the sidewalk jast above Cosgrove's
grocery, and continuing their wild course
over the Bide walk without interruption, until
opposite the Loop residence, where the tesm
swayed out into tbe street so that one wheel
of the shattered buggy cams In contact with
a tree. The baggy and na.-ness was freed
from the horses by the collision and they continued down South Main street still on the
sidewalk with ever increasing speed until in
front of the LeGrnnd building, where
the outside horse slipped, struck
bis leg against an iron post,
stnmbled against a tree, and fell a few*
feet further on. The other horse hod torn
himself loose during this-time and started np
Main street, going in the direction Of Franklin street through South. Charles Ee Grand,
who was standing in front of the factory,
leaped forward and placed his knee on the
neck of the horse that had fallen and held
him until he quieted down. A large crowd
gathered In a few minutes and hundreds of
people came from all directions to
learn the        particulars of       the
runaway. Mr. Thomas was soon on
the ground and took charge of the inj ured
horse. Veternary Surgeons Hamlin and
Guinnip were called, and they decided that
the horse had broken his leg above the knee,
and that it would be useless to attempt to
save him.   The horse was therefore killed.
Locey's team also started to runaway after
they had been struck by Miner's team, and
John Cosgrove ran from his store, and, with
the aid of others, stopped them before they
had got fairly under way. The runaway was
the topic of conversation all over Wilkes-
Barre last evening and the residents
of Sonth Main street congratulated each
other tbat no more serious loss attended tbe
wild career of the maddened team. through
a street where pedestrians were numerous.
Asher Miner, it was learned later in the
evening, is not seriously injured,* though
badly shaken up. "Ihe team had never shown
a disposition to run away before." said Mr.
Miner, ' 'and we felt quite safe in their possession on that ac-Ount," The horse that was
killed was worth abont $400.
Races at I_ce Parle.
There were several scrub races at Lee
Park yesterday afternoon. Harry Mc-
Gonrty's pony won first money in a contest
with George (i uinnip's best trotter. F, M.
Gilligan beat Hugh O'Boyle in a most exciting race of half a mile, and afterwards Harry
McGourty shut ent Peter McManus in a mile
race. This afternoon there will be races free
for all. The winner will receive a valuable
saddle and bridle. A large crowd will no
donbt be in attendance.
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Both Men WIU Recover.
Advices from the City Hospital yesterday
afternoon, informs ns that the Polander whose
nose was cut off at * Georgetown on Monday
night, and whose head was ponnded almost
to a jelly, is on the fair road to recovery.
The nose is healing in good shape and will In a
few weeks "be as good as new." There is
now little danger that the patient will die—
the only danger being in a possible attack of
erysipelas. The other man who was injured
at the Duck Pond lost Saturday night, is also
improving, and through his wounds were
serious there is now no doubt that he will recover.
Base Ball Yesterday.
A practice game took place at Athletic
Park yesterday between the Clippers, of
Newtown, and the Professionals In the
second Inning, to the surprise cf all, the
Clippers got in five runs, and Clipper sttock
ran away up; but in tbe very next inning
the Wilkes-Barres scored five runs, and in
the fourth Inning four men crossed the home
plate. The game at the close stood 10 to 7
in favor of the' Professionals. McCoy, who
pitched for the Clippers, Is a brother of the
McCoy now a member of the Wilkes-Barres.
He bids fair to make a good pitcher.  *
The Newtown boys were neatly attired in
suits of a dark brownish color.
McKee, of the Wi-kes-Batres, hit the ball
safe every time he wont to bat.
The Clippers bid fair to be the best amateur team in these parts tbis season.
The Arlingtona have reorganized and as
soon as they practice up a little will bs ready
to play any and all amateur teams.
J. K. Bogart nmpired the game played at
Athletic Park yesterday and did fairly well
for the first time.
Simmons and Staltz are the same old reliable players that they were last season.
The grounds have been fixed up and are in
excellent condition.
Simmons played behind the bat and played
well.
Why not have a Junior Wilkes-Barre team
ami let them nse the Park when not occupied
by the professionals.
WASHINGTON SPECIAL.
THE CURTIN COMMITTEE TO  VlttT
THE COAL   REGIONS.
The English Miners at Connellsville Complain to the British Minister—The Boom
for Congressman Scott—How First  Assistant F. M. G. Jenks came ts Accept.
Washington, April 80.
The Curtin Committee, which is now in
the Southwest, investigating ths East St.
Louis strike, will probably take a turn
through the coal regions of Pennsylvania before they make a fiual report. Mr. Curtin
was anxious to have the labor troubles between the miners and cokers and the coal and
coke operators included in the work of the
committee, and he so expressed himself.
Accordingly, Representative McComas, of
Maryland, whose district includes the Cumberland region, introduced a resolution extending the field of the Curtin Committee's
investigations so as to include the coal regions of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia
and West Virginia. This will undoubtedly
pass the Honse when it is called np for consideration, and wiU give the com mltcee an all
summer job, if they go to the bottom in
their investigation of miners' strikes.
A SAMPLE CASE.
During the recent coke strike in the Con-
nellsville regionB, the British Minister here
received a complaint from a number of British miners to tbe effect that they had been
imported at the expense of the operators,
and given the assurance that there was no
strike going on. When they arrived at their
destination they found that it was all their
lives were worth to go to work, as a bitter
strike was in progress. Then when the imported cokers refused to go to work, the operators demanded that they repay the money
that bad been advanced for the ocean passage.
At the request of the British Minister a
special agent of the Bnrean of Labor was
sent np to investigate the matter. The
operators, however, hod been clever enough not
to make anything but verbal contracts with
the imported men, and the special agent
came back with only hearsay evidences that
there had been any false pretenses put forth
by the operators, and so the matter was
dropped.
THE SCOTT BOOK.
The tremendous majority which Blaine got
in Pennsylvania did not give the Keystone
Democrats much of a basis upon whloh to ask
favors when Cleveland came into the White
House. Not that the Pennsylvania Democrats were so modest that they did not ask
anything, but tbey appreciated the foot that
if tbey asked for the earth they would not be
very likely to get it. However, when Manning was striken down and there was a probability of a vacancy at the bead of the
Treasury department, the state politicians
were suddenly struck with the conviction that
it was abont time Pennsylvania was represented in the Cabinet. And who wonld be
more fit to manage the finance, of the conntry "than Scott, the representative from Erie,
who had started in life as apage in the House
of Representatives, and was now a millionaire
and one of the pillars in the New
York Stock Exchange ? The boom started
off briskly, as fresh booms always do, but
as day after day passed and Manning neither
resigned or died, it gradually lost its impetus.
Now, however, when it is again asserted positively that Manning is to withdraw, the Scott
boom has bristled np and is moving along at
a great pace. Randall has also been mentioned in connection with this place, but.
there Is no reason to believe that he would
leave his present position as long as his con-
stiuents seemed inclined to return htm bi-
annually,
Pennsylvania, however, did not fare so
badly on the go in. While the State mourned
no place in the cabinet it received
A PBETTY FAIB EQUIVOLENT.
in the way of two secondary places. Malcolm Hay was made First Assistant Postmaster General, and George A. Jenks Assistant Secretary of the Interior, positions,
but a grade below that of cabinet officer.
A few weeks' service totally disabled Hay's
constitutionally weak organization, and he
was obliged to withdraw.
Judge Jenks, who no amount of hard work
can phase, has grown hearty under the burden of official duties. It has often been a
matter of speculation why Jenks should abandon a law practice worth $10,000 per annnm
to go to Washington, and accept a position
requiring the most ardorous services which
did not pay one-half the amount. One of
his friends in talking over the matter recently said: "Jenks did not take the place for its
present advantages, for it is really a sacrifice
just now. But his practice has largely been
in tbe higher courts of the United States, and
when he retires from his present position, he
will have all the business down to a point.
His services as a lawyer will be correspondingly valuable. Whenever a first-class lawyer takes a position of that kind, it is with
the ulterior object of making a tetn-
io.a_y sacrifice to serve as a valnable adjunct in the future. Three-
fourths of the big whiskey cases
now before the Government ore in the hands
of Green B. Raum, ex-Commissioner of Internal Revenue. Ben. Butterworth, ex-Commissioner of Patents, has a whole raft load
of cases to argue before his successor as soon
as the two years have expired which tbe law
requires to intervene before the late head of a
bureau can resume practice before it. Judge
Lawrence, late Comptroller of the Treasury,
has more business than he can dispose of in
the way of pressing suits before the Conrt of
Claims, nine-tenths of which he passed upon
and familiarized himself with while voting in
an official capacity. Jenks wonld have refused a position paying twice the salary which
was not In the line of his profession.
Reilly.
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and invariably leave the. system worse than
before, bat by their gentle action stimulate
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by disordered liver. Price, twenty-five cents,.
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