The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-09-03
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council may rest his head in peace
without fear Of his coveted crown being
wrested from him by his treaeherous
enemies. During the past two months
the fancier of monkeys. troubadors aud
sacred dream fowls as an advertise
ment has been in an uneasy frame of
mind. Again and again he was told
that Richmond. while essaying the
role of friend and adviser. was cum
ningly engaged at work plotting to
overthrow him and thereby have clear
sailing toward the goal Of his
smbition-president of council, Be-
lieving that the stories were
false and only used to poison him
against his friends in the hope Of win-
ming him over. The willy Richard, it
is said, has now discovered that his in
formers we're not deceiving him, but in
the hope of saving him from an igno-
minious fate. impaired to him the
secret. To preside over the council was
the ambition of the willy Richmond.
Once there, he could impart to his sub
jscts what little he knows about law,
and thereby win for himself that which
he has been denied through the regu-
lar course of events. But the course
Of events, like the weather vane,
took another turn Friday evening and
for the first time since the memorable
reform council organized, that wing
presided over at home and abroad by
the acute Richmond, found in Richard
they had foeman worthy Of their
steel. The scheme to decapitste the
unwary Richard proved futile for in
unmistRkable language he bid them do
their worst. The Sunday Leader cor
respondent in speaking of it says:
1.-THE scheme to down the president
was as awkward and brutal in concep
tion as it is weak and indefensible
in practice; in fact. it is in keep.
ing with everything the Re.
formers had attempted to do up to this
time, and proposes to accomplish by
indirection what they had not the man
hood to do in the open. In other words,
they builded an ordinance like the
shoemaker's gun-one that shoots
around the corner; and this is the way
they proceeded to execute the president.
1t was thought desirable to draft new
set of ordinances that would meet the
requirements of modern times and re-
cent decisions of the courts upon Dor.
ough laws. A committee was appointed
for the purpose and the new ordinances
provided that: Upon their adoption,
the council, president and the chair.
men OF all committee shall retire from
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clared vacant. Clumsy, you say. Well,
of course its clumsy"
The school boord met again Friday
evening and the alleged charges against
Professor Shiel were taken up by the
board. After much discussion con-
corning the inability of M, N. Dom
nelly to prove his charges, Mr.. Dryden
made motion, which wac duly sec
onded and carried, that the committee
be instructed to notify Mr.. Donnelly
and the citizens whom he represents to
present sworn affidavits of the charges
against the supervising principal be-
fore the committee at its next meeting,
and upon failure to do so, that the
matter bs dropped by the committee.
Professor Shiel, who was present during
the nesting took his accusers to task.
Addressing the chairman he said: 81
do not want this Investigation drop
ped. want it to 60 on. want this
committee to compel this fellow Dom
nelly to furnish the names OF the citi-
zens whom he represents. 1t was an
outrage to allow him to come before
the board. Any scoundrsl, it seems,
can come before this board
with charges against me. 1t
does not matter where he comes
from Washington, Troy. or other
places where there are tsnderloin dis
tricts. No man Of decsncy or Chris
tianity would bring such charges
against me. His action was an insult
to me, to the members of this board,
and to the people Of this borough. i
have been in .this town nine years and
no one has ever before found fault with
my actions. What right has this man
Donnelly to complain of my conducts 2
What interest, 1 would like to know,
has he got in the public schoolsH He
has no one belonging to him going
to the public schools. He has said
upon the streets that he would
drive me out Of town. Every
one of his charges are false. He does
not tell the truth. because it was not
born in him to tell the truth. l want
the committee to get at the bottom of
this thing, as l want the documents
for future action against this fellow
and those associated with him." 1t
need hardly be stated here that Mr..
Shiel intends TO make it exceedingly
interesting for his accusers when the
existing trouble is disposed Of. That
there was conspiracy hatehed among
certain individuals for the purpose Of
iniuring his reputation politically,
socially and otherwise Professor Sbiel
is confident and some interesting de-
velopments may be looked for soon.
What bitter pill OF disappointment
the several pave expert promoters will
be compelled to swallow In. the near
future. 1t Is said that since the wishes
of the people are divided between as
phalt and brick, the expediency Of
paving one side Of the street with
brick and the other with asphalt is be-
ing seriously considered. However,
there need be no cause for alarm, for
THE TRIBUNE correspondent is assured
that the street, or even part of il,
will not be paved this year Of our Lord.
Just stick pin here
Two experienced engineers OF the
Scranton Fire department on Saturday
tested the Magora steam fire engine,
the repairing of which has been in dis
pute between the council and ]. A.
Touhil. As is well known Mr., Touhill
repaired the engine at cost Of nearly
5000. The fire committee of council
refused to pay the bill alleging the en-
gine was not properly repaired. The
engineers found the engine to be equal
TO any Of its class and pronounced It to
be In excellent condition as far as the
repairing done by MIR. Touhill Is con-
cerned
The town council will meet this even
ing
Pennsylvania company programme
for this week: No. 6, Even and Central
collieries will be idle.
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