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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-12
WASHINGTON AQUEDuCT.
Col. EIliOt's Report of Operations
During Last Month.


Col. Elliot has made report to the chief
of engineers of operations on the Wash
ington aqueduct during the month Of Feb
ruary. He says that the work of repairing
the Conduit road between the two reser-
voirs was continued until stopped by the
weather. All the unserviceable property
pertaining to the aqueduct that could be
treated was hauled to the storehouse
at the distributing reservoir for inspection.
The Secretary of War has granted the
U. S. Electric Libhting Company a re-
vocable license to erect iron brackets on
the abutments of the Aqueduct bridge
across Rock creek for carrying electric ca
bles across the creek. 1t is proposed during
March to continue the repairs to the Con-
duit road and to raise some of the Innings
of the conduit manholes that are too low.
To Prevent Pollution.
In execution of the project for prevent
ing the pollution of the Dalecaria receiv
ing reservoir by drainage from the sur
rounding country, Col. Elliot says that the
work of lining drainage tunnel No. was
continued during the month whenever the
weather would permit. Below the sprnging
line it was completed for a distance of Isl
feet, and above the same line it was COM
pleted for a distance of 151 feet. The
building of the dam across the mouth of
Mill GREEN "dS continued. Inc SHEET plilnS
was completed and about 100 feet of the
face wall for the protection of the upper
slope of the dam from wind waves was
done. The building of the dam across the
mouth of Little Falls branch was contnu-
ed. All the sheet piles for this dam We're
constructed. The paving of the channel at
the outfall of drainage tunnel No. l, with
rip-rap stone was completed. An apron
wall in front of the shaft in the valley of
Little Falls branch was commenced. Dur
ing March it is proposed to complete the
lining of tunnel No. and the apron wall
at Little Falls branch
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-12
Sued by Father NoOnar.

JOLIET, ILL.,, March ia year ago a
sensation was started in the village of
Wilmington by Father OGara, alleging
that Father Noonan. his Under priest, was
too liberal with members of the Protestant
Church. The matter is revived by Father
Noonan filing two suits in the circuit court
against Father OGara, one for slander.
with damages placed at $4,000, and an
other for assault and battery, with dam
ages placed at $1,000. He has also begun
suit for damages against Archbishop Fee
han of Chicago, for $4,000 for damages in
depriving him of his life support
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-12
GEN. HARRISON nETTER,
lie Had n Good Nights Rest and VIII
Soon BE Out.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, March le.-Beu-
jamin Harrison was in a much improved
condition this morning. He spent the
greater part of yesterday out of bed, and
he obtained a good nights rest last night.
He felt much stronger this morning, and
would have come down to breakfast, but
his family thought that he had better re-
main in his room on account OF the damp
weather.
Since Mr.. Harrison has been I'll there
have been many callers at the house in
quiring after his health. No one has been
allowed to see him but his most intima to
friends, and all inquiries have been an
swered by his daughter, Mrs. Mckee.
DIR. Jameson, who has been attending Mr..
Harrison, reports that his patient is en-
tirely out of danger, and that he will be
able to be out again in a few days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-12

Los ANGELES, Cal, March 12.-E. j.
Baldwin has shipped the following horses
to Memphis for the meeting at the Ten
nessee track: San Diego. Salonica, Edo
rado, Rey el Santa Anita, Arapahoe, Hap
py Day, Carcas, Rey del Carredes Granada.
Alamo Santa Cruise, La Fista, Chiquila.
Lady Diamond. Ell Captain, Florentina, La
Paloma Ayriola, Ona!aska, Elaine Del
Coronado, Visalia, Queen Alba, Holate. Ar
gentine. Ramiro. Falling Water, La Vlneta
and Alvarado.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-12
THE MONETARY CONFERENCE.
Germany May Enter Into an Agre e
men1 Without ReEnrd to Englaud.

HIGHT !" IHOut IteEurU 10 EINBIIhU.
Reports received at the State Department
from American consuls in Germany indi-
cate condition of affairs which is encour-
aging to the hope of the success of mon
etary conference. Reports show a rapid de-
velopment Of the trade of Germany with
both China and Japan. This development
of trade in the east is in direct rivalry with
Great Britain, and there is strong party
in Germany, representing the agraran
classes, who hold that the use of silver
would still further advance the commercial
interests of Germany in the eastern coun-
tries putting England at a disadvantage
under her monetary system. This informa-
tion suggests the probability that Germany
may be willing to enter into an agreement
for the use of silver without regard to the
attitude of England.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-12
Nothing known Here.

Nothing has been heard at either tha
State or Navy Department or the Spanish
legation in regard to the alleged firing on
an American vessel by a Spanish man-or-
war near Colon, as reported in press dis
patch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-12
Fatal Fire at waupon, wis.

WAUPON, Wis, March PA destructive
fire occurred at this place this morning.
During its progress six persons were in
jured, one fatally. Loss aggregates $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-12

1t is understood at the Post Office De-
partment that list of nominations of
presidential postmasters will shortly be
announced
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-12

@e proof Of fee paooins Is
IN Be eating. Tesferoap's
Star contained 80 columns
Of aooerfisem ,nfs, maoe "
Of 66S separate announces
menfs. t8ese aoperfisers
8ousef pu86etfp-nof merefp
space.
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ALL WERE SENT UP.
Offenders Who Will Spend the Next
Thirty DAYS at Hotel dc ClcmOns.

Offenders Who Will Spend the Next
Thirty Days at Hotel dc ClcmOns.
Four cases We're heard in police
court yesterday morning and each Of
the prisoners was committed to the
county Jail for thirty days.
John Boland of the South Side, was
arrested Wednesday evening by Pa
trolman Sartor for threatening Mrs
Boland's life with an axe. He chased
her out of the house and along Pitts
ton avenue, and might have murdered
term heretofore for the same amuse-
ment.
Barber w. J. Myers, of 313 Penn ave-
nue., was drunk and clubbing a young
woman named Annie Gallagher, who
was also drunk. He will not do any
shaving for four weeks.
Owen Mannion, of Hyde Park, went
intoxicated, into the saloon of Mr. Ross
on West Lackawanna avenue and
called for draught of firewater 1t
was denied, and he beseeched the bar
tender to adjourn to the lot with him
for only three minutes and he would
forgive him for the rebuff. He will be
in out of the sun for month.
Luke Kelley, of Port Jervis, will
spend the Fourth in durance vile. He
came up here to avoid the mosquitoes,
and incidentally look for work at his
trade, stonecutting. He got loaded
with rum and went to sleep with the
sky for a canopy.
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CITY NOTES.

Andrew Kane was drunk and begging on
the streets yesterday and locked up by
Patrolman Day.
The Penn Avenue Baptist church and
Sunday school go to Farview Thursday
June q. Tickets, 60 cents; children, 30
cents.
In the account in The Tribune yesterday
of the Peck-Krug marriage at Peckville, n
typographical error changed the last
name to King.
The regular monthly meeting of the
managers of the Home for the Friendless
will take place this morning at the usual
hour and place. Mrs. w. d. Kennedy,
secretary.
Fourteen carloads of iron have been re-
ceived to date at the new Linden street
bridge. City Engineer Phillips proposes
to have the work on the superstructure
begun shortly.
Marriage licenses were granted by the
clerk of the courts yesterday to Michael
Dougherty and Sarah Conway, Scranton;
Harry Bray and Kate II. Airey, Scranton;
Herman Weller and Elizabeth corles,
Scranton.
DR.. Allen Norton Leete's funeral will
take place this afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Rev. T.. l.. Miller, pastor of Holy Trinity
Lutheran church, on Adams avenue, will
conduct the services at the late residence
of the deceased. The funeral will be IN
charge Of the Elks, who will have charge
of the burial services. A plaster of paris
cast of the countenance of the late DR..
Leete was taken yesterday by Professor
Z. Lamaze One of the casts will be
placed in the Elks' room.
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THIS EVENINGS MUSICALE,
1t Gives Promise of Being n Delightful
Affair

The musicale to be given at the BIZ
cycle Club house this evening by the
schumann club, composed of pupils of
the Hardenbergh pianoforte school.
promises to be one of the most enjoy
able musical events of the early sum-
mer. An artistic programme has been
prepared for the occasion and the tai
ented young pupils of the school will
no doubt sustain their reputation as
painstaking students in the rendition
of various numbers.
The club members will be assisted
by Miss Draeger and other soloists in
the rendition Of the musical pro-
gramme. The patronesses are Mrs. J..
p. Dickson, Mrs. James Archibald. Mrs.
ID. N. Willard, Mrs. Joseph A. Scranton,
Mrs. George l.. Dickson, Mrs. Ezra Fl.
Ripple, Mrs. A. L. Urban, Mrs. Mathew
Fl. Holgate, Miss Augusta Merrill. Mrs.
Harry Connell, Mrs. Frank p. Chris
tian, Mrs. l.. q. LaBar, Mrs. Frederick
d. Price, Mrs. Edwin A. Clark, Mrs.
James Ruthven, Mrs. Rogers Israel
Mrs. Hampton c. Shaffer.
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COBB FAMILY MIXED UP.
An Interesting Suit In Assumpsit Before
Alderman Post,

An Intcrcs sting Suit In Assumpsit Before
Alderman Post.
Alderman Post, Of the Seventeenth
ward, has q suit before him in which
many Of the Cobb relations Of Wayne
county figure, some as plaintiffs and
others as defendants. The former Is
represented by Mrs. Ada Jadry and
the latter by Attorney b. F. Killam
and Mrs. Carrie Cobb, executors of the
estate Of s. w. X. Cobb, deceased.
Away back in the seventies 1. w.
Cobb, son of s. w. X. Cobb, purchased
two horses from Il. s. II. Cobb. He
gave two notes dated Nov. 30, 1879, one
for $3.50 and the other for 800. He
purchased these horses for his father.
The notes, the plaintiffs claim, have
not been paid, but the defendants al
lege that they have, yet they have not
brought any receipts to prove the pay
ment. The six years allowed by law
have expired long ago, but the plain
tiffs say that the maker OF the notes In
1891 admitted the notes and agreed to
pay them. Under the law that renews
them for another six years.
Mrs. Jadry is the assignee of S. T..
Cobb, one Of the heirs of u. s. II. Cobb,
to whom the notes were made payable.
She is represented by Attorney A. A.
Vosburg and the defendant executors
are represented by Attorney C. r.
Pitcher.
The notes are outlawed on the face
of them, but the parole testimony Of
three witnesses was taken to prove
that /. w. Cobb, In 1884, was shown the
notes and promised to pay them. The
witnesses who heard Cobb make that
promise are his mother, his aunt and
his niece. The argument of the attor-
neys will be heard on Friday, June q,
at 10 q. m.
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ing city engineer to show the proper
width of Mineral street, giving the
curb lines on each side of the said
street between Mica and Carbon
streets; that the street commissioner
De directed to have cross-walh laid
on Hickory street on the southerly side
crossing of Pittston avenue and charge
one-half to eleventh ward and one
half to Nineteenth ward; directing city
engineer to prepare plans and estimate
of cost for grading Prescott avenue
between Mulberry street and Olive
street.
The following ordinances were intro
duced: Providing for the erection Of an
electric light at Hickory street and Irv-
Ing avenue; for construction of q sewer
on Irving avenue, northeast OF Mulber-
ry street; for narrowing roadway of
Wyoming avenue between Marion and
Larch streets. They were referred to
committees
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-14
WILLIAMS WILL CONTEST.


Closing Testimony Heard Before Register
of Wills Hopkins
The closing hearing in the proceed
ingS having for their ultimate purpose
the breaking of the will of Mrs.
Rachael illiams, late of
Providence, was held before Register
Of Wills Hopkins yesterday.
A considerable portion of the time oc-
cupied by the hearing was consumed in
listening to the arguments of counsel,
Attorney George w. Beale arguing for
the will and Attorney w. S. Hulslander
against it,
Register Hopkins will hand down his
decision later. The will is contested ON
the ground that Mrs. Williams was Of
unsound mind at the time 1t was made
and that her subsequent marriage in
validated that document
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HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES.
Names of Those Who VIII Be Awarded
Diplomas and HonOrs.

Names OF 1nOSc VINO WEI DC AWaToeu
Diplomas and HonOrs.
Principal ]. c. Lange, of the high
school, yesterday completed the work
of compiling the averages of the men,
bers of the graduating class and last
evening announced that there will be
thirty-siX graduates from the high
school this year, thirteen of whom are
boys and twenty-three girls.
This is the largest class of boys ever
graduated from the high school; the
third largest in the history of the school
and the nineteenth class that has been
graduated. The names of it's members
are: Thomas Byron, Lloyd Cooper,
Alex. Clark, Eugene Fellows, Joseph
Johler, Edward Kelly Dunmore; Will
lam Morris, Robert Petit, John Stan
ton, Charles Teal, William Vaughan,
Charles Whittemore, Tallie Phillips,
Misses Mable Benjamin, Gertrude
Birtley, Anastasia Clifford, Mary Car
penter, Mary Daniels, Maud Estelle,
Edith Fowler, Mary Flannaghan, Jen-
ME Fellows, Mary Graves, Lilly Jo-
seph, Annie Jones, Lulu Knapp, Edna
Kent, Grace Pettigrew, Lulu Leader,
Rahel Powell, Rosa { Roberts, Rosa
Shields, Grace Shopland, Agnes
Schrine, Essie Will. Edith Williams.
In this class the North End has only
one representative. He Is John STAN
ton. The South Side has three boys
and one girl in the class. the West Side
has five boys and three girls, and the
central city three boys and nine girls.
The average age of the members Of the
class is Is years.
On Friday evening the commence
ment exercises of the school will be held
I'm the Frothingham, at which the fol-
lowing programme will be rendered:
Salutatory, Miss Mary Daniels: class
poem, Edna Kent; class prophecy, Miss
Rosa Shields; essay. Miss Mary Graves;
recitations, Misses Lilly Joseph, Maud
Estelle, Rosa Roberts; orations, Charles
Teal, Charles Whlttemore; declama-
tion, Alex. Clark; valedictory, Lloyd
Cooper. This programme will be inter-
spersed by music. The diagram will
open at the theater on June 49,
The members of graduating class
are making arrangements to have the
stage artlstically decorated for COM
mencement night. Professor Lange or
Superintendent Phillips will confer the
diplomas.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-14
MERRY LITTLE CHILDREN,
They Gave an Entertainment at the Penn
Avenue Baptist Church.

An evening with the children was
spent in the Sunday school room of
the Penn Avenue Baptist church last
night. The midsummer entertainment
of the primary class of the school was
held and the programme delightfully."-
carried out.
The decorations were tasteful, a pro-
fusion of flowers being arranged around
the platform, on which the children
We're seated. Miss S. c. Krigbaum is
superintendent, and to her untiring
care is due the success that attended
the exercises.
The opening number was the song.
Holy, Holy Holy" by the school. Then
there followed juvenile recitations, dia-
logues and solos. The entertainment
closed with the hymn, my Country.
'Tis of Thee" The young voices were
well trained and each number was rem
dered excellently. The attendance was
large and applause was very frequent.
The programme lasted an hour and one
half,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-14
SAMUEL DECKER KILLED.
Ho Was q Brakeman on the Eric ana
Wyoming Valley Railroad.


Samuel Decker, 25 years old, an Erie
and Wyoming Valley brakeman and
who resides with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lafayette Decker. at the corner of
Butler and Elm streets, Little England,
met violent death on the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western road near
Nay Aug tunnel just before 0 o'clock
last night
Decker with several companions, had
caught a ride on freight train from
the yard in the central city. On alight-
Ing from the train near No. 6, Decker
was run down by the passenger train
from the east. which is due here at
$50 o'clock. The unfortunate young
mar was killed instantly and was hor-
ribly margled. Evidently the train
hands of both trains did not know of
the accident, as neither was stopped
The body was taken to the establish
ment Of Undertaken Letchworth and
Coroner Kelley notified of the accident.
He will hold an inquest this morning.
The mother of the young man is absent
on a visit. His father has charge of
the Pennsylvania Coal company's plant
at No. 6.
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FITZPATRICK Is A FIEND.
Beat His Wife and Did All Kinds Of Mis-
chief About House.

With blood streaming down her face
and showing general evidence of in
jury, a woman entered the office of AL
derman w. S. Millar yesterday after
noon and furnished information for the
arrest of her husband, James II. Kill
patrick, a Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western brakeman, residing at 125
Franklin avenue.
The couple have been married but
five months, but this mere honeymoon
has been fraught with much bitter
ness. Yesterday Fitzpatrick drank eX-
cessively and a naturally severe dispo-
sition became more ugly. He beat his
wife, her face showing the marks of
his fists. While being heard by the al
derman Fitzpatrick could not control
his tongue, and his oaths brought
down fine of SO for contempt.
During the interim between the COM
plant and Kilpatrick's arrest by
Deputy Sheriff Jordan, the former had
created great havoc in the Fitzpatrick
homestead. Mrs. Fitzpatrick is a dress
maker and had about finished a gar
ment for customer, having received
81 for the work. The husband took
this dress and burned it in the kitchen
stove. He then smashed the house.
hold dishes, cut his wife's clothing with
a shears, damaged the furniture and
tore things apart generally at the
house.
This was not discovered until Kilpat-
rick was behind prison bars in default
of $500 bail.
Tho "Ronaportev hplt for On 10 hy Turn
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$5 REWARDI

So many complaints Of irregular
elivery have reached us, which
I'VE have traced to stolen papers,
that we now offer SIS reward for
information that will lead to the
conviction of any person caught
stealing The Tribune from the
d0orsteps of regular subscribers.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-14
ROBB SEEKS A DIVORCE.
lie Names Thomas J. IoIthnm rs II,
Cores sDOndcut

f'e N"cs IHVIn"s J. HOIthnm as the
Correspondent.
Walter ]. Robb, proprietor of the
Palace hotel, on Lackawanna avenue.
began proceedings yesterday to secure
a divorce from his wife, Mary Robb
on the ground of infldelity. Thomas
Holtham is named as the correspond
ent.
Mr.. Robb was married on April s,
1881, to his wife, whose maiden name
was Mary Cosgrove. For several
months they have had great deal
Of domestic trouble and have had each
other arrested on criminal charges
Mrs. Robb and Holtham are now un-
der indictment.
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THEY WILL VIEW THE LAND,
That Was the Decision Of Finance Com.
mittcc of Select Council.

Finlay Ross, J. "A. Lansing, r. H.
Williams and J. f. Schwenk. members
of the finance committee of the select
council met with Park Commissioners
Il. H. Ripple and T. J. Moore, in the
city clerks office last night, to consider
the proposition of John. J. Canavan, Of
New York, to furnish the city with ad-
ditional land for Nay Aug park.
Mr.. Canavans offer Is that he will
sell to the city eighteen and three
fourths acres of land adjoining Nay
Aug park on the northeast for $26,10O.
After general discussion Of the pro-
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Released on His own Rccognizunce.

On motion of District Attorney Jones,
James Murphy was yesterday released
ON his own recognizance from the coun-
ty Jail. Murphy has been in Jail since
April 30, when he was committed along
with Frank Backus by Alderman Fitz-
simmons to await trial ON charge of
larceny No transcript of the charge
against him was sent to the clerk of
the courts.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-14
This Seasons Dress Goods.

Strictly All Wool in Hair Lines. Checks
and Stripes, worth so cents, sale price only
% cents. Fine Dress Goods, worth 60 to
rs cents; sale price, 80 cents. High Glass
Dress Goods at half price. This means
what It says. MEARS & HAGEN.
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position 1t was decided to visit and
view the land In question before taking
any definite action In the proposition.
Next Wednesday afternoon was fixed
as the time for making the visit.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-14

Scranton Lodge Of Elks will assemble at
the lodge rooms this afternoon at o. clock
to attend the funeral of our late brother,
Allen Norton Leete. Black suits and
white gloves will be- worn.
p. f. Gunster. M. D., Z. r.
w. s. Gould, Secretary.
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commencement nt Mansfield.

On Wednesday next the commence
ment exercises Of the Mansfield State
Normal school will be held and the
Alumni association of the school will
on the same day hold dts twenty-sev-
enth annual reunion.
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!. +. .. =. T.. anu Epwortn League.
Topic cards for the next six months
printed in good style at low prices II you
contemplate an excursion or festival this
summer, 1t will pay you to consult us
about printing posters. circulars, tickets.
etc. The Tribune. t gc 80
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Those two or three teeth you've lost
can be replaced without plates at DR.. u.
T, Wheaton's. Office, AL Lackawanna
avenue.
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The "Bonaparte" belt for sale by Turn
rest, 206 Washington avenue.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-14

Ladies' belt pins only &c. at Turnquest's,
e06 Washington avenue.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-14
w. 8. Gould, Secretary.

The "Bonaparte' belt for sale by Turn.
quest, 2O5 Washington avenue.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-14

The "Bonaparte" belt for sale by Turn
quest, 205 Washington avenue
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-14

Ladies' belt pins only &c. at Turnquest's,
pO5 Washington avenue.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-14

Ladies' belt pins only &c. at Turnquest's g
205 Washington avenue.
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The "Bonaparte' belt for sale by Turn.
quest, 205 Washington avenue.