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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-03
Cruel, III False.

On Saturday one OF the local papers
gave n somewhat sensational account
of an alleged elopement in which Will
liam Wolcott and Miss Annie Cafrey
We're given as the principals. MISS
Caffrey on Saturday visited several
newspaper offices and fatty denied that
she was concerned in any elopement. or
that she was married. The News
Dealer declares that Wolcott himself
told representative Of that paper all
about his elopement with Miss Caffrey
before the matter was published. Miss
Caffrey complains bitterly that the
publication reflects discreditally. upon
her and desires it to be denied. Clear
ly. If Miss Caffrey Is not the wife of
Wolcott, the best thing she can do Is
to give him his walking papers, A
man who would act as he has in this
affair Of what the NewsDealer says
be true) does not deserve n woman
such as Miss Caffrey appears to be for
his wife
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PITTSTON.

The Mechanics Hose fair closed Sat
urday evening. The swelterlng weather
was greatly averse ITO the interests or
the flremen and the fair failed to attract
the large attendance that 1t would
have under more favorable circum-
stances. The boys are well pleased
with their success, however. 1t Is ex-
pected that the fair Will again be
opened at later date.
Chief of Police Thomas Williams, OF
West Pittston, Saturday arrested five
boys for bathing in the river within the
borough limits. They were taken be-
Burgess Bennett. who severely repri-
mand IL them before discharging them.
Yesterday morning the chief made the
arrest of a man who was bathing In the
river. He was taken before the Bur-
CESS, who, after imposing n fine, eau
toned him not to repeat the offence.
Several bicycle riders were also taken
before the burgess for violating the
borough laws by not using q lantern
while riding on the sidewalks at night.
Robert Bowkley and John Roberts
were visitors at Wilkes Barre yester-
day.
For secondhand household goods,
call on Wright & Co., 81 South Main
street. Goods exchanged, bought or
sold.
Chief LOTUS and John Mcnamara
were visitors at Kingston, yesterday.
County Treasurer Reed, of Ashley,
called on Pittston friends yesterday.
Wall paper from cents up. Paper
hangers and painters at w. Il. Meyer
& Bro, 9S North Main street.
Managers of the Tri-county base ball
league met at the Sinclair house yes
terday afternoon. The James Boys "
club. of Scranton, was admitted to the
league, and schedule of games for
two weeks was arranged. The sched-
ule committee are: Ruddy, Doyle and
Fox.
In place of his regular sermon last
evening, Rev. T. W. Swan Of the First
Presbyterian church, read letter from
an infdel. giving the writer's views
upon the Christian religion. He then
followed by reading the letter in which
he had replied to the infdel, meeting
the arguments against Christianity.
e. r. Shepherd, the pioneer wheel
man of Plttston, has opened a shop in
the rear Of Armory hall, where he is
prepared to do all kinds of bicycle, gun,
clock and light machinery repairing.
Your patronage solicited. -
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has seen before, and their presence in
such large numbers is unexplainab!e.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. p Northrop are WIS.,
iting New York and Boston friends.
Crumbs Swept Up.
Beaumont boasts of n lady barber
The season at the lakes Is now consid-
cred "open."-Somebody has been tam
perlng with the registry list In the First
ward, and the authorities are getting
out their gun.-The announcement OF n
ball game Is a signal for about nine
tenths Of the population to move over
into the Fourth ward.-Residents along
the river bank complain OF the garbage
and slops that are dumped in that
region and allowed to tester In the sun.
The refuse should either be consigned to
deep water, or not dumped there at all
The recent burglary at Albert Lewis
store at Harvey Lake bears the ear
marks Of the gang that went through
the toll house here. They are probably
one and the same.-The new marriage
license law in New York state i7 hailed
with delight by ministers in thfs coun-
ty. The number of matrimonial candi-
dates who have skipped to Waverly to
wed Is surprising.-Lake Carey Is to
have daily morning mail this summer.
The band and hose company will unite
In Fourth OF July joRification with a
financial string attached.-Eatonville
wants new iron bridge to replace their
old wooden one.--The Tritons now
charge an admission fee Of 10 cents to
the ball ground when a game Is In
progress.
One Of the most closely contested
games OF ball on the home grounds this
season was that OF Wyoming seminary
vs.. the Tritons Saturday afternoon.
Both teams did nice work and the game
was marked by sklllful playing on the
part of each. The score at the close Of
the ninth inning was z to In favor Of
Wyoming.
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Tho Witnesses Will Be There.

Mayor Nichols has been unjustly.
criticized for securing certain impor-
tant witnesses against Fred Price. and
holding them. The fact is that If the
mayor had not caused the arrest Of
these people and held them they would
not have been on hand when Prices
trial comes on, and for want of evil
dence the proprietor of the Grand Cen
trad hotel would probably have been
acquitted. 1t may seem a little harsh
to hold these witnesses in jail, but
they are not of a class that will suf-
fer by such detention. either in char
acter or otherwise. The mayor knows
what he Is about
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GENUINE BUFFALO HUNT.
Tho Animals Escaped from tho Wild wcs

Show and Took to tho River.
Port Jervis, June 1.-The three large
buffaloes belonging to the Wyoming
Wild West Show escaped from their en-
closure at Port Jervis yesterday MORN
ing and ran at a furious pace through
the streets, toward the Delaware river.
They plunged into the water and were
swimming diagonally down stream, to-
ward the Pennsylvania shore. Five
cowboys, mounted on Texas ponies,
started in pursuit, and when near the
bank of the river three of them diverted
their course to the Barrett bridge.
They crossed the bridge, running their
horses at breakneck speed. The buffa-
loes were still in the river and were be-
Ing followed by Lew Sherwood, q
Texas cowboy, and Entwin Provo. n
Mexican, both of whom We're riding
their ponies. Upon reaching the op-
poslte side Of the bridge the three cow
boys dashed down the precipice, lasso
In hand, and into the river. Coming
within about seventy-flve feet from the
buffaloes, each threw q lasso and each
returned with a buffalo. fording the
river, WHICu at tldt pOlIrt 10 InOt very
deep.
A number Of people who had gath
cred on the bridge and river bank to
see the cowboys capture the buffaloes
were In ignorance OF what was going on
n little further up the river, where
Entwin Provo was doing his level best
to save the life Of Lew Sherwood. The
little pony that Sherwood was riding
was unable to bear his weight while
swimming along, and went down in the
water, carrying his rider with him.
Sherwood was struggling with the
bronco and was nearly exhausted when
the Mexican twirled his lasso and land
ed It over Sherwood's head and around
his body. He then started his horse
toward the shore. dragging Sherwood
along with him. The pony followed his
master as he was dragged to shore.
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PLYMOUTH.

The numerous friends of Squire Emo
will be pa!ned to hear that he is at
present lying in a very dangerous con-
dition.
Our town fathers will meet this eve
ming, and from what can be learned,
it will be lively meeting, as one of the
councilmen claims that several of his
fellow members have sold themselves,
body and soul, to the Traction COM
pany, and are completely in their
power. He further states that they
have passes over the road.
Hon. George w. Shank is reported i'll
at Philadelphia.
All members Of the Ancient Order
knights of the Mystic Chain are re-
quested to meet at their hall tomorrow
evening as business of Importance will
be transacted.
Mrs Frank Gerton and daughter are
the guests of friends and relatives at
Bloomsbury.
Boston Hill and Broadway schools
will picnic in Saunders Grove today.
Miss Price, of Taylor, is the guest of
Mrs. j. W. Powell and family.
Still some of our policemen are under
the impression that they own the town.
We are sorry to say, as it Is no credit
to us, that the town owns them.
favv of tboce ofHoors oe tha ,on, t,,,,,,.
they have been granted n mower TO do
just as their wandering minds tell
them. Night after night some inno-
cent, law-abiding citizen Is, by force,
compelled to find himself imposed upon
by these blue-coats, oftentimes thew
are taken to the lookup, given n hear
ing and fine for nothing II &c hard
ly fair to blame the burgess for doing
so, but still he should and ought 70
know the character of his officers
Alex Morris has for his ruest Reni,-
min Ricbards of Eoroet r,;t,.
Today the rifle range Used bv Com
pany will be in readiness for nractice
Captain Mckee Is determined to ba,,a
every man Qualified. If possible bafore
the state encampment.
William T. Marsbrnon ,s ~ 30 .,,,
fever.
Thomas r. Thomas spent SUNDAY nc
the guest of Nanticoke friends
David Kabatchnick is in Neu, vor,,
CITY on business 1o'N
Rev. Hugh Hughes. of ash,ev
preached a very interesting sermon a.
the Welsh Presbyterian church VOC
terday.
The following persons will ,oova p,,,
mouth today, win the I,ohigh va,,o,,
railroad: Misses Mary and Kato o,Dan
nell and John O'Donneu for Novodn.
Mrs. N. A. Mckee IN Cb,co ,o. Tna,,,,
Chantier. to Elgin III C,b,rIos H..
er, to Springfield. Mo.
A concert and snter,oinr,. ,.,,,
given at the People,s tbeator W. W." .,,e pe
oath for the bepefit of Ioh,, VIZ ,r,, .'e
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TUNkHANNOCk.

An interesting feature in Epworth
league work was the patriotic exer-
cises of Friday night. The room was
tastefully decorated with flags and
bunting, and the programme savored
of war all the way through. The OPEN
ing music was a duet by Mrs. c. j.
Reed and Miss Sarah Atherton, and
was followed by a paper by r. ]. Bard
well, on "Orlgin of Memorial Day"
Captain r. w. Bannatyne next was
called up and related his experiences
during the peninsular campaign of 1862,
which were exceedingly interesting.
Professor w. NJ. Wood read extracts
from Lincolns speech at the dedica-
tion of Gettysburg cemetery, and his
second inaugural address. Rev. s. w.
Weiss, who was chaplain in the army,
followed by saying that he was pres
ent at the dedication Of the cemetery
at Gettysburg, and heard the memoir
able words that had just been read.
His mental picture of the pillows Of
applause that swept over the thirty
thousand people gathered there as the
presidents thrilling words were spoken
dullest mind. He also related several
Incidents of the rebellion, some ludi-
crous, some pathetic, but all interest
Ing. f. p. Avery next took the stand
and presented his experiences at Phila-
delphia during the war, and also as a
raw recruit down in rebeldom. His
remarks We're also very interesting,
and the audience followed him closely,
Notwithstanding the lateness of the
hour After the speeches were over,
icer cream was served In the adjoining
room.
: w. E. Keifer succeeds John y. Jen-
nings as vice president of the Tunk-
hammock Manufacturing company,
having purchased his stock in the spool
mill
The opening of the bass season Is
not likely to be signalized by any big
catches at present, the water yet being
too high and cold to induce lively bit
ting. Complaint is made that spearing
parties have been taking both black
and yellow bass out of the Susuue-
hanna, under the pretense that they
were carp.
Jonah Luce, an elderly cripple, lies
very III at the home of his daughter
Mrs. Chauncey Fuller. His death has
been expected to occur for three or four
days.
Men Who Wore the Blue" Is one of
the latest poetic productions of Mrs.
l.. Il. Burns, who has reputation in
local circles for genius in that line. 1t
was read before the Epworth league
by q. Evans Avery Friday night, and
received many complimentary allu-
sions.
George Lowe and Mrs. Hess Dunlap
are two respected Meshoppen people
who have just been laid under the turf.
The latter died very suddenly from n
Taralytic shock.
Miss Margery Streeter, of Medix, Elk
county. Is visiting her uncle, Theodore
Streeter.
r. w. Ryman, Of Kingston seminary,
and Olln Lyman, OF Plttston, were
guests of friends here Saturday.
A species of brown-winged fly or
moth has made It's appearance here in
great numbers and is getting to be the
pest OF housewives, for they persist In
getting inside the houses wherever
there Is an opportunity. They are un-
like anything the average housekeeper
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Prond of tho Club.

At last Wilkes-Barre has a base ball
club that comes up to expectation. 1t
is a club able to knock the spots right
off the Scranton club, and that is pre-
c.sely the kind of club Wilkes-Barre
has been longing for Nothing is too
good for this club, but the public ex-
poets them to keep up their present
pace. There must be no going back
ward now. no tobogganing later in the
season. or there will be an awful howl
ing. Whenever the Wilkes-Barre and
the Scranton clubs meet the latter must
be defeated; there must be no let
ting I'm.
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NILKESsBHRRE.


['rhe Tribune has OPENED branch Of
flee at No. 20. Lannirg building, Public
Square. Wilkes-Barre. for the transaction
of business. The publishers propose to
extend the circulation of The Tribune In
Wllkes-Barre and surrounding towns,
and to that end will present a very COM
plete department of Luzerne county news.
For success In this undertaking depend
ence is placed solely upon the superiority
of The Tribune as a purveyor of all the
news of the day--domestlc, foreign local,
commercial and financial. The general IN
terests of the people of Wilkes-Barre ana
the Wyoming valley will have in The Tric,
une an earnest advocate, ed!torially ana
otherwise. It is the purpose of the pub
fishers to Issue newspaper as valuable
10 the general public as the metropolitan
da.lies. and deliver 1t to the people
throughout northeastern Pennsylvania
from three to five hours cahlier than the
Philadelphia and New York papers can
each them,
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VERY WILD WEST SHOW.
Tho Wyoming Aggregation Had Many
Weird Features Not on tho Bills-Honcs
dale InnOccnts Flecccd.

1hc wyoming Aggregation h"u """J
Weird Features Not on tho Bills-Honcs
dale Innoccnts Flecccd.
Special to the Scranton Tribune
Honesdale, June 2.-There is much
wailing in and about Honesdale once
more. The Wyoming Wild West show
that exhibited here Friday had Its re-
ported aggregation OF thieves and
fakrs. Notwithstanding the warn
ings given. the. gullible country chaps
and some from Honesdale also, couldn't
stand the temptation and prospects of
sudden riches. So they risked a "fiver."
then another and so on until the
pocket-book was empty. then left and
wept tears of bitten remorse. 1t was
reported that Jack Williams, of Beech
Lake, lost $50 at the game. Later 1t
was said that the money was stolen
from him. Mr.. Williams has left for
Port Jervis to have the robbers ar
rested.
Buck Taylor. king Of the cowboys"
and the principal performer in the
Wyoming Wild West, attached seven
horses at Liberty on Tuesday for S7S5,
Ellenville on Wednesday. with the bal
ance of the property, leaving several
unpaid performers at Liberty. Ellen
vile is in Ulster county, on a branch
Of the New York Ontario and Western
railroad. The junction is at Summit
vile, Sullivan county.
Here the performers gathered who
left the show at Liberty with the Sulli-
van county sheriff, to attach the re-
mainder Of the property as the train
stopped Wednesday night for water on
the way to Middletown.
The circus men discovered the plan
and ran the engine UP after water In
the afternoon. After the performance
at night the train was loaded and sent
through Summitville at a fast rate Of
speed. The sheriff and party vainly
shouted at the engineer to stop. and
lodged several pistol shots from the
windows Of the cars. The sheriff ran
into the depot while the bullets spat-
tered on the platform about him. In
Middletown, Thursday night, after the
performance, a gang of men on horse
back raced through the streets shoot
ing pistols in the air. The police
stopped them and the show came on
here, arriving Friday morning. Four
Of the performing horses died at
Middletown, overcome by heat. The
show here was pronounced of the poor
est order; the men seemed unslilled,
and entirely handicapped. They We're
tough-looking set, and Honesdale
was glad to be rid of them.
Word was received here Saturday to
arrest some of the men, but the show
had left.
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Three of the boarders at Canal
street boarding house became involved
in a quarrel about o'clock on Satur-
day evening and adjourned to the
street for fight. One of them drew
revolver, but fortunately before he
could use it several policemen were at
hand and probably prevented another
murder. Two of the parties were ar
rested but the one who wanted to do
the shooting made his escape.
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THE FIRE BUGS AGAIN.
Two More Barns Fired on Saturday Night.
One Consumed,

iWo MOIc DarnS flTcu on saturday Night.
Ono Consumed.
That the gang of incendiaries operat-
Ing in this city are still at work was
evidenced early yesterday morning.
About o'clock an alarm was given
from one of the boxes on Northampton
street. A barn on Lincoln street, near
Northampton, belonging to Mrs. John
Rainow, had been fired, and the flames
had nearly enveloped the building
when steamers Nos. 1, 2 and 3 reached
the scene. Three strong streams soon
brought the confiagration under con-
troll. There were two horses In the
barn, but they were rescued uninjured
before the fire department arrived A
considerable quantity Of hay, oats and
straw was consumed. The building
was insured.
About an hour later another alarm
was sounded, and this time the fire was
discovered In the barn of Street Com
missioner Crogan, In an alley near
Canal street. This was extinguished
before any material damage dwas done.
This fire also was undoubtedly the
work OF an incendiary. The theory
prevails that these numerous fires are
sot by gang of burglars who hope, by
attracting attention to the fires to Sue
cossfully accomplish robberies.
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quiry about town for one of their coun-
trymen who had disappeared, and the
supposition is that becoming convinced
that he was the man who had been
drowned, they vanished without giving
any information. Two boys living at
Parsons say they saw two Hungarians
in the river on Thursday evening. when
suddenly one disappeared. The other
fastened to the shore, dressed himself
and ran toward Parsons.
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DROWNED IN THE RIVER.
Eody Of an Unknown Man Taken from
' the Susquchanna.

tho Susquchanna.
On Saturday afternoon some" boys
bathing In the river opposite the city
hospital discovered the body of o. man
In the water. They gave the alarm
and Chief of Police Briggs was notified.
The body was placed in charge of I'm
oertaker Doran, who had 1t conveyed
TO the. morgue on Washington street.
Apparently the drowned man was a
young Hungarian and he had met his
death. the day before the body was
found. Poor Director Long was noti-
fled. and unless the body is identified
and claimed by friends It will today be
Inferred at, the expense of the 1bor dis
trict. 1t is a fact not at all creditable
tosa certain class of Hungarians in this
yioinity that when one of their number
meets with an accident or death. his
friends are content to let the poor au-
thoritles provide for him at the public
expense.
II Il said that on Saturday evening
some Hungarians were making In
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READY FOR THE FIGHT.
The County Commissioners Retain Emf.
ncut Counsel TO Fight the Injunction.

Jhc County commissioners Retain Emf.
ncnt Counsel TO Fight the Injunction.
County Commissioners Smith, Nor
ton and Dullard We're in conference on
Saturday with Attorneys Lenahan,
Farnham and Bedford, who have been
retained as counsel In the Injunction
case. The argument on the motion to
make the preliminary injunction perna-
ient will be heard this week. probably
today. The citizen petitioners who are
praying the court 10 restrain the COM
missloners from accepting bids or let
ting contracts for the erection of new
court house according to the million
dollar plans of Architect Meyers, are
represented by Attorneys Lyman II.
Bennett, Henry w. Palmer and Gaines
8. Halsey. 1t will be observed that
counsel on both sides represent the
flower OF the Luzerne county bar, and
every inch of ground will be contested.
Counsel for the commissioners have
been carefully studying the Meyers
plan so as to famillarIze themselves
with every detail of them Messrs.
Lenahan, Farnham and Bedford are
brilliant men, but they will not be able
10 present arguments that Will convince
any considerable number of taxpayers
of Luzerne that s1,0O0.O0O court house
ought to be erected, nor will they sue
ceed in vndicatlng the action of the
county commissioners in entering into
their one-sided contract with Architect
Meyers. The fact that the county COM
missioners have retained such an array
of eminent counsel shows that they real
ize the necessity of making tremen-
dous fight. An interesting question Is
this: Who pays the three expensive
lawyers retained-the county commits
sioners or the taxpayers of Luzerne?
The citizens who are trying to defeat
the sl000,000 court house outrage will
have to pay the lawyers they employ
and the commissioners should be re-
quired to foot the bills of their counsel.
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Relief In Six Hours.

Distressing Kidney and Bladder dis.
eases relieved in six hours by the NEW
Great South American Kidney Cure"
This now remedy Ia q great surprise on
account of It's exceeding promptness in
relieving pain in the bladder, kidneys.
back and every part Of the urinary pas
sages. In male or female. II relieves re.
tention Of water and pain In passing II
almost Immediately. II you want quick
relief and cure this Is your remedy. Sold
BY G. M. Harris. Druggist, LIS Penn ave-
nue.. Scranton, Pa
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Civil Service Examination.

T. NJ. Graham, L. ". Lane and Miss
Ella Devanny, acting as board of ex-
aminers at the high school building, on
Saturday, had before them John Fl.
Mundy. Martin ]. Healey and John NJ.
Kennedy. and examined them as cam
didates for clerks in the postoffice SER
vice. The candidates for the position
of letter carrier examined were: NJ. ].
Rittenmeyer. Thomas A. Jones and
John H. Farrell. The result of the ex-
animation will not be known for sew
eral dayS
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Severely Injured.

While a. number of children were
playing about the school building be-
ing erected on Grant street, some por-
tions of the timbering fell and caught
Julia Gruke. aged 5. and Mary Nc
Bride, aged Z, seriously injuring them.
The first-named had both legs frac-
tured and the other had one leg broken
and was otherwise hurt.
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Exc cutors' Notice.

ESTATE OF JOHN HANDLEY, DE-
r. ceased. late Of Scranton, Lackawanna
Letters testamentary upon the above named
estate having been granted to the. under
signed, all persons having. claims or demands
against the said estate will present them for
payment, and those indebted thereto will
pieasN make Immediate payment to
HENRY w. PALMER, Wilkes-Barre, Pa
LEMUEL AMERMAN, Scranton, Pa
Executors.