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Second Edition of "FOrty Years at
Cast Steel.o

Professor W. s. Casterline, Of Pittston,
was in this city yesterday supervising
the work Of getting ready for the public
the second edition of his book Forty
Years at Cast Steel and Tool Making"
It has just been issued from the Tribune
press. Professor Casterine Is an author
ity on cast steel and until his health
broke down several years ago was the
boss tool dresser in some Of the largest
manufacturing plants In the country
The first edition Of his book was sold
from one end Of the continent to the
other as we'll as in Europe. You can
get more general information out Of it in
one-half day about blacksmithing, tool
dressing, tool-making and the art Of
working and tempering cast steel than
you can in the average shop in a life
time. This work was not written by a
college graduate, who has no knowledge
Of cast steel, except what he reads and
others tell him, but was written by a
blacksmith and tool-maker that has
stood over the anvil for forty years with
hammer in hand, and whose tools have
been in use for years in all civilized
nothing except what is truthful, useful
and to the point. This book is the
fruits Of a lifetime experience. When
you buy It. you get, in a few minutes
what the author has been a whole
lifetime collecting, and in some in
stances paying fabulous prices for re-
cipes and other information contained
in 1t. The work Is the brains and gen.
ius of more than q thousand smiths that
the author has come In contact with.
gathering little from each one and
coupled with is own experience.
Professor Casterline exhibits a case
Of tools all of which he has manufac-
tured by hand and some Of which he has
patented, They are marvels as showing
what genius can accomplish with a
hammer and anvil.
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Williams { 'ANULTY
CITY NOTES.

Pay your gas bills today and save the
discount.
William r. Smith has moved his office
from the Third National Bank building TO
the Commonwealth building.
Miss Helen Sanderson gave an address
on art I'm the Young Women's Christian as
sociation rooms last evening.
A derailed electric car on the Penn ave-
nte hill delayed travel on the Providence
and Green Ridges Peoples lines last
night.
John II. p. Brown, who was corporal
OF Company c., l57 Regiment Of New York,
in the late war, was granted "A license yes
terday to peddle in this county.
John W. White, of Simpson. who has
been mine boss In the employ OF Simp-
son ~ Watkins ten years. has been made
superintendent OF the Edgerton. Last
Chance and Northwest collieries. -.
Marriage licenses We're granted yester-
as to Benjamin Watkins and Edna Court
right, of CarbOndale; Casper lmdOrf and
Annie Schild. OF Taylor; Joseph Muir anu
LILLIAN Nanderberg. Of Moosic.
The will of James Clark, late of Old
Forge. was yesterday probated and letters
earR Ths VIII Msts Cf Hewitt ate
of this city, was probated and letters tes-
tamentary We're granted to John Hale.
A still alarm called the Chemical En-
gine company to the United States Ex-
press office. on Lackawanna avenue. yes
terday morning. 1t extinguished fire
that had been discovered on a platform
in the rear Of the Office.
John Rafferty,. Of Dunmore, was commit
ted to the county Jail late last night by
Justice Of the Peace Robert Scott In de.
fault Of bail on the charge Of assault and
fray that Jail Physician Jenkins had TO
nut four stitches in his head.
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PREPARING FOR KNIGHTS.
Work Of Decorating the Buildings Has
Already BeSun-Details All
Well In Hand.

Scranton on several similar occasions
in past years has never contained the
flag and bunting decorations that Will
be displayed next Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday, the days OF the con-
clave of the grand commandery,
knights Templar.
The Hotel Jermyn, Wyoming house,
Valley house, Traders National bank.
Coal Exchange. new board Of trade
building, and, In fact, all the large
structures in the business section and
the houses along the proposed line or
Tuesdays parade will be mass of COL
Ors A large number Of store proprie-
tors have arranged to decorate their
places Of business independent Of the
general display Of bunting on the build
ings in which the stores are located.
Several OF these individual decorations
will include electric displays at night.
The work Of decorating the massive
Hotel Jermyn and other buildings has
already been started and the same Is
true Of other large structures.
As the interval preceding the time for
the cOnclave shortens 1t becomes appar-
ent that the executive committee hav-
ing In charge the general arrangements
for the gathering has performed its
work well. The thousand and one de-
tails involved In such q great undertake
ing have all been attended to and from
now until Monday the executive COM
mittee and large number Of sub-cOm-
mittees will be busily occupied only In
seeing that their plans and orders are
carried out Thus far no unforeseen con-
tingency has presented itself without
being overcome.
What with Barnum, base ball and the
Knights Templar, Scranton will have
Its fill Of entertainment. 1t all will re-
quire a great deal Of care and foresight
In handling what may he the largest
crowds in the city's history,
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cited "Spartacus" with much vigor and
spirit. and Miss Winifred Melvin, Of the
South Side, sang THE Holy City"
Other numbers on the programme
were vocal solo. Rocked in the Cradle
OF the Deep" John F. Golden, Dun
more: vocal solo. In My Dreams l See
Him." Mr.. Burke. Dunmore; banjo solo.
Normandy March," Peter McLaugh-
lin. Edward O'Malley. accompanist:
vocal solo. Answer" James Folan,
South Side: vocal duett. Can't You
Sing a Song Without Me-" Miss
Theresa and Kathryne Hannaway,
composed by William Burke. Of this
city; violin solo. "Melodie," Dy Ruben
stein. and "Serenade," by Gounod.
Frank O'Hara. accompanied by Miss
Mollie O'Malley: vocal duett, "Life's
Dream Is Ger" Miss Jennie Loughney
and p. j. Quinn. Of Minooka.
After the entertainment a social hour
was enjoyed when .he delegates Were
given an opportunity to meet those
present. Tonight the delegates will
be entertained by the members Of St.
Brenden Council at che latter's rooms
night they will be rendered a banquet
at the st. Charles Hotel.
NOTES OF THE CONvEGNTION.
William Kelley, Of Pittsburg. the en-
terprising secretary. is a newspaper
man and at present Is one of the MEM
bers of the city staff Of Chris Magee's
new evening paper. the News, which Is
making such an impression in Smoky
City journalistic circles.
W. ]. Merrick, who represents the
Carnegie council, Is a passenger con-
ductor on one OF the roads running into
Pittsburg. He was born at Carbon
dale and spent last evening at that
place renewing old acquaintances
A. T. Walsh Is one of Pittston's rep
resentatives at the grand council meet
ing. He is one Of the leading young
men of that city. Mr. Walsh is in
charge OF the Lehigh Valleys ticket
office at Pittston Junction and varies
the monotony of stamping tickets by de-
voting himself to the public's service.
He Is amember of the board Of school
control of Pittston and Is also secretary
Of that body.
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ELECTRIC LIGHT TROUBLE.
Hearing in the Olyphant Case Yester.
day Before Judge Gunster.

A hearing took place yesterday before
Judge Gunster in the equity suit of
DOminick Howard and others against
the borough Of Olyphant to restrain
the council from proceeding with the
construction Of new electric light
plant. Major Everett Warren and c. p.
OMalley are attorneys for the borough
and Attorneys 1. II. Burns and J. J..
Manning represent the complainants.
The purpose Of the suit was founded
on the allegation that the borough
council fraudulently let the contract
and that an unnecessarily large bill Of
expense would thereby be entailed upon
the taxpayers. NJ. w. Cummings, who
was clerk of the council, when the Or
dinance was passed letting the contract
was on the stand in the afternoon.
Mr.. Cummings said that the bids
were advertised in the Scranton Truth
and Olyphant Gazette.
Further evidence will be taken today.
1t is quite probable that the case will
be closed this afternoon. The allega-
tions of fraud are that the contract was
let to the highest bidder. The defend
ants claim that the highest bidder was
the lowest responsible bidder.
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SCRANTON BROADBENT DEAD.
Passed Away at II O'clock Monday
Night Rather Suddenly.

Colonel Scranton Broadbent, super
intendent Of the Dickson Manufactur-
ing company's pattern shop. died Mon
day evening at II o'clock at his home,
corner of Jefferson and Electric ave-
nues. He had been in failing health for
the past nine years. but was out driv-
ing Monday morning. At 6 o'clock that
evening he was stricken with a severe
stomach trouble, and gradually grew
worse until his death.
The deceased was IS years Of age, and
Is survived by a wife and three chill
dren. He was son Of Sidney Broad
bent. ex-superintendent Of the Dickson
works. The funeral arrangements will
be announced later.
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DIED.

BROADBENT-In Scranton, May IS, 1896,
Colonel Scranton Broadbent, age "a
years. Funeral at p. m. Thursday,
May q, at the residence, corner OF Eiec,
trio and Jefferson avenues.
ROE-In Scranton, May 19, 1896, John
Alexander. aged years and months,
son Of John and Winifred Roe, 9l4 Pitts
ton avenue. Funeral Thursday after,
noon at 2.S o'clock.
HALI-ln Scranton, May 10, 1896, Judson
", child Of Mr. and Mrs j. w. Hall, of
1lS Hennessy court. Funeral Thursday
at 2 y. m. Interment at Forest Hill
cemetery.
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:ually a reconsideration of reconsider

tually a reconsideration of a reconsider
alton and negauved the minutes.
Mr. Nealis made another appeal from
the decision Of the chair. but the chair
refused to entertain. the appeal. and
proceeded to call for the regular order
until the tenth order. adjournment, was
reached. A motion 20 adjourn was
made by Mr.. Seamans, but it was lost
by the same vote as in the proceeding
case, ten to nine.
Mr.. Noone moved to go back to the
sixth order. but Chairman Grier de-
clared him out Of order ruling that the
only busines before the house was ad-
jOurnment and saying that he would
entertain no motion except a motion to
adjourn.
well then" said Mr.. Sweeney 'in the
absence OF a chairman ! move that
the clerk call Mr.. Nealis to preside"
PROVOKED LAUGHTER.
Thelaughter which this sally provoked
was heartily joined in by both sides of
the house, the spectators and the chair
man himself.
Then by viva wore vote. the chair
declared the house adjourned. despite
Mr.. Nealis' call for the ayes and nays
and his protest tina. the motion to ad-
journ was out of order because the last
preceding motion was on adjournment.
There were some lively exchanges be-
between the members as they were leav-
ing the chamber and warnings that the
nights dolngs would not be forgotten.
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PROVOKED LAUGHTEl
SOME WONDERFUL FEATS.
Being Performed by the Sages, Mes.
merists, at the Academy.

merists, at the Academy.
The Sages continued their feats of
mesmerism and hyDnOtism last night
at the Academy OF Music. II possible.
the performance created more wonder
than did the one on the opening night
when the more pronounced feats were
practiced upon the Sages' agents. Last
night the act of piercing the arm with
hat-Din was performed on a man
named Martin, of Carbondale. 1t was
done with his consent, and he walked
among the audience with the pin stuck
beneath about an inch Of the skin on
his forearm.
A son Of Prof. F. T.. Wood was placed
in a state Of catilepsey and his rigid
form placed on the backs of two chairs
located several feet from each other.
Mr.. Sage then stood on the young mans
body.
When the entertainment began, 35
subjects responded to the invitation to
go upon the stage, and q were soon
found to be susceptible. During the
feats which followed one Of the subjects.
a lad about 16 years old. was caught
taking" and was requested to leave
the stage
All Of yesterday hundreds of curious
persons peered into the display WIN
dow of Dunn's furnishing goods store
where Milton Balsniger lay sleeping. He
Is the young man who was placed In a
hypnotic state Monday night and who
is expected to sleep until this evening,
period OF forty eight hours, when he
will be carried on the cot to the Acad-
emy stage and awakened. Mr.. Sage
explained last night that the awaken
ing would be attended with spasms
which would last u moment or two and
during which It would probably require
several men to hold the subject.
1t Is intended to close tonight's per-
fOrinance with the spectacle OF placing
several subjects in an Imaginary balloon
and sending them into the clouds.
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Charter Asked For.

Attorney H. c. Butler. Of Carbondale,
filed an application yesterday in court
for q charter for the International I'm
ion and Strength society, of Carbon
dale. the object Of which Is beneficial
and literary. The subscribers are D. A.
Rocca, John Gubert, Ralph Romano, W.
M, Lathrop and H. c. Butler. The Off.
GERS OF the society are: President,
Ralph Romano: orator, D. A. Rocca;
secretary, c. Rienzo.
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]. ALFRED PENNINGTON
ORsANlST ELM,PARK CHURCH,

oRslnlsr ELmPARk CHURCH,
Will receive pupils In Piano and Organ
Playing At his New 81 udio. to be opened Sep.
tember !, corner Madison avenue and Linden
Mr.. Pennington is o pupil Of Turner and
Dunham, Boston; Ouilmont and Sbrlglla,
Paris; Ehrllcht, haupt. Reimann and Becker,
Berlin.
Organ pupils viii receive lessons at the
Elm Paek Chulch. Organ practice msy Be
ebtslned at the studio % new tive. manual
organ. For terms, ste., addrsss
~ : $50 WYOMING AvENHE%.
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Free Lecture.

Prof James Fairman. NJ. A., of New
York and Paris. author and artist,
known to many Of the elite of Scranton.
will on Friday evening Of this week at
8 o'clock deliver his famous lecture
Aaron Burr" before the Williams
Literary society Of Woods college.
In order to benefit the students and
public, President Williams bears all the
expense and makes this lecture free to
all. .
A cordial invitation Is extended to the
public.
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WILLIAMS-MILL1ER residence Of
the brides parents, 1211 Washburn street
May l9. BY Rev. j. b. Sweet, J. Frank
Williams. of Williamsport. to Miss Alice
y. Miller.
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FUNERAL OF A. LEE.
Intcrment yesterday Afternoon in
DuumOre Cemetery.

DunmOre Cemetery.
From the late residence. 22O Raymond
court, the funeral Of A. Lee took place
yesterday afternoon at o'clock. The
remains were borne to Howard Place
African Methodist Episcopal church
and services were conducted by the
pastor. Rev. c. A. MCGEE. assisted by
Rev. o. r. Davies, Of Montrose.
Interment was made in Dunmore
cemetery. The pallbearers were: Geo.
Keyes, William Chiles. s. Scott. Daniel
Hoff, John Doersam and John E. Walk
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Every article guaranteed as repre-
sented. or money refunded at Davidow
Bros, 217 Lackawanna avenue. ="
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MARRIED.

III you need any money, go to Davi.
dow Bros, 2l7 Lackawanna avenue.
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Hotel Warwick.

Ocean end Of South Carolina avenue,
Atlantic City, N. j.. Fine lawn and good
view Of the ocean.
Daniel Coleman, Prop.
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Ask Your Dealer.

for McGarrah's Insect Powder, c5 and
10-cent boxes. Never sold in bulk.
Take no other. -
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Davidow Bros. will loa, money on
watches. az Lacksxanna avenue.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-20

We open today Q new line Of Scotch
flumsftas. at Is cents . yard. Fin.
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knights Templar Decorations.

Flags. Banners. Shields, etc, put up
by experienced workmen. 8. G. Kerr,
Son & Co., 408 Lack'a ave-
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Midsummer Millinery Opening.

Ut Mrs. Bradley's on Thursday and Fri
day Of this week. Spring opening hats
Will be offered at cost 206 Adams ave-,
opp. Court House. q"
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For Friday Bargains
PROF. CASTERLlNE'S BOOK.

See our advertisement on third page
this paper. Mears & Hagen. ~
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SAWYER'S
Solid Fact Bargains

You wish to expend your money wisely.
You can distinguish between mock and
meritorious millinery? Then compare the
following list Of attractions which we
offer you with any cheap bargains In the
fradn
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MIR. MEALS APPEALS.

Mr. Nealis started out in pacific tones
to appeal for calm consideration of
the very much muddled affair, but be-
fore he had proceeded far his indescre-
tion got the better of him and he made
the insinuatiOn that Mr. Keller, Mr..
Flanagan, Mr.. Moir. Mr. Seamans and
the Othersknew they were in the wrong
and stood by the chair because 1t was
Of some interes. to themselves.
Mr. Flannighan fairly exploded with
Indignation at the accusations and in
replying to it said that the man who
would give a contract to a firm that
was the highest bidder should not stand
up to question the actions of men who
were needing the voice of their con-
science and the voice of the people He
could not do as they had done, he said
and thus bring disgrace upon himself
and his family. There was no reply to
Mr.. Flannighan's remarks.
When the sixth order of business, the
introduction Of new measures was an
nOunced, Messrs. Nealis and Sweeney
gave up their efforts to convince the
chair that they were still in the second
order and recognized the order of busi-
ness. as declared by the chair, by intro
ducing a resolution declaring as null
and void the action of council at the last
meeting in reconsidering the awarding
OF tne paving contract Dy motion made
by member who voted in the minority,
and directing the president to certify
to select council the resolution awarding
the contract TO the Barber Asphalt COM
cany.
Mr.. Grier promptly ruled the resolu-
tion out of order, alleging that 1t was
In the same category as the other
measures he had refused to entertain.
Mr. Keller also contended that the res
olution was out Of order ~ II was vir-
4 Khk = n aslzs II
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OTHER NUMBERS.

Miss Kathryn /. Donahoe and Miss
Anna L. Fitzhenry, Of the South Size,
were warmly applauded for their fine
rendition of "How Do You Know"
Thomas Larkin. of the West Side. re-
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-06-14
TROPHIES OF AsHANTEE WAR.
Curious ard Not So Valuable as the
Booty Previously Seized.


A few days ago Sir Francis Scott deposited
at the offices of the crown agents for the
colonies such Of the gold and jewels belong
ing to King Prempeh as the British were
able to lay hands upon and TO bring to this
country in respect TO the war indemnity due
from Ashantee in connection with the re-
cent and former expeditions. These jewels
were kept under lock and key until they
were laid out yesterday for the inspection
of Mr. Chamberlain and the heads of the
various departments of the Colonial Office
Sir Montagu Ommaney, senior crown
agent for the colonies, stated that, including
some bags of gold dust, which formed part
Of the assignment, he did not think the in
trinsic value of the entire property would
exceed f2c00, but of course rare and curious
examples of barbaric skill and splendor often
had a value of their own far in excess of
that indicated by the weight of the precious
metals of which they were composed. The
whole collection. however. was far smaller
than that brought home after the Ashantee
found in the Imperial Institute and British
Museum. Other articles were disposed of to
dealers in curios, and the residue or the Or
naments went TO the smelling pot.
II was stated by the crown agent as a
notable fact that, whereas the former jew
els were all of solid gold. those brought
home as the result of the more recent expe-
dition were hollow for the most part and,
consequently, much lighter and less vaiu-
able. although composed OF the purest god
castings is that the supply Of 'Ashantee
gold had materially fallen off in late years
The most striking feature OF Tue cOutCtiOH
is a crown, probably worn by the monarch.
The body of the crown is made of antelope
skin, while the inner lining is of coarse yell
low silk plush. On each side is lapel, ap-
parently intended to meet below the chin
and fasten there The ornaments upon this
curious head dress are of pure gold. and
they comprise representations of human
heads. jawbones and lions. the whole being
surmounted by two goats horns OF gold.
Much of the treasure consists OF component
parts of necklaces, Wristbands, ETC.
Sir Montagu called special attention to
what is presumed TO be the badge CT office
of the public executioner of Coomassie. At
the top and bottom of this strange orna-
ment are human bodies without heads. and
in the center is the executioner with his
drawn sword or execution knife in his
hands. All these figures of gold. and the
badge which Is OF hide, is provided with
strings by which it is fastened upon the
breast. There was also an execution knife
or sword, slightly curved. with its cutting
edye on the inside. The weapon is thick
with brown stains. which may be ordinary
rust. but the weapon appears to have done
much service. The handle. like most OF the
swords and knives in the collection, Is
clothed with leopard skin and terminates in
a huge golden ball.