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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-29

opinion is that Priceburg is the only
town he now could content himself in.
James q. Nicholson has accepted a
position with the Traction company and
entered upon his duties yesterday.
Miss Libbie Henword. of Second
street, spent the Sabbath with the
Misses LaRue, of Carbondale.
On Christmas day four of our young
men thought they would like to have
their photos taking together so having
got the best price offered by the photo
grapher decided the price was very
reasonable and went and sat for their
pictures. But alas when they came to
| settle for them they We're charged an
| extra 25 cents and they We're at loss to
know the cause of the advance and up
on inquiries they found that the extra
charge was made for phOtOgraphing a
boil that grew upon one of the quar-
tette. The Interesting part of it Is the
fact that the owner of the boil refuses
to pay the extra charge while the
others cannot see the reasonableness
of their paying for it and unless Sam
can see it in the light the others view
1t they must be content with being as
sessed to help pay for photographing
of the boil that grew ON Sans face.
Richard Friend. who has been visit
ing friends at Como, returned home
Sunday evening.
At the evening service in the NJ. r..
church Sunday evening the sacrament
of the Lords supper was administered
by Presiding Elder Thorpe who also
delivered an appropriate sermon. Pas
tor Gendall oficiated in like capacity
at Peckville.
Parick Mullin. who left here thirteen
months ago for Pittsburg, is visiting
his parents on Lackawanna avenue.
Watch night services will be held at
the NJ. +. church Thursday evening.
The services will commence at $3.50 p.
m. The forepart of the evenings SER
vices will be conducted by the Epworth
League and at 10 p. m. sermon by
the pastor All are cordially invited
to be present.
william Griffiths. of Third street.
who has been suffering for the past
three weeks with brGnchetis Is slowly
improving.
Miss Emily Friend is visiting friends
at Herrick Center
Patrick LOughney was visiting with
friends in Carbondale Sunday
The Maylield school board will meet
this evening. Considerable business
will he transacted
\ case of diphtheria has been report
ed to the Maytield board Of health.
The afflicted is the son of Matthew
Cavanagh, of Lackawanna avenue.
a concert will be given in the near
future by Professor George Davis, of
Scranton.
Some mischieyOus boys who make it
a practice to congregate nightly at the
residence of George Hutchings and
annoy him. on Saturday evening, while
he was away from home, threw stones
through his windows. Some one GER
tainly ought to be made an example Of
and u stop put to such rOwdyism. We
are inclined to ask where are our po-
lice?
The coming election promises to he
very interesting in May1ield. as the
principal offices must be filled. The Of
fee of tax collector will certainly bring
forth many candidates, as will also the
Office of burgess
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The sudden death of Mrs. Catherine
Barrett. wife of Thomas Barrett, well
known merchant of the city, occurred
yesterday morning. Mr.. Barrett had
apparently recovered from an illness os
some three weeks duration and had
been conversng in her usual cheerful
manner when she was seized with heart
failure and passed away. She was a
daughter of Mrs. Mary Dixon and had
always resided in this city since her
birth fifty years ago. Her sudden
death brings sorrow to her husband
and children Mrs. Michael Gilroy, Alice
and Loretta Barrett, and Thomas Bar
rett. an only son. Her mother, Mrs.
Mary Dixon and four sisters survive,
Mrs. Michael Nevins, of Scranton: Mrs.
Thomas Mullaney, Of Binghamton
Mrs. Lawrence Burke, and Miss Sarah
Dixon, of this city.
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TAYLOR.

BY peculiar coincidence four houses
were destroyed by fire in Old Forge at
about 1890 a. m. yesterday morning.
The fire company of this town quietly
responded. but when the firemen
reached the scene the fire was bursting
through the roofs. and by that time
the buildings were completely de-
stroyed. The fire started in the hotel
owned by James Smith. The loss will
be about $4,000, most of which is COW
cred by insurance.
Mrs. Reese. Of Priceburg. visited
friends and relatives in this town on
Sunday.
The board Of health will hold a meet
ing on Wednesday evening at the Of
flee Of the burgess.
The Independent Social club will con-
duct their regular weekly social this
evening at weber's rink.
Messrs. G. H. Van Horn, Tallie
Thomas and Officer Edward Allen left
yesterday on a hunting trip. The
above gentlemen are good marksmen
and no doubt will return with a nice
lot Of game.
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CAPTURED A SHOE THIEF.
An Exciting Chase Through the
Streets.

A man giving his name as James @.
Price was tried before Alderman Jones
yesterday morning charged with steal
ing IA pair of patent leather shoes from
Elbrecht's shoe store on Man street.
He was easily proved guilty and COM
mitted to the county Jail.
The shoes We're stolen last week. The
man entered the store and asked to see
some shoes. While he was looking at
them the clerks attention was drawn
to some one else who had entered. Price
then slipped u pair of expensive pat
ent leather shoes into his pocket and
left the store. 1t was several days
before the shoes We're missed and then
the queer actions of the customer COM
ing to the mind of the clerk he at once
concluded that he was the one who
took them. Since then a bright lookout
has been kept for the stranger and
at last the search was rewarded. Mr..
Elbrecht was told where to find the
man and 1t was not long before he had
him spotted He invited the man to
walk to his store where he had little
business to talk over. The stranger
consented to go and had no suspicious
of anything until they neared the store.
Making some excuse he hurried into u
saloon and out the front way. followed
by Mr. Elbrecht. The race was kept
dp for some distance. but the thief out
distanced Mr.. Elbrecht, who, seeing
pursuit would be in vain, hurried to
Alderman Jones, where he secured a
warrant. Soon after the thief was cap
tured by Constable Van Gorder.
When captured Price was about to
step ON street car. He had several
packages with him, consisting of wear.
ing apparel and on his head was a new
hat. The shoes he had on We're the
stolen pair and Mr. Elbrecht showed
conclusively that they must have been
taken from his store. AS Price could
do nothing with the overwhelming
proof brought against him he pleaded
guilty and was sent to Scranton. Price
Is also accused of breaking into trunk
In Forest City on Christmas night
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FACTORYVILLE.

Some of our young men have been so
persistant in ringing doorbells, and
committing other malicious mischief
about town. that they have aroused
the wrath of some of the citizens, and
1t looks like trouble brewing for two
or three of the boys that have been
caught at 1t. Their names shows on
the records at one OF our Justices Of
the peace. for future proceedings.
Attorney and Mrs. Fred X. Stark,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Perrigo. Mr.. and
Mrs. Wallace Capwell and daughter, all
Of Scranton, spent Christmas In our
town.
Dr. ]. A. Heller has disposed of his
drug store to Charles Klinefelter, one
Of our best known young men who will
take possession today. Charles Is a
very popular young man here and he
has our best wishes for success.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Mathewson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Elias Thompson and John Ellen
berger ate Christmas dinner at the
"Old Depot Hotel"
Mr.. Reynolds. of Reynolds Bros. Of
Scranton, was calling on our merchants
yesterday
Miss Electa Capwell and George War
ner. of Nicholson. Miss Minnie Capwell,
of Dixon. and Mr.. Burns. Of Blooms
burg were calling on friends in town
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. A. A. Brown was visiting friends
in Nicholson last Saturday.
Our well-known tOwnsman. j. Wesley
Reynolds. had an attack Of congestion
of the brain last Saturday afternoon.
Doctor Fitch was summoned and soon
succeeded in getting him to resting
quietly and at the present writing Mr..
Reynolds Is much improved and rapidly
regaining his former health.
On and after Jan. lst 1897, there will
be per cent. added to all taxes unpaid.
do well to call on Collector Fred Chase
and pay the same and save a. nickel on
dollar.
Mr. and Mrs. James Lewis, formerly
Of this place, but now of Ithaca. n. Y.
are visiting relatives in town.
Meetings will continue all this week
Except Saturday night at both the
Baptist and Methodist churches.
Janitor f. l.. Watkins was a caller
to the Electric City" yesterday
Mrs. A. ]. Gilmore was shopping in
the city Monday.
Prof. George Transue, wife and chill
dren. of Pottsville. are visiting the
holiday week with T.. $. Kinds.
Rev. G. f.. Van WOert. of Nicholson.
will assist Rev. II. II. Wilbur in the
revival work at the VI. T.. church this
week.
Six degrees below zero yesterday
morning was the average register here.
On and after Jan. 1st. 1897. the D.. l..
& w. railroad company will prohibit
the free TRANSPORTATION of individual
milk cans or cans going to the employees
of the railroad. This will materially ef-
feet one of the largest milk dealers in
this place as hereafter the milk for
employees will be shipped to Scranton in
bulk and then put into individual cans,
incurring considerable more expense tn
the shippers as well as to the con-
sumer as the shipper will have to get
more for his milk Four Or five hun
dred individual cans have been coming
into the depot at Scranton every morn
ing and often trains had to be held
on account Of them. The company has
| decided that II has grown to be nuis-
ance and has concluded to stop it.
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FELL INTO A MINE.
Sudden Cave.in Nearly Causes the
Death Of Two Horses.

An accident occurred in the vincinity
Of the Northwest mines which nearly
resulted In the death Of two valuable
horses, the property of Frank Hollen-
beck.
The accident was of a rather peculiar
nature. The team driven by Frank
McCawley had just taken a load of ties
to the Northwest and We're returning
when suddenly the ground caved in
precipitating the horses to the bottom
where they lay struggling violently to
free themselves. The driver hau luckily
escaped falling and soon had help The
struggle of the animals, however. caus-
ed another fall which let one of the
animals to the bottom of the mine. To
release the animal it was necessary to
enter the mine and by digging around
freed it. 1t was then lead out through
the slope.
1t required more work to lberate the
other horse. An inclined plane was built
and up this the horse was pulled.
Neither of the animals were injured
beyond several bad cuts.
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will spend this week with friends In
Pittston and Wilkes Hnyse.
John Burns. Of HOnSodsle. was the
guest Of friends in town Sunday.
Rev. ]. Malone. Of Scranton. was a
visitor at st. Rose rectory yesterday.
James Duggan. Of Brooklyn street. is
i'll with rheumatism.
Rev. John Holmes visited friends in
Honesdale yesterday.
Henry McHale. Of Pittston. spent
Sunday with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
James McHale.
L. NJ. Bunnell. of Scranton. was the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd over Sun
day.
DR.. w. F. Morrison. of st. JOseph's
hospital. Reading. Pa. returned to his
duties last evening, after a short visit
with his parents.
Rev. Michael E. LOTUS was the guest
Of Rev. J. ]. Curran, Of Wilkes-B Barre
Sunday.
Mrs. s. A. Roach and two children, of
Canaan street, are Ill with diphtheria.
Rt. Rev. Bishop O'Hara was in town
yesterday. Yesterday being the Feast
| Of the Holy Innocents," the bishop
made his accustomed visit to the no
vitiates at st. Rose convent.
Mrs. Edward Clark, of the West Side,
is entertaining Mrs. w. ]. DOnlan and
daughters. Of Kingston.
T. j. Gilmartin, who has been sick
with typhoid fever. Is able to set up.
Henry L. Moses. Of Scranton, was a
visitor in town yesterday.
Misc Mory Eillaan xvhn hac haap
visiting friends In New York for sew
eral months. has returned home.
Mrs. Daniel Williams, Of Dunmore,
was the guest Of Mrs. Joseph Wilson
Sunday.
Miss Alice Bridget Is confined to her
home on Darte avenue by illness.
The wife of Aneurin Jones, formerly
Of Carbondale, died at the family home
in Brooklyn on Christmas day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Butterwuorth.
of Brooklyn, N. Y, are the guests of
MIR. and Mrs. Joseph Wilson, on Bel
mont street.
Miss Ella Birs has returned from a
heightened visit In New York city.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Epes and Mrs,
c. NJ. Epes and grandson, Charlie. were
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. II. c. Benson
ON North Wyoming street over Sunday.
Miss Hattie Cooper. Of Hyde Park.
Is visiting at the home Of Miss Hattie
Hutchins on Washington street.
J. ]. Simpson and Isaac Hollenback
are confined to their homes by an at
tack of fever.
Master James and Miss Mary Walsh,
OF Pittston. are visiting their grand
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. John Kelly, Of
South Church street.
Mrs. J. j. O'BOyle left yesterday for
a visit with friends in New York city.
Miss Lizzie Thompson is home from
West Chester Normal school.
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LOCAL AND Personal NOTES.

Miss Jennie Fox. of South Main stree
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N j n Y 0 N S
BLOOD AND Skin
CURES

Munyon's Blood cures will positively
cure the worst form of scrofula. erysipe-
las, sali-rhcum. eczema, pimples. syphili-
III affections, mercurial taints, blotches.
liver spots, tetter and all impurities OF the
blood.
Munyon's Face and Skin Ointment re-
moves blackheads. pimples. blotches and
all skin eruptions. II soothes and heals
cuts. sores. scalis and burns. and relieves
the pain at once. Sore lips. chapped
hands. scurvy eczema, salt rheum and
tr;tvc are promptly cured.
\ separate cure for each disease. AT all
druggists, mostly ~ cents a vial.
Personal letters IL Prof. Munyon. 150S
Arth street Philadelphia, Pa. answered
with irrc medical advice for any disease.
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Lamps and Shades

The prices on these goods are Ia
off former price. Cupid Base and
SLOO. Cupid Base and Globe 81. 10
Onyx Pillar aud Shade 50 %, with
Chiffon Lace. 5000 Lamps and
Shades 81 50, and other like values.
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Down Quilts

Down Quilts
Look at the down, fluffy, odOr-
less and almost stcmlcSs. And the
satecn! All sorts of charming pat.
terms. We sell them at Sl.4S.
Big Reductions in Comforts and
Blankets, too.
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A wreck occurred at No. mine YES
terday of the same nature as the one
at the same place some time ago. A
switch was left open and train of cars
coming down the gravity ran into it
and several cars were derailed. The
damage was small.
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CARBONDALE,

(Readers will please note that advertise.
ments. orders for Job work. and items for
publication left at the establishment OF
Shannon 4 Co. newsdealers. North Main
street. will receive prompt attention; or
lice open from a. m. to 10 p. m.
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We So
Clothing
For Cash
Or Credit.

Our "Chrismas Crumbs" Sale continues until next
Thursday-so do not delay-as there are that
, have not mentioned above that you may want.
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New York.
John Mcnamara, of Chicago, is home
for the holiday vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. j. Vaughn. of Bing-
hamton. are visiting the latter's par
ents here.
Misses Mary O'Boyle and Lizzie Far
rell spent Sunday at Dunmore.
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TWO BURGLARS CAPTURED,
Wanted for Safe Blowing at Corning,
Kansas.

CORNING (Kas), Dec. 12-Deputy
Sheriff Charles Andrews and City Mar
shall Bensing of this place, reinforced
by a posse of several hundred armed
farmers of the locality, succeeded in
effecting the capture of two burglars
wanted for safe blowing here Wednes-
day night.
When the officers first attempted to
arrest the men on the highway there
was a display of revolvers and a retreat
to the timber. Two farm workers in q
field next tried to capture the men, but
after a pretended surrender they made
prisoners of the farmers and compelled
the owner of the farm to drive all four
TO the house. Here the farmers body
and that of an infant which one of
the robbers Snatched from a cradle
We're utilized as a protection against
the gathering host of men and boys.
The younger robber became separated
from his companion and was captured,
while the other calmly ate supper he
had ordered prepared with the three
citizens and baby as bodyguard. Then
he surrendered.
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ROBBED WHILE KISSING HER
A Doctors Charge Against Woman
of Atlanta. GEORGIA

ATLANTA (Ga). Dec. 12-Ex- -Secre-
tary of the Interior Hoke Smith ap-
peared in a magistrates court as coun-
sci for Mrs. L. NJ. Henson, who was
charged by DR.. F. T. Powell with hav-
ing robbed him of his pocketbook.
The doctor stated that Mrs. Henson
had visited his office to get a preScrip-
tion. When she was leaving he asked
her if she would not kiss him, and he
declares that she did kiss him, and at
the same time picked his pockets, get
ting a purse that contained $40.
The defendant denied the statement
and asserted that she ran out of the
office when he became offensive.
Mr.. Smith invited the DOCTOR who
weighs 22o pounds, to show the Justice
how the woman picked his pockets.
The doctor accepted the invitation,
threw his arms about the neck of the
ex-Secretary, and they hugged each
other tightly, but the doctor did not
reach Mr.. Smiths hip pocket, nor could
the ex-Secretary reach the doctors gun
pocket, and the magistrate decided it
was physically impossible for Mrs.
Henson to have robbed the physician,
even if she had hugged him, and dis
missed her.
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ENDED HER LIFE.
Suicide of Miss Josephine Jeroski, the
Alleged Polish Princess.

BROOKLYN, Dec. 12.-Miss Josephine
JeroSki, the alleged Polish Princess and
grand niece of General Pulaski, one of
the military heroes of Poland, commit
ted suicide in her dingy little room, Al
Smith street, this city, some time be-
tween last Wednesday and this morn
ing
Her death was discovered through
the arrival of letter addressed to her
which the landlady, who had taken it
from the postman, was unable to de-
liver, because repeated knocks on Miss
JeroSk1S door met with no response.
The door of the room was burst open,
and she was found dead on the bed, full
ly dressed, with an empty bottle at her
side which had evidently contained
laudaEum. Neighbors and some chari-
table persons had contributed to her
wants, and she had plenty to eat and
was cosy and warm in her small room,
but other events combined to make her
respondent
Miss Jeroski frequently asserted to
those with whom she had intercourse
that the United States Government had
S2o00,oOO belonging to her, and which
had been deposited with it by the Rus
sian Government to satisfy a claim for
damages made by the descendants in
America of General Pulaski, and that
they We're trying to cheat her out of
the money. She was thought to be men
tally unbalanced
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EVENTS ON THE TURF.
Results of the Races at New Orleans
and San Francisco.

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 12.-Results:
Six furlongs, Frank Jaubert won, Issie
o. second, Rapalatchie third. Time
1:16A.
Five furlongs, Lone Princess won,
Hill Billy second, Woodbird third. Time
-1:02a.
Six furlongs, Sidel won, Yara Bauer
second, May Ashley third. Time-1:11
Six furlongs, Fannie Rowena won,
Anger second, Albert S. third. Time
1:161a.
One mile, John Hickey won, Lord Mel
son second, Paros third. Time-1:4ol
Seven furlongs, Squire G. won, Trixie
second, Chugnut third Tme-1:31.
AT SAN FRANCISCO.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 12.-Raining
track slushy. Six furlongs, two-year-
olds, Rey del TERRA won, Good Times
second. Bernardillo third. Time-l:l &
Mile and a sixteenth, selling, Alvara-
do won, Little Cripple second, Hazard
third. Time-1:51.
One mile, handicap, purse SoOO, sum-
mertime won, Wyoming second, Peter
the Second third. Time-1:44.
The Palace Hotel stakes, six furlongs
two-year-old fillies, value Sl,3Oo, Mid
light won, Scarf Pin second. Fig Leaf
third Time-1:16A.
Mile and a half, six hurdles, handl-
cap. Haymarket won, Zaragosa second
Colonel Weightman third. Time
2.54M
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spirits as may be approved by this
office; and further, that provision ba
made for a charge of not less than
twenty-five cents each for the general
bonded warehouse stamps and reware-
housing stamps which are affixed to
packages of spirits upon transfer from
distillery warehouse to general
bonded warehouse, or from one general
bonded warehouse to another, which
charge. it is believed, would mainly de-
fray the expenses to which the Govern
ment is put for the supervision and con-
troll of these warehouses. Unless ac-
tion to this effect should be taken, it
would seem to be best that the author
ity for their establishment be with
drawn
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EX-QUEEN LILIUOKALANI.
LIGHT THROWN ON HER VISIT TO
THIS COUNTRY.
Her Purpose Believed to be to Demand
Indemnity for the Loss of Her
Crown Lands.
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 12.-Caesar
Celso Moreno, once prominent in Ha-
| waiian politics, has received a letter
from one of the leaders in the late re-
volt for which the ex-Queen was ar
rested and imprisoned. This communi-
cation throws some light on the Queen 9
visit to this country. 1t speaks of the
robbery of the crown lands which were
hers by right, and which would have
given her an income for life In lieu
of this income the Dole Government.
had assured her pension, which would
have been given tsays the letter. but
for the pretended promise of interven-
ton by President Cleveland in Ha-
waiian affairs. The apparent purpose
of this visit of the ex-Queen. as dis
closed in the letter, is to demand in
demnlty for the loss of the crown lands
tas well as her regal authority. which.
| 1t is claimed, were taken away by a
revolutionary movement instigated by
the United States Consul and aided by
United States marines from the cruiser
| Boston.
| WILL GO TO BOSTON.
! BOSTON. Dec. 12-William Lee. the
publisher, has received a dispatch from
san eiLtiStO IcdulnS as IOilOWS.
Arrived here this morning. Expect
to reach Boston within a fortnight.
Will telegraph the exact date later.
| 'LILIUOKALANI'
| Lee is cousin Of the late John Domi-
mis-, husband of the ex-Queen.
| Il have no further information on the
subject" said he. than what is con-
tanned in the dispatch. I have no idea
what her plans are or what her object
| in coming here is
do you imagine the object is polit-
ical?"
I do not. In her letters to us she
has alluded but slightly to political af-
fairs, but she has certainly given us
the impression that she should make no
efforts to regain her throne. My per-
sonal opinion is that she simply desires
a change of scene and wishes to visit
her friends"
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MAN-KILLING ELEPHANT.
A Permit to Kill the Monster in Pub.
lie Refused.

CHICAGO, Dec. 12.-Chief of Police
Badenoch to-day refused to recon-
mend to the City Collector that a per-
nit be issued to publicly electrocute the
man killing elephant Gypsy, and unless
Mayor Swift, who is out of the city
takes favorable action the beast will
not be killed as a show to pay the ex-
penses of her departure from life.
w. H. Harris, the owner is in a
quandary as to what to do with the
monster, who is SO dangerous that she
is kept in solitary confinement, and no
one dares to venture within reach OF
her trunk.
Chief Badenoch bases his refusal be-
cause no assurance is given that the
animal would not break away before
being killed and cause a fatal panic
among the people.