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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-25
PROFIT IN STREET CARS.
TorOntO's Good System Of Controlling
the Traction COmrnnics

From the ST. Louis Globe Democrat.
The city engineer of Toronto. Ont.
+. ii. keating, is authority for the
statement that the street railway COM
pany in that place paid $l34. $50 to The
city under the terms of it's franchise
and that since the present organiza =
tion has been in control $i24 .606 have
been received all told for the privilege
of Grating the road. The recent his
tory of street railway matters in To-
ronto is an interesting chapter In mu-
nicipal government.
Fo.r years ago the city bought all
the lines within the limits for 81 .i5.,. 1SS,
and practically sold out to the present
owners after operating the system for
Il few months. The company received
a twentyyear franchise, to be extend
ed to thirty years il authority for the
step could be secured.
Under the terms of this franchise the
company pays to the city annually $500
per mile of single track operated and Il
percentage of the gross annual receipts,
ranging from to 20 per cent. accord
ing to the total amount of these re-
ceipts. The franchise also contains an
unusual number of restrictive clauses.
1t prohibits the operation of the lines
on Sundays until q popular vote has
been given favorable to this course,
and it restricts the hours of labor to
ten. Free transfers are given to all
parts of the city. The fare is cents.
except from midnight to $50 a. M, when
1t is 10 cents. Workingmen's tickets.
good between $40 to a. m. and s to
$50 d. m., are sold at the rate Of eight
for 25 cents, and six tickets, good any
time dquring the day, are sold for the
same sum. There are also school tickets
at ten for 25 cents, which are good be-
tween 8 q. m. and p. m.
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AUSTRALIA SCOURGED.
Climatic Disturbances Still Prevail and
Typhoid Fever Ragcs.

Vancouver, B. c.. March 24-The
most violent climatic disturbances still
prevail I'm the Antipodes. A second
heat wave sent the thermometer up
ward. the mercury climbing to point
never before touched At Adelaide the
temperature reached the highest point
yet recorded. while at Melbourne deaths
from heat, apoplexy and sunstroke have
reached an alarming number. Numer-
Gus serious fires also took place. start
ed by spontaneous combustion, and at
all the factories double guards have
been placed to prevent combustion
through heat generating in closely
stored goods. -.' t.
In the country large ranges of bushes
have been set on fire and surrounding
settlements are threatened.
At Alexander, Waterloo and WaEga
typhoid fever is raging, the mortality
being very great. The epidemic Is
caused by impure water, owing to the
wells being dried up. At Melbourne
the typhoid epidemic has assumed
alarming proportions. the fever wards
In the hospitals are full and large num-
bcrs are turned away.
At Adelaide gale lasting twenty
four hours did much damage. Great
suffering prevails at Townsville.
Queensland. which was almost wiped
out of existence by a hurricane. Con-
tributions are being asked for all over
Australia for the homeless. After the
wind earthquakes took Australia in
hand. There We're two distinct shocks
from east to west.
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DIR. PAINE AND Mr.. TERPPE
Became Full Pledged Members Of
Poor Board Last Night.
II. 5. LONGSTREET REELECTED
Directors Want Him TO Continue to Pre-
side over the Deliberations OF tho
Board-Matter OF Taking Insane
Patients to Homo Considered.

special meeting of the poor heard
was held last night for the purpose
of reorganization. +. l.. Terppe, who
was appointed TO succeed John Gib-
IONS. Dr. W. A. Paine. appointed to
succeed Daniel Williams. together with
Thomas Shotten and Fred Fuller. who
We're re-appointsd. took their seats and
hled their oSths OF Office after Secre-
tary Lyaett had read their certincate
(. appointment Or. paine's resigna-
t!oa as CutdCer physician for the Hyde
Park district was handed In and Dr..
Morgan j. Williams was named as his
successor.
The election of Il president was u
mere for!aality. Mr. Murphy was made
temporary chaiImaa and MIR Lang
stan was unanimously reelected. Then
II was decided 10 hold the fiat busi-
hess session Ut Hillside home next FRI
day.
Mr. Langstaff called attention to a
matter which will be brought uv for
consideration at the next meeting. 1t
is the liability which the district puts
Itself under by permitting its superin-
tendcnt, Mr.. Beemer, to so after in
sane people, who are committed to the
home. The printed form of the COM
mittnent reads that the superintendent
shall receive" patients, merely, and
not so after them.
The Anna Dickinson case brought the
matter to the attention of Mr.. Lang
staff and he resolved 10 call the boards $
attention to ii. The sense Of the meet
Ing was that il might be well to abolish
the present practice and that anyone
who Is committed to the home will
have to be brought there by some one
other than the districts officers.
Owing 20 the fact that II was a spe-
ciai meeting no definite action could
be taken but II is likely that the next
meeting will act upol the matter
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GREEN RIDGE.

d. l.. Foote, formerly of Green Ridge
| who has been living at Dundaff fol
some time, will return to this section
of the city. He will reside on Penn ave.
| nue..
Mrs. l.. i. Beane, of Sanderson ave
nue.. who has been spending a few days
at Carbondale, has returned home.
Mrs. George Fuller, of Boulevard
avenue, Is seriously III.
Mrs. Lucinda Sampson. of Carbon
dale. visited friends in the Ridge yes
terday.
DR.. Vincent. of Philadelphia. is the
guest of Charles Thompson. proprietor
of the East Market street drug store
Mr.. Vincent is a specialist in throat
diseases. He thinks Of locating in this
city.
The entertainment which was to be
given Thursday evening by the Green
Ridge Woman's Christian Temperance
union. has been postponed for one week
A congregational meeting will be held
at the Presbyterian church tomorrow
evening ut the close Of the prayer meet
ing All members are requested to be
present.
Mrs. William Tripp. of F0rdham
street. met with q bad accident while
out calling Monday. As she was pass
ing along SanderSon avenue. between
Green Ridge and Delaware streets, she
slipped upon the icy pavement and fell,
injurlng her back severely. Sheiis now
under the doctors care.
The play entitled Between the Acts
which was repeated at the Ciceionian
hall last Monday night. was met with a
much larger house than on the former
occasion Most of those who took part
were young people who had never un-
dertaken such work before. but they all
made u very creditable mark. Professor
Arthur l.. Dorsey desired to express
his thanks TO his many patrons and to
all those who kindly helped him.
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MINOOKA.

The Ladies' l. G. B. Y society held a
special meeting last evening at the
Young Mems Institute
Thomas Barrett. of Syracuse. N. Y,
is visiting his mother on Saunders
street.
At meeting of the Greenwood Mine
Keg fund last evening officers were
elected and installed for the ensuing
year as follows: President, Christ
Fasshold; recording secretary. p. ].
Wallace; financial secretary, william
Merrick; treasurer. John Lowering. The
fund Is in flourlshing condition and
Is numerically increasing.
The remains of Joseph Dolan, whose
demise was mentioned in this column
yesterday, arrived, home yesterday af-
ternoon at 4 o'clock. The funeral will
take place Thursday morning at 8
o'clock. Interment will be made in
Dunmore Catholic cemetery. The re-
mains were accompanied from Butte
City by the deceased's sister, Mrs.
Laine.
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IDUNMORE.

Misses May Reemer and Ruby fost
have returned from n few days visit
with friends at Lake Winola.
The Christian Endeavor society VIII
hold Il business meeting In the Presby-
terrain church tonight after the regu-
lar prayer meeting.
The funeral of Mrs. Ann Lennon Will
take place from her late home on Grove
street this morning at $50
The temperance lecture given in
Washington hall last night by Jonah
3oughtOn was rather slimly attended.
The following programme will be rem
dered at an entertainment. to be given
by the Young Peoples Society of Chris.
tian Endeavor of the Dudley Street
Baptist church tonight: Piano solo.
Miss Ruby Yost; selection. Grapevine
quartette; recitation. Miss Annie Oil
yer; solo. Miss Fannie Haycock; piano
duett. Misses Alice Correll and Mae
Simpson: violin solo, Miss Gussie Pink
ney; solo. Mr.. Jones; selection. Grape
vine quartette: piano solo, Miss Mabel
Crist: recitation, Miss Ida WatrOus;
solo. Miss Edith Vert: piano solo, Miss
Alfredo Correll: solo, Miss Annie Ham,
mers; recitation. Miss Lille Waxman;
solo, Miss Ruby Yost.
Earle Bishop has moved his family
from Georgetown to this place, and
they are now occupying the house of
Mr. jenkins, on North Blakely street.
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West Side business Directory.
PROVIDENCE.

Lizzie, the 13-year-old daughter OF
David Jehu, is seriously i'll at her home
on Wayne avenue.
Edward X. Charles. of the Baltimore
Mutual Aid, is stopping at the Bristol
house for few days.
The Economy Athletic club will con-
duct a masquerade ball on April ~ in
Company ii armory.
John Martin, of Stroudsburg, is visit
ing friends on West Market street.
Miss Alice Davis, of Nanticoke. re-
turned home yesterday after q short
visit.
The Providence United choir Is still In
existence and are hard at work rehears-
ing Welsh cantata styled "Blodwyn.
and they are thinking of going to Ash
ley to compete in an aisteddfod to be
held there in the near future.
All notes for The Tribune left at the
Lewis drug store, Robert Edwards
market and at Thomas Jehu's grocery
store will be called for each evening.
Officer Johler found William Miller
of Jones street. helplessly drunk on
Monday evening near Bulls Head. Mil
Ter declined to walk. so the officer was
obliged to carry him on his shoulder.
He was arraigned before Alderman
Roberts yesterday morning and was
discharged on his promising not to inn
bibe any more fiery liquid.
The following excellent programme
will be rendered this evening at the
elocutionary recital given by Miss Mol
lie Tracy Weston at the North Main
Avenue Baptist church:
PART FIRST.
Piano solo. o........................M Miss Owens
"The Hymn of the Conquered"
"rhe Set of Turguise"
Vocal solo,. .....................Rev. Watkins
"An Object Of Love-"
"The Spinning Wheel Song"
PART SECOND.
Piano solo. Miss Henwood
''rhe Story of Patsy"
Vocal solo. .....Miss DeGraw
'Imph- m"
"The Village Gossip
.'The Story of the Faithful Soul"
''rold in Pantomime"
Tomorrow, Friday and Saturday
opening days at Leah Jones e. Co.'S,
133 Wyoming avenue. -
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LYNCiIERS Ar WORK.
Secure u Murderer ut Ilnnfsvill. Tenn.
and Hang Him to u Tree.

and Hang Him TO u Tree.
Chattanooga. Tenn, March IA
mob Of thirty determined men took
William Murphy. white man. from
the Scott county Jail at Huntsville by
a stratagem at midnight last night and
hanged him to a tree I'm the public
square. The victim was Il prisoner
waiting trial for shCating William Bow
lin. Il miner. The lynchers. with the
exception of the leader, who was un-
known to the officers. wore handker-
chiefs about the lower part of their
faces. The leader raped the jailer out
Of bed with the declaration that he was
q deputy sheriff with prisoner. a
gun was thrust In Jailer Ellis face as
ne opened the door. and his keys We're
demanded. He refused to produce
them. but his daughter. who appeared
in the office. was frightened into pro-
ducing them by seeing dozen guns
leveled at her.
The mob did its work so noiselessly
that the villagers were not apprised
HELPLESS wretch was dragged out OF
of the deed until this murning. The
his cell praying continually and plead
ing with his eNecutioners foI his life.
He asked them not to choke him 10
death. n, word was spoken. and the
murderer was given no opportunity to
mnks. a confession, for the crime he
committed was seen by several wit
nessrs. The lynchers disappeared af-
tel the lynching.
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THINGS ARE DIFFERENT NOW.
A Story Of Two Men Who Have Ex
pericnccd Ups and Downs. q +

pertcnccd Ups ana Downs. z. e..
From the Washington Star. %I ~
Senator Mantle Of Montana, Senator
Dubois. of Idaho. and Patsey Clark. Of
Spokane. Wash. were walking down
the avenues the other day when Mantle
remarked: "Patsey. didn't'I offer yesl
some work one time many years ago,
and didn't you refuse it?" ~
Yes" responded Patsey "but I did
not have to accept the offer" {. .:eh,i' =
"Well I don't know about that" con-
tinued Mr.. Mantle, 81 have 1t In my
mind that you really owe me soms
work. .-...t. -, .-ri. D.:
Then followed the story. Mantle, who
is a telegraph operator, had q station
out on the divide. This was many years
ago. Patsey Clark and number of
fellows with him were going on farther
west They reached Nantes place,
and after some preliminary talk, they
remained with him for the night. They
did not exactly promise. to cut up lot
of wood that Mantle had stacked up
for winter. but 1t was Mantle's under
standing that they would do so. In
the morning they slipped away, leav-
ing Mantle out their board and nights
lodging. Since then both Mantle and
Clark have prospered Mantle is Unit
ed States senator and Patsey has a hole
In the ground In Idaho which pays
him $4,000 q year.
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The Fashion
3O8 LAckAvvANNA AVE. 3O8
NEW : SPRING GOODS.
We HAVE JUST OPENED AN INVOICE OF
|SILKS AND DRESS GOODS

They represent the nobbiest choicest best efforts
of the season, and our prices are so low that
they cannot help travelling rapidly.
Persian and Print Warp Silks, 27 inches
wde in beautiful line of colorngs special value at n
soo yard the like equaled Your choice OjC
Persian Silks 27 inches WIDE requisite color
ngs, letaed the city for s1oo to $12s per 7En
yard Our price lJE
We have just received the choicest line of Print
Warp and Persian Silks, in all the newest cooriugs
and designs displayed in the city $I25 to n0n
SI.5o per yard. Our price j0G,
Special one lot of Dress Goods, as inches wide,
new handsome effects, strictly all WOOL made to re- c(n
tail at IS cents per yard. Our price jUG
Silk Mixtures, the latest importation, worth IT,
fully $I.oo per yard also cloth effects Our price, jC
Our line of Trimmings and Buttons comprises al
the latest novelties and prices as usual the very lowest
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restored in some of the European coun-
tries the right to elect. At present
the holy see exercises u more imme5;
date control of such matters than II
did in the early and mediaeval church,.
1t was once the custom that the met
ropolitan and, two bishops could per-
form the ceremony of conservation.
Now the conservation must be by the
pope or a bishop specially commissions
ed by him. Two other bishops assist
the consecrator and by permission OF,
the pope sometimes In place of the lat
ter mitred abbots or even ordinary
priests are substituted. The ceremony
should take place. Ok Sunday or
feast of an apostle within three
months of confirmation. 90. q, =!
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News Of the Suburbs.
The Sunday evening congregations
contain a great many young people,
with whom Mr.. Jones is very popular.
WHY PATAGONIA"

WHY PATAGONIA"
A correspondent asks ''Why was the
name Patagonia given to the lower
section of Hyde Park" An old resi-
dent explains that in the early history
of this section a party Of several hun
dred men went from lower Hyde Park
to Patagonia. South America, attracted
thither by the mining field and the al
Turing stipend offered to workmen. BE.
cause of this the name Patagonia
was given to the homes they had lett
and 1t yet remains.
NEWS NOTES AND PERSONALS.
John Il. Jones. of North Bromley ave
nue.. has been appointed agent Tor the
United States Life Insurance company
w T. Jameson returned to Strouus-
burg State Normal school yesterday.
Frank Hagen, of Tenth street has re-
turned from business trip To New
York city.
Miss Jennie Castner. of Elmra. y. V.
who has many friends ON the West
Side. was married to Horace l.. Damn,
OF Sayre. Pa, on March Is. Miss cast
ner was for many years resident mere.
and her numerous acquaintance: Will
be glad to hear of the happy event.
street, has returned from Wilkes Barre,
where she visited friends.
Company II drilled last evening.
a special meeting of the Hyde Park
Literary and Debating society Will be
held Thursday evening to complete ar
rangements for the banquet next Nom
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hagen. of Tenth
street, and Mrs. George Carson. or
Washburn street, have returned from
New York city. where they attended
the funeral of II relative.
Miss Jessie Long. Of Hyde Park ave-
nue.. has returned from visit at Forest
City.
Miss Edna Kent has returned from
New York city.
The West Side Athletic club has elect
ed the following officers: James Boil
ton. president: Eugene McTiernan.
vice. president: Daniel Regan. financial
secretary; John j. Byrne, treasurer.
Burgess John Griffiths. of Lansford,
is visiting on this side.
Hector James Is home from New
York. He will return today. 's..
West Side business Directory.
FLORIST-Cut flowers and funeral de.
signs q speciality Floral figures, useful
as gifts at l0i South Main avenue. Har-
riet j. Davis florist.
APHER-Cabinet Photos, LAO
per dozen. They are just lovely. Con-
vince yourself by calling at Starner's .
Photo Parlors. 10l and 1903 South Main
avenue. ...-.
SECOND HAND FURNITURE-Cash for
anything you have to SELL Furniture.
Stoves, Tools. etc. Call and see the
stock of ]. c. King, 1924 and 1926 Jack
son street.
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LEWIS-SAUNDERS-FARR.

Patrolman Tom Lewis, of the police
force. is still in the field for legislative
honOrs from the First district. His
great claim for votes Is that he is OPP
posed to compulsory education. He
does not believe in it and thinks that
his platform is Of good unbreakable
material. NJ. Il. Saunders is an open
candidate and Hon. John X. Farr
thinks he is deserving of another term.
His work In the establishment of a
hospital for injured miners has won
many friends.
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INDUSTRIAL.

The coal shipments over the Hunting
don and Broad Top railroad last week
We're $3.50 tons, an increase of 165I2
tons over the same week last year. For
the year to date the shipments are
43i.54 tons, an increase of 44,3IO tons.
--:il:-
On and after April the employees
In the mines In the Cleartield. Beach
Creek. Cambria and Gallit2in regions
will have their wages advanced cents
per ten or l2la per cent. over the wages
that have prevailed in those regions for
the past two years.
iii
Mr.. Sauerbeck, the statistician, re-
ports the average price of fOrty-five
staple commodities on March ! at Gl.4
per cent. taking the average Of eleven
years from 1867 to 1877. both inclusive,
as 100 per cent. A year ago the aver
age was 60 per cent, while in 1894 1t
was G3 per cent. Mr.. Sauerbeck finds
that prices this year have so far been
unusually steady. so that there has
been scarcely any important tiuctua-
tion since Jan. l.
The visit Of Cornelius Vanderbilt and
President Depew to the Pacific coast
revives the story of Vanderbilts ac-
quisition Of transcontinental roads.
ill
An order for the sale of the Reading
property under foreclosure of the gen.
eral mortgage is expected within a few
days. the decree having been drawn up
by the counsel for the reorganization
committee.
tit
The Delaware. Lackawanna and
Western company has placed an order
with the Pullman Car company for ten
standard coaches.
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SLAMMED INSANITY.
Murderer Carr Makes u Remarkable G
Confession.

Atlanta, Ca. March 2i.-Alexander
Carr, who is to be hanged here on Fri
day, confessed today that he has been
shamming insanity for more than a
year He shot and killed James King
Oh the street In August, 1894. When
his trial came on Carr pretended to be
insane, and was twice examined by ex-
perts who pronounced him sane.
He had two trials and was convict
ed both times, and has twice been SEN
fenced to death. Governor Atkinson
had set tomorrow for u hearing from
lawyers as To the insanity of Carr.
This hearing will not now take place.
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INJURED IN THE MINES.

Samuel Pughe, aged about 10 years.
son of Mr.. and Mrs. David Pughe, of
Avenue c, Bellevue. was injured In the
Bellevue mine yesterday. The young
man Is employed as driver in the mine.
lie fell under q trip of cars and was
badly squeezed. He will recover
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MONEY IN STRANGE PLACES.
Diagram Found in n Dead Mans Pocket
Locates Part Of Fortune.

Locates Part OF a Fortune.
Bluffton. Ind, March 24.-Christian
Miller, a miser, aged 20, living seven
miles north of Decatur, died Friday
night. it was known that he had
money hidden about his large farm and
q search among his clothing revealed a
diagram giving the location of his hid
den treasures.
His two sons followed the instructions
and produced twenty-one cans filled
with gold which were buried in his
granaries. fields. under door sills and
in the attic. The cans were dumped
into a carpet bag and taken to the Ad-
ans County bank. where it was found
they contained $500. His estate is es-
timated to be worth $4,000.
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WILL BE AN ACCOMMODATIONS.


The new board of city assessors
promise an innovation Hhich will be
gladly welcomed by taxpayers. 1t is to
keep the Office open until o'clock each
evening so as to accommodate those
having business with the assessors who
cannot conveniently visit the office In
the day time.
1t is proposed to have one Of the as
SCISSORS do duty in the morning, one in
the afternoon and one in the evening.
thereby keeping the Office open con-
tinuously from . o'clock a. m. to 0
o'clock ~ M
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CHURCH BEING BEAUTIFIED.

The interior of the First Welsh Zap
tist church Is being beautified with n
new covering of paint. The church is
one of the best arranged i'm the city.
The pastor, Rev. w. s. Jones. has ac-
complished great work since his advent
at the church. Ninety-two candidates
We're recently taken into membership.
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USES HIS PISTOL. HASTILY.
Man Seeking to Hide Fatality Shot by
Another Whom lie AwOkc

Columbus. Ind. March 24.--Ephraim
Davis ran into McCormack's livery
stable last night to hide from friends.
Dot" Wittig. who was sleeping in the
office. was awakened. and, thinking Da-
Wis was thief. shot him, the ball strik-
Ing him above the right hip and pene-
trating the abdominal cavity.
Davis is still alive. but cannot pos
sibiy recover Wittig was first re.
leased on 500 bond but afterward sur
rendered ard was lodged i'm Jail.
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Peter HMck's ApCOintmcnt.

Harrisburg. Pa. March Ex-Governor
Hastings has appointed Peter L. Buck.
OF Ashland. member Of ih. board of
trustees of the State Lunatir hospital
here. in place of +. Ashbury Awl. who re-
signed 10 become treasurer Of the board.