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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-10
NEW YORK AROUSED.
Superintendent Constable Calls Atteu.
10 the Dangers OF High Buildings.
Over 5000 Death Traps.

New York. Dec. 9.-Superintendent of
Buildings Stevenson Constable made Il
startling statement to Mayor Strong
today. He said:
There are 5000 buildings in the city
Of New York which are absolutely un-
safe.
Several Of these have found neces
sary to watch continually. They are
some Of our largest buildings"
Mr.. Constable went on to explain that
the recent practice Of running up hotels
and office buildings to great heights
had weakened the foundations Of ad
Joining buildings. Mr.. Constable then
made another startling propositions:
IN about five years. he said, If the
present practice Of erecting enormously
high buildings In the lower portions
Of Manhattan island Is continued the
present system Of water and drainage
will become so overtaXed that the dircst
results may be expected. The sewers
will not accommodate the immenes vol
ume of sewage emptied into them and
an epidemic Of disease may break out
at any time"
Mr.. Constable told the mayor that
with his hOnOr's approval he intended
to frame a bill to be presented to the
legislature. which Will II II becomes q
law, regulate the height of buildings
in this city.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-10
COL. FELLOWS SUCCESSOR.
William NJ. X. OlcOtt Has Been l'rac.
tically Selected.

New York. Dec. 9.-William NJ. Il.
Olcott, president of the board of alder
men, has been practically selected to
succeed Colonel John Il. Fellows as dis
trict attorney. All other candidates
have Withdrawn in his favor and his
selection will be acceptable to all fac
tions of the Republican party.
Mr.. Olcott has always been identified
with the regular Republican organiza- =
tion and he is very friendly with Mr..
Platt, but he has never antagonized
the sc-called reformers in the board.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-10
AMERICAN GIRLS WEDDING.
Wedding fLucy FoiIct Uhl and Gu
Van Gordcr Thompson Celebrated.

Berlin, Dec. 9.-Thc marriage of Miss
Lucy Follett Uh1, of Grand Rapids.
Mich. to Mr.. Guy Van Gorder Thomp-
son. of Yale University, was celebrated
at the residence of the brides father,
United States Ambassador Uhl. today.
The ceremony was n strictly private
function. attended only by the family
of the bride, the nearest relatives and
the STATS of the United States em-
bassy. and the United States consul in
Berlin. The band Of the Alexander
Guards regiment played in front of the
ambassadors residence from s to 8
o'clock. They We're sent out by the Off
GERS of the regiment in honor of the
bride.
At $50 p. m. a reception to which the
entire diplomatic corps were invited
was held By Mrs. Uhl in honor of the
newly married couple.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-10
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.
Weather Indications Today:
Fair; Slightly Warmer.

1 A. X. McCluro's Fif.ieth Anniversary
as an Editor.
Spain Officially Says Maceo Is Dead.
Senator PenrOse Interviewed.
Extra Session Talk.
2 Three Strong Cuban Resolutions Intro
ducei in the Senate.
Wall Street Review and Markets.
3 Uoc1D-Burglars Rob Priests House.
Cases Tried in Criminal Court.
Editorial
Casual Mention.
5 UocaD-Superintend Howers Re-
ply to Mrs. Booths Charges.
Farmers Alliance Meeting.
6 QocaD-Superintende Howelrs Re.
ply Concluded).
Z Suburban Happenings.
8 News Up and Down the Valley.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-10
Herald's Weather Forecast.

New York. Dec. 10-In the Middle states
today, fair weather will prevail with brisk
to fresh southwesterly and westerly
winds and nearly stationary, followed by
slowly falling temperature In the northern
districts. ON Friday. fair and warmer
weather and fresh southwesterly winds
will prevail. followed by rain or snow in
the lake regions.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-10
Steamship Arrivals,

New York, Dec. 9.-Arrvea: Missis -ip-
pi, from London; Majestic. from Liver
pool; Noo-dland. from Antwerp: State of
California. from Glasgow: Fulda, from
Genoa Sailed: New York, for South
a.npton: Britannia. for Liverpool: Werra.
for Genoa: Southwark. for Antwerp: 81
lerian for GLASGOW: Ncnetia, for Stettin.
Arrived out: st. Paul. at Southampton
Havel, at Southampton. Sailed for New
York: Ems. from Gibraltar; Lain, from
ba
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-10
C.p,osion at C'cnr prirg Mine.

Wilkeg-Barre. Pa. Dec. 9.-An explosion
Of gas occurred in the Clear Spring mine,
at Pittston. today. Two miners. Thomas
Richards and James Nicholson, Were bad
" burned number of miners and Ia
borers who were just going to work when
the explosion took place Were thrown off
their feet by the conclusion, but none of
them were seriously injured.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-10
P0cketbo0kS

Are nearly as many in styles as the
days in the year and selection Is
made difficult by reason of the vari-
ETY.. Ladies' and gentlemen's styles
are included in the following: Real
Seal Skins. Morocco, Lizard, Snake,
Monkey. Alligator and other leath-
ers. also Horn Back Alligator, etc.
Some are mounted in sterling silver,
Others are severely plain, while
some have just enough of arts
touches about them, to make them
pretty.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-10
Col. Mcclellan Dead.

Philadelphia, Dec. 9.-Colonel Oliver
Mcclellan, formerly superintendent of the
Middle Division of the Pennsylvania, with
headquarters at Harrisburg. died yester-
day at his home In Germantown, a SUBJ
urb OF this city, after a protracted Illness
He was u years Of age.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-10

Empire Fans in gauze or China silk
and hand painted are exceedingly
popular. Nice ones cost so cents.
Handsome creations, $500. Any
thing you please between. Ostrich
Feathers never were so generally in
use as now. and nowhere are they
as effective as in the fan. White,
cream, pink, blue, ETC., limit at the
delicate shadings.
Price $1.25 to $500
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-10
British Vessel Wrecked.

London. Dec. 9.-The British ship British
Peer, Captain Jones, which sailed from
London Oct. for Capetown. has been
wrecked near Saldanha Bay, South Afri-
ca. Four Of her crew were saved and
fourteen are missing.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-10
Eayard to Re Banauetcd.

London. Dec. 9-The lord mayor having
invited United States Ambassador Bayard
to accept a farewell banquet at the Man.
sion House. Mr.. Bayard replied that 1t
would afford him great pleasure to accept
the invitation and has fixed the date Of
entertainment at March 2.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-10
ALLEGED Briber Ac0 uitted.

Columbus. O., Dec. 9-The fury in the
trial Of ex-State Senator w. \. Geer, for
bribery returned q verdict today Of not
guilty.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-10

John r. Robinson was born In Allegheny
City May 23, 1916, and comes of good
North Of Ireland ancestry. He was edu-
Gated at the Western university and AM
herst college, and when but q youth joined
the Fifteenth Pennsylvania Emergency
regiment. He graduated from the Naval
academy in 1868 and remained in the Unit
ed States naval service until 1915, when he
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-10
Evening Fans

What witchery there Is in the wave
OF a pretty fan, and what world
Of expression 1t may be made to
convey.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-10

Real DucheSSe and
Point Lace Mandkerchie
Superb bits of daintlness that every
woman loves dearly. yet pretty
one COSTS BUT $l.0O, and from
that you may select anything up to
$500
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-10

Feather BOas
No woman is dressed out Of doors
this season without our lengths, IL
to "a inches.
Prices $2.25 to $1,000
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-10

Ladies'
ALI Linen MandkerchiefS
In IA, 1-2. and inch hem edges.
12Hc to soc
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-10

I'm HandkerchiefS
We keep everything that ever came
under that heading. no matter how
your individual fancy may lead you.
These as value examples: Ladies'
all linen Hemstitched or Scalloped
Borders. Fine goods especially put
up for the holiday trade.
25c to 5000
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-10
Thought I
full Gift
buyers

Naturally turn their attention to
something that will not only please the
eye, but that will afford comfort and
satisfaction to the recipient in the days
that are to come.
This Is prudent giving, 1t Is CRAFTY
ing giving 1t is beneficial giving.
Thoughtful buyers are usually first
In the field, and we would suggest that
they give us call and inspect our
line of
Fine Handkerchiefs,
Ostrich Boas,
POcketbooks,
New Purses,
Evening Fans,
Toilet Sets,
Fancy Garters,
Bric-a-Brac, Etc.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-10

A few years after had settled down In
this quiet community to devote my life to
Journalism, a shrill, weird voice was heard
In the beautiful valley of the Juniata as
the iron horse made his first visit to us
music as it echoed over the foot hills of
the Alleghenies, and entirely new to near
ly all who heard 1t. With the railway
came the telegraph, the express and the
advent of the daily newspaper among the
people. In a single year the community
was transformed from It's sedate and quiet
ways into more energetic, progressive and
speculative life. 1t was a new civiliza-
tion that had come to disturb the dreams
of nearly century, and It rapidly ex-
lGau4isaaaad nasx
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-05-15
A Wild Man.

A sure-enough wild man was seen in
the Quillayute mountains, near Cape
Flattery, WASH, a few days ago and
was closely and carefully scrutinized
by Lawrence e. Doyle, a member of
the Montana legislature, who is willing
to furnish afidavits with his story. He
says he was travelling through and un-
explored timber belt when a man of
unusually large size and splendid phys
ique, hatless and with a heavy beard
and shock of long hair, his arms and
legs bare and his body partially clothed
in skins, stepped out before him. Mr..
Doyle was startled and before he could
say or do anything the wild man, after
looking at him closely, walked quietly
away. Mr.. Doyle watched the man with
his field glasses until he was out of
sight and is sure of the reality of his
experience and of the wild. man. Set
tiers in that region have for a long
time past claimed to have caught
glimpses of a strange man dressed in
skins, and a general hunt has been
planned for the purpose Of capturing
him.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-05-15
Never Been Proposed.

"The peoples party declares in ia
vor of government ownership of rail
roads and telegraph lines. But no.
where in it's platform does it indicate
a plan to secure this end. Why charge
that we are in favor of purchasing all
the railroads at once at their capitalized
value, including the watered stock, and
issuing bonds for the amount and tax
ing the people to pay the bonds? No
populist has ever proposed any such
thing. The railroads could be bought
and paid for within twenty years out
of the net earnings and savings without
taxing the people one cent, or %increas-
ing the present rate of freight and pas
senger tariff. But the people are al
ready taxed on every dollar of capital
represented by railroad bonds and
stocks to the extent of ten thousand
million dollars. They are taxed in
freight and passenger rates which they
have to pay the railroad companies.
What the peoples party desires is that
the money which now goes to pay diyi-
dends on stocks and interest on bonds
shall go toward purchasing the rail
roads and eventually owning and oper
ating them at greatly reduced rates."
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-05-15

Of a dollars taxes and a dollars debts.
That's all we want in this country, and
the law Of this land and the enormous
wealth of this people would carry pa
per money, at par, as easily as it car
ries paper bonds to a premium.
1t is the law and the governments
credit which floats the bond. The same
agencies should float the dollar. Paper
is paper. and a promise is a promise
and there can be no reason why Uncle
Sans word on a paper dollar is not as
good as his word on a paper bond.
For all purposes of trade in this
country, then, a paper dollar, backed
by the government, would answer
our purposes as we'll as silver and
gold.
For foreign trade, we would have
to do just as we do now-settle our
balances by bills Of exchange or by
gold and silver in their commercial
shape. The United States government
stamp on gold and silver dollars is
worth nothing to use in foreign trade.
Gold bars and silver bricks, duly as.
sayed, would do quite as we'll.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-05-15
AN UNEXPECTED VISIT.

query, for the purpose of disarming his
suspicion: "Maricopa?"
He shook his head.
"Pima?"
He nodded.
what do you want?"
In answer to my question, he held
out his right hand and l saw an ugly
cut across the wrist.
"Heap hurt" he said, g,oomily. Elk
it."
Kids wish was my law, under the
circumstances, and I secured a bottle
of arnica and somc clean linen and
dressed his wound.
pima hungry" he then suggestively
remarked, and l sat out cold beans and
bread and watched them disappear be-
tween the Indians massive jaws.
Heap sleepy" he went on, after the
food had vanished, and then cody
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-05-15

n SAAAO 4 0ONSAt
to capture him, and this may account,
in some measure. for a failure that
missed turning out a tragedy only by a
hairs breadth.
The Blueball gold mine is located to
the north of Phoenix some 18 miles.
The property is just being developed,
and only three miners myself among
the number) were hired TO work in the
shaft.
On a certain Saturday night Joe and
Pete, my two fellow workmen, saddled
up their horses and went to town to
remain I'VE Sunday.
After they took their departure, that
Saturday night, I thrust a fresh tallow
dip" in the empty whisky bottle that
answered for q candlestick, and pro-
ceeded to read some papers that had
been brought yer the day before by
some boys at a neighboring mine.
I sat at the table with my back to
the door. Time passed rapidly and un-
needed, and it must have been close
on to midnight when I heard a slight
~ ~ AOOhCu up Hull LILY CduAA6
The movement brought my eyes on
a line with the window, and there,
pressed against the glass was the face
Of an Indian.
My heart gave a wild leap into my
throat as I, an instant later, recognized
this Indian as none other than the
Apache Kid.
For a moment I was actually para
lyzed with fear and incapable of action
Visions of the bloody crimes perpe-
trated by Kid passed in quick and CORY
succession before my eyes. The red
skin was a dead shot with the rifle,
I know he would as soon have killed
me as to eat a meal. What was I to
do? A rusty old Winchester stood in
the corner. but I was not certain
whether there was a single. cartridge
in it's magazine. I had a wild thought
of blowing out the light and CHANGING
the gun. Reason prevailed, however,
when I reflected that to recognize Kid
was, %figuratively speaking. to drive the
last nail in my coffin. Whenever the
Apache Kid saw that he was recog-
nized, he always acted on the principle
that dead men tell no tales.
AS I heard a hand rasp across the
daor in locating the latch, I. resolved
to strain my nerves to the utmost and
fail to show my unwelcome visitor that
| recognized him. It was a stern reality
for a man to face-a desperate condi-
demonstrating that my prospective
visitor was an individual with a large
reward out for his capture, and who
must, Of course, believe that every
mans hand was against him.
With the noiseles tread Of a tiger
cat, the Apache Kid passed over the
threshold in his m%occasined feet. l
kept my gaze riveted on the newspaper,
but the page swan before my eyes.
What would be my visitors greeting
a knife thrust or a rifle ball? Had !
been chained to the floor, with a key
of giant powder slowly igniting by
means of a fuse at my back, my
tension could not have been greater.
Suddenly I felt a heavy hand on my
shoulder, and leaped to my feet.
"How?" remarked Kid, grimly.
"How?" / returned; then added the
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-05-15
Pattern for Burglars.

About the most ~considerate man the
New York police have run up against
for a long time is a burglar who left his
overcoat containing his photograph in
the house he last robbed. Other burg
lars should initiate his example, thus
saving the police no end of trouble
Elk.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-05-15

Let Populists decide what they want
done before going to the national con-
vention. Don't leave the whole thing
to be settled in the hurry and con-
fusion of a convention.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-05-15

The Cleveland family seems TO be In
disgrace all around. President Cleve-
lands brother got the grand bounce"
from the church he was serving as
pastor.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-05-15

With governments banks, panics
would be impossible
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-05-15
WITH APACHE KID.

ANY brave men
have hesitated to
e the Apache
Kid on anything ap-
preaching e a l
terms. / knew this
thoroughly, a n 4,
not claiming to be
a man Of exalted
courage, was
probably excited at
the time l sought
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-05-15
Big Undertaking.

Il wonder if it would be possible to
revive eighteenth century fiction?"
We'll it's pretty loW."-Detroit
Tribune. 49,
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THE cnnIsTMas OF rn 5 SOUL.

"Glory TO God ia the hi hest g.
See tbs radiant armament blaze
GLORY 70 God in the highest -
The heavens filled with His praise
A rsnsoned soul again is born.
And angels hail its christinan morn
"Giory 20 God 10 the highest -
Is the iythin OF infinite love
''G1ory to God In the highest -
There's a starshines out FRO ~ above
A ransomed soul again is horn.
And angels hail its Christmas morn.
GLORY TO God in the highest -
Let earth and heaven respond
"Glory To God ia the highest r.
Salvation now is found
A raBsomed soul again IS born,
And angels hail its Christmas morn.
GLORY 70 God IN the iighestl''
Peace on earth. toward mengood will
Glory to God in the bfghestl"
The lost is a loved one still;
A ransomed soul again IS born,
And angels hail its Christmas morn.
Lodge, Cal. A.w r.
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ITEMS OF INTEREST.
News and Notes on The Baltimore
aud Ohio Railroad.

Train 97, on the b & o.. which
is the 60-hour fast freight from
New York to Chicago and ST. Louis,
is now being run in three sections.
The b. & D. track from Chicago
Junction to Chicago now ranks a.
the finest in the West. IL is laid
with heavy steel rail and ballasted
with clean gravel. and ns there are
very few curves OH the line the
trains arc enabled to make high
speed with rerfect safety.
President NJ. Il. ingalls,, of the
Big Four and q. & o.. was recently
quoted in u Cincinnati paper as
stating that he believed that the in
crease of business on the b. & o.
r. r. was due entirely to legitimate
methods and to the hustlng ablli-
ties of the agents ofthe Traffic De
partment.
Among the improvements that
will be made on the b. Sc O. is a
radical change In the running of
passenger trains. General Mana
ger Greene has been investigating
this matter for some time and con
templates changing the number of
cars per train so that they can make
better time going up the heavy grad
es, and as a consequence will not
run so fast coming down. Now
that the track has been placed in
first class condition and new motive
power purchased for the passenger
trains. MIR. Greene is of the opinion
that, by equaIizing the weight If
the trans, trip over the b. & o.
will be made very pleasant.
One Of the worst places on the
B. & o. for curves has been between
Fabb's station and Myers Hole,
few miles west Of Harper's Ferry.
Recently, however. the company
has appropriated $50. 900 to streigh.
ten the track at this point. The
present grade is g per cent, and
the maximum curvature degrees.
with a number o. reverslons. A
new line has been run with grade
Of 10 feet per mile and a maximum
curvature of 3 degrees with long
tasgents. The contractors have
already begun the work, but it will
take several months yet to COM
plete it. In grading, about 100,
600 cubic yards Of material will be
removed, and tho arch culyert at
Myers Hole will have to be extended
With iron pipe. The material to be
removed consists Of clay and lime
stone rock in pockets and small
ridges.