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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-30
lie WILL RECOVER.
Improved Change In Hoteikecper Weis.
scnfluh's Condition.

There was change for the better
yesterday In the condition Of Hotel
keeper John Won Weissenfluh, of Tay-
lor. who was assaulted early Tuesday
morning by David Davis and William
Morris. whom he was ejecting from his
place of business on account of their
cwdyism. His recovery Is now pre-
~.cted.
Davis and Morris have kept in the
background since, and are not to be
found. though the police officers of the
borough are endeavoring to locate
them. Davis is an expert wing shot,
and has taken part In nearly every
event of pigeon shooting that has been
held for five or six years. He is a
young man, and his propensity for
quarrels has earned for him the nick
name wildcat" Norris Is his nephew
and he, too, has a record for activity in
scrimmages.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-30
Months Mind A,oss.

In st. Mary's Catholic church. Dun
more, months mind mass for the
late Rev. Gerald McMurray was cele-
brated by Rev. M. Il. Donlin. Rev. T.
F.. Comerford. of Archibald. was dea-
con; Rev. T. F. Coffey. of CarbOniale,
sub-deacon, and Rev. ]. J. McCabe, Of
Avoca, master of ceremonies. r
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-30
JONES 4 CANDIDATE.

Editor of The Tribune.
Sr:-Isaac s. Jones, Of the North End,
Is an aspirant for legislative honors. as
can be seen from the letter received from
Kim By me:
"ro the Republicans of the First leSisla-
tive district:-I. Isaac s. Jones. do hereby
announce myself II candidate for legisla-
tive honors, subject to the decision of the
Republican convention.
(Signed) "I. 8. Jones'"
Mr.. Jones Is one OF the sturdiest Re-
publicans in the North End and is fully
equipped for the office for which he Is
aspiring. George W. Bowen.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-30
MAY DAY DEMANDS,
Iron Workers and Horse Shocrs viii
Strike for More Paw

Pittsburg, Pa, April 29.--The struc-
tural iron workers and bridge builders
have Joined the May day movement for
an advance of wages with the bricklay-
ers and stone masons. They will ask
for SO per day beginning May 1. The
demand will be presented to the con-
tractors at once and !: Is believed will
be generally conceded.
The horse shoers will also Join the
movement, asking for reduction in
the hours of work per day from 10 to
0 hours. Should satisfactory arrange
ments no. be made, about 5000 men
will quit work on Saturday.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-30
ELECTION NEXT TUESDAY.

Board of Control Will Select o City
superintendent Of Schools.
Secretary Fellows, Of the board OF
control, yesterday sent out notices for
special meeting to be held next Tues
day. the first Tuesday in May, for the
purpose of eiecting q city superintend-
ent of schools. The session will be
called to order at o'clock p. m.
The only outspoken candidate for the
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-30
LOST IN NEW YORK.
Original Tank Drama at tho Academy
Monday Ev vcning.

The original tank" drama, Lost in
New York" comes to the Academy Of
Music next Monday evening, and our
theater-goers, who enjoy an exciting
drama full of thrilling climaxes and
realistic features, will enjoy it.
While the play Is sensational 1t is at
the same time free from blood and
thunder" There are no murders, fires
nor abductions in the whole five acts.
The scenery Is very beautiful, and
among the mechanical effects intro
duced are real yachts, ferries. rowboats
and practical steamboat, that runs at
full speed
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-30
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.

(Under this heading short letters Of in.
tcrest will be published when accompa.
MED. for publication, by the writer's
sponsible for opinions here expressed.l
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-30
HIS ACTIONS SUSPICIOUS.
Nothing Could be Proved Against Him
How yer. and lie Was Released.

Nothing Could be Proved Against Him
How. yer. and lie Was Released.
About 40 o'clock yesterday morning,
Patrolman Louis Coerltz had his at
tertion attracted by the suspicious ac-
tions of teo boys on Lower Penn ave-
nue.. and after watching for time he
was led to believe that their intention
was to effect an entrance into some Of
the stores at that point When he stole
upon them one of the lads ran away
but the other. Joseph Haravitz was
captured and locked un.
Al n hearing before Alderman Fuller
yesteid day ne escaped with a fine of 81,
which the alderman imposed on general
principles. being unable to prove any
thing against him.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-30
WEST SIDE EXTENSION.
Permit Issued to the Traction Company
to Begin Work.

The Traction company Is getting
ready to commence work on the Ninth
and Swetland streets extension. A
permit was yesterday issued by Street
Commissioner Kinsley empowering the
company to grade the street and con-
struct their track, the work to be COM
pleted within four months.
AS soon as the switches, frogs and
curves can be gotten here the work will
be started.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-30

position is Professor George Howell,
the present incumbent. Professor j. e.
Lange. principal of the high school.
who is also mentioned in connection
with the office. has not announced his
candidacy. but does not say that he
will not be a candidate.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-30
We Have Cut the pricc

We announce a reduction in Ladies'
Capes and Jackets. a bargain in Chill
dren's Jackets ct S1.25. Our garments
are stylish and we'll made.
~ MaarS & Hagen
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-30
WAS HIT WITH A PICK.
Accident to West Side Coal Digger q
Few Days Ago.

Thomas Connors, of Fifteenth street,
was received at the Moses Taylor hos
pital yesterday. His injury consists Of
a painful flesh wound of the skin.
He is employed in one of the West
Side mines, and few days ago fel-
low workman. welding a pick, missed
the chunk Of coal he was striving to
bieali and hit Mr.. Connors, who was
standing beside him The wound pene-
trated to the bone and is very painful
1t will keep him idle for several weeks.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-30
Meals and Cold Lunches.

Meals and cold lunches served at all
hours at Lohmann's. Spruce street.
Regular dinner 40 cents. Imported
and domestic wines. cigars and liquors
-
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She is handsome, clever and ex-
tremely versatile actress, and in the
ingenious comedy, our Flat" as well
as the curtain raiser, Comedy and
Tragedy" she has ample scope to dis
play her peculiar talents. Her chief
recommendation Is her ability to be
easy and natural in the ludicrous
scenes which so tempt stage people to
be boisterous. She was also very en-
tertaining in travesties on Italian opera
and tragedy-with hard Gin which
she was assisted by VIII Vaudeville,
also very clever in this line. Miss An
ita Verno, George w. Parsons and
Philip H. Ryley, with Mr.. Vaudeville,
are the leading members of the COM
pany. and are quintette of excellent
entertainers.
The performance last night was for
the benefit of the Scranton Athletic
club. and was attended by many South
Siders.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-30
END OF THE SEASON.

Davis Thcntcr WIN be Dark During the
Summer Months.
The Moss Jollity company closed
the regular season at Davis theater
with one Of their sterling performances
given last night to lNrge audience.
Sixty-four programmes. each repre-
senting. q different attraction, have
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-30

Lohmann. on Spruce street, will serve
you with Brook Trout--fresh from the
mountain streams. ~
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-30

COursen's Philadelphia Print Butter.
Finest, economical. iced. 25c. ID. ~
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-30
EMILY BANCKER'S OUR FLAT.

Excellent Entertainment BY o Clever
Woman and Clever Company.
That Emily Bancker has made ia
vorable impression on Scranton thea
ter goers was attested by the over
flowing house which last night greeted
her at the Academy on the occasion of
her second appearance here this sea-
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-04-23
BENTON LOUISIANA, THURSDAY, APRIL %, 1896.

holt" says Blew. "C!inb into your be st
Sunday higgins tomorrow and go TIP
there and catch the wiader and hold her
and kiss her. Don't Ct to fooln and
fumblin around till you lose your nerve
but sail right in and nail her on the
spot"
"Then you Gu tell her that you didn't
have your right mind-that you had
sich monstrous bad case till you raley
didn't know what you was doin," says
Andy by way of bracer.
"Don't you do nothin of the sort.
Deacon says Blev. "You tell her that
You jest naturally loved her so hard,
and so fervcnt, and so reckless till by
gatlins you couldn't help it."
"Dadburncd if l don't do it," says tic
beacon, which by this time the boys
had worked him up to the stickin pir,+.
''Sink Or swim, hit or miss, right 0,
wrong, survive or surrender, l will go
and kiss the widdder."
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-04-23
A Wonderful Plant.

The goose plant" one of natures
strange and marvellous productions, is
the most rare and unique botanical
oddity known to the naturalists. Its
home is in the superheated ooze of the
Amazon river swamps. and but one
specimen of it, that exhibited at the
worlds fair, two years ago, has ever
been seen on the North American con-
tinent. 1t is so scarce that even in Bra
zil it is considered a We nder of wonders,
and those vino were fortunate enough
to get glimpse of tie specimen in the
jackson park collection may congratr-
late themselves on having seen some
thing that would have been frst-class
surprise to a native Amazonian. The
geese" which grow on this remarka-
bic plant are real geese, as far as appear
ances go. In the fullgrown plant they
have well-formed bodies of goosely size,
shape and color; breasts apparently
formed to stem buffeting waves, and
necks and heads which so exactly imi
tate those of real goose as to almost
make animated nature ashamed of her
self.-Chicago Chronicle.
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he would like to go north. and see how
it was to be free. OF course, no obstacle
was placed in his way, for he was free;
and off he went to see the world. He
was gone nearly year, and one morn
ing | found him sitting on the front
doorstep, looking very wocbegone and
poor
Il Immediately spoke to him very
severely, telling him that we didn'twant
any free niggers about our plantation,
especially the free niggers from the
north.
"The old man looked at ME pitiably,
and said: 'Marse Nando, please let me
come back. l been way up to Canady.
an in Ohio, an lots O places; but there 8
no place like de old home
Still looking severely at him, said:
Get up off of that doorstep He slowly
arose, and then gave him shove and
A. little kick, not enough to hurt him,
but just to appear severe, and told him
to go around to the kitchen and get
something to eat.
"As the old fellow felt the tip toe of
nv boot, he fell on his knees, raised his
hands, and shouted: Glory Hallelujah
I'se wild my friends again And ne
never wanted to go away from the ole
place again as long as he lived"
SMITH ID. FRY.
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NO.. 8.

lower regions of South Washington,
and numerous scenes of disorder have
occurred there during recent years.
But the ma lority of the negroes are ig-
lorant, poor and vicious. There are
distinct classes of them, and they are
as readily divided and disccrned as are
the currents of the ocean. Some of them
come from the old families of Washing
ton, others from the old homes and plan
tatlons OF Virginia and Mary land, and
a few from the better classes in states
more remote. These are quiet, docile,
gentlcmanly and Wcll-bred people.
They have as much pride in their fam
lilies and family hitories as the blue
bioods of the cavaliers of the southern
states.
When the union armies Converged
here at the close of the civil war they
brought with them the ritfraff of the
coiorcd population of the south. The
negro camp followers did not represent
the better element of their Cnslaved
race. The good negroes were loyal to
their masters and miStresses. Tens of
thousands of them declined to accept
old plantations with their white folks.
Only the worthless and vagabond classes
ran away and followed the armies. Con-
sequcntly, when they were sionghed
| off here by the disbanding of the
armies, they became our permanent
la;zaroni. They have propagated their
! Kind, and fully 10000 negroes Of the
lower order are numbered with the
| total population OF the District of CO.
lUmbia. They drink, carouse, steal,
violate all of the ten commandments,
and ignore all human law. Their chief
cause of continued crime and dcgrada-
ton is the bottle. Like the redmen who
originally inhabited this entire con-
tincnt, they have fallen yiclims to the
demon of the still. 1t is the prime
| cause of their woes and crimes.
"You have no idea how the faithful
negroes loved their masters and homes
before the war;" says Scnator-elcct
| fernando ID. Money, of Mississippi.
'No book ever had such a sale, at that
period of our history, as Uncle Toms
Cabin, and vet it was IL dreadful eX-
aggeratiOn of facts and conditions. 1t
was really political pamphlet; and it
produced its effect. The worst scenes
depicted by Mrs. Stowe were not cX-
aggerated; but the book conveyed the
| impression that those WorRr scenes
we're of daily occurrence in the land
where slavery existed; but in reality
they were the exception.
you must remember that the black
people were regarded by their owners
as chattels, and they were valuable. No
man in the north who possessed Il horse
worth $1,SOO would beat him to death.
No man owning a calf worth $40 would
nay it alive. You can understand tina
such a man as old Uncle Tom, faithful
valuable and honest, would have been
essily worth $4,000; and his owner
ould not careIessly drive that piece Of
property to death, after horrible tor
ture. On the contrary, he would keep
lin we'll fed and we'll clad, and look
after his health.
"NVell, no matter about that now; for
slavery has gone. What was going to
tell YOU was about the faithfulness of
the negroes to their masters and mis-
trcsses. An old negro who had belonged
to my father, remained on the planta-
ton until after the war. and then said
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He Was "Plum Willi1."

l do believe that I would be happy
to-day if could but only have as much
religion-and the same sort of religion
that old Parsor Ransom had in his
day and generation.
| recollect oncst upon time when l
was nothin but a yearlin I went down
to Coal Springs church to meetin, and
Parson Ransom was to hold forth and
preach the VOID that day. When the
time come he went up into .he pulpit
to proceed with the proceedins. But
he didn't more than line the first hym
and give out his text before Il -oarin big
rain and Thunderstorm come up. The
rain poured down in great sluices and
ratified on the roof, and the thunder
roared so terrible and constar's till yo1
couldn't hear nothin.
Brethren and sisters" says the old
parson at the top of his voice, do your
selves no harm, but keep yu1r seats
and be o. good cheer. Lam plum willir
for the Lord to occnpy the time"
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The Deacon Takes the Bait.

So in them days it came to pass-on
a Saturday and late along in the shank
Of the evenin--that Blev and Andy and
the deacon all met up together on the
road from town. The wealth hit was
lest simply amphibious," as Andy tells
il, with fhe flowers bloomin and the
birds singin and the sun shinin and the
bees hummin.
EFF was playin your hand, deacon
says Blev as they rid on together, 'by
gatlins [ would play it to win, or L
would throw down the CARDS and quit
the game. Why don't you quit tiddiir
and foolin and fiutterin around the
edges and go on and marry the widder.
and let the agony blow over?"
"Them's my sentiments, deacon
put in the great horse trader. IF o
horse can run and won't run, some
| body ought to pull his shoes off and turn
him out for crow bait"
well. now, boys" says the deacon
"ycu all know and everybody knows
| that | am more than wiilin to proceed
with the proceedins if | could only tell
| for certain when to come in. But, dad
blame it, the widder is so everlastir
| high-headed and coltish-she pulls or
the bits so constant and so hard, till, by
| gracious, l don't know where to breal
| through or how to start
Il know what is the matter with you
Deacon says Blev; "blamed if yo'
! amt skeered.'
"No, | aint skeered," says the deacon
II have seen more women than one il
my day and generation, boys, and th'
rustlin of a bunch of calico, with
few silks and satins throwed in for goot
measure, don't jar my hand blessed
Bit
"Wel, if you aint skeered, can tel
iycu Hhtre 10 break in and how to tak
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-04-23

THERE are over thousand men in
New York and Brooklyn, acc ording to
the latest returns, who are worth be-
tween 81 100000 and 81, 10000 each,
and the most of them are entirely un-
known to the general public. Only
two citizens of New York-John D.
Rockefeller and W. ". Astor-are sup
posed to be worth more than S1OO. .OcC,
600 apiece: but there are nine who are
each worth $4,000, 900 and over, as
we'll as two estates of like amount.
The total number of millionaires in
these two cities is greater than in al
the rest of the country.
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The Storm Broke Loose.

On their return back home froln
town that night Blev and Andy come by
our house to let me know that the 'olG
hen was on, with a full settin of eggg
and every egg full of devilment,' and
she was more than probable to come off
the next day.
So, consequentiallv, it want no ways
surprisin to me when Deacon Joiner
rid by the next mornin, dressed in al
inch of his life and headed for the Wild
DER Logan's. The deacon had on his
''double-action Winchester" coat, as
Aunt Nancy Newton would call it, and
cinnamon drops on his hair till blamed
if you couldn't smell him comm for
300 yards.
Deacon Joiner he rid on up there tc
the Logan place. He hitched his mule
at the horse rack. He went bustln int>,
the house. He saw the widder. He
caught her. He helt her. He kissed.
Then the storm broke loose. Every.
thing that goes up must come down
The wdder, she screamed. She tainted
She fell down in it. Then the Logan
bON > cblle lllio tIlt game. Sd" llf
deacon. He had lost his nerve and was
burnin the wind for the horse rack.
They went out after him. They caught
him.
No, we didn't have no first elias.
funeral pursuant to adjournment. Bat
when them Logan boys got through
with Deacon Joiner and left him out
| there in the big road, me and Blev and
| Andy had to hook up a one-horse wagon
| and go and pick him up, tender like and
gentle and haul him back home. The
| widder she ha1 now went and got a
warrant out against Deacon Joiner
| for assault with intent to murder. And
the deacon says, by all that's good and
bad, if he ever lives to git up from there
he will be forever done with at least two
men and all .he women in creation.
But somebody had to suffer. Ot
course it was wrong. Everybody know:
it was wrong, and wouldn't even sortcl
halfway make out like it was right
| But the good Lord made Deacon Joine1
and Blew Scroggins and Andy Lucas
| But after he made them three he neveI
did make any more exactly like them.
RUFUS SANDERS.
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THE Turkish government is said to
have expressed it's determination to re-
move all missionaries who have shown
any sympathy with the suffering Ar
menians. Since no Christian mission
ary could have witnessed the atrocities
to which Armenian men and women
have been subjected without an ex-
hibition of sympathy and indignation.
it is safe to say that all the missiona-
ries at present in Turkey would come
under the contemplated ban.
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Whenever two white men 5y the
name of Andy Lucas and Blew :;crog
gins shake hands and lock arms and
put their heads together to "make the
time pass pleasant" us they are wont
to say, somethin is more than probable
to drap, and somebody viii have to
suffer.
Ccnsequentially Deacon Joiner is
now off of his feet" and dead on his
legs and laid up for repairs. Blev and
Andy they throwed out a trot line for
the deacon. They balted the hook with
love and moonshine and fooishnese,
and the deacon lie bit like a natural
lorn sucker. Then the boys they cut
the strings and let that poor old man
float off, hopeless and helpless, down
the shaggy fork of Salt river.
Year before last buXorl. tine-lookin
widder by the name of IisSes Logan
moved into the scttlcmen.s from some
where's down in the stunsp hills. You
maybe mought not think 1t jest to look
at her, but the Widder has got five boys
at her house and they are all grown
N a manner. But she don't even sOrter
half way look it. She is as handsome
as right young girl, and spry and
actious as cat. She powders and
primps and dresses clean out of sight,
whilst the ribbons and the laces, the
silks and the satinS Jest naturally
whistle as she walks along the biz
road.
Fifteen years ago the hand of sor-
low and affliction was laid rough and
heavy on the Joiner place, and the
deacon he was left q sad and lonely
widow"r in this wicked and weary old
W orld here below. After that the deacon
never did recover until about the time
washn into the settlement. But hence
forwards frCm that time the deacon put
on his best Sunday clothes rcglar and
constant, got his hair dyed black and
brown in spots, wore small flower
garden on his manly chest, dispensed
with poetry to anybody that would
listen, and cut the pigeon wing around
| the buxom widder to beat creation.
Anybody and everybody could see
with one eve shet that the Widdel
| wouldn't give four bits dozen fol
Deacon Joiner. No doubts but what
she had her line ont, you understand
and hit we'll baited, but yet sill she
| want fishin for secondhand 6eacont
any t o speak Of this spring.
| IF you haven't lived long enough t.
find it out, have lived long enough tt
! tell YOU that the blamdest, outdoines
and most gonchyest biggest fotl tha
ever left his footprints on the broat
| bosom of the earth is one of these ole
| fools when he takes up a fool motion
| that he must go and git married. Ant
| that was Deacon Joiner to a mats hee
all around and all over. He didn'
brace up like a man and ask the widde
if he monght call in passin and then lie
nature take her course. The deacon h
had the spring disease. He had a scan
dlous ad case of it. He had it so ba'
till he could mighty nigh taste it. I'u
he didn't have the necessary grit in hi
craw to go on and take the medicine,
Kill or cure.
Now. in the main time the genera
facts in the case had leaked ont Pre-
miscus in the settlement when Bic
Scroggins and Andy Lucas went a fish
in for Deacon Joiner, and the deacon h
bit more free and quicker than an
lspeckle6 trout ever gobbled a biue-ta
f1y.