davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening journal., 1897-03-10
The KELLETT CASE.
Our Governments Claim Against Slam .,
he Arbitrated,

he Arbitrated,
LONDON March iO.-A dispatch to Tho
Times from Singapore says that the Unit
ed States government has agreed to submit
to arbitration its claim agains, Siam aris-
ing out of the assault made in December
last by Siameso soldiers at Bangkok upon
the United States vice consul general, Mr..
Edward ID. kellctt. It is understood by
The Times correspondent that the United
States government will submit also TO ar-
bitration the old claim known as the
Cheek claim, with respect to which unsat
isfactory negotiations have been for a long
time in progress between United States
Minister Barrett and the Siamcse govern
ment.
The Cheek claim grows ont of contract
made several years ago between tho Sia-
mese government and DR.. CheeS, an Amer
lean, known as the teaS king, according
70 which no was TO take ont teak logs from
the interior Of the country for "a term of
years with his own elephants and TO share
the profits of the venture with the Siamese
authorities. DR.. Cheek advanced thc GOV
eminent $780, 900 for the concession. In
consequence of the severe drought which
prevailed for two years after the contract
was signed he was unable TO take ont the
logs The -iamose government charged
him with delinquency and violation of
contract seized his elephants, conhscated
his logs, and. without the proper legal
proceedings, forced him into bankruptcy.
DR. Cheek appeals Co the king Of siam
for redress have been Intellectual, and nj
timately he appealed 20 the United States
governments There is believed TO be- a
close connection betweon the Cheek claim
and the attack upon Mr.. kollett
Evening journal., 1897-03-10
senator harris Nearly Reooverod.

WASHINGTON, March 1O.-Senator Har-
ris expects to leave the city for Biloxi,
Miss, next week. Mr. Harris condition
has 50 far improved that he viii probably
be able to travel in q week or ten days 1t
is not likely that he will attend the ses-
slons of the senate during the special ses-
sion of congress He suffered so severely
from the grip that for time his friends
lespaired Of his recovery.
Evening journal., 1897-03-10
A nrIdre Kept ID I.epaIr by aIa..eI..

n AitNht nfit ~ At'lAAA H1 HtN7aNA'f
The byssus, or silky beard, by which
tho mussol moors itself 20 the stone, is
afamiliar object Of our sea rocks. II is
in it's nature like the silk Of the silk
worm and sxudes in a glutinous thread
from an organ no tho base of the foot.
Tho following is an instance in which
the mooring of the mussel was useful to
effect a purpose which human skill
could not accomplish. A large bridge,
with 20 arches, in the town Of Biddef0rd.
in Deyonshire, crosses the Touidge river
near the spot of its junction with tho
Taw
The tide flows so very rapidly here
that 10 was found impossible TO keep the
bridge in repair by means of mortar
Tho corporation therefore keeps boats
employed in bringing mussels toit, and
the intorstices of the bridge are filed by
hand with these mussels.
It is supported from being driven
away by the tide entirely by the strong
threads which these mussels fix to the
stonework. and by an act or grant It is
a crime liable 70 transportation for any
person 10 remove the mi.sscls unless in
Evening journal., 1897-03-10
Arrested For Soliciting Bribss.

WmREsBARRE, Pa, March 1O.-George
W. Walton. Thomas p. Thomas and John
stevens, members of the borough council
OF Plymouth, Pa, have been arrested,
charged with soliciting bribes for their
votes in the election of secretary aud street
commissioner. The accusation was made
by ID. J.. Reese, Thomas Appleton and C..
W. Honeywell. After the accused men had
entered bail Stevens and Reese wero ar
rested and held in $500 on charge Of
lribery
Evening journal., 1897-03-10
Crushed by Tons OF Rock.

DANvILLE, Ky, March 10. While Tay-
lor Stivers and John Bailey were working
in one Of the mines at Altamont, Laurel
county a huge block Of sluto 10 feet long,
10 feet wide and feet thick fell upon
them, mashing them lat against the hoor
of the room. The bodies are still beneath
the slate. Both of the men leave wives, to
whom they had been married only few
months
Evening journal., 1897-03-10
ciaesicaI nostor.

General Horace Porter I'm the course
Of a recent speech said, Boston is not
a city; IL Is a state Of mind This dec
laration was greeted with laughter by
unthinking New Workers, who failed to
see General Porter'3 point. He meant
that as much mind is found i'm Boston
as in an average state. We thank Gen
eral Porter Transcript
Evening journal., 1897-03-10
Suits Against nollidaysbure nanlsers.

HoLLGDAYsBuRG, Pa. March lO.-Ihe
trial of William a. Jack, partner in the I'M
solvent banking house Of Gardner. Morrow
& Co, on charge of receiving deposits.
knowing the institution 10 be insolycnt,
has been postponed until the June term.
Twenty-Five civil suits 70 rccover sil0,O
have been entered by dep1sitors against
thc five co partners In the bank.
Evening journal., 1897-03-10

Palmistry has been prGcticed in the
east from time immomorial. The
palmisters claim that several illusions
in the bool, of Job indicate knowledge
of this art
Evening journal., 1897-03-10
Father Twice saves His SON From Suicide

MIDDLETowN, \. Y, March l0.-Iohn
Malloh of this city attempted to hang
himself from an Erie wator tank on the
outskirts of the city last night His father
discovered him and cut him down Half
an hour later the father again found his
son swinging from q crane and released
him in the nick OF time He then caused
The would be suicides arrest
Evening journal., 1897-03-10

Some kinds Of wasp honey are ox-
tremely poisonous, a few grains causing
a kind of dolirium.
Evening journal., 1897-03-10
Meather rarecn.t.

Light local rains, followed by clearing
weather. colder. nor lwesierly winds.
Evening journal., 1897-03-10

Pennies and small change can be
had at the counting-room of the Even
ing Journal.
Evening journal., 1897-03-10
n1vE rHEM a rRIAL.

The Greater Wilmington Printing
end Publishing Company, southwest
,.,...r, an 80 I,l...r.fo and Chfr,.atr cfrnnfa g
Evening journal., 1897-03-10
GIVE THEM A TRIAL.

The Greater Wilmington Printing
and Publishing Company. southwest
corner Of Fourth and Shipley streets. is
Evening journal., 1897-03-10
ROBBINS SCORES
Says the Results of the Trust
Inquiry Are Fruitless.
SUGGESTS THERE wAsPLAGIARIsM

Classiflcations OF Trusts Taken From
Ernest Won Halies' work Declares the
Commuters Findings Are Old aud Its
Only Recommendation Already a Law.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-28
NEW OFFICE BUILDING.
Is TO Be Erected on the Opposite Side
of Dix Street from Board OF
Trade Building.

What will he by far the finest office
building in the city will soon grace
the corner of Linden and Dix streets,
just east of the bolrl Of trade building
where the rev IF one story frame
buildings now stands.
1t is to be erected by a stock COM
pany composed of w. G.. Parke, T.. II.
Watkins, Major Everett Warren. c. p.
Davidson and Conrad Schroeder, who
own the ground, and r. l.. Peck, T.. s.
Peck, DR.. 1. NJ. Gates and l.. c. Hol-
den, the well known New York archi-
tect. Conrad Schroeder is president of
tile company and Il. S. Peck treas
urer
Mr.. Holden is now at work on the
plans. The grand dimensions CT the
building contemplated are 75xI10 feet,
occupying the full width of the land
and all but fifteen feet of it's depth.
1t is to he ten stories high, built of
brick, stone and steel and architec-
turally beautiful us massive. AS COM
pared to the board of trade Building it
will be two stories higher, two feet
wider and ten feet deeper.
All the details Of the building have
not as yet been definitely decided up
on. 1t is designed, however, to have it
contain four ground floor store rooms
and two hundred ana sixteen offices.
An unsurpassable Turkish bath will
in all likelihood, be provided for in the
basement and q large law library, for
:he common use Of the tenants, who il
is expected will be principally lawyers
will be located on one Of the central
floors.
The Scranton club is negotiating fol
the seventh floor, where they propose
to locate sleeping apartments for the
use of bachelor members and if this
deal is consumated covered bridge
viii be swung over Dix street to con.
meet this floor with the corresponding
floor of the board of trade building
where the main apartments of the
clubs present quarters are located.
1t is proposed to give the new build.
ing some distinctive name such d!
THE Lackawanna." which is one OF
the names suggested.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-28
Mr.. AND MRS. BROCK ARRESTED.
Two Charges Are Lodged Agains,
Each of Them.

Four warrants were issued yesterday
from Alderman John II. Howe's office
as the aftermath of a sensational af-
fair at the Windsor hotel Sunday. The
warrants are against two persons, r.
Hunt Brock, proprietor of the place,
and Mrs. Brock, his Wife.
H. a. Hewitt and Ray Young, a
woman, are the prosecutors. They
We're in the Windsor Sunday night,
and, according to the information fur
nished to the alderman, were elected
from the place. Hewitt charges Pro-
prictcr Brock, first, with assault and
battery, that Brock did strike him
and kicked him on the back" on
this charge Brock entered bail for
court in the sum of 5000.
The second charge by Hewitt against
Brock is selling liquor on Sunday. on
this Brock furnished security of $500
for appearance at court. Hewitt also
charges Mrs. Brock with throwing a
pail of dirty water" on him. Mrs
Brock entered bail in the sum of
5000
The fourth charge was made by the
young woman. She ayers that Mrs
Brock committed assault and battery
on her, tearing her clothes, pulling
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-28
THE TRlBUNE'S YEAR BOOK.
A Volume of Reference that Will De
of Great Value to All.

The Tribune Almanac and Year Book
| for 1928, which will be issued i'm a few
! days, will as usual contain a fund of
valuable information for readers in the
city of Scranton and northeastern
Pennsylvania.
Among the features of interest which
will make il valuable as a book of ref
erence during the entire year will be
official election tables giving the vote
! cast at the last election in the coun-
ties of Uackawanna, Luzerne, Susque-
hanna, Wayne, Wyoming, Bradford
| and Monroe; county and town officers
/ in the various election districts in
/ northeastern Pennsylvania. and other
| information that should be in the hands
/ of every voter i'm the northern tier.
/ The department devoted to county pol
| itics is also replete with information of
| interest to politicians and citizens gen.
| orally, containing the declaration of
! Republican principles made at the re-
! cent county convention; the new DEM
ocratic party rules, and much other
| matter that is Indispensable in this
! line. In national affairs much atten-
! ton has been given to compiling and
arranging authentic information, in
cluding a complete roll of the MEM
Ders of both branches of congress, lists
! of government officials, the heads of
the army and navy, courts, etc, and
information concerning the postottice
| department..
The sporting pages are alive with sta
| tistics of interest to the athlete and
hunter. including base ball percent
ages. bicycle records, boxing records
and game laws.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-28
THEY WILL DINE TONIGHT
Members of the University OF Pennsyl.
vania Alumni Association TO
Gather at the Hotel Jermyn.

Tonight at the Jermyn the first din
ner of the newly organized University
of Pennsylvania Alumni association Of
Northeastern Pennsylvania will take
place 1t promises to be even more
successful than the heartiest enthusi-
asst among its projectors hoped for.
Among the prominent men who will
be present and respond to tOasts ere:
DR.. William Pepper, eX-provost of the
university and professor of the theory
and practice of medicine; DR.. John
Marshall. dean of the medical and vet
erinary school and professor of chem
istry; Hampton l., Carson, LII. D., of
the law school; DR. Josiah II. Penni-
man, dean of the college; DR.. John r.
Mitchell of the medical school, son of
the famous DR.. S. Weir Mitchell; Jack
Minds, captain Of the '97 foot ball
team; George Woodruff, Penns fam
Gus coach: DR.. Louis II. Taylor, of
Wilkes Barre; Rev. DR.. Henry L..
Jones. rector of ST. Stephens, Wilkes
EaTre; Rev. Dr. Joseph X. Dixon, Of
the Penn Avenue Baptist church; Rev.
I1r. |. j. Lansing, of the Green Ridge
Presbyterian church; Hon. william
Connell, Col, George Sanderson, George
3. Davidson and DR.. John L. Wentz.
There VIII be about one hundred at
the dinner and about two hundred and
fifty, it is expected. will apply for
charter membership in the society. A
pleasing feature of the evening will
be the presence of delegation of the
University Glee club, who will come
up from Philadelphia TO lead in the
singing of the college songs.
Rev. Frank Schell Ballentine Of the
Church of the Good Shepherd. will pre-
side at the banquet, he being Iempor-
| airy president of the society. The 9TH
er officers are: Secretary, DR.. G. \.
| Blanchard, '95, Scranton; treasurer
| DR.. George r. Reynolds. 81, Scranton;
! committee on banquet and permanent
| organization, DR.. John l.. Wantz, 80,
| Scranton; DIR. +. G. Johnson, IS.
| Wilkes Barre; DIR. Lewis Frey, 'SS
| Scranton; DR.. Lewis II. TAYLOR. go,
| Wilkes Barre; DIR, w. T.. Keller, 'a2,
Scranton; DIR. Charles Ii. Miner, 93,
! Wilkes Barre; George +. Davidson,
| 'S6, Scranton; DR.. Levi /. Shoemaker
'S6, Wilkes-R Barre; Dr. Edison NJ. Green
| 81, Scranton DIR. Walter $. Stewart
'S3, Wilkes Barre; Dr. Harry NJ. Beck
IS, Wilkes-Rarrc; DR.. William c.
Cavley, 81, Ha2leton.
During his stay in this city DR.
Pepper will be the guest of Congress-
man Connell. Dr. Carson will be en-
tcrtained by Judge Willard; Dr. Mar.
shall by DR. Wentz; DR.. Mitchell bN
DR.. and Mrs. n. Y, Leet; Dr. Penni,
man by DIR. II. V. Logan, and Captain
Jack Minds by GeOrge H. DaVi6snn
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-28
MAMIE MILLER AT LIBERTY.
Alderman Howe Would Not Have Her
Behind Prison Bars on Christmas.

Mamie Miller, the 15-year- South
Scranton girl who committed larceny
in her eagerness to give her mother a
Christmas present, has met her Santa
Claus. As was told i'm Saturdays Trib-
une the girl was committed to Jail in
default of bail or the costs Of the case.
The cell door had hardly swung upon
her when a message came from Alder
man John II. Howe summoning her to
the office Of the magistrate of the Sew
enteenth ward. Alderman Howe had
not favored the Imprisonment Of the
girl, nor did he intend to have her COM
mittcd. Her transfer from the office to
the Jail was without the alderma n s
knowledge. When the girl was
brought before him Alderman Howe
at once discharged her. Who paid the
costs he would not say.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-28

at o'clock at Masonic hall. where they
werc toined by other Masons and
knights Templar. and attended the
funeral in a body. Past Commanders
4. y. Stevens, f. L. Brown. E. IL.
Ripple, r. j. Amsden, T.. T. Wheaton,
Thomas Barrowman and a. B. Holmes
and NJ IL. Dale, of Occur de LA
commandery, We're pallbearers.
The services at Dunmore cemetery
were conducted by G. l.. Van Buskirk,
secretary of Peter Williamson lodge.
Special trolley cars conveyed the Ma
sons o. the cemetery.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-28
HIS HEART is STlLLED.
John Lyon Died Last Week at the
Lackawauna Hospital.

John Lyon, the man whose heart was
on the right side of his body, died last
week at the Lackawanna hospital. His
body was removed for burial to his
former home in Peckvile.
Lyons deformed body was noted in
The Tribune of a recent date. He had
no left lung, and the cavlng in of the
left breast forced the heart from the
left to the right side of his body.
Working in the mines had weakened
Lyons, and, despite the most earnest
attention by the hospital physicians
the sufferer died.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-28

interior between the examination by
the fire boss and the time that Jones
and his laborer went in.
The mine is owned and operated by
the Delaware, Lackawanna and West
ern company and Is one of the oldest
in the region, having been worked
continuously for over forty-three
years. John Hale is the inside foreman.
O'Connor was very seriously burned
in an explosion of gas in the same
mine about year ago and was idle
for q long time
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-28
Polish LabOrer'S Care
leSSneSS Causes a Ter
rifle Explosion.
BELLEVUE MINE THE SCENE
Two of the Six Are Seriously
Injured.

Ventured With n Naked Lamp Into a
Chamber which Was Reported to
Contain Gas aud Disastrous Re-
suits FoiIow--John Alexander is
FrightGuIly Burned and John
O'Brien Has His Hip and Two
Ribs Fractured by Flying Prop.
Four Others Receive Lesser In-
Juries.-There Was Probably Gas
from Old Workings in the Chamber.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-28
FUNERAL OF JOSEPH GODFREY.
Services at DunmOTe Cemetery WeTC
Conducted by the Wasons.

The funeral of Joseph Godfrey. whose
death occurred Christmas morning at
the Hotel Jermyn, Of which his son,
Frederick S. Godfrey, is proprietor was
held Yesterday afternoon, beginning at
2.30 o'clock at st. Luke's Episcopal
church. The brief but impressive
church service was conducted by the
rector, Rev. Rogers Israel. The SER
vice at the grave was Masonic.
Hiram lodge, Free and Accepted Ma
sons, of Providence, of which Mr.. God
frey was a charter member gathered
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-28

her hair" etc. Mrs. Brock furnished
! 5000 security for court.
There was no hearing in the cases
Attorney John Scragg, for the de-
fense. waving a hearing. Hewitt is a
driver of laundry wagon and is mar
| "a Oh
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-28
IN REGISTER OF WILLS OFFICE.

The will of James Y. McHale, late of
this city, was admitted to probate and
letters e. I. a. granted to his widow
In the estate Of Samuel Costigan. late OF
the city of Scranton, letters of adminis-
tration were granted to Mary Costigan.
The will of Adam Joseph Michel late
of this city, was admitted to probate and
letters testamertary granted to Mrs.
Eliza II. Michel, Emil Michel and Henry
GeIse.
The will of Eurydice Brown. late Of
Dunmorc, was admitted to probate. as
was the will of Thomas Lydon late of
MinOOka.
Letters testamcntarY were granted to
John and Alexander Copeland ON the es-
tate of their father, John Copeland.
whose will was admitted to probate. lie
named the m as his executors.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-28

CATARRH IN THE HEAD, that
troublesome and disgusting disease,
may be entirely cured by thorough
course of Hoods Sarsaparilla, the great
blood purifier.
HOODS PILLS cure nausea sick
headache, indigestion, biliousness. All
druggists, Csc.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-28
PULLMAN HOUSE SALE,
Contents of the Place of a Recent
Shooting sold by the Sheriff

The contents Of the Pullman house
in which James r. Crime shot and
fatally wounded his stepdaugnter.
Mrs, Schaffer, last Tuesday were sold
under the LrZcrLe county sheriff
hammer yesterday
The sale was on an execution issued
by the brewing firm of E. Robirson's
Sons of this city, whose attorney
bought all the effects of the house.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-28

BEECHAM'S PILLs-No equal for
Constipation.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-28

eco ..--. - - -
.... Hrr.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-16

such sacred esteem, It Is not at all probable that
they were In any way connected win the stoIy
OF fho IotophaQi. which Is a fanciful episode In
Grecian mythology, while these beautiful wator
plants hold n sacred relation to Eastern thcology,
and should DO considered. in that light, caro-
full Investigation leaves little doubt that there
was a people who lived principally on the fruit
Of n trec, or Of several trees, which were known
as the lotus trees, and the people as lotus.eatersi
but which of the four trees mentioned ls en-
titled to this distinction will probably never DO
certainly known.
The Lotophagi wore exceedingly fortunate In
having n Homer and y Tennyson to immortailEe
lar poets-laureatc they would be handed down
to future nations of the earth with a moro saw
DRY history than they are likely to. DO with the
present accounts of them. Yet 1t IL, very prob,,
able that they serve their guests with as good
food and with rs much refinement as the Lo-
tophagi did theirs.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-16
JosEPH,s CANAL IN EGYPT.
An Engineering Work That IL still Useful After
-Four thousand Wears.
From Engineering

From Engineering.
How many of the engineering works of the
nineteenth century will there be in existence in
the year 60O0i Very few, we fear, and still
less those that will continue in that far-off age
to serve n useful purpose. Yet there is at least
one great undertaking conceived and executed
by an engineer which during the space of 1000
years has never ceased its Office, on which the
life of a fertile province absolutely depends to-
day. We refer to the Bahr Joussuf-the canal
of Jo%seph-built, according to tradition, by the
son of Jacob, and which constitutes not the
least of tho many blessings he conferred on
Egypt during the years OF his prosperous rule.
and ran almost parallel with it for nearly $50
miles, creeping along under the western cliffs Of
until at length it gained an ominonce, as com.
pared with the river bed, which enabled 1t to
turn westward through q narrow pass and enter
fertilizing floods on which all vegetation in
Egypt depends, The northern end stood seven
teen feet above low Nile, while at the southern
end it was at an equal elevation with the river.
Through this cut ran a perennial stream, which
ing it with fertility and supporting a large pop
ulation. In the time of the annual flood a great
part E;vsr q t the canal w was ur rds5 water "a t n a mors she Gir tss
course into the pass. carrying with it the rich
silt which takes the place of manure and keeps
All this, with the exception of the tradition that
Joseph built 1t. can be verified to-day, and it is
not mere blppOSltlOn Ut ruTOT.
Until eight years ago 1t was firmly believed
that the design has always been limited to an
irrigation scheme, larger, no doubt, than that
| now in operation, as shown by tho traces of
abandoned canals. and by the slow aggregation
Of waste water which had accumulated In the
Birket el Quorum. but still essentially tho same
in character. Many ACCOUNTS have been writ,
as Herodotus, Strabo, Mutianus. and Pliny.
and repeated in monkish legends or por-
which agreed with the folk lore OF the dis.
trict; These tales explained that the canal
the surplus waters Of the Nile into an extensive
lake lying south Of the Fayonm, and so large
the arid winds of the desert and converting
them into the balmy airs which nour!shed the
vines and the olives into II fulncss and fra
GRANGE unknown in any part OF the country. but
also added to the food supply OF the land such
immense quantities of fish that tho royal pre-.
rogativo OF the right Of piscary at the great weir
was valued at s25o, 900 annually. This lake
was said to be $50 miles round and to be navi.
gated by IA fleet OF vessels. and the whole circum.
ference was the scene OF industry and prosperity.