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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-16
STRUCK BY AN ENGINE.
Frederick Wanser Sustains severe
Injuries Near the south Mill.

Frederick Wanser. 80 years old, was
struck by an engine on the Delaware
and Hudson tracks, near the South
steel mill, yesterday morning. He was
badly injured and is now at the Lack
2wanna hospital.
Wanser was walking along the tracks
and to avoid a north bound train he
stepped in front of the engine on the
other back At the Lackawanna hos
pital. where Wanser was Immediately
taken in the ambulance, it was dscov-
cred that the injuries consist Of a
broken collar bone, three fractured
ribs. contusions on the head and two
scalp wounds.
Wanser is married man and lives
at 80 Spruce street. His injuries will
not prove fatal.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-16
THAT OLD COURT HOUSE AGAIN.
Building Constructed With Material
Taken from Il Causes Trouble.

The case of Ic Roy Sweet against
George Barber, Ira T. Barber and
Ida Barber, was heard yesterday be-
fore Arhitrators B. t.. Tinkham, G.. +.
Oliver and II. l. Taylor. D. w. Brown
appeared for the plaintiff ana ". w.
Baylor for the defendants.
The suit is to recover a balance
which Sweet claims is due him for
building a house for the defendants on
Thompson street The material came
from the old court house at Bulls
Head.
The defense alleges that the work
was not done according to contract and
was not finished within the specified
time
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-16

JENklNS.-In West Scranton, Dec. Is,
1897, Morgan jenkins, about As years OF
age, at his residence, li6 South Hyde
Park avenue. Funeral announcement
later.
Mtl.l.ElNE%.-At La Plume, Dee. IS.
1897, Mrs, j. s. MulleineX, So years Of
age At her residence near La Plume,
Pa. Funeral announcement later.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-16
EARLY MORNING BURGLARS.
While Going Through II House at n.
m. They Are Captured.

Four burglars were captured in the
house Of Anthony McNulty, at 1908
L.uzerne street. at O'Clock this morn
ing.
They awakened the occupants of the
house who summoned help from the
streets and held them until officers ar
rived from the West side station, who
took them in charge.
They were lodged in the station about
3 o'clock this morning, but at that
hour their names could not be learned.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-16

New York, Dec l5--Ofiicias OF the big
stamping companies ana porcelain ana
Japanncd ware companies in this city
admit that there is to be consolidation
of all the principal companies Of the
country. Details have not yet been COM
plcted but the combination will probably
be effected before January I. The aggre-
cate capital will. it is said, be so, 900.
An official of a stamping company said
the reason for the consolidation was ;he
enormous competition that is now going
IN for trade
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-16
Anthracite Coal Output.

New York, Dec. 15-OfHCial statements
of anthracite production in November
show an output Of i52S, 400 tons as COM
pared with ABS, 200 tons in November 1895,
and j0l2, 700 tons in November, 1880 The
total production for eleven months of the
current calendar year thus reaches APP
proXimately 37.9OO,yOO tons as compared
with 39SOO,0O0 tons in the corresponding
noriOd of 1906
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-16
THREE MORE DIVORCES.
Six Have Been Granted SO Far Tins
Week.

Three more divorces were granted
yesterday by the local court, all Of
them for desertkn.
Elizabeth Field was granted a divorce
from Clarence Field, to whom she was
married May 20, 1894, and who, she
showed, deserted her Aug. q, 1896.
Nathan V!daver Is her attorney.
Austin Muttley, of Scranton street,
was freed from the marital bonds
which bound him TO Lotta Il. Muhley,
now a resident OF Taylor They were
married Nov, 5, 1890, and she left him.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-16

Chicago, Dec 15.-ln view of hundreds
of men in Green's big billiard hail. near
the board of trade, today, a. j. Moore,
formerly passenger agent of the Chicago
and Alton railroad, at Denver, shot and
instantly killed himself. He was de-
spondent over the loss of his position and
money.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-16
steam ship Arrivals.

New York Dec. l5JSailed; St. Louis,
Southampton; Nordland, Antwerp; reu-
tonic, Liverpool. pton-Arrived:
st. Paul, New York. Sailed: Kaiser
Wilhelm der crosse, from Bremen. for
New Yor. Rotterdam-Arlived: Neen-
dam New York.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-16
The Lecture on Banking

by Mr.. IL, c. Shafer, cashier of the
Scranton Savings bank, at the College
of Commerce tonight, promises to be
one Of unusual interest. Admission
free, Come and bring your friends.
lecture beglns at 5 O'clock.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-16
LuptpeCt TriaI.

Chicago, Dec lj.-Today's session OF :he
Luetgert trial was brief Attorney Har-
mon finished his opening address for the
defense and the jury spent the afternoon
inspecting the cellars ana sausage watts
at Luetgerts factory.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-16
Mexican Drawn Work.

makes an elegant Christmas gift.
Most elaborate line ever shown in
Scranton. Mrs. Nj. L. Reynolds, 7l6
Adams avenue.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-16
BARRETT WANTS $1,000.
Latest Suit Against the scranton
Railway "OmpanV.

John Barrett, of Winton, brought
$1,000 damage suit against the SCran-
ton Railway company yesterday.
He claims that while driving along
North Main avenue last August
Providence car ran him down. killing
his horse, demolishing his wagon and
causing him permanent injuries.
~ Brien a Kelly are his attorneys.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-16
DISPOSITIONS OF
THE CAIRNS GIRL
Testimony With Which II Is Hoped 10
Save Van iiorn's Neck.
STORY is SADLY OUT OF JOINT

Saw a Man Go Into the Wcscott Cellar
on n Friday Which She Thinks Was
the Same Friday on which the MUIR
der Was Committed. -Story Does
Not Come Up to Advance Notices
aud is Considered Vulnerable by
ommonwcnlth.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-16
Lewis, Reilly a. Davies

Busy Shoe Store. will be open even
ings during December. -
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-16

House cleaning with
FELS-NAPTHA
soap and lukewarm
water, even in winter,
is quick, quiet, easy and
thorough.
FELS & co., PhiIa deIphia.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-16
TOYS.

Second Floor Depart
ment. Room IS feet by
100 feet, all Toys. Steps
front and rear of store.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-01
THE PENSION DEFICIENCY.
Certificates Eseld Up for Month
Pnpsed Taday.

& WASHINGTON, July l. 1S97.-For more
than month all pension certificates
issued by the Government have been held
up in the Pension Bureau. The suspen-
sion ended today when an immense batch
of certificates was mailed to the various
agencies This terminates the operations
of an order which, taking effect on May 81
last. was designed to avoid increasing
the existing deficiency in the pension APP
preparations by crediting the payments
which would follow the issuance of these
certificates to the new fiscal year in
stead of to the fiscal year ended yester-
day.
The deficiency is said to be over $500, 900.
Between 1900 and 5000 of these certi-
ficates have accumulated since the order
took effect and today all those dated up
to June "a were mailed. The suspension
included every class of pension eertifi-
Gates but from now on the regular
daily issuance and mailing of them will
be resumed.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-01
INSURGENTS SURRENDER.
by Cable to The Associated Press. /

by Cable to The Associated Press
HAVANA, July l, 1S97.-Felix Perez, a
local insurgent leader, and twelve of his
followers, have surrendered to the Span
ish authorities at Naranjo, Province of
Pinar Del Rio, delivering UP their arms
and ammunition and 232 pounds of dyna-
mite.
Captain General Weyler has left San
tiago de Cuba, on board the coasting
steamer Angeles, going in the direction
of Manzanillo. He was bidden farewell
by the Archbishop Of Santiago de Cuba
and the local civil and military authori-
ties. Large crowds of people gathered to
witness the Captain Generals departure.
During the last ten days, it is officially
announced, there have been numerous
skirmishes between the Spanish troops
and the insurgents. In the Province of
Puerto Principe the insurgents are said
to have lost six men killed, in the Prov
ince of Santa Clara they are reported
to have lost 29 men killed. in the Prov
ince of Matanzas they are alleged toshave
had 46 men killed, in the Province of
Havana the authorities claim the insurg-
ents lost 80 men killed, and the Spaniards
assert that the insurgents lost 101 men
killed in the Province of Pinar del Rio,
and that in addition, the Government
forces captured II prisoners and 106 rifles.
Finally, 1t is stated officially that 54
armed insurgents have surrendered to
the Spaniards within the last ten days
and that 55 unarmed insurgents have
given themselves up to the local Spanish
authorities during the same period.
During these operations, the official re-
port concludes by announcing that dur
ing the operations of the last ten days
the Spanish troops have lost 8 officers and
40 soldiers killed and have had officers
and q soldiers wounded.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-01
HARVEST OF THE DEAD
Mysteries Hidden Under the
Quiet Waters of the
River and Bay.

NEW YORK, July /, 1897.-That many
crimes and tragedies must be irrevocabiy
concealed by the quiet waters that flow
around Manhattan Island has been
forcibly proven by the strange and unex-
pected finding within the last few days
of the three portions of the body of VIM
Guldensuppe. Today the waters have
given up two more unidentified bodies and
woman's leg, eneased in a stocking has
been found. This is not such an unusu-
ally big mornings harvest of the dead
from the metropolitan waters; but it at
tracts more than usual attention on ac-
count of the leading part played by the
East River in this weird mystery Of
Guldensuppe's DEATH
The womans leg was found in the
East River, off s7th street, by George
Hallogan. 1t was found to have been
cut off just below the knee The stock
ing had not been cut and there was a
red garter hanging to it. The leg had
been in the water for a long time. 1t
was so decomposed that it was almost
impossible to tell whether it had been
severed from the thigh by a vessel or
the sharp knife of a murderer. And it
is probable that with the finding of the
leg the mystery of some unknown wom-
ans fate will begin and end.
At Governors Island the body of a man
about 80 years old, was fished out of the
water today. There was nothing to dis
tinguish it from the every day unidenti-
fed 'sf1oater''
Off Eossville, Staten Island, the body of
man about the same age was found by
boatman, who towed it ashore. AS in
the other case there was nothing to save
ii from the nonentity of a number on the
list of Found drowned
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-01
OHIOAG0's TROLLEY EXTENSION.
Metropolitan Company 40 Build Two
Fluudred Miies of Road.

CHICAGO, July l, 1S97.-An ordinance
empowering the Metropolitan Traction
Company to build more than 200 miles of
street railroads in Cook County has been
passed by the County Board.
The roads over which the franchise ex-
tends cover every point in Cook. County
outside of Chicago where it is low, or is
ever likely to become desirable to build a
street railway line. 1t is said the way has
thus been paved for gigantic combina-
ton of the street railways of Chicago
with every suburban line now in existence
and others to be built by the new COM
pany.
One project to be carried into effect by
the company will be the carrying of
freight from every town and village in
the county to the limits of the city after
6 P. NJ, where it will be brought over
the city lines in the big combination. In
this way nearly every farm house will
be brought within easy means of trans
portation.
The new company is capitalized for
$40 00OOO0 and among its rumored hackers
arem entioned j. Pierpont Morgan, P. A.
B. Widener. w L. Elkins and Charles Z.
Yerkes, together with the men backing
the General Electric Company. No money
compensation to the county treasury IS
provided for by the ordinance,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-01
DINNER TO DR.. ERNEST RICHARD
Directors of the Hoboken Academy
Bid Their Confrere Farewell.

The directors of the Hoboken Academy
rendered a farewell dinner to DR.. Ernest
Richard, last evening, at the German
Club. Hudson and Fifth streets Hoboken.
DR.. Richard was for many years prnci-
pal of the school, but resigned recently
to accept position in Milwaukee, Wis
He is well known in Hoboken and was q
prominent member of the German Club.
The dinner was served on two long
tables in the main hall and there was a
large number in. attendance.
Speeches were made in German by some
of the guests and all expressed deep re-
gret over DR.. Richards departure
DR.. Richard responded to the toasts in a
lengthy speech. He told of his work in
the academy during his term of Office
and said that he was about to enter upon
a wider field.
Among the guests were:-Mr. and Mrs
A E. Schopp. Mr.. and Mrs. c. Nieder-
stadt, Mr. A. Gelbach and Sons, Mr.. and
Mrs. w Kueffel, Mr.. Kopp and daughter
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Schnalhausen. Mrs.
Pfeiffer, Mr. and Mrs. Anderson and
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Bernegan.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-01
SHIP YARD AflRE.
Another Mysterious Blaze
on Communipaw Shore
Last Night.
DAMAGE DONE $4,000
Steamer, Yachts and Launches
Destroyed by the
Flames.

Fire last night completely destroyed
the shipyard Of A. Hansen at the foot OF
Phillip street, Lafayette, together with
four valuable boats, and badly damaged
number of other craft.
The firemen were compelled to fight the
flames for nearly two hours to prevent
them from spreading to Fenner's ship
yard, which is within few hundred feet
of the building destroyed.
Hansen's sllipyard adjoined the site of
the pig slaughter house which was de-
stroyed by fire several weeks ago. Both
fires started in a mysterious manner, and
the fact that they have followed each
other so closely that the suspicion of the
authorities have been aroused and an in
vestigation is likely to follow.
The fire was discovered by Thomas
DAILY, who shortly before nine o'clock
saw flames shooting from the boiler room
of the ship yard. He sent in an alarm
and then with several other members of
the Oceanic Yacht Club, ran to the Stard-
ard Oil Compang yards, and securing a
hose played on the fire until the fire de-
partment responded. The first engine
did not arrive for over fifteen minutes, as
1t was forced to take long and round
about way to reach the fire. BY the time
the f1remen arrived the building was
mass of flames and there was no POSSIBLE
ity of saving it. The firemen devoted all
their attention to the yachts that were
beached between Hansen's and Fenners.
There were twelve of these and they sue
eeeded in saving all but two.
Hansens building was 20 by 80 feet. It
faced north and south. The building was
totally destroyed. The Massapequa, a
back wheeled steamer, owned by South
Jerseyman. that was on the ways. was
also destroyed, as was also the Aleslas, a
sleops cabin yacht owned by Mr.. Hansen,
that was up for repairs. OF the twelve
steam launches that were on the beach,
the Helen and another were totally de-
stroyed. The Helen was owned by a
Mr. Leesugar, of Fifty-seventh street and
Fifth avenue, New York. A Norwegian
life boat, owners name unknown, also
went I'D in the flames The contents of
the building which were all lost were:-
The Echo a half rater; 1000 feet of cedar
and pine. two row boats and tools valued
of flxyxar
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-01
HoBoKEN,s QuEER oFFICIALs.

Senator Daily succeeded yesterday in
securing the acauittal of his clients.
James Maioney, August Waukmar, Olaf
Paulson and James Delaney, the boys
who were tried for stealing copper wire
from the North Hudson County Railway
Company The trial was delayed for
nearly two hours. until James Moore,
Recorder McDonough's Clerk, could be
found and brought to court.
when Mr. Moore took the stand he
identified the statements made by the
boys which he took down in writing He
would not testify that the statements
were in the exact language used by the
boys The statements were admissions
Of the prisoners that they had taken the
wire and sold it to a junk dealer at Sixth
and Bloomfield street.
AS there was no evidence to connect
Paulson with the larceny the Court di-
rected his acquittal. The jury acquitted
the others. The trial began shortly be-
Tor IL o'clock in the morning and was
~--,Saa ahsns 4:2D p. n.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-01
THE INDIANA MURDER.

NEW YORK, July /, 1S97.-Philip F..
Carter, the ordinary seaman, who killed
Master-at-Arms Kenny on the United
States battleship Indiana yesterday is
still under arrest on board that ship.
Carter will shortly be sent to the prison
on the receiving ship Vermont which lies
near the Indiana at the Brooklyn Navy
Yard.
Lieutenant Commander selfgidge, who
presided over the Board of Inquiry which
sat soon after the crime was committed,
said today that the testimony in the case
had been sent toWashington through Com
modore Burce and that Carter would be
held naval prisoner until further in
structions were received from Secretary
received any official notification of the
killing.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-01
FIFE CORPS MUST GO.
Van Houten Post G. A. r.
Will Disband the Once
Famous Body.
CHARGES AGAINST THE MUSICIANS
No Discipline, No Practice and No
Decorum The Members
Side Of the Case.
CHARGES AGAINST THE MUSICIANS

1t is rumored that the Van Houten Fife
and Drum Corps, which has been fea-
ture in every general demonstration In
this city for years and which is incor-
porated under the laws of the State OF
New Jersey, will be disbanded after this
week. The fate OF the corps will be de-
cided at special meeting of Van Houten
Post, G. A r., to be held on Friday
night. At this meeting a committee con-
sisting of Comrades Ramsay. Watson ana
Knoeller, will make report on which Will
be determined the disposition of the
corps.
The trouble which has led up to this
crisis has been brewing for over year
1t is charged by the members of the post
that for a year and a half the members
of the Fife and Drum Corps have been a
discredit to the post, to which 1t was an
auxiliary. They allege that there mas
been no discipline among the members
that they have neglected to practice and
have consequently failed to play up to the
standard and that their conduct on numer-
Gus occasions has been far from decorous.
When Major Phillip Lynch was placed
at the head of the corps, it is alleged the
members rebelled and made it so hot Tor
him that he had to get out This caused
a breach between the corps and the post
which was widened by number of SIM
ilarly unpleasant conflicts. Matters cul-
minated. it is alleged in disgraceful
scene, which occurred on Decoration Day
After the parade the members of the
post and the corps went to Van Ant
werp's restaurant to dinner. At the din
ner there was a clash between some OF
the members of the post and the mu-
sicians. There was hot argument,
which ended by one Of the drummers hit
ting Commander c. A. Bowen in the eye
with pickle. A number of the corps
then went into the saloon and, it is al
legged, drummed and played for nearly an
hour The Commander demonstrated
with them, and when they would not lis
ten to him, finally ordering them to desist
as such conduct was a reflection upon the
post They would not obey him.
To make matters worse the chief fifer,
few days later. wrote to the Command
er and demanded an apology for the
manner in which the members OF the
Corps had been treated on decoration
Day This resulted in a special meeting
of the Post, at which it was decided to
expeI the Fife and Drum Corps and pro-
hibit them from using the name OF the
Post. Later this summary action was
reconsidered and the committee, which
will report on Friday night, was appoint
ed to Investigate If their report be un-
favorable to the Corps, and ii is said it
will be, the Corps viii be disbanded at
once.
side, that the Post has dictated to them
altogether too much, and that they have
in fact treated them like babies.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-01
LIGHTNING DIVORCE SUIT.

Counsellor Ezra K Seguine of the We'll
don Building is receiving congratulations
on the rapidity with which he secured a
divorce in the Poucher case. settled by
Vice Chancellor Pitney. Mr.. Seguine is
now dubbed as sthe lightning divorce
lawyer and Dakota is no longer in it..
In less than half an hour he had all his
testimony in and when Court adjourned
he was instructed to draw decree. This
he did and jumping on a train chased Mr..
Pitney to his home in Morristown, arriv-
ing there in the afternoon. The decree
pleased the Vice Chancellor, who instant
ly signed 1t, and Poucher was free man.
When his divorced wife secures her free
dom from her first husband Ham,
Pnucher and she will remarrv.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-01
MRS, NICHOLSON GETS ALIM0NY
recorder Finds Her Husband Guilty
Appeal 10 BE Taken.

The case of Charles Frederick Michel
son, who is locked up at Hoboken Police
Headquarters charged with failing to
provide for his wife, came up fer hearing
before Recorder McDonough yesterday
afternoon.
Mrs Nicholson, as was told in The
News" recently. is the daughter of School
Principal William A Campbell, Of No. 2i0
Quincy street, Brooklyn. She secured a
separation from her husband some
months ago shortly after their marriage.
and the courts ordered Nicholson to pay
her IS a week alimony. Nicholson paid
the allowance until last December, and
then decamped. A few days ago Mrs.
Nicholson learned that he was living with
a woman named Laura willen, at No. 72
Garden street, Hoboken. She went to
Hoboken in company with her mother
and caused his arrest.
Counsellor Alex. Simpson who appeared
for the prisoner yesterday. asked that the
case be dismissed because neither of the
parties had resided in the city one year
as the law requires before an arrest of
the kind can be made. Joseph Smith, who
represented Corporation Attorney Min
turn declared that the law gave the Poor
master the right to hold the husband
when it could be proved that the wife
was about to become a charge upon the
city.
and ordered that he be given bonds TO in
sure the payment of the alimony. As
Nicholson had no friends in the city who
would sign his bail he was taken back to
his cell. Counsellor Simpson filed writ
of appeal Immediately. He then went di-
rect to the Court House to apply for a
writ of habeas corpus for Nichelson's re-
lease on the grounds that the papers in
the case are defective.