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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-01-26
A MOTHER FATALLY FROZEN.

Lexington, Ky, January 25.-Last
night was the coolest experienced here
this winter Martha Lacey, an aged
negress. who had no home, was so
badly frozen that she will die She
had gone into the basement Of a dill
apidated and unused house for shelter
with her two little children. The cries
Of the children attracted attention to
them. The woman was frozen stiff,
but the children. though badly chilled,
were not seriously frozen.
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WEATHER At NASHVILLE.

NASHVILLE Tenn. January 25.-The
mercury at the government signal station
in this city reached the lowest point at
$3.50 o'clock this morning reached in many
years. 1t stood at that hour six above
zero. No damage will result to fruits or
other crops in this immediate vicinity.
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cn1nrsT since THE sls-

OSHKOSH Wis. January 25.-The most
severe cold wave since the SOS is now on
and there are no indications Of fits mod
Grating. a drop OF g. degrees in FIVE days
is what the residents in this section eX-
perienced. The local weather bureau Their
mometer registered - below zero at :
O'Clock Sunday morning and % degrees
below this morning.
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HIGH WIND AND LOW TEMPERA-
TUPE.

Buffalo, n. Y, January 25.-The mer-
curry which had gradually dropped
from 10 degrees fahrenheit to zero dur
Ing Sunday, stood at zero all night, at
tended by wind having a maximum
velocity Of Al miles an hour. At a.
IN. to-day the mercury had risen to 4
above, the rise being due to a change
in the direction Of the wind from north
west to west-southwest. Reports from
various points in western New York
indicate that the mercury drnpped be-
lJ0- zero - llGL- 5Epcs,d places
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-01-26

in three years. There was a cold wind
blowing. which made it very difficult 10
face the weather. This has not subsided.
No cases of destitution or serious injury
from the weather have yet been re-
ported
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A SUDDEN DROP AT DENVER.

Denver, Col, january 25.-Ihe ther-
mometer registered s to 10 degrees be-
low in Denver this morning. The cold
is felt quite severely on account of the
sudden change from the mild sunshine
weather experienced here nearly all
winter. At some points in Colorado the
mercury fell 20 degrees in II hours.
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zERo ~ cINcINNATI.

CINCINNATI, o., January 25.-The mer-
curry fell steadily all day yesterday and
last night reaching zero by midnight,
and at o'clock this morning many ther-
mometers in the city and suburbs register
ed 10 and u degrees below zero. There is
an inch or two of snow on the ground,
not enough to cause any delay to railroad
tralic.
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ToOK CARE or THE POOR.

LACROSSE. Wis. January 25.-The re-
liable thermometers in this city registered
% degrees this morning and yesterday
morning 26 degrees. a number of poor
families have been provided with fuel and
food by the associated charities and the
poor commissioner, so that there is no
severe suffering.
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N.Y., >s C0LDAN ANDHJN13Y.
pI.cago's Suffering Thousands are to
Be Cared For.

Prompt Relief Needed - Mayor
Swift Instructed the Policemen to
Search Out the City's Poor and
Learn Their Urgent Needs-Fifty-
Three People Overcome by Cold
and 1900 Sheltered in Police
Stations-A General Gold Wave
Caused Great Suffering Among
the Poor in Many Places.
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..nr PAGES ON TIE PRESS.
rr jennings Bryan's Book
Ill. Be 0lt Soon.

- v- e COnkey Company ES-
-., --ve the First Volume
- About a Week-A Re-
the Book-The Name OF
-rs First Battle, and 1t
--..-= O. Biography Of the
... by His wife, o. History Of
-.-.e Campaign, and a Brief
v OF the Great Battle
- AGAINST the Gold Stand
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FACTORTEs sHUT DOWN.

WAPAKONETA, o.. January 25.-The
cold wave brought the mercury down to %
degrees below zero All the factories have
closed on account of the severe cold.
Natural gas prevents suffering for lack
of fuel.
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GROWING COLDER IN ONTARIO.

GROWING COLDER IN ONTARIO.
TORONTO, Ont, January 25.-The ther-
mometcr at o'clock registered three be-
low zero. The observatory reports that
Toronto viii experience much colder
weather within the next few days. The
cold wave is general throughout Ontario.
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- rIrrIN sYRACUSE.

Syracuse. y. Y. January 25.-Fire
tonight destroyed the Dillyaye block
and part OF the Butler block ana uaih-
aged the Keller block.
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nnNAI- RARY BORN.

ST. PETERSBURG. January 2''-Ihe
Grand Duchess Nenia. sister OF the Car
and wife Of the Grand Duke alexander
Nlichaelovi.ch. has given birth to SON.
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Mil - I'D.

NEW YORK. January E.-Receiver
Cowen. Of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Co. announces that 10000 interest due
February on the bonds o. the company
will be paid.
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I.uERE II GrTs coIn-

OTTAWA. Ont. January 25.-Ottawa
and surrounding districts experienced the
coolest dip of the season last night when
the thermometer reach q below zero at .
a. m. At p. m. to-day it was p below
here. At Pembroke and up the Ottawa
valley. it is said that the thermometer
reached 80 below zero early this morning.
COLD THROUGHOUT NEW YORK.
NEW YORK. January 25.-The mercury.
which at o'clock this morning had reach>
ed degrees above zero. the lowest mark
this winter will continue to fail, accord
ing to the Observers forecast. and by to-
morrow will be below zero. e ezing tenn
peratures are reported everywhere eX-
cept the coast OF the Carolinas, Georgia.
Florida and along the border of the gulf
of Mexico.
The cold is more intense in the interior
OF the State than in the city. though here
the badly housed and mcagerly fed poor
are suffering greatly. The relief associa-
tions are doing what they can to alleviate
distress. but their efforts are not far
reaching enough for such occasions as
this. Dispatches received by the Asso-
ciated Press report the temperature at
Peekskil Tarrytown, Sing Sing and other
cities on the Hudson river from five TO
eight degrees below zero.
SEVERE IN BOSTON.
BOSTON. January 25-Although the
thermometer which this morning touch
ed s degrees above zero. did not fall by
several degrees to the lowest point re-
corded this winter. a sharp northwest
wind. blowing AT the rate Of from 20 to p
miles an hour p,of- ,ne vrgr''-f ac-Cf-
20 is prophosied by the weather p,,. eau
that the cold has not yet reached New
England and Tonight Will bring a much
lower temperature.
MODERATING VERY SLOWLY.
Bismarck. n. D.. January 25.-Yes-
terday's storm was the seyerest Of
recent years, with 30 below zero. It
has abated somewhat to-day. the tenn
perature being % below. Among farm
ers and others exposed to the storm S
fury many have probably perished.
The loss of cattle on the ranges will
be frightful
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nrAcHFn e1 REL0W-

MINNEAPOLIS Mimi. January %
The Lowest temperature reached here last
nigat was 30 below. which is the coolest
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N AN ACCIDENT.
Two Wen killed and Another Fatally In
iured.

Marquette. Mich. January 25.-Two
men have been instantly killed and
third fatally wounded in an accident
i'm the woods near Huron Bay. The
killed are: Joe Martin and a man named
Ford. Pat Donahue was wounded. The
men we're returning to their lumber
camp i'm a binding snow. A tree fell
ON the party. killed the first two out
RIGHT and horribly mangled Donahue.
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RIVER FROZEN OVER.

QUINCY, Ills, January 25.-The Missis-
sippi river is frozen over solid above the
city bridge
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ooLDEsT OF THE SEASON.
More Than 800 Persons Housed in st
Louis Police stations.

81. Louis. Mo. january Z5.-Last
night was the coldest Of the season,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-23

strings. each many yards in length and
entangled and entwined among the
chairs and other articles of furniture
in the auditorium of the church.
The contest was begun by the con-
testants beginning to wind their string
on little sticks, beginning at the plat
form. on the platform, in the front of
the auditorium, there was erected a
standard consisting Of an oblong
frame formed by four pieces of wood
and resting upon two wooden legs.
Stretched from one end of the frame
to the other, and starting from the CEN
ter were many colored threads so ar
ranged as to look very much like q
spiders web. 1t was indeed a web, for
right in the center was a huge black
rag spider, nearly foot and a half in
length, with white colkadots all over
him and numerous legs.
Near by on the web was perched a
medium sized bull frog, cleverly
wrought in cotton and realistically
painted in green The lucky youth
that succeeded in winding up his string
first with the fewest breaks in it was
awarded the first prize, the rag spider,
and the winner of the second prize the
bull frog. The social proved "a source
of much enjoyment to those present,
but the pleasure of the evening was
enhanced by the rendition of a brief
literary and musical programme
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-23
HAMILTON'S VICIOUS KICK
Seriously Injured Special Officer w.
IL. Robbins ofthe ID. ~ Ill.

w, r. Robbins, special officer at the
Delaware and Hudson station, was as
saulted and seriously injured last
night by James Hamilton, Union
Transfer man employed in driving q
mail wagon.
Robbins received a kick in the left
groin which ruptured a blood vessel
and caused a swelling as large as the
crown of a hat. He had to be con-
veyed to his home in Bleeckers court
in cab and was placed under the care
of DR.. j, l.. Wentz.
Hamilton refused to move his wagon
at the request of the baggagemen and
as it was necessary that room should
be made for the baggage wagons as
the 7.45 train had just arrived the spec
lal officer caught hold of Hamilton's
horse and moved it forward a little.
This incensed Hamilton and he follow
ed the officer into the baggage room in
threatening manner. The officer told
him not to come into the room and
when he insisted on entering pushed
him out. Then Hamilton .alt him the
kick.
Hamilton was placed under arrest by
two patrolmen. Who they We're could
not be learned as no record of the ar
rest as required by law was made at
the station house. Hamiltons side OF
the case could not be learned as Chief
e Police Robling refused to allow a
2pcrter TO interview him, even after
tdo injustice of depriving the man of a
caring before the court of public opin-
len was pointed out.
hamilton is the same mail driver who
f-n over and killed Mrs Thomas Grif-
.'s about a year ago.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-23
THIRD ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Held by the Young People of Grace
Reformed Episcopal Church.

The third annual conference of the
young people of the Grace Reformed
Episcopal church, was held last even
ing in the auditorium of the church on
Wyoming avenue. The conference con-
sisted of a devotional service and was
opened by a song service of ten min
utes, followed by prayer, offered by
James j. Lawson. Miss Annie Huber
rendered a solo, and reports from the
young peoples societies of the church
were read. The societies are The Young
Peoples Society of Christian Endeavor,
senior and junior and the Kings chill
dren.
y uuartCtte composed of Misses
Brown and Huber and Messrs, Hackett
end MCCulloch rendered several selec-
tions,> after which Mrs. Nellie a. Low
ry of the Young Women's Christian
association, gave an address and Miss
Fannie Scott read a paper, entitled
Dare to Say Yes"
After a solo by Miss Elsie Brown
and an address by Maxwell ID. Lath-
rope the programme was concluded
by a conservation service led by the
pastor, Rev. George Aldrich.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-23
REPUBLICANS CAUCUS.
They Met Last Night After the Meet
ing of Board of Control.

A caucus of the Republican members
of the board of control was held in the
board rooms Immediately following last
nights meeting. Nine of the ten Re
publican members We're present, the
tenth, Mr.. Schaefer, of the Tenth being
sick abed and unable to attend. An
effort was made to compromise on Mr.
Barker but neither Mr.. Schriefer's or
Mr. Welsh's friends would agree to this.
The proposition received only three
votes. No vote was taken between
the two candidates. Adjournment was
made until Z o'clock tonight, when, if
it is impossible to effect a compromise
vote will be taken. All present
pledged themselves to stand by the
nominee of the caucus. Mr.. Francois,
the Democrat from the Seconds pledg-
ed to vote for Mr.. Schriefer in case he
is nominated. He would not say last
night how he would vote in case of
Mr. Welshs nomination.
The Democrats started out from the
meeting with the intention of holding a
caucus at Lohman's on Lackawanna
avenue but when they counted noses
on the way down and found that they
had q very large minority they decided
to put Off the meeting until tonight.
They fear that Mr.. Jennings candi-
dacy is not pleasing to Mr.. DeNanney
nor to Mr.. OMalley, whose faction
was promised but denied the support of
the Democratic machine in the recent
| Third ward fight. These circumstances
coupled with the fact that Mr.. Fran
| co.'s openly went into the Democratic
| caucus two weeks ago last night and
told them like little man that he had
promised to vote for Mr. Schriefer and
would keep his pledge, causes the Jen-
nings adnerents to be just a bit faint
| hearted and there is a possibility that
they will not place his name before
| the hoard
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-23
CITY NOTES.

The Pope boys, phenomenas, defeated
Jerome Keogh last night in a game Of
pool; score, 80 to 100.
The Women's Christian Temperance
union will meet this afternoon at o'clock
at their room, 301 Washington avenue. All
welcome.
The Board of Associated Charities of
Scranton will meet this evening at 8
O'Clock, in the poor board room, Munich
pal building.
A baby boy is offered for adoption at
the Home for the Friendless. Apply
Thursday morning between the hours of
$50 and II o'clock.
c.. +. Jacobus, of the Brunswick, was in
Carbondale yesterday, and the Leader of
that city says he is negotiating for the
lease of the American House of that city
Ezra S. Griffin Women's Relief corps,
No. so, will hold a Martha Washington
tea and entertainment Thursday even
ing, in the rooms of the post, on Lacka-
wanna avenue.
The bursting of a water pipe above Grif-
fms art store, on Wyoming avenue, on
Sunday flooded the store and ruined a
number of pictures that We're on display
about the store.
The Delaware and Hudson company is
to add a number of culm burning loco
motives to the equipment of the road.
The engines viii be built in the company $
shops at Oneonta.
A. V. Bower will give an address to-
night at the Young Women's Christian
association. All those who have heard
Mr.. Bower give his stereopticon lecture
on art will want to hear him tonight at
7.45. Everybody invited.
At Thursday nights meeting of select
council, Mr.. Chittenden will introduce a
resolution providing that the Relief Fire
company's quarters be moved down from
Petersburg to a point in the vicinity of
Webster avenue and Olive street.
The Ladies' auxiliary of the Calvary
Reformed church will hold supper and
social on Thursday and Friday nights of
this week. in the basement of the church,
on Gibson street. The proceeds of the two
evenings will be for the benefit of the
building fund.
Providence conclave, No. 1885, Improved
Order of Heptasophs, will hold an install
lation of officers this evening in their
conclave room, in the Fenner x Chappell
block. The members and their lady
friends will be provided with luncheon
by the Ladies' Aid society of the Provi-
dence Methodist Episcopal church.
A live elctric wire started a small blaze
in the summer garden annex of Zenke s
Penn avenue hotel last evening and the
Chemical company was called by mes
senger. After breaking the circuit with
an axe the danger was settled There
was but little damage from the flame
The prompt response of the Chemica
company prevented big blaze.
The auditing committee of councils. al
its stated meeting last night, refused tC
approve of Peter Ross claim of $40 fol
work as inspector of the Swetland street
pave, for which City Engineer Phillips
would only allow $50. The bill of c. A
Battenberg of $11O for taking testimony a
the Kinsley hearing was set aside, as
were also bills from the Crystal Hose
company for appurtenances which i
wants the city to buy, and for two horse
blankets which the General Phinney com
pany paid for with popular subscription!
and now wants to be reimbursed for.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-23
HOLE TEN FEET IN DIAMETER.
Torn Through Seventeen Feet OF
Rock in William A. Colliery.

At the William A. colliery of the
Connell Coal company, at Duryea, a
successful effort was made Friday to
break an opening between two veins.
Seventeen feet of rock divided the
veins at the point where It was decid-
ed to make an opening for the purpose
of improving the ventilation of the up
per vein.
Ten holes We're drilled, each of which
was thirteen and one-half feet deep.
In these 15S pounds of 60 per cent. At
las powder was placed. The blasting
was a success in every respect, hole
ten feet in diameter being torn through
the seventeen feet of rock
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-23

to 1620, it being contended that he
could not afford to pay for the neces-
sary help with the money he was re-
ceiving. A S475 piano was purchased
from L. b. Powell & Co., for the audi
torium of the high school. The board
authorized the building committee to
give the Smead-Wills company a Ger
tificate to the effect that their system
of heating and ventilating is giving en-
tire satisfaction in the Scranton schools.
Adjournment was made until 8
O'Clock tonight when adjournment sine
die and Organization will take place.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-23
KNIGHTS OF THE MYSTIC CHAIN
Gave Their First Annual Ball in
Music Hall Last Night.

Scranton castle, No. 1877 knights Of
the Mystic Chain, gave it's first annual
ball in Music hall last night. The
committee of arrangements. of which
w. A. Larney was chairman, and j,
Williamson secretary, left nothing un-
done that would aid to the enjoyment
and sociability of the occasion, and
as a consequence the member and
their 100 or more guests had a delight
full time.
II. II. Spruks, George FEMME, Fred
Rose, T. II. Gray and W. Weichel had
charge of the dancing and r. s. Walsh
William Squance and William FEMME
served as the reception committee
Music was furnished by Professor
Johnson.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-23
COST OF IMPROVEMENTS

The power house is of brick and iron
and 500 feet from the main buildings.
1t cost $3.50: its machinery contents
represent an outlay of $5,93750 for cleo
trio wiring and fixtures, $4,000 was ex-
pended; the manway for wires and
steam pipes cost $S,2S5; about $500 was
spent for retinting the walls and re-
painting a total of $23, 65250.
But 253 lights We're supplied under
the old system as against $50 lights at
present, and this latter number will
eventually be increased to 1,2OO. The
lights extend in rows around all the
wards and are fed by wires concealed
beneath a specially patterned picture
moulding. In many instances a clus-
terof incandescents have been located
beneath moorish globes attached to
the ceilings.
The power is supplied from a 70 X w
Eddy dynamo and a IA by IA Ideal"
engine, and a 10 x w Eddy dynamo
and 6 by Sheppard engine. The
first mentioned dynamo and engine
will be used for heavy work and the
two latter for light night service from
10 O'Clock to daylight. This machinery
with attached fixtures and a large
marble switchboard are located in
well kept room floored with cement
and finished on the walls and ceiling
with tin panel work. enamelled. From
the switchboard, which has nine cir
cult connections, the lights in all the
wards and rooms can be controlled and
the automatics connected with the
electric mechanism is such thai the
addition or reducing of light does not
decrease or increase the speed of the
engines.
Steam is supplied by two 1O0-horse-
power Tonkin boilers with attached au-
tomato hampers and regulator which
| keeps the steam at any desired uni
| form pressure no matter what increase
| or decrease may be made in the use Of
| steam. All the exhaust steam IS util-
| lied and conducted through a 10-inch
pipe laid with the electric feed wires
| through the new manway. Nearly all
| the construction of the latter except
| ing the masonry, was performed by
| Home inmates, which saved it is esti-
mated, what would have been an item
| Of about $4,000 for labor.
| Valuable use has been made of the
water from a large and always flowing
| spring. The water has been piped to
a reservoir in the power house and will
| be used in the boilers. In case of the
failure Of the artesian we'll now sup
plying the main buildings the spring
water will be forced from the reservoir
to the buildings.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-23
For This Week Only, $467

Full nickeled Table Lamp,
central draft burner, complete
with 1o-inch plain dome
shade, tripod and chimney for
$1.62. The above is guaran-
teed in every respect, and is
a chance to secure a high
grade lamp at less than half
the regular price.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-23
AMUSING COBWEB SOCIAL
Conducted Last Night in the Calvary
Reformed Church.

In the Calvary Reformed church last
evening the children of the Boys and
Girls Mission band We're treated to q
novel entertainment that had been ar.
ranged by the pastor OF the church
Rev. G. w. Welsh. 1t was a cobwet
social and the chief entertainment OF
the evening consisted in seven of tn,
children trying to untangle as many