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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-25
WILLIAM SHIFFER'S TERRIBLE DEATH.

high speed at the time and in STOPPING
to get a firmer hold on the controlling
cable Storms right knee projected over
the edge of the elevator floor and was
caught beneath a projection in the
shaft at the fourth floor landing.
His convulsive pull at the cable had
reversed the flight of the carriage but
not until after there was the Sickening
sound of the swapping and crunching
of bones. The boy fell to the floor
where he lay groaning and writing in
pain. A bell boy was aboard and low
cred the carriage to the office floor. Dr.
Reedy was summoned and recommend
ed that the lad be removed to the Lack
aWanna hospital.
At the hospital the severity of the in
jury was apparent. The bone of the
upper leg had sustained a compound
comunited fracture; it had been broken
in several places and the flesh torn and
arteries ruptured. After a consulta-
tion among the surgeons it was decided
to try and save the leg. The fractured
bones We're set and the leg spinted and
the sufferer made as comfortable as
possible. 1t will be several days and
perhaps weeks before it is known
whether amDutation is necessary.
Storm resided with his mother Mrs
Minerva Storm, a dressmaker, at go
Linden street
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-25
DEATH OF DR.. w. w. IVES.
He Expired Suddenly ofHeart FailuI c
at O'Clock This Morning.

DR.. w. w. Ives died very suddenly
at his home at 339 Washington avenue,
at 1 o'clock this morning OF heart
failure.
He started for prayer meeting about
8 O'Clock in the evening but was taken
sick on the way and assisted back to
his home. Several doctors was hur-
riedly called in but nothing could be
done to relieve him and he expired in a
few hours.
Dr. Ives was one of the most widely
known practicing physicians in this
section of the state and the news of his
sudden demise, occurring in the prime
of life, will be a sad shock to his legion
of friends throughout the city and val
ley
He is survived by his wife and mother
and father and four brothers, Edward,
George, Henry, Albert, and his sister,
Mrs. j. w. Guernsey.
The funeral arrangements will be
announced later.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-25

A small circular mark, black in color,
on the under part of the great toe of
the left foot shows where an electric
current entered the body of William
Shiffer, an electric lineman, who was
killed last evening by a fall from pole
on Scranton street West Side.
The pole is about thirty feet high
and is situated in front of the resi-
dence of Franklin Howell, 1O14 Scran-
ton street. Shiffer struck the space be-
tween the curb and the sidewalk, his
back, near the shoulders, hitting the
ground. His neck was broken in two
places. The accident is peculiar and
shows how trifling may be the cause
of death from electricity.
Shiffer was an employe of the Scran-
ton Illuminating, Heat and Power com =
pany. What is known among electri-
clans as ground" that is a wire COM
ing into contact with a gas pipe, hap
pened at the Howell residence and
Shiffer in order to repair the imperfec-
tion, dangerous because of a possible
fire. ascended the pole without his spurs
While at the top of the pole it is sup
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-25
THERE WAS A BIG JAM.
Over Three Hundred Couples at the
ST. AiOysius S0ciety's Ball.

Between three and four hundred
couples We're at Music hall last night
in attendance upon the second annu-
al ball of the st. Aloysius Young Mems
Total Abstinence and Benevolent soci-
ETY. Of the South Side. Despite the jam
the crowd was good natured and un-
selfish, for those who came first and oc-
cupied the dancing floor gave away
later to the late COmerS who would
have had to be content to look on
from the gallery but for this BY alter
mating in this way all We're given an
opportunity to dance. r. A. Donahoe,
president of the society, was master of
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-25

ruary G, last of the "Tygovnik Penn
sylvanski" or Weekly Pennsylvanian.
The allegations are the same as those
on which was based the suit for Grim
nal libel, reported few weeks ago.
The plaintiff Is pastor of the Polish
church at Prlceburg.
The editor has already been called
upon to answer in twelve different
cases in the court in which either IVAN
owski or his housekeeper, Miss Frances
ShuCka, were the plaintiffs, and four
other cases are still hanging fire, not
including the two recently brought.
The editors have also done a little pros
ecuting on their own account and as a
consequence the county has been put to
Il big expense.
George d. Taylor, NJ. w. Lowry and
O'Brien & Kelly are attorneys in the
case filed yesterday.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-25

key it can be said for him that he Is
impersonating an excitable and most
unusual man who is apt to act strange
ly when under the Influences of the
strong passions that made Shylock
more of q fiend than a man.
Miss Isabel Pengra made a winsome
Portia and in the court scene her per-
formance was very satisfactory; George
Macomber, Frank Hennig, George D..
Parker and Richard Buhler are among
the clever members of the excellent
company that supported Mr.. Spencer
Tonight the company will be seen in
"Othello." Mr. Spencer will appear as
Iago, Mr.. Hennig as Othello and Miss
Pengra as Desdemona.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-25
FROM THE ALTAR TO JAIL
Distressing Experience of a Russian
Woman Who Came TO This Country
to Wed George MaIeius.

George Maleitus. who resides in this
city, is bemoanng the loss of $G2 90
which he is cut through an unsuccess-
full attempt to procure a WIFE Malei-
tus has lived in this country several
years and the bachelor estate was any
thing but congenial to him. He yearned
for wife, one of his own countrywo-
men, to journey with him through lifes
maize of troubles. He wrote to some
of his old neighbors in Russia and i'm
portuned them to send him the names
of a few of the marriageable maidens
that he at one time knew. In due
time replies came and among the rec
ommended young women was one Bette
Cuttebken.
He wrote her would she come to this
country and marry him if he paid her
travelling expenses" and in due time a
favorable answer came. Maleitus was
in high glee. He sent money and Il
prepaid passage coupon to Russia and
instructed the maiden to come to Pitts
ton and stay with cousin of his until
they could arrange for the marriage.
The Russian lass soon after coming to
this country and meeting her prospect
i've husband, set her heart on another
whom she met at Pittston. These two
decided to get married and would have
been united yesterday were it not that
Constable Cole, of Alderman HoWe's
court succeeded, after much haste and
effort. in arresting the bride to-be just
a few moments before the ceremony
was to have occurred. She was brought
before Alderman Howe to answer the
charge of obtaining money from NAL
oil Inv a
mittcd in default Of 5000 bail.
Then there developed the harshest
bit of reality that the girl struck since
| leaving her native land in the mat
| rimonial quest her second lover de-
serted her and she is alone in strange
| country.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-25
DISEASE is GENERAL.
There Is IA General AiIiiction of
Young and Older People.

1t appears from reports received by
the board of health that there con-
tinues undated a Drevalsnce of con-
tagious diseases about the city. A total
of eighteen new cases We're reported
yesterday from all sections of the city.
Diseases that afllict children are the
most general, but there is in addition a
great deal of suffering from grip and
kindred complaints. These, however,
are not classed as contagious or infec-
tuous. There were reported yesterday
six new cases of whooping cough, nine
of measles, two of dphtheria and one
of scarlet fever.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-25
ANNUAL MEETING HELD.
Officers of the d., L.. ~ w. Company
Chosen Yesterday in New York.

At the annual meeting of the stock
holders Of the Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western Railroad company in
New York city Tuesday morning 37O.-
900 shares of stock We're voted The
following officers We're chosen unanl-
mously.
President, Samuel Sloan; secretary,
Fred F.. Chambers; treasurer Fred II.
Gibbons; managers, John l. Blair, Eu-
gene Higgins, w. w. Astor, William
Rockefeller Henry A. c. Taylor, j.
Rogers Maxwell, George r. Baker Jo-
seph Stillman, Frank Work, Hamilton
NICK. Twombly, Harris c. Tehnestock,
Fred W. Vanderbilt, NJ, Taylor Pyne
and r. j. Rollston.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-25
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE.
Produced at Academy of Music Last
Night by Spencer Company.

Elihu r. Spencer and his company
gave good Interpretation of the "Mer-
chant of Venice" at the Academy of
Music last night, Mr., Spencer enact
ed the role of Shylock and did it so
well that he was rewarded with hearty
applause, and what is most unusual
recall to the stage in the middle of an
act. His conception of the role is not
radically different from his great pre-
decessors. Mr., Spencer is consistent
throughout and if his voice at times
is pitched in what seems too shrill a
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-25
posed that nail in his left shoe came
in contact with a live wire.
MADE A CIRCUIT.

MADE A CIRCUIT.
This completed circuit of the deadly
fluid and the current passed through
Shiffer's body, rendering him uncon-
scious. He never uttered a sound but
fell to the ground. Mrs. Heath, who
lives near by, saw the accident.
She says that Shiffer was at work on
the pole when suddenly there was II
flare of light at his foot and another
at his head. He tumbled head-tirst
through the air Shiffer was taken to
the office of DR.. Heermann's, on the
opposite corner where he died within
ten minutes.
Dr. S. A. Lindabury and DR.. f. II.
Hall examined the remains and found
that the atlas bone was broken in two
places. His right hand was burned to
the bone and the small black mark
on the great toe of the left foot was
hard and charred. There was a large
bruise at that part of the back where
the neck and shoulder meet. The body
was at o'clock taken to the morgue
of Undertaken William Price, on South
Main avenue, where it remained over
night.
NO INQUEST HELD.
Coroner Longstreet arrived at the
morgue at $50 o'clock. He decided
that an inquest was not necessary.
The remains will be taken this morn
ing to the residence of William Shift
fer, steD-father of the deceased, where
the funeral will be held.
William Erhart is the right name of
the deceased but at his mothers second
marriage he took the name of Shifler
and by that was we'll known through
out the city.
He was a few months past y years of
age and was married. He resided at
6l2 West LackaWanna avenue. He was
an active member of the Nay Aug Hose
company, Company +, Thirteenth regi-
ment Sons of Veterans and the South
| Side Wheelmen. At a special meeting
of Nay Aug Hose company held last
evening it was decided to attend the
| funeral in a body.
Shiffer had won a local reputation
as a bicycle racer and at the recent
bicycle tournament in the Ninth
| regiment armory, Wilkes Barre, he
captured the first prize. He was popu-
lar with hosts of friends. The funeral
arrangements had not been completed
| last evening. Announcement Will be
| made tomorrow.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-25

ceremonies. The music was furnished
Ivy Cusick's orchestra.
The st. Aloysius society is one of the
youngest in the Diocesan union but is
already one of the strongest having q
membership of between three and four
hundred young men. It's marvellous
growth won for it the banner awarded
last year by the national union to the
society showing the largest increase in
members during the II months preced-
ing August last when the national
convention was held.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-25
HIS LEG CRUSHED.
Boy Was Seriously Injured on the Pas
senger Elevator at the Hotel
Jermyn.

Louis storm, 15-year-old elevator
boy, had his leg so badly crushed last
evening while running the big passen-
ger elevator at the Hotel Jermyn that
he maY have to submit TO an amputa
ton of the limb at the Lackawanna
hospital. He was. taken to that insti-
tuition in an ambulance.
The elevator had passed the third
floor when some one among the many
passengers asked to be let off at that
floor The elevator was running at
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-25
BIG COAL LAW SUIT.
Instituted Yesterday Against Dcla-
ware and Hudson Canal Co.

Nutt anu tHnuI w.
big coal suit was yesterday insti-
tuted by Warren & Knapp against the
Delaware and Hudson Canal company.
The plaintiffs are Henry c. Townsend,
j. Sergeant Price and Eli Kirk Price, ir.,
executors and trustees of the estate of
Eli X. Price, deceased; William H. Pan
coast and Albert Pancoast, executors
and trustees of the estate of Joseph
Pancoast, deceased, and Benjamin II.
Throop.
1t is an action in tresrass. but the
damages or other particulars are not
made public, as the declaration has
not as yet been filed. The land in dis
pute lies in Priceburg on the east side
of the river opposite the Jermyn break
ers. now operated by O. s. Johnson. The
Delaware and Hudson company owns
the land adjoining and under the belief
that it owned to the river mined coal
from the tract which the plaintiffs lay
claim to.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-25
LlPPi is IMPROVING.
Michael GannOn's Victim, 1t j.
Thought, Will Recover.

Joseph Lippi, the victim of Michael
Gannon's vicious assault, at Babylon.
Tuesday, is likely to recover from his
wound.
DR.. l.. II. Gibbs, who attended him at
his home on Luzerne street, reported
yesterday that he was improving and
would likely recover. Cannon is still
IN the county jail where he will have to
stay to await the result of Lippis in
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-25
They Are Married Now.

Thomas Whisted, of the West Side,
who was arrested in Elmira Monday
at the instance of Miss Celia Morrisey,
leo of the West Side, was married to
Whisted in Elmira, Tuesday. The
s0arge against Whisted was after
= ards withdrawn and he. was released
from custody
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-25
Notice.

We are still doing business at the
same old stand where we have been for
twenty-five years past and most re-
spectfully solicit the patronage of the
public as heretofore in awnings, tents,
flags and all kinds of society goods
and decorations
~ $. j. Thurman & Bro.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-25
PULPIT AGAINST PRESS.
Another Chapter in the iwanowski-
LangoWski Fued.

Rev, Branislaw Iwanowski and Ed
itor Daniel Langowski are still at it,
Yesterday the priest brought a libel
suit against the editor for $4,000 dam
ages for saying a whole lot of nasty
things about him in the issue of Feb
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-25
LINEMAN MEETS A
TERRIBLE DEATH
Nail in The Sole of His Shoe Was the
Indirect Cause.
IT CAME IN CONTACT WITH A WIRE

The Wire Was Live, Circuit Was
Completed and William Shifier Fell
from the Pole on Which He Was
Working. to His Death--IEis Neck
Broken in Two Places--loung Man
Was Well Known.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-25

Miss Carolyne V. Dorsey, teacher Of
elocution, oratory and delsarte, SIG Ad-
ans avenue.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-25
Coal--Reduced--CoaI.

Nay Aug Park Colliery, Egg, Stove
and Chestnut, $3.50, delivered, Tele-
phone 37l2. ="
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-25
Young, but Up to Date.

If you like our work, tell others: If
you don't, tell us. Soft button holes in
your collars. Crystal Laundry a*
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-25

TwininE, optican 125 Penn avenue in
Harris drug store. Hours 9 a. m. 5
d. IN. I"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-25

Nay Aug Park Colliery, Egg, Stove
and Chestnut, $780, delivered. Tele-
phone SIP. ="
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-25
To Cure n Cold in One Day,

Take laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money il 1t
fails to cure. 25 cents.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-25
LAVISH USE OF
MONEY IS CHARGED
AUDITORS OF the Scranton Poor Board
Make Some Caustic Comments.
MODEL POOR FARM IS ALL RIGHT
They Object, However, TO Mosaic
Floors, Landscape Gardens and
Fireworks--Erection of Chapel Was
Unnecessary. the Auditors Say, and
Should Not Have Been Thought of
at This Time--Objection Made to
the Proposed Insane Asylum.

1--WE do not object to the erection of a
model poor farm, but we are of the opfn-
ion that such an institution can be
maintained without mosaic floors, land
scape gardens or fireworks"
This is a sentence from the annual
report of the auditors of the Scranton
poor district, read at the meeting of the
poor board held Saturday at the Hill
side Home. The report was read at a
time when the newspaper representa-
tives were absent, but necessarily comes
up again as it has to be filed with court.
The report is signed by all three au-
ditors, C. II. Won Storch, Frank Il.
Okell and w. j. Costello, and was COM
piled by them after careful and pains
taking review of the reports of officers
of directors and a personal visit to the
farm 1t compliments Superintendent
George w. Beemer, Secretary T.. j. Ly-
nett and Clerk John f. Williams on the
excellent manner in which they fulfill
their several duties and goes further
in this regard to say that If conditions
permitted increasing salaries, they
would recommend an increase in the
remuneration of Secretary Lynett, who,
they hold, is certainly giving the dis
trict most meritoriouS service for very
meagre compensation.
The auditors say they are aware
that they have no power further than
to look into the legality Of the expend-
lures, but as they dealt some in COM
mendations they believed it not amiss
if they should also make some criti-
cisms. They then proceed to do this
in very pointed manner unhestating-
ly charging the directors with unwar-
ranted expenditures and questionable
management.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-25
sjevoring, the Poetic Pianist,

Frcthingham theater, March s. Hear
Ia, Tickets at l.. b. Powell's. ~
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-25

The best of all Pills are BEECHAM's
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-07-01
To Spread the Gospel.

San Francisco, June 2S.-The Morn
ing Star, with its captain and crew of
Christians, is ready to make another
tour among the cannibal islands of the
South seas. The vessel will be manned
by men who will preach the gospel to
the natives. Three young ladies will
also go out as missionaries. They will
make their future residence on some
of the little islands, where they will
continue their work for life.
The Morning Star is barkentine-
rugged vessel with auxiliary steam en-
gine, and is owned and maintained by
the American board of missions.
The ladies of the party are Miss Cha
pin, who will start training school
on Kosale, of the Caroline group, and
Miss Beulah Logan, who has been at
tending school in Buffalo. Miss Logan
will join her mother on the Caroline
group. and take up kindergarten work
among the natives.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-07-01
The Union Pacific Question.

Washington, June 25.-The senate
committee on Pacific railroads today
agreed to report favora bly, resolution
introduced by Senator Harris, of Kan
sas, expressing the sense of the senate
that the United States should redeem
the Union Pacific from prior liens and
take steps to foreclose the government
mortgage.
The resolution was amended by the
addition of provision at the instance
OF Senator Morgan, requesting that the
president suspend proceedings to carry
into effect an agreement alleged to
have been made to sell the interest of
the United States in the Union Pacific
railroad and in the sinking fund until
the further action of congress had refer
ence thereto.
The action of the committee was
unanimous.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-07-01
Cyclone in Another Section.

Kansas City, June 2s.-A special b
the Star from Salina. Kan, says:
terrible cyclone passed is miles mort
OF this city last night. So far as hear
three are dead and number dangs
ously injured. The dead are:
Mrs. Anna Geesey, aged 81; Mi
Geesey, 13; Ida Geesey, 9.
-Four members of this family weH
also badly hurt. Mr.. Geesey was avs
from home. The remainder Of tf'
family had retired, and when the stOrH
struck they made for their cave Be
fore they had gotten out of the hOu'
the tornado had destroyed it.
The work of destruction was no
known till this morning, when neigh
bors found the dead and injured men
bers OF the family lying about in tb
debris. The three dead were found
feet away, east of the house, and nei
them the body of a girl, alive, bI
buried to her waist in dirt.
There are rumors of other casusltie
but particulars are meager.
Intense heat prevails in Central Kat
sas. AT some points farmers are con
PEELED to abandon their harvest work
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-07-01
THE HOUSE CHAIRMANSHIPS.
Speaker Reed win Name the Heads of
the Committees.
unanimous.

Speaker Reed Will Name the Heads of
the Committees.
New York, June 2S.-A special to
the Journal from Washington says:
Speaker Reed will name his commit
tees the day the present session closes.
The new list of the most important
chairmanships of committees Is given
below:
Accounts, B. B. O'Dell, New York;
agriculture, ]. w. Wadsworth, New
York; appropriations, ]. G. Cannon,
Illinois; banking and currency, j. H.
Walker, Massachusetts; claims, G. N.
Brumm, Pennsylvania; District of Co
lumbia, j. w. Babcock, Wisconsin;
coinage, weights and measures, G. w.
Stone, Pennsylvania; education, G. A.
Grow, Pennsylvania; elections, No. /.
l.. W. Royce, Indiana; elections, No.
2, G. w. Prince, Illinois; election of
president, vice-president and represen-
tatives, w. G. Arnold, Pennsylvania;
enrolled bills, A. L. Hager, Iowa; for.
eign affairs, R. R. Hit, Illinois; i'm
m grafton, R. Bartho.di, Missouri; In
dian affairs, j. Sherman, New York;
interstate, w. P. Hepburn, Iowa; in
valid pensions, Wiltred S. Kerr, Ohio;
judiciary, d. b. Henderson, Iowa; Ia
Dor, j. ]. Gardner, New Jersey; manu-
factures, G. w. Farris, Indiana; mer-
chant marine and fisheries, Serene E.
Payne, New York; military, ]. A. T.
Hull. Iowa; militia, B. F. Marsh. Illi-
ntis mines and mining, R. G. Cous-
ins, Iowa; naval affairs, c. A. Bou-
teile, Maine; Pacific railroads, III. H.
Powers, Vermont; patents, Josiah D.
Hicks, Pennsylvania; pensions, H. G.
Loudenslager, New Jersey; postoffices
and postroads, Eugene F. Loud, Cali
fornia; public buildings and grounds,
David B. Mercer, Nebraska; public
lands, John F. Lacy, Iowa; RAILWAYS
and canals, c. A. Chickering, New
York; territories, w. S. Knox. Massa.
chusetts; rivers and harbors, w. B.
Hooker, New York; war claims, E. M.
Malone, Pennsylvania.