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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-07
HIT HIM WITH A HOE.
Fight Among the Workmen on the
Mulberry Street Pave.

Patrick Convey, a young man living
in this city. was struck on the head
with hoe by an Italian yesterday af-
ternon while both men We're at work
on the Mulberry street pave. Convey
was taken to the Lackawanna hospital,
where the wound on his head was
dressed by DR.. A. j. Connell.
Convey, it appears, and an Italian
were fighting when a second Italian
came up from behind and brought
down the hoe with full force on Con-
vey's head. The scalp was cut for sew
eral inches, but the skull was not in
jured. Convey was knocked senseless.
The Italian was taken in tow by two
other workmen. Bad blood has arisen
between the several nationallties rep
resented on the pave work because of
the assault.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-07
DESERTION AND NON SUPPORT,
Charge That Mrs. Jacob Gearhard,
Brings Against Her Husband.

Mrs Jacob Gearhardt, after two
years forbearance because of the dis
grace to her children, yesterday clipped
the wings of her erring husband, ia
cob, who in all that time has not con-
tributed one cent toward her support.
Mrs. Gearhardt went before Alder
man John II. Howe and swore out a
warrant for the arrest of the man
charging him with desertion and non
support lie was held under $500 bail
TO appear at court.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-07
Grand Special Excursion

to the Klondyke Gold Fields. Special
train to Seattle: special steamer to st.
Michaels, and special steamer from st.
Michaels to the Gold Fields. Leave
Buffalo midnight of March 9th; leave
Seattle Wednesday, March 10th. Tour
list sleeping cars, lowest rates, berths
reserved and tickets sold through to
Klondyke.
For all information as to rates, sup
plies and cost of same, write at once,
as the boat is fast filling up, to F. J.
Moore, General Agent, Nickel Plate
Road, % Exchange St.. Buffalo, N. Y.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-07

John slowinski, Justice, Dickson.
Lewis Hobbies, agent, Benton.
James p. Norton, coal inspector. Car
bondale.
James Coughlin, laborer. Simpson.
Thaddeus NJ. Roth, farmer, Newton.
Michael Mannion. laborer, Carbondale.
Edward Matthews. laborer. Spring Brook
Levi Franklin, farmer, East Benton.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-07
Always on Time at Davis.

Manager Davis has secured the SEN
sational melodrama, Always on Time"
for a short season. During it's long
Chicago run, the press of that city
were unstinted in their praises of it.
1T is a clean, wholesome show, free
from the clap-trap and cheap melo-
dramatic effect which are prominent in
the average Western DRAMA" is the
comment of the Chicago Tribune made
on the sensational melodrama, always
on Time" during its Chicago run at
Hopkins theatre. 1t opens here this
afternoon, for three days.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-07
A GREAT SURPRISE IS IN STORE

for those who will go today an get pack
age OF GRAlN-O. 1t takes theplace of coffee
at about \, the cost. 1t is n food drink, full
of health. and can be given to the children as
we'll as the adult with great benefit. 1t is
made of pure grains and looks and tastes
like the finest grades of Mocha of Java coffee.
better for the system than IA tonic, because
itse bnefit is permanent. What coffee breaks
down Grain-O builds up. Ask your grocer
for GRAIN-O. J5c. and 2Jc.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-07
Quarterly Convention Sunday.

At st. Davids hall, West Side, Sun
day. the quarterly convention of the
Second district of the Scranton Dioce-
san union, will be held. Reports of the
ways and means committee that con-
Quoted the national convention in this
city in August will be presented.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-07
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses were yesterday
granted to o. A. Holford and Helen
J. Cousions, Of Peckville; John Nc
Auliffe, OF Scranton, and Lettie Thomp-
son, Of Elmhurst; John Murphy and
Katie Scott, of Scranton; owen Will
liams and Elizabeth Freshman, of
Scranton; George Peri and Carmela
Nance, of Carbondale.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-07
The Heart Must Not BE Trifed with.

Where there are symptoms of heart
weakness, there should be DR.. Agnew's
Cure for the Heart, it's a magical
remedy, gives relief in thirty minutes,
and there are thousands who testify
that it cures permanently. Mrs. w. IT.
Rumble, OF Dundalk, Ont, says: 81
was for years unable to attend to my
household duties. used DR.. Agnew's
Cure for the Heart, the result was
wonderful, the pain left me immedi-
ately after the first dose, and a few
bottles cured" Sold by Matthews
RrOs ia ~
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-07
GRAND AND PETIT
JURORS DRAWN
They Will Serve at the Term Of Cour.
Which Begins Nov l.
NAMES OF THE GOOD MEN AND TRUE

The Grand Jurors viii Hear the
Numerous Cases That Come from
the Aldermen and Justices OF the
Peace and the Petit Jurors Will
Dispose ofthe Cases Called During
the Two Weeks Term of Criminal
Court Beginning Nov. 30.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-07
FIVE OF THEM PASSED.
Result of Recent Examination OF
Candidates for Admission to bar.

Five of the eight students who re-
Gently took the final law examination
have passed. They are: James II. Bur-
nett, p. w. Gallagher, Robert Herman,
Andrew Walker, all of this city, and
Louis Gramer of Carbondale.
Mr.. Burnett is a member of the city
STAFF of the Truth and p. w. Gallagher
was formerly engaged in the news
paper business. He was for some time
q valued member of The Tribune staff.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-07
Reception at Y. W. c. A.

The Girls Branch Of the Young Wo-
mems Christian association will give a
reception at their rooms, 205 Washing
ton avenue. this afternoon at 4 o'clock.
The invitation is extended to all girls
between seven and fifteen years of age.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-07
CRIMINAL CASES
DOWN FOR TRIAL
Nearly Three Hundred Cases Are on the
List for the Coming Term.
MANY OTHERS HAD TO GO OVER

District Attorney Jones Has Asked
the Court to Call in Another Judge
That Three Courts May BE Kept
Runuing..van Horn Murder Case
Is Set Down mt the Head OF the
List for the Second Week.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-30
COLORADO.

Colonel ]. F. Seymour. whose name
is closely identified with the early his
tory of Denver and Colorado, died
Tuesday morning at Denver after an
illness of about five years. 1t is only
within the last few weeks, however,
that he has been unable TO look after
his business affairs. He was born in
New York in 1892 He married q sister
of ex-senator J. B. Chaffee while living
in New York Deceased came to Colo
roda in 1860 in company with Mr.. Chat
fee and son, afterwards went into the
stage business, becoming a partner in
the old pioneer firm of Barlo & San
derson, operating a line then from
Kansas City TO Santa Fe via Pueblo.
from which point a branch line ran to
Denver
The Denver Union Water company
Wednesday morning turned off the
water in several buildings owned by T..
NJ. Patterson. the lawyer-editor. Mr.
Patterson promptly turned on the
water again and at once secured a
temporary injunction from Judge Pal
mer restraining the water company
from again shutting off his supply.
Denver has "a wild man in jail. He
was arrested at Harris, where he tried
to wreck a train and made a desperate
fight. His name is Percy A. Dutton,
and he is violently insane.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-30
JAPANESE COURTESY.
American Naval Officers Pay No At
tention to the Olympia Incident.

Washington. July 29.-There was some
comment here over statements said 10
have been made in a report TO the navy
department by Admiral McNair, COM
manding the flagship Olympia, at Yoko-
hama, Japan, that not one of the numer
Gus Japanese vessels in the harbor
dressed ship on the Fourth Of July, al
though both a British and French flag
ship observed the day by duplicating
every incident of the celebration of the
day by the Olympia. 1t is asserted in
the same connection that this lack of
courte TO the American national holiday
was a deliberate and premeditated insult
TO the United States by the Japanese,
and it had the tacit approval of the Jap
anese government There is nothing in
the report that there were any Japanese
ships of war in Yokohama on the oc-
casion referred to.
The construction put on the alleged
lack OF courtesy by the Japanese vessels
is ridfculed by Admiral Crowninslhield,
who was asked about the matter tonight.
He characterized 1t as pure nonsense and
declared there was no good grouEd for
any such assumption.
Yokohama" he continued, lis COM
mercial port, and there was no particular
reason why warships should be there"
He had been in ports where there were
no warships, and he pointed out that
where there are none. There was no par
ticular reason why merchant vessels
should be aware that the flagship was
celebrating a national holiday and the
dressing Of ship in honor of a foreign
fete day is done at the suggestion or IN
vitatiOn of the commanding officer of the
fleet of the country honored.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-30
he WANTED TO DIE
Ill Health Drives a Waiter to
Dependency.
HE WROTE A LETTER ANNoUNC-
ING HIS INTENTION.
Proposed to Drown Himself in the
Jordan-The Letter Reached His
Employer, Who Notified the Po-
lice and the Plan Was Frustrated.

In box car Of the salt Lake & Los
Angeles Railway company, close to
where the Saltair trains cross the
evening, waiting for an opportunity to
plunge in the turbid waters of the
river. His intention was to commit
suicide
The name of the man who was con-
templating the rash act has been kept
secret by his friends. and his identity
is not now known even TO the police.
The particulars that have become cur
rent regarding the contemplated sui
eide is that he is an employee of q
Main street restaurant. but all the
employees of the place persisIently re-
fuse TO divulge him name, and merely
state that the man was a waiter there.
On the 18th, the man who occupied
the vacant car yesterday. wrote a let
ter TO one of the walters at the restaur-
ant, in which he bade him goodbye
and stated that ere the letter arrived
his defunct body would be lying in the
Jordan somewhere near the Saltair
bridge.
And it was the letter that saved his
life. AS soon as the mans employer
learned of il, he promptly reported the
case at the police station, and Can
imm ediately started, in company with
the restaurant proprietor for the place
which the waiter had chosen for his
burial ground. They went by way OF
South Temple, and on approaching the
neigEnbOrhOod of the bridge, were in
formed by some workingmen that a
stranger had arrived there a short
time before and was in one of the
cars. Apparently he had heard of the
officers approach, for when they ar
rived there, they observed the suicidal
waiter disappearing at rapid gait
towards the city. Just then he was
oyerSaken and conveyed in the patrol
to the police station.
The waiter is still in his prime. and
the cause of his desire to join the
many who have gone before is mat
ter of doubt among his friends. 1t is,
however, understood that he was in i'll
health. On his arrival in the city, he
was taken to st. Marks hospital.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-30
THE BENSON SURVEYS.
Commissioner Hermann Agrees to a
COMPROMISE.

New York, July "a special to the
Tribune from Washington says: The in
terror department, under the direction of
the new administration, has undertaken
to dispose of the Benson contracts, which
had their beginning in the. seven years
from 1878 to 1885, in California and other
western states.
These disputes consisted in false sur
veys, which cost the United States more
than 81, 0O0, 600.
Commissioner Lamoreaux first prepared
an estimate to go into one OF the APP
preparation bills for $4,000 to satisfy all
of the remaining claims in these fraudu-
lent surveys, but Secretary Francis would
not approve the estimate and it was not
submitted TO congress
When Binger H Hermann succeeded
IamoreauX as commissioner OF the land
office he discovered that his predecessor
manning Benson surveys" and had sent
them, in all amounting to $4,000, OF which
So, 600 was for surveys and Sl5UVO Ior
other claims, to the treasury department
for payment as soon as an appropriation
might be available This was also done
AGAINST the protests of the inspector COM
missioner. Commissioner Hermann caused
the agents of the interior department 10
conduct an investigation.
Benson. with his attorneys, urged Com
missioner Hermann to let Lamoreaux' s
approval of the accounts stand. Benson
finally proposed a compromise. This COM
promise Commissioner Hermann entered
into, and by the terms the surveys TO De
made over again, when approved by the
agents of the land office, will be paid for
The United States for the time being
agrees not to prosecute civil suits 20 re-
cover money which was paid by the
rrea SqIY-V on fraudulent claims.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-30
CENTRAL AMERICAN UNION
GUATEMALA AND COSTA RIGA
JOIN THE FEDERATION.
All the Central American Republics
Are Now Merged Into the Repub-
lie of Central America, and Have
Become States.

Washington, July pa report has
been received from William Myers Lit
tie, consul at Tegucigalpa, Honduras,
enclosing a copy of the treaty that has
been signed by the representatives of
the five Central American states or re-
publics of Guatemala, Costa Rica, Mic
aragua, Honduras and Salvador 1t
goes into effect Sept. 10. The union is
named the Republic of Central Amer
lea, and the countries forming 1t Will
now take the names of states.
Last year when the republics of Hon
duras, Nicaragua and Salvador formed
themselves into the Greater Republic
of Central America. provisions We're
made for the admission of Guatemala
and Costa Rica, which has now been
accomplished
The treaty is similar to that made
last year, except that its provisions are
extended and considerable legislation is
enacted IN it for the government of the
new republic
The republic has the power to nom
mate diplomatic and consular officers.
and to receive foreign ENJOYS and
give exeauetor to foreign consuls, to
issue passports to miners and ENJOYS
of foreign nations. and to Withdraw
exeQuetors of cOnsuls.
The government off the new republic
is invested in a chief of states, who is
elected from each state in their alpha
betical order, and shall hold Office for
one year A council composed of two
representatives from each state with
the chief Of state, shall constitute the
government All the expenses of war
are to be assessed by the council.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-30
PENSION CLAIMS.
Thorough Revision of the Rules Gov
erning Their Adjudication.

Washington, July pa thorough
revision of the rules governing the ad-
judication of pension claims under the
second section of the act of June 81,
1880, has been made by Assistant Sec
rotary Of the Interior Webster Davis,
and sweeping notifications in the
present practices are the result. The
new code, it is said, will furnish a safe,
speedy and uniform system Of adjust
ing this large class of cases. Assist
ant Secretary Davis holds that the
very ne ture of the pension cases for
bids the applica ton of sIrictness and
technicality of court proceedings, and
that il was not congress intention to
hedge the administration of these laws
with the difficulties and pitfalls of any
system OF special pleading whose tech
nicalities and refinementS may tend to
a practical defeat OF the governments
benevolent purposes. The notifications
are made in six rules. and former rules
and decisions in conflict with them are
set aside The most important change
is made in the following rule:
Il. Every application for pension un-
der the second section of the act of
June 81, 1890, should state that the
same is made under said act, the dates
of enlistment and discharge, the name
or nature of the diseases, wounds or
abled, and that they are not due to
vicious habits; provided, however, that
the omission of any of these aver
ments shall not invaiidate the appli-
cation (the intent 10 claim pension be-
ing manifest and the declaration being
executed in accordance with the law,
but such application shall be subject
to amendment by means of a supple
mental affidavit in the particulars
wherein 1t is defective"
Rules ,, 3, 5 and 6, the last two re-
lating to vicious habits and increase
claims, are largely reiterations of
present practices.
Rule 4 makes essential notifications
and IS as follows:
81 Should & wound. injury or disease
not specified in the original or amenda-
tory declaration, but discovered on
medical examination, be shown to have
existed at the time when the original
declaration was flied and it is found
not TO be due to vicious habits, it, shall
be taken into account the same as if
formally specified in the original ap-
piication.
Should it be found, however, not
to have existed at the time when the
original application was filed, but from
a subsequent date prior to medical ex-
animation, the degree Of the disability
of the applicant being below the maxi
mum rating, may be increased accord
ingly from the date when such wound
or injury was incurred or disease con-
tracted; provided, the degree of dis
ability from all contributory causes is
thereby enhanced to q sufficient ex-
tent TO justify a higher rating.
Should it be found impossible to fix
the exact date when such wound or
injury was received or disease con-
tracted. the higher rating shall COM
~ aY.oa from the date Of @ba oar-ifoafo
of medical examination showing its
existence
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-30

Washington, July 29.-The state de-
partrnent officials are very reticent
upon the subject Of the objection which
has been lodged against the reception
of Captain w. l. Merry Of San Fran
cisco as United States minister 10
Nicaragua, Costa Rica and San Saliva
dor, 70 succeed Lewis Baker. The mat
ter IS ROW engaging the attention of
the officials and it is expected that
within few days such representations
VIII be made on our part to the coun-
tries concerned. as may induce them to
abandon their objections as not well
founded. It is possible that the objec-
ton to the selection Of Captain Merry
is not so much on account of the man
ner in Which ne has been credited to
three countries of Central Africa, in
stead of the greater republic of Central
America, as because of his pronounced
views OF the Nicaraguan canal. Cap
tain Merry was pushed by the Cali
fornia delegation for the position be-
, cause he was an enthusiastic supporter
of the canal project and because of his
knowledge OF the subject.
When it was published that he was
likely to be appointed, the son of ].
D. Rodriguez. minister from the greater
republic OF Central America, made a
protest to the department of state
given was that he would not be &C
ceptabie to all the countries forming
the new government. Some of the
questions were called up and it was
stated that the president of one of the
states objected to Merry. It was all
cleared I'D and a cable was received
from the president making the objec
tion. saying that Captain Merry would
be quite acceptable as minister and he
would be. glad to welcome him.
The nomination of Merry was then
sent in and he was confirmed, but it
appears that his enthusiastic support
of the canal project has made him I'M
acceptable to Rodriguez, who is OPP
posed to the canal as expressed in the
bill before the last congress. 1t will
be remembered that a letter of his was
published while the bill was under dis
cussion, taking decided grounds against
the canal.
Captain Merry presented a paper to
the Transmississippi congress at Salt
Lake City on July Is of this year, TAX
ing a most emphatic position in favor
Of the construction Of the canal.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-30
WESTERN NEWS.
IDAHO.

Meridian has been struck by a wave
of prosperity. and is expecting a build
ing boom in the fall.
Lewiston Teller: Much interest has
conferred this week in the preliminary
hearing had in the cattle rustling
cases. The hearing began Monday
morning in the case of the state VS.
Frank Beeman and w. F. Kettenbach
The cases include charges for theft of
81 cattle belonging to IL individual In
dian owners. Deputy Sheriff John Bar
ton testified that he was present on the
morning in question and saw Ketten-
bach deliver the 81 head to Shaw; saw
defendant and Shaw taking down and
fixing prices; saw the cattle driven
aboard and shipped away; followed
them to Pocatello. and by writ of re-
plevin brought them back to Lewis
ton.
a government surveying party has
gone TO the top of Mount Oxford and
expects to camp there for a month or
two establishing lines, taking attitudes,
distances, etc.
Cleveland is stirred up by the pres
ence of several mountain lions. cor
respondent, writing 10 the Pocatello
Tribune, says: The lions are yet roam
ing our hay fields. They are seen nearly
every day by the men working on the
new creamery. Instead of one lion
and a fawn as at first reported, it is
ascertained beyond doubt that there
are two of the lions. with three young
ones. Some think they are panthers,
but as people down here are not as
well educated in wild beasts as in
horses and cattle, they may be mis-
taken. Several attempts have been
made to kill them, but so far attempts
have not succeeded.
The Pocatello Tribune reports several
arrests under the anti-gambling law
of solo players. Social games will be
raided hereafter.
Caldwell Record: At an early hour
this morning two prisoners confined in
the county Jail here awaiting trial be-
fore the district court, broke Jail by
removing the steel plate lining and
going through the brick wall. From
indications they must have had assist
ance from the outside. After getting
out they stole a horse belonging to L.
E. Hay, the merchant, and left for
parts unknown. The names OF the fu-
gitives are Charley Mccoy, charged
with forgery, and James Clark, sent
up for Jail breaking.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-30
DOUBLE CASUALTY.
U. S. S. MAINE RUNS INTO AN
EXCURSION BOAT.
Then Crashes Into Float Boat With
Ten Freight Cars Aboard, All of
Which Go to the Bottom.

New York, July 29.-The excursion
boat Chancellor. with the T. ]. Kelley
Association of Jersey City on board,
was run into and badly damaged by the
United States steamer Maine in the
East liver today. The Chancellor was
smashed on her port bow and for long
distance back. above the water line
She continued up the East river. The
Maine passed the Battery about u
o'clock bound for the anchorage off
Tompkinville. The paint was scraped
off her bow. No one on board the
Chancellor was injured. In seeking TO
avoid the collision, the Maine came in
contact with a pier. On board the
Maine no one could be found who would
talk about the collision. Drawing back
from the pier, the Maine ran into a
float boat belonging to the New York
New Haven & Hartford Railroad COM
pany, and upon which were ten freight
cars, part of them loaded. A hole was
stove in the float and it sunk with its
cargo after the crew had been taken
off by a tug.