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The herald., 1897-03-04
CONGRESSMAN BARLOW BANouErED
A Pleasant Evening Spent as the Silver Repub-
lican Clubs Guest

Last evening Congressman Barlow
was rendered a Spanish dinner by the
executive committee of the Silver Re-
publican club. Many prominent Popu-
lists, Democrats and Silver Republicans
were present and an enjoyable evening
was spent in discussing measures of
public interest Mr.. Barlow was given
an idea of what Los Angeles would ex-
pect from him in the way of national
improvements for this section during
his term of office
Mr.. Barlow seemed to be greatly
pleased at the reception given him and
says he has a warm place in his recol-
lections for the support and assistance
the Silver Republicans had given him
in the last campaign, and assured those
present last evening that he would use
every effort to do all possible for Los
Angeles Toasts, stories and jokes
were passed around while the delicious
dishes of a well-cooked Spanish dinner
were consumed.
Mr. Barlow will remain in Los Angeles
for the next ten days visiting friends
and acquaintances here, and also en-
deavoring to learn the wishes and needs
of this section on matters that will ben
eft this portion of his district.
The herald., 1897-03-04
POiiceIets

Grant Curtis, with load Of bad Ii.
quor aboard, raised such a rumpus al
the corner of Fourth and Main streets
last night that he was arrested and lock.
ed up for disturbing the peace.
A fine of SIS was yesterday paid by
All Ching, a Chinese lottery ticket sell
Ter who pleaded guilty in the police
court.
Eleanor Lening, a little 5-year-old
girl, was picked up by citizen on the
street last evening, having lost her way
She was cared for at the police station
until claimed by her father.
Joseph Minis, the negro burglar who
has been playing crazy in the city jail
got tired of his foolishness yesterday and
pretended to come around to his right
mind again. He will probably be ar
raigned today.
Sentence of $40 fine or ten days in jail
was yesterday imposed on H. Cochran
who while drunk insulted young gir
on the streets last Saturday night.
A fioater of fifty days was yesterday
given Victor Legny, the mac who was
found guilty of vagrancy in the police
court. He promised to get out of town
The herald., 1897-03-04
City Hall Notes

The city council will meet in special
session this afternoon at o'clock, for
the purpose of making an appropriation
for the purchase of tools and materials
Tor the use Of the unemployed in park
work.
The engineers and park commissioners
will visit Elysian park today for the pur-
pose of laying out the work to be done by
the unemployed. Mayor Snyder yester-
dey received telegram from Albert X
Smiley OF Redlands, stating that he, and
perhaps his brother, would arrive in the
city In time to accompany the party.
The new twenty-four foot flag for the
city hall will be flung to the breeze TODAY
In honor Of the Inauguration of Presi-
dent Mckinley.
The street department has finished the
work on the approach to the Ninth street
bridge, washed away during the recent
etorm. 1t was the worst washout of the
season, and required 400 loads of dirt to
MI it in.
The Los Angeles City Water company.
by s. B. Caswell, has addressed a COM
munication to the council notifying it
that the company cannot lay 4-inch
water main on w. Adams street, Twen-
ty-ninth and West Jefferson streets.
west of Hoover to Vermont avenue. as
1t has no consumers in that section,
which is supplied by the Pico Heights
company.
The assessment has been recorded in
the street superintendent's office for
grading, guttering and macadamizing
Third street. from Crocker to Alameda
The assessment amounts to 50, ,068 SO. The
property holders are the contractors and
the work was done by the Porphyry
Paving company.
Clark & Bryan protest to the council
against the acceptance of the work on
Bloom street. from Main street to the
southern Pacifc's right Of way, on the
The herald., 1897-03-04
A SCHOOLBOOK SWINDLER
CAPTURE of q Smooth Article With Many
Aliases
w. r. Baker, Well Educated, Well Dressed and
Well Favored, and His Campaign
on the Booksellers

In the city Jail is at present confined
fine-looking man, educated, we'll dressed,
fluent conversationalist, and who also
sports more aliases than there are hairs
in his long, silken beard. He is booked
on the police blotter as w. r. Baker, but
also at different times and places been
known as w. G.. Walker, Prof. Trip.
r. M. Miles, Prof. Crane. Prof Bidwell,
etc. Baker is in all probability not his
right name, but will do to stay in jail
on as we'll as any other. The prisoner
Is accused of obtaining money under
false pretenses, and may later also have
to answer for using the United States
mails for the purpose of defrauding.
Baker has for some time been working
the booksellers df this and other cities,
his methods being the same in all cases.
He pretends to be a school teacher or as
sistant superintendent, and under diff
ferent aliases wrote to- booksellers, or
dering quantities of text books sent to
Monrovia, Pasadena. Pomona, River
side, San Diego and other places All
orders were to be sent via Wells, Fargo
express, which was done, and on ar
rival Baker would call for the goods, re-
ceipt for them, pay the express charges
and carry them off. AT the first oppor-
tunity he would come to the city and sell
the plunder to some other book firm.
For over a month the police have had
complaints OF operations. the principal
sufferer being c. c. Parker of Broadway
He has filled several orders, for which he
has never received dollar in payment
The swindler was finally located by the
sales he had made, and Detective Good
man made the rounds of the bookstores
asking that If a man of Bakers descrip-
ton showed up he should be detained
and an officer called Meanwhile he had
received tip that his man was in Pasa-
dena, and on Tuesday afternoon went
there in the hope of finding him.
About o'clock in the afternoon Baker
called at the store of Lazarus G. Melzer
and offered to dispose of some school
looks. A telephone message was sent to
the police station, and Detective Hawley
went down and arrested him. Baker was
taken into room and closely question
ed. He said that he was from Ann Ar
guilt, but when confronted with letters
he had written, owned up with tears in
his eyes that he was the right man. His
arrest was kept quiet until yesterday,
when a complaint was filed charging
him with obtaining $17 worth of books
from c. c. Parker, which he sold to
Fowler & Colwell of Second street. To-
Gay he will be arraigned upon misde-
meanor charge, but will probably have
several more of the same kind filed
against him, insuring him plenty of
trouble before he gets out.
The herald., 1897-03-04

ground that grade established Is an
injury to their property in that water
now stands in front of the same to a
depth Of fifteen to twenty inches, which
It did not do previous to grading of the
street.
The city taxation and license collector
and city clerk have filed their reports of
licenses for February. Total number of
licenses issued $1i4S, amounting to
$15,0S5, of which seven were paid when
issued, 122 were collected, amounting to
$14,fS650, and 220 were turned over to
the license collector for collection.
Police Clerk Owens yesterday filed his
monthly report for February.
The herald., 1897-03-04

= che light that will bring great big glow a
happiness 10 You. By II you viii SEQ how sefon&
ana vigorous your now wpak body cAk -
made Hudyan is for man. The great HudvsH
etituts. This wonderful discovery was nrs4e
BY the speoislisis of the old famous Hudson.
Medical Institute. IL 10 tho stronEs1. and rtcrr
powerful vttaiixer made. II is 40 pcweriuf rhnf
1t Is Mnplv wonderful how hsrriloss II ID. You'
can get It from nowhere but from the Hudson
Medical Institute. Write for circulars aud toz-
umonals p
lhs extraordinary Rejuvena.or Is the mont
wonderful discovery OF tho age. II has bsAa sn>
dorsed by the leading scenInc mon OF kurop4
and America
HUDvAN is purely vegetable
ACOKA AN stops prematu reness OF the din
charge IN twenty days Cures LOST INA -
MOOD. constipation. dizziness, ialllng ssu =
tions, nervous twitching OF the eyes and otho<
Strengthens. invigoretes and toncs the snttco
syster i ia as cheap as anr other remedy.
IAVDEAN curcs debility nirvjuxneen.
emissions. ana develops and rcstcry4 weak ar}
gans. Psi1s in tho back, losses BY day or aixtA
stopped quickly. Over 2Joo prirase indofsos
Prematureness means impo.cpcy In the Arst
stage II is symp'um Of sen, innl seakncss
anu ba,r irn6ss 1t can be Slapped In TWEEN. p
days by ths uso OF Hudynn. Hudyan costa ne
more than any other remedy
TATNTT.D D uI.oUD-impure blood .lus
70 serious NJ ate Disorders csrries mysiads sf'
sore-pro iuc.ng GEMS Then comes sore tiroek
pimples, .oopperrslorcd spotA, ncers In nsout6
old S,ros and ia lirz heir. You can save tri5
70 Hot springs " writiny for Blood Book o.
tbs old physicians Of the
HUDSON MEDICAL INsTrTyrH,a
Stockton. Market and Ellis sts..
SAN FRANCISCO, California.
The herald., 1897-03-04
The Last Brief Filed

From the clerk of Justice Owens de-
partment of the police court it was yes
terday learned that the reason that q
decision has not been rendered in the
pool-rrom test case against F. d.
Black is that the last brief in the case
was not filed until Monday last. On De-
cember 18th last the defendant filed his
brief to which the city attorney replied
on January 22d. Again, on the 1st of this
month, defendants attorney appeared
with supplemental answer upon which
the case was submitted. Justice Owens
expects to give his decision within a
few days
The herald., 1897-03-04
The Root Of Boss Rule

Bossism's keystone Is the fraudulent pri-
mary AS long as that remains the politi-
cal boss will survive the heaviest storm of
reform forces. When the storm subsidies
he again fixes the primary, controls the con-
vention and names the candidate. In order
to reform the primary 1t is not only neces-
sary to have laws that will prevent fraud.
but to arouse popular interest In primary
elections. Possibly a way to secure this
end is to have the primaries conducted un-
der the regular election law, with party
registration lists. and to have the candi-
dates chosen at the primary elections.
thus cutting off all opportunity for either
primary or convention juggiery.-St Louis
RepublIc.
The herald., 1897-03-04
Not on the Bill Of Enre

The tourist from the east who had drop
ped into the Arizona restaurant said to iie
waiter:
Bring me a Welsh rabbit. please"
The waiter was gone long time and final
ly returned with the proprietor
Mister" inquired the latter ARE yor
the man that wanted some Welsh rabbit p
yes" replied the travellers
"Well. sir" rejoined the proprietor. cas-
ualy placing HIS hand on his hip pocket
1--WE don't keep no imported game at this
house. If plain American jack rabbi,
amt good enough fer you
"Why, yes" gasped the terrified custom
or, bring me 4 j-J-jack rabbit! Chicago
II rihllue
The herald., 1897-03-04
p,ckpockets at Work

A case of pocket picking was yester-
day reported to the police, the victim
being e. W. Sergeant, who on Tuesday
night lost a pocketbook containing s35
while corning out OF the Los Angeles
theater There was jam at the door
way, and Mr.. Sergeant remembers that
fne-looking man jostled against him,
to which he paid no particular atten-
ton. When he arrived at his home he
discovered his loss, and can account for
1t no other way than that his pocket was
picked. The police detectives are in
Yestigating.
The herald., 1897-03-04
Hanna EntifIed To Hlx Paw

1t should never be said that Ohio has
slapped President Mckinley in the face by
denying him an election TO the senate of
tho man who has stood by his side in all The
heat and burden OF one or the fiercest cam
paigns ever waged In this country. This
much should be said and can be said, with
out belittling the record or services of any
of the gentemen whose names have been
mentioned in connection with the SENATOR
ship. To put 1t plainly. NJ A. Hanna has
fairly earned the appointment.-Ohio State
I0IIrnnl
The herald., 1897-03-04
Trusted the Wrong Man

Joseph Di Fiore, an italian barber at
525 West Sixth street. reported to the
police yesterday that he had been rob-
bed one night recently by a fellow
Italian by the name of Hartscher. Fiore
said that Hartscher had been around
his shop more or less of late and had
learned where his savings were kept.
One evening lately in his absence, Hart
scher had been overcome By q desire
for his friends money and had taken
possession of it and then left suddenly.
He is supposed to be in Arizona.
The herald., 1897-03-04
Inso'e It Defiance o.L,w

That the sugar trust is a conspiracy
against the peoples welfare was learned
many years ago. and the investigation
which IS now being carried on BY the com
mittee OF the New York legislature has no.
made any startling revelations on this
point. At the same time 1t has brought cut
an insolence on the part Of the trust mag
mates and a defiance of the law and of the
peoples interests which legislatures and
congresses cannot safely overiook.-St.
Louis Globe ID emocrat.
The herald., 1897-03-04
TOTAL PRECIPITATION trS IscHED 70

Average precipitation Tor this month Tor 3
years. 3.27
Total excess in precipitation during the
month, 2.3) inches.
Accumulated excess IN precipitation
since January l, 3. ~ inches.
Number OF clear days, ii partly cloudy days
IL: cloudy days d.
Mean dew point, AZ,
Mean n relative humidity, IA.
Frost light on the 10th, 1lth and 25th;
heavy on The 21st, 22nd and 81, killing, none.
NorE-Pressure reduced to sea level. IT"
indicates trace OF preci pitatlon. To be taken
from uny FIVE minute record
The herald., 1897-03-04
Valuable Donation Acknowledx.d

The following letter has been received
by the Hon. Abbot Kinney from Secre-
tary Mendenhall
Abbot Kinney, Esq, Los Angeles:
Dear Sir-The board of park commits
sioners. at their meeting held February 25
1897. passed a resolution rendering to you a
vote of thanks for the valuable collection
of eucalyptus trees donated TO the city
parks. The trees have been received in fine
condition and have been set in Elysia.
park Very respectfully,
J. F. MENDENHALL. Secretary.
The herald., 1897-03-04
Native Wealth

tions received at the chamber of cosa
merce yesterday: Rosecrans tract, go.
den waffle and peach blooms; Alberi
Cohn, city, honey with wasp's nest; c
N. Ross, Etiwanda. raisins; T. J. Cook
Westminster, rural blush potatoes; W
e. Johnson, city. olive cocktail; James
Slauson, Azusa, Walters' improved
The herald., 1897-03-04
Wanted Reading rlatter

Out on Temple street early yesterday
morning Police officer Johnson caught
Ed Bell and Thomas Banks a couple OF
little colored boys, stealing morning pa
and locked the offenders in Jail. In the
afternoon both were arraigned before
Justice Owens, who set their trial for
this afternoon at 2 O'Clock.
The herald., 1897-03-04
4 small Fire

At 1880 last evening an alarm Of firs
was turned In from box 5. A coal ]oi
lamp had exploded in the rooms Of ". A
Po~-e In the Horne block. corner oi
Chestnut street and Downey avenue
The flames were speedily extinguished
the damage amounting 10 $780,
The herald., 1897-03-04
;rsnpzg,ryas Foa TIT, MONTH IN
Mean tsmpsrature i,r this month for Il

Mean temperature f)r this month for Is
y,a... %.
Average excess OF daily mean tempera-
ture during month, .
Aceumulated excess of daily mean tenn
pernture since Januarv !, 22.
Average daily excess s nee January !, 4.
Prevailing direction of wind, west.
Total movement OF wind. 3497 miles.
Maximum velocity of wind direction and
date "a miles from the southwest, on the 18Th.
Total precipitation, 5.02.
Number OF days on which .0l inch o. more
OF precipitation, nine.
TOTAL PRECIPITATION (IN INcHEs) FOR THIS
The herald., 1897-03-04

is sent to the press from Cuba as verify.
There are newspapers that accept these
tales greedily and exaggerate them Of set
purpose to inname the public mind, bu.
this should not be the case with journals
that aim to give facts to their readers
Boston Herald.
The herald., 1897-03-04
Fake Stories of Cuban Outrage

1t is time that the more intelligent por-
tion of the American people had learned
that the yarns about outrages In Cuba are
unreliable. There Is probably Spanish Sc
verify there. But II is foolish and mischiev-
Gus to accept every cock-and-bul story that
The herald., 1897-03-04
SUAI MARY,

Mean atmospheic pressure. 30 O6.
Highest pressure 1925 date, 24th.
Loves pressure $40; date, -0sh
Mean temperature JS.
Highest emperature, 81: date. I'D
lowest &c n 'erature. 80. date, I'D.
Greatest daily range OF temperature, 81;
date, -0h.
L.is daily range OF temperature Z; date.
Gt.t
The herald., 1897-03-04
WEATHER REPORT

Meteorological Summary for the Month OF
February
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-01
LOCAL AND PERSONAL NOTES.

Justice and Mrs. Glynn, of Simpson,
were in Scranton yesterday, where they
went to attend the funeral of Philip Dur
kin.
Miss Elizabeth Abbott, of the Wilkes
Barre city hospital, is spending the Qay
in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Miller and grand
son, Willie Brs, are visiting in Jersey
City.
Mrs. John Kelly is visiting friends in
Pittston.
Miss Jennie Butler entertained her Sun
day school class at her home, on Canaan
street, Wednesday evening.
The Delaware and Hudson shops ami
the gravity road shut down last evening
until Jan. 4.
Mrs. Frank Carney, of Kingston, is Wis
iting her parents in this city.
Conductor Kenworthy expects to Leave
the hospital today and return TO his home.
Miss Marion Crane and Miss Florence
Harrison spent yesterday in Moosic.
Miss Kathryn Pace Is visiting friends in
Pittston.
Mrs. j. B. Van Bergan was called to
Green Ridge this week by the illness Of
her sister, Mrs. Fordham.
Miss Mary Powderly is visiting friends
in Scranton and Pittston.
Mrs. ]. e. Burr entertained the mem
hers of Mrs. James Thompson's Sunday
school class Wednesday evening. Re
freshments We're served and very pleas
ant time was enjoy ed by all present.
Miss Angela Birs, of Washington street,
is visiting in New York city.
Miss May fitzpatrick, of Darte ave-
nue., is entertaining Miss Eliza Osborne,
of Jermyn, who is student at Millers-
vile.
Mr.. and Mrs, John Tax and family will
remove from Garfield avenue some time
during this month to the Andrew house.
corner of Washington street and Washing
ton place.
Rev. Marshall, of Forest City, officiated
at Trinity chIr2h last evening and will
also otticiate at the communion service at
10 o'clock this morning.
Rev, Il. j. Balslcy Is in New York city.
Fred Moon has been transferred from
Mill Creek, whore he has been telegraph
operator for the Delaware and Hudson
for the past three years. Mr. Moons new
position is at the Union station in Car
bondale.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-01

spent Christmas with Miss Molie
NoaCk.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. s. Britton and sons,
Raj and Newton, of Tobyhanna, spent
Christmas with friends in town.
o. j. Gaige, of Philadelphia, Mr.. and
Mrs. S. 3. Whitlock, of Baltimore, and
Mrs. S. Simons, of San Antonio, are
visiting their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
II. G. Gaige.
II. Loren Clements left for New York
Wednesday after spending q few days
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. f..
Clements.
III. l.. Gage Dalrymple, who is at
tending schol of pharmacy in Balti-
more, is spending his vacation with his
uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. II. l..
Gaige.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. F.. Post and daugh-
ters, Belle and Mary, and Miss Flora
Sayre, of Scranton, spent a few days
last week with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs J. Il. Sayre.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-01
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AND
MAYFHELD

G.. II. Yost made q business trip to
Vandling yesterday. Mr.. lost Is push
ing the insurance business in a COM
mendable manner.
William Stephens called ON friends in
Priceberg yesterday.
Justice of the Peace C. Il. Helmes
made a business trip to Scranton yes
terday.
Webb Hamlin, of Great Bend, Is vis-
itng in town.
Messrs James and Joseph Connors,
of the East Side, are very Ill.
John HOgarth assisted in a concert at
Hancock on Tuesday. MIR. IIogarths
ability as cornetist, is of no low
order.
Harvey Vankleek was victimized by
two strangers on Wednesday. The men
We're driving a horse and wagon bear
ing the named Of Freedman & Co.,
Exeter Borough, through town. and
while ascending the hill below the old
Jermyn residence, one of the wheels
of the wagon collapsed. The men
sought blacksmith and were directed
to Mr.. VanKleek's shop. They pur-
chased wheel and borrowed Il wrench
to put it on with. They promised to
pay for the wheel when they returned
the wrench, probably they will but they
forgot to do so then. After repairing
the wagon they drove rapidlY in the
direction of Archibald without fulfilling
the promise they had made Mr.. Van
Kleek appeared before Squire Helmes
and swore out warrant for the arrest
of the men.
Sarah, the two-year-old child Of Mr.
and Mrs. Gilhooly, of the East Side,
died early yesterday morning of diph-
iberia The funeral will take place
this afternoon. lnterment will be made
in Calvary cemetery, Mayfield. Another
child of the family was taken i'll yes
terday with the same disease.
on Saturday Hon. John F. Reynolds,
the representative from this district,
will go to Harrisburg, and remain there
until after the organization of the
house and senate on Tuesday.
Joseph Tennis, ST.. spent Tuesday in
CarbOndale.
on Wednesday evening a suit was
held before Squire Helmes between
Mrs. Wallace Oakley, prosecutor, and
Michael Carney. defendant. Attorney
II. -. Carey cared for the interests of
the prosecutor Mrs. oakley charged
Carney with stealing a chicken belong
ing to her husband. which he valued at
five dollars. Mr.. Whitbeck was the
main witness. When put on the stand
he stated that lie lived near the prose-
cutor and ON the same evening he heard
a noise among the chickens, and upon
investigation he saw q man running
with chicken. He ran after the man,
who dropped the chicken, and caught
him. Carney was committed to jail
but in some unaccOuntable manner the
constable released the man at Archibald,
and is now accountable for the mans
appearance at court.
Mr.. William II. Tennis spent last
evening in Carbondale.
The grand ball held last evening by
the Crystal Fire company, No. |, was
largely attended and d decided success,
both financially and socially. The hall
was decorated with flags and bunting.
ON the stage was the image of bold
fireman dressed as though at duty and
various other places in tbs hall We're
placed emblems of the fire fighters.
GilrOy's orchestra furnished the music
in their usual creditable manner while
Professor McGrai! attended to those on
the tioOr.