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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-06

PROTECTION TO COAL. MINERS.
on June 2S, 1896, an accident occurred al
the Twin Shaft mine, near Pitttston,
whereby lifty-eight lives We're lost y
commission composed of William Stein,
Edward Roderick and Edward Brennan.
mine inspectors of adjoining districts, was
at once appointed to ascertain the cause of
and fix responsibility for the accident.
These officials, assisted by Attorney Cen
eral Mccormick made prompt and care
full examination. and their exhaustive and
able report is herewith submitted for your
consideration, 1t is apparent from the
report that the cause of the disaster was
explosive or mine gas and a fall of the
oVerlying earth and rock resulting from
what is known i'm mining parlance as
squeeze" There can be no question that
an error in judgment on the part of the
mine superintendent was the cause of los
ing his own life and those of the fifty
seven faithful men who We're working
under his immediate direction at the time
of the accident. The report says: The
mine inspector cannot in any way be held
responsible for the accident, not having
been notified of the squeeze by the mine
superintendent" Numerous other serious
occurrences in the mining regions within
the past two years, resulting in loss Of
life, have given rise to much public at
tention and comment. Whether such oc-
currences are wholly or partially in the
nature of so-Called unavoidable aCci-
dents" or whether they might in any de-
gree be avoided becomes pressing sub
ject for legislative consideration.
The eighteen state mine inspectors, now
supervising the anthracite and bituminous
mines, are appointed after a competitive
technical examination, from list fur
nished by the state board of examiners.
the applicant standing the best examua-
tion being entitled TO receive the first ap-
pointment, and so on down the list. Tn
der the present law, the inspectors, while
required to make an annual report to the
secretary of internal affairs, are not made
accountable to any common head for tbs
faithful discharge of their duties. There is
no community of effort required among
them and no uniformity in their reports.
Neither is there any supervisory or direct
| ing power conferred by law on the sec
| retary Of internal affairs or other officer
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-06

The sum of these annual increases Is
Abs, or an average annual increase of 3lS
patients.
The continued increase in numbers of
the insane presents serious problem. If
the ratio continue. the hospital now so
imperatively required win hardly be COM
pleted until equally pressing necessity WIN
exist for another of simila" capacity, and
each future Legislature VIII probably be
called upon to provide an additional hos
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-06

The King OF Pills IL Beecham's-
BEECHAMS.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-06
Observation-Disclosures
L 4 l,-CI i, u Ell -l,S EAAIAILSGIAN

-
ON the 3lth day of April, 1894, the COVER
nor commissioned about 100 of the sur
vivors Of the Pennsylvania troops engaged
in the battles of Chickamauga and about
Chattanooga to represent this common
tie lines and positions of the Pennsylvania
battles. In cooperation with the National
park commission the positions of the
Pennsylvania regiments and batteries
were marked in September 1894. on July
3, 1885 an act of the general assembly was
approved which authorized the erection
of a monument to each of the seventeen
Pennsylvania organizations engaged in
these battles, to be erected on their Ie-
spCctive battle lines, and made an appro-
pration of 81 500 for each monument. An
executive committee was appointed haV-
ing power to contract for the erection and
placing of the monuments, of which COM
mittee Colonel Archibald Blakely was
chairman, Captain w. skinner, secretary,
and Colonel William a. Robinson, treas
urer, As a result of their work monu-
ments have been erected upon the battle
lines of the following organizations: The
Twenty ninth, Forty-siXth, SeYenty-seV-
enth SeVenty-elghth and Seventy ninth In
fantry; the Seventh, Ninth and Fifteenth
Cavalry the TWenty-siXth Light Artillery
Battery B, and Forty-siXth Light Artil-
lery, Battery Il, The monuments for the
Twenty eighth and One Hundred and
Forty-seventh Infantry have been com
pleted for some time, but, owing to the
fact that the National park commission
had not acquired title to the land covering
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-06

Number of Cells. 7G5 loo Sol 2769
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-06
DEPARTMENT or AGRICULTURE

The department of agriculture estab-
lished by the act approved March Is, 1885,
was promptly organized, The secretary
reports that the various divisions of the
department are now fully otTcered and the
work is progressing as satisfactorily as
can be expected, The enforcement of the
law relating to commercial fertilizers has
been in the personal control of the Hecre-
tary and has through licenses regulating
their sale realized the sum of ST. l5O during
the year.
The Farmers Institutes, under the im-
mediate charge of the deputy secretary
of agriculture, are being held at the rate
of three Institutes daily in different parts
of the state during about four and half
months of the year. The instruction given
covers a wide and useful range, the in
structors being among the best of our
practical and scientific agriCulturalists.
The average attendance at these Institutes
during the past year was 25G. The work
has been done upon an allowance Of
$500 year. sum quite inadequate for
the purpose.
Professor Hamilton, the deputy score
tary of agriculture, in his report states
that If the appropriations in PennsylVa-
mia for this purpose We're made as literally
as is done in the following named states,
Evening journal., 1897-06-08
CONTEMPORARY OPINION.
THE NEGRO IN DEMERARA.

The negro has undoubtedly a very
strong inclination to sleep in the day
and tOspend the night in ngossip, dancing
or singing. On this account he is often
nuisance to his neighbors, especially
when he has a wake. AS his home is
often nothing more than a single room
about eight feet square, the funeral
party is conducted in the open yard
Here congregate fifty to a hundred peo-
pie, who begin the entertainment with
hymns, goingon after rmidnightto songs
and games, and often winding up to-
ward morning with a free fight Then
there is the .Cumfoo dance, one of the
finest institutions in the world for pro-
ducing nightmare Two men beat
drums with their hands, the one instru-
ment producing a tum-tum and the
other a rattle-rattle, almost without in
termission during the whole night. AT
intervals Of about a minute the party
utters a weird cry in some African Ian
guage which startles you as you lie in
bed yainly trying 10 sleep. AS hour
after hour passes your house appears
20 yibrate, the bed shakes, and your
spine feels as II made up Of loose seq
ments. How can the drummers keeI
this up for ten hours? And the dancers?
With the latter exhaustion alternates
with the renewal Of the orgy; one sci
falls down and another takes its place
This and other dances are connected
viii Obeah the witch cult Of the Afri.
can.
Every negro and most Ct the coloret
I people have an innate fear OF th'
Obeah man, however they may deny 4
% the whites. One OF the latest de
yelopments of this superstition wal
brought % notice a short time ago II
connection with a cricket match. Thl
East COaat lnyincibles and the Admir-
able CreOlians were 10 play match
and from o few words dropped by m
captain Of the latter il appears that h
was sure of victory TO his side becaus
a notable Obeah man had oiled thei
bat Saturday Review
Evening journal., 1897-06-08
HOBBS
Sparagus Kidney Pills.

ed Episcopal Church, which begins in
New York, tomorrow.
Miss Jennie A. Dougherty, of No. 22C
West Fourth street, has gone to Phila.
delphia to spend a week or ten days.
William Salisbury, of Dover, was in
Wilmington yesterday
Archdeacon George c. Hall. of St.
Johns Church, will go to Lancaster to-
morrow where he will attend the re-
union of his class of 72, of Franklin
and Marshall College.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Frank have re-
turned home from Lambertville, N. j.
Mrs. John Leahy and daughter, Nellie,
are guests of Mrs. William France, of
Newark.
Representative William r. Davis and
Sergeant-at-Arms of the House w. b.
HAZEL, of Kenton hundred, registered
at the Clayton House last evening.
City Treasurer Adams is laid up with
rheumatism.
Ramona Circle, Kings Daughters,
had an enjoyable social time last even
ing, being entertained by the Misses
Beecher on West Ninth street.
Caleb S. Freeman, editor of the Mid
dletown New Era, was in town to-day.
Elmer T. Bye and family will occupy
the Graft place, near Claymont, this
Summer.
r. J. Gilbert, a well-known Mary
lander from Towson, is in Wilmington
to-day.
Evening journal., 1897-06-08
Crosby & Hill
On Wednesday Mornin
at 8 o'clock

we will sell a lot of beautiful prir
ed Challies at 2 cents a ward. i
stead of 5 cents only one dre
pattern to each customer.
A large sample lot of Handke
chiefs from the Young, Smyt
Field & Co. Removal Sale.
Scent Handkerchiefs for 1 cent
6-cent Handkerchiefs for cents.
10-cent Handkerchiefs for cents
20-cent Handkerchiefs for 10 cents.
37h-cent Handkerchiefs for 25 cen
This is large lot and embrac,
nearly all kinds of Handkerchief.
Have you ever seen the la lie
fancy Neckwear we are selling
much of? We are having b
run on it; 12@c. each, instead
SOC.
If you want to save lots of mon,
these hard times we can help YOU
do so. Bargains as every counte
Now is the time to buy; goods a.
going to be higher.
Evening journal., 1897-06-08
EDITORIAL COMMENT.

Woman suffrage may or may not be a
good thing, but its advocates would be
foolish to give themselves a moments
worry because Ex-Governor Waite is
preaching against it.-Kansas City
Journal.
Ii is said the census to be taken in
Russia next year will be the first in
over forty years. and may be put down
as another evidence that Russia in
tends to be included hereafter among
the nations that count.-San Francisco
Call.
A New York judge has decided that
the wife and not the husband should
control the household servants. He was
probably foolish enough to criticise the
cooks coffee or her method of making
strawberry shortcake. - Cleveland
Leader.
One of the great German scientists in
sists that he has discovered the cause
of badness. Still, we fail TO see how
this is going to help the miserable man
whose hair is already doing the myster-
ious disappearance act.-New York
Mail and Express.
Won't some inventive genius devise
scheme bywhich Mr.. Corbett can take in
gate money until the end of his days
without doing any fighting worth
speaking about? This would suit the
public no doubt, for it would serve to
keep Mr.. Corbett quiet.-New York Ad-
vertiser
The Bridgeport man who refused to
fulfill his pledge as pall-bearer at a
woman's funeral because of the weight
of the burden, and then stabbed the de-
ceased's husband because he protested
may be said to have reached the limit
of unneighborly cOnduct-even in Con-
necticut.-Mail and Express.
Evening journal., 1897-06-08
A WOMAN MoToRMAN.

Miss Hattie K. Miller, of Santa Bar
bara, Cal, is the only woman in the
world earning her living as motorman
on an electric car. When electric street
cars were first introduced in Santa Bar
bara, few months ago, she made a
thorough study of the principles on
which they were operated, and when
she applied for the situation she an
swered all the requirements so well
that she was appointed without hesita-
tion She likes the work and says
When l grasped the motor brake felt
that | had a force under my control
that could Outrun a horse or any NOV
ing thing. i knew l had human lives
In my charge, but / felt that it re-
quired skill, not muscle, to estimate the
speed of the car, to round curves prop
erly, and to start and stop as required "
Evening journal., 1897-06-08

Our Philadelphia contemporaries are
prone to poke fun at Delaware over the
number Of divorces granted. In the
legal intelligence OF the Philadelphia
Ledger to-day, we find that the Courts
OF Common Pleas of Philadelphia yes
terday handed down forty-four DEGREES
Of divorce, or nearly one-half of the
number granted by our General Assem-
bly, for our state during the past two
years. Taking into consideration the
fact that the Philadelphia courts meet
at short intervals and our General AS
sembly but once in two years, while
our courts do but little divorce busi-
ness, We think that the burden of fun
is on our sister city, to say nothing of
our sister state.
Evening journal., 1897-06-08
DIED.

CARROLL.-Thomas Carroll son OF
John and Mary Carroll.
CHANCE.-On June 3, 1897, Lizzie H
Chance, in her 10th year.
FOULK.-In this city. on June 1897
Mary e., wife of Arthur G. Foulk
aged 80 years.
JACQUOT On the Sd instant Gather
inc Jacquot, aged 80 years.
HOFMANN.-At New Castle, Del
June 2, 1897 Augusta. wife of Charles
HOfmann.
KlNSLER.-On June 1, 1897, Florence
daughter of Albert and Anna Kins
ler' aged l3 years and 10 months.
enthusiastically, in Philadelphia.
George II. Sellers.
STEVENSON.-On June 6. 1897. Re-
becca NJ. Stevenson.
Evening journal., 1897-06-08
CLASS DAY AT SWARTHMORE

Glass day" at Swarthmore College
yesterday attracted a number of Will
mington people and several parties
from Delaware. This magnificent in
stitutiOn, which stands in Delaware
county's most picturesque centre, and
is maintained by the Hicksite Friends.
never looked finer than yesterday in
all its Summer glory.
In the evening, when all guests and
students (both sexes are received on
co-equal terms) appeared in the par
lOrs, reception rooms and Oratory in
full dress the scene was charming in
deed. The Delaware members of the
81 graduating class, which numbered
forty-two, were
Thomas Cahall, son of Dr. Cahall, Of
Frederica. (Mr. Cahall had been
chosen by the class to officiate at the
presentation and did so in most credit
able ctyle.)
Miss Sarah Bancroft, daughter of
William p. Bancroft, Wilmington.
Miss lola Kay Eastburn, of Union.
Miss Eastburn bore up well under the
taunts of the presenter, Mr.. Cahall,
who called her up before the audience
to receive the following class day dose
Of medicine:
lola, you have always impressed me
as a person that thought much and
talked little; as a person who judged
every act carefully, and whose decis-
ions would always add only to her dig
nifty. But / certainly must be wrong,
lola, when l hear that you walk down
Chestnut street and with the curved
handle of an umbrella hook men,
young and old. lola, take this net, 1t
will De easier and more feminine to en-
tangle them lola, / hear that you have
that happy faculty of inspiring in other
people great confidence in yourself.
That you can even meet a book agent.
and in ten minutes have him telling
you his love affairs, and asking your
advice about his marriage. lola. with
this knack of inspiring confidence A
fortune is yours. Here, take this gold
brick, and let the unsuspecting inno-
cent suffer"
Among the Delaware people noticed
in the reception rooms were DR.. and
Mrs. Cahall, Frederica; William Hart
ing Brady Middletown; Warren Hall,
Dover: Miss Edna Cazier, Kirkwood;
Roland G. Kent, Miss Speakman, Mr..
and Mrs. Edgar Fell, Miss Carlisle,
Mrs. Smith Cooper and others. of Will
mington.
Evening journal., 1897-06-08
KID MCCOY MADE SIS. 900.

During the last twelve months the
boxing game has received a big boom
in this country, and pugilists have
made plenty of money. Many of them
have bank rolls of a thousand dollars
and more.
Bob" Fitzsimmons has, no doubt.
made more money in the last year than
any other boxer, but there is one pug
Hist, however, who has made pretty
near as much as "Lanky Bob"
The boxer alluded to is kid" Mccoy,
the well-known middle-weight, who
cleared $23,7O0 within the past year.
Evening journal., 1897-06-08
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NOTES.

SOOlAL AND fEhSONAL NOlES.
Miss Helen McGugan. of Locust
Grove, is visiting Miss Maude Brady
Mrs. Wilmer Daniels, of Philadelphia
spent Sunday with Wilmington rela-
tives.
Mrs. William McElwee, who has been
visiting Mrs. James Murray, has re-
turned to her home, in Philadelphia.
William Cannon, of Bridgeville, Sus-
sex county, was a guest at the Clayton
House yesterday.
Mrs Charles d. Boyd. of Baltimore.
who has been the guest of Mrs. Milo j.
Locke, at No. S24 West Ninth street,
for 'ome time, returned home yester-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert II. Davis, OF
Milford, are visiting their son. Thomas
Davis.
Miss Maude Brown, of California, is
being entertained by friends in thi:
city.
Misses Hettie and Bessie Edwards
OF near Baldwin, Md, are visiting
Wilmington relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. George NJ Davis will
| spend several weeks with relatives nea
Elkton, Md.
John p. Abbott and James E. Otis, o
Georgetown, are in Wilmington to-day
w. W. Matthews. of Wilmington, n
C., is visitor In the city to-day.
Alfred II. Lupton, of Bridgeton, n. J.
who has the steam brick works at New
Castle, was In town to-day.
p y. Hart, Of Georgetown arrived f.
town last night on business visit an
registered at the Merritt House.
Rev {. +. Hendricks, Rev. Thoma
+. Mdscn and \. l.. Harrar will atten
the general convention Of the Reform
Evening journal., 1897-06-08
CURE .

] feel il is a duty ] owe you to express
my great thankfulness for the good done
TO me by DR.. Hobbs Sparagus Kidney
trouble and aching back which / endured
for several years. All the medicines /
used seemed to have little or no effect.
tice. and / bought "A box at Mr.. Dam
forth's drug store. In a few days after /
began to use them / was atty relieved
the pains were less frequent. / have used
several boxes, and feel OH so different 10
what ] did before / got the medicine. My
pains have gone, and l truly believe / am
cured woman. Yours gratefully, Mrs
Esther Grant 6lS W. Second St. VIII
mingtOn Del
Evening journal., 1897-06-08

William Sasse. second assistant dis
penser Of justice at Ninth and Market
streets, will never play on any of the
league or association teams. In prac-
tice game over Washington street
bridge day or two ago he gave six
teen men bases on balls in the first in
made a hit.
The Brunswick forfeited the game to
the Red Clippers on Saturday on the
Crescent grounds by a score of to by
not showing up.
Evening journal., 1897-06-08
PROPOSALS.

Proposals. Pursuant to the provisions
OF law tsection 4. of chapter 4. Of the Re
Nlscd Code lss3l. proposals viii be re-
ceived for printing the Journal of the
House or representatives of the State OF
Delaware FOR the session of 1897
O'Clock. noon. Wednesday, June 3O 1897.
The right to require security for the
faithful performance of the contract as
is reserved by the undersigned
GEORGE w. SPICER. JR
Clerk Of the House of Representative.
i. O. MarshalltOn Del.
Tuesday. June s. 1897
Evening journal., 1897-06-08
AN INsuIT ID cIVILIzATION.


The New York Evening World says
the failure Of the Senate % ratify the
arbitration treaty is a distinct rebuff 70
the progress Of civilization. The Worid
is right The unity Of nations and the
abandonment o. war, which has been
the dream OF philosophers. was ap-
preached nationally and appreciably by
the negotiation OF the convention be-
tween the two great EDgiish-speaking
peoples That which il aimed al and
was reasonably sure 20 accomplish was
net a mere sentiment. but practical
and desirable and possible condition.
II is a pity that this rebuff has come
from the United States. nation whose
mission is peace and whose interests
are bound up In the maintenance Of
peace. It Is more than a pity; it is q
crime against the traditions Of the re-
public and the aspirations Of the Amer
lean people. II Is all the more shame
ful that It was inspired BY childish
pique and silly jealousy Of the Eng.
lish people The course Of the Senate
Evening journal., 1897-06-08
BAY RIDGE, SUNDAY, JUNE 10.
THE QUEEN RESORT OF THE
CHESAPEAKE"

The next excursion to Bay Ridge, via
Baltimore, leaves Delaware avenue sta
tion at $50 a. m; Market street at 7.20
a. m, Sunday June 13. Rate, $1OO for
the round-trip. The excursion combines
a trip by rail to Canton and a thirty
mile trip by steamer Columbia to Bay
Ridge. Returning leaves Bay Ridge at
p m, Baltimore at p. m, arriving at
Wilmington at S.45 p. m. These excur-
sions are the most delightful in all re-
spects that leave Wilmington during
the season.
Evening journal., 1897-06-08
FIsHER-BUTLER.

The marriage of Miss Blanche May
Butler, of this city, to Ralph w. Fisher,
Of Philadelphia, will take place on
Thursday, June II. The ceremony will
be in the evening at Delaware Avenue
Baptist Church, and will be performed
by Rev. William A. Walllng.
Evening journal., 1897-06-08
COURTNEY ARGUMENT TO-MOR
ROW.

Superior Court met this morning,
transacted no business and adjourned
until tomorrow morning, when it will
hear argument on the motion for a new
trial in the case of Courtney VS.. the
city. City Solicitor aHrman will rep
resent the city and William S. Hilles
and T. Bayard Heisel will resist he mo-
tiOn.
Evening journal., 1897-06-08
SAENGERBUND FESTIVAL, PHILA
DELPHIA

The Baltimore and Ohio railroad will
sell tickets from Wilmington to Phile
delphia, for all trains from June 19 to
%, inclusive, valid for return passage
until June 26, inclusive, at rate of 81
cents for the round trip.
Evening journal., 1897-06-08
REGISTERS ORDER.
REGISTER' OFFICE.


New Castle County, Del, April 30, 1891
Ifpon the application of Security Trust
and Safe Deposit Company, administra
tor cum testamento annexo OF Mary
Dougherty, late Of Wilmington hun
dred. in said county deceased
IL Is ordered and directed by the register
that the administrator aforesaid give no
lice Of granting of letters of administration
upon the estate of the deceased, with the
date of granting thereof, by causing ad-
vertisernents to be posted within forty
davs from the date of such letters In siI
Of the most public places OF the county OF
New Castle, requiring all persons having
demands against the estate to present the
same. or abide by an act OF Assembly IN
cause the same to be inserted within the
same period m me ,EVSegnihng Sgilg J9urnaI o
and to De continued therein three weeks
Given under the hand and sea
OF Office of the Register afore
said at Wilmington, I'm Net
IL, 81 Castle county Aforesaid, th
day and year above written.
CALVIN w. CROSSAN,
Register
Evening journal., 1897-06-08
WRIGHT-BETTS ENGAGEMENT.

The engagement is announced OF
Miss Mary s. Belts. of this city, and
Peter Wright, of Philadelphia. Miss
Belts is the daughter of Edward Belts,
OF No. 704 West street, and Mr.. Wright
is a grandson of Peter Wright, ths
steamship owner.
Evening journal., 1897-06-08

Experts estimate that the losses re-
suting from the recent floods in the
Mississippi valley will aggregate about
s15,00O,000. And this great calamity, as
Senator Vest figures it out, is all due
to the baneful effects Of the gold stand
ard
Evening journal., 1897-06-08

Even John Wanamaker, who has al
ways played an important role in Re
publican performance. now raises his
voice In strong condemnation Of the
mistakes Of the new administration.
Evening journal., 1897-06-08

has already done infinite harm to the
business relations of the two great
commercial nations, and its conse-
quences are likely to be deplorable.
Evening journal., 1897-06-08
NOTICE.

Notice Is hereby given that letters OF al
ninistration were IN due form Of law
granted unto the undersigned on the 30th
day Of April a. -. 1891, and that all
persons having claims against the estate
or the deceased must present the same
on or before the 30th das OF April
1885 OF abide the Acts of Assembly IN
such case made and provided.
SECURITY TRUST AND SAFE DE
POSIT COMPANY, Administrator, c. [.
Address. Wilmington, Del.
Evening journal., 1897-06-08
THIS ONE A CIVIL ENGINEER.

Marian S. Parker, of New York, issaid
to be the only practical woman civil
engineer in this country. She is a slight
young girl, apparently 20 years of age.
She began to study engineering in her
18th year, and was graduated from Ann
Arbor in 1895.