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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-20
PERSONAL.

Miss Annie Rafter. of Crown avenue,
IS visiting friends in Buffalo.
p. +. Spellman, of Archibald, was a
visitor in the city Wednesday.
Hon. and Mrs. c. +. OMalley, have
returned from their wedding tour.
DR.. Russell Chidsey, of 5i2 Prescott
avenue, has returned from Wilkes-B Barre.
Miss Mary Diskin, OF First avenue,
has returned after a visit at Greenville.
MrI and Mrs. NJ. ]. Sharkey, OF Hobo
ken. N. j., are visiting friends in this
city.
Mrs. q. @. Barbour left Wednesday for
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-20
PRICE OF ELECTRIC LIGHT REDUCED.
Suburban Electric Light Company
Lowers the Rate Per Lamp Hour.

The Suburban Electric Light COM
pany gives notice that on Sept. 1 the
price of incandescent lights within the
city limits will be reduced to FIVE
eighths tas) of a cent per lamp hour,
subject to a discount of ten to twenty
per cent. according to the amount of
current consumed) If bill is paid on or
before the goth of the month in which
the bill is presented.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-20
YENOLOMS' LITTLE SCHEME.
Caused Him to BE Arraigned for Per-
iury BEFORE Alderman Howe.

Adam Yenolonis was held in bail in
the sum of $500 by Alderman Howe last
right to answer q charge of perjury,
preferred by William Norvel.
1t is alleged that Yenolonis went to
the office of the Lackawanna Iron and
Steel company, and by false represen-
tation collected the sum of $14 which he
swore Norvel owed him.
Norvel AYERS that he never boarded
with Yenolonis and consequently does
not owe him anything for board.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-20
DIED.

CLARK.-In Scranton, August 10. 1897,
Annie NJ. wife of w. Z. Clark, at the
residence, l347 Capouse avenue, aged 45
years and Gays. Funeral notice later.
WINnERS.-At Como. Wayne county.
Thursday, August 49, 1891, Or. Peter
Winters, of Dunmore, aged Us years.
Funeral announcement later.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-20
Scranton Business College,

To all concerned: 1 consider Prof. A.
r. Whitmore one of the most prac-
teal ana progressive teachers of PEN
manship in America. No earnest stu
dent can come under his enthusiastic
etuitlon without benefit.
c. p. Zaner,
" Zanerian Art College.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-20

The members of Scranton Caledoni-
an club are requested to meet at Raub's
hall, Wyoming avenue, Monday evening
at 8 o'clock, to complete arrangements
to attend the Caledonian games at
Willles-Barre.
II. w. RANKIN. Sec,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-20

Go with the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Firemen's excursion toSyracuse
and Pleasant Beach, Saturday, August
21. Trains leave D., L. & w. station at
$50 a. m. Tickets 50. ~
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-20

The members of Schiller lodge, No
345, T.. and A. NJ, are requested to at
tend the funeral of Brother Philip
Krst fom his late residence, 1881 Cedar
avenue, on Sunday Aug. 22d, 1897, at
O'clock p. m. Members Of sister lodges
are respectfully invited to attend.
PHILIP ROBINSON, w. NJ.
Attest: CHAS. S. GELBERT, Sec.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-20
Excursion 10 Atlantic City.

The Y. NJ. I. will run an excursion to
Atlantic City via Central Railroad of
New Jersey, Friday. Aug. eth. Fare
$500. Tickets good to return on any
regular train within twelve days.
Special train leaves Scranton at a. IN.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-20
Don't Forget

That the D., L. &c w. r. r. are now
running through day coaches and sleep
ing cars, New York to Chicago, via
the Nickel Plate road. Ask nearest
ticket agent of the D., L. & w. r. r.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-20
MARRIED.

NEUFFER-RAMSAY.-In Scranton, Au-
gust 10, by the Rev. e. j. Haughton,
Carl W. +. Neuffer, of Scranton, and
Miss Allie Ramsay, of Bethlehem, Pa.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-20

$50 Xxx White Envelopes for 17c. at Sc
Store. 523 Lack'a. ave. 80
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-20

Tailor made fall suits and overcoats.
latest styles. John Ross. 307 Spruce
street. 80
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-20
AN ELECTRIC SHOW.
viii BE a.strOng Feature of the 1897
Ami &icnn Institute Fair.

The development of practical cleo
trlcal science win be Illustrated in the
next American Institute Fair by ex-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-20

John M. Moran, of the Eighteenth
ward, has announced himself as a dele
gate for the Democratic convention.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-20
FORMAL DECREE
In JERMYN CASE
Part Of Act Creating Board OF Revision
Declared Unconstitutional.
CANNOT ORDER A NEW ASSESSMENT.

Act SO Far as ii Attempts to Author-
ize Board of Revision in Amy Year
other Than Trienniai Year, il
They Shall Deem n New Assessment
Necessary, to Issue Their Precept
for n New Assessment Is Declared
Unconstitutional and Void.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-20

Steam Heating and Plumbing.
P. F. G. NJ. T. Howley. 231 Wyoming ave.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-20

BEECHAM'S PILLS-No equal fol
Constipation.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-20

AHtdTCIIc, SdnuWIch, tortOlses, cologne,
viands annually, allspice, cinnamon, an
kle-deep, wrangle marine, cocoa, fiftieth,
timorous, aping, emptied. wholesale,
switched, dying, dyeing. icicles, prairie,
ferule, nuisance, apparel, peaceable mu-
cilage, shrieked, dessert cemetery, SINCE
Ing, prodigious, ferocious, transient, ac-
ceerate, cayenne, malefactor untutored,
reiterate, civilian, hemorrhage, exhila-
rate, coerce domicile, eligible. dilema ex-
asperate, facetious, satirical, reminis-
cence.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-26
MISTRESS FINDS HER OUT. ---
Mrs. Ecchter Traps Her servant After
EInding Police Inxestigation.

Belle Martin. a domestic in the home
Of A. T. Fechter. a druggist at 81 Canal
porl avenue. was suspected yesterday
of having stolen the jeWelfS Of her mis-
tress. and was examined by Lieutenant
Rehm al the Maxwell street station,
apparently establishing her innocence.
Last night he she was retiring. Mrs
Feehter entered her room and searched
her. finding he missing jeHetfE she al
Ie.es. fin the bosom Of the servant girl
dress. The domestic later confessed
where she mad concealed So taken at
the same time and was arrested On the
charge Il larceny.
when Airs Feehter arose in the morn
ing she found the back door ut her house
standing open. Thinking burglars had
been ia thr place, she searchef for her
iefzelrr which she found - he missing.
When she reported the matter 10 the
Police the servant was suspected but
h4r guilt could not be- suhstantated un-
III hsr. confession IF the theft.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-26

position of register in the treasury. an
Office that he held under the Garfield
and Arthur administrations, will Ice met
with general Enforcement all over the
country OF all the colored politicians,
Bruce is the least offensive to his white
brother. Political prestige has never
given him the big head" lie Is the
same unobtrusive c.iiZsn as he vas
when blowing with black mule in the
cotton fields of mississippi a quarter of
century ago. The privilege OF walk
rg in Pennsylvania avenue as sena-
tor never made him a fool. When de-
feated by the people for reelection he
did not charge and swear and accuse
the whites of ballot box stuling and
the like He took his medicine. When
first appointed register of the treasury
he dined that day on pot liquor and
turnip green's. He didn ride TO his
Office in carriage. He didn't walk up
the treasury steps with cigar between
his lips and an air of superiority IN
his face. Neither did a silk tile cover
his kindly hair. 1t was a broa 1-brim-
med plantation chapeau. ana he pulled
ii of when he opened tlta door leading
to his office. That was Bruce.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-26
QUEER SUIT FOR DAMAGES.
Country swain Sued for Giving His sweet
heart the Measles.

heart the Measles.
From the Louisville Post.
Il was called upon in 1878 to defend a
man who was charged with the most
unusual misdemeanor / ever heard of
any clerk entering on a court calen-
dar," said a lawyer friend from the
mountains Sunday. "A young farm
hand came 10 me at the hotel. where
was stopping. my home being in an
other town, but my practice extending
to the county seat | VAS then in. The
swain told me he had been charged by
d girl To whom he had been paying at
tenticn, with giving her measles, she
claiming that the disease. which mad
been epidemic i'll the neighborhoad, had
been communicated tn her by kissing
her repeatedly while the defendant was
recovering from measles. The gil 5
surly father sued the badly alarmed de-
PENDANT for $50 damages. claiming he
had expended that sum in doctors bills
for the afflicted daughter. My client
pleaded guilty to kissing The plantlil
but said he couldn't 'a-hoped II ef he d
ben a-mind ter, and insisted that he
had never had measles. tried the
case before a kind-hearted old squire,
and after the court had heard the tes-
.imony he delivered a long opinion IA
which he held that girl as pretty as
the plaintiff would make a boy risk
measles and even dumb chills' TO sip
the sweets of her coral-lilie lips. Tie
judges Jolly put both sides in good
humor and The defendant Two weeks
aater married the plaintiff and settled
the costs Of tho suit to arpease the
wrath Of her father"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-26
HIS BLOoD'S THE BEST.
One Chapter Out of the Many That Have
Lately Been Written About Hamburg.

Lately Been Written About Hamburg.
From the New York sun.
A look at Hamburg's family tree
would give the hope that he Will be
distance horse and Al big money winner
in 1898. He is by Hanover. himself
stayer of no mean order. although he
was at his best al mile, and he is out
of the mare Lady Reel, u Splinter and
the near relative of sprinters, includ-
ing such flyers as Domino and Gofree-
ton; but his dam was by the four
miller FeIlowcraft. and the second dam
was by the good race horse and slayer
Enquirer. Hanover would have gone
much further had his action not been
so lofty, and there is no gainsaying the
fact that he is getting horses that can
stay The best distance horse in Amer
lea to-day. the 4-year-old Ben Holla-
day. is by him. and Handspring, Buck
Massie Miss Young and others OF his
progeny all show capability and liking
for Il distance. Therefore, the owner
of Hanovers best son, Hamburg,
should be hopeful.
The colt has the perfect action which
is so essential for a horse that must
run fast and far. He has the blood,
too and if he trains on there is no rea-
son why his name should not adorn the
brightest pages OF turf history. Ham
burg has been compared to fremont,
hut ii is to be hoped that he will not
share the fate Of the back whirlwind.
He and Hanover, the sire of Hamburg,
Were stable companions, and no stable
ever sheltered two that could beat
them. AT 9 years old fremont was the
representative which swept The deck
for the red and blue sash, Hanover
only starting a few times. At Ire
mont was still the superior of his
chestnut companion, and IL was to the
black that the Dryers pinned their
faith. In their spring preparation Ire
mont could play with Hanover, but
while taking his regular work short
time before the opening of the racing
season he broke down hopelessly and
the turf lost one of it's migntiest racers.
fremont was the greater race horse,
but Hanover has surpassed the son of
Virgil as the progenitor of race horses.
and stands to-day at the top of the list
of American sires of thoroughbreds.
fremont got speed. but few of his get
have shown ability to run oNer mile.
and most of them lack size. Those that
have performed best over distance
have had for dams the daughters Of
/ Glpnelg or some other stallion noted for
i the stamina of his get When Hanover
! was sold he was not so highly priced as
i some of the other stations in the
/ Dwyer string. but it is safe to say that
the next 10 years will show him a sec
ond Lexington.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-26
STATISTICS AS TO 0uELlnc.
Code Is Most Popular in Germany, with
France Next.

From the London Mail.
More duels are fought In Germany
than in any other country. Most q
them are student duels. which cnlmnale
in nothing more serious than slasned
cheeks or torn scaips, which look eX-
tremely ugly when healed and often
cause much trouble to the sufferer while
healing. OF all German university towns
Jena and Gottingen are most devoted
to the code. In Gottingen the number
Of duels average one day, year in ana
year out Within the space of four-and-
twenty consecutive hours, several years
ago. IL duels were fought in Gottlngen.
In Jena the record for one day in re-
cent times is IL Fully 1000 studen.
duels are fought every year in the Ger
man empire. In addition 70 these there
ore the more serious deuls between OIL
GERS and civilians. Among Germans OF
mature years the annual number Of
duels Is about 100.
Next to Germany France i most
given to the dueling habit. She has
every year hundreds of meetings to
satisfy honor'-that Is. merely Ia give
two men the opportunity to wipe out
insults by crossing swords or firing pls-
tolls in such a way az TO preclude the
slightest chance of injury In the duel
statistics these meetings are not reck-
oned, as they are far less perilous than
even the German student duels. OF the
serious duels France can boast fully
1000 per annum The majority Of these
are among army officers More than
half of them result in wounds and near
~ 20 per cent in serious wounds.
Italy has had 2.159 duels in the last
lG years. Some 400 Of these meetings
were fought with swords t19 With p.s-
tolls 30 with rapiers and one With revol-
vers. In 974 cases the insult originated
IL newspaper articles or in public let
ters and scores We're purely literary
quarrels. Moie than 200 principals Mere
ipsulted by word Of mouth. Political
discussions led TO a59 and religious dis
cussions IL - meetings Qnarrels At
the gaming table We're responsible for
1883 meetings
summary shows that as regards
numbers the sequence of dueling coun-
tries is. Germany. France. Italy, Aus
tria and Russia.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-26
HELD AN ACCIDENT POLICY.
CYCLISTS Disgust at Not Being Hurt When
He foliided With Wagon.

From Lag Washington Post.
Tais is the story Of a somewhat un-
usual accident. It happened on the
Conduit road one evening early in the
f4H aud the man who told me about IL
sszlz - eyewitness. II Is singularly
appropriate by the way, that h. should
81 ana eye witness. for he Is an oeulist
~ profession. man on bicycle was
s,.8rchIng cheeriiv along on the way to
Town. when suddenly there doomed up
out ri the darkness in front OF him a
heavy wagon and team headed
straight for him. There was no time
~ turn out. The wheel crashed into
fhe wagon pole. and the rider was
thrown completely over the horses.
falling between them and the wagon.
The gCcullst ran 10 the rescue expect
nag - See limp mass af bleeding and
unconscious --4---I.-. IAzL4-l. L.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-26
WOMAN IN BLACK y
Declares That Kaiser Held His Wife !
While Another Man Shot Her.

Declares That Kaiser Held His VIE
While Another Man Shot Her.
Norristown Pa. Dee. 25.-The hear
ing of James A. Clemmer and Elizabeth
X. Dekalb, the two alleged accomplle-
es of Charles O. Kaiser in the murder
of his wife, Emma p. Kaiser,
on October 2S 1886, took
took place before Magistrate Ienhaft
this morning. Mrs. Kaiser was shot
while riding with her husband on
lonely road near here. The alleged mo-
tive for the crime was the desire to Sc
cure $4,000 insurance on her life.
Kaiser has been sentenced to death Tor
the murder. Miss Dekalb. the notofl-
Gus "Woman in Black, went on the
stand. and told the story of her lie
and the plans of the conspiracy. She
stated that on the night of the fatal
drive clemmer told her that Kaiser
held his wife's arms while he tclem-
mer) shot her.
Upon conclusion of Miss Dekalb 5
testimony Clemmer was committed for
trial at the March term of court. Miss
Dekalb was also committed for trial at
the March term. Ii is understood that
the charge against her will be that Of
accessory after the fact
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-26
MOTOR IN HIS NEckTlE.
Novel Form OF Jeweiry Butt by an Fee
trieai Jeweter.

4 Texas matchmaker and electrician
has built for himself Il very effective
and novel rf-pin in the form of n
tiny electric motor which though only
weighing one pennyWeight three grains,
is complete in every detail and can
be operated when supplied With cur
rent. This is probably the smallest
operative electric motor in the world
Gold takes the place of copper through
out. and the field magnets which nee
essarily have to he of magnetic mater
al. consist of two thickneSSeS of a
very fine sheet iron scraped down and
polished. These ARE held together with
gold screws, and wound in the regu-
Iation manner with very fine sillt-coN-
cred wire, The commutator bars are
also of gold. and the smallest Of brush
eS deliver the current 10 the armature
Windings. Notwithstanding its min
ute size this little motor runs al A
lively speed and creates quite hum
when supplied with current from Il
small silver chloride battery carried in
the vest pocket.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-26
For the Third Time.

Chicago. Dec. 25.-This morning for the
third time flames destroyed the buildir &
Of the Quadrangle club of the University
of Chicago There were seven persons in
the building Al the time and all escaped.
Two of these We're, however. more or less
hurt. The loss on the building VIII amount
To $4,000. The Quadrangle club is com
posed of professors and post graduate
students of the university. The club will
lose heavily on furnishings which in
cluded Il number Of valuable paintings.
sculpture, etc.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-26

is growing stronger each day. The quiet
little boom started by ex-State Senator
Henry ID. Wnton If Hackensack for
Senator James Smith of Essex for gov
ernor and Grover Cleveland for United
States senator. does not seem to he
making much Roadway. cleveland is
out of the question, said an influential
democrat to-day. The democratic
party will not send him to the senate"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-26
Coal Miners strike.

Chattanooga. Tenn. Dec. 25-About .G0
employees in the Dayton coal and iron
mines are out OIL strike because of a
dispute Of 10 cents per bushel for mining
Both the miners and the operators have
far refused all overtures looking 10
a conference 1t r. stated tonight that
several of the other mines along the Gin
cinnati Southern will be affected.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-26
DUEL TO THE DEATH.
The Row started Over the Sale of "A Mans
Wife,

Chicago. Dec 25.-A special to the Trib-
une from Alton. ILL.,. says: Mac Clayton
and jefferson Parks. both Of Upper Al
ton fought duel 10 the death al the
latter's home this evening over a woman.
Clayton used a pistol and Parks knife.
Both will die. Two years ago Parks ran
away with Clayton.s wife. The men quar-
relied about this for year and Parks
finally compromised their differences ny
paying Clayton SO \ quarrel over this
sale of Claytons wife caused to-day
killing
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-26

Cincinnati. Dec. ga special to the
Enquirer from Chattanooga says Dep
uty Sheriff Stanton McWilliams shot and
killed Edney Heard al Dunlap, Tenn The
deputy had arrested Heard brother. who
has disturbed a church festival. ifdney
Heard threw n stone nj him. whereupon
McWilliams resented the assault with
his revolver with a fatal result
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-26
The Toll Gate Tight.

Cincinnati Dee. IA special 20 the
Commercial-Tribune from Elem ngs-
burg. KY. says: Five guards sent 10
protect a toIlgate near here On TIE MaNs-
VILE pike last night were attacked hS
raiders ard pnt L. flight. The toll nous
was set on tire hut the green boards
would not burn. One guard received TWO
bird shot in ms neck. As far a known
none OF the raiders were hurt. Turnpike
officials may ask tbs governor for troops
to protect their property.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-26

saw a kicking and swearing person
who was apparently uninjured. The
bicycle was a Chinese puzzle of twisted
wire.
Are YOU hurt" asked the oculist.
The swearing person picked himself
up and stopped swearing. He gazed
at what had once been fair young bi-
cycle.
Hurt he said in a tone of the deep
est disgust. Hurt Me- OF course
/ amt hurt. I've got an accident pol
lev"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-26
FROM SCHOOL,.
Yelled Woman kidnaps Two Children nj
Sheyboygan.

Sheboygan. Wis, Dec 25.-A myster-
ious woman in black and wearing
heavy dark veil yesterday afternoon
entieed from school George Alfred
Preston and Hattie May Preston,
brother and sister, aged respectively II
and years. and children of George
Preston of this city. They We're huf-
ried away in a closed carriage. which
started in northerly direction, sup
posedly for Plymouth, where train
could be taken. The police and shef-
iff are investigating the case.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-26
Iirafnen Injured.

Chicago Dec 25-Three firemen We're
injured. one fatally and two seriously.
and $4,000 of damage vas done by
fire . hich broke out this morning in the
six story building at the corner Of Fifth
avenue and Monroe street, occupied by
the knickerboeker Shirt company and a
number of other concerns.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-26
Register Bruce.

From the Chicago Times Herald
The appointment Of former United
states Senator Blanche X. Br4Gs II tae
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-15
TlicHcA ut Wnrk

Cedar Bayou, Texas. January In.
Grant Houston, who claims the dstinc-
ton OF being the man baptized in the
River Jordan by Rev. r. Dewitt Talmagc.
in 1855, was to have delivered a lecture
on his travels in the Holy Land, at the
Christian church Monday night, but owing
TO the Indictment weather and the small
audience present 1t was postponed until
further notice.
Midnight operators are beginning to
move about and play havoc with the farm
ors poultry and well filled smokehouses
The other night the poultry yard of Mr.
w. n. Smith WAS visited and the thief
in his oagerness to take Mr.. Smiths much
priced yellow legs" made so much uoise
tat Mr. Smith heard him. and grabbing
his gun fired both barrels at the flying
rascal. Mr.. Smith says he is satisfied he
hit the rascal. as blood was found along
the path the thief had taken for num-
Der OF yards.
The grippe is still raging and fully three
fourths of the entire town arc down with
the disease.
A number of Cedar Bayou's prominent
citizens Will 20 to Houston on the Goth
instant to hear the Hon. W. j. Bryan's
lecture.
Messrs. Ed H. Davis, w. L. Massey and
Henry Busch are serving their country
by doing jury duty at Houston this week