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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-10-09
HIS SECOND ASSIGNMENT.
A Leaf Out of IA Newspapers Report
er,s Early EXperience.

MY first assignment" said an old re-
porter, was to find out whether some
body was in town, or something of that
sort. l know there was nothing to be
written about it. 1 got the informa-
ton and reported to the city editor.
That was all had to do that day. For
the rest of the day l sat around the
office and looked on with an infat-
uation that has never decreased. The
next day l got my second assignment.
In this there was something to write
a bout.
THE city editor handed me a narrow
little strip of white tissue paper cut
from sheet of ships news and contain
ing, in two lines of writing, informa ton
that two laborers had been washed
overheard from the barge So-and-so,
laden with ore, coming up the bay in
tow of the tug So-and-so. What L was
to do was to get the facts about the oc-
currence and write them.
The city editor said that if l would
find the consignee of the barge or the
owner of the tug, L would get on the
trace of the story. The names of the
consignees were in the two lines of ship
news, and simply by looking in the di-
rectory L found their Office without the
slightest trouble. There l learned
where the cargo was tied up. 1t was
at wharf in Hoboken or Weehawken,
don't remember which, and L made
for that. When l turned from the
street down the wharf, there she was,
| tied up alongside, her name on the
| wheelhouse. She was about half un-
| loaded, and men were still at work car
rying off the ore
| Il was not altogether without ex-
perience in life, but L had never done
hat he r.
isfaction that it did to find that one
barge in my first actual experience as
| a reporter. The captain was aboard
| and so were the surviving mem berS of
the little party of laborers who had
started up the bay in her, and so the
whole story was right there. L sat on
| the stringpiece of the wharf and talked
with the captain of the boat. He told
| the story with entire willingness; of
course there was reason why he
| shouldn't, and then L went back to
the office and wrote 1T up. 1t was not
| a great story, 1 knew that; it was like
| thousands of stories that the news
papers are sending after all the time,
of the manifold daily occurrences of
life; but L must put it together in good
shape, get in all the facts, and put the
story in the smallest space.
I'm the morning L went out and got
a paper before breakfast; 1 wanted to
read my story of the loss of the men
from the ore barge. L looked the pa
per over, and my gracious! L couldn't
find it at all; I thought they must have
left it out altogether; but when / came
to look the paper over again found it,
a scant stickful, with a single-line
head.
But when l came to read it over L
found that the facts were all there;
they had simply been brought closer TO-
gether by method of condensa ton far
more acute than mine and had then
been set in agate type."-N. Y. Sun.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-10-09

SALTWATER, Ok, Oct. Sired
Kautz, once prosperous farmer living
near here, refused to pay debt of S12
and was sued for it and beaten in three
courts. The costs piled up at a great
rate. Recently the sheriff levied on
his crops Saturday Kautz brought
his wife and children here and told the
county clerk that the county must care
for them hereafter if the county pro-
posed to run his business. The family
remained all night with the sheriff
and went home on foot yesterday.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-10-09
TOWNSEND SWORN IN.
,dge Kngore's Successor Takes Up His

Judge kiIgore's Successor Takes Up His
Work at Ardmore, i. Il.
ARDMoRE, I. T., Oct. 5.-Judge Town
send, the newly appointed federal
judge to succeed the late c. b. Kilgore,
arrived from Colorado yesterday and
took the oath of Office as judge of this
district. Immediately after, Capt
John S. Hammer qualified as United
States marshal and Col c. NJ Camp
bell as clerk of the court The new
officials entered Immediately upon the
discharge of their duties.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-10-09
Four Fishermen Drowned.

LONG BRANCH. N. J.. Oct. 5.-George
Robbins, Joel Hertz, Tony Henrichsen
and Adolph Persons, four of a crew of
seven men, were drowned this morn
ing at North Long Branch by the cap
sizing of their fishing boat The boat
belonged to Capt. John Hennessy, and
was in charge of Henry Smith. They
were on their way out to haul the nets
when huge wave struck the boat
broadside and upset it.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-10-09
Index of Title. of Books.

Stationers' hall in London, where all
books must be copyrighted, has at last
prepared an index of titles, thus en-
abling authors to guard against in
voluntary Infringement of Others
rights and the consequent lawsuits.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-10-09

Bullets, partially hollow, which ex-
pand in the wound, are sometimes used
for shooting deer, while hollow-headed
explosive bullets are in request for dis
patching tigers, elephants and other
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-10-09
Ten Minutes for Dinner.

In Sweden the railway stations at
which meals are served are known by
the picture of a crossed knife and fork
opposite the name OF the place.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-10-09
Individual share of L

Indfvfdun1 Share OF Land
The share of land falling to each in
habitant of the globe in the event of a
partition would be about 23A acres.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-01
TAKEN TO NEW YORK.
John J. JOrdan's Condition Has Become
So Alarming That He Will Be
Treated at Pasteur Institute.

So alarming have become the symp-
toms of hydrophobia in John ]. Jor-
dan, of West Lackawanna avenue,
father of the boy who died last Friday
of the terrible ailment, that his phys
icians, Doctors Wehau and Brady, de-
cided last night to send him to the
Pasteur institute in New York and he
was taken thither on the 1.4O Della
ware. Lackawanna and Western train
this morning, DR.. Brady accompany
ing him.
While in his death throes Friday af-
ternoon the lad inflicted a slight
scratch with his finger nail on the in
side of his fathers right arm. mid
way between the wrist and elbow.
The wound was slight but as a pre-
caution it was canterized Immediately.
At first it was thought nothing would
come of it but in a few days the arm
commenced to swell and grow painful
and physicians We're called to attend
him. All ordinary means We're taken
to alay the pain and swelling, but
they continued to increase alarmingly
and finally it was resolved to send him
to the Pasteur institute.
The Pasteur people claim that their
treatment is efficacious if applied with
in nine days after the symptoms first
develop. Jordan will be in the insti-
tute one day before the expiration of
the limit.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-01
A NOTABLE EVENT.
Millinery Opening Is An-
nounced for Monday and Tuesday.

The millinery season cannot be said
to have fairly opened in Scranton till
Langfeld has made his first show of
new creations.
Profiting by the experiences of past
seasons. when pattern hats and bon
nets that cost him hundreds of dollars
were deliberately copied by trimmers
sent from other stores in and out of
Scranton, NJ. Langfeld determined on
two things, first to let the other OPEN
ings pass, before making a display,
and secondly, to make sure that styles
were actually settled at home and
abroad before he invited his friends
and the public to see the best that the
art and skill of two continents could
produce, and therefore. as already
stated. the opening this season is a
little later than usual. and has been
fixed for Monday and Tuesday next.
AS usual, the public are cordially in
vited to attend this feast of loveliness
prepared for them in the spacious mil
linery show rooms at 324 Lackawanna
avenue.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-01
BREWERS SYNDICATE.
VIII Not Begin Business Today as Was
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Refuse TO
Enter the Combine.

Today the brewers syndicate, to be
known as the Pennsylvania Central
Brewing company, was to begin busi-
ness, but some details in connection
with the title of the breweries which
are being gobbled up by the syndicate,
have yet to be arranged, and conse-
quently the date of the beginning of
the business career of the syndicate
was postponed one week.
Another reason for the postponement
was that it was expected the Steg-
maiers, of Wilkes Barre, would get
in out of the wet, and with a view to
winning them over ]. H. Persch, who
is the representative of the syndicate in
it's negotiations, has been in Wilkes
Barre for several days.
Christ Stegmaier said last night that
they had given their final answer yes
terday, and that they would not join
forces with the syndicate, although sew
eral tempting offers had been made TO
them to do so. AS the Stegmaier's
brewery has a capacity of 100000 bar
rels a year. 1t is liable to make some
trouble for the syndicate.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-01
CAMPBELL BOY RETURNS.
IL Was Thought He Had Been Killed
by Lightning In Kingston.

Last Fourth of July, Michael Camp
bell and Alfred Hagen, two young lads,
OF Capouse avenue. ran away from
home. A week or 30 later Hagen re-
turned home and reported that he had
lost Campbell in Syracuse.
A month later a boy answering young
Campbell's description was killed by
lightning at Kingston, Pa. Mrs. Camp.
bell went thither forthwith upon hear
ing the news, but the body had been
buried before she arrived. She thought
to have the remains exhumed, but
when the undertaken told her that the
body had been so disfgured by the
lightning that she would not be able
to identify II, at all events, she decided
not to persist in her determination.
She and the rest of the family dread
ed all along that the boy buried at
Kingston was the one they so anx-
iously sought, but yesterday the dread
was removed and JOY installed in its
place, for on going to the door at 2
o'clock In the morning, in answer to a
timid knocking, Mrs. Campbell saw her
long-lost and deeply-mourned boy
standing before her.
He had made his way to New York
after becoming separated from his
companion in Syracuse and remained
there, living as best he could until a
few days ago, when he wearied Of his
hobo life and decided to return home.
He made his way thither by stealing
rides on coal and freight trains.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-01

A number of officials yesterday made
a formal trip of inspection over the
rcw Susqu' lnrna Connecting railroad,
which runs from Paddy's Landing in
Luzerne county, on the main line os the
Wilkes Barre and Eastern, the coal
field branch of the New York, Sus-
quehanna and Western railroad, to
Greenwood, in this county. The road
was built for the purpose of taking
coal from several mines in this vicn-
ity to the main line of the Wilkes
Barre and Eastern. The inspecting
party consisted of President Hopkins,
Vice-President Moore and General
Superintendent c. ID. McKelvy, of the
New York, Susquehanna and Western;
ex-Judge w. j. Lewis, of this city,
president of the Connecting road, and
John Shields, the contractor, who con-
structed the road.
The party made the trip in President
Hopkins private car. going over the
Wilkes Barre and Eastern to Mill
Creek and Delaware and Hudson to
Greenwood, where they crossed over to
the Connecting road and made the run
of eight miles over the new road to
Paddy's Land. The road was found to
he all that was expected and today
will be put regularly into service, haul
ing the coal that heretofore went over
the Delaware and Hudson road. The
new road will save the New York,
Susquehanna and Western about 5000
600 year in coal tolls. WilkesB Barre
and Eastern rolling stock will be used.
The big steel viaduct at MOosc was
completed about an hour before the
inspecting party passed over it. 1t is
the largest of it's kind in this part of
the state. Another viaduct, north of
Moosic, which will carry a branch road
to Jermyn's collieries over the Lacka-
wanna river. and a network of rail-
road tracks will be completed in about
two weeks.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-01
SUCCEEDS Mr.. STURGES.
o. ID. Ashley Elected Director of the
Ontario and Western.

Says the New York Sun: o. d. Ash
ley, president of the Wabash Railroad
company, was elected a director of the
New York, Ontario and Western Rail-
way company at the annual meeting
of the latter company in this city yes
terday, succeeding Edward b. Sturges,
of Scranton, Pa, who retired. Other
wise the old board of directors was re-
elected.
At the meeting, in reply to the in
quiry of a stockholder as to whether
there was any prospect of a dividend
on the stock, President Thomas p.
Fowler said that the matter had been
under consideration. but that the larg-
est interests thought it unwise "a de-
clare a dividend until there was rea-
sOnable certainty that it could be main
tained.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-01
ROBBED OF HIS OUTFIT.
Poor Digges Befriended a Man Who
Proved Base and Thankless.

Mike Digges, of 1909 South Washing
ton avenue, appeared at the police sta
ton yesterday and told story of how
he had been robbed by man he be-
friended. Two weeks ago Anton Du-
bon came here from Baltimore and
Digges took him to his boarding house
and allowed DubOn to sleep with him.
Wednesday morning when he awoke
he found that Dubon had disappeared
and with him went two watches, two
chains, one ring, two cuff buttons, one
air of trousers, shoes (NO. 81, one
brown coat and a white soft hat.
Digges wants the police to catch Du-
bon.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-01
PERSONAL.

Patrolman sloat is enjoying his an
nual vacation.
Miss Swan has removed from the
Faurot house to the Nash.
Herbert E. Midway left yesterday for
New Haven to resume his studies at
Yale college
Myer Davidow returned last evening
from New York, where he was selecting
his winter footwear.
Louis Il. Zimmer driver at Casey az
Kelly's brewery, and wife have returned
from a visit with friends in New York
city.
Arthur Davis, son of Lieutenant Of
Police John Davis, and Richard Williams,
of Taylor. leave Monday for Blooms.
turg State Normal school.
DIR. l. f. Everhart, N. E. Rice and
James Heckel, of this city, have returned
from their hunting trip in the northwest
ern part of the stale of Wyoming.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Sumner, of Phil
'adelphia, are the guests for a few days,
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Il. p. Kingsbury, of
Clay avenue Mr.. Sumner, as is well
known to many of our residents, is an
old Scrantonian, and for some years has
been purchasing agent of the entire Penn
sylvania railroad system.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-01

ling was informed Of the haul. The
man seen at the door was dressed in
overalls.
Last night descriptive telegrams
were sent out to towns where trains
from this city passed and the crowd at
Music Hall and several resorts in the
central city were watched. No further
clue was obtained.
Several of the stolen articles were
presents to Mr.. and Mrs. Bogart, and
one, a gold ring. was the gift of work.
ingmen to Mr. Bogart in 1873.
The burglary at the Stanton resi-
dence, two weeks ago, did not result in
the loss of many valuables. The house
was entered at midnight and a shawl,
sealskin sack and smaller articles were
taken while the family slept.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-01
BOIES WHEEL COMPANY TO DISSOLVE
Formality Consequent Upon the Sale
fthe Works Last Nav.

The Boies Steel Wheel company,
through its president, Col. H. M. Boies,
and its secretary, j. d. Sherer, yes
terday made application to court to
have the corporation dissolved. A rule
was granted to show cause why the
dissolution should not be permitted and
Oct. 25 was fixed as the time for hear
ing arguments.
The Roles company sold out to the
steel wheel trust last May. The pres
ent move is simply for the purpose of
annulling the charter and discontinue
ing the state taxes thereon. Warren
G. Knapp are attorneys for the peti-
toner.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-01
HE HAD BURGLAR TOOLS.
Taylor Authorities Bag Dapper
Youth on Suspicion.

At 11.3O o'clock Wednesday night
Constable Allen, of Taylor, arrived at
the county Jail with a dapper young
Polander, Faustin Yatzkofsky, whom
Squire Doles had committed to await
trial for burglary.
There have been numerous robberies
down the valley Of late, and after much
nosing about the constabulary of the
locality hit upon YatzkOfsky as the
likely culprit. He was arrested and
the suspicion was confirmed by the
finding of a kit of burglar tools in his
possession.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-01
THREE SHIFTS ARE AT WORK.
Systematically Fighting the Fire in
Jermyn No. Mine.

The work of fighting the fire at Jer-
myn's No. 1 colliery, near Rendham
was resumed yesterday morning. Three
shifts of men were set to work, and it
is the intention to vigorously prosecute
the work of fighting the fire.
Already a considerable quantity of
coal is burning, but it is not likely that
it will be necessary to take such a
radical step as flooding the mine. 1t is
believed the fire can easily be extin
guished with streams of water
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-01
Faurot House Changes Hands.

s. d. Oberfield, for many years man
ager of the Central hotel at the Della
ware Water Gap, today succeeded to
the proprietorship Of the Faurot House.
Mrs. Mary Faurot, who has conducted
the well-known home-hotel for seven
teen years, will retire from business.
She proposes going to Florida to re-
cuperate her falling health, but what
she will eventually do as regards re-
turning to business life she has not as
vet decided.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-01
FUNERAL OF JOSEPH SMITH.
Followed to the Grave by Cortege a
Mile Long.

There We're no new developments
IN the Jermyn No. l mine disaster yes
terday, save for the funeral in the
afternoon of one Of the victims, Joseph
Smith. The cortege was nearly a mile
long and was headed by the Hungarian
band playing dirges.
The funerals of Franklin, Watkins,
Tompkins and Gallagher, will be held
this afternoon. Franklin will be bur-
led in Duryea, Watkins and Tompkins
in Marcy cemetery, Lackawanna, and
Gallagher in Minooka cemetery.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-01
MANY ARE DISAPPOINTED.
No More Naturalizations Until After
the Election.

Yesterday, Judges Gunster and Ed
wards announced in their respective
court rooms that after the close OF
the days session there would be no
further petitions for naturalizations
heard until after the November cleo
tion.
In consequence of this announcement
there was a big rush for papers during
the afternoon, fully 200 applicants be-
ing on hand. About one hundred Of
them got a hearing. The rest had to
go away disappointed.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-01
China Painting.

Glasses in China Painting, under the
instruction of Miss ella MacNutt
(pupil of Mile. Wagnez, Paris; Mile.
Apoli, Sevres; Lamm and Eckhardt,
Dresden), at the Scranton Conserva-
tory of Music, Adams avenue and
Linden street. Register now. ~
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-01
steinbeck Placed Under Arrest.

for receiving stolen goods and Alder
man Millar held him under 5000 bail.
Steinbach, 1t is alleged, is the peddler
who bought from boys the bells, pen
dulums, etc, taken few months ago
from No. school building.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-01

Passengers for New York city should
take Lehigh Valley railroad. Sleeping
car placed on track at Wilkes Barre
800 p. m. for occupancy. Leaves at
2.30 a. m. arriving New York S.23 a. m.
Reservations at City Ticket Office, SO9
Lackawanna avenue. -
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-01
BEFORE BREAKFAST.

Mr.. James A. Lansing has purchased
the Jessup lots on Clay avenue, oppo-
site Colonel Boies' home, Breezy
mount" and will erect a handsome
residence thereon.
Janitor Benjamin found a whisky
bottle in one of the Jury" pillow
cases the other day that the grand
jury forgot to mention in its report.
The skin grating process promises
to be a gerat success in the case of
Mrs. H. A. Connell. Already the flesh
has begun to knit.
The managers of the Home for the
Friendless will hold their regular
monthly meeting this morning at the
usual time and place.
DR.. and Mrs. Smith, formerly of the
Moses Taylor hospital, are rejoicing
over the advent of a baby in their
home.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-01

Goods advertised for years are GER
tain to have merit or they would not
be popular Substitutes are usually
unknown quantities" The moral is
obvious. Get what you ask for-take
nothing else. ~
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-01

Deal only where you are honestly
treated. Any storekeeper who tries 10
give you a substitute for what you de-
mand is not treating you honestly and
you should take your trade elsewhere.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-01
WILL GET EXTRA PAY.
Crematory Employees Come Under the
Provisions of Eight Law.

In response to a request from the
board of health, transmitted through
Secretary r. j. Murray City Solicitor
Mckinley has decided that the crema-
tory employees come within the pro-
visions of the municipal eight-hour
law.
This means two hours extra pay for
each of the three men working at the
crematory for every working day since
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-01
INSPECTION OF
THE NEW ROAD
Railroad Officials Ride Over the Susque.
hanna Connecting Railroad.
READY FOR THE ROLLING STOCK

Today the Road viii BE Put Regu-
1arly Into Service for Hauling Coal
from Breakers in This Vicinity to
the Main Line of the Wilkes-Barre
and Eastern--Big Steel Viaduct at
Moosic Was Completed About an
Hour Before the Party Crossed 1t.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-01
j. FRANK SEIGEL'S ACADEMY.
Society Dancing, Physical Culture.
State Supervisor of the National
AssociatiOn,

Glasses for beginners, intermediate
and advanced. Monday night class,
Oct. 4; Tuesday night class, Oct. 5;
Saturday afternoon class for misses,
masters and ladies, Oct. .. Wilkes
Barre afternoon and evening classes,
Wednesday and Friday. Office hours
for calls, 10 to u a. M; to 5 p. m.
Send for circular.
Private lessons at any time; correct
dances, latest productions. ~
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-01

Tailor made fall suits and overcoats.
latest styles. John Ross. so7 Spruce
street -
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-01
DARING WORK
OF BURGLARS
Entered the Residence Of Garrett Bogart
Before s O'clock Last Evening.
THEIR PLUMBER FooTs UP SLOTS

Work Was Undoubtedly Done by Pro-
fessionais - Residence OF John
stanton in Piatt Place Entered
Two Weeks Ago-- Manner in Which
the Cracksmen Secured an Entrance
Into tMr. Bogarrs Residence--No
One at Home at the Time.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-01
Steam Heating and Plumbing.
p. F. G. NJ T. Howley. 231 Wyoming ave

Flatulence is cured by BEECHAM S
PILLS.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-01

Peaches--Peaches--Peaches.
100 to 200 baskets daily, S5c.. soc. and
75c. wholesale. E. @. Coursen. -
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-01
MR.. JAY SAW LIGHTS.

Mr.. jays father saw lights in the
kitchen and Mr.. Bogarts room. After
discovering this, Chief of Police Rob