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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-23
COMMON PLEAS COURT.
Number of Cases Continued and Set-
tled-Those That Were Called
Up for Trial.

Judge Archibald in court room No.
and Judge Gunster in No. started in
yesterday to dispose of 1Oj civil cases
i'm three weeks. the time allotted for
the March term of common pleas.
Fifteen of these cases We're gotten out
of the way by continuance and settle
ment Those settled were: Catherine
De Lacy against the city of Scranton,
damages.
The only case disposed of by trial
was that Of John Huntsman against
George +. Barber for wages, in which
the, jury awarded for the plaintiff in
the full amount of the claim S45.4l.
Two cases were on at adjournment.
Michael Fennell is prosecuting Tony
Magnolia for wages and Thomas
Reese is suing the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western company and
Thomas Carson for $4,000 damages for
the death of his boy.
This latter case grows out of an ac-
cident at Storrs shaft No. 2. on
May l. 1894, David Reese, the fifteen
year-Od son of the plaintiff, was killed
by a mine car. The plaintiff alleges
that the lads death was due to double
negligence on the part of the COM
pany, first in giving the boy a notori-
ously vicious mule and secondly by
not complying with the mine law
which directs that where practicable
at least ten feet space shall be MAIN
tanned for Il passageWay between the
rail and the rib. According to the
plaintiffs version the boy was trying
to start the mule when it baked and
turned almost completely around.
Another boy from the other side of
the road waved his cap at the mule,
and with a sudden jump ii started up
! and young Reese was forced against
| the rib at a point where the passage
way was only four inches wide, and
| squeezed to death between the side of
| the car and the projecting rib.
Among the witnesses called were
| Thomas Mcclure, Peter Smith and Ar
thur Evans, by whom it was proposed
| to show that Burr" the mule in the
| case was VIGOROUSLY vicious. TheiI
| testimony, however, was disappointing
| to the plaintiffs, and some badinage
| between the attorneys led to rather
| pointed Instructions about tamperinG
| with witnesses and playing to the jury
| on intimations when evidence was
| lacking. Messrs. Wedemaia and Burns
represented the plaintiff and Warner
K Knapp and NJ. J. Corbett the defense
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-23
GREEN RIDGE.

Mr.. and Mrs. f.. Il. Caryl accompanied
by Mrs. Caryl's sister, Miss Grace Burns
have returned from New York city, where
they have been spending short time.
Miss Nina Clifford, of Penn avenue, left
yesterday morning for Boston, where she
will attend the Boston Conservatory of
Music.
The regular weekly meeting of the Wo-
mems Christian Temperance union will
be held this afternoon at 2.3O at the home
of Mrs. Bishop, 1924 Capouse avenue. A
full attendance is desired.
Earl Lukens has returned to his home,
in Philadelphia, after visiting friends
here.
Those OF the Willing Workers of the
Baptist church, who are going to attend
the social at the Jackson Street Baptist
church are requested to meet at G.3O on
the corner of Green Ridge street and
Monsey avenue.
The Rebekah lodge, Independent Order
of odd Fellows, will celebrate its ami
versary Friday night in their rooms cor
ner of Sanderson avenue and East Mar
ket street.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-23
ARMY'S TWELFTH ANNIVERSARY.
Celebrated Last Night at the Bar
racks on Price Street.

At the barracks on Price street the
local corps Of the Salvation army Of
the West Side celebrated the twelfth
anniversary of their formation last
evening. The soldiers turned out in
large numbers and many of their
friends gathered with them. Staff
Ceptain Hunter, of Wilkes Barre, had
charge of the celebration and was as
sisted by the local commander, Ensign
WiSeman. Singing and short superhps
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-23
West Side
Department
MRS. FOLEY DISAPPEARED
Has Not Been Seen Since go Sunday
Evening When She Left Her House
to Visit NeighbOr.

The hum-drum life Of the members of
a West side family was rudely dis
turbed on Sunday night by the sudden
and as yet unaCcounted for disappear
ance of the mother. So far as can he
accurately ascertained the woman in
question, Mrs. Thomas Foley, of Ed
ward court, left her own fireside about
$50 Sunday evening and went as was
supposed at the time to call upon a
nearby neighbur This caused no un-
easiness. But When she did not come
back much alarm was felt.
All sorts of rumors are rife In conse-
quence of Mrs. Foleys disappearance.
The young son Of the woman declared
that she returned during the night but
did not stay. \ brother of the wo-
man who lives with the family says
that no trace of her can be discovered.
She was attired only in her house
dress and had neither coat or hat when
she left the house
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-23
COURT HOUSE NEWS NOTES.

In the estate of f. S. Collins, deceased,
the guardians report was confirmed con-
ditonally.
In the estate of Ira Trip, deceased, the
fifth and partial account of the trustees
was confirmed conditionally.
In the case of Samuel Sykes against
ID. w. Burr Judge Archibald yesterday
made absolute the rule to strike off judg
ment.
In the estate of John h. Hughes, de-
ceased, the report of the appraisers and
order of court setting aside the widows
exemption was confirmed Conditionally.
a rule for n decree in divorce was yes
terday granted by Judge Archibald in the
case of ID. Romisch against Eliza Jane
Romisch returnable at argument court.
Court yesterday approved the bond Of
Tax Collector William e. Letson of Wav-
erly. The amount was $3.50 ana the
sureties, Lester Stone ana DR.. n. c.
Mackey.
The time for making the view of dam
ages in the case of \. l.. Mclaughlin
against the Rushbrook Water company
was yesterday changed from April to
April 10.
In the case of Rachel Travis against
lsiah Waltenden, a rule was yesterday
granted to show cause why the appeal
should not be stricken off, returnable
Monday, April 3.
Court yesterday allowed a motion to
substitute the Lackawanna Trust and
Safe Deposit company for Creighton Il
Burch as the plaintiff in the Scranton
Lace Curtain Manufacturing company
case.
In the estate Of Richard Edwards the
bonds Of David Jones, guardian of Ed
ward Edwards, Ruth Edwards and Will
lam Edwards, We're approved in the sum
of $500 each, with David Jones ana John
Edwards as sureties.
The hODl Ralforl pnllag.t ~,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-23
DRUNKENNESS ALLEGED.
Brother Charges Sister and Has Il
Commissioner Appointed.

Attorney j. W. Carpenter was yester-
day appointed by Judge Archibald to
Investigate the allegation of habitual
drunkenness made against Miss Susan
L. Bach, of Adams avenue, by her
brother, John $. Bach.
His sister he says, Is, in his belief,
incapable of managing her estate, and
on account of her habitual drunken
ness Is wasting and destroying It. She
owns, in addition to other real es-
tate, lot No, in block 1O4 on Adams
avenue, with the double brick house
situated upon It,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-23
ANOTHER NINE ACCIDENT.

While employed as miner In the
Central shafe yesterday morning Evan
l.. Evans, of 412 Thirteenth street, was
kicked by mule and badly injured
He was passing the mule at the time,
and without warning the animal plant
ed it's heels full upon Mr.. Evans chest
pnnlng him for a time between the
mine rib and the mules hindquarters.
He was further gashed about the. race
and head before he could be eXtricated
from his perilous position. The injur-
ed man was conveyed to his home
where he was attended by DR.. }. j,
Roberts and though made as easy as
possible he is suffering greatly.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-23

Eczema, letter, Salt Rheum, Bar
ber's Itch, all itching and burning skin
diseases vanish when DR.. Agnew's
Ointment is used. 1t relieves in "a day
and cures quickly. No case of Piles
which an application Will not comfort
in few minutes. Try II, 80 cents.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-23

DIED.

WARD-In Scranton, Pa, March 2l, 1897
Henry S, Ward at his home, 1901 SWEET
Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock. ln-
terment in Washburn Street cemetery.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-23

marriage. occurred yesterday after
noon at the home of the brides mother
Mrs. William Hall, on Hampton street
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-23

oughfares is being slowly abated by the
untitihg efforts of the street commits
soner's cleaning gang.
The latest and best styles. Roberts,
12G North Maine.
Henry Giles. the South Main avenue
butcher is confined to his home With
a serious attack of grippe.
William Davis, of Bellevue, is en-
joying a business trip in New York
city this week.
Mrs. John j. Williams, of Snyder
avenue, suffered a relapse yesterday,
and is seriously i'll.
Choise cut flowers and flower de-
signs at Palmer & McDonalds, 544
Spruce.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-23

HARRIET ]. DAVIS, FLORIST-Cut
flowers and funeral designs speciality;
104 South Main avenue; two doors from
jackson street.
MORGAN'S PHARMACY, 10l y. MAIN
avenue. Physicians prescriptions care
fully prepared from warranted pure
drugs and chemicals. A fine assortment
of trusses, fine stationery, blank books
varnish stains, mixed paints or fancy
work, artists materials. window glass,
wall paper and picture moulding. Clerk
at store all hours Of night.
SECOND HAND FURNITURE-Cash for
anything you have to sell. Furniture,
Stoves. Tools, etc. Call and see the
stock of j. c. King, 70l to 709 West Lack
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-23
To Cure "A Cold in One Day.

Take laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money II 1t
fails to cure. 25c.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-23

Henry Werd, aged GS. died at his home,
at the corner of Swetland and Chestnut
streets, yesterday of dropsy. The body
will be taken to Lonestown, Pa, for burial
today, services being held this morning
Mt 10 30 O'Clock at the residence
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-23

An infant child Of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Banning, of 2l2 North Hyde Park ave-
nue., died yesterday morning at their
home. The funeral services will occur
at the home this afternoon at $50 O'Clock
interment being made in Washbun Street
cemetery.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-23

Yesterday morning Sophia, the ll-year-
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. f. klOss
of G47 Locust street, died after a short
Illness. The funeral will take place We'd
nesday morning with a mass at st. Mary S
German Catholic church. Burial win be
made in the German Catholic cemetery
in the Twentieth ward.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-23

James, the 5-year-old son of Mrs. Mary
Hart, died yesterday morning at his
home, on the corner of William street
and Brick avenue. Death resulted from
a complication of deceases ana his Illness
was of "A short duration. The funeral viii
take place this afternoon. The remains
will be inferred in Hyde Park Catholic
cemetery.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-23

News was received yesterday morning
announcing the death OF John Davis,
former resident of the West Side at the
Soldiers Home, at Erie. Pa. The de
ceased was a member of Ezra Griffin post,
Grand Army of the Republic. of this city,
and his body viii be brought here for
burial. His widow resides at l2i Edwards
court,
The Forrest City times., 1897-12-17
Gave Arkansas the Worst of It.

Commissioner Vincenheller is not at all pleased with the treatment accorded Arkansas by the Cat.lemen's associa- tion at their St. Louis convention, which he attended as a delegate, and has given out the following statement rela- tive to their action in placing this state south of the cattle quarantine line:
 When got to St. Louis found that a meet ing had been held at Fort Worth, Texas last September to which Arkansas was not invited and of which we were not even apprised. At the meeting a course of action was determined upon. and a resolution adopted which gave Arkansas the worst of the bargain. and this resolution is what found the enemies of Ar kansas interests insisting upon. By the terms of the resolution the government quarantine line which throws r Arkansas counties. or the two northern tiers outside the infected district. is made to conform with the Arkan- sas-Missouri state line. excluding Arkansas entirely There were nine states represented, and of these Arkansas. Tennessee, Kentucky and Wisconsin stood for retention of the government line. and Missouri. Oklahoma, Texas Indiana and Illinois supported the Fort Worth resolution. The injustice of this course. however. was made so manifest that Missouri herself lost her four southwest counties. Jasper Barry Stone and Mcdonald which were thrown below the line. The line as recommended by the committee describes the arc of circle including a large part of Okla homa as far south as Blaine county, and q large portion Of Tennessee. The adoption of such line is clearly inconsistent, as all of the Missouri border counties were reported to be infected with the cattle fever. against which the line is designed to protect them, but a majority of those reported as infected were retained above the line, while those counties opposite and just over the line in Arkansas from which no report Of infection was received, notably Madison, Carroll. Boone, Baxter and Stone were excluded The whole thing was packed against us Another bl6 our indus try is the recommendation ota ay season, from November to January l. instead of a three-month season. from November l5 to Jan uary i5 as it now exists.
The Forrest City times., 1897-12-17
FORREST CITY, ARK. AFTERNOON DECEMBER IT, 1897
Fugitive Murderer Killed.

James E. Merriwether, who waylaid and killed Dr. Oscar Lockhart in the the public road near the latter's home Tn Ashley county last August. was shot and killed in the town of Parkdale by Deputy Sheriff Barnes while resisting arrest. Merriwether was formerly a deputy sheriff of Ashley county, and a nelghbor of the man he assassinated. After killing Lockhart, Merriwether took to the swamps and made his way to Louisiana, stopping in West Carroll parish. Sheriff Stillwell notified the Louisiana officers and they attempted to capture Merriwether, but he slipped out of the parish by taking to thick cane brake. This was the last heard of him until few nights ago when, in company with two other men, all armed to the teeth, he boldly rode into Park dale. Deputy Barnes recognized him, and as one of the men entered a store the officer, who was unarmed, followed and seized tine strangers gun when he laid 1t down. Barnes ran out, leveled the gun at Meriwether and commanded him to surrender. Merriwether at tempted to raise his gun to his shoulder and Barnes fired, the outlaw falling over dead, with his gun tightly clutched in his hands. The two strangers were ar rested on suspicion of being outlaws Merriwether leaves a wife and several children.
The Forrest City times., 1897-12-17
River improvements.

Capt. W. F. Sibert, in charge of river improvements in Arkansas, in his re port to the chief engineer at Washing ton on a survey made by him of the Ar kansas river, expresses the opinion that the dikes constructed by the govern ment above Dardanelle have not so in jured or endangered the river banks ir their vicinity as to require protection The report also discusses the plan oi constructing an 1s-foot life lock and fixed dam at Rock Bar, on the St. Fran cis. to secure slack water at Marianne and an additional lock and dam al Wittsburg, stating that in his opinion the experiment is impractible. In con clusion the report says: "A large DOT tion of the St. Francis valley IS liable to overflow from the Mississippi river On account of this and the cost of th' work, in comparison with commerce likely to be developed, am of the opin ion that the St. Francis is not worthy of improvement by dams and locks.
The Forrest City times., 1897-12-17
THE STATE IN BRIEF.

Patrick Devin, a Fort Smith shoo merchant, made an assignment Work has begun on telephone line connecting Russellville and Fort Smith John C. Sheehan, the great Tammany | leader, was recent visitor at Hot Springs.
 In recent decision the state supreme court held that the ditch law is consti- | tutional.
 The populist state committee has been called to meet in Little Rock De cember 2S.
 Grant Stanley. a cattle buyer, was thrown by horse near Hamburg and instantly killed. Eleven persons were sentenced to the penitentiary during the last term of Miller county circuit court. While working in a gin near Man. moth Spring Pat Partee was caught in a pulley and fatally injured. Gov. Jones granted pardon to James T. Bond, sent up for six years from Washington county for violating the age of consent law. Congressman Dinsmore has intro- duced bill in the house appropriating $25, ,OOO for the erection of public building at Harrison. The body of an unknown white man was found in a thicket near Scullyville, | a small town near Fort Smith, with a bullet wound in his neca
 
 and capitalist of Texarkana, died in the Plus hospital, St. Louis, where he had gone for medical treatment Jimmie Caldwell. the 13-year-old son of Jefferson county planter, while out hunting, was instantly killed by the accidental discharge of his gun. Col. M. G. Hall, ex-mayor of Little Rock. and for number of years lead ing merchant of that city, died on the 18th inst. after . months illness. Wm. Ferguson and Miss Sloan, first cousins, of Greenbrier. eloped to Louis jana and were married. Their mar riage in Arkansas would have been un- lawful.
 A south bound freight on the Fort Smith road was wrecked by the spread ing of rail two miles east of Van Buren. Nine cars were ditched, but fortunately no one was injured A 14-year-old boy. who was mail rider in Conway county, was arrested by United States authorities charged with robbing mail sack of s10a. When taken into custody he had s72 in his possession.
 Rev. William Montgomery Brown, of Ohio, has accepted the position of bishop coadjutor of Arkansas. to which he was elected at the recent session of the diocesan council of the Episcopal church, held in Little Rock.
The Forrest City times., 1897-12-17
Insurance Company Wins.

The suit brought by Wolf Nichols. as administrator, against the Mutual Life Insurance company, of New York, for s2,000 on the life of Joe Dante, was de- cided in favor of the insurance com pany Tn the Jefferson county circuit court. Dante applied for policy in the defendant company, was examined and paid the first premium. Before the delivery of the policy Dante was accidentally drowned in the Arkansas river at Little Rock. The plaintiff con- tended that as Dante was examined and accepted by the company's physician, and had paid the required premium, the insurance was in force from that date. The defendant set up the plea that the policy was not in force when the insured met death, as it had never been delivered into his possession.
The Forrest City times., 1897-12-17
Double Murder.

At Roy, small place 12 miles east of Jonesboro, a double murder was com mitted on the night of the 9th inst. In an old tenantless house, which was used occasionally by tramps as a place of shelter, after it had been set on fire, was discovered the remains of two men, whose bodies were burned beyond recognition before they could be taken out of the building. Late on the previous evening three strangers went to the store of the Towney Shin- gle company and bought some food. Two of the men exhibited some money, and said they were laborers look ing for work. The skull of one of the men was crushed in by a blow from some blunt instrument, and the body of the other showed several bullet wounds. It is believed the bodies are the remains of the two strangers who exhibited the money in the store, and that the man with them, after murder. ing and robbing them, set fire to the building with the view of covering up his crime
The Forrest City times., 1897-12-17
COMMENTS OF THE PRESS.

Mark Hanna now claims ma jori- ty of 15 in the Ohio legislature. How much did it cost him ?-kansas City Times.
 The republican congress may even things by giving the country an immigration law that will shut out as many undesirable aliens as Hawaiian annexation will let in.-Detroit Free Press.
 The Dingley deficit up 10 the close of the third week in November was q trifle under S45.o00. 900. The increase in pensions will absorb nearly all the receipts from the Union Pacific sale, and then the Dingley deficit will re- sume its steady and majestic course.- N. Y. World.
 If the government has $36. .000 900 to give away. it may not be out of place to suggest that there are some pro tected" workingmen in the coal mines of Pennsylvania and other states, for instance, who need money rather more than Uncle CollN. These are they who asked for bread and received an in- junction, and if fortunes are to be given away they undoubtedly would be glad 10 be remembered.-San Fra ancisco Fix aminer.
 -Nine-tenths of the vast sum ex- acted from our industries by the re- publican tariff tax on hides goes into the pockets of the trust magna,es, who control the cattle market It is a very substantial gift to the Chicago beef trust. made by the republican par ty at the expense of every manufactur- CT who uses leather betting in his fac tory, and indirectly at the expense of every workman who looks for q rise in wages.-Boston Post.
 The democrats are pledged by their nationa. platform of last year to bring the trusts under control. The re- publican national convention. under the domination of Mark Hanna. ignored the subject, but the republican leaders in congress know well that the masses of their party share the feelings ct the democrats on this subject. and that they would never forgive the defeat of antitrust legislation. These leaders are in distressing position.-N. g Journal.