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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-09
VICTIM OF THE MAEiA.
Italian stabbed by an Agent OF the
Murderous Society.

Bradford, Pa, April s.-Neta Moas-
Co supposed to be an agent of the
Mafia, seriously wounded John Serrano
at Kane this afternoon. Both are Ital-
ians. Morasoo arrived in Kane from
New York this morning, and, after sew
eral hours search, found ser1ano lying
asleep In his shanty on the outskirts
of town. Morasco entered the house
and attacked the sleeping man with a
stiletto. With one slash he cut Ser
ramos throat almost from ear to ear,
and then slashed his face in a frightful
manner.
After completing his work, Morasco
ran from the building with the blood
covered athletic in his hand. He was
seen by q. NJ Thompson and captured
after q hard struggle. 1t Is asserted by
Serrano's countrymen that he had fed
from Now York year ago to escape as
sassination by the AIafia-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-09
FROM BETHLEHEM TO CALVARY.
illustrated Talk by Attorney A. VIM
cent Bower Last Night.

Attorney A. Vincent Bower gave
talk illustrated by stereopticon views
on the subject From Bethlehem to
Calvary" last evening at the Calvary
Reformed church. The attendance was
dwarfed by the falling rain but the
fortunate ones present listened TO and
saw a vivid and iueXpressably impress
sive portrayal of the life of Christ.
Mr.. Bower mas collected several hun
dred stereopticon plate eugravings from
paintings by the worlds greatest ar
lists on the tragic incidents in the
Saviours journey from the manger to
the cross. He referred to Raphaers
painting "The TRANSPORTATION" as the
greatest work of art in the world. The
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-09
SHERIFF'S DEEDS ACKNOWLEDGED.
Eleven Transfers Announced in Open
Court YESTERDAY.


The following deeds of Sheriff Glenn
ons were acknowledged in court yester-
day morning:
To Joseph Sommers for land in Old
Forge township, sold as the property of
Hole Bisiliga at the suit of Ignatz Uram;
consideration $i4.49
To Mary r. Phelps for land in Scranton,
sold as the property of John j. Klein at
the suit of Charles SchaGer; considera-
ton, $l,5SE47.
To Charles II. Welles for land in Scran-
ton, sold as property of Scranton Lace
Manufacturing company at the suit of
William Creighton ct al; consideration,
S61 .5G5.
To David J. Reedy for land in Lacka.
wanna county, sold as the property of
Peter Ditmore at the suit of the Scranton
Brewing company; consideration S66S0.
To the Suburban Building and Loan AS
sociation land in South Abingdon town
ship, sold as the property of Minnie and
w. II. Bartholomew at the suit of the
Suburban Building. and Loan association;
consideration, S1SS.
To Anglo o-American Savings and Loan
association for land in Olyphant, sold as
the property of Margaret p. Martin at
the suit of Anglo-American Savings and
Loan association; consideration, $42,55.
To Constantine H. Williamson for land
in Scranton, sold as the property of Sarah
d. Lee; consideration, H,90O
To Ira Drake for land in Ransom town
ship, sold as the property of George c.
Haupt at the suit of Ira Drake; consider
alton, 1925.
To S. S. Spruks for land in Scranton
sold as the property of Frank Moeller at
the suit of Spruks Bros; consideration
So, 500.
To August Robinson for land in Scran-
ton, sold as the property of John Horn
and John Horn, executor, at the suit OF
A. Robinson; consideration, $50.
To John j. Durkin for land in Scranton,
sold as the property of Michael ]. Dur
kin; consideration, $5l.
To John B. Moore for land i'm Lacka-
wanna township, sold as the property Of
Mary Mullen at the suit of Hannick q
Moore. consideration $50 So
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-09
SERVICES AT THE JAIL.
The Volunteers Have Begun Work
Among the Prisoners.

Captain and Mrs. S. M. Johns, COM
manding the two Scranton posts of the
Volunteers of America, and a number
of the members visited the county jail
yesterday afternoon and held short
service.
This work is a somewhat novel de-
parture in local salvation army and
Volunteer work. The Volunteers yes
terday visited the prisoners individual
ly in each cell. After a confidential
talk, ending with the gift of a Volun-
teer Gazette, the official paper the
Volunteers gathered on the rear of the
main balcony and conducted the SER
vice.
Contributions for the purchase of Ga
zettes for the prisoners will be gladly
received.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-09
PENN AVENUE CHURCH DEAL.
Reports Concerning IL Have Been
Somewhat Mixed.

The congregation Of the Penn Avenue
Baptist church held a business session
after prayer meeting Wednesday even
ing and authorized the trustees TO grant
an option on the church property for
$4,000. 1t is not true. as was report
ed, that an offer for an option was
made nor that large subscriptions had
been offered to build a tabernacle for
temporary use in case the property was
sold.
]. @. Simpson had asked the trustees
for an option but did not accompany
the request with an offer to give a cash
consideration. The property has been
for sale for some time.
AS regards the tabernacle plan, it was
mentioned only incidentally. Luther
Keller did not agree to head a subscrlp-
tion list with 5000 nor any other sum
nor were any subscriptions pledged.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-09
ENGINEERS IN SESSION.
Held a Meeting Followed by a Social
Session.

The Scranton Engineers club last
evening held a social session after the
regular business meeting in their rooms
i'm the Board of Trade building. The
business meeting was of especial in
terest. The resignation of John Sven
son as vice president of the club was
received. Mr. Svenson will soon take
up a permanent residence in Hartford
Conn. His successor will be elected at
a later meeting. Frank Silliman, jr,
general manager of the Scranton Trac-
tion company. was elected an active
member and w. Scott Palmer of Glen
burn, an associate member The bust
ness session closed and the social ses-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-09
THE MYSTERIOUS Mr.. COACH.
as an Accessory in the North
End Shooting ARRAY.

John Coach was arrested last evening
charged with being an accessory to the
shooting of William Fichler at Provi-
dence March 81, for which crime three
Italians are awaiting trial in the coun-
ty Jail.
The police last night knew nothing
of Coachs arrest. He was committed
to the county jail from the office of AL
derman Wright. That is about all that
is known about him. Fichler Is steadl-
ly improVing
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-09
The Through Sleeping Car Service,

The Through Sleeping Car Service.
is to be re-established between New
York and Chicago via the D.. L. e. w.
and Nickel Plate Roads on April 18th,
1897. An elegant Pullman car will be
ATTACHED to train No. leaving New
York at 7.80 p. m. each day, and will
arrive at Chicago at 800 p. m. the fol-
lowing day. Dining car attached at
Buffalo at 100 a. m. For space and all
inf rmation call on ticket agents D., l..
e. w. r. r. ."
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-09

sion, which is an innovation with the
Engineers club. was begun.
Presidential. d. Bleckington was mas
ter of the festivlty. Refreshments were
served by Hanley. Present at the ses-
sion from out of town were: Walter
Frick, Alfred p, Trautwein, of Carbon
dale, and W. n. Gloucker. Of Phlladel-
phia,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-09
TEACHERS LOCAL INSTITUTE.
Will be Held Tomorrow in the Oily.
pha"t Central School.

Tomorrow afternoon the local teach
ers institute for the district including
Priceburg. Dickson City Olyphant,
Blakely and WintCn, will be held in
the Olyphant central school building.
The exercises will begin at 1.3O o'clock.
The following programme has been ar
ranged:
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-09

Six defective Democratic votes Is the
first days record in the Dunmore cleo
ton contest. The lawyers may be able
to figure out even more than this num-
ber but by their own admissions six of
those examined showed conclusively
that they had cast illegal votes.
The inquiry was begun at 10 o'clock
yesterday morning in the arbitration
room before Commissioners h. II. Hol-
gate and d. ]. Reedy, Attorney NJ. ].
McAndrew taking the official stenog-
raphic notes. Judge Knapp, of Warren
81 Knapp, conducted the contestants
side and Attorneys T. j. Duggan and
c. G. Donovan appeared for the re-
spondents.
Fifty seven witnesses in all were ex-
amined and ten more wero subpoenaed,
but failed to respond. They were all
from the First district of the first
ward.
FIRST TWO WITNESSES.
The very first two witnesses called.
John Blanche and Anthony Blanche,
were proven to be Illegal voters, both
admitting that they had not paid state
and county taxes within two years
prior to the election. jeremiah Reilly.
John ]. Mullen and Thomas O'Donnell
were also disqualified for this same
reason. Anthony Conway, the sixth to
have his vote knocked out, failed to
prove that he had been naturalized.
The commission adjourned at 3
o'clock p. m. to meet again at 10 o'clock
this morning. Daily sessions will be
held for thirty days to hear the con-
testants side. Then there will be
ten days recess to give the respondents
time to prepare and after that thirty
days will be given to the hearing of the
respondents.
BILL OF PARTICULARS.
Pursuant to an order of court, War
rem & Knapp, for the contestants, yes
terday filed a 100-page bill of particu-
lars in each of the seven contests,
showing the votes that are attached
and the defects alleged against them.
There are about 400 names on the list
Out of this number at the rate of
progress made yesterday, the contest
ants feel assured of overcoming all or
at least the majority of the Democratic
majorities.
In the burgess contest the majority
to be overcome is fifty; for treasurer
Mongan had 73 more than Engle; for
tax collector Burke beat Correll rs; for
the other contested offices the majori-
ties ranged from 60 to 81.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-09

Spring medicine is a necessity which
Hoods Sarsaparllla grandly supplies.
1t purlhes and vitalizes the blood and
thus gives tone and strength TO the
whole system.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-09
Stenm shin Arrivals.

New York. April s.-sailed: Furst Bis.
marck. Hamburg, etc. Arrived: Havel
Bremen.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-09

painting is established in the Vatican
at Rome.
The church choir also sang familiar
hymns in keeping with tho sentiment of
several Of the views. Mr.. Bowers idea
carried out ON a larger scale might
prove fruitful in spiritual work gener-
aliv
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-09
Do You Love FIoWersl

Flower seeds given away Saturday
and Monday with every soc. purchase.
Mears & Hagen.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-09
China Hall
MILLAR { peck,
i34 Wyoming Avenue.
Walk in and look around.
OWING TO THE
REMODEuKG OF THE STORE
At 215 Laclsawanna avenue, wiA noe
be able to remove before.the j 9th Instant
Therefore,
| Am Still at
My Old Place Of Business,
At 309 Laekawanna Avenue,

Over Lehlgh Valley Tioket Office, with. -
large line of Spectacles, etc. Eyes examined
free, as usual Solid Gold Frames, So sol
Filled, S2I Silver, sp. 90; Nickel Frames, ,25c.
to 81; Aluminium Frames, with beat pebble
glasses, from $3.50 to $3.50; Colored Glsss-
es, 25c. to S1.26; Pebble Lenses, 81 to e1.bO
Aqua Crystals, SOC. to Toe. Frames repaired
and lenses duplicated ON short notice.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-09
Ladies, Hand-sewed shoes at $500.

No fairy tales about being equal to
handsewed work, etc, but the genuine
quill, made up in a real French kid on
all the latest and most popular lasts
All sizes and widths, and in black. tan
or OK blood $500 n pair. Brothers
big cash shoe store, sos Lackawanna
avenue. :"
The hest Of all Pills are BEECHAMS
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-09
BUTLER NINE CAVE.
Surface Settles Twelve Feet Beneath
the Weigh Scales.

There was quite an extensive cave
in at the Butler mine, near Pittston,
early last evening. The surface set
tied twelve feet over a radius of about
35 by 30 feet at the weigh scales, which
are situated 100 feet from the breaker.
The weighmaster's house is In close
proximity to the edge Of the cave.
1t will be necessary to stop work at
the mine while the damage is being re-
paired.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-09

Hoods Pills are the only pills to take
with Hoods Sarsaparilla. Cure all
liver ills. 80
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-09
COMMON COUNCIL
BEGINS THE WORK
Starts to Provide Money for the Fiscal
Year, 1897.
NEW APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE

Is Introduced and Reported for Print
ing by n Special Committee-.Is the
the Old as Amended in the Lower
Branch Before Select Council
Changed It--Question Raised as to
Method of Procedure.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-09
AT LEAST SIX BAD
DEMOCRATIC VOTES
Record Of the First Day Ia the Duumore
Election Contest.
FlFTY.sEyEN WITNESSES HEARD

First Two Called to the Stand We're
shown to he Illegal Voters, Admit
ting They Had Not Paid Taxes.
Three Others Disqualified for This
Same Reason and One for Not Being
NaturnIized--Contest to he Com
ri:u I'd from Day to Day.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-09

The best of all Pills are BEECHAMs
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-22
Thiers aud thu Peaches.

Baron Pierre de Coubertin, in an article
on sRoyalists and Republicans" in the
M. Theirs a never lived at the Elysee,
the seat Of government during his Presit
his receptions had remained legendary.
He retained in official life all his bour-
geois habits. Jules Simon, with that deli
cate raillery. gentle and immitable, which
gave character to the most insignificant
anecdotes. was telling me one a how
M. Theirs, at a large breakfast, had
drawn toward him g fruit dish, which
ornamented the middle of the table, and
Century" relates the following a~necdote:
in which were some choice peaches, and
a prepared to sever one of these saying
to his neighbor, h I give you half
of my peach?' Nine. Theirs had been
look at the peach with an Indignant air.
IT thought said Jules Simon, that she
SANS with her husband for not hav-
known enough to wait for the SER
want to pass. the fruit. But that was
not the trouble. Not able to contain her
self longer. she exclaimed, But, mon ami,
those peaches are for dinneri' And docile-
" the President restored the peach to the
fruit dish ~
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-22
STEVENS INSTITUTE CHANGES:

The twenty-sixth annua school term at
S~teveans Institute Of Technology, Hobo
ken, began today with an enrolment of
about 400 students. The freshmen class
is much smaller than usual owing to the,
raising of the examination for entrance.
1t will probably not exceed ninety mem
bers.
Many changes nave been made in the
faculty owing to the deaths of Professor
Woods Professor Mayer.
Professor James E. Denton will take the
chair of engineering, formerly occupied
by Professors Wood and the department of
physics has been assigned to DR.. William
Is. Geyer and Professor David S.
Jacobus. The department of physics has
been greatly enlarged since last year.
Several changes have also been made in
other departments.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-22

E.
ness saw a fireman coming out bleeding.
Thomas Jones. a fireman. testified that
after the fire he found a powder can n
a radiator, which had beeen blown from
under the manteI, on the parlor floor,
near the middle of the room. He went
up stairs and found all the gas jets in
the chandelier open. None of them was
lighted.
Benjamin Beecher, the fireman who was
injured, testified that he was taking a
pipe through the parlor window when the
explosion occurred, and he was hurled
back against the railing. His face n
hands were burned.
William f. Kern, Battalion Chief, testi-s
fed that all the gas jets in the room over
the parlor were turned On. None of them
lighted.
G.. H. Barry, of No. 81 West 74th street,
pew pewde 1of rom an emp testiee o. tb fae t haz ean
found in the parlor was a powder can
with a capacity of twenty-five pounds.
At this point the court adjourned for the
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-22
PRISONER WALKED OUT
Nurse Blamed for the Results
Of Police Stupidity
from the Hospital.

Patrick Corrigan, AZ years old, of No. 3Sl
Grove street, this city. escaped early this
morning from the City Hospital, where he
was being treated for a bad scalp woune
received on September II, in a fight with
Saloon-keeper John ]. Murphy Of Bald
win avenue and Montgomery street. Cor
rigan was a prisoner charged with atroc-
iously assaulting Murphy.
AS told in The News last week, ne
entered Murpby's saloon on September II,
and upon being refused a drink assaulted
Murphy. The later elected him, and in
doing so inflicted a bad scalp wound. Ger
rigan picked up a large stone in the street
and hurled it at Murphy's head, splitting
it open. He was arrested by Patrolman
Mead and taken to the City Hospital,
where he was booked as a prisoner.
No provision is made for a special guard
for prisoners in the Hospital. When they
are admitted, they are put to bed and
their clothes are locked up where they
cannot get at them. This is thought
sufficient to insure their safe detention.
The usual course was pursued in Corrl-
CAMS case. DR.. Booraem decided yester-
day afternoon that Corrigan was well
enough to be taken to Jail. He alleges
that he notified Police Headquarters to
the effect, but Sergeant Archibald denies
that any such message was received. BE
that as it may, Charles Moore, the head
nurse, ordered Corrigan dressed In antici-
patton of the arrival of the patrol wagon.
His clothes were given him and he donned
them. His bed was made up as II ne
had left the hospital, n he was per-
mitted to walk about the male surgical
ward.
The patrol wagon did not ONE, and no
one thought it necessary to put Corrigan
back to bed and tax his clothes from
him again. When John Irving, the night
nurse, relieved Moore, Corrigan was still
about the corridor. Irving received no
special instructions regarding the pris-
oner. He saw him several times during
the evening as he made his rounds. At
two O'Clock, when he passed through the
surgical ward, however, he missed him.
He instituted a search. but no trace Of
him could BIZ found. He became alarm
ed and aroused Warden Osborne. The
Warden Immediately notified Police Head
quarters of the escape and a general
alarm was sent out to all the stations.
Corrigan is of stout build and wears a
heavy black mustache. The top of his
head is covered with ~bandages.
Warden Osborne was seen this morn
ing. He said:-.I have been sick for
several days. l knew nothing about the
preparations for Corrigan's departure,
which were made yesterday. His escape
is due to carelessness On. the part of the
nurse, who should not have given him
his clothes until the patrol wagon ar
rived"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-22
BOGUS EMPLOYMENT AGENCY.


Henry L. Stone, of No. 25S Washington
street, who was arrested a few days ago
for conducting an alleged bogus employ
ment agency, was a prisoner in Justice
Potts court again this morning.
Stone was acquitted the last time he
was arrested. The police think they have
a better case against him this time. The
complainant is Emil Nelson, of No. $50
West Twenty-fifth street, New York. He
paid Stone Sc for which he was to be
given a position as valet. Stone repre-
sented that he would give Nelson an in
terview with his employer yesterday. He
failed to keep his agreement and his ar
rest followed. He is held.
A few days ago a healthy Irishman paid
Stone 50 for a position. When the place
was not forthcoming the Irishman threat
ened to throw Stone out of the window
of his Office.
The money was speedily forthcoming.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-22
LATEST STYLES IN MILLINERY.
The Display at row & Van
AngIen,a Opening.

The display of autumn millinery at T.
c. Brown & a Anglen's is an unusually
good one. The room presents a most at
tractive appearance with palms placed
about it. The hats, while not SO gay as
those of the summer, are remarkably
stylish. Beaver and felt fberets, formerly
called PLAQUES and plateaus, are exceed
ingly popular. A very pretty one folded
stylishly has for trimming only a bird of
paradise and natural coque feather on
the left side. 1t is simplicity itself n it
is swell. A velvet toque in the new beige
has a rim of black uncut velvet. 1t Is
trimmed with two tails of natural
pheasants.
An imported hat in castor velvet, by
Heitz-Boyer, has a black satin crush
around the crown and coque feathers at
the side fastened with a steel ornament.
A pretty black beret is trimmed at the
side with black and grey wings n has
under the rim a rosette bow of water
melon ribbon.
The black velvet hats shown are es-
pecially pleasing. One small hat has a
shirred crown of national blue velvet and
a coronet front with a spangled jet facing.
The r~osettes in front are of pleated silk,
caught with cut steel cabechons. White
aigrettes and spangled black tips are at
the side and black tips at the front. An
allJblack velvet hat has a brim turned off
the face and edged with %spangled jet.
The crown is spangled and has a velvet
puff around it. Three plumes caught with
a steel ornament are in the front. An
other black velvet which is very dressy
has a large shirred ruche of satin and
taffeta. 1t is faced with white shirred
silk and in the front, where the brim Is
turned up, are seen black plumes, graded
in size, fastened with cut steel buckles.
The large assortment of trimmings dis
played in the cases is an attractive fea-
ture. The long plumes now used are par
ticularly handsome. There is also a large
line of untrimmed hats and beaver and
felt berets in all shades, and white
beavers for children. Trimmed Alpines
and felt sailors are also to be found. The
opening is held today and tomorrow. and
Mime de Ian is constantly in attendance
ready to show the many exquisite things
to visitors.