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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-11
FELL FROM TROLLEY CAR
Stephen B. Garfield, OF Vermont, Per.
haps Fatally Injured at Madison
Avenue and Pine Street.

Stephen b. Garfield, aged 6b years, a
peddler, was seriously. perhaps fatally,
injured at II o'clock yesterday morning
by falling from a street car near the
corner of Madison avenue and Pine
street. Canfields home is at Rich
mordale, VT. He is now at the Lacka-
wanna hospital.
Garfield has been in the city several
weeks. Yesterday morning at the cor
ncr of Franklin and Lackawanna ave-
nues. he boarded a Scranton Railway
coinpany's car on the Laurel Hill Park
line, outward bound, and instead of taxi
ing a seat stood on the rear platform.
The car proceeded as far as the switch
near Pine street on Madison avenue
when il encountered q broken down
wagon which blocked the east track.
1t was necessary to return to the
opening of the switch and to take the
west track. In making this movement
the trolley pole was changed and Can
field found himself on what was now
the front platform.
He stood up with two brooms in his
hands and it is said that Motorman
Reardon cautioned him TO be seated.
Garfield didn't think this necessary.
The car struck the frog at the curve
in the switch with such force that
Garfield was thrown out, the back OF
his head striking with full force against
the pave. He was stunned and blood
flowed from a long cash in his head.
Garfield was carried into house on
the corner and the Lackawanna ambu-
lance was sent for.
DIR. Newbury, the hospital physician,
when he arrived, discovered at once
that Garfield was badly hurt.
At the hospital where he was taken
il was at first thought that Garfield
had suffered compressed fracture OF
the skull. His condition last night was
very critical. His age adds to the grav-
ity of the case.
DR.. Neuoury dressed the wound but
no definite diagnosis had been arrived
at last night.
Garfield has no friends In this city,
The car conductor was Louis Blodden
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-11
LATHERS REMAIN IDLE.
Was a Misunderstanding in the Agree.
ments with SUBJ Contractors

The situation in the strike of the
Lathers' union did not change yester-
day. 1t was expected that work might
be resumed on several buildings, where
work had been under contract to sub
contractors, who agreed on Monday to
pay the 16-cent rate. but only on the
new No. 2S school building, in Green
Ridge, was any lathing done.
There yet exists a difference among
the strikers and some of the sub-con-
tractors in regard to old and new con-
tracts. 1t had been understood during
Mondays conferences that the 16-cent
rate would be paid on unfinished jobs
as we'll as future work, but during yes
terday it was learned that some of the
sub-contractors wanted to compromise
in this particular. The consequence
was a refusal on the part of the lath-
ers to begin work until the full conces-
sion is made.
During the day the watch commit
tees did not relax their vigilance. They
toured the city, but did not find any
non-union men at work.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-11
CHARGED WITH BURGLARY.
There Are Some Peculiar Features
About This Case.

Peter Sweeney, young man whose
home is on Fynon street, was arrest
ed yesterday for burglary. The case
is curious one. Mr., and Mrs. George
Hearn, of Hampton street, are the pros
ecutors of Sweeney. 1t appears that
on the night of March 3, 1897, table
cloth, seal skin sack and other stuff
was taken from the Hearn house.
Mrs. Hearn swears that on that par
ticular night she saw young Sweeney
leaving her house with a bundle in his
arms. 1t was at 1 o'clock in the morn
ing and Sweeney, 1t is said was in his
barefeet CT wore only stockings. De-
tective John Moir went to the Park
Hill section and when Sweeney spicd
lin he ran. Detective Moir simply
left word at Sweeney's house that If
the young man did not PUT in an ap-
pearance at the police station he would
be brought there.
A few minutes after Detective Moir
reached the police station Sweeney,
almost breathless, came in. He said
that he had run all the way from Park
Hill to head off Moir. Sweeney was
taken to Alderman Howe's Office and as
burglary is not a bailable offense Swee-
ney was committed to the county jail
to await hearing.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-11

The steam-electricity war over the
Moosic grade crossing is still on, anoth-
er battle being scheduled for Monday
morning next, when court holds its
midsummer motion meeting.
The battle was percipitated yesterday
ny the action of Delaware and Hudson
Canal company's attorneys, James IL.
Tcrrey and Jessup e. Jessup, in direct
ing the withdrawal of the petition for a
mandatory order requiring the Scran-
ton and Pittston Traction company to
remove their tracks from the crossing.
Judge Gunster declined to summarily
allow the petition and fixed Monday
next as a time for hearing arguments
on rule to show cause why the with
drawal should not be allowed
The order was prayed for July 30 and
was consequent upon the Traction COM
pany's refusal to take up the tracks at
the railroad companys direction. The
Delaware and Hudson company claimed
that when the supreme court denied
the Traction company the use Of the
crossing it also denied them by infer
ence the privilege to maintain tracks
upon it. The Traction company re.
fused to accept this view of the case
and contended that the order of court
simply restrained them from carrying
passengers over the crossing.
They had the same right, they held,
to draw their cars over the tracks as
any individual or firm or corporation
would have to draw a wagon or other
vehicle over the crossing.
Seeing that the Traction people would
not heed their demand the railroad
company, one week ago Friday, went
into court with q petition for an order
compelling the Traction company to
Immediately remove it's tracks. A hear
img on this petition was fixed for Mon
day next. Sunday morning last, how
cver the Delaware and Hudson COM
pany set a gang of men at work and
forcibly removed the bother creating
rails and frogs. Then, they came into
court yesterday to secure a withdrawal
Of the petition to compel the Traction
company to do the work, not wishing
| to put court to the trouble of compelling
the Traction people to do work that
had already been done.
The Traction people will bitterly op-
pose the granting of permission TO
withdraw the petition and will also
put fight to compel the railroad COM
pany tc replace the crossing.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-11
SIGNED BY THE MAYOR.
Number of Minor Measures Receive
Executive Endorsement.

Moyar Bailey yesterday signed meas
ures directing the building inspector
to proceed to make plans for the con-
templated repairs and alterations to
the Center street station house; per-
mitting the Franklin Engine company
to take its apparatus to Hallstead on
the occasion of the annual parade of
the Hallstead Fire department, Aug.
2S, authorizing Chief Hickey to attend
the convention of fire department chiefs
at New Haven. Aug. 1921; establishing
the grade of Mineral street, between
Mica and Carbon streets; directing the
city engineer TO give plans for grad
ing Hickory street, between Irving and
Crown avenues; releasing the bond Of
Dennis Tierney, taxcollector, of the
Seventh and Eighth wards. and ap-
proving the appointment of Anthony
Scanlon in his stead.
The contracts for fire hose recently
made by council We're also approved.
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with his cap and evidently felt grieved
when somebody came racing around
and ploughed the dirt over 1t with his
shoulder. The fashion some ball play
ers have groveling in the dust Is to be
deprecated. II doesn't show much on
the Springfield's attire. but 1t isn't i'm
proving to the dark blue boomers OF
the Scranton boys.
Manager Griffin is really the best
looking man in the crowd, not even ex-
cepting handsome Mr.. Bonner. The
association disclaim having selected
him for his good looks, but he Is rath-
er too dignfied to run around the patch
In the abandoned manner which char
acterizes the gait of the others. Prob
ably this accounted for the fact that
he didn't run around but once yester-
day
Mr.. Duncan, Of the Springfield team.
is an excellent dodger. He had the club
for a short time, but didn't seem to
care to use It, and the umpire let him
go and sit on the grass.
Mr. Bannon, of the adversaries, bears
every indication of having been
brought up in Scranton, and of having
had to run for his life because of reck-
less bicyclists, street cars and grocery
boys, since he could surely run with
much exertion on the part OF the spec
tetors along toward the last of the
game. They really had been behaving
very well up to that time. but the tall
man who threw the ball for the enemy,
seemed to need encouragement; so the
people cheered him with much vocif-
Grafton. He enjoyed 1t. Every little while
he looked toward Mr.. Sullivan and said:
You can see that I'm really a great
parsonage. l can't help being popu-
lar" While he was thus engaged
little man by the name of Barry, who
also can get over the ground, another
named Massey and a Mr.. Eagan, or
the Scranton team, did something
which pleased everybody very mucrl,
and there was a kind of riot. The
people out on the grass at the right or
the big shed began hopping up and
down, much after the fashion OF Mexi-
can beans, and the yells that resound-
ed caused two boys on the culm pile,
in the distance, to lose their perch and
tumble down without the aid of the Of
ficer set to protect the interests of the
association.
Just what it was all about the wo-
man, who had been learning the game,
couldn't find out until she had nearly
reached home, when 1t accidentally
leaked out that Scranton had won with
score of 6 to 5. She isn't prepared to
swear to these figures. but refers you
to Mr.. Raynsfords carefully compiled
statistics on another page.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-11
PERSONAL.

W. A. Beemer is at Lake Ariel for a
week.
Edward C. Koons was in vyilkesBarre
yesterday.
Richard Kirkwood is spending a few
weeks at Rockaway Beech.
Miss Ella O'Boyle, of Railroad avenue,
has returned from Atlantic City.
Mrs. L. w. Peck and family, of Ca
pouse avenue, are at Ocean Grove
Alderman o. B. Wright, of the Ninth
ward, was in Wilkes-Barre yesterday.
Miss Harriet Colvin has returned from
New York city, where she spent a month.
Miss Katie O'Hora, of Washington ave-
nue., is spending two weeks in Philadel-
phia.
Miss Comerford, of Madison avenue, is
entertaining Miss Kitty Lynch, of Ply
mouth.
Miss Isabelle Miller. OF Flttston, is the
guest of Miss Helen Thayer, OF South
Main avenue.
Rev. John MacCalmen of New Bed
'ord, Mass, is the guest of Rev. Thomas
Bell, of South Lincoln avenue.
T. P. Jordan and sister and p. II. Dur
in and sister went to Atlantic City yes
kerday, where they will spend two weeks.
Assistant City Engineer Edward Sher-
wood, who suffered a stroke of paralysis
two months ago. is able to be about
again
Neill O'Donnell, of Sumter n. c., and
his sister, Mrs. f. McHugh, of Hazleton,
are visiting their brother, Rev. w. p.
ODonnell. of Broadway.
Alderman W. S. Millar, who has been
spending three weeks at Buzzard's bay
will return home today and will be at
his office tomorrow morning prepared to
transact business.
Senator McCarroll of Dauphin county,
who was president pro TEN. of the senate
during the last session, was in the city
yesterday as the guest of ex-Lieutenant
Governor l.. A. Watres.
Judge Edward L. Lowell, of Elgin, Ill,
his daughter, Miss Gertrude Lowell, and
Miss Schelker, also of Elgin, left for their
homes yesterday after having been guests
at the residence of eX-Lieutenant Gov
ernor Watres since Saturday, when Miss
Lowell and Miss Schelker arrived in New
York on the st. Louis after a years
travel in Europe with the family of Gov
ernor Watres. Judge Lowell came east to
meet his daughter. Mrs. Watres and her
children will spend another month IN
Europe, during which they will visit Scot
land and Norway.
party of well-known business men
from here, consisting of Charles s. Sea-
mans, Thomas b. Howe and A l.. Fran
co.'s, left yesterday afternoon for the gold
fields. They are not going to Klondike,
as might be supposed. but to a mines of
their own, located at Breckenridge, Col
orado. They were Joined at Wilkes Barre
by several other gentlemen. among " HON
are Secretary Gardner, of the Lehigh and
Wikes-Barre Coal company, and his
young nephew. The trip is made
for the purpose OF inspecting the
mines, from which good results are
expected. Some of the party will remain
for several months, but Messrs. Howe and
Francois will return inside of three
weeks.
Mems Russet Shoes,
S4OO and $500 quality, $500 pair
this month at the Newark August sale.
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Come with the joint excursion un-
der the auspices of Moses Taylor
Lodge. No. $40. B, of r. t., to Ithaca,
N. Y, Aug. ~. Ithaca is situated at
the head of Cayuga Lake, and has a
population of $4,000. 1t is famous as
the seat of Cornell university. Cayuga
Lake is one Of the finest inland lakes
that make central New York so fa-
nous as a summer resort; it is forty
miles long and it abounds in most en-
tranclng scenery. Trains leave D., l..
& w. depot at a. m. ..
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-11
MOOSIC CROSSING
HAS BEEN REMOVED
Fight Between Trolley Company and D.
and II. Takes on a New Aspect
THE COURT WAS PETITlONED

Company Asked for an Order
Compelling the Traction Company
to Take Up Its Crossing over Its
Tracks at Moosic statiou--Did Not
Wait for Court to Pass Upon the
Matter--Now Asks Permission to
Withdraw Its Petition.
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Russet Shoes.

Mems "a and 500 quality at 81 a pair;
women's oxfords. $3.50 quality, at 75c.
a pair; misses shoes, $1.25 quality, at
65 cents a pair. Every shoe in the
store reduced in price during our Au-
gust sale. The Newark Shoe Store,
corner Laskawanna and Wyoming av-
enues.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-11
DIED.

KEENE--In Scranton, Pa. Aug. 10, 1897,
Paul r.. Keene. son of l. T. Keene. Flu
neral at house, 14l2 Capouse avenue,
Aug. II, at p. m. Interment in Wash
burn street cemetery.
MASTERS-At Maplewood. Pa, Aug 10,
Henry Masters, os years old. Funeral
Thursday at 10 o'clock a. m.
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steam Heating and Plumbing.
p. F. & M. T. Howiey. 2sl Wyoming ave.
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Go with the Brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Engineers to Syracuse and Pleas
ant Beach Saturday Aug. 81 Train
leaves D., L. & w. station at $3.50 a. m.
Tickets 80
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Tailor made fall suits and overcoats.
latest styles. John Ross. so7 Spruce
street.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-11

$50 Xxx White Envelopes for tic. at &c.
Store, b23 Lack'a. ave. ."
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DR.. C. C. Sapp, dentist, 1S4 Wyoming
avenue, opposite Hotel Jermyn. ..
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-11

For Ill effects Of over eating
BEECHAM'S PILLS.
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Mems Russet Shoes,
$500 and $500 quality, $500 a pair
this month at the Newark August sale.s
Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-13
AN IMPORTANT RACE.
Steamer Going After a Cargo Which
 Means, Money fff@zHer i'ii '' Golfers

New York, May 12.-Under full head of steam the British steamship Bertie passed through the Narrows at a. m. today on her way to Baltimore. She had then ex- actly thirty-two hours to cover 400 or more nautical milss between this port and Ball. timore to save her charter, which expires at noon tomorrow.
 The Bertie arrived here on April 30 from Hamburg badly damaged. Il took from that time until last night to put her in con dition to resume travel TheBertie was char l, teredbefore her arrival here to take 10, 900 quarters of grain from Baltimore to Cork for orders The grain was to be carried in bulk at H cents per quarter. The freight charges on the entire cargo, therefore, amounted to $S1OO. The charter was to ex-. pire at noon on May l. Since this charter was made the price of grain charters has steadily dropped, SO cents being now the figure, and if the Bertie fails to reach Bal timore before her charter expires she will lose exactly $1, 800.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-13
A MONEY GETTER
Is the American Tobacco Company as Shown by the Report-New
 Officers Elected.

New York, May 12.-At the annual meeting of the American Tobacco com. pany held today in Newark, N. J., the following directors were elected for a term of one year:
 A. Josiah Brown, James G. Butler, John Doehoffer and Ernest Schmeisser.
 The annual report for the year ending December 31, 1896, showed a balance of surplus of $5,8S4.54S, against a surplus of $S6O0,S ,S72 for the year previous. The net earnings for the year were $3, ,593, 157 and the balances after dividends and charges $S64,177 This amount added to last years surplus makes total of $5, 464 54S and de- ducting from this 20 per cent. scrip. the dividend of $3,S50,000 on the common stock, the $5,SS4, ,54S balance of surplus is left.
 Messrs. Marburg and Ginter resigned from the board and were replaced by Herman Ellis and J. D. Cobb. MT. Schmeisser succeeded Mr. Gail who re- tired. Messrs. Brown, Butler and Doe hoffer were reelected. .tcr 7.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-13
THE SUGAR INVESTIGATION Dug Up and Again Brought to
 Public View
lAAR. ALLEN OF NEBRASKA
Referring to Chapman's Application for Par don-Morgan's Cuban Resolution Again
 Goes 0yer-A Few Bills Passed.

q Washington, May 12.-In the sena te to- 'day the sugar investigation of 1894 was recalled by the introduction of resolu- ton by MT. Allen, of Nebraska, rsciting the circumstances of she inyessiga ton, the refusal of Elverton R. Chapman to testify, his conviction in the courts as a consumacious witness and the present effor.s towards his pardon. The resolu- ton proposes that Chapman be brought to ths bar of the senate to purge himself of coEi.umacy as a prerequisite to par don. Mir Allen sought to secure imme- diate action on the resolution, but 1t went over on objections from MT. Gallin- ger of New Hampshire, and MT. Hoar, of Massachusetts. The latter criticised the resolution as giving away the au- thorty of the senate, and said he would propose an umenGmen. with view to having Chapman punished unless he purged himself Of cont5mpt, without ref erence to the question of pardon. The consideration of the resolution will be in order tomorrow.
 MT. Morgan, of Alabama, made a state ment relative to his resolution on Cuba. He said the commJ.tee on foreign rela- tions at "a meeting today had considered the question of referring the resolution to the committee ard had not reached an agreement. The committee desired, however, that the resolution go over un- til tomorrow with view of having a statement of facts laid before the senate al that time. On MT. Morgans motion the resolution went over until tomorrow.
 A resolution by MT. Butler, populist, of North Carolina, requesting the presf- dent for inform ton relative to the sale of the Union Pacific railway, was pre- sented and will go over.
 The ssnate then took up the calendar and passed bills as follows:
 Relief of certain citizens of Montana, claiming the benefits of the homestead laws; granting Montana 50,000 acres of land in aid of an asylum for the blind; approprating $174,000 to Charles P. Chou- Geau for extra work on the ironclad Et- bah; appropriating $15000 for Ntwberry college, Newberry, S. C.. for war losses.
 The immigration and the kinetescope bills were reached, but went over on ob- jections.
 At o'clock the senate held an execu- tive session, and at 2:40 adjourned
Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-13
!. STATUS OF EASTERN WAR.
 1.o.
 sL } Turkey Dictates Terms to the tQt4 n ae fOWeFS s-13 tt sis .gilc EE ,.za ssIH BUT CONTINUES MOVING s5z. tf4 4eo -~c DO Her Troops With View to Further Operations ,t 6 In the Field. pe Fsfz t'78 .f= --
GREECE CONSENTS TO THE TERMS
Proposed By the Powers, But in the Mean. s time Watches Turkey-Uneasiness D" .A fI.
 Over Failure to Hear From
 ae . tf General Smolenski. zc

osi London, May 13.-The correspondent of the Daily Telegraph at Constantinople says the sultan resents the mediation of the powers and desires to negotiate with Greece directly. If this is refused the Turkish demands will be more eXactingr The Berlin correspondent of the Daily News, says he learns on excellent author-l ity that the Turkish government de-' mands a war indemnity of f3,000,000 and the right to occupy Thessaly until it is !, paid. A dispatch to the Standard from Constantinople says: F
 An imperial trade has been issued di- recting military governors to give pref erence to natives wherever possible in making official appointments.
 In Thessaly the official reports are not favorable. Turkish reconnaissance force at DomokCs has been repulsed andf the attack on Arta which promised to be- ~ successful has also resulted in a check. | It is believed that Edhem Pasha is de- Veloping an outflanking movement with l. the right and left wings with view df rendering the Greek position at Domokos untenable.
 The correspondent of the Times at Athens says: Acute anxiety Is felt here because of the absence of news from | Gen. Smolenskis column. Owing to the delay in arranging the armistice the / government has addressed a strong prot test to the powers declining to bear the responsibility should further bloodshed occur and lead to serious complications z As M. Ralli explains to me, the govern ment is in a serious predicament. Q-i In order to secure mediation it has compromised itself in the eyes of both fGreeks and Cretans without obtaining al positive guarantee that Turkey will cease Possibilities Should the war be resumed the position of the government will be most unenviable.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-13
Al PLEASANT OUTING.

Chaperoned by MT. and Mrs. J. H. Mil- Ter a crowd of young people enjoyed a ride to East Lake in Mr. Harris big wag- on last evening. After arriving at the lake they had, music furnished by their own band and danced, after which they. went up stairs where they enoyed lunch prepared for them by their chaperones and Mrs. Eugene Enslen. Among those present were Misses Ada Vaughan, Lau-. ra Fulton, Ethel Owen, Velina Enslen, Jessie Norris, Lucy Eubank and Lizzie Kelly and Messrs. Lewis Stalwert, W. L. North, Robert Moorfield, Warren Ro- den, Hill Shelton. Lester Worth, John Adams, G. M. Latham, Geo. A. Steel and Nat Barker sur r-e r1r
Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-13
FEELING AT ATHENS.

No News of Fighting Taken as Good
 News-Both Armies Alert
 , Athens, May 12.-The fact that there is no news of renewed fighting must De regarded as good news, but an uneasy feeling exists here.
 The Turks are trying to outf1ank the Greek position at Domokos and the delay in the porte's reply is also interpreted to mean that Turkey does not mean to cease hostilties.
 Telegrams from the front are to the effect that both armies are concentrat- ing in anticipation of an engagements The city continues quiet, though it is' believed that numerous Italian volun-l teers and socialists now here will en- deavor to foment revolution leading up to a republic; but the Greeks are devoted to the monarchia] idea and the worst that is likely to happen will be a change of sow ereign. -
 The return of Crown Prince Constan- tine to the capital might produce disturb ances, but he is likely to be discreet enough to avoid Athens for a time. .f