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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-03
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stormy start kept the district in tur-
moil all day long.

stormy start kept the district in tur-
moil all day long.
TROUBLE OF DUNMoRE.
Dunmore had the most exciting cpl
sode Of all. About o'clock there was
big crowd collected about the polling
place in the Second district Of the Sec
ond ward. Solli Velcino, the Italian
hotelkeeper who was a Democratic
shouter challenged man whom Pat
Kane, of Sport Hill, was taking in to
vote for John r." Kane resented the
insult to him and his faction by knock
ing Velcino into the middle of the
street. Two Italian police officers, Pa
trolman Tony Frank and Special
Frank Williams. arrested Kane and
with drawn clubs carried him through
the crowd and into a Laurel Hill car
to TRANSPORT him down the hill to the
town lookup. Kane's son heard of the
arrest, and catching W. with the car
just as it was starting, proceeded to
rescue his father.
Young Kane is siX-foot-one and
built for pulling freight cars. He fair
/ ly carried his father and the two OFF,
GERS out of the car. dumped the three
of them into the read and then jump
ing 1owh himself. threw the officers
| aside and marched his father triumph
| antly up the street. The officers
pinned uD the rents in their clothing,
| scraDed the mud off their faces and
meekly walked back to the polling
place. They say they will arrest both
| father and son later on. There were
threats of q race war before the scrap
was over, but fortunately it did not
eVentuate,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-03
FIXED THE THERMoMETL...
Joke Played School Boys on the Late
Phillips Brooks.

fhiIIipS BROOKS.
From the Youths Companion. 81.
After Phillips Brooks graduated from
Harvard college, while he was in doubt
as to what profession to choose, he
taught in the Boston Latin school on
Bedford street. With his disnclinatlon
for detail and dislike for routine, 1t is
not strange that he met with no very
marked success as dsciplnarlan. The
boys liked him, but sometimes played
practical Jones on him.
Then, as now, some rooms were easy
to heat and others not. Mr.. Brooks
rarely suffered from cold or heat. and
never thought of the temperature of
the room unless some one reminded
him of 1t. One winter day n roguish
boy managed to slip a bit of ice behind
the bulb of mercury in the thermome-
ter. Word was passed about, and the
cue given that the room was cold"
one boy passed near the thermome-
ter, looked at 1t, and asked, May I
open the register? It's not quite so de-
grees."
Coats were buttoned closer and COLI
lars turned up. Soon pupil asked,
May get my overcoat?"
Certainly" answered Mr.. Brooks.
He went forward and inspected the
thermometer. Queer" he said, "but
the room seems warm to me-"
Both registers were opened, but still
the boys seemed to be suffering with
| cold. Some one was sent to the base
ment to turn the heat as much as pos
| sible into Mr. Brooks's room,
Wasn't that room hot?" said the
| narrator of the incident. but we
were bent on making our teacher ack-
| nowledge it So"
The boys kept up the Joke pretty
well. Only here and there did one un-
| button his coat. Mr. Brooks wiped the
perspiraton from his forehead, but
went on with the school work as
usual The ice meantime was melting
and the mercury was rising. A teacher
from another room came in to see Mn
Brooks about something, and was at
| once aware of the torrid temperature.
| Gold here!" he exclaimed. "Why. ID
must be S5 at least" and he went to
| look at the Thermometer. "Well, it's
not quite that, but 1t is 7S.'
Most of the bows kept sober faces,
| but the keen-eyed visitor saw enough
to divine the truth, and said in an un-
dertone to Mr.. Brooks, 1T suspect your
pupils have been playing some Joke on
| you"
| May be So" was Mr. Broolss's
audible reply: but if so. their punish
ment went with it, for they have evi-
IDENTIFY been warm enough"
| Windows were opened, registers
closed. and the room was soon com.
Portable. Years afterward some Of the
boys" told Mr.. Brooks about the ice
in the thermometer, and his hearty
laugh testified to his enjoyment of tho
| story.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-03
SCENES AT THE POLLS.
Manner in Which the Battle Was
Wased During the Day.

It was dav of great anxiety for
everybody interested. The morning
rain knocked all calculations into a
cooked hat and left all hands at sea
as to even the possibility of the out
cOme. This vagueness gave rise to all
kinds of rumors, and these coupled with
the inevitable election day stories of
cutting, kept headquarters on the
anxious seat.
The only definite reports that came
~ were that the vote up to noon was
extremely light and that the voters
were as a rule, staving in the booths
for Il long time, indicating but little
straight voting. The first returns
showed that these indications were
pretty nearly right.
During the morning no one would
know that it was election day from the
appearance of the booths. Owing TO
the rain only a small number of voters
came out and these few did not wait
around any longer than was necessary
to get their ballot in.
At noon, however. the rain ceased
and bright balmy Republican after-
noon set in. The whole scene changed
and before two o'clock was on in earn
est The interest which the weather
had dampened declared itself and as
was surmised it was of the liveliest
kind. That il was such is shown by
the fact that in many districts in the
city especially, the vote reached it's
high water mark before the pClls were
closed.
REDOUBLED THEIR EFFORTS.
The detriment of the morning caused
the party workers to redouble their ef-
forts during the afternoon. There was
far more than the average number OF
workers about each poll, almost every
candidate having a representative or
two looking after his interests. There
fore, as might be expected, there was
the warmest KIND of hustling during
the contracted period offered for effec-
tive work.
There were few disturbances of a
violent nature reported although
slight clashes were more frequent pos
sibly than on the average election day,
The Twelfth ward had it's customary
bother, The Democratic officers, Mos
COW Ryan, Constable ]. c. Moran and
Dan Hayes started in to run things in
high-handed manner, and by reason
of tfeir actions delayed the opening Of
the booth nearly two hours. The Re
publican inspector complained to head
quarters of their action and warrants
We're about to be issued for their arrest
when it was learned that they had
come down from their high horse and
were permitting the Republican official
to exercise his prerOgatives.
The South district Lackawanua
township also had a roW-as usual
JChn joyce, who was elected majority
inspector of the district last spring
when he voted Oh age. He is now over
%, and having failed to pay his taxes
was disqualified from serving. The
Judge Of election appointed Patrick j
Ihilbin as inspector, but John j. Coynt
objected to this holding that it was
after o'clock and that the law pro.
vides that after one hour has elapsed
a substitution must be made by a vote
OF all electors present at the booth
He carried his point and John LydoT
was chosen. AS may be believed thi.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-03
WOMAN SUFFRAGE CONVENTION.
Twentv-ninth Annual Meeting ofthe
Association at Lewistown.

Lewistown, Pa, Nov. 2.-The twenty
ninth annual convention of the Penn
sylvania Woman Suffrage association
in session here, opened last evening
with a business session and address OF
the president, Mrs. L. L. Blackenburg,
of Philadelphia, followed by public
meeting. The leading features were
an address by Charlotte Perkins Stet-
son. of New York, on "The Mother and
the Ballot" and a paper by Ellen
Il. Price, of Swarthmore, on woman
and the Public Schools"
Today's sessions were of a business
character, including reports from the
county superintendents and Mrs. Ida
Porter Boyer's report of press work.
The school children were addressed
by Mrs. Rachel Foster Avery, of
Philadelphia, on Good Citizenship
Leagues"
Tonight's exercises included ad-
dr5s sses by Jean b. Stephenson, of
Reading, on THE Club as a Factor
in Woman's Development" and Mrs.
Diana Hirschler, of Philadelphia, on
What VIII Political Equality do for
the Working Woman?"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-03
INTERNAL REVENUE DECREASE.
Figures from the Commissioners
Annual Report.

Washington, d. c., Nov. 1.-The re-
port of the commissioner of internal
revenue for the fiscal year ended June
30, 1897 shows the total receipts from
all sources to have been $146,6l9,5 593, a
decrease as compared with the fiscal
year 1896 of $211,O22.
The important changes in consump-
tion are an increase of $1,33S472 in the
receipts from distilled spirits as COM
pared with 1896, and decrease of prac-
tically the same amount in the receipts
from fermented liquors.
The total cost of collection for the
last fiscal year was $3,S4S469, a de-
crease over 1896 of $237, 1922. ...'
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-03
BLIND PEOPLE Welded.
Friends Pilot Them in All Their
Movements.

New York, Nov. John Blake and
Mary Ramsay, both blind, were mar
ried today in Holy Cross church, on
Forty-second street. The bride was
accompanied by bridesmaids, and the
groom had a best man. They We're
piloted from the carriage to the altar
by their attendants.
Being without sight, they could not
govern their actions during the Cere-
mony by witnessing the acts of the
priest. But they sot through all right
by following the instructions of a
friend who stood near them for that
purpose.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-03
BENZlNE EXPLOSION.
Thirteen Fircmen aud Three Overs
Painfully Burned.

Philadelphia, Nov. 2.-During a fire
this morning at A. F. Bornots dyeing
works, Seventeenth street and Fair
mont avenue a can of benzine eXplod-
ed and thirteen firemen and three en-
plays We're painfully burned. The
burning fluid scalded the faces, arms
and bodies of the men.
None will die. The damage by the
fire to the building was slight.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-03
GOLD FROM COOKS INLET.
Sixteen Miners Bring Down $4,000
in Dust.

Port Townsend, Wash, Nov. 2.-The
schooner Norman Sundel came down
today from Cooks Inlet with sixteen
passengers and $4,000 in gold dust.
The names of the returning miners
bringing the largest amounts are:
John Rivers and wife, of Helena,
Mont, $4,000; James r. Greenleas, of
Port Townsend, $1,000 Robert Duncan,
of Seattle $4,000; John Woods, of Gray's
Harbor $4,000; c. Creedon, of Fresno,
Cal, $4,000 j. Frazier, of Seattle. 4,-
200; Grant and Crozier of Port An
geles, SS,OOO Grant and Crozier went
in only seven months ago.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-03

Mexican lion was croushing. ready to
spring. For a moment it dug its hind
paws nervously into the ground, and
then It leaped innto the air. 1t fell
dead only few inches from the Sleep
ing baby Just as a loud peal of thunder
caused Mrs. Pennington to look around
for the safety of her child. The baby
awoke, looked up and smiled.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-03
SAVED BY HIS FIANCEE.
Paid the Fine oTa Man Who Stole 10
Get Married.

Mount Vernon, N. Y, Nov. 2-An-
drew Scherr, 23 years was arraigned
in the police court this morning charged
with embezzling small sums of money
belonging to Grocer William Marks, his
employer.
Scherr told the police that he was
going to marry Anna l.. Peterson next
Friday, and was hard pressed for cash
Through the intercession of Scherr's
fiancee, Miss Peterson, who paid the
fine, amounting to $25, the man was set
free.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-03
LIGHTED LAMP HER WEAPON.
Woman Fatally Bnrns Her Husband
in u Quarrel.

Mahanoy City, Nov. 2.-During a
quarrel with her husband this evening,
Mrs. Steve POalask hurled a lighted
lamp at him. The lamp struck him on
the head and exploded, igniting his
clothing. His face, ears, hands and
breast We're badly burned, and his lips
were burned to a crisp.
Horrihed at what she had done. the
woman made an attempt to save her
husband by tearing the clothing from
his body, and was also badly burned.
Poalask was conveyed to the Miners
hospital, where death will end his suf-
ferings. His wife was committed to
prison.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-03

Egyptian government and the betrayal
of the expenses of military occupation
1t will reconstruct and work the rail-
way from Suakin. on the Red Sea. to
Berber, on the Nile, the southernmost
point reached by the Anglo Egyptian
expeditiOn."
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-03

York, Pa, Nov. 2.-Willlam Ziegler
was electrocuted this morning at Han
| over while working on the line of the
Hanover Telephone company. The tele-
| phone wire accidentally crossed a trolley
| wire Ziegler's death was instantaneous.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-03
BRITISH GOLD IN THE SOUDAN.

Syndicate Has Obtained Control of
the Trade.
London, Nov. "A dispatch to the
Daily Mail from Paris says; "A British
syndicate has obtained sole control OF
the trade of the soudan in exchange
for the payment OF an annuity to the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-21
NEW CAPITOL FOR THE STATE OF
MINNESOTA.
Notice to Contractors.

SEALED PROPOSALS IN DUPLICATE
will be received at the office of the board
of state capitol commissioners, No. 512 En-
dicott building, st. Paul, Minnesota until 2
o'clock p. m. on the 10th day of August 1897
for all labor and material required for the
general construction of the superstructure
and the structural iron and steel for the
new state capitol building at st. Paul in
accordance with the drawings and specifca-
tons, which may be seen at the Office of the
board on and after July 18th, 1897. Copies of
said drawings and specifications may be
524 Endicott building, st. Paul, upon payment
of the cost of such reproductions, and a de-
posit of 500, such deposit to be returned to
the bidder upon return of the drawings
and specifications.
Each bid must be accompanied by a certi-
fed check for a sum not less than $5OO0,OO
payable to the order of said board, as a
guarantee of good faith. The right is re-
served 10 reject any and all bids and to
waive any defect informality in any bid
IL ii be deemed in the interest Of the state to
do So Proposals received after the time
stated will be returned to the bidders. Pro-
posals must be made upon printed forms
which will be furnished by the board and
must be enclosed in envelopes, sealed, and
marked Proposals for superstructure for
new Minnesota state capitol at ST. Paul" and
addressed to the board of state capitol COM
missioners.
For the board of state capitol commission
ers. CLAIMING SEABURY.
Vice President
St. Paul. July 18th. 1897
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-21
WINES AND elders
WOOD FLOORS.

W. c. DUNPHY & CO., manufacturers wood
carpet, parquetry, all kinds of plain and
ornamental hardwood floors. 203 w. Fifth
]. DUNFEE & CO., Manufacturers of H. B.
Reviver, for interior woodwork, especially
for floors. wood carpet. 63 West Seventh st.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-21

AMERICAN BISCUIT AND MANUFACTURE
ing Company, manufacturers OF fine biscuits
and confectionery. g to 81 Eighth st.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-11-26
Is Il Red Rag.

Whatever may be the real opinion
OF tie British press as to silver and
pract:ca! b~imetallism, it is quite GER
tain that the very mention of the sub
ject has the same effect as that Of a
red rag upon a bull. The present
course of the British ministry in
maintaining secrecy with respect to it's
course toward the representatives OF
the United States commission of sup
plication for the granting of charitable
relief from the present monetary ills
is the object of most violent attacks
from British newspapers, and the least
mention of anything in the nature of
a movement toward an international
agreement seems to be as ex%asperating
to them as a personal insult. This
great show of indignation is quite use
less in it's way, for there is every rea-
son in the world to believe that moth
ing will come from this pretended
movement on the part of the admins
tration Of government in these United
States. At the same time it is perhaps
only reasonable to believe that the
coming of practical bimetallism is now
so near that even the newspapers of
the United Kingdom can see it's an
prOach. They already are commenciug
the fight they must make for the
preservation Of the gold standard. if ii
is to be preserved.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-11-26
Kansas

The Republican administration can
no. clear its reputation by compromis-
ing with the railroad pool and allow
ing d steal of $12, 900, 900 to be perpe-
tratec in the Kansas Pacific matter.
There appears to be little reason to be-
lieve that the great robbery of $40 ,000,-
COO would have be.n prevented had
not the Democratic press of the United
States shown the ~iniquity Of the plot
and III unmistakable terms denounced
the plctters from the head of the adj
miEistIation down to the smallest
man in the robber syndicate. The
New York Journal charges the ad-
ministration with completely in the
proposed lOoting of the treasury, and
among other strong statements says:
To-day the country knows that a COM
edy was played for it's deception, with
Mr. Mckinley as the star and the syn
dlcatc he supporting company. The
bid for the Union Pacific has been
raised $4,000, 600, and the sale will take
place on Nov. 2, according to the origi-
nal program. Postponement is asked
for only in the case of the Kansas Pa
cine, which, except as a part of the
Union Pacific, is of comparatively
small value. When the Union Pacific
mas been taken possession of by the
ccrsplrators, as it will be on Nov. 9.
the Kansas Pacific will be in the mar
ket. 1t owes about $13, 600, 900 to the
government, and the government will
be allowed to keep it, unless it shall
consent to sell on the rings terms
This is the situation as it stands to-
lay, and unless the administration
needs the warnings Of the Democratic
press, the stigma of a gigantic steal
Will still be placed upon the Republic
an party. President Mckinley cannot
aflor,: to go down in history as the
first chief magistrate of the United
States who allowed the people to be
robbed of $12, 900, 900, but he may be
forced into that disgraceful position
by the powerful influence of the trusts
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-11-26
felt sorry for him. and wished she had the
power to comfort him.

felt sorry for him, and wished she had the
power to comfort him.
AS she lay there wondering about him,
she saw him start up with an angry cry, and
spring to the window; they were OH the
ground-tloor in a room that looked out on
the lawn. A modern French window had
been substituted for the old lattice, so that
Ally could run in and out at pleasure in the
summertime.
Dorothy's eyes were fixed on this window
as MIR. Penfold wrenched it open. and she
saw for one tieetilg moment the lace that
had so frightened her that night in her bed
chamber.
Mr.. PenfOld had flown ont on the lawn.
Dorothy rolled Ally on to the 1ur rug, and
went to the open window.
She saw Mr.. Penfold fly across the snowy
lawn to the main road then the hedges shut
him from her sight, and she could only shut
the window and wait with what patience she
could till his return.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-11-26

to the matter of the creation Of an
executive department to be called the
department Of commerce and indus
try" They suggest that the depart
menl should include, among other
things, matters relative to the gath
ering Of information with a view to the
systematic extension Of our n
with the South and Central American
States and other foreign countries and
the collecting and tabulating of statis-
ties as to the various Industries of tnis
coultry-with reports and recommend
atiors as to the same-as a basis Of in
telligent action in the interest of such
industries and the employees therein
That is all we'll enough so far, pro-
vldeU agriculture is included as one OF
the Industries. Agriculture is as truly
an industry as the production of iron
or woolen cloth. 1t is a vicious trick
OF the crafty protectionist to include
manufacturing and some few other
pursuits among the industries and
leave agriculture out, as though 1T was
not an industry. 1t would be a still
more vicious practice for congress to
establish an executive department sep
arate and apart from the department
of agriculture. as though there was
some radical difference between agri-
culture and other branches of indus
try. Such a proceeding would tend to
create and foment antagonism where
there ought to he harmony. Agricul-
ture ie by far the most important of the
industries, and it lies at the very
foundation of most Others. That fact
may be accepted as a sufficient reason
for establishing an agricultural de-
partment first. But there is no good
reason why another department should
BIZ created and all other industries as
sigred to it. as though there was a
natural and radical difference between
tn" chief industry and every other.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-11-26
The Study OF Finance.

The October Forum brings an able
article by Edward Tuck in which he
says:
IL is undoubtedly true that the
great majority of men, not HAVING
carefully studied the monetary uues.
ton, incline at first to the side OF
geld monometallism. This has been
the case with nearly all the great ad.
vCcates of bimetallism in Europe to.
day. They have become converted tc
the bimetallic faith from observation
OF the consequences OF the gold stand.
ard, and by careful, unbiased search
for the cause. 1t is only after study
and reflection that the true bearings Of
the silver question can be understood
The opinion of the great mass CT the
agricultural classes of both Europe and
America. supported by distinguished
economists and statesmen in every
country, deserves a respectful hearing,
Those who wear the shoe know best
where it pinches. The agricultural
classes have in the past suffered most
from the shrinkage in prices brought
about by the witless error of sundering
silver from and subordinating it to
gold. Even those who scott at silver
and hug their gold are short-sighted
indeed, if they believe that they can
permanently prosper while the great
producing classes are being impoy.
erished.:'
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-11-26
TO BE CONTINUED.
Closes His Saloon with PRAYER.

A saloon man has been found in
Washington who closes his place with
prayer. His application for a renewal
Of license having been rejected on the
ground that his place bore a bad name,
he appeared before Commissioner
Robert in his WI behalf. In reply to
the question do you shut up promI :
at midnight" he answered: when
ten minutes to - comes, / kneel down,
say my prayers, and shut up"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-11-26

and Industry Depar, n,ent.
The officers and members of the
executive committee of the National
Business league have sent a petition to
President Mckinley asking him tc call
attention in his forthcoming message
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-11-26
Farmers Profits.

This has been a marvellous month
for the farmers. Farmer Charles Pills
bury has made $780, OO. Farmer D. r
Francis has made $500, 900. Farmer Z
Pierpont Morton has made S. 1000, 900.
There will be great doings at the
county fairs this fall.--Chicago Jour.
nal.