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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-24
TUNKHANNOCK.

Fred Sampson has gone to Philadel-
phia to visit friends.
Miss Evelyn Carlip is in New York
city on her vacation.
Miss Adelaide McKown has gone to
Sedalia, Missouri, to visit relatives.
Peter A. Miller has moved his saw
mill from Lowmanville, N. Y, to the
Dewitt farm near Lake Carey.
j. Martin Kiefer and wife visited in
Meshoppen Sunday.
Prof Adolph Lobeck of New York
city has been visiting his sisters at this
place during the past week.
II. p. Northup has been spending a
few days in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Charles Hard of Kingston has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. j. Wood
Piatt.
Arthur Squires spent Tuesday in
Scranton on business.
An account of the court proceedings
will be found elsewhere.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-24
NICHOLSON.

on the Nicholson diamond Tuesday
afternoon the Great Bend team was de-
feated by the Nicholsons by a score of
ten to five.
A Japanese ice cream social will be
given by the ladies of the Presbyterian
church on Saturday evening at the
home of Mrs. c. b. Williams.
Claude Walker, of Scranton, is the
guest of his grandmother, Mrs. Laura
Walker.
After a turn of arduous brain labor
at the Keystone academy, which ended
last week, Ellis Bond has taken up
muscular training and takes daily ex-
ercise in swinging a paint brush on the
d. L. & w. iron bridge.
Andrew Sabbal and family, respected
Hungarians who resided here about two
years, have moved to Nanticoke. Mr..
Sabbal was employed in the tannery
until it recently closed business.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-24
TOO MANI OPERAS.
Composers Have to Pay to Get 'Em
Put On.

The fact. says the Sun, that a COM
poser in this city is to furnish the sum
of $4,000 to pay for one performance Of
his opera is an indication of the diff
Guilty which every composer of SER
ious opera is compelled to struggle
against whenever he tries to find an
opening for his work. The only OPP
port Hnity for the production of such
works is found in the APPEARANCES of
the two opera companies that have
sung here this year, and with the oc-
casions so few there is practically no
way whatever of securing the perfor-
nance of new work except by under
taking to guarantee the management
against loss.
Even then the experiment is diff
cult, as the production of a work by
the best of the Metropolitan sing
ers would be an undertaking too eX-
pensive for any but the wealthiest
composer. The comic opera can cost
quite as much in its way was shown
last year when a young composer is
said to have lost about $4,000 on per-
formances of an opera by him that
was heard for less than a month.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-24
TO REVOLUTIONlZE MINING.
Compressed Air to BE Used for Drill
ing in the Mines.

Hazleton, June Essays the Stand
ard: A scheme that promises to revo-
lutionize the now laborious task of coal
mining by reducing the slavery in con-
nection Herewith will be shortly in
troduced in some of the small hard
veins of the South Side mines where
the ablest and most industrious work.
men find it difficult to make a living
owing to the solidity of the coal. This
new method proposes to utilize air for
drilling coal or rock instead of human
power. A machine much the same
shape as an air compressor will do the
business. One machine will be capable
of drilling as much as a dozen miners
and can be operated by one man.
The cost of such an arrangement for
a large mine such as the Audenried
would be from sixteen to eighteen hun
dred dollars, and not only could the
elastic fluid be used for coal cutting
purposes. but to ventilate the mine as
well. The idea has been advanced by
a Lehigh and Wilkes Barre official.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-24

Western railway depot. as the people
of western Wayne find Forest City the
most convenient market for their pro-
duce and also the nearest and best
place to purchase what they need.
At the point named bridge would
make a continuous and direct thor
oughfare from Montrose to Homes
dale. The commissioners, however,
in their inscrutable wisdom, decided
to build the bridge near the site of the
old ID. q II. mill, about half mile be-
low here, and consequently their con-
stftuents In the western part of the
county will have to travel a couple of
miles extra in coming and returning
from market. How will the constit-
uents like IL?
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-24
THE MARKETS.
Wall StreetReyiew.

New York, June 23.-To-day was an
other day OF marked strength in the
market for stocks, the dealings being
large and the buying demand keen, so
that the tendency of prices was strong
ly upward. There was ups and downs
during the day, the latter on profit
taking for the most part, but the close
of the days trading found prices gem
orally above last nights close. The
outside interest in the market shows
large increases and commission houses
report a great accession OF orders of a
speculative character following the
solid MISUNDERSTANDING that has been
going on for some time, and which to-
days developments indicate is still
going on. The buying was almost wholly
a result of the confidence in the general
outlook for business. The total sales of
stock to-day were 270,330 shares.
Furnished by WILLIAM LINN, AL
LEN & CO.. stock brokers. Mears build
ing, rooms, 705-7O6
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-24
PHILADELPHIA Provision Market.

Philadelphia, June 23.-Wheat-Dull and
cash 1c. lower; contract grade, June, ia
75c. july, 1%a72c.; August, nominal;
September nominal. Corn-Ac. lower
No. 2 mixed, June, 2sika2SAc.; July, 2S1sa
2sNc.; August, nominal; September, nom
inal. Oats-Stea6y; No. 2 white, June, 251a
a26c. July, 25lka26c. August, alsa25c. !;
September 24AG25c. Butter - Steady;
fancy western creamery 15c.; do. Penn
sylvania prints, 15c.; do. western do, l5c.
Eggs-Steady; fresh, nearby, 10lzallc. do
western, 10lAc. Cheese-Unchanged. Cot
ton-1-16c. lower Refined Sugars-Quet
but firm. Tallow-Steady; city, prime, in
hogsheads, &c.; country, do. do. barrels.
2saSe.; dark, do, 2lzc.; cakes, SkaS}4c.;
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-24
WYOMING COUNTY COURT.
The Cases on Trial at the Sessions at
TunkhannOck.

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Tunkhannock, June 23.-The case Of
the commonwealth VS.. Anderson Car
lin, of Meshoppen, for the stealing Of
a dog, was tried on Tuesday. The jury
returned a verdict of not guilty.
Commonwealth VS.. Joseph Neeley, of
NoXen, selling hard cider; the jury re-
turned a verdict of guilty. $500 fine,
three months in the county jail and
costs was the sentence imposed
Harry Davidson pleaded guilty to the
charge of assault and battery. He was
sentenced to ninety days in Jail and
pay the costs.
The grand jury returned true bill
in the case of the commonwealth VS..
Henry Waterman, of Factoryville,
charged with malicious mischief.
The grand jury returned a true bill
against Carleton Adams for the MUIR
der of his wife.
The bills for bridges at Mehocpany
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-24
GER MANY'S GROWN PRINCE.
He is Little hut He Already Feels
His Importance.

Numbers of stories, most of them
silly, but a few amusing ones among
them, are told of the little Crown
Prince of Germany When his father
first ascended the throne, Prince Fred
erick Wilhelm's head was completely
turned by the dizzy height of his new
position. The lives of his younger
brothers became a misery to them.
Then the emperor intervened. For a
time the Crown Princes spirit was
humbled. A week later it broke out
afresh.
Driving one afternoon with his gov
erness 1t suddenly entered the young
princes mind that to sit alone on the
front seat was more becoming to the
dignity of his position. With a per-
emptory wave of his hand he COM
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-24

and Laceyville will not be presented
until the grand jury meets again in
November.
The case of the commonwealth VS..
Chamberlain and RoSs has been put
aside. as the indictment was pot prop
erly drawn,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-24
NO MORE MULES.
Air Power to Handle Cars in a Tun-
mel at Drifton COliiery.

Hazleton, June 23.-An innovation in
the handling of mine cars is about to
be introduced by Coke Bros. & Co. in
No. 2 colliery, Drifton. One of the tun-
nels pitches from five to six degrees
and at present. it requires about thirty
mules to handle the cars. The services
of these much abused animals are to
be done away with and the cars are to
be moved by an air motor.
On the exterior of the mine number
of air compressors are being placed in
position. These compressors will fur
nish air through tubings and operate
an air motor on the interior of the mine.
The handling of cars in this manner is
something new, and Drifton will be the
first colliery to use the new device. If
this system of handling cars proves
satisfactory it will be introduced at
other collieries operated by this firm.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-24
Buffalo Live stock.

East Buffalo, N. Y, June 23.-Cattle Re
ceipts all consigned through and very lit
tie doing. Hogs-Receipts, 10 cars, market
fairly active; Workers, good to choice,
$3.6Oa3.62 roughs common to good, $3a3 10
pigs, good to prini 1896. Sheep and
Lambs-Receipts, o cars; market dull
lambs, good to extra choice, S475a53O;
culls and common $3.75a4; sheep, prime
to fancy wethers, SS.S5a4; culls and SOM
mon, S225a275
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-24
East Liberty Cattle.

East Liberty, Pa, June 23-Cattle--
Market steady; prime, S4.90a5; common,
SO. .30a3.60; bulls, stays and COWS, $2a350;
common to good fat oxen, $2a3.75. Hogs
Steady; prime pigs. $3.5Oa3.55; best York
ers and medium weights, $3.45a35O; heavy
hogs, $3.35a3.40; roughs, $2.25a3. Sheep
Market dull; choice. $3.S0a3.9O; common,
$2.5Oa3.10; spring lambs, $3.75a475; veal
calves, $5.75a625
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-24

grease, 2ssa2&c. Live Poultry-Firm, fair
demands fowls. sha9c.; old roosters, Sc. I;
spring chickens, 10al5c. Dressed chick.
ens-Firm and active: fowls, choice. $40. I;
DO. fair to good, 7ltasc.; broilers, western,
desirable sizes, 15a17c.; DO. small and
scalded, 1Oa13c.; nearby, do, as to size
and quality, Ha2Oc. Recolpts-Flour, 5000
barrels, 1000 sacks; wheat, 1,4OO bushels
corn, 5000 bushels; oats, $4,000 bushels.
hipments-Wheat, 5000 bushels; corn,
$4,000 bushels; oats, 10000 bushels.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-24
Oil MarI.pf-

Oil City, Pa, June 23-Credit balances,
81; certificates, no bids; shipments, S4,S6
barrels; runs, 107, 1872 barrels.
New York, June 23-Petroleum, Penn
sylvania crude, steady; July, S5 bid; sales,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-24
GREAT WALL PAPER SALE.

We going out of the Wall Paper business
be closed out at want the for other goods
Twenty-Five Thousand Rolls to be closed out at the fol-
lowing prices
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-24

ARE ESoLD LOWER THAN THE REGULAR
PRICES ON ORDINARY COMMERCIAL
STONES. CALL AND LOOK THEM OVER.
THEY WILL SURELY SURPRISE THE
MOST EXPERT.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-24
Diamonds
Diamonds
Diamonds

THIS SPECIAL SALE OF FINE WHITE
CRYSTALS HAS NEVER BEEN AP-
PREACHED IN THE HISTORY OF THE
TRADE THOSE
EXTRA WHITE AND
VERY BRILLIANT STONES
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-12

a neighbor kept him awake with cab
met organ. The proud posseSSOr of
this organ is at last arraigned before
the bar of justice. Howe howled about
the organ but other neighbors roared
about the stencil from the pig PEN
The possessor of all these nuisances
is colored gent named Joe Henderson.
ParSon Irvine was sent to the Hender-
son residence and the sanitary officer
served notice that a filthy stable must
be cleaned and that the pig pen must
be washed. Henderson took the notice
tore it in two, and spat upon the de-
stroyed official document. Parson
Irvine appealed to the chief of police,
and wanted to know if his office was to
be treated with contempt and his or
ders defied. Chief White promptly re-
piled that the dignity of the sanitary
sergeant would be sustained if it took
the entire police force and posse com
itatus. Ed Howe has invoked the aid
of all the courts of the land in an eff
fort to suppress the nuisance in his
neighborhood in vain. but when Mr..
Henderson defed the sanitary sergeant
he ran against a tentacle of the law
that landed him behind the prison bars.
He will be tried Monday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-12
CLEMENS ON ERRORS.
He Finds Them in the Appellate
- Court Records.

G. C. Clemens, supreme court re-
porter, is on the warpath today and
threatens to go to Kansas City to
thrash the entire editorial force of
certain morning paper. after annihilat-
ing the correspondent in this city. The
paper referred to yesterday printed an
article stating that Mr. Clemens took
a day off not long ago to "cuSs" the
grammar used by the appellate court
judges in writing their opinions
When 1 get my hands on the CORE
spondent that wrote the article I'll
simply annihilate him, and then I'll go
down to Kansas City and lick the whole
editorial force of the paper What
criticising 1 did was about the gram
mar used by the former clerks. Some
of the jobs 1 get hold of is enough to
make a saint from heaven swear. Sem
fences are chopped off in the middle,
Massachusetts citations stuck onto Ne
braska citations, and the whole bust
ness in such a shape that you can't
find head nor tail. But it's not the
work of. the present judges. It's the
work of the Republican clerks. 1
haven't any but the kindliest feelings
for all Of the appellate judges
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-12
COURTS IN A CONFLICT.
Trouble Follows Appointment of Two
Receivers for Waterworks.

Columbus, July IAN exciting con-
troverSy is going on here just now In
connection with the Columbus Water
works, involving a conflict between the
United States circuit court at Topeka,
Foster judge, and the Eleventh judicial
district of Kansas, Skidmore judge.
Attorneys ROssington, Smith and Dali
las of Topeka brought suit in the United
States circuit court for the Farmers
Loan and Trust company, trustees, OF
New York city, to foreclose the trust
deed securing the first mortgage bonds
of the Columbus WaterWOrks company.
On June A. 1897, Judge Foster, a his
chambers in Topeka, appointed L. L.
Doubleday of Columbus as receiver of
the Columbus water works. a few days
previous to the appointment of Double
day by the United States court, Charles
Spencer of this city was also appointed
receiver of the Columbus water works
by Judge Sapp, probate judge of Chero-
kee county, in pursuance of a suit
brought by creditors of the water works
company and some unsecured claims,
and now the controversy is between the
two receivers and the two courts. Judge
SkidmOre of the district court here to-
day cited Doubleday to appear before
him for contempt on account of his in
reference with Receiver Spencer. Judge
SkidmCre then fined Receiver Double
day $25 and directed that he be COM
mitted to jail until fine and costs be
paid. Doubleday refused to pay and
asked instructions from Judge Foster of
the United States court.
At o'clock Sa tucday evening Double
day while in full possession of the wa
ter works property as an officer of the
United States court, was taken from his
office by the sheriff and placed in the
county Jail. While Doubleday feels
that he is unjustiy detained he expects
his attorneys at Topeka will soon be
heard from and that his liberty will be
restored. The Columbus water works
was built in 1887 by Doubleday and r.
A Long of Long-BelI Lumber company,
and was bonded for about $50. 600. Dou-
bIeday has always been in active man
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-12
CYCLERS TO THE RIGHT.
Director Ritter Will Try Posts in the
Center of Rroad Street.

Philadelphia, July 12.-Director Ritter
has had plans prepared for combination
lamp-post and resting-pIace to be placed
in the middle of Eroad street at the in
tersection of busy streets, to serve the
double purpose of making teams and BIZ
cycles keep to the right and to provide
place of safety in the middle of the street
for pedestrians who are crossing. The
lamp-post and platform will take the
place of the policeman who now directs
traffic at busy street crossings along
Broad street. Director Ritter believes that
these rests will be popular. but only one
or two will be established at first for the
purpose of experiment. An ornamental
plan has been drawn, consisting of a
platform about ten feet square, five inches
from the ground, and red lamp will sur
mount an ornamental post erected in the
center of the platform. The first expert
mental rest will be placed at Broad and
Chestnut streets, and will be movable, so
that If occasion arises Broad street can
be cleared in a few minutes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-12
AFTER 25 YEARS
An Event in Topeka's History Re-
ca led in the Supreme Court

In the supreme court last week, a
case was on trial in which appeared
as part of the evidence the deposition
OF one Alexander Bedford. Belford's
testimony was discredited by the court
because it was shown by one of the
parties to the suit that he had at one
Shawnee county for embezzlement.
People who lived in Topeka 25 years
ago will perhaps remember the Belfords
There were two of them Familiarity
known as Aleck and Bob. They were
both in the employee of the Union Paci-
fc railroad company at the North To-
peka station where Major Tom Anderson
was the companys agent at that time
They were expert penmen and account
ants and 1T was said of one of them.
that he could write two letters at the
same time-one with each hand
The Belfords were enterprising fell
lows and conceived a scheme for the
establishment of a race track and a
place for the breeding and training of
fast horses. With this end in view they
leased n farm out on the Silver Lake
road at $500 year and erected thereon
q large barn at a cost of 50, 000- That
was before the day of kite shaped
tracks, and they laid out and graded
track in the form of a figure eight
Nobody knew where the money came
from for these operations until one day
the auditor of the Union Pacific came
along and the secret came out. The
next morning the Belfords were gone
place he was traced and brought back
There was clear case against him and
he was sentenced to the penitentiary
for one year for embeZzlement- A pc
tition headed by Major Anderson was at
once circulated for his pardon and he
was in prison but few weeks.
Bob escaped to Canada from whence
some years afterwards he returned to
Chicago and esta blished the publishing
house of Bedford, Clark & Co, and the
magazine which bore his name.
When they went away, owing perhaps
to the suddenness of their departure,
they left some unpaid obligations.
About six years ago one of the creditors
received the balance of q claim he held.
They had many friends here who be-
lieved that they would have got through
with their enterprise without embar-
assment but for the panic of 1873 They
had a good credit and would perhaps
have covered their shortage before it
was discovered by borrowing at the
bank but unfortunately for them when
the time came the bank was closed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-12
SLAVE WIFE THE REAL ONE.
Reminder of Slavery Days in a Legal
Decision at Lawrence.

Lawrence. July 12.-Judge Burris, in
the district court, has decided an i'm
portant legal question and one which
involves the title to considerable land
in Douglas and LeaYenwOrth counties
In 1852 Grant Renfro, a colOred man,
was married under the slave custom
in Howard county Missouri He and
his wife Ann lived together until 1857
or 1868. when he left her and went to
Boonville, where he was legally mar
r1ed to another woman, his slave wife
remaining in the country Wife after
wife died until he had been married to
five, besides his slave wife. Years ago
he came to Kansas and acquired some
property, selling one farm and buying
another A year ago he died owning
valuable farm near Lawrence, be
sides considerable personal property.
His last wife and several children sur
Nlve him Wife No. 1 is also alive and
mas come forward to dispute the claim
of wife No. 6 to the property
Judge Burris held that she was the
legal widow of Grant Reufro, the COM
mon law marriage made in Missouri be-
ing valid one. This decision affects
not only the land owned by Renfro at
the time of his death, but clouds the
title to the real estate decided at various
times by him and his other wives.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-12
SOME MILLIONS
More or Less Do Not Matter to the
Kansas Inventors Association.

A Kansas company with a capital of
ten million dollars was chartered to-
day. 1t is to be known as the Kansas
Inventors Sanitary association, and the
purposes for which it is organized is to
manufacture and sell the Richard
Jacks sanitary hood" The headquart-
ers of the company will be in Kansas
City. Kan, and the directors are the
following: Richard Jacks, Quincy. Cal,
John w. Mcdaniel, Bonner Springs,
Kan S. S. Shively, Armourdale, Kan,
Dr. S Swartz and Lewis Mcdaniel
Kansas City, and Melvin Shively, Ar
mOurdale
The charter of the Allen Comet band,
of Allen, Lyon county, was filed with
the secretary of state today. The Off
GERS named in the charter are c. F.
Pantle, president; G. E German, vice
president: E. W. Pantle, treasurer; and
]. D. Smith, business manager.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-12
INDUSTRIAL ANARCHISTS
One of the Biggest Mine Owners Says
Mine Owners are to Blame.

New York. July 1.-THE Journal and
Advertisers special correspondent at
PittSburg, wires:
The coal strike looks more than ever
like fight to a finish.
1 saw Dearmitt'S miners paid this
week. and they drew from 81 to $25 for
one of the Dearmitt's bitterest enemies
paid today. 1t was not pay day. 1t
was merely settlement day. Out of So
600 'paid"out l doubt if more than $500
was in cash. All the rest was deducted
on account of the company's store, rent,
blacksmithing, etc. Today's pay was
for the last two weeks in June. Yet the
rent was taken out until July Is.
The operator simply grabbed every
thing in sight He had given an inter-
view in the Pittsburg papers on Friday
that large amounts of money were to
be paid out at his mine and the sheriff
ought to close the saloons. Not one man
in four drew enough money to buy a
quart of beer. One young man of %
was charged with his fathers house
rent and store bill. for which he said he
was not responsible, and, although he
had made ST. he came out in debt
The term industrial Anarchist" was
applied to some of the operators today
by Col. W. P. Rend Col Rend is prob
ably the largest coal operator in the
United States, owning mines in Penn
sylvania, Indiana and Ohio. He has
been trying to induce the operators to
unite with the men and submit the strike
to arbitration. He has failed for the
present at least, and returned to his
home in Chicago today. Col. Rend be-
lieVes the demands of the men to be
just. But they cannot be granted until
the operators get together and send up
the price of coal. The operators would
not listen to him.
q call them industrial Anarchists -
said Col Rend. 1T may be a harsh
term, but it fits. They start in and fight
among themselves and cut the business
to pieces. Then they recoup them
selves for undertaking by grinding
the msn- Then comes a strike, with
riots, disorder, incendarism and muir
der. The men who are really to blame
are the operators themselves