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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-24
DR.. W. B. KENWO0D,
DEN T |ST
3!6 LACKlWANNA AVE.
PERSONAL.

f. f. Blewitt is spending a few days in
Philadelphia.
DR.. ana Mrs. G. II. Parke have returned
from their southern trip.
Mrs. William Hallstead, of Wyoming
avenue, is in New York city.
Miss Martha Moses has returned home
from an extended visit in New York city.
Mrs. II. c. Jessup returned to her home,
In Montrose, yesterday after visit with
relatives in this city.
Miss Barbara Hanley, of South Scran-
ton, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Thorn
as Garden, of Carboudale.
Charles r.. Daniels, after a few days
vacation from studies at Dickinson Law
school, returned yesterday.
Miss Bertha Powell of Linden street Is
home from visit with friends in Beth
lehem and New York city.
President Dwight, of Yale will be one
of the speakers at the Yale alumni ban
quet in this city on April 20.
Mrs. Thomas Stearns, of Pottsvile, is
visiting at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
Betterly, of Bromley avenue.
Misses Name and Maggie Rowan, of
Luzerne street, have returned from i
visit with friends in Pittston.
Registered at the Hotel Jermyn yester-
day We're j. e. Richmond, of Honesdale;
j. l., Richmond, of Menden, Conn: \. j.
Rehbern, of Iouesdale, and l.. Walters.
of Wilkes Barre.
r. w. Archibald, jr., son of Judge Arch
bald, will be one of the eight enViaple
competitors for the Ten Eycke prize at
Yale college this year. The competitors
are selected from the juniors on the merits
of preliminary examination. Louis S.
Levy, of St. Louis, formerly of this city.
was also successful with Mr. Archibald
The Ten Eycke prize is 800 and is given
for the best essay. Mr. Archbalds sub
tect will be "English Admirals of the
Eighteenth Century" Mr.. Levy Will
write on "Sectionalism in American Poll
tics"
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YOUNGS AND ROBLING WIN.
The Thirtecnths' Local Shooting
Match Decided Last Monday.

w. w. Young, advertising manager
of The Tribune, who is private in
Company d, and Captain Frank Rob-
ling, of COmpan G, have been awarded
first and second prizes. respectively in
the Thirteenth regiments local match.
The prizes are $l5 and so and the
match was shot off last season.
The decision was made Monday
Captain Robling was but one point be-
hind Mr.. Youngs. The trophies in the
citizens match will be awarded with
in thirty days. Companies a and ID
are close for first rank in the state.
ID was the leader last year
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DECORATED SOFTLY'S EYES.
For That Oilensc Charles Shiflcr Was
Held in $500 Bail.

Edward Softly a mason. who is
somewhat of a bruiser himself. was
decorated with a pair of black eyes
and sundry other marks of battle i'm IA
Penn avenue saloon late Monday night.
He charged Charles Shher of
Ninth street, with having done the dec
Grating and had him arraigned before
Alderman Howe yesterday. Shiffer was
held in $500 bail to answer at court
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THE CITY SCHOOL BUILDINGS.
viii BE Visited Today by Com
mittee of Board of Control.

The building committee of the board
of control will today begin a tour of
inspection Of the city schools. A short
business session will be held at O'Clock
this morning in the board of control
rooms, after which the members will
visit some of the buildings.
The committeeman are: Benson NJ.
Davis, chairman; A. j. Conrad, John
NJ. Casey, w. j. Welsh, John Gibbons,
Herman Notz and George b. Carson.
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AND THE END is NOT YET.
Gas and Water Company Appeals to
the Supreme Court.

The Gas and Water company yes
terday, through Attorneys Alfred Hand
and w. j. Hand, appealed to the Su-
preme court from the final decree of
Judge Gunster in the famous case oyer
the strip of land at the gas house
which the Delaware and Hudson COM
pany secured after years of litigation
and took possession of last Sunday.
Errors are alleged in the findings of
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HOSE AND CHEMICAL COMPANY.
will BE Organized at Central Repub-
lican Club Rooms.

on Thursday evening a hose and
chemical company win be organized
in the assembly room of the Central
Republican club for the hill district
east of Adams avenue.
The following have signed a petition
signifying their intention of joining the
proposed company: William H. Kauf-
man, Edward Williams, A. j. Thomas,
Martin Compton, William Schlager,
John limerick, Samuel Coslett, Edward
Coslett, A. Coslett, Henry Riefenburg,
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Y. NJ. c. A. ELECTION.
Five New Directors Are to BE Chosen
Tomorrow.

Five directors of the Young Mems
Christian association are to be elected
tomorrow to serve three years. The
following ten men have been nomi-
n. w. Dickson, w. c. Parke, l.. f,
Bower, G. ID. Jones, r. II. Patterson
w. Gaylord Thomas, a. c. Fuller, John
j. Davis, Charles HenwoOd and A. b.
EynOn.
Active members of the association
may vote for any five of the candidates
at the association office tomorrow from
a. m. to 8 y. m. The directors chosen
Will begin their Office April /.
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PLAINTIFFS HAD AN
INNING YESTERDAY
Three NOn-Suits and Verdict Directed
for Defendants.
REESE CASE WAS ONE OF THE THREE
Major Warren Contended and Judge
Gnnster Affirmed That Young Reese
Met Death Accidentally or Com
tributed to His own Death. and at
All Events the Company Was Not
shown to Have Been Negligent.
Mr.. Conry Makes His Debut.

Plaintiffs Jared i'll in civil court yes
terday. Three non-suits and a case
taken from the jury was the record of
their disappontments. When the
PLAINTIFFS side rested yesterday morn
ing in the case of Thomas w. Reese
against the Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western company, and Foreman
Thomas Carson, Major Warren of the
defendants counsel moved for a nom
suit on the grounds that the evidence
failed to show any negligence on She
part of the defendants to proXimate a
cause of the injury and further dis
closed cuntributory negligence ON the
part of the boy.
Judge Gunster granted the non-suit
saying that the evidence showed death
was due either to pure accident or the
boys own negligence. A rule was
granted returnable at argument court
to show cause why the non-suit should
not be stricken off.
A nCn-suit was granted by Judge
Gunster in the case of the city of
Scranton against Y. f. Wells, admins
traitor. The suit was to recover on a
lien fled against a property in the
Third sewer district, of which Mr.
Wells was administrators
COMPULSORY NON-StrIT.
The lien was filed in 1887, and when
1t was shown that it was not until 1889
that municipalities We're empowered
to file liens against properties for i'm
proVement assessments, Judge Gunster
directed a compulsory nOn-suit. The
case was instituted during |. II. Burns
inCumbenCy in the Office of city Soli-
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FIGHT FOR COAL BEGUN.
Hillside Coal and Iron Company Insti-
tutes Equity Proceedings Against
the Delaware and Hudson Go.

The Hillside Coal and Iron company,
through Warren q Knapp. yesterday
secured from Judge Gunster prelimi-
nary injunction restraining the Della
ware and Hudson Canal company from
entering uDOn and taking coal from a
certain tract of land in Fell township,
which the plaintiff company lays claim
to. The land i'm question is known as
the Andrew Beach tract and contains
1856 acres 1t contains two veins of
coal, the slope vein, four and one-half
feet thick which is twenty nine feet
below the surface; and the No.
Shaft vein, which is from four to ten
feet thick and lies l05 feet below the
slope vein. The coal is being mined
by the Hillside company through the
Forest City and Clifford COlieries.
Adjoining the Beach tract on the
southeast and southwest is the Peter
RiphOlts tract, which the Delaware
and Hudson company owns and mines
from. The Hillside company complain
that the Delaware and Hudson COM
pany has crossed the southeasterly di-
Viding line and is about to mine the
coal from the Beach tract.
If the Delaware and Hudson COM
pany is suffered to do this, the dividing
pillar it is alleged, will be broken
through and the Hillside company 5
mine which is on a lower level than
the Delaware and Hudson workings,
will in time be flooded. It will also
interfere with the system of Ventila-
tion, and the close proximity of inde-
pendent workings will endanger the
lives of the employees.
1t is further contended that if the
defendant company is not restrained
from its unlawful entrance upon the
coal deposits of the plaintiff the life
of the latterS collieries will be short
ened, all of which will work great in
jury to them.
The affidavit in the case is sworn tO
by w. y. May superintendent of the
Hillside company
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Frank Riefenburg, Robert Riefenhurg,
NJ. w. Finn. William Gould, Harry
Cunsbon, William Newing, George
Jones, William Compton, Harry White,
James White, William Phillips, Edward
Raftelt, James Kaufman, James
Loughan, John White, Matthias Stipp,
w. a. Raub. A. E. Connell Robert j.
Hagg, Charles kingsbury, Harry
Young, Edward Burcher, f. NJ. Spencer
and Sidney Hallstead.
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both the master and judge. one of the
principal allegations of error is that
affirmation was not given the Conten-
tion of the Cas- and Water company
that the railroad company could over
come the difficulty of single track at
the point in question by tunnelling un-
der the city. The ruling ON this point
was that it was impractCable ON aC-
count of its cost
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-24
A Suitable Wedding.

Invitations should be printed or en-
graved in the most careful and artis-
tic manner. Nothing is criticised so
sharply by ones friends as an invita-
tion which is not neat and elegant.
Depend on us to do the best kind of
work at the most reasonable prices.
The Scranton Tribune job printing de-
partment.
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Below is reproduced the letter recent
ly received by Secretary Atherton, of
the board of trade concerning the
Philadelphia Museums, and in comment
upon the boards action in declining
to recommend a state appropriation
of $4,000
Mr.. u. b. Atherton, Secretary Board of
Trade Scranton, Pa.
Dear Strive are in receipt of your
communication of the 10Th inst, in which
you advise us that at the meeting of the
board of trade on the 2nd inst. the sub
iect of a state appropriation for the phil
adelphia Commercial Museum came up for
consideration, and that the board did not
deem ii best to urge the passage of a
bill to this effect this year.
From the newspapers We have learned
somewhat of the discussion which took
place at this meeting, and from these re-
ports we are confident that the plan and
purpose of the Philadelphia Museum is
not well understood by the members Of
the Scranton board of trade. therefore we
wish to extend to your board formal in
Vitation to have committee of its NOM
bers visit this institution in the near fu-
tire in order that a thorough investiga-
tion of our work may be made. We be-
lieve that this is sufficiently important to
the commercial interests of Scranton to
warrant this action.
The services we are rendering the man.
ufaCturng interests of the state are cX-
tremely important as has been asserted
by the most important concerns in all sec
tions who have from personal inspection
a knowledge of what We are doing. We
are confident that the institution can be
of great service to the business interests
of Scranton and we earnestly hope in
the near future we may have an oppor-
tunity to fully explaining our work to a
committee especially appointed to inves-
tigate same.
Very respectfully yours,
w. p. Wilson, Director.
William Pepper. NJ D., LII. D., of the
University of Pennsylvania, is presi-
dent of the museum. The vice presi-
dent is Charles H. Cramp, of the ship
building firm of that name. Among
the we'll known men on the board OF
trustees are Governor Hastings, Mayor
Warwick, of Philadelphia; the presi-
dents of the Philadelphia councils and
board of education; Arthur Biddle,
John Wanamaker, Editor Singerly, of
the Philadelphia Record; Frank
Thompson and a number of other
prominent personages.
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THE PURPOSE NOT
FULLY UNDERSTOOD
SO the Promoters of the Philadelphia
Commercial Museum Believe.
INVITATION TO THE BOARD OF TRADE

Members to visit the Institution
and Make Thorough Investigation
of the Work That IL Is Doing--Con-
fdcnt the Museum Can BE of Great
of Scranton.
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The March number of the Scranton
High School Impressions will be issued
Thursday, March 20, 1897. on sale at
the school and at Beidleman's Book
store.
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GREENFI. ID TEACHERS INSTITUTE
Will BE Held at Amasa Next Satur-
day--The PrOgramme

The teachers of Greenfield township
will hold an institute at the Worth
church, Amasa, Saturday next. There
Will be three sessions, morning, after
noon and evening, at which the fol-
lowing programme Will be observed:
MORNING SESSION,
~ a. m. to - IN.
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The adoption of the tonnage system for
freight trains on the Baltimore and Ohio
Southwestern has resulted in quite Il say
ing in the cost of transportation. Gcu-
eral Superintendent Rawn states that
locomotives, under this system, are pull
ing from two to seven more loaded cars
per train than ever before. very sim
pie but comprehensive set of blanks has
been furnished the Yard Masters, and in
making up the trains each locomotive is
given the number of tons which II has
been demonstrated by experience 1t is
able to haul. This system has also re-
suited in fewer complaints of lucomo-
tives being stalled with their trains on
grades
The Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern
has adopted new specifications for section
houses These structures are now being
built with slate roofs and cost about sG5
a piece. The slate roof is found to be a
preventive of fire from sparks.
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EVENING SESSIO,


y. m. to 9 y. m.
Address ......... Professor Bromley Smith
Songs and recitations.
All teachers and others interested in
school work are invited to attend.
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AFTERNOON SESSION,

7
Song ......,..............M Miss Grace Decker
An address superintendent j. c. Taylor
| song ......................Aliss Mary Worth
HenmanShip ....,...............,I. T. cure
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Moscow, Pa, Feb. 2S, lS97.-My uncle
had an abscess on one of his limbs,
which became a running sore. After
taking Hoods Sarsaparilla for five
months he was completely cured and is
now sound and well. Mrs. George Mil
Ter.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-24
REN NtORlD'S.

April
Showers
Don't seem to stop the buyers
here. The store with the electric
lights going seems just as lively
and busy. Today's offerings will
coax you.
Pocket our leather goods de-
Books partment is just what
we eNpected-busy. No
store in the city can meet our
prices. New things today. Here's
one special: Monkey skin books,
leather lined, silver mounted, 4Sc.
First Floor Center
Watch Long silk guards,
Guards mounted with sterling
silver at about the price
of plated. Only a few dozen.
NoW'S the time, 25c.
Jewelry Department.
Writing In arranging some
PaDer stock we found lot
of really fine linen and
bond paper; IS sheets paper, Is
envelopes, today I5c.
Boxes SOiled, that : Iyhv
| Center aisle.
Alarm Get up clocks that
Clocks forget their business we
don't sell. We keep
and sell the two best kinds made.
A good one. 75c. The best made,
one dollar.
Clock Our clock man knows
Sale how to buy and marks to
sell. We are selling a
lot of S-day clocks for s.. .48.
Clock Department.
Picture Getting ready for
Event our third annual pic
ture sale. Moulding
remnants have been cut into frames
for weeks back. Now the pictures
are being put in.
The prices will be phenomenal,
and as this is fixing up time we
shall expect you all to take advan-
tage. Announcement later.
The ReXford Co.,
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MINNIE LESTER COMPANY.
Pleased Two Large Audiences Yes
terday at the Frothingham

Miss Minnie Lester and her company
are fast becoming great favorites with
the people of this city. Large audi
ences greeted the players at the Froth-
ingham yesterday afternoon and even
ing.
IN the afternoon the company pro-
duced "A Dangerous Friend" and at
night "A Creole Spy" This afternoon
the company will be seen in "Fanchon
the Cricket" and tonight in Pawn
Tlcket 2lO.n
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BEECHAM'S PILLS for wind and
distress after eating.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-24

Hoods Pills cure all liver ills,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-24

~ a. m. to u IN.
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April
Showers

Don't seem to stop the buyers
here. The store with the electric
lights going seems just as lively
and busy. Today's offerings will
coax Won
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-06-03
Another spccIrl 4 mhn..udnr

Washington, May 2s.-Thc President
has added another member to the spc.
cial embassy to attend the sixtietr
celebration of the accession of Queen
Victoria to the British throne in the
person of Ogden Mills of New York.
Mr.. Mills goes in the capacity of see
retnry and attachc to the special en-
bassy. The commissions for the mem.
bers will be beautifully cngrosscd and
altogether the occasion is special in cv-
cry respect SO far as the state depart
ment is concerned.
whitelaw Reid bears the title of spc-
cial ambassador of the President, and
General Miles and Admiral Miller will
have special commissions. The am
bassador himself will carry for prcsen-
tation in person to the Queen. II letter
from the President. which In general
terms will be similar to that addressed
to her upon the occasion of her Jubilee
celebration ten years ago II is for
NAL. yet kindly In tone. and expresses
the appreciation ots the President of
the great good that has followed the
long reign of her majesty and hopes of
continuance of her health,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-06-03

passed before l was sufficiently con-
scious to take note of actual events
have never been able to discover. not
withstanding the efforts of my friends.
And consciousness came SO gradually,
and the struggle to assert itself wsx 30
prolonged, as to add to my confusion In
this matter. Minutes that were like
weeks, weeks that were like minutes.
passed by during this crisis in a
strangely sweet manner. l was so
weak and helpless that could scarsoly
move. and SO composed and restful that
l did not wish, and even feared. to do
so. lest change should take place IN
my condition. The first thing remem:
ber is that. opening my eyes languidly.
l saw the sun shining through
roof of loosely twined branches: the
next, that after an interval of a mo-
ment, or day. or of many days, I
saw the stars shining through them.
No sound disturbed the delicious still
ness. Then came another impression,
often repeated, Of my lips being
touched by food and liquid, which l
took unresistingly. Did then begin
to hear whispers. or was 1t the mur-
muring of the breeze through the shell
ter Of my leaves and branches? But
an actual voice did com -Ars.
II am SO glad, Tom! glad"
And on another occasi.
Hush. Toni We m, Ike
him."
And further on, words me
effect, tenderly and lovingly spoken.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-06-03
Rccr Tax Knocked Ont.

Chicago. May 2s.-The Washington
correspondent OF the Record says:
The Senate Is finally launched on the
consideration Of the tariff bill. and the
sanquine senators expect to see It I'm
ished within the next three weeks. In
a few days night sessions will be in or.
der. and the day sessions will begin
earlier in the morning.
Mr.. Hanna has knocked the beer tax
out of the bill. He has opposed 1t from
the beginning. He objected to 1t when
first proposed. When he went over the
bill at the White House with the Pres
ident and several members Of the com.
mittee on finance he tried to convince
them that 1t was Impolitic from a po-
litical standpoint and antagonistic to
the Republican policy Of protection. He
got after the members of the commit.
tee again before the bill was reported
and tried to induce them to omit It. He
suggested that II we must have more
revenue the stamp tax on bank checks
might be restored. But the commit
tee was stubborn. and 1t was not until
he got the matter into n caucus that
Mr.. Hanna was able to make nm i'm
preston. There he made speech
which convinced majority Of the Re
publican senators. and, although no
formal action has been taken. II Is
practically settled that the tax on becr
will remain ns It Is.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-06-03
TILLMAN WAKES UP:
Wants an Investigation of Charges Tha'
SenatOrA Spcculnte In sugar Stocks.

wants an investigation of Charges Tina
Senators Speculate In Sugar Stocks.
Washington, May 2s.-After n long
period of silence, Senator Tillman Of
South Carolina startled the Senate To
day by speech no less dramatic In
Its delivery than sensational in Its ale
cations. He preceded 1t by presenting
resolution for the appointment OF Il
special committee of five senators to
investigate charges of speculation by
senators while the tariff hill was before
the finance committee. In advocating
the resolution, Mr.. Tillman threw aside
the usual conventiOnalities of the Sen
ate, and with a plainncss of speech sci
dom heard about the halls of Congress
called on his associates to invest iaatr
the published charges Of senatorial
speculation. and II found true, TO purg,
the Senate OF those who debaucle.l It.
Mr.. Tillman had read a number ~
| signed articles in the newspapers I
New York. Chicago and elsewhere.
making various charges against sera
tors. some by name.
The first article began: smith ahead
on sugar." and spoke of the New Jcr.
sey senator's selling G.OOO shares Of su-
gar stock. short, mt profit "f S3tnU.
Mr.. Smith was not in the chamber N
| the time.
Another article spoke Of the large
profits to senators. and stated that
| 5000 shares OF sugar stock had beer
handled the day before for three ser
ators.
Mr.. Tfllman said 1t was about time
these specific charges. most Of them
signed, with the names nf their an
thors, should be probed. There sho,i!,
be no mixture OF the old Investigation
and the now ono nj ne n.ht Iniy II,
the Democratic sheep with the Rcpub.
| lican goats. he said. but let II, have ~
fumigation."
1t was not n time when senator,
should sit here. apparently silenced b,
| cowardice or corruption.
MIR. Aldrich. In charge of the tdrii
bill. answered Mr.. Tillman in a swccI
ing denial.
The Tillman resolution was rcferrc
to the committee on contingent cS
penses of the Senate.