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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-02
MALSTER MAY WIN
Situation in Baltimore Regarded as
Very Close.
DEMOCRATS CLAIM LEGISLATURE
Less Scratching of Ballots Than
Was Anticipated.


Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, November 2.-Up to
o'clock today the election in Baltimore
city has progressed in a quiet way, much
to the surprise of many who had expected
to see a good deal Of trouble at many
of the polling places. The vote has been
very large for carly in the day, more
than two-thirds of the registered voters
having already cast their ballots at the
polls.
1t Is generally understood that the tickets
are not being cut anything like as much
as was expected except one or two of the
negro wards, and that the negro voters are
turning out in larger numbers than was
expected. Both sides are still claiming
everything for both the city and state tick
etS
Democrats Claim the Legislature.
Chairman Murray Vandiver of the demo
cratic state committee has received several
kilograms from various parts of the state
and claims they are very encouraging and
that the democrats will have majority in
the general assembly when it meets in jan
uary; even should they lose the city.
He also claims majority in two legisa-
tive districts of Baltimore city, and, fur
thermore, states that from all he can gath
er, Mr.. Williams will be elected mayor of
Baltimore by large majority.
The republicans are also claiming that
they Will carry their ticket by large ma
jority, both in the counties and in Balti-
more city. The chairman of the republican
city committee claims the city for Malster
by from eight to ten thousand majority.
The probabilities are that in the city the
fight for the mayoralty will be close. The
democratic legislative ticket is being cut
by the sound money democrats. The re-
publicans still claim Malster will win, but
acknowledge it will be by a narrow mar
gin.
Big White Vote P0lled.
By Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, November 2.-Late reports
from the state are to the effect that
heavy white vote is being polled. but that
there is general falling off in the colored
vote, fact which causes the re-
publican leaders considerable uneasiness
especially in view of the fact
that there has been much dissatisfaction
among the colored people over the lack
OF political recognition at the hands of the
republican party, and that the democrats
have spent much time in fostering this
feeling. This falling off in the colored
vote has been the most noticeable in Gar
rett. Frederick, Kent and other counties in
which the result has all along been looked
upon as doubtful.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-02

election Of the entire county and lesisla-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-27
Wholesale Hardware.

In this important branch Scranton
IS second to no city in the world of its
size. Tha wholesale hardware houses
Of the Electric City are always to be
found With immense stocks of iron and
steel. heavy hardware, shelf and build
ers' hardware, mining supplies and
tools of every description as well as
house furnishings, farm implements,
garden tools, guns, ammunition and
other sporting goods calculated to sup
ply large orders from surrounding
country districts on short notice. In
addition to these the ware rooms are
always replete with full lines of cleo
tricdl goods, plumbers and gas and
steam filters implements and material
and numerous other appliances that
could not be mentioned in a brief
article. Hundreds of clerks and sales
men find employment in this important
department of Scrantons mercantile
trade, and travelling representatives
distribute the goods over large terri
tory yearly from their headquarters in
this city. The management of the
wholesale hardware business of Scran-
ton is in the hands of some of the most
sagacious and progressive business men
in the city and it is conducted on q
scale that is in keeping with the gem
cral spirit of progress that pervades all
branches of trade hereabouts. Among
the most prominent OF the hardware
firms OF Scranton may be mentioned
the Hunt e. Connell Co.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-27
Scranton Stove Works.

Stove making has been made an
economical science by Scranton manu-
facturers. The problem of how to eX-
tract the most heat from a certain
quantity of fuel is hard one. But in
the face OF the greatest competition
Yankee ingenuity seems to have eX-
celled all rivals. Every year has wit
messed the introduction of new COM
bnations in drafts, dampers, Eues,
fire boxes, CRATES, sifters, etc, till now
it is safe to say that the last atom of
heat is extracted from coal before it
reaches the ash barrel. by means Of
the latest stoves and furnaces of our
standard manufacturers. Perhaps no
article of house fixtures has undergone
such development of late as the mod
ern cooking stove. With all the new
attachments and devices that have
been applied to this original simple
affair it might seem that an engineer
would be needed to operate it. but the
fact is the modern kitchen range be-
comes almost automatic. 1t would
seem that the highest point Of ettlcien-
cy and economy had been reached by
Scranton manufacturers in th' line.
At the plant of the Scr" ton Stove
works the latest and II sc economical
inventions are turned out including the
famous "Dockash" and other ranges.
The Scranton Stove Works, under the
present efficient management, have
reached the acme OF prosperity and
the plant is one of the substantial
manufacturing institutions of the coun-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-27
COrundum and Emery Wheels.

One of the recent additions to the
manufacturing industries OF Scranton
is the establishment of NTessrs. Kracht
& Spohn, of g39 Capouse avenue,
where all kinds OF emery wheels for
wet and dry grinding are made. AL
though the firm began operations less
than a year ago, the reputation OF
their wheels has extended in every di
rection throughout the United States,
ana they lave also exported goods to
England and Germany. Their factory
is we'll equipped for executing orders
with the utmost despatch. The cut
represents the different faces OF emery
wheels and illustrates how wheels of
more than one inch in thickness can
be made more stable by the use Of wire
cloth in their constructic The firm
uses the finest grade Of domestic and
imported materials, and the wheels are
all made under the personal supervi-
sion Of Mr.. Joseph F. Spohn, who is the
inventor of the new quick improved
process which has met with such sig
nal success. The business manage
ment is under the direction of Mr.. Otto
Kracht, who is affable and courteous,
and willing to explain fully the merits
Of the goods.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-27
Carriage Hardware.

The manufacture Of Carriage Hard
ware may be included in the import
ant industries Of this section OF the
state The establishment In Scranton
devoted to this branch of trade is
especially arranged with a view to
economy and rapidity in the produc-
tion of supplies for the wheel-righ
and manufactures The mechanical
equipment is one OF the most modern
design consisting of the latest improv-
ed machinery, and appliances for first
class work. Only the most skilled
Worlkmen can be employed In this
branch of iron-wOrking and mechan-
zeal genius is necessary to excellence
in almost every department. The work
consists mainly in the production of a
large variety of carriage hardware
which is forged from solid bar metal.
special drop forgings and products of
like character are also turned out on
short notice. The trade in carriage
hardware manufactured in Scranton
extends throughout the United States
and the products have from time TO
time been largely imported. The plant
of the Scranton Forging company,
may re mentioned as among the lead
ing establishments in the iron manu-
featuring line. This company is man
aged by energetic experts in their par
ticular branch of trade who spare no
pains in securing the best results in
the preparation of all work.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-27
Bittcnbender & Company.

This firm was organized in 1867 as a
hardware company and kept a general
assortment of goods in that line. In
1877, after successful career, the busi-
ness of stove dealing was dropped and
the firm devoted their enerSies eXclu-
sively to iron and steel products. At
all times at their store on Franklin
avenue may be found an immense stock
of bolts, nuts, bolt ends, turnbuckles,
washers, rivets, horse nails, files, taps,
dies, tools and supplies of soft steel
horse shoes and a full stock of wagon
makers supplies, wheels, hubs, rims,
spolles, shafts. poles, bows, etc. The
original firm consists of I. Bittenben-
der and John NJ. Kemmerer. Last sea-
son a bicycle department was added
to the establishment in charge of Will
lis Kemmerer and w. E. Bittenbender.
The firm will next year place on the
market n first-class wheel, to be known
as the Scranton" which will sell the
world over for $50 Bittenbender & Co.
do a business that is not surpassed in
many houses in their line outside of
Chicago-a business that amounts to
about one-quarter of a million an
nually.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-27
The Leather Trade,

The leather trade which centers at
Scranton is one of the best established
and most substantial of all representa-
tive interests of the city. 1t has kept
pace with other commercial interests
during the recent era of rapid progress
that has made the municipality cele-
bratCd among the nations of the earth
While there are no tanneries or finish
ing establishments in this section the
city is the home OF vast Enterprise in
the way of wholesale institutions where
everything in the line, from the South
American oalttanned side sole leather
to the finished calf upper" ready for
the shoemakcr'S last, can be found in
large quantities. In order to supply
the large and constantly increasing
trade that comes from the surrounding
country, the Scranton Wholesale deal
ers keep constantly in stock a varied
and complete assortment Of finished
feathers made from raw cowhide, calf
and Sleeps skin, rs well as the various
brands of imported fancy leather, mo-
roCCCs, Russia, etc, that cannot be ex-
celled in the great warehouse Of met
rOpOlitau cities. The leather trade in
Scranton requires the services of a
large number Of outside representa-
tives whose territory is almost unlimit-
cd. The advance in the styles and
variety during the past few years has
made a demand fo: fancy leather that
sometimes exceeds the call fer the
standard makes. The local wholesalers
are ever ready to meet all demands Of
this kind and carry immense stocks
that enable them to fill all orders for
shoe-fndings, cut soles, uppers, etc,
with dispatch The leading leather
dealer OF Scranton IL Samuel Williams.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-27

The late DIR. Benjamin II. Throop
was resident of Scranton who was
closely identified with the city's inter
ests for many years. Benjamin II.
Throop was born November 9, 1911, at
oxford, Chenango county New York,
to which place his parents had emf
grated in 1900 The latter were both
natives of New England. and came
Of old Puritan stock. Benjamin
was the youngest OF family
of six sons DR.. Throop was edu-
Gated in the old oxford academy
and among his classmates We're q num-
her whose subsequent career reflected
the highest honor upon their alma
mater, which still fourishes. He
graduated as doctor of medicine in
1882, being then twenty-one years Of
age, ana began practice at Honesdale
In 1870 he removed to Scranton and
established himself at Providence. He
was Identified with many of the thriv-
ing industries OF the city and was
among the foremost of the pioneer resi-
dents in promoting the interests Of the
growing town. Personally, Mr.. Throop
was q man of genial attributes and
kindly ways, without any taint OF that
abruptnesa or hauteur that is so pain
fully apparent with many men who
have made u success of life.
He invested largely in real estate in
Scranton, and erected a great number
of dwellings. a neighbor and lifelong
friend has described his genial social
disposition as making his home one
Of attraction and enjoyment, while his
culture and liberal hospitality drew
around him the most refined and cul-
tiVatcd.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-27

chimes the company builds the Direct
Electric type, which is noted for it's
simplicity, in construction and opera
tion and is generally recognized as the
coming elevator. Electric machines
built by the National Elevator and
Machine company are in operation all
over the country, and the trifiing eX-
pense of operating the elevators as well
as the original cost when compared
with hydraulic machines, makes them
particularly desirable for small build
ings where they are as effective in SER
vice as old style machines costing
many dollars more.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-27
Bedding Company.

One of the largest establishments in
the city which is almost without COM
petition is that of the Scranton Bed
ding company, situated on Lackawan-
ma avenue. corner of Adams avenue.
The Scranton Bedding company en-
ploys a large number of workers and
manufactures for the wholesale trade
mattresses, feather pillows, etc, in
large quantities. The company also
sells at Wholesale and retail brass beds,
bed springs, and bedding of all kinds.
In connection with the establishment
is a carpet cleaning and feather reno
vatlng department at which the best
work is guaranteed at all times. AS
the firm makes a speciality OF this
branch of trade its facilities for first
class work are unequalled in this part
Of the state.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-27
Furniture.

Scranton furniture stands in the
same relation to Western furniture as
New England cotton goods to the
coarse cotton cloth of the Southern
mills. 1t is a popular opinion that
most of the necessary lumber for this
purpose is brought from other sections
of the country, but the fact is that the
forests of New England are still drawn
upon for some of the most beautiful of
ornamental woods, as cherry and
maple. In the hands of skilful work.
men these woods are turned into beau
tiful pieces of furniture that rival in
effect the most costly importations.
Thomas Kelly of Franklin avenue, is
among the leading furniture dealers Of
Scranton.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-27
National Elevator ana Machine
Works,

The National Elevator and Machine
Company Is one Of the most important
of the many industries in which Scran-
ton capital is interested today, and
may be numbered among the prosper
Gus institutions that owe life to the en-
terprise OF this great city. The busl-
ness of this concern consists almost ex-
clusively in the manufacture of pas
senger and freight elevators of every
description. The company was char
tered March II, 1885, but had been
manufacturing elevators years previous
to this at the Honesdale Iron Works.
The officers of the company are as fol-
lows: Alfred Hand president; Jamer
s McAnulty, secretary and treasurer;
w w. Wood, general manager; dlrec-
tors, Alfred Hand. William Connell,
w II. Smith, Henry Belln, Jr., Luther
Keller w. b. Holmes and w. W
Wood Machines made by this COM
pany have by their excellence gained
favorable reputation and are recog-
nized by the trade and classed among
the leading elevators of the country.
The New York office OF the company
Is situated at 1856 Fifth avenue, and the
works are located at Honesdale.
In addition to the hydraulic ma
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-27

prise and thrift of the representatives
Of this line has grown to enormous
proportions during the last few years.
The vicinity farmer or country dealer
can procure anything required in this
branch of the leather trade from the
splendid wholesale and retail harness
stores Of the city at prices that can
not be duplicated anywhere outside
of the factories. The stock carried by
the harness, saddlery and trunk stores
includes all varieties of light and
heavy harness, trunks, travelling bags,
robes, whips, harness makers hard
ware, curry-combs, brushes, all man
ner of turf goods and appliances, as
we'll as leather goods of every des-
cription. The prominent saddlers and
wholesale and retail harness dealers
Of Scranton are G. w. Fritz.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-27

Connecting with lines
of the American Tele-
phone Company reaching
directly over 100, 900
other telephone subscrib-
erS.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-27
China and Glassware.

Among the leading China merchants
of the city you will find Louis Rup-
precht, of 231 Penn avenue, one of the
foremost. Brought up among the New
York wholesale houses, he brings New
York push and extends trade in crock
cry, glassware, etc, more and more
every day. All the company and gem
eral stores know this and make a point
of getting his quotations before buy
inE.
Another branch is devoted to the
supplying of hotels with anything need
ed in glassware, table service and sup
plies.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-27
CENTRAL
PENNSYLVANIA
TELEPHONE
AND
SUPPLY
COMPANY.

Operates toll lines and
exchanges in the prin-
cipaI anthracite and btu
minous coal fields and
lumber regions of PENN
sylvania.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-27
Harness and SaldlerY.

a mention OF the business interests
of the city would not be complete with
out reference to the harness and sad
dlsry trade, which through the enter
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-12-16

as dreary rs if there were no Vir
ginias. There would be no childlikt
faith then, no poetry, no romance
to make tolerable this exist
ence We should have no enjoy
ment, except in sense and sight. The
eternal light with which childhood
fills the world would be extinguished
Not believe in Santa Claus You
might as well not believe in fairies
You might get your papa to hire men
to watch all the chimneys on Christ
mas eve to catch Santa Claus, but
even if they did not see Santa Claus
coming down the chimney what
would that prove p? Nobody sees
Santa Claus, but that is no sign there
is no Santa Claus, The most real
things in the world are those that
neither children nor men can see.
Did you ever see the fairies dancing
on the lawn ? Of course not, but
that's no proof that they are not
there. Nobody can conceive or i'm
agine all the wonders there are I'M
seen and unseeable in the world.
You may tear apart the baby's rat
tie and see what makes the noise in
side, but there is veil covering the
unseen world which not the strongest
man nor even the united strength of
the strongest men that ever lived.
could tear apart. Only faith, fancy,
poetry, love, romance can push
aside that curtain and view the pic
ture the supernal beauty and glory
beyond Is it real? All, Virginia,
in all this world there is nothing else
real and abiding.
No, Santa Claus Thank God he
lives, and he lives forever. A thous
and years from now, Virginia, nay,
ten times ten thousand years from
now he will continue to make glad
the heart of childhood
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-12-16
PATRIOTIC PECKSNlFFS.

The republican press of the coun-
try at large, and of this state, par
ticularly, are at present making
fierce onslaught on the pension sys-
tenn of the country, and probably to
help make up the deficit that the
Dingley bill was politically foreor-
dained to prevent. The leading daily
OF the state, as usual takes up the
cudgel in the most brutal manner;
and in its treatment of the veterans
of 81, talks in manner very in
consistent with its usual fulsome
tone used just before election. 1t
now suggests that the need of the
hour is, 'for some member of CON
gress to earn the gratitude of the
country and fame for himself by talk
ing up the pension problem and pre-
senting it in such manner that it
will be necessary for the entire truth
to be brought, and further states
that third of century after the
close of the war we have million
pensioners and several hundred thou
sand awaiting the action of the bu-
reau. Are there still that many left
of that glorious band of men that
marched away from humble but hon
est homes and subjected themselves
to the torments and hell of war? If
so many are still on this side of the
river, think of the other millions that
have gone over to the silent majority.
Post your congressman so he may be
able to state the entire truth. Be
sure and don't leave out any items of
such trihing Importance as that while
these men were in the front. stop
ping bullets and saving nation.
a few thousand of soulless sharks
were trafflcing in their misery on
shoddy blankets and clothing of the
same degraded material; robbing
government that was so poor that it
could not object, and whose only
hope was in the patriotism of the
soldiers who were battling for its
life for thirteen dollars a month
payable in a currency that these same
sharks had deprecated for their own
cursed ayaricious ends. Sharks. who
took this same MONEY and invested
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-12-16

When Speaker Reed said there was
nothing TO keep congress In session. he
must have forgotten that a Inv is needed
for the absolute suppression OF trusts. IL
IL not to be supposed that the trusts
would permit such an enactment to pass
through quickly, and the country is not
yet ready TO believe that congress will
fall 70 take up the problem with deter
nination 70 solve it.--Statesmin.
Right you are! Shakel Shake, till
the days last beam has flown |
While trusts need crushing, though,
We don't hope to see it inside OF four
years. The present administration
was elected by trust money and, along
with the gold standard, is n breech-
loading incubator OF trusts. Sorry
you did not have your spectacles on
before you supported both last year.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-12-16
THE NEISER SIGNAL.
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY NJ
IL. II. LOCKWOOD.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER Is, 1897


In Sweden the government owns
and operates it's telephones. You
can telephone sixty miles at cost OF
four cents or one hundred and fifty
miles for eight cents, We pay from
twelve to twenty five times as much
for the same service here. But we
don't destroy the 'individual incent-
i've in this country, whatever that
may mean. You know that IL we
would destroy that we would be ut
terly incognito, and that would be
too awful. Hurrsh for private mo-
nopolyl-Nampa Leader.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-12-16

The San Francisco Chronicle has
subscribed 81, 900 to fund for nd.
vertising San Francscos claims to
Klondyke trade. A railroad from
San Francisco into Central Idaho
would tap country yielding more
commerce in one year than Klondyke
will in ten. As territory of10O. 900
square miles, rich in every known
resource, would be brought, in its
farthest point within 500 miles of
Sun Francisco, direct rail communi.
cation, the Golden Gate city wcald
command almost its entire trade
which now goes east. The San Fran
cisco dailies would command the
patronage of the 200, 600 population
which now occupies said territory
the patronage Of the 500, 900 which
would occupy 1t, with the road con.
structed. II the Chronicle will put
81 900 worth OF effort in this direc-
ton it would receive cake for the
bread cast on the waters.