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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-15

The wtlkes-Barre Record can be had
In Scranton at the news stands Of Nj.
Meinhart 1ls Wyoming avenue: Mac.
Aackawanna avenue
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OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN
Fire on Second Floor OF Building at
6IS Lackawauna Avenue Did u
Small Amount OF Damage.

The fire at 1920 last night. causing
the alarm from box &c, was on the
second floor of 51S Lackawanna ave-
nue., in apartments occupied by Jennie
Robbins. 1t did not do a great deal
of damage, but was licking the wood
work in furious style when the stream
from the Chemicals engine subdued
it. The origin is somewhat mystify-
ing. The appearance of the apart
ments strongly suggest incendiarism.
The fire started in a small trunk in
one corner of the third room to the
front. 1t burned the carpet and then
crept to a he'd across the room and
burned the mattress and coverings
pretty well. What the trunk contain
ed, Miss Robbins would rot divulge
All that was left of itself and the con-
tents We're the embers, a charrcd cleo
trio battery, and a skate. She said
the battery was not in working order
There was a piano in the aAjcining
rooom to the front. The blaze COM
municated close to it and scorched it.
Select Councilman John j. shea con-
ducts a saloon on the first iloOr. He
was sitting behind the bar when Pa
trolman Lowerv came in and told hun
there was a fire overhead. a qLaru'
of the fluid from the chemcal hose
came through a hole burned in the
floor and damaged his bar ard stock
slightly. His insurance ran cut on
June l, and an hour before the fire
an agent was in negotiating with him
for policy
The third floor is occupied by male
and female boarders who rent from
Miss Robbins. One uf the woman had
to he carried out by Billy Suydam Of
the Crystals. He found hcr fairting
in the smoke on the TOP .looc.
When The firemen reached ,he scene
the iJrrs Of the second floor were lock-
ed, and about Is minutes before that
Miss Robbins stepped out Coz a walk.
She co'ries $500 insurance with Stark
& Turn.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-15
$500 PER MILE TAX
ON STREET RAILS
Common Council Wants TO Create q
$1,000 License Fee.

ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE
TAX is AIMED AT THE SCRANTON
RAILWAY COMPANY, BUT ACTION
is DEFERRED PENDING THE CITY
SOLICITORS oPINIoN-MoTIoN TO
RECONSIDER THE AWARD OF THE
STREET CLEANING CONTRACT TO
DUNN BROS. WAS LOST.
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ARGUMENTS HEARD
In CALENDER CASE
They Were Made Before Judge MePher.
son, Of Harrisburg.

HE HANDED DOWN TWO OPINIONS.
REFUSED A NEW TRIAL IN THE
CASE OF TAYLOR BOROUGH
AGAINST TIE TELEPHONE COM
PANY AND WOULD NOT TAKE OFF
NON. SUIT IN ACTION OF MRS.
CATHARrNE SWEENEY AGAINST
SCRANTON RAILWAY COMPANY.
REASONS THAT HE GAVE.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-15

Cards Of thanks, resolutions of condo
lence, obituary poetry and the like Will
be inserted in The Tribune only when
paid for In advance, at the rate Of 10
cents per line.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-15

IF YOU HAVE ANY disease due to
impure or impoverished blood, like
scrofula, salt rheum, dyspepsia. or
catarrh, you should take Hoods Sarsa-
parilla and be promptly cured.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-15

Good at the Chicago Shoe Shining par
lors, Spruce street, given with each
pair Of mems shoes sold this month
by the Newark Shoe Store. 90
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-15

DISBURSEMENTS.
Commissions. collectors
of delinquent taxes..s 2SJ So
Interest on street i'm
provement bonds .... 90 90
Interest on bridge
building loan, 1884. 5,625 90
Interest on municipal
Improvement loan,
1891 ...... ............. 2,O25 90
Interest on redemption
loan, 1898 ............. 2,3i0 90
General city warrants
paid 49,. ............... 1859 81
sewer assessments
warrants paid ........ 1.026 II
Sidewalk warrants paid 13S 81
Foreign insurance COM
pany tax fund, war;
rant paid minimum. 2,27S %
4S.i5S Z
Balance July l. 1898. .sl14,SS2 q
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Reduced Rates TO Buffalo

on account of the B. Y. P. u. conven-
ton, July IA and II, 1898, via Lehigh
Valley. Consult ticket agents for
rates, trains and further particulars. =
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-15

HOODS PILLS are easy to take
easy to operate. Cure indigestion, bill
iousness. 25c. d"
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reported favorably and referred for
printing.
SEWER PROPOSALS

printing.
SEWER PROPOSALS.
Proposals TO construct Bromley ave-
nue. sewer between Wasnburn ana
jackson streets were received as fol-
lows and referred to committee: Elan
agan & O'Hara, NJ. j. Gibbons and
Donohue q O'Boyle, s1.49 rer lineal
foot, the latter's bid including sSj sor
extra basins, s33 for extra n'anholes
and 80 cents per Iineal foot for extra
connections.
Among the concurrent resolutions
adopted were the following: Directing
the building inspector to prepare plans,
etc, for tiling the first floor corridor
of the city hall, the city clerk to ad-
vertise for proposals, providing for
plans for a pipe-drain on Provldenca
road from Diamond avenue to Canal
street: (amended ordinance), providing
for sidewalks on Luzerne street.
Among the new measures introduced
were the following:
Mr.. Walker-Providing for sidewalks
on Ninth street between Oxfoid and Luz
zerne streets and establishing grade on
| certain streets of the ward
Mr.. Moir-Directing the attention OF
| the board of health to a stagnant pool
on Kellum court in the ten hundred
| block.
Mr.. Jackson-Providing for lateral
sewer to drain both sides of Penn ave-
nue. between the main sewer and point
| shown in plan and both sides of Larch
street from Penn avenue to point near
| Wyoming avenue in the Fourteenth sewer
| district.
Among the ordinances which passed
| first and second reading was the fol-
lowing: Awarding damages to Thom-
as b. Jackson for property damaged
by water and by the grading and sew
ering of Monsey avenue and New York
street.
Among the ordinances which passed
third reading were the following:
| (Common) Providing for the opening
| of part of Kelum court to it's proper
width of sixteen feet at Ash street,
in the Tenth ward: (common) provid-
ing for the opening of oxford street,
between Ninth and Meridian streets.
TREASURER'S STATEMENT.
The city treasurers statement was
as follows:
Balance on hand June 1...........s1 .s155,23l 0S
| RECEIPTS.
From collectors of delinquent
| taxes .... ........................ 2,S66 IS
| From NJ "A. MCGinley..S 20
| From Postal telegraph
| pole tax ................ 80 %
| From Scranton Hum
| mating, Heat and
| Power Co., pole tax. IFS 90
| From A. r. Dunning,
street commissioner e. 50 No
From Building permits. 90 so
| From city license....... 80 100
| From Sewer assess
ments collected ...... 1,53l 9l
From Paving assess
ments collected ....... 937 %
| Interest on 10000,
bonds of 1893. held by
interest and sinking
fund commission .... 2,340 90
5243 80
| Total .......................... .3il "
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-15
SWEENEY CASE,

The other case, that OF Mrs. Cath
crime Sweeney against the Scranton
Railway company, was an action for
damages for injuries she received by
being run down by a car on Lackawan-
ma avenue in front of Coursens store.
She was crossing th. street. On the
trial a non suit was granted on the
ground of contributory negligence
and Judge Mcpherson refuses to take
off the non-suit.
He said that the testimony leaves no
room to doubt that if she had used
her senses and acted upon the infor-
nation which they would certainly
have given her. she would not have
gone directly in front of moving car
to be struck by it.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-07-07

the lake, and specimens of their work,
which were disposed Of to the white man
and woman at carnival prices.
On Tuesday the city's wards were taken
for trolley ride about the city, an event
that will linger long in their memories.
In the afternoon the dedication OF the
soldiers monument, which has been erect
cd in Washington Park, Grand avenue,
lust beyond the library building, took
place. The monument had been inclosed
by high board fence and carefully COW
cred from view. The fence was removed
in the morning and ut the proper moment
the monument itself was unveiled by Mrs
Lydia Ely, to whose exertions the monu-
mcnt is due. The monument was formal
IL presented to the city by Rev. Charles
Stanley Lester in behalf OF the monument
committee. 1t was accepted for the city
by Mayor Rose. and j. V. Quarlcs cx-
pressed the thanks OF the surviving vet
Grams for this lasting tribute to their
deeds IN the trying days of the civil war.
In the evening there was bicycle parade,
which eclpsed anything of the kind ever
before attempted. The large amount Of
fered in prizes had led the wheelmen of
the city and State to tax their ingenuity
and pocketbooks to on unusual extent IN
producing creations for the parade, which
were beyond anything ever before at
tempted.
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One DAYS Fighting in Thirty.

With an army in the field hardly one
day In thirty IS given to fighting. The
other twenty nine days of waiting must
be lived through in order that every
thing may be in readiness for the one
day Of work. 1t is not the one day of
fighting which turns the hair Of an Off
Ger gray, but the twenty-nine days of
anxiety for his men, the supply of their
food and clothing and the maintenance
Of health and good spirits among them.
Men do not fight well in battle on emp
ty stomachs. and yet the ordinary sol
der rarely takes care of the provisions
which are Issued to him for forced
marches. He eats them all at once or
throws them away on account of their
weight, and at the end of n long days
march he is hungry, with nothing to
appease his hunger. Then comes the
trouble. He does not reason. He
grumbles and expects to be supplied
with more
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State Items of Intercst.

The body OF Edward Evenson of the
town of Weston, who has been missing
for a month past, was found floating in
the Eau Claire river.
At Hurley, Judge Parish sentenced Jas.
Murphy, alias Sullivan, to three years in
Waupun for the burglary OF J. Brill's
store on Feb. Is last. Also ordered J.
Richards of Iron Belt to the county Jail
for five months for illegal voting.
A strike in a measure sympathetic to
that Of the woodworkers has occurred at
Oshkosh, when the crew Of the Conlee
Lumber Company's sawmill walked out.
The men claim they should receive $1.75
n day, while the company has been paying
them $1.121a and $1.2o.
Otto Powals, the 1S-ycar-old son OF John
powals, drowned while bathing in Rock
river at Fort Atkinson. He swan across
but on the return was overcome with fa-
tigue. In his death struggle he crowled
so far in shore that the water was only
three feet deep where he lay when found.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-07-07
A Young Inventor.

The power loom was the invention Of
a farmers boy, who had never seen or
heard Of such a thing. He fashioned
one with his pen-knife, and when he
got 1t all done he showed 1t with great
enthusiasm to his father, who ut once
kicked 1t all to pieces, saying he would
have no boy about him who would
spend his time on such foolish things.
The boy was sent to a blacksmith to
learn trade, and his master took Il
lively interest In him. He made loom
OF what was left of the one his father
had broken up and showed 1t to his
master. The blacksmith saw he had
no common boy as an apprentice and
that the invention was q valuable one.
He had a loom constructed under the
supervision of the boy. 1t worked to
their perfect satisfaction, and the
blacksmith furnished the means to
manufacture the loom, and the boy re-
ceived half the profits.
In about year &e blacksmith wrote
to the boys father>shat he should visit
him and bring with him wealthy gen.
tleman who was the inventor of the
celebrated power loom.
You may be able to Judge Of the
nstonishment ut the old home when his
son was presented to him as the IN
yentor, who told him that the loom was
the same as the model that he had
kicked to pieces the previous year.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-07-07

State. The Governor said that probably
all did not appreciate the full significance
of the great festival which was now open
ing, but when it was over its Importance
and significance would be fully recognize
cd. The purpose was not merely to give
the people an opportunity to hold high car
nival, but to awaken interest in an at
tractive way in the State and it's honora-
bic history.
Edward Z. Villas delivered the address
Of the evening, which was Il fine effort,
recalling the work and glory Of the State
and its people. Mr.. Villas drew vivid
picture of the history Of the State from
the earliest beginning Of its history, away
back in the French regime and followed
it with n careful analysis Of its progress
end strength of to-day, its resources. its
beautiful farm lands, which were like Il
pleasure garden; its mineral wealth and
tceming industries. He paid n deserved
tribute to the early pioneers, who laid
deep the foundations for the present splen-
did educational institutions, and reused
the pride of his hearers by recalling the
evidences which the State had shown OF
patriotism and loyalty in pouring out its
sons for the war for the Union and its
quick response to the present call for de-
tenders of the nations honor. Its people
could, he said, look back with pride on the
achievements of the past and look for
ward with equal confidence to the future.
While the thousands Of people in the
pabst Theater were listening to the ora
tory other thousands were strolling
through the streets, which everywhere
were ablaze with light and color. and en-
Toying themselves to their hearts content.
All day the crowds had poured into the
city from all directions. 1t looked as If
the entire State had determined to see the
carnival and had arisen early Monday
morning in order to do it.
The first thing to remind the people Of
Milwaukee that the week Of carnival was
on came at o'clock Monday morning,
when Captain Davis took the revenue cut
ter Fessenden out into the bay and fired Il
salute of fifty guns in honor of the semi
centennial Of the State. The event OF the
day was the arrival Of go braves, bucks
and squaws and papooscs, with their tom
nhawks, feather mats, rolls of birch bark
and the accoutcrments which are told
about in the wild west tales. These In
dams were from Odanah and Lac du
Flambau reservations. There were 900
bucks, squaws and children in the party,
under the leadership Of Chief Antoine
Cloud Of the Chippewa tribe. AS soon
as the party had breakfast the members
began 10 erect the tepccs in which they
lived during the week. n proceeding which
was watched by hundreds of curious visit
ors. The Indians brought with them their
canoes, in which they took visitors out on
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-07-07

The scmi-ccntennial carnival Mt Mill
waukee was formally opened at the Pabst
Theater Monday evening in most aus
picous manner. The thcater was packed,
and would have been filed five times over
had the space been available. The mte-
rior of the theater was handsomely deco
rated, and over the stage was the State
motto, Forward" in blaze of electric
lights, flanked on either side by the figures
''1S4S' and "1S0S." Taken as whole it
was pleasing assemblnge on which Pres
ident Kletzsch looked down when he
arose to open the exercises of the evening
President Kletzsch spoke briefly, outlin-
ing the history of the celebration and the
work that had been done by the board,
and then presented Mayor Rose, who ten
dered hearty welcome and the keys of
the city to the strangers within it's gates.
The Mayor likened Milwaukee to rosy
matron, and in her behalf he extended to
the thousands of visitors In the city and
those to come n heartfelt and cordial wei
come.
Gov. Scofeld was next presented to
welcome the visitors In behalf OF the
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-07-07

at DEATHS door, led to it. Ho, Thomas!
Thomas, l say!'
YES, sir, am here"
'My carriage at once. All, E!inor, dear,
/ hoped to leave the house without at
tracing your attention. Another blow
q terrible how, has befallen my family"
Dear, dear Stephen
The widows face was very pale as she
cast one arm about the bankers form.
Lawrence Terry was assaulted on the
in his bosom. He lies ut home apparent
ly near DEATH"
"Not-not dead, Stephen! Not dead? p
''No, dear, not dead. His physicians
hope to save his life. My daughters da-
guerreotype diverted the blade aimed at
his heart. Thank God, the dear girls are
not at home"
Not dead?"
''Bless you, no, dear. But RoAert, my
boy-my boy is in u felon's cell, charged
with the murder"
"Impossible"' exclaimed the widow,
trembling In every limb.
''IIc was found lying partly on the body
with the dirk hilt yet clutched in his hand.
The blade was yet in the bosom Of Ter
ry."
"A-drk! My Godw and the madam
dropped limp into chair.
The boy was nconscious-drunk--he
was used by Terry's assailant to shield his
own neck from the halter. Some wine
for Mrs. Kellogg, Julia. Earl! Earl! All,
here you are. Write notice, This Bank
Closed for the Day. and post it on the
door of the Great Western"
Your carriage is at the gate" observ-
cd the officer.
Yes; we'll, we will 60"
"Where first? 2" asked Hunt.
ITO my boy! Terry has attention"
The banker kissed the white lips of his
intended, and hurriedly left the house, fol-
lowed by the officer
'Of all the egregious blunders that ever
occurred! That wretch"
"Mother"
"Oh, l thought you were also gone,
Earl"
What is all this about?"
"Why, Lawrence Terry was found on
the street last night with a dirk blade
buried in his breast. Robert Kellogg was
found drunk by his side with one hand
clutching the hilt OF the dirk. He is lock-
committed the crime. That is all know
about it."
well, that is the strangest thing ever
heard off, remarked Earl. why, it's
incompnhcnsible. Some one aside from
Robert shcathed that dirk in Terry $
BOSOM
'Oh, you can't tell" said the widow.
HE was drunk"
Twill Terry die, mothcr%'
"How should l know, Earl? If he does
you will become cashier of the bank"
And Robert?'
Robert? Oh, well, he may be hung.
But Terry is not dead yet"
"Do you believe Robert to have been his
assailant?'
who else could have been? He was
apprehended under the conditions as l
have stated. You were surely in the
house ard asleep. Come, drink a cup of
coffee and hurry away. Return and IN
form me of what you learn
Go be continued,
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FLOATING Islands.

Floating islands are not so rare as
may be generally supposed. 1t is large
~ matter of locality, and the one
sighted three times In 1892 In the North
Atlantic was not only an unusual oc-
currence, but also of peculiar scientific
interest. On the three instances the
island was seen it was moving toward
the Azores at the rate of about mile
an hour. It's extent was nearly 500 feet
each way, and it contained much forest
growth, many OF the trees being thirty
feet high
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Wednesdays festivities began with an
exhibition by the fire department. The
fire laddies illustrated the evolutions of
the past and present for the entertainment
Of multitude, and in the evening gave an
exciting fire run through the principal
streets. The event was accompanied by
q brilliant display Of fireworks. The fea-
ture Of Wednesdays program was, how
ever, the floral parade, in which between
100 and 200 fashionable equipages, mar
veiously adorned with flowers, led by the
queens carriage, moved through the
streets to a continual roar of applause
from the dense crowd Of delighted onlook-
crs that thronged the sidewalks, street
crossings and housctNps, and strove eager
~ for every point OF vantage from which
the passing pageant could be seen.
On Thursday, which was the municipal
holiday, occurred the monster parade OF
the States grand industries, headed by
Wisconsin's commercial travellers in fancy
costumes. In this parade were over 100
beautiful floats illustrative of the dcvel-
opment Of the peaceful arts in Wisconsin.
AS these floats cost from 500 to $500
apiece the magniticcnce OF this display,
which was arranged by the manufacture
ers and business men of the city and
State, easily excclled anything which has
ever before been attempted ip this line.
The association had made it its especial
business to exclude from this parade all
cheap advertisements, and in the beauty
of the conception of the floats it rivaled
those which were arranged by the carni-
val association for the celebration Of its
historical pnrcant
The program presented by the carnival
association for Friday and Saturday en-
braced the following events: Friday-The
historical pageant. superb panoramic
parade Of twenty floats, depicting the leg
cndary and history OF Wisconsin, the most
imposing street display ever witnessed In
the West, over $4,000 expended on the
floats alone; evening, grand carnival ball
in new library building; Venetian bridges
connect this building with two celebrated
social clubs; lawns and buildings ablaze
with fnncifu electrical Examinations; So
cial event Of carnival week. Saturday
Naval day; unique parade Of all merchant
marine in Milwaukee bay; yacht races
and other attractive aquatic events; even
ing, pyrotechnc wonders; Dcwey's battle
at Manila, marine mines, prismatic foun-
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/ [IKYIN[sT IIE .klk[|zTY

Take him to the station and summon
DIR. Wright. Sullivan, you go over and
tell his father TO come to my office at
once. Don't tell him--hold on! Hold on,
let him sleep until morning. The young
man is dead drunk. Evidently uncon-
scious that he has committed murder.
will drive by the bankers before his
morning papers are delivered. That is
the best plan"
AS the officers were lifting the body
into the wagon, Il revolver fell from the
young mans hip pocket.
well, Well" exclaimed the Inspector.
"a revolver and dirk Doubly armed.
l have heard that Terry was to marry this
young mans eldest sister. Perhaps he
objected ard took this way TO prevents the
union. Move on, men, move on!
The inspector was soon the only one left
In the vicinity of the alley.
az horrible crime!' he exclaimed "FIow
came they here at this time OF night. I
wonder were they up playing the bank?
Young Kellogg might be that way inclin-
ed occasionally, but hardly think Terry
was. l will run up"
CLOSED as tight as drum. Lights out
and no noise. Abe generally closes at
twelve sharp. They were hardly here.
This blow will about kill the old man"
unused Tie officer as he made his way to
headquarters. Terry is dead by this
time. Being drunk will not save the boys
neck. It's plum case. l have the re-
volver and dirk The Great Western is
decidedly in hard lines"
Here the inspector entered his Office and
closed Tie door.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-07-07
The Flipht of the Swallow.

In Europe some time ago the expert
ment was made of letting loose ut Com
piegne a swallow belonging to Ant
werp in company with number of
pigeons. The swallow imediately made
Decline for home, and arrived there
in one hour, while the pigeons required
three hours
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-07-07
ROYAL Students.

The Empress Frederick Of Germany
still pursues the study Of music and
painting with the zeal Of a young girl.
The Queen of Italy usually spends the
morning hours in studying languages
and stage plays. The Belgian Queen
long ago took up the study of litera-
ture, and the Austrian Empress that of
Greek. The Dowager Empress of Rus
STA and the Princess Of Wales are de-
voted to the art of embroidery and
painting In water colors, and are Won
derful adopts at millinery.