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The herald., 1898-01-16
OIL PRODUCERS HAPPY
CHECKS RECEIVED YESTERDAY
FOR DECEMBER DELIVERIES
Profitable Prices Maintained by the
Producers Trustees-Daily Out
put of $500 Barrels

There was a happy crowd Of oil pro
ducers at the offices of the oil pro
ducers' trustees in the Baker block yes
terday. A corps of clerks and official:
were busy all day drawing checks II
payment for oil delivered during the
month of December. Up to p. m. near.
Is $40, 900 had been checked out to pro-
ducers and there were many who had
not yet appeared at the hour of closing
the Office.
The average price for all oil delivered
during the past three months has been
70 cents per barrel, after all expenses
for hauling had been paid. The product
was sold all the way from 60 cents to 81
per barrel, the former price prevailing at
the time when the oil producers trustees
took charge of the output of the local
wells.
The production seems to be main
tained by constant development work
AS rapidly as old wells become eX-
hausted new ones are sunk and pressed
into operation. The present daily out
put is about $500 barrels. In order to
dispose of this it has been found neces-
sary that considerable quantity be
sent to outside markets. San Francisco
alone is taking on an average about
10000 barrels each month and there is
a steadily increasing demand from that
quarter.
The present indications are that near
ly all of the known territory in the city
of Los Angeles will have been drilled
during the next ninety days. Should
this prove to be the case, local de-
mands will be sufficient to consume ali
of the product at the expiration of that
period. Some very rich wells have been
discovered on the East Side, however,
and it is difficult to estimate the volume
of the local output very far into the fu
ture. Several good wells have been
opened up west of Buena Vista street
within the past week or ten days and
at least twenty-five are now being
drilled in the vicinity of Bernard and
College streets.
The Oil Storage and Transportation
company is prepared to take oil at the
rate of 1000 barrels a day for the next
two months. These storages are beins
made in order to protect contracts
which are now being negotiated with
the sugar factories, to be delivered dur
ing the months of July, August, Septem-
ber and October next. The company
announces that should the production il
the meantime warrant it an additonal
tank with a capacity of $4,000 barrels
will be constructed alongside the
present storage tank which has a ca
pacity of 66,700 barrels.
The oil wells, while a source of con-
stant annoyance, are of much advantage
10 the residents of the producing sec
lions. In many instances the gas aris-
ng from a single well supplies full half
4 dozen families with heating power.
Pipes are run from the wells to heating
and cook stoves and all other kinds OF
'uel are satisfactorily displaced
During the past week there has been |
.reat demand for wagon tanks, the ia |
,ilities for transportation of oil from the |
wells to storage tanks being far short
# the demand. Several orders for new
wagon tanks have been placed with
ontractors.
The herald., 1898-01-16
CASA DE CASTELAR,
College Alumni Day at the College
Settlement

The little rooms at Casa de CASTELAR,,
were filled to overfiowing yesterday af-
ternoon, it being college alumni day, at
the college settlement on the corner Of
Ord and Castelar, streets. Mr.. Bradley,
the leader of the Mems Premivera club,
was the first speaker and gave a compre-
hensive history of college settlement
work in England. Miss Maud Foster,
read an able paper on Settlement work
in the large eastern cities, notably Bos-
ton, New York and Chicago. Each set
tlement has it's own manner of express
| ing itself-there is no cut and dried pro-
gram for all. Non-partisan politics is a
part of every settlement work and at
Hull house, in Chicago, it has proved
very valuable work. At Hull house
there Is also loan collection of copies
of the old masters with history Of the
painting on the back of each. This has
proved also valuable means of educa-
ton to the people. The labor question,
among men and women. is receiving
much attention, and has been the means
of sympathetic investigation into the
sweat shop system and other abuses
among the laboring classes.
The support of college settlements
comes from the well-to-do, not from the
| wealthy 1t required $1,000 to supply the
wants of the Delaney street settlement
| in New York. From the wellto-do comes
the mixture of science and sympathy
that settlement work demanded. The
best and only object should be to further
a state of society that shall have no need
of them.
| Miss Jennie Hagan gave an interesting
review of the settlement work in Los
Angeles, which grew out of the society
of collegiate alumni The work here be-
gan in one room and, soon outgrowing
these restricted quarters, was removed
to the old adobe on Castelar, street. This,
in turn, has grown too small, and on the
1st of February the settlement will be
removed to a sixteen-roomed house on
corner of Alpine and CASTELAR, tsreets
| It will open with a housekeeper, resi-
dent nurse and probably a gentleman
| interested in the work, who desires to
| live there while he remains in the city.
| On Friday afternoon the Mothers
club, conducted by Mrs. Marshall, teach
er of the settlement kindergarten, and
Mrs Mackey Of the Castelar, street kim
| dergarten, held its first meeting. This is
club designed to instruct the mothers
of the little children who attend the set
| tlement school,.
Miss Josephen Uches played several
selections on the piano and Miss T.oring
rendered violin solos. Misses Ethel By
ron and Rachel Spears gave the tam
BOURNE dance
| Mrs. Mackey talked to the mothers on
the life of Froebel, the founder of kin
dergartens, after which chocolate and
tamales were served.
There were thirty mothers present and
The herald., 1898-01-16
Union Reform League

A large audience was present last
evening at the close of the series of lee
lures given this week by Rev. w. P. D.
Bliss at st. Paul's guild hall.
The talk of the evening was devoted
mainly to a presentation of the consti-
tuition, aims and methods of the Union
Reform league.
No effort was made at organizing a
league here beyond the work of securing
the names on pledge cards of those de-
string to become members. 1t is de-
signed to hold meetings, in the next
week or ten days, at various places in
the city and with different organiza-
tions.
At the close of this effort mass meet
ing will be called to perfect organization
and elect officers.
At the close of Mr.. Bliss remarks the
Socialist Labor party, the Social De-
mocracy and the Peoples club were rep
resented in brief speeches by members
of each organization. Mr.. Bliss preach
rs this morning and evening at st.
Pauls church and this afternoon speaks
at the Y. M. G. A. hall.
The herald., 1898-01-16
AGAIN DENvER's POSTMASTER
Ex-senator Tabor's Appointment a
Cause for Congratulation

When in 1873 the great silver discov-
cries were made at Leadville-it having
been an exclusive gold producer prior tc
that and known as Orc City-Tabor was
the postmaster. The population grew
from a few hundreds to $4,000 in five
months, but the postofiicc department
could not be made to comprehend tht
phenomenon, and for full year there
after refused all allowances for cleris
hire or office utilities. Tabor supplied
The herald., 1898-01-16
WHITTIER SCHOOL MATTERS
The Board Considering the Question of
Parole Leave

The board of trustees of the state re-
form school at Whittier held meeting
yesterday morning, the main matter
being the question of allowing some of
the inmates parole leave. There were
applications for about twenty such IA
vors from the parents of the boys and
girls who had behaved themselves well
during the past year, and the outer Of
fee was filled with these anxious rela-
tives. The board had not sufficiently
considered the mass of figures to give
out any statement.
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on West Thirty.f first street, and has tax

on West Thirty-first street, and has TAX
en- apartments for himself and wife at
the Clarendon on South Hill street.
The Methodist church is erecting a
two-story, ten-room parsonage on West
Thirty-fifth street.
The College Athletic association will
hold a field day on the college track
Saturday, January %.
Rev. w. D. p. Bliss will preach In the
Methodist church on christian Social
ism" this evening.
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five Of the public school teachers, who
are becoming interested in the settle
ment. The meeting proved so successful
the leaders feel very hopeful for this
new branch of the work.
The herald., 1898-01-16
JOTTINGS
Our Home Brew

Maier & Zobeleln's lager. fresh from their
brewery, on draught in oil the principal
saloons: delivered promptly In bottles or
kegs. Office and brewery, 40 Also street;
telephone 81.
The herald., 1898-01-16

Hawley. King & Co.. cor. Fifth st. and
Broadway. agents genuine Columbus Bug
gy company buggies and Victor bicycles.
The herald., 1898-01-16
DEATHS

MONTGOMERY-At 1886 Paloma street:
Ian. 18th, BERTHE, son OF Charles A. and
Mabel Montgomery. native Of Califor-
mia, of diphtheritic Group. aged years
6 months.
San Bernardino papers please copy
MORTIMER-On the 18th instant. at nef
residence, No. 1929 Soutn dIauG avcnuy' !, ~
Mary Frnnccs. widow of the late Rev
Arthur Mortimer rector. OF Adelaide,
Canada.
Funeral from her late residence at P. m
on tuesday. January 18Th. Friends are In
vited to attend without further notice.
The herald., 1898-01-16
CLASSICAL TEACHERS
Third Annual Conference Held in the
High School Building

Classical Teachers of Southern Cali
fornia was held yesterday. continuing
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A committee of three from Los An
geles camp s, Army and Navy league.
which organization claims an active
membership of $50, last night adopted
resolutions favoring the annexation of
Hawaii
The herald., 1898-01-16

Largest variety Concord business wagons
and top delivery wagons. Hawley. King
& Co.
The herald., 1898-01-16
Westlake Park Program

Following is the program Of the con-
cert to be given at Westlake park this
afternoon, commencing at o'clock by
the Seventh Regiment band:
/. March, Royal Purple. Nina Deane
2. La Czarine (Mazurka Russe). ........
...................... Louis Came
3. Potpourri Musical Review..I. Riviere
4. Patrol, Indienne. .Ch. LIE There
8. Overture. William .Rossini
G. Pizzicato. Polka. ................ Strauss
Z. Selection from Lucia. ......... .Donizetti
s. Waltz, Espnna.. Waldteufei
o. March, The Bride Elect (new).. ....Sousa
Oh. Hail California (State song1........
.............Josephine Gro
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Everything on wheels. Hawley. King q
Co., corner Fifth street and Broadway.
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Agents Victor, Keatlng, W orld and Marcl
bicycles. Hawley. King Co.
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f. M. Frye, prominent railroad Of
hcial of Santa Barbara, is In town.
The herald., 1898-01-16

Rev. j. z. Duffy Of Albany, N. T., who
arrived on the Sunset limited on Friday.
has gone to the Sisters hospital.
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DIR. Helen C. Putnam of Providence
is at the Westminster
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Annual Sweep
Domestic Fabrics.

&c Standard quality Calico. dark IL,
COlOfS, at..... az
iOc Extra W dth pure Indigo Blue II.
German Calico. At 80. ~
6hc Staple Check Blue and Brown a.
Ginehams. standard quality ..-.-.. e
&c 36-inch Un nble ao he'd Sheetings ~.
good heavy round thread. ........02'
1O-quarter Unhleached Sheettng, u.
soft and firm, at. A2'
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-25
YOUNG MAN KILLED.
Run Down by Passenger Train on
the ID. l.. and W. Road.

A young man, well dressed and APP
parently of respectable family connec-
tion, was struck end killed by a Della
ware, Lackawanna and Western train,
reaching this city from New York, at
1905 this morning on the track i'm the
rear of the Phoenix Hose house on up
per Lackawanna avenue. His identity
is unknown.
The only article found on the body
which may lead to a discovery Of the
identity was a piece of paper with the
Inscription in lead pencil: Patrick
Barrett, Hillside cave, Kingston"
The body must have laid in cramp-
ed position against the rear side of the
fire company's quarters for about forty
minutes after the passenger train went
by, John Murphy, a brakeman on
coal train, when passing the spot saw
the form of the man.
Thinking it was a case of drunken
ness Murphy reported his discovery to
Thomas Cosgrove, train speed. watch
man, stationed in the upper end of the
yard. Cosgrove went to the place and
found the body lifeless.
The face was terribly crushed and
covered with blood.
The body was taken care of by Un-
dertaker Raub, who was notified by
Lieutenant of Police Davis. Patrol
man Iona Day stated to n Tribune
reporter that he saw the young man
going up Lackawanna avenue at 11.45.
The man was apparently a years of
age, 5 foot 3 inches i'll height. well
built. His face was clean shaven.
eyes blue and iicht brown hair. The
clothing consisted of black sack coat
and vest, dark trousers; low linen col
lar figured linen shirt and pink bow
tie.
Coroner Longstreet will view the
body this morning at Raubs.
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81 BEFORE BREAKFAST, q

The members of the Lehigh county
bar, irrespective of party, have signed
the following with reference to Judge
Albright, who has frequently specially
presided over the trial of cases in this
city: Believing it to be for the best
interests of the general public, as well
as that of the Lehigh county bar, that
there should be no factional contest for
the judicial nomination and election,
and having unqualified confidence in
the ability and integrity of Hon. Ed
win Albright, we the undersigned mem
bers of the Lehigh county bar hereby
express 1t as our sentiment that Hon.
Edwin Albright should be reelected TO
the position he now holds by the cleo
tors OF this judicial district, irrespect-
I've OF party" SiXty-one lawyers, rep
fesenting the entire bar, with only four
exceptions, have signed. Judge AL
bright is now serving his twentieth
year as judge of Lehigh county.
Andrew Nelson Walker, of Nicholson
was yesterday admitted to practice in the
LackawanEa courts on motion of his
preceptor, Attorney John Nj. Harris. Mr..
walker is graduate of the School of
the Lackawanna ard Princeton uniyer-
slty and also attended the lectures at
Coiumbia law school for two years Uo
ioiloWed this with Il two years course of
local study in Mr.. Harris office lie viii
AT once enter upon the practice of his
profession, having opened offices in ne
Coal exchange.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-25
BACON WANTS TO BE FREE
Seeks Divorce From the Girl lie
Was Forced TO Marry.

Eighteen -year-old Charles Bacon yes
terday made application to court for a
divorce from his seventeen-year-o
wife, Emma Dryer Bacon, to whom he
was married-against his wilton Dec.
Z, 1896.
On Sept. %. 1896, he was arrested at
the instance of the girl on a warrant
sworn out before Alderman Millar and
held in $500 bail to answer at court.
He refused to marry her, saying that
he was not the one that should right
the wrong that had been done the girl.
Two months later, at the instance of
the girls mother, he was again ar
rested, this time charged with crimi-
nal assault. As the girl and her mother
both swOre that she was under sixteen
years of age the gravity of the alleged
offense was increased and as he, ac-
cording to his own statement, was not
at the time prepared to defend himself
against the charge. he allowed himself
to he induced to marry the girl
He never lived with her nor acknowl-
edged her in any way to be his wife,
but instead started out to free himself
from the bondage into which he was
forced. His efforts in this direction, he
claims, have resulted in the discovery
of proof that the girl committed per-
jury when she swore she was under
sixteen years of age and he now seeks
to be separated from her under the Act
of 1854, which provides that in cases Of
this kind whore it can be proven that
fraud was practiCed and that the
marriage was never Consummated, O
divorce shall issue.
Clarence Ballentine is attorney for
the libellant. This is the first divorce
case of this kind in Lackawanna
county,
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RECOMMENDATIONS APPROVED
BODY IS IDENTIFIED.
Murdered Man Was Patrick Cafferty
of South Scranton.

The body of the man who died ar
Olyphant Sunday from wounds inflict-
ed by some person or persons unknown
was identified yesterday as that of
Patrick Cafferty. That the man might
be Cafferty was stated in ycsterda VS.
Tribune and it was The Tribune's in
formation which led James Cafferty, a
brother, to view the remains yesterday
at Sweeneys undertaking establish
ment in Olyphant.
He at once pronounced the body to he
that of his brother who left his home
on Cherry street, South Scranton, sew
eral weeks ago on one of his periodical
pencil-selling trips. The body will be
buried in Olyphant at II o'clock this
morning in st. Pauls cemetery.
The dead mau was unmarried and
when at home lived with his brother.
worker in the South steel mill. Caf-
ferty himself worked in the mill up to
the time he lost his arm on the rail-
road. four years ago.
No arrests have been made in con-
nection with the affair. County Detec-
tive Leyshon has secured no evidence
The coroner's Jury will meet tomorrow
night at the office of Squire NJ. j.
Cummings in Olyphant TO hear testi-
mcny.
Caftertys remains are still at Swee-
ney's undertaking establishment in
Olyphant.
Coroner Longstreet and County De-
tective Leyshon are still OF the opinion
that Cafferty met with foul play. The
investigation will be pushed to the end.
County Detective Leyshon was In Oily
rhant last night at work on the case.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-25
PERSONAL.

X. j. Beamish is in New York city.
Hon. +. A. Coray, OF Pittston, was in
this city yesterday.
NJ. II. Burgunder of Wilkes-Barre. was
In the city yesterday.
Ex-sherifr Black, of Binghamton, was
In the city yesterday.
Miss Fannie West. of West Scranton is
visiting friends at Glenburn.
George Mcdonald of New York citv
was In Scranton yesterday.
Jonas Criman, of Hackettstown. is tba
guest of his daughter Mrs, +. r. Freos
OF Richmont Park
S. b. Stillwell has removed from his
residence on Monroe avenue 10 his new
home on Quincy avenue
Charles Holland, u Delaware. Tac,,o-
wanna and Western detective of Bcr-
WICK, was in this city yesterday.
Peter j. Mitchell, of Yonkers. \. Y. re-
turned home yesterday after spending
several days with relatives in this CITY.
Miss Esther May Jones, formerly of
Gerson's branch millinery store i'm mi.
city, has gone to New York city TO remain
permanently.
Hon. f. G. Lowell, OF Elgin III is
spending few days at the home of Hon
l.. A. Watres, while on his way home
from Albany, N, Y.
Watts Cook, formerly superintendsnt
Tor the Delaware, Lackawanna ana West
ern company, came here yesterday from
business trip.
u. Michaelian has returned from Eas-
ton, where he has been for about a weeI.
City Solicitor Mckinley has returned
from brief visit with his parents i'm
Mauch Chunk.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-25
HE SAW THE FACE BEFORE.
Detective Moir Thinks He Has
Spotted n Genuine Fugitive.

AT every police headquarters in the
country-maybe all the world over
they have a rogue's gallery of more
or less size and completeness. Scran-
ton has one. Up in the city hall there
are lot of pictures of bad looking
men with nice looking figures offered
as "reward!' for the naturalization
of the bad looking face.
To the police the discovery of the
eternal fitness of a bad face with a
good photograph is as the honeysuckle
to the buzzing bee. 1t is a golden ap-
pie into the blee basket.
Last evening in the sergeant's office
sat Desk Sergeant Charles j. Ridge
way, Bank Burglar Watchman James
Thompson and City Detective John
w. Moir-when the face of a meek ap-
pearing colored man peered around the
corner of the door and a lowly voice
said:
"Genelmen, kin I, I sleep 'ere to-
night?"
Where dye live?" asked Sergeant
Ridgeway.
"Binghamton."
What are you doing here?"
"Lookin' for work"
1t was the same old answer to the
stock of questions. Yes, l guess you
can sleep here" said the sergeant at
ter a time. The colored man, appar-
emily 20 years of age, said thank you"
and shufied off into the cell.
Gosh" exclaimed Detective Moir
convulsively; "Tve seen that face be-
fore" Where" asked the sergeant.
joking; "between the bars?" No"
rejoned Detective Moir, not behind the
bars but in the gallery. That fellow
is a murderer. There's a reward Of
a cold $3.50 offered for him. He's mine"
and the open-eyed city ferrett left
to look over the bad faces in the
chiefs office upstairs.
The young colored man may or may
not be "Wanted"-such people generally
keep away from a police nest-but be-
fore he finds himself at livertY this
morning it will be a sure thing that
his name is not written on the books
of the fallen.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-25
GUARDIAN APPOINTED,
SEWER CAUSES DAMAGE.
South Side Man Brings Suit Against
the City of Scranton.

Through Attorney John ]. Murphy,
Patrick Finnerty, of Prospect avenue,
yesterday brought suit against the
city of Scranton for damage done his
property through the divertinS Of the
surface water in a pipe drain.
His property is situated IN the Twen-
tieth ward and is known as lot No 8
in block rs. In the summer of 1894 the
city built a pipe drain along Herr
court, south of Fig street, northerly
to Cherry street and thence westerly
to Stone avenue. terminating on the
southeast corner of Stone avenue and
Cherry street.
The surface water east of Prospect
avenue and south Of Cherry street.
which formerly flowed naturally by an
other course to the river, was by rea-
son of this pipe drain collected and
discharged near his property.
In times of freshets, he alleges, it
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-25
ANDREWS COMMITTED.
Unable TO Secure Bail lie Went to
the County Jail Yesterday.

William Andrews, Mrs. Wilcoxs late
partner was committed to the county
Jail yesterday in default of 5000 bail on
the charge OF larceny. Andrews made
little of his misfortune.
Asked if he had heard that Mrs. Will
cox had gone back to her husband he
simply said yes" smiled and made
no comment.
Andrews was not given hearing for
the reason that he was indicted before
the last grand jury on the charge. The
action of the police was an innovation
in this respect. Much trouble had been
experienced in securing eXtradition pa
pers and having them approved by the
executives of the states.
TO avoid this Detective John Moir,
before going to New York for Andrews
and Mrs. Wilcox, had them indicted
here. 1t is now necessary for Andrews
TO secure bail before one Of the judges.
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ants. forthwith took an appeal from
the finding and went direct to Phila.
delphia, where he made a motion be-
fore the Supreme court, for permission
to he heard on the appeal. Yesterdays
decision dismsses the petition and
places the costs on the petitioners.
This means that the condemned men
must ct once deliver themselves to the
warden OF the Luzerne county prison
to undergo a years Imprisonment, in
accordance with the sentence of the
Luzerne courts and the affirmation Of
the Superior court.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-25
THE TURN.veReIN REVIVED.
Has Taken Possession of Biatters
Hail on LackRwanua Avenue.

The Scranton Turn-Verein, which
has upon its membership roll many of
this city's most prominent Germans.
has been in lethargic state ever since
the removal from Turner's hall, about
n year ago. But. recently, a few of the
older members got their heads together
and decided to rejuvenate the society.
Batter's hall. on Lackawanna ave-
nue.. was rented. the apparatus from the
old hall was placed in position, and
this evening the Turner's will open the
hall with an excellent musical and lit
crary entertainment, to be followed by
dancing.
Invitations have heen sent to all the
old members and to many friends.