The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-06-23
THIS AND THAT.

AAAAS FtAND AAAthss
John NJ. Garman, of Plymouth, chair
man of the Democratic state committee,
In an interview spoke as follows concern
ing next weeks Democratic state con-
vention: "lC GLftey remains In the field.
in my Judgment, he will be nominated
on the first ballot at the Altoona conve1-
tion next week. He Is not very ag-
gressive candidate. He declares that his
interests are In the hands of the people
and that II they want him they may have
him but that he will not go out into tle
| field and make himself conspicuous by
electioneering. If Guffcy withdraws then
l think George A. jerks will be the nom
| nee. MIR. jerks is an able man. His
| home is in Brookville, Montour county
He is an attorney: was counsel in the
| noted Tilden controversy, and was so
| liCitor general under Grover Cleveland
! In case jerks should decline, judging
| from present indications. Senator Coch-
| ran or Senator Wolverton will be the
nominee
How about Judge Gordon. who has
| been so prominently mentioned"
The nomination of Judge Gordon is,
| In my opinion, possibility, nut not with
| In the range of probability. | am simply
| giving you my judgment, founded Upon
my knowledge OF the sentiments ot the
| Democrats of the state
| The Philadelphia Inquirer yesterday
| contained the following special from ftar-
risburg: "Serator Magee was expected
| here today for conference with Gov
| ernor Hastings and members of his cabi
| ret to discuss the selection Of n successor
to the late Judge Wickham on the Supc-
| riOr court bench. But the senator did not
| come and the prospects are he Will be
| here tomorrow. While considerable has
| "a rit ttpV, ni,,cr hf or
pointmcnt of Judge WiCkhams success
| scr by the governor as matter of fact
| he has not given the subject a thought.
! fte said tonight he was surprised that
| the subject had been made a matter OF
| discussion and the indications are the
| appointment WI not be made in hurry.
| 1t seems to be settled that the appointee :
| will be a western man and that Serator
Magee stands a coed show Of landing cn
| Allegheny county nan Republican lead
! crs here are at sea over the manner of
| nominating a Candiate for WiCkhamS s
| place and opinion is divided on whether
| the state committee can nominate or
the state convention will have to be re-
| called.
I Mortimer Jcres, of Mansfield this state,
a senior at Lafayette college and for
| three years center rush on the foot ball
| team, has been stricken with paralysis
| and is now in st. Luke's hospital under
| cong a course of treatment Jones has
| been very popular student and hard
! worker. His playing on the foot ball
| team went far in winning many of the
big victories achieved by Lafayette in
the past few years. Jones was always in
! the game, and at various times came out
| of the contest suffering severe injuries
| This was particularly true in the l'niver-
sity of Pennsylvania ana Princeton
| games. APPARENTLY, his injuries healed
| and he experienced no i'll effects until
| the past few days, when his entire right
| side became paralYzed said to have been
the result of his football injuries. Mon
| day at the commencement exercises he
| was unable to deliver the Mantle Grafton
which, weeks ago, had been assigned 10
him, and Tuesday he was taken to the
| hospital.
p. S. Risdae for several years past
city editor Of tn" Vi likes Barre News
Dealer. has resigned to accept a similar
position on the Leader of that city made
vacant by the resignation of w. T.. Wood
ruff, who has become one of the owners
of the News-Dealer Mr.. Risdale is a
gifted young man whose pen is often en-
plOyed to brighten the pages of the rep
resentative magazines of the country.
Professor ManGan. of Plains, a former
member of tho News-Dealer's city staff,
has succeeded Mr.. Risdale on that paper.
+. A. Niven, Of Wilkes Barre, has been
made editor of the Hazleton Sentinel.
His dissertations on local politics have
already become a feature Of the sentinel.
! The Payne Engine company, of Elmira.
has secured a contract from the United
States government to make 6OO0 steel
projeCtiles. to he used in the present war
with Spain The shells constructed are
| Of three sizes The largest is seventeen
and one-fouth inches long, six inches in
! diameter aud weighs 100 pounds. 1he
next largest. or middle size, is twelve
and one-half inches in length, five inches
i'm diameter and weighs twenty mine
pounds. The smallest shell is about
twelve inches long. four inches in diam
eter and weighs about twenty pounds
| The steel of which the proieCtiles are
made is shipped to Elmra from Phladel-
phia.
Neil O'Donnell's gold mine at Mauct
Chunk promises to pay big dividends
lie has received a letter from the GrIg'
Eenheim Smelling works. of Perth Am
boy. which states that the specimen OF
ore they received from tho mine after be
ing agsaycd was found to be very ricl
in gold and silver, but did not contain
) any lead as was thought. The ore pan:
ont ga ounces of silver and 80 ouncc'
of gold to the ton, The actual value o
, a ton would he about sos and the cost n
mining, shipping and smelling woulc
amount to $26, Leaving a profit of 81.
EX-Postmastcr Frank Mcdonald, o.
Dunmore. has embarked in the insurance,
business, lie is the agent for one of tn
4 most substantial accident insurance com
pauies Of the country and several OG tn
standard life organizations.
Dentists Laubach, Stratton, Strup
pier. Pierce and Knox, of this city, at
tended the monthly meeting Of the Lack
2 aWanEa and LuZcrnc DNEtal society il
Wikes-Barre Tuesday evening.