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Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1898-11-19
South Carolina & Georgia R.R.C0.
TIME TABLE no. l5

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Wcst-Flrst Class Daily Eaa; i'ir+: Class Daily
Live. am. z 10 Charleston, S.UJ arrives D. IN
am, GO Augusta, lD.i5 "
Am, O. 20 Columbia 52o
a. m, 10 30 EiEgSvillC. L2S
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IRtSiER TERESA ABAN.
DUNED.


Washington, Nov. lG.-The
armorrl rru-ier Maria Teresa has
been abandoned by this time esand
lies Il wreck of the coast of Cat
Island. The department has
wired capt. McCaIla as follows:
"li you are satisfied after con-
sultation with the officers named,
Teresa cannot be saved, you are
authorized to abandon the wreck.
As to any other matters exercise
your own Judgment. Notify the
British authorities. When you
have done all You can return to
Norfolk"
The captain was subsequently
directed 10 bring the wrecking
tug Potomac TO Norfolk with him
when he came. instead of return
in% her To Santiago.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1898-11-19
SHAMEFUL ACTS OF NEi;rO
SOLDIERS.

Start in by Stealing Il Hog; Tipn
Murder Several Peopic.-Ilr.
suit OF Sending Negro Troops
to Do Garrison Duty in Cuba.
A very Ugly Affair.
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PLUMBING ORDINANCE.
Republicans Have n Plan which will
be MateriaIiZpd.

new or an amended plumbing in
spector ordinance is to be created by
the Republican members of common
council despite the assertion of certain
Democrats that provision for the in
spector's salary had been omitted from
the appropriation ordnance, now on
passage, In the face OF protests from
the Building Trades council and 1900
laboring men," AS much was stated
publicly by President Moir during the
common council session Thursday
night.
Mr.. Keller has a plan for furthering
a general opinion that the office should
be self-supporting. He believes pro-
vision should be made for collecting so
cents or 81 per test, two tests to be
made on each contract. He advocates
a $40 master plumbers license and a
81 registration fee for each journey
man plumber. These Views are in
furtherance of suggestions made by
certain master plumbers who do not
wholly approve of the plumbing ordi-
nance recently passed.
Mr.. Moir's plan for revenue is a col
lection as follows for examination OF
contracts: so cents for contracts under
800; $3.50 for contracts between $10C
and $1,000; so cents additional for each
500 over 81, 900. He would impose a fee
Of 80 cents for each smoke test and 81
for each water test, both to be re-
quired.
The best points of the two plans will
probably be combined and an ordinance
or amendments to the present ordi.
nance introduced at once.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-16
PENN , AVENUE PASTOR.
Rev. Robert +. Y. Pierce, OF PhiIa-
dolphin, is Engaged Temporarily.

The acting pastor, or supply, for the
Penn Avenue Baptist church will be
Rev. Robert f. Y. Pierce, of Phila-
delphia,' who will have charge of all
the services Sundays and on week daJ )
while the church is securing a pastor
He is an evangelist, and an ardent
: worker among young people.
At the last state convention of Chris
tian EndeavOr, Mr.. Pierce was one Of
the most popular speakers. His black
board work with Juniors and in the
8Sunday school is said to be very effec-
live. He left active pastorate duties
Ito do special evangelistic work, and
was for some time connected with the
Horace Temple, of Philadelphia, acting
hs Mr.. Russell COnwelrs assistant. He
s now superintendent of the Philadel-
Iphia Breakfast association, which is
8doing a large work in the field of rescue
Emissions.
At their strangers Inn" there are
bitten 100 present at one time, and
many conversions result from their
practical work.
Mr.. Pierce will be accompanied here
by his wife. They have engaged apart
nents at the Terrace hotel.
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ANNUAL SOCIAL SESSION.
Elks win Entertain Many Visitors
Monday Night.

Monday evening the annual social
session of the Scranton Lodge of Elks,
In honor Of the Wilkes Barre lodge,
viii Nc held in the Elk building on
Franklin avenue. over one hundred
members of the Wilkes Barre lodge and
the Ninth Regiment band are expect
ed.
Grand Exalted Ruler Meade d. Det-
weller. Of Harrisburg. has accepted an
invitation to be present. The local re-
ception committee Of Democrats has
given assurances that William Jennings
Rryan and party will be present, an
invitation having been extended to
them to attend the session.
The speakers at the social session will
he: William Jennings Bryan, Meade
=. Detweiler, Hon. II. M. Edwards,
Hon. r w. Gunster, Hon. John E. Bar
rett, Hon. John Garman, Wilkes Barre;
Frank Wheaton, esq, Wilkes-Barre;
George Ferris, esq. Wilkes Barre; Dan
Hart, Wilkes Barre; DIR. P. F. Cum
ster district deputy exalted ruler; d.
]. Reedy. esq.,, exalted ruler; C. G.
Boland. i. j. Lynett and J. Elliott
Poss, esq.
There will be music by Alexander
Ninth Regiment band, Bauer's band
ard orchestra, John T. Watkins and
| uuartette, Thomas Beynon, tenor, w
w. Watkins, baritone
The local lodge of Elks, accompanied
| by Bauers band, will meet the visiting
Elks at the Delaware and Hudson sta
ton and there will be a parade over
| the following line of march: Lacka-
wanna to Washington, to Spruce, tn
| jefferson, to Linden, TO Washington, To
| Spruce, to Wyoming. to Lackawanna,
! to Franklin to lodge rooms.
The social session will begin at
o'clock and will be in charge of the fol-
| lowing committee: Fred c. Hand, w
! $. Millar and w. 8. Gould.
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the president. Mrs. E. II. Ripple and
Mrs. L. NJ. Gates. The social feature
rather than the programme is being
emphasized, the idea being to greet
and thank all friends who have helped
the association during It's first decade,
and especially the clergymen and busi-
ness men. The refreshments are to be
in charge of the chairmen of commit
tees directed by Mrs. F. S. Godfrey
Mrs. ]. A. Lansing, Mrs. II. Stelle and
Mrs. II. d. Gardner. Young ladies will
serve the guests.
Mrs. G. d. Simpson, who was chair
man of the committee on nominations
in the organization of 1883, will pre-
side with Mrs. Ripple, and they will
be assisted in receiving by those who
have served on the board, and also by
members of the state committee: Mes
dames Boies, Kennedy, Derman Con-
ley, jackson, Fellows. r. J. and c. p.
Matthews, Welles, Archibald, Poore,
| Frice, Watres, Kays, Carr and Diehl,
and Misses Deacon, Krigbaum and 9TH
| crs.
There will he some orchestral selec-
tions. Miss Hays, the state secretary
| and others will speak.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-16
USE OF ANTHRACITE COAL.
Pennsylvania Congressmen Urge the
Navy Department TO Use II.

Aspecial dispatch to the Wilkes Barre
Record gave the following account
OF a visit paid to Secretary Long, of the
navy, by a congressional party COM
prising Representatives Connell, Kulp,
williams and Brumm, of Pennsylvania.
The visit was made with a view OF
havirs anthracite coal used on board
the warships.
Representative Brumm, acting as
spokesman. cited the superiority of an
thracite over bituminous coh in this
connection by stating that no obscur-
ing smoke could define the position OF
a vessel or prevent the seeing of sig
nails during a squadron evolution, by
day, nor disclose blockade running by
flames by night The danger of spon-
taneous combustion would be reduced
to a minimum, and the anthracite coal
would retain its vitality longer during
storage or exposure.
Nothing definite was gained, but the
visit was in a sense but preliminary TO
future action, probably to presenting
the matter in the house. At least the
above-named gentlemen will not let the
matter drop
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REFUSED TO VACATE.
Suit Instituted to Recover Expenses
EntniIed Thereby.

A $1,000 trespass suit was begun yes
terday by Attorney E. c. Newcomb for
Thomas II. Jordan, against Charles ii.
Shedd, Charles II. Sears and David II.
Sears, former tenants of the plaintiff
who, it is alleged forcibly and illeg-
ally kept possession of a storerOom in
Green Ridge, against the wishes and
directions of the owner, and contrary
to the terms of the lease.
Mr.. Jordan expected to start In busi-
ness himself April l, and directed the
tenants to vacate. They refused and in
consequence put Mr.. Jordan to much
expense and trouble in ejecting them
He now sues for the damage theiI
actions entailed.
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TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF Y. W. c. A.
Interesting Celebration at the Rooms
on Tuesday Evening.

A coming event to which much inter-
est is attached is the tenth anniver-
sary celebration of the Young Women's
Christian association Tuesday of next
week from to 10 o'clock. 1t win be a
social affair and the board of manag-
ers win greet both men and women.
Miss Cordelia Freeman Miss Kathryne
Timberman and Mrs. O'Brien will sing.
The committee from the board hav-
ing the celebration in charge is: Mrs.
w. s, Kennedy, Mrs. c, b. Derman
and Miss Deacon. who are assisted by
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-16
MISS GREEN BRINGS SUIT.
Awarded a Judgment of sos in Alder
man Howe's Court.

Miss Eta Green, recently prosecuted
by c. NJ. Florey for the larceny Of a
bicycle and who in turn began suit
for SO, 900 against FlOrey, continued the
litigation in the case yesterday by
bringing suit against Stephen Jones tc
recover $95. the sum alleged to have
been paid Florey for the wheel The
case was heard before Alderman Howe
who awarded judgment for the amount
asked.
No defense was made by Mr. Jones
who, it was stated ny Mr., Florey, was
the real owner of the latter's store.
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JURY TRIAL DEMANDED.
|mith Divorce Case VIII Probably BE
Aired.

The divorce case Of T.. j. Smith
|gainst Mabel A. Smith will be tried
3efore a jury, the demand for tha
hme having been made by the res
'pndent's attorney, George w. Beale,
tsterday.
1.-The allegation against Mrs. Smith
that she abused her husband for
hong period of time making his life
burden and then deserted him with
just cause or provocation.
This, the wife denies. She says
never abused him and that in
bd of being the deserter she was
deserted. They We're married Nov.
1898, and lived together until Nov.
1885.
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SCHOOL FINANCES
TOW In COMMITTEE
Work OF Reducing the Estimates Was
Begun Last Evening.
NEARLY A HALF A MILLION WANTED
hut the Revenue viii BE Only s3sI,-
4O6-. Figured on Basis
Last Years 14-miil Levy aud Be-
gan Cutting the Estimates-.s5f,-
900 was Topped OF, One Lump OF
$4,000 Being Taken From New
Buildings.

The work of arranging the board of
control appropriations for the fiscal
year Of 1898 was started last evening
by the finance committee. Against an
estimated revenue of 1881 ,406 estimates
were received from the several COM
mittees and school departments
amounting to S459 465.25, which, with
one supplementary estimate of $2,2O0
left $SO,259.2 25 to be cut down.
Captain w. A. May, of the Ninth
ward, chairman of the committee, pre-
sided. The other members of the COM
mittee present were: n. j. Jennings, b..
NJ Davis. John Gibbons and ID. /. Phil
lips, the complete committee. A. l..
Francois, president of the board, was
also present, as were Controllers Jayne
and Casey.
Following is a summarized statement
go . L,
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RUDDY is WILD.
CTazed by Drink, lie Wrecks His
Parents Home.

Michael Ruddy, 20 years old, a roofer,
while crazy drunk abused his parents
and smashed much of the furniture in
their home at the corner of Larch
street and Penn avenue yesterday
morning. The father sent word to the
police and the patrol wagon, with
Sergeant Ridgeway and Patrolmen
Peuster and Block. was sent to the
house.
Mayor Bailey heard the complaint
against Ruddy in police court and sem
fenced him to twenty days in Jail.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-16
BRYAN LECTURE TICKETS.

Tickets for the lecture of William J.
Bryan at the armory, on Monday even
ing, will be on sale at the office of the
Scranton Times, commencing this
morning at 9 o'clock. General admis-
sion, % cents; reserved seats, so cents.
Persons out of town may have tickets
reserved for them by telephoning to the
Times office, but in all cases the cash
must be forthcoming on Saturday or
the reservation will not hold The
Times office will be open until $50 to-
morrow evening.
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Mr.. MULLEY MAKES CLAIM.
Says George ii. Shoemaker Holds
Property Illegal y.

Ambrose Mulley yesterday started
ejectment proceedings to recover from
George II. Shoemaker a property in
Providence, which it is alleged, the
latter is illegally in possession of.
1t is the property designated as lot
II in block b. of the Clark & Beale
addition to Scranton, and is 40X11S feet
in dimensions. Hulslander & Alworth
represent the plaintiff.
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Special meeting of Division 20, A. O.
H., this evening at o'clock to arrange
for attending the funeral OF the late
John Callahan. p. f. Calpin, presi-
dent. ~
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Book Auction, 427 Spruce street.

Beginning this afternoon at 2.3O
and o'clock evenings for a few days
only. Large miscellaneous stock of
standard authors. Albert Harris, auc-
tiOneer. "a
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-16

Choice Spring Lamb for Sunday
dinner at reasonable prices. j. f. Kel-
lys, los Penn avenue. ~
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dicator will be placed in the Central
air shaft on Washburn street.
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THE REDUCTIONS

The principle reductions made in the
estimates last night were: $4,000 from
the tnilding committees estimate Of
100000 for new buildings, $1,000 from
the same committees estimate for Ia
Dor and supplies, $1,000 from the text
book estimate of $4,000, $4,000 from
the supply committee estimate and $3.50
from the insurance committee estimate.
1t now costs less than $4,000 or per
cent to pay the city treasurer's and
tax collecting fees A vast increase
would Ne shown if the board of six is
permitted to take it's seats. Under the
board ofsiX law, per cent would have
to be allowed the treasurer, who may
| be one Of the number, and per cent.
would have to be paid delinquent coll
lectors, total expense of about S2S,00l
based on this years estimated assess
| ed valuation.
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MANY THOUSANDS
60 UP IN SMOKE
Surface Plant Of Oxford colIisry Almos
Totally Destroyed.
PROPERTY LOSS REACHES $3.50, 900.

Early Morning Fire Consumes the
Big Breaker, Culm Washery, Boiler
Houses, Blacksmith and Carpenter
shops and Other structures--Five
Hundred Hands Thrown Out OF Em-
pioyment--Firem Were Power
less to Cope With the Flames.
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Fine stock OF Roses
and carnations today at Clark's. -
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Fire. yesterday morning almost to-
tally wiped out the surface plant of the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
companys oxford colliery on Tenth
street, entailing a property loss of $780,
900 and big consequential damages that
cannot be estimated.
The breaker with the main engine
room, valued at $4,000, the recently
erected culm washery, which cost $40
600, the fan house, boiler room, car
penter and blacksmith shops, pump
house and retail pockets were totally
destroyed and an annex boiler house,
to the north, wash house, water tank
and other buildings were more or less
damaged.
The flames broke out in the fan house
adjoining the breaker on the south at
about ) o'clock, from some cause not
accounted for, but supposed to be an
overheated journal. The oil soaked
tmbers and a stiff south wind acceler-
ated the progress of the flames and in
a very short time both these buildings
were completely enveloped and the
others We're one after the other TAX
ing fire from the monster tongues of
flames that reached in all directions.
Twenty minutes would not be an eX-
aggeration df the time that inter
vened between the breaking out Of
the flames and the sounding of the
alarm, according to the statement
made about the scene yesterday. There
is a fire alarm station at the breaker
but when an attempt was made to
utilize 1t, it was found that the con-
Meeting wires had been melted by the
flames. Then recourse was had to
box 80 at the corner of Main avenue
and Jackson street
ALARM SENT OUT.
The alarm sent from here brought
the West Side companies to the
scene, but on their arrival they found
it barely possible to get near enough
to the fire to reach it with a steamer
stream. Chief Hickey upon arriving
telephoned for help and succeeded in
getting five companies Of the central
city district quickly to the scene. All
worked heroically but their efforts
We're of little avail. Every building
attacked by the fire was totally con-
sumed with exception of the annex
| boiler house to the north, which had
it's nearest end destroyed: the retail
]
! badly burned that what remains of
! them will have to be torn down and
several small buildings which because
of their isolation We're scorched rather
than burned.
But for the fact that there was a
! delay i'm giving the alarm and that the
the only fire engine on the West Side
| that of the Franklins, could not be
used because of its dilapidated condi.
tion, it is quite possible that much OF
the property could have been saved
Chief Hickey says.
At 8 o'clock the fire had virtually
| burned itself out and at 10 O'CLOCK
the central city companesI were sen
home. Details from the Franklins anC
| Columbias assisted by company EN-
ployes, kept streams playing on tn,
smoulderng ruins all day long. A
6 o'clock p. IN. fire taps" wer,
| sounded.
There were only two men in tn
mine when the fire broke out. Fir
Bosses Murray and Richards. The!
came out through the second opening
located at the foot of the hill at
safe distance from the breaker TIL
mules were taken out later through
various openings.
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INCREASED REVENuE.


It was estimated by the committee
that the final city assessed valuation,
after the board of revision and ap-
peal has finished it's work, will be $22-
100000. At il mills, the 1897 school tax
rate, the revenue would be $3.50
Less a 3 per cent. allowance for the
city treasurer's fees, generations and
on-collectable taxes, $10,4j0, the rev.
enue would be $G05, $50, to which was
added S75,S5e, expected from the state
appropriation, giving a total revenue
of $3S1 ,4O6 This is $4,000 over the
revenue of last year.
The foregoing figures were based by
the committee upon the 1897 14-mill
levy. This levy was divided as follows:
4l2 per cent. for building purposes,
1A FER cent. for sinking fund and in
terest, IA per cent. for general school
purposes. The limit prescribed by law
is 2e mills, of which not more than 13
mills shall be for building purposes
and not more than 13 mills for general
school purposes.
1t was found last night that to reduce
the appropriations to an amount within
the revenue would require a cut of
nearly 25 per cent. in each estimate.
A uniform cut on that basis would not,
however, have been either equitable or
practicable. 1t was at once realized
that the sinking fund and interest, de-
fcits, finance committee and possibly
the teachers committee estimates would
stand no reduction.
The work of reducing the high and
| training committee, night schools,
building committee, supply commit
tee and text book committee estimates
was begun and $4,000 in reductions
were made. The result was not final
however, and at the next meeting Oi
| the committee Tuesday evening, items
untouched may be reduced or those re-
duced may be increased again or fur
| ther reduced.
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CRIBBING TOOK FIRE.


The cribbing of the main shaft took
fire at the surface opening and burned
for some distance. The flames were
easily extinguished, however, by a hose
taken down the second opening and
through the rock vein to the main
shaft.
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
mine officials from all over the valley
were early on the scene and when at
tention was turned from the conhagra-
tion they Joined in devising means for
saving the mine which is an extremely
"weI" one.
The pumps at the foot of the shaft
we're supplied with steam from the
breaker boilers and when this supply
was cut off, the water accumulated
with great rapidity. At o'clock it
had reached such a depth that por-
tiOns of the pump were under water
and much difficulty was encountered in
making connections with the tempor-
AIRY steam pipes hurriedly run through
the second opening which fortunately
communicates with the lowest vein.
No accurate account of the loss could
be secured, Assistant Coal Agent A. II.
| StOrrs declining to give out any in
formation on the subject. saying it was
the cOmpany's business and did not
| interest the public. The estimates Civ
en- above were arrived at after inter
views were had with subordinate off
Cials and insurance men on the scene.
/ The consequential damages will be
large, but not as large as they might
be, it is said, because the mine was
seven or eight years "ahead of its
| leases" or in other words can be idle
that long without being called upon
| To pay royalty by default.
| About 800 men and boys are thrown
out of employment and it is not known
! how soon the plant will be rebuilt, oI
even that it will be rebuilt, these mat.
| ters being settled in New York at the
company's head office.
SHUT DOWN SATURDAY.
The mine shut down last Saturday
and there was nothing definite giver
out as to when it would start again
Some few men were employed begin.
ming Monday, in taking the pea Goa
from the bank where 1t was stored anC
running it through the breaker screens
to prepare it for market. This would
not continue long, however
The mine is one of the oldest in tn,
region, having been in operation sine,
1862. 1t has a capacity larger than the
average colliery and still has larg'
deposits of coal unworked. The culn
washery was built three years ago. 1
was very modern structure in thu
matter Of equipment and had a bis
capacity. William Thornton was out
side foreman and Joseph Lloyd inside
| foreman.
Nearly 1900 feet of city hose was de
stroyed at the fire and the indicator
for the gong, which was stationed il
| the breaker was consumed. A new in
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Brick and Castings for all stoves and
ranges. Battin's, 126 Penn avenue. ~
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NJ
HIMBALL-
PIANO

Great musicians use Kimballs. The
testimony of musicians who command
a salary of from 81. 900 to $1,000 for each
performance must be accepted as hav-
ing weight. They. at least. escape the
charge of not knowing what they are
talking about. Lillian Nordica says:
"The more use my Kimball plano the
better like it," Jean De Reszke says:
I'VE have concluded to purchase Kim
ball pianos for our personal use" John
Philip Sousa claims: "The Kimball
piano is frst-class in every respect"
Some Of the most beautiful cases in
walnut, mahogany and oak can be seen
here. I have some fine large pianos.
all colors, from $3.50 to $3.50. on easy
terms, and a term Of lessons free.
George H. Ives, West Market street.
Wilkes Barre. general agent: w. 8.
Foote, local agent, 122 Page Place.