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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-10-14

ton of the act of assembly were purely
ministerial and that IL the contract lie
made I'm due form, after an appropriation
FOR the purpose has been regularly made,
II Is tho duty Of the Controncr to cetulS
the contract and If he should refuse 20 do
so, the court will compel performance by
a writ Of mandumus. The other proposi-
tion regarding the legality Of this ordi-
nance arises from the fact that the city
of Scranton Is approaching the constitu-
tional limit of Indebtedness, which would.
undoubtedly be exceeded II the aggregate
sum for repairs for ten years were
added to the present amount. YOU
will observe, however, that the Ordi-
nance provides for the quarterly
payment of an annual rate, appro-
priated each year from the current
revenues: and the decisions have uni
formly held, particularly in Wade against
Oakment borough 16j Pa. 4i9. that ''if the
contracts and engagements of municipal
corporations do not ovcrreach their cur
rent revenues. no objections can be law
fully made to them, however great the In
debtcdness of such municipality may be.
for in such case their engagements do
not extend beyond their present means
of payment and so no debt is created"
SIMILAR PROPOSITION.
A case involving similar propositions 90
those contained in this ordinance was that
of Reutlng VS.. TitusVillc l15 Pa. 5l2 i'll
which case the court said when con-
tract made By a municipal corporation
pertains to its ordinary expenses, such as
repaving a street, and is. together with
other like expenses. within tho limit of its
current revenues, and such special taxes
as it legally and in good faith intends to
levy therefor, such contract does not con-
stltute an increase of indebtedness with
in the meaning of the constitutional pro-
vision"
1t seems clear. therefore, that the pro-
posed contract for ten years may legally
receive the certificate of the city control
Ter and will not involve an unlawful in
crease OF Indebtedness.
Yours very respectfully.
NJ. a. mckinley, city Solicitor.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-10-14
BURGLARY CAUSES DEATH
Hand Car Was Used to Garry Away
Plumber and a Collision EnSued
Which Resulted in One Fa-
tality-The Victim.

4 collision occurred early yesterday
morning on the branch of the Lehigh
Valley railroad running from Babylon
to the colliery at Austin Heights by
which Richard Howell. of Pittston, lost
his life. and John Carroll was serious
ly injured.
Earlier in the night four men sup
posed to be foreigners entered the sa
loon of Isaac Melvin, "A Hun, at Bar
bertown, and after chloroforming the
members of the family took a large
amount of property from the building
Among other things they took six bar
Iels of whiskey. which they carried
away on wagon
Near the Babylon breaker they APP
propriated a hand car which was ly-
ing close to the railroad track and plac-
ing it on the rails loaded it with the
barrels of whiskey. The intention was
to run the hand car up along the Aus
tin branch to some point where it had
been agreed upon to hide the plunder.
The road passes through a wild and
sparsely settled territory.
The burglars had made but little
progress with the hand car when an
engine pushing a number of cars ahead
of it came down the track. The men
made no effort to remove the hand car
from the track or give the alarm. They
simply deserted their carrier and
awaited results. When the collision oc-
CURED Howell and Carroll were stand
ing on the first car, a gOndola. 1t
was thrown from the track and turned
upside down, killing Howell and SER
iously injuring Carroll.
When the other trainmen reached
the overturned car they were greeted
by volley of bullets and had to throw
themselves on the ground to avoid
being hit. The bullets We're fired by
the burglars. After emptying their
guns they took to the woods and the
work of getting Howell and Carroll
from beneath the car began.
Howell was q years of age and re-
sided with his parents on Price street
PittSton.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-10-14

Plans are almost perfected for the
series of mass meetings that will be
held in this county under the auspices
of the Republican county committee.
The arrangements for these gatherings
are in charge of Attorney Fred. w.
Fleitz who has had considerable
amount of experience in this detail of
campaign management.
The places where meetings will be
held are Carbondalc. Dunmore, Jer-
myn, Peckville, Olyphant, Dickson
City, Clark's Summit, Dalton, Waver-
ly. Taylor, Moosic Moscow, East Ben
ton, Archibald, jefferson township, Old
Forge, Minooka, and in the various
sections of this city.
Local speakers who will address these
meetings are Major Everett Warren,
A. j. Colborn, jr., NJ. w. Lowrey,
George NJ Watson. Hon. John II. Farr,
George Taylor w. j. Lewis, II. NJ.
Streeter, A. A. VOsburg. c. w. Daw-
son. G. f. Oliver, f. f. Robathan. r.
II. Patterson, Hon. John +. Reynolds,
John F. Scragg, John NJ. Harris,
Thomas II. Dale, X. A. Zimmerman,
John r. Jones, w. Gaylord Thomas
and +. w. Fleitz. These speakers will
be reinforced by Hon. w. |. Schaffer
of Delaware county; Hon. jeremiah
snyder, of Allentown. and Colonel b.
+. Hughes, of Philadelphia.
FIRST MEETING.
The first of this series of meetings
will be held the latter part of next week
or on Monday. Oct. "a. Governor Hast
ings is expected here next week or the
week following and will address a
meeting to be held in the central city.
on the night of Nov. |, Colonel Stone
will be in the city and address a meet
| ing at the Lyceum theatre. on that
| day Colonel Stone speaks at noon at
Honesdale and an effort will be made
to have him deliver a speech at Car
| bondale on his way to Scranton. In
| Colonel stones party will be Adjutant
| General Thomas II. Stewart, General
| Adam King. Major Mcdowell chief clerk
| of the house of representatives at
! Washington, and General Henderson, of
| Iowa. Extensive arrangements for this
| meeting are to be made.
The last two weeks of the campaign
| will be lively and merry. Meetings will
| be held nightly and the issues of the
| campaign discussed by the able speak
| ers named above. There is evidence of
a growing interest on the part of voters
in the coming election. This is felt in
| various ways, but notably in the many
| callers who visit headquarters either
to tender their services or secure liter
| ature upon some point with reference
to which a neighbor may be in doubt.
NOTES OF THE CAMPAIGN.
The Junior Republican club is about
| to he reOrganized.
Attorney F. w. Fleitz will next week
deliver speeches at Selins Grove, Snyder
county, and Tyrone. Blair county. He
was invited to join Colonel Stones
party of spell-Binders for a week, but
was compelled to decline the distinc-
tion to devote his time to the meet.
ings in this county, of which he has
| charge.
Democratic headquarters in tht
Guernsey building are open daily. bu
as yet have been unoccupied, save by
the furniture.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-10-14
BACK FROM EUROPE.
Mrs. Robinson and Her Children
Warmly Welcomed.

Mrs. NJ. Robinson, her daughter. Miss
Lenchan, sons, Otto and Edwin. the
latter city controller, reached the city
last night at S.45 o'clock over the Della
ware, Lackawanna and Western rail-
road from a stay in Austria and Ger
many of three months and half.
Awaiting the arrival of the party at
the station was a number of friends
including Hon. John II. Fellows, ex-
Sheriff Charles Robinson, John j. Dur
kin. J. George Eisele, Deputy City Con-
troller Edward Eiselc and Charles
Rosar, clerk in Controller Robinson's
Office. A hearty cheer went up from
the crowd as Mrs. Robinson and her
children appeared on the platform Of
the car. They were escorted to car
riages and Immediately taken to their
home on Cedar avenue, where an in
formal reception was held, attended
only by the members of the Robinson
family and immediate relatives.
When seen by Tribune reporter City
Controller Robinson talked freely of the
extended trip i'm the old country. With
pleasing emphasis he began, There is
no place like America, and home Ten
weeks were spent in Carlsbad, Austria,
a CllN NHltn Is ldHlOuS az al ltS'll l'l
seekers Of health.
Little or no interest was manifested
in the late war by the people of that
country" said Mr.. Robinson. "A few
of the newspapers printed short ac-
counts of it's progress
In Berlin, Leipsic. Hamburg and
Cologne principal cities in Germany,
the same Indifference as shown in Aus
tria prevailed. especially so among the
middle and lower classes. The Robin
son party sailed from Bremen. Ger
many. nine days ago, reaching the
Hoboken pier of the North German line
yesterday just at noon, one day late.
Awaiting the party at the pier were
Philip Robinson, City Treasurer Boz
land, Frank Nandling. Select Council.
man Robert Robinson. Albert Guth-
cnz. Emil Schimpff and August Rob-
inSOn.
Miss Robinson, who contracted ty-
phoid fever in Carlsbad and for time
was in a danerous condition, has en-
I tirely recovered.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-10-14
A CORRECTION.
Made Necessary by an Error in This
Paper Yesterday.

In the advertisement of Jonas Longs
Sons, appearing in The Tribune of
yesterday morning. readers Of this
paper We're made to believe that
great special three hours sale which
the firm had announced for Friday,
was to occur Yesterday afternoon. The
advertisement caused no end of trouble
in The Great Store. a great many peo-
pie going there to take advantage of
the sale, only to be disappointed. The
Tribune is glad to do the firm the JUS
tice of announcing that it's own force
was responsible for the error ana that
Jonas Longs Sons were in no wise to
blame. The sale takes place this (Fri.
day. afternoon, as this paper should
have stated Yesterday, and it promises
much in the way of bargain giving.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-10-14
SALE WAS SUCCESSFUL.
Conducted Under the Auspices of
the Girls Sewing Society.

The Girls Sewing society made a
great success of their sale at the home
of William Hanley last evening, taking
in about $S5. The sale will continue
this afternoon and many beautiful and
useful articles remain to be disposed
of by the young ladies who have worked
so indefatigably for the poor. The
rooms presented very attractive APP
pearance.
Those who assisted were: Mrs. Will
lis kirkpatrick, the Misses Albro, Bes-
sic and Grace Sanderson, Miss Lillian
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-10-14
DEATH OF MRS. MARY o'BRIEN
She Was the Mother of Superintend-
ent Richard O'Brien.

Mrs. Mary O'Brien, mother of Super
intendent Richard O Brien, of the West
ern Union Telegraph company died
last night at 1890 at the home of her
son, on North Washington avenue.
She was well advanced in years. For
a long time past Mrs. OBrien had re-
sided with her son. The arrangements
for the funeral have not yet been COM
Melted
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-10-14
DIED.

BARRETT In Scranton, Pa, Oct, -,
1895, Mary Barrett, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Barrett age p years. Flu
neral Saturday morning from the resi-
dence of her sister Mrs James Whelan,
ZIG Hemlock street. Interment in Ca
thedral cemetery.
Scranton, Pa, Oct, ~ lS92,
Ellsworth Berry age IS years. Funeral
at the house, $40 Webster avenue, Sat
urday at p N, Rev, George Alrich viii
uiiiciate.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-10-14
Tenth Anniversary.

Lewis. Reilly & Davies are giving
away to each purchaser of School
Shoes, a handsome as well as useful
souvenir, consisting of ruler, pen
holder, lead and slate pencil, This
busy shoe store are always trying to
make their customers happy, ~
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-10-14
MANY SIGNED THE PLEDGE.
Temperance Meeting in the Evangel-
ical Church, Green Ridge.

Last night the temperance meeting
was held in the Evangelical church
Green Ridge. A number of persons
signed the pledge. Tonight the meet
ing will be in the Baptist church. Mrs.
b. T. Jayne will sing solos and the
Asbury Quartette will also be present
and add to the interest.
There will lie meeting every night
TO and including Monday night. Sun
day Mr.. Mcconnell will speak twice.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-10-14

Gearhart, Edith Pierson, Elizabeth
Sherer, Anna Buck and Mary Linen.
The cash girls were Misses Ruth Han
ley, Mamie Gearhart, Gladys Watkins
and Grace Mclean. Miss Grace Kier-
stead was the cashier.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-10-14
CAVE-IN AT PITTSTON.
Two Hundred Men Taken Out of the
Ravine Shaft.

Wilkes Barre, oct. ia serious
cave-in occurred in the Ravine shaft,
operated by the Newton Coal company
at Pittston, this morning, The mine
has been Squeezing" for some time
and this morning the situation was 50
threatening that the 200 men at work
were ordered out, Shortly after the
workings settled.
Three hundred feet below the cave
the colliery is on fire and the workings
are being flooded. It is feared that the
cave-in will seriously interfere with
the work of extinguishing the fire.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-10-14
TEN-YEAR CONTRACT
FOR REPAIR OF PAVE
CITY SOLICITOR M'GINLEY SAYS
1T is LEGAL.

He Submitted an Exhaustive opin-
ion to Select Council on Keller Or
dinance Which Deals with Repair
of Asphalted Streets-Amendmen
to Ordinance Which Make It a
Roche Instead of a Keller Meas
ure-Mr. Keller Said a Prominent
Lawyer Supervised Wording of His
Ordinance.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-10-14
Night School Teachers.

Applicants for provisional certificates
to teach night school will be examined
in the common branches Wednesday,
october 10, at $50 q. m, in the Board
of Control rooms. "a
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-10-14
1t Will Pay You

If you are thinking of buying "a Music
Box or Talking Machine for the hol-
days, get WeiChel, the jewelers. prices
before buying, POS Lackawanna ave-
nue.. Opp. D.. l.. & w. deDot. %
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-10-14
MILES WILL INVESTIGATE.
The Famous Indian Fighter at st.
Paul.

St. Paul, oct. 13.-News was received
in St Paul today that Major General
Nelson A. Miles would arrive i'm St
Paul Saturday morning over the Omaha
road. 1t is believed that the president
intimated to the general his wish that
he personally investigate the Indian
situation,
If this be true, il gives significance
to the situation which has been con-
cealed very carefully. General Miles is
the best authority in the land on In
dian matters.
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Richards, Wirth & Lewis,

326 Lackawanna avenue, are showing
a very superior line of boys and chill
dren's overcoats and REFERS for this
Falls wear. Everything new and
prices right. ~
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FIVE DOLLARS FOR
WRITING A letter

In order to introduce
my new line Of Kimball
Pianos and organs I will
pay FIVE DOLLARS to
any one who will send
me the name of any par
ty who will buy a piano
or organ of ME.
This will be paid when
first payment is made on
the instrument and to
the first one who sends
me the name. If you
know Of a neighbor who
talks of getting one send
the name in.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-10-14
Save Your Fine

by buying your lamp at Jurisch g.
Co.'S, i33 Spruce street. ..
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-10-14

The Wilkes-Barre Record can be had
in Scranton at the news stands of Reis-
man Bros, 404 Spruce and SOB Linden
streets; Mac, Lacka wanna avenue.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-10-14
ARRANGING FOR
THE MEETINGS
PLACES WHERE THE SPEAKERS
WILL BE HEARD.

Among the Distinguished Gentle
men Who Will Talk Here Are
Governor D. H. Hastings, Colonel
w. A. Stone, Adjutant General
Stewart, General Adam King and
others-Local Speakers Who will
Discuss the Issues-Some Notes of.
a Political Nature.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-03
The Fruits Of the Andes.

1t seems curious to find all sorts Of fine
fruits away up here on the roof OF the
world. There are fruit peddlers On nearly
every square Of La PaZ. and the market
is filled with fine varieties OF ounces,
pears. oranges and pineapples. There are
sweet and sour lemons. and there are
white grapes each berry OF which is the
size OF a damson plum. There are cling
stone peaches as big as the White Heath.
and there are figs and other fruits which
We do not have. One peculiar article looks
like mammoth green bean pod. 1t is
known as the "Picae." When opened it
shows big black beans incased In a pulp
which looks like the finest OF white spun
silk. You eat this pulp, and when cold Il
tastes 10 you much like = finely favored
ice cream. These fruits come from forty
10 sixty miles away from the eastern
slopes OF the Andes, perhaps a mile lower
down than La Paz. Within from fifty to
a hundred miles from here you can get
into tropica! Bolivia, and by going that
distance can have all of the climates from
tropical hea; 10 frgid cold. The snow
never melts on Iilinani. The climate here
is about that of Paris, ard in The Yangas
and the Benz regions not far away the
p.neapples and the palm trees grow,
There are wild oranges and wild cotton
trees. There are coffee plantations, and
in the forests the Indians are gathering
rubber 10 be shipped down the Amazon 10
Para. whence some OF il perhaps will go
TO the United States to be used In your
bicycle tires.
FRANK g. CARPENTER.
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Where CabDaD Does Not Rule.

La Paz has about 5000 people. I, is
the chief commercial city OF Bolivia, but
IL mas not street car. q cab nor a dray.
doubt X II has dozen private carriages.
and as for ore and two-horse wagons,
these are unknown. In going abou. town
every one walks. and all OF the heavy
traffic Is carried on by mules donkeys,
llamas or Indians. Ny trunks are carried
from one place 10 another on the backs
OF Indians. and i pay each man about
cents a trunk. The bread carrier OF Ia
Paz is ii donkey with skin boxes. In which
the bread Is kept, swung across his back.
The beer wagon Is mule who has q
large case OF bottles upon each OF Its
sides. and tee furniture movers, whether
tho thing moved be a table or d piano.
are Indians. who carry the articles upon
their backs heads or shoulders. from one
house to the other. Freight is brought
into the city on mules. Eamas. donkeys
and Indians. The fuel of the city is as
have said. llama manure. Tnis all GENES
in on the backs OF llamas In bags Coco
~ brought chiefly on donkeys, and Peru
Wan bark and rubber from The hotter
lands lower down come the same way. l
saw an odd load Oh mule yesterday. II
was q limp bundle about five ana half
feet long and perhaps eighteen inches IN
diameter thrown over the mule, so that
the ends hung down at the same distance
from the ground on each side. Beside IL
OH another mule ro9e a policeman. and a
crowd Of Indian women came wailing be-
hind II was the dead body OF woman
rolled up in blanket. She had been muir
dered few days before for about so
which she was known 20 have saved. and
the policeman was bringing the corpse and
the criminals 10 La Paz.
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Tbe Stores Of la Yaz.

The stores of La Paz are many, and
some carry large stocks OF goods. These
are. however. chiefly In the hands OF the
Germans, who. here as elsewhere. seem 10
have nlonopolized the trade in all foreign
goods. The most Of the smaller stores
are In the hands OF the Cholos. or half
breeds the offsprings OF the Indians and
the whites. These people do the real
business or the city. Most OF their estab-
Ilshmenis are little more than boxes or
holes in the walls. In a space from six %
ten feet square n tailoring, dressmak,nG
or a saddlery business viii be carried on.
There are no windows to these stores.
The light comes In through the door, anvl
ycu can look In and see the employer and
his hands at their work Nearly every
m reliant Is manufacturer as well.
Many OF the establishments are managed
BY women. All Of the fruit Of the city Is
sold by them. and doubt II there Is a
ch.cha beer saloon in La Paz which has
not ifs Cholo woman as proprietor. Chi
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-03
The Ipdian Corn of Bolivia.

am much interested also IN the Indian
corn which I find here. There are many
species OF maize here which we never see
IN North America Bolivia has varieties
OF corn the grains OF which are twice as
large as thosa OF the largest species OF
corn grown by our farmers. Some kinds
are of bright yellow color. every grain
being az big as my thumb nail. This corn,
when bit into II, crumbled up almost like
Hour, and | can see that il can with a
slight bruising be turned into meal. An
other variety is white. and third Is Of a
mulberry color. being called maize mo-
RADIO. 1t also has a very houry kernel!
ana l am told that il is used in making
and coloring liquors. The most of these
varieties Of corn are grown in the Yungas
country. to the east and far lower down
than La Paz. The corn there grows from
ten TO twelve feet in height. 1; seems to
me the varieties might grow web IN the
United States. and have forwarded sam
pies TO our secretary of agriculture with
view OF testing the matter. Another
plant. OF which have already spoken as
growing here, is the quinua or guinea
pronounced keen-wahl. 1t might be.
grown at Leadville or on some Of the
highest parts OF the Rocky mountain p,a-
teau. You see 1t almost everywhere on
these Andedn highlands. 1t is carefully
cultivated, and its grains when thrashed
out are of the size of mustard seeds. They
are sweet TO the taste and make an excel
lent mush when cooked
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On by :reading upon them with he hare
tees, and the potatoes are thoroughly d-@ed
N the open air. After drying they ara as
white as snow and as hard as stones.
Such potatoes form Que of the chief foods
o: the Bolivians- They are a staple ar
ccle among the Indians OF the Ansean
highlands. They have 10 be soaked for
three or four days before they can be
eaten, and are often served in the form
OF a stew. l have tasted them several
times. All the Efe OF the potato seems
10 me TO have been taken out OF them.
and find them ias;pid aud by TO means
appetszing. Perhaps I might be able 10
eat them II l did no. so frequently see
the dirty bare feet % the Indians with
which they are saucsd. In addition 20 the
above potatoes Bolivia has = number OF
varieties which We do not have. IL has
bitter potatoes OF a dirty yellow color,
which will grow on the highest plateau.
II has tubers which look like potatoes, but
which have an acid taste and must be ex-
posed 20 the sun before cooking. and
Others which look like dahlia roots and
which taste somewhat like turnips