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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-19
OVERCOME BY FIRE DAMP.
Men in the No. 8 Workings at
Hughestown Almost Suffocated.

A party of men narrowly escaped
death Saturday afternoon in No. 3
Pennsylvania mine at Hughestown,
near Pittston. Fire damp from the
burning Ravine mine. which connects
with the No. Pennsylvania, nearly
suffocated them.
Superintendent Thompson took twen-
ty men down to change the air current,
as 1t was feared that a large body Of
gas from the Ravine workings would
accumulate. They had erected a num-
Der of brattices and progressed we'll in
their work when a large quantity Of
the deadly damp was suddenly de-
tected.
The following seven men were at
once overcome: Sandy Thompson, in
side superintendent; Patrick Hughes,
Owen Jones, Michael Kelly, Michael
Walsh, Alexander Wilson and Jesse
Wilson. The others could offer no. help.
They were so affected by the gas that
it was with great difficulty they
crawled and stumbled to the foot of
the shaft, where word was sent to the
surface.
No time was lost in increasing the
speed of the fans and changing the
direction of the current toward the
seven men now lying PROSTATE and
helpless. AS the air became purified
they We're rescued one by one. All were
unconscious and very i'll. Alexander
Wilson's condition was serious. He
was delrious and some time was re-
quired to bring him to his senses.
In the Ravine mine large force OF
men has been put at work by the New
ton Coal company. But little progress
has been made in checking the fire
The Red Ash vein is being flooded II
the hope of forcing the gas through the
bore hole, where the fire started, to thu
| Marcy vein. There the fire can b,
| fought to better advantage.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-19
SERMON TO RED MEN.
Delivered by Rev. Thomas De Cru
chy in His Church Last Night.

Rev. Thomas De Gruchy, pastor of
the Jackson Street Baptist church,
preached special sermon last evening
at the church for the members of Pa
nooka tribe, No. lil Improved Order
Red Men. The tribe was well repre-
sented and the congregation was 9TH
erwise large. Special selections were
rendered by the choir under Chorister
Lewis Davis. Mrs. Thomas Matthias
and Mrs. Martha Nichols sang solos.
Upon a large banner, suspended in
the rear of the pulpit. were the words
Freedom, Friendship and Charity"
the motto of the Red Men. Above this
was the word welcome" in gilded let.
ters Flowers and bunting completed
the decorations.
Rev. De Gruchy's Introductory re-
marks were: Il am glad to welcome
you to the house of God, the Jackson
Street Baptist church welcomes you,
as a part of that noble band of one
hundred and two score thousand Red
Men, who are one in object. in name.
and in brotherhood. An order in which
brotherly love and helpfulness go hand
in hand which cultivates a spirit of
forbearance and good fellowship,
tends to harmony. An order which in
her good works is an ally of the church
of Jesus Christ who went about doing
good" After telling something about
the order and the good 1t has done he
| said:
As Red Men, you believe in the Great
| Spirit. AS such YOU are called to recog'
| nize Him I'm all your ways before His
| altars you bow, and in the wigwam take
upon yourselves solemn obligations. You
build on Gods very foundation, a char
acter that must stand time and all etern'
ity. As one kneels at the altar he meet,
| God, he rises to his feet, but he u ~
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-19
CELEBRATED HIS FIRST MASS
Rev. c. ]. Manley Exercises This
Principal Function of His Office.

Rev. Charles J. Manley, of this city,
one of the five priests ordained by
Bishop Hoban Wednesday, celebrated
his first mass yesterday morning at
1880 o'clock at st. Peters cathedral.
There was large congregation pre-
sent and many received communion
from the hands of the young priest,
his immediate relatives being the first
to partake of the host, which he for
the first time consecrated.
He was assisted in the celebra tion
of the mass by his cousin, Rev. Henry
Burke, of Hazelton; acting as deacon;
his former class mate, Rev. Michael
LOTUS. of the cathedral, as sub-deacon;
Rev. Peter Cough, as assistant priest,
and James Gilleoghy, of st. Bonaven-
ture's seminary as master of ceremon-
ies.
Rev. J. ]. b. Feeley preached the
sermon. 1t was on THE Dignity of the
Priesthood. The choir rendered a spec
ial programme.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-19
pATRoLMAN USED HIS CLUB.
Had to Do It to Subdue a Resisting
Prisoner.

The services of the police surgeon
were required by prisoner who fought
with Patrolman Sloat on Jefferson ave-
nue. early yesterday morning. He was
arraigned and fined in police court
but, under instructions from Mayor
Bailey, his identity was not recorded
in the police books.
Sloat found the man drunk, profane
and yelling in front of house in the
3C0- -block.at 1.45 o'clock. He was urg-
ing someone to come out and fight him.
When Sloat spoke to him he threw the
officer down. A lively tussle then en-
sued. The pair had the whole pave
ment for a battle-ground.
When hostilities ceased Sloat had
his man badly beaten. His head was
badly cut with the patrolman's club
and he showed other evidences of the
encounter. Police Surgeon Fulton was
called to the central police station to
patch up the prisoner.
When given a hearing by the mayor
a fine of SO was imposed.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-19
FUNERAL OF JOSEPH MAYE.
Remains Were Laid at Rest in Arch
bald Cemetery.

The funeral of Joseph Maye, who
died in a hospital near Pittsburg, took
place Saturday from the home of his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick Maye, in
Archibald. A high mass of requiem was
celebrated in st. Thomas church, of
which Rev. Father McHale was cele-
brant. Father McHale also preached
the sermon.
After the services at the church. the
remains were laid at rest in the Arch
bald Catholic cemetery. The pall-
bearers were Patrick Prendergast, Pat
rick Tighe, William Marion, John Dur
kin,John Finnerty and Joseph Speicher.
The flower-bearers were John Dougher,
Of Archibald, and Joseph L. Hosie. of
Scranton.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-19
J.P. GIBBONS APPOINTED.
Made State Secretary of the A. o. II
in Gilbert v. Curry's Place.

John p, Gibbons of Plains, has been
appointed state secretary Of the An
cient Order of IIIbernians to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of Gil
bert V. Curry, late of Plains.
The appointment was made by Pat
rick O'Neill. state president OF the
organization, and was approved by the
other state officers. Mr., Gibbons gen.
erously decided to turn over the salary
connected with the office, which
amounts to $1,000 per year for two
years to Mrs. Curry, wife Of the de-
ceased state secretary.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-19
NO DECISION ARRIVED AT.
Democratic County Committee Will
Meet Tuesday Night.

At a meeting of the Democratic coun-
ty committee on Saturday night no
decision was arrived at in reference
to the nominating of a successor for
I. II. Burns who declined the congress
sional nomination. A committee con-
sisiting of George S. Horn, John j.
Fahey and p. ]. Nealis was appointed
to select an available candidate and
report at the meeting of the commit
tee Tuesday evening.
John j. Fahey was elected treasurer
of the committee and John j. Coyne
secretary,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-19
LETTER CARRIERS MEET.
Have Begun to Plan for Next Years
National Convention.

The Scranton letter carriers have be-
gun to plan for the national convention
of postmen in this city next year. They
met yesterday morning in the base
ment of the Federal building. j. II.
Phillips, treasurer of the local organiza-
tion, presided.
After much informal discussion il
was decided to entrust the executive
work to a committee Of nine. They will
be appointed during this week. To a
Tribune reporter President Phillips
said he preferred not to discuss the con-
vention plans until the committee had
been appointed and its course of work
decided upon.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-19
NEW ASSISTANT SOLICITOR.
]. R. Burnett Is Appointed to Sue
ceed M. ]. Walsh, Resigned.

James r. Burnett has been appointed
assistant city solicitor. He succeeds NJ.
j. Walsh, resigned. Mr.. Burnett be-
gan his new work on Saturday.
Mr.. Burnett was admitted to the
Lackawanna bar about a year and a
half ago. He was a student in the
office of +. C. Newcomb. For many
years previous to the time he became
lawyer he was engaged in newspaper
work. AS a writer and newsgatherer
and reporter at the state Legislature he
gained the repute of being one of the
keenest and best newspaper men in
this section of the state.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-19
ANOTHER JIM M'CoLLIGAN.
The One Dead and Buried Is Not the
Scranton Jamesey.

Jim McColligan is not dead-at least
not the Jim McColligan who is broth
er of Patrolman Colligan and Mrs.
John ]. McAndrew wife of Select Coun-
Gilman McAndrew, 1t was another
jim McColligan who was killed on the
elevated railroad in New York and bur-
led. But the relatives of the alive Jim
McColligan didn't know this.
Patrolman McCOlligan was quite nat
urally taken back Saturday afternoon
when he saw the ghost of his departed
brother enjoying a glass of nectar at
a bar i'm a central city hotel. The pa
trolman couldn't speak but the ghost
did. He finally learned that he was
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-19
STRUCK BY A TROLLEY CAR.
Patrick Ruane, of Pittston, Was
Very Seriously Injured.

Patrick Ruane, of upper William
street, Pittston, was seriously injured
Saturday night by being struck by one
of the Scranton Railway conpany's
trolley cars.
He was waiting for a car but was
standing too close to the track and was
knocked down and had his skull frac-
tured besides sustaining many cuts and
bruises. Ruane is a married man fifty
five years of age.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-19

supposed to be buried. He then ex-
planned that he was alive and that an.
other Jim McColligan must have been
killed.
He apologlzed for his failure to re-
new broken correspondence and
left the-Sotel with his brother to call
on his relatives.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-19
Very Light Sentence.

Andrew Condish, found guilty of vol
untary manslaughter in killing Andrew
Subol in Harwood on April 2 last, was
sentenced at Wilkes Barre Saturday
by Judge Lynch to nine months in the
county Jail, the term of Imprisonment
to commence on April 49, the date upon
which he was incarcerated. In addi-
ton he must pay a fine of IS and the
costs of prosecution.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-19
HARVEST FESTIVAL
AT HOLY TRINITY
SPECIAL SERVICES FOR CHURCH
AND SUNDAY SCHOOL.

Interior of the Church Decorated
With Fruits, Grains and vege-
tables, Evidences of the Lords
Bounty and Goodness-special Ser
mon by the Pastor at the Morning
service--In the Evening the Sun
day School Exercises Were Held.
nA ~ a,;oo
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-19
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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-19

CHALLENGE ACCEPTED.-Th De-
tenders basket ball team accepts the chIi-
lenge of the North End Stars for tonight
Al Company il armory, North End.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-19

BURIED YESTERDAY.-Ih funeral OF
Charles Miller. of Irving avenue, who
died ut the Lacka wanna hospital Friday
took place yesterday morning. lntermeEt
was made at Moscow.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-19

BOARD OF REVISION.--A meeting of
the board of tax revision and appeal Will
be held this afternoon.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-19

PAID SATURDAY.-The employees of
the mines at Plymouth operated by the
Delaware and Hudson Canal company
were paid Saturday.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-19

CITY ENGINEER IMPROVING.-~City
Engineer Phillips, who recently sprained
his ankle, was at the city hall on Sat
urday. His injury has improved and will
probably permit his daily attendance at
his office after tomorrow.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-19

HAS REORGANIZED.-Th various
foot ball teams of the city are reorgan-
izing for the season. The club repre-
senting the School of the Lackawanna
was formed Friday. Edward Clark was
elected captain and Harold Shields man
eyer.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-19

CHAUTAUQUA CIRCLE.-Thosc desir-
ing TO Join the Elm Park Chautauqua
circle for this year are requested to meet
at the church parlors this evening at
O'Clock. There is prospect of very large
circle this year again. Every body is
invited to join and all will be welcome.
Hutchinson gazette., 1898-11-24
TOO MUCH FOR HIM.
A New Set OF store Teeth Are InStru-
mental In the Death of IN
ODD Character.

Citizens of Johnstown, Pn., are
mourning the death OF one OF the
characters Of that place, and the cir
cumstances OF his taking of, rs told
by u resident, are indeed sad, says the
New York Press.
"Joe, MS he was always, known, had
been an inhabltant OF Johnstown oil
his life, and nobody knows just how
long thot was Whatever money he
earned was by peddling apples and
candy from n basket which he carried,
and, MS he grew older and feeble, his
income dwiudled until 1t was barely
enough to 7ustain him. Coupled with
this was the fact that he began to
lose his teeth, which, up to that time,
had always served him faithfully.
"This troubled him exceedingly, and
It was his haoit to request persons TO
buy his wares In order that he might
save enough money to get set OF
teeth. Nobody knows just how long
II took Joe TO save enough, but few
weeks ago he received the teeth and
he was US proud of them as mother Ia
Of her Arst baby. Nothing would do
but he must MUNICH an apple for every
acquaintance ho met to show him how
the new worries worked.
WELL" the old resident sold, re6ec-
lively, "Joe must have eaten about 100
apples that first day, and when the
next day came ho couldn't get out Of
bed, he kept on getting worse till he
died.
my wife says the pleasure Of receiv.
ing the teeth was too much for him,
but I've got an idea that those npples
had something to do with IT,"
Hutchinson gazette., 1898-11-24
chs sIckeninE sight Presented by the
Slaughter Of the IOung New-
fOHndlAnd seals.

In Newfoundland u seal Ia, In com.
mon speech, "swile," and great In the
slaughter when, ON the 18th OF March,
oil the world goes out TO klll the poor
little brown-eyed creature. Then be-
gins carnival of cruelty and bl"--a-
Shed. too slckening to be consid~s~u
unless one can somehow effect re-
form, says the-Youth's Companion.
The destruction OF The babJ seals be
glns without prelude, Whine their mis-
eruble mothers stand moaning byi uhd
the whimperlng of the babies yet TO DO
slaughtered sounds strangely and
awfully like that OF the human young,
But the effect on the seal hunters IL
evidently not that OF hardening their
hearts. As IL famous writer says;
"Cruel sports do not make cruel peo-
pie, and apparently cruel occupations
do not, for to his own kind the seal
hunter Is full Of fgentleness and human
ity. But on one man, Mt least, this
carnage had an effect which II should
reasonably have upon them all.
The author OF "The Tenth Island"
says that this man told how he awoke
ono night, and found himself standing
over the bed Of his crying child with q
sealing gafT in his hand.
IS help me God" he said, 81 didn't
sleep an honest sleep for many nights
after thntl never heard the kid cry
without thinkin' first off o. the whim-
per o. them swlles, nm how near I'd
come to KILN my own flesh an blood.
/ tried to laugh II of, but twas no use;
nm 70 when the swiler came to start,
! give my place TO another man. l
knew after that was no good for
Swilin' any more. Faith, the gaff would
ha' fallen out o. my hands"
Hutchinson gazette., 1898-11-24
ON REORGANIZATION


With election results spread out In
cold black and white, has come dis
CusslOn Of the organization for the
future In Kansas and the democratic
leaders are many Of them strong and
unctions IN declaring that fusion "a
dead and that we must all get under
cover ef one organization. What or
Ranizatlon they would urge us TO get
under Is plain. They point out that
the democratic party has u strong
well knit national organization with
the traditions Of hundred years
cluster ng about II, while the popullst
national organization Is u thing Of
shTeds.
or these contentious part are we'll
founded. A part are not. The popu-
list national organization II Ia true,
by the ultra and unreasoning radical
ism of the middle of the rUaders, has
gone upon the rocks. But while II
nourished IL did u great work IL
grounded deep and strong In the
minds and hearts Of It's party mem
bers convictions In certain needed re-
forms and lines of economic progress
Chrystalized and condensed these were
currency reform, direct legislation and
public ownership Of public utilities
" course this last Is general princi-
Pile, sort of an ideal, ap"le star for
the statesman to turn his general
urse toward while a stricter SUI
vielance Of the corporations and syn
dlcates form the field for tho more di
rect and practical work of the legisla-
tor. 1t Is In these principles, net any
one Of them but all Of them, that the
popullst draws his inspiration and
hope While there are many demo-
cratic leaders who are outspoben for
all this, the party has not progressed
that far, although 1t is moving. If
there Is any one lesson this election
has Taught 1t is that the populist voter
Is the one, not the democrat, who
must be satisfied in eny future ar
rangement. The populist Is an inde-
pendent individual who gets what he
wants or he does not vote. In anv
scheme for future organization he is
the man who must have lrst consider
alton. lie is good citizen but he Is
not a good partisan.
1t is useless for US to say that an at
tempt to transfer him into the demo-
cratic party would be by him rejected
especially at this time.
There is only one time for q change
In the alignment of parties, or for new
organization. That 10 at o time of
great political heat, activity and ex-
citement. To attempt it now when
people are still reading war stories and
the political spirit is low, would re-
suit In pitiable failure and disaster.
Hutchinson gazette., 1898-11-24
Tuu recent election is not entirely

THE recent election Is not entirely
without consolation to the populists.
The initiative and referendum amend
ment to the State constitution Of South
Dakota, was ratified by the people and
is now part OF the constitution. II
provides that upon any bill receiving
the approval Of per cent Of the vOt-
ers Of the State, the Legislature must
pass the bill and submit 1t to the vote
of the people. II the majority vote
for 1t, II becomes law. 1t also pro.
yides that upon petition Of per cent
Of the voters, any law passed by the
legislature must be submitted to the
people. We have one fear for the
amendment, however, namely. that the
per cent required to submit q bill Is
too small, and it may be feared that
laws " such trivial import will be
submitted to vote that 1t will become
burdensome.
Hutchinson gazette., 1898-11-24

The failure Of The First National
BANK of Emporia and the certain loss
Of thousands Of dollars by depositors,
should be ev dence that there are
plenty Of demands for legislation, If
the legislature don't think so, Adopt
a law which will reimburse depositors
in one State and other States will i'm
mediately follow suit, Then the nat
iOnal banks will have 10 demand that
the same be done for them or 90 out
OF business.
Hutchinson gazette., 1898-11-24

stne leaders pet on the stump and
llud HE the principles lased dOwn IN
thu declaration Of Independence that
MI just powers OF government are do
rived from the consent OF the governed,
and commend the fathers fOl rebelllng
against government from across tho
A lNnic IL seems TO make "A heap Of
difference In whOse boOls you stand
hIw you look at these matters King
e 'Orge was a great rxpansl0nlst, and
believed In extending his comm rec
Perhaps by and by We will come round
TO the notion that King George wasn't
q had sort OF statesman after all, even
II hs was crazy or idiO,ic OF course
IL wasn't right but little matters like
rights don't usually pull very heavy
on the balances when weighed aRalnst
what frail mortality thinks 10 be its
interests.
Hutchinson gazette., 1898-11-24
Flag Inclosed in nm Iciole.

A simple mountaineering anecdote
comes from the top Of Mount Egmont,
Taranaki, New Zealand. A party OF
climbers ascended the topmost rock OF
the sleeping giant, planted thereupon
a nine-foot pole and hauled aloft the
Hnion jack. A fortnight later another
party, prepared to shin up the pole and
80 claim six-foot higher record than
the first, ascended and found that the
Gag had frozen while blowing to the
breezes. There II was imbeded In four
inches of icicle, the colors standing out
as In q looking glass. Not only this,
but that iclcle extended right down to
the ground. All this In the summer
timel Doubters must not snigger, for
the party photographed the phenom-
Hutchinson gazette., 1898-11-24

A PENNSYLVANIA grand jury
brought In true bills the other day
charging Senator Mat Quay with con.
spring to convert the public funds tO
his own or unlawful uses. Yet Penn.
sylvania people live under his dicta'
tlon as by king and Kansas republi-
cans declare Wannamaker o traitor
because he rebelled againdt it. Well
Wannamaker is not immaculate ii he
is a Sunday scnool superintendent,
but he's an "owlin angel' compared
with Quay.
Hutchinson gazette., 1898-11-24

READ this Juicy extract Of the phil
Osophy Of love from that gentle man
nered journal, Nickerson Argosy
1--WE are informed that the editor Of
the Interior Herald claims that II was
the Vincent ring that defeated Ed,
wards. Meredith is u pretty stick Ia
throw dirt, He tried to defeat Long,
Stanley and Associate Justice Smith,
Political pOlecats like Meredith want
to rule or ruin and they generally ruin
anything that they rule"