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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-15

in the whole southwest 1t is at the
junction of two Canons inside the tim
Der line, and / doubt If any more
beautiful view of canon. arroyo, val
ley or mountain can be obtained from
any other point in the Sacramentos.
For several miles before reaching the
timber line the canons and arroyaS
are covered with pinon and jumper,
with now and then some stretches of
fragrant pine, but after reaching an
altitude of 1000 feet, we come upon
mile after mile of red spruce. white
and yellow pine, and qual<ing asp, for
milling purposes. The mountains are
rolling ard covered with magnificent
body of timber and the supply is al
most ineYhaustiblc. Some rf the trees
are five feet in diameter, the average
being about three.
The mountains on the western slope
are very rugged, but after reaching
the summit they gradually slope east
ward, ard here is really a farmers
paradise. one would hardly believe
tn at such a magnificent farming sec
tion could he found in the heart of
such rough country. Fruits. vege-
tables and grains arc grown to per-
5000 feet. ] saw the exhibit from this
county which was taken to the Ter
ritorial fair at Albuquerque and Dallas,
Texas, but / do rot wish to take up
much space relative thereto. suffice
to say. the Sacramento exhibit took
the palm at both fairs for the quality
and size of most of its productions.
Neither the railway nor the lumber
company has any particular interest
in these lands beyond the summit AMI
they are stu largely open for home
stead entry. These lands We're closed
to settlers several years ago as q
forest reserve, but with the coming of
the iron horse We're opened for entry
IN the spring of this year.
As a productive country, | know Of
none equal to 1t this side of Califor-
mia, and as no irrigation is needed here
in the mountain country il does away
with a very expensive feature in west
ern farming. The rainfall increases
as one approaches the summit and l
have seen it raining many days in the
mountains while Alamogordo wouldn't
get drop.
Hunting is fine on mountain and
plain. Deer and wild turkey are plen-
tiful inside the timber line. while quail,
prairie doves and jack rabbits can be
shot on the utskirts of Alamogordo.
Antelope are plentiful some twenty
miles north and they are now bunch
ing for the winter. / have seen them
grazing with the Texas ''longhorns'
within twenty-five miles of II Paso,
| Texas.
The incoming of the El Paso and
Northeastern railroad and it's extern
sion into the White Oaks country
| eishty-five miles north, will no doubt
open uD mineral and agricultural re-
sources of vast Importance, and El
Paso is the natural distributing point
for the productions OF this section, it
has already put y new lease Of life into
all eastern New Mexico.
NYm c. Law.
Alamogordo, New Mexico, oct. %,
'oS
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-15
HEARING OF FIREMEN.
Charges Made Against Them Were
Aired Yesterday,

Mayor Bailey Chief Hickey and ST.
mon Thomas. chairman of the fire
department. committee of select coun-
Gil, comprised an investigating board
that yesterday afternoon in the may
or's office heard the cases of Perman-
emit Men William Eldridge. of the
Niagara's. and Valentine Birtley. Of
the Liberty's. Charges had been lodged
against Eldridge Of being drunk on
duty at the fire in Green Ridge last
Wednesday, and against Birtley of
using the city's feed to feed fifty chick
ems he keeps in the rear of the hose
house. The charges have been filed
against them by District Chief Jones.
Birtley had no trouble in proving
mis- innocence. He presented receipts
from MulleY's store to show that he
bought cracked corn and meal there
i'm sufficient quantities to sustain the
chickens. and he argued that they
cannot eat hay nor oats very well. The
only thing from the citys bin he could
iced to them would be bran. His eX-
plantations We're accepted and he was
entirely eXrnerated from the charges.
Eldridge admitted that he was un
der the influence Of drink at the Green
Ridge fire. but he plead that it was
an unusual thing for him to be in
tOXiCated. The mayor and Councilman
Thomas lectured him on the injustice
of mis- action in putting himself in
such a condition when the protection
of property and perhaps lives de-
pended on linn. lie acquiesced pcni-
tently in what they said and promised
that it was his last. They took his
word for it, gave him another chance
and sent him away rejoicing. He is
a good horselran and q good fireman.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-15
An Unparalleled Time Record

Was made every day during the period
Of the Omaha exposition by the trains
Of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St
Paul railway on it's Chicago ana Omaha
Short Line.
Although its trains hauled from ten
TO thirteen we'll filled sleeping cars and
coaches each night. yet schedule time
Of arrival at Omaha and at Chicago
was an accomplished fact--a record to
be proud of, and which has resulted in
establishing the Chicago. Milwaukee
and st. Paul railway in the minds of
the travelling community as the short
est, best and most reliable route from
Chicago to Omaha, as well as to Cali
fornia.
All coupon ticket agents sell tickets
via the Chicago, Milwaukee and ST.
Paul railway. For information regard
ing the line address John II. Pott, dis
trict passenger agent, 4S6 William
street, Williamsport, Pa. 4"
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COAL COMMITTEE.

The special committee headed BY Mr..
Evans, To look into the extravaganza of
the amount of coal used, made the
following report:
We find after careful Investigation a
great discrepancy in the amount of coal
charged up to the several buildings. and
while we carnot believe that il requires
more than twice as much fuel per room
TO heat some buildings as it does others
under like conditions, owing to the very
lax methods (virtually ho system what
ever) employed in the ordering and de-
livery. We are ~ able to place the blame
where we think ii belongs. We would
recommend that when cCql is ordered that
il he i'm no less than 2-ton lots, or The
multiple thereof. We find that onc dealer
had charged i,5O0 pounds to the load, a
very unsatisfactory way, in our opinion,
Of delivering. We believe that the present
voucher system will correct the evil, in
a measure at least and that moro salts
factory results will be apparent at the
close of this year We submit this as our
final report and ask that we be dis
charged.
The report was adopted and the re-
quest complied with. A motion was
made that the secretary advertise for
bids for furnishing coal from Janu-
airy /, 1899, to the end Of the school
year.
Bids We're received for printing 75
pay roll blanks for the teachers salar-
les and as many more for the janitors
were received as follows: Scranton
Republican, $40; Scranton Tribune s23:
Prendergrast Lackey and Rushmore
N5; j. L, Hopewell, SIS. for nifty of
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-15
A Sure Sign of Group.

hoarseness in a child that is sub
ject to Group is "a sure indication of the
approach of the disease. If Chamber
l1in's Cough RaGIcGy is given as so1n
as the child beco!Ecs hoarsc, or even
after the croupy cough has appeared,
1t will prevent the attack. Many moth
ers who have croupy children always
keep this remedy at hand and find
that it saves them much trouble ana
worry. 1t can always be depended
upon and is pleasant to take. For sale
by all druggists. Matthew Brothers,
wholesale and retail agents. **
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-15
THE NEGRO IN POLITICS.
Alderman Millar Will Address the
keystone Club on That Subject.

Alderman w. S. Millar has received
and accepted an invitation to deliver
an address this evening to the Key
stone Republican club on the subject
The Negro in Politics." The invita-
ton came TO him yesterday from
George w. Jones, president, and Lee
w. Morton. secretary. of the club.
The address will be given at Bethel
hall, next to the Howard Place African
Methodist Episcopal church. Rev. H.
A. Grant. pastor of Howard Place
church. and Rev. ]. ii. Bell. pastor Of
Shiloh Baptist church. will he present
in addition, it is expected to all the
colOred citizens of the city.
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The Ideal
Cookery Book
Given Away

To all our patrons. This book
contains I,i7S recipes of the best
and quickest ways of cooking any,
thing. 1t is made for kitchen use,
plain print, and covered with oil
cloth, consequently can be wiped
Off with damp cloths when neces-o
sarv. Compiled by Mrs. Anna
Clarke, is now in its eleventh edi-
ton, which speaks for its useful
ness. Never sold for less than So.
We give them with every $500
purchase.
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DEPARTED FROM AN
OLD TIME RULE
SCHOOLS WILL OPEN THE DAY
AFTER THANKSGIVING.

Board Was a Tie on the Subject and
the Motion to Close the Schools
from Wednesday Till Monday Was
Lost-Water in the Cold Air Duct
at No. 15-state Department Will
Be Asked to Send on Some of the
$4,000 Appropriation Due the
School District.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-15

The New York, Ontario and Western
Railway company announce their usual
Thanksgiving excursion to New York
city. Tickets will be sold at greatly
reduced rates, good going on all trains
Of Nov. 21, and good for return pass
age up to and including Nov. 26. There
fore, an opportunity is offered our
readers to eat their Thanksgiving tur-
key in the great Metropolis, where
everything is hustle and activity at
this season of the year. Luxurious re-
clining chair cars will be run on all
trains D."
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-15
THE CHRYSANTHEMUM SHOW.
Opens Today in the Connell Build
ing, Washington Avenue.

1t is fitting that the benefit for one
of the most beautiful charities in this
region should be by means of display
ing to the public the most exquisite
of all natures beauties, the autumnal
favorite among flowers. The chrysan-
themum show for the benefit of the
Home for the Friendless, which will
open today in the COnnell building, on
Washington avenue, will attract wide
spread attention.
This annual exhibition has been
greatly missed since it was abandoned
two or three years ago, and it will, no
doubt, be liberally patronized on this
occasion. All flowers purchased will
be delivered at once.
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GIBBONS CASE PUT OVER.
Will Come Up Before the Full Bench
Saturday.

Judge Gunster's Illness prevented the
hearing OF arguments in the Gibbons
contempt case, which was scheduled
TO come up before the fun bench yes
terday morning.
In the election contest yesterday S.
w. Finn, tax collector Of the Sixteenth
ward for 1895 and 1896, was the only
witness on the stand.
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supply committee.
THANKS TENDERED.
a resolution of thanks was received
from the Patriotic Order Sons of
America TO the board and all who took
part in the flag raising exercises at
the high school.
The report of the treasurer was read
showing balance of SSS,024.32 Of
school funds in his hand on Novem-
ber l. The teachers and janitors' pay
rolls were approved. including the pay
of the No. 2S school teachers.
The secretary reported having re-
ceived S53.04 from the Lafayette mon
ument fund collections. The high and
training school committee recommend
ed that Gertrude Peek be admitted TO
take a post graduate course at the high
school.
Captain May, as chairman of the
finance committee, recommended that
the part payment of $1,000 on the two
lots purchased by the board from Eu-
gene Il. Morse on April 90 last.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-15

FUNERAL. THIS MORNlNG.-From
his late home, 12S Birch street, the fu-
neral of William Crolly. sr., will be held
this morning. At $50 o'clock high mass
of requiem will be celebrated at St.
Peters cathedral.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-15

FUNERAL SERNICES.-The funeral of
the late Thomas Rooney, of Emmett street,
has been postponed to Wednesday morn
ing. Services will be held at St. Peter
cathedral. Interment will be made at
the Cathedral cemetery.
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PAY DAY Sine delaware ana hudson
company pays the trainmen south of
Scranton and employees of the shops at
Wilkes-Barre and Plymouth yesterday.
FUNERAL. THIS MORNlNG.-From
his late home, 12S Birch street, the fu-
neral of William Crolly. sr., will be held
this morning. At $50 o'clock high mass
of requiem will be celebrated at St,
Peters cathedral.
FUNERAL SERN1CES.-The funeral of
the late Thomas Rooney, of Emmett street,
has been postponed TO Wednesday morn
ing. Services will be held at st. Peters
cathedral Interment will be made at
the Cathedral cemetery.
WEEKLY DEATH RATE.-Nineieen
deaths from all causes were reported to
the board of health last week 1 from
diphtheria and / from whooping cough.
The % cases of contagious diseases re-
ported were all diphtheria.
DANCE THURSDAY NIGHT. The
members Of the Scranton Turn Nerein
will be entertained with dance Thurs
day night, given by the ladies' section Of
The organization. The event will be OBJ
served at Matters hall.
THE TUNNEL SCHEME.-W T.. Hall
Sttdu' general manager OF lle Delaware,
Lackawaun and Western railroad, Is alI-
thority for the statement that his COM
pany is not contemplating such an untio.'-
taking as tunneling the PocOnO noun
tains.
SERIES OF SERMONS.-'rhe Rev.
John p. Moffat, of the Washburn Street
Presbyterian church, will commence a
series of three sermons next Sunday
evening on THAT Daughter of Mine"
The first will be entitled "IIeredtery In
fuences, Early Surroundings and the De-
velopment of the Child Life" The second
will be Education, Social Influences,
Courtship and Marriage" The third will
be THE New Home-Thc Mother
They will be delivered on the evenings Of
Nov. 20, 27 and Dec. t.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.-The follow
ing were granted marriage licenses yrs-
terday by Clerk of the Courts Daniels;
Anthony j. Fisher jr., and Lillian Mil
Ter, of Dunmorc; John Stoeber and Annie
lmmedopf of Scranton; Martin Hastings
and Sarah Joyce, of Scranton: Alexander
Smith and Mary McCarty. Of Scranton.
Savcno Panone ana Mariana Condi of
Scranton; James +. McCabe and Margar-
ct j. Moran, of Carbonate; William II
Mahady and Mary Il, Garden. of Carbon.
dale Alexander j. Flannery and Mar
garet Il. Garden, of Carbondale.
MAGAZINE CLUB.-An interesting and
entertaining meeting of the Newman
Magazine club will be held tonight. com
mencing at o'clock in the clubs quarters
at the Guernsey building. Foreign secu-
lar magazines will be read and the fol-
lowing papers on noteworthy topics W
be presented: Work Of the Missionaric,
I'm the Philippine Islands, Miss Louise
GunstCr: "Recent Forms of Development
I'm English Ritualism" Miss Alice Ho-
ban; Contradictory Apprcciations Of
Mrs. Humphrey Wards Latest Nov H.
Helbeck Of Bannisdale," Rev. d. J. Mae
GOldriCk
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CITY NOTES
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PAY DAYS.-The Delaware and Hudson
company pays the trainmen south of
Scranton and employees OF the shops at
Wilkes-Barre and Plymouth yesterday.
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WEEKLY DEATH RATE.-Ninetcen
deaths from all causes were reported to
the board of health last week 1 from
diphtheria and l from whooping cough.
The % cases of contagious diseases re-
ported were all diphtheria.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-15

EXPERIENCE TEACHES the
value of Hoods Sarsaparilla. 1t is
constantly accomplishing wonderful
cures and people in all sections take it,,
knowing it will do them good
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-15

This year the board of control has de-
parted from the time-hunured custom
OF giving the pupils n Thanksgiving
vacation from Wednesday until Mon
day, and decided at the meeting last
night to open the schools on Friday.
The change was not adopted without
struggle. John Gibbons was the most
pronounced advocate of starting up on
friday He put forth the argument
that the pupils can do more satsfac-
tory work at this season of the year
than in June, when the weather is
warm, and he was against closing the
schools on Friday because the teach
ers' pay would go on just the same,
winch would be equivalent to cXpcnd-
Ing nearly $1,000 for nothing
Mr.. Barker was of contrary opin-
ion, although he admitted that tech
nlcallN II was giving the teachers pay
Tor one day from which the pupils
would have no benefit. The results at
the end of the year would be the same;
the pupils would accomplish just as
much in the term. The leading col
lcges and educational institutions of
the country have Thanksgiving vaCa-
tion until Monday and il has been the
custom here for a number of years.
Mr.. Gibbons replied that two wrongs
don't make right. and he would he
satisfied to close the schools if the
teachers were dockcd a days pay.
MIR. JAYNE'S ARGUMENT.
Mr.. JAYNE in answer to Mr.. Barker
said if the suspension of the schools for
one day made no difference, what would
be the matter with closing them oftener
and saving the expense? Mr. Shires
advocated no departure from the usual
custom. In all four roll-calls were made
on motions and amendments, and the
result was the same in each, n tie.
Messrs. Shires, Casey, Roche, Neuls,
Jennings, Schriefer, Barker. Langan
and Francois We're in favor of closing
Friday and Messrs. O'Malley. Davis,
Phillips, May, Walsh, Jayne SChwass.
Gibbons and Leonard of having school
on Friday.
Chairman Francois suggested and
motion to the effect was carried that
the secretary write to the state depart
ment at Harrisburg to see if they cam
not send part or all of the $4,000 ap-
preparation due the district from the
state.
The teachers committee recommend
ed the appointment of the following
teachers: Nellie Fox in No. 2, Martha
Reese in No. 25, w. S. Davis in No. &c.
Myrtle Perry in No. 2s, Angie Reese in
No. 81. Annie Rose in No. S5, Nellie
Burke in No. SO, Bessie Whitman in No.
27, and Edna Klauminzer temporarily
in No. g. Mr. Casey strove to have
Miss Klauminzer made permanent, but
later withdrew the motion.
Mr.. Jennings insisted that the grades
to which the teachers We're appointed
should be specified. This was not done
in these appointments.
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One Dozen Pianos
$50 to $3.50

And the instruments that come in
about half way between these prices
say from $3.50 to $3.50 seem To us to
be good enough for almost anybody.
Still, some people are quite content
with a good looking Piano and think
the low price quite high enough,
while others insist on buying abSO-
Lutte perfection and are willing to
pay $3.50 Tor it,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-15
AN ANNEX NEEDED.

Mr.. Langan, of the teachers COM
mittee recommended the opening of
an annex in a suitable building in the
Diamond Flats to relieve the crowded
condition of No. 21 school, and a dele
cation Of citizens from that locality
was present to protest against what
they had been informed was the in
tention of the board to send their chill
dren to No. 20 school compelling them
to cross the Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western tracks. Two of the cit
izens We're allowed the privilege of the
floor, and they got SO obstreperous that
it was rescinded
Twenty or thirty pupils from the
Flats go now to No. II, and by right
they should go to No. 90 on the other
side of the railroad. No. 81 is crowd
ed, and those twenty or thirty have
been singled out to go to the annex
when the building committee secures
a suitable place. When this was eX-
planned to the delegation it softened
their wrath.
Mr. Gibbons reported six inches Of
water in the cOld-air duct at new No.
10 school. The matter was referred.
The report of the building committee
bS 10 Nlllli All. NCllltleI, ADVISED
the increase of the janitor's salary at
No. % S5 a month, and the substitu-
tion of the Smead-Wills system in No.
6 and 26 for the system now in opera
tiOn there. That part of the report was
adopted, but the report of bids on put
ting in electric lights for night school
in No II school was defeated by a
vote of Is to .. The use of electric
lights was ordered in No. :, - and %,
because these buildings are already
wired. Night schools have been or
dered in the following schools; Nos. .,
., 6, s, 10, IL, 13, II, 20. u, %, 30, "a. %,
26, -, 2S, 90, so, 81, 81 and "a, and the
session begins at 7.15 and ends at 9.l5.
The petition for the appointment Of
teacher at No. 10 who understands the
Polish and Lithuanian tongues was re-
ferred back TO the committee.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-15

Smoke the Pocono Cigars, cents. ''
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-15

HOODS PILLS cure all liver ills
Mailed for cents by c. 1. Hood & Co.,
Lowell, Mass. -
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-15

Always call for Pocono Cigars, &c. 81.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-15

DANCE THURSDAY NIGHT. The
members Of the Scranton Turn Nerein
will be entertained with a dance Thurs
day night given by the ladies' section Of
The organization. The event will be OH
served at Matters hall
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-15
THANKS TENDERED.

each. The bids were referred to the
supply committee.
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THE TUNNEL SCHEME.-W. T.. Hall
stead, general manager of the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western railroad, Is au-
thority for the statement that his COM
pany is not contemplating such an untio.'-
taking as tunnelng the Pocono noun
tainS.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-15
We Don't
Like MOnOpOlieS

Any more than you do, but the ex-
tent of our business has demanded a
monopoly ON our part of a dozen of
the best Piano Makers productions
i'm this country. OF course this does
not mean that We simply have
One Dozen Pianos
but rather that 1t takes the best
styles of a dozen manufacturers to
meet the requirements OF our i'm
nenSe trade. At present We have
something like ore hundred new up
right Pianos in stock at prices rang
ing from
The Saint Paul globe., 1898-04-17
RIOTINC In SPAIN
Continued from First Page.

the Spanish minister at WASHINGTON.
will not be recalled, and Gen. Wood, ,
ford, consequently, will remain in Mad
rld Furthermore, it is not unlikely, in
the event OF resolution on those lines
passing, that the friendly offices of the
United States will be invoked to assist
IN the restoration of permanent peace
in Cuba.
Another important factor in the sit
uat1on, which also tends towards peace
is the official news that a conferences
has been arranged for tomorrow be-
tween Gen. Maximo Gomez and two
Spanish generals in Cuba.
The bourse tonight is decidedly lower
and exchange has again risen.
Hostile to Spain.
The general opinion of the evening
papers is that the United States de-
cision will be hostile to Spain Ell Cor
REQ, the government organ, demon
strates, by long extracts from the
Times, President McKinleys illogical
attitude in posing as a humanitarian.
The Epoca Conservative follows
the same line, saying that Presiden
Mckinley cannot possibly interfere
with the sole object Of increasing the
existing miseries.
come for the settlement of the quar-
rel between the United States and
Spain, declaring that Spain is bleed
ing to death, while the United States
gains strength by it daily. The the
ory of international right being under
the safeguard of the powers is very
fine in principle, and that the powers
protect the weaker nation against the
stronger is very humanitarian. in the