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Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1898-02-16
AN nmfere 2e[er.

mir ner6ffentli9en in Der beuttgen Hums
mer itnb atpdr in Der leBten Spdlte Der erfen
@eite cine 2tfte unferer g rG m / n unb ems
pfeblen biefetbe Der ~6efonberen Qufmertiumz
teit unferer 2efer.
Dtefe Site 1T ii6eraus rei9bultig unb 10
fOrgfam ausgefpdblt, buB fe gepiB iebem
Wunf9e unb @ef6mafe 8e9nung trdgt,
unb mir bOffen ba9er audi, buB bic Qbon=
nenten BON nm ere4n IiberaIen Qner6ietsn ben
ausgie6i9ifen @ebrau9 MAIDEN perben.
9as 90 o9enbGutt Der nSninois
6tdats5eitung" nit feiner 2nnbnirt6 :
f4aftGi9en 8eiGase, fetner fOrg=
fdltig 5mfummenge fteGten W 3D. d a Ii
Iber ale tpi9tigen @orfGGe beg sSSnz unb
Inslunbes, unb Teinen griinbGi9en unb unz
parteiif9en 8tfpre4ungena GIer poGi>
tif9en nnb f%OciuGen @reignife, biGbst cine 70
rsi99dltige 0ue1e Der S%nformution, Der Be
lebrung unb 1nter6aGtung, bnB es ii9 in
dlsn Staten Der Union sablrti4e 2eier unb
parme Sreunbe erporben bat.
Der Riebrige Nbonnements6etrug uno bic
Bel 8ornusbe5a6Gun g gelieferten les
ftns= ober RECONSIDERATION Preiie ioGten ni4t
Derfsblen, benz Glatte cine groBe Mn5abl
neuer 2efer 5u5ufu6ren.
Die Rebattion Der Su. Gtddts5tg.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1898-02-16
StatiifiFen pom Sueteert- .fdl.
Gtabrirt felt 1851.
Henry S%ehoellkopf,
Wholesale & Retail erocs-,

Wholesale & Retail Grocs-,
232 Mm0 234 OF 2%tanoorp6-S trGBe,
apif9en S~ranf(in. nnb Marteta Str.
@bteoqo, Sus,,
enlpHng ipeben nteber:
Wette SQutb. NtQr6:@SGtina
Jrtld1en Ser6ud1 erten uno nterinirtett Mol,
Ertfdbe hamburger Dii3Iimse u. D. us&1rittgc
&pu. tiIajner=W 81 u $S6rtt &c,
0artnirte SartDMrAer 8etts&1rtnge,
WcHe ttortuCg. &rXMtetsgtad1 optS,
Medte GGernf6tSer Gprotten obne CeL,
8rabanter SalsfarSeHen, Saroc~ lembntter,
9Iedl ten ruff. 1aotar, ruff. GaroineS,
9sommeridie G6mfebriiite, @amiefenIeu,
SIi0em, &apert, SrdSet=G ar0iNeS,
Medlte brauti6 )tp. GerOclatmMrit
McdItet t0eftptdl- Gdltnfen, Gallant.
Sttport. Tranff. 8rattpmrit IN Stdfca,
Vrifdbe StraBbmreer Characterization
9cMtSdIe Grbsluur1t fUr &lGuotfe,
Ned1ten @tnmentbaIe Sd,,ueiserfaie,
2tfdlteu Gnonter tno SPt1uterfaie,
sgetnitcu &intbu CT, Watnts mmo SanSt1ie,
6r0ns. ert= ai0 NoquefortsR6ie,
SrOrta9c De &rte. -VcnfGateler &Gic,
Medtei DiTcIoorfer 3 emf, @eineiif9,
ase6lteS SItOen= mnO D2obm1I,
MeGfe GdImeisermiId NIeiidertract,
Vetmte frams. @rbfem. GbaapignomS,
2emtidc Spar9eln, JeItOtper 8itSen,
9emtIGe eetro6rsetG q d)D1ntnte (ptlae),
Gc61ten tiitGariiG,ei RoietisY aprita.
frifd)eS sHpe Ell d. euntuS, &ctoelbeeren
0tneen,ahte ~Sriidte, oemtSde 3ipetf6em,
Stal. Nmoeltt uto Wacaromi,
Briide &inien, 8ndipeisemr nno &afer8rirbt.
6rild1e 0rfmfern, @trie, QerIgcrte,
@eiSmebI. Sartr fclmebI,
Dfarrer Smeipp'S WsaIsfaHcc.
g1iemer Gct9emfaHce, @idbeIfafce,
Wrtfden import: SdDnaRftabat bon &osbe6
9entfd1e SNittar1Oer, SOIsSdtube, Il. /. No.,
Su ben btaiaiien pretien.
Henry Sa;hOellkopf.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1898-02-16
rtnfere gorrsfppnbenten INN Mosntl

- ltniere gorreipOnOenten unb Ngenten
beTu9en bic folgenben @taaten:
5err paul Srtebel bic Stauten Soma
Minnefota, fopte Rorbz unh Giib<O atOtu
9err Sreb S4erf bic Gtuaten S9to uni
Mi9igan.
5err 9enrp S9uu1 bic Gtauten MiFouri
Nebrasfu, &anfas unb Snbiana.
9err Qbolf Werner ben Stat Sutnois.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1898-02-16

6err 6. SimmIen, 8ertreter Der n9ernun
Mmerican publiibing Co." in Cos @ngeles
tpirb bemnd9it bic N6onnenten ber rSuinois
@taats8ettun9" in @aGifornien befltcber unb
1T 6ere9tigt, ale acknowledgements
aelber au tolettiren.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1898-02-16

sa9 beIonbsrsr usbereintunFt Eat bic
German american 9ubGifbing 60. in 2os
MnseIes, Calf, unfere @ertretung fir ges
nannte Gtabt unb @Ib=G aIifornien iiber,
nOutHsn unb iinb beren gertrstsr bsrs9tigt,
AbonHementsgeIber su fDGIetttren.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1898-02-16

Hagen bes Ofteolosen 0Orfep sefielen uns
febr unb mir leg.en i6nen biel @ert6 Eel,
5nmaf bd Die @ertbeibigung fe ni9t i'm Sc
rin9iten erf9iittern ober piberlegen tonnte."
nWir biscutirten bic Seifent6eorie Glets
gerPs, e5e mir gu %unIerer Gn!.f9eibung gs=
ldngten" bemertte 2oeb, vdber mir bertparfea
feline @usiagen dfs ungluubniirbig. Qu9
ben 4ngaben BON Gbarles tonnten mir tsis
men 9luu6en f9enten."
~Ntemanb brau4t ft9 UNI MIDI gu banz
gen., Iagte 2uetgert am Morgen mad bet
8erurtbeilung unb ma9te eirsn erfol9!pIen
Gerfu9, feinen Summer unb feline @nttduz
f3ung btnter einem 2G9eln gu berbergcn.
~Wenn i3 f3ulbig bin, 10 bdtts bic SURF
mid bdngen fOlen; bin id unf9ulbig, 10
berbiene i'd, freigeipro4en gu perben. Die
Ter 8a6rfpru9 a6er lit cine G9anbe, Elm
9o6n auf Die @ere9tigteir. 9Ri9!er @arb
tpirb mir frugGus einen neuen proaeb eez
tpG6ren, unb tpenn er es ni9t tbut, 10 tperbe
i3 an bas Staats@O berseri9t appe1iren.
Dieter @u6ripru4 itsbt ni4t i'm @intlange
NIT benz gefebe."
SD babe bic ganse Nubt uusgeset9net
9ef4lafen", anttportete 2uetger. auf zine
biesbeaiigli9e 6rage. r@obalb id mid ME-
~berlegre, f9lief ib Elm unb pa9te erit Bel Saz
g~esanbru4 auf." Ser @efangniBipdrter
SHERIDAN er5dblt iebo9, baB 2ustgert Bis
gegen bret ubr ftb f9taflos auf 1einem 8ette
berumpdl5te, i%porauf er ii4 erbOb, NIT
ibm iiber ben Qusgang bes prO3e1es ipra9
unb babel duBerte, buB ieiner 4nii9t nu6
elmer Der 9ei4iporenen bonn Stoa.e beto@sn
nOrben lei.
SobaGb Der Mntrag duf 8etpiIigung zines
neuen Pro3effes er0rtert norben lit, n;rb
Ri9ter 9arp bas enbgiltige ltrt6eil iiber
2uetgert fdlen. gs lit ni9t mabrf9einlih,
bah 2uetgsrt an bus SbereeriAt appeGiren
p;rb, bu eine 8erufung in bieicm u%r1fangz
rei6en 5aGe minbeftens $4,000 toften pirbe,
bic er f8perli9 auftreiben fam.
Wie o~erIautet, tpirb uuF 8eran!aFune bon
Soremdn Bros. in ben nG9ften 8agen bic
@erbaftung bon Mm. gbarles e~rfplgen, tpeil
er 8duren, auf ipel6e fte cine 6ppot6et batz
len, in betrigerifGer Wefe beiieite geT9afft
BADEN ion. Staatsantpalt Oeneen ipirb
pa6rf9einli9 mebrere Der @ntluItunqsseuz
gen ipesen Meineibes itrafseri9tli9 berfolz
gen.
X *
StatifiFen pom Sueteert- fal.
gine interefante 9ronolo9ii9e 3u1amz
nlenftenung bon 9aten i'm 2uetgert : San
lpurbe bon Odpib Maper, ainem Nngeiteuten
i'm Bureau beg @tau!sannaltes, 9enabt.
Die elite lautet tpie folgt:
1. Mot 1897. Die 2ei9e bon Sran 2uetz
CERT in bic Pottai9el0iung qelegt.
Gortiesuns auf Der LSeite)
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1898-02-16
Mannestraft interchangeable.
0ei@ledts. Qranfbeitcn aeheilt.

WelWIeG1tssH r0nfbettc1 BebetIto
Sur6ornn9en bon bent WunI6e, 9enienieen,
tpelde an Mannesi6pa6e. @ej6ledtsfranfbeiien,
iopie an ben trauri9en %S5olaen BON SusenOiiinben
j6pinbelbafter In3eioem un6 pertbIoier giid5err au
idtben, perienOen mir fir 25 Ste. in poits Gtamps,
lor9iar1 IN silent tnbeOrudten ltrni9lase oerpatt,
nn1er Uln rOer .NettIns8s2lnfer"s As. Muf..
$50 Seitet init 40 lebrreiGefi Biloert. Wor.:
DEUTSCHES HEIL-INSTITUT,
II Clinton Place, New York, N. Y.
Ser u&ettlnoss anfer" lit ouG at babet IN gbteaor
s libel Gbas. Salger, 844 81. Salfeb Ctr.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1898-02-16

*+++++++
Sim 21. GpriI feiert Die v%SSQinois Stats
5eitun9" ibr 5Oiabrt9es SSubilduu. Wttt bere6=
ti9ter @en1t9tbuuns tann tie auf Die so Sabre
hires Se 1tebenS 31riidblife1t auf so Sabre barr
ten Samples fir Die @nttpifellng Deg 2anOes
uno Der @taot, Die Moblfabrt oes Noltes uno Die
Sntere11en bes 9ert16= 9(merttanertbuus.
9tr1r, per oie1e &dn1pfe 1elbit nit brrd=
senta6t, petB en iol6es Sitter elmer t3eitun9 5u
i6dben uno Die @tellun9 81 t~purOi9eu, Die tie ii3
errun9er. NQe 8erilde, ibr ben 8orran9 ab5az
%laufen, iino miBlun9en; felt ntebr as etnem
W}en16enalter nirnmt Tie ni6t tur unter Der
Deuti6en Yre1e Gbica9o's, lonOern ou6 jeuer
Der Wlittell taaten uno oes 9roBen %gtorOpe1tens
Die Ieitenoe @telluns Elm uuO miro ie au6 in
s3ufunft 3u erbalten tpi1Ien.
Die 6erausoeber baben oaber beI6lo1er,
Den Gbrentao our9 Die 6eraus9abe ether Subj
laums=9h1n1mer in 0enfpirOtger gSetle TT f~eiern,
uno es perOen 0orbereitu19en g~etroffe1t Tim Oiele
SSSubtldun1sn1nmer in SSnbalt uno Torn 10 bib16
aussutatten, oaB ie tetnen 8er9lei6 5u i6e1en
bral6t uro 1T jeoem 0elt1@en 9auie etne pil=
%fon1t1e11e @abe 1T.
Sic SSetnrtntn1er miro entbalten 4:
! Gin aMeeort1des Bib lit Iarbemoru&
amf oent 9ttelblatte.
Gim Ueft9eoidt.
SO Sabre Oer vSQtnots gtaatsseitum9".
so Sabre 0eId)tGte bon Saiuots.
so Sabre 0eSdt@te Der gtaot Gbitago.
SO Sabre @eid)id)te Der Oeattidem Rtrs
0~em8emetmoem 1tnO Sseretne.
80 Sabre 0eMtiGes Sbeater.
so Sabre Oct Gnttpi6lmat9 Der Se6mit,
OeS 00toeIS, OeS 0cAuerbeS, Der
&mnit 1tno 2iKemi@aft 1t. !. to.
Ser Sert wiro bur6 Sautrationem uno
Yortrdts %erlGutert unb ber160nert, tpo31 mir
au9 0er Wit6ilf e alter 2e1er Der Staats3eitun9
beDiirf fen, benn tptr polen @r1ppenbiloer bon
iol6en 2eiert beriteQen lai1en, pelde oas 8latt
felt SO Ga6ren fefen, uno bitten oaber
Inn GinienOut9 Der photographer nit furser
2ebensbe16reibung, iopie Tim 1teberla1luno alter
Nturnmern aus Der 3eit por Dem 9roBen Geuer,
allo aus Oen 5Oer unO 6Oer Sabren.
Sic Setrummer miro alien Nbonne1ten oes
Saseblattes gratis in's 6ous 9elief ert,
Sic Observation-Disclosures f0nnen 1hon
iebt oe9en Gin1enOung bon 10 Gents lit Brief=
marfen tire gtanen pornterfen la1len, Oannit linen
Oas Blatt iofort beim1 Grl6einen 3u9ei teQt iper=
Den fann.
9a Die Subilduntsrumrner 1T rtebr aGs
100000 Gremplarert
In alien Sbetlen Der Ser, Staten berbreitet tuer.
BEN rnO audi in Saaienoen bon Grernplaren ibrert
g8eo nod 0ertl9lano unO anOeren Sbeilen BET
98elt finOen miro, 1T iie ein por3ieri6es
9eRfame=2dittec, nnO bOffen mir, baB
oapo1 re6t piele @Onner Der uSSQtnois Stats
5eit1ng" @ebrau6 MAIDEN unO l1ts fir Die GSeft=
hummer tire ~g(uftrd9e ertbeilen perOe1.
Wlan o~0reiiire:
Ju6i(Gums>U hummer
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1898-02-16

9eneen, 9iilfsfdatsanpalt MclSpen, Snz
fpector S9aad unb Capt. S9uettler BON
alien Seiten begliidpiinf9enbe @Gaoe entz
gesenftredten, 1T natiirli9.
geo9 batten bic lebten 3ub0rer ben &C.
ri9tsfuul ni4t perlafen, als Die 1a4ri4t
bon 2netgert's @erurt6eilung uu4 i4on duf
Der @truBe betannt tpurbe unb aus onen
Sttmmen tonnte man %erfennen, hab bus 8olf
ben Wabrfpru3 fir rinen geredten 6dlt.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-28
TAMMANY AT SYRACUSE.
Croker and His Followers Prepare
for Business.

Syracuse, n. Y, Sept. 27.-The arriv-
al of the Tammany hall delegation late
this afternoon, with Richard Croker
at its head, was the event of the day
here, and about il all the convention
news centered.
1t was announced by the leaders as
they went to dinner that none of the
many candidates for the gubernatorial
nomination had been decided upon for
their support, and that the selection
of the men to head the ticket was still
an open question. They admitted in
dividually that the entire subject of
the selection of the most available
man had been under full and free dis
cussion, and while Mr.. Croker said
that the decision would be the spon-
taneous act of the convention, it was
declared that another meeting of the
leaders would be held tomorrow morn
ing previous to the calling of the con-
Vention.
After the conference had closed
meeting of the state committee was
held at which the details for the or
ganization and operation of the con-
vention was decided upon.
The committee did not, however, de-
eide upon any programme as to the
platform as it might relate to the
money plank of the Chicago national
platform.
The Massachusetts meeting of Chi
cago platform Democrats at the AL
hambra tonight was attended by about
5000 people, who manifested a hearty
approval of the sentiments expressed
by the speakers. These were in effect
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-28
A WORK FOR REPUBLICANS. !


From the New York Sun.
Aside from the obvious financial ana
economic reasons for electing a RepuD-
liCan house of representatives this fall,
there are two special reasons arising out
OF the war with Spain. A form of gov
ernment is TO be provided for the an
nexed territory for it is hardly probable
that the present congress will have time
to settle the many question arising from
the passing of the Spanish conquered ter
ritory to the United States. The Demo-
cratic party as whole is not heartily in
favor of retaining the new acquisitions.
1t consents 10 those in the Caribbean, but
il is opposed to those in the Pacific. 1t
began by opposing the annexation OF Hd-
wall 1t seems almost wholly unaware or
the Importance of acquiring the Philip
pines and striving to develop American
commerce in the east. To many of the
hide bound belated Bourbons still num-
bling about lG to !, the great national pa
triotic movement for the expansion OF tho
United States seems only a trick of the
Robber Barons and the Money Power.
American interests in the east will be
served best by the election of Repub-
lican house There is a strong and able
Democratic ministry that agrees with
the Republicans as tn expansion, but the
mass of the Democratic leaders ana, ap-
parently, of the Democratic party, haNSs
back and tries to block the wheels OF
progress.
In spite of the lessons of the war and
the extent of territory that has been
added or will probably be added to the
United States as part of the fruit OF that
war, Democrats are declaiming in the
old-fa shioned buncombe style against the
dangers of a standing army and promis-
ing in their platforms TO resist the en-
largement of the standing army of the
United States, A few months ago these
same windy citizens We're bowling against
the dudes" of the navy ana proclaimng
the folly and usclessness of navy.
They don't dare to tackle the navy any
longer, but they stll retain their un-
| reasoning prejudices against an adequate
army The work of rcorganizing the
army and making II little more pro-
portionate to the new demands upon It
| and to the growth of the country, will
not be done by Democrats. They have
| learned something on water, hut on lsni
| they are still behind the times.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-28
BOLD BANK ROBBERY.
Building at Frankfort Destroyed by

Frankfort, Ind, Sept. 27.-The bold
est and one of the most successful
bank robberies that ever occurred in
this section of the state was perpetrat-
ed at Flora, a small town ten miles
north of this city, at three o'clock
this morning. The bank is a private
corporation with William Lannum act
ing as cashier At the hour named he
was awakened by the noise of ter
rifle explosion which shattered the
windows in his residence, fifty yards
from the bank. Getting up and GO
ing to the bank, which was in a brick
building, he found the entire building
demolished. AS he started inside he
was fired upon by some unknown party
with a shot gun, the charge taking
effect in the face and blowing out one
eye. The noise of the explosion arous-
ed the town and a great crowd col
lected. 1t was soon learned that the
bank safe had been blown to pieces
with dynamite, pieces of it having
been blown across the street The
robbers secured between $4,000 and
$4,000
Cashier Lannum probably will die.
The robbers made their escape upon a
hand car. which they left at Sedalia
five miles north of here The whole
country is aroused and the robbers will
hardly escape.
Indianapolis, Ind, Sept. 27.--Out of a
mass of rumors regarding the capture
of the robbers who raided the bank at
Flora today, the most reliable is that
only one man has been arrested, and
he is in the county Jail at Delphi. A
dispatch from Delphi says there is no
clue positively to the criminals yet.
except that furnished by this one man
and that is to the effect that he had on
his person two watches and $3.50. In
tense excitement prevails throughout
Carroll county more because of the
shooting of the cashier than of the
robbery, and the guilty parties would
probably be lynched if caught. The
Delphi dispatch says that the amount
of money taken was from $1,000 to So
900, $4,000 at least was in gold, and
that the wounds inflicted upon Cashier
Lemon, while severe, are not considered
fatal All the earlier reports about his
condition We're greatly exaggerated.
Another dispatch says that the des-
peradoes were surrounded in q corn
field and woods near WOodville, Car
roll county, and still another dispatch
says that part of the gang was cap
tured with all of the stolen money.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-28
INDUSTRIAL NOTES.

Little attention is ever paid by the
travelling public tn the small details
which go to perfect the traffic of a
model street railway system and II one
We're to BE- invited to the repair shops
of such a plant pleasant surprise
would be the result. The Scranton
street Railway company's main repair
shops are located in the big brick
building on Linden street and there
at different times small wonders are
worked. For instance, the question of
Tenders was a veXed one to begin with
and after an adoption of a style the
repairing. ETC., only seemed to add to
the burden. Now things are as smooth
as perfect arrangements and a COM
petent manager in the person Of Mas
ter Mechanic Mullen, can make them.
rhe fender adopted was of the Rogers
type, Philadelphia man. The right
TO repair these tenders was retained
by the railway company. This soon
cntaled a heavy expense both for ma
terial and labor Now as each fender
needs repairing instead of a heavy
basket center of grill iron, a sub
stitute of first quality MARITIME three
strand rope is used. The difference in
cost is about So and in weight about
35 pounds. No durability or strength
is sacrificed either. After the rope
work was put in 1t had to be painted
with a tar preservative preparation.
Originally a man and brush did this.
Foreman Mullen had a tank built and
now the fender is dipped. Hours OF
work IL lessened to minutes. Another
Improvement was the substitution of
electric headlights for the awkward
oil affairs. Once, long ago, these cleo
trio lights We're tried on top of the
car, Just over the vestibule- hood. o.
course no satisfaction resulted and the
idea was abandoned. A few months
ago, the light was placed down where
the oil headlight hung and success
resulted. Work for the street car EN-
ployes. oil and labor We're saved all
around, Considerable difficulty was
found in handling the plumbers solder
ing iron, especially H. small and not
easily approached places when the iron
had to be kept hot. Foreman Mullen
overcame this difficulty by patenting
an electric soldering iron which works
on the basis of an are lamp 50 far as
heating Is concerned The aluminium
tip is heated by the broken circuit
of direct current which is carried
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-28
is THIS DIR. GUILFORD?
Arrest of a Woman on Her Arrival
at Liverpool

Liverpool, Sept. 27.-lt is reported
this evening that on the arrival Of the
steamer Vancouver here from Montreal
early this morning, a woman passenger
was arrested on the charge of murder
1t is said she has been under survei-
lance since the steamer left Montreal
1t has been reported in New York
that the woman known as DR.. Nancy
Guiltord, of Bridgeport, Conn, has
been arrested in Liverpool charged
with being concerned in the murder of
EmCa Gill, of Southington, Conn,
whose body cut into several pieces,
was found some time ago in the yell
low Mill pond near Bridgeport. Conn.
Detectives awaited the arrival here
this morning of the steamer and upon
the landing of her passengers followed
woman who came ashore. The offic-
ers maintain the greatest secrecy re-
garding this person, refusing to give
her name or 20 discuss the case, be-
yOnd saying that she is suspected of
having committed a murder in Canada.
The woman boarded a train for Lon
don, Inspector LamOine following her
in the next compartment with instruc-
tions to arrest her if she went to a
house. which the Canadian police had
Informed the English authorities would
probably be the destination of the
murderess.
stamford, Conn Sept 27.--State's
Attorney Fessenden, Immediately on
learning of the supposed arrest of Mrs.
Guilford in London, communicated
with Governor Cooke, and upon his re-
quest the governor asked the state de-
partment at Washington to have the
United States embassy at sLondon ar
range for the provisional arrest of the
woman until the requisitiOn papers
could reach there. Mr.. Fessenden said
he has since learned that the state de-
partment had cabled London as re-
nueSted.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-28
WEST NICHOLSON FIRE.
The Store of Stark & Doyle Is De-
stroyed-Heroic Work of Bucket
Brigade.
Special TO the Scranton Tribune.

Special TO the Scranton Tribune.
West Nicholson. Sept 27.-The in
habitants of the picturesque hamlet of
West Nicholson We're aroused last
night by an alarm of fire, the scene
being the store of Messrs. Stark and
Doyle. The cause of the fire seems to
have been the accidental overturniug
of an oil lamp in one of the lower
rooms of the store. Help was prompt
ly forthcoming, the neighbors being
summoned by the agency of Mr.. Rik-
er's dinner bell, which that gentle
man welded in as vigorous a manner
as when employing it for it's more
legitimate and peaceful purpose. West
Nicholson is not quite so we'll equip
ped as New York or Chicago in the
matter of fire engines (steam, chemical
or otherwise). and the only available
source of water supply is chain
pump, which. however admirable a
contriVance for meeting the needs of
the thirsty wayfarer, is rather made
quate on such an occasion as the pres
ent.
1t being evident then that very lit
tie could be done in the way of sub
DUNG the fire, attention was turned
to the adjacent dwelling house of Mr..
Doyle with a view to saving some Of
the furniture. The inmates having
been brought out, the proprietor as
sisted by neighbOrs and by Mr. Lewis
and other friends of Mr.. Riker who
lives just OppOsite-not to mention the
heroic efforts of that gentleman him
self-were able to save many things,
being forced eventually by the fire to
beat q retreat.
In this connection may be mentioned
the conspicuous bravery of Miss Eva
Wagner, she going into the cellar after
the staircase was on fire and bringing
out several articles. The buildings be-
ing of wood We're rapidly consumed.
touching incident was the death of
valuable hound of Mr.. Stark's. He
refused to be driven from the build
ing that formed his home and he
bravely met his end on the porch,
where his remains now lie.
The store was also the local post
office. The rack containing the mail
was calamity rescued amid consider
able heat and danger by Messrs. Stark.
Doyle and two others, The writer "a
foreigner and therefore unbiased) con-
siders that Uncle Sam is to be con-
graduated on having men of such cal
ibre to entrust the care OF his mails
to. Their devotion to their charge was
striking.
Luckily there was little, if any, wind
or the fire might have been more Sc
riOus. The store and house We're en-
tirely consumed. 1t Is believed the
damage is to some extent covered by
insurance.
There was also unfortunately lost in
the fire a valuable model of an ingen-
ious patented device OF Messrs. Stark
| and Doyle, to be used in connection
with grain elevators. Happily, how
ever, the papers connected herewith
were at Mr.. Stark's private residence.