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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-16
MINOR NEWS NOTES.

The members of the Ladies' Aid So
ciety, No. 1G. S. OF ", will conduct a
lawn social at the residence of Miss
Sc hmidt, 31a North Rebecca avenue,
next Wednesday evening, July 20 An
interesting programme is being ar
ranged and refreshments will be
served.
Ripple division, No. 40, Sons Of Tem-
perance, will meet in regular session
this evening at Evans hall on South
Main avenue. In addition to the regu-
lar business a debate will be given.
Topic, Resolved. That General Lee was
greater than General Grant. This is
the debate Which was postponed from
last Saturday evening.
Thomas Thomas, of Archibald street,
has been made the collector of the
state and county taxes for 1897 for the
Sixth and Eighteenth wards.
Ripple division, No. As, Sons of Tenn
perance, will meet in Evans hall on
South Main avenue at 7.30 sharp.
Harry Reese, the 10-year-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. David Reese, Of North
Hyde Park avenue, was sent on an
errand to Green Ridge yesterday and
before getting back was severely Bit
ten by large dog The wounds were
in the boys right leg. DR.. +. G.. Hall
cauterized them. The lad does not
know whose dog it was as it jumped
at him as he was walking along the
sidewalk.
The pulpit of the Plymouth Congre-
gational church will be occupied at
tomorrow's regular services by Rev,
j. II Morris. Of Wilkes Barre.
From tomorrow on the Sunday school
sessions of the st. Davids Episcopal
church will begin at 11.4b O'Clock in
stead OF p. m. as heretofore.
Miss Eva Davies, Of Eynon street
was pleasantly surprised at her home
Thursday evening by host of hel
young friends. The hours were spent
in the enjoyment OF the usual diver
sions and at seasonable hour refresh
ments were served.
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o'GRADY AGAIN TRIED.

]. J. OGrady and his wife, Ann
O'Grady, of jackson street, waived a
hearing and entered bail in the sum of
$500 each for their appearance at court
to answer a charge Of exposing poison
with evil intent. The charge was pre-
ferred against them by Thomas Nc
Andrew and Thomas Murphy, Of Key
ser avenue.
The prosecutors each lost a valuable
COW on June 10 by reason of the fact
that the said cows had broken into the
rear lot of the OGrady premises and
eaten some grapevine leaves. Paris
green or some such poison had been
spread in plentiful quantities upon
those same leaves and as nataal
result the marauding cows died.
The cows had gotten into that lot
once before and Mr.. McAndrew offered,
he says, to pay for the damage. His
offer was refused and Mr.. O'Grady is
accredited with saying he had pre-
pared for another invasion. The
O'Gradys were tried once before on a
very similar charge before Alderman
Davies but for some reason or other
the case fell through, though 500 fine
and costs were imposed upon them.
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PERSONAL MENTION.

Miss Nellie Donnelly, of Chestnut
street is entertaining Miss d. Daniels,
of PittsbUrg, Pa.
Thomas Eane, of Phelps, n. Y. Is
the guest of his uncle, Thomas Kane,
of Fairview avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Lonergan, Of
Fairview avenue, have as their guests
Mrs. James Lonergan and son, Philip,
of Montrose.
Miss Nellie Richards. of Second
street. will spend here vacation at
Great Bend
Mrs. Jones. of Erie, Pa, is the guest
Of Mrs. John Loomis. of North Lin
coin avenue.
Miss Della Evans, of Washburn
street, has returned from a visit at
Wilkes Barre.
Conner Evans, of Clarke Brothers, Is
spending his vacation at Lansford.
Miss Isabelle Wheeler, of West Noun
tain. is homo from visit at Dalton.
Mrs. Randolph Jones, Of Jackson
street. is visiting in Binghamton.
Seymour Jones, of Jackson street, Is
visiting friends at Camp Alger.
Edward Allen and family. of Bing-
hamton. have returned home after
visiting Mrs. J. c.. Clark OF Twenty
third street.
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NORTH SCRANTON.

Misses Nellie and Katie Langan en-
tertained a large number Of their
friends at the home of their parents
on Lock street Thursday evening.
Dancing and games were INDUCED in
until a seasonable hour when refresh
ments were served. Those present
weN Misses Mollie Clark, Margaret
and Kate Thornton. Libhie Neary.
Kate and Mamie Moran. Miss Tighue,
of Carbondale, Misses English, Duffy,
Cummings. of West Side, Mary Camp
bell, Mary Flynn. Jennie and Margaret
Purcell. Annie Roche, Annie Golden,
JChn Neary, NJ. r. Scanlon, l.. J..
Fritz. ]. David. p. j. Langan, D. Can
non, John Llngan. M. Duffy. Mr.. and
Mrs. M j. Neary, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Dunn.
The +. G.. W. Social club, which has
for the past few years occupied an en-
viahle position in social circles in this
place. has dishanded. The large num-
Der of it's members who enlisted in
JTncle Sans service made serious in
roads in the club and it was deter
mined to disband.
The members of the Niagara Hose
company have attached to the house
that they occupy most complete gym
nasium for the use of the members.
This is but a recent addition and IL
affords much amusement for the boys
The North End Philosophical society
held a meeting in the Welsh Calvinistic
church of Wayne avenue last evening.
The Rev. l.. c. Phillips will preach
in the Wayne Avenue PRESBYTERIAN
church tomorrow, both morning and
evening.
At the Welsh Congressional church.
the Rev. ID. Il. S. James will ofticiate
at tomorrow's services. Sunday school
at p. IN.
Pev. j. A. Evans viii preach in the
First Welsh Baptist church tomorrow,
In the morning Mr. Evans will speak
in the Welsh Language and the evening
discourse will be delivered in the Eng
lish language. At the latter service
Mrs. David ID. Thomas will render a
solo composed by Professor Hayden
Cousins, of Peckville, who will preside
at the organ. Sunday school a 2 2. m.
The Rev. w. +. Davies will occupy
his pulpit at First Baptist church to-
morrow, both morning and evening.
The evening sermon will be preached
in English. Bible school at 2 p. a.,
Evan B. Rees, superintendent, The
Young Peoples society, Thomas Harris.
president. Will meet Tuesday evening.
General rehearsal for cantata choir Fri
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DUNMoRE.

Mr. and Mrs. John Austin, of Mt.
Holly, N. j., who have been visiting
Mr.. and Mrs l.. +. Letchworth, have
returned hcme.
Miss Jennie Armstrong, Of Pittston,
is visiting friends.
William Armenian. William Thilson
and Herman Ludwig will leave today
for weeks fishing at Long Pond, near
Hoadleys.
Gus Scholla, who has been spending
the last few days at New York. mas re-
,urned home.
II. n. Jones, of Facoryville, is spend
ing few days in town.
The members of st. Mary's council,
Young Mems Institute. will hold their
annual picnic in Laurel Hill park this
afternoon and evening. Lawrence or
chestra will furnish the music.
The Electric Engine company, of
Dunmore, will hold a ball in Keystone
hall, Dunmore, Monday evening. Aug
ust %. Music by Prof. Wahlers string
band. Admission, 25 cents.
Miss Nettie Van Gorder. of Green
Ridge, visited friends in town yester-
day.
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NEW ENGINE NEEDED.

1t would not be a strange thing if
some day when the Franklin engine is
being used at a big fire on this side
that an awful accident happened. A
terrific explosion, followed by the kill
ing or manning of the firemen whose
duty necessitates their presence near
the engine, and persons standing near
will surely be the result. In addition,
the ability to fight the fire, especially
where the ordinary pressure is very
low, will disastrously handicap affairs.
The West Scranton public will have
their sense of justice aroused by that
explosion and a new engine will be
procured, perforce because the old one
is destroyed. That such a possibility
of an event like the above taking place
exists is certain. Every time the en-
gine has been used during the last year
it has broken down.
When returning from yesterdays fire
or South Grant avenue. when it was
only heated up to running pitch. the
drop tubes fell out and the water es-
capped. The engine was thus rendered
entirely useless. No more can be ex-
pected when the engine has been in
continuous service nearly three times
as many years as guaranteed.
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THE CONDITION or PROGRESS
From the New York Sun.

from the New YORK sun.
The thing known as National Expan-
sion," and talked of as something new,
has been, since the beginning of history.
the rule of every progressive nation, IN
Guiding most conspicuously the United
States. The peculiarly American motto
addressed to the individual citizen OF
growing up with the country" has never
shut out from the sight of our statesmen
the greater principle that this country
is to grow up with the world. The old
fashioned word. in which some philos-
ophers imagined us as rising above all in
prosperity and greatness through isoia-
ton and strict confinement within our
Atlantic and Pacific coasts, has sunk out
of sight beneath the world of today, with
its telegraph that puts Hong Kong by
the side of New York, its steamship, that
makes coal the arbter of warfare,' and
its impending dismemberment by a few
powerful nations of advanced civilization,
of the most colossal empire of history,
the Chinese empire, With this gigantic
transformation, growing up means mere
ly that we must equip ourselves with the
means OF protecting our vast interests
after the manner of our rivals In compe-
tition, or. after the manner Of China, be
subordinated and eclipsed.
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GREEN RIDGE.

Prof. II. L. Burdick, of Monsey ave-
nue., has returned home from WASH
ington, d. G.
Miss Bessie Stahl, of Princeton. N.
j.. is the guest of Miss Florence Hull,
of Sanderson avenue.
Bert Stevens, of Wyoming, is the
guest of his brother, ]. II. Stevens, Of
Capouse avenue.
Miss Lillian Jurish, of Wyoming ave-
nue.. has returned from Washington,
d. c.
Mrs. Garrett, of Honesdale, who has
been the guest of Mrs. Treverton, Of
Sanderson avenue, has returned home.
Mrs. Learn and son, Thomas, of Della
ware street, who have been spending
some time at Falls, returned home yes
terday.
Max Clearwater, who is attending
Lawrenceville academy, is spending his
vacation with his parents on Monsey
avenue.
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MINooKA.

A two-story dwelling house owned
by Mrs. Margaret Ruane, of School
street, was burned to the ground at
1.30 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The
origin of the fire is unknown. All the
personal belongings of the family, in
cluding the household effects, were to-
tally destroyed. There is no insurance.
Miss Rose Conner, of Plains, is the
guest of her friend, Miss b. Higgins.
of Main street.
Miss Celia Maloney of Avoca, was
the guest of her cousin, Miss Anna
O'Horo, yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Jones, of Den
yer, Colo, are visiting at the residence
of James Eagan, on Davis street.
The bartenders and the clerks will
contest for superiority on Coynes
ground at $50 Sunday morning. The
following is the makeup Of the form
er: p. ]. Diskin, second base; Thomas
Shea, catcher; NJ. Z. Judge, short
stop; Thomas Diskin, pitcher; Thomas
Butler, first base; J. j. Coyne. center
field; Conroy, left field; S. Kenovy,
third base; r. ]. Gallery, right field.
The game will, no doubt, be interest
ing.
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HENNFRY BURNED DOWN.

A small building used as a hennery
on the rear of the lot occupied by
Michael Gilbey, on South Grant avenue
took fire yesterday shortly after noon
and was totally destroyed in few
minutes. 1t is said that several chick
ems were burned, but, outside of this
the damage was slight. Great excite
ment was caused and In the excite
ment some one ran nearly three blocks
to send an alarm from box 81, corner
of Everett avenue and Jackson street.
Tie nearest bcx, No. 32G, corner OF
Sherman avenue and Washburn street,
only a short block away, was forgotten.
1t seems that on the slightest pretext
an alarm is sent in nowadays. In yes
terday's instance, few moments con-
sideration would have indicated the
uselessness OF fire company and be-
side the companies were taken the
longest and hardest way to get to the
fire. Tho hCrses were completely wet
with lather and Derspiration as a re-
suit of the run and in the heat of the
day this was dangerous. 1t certainly
is bad enough to have to call them out
when they really could be used.
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No surer indication of the spirit of
the times which are hard hereaouts
can be gathered by an estimate of the
excursions which are conducted dur
ing a season. There have been few
already from this side but the atten-
dance has been meapre.
The tendency is to hold a picnic at
Laurel Hill park or Nay Aug park
and not risk an excursion, especially
when most people have been to nearby
points and IL they so at all would pre-
FER to go to some new place.
That the mines are working poorly Is
proven more surely by the absence this
Funds excursions. SO far there has
not been one and there appears little
likelihood of there being any unless
a combination of several funds are
effected. Many of the funds have dis
banded since the first of the year.
Usually every other day during the
two months of July and August an
average of an excursion for every two
days was maintained. Conclusions for
this year can be drawn by the follow
ing list Of prospective excursions:
Tuesday, July 10, the Excelsior Camp
1dlewild, Susquehanna county.
Wednesday, July 20, a Joint picnic
will be conducted at Laurel Hill park
by the members of the First Welsh
Baptist Sunday school of South Main
avenue and the Garfield Avenue and
the Bellevue Baptist missions.
Saturday, July %, the joint picnic Of
the Irish Catholic Benevolent societies
I,nI, I
Interesting programme is being pre-
pared as it is expected this will be
a great event.
Thursday, August 4, the CongreGa-
tional Sabbath school and several So
Cieties of the Sampson Methodist
church will go to Lake Ariel on their
annual excursion.
Monday, August s, an excursion will
be run to Lake Ariel by Ripple divi-
sion, No. 45, Sons of Temperance, and
they are preparing for big time
Tuesday, August 8, the annual eXCur-
sion of the Jackson Street Baptist
church will be run to Lake Ariel.
Wednesday. August 10, Washington
camp, No. S23. Patriotic order, Sons
of America, will conduct their annual
excursion at Lake Ariel. There win
be several contests Tor prizes lnclud-
irg game of ball for a silver water
pitcher. On this same day the con-
gregation Of St. Marks Lutheran
church will go to the lake.
Thursday, August IL, the several
branches of the Catholic Beneficial as
sociation will Join and run a big ex.
sursion to Harvey's Lake.
Friday, August 10, the Volunteer
Firemen's Mutual Benefit association
of Lackawanna county will run an
excursion to Binghamton over the Del
aware, Lackawanna and Western and
Delaware and Hudson roads. This is
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-16
About sunday Trains.
Editor of Z

Editor of The Tribune.
Sir; If you will allow me little space
in your publication | would like to say
few words about the proposed runnin,;
of Sunday trains to Lake Ariel through
the summer. i am little surprised at
the action of the Central Labor union
and especially their arguments on behalf
of this so-called privilege.
In the first place they say il would be
of benefit to the five thousand and more
members of labor orders in the city whO
are working six days every week and cam
not possibly find time to take vacation.
1t makes me feel good to think tn 1t
there are so many !aborirg men in Scran-
ton working so steady. and to think that
they would all like TO spend their Sunday
at Ariel
Now, any man who is working six days
week the year around can afford 10
stay home Sundays and take d three
months vacation in the summer.
So running Sunday trains to Lake Ariel
will be no benefit TO them
Another thing. the man who is not
working six steady days each week can
go to Lake Ariel through the week just
as we'll as on Sunday. So Sunday trains
would be no benefit to that class who, 1
fear, are in the large majority.
If the laboring man will stop and con-
slider a moment he will see that he would
be making his fellow man work on sun
day that he might enjoy himself, not
considering that his neighbor may have
worked hard all the previous week,
Another thing am of the opinion that
! II might be against the Christian princi-
| pies of the head officers of the Erie and
Wyoming Valley to run Sunday trains,
and that being the case, what right has
| the public to ask them to go against
the dictates of their conscience?
Scranton has abundance of good parks
and driveways and the weather is not
so hot but what people can stand it for
| a few weeks.
If the laboring man wants to dig pit
| that will work his own destruction In af-
| ter years, let him demand that the bar
riers of generations be broken down, and
he will find 1t impossible to repair them
when he finds out TO his sorrow that he
is only held still tighter in the grip OF
| him who desires to rule with an iron
| hand. Edward j. Woodward.
Dunmore, Pa, July l5.
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day evening. George Davies, conduc-
tor.
Miss Mary Protheroe Davies. of Sum-
nit avenue, was visiting this week
her old college friend, Miss Alice Walsh
at Peckville.
The Rev. w. +. Davies, pastor Of
First Welsh Baptist church, last We'd
ncsday evening preached at the install
lation of the Rev. George Hague at
Olyphant.
In the absence of Rev. w. G.. Wat
kins, who Is at present attending the
Baptist Young Peoples union conven-
lon at Buffalo, the services tomorrow
will be In charge of the young people.
The choir, which Is a prominent factor
In the church. viii render special music.
The services in the Puritan Congre-
gational church tomorrow will be pre-
sided over by the Rev. Horace Peck
over. Sunday school at 2 o'clock. All
are welcome.
Misses Name Thomas and Annetta
Davis return today from two weeks
stay at Washington, ID. C.
John Jenkins returned last evening
from Washington, ID. c., where ht
srent the last ten days.
Mrs. Ellen Ellengworth, or Wilbur
street, left for Pittsburg where she
expects to permanently reside.
Miss Ellen Scanlon, OF Rackevillt
street, left last evening for New York
city, where she will set sail for the
old country.
Alderman I.lewellyn Roberts, of the
Second ward. is visiting few days
at South Gibson.
James A. Jordan, of West Market
street, leaves today on an extended
trip through the southern section OF
| the state.
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FRANKLIN CoMPANY's CONCERT.

Every once in while of an even-
ing, the members Of the Franklin En-
gine company gather at their quarters
on North Hyde Park avenue and enjoy
concert gotten up by several Of the
members for the occasion. Last cven-
ing one of these concerts was held and
proved exceedingly enjoyable.
Piano solos were played by Martin
Kelly, guitar solos by Frank Hepper
and violin solos hy Daniel Clement
Then these gentlemen played together
Richard Davis and Thomas Beddoe
sang and the Franklin trio rendered
several selections. Daniel Clements
whistled in his inimitable way as did
James l.. Beavers. Richard Phillips
gave a negro sketch with the "bones."
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NAVY WAS READY
TO DO ITS PART
How the News Of the spaniards' Sur.
render Was Carried to the Jnckies
on sampson's Ships.

Copyright, 1898, by the Associated Press)
Off Aguadores, July IA, p. II, via
Port Antonio, July Is. AIS a. m.-When
General Toral on Monday last refused
absolutely to consider the terms Of un-
conditional surrender and when Cen
eral Shafter announced negotiations at
an end. it was believed on board the
American warships that the taking of
Santiago without further fighting was
an impossibility. Consequently every
preparation was made for a co-opera-
tive assault.
AS the hour of noon approached the
New York ran close to shore at Aqua
dores and took up a position in readi-
ness to lombard. The Brooklyn ranged
close In the rear of the New York, and
the other vessels took UP the positions
previously assigned to them. The swift
little Hist steamed down to Juragua to
await word from General Miles.
Noon came and the expected call 10
quarters was not issued. From the
bridges of the warships the officers
trained their glasses alternately on the
signal station ashore and on the fleet
of transports off Juragua, behind Which
| the Hist had disappeared. AS 1 and 2
o'clock passed without an order to Ee-
gin the bombardment, the excitement
| among the officers who knew the sig
| nificance of the delay grew. l. was a
| few minutes after o'clock when the
Hist emerged from behind the anchored
transports and started on a short run
from Juragua to Aguadores. to the fag-
ship, signalling as she passed on.
GOOD NEWS CHEERED.
i@at
| vessel in line, and the signal The en-
emy has surrendered" was first made
out from the bridge of Captain Clark 8
ship. A cheer burst from the officers
on the afterdeck and it was echoed by
| the men clustered forward. At almost
the same instant the other ships in the
| feet caught the momentous meaning
| of the signal flags which flashed at
Hist's swaying masthead and great
| cheer from a host of American throats
| swept through the squadron. from ship
| to ship. while answering pennarts flew
| from each vessel in response to the
New York's repetition of the Hist's
signals.
Had the plans Of todays bomba, d =
ment been carried out the city of San
| tiago would have been torn to pieces
before night, The fleet had the exact
range, and, although the city was
about eight miles away and hidden ny
the hills along the coast, Commodore
| Schley announced that shells could be
| dropped in the heart of the town every
| two minutes for as long a time as
General Shafter thought it necessary.
| Aside from the work of the fleet seven
batteries of artillery were in position,
| and so placed that three-inch shells
| could have been hurled into the town
from all Sides
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NUBS OF NEWS.

The Tiger Hunting club met at
Smiths hotel on Pittston avenue last
night to complete arrangements for the
dance and supper of the club at the
club house on No. mountain near
Simersons, July %.
The excursion committee of the
Scranton Athletic club held a meeting
last night to arrange various details
incident to the annual outing of the
club, which goes to Shawanese Lake
next month.
Jonn Hayes, principal musician Of
the Thirteenth regiment at Camp Alger,
James ]. Corbett and Joseph Helreigel.
of Company C, are home on short fur
loughs.
Mrs. NJ. P. Judge and children. John
and Winifred, are visiting at Atlantic
City.
Mrs. William Koch, jr. and son, OF
Cedar avenue. returned last evening
from a stay at Lake Winola.
James Simpson, Of Paterson, N. j.,
was In the city yesterday.
Misses Agnes O'Day and May Bren-
nan, of Susquehanna. are guests at
the residence of James Normile. OF
Prospect avenue.
William j. Miller has gone to Chicago
to reside.
Frank Earchers. of Cedar avenue,
has returned from Lake Winola.
Charles Wirtz. ST., and George Engle
have returned from a fishing trip at
Pocono Summit.
Misses Anna Bergman. of Honesdale,
is being entertained by Miss Anna
Grabner, of Cedar avenue.
Joseph Roken, of Philadelphia, Is
visiting Rev. Father Christ, of st.
Mary's. Mr.. Roken is a student at st.
Rpnaventure college. Allegheny, n. Y.
Jacob Sohn's of oittston avenue, Is
i'll.
Fred Vester, of Buffalo, who has been
stopping at Hotel Best, returned home
Yesterday.