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GRANTS A FRANCHISE FOR TEMPORARY CAR LINE DURING THE
 FAIR.
MT. Nat COyingtOn Present
"The Work on the New Electric Line Has Already Begun and Will Be Pushed to
 Completion

The Cit4 Council met Monday night in regular session, the Mayor and at full board present with the exception of Alderman Boyce.
 Accounts as approved by Finance Committe were allowed.
 Reports of Police Judge and Chief of Police were received and filed.
 A resolution fixing the city tax levy at five mills was adopted.
 A motion made by Aid. Meyer, to allow bill of Water & Light Co, for $683.65 for water for August was, upon request of Mayor, withdrawn.
 Ald. Owen of the Cemetery Com mittee, reported that he had cleaned ditch back of cemetery and sold tim Der to MT. Brewster at 30 cents per cord, and asked that sale be approv- ed. Alter some discussion this was done.
 Aid. Hightower, of Fire Commit chad no report to make but asked if Mayor had purchased q horse for the department The Mayor stated that since the order direc ting the purchase was made the horse driven to hose cart had given out and the chief had recommended purchase of two horses. He had made requisi- tion for passes for himself and Chief SenyaId to St Louis, that one or both would leave tomorrow to pur- chase the horses.
 The Mayor, as chairman of special committee on Water and Light, re. ported that after witnessing the tests of August 1, the committee agreed that a pressure of 65 lbs. would throw water so it., but when six streams were put on pressure could not he maintained at G5 lbs. but ran down to about 45 lbs. The committee recommended that until the Water t Light Company maln- tain G5 lbs. pressure at H.cs Il pro portionate deduction be made 1n their accounts. The Council was then addressed by President Bridges, oi the Water < Light Company, who took issue with the Mayor, and after a general discussion, a motion pre-. vailed granting hespecial alcommittee further time to investigate and re- port in writing to the Council the domestic and fire pressure furnished by the Water and Light Co,
 The Board of Public Affairs was directed to purchase six one inch ring nozzles.
 A resolution granting temporary right-of-way for the construction of street ear line from Jones Park to Fifth avenue, thence north on State street to Second avenue. was un- animously adopted. The Mayor stated that he would take the three days allowed under the law to ap- prove or veto the resolution.
 The Mayor read a letter addressed to him from Mir. COvington, assuring him that he was ready $ to begin work on the electric streetcar line, and stated that Mr. Coying ton was present.
 Mr. Covlngton representa- g Nessrs Covington x Harrison, ad- dressed the Council, stating that he had commenced work on September F by distributing and planting poles, and that the work would be pushed to completion.
 After some informal discussion of the proposed electric street railw ay, the Council adjourned.
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Captain ples of Yellow Foyer.

Havana, Sept @O.-Captain Brown of the American schooner Maryland died on his ship in the harbor here of yellow fever. Four of the crew are down with the maIadv.
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An Indiana Physician Dead.

Evansville, Sept. 20-Dr. Abraham M. Owen, leading physician and sur geon of this state, is dead of heart dis. ease. lie was native of Madisonville, Ky. and was A9 years old.
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Dragged to Death.

New Florence, Mo, Sept. 20.-Henrv Donaldson, aged As, met his death by his team running away, throw ing him on the running gear of the wag- on and dragging him for several hun dred yards and killing him instantly.
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IF YOU have been sick you will find Hoods Sarsaparilla the best medicine yoa can take to give you appetite, and strength and restore you to a condition of perfect health.
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the Confedoraoy." in 1886, when her father made his famous trip through the south. MT. Davis being unable to appear, Miss Winnie was brought be- for the thousands at the different points along the route and introduced as the Daughter of the Confectionery"
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Gunther's famous chocolates aId boabons at Mitchell's, only, POS Main
 traat Il 15 If
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Mir. Ralph Robinson, the under taker, is on the sick list today.
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commanders and by them promulgated
to their brigades today:

commanders and by them promulgated
to their brigades today:
Sir: In order to eXcmplfy the differcnt
movement i'm the manual of Infantry tac-
tics and for the purpose OF instruction in
advancing and maintaining guard and de-
fenses and also to give opportunity to
the men of the command to take baths,
the major general commanding directs
that once in each week each brigade will
march to the Potomac. Brigades will
alternate by divisions beginning with the
first.
Tho men will be i'm heavy marching or
der. carrying shelter tents and one days
cooked ratiOns. the time for marching to
he so regulated that the command will
reach its destination in ample time to es-
tabish camp and finish their bathes be-
fore night, returning the following morn
ing to their permanent camp.
These marches will be conducted nj laid
down in the text book, as if in the en-
cmy's country, so far as is practicable
without trespassnE upon or injury to pri-
Vate property. with advance and rear
guards and fiankers.
Outposts will be established at night.
Attention as to details is invited to Wag-
ner's service of security and infirma ion,
and troops in campaigns. Reports of
these marches will be made for the in(or-
nation Of the corps commander. Depart
ment commanders are charged with the
execution If this command.
BY command Of Major General Graham.
c. S. Roberts. Adjutant General.
BEGINS MONDAY.
This programme will be put in opera
tion next Monday morning. The First
brigade of the First division will take
Gpct hri n 10 nf
the second division First brigade of
the Third division; Second brigade of
the First division and so on, the second
TN the list moving as soon as the first
returns. The Thrteenth's turn will
come about one week from next Mon
day
The sixth and Ninth. Massachusetts
today celebrated the Bunker Hill an
niversary. There was a base ball game
| between clubs picked from the two
regiments, athletic sports for prizes
| donated by Boston business men. an
exhibition of jumping by Private Con.
molly. of the Ninth. who was one oi
| the American representatives at the
Athens games, a big chicken dinner
contributed by Congressman Fitzger.
| aid and a display of fireworks al
| night. Both regiments were excused
| from all camp duty in honor of the oC
| Casion. r j. Duffy.
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RECITAL AT PHRRY'S STORE.
Professor Pennington Played Several
Selections on the Vocation.

The recital at Perrys music rooms
last evening when Professor j. Alfred
Pennington gave programme on the
vocation, assisted by Miss Magdalene
Perry, of New York. and the Misses
Emma Bone and Clara Browning, Of
this city was largely attended and
afforded much delight to the critical
audience. Mr. Pennington explained
certain CharaCteritiCs of the vocation
and told wherein it differed from the
pipe organ in having reeds as well as
tubes.
Mr.. Pennington played a march by
Molly. A beautiful number by Gull
mant. Meditation by Lemoigre. The
Holy Night" by Buck, besides several
other numbers. His mastery playing
entranced his listeners.
Miss Perry sang two German songs
and 80 Divine Redeemer." by Gounod.
She possesses a strong and we'll train
ed contralto voice and uses it with feel
ing and nice discrimination.
Miss Emma Bone, whose promising
talent has heen mentioned before in
these columns. played several numbers
with exceeding brilliance and pleasing
interpretating. Miss Browning rem
dered a nocturne by Ravine with sat
isfactory effect.
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SERIES OF MARCHES.

Corps headquarters has anticipated
Colonel Mates and Majors Stillwell
and Wood in their contemplated march
to the sea. The march was yesterday
made mandatory in the following gem
era. order, addressed to the division
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GOSSIP OF THE CAMP.


From a staff Correspondent.
Camp Alger, Va, June IL an eX-
curson party under the auspices of
the G. \. Il. of Carlisle, Pa, visited
the Eighth, Pennsylvania. yesterday.
\ money order and postal Office nave
been established near corps headquar-
ters.
Instead of "Turn out the guard; the
governor of Pennsylvania approaches"
a fresh corporal in a neighboring reGi-
ment who thought to be funny gave
the order call out the push, here
comes the main guy" The officer of
the day heard him and the fresh COR
poral is now doing thirty days at hard
labor
Major StllWcll and Major Wood have
each in turn been offered the position
of inspector of rife practice, but both
declines it, preferring TO remain with
their battalions General Graham evi-
IDENTIFY hears of the Thirteenths record
as rifiemen.
W. II. Withers, of Scranton, is the
guest Of Private j. l.. Moser, Of Com
pany b.
Captain Smith, of Company f., is
officer of the day and Lieutenant Var
Coe, of the same company, comman-
der of the guard. The orderlies at
headquarters are Private Moser of
Company b, and Private DrsColl, of
Company c.
The Scranton Traction COmpany's
War Protective association has four
men to look after: Privates Walter
Brown, of Company II; Herman Bunk,
| William MarvinC and William
| SpraGue. of Company b.
Bugler Emmet McDermott blew re-
| treat" last night. The whole regiment
| recognized from the frills and furbe-
| lows, that only McDermott can put
on, that their old bugler was at his
| post again and a great cheer went up
| from all the company streets when
| he had finished.
| Private Irwin KistleT, of Company q
is entertaining his father, John Kis-
| ter, of Great Bend.
Private Fred Church, of Company
c. is home on "A furlOugh.
Walter A. Brown, of Company II
acted as extra orderly al headquarters
during Governor Hastings visit.
Isaac Price, Of Scranton, has re-
turned home after spending two days
as the guest of Sergeant Parry of
Company II.
Colonel and Mrs. Coursen and son
Walter, visited Washington friends
| yesterday.
Captain Corwin and Captain Kan.
beck We're in Washington yesterday.
Mrs. John McAndrew of Dunmore
who is striving to secure the discharge
of her son, Private Richard Mean.
drew, of Company ID, came to the
camp yesterday, hoping to take hin
home with her. She was disappointed
however, as the war department has
not as yet passed upon the case. Ht
will be discharged eventually, as i
has been clearly proven that he en-
listed under age without his parents
consent.
Corporal r. j. Bourke. of Company
c, and Assistant Hospital StewarC
Walter Schimtt are home on seven
day furloughs.
The companies of the second batta
lion had contest yesterday i'm set
ting up the newly received dog tents.
a box of cigars offered as a prize L
the company doing the best and quick
est work, was awarded to Compan,
ii by the board of survey consistn,
of Major Stillwell and Captains Kan
beck and Gilman, Of the First bat
TALON.
Colonel Girard yesterday sent out
circular announcing that a chemica
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analysis had been made Of the water
supply Of the camp and that only one
spring was found to be of questionable
quality. This spring is located In the
rear Of the Twelfth Pennsylvania
camp, and is the source of the "puN-
ing brook" which courses through the
parade ground. The spring has been
closed for the men, but animals are
allowed to be watered at 1t.
As a further step towards eradicat-
ing the last semblance of hospital"
from the regimental "dspensaries,"
Colonel Girard has ordered that the
company litter bearers remove the red
brassard from their coat sleeves. No
one but members of the division hos
pital corps are to wear them he says.
In consequence of the reports that
have spread broadcast to the effect
that the food issue is poor and inade-
quate, General Graham has instructed
all captains to inspect every meal and
report to him any deficiencies that may
be discovered.
Another consignment of Clark e.
Snover has been donated to the regi-
ment by the thoughtful and generous
manufacturers.
The following letter was received by
Colonel Coursen in response to a re-
quest for detailed information regard
ing the recruiting under the second
call:
Colonel Henry a. Coursen. Commanding
Thirteenth Regiment Infantry, Penn
Sylvania Volunteers, Camp Alger, Falls
Church, Va
Sir: Your letter to the governor has
been referred to me. The only orders we
have from the war department are to the
effect that companies now in the field
will he recruited to 1O6 enlisted men. VI
additional companies are necessary to
I'll up the quota from Pennsylvania, it
will take about eighteen. These Compa-
MES, according to instructions from the
war department IL required, will be as.
signed to the First, Second and Eighth
regiments, each two companies, and to
the third, fourth and fifth regiments. one
battalion -four companies). These, of
course will not take i'm any new COM
panes from your territory. or to be at
tached to the Thirteenth regiment.
Very respectfully,
Thomas ]. Stewart.
Adiutant General.
This would seem to indicate that Il
the members of the COMPANIES being
organized in Scranton want TO get tc
the front they will have to enlist as re.
CruitS in one or the other of the com
panes now in the field The only pos
sihle chance they have Of being ac.
Cepted with their now companies lies
in n third call or in the war depart.
ment granting Governor Hastings re-
quest FOR an increase in Pennsylvania
quota.
There is a possibility that the Nintf
will secure q third battalion, as it is
next in order for expansion and may
come in for the four companies allotted
to the Third regiment which has beer
sent to SAINT ago. There is little posi-
hilitY Of the Thirteenth receiving an eX
ira battalion as the Twelfth, which
stands next in numerical order, by rea
| son Of the Tenth being EN- route t
| Manila. is like the Thirteenth, an eigh
/ company regiment T. j. Duffy.
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REGIMENTS
SELECTED
Those Intended for Fer
nandina, Fla. Are
Now Known.
ASK FOR GEN. GOBLIN
Pennsylvania Troops Want
Him for Commander.

GENERAL GRAHAM TOLD THEN
THAT IF HE CAN GET HIM HE
WILL ASSIGN HIM TO THE PENN
SYLVANIA BRIGADE-IMPRESS
GROWS STRONGER THAT GEN
ERAL BUTLER's COMMAND WILL
GO TO HAWAII - THIRTY-EIGIlT
ADDITIONAL RECRUITS ARRIVED
IN CAMP LAST NIGHT.
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ATLANTIC LEAGUE.

At ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, i3; Reading, g.
At Hartford-Allentown, 2: PArtford, J.
At Richmond-Newa Richmond game
postponed; rain.
At Norfolk-Norfolk, 0. Paterson, 4.
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Third national BANK
OF SCRANTON.

Special Attention Given To BuSi'
ness and Personal Accounts.
Liberal Accomm odationS EX.
tended According to Balances AMI
Responsibility.
3Per Cent. Interest Allowed on
Interest Deposits.
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WM. CONNELL. President.
HENRY BELIN, Jr, Vice Pres.
WILLIAM II. PECK. Cashier

The vault OF this bank is pro.
tected by Holmes Electric Pro.
tect.ve system.
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NEW TRIAL REFUSED.
Judge Harold M. Mcclure Files an
Opinion 10 the Famous
HartIey.fluII Case.

An opinion was yesterday received
from Judge Harold M. Mcclure, of
Lewisburg, dscharging the rule for a
new trial in the case of Silas Hartley
against John p. Hull and others, which
was tried before him in the local court
of common pleas last November.
The suit is for 51-acre tract of land
in Moscow, commonly known as the
Potter farm. Hartley claims it by di-
rect purchase from his cousin, NJ. j.
Robinson. The defendants claim title
through a sheriff's sale, which they in
stituted themselves on the strength Of
a Judgment for 1891 which they held
against Robinson.
The plaintiff held that he bought the
land from Robinson before the note in
question was given. The defendants
alleged that the conveyance from Rob-
inson to Hartley did not ante-date the
note and that even if it did, it was a
fraudulent transaction.
The last trial was the sixth which
the case has undergone. 1t was in
stituted in June 1888, nearly ten years
ago and has been before the courts
continuously ever since.
The case was first referred to arbi-
traitors and in August an award was
made in favor of the defendants. The
plaintiff appealed and in a jury trial
Which took place in April, 1891, sue
ceeded in securing a reversal of the
award.
The defendants secured a new trial
and in April 1892, and a jury gave a
verdict in their favor. Then the plain
tiff secured a new trial and in the fol-
lowing June the case was heard, the
defendants winning for the second
time.
In January, 1894. the plaintiff secured
a rule for another new trial but it was
discharged. Thereupon he took the
case to the supreme court. There was
hard fought battle before the upper
tribunal but it refused to disturb the
verdict
The last trial is what is known as a
second suit in ejectment, the law IN
this state requiring that two successive
suits in ejectment must be won to per-
feet a title claimed under a sheriff S
sale. Usually the second suit is a mere
formality, but in this instance Hartley
chose to offer opposition and a trial
was necessitated. Jessup & Jessup
are Hartley's attorneys, and Hon. w.
w. Watson and G. B. Gardner appear
ed for the defendants.
Forty reasons were assigned for a
new trial, most of them being allega-
tions of error in the matter of the ad-
mission of testimony. Judge Mcclure
dismisses all the exceptions, giving
reasons therefor, and concluded the
lengthy opinion with the following
comment: His (Hartley's) case is of
such character and the circumstances
lean so strongly against him that it is
more than doubtful if another jury,
with the persuasive evidence of a for
mer verdict and judgment, will do any
different from this one. The
interests of both parties will be best
subserved by a speedy end to this pro-
longed contest"
Unless the plaintiff can secure the
intervention of the supreme court the
defendants title will be declared per-
fected.
The value of the land in dispute is
variously estimated at from $1,000 to
1000. The costs of litigation exceed
the highest value placed on the prop
crtV.
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Mr.. Sanderson's Statement.

Editor of The Tribune.
Sir Permit me to take exceptions 10
little lapse your reporter was guilty
of in his report of my ruling on the resp
luCiOn awarding the contract for the
South Side sewer. He reports | informed
the Democrats" | desire to emphati-
cally disclaim any partisan bias in this
matter. l have none. | informed Mr..
Roche, as his seat is nearest to the chair,
and the idea of doing it because he was
Democrat was not in my mind. l do
not consider 1t partisan matter, but
one which all should ut least hope for
consummation. The sewer is a necessi-
ty the only question being the money
the city will have to pay and where to
get it without rushing through an un-
constitutional and illegal measure.
also think little undue prominence was
given the section of the constitution
read, l read this simply to show the
spirit OF our fundamental law following.
as it does, sections which prohibit a mu-
nicipality from increasing its debt be-
yond certain percentage without con-
sent of the people.
Our general municipal act Is based on
these sections and on this subject are
even palmer. / intended no Upper Cut"
but simply to exercise the duty of pre-
venting the select council from doing
an unconstitutional and illegal act which
ny way VI pltCOuthl dlcne seemed 10 me
to be fraught with grave danger to the
finances of the city. As a citizen and a
believer in the necessity of sewers,
trust some way may be found to provide
the necessary money the city will have to
pay before the sewer can be built. | see
no way except by submission to the peo
pie. To fix 1t on the general revenue
would be disastrous to even more i'm
portant demands
George Sanderson.
lin its report that President Sander
son told the 'leaders," instead of the
''leader" of select council of what was
coming, The Tribune made a trivial er-
ror. The intent of the whole article was
to show that Mr.. Sanderson was perfect
ly impartial which he was. The article
uoted him in this statement: 81 wish it
understood that 1 make this ruling i'm
partially, / have, however sought and
been guided by good legal counsel
y" Readers of the report probably in
terpreted the wor6 "upper-cut" in the
heading little more literally than did
Mr.. Sanderson and as a mere figure of
speech.-Editor.l
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SPECIAL TERM JURORS.
They Were Drawn by the sheriff and
Jury Commissioner.

Jurors for the special term of COM
mon pleas court were drawn yesterday
by Sheriff G. e. Pryor and Jury Com
missioners Charles Virgins and Frank
Dougherty. The jurors are:
TRAVERSE JURORS, JAN. 81.
Joseph Langan, bartender, Peckville.
George G. Lick, blacksmith, Scranton.
A. l.. Morse, manufactures, Scranton,
S. A. McMullen, superintendent Carbon
dale.
Leland Wright, surveyor. Scranton,
Thomas Hart, coachman, Scranton.
Thomas Gordon, laborer, Carbondale.
John A. Schadt, insurance agent, Scran-
ton.
Frank Brooks, farmer, Glenburn.
william McNicholos, miner. Scranton.
william II. Stevens, clerk, Scranton
John McNicholas, laborer. Scranton.
Patrick Qunnan, miner, Scranton.
Christ II. Schorder, civil engineer
Scranton
Michael Mechler, painter Scranton.
w. NJ. Edwards, farmer, Madison.
John Ward. miner. Scranton.
William Van Fleet farmer, Benton.
Thomas Caffrey, miner, Scranton.
d. ID. Evans, merchant, Scranton.
Benjamin f. Lewis, carpenter, Fell.
Dominick Boland, police, Scranton,
Frank A. Peck, merchant, Blakely.
It. A. Purdon, merchant, Dalton.
f. j. Smith, salesman, Dalton,
p. j. O'Connor, hotel Dickson.
Daniel Il. Finnegan laborer, Scranton,
j. C. McAndrews, agent, Scranton.
Michael Coggins, miner, Scranton.
Daniel Evans, foreman, Scranton.
ID. f. Gibbons, barber, Scranton.
George Snyder, painter, South Abingdon.
NJ. w. Guernsey, commercial agent,
Scranton.
James ]. Grier laborer, Scranton.
TRAVERSE JURORS. FEB. H.
]. T.. Mead, farmer, Madison.
Thomas Mangan. brakeman, Minooka.
W. +. Shoop, merchant, Scranton.
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Conrad Linn. hotel, Scranton.
Thomas Manley, miner, Archibald
Albert /. Inman, brakeman, Scranton.
B. f. Woodward, carpenter, South Alb
ington.
George w. Coslar blacksmith, Madison.
John w. Jones, blacksmith, Carbondale.
George G.. Mahy, secretary, Scranton.
Patrick j. Kelly, bookkeeper Scranton.
Alfred j. Lewis, watchman, Scranton,
p. T.. Moran, miner, Carbondale.
Joseph LAWS, clerk, Scranton.
Patrick Boylan, miner, Carbondale.
James Martin, miner Carbondale.
John A. Mears manager, Scranton.
Patrick Horan, merchant, Scranton.
James Quinn, miner Carbondale.
William Rutland. farmer Benton.
Walter Clearwater, electrician, Scran-
ton.
William S. Freeman, clerk, Scranton.
W. II. Bell, carpenter, jefferson.
Thomas Gemmell, miner Moosic.
John Il. Jones, gent, Scranton.
Walter A. Gordon, foreman, Greenfield.
John J. Lewis, miner. Scranton.
e. ID. Bennett, bookkeeper, Dunmore.
Michael Ratchford, leborer, Scranton.
F. l.. Northup, clefkS Blakely.
Patrick Scanlon laborsr, ScrantoeA