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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-06
DR.. CHlDSEY CHOSEN.
Directed to Report tor Duty as an
Army Surgeon.

DR.. Russell w. Chidsey or Willow
street, South Scranton, received a tele-
gram yesterday from Surgeon General
Sternberg to report Immediately at
Washington for duty.
Or. Chidsey made application several
weeks ego for a position, and ne hopes
TO be sent to Santiago. He will leave
this morning.
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GOING TO THE PHNITENTIARY.
Patrick Battle, Frank scheuneman
and Two Others win Go Today.

-Four prisoners will be taken to the
Eastern penitentiary on the s o'clock
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
train this morning. Sheriff Pryor will
go and be assisted by four deputies
The four prisoners are; Patrick BAT
tie. who was sentenced to six years for
the murder OF Paul Stravaniskey by
striking him With stone and fractur-
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paid for in advance. at the rate OF ~
cents per line.
BY agreement of Major Warren of
counsel for the plaintiff and of Attorney
w. j. Hand for the defendant. the hear
ing on the injunction in the equity suit
of P. d. Manley against a. D. and F. NJ.
Spencer is continued until July 26 at 8
a. m.
The Delaware, Lackawanna and West
ern company paid its employees yester-
day at the Hampton and Sloan mines and
will pay today at the Storrs mines, ma
chine and car shops. The Delaware and
Hudson did not pay yesterday. Paymas-
tor Atherton being in attendance at his
fathers funeral.
j. w. Harris, L. G. Colvin, l.. W.
Franklin, j. l.. Jordan, w. A. Colvin
5. w. Franklin and Leon W. Smith ap-
piled to the court yesterday for a charter
for the East Benton Cemetery asocia-
tion The first five named comprise the
board of directors. Attorney c. B. Gard
ner is solicitor for them.
Stephen Daley, of 1910 Stone avenue,
and Catherine f.. Cummings, of S07
Hampton street; John Shecok of Price
burg, and Annie Maczko, of Jessup; Pat
rick ]. Cooney, of 322 Fifteenth street,
and Mary OHara, of 73O jefferson avenue,
were granted marriage licenses yesterday
Mrs. j. r. c. Wilson, formerly of this
city, died at the home of her daughter,
Mrs j. Alcock, at Philadelphia. The fu :
neral will take place tomorrow, interment
will be made at the above place. Her son,
James Wilson, of North Garfield avenue,
accompanied by Mrs. John Lerer and son,
of Carbondale, will leave today to at
tend the funeral.
Through the agency of o. r. Wright,
Connell building, Mrs. Mary C. Long
shore, widow of Evan j. Longshore.
Company f, 147 regiment, Pennsylvania
volunteers, and Mrs. Abbie Walton.
widow of James ID. Walton, of United
States steamer "Winona," obtained pen
sions. Mr., Walton was formerly from
Stroudsburg and a brother of Speaker
Walton, of Philadelphia.
The Traders National bank has opened
for the public asubscription list for tho
new issue of the United States govern
ment bonds. Any person desiring to sub.
scribe for these bonds may now do so and
the subscription will be handled by this
bank without charge. The bonds will be
issued in denominations of $40 500 $500
800 $1,000 and $4,000 The subscriptions
must reach the treasury department
Washington ID. c., before Thursday, July
"A. Any one desiring to subscribe should
do so not later than Monday, July II.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-06
MELLOW COMMITTED TO JAIL.
Charged with Threatening 10 Harm
Max JurkovjtZ.

Michael Mellow, of the Flats, was
sent to the county Jail last night by
Alderman Millett, of the Sixth ward,
on the charge of threatening to do
bodily harm to Max Jurkovitz, the
South Washington avenue merchant.
Mellow came into the prosecutors
store on the evening of the Fourth and
his condition from liquor was such as
TO make him an undesirable purchaser.
Jurkovitz had to put him out, and in
doing so was threatened with revenge.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-06
BOARD OF HEALTH OFFICERS.
win lie Elected at This Evenings
Annual Meeting.

The annual meeting of the board of
health will be held this evening. OH
GERS are to be elected. The term OF
only one member, Henry Zeigler of
the South Side, expires.
Ut is probable that all the present Of
flcers will be reelected. The board is
probably the most non-political of the
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-06
MERRY FOURTH FOR THE CHILDREN.
They Were Remembered bv Many OF
Their Kind Friends.

The children at the Home for the
Friendless had a delightful time on
their first Fourth in their new quar-
ters. Mrs. j. Attious Robertson sent
them three gallons of ice cream. Lew.
is, Reilly e. Davies gave two large
boxes of firecrackers. and other dona-
tions helped to make them happy.
The Caledonians remembered the
Home with a large supply of provi-
sions. including three hams and many
sandwiches. peanuts, etc, for all of
which thanks are most sincerely prof
fered.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-06
EIGHTEEN DIVORCE CASES.
They Are on the Argument List for
This Week.

There are eighteen divorce cases on
the argume list this week. This is
the largest number in any one term
since Lackawanna county was organ
ized and the size of the number is not
due to the continuation of any from
former terms. They are all new ap-
plications.
Last argument court Judge Gunster
granted l3 divorces and Judge Edwards
granted l.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-06
PERSONS WHO WILL
REMEMBER JULY 4
They Have More or Less Severe Injuries
as a Result OF Celebration.

LEWIS RICHARDS OF PEAR STREET
BADLY WOUNDED BY THE BURST
ING OF CANNON - SCHENEMAN
INJURED WHILE FIRING A RE-
VOLVER-A CHANGING BULLET
STRUCK THOMAS MGuIRE-MUR-
RAY CHILDREN BURNED WHILE
SETTING OFF FIREwoRKs-NET
TIE WIRTH HAD A NARROW ES-
CAPE.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-06

Lewis Richards, who resides on Pear
street, was terribly injured in a field
near his home, Monday night, by the
bursting of a cannon II is the same
old story it did not make "a discharge
at the expected moment and Richards
went over to ascertain the reason. He
stopped down and while in that posi-
tion the cannon burst, striking Rich
ards in several parts of the body.
DR.. Manley was called and found his
patients face, arms, body and legs Sc
verely cut and burned. His face and
arms were burned and the lower por-
tion of the body was cut by the flying
pieces of iron. 1t is feared that Rich
ards is hurt internally. He will re-
cover, but will be disfigured.
Fred. SCheneman, of Irving avenue,
is another revolver victim. He was
using one Monday evening and one
time it failed to shoot. Scheneman
began to investigate and while thus
engaged he pulled the trigger and it
discharged a bullet that went into his
left hand.
The ball entered at the joint of the
middle finger and Dr. Kolb, who was
summoned, found it in the wrist. 1t
was removed.
THE BULLET GLANCED.
Thomas Mcclure, of Orchard street,
was the victim of a singular accident
Monday evening. Mcclure was seated
at window in the parlor of his resi-
dence and while enjoying his evening
meal a bullet hit him in the neck.
Outside his home a number of young
was pointed downward.
The bullet that entered McGuire's
neck first struck a stone and glanced
upwards, going through the window.
DR.. John r.. McGrath was called and
removed the ball. No serious results
will ensue.
Margaret and Lizzie Murray, little
tots, were burned about their heads
and faces at 8 o'clock Monday evening.
They were setting off fireworks at their
home, corner of Irving avenue and
River street. A large Roman candle
exploded in their faces. The wounds
were dressed by DR.. Haggerty.
Gustave Rainier, of Beech street, is
confined to his room the result of get
ting into too close proximity to a big
fire cracker Monday night. a lot of
powder lodged in his forehead, and he
was otherwis" burned. DR.. Walsh gave
him medical attention.
CLOTHES SET ON FIRE.
Little Nettie Wirth, of Cedar avenue
had her apron pocket filled with fire.
crackers last night. In her hand she
held a lighted one that exploded, and
some of the sparks fell into the pile
in her picket.
Presently the lot began to go off
and her clothes caught fire. The child
ran and her clothes burned quickly.
Miss Maggie O'Brien caught her and
tore the burning apparel from the lit
lie one. Her body was slightly burned
and her hands We're scorched. DR.. j.
$. Rehm was called and dressed the
injuries.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-06
BARRETT GIRLS RELEASED.
Were Convicted OF Charges OF Lnr-
ccnv and Receiving.

Maggie and Ethel Barrett We're re-
leased from the county jail yesterday,
their sentences having expired.
They are the girls whose exploits on
the hill" last summer made so many
clOtheslines lonely.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-06

If YOU HAVE ANY disease due to
impure or impoverished blood, like
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catarrh, you should take Hoods Sarsa-
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HOODS PILLS are easy to take,
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st. Luke's Summer Home.

Amount of donations at last report. $40
Received from "a Friend" .....,.... S
w. Hanley '.,,,.,"..,.,..,,,,,,,...,.
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iotai '.''''.'
Friends OF the work Of the Home are
reminded of the need OF further dona-
tions. 1t will be opened In a few days.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-06
CITY NOTES.

Cards Of thanks. resolutions of condo
lence, obituary poetry and the like Will
be inserted in The Tribune only when
paid for in advance. at the rate of 10
cents per line.
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The wilkes-Barre Record can be mad
In Scranton at the news stands Of M.
Meinhart. i19 Wyoming avenue: Mac,
lackawanna avenue.
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Health and Pleasure

for the summer months can be had a
moderate cost at the
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-01
line and in front, Nsnd behind these
were representatives II the volunteer
in all departments, soldiers, firemen
and others

line and in front. snd behind these
were representatives II the volunteer
in all departments, soldiers, firemen
and others.
In front of the city hall the singing
societies competed for prizes, and later
Joined in the singing of patriotic songs.
So dense was the throng and SO great
the babel Of noise, however, that the
singing could not be heard 20 yards
away.
After this ceremonythe bombs placed
on the lawn gave the signal that the
parade was approaching, and one hour
before midnight the first of the process
sion turned into the park. A huge bal
loon with trailing light was sent up,
and as 1t swept acros the park blaz-
ing American flag floated down, and re-
maned burning until the balloon went
out of sight. The drizzling rain had
turned to snow, but the great crowd re-
manned.
At exactly 12 o'clock searchlights on
the neighboring buildings were turned
upon the flagstaff of the city hall. AS
the hands pointed the exact hour a little
white ball was seen to climb the staff
slowly. The mayor of San Francisco
had touched the button. and the elec-
trical current sent the furled flag Of
the city of New York to-the top of the
staff. Here it broke out and swung
into the breeze.
Then bedlam broke loose. Hundreds
Of bombs were thrown into the air,
sending down the showers of blazing
stars, and the salute of a hundred
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-01
THE REBELLIOUS AFRIDIS.
A MIssionary's Wife Tells of the Up,
rlSingS In India,

rlsings In India.
New York, Jan. 1.--Mrs. S. H. Mess
more, wife Of an American missionary
in India, arrived here yesterday on the
White Star liner Germanic, having
come direct from her home at Bshor,
close to the seat of the Afridis war, in
the northern part Of India. Speaking
of the Afridi uprising she said:
The tribes waging war upon the
British have captured hundreds of ma
tiyes loyal to the British and intend
to make servants or slaves o. them
men, women and children. No one
knows how many of these unfortunates
have been taken thus for a horrible
fate.
The tribes surely will be put down.
One Of their complaints is that they
are heavily taxed. This complaint is
quite absurd. Under Mohammedan
rule they had to pay half their income
in taxes. while the British taxes are
slight in comparison.
The main instigation of the trouble
has been an old Mohammedan fanatic,
lie claims to possess supernatural
powers and to have divine mission.
The tribes listen to him in awe and
welcome his promise of the worldwide
reign of M1hammedanism with wild
shouts of joy. He is preaching yet, and
so long as he continues the tribes will
continue to fight.
we have no evidence that in this
war the Russians are goading the
tribes, but some of our people on the
border, who are thorouehly familiar
with the undercurrent of events there
are doing thinking on this phase of the
present war;"
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-01
DR.. Evans Remembered Relatives.

Paris, Jan. 1.-The latest information
regarding the will of the late DIR.
Thomas w. Evans, the American den
tist. is that. although it may be at
tackled, there is little chance to set it
aside. All the clauses are not known,
but it transpires that DR.. Evans re-
membered all of his relatives. He made
about 80 leEacics of from $4,000 to
100000 each. and by special mention he
excluded from inheritance John Evans
and his heirs. DR.. Evans left FIVE
siXths Of his fortune to charities In
Paris and elsewhere, including sew
eral institutions in Philadelphia among
which is the proposed museum and
dental college These. however. will
not inherit in the event of complica-
tions arising.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-01
Horses Fell at q Funeral.

A pair Of black horses attached to the
Eearse of Harry w. Lowe of this city, wbile
conveying the remains OF the late Mrs.
Council from Wo .Idale to tho Ashland
Gurial ground, OH Friday morning, fell on
the icy hill near Mt. Pleasant and slid
some forty or fifty feet before they were
able to arise. The harness was somewhat
broken, but the horses escaped with few
scratches. At another place thu travelling
was SO dangerous hat the horses were de-
tnchel and tha hearse conveyed down the
bill by the men in The funeral cortcgc.
Onc or two other horses also fell, but
luckily no serious damage was su, tained.
The ownGrs Of horses run great risks in
not having them properly shod when the
roads are so icy. Three horses have lost
their lives by fallir & in cur city, and many
others were slightly if not considerably
injured. Allipersons should remember
the old adage "For want of a nail the shoe
WAS los. for want OF Il shoe the horse was
lost, and for wan. of IL horse the man was
Lost "
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-01
yIlIope l'ruSteeS ycrSus RaiIrond

Geneva, n. Y. Jan. 1.-Differences
between the village trustees and the
Central railroad as to crossing over
the railroad tracks for a street exlcn-
sion eliminated in an outbreak yes
tcrday. During Thursday night by
order Of the trustees, a crossing was
laid, which was torn up in the morn
ing by n section gang of the railroad
At noon a train of ears loaded with
stones, and in charge Of 40 man, drew
up at the crossing the object being to
dump the stone. The fire companies
were called out and streams of water
were played on the railroad men, who
were held at bay by the firemen all the
afternoon. The engineer of the train
was arrested for obstructing the street,
but was discharged The trustees went
out of Office at midnight.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-01
Careicssncss Costs Two Lives.

Philadelphia. Jan. 1.-Two men were
killed and three others injured yester-
day at the Warden Boiler works, Nine
teenth and Allegheny avenue, by a
shifting engine which was backed into
the yard of the works in careless
manner The dead are Walter Greg
Dry and Patrick Mcclellan. The in
jured are Patrick O'Malley Patrick
MciluGh and John A. Eallahan. all Of
whom will recover, The men We're
pushing an empty car out of the yard,
when shifting engine backed a lot OF
cars into the yard and struck the
empty car. The shock threw the five
men to the ground. Gregory was killed
instantly and MCMeiIan died soon after
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-01
MR.. HANNA AT COLUMBUS.
The Contest For United States ScHn-
tor Now at Its Height.

The Contest For United States ScHn-
tor Now at Its Height.
Columbus, o., Jan, 1,-Nearly all the
members elect Of the legislature have
arrived in the city, and the sensational
slirmish is at its height. To the Re
pullicans at large the situation is in
explicable. The anti Hanna Republi-
cans actually in evidence are so few in
numbers that the uninitiatcd can
scarcely comprehend why there should
~nch political stew.
The developments thus far are de-
cidedly favorable to Mr.. Hanna, on the
surface, at least. Mr.. Hanna's arrival
on the scene during yesterday was
surprise to those not In touch with the
managers of his interests. as he was
not expected until Sunday. This change
of program was construed by some to
indicate that Mr.. Hanna's managers
considered the situation desperate, but
there was nothing to indicate that this
surmise was well founded. On the
contrary, Major Dick and his co-work-
ers at the Hanna headquarters are in
the most cheerful spirits.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-01
Entertained the Drivers.

The drivers Of the Diamond state Brew
cry were enter, aimed last evening by
Harry kienle at his home, No 1929 West
Fourth street. Tho house was beautifully
decorated with plants and svergreens. 4
Christmas rree, which is really a beuut-
tul one, was mucn admired. The evening
was spent very pleasantly. tho music and
singing being much cujoycd. Eugene
Hackcndore sang several selections. Ern-
e,t Eckert sang "Thc Song of tho pi.
rates. James Purcell thanked Mr.
kienlo on the part of the company for his
hospitality, to which Mr., kienle respond.
ed,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-01
THE MEXICAN VIEW OF IT.


lean Territory.
Mexico City. Jan. 1.-Ofiicial intel
ligence received from Mazatlin shows
that when the Mexican gunboat El
Democrats arrived at Clipperton ISL
and it was found that a party of
Americans had raised the American
flag and had appropriated all the
guano beds, where they were operating.
They had built houses and permanently
established themselves. The Demo-
Crata had a very stormy passage and
found the island of very difficult ac-
cess and o boatload of Mexican ma
rines was upset in getting through the
surf. the men losing their rifles and
swords. They saved themselves by
swimming. and a Mexican flag was
carried ash9rs by Julian Santos, the
risk of being devoured by sharks. that
abound in those waters.
Captain Genesta ordered the Ameri-
can flag hauled down and the Mexican
flag was raised, there being little pro-
test on the part of the Americans rep
resenting a guano exploring company.
This formality having been accom-
plished, the gunboat returned to Ma
zatlin. There are about 10000 tons of
guano on the island, valued at $4,000
in gold. Representations showing that
the action of the guano company Is one
of mere usurpation will be made. Clip
perton Island is undoubtedly in Mexi-
can territory, although not settled by
Mexicans. There has been no excite
ment over the matter.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-01
Rodney Schools Christmas Fete

Tho Christmas festival of the Rodney
street Presbyterian Sunday school was
held Inst evening An Interesting pro-
gram Twas given and the scholars iecei, ed
tho usual Christmas gift Of candy
Prayer was offered by the Rev. William
II. Lewis the pastor, and there was Il
Scripture reading by Charles Mcbride.
Tho programme consisted Of singing by
the school and by u quartette and recita-
tions by David Williams, Marian Tyre,
Daisy Sheppard. Mamie Edwards, Elsie
Hopes, Josephine Miles and May Nc
phersun. John Hall was presented with q
beautiful picture. The presentation speech
was made by Thomas AicCorkte, the super
inlcndcnt Of the Sunday school.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-01
Ovorman Company VIII Resume.

Springfield. Mass, Jan. 1.-The cred
itors Of the Overman Wheel company.
which made an assignment early In
the week, held n meeting at Chicopee
Falls yesterday and decided upon a
policy which will probably result in
placing the company back upon its feet
and the resumption Of work in the big
factory early next week. The creditors
were unanimous in their desire to give
the company every opportunity 20 pay
off the Indebtedness and continue the
business.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-01
THE GREATER NEW YORK
treat Enthusiasm Attends the Birth
Of the Monster City. -
THE POWERS OF MAYOR VAN WYOK

Tor Six Months at Least His Rule WIN
y Be That of an Autocrat-May APP
point and Remove High Salaried Of
ficials at VIII.
. New York, Jan. 1.-The citizens of
i New York, which today is the second
city of the world, enter upon what is
believed to be the greatest problem
of municipal government ever present.
I'd. With the last stroke of the clock
1 1t midnight, announcing the advent of
the new year, there was born city
such as the emperors and kings Of his.
Aofyxwould have deemed great for an
npifA.
For 6ix months, until the machinery
th43iew municipality gets into mo-
mayor of New ", York elr has the the
hiGls with salaries running into the
with as lavish hand as
ror treased his favorites.
lixts every department
Ieity, except the controller,
gfected for four years. He ap-
mis- all commissioners, all justices
I of interior criminal courts, all the mem-
n bers of the school boards, with the ex-
ception of the commissioner of f-edu-
Gation, the justices of special sessions
anI the police magistrates, and is given
the powsr to remove any official in New
/ York and Nppoint his successor.
There are fiv, boroughs in the greater
New York, namely, Manhattan, Brook
lyn, Bronx, Quens and Richmond. The