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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-11
METEoRIC SHOWERS.
Fine Display Expected from Satur'
daY to Tuesday Next.

Probably no finer illumination of the
heavens by fiery November meteors
has been witnessed in thirty years than
that expected by astronomers between
the night of the 18th and sunrise of
the 18th. The earth will then sweep
through the immense ring Of these
small, pebble-like meteOrs, each of
which travels i'm an orbit extending be-
yond Uranus (more than l,7S0 millions
Of miles from the earth) and in a di-
rection opposite to that Of our motion.
But all that enter our atmosphere
seem to radiate from q small area in
the constellation Of Leo.
Unbrollen and continuous through
out its enormous elliptical orbit as is
this stream of meteors, it is not every
where of equal thickness. One stretch
of il brOadens out and is COngested
and swollen with stony prOiectiles for
hundreds of millions OF miles, forming
a unique group or shoal-which once
in a period of about thirty-three years
makes its nearest approach to the sun.
At the close of the present week this
shoal in the endless chain of meteors
will begin to make its long perihelion
passage,
The grandest display of these famous
missiles of the sky will not occur be-
fore November, 1899, because not until
then will the earth pass through the
particular part OF the ring most rich
ly and thickly crowded with meteors.
But there is reason 10 expect plentiful
preliminary showers Of Leonids this
month
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-11
DAVIS INSTANTLY KILLED.
That Fell Upon Him-Employed
as a Timberman in Tay-
lor Colliery.

David j. Davis, Of Taylor, was killed
yesterday morning in the TAYLOR col
li2ry, where he was employed as a
timberman. 1t was While engaged at
his usual work that death overlook
him. \ heavy fall of roof caught him
anG literally crushed him. His skull
was fractured, his neck broken and
the body terribly manglcd. The re-
mains were removed from the mine
by fellow wOrkmen
Deceased, together with several
others, had entered chamber known
to be in dangerous condition They
were going To put in some heavy tim
bers 10 make ii safe. They had hard
ly reached the unsafe spot when The
fall occurred and Davis was killed
The others escaped death hut were
slightly injured by flying pieces of
coal and rock.
Deceased was well known in Taylor,
where he had resided nearly all his
life To know him was to respect him.
He was thirty-four years of age and
unmarried. Two sisters, Miss Rebec-
ca, fCre-lady at Gcrson's millinery
store. this city, and Miss Martha a
teacher in the Taylor public schools
kept house and deceased and his
brother Llewellyn resided with them.
Another sister. Miss Jennie, is a nurse
in the Brockley hospital at Phladel-
phia. Burgess j. T.. Watkins. os Tay-
lor is his brother-in-law. Deceased
was a member of the Taylor mine Ac-
cidental funG and the Taylor lodge,
knights Of Malta,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-11

Western at Summtvillc, which road
would have been glad to have extend
ed tc them trackagc facilities to Corn
wall on the Hudson 20 miles. at which
point they could have availed them
selves OF direct rail connection with
Wcchawllcn over the West shore, ana
thus have been able to lay down their
product with 200 feet of their own
docks.
"Urder it's contract with the Erie
the Delaware and Hudson simply
loses its identity at the New YORK
coal market--hte most profitable mar
ket ii had and the erie secures inn
portant privileges. which, t is SAID,
cost the Delaware and Hudson a
loss of about $21O.0pJ per annum.
ITS contract with the Erie we are
told, is perpetual. and it is II pretty
we'll established fact that a perpetual
contract sooner Or later becamcS Al
dear transaction. As an illustration,
We point to the jefferson branch or
the Erie. Some 30 years ago Delaware
and Hudson made contract with
this line on a basis of l cent per Ton
per mile, but long before it's expira-
ton other roads having no contract
TO bind them were only charged one
quarter cent per ton per mile"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-11
MAY GO UP PITTsToN AVENUE.
Street Railway Company Has to
Vacate Part of It's Tracks.

Councilman COyne OF the Twentieth
ward, having been appealed TO by the
people living in the upper part of the
ward, went 10 see General Manager
Silliman, of the Scranton Railway COM
pany, yesterday To protest against the
schedule which went into effect last
week on the South Side line. by the
new Arrangement the South Side cars
do not run beyond tho switch at the
simpson silk mill. If a passenger wants
to go to Greenwood and happens to
board a South Side car he will have to
pay another fare from the switch to
the city line. This is not the greatest
inconvenience complained OF
Mr.. Coyne laid all phases of the case
before Mr.. Silliman and reports that
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-11
THE EXETER CALAMITY.
Inquest Was Begun Yesterday by
Coroner McKee-Superintendent
and Engineer Flatly Con-
tradict Each other.

The inquest in the Triple shaft cat
astrophe of Saturday morning by which
eight men lost their lives and two
others were seriously injured was be-
gun yesterday, in the town hall at
Exeter by Coroner Mckee and a jury
composed of +. j. MaCkin, John Walsh,
p. J. Kelly, Joseph ShoudOck, Thomas
p. Mack!n and S. l.. Gelds.
The accident. it will be recalled, was
due to a misplaced switch. a trip of
loaded cars was being hauled from
the Red Ash colliery past the Exeter
shaft to the Exeter breaker. A little
distance from the shaft the engineer
made a flying switch and allowed the
cars to run ahead without anybody
aboard to manage them, which it APP
pears. was customary. Instead of
taking the usual course around the
shaft the trip turned into the track
leading to the head, broke down the
blocks and plunged into the opening.
Three of the cars went down the shaft
overtaking a descending carriage
which had ten men aboard. at a point
about ten feet from the bottom Of the
370-foot shaft. Seven of them were
killed outright. one died later and two
are now lowering between life and
death at the Pittston hospital.
The main question before the inquest
Is whether or not the practice of MAX
ing flying switches was authorized by
the company. on this point fiat con-
tradictions developed. General super
intcndent w. ID. Owens swore positive
ly and without equivocation that he not
only did not authorize the practice of
making flying switches, but had given
strict orders against it. His testimony
left the inference that the accident was
due to the negligence of the engineer,
who was hauling the trip.
The engineer, Edward Price, swore
with positiveness equalling that which
| characterized Superintendent owens
| testimony. that he had not only been
authorized to make the flying switches.
| but that he had been ordered to do so,
| and by Superintendent owens, himself.
! 1t was a regular practice, he said, and
was done to save time and prevent
damage to the cars in polling them
out of the switch. which would be nee
essary in order to get the locomotive
/ behind them.
| He further testified that he sent the
| brakeman ahead to see if the switches
| we're plopcliS set i'ou 'iV hv""'i''''
! been at his post the accident could have
! been averted, the witness said. as there
is a lever at the head with which the
| ears could have been dcrailed and
thereby prevented from going into the
| opening.
The brakeman. Clement Anthony de-
| MED that he had been sent ahead t.
iiX the latches. He cOrroborated th'
| engineer in the statement that Super
intendent owens directed them to make
dying switches in order to save injur
| ing the cars.
\ large number Of witnesses Were
called who failed to give any import
ant testimony further than that it wa!
customary to make ilying switches
The inquest will be resumed this morn
| ing.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-11
BREACH OF PROMISE CASE.
Reveals an Interesting Romance of
Two Continents.

A peculiar breach of promise case,
the end of a romance begun in Russia
Poland eight years ago, was heard he
fore an arbitrator at Wilkes Barre yes
terday.
The plaintiff is Mary Dombroski, Of
Philadelphia, who was connected with
a wealthy family in Russia-P Poland
She fell in love with poor young fell
low named Joseph HmuEin and ran
away from home. came to this country
with 1000 rubles, and later brought him
out here to marry her But after he
arrived here his love cooled and the
woman alleges she spent all her money
on him, had promises from him to
marry her but he did not.
About five years ago he married an
other woman and Miss Dombroski al
once instituted proceedings for breach
Of promise, claiming $4,000 damages.
She had him arrested on different oc-
casions and the case is greatly COM
plicated. Attorney X. V. Dougher Is
the arbitrator in the case.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-11
RECRUITS FOR THE ARTILLERY.
Number of Them Are Wanted by
Uncle Sam.

Sergeant G. e. CleEg. Of the Second
cavalry, came to this city yesterday,
and opened n recruiting office at lis
North Washington avenue where men
will be enlisted for the light and
heavy artillery of the United States.
Those who desire to see service in
cuba can be accommodated by joining
the light artillery which has been or
dered to cuba. The men enlisted here
will be sent to Huntsville, Ala, to join
Batteries A and +. Those who desire
to join the heavy artillery will be sent
to Fortress Monroe. Men to be ac-
cepted must be between the ages of
IS and 80 years. Of sound health and
single
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-11
SLAPPED HIS FACE.

George Christian was defendant be-
fore Alderman Howe yesterday in an
assault and battery case brought by
Morris Polatchick. Both are agents
for an out-of-town musical supply
firm.
They had words in the Mears' build
ing and Christian slapped the other
mans face. The prosecutor was not
disposed to push the case and it was
dismissed.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-11
SOME WERE MISTAKEN.
Witnesses and Tax Collectors Books
Disagree.

Tax Collector ]. NJ. Rose. of Tho
Eight ward, was the only witness in
the election contest yesterday. lie
was on the stand all day
The purpose of calling him was TO
have him rcbut the testimony of var.
ious Witnesses who had failed TO pro-
duce their tax receipts, but who swore
that they had paid tax in 1896. 4
number of instances were disclosed
where voters who had sworn they
paid taxes to MIR. Rose were mistaken.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-11
COULD USE THE GRAVITY.
What a Financial Paper Says About
the d. and H, Deal.

In a long article devoted to the af-
fairs Of the Delaware and Hudson
Canal company the United States In
vcstor saws:
Well informed coal operators. with
whom the Investor has talked during
tke past week, insist that instead
of entering into its contract with the
Erie railroad for carrying its coal to
tide-water, the Delaware and Hudson
could have utilized a portion Of its
gravity road and build new line
comparatively short distance, con-
nected with the New York, Ontario and
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-11
OLD TIME SESSION
OF COMMON COUNCIL
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RULES
CAUSED A STORM.

After Two Hours Of Debate on Two
Resolutions from Select Council,
Session of the Common Branch
Was Brought to an Abrupt End
ing by Action of Republican Men,
bers In Breaking a ouorum-It
Was Only Way to Stem Torrent of
Debate.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-11
FIRE IS ALMOST
UNDER CONTROL
PUMPING WATER INTO THE RA.
VINE NINE STOPPED.

Owing to a Break in the Strata Be-
tween the Veins the Water Pumped
Into the Marcy Vein Was Being
Forced UP Into the Pittston Vein.
Purpose Of the Flooding Was AL
most Accomplished Before This
Obstacle Was Met with--A Great
Undertaking.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-11
The Ideal .t
Cookery Book
Given Away

To all our patrons. This book
contains I,I7S recipes Of the best
and quickest ways of cooking any,
thing. 1t is made for kitchen use,
plain print, and covered with oil
cloth, consequently can be wiped
off with damp cloths when neces-
sary. Compiled by Mrs. Anna
Clarke, is now in its eleventh edi-
ton, which speaks for its useful
ness. Never sold for less than So.
We give them with every $500
purchase.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-11
The Best Plaster.

A piece of flannel dampened with
Chamberlain's Pain Balm and bound
on to the affected parts is superior to
any plaster. When troubled with n
pain in the chest or side. or a lame
back, give it trial. You are certain
to be more than pleased with the
prompt relief which it affords. Pain
Balm is also certain cure for rheu-
malism. For sale by all druggists
Matthew Brothers, wholesale and re-
tail agents.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-11

he was informed by him that the COM
pany has been ordered to vacate the
tracks leading through private prop
erty from Pittston to Cedar avenues,
and that it is intended to apply for
right of way up Pittston avenue at the
next meeting Of council. If that is Sc
cured switch will be put in at the
city lire and the schedule satisfactor-
ily arranged.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-11

DIR. AGNEW'S OINTMENT CURES
pII.ES.-ltching Bleeding and Blind
Piles. Comfort in one application. 1t
cares in three to six nights. 1t cures
all skin diseases in young ana old. A
remedy beyond compare, and ii never
fails. 81 cents. For sale ny Mattht ws
Bros. and w. II. Clark j3.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-11

CAKE AND CANDY SALE.--The young
ladies of the First Presbyterian Churrn
will hold a cake and candy sale in the
lecture room of the church on saturday
Afternoon from until Z.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-11

HOODS PILLS cure nausea, sicl,
headache. biliousness and all liver ills.
Price % cents.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-11

CONTRACT SIGNED.-Mayor Bailey
yesterday signed the contract for flag
stone sidewalks on GARFIELD avenue, Me-
ridan and Tenth streets. The contractor
il w, w. Davies.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-11

IF YOU have been sick you will find
Hoods Sarsaparilla the best medicine
you can take To give YOU appetite and
strength and restore YOU to condition
of perfect health.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-11

TO ARRANGE FOR BANQEET.--The
New England society will hold meet
ing this evening at the board of trade
room to arrange for the annual banquet.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-11

MEET TONIGHT-The Young Mems
club of the Church of the Good Shep-
herd will hold a meeting in their club
room this evening On the corner of Mon
sey avenue and Green Ridge street at 3
o'clock.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-11
CITY NOTES


UNITFr STATES COMMISSIONED
Attorne, ieorge ID. Taylor has been APP
pointed a United States commissioner ~
Judge Burlington.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-11

room this evening On the corner of Mon
sey avenue and Green Ridge street at 3
o'clock.
FINA ENCURSION.--Only one hun
dred and twelve persons from this city
attended the Delaware and Hudson ,X-
cursion to Honesdale yesterday. This Is
the last excursion which vii! probably
ever be run over the Gravity road.
SUIT WITHDRAWN. -- The damage
suit of d. w. Vaughn. OF the Fifth waru.
against the city Of Scranton was reported
settled yesterday. Tho consideration was
$50. Mr.. Vaughn claimed that his prop
crty was damaged by a defective Sewc'.
PREVENTED BN RAIN-City Engineer
Phillips did not send any of his men into
the LaCka wanna avenue sewer yesterday
morning at oCloCl; as had been planned
The rain swellcd the sewerage and pre-
vented the excursion. 1t will he delayed
now until the weather becomes fair.
CFIRYSANTHEMCM SHOW. -- Tho
Chrysanthemum show will he an event
~ unusual interest next week. AS it is
for tho benefit of the Home for tho
Friendlcss and the admission will be at
The popular rate Of 10 cents. a large sum
should be realized for the Home for the
Friendess. William Connell gives tho
use of the building on Washington avenue
and Florists Clark, MCClintoCk, Davis,
Miller and Hull will furnish the bcauti-
full specimens of their fine stock. Many
others will loan rare plants from their
private hot houses. The show will Opcn
on Tuesday next
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-11
DISBURSEMENTS

Commissions of delinquent col
l'tl'IS ..'..'sA liI 10
General city warrants .,..,....... 26,G97 Ol
Street Improvement bonds .... :. 962 10
Sewer warrants paid .............. l,Gi1 N
Paving warrants paid ........... los
Bonds of 1886 loan rcdeomed..... 1000 90
Toal ..,.,...,.,......,.......S ~, - 30
Balance on hand Nov. l.......... 1896 %
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-29
LINKED BY WIRE.
Contract Let For a Pacific Ocean
Cable
Connecting the United States
With Hawaii.
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.
The LadrOnes, Hong Kong and
Japan.
J. Pierpont Morgan is Behind
the Scheme.

San Francisco, July 29.-The Evening
Post says that the United States will
soon be connected by cable with her
newly acquired Pacific possession and
the cable will connect the United States
from this city with Hawaii, the La
drones, the Philippines and Hong Kong.
The paper says that most of the sur
veys have been made and that the con-
tract for the laying of the cable has all
ready been let and that according to
the terms of the contract the work
The price to be paid is stated to be
so. 600, 900.
On July 2, the executive council of
the Hawaiian government signed a con-
tract with the Pacific Gable company
to lay a cable between the United
States, Hawaii, China, Japan and the
Pacific Islands, the contract being for a
period of twenty years. The Pacific
Gable company, according to the Post,
is capitalized for S1O0, 900, 600.
James A. Scrymser is president and
Edmund L. Bayliss is vice president
The other directors are Admiral John
r. Irvine, J. Pierpont Morgan and ].
Kennedy Tod. General Swain, of New
York, is the legal representative of the
company.
The company has been operating very
quietly with the cooperation of this
the outcome of the annexation proceed
ings. During the last session of con-
gress, Representative Bennett, intro
duced a bill looking toward the laying
of a cable and the preliminary steps
have been going on ever since.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-29
CABLE FOR THE SENATE.
Rock Island Man Wants To Represent
Illinois.

Chicago, July 29.-Ben T. Gable of Rock
Island is accused of harboring designs on
a seat in the United States senate. This is
offered as the reason why he is so anxious
to get back into the party fold in Illinois
and get a place on the state central COM
mittee.
By 1900 his friends figure, he will have
re-estabhshed his standing as a party
leader sufficiently t.. make him a sena-
toria1 candidate All of which depends,
of course, upon the Democrats winning a
legislative majority in that year.
The theory as to Gable comes from one
of the most important cogs of the Demo-
cratic state machine And it is more
than a theory, he says; it is a fact. Party
conditions right now and foreshadowed
possibilities lend plausibility to the theory.
Mayor HarrisOn's candidacy for governor
is its cOro1ary.
J4nn tT;ea Ab1sgI6 mas peen h0noee9 WIN
dozen times within, year. But condicc
tons have changed within a couple of
months, and no matter how much of
popular idol a man may be in his party,
he needs bit of machinery to crown his
popularity with an office.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-29
GOMEZ'S CAMPAIGN PLAN.
Wants United States to Have Full
Control Until War is Over.

Key West, Fla, July 29.-Gen. o. o.
Howard, who has been at work in the
military camps in connection with the
army and navy Christian commission,
was met here a few days ago by Col.
Bernabe Bosa, chief of staff to Gen.
Maxine Gomez. the head of the mill
tary tablishment of the so-called Gu
ban republic, and given by him the
real desires of Gen. Gomez in the mat
ter of the present conduct of the cam
paign and of the future control of af-
fairs in Cuba.
There have been, as is well known,
many conflicting reports from eastern
Cuba concerning the Cubans as fight
ers, and President Mckinley believes it
possible that some of these reports have
been grossly prejudiced. Desiring to
find out at once himself what the Gu
they want, he has named some gentle
men to go, each independently of the
other, make up their separate opinions
and report to him. While these gentle
men are afforded some advantages of
the military arm of the service, they
are not to consult Gen. Shafter or any
body else but the Cubans. The Cubans
have been notified of their coming, and
know that what they say is to be di-
rectIy to the American president and
his cabinet. Their mission is to find
out what the Cubans are really doing
and what they want to do; also what
they wish for after the war is over.
Col. Bernabe BOSa came here direct
from Gen. Gomez to meet these Amer
lean non official ENJOYS, and returned
again with Gen. Howard, who has sail
l ed for Santiago on a transport, on his
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-29
KLONDIKE BOOM PASSING.
Only About one-Fifth of the People
Expected to Go Went This Year.

Pittsburg, July 29.-Upon the amount of
gold brought down the river from Dawson
City by the North American TranspOr-
tatfon company possibly hangs the future
of the Klondike gold fields. 1t is report
ed that several vessels laden with gold
are now on their way to clVIIlZatlon put
If they do not carry much more yellow
metal than the vessels arriving at seattle
last week the famous gold fields Will re-
men are apparently satisfied even now
that the Klondike boom has received its
quietus All admit that there is only one
thing that can possibly revive talhng IN
terest in the gold fields, and that IS the
arrival of an immense amount OF gold by
the steamers now route.
DelanO Luce. the western railroad man.
is of the opinion that the railroads lost
money on the KlOndike business this
spring. He is also satisfied that the end
of the gold field furry has come. He said
'sThe KIondike boom is badly broken
It has not been a great success. 1t was
thought that the railroads would carry
into the KIondike at least 100000 people.
All who intend going this season are al
City which shows that instead of 100000
people we have only 10000 people there.
This is a disappointment made especially
severe by the fact that the railroads jump
ed into a rate war over carrying this
small number of people. Most of those
who got to the Klondike went at about
one-f0urth the usual rate.
s'There have been many discourag1ng re-
norris brought from the gold region. For
instance about Is McKeesport people went
up. but most of them are back