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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-14
GREEN RIDGE NEWS
Nomination of officers of Garfield
Council, o. U. A. NJ, Followed
by Interesting Exercises.
Captain Pierce's Remarks.

At the regular business meeting of
Garfield council, No. 354, Order of
American Mechanics, last night. the
following officers We're nominated:
Counsellor, NJ. Iterly; vice-counsellor,
W. Il. Hess: assistant secretary. o. l..
Colvin; outside guard, G. d. White; in
side guard, {. \. Nicholson; inductor.
c. ID. Moore After business was fin
isher the following programme was
rendered:
SINGING OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. America
Address ....................J. NJ Hornbaker
Cornet and Organ Solo.
O. l.. Colvin and Ada Won Storch
Recitation ..................Ag Agnes Nicholson
Addresses,
Rev. G. d. Moore and B. +. Tinkham
solo ..,...,...,.,.,,..,,,..,J. NJ. Hornoaker
PhOnOgraph.
After the programme was rendered
b. +. Dunn arose and, after speaking
a few minutes on patriotism, said: 1T
does not seem proper to close the meet
ing without hearing the school boy
speak who tore the Rebel flag from our
school house here in Scranton in the
fall of '6l He is present with us to-
night and / ask him to speak to us"
Captain w. II. Pierce was then in
trOduCed, and said:
Fellow Mechanics and Ladies Of
America-This emblem was made by
an American mechanic, Betsy Ross, and
after it's adoption by congress ii took
American mechanics to keep it floating.
In the struggle to keep this banner
waving, 100000 mechanics We're crippled
for life and 300, 900 mothers awaited the
return of sons who came not. In 81 the
banner was torn in two but four years
hard fighting cemented the banner to-
gether and it is now floating over Uncle
Sans broad domain.
In the fall of 81 Judge Archibald and
Judge Gunster We're school boys going
to school at our city schools. Judge
Archibald came to me one morning after
the firing on Fort Sumter and said:
Pierce there is a rebel flag floating on
our school house | was much sur
prised and hurried to the school house,
to find that there was not boy who
would enter under the rag. We could
not find a pole to shin up or a ladder,
! and finally / went up from window to
window until l was able to reach the
cOrnice, and from there drew myself 10
the roof. ! tore the rag, flag of red
and white. with lone star in the upper
corner and palmetto tree with snake
coiled around it, from the roof and
threw it to the boys in the street be-
low. where it was torn and stamped
| upon.
This flag was raised between sun
day night and Monday morning, and
was the first rebel flag l ever saw. ON
! October %, 1861. | left my home to go
and see more Of them, and for -four
years / hunted for those flags. Oh! my
| friends, if you should ever be away
! from the protection of this emblem, our
! American flag. you will realize what il
! is. Here ia a small flag l always carry
| i'm my pocket. the emblem of freedom
/ For years ! have carried it, and not
/ once have l ever had any disrespect
/ shown it,"
Captain Pierce spoke on prison and
! camp life in most interesting man
! ner.
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PILLAGER INDIAN TROUBLES.
Story of the Battle with Gen. Bacon's
Men Told by a Red Man.

st. Paul, Dec. ia government agent
who has just returned from the north
ern part of the state, where ne has
been for some time among the Indians,
gives the following details of the cause
Of the recent war at Leech lake and of
the feeling of the Indians:
Il was for some time on the Red lake
reservation" he said, land while there
saw Leech lake Indian, who said that
he was one of the Indians who took
part in the battle of Sugar Point. The
Indian told me that when General
Bacon and his men arrived at Sugar
Point twenty Indians were there hold
ing a council. They were surprised to
see the troops so soon and to find that
there were more than twenty of them,
as they expected only the small de-
tachment that went to Walker. At that
time only a few of the Indians had
their guns with them. The ones not
armed went for their guns at once.
That was the reason that the attack
was not made while the troops were
out searching the point for the men
they wanted to arrest. The Indians
that remained on the point lay hidden
in the woods, waiting for the others u
come back with their arms and am
munition.
The attack was made soon after the
Indians had assembled. Thirty-two rec
men participated. Three of them were
killed and several wounded. The In
dans had 1000 rounds of ammunition
and they used it all the first day. They
did little fighting on the second day
but withdrew for more ammunition and
reinforcements. They returned to th'
battle-ground on the second mornint
prepared to wipe out every white mar
in the place. When they reached there
they found that the troops had gone
back to Walker.
The Indians said that the soldiers
fought bravelv, but that If they haC
not withdrawn when they did they
would have all been killed
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-14
LACKAWANNA CHAPTER.
Masonic Election and Installation
Conducted Last Night.

Lackawanna chapter. No. 1S5, Royal
Arch Masons, held it's annual meeting
last night in Masonic hall.
Officers were elected as follows: High
priest, Edward Evans; king, William
Brutzman; scribe, ]. James Taylor:
treasurer, Frederick j. Amsden; secre-
tary, c. l.. Van Buskirk; trustees, T..
II. Ripple, William l.. Connell and T..
l.. Buck. The installation was con-
Quoted by F. L. Brown. assisted by T.
r. Penman and r. A. Zimmerman.
Following the installation a sumptu-
Gus supper was served in the banquet
room on the upper floor of the building.
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SHORT PARAGRAPHS.

Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Parke returned
last evening on the S,45 o'clock train
from Philadelphia. accompanied by
their son, Norman.
Edward Blake, of Prompton. spent
Monday with b. F. Dunn, of Delaware
street.
Grier Parlie Youngest son Of w. G.
Parke, is very i'll with appendicitis.
Rev. and Mrs. Haney, of Olyphant,
are visiting at Mr.. Robert Sewall's on
JndMin street.
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The Higgins Case.

Harrisburg, Dec Ex-Governor Hastings
heard argument today on the application
of George +. Higgins, of Erie the un-
successful Republican candidate for con-
gress i'm the Erie-CTawford district for
the Withholding of the election certificate
of W. II. CASTOR, of Crawford, who was
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MAYOR HAS SIGNED
THE RESOLUTION
ALSO AFFIXED HIS NAME TO
THE CONTRACT.

Barber Asphalt Company Will Begin
in the Spring the Work of Repair
ing the Asphalt Paved Streets of
the City-Committee Appointed by
the Trades Unions Did Not Sue
ceed in Bringing Their Protest to
the Attention of the Mayor Before
He Signed the Resolution.
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M0RAN'S DEFENSE
IS BEING PRESENTED
DEFENDANT ON THE STAND
AT ADJOURNMENT.

Witnesses for the Commonwealth
Tell Substantially the Same Story
as Those of the Defense and That
Which the Accused Man Himself
Is Telling-only One Witness for
the Prosecution Whom the Defense
so Far Has Endeavored to Contra
dict-Mr. Kelly Makes Opening.
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and Gordon streets, filed their report
with court yesterday.
on Gordon street, Thomas b. Cor
don is allowed $40. Allowances on
Carbon street we're as follows John
j. Gordon estate, $3.50; Bridget Null
derig, $500: Michael Scanlon, SioO;
Mary McAndrew, $780, Bernard Cant.
well, 800; John Biglin. $25; Mary
Barrett, $iGo; Catherine Blewitt, $50.
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PENNSYLVANIA Pensions.

Washington, Dec. 13.-This PENNSYLVANIA
pension has been issued Original Wild
ows, etc-Special Dec. :, Sarah V. Grid
lev, Erie, $50.
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SEVENTH WARD DAMAGES.
Report of Viewers on Grading on
Sand Banks Streets.

The report of f. D. Fellows w. r.
Lewis and b. F. Akerly, the viewers
appointed to assess the damages re-
sulting from the grading of Carbon
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TURKEY SUPPER.-Thyre Will be a
turkey supper served at the Howard
Pace African Methodist Episcopal church
fair tonight Thus far the management
of the fair is quite well pleased at their
success.
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TO CONTINUE MURDER CASE.
Pro and Con Made Before
Judge Gunster.

Arguments We're heard bv Judge
Gunster yesterday on motion of Dis
trict Attorney Jones to continue the
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We Have All Grades

Bargains in gold and silver-mounted
pipes at Carney, Brown & Co.'S. ~
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elected on the face of the returns at the
recent election. The matter was referred
by the governor to Attorney General Nc
Cormick
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NNIGHTS The To-
cal Knights of Columbus council is ar
ranging to celebrate its first anniversary
ON Jan. II. There will be a banquet which
will be attended by speakers of note from
abroad.
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MARRIAGE LICENSES. 80 Theodore
BausChman ana Wanda Wcstpfahl, OF
:, anton: Freeman \. Tallman, of Brad
ford and Ida Rutz, of Carbondale: MI
chacl II. Cavanaugh and Bridget r. Joyce,
of Carbondalc, were granted marriage IL
CpnspS yesterday.
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CITY NOTES
,++++++%++%++++++++++.

ELECTION CONTEST owing to the
absence of witnesses no seS sion of the
election contest was held yesterday.
POLICE NOTIFlED.-John Woolney of
1ill Dickson avenue. has notified the pO-
lice that burglars visited his house during
his absence ana ch!urOformcd his wife
and secured $l+.
TURKEY SUPPER.-Thyre Will he a
turkey supper served at the Howard
Place African Methodist Episcopal church
fair tonight Thus far the management
of the fair is quite wen pleased at their
success
KNIGHTS ANNINERSARY.- The To-
cal Knights of Columbus council is ar
ranging to celebrate its first anniversary
ON jan II. There will be Il banquet which
will be attended by speakers of note from
abroad.
MARRIAGE LICENSES. -- Theodore
Bauschman ana Wanda Wcstpfahl, OF
:, anton: Freeman y, Tallman of Brad
ford, and Ida Rutz, of Carbondale Mi
Chacl II. Cavanaugh and Bridget r. Joyce,
of Carbondalc. We're granted marriage IL
CcnseS yesterday.
PAN-DAYS.-Thc Delaware and Hudson
company paid thea trainmen south of
Scranton yesterday. The Delaware. Lack
awanna and Western company completed
its pays in this section for the month of
November by paying yesterday at the
Pyne, Taylor and Holden.
GAVE \ BOND.-Thc clerks and car
ricrs of the Scranton postofice now fur
nsh bond to the government instead of
the postmaster. Their bona is "blank-
Ct instrument applying to all Of them.
The company which guarantees it now
has To conform to certain form pre-
scrbcd by the government.
FIRED AT BURGLARS.--A gang of
five men who had forced open a window
of the residence Of John Gombcn. at Bar
h"rtown, Sunday night and were prepar-
ing to enter. were fired upon by Com
hein and two men who boarded with him.
None Of the shots are known to have
taken effect
BUTCHERS FINED John Brandtwiue
and NJ \. RoserburG, of Penn avenue,
and Mark JurkOVitCh, of River street
butchers. who were arrested Monday for
violating the blue laws of 1894. that Of do
ing worldly employment on the Sabbath
were aTraigrcd before Alderman I.entoS
yesterday. BrandtwinH and JurkoI itch
admitted their guilt as charged by the
agent of the Scranton Butchers Protect
i've association They were fined 50 and
costs
HELD FOR POSTAGE.--A package ad-
dressed to Thomas Padden, Shraugha GU
nigare, Crossmoline =. O.. County Mayo,
Ireland" is being held at the Scranton
postoffce for proper postage. The pack
age was mailed from No. station prov
idcncc) with a l0-cent stamp attached
hut was opened at the New York post
office ana returned to the general post
office here as it contained merchandise.
Before IL can be forwarded 10 Ireland II
must bear 10 cents additional postage
BOY FLIMFLAMMER.- Clark's to.
bacco store ON Penn avenue was film
tlammed out of ten pounds Of good to-
bacc0 by hoy on Monday. lie was an
out Of breath when he entered the place
and said Mr.. Cassesse" wanted the to.
hacco quick He said he wouldn
wait for the bill as he was in a hurry
The bill was later sent to Joseph Cas-.
sesSe, proprietor of the Roma hotel. lie
Informed the tobacco people that they
were victims of fraud. The boy is still
missing,
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and brands of whiskeys. Scranton
Wine and Liquor company. 10 Penn
avenue. Telephone 66l2. ~
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Have You Seen
Our Dancing Doll in
Window, Glass Xmas
Tree Trimmings Z?

The best value and larg-
est assortment we have
ever shown at ......2 for &C
Larger sizes at at.............,.4c
Tinsel Tree Trimmings at. ..4c
Candles, Candle Holders,
Tinsel i'll gold, silver aud as
sorted colors, by the yard.
Many other big values now
i'll Holiday Goods.
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POLICE NOTIFIED. John Woolney. Of
III Dickson avenue, has notified the pO-
lice that burglars visited his house during
his absence and ch!urof0lmcd his wife
and secured $l4.
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ELECTION CONTEST owing to the
absence of witnesses no ses sion of the
election contest was held yesterday.
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PAN-DAHS,-Thc Delaware and Hudson
company paid thea trainmen south of
Scranton yesterday. The Delaware. Lack
awanna and Western company completed
its pays in this section for the month of
November by paying yesterday at the
Pyne, Taylor and Holden.
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FIRED AT CRGLARS.--A gang of
five men who had forced open a window
of the residence of John Gnmbcin. at Bar
b"rtown, Sunday night and were propar-
ing to enter were fired upon by Com
hein and two men who boarded with him.
None Of the shots are known to have
taken effect
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GAVE \ BOND.-Thc clerks and car
ricrs of the Scranton pOstofiice now fur
niSh a bond to the government instead of
the postmaster Their bona is 'blank
Ct instrument applying to all of them.
The company which guarantees it now
has To conform to Il certain form pre-
sCribcd by the government.
The times., 1898-04-26
Going to the War.

John G. Muir and w. S. Lamprey
have resigned positions of prominence
and trust to go forth in the nations de-
Tense Mr. Muir, who is a son of Rev.
]. j. Muir, pastor of the E Street Bap-
tist Church, has, for a number of years,
been the paying teller of the Traders
National Bank, while Mr.. Lamprey has
occupied the position of clerk in the Eb-
bitt House. Through the efforts of his
friends, Mr. Muir received an oppoint-
ment as paymaster's clerk on board
the auxiliary cruiser Yankee. Mr..
Lamprey enlisted in the Engineer
Corps. Company c, Sixth Battalion. d.
c. n. G. Mr. Muir will leave Washing
ton today TO join the Yankee which is
now moored at Brooklyn, with several
other cruisers of Commodore HowelPs
fleet Mr.. Lainprey is already receiving
his first instructions in military tao
tics.
The times., 1898-04-26
ARMOR PLATE FRAUDS.
They Again Attract the Attention
of the House.


The oft discussed question of armor
plate frauds received the. attention of the
Senate again yesterday. considerably
against the will of that body.
Mr.. Buffers amendment to the naval
appropriation bill declaring that after
the three battleships which are now un-
der construction and waiting for their
armor were constructed, no more con-
tracts should be made with the armor
plate firms unless a price not to exceed
5000 per ton could be secured. In the
case of failure to secure these terms
the amendment provided that the Gov
ernment should establish its own armor
plate plant and manufacture its own ar
| NOR.
MIR. Butler in discussing this amend
ment, took occasion to refer1to the testi-
| mony taken a year or two ago by the
! House committee appointed to investi-
gate that question. He declared that ac-
cording to the testimony given by the
employees of the armor plate concerns,
| all of our battleships had more or less
defective armor on them at the present
! time.
This statement aroused the ire of Sen
ator Hawley considerably and he de-
| clared with some vehemence that the
senator was out of order; that If he
should make such statement privately
so that Spanish officials could get it it
would be considered as treason.
Senator Butler replied to this attack
| by saying he had only read from pub
| lie document, prepared and printed by
Congress, and a copy of which he had no
doubt was in the hands of the Spanish
authorities For" said he, Spain un-
| fortunately has friends in this country
who have access to the document room
of this capitol" He declared further
that there was more treason in letting
this thing go on and defective armor be
used in the construction of our ships.
Mr.. Perkins declared he was willing to
vote to build an armor plate factory,
! but he maintained that within the next
two or three months the present methods
of naval warfare might and probably
would be materially changed. He consid-
cred it best under the circumstances to
make no such move in view of those
! facts.
Mr.. Tillman got after the steel trust
| in his characteristic and vigorous way.
He asserted that the Government would
save, according to the estimates of the
late Secretary of the Navy, enough out
of the construction of armor for the ves-
sells authorized in the present bill TO pay
for the plant.
The amendment was voted down how
ever, only thirteen senators supporting
1t.
Mr.. Hale offered the following amend
ment, which was adopted and the naval
| bill was then passed: ITO enable the
! Secretary Of the Navy to enlist at any
! time after the passage of this act, as
many additional seamen, landsmen and
| boys as he my deem necessary to man
the ships of the Navy, IS, $4,000. This
sum to be Immediately available"
The times., 1898-04-26
OPPOSED TO BONDS.
Democrats Think They VIII Not BE
Necessary.

Democrats Think They VIII Not BE
Necessary.
The Democrats of the Ways and Means
Committee held a conference yesterday
afternoon and discussed the bill to pro
vide ways and means to meet war expen-
ditures." They determined to oppose the
bond feature of that measure. The Demo
Gratis hold that it is not necessary, at this
stage of the war, anyhow to burden the
country with $5O0, 600 of interest bear
ing debt. They contend that with the
$lOO O00,000 proposed TO De raised by in
creased taxation and coming the silver
seignorage, together with the money in
the Treasury. there will be abundant
means for carrying on the war; that with
the prevailing belief that the war will not
last long the Democrats should not con-
sent to new issue Of bonds.
The Republicans of the committee We're
comforting during yesterday afternoon
over the tax features of the bill. They
said last night that they had made only
verbal changes.
They will report the bill to the House
today and ask TO have il taken up imme-
diately The Democrats will oppose this
haste. but the indications are that the
Republicans Will insist upon pushing the
bill through.
The times., 1898-04-26

There was no particular significance in
the New York stock market yesterday.
The list went off somewhat, but the drop
was not large and had no significance.
The day was very duh, and this, in fact,
was it's chief characteristic. There was
some activity just after the opening at
slightly lower prices, in sympathy with
London, but this decline was recovered
soon after. From that time on the mar
ket was duh, with falling prices The
declaration of war is now on and there
is no one who can say that the street
has been waiting for this to put the mar
ket down. There is only one thing left
for the people that expect there will be
a drop on the war scare-the first real
battle with bloodshed. The bears are urg-
ing this now as the time to expect the
drop. There is much skepticism as to this
The times., 1898-04-26
OBJECT LESSONS.
The Army Medical Museum Attracts
Attention.,

The grisly skulls, bones and other hor-
rors of war on free exhibition in the Ar
my Medical Museum, Seventh and B
Streets southwest, have become of alb
sorbing interest within the past few days
to medical graduates and other prospec-
tive army surgeons. In the museum
case are many skulls of men who fought
in the late war, showing the effects Of
saber cuts, bullets wounds and injuries
inflicted by fragments Of shells.
There are also bones from every part
of the anatomy of men who wore the
blue and the gray, showing wounds in
flicted which resulted in amputation or
death and both in number of instances.
There are also on exhibition large
number of photographs of wounded SOL
diers and many other things of absorb
ing interest to medical men at the time,
including ambulances and models illus
trating the ambulance, hospital and
stretcher service which may be brought
into use during the present crisis.
The times., 1898-04-26
MARKET CLOSED WEAK
Stocks Decline Under a Spirited
Bear Attack.
The Money Market Not Essentially
Changed in Amy of Its
Divisions.

New York, April 25.-The Presidents
message to Congress requesting that in
the exercise of the constitutional func-
tions of that body it should formally de-
clare war upon Spain actually added very
little news to the general situation. At
the same time, as definitely rounding out
the sequence of events in the Spanish
American controversy, it seemed to startle
the holders of securities with some force.
While the stock market was very dull
it's technical conditions were satisfactory,
in that the absence of support and of
commission house buying was marked,
and this circumstance left the market sus-
ceptible to the efforts of the bear traders
who were quick to avail themselves of the
opportunity. AS matter of fact, the
actual liquidation was upon a very small
scale, and commission houses reported
an absence of business more pronounced
than at any time in twelve months.
Perhaps the most striking feature of the
days occurrences was the remarkable
advance in the May wheat option at Chi
cago, the rise amounting TO cents
bushel. which makes an advance of IA
cents in two weeks The more distant op-
tions were relatively strong also. The
advance was based on the heavy cash de-
mand the large exports and the decrease
in the visible supply, the first two factors
being reported in great part reflection
of the war stuat tiOn.
On the other hand, the cotton market
was lethargic The foreign exchange mar
ket was notably firm. rejecting the deple-
ton of the supply of bills carried IN this
market, but small additional engagements
of gold for import were nevertheless
made The money market was not eS
sentially changed in any of it's divisions.
The trading was relatively active In st.
Paul, Burlington, Manhattan, Sugar and
American Tobacco. The list moved with
a great deal of uniformity and varied
chiefly in respect to activity.
The market closed weak at the lowest
general level of the day.