The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-04
PITTSTON NEWS.

Against Mayor Corcoran Yester-
day--Fatsl Accident at schooley
shaft-Battery M Goes to scran-
ton-More Of the Storms Work.
District Attorney Martin yesterday
signed quo warranto papers calling
upon Thomas j. CorCoran, of this city,
| to appear and show why he accepted
the office of mayor during the term for
which he was elected member of the
common council, and also to show
cause why he should not be ousted
from the office. A few days ago appll-
cation was made for the issuance of a
quo warranto. The district attorney
has no judicial power in the matter,
but requested that the parties to the
quo warranto appear before him for a
hearing, and this was held yesterday
morning Attorneys Wheaton and Nor
ris appeared for the quo warranto
| while J. T. Lenahan represented Mayor
Corcoran, and after both sides had
been heard the district attorney signed
the quo warranto. The new case will
now go before the president judge dur
ing the recess Of court and will prob
ably come UP in court at the Septem-
Der session. The above proceedings
have been daily expected since Mayor
Corcoran was elected by the council,
as ex-Mayor Bowman at that time
| filed objections to the transaction, and
stated that the action of council was
contrary to law.
During the storm on Wednesday
evening the cellars on the property Of
| flooded. while the Alpine mills on the
| Oregon flats were surrounded by water
which had come down from the sur
rounding hills. In the building were
nearly two hundred girls and they be-
came considerably disconnected when
they found themselves prisoners. A
young man named Joyce came to the
rescue by constructing an improvised
raft, and they were piloted across the
torrent in squads and enabled to reach
| their homes.
The lightning burned out the electric
connections at the Forest Castle brew
cry on Wednesday night and left that
! building, together with the offices and
barns, in total darkness. Work had to
be resumed with the aid of candle
| dips.
A force of telephone linemen have
| been engaged during the week string
ing cables on Main and Water streets
and on the West Side, and when the
work is completed the net of wires on
| these thoroughfares will disappear.
| The cable consists Of 104 insulated
wires, and will meet all requirements
for a large service. The Improvement
will be appreciated.
The common council met last even
ing for the transaction of general rou-
| tine business, the character of which
did not necessitate the presence of a
| blue coat and brass buttons.
An accident which terminated with
fatal results occurred to Samuel Evans
yesterday morning in the Schooley
shaft at Wyoming. While attending
to his duties as miner a piece of soap
stone slate fell from the roof and
crushed in a portion of his skull. He
was conveyed to his home and Doctors
| Hay and Cottral summoned, who per-
formed the operation Of trephining,
but their skill was of no avail, for he
died last night without gazing con-
sciousness. He is survived by a wife
and two children.
f. c. Bechtold and John Gillespie
are down at Atlantic City enjoying
| their annual vacation,
The surviving members of Battery
NJ, better known as Schooleny's bat
terry, will hold their annual reunion
in Nay Aug park, in Scranton, on the
18th inst, and quite a number of them
from this and distant places will join
their comrades in Scranton in observ-
ing the occasion in the old time way.
This will be their first experience in
the Electric City and they WILL no
doubt be accorded hearty welcome,
A very strong petition headed by the
Reverends Fletcher, George Langford
Surdam and Thomas has been pre-
pared and will be presented to the
school board for the disappointment of
Prof. George Lowell as musical in
structor in the city schools. Mr. Low
ell should be endorsed by the MEM
bers without a dissenting vote, as he
is eminently qualified to fill the posi-
tion, which fact was fully demonstrate
ed at the late commencement eXer-
cises.
The annual Wyoming camp meeting
| will convene on Aug. II and continue
for ten days and among the speakers
| will be DIR. Sims, eX-chancellOr of Sy-
racuse university, Reverends p. j
Kane, of Philadelphia; S. w. Hayes, ol
Binghamton; stephen Jay, of Ashley
and DR.. Griffin, the presiding elder.
William Campbell has accepted q
position in the Water street bazaar.
Miss Theresa McHale, of Carbon
dale, is the guest of her sister, Mrs
Hogan, of South Main street.
The stove foundry was shut dowr
yesterday and will remain so today il
order to make some repairs and i'm
provements Work will be again re-
sumed tomorrow morning
Evan Jones, of Fremont street, il
confined to his home on account of {
mine needle penetrating his foot scv
eral inches while he was at work in tn,
Clear Spring shaft.
Miss Elizabeth Dryden of Wyoming
avenue, West Side, is enjoying he
annual vacation at Lake Winola Will
several companions who had preceie,
her
The Y. NJ. G. A. infants have ar
rived home after their starving eXpe
rencc in an imprOvised camp at Har
Vey's Lake. They state that tn
commissary was of the shadow order
and this, coupled with unsuccessful