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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-05-25
THE 90 COMMITTEES.
Met Last Night to Wind UP Its
Affairs.

The members of the '99 committee
who had charge of the arrangements
FOR the convocation of the Grand com
mandery of Pennsylvania, Knights of
Malta, here May $40, met last night
in Malta Temple parlors. to wind up
their business transactions. They did
not succeed IN fully accomplishing this
and will meet again two weeks from
last night.
However, everything is IN salts
tory condition. so carefully and sys-
tematically were all arrangements
made and carried out that the results
are Just as was anticipated. The
executive officers nf the committee
were President, Sir w. S. Bartlett:
vice president. Sir ID. w. John: secre-
tary, Sir Frank II. Young; treasurer
Sir John II. Hall. There were forty
members on the committee.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-05-25
Guernsey Hal!

is destined IN the near future TO be-
come more famous than any other mu-
sic center in Northeastern Pennsyl-
varis. There are many good reasons
why We come 10 this conclusion: Iirst,
all its appointments are OF the highest
ara most artistic class, refining in their
influences, and adapted in every way
90 supplement and embellish the de-
lightfUl attainments of the highest
musical art The public are invited
10 call and spend a few moments stroll
ling through our music ware-rooms,
society and entertainment hall, music
studios, etc. etc,
]. w. Guernsey, Proprietor,
S14 and Sl6 Washington avenue, Scran-
ton, Pa. ~
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-05-25

Treasurer Hoblnson's statement OF
the condition of the school account FOR
April was as follows: Cash on hand
April 8, St5S, ,72i.54; receipts. $,225.l6;
disbursements, $27g9iS4; balance on
hand April 90 $i26,95iS6.
A motion was passed directing mat
the balance OF the $500 appropriation
for the free kindergartens be paid to
A. d. Holland, treasurer OF the Kin
dergarten association, he having rep
resented that the schools are greatly
in need Of money at present.
The board found itself without n quo.
rum just before the supply committees
bills were called for and adjournment
was made necessary.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-05-25

Harry Swartz, Of Green Ridge, en-
ployed as q laborer at the Meadow
Brook washery, owned and operated by
Anthony Bros, in South Scranton, had
an experience yesterday which befall
few men and not kill or MAIN them
In passing near a huge ny-wheel, which
was revolving many hundred times per
minute, he got too close and his cloth
ing was caught.
The unfortunate man was whirled
round and round before the eyes of
his Mortified fellow -workmen, who were
almost paralyzed by the sight. Before
any of them had presence of mind
enough to stop the engine, Swartz,
whose clothing had been torn loose. was
thrown with awful force headlong
against some other machinery and fell
to the floor limp and senseless.
Or John J. Walsh was summoned
and he had the Lackawanna ambulance
called to remove the unconscious man
to that institution.
Here an examination was made, and
strange to say. no bones were found to
be broken. no internal injuries appar-
ent, but his body is fearfully confused
and there is o long cash on his head.
No symptoms of a fracture have ap-
pcared.
Late last night he was somewhat i'm
proved, but his pulse was acting
strangely, though he was able to talk
very freely while his wounds were be-
ing dressed.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-05-25
THIRTEENTH's CoLoRs.

Lieutenant Reese Watkins yesterday
forwarded to Harrisburg the Thir-
teenth regiment flag and the state
colors carried by that regiment.
There they will be placed in the flag
room in the Capitol building together
with other nags used by regiments
from this state during the Spanish
American war. These flags are to be-
preserved as trophies.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-05-25
WALKERS CONFIRMATION.
It Is Scheduled to Take Place at To-
nights Meeting of the Select
Council - Position MI.
Chittenden Takes.

Unless something bobs up in the in
term to upset present calculations,
the nomination of John Walker for
chief of the fire department will be
confirmed by select council tonight. 1t
is not likely to receive eleven votes,
but Chairman Williams will neverthe-
less declare it confirmed, and Mr..
Walker will enter upon the duties of
the office.
This action will be based on the
claim of Mr.. Chittenden that there is
nothing in the law or the rules of
councils requiring that a mayors NOM
inee shall be confirmed by eleven votes.
1t has always been understood that
eleven votes were necessary to con-
firm an appointment but most diligent
inquiry upon the part of Mr.. Chitten
den has failed to disclose any grounds
for this The law in the case as far
as Mr.. Chittenden can find is SIM
ply this
The mayor shall appoint by and
with the advice and consent of select
| council. Act of 1889.
When a body is invested with a
power that power can be exercised by
| majority of the body unless other
wise stipulated.
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF LAW,
There is nothing in the law Mr.. Chit
tenden claims making any special stip-
| ulations regarding the confirmation of
"A mayors appointees. This being the
case a majority of a quorum can con-
! firm, and a majority of the members
| elect is not necessary.
| Mr.. Chittenden said Yesterday that
he is satisfied his position will be con-
| hrmed in court if the matter should
| be taken there.
A meeting of the fire department
committee is called for I o'clock this
evening to consider the Walker NOM
| ination. 1t may be reported adversely
as majority of the committee is un-
| favorable to Mr.. Walker, but a mi
nority report will also be presented,
| and If majority of the quorum favors
| Mr.. Walker, as Is confidently counted
| upon, the nomination will be ordered
recorded as having been affirmed.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-05-25
Another Case of Rheumatism Cured
by Chamberlain's Pain Balm.

My son was afflicted with rheuma-
tism which contracted his right limb
until he was unable to walk After
using one and half bottles of Cham
berlain's Pain Balm he was able to be
about again. / can heartily recon-
mend it to persons suffering from rheu-
matism.--John Snider, Freed, Calhoun
Co., w. Va. For sale by all druggists.
Matthew Bros, wholesale and retail
agents.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-05-25
THE LUCKY NUMBER
THAT WON THE PIANO
At Our Stores Yes-
terday was 1890.

1t was held by Mrs. Kane,
2o22 Price street. Mrs. Kane
is a widow aud has four
young daughters. They are
greatly delighted at their good
fortune, as they are at an age
when they most desired a
piano.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-05-25
DIED.

HuGHES.--In West Scranton, May q,
lSy9, Mrs. John r. Hughes, at her
home, li9 South Rebecca avenue. Fu-
neral Saturday afternoon at , o'clock
lntermCnt in Washburn street cemc-
terry
NOLAN AT DurYea, May =, lS99, Mrs
Thomas Nolan, aged 70 years. Funeral
notice later.
MASuBURN.-In Scranton, May a. 1899
Mrs William Washburn, aged 35 years.
Funeral Friday afternoon from the res
idence, 3l4 Madison avenue, Private.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-05-25
BOTH NEW SCHOOLS
ARE To BE BUILT
BOARD OF CONTROL sc DECIDED
AT LAST NIGHTS MEETING.

Captain May Strongly Opposed the
Tearing Down of Old No. 8 and
with Mr.. Barker and Mr.. Jennings
Voted Against the Recommen-
dation - one-Session Idea Not
. sFavored---High School Graduates
Want to Valedict and Salutate on
a Real "Stoige," but They Won't.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-05-25

We. the undersigned, 90 hereby agree
70 IeIuno lnS money on Go-esnt bottle
fails to cure your cough or cold We also
guarantee a 25-cent bottle 10 provo salts
factory or money refunded j, @. Bone &
Bon, Dunmore. Pa; John T. Donahue.
scranton. Pa.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-05-25

He enters upoa these duties July
next. DIR. Sturge has won other prizes
in other fields, but he considers this
his best achievement so far.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-05-25

is now permanently located at 1850
sanderson avenue, Green Ridge. Gele-
phone 1890.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-05-25
BORN.

GIFT.-In Scranton, Pa. May %, 1899, 10
Rev. and Mrs. Foster L. Gift, daugh-
ter.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-05-25
We Will Give
RWay The NeSt One

OF those magnificent $500
Emerson Pianos on Wednes-
day, June rs.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-05-25
WHIRLED AROUND
BY A FLY WHEEL
THRILLING EXPERIENCE OF
HARRY swARTz.

Employed as a Laborer at the
Meadow Brook Washery-He Got
too Close to Wheel and His
Clothing Was Caught - Was
Whirled Round and Round Be-
fore the Horriticd Gaze of Bis
Fellow-W -Workmen--Escapcd Death
and Broken Bones.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-05-25
A Card,

Smoke the Popular Punch Cigar loc.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-05-25
DR.. Taylor, Dentist.

Smoke The Popular Punch Cigar lOc.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-05-25

Flatulence Is cured by Beecham's Pills
Smoke The Pocono Cigar, &c. 80
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-05-25

Smoke the Pocono cigar, sc. "
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-19

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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-19

through the car windows is to give an
intelligent idea of her remarkable per-
sonality. She is one of the most notable
of the several startling combinations of
female sex and male occupation which
this topsy-turvy end of the century mas
produced.
Miss Young is a California girl She was
educated in Los Angeles, and for while
was teacher in that county. She at
tended business college later and learned
telegraphy and typewriting. Teaching did
not satisfy the vigorous spirit of the
girl nor give her sufficient opportunity
for the physical exercise and outdoor life
to which a long residence on Southern
California ranch had early accustomed
her. She was strong and athletic and
full of an adventurous impulse to which
her extravaganza healthiness constantly
urged her. She sought and obtained the
position of telegraph operator at Blake.
Still. her restless desire for active
physical employment kept her fitting
about on her feet away from the clicking
KEYS as much as possible and en-
gaging in duties about the station which
did not belong to her. She learned the
signals used in greeting the trains as they
came rushing in from either direction on
the regular continental line as well as on
the little branch line which ran from
Blake to Marvel This little branch line,
by the way, is probably the oldest rail-
road in the country. 1t is complete and
independent system by itself, owned and
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-19
Woman Station Agent Who Has Charge
Of a Depot Arr bu Herself.

controlled by a company which owns
no other road. 1t is only thirty miles long
and in that thirty miles it rises 1875 feet,
such being the altitude of the mountain
town of Marvel. situated among what are
known as the New York Mountains.
Seven years ago this thirty miles of rail
handsomely. 1t is called the California
Eastern, because some of the sharehold-
ers are Californians and some Fasteners.
A Denver man is president, New York
man Or. S. Siebert) Is general manager.
The latter's headquarters are at Marvel.
Another uncommon feature of this min
iature railway is that its one train adapts
itself obligingly to the wishes of its pas
sengers in the matter of the time at which
it shall leave a station. The writer was
told, when he got off the Santa Fe train
at Blake one night at o'clock, that he
could depart thence for Marvel on the
following morning at $50, such being the
time scheduled for the little independent
train to start on it's 4S75-foot climb-a per-
Torrance which 1t undertakes three times
a week.
The traveller oversight next morning and
got down to the station an hour late. In
answer to his breathless inquiries as to
the possibility of overtaking the train, he
was informed by the Queen of the Des-
ert." as Miss Young is called, that his
intention to go on the Marvel train had
been learned the night before and the
train was still waiting for him.
He found funny mite Of an engine and
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-19

three cars standing sedately behind the
depot, with a faint haze of steam lazily
curling from the smokestack. Two of the
cars were loaded with freight in shape of
coal and grain, while the third, a passen-
ger coach, was half filed with a litter of
boxes and sacks and scraps of railroad
iron lying in the aisle.
The speed at which we finally started
on our way left no doubt in the lone
passengers mind that he could have
overtaken the outfit easily with a team
of oxen. 1t stopped here and there along
the leisurely journey to sell a sack of
wheat or coal or to pick up wayfarer
who had grown tired of walking The
metropolis which holds forth as the term
mus of the road, and which we reached
late in the afternoon, contains ten women.
ninety-two men, two stores, a meatshop
and a saloon.
1t wasn't long before Miss Young's abil-
ity to handle every branch of work re-
quired at the station of Blake was recog-
nized by the railroad officials and a
chance to condense their working force
and cut down expenses possibly occurred
to them as a good reason for putting the
Queen of the Desert in charge of the
whole business. In a short time the girl
was established as arbiter of the desti-
MES of all peoples who thereafter should
come by way of Blake from either East
or West.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-19
,oo0ooo oooo00000 10000 00000oC
t10ndkerChjef5 That Have Cut a Figure in Crime.

Detectives were put to work on the case
and finally they traced the culprlt oy
means of a handkerchief, dropped IN
nasty retreat from one of the rooms. The
detective to whom the handkerchief was
given noticed upon it a peculiar perfume,
a subtle odor used at the boarding mouse
only by Mrs. Written, and to her the
handkerchief was traced and then the
crime.
In the sand-lot days of San Francisco,
when the garroters made life miserable
for lone pedestrians, handkerchiefs were
used with which to gag the victims ana
many of these handkerchiefsS are in the
possession of pioneers, who relate TO their
grandchildren tales of the wild and woolly
bygone days
Two handkerchiefs figured in the Dur
rant case. One. identified as belonging TO
Minnie Williams, was found covered with
blood behind the Emmanuel Churcn'
where the murders were perpetrateo.
Only last month Mrs. Slinkey commit
tod suicide with the aid of a handker-
chief She hung a trunk strap to four
nails and in order to keep the strap from
SHINING. she twisted her handkerchief
tightly around the nails. Thus a hand
kerchief was indirectly the cause OF her
death; the strap otherwise might nave
slipped and the woman repented her rasn
act before too late.
highway TODDeIS uSuoily
made of handkerchiefs, for they are
more complete disguise than mask
bought for the purpose.
Persons who have committed suicide by
jumping off ferry boats have, in many
cases. destroyed every other means OF
identification except their hanCNerchiefs.
These, thoughtlessly retained and bearing
certain initials or marks, have LED 10 the
disclosure of the suicides name
The Botkin case will go down as one or
the strongest cases in the criminal rec
ords of California of the conviction OF
murderer based on circumstantial evil
dence What the Keystone is to the arcn,
so is the twenty-five cent handkerchief
sent in that fatal box of candy to the
chain of evidence in this famous case-a
case where all the eloquence or Callfor-
MAS most brilliant lawyers could not
swing the Jury to the side of acquittal.
The important part handkerchief
played in this case Is apparent when one
saw how hard the attorneys Tor the de-
Tense worked for days on that one bit OF
evidence, trying in every way possible
and impossible to break the testimony of
the woman who sold the handkerchief to
Mrs. Botkin If that little cheap en-
broidered handkerchief had not been
sIlpred into that box of chocolates, Mrs.
Botkin might be walking the streets of
San Francisco to-day free woman.
A handkerchief convicted her-a little
white square of linen will send her to
she will exist sans friends, sans hope,
sans name sans everything
.'Trifies light as air are to the jealous
confirmation strong as holy writ!
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-19
What the surface Of the ground looks
like over the burning coal mine.

of the fire, the sealing with clay has kept
out the noxious gases, but the fire still
burns, and it will burn until hundreds OF
thousands of dollars worth OF coal are
turned to ashes.
'Those were likely days remarks Nc
Govern. when we were fighting the crea-
ture down here. Many a strong man was
carried back, overcome with the heat and
the choking gas, and many was the tune
that the gas came roaring out, caught aIe
and ran along the roof like reptile made
of flame. 1t was the water as kept II un.
der control though. We couldn't put 1t
out. SO strong was the hold OF the crea-
ture on the good coal, but it was the wa
ter as drove 1t back and it is water Whlch
to this day says to it, so far and no
farther
Along the gallery came warm breath
of air, like. the blast of subterranean
sirocco. 80
There is no doubt of 1t. The air as
sumes the temperature of Harlem nat
on a warm day-one OF the DAYS Wnen tne
janitor turns on every pound OF steam:
We are in an open space. The dog, Whlcn
has followed us, scents the air ana at
tempts to take to his heels; ,McJoy,eI. ,l1
grabs him by the collar and draws MIN
Don't be scared, old boy" he says.
Its bit uncanny here, but you II get
used to it all right. Let's sit down
He lights the way to the. side of the cav az
ern, where there is rude seat n mace ace, Oh
II
IF this fellow had all the money IN ne ne
world" observes McGovern, assuming the
oracuiar tone do you know what ne
would give it for? He would give 1t for
something like this. So. .,is din
He reaches up and takes from, ms GIN
ner nail a big crust of bread. The nun
erys dog consumes the food in two or three
crunches, and ticks the outside OF the uiii-
ner pail. savs
McGoyern He'd go through nell nre
with US and that's no mistake
NV back was growing unpleasantiy
warm. The wall against which nao
been leaning had more than the neat com
mon to subterranean regions Where the
mercury rises a little. $780,
We have reached the Giants cause
way. Here the roof is supported py
SQUARE tinbers, uprights, with cross Toss
nieces laid across the notched ends. iney
stand as sentinels at the outposts OF the
Are a few feet beyond there IS the re
erion of perpetual glow, the field OF nre
which has continued through, a quarter
IF a century The flames had eaten OUT
The restraining bulkhead of coal in places;
Tho thin shell had fallen, revealing tran
IF ashes and the fiery furnace peyonu;
More pillars had been put in place ana
the. stability of the roof was insured. Al, an
throuph these years the company mas
snent it's hundreds of thousands IN tne
effort TO keep the mine from becoming
noanace to those who may walk ABOVE ano
70 those who toll in adjacent mines. Ihere
has been fortune spent in timber sup
ports alone.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-19

ITS getting a little warmer" remarks
McGovern. when you get under the
earth the mercury rises little, you
know"
Our footballs make no sound. Beneath
us is floor which deadens the step. A
swing of the lamp downward discloses
black and soggy layer of clay. On the
right side rises a coal blackened, pasty
half pyramid-a mass of clay, packed and
pounded close against the restraining
wall.
'In the days when the fire began" says
McGovern, land the men had fought it
with the hose until they saw it could not
be drowned out that way, they tried to
smother it out. So they packed the place
with clay eight feet deep and plastered
and pounded the walls all along the weak
places to keep out the choke damp. In
them days the choke damp was that aw-
full that it was a risky thing for man
to come down here. 1 can't say that 1t