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MAINE AND THE PROVINCES.
OLD ~D0MINinN y

For Old Point Comfort, Norfolk, Newport News.
Portsmouth,. Pinners Polnt and r. hmond. Va. con-
netting for Petersburg. Richmond NirGinIa leach.
Warrington, Il. e., and entire South and West.
Freight and Passenger steamers SAL from Pier ~.
North River. foot OF Beach st., Aim. Tue. We'd,
TAurs.. Fri. aP NJ, Sat. ! p. NJ, sundtv l +. NJ.
W. l.. GUILLAUDEU Vice. Pres. and Tranir Mgr.
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Ageuts H'antrd -Malrs.

\ EN- MAKE $50 weekly. Our goods sell them.
4Nl selves; exclusive territory; sample furnished.
Cincinnati Leather suspcnder and Belt Co.. box 500
%.
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1t miscellaneous

wanted with established trade in cigars
> Oh one of tine biggest selling seed aud Havana
lines in the marfEt. Address
CONFIDENTIAL. l-H Fulton st., Brooklyn, y. Y.
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DIRECT LINE TO HANKE-PAKIS TKANCE
Sailing every saturday at 10 A. NJ.
From Pier NJ. ~. North River. foot Morton ST..
La BrrtaVre March IL La Champagne April
La Touraine. .. March rs la Bru. aGae ..... Aprll If
La Nurmandie April ! La Tuurune.. April "a
FrSt-cla-s passage to Hsvre, as and upward.
Gen | AlenCy furI ). and Gan. B BOMlin. G!e.n. NY
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OSTH ST, ll6 EAsT near Madison square,
Zs) Handsome large and small rooms; delghttui
table board reasonable.
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FOR NEW WATER WORKS.
Select Councilman Melvin Takes
Steps to Put the City in Fighting
Trim-Cause Of His Action.

Much conjecture was occasioned in
select council last night by ETr. Mel
wins introduction of the following:
Resolved That the mayor is hereby re-
Quested to confer with the officials OF the
Lackawanna Iron and Steel company to
ascertain at what price it will transfer
to the city, its surveys. mans and fran
chises for bringing water into the city
from the Susquehanna river
1t appears that some years ago, when
n fight was on between the Lackawan-
ma Iron and Coal company and the
Scranton Gas and Water company, the
former projected an Independent water
service and went so far as to survey
and map a route for pipe line to tan
the Susuuehanna and to secure fran
chises for establishing and operating
the scheme
Mr.. Melvin is now desirous that the
city should possess these. He feels that
the time may come when the city will
need an Independent supply as a pro-
lection against any grasping propen-
stiles that might be engendered by the
Scranton Company's knowledge of it's
monopoly.
This was suggested to Mr.. Melvin's
mind by the receipt of the following
letter:
The Scranton Gas and Water Co.
Scranton, Pa, Oct. 81, 1899.
T. c. Melvin, Esq.
Dear Sir: on account of the excessive
waste of water in this city. the directors
of this company have decided to put
meters on large consumers outside of do
nestle CONSUMPTION
Nov !, 1890, the water furnished the St
Charles Hotel will be charged for at the
regular meter rates of this company, a
copy of which we herewith enclose.
Yours truly,
Jos. jeffrey, Asst. Sec'y.
The "meter rates enclosed" are as
follows:
For daily average per month Of 10000
gallons or less, 20 cents per 100 gallons
For daily average per month of 10000
to 2pgCD gallons, II cents per ! coo gallOng
For daily average per month Of 10000
to 10000 gallons, 10 cents per l,OC0 gallons.
For daily average per month of 80 900
| to 10000 gallons, 8 cents per l,0oO gallons
For daily average per month Of 50 300
| gallons or more, & cents per 900 gallons
Index of meters will be taken monthly
| and all daily averages will be computed
| upon Nit DtNlS Ol lllt nlliuDef OF Gays IN
| the month, not including Sundays.
The company will furnish the use OF
meters free of charge, but the cost of
| setting the same will be charged TO the
consumer or owner Of the property.
Mr. Melvin made inquiries among his
neighbors and found that others were
complaining. A hotel which was pay
ing $500 year water rent under the
old system was recently put under the
meter system and for the first three
months its water bill amounted to
| $40
Mr. Melvin believes this is excessive
| and proposes to put up a fight against
1t if he is given any encoura cement.
Select council unanimously adopted the
resolution without comment.
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UNIQUE CONTEST THIS.
Rifle Match Between Clubs in scran-
ton and New Orleans.

4 very unique contest took place last
evening in the shape of a rifle match
between teams representing the Elec-
trlc city Rifle club, OF this city, and
the New Orleans Rife club, of New
Orleans, La. The teams, of course,
shot in their respective cities, the re-
suits being sent by telegraph.
The match was arranged last summer
by the president of the Electric CITY
club. John A. Grening, who was visit
ing in the south. The Scrantonians
shot last evening in Blatter's shoot
ing gallery and the scores made were
considerably below the average. Be-
low is given the Scrantonians' score
the other not having reached this city
up to midnight:
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necessary the administration OF rrov-
incial and municipal affairs.


necessary the administration OF PROV
incial and municipal affairs.
Anarchy Threatened.
SHOULD our power by any fatality be
withdrawn, the commission believes
that the government Of the Philippines
would speedily lapse into anarchy,
which would excuse, if it did not neces-
state, the intervention of other pow
ers and the eventual division of the
islands among them. Only true Ameri-
can occupation, therefore, is the idea
Of a free, self-governing and united
Philippine commonwealth at all con-
ceivable.
The commission witnessed some of
the MANY brave deeds of our soldiers,
and they declare that all that skill,
courage, and a patient endurance can
do, has been done in the Philippines.
They dismiss the reports of the desc
Grafton of churches, the numbering Of
prisoners and the committing of un-
mentionable crimes, and say they are
glad to express the belief that a war
was never more humanely conducted,
saying:
IF churches were occupied, it was
only as a military necessity, and fire.
quently after their use as forts by the
insurgents had made ii necessary to
train our artillery upon them"
The commission gives general view
of the value of the islands, their rich
ness in agricultural and forest pro-
ducts, their mineral wealth, and their
commanding geographical position.
They state that the Filipino islands
should soon become one of the great
centres Of the east
The report concludes "Our control
means to the inhabitants of the Philip
pines internal peace and order a guar
antce against foreign aggression and
against the dismemberment of their
country, commercial and Industrial
prosperity and as large a share of
the affairs of government as they shall
prove fit to take. When peace and
prosperity shall have been established
throughout the archipelago, when edu-
cation shall have become general then
in the language of a leading Filipino.
his people will, under our guidance.
become more American than the
Americans themselves"
The report is signed by j. G.. Schur-
man, George Dewey, Charles DENLY.
Dean c. Worcester
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BIDS FOR THE NEW CRUISERS
Board of Construction to Consider
Them Before Awards Are Made

Washington, Oct, 2.-Thc bids for tho
six new cruisers opened at the navy
department yesterday have been turned
over to the board Of construction
which viii pass on the merits of the
offers before the awards are made.
That may take perhaps two weeks.
The low price of some OF the bids WAS
raiher a surprise to the department in
view Of the advance IN the price Of
material 1t was said, however, that
as the vessels are not 10 be completed
for almost three years the bidders wera
relying on a reduction i'm the price OF
material
II is said in the department that
probably not more than one boat is to
be allotted to any one bidder, as that is
the present policy Of the department.
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Is Now Secretary and Treasurer of
Big New Telephone Company.

Harry c, Lucas, formerly Of this city,
is the secretary and treasurer of the
new Continental Telegraph, Telephona
and Gable company, which has Just
been incorporated with a capital OF
S5O,OoOOOO, and which will wage bitter
fight with the Bell Telephone company.
Mr.. Lucas is very well known in this
city where he resided for a number of
years He was in business in this city
and Carbonate. About FIVE years ago
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REFORMS DISCUSSED
AT W0hEN'S CLUB
HOUSEHOLD ECONOMICS WAS
THE TOPIC OF THE DAY.

Delivered by Mrs. Mary
A. Jones, of Philadelphia; Mayor
james Moir, DR.. ]. e. o'Brien and
DR.. Fred Van sickle--The principal
Talk of the Afternoon Was AS
signed to Mrs. Jones, Who Is Presi-
dent of the State Sanitary League.
Suggestions She Made.
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ALSO

No Am the right title and interest
Of the dcfcn cndant, Joseph Cray in and 10
all the surface or "ight Of soil az al that
certain lot piece or parcel Of land situate
In the borough Of Archibald, in the county
mia. bounded end described ms follows, to
witt Containing a front of flfty (5M feet
uorthward on a street, bounded eastward
at right angles 10 said street one hun
said street; southward parallel with said
street fifty G0 feet by lands OF the
Northern Coal and Iron company. and
westward at right angles TO said street
one hundred and fifty Q5O) feet by Lot
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on duty and a system of public schools
in which English was taught had been
established. Favorable progress is
also, spoken of at other points.
Efforts at Cancellation.
The efforts at concilation with Aguin-
aldo and his various commissions are
set forth in detail. These Commis-
sioners We're assured of the benefcient
purposes of the United States and the
presidents readiness to grant the Fill
pinos as large a measure of home rule
and as ample liberty as consistent
with the ends of government, Sub
ject only to the recognition of the
sovereignty of the United States"-a
point which, being established, the
commission invariably refused even to
discuss.
The commission adds that nothing
came of negotiations, as Aguinaldo's
emissaries were without powers and
merely came and came again, for in
formation.
The commission say the primary OBJ
tect of Aguinaldos struggle is not, as
is pretended, the liberty of the Filipino
peoples, but the continuance of his own
The chapter devoted to 'capacity for
self government" is the result the re-
port states, of diligent Inquiry for sew
eral months of the course of which a
great number of witnesses were ex-
amined of all shades Of political
thought and varieties II occupation.
tribe and locality. The most striking
and perhaps the most significant fact
in the entire situation is the multiplic-
ity of tribes inhabiting the archipelago.
the diversity of their languages (Which
are mutually unintelligible) and the
multifarious phases Of CIVILIZATIONS
ranging all the way from the highest
to the lowest. AS to this the report
says:
THE Filipinos are not a nation, but
variegated assemblage of different
tribes and peoples; and their loyalty is
still of the tribal type"
Intellectual Capacities.
Concerning their Intellectual capaci-
ies, the commission SAYS:
"As to the general intellectual cap
tcities of the Filipmos, the commission
disposed to rate them high, but ex-
'epting i'm a limited number of persons
hese capacities have rot been dcveI-
jped by education OF experience. That
intelligent public opinion on which
popular government rests does not ex-
st In the Philippines. ANA it cannot
'Xist until education has elevated the
masses, broadened their Intellectual
horizon, and disciplined their faculty OF
judgment. And even then the power
of self government cannot be assumed
without considerable previous training
and experience under the guidance and
tutelage OF an enlightened and liberal
sovereign power For the bald fate is
that the Filipinos have never had any
experience in governing themselves"
The report shows that this inability
for self government is due 10 the Did
Spanish regime, which gave the FLIP
mos little or no part in governing
themselves, The most that can be eX-
pected Of them is to cooperate with
the Americans in the administration nf
general affairs from Manila as q centre
and TO undertake, subject "a American
control or guidance Gas may be found
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-03
WORK OF VACCINATION.

At his suggestion the doctors here
vaccinated 1000 cases that winter, at
cost of about two or three cents
apiece. Recently in Pittsburg and
Philadelphia the board of health boast
ed of its cleverness in vaccinating 1900
cases at a dollar eacn.
He spoke of the first state hospital
for consumptives just established in
Massachusetts as an indication of pro-
gress, and closed with the declara-
tion that women should have n vote
In municipal ana state affairs.
Rev. DR.. Lansing then made a
bright address in which he severely
denounced the Providence water sup
ply and told some things about the
epidemic of diphtheria last year and
what he termed the subsequent white
washing process observed in the in
vestigation. He considered the con-
dition of Philadelphia q national dis
grace and entirely approved of the
idea of official inspection of water sup
plies.
AS to the city government, he be-
lieved that 1t is usually what the peo-
pie want-no better, no worse. When
they demand improved Legislation they
get 1t. We ought to have the best
and we can have it If we use individual
effort.
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SHERiFFS SALES.
SHERIFFS SALES
OF
VaIuabIeRea|Estate
FRIDAY. NOVEMBER II, 1899.

By virtue of sundty writs of Fieri Fa-
cius, LeVari Facias and Venditioni EX-
ppnas, issued out Of the court of common
pleas Of LaChawanna county, to me di-
rected, L Will expose to public sale by
vendue or outcry, to the highest and best
bidder for cash, at the court house, in
the city Of Scranton, Lackawanna coun-
", ON Friday, the SEVENTEENTH DAY
OF NOVEMBER, A. D., 1893, at 10 o'clock
IN the forenoon of said day. all the right
title ana interest of the defendants in and
to the following described lots, pieces or
parcels of land, viz:
No. ALI the right. title and interest
of Reese ID. Morgan and Reese c. Powell
cNccu tors of the estate of Mary Williams,
deceased, in and to all those certain lots,
pieces or parcels of land situate In the old
borough of Hyde Park, now city Of
Scranton, county Of LaCkawanna and
state of Pennsylyania, known as Lots
Nos. 32, 33 and "a, in Square or Block No.
IS, and fronting on Adams street or ave-
nue. now known MS Price street, being
each twenty-five (2j) feet in front by one
hundred and fifty $50 feet in depth, ac-
cordinE to ~ plan or map entitled Price
and Pancoasts Addition to the City Of
Scranton. Coal and minerals reserved,
with the right to mine and remove the
same All improved with one two-story
single frame dwelling house, one two
story single frame dwelling house and
basement and one two-story double frame
dwelling house with basement, and out
buildings thereon.
Seized and taken in execution at the
suit of William ID. Davis VS.. Reese d.
Morgan and Reese c. Powell executors Of
the estate of Mary Williams. deceased
Debt, S5l6.66. Judgment No. iS7. Septem-
her Term, 1895. FL. ia. to November
Term, 1899. THOMAS, Atty
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ALSO

No. 3-All the right. title and interest
of the defendant, joel II. Thnmas, i'm and
to all that piece or parcel Of lend situate
In the township Of Madison, CouRtS Of
IackaW9rra, and state Of PcNSsylVarta
bounded and described as follows: Be-
ginning at a beech corner Of Buffers and
Fishers land; thence north one hundred
and ninety O9M pcrCheS to stake and
ctones corner Of A. p. Gardner for a di
vision Of n larger tract of land: thence
due east along Gardner's land siXtv-siX
GG) perches to a stake End stones; therce
due south one hundred and ninety Oq0
perChos to n stake and stones; east along
the line Of said Ruters land sixtv-six
(GGl pcrChes tO the place Of bePinnilg,
containing scVentv-eiCht (79 acres and
six (G) perches of land, more or less Being
the same land conveyed to the said Joel
H. Thomas by J. W. Peck hv indenture
dated the first day OF July. 1887, and re-
corded In the office for the recording OF
deeds, etc, in ard for the county Of
Tackawanna, I'm Deed Book No &C, PAGE
29i, etc, All improved with n two-st0y
frame dwelling house and outbulldings
thereon.
Seized end taken in execution at the
suit Of ASSIGNED to Susan Snoncer
against joel II, Thomas. Don't. sS25 20
Judgment No 1904 Sentember Term 1850
Lev, IA. 70 November Term. 1892
WILLIAM j. DOUGLASS, Atty.
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Corporations Moi in It.

New York, Nov. 2.--Ohicials OF the
Western Union and Postal Telegraph
companies deny those corporations are in
any way Interested in the telephone, tele-
Elaph and cable company, which viii
soon be launched with a capital of $780,
goOoOO to fight the Bell Telephone COM
pany
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PILING UP THE EXPENSES.
One Witness in the Election Contest
Cost S36.o5.

At yesterdays meeting of the Lang
staff election contest commissioners the
only witnesses heard was Harrison
Gardner, tax collector of Scott town
ship, who was examined relative to
the payment of e. l.. Berry's taxes
This is what 1t cost to find out wheth-
er or not Mr.. Berry paid his taxes:
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tenth that in Philadelphia by typhoid
fever from the pollution of the water
supply. He then declared Scranton
to be a health resort with the best
water supply i'm the United States. a
monument to one mans energy, and
gave Jocular "reminiscences of his own
experience as health officer during
epidemics of cerebro-spinal meningitis.
smallpox and other unpleasant things
Of the past. AS a result OF his ef-
forts in preventing the spread of small
pox over the county he was the only
health officer who could not be re-
elected
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he married a daughter of Mrs. Daniel
Brainard, of this city. His new posi-
tion is, of necessity, an especially inn
portant one.
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ALSO

No. ALI the riGht title and interest Of
the defendant, Sarah Jane White Carey,
W and to all that certain lot ~ land SIT
Nate in the borough of Wintnn IN The
county of Lackawanna, Pa, known as
the plot Of Wirton, polph & Sturgps' Da.
vid Brown survey, Wnton D rough. as
Lot G. Block "E," and situate on the cor
ncr of Third avenue and Church street;
said lot is fifty ard thirty-six one-hun-
drcdths (5136) feet in front On Church
street and ore hundred and lifty Q5h feet
in depth. Improved with q two-st0ry
frame dwelling house and other outbuild-
ings thereon.
Seized and taken in execution at the
suit Of Spruks Bros. VS.. Sarah lane White
Carey. Debt, $3.50, Judgment No E?3,
November, 1899. Fi. IA to November
Term, 1899. STOKES, Atty.
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This is the portion the county will
pay. Besides this there is the ex-
pense of three attorneys and two
clerks who were present in the inter-
est of the parties to the contest.
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/ fEfIIEl;s 4. J. ElsilEDEER
Scranton Store, l24-l26 Wyoming Avenue.
Fridays
Great Sale

The banner bargain event Of the week. The
only sacrifice of its kind in Scranton. These bargains
are for all day Friday and cut so low in price that
you will find it one Of the greatest opportunities OF
the present season. Every item advertised here is
bargain in price as well as quality. Most of them are
staple goods that you all know the value Of Further
comment is unnecessary Our quotations speak for
themselves. We intend to make this the biggest Fri
day of the year. Come early.
For Cotton Tape-We offer for Friday 5000 pieces white
&c tape that generally sells for cents apiece all
widths.
For Hooks and Eyes, for Friday only. Full card Of two
G dozen best hooks and eyes with hump.
For &C Kitchen Crash fifty pieces fridays SALE
nc eneen inches wide regular price &C. Only ten yards
to customer.
For sc Cabinet Hair Pins 500 boxes for Fridays special
&c sale at less than halt tn. customary price Only five to
customer
~ For &c Apron Gingham, 5000 yards for fridays sale
lac and only yards to customer Come early and avoid
the rush.
For &C paper of pns-he regular sc quality of pins-at
sc about onehaf price Friday and only ten papers to
customer
For pard wide unbleached muslin, regular quality, only
sc yards at this price during our great Friday SALE
For linen crah guaranteed pure linen in checks and
&C plain unbIeached, Equal vanes impossible anywhere for
less than &c the yard.
For Ioc apron lawns, twenty pieces for Fridays sale
&c Lace bordered apron lawns, Of the Ioc quality.
For I2c book fold chevo very suitable Shirts
&c Positively the greatest value offered at such price
- For yard wide pnts-bes quality shirtng prints, 50
&c inches wide, worth Ioc yard Friday only ten yards
TO customer
For I21Ec sateen-thS is a lot that wish close
&c quickly have made the price less than half actual cost
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TERMS OF SALE.

FIFTY DOLLARS CASH WHEN PROP.
RRTY IS STRUCK OFF AND BALANCE
IN CASH IMMEDIATELY AFTER SALE
is CONCLUDED. WHEN SOLD FOR
COSTS, COSTS MUST BE PAID WHEN
STRUCK OFF.
ALL PROPERTIES ON WHICH ABOVE
TERMS HAVE NOT BEEN COMPLIED
WITH WILL BE REsOLD BEFORE AD.
JOURNNGNT.
CLARENCE E. PRYOR, Sheriff.
.sherrrs office, Scranton, Pa, oct 2G
1893.
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SHERIFFS SALES.

No. Z on said street. Comprising Build
Ing Lot No. s. as laid out by NJ. T.. Ander-
son on the twCnty-thrd day of May, A.
d., 1887, on tract of land in the war
rantee name Of William Ryan. Being
the same property conveyed to Joseph
Gray by the Northern Coal and Iron
company and recorded in Lackawanna
county in Decd Book No. 157, page 49,
in above recited decd. All improved with
a two-story frame dwelling and outbuild-
ings.
Seized and taken in execution at the
Debt, $500. Judgment No 1865. November
Term, 1858. Fl. ia. to November Term
1899 CAREY, Atty
No. 5.-All the right, title and interest
of the defendants, Hugh James and Al
fred II. Hignctt, in and to all that certain
lot OF land situate in the borough of
Hyde Park, now city of Scranton, county
of Lackawanna and state of Pennsylva-
MIA, being Lot No. SO en- the plot of village
lots made by William SHETLAND. bounded
ana described as follows, to wit: Be-
ginning at a corner on Main street, now
Main avenue and in the line between
Lots Nos. e. and 63; thence along same
hne north fifty-two and one-half (52i0 de-
grees west one hundred and eighty
seven $50 feet to an alley; thence along
said alley south thrty-seVen and one half
ISIE) degrees west sixty (60 feet to a
corner In line between Lots Nos. 81 and
e.; thence by said linc south fifty-two and
onc-half (G2i5) degrees east one hundred
land ninety-five G95l feet to corner on
said Main street or avenue, and thence
along said Main avenue north twenty
nine (29 degrees east sixty (6O) feet to
the place Of beginning. All improved
with n two-story frame building used as
a hotel; also two-story frame dwelling
house and outbuildings thereon 1t being
the same premises conveyed to the said
Hugh James and Alfred r. Hignett by
John J.. Harris and wife by deed dated
the thirticth day of March, 1891, and re-
corded in the recorders office of Lack
awanna county, Pa, in Deed Book No.
Sll. mage e. etc.
suit of the West Side Bank VS. Hugh
James and Alfred r. Hgnett. Debt,
sli90. JUDGMENT No. 21S. Nav Term, 1896.
FL ia. to November Term 1899.
THOMAS. Atty.