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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-03
POOR BOARD MEETING.
Large Amount of Routine Business
ansacted-Reports of the Off,
GERS and Auditors Received.
Statistics of the Home.

The regular meeting of the Scranton
poor board was held yesterday after
noon in their rooms in the Municipal
building. President Reese G. Brooks
was in the chair and the following di-
rectors were in attendance: Messrs.
Deckert, Fuller, Murphy, Paine and
Shotton. Previous to the regular order
of business S. J. Swan gave demon
stration of the Swan Fire Extinguisher
and upon motion of Mr.. Deckert, the
home committee was directed to look
into the matter.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved, after which
the usual applications for relief were
considered. Bertha Demiter, of the
South Side, and her two children,
twins aged Z months, We're admitted
to the Hillside Home, as was also
John kabonski, who is suffering from
rheumatism. About fifteen applica-
tions in all were considered and were,
in the majority of cases, referred to
the director from the particular dis
trict from which they We're received.
DIR. Paine, chairman of the home
committee, reported that the contract
for the construction of the frale ad-
dition to the Hillside Home had been
awarded to the Peck Lumber company,
who were the lowest bidders.
The reports of the outside physi-
Clans for April and May were read
and approved.
The monthly report of Superinten-
dent Beemer of the Hillside Home, was
also presented and approved. The re-
port showed the number of inmates on
April 80 to be 441. Admitted during
month, insane, male, Z; female, q sane,
male, 10; female, A. born, female, /;
total, "a; discharged, insane, male, :;
female, /; sane, male, s: female. q in
sane, male, /; female, 1; total number
inmates May 81, AL, as follows: Insane
males. 1S0; insane, females, 1870; sane
males, 1875; sane females. 56.
The printing Of warrants was re-
ferred to the finance committee and
the usual bills were drawn.
The auditors report was presented
and upon motion of Mr.. Fuller that
portion of it bearing on the home was
referred to the home committee.
Mr.. Shotton presented a motion to the
effect that hereafter all parties must
call on the secretary of the board for
orders and that the mailing practice
will be discontinued. The motion was
adopted, after which the meeting ad-
journed.
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This and That.

A meeting of journeymen tailors will
be held at Carpenters hall, Wyoming
avenue, Sunday afternoon at . o'clock.
Master Car Builder Canfield went to
New York city yesterday. He will
spend today in conference with Preci-
dent Truesdale.
Employees of the Central railroad OF
New Jersey between Scranton and
Mauch Chunk say they know nothing
about contemplated strike.
The Central Labor union will meet
tomorrow afternoon at Carpenters
hall. A large amount of work will
come before the meeting, to be dis
posed of.
A Wilkes Barre despatch says: THE
laborers and watchmen on the Blooms
burg division of the Delaware, Lacka-
awanna and Western railroad have had
their wages reduced from $l.10 to 81 a
day.
Evidently there is a good demand for
coal. The Pennsylvania Coal COM
pany's collieries, which are generally
idle on Saturday, will all work tomor-
row. They will also work on Monday.
-Pittston Gazette.
Frederick Hartnoll, who has been
made chief accountant in the Della
ware, Lackawanna and Western coal
department, was at one time employed
on The Tribune, but recently has been
employed as a bookkeeper by the Penn
sylYania Coal company.
The first step has been taken in the
plan to rehabilitate the Pottsvile Iron
and Steel company. The court has
fixed June ~ as the day for the dispo-
sition of the rule granted on Sept. 20,
| 1S0S to show cause why the court
should not grant an alias order of sale
of all of the property of the said COM
pany, clear and discharged of all debts
| and incumberances.
l Superintendent Bogart received, yes
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General Line Foremen.

John Duffy has been appointed gen.
eral line foreman under the new COM
pany that recently purchased the
Suburban Electric company, the Illu-
minating, Heat and Power company
and the Scranton Electric Light COM
pany. Mr.. Duffy has acceptably filled
the position of line foreman for the
Suburban Electric Light company for
the past five years and is an expert
electrician.
He will have entire charge of all the
linemen in the employ of the company
in this city.
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TWO NOTED CROOKS.
Jimmy the Greek" and "Jack" Ed
wards, Thieves of National Re
Yesterday by Police.

Two notorious crooks who were fol-
lowing up the circus, were spotted and
taken into custody yesterday by Chief
Robling and Detective Moir. one of
them is James Wilson, alias Jimmie
the Greek" a sneak thief of national
renown, and the other, Jack Ed
wards, a plckpocket with a reputation
quite as extensive and unenviable az
Wilson's.
Both are now old men and evidently
in hard straits. AS far as is known
there is nothing against them on the
police dockets, but the fact that they
are following the circus is in itself a
crime for characters of their stripe and
it was deemed wise to lock them up
for time, if only on general principles.
Chief Robling telephoned to New York
last evening that the men are held
here and asked the detective bureau
there to let him know if either of them
is wanted. The New York bureau
promises to let him have full particu-
lars of the pair today.
Both. We're arrested in Eastcn and
Lancaster on suspicion on the days
that the Wallace show was in those
towns. The latest record of Wilson is
MS utSCldlSeI Il lew lllCIllllS dSO' lIOll
n two years term for sneak thievery
at Allentown
Wilson was going from house to
house on Vine street peddling safety
pin when he was picked up. His ac-
tions We're suspicious to one of the
residents of that street, at whose house
he called and notice was sent the
police. Detective Moir overlook him
and locked him up.
Edwards was spotted by Chief Rob-
ling and Detective Moir at the corner
of Lackawanna and Franklin avenues,
moving suspiciously about in a large
crowd that was waiting for the cars.
He does not deny his identity, but says
his record is clean now and that he
has nothing to fear.
Wilson claims to be 20 years old and
looks it, but the life he has led makes
him look about ten years older than
he really is. Edwards says he is 81,
but he is probably not much over d.
Dissipation and prison confinement as
in Wilson's case, makes him look older
than he really is, Edwards has re-
markably long, slender hand that
seems to have been specially designed
for his business.
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ATTORNEY BURNS ON
SECOND CLASS CITY
THINKS TRANSITION NOT MEG
EssARILY DIFFICULT.

Under the Classification Act, He
Says, We Have No Choice in the
Matter and Must Advance to the
Second Glass if the Census Gives
Us a Population of 1oo,ooo-Must
Hustle Around and Get Legal
Clothes for the Municipal Babe
That Is to Be Born.
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M. NORTON, y
322 LaCkaWann Ave-.

repealed. There will also be five sal
aried police magistrates to be appoint
ed by the mayor. subject to approval
of councils.
VERY probably there will be more
or less litigation in the new adjust
ment of municipal affairs, but this will
not be altogether an unmiXed evil.
Two hundred lawyers cannot live en-
tirely on wind. The world owes them
a living and they ought to have a
chance to collect it,"
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CITY NOTES
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MILITARY INSPECTION. - Company
u, of the Eleventh regiment, will be in
spected at the armory by Major Millar
next Thursday night.
NOT DEAD.-John Healey, of AvoCa,
who was reported dead in an evening
paper yesterday is resting comfortably
in the Lackawanna hospital
CONFERENCE POSTPONED. - Tic
conference between the park committee
of the West Side board of trade and the
board of park commissioners has been
postponed indefinitely.
MERCHANTS CLUB.-A meeting of
the Merchants club will take place to-
morrow afternoon at 80 o'clock in the
mayors office. The consideration of
the bylaws will be the principal business.
PAHDAES. 49, The Delaware, I.acka-
wanna and Western company will pay the
lIallstead and Diamond mines today.
The Delaware and Hudson yesterday
paid the Marvine and Legsett's Creek
mines.
FOR STEALING 4 RIDE.--John Re-
gan and Austin Wells, of this city, were
arrested by officer James Durkin yes
torday for stealing a ride on Della
ware, Lackawanna and Western train.
They were taken before Alderman John
I. Howe, who fined them 81 and costs.
MRS. GIBBONS ARTICLES. - The
June number of the Ladies' Homee Jour
nal contains an article written by Mrs.
W. +. Gibbons. Of Elm street, Dunmore
She chose as her subject, "a Vacation
in a Vacated Farm House." Mrs. Glib
bons uses the pen name Margaret Mont
gomery."
a QUIET DAY.-Only a few witnesses
were examined yesterday in the Lang
staff Kelly contest. They were; Dun
more, Thomas T.. Cawley James
O'Hara; Scranton, Michael Manley; Gov
inston, f. L. Lear, Joseph T.. Loveland,
William Cooley, jr., A. b. Harrington
and Robert Winship.
STRICKEN WITH PARALYsIs.-Ev-
Chief St. John, of the Wilkes-Barre fire
department, is lying In a critical con-
dtion at the home of his son, w. A. st.
John, of this city from the effects of a
paralytic stroke. lie is so years of age
and in consequence of this little hope Is
entertained of his recovery.
AGAIN IN THE TOILS-William Will
Jams, a West Side boy who has been
locked up several times for petty thiev-
cry, Is again in the tolls. He was found
IN possession of two pairs of new driving
gloves and not being able to give a sat
isfactory account of how he came by
them was locked up.
THREATENED TO KILL. - Michael
Rowan, of Dunmore, who was arrested
Thursday night on charge OF threat
oning TO kill his wife was given a hear
ing before Alderman Milar yesterday
morning and In default OF $500 bail was
committed to the county Jail. His wife
Mrs. Katherine Rowan, appeared as
prosecutrix.
FUNERAL OF II. ID. SWARTZ.-The
funeral OF the late III. D. Swartz, who
died from the injuries sustained last
week, will be conducted from the Trinity
Lutheran church, corner Of Mulberry
street and Adams avenue, this Afternoon
at 2 o'clock. Interment at Forest Hi
cemetery. He was born at Old Forge
this county on February H. 1858. He II
survived by his wife and one child
Azula. The deceased was an engineer o.
the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
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Change of Time on the Erie g. Wyo-
ming Valley Railroad.

The summer schedule on the above
road will go into effect on June 4th.
Trains will then leave Scranton for
Hawley and intermediate points also
for points on the Erie Railroad at 8
a. m, S.i5 a. m. ana 2,2S p. m., and for
Lake Ariel at $50 y. m. -
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All members of Painters unions Nos
lis and 21S are hereby notified to meet
IN special session on Saturday evening
at 7So in Fullers' hall, 400 Lackawanna
avenue, to decide important matters
relative to the strike now on among
the building trades.
=. f. Notion. President No. 11S.
George F. Osman. Secretary, No. lis.
James Hilton. President No 2lS.
L. V. Murphy, Secretary No. 21S.
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Yellow Shoes.

Yes, yellow shoes, Everybody wants
them. These popular shoes wear bet
ter and are presentable at all times
without the labor and annoyance of
polishing. Mahon's Shoe store is the
place to get them. sos Lackawanna
avenue.
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BOY SERIOUSLY INJURED.
He Was Trying to Get off of a
Freipht Train.

James Skibinski, 13 years old, Of
Stone avenue, was seriously injured on
the Delaware and Hudson railroad yes
terday morning. He was riding on a
freight car to the National breaker,
where he was employed as a slate
picker. AS he attempted to alight at
the latter place his coat caught on a
bolt, throwing him alongside the rail
and one of the wheels struck his head,
innicting a deep scalp wound.
His left hand got under the wheels,
crushing two fingers. He was taken to
the Lackawanna hospital.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-03
The
Piano Player.

When one hears music as rendered on
tho Angelus with spirit and expression
that is almost marvellous one can hardly
realize that such music IL made by an
automatic machine. 1t is so human
like and artistic to the minutest details
of tempo and expression. Through this
instrument the most difficult classic or
the simplest ballad can be executed by
the most unmusical person. The Angelus
is not an electric thump-box, but simply
does away with the difficult technical
work while YOU regulate the tempo and
expression to suit yourself. 1t is most
appreciated by the best musicians who
recognize in it most remarkable in
strumcnt. on exhibition at all times at
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railroad for a number of years and was
we'll known.

FALSE PRETENsE CIIARGED-Mor-
ris Hollander, a merchant of Old Forge,
was arraigned before Alderman Kasson
yesterday on a charge of obtaining goods
under false pretenses, preferred by the
Foote g. Shear company According TO
the latter the accused called upon them
last week and obtained goods to the
amount of 800 upon the representation
that he had no judgment notes out
against himself 1t was discovered that
he had, hence the arrest He was ad-
mitted TO ball in the sum of $500. Max
Rosenbluth became his surety.
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ONE DEPARTMENT.

"The present board OF health and
the management of the police and fire
departments will be consolidated and
be known as the department of public
safety. The head of this department
will be chosen by the councils.
There will be another department
known as the department of public
works, the head Of which will also he
chosen by councils. This department
will include the present duties of
street commissioner and city engineer.
There is also provided a department
of public charity, but this will probably
be imperative by reason of the fact
that our poor matters are adminis-
tered under a special law which is not
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Stouts, Regulars and Sims.

Any and all sizes in summer weight,
hot weather clothing. There's no ex-
cuse for complaining Of the heat if you
have a few dollars to invest in the
right kind of wearing apparel, such as
is handled by Boyle & Mucklow.
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NEWS OF THE GREAT
INDUSTRIAL WORLD
DRIVER BOYS AT DIAMOND
MINE STRIKE.

Objected to Having Their Pay Day
Postponed-They Wanted to Go to
the Circus-will Probably Be Dis
charged Today - Superintendent
Fitzgibbon ofBcially Notified of
Changes That Have Gone Into
Efect-John Duffy Promoted to an
Important Position.
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Biggest Assortment

of Ladies' oxford Ties in the city at
Mahon's Shoe store, sos Lackawanna
avenue. a.
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Finest wines and cigars at Lanes,
800 Spruce street. 80
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Steam Heating and Plumbing.
p. F. & NJ. T. Howley .231 Wyoming ave.
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Smoke The Popular Punch Cigar. 1oc.
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CONFERENCE POSTPONED. - Tic
conference between the park committee
of the West Side board of trade and the
board of park commissioners has been
postponed indefinitely.
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See Our Nobby Serge Suits.

for hot weather wear. The best goods
in the market at right prices.
Richards, Wirth e. Lewis
~ 1926 Lackawanna avenue.
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THE OPINIfN.

THE transition from 0 class to the
other works no change in its government
except such as the law makes necessary
to adjust it to the class into which it
goes 1t rcpeals no ordinances; it VacateS
no offices except those which it abolishes
and makes no vacancies to be filled, eX-
cept by the creation of new offices.
The offices of mayor and Of select and
common councils are common to each
class of cities. The mere fact of the
transition does not necessarily unSeat the
persons legally filling such offices at
the time it occurs, but they serve out
their official terms for which they were
elected, and their successors are elected
under the laws regulating the class into
which the city has moved
"In the meantime the officers, whose
terms have not expired, become possessed
of all the powers and are subject to all
the duties pertaining TO the offices held by
them in the cities of the class TO which it
has advanced. In other words, the ma
chinery of the old government is to be
used in adjusting the city to its position
under the new.
"Were it otherwise-were all offices to
be suddenly vacated, we would have
chaos. We would have a city without
mayor; without councils; without heads
Of departments; without police officers to
preserve the public peace, and no one
authorized to set in motion the machin-
cry by which the new government can 10
organized"
This gives a good general idea of
the law and it's Interpretation. The
offices of mayor. councilmen, control
Ter, treasurer, city attorney, board of
assessors and city clerk are common
to both second and third class cities,
and in these there will be very little
change
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NOT DEAD.-John Healey, of Avoca,
who was reported dead in an evening
paper yesterday is resting comfortably
in the Lackawanna hospital.
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Another acknowledged authority on
municipal law, eX-City Solicitor l. II.
Burns, has favored the Tribune with
an expression on the imminent transit
tion of Scranton from a third class
city to one of the second class.
Referring to Mr.. Torrey's contention
that the change is virtually impractc-
able because of the fact that there is no
complete code of laws for the govern
ment of a city that might now be ad-
vanced to the second class. Mr.. Burns
in his Characteristic style said: 1.-THE
law is mandatory. We have no choice
in the matter. If the next census
shows us having a population of 100,-
600 we must ride second class. 1t be-
hooves us to hustle around for some
clothes for the babe that is to be born"
Continuing Mr.. Burns said:
II do not anticipate any serious dis
turbance in the passing of Scranton
from the third to the second class of
cities" The provision of law relating
to this is section of Act of May Sth,
1889 P.L. page 1874, as follows:
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THE CLASSIFICATION.

"The classification of said cities, re-
spectively, SHALL BE ASCERTAINED
AND FINED by reference to their popu-
lation, according to the last preceding
United States census, or any municipal
census taken later, and whenever it shall
appear, by any such census, that any
city of the second or third class has at
tanned a population emitting it to an
advance in classification as herein pre-
scribed, II SHALL BE THE DUTY Of
the governor, under the great seal of the
commonw eGlth, to certify the fact ac-
cCrdngly; which certificate shall be en-
tered upon the minutes of the councils
OF such city and recorded i'm the office for
the recording of deeds of the proper
county. At the municipal election, occur
ring not less than one month after the
date of such certificate, the proper Of
ficers shall be elected to which the said
city will become entitled under the change
in classification, and upon the first Mon
day of April next succeeding thereto, the
terms of all officers OF said city, then in
office, whose offices are superseded by
reason thereof, shall cease and deter
mine, and the city government shall be
duly organized, and shall thereafter be-
controlled and regulated by the laws OF
this commonwealth, applicable to the
same under the respective classification
hereby fixed and appointed"
After the census Of 1890. Allegheny
City became city of the second class
under the above provision of law, and
of course got into the courts. The Su-
preme court, in passing upon the ques-
tions raised, laid down some general
propositions applicable to the passage
of city from one class to another.
The opinion was by Chief Justice
PaXson and the following is an eX-
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MILITARY INSPECTION. - Company
u, of the Eleventh regiment. will be in
spected at the armory by Major Millar
next Thursday night.
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MERCHANTS CLUB.-A meeting of
the Merchants club will take place to-
morrow afternoon at 80 o'clock in the
mayors office. The consideration OF
the bylaws will be the principal business.
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THREATENED TO KILL. - Michael
Rowan, Of Dunmore, who was arrested
Thursday night on a charge OF threat
cning TO kill his wife was given hear
ing before Alderman Mllar yesterday
morning and in default of $500 bail was
committed to the county jail. His wife,
Mrs. Katherine Rowan, appeared as
prosecutrtX.
The record-union., 1899-04-11
ADJUSTMENTS.

For Monday night the Daley Stock
Company had a good house at the
Clunie last evening, when the scream
ing comedy, "A Night Off" was
played. It was we'll given. The only
criticism to be made is that Mr.. Daley
makes the tinid Professor Babbitt too
lugubrious and painful of countenance.
He is in constant trouble, and fear and
trembling, tbs true, but it makes the
character to have fear and caution in
terpreted as a constant threat to weep.
Mr.. Daley is too good an actor, too
make this mistake Miss Nannary was
an ideal Sophinisbe, and the support
was good throughout, Mrs. Belmour' S
Xantippe especially being a strong
counter to Mr.. Dailey's weeping timid-
ity since she was cool, firm, and yet
every inch the conventional, much
hated and much h-misrepresented, DOM
ineering mother-in-law and the henpeck-
ing wife. Tonight the company passes
from low comedy to sensational drama
appearing in Forget Me Not" which
some of the most famous actresses ana
actors of the day have made the vehicle
of great triumphs Notably, Jeffreys
Lewis made Forgot Me Not" her own.
We shall have curiosity to see how
Miss Nannary will acquit herself in this
exceedingly difficult role. The support
of Miss Atwood, Mrs. Belmour, Mr..
Blunkall, Mr.. Daley, Miss Courtney
and the others ought to be fully equal
to the calls of the play, for the DALEY
company S a strong, many-sided ano
all around thoroughly capable troupe.
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mapded of him decided unpopularly, for
the railroads, and in every case he was
sustained by the Supreme Court.
Afterward, when sitting on the Su-
preme bench, he dissented in some such
cases, with the same vigor of convic-
ton as in the cases heard by him in the
Circuit Court. and when he was sus-
taiied. Such instances as those gave
MIN a. high place in my regard as a
Jurist and great lawyer and he GER
ta:nly was a man of uncommon pene-
tration, remarkably equipped for the
high office he so long filled, by reason
of natural endowments, broad learning
and the judicial quality of mind.
L might say that he was the ablest
man we had on the Supreme bench. In
some respects one or another may have
outstripped him, but on the whole as a
learned lawyer, a powerful reasoner,
ard an accomplished jurist, for pro-
funGity, vigor, clearness and penetra-
ton he was first"