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Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-19

COLUMBUS, Neb., Oct. 1s.-(Special.)-
The steam laundry of C. A. Whaley on Ne
braska avenue was partially destroyed by
fire last night. The blaze caught in the
dry room. which was totally destroyed, to-
gether with the contents, but the building
and adjoining property were saved by the
hard work of the department. The loss is
given at about $500, fully covered by in
surance. 1t will be rebuilt at once.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-19
Howelrs Anti "Kawf' cures coughs. colds.
FORTY swITCHMEN DESERT YARDS.
Railroad Employees Refuse to Work
Longer for Prevailing Wages.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia, Oct 1s.-(Special
Telegram. .)-Business in the yards of the
Burlington. Cedar Rapids G. Northern rail-
way is at a standstill. Forty swtchmen,
both day and night shifts. resigned their
positions and quit work, leaving but two
men at work. Disagreement over wages
was the cause OF the trouble. The men are
not striking and are causing no trouble
and not trying to prevent others from
working. 1t will be several days before
the company will be able to fill their places,
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-19

RICE LAKE, Wis, Oct. 1S.-Captain An
drew Tainter of Menominee, Wis, vice
president of the firm of Knapp, Stout g
Co., and a millionaire lumberman, died
today, from an attack of pneumonia. He
was 10 years old.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-19
Forests in West virginia AbInxe.

PARSONS, w. Va, Oct. 1S.-Immense
forest fires, miles in extent. are raging in
the mountains near here, Millions OF feet
of lumber have been destroyed and other
property is in imminent danger. Residents
have to fight to keep the fire out of Hend-
ricks, three miles from here. and it looks
as II the same would have to be done here
Smoke like dense fog hangs over the town
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-19
City Council VIII Have the Matt
Under Consideration Tonight.

City Council VIII Have the Matter
Under consideration Tonight.
The city council is slated to meet tonight
as committee of the whole to consider the
joint application OF the Seckner Contract
ing company and ]. p. Miller & Co. for
lighting franchise, also the proposition
Of these two firms to light the city.
George Mayer, secretary of the Seckner
company Is expected to appear with view
to presenting an argument in favor OF the
joint bid Of his company and OF j. p. Miller
& Co. for contract for public lighting,
which was submitted at the last meeting
of the council. Several Of the aldermen,
however, are opposed to granting him this
privilege, in view Of the fact that the coun-
Gil has readvertised for bids on public light
ing, as to do so would give him an unfair
advantage over the other bidders
According to the advertisement the bids
must be in writing, sealed and with the
city clerk not later than November 6. One
of the aldermen said yesterday he did not
believe the council would permit Mr.. Mayer
to submit his bid in advance OF that date
and make an oral argument in support Of
1t, as it would, in his opinion, be an in
justice to the other bidders and destructive
Of anything like fair competition. He
thought the city could not afford to so lay
itself open to the charge of bad faith.
Mr.. Mayer asks In MS proposition Tor a
twenty-five years contract at $40 each a
year for $50 lights for the first fifteen
years and $66 each a year for the remain
ing ten years of the term. The bid of
the local company, which was among those
recently rejected by the council, was to
furnish the same number of lights on a
fifteen year contract at S65 each per year.
This would be S11,250 less than the price
| asked by the Seckner and Miller companies
for lights for the same period.
Mayor Jennings, when seen yesterday said
he was in favor of postponing the consid-
| Grafton of the joint application of the two
Chicago firms until after the date set for
| receiving bids.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-19

Pittsburg conference by Mrs. c. w. Smith
and in behalf OF Christ church by Rev. Or.
Daniel Dorchester the pastor. Mrs. |. d.
Jones OF Cincinnati, responded and President
Fisk then delivered her annual address.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-19
Picayune Editor.

NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 1S.-One new case
Of yellow fever today. No deaths. Finis H.
Harris, telegraph editor of the Picayune,
died tonight The cause OF death has not
been determined.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-19

the tramp told him to take of his clothes.
He was too slow to suit MIR. Tramp, 80 he
shot him in the Jaw and took the clothes
of and went through them and secured $40.
OConnor is now at the hotel
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-19

WICHITA, Oct. 1s.-The dry goods store
Of George Innes G. Co. burned at o'clock
this morning. 1t was brilliantly lighted and
prettily decorated because of the local festi-
val in progress. 1t is thought to have caught
from some electric wire. The loss is s75.-
600, with insurance OF $50, ,0O0
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-19
bryan to Speak In Iowa Again.

DES MONIES, Oct. 1S.-Chairman HUFF
man Of the democratic committee announces
tonight, as the result of telegraphic corre-
spondence with w. j. Bryan, that it is prac-
ticaly settled that the democratic leader
will return to Iowa to close the campaign.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-19
Wholesale Confectionery.

LONDON, Oct. 1S.-The wholesale confec-
tionery works OF Barrett & Co. in this city
were burned this morning. The damage is
estimated at 6 100, 900.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-19

To those who drink whisky for pleasure
HARPER whisky adds zest to existence. To
those who drink whisky for health's sake
HARPER whisky makes life worth living.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-19
Political Pointers.

Hon. A. S. Hazelton, candidate for state
senator, will speak at the Council Bluffs
Republican club rooms tonight Other
speakers will be Colonel G. G. Saunders and
Spencer Smith.
The meeting of Refs hall in Hazel Dell
township arranged for Saturday evening will
be held Friday night instead. Congressman
Smith Mcpherson will be the principal
speaker.
Chairman Everest of the republican county
central committee says that while the cam
paign this fall has been quiet it has been
none the less active. The situation through
out the county is most favorable and he
expects the republican ticket will poll the
biggest vote ever had in this county outside
OF Council Bluffs. The lines between the
two parties are too closely drawn in the city
to figure on any large majority, but every
thing points, he says, to complete repub-
lican victory in the city.
The democrats are becoming somewhat
desperate and are endeavoring to ALLEVIATE
the workingmen in the ranks of the repub-
lican party in this city from supporting
the legislative ticket Yesterday cards were
posted all over town calling on all friends
of organized labor and workingmen in gen.
eral to cast their votes for the democratic
legislative candidates on the ground that
they alone were the true friends of the
workingmen. The posters. are headed "The
Non Partisan Club but it is significant
that they lacked the signature Of anyone.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-19

Reasonable amount OF mending done free
OF charge at the Blum City laundry. This Is
the laundry that takes good care OF your
linen. "a North Main.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-19
ELECTRIC LIGHTING UP AGAIN.

p. l.. Harme, wood, coal and feed. ad-
joining Washington Avenue school, Tel. 1858.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-19

Mrs Handles classes for dancing are now
open. Children at residence Tuesdays, 4
o'clock; at l. o. o. F. temple, Saturdays, 2
o'clock. Adult beginners at residence, Tues
days. s o'clock. Assemblies. Fridays. at
I. o. o. F. temple. $3.50 o'clock. Private
lessons at any time not taken with classes.
Residence 235 Oakland avenue, telephone 451.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-19

Don't miss the grand organ recital at the
Congregational church tonight by Mr.. Walter
e. Young (lately of London, England) as
sisted by Mr.. A. Delmore Cheney, the popu-
lar solcist OF Omaha. Tickets, 25c.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-19

"Garland" stoves and Ranges
are the strongest heaters and quickest
bakers.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-19

New neckbards put or shirts free OF
charge for regular customers at the Bluff
City laundry, 81 North Main.
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A SACRED TREE.
Strange Story Of Thorn That Bios
SONS ChristmaR DaY.

Strange Story Of Thorn That Bios
SONS Christmas Day.
From the London Mail.
The sacred Glastonbury thorn having,
as has been its custom for numberless
Christmases, duly blossomed at Yule-
tide, has now returned to its normal
appearance, which in no way differs
from that Of an ordinary thorn tree.
Six miles northwest of the quiet little
episcopal city of Wells rises lofty
peak, called by the Celtic natives of
West Britain a tor" 1t is conspicu-
Gus for miles around, with the tower
of an ancient chapel on its top, and
with neat little country town and the
ruins of noble old abbey
Sufficient evidence remains to show
that the abbey was of vast proportions,
occupying in all sixty acres of ground.
1t was founded by Saxon kings, and
further endowed by the Normans and
Plantagenets. The grand chancel and
It's fine chapels were built in the finest
style of later Norman architecture, but
now little more than crumbling walls
and pillars testify to the once great
beauty OF the abbey.
The porch of st. Joseph's chapel,
however, Is in a fair state of preser-
walton. Outside there grows the famous
Gladstonbury thorn that blossoms but
for one day in the year, and that
Christmas day. This tree has a strange
history.
During his long journey from Pales-
tine st. Joseph of Arimathea visited
the district, he and his twelve com.
panions having been sent by st. Philir
the apostle to convert the then heather
nation of Britain and to cast out the
Druid superstition.
St. Joseph and his followers found
their way to Glastonbury, then known
| as "Yhiswytryn.' They were all a.
weary. and arriving on the summit Of
| the hill, Joseph, who was using a haw.
thorn stick as walking staff, stuck il
into the ground and 1t burst into bloom
The present Glastonbury thorn is al
| offshoot by continued grating of st
Joseph of Armathea's walking staff.
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FACToRYVILLE.

Miss Frances Coleman entertained
her music scholars last Saturday at her
home on Main street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stuart Reynolds, of
Bloomsbury, are visiting their parents
here.
Next Friday evening, June 2, the
Young Women's Christian Temperance
union will give an entertainment in the
lecture room of the Methodist church.
A drama entitled "The Peek Sisters"
will be presented by home talent in the
near future. Admission, 10 cents. The
proceeds will be for the benefit of the
public reading room.
Next Sunday the annual Children's
day exercises will be held at the Metho-
dist Episcopal church in the morning
and at the Baptist church in the even
ing.
All members of the degree staff of
Paulowna lodge, Daughters of Re-
bekah, are requested to attend a spe-
cial meeting Friday evening, June 2.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. b. Perrigo and son,
Stanley Clay, of Scranton, spent Sun
day at Benton Colemans.
The Misses Kathryn and Nina Stark
are visiting relatives at East Lemon.
Mr.. Stafford, of Vestal, N. Y, was
the guest of his cousin, Mrs. Il. ]. Good
win, over Sunday.
The attendance at the Baptist church
last Sunday morning was very large
and the Memorial sermon by the pas
tor, Rev. NJ. j. Watkins, was a master
ly effort. The union temperance SER
vices at the Methodist church in the
evening were also well attended.
Factoryville entertains more visitors
on Memorial day than any other town
we know of, owing to the large num-
ber of soldiers buried in the cemetery
here.
Mr. and Mrs. T. Z. Foster, of Nichol-
son, were in town yesterday. Mr.. Eos
ter goes to Olyphant the LIST of June
where he has accepted position with
Atherton & Co.
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ENGINEERS WIVES MEET.

Members of the Ladies' auxiliary to
the Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers of this city and surrounding
towns were addressed last night by
Grand President Mrs. w. A. Murdock,
OF Chicago. A reception followed the
address. The following ladies register
ed Mesdames w. A. Murdock, Of
Chicago; Charles Mcclure, J. Gagion,
j. H. Rice and George Williams. OF
Wilkes Barre; J. ]. Keyes and Will
liam McCannon, of Susquehanna; F.
II. Davis, of Jermyn, and w. Hyatt,
Oscar Hudson, r. A. Craft, NJ. Clumm,
d. Craft, c. L. Bliss, S. Gritman, d.
Wilson, c. w. Smith, @. II. Dimock,
J. II. Brink, A. Hudson, f. Ball, j.
Davis, J. Maxwell, ]. d. Schermer-
horn, NJ. Myers, o. L. Hlsted, w. II.
Kinney, C. a. Hubbard, ]. M. Peck, Of
this city
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managers, recognizing the amateur
work of John Burns, shortstop for the
Moosic club, gave him a place as extra
player. During this time he has never
lost his self-command so a few days
ago he was assigned permanent posi-
tion as second baseman. \ number of
his friends in town will go to Scranton
today to witness the game.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hines and
daughter, Janette, of West Pittston;
Miss Alice Streeter, of Wilkes-B Barre;
Messrs. Harry Bryant and sister Ada,
of Parsons, spent Sunday at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. Hines.
At the quarterly services in the
Methodist Episcopal church on Sunday
Rev. Austin Griffin, ID. D., presided and
preached an eloquent sermon in honor
of the event. In the evening the pas
tor conducted Memorial services and
also preached a sermon that was as
patriotic as ii was forcible and elo-
quent. An unusually large congrega-
tion was present.
Mrs. Mary Anderson and sons, John,
Walter and James, and their families
attended the funeral of their uncle
John Anderson, at West Pittston, yes
terday. William Law, William Brown
and John Allen, of this town, were also
present.
DR.. and Mrs. G.. y. Seaman and Sis
ter Mrs. Young, of Dunmore, have re-
turned home, after spending feW
days in Tunkhannock.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Allen spent sun
day at the Connor residence.
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TUNKHANNoCK.

e. G. Humphrey and d. Cark. of
Towanda, members of the Linta Hose
company, of Towanda, were in TunlI-
hammock on Saturday, making arrange
ments for the coming of their COM
pany on August 81 and September /
next, the dates of the convention OF
the Five County Volunteer Firemen's
convention. They engaged quarters for
their full company at the Keeler house.
The Lintas are one Of the crack or
ganizations of the Five County asso-
citation and an effort is being made by
the local committee to arrange for a
prize drill between them and the
Eagles, of Pittston, the crack company
of the valley. Quarters have been en-
gagged already for seven companies and
il is expected that between thirty and
forty companies will be in the parade.
Harry l.. Riggs, of Binghamton, was
in town over Sunday.
E. X. Little and w. n. Reynolds, jr..
of Wilkes Barre, spent Sunday in town.
G. B. Little, OF Scranton, has re-
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LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

DR.. and Mrs. Wheeler, Miss Wheeler
and Miss Hoffman returned yesterday
from Windsor, where they spent Sun
dav.
Prof. Peters is spending Memorial
day with Paterson, y. j., friends.
A. r. Jones has returned to Scranton
after a visit with friends in this city.
Prof. w. A. f. Scott, of Rome, N. Y,
is visiting friends in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Dennis, of Wy
oming street, are entertaining the
Misses Bertha and Edith Dennis, of
Green Ridge.
Silas McMullen has returned from
Starrucca creek with fifty-siX beautiful
trout.
c. G.. Avery, of Phillipsburg, Pa,
formerly teller of the Miners and Me-
chanics Savings bank, is visiting
friends in this city.
The Retail Clerks association will
give an informal dance in the Burke
building this evening.
All the business places of the city
Will remain closed today. The local
papers will suspend publication and
there will be only one delivery of mail.
At half past seven o'clock this even
ing the Womens Relief corps will re-
ceive the Grand Army of the Republic,
Sons of Veterans and returned soldiers
OF the late war at Cambria hall, where
refreshments will be served them.
Common council did not meet last
evening, OWN to the lack of a quorum.
Several important resolutions were to
d have come up for consideration.
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PECKVILLn.

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Hammond, of
Elizabeth, N. j., returnd home yester-
day after spending a few days with
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wallick.
AS a lady from Scott township was
driving up Main street yesterday morn
ing the horse bolted up the street on
a run. The woman's screams attract
ed the attention of W. j. McKelvey,
who bravely ran and grasped the horse
by the bride rein and thus, no doubt,
prevented an accident.
Mrs. Charles Wallick, accompanied
by her father, Mr.. Hess, left yester-
day to spend few days with rela-
tives at Shohola,
Post Office hours today: 10 to 11.30
a. m; to 6 p. m.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. II. Briggs are visit
ing relatives at Factoryville.
A large audience was present at the
NJ. f. church Sunday evening and list
ned to a very able patriotic sermon
by Rev. DR.. S. II. Moon.
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HoNEsDALE.

Miss Harriet Santon is visiting her
aunt, Mrs. II. NJ. Crowell. at Newark,
N. j.
Mrs. r. c. Farnham is visiting
friends in Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. c. Hand are visiting
with relatives at Mansfield, Ohio.
Mrs. w. Il. Holmes is with her
daughter Mrs. Z. c. Mills, at Boston,
Massachusetts.
Mr. and Mrs. N. B. Spencer spent
Sunday in Scranton.
Miss Marcia Allen has returned from
New York, where she spent the winter.
She has with her as her guest Miss
CosgI owe, of New York.
Mr.. Wesley Gardner, of Scranton,
spent Sunday in Honesdale and will
visit some trout streams before return
ing.
Mrs. Mason. of Green Ridge, is visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. DR.. G. E. Fost-
er, who met with a painful accident
by which the bone of one arm was
broken.
Mr.. Russell Dimmick. Of Scranton,
spent Sunday here with his parents.
Miss Amanda Carr, who has been
spending the past year or more in
Honesdale, will return to Green Ridge
this week, where she will again become
resident.
Lieutenant Colonel Edgar Jadwin,
who recently returned from Cuba suf-
fering with fever, has recovered suffi-
GENTLY to drive out.
The elevator works are so pressed
with orders that for some weeks past
they have been working over time.
Freemans orchestra will hold a pro-
menade social in the armory this (Fri-
day. evening. Tickets 25 cents.
Thursday evening, June /, the ladies
OF the Presbyterian church will serve
supper in the chapel. Tickets 25 cents.
ice cream included.
Miss Jessie Wagner, of Scranton, was
here on Wednesday to attend the we'd
ding of her cousin, Miss Florence Bry-
ant, and Mr.. Llewellyn Woodley.
The Delaware and Hudson has al
ready loaded one hundred and fifty
tons of scrap iron taken from the aban-
doned canal coal shutes.
At Athletic park Memorial day the
base ball season will open. Two games
will be played by the Wyoming Sem
mary and Honesdale teams at 1890 a.
m. and 230 p. m.
The usual Grand Army exercises will
| be observed today. The different mill
| tary and other societies will join in q
grand parade. Music by the Homes.
dale and Lawyers band, and a dinner
| in the post rooms.
The Lawyer band will give con.
cert at Athletic park this afternoon
during the ball game.
The first bicycle arrest of the season
was made Friday evening. Riders
will take warning and have their lamp:
! trimmed and burning.
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turned from weeks fishing in the
over Sunday.
The commencement exercises OF the
Tunkhannock High school will be held
at Piatt's opera house on next Friday
evening. The class consists OF the
Misses Bessie Leighton, Ruth Piatt.
Lena Bergman and Laura Steele, and
Edward Brown, Frank Frear, Charles
Jones, Harry Kittridge, Thomas Boyce
and John Boden. Miss Leighton will
deliver the valedictory and John Bor-
den the salutatory address.
Ex-Sheriff c. S. Knapp, of SINNERS
Eddy, was in town on Monday.
Rev. S. c. Hodge spent Sunday in
New York city, his pulpit here being
filed by Rev. d. L. Woods, of the Bap-
tist church.
Justice McCollum, OF the Supreme
court bench, was in Tunkhannock on
Saturday last on his way home to
Montrose.
Attorney II. M. Streeter and wife, of
Scranton, spent Sunday with Mr..
Streeter's parents in Eaton township.
The members of j. w. Reynolds post,
No. 9S, G. A. r., accompanied by the
Women's Relief corps and Company X,
of the National Guard of Pennsylvania,
attended Memorial services at the
Presbyterian church on Sunday last.
The services were conducted by Rev.
d. l.. Woods, pastor of the Baptist
church.
L. NJ. Moore, of Factoryville, was
registered at Hotel Graham on Satur-
day.
County Treasurer j. ID. Jerman, of
La Grange, and L. l.. Lewis, of West
Nicholson, an eX-county auditor were
| in Tunkhannock Saturday.
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AVoCA.

Postoffice hours today from to II a.
m. and from 6 to p. m.
The borough schools are closed to-
day.
The funeral of Mrs. Thomas Nolan,
of Lawrenceville, took place on Satur-
day morning and was attended by one
of the largest concourses of friends
that ever entered st. Marys church.
Rev. j. p. Dunn celebrated mass and
also preached a beautiful and pathetic
sermon relative to the sad event and
the great loss the family had sustained.
The pall-bearers were James Harring-
ton. Patrick Schingon, John Walsh,
Edward Connolly, Thomas Coyne, Mat
thew Troy. Interment was made in
Hyde Park cemetery.
James o'Brien left on Saturday to
spend some time in Alton, Ill.
Several weeks ago the Wilkes Barre
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OLYPHANT,

Last evening a reception was tend
cred George Beeby, who recently re-
turned from Porto Rico. by the MEM
bers of the Henry Clay castle, No. PAT,
Knights OF the Golden Eagle, in Ed
wards hall An interesting pro-
gramme. consisting of speeches, reci-
tations, vocal and instrumental music,
was given, after which refreshments
were served, A large number of the
members and invited guests were pres
ent.
James Howard, who was killed by
Preston Everitt, near Allentown, on
Sunday night, was the son of Michael
Howard, and formerly resident Of
this town. The funeral will take place
from the family home In South Scran-
ton today at 2 p. m. The remains viii
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be conveyed to this place and inferred
in st. Patrick's cemetery.
An anniversary requiem mass will be
celebrated in st. Patricks church this
morning for the deceased members of
the Blessed Virgins sodallty.
Misses Sadie O'Malley and Lizzie
Dougherty, of Bloomsbury State Nor
NAL school, are spending few days at
their homes here.
Miss Cora Voyle, of Carbondale, is
visiting her mother, Mrs. Jennie Voyle,
of Lackawanna street.
The members Of the Calvinistic
Methodist church will hold an enter
talnment and social in Lloyds hall,
Wednesday, June Z. Admission. ten
cents.
Rev. ]. J. B. Feely. of Nicholson, was
a visitor in town yesterday.
Misses Agnes Martin and Kittlc
Monahan, of Carbondale, were the
guests of Miss Grace Lynch, Sunday.
Miss Mary Flynn, of MOSCOW, is vis-
iting relatives at this place.
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IODAY'S RACES.

All arrangements for today's races
at Anthracite park under the auspices
of the Gentlemen's Driving club have
been completed and the sport will COM
mence promptly at o'clock. There
are twelve entries in the $50 class,
purse $50; four in the freefor-all, purse
$50; nine in the green race, purse $40;
and four in the team races. Some of
the best horses in the county have en-
tered, incluing Charles Schadt's Kan
sas and Nouriere. The Mozart band
was out last night advertising the
event and will be in attendance today.