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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-04-29
STEAMSHIP AGENTS PROTEST.
Held a Meeting Last Night in Nor
ganS' Hall.

helu meeting LasC NlSnL IN MOI
gans' Hall.
The steamship agents of this city
who handle foreign drafts, held a meet
ing in Morgans hall, West Scranton.
last evening, and took action on the
communication received from Commits
siOner Of Internal Revenue Miller rel
ative to the payment of an annual tax
Of $50 for handling foreign drafts.
On Aug. Q, 1898, they We're notified
that they We're not liable to the tax.
but on Jan. IL the law was amended
so as to include them under the head
Of brokers. They are liable now to a
$50 fine if they do not comply with the
amended law.
Il. q, Morgan presided, ana d. d.
Evans, j. +. MCDermOtt and others
were present, 4 resolution was adopt
ed, providing for the formation Of a
petition of protest which will be sign
ed by all of the agents i'm Luzerne and
LackaWannna, and forwarded 10 Com
gressman William Conncll, asking him
To intercede i'm their behalf
Some of the agents claim that their
commissions do not amount to more
than few dollars a year.
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Reading Wins Another.

Reading. Pa, April 2S.-Lancaster
was again defeated by the local team
in an exciting game by a score of to
8. The local men fielded loosely, but
excelled at the bat. Murphy who was
substituted for Garvin in the eighth
inning, hit to centre, bringing in Miller
and tieing the score. In the ninth in
Ming, with two men out, Lawrence's
two-bagger brought in two more runs,
winning the game. Score:
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-04-29
DUNMORE.

Services at the Methodist Episcopal
church, Rev A. j, Van Cleft, pastor,
for tomorrow are as follows: Preach
ing services at 1890 a, m. and 7.3O D..
m; class meeting, 11.3O a. m; Sunday
school, go p. M; prayer meeting, 6. 80
p. m. Subject for morning, "A Pur-
chased Possession" In the evening
there will be a song and praise service.
Seats free and all made welcome.
A. c. Smith and son, Ripple, OF
Wilkes Barre, are the guests of Mrs.
q. w. b. Allen, of Dudley street.
The members of the Neptune Hose
company have purchased large M
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-04-29
ALLENTOWN.

Two-base hits Shelter Mcintyre.
Ihree-base Initiate Sacrifice hit
Meaney. Stolen bases--Joscph Delehan-
ty +. Delehanty. Left on bascs-New-
ark, I; Allentown, 10. Struck out-By
keener, ?; by Johnston. >; by McPartlin,
J. Double play--Klopf, Wise and Field.
First on balls-Of Johnstone. !: MOZART
lin. Passed balls--NineauN. Umpire
Berger. Time-1j0
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-04-29
GAMES PLAYED In
ATLANTIC LEAGUE
SCRANTON WON ITS FIRST
GAME FROM PATERSON.

It Was Close, Well-Played Contest,
But Risley's Superb Work in the
Box Made a Victory for the Locals
Possible - Wilkes Barre Kept in
Line by Shutting Out the Rich
mond Team-Result of the Games
in National League-Diamond Pick
Ups.
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Risley's Fine Twirling Enabled the
Scranton Club to Win.

Paterson, n. j., April 2S-Risleys
hne work in the box was largely re-
sponslble for the victory that Scranton
won today from the local team.
The visitors had more errors than
the home team, but also batted with
greater vigor The fielding on both
sides was of a gilt-edged character.
The score
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-04-29

winning by n score of to s. John
stone was succeeded in the seventh in
ming by McPartlin and although Allen
town got five men on bases in the last
innings, they could not score. The fea-
ture was a sensational running catch
by Scheffler. Score:
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-04-29

The shock caused by the refusal OF
Life Insurance TO the applicant, is
often the first cause OF decline in
health.
Most OF these reflections are on ac-
count of Kidney disease-often slight
but whether slight or serious, IL soon
yields to the use OF Specifics No. 27
or 80, and the risk is gladly accented
by the best companies.
For other Specifics consult DIR.
Humphreys Manual; at drug stores
or sent free.
Al druggists or sent prepaid; 25c. a. 81. 90
A. John SITS, New York.
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Richmond Shut Out by Wilkes-Barre

Wilkes-B Barre, April 2S.--Wilkes- Barre
shut out Richmond today in a listless
game. The visitors were unable to
solve Patton's delivery. Three of the
four runs made by the Barons in the
first inning were due to costly errors
by Wrigley and Dundon. Score:
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-04-29
SCRANTON.

Earned runs-Scranton, l. Two-baso
hits-Eagan, Risley. Threc-b base hits
Gettinger, Lippert. Sacrifice ht-Goch-
am. First on balls-Ames, Risley, /. Hit
by pitched ball-Wright. Struck out-By
Risley, .; by AmeS. /. Double play
Thornton to Camp. Stolen bases-Camp.
Ladd, I.ippert and Doherty. Time-1.t5
Umpire-Betts.
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INDUSTRIAL JoTTINGS.

The announcement that Colonel
George NJ. Halstcad, general train
master of the Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western railroad, had resigned,
caused a great deal of surprise and
sorrow among the employees of the
system" says the Elmira Advertiser
Then men never had a stauncher truer
friend and his loss to them will be ire
parable. No one was too poor, too
lowly to go to him with their troubles,
and they We're sure TO find sympa-
thetic lstner Hardly an employe on
the main line of Buffalo division but
has proof of his big, warm heart. No
one can fill the place he occupied in
their affections. No one can be as
good friend to every employe and
official of the LaCkawanna and is COL
onel G. "a. Halstead, His magnetic,
sympathetic nature, big heart and
kindly way made every one his friend
and none his enemy"
Station agents along the line of the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
railroad have received positive orders
not to leave their post during hours
of duty or to go to other towns without
permission from headquarters and in
stead of individual security being given
as heretofore, the agent must give
bonds with the American Surety COM
pany This will entail cost of 22i2
cents per 800 on the men.
One more union has been organized
here in connection with the building
trades and this makes the final step
in a thorough organization and ahlia-
tion Of all trades under the building
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RICHMOND.

Richmond ........0 0 o. 0
Wilkes-Barre .....4 0 0 0 0 0 s-4
Two-base hits-Seybold. Atherton (2
Struck out-By Bishop, 8; by Patton, ;.
First base on balls--Off Patton, T. Sacri-
flee hit-Burns. Stolen bases-Richter
Clymer, Burns, Smith. First base on or
rors-Richmond, 2; Wilkes Barre, 4. Left
on bases-Richmond, 3; Wilkes. Barre. g.
Umpire-Henderson Time-l.SJ.
Newark Downs Allentown.
Newark, n. j.. April 2S,-Newark was
successful against Allentown today.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-04-29

street last night by having a pitched
battle. The police We're summoned, but
arrived too late to make any arrests.
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Standing of Clubs.
Where the Teams Play Today.

Scranton at Paterson.
Lancaster at Reading.
Allentown at Newark.
Richmond at Wilkes-Barre.
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Scranton won its first league game
yesterday from Paterson. Risley was
in the box and gave fine exhibition
of effective twirling. He received good
support.
Wilkes-Barre also redeemed herself
yesterday by shutting out Richmond.
Reading and Newark were the other
winners.
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Sunday Games.
PATERSON is DEFEATED.

Scranton at Paterson.
Lancaster at Newark.
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Yesterdays Results.

Newark, Z; Allentown, ;.
Reading, 8; Lancaster. S.
Wilkes Barre, 4; Richmond, q
Scranton, Z; Paterson, 4.
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f"lH'h Iu'lS-t tt't'.'.:. '' lNvhStcr. !.
Two-base hitS-Mil'n" ward Draubv.
Belts, Lawrence. TIL 20 htt-AIilIcr.
Sacrifice hits-Ch'dS. -. Erv, Lawrence.
Stratton. Leahy. Stolen hascs-Ward.
Buttermoro. Left on bagcs-- Reading ::
Lancaster, .. Struck Out-B Garvin. t.
Double plaYs-Garvin to Moss to Drau-
by; Stratton to Moss; Ward una.sistr,D: ::
Moss to Chlds to nrauby First base
ON balls-On Garvm. D. off Fertsch. l.:
off Sprogcl, :. re-McDcrmott.
Timc-21O
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DIAMOND PICK UPS.

other games were played yesterday.
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LANCASTER.

Totals .....,.,........ S r25 II >
"Murphy hattcd for Garvin in eighth
inning.
'NIoss out; hit by batt,d bali
Reading ,..........0 q ! q . >
Lancaster ........l 20 u y I I o. =
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Yesterdays Wilkes Barre Times con-
tained the following:
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-27

been chartered by parties going to the
mines, and business houses report de-
cided increase in sales of supplies dur
ing the past few days. Horace G..
Lowe, w. e. Hadley, A. ]. Culver, M.
Kew and T. M. Loop have organized
company under the name of the On
ward and Upward Mining Company,
and to-day commenced to get their out
fit together. T. Loop. F. A. Culver and
]. T. Kew will represent the company
at the mines, and will leave for the
Sierra Pintada gold fields as soon as
their transportation can be obtained
Inquiries regarding transportation
were received to-day by the agent of
the schooner Anita from Virginia City,
San Francisco, San Jose and many
other parts of the West. The following
passengers were booked to-day for pas
sage on the Anita, en- route to the
placers and as many more are expected
to engage passage tomorrow: f. A.
Garretson, f. NJ. Vernon, w. w Morris,
G. Brackenhoff, S. K. Weed. w. C. Raj
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-27
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WHEN DOES THE 18TH
CENTURY CLOSE
This Question Takes the Presbyterian
Assembly Longer to Decide Than
the Roberts Case,

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, May 26.-It took
the general assembly of the Presbyterian
church longer to decide to-day when the
nineteenth century ends than 1t took to
pass the resolution against the Mormon
Congressman Roberts and in favor of
the anti-polygamy amendment to the ma
tional constitution. These resolutions,
which represent the matured thought of
the Presbyterians of the United States
after many months Of consideration, so
exactly expressed the sentiment of every
commissioner that they were adopted
without even d single supporting speech
The commissioners generally feel that in
calling for the expulsion of Roberts and
for the adoption of an amendment to the
national constitution defining legal mar
riage to be monogamic they have started
O. movement which will be taken up all
over the country and will reach event
ual success. The adopted resolutions were
originally written by Rev. William Paden
of Salt Lake City, but were modified and
expanded by the committee on bills and
overtures, though not essentially.
AS for the end of the nineteenth CEN
tUry, one of the reports spoke of next
year as the opening of the new century
Upon objection and after a little debate
the stated clerk held that next year is the
last of this century. Presbyterians will
henceforth get along without this exciting
topic of discussion.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-27
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RECEIVERS THE BOY
HE MOURNED AS DEAD
kidnapped Son of T. S. Gardiner Found
With Family at Otter
Raw

VANCOUVER, B. c., May 26.-The
seven-year-old son of T. S. Gardiner, said
to be a merchant of San Francisco, was
discovered to-day by the police in the pos
session of Samuel Cawlzer, who lives at
Otter Bay. Three months ago the Gardi-
ner boy mysteriously disappeared from
Seattle, where his father had placed him
in a private family. 1t was learned that
he had been stolen while on the way to
school, but the father persisted in the be-
lief that he was dead. So certain was he
of this that he wrote to a firm of under
takers in this city, asking if they knew
anything about the boy having been bur-
led They did not, and then the case was
placed in the hands Of the police.
The boy, who is a bright little fellow,
was enticed away by his stepmother, who
deserted Gardiner two years ago. She
brought him to Vancouver, and here
treated him cruelty. Then she took him
to the Cawkers, which is an out of the
way place, and left him there, promising
to pay for his board The child was thin
and emaciated. Nothing has been seen Of
the stepmother since. She lived at the
place for a while, but used the child so
badly that Cawker, taking a fancy to the
boy, agreed to take care of him.
Gardiner is expected to arrive here next
week after his son. who will be placed
again in the care of friends at Seattle.
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KILLED BY LIGHTNING
WHILE PREACHING
Awful Death Of Rev. Il. ID. BALDWIN
While Conducting Revival
Services in Oklahoma.

NEW YORK, May pa special to the
Sun from Guthrie O.. T., says: Rev; ID;
II. Baldwin, an aged preacher, was Killeo
by lightning while conducting religious
services at Fountain, in Dewey County
last night. For a week he had been con-
Quoting a revival. and the little church
was crowded yesterday. He gave out the
hymns and led in prayer, and then went
TO the Bible and gave out his text. Ihen
the storm broke. He appealed to the con-
gregatiOn TO lead better lives and TO feei
spiritual calm after a life OF sin, the
Toughness and turbulence of which he
compared with the violence Of the storm
raging out of doors.
Just then the crash of thunder came
while brilliant flash almost blinded those
in the front pews. When they recovered
from the confusion the minister lay on
the floor dead. The congregation was in
a great state of fear, and the men in the
audience, mostly cattlemen. feared to ap
proach the body for some minutes.
Women screamed and some tainted
Mr. Baldwin had been living in the Ter
ritory several years. He came from Illi-
nOiS.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-27
.S25,OOOS

with hearty applause, and the
members expressed themselves as
more than satisfied with the out
look. Some of them suggested that
the committee on design would
have to hurry up with it's work or
the money would all be collected
before the plans had been COM
pleted.
With a quarter of the total
amount pledged at the start. the
committee felt that the people
would feel assured that the monu-
ment was beyond the sentimental
stage and had become a reality. and
they would respond accordingly.
The city was divided into districts
and every member of the committee
assigned to one section with in
structionS to make a most thorough
canvass for funds. Every bank and
insurance company, merchant and
broker, tradesman and professional
man will be called upon to contrib
ute. AS the Dewey monument is a
State affair the country is looked to
for support as we'll as the city. and
for the benefit of those living out of
town as we'll as residents of the
outlying districts all the local news
papers have been authorized to re-
ceive subscriptions. The commit
tee will appoint no collectors and
nobody aside from the business Of
fees of the daily papers and the
members of the committee them
selves is authorized to collect sub
scriptions. If you are not nerson-
ally acquainted with some member
of the committee the best plan is
for you to drop into one of the
newspaper offices and leave your
contribution or write to the COM
mittee for a subscription blank,
which has been prepared and will
be sent to you. Fill this out and
send it in and one of the committee
will call upon you.
The first $4,000 was raised in one
day. the people should strive to
raise the second $25, 900 in equally as
short time.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-27
THE STAMPEDE IS ON.
Schooner Anita to Take the First
Load of Gold-Seekers.

SAN DIEGO May 26.-Scores of peo-
pie are only awaiting an opportunity to
try their fortune in the Cerro Pinta
placers. Captain Dunno of the schooner
Anita, which will sail on Monday for
San Pablo Bay, has been besieged with
applications for passage on his vessel.
and application was made this morning
to the Board of Inspectors of Hulls at
San Francisco to allow the vessel to
take fifty passengers in addition to her
crew
I'VE could book 250 passengers on
the Anita" said Agent Mendelson this
morning, "if we could only find room
for them
At noon to-day Mr. Mendelson re-
ceived a dispatch authorizing the Anita
to take the additional passengers asked
for, and when the vessel sails she will
be loaded to the guards with passen-
gers and freight for the placers
Manager Swain of the Ibarra Mining
Company at Calmalli, who has a thor
ough knowledge of the country where
the excitement is on, believes implicitly
in the reports of the rich gold discov-
cries at Sierra Pintada, and has given
iocdi Cal PeHleio al uhlilHiteu Oruer TO
supply him all the dry washers they
can make by Monday at $25 each They
will be taken down on the Anita, and
will sell at the mines for not less than
$3.50 each.
The st. Denis is being fitted up with
additional berths, and on her next trip
will go to Ascension Bay. She will
have accommodations for 100 passen-
gers.
The next definite news from the
placers will be received by the Santa
Barbara, which is due at Ensenda
about May 80. The schooner was sent
south from that port with full cargo
back quantity of gold.
Every available craft on the bay has
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-27

Sicklen and Leon Sloss, was ap-
pointed to take charge of subscrip-
tions as they come in and attend
TO the other financial matters.
Captain Fletcher submitted a de-
sign for a souvenir receipt, which
was adopted with few slight al
terations suggested by the mem
bers present. The souvenir is
marvel of artistic elegance and will
long be cherished by the fortunate
possessors.
Then the question of raising funds
was brought up and it was decided
after some discussion as to the best
method of proceeding, that it
would be advisable to go before the
people with a positive assurance of
the success of the movement in the
shape of a sufficient sum pledged to
dispel all doubt Mayor Phelan an
nounced that although First
Vice President Claus Spreckels
has been out of town for
some days, and consequently
unable to attend the meetings
of the committee so far, he had
sent word to the Mayor that he
would be happy to send in his sub
scription to the fund as soon as the
committee was in readiness to re-
ceive it. The Mayor was requested
to send a telegram to Mr.. Spreckels
inviting him to head the list. The
dispatch was sent and promptly
came the reply that Mr.. Spreckels
would head the list with $4,000.
Mayor Phelan told the committee
that he was anxious to pay $4,000
for one of those souvenir receipts;
another member announced that
John w. Mackay's check for
similar amount was awaiting
the committees pleasure, and still
another stated that "a friend
who modestly declined to
have his name made public
just at present was ready
with the third $4,000 subscription.
Each announcement was received
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-27
GOLD BEDS
WILL YIELD
MILLIONS
Thus Declaresthe Discoverer
of the Cerro Pinto
Placers.
ALLEN FRASER TALKS
By the Crudest Methods Indians
and MexicanS Have Taken
Out Fortunes.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

7 OS ANGELES, May 26.-Allen G.
Fraser, who has gained prom
inence through having been the
IL first white man to enter the rich
placer diggings in the Santa
Clara district, 300 miles south of En-
senada, in Lower California, is fruit
grower, having his home at Arlington,
Riverside County. In an interview with
James Irving, the assayer Fraser said:
4 can fully confirm the reports of
discoveries of gold in the placer
grounds in the Santa Clara district.
The half has not been told, neither has
the greatest wealth in that section been
touched. These placer grounds have
been worked in a crude way by Indians
and Mexicans for many years. They
have used the simplest of appliances
In keeping with their nature they have
been very secretive. The large guam
tity of gold that came from the interior
had aroused much speculation, hence
the recent discovery.
THE find that | practically made
covers about fifteen square miles. but
there is another field that is equally
as rich several miles from the first that
ture alone can tell how much the dig
gings will yield The output will run
into the seven figures before it is ex-
hausted. Present appliances are so i'm
perfect that the heaviest gold only is
taken out. When modern dry washers
are in operation the yield through finer
gold will rapidly swell the output
The Indians with their methods took
out from 81 to 500 a day. l have taken
up $50 acres and shall go back as soon
as I complete some business arrange
ments
''One peculiar thing is that after dig
ging down two feet water is encoun-
tered, and it looks to me as if an un-
derground swamp had at some time
existed. 1t is a peculiar condition and
one that offers opportunity for the
student l think sufficient water can
be developed for all purposes"
Fraser says the process of taking up
claims is slow and the Mexican Gov
ernment will not issue certificate un-
less the claim has been surveyed by the
proper persons. He knows nothing
personally of the $15S0 600 reported to
have been shipped TO Guaymas. That
=,
because the field is rich and the con-
tributions of the many would soon
reach that figure if nuggets were in
cluded in the shipment.
The Santa Fe passenger department
is making preparations to accommodate
the travel expected from here The
new Ell Dorado can be reached only via
the Santa Fe from San Diego. and in
quiries as to rates and routes are pour
ing in upon the passenger department
Work will at once be begun upon the
necessary printed matter, showing, in
detail how to reach the district Rates
of fares will be quoted and dates of the
sailing of steamers out of San Diego.
Should the bonanza pan out as has been
predicted, a regular passenger service
will be instituted from San Pedro down
the coast The Southern Pacific pas
senger department may also recon-
mend to headquarters at San Francisco
that a steamer line be placed in service
from Port Los Angeles.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-27
TOTAL

"WENTY- FIVE THOUSAND
DOLLARS was the amount
subscribed toward the monu-
ment to Admiral Dewey and
the American navy yesterday.
It was the first day the citizens
committee having charge of the
project had begun the actual work
of raising funds, and one-fourth of
the entire amount necessary for
the purpose was the result. But the
remaining 5000 is not going to
come in in $4,000 and $4,000 Jumps.
1t must be distinctly understood
that Californias tribute to the hero
of Manila Bay and the officers and
men who shared with him the
glorious victory is an offering from
all the people, and not from few
The committee wisely decided TO
give the people an absolute guaran-
tee of the success of the movement
by securing a safe start before
calling upon the multitudes for their
offerings.
Thousands have already been
pledged; now the dimes and dol
lars will begin to pour in.
The general committee met in
Mayor Phelan's private office at
O'Clock yesterday afternoon, there
being a larger attendance than at
either of the previous meetings,
which attests to the growing popu-
larity of the Dewey monument.
Mayor Phelan presided, and there
were also present E. B. Pond, Irv-
ing NJ. Scott, Captain Fletcher, F.
w. Van Sicklen, George D. Clark,
Charles L. Patton, Joseph d. Grant,
Leon Sloss, w. G. Stafford, j. B.
Reinstein, Charles Bundschu, Jo-
seph S. Tobin and Colonel c. H.
Murphy. Mr.. Scott announced that
he was going East on the evening
train and would see the California
colony in New York and elsewhere
and enlist their cooperation.
A finance committee, consisting
Of E. w. Hopkins, E. B. Pond
Charles L. Patton, f. W. Van