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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-17
AMERICAN oRINTHoLoGIsTs.
The seventeeth Congress Held in
Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Nov. 16.-The closing
session of the seventeenth congress of
the American Ornithologists' union was
held today in the Academy of Natural
Sciences and proved to be the most
interesting meeting of the bird con-
gress. Dr. Merriam, the head of the
bureau of Ornithology of the depart
ment of agriculture at Washington,
presided. About fifty ladies We're
among the audience.
DIR. A. X. Fisher, first assistant 20
Dr. Merriam presented a paper re-
viewing at some length the worE of
the recent Hartman Arctic expedition,
especially treating of some of the more
interesting birds found in Northern
Alaska and Siberia. He called atten"
tion to the fact that the common En-
glish sparrow was found in the eX-
treme northwestern part of Alaska,
where there is practically no summer.
The Hartman expedition was formed
in New York city last spring and with
about fifty members spent the months
of June, July and August in the frozen
north. collecting data of Importance
to the scientific world.
An interesting feature of the ses-
sion was the address of Nelson r..
Wood, taxidermist of the National
Museum at Washington, d. c.. upon
the subject of the Language Of
Birds" Mr.. Wood gave correct imita-
tions of the sounds of birds, which he
characterized as their language.
John w. Daniels, jr., the son of Sena-
tor Daniels, of Virginia, who has spent
much time in Cuba, read a paper on
the birds to be found there. Many
other interesting papers of a scientific
nature were read.
The next congress will be held ir
Cambridge, Mass. where the union was
organized
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-17

building. AS Sergeant Kelleher was
about to leave the room alone Mundy
pounced upon him and bore him to
the floor. A desperate struggle cusued
in the dark. Finally, Kelleher thrust
Mundy's head through a pane of glass
and in a trice pinioned him to the
floor.
He was taken to the police station,
where a razor and knives We're taken
from him. He said that two col~ed
men were with him in the store with
dynamite to blow open the safe. Nun.
dy was Identified by Detective N'itsel
and was held in 81 900 bail.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-17
DESERTED wIFE's ORDEAL.
Theatrical Manager Left Her Penni
less and Troubles Came Thick.

Trenton, N. j., Nov. 16--The Peo-
pies theater, a popular play house, is
closed, and William NJ. McVeagh, the
manager, is missing. McVeagh billed
a vaudeville company that drew large
crowds, and it was thought that he
was satisfied with the good fortune
that was smiling upon him, but it
seems that he had higher aspirations,
and he suddenly dropped out Of sight
with the proceeds of the box office
Creditors missed McVeaGh, and so did
his wife, She was left without dol
lar and compelled to seek employ
ment. She was engaged as a seam
stress at the st. Francis hospital
where she earned enough to keep body
and soul together by laboring early
and late.
Mrs. McVeaGh lodged with Mrs
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-17
Yesterdays Marriage Licenses.
Court House News Notes.

The appointment of Andrew Frantz
as guardian of Mary +. Berger was
yesterday made by the court Charles
Huesler qualified as bondsman for the
guardian in the sum of $500.
John Ford, Thomas Murphy, Joseph
Keifer Mike Kindel, Louis Moon. John
LOTUS, Charles Smith, James Terrill
and Harry Moran were yesterday dis
charged from the county Jail by order
OF the court, charges against them
having been ignored by the grand jury.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-17
NO MORE REMOVALS.
Mayor Does Not Desire Any More
Policemen's Heads

Mayor Moir stated yesterday in re-
gard to the rumors current around
town that more policemen's heads are
about to drop in the basket that he
has no intention at present of asking
for the resignation Of any more officers.
He said that there were no existing
objections to any of the present mem
bers of the force and that the state
ment made that the removal of Pa
trolman Flaherty was for political pur-
poses was absurd, inasmuch as the new
appointee is of the some political faith
as the removed officer.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-17

Mary Hughes, but changed her quar-
ters so that she might be nearer her
work. She packed her trunk, but just
as an eXpressman came to take it
away a constable stepped up and ar
rested her on the charge of stealing
a lot of silverware from her boarding
mistress. In vain did Mrs. McVeagh
protest her innocence. The officer was
ineXorable, and she was marched off
to Justice Krumboltz' court. She in
sisted that her trunk be searched, and
the court ordered to constable to COM
ply with the prisoners request. The
trunk was rumag ged, but no sign OF
the missing silverware was found and
Mrs. McVeagh was discharged.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-17
BATTLE WITH A BURGLAR.
Desperate Thief Shows Fight, but Is
Downed by Policeman

wilmington, Del, Nov. 16.-Officers
Kelleher Sherry and Tucker captured
James Mundy in the act of burglariz-
ing the stores of the Delaware Flee
tric and Supply company about ?
o'clock this morning. Policeman Sher-
ry peered inside the store and sa v
Mundy behind a counter, He fired at
the man, but his aim was not true.
The shooting attracted Kelleher aud
Tucker. The three then entered the
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-17

Judge Edwards decided not to grant
a nOn-suit. but said he would hear
arguments for binding instructions be-
fore charging the jury.
Assistant City Solicitor Davis opened
the case for the defendant and before
court adjourned the following witnesses
were examined: w. II. Roe, \. b. Ey-
non, NJ. II. Holgate, John II. Fellows,
]. 3. Snyder, b. G. Morgan. They tes-
titled that the properties under con-
sideration had been benefited rather
than injured by the improvements
made by the city at Robinson and
Ninth streets.
The jury in the case of Mary A. Pei
ton against J. C. Cobb which retired at
4 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, could
not agree and was discharged yester-
day afternoon at 2.3O o'clock. 1t stood
10 to >.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-17
BIG FIRE AT RIDGwAY.
Ross House Totally DSstroyed-Lo Loss
$4,000

Ridgway, Pa, Nov. 16.-The Ross
House, corner of Main and Mill streets,
a four story structure owned by stock
holders of Elk County National bank,
was totally destroyed by fire yester-
Gay. The origin Of the fire is unknown,
but it is thought it was caused by an
explosion of natural gas used in light
ing and heating the building. The val
uatlon of the hotel is about $4,000, on
which there is an insurance of $4,000.
The fire companies We're badly ham
pered by lack of water, broken hose
and poor equipment, but by hard work
the adjoining buildings were saved. 1t
is the purpose of the owners to at once
rebuild. The hotel was run by Char
les II. Shanbacher.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-17
Not q Surprise.

1t viii not be a surprise to any who
are at all familiar with the good quail
ties of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy,
to know that people everywhere take
pleasure in relating their experience in
the use OF that splendid medicine and
in telling of the benefit they have re-
ceived from 1t, of bad colds 1t has
cured, of threatened attacks of pneu-
monia it has averted and of the child
rem it has saved from attacks of Group
and whooping cough. 1t is a grand,
good medicine. For sale by all drug
gists, Matthew Bros, wholesale and re-
tail agents. -
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-17

street improvement bonds and judg-
ments against the city for the city's
share of the costs, for more than
9S or . per cent. less than their face
value.
This is considered strange inasmuch
as the city's financial condition is
deemed to be in good shape. The eX-
planation offered by some is that there
is a doubt in the minds OF many per-
sons as to the right of the city to
enter into these contracts without the
city's share of the cost having been
provided for.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-17
PYTHIANs ENTER A PROTEST.
Believe They Have a Grievance
Apainst State Grand I.odga

Representatives of hfty-two lodges
of the knights of Pythias from the
southeastern part of the state have met
to consider certain grievances against
the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania,
which is the executive body in this
state. AS a result of the meeting,
memorial will be drafted and presented
to every lodge Of Pythians in Pennsyl-
yania protesting against the action Of
the Grand Lodge. II is stated that
members of the order in the western
part of the domain have been charging
that Philadelphia lodges have been in
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-17
NON SUIT REFUSED.

The matter of nOn-suit was argued
by Mr.. Vosburg for the city and Mr..
Comegys and Mr.. Burns for the plain
tiffs. Mr.. Burns suggested that the
case ought to be tried out and If the
court saw fit after all the evidence was
in it could then give binding instruc-
tions to the jury. In the event of the
case going to the Supreme court and
the lower court being reversed, the case
would not have to be retired.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-17
ON AN INSPECTION TRIP.
Commissioners and Warden Simpson
Examining County Jail Systems.

County Commissioners S. w. Roberts
and John Demuth, accompanied by
Warden Simpson of the county Jail,
left the city on Wednesday for an in
spectiOn of the county jails in Potts
Vile and Sunbury, with view of espe-
cially examining the way prisoners
are worked and the kind of work they
are placed at.
They are expected to return today
and at the next meeting Of the prison
board will make Il report of their trip
and the suggestions offered, If feasible,
will. no doubt, be carried out in this
county.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-17
Admiration For Pluck.

London, Nov Recommending on the
disaster to the Patria, the newspapers
today enthusiastically note the calmness
and pluck of the captain and crew of the
vessel and say that 1.-THE sturdy manli-
ness of the Americans and Germans will
be warmly honored by every English
man."
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-17
HoW's ThisP

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
+. j. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
We the undersigned. have known Il. j.
Cheney for the last Il years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by their firm:
West g. TruaX, Wholesale Druggists, To-
ledo, o.
Waldng, Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale
Druggists Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces of the system. Price i5c.
per bottle. Sold by all Druggists. Testi-
mOnials sent free.
Halls Family Pills are the best. -
-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-17
Pennsylvania Postmasters.

Washington Nov. 16-Postmasters for
fourth class postofiices in Pennsylvania
were today appointed as follows: Dim.
lex, Susquohanna county, II, L. Wood
house; Hotch Hollow, Erie county, Irv-
in Doolittle; Lloydville, Cambria coun-
ty, G, w. Brown; Maze, Juniata county,
d. S. Cox; Oppenheimer, Bedford coun-
ty, j. IL. Lyons.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-17
CAN'T GET FACE VALUE.
Sewer Contractors Have Trouble
Negotiating Judgments.

Donahue and O'Boyle and A, II.
COons, contractors for the North Main
avenue, Providence road and Philo
street and the Seventeenth district,
South Side main sewer. respectively,
are having difficulty in negotiating the
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-17
EXPERT TESTIMONY
In PORTEUS CASE.
DOCTORS DIFFER AS TO CON-
DIT1oN OF PLAINTIFF.

Some of Them Believe He Is Suffer-
ing from Locomotor Ataxia and
others Are as Confident That He Is
Not--City Solicitor Vosburg Asks
for a Nom Suit in the Trespass
Cases Against the city-Pelton
Cobb Jury Could Not Agree and
Was Discharged.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-17
Pennsylvania Pensions.

Washington, Nov. 16.-Pensions: Orig
inal, John Frederick, Scranton, IS. In
crease, Byron Oakley, Springville, Sus-
quehanna, $l4 to Sl7; Wallace Keesler
Galilee, Wayne, Sc to IS.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-17

There was conflict of medical tes-
timony yesterday in the trial of the
case of DR.. J. s. Porteus, of Taylor,
against the Scranton Railway COM
pany DR.. Porteus is suing for $4,000
damages for injuries he sustained by
having his carriage run into by one OF
the company's cars on a bridge near
Taylor in September, 1897. The doctor
says that he is suffering from loco
motor ataXia as a result of the injury
and good deal of conflicting testi-
mony was offered on that point yes
terday.
After court opened yesterday MORN
ing, DR.. II. d. Gardner, DR.. S. =. Long,
street, Dr. James Stein were called as
experts and gave it as their opinion
that DR.. Porteus is suffering from loco
motor ataXia.
Or. w. II. Olmstead. of Taylor, tes-
titled to attending Dr. Porteus after he
was injured in a runaway accident In
1892 and DIR. Il. P Weston, who at
tended the plaintiff after he was run
into by the trolley car in 1897, also tes-
titled. The testimony of the last two
witnesses was largely with reference
to the nature of the injuries Dr. Por-
teus sustained in the two accidents.
DIR. Van Buskirk, of Olyphant, dem
fed that DR. Porteus often complained
to him after the accident Of the pain
he suffered.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-17
THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-FRIDAY, NOVEMBER IT, 1899.
Corsets very low priced.

NUTSGtS V6Ty TOW pTTCeU.
For tomorrowS sale shall offer again large guam
ttv of our 3oc Sateen CorSetS in ecu, trimmed with lace,
perfect fitting, formerly offered by at great bar n
gain 25c As special attraction for tomor- ~
row shall place them sale at................ at
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-17

Advertisement of Really Sensational Friday Bargans
We find
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-17
DEFENSE OPENED.

Ihat closed the testimony on the part
of the plaintiff and Attorney c. p.
O'Malley opened for the defense. John
II. Bragg, the mOtorman, and w. II.
MunsOn, the conductor of the car that
struck DR.. POrteus' carriage, testified
that the accident was unavoidable.
The motorman saw the carriage ahead
and sounded the alarm, but when the
car was but a few feet from the car
riage the horse turned on to the track
and the carriage was struck.
Miss Margaret McMullen and Miss
jeanette McMullen gave some testi-
mony with reference to the accident,
and DR.. w. X Dolan was then called.
He testified that he examined DR.. Por-
teus last June and at that time thought
he was suffering from locomotpr ataNia.
He made another examination of the
plaintiff on Friday last and came to
the conclusion that he was mistaken
In his first diagnosis of the case.
on Friday he found only one symp-
tom. and that not a positive one, that
DR. POrteuS is suffering from locomOtor
ataXia. That form of nervous disorder.
in his opinion, may be accelerated by
an accident, but injury is not the pri-
mary cause of it. Some medical text
books, he admitted. take an opposite
view of the matter.
Dr. Ludwig Wehlau, who has exam
ined DR.. Porteus on three occasions.
was also of the opinion that he not
suffering from locOmotor ataXia. lie
was of the opinion that that trouble is
not caused by injury. DR.. Wehlau's
examination in chief had been COM
pleted at the hour for adiourning and
he will be cross-examined this morn
ing.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-17
AGAINST THE CITY.

Before Judge Edwards in the main
court room three trespass cases against
the city We're tried. They all grow out
of the building OF a retaining wall at
Robinson and Ninth streets by the
city several years ago. The plaintiffs
are Margaret O'Connor, Catharine Sui
livan and Patrick Sullivan. all owners
of property on Ninth street. They are
represented by Attorneys I. II. Burns
and c. Comegys and the city by City
Solicitor \. \. Nosburg and his assist
ant. David j. Davis.
A number Of witnesses were called
by the plaintiffs to show that their
properties were damaged from $500 to
$500 each by the erection of the re-
tanning wall, which reduced the width
of Ninth street at Nealis court, where
it intersects Robinson street All Of
the properties alleged to have been
damaged are half a block below the
point where Nthe street was narrowed
and two Of them are below the end of
the wall Damages are asked because
it is alleged that ingress and egress to
the properties has been made more
difficult.
After the plaintiffs rested, City Solic-
itor Voshurg asked for nOn-suit "be-
cause there has not been a cause of
action shown against the city, there
being no evidence Of any taking Of
land or injury to property such as con-
templated by the statutory provisions,
and there being no negligence shown in
the doing of the work provided for by
the ordinance offered in evidence in
this case"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-17

Tribune want advs. bring returns.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-17

Cut prices on wrappers. I,
As special bargain for Friday shall offer two hum
dred good quality calico Wrappers with ounce yoke
lined throughout trimmed with braid liberal width in red
and white blue and white, grey and white and black EE
and white as good quality as you pay CSC for; OOe
special price for one day only y...................
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-17
Old Dominion Line
and returning leisurely by rail.

II. B. Walker, Traffic Manager.
]. j. Brown, Genl Pass'r Agent.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-17
Between 8 and 10
TOday-Friday


the United these sales with the
shameful
the most
H1ndk erchiefsOnc hundred dozen hem-stched coored
boercd hndk erchicf worth Here Friday for two hours
y- - m @] @] -
Turkish towe-Ffty Turkish bath towels worth
Special Friday "
Dress goodsDoubefod plaid dress goods worth shi e.
ling Special Friday IN
Nai1sooksFiuc white nainsooks i'll checks and pads
worth yard Here Friday for hours CN
Tlusins Yard wide unbcached muslin worth &C. Special
Friday for hours ~
Outing annesExtra wide heecy white outing hannels
worth &C. Friday for hours only ~
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-17
Fridays sale of furs

The this month has left hands deal
frs than anticipated would have at this time In order
special all beginning this
and shall unrvad values which will be worth
ll .. aaL.uaLa
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-17

important offer make do not advertise When
in
The times., 1899-11-12

tiOns viii be another theme that viii be
discussed. AT present the changing OF
small pOstofices into branch offices has pre-
vented the PostOffice Department from US
ing for other purposes the salary appropri-
ated for postmasters in such Offices, and
these sums have been returned TO the
Treasury OF the United States
This amount IS considerable each year
under the system of consolidation, as may
be seen In the case OF Chicago alone which
consolidated ffty-six small postoffices and
instituted in their place branch offices.
The association will also discuss the ad-
visibility OF asking Congress to limit the
size Of cards sent through the mails. At
present cards yard square, or even greater
in size may be sent through the mails.
These enormous cards. il is claimed ham
per the entire department. in its work be-
cause Of their unwieldy character and the
space they occupy An effort will be made
10 have the association recommend Con-
gress TO prohibit cards larger than nine or
ten inches square from being considered
mail matter
Before the convention adjourns a new
set OF officers will be elected. 1t is not
known set where the next meeting viii take
place but Mr. Dickerson said that an
effort would be made to have Washington
permanent headquarters and 10 change the
time for the annual meeting to the month
Of January He said that il is necessary
for frst-elass postmasters TO make at least
one official vlist 10 this city each year, and
that if they should all come in January
they could attend to their official business
and likewise the annual convention Of the
association, thereby lessening the expense
TO each member
The times., 1899-11-12

and womanhood and then to practically turn them
out to starve by abandoning them is the acme OF
cruelty.
A home FOR the industrious, seli-helpiug blind
ought to be one OF the boasts OF the Capital City.
From this small beginning, great results may be
predicated. Energy, courage and zeal viii do the
rest The public viii literally aid whatever they
find to be worth supporting.
Wishing YOU immediate and continued success.
l am, very truly yours,
The home will have several rooms. which
Will be available as memorial apartments
1t is the intention to appeal 10 the char
itably minded who prefer this form Of hem
efaction for the furnishing and maiIte-
nance of these rooms
The office of the association from this
date will be at the home. 915 Street
northwest. where all friends interested in
the work are urged to call There will
be a Thanksgiving house warming recep-
ton Tuesday November 2S day and even
ing. Donations of furniture and supplies
are most earnestly solicited
The board OF directors or the association
is composed as follows: Mrs. Mary c.
Metzerott Mrs Laura V. Sylvester, Mrs.
Mary NJ North, Mrs. Catherine NJ. Keith,
Mrs May D. Russell Young. Mrs Judith
Ellen Foster. Mrs. Justice P. Harding.
Mrs. Mary e. Wright, Mrs. Ella G. Holt,
Mrs. Kittie R. Pepper and Mrs. Alice U.
Hunt The acting treasurer is Mr.. Richard
Sylvester and the corresponding secretary
Mrs Alice Hunt