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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-10
The Anthracite Situation.

If there remain any doubters as to
the anthracite coal industry having
undergone a transformation, "A study
of existing trade conditions should dis
sipate their incredulity. Does any
body suppose that prices could be ad-
vanced and strictly maintained at this
time unless the whole situation Were
controlled by one strong hand The
editor of the Coal Trade Journal. Fred
erick +. Saward, is one of the foremost
authorities on anthracite.
Hear what he says: THE price of
coal was never more strongly hal and
since the first of this month it mas been
impossible for dealers. local or other
wise, to get coal at less than circular
price. AS to the coal trust deal there
is none pending nor is there likely to
be any new developments in that di-
rection; the present arrangement is
good enough for all practical purposes.
in my opinion the anthracite trade is
in better condition now than IT has
been in the last fifteen years, with the
single exception of 1892. and possibly
1883. The outlook for large earnings
all along the line is most encouraG
ing, and speculative pools could not
ask for better conditions. "-Phlladcl-
phia Stockholder.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-10

The capacity of the great iron mines
of the Mesabi range in Minnesota has
often been referred to, but has never
been realized as it has been this sea-
son. The Mountain Iron mine
of the Oliver Iron company began the
season by shipping from 5000 to $1,000
tons of iron ore a day: but even this
remarkable work has been surpassed
recently. and the shipments have run
from 5000 to 1000 tons a day.
Nothing like this, we believe, has
ever been done before, and the mine
must certainly be considered the great
est shipper of iron ore in the world.
The Mountain Iron is "steam shovel
mine" that is, the workings are open
and the ore is taken out and loaded
on the railroad cars by steam shovcls.
The number of men employed is very
small, the total being less than 25O of
all classes.
Another Mesabi mine, the Fayal,
promises to reach total shipment of
l0O0,0O0 tons this season, and will prob
ably take place not far behind the
Mountain Iron. With such records
the Mesabi Range can claim to be the
greatest iron producer in the world.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-10
That License of schmidt,s.

Attorney f. c. Newcomb appeared
before Judge Gunster yesterday morn
ing and asked that the license of Aug
ust Schmidt, who until recently con-
Quoted the state House on Penn ave-
nue., be transferred to Michael Ruddy,
his client.
Schmidt secured a license at the last
term of court to conduct a hotel known
as the State house, on Penn avenue.
He paid $3.50 and was entitled to sell
for one year. The business was not
successful and he owed a large sum for
rent to II. c. Wills. The latter put the
bill in the hands Of Attorney Richard
j. Bourke for collection. Failing to col
lect, a levy was made and the personal
property of Schmidt was bought in by
Mr. Wills
Mr.. Dinner, a nearby merchant, also
had claim for $11 and the license was
put up and bid in by Mr.. Dinner. In
the case yesterday morning neither Mr..
Dinner nor his purchase were men,
toned.
Mr. Newcomb argued for a transfer
of the license to Mr.. Ruddy, who is
wanted by Mr.. Wills as a tenant. He
claimed that the house and not the
tenant was licensed and that the license
belonged to the property. Schmidt, who
was represented by Attorney G.. H
Soper thinks that he is entitled to a
consideration for the license, which he
used for only four months. Judge Gun
ster took the papers in the case.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-10

The money sent from National head
quarters to the strikers arrived yes
1erday and was distributed during the
day in Carpenters hall, wyoming ave-
nue. The men were very much pleased
when they received the money. as
number had begin to think that the
national organization had deserted
them.
The representative sent to Philadel-
phia arrived in the city yesterday
morning and. while nothing would be
said as regards the reason the money
was withheld, it was stated that an
entirely satisfactory explanation had
been received from Mr.. Mcclure.
communication was received yes
torday by business Agent Knowlton
from Port Jervis. y. Y, asking for
fifty carpenters to go to work there,
There will be no difficulty in securing
this number of men, but as preCau-
tiunary measure two or three will be
sent on ahead to examine into the
prevailing conditions and if every
thing is satisfactory word will be sent
ON here for the others to come ON.
The committee in charge of the pic
ME AT Laurel Hill park on Labor Day
will meet this evening In the office OF
Business Agent John \. Price for the
purpose of completing the final ar
rangements for the event
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-10
Bethlehem Steel Dividend.

The first dividend Of so cents per
share on the stock of the Bethlehem
Steel company has been declared. 1t
is announced that this marks the es-
tablishment of a quarterly dividend
period and that the company has in
hand all the cash required for the first
years dividend of 80 per share.
Taking the stock at yesterdays aver
age price, il would upon this basis
yield close to 3 per cent. on the in
vestment; it will pay per cent. when
1t sells at 25; and to reach a 6 per cent.
basis it must advance to "a. How long
profits can be continued at the pres
ent high-pressure rate is largely a
problem of the future, but the remark
ABBY great and sustained earning pow
er of the plant when operated as the
Bethlehem Iron company leads many
people to take sangune views of its
continued ability to make large re-
turns on Bethlehem Steel stock.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-10
Baker Railroad Ties.

Chemically hardened railway ties
the idea of a Munich architect named
Hasselman-are proving quite salts
factory on the Bavarian state rail-
roads. The process. lasting about six
hours. consists in a double baking of
the wood and treatment with oil of vi
triol and sulphate of iron, followed by
placing in bath of chloride of lime
and milk of lime at a temperature of
100 to 125 degrees centi-grade and a
pressure of about two and one-half at
mOspheres.
The first baking destroys the germs
of fermentation and induces mechani-
cal union of the preservatives with the
fibre of the wood. and the second i'm
parts remarkable hardness and so
changes the character of the wood that
it remains dry even in damp places.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-10
That Lehigh Valley Extension.

Stock market storiec i'm themselves
absurd sometimes are so persistently
circulated as to demand an attention
that they do not seriously deserve
says the Philadelphia StoCkholder
"Of this character is the report current
the past few days that the Lehigh Val
ley will extend its line into Williams
port, Pa, and that the requisite right
of way already had been secured. This
is very absurd, but from inquiries
reaching the StOckhOlder its appears
to call for contradiction.
Somebody has constructed the in
gcnious hypothesis that the Vanderbilt
interests desire better outlet for their
Fail Brook system and that these in
terests accordingly have taken over
Mr.. Morgan's ownership rights in the
Lehigh Valley, with a view to linking
it to their existing Pennsylvania lines
at the terminus of the latter, close to
Wiliamsport. AS the Fall Brook sys
tenn now enjoys advantages through
its contracts with the Reading prob
ably greater upon the whole, than the
Lehigh could offer it, the story is not
even plausible. Moreover, community
of interests between Morgan and the
ter any desired advantages over lines
under Morgan COntrol-meaning the
Reading. especially. y Lehigh Valley
extension TO Williamsport would be an
excessively costly undertaking.
"A line from the nearest point on
the Iehigh Valley, the terminus OF one
of its coal branches at Shamokin.
would necessarily parallel the Reading
all the way the route following the
course Of the west branch Of the Sus-
Quehanna being the only one practic-
able of construction. The sole alter
native would be the acquisition of the
Williamsport and North Branch rail-
road. the possibility of which several
times has been under discussion, This
is a road forty-iive miles i'm length.
extending from BereniCe on the Lehigh
Valley to Halls station on the Reading.
with trackage rights over the latter
road for the intervening ten miles into
Williamsport.
THE Wil!iamsport and North Branch
practically has been in the market for
a MumHer of years, and is understood
20 have beer repeatedly offered to the
Heading and Lehigh Valley, but its
earning power is small, seemingly un-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-10
Hearing in Injunction Case.

The hearing in the injunction pro-
ceedings of Lacoe and others against
Green, Spruks and others was held yes
terday morning before Judge Gunster.
The plaintiffs ask that the defendants
be restrained from cutting timber on
a fifteen-acre tract in Ransom, which
they claim to own. The defendants also
claim to own the land. Judge Gunster
will probably hand down a decision on
Monday.
There is also trespass suit pending
i'm common pleas, but as the defend
ants still continue to cut the timber
the injunction is asked for. Attorney
$. B. Price appeared for the plaintiffs
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-10
The Track Walkers Work.

"The duties of track walker are of
the most onerous nature and at the
same time of great Importance" said
a railroader today. Take for instance
the long strips of sparsely settled coun-
try through which they run on the
line Of the Pennsy There are no COM
panons to talk to. The walker must
be always on the lookout for things
which might cause accidents. BRIDGES
are examined.
Every rail joint is carefully looked
after and everything of suspicious
nature must be hurriedly reported. The
lives Of thousands of passengers de-
pend upon the faithfulness of these
men and to their credit be it said they
almost invariably perform their duties
to the satisfaction of their employers"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-10
Will Be Westinghouse Brakes.

The Westinghous Air Brake COM
pany has just received a copy of the
imperial decree" Of the Russian gov
ernment regarding the brakes that are
to be used for the railways of Russia.
According to this decree all brakes
required on the Russian railroads for
the next four years shall be bought
from the Westinghouse company and
that no other brake shall at any time
be applied to the rolling stock of Rus
sian railroads until it has had a thor
ough trial for three years The Rus
sian Westinghouse concern, jointly
controlled by the Westinghouse COM
pany of Pttsburg and London. will
make the brakes.-Pittsburg CONNER
cial Gazette.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-10
Committed to Reformntorv.

Giles Burlingame, aged 16 years, who
has made his home with his grand
mother in West Scranton since his
parents died. was arraigned before
Judge Edwards yesterday and COM
mitted to the custody of the sheriff,
who will take him to the Huntington
reformatory.
The boy is incorrigible and has been
very wayward for several years. The
petition for his commitment was made
by his grandparent, who has been un-
able to control him.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-10

case of Mrs. Anna Joveland. who was
committed to the county Jail for sixty
days by Alderman Millar in default of
a fine for keeping a disorderly house,
the prisoner was discharged.
Attorney c. Ballentlne Instituted the
proceedings and the Judge ruled at the
hearing that the alderman had no Juris-
diction in the matter of committing the
woman TO fail,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-10

equal to steadily paying interest on its
mortgage debt of $44,5OO per mile. Al
together the story is an improbable
one, and would have received little no.
tice, even in Wall street, were 1t not
for the theory advanced that 1t had
some connection with Vanderbilt
schemes in Pennsylvania"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-10
Yesterdays Marriage Licenses.
Court House News Notes.

Albert Staniszewski, who is charged
with seduction. entered bail in the sum
of $500. Joseph Janus became his bonds
man.
Daniel Lotus, charged with larceny
and receiving, entered bail before Judge
Edwards yesterday in the sum of 5000.
Nicholas Glenn qualified as his bonds
man.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-10
LIVE NEWS OF THE
INDUSTRIAL WORLD
MONEY FOR THE AID OF THE
STRIKERS RECEIVED.

Delegation That Went to Philadel-
phia to See Secretary Mcclure Has
Returned to the City-Men Wanted
at Port Jervis-What the Stock
holder Says About the Report That
the Lehigh Valley Is to Enter Will
liamsport-New Method Of Treat
ing Railroad Ties.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-10
THEY HAD A VERY
HARD DAYS WORK
concluded from Page 81

Second ward-Flrst district, George w.
Robinson.
Second ward.-Second district--John T.
Wilson, james Hadden, Thomas G.. Mat
thews, Abrigo D'Andra, james Wilson.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-10
Vigilance.

Mistress-Bridget what business has
that policeman in my kitchen every
night?
Bridget-Shure, mum, he's a sarglnt,
and he says he has como In TO see II
any common constable ~ sneakln OF his
hate.-London Graphic.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-10
An Important Decision.

In the habeas corpus proceedings be-
fore Judge Edwards yesterday in the
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-10
A SERnON EOR nEN.

The man who earns his living with his
brains cannot afford to neglect his body.
The body is the furnace and boiler that
furnishes steam to the brain If the fur
mace is permitted to get clogged with clink-
ers, the boiler will make no steam, and the
The Republican journal., 1899-07-27
The Granite Cutters Strike.

How it is Viewed by the New York Times.
The extreme Stiffness of the grarite
cutters strike is the most obvious fact
about it. 1t is the most obvious fact
about the sympathetic strike in general.
The sympathetic strike is a corollary to
the great untruth which was the legacy
of Powderly to an ungrateful world, the
great untruth, namely, that San injury to
one is the concern of all.'' The corollary
practically was that when one man quar-
relied with his bread and butter, on any
ground whatever, it became the duty of
every body engaged in the same line of
business to quarrel with his, Instead of
keeping at work and contributing as much
as was needtul of his wages to the sup
port of his striking brother. That is to
say, as soon as workingman got into
trouble, it was the duty of his fellows to
disable themselves from helping him out.
Evidently this theory was, as Won
Molrke said of the notion of universal
peace. "a dream and not even beautiful
d1eam.' At any rate, the attempt to
apply it to the affairs of this rough world
broke down hopelessly and at once. The
Knights Of Labor disbanded under the
sialn ana lhe oeh1Folent o"otllS MIN
sen WAS ullNeh W Poli'lcs DIS the onlS
1eiuSe from ac'ual Work llidl remained 10
nm IL IS some tlihe slhce we Aau even
hearo OF me slnpathe'lc s'iikt' unlil thls
revival OF II ny the NauohaI tFlalite Gut
tels I mon III seems tlial the ooJect Oh
att"ch = d qudlIyhan III -NeA England
VINO PAYS MS "olklheh less thal llle rates
preIalAng ~ Cncago TOT the same
"ofk, "hlch lhe "oIhilen can OF
course, a1ora TO accept N view OF the
lower cost Oh living IL Ne" EhSiahu
vllIage' ana WIN "hich' as d mat'ef OF
tact IL does not appear that lhey are at
an dIssatlslleo' liieS INSIST mat II inns
heartIess Iuaflylhah does ho1 nave MS
granite cu' IN 'nleago, ne shaiI AT Ieast
not save any money oy having II cut else
MAeie' Ana theE nave induced their
NauohaI Union 70 oluet we Ne" ! OK
granite cutters 70 qnlt work upon JOBS IN
which tins hateful man granite is used
by way OF bringing INN TO better mind.
Among these JOBS, IL seems, is the new
Han OF Records.
Merely to state TINS position is to SHOW
its extreme shines. The New OK
granite cutters are ordered to throw them
selves out OF WORK winch Trey need ana
which they are dong under conditions
The Republican journal., 1899-07-27
Proposals Of Transportation.
OFFICE OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE,

BELFAST, Me, June IT, lS09.
In pursuance with Instructions from the
school committee, bids for transporting pupils
on the various routes of the city called for as
follows:
Route One. From residence of Harvey S. Gun
ningham on upper Waldo avenue via. Vine and
High streets to Center Schools. No. of pupils.
about 80. Distance, l 2 miles.
Route Two. From residence of Elisha Fland
ers COR thereaboutsl, in the socalled Perkins dis
trict, via Northport to Center Schools. No.
of pupils about 26. Distance, 2 | 2 miles
Route Three. From Searsport line, shore road,
via lower bridge to Center schools. No. of pupils
about II. Distance. about miles.
Route Four. From upper part of Emery dis
trict, Socalled, to Pitcher school. No. Of pupils
abont Z. Distance, about l IL miles.
Route Five. From Union school house ON
Swanyille road to Brick school in East Belfast.
No. of pupils, about T. Distance about 2 IL
miles.
Route Six. From upper end of 50 called Hart
son district (about one mile above Grange Hall
on Belmont ave. to city. Distance IL miles
No. of pupils to s.
Vehicles must consist of spring wagon, covered,
seats to be cushioned and floor protected against
draughts by covering Suitable and sufficient
robes to be supplied in winter. All vehicles used
as transports must be subject to inspection of
school department and be kept clean.
The committee reserve the right to reject any
and all bids
All bids, sealed, must be in before IL o'clock
noon, August 10. F. S. BRICK,
Secretary of School Committee.
The Republican journal., 1899-07-27
Glorious News

Comes from DIR. ID. B. Carglle of Washita
I. I. He writes: "Four bottles of Electric
Bitters has cured Mrs. Brewer of scrofula
which had caused her great suffering for
years Terrible sores would break out on
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and her health is excellent" This shows
what thousands have proved that Electric
Bitters is the best blood purifier known. It's
the supreme remedy for eczema letter, salt
rheum, ulcers, boils and running sores 1t
stimulates liver, kidney and bowels, expels
posons, helps digestion, builds up the
strength. Only so cents. Sold by r. Fl.
Moody, Druggist. Guaranteed
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The Republican journal., 1899-07-27
A Readers Lament.

cannot read the old books
| read long years ago;
Elliot, Dickens, Thackeray
Bulwer and Scott and Poe.
Marryats yarns OF sailor life,
And Hugo's tales of crime
cannot read the old books,
Because l haven't time
love the dear Old stories,
My thoughts to them will stray:
But still one must keep posted on
The writers of to-day.
My desk is piled with latest books
Pm striving to dispatch;
But ere I've finished all of them,
There'll be another batch
Hopes new one isn't opened yet,
I've not read James last;
And Howells is 50 prolific now,
And Crawford writes so fast.
Evelyn lines" | must skim,
Ger "Helbeck' I must pore
The Days Work" I'll enjoy, although
I've read the tales before.
And then there is "The Kings Jackal, il"
The Gadt1y,' ~ "Caleb Vest"
"Silence.'' The Forest Lovers" and
| can't name all the rest.
I'll try to keep up with the times,
But O, l hope that |
May read my David Copperfeld"
Once more before | die.
Carolyn Wells in The Bookman.
The Republican journal., 1899-07-27

argument altogether, will be very careful
not to crack an egg as 60"
''What else will you promise?" asked
the yellow cat, calmly.
cit seems to me you expect me to
promise a great deal for a very little"
the old rat murmured, sadly.
Come, be lively"' said the yellow cat.
~ don't want the little white hen to
come back and find you here.''
"Well," said the old rat, 81 will promise
never to come near those eggs again."
"By your whiskers"' said the yellow
cat, sternly.
''By my whiskers"' repeated the old
rat, solemnly.
''Be off, cried the yellow cat And
the old rat ran away as fast as ever his
four legs could carry him.
When the little white hen came back,
she found the yellow cat fast asleep in
her nest, with every egg safe under him.
fChristian Register.
The Republican journal., 1899-07-27
The Country Life.

Mine be the country life, content
With the mild ways that shepherds went,
Who, by stream. cut reeds and blew
The country's praises in the dew.
To drive my silly sheep to feed
On the sweet heritage of the mead
Through all the sunny hours, and then
To fold them in to sleep again.
To know my flocks, to love my lambs,
All the sweet babies and their dams.
And see them leap to hear luy call
From the sweet morn to evenfa H.
Or by some pleasant river side
To watch my kline stand dewey-eyed
Grateful to him who brings to pass
The lilled water and sweet grass
Or, 'twixt the handles of plough
Upon some purple upland brow
10 follow steaming sJeeds and see
Gods beauty written on hill and lea
This is the rustic lot of bliss,
w Inch he of towns shall daily miss
To see Gods rainbow mercy bridge
The high heavens and the mountain ridge.
My shepherd dog upon my knee
His head shall rest for company
In hours OF leisure, and shall keep
My wandering kline and strayiug sheep
Shall taste my drink and share lily bread.
Milk from the kline myself had fed
Oat-Cake and butter goldeu-dyed
AS honey that my bees provide.
To market at the peep of day
My way would wend with corn and hay
But sell no harmless, Joyous liz
To cry against the butchers knife
Be mine to foster life instead,
Bid llfe to leap on hill and mead
The Republican journal., 1899-07-27
Rain Song.
Rain, silver rain,
an tho ,

Rain, silver rain,
Twinkling on the pane.
The earth drinks softly what IL needs,
The gay sky lowers like pail,
The bare twigs string the drops like beads
And still the silver showers fall
Rain, rain, rain,
Silver dropping rain!
Rain, pearly rain,
Gliding down the pane.
The fence rails have crystal edge,
The trimming spouts pour fountains free.
The flowers on the window ledge
Are fresh and bright as they can be.
Rain, rain, rain,
Pearly, gliding rain.
Rain, sparkling rain
Shining on the pane.
A bit of blue in yonder sky,
Swift signs of clearing all about,
Some broken clouds drift quickly by,
And 10! the sun is shining out.
Good-by, rain
Shining, sparkling rain!
Annie Isabel Willis in St. Nicholas.
The Republican journal., 1899-07-27
A Life and Death Fight.

Mr.. W. A. Hines OF Manchester, Ia, writ
ing of his almost miraculous escape from
death, says; Exposure after measles in
duced serious lung trouble, which ended in
Consumption. l had frequent hemor-
rhages and coughed night and day. All
my doctors said l must soon die. Then L
began to use DR. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, which completely cured me.
l would not be without IL even if it cost
So 90 bottle. Hundreds have used it on
my recommendation aud all say it never
fails to cure Threat, Chest and Lung
troubles" Regular size soc and 500. Trial
BOTTLES free at +. Fl. Moody's Drug Store.