The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-31


MEET TUNIGIIT.-Thc keystone Re
publican club will hold an important
meeting at Howard place hall tonight
TEN DAYS SERVICES. .--Rev. John
Robertson, of Glasgow, scotland. a no.cd
pulpit orator, will comm nee a ten days
evangelistic services at the Penn Ave-
nue. Baptist church Sunday, Feb. ~.
FINCH COMPANY STOCKHOLDERS
The meeting Of the Finch ManufaCtur-
ing CCmr any that was to have heen held
yesterday was postponed owing "a the
illness Of Mr.. Finch president of the COM
pany
POLICE WERE ON.-Antunio Birch
~. while rifiing the pockets of a man
helples,ly drunk in Railroad alley ycster-
day morning, was detected by the police.
Bircher and his victim were both arrest
ed. They will be arraigned in police
court his morning.
WEEKS MORTALITY RECORD
Last weeks mortality record at the board
OF health office shows thirty-thrce deaths
from all causes. -Four deaths were caused
by diphtheria. There were sixteen new
cases of contagious diseases reported. OF
these thirteen were diphtheria cases.
BOWLING CHALLENGE The first
bowling team of the Scranton Bicycle
club challenges the Excelsior clubs team
to "A series of six games, the first three
to be played on the bicycle clubs alleys
and the last three on the Excelsior Ciubs
alleys. the total score to decide the
ma tch. Il. q. Worden, captain.
PURSE FO1'ND.-The purse which
Mrs. George Wuench. of Green Ridge.
reported to the police as having been lost
by her at the corner Of Franklin and
Lackawanna avenues. was found. John
r. Jones. of ~ A"Chbald street. picked up
The purse and upon it's proper idCntifca-
tiOn returned il to the owner and was
literally rewarded.
BLACK GRlFFO iIERE.--Black Crit
fO, who has been matched to meet Hugh
MCWnters before the American Sport
ing club at Music hall on Thursday even
ing. reached the city at s o'clock last
evening He is fine lokinE athlete and
appears 10 he every inch the competent
boxer that his reputation would con-
vince one that hc is.
BODY IDENTIFIED .- The body of The
mine labCrer whose back WAS broken ana
who died i'm an ambulance while en- route
from the Lackaw&rna Coal cOmpany's
mi5e in Blakely to the LaCkawanna hos
pital. was identified Yesterday after
noon as that Of Peter Poliski. Of Price
burg, Undertake" Sweeney. of Diyphant
was permitted to take the remains.
SELECTION FOR DISTRICT CHIEF.
Michael T.. Certify, at a meeting Of
Eagle Hose company Sunday afternoon
was selected as the cOmpany'S choice for
assistant chief or the fire department. to
succeed James j. O'Mallcy, deceased. At
the session Michael Doyle was elected
recording secretary; Lawrence Hewitt.
financial secretary: and John Sheridan
IplppaIc IN b.. ,f liz,
men, which organization is arranging
for the annual state convention Of fire.
men.
hip FRACTURED.-Wilia Nebcrl-
in%, the ianitor at the Scranton Gas and
Water company building. fell yesterday
morning and fractured his left hip. Ile
waS in the ward Of the residence of
George b. Hand at the time. Two boys
who had found a horse blanket Oh the
avenue in front Of the residence called
NebCrlingS attention. While walking
towards the lads ne fell He was re-
moved to his home ON Phelps street ana
given medical attention.
ONCE TOO OFTEN.-Two tramps who
had never heard the old story of the
pitcher and the we'll applied for lodging
at the Center street police station last
night They had been there under like
circumstances on two previous occasions.
Twice is the limit according to police
rule. The pair of hoboos were admitted
but Sergeant Jones showed them to a
hard berth in the cold cellar dungeon in-
stead of to the tramps parlor on the see
ond floor After five hours had elapsed
they We're released.
RESOLUTION OF SYMPATHY. AT
the Baptist Ministers conference which
met yesterday morning the following res
olution was unanimously and heartily
adopted: "ln view of the sad and sud-
den calamity which has lefallen the
First Baptist church of this city IN the
destruction by fire of their house of wor-
ship resolved, that we express to Pastor
$. f. Matthews and the entire member
ship our sincere sympathy and pledge
them our help in whatever way we may
be able to render it,"
DEBATE TONIGHT.-There will be a
debate of more than usual interest to-
night al the Railroad Department Young
Mems Christian association at s o'clock,
The topic to be debated is shall the
United states Retain the PHILIPPINES"