The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-31

the accident occurred last January
The plaintiffs allege that his death was
due TO exposure and that the bedy was
taken to his home in Sugar Notch on
stretcher in violation OF the law,
which provides for the use of an ambu-
lance.
The strike at the Bliss mine near
Nanticoke has been settled and the men
returned to work yesterday. The
breaker boys caused the trouble by
striking and asking for an advance.
The mines shut down and the company
officials said il would be closed for the
balance of the year unless the boys re-
turned to work.
Mrs. c. NJ Cyphers died yesterday
morning at the home of her sister, Mrs.
Jesse Weaver. i'm Pittston, where she
had been visiting. She was the wife
Of Captain Cyphers, formerly of Pitts
ton, who now holds a position in the
government printing office in Wash
| ington. Deceased was Sc years of age.
Funeral Friday
Stephen Mensinger, of Beaver Valley,
near Bloomsbury who was acquitted
| two years ago of the murder of his
| father, and who was later arrested
| charged with the theft of a bicycle, es-
| capped from tal, was recaptured and
again escaped. was recaptured the Sec
ord time Monday night near his old
home by Sheriff Black of Columbia
| county.
James Mcbride, of Plymouth, aged
| Sc years, was killed at 0 o'clock Tues
| day evening within hundred yards of
| his home, by an excursion train re-
| toi L., rly I'm
how the accident occurred. no one
seems to know. The body was cut in
two and otherwise mangled. Deceased
is survived by his wife and four chill
dren, Cornelius Hugh, Charles. Bridget
and Mary Mcbride, of New York.
Three step-sons, James. John and Ed
ward Kennedy. also survive him.
! William Cettin Of ITazlaton. en-.
ployed as a laborer at No s slope, Halle
mines. met with 4 serious accident
| Tuesday morning in which he was
! probably fatally injured. The patcher
| on the plane leading to the mouth of
the slope, in trying to sprag an empty
| car, which was coming down the in
| cline at good speed, failed to get his
/ sprag into the wheel, and to save the
| car from going down the slope Mr..
| Getting ran 20 turn the safety block.
Abont this time the car jumped the
! tracks and struck Mr.. Gettin, crush
ing him through shanty. after which
| he fell a distance of seventeen fest.
A, Wilkes Barre senate of the
Knights of the Ancient lGssenic orc %
was instituted Tuesday evening 10y
| General II. T. Rockey, with a mem
bership of seventy-five. The following
| officers We're elected and installed
Junior past excellent senator, David
! MCCOllum; eX-eXcellent senator, Geo.
| F. HENRY senior seneshal, Harold n.
| Rust; junior seneshal Thomas A.
| Wright; saserdos, Howard F. Arm
| strong: recording secretary. A. -.
| Lanning; treasurer, Woodward Lea
Venworth sergeant. DR.. Frank Mckee:
| deputy sergeant, S. NJ. Wolfe: trus-
tees. j. w Reader, A. D. Hay and
Henry French; appointed officers,
senior vigilant, c. +. Keck; junior Wig
liant. b. G.. Hahn; warder. II. s.
Smith; financial secretary, A. w. Jack
son; counselors. c. s. Lands, Jacob
S. Pettebons, John Cunningham, r. r.
Van Horn, John Mainwarng f. F.
| Cooke, William A. King, l.. F. Boyer,
G. T. Griffin, A. D. Jones, E. o. Kem-
merer, L. p. Kniffen.