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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-11
EXPLOSION OF GAS
In NO. J FURNACE
FORCE FELT ALL OVER CENTRAL
PART OF THE CITY.

Peter Laboda, of Ali Alder Street,
Was Seriously Burned and John
Burkovitz, of 336 Emmett Street,
Slightly-Former Is at the Moses
Taylor Hospital - Furnace Was
Badly Wrecked by the Force of the
Explosion-Explosion in the Same
Furnace on Jan. 13.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-11
EUCHRE PARTY.

Enjoyed by Friends and Members of
st. Johns T. A. B. Society.
A very enjoyable evening was spent
at st. Johns han on Capouse avenue
on Thursday evening when the MEM
bers of st. Johns Total Abstinence
and Benevolent society rendered their
friends a progressive euchre party. The
committee in charge comprised M. Kel-
leher, Thomas Malloy and John Flah-
erty. At the conclusion of the games,
refreshments were served by John
Joyce, caterer.
The first prize, a pretty silk tie, do
mated by Samter Brothers. was won
by Thaddeus Flaherty and John Foley
succeeded in capturing the "booby"
prize, a package of tooth picks.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-11
BENEFIT FOR THE HOME.
Arrangements That Are Being Made
for the Minstrel Entertainment.

given Easter week, for the Home for
the Friendless, is of the minstrel fam
lily, 1t will be entirely away from the
old STYLE of this kind of performance.
1t will contain world of novelties, in
Producing some original jokes and a
great deal Of new music.
One Of the features of the programme
will be a pas de quatre by four of the
leading young men of the town, who
are hard at work now taking large
doses of timber oil before and after
meals, to put them in condition for
their sprightly acrobatic speciality.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-11
ESTIMATES BILL
IS NOW COMPLETE
THE COMMITTEE FINISHED ITS
WORK LAST NIGHT.

Annual Appropriation Ordinance
Finally Drafted and Ready for
Presentation to Select Council
Next Thursday-Demands to the
Extent of $4,000 Were Disal-
lowed-Parks, Police Department
and Deficiencies Suffer the Biggest
Cuts-Tilt Over Asphalt Streets.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-11
DIED.

YORK.-In West Scranton, March 9, 1S99
Thomas, son of Mr.. and Mrs. William
f. York, Of 432 North Eighth street,
aged years. Funeral (private) tomor-
row afternoon at o'clock. Interment
In Washburn street cemetery.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-11

FUNERAL TOMORROW.-Thc funeral
OF the late Mrs. Edilda Slocum will be
hcld tomorrow afternoon from the resi-
dcnCG at . o'cOCk. Interment will be
made at the Washburn street cemetery.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-11

DEFENDANT DlSCHARGED.-Jame
Mclean, charged with assault and bat
terry and threats by Harry McCracken, of
S2i Mulberry street. was given hearing
before Alderman Howe yesterday. The
defendant was discharged for lack of
evidence.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-11

PAY-DAYS.--lhe Delaware, I4acka.
wanna and Western company will finish
paying the trainmCn today. The Della
ware and Hudson company paid the
lrainmcn north of scranton.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-11
Two New Marches and Two Steps

Two New Marches and Two Steps
have just been published by our local
music publishers, Messrs. Finn & Phil
lips They are the Gibson Girl" by
Miss Nellie Beamish, Of this city, and
THE Snow Ball Club" by Mr.. Charles
]. Rockwell late of Cleveland, Ohio,
but now of this city. Mr.. Rockwell
has dedicated his march TO William
Shiffer, the tuber soloist OF Bauer's
band,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-11
CITY NOTES


LENTEN READING. -- The Lenten
reading tonight at the Second Presbyte-
rian church will be in charge of II. w.
Rowloy. The subject will bc The Class
les in TennysOn."
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-11
TAILOR MADE SUITS.

We have in stock great variety
of stylish ready to wear suits made in
the best possible manner perfect in cut
and fit
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-11

LECTURE TUESDAY NIGIIT.-Profes-
sor Clarks lecture at the Bicycle club
Tuesday night is the much talked of event
"f next week. Tickets are in great de-
lnand. 1t Is for the benefit of the Young
Nomens Christian association and de
serves the hearty support OF the public
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-11

smolse The Pocono &c. Cigar. -.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-11
REAL ESTATE

= - e-9 - ~ - - 4
why not hay one Of the fol
lowing Homes
: 500 block Jefferson Avenue,
. 50, 500, lot 4oxI6o. I
: 400 block Jefferson Avenue, (
= SIS, 500. lot ooXIbo. }
! 400 block Madison (1ugh I
: Miller property) cheap, lot !
: 6oxI6o.
= 100 block Prescott Avenue,
: S., 500, only one unsold. I
: Corner Harrison and Pine, 1
: very nice new 10 room house
= at $4.5oo. I
= A nice house, large lot, !
= Lincoln Heights, s., 900.
y For Rent--Houses at Sra so, $500 4
y and S 40 oS per month. 4
: Traders Real Estate Co !
: Traders Bank Building, Z
= TELEPHONE 3742.
= CHAS. SCHLAGER, Manager (
y 4 ~
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-11

WILL The members of
St, Johns Total Abstinence and Rencv-
olcnt society will conduct an entertain
ment at their han on Capouse avenue Fri
day evening, March II, The affair will be
in honor Of its being st. Patricks day,
ana elaborate preparations are being
made
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-11

down this appropriation, arguing that
nothing tends to give a city a black
eye more than ill-kept streets
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-11

WILL DEBAIE.-Jamcs a, Mellon and
i. u. Glover will represent the Twen-
tieth Century club of the Railroad Young
Mems Christian association in a debate
with the club Of the Halstead associa-
ton to be held AT lIallstead, Saturday
evening, March % The question for de-
bate will be- Resolved, That the condi-
ton of the poor is due more to impru-
deuce than to force of circumstances.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-06-13
An Excellent Combination.

The pleasant method and beneficial
effects Of the. well known remedy,
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CALIFORNIA FIe SYRUP Co., illustrate
the value Of obtaining the liquid laxa-
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is the one per3ects Strengthening laxa.
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dispelling colds, headaches and tevers
gently yet promptly and enabling one
to overcome habitual constipation per.
wanently. It's perfect freedom from
every objectionable quality and sub
stance, and its acting on the kidneys,
liver and bowels without weakening
or irritating them, mako 1t the Ideal
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In the process Of manufacturing 6gs
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The Saint Paul globe., 1899-06-13
HISTORY OF THE THIRTEENTH.
Adjt. Gen. Lambert Is at Work ON
the Compilation.

Adjt. Gen. Lambert Is at Work ON
the Compilation.
Adjt. Gen. Lambert has begun the COM
pilation of a full record of the Thirteenth
Minnesota volunteers, which, when COM
pleted, will show every event in which
the regiment was interested, and what
Is. still more valuable, the personal record
of every man, whether wounded and how,
date of Illness and place in which treat
ment was given, time of recovery, every
cablegram to and from st. Paul and Ma
Mia relating to the regiment or any Of
its men, and, in fact. every item of i'm
portance. The work will require many
weeks.
The adjutant general has been surprised
at the manner III which volunteers from
all the regiments have shown a desire
to go to camp. Every man who could go
in a company has done so, and those who
were too late have asked permission to
go along as guests. AS their experience
will be of value, their request will be
granted wherever possible. Instead of
having a surfeit of military life, the eX-
volunteers seem to be the most enthusi-
astic of any.
EX-volunteers are now received into the
national guard under especially favorable
conditions. A new order says that appli-
cants for first enlistment who have serv-
ed in the volunteer or regular army of
the United States and have received an
honorable discharge therefrom, showing
perfect physical record. may be muster
ed into the national guard without fur
ther physical examination, provided the
recruiting officer Is satisfied the health
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-06-13
DIVORCES FOR -FOUR PEOPLE
THREE WOMEN AND ONE MAN
SECURE DEGREES FROM
THE COURT
DesertiOn Was the Ground Alleged
In Each Case-One Venture Ter
minated After a Few Days of the
Honeymoon Had Been Passed.


Three wives and one husband were
ganted divorces from uncongenial spous-
es yesterday in district court by Judge
Bum and Jaggard. In each case the de-
cree was granted on the ground of deser-
ton. Three of the cases fell to the lot
of Judge Bum and one to Judge Jag
gard. but the latter's case was the most
interesting Of the lot, because 1t embodied
the martial woes of a couple that only
tried the matrimonial state for two
weeks
Mabel G. Seward, whose maiden name
was Mabel Redbury, and Jesse J. Seward
were married on Feb. 10. 1897, when tho
bride was eighteen and the groom twen-
ty-five. They lived together only two
weeks. Mrs. Seward told the court that
her husband had charged her with :'f1irt-
ing" right after the ceremony Then he
lost his position, and on Feb. "a left FOR
Montana He has never returned and
entered no appearance at the trial, but
an answer had been filed In which the de-
sertion alleged was denied
= One of Judge Bunn's cases was an echo
of the old times when Hudson, Wis,
was a. Gretna Green. Arletta n. Sander
son and Syver -Sanderson were married
Inere on NOV z, 1854, and mad one child.
The plaintiff told the court that her hus-
band deserted her without apparent rea-
son or Dec, Is, 1897, -s,..~r
Fred C. Smith and Edith Smith were
married on Oct %, 1897, when Fred was
twenty-one and his bride six years older
The couple lived together until Jan. 20.
1893, when the plaintiff alleged that his
wife had left his home and refused to
return
Rosa Smoley told the court that her
husband, Raimond Smoley, to whom she
was married on May 1S, 1898. had deserted
her in October, 1896. Incidentally she told
a tale of cruel treatment and non-sup-
port that moved the court to order f1nd-
ings In her favor.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-06-13
EDWARD HICKEY'S WILL
LIS Admitted to Probate by Judge
Baxil1e-SinguIar Document

haztl1e-SinEular Document
Probate Judge Bazille yesterday ad-
mltted to probate the singular will left
by Edward Hickey, who died last April
at his home on Cedar street. There was
no objection made. but the court re-
quired the taking of testimony in regard
TO the circumstances under which the
will was made
The testator was batchelor over 70
years old, and boarded at the same house
with Thomas Keegan, of the Plymouth
clothing company, and Joseph s. Her
togs. an employe of the Golden Rule
About two weeks before the death of Mr..
Hickey he called Hertogs and Keegan
into his room and dictated a will that
was written on a sheet of note paper.
with lead pencil. In it, after enumerat-
ing his possessions, consisting of about
$4,000 in cash and 100 acres of land In
Douglas county, Hickey left $500 each to
his nephews, Patrick Hickey and Henry
Hickey, and the remainder of his estate
to brother, Thomas Hickey, of the
County Galway, Ireland. Patrick Casey
and Patrick Butler were named as ex-
ecutors. Mr. Hickey made cross on the
paper in the presence of the two wit
nesses, but there was nothing else to de-
note the personality of the signer
Nothing was known of the will after
the death of Mr.. Hickey, and a special
administrator was appointed. Then the
executors under the strange document
presented it for probate.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-06-13
ST. PAUL STREETS.
Assembly Committee Discusses Paw
Ing and billboard Nuisance.

The assembly committee on streets took
up the final order passed by the board of
public works for the paving with brick
of Nelson avenue from Summit TO West
ern avenues.
A delegation of property owners was
present to urge that the comittee report
adversely on the order, and if the avenue
was To be paved, order it with asphalt.
+. G.. Ingersoll and Edward Feldhauser
said 90 per cent of the property owners
were opposed to brick and favored as
phalt
There was a discussion as to the cost
of the two pavements, and it was
brought out that asphalt would cost the
property owners $40 per front foot, and
brick $50 The matter was laid over to
allow the owners TO submit petitions as
to what kind of pavement was dessired.
The report Of Building Inspector Haas,
as to the number of bill boards, was read,
and the matter finally referred to the
corporation attorney to draft a new ordi-
nance on the subject.
City Attorney Griggs informed the
committee that November %, 1858, the le-
gal department gave the building inspec-
tor an opinion to the effect that a permit
should be issued for each board, and un-
der the ordinance a bond of 5000 was to
be dIed for each board erected. There
was no reason, MI NzIlSSS Sdiu, WHY, Il
the present ordinance was enforced, the
bill board nuisance should not be done
away with.
c. w. Herr called attention to the
nuisance and danger to the public by the
bill board or fence around the new CAPT
tol building.
The ordinance granting the North
western Telephone company the right to
use certain streets for poles for term
of twenty years was recommended for
indefinite postponement. The ordinance
passed the board Of aldermen under sus-
pension of the rules.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-06-13

or absence on the part OF the teachers to
the superintendent for Investigation and
the superintendent was empowered to ap-
point visiting days for the teachers, pro-
viding that closing the rooms Is not
necessary.
Secretary J. p IIealy submitted q re-
port on the school maintenance fund for
the present school year, from September
l. 1893 to June 7. 1899. The report showed
the following balances remaining: teach
ers' salary account. SAL, ,724.92; engineers
and janitors. $9.403.13; fuel account, $5,-
po3.z5; supply account, SLIGHT; real es-
tate and repairs. IL cents; maintenance
account, $50, ,796 90
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-06-13
FALSE IMPRISONMENT
Charged by o. N. Heath in His Suit
for $1,000.

The case of o. N. Heath vs. Amund
Jorgenson, an action to recover 81 900 for
alleged false Imprisonment, was on trial
yesterday before Judge Brill and a jury,
in the district court. and was adjourned
over until today. The plaintiff lives on
Acker street, and alleges that on May q
he was arrested by the defendant who is
a police officer of the Margaret street
detail, and locked up at the station on
charge of dumping ashes on a neigh
boring lot. Mr.. Hunt says the arrest
was prompted by malice. and that he was
detained for twenty-four hours before be-
ing released. Furthermore, he was sub
jected to the indignity of being forced
to ride In the patrol wagon.
Amundson claims that Heath was ar
rested for violating the ordinance relat-
ing to dumping garbage, and that at the
station he was only detained five minutes
because he deposited S. bail. In the po-
lice court, the next morning, according
to the defendant, Heath pleaded guilty
and was discharged with a reprimand.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-06-13
SAYS HE WAS ROBBED.
Montana Man Causes the Arrest OF u
Hackdriyer.

HackdPlVer.
While taking in the sights Of a great
city early Sunday morning, w. B. Lun-
dy, of Montana, claims to have been held
up in the vicinity of Irvine park by two
men, and robbed of gold watch valued
at 500 and a cheap imitation diamond
stud Harry Dubord a hackdriver, Hv-
ing at IS Water street, West st. Paul, is
under arrest, charged with being one OF
the alleged robbers. The watch was
found in Dubord's possession.
According to Lundy's story he met Du-
bord and another man near the Ryan no.
tel about 2 o'clock Sunday morning. He
saws Dubord asked him to take a ride
and that with the other man, he got
into the hack When near Irvine park,
Lundy claims, the man in the hack tried
to take ring from his finger. He. called
for assistance, he says, when he claims
Rubord jumped down from the box and,
took a hand In the proceedings. AS ne
alighted from the hack Lundy claims
Dubord grabbed his watch. while the
other man took his stud. He reported
the alleged hold-up to the police, who ar
rested Dubord from description.
Dubord claims to have taken Lundy
watch because, he says, the Montana
man refused to pay for the hack ride.
The county attorney yesterday issued
complaint charging Dubord with grand
larceny in the first degree.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-06-13
WOMAN ON TRIAL.
Nellie ST Lawrence Now Faces the
Charge of Larceny.

Nellie st Lawrence NOW races the
Charge of Larceny.
The trial Of Nellie st. Lawrence, on an
indictment charging her with the larceny
of $50 belonging to Joe Coke, was COM
menced yesterday in the district court
before Judge Lewis, and the day was
spent in an unsuccessful attempt to Sc
cure a jury. Eleven men only had been
found who were acceptable as jurymen
to County Attorney Bigelow and Attor-
ney F. L. McGhee when court adjourned,
and Judge Lewis ordered a special venire
of fifteen names drawn for the morning
to complete the panel
Miss st. Lawrence, who is a mulattO IS
accused of having enticed the complain
ing witness into her apartments and
there having despoiled him of $50. Coke
discovered his loss and returned with a
policeman in time to find Tim Kaily
decamping with the money Kaily was
indicted for receiving stolen property and
the woman for the larceny Kaily was
tried first and acquitted on the ground
that he committed the larceny, and then
rearrested and acquitted Of the larceny.
on the ground that he had received stolen
property. Two of the members OF the
former jury are among the eleven Jurors
drawn yesterday.
Kaily was present in court to lend
moral encouragement to the defendant,
and apparently enjoyed the proceedings
hugely
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-06-13
TRADE TOOK PLACE SUNDAY,
Which Resulted In the Case Being
Thrown Out of Court.

Because the contract was made on
Sunday John Schmidt was compelled TO
be content with the worst of a bad bar
gain in horse deal, according to de-
cision made yesterday by Justice Mills,
in the case of John Schmidt VS.. Milton
E. Barringer. The plaintiff. it appeared,
had horse that he wanted to trade off,
and one Sunday morning he took the
steed around to the defendant. a horse
dealer, who readily effected an exchange.
Schmidt's new horse, however, on the
way home, laid down quietly and died of
old age and other things, so the plaintiff
claims. Schmidt was only allowed to
proceed as far as to state that the trade
was made on Sunday when the court
threw the matter out of court, on the
ground that contracts made on Sunday
are not recognizable in a court of law.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-06-13
JOHN RESCHE RELEASED.
Mrs. Seiber's Husband Appears,
Which Changes the Situation.

The unexpected appearance of a de-
parted husband was responsible for the
release of John Resche from the county
Jail yesterday, where he was held on a
charge preferred by Mrs. Caroline Sieber.
that he was the father of the youngest of
her six children.
Mrs. Sieber appeared before Judge
Lewis in the district court, and explained
that her husband had left her five years
ago and nothing had been heard from
him until last week, when he was seen
and recognized on the street by one of
the. children. This placed a different
phase on the question, according to the
Views of the complaining witness, and
she asked that Resche be discharged.
He had stated. anyhow. that he would
ossify in jail before he would marry her.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-06-13
JUST FOR THE CHANGE.
Why n Thief Entered a saloon Via
the Cellar.

The first customer that dropped into
Sullivan & FeiSeS cafe early yesterday
morning got a copious draught of old
rye free of cost. 1t wasn't the barten-
ders birthday, however, nor had the
number of gold fish In the aquarium bar
doubled during the night. There was
really no reason for the bartender set
tin up" except that the customer threw
down quarter of a dollar and the bar
keep had no change, consequently the
patron drank gratis. A burglar had WIS.,
tied the cafe during the night and car
ried off the $25 usually left in the cash
register for change for the early morn
Ing trade.
The burglar doubtless visited the cafe
prepared to force an entrance, If neces-
sary, but he found the cellar door to the
basement, opening on Robert street, un-
locked, and secured an entrance In this
way. Sliding down the chute used for
letting beer kegs into the cellar lie
found himself master Of the situation.
Proceeding up stairs he found little Diff
ficulty in opening the cash register and
helped himself to the contents. Bethink-
ing himself of the pleasure Of fra
grant Havana the burglar appropriated
a bundle of smokers and left by way OF
the cellar door, which was found open
when tie bartender arrived shortly after
6 O'Clock.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-06-13
A FamiIy Magazine,

The June number of the Mail Order
Monthly published at St. Paul by ]. l..
Lowering has just been issued. 1t is a
sixteen page paper with an artistic cover
design and filed with interesting reading
for every member of the family. AS its
name indicates it Is intended to form a
means of communication between the
mail order departments Of large stores in
the cities and the thousands Of people
throughout the Northwest who buy the
necessities of life through the mails.
The leading story is by Rudyard Kip
ling, entitled beyond the Pale,' and IN
addition to other stories are the various
departments which go to make dis
tinctiye homo magazine.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-06-13
BRAUTIGAN BOUND OVER.
One of the Men Charged With As
saulting officer Hughes.

SauII1nB Omccr hughes.
The trial of Notify Lentsch and Edward
Brautigan, for an alleged assault with
dangerous weapons upon Bicycle Patrol
man Hughes, of the central detail, was
concluded In the police court yesterday
Brautigan was held to the grand jury in
$500 bail, while Lentsch was discharged.
Officer Hughes was assaulted at Sew
enth and Randolph streets, a week ago.
by several companions of two men whom
he had under arrest. His prisoners were
taken from him and the policeman re-
-ceived several serious scalp wounds in
the fight. Brautigan and Lentsch were
subsequently arrested. 1t was not shown
at the hearing that Lentsch had been
guilty of anything more serious than of
resisting an officer. Brautigan, it is al
legged, is the man who struck officer
Hughes on the head with a rock. The
policeman is still laid up as the result
of his injuries.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-06-13
Field, Schlick s. Go.

on buildings. s156SOO; insurance on con-
tents, $335. $50; insurance involved, $491, $50;
loss on buildings, s6.5S4S7; loss on con-
tents, Sc, 1888 As; total loss, $12.97S.32; insur-
ance over loss, $47S,971
Secretary Owens report showed bal
ance on hand Of $98, ,695 80.
Chief Cook will leave this morning for
the annual meeting of the State Fire
mems convention, which will convene at
Austin, Mimi, for three days.