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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-21
GREEN RIDGE.

Mrs. W. II. Osenbach. of Capouse
avenue. is visiting friends in White
Haven.
Mr. and Mrs. William Brace are en-
jOying a few days at the Wyoming
camp ground.
Miss Grace Jenkins, of Capouse ave-
nue.. is visiting relatives in Moosic.
Bertha White. OF Monsey avenue, is
visiting friends in Factoryville.
The Misses Minnie Peck and Pauline
Shook have returned from a weeks
stay at Harveys lake.
Mr.. Charles Nicholson and family, of
Monsey avenue. spent yesterday at
Salem
Manners pharmacy is the only place
in Green Ridge where plain cream
soda is sold. Try it. I"
Harry Brown, Of New York street,
spent Sunday at Maplewood.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. f. Afflick, of Penn
avenue, are spending a few days in
Wilkes Barre, Mr.. Afflick is delegate
to the Sons of America convention in
the interest of Camp PAP.
William Found. of Green Ridge
street, spent Sunday at Prompton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred. Selg, Of Monscy
avenue, have returned from a visit TO
HOuesdale.
Miss Alice Matter, Of Harrisburg. is
the guest of Mrs. w. a. Cox, OF Capouse
avenue.
MI and Mrs. +. p. Smith, Of Monsey
avenue, are expected home today from
| Europe.
Take your prescriptions to Manners
| pharmacy to he filled. We consider
| our ability and goods above par. W
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DreYfus Trial.

Paris. Aug. 2o,--The Liberte says that
the Drovfus trial viii not f,nlsh bofore
the middle of September.
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Rate War Probable.

\ dispatch from Chicago announces
that the Erie railroad has announced
a rate of $lS45 for the round trip be-
tween Chicago and New York. There
is at present no round trip between the
two cities, the standard one way rate
being 500. A. the same time cores
ponding rates will be made from all
intermediate points to New York, A
rate of $153j for the round trip be-
tween Cincinnati and New York will
be made, the one way rate being SIS.
Between Cleveland and New York a
round trip rate of $14 will be made,
against one way rate of $40.
The Erie has placed these rates In
effect for the first four days Of Sep
tomber5 the return coupons being good
at any time during that month These
rates are made to meet the rates fixed
between Chicago and Philadelphia for
the annual encampment of the G. A.
l.. 1t is the general opinion that the
action of the Erie will stir up the live
liest kind of fight on rates between
Chicago and New York
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-21

Work will be- resumed at the White
Oak mines this morning. This will be
about ten days earlier than 1t was eX-
peCted the mines would be in opera
tion, because it had been announced
heretofore that work would not begin
before September /.
All the mines of the company will
be in operation on Monday except the
slope and the Klondike mines. The
slope will, however, soon be working
as il was befre the breaker was burned.
4 sheave wheel for hosting the coal
from the mine must yet be fixed In
position and when it is work will be
started.
The mules have been taken from
Carbondale to the company barn here
rhey were brought here on Tuesday.
1t is announced positively that the
pockets and the building for the pre-
paration of small sizes of coal, now be-
ing built on the site of burned White
oak breaker are to be used only tenn
porarily. A new breaker will be built
near the Sharpless land in the lower
end of the borough. Work may not be
| begun until next spring. When the
| breaker is completed ii will probably
| be one Of the finest in the valley The
| company has so much coal here that
| it can afford to put up first-clsss
| breaker and II is likely to do so.-Arch-
| bald Citizen.
There was another conference Sat
| urday between the engineers of the
| Lackawanna road and Superintendent
| Russell at which substantial progress
was made in the consideration of the
| matters at issue.
The conference will be resumed this
| morning.
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Mrs. d. NJ. Collins, on Butler street,
Thursday evening. Several new and
interesting features viii be introduced
by way of amusement to furnish good
time for all.
The committee in charge of making
arrangements for the picnic to be con-
Quoted at Nay Aug falls, under the aus
pices of the Sunday school children con-
nected with the Presbyterian church,
has fixed Saturday. September is, as
the day. subcommittee are being APP
pointed to make other features and
have the programme an interesting
one.
Letters remaining unclaimed at the
postofflce during the period ending
August 49, 1899 Persons calling for
these letters will please say advertised
in Mondays edition of Scranton Tri-
bune: Mrs. S. Bird, Mill street; Mrs.
James Dobson, John Higgins Mrs. Joe
Kizer, Charles B. Peterman, Mrs. Fred.
Salsbery. 227 Mill street; Miss 1bey
Thompson. Miss Kate Walker G), A.
| Zurfllch, North Park; Pietro Bulto,
| Giraddo Russomando Il Alfanso,
| Michael Bitacolo and John Mico.
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MINooKA.

The Minooka representative team
was defeated by the Pittston Brothers
yesterday in well-played game. Tho
{, aturc % tn" - A" Infys Splen-
did work in the box for the home team
and the gilt-edged fielding of the visit
ors, who won out in the last inning by
the score of to 4.
Miss May Walsh of Pittston, is visit
ing her cousin, Miss Winifred Higgins.
Miss Sarah Sullivan, of Philadelphia
formerly a resident OF this place, is
visiting friends here,
The annual excursion of the st. Jo-
seph's Total Abstinence and Benevolent
society will be run to Mountain Park
tomorrow and promises to be the
largest of the season. Tickets can be
procured from members or at the depot
At a meeting of Division No. 9, An
cient order of Hibernians, yesterday
M. II. McDonough was elected treas.
urer 10 fill out the unexpired term OF
his father.
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DUNMORE DOINGS
A Fire Which Had Every Appear
ance of Being of Incendiary Or
igin, Quickly Extinguished.

Firebugs made an unsuccessful at
tempt to destroy a barn on Tripp ave
nue. early yesterday morning, but We're
foiled in their work by the quick ar
rival Of the fire department, who did
effective work and had the blaze under
control in ten minutes and quenched
in twenty minutes. The barn is situ-
ated in the rear of the lot of Mr. and
Mrs. Jones Pinnell, of West Drinker
street, and formerly was part of the
Barton livery stables, and lately occu-
pied by Anthony McDonough. A short
time ago. however, the most of the
stables were torn down, this part being
left standing.
The fire was discovered by Mrs.
Woodward, of Tripp avenue, whose
yard adjoins the one the barn is situ-
ated on. She was aroused from her
slumbers about AS o'clock by a crack
ling noise and was listening for the
cause when clouds of smoke filled the
air and made breathing difficult. An
alarm was quickly sounded from Box
81, at the corner of Blakely and Drinker
streets, and before the gong had re-
peated the alarm the third time Per-
manent man George Seese of the Nep-
tune Chemical company. had his team
at the scene of the fire, followed few
seconds later by Permanent man John
Van Horn, of the Independents. Thf
chemical was brought into use and
given a good test as to it's usefulness
Twenty-Five gallons of chemical com
pound was used TO place the fire under
control. No water was used, as 1t was
seen that Ii was not Tpouirpd
There is no clue to the guilty party
/ Shavings and bags We're the articles
used in starting the blaze in a corner
| of the barn, near several other sheds
in the yard.
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The employees of the Babylon colliery
have gone on strike again and say
that they will positively not return un-
til their latest demand is acceded o.
This is, that the company remove
Mine Foreman Mccarthy, who, they
claim, has broken the agreement since
they returned to work on Tuesday last.
The contention is made that Mccarthy
objected to the removal of extra top
ping from a car by one of the men ap-
pointed to see that none of the cars
contained more than six inches Of top
coal. 1t is also alleged that Mccarthy
struck the men.
The men now demand that Mccarthy
he removed and that foreman be Sc
leCted from one of their number.
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pERSnNAI. NOTES

Frank McKane, of Butler street, who
has been enjoying his vacation of two
weeks duration at Sterling, Wayne
county, returned home Saturday even
ing.
Misses Margaret Reirdon, of Elm
street; Marie Webber, of Harper street,
and Ella Black, of Center street, re-
turned home Saturday evening from a
two weeks visit at Lake Ariel.
Mr.. David Jones and daughter Bes-
sic, of. Jermyn, spent Sunday at the
home of Burgess Powell, on North
Blakely street.
Fred. Cross, of Butler street, has re-
turned from the wilds of Wayne coun-
ty, where he has been spending a few
weeks for the benefit of his health
which is greatly improved.
Mr.. James Ellis, of Church street
has returned home from Lancaster
where he attended a convention in ses.
sion at that place.
Miss Julia Fletcher, of Hoboken, n
j., is the guest of Miss Christiana
Fletcher, of Harper street.
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White Oak to Resume Today.

wanna company, saying that no defin-
itc plans have been agreed upon.
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SHORT NEWS ITEMS.
The Ladies' Aid society connected
with the Methodist Episcopal church
will conduct a social at the home OF
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-21

At a meeting of the Republican coun-
ty committee held Saturday afternoon
1t was decided to hold the county pri-
maries on Sept. 30. AS this will be the
first time the Crawford county plan
Of conducting primaries has been tried
in this county, the result will be watch
ed with no little interest. The return
judges will meet on Sept. 26 to GER
tify the candidates chosen on Sept. %.
Saturdays meeting was presided over
by Hon. l.. n. Willard, chairman of
the Republican county committee and
Secretary j. r. Watkins recorded the
proceedings of the meeting. An esti-
mate was made to show that it will
require about $1,500 to conduct the
primaries, which sum will have to be
paid by the candidates for nominal
tion The more numerous the candi-
dates, the less the expense per man.
Only county auditors and county COM
missioners are to be elected this fall
Up to date the following candidates
have been chosen:
For Commissioner-Giles Roberts. Of
Scranton; William j. Thomas Scranton
William Franz, Scranton; Samuel W.
Roberts, Scranton; John Penman, Oily
phant; William Evans, Scranton; Bert e..
Green, Scranton; John Courier Morris,
Scranton; w S. Palmer, Glenburn.
For Audtor--Fred l.. Ward, Scranton
Asa F.. kiefer, Scranton; Thomas r.
Hughes, Scranton; william +. Johns,
Scranton; w. d. Spencer. Waverly; James
II. Hopkins, Scranton; Eben r. Davis,
Scranton.
The following official announcement
concerning the primaries has been is
sued by Chairman Willard:
Republican County Convention.
In pursuance Of "A resolution of the Re-
publican county committee passed at a
regular meeting held on Saturday, Aug.
10, 1892 the county convention Will be
held on Tuesday, September &c, at p.
M, in the court house, Scranton, for the
purpose of computing returns and trans
acting such other business as shall be
| brought before it,
Vigilance committees will hold pri-
mary elections on Saturday, September
23 1899, between the hours of and : p. m
| Each election district shull elect at sand
! primary election three qualified persons
| to serve as vigilance committee for the
next ensuing calendar year. whose names
shall be certified to on the returns to the
| county convention.
Candidates who have thus far regis
! tered their names with the secretary and
those who are desirous of registering vii
| observe the requirements of rule I. which
| reads as follows: Each candidate shall
| pay his assessment to the county chair
man at least twenty days before the prl
mary election, or his name will not bt
printed on the official ballot" Satur.
day September ., Is the last day for reg
istering and paying the assessment.
f. n. Willard Chairman.
| ]. f. Watkins, Secretary.
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LIVE NEWS OF THE
INDUSTRIAL WORLD
FEW CHANGES TO BE MADE IN
THE FUTURE.

Superintendent De Puy of the Morris
e. Essex Division of the Lacka-
wanna Road Talks About the Pol
icy of the Company-His Remarks
Are Endorsed by President Trues-
dale-White Oak Mine at Archibald
About to Resume operations-Con-
ference will Be Resumed Today.
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PRIMARIES ON
SEPTEMBER 3
RETURN JUDGES WILL MEET
THREE DAYS LATER.

Meeting of the Republican County
Committee Held Saturday After
noon--It Was Decided That About
$1,000 will Be Necessary to De-
fray the Expenses of the Cam
paign-Names of the Candidates
Who Have Registered-Announcc
ment with Reference to Primar es.
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The Plague in PortuPnl.

Madrid, Aug. 2O.-Advices received here
today show that two new cases of the
plague have occurred at Oporto and two
cases have also appeared at Brccllos
Portugal, u town nine miles west OF
Braga.
The Jersey City news., 1899-08-07
BIDS FOR BOSTON'S STOCK
CIothier Bernstein Makes the
Highest Offer--Fight
Over the Notes.

Counselor Otto Grouse, receiver of the
Boston Clothing Store, received bids this
afternoon for the stock and fixtures of
the insolvent corporation, according to
the resolution passed by the creditors at
their meeting recently.
The bids averaged from $1,700 to $685.
and the highest bidder was ]. E. Bern
stein, the Newark avenue clothier. The
bidder below Mr.. Bernstein was New
York concern and their figure was SS,075.
The creditors decided that If Mr.. Bern
STEMS bid was not exceeded at three
O'Clock this afternoon, then his bid should
be accepted. IN that case Mr.. Grouse
will submit the facts to Vice Chancellor
Emery, who, in the absence Of any higher
bid, will approve of Mr.. Bernsteins offer.
The heaviest creditor of the corporation
is Mrs. w. T. Sullivan, who holds notes
for money advanced amounting to more
than $25, 900. The validity of these notes
is questioned by some of the creditors and
over that point there will be a stiff fight.
Mr. Grouse will take care of that phase
of the Insolvency later on. He is at pres
ent concerned in disposing of the stock
and fixtures TO the best advantage.
The Jersey City news., 1899-08-07
POLICE CAN BE ABUSED
Justice Potts Says They Are Paid
For lit.

"a police officer must not arrest a man
because he has been abused by the man."
was the ruling of Justice Potts in the
First Criminal Court today. "a person
has just as much right to abuse a police
officer as he has a private citizen. The
only trouble is that policemen do not un-
derstand the law Justice Potts added
that a policeman is just as much subject
to abuse as is a street car conductor.
The ruling arose out of the arrest of
Lewis Alfellow of Monmouth and Second
streets. Policeman Dougherty ar
rested Alfellow because he was abused"
Policeman Dougherty was aecosted by
Alfelow, on July 81 who told Dougherty
that a crowd of men had annoyed him.
Dougherty went over to the crowd, said
Alfellow, and said
'sWhy don't you fellows let these shen-
nies alone"
Alfellow, who is a Hebrew, took offense
at the remark and abused Dougherty, who
arrested him.
tThat's right remarked Justice Potts,
''just abuse a police officer and you Will
be arrested right away. The police are
mistaken in this. The police are paid to
be abused and they should take it,
Aifellow was found Not guilty." and
was discharged from custody
The Jersey City news., 1899-08-07
HOBOKEN'S CELEBRATION
Dewey's Home Coming VIII
Be Honored BY Exten-
sive Decorations.

HobolSen intends doing ner share
towards making the home coming of Adj
miral George Dewey a memorable one.
The mile of river front which the town
claims as its property will present an al
tractive appearance if the programme 2
contemplation is carried out. The steam
ship piers viii be deeked in festal array
Flags and bunting will be used for the
day decoration and colored lanterns FOR
the night display.
The big liners in port will fly their nu-
merous flags and extra stipends of grog
and tobacco win be allowed their crews.
The boats of the Hoboken Ferry Com
pany will likewise be gaily decorated and
every craft along the shore front wilt put
ON holiday attire.
Dewey will probably have SO much TO
look at that he will not have time to re-
gard Hoboken's efforts to please him. The
people there think differently, however.
A town that Kipling has thought of suf-
ficient Importance to mention in his
Days Work. ? is too celebrated a place
for the esteemed Admiral to slight they
COW
The Jersey City news., 1899-08-07
MYSTERY or 4 YACHT.
Unoccupied Boat, With Mans
Coat and Shoes, Found in
the NarroWs.

An unoacupied yacht WAS yesterday
found floating ainlessly about i'll tho
Narrows In it was a mans coat, pair
of shoes and lunch basket containing
sandwiches, etc From letters and other
papers found in one of the pockets of the
coat it was believed that the owner was
Alfred S. Franklin, of No. 95 Palisade
avenue, West Hoboken- One of the let
tiers was from Governor Voorhees, The
aimlessly floating and unoccupied yacht
was a mystery 1t was feared that the
occupant or occupants were drowned or
that some other tragedy hao occurred.
Investigation was begun. Alfred s.
Franklin was seen at his home, No. 80
Palisade avenue, West Hoboken, last
night. and he effectually cleared up the
mystery. 1t was his coat that was found
in the yacht He said he was sailing
around New York Bay Saturday after
noon, when he got caught in squall,
and put into Communipaw He fastened
the yacht to a brick barge and slept ia
the yacht all night. He got up about
half past seven o'clock and proceeded to
get ready for another cruise.
He had the jibsail hoisted and the main
SAL partially so Wnen ne uau no WsatSt
aboard. He went ashore to get some.
While he was ashore the boat swung
around and broke loose. Not an avail
able boat to pursue it with was in sight
and the yacht drifted down the bay.
Mr.. Franklin walked a mile and half,
bare-footed, for his shoes and stockings
were in the boat, before he secured
boat Then he started off after the rum
away yacht. For twelve hours he rowed
about in search of the yacht, reaching as
far as Coney Island.
He landed at StapIeton, where he was
given stockings and a pair of rubber-
soled low cut Shoes He purchased
blazer and took the cars for home. His
hands were blistered from rowing and the
sun had turned the backs of them raw.
He was also terribly sunburned about the
face and neck.
The yacht. which is named Carl e. In
wood, belonged to Frederick Nagle, Pal
isade avenue butcher Yachting has for
the past twelve years been Mr.. Frank
Inns favorite sport, and in all that time
he had never before yesterday met with
any extraordinary experience.
The Jersey City news., 1899-08-07
STRUCK CRIPPLED JANlT0R
Ficken Was Found Guilty, But He
Got Of With Costs.

Henry Ficken, nineteen years old, Of
No. $40 Jersey avenue, was prisoner in
the First Criminal Court, this morning.
on a charge of assault and battery. Henry
May, janitor of the apartment. house at
No 30T Montgomery street, was the COM
plainant.
May, who is compelled to walk with a
cane, objected to Ficken, who is gro
Gerry clerk, whistling and making noise
in the hallway of the house. Acting un-
der the advice of the owner of the house,
May called Ficken to account. Ficken
struck May a blow in the face as an an
swer. The force of the blow knocked May
down. Ficken then kicked May about
the head and body. Mrs May attempted
to interfere with Ficken and was assault
ed for her trouble.
Ficken admitted having struck May,
but said the latter struck the first blow.
Justice Potts found Ficken guilty Of the
assault but suspended sentence on pay
ment of costs
The Jersey City news., 1899-08-07
CHARGED WITH FELoNlous ASSAULT


Robert A. Brown. of No: 50 Bergen ave-
nue.. was arrested about four o'clock Sum
day morning on Bergen avenue and Vir-
ginia avenue, charged with felonious as
sault William cavil. who resides next
door to the prisoner, is the complainant
Cavl states that he attempted 10 stop a
fight between Brown and friend, and
Brown thinking he was getting the worst
OF he deal pulled revolver and fired at
him. The shot failed to take effect, or
Cavil would never have made the com
plant.
Patrolrnan Cooper heard the shot and
arrived on the scene in time to arrest
the principals The neighborhood for
blocks around was aroused by the shots
and loud talking OF the men.
Brown was arraigned III the Second
Criminal Court this morning on a charge
Of felonious assault, After examination,
the charge q felonions assault was dis
missed and Grown was fined so on a
charge Of assault.
The Jersey City news., 1899-08-07
$40 FOR DEWEY FLAG POLE
Baseball Game Was Stopped by Rain
and the Spectators Stood the Loss.

The game of baseball between. the
Lincoln Field Club of Bayonne and the
Neptune Athletic Club for the benefit Of
the Dewey Flag Pole Fund was started
Started afternoon but not finished. Rain
descended after two innings had been
played, causing the spectators to scurry
to shelter. The spectators had paid for
their seats. and as there were no rain
checks issued they will stand the loss
and the fund will be increased about $40
The crowd was greatly disappointed,
AZ the game bid fair to be an exciting
one Neither side had scored An effort
will be made to arrange game for next
Saturday afternoon
The Jersey City news., 1899-08-07
THE 10TH OUTING
Members and Friends of the Assooia
tion Have Delightful Time.

a good-sized section of the TWeitth
ward was well nigh depopulated yester-
day. 1t is estimated that $500 people
men. women and children-attended the
excursion of the Gustav A. 10th Associa-
ton. of which the popular Democratic
Alderman of that ward is standard
bearer. It is not the first time that the
popularity of the association has been
thus demonstratsd.
The large ste8mer Crystal Stream ana
the barges Meyers and Haskell were
crowded to their utmost capacity. 50
great was the crowd that the fiotilla did
not start on the trip to Cornwalton Grove
until eleven o'clock.
The grove was reached about five
o'clock in the afternoon and an hour or
so spent there in dancing and other
amusements Most of the fun, however,
was aboard the steamer and barges-
Dancing and singing and romps by chill
dren were the principal features.
Below decks politicians gathered. and
groups here and there discussed politics.
But despite the fact that almost every big
or lesser political light on the Hill, and
many from elsewhere were abroad poll
tics didn't cut much of a figure. The day
was given over to social enjoyment. The
sail was delightful both coming and going
and was much enjoyed by all
IT was nearly midnight when the ex-
cursionists reached the Fifteenth street
dock, Hoboken. from where the start was
made While the fiotilla had been loaded
down with refreshments and everything
good to eat the refreshments ran out on
the return trip before the Brooklyn Bridge
was reached But everybody pronounced
the excursion great success.
Those in charge of the arrangements
were:-Aaessrs. George Prigge. Louis Gel
ser William Wyatt, Louis Muller, Gustav
A. Loth George Render and Frank Riley.