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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-12
AID FOR TIE hospitals.

Charles Lanier No. L Nassau-st.. the general
treasurer OF the Hospital Saturday aLi Sunday
Association. reports ne following additional con
ributlous the general fund ot the collection nov
going
Temple EraanuE s. or ~ Frank Cunningham. SO %
Produce rxlhanCe - 90 Nm AcNIcxsT 10 %
81 Georges church. Publishers Printing
add . s0l COMPANY tVt
George Geff~~s
Ian~rmHl Bros sra s. co. ...t..t.stt 30
employees ....... 10 ~ Charles T cutler AN
Charles Emanuel 10 %
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-12

Mrs Gilbert Parkel viii give dance a; sherys
tonight In honor % her niece Miss Bacon, dArghs
ter OF Mrs Daniel Bacon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-12

Mrs J Warren Goddard. ~ No 50 East Fifty
seventh-st.. will give a reception Thursday. Jan
uary o. IT. honor 81 Mn r Norton Goddard. who
was Miss Winthrop. daughter OF Mrs GrenvtllS
Winthrop.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-12

Mr. and Mrs. Ebridge = Gerry Will give . ~
ception, followed BY darce tonight a. chsiR
home No. 1 East Sixty-arst-st
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-12

Under the Women's Auxiliary of the Harlem
Homdopa thic Hospital q reading and musical WI
be given this evening by John kendr.ck Bangs and
a number Of prominent artists az the Young Won
en- Christian Association Hall. No. - West one
hundred-and- twenty fourth-st
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-12

At $50 and 7:ao p. m. lessons IN the course for
housemaids given under the auspices OF the House
hold Economic Association. viii be given a. the
Industrial Building. Lexington-ave. ana Forty
third-st.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-12

Mrs Cornelia X Hood Will lecture this afternoon
at o'clock at the Art Building No. ia Montague
ST. Brooklyn. Her subject Will be The Nature
OF the Laws Under Which We Live" Flamen B.
Gambler president % the law department OF the
BROOKLYN Institute. will preside.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-12

Cards ar. our for m. wedding Of Miss Jean Ed
gar Clerke daughter OF the late William r. Clerks.
70 William Macnevsn Purcy Tn. ceremony VIII
take place al noon Wednesday. January r. Ia
the Church OF the Incarnation Madison-ave ana
Th-ty-htth-st wedding breakfast. invitations
20 which are confined 20 ne family and q small
number OF personal friends. Will follow a, the
home Of the brides mother.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-12

"A free circulating library will be Informally
opened this evening IN School No. 3. Ellery-st and
Throop-ave. Brooklyn. by the philanthropc COM
mittee OF the Clvitss CLUB. Some OF the books are
those that used IN connection with the Civitas
Kindergarten. which school having been taken over
b, the Board Of Education the two hundred books
have been transferred to the new quarters IN PUB
lie School No. :.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-12

The vassar Students Aid Society held meeting
on Saturday az the home Of Miss PelsGam' No o.
y-as. Fighrv-eichth-st and there was pleasing
,,rogramme Music rendered by Miss MAY
Riley smith the author Of Sometime and scat
ter Seeds OF Kindness.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-12

The annual meeting OF the managers OF the New
York Exchange for Woman's Work Will be hein THIS
morning at Il 80 o'clock al the home OF Mrs Ches-
ter No 40 West Fifty-ninth-st-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-12

The second district OF the Peoples Cnoral Union
will give concert this evening In the large hall OF
coone- Union Fifty voices will be heard in the
chorus The prize song from Die Meistersinger
De Beriot's Scene d. Ballet" and q Swanian FOLK
song Will be given.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-12

The New-York County Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union has passed resolutions OF sympathy
with the Prohibition Union OF Temperance Men.
and has expressed pleasure at the prospect OF hav
ing the help OF Christian men IN carrying Forward
the prohibition OF the saloons.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-12

The bequeat % $1,000 made by Joseph Wild for
the purpose OF founding an orphanase 20 be car
-,ed on under the care OF the Long Island Baptist
.a.,,a.,,r mas heen sustained by the Appellate
DtI,,sior OF the Supreme Court. Mr.. WIG mad lone
heer Interested in the scheme or establishing az
o-nhanage and Z fund for this purpose was started
sorns wears ago by the gin Of s from q little girl
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-12

A drawing room" will be held az the Waldorf
Astoria this evening when Frank r Stockton ano
DR. van Dyke will be among the guests story
telling Is 10 be a feature OF the occasion
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-12

The Social Reform Club OF No. B University
Place ,s ready 10 open classes IN political economy
and sociology under Edward kins- The political
economy class will hold its first meeting tonight
The lessons are 10 De thoroughly technicd, tho am
heing 10 qualify the students 10 pass the Regents
examination Of this State. Applications for mem
bership should be sent 10 Mr.. King, at the CLUB
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-12

r,e Mary Arden Shakespeare Club met yesterday
LING in the Hotel Beresforc Eighty -nrst-st.
aaS central PARK West Mrs. Anna Randall DEM
presided
Professor Isaac Russell spoke on mega
Contracts before the woman Ia" lass OF 'Hs
~ 81 Harrington lecrured on the same topic
last evening
,-, home opened by Mrs. Foster the TomoH
nc ,o- Girls spending their first term in prison
Aso" a. pelham Shelter and is located al New
I, $500 oTi Where II stared - -4'S'
nam Hazen.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-18
Companies Make Money.

Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The "wel known insurance man"
who gave you the remarkable statistics
| in yesterdays paper must have ran up
against the Crawford county system.
l had supposed the insurance companies
We're here for dollars, but apparently they
are In business for their health. as they
come out about even, If anything lit
| tie behind and haven't taken dollar
out of the city for eleven ycars."
| haven't the figures for eleven years
| but for nine yCars--1SS9 to 1897, Inclusive
scranton agents turned over to tn ,ir
! companies $2,06S333. from which good flg-
ures the companies saved q fair profit.
1 II IN round numbers the premiums COL
| lected in this city annually amount to
| about $4,000" then my figures cannot be
I round. Here they are: 1897, S276. .li9; 1896.
/ $3.50, 62S 1875, $212977; 1891. S2i9,2 and so
/ on
That the Underwriters association has
/ fun statistics of Losses is a mistake.
Secretary Hughes has never been able to
get them; nor has Chief of Fire Depart
ment Hickey. Both gentlemen are on
titled to great credit, however, for their
efforts in this direction
Up to 1873 Scranton was q hard field
to make money in but since then there
has been Il gradual Improvement 1t is
! Il poorly managed agency that has not
made money for its companies for the
last twelve years. And that is as il
should be. The man who would insure
his property In II company that is not
making money should deposit his funds
in bank that is not making money.
The prosperous company is the one
that is able and willing to pay It's losses
| promptly and literally when they come
and, conversely, the ore that is losing
money must scale down its losses and de-
lay payment. Insurance COMPANIES
profits from underwriting-nsure have
! little to do with the investment profits
are not as large as is commonly sup-
posed and considering the great risk from
contiagratlonS they are small indeed
| otherwise they will compare favorably
with those Of ether lines of trade Well
organized, well managed companies fol-
lowing regular practices and receiving
regular rates should make money and do.
The failures are from bad management
and rate-cutting. Cut rates win swamp
an Insurance company Just as surely as
they will a concern in any other line of
trade, with this difference. however. the
insurance company is practically out OF
the race when it resorts to that practice
and adopts it to keep up a little longer
a good article of insurance will always
bring a good price like good goods on
good securities. 1t frequently requires a
| fire, however, to demonstrate to some
men that they haven't that kind.
Charles II. Smith.
Scranton, Jan. Il. 1899.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-18
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES
They Are Somewhat Coy About An.
nouncing Themselves.

Although the Democratic primaries
are only four days off there is,Very lit
tie discussion of the possibilities of the
ticket outside of it's head. Hon. John
+. Roche and Thomas ]. Jennings are
making a vigorous fight for the may
orally nomination and p. j. Nealis is
being bcomed by his many friends as a
fitting man to be pitted against Can
tain Moir, but outside of these there
does not seem to be any pronounced
candidates.
For the office of treasurer +, j. Rob-
inson, the present city controller is Il
possibility and Henry j. Ziegler, ex-
member of the board of health, are
mentioned
c. r. Pitcher, w. A. Wilcox and Es-
dras Howell are talked of for the con-
trollership. Mr.. Pitcher and Mr.. Will
cox both admit that they have the mat
ter of being candidate under consid-
Grafton, but neither will say outright
that he is seeking the nomination. MIR.
Howell AYERS that he is willing to take
it, but has not made any great effort
to secure it,
For the office Of city assessor there
will undoubtedly be a host of candi-
dates on convention day, but so far
only one man, VIII ]. McAndrew, of
the Fourth ward, has been heard from
as a probability. The nomination for
assessor will doubtlessly rest with the
slate makers Of the dominant power in
the convention.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-18
JOYCE DAMAGE CLAIM.
Under Consideration Before Judge
Archibald Plaintiff Says Her
Property on Ninth Street
Was Damaged by City.

Another of the Ninth street damage
claims against the city was on in com
mon pleas court yesterday 1t was the
suit of Honora Joyce and was tried be-
fore Judge Archibald.
She has a property on Ninth street,
three doors from Nealis' court, towards
Scranton street. The building of the
retaining wall on Ninth street she
says narrowed that thorOughfare to
such an extent as to greatly decrease
the value of her property. Viewers
awarded her $500 but neither she nor
the city was satisfied with the award.
The appeal was made by the city.
The citys defense is that the wall has
not narrowed the street foot being
built to take the place of the sloping
bank that was formerly there and oc-
cupyinE only such space as was for
merly taken up by the bank. The jury
went to the scene yesterday afternoon
to personally view the situation of af-
fairs.
Judge Yorllcs was occupied yester-
day in presiding over the re-triai of the
case of Catherine Bittenbender against
Catharine Biosecker Edwin Biesecker
and William Koch. The jury disagreed
At the previous trial last fail.
1t is a case hinging solely on the
jury's judgment as to which side is
telling the truth, and, as one of the
attorneys in the suit, j.. G. Ncwcnmb,
is q witness for the defense, the out
come will attract attention.
In 1890 Mrs. Biesecker and her son,
Edwin, gave a judgment note for 1928
to Mrs. Bittenbendcr. Koch went on
the note as surety. The Bieseckers be-
came insOlvent and now Mrs, Bitten
bender is pursuing the surety.
He contests the claim on the ground
that he only became surety after an
understanding with Mrs. Bittenbender
that she would Immediately enter IN
the note against the Bieseckers and
keep it alive. The note was entered
up, but when the limitation of six
years had expired it was not gvived
and the consequence was other iudg-
ments against the Bieseckers crept in
and ousted the Bittenbender claim.
Mrs. Bittenbender denies the agree
ment alleged by Koch. The latter and
Attorney Newcomb aver that such an
agreement was made. Mr.. Newcomb
testifying to having heard Mrs. Bitten-
bender admit it in his office during
some negotiations with Koch concern
ing the judgment.
In the case of John Rooney against
Alexander Turnbull the jury returned
verdict for the defendant.
y verdict of $3.50 for the plaintiff was
returned in the suit of Anna Dennison
against c, S. Woodruff administrators.
The case of Ferdinand NIucklev
against b. Sikofsk which was called
for trial Monday. was given to the iurv
by Judge Edwards Yesterday afternoon
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-18
DEATH OF MRS. MILLAR.
She Was the Wife of Michael Miller
of South Scranton.

Marie Magdelina, Wife of NIicha 81
Millar, the retired merchant and un-
dertaker, died at the family homestead
434 Cedar avenue, shortly before mid
night last night Her death was not
unexpected, as for several days past
she was sinking, and the departure of
her soul was hourly anticipated. Mrs.
Millar was a patient sufferer from dia-
betes for four years. Two weeks ago she
sustained an attack of the grip which
FASTENED her death. The last four
hours of her life she was partially un-
conscious, and was unable to recognize
any OF those at her bedside. DR..
Walsh was in attendance most of yes
terday and at evening he notified Mr..
Millar that the end was near.
In the Rhine province i'm Germany,
Mrs. Mllar was born seventy three
years, less one week yesterday. Her
husband and she We're reared children
together, and when youths, they came
on the same steamer to this country,
coming direct to this city. Six months
later, Squire Potter, of Dunmore, now
many years dead, united them in mar
rlage. They took up their residence in
the Twelfth ward. where Mr.. Millar
opened a general store, remaining In
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-18
NO CONCLUSION REACHED.
Reward and Special Detective Ser
vice Not Yet Determined.

The Luzcrne county authorities yes
terday did not reach any definite con-
clusion relative to a new reward in the
Corcoran murder case and the employ
ment of y detective. \ meeting of the
county commissioners, the district at
turney and other ATTORNEYS Interested
was held Yesterday afternoon in the
formers private office.
There was some discussion as to the
legality of employing private detective
service. point bearing on the discus
sion was the intimation of certain per-
sons that the guilty parties were
known.
NJ. y. Donnelly, attorney for the
Munaghans. urged that special detec-
tive service he employed. The same
position was taken by w. H. Gillespie,
attorney for the COrCoran estate. 1t
WAS finally decided to wait until today
before reaching conclusion.
Among those present at the confer
ence were Chief of Police Lotus, of
Pittston; Squire GilbOy, of Duryea,
District Attorney Martin and Attor-
nrys John +. shea, f, d. Shea and
George :. Ferris.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-18
BANQUET AND CAMPFIRE.
Union Ex-Prisoners Of War Will
Meet Tuesday, January 81.

The annual meeting. banquet and
campfire of the Union eN.Prisoners OF
Wan association viii hc held i'm this
city, Tuesday, Jan. 81, at Music hall.
The business meeting will be held in
the auditorium of the han at > y. m.
The banquet will be held in the upper
rooms Of the building, commencing at
y. IN. Tickets for the banquet. IS
cents. At the close Of the banquet the
comrades, their ladies'. and invited
guests will repair to the auditorium
where a short time win be given for
social intercourse before the campfire
will begin.
About 80 y. m, genuine old SOL
diers campfire will be inauguratod
under the charge of President Halsey
Lathropc. An excellent programme is
in preparation and some new features
will he introduced Major Theodore F.
Wint, of the Tenth United states cav
airy. who led i'm the charge on san
Juan heights with his brave Culored
soldiers. and who was desperately
wounded there, is expected to be pres
ent. r." is a cUmrade and an eX-pris-
uner of the War Of the Rebellion.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-18
HOW TO MAKE PHOTOGRAPHS
First of the Weekly Demonstrations
Given at Scranton Camera Club

The first of six weekly demonstra-
tions on How To Make Photograpbs.
was given in the rooms Of the SCran-
ton Camera club last evening by Louis
\. Osborne, president Of the club. The
demOnstrator exhibited the details NJ
Photographic work from the opening
of the plate box to the development of
the negative.
light was made of the audi
ence and the plate developed before
them, each detail being carefully ex-
planned as the work progressed. Much
valuable information was then given
on how to expose plates under differ
ent conditions and hoy to vary the de-
velOpment to suit different circum-
stances. Next Tuesday the subject will
be "How to Improve Negatives by In
tensiticatiOn and Reduction" These
demonstrations are given every Tues
day evening free to all amateur pho
tographers in Scranton, by tickets
issued through members. Tickets may
be obtained by writing to E. ID. Fores-
man, treasurer Of the club, room II, 421
Lackawanna avenue, or Beecher Og-
den, secretary, 52l Adams avenue.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-18
Miss De Moi
FUNERAL OF MISS HERRITY
Held from the Parental Home on
Broadway.

The funeral of Miss Winifred Herrity
was held from the parental home on
Broadway yesterday morning. At $50
O'Clock the remains were borne to the
Church of the Holy Cross, where a sol
emn high mass of requiem was cele-
brated. Rev John Loughran was cele-
brant; Father Manley, deacon, and
Father Feeley, sub-dcaCon.
The eulogy was given by Father
Loughran. He referred feelingly to
the early demise of the young lady
and good traits of her life. Interment
was made in the Cathedral cemetery.
There was an array of beautiful flowers
which were carried by Edward McGoff.
John NeVin, Joseph Nolan and George
Manley. The pallbearers were: James
McDonOugh, Patrick Keegan. A. j..
MahOn, John Casey T. f, Walsh and
John Dwyer.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-18

that business twenty years. Retiring
from that branch of business Mr.. Mil
lar moved to his present residence,
and opened an undertaking establish
ment, his wife taking as she always
did, an active interest in the work.
The deceased was a member of the
Hickory Street Presbyterian church,
and was a faithful member Of that con-
gregation.
Her daughters, Miss Mary Nlillar,
Mrs. $. $. Spruks. and one son, c.. A..
Millar and granddaughter, Miss Mary
Louisa Millar, besides her husband,
survive her. The funeral will take
place Friday afternoon, services at the
house at o'clock. Rev. w. A. Nordt
and Rev ]. G. Schmd, of the Hickory
Street Presbyterian and Baptist
churches respectively, will oflciate.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-18

At yesterdays meeting i'm Wilkes
Barre of the Scranton arChdeaconry
protestant EpiscopaD of the Central
Pennsylvania diocese. the first session
was devoted to business and was held
in Calvary House. Archdeacon Coke,
Of Alden, presided.
Revs. NJ. T.. Nash, Scranton, and j.
+. Brodhead, Forest City, were APP
pointed to select the text for the ex-
cgisis at the spring session.
Rev. ID. w. Coke was unanimously
reelected archdeaCon, James +. Ware,
of Honcsdale, secretary and \. ID. Hol
land, of this city, treasurer. The first
Monday and Tuesday in May were se-
lected as the time and Forest City the
place for the spring session. Rev. ]. T..
Broadhcad, Of Forest city. was an
nounced TO deliver the next archdeacon-
ry sermon. Rev. Bcrgmans of Athens.
was named as alternate. and Rev. STU
art rocket, of Stroudsburg, was eXe-
get.
Following the business meeting there
was prayer and Holy Communion SER
vice in Calvary church. The attend
anCe Aas large. Rev. T.. s. Ballcntine,
of the Church of the Good shepherd
/ Green Ridge. preached q strong SER
mon from Matt, VIE.
Dinner was served the visiting clergy
and others in the Sunday school room
by the ladies of the church.
BUSINESS SESSION.
In the afternoon a business session
began in the House. Archdeacon Coke
! presided An address was made by
! Rev. DIR. Dudley Powers, secretary of
| the American Church Missionary So
! ciety. Missions" was the subject OF
| his remarks which were discussed by
! Bishop Talbot.
I The invitation of Rev. w. II. Stow,
! of st. Clements church, Wilkes Barre,
to hold the fall meeting in that church
| was accepted.
1t was decided by the clergy to wear
their vestments at future meetings
| This was on motion of Mr.. Harrington.
| At $50 o'clock a session in the church
| was preceded by brief service, dur
ing which the creed and collects were
read by Bishop Talbot. Archdeacon
/ Coke made his report for 1895. 1t show
/ cd that $500 had been appropriated
! by the Church Missionary society for
! the archdeaconry for 1899, about 5000
more than for 1898. Archdeacon Coke
! reported an increase in missionary
work and commended the clergy for
! its devOtedncsS and zeal.
! Among the churches particularly
| mentioned by the archGeacon, was st.
! David's, Scranton, of which Rev. e.
! j. McHenry is rector Its membership
! has increased. it's finances have i'm.
proved, the Sunday school has increas-
! ed from IS to 236 members and large
| training class is now ready for con-
| tirmatiOn
WORK ENCOURAGING.
OF the church at Jermyn the report
| said ii had lost valuable workers and
! contributors, but the work was en-
! cOuraging,
Rev. w. j. Cleveland, of Susquehan-
| ma. delivered an eXegisis on st. James.
VIA. The address was to have been
! by Rev, w. T.. Daw, of Towanda, but
! he was not present.
supper was served in the Sunday
! school room.
In the evening there were addresses
on OMISSIONS" by Bishop Talbot. Rev.
| L. j, Haughton, of ST. Marks. Dun
more, and Rev. r. A. Sawyer, of Car
| hpD1oln
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-18

be in order that he and Mrs Nichols
might visit Egypt In the pleasantcst sea-
son of the year. \ tiip will be made
through the Holy Land, thence to Con
stantinuple, from wnere the travellers will
leave on "A continental tour. a visit will
hc paid 10 Mrs. Henry Jcssup of Syria,
a former member Of the First Prrsby-
torian church and at COnstantnople.
United states Consul General Dickinson
and family win b" visited IL present pipus
are carried out Bnghamton Leader.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-18
VOLUNTEER FIREMEN.
Meeting Will Be Held Tonight in
Nay Aug Engine House.

At tOnights meeting of the Volunteer
Firemen's association in Nay Aug En-
gine house. the following officers will
be installed: President Isadore Good
man; vice president, T.. j. Jifkins: re-
cording secretary, Walter +. Meyer:
financial secretary, J, W. Hail; treas
urer, Fred Durr.
The association has eightv-one mem
bers in good standing out of a total OF
1873 There was Sl.22G27 in the treas
urY Jar. !.