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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-02
POOR BOARD MEETING.
Howard P. Davies Chosen Book
keeper at Hillside Home to Sue
ceed John F. williams.
officers Report.

The poor board met in regular ses-
sion at the city hall yesterday. Mr..
Langstaff was the only absentee. The
meeting was devoid of any interesting
features. Director Paine, Of the home
committee. informed the board that
his committee had selected Howard
J.. Davies, of 713 South Main avenue,
as bookkeeper, to succeed John F.
Williams, who resigned a few weeks
ago. On motion of Mr. Fuller, Mr..
Davies was elected TO the position. His
salary will lie $40 per month and
board. The appointee is 90 years of
age and is a brother to John J. Davies,
the well known druggist of West Scran-
ton. He is a graduate of the Scranton
High school, and the Scranton Busi-
ness college.
The number of cases seeking relief
was not as large as usual. Dr. Hal
pert, of Linden street. appeared in the
interest OF q Miss Lavensten, of Lin
den street. She is ~ years of age and
is in the first stages Of consumption.
If she remains in this part of the
country, she will die within q year,
Dr. Halpert informed the board. He
asked that the board use its influence
with the railroad companies to secure
a reduced rate for two to Denver, col,
for which the young woman's friends
will pay. The best the members could
do was to give transportation to Buff
falo.
James Duffy, of Theodore street.
North Scranton, asked that his son,
a young man IS years of age, be sent
to the Hillside home for medical treat
ment, DIR. Herman Bessey. outdoor
physician of that district, stated the
fellow needed medical attention badly.
The hoard instructed DR.. Bessey to
treat him.
George Herman, of West Scranton
asked to have his poor tax stricken
off, which request was granted John
COkely, an old man, who said he was
brought here by his grandchildren
from Pittsburg, asked for aid. The
| case was referred to Mr.. Fuller.
Mrs. Anna Hean, of 1911 Stone ave-
nue., requested to have her two feeble
minded boys sent to the Hillside Home
| and her two baby boys sent to an or
rhan asylum Her wishes will be car
| ried out
Mrs. James Greaghan Of North
| Scranton appeared with her 1f-year.
old son who Is also feeble minded, and
asked that he be sent to an institution
for his class. The board will make
! an effort to have him placed in the
! Elwyn Home, near Philadelphia.
The report of Superintendent BEEN
er, of the Hillside Home, showed that
ON July 2l, the home contained 40
inmates, while today there are three
less than that number. During Aug
ust three sane and three insane males
were admitted. Six insane and fv,
sane ,males, one sane and two insan,
females died. Three sane and two in
sane patients were discharged. On,
birth, a male, was born to the larg
| family on the hill.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-02
THEATRICAL.
"The Purple Lady"

Sydney Rosenfeld's farce, "The Pur-
pie Lady" was the attraction with
which the Lyceum was last night
opened for the season. 1t is a good
warm weather farce for the audience,
but the poor actors must have suffered
during the whirlwlnd scenes when ac-
tion was piled upon action. Even a
warm weather farce cannot we'll exist
without whirlwind scenes and action
galore.
1.-THE Purple Lady" is an artists
model, who turns up Unexpectedly on
the eve of the artists marriage to a
very proper young woman, who knows
nothing about the past of her fiancee.
In his efforts to keep the Identity of
1.-THE Purple Lady" a secret from his
father-in-law and mother-in-law to be-
Eric Rogers brings about a fine series
of misunderstanding and complica-
tions, the central figure of which is
Prof. Archibald GilwOrthy, a character
modelled on the lines of THE Private
Secretary" If there is nothing espe,
cially new or original about the farce
1t can be said for II that II is enter
tanning and is presented by a company
of very good actors, Those who sus-
tained the principal roles were Frank
b. Hatch, James Carew, c. II. Robert,
| son, Teresa Maxwell, Olive Porter
Laura Nelson Hall, c. ii. Robertson
Edith Ives and Henry Stackbridge.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-02
Scarcity of Miners.

In the year 1899 we see the culmina-
tion of the evil practices that have
been in vogue for the past quarter Of
n century, at least. 1t has been a
custom at almost every mine in the
country whenever business became
slack TO discharge the single men first,
and this seemed to be the proper thing
TO do, as the young man unburdened
with a family was in a better posi-
tion to hustle than the man of many
sponsibilities, but ii has resulted
disastrously at last. and has had the
same result as would happen to a
farmer who disposes of all the young
stock, depending on the fact that the
old stock was good when he started in.
The young men have naturally drift
ed into other employments or other
lines of mining where the work was
more regular. The old miners have
worn out and their places are empty
today The American miner is an al
most unknown quantity, and will soon
be thing of the past. The operator
must now depend upon imported labor,
the supply of which is limited and the
work very inferior. or resort to machin-
cry, which is very expensive, both to
purchase and keep in repair. All this
happens to come at time which can
i'll afford TO be hampered in this way,
and at a season when the demand for
coal is far beyond the expectation of
everybody.
1t has been expected that powers
other than steam would offset the loss
in the ranks of the miners, but this
has not occurred, the consumption of
coal has grown instead OF being dim
inished and the coal producers are at
their wits end to know how to meet
the situation-Black Diamond.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-02
Railroads of the Country.

According to figures compiled by the
Interstate Commerce commission, there
were 1924 railroad locomotives in this
country last year, an increase of PAS
over the preceding year. OF these,
1856 were Classed as passenger loco
motives, 20,627 as freight locomotives,
and 5,234 as switching locomotives, the
remainder being unclassified. The to-
tai numbers of cars of all classes re-
ported in the service of the railroads
was 1,326174, being an increase of 2S,-
694. OF this large number 1885 were
used in passenger service, 1,24SS26 in
the freight service and 43,753 in the
service of the railroads themselves.
There were used in the United States
last year 2S locomotives and rs cars
per hundred miles Of line. The num-
Der of passengers carried for each pas
senger locomotive was 5O,32S, while an
average of 42,614 tons of freight was
hauled by each locomotive. The num-
Der of persons employed by the rail-
roads in this country last year was
S74,55S, which is equivalent to 474 en-
ployes per hundred mile of line. AS
compared with the number Of en-
ployes for the previous year, there was
an increase Of 51,OS2. The amount of
railway capital outstanding on June
30, 1898, not including current liabilities
in the term, was $10,S1S,554.C31.
This amount assigned to mileage
basis represents capital of $50, 349 per
mile OF line. 1t is stated that the ag-
gregate number Of passengers carried
on all the railroads In the United States
for the year ended June 30, 1898. was
sol .O66,6S7. The gross earnings of the
railroads of the United States for the
fiscal year ended June 30. 1898, were
s1,247,325,62l. being greater by $685.
1854 than for the previous year.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-02
"a Trip to Chinatown. y

Charles Hoyt, the popular American
playwright, has been catering to the
risible side of the tickle public for the
past decade and during that time he
has contributed many successes to the
American stage. His great success
is "A Trip to Chinatown" and this
comedy was, and always will be, the
most popular with theater- -goers. 1t
is by this constant keeping the inter-
est at the extreme tension that one
of the secrets of Hoyt's successes NAV
be discovered. Monday, Sept, 4,
matinee and evening, at the Lyceum
the new "A Trip to Chinatown" will
be presented, revised and polished up
to date, presented by cast of singers.
dancers, comedians and burlesquers,
the strongest ever seen in this COM
edy, headed by Harry GilfOil.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-02
The farce was preceded by the one
act drama, "The Reckoning"
Popular Prices Next Week.

The Wolford Sheridan company pro-
misses to open their weeks engagement
at the Academy of Music commencing
Monday matinee with a bill that
should attract general attention. "On
the Mississippi" the most famous OF
all plays, will be presented in its en-
tirety, which means that some of the
most beautiful stage settings will be
shown. All that skillful mechanics can
do to make the production of this
company complete has been done. 1t
has required over three months of h ird
work to get the plays in good shape.
The company includes Miss Mamie
Sheridan Wolford, who is one of the
most prominent leading ladies in re"
pertoire, Miss Gertrude Hilliker, Miss
Stella Blair, Frank f. Camp, Joseph
Eggerton, Victor Harvey, J. r. Ketler,
Frank j. Hillikher, Fred c. Chaunc ~
Harry Bronson, Charles West. -. D.
Wilson, etc. Polite vaudeville will he
seen between the acts of every per-
formance, also Prof. ]. w. Hampton ,
dog, cat and monkey circus.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-02
"The Dairy Farm. "

One of the important new produc-
tions of the season promises to be
James II. Wallick's pastoral play. 1.-THE
Dairy Farm" Manager Refs, who wit
messed several rehearsals of the play.
says: 1.-The Dairy Farm" is rich in
sentiment and laughter. The quaint
sayings and mirth provoking doings
of characters whose originals actually
lived in the sos are in the spirit OF
true humor." The Dairy Farm will
receive it's first production in this city
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-02
PRICEBURG.

Local branch, No. 1910. Of United
Mine Workers of America, will meet
on Monday morning at Foleys hall
at 7.SO o'clock, TO prepare for Labor
day parade, in which they will take
part. An invitation is extended to all
mine workers to be on hand and par
ticipate in the same.
The silk mill in this place Will bu
idle on Monday.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-02
Two Resienations Handed In.

James Runyon, who for the past
twenty-five years has been foreman
OF the Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western paints shops in this city, re-
signed his position yesterday
w. d. Runyon, his son, who was
chief clerk at the car repair account
ants office, also rendered his resigna-
tion TO the company, yesterday,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-02

will have way bill showing its tom
mage and other details.
A copy of the way bills will be turned
into Chief Clerk Sproul, of the tom
mage department, under superintendent
of Transportation DAILY and another
copy will accompany the cars to its
destination.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-02
Tonnage Stations Created.

The Lackawanna Railroad company
has created stations in this city near
its freight house at the "Notch," Tay-
lor and Nay Aug, to be known as
tonnage stations. The men in charge
will be required to keep a record OF
the tonnage OF every train. Every car
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-02

at Lyceum theater on Wednesday and
Thursday, Sept. and Z.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-02
SPECIAL SALE
This Week Of
Diamonds, WdCl9S, JeNe|Ty. tlG.

Now is the time to get a bargain
at these prices. You cannot OBJ
tain them in the future. Call and
see them.
Fine Diamond Rings at $500, worth
S1OjO
Solid Gold Band Rings at $l,25, worth
$3.50.
Solid Gold Band Rings at $l.OO, worth
1925.
Gold Filled Cuff Buttons, SOC, worth
sl.25.
Cuff Buttons, previous prices sl.OO, now
SIC.
Gents Solid Silver Watch, Elgin move
ment, $3.50
Ladies' Sterling Silver Watches, worth
$3.50, now S3.75.
Gents Nickel Watches, $. w, price
$3.50, now Sl.75.
Rogers Bros. Spoons warranted soc.
Rogers Bros. Butter Knives, Sugar
Spoons, Pickle Forks, &c, previous price
Zoe.
Ladies' Solid Gold Watch, Elgin move
ment $145O.
Ladies' Gold Filled Watches at $3.50,
worth $500.
We also have about three hundred La
dies Solid Silver Rings, worth soc. and
75c., will close them at 10C. each.
Special sale now going on at Davidow
Bros. Attend as we are Offering goods
at one-fourth their original value.
Extra Heavy Solid Silver Thimbles at
19c.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-02
LIVE NEWS OF THE
INDUSTRIAL WORLD
GRAND OFFICERS OF RAILROAD
MEN SUMMONED.

A snag of Some Kind Was Struck
During the Conference Yesterday
Between Superintendent Russell
and the Committee Representing
the Railway Men Scarcity of
Miners and the Cause Two Resig-
nations-odds and Ends of News
of Varied Character.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-19
A Mean Mans Views.

From the Atchison Globe
Another Atchson girl who gets $40 a
month for sitting in an office will re-
sign in few weeks to wash dishes and
cook for love and her board
When girl has new engagement
ring she finds many occasions for feel
ing if her back hair is in GOOD order,
Mean people say that the man a
widow selects to support her at her
husbands funeral is the one she usually
marries afterward.
We'll, I see Mrs. Blank is breaking
in is the woman's comment when
they read in the paper that Mrs Blank
will give reception.
by the time a man has saved up
enough money to have palm and a
Brussels carpet in his parlor his daugh-
ter has reached the company" age
and he is not allowed to sit there.
1t is pitiful truth that women trust
their daughters with men whom their
husbands wouldn't trust to open an
account.
A certain Atchison woman is always
invited to serve the brick ice cream at
parties for the reason that she cuts it
in such thin slices.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-19

ting the chin to the bone. He also re-
celVed a severe cut and bruise in the
back of the head and was rendered I'M
conscious for a time. The boy was Sc
Verely shaken up and badly frightened,
but did not need the care of a physician.
DR.. j. II. Owings dressed Mr.. Bielen-
berS's wounds when the latter reached
town, and says while they are very Sc
we're and painful, they are not at all
likely to prove fatal. No bones were
broken. The cart was badly damaged.
The accident occurred on the grade
about a mile this side of Rock creek
lake and the wonder is that the Occur
pants. team and all were not dashed
down the grade to their death.
H. A. Mcpherson and w. P. Raftar
We're spending the day at the lake and
We're on their way home when they
came upon Mr.. Bielenberg lying I'M
conscious upon the road and the boy
beside him. They lifted him into their
buggy and Mr.. Mcpherson drove to
town with him, afterwards returning
for Mr. Rafter
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-19
IMPORTANT ARREST.
Jim Madden, Arrested for Grand Larceny,
is Wanted in Butte

James Madden, alias James Gryce"
a man well known to the police as
Handsome Harry" and who the police
claim to be one of the most dangerous
fhlefs in the country, was arrested last
evening at I o'clock by Night Chief of
Police Frank OBrien, charged with
the robbery of a seal skin jacket valued
at $500 from a woman named Vera
West brook
When arrested, Madden was searched
but no money was found on him. He
told the police that her had not taken
the jacket and did not know anything
about it,
The robbery is supposed to have been
committed some time in the last few
days. According to the woman. West
brook. Madden had been hanging
around her place for several days, and
yesterday morning at about 3 o'clock
he left the cabin where she lives
Shortly after his departure the woman
missed the jacket and she Immediately
Informed the police of the robbery.
Night Chief o. Brien took up the case.
he went to Anaconda Lake park yes
terday afternoon, expecting to find mis-
man there, but he did not, and shortly
after having returned to the city he
IAN across Madden in a Mainville sa-
loon and placed him under arrest
If the officers are unable to find suffi-
cient evidence against Madden to hold
him on the charge of grand larceny, the
man Will not be through with his trou-
hleS, as he will be sent to Butte where
he is wanted on a charge of robbery
According to Officer O'Brien, Madden IS
dangerous thief and an eX-convict
He was arrested about three weeks ago
i'll South Butte on a charge of robbery
When the officers were taking him TO
the court house for his trial Madden
got away from them and the author
tiles of Butte have been looking for him
ever since.
Madden served time in the Deer
Lodge penitentiary under the name of
James Gryce for petit larceny.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-19

ANACONDA NEWS.
SUNDAY IN ANACONDA
Twenty-Five Hundred People
Left Town for the Day.
ERICSSON SPRINGS OPEN
That and Other Resorts About the City
Received the Pleasure Seekers.
Turner's Picnic at
the Park.
ERICSSON SPRINGS OPEN

Yesterday was one of the most beau
joyed in long while. The residents of
the city did not lose the good opportun-
ity of going out into the country or to
the parks and enjoying themselves. The
weather. with the exception of the wind,
was as perfect as anyone could have
desired. A disagreeable wind was blow
ing for the most part of the afternoon,
but this did not mar the enjoyment of
the pleasure-seekers.
1t is estimated that more than $500
persons went out to the country or to
the parks yesterday. Some went to
Helena. to Gregson Springs, to Silver
Lake, and the majority went to Ana
conda Lake park At the latter place
an enjoyable programme had been ar
ranged by the Turn Nerein society,
which gave its annual picnic there. A
large crowd was present, quite a num-
Der of persons having come down from
Butte for the occasion. There was an
open-a concert given by the Anaconda
band, and dancing during the afternoon
and evening in the pavilion. The base
ball games were postponed owing to the
strong wind.
During the practice of one team a
young man who was playing behind the
bat without a mask was struck on the
nose by the ball. He was quickly taken
to the stream, where his nose, which
was bleeding terribly, was bathed. The
young man was very fortunate in not
being hit on the side Of the head, as the
7ball was coming at rapid rate and
could have inflicted a serious wound.
Quite large number of baseball en-
thusiasts left yesterday morning with
the local ball team for Helena.
The MacCallum & Cloutier employees
held theit annual picnic yesterday at
Silver Lake and they had good time
The formal opening of Gresson
Springs took place yesterday a large
crowd being in attendance from Butte,
Anaconda and surrounding country.
quite number had driven out to the
springs. Carriages were numerous
Proprietor Con Hayes had done every
thing possible to make the day pleasant
and the unanimous verdict was that he
mad succeeded admirably. There were
pretty girls galore, most of them from
Anaconda, in shirt waists and sailor
that's. In numerous instances the Butte
young men attempted to cut out the
Anaconda young men and some spirited
races resulted. At the start Butte
showed up very strong, but coming
down the last go yards of the home
stretch Anaconda showed to the fore
and passed under the wire an easy win
ner 1t will take a few days for some
Butte young men to get over kicking
themselves.
The large pavilion had been profusaly
decorated A grand dance was given
in the afternoon and evening by Profess
sor Aker and the A. B. & C. orchestra.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-19
ONLY ONE LITTLE RUN
1t Was All the Copper City Boys
Secured at Helena.
MET CRUSHING DEFEAT
Their Opponents Took Twenty One Runs,
Eighteen of Which They Got
From Lynch in the First
Five Innings.
Special Dispatch to the Standard

special bISpatSti 10 lile standard
Helena, June S.-The baseball game to-
day between the Anaconda and the Hell
ena clubs resulted in a sweeping victory
for the home nine, the score being q to
l. The visitors labored under the disad-
vantage of not having practiced as often
as the Helena team, and We're confronted
BY further drawback in having been re-
Gently changed around in the field The
Anacondas would have held Helena down
better if King instead of Lynch had pitch
ed the entire game. Lynch pitched the
first five innings and was such a mark
for the Helenas that King was placed in
the box. When he began twirling the ball
the Helenas had is runs, and for the re-
naming four innings he held them down
to three
Ryan for Helena pitched good ball
which proved a puzzle to the visitors.
After the game was over the Copper City
boys admitted that they had been fairly
beaten by nine that at present shows
the results of continual practice and gen
orally better playing.
mere was Il Itllt ullpledSanl neSS III the
seventh inning between Burton, who play
ed second base for the Anacondas and
Arneson, Helena base runner. Burton
claimed that Arneson blocked him from
making a double play by catching his
arm as he was about to throw the ball to
first after putting Arneson out, in order
to put out the batter. who had Just knock
ed small fly. Burton is accused of hav-
ing kicked Arneson. There was consid-
cradle excitement for few minutes but
peace was soon restored and both prin-
cipals afterwards regretted the unpleasant
occurrence.
There was a large crowd and a liberal
amount of applause accorded the visitors
whenever a good play was made The
Anaconda boys, while disliking defeat. re-
turn home with the assurance that when
they come again they will be as fairly
treated.
The run made by Anaconda was by
McHale in the fourth. Helena made four
Ryan for Helena struck out four and
Lynch two and King eight for Anaconda
Bases on balls-Ryan, 0; Lynch. 4; King
q Errors-Helena, j. Anaconda s. Hits
Helena, Il; Anaconda g. Umpires-Lust
and Smith.
1t was reported at midnight that the
train on which the local boys were re-
turning home would arrive in the city at
4:4J this morning.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-19
TILLlE CARR IN JAIL.
Arrested Yesterday for Being Drunk and
Disturbing the Peace

Title Carr, the woman who was
mixed up in the Santi murder case, was
arrested yesterday by Night Chief
y Brlen and OFFICER Mayhem, charged
with being drunk and disturbing the
peace in her cabin on East Park ave
nue.. The woman was arrested at the
demand of a neighbor. who complained
that she was kicking up an awful rack
ct in her cabin. When the officers Ir-
rived at the cabin Title Carr was very
drunk and was using abusive lam
guage. Two men were in the cahjn
with her.
Tillie Carr is the woman who was the
principal witness in the Santi murder
case. After giving her evidence at the
trial she was arrested on a charge of
having perjured herself, which case was
dismissed Saturday owing to the lack
of evidence.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-19
THROWN FROM A CART.
John a. Bielenberg the Victim of a Pain
full Accident.

Deer Lodge, June 1S.-John N. Bielen-
berg was the victim of an accident to-
day which fortunately will not prove
fatal, though it is quite a severe and
painful one. He had been out to Rock
creek to look after the ditch which car
ries water from Rock creek lake to his
placer mines near Pioneer. When re-
turning his horses which he was driv-
ing to a California cart, became un-
manageable, breaking one of the reins,
oVerturn1ng the cart and throwing Mr..
Bielenberg and young Honas Gerstock-
er, who accompanied him, to the ground,
tnfiicting a cut upon Mr. Bielenberg's
chip al inch ana a half long and cut