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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-10-17
Writ of Quo Warranto Issued.

On petition Of John ]. Murphy court
yesterday granted writ of quo war
ranto directed against Frank j. Dick
ert to compel him to show by what
authority he holds the Office Of poor
director for the old South ward of
Scranton. The writ is made return
able Nov. G. Mr. Murphy was repre-
sented by Attorney /. Fl. Burns.
The petition sets forth that Frank
j. Dickert was appointed by Judge
Archibald to the position of poor di-
rector of the South Side, for the unex-
pired term of f. L. Terppe, who had
been appointed by Judge Archibald on
March II, 1896, for the full term of
three years from date of appointment.
Terppe resigned on Dec. IA, 1898, and
Dickert assumed office on March 19,
1899, and still continues to exercise the
duties of the office. Murphy was duly
selected for the full term of three
years, at the election held Feb. 81, 1899,
having received the highest number of
votes cast for any candidate for the
office in the district.
on the 9th of October. 1899, Murphy
attended the meeting of the poor board,
in the city hail, presented his certificate
of election, and demanded that he be
sworn in and seated as a member of
the board. Reese G.. rocks, the presi-
dent of the board, refused to swear him
in and give him place on the board,
and hence, the writ of quo warranto
directed to Dicllert, requiring him to
appear before the court and show by
what authority he claims the possess
sion and exercise of the office of poor
director
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Election Contest.

Ten witnesses were called i'm rebuttal
yesterday by the contestant IN the
LangstaF election contest. They were
Thomas MiChaels, of Blakely' W. II.
Thomas Michaels of Blakely: w.
II. Cobleigh, of CovingtOn, w.
II. Edwards, of Spring Brook;
Watkin Jones and Llewellyn Da-
Wis, of Taylor; John j. Reibe, Sec
ond ward, Scranton; Thomas Deardon
and jeremiah Simons, Fourth ward
Scranton; James Chambers ami John
NewComb, Twenty-first ward Scrdn-
ton.
Adjournment was made until 'Thurs-
day morning at 8 O'Clock az the re-
quest of Mr.. Holgate. counsel for the
contestant, who is one OF the attDC-
neys for the defendants in the Scran-
tonian libel case.
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wins block In Priceburg. Mrs. Miller
was a witness against Warner Havey
in a civil suit at local squire's office
one day last August. The next morn>
ing Ilavey came to her house and after
berating her for testifying against him
gave her a kick. Shc struck him with
a billet of wood and he returned the
compliment by striking her in the jaw
with an oYen-rakc.
Mr. Miller appeared on the scene at
this juncture and was in the act OF de-
Tending his wife when the elder Havey
came up and laid him low with the as
sistance of his son who in the interim
had completely van1uished Mrs. Mil
Ter. The last named was unable to
appear at the trial owing to his being
laid up with an injury to his back sus-
tanned in a mine accident two weeks
ago.
Assistant District Attorney Thomas
appeared for the commonwealth and
Attorney W. s. Hulslander for the de-
PENDANTS.
Mrs. Mary Yagoda, of Austin
Heights, who was returned by Con-
stable Fred Addison, of Old Forge, for
selling liquor without a license, was
brought in yesterday morning on q
capias and held in bail 10 appear when
the case is called this week She was
convicted of this same offense at the
last term of criminal court.
The case in which Ruth Ilcwellyn
charges Kate Garvey, alias Kate
George with selling liquor without Il
license was continued. Charles Con-
nell accused of a similar offense at the
Charles Jacobs, was reported too i'll to
appear and the case was passed for
the present.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-10-17
ENTERTAINMENT AND SUPPER.
Lady Foresters Entertain in Guern-
sey Hall Last Night.

An entertainment and supper was
given last night in Knights of Malta
hall, Guernsey building, by the Lady
Foresters, Companion circle, No. SS. 4
large number was present, probably be-
tween 200 and $50 guests being in at
tendance. After the supper dancing
was INDUCED in by the young people
present. The committee i'm charge Of
the entertainment was as follows: Mrs
Davis, chairman; Mrs. Welsh, Pitman,
Schlager, Harber, Hartman, Dwight,
Williams, Daran and Sullivan. The
following programme was rendered:
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-10-17

Attorney G. w. Dawson asked the
court to quash the indictment in the
case against Thomas Lyons, who is
charged with embezzlement by II. S.
Hufling. because the district attorney
has not filed bill OF particulars in the
case.
Judge Edwards made an order Civ
ing the district attorney ten days TO
file II bill of particulars and if it IS
not done in that time the indictment
is to be quashed
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-10-17
TWO MEN KILLED,
MILL DESTROYED
EXPLOSION IN A POWDER MILL
NEAR R\PEcKv1LLE.

Christopher Birbeck and William
Rolls We're Employed in the Corn
ing Mill of the Consumers Powder
Company-An Explosion Occurred
Yesterday Morning and Both Of
the Men Were Instantly Killed.
Cause of the Explosion Is Not
Known-No Damage in Peckville.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-10-17

Has been used for over FIFTY YEARS
by MILLIONS of MOTHERS for their
CHILDREN WHILE TEETHGNG WTTil
PERFECT SUCCESS It SOOTHES the
CHILD, SOFTENS the GUMS, ALLATS
all PAIN; CURES WIND COLIC, and
Is the best remedy for DIARRHOEA'
sold by Druggists in every part of The
world. BE sure and ask for MRS. Wins.
lows Soothing Syrup" and take no other
KIND. Twenty-Five cents a bottle.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-10-17
Another Challenge.

I, Thomas Reed, desire to say that
II Middleton is not satisfied with his
last defeat I will have the same con-
ditions for $50 a side. Answer through
The Tribune. VIII meet him at w.
Winship's, at Throop.
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THE CAUSE UNKNOWN.
Snnrnl HrN q IL iinlcnA, Stntnl L a
DECLARED A BANKRUPT.
Elmhurst Hotelkeeper's Liabilities
S6,75S.9O and Assets Nothing.

William II. II. Bull, of Elmhurst,
was declared a bankrupt yesterday
and the case was referred to Referee
Van WOrmer for settlement. Bulls
liabilities are $6,75S.9O and his assets
nothing.
The first meeting of the creditors will
be held in the office of Referee Van
Wormer in the government building
on Monday, Oct. 80.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-10-17
SOLDIERS MONUMENT.
The Dedication to Take Place at
Allentown Oct. 10.

The Central Railroad Of New Jer-
sey has made a special rate of one
fare for the round trip to Allentown
on account of the dedication OF the
soldiers monument at that place on
oct 10, 1899, Tickets will be sold for
all trains on oct. IS and 10, and good
to return on or before Oct 20.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-10-17
SECOND WEEK OF
CRIMINAL COURT
THREE OF THE IMPORTANT
CASES WE'RE CONTINUED.

Carbondale Murder and Aggravated
Assault and Battery Cases, The
Mayfeld Robbery Case and The
Case Against Mrs. Lena Gebel
Held over-Stabbing ARRAY in
Which Rival Lovers Figured
Father and Son Assaulted Hus-
band and Wife.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-10-17

Criminal court resumed its sessions
yesterday morning with Judge Ed
wards in the main court room. Judge
Archibald in court room No. =, and
Judge Harold Mcclure of Lewisburg,
in No 5.
The Scrantonian libel case was put
on before Judge Edwards. The Gal
lagher murder and aggravated assault
and battery cases from Carbondale
and the Mayfield robbery case were
continued by agreement and this left
Judges Archibald and Mcclure free to
dispose of the large number of minor
cases listed for this week.
a continuation was also allowed in
the case of Coroner j. j. Roberts
against Lena c. Geble, the midwife
charged with Illegal practice of med
icine. There is a question as to wheth-
er the statute applies to midwives and
possibly the matter will be submitted
in the form of a case stated to settle
this question before the trial on the
criminal charge is proceeded with.
All the cases on the list for yesterday
ready for trial were disposed of, with
the exception of four in which one or
the other of the attorneys in the libel
case was interested.
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The Sulphur Baths Of Avon

relieve and cure rheumatism, Gout
and Eczema. An ideal fall-winter
home for invalids. Address The San
itarium, Avon, N. Y. -
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-10-17

over half ton of blasting powder
exploded with a terrific report yester-
DAY morning, in one Of the powder
mills belonging to the Consumers Pow
der company at Storrs' Junction. near
rockville, and two workmen named
Christopher Birbeck and William Rolls
We're instantly killed
The Consumers Powder company has
an extensive plant about one and n
half miles from Peckvllle. on the side
OF the East mountain. Each separate
process of powder manufacturing has n
separate house or mill to itself and
the explosion occurred in what was
known as the corning" mill, where the
compressed cakes of powder are broken
up and crushed into the various sizes.
This mill was a frame structure
about 1SX25 feet in size and contained
the necessary machinery for this oper-
alton.
Each mill has only one man who
operates the machinery. Birbeck was
in charge of this mill and Rolls, the
other man killed, was engaged in car
rying the powder to the mill and only
happened to be in the latter at the
time.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-10-17

COMMITTEE MEETINGs.--The high
and training school committee of the
board OF control will meet on "Wednesday
evening and the building committee will
meet ON FridaN evening.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-10-17

ASSAULT AND BATTERY.-Nich
Pace was held in bail last Saturday even.
ing by Alderman Kasson on a charge Of
assault and battery preferred by Celia
Burnett, of Dunmore
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-10-17

VITAL STATISTICS. - There were
thirty-four deaths reported to the sec.
rotary of the board of health last week.
six of these were caused by diphtheria.
There were fortY-slx cases Of contagious
diseases reported, classified as follows:
Dlphtheria, 3S; scarlet fever, 8; mem
braneous Group, 1; typhoid fever, g.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-10-17

MEETS THIS AFTERNOON Wo-
mans Christian Temperance union will
meet this afternoon at o'clock in Guern-
sey's hall.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-10-17

RECEPTION TONIGHT. - The local
counci! of the knights of Columbus will
hold reception and informal dance to-
night in the rooms of the council on Wy
oming avenue.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-10-17
CITY NOTES


DONATION DAH.-This is donation day
at the Home for the t'Iiendless.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-10-17

ID. * II. PAYS. The Delaware and Hud-
son company paid the trainmen south Of
Scranton yesterday.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-10-17

MEETING POSTPUNED.-T The meeting
of the Catholic Historical society and
Newman Magazine club scheduled for
tonight has been postponed to enable the
members TO attend the reception of the
knights of Columbus
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-10-17

ST. LUKE'S DAY.-St. Lukes Day will
be next Wednesday. At 7,3O and 10
o'clock in the morning holy communion
services will be held in st. Luke's church.
From to 3 in the afternoon a reception
will be held in ST. Lukes parish house
and a business meeting at 730, after
which from to IL the reception will be
continued. All friends of the parish, in
cludng clergymen, are invited to attend,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-10-17
CAME WITHOUT WARNING.

The explosion came, of course, with
out warning, at a few minutes before
o'clock. The bodies of the two un-
fortunate men were seen by their fell
loW-Workmen to fly into the air amidst
the ruins and wreckage of the build
ing, which was totally destroyed and
there is no doubt but that they were
both instantly killed.
The wreckage caught on fire and a
fire hose had to be brought and the
blaze eXtinguished before the bodies
could be taken out. When they were
removed they were burned in such a
horrible manner as to make identifica-
ton almost impossible.
There was great CONSERVATION among
the wortmen for a few moments after
the explosion occurred for fear that
another explosion might result in some
Of the nearby mills. The buildings are
SO arranged, however as to make such
an event almost an impOssibility.
great distance intervening between al
most all Of them. and where this is
impossible mounds have been con-
struCted.
The remains of the two men were
removed to their respective homes in
Peckville. Birbeck is survived by a
widow and a number of children, while
Rolls is survived by widow.
Birbeck was about 40 years old, and
had been employed by the company for
twelve years, while Rolls was a young
man who had been working at this oc-
cupation for only few years past.
THE CAUSE UNKNOWN.
Secretary G. II. Lindsay stated to a
Tribune man last evening that in all
probability the cause of the explosion
would never be determined. He said
that there has never been il powder eX-
plosiOn in which the exact cause had
ever been satisfactorily explained.
This is the first serioIs explosion the
company has had since 1890, when one
man was killed No damage was done
in PeCkVlle by the explosion.
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Mis-. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.

Steam Heating and Plumbing.
p. r. & NJ. T, Howley2S1 Wyoming ave
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-10-17

is IMPROVING.-Patri Forkln the
Lackawauna engineer who had his hand
crushed at Stroudsburg, Thursday, is
resting easily at the Moses Taylor hos
pital, having fully recovered from the OPP
Grafton. 1t was necessary to amputate
all the fingers and last two knuckles of
the hand,
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twenty-five members were present. Only
routine business was transacted.
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ORGANIZES TONJGHT.-This evening
at o'clock Mrs. Jayne will organize a
chorus class at the Young Women's
Christian association rooms which will
be free 10 all girls. Sight reading and
chorus singing will be taught.
BOOKKEEPERS MEET.-The Book
keepers club met last night in the Guern-
sey building, The meeting was called to
order at $50 by President Wagner. About
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-10-17

TONIGHTS CONCERT.-The name Of
John T. Watkins and of the Schubert
quartette is always as associated with cX-
ccllent music The programme that they
will give tonight in the Court Street
Methodist Episcopal church will be the
first of series of musicales and lectures
that are to be given In the church this
winter. The others. lectures by DR.. w.
G. Simpson and DIR. w. II. Pearce, and
concerts by Professor G.. +. Whittemore's 3
choir and Bauer's hand will all be inter-
estng. This course will give all an OPP
portunity to help the church and afford
all such most pleasant returns.
ST. PETERS ANNIVERSARY The
fourteenth anniversary of St. Peters To-
tai Abstirerce and Benevolent society Of
Bellevue, will be celebrated Wednesday
evening at ST. Leos hall, West Side. A
special meeting of the society will be held
tonight The affair is in charge of Il
committee which is making strenuous CI-
forts TO have the affair a success. The
young ladies who assisted the st. Peter )
at their recent picnic will be invited to at
tend and other than their friends the af-
fair will be exclusively for members and
their lady friends. At the meeting to-
night every member and the ladies' COM
mittee are urged to be present.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-02

sideripr the character of soil and rocks
through which the tunnels must be driven,
the enternrise will require an enormous
sum. If il estimated that to construct
the road from city hall to Fifty-ninth
street-a small section of what the road
must he when completed-wl cost $780,
900 600. If accepted, the proposition will
mean much for the city as well as for
the company New York demands i'm
proved rand transit. The elevated road
does not meet the requirements Even
the EXPRESS trains, which make but three
stops, copsume 80 minutes in bringing the
Harlemites down to the business portion
of the CITY. The cry is for a 15-minute
ride. The men behind the underground
movement assure the public that their line
will accomplish the feat. It is about 10
mile. from upper Harlem to the CITY
hall. All of this territory is densely
formulated On the surface roads
you ride between walls of brick
and stone the entire distance. The people
are in a hurry. They object to the waste
of time necessitated by the present sys-
TEN. They are moving pretty rapidly, but
they want to fly. The underground rail-
road gives promise in that direction The
world do move and the American metrop-
oils continues at the head of the process
sion, With surface roads. underground
roads and elevated roads, the transit prob
lem should be satisfactorily solved New
York is swift, but it is getting swifter.
1t has a great many things besides JEFF
ferson dinners to think about Its mill
lions of busy denizens have more prob
lens to solve than those of politics.
JOHN NJ QUINN.
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BUTTE NEWS.
ANOTHER MINING SUIT.
F. Aug. Heinze Is Plaintiff-An Amended
Complaint in the Bordeaux Case.

F. Aug. Heinze appeared yesterday as
plaintiff in another big mining suit
which was brought in the district court
The property involved is the Minnie Heal
ey and the principal defendant is Miles
Finlen, though John Devlin, Marion M.
Devin, Mary e. Reilly and Caroline V.
Kelley are also named as defendants.
Mr. Finlen has a lease and bond on the
Minnie Healey and Heinze wants them,
and says Finlen once made him an oral
promise to turn his interest in the prop
erty over to him. In his complaint Heinze
says that on Feb. 8, 1896, John Devlin,
Marion M Devlin and Mary E. Reilly.
owners of a three-fourths interest in the
Minnie Healey, gave a tWo-years' lease on
the property to T. r. Kinds, together with
a bond for s75,000 Kinds also secured
lease from Mrs. Kelley on her fourth in
terest in the property with bond to aeu
for $4,000 before the expiration of the
lease. Kinds assigned the leases and
bonds to F'inlen and the latter secured an
extension.
In November of last year. says Kinds
Finlen entered into an oral agreement
with him to assign his interest in the
leases and bonds to him and agreed to
execute Il deed therefor during the first
week of last January, and did direct the
execution of such deed, which he prom
ised to sign on his return from a trip
East. 1t was agreed that Finlen should
remain nominally in possession of the
property. 1t was understood that Fin
len had expended about $4,000 on the
property and in consideration of the as
signment of his interests to Heinze the
latter was TO pay him S27 900 within one
year after he had taken up the bond on
the property and $4,000 more within two
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-02
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POLITICS IN LIVINGSTON.
Surprise Is in Store for tho Over Con-
tident.

Special Correspondence of the Standard.
Livingston, April 1.-The city cleo
ton, which takes place Monday, has
occupied the center of the stage, so to
speak, since the date of the last con-
vention last Monday evening, when the
populists met and added to the uncer-
tainty of the situation by breaking up
with far less harmony than any of the
other conventions enjoyed. A majority
OF the populists were in favor of in
dorsing M. H. Lashorn for mayor and
throwing the influence of the party to
the aldermanic candidate of the Third
ward, Theodore Jackson. Another fac
ton IN the party was opposed to this
measure, and although resolutions were
passed indorsing the candidates named,
1t Is generally conceded that the action
has but little effect and the populist
vote will go for the best interests of the
city irrespective of party claims. Will
lam Jones has been Endorsed in the
First ward by the democrats, and is
practically certain of election and will
succeed himself in the council as the
only populist member of that body.
Peter Doonan, nominated by the demo-
Gratis from the First ward to make the
race for alderman, has Withdrawn and
his name will not appear on the Off
clal ballot This move was made to
insure the election of Jones, the popu-
list nominee from the First ward, and
settles the matter as far as that ward
is concerned. AS the tickets now stand,
John T. Smith Is the democratic nomi-
nee for mayor, while M. H. Lashorn is
the choice of the republicans and popu-
lists. For city treasurer J. L. Cough
ner and E. M. Sybert will make the
race on the republican and democratic
tickets respectively. Frank Bender. a
democrat, and S. I. Wilson, republican,
are the nominees for police judge In
the First ward W. H. Yeaton, republi-