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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-13
The Paw Department .

OF the pay department, Brig. Gen. T. II.
Stanton in charge, the report says: THE
principal delay in the payment Of troops
was in Cuba and Porto Rico. In Cuba the
colonies of some of the regiments did not
desire their regiments paid there, and Major
General Shafter, commanding the army
there, approved their requests. There has
been complaint made as to the payment of
the army in Porto Rico. Ten paymasters,
with Major General Miles, commanding the
army, teegraphed not to have them sent to
Porto Rico as the money might be infected,
although it had never been landed from the
vessels. So far as the commission. can ascer-
tain all the officers of the pay department.
have performed their duties promptly and
efficiently"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-13
THE WAR DEPARTMENT.
secretary AIger Not PecuniariIy In
terested in ANY Contracts

terested in Any Contracts
The report now takes up the War Depart
ment and its various chiefs of subdivisions.
beginning with the secretary of war. THE
records of the War Department which have
been laid before u.s." says the report, "show
that the secretary of war extended to all
chiefs of bureaus cordial and full support
and promptly responded to every proper de-
mand made upon him by commanding off,
GERS. No testimony has been presented
showing intentional neglect of duty nor any
attempt to serve personal interests. The
charges made that the secretary of war was
pecuniarily interested in contracts, pur-
chases and other transactions of the War
Department have been thoroughly examined
and found baseIess.
In the judgment of the commission there
was lacking in the general administration
of the War Department during the continu-
ance of the war with Spain that complete
grasp of the situation which was essential
to the highest efficiency and discipline of
the army. The commission has refrained
from crlticising certain of the heads of
bureaus for not having acted with foresight
In preparing their various departments for
active war before war was actually declared
because it has appeared that the national
defense fund provided by the act of March
y, 1898, was not made available for use eX-
cept for the navy and for coast defense and
the expenditures incident thereto until after
the declaration of war;
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-13
Ordnance Department.

Brief reference is made to the ordnance
department, Brig. Gen. D. w. Flagler,
United States army. in charge. THE testi-
mony before the commission" the report
says, shows that the ordnance department
was untiring in it's work, both before and
during the war and that every effort was
made by it's officers to properly arm and
equip the troops. The delays that occurred
We're none Of them of serious import, and
it was beyond the power of the department
to prevent them"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-13
Corns of EnUineerr.

Concerning the engineer department and
corps of engineers, Brig. Gen. John NJ. Viii
son, United States army, in charge, the
commission says: Wherever officers of this
corps have been assigned to duty the testi-
mony shows that they have acted with great
promptness and to the great benefit of the
service. The testimony of commanding OFF,
GERS of campaigns, troops and camps has
been in high praise of the services of the
cOrps Of engineers"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-13
VIII Marry n Lawyer.

washington Fost
The engagement is announced or Miss
Constance Ingalls,, daughter OF ex-senator
and Mrs ingalls,, 10 Mr. Robert Schick OF
Reading. Pa, a prominent lawyer OF that
city. Miss ingalls,, who Is a charming and
clever young woman, is ore of the heroines
of the past summer who devoted her ener-
gies to the nursing of soldiers in the Phila-
deiphia hospitals.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-13
Subsistence Department.

fortified city and received as prisoners of
war over 23,oO0 Spanish soldiers
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-14

but we also arrived at the conclusion
that we could buy those same brushes
fifty per cent. cheaper than the old
committee paid for them"
Everybody voted in favor of the res
olution to return the surplus goods.
on motion Of Mr.. O'Malley the old
No. 90 school property in the Third
ward was sold to Patrick Noon for $500.
Mr.. Evans stated that he had heard
a rumor to the effect that a horse be-
longing to the school district was sold
and another bought in its place, with
out the board being consulted. The
members laughed. and voted Mr.. Evans
a committee of one to investigate the
mares nest
The payroll for day teachers was
read and ON motion of Mr.. Phillips it
was ordered that warrants be drawn
for the several amounts, and also for
the night school teachers pay. provid-
ing the payroll is approved by the
superintendent.
ON motion of Mr.. Phillips II was or
dered that the schools close on the af-
ternoon of March %, when the recep-
tion to the Thirteenth is to take place.
Mr. Casey moved to lay the motion on
the table, but no one was unpatriotic
enough to second It,
The contract for constructing the
sewer at No. 3 building was awarded
to i. F. O'Horo, whose price is S3i5.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-14
MET A SUDDEN DEATH
Frank olkiewasky Was Struck by
D. & H. Passenger Train.

Frank Olkiewasky, of South Wyo-
ming avenue. was instantly killed yes
terday afternoon at $50 o'clock while
railroad tracks near the South steel
mills. Passenger train No. 3, due here
at 2.20 o'clock. struck him and hurled
him forward and to the right with
great violence. The blowing of gongs
at the mills probably prevented Dixie
wasky hearing the approach of the
train and the engineer did not see the
man until too close to prevent the acct
dent, owing to the great clouds of
steam which We're blowing across the
tracks at the time.
The train was stopped and the re-
mains, for Olkiewasky was dead when
the trainmen reached him. were
brought here and removed to the Lack
awanna hospital. Here it was found
that he had a compound fracture of
the skull and jaw on the left side and
a compound fracture of the right leg
below the knee. Later. friends identi-
fled the remains and Undertaken La
puski removed them to the residence
of Frank Volkiewicz, 923 South Wyo-
ming avenue, where deceased had
boarded.
Coroner Roberts was notified, and
after viewing the remains gave per-
unnecessary. The funeral will be held
Thursday morning and interment will
be made at the Minooka cemetery.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-14
FOR VIOLATION OF THE RULES
Letter of City Solicitor Read Before
the Board of Health.

At the special meeting of the board
of health, last night, the matter Of
prosecuting the alleged violation Of the
sanitary rules I'm the No. 2S school
building case was discussed at length
and 1t was agreed that DR.. w. L.. Allen,
the health officer should proceed forth
with in the matter.
4 letter was read from City Solicitor
NJ y. McGinley acknowledging the re-
ceipt Of a notice of the boards former
action in the matter and stating that
he was looking up the law in the case.
When he Is ready to make a move, he
Will notify the board.
A scavengers license was granted A.
B. Briggs, conditional upon the health
officers approval Of the petitioners
apparatus.
Secretary Murray was instructed to
advertise for sealed proposals for print
ing the annual report.
The following resolution was unani-
mously adopted:
Resolved, That the services Of Thomas
NJ Cullen as food inspector during the
time he has been in the service, has been
eminently satisfactory to this board: that
he has been assiduous in the perform
ance of his duties, carefully guarding the
public against the dangers of unwhole-
some food; and that he has acquired an
expert knowledge of methods testing the
purity of foods. which is of inestimab bic
value to the public. We believe It to be
to the interest OF the community that
he should be retained in the office Of
food inspector.
The commendation was wholly un-
solicited by Mr. Cullen and was in
fact a surprise to him.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-14
THROAT BADLY GASHED.
Oscar Carpenter Found Lying in a
Field Unconscious and Bleed
ing from Ugly Wounds
in the Neck.

Oscar Carpenter. aged 81, retired
hotelkeeper living at the corner of
Mulberry street and Dix court. was
found in the field near the Boies Car
Wheel works, at o'clock yesterday
morning with his throat cut.
The discovery was made by Henry
Luther a miner, on his way TO the
Pine Brook colliery. Assistance was
summoned when it was seen that life
was not extinct and the wounded man
was taken to the Lackawanna hospital
The wounds were found to be of a
very serious though not necessarily
fatal nature. There were two long
slashes extending in opposite diagonal
directions and crossing at the wind
pipe. one came from the shoulder to
the wind pipe making a slight incision
therein and then jumped to the other
side Of the wind pipe and continued
to the lobe of the ear. The other took
about the same course from starting
at the opposite side, Uut was not so
long.
The physicians at the hospital say
that ii is possible that there were four
distinct gashes, and that they might
have been inflicted by a hand other
than carpenters. They were undoubt-
edly made by razor.
When Carpenter came to conscious
ness at the hospital he stated that he
was returning from an afternoon visit
to friends in Green Ridge, and in the
early evening while crossing through
the field to reach jefferson avenue was
set upon by young man who asked
him the time, and upon his replying
that he had no watch set upon him
and cut his throat.
The police picked up a blood covered
razor a short distance from where Car
penter was found. Carpenters wife
identified it as one that was missing
from the top of the dressing case in
her husbands room. He left the house
at o'clock in the afternoon and did
not return.
Carpenter has been suffering mental
ly for some time from the after effects
Of the grip.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-14
CONDITION MORE FAVORABLE
John Shannon May Yet Recover
from His Awful Wound.

There was slight change ia the
condition of John shannon, the wound
ed burglar, who is at the Lackawanna
hospital. and there is now some chance
OF his growing better and ultimate re-
CoVery. Twice Yesterday when the
pus was removed from the wound, shot
was found in il, over twnnty-f1ur being
picked out, Most of the particles arr
ilattened out from striking the bono
Yesterday 4 young man called upon
Detective MOir and asked If II was
known who Shannon really was. Being
given a negative reply, he stated that
he knew him and that shannon was
not his right name. lie refused 10 give
his own or Shannon's name to the de-
tcctive, so the detective claims, but said
he would so down and soc him. Up
Ia late hour he had not been a. the
hospital
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-14
SOLDIER HoNoRED.
Sergeant Bourke, of Company c
rendered Royal Reception.

Sergeant Richard J. Bourke, of Com
pany G, who was also The Tribune's
special correspondent with the Thir-
teenth regiment, was accorded "a well
come here yesterday upon his return
which was as pleasant as it was un-
expected.
Previous to leaving here with the SOL
diers, Sergeant Bourke, who is an at
torney, had his office in the same apart
ments with Alderman John y. Howe,
in the Fuller building. He was met at
the train by Alderman Howe and es-
cOrted to Lohmann's restaurant. on
Spruce street There he found await
ing him an excellent dinner and seated
about the table were his brother, Pat
rick Bourke, Constables ]. a. Penman
and w. y. Cole and Clerk II. c. Powell,
all attaches of Alderman Howes office.
OF course, little speeches were made
and pleasant hour was passed
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-14
They Swear by the Lake Shore.

No other railroad has so many adj
mirers among the commercial men as
the Lake Shore Railroad. Its trains
are always on time, and make good
connections, while nothing is left un-
done by the management to make
travel on this road easy Wagner ves-
tibule sleeping cars, complete in every
detail for comfort, pleasure and safety
are run through between Boston, New
York, Buffalo and Cleveland, Cincin-
natl. ST. Louis Toledo and Chicago.
Dining cars are attached to through
trains on which meals are served at
proper hours in excellent style, and in
every respect the Lake Shore Railroad
eXCels. &s
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-14
NORTON'S
SPRING SsLEcTlOlS

Of New Wall Decorations
are now ready for inspection.
We invite your attention
to see the beautiful Novelties
we have for your consideration.
Choice American, English
and French designs and colorings to
match the new carpets and draperies,
We have selected the "Cream" of
the patterns from the mills that
make the Finest Wall Decorations.
Our selections are exclusive and
cannot be had elsewhere in the city.
You are welcome to see them
and not be under any obligations.
We will cheerfully and gladly
exhibit our specimens 70 all
who desire to see the new ideas
in interior decorating.
Any contemplated inside decorating
can be done in cold weather
as well as in warmer, more quickly
and at less expense. We furnish
competent workmen on short notice
and at reasonable rates.
We suggest an early consideration
to avoid the usual spring rush.
M. NORTON.
322 Lackawanna Ave, Scranton.
80 S. Main St., Wilkes Barre.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-14

Whether it was the presence Of the
returned school board soldiers-Major
f.. ID. Fellows, the secretary; Private
charles F. Zcidler, the member from
the Eighth, and Private Harry Car
ling, former superintendent Of the sup
ply dcnartment-or whether it was TIL lt
TIE defeated faction is determined up
on making the pathway of the powers
that-are as thorny as possibly, is not
known with positiveness, but, be Il
what 1t may, the first business session
of the reorganized board of control
was one continuous wranglc.
To the surprise of the onlookcrs the
attacking parry, which was a hopeless
minority at the reorganization. won
every battle Mr.. 2eidler voted with
them on every question; Mr.. Leonard
was with them also, an at another en-
gagemeut the propensity of Mr.. Evans
to desert resulted In the besieged
making an unconditional surrender,
prcferrinG this to having one of their
own recorded as voting against them.
Hostilitics began when Mr.. Shiros, of
the new building committee, recon-
mcnded that one hundred single ana
sixteen rear seats be purchased from
Thomas Kane for two additional rooms
that MI. Jayne COntemplatGs opening
at No. 2S Mr.. Casey objected to this
method Of doing business, Contending
that supplies Of this kind should be
advertised for.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-14
STRIKERS RESUME WORK.
After Several Days Idleness They
Go Back at the Same Terms.

The employees of the Mt. Pleasant
colliery who have been out on strike
for several days went back to work
yesterday morning. Previous to re-
suming their duties a consultation was
held with several of the bosses, and
when they were given to understand
that they could either go to work IN
the old terms or take out their time
from the office, they concluded to go
to work
About twenty-five new hands were
on the premises ready to go to work
yesterday morning. hut their services
We're not needed.
Nearly all of the Old hands resumed
their places, and those who remained
away yesterday will be given their
usual work today. Nearly the usual
number Of cars were hosted yesterday.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-14
PERSONAL.

Miss Elizabeth Meredith OF Philadel-
phia, is visiting relatives.
Miss Muldoon, Of Wilkes-Barre. is vis-
iting Miss Matte I1untsmau, of New Aug
avenue.
Mrs. Myra Pace, Of Dickson avenue,
is confined 10 her home on account of
sickness.
Misses Martha Nordt and Mabel Ross
spent Friday with New York friends at
West Pittston.
Percy Todd, OF the West Shore Rail
road, has been appointed general freight
agent of the Delaware, EackuWanna and
Western railroad.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-14
Coffee

We have hundreds of testi-
monials that Courscn's Java
at 25c is ten cents per lb
under regular retail prices.
Try it.
peri Walli" India Ceylon
Tea, soc per lb.
Fancy young Hyson and
Formosa oolongs SOC per lb.
Farinose Parchei Wheat,
finest brand of wheat cereal
l4C. ? for 25c.
Wheat Drink best substi-
tute for Coffee made by Shred
wheat machine l5c per lb.
Golden Rio Coffee l5c per
lb.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-14
MINORITY WINNERS
IN EVERY BATTLE
NEW SCHOOL BOARD STARTS
OUT PueNAcIoUsLY.

Committee Makes Recon-
mendations That the Majority
Faction Would Like to See Adopt
ed, But the Minority, Much to the
Surprise Of the onlookers, Sue
ceeded in Defeating Their Adop-
tion-Mr. Roche Introduces Load
ed Resolution.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-14

Commissioner n. Il. Scott has modi-
fed his ruling in the matter Of war tax
on mortgage bonds.
The original decision. affirmed by the
attorney general was that bonds ac-
companying mortgages should be con-
sidered in the category of promissory
notes, and subject to q tax of two cents
on every 800.
Just before the last congress ad-
journed. it passed law to this effect:
whenever any bond or note shall be
secured by mortgage or deed of trust.
but one stamp shall be required to be
placed on such papers; provided, that
the stamp tax thereon shall be the
highest rate required for said instru-
ments or either of them"
The modification in the commission
er's former ruling is made to conform
to this law. In interpreting it he ex-
plains that whenever a bond accom-
panying mortgage is taxable it re-
qulres fifty cent stamp instead Of
stamps at the rate of two cents per
SloO. When the mortgage is taxable
the bond accompanying need not be
stamped, but if the mortgage is not
taxable (as when it is for less than
quires fifty cent stamp.
TAX ON MORTGAGES.
For example: on mortgage for less
than $1,000 there is no tax. on a mort
gage not above 81 500 and more than
$1,000 the tax is twenty-five cents.
Every additional $500 is taxed at twen-
ty-hve cents.
If the mortgage is less than 81 900 the
bond shall bear fifty cent stamp. If
the mortgage is for $1,000 or over and
not above $1,5O0, the bond would be
stamped. At $1,000, when the tax on
the mortgage would be fifty cents and
the stamp required for the bond is fifty
cents, the mortgage is to he preferred
When the bond is stamped the fact
is to be noted on the ACCOMMODATING
mortgage; when the mortgage carries
the stamp note of it is to be made on
the bond.
This ruling does not include instru-
lnehts OF this character issued by par
ties other than individuals.
The matter Of taxing undividod
profits has also undergone another
chanSe OF ruling. At first the collect
OTIS We're directed to tax undivided
i'iSiito' Htl came Il FulllR to the eff
feet that undivided profits were not TO
De considered as surplus and were not
TO be taxed. Now comes a decision
that distinction shall be made in un-
divided profits. That out Of which
loans are made and which are nut TO
| other like uses is to be taxed as sur
plus. That which is used solely for
paying dividends is not to he so con-
sidered and is exempt from tax.
NOT TAXABLE.
Partition deeds. defining boundaries.
are not taxable, under another new rul-
! ing.
Collector Penman is in recent Of
| requisitions from many of the banks
of this district for the return of the
| tax which they paid on undivided
! profits" under the second ruling. This
| third ruling saves the collector much
! figuring.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-14
DIED.

SCHMlDT.-ln pctersburg, March Y. 1899.
John George Schmidt, 81 years Of age,
at the residence, 1926 Ridge street. INu-
neral this afternoon at 2 o'clock Ser
vices at the St. Peters Lutheran
church, lnterment at the Dunmore
cemetery.
SUTTON.-ln Blakely, March l3, 1900,
Ruth Hope, the young daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. c, O. sutton, Of Blakely.
Funeral at $50 O'Clock at the residence.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-14
MEETING OF PRINCIPALS.
Paper Read by Miss Josephine D..
Lees


There was d meeting of the PrinCi-
pals Round Table Yesterday afternoon
in the High school over which Prof.
Harry Kemm"rling presided. The feat.
ure Of the meeting was the reading
Of Il paper on The Teachers Mutual
Benefit Association by Miss Josephine
d. Lees, principal Of No. 10. She first
dwelt upon the mutual benefit asso.
citation idea in general as applied to
teachers and the need of It,
The local association" she said.
was formed March &c. 1898, and is on
a firm financial basis for fortunately,
few demands are made on the treasurer.
Five hundred dollars of its funds have
been wisely and safely invested and it
will not be long before another like
sum will be placed"
The subject was very cleverly hand
led throughout and The paper was
greatly appreciated.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-14
A Card

We. the undersigned, do hereby agree
20 refund the money ON a 5O-cent bottle
OF Grecne's Warranted Syrup of Tar II IL
fails 10 cure your cough or cold We also
guarantee o Recent bottle to prove salts
factory or money refunded. ]. q. Bone &
Son, Dunmore, Pa; John u. Donahue
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-14
NEW RULING ON
MORTGAGE BONDS
NOT TO BE TAXED WHEN THE
BOND BEARS STAMPS.

Formerly Bonds Accompanying
Mortgages Were Classed as Prom
issory Notes and Were Subject to
a Tax of Two Cents on the Hun
dred--Now They Are Placed on the
Special Tax List-Conditions Under
Which One and the other Are to
Be Stamped.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-14

Geo, e. Secord. the well known con-
tractor OF Towanda, n. Y, says: Il
have used Chamberlain's Cough REM
edy In my family for a long time and
have found it superior to any other.
For sale by all druggists. Matthews
Bros, wholesale and retail agents. ~
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-14
Remember
In One r1Ore Day

You will know who wins the
first one OF these beautiful Emerson
Pianos. There is plenty Of time
between now and Wednesday to
get coupon, as the lucky custom
er will be known at 1 D. IN. on
that afternoon.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-14
DID AND DID NOT.
Defendant Charged with Arson But
Committed None.

Tony Magniotta, of West Scranton
was defendant in a suit brought before
Alderman Millar last night by Mrs.
Mary Hutach MagniOtta does a con-
tract business in eXcavating ground
and building foundations and has been
engaged at that kind of work ON the
premises adjoining Mrs. Hutach's res
idence for a week or SO.
Yesterday the ground was frozen and
Magniotta built fire 10 thaw it a
little. In some manner the fire was
pushed against the foundation of the
Hutach house and it caught fire. 70
damage was done. but Magniotta was
arrested for setting fire to the house
He was held in $500 bail for his appear
ance at court.
mi
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-14
Smoke The Pocono Cigar. SC.

The Wilkes-B Barre Record may be had in
Scranton at the news stands of Rcis-
man Bros, i0i Spruce and 5U} Linden
street; Mae, Lackawanna avenue.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-14
Remember

That we are going to give two
more Of those beautiful Pianos after
this one is gone. The second we
will give away free on Wednesday,
April 10th, and the third one on
Wednesday, May 24th. you do
not win the first you may win
the second or third.