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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-05
OBITUARY.

Bernard McDermott, ono of the best
known residents of West Scranton, died
at his home 1889 Jackson street Tues
day after short illness. For a number
of years he had been engaged In the
hotel business, and prior to that was
sexton of the Cathedral cemetery. He
was man who possessed many sterling
qualities which impressed themselves
strongly on those with whom he came
In contact. His rugged honesty was one
of his marked characteristics, and no
man who ever had business dealings with
him asked anything more than Mr.. Nc
Dermotts word. 1t was as substantial
as his bond. Mr.. McDermott is survived
by a wife. The funeral will take place
Saturday morning from his late resi-
dence. A requiem mass will be celebrat-
ed in st. Patrick's church, and inter-
ment will be made in the Cathedral cem-
etery.
Mrs. Mary Gaffney died last night at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Joseph
Murray, 54S Emmett street. She was 60
years of age and had been ailing for the
past year. Her daughters, Mrs. James
Dowd, of Brooklyn, N. Y; Mrs. DOM
mick Mclaughlin, of Lockport. N. ",
and Mrs. Joseph Murray, of this city,
and one son, John Gaffney, survive her.
Tomorrow morning the remains will be
conveyed to Honesdale on the S.53 Della
ware and Hudson railroad train for in
terment. Services will be held at st.
Johns church, of that town.
Mrs. Bridget Melvin, mother of Thomas
c. Melvin, proprietor of the st. Charles
hotel, died at 11.30 o'clock last night at
her home, S23 Moosic street, on the
South Side. She was 7S years of age,
and besides her son, is survived by a
daughter, Miss Bridget. On last week
Mr- IA1N yt,o'g 1ot,
Sarah died, The funeral will be held
Saturday morning. At $50 o'clock SER
vices will be held at st. Peters cathe-
dral. 1nterment will be made in Dun
more Catholic cemetery.
Mrs. Ellen Holland, who has been a
resident of Old Forge for the past thirty
years, died yesterday morning at G30
from pneumonia. Deceased was the relct
of Michael Holland, who lost his life in
the Sibley mines In the autumn of 1876
and was about So years of age at the time
of her death. John NJ. Holland, proprie-
tor of the Holland hotel and Daniel, who
is employed by the Casey &c Kelly Brew
ing company are the only ones of her
children left to mourn her loss. Funeral
at 10 o'clock Friday.
Grfith Jones died at his home on Har-
rison avenue Tuesday night. He was a
sufferer from miners asthma for three
years. For thirty years he was in the
employ of the Lackawanna Iron and
Steel company. He was SO years of age
and is survived by his wife and eleven
children. The funeral will be held Sat-
urday afternoon.
Armina, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Fred Mason, died yesterday morning at
the home on North Main avenue. The
funeral will take place Friday afternoon
Interment will be made in Forest Hill
cemetery.
Frank, the 2-year-old son of John
Lynch of AIS Phelps street, died last
night from an attack of bronchitis. Tho
funeral will take place this afternoon at
o'clock.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-05
DUNMORE DOINGS.
Politics Are Beginning to Warm Up.
Both Parties Are Selecting
Their Men With the
Utmost Care.

Politics are beginning to boom in
town for the borough election to be held
next month. Much evidence is being
brought forward that signifies that It
will be the hardest fought election
ever held and will be full of interest.
The two parties are picking their cam
didates for nomination with great care.
The Republican party will carry this
election if the pick of prominent men
will do it. On their ticket will un-
doubtly be placed Messrs. A. D. Black
inton and j. L. Midway, for council:
eX-Burgess Il. p. Letchworth and ex-
School Director James Young, for
school director. and either John Rice
or Frank Wagner for street commits
sioner.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-05
MRS. PACE WANTS A DIVORCE
She Says Her Husband Was Cruel
and Unkind.

Mrs. Myron Pace, of 1852 Dickson
avenue. began proceedings yesterday to
secure a divorce from William Pace, to
whom she was married on July 7, 1890.
The libel in the case was filed by At
torney Joseph F. Gilroy.
Mrs. Pace alleges that she was COM
PEELED to leave her husband owing to
cruel and barbarous conduct. His un-
kind treatment began, Mrs. Pace says,
soon after their marriage and became
so intolerable in February, 1897, that
she had TO leave him.
Then he pleaded with her to return,
promising to mend his ways and she
did return but found little improve
ment in his conduct or manner. and on
Dec 1, 1898, she was again compelled
to leave him. She now desires to have
the marriage bond annuled.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-05

known washburn street merchant, was
taken with fainting spell at her
home on Tuesday, and fell, slightly in
juring herself
Mrs. Harris and Miss Sarah Evans.
of Plymouth, have returned home from
visit with Mrs. Morgan Evans, Of
Rebecca avenue.
Misses Sarah Davis, of Lansford, and
Margaret Jones, of Plymouth, have
returned home from a visit with Mr..
and Mrs. George w. Engle. of Wash
burn street.
Miss Davis. Of Edwardsdale, is the
guest of Mrs d. j. Hill, of Twelfth
street
Mrs. Hannah Stanton, Of Hampton
street is on the sick list.
Mrs. r. S. Storm. of South Main ave-
nue., is seriously i'll.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-05
FUNERAL OF MRS. DOLPHIN.

The funeral of Mrs. Ann Dolphin was
held from her late home on Chestnut
street yesterday. At $50 the funeral
procession moved to st. Mary's church,
where a solemn high mass Of requiem
was celebrated. Rev. NJ. B. Donlan,
rector of st. Marys, was celebrant:
Rev. NJ. ]. Millane was deacon, and
Rev. j. j. McCabe, sub-deacon. AT the
close of the mass, Rev. Father Donlan
delivered an appropriate funeral dis
course, his text being the words, THE
souls of the Just are in the hands OF
God"
After the services the remains were
inferred in the family plot in ST.
Mary's cemetery. The bearers
were Thomas O'Hara, ]. j. Scott, James
Cullen, Michael Brock, William Dolphin
and Thomas Dolphin.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-05
Attend
Attend
Davidow Bros great auction sale.
MINooKA.

This evening the much heralded So
cial session of the Daniel O'Connell
council, Young Mems Institute, will
take place at the Father Mathew hall,
and from indications the affair will he
a success.
Martin Howley, private in the Thir-
teenth regiment, who contracted the
fever at Camp Meade and has been re-
cuperating here the past two months,
returned yesterday to Camp MacKen-
zie, Augusta, Ga.
Edward Graham, a former resident
of this place, who has been residing at
Butte, Mont, the past year, returned
home yesterday.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-05
CONDITION UNCHANGED.

The conditions of Jacob Kaestner
and DR.. Kolb last night We're I'M
changed, though they were resting
very easily. The physicians of the doc
tor are quite confident that his COM
plete recovery is certain.
DR.. Webb, who is Mr.. Kaestner's
physician, has good hopes that his pa
tient will survive. Today his wounds
will be dressed, the first since the acci-
dent. The anxiously awaited develop
ments to demonstrate his internal con-
dition are looked for today.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-05

A mach needed improvement on the
West Side is tho paving OF Washbhrn
street from Sumner avenue To The ccm-
ctcry. The slushy weather nr tho last
couple of days has made il apparent
that something in this respect should
be done with this much traverscd
street A number of the most promi-
ncnt property holders have been agit-
ating the paving af the thooughfare
and have regarded it as a much needed
improvement. This street is in more
deplorable condition during The winter
months than any other time of the
year on account Of the heavy travel.
1t would he well for the cOuncilmen
of the Fifth ward to bring the matter
before the councils and have it dis
Cusscd, as it is very important to the
West Side in general
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-05
GATHERED In
SOUTH SCRANTON
YOUNG MEN ARRESTED cHARG-
ED WITH ASSAULT.

Death of Adam Fruechtel, an Old
and Highly Respected Resident of
This Part of the Condition of
Jacob Kaestner and DR.. Kolb Re-
mains Practically Unchanged.
Firemen's Night at the Fair.
Week of Prayer OF Hickory Street
Church.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-05
EVENTS OF DAY In
WEST SCRANTON
PAVE is NEEDED ON WASH.
BURN STREET.

From the End of the Pave West the
Street Is in Deplorable Condition.
Officers Who Are on Duty in This
Part of the City Meeting of the
Republican League at the Rooms
on South Main Avenue Tomorrow
Night - Entertainment Tonight.
Personal and Minor News Notes.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-05

four months with friends at South
Canaan, has returned home.
The moulding department OF the
Scranton Stove works will resume ope-
rations Monday morning.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-05
The HOMELIEST MAN IN SCRANTON

AS well as the handsomest. and others
are inyitAd to call on any druggist and
get free trial bottle of Kemp's Balsam
for the Throat and Lungs, a remedy that
Is guaranteed to cure and relieve All
Chronic and Acute Coughs, Asthma,
Bronchitis and Consumption. Price 25c.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-05
Unredeemed Diamonds

for sale at auction. Davidow Bros, 227
Lackawanna avenue. ~
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-05
KIDNEYS

Healthy kidneys
utter Impurities
from the blood
snd keep Il red
and pure. Sick
Kidneys don't
HOST ETTER IS
BiTTERs slim
uIstes the KID
n Us to the
proper psiform-
snce of tn cir
dutl.s, and thus
makes the blood
pure.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-05

The Hours OF the Auction sale
to 6 p. m, to 9p. IN. Z"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-05

Frank, the 2-year-old son of John
Lynch, of AIS Phelps street, died last
night from an attack of bronchitis. Tho
funeral will take place this afternoon at
o'clock.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-05

Armina. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Mason, died yesterday morning at
the home on North Main avenue The
funeral will take place Friday afternoon
Interment will be made in Forest Hill
cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-21
MATTOX HEARD FROM.
Denies That He Is Acting With a
Gang of Horse Thieves.

Clyde Mattox has been heard from.
Recently an Oklahoma correspondent
sent his paper a story to the effect that
Mattox was believed to be with a gang
of horsew thieves, and that Captain w.
w. Painter. of Guthrie, was preparing
to lead a gang after the horse thieves
on a hunt for the bandit. Mattox has
written a letter to the State Capital
Guthrie, o. To which will be publish
ed today. The following is a verbatim
copy:
Mr.. Editor:-I inclose a clipping from
an eastern paper. Will you please say
to Captain w. W. Painter to get his
men in line at any time and round up
his horse thieves. The notorious Clyde
MattoX is not there, neither has he been
there. If the captain will send me a
letter to Ponca, o. T, with the identi-
cal name of the man that said I was
with gang of horse thieves, will see
him at any place or time that may suit
his convenience. Respectfully,
Y \
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-21

to the hotel and young Chase was taken
to the Cleveland boat which, in the
company of his aunt, and two unknown
men, he boarded. On reaching C1eve-
land, the party took a train for Gin
cinnati. From there they went east
to Albany. N. Y, where the private de-
tective that the father had employed to
watch them, lost sight of the party.
Extradition papers were today made
out in anticipation OF the party's ar
rival.
The fortune that the boy possesses
is revertable to the aunt upon his death,
which, it is alleged, furnishes motive
for the supposed abduction The police
of New York, Boston, Portland and
Montreal have been notified to be on
the watch for the party. The father
and his attorney believe that the OBJ
ject of the alleged abductors is to take
the young man out of the country. 1t
is stated that upon young Chase attain
ing his majority the fathers guardian
ship ceased, and that the father was
taking him to Lafayette for the pur-
pose of himself being appointed as his
guardian by order of the probate court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-21
A$I,O0O SPANKING.
Spanker, However, Thought It a
Cheap Investment

New York, June 21.-Wallace Barber,
aged years, and Philip Bonnell, 6 years
old, Quarreled. AS a result thereof. Ar
thur w. Bonnell, the father of Philip,
Invaded the Barber home in Brooklyn
and spanked young Wallace Barber in
the presence of his mother and grand
mother.
When Mr.. Barber returned home in
the evening and heard that his boy had
been thrashed, he went on a still hunt
for Mr.. Bonnen Failing to locate him
that night, he turned the matter over in
his mind and concluded to sue his
neighbOr for damages.
Mrs. Barber, therefore, entered suit
for $1,000 damages to her nerves, and
the grandmother of the child estimated
her personal injuries at $4,000. Today
both cases were tried before Judge Gay
nor in Brooklyn, and the jury rendered
a verdict in favor of Mrs. Barber for
SLOTS.
Mr.. Bonnell, who is we'll do, paid
the money on the spot, and said that
the spanking was a cheap investment
at the price
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-21
BOLD MAIL ROBBERY.
Chicago Postoffice Employees Steal
Whole Pouches of Letters.


Chicago, June 21.-What is regarded
by Postoffice Inspector James Stuart
as one of the largest and boldest mail
robberies in the history of the Chicago
postoff1ce was detected today, and the
arrest of Walter Porter and John New
man, drivers of mail wagons at the
postoffice followed. Porter made a full
confession duplicating Newman. A
large amount of the letters, money or
derS and packages taken by the men
was found in their lodging house at 260
South Halstead street. In the pile were
letters, money orders and checks di-
Europe. One check found in the pile
was for $50 900 while another for a large
amount was sent from Marcus Days
bank at Anaconda The fact that the
robbers had been in the employ of the
Chicago postoffice since June 1 and that
all the theftS were committed since that
time while they were driving their
wagons makes the scheme one of the
boldest in the record of the poStoffice
inspectors. The mail was all taken in
pouches while being carried in the
wagons from the poStoffice to the rail-
road stations and back and it has been
admitted that three sacks were taken in
one day. The prisoners will not adj
NIT that they secured much of value
from their depredations, but declare
that they would have been considerably
richer had their scheme not been dis
covered so soon. They were preparing
to destroy the mail matter when ar
rested and had hidden most of it away
in sacks in the attic of the house in
Which they lived
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-21
MUSIC TEACHERS MEET.
In 21st Annual Convept ton at Gin.
cinnati.

crowded when the twenty-first annual
convention of the Music Teacher Ma
tional association reconvened this morn
by President Arnold ]. Gautvort. Reports
were made by Secretary Philip Werthner,
Treasurer Fred a. Fowler, the executive
board and various committees. The new
further discussed and adopted and the
plan of reorganization with a regular
course of study and certificates to be is
sued to teachers agreed to.
organ teachers was opened by Vice Presi-
dent Carl G.. Schmidt of Morristown, n.
J., followed by papers from Arthur I'M, T.
New Haven. Conn, ON Some Advantages
to the Organfst of an Electric System of
Organ Grinding
B. c. Davis of Atlanta led the round
in Public Schools followed by the fol-
By n. T. Glover on THE Best Means
to Get Boys to Do Good Work in Gram
mar Grades; by J.. A: Bergen of Lafay-
Rhythm; by Edward C. Rose of Harris
burg, Pa, on ''Teack>.lg Phrasing and
Expression in the Songs of the School
Room; by Mrs. Emma H. Thompson of
Detroit on How to Get Good Two Part
Singing in Lower Grades.
In the general session papers were read
by Edmund J. Mercer of New York on
The Renaissance of the Vocal Art" and
by Thomas Tape of Boston; on The
Were followed by discussions. Word hav-
ing been received from w z. Muliig an
of New York that he could not be pres
emit on account of the serious aff1iction of
Cincinnati was substituted in place of Mr..
Mulligan for the organ recital.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-21
DUNKARDS' ILL LUCK.
Georgia Colony Finds the South
Worse Than the Dakotas.

Anderson, Ind, uJne 21.-The Dunkards
who withdrew frem the church's national
colonization scheme in the Dakotas and
went to Georgia and began colonizing this
spring are meeting with many, if not
more, reyerseS and diScouragements than
those who went north. Letters that have
been received are very diScouraging. They
advise DunkardS not to follow them to
Georgia.
simply a long tale of woe. This will prob
ably result in ending the idea of colonial
ton which has possessed the Dunkards all
over the nation for the last ten years. The
national conference will probably sever
its connection with the plan.
The idea was fostered by, leaders for
many years and they selected the Dakota
lands and instructed churchmen to move
hoped in time to settle in such numbers
in a limited section of Dakota that they
would be able to secure legislation in the
state and later get a representative into
worked but for the severe winters and the
wet springs which made their camping
ground a special target. Over 20 900 Dun
kards from all states in the Union are
now in the Dakotas colonies All those
who had money enough however, pulled
up and got out. They were probably 10
churchs authority, they then selected
Georgia, but it SENS to be equally ill-suit-
ed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-21
FOUND AFTER 80 YEARS.
Illinois officer Receives a Queer Let
ter From an Alabamian.

Springfield, Ill, June 21.-Several
days ago Gov. Tanner received a COM
munication from James H. Jones, of
Jones' Mill, Ala, stating that he had
recently come into possession of an old
sword, lost at 'Kenesaw Mountain, Ga,
on June 9th, 1854, and which bore an
inscription thatseemed to be: ITO Major
Eureka, ILL.,, seth Illinois Volunteers
Gov. Tanner referred the communica-
ton to Rev. A. G. GCodspeed, the chap
lain of the regiment, who has succeeded
in locating the owner of the long-lost
weapon. The proper inscription on the
sword is 10 Major, Eureka, Ill, seth
Illinois Volunteers
10 Major still resides at Eureka. He
has written to Jones, and there is no
longer any doubt as to the ownership
of the sword. Gov. Tanner received an
other communication from Jones today,
which in part is as follows. 81 shall be
very happy to return the sword to 10
Major, and if I was financially able I
would come all the way up there to re-
store it in person. But, as I have not
the means to make the trip, I have
written to Capt. Major asking him how
1 shall send it. also returning a check
for IS sent me by him, as the sword
will be returned gratis"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-21
MRS. RORER ON COMPLEXION.
Not a Matter of Outward 40
p1ication.

Mrs. Rorer answers. in the Ladies'
Home Journal, an enquirer about good
complexion, reciting that it can only
come from healthy condition of the
entire system and that it is not a mat
ter of outward application, finishing
with the statement that Your food
cannot possibly agree with you if you
have muscular rheumatism and a bad
complexion
II is a known fact that many people
fail to properly digest the starchy part
of bread and other food. Grape Nuts
"a delightful breakfast food) are made
of the grape-sugar which results from
preparing the starchy parts of the GER
calls, in the same way artificially as
the body should do by natural process
ses- Therefore Grape-Nuts give one
food all ready for Immediate assim-
tlation into blood and tissue. They are
made by the Postum Co. at Battle
Creek, Mich. and are ready prepared.
require no cooking whatever and viii
be found most valuable by Athlete,
Brain worker or Invalid.
Sold by Srocers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-21
FEVER HAS COME
Yellow Jack Makes Its Appear
ance at Santiago.

Washington, June 21.-Yellow fever
has broken out at Santiago as shown by
the following bulletin posted at the war
department:
Havana, June 2O.-Adjutant General
Washington: Death report 18TH san
tiago, Private David Mulhern, Q, Fifth
infantry, died 18th, yellow fever;Pr1Vate
Thomas Jennings. band, Fifth infan-
try. died 18th. yellow fever. Peurto
Principe, Private Elliott D. Holderman,
D. Fifth infantry, died 18th, yellow
fever; Private Louis J. Wagner, A, Fiji
tenth infantry, died nth, accidental
poisoning. BROOKE,
''Comrnanding.'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-21
WILL INCORPORATE.
A. o. q. W. Supreme Lodge Makes
an Important Change.

Indianapolis Ind, June 21.-The SUI
preme lodge of the Ancient Order Of
United Workmen after a discussion
lasting over two days. decided to in
corporate. Steps were taken toward
drafting the proper articles. Hereto
fore there has been a decided sentiment
among some of the lodges against in
corporation. When the vote was taken
those who desired to incorporate won
by a large majority.
The delegates spent much time in dis
cussing a plan to allow past master
supreme lodge as delegates. The law
of the order now requires that to be a
delegate to the supreme lodge man
must be past grand master workman.
The plan, after a good deal had been
said on both sides, was defeated by
large majority.
Last night banquet with 200 covers
was served at the grand hotel.