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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-04
YALE MISSIONARY BAND.
Two Members of It Addressed Large
ly Attended Meetings Held Here
Yesterday-object of Visit.

Messrs. Gage and Vickery, men,
bers of the celebrated Yale Mis-
sonary band, conducted services
in two of the city churches yesterday,
namely the Penn Avenue Baptist and
the Second Presbyterian, and attracted
especially large audiences lin both in
stances.
These young men are members of a
band Of five who are touring the coun-
try preaching on the necessity of mis-
sionary work, and are graduates of
Yale university, class of '9S. They be-
/ long to the Student Volunteer Move
| ment which was organized some ten
years ago, and which today has Il
membership of 1000. The young people
| joining this society do so with the in
| tention of following the command,
! Go ye into the uttermost parts of the
! world and preach the gospel" and are
| prepared to go at any time when funds
are furnished them.
one of the members of the band is
Arthur b. Williams, Jr., of this city,
and is at present touring the western
! part of the country with Messrs. Eddy
and Thurston, the other members of
| the band.
AT the Penn avenue church yester-
| day afternoon the services began at 4
O'Clock and were attended by the mem
| bers of the various young peoples so
| cieties connected with the several
churches throughout the city, the
members of the band aiming in par
ticular to interest the younger element
in the missionary cause.
| Secretary Mahy presided at the meet
| ing and music was furnished by Will
| lam Stanton and Charles Doersam
| Both the young men spoke on the ur.
| gent necessity of a general public in
| terest in foreign missionary work. 1t
was stated that for $50 year a native
missionary could be supported in eth
er China or India. An object lesson
was given with two pieces of tape, one
| long enough to reach around the entire
| church representing the total value Of
the christian churches in the country,
and one about an inch long, represent
| ing the propOrtionate amount given by
| the christian people of this country
every year to support foreign mission
| AIRY work.
In the evening the young men spoli !
along the same lines in the Second
| Presbyterian church to a very large
congregation. On Saturday evening
last they met the missionary commit
tee from the various young peoples
societies in the parlors of the Second
Presbyterian church and the whole
| question Of foreign missionary work
and the means of stimulating greater
| interest in it were discussed.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-04
THIS WEEKS PRICES IN
DIAMONDS. WATCHES. JEWELRY

The following prices, which we are
selling goods for this week, are tina
lowest that we have ever offered.
The goods are the finest grade and
cannot help but please everyone.
Call and see them.
Fine Diamond Rings at $500. worth
$lO5O.
Solid Gold Band Rings at $1.25. worth
$3.50.
Solid Gold Band Rings at Sl.OO, WORTH
S225.
Gold Filled Cuff Buttons. 5Oc.. WORTH
SIPS.
Cuff Buttons, previous prices Sl.OO. now
SIC.
Gents Solid Silver Watch, Elgln move-
ment, $3.50.
Ladies Sterling Silver Watches. worth
$3.50, now S3.I5,
Gents Nickel Watches. s. w. price
$3.50, now $175 ... ,n
Rogers Bros. Spoons. warranted. Soc.
Rogers Bros. Butter Knives. Sugar
Spoons, Pickle Forks, 37c.. previous price
75c.
ment, $l4.50. .-t.,,'.' ..u -"n.'
Ladies' Gold Filled Watches at $3.50.
worth $500, ... ,.,il .,...
We also have about three hundred La
dies Solid Silver Rings, worth Soc. and
75c, will close them at l0c. each. 40
Special sale now going on at Davidow
Bros. Attend we are Offering goods
at one-fourth their original Yalue.u D.,
Extra Heavy Solid Silver Thimbles at
l9c. - .....
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Niagara Falls Paper Company.

This great indsutTy is the largest of
it's kind in the world. The factory oc-
cupieS twelve acres of land on the
Niagara frontier, near the canal of
the Niagara Falls Power company. The
water supply is taken from this canal,
and the main tunnel is utilized for
carrying the waste water from the
mills. The company uses hydraulic
power, having their own wheel pits,
in which are placed six great turbines
with a capacity of 1900 horse power:
140 cords of wood are reduced to pulp
daily, and the annual consumption is
AZ 000 cords.
The daily output is 100000 pounds
of newspaper, $4,000 pounds Of sulphite,
and 100000 pounds of ground wood.
They make a speciality of news rolls
for perfecting presses; also high grade
and cotton waste news.
The company owns large tracts OF
spruce land near Bay Mills, Mich. They
also operate their own saw mills, and
own a line of boats, constantly en-
ployed during the navigation season in
carrying pulp wood to the factory at
Niagara Falls.
Their process of converting cord
! wood into snow white paper is one of
the many curiosities to be seen about
the Falls. The product is staple, and
the demand as regular as the call for
the daily newspaper at every mans
breakfast table. This means a regular
pay roll the year round, and that en-
| ables the mill operative to own his own
home, which he may yet acquire at
village prices. The advance on this
home, which must come with the
growth of Niagara Falls, will be money
earned while he sleeps.
The Cliff PAPER company has a daily
| output Of twenty-siX tons.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-04

John Blauvelt and George Waterman,
two residents of Nicholson, were run
down and killed by Lackawanna en-
gine at La Plume late Saturday night.
They were riding horseback, side by
side, and in passing over the crossing
were struck by the tender of the en-
gine, which was backing down from
the summit to Nicholson at a lively
rate. Men and horses were killed out
right and badly mangled.
The men had been to Scranton with
a load of hay and were returning
about 1890 o'clock when their team
took fright near Dalton and, running
away broke the rigging. They un-
hitched the horses. improvised saddles
and proceeded to ride home.
Engineer Miller says he whistled and
rang the bell as usual on approaching
the crossing and that there was q
headlight set on the top of the tender
as is the rule on "pusher" engines. He
did not see the horsemen until after
they had been struck, and even then
did not know what had been run down.
He stopped the engine and with 9th.
ers of the crew went back, expecting
to find it was a COW that had beer
struck. To his great horror he dis.
covered the men and horses lying ir
the ditch. One of the men was breath.
ing slightly, but he died shortly after
being picked up.
The bodies of the two unfortunate
men were taken to the La Plume sta.
tion and then removed to their homes
in Nicholson. Their wagon was founC
on the Dalton road some time later ant
the explanation of how they happened
to be riding a harnessed team was evi.
dent.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-04
TRIED TO CUT OFF FINGER.
Desperate Deed tempted by Thieves
in This CITY.

A stranger from Wilkes-Barre came
to this city last Monday. He took
rooms at private boarding house and
in the evening, after q stroll, went to
bed. He was awakened late in the
night by feeling sharp pain on the
second finger of his right hand.
In moment he sprang to his feet
and at his first movement the intrud-
ers fled, taking with them nearly all
his money and a valuable gold watch
On his finger was diamond ring
which the thieves had unsuccessfully
attempted to remove. Impatient to Sc
cure the ring they at last attempted
to slash off the finger, and it was the
pain of the attempt which woke the
unfortunate man up.
The next day the latter left town via
the Delaware and Hudson, where he
told the ticket agent of his trouble, but
did not give his name. He said he
would soon return and have the case
investigated. The police, who have
been notified, are on the lookout.
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in Il by the introduction of a chorus.
The recitation dealt with the death IF
a vagrant at his mothers tomb in the
cemetery. and as the recitation pro-
gressed the singing of choir is heard
nearby. A strong chorus in the wings
sang the sacred melodies.
Ralph Williams rendered "Sancta
Maria" in splendid voice. Faures
grand song never fails to make an inn
preston and the audience signified it's
appreciation of both the song and
singer by warm hand clapping. Miss
T.. Thomas rendered a soprano solo,
which made one of the greatest hits of
the evening. The selections rendered
were Heaven and Earth" by Giro Pin
suit, and the intermezzo of "Cavaliero
Rusticano," by Mascagni In both Of
these Miss Thomas scored a great sue
cess and after rendering of Mascagnl's s
beautiful piece she was recalled to the
stage and presented with a handsome
bouquet. She was accompanied in her
singing by Miss Buchwald on the piano
and Robert Bauer on the violin.
The next number was Moskowski's s
From Foreign Lands" which was
played with fine effect by Bauer's band.
The audience thoroughly appreciated
the music and evinced its satisfaction
by enthusiastically applauding the por-
formance to the echo.
CLOSING EXERCISES.
The closing ceremonies of the memo
rial service were then gone through.
They were presided over by Exalted
Ruler Millar and were brought to a
close by the singing of the doxology,
the audience being invited to join in
and help swell the anthem with their
voices. This brought the exercises to
a close. 1t was one of the most sue
cessful services ever conducted by the
Elks and aroused general satisfaction
in every quarter.
The affair was conducted by a COM
mittee under the chairmanship of ].
G. Reese and it is to the indefatigable
efforts and industrious labor of this
committee that the success of the
evening was attained. Their names
follows: j. G. Reese, chairman; w. s
Gould, Alfred Rice, II. ]. Schubert
George Gunster. f. NJ. Strong, John
McEachen, T. Reeve Jones.
This years officers of the association
are the following: Exalted ruler, Will
liam S. Millar; esteemed leading
knight, Fred c. Smith; esteemed loyal
knight, Z. NJ. Strong; esteemed lectur-
ing knight, John G.. Reese; secretary
William S. Gould; treasurer, II. j
Schubert; tyler, John II. Lewis; esquire
Fred c. Hand; inner guard, T. c. Mil.
Ter; chaplain, S. N. Callender organ.
ist, II. Reeve Jones; representative tc
grand lodge, David J. Reedy; trustees
| c. d. Wegman, John j. Brown, JOSEPH
Levy, NJ. F. Sando, John Benore.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-04
SUDDENLY EXPIRED.
Old Resident of North Scranton Died
Saturday Evening.

Lewis j. Thomas, a resident of
Wayne avenue, North Scranton, died
suddenly at $50 o'clock Saturday even
ing from an attack of rheumatism of
the heart. While talking with some
friends he fell backwards in his chair
and expired.
Deceased was 40 years of age, and up
to about a year ago worked in the
mines, but owing to illness was COM
PEELED to earn a living by conducting
a small store near his home He was
a resident of the First ward for over
twenty years.
Mr., Thomas is survived by his wife
and one daughter, aged years Three
brothers and one sister also survive
him. Two of the former, Robert j. and
Thomas j. Thomas, reside in North
Scranton.
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DIED.

GAILAGHER-In West Scranton, Dec.
8, 1899, Mrs. James Gallagher, OF 23i
Meridian street. Funeral Tuesday
morning at o'clock, with high mass in
st. Patrick's church. Interment in
Cathedral cemetery.
EARR-In South Scranton, Dec 2, 1899,
Mrs. Mary Harr, aged 30 years. Fu-
neral Tuesday morning at o'clock.
Interment in Cathedral cemetery.
THOMAS-In North Scranton, Dec. 2,
1899, Lewis j. Thomas, aged 40 years,
of Wayne avenue.
WlLLOCK-In West Scranton, Dec. 2,
1899, Winifred, infant daughter of Mr.,
and Mrs Fred Wilcox Of 1858 Friux
street Funeral private this after
noon. Interment in Washburn street
cemetery.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-04
THIRD TIME BURGLARIzED.
Ford & o'Boyle's Place Entered for
the Second Time in One Week.

The butcher shop of Ford & O'Boyla,
OF Eighth street, was opened about a
month ago and since then it has been
robbed three times.
During the first week robbers broke
into and burglarized the place. Tues
day night it was entered again and
once more on Wednesday evening the
store was broken into and looted.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-04
TWO H0RSEMEN MEET
DEATH AT CROSSING
RUN DOWN BY AN ENGINE AT
LA PLUME.

John Blauvelt and George Water
man, of Nicholson, While Riding
Home Late Saturday Night En-
counter a Terrible Death-They
Had Had a Runaway and Left
Their Wagon Standing by the
Roadside-Engineer Says He Did
Not See Them Until After They
Were Struck-Whistled and Rang
the Bell.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-04
Holiday Goods

Have you seen the display in our win
dows? We have most everything you can
mention In our line. What you don't see,
ask for
Vioins, Violas, Double Bass, Guitars,
Mandoins, Banjos, Autoharps, Zithers,
Comets, Clarionets, Flutes. Piccolos,
Fifes Bugles Bass Drums, Snare Drums,
and scores of other Instruments, with
their cases and trimmings.
We take pride in our selection OF
STRINGS for all INSTRUMENTS, and
ask our CUSTOMERS to help us to carry
the very best lines, by giving us their
opinion on the strings they use.
We have something ESPECIALLY
FINE In an Il VIOLIN STRING that
will be worth your while to examine and
buy.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-04
MEMORIAL SERVICES
OF THE LOCAL ELKS
THEY WERE CONDUCTED IN THE
LYCEUM THEATER.

The Orator of the Evening Was
School Controller T. j. Jennings,
Who Pronounced Splendid Eu-
logy on the Departed Members of
the Scranton Lodge of Elks-Fea-
lures Of the Excellent Programme
Given in Connection with the Rit-
ualistic Exercises of me Order.
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MARRIED.

REFSE-DAVIS-In West Scranton, Dec.
2, 1899, at the parsonage of the Sumner
Avenue Presbyterian church, by the
pastor, Rev. J.. r. Foster, Fred b.
Reese, of 1i5 South Lincoln avenue, and
Miss Sarah Jane Davis, of 2ll3 jackson
street,
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CITY NOTES
: s++<++++%+++++++++%++.

HAND CRUSHED.-NIichael Monahan,
of Pine Brook, who works in the Pine
Brook shaft was taken to the LaCkawan-
la hospital Saturday suffering from d
badly laccrate hand.
THE WEEKS EXCHANGES cx-
changes for last week as reported by
the Scranton Clearing House association
are as follows: Monday, $202, ,4565l; Tues
day, $22SS75,13; Wednesday, SlS1, ,O4S.5S;
Friday, $685. 70S.39; Saturday, $lS9, 500, ,06.
Total, $1,000, ,SS3.67.
PAY DAYS.-The Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western company will pay it's
employees at the oxford, Dodge and Belle
vue mines today. Tomorrow the employees
at the Sloan, Hampton and Archibald
Hudson company Paid Saturday at the
Marvine and Leggett's Creek mines.
RECEPTION FOR GANBLE.-The
Conservatory faculty will give an infor-
NAL reception to Ernest Gamble basso,
and Miss Maude Rihll. pianist, at their
rooms, corner of Adams avenue and Lin
den street, Wednesday morning at II. 80
o'clock. All musicians and friends are
invited to meet these artists at that
time.
TO ARRANGE FOR CAUCUS.-Mem-
bers of the Republican vigilant commit
tees of the First, Second and Third dis
tricts of the Seventeenth ward are re-
quested to meet at Alderman Howes Of
flee on Wednesday evening, the 9Th inst,
at 73O o'clock for the purpose Of fixing
the date for holding the ward caucus.
Persons who desire to be candidates are
also invited to be present.
MEETING THIS AFTERNOON-Thc
Household Economic section of the Wo-
mems club will meet in the Green Ridge
Library building this afternoon at $50
DIR. Gunster, DR.. Alfred Mercer, of Sy-
racuse and Dr. Dimful, of the Colliery
Engineer, are expected TO speak The
meeting viii he one of interest and a
large attendance is earnestly desired
The women Of this section will be glad to
receive new members.
MASS MEETING A mass meeting
will be held at the Green Ridge library
tomorrow evening, at o'clock, TO CON
slider the condition of the water supply
OF Green Ridge The meeting is called
by the Mems union and the Household
Economic section Of the Women's club
Addresses will be made by S. r. Price
Charles Robinson, Professor Hawker
Dr. Logan, deputy state inspector of the
state board of health; Professor Burdick
Rev. w ]. Ford and others.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-04

Has been used for over FIFTY YEARS
CHILDREN WHILE TEETHING WITH
PERFECT SUCCESS. 1t SOOTHES the
CHILD, SOFTENS the GUMS, ALLAYS
an tbe balhb best remedy FOR T DIARRGH;oEEih,u Ei,u
Sold by all 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 bottle.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-04
Have you seen the
Perry Patent Violin Tailpiecel

We sell thousands of these every yea".
They are in all wholesale catalogues. No
violin is complete without It, 1t keeps
the violin in perfect tune, besides being
an ornament to 1t.
Ask to see them when next you call at
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-04
DavidOW Bros y
... ...f. .,'. 700 H-rp
227 LaCkaWanna Ava .,'', "1
EVerett'S

Horses and carriages are su-
peior to those OF any other
livery in the city.
If you should desire to go
for drive during this delight
fol period Of ReathsS calF3ele-
phone 794, and Everett will
send you firSt-class outfit,
EVERETT'S LIVERY,
sae PIX COURT. tRsAF .oIrE. E.HALL,.
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Conrad's Hat Store open tonight
Thanksgiving eve) until 10 o'clock. -
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For morbid conditions. take Beech
ans Pills. -
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Dinner Table d'Hote. Breakfast,
Luncheon and Supper a la carte.
oysters served in any style.
All table delicacies Of the season
served in cafe or delivered to fam
ilies in any quantity desired.
Fine Catering n speciality.
Fresh invoice Of fancy groceries
ard smoked goods, Salmon, Stur-
geon, White Fish.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-04

Winfrod wilcox infant daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Wilcox, of 2953 Frink
street. died Saturday, from an attack of
diphthcria. The remains will be private
ly inferred i'm the Washburn street
cemetery this afternoon.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-04
Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup.

Smoke the Hotel Jermyn" cigar, 1oc.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-04

Smoke the "Hotel Jermyn" cigar, 1Oc,
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HAND CRUSHED.-N Monahan,
of Pine Brook, who works In the Pine
Brook shaft was taken to the LaCkawan-
la hospital Saturday suffering from d
badly laccrate hand.
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: THE MODEL"

VIENNA CAFE AND RESTAURANT,
E.MoSES, PROP. 22f-225 WASH
mGToR AVENUE, OPP. COURT
HoJSE.
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OBITUARY

Mrs. Mary Gallagher wife of James
Gallagher, of 235 Meridian street, died
carly yesterday morning, at her home at
ter a short illness. Deceased was well
known, having been a resident of this
city for many years. She Is survived by
her husband and three children, Mrs
William Rafter Bea. Gallagher and
Peter Gallagher, all of Scranton. The
funeral will occur tomorrow morning. a
high mass of requiem will be sung at
st. PatriCks Catholic church, and inter-
ment will be made in the Cathedral
cemetery.
Mrs. Mary Harr aged 50 years, died
at o'clock Saturday afternoon at her
home on Palm street South Scranton,
after n two months illness. Deceased
was born in MinoolSa and is survived by
her husband and three children Robert,
Annie and Irene. She was sister-in-law
of Albert Henne, Of South Main ave-
nue.. The funeral services will be held
at st. Johns German Catholic church,
South Main avenue, tomorrow morning,
at o'clock. Interment will be made in
the Cathedral cemetery
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-04

The beautiful and commendable Gus
tom that devotes a Sunday evening in
each year to the memory of our de-
parted brothers has been long estab-
lished. All over this fair land of ours
memorial sessions are being conducted
this evening and thus over $4,000 brother
Elks are tonight pouring out from their
very souls to the Most High prayers
for the future happiness of their de-
parted brothers, and likewise Offering
kind words of hope and consolation 10
those Of their immediate household.
While 1t is true it can no way add to
the virtues Of the dead, yet 1t softens
Arizona republican., 1899-08-23
DENOUNCeS WHITECAPS
SOufherners Playing Into inc Hands
 of fhe Yankees.

Greenwood, s. C., Aug. 22.-The sec ond day Of the farmers institute was enlivened by a speech from Senator B. R. Tillman. At the very beginning Of his talk Senator Tillman pitched into the whitecappers. who have been serrorizing a portion of this county fer the last ten days and whipping inOffensive negroes. The senator called them towards. and sad they were a disgTpce to the county. He thought f the Tolberts. the republican party leaders in this section of the south, were still stirring up the negroes, they ought to be dealt with.
 If you want to uprc0t this evil and kill the snake, go kill the Tolbarts, but don't abuse the poor, innocent black wretches," said the senator, in an OU.burst.
 ''The Yankees" said Senator Till man, ''are watching us closely, and the eyes Of the whole world are now on the race problem n the south. They will take advantage of every thing of this kind to abuse the south. You are just playing into the Yankees hands. They are wanting to cC. down our representation in congress because of cur new election laws, but other wise there is little bitter feeling now between the two sections. This sort of thing if continued will arouse bad feeling.
 Why, j1s.s look at that Jewett wo- man coming down here and taking