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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-25
Indv Scranton
LAcKAwANNA's NEW POLICY.
Negotiating to Dispose of Their Land
in This City.

The policy Of the new officials Of the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
company to dispose Of their unocCupied
land in this city has caused quite a
stir among real estate men the past
few days The deal whereby the Round
woods site becomes the property uf
Hon. W. W. Watson, and the negotia-
tions by another syndicate for the pur-
chase of the land fronting on North
Main avenue in the Twenty-first ward
will mean great deal to the city Of
Scranton
In speaking of the matter yesterday,
superintendent Loomis stated to a
Tribune man that be believed the hold
ing Of the land so many years had i'm
peded the growth OF Scranton. and that
in offering the various plots throughout
the city for sale, no stipulated price
has been set, but the highest bidders
will be considered.
Several prominent real estate men
called at Mr.. Loomis' office yesterday
and opened negotiations, but nothing
was done in the way of closing any
deals.
Some important purchases may be
expected within a few days. The names
of the parties who are negotiating for
the North Main avenue property could
not be learned, but it is understood
they are Scranton men.
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BIDS FOR DESKS.

Bids for school desks were received
as follows: p. d. Flood, $3.50, S2.75,
SECS, $2.45; Thomas Kane & Company,
S2SS, $2.74, $2.68, 2.4O; Hill & COnnell,
$2S5, $2.75, $2.65, $2.35. The first named
bid as for sizes Nos. / and 3; the sec
ond for sizes Nos. and 4; the third
for sizes Nos. and 6, and the fourth
for rear seats without desks. They
were referred to the building COM
mittee.
On the recommendation of the high
and training school committee the sec
retary was allowed $25 for taking testi-
mony in the high school investigation.
The building committee recommend
ed the payment of the F. ]. Johnson
bill of $166.S0 for fence painting which
was sent back by Controller Howell.
Mr.. Johnson came before the commit
tee. Chairman Shires said, and salts
fed it that each item was just and
reasonable. A similar bill from Hen
ry Griffin was returned with the re-
quest that it be modified. The plans
of the contemplated new No . building
were presented by Architect Feeney
and were referred to the building COM
mittee.
The building committee was instruct
ed to have Building Inspector Jackson
made an examination of the roof Of
No. 16 building with a view to ascer-
tanning if it is safe. Chairman Davis
said it was in his opinion unsafe and
Mr.. Jayne said that the building COM
mittee examined it on the recent in
spection tour and was of the opinion
that it needed strengthening.
on the recommendation of the teach
ers' committee, through Mr.. Neuls, a
bill from the ST. Charles for $40 for
meals for the committee while it was
making the annual tour of inspection
was ordered paid.
\ resolution by MIR, Roche directing
the secretary to advertise for bids for
furnishing supplies was passed. On
motion of Mr.. Jennings it was ordered
that a forfeit of $50 accompany each
bid.
Mr., Leonard referred 10 the agitation
for a supervisor of music and asked
that the teachers committee take it
up for consideration. The committee
was directed to comply with Mr.. Leon
ards request.
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serious standpoint. thought hard for
couple of minutes and then said: II
can't consider 1t seriously but IL I
could would say that the board of fire
underwriters would rate most the sub
urban districts rs unprotected and all
others. not in the immediate vicinity
of hose houses as poorly protected IL
that scheme or anything bordering on
it was put into effect. The idea is rid
iculous. It's a gross absurdity."
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There have been many absurd propo-
sitions in municipal matters from this
same source hut if thera was ever a
fool proposition proposed. this propo-
sition is that proposition, as the
only Foxy Quiller would say.
Look at it!
The fire department. at present is
composed of sixteen companies. Those
who have given up nope of reorganiz-
ing the present department and are
drafting an ordinance providing for It's
conversion into a>paid department"
propose to reduce the number of com
panies to seven
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BACK TO THE DAYS
OF BUCKET BRIGADES
WHAT A CITY HALL ECHO
LOOKS LIKE.

Scheme of Transforming the Pire
Department Into Paid Institution
as Figured Out by an Exchange
with a Penchant for Pointing Out
How Municipal Matters ought to
Be Conducted Is, Just for Instance,
Put on the Dissecting Table and
Given Some Consideration.
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Has been used for over FIFTY YEARS
WHILE TEETIllNG WiTii
PERFECT SUCCESS. 1t SOOTHES the
CHILD, SOFTENS the GUMS, ALLAYS
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 bottle.
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Notice.

Joseph Speicher is no longer treas
urer for the Pennsylvania Savings
Fund and Loan association. Payments
will be made to the company's office,
623 Connell building.
Pennsylvania Savings Fund and Loan
association. 80
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SERIOUS CHARGE THIS.
James Semile Committed to the Coun-
ty Jail Last Night.

James Semile was arrested and ar
raigned before Alderman Millar yes
terday on the complaint of Rose Carlo,
who charges him with having criminal
ly assaulted 13-year-old Frances Pas
quillo.
All the parties are Italians and reci-
dents of Dunmore. The offense is al
legged to have been committed over
a month ago. The defendant was COM
mitted to the county Jail in default of
$500 bail.
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LITTLE WAS DISCHARGED.
Alderman Considered Cause of Com
plant Too Slight,

Richard Little, editor of the Scran-
tonian, was arraigned before Alder
man Millar last night on a charge Of
criminal libel preferred by Charles
Miller, of North Scranton.
The trouble was over an article
printed in the Scrantonian on July 16,
portions of which the plaintiff alleged
were false. The alderman considered
the cause of complaint too slight and
discharged the defendant.
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Boneless Sardines.

Finest quality boneless, 15c.; tin, with
bones, l2; largest tins, l9c.; cherry
stone olives, oz. bottles l0c,, Sl,OO a doz
10 OF. bottle, 2oc., $500 a doz,; rolled OK
tongue, finest meat, largest can, 75c,,
IS. 40 doz., value 9Oc; lamb tongue, Soc.
value, iOc.; deviled ham and tongue. larg-
est size 1Oc,, value, 90; salad dressing,
3Oc.. $500 doz.: finest Lucca olive oil,
u gal. tins, $l.19, value Sl,5O; o, G, Java
coffee, 25c. per h., value Soc; Golden Rio
coffee, 15c., lbs, 25c,; B, i, Japan tea,
Soc, value 75c. Buy our Jersey" eggs,
every egg guaranteed perfect, 22c. per
doz.
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A WAR TAX RULING.
Decision Relating co Mortgage Bonds
or Deeds of Trust.

Commissioner G. a. Wilson has is
sued the following ruling, based on the
opinion of Acting Attorney General
James f, Boyd, regarding the stamp
ing of bonds secured by mortgages or
deeds Of trust:
a mortgage or deed of trust given to
secure bonds. which are to be issued
from time to time by any company,
corporation or association, is valid, as
far as stamp taxes are concerned, al
though no stamp is fixed thereto, if
the bonds secured thereby are stamped,
as issued, at the rate of five cents
for each 800 or fraction thereof.
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THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-TUESDAY, JULY 25 1899
DISRIRSENENTS

General school warrants
paid S2SS, ,GO4 6i
School building war
rants ......,.,........ 45,155 "a
Commission to treasurer
and delinquent taN
collectors ,.,.,........ 6,OOi So
Interest paid on 1897
funding loan .....,.. 5, 100 90
Interest paid on bonds
Of 1885 issue ........ $50 20
Interest paid on bonds
Of 1856 issue .....,.... 1,7JO 90
Interest paid on high
bonds of 1893 .........,. 6727 50
Interest paid on bonds
OF 1895 issue ......... 1,S22 50
Interest paid on $4,000
high school bonds, 1898,
in sinking fund ...,. 1,j15 90
Interest paid on 5000
bonds of 1856 ....... $50 90
per cent. bonds of 1856
purchased by resolu-
tion of board, inClud-
ing premium and ac-
crued interest ....,... 519l 66
--S363, 232 06
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Smoke the Popular Punch Cigar, 10c.
ElRaRRs EEESEEza
DIED.

HUGHES.-In West Scranton, July 2i,
1899, Mrs. William j. Hughes. aged 40
years, of 1886 North Bromley avenue.
Funeral Thursday afternoon at go
O'Clock, Interment in Washburn street
cemetery.
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The secretary also presented the fol-
lowing report showing the amount OF
the warrants charged up against the
account of each school. This does not
include books or supplies; nor
does it represent salaries of officers or
any like items that can not be directly
charged to the individual building.
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The annual statement Of the finances
of the district was read by Secretary
Fellows.
Financial statement of the city or
Scranton school district for the year
ending June 80, 1893.
TreaSurer's statement,
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REIGNING FACTION
AGAIN DEFEATED
APPOINTMENT OF JANIToRS
MADE DIRECT BY THE BOARD.

Controllers at the Instigation of Mr..
Walsh Take the Matter Out of the
Hands of the Committee and Dis
pose of the Matter with a Motion
to Re-engage All Janitors at Pres
ent Salaries-Annual Statement of
the Districts Finances - other
Business Transacted by the Board.
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Balance ..,'',''''...'.''.'' SGiD VI
The above balance is distributed as fol-
lows:
General school account ..Sl372 81
School building account. .32, sos 81
Interest and sinking fund 53,5lS 81
= 81, 400 Al
There are also in the hands of the
Treasurer $4,000 bonds taken up with
cash in the sinking fund.
L. ID. Fellows, Secretary.
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The Pianos are high grade
and are worth $500. With
each dollars worth of goods
purchased you get a coupon
which entities you to a
chance on these beautiful
pianos. Bring your c. o. D.
bills and exchange them for
piano coupons.
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Another surprise party took place
at the board of control meeting last
night, when the hiring of janitors was
taken out of the hands of the high and
training school and building commit
tees and all the present jantors re-
employed at the salaries fixed last
year.
Mr.. Walsh, who has quit his vacillat-
ing tactics and gone unreservedly in
to the ranks of the ant-reigning fac
ton, sprang the surprise. He is a
member of the building committee, but
not what might be called an insider.
At the last meeting of the committee
report on janitors was prepared, but
for some reason or another it was not
presented last night. Neither did the
high and training school committee
make any report on the matter of jani-
tor, although it was looked for.
When both these committees had re-
ported last night and there was no
reference to janitors made, Mr.. Walsh
arose and asked what had become of
the building commuters report on jan
itors.
President Davis looked to Mr.. Shires.
chairman of the building committee,
for a response, but Mr.. Shires simply
nodded his head and said: I'VE have
nothing else to report, sir"
Mr.. Walsh thereupon moved that the
board take up the matter of hiring
janitors. Mr.. Schwass was the only
member to vote against it.
MR.. JAYNE'S ARGUMENT.
Mr.. Jayne argued that the matter
should be left in the hands of the
committee. Mr.. Roche admitted that
report had been prepared, but a ma
jority of the committee just previous
to the meeting instructed the chairman
not to present it. IT'S a poor kind of
man that hasn't mind of his own,"
added Mr.. Roche.
Mr.. Shires said that the committee
had taken no final action. It dis
cussed the question of janitOrs and had
about concluded to raise some of the
salaries, but no complete report had
been prepared.
Yes, and you talked about ousting
some of them, too, didn't you?" re-
marked Mr.. Walsh.
There wouldn't be any great crime in
that" quoth Mr.. Roche. II believe
Mr.. Walsh did that very thing in his
ward not long ago.
Il did, but I was justified in doing
IT," rejoined Mr. Walsh.
Mr.. Shires said: I'VE did not talk of
ousting any janitors. I chElenge Mr..
Walsh to name one that we talked of
oustng"
III do that same" said Mr.. Walsh.
Max Phillips, of No. 8, and Mrs. Kali
lille, of No. 80. There's two for you"
Mr. Shires did not deign reply. A
motion was then made by Mr.. Walsh,
seconded by Mr.. Langan, that all the
janitors in the employ of the board be
re-engaGed. Mr.. Barker amended IT
by the addition of "at the same sal
aries as last year" Mr.. Walsh wanted
10 make an exception of No. 3 building
but there was such a protest from all
sides against making any exceptions
that he did not insist on the execution.
The motion carried by the following
vote:
Ayes-Messrs. Francois, IO'AIalley, Casey,
Ieidler, May, Walsh, Jennings, Schriefcr,
Barker, Langan, Leonard-1l.
Nays-Messrs. Shires. Roche, Schaefer
Neuls, Jayne, Evans, Schwass, Gibbons,
DaVis-9.
Absent-Mr. Phillips.
LIST OF JANIT0RS
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= Those who have given up hope of =
\ reorganizing the present depart 4
ment and are drafting an ordinance \
\ providing for its conversion into =
\ paid department have prepared fig \
\ ures which apparently prove that \
\ paid department would be less =
\ costly. \
4 Here is their estimate for a paid \
Z fire department for one year: 4
\ Salary of chief .........,S 1900 90 4
y Salary of assistant chief =
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THIS IS HOW.


This is how they would do it:
The Cumberland and Liberty COM
panieS of Providence and the Generol
Phinncys of Green Ridge are to BE- dis
banded. That would leave all the ter
ritory say, from Carbon street to the
city line at Dickson. and from the
Notch to Petersburg, to be protected by
two companies composed of six men.
The West Side from Trip park to
the city line at the Bellevue breaker
and from the river to the oll-gate on
the West mountain, with its lumber
mills. breakers factories, etc, is to be
left to the care Of one company, the
F'ranklins, the COlumbias and Eagles
being done away with.
But listen to this
The South Side with it's four big
wards, and q. territory as extensive as
an average city and a wealth of mills
and factories that possibly no other
suburb of a city in the country can
compare with. is to have it's scarty
three companies reduced to one. l.
one will run his minds eye along the
line of Fittston avenue from the Roar
ing Brook bridge to the city line at the
top of Minooka hill cat the one end of
which is a steel mill, and, at the 9TH
or. silk factory he can gain some
idea Of the surprising beauty Of the
scheme Of those who have given up
hope Of reOrganiZing etc"
In dealing with the central city, in
which are included the Eighth, Ninth,
Tenth, Sixteenth and Seventeenth
wards, those who have given up,
| etc." evidence lucid intervals. The
| Crystal, Phoenix and Hook and Ladder
| companies are to be combined into one
| and with the aid of the Reliefs up in
| Petersburg and the Nay Augs, are ex-
! pected to care for all the valuable prop
! critics comprised within the limits of
| the wards enumerated. This isn't SO
bad but it is by no means tC be seri-
| ously considered for a moment Any
| scheme which cOntemplates disturbing
the Phoenix Chemical company dies
abornin'.
TIE GRAND JOKE.
But the grand joke of the while mat
| ter is that after all this thinness would
| be carried into effect the city would be
! saved all of five thousand, three hun
| dred and sixty dollars and some odd
| cents, or five times more than the eX-
| tras on the Cumberland hose houl e
! cost.
! John NJ. Hughes secretary of the Tn
| derwriters' association, when shown the
| article and asked to consider it from a
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Mrs. Winslow,s Soothing Syrup.

Smoke the Pocono &c. Cigar. ..
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FINE MELONS

Rockyford" Melons, finest variety
Of the nutmeg melon, all guaran-
teed. Fancy Georgia WatermeI-
ons, 25 to 50 lbs, I5c to 2sc each.
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The best of all Pills are Bcecham's.
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Steam Heating and Plumbing.

P. F. M, T. Howley.2si Wyoming ave.
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LIST OF JANITORS,

Appended is the list of janitors to-
gether with the amount of the salary
of each;
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STATEMENT BY
HIS COUNSEL
Admission That Eagan Used the
Language Charged, but Claim
That he did it Under Such Stress
of Mind, Resulting From Alleged
False Charges Made Against Him,
\
That He Was Distracted.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-The board of
army officials appointed to sit as a
court-martlal in hecase OF Commissary-
General Eagan met this morning at the
Ebbit house and proceeded to business.
After the usual preliminaries. the
charges against Eagan were read by the
Judge advocate.
Atthe conclusion of the reading, on
being requested to plead to the speci6ca-
ton of the first charge, Eagan said, ''not
guilty." not denying, however, that the
specifications set forth correctly part of
the language used. To the second
charge he pleaded mot guilty. The
judge-adEocate then arose and said
the case in hand was a peculiar one, but
presented 10 unusual difficulties, The
accused had seen fit to add to the plea
& Of .'not guilty. some words tending to
qualify it, but he did not think the plea
relieved the court from the necessity of
proving the facts alleged,
Judge worthington, Eagan's counsel.
responded briefly, and explained why
qualifying words had been used upon
Lis recommendation. Thespecifcations
did the accused great injustice in that it
selected particular expressions without
giving the context, and in one or more
instances the specifications quoted be-
gan in the middle of sentence. Con-
! tinuing. Worthington said he desired to
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war. This action is imminent, and gov
ernment officials say they would not be
surprised if it took place within "a hours.
Prompt ratification of the treaty would
have avoided this ENHANCEMENT, but it
is conceded now that both Spain and
Germany have some grounds for action
to protect their own interests.
There is an understanding at the
present moment entirely informal, but
none the less effective, that in case
Spain or Germany, or both, recognize
Aguinaldo as the president of an inde-
pendent republic Great Britain Will at
once recognize the temporary sovereign
ty of the United States in the Philippine
islands, pending action on the treaty.
knowledge of this fact, it is said, is all
that causes Germany to hesitate.
Ambassador White has not been di-
rectly instructed to make any repre-
sentation to Germans, but be conveyed
"unoficially' an intimation that the
United States, pending the disposition
of the treaty, would consider recognition
of Aguinaldo by Germany as an un-
frienly act, and by Spain as a direct vio-
lation of solemn pledge.
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state briefly to the court the substance
of Eagan's defense.
Worthington went over the testimony
given before the war investigating COM
mission by Miles, and said Eagan had
attempted to bring charges against
Miles for his statements, but had met
with refusal from Alger. Counsel said
the newspapers then took up the charges
OF Miles and goaded Eagan almost to
the press and the country at large had
accepted the accusations made by Miles
as true, and the condition of his mind in
consequence grew worse and worse until
he was in a state bordering on distrac--
ton. The language which Eagan used
under these circumstances was the
natural outburst of an honest man
suffering under unjust accusations.
Major G. Mills testified on BEHALF of
the government. He was recorder for
the war investigating commission. The
manner, he said. of Eagan in giving
testimony before the war commission
was that of man laboring under great
eASitetneutS DuC u SAHB " coAtlol HILL
self.
Major-General McCook, retired. was
the next witness. "The impression I
had,'' he said, was that Eagan must
have been laboring under great nervous
excitement"
At the conclusion of McCook's testi-
mony the judge-advocate read at some
length from Miles testimony before the
war investigation commission, which
called for the Objectionable language in
Eagan's statement.
AT the conclusion of the reading of
Miles, statement, Worthington read at
length from Eagan's revised testimony
before the war investigation commission.
At2 o'clock the court adjourned until
tomorrow morning.
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A Freak Burial.

AMsBURY. Mass, Jan. 25.-The wishes
of Reuben J. Smith, an eccentric. man of
II years, who died Tuesday, are to be
carried out 1n,detail, and he will be bur-
led in chair, wearing slouch hat. and
his costly marble tomb will be sealed up
by brickmasons.
Mr.. Smith came here in 1867 from
Buffalo, N. Y, and nothing is known of
his early life or his relatives. Through
dread of being placed in the ground he
built a marble sarcophagus last fall. He
arranged that his body should be placed
therein in chair, and under no con-
eideration was it to be put In casket
or put in the ground. The entrance will
be sealed up with wall of brick, the
outer steel door locked and the key de-
stroyed. L. T. Bartlett, who has charge
of Mr.. Smiths affairs, will have every
wish of the dead man carried out.
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Warm Weather a Blessing.

LONG CREEK, Jan. 24.-During the
past so hours the enow in the Long
Creek valley, which had fallen to such
a depth as to cause uneasiness among
stockmen, has all melted away. the re-
suit of Chinook winds. This sudden
disappearance of the snow means the
saving of thousands of dollars to stock
men, as it will reduce the price of hay,
besides saving the lives of many cattle
and sheep that would otherwise have
penshed. Stockmen generally believe
the winter is practically over, and that
their losses will be very light.
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