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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-09

INTRODUCTtON.-- The book frcm
which our lesson is taken IL rightly
placed last i'm the sacred volume, as
"the seal of the prophets" as the Rab'
bis say. OF it's author we know abso-
lutely nothing. The title, Malachi,
means my messenger, and may have
been derived from the book itself (Mdl.
iii: 1) as many think, rather than from
the writer's name. There is, however,
sufficient internal evidence to fix the
date of the work 1t was composed
after the completion of the walls of
Jerusalem, for the city was in peace
and security; after the rebuilding OF
the temple, for the sacred structure
was the scene of regularly conducted
sacIiiices after the law of Moses had
been fully re-instated as the standard
of appeal in all matters of religion and
government for it is several times
quoted as authoritative Hence the
book has been placed by most scholars
at the beginning Of the fourth cntury
before Christ.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-09

There win be a special patriotic ser
vice at the Penn Avenue Baptist
church tomorrow evening. by request,
Pastor r. +. Y. Pierce will deliver 4
sermon on the occasion of the fifty
second anniversary Of the Patriotic
Order, Sons of America, There are
ten camps of the order in this city
and IL Is expected that each camp will
be represented in the special exercises
tomorrow evening. The pastor will
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-09

Licentiate Hy. A. rarsons will
preach tomorrow butL morning and
evening at the Calvary Reformed
church,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-09

Bishop Talbot viii be at ST. Luke's
church on Sunday morning
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-09

POLLUTION Verse O.-Every wrong
doer seeks to eXtenuate his fault ana
The times., 1899-09-26
A LEGAL PROBLEM.
An Interesting Point Likely to he
Raised i'm the RenzFowIer Suif


Raised i'm the Benz-FowIer Suit.
The suit instituted some time ago by ].
Fl. REM & Co, against John T. Fowler. TO
collect 1856, promises some interesting
developments before the end is reached.
1t is believed that among other points
which viii be raised is the right of a
justice of the peace to skip another
justice when granting a change of venue.
as is claimed to have been done in the
proceedings referred TO above AS a re-
suit of an alleged act of this nature the
defendant in the case, Fowler, yesterday,
through his attorneys, Lipscomb and Wal
er, filed a petition for certiorari against
Oliver P. johnson, Justice OF the Peace.
before whom the initial proceedings took
place.
Fowler sets forth in his petition that on
September Il last the plaintiffs filed suit
against him before Oliver p Johnson. a
justice of the peace, having his Office in
Georgetown, and also claiming to have a
branch Office on East Capitol Street; that
he, upon being summoned to appear in
Georgetown, asked for a change of venue.
which he claims should have caused the
case to be referred to Justice of the Peace
A. s. Taylor. but that Justice Johnson un-
lawfully transferred the cause to Justice
Bundy for hearing. The latter, without
notice TO the petitioner, it is alleged, in
yestigated the matter and entered judg-
ment against Fowler, and yesterday is
sued an execution.
Fowler now asks that the execution is
sued by Justice of the Peace Bundy be
declared void and to have all the papers
in the case certified to the Supreme Court
OF the District. The amount involved is
S35 65.
The times., 1899-09-26
SUING FOR HIS CHILD.
George E. wyne Brings Action
Against His Father-in-Lnyy.


Suit was begun yesterday in the Supreme
Court of the District by George E. Wyne
against his father-in-law, Charles W.
Skinner, to regain possession of his child.
The proceedings were instituted in the form
of a petition for habeas corpus, and JUS
tlce Hagner, who heard the complaint,
ordered that the respondent, Skinner, ap-
pear in court on Thursday next and pro-
duce the child in question and show cause
why he withholds it from its father
against his will and command
In his petition for the writ of habeas
corpus, the petitioner states that in June,
1897, he was married to Mildred Lee Skin
ner, a daughter of the respondent, Charles
w. Skinner, and lived with her until the
time of her death April IS, 1898. One
child, named for her mother, Mildred Lee
Wyne. was born to them. During the life
time of Mrs. Wyne, it is stated, she and
her husband lived with her father, paying
board In February last Wyne took his
child to Baltimore and left 1t in the care
and custody of her maternal aunt, and in
March he says his father-in-law without
his knowledge or authority, went to Balti-
more, took the child from her aunt
brought her to Washington, and refuses to
surrender her to the petitioner, although
he claims TO be well able to provide for her.
The times., 1899-09-26
WHAT TENLEYToWN NEEDS.
Annual Report of the Citizens North.
west Suburban Association.

One of the most important documents re-
ceived at the District Building yesterday
was the annual report and recommenda-
tions for improvements from the Citizens
Northwest Suburban Association of Ten
leytown. At a meeting of the association
held last week the reports of the various
committees were read, and the secretary
was directed TO prepare the annual report
which is sent yearly to the Commissioners
The principal feature of the report this
year is the recommendation for new
police station to be erected in Tenleytown.
The report states that at present the near
est police station is in Georgetown, and all
persons arrested for violating the law are
transported to this station. distance of
from three 10 five miles. This inconveni-
ence, il is stated, prevents many arrests
for disorder and subjects the police as well
as the citizens to personal danger. The
new bridge in the course of construction
over Rock Creek at Connecticut Avenue
extended is also mentioned in the report
1t is recommended that an appropriation OF
$3.50 coo be asked for in order that the
bridge may be promptly completed.
An appropriation of $4,000 is asked for
the Improvement of Albermarle Street from
Twenty ninth Street to Grant Road. Over
$40, 600 has already been expended on this
4
ments are not yet fully completed. The
appropriation of the sum asked WILL in
the opinion OF the members Of the asso-
citation, finish the work. A number of
ether street improvement appropriations
are recommended, including that of 81, 600
for the placing of additional electric lights
in Connecticut Avenue from Rock Creek
to the District line. In connection with
this recommendation the following state
ment is made;
''The land adjoining these important
roads is rapidly being built upon with
houses, thus increasing the taxable basis
of assessment, upon which revenues are
yearly derived, and should be used in part
for this necessary improvement. The alb
sence of lights upon these thorougfares
renders travel not only dangerous but
very inconvenient to the public. There is
a general demand for this improvement,
and the necessity is obvious.
Three thousand dollars was appropriated
for the fiscal year 1900 for this improve
ment through the efforts of this associa.
| tion, but so far the same has not beer
| expended on some technical or legal objec-
| tion to the wording of the appropriation
| The association, through the reports Of it:
committees, has given these subjects very
careful examination and earnestly recon-
mends the same"
| In concluding the report, the secretary
| states that it is the opinion of the mem.
| bers of the association that the improve
ments asked for are only those which ar,
| absolutely necessary. and they earnestly
| trust that the estimates given will be in
eluded in the Commissioners annual re-
| port.
The times., 1899-09-26
The Funeral of Policeman Heller.

The funeral of Policeman Jacob II.
Heller, who died suddenly in Thompson's
drug store, after being taken from a
Capital Traction car, at the corner of
Fifteenth Street and New York Avenue,
Sunday night, will occur tomorrow from
the family residence. at 1911 w Street
northwest. The services will be held at
O'Clock in the afternoon, and the inter-
ment will be made at Congressional Gene
terry. Major Sylvester yesterday issued an
order. detailing a squad of policemen from
the different precincts to attend the funeral
under the command of Lieutenant Amiss,
of the First precinct, under whom Police
man Heller served.
The times., 1899-09-26
EDWARD F1NNRGAN's FUNERAL
The Deputy Coroner Holds an Au-
topsy on the Body.

Deputy Coroner Glazebrook, after per-
forming the autopsy yesterday afternoon
on the body of Edward A. Finnegan, an
nouneed that death was evidently due to
accidental drowning, as there were no
marks Of violence on the body. He said
an inquest would not be necessary. Evil
dence of alcoholic stinulants was notice.
able, and this inclined to the theory that
while intoxicated Finnegan stumbled and
fell into the river.
Finnsgan was twenty years old,
and was employed as a freight brakeman
by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway. He
met death by drowning in the Potomac
River some time Wednesday night. The
body of the man was found floating in the
river at the south end of the Long Bridge
by a railroad employe on duty there about
$3.50 o'clock yesterday morning. 1t was
recovered with difficulty by Morgue Master
Sehoeneberger, who was summoned and
was taken to the morgue at the Sixth
precinct station.
The man formerly lived with his mother,
at SIT Madison Street, Alexandria. She
was notified of the death and was pros
trated because of it. She stated that her
son left home Tuesday to go to work as
usual, but that he had not been seen
since. She stated that FiDnegan was paid
Wednesday, and probably had about $40
on MS person. iDlS TACT at UfSL gave
rise to the idea that the man had been
foully dealt with, but an examination of
the body and the subsequent autopsy
showed that there was no foundation for
such a theory.
When the body of Finnegan was re-
covered from the river it was searched
for marks of Identification, with the result
that letter was founa addressed to a
young lady and one written by the young
lady and addressed to Finnegan. The
letter TO the young lady was sealed,
and when opend and read showed
that there was a love affair existing with
the not infrequent misunderstanding. The
letter was of an apologetic trend, and
asked that the writer be excused for OF
being able to keep an engagement last
Wednesday because of an extra run. The
! letter bore the date of September 20, and
was signed Ed. The letter from the young
lady was signed kid 1t was through
the letters that the identity of the man
was made known. AT Alexandria it was
learned that Finnegan had been seen there
late Wednesday night, when, it was said,
he was under the influence of drink. 1t
| is supposed that he walked along the rail-
road track on his way TO Washington and
fell from the Long Bridge while attempt
ing to cross it.
At a late hour last night relatives OF
Finnegan called at the morgue with an un-
| dertaker and took charge of the body. IL
was removed to Alexandria, where 1t Will
| be inferred tomorrow.
The times., 1899-09-26
Bruised by a Runaway Horse.

horse attached to a delivery wagon, driven
by ]. R. Molden, became frightened yesterday at
the corner of Thirteenth and G Streets. and ran
away down Thirteenth Street. The wagon col
lided with milk wagon belonging to Walter &
Wilson, of 2SO6 Street northwest, badly dam
aging it, Molden was thrown from his wagon,
but was uninjured. James j. Bateman attempted
to cross the street in front OF the runaway horse
He did not get out of the way in time and was
knocked down and slightly injured. He received
a scalp wound and bruises on various parts Of
the body. He was taken to the Emergency Hos
pitaI and went to his home after his injuries
were dressed.
The times., 1899-09-26
The Result of a Spree.

warrant was issued yesterday for the arrest
of Ira c. Day, of s6l7 Prospect Avenue, George
town, charging assault upon Ella Frizzell. Ths
charge was preferred by George L. Titlow,
friend of the FrizzeH woman, and the arrest was
made by Policeman Hall, OF the Seventh pre-
einct It Is alleged that Day has been on n
spree for several weeks and the assault is said
to have been committed while he was under the
influence of liquor Day is confined at ths Ener-
gency Hospital while recovering from his spree.
The case viii be heard in the Police Court this
morning, il the defendant can appear.
The times., 1899-09-26
The Paving of Virginia Avenue.

The Commissioners yesterday received a letter
from Thomas E Waggaman and Others. in refer
enee to the paving of Virginia Avenue northwest,
from Seventeenth Street to New York Avenue The
letter was referred to Computing Engineer Hunt,
and was returned yesterday afternoon, with the
statement that the improvement of this roadway
under the present schedule could not be favora-
bly, considered. suggestion was made to the
effect that the Commissioners make an item
in the appropriation bill for the District in order
to secure money to make the necessary improve
ments, but Mr.. Hunt stated that il would be
necessary to have the papers made out in the
form OF separate bill.
The times., 1899-09-26
Did Not KNOW the Gum wa. Ionded.

The old. old story of 'did not know It was
loaded" was responsible for an injury last night
to Edward Robinson, fourteen-year-oid eolored
boy, whose home is at 144I Madison Street
northwest. He was playing with a revolver when
the weapon suddenly exploded, inhicting Q
wound OF the right hand. A companion had
stated that the revolver was not loaded and Ed
ward to his sorrow, believed it. His wound
was dressed at the Emergency Hospital, after
which the boy was sent TO his home. As ths
affair was purely an accident, arrests wera
made
The times., 1899-09-26
The Mortality Record.

The following deaths were reported to the
Health Office yesterday: Martha Hoy, IS years;
Lucy Mason, 50 years; Maggie Brent, As years;
Mackenzie Taylor, AZ years; William Per-
ry, 46 years; Charles Campbell, 10 years
Mary E. Ash AZ years; Mary A. Brown,
Al years; James J. Lear, SO years; William ].
McCook. 80 years; Mary c. Reese. 80 years; David
Dickerson, so years; Journey X. Queen. % years;
Myron G. Small 10 years; Mary West years;
Hattie Carter years; Maria Montgomery,
year; Genevieve Miller, year; Walter McNally,
IS months; Ernestine E. Jones. l month"; Hattie
Carter, ! day.
The times., 1899-09-26
Morriare Licenses issued.

Marriage licenses were issued yesterday to
Charles Dunton and Mary Frances Getman; Ben
iamin Keith, of New York city, and Edith H.
Lee, District of Columbia; Nathaniel II. Lytle
and Mary A. Thomas; Harry L. Cooke, Chatta-
nooga Tenn and Lenore Doster, Topeka, Has. !;
John c. Lightcaf and Eta Scott Stilson; Joseph
Creamer and Laura Rebecea Luskey; William Z.
Newman and Mary Frances Proctor; Clarence Iay-
lor and Martha johnson; Michael H. Hayden and
Minnie Helen GIynn; Samuel f. Stewart and
Alice c. Brown; William Waple and Lizzie j..
Steel: George Jones and Nancy Ann Cole; Ben
jamin Joseph Ford and Sarah Cubener; Samuel
T. Pearson and Alice A. Bean, both OF White
Plains. Nd: A. Morris Buchanan and octayia
Frye; Harry Jones and Della b. Scott.
The times., 1899-09-26
Eour Months i'm the workhouse.

For assault upon Mary Marshall, colored, Clar-
ence Bell, also colored, was sentenced, in the
Police Court yesterday morning, to four months
in the workhouse. The difficulty occurred in
Freemans' Alley Sunday night, and was the cul-
mination of trouble that had been brewing all
day. Both had been drinking and in the even
ing Bell took exceptions to some remark made by
the woman and attacked her with knife, cut
ting her several times in the side. She was able
to appear in court yesterday morning.
The times., 1899-09-26
Personal Mention.

Senator Simon, of Oregon, who has been at the
Normandie since last Friday, left Washington
last night to return TO his home, where he will
remain until Congress convenes. Mr.. F. H.
Smith and Percival Holmes, OF Nottingham Eng
land, have been stopping at the Ebbitt House
They left last night for a tour through Virginia.
going first to Luray and Natural Bridge. Mr..
J. W. Zeverly, a member OF the Indian Com
mission, is stopping at the Nornandie. He is
here on official business and will return to the
Reservation as soon as his work has been COM
The times., 1899-09-26
RESTRAINING ORDERS ASKED.
steps Taken to Prevent the Removal
of Telephone INSTRUMENTS

of Telephone Instruments.
Three petitions for restraining orders
were filed yesterday in the Supreme Court
of the District asking that the Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone Company be en-
Joined from removing their telephone in
struments and appliances from the places
of the petitioners. The injunctions are
asked for by Oliver o. Spicer 93S Louis
lana Avenue, the firm of Prindle & Rus
sell, 500 Twelfth Street northwest, and
George w. Cochran, proprietor of the
Hotel Cochran, of Fourteenth and K
Streets northwest
The suits are brought through the pc
titioners' attorneys Hemphill & Peter, and
are for the purpose of compelling the
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Com
pany to comply with the act of Congress
of June 80, 1898, which regulates the rates
for telephone service in the District of
Columbia.
The times., 1899-09-26

Lafayette Square Opera House-Robert Downing,
in ''An Indiana Romance" evening.
National Theatre-James, Kidder and Hanford,
in 1.-The Winters Tale" evening.
Columbia Theatre Creston Clarke, in Ham
Lett" evening.
Aeademy-Isham's 0ctoroons; evening.
New Grand-Polite vaudeville; afternoon and
evening.
The Lyceum-Twentieth Century Maids; after
noon and evening.
Bijou-V Vaudeville; afternoon and evening.
Glen Sligo Park-Dress ball; evening.
The times., 1899-09-26
Recommended for Dismissal.

Major Sylvester yesterday forwarded to the
Commissioners set of charges against Special
Policeman Walter S. Wrenn. Wrenn relieved
from duty Saturday night, by order OF Sergeant
Koucher, of the Second precinct, for being in
toxicated on duty. He was taken TO the sta
ton house by Policemen Fathers and Tompkins
and stripped of his accoutrements. After reading
the papers carefully, Major Sylvester recommended
that Wrenn be dismissed
The times., 1899-09-26
A Pafnter Has a Fall.

John Clancy thirty-ive years old, employed
by William Adams commission merchant fell
from the roof of porch at the home OF his en-
ployer, 32l G Street northwest, yesterday morn
ing, sustaining serious injuries lie was at WORK
naintinr the roof and in some way slipped and
fell to the paved court below. call was sent
for the Emergency Hospital ambulance and the
injured man was taken to the hospital, where
he was found to be suffering from fracture of the
left arm. together with fractured rib. He was
sent to a ward. His condition is not dangerous.
The times., 1899-09-26
Model for Others.

Are not great men the models OF nations? II
great men are models of nations, then superior
beers such as the standard (EIeurich's) are also
models of brewers. 1t is the constant aim of the
different manufacturers OF malt beverages to Ini-
tate Heurich's beer, because it is the model and
standard. Call for Heurichs and be sure that
ii is Heurch's and thereafter you win always
drink Heurch's.
The times., 1899-09-26
The Late Lawrence Gardner,s VIII.

The text of the viii of Lawrence Gardner, dated
October 10, 1855, and filed for probate yesterday,
is as follows: al, Lawrence Gardner, do hereby
will and bequeath all my real and personal prop
erty by me possessed also all insurance on my
life, to Elizabeth Gardner, my wife" The will
Is attested by Frank S. Parks Walter NJ Wooster,
and George A. Wooster.
The times., 1899-09-26
May Drive Through the Grounds.

General Williams of the Engineer Department,
has granted an order permitting one-horse de-
livery wagons to pass through the Smithsonian
Grounds. This great saving OF time TO
the merchants of Southwest Washington
The times., 1899-09-26
An Infnnt,, Body Fonnd.

While a. work on the garbage wharf on the
river front last evening Charles Brown. laberer.
discovered the body OF colored infant floating
in the river. He Immediately notified the police
of the Third precinct, and the body was taken
to the station, and later 70 the morgue.
The times., 1899-09-26
ueIa for the Grand jury.

Barney Neal, colored who arraigned in the
Police Court yesterday morning charged with
snatching a pocketbook from Miss Minnie Myers,
was held under bond of 5000 to await the ac-
ton of the grand jury.
The times., 1899-09-26
The VIII of Henry C. Dean.

The will of Henry c. Dean, dater November q,
1887, was fled yesterday for probate. The de-
ceased leaves his entire estate to his wife, Mar
garet " Dean, whom he names as executrix
without bond.
The times., 1899-09-26
Into New Quarters.

The office of the First Assistant Postmaster
General moved from the old postoftice building
into the new quarters in the city postofice build
ing Yesterday The Office OF the Assistant Attor-
ney General for the postofRce will move today.
The times., 1899-09-26
Gretchen Moskey's Adventure.

Gretchen Moskey, forty-seven years old, and
the wife of a farmer in Prince George county,
about eight miles from the District, was
temporary prisoner at No. 1 station yesterday and
last night, charged with being drunk The woman
was accompanied by an eight-year-old daughter
who was held in custody by the matron until
the latter was sufficiently sober TO be released.
The times., 1899-09-26
A Robbery Reported.

Mrs Philip DAILY of s02 Street southwest, re-
ported to Inspector Boardman yesterday the theft
of 500 from a trunk at her home. Detectives
Weeden and Horn have been assigned to the
case.
The times., 1899-09-26
Missile Throwers Fined.

In Police Court yesterday morning George
Murray, Bernard Queen, George Hickman, and
Joseph Queen, all small boys, were fined IS each
for throwing missiles.
The times., 1899-09-26
Fined for an Assault.

George E. Cole, stonecutter, forty-one years
old, was arragned in Police Court yesterday morn
ing and sentenced to pay fine of $50 for assault
ing Policeman Carter, and disturbing Salvation
Army meeting.
The times., 1899-09-26
no Clean the OLD Postomce BuiIding.

Work of cleaning the old postofce building for
the reception of the General Land Office will not
begin until the entire department has been moved
into the city postofce 1t will take several weeks
to put the building into shape for the General
Land Office
The times., 1899-09-26
In AND ABOUT THE CITY.
A Long Sentence for Dodson.

In Police Court yesterday Harry Dodson, coll
ored, was sent to Jail for four months for having
committed an assault upon Lucy Mills and Bessie
Carter.
The times., 1899-09-26
STREET LIGHTING.

High tide. u 40 A. IT. and IA ?. VI
Low tide. de.................7:40 40 AN and 500 NJ
The times., 1899-09-26
gbe - Cintts,
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1880.
The Weather Predictfon
TEMPERATURE.

Clearing Tuesday morning; generally fair Tues
day afternoon and Wednesday; cooler Tuesday;
fresh northerly winds.
The times., 1899-09-26
AMuSEMENTs TODAY.

Lamps lit today ...........,..........6:5 6:5s PM.
Lamps cut tomorrow ow...,.,...,..5:02 5:02 A. VI.
The times., 1899-09-26
THE sUN AND MooN.

Highest temperature yesterday, II m...........77
Lowest temperature yesterday, 10 p. m.........5s
The times., 1899-09-26
GOVERN THE DISTRICT
Residents of lexington Conceive a
New and Novel Scheme.

A Suggestion Tint the Bonrd of Com
missioners BE Increased TO Eight
Members-seven 10 BE Elected by
Citizens AssociatfOns-Thc Presi-
dent TO Appoint the other One.
The times., 1899-09-26
uAsFs an rur MnnN FoR sFprEMaEE

Sun -......5:53 AM Sun sets. .....5:51 ?. NJ.
Moon rises. 11:O7 Pm. Moon sets.
The times., 1899-09-26
TIDE TABLE.

PHASES OF THE MOON FOR SEPTEMBER
New. 4th Full. l.............. 18th
First quarter. .....12th Last quarter........26th