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The Saint Paul globe., 1899-01-05
ST. F0u/ Markets.

PRODUCE-Prices on all kinds of produce
are steady. The following are street quota
tions corrected daily by C. L. Jett & Co. :
Apples-Per Bbl-Northern Spy, So 5C@4 80;
Baldwin, s35O@4; Greening, So. 1894; Ben
Davis, $5.50q375; other varieties, $2.75@
Bananas-Choice Shipping = Large punches,
So 25; small punches, 81 5OG2.5o.
Beans-Per Bu-Fancy, s1.25@I 80; dirty LOIS
eog65c; fancy navy, 1.25; medium, hard-
Beef-Country dressed, fancy, 6@sc; rough.
4@6c.
Butter-Per Lb-creameries. extra, 1s@2oc;
gathered cream, 15@16c; dairies, extras,
151a@16l2c; limitations, 12q121ac; packing
goods, 111Ac.
Cabbage-Home-grow crate, 81 50d1. rs.
Cheese-Per LIB = Brick No. /, 11a11hc;
brick, No. 2, 9@9l5c; Limburger, 999iEc
twins, fancy, Minnesota and Wisconsin,
1112@l21ac; primost,, 6@61sc.
half Dbl, ST. 75a3.
Cranberries- and bugle, s6.75@7; bell and
che cherry, sS@e:5S; S,S;ot5 Cape pc Cod Cod s55o@7 ~
included, 22G23c; seconds, cases included,
Fish-Per Lb-PickereI, 41ac croppies, &c;
trout, lake, Sc; whtefish Sc.
Game-Ducks. mallard. per doz s4.5O@5; can
vasback, s4.25d7; brant, per doz, s4Go4,5O.
Hogs -Clean-Per Lb-Heavy, 41zc; light, AZ
d5c; medium, 4c.
Honey-Lb Sections-Buckwheat, 51AQ61ac
extracted, amber eGs1ac; extracted white,
lie; white. fancy, 15c.
Lemons-California- S00s to $685. $27504;
choice. $685. $2.25d3. 80.
Maple Sugar-Per Lb-Ohio. in bricks. 10c;
Vermont, in bricks, 10c; Western, in bricks,
10c.
Muttons-Per Db-Bucks, SIC; country
dressed. 71A@S1@c; milk lambs, pelts off, 91z
11O1kc.
Nuts-Almonds new, small quantities, 16a
lie; almonds, Tarragonas, sacks, 100 lbs,
Ice; Tarrasonas small quantities. lie; il-
berts. sacks about 200 TBS, 909c ilberts,
small quantities. Ice; hickory per bu $3.50 (;
peanuts. per h. raw. 5@6c peanuts per
ID. roasted. 607c; pecans, small quantities.
9G10c; walnuts, S@9c; wanuts California.
soft she'll, sacks, leo to 10 lbs 91h610c
walnuts California. hard, less quantities,
12c; black walnuts, 81.
Onions-Per Bu-Slver skins, S6140c: red
Globes 45d50c; other varieties 30045c
Oranges-PeT Box.Mexican, $2.75@3 25 Cali
fornia navel, s3.25@3.75; California, seed
-lings. 2.25G2.75.
Potatoes-Burbanks 32@S5c; Rural, 3Oassc:
Peerless, 30G33c; other varieties, 2G@25c
Jersey Sweets. 1925 per bbl Cobens. S225.
Poultry-DTessed-S chickens, 7@71ac
hens, 5G6c; ROSTERS, SO; turkeys, choice,
9GD10c; medium, skG9c.
Veal-Per Lb-Coarse and thin, Sc; extra
fancy, country dressed, 61ac.
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The Stocf Markets.

NEW YORK, Jan. 4.-Stocks were reaction
ary in the forenoon. but forged strongly up
wards in the afternoon, led b. high-rr.ced
specialties, including Brookly Trans t. sugar
ard 1c5aceo. The opening was Irregular,
with tendency both here and in L.ndon to
after the initial trading. Professional traders
sought lgently to reach to stop less orders
Many stocks eased eff considerably, but a
number of stocks showed marked resistan e.
notably Brooklyn Transit, Pullman, Pitts
burg, Cincinnati, Chicago st. Louis and
Great Northern preferred. st. Paul main
tanned point advance on the strength of its
remarkable showing for December showing
an Increase OF nearly $200,0C0 in gross earn
ings.
better tone developed in the afternoon and
continued steady. Brooklyn TTanst made a
total gain of points on its showing of an
increase of $eeiG57 In its gross earnings for
the year There We're insstent rumors pend
Ing deal which insiders would not discuss.
but there was an indication that surface and
elevated roads IN, Breeklyn N git me in %
the hands of the combination. Pitsbnrg,
Circinnati, Chicago & st. Louis advanced 8
points on confident buying, which it was
coDjectured was due to a desire of the par
ent company Gennsylven'a AZ to form a C oser
union with its Western lines While there
were large gains in many cases, and the clos
ing was strong, the advance in standard
shares was generally moderate.
The rise in wheat stimulated Western rail-
road shares. The advance OF poin:s in
new Developments in. the property. T9e.e
were large purchases by interests identified
with the company. and the movement was
th-ught to be manipulation against the short
interest which has recently been created by
the formation of rival concerns.
The bond market lapsed INTO dullneSs today
but there is no abatement OF the recent pI
nounced strength. Total sales, $3,325 COO
United States Is registered declined Il and IS
and new As registered Is in the bid price.
United States new As coupon advanced u.
T11.al sales of stocks today were 7s6, ,7G0
shares, including 1900 Atchison pfd, $500
Burlington, 1860 Manhattan, 1900 Reading
pfd. $500 Northern Pacific. 6.40O Reading,
S,soo Rck Island, "A. 700 Union Pacific, %, 700
st. Paul, $500 Union Pacific pfd 2S,175 w
& L.. E.. 4 200 do pfd, 40Oo Paper, 1890
American Spirits. 81, GOO Tobscco, Sl,sO) st-el
29 SEQ do pfd 1900 Peoples Gas. 1o,s0o Fa-
cific Mail. 5000 Pullman, S.1O0 Sugar. 6. 400
Leather pfd, 5000 Western Union.
STOCKS
The following were the fluctuations of the
leading railway and Industrial shares, fur
nished by c. H. +. Smith C Co., members of
the New York stack exchange and Chicago
hoard n trad
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BOSTON MINING SHARES.

WALL STREET GOSSIP-New York stock
gossip, reported by H. Holbert & Son. bank
ers and brokers, 341 Robert street National
German-American Bank building st. Paul
Post Flagg wire US: "Today's market was
reactionary in tone excepting in one or two
spots. Opening was much more quiet than
any We have had for long while, and there
vas noticeable lack of the enthusiastic buy
ing which has ben present every morning
Tor long time. Towards the afternoon MIR.
Flower again took hold of his stocks and
caused rally in the whole list both Federal
Steel and B. r. T. equallng their former
high records and the latter going points
high point story was circulated that
consolidation was about to be effected with
Metropolitan Street Railway We know moth
ing in regard to the truth Of this, but are
particular advantage to be gained by the
Metropolitan in combining with such a con-
Germ as the B. R. r. Flower predicts 100 for
this stock, ard it leoks as if he-wou:d put
1t there at present for he is all powerful
and is backed by probably the strongest pool
that Wall street has ever seen. Money was
et ser today practically all loans being made
NEW YORK MONEY-New York, Jan. A.
Money on call, firm at S@4 per cent; last
loan, per cent. Prime mercantile, 3@4;
ness in bankers bills at s4.S1A@4.S1A for
demand, and at s4.S1A@4.S2 for sixty davs.
Posted rates $4.S21a and s4.S5k. Commercial
edil. blls. sI;sO1a94S1. Silver certificates, $500
465sc
FOREIGN FINANCIAL-New York. jan 4.
The Commercial Advertisers London fnan-
cial cablegram: The markets here were
less active and duler today Americans
opened buoyant on New Years reception of
the Philippine news. but soon became languid
and dwindled until the close, especially
Louisville & Nashville and Central Pacific.
although New York bought ST. Paul Copper
shares We're heavy. Anacondas being 6ss
Nine thousand pounds sterling of gold in bars
were bought by the bank. American demand
is more appherended.
:. LONDON MONEY-London, Jan. 4-Amer-
lean securities were without decided feature
today and ruled irregular with bearish
undertone There was desire among hold
ers to realize. The closing tone was dull.
Amount of bullion taken into the Bank of
England on balance today, i9, 600
TREASURY STATEMENT = Washington.
Jan. 4.-Today's statement of the condition of
the treasury shows: Available cash balance.
$2s4, las, ,207 gold reserve, S24s, 173 6e2.
BANK CLEARINGS,
st. Pau-$1, ,074, 500.
Minneapolis 137, ,462.
Chicago-$20, $780, 442.
Boston-$27, ,6S1 ,2S4.
New York-$315. 1885, 2s4.
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sod up to 6s14c at 10:2o, off to 6sIkc at 1880,
up to 7oc at 1920 and at 1890 was quoted at
zee. Cash. 1900 bu at &c under May. Cash
sales: 5000 bu No. northern 67asc; 10000
bu No. l northern, &c ACe0 bu No. north
eTn, 6sBc; cars No l northern, 66c; % cars
NJ. 2 Iortbsrn, e2la@62c; cars No 8 spring,
flax M.12@1.13. Rectipts-Wheat. 81, SS5 bu;
corn. 2S l0S; cats, 10, sos; rye, 1.124; barley,
9,S5S: fax. $3.50. shipinenes-Wh 4O957 bu;
cats, 1,150. May closed 7sc up, at Zoe; No.
l hard, ZOE; No. l northern, 67c; No north
ern, 6Sl2c; No. spring. 60c to arrive. No.
hard, TOc; No. l north rn Csc: No l hard.
May, 71c; No. l northern. January 67c; oats
May Si6: corn 33Xc.
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Live Stock Markets.

SOUTH ST. PAUL, Jan. 4-The receipts at
the Union stockyards today were: Cattle
300; calves, lbo; hogs, 1900; sheep, 100. The
stuff Butcher cattle were steady and nne
stock cattle and feeders stronger Common
and thin stuff OF al kinds dragged and sold
off from to 10c. The bulk of the butcher
stuff went at $40 and s3,421s. A couple Of
fine punches topped the market at $3471a and
the poorest stuff sold at $3.35. Pigs and
packers were off full 10c. The sheep mar
ket was dull. The receipts were light and
the sales were mostly from the feeding pens.
Hogs gs-Corlparative receipts:
Total for today ...........3, 800
year ago ....... ........ - 2 ma
Market weak and TO 10c lower The range
going at s3.4O and s3.424. The close was
steady ait the decline. The run was heavy
and the quality fair. Representative sales:
Butchers
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CHICAGO. Jan. 4.-Cattle were In fairly
;a active demand today and the market supply
lots sold at prices that were unsatisfactory
to sellers. Native beef steers sold at $4,000
S5o 70 lOr or common sdn1 to prime largely at s476@
sockers ne goSd lots gong below S.
brought sS65@4.1o; feeders, s4250i.6O prime
9seiiers, PETERS, -; Texas steers, $37o@4.s5. The Of
lerlngs rn OF hogs exceeded the demand and
making drop OF 15@20c in two days At
the reduced prices trade was fairly active,
hogs. hogs selling ,I from ss,s5g345 for the com
sgnments; heavy packing lots, $S. .45@S. so;
pigs, $2so93 40, bulk of sales. $32Oa3 49,
Tne demand for sheep was limited and prices
vea,1,rs were largely & loc lower Lambs, s375@5: :25
@o.oo. and very nice looking Western sheep
brought 1896. Receipts II 500; hogs
Al UoO: sheep. 1900.
l.loo; tuesday, sS3; shipments, 274; market
steady. Sales: u beeves. av s17 lbs, 81; Is
oeeVes, ewes av. 1,2s1 $so5; cows av. Loss, 50;
7o0; s52o; 10 stock hefers, av s5s, S. 80; 2
Dulls av. 1850, s2.75; heifers av S53, 49, so;
q, onils. av. $50, av $275; . bulls, ay. 1,1so,
S: 8 bulls, ay. LOO, 1926; 12 stockers and
leeders, av. 166, S3.65; q stockers and feeders
av' N .@t oo sSss ~ calves av. S50 $4 IA calves.
av. Isl, $3.5o; 6 yearlngs, av. 466, $3.50; 4
IN
Tuesday, 2,910; shipments, s5s; market 5DlOc
lower selling at sS 956D3.50; bulk, $3 4O@3 421a.
81. LOUIS: Jan. 4.-Cattle-Receipts, 5000;
including LEGO Texans, was steady. Native
shlpping steers, $4.45d5.75; light and dressed
peer and butcher steers, $3G45o; stockers and
feeders, $2,50Q425; cows and heifers $2@4 So; ;
Texas and>Indian steers 81 9G@3 80; cows and
heirers S2.3Oq3.70. Hogs-Receipts, 23,0C0;
market 1Oc lower. Pigs and lights s.. 3563 so;
packers, $342Q3.60 butchers, S3.55d 8 65. Sheep
Receipts, 500: steady
SOUTH OMAHA, Jan. .-Cattie-Receipts,
o.Ct0; steady: native beef steers. $4GD5 so:
Western steers s3.S0G4.40; Texas steers So. go
@4.20; cows and heifers s3@490; stockers and
feeders, $349G4.50 calves. s45O@5; bulls,
stays, ETC., 81. 20@3. 80. Hogs-Recepts 120o0:
market &c to Ice lower. Heavy. $3.4104 40;
mixed. S345d3.75 light, $3.47Q3. So pigs, s3g
$50; bulk of sales. $S.42k@3.45. Sheep-Re-
ceipts, Loo: market stronger: native NUT
tons. So S0G4.f5: Western, $4,000; stockers,
$2.55d5.50: lambs, So 1906.
KANSAS CITY. Mo-. Jan. 4.-Cattle-Re-
ceipts, l5c0: steady: native steers, So. 5o@5.60;
Texas steers. sS.25G45O; Texas cows s2@3.5o:
native cows and heifers. S2@4.25; steers and
feeders. $sG4.50: bulls, $2@5. Hogs-Receipts,
11.CG9: market 1Nc lower; bulk of sales $3.50
360: heavies, s3Gl4 30: packers So. 4O13. .e21a;
mixed. s.. 50G3 Workers, $500 3.571a pigs.
SO $50. Sheep-Receipts, 5000; market
strong. Lambs, s3.95@520; muttons, 81 5oQ
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ST. PAIL

Quotations on grain, hay, feed, ETC., fur
nished by Grggs Bros, grain and seed mer-
chants:
northern, 65S4 4466c.-CORN-No 2 yellow
Sl12dS2c; No. 8. 31@Sl lac.-OATS-No 8
White, 2712@2Sc: No. g. 27G27l2c. - BAR
LEY AND RYE-Sample barley S6G42c: No
rye. 50G5lc; No. rye, 49949lec SEEDS
No. fax, S111G1.l2: timothy seed $l11 10
red clover, -FLOUR-Patents, per
bbl, sS.43GS.60; rye -four, So
GROUND FEED - SI3@l3.50. - COARSE
CORNMEAL-Slc@12.5O - BRAN-$.O11O.51
SHORTS-In bulk, $9.5O@a.75. - HAY
Market firm and slightly higher choice Iowa
s5.50G6; wild, s4a5 good to choice timothy
S6..5G7; clover and timothy mixed $5.251s
$S,59Q4: oat, s3.25d3.75.
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KELLY LEFT LITTLE.
Inventory of His Personal Estate
Places 1t at 81 ,5;S6.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 4.-The per.
sonal effects left by the late John F.
W. Keeley, of motor fame, will be
strikingly insignificant to the many
persons who had magnified the re-
sources of this inventor who proposed
to move the mechanism of the world
by an entirely new combination Of
fcrces. An inventory of his personal
estate, filed here today. places it at
s1,536. The only reference made in the
items of the appraisement to the mo-
tor is fifteen pieces of experimental
apparatus, certain right of unknown
valuation in certain uncompleted and
unpatented inventions"
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-01-05

A hair of the beard of the prophet No
hsmmed has been presented to the Cons.an-
tinople poor house by lady of that city. A
great procession of state 6fic3zls ard mi j.
tary accompanied the relic when the trans-
fer was made.
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CASH QUOTATIONS were as follows: Flour
FIRM. Wheat-No. spring, 66la@671kc; No
No yellow, 3612c; No. 2 corn, 36Hc. Oats
No; 2, 26q27c; No. . white, 2SAQ3Oc; No. 8
Ehite, 2S14G29Ac. Rye-No. 2, 53@54c. Bar
n. W, $1.161a. Timothy Seed-Prime' 81. 10
Mess Pork-Per Dbl, s10.15G10.2O. Lard-Per
100 lbs, $5.60@5.62l5. Ribs-Short sides Qoosel,
S4;75G5; Shoulders-Dry salted (boxed), 4A@
4ssc Sides-Short clear (boxed), s.. .05G5 *.
Whisky-Distillers' finished goods per gal,
M27 Sugars-Unchanged. Receipts-Flour'
t6O.600 bbls; wheat, 144, 900 bu; corn, 497 800
200. Shipments-Flo 531O0 bbls: wheat
$500 bu; corn, 3O7 300 bu: oats, 265 800 bu ;:
rye, 1880 bu; barley, $4,000 bu. On the prod
uce exchange today the butter market was
firm; creameries, 14G2O1ac; dairies, 1211Sc.
Eggs-Flrm: fresh, 2SQ26c. Cheese-Steady; !;
cream 952611o.
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: GRAIN INSPECTION.


-.S 40 40 40 AZ
OTHER GRAINS-No. corn. III cars. No
corn. SO ears: no grade corn, IS cars: No q
oats, 81 cars; no grade oats. . cars. No .
rye, 10 cars; No rye, cars; No harley
cars; No. barley, cars; No Nsy 9e
cars; rejected fax, cars; no grade flax a a
CARS INSPECTED OUT-Wheat No !
northern, 60 cars; No. 2 northern. % cars.
No, B. $ cars; rejected. cars; no grade, lS
cars; No. 3 corn, II cars; No. 3 oats 81
cars; No. 8 bar.ey, 10 cars; No. barley 4
cars. I
RECEIPTS-Wheat, 2ss cars; wheat 9oz
770 bu; corn, $1,000 bu; oats. 4. 800 hu. bar-
ley, S,2oe bu; rye 1920 bu: flax G $40 h,, nil
cake i5S,S4 lbs; -four, 2O75 bb,s: bay 7s
tons; fruit, 21,SSG lbs; merchandise. 52o Oa0
lbs; lumber, IA cars; barrel stock. cars.
machinery, $50 10 lbs; coal 2,O,3 tons WOOL
20 coo lbs pig iron, 2S cars; live stock
car; dressed meats, ISL, 563 lbs; railroad ma
ter;als. cars; sundries, q cars; car lots
S14 VS.
SHIPMENTS-W Wheat, SO cars: wheat AZ o-o
bu; corn, II $40 bu; oats, As 760 bu: harley IL '
ECO bu rye, II 500 bu fax, 1,sO0 bu; oil cake
73. 200 lbs; -four, 1874 bbls: millstuffs. eSe
tons; hay. Is tons; fruit. 6S, 600 lbs merr,hano
disc. 1.160,S40 lbs; lumber, 30 cars: barr,
stock, car; machinery, As 600 lbs: coal 40
tors; household goods "a Geo lbs: ties. 13 cars.
live stock. cars: linseed oil, As 700 lbs. oil
cake. 62 COO lbs hides, pelts. ETC., 81 500 Ibs !.
sunGries, 10 cars; lots, 916
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MINNEAPOLIS.

MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 4.-Wheat ruled fair
@g &c better than Tuesdays close; @ ;"fr dropped
10 675sc, frmed up to Csc, lost Lice, advanced
TO 6S2sc, lost Ac and frmed up to 6S1lc by
1;55 q. m.-The cash wheat market is in
much the same position that of Tuesday
69ascl HA' wheat CLOSED at 'S94q'S's'' July at
Open High Low Closing.
May :. .... SIS g 675s ssssls Ss@; iSss' Gs
ON TRAcK-No. hard, $3.50; No. oy7i north p.1a
ern, 652sc; No northern. $3.50; January
TO ARRIVE-No. l hard 693sc No.
northern, 6S3sc; No. 2 northern, 66c
Curb on May wheat =. 80. ....... 6S1
Puts on May wheat ..... ...... ...... .6S3s
FLOUR-The flour market is a little slow.
caused by the higher prices asked. At this
asked Will be met. We make no change in
quotations.
First patents ..... .............s SO 9004 IL
SSecond patents ..... ..... 65@3 20
coRNNstTonger; No. yellow 31sl@$5Sl SS@S 20
No. 3. 31l4c choice; No f. 311ac-OATS+No
oats, 2S3s G2914c; No. white, 2Sc-BAR-
t.EY-High grade mailing, Ace: No 4, Tic:
10. 3, 39Q40c.-FEED-R Reported by the
Diamond Elevator and Milling company.
Trade very heavy and prices inclining to
higher basis.
Coarse corn meal and cracked
corn, lb sacks, per ton, sacks
extra ...-... ...... ...... .S11 75U12 90
No. / ground feed, 2-3 corn, 1-3
cats, S0-lb sacks, sacks extra u 5O612 75
Bran in bulk .....-......... 50 G00 8 80
Shorts in bulk - 756 Q 90
MGdlings in bulk .... 10 0oS11O 50
SAMPLE SALES.
No. northern. 20 cars -. .e7s.
No. northern. I car, to arrive .6S
No. l northern, + cars -. 671s
No. northern. = cars, to arrive .67%
10 10. northern. car, choice ........ .6SA
Nc. northern. l car -. SSH
Nc. northern, 5000 bu, to arrive 6SH
STAnIr cpA1A- 1A-rrr,..-rroA-
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tai of 3,196,000 against total of g. 7s5, 900 for
the previous week, and a total of 3795, COO for
the previous week and total OF 1850, ,0G0 for
the corresponding week last year
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DULUTH.

DULUTH, Minn., Jan. 4.-The market was
dull ard higher; May opened Hc off at e9c
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MICH COW EXCRANGE-South ST. Paul.
JAN S-Lytle & Raeburns report: Market
STEADY and showing little more activity in
good mich cows and fine forward springers
POOR stuff continues to drag. Representa-
No. prioa
cows. ..............$9 1913 90
l COW. ......... .......... IS 90
cow. az 01
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'unds horses from 4 to years was as fol-
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The folcwngtweFe tFla closing quotations
of other stocks as reported by the Associated
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HIDES, TALLOW AND WOOL.

ST. PAUL, Jan. 4.-Quotations on hides,
ta,low and grease, furnished by D. Bergman
& Co., 1856 East Third street, St. Paul:
Green Hides No. /. No. 2.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-05-11
Some other Accidents.

John Johnson, a miner at Briggs
shaft, suffered fractured ankle while
at work Tuesday afternoon. DR.. f.
c. Hall attended him at his home on
Nineteenth street
Patrick McAvaney, of North Main
avenue, was slightly injured in a run
away near the Cathedral cemetery on
Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. John Kew. Of Frink street,
jumped from a moving street car on
North Main avenue Tuesday afternoon
and sustained slight injuries.
a child of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Nc
Hale, of North Ninth street, was in
jurcd by a pitchfork penetrating his
foot.
Lewis Christ, a carpenter, severed
an artery in his right forearm while
using a drawing knife on Tuesday.
John Kolberry, of Jackson street, fell
from a scaffold Tuesday and sustained
injuries about the head.
Reese Morgan, an employe of the
Dodge mine, was injured by a fall OF
coal while at work Tuesday night. DR.
J, j. Roberts attended him.
James p. Harris, OF Evans court
had his thumb smashed by a fall OF
coal while at work in the Brisbin mine
yesterday.
Morgan Lewis, an employe of the
Central, was struck in the eye yes
terday by piece of coal and painfully
injured
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-05-11
PERSONAL.

c. f. Coursen went to New York city
yesterday.
Joseph Griffin has returned from Tar
pom Springs, la.
Superintendent of Schools George How
ell returned last evening from Philadel-
phia.
DIR. II. 3. Ware left for Philadelphia
yesterday. He will return to the city
tonight.
Mrs. Sarah Custard, Of Tunkhannock,
is visiting her son, Joseph Custard, Of
Adams avenue.
Miss May Mulvaney. OF Carbondale. is
the guest of her sister, Mrs. S. p. Coffey.
of Webster avenue.
Miss Naomi Talbot, of Scranton, Pa,
attended the funeral of Mrs. S. Baker,
of WaVerly yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Thomas Dickson went to her sum-
mer home at Morristown. N. j., yester-
day. This season will be the twenty
first she has passed at that place.
Gilbert Lansing, son Of Rev. I. ]. Lans-
ing, of Sunset avenue, was admitted 10
the Moses Taylor hospital yesterday 10
undergo an operation for appendicitis.
Mrs. George Langstaff. of Factoryvllle
was in the city yesterday,
Reese G. Brooks, of this city, was a
witness yesterday before the industrial
commission at Washington, D. c. MIR
Brooks In his testimony stated the con.
ditions OF the miners Of this district re.
eeive just consideration at the hands OF
the coal operators. Mine owners do not
derive on the average more than sever
per cent. on their investments Mr.
Brooks said. The labor laws in this state
were, in the witness opinion, a benefit
TO the operator and miner.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-05-11
EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.
Of Central Diocese Will Open il
Wilkes-Barre Next Tuesdoy.

The annual convention of the Pro-
testant Episcopal diocese of Central
Pennsylvania will open in st. Stephens
church, Wilkes-Barre, on Tuesday
evening, May 16. at 7.90 o'clock. After
evening prayer and an opening address
by Bishop Talbot the convention will
go into the preliminary matters of or
ganization.
On Wednesday morning there will
be services and ordination in the church
at o'clock and the convention Will
organize in the parish building at 10
o'clock. Bishop Talbot will preside
and Colonel G. NJ. Clement. of Sum
bury, will be secretary. On Wednes-
day evening a reception for the bishops
and clerical and lay deputies of the
diocese will be given in the parish
building, to which the parishioners
and friends of st. Stephens church
are invited.
On Thursday morning at 10 o'clock
the conservation of st. Stephens church
will take place. The church is now
entirely out of debt, it being a rule
of the Episcopal church that no church
may be consecrated except it be free
from debt. The conservation sermon
will be preached by Bishop II. c. Pot
ter, of New York.