The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-21

proprletress, paid S25 and the other three
women s. apiece. The three men cap
tured were fined s. apiece.
MENDELL INJURED. Lawrence
Mendell laborer in the Diamond mine,
was taken to the Moses Taylor hospital
yesterday with a badly bruised back. as
the result of fall of coal. Mendel is
a married man and lives at 120 Irving
avenue.
ARM FRACTURED.-Ed Howells,
Of 1872 North Garfield avenue, was brought
to the Lackawanna hospital yesterday,
with fractured arm, Howclls works at
the Pine Brook mine, and his injury is
due to a blast. lie was within 100 feet
Of II and was struck on the arm by Il
large piece Of ccal.
MEETING wEDNESDAY.--A meeting
OF the Anthracite Coal Operators asso-
ciation will be held at the Hotel Waldorf
Astoria, New York, on Wednesday, Nov.
%, at p. m. Questions relative to new
purchase contracts end the recently or
ganized Kingston and Delaware railroad
will be discussed A large attendance Is
expected.
ELECTION TONIGHT-Compan c,
Thirteenth regiment will meet tonight
at their armory to elect n second lieu
tenant, vice Thomas p. Murphy, re-
signed. Every man will report in full
uniform. After the election a short
company meeting will be held and a day
set to qualify all delinquents, and every
man must be measured for a great coat.
CAUGHT BETWEEN TRAINS.-Byron
Dingy, of Moscow, a brakeman on the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
railroad, while jumping off his car at the
round house, yesterday. was caught be-
tween two cars and badly hurt, being
severely squeezed and having his left
arm broken. He is a man of Al, and
married. He was taken to the Moses
Taylor hospital
DIAGRAMS OPEN.-The diagrams Of
reserved seats for the two great concerts
by Godowsky and Gamble, under the
auspices of the Conservatory of Music,
were opened auspiciously Saturday morn
Ing at the conservatory. large num-
ber of seats have been marked off for
students of music and others. Those
who have purchased tickets but have
not exchanged them for seat checks
should do so at once to insure choice
seats.
THEFT is CHARGED.-W. II. Robin
sen, of South Washington avenue, ap-
peared before Alderman Howe yesterday
and swore out warrants for the arrest
of George and Nettie Williams wnom
he alleges boarded with him from Sept
to Nov. Is, and then departed, owing
him a bill of about Sl2, and taking with
them everything they could lay their
hands on, from an elegant overcoat down
to a bath-towel. The accused were ar
rested and committed to Jail.
CHESS CHAMPION.-H N. Pillsbury,
the American chess champion, and one Of
the finest checker players OF this coun-
try, will be at the Young Mems Chris
tian association, Guernsey building,
Washington avenue, today, at o'clock.
All persons interested in either game
should be present at the exhibition. In
the afternoon Mr. Pillsbury will play
twelve games of chess or checkers at the
same time without looking at a board.
In the evening at 73O o'clock simultan-
eous games against any number of play
ers.
RUDDY DISCHARGED. - Alderman
AIillar yesterday tried the case of NJ. J..
Ruddy. charged by Gustave Schmidt.
with selling liquor without a license and
selling to minors. Schmidt was Ruddy $
predecessor in the State house on Penn
| avenue. Attorney c. II. Soper appeared
for Schmidt, while Ruddy was defended
| by Attorney John B. Jordan. The al
| derman decided that the evidence for
selling on Sunday was not sufficient to
hold Ruddy. and he was discharged, in
asmuch as the action for selling without
a license was once before the grand
| jury.
RUN AWAY FROM ST. PATRICK'S.
The small boy who has been in police
| custody for the last two days, was yes
terday identified by Mrs. Duggan, agent
OF the board of associated charities.
The boy was found or Lackawanna ave-
| nue., Saturday night, by Patrolman Kar-
| ius, and was taken to police hearquar-
| ters. He gives a story that he had come
up from Wilkes-Barre on a freight car,
and had run away from home. He is Il
| Orphan asylum. The little fellow, whose
| name is Heffern, was given into Mrs.
Duggan's care and she returned him to
the orphanage.
| COMMITTED TO JAIL.-Alderman
Milar committed II. w. Howard to jail
yesterday morning in default of 500 fine.
| Howard, who is manager Of the New
York Bankrupt Clothing Shoe and Hat
| company of 22i Lackawanna avenue, was
| arrested Saturday at the instance of
| Chief of Police RoblinG on the charge
| of violation of city ordinance He then
gave bail before Alderman Howe to ap-
pear before. Alderman Millar yesterday
| morning. Judge Archibald later yes
| terday released Howard from Jail under
$500 bail on motion of John =. Kelly,
who made affidavit to the fact that How
ard is a transient merchant, doing busi-
ness at the former stand Of Browns Bee
| Hive, and Furthermore that he has been
there the past six months.
CONVENTION or DOILs.-scranton
is often called the "City of Conventions" "
and the next gathering Of strangers Ia
take place in our city will be that Of 800
| dolls of all natiOnalitics who win make
| the keystone building, j20 Spruce street
| their headquarters during their stay in
| town. Delegates from all over the world
| will be present, and the convention may
be visited from to and to 10 p. M
on Thursday, Friday and Saturday OF
| this week. An admission fee Of % cents
for adults and 10 cents for children viii
! be charged, and ali the proceeds abov,
the expenses will so TO the Scranton
Free kindergarten association. The doll,
have been generously offered to the Free
| kindergarten association TO help carry
on the Kindergarten work among the
poor children of the city.
| HOSPITAL DONATIONS.-The direct.
ors of Hahnemdnn hospital thankfully
| acknowledge the receipt of the following