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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-02-09
Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Life Away.

To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag
netic. fun OF life, nerve and vigor, take MOTTO.
Bac, the wonder worker, that makes weak men
strong. All druggists, SOC or 81. Cure guaran-
teed. Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co, Chicago or New York
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-01
MUSIC THAT DIDN'T CHARM.
1t Caused a Lively Fight on Penn
Avenue.

There was a genuine hot time" in
progress in Penn avenue last evening
and as result three men languished
behind the bars in the Center street
station house last night and will be
given hearing this morning.
The trouble started on Penn avenue
near the corner of Spruce street An
italian with a hurdy-gurdy, accom-
panied by his young son, was grinding
out "Cavaleria Rusticana' and Hello
My Baby" A slightly intoxicated man
with the strains of Bauer's band in
his ears told the Italian to stop play
ing. The latter refused to do so and
in moment a beautiful fight was on.
a crowd collected and egged on the
combatants. When Patrolmen Karlus,
Block, Neuls and Parry arrived on the
scene each man had knocked the other
down several times and the young boy
was just coming to paterfamilias aid
with a club.
The man who started the trouble
was placed under arrest, as were also
two other young men who got, as the
officers said. too fresh" The former
said at the station house he was COM
mercial traveller, but refused to give
his name. The other two gave their
names as Thomas Lawless and George
O'Bricn.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-01
HOT TIME AT PITTST0N.
officer Summoned to the Council
Chamber for the Purpose OF
Ejecting an Directing Member.

There was a joint session of the city
councils of Pittston last evening which
furnished all kinds of excitement.
Z. j. Joyce, chairman of the select
council. was chosen to preside over
the joint session. G. g. Bowman,
member of the select council from the
Seventh ward, objected to the manner
in which business was being trans
acted and he objected so strongly that
Chairman Joyce threatened to have
him expelled from the chamber and
actually summoned officer Summerhill
into the room for that purpose.
You can imagine the kind of a scene
that followed this action on the part
Of Chairman Joyce, keeping in mind, of
course, that it was Pittston council
meeting.
Mr.. Bowman was not expelled and
after a lively time councils succeeded
in transacting the business it met to
consider, that is the warding of
contracts for certain public improve
ments.
The contract for paving Broad street
with vitrified brick was awarded to
Lynott Brothers & Company at $1.5S
per square yard. Edward Healey was
awarded the contract for laying sewers
on Depot, William and Butler streets.
The contract for laying a sewer in
Railroad street was awarded to James
Munley.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-01
MISS GRANT APPOINTED.
She Will Succeed Miss Gladding at
Moses Taylor Hospital.

Miss Grant, assistant superintendent
of the Presbyterian hospital in New
York city. has been selected to succeed
Miss Agnes Gladding as superinten dent
OF the training school for nurses at the
Moses Taylor hospital
DR.. f. w. Davis, house surgeon al
the hospital, retires today to enter
private practice. DIR. l.. G. Kennel
who was assistant to Dr. Davis will be-
come house surgeon.
DR. Davis will open an office over
Koempels drug store, at Washington
avenue and Spruce street. He has
been at the Moses Taylor hospital for
three years and during that time has
proved himself a more than ordinarily
clever physician and surgeon. During
the first year he was junior surgeon
and during the last two years he has
been the senior surgeon.
The position of junior house surgeon
MADE vacant by the promotion of DR.
Kennedy will not be filled for the pres
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-01
FLOW OF GAS STOPPED.
MI. Pierce Has Been Placed at a
Great Disadvantage.

"The spouts of natural gas, which at
night have been so noticeable for many
years on the farm of James = Pierce
on the West Market street flats, have
disappeared" says the Wilkes-Barre
Record. whether the feeder has oeen
tapped by mine workings, the supply
exhausted or the holes ClOgged is not
yet known, but Mr. Pierce will take
steps as soon as possible to ascertain
the trouble. He utilized the gas fDr
heating and lighting purposes in his
home and little of it went to waste.
with the object of utilizing the gas
on his farm Mr.. Pierce engaged John
Muirhead & Son, of West Pittston, to
sink a bore hole. which was finished
about three years ago. A feede" was
encountered that furnished sufficient
gas for the purpose desired at a depth
of seventy feet and a seven-inch pipe
was placed in the hole. Tha gas was
conveyed to a large tank a few yards
from the hole and from there distri
buted wherever needed. The house an
the outbuildings were all illuminated,
as were also the walks about the resi-
dence. Both heat and light were fur
nished.
able purpose, the flow being large
enough to heat two large green
houses in which lettuce, radishes and
other vegetables were raised success
fully during the winte rmOnths. These
vegetables brought high price ana
were a source of large income to
MI. Pierce. There never was any
trouble to maintain an equahle heat.
The green houses are 4OX23O. 1t was
Mr. Pierce's intention to build two
more the same size.
"Since the bore hole has been put
down the flow of gas has been strong
and steady until two weeks ago, when
1t suddenly ceased. The rumblins;
| noise whiclHwas always hearGlis still dis
cernible, and this leads Mr.. Pierce ia
believe that the hole is blocked by some
foreign substance. One report is that
the workings of the Woodward mine
have cut off the gas, but this is denied
by the Woodward miners, who claim
that the workings are still quite dis
tance from the bore hole.
"Mr. Pierce is making preparations
to sink the hole to greater depth and
the boring will begin within the next
few days"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-01
A Train Load of Luxury.

The Lake Shore Limited" is the fin
est train in the world and runs rcgu-
larly from New York and Boston via
Buffalo and Cleveland to western
cities. 1t is a model of luxury from
engine to observation platform. The
engine is specially built and capable of
tremendous rate of speed, while
hauling eight cars, buffet, smoking, Ii
brary, dining and three sleeping cars
and a private compartment state room
observation car all connected by wide
plate glass vestibules, and lighted
throughout by electricity as well as
Pintsch gas. A trip on it would be
one of the experiences of your life if
you have never travelled on it before
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-01
THE WORK HAS BEGUN.
All the Legal Obstacles in the Way
of South Side Sewer Have Been
Swept Aside.

After years Of weary waiting the
work of constructing the South Scran
ton sewer has actually begun.
The legal difficulties were all swept
out of the way yesterday and Con-
tractor A. II. Koons sank the first pick
into the ground at Willow street, where
thet work was commenced. Harry
Klauminzer, who has been indefatig-
able in his efforts to secure a sewer
for that part of the city, drove the pick
in the second time.
There was a conference in the office
of City Solicitor A. A. Vosburg in the
morning at which the legal difficulties
We're disposed of satisfactorily. The
city solicitor had an assignment of
the contract of Dunn Brothers for the
construction of the sewer to A. H..
Rooms, of Kingston, and the bond of
Mr. Rooms in the sum of $1,000 for the
faithful performance of the work. The
sureties on the bond are a. ]. Root
and DR.. Fred Corss, of Kingston.
Other papers in the city solicitors
hands were an agreement on the part
of Dunn Brothers to a change of the
specifications; agreement Of the proper
ty owners to waive the time limit and
allow liens to be filed; agreement of the
Lackawanna Iron and Steel company
to pay their assessment and a bond
signed by a number of prominent
South Side men to indemnify the city
against possible loss in the event of
property owners not paying the
amount Of the sewer assessment taxed
against them.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-01

as I said before. I must bring my let
ter TO a close as might make my friends
tired, so by saying few words I'm re-
CARDS to our regiment 1 will close
The First and Third battalions of our
regiment left Camp Meade, Pa, for Ma
nila. on the 18th Of July. This is the
longest journey ever taken by a troop
of soldiers, as we had only recently ar
rived from Ponce, Porto Rico. We have
9SS men on board and "a officers, and eX-
pect to reach our destination about Sept.
!. | will write a letter from Honolulu
and one from Hong Kong, China, as that
is the way we are going, SO that the
readers of The Tribune will hear from
me twice yet, before | arrive at the
Philippine Islands.
] should say before l close that General
Joseph Wheeler will sail with us. and
that In my next letter, l will say some
thing in regards Of him. l would be glad
to hear from all of my friends i'm Scran-
ton, though 1t may be impossible for mo
to write direct to each one of them. |
will keep them posted I'm The Tribune.
Fraternally YOURS,
Corp. William j. Boyce,
Co. *, Nineteenth u. S. Infantry.
u. S.-You will sec that 1 have been
appointed corporal, 1 received 1t while
home.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-01
HUGHES WAIVED A HEARING.
Asked to Furnish $500 Bail for His
Appearance at Court.

John ]. Hughes. who was arrested
last week on a charge of embezzle-
ment, waived a hearing yesterday af-
ternoon before Alderman Kasson,
The latter fixed his bail at $500.
Hughes says he will procure bonds
men today. but. if he does not, he
will be taken to the county Jail.
An official of the building and loan
association was expected here yester-
day to show the amount of money it
is claimed was taken. He did not
arrive. however. 1t was at first thought
to be $500, but is now believed TO be
much more.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-01
JOHN F. HARTER APPOINTED.
Will Be the Deputy Revenue Collec-
tor of Scranton Division.

John F. Harter, of State college, Cen
tire county, will today succeed John
F. Brosius at Lock Haven as deputy
internal revenue collector of the sew
enth division of the Twelfth district.
The appointment was made by In
ternal Revenue Collector II. +. PEN
man, Of this city. Mr.. BrOsius was
appointed by eX-Collector Grant Her
ring and has served as deputy Of the
seventh division since 1894.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-01
HAD RELATIONS IN THIS CITY.
Antonio Casozza Who Was Found
Dead in New York Known Here.

Antonio Casozza of New Britain,
Conn, whose body was found in the
East river at New York city Thursday
last was an uncle to Mrs. Frank Var
ncy Of North Scranton.
There are suspicious circumstances
surrounding the mans death. lie was
well to do man, and went to New
York ten days ago with $1,000 which
he intended to give his son to start
in business. A week ago Sunday morn
ing he left the home of his daughter
in that city. He had with him then
$500 and a silver watch.
That was the last seen of him alive
by her.
When the body was found the large
sum and the watch were gone. Mr.
Casozza was siXty-1ve years of age
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-01

The Monroe family are overjoyed
at their good fortune.
Mr.. Monroe came from England
eight years ago and is employed as
a carpenter by the Pennsylvania Coal
Company. The family has only one
child, little girl two years of age,
which will be proud possessor of a
magnificent Emerson Piano.
Remember we will give away the
next Piano on Wednesday, Septem-
ber 20.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-01
TWO WORKED ON ONE LICENSE
In Consequence Ralph Kress Is Now
in the Police Station.

Ralph Kress was arrested on Lack
awanna avenue last evening by Chief
Robling and Detective Moir for selling
goods with a license.
1t seems that he procured one and
when asked early in the evening pro-
duced it. He has a partner, however,
and he then gave the same license to
the latter, who in turn showed it to
the police. When the first man was
questioned again he did not have the
permit and was therefore locked up.
The other man could not be found.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-01
POLICE COURT NEWS.

William Collins and Joseph Drogalis
were fined So and SO respectively in
police court yesterday morning for
being drunk and disorderly. Henry
Smith, a plain drunk, paid SO.
John Lindon was given twelve days
for being drunk and disordery and
James Walsh was sent up for seven
days on a charge of drunkenness.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-01

In consideration of the increased renl
the owner of the Century hose house
agrees to practically reconstruct the
building and make a hose house out OF
it. At present the horses are in one
building and the wagon in another.
After last nights meeting CHIEF
Walker said that if councils approve
of the work of the committee at once
the department can quickly be put il
fairly good shape.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-01

1895 and one-half Of the 1899 taxes on
the wyoming property; a resolution
providing for a fire hydrant at the cor
ner Of Sweeney street and Mountain
Drive: and a resolution generating
the assessment Of Primitive Methodist
church.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-01
B. C. GREEN HAS REGISTERED
Is Candidate for Republican Nom
ination for Commissioner.

b.. c. Green has registered with Sec
retary j. f, Watkins, of the Republl-
can county committee, as a candidate
for county commissioner.
Mr.. Green was until a short time ago
outside foreman at the Bellevue mine.
He now resides at 32l Jefferson avenue.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-01

Has been used for over FIFTY YEARS
BY MIdhISNWS bES Wi II HTTHTHS TEETHST t2r thgiT
PERFECT SUCCESS. 1t SOOTHES the
CHILD, SOFTENS the GUMS ALLAYS
all PAIN; CURES WIND COLIC, and
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 u bottle.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-01
MEASURES SIGNED BY MAYOR.
Four Resolutions Which Were Given
His Approval.

The following resolutions We're yes.
terday signed by Mayor Moir:
Authorizing lease with Patrick
Golden for the premises occupied by
the Eagle Hose company at rental
not exceeding $50 a month; resolu-
ton eXempting the Y. M. C. A. for the
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-01
Annual Excursion of Penn Avenue
Church and Sunday Schools.

Thursday, August 3. 1899 TO Harvey's
Lake (Shawnese). Fare for round trip,
adults 75c.; children under ~ years,
soc. The public is respectfully invited.
Train leaves Delaware and Hudson
Lackawanna avenue depot at a. m.
Smoke the Popular Punch Cigar, 1Oc.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-01
SCRANTON BOY ON
HIS WAY TO MANILA
CORPORAL WILLIAM j. BoYCE
WRITES ABOUT HIS TRIP.

Describes His Impressions of the
Different Western States as the
Regiment Passed Through on the
Way to San Francisco-Some Of
the Noted Points of Interest Along
the Line of Route-Gen. Wheeler
with the Boys-Letters from Hon
olulu and Hong Kong.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-01

Gettysburg a few days ago, would have
the memories of the war Of 1861 to '65."
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-01

August Magazines
Received at NOrtOn's.
The Harper's.
The Century.
The Scribner
Ladies' Home Journal
Woman's Home Companion
The Strand.
st. Nicholas.
Self Culture.
Ladies' World.
Cosmopolitan.
Metropolitan.
The Puritan.
The Quaker.
The Black Cat.
Leslie's Popular.
The Pearson's.
The Lippincott's.
All the desirable new books
at cut prices.
M. NORTON,
322 Lackawanna Avenue.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-01
FOR IMPROVING THE
FIRE DEPARTMENT
EIGHT THOUSAND DOLLARS TO
BE EXPENDED.

Joint Fire Department Committee of
Councils Met Last Night and De-
cided to Frame on Ordinance for
the Repair of General Phinney and
Franklin Engines-Hose Drying
Tower to Be Erected, Horses to Be
Purchased and other Necessary
Things Done.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-01
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.

Smoke the Pocono &c. Cigar.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-01
Steam Heating and Plumbing.
p. +. & NJ. It. Howley. .29l Wyoming ave

Finest wines and cigars at Lanes,
320 Spruce street. 80
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-01

At a meeting of the Joint fire depart
ment committee Of councils held last
night steps were taken to improve the
condition of the fire department. Chief
Walker, of the department. met with
the committee and explained that it
was possible to secure about $4,000 for
the use of the fire department by
transferring money from the funds for
keeping of horses. electric lights, Mat
tes street improvements and some 9TH
er sources. OF this amount an ordin-
ance is already under way to eXpend
81 500 for hose and $3.50 for putting
another stall in the Franklin engine
house.
The chief then outlined his ideas
about the way the remainder of the
$4,000 should be expended. In the first
place he would repair the General
Phinney and Franklin steamers at
cost of $3,4O0, he having ascertained
that the steamers can be practically
rebuilt for that amount.
1t would be better, he said, If $4,000
could be spared to purchase now
engine for the Franklin company but
owing to the small amount of money
at their disposal it would be the wisest
course to have bothsengines repaired.
The truck of the Hook and Ladder
company is heavy, cumbersome and
out-of-date and he would like to see
modern truck take its place.
TRANSFER OF COMBINATION.
At the Nay Aug house is the heavy
combination chemical engine and hose
wagon which weighs 5,4OO pounds. This
is too much of a load for two horses
to get to a fire in any kind of time
He would suggest that the combination
| wagon be moved to the Crystal house,
whore there is room for a three horse
hitch and that a large hose wagon be
obtained for the Nay Aug company
capable of carrying from 1900 to 1,500
| feet of hose.
The hose wagons in use in the cen
! tral city now cannot carry sufficient
quantity of hose.
Repairs are needed at many of the
| houses and there is also an urgent
necessity for money to buy supplies
| for the department. Under this head
| he referred to the fact that they have
| to pay S. per ton for soft coal for the
engines. By buying it by the car load
| they can get it for SO per ton delivered
| in the engine houses He was direct
| ed hereafter to buy it by the car load.
The chief also called attention to the
| fact that several horses of the depart
ment are unfit for service and that
| at least three more are urgently nee
| essary. There is also a necessity for
| more hose than that which councils
| recently purchased and which it is now
passing the necessary legislation to
| purchase. If there was a sufficient
supply of hose a quantity of it could
be eft in the drying tower and the
| city always have a supply on hand
| that would be in good condition.
ABOUT THE REPAIRS.
There was some argument as to the
advisability of having both the steam
ers repaired, but it was finally decided
to have them examined by an expert
and if he reports that repairing is the
! wiseSt course to be pursued under the
| circumstances they will be repaired.
The councilmen thereupon decided
that the committee draft an ordin-
ance to be presented to councils pro-
viding for the following:
Repairs of General Phlnney engine. 81, 7OC
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-05-05
Protection and the Farmer.

The report of the Agricultural Depart
ment showing the increasing extent to
which foreign countries were in 1893
purchasers of the agricultural products
of the United States presents some in
terestng facts illustrative of the wis
dom of an economic policy which pio-
notes the foreign trade and domestic
trade at one and the same time. Domes-
tic exports of all kinds in 1898 exceeded
imports of all kinds by the enormous
sum of 1894, 242, 259, which was more
than double the excess of the preceding
year, the largest reported up to that
time. Agricultural exports for 1893
amounted to 1898 per cent of the
whole, being a gain of nearly 20 per
cent over 1897. There was. on the
other hand, marked decrease in 1898
of purchases of foreign agricultural
products as contrasted with the fiscal
year 1897, when under the free wool
provisions of the Wilson law we inn
ported $50, 243, l91 worth of foreign wool,
against less than seventeen millions
worth under the Dingley tariff in 1898.
The American farmer had much the
best of the situation in the first eleven
months of restored protection, as his
sales to foreign countries more than
doubled the value of our imports of
foreign agricultural products, the ex-
cess amounting to 1914, 216, 146 Alto
gether, the agricultural export and inn
port figures for 1898 show well for pro-
lection and its benefits to the American
farmer.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-05-05
Tuesday Nights Lecture.

The lecture of George KEENAN, Tues
day night was listened to with no
small degree of pleasure by large
audience, many OF whom will express
the opinion that the best was reserved until
the last. Mr.. Remnants subject was
mountains and Mountaineers of the eau
casus," which he described in sort of a
personal narrative of his own trip into that
little heard of country. During the even:
ing he retired for few minutes and when
he reappeared 1t was In the mountain CO.'S
tune loaded with big daggers, flint lock
pistols and cartridge cases. He declared,
however. that even then to make the arma.
ment typical he needed long barreled rifle
and big sabre. He finished the lecture In
the costume relating many anecdotes of his
trip, some amusing, some fairly holding the
audience breathless at the horror of the sit
uation. and all intensely interesting and in
structve. Mr.. KEENAN, is very easy and
pleasant speaker with faultless diction and
an easy bearing. OwossO would like to
hear him again.