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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-06
MAYOR HARDING DEAD.
Passed Away at the City Hospital
in Wilkes-Barre Yesterday-Re-
mains Removed to His Home
in Pittston.

Benjamin Harding, mayor of the city
Of Pittston, died at the city hospital in
Wilkes-B Barre at Sis yesterday morn
ing. The family was present when
death came. A kidney affection, from
which he had suffered for several years,
was the cause of his death. He had
been in the hospital since a week ago
last Saturday.
Benjamin Harding was born in Aug
ust, 1894, in the village of Timsburg,
Somersetshire county, England. In
1854 he came to this county settling
in Pittston, and started mining for the
Pennsylvania Coal company. BY am
bition and integrity he rapidly grew
in the esteem of his employers and rose
step by step until he became the inside
superintendent of collieries and 6,
which position he held until elected
mayor, when he resigned, being sue
ceded by his son, James.
In the mayorality contest he was the
candidate of the Republican party and
was elected by a large majority While
in Office he discharged his duties in a
way that won him the admiration of
the people at large. He was an active
member of the First Presbyterian
church. of Pittston. Besides his wife
and son, James, two daughters, Flor
ence and Jennie, survive.
The remains were brought to his late
home on North Main street, Pitts
ton, by Undertaken II. c. Cut
Ter, who will make all ar
rangements for the obsequies. The
deceased was secretary of the board
of trade and a member of keystone
lodge, No. 4, Sons of St. George.
out of respect to his memory the city
hall of Pittston was draped in mourn
ing and special session of council was
held last evening to take suitable ac-
tion concerning the demise of their
city's chief executive.
The funeral will be held on Friday
afternoon at 2.30 o'clock. The remains
may be viewed by friends from II a. m.
until the time of the service. The SER
vices will take place at the family
home, and the interment in PittstOn
cemetery.
The Pittston Gazette Of last evening
said: Naturally the question of the
succession to the mayoralty is raised
at this time and will have to be met at
an early day. The law provides that
in case Of vacancy in the mayoralty,
| the councils shall in joint convention
| choose an officer pro tenn. to act until
the beginning of the next fiscal year
of the city, which will be April l, 1900.
At the next election, in February, 1900,
a mayor will be elected to serve for the
unexpired part of the term of the late
| Mayor Harding, which will be one
| year"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-06
PERSONAL.

Miss Laura Meldrum, of Richmont ave-
nue., is visiting in New York city
Miss Martha Matthews, of Spencer
street, Dunmore, is the guest of friends
at Mantle, Conn.
William NJ Watson and daughter, Sara.
have left the city for AN extended tour
of the Great Lakes.
George +. Baer, prominent attorney
of Reading, was, yesterday, the guest
of Attorney James II. Torrey.
Miss Nettie Nye member of the High
school faculty has left for Cornell uni
verslty to study for the summer
Court Stenographer II. II. Coston and
b. NJ. Winton will sail today from New
York for Germany. Their destination is
the springs at Carlsbad.
The Misses Julia Clapp Allen Cordelia
Freeman and Charlotte Blackman are
spending the month of July at Cape Cod.
Miss Freeman will afterwards go to
Huntingdon, Pa, to visit her parents.
Major Montrose Barnard reached the
city yesterday from Edgewater, n. j..
He will today enter upon mis- duties as
district superintendent of the mines
down the valley, of the Delaware Lacka-
wanna and Western company.
superintendent FitzGibbon, Of the mo-
tor power and machinery departments
of the Delaware, Lackawanna and West
ern Railroad company will be at his Of
flee today, the first since he was injured
Sunday in a collision on the Elmhurst
boulevard.
Mr.. and Mrs. George NJ. Hallstead ac-
companied by their children, have left
the city for Allenhurst, on the Jersey
coast where they will spend a few weeks.
Mrs. Zachariah Hughes, of Hughestown,
is the guest of Mrs. c. =. Kenyon, Of
New York street.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-06
The Telephone Rates,

The Telephone company announce a
new sliding scale of telephone rental
rates for new subscribers or any old
subscribers who wish to contract for
the same in lieu of their present SER
vice.
All instruments are to be Long Dis
tance pattern, and rates regulated to
suit the requirements of all who want
telephones at surprisingly low figures.
For limited use; very small, and great
use much less than has heretofore been
asked. Full information upon the sub
ject will be given at the company's
office. Persons should select the class
of service best calculated to meet their
requirements, as the company reserves
tn right to Withhold service from any
party line subscriber whose business
monopolizes his circuit to the exclu-
sion of his neighbors located on the
same line. 80
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-06
Lehigh Valley Summer Tours.

The Lehigh Valley Railroad has lust
issued its book of Summer Tours, "
which gives full details of routes and
rates to various places where a sum-
mer vacation may be pleasantly and
prOtitably spent. The attractions OF the
various points covered in the book are
diversified, including mountain, lake
and seaside resorts, affording a choice
Of summerlng place of any character
which may be desired. In naming fares
to points not on the line of the Le-
high, the book calls attention to that
line as 4 desirable route to reach the
places named. OF course the strong
est emphasis is placed on the points
reached by the Lehigh itself and the
scenic attractions Of the route through
the Pennsylvania mountains are not
understated, but the book is withal a
compendium of useful information re-
garding nearly all Of the better class
Of summering places, wherever situ-
ated. Mailed on receipt of four cents
in stamps. Address Charles S. Lee,
General Passenger Agent, Lehlgh Val.
ley Railroad, 26 COrtlandt Street, New
York. -
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-06
ARE NOT ECONOMICAL.
City Controller Calls Halt on School
Board Expenditures.

Notice was yesterday served upon
the board of control by Controller
Howell that 1t is paying too much
money for work and materials, and
that he does not propose to be a party
to this extravaganza by countersigning
the warrants.
Among the bills which it is said the
controller objects to, are three for
painting schoolfences. which amount to
$61774. In these bills the board is
charged twelve cents a pound for paint
and So a day for labor. One contractor
charged up forty-seven days at SO a
day for painting a West Side school
fence.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-06
BLACKMAIL is CHARGED.
Miss Potter Failed to Secure Release
on Writ of Habeas Corpus.

Miss Anna Potter, a young colored
woman who has been in the county
jail for a week on a charge of at
tempting to blacknail, was before
Judge II. w. Archibald yesterday on
a writ OF habeas corpus. The judge
refused to discharge her.
1t appears that some time ago Miss
Potter went into the store of Jonas
Longs Sons, where she alleges she
lost her pocketbook. She had two of
the clerks in the store, Miss Lizzie
Hiltz and Miss Jessie Brown, arrested
for the theft of the pocketbook on a
warrant issued by Alderman John p.
Kelly, of the Eighteenth ward.
They believed the arrest was merely
an effort to extort money from them
and they had a warrant issued from
the court of Alderman Ruddy, of the
Twentieth ward, charging Miss Pot
ter with blackmail. In default of bail
she was committed to the county jail
and has been there ever since. She
was represented at the hearing yester-
day by Attorney NJ. ]. Ruddy and At
torney NJ. F. Conry appeared for Miss
iTiltz and Miss Brown.
George Dunn, who is employed in
Jonas Longs store, testified that he
was at the hearing in Alderman Rud-
dy's office and heard Miss Potter say
that by the advice of a man named
Porter she had the young women az
rested, believing that they or the firm
employing them would pay her to set
tie the case.
Alderman John ]. Ruddy, of the
Twentieth ward, testified that at the
hearing Miss Potter testified that Sam
Porter urged her to have the arrests
made, saying she would be taken care
of and the firm would pay to have the
case settled. AT first" continued the
alderman, "she said her pocketbook
was taken and some time later she
said IL was not"
Judge Archibald thought a prima
facie case of blackmail had been made
out and refused to discharge the ac-
cused. He agreed, however, to reduce
the bail from 81 900 to $500.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-06

All the plans have been perfected for
the mass meeting to be held in the ar
mory tonight, under the auspices OF
the Building Trades council. The strik-
ers hope that the public will be we'll
represented and sufficient seats will be
arranged to accommodate very large
number of persons.
A few more speakers consented to
deliver addresses yesterday and the re-
vised list follows Judge ri. NJ. Edwards,
who will preside; James f. McHugh,
of Washington, ID. c.; =. J. Mcclure,
of Philadelphia; A. G.. Cattermull, Of
Chicago; NJ. +. Conry, Samuel Samter,
Rev. z. j. McManus, Rev. J.W. Spauld-
Ing, Rev. Thomas de Gruchy and DR..
William McGreevy, of this city.
The speakers for the Building Trades
council will be Messrs. J. f. Hammis,
]. ]. Coolican and =. +. Holton.
Opinion is divided as to the results
to be gained by the meeting. 1t can be
stated with absolute certainty that the
Builders Exchange will not be repre-
sented at the gathering. The members
of that body state that it would be USE
less for them to attend the meeting.
Many persons are inclined to the be-
| lief that the end of the strike is only
a short way off, as it is generally con-
| ceded that the men who are out on
| sympathy will not hold out much
| longer. There are others, however, who
| maintain that the union feeling runs
| so high that the men will hold together
| for q long while yet.
The Building Trades council held a
meeting last evening in Carpenters
| hall and the committee in charge of
| the mass meeting reported upon the
| progress of the arrangements being
| made.
The following are the honorary vice.
| presidents selected for tonight's meet
| ing:
Rt. Rev. NJ. j. Hoban. Rev. Rogers Is
raeL Hon. R.W Archibald, Hon. Fred w
| Gunster, Hon. l.. A. Watres, Hon. Will
liam Connell Senator ]. c. Vaughan,
| Hon. j. r. Farr c. T.. Pryor, John Cope.
land NJ. j. Kelly Giles Roberts, S. w
Roberts, John Demuth, William Koch
Frederick Warnke. Thomas Daniels Hon
| James Moir, Edmund j. Robinson. Es.
draS Howell, A. A. Noshurg, Joseph Phil.
! lips, +. ]. O'Boyle. 7. B. Jackson. Frank
RoblirE, jr, John j. Walker, Captain II
DeLacy, Rev. p. ]. McManus, Rev
| Thomas De Gruchy, c. c. Donovan, Har.
vey J. Blackwood, C. T. Boland, George
| f. Fairchild, George w. Jenkins, James
| Evans, William Hackett, l.. d. Hamm
DIR. j. X. Bently. A. Bernstein. DR.. j. j
Carroll Henry Comegys, +. L. Terpee
| w. Gaylord Thomas. Nathan Vidaver
George Birdsall, Fred Durr, Walter B
Christmas, c. G. Boland, DR.. Roos, Peter
Rosar. Louis Ruppl echt, II. C. Sander
son. Sapp & McGraw. Charles Schadt
| -, ID II lo1>t L -
ward Robinson, Philip Robinson, L. NJ
Bunnell. George S5nderson, Peter Rob
ling, William Roe, A. f. Rogers, Jacot
Geiger, II. Goldslager, a. ]. Casey, A. b
Dunning, Hon. ]. f. Barrett, Hon. ]. A
| Scranton, Il. j. Lynett.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-06
TERRIBLY GAsHED HEAD.
Joseph Muliuski Is the Possesso
of 1t.

A miner named Joseph Mulinski, en-
ployed at the Mt. Jessup mine, was
caught under fall while at work yes
terday afternoon and was seriously
injured. He sustained a fracture of
the skull, severe cuts upon the head
and a fracture of the right arm. He
was taken in the mine ambulance to
the Lackawanna hospital, where his
injuries were dressed by Doctors Will
son and Weisberg
The former, in a conversation with a
Tribune man, last evening, said that
he had never seen such a badly gashed
head as Mulinskis. He said that the
entire scalp was simply a mass of cuts
and that it required about 100 stitches
to close the wounds. The patient was
resting comfortably last night and it
is thought that he will recover.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-06
TEARING DOWN NO. 8 BUILDING
M. j. Kelly Purchased It from the
School Board.

The work of razing No. school
building to the ground was begun yes
terday by County Treasurer NJ. J..
Kelly, who purchased the building from
the school board. He will use the brick
for erecting an addition to his bakery
on Capouse avenue. His contract re-
quires that the building be removed in
fifteen daYs,
Immediately thereafter the contract
ors, Washburn. Williams & Co, will
begin the construction of the new
structure. 1t will not be ready for oc-
cupancy, in all probability, until the
close of the next school year.
During next year temporary schools
will be established in St. Johns hall,
on Capouse avenue, and in the Haag
building, on the same avenue, for the
accommodation of the children.
Try the Hotel Jermyn Cigar, 10 cents
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-06
SUMMER TOURS TO THE NORTH
Two Tours to the North via Penn
sylvania Railroad.

For the summer of 1899 the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad company has arranged
to run two personally y-conducted
tours to Canada and Northern New
York.
The first tour, leaving July %, in
cludes Niagara Falls, Toronto, Thous-
and Islands, Rapids of the st. Law
renee, Quebec, Lake st. John. The
saguenay, Montreal, Au Sable Chasm,
Lakes Champlain and George, Sara
toga, and Highlands of the Hudson,
occupying seventeen days. Round-trip
rate, s125
The second tour, leaving August -,
covers the same territory with the ex-
ception of Lake st. John and The
SagueRay, and occupies fourteen days.
Round-trip rate, 500.
Each tour will be in charge OF one OF
the companys tourist agents, assisted
by an experienced lady as chaperon,
whose special charge will be unes-
corted ladies'.
The rate covers railway and boat fare
for the entire round trip, parlor-car
seats. meals en- route, hotel entertain
ment, transfer charges, and carriage
hire.
For detailed itinerary, tickets. or any
additional information, address Tour
list Agent, Pennsylvania Railroad COM
pany, 1896 Broadway, New York; SEQ
Fulton street, Brooklyn; 7S9 Broad
street, Newark, N. j.; or Geo. w. Boyd,
Assistant General Passenger Agent,
Broad Street Station. Philadelphia. -
For morbid conditions take Beecham' s
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-06
Solid Through Vestibuled Trains

Solid Through Vestibuled Trains
consisting Of Standard Pullman and
Wagner Buffet Sleeping Cars, and
luxurious vestibuled day coaches,
lighted by gas and heated by steam,
are run every day between New York
and Chicago via the Lackawanna and
Nickel Plate roads, making the most
comfortable and cheapest houte from
New York, Scranton, Bnghamton and
E.mira, to Cleveland, Ft. Wayne, Chi
cago and the West. The dnLng cars
and meal stations on the Nickel Plate
Road are operated by the company,
and serve the best of meals at reas-
onaole prices. The through day coach
es are in charge of colOred porters
whose services are free to both first
and second class passengers. Rates
via this route are lower than via other
lines.
For information, call on any ticket
agent of the D., L. 6, w. r. r., or ad-
dress F. j. Moore, genl agent, Nickel
Plate Road, 291 Main ST., Buffalo,
N. Y. -
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-06
Mrs. Winslow,s SOOTHING SYRUP.

Has been used for eyer FIFTY YEARS
CHILDREN WHILE TEETHING WITH
PERFECT SUCCESS. II 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
kind. Twenty-Five cents u bottle.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-06
Does Travel Make You "sea Sick p

If so you should travel on the Lake
Shore and Michigan Southern Railway.
It's roadbed is perfectly smooth and it's
tracks so free from curves that it's
patrons are not likely to become travel
sick. Uniformed attendants are also
on every train to minister to the trav-
elers' every want. ~
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-06

you MAY BEND THE sAPLING.
but not the tree" When disease has
become chronic and deep seated it is
often difficult to cure it. That is the
reason why it is best to take Hoods
Sarsaparilla when disease first shows
itself.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-06
Finest wines and cigars at Lanes
500 Spruce street. 80
A Gard.

We, the undersigned, do hereby agree
TO refund the money on a 50-cent bottle
Of Greenes Warranted Syrup of Tar II il
fails to cure your cough or cold. We also
guarantee 25-cent bottle to prove salts
factory or money refunded. J, q. Bone &
Son, Dunmore, Pal John y. Donahue,
Scranton, Pa,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-06
TONIGHT'S MEETING
In THE ARMORY
SPEAKERS WHO WILL ADDRESS
THE GATHERING.

Builders Exchange Will Not BE
Representation. H. M. Edwards
to Preside and Number of Promi.
nent Speakers Are to Deliver Ad.
dresses List of the Vice-Presi.
dents of the Meeting Many Per.
sons Are of the Opinion That the
End of the Strike Is Near.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-06
ORANGES
Fancy ROdi Italy

Picnic supplies, car load of
finest Potted Meats, Pressed
Turkey, Chicken, Is and 40c.
Ok Tongue, Lunch Tongue,
Imported Sardines, l2c.
Potted Ham and Tongue,
l0c, worth zoe.
Potted Chicken and Tur-
key, l5c, worth SOC.
Sagertown Ginger Ale aud
Sarsaparilla, Fruit Syrups,
25c, $2.75 doz.
Strawberries, Currants S,
Raspberries, Watermelons,
25c and 35C.
Order early.
E. G. COurSen
Phone 2542
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-06

HOODS PILLS are the favorite fam
lily cathartic.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-06

Smoke the Pocono Sc cigar.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-06

For morbid conditions take Beecham's s
Pills.
The Weekly orb., 1899-07-09
The Center of Population.

By the first national census, taken in , 179O, when the population of the coun- try was not much greater than that of New York City today, the center of pop ulation was twenty-three miles east of Baltimore, It was still in the neigh. borhood of Baltimore, though to the west of that city, in 1909. In 1910 it was near Washington. In 1920 it was at Woodstock, Virginia, and in 1880, l840 and 1850 in the present state of West Virginia. In 1860 it was a little to the south of Chilicothe, Ohio, this being the first appearance of Ohio as the center of population, though it has remained the, political center of population steadily ever since.
 In 1870 the center of population was on a. line in Ohio between Chilicothe and Cincinnati; in 1880 it was in the neigh boi hood of Cincinnati, and in 1890, the year of the last national census, it was in Decater county, Indiana, near the Ohio boundary, and on line be- tween Cincinnati and Indianapolis. The government estimate of the present population of the United States, excl1s- i've of countries over which it's sover- eighty has been extended, was 75,0O0,. GOO on June l, and all sections of the country have participated, though not equally, in growth of population since 1890, when it was 62,600,000.
 The growth of population in Amer ican states between 1890 and 1900 will be in accordance with the increase Of the urban population in each rather than with the gain in agricultural dis tricts. As the majority of the cities are in the north, it appears likely that the "cente of population" in 1890 will be on or near the banks of the Wabash in tine state of Indiana, at some point northwesterly from the present center and nearer the Illinois than the Ohio state line.
The Weekly orb., 1899-07-09
The Drilling Contest.

Quite large crowd ssembled yester day afternoon at o'clock on the plaza to watch the contest between Joe Fay Tor and l.. Baxter. By. the terms of the contest each man was to hammer fif- teen minutes straight having some one to turn his drill.
 Taylor was the first man to drill an q succeeded in putting his hole 1S4 ln- ches. The result, however, not being announced until Baxter had completed. When Baxter took the hammer in his hand, he was greeted with loud ap- plause. He went slowly to the work, striking about fifty blows to the min ute, which he maintained up to the 10th minute, when he started to increase the numb of blows, but was stopped by his coacher, Henry Jennings, who knew that his favorite had plenty of room to spare. The last drill stuck in the hole somewhat and Felix, who was turning for Baxter, had him stop strik- ing before the last minute was up. When the hole was measured it vas found to be 2S1a inches deep, Baxter beating his opponent by 10A inches. The contest was for purse of $50.
 Another drilling is to take place to- morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock when Felix Yowell will try to beat "A inches. Quite little money has already been put up on both sides and the result will be watched with interest.
 Two hundrel l dollars has been offered that there is not another man in town that can beat the hole put down by Baxter yesterday. As yet it has fdund no takers but there is probability tNat it will be taken up by Joe Troila and his friends.
 The rock in which the holes have been drilled is in the hardest kind of granite and is brought from the other side of the divide, from near the old toll house.
The Weekly orb., 1899-07-09
Would Not Suffer So Again for Eft,
 Times It's Price.

Iawoke last night with severe pain in my stomach. 1 never felt so badly in ail my lite. When l came down to work this morning l felt so weak could hardly walk. went to Miller X McCurdy's drug store and they recom- mended Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. It worked like magic and one dose fixed me all rigat. It certainly is the finest thing ever used for stomach trouble. l shall Lot be without It in my home herea fter, for I should not care to endure the suffer ings of last night again for fifty times it's price.--G. II. Wilson, Livery man
 Burgettstown, Washington Co.,, Pa. This remedy for sale by all druggists. J
The Weekly orb., 1899-07-09
Ho for Los Angeles.

On account of the Annual meeting of the National Educational Assoc iation at Los Angeles. Csl.,. July II, to II, inclu- siNe, the Southern Pacific Co. will place on sale June P to July 10, inclusive, round trip tickets to Los Angeles at one fare plus $2, or $27.45, round trip from Benson. The return limit will be Sept. 4. Reduced rates will be made to all points of interests from Los Angeles. The ocean breeaes will be just as cool, fresh and invigorating this season as ever, and just as inviting to the thirsty dwellers of dny Arizona, end all should avail themselves of this rare opportuni- ty to enjoy them at vsry slight xpens