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Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-05

sentlng the engagement of the battleship
oregon and Viscaya was simply a group
ing or lights. far from tnat which Al pur-
ported TO represent, and the display on
tne WnOle was very unsatisfactory.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-05

The Kelcey-Shannon Co., in 1.-THE Moth
Snd the Flame" drew a good house at the
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-05

The Great Northern train which left
for Helena at $40 a.. M. was loaded down
with eXcurs.GniSts for Butte and Helena
A car load OF people went to Deer Lodge
at 10:4O a. M, returning in the evening,
The Copper City Limited did a rushing
business both ways and was as usual the
most popular train in Montana,
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-05

TNrner hall was crowded last night
with a merry lot OF dancers who came out
to attend the patriotic ball. The decora-
tons were profuse, the music excellent
and enjoyment complete.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-05

The celebration was notable for the
very few accidents, but one woman came
near being run over by the cars at the
depot as the train for Mi. Hagein park
was departing at noon. A woman was
late in joining her husband and children
on the train and when it started up she
became excited and ran between the two
last cars. She would ave certainly
been killed had not two men Jumped to
her rescue and pulled her away before the
front truck Of the last car caught her.
Owing to the density of the crowd the
trainmen and policemen could not watch
all parts of the train at the same time
and She reckless people who fiocked about
It.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-09

Land Improvement Company held a
meeting Friday afternoon. Several
prominent gentlemen from Scranton
attended.
Claud Il. Simmons was rendered n.
farewell party Thursday evening. An
enjoyable time was had by the large
gathering of young people who at
tended. Mr. Simmons will leave for
Boston, Mass. on Monday whciL he will
take n course in the Conservatory of
Music.
w. w. Adair of Scranton, a former
resident and well known here will oc-
cupy the Presbyterian pulpit Sunday
morning.
Delmer Douglass was greeting old
friends in town Tuesday. He has just
returned from the Philippines.
Mrs. Il. A. Sands Is the new toll col
lcctor for the Great Bend Bridge COM
pany.
Ike Mcleod Friday morning
| launched a fine new fishing boat.
MIR and Mrs. p. r. Carpenter arc
| visiting relatives in Foster.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. 3. Handrick were
in Toronto this week attending the ex
| hibtion.
There is to be special music at tht
Y. NJ. c.. A.. sunday afternoon. w. w
Adair will lead the meeting.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-09
This and That.

Lehigh Valley trains and 6 are the
only ones besides the Black Diamond
on which one train crew covers the
entire run between New York and Buff
falo.
The leases on several of the most i'm
portant colleries on the Girard estate
in Schuylkill county expire on Dec. 81,
1900, and the trustees of the estate
have already released the operations.
The agreements were made after pro-
tracted negotiations. The terms un-
der the new leases have now been so
fixed that the agreement concerning
all the collieries will expire on Dec. 81,
1913.
Ever since the Parrish Coal company
has commenced filling orders for the
Susquehanna Coal company. whose
miners are on strike, they have felt
that some damage would be done their
properties at Plymouth and the But
tonwood and in order to prevent any
thing of that nature occurring three
watchmen have been placed on duty
at both breakers. The miners and
other workmen at these places, includ-
ing the Nanticoke strikers, say the
operators are unduly alarmed and de-
sire to place them in a false position,
They will not countenance any vio-
lence to the properties of any operator
and state that their method is moral
suasion.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-09
SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY.

At Ararat, on Thursday, Erie Brake
man William Lyden fell from a car and
was seriously injured.
Arthur Teed, the well known Hall
stead Dinghamton artist, has pur-
chased Red Rocks" a beautiful and
historic spot between Susquehanna
and Great Bend.
Rev. John A. Davis, pastor of the
Hallstead Baptist church. has rendered
his resignation to enter the evangelistic
field.
The Bridgewater Baptist association
will meet in Jackson September 13 and
IA. The Sunday school convention will
be held September IL.
Hon. James T. Du Bois, United States
consul to Switzerland will build a
beautiful country residence on Mano-
tanone mountain, overlooking Hall
stead and Great Bend. 1t will be built
next summer, when Mr.. Du Bois and
family return from Switzerland.
The Sunday school institute of Sus-
quehanna county will be held at Forest
City, September &c.
The funeral of Mrs. p |. Page, Of
Jackson, occurred on Thursday. Mrs.
Page died suddenly on Tuesday even
ing.
The people of Great Bend do not be-
leve that the new leather trust will
close the tannery in that borough. The
Weed tannery employs one hundred
men and is the chief support of the
place.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-09
TO WEIGH ALL MAIL MATTER.
Government to Ascertain the Amount
That Is Being Transported.

For the first time in more than TWEEN
ty years the postoff1ce department has
ordered a general weighing of the
mails. Every postmaster in the coun-
try has received an order from Post
master General Smith directing him to
weigh all mail matter that passes
through his office between Oct. and
Nov. and to send a report to the de-
partment.
The department at Washington has
been arranging for this general weigh
up and preparing blanks circulars, etc,
for some time. At the end of the
thirty-five days report from all of the
postoffices in the country will be for
warded to Washington.
During the period since the last
weighing of the mails by the govern
ment the railroad companies and other
carriers have weighed the mails them
selves. The department could only es-
innate their weight, and the govern
ment may have been overcharged for
their transportation.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-09

The edition of "Poor's Manual Of
Railroads for 1S99," which is now in
press, will present some startling sta
tistics, showing the growth of earnings
of the American railways during the
past year.
According to Ike statistical exhibits
contained in the introduction to the
work, the length of steam railroads
in the United States on Dec. 81, lS9S,
were 1S6,S1O miles. n net increase Of
2219 miles in the year. Although :here
were Sf99 miles of new railroad con-
structed in 1898, sundry deductions, due
chiefly to the abandonment OF roads
built in previous years. aggregating
$50 miles, cauS.1 the low net increase
in the year.
The heaviest construction Of the
year was in the southwestern group
of states, in which no less than ~
miles were built. Arkansas having to
it's credit 224 miles, Texas 13) miles,
New Mexico 159 miles. Missouri 132
miles and Oklahoma territory 120 miles.
The Importance Of the work in this
section can be more readily HOmpre-
hended when compared with the rec
Ords of greatest construction in other
groups and in other years since 1890.
The result of the operations of the
railroads of the country is a matter
OF first importance with investors and
publiCists. Examinations of the figures
shows that gross earnings increased
SIG, 1892 .09S in 1898 over the earnings of
1897. and $123,926,699 over the earnings
of 1896 Large as these increases APP
pear, however the percentage of in
crease (Which was 1.0S greater in 1898,
as compared with 1890, seems infiin-
itesimal.
The greatest increase in earnings
was in the freight department. which
aggregated $S0S, ,924,526 in 1898, as
against $3.50 O,351, 1899 in 1897. the increase
of $SS,572,5S7 being equal to 1.29 per
cent, Notwithstanding a decrease OF
$50 per cent. in the average receipts
per ton per mile. which, in 1898, reached
the lowest figures ever recorded, b"ins
7.5S mills. as against 797 mills in 1897
and $50 mills in 1896.
In 1898 the number of tons of freight
moved increased 1.SS per cent. while
the number of tons of freight moved
one mile increased 4.21 per cent, the
actual volume of increase in the lat.
ter item representing 16. 723. .6O4 ,041 tons
one mile. The significance of this in.
crease becomes apparent when C >m'
parison is made with the increase re,
corded in othHr years. In 1897 the in
crease in tons one mile over 1896 was
1856, 1851 1896 over 1895, 5,31S, ,0S2, 1888
1895 over 1894. 6.34I, $50 1903.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-09
COLONEL WAITRESS STAFF
The Members of It Named in an Or
der Issued Yesterday by Col
onel of Thirteenth.

The long-looked-for appointments of
commissioned and non-commissioned
officers of the reorganized Thirteenth
regiment were announced yesterday by
Colonel l.. A. Watres. Among the new
men on the commissioned staff will be
Rev. William II. Swift, of Honcsdale,
who has been appointed chaplain.
Quartermaster Vandlng who SERVED in
n similar capacity in the Eleventh regi'
mcnt. Among the old Thirteenth men
are Rees Watkins, Walter T.. Gunster
and David j. Davis, who served as
first lieutenant in Company +, Penn
sylvania volunteer infantry.
on the non-com. staff are John NJ.
Edwards and Joseph Baumeister, who
were also identified with the old guard
Thomas Miles, bandmaster Of the
Thirteenth regiment, Pennsylvania
volunteer infantry, has been appointed
chief musician.
Following is the order issued yester-
day by Colonel Watres:
Headquarters Thirteenth Regiment,
Third Brigade, n. c. =.
Scranton, Sept. S. 1899.
Regimental Order No. 3.
The following appointments upon the
staff and ron-commissioned staff of the
Thirteenth regiment, N G. p, are an
nounced
COMMISSIONED STAFF.
Frank NJ. Vandling, Scranton, quarter
master, with rank of captain.
Rev. William II. Swift, Honesdale,
chaplain. with rank OF captain.
Rees Watkins. Scranton inspector of
rifle practice, with rank OF first lieutcn~
ant.
Walter +. Gunster, Scranton, battalion
adiutant, First battalion, with rank of
first lieutenant.
Robert j. McCausland, Montrose, bat
TALON adjutant, Second battalion, with
rank of first lieutenant.
David j. Davis, Scranton, battalion ad-
jutant. Third battalion, with rank of
first lieutenant.
NON N-COMMISSIONED STAFF.
william =. Jennings, Scranton, SER
geant major.
William S. Gould. Scranton. quarter
master sergeant.
John NJ. Edwards, Scranton, ,commissary
sergeant.
Charles Sickler, Scranton, color SER
geant
Truman A. Surdam, Scranton battalion
sergeant major, First battalion.
Harold Purn, Tunkhannock, battalion
sergeant major, Second battalion.
Edward NJ. FrCar, Scranton, battalion
sergeant major, Third battalion.
Joseph Baumeister, Scranton, hospital
steward.
Edward Kelly. Scranton, hospital stew
ard
Thomas Miles. Scranton, chief musician.
They will be obeyed and respected ac-
| cordingly.
BY order Of J.. A. Watres
| D. B. Atherton, Colonel
Adjutant.
Robert J. McCausland, who was cap
| tain of Company G at Montrose has
been MADE an adjutant of the second
| battalion.
The colonel has vet to appoint a COM
missary and q surgeon and two assist
| ants.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-09
AMATEUR BASE BALL NOTES.

The St. Thomas College base ball club,
the champions of Lackawanna county,
will play the strong Jessup base bail
club today at the Athletic park, Scran-
ton, game to be called at 3 30 o'clock
sharp. over two hundred tickets have
already been sold. A large delegation of
mailcarriers will also be in attendance,
and a large crowd from all over the val
ley. The game is expected to be one Of
the most exciting known here for years,
The Jessup club will be composed of the
best material they can find in the coun-
try. The st. College team will be COM
posed of such players as follows: Cooney,
catcher; Griffin and Duffy, pitchers
McHugh, shortstop; Carey, first base
Weir (Capt), second base; Byron, third
base; McGinnis, left field; Philbin, CEN
ter field; Ryan, right field.
The Taylor Reds will play the base ball
team Of Council 243, Young Mems 1nsti-
tute on the Reds grounds Saturday af-
ternoon at o'clock.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-09
Changes in Schuylkill.

The Philadelphia and Reading Rail-
road company is about to make another
change which will remove the last
trace OF executive power from Sha-
mokin and the other towns on that
division. and which will affect every
crew or train passing over it. In a
short while the running of all trains
will be directed from the trainmas-
ter's office at Tamaqua, instead of by
the different train runners at Mahanoy
Plane, Gordon, Shamokin and Cata-
wisSa.
Early in the year it was known that
the company had this change in view,
but for some reason abandoned it un-
til recently From one central Office
it will not require so many men to
run the trains as at present, and some
OF the four train dispatchers at Sha-
mokin, two at Gordon, two at Mahanoy
Plane and four at Catawissas will be
transferred TO the office at Tamaqua
and some will either be laid off OF
given other positions.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-09
New Leggett's Creek Breaker.

The new Leggett's Creek breaker of
the Delaware and Hudson Canal COM
pany has been completed and it was
put in operation this week. 1t is one
of the largest and best equipped in this
valley.
Several additional compressed air en-
engines have been installed in the mine.
Last winter compressor plant with
feeders to the Clark Vein was installed
at the Leggett's Creek mine and an
engine was put in operation, doing
away with the use of a large num-
ber of mules and men.
The engine has given such satisfac-
tion that two more have been added,
which does away with the hauling
purposes in the main headings.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-09
Moved Into the Mine.

4 half dozen years ago the West
Ridge Coal company sunk a shaft on
the Won StOrch property on Ferdinand
street and installed a plant for hoist
ing coal from the lower to the upper
veins. along which it was run to the
foot of the slope, and then taken to
the surface.
Suit was brought to compel the COM
pany to close this shaft and remove
the hosting apparatus and the courts
finally decided that the engines would
have to be removed. The work of
removing the engines down into the
mine has been going on for some time
and is now about completed
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-09
POLICE COURT NOTES.

Joseph McGinnis, an umbrella mender,
paid a fine of 50 yesterday morning in
police court on a charge of drunkenness.
Patrick Joyce paid IS for being drunk
and resisting arrest and Anthony Cat
thsnco contributed s. for being drunk and
disorderly. as did also II. r. Van KlecH.
Joseph Marion, a plain drunk, was CIV
en- seven days.
Mary Burton, a music teacher from
Philadelphia who unfortunately imbibed
q little too much liquor. paid a fine Of 81,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-09
H. p. Little Resigned.

II. p. Little has resigned his posi-
tion as shipping clerk OF the car shops
of the Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western Railroad company in this city,
He has been succeeded by John Dur
kin, of West Scranton. who has been
in the Office of General Storekeeper OF
the company for several months past
Mr.. Durkin was for many years type
setter and was foreman OF the Dio-
cesar Record office when he received
his appointment under Mr.. OConnor.
Mr.. Little was one or the Oldest en-
ployes or the company in this city. He
came here over twenty-seven years
ago. Just O few months before Robert
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-09
HALLSTEAD.

DR.. A. F. Merrell IS building a fine
macadamized driveway from the street
to his barn on Susquehanna avenue.
Frank Swieert was visiting his sister
in Scranton Thursday evening.
Mrs. Fannie Taylor Of Ringhamton,
was visiting Halstead friends during
Thursday and Friday
A merry go-round is attracting con-
siderable attention. 1t is situoted near
the baseball grounds.
The stockholders of the Hallstead
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-09
SPECIAL SALE
This Week Of
Di07OIdS, WQtCheS. JeNSITy. Etc.

Now is the time to get bargain
at these prices. You cannot OBJ
tain them in the future. Call and
see them.
Fine Diamond Rings at $500, worth
$3.50.
Solid Gold Band Rings at s125, worth
$3.50.
Solid Gold Band Rings at s1,OO, worth
SECS.
Gold Filled Cuff Buttons, Soc, worth
s125.
Cuff Buttons, previous prices $.0O, now
SIC.
Gents Solid Silver Watch, Elgin move
ment. $3.50
Ladies' Sterling Silver Watches, worth
$3.50, now S3.75.
Gents Nickel Watches, S. w, price
3d. 80, now $l.75.
Rogers Bros. Spoons. warranted soc.
Rogers Bros. Butter Knives, Sugar
Spoons, Pickle Forks, Sc, previous price
75c.
Ladies' Solid Gold Watch, Elgin move
ment $145O.
Ladies' Gold Filled Watches at 500,
worth $500.
We also have about three hundred La
! dies Solid Silver Rings, worth SOC. and
75c. will close them at 10C, each.
| Special sale now going on at Davdow
I Bros Attend as we are Offering goods
| at one-fourth their original value.
Extra Heavy Solid Silver Thimbles at
| 19c
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-09

McKenna, the late superintendent Of
the shops came TO the city. He held
the position of shipping clerk for
twenty-five years.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-09
LIVE NEWS OF THE
INDUSTRIAL WORLD
STATISTICS ABOUT GROWTH OF
RAILROAD BUSINESS.

During the Year There Was a Net In
crease of 2,21e Miles-Hoisting
Machinery of the West Ridge Coal
Company Has Been Moved Into the
Mine-Compressed Air TO Be Used
More Extensively. at the Leggetts
Creek Mine--Resignation of H. P.
Little-Railroad Notes.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-09
~NNINInU &. 7and12
Fall Carpets

We offer better inducements
to the carpet buyer this season
than ever before.
Paying less for your carpets
than we ask is getting thread
bare spots and dissatisfaction
that you do not bargain for.
Everything in Wilton, Ak
minister, Velvet, Brussels,
SavOnerrie, Ingram.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-09
BASE BALL.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Percentage Table.


Washington ....OOO1OO O1O-2 s 3
Philadelphia OOOO~-4 s l
MISUNDERSTANDING and Roach; Piatt
and Mcfarland. Umpires-Swartwood
and Hunt.
At Pittsburg- r. IL. L.
Louisville .......4OOoOOO1O-5 s l
Pittsburg .......O 10000 0 2-3 Q /
Batteries Philippi and thinner; Ches-
bro and Bowerman. Umpires-Manas-
sau and Connolly.
At Brooklyn r. II. E.
Boston ...........OO 10000 OO0O 90 0
Brooklyn .........2 / OF 0O1+ +--5 IL .
Batteries Nichols and Bergen; Hughes
and Farrell Umpires - Emslie and
Dwyer.
At New York r. II. F..
Baltimore ......s..1 2 0 02 0-6 II 3
New York .........2 1 0 90 O24'-9 IL 6
Batteries-Howell and Smith; Garrick
and Warner. Umpires-Snyder and Smith.
At Chicago r. II. e.
Cleveland 1000 OOO1O--1 .
Chicago ..........0 0 OIL 02 -
Batteries-Hughey and McAllster
Griffith and Chance. Umpires-O Day
and Mcdonald.
At St. Louis r. IT, e.
Cincinnati ......O OOO-S II !
st. Louis ........5 0OO2O 32* *-12 Is .
Batteries-Taylor and Peitz; Young and
Criger. Umpires-Latham and Gaffney.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-09
OTHER LEAGUE GAMES.
Western League.
Buffalo, 5; Milwaukee, 4.
Eastern League

Syracuse, .: Rochester, L.
Toronto, Z: Montreal, g.
Springfield, 5; Providence, s; ten in
nings, darkness.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-09

tain of Company G at Montrose has
been MADE an adjutant of the second
battalion.
The colonel has vet to appoint a COM
mssary and q surgeon and two assist
ants.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-02
NEWS OF THE CHURCHES.

The meetings at Central Church,
which closed Sunday night. have been
wonderfully successful Such results
from a spiritual standpoint have not
Deen known in this city for many
years, and to the Rev. r. f Beadles,
the pastor. and his large corps of as
SlStants, is the credit due.
The total number of conversions Is
ut, ~ OF whom connected themselves
with the church Sunday morning, thus
following in the footsteps of those who
mad experienced change of heart
earlier than they. Sunday night there
were nine more professions of faith. for
which the good Christian people gave
God the praise.
Rev. Bcadles announced at the end Of
the service that on account of i'll
health he would discontinue the meet
irgs. which he much regretted.
AT Wright Memorial Church n good
meeting is in progress. under the di-
rection OF the Rev. X. Il. BlanIenship.
who has the Rev. Mr.. Bransford assist
ing him in the glorious work Seven
teen people joined this church Sunday
morning and at night there were four
professions Of faith
Rev Mr.. Proctor of the Park View
NJ. +. Church, began a series of revival
meetings at his church Sunday night.
which bid fair to be successful.
At Monumental NJ. T.. Church Rev.
l.. 3. Betty will begin protracted
meeting Wednesday night. and much
interest is being manifested by the
membership.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-02
FUNERAL OF LITTLE ETIIEr. ED
MONDS

The funeral of little Ethel Stella Ed
monds. who was killed by an electric
car last Friday afternoon. took place
sunday afternoon from the Park View
NJ. Il. Church The services were con-
Quoted by Rev. W. r. Proctor, the pas
tor. who spoke fcelingly OF the deceased.
The little one was quite fivorite
with all the children, as was shown BY
the attendance at the church the
lower part Of the building being filed
with them. They were all affected very
much and shed tears freely. AT the
conclusion of the services the remains
were taken 10 Oak Grove Cemetery for
intermcnt. The following young men
acted rs pall-bearers: Harry Brown
ley, Harry lIartt. Edward Elliott, Chas.
Fasc. Edward Spence and Howell Clea-
ton.
At the cemetery the crowd was in
creased very much. all anxious TO show
their respect for the little one who met
with such an untimely death.