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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-29
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ROMANCE OF A GOLD HUNTER.
Won a Wife in Alaska After a
Siege and Many Difficulties.
PEPUBLIC SPECIAL

PEPUBLIC SPECIAL
Toledo. o.. July 2s.-Henry r. Chelton.
a former resident of Ottawa County, who
has been in the Alaska gold fields, has re-
turned. after absence Of nearly three
years. Chelton had been generally regarded
as a confirmed bachelor. and those who
knew him best were greatly surprised when
he returned with wife.
cheiton thus tells OF his matrimonial adj
venture:
After I had been there about a year
there drifted into Dawson a woman who
seemed to possess plenty Of pluck and grit
and some money. She started a boarding
house and prospered. She gave her name as
Mrs. Marley NckendTick, and said she
came from Winnipeg. The men all admired
her from the start, but she kept them tact
fully at a distance.
Il soon became Interested and | thought
that she regarded me with some favor. She
was always retiCent about herself. but In
answer TO an impairment remark by a
rough miner one evening. said she had moth
ing TO be ashamed OF in her former life.
and upon his sneering rejoinder / KNOCKED
him down and thrasaed him soundiy: for
this she seemed to feel kindly toward me,
and /. well. l fell head over heels In love
with her, and told her so that SANG even
fused me- but Gid il so nicely that l
thought more of her than ever
"Abou; this time a New Yorker who had
been making considerable money began 70
board at her place, and che seemed u think
he was a pretty nice sort of a fellow Ia
fact, / thought he monOpO:ized too much OF
her attention, and i grew rather jealous !
had made up my mind to win her II could
and return home. / had been doing fairly
well and she told me on one occasion that
she would like TO leave Alaska as soon as
she had accumulated q little fortune.
The New Yorker. a man named harrison.
] was satisfied had made up MS mind 10
marry her. and this stimulated me 10 press
nv suit with greater ardOr. Well. / was
refused again. and so was he. didn't take
IT 10 heart as he did, for the poor fellow
shot himself. leaving a letter addressed TO
her and TO this day / don't know what II
contained But ] wasn't made of that sort
Of stuff and concluded to try again. You
know the old saying about trying agai.-
we'll that is what j did.
day I could show her that I was worth SO
90 she would dispose Of her belongings am
become Mrs. Chelton. was the hanplest
man on top of earth, as l had maze a
cn,1ple of good deals. and was chmblf>-
toward that figure rapidly. The day came
wher-vell. you don't care SO much auolt
that as YOU do about what happened
married her She said that she nad no re-,
etiyes for whom she cared particularly, ana
readily agreed to come back To ONO with
me- I am going TO look around bi., puy
a nice farm and try to live happily N;
rect of my life with my WIFE VINO Is an
ami more than she seemed 10 me- even
when / was counting her.
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HUSBAND IS NOT CONVINCED.
Verdict of Suicide i'm Case of Mrs
Ida LAWYER.

Deputy Coroner Drechsier completed his
inquest yesterday on the body of Mrs. Ida
LAWYER. who was asphy xia ted in her home
at No Sy7 Magazine street Friday, resW.A
ing verdict of suicide. Despite the evi-l
dence which caused the verdict to be rem
Gered. William LAWYER the husband. refuses
to believe that his wife intended 10 end her
life.
suffering from melancholia, induced by her
bad health. she told several OF her neigh
bors that she would rather Gie than to SUI
dence at the inquest the manner OF her
death showed careful elaboration. She not
only closed and locked all the doors and drew
down the window shades. but she placed
wet towel over the keyhOle in the door.
Then she turned thu gas on In the stove,
ana. seating hersei; by the stove. rested
ner head on IL Until the gas rendered her
unconscious.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-29
Members of the Press Association
and Wives Make Tour of Busl-
ness and Residence Districts.
COMMITTEES ENTERTAIN THEM.
Change and Then Journey 10
Delmar !iarden-They DE
part This Evening.

The members of the Alabama Press Asso-
citation arrived az Union Station at o'clock
yesterday morning on their return from
Denver and other Colorado points. whittier
they went a few days ago on an excursion.
The excursion followed the annual meeting
at birmingham.
There are about 100 members IN the party.
including the wives ard daughters If tho
editors. They will remain IN ,hc city until
sunday evening. when they resume their
tourney south The hsIdlIart rs cf the as
soci,tion Is at the r"rrnini al iiIlel.
After breakfast yesterday the party went
TO the I.indeli Hotel. whore it met commit
tees which viii entertain the cditc-s willie
i'm ST Louis. The committees Gle com posed
Of the following business aaI professional
men: Tom l. cannon. William Maroon
Recdy. William y Huhaa. John y be-,
William II. CoptOn. J. II. Farley. -. Il
Grubhs. Doctor }. - Chispi-u, 'i.1iits II
Cooke and II. T.. Chambers ui n" Alabama
Society. ". Il. Hcctoli. a =. Faust. +
W Crrudall. William Fisher. j. NJ. Eull
: - $50. '. --.H''7''' co. - -
Meyer Reception Committee.
In the morning the visitors were escorted
through several OF the large downtown
stores and shown through the business Ci1-
trict. At II o'clock the party went to the
Merchants Exchange. where an informal
reception was rendered them. They w.ltC ned
the operations In the wheat pit .or an hour.
in which time they were allowed the pyiyi-
ieges of the floor.
AT noon the visitors adjourned to meet
again at / o'clock at Sixth ara Locust
streets. where they boarded cars and went
to the Suburban Garden. whore TIE after
noon was passed. After dinner u. In ar
Garden was visited. Tine party returned to
the city al u O'Clock in special cars
The Citizens Committee has not provided
programme for the entertainment =; the
guests today
The officers Of the Alabama Pres Asso-
citation are. X. y. Rhodes # Ejrm r=.l.tIn.
president. and j. 4. EoGntr9e of the Dixie
Manufacturer, secretary. Secretary Roam
tree said that the visitors had enjoye.l the
trip and that they re pleased with St.
Louis hospitality. The following editors
are I'm the party:
j. A. Rountree, birmingham, John n.
Rountree. birmingham; f. ChIirsell. Bir-
mirgham: A. r. Powell and W. VI. Tucker,
Elba: Frank crichton. Clsnton; Marion and
Cora Wilson. Enaby: T. L. Williams. Doth
an; Isaac Grant. Grove Hill; Willard J.
Wheeler, Birmingham; r. II. Moore, Hamil-
ton. L. Il. Powell. Ensley; :. II. Blan.
Troy, 8. J. Bian, Troy; Misses May and
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LOW RATES TO MERCHANTS.
Granted by Mobile and Ohio for st
Louis Meetings.

The Mobile and Ohio Railroad has grant
ed a one and one-fifth fare for the round
trip rate from all points on its lines to
members OF the Interstate Merchants As
sociation. for the fail meetings of the as
sociation ia July. August and September.
Tickets will he on sale until August 2.
good 10 return until August 1s: from Au-
gust /; to IL. good to return until August
n; from August IS to %. good TO return I'M
til September 3. and from September ! to
Il, good to return until september Is.
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An excellent music programme he's been
selected for to-day's solemn high mass at 9
o'clock in st. AlEhonsus's Rock Church for
the solemnizatiun OF Father SCOTS cele-
hTation of his first mass. WieCand's
ordination mass. I'm \ !lat. will be sung by
the fun choir with organ and orchestral
accompaniment. Professor Dubuque. the
regular director. will preside at tn. organ.
Ford's orchestra viii rsHdeT the string mu-
sic. The Ava Maria solo will be sung by
Miss Gum 10 violin OhligatO. Soiemn
voSpers viii be chantcI at 80 in the even
Ing
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Company WAS held In Clayton yesterday.
TIE claim OF Frank II. Rieger for $3.50 vas
allowed.
Charles Won Gruhsn. an old citizen OK
Fond, who died Wednesday from coulpii-
cation Of troubles. was buried In the Won
Grubsn private cemetery on Fri!ay. Mr
Won Gruben was - years old and came 10
the United States from Germany about nifty
years ago. His wife died four years ag'.
We leaves six sons. Martin. August. Walter.
"a J b.k and Alnhonse Won Grubec-
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FORGERY At PANA.
Two Notes for 800 Each Drawn on
Il Prominent Citizen.


Pana. Ill, July ga successful forgery
was perpetrated on +. s Shull. a promi-
nent business man. to-day. Two notes
were presented to a local bank bearing his
signature. each for siOo. drawn In favor OF
the ST. Francis Lumber Company of Arkan
sas. The officers claim they have located
the man who forged the notes.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-29

Meeting to welcome Mrs. Cousins. wife OF
the chief division officer of the Salvation
Army. Will take place Tuesday evening. July
81. at tn. barracks No. liiS Franklin ave
nue., STAFF Captain ana Mrs. WiGSery, who
have charge ot the army work III the West
Indies. VIII address the meeting. Both WIFI
be atiired in the native costume. \ BIZ:
salvation Array camp meeting VIII open
August =. at : Salisbury, continuing until
August 20. The division singing brigade viii
be The chief ATTRACTION.
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Held by Coroner Jury.

REPJ BfiC SPECIAL.
Marshall. Iii, July 2s.-Bert Thomas died
of injuries received in q fight with John
Haddo1. The Coroner's jury recommended
that Haddox should be held without hail
20 await action of Grand Jury.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-29

The Reverend Doctor Frank W. Sn.ed.
pastor OF Washington and Compton Avenue
church. Will depart with his family next
"Wednesday for Banff. British Columbia.
Where he VIII spent about six week...
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AbB()
HAS NO EQUAL.
Hundreds of patients voluntarily
give testimony and sworn statements.
and wish that their names be used for
the benefit of mankind.


State Of Louisiana. Parish Of Orleans. CITY o:
New Orleans.
Before me. Joseph Davis Kiernan notary
public in and for the parish OF Orleans. State
Of Louisiana. duly commissioned and qualified,
personally came and appeared Mr.. John l..
Dwyer. 10 me personally known. and a resident
Of this city. who being duly sworn. DEGREES and
says: That the nth day Of February. 1899.
he put himself under the treatment Of DIR.
ABBG. now Of Nc. 1919 Carai street. in this
cify. be cured Of paralysis: that before his
visit the doctor he had been a helpless
paray tic for fourteen years. unable tn Use either
hands feet. now. after twelve days treat
Inent ] have had my speech restored and can
use my hands and feet. and walk almost rs
good any Jou:' Z. DWiER.
Sworn to and subscribed before me April 3.
1879. J. ID. klERSAN.
CITY O. ST. Louis State OF Nissourl-SS.
Before ne Chas. ". Moore. n notary public.
In and for the city Of st. Louis Missouri duly
commissioned and qualified. personally came and
appeared Mr.. Chas. Muench. a resident Of this
city. who. being duly sworn. deposed and says:
completely disabled from rheumatism ana could
NOT walk without the assistance OF two Crutches-
] went to DR.. Abb0 on Iune .iti 1901 The
first treatment Sreat relief, an; enable!
,ne TO walk about his office without my cTut. hes.
In r few days ! discarded them altogether. and
to-day am at work. feeling Hike a new man.
tSeatal CHAS. MJ'ENCH
26il G.avols.
sworn 20 and subscribed before this. tho
fSealJ CTEAS W. MOORE.
Notar, Public.
My commission expires January T. 1904.
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tist Church. departs next week 10 supply
the pulpit of the First Baptist Church OF
Omaha, Neb.. during August. The doctor )
theme al Delmar Avenue Church this even
ing Is, The MomerIous Events We Look
For. based on Ii. Pet. iii. II
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New Democratic Paper.


Pana. Ill. July 2s.-The Christian County
Democrat made IT'S initial appearances AZ
Assumption to-day. with c. v. Walls A
editor. IL Is unequiyocally Democratic
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FREE! FREE!

Only three DAYS remain in which to take ad-
vantage Of DR.. AbbOs final offer Of free treat
ment. All who call before or on August the
Ist VIII be treated free until cured.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-03-09
CANNOT BE TAXED.
Opinion of City Solicitor with Ref
erence to New Exchange Of Gen.
tral Telephone Company.

City Solicitor Vosburg yesterday sent
in an interesting opinion to the board
of revision and appea! deciding that
the property of quasi or semi-public
corporations is not subject to local
taxation.
1t appears that the new telephone
exchange for the Green Ridge section
of the city lately erected on Dickson
avenue by the Central Pennsylvania
Telephone company, was assessed for
5000. The local officials Of the COM
pany appealed from this assessment.
and the board decided to refer the
matter to the city solicitor whose opin-
ion on the matter is as follows:
I am of the opinion that corporations
of quasi public nature. such as the
Central Pennsylvania Telephone and Sup
ply company. cannot legally be assessed
for local taxation, so far as their prop
erty is used for the purpose of their bust
ness only. The reason sometimes given
is. that being already subject to a state
tax, the levy of local tax would sub
ject it to double taxation.
They obtain franchise from the state.
and pay a tax on the capital stock, while
a strictly private concern can do bus-
ness without a state franchise. For eN
ample, no franchise is required for the
manufacture of shoes, furniture or like
commodities, but gas, electric. light and
telephone companies are semi or quasi
public in their nature as they have TO
do with public works. Gas companies
were held not liable to taxation on pipes
laid on the public streets, in Pittsburg
Appeal 1S3 Pa. 374. Electric light COM
panies were held EXEMPT In Southern
Electric Light company VS.. Philadelphia,
131 Pa. 10, and l have no difficulty IN
coming to the conclusion that telephone
ntpNt, n,nNy Il. .nt In ttn,,
50 far as its property is concerned, which
is used only In its business. 1t Is also
held that exemptions from local taxa
tion exist, not only as to property strict
ly in use but also as to a portion Of the
property reserved for use for the pur-
pose of the corporation, and to meet the
demands of a growing business. Light
Co. vs.. Philadelphia, 19i Pa. 40.
Applying the principles of law above
stated to the facts stated in your IN.
oury, am of the opinion that the
property referred to is exempt from local
taxation. Very truly yours.
A. A. Vosburg, City Solicitor.
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A dubious-like shake of.the head was
the only key Mr.. Chittenden offered
for the Interpretation of his remark.
One of the two new measures intro
duced was resolution offered by Mr..
James directing the food inspector to
secure and report the names of all
merchants who sell oleomargarine. 1t
was adopted. Mr.. James stated he will
follow this up with other legislation
tending to drive oleo out of the city.
The other new measure was resolu-
ton introduced by Mr.. Finn authoriz-
ing the city solicitor to expend $40 in
securing dispositions Of witnesses from
distance in the case Of Crippen
against the city. 1t was also adopted.
At one of the estimate committee
meetings some one who was opposed
to an amendment increasing the Eigh-
teenth ward street appropriation made
the statement that that ward had over
drawn its appropriation about $400 last
year. Last night a communication was
received from City Controller Howell
certifying that the Eighteenth ward
appropriation had been overdrawn
only $2i20. The controller stated in
his letter that the communication was
transmitted at the request of Mr..
O'Boyle.
BROKE A QUORUM.
Mr.. Fellows made an attempt to call
up his ordinance taxing the gross re-
ceipts Of the Scranton Railway COM
pany. A motion to adjourn was made
and defeated by vote of Z to Q. Be-
fore the clerk could read the ordinance,
however, the chair discovered that
there were only ten members present
| and adjournment was therefore neces-
sary.
1t looks as though the Traction COM
pany owns you all,'' Mr.. Fellows re-
marked to the retreating members who
! had broken the quorum. They laughed.
One of them explained that the reason
he did not favor Mr.. Fellows ordin-
ance was that a somewhat similar Or
| dinance is on third reading in common
council and that, at all events, there
is suspicion that Mr.. Fellows more
drastic ordinance is inspired by the
belief that the trolley company used
its influence to defeat Mr.. Fellows.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-03-09

The appropriation ordinance passed
two readings in common council last
evening with only two amendments
tackled on; one cutting out an item Of
5000 for supplies for cleaning asphalt
pavement and transferring it to the
Eighteenth ward appropriation. and
another taking $1,000 from the Abing-
ton turnpike appropriation and Great
ing new item for repairs to the Bloom
avenue culvert. Several other amend
ments were defeated.
There was no opposition to the
amendment transferring either of the
above items. Mr.. Grier, who offered the
amendment, taking the 81 900 from the
Abingdon turnpike appropriation of ST.
800, revived his old-time fight against
the company, and though some of the
members thought that there was an
old ordinance fixing the yearly amount
to be paid the company there was no
opposition when the vote was taken.
Mr.. Grier stated that it was his in
tention after the reorganization of
councils to introduce a resolution pro-
viding for the appointment Of a COM
mittee to condemn the turnpike.
AMENDMENT LOST.
Mr.. Zizelman made an effort to cut
out the appropriation of 5000 for the
salary of six assistant chiefs and have
1t transferred to the item of $500 for
the repair of engine houses, but the
amendment was lost. In explaining his
views on the question, Mr. Zizelman
said that he believed the paying of the
G inf n ,c
travagance that should not be allowed
Mr.. Monaghan offered an amendment
taking $500 from the judgment and in
cidental account and creating new
item providing for the payment Of a
$500 deficiency in the salary of the board
of revision and appeal. The amend
ment was lost by considerable ma
jority.
While under the fifth order of busi-
ness Mr.. Phillips moved that council
reconsider it's action directing that no
appeal be taken from Judge .Archbald's
ruling in the Saul and Dyer case. Mr..
Grier raised the point of order tina.
the matter had beeen indefinitely post
poned at the last meeting. and Chair
man Keller ruled the motion out of
| order.
Later in the evening Mr. Phillips Of
fered a resolution directing the city
solicitor to take an appeal in the case,
but the chair also ruled this out of
order.
CONQUERED IN.
The following select council resolu-
tions were concurred in: Directing tn,
city engineer to prepare plans and
specifications for sewers in the Twelfth
and First sewer districts; providing
that Judgment held by the city OF
Scranton against T. j. Thornton shall
be marked to use of John ]. Fahey.
The resolution directing the street
commissioner to remove rubbish placed
by John Flannigan, on Tenth street,
was tabled on motion of Mr.. Phillips.
The following new resolutions were
introduced and passed:
BY Mr.. Watkins-Directing the city
clerk to advertise for bids for the con.
struction of a main sewer in the Nine
teenth sewer district.
BY Mr.. Harvey-Permtting b. +. Dunn
to connect his property on Delaware
| street with a lateral sewer running along
the rear of certain lots fronting on Wash
! ington avenue.
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7 aCkaWanna
"THE"
laundry.
sos Penn Avenue. A. B, WARMAN.
PERSONAL
sos Penn Avenue.
A. B. WARMAN.

James Archibald, ir, of Pottsville, is
visiting Scranton relatives.
G. l.. Adams, of atroudsburg. was
among yesterdays Scranton visitors.
Mrs. Albert N. Kramer has returned
to this city from her visit to Chicago
Fred Sullivan. of Boston. is the guest
of Thomas Carroll, of Madison avenue
Miss Sarah McI.ane, milliner, of Adams
avenue. is In New York city on a busi-
ness trip.
Mrs. T.. l.. Timlin, of Jermyn is the
guest Of her mother. Mrs. Mullaney Of
Ninth street.
DIR. and Mrs. Richard Slee, of Swift
water. Monroe county, are the guests Of
Scranton friends.
G. A. Hinsdell. a former Scranton
clOthier, now in the wholesale clothing
business in Syracuse, is at the Jermyn
Poor Directors Fuller, Deckert and
Paine. Secretary Gillespie and Outdoor
Physicians Beddoe and Gunster yester-
day visited the Hillside home on IA tour
Of inspection.
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COURT HOUSE NEWS NOTES.

Hon. J. c. Vaughan yesterday received
a charter for the Keyser Valley Hose
company.
The case of Joseph Jeffreys against
Thomas Noone and others was referred
yesterday to John II. Bonner for adjudi-
cation.
Court yesterday appointed Frank r.
Gill and BARLEY Mullen overseers Of the
poor for Jermyn the borough having
failed to elect at the prescribed time.
In the case Of Mary c. Patrick against
NJ. j. Norton and Catherine Norton. a
rule was granted yesterday to show
cause why the real estate 'Of Catherine
Norton should not be exhausted before
the real estate of her co-defendant should
be sold. The rule was made returnable
Monday, March 10, at 0 o'clock a. m.
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Matter Adjusted.

An amicable adjustment has been
made of the difficulties between the
Scranton Carpet company and the firm
of Cowperthwaite e. Berghauser. The
settlement was effected yesterday af-
ternoon, when Judge Archibald came
to hear arguments on the rule to con-
tinue the preliminary injunction grant,
ed last Monday restraining the carpet
company from taking its stock away
from the firms store. where 1t was
placed under a contract providing that
the company should have a certain
floor space in the firms store, the firm
to handle the goods on commission.
The injunction was dissolved. the
execution issued against the firm at
the instance of the company was re-
voked and the, company Is permitted
to take away it's goods upon the pay
ment of $500 to the firm.
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Rehearing for Gillespie.

In the matter of the rule for a new
trial in the case of the commonwealth
against Anthony Gillespie, court yes
terday ordered a re-argument, which
indicates that at least a doubt has
been raised as to the regularity of the
conviction.
Mr.. Gillespie is a councilman of Oily
phant borough. He was found guilty
Of perjury committed, it is alleged, in
a civil suit over the affairs of the de-
funct Oiyphant Base Ball association.
His attorney. w. X. Lewis, claims the
conviction was irregular, because.
among other things the alleged per-
jury was testified to by only one wit
ness.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-03-09
New Manufacturing Concern.

Application is to be made to Cover
nor Stone, Wednesday, March 2s. by
Attorney Russell Dimmick for char
ter for the Incorporation of company
to manufacture the newly invented
Howe Sand Drier.
The corporation is to be known as
the Howe Manufacturing company. Its
members are T. B. Howe. A. d. Black
inton. G. M. Hallstead, c. w. Ten
Brock and A. G. Thomason.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-03-09
EXPENSE ORDINANCE
HAS TWO READINGS
BUT COMMON COUNCIL ADOPT.
ED TWO AMENDMENTS.

One Increases the Eighteenth Ward
Appropriation by 5000 and the
Other Lops OFF $1,000 from the
Arlington Turnpike Appropriation
and Creates a New Item for the
Repair of the Bloom Avenue Gull
vert--Unsuccessfu Attempt to Re-
consider Action on Saul Appeal.