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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-23
philadelphia Grain and Producs

Philadelphia, Jan. 22.-Whcat--Firm
&c. higher; contract grade, January, G9a
white clipped, 3iaia32c.; No. ; do. do. 20
aSo,ac.: No. mixed do. 29i$a3oc. Pota-
toes-Unchanged; fennsylvania choice
ern. do. do, 57a5Sc. do. do. fair to good
do, 53a5jc. Flour-Firm, winter supe-
rior, $225a2.4O; do. extras, so.5Oa2. .O,
PENNSYLVANIA roller clear. S.1OaSaO; DO
clear, ssl5as25; DO do; straight. ss,S3a
clear s2.S0aS.l0; do straight, sS.3oa3.O, do.
patent s3G5a3.so: do. favorite brands.
clear ss.i5is.so; do. straight ,aoaa,5o;
do, patent. $3.75ai. Rye Flour-Steady
at ST. lia3,3O per barrel as to quality.
Buckwheat Flour-Dull and lower ut S2.20
tcr-unchanged; fancy western creamery,
25c.; do. prints. 25c. Eges-F'lrm and lc.
righer; fresh. nearby, 2lc.; do. western,
2lc.; do. southwestern. 20c.: do. south
fined sugars-Firm, but quiet, Cotton
Unchanged. Tallow-F'irm: city prime,
in hogshoads, 5a5lsc; country do. do,
barrels, alsa5hc.; dark. do, laia5c.; Cakes,
Live Poultry-Qriet, unchanged; fowls,
N2ai2o,; old ROSTERS, d'aa7c,: spring
chickens, Sa9c,; ducks, l0allc.; geese, ga
i0c.; turkeys. N2aSc. Dressed Poultry
do fair to coed, 9a9'ac:,; old roostars, C.;
chickens, nearby, ?al2c.; western do,
large, lOal1c.; some faEcy lots higher;
medium do, sa9l.c,; small do. Ease; tur-
keys, choice to fancy, llaisc' do iair
ducks, salic.; geese, 7aGc Receipts
Flour 6,5CO barrels and 5000 sacks: wheat,
$500 bushels; corn. 1900 bushels; oats,
10000 bushels. Wheat. 80,
bushels; corn, G,Goo bushels; oats la,OOo
bllSnCls
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FOREST CITY.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.


Forest City, Jan. 23.--The Republi
can primaries will be held tonight. The
place of meeting in the upper ward
is in the Manning building; in the
First ward, the opera house building.
Only a few responded to the call for
citizens caucus Saturday night and
no ticket was nominated
The annual school appropriation has
been received by Treasurer Patrick
cleary. The amount is s3,l93.26.
citizens caucus held at Vandling
last week placed i'm nomination the
following names for officers in that
borough: Burgess James +. Madden:
Justice of the peace. James G.. Sulli-
van; councilman( three years., Daniel
Ragon, James McCabe, John p. Madi-
gan; two years, Roger Bailey, Beverly
Sherwood, Zone year,, Patrick Kear-
ney, Adolph Arnold; school directors
tfor three years., John McDermOtt,
James Murrue. two years, Peter An
derson, Hugh Malloy. Zone year,. Carl
Nelson, Ben Milton; tax collector, Pet
er Butler: assessor. Richard Lwelel-
lyn; constable, John Dunn auditors,
John ID. Kennedy, Wells Burdick,
James Hullah.
DR.. and Mrs. j. w. Mcclure. of
Towanda, have for the past week been
the guests of DR.. and Mrs. George T.
Mcclure, of Vandling.
Forest City people will have a chance
to appeal from the assessment made
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FRENCH PROGRESS IN CHINA.
Demands for Territory at Kwang-
Chan-Wan Bay Conceded.

Tacoma, Wash, Jan. 22.-The steam
ship Monmouthshire brings news from
Shanghai that China has acquiesced in
French demands for territory at
Kwang-Chan-Wan bay, after two more
Chinese defeats. China has dismissed
the viceroy of two Kwang provinces
and appointed Ii Hung Chang to sue
ceed him. China also agrees to de-
capitate the prefect who began the
warfare against the French. and to
pay 100000 taels indemnity to the fami-
lies of Frenchmen who We're killed.
French leaders in Tonkin are elated
greatly, and assert that while England
is busy in Africa, France should eX-
tend her sphere of influence over
Kwang Tung. Kwangsi and Yunnan.
and demand equality with England in
SZechuan.
Eighty French soldiers were sent in
to the interior Dec. 90 to make a de-
monstration and prevent further ma
tive uprisings. They engaged a body
of Chinese troops and fought their way
through. A mob then surrounded them,
but We're driven back. One hundred
natives were killed or wounded. The
same week three companies Of marine
infantry charged Chinese regulars, and
killed twenty-five of them French
warships then threatened to go up the
river and lombard Canton, whereupon
China yielded.
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TUNKHANNOCK.
Special to tire Scranton Tribune.

| Special to the Scranton Tribune.
! Tunkhannock, Jan. 22.-The regular
| January term of the court Of common
pleas of Wyoming county convened here
! this afternoon. The trial list as made
up for this term consisted Of fifteen
cases, but upon the calling over of the
list at the opening of court the settle-
ments, continuances and other dispo-
sittons made of the cases, brought the
number of cases for trial down to three.
| These are the cases of Mckinney,
! Evart & Co. VS.. L. G. Stephens, ap-
peal: Shoemaker, Busch e. Co. VS.. l..
| q. Stephens, and l.. Il. and Maud Cir
ton VS.. the Lehigh Valley Railroad
| company. The first two of these cases
are set down for trial on Tuesday
morning, and the latter case will be
called as soon as the others are finished
The latter case is suit for damages,
arising out of the killing Of the infant
son Of the plaintiffs and injury to the
mother by being run down by the
| Black Diamond express at Ransom
station. Lackawanna county. The
| mother and son came up from Wilkes
| Barre on local passenger, which was
due at Ransom about the same time
as the Black Diamond. Plaintiffs got
off the local train there, and in order
to get to the station had to cross the
| down track, and as they were cross
| ing the track the Black Diamond
! rushed through between the local train
| and the station and struck them, kill
ing the boy and inficting serious injury
on the mother. The damages asked for
| are $35.000 Paul J. Sherwood. esq, Of
! Wilkes Barre, and T.. ]. JOrden, esq. of
this place are for the plaintiffs, AMI
the railroad company is represented by
their attorneys. Charles f. Levy, ESQ.,.
and F. w. Wheaton, esq, both Of
| Wilkes Barre.
Charles Gardner, justice of the peace
of Factoryville. Pa. and w. l.. Follett,
of the same place, were in Tunkhan-
| mock on Monday.
Two tramps We're brought here on
Friday last and lodged in JAIL charged
with robbing the store of l.. G. Stephens
| at Nicholson. They were sent up on
the transcript of Squire n. =. Wilcox,
| and will answer to the grand jury ar
April term of court.
Lucius Squier and wife, of Scranton,
are visiting the formers brother, Hon.
| a. II. Squier, at this place.
Major Millar and Captain Vandling
| of Scranton, inspected Company NJ
Thirteenth regiment, at Piatts opera
house, on Saturday evening.
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LACKAwAxEN BRIDGE.
Story of the Iron Structure That
Never Came.
ial 10 ,he Scranton Tribune.

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Honesdale. Jan. 22.-When the Della
ware and Hudson completed the abut-
ments for the new railroad bridge over
the Lackawaxen between Seeleyville
and Honesdale a temporary trestle
work was put up, on which tracks
were laid for trains to pass over until
the arrival of the iron bridge. which
was promised last September. but
which has not yet arrived. The maih
supports to the trestle work rested in
the bed of the river. The sudden rise
in the river brought large cakes of ice
down against the trestling and forced
1t out This happened Saturday night
thirty minutes after the last train
bound for Carbondale had passed over
the bridge. The incoming train could
get no farther than the bridge and the
passengers were transferred to Wag-
ons and brought to Honesdale. The
bridge of the old gravity road. just
north of the new bridge, is still stand
ing.
All day yesterday workmen were en-
gagged making repairs and shifting the
tracks to the old bridge, over which
trains are being run toSky on schedule
time.
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STRIKE QUESTION.
Efforts to Prevent Trouble In
Wilkes. Barre.

Wilkes-Barre, Jan. 22.--Charles j,
Thain. secretary of the United Mine
workers of America, for this district,
said In an interview today that the
only way general strike could be
avoided in the anthracite coal region
was recognition of the members of thu
union by the operators. Continuing, he
said:
THE policy of the United Mine Work.
ers of America has to be to use every
honorable means before resorting to the
last weapon Of justice. the strike. In
the present case the miners requested
a joint interview and upon being almost
totally ignored, demanded one, and
again being treated with contempt,
must now either endeavor to enforce
one or accept an invitation for joint
meeting from the operators IL they
have grace sufficient and horse sense
enough to notify their employees to that
effect. No individual or committee
meetings are possible for a permanent
settlement This is what the miners
request and require, and no temporary
makeshift.'
The wilkes-Barre board of trade,
Commercial club, business men in gen.
eral and ministers of the gospel are
using every effort to avert a strike.
Rev. Father Curran. pastor Of Holy
Savior church, this city, whose parish
toner's are mostly miners and mine
laborers. is opposed to strike. He
says. as rule strikes do not pay, but
on the contrary bring poverty and dis
tress. In his opinion the majority OF
the miners are not prepared for a lock-
out. and If they all were. they will do
a great deal Of thinking before they
consent to go out on strike.
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MARKETS.


New York, Jan. 22.-The stock market
showed continued indifference on the
part of the public and even of profess
sional speculation today. Net changes
In price are without significance as bear
ing on the condition of business or af-
fairs. There was some show of strength
in the local traction group which may be
attributed to IL covering demand from
the short interest. Notwithstanding the
better feeling reported in London on ac-
count of the progress said to be making
I'm the accomplishment of the British
military plan of compaign the English
financial public showed no disposition to
pay higher prices for American securi-
ties. AS soon as prices We're lifted in
this market selling orders for London ac-
count were executed in the leading in
ternational stocks. This seemed to dis
rise and prices drifted back near Sat-
urday's closing level and oscilated very
feebly from that level for the rest of the
day. Whatever speculative disposition
cotton and wheat markets where there
was some show of animation and consid-
cradle strength reflected from foreign
markets. While the market was thus
liStlcSs the undertone was firm and what
ever buying there was. was attributed
to covering by a large outstanding short
interest. Accretiuns of cash to the re-
serves Of New York banks continue on a
large scale, but there was no further
marked change i'm the rates for money
tlday. a further drop in sterling en-
change rates marked the continued re-
taxation in the money situation abroad
as well as here. The present factors
making towards greater ease in money
are liable to some interruption at no very
distant period. The money coming from
the sub-tr casury is due in part to heavy
disbursements for pension payments,
which are now about completed for the
present period. The deposit of internal
revenue collections in depository banks
cannot be indefinitely prolonged for lack
of government bonds as security. If the
drain from the banks into the sub-treas-
rry by reason of the taking up of sur
plus revenues Is resumed the present rate
Of return from the interior would he
scarcely sufficient to Offset 1t. This Is a
rather remote contingency at present.
but II plays part In the sluggishness
of the money market Total sales 2j0,-
100 shares. The bond market was not so
active today as during the latter part
Of last week. but still overshadowed the
market for stocks. The forced lquida-
tion last fall did not at any time affect
the high grade Investment bonds ana
they are rot affected by the present mp
ward movement. Such middle ana lower
grade bonds as were brought TO market
to realize on are now i'm large demand
and are still steadily advancing in price
on a large absorption. Total sales, par
value. S3,1S0, 900. United States old Is reg
istered declined - and do. coupon Il in
the bid price.
The following quotations are furnished
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SUsQUEHANNA COUNTY.
ecial to the Scranton Tribune.

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Susquehanna. Jan. 22.-The recent
ly chartered County Press and Rrint-
ing Company" has purchased the Sus-
quehanna Transcript Ledger and ii is
reported that it has also purchase
the Hallstead Herald. II is the evil
dent intention of the company to pur
chase majority of the newspapers in
Susqut hanna county. There is prob
ably politics in it,
\ PinghamtOn newspaper few q AVS
since stated that Susquehanna livery
men charged $40 for attending fun
eral with IA hack. 1t is not costly 20
die In Susquehanna. Livery m IN
charge but $3.50 for attending a fun
eral.
The funeral of Charles Burr, who
was killed in the Erie yard On Satur-
day morning, occurred this afternoon
from the family residence on Willow
street Rev. Charles Henry NewinC,
pastor of the Methodist church niici-
ated. Interment was made in Ever
green cemetery.
William Il. Morgan died in Lester
shire, N, Y, on Friday. He is sur-
Nived by the widow and TWO children.
Deceased, who was lrir! ar, some
years ago conducted a JOB prnting :
Office in Uniondale, but later came to
Susquehanna, where he was for some
time foreman of the Trahscript-Led- =
ger. Eight years ago he removed to
Lestershire where he has been EN-
ployed upon the newspapers of the VIII
lage.
An effort will be made this year 10
free from debt all of the Methodist
churches in the Binghamton district.
Scranton capitalists failed to pur-
| chase the Montrose electric light plant
and the borough may yet become the
owner,
The American Telephone and Tele-
graph company will erect line from
Poughkeepsie to Scranton, via Nanti-
coke and Narrowsburg.
The division of Erie telegraphers will
meet In Corning next Tuesday even
ing.
Patrick Haisett. a Susauehanna
young man. who has a prison record,
was arrested by Constable Pooler.
| charged with stealing an overcoat,
clock and shoes at Thompson. He was
brought before Justice Gleason on Sat-
urday afternoon and held in bail for
appearance before the grand jury. In
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default he was taken to the Montrose
Jail. Haisett recently served a SEN
tence In the Wayne county Jail, In
Honesdale, for robbing a Starrucca
farmer.
The "Si Perkins" company appeared
in Hogan Opera house this evening to
good business.
Mrs. Peter Cadden has been called
to North Adams. Massachusetts, by
the death of a sister.
The Susquehanna wood yard gives
Delsarte exercise to a number of turn
pike mariners each morning. Finan-
cially. the yard is success.
While Conductor Whites Erie coal
train. bound west, was taking water
at Thompson on Sunday evening T.
Delaware and Hudson train ran into 1.
and large number of cars were
smashed and piled up. Both tracks
were blocked for several hours. Pai-
mer's Erie Flyer" arrived here six
hours late. The train men escaped in
jury by jumping. The Susquehanna
Oneonta and Carbondale wrecke:s were
called to clear the tracks.
1t is reported that Scranton capt.
talists have purchased Elk, Keen and
Stanton ponds, and will make sum-
mer resorts of them for city peoplA.
Evangelist II. d. Sheldon. of King g.
ton, N. Y. who has just closed suc-
cessful series of meetings in Brandt,
will begin meetings in the First Pres
byterian church, in Susquehanna. On
Sunday next.
MIR. and Mrs. C. T.. Ellsworth spent
Sunday with Montrosc relatives.
Rev. Walter $. Peterson. of North
Dakota. on Sunday occupied the pulpit
of the Oakland Methodist church.
During the recent thaw much ice
moved down the Susquehanna river.
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New York Grain and Produce.

New York, Jan. 22.-Flour-Nery quiet
but held ~ shade higher with wheat,
checking demand; Minnesota patents,
s3.T5ai; winter patents, sS,5OaSS0; winter
straights. S.. 35a3.i5. Wheat-Spot steady I;
No. 2 red, 7ia.c. |; Q: b., anoat prompts
afloat prompt; No. red. '2@sc. elevator;
options opened strong. continued firm
until the last hour when realizing devcl-
opened and brought IA reaction; closed
steady at Ssc. net advance; March closed
137sc,; May, 72a4c; July, 127sc. Corn
Spot easy; No ., 4o2,c. f. o; b. anoat
and 40i2c. elevator: option market opened
firm but later declined under realizing |;
closed easy and unchanged; May closed
1880. Oats-Spot cull; No. 2. 29iac.; No
3, 29c.; No. 2 white, 3l3ic, No. 3 white
3lc: track mixed. western, 29iYa3Dlac. .
track white, 3liaaS2c.; options quiet but
steady. Buttcr-steady; western cream
cry 2la25c.; do. factory, l6a20c.; June
creamery. 2Oa23isc, imitation creamery
laa2ac,; state dairy. iga2ic,; do, cream
fancy large. l2Aa13c; fall made fancy
small, l2sal3c,; large late made. ll%al2c
small late made, l2al2hc, Eggs-Firm !.
state and ennsylvania, 2lc.; western, un-
graded. at mark, lialsc.; western, Ole.
loss off
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MRS. JONES PLEADS GUILTY.
Her Sentence Will Probably Be De
ferred.

Wilkes-Barre, Jan. 22.-The case of
Mrs. Alice Jones. who, with George
Stevenson. eloped to England last Au-
gust. was called in court today for
trial. Stevenson impersonated John
Jones, the woman's husband, and, CO.
ing to the office of real estate dealer,
the elopers negotiated a mortgage for
5000 on Mr. Jones property. With this
money they fled to Europe, but when
they arrived in Liverpool they We're
arrested and later brought back to
this citv.
Mrs. Jones was able to procure bail
and was released. Stevenson was sent
to Jail and at his trial pleaded guilty
to forgery. Judge Lynch would not
sentence him until Mrs. Jones was
tried. In the meantime the wronged
husband forgave his wife and she was
taken back to his home. AS was ex-
pected, when Mrs. Jones was arraigned
she pleaded guilty. The specific charg
against her was:
"Unlawfully and wilfully signing a
mortgage with George Stevenson by
which she realized $780, Defendant
gave bail for her appearance when
called for sentence. 1t is understood
sentence will be deferred.
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GAS AND OIL COMPANY.
New Organization in Bradford
County.

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Towanda. June 22A new company,
called the Troy Gas and Oil company,
has just formed an organization at
Troy. with IL capital stock of $l50,O0O,
with thc purpose of making a thorough
und independent test of the field for
oil and gas. The members of the
new company have been very active.
Already large quantities OF land have
been LEASED and they a,re pushing
things rapidly and drilling will be in
operation soon.
The officers of the concern organized
last week, are: President. Charles w.
Mitchell; secretary, +. l.. Ballard
treasurer. II. G. Carpenter. Develop
ments of the test oil of the w. II.
Morgan Oil and Gas company proved
to be unsatisfactory in some respects.
The workmen had succeeded in Crap
pling the Lortion of II broken drill last
week, and had 1t raised about 400
feet. when a part of the tackle broke
letting the drill plunge down again.
Work was then suspended tempor-
arily.
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Chicago Live Stock Market.

Chicago, Jan. 22.-Cattle - Good TO-
choice fat steers 15a25c higher; medium
and inferior grades, 10a15c. higher; Tex
ans, generally 10c. higher; cows and heif-
ers. 10a15c. higher: canners steady; gen.
eral market closed easier; strictly choice
quotable tops. $3.50; good to choice. $A3s
a6.25; poor to medium, A.10a5; mixed
a49O; good to choice cows. s366ai.5O;
heifers, s3a5.35 Gamers, $220a2.9O; bulls,
s2.75a4.5O: calves, $i.50a775; fed Texas
beeves, $ia5. Hogs-5al0c. higher; closed
weak fair clearance; mixed and butch-
ers. S4.55a4.S5; good to choice heavy, $.10
a4.S5; rough heavy, A.55a4.65 light, A.45a
i.72K: bulk of sales. $465a475A Sheep
wethers. s45Oa5; lambs, A.75a6.4b: west
ern wethers, Si.40ai.S0; western pambs,
S5.50a6.i0 Receipts-Cattle, $500 head;
hogs. 26,00OO head; sheep. 10000 head.
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SHOOTING ACCIDENT.
Terrence Gaffney Is Severely Wound.
ed in the Head.

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Pittston, Jan. 22.--Terrence Gaffney,
aged ~ years, was shot in the head
last evening by James Dougherty. aged
16 years. The boys. with several 9TH
ers. were playing in a field in upper
Pittston. when Dougherty, who is said
to be dime novel reader, pointed a
Flobert rifle at Gaffney and threat
ened to fire if he didn't move. Gaff-
ney moved, but Dougherty fired just
the same. The bullet was of 22-cali-
bre and entered the right side of the
head just above the ear.
1t was extracted several hours later
by DR.. Perry. The wound, while seri-
Gus, is not thought to be fatal. The
boys had been good friends and it is
thought that Dougherty did not really
intend to shoot.
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HONESDALE.
Special to the Scranton Tribune

special TO the scranton Tribune.
Honesdale, Jan. 22.-Mr. and Mrs.
Mitchell. Of Columbia, N. j., who
nave been spending the past few
months with their daughter, Mrs, II. ].
Whalen. returned to their home today.
The inspection of Company L, Elev-
enth regiment, will be held in the
1rmory. Wednesday evening.
The Rev. Mr.. Allen of Susquehanna
Is expected to assist Rev. II. j. Whalen
III extra meetings to be held in the
Baptist church during the present
week.
Frequently the streets of Honesdale
present scenes familiar to both country
and city. The farmer drives to town
with yoke of oxen hitched to his
lumber wagon, and the women go ur
and down the streets holding one end
of small chain, while to the other end
is tied small dog.
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JOURNALISTIC COMBINE.
Three Susquehanna Newspapers Now
in a Syndicate,

Susquehanna. Pa. Jan. 22.-The Coun-
ty Press and Printing company. which
has just been chartered by the state,
has purchased and will hereafter con-
duct the Susquehanna Transcript
Ledger, the New Milford Advertiser
and the Hallstead Herald. and 1t is said
will purchase other newspapers in Sus-
quehanna county.
The company is made up of Mont
rose and New Milford business men.
The American Telephone and Tele-
graph company will erect line from
Poughkeepsie and Newburgh to Scran-
ton via Monticello. N. Y. 1t will cross
the Erie railroad at Narrowsburg.
N Y,
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He Had Cause to Rejoice.

"A young man came into our store
yesterday suffering from a severe AT .
tack Of cramp collie" writes B. F. Hess,
miller and general merchant, Dickey's
Mountain, Pa. He had tried various
home remedies without relief. AS I
had used Chamberlain's Collie, Choi-
era and Diarrhoea Remedy gave him
dose and it soon brought him out
alright. l never saw a fellow so re-
joiced." Sold by all druggists. Mat.
thews Brothers. wholesale and retail
agents. -
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for the year 1900 at the commissioners
office. in Montrose, on Thursday, Feb
rrary %.
Sidney Lott, of this place, Is the new
jail warden at Montrose.
A brick boiler house is being built
at the Harvey silk mill.
Mrs. Oliver Coyl is seriously i'll at
her home on Delaware street.
Miss Name Ryan, of Canton, Pa. is
the guest of friends in town.