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New-York tribune., 1900-09-19
MAY BE TROUBLE IN LYKENs VALLEY.
UNION MAY USE FORCE TO MAKE NON-UN1oN
MEN STOP WORK

Harrisburg Penn. Sept 1S.-Trouble is brewing
tonight in the Lykens Valley region between the
union and non-union anthracite miners. over the
strike. The mine employees in the neighborng towns
Of Lykens and WicOnisco on strike, and threat
en- 10 compel the WillamstOwn men to quit work.
A meeting of the Wiliamstown men held to-
night which il decided to stand firm against
any attempt the part of the strikers to force
them to join the strike.
Sheriff Reiff to-day in $50 deputies. who will
act I'm conjunction with double force of watch
men on duty the Willamstown Collery. A
meeting of the strikers also held tonight at
Lykens, at which IL resolved TO stand firm for
the demands made by the miners union and use
every honorable effort to induce the WiliamstOwn
OF Shamokin is working among the miners OF that
region and District President Fahy is expected on
the ground tomorrow to help him.
The Williamstown coIlery IN operation to-
DAY, with full complement Of lrlO0 men ana boys
The collisrY u, Ly!iens and WiconisCo, which en-
down, although few men came out TO go to work
The sIlperini ieadcnt soon ascertaIned that there
were not enough operate the colliery, and they
wore sent home. The strikers hiSSed and hOOted
the mon but there blows and no disorder
The Rev. Father Logue, rector Of the Catholic
church AT Willihmstown. is working aInouS the
mine employees there to induce them to stay at
work
some OF the strikers Lykens and WIconIsco
threat en- to drive out the men at Williamstown be-
fore Saturday. and serious trouble may be eX-
rocted At any time. There has been bad blood be-
tween the LylenS and WtConScO miners. and tho
mon al WilIianstown ever since tine refusal of the
former in lsSG to join the latter in their strike
against IL reduction in wages
New-York tribune., 1900-09-19

a ton yesterday. on Saturday last the price was ss
a ton.
The poor people who buy coal by the basket are
now paying for It, IL is estimated at the rate or
sI5 a ton One OF the causes OF the great advance
In the price OF coal here 1t Is said, is the tremen-
dous demand for Il which set in soon as the
strike was announced The retail dealers aiiege
that they have only small quantity of coal on
hand and also declare that. even after the mines
in Pennsylvania resume business IL will take sew
eral weeks to restock their coal yards.
Another effect of the coal strike already OBJ
servable Is the of soft coal in many locomotive
anthracite in Its engines is now substituting bi-
luminous coal far possible. All locomotives
do not have CRATES which permit OF the use OF hi-
luminous coal. The atmosphere OF Albany already
Is beginning to darken In consequence OF the in
creased use of bituminous coal Many manufactur-
of this city II Is said, seeking 20 procure
supplies OF bituminous coal.
New-York tribune., 1900-09-19
NOW A SWEDISH LOAN.
THAT GOVERNMENT TO RAISE f2OOO0O0
IN THIS CITY-SUBSCRIPTIONS
FOR GERMAN BONDS.

Following closely upon the news of the ar
rangements for placing the big German loan in
this city. came yesterday the announcsrnen+
that the Swedish Government also was neEotiat
ing a loan here. The terms Of the Swedish loan
which is for f2,OO0OOO are set forth in a pros
pectus issued by the National Park Bank. which
viii receive subscriptions IN the United States
This prospectus says in part:
The issue consists OF bonds bearing interest fo,
ten years from August 10. 1850. % August Is is0
at per cent peF annun. ard after that date 4,
5iz per cent per anaum the Swedish national dasr
Office binding itself not 20 redeem the said Ioan
before August Is. 1870. or after which date ths
loan may BE- redeemed at Ear, subject 70 three
months notice.
The loan Is created by the Swedish national
debt office (Riksg5ld5kOntoret) by resolution ~
June =, 1880. uader authority Of the rsgula7ions
pa ssed by the Swedish Diet May l4 IelQ w5f~S
resolution has received royal sanction By daeros
issued June - teG0. The loan Is made with a view
10 the construction 0f railways and other rs-
nunerative purposes.
This loan is not open for public subscription
Il being the purpose Of the National Park Bank
TO offer it to certain institutions and private
bankers.
u was announced yesterday that the new Ger
man loan had already been fully subscribed ant
that applications aEgres eating several millions %
dollars have been declined. 1t Is understood
however that Z subscription lists Wili remain
open for several days as the prOspecfgses
mailed 10 various Western cities from witch
requests have been received for opportunity
10 subscribe 10 the loan have not YET had tim
to reach their destination
New-York tribune., 1900-09-19
RAILROAD MEN AND STRIKE.
NOT PROBABLE THAT THEY WII.I. REFI-sT,
TO HAUL COAL MINED BY
NON-UNION MEN.

Cleveland, Ohio, Sept. l3.-P. NJ Arthur Grand
CHIEF OF the Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers
said to-day he did not think it proba bIe that tna
engineers would refuse TO haul anthracite coal
mined by non-union miners The STRIKE - -
continues, will undoubtedly soon res.,t q, MAJ,
railroad men being thrown out Of employfnant :,
SAID Mr. Arthur. This will OF course lead 10
dissatisfaction and among them Under
such conditions the engineers might become in
vowed IN the strike. But It is not probable"
Mr.. Morrisey, Grand Master of the Brotharbo,,
OF irainmen is at present IN Denver. Secretary
hing OF the Brotherhood said to-day that so far AZ
1iS hIieH no pineiai action had been taken by his
oIshhlzatlon looking toward the trainmen rtf1slne
10 maui hoh-uhlGn mined anthracite coal
New-York tribune., 1900-09-19
ELOPED TO MARRY HER COUSIN.
wIDowER OF YEAR GETS a sCHOOLGlRL
BRIDE

New-Orleans. Sept. Is (speciaD-Ssmuel Benton
OF New-YOrk, was las; night married at Memphis
10 little Ruth Mcdowell. who had deserted saoH
skirts and her fathers home az Holly S2-tnss
Miss. and had secretly gone 70 meet the man sas
loved. Benton is a lawyer. of New-Yora. and s
cousin of his little bride \ year ago BenJca csi
his first wife. who had lived at Ha.Iy Springs u H
girihood- The young man took his wifes oo1 =
the West for burial. and there FOR the drs' N.
met his cousin Ruth. slim schoolgirl Thers "a
strong mutual attraction between them, and sl.1
he returned 10 NeT-NOTk BestOa wrote &c the 50
but ii was not thought that the attachment Eos-
lead 70 marriage. The family did not even s,. 80
that Benton had left New-York. and the eoap-s
perfected the details OF their elopemSu, Vihes.
arousing the least suspicion When Ruth was ~,
10 be found last night much alarm was teiI 9aS
telegram found in the girls explained 'HS -
situation, as II asked Ruth 10 meet Benton ~
Memphis.
New-York tribune., 1900-09-19
ONLY THREE READING CoLLIERIEs
CLOSED.

Philadelphia, Sept ls.-Genera Manager Hender-
son. of the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and
Iron Company, in n statement to-day said:
Thlrty-sX OF the thirty-nine collieries operat ed
by this company in operation to-day, two ad-
ditioEal ones being shut down this morning, These
are the Henry Clay and Rear Valley collieries.
which were working short handed yesterday. AS
with the Burnside colery. which closed yesterday,
a number Of reported for work, but not
sufficient TO start up. number OF the remaining
co!leries working short handed The average
daily OUTPUT Of our colleTies yesterday little
over one hundred cars less than usual. This con-
dion can be attributed 10 the closing OF the Burn
side coliery and the extent TO which the remaining
collercs are running short handed.
New-York tribune., 1900-09-19
BOUND TO WORK.
MEN AT MoCANAQUA SAY THEY WILL NOT G.
OUT III EVERY OTHER MINE CLOSES.

Wnkeabarre, Penn, Sept. IS (speoiaD.--A meeting
was held tonight at Mocanuqun by President
Nichols of the Flrs, District, In effort 10 get
the men at the West End mine to join the strikers,
hut It was failure. Tie bills announcing the
meeting had heen torn down. and the organizers
were refused admission TO Riverside Park. where
Il was advertised to be held, and they at last
gathered in the yard of a sympathzer.
About two hundred and boys were present,
but only nifty West End employees were among
them. Despite appeals by President Nichols and
others. the West End men would not Join the union
New-York tribune., 1900-09-19
DISPATCH FROM FATHER PHILLIPS.
HE WILL SEE ARCHBISHOP RYAN IN
EFFORT TO ARRANGE ARBITRATIoN.
To the editor Of The Tribune

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: No definite steps have yet heen taken for
arbitration: will confer with Archbishop Ryan
at Philadelphia this week. and formulate plan
of action. II at all possible. We need the infiu-
ence and power OF the press OF the country to
bring public opinion to bear upon operators and
miners and TO demand arbitration. which would
end the strike. F. S. PHILLIPS.
Hazieton. Penn. Sept IS 1900
New-York tribune., 1900-09-19
A. Z. l. no RE AsKRn rn - 49,

A. L. L. TO BE ASKED TO AID MINERS.
The Workingmen's State Federation has started
tund for the stirling miners. and appeals Will
Immediately be made to the 10000 members OF the
american Federation OF Labor. All the delegates
ana ana pusines agents OF the two hundred and twenty
silohS comprising the Federation will he Instructed
e 10 eal the matter up Ter early consideration A
separate appeal has airendy been sent out 10 the
trades uniQns in this State
New-York tribune., 1900-09-19
MORE MoNNY roR LARaE BODY or MEN.

Lansford. Penn. Sept. lS-Five thousand mine
workers employed by the Lehigh Coal and Naviga-
ton Company In the Panther Creek Valley. schuyl-
kin region and Nesquehoning Valley will work ten
hours day, beginning tomorrow. This means In
creased earnings for the II is stated that
there is not discon ented miner in this locality.
The mine workers arc not organized and Mother"
Jones and two other labor agitators came here to-
night 10 hold miners meeting Their reception
was so indifferent. however. that they cancelled
their engagement OF the hall and left town.
New-York tribune., 1900-09-19
ALBANY DEALERS RAIsE PRICES.

Albany Sept. IS (speciaD-The retail coal dealers
OF Albany evidently intend realize all the proht
possible from the strike Of the coal miners for
day some of them advanced the price of coal to 81
ton for chestnut coal, and 81 % a ton carried
into the house. There was an advance OF 80 cents
New-York tribune., 1900-09-19

Nichols at length said he was sure many wantea
hold a meeting at O'Clock in the morning 20 or
ganize a union. Late tonight the employees az the
mine announced that they would remain at Work
II every other colliery In the coal fields smut down.
New-York tribune., 1900-09-19

At the Office OF Curtis & Baisdell. No. l2l LIB
erty-st. Il was learned yesterday afternoon that
the retail coal dealers Of the East Side at meet
ing yesterday afternoon had decided 10 serve their
customers with anthracite. coal at the following
rates until further notice
New-York tribune., 1900-09-19

Edward Bedell twenty-six years old; Patrick
Higgins, twenty-one years old; Henry Collins. TWEEN
~ years old. and James Mullen, twenty-three years
old, all of ElizabethpOrt. n. J., We're arragned be-
fore Magistrate Cornell in the Centre-st. court
yesterday. charged with stealing six tons of coal
valued at $50. from the Lehigh Valley Railroad
They held in $1,000 bail each for trial A
slungshot found in Coiiinss pocket and on
that ground additional charge made
against him, which he held in Sl5O0 bail
for trial 1t said that Collins tried 10 escape
by jumping into the water, and rescued by
jeremiah OBFien, chief detective of the NeW-York
division OF the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-13
M'GOVERN KILLED HIMSELF
Slashed His Throat with Razor at
His Boarding Place at
the Sibley.

Martin McGovern, a man about fifty
years of age, employed as breaker
hand by the Austin Coal company at
Sibley, committed suicide yesterday
noon, by cutting his throat with a
razor.
No cause is known for the deed, but
he had been acting somewhat strange
ly of late, and des pondency and brood
ing over some hidden trouble are
thought to have led up to the taking
of his life.
McGovern worked for the Austin
Coal company about a year, and gave
thorough satisfaction, being painstak-
ing and competent. He boarded and
lodged with the family of Edwin Heal,
at Sibley, and seemed of a quiet and
retiring nature, not mingling with the
other employees to any extent, keeping
to himself for the most part
Yesterday morning he went to work
as usual, but about II o'clock COM
planned of feeling i'll and obtained per-
mission to go home.
He went to his lodging house and
retired to his room. 1t came to din
ner hour, and he did not make his
appearance downstairs, and at last
two young boys of the family went to
his room to call him. They knocked
but received no response, and finally
| opened the door.
The found McGoVern lying on the
| floor, a deep red cash extending across
| his throat. In his right hand was
| clenched the razor with which the
! deadly deed mad been done.
No letter or message of any sort
\ could De found, the dead man having
| left no missive of any sort. McGov-
ern was a widowar, his wife having
| died some years ago. A young son
survives him, who at present is an
| inmate of the Home fer the Friend
| less.
| Coroner Roberts was notified of the
suicide and will probably give it his
| attention today.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-13
School Directors Make Answer.

Answer was made yesterday by the
Lackawanna township school board
to the equity suit brought by the Del
aware. Lackawanna and Western
Railroad company, to prevent the is
sue of $4,000 worth of bonds, provid-
ed for in a resolution passed by the
school board in the spring.
The answer recites that the bonds
We're not illegally issued, as charged,
and that at all events they have been
sold and the school board can not re-
call them, as it does no. know whose
hands they may have rassed into by
this time.
The allegation that the bond issue
was illegal because it increased the
districts Indebtedness beyond the
statutory limit of two per cent. of the
assessed valuation, is declared to be
erroneous because $1,000 of the issue
was used in connection with $1,000 in
cash that was in the treasury in cam
ceiling an outstanding bond issue of
$4,000 which came due May 1, of this
year. The charge that the bonds were
sold at private sale is absolutely de-
MED.
The remaining $1,000 is to be used in
the purchase of lots and construction
of new school building. The plain
tiff alleged that this new school was
unnecessary and that the schoolsdi-
rectors contemplated buying lots not
suitably located and paying an exhor-
bitant price for them. The school
board makes answer that the court
can not pass upon the boards eXer-
else of discretion in selecting site
and denies that an eXhorbitant price
is to be paid for lots. The board con-
cludes its answer by making a gen.
eral denial by all manner discharges
and insinuations of fraud, extrava.
gance or wrong.
The members Of the board are
Thomas F. Coyne, John Fitzhenry
Thomas r. Lowering, James Durkin
Thomas King and William Thomas
Their attorneys are M. j. Donahoe anG
David j. Reedy.
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nariani Wine

lineux defendants. Epsy Keeps a
boarding house. Newhall came to
board with him. Soon afterwards he
brought Miss Mullnex there and in
troduced her as his wife. Epsy learn
ed that they were not man and wife
and had them arrested. That's Epsys
story. The defense was that they
didn't do any such thing and anyhow
that Epsy was prompted in the pros
ecution by Jealousy and an unpaid
board bill. The jury was out at ad-
journing time. Attorneys Palmer
Williams and c. L. Daniels represent
ed the defense.
Aggravated assault and battery was
the finding in the case in which David
s. Davis, of oak Hill. was charged
with firing a load of bird shot into
Martin Aliens legs last st. Patrick's
day.
Verdicts of not guilty were returned
in the Robbins s-Westchinsky- -Sarlan-
Konibney assault and battery cases
from Jessup. The costs were divided.
A verdict of not guilty was taken in
the larceny and receiving case against
William Murray, the Archibald boy
who turned states evidence against
George Gardner. A capias was issued
for Charles Hertz, who failed to APP
pear to answer the charge of larceny
by bailee, preferred by Frank Becker.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-13
LACKAWANNA SCHOOL.
Commencement Exercise to De Held
Tomorrow Evening.

The twenty-seventh commencement
of the School of the Lackawanna will
be held tomorrow evening in the
school building on Jefferson avenue.
At $50 o'clock in the afternoon will be
held the exercises of the lower school,
which will be opened with a hymn by
the school and prayer by DR.. Cam.
A German conversation will then be
given by the following students: Ida
Houser Harold William Dolph,
Arthur Pascoe Matthews, William
Richmond Tracy, Gaspard d'Andelot
Belin and Carleton Alexander Con-
nell. The feature of the programme,
however, will be German play, to
be presented by Lucie Loring Logan,
Margaret Content Bessell and Harold
Wherefore Close.
There will also be a spelling match
by the school and a violin solo by
Ida Houser, accompanied on the
piano by Mary Sanger Plumley. Then
viii follow the presentation of prizes
and diplomas.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-13
NIAGARA FALLS"
The Great Power and Manufacturing
Center.

The marvellous beauty and grandeur
of the mighty cataract of Niagara has
for centuries appealed to mankind as
the pride and wonder of all nations. A
pen picture of Niagara Falls always
fails. The sight must be seen to be
appreciated and no mind, matter
how brutal or unresponsive, can be-
hold the magnificent spectacle un-
moved.
Charles Dickens said, the first eff
fect--the enduring One-of the tremen-
dous spectacle of Niagara, was peace"
In addition to its scenic beauties,
Niagara Falls is especially wealthy in
water and electric power, and it is
now known as one of the greatest
manufacturing centers in the United
States, its size being taken into con-
sideraIion.
Niagara Falls is located between
the productive west and consuming
east, and II offers distinct advantages
as a receiving and distributing point
AS a power center Niagara has no
equal. Here two Of the largest power
companies of the world are located
and the tireless energy of the mighty
cataract is converted into a great po-
tential force to do the will of man.
Millions of dollars have been and
are now being expended IN the devel-
opment of electrical power at Niagara
Falls, and already over 5000 horse
power is being used by Industries To-
Gated there. over 1900 acres OF land
are controlled by the power concerns
and will be used solely for location
of factories.
1t is remarkable but nevertheless
quite true, that all of the factories
that have located there since the ad-
vent of cheap power have either
doubled, tripled or quadrupled their
capacity IN the last few years, and
| the future of the city holds out the
brightest of promises in Industrial and
| commercial lines, and especially to
| real estate investments.
f. II. Estabrook, general agent for
Niagara real estate, 80 Spruce street,
| Scranton, Pa. ~
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-13
WHO PICKED HIS PocKETP
Benjamin Pecter Accused Of Taking
w. S. Bells Money.

Benjamin Pecter twenty-one years
of age and resident of Buffalo, N. Y,
was one of the culprits arraigned be-
fore Mayor Moir yesterday morning.
the charge against him being drunk
and disorderly conduct and suspicion
of having picked the pocket of w. S.
Bell of 500
Monday night Pecter was elected
from Norton's hotel on Lackawanna
avenue, for acting in disorderly man
ner, and was cautioned by Patrolman
Iona Day to behave himself in a more
seemly manner. He replied In suriy
way and grew so obnoxious that he
was taken to the Center street police
station. w. S. Bell, of this city. later
came to the station and claimed that
while in Pecter's company at the ho-
tel his pocket had been picked of $50,
and he believed that his companion
was the guilty man.
Pecter was remaDded for a further
hearing yesterday morning.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-13
Gilman Had Him Arrested,

Habeas corpus proceedings were in
stituted yesterday by Attorney Rob-
ert j. Murray to secure the release
of John Sobino, who was committed
to the county Jail last week by Alder
man Kelly on charges of disorderly
conduct and obstructing a public Of
ficer.
Deputy Constable Jacob Gilman is
the prosecutor. He was arresting a
boy on Emmett street for stealing iron,
when the lads mother interfered, and
Gilman, ii is alleged, began to use a
black jack on her. Sobino protested
against this brutality and was him
self arrested. He denies that he did
anything more than enter a reason
able protest. The hearing will be had
at o'clock this morning.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-13
OFFICIALLY NOTIFIED.
City Clerk Tells Mayor of Action of
Select Council.

City Clerk NJ T. Lavele has official
ly notified Mayor Moir that select
council has refused for second time
to concur in the removal of Lieutenant
Spellman and Patrolman Jones from
the police force and that, in the opin-
ion of select council, no vacancy on
the force exists.
When asked yesterday by a Tribune
man if he cared to make any state
ment as to his reasons for still refus-
ing to reinstate the officers on the
force, the mayor replied:
"I have nothing whatever to say re-
garding the matter"
Just what will be done is of course,
merely matter of conjecture, but 1t
is believed that the mayor will take
some decisive step this week.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-13
MANY TRIALS OF
THE ENUMERATORS
CENSUS TAKING is BY NO
MEANS EASY.

After the First Few Days 1t Gets to
Be Hard, Disagreeable Work and
There Are Few Men Who Accepted
Positions from the Government to
Do This Kind of Work Who Are
Anxious for Any More of It--A
New York Mans Experience
Gathering Census Facts.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-13
Marriage Licenses.
COURT HOUSE NEWS NOTES.

In the case of e. Mulligan & Sons
against Michael Gooch, a rule for a
new trial was granted yesterday.
A. b. Dunning. Joseph p. Phillips
and C. ]. Post were yesterday appoint
ed viewers of the new road in Ran
som township
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-13

cidental Fund for o barrel Of bread and the
transportation Of the same. Next Tuesday will
be the great annual excursion Of the Home Tor
the Friendless TO Binghamton. The weather IS
delightful for the Dinemic car ride to the
Casino and the day promises to he the most de-
lghtful in the history Of Home excursions.
Bauer's band will go along
TRAMpS ARRESTED.-Ea yesterday morn
ing Special Officer Goerlitz at the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western railway station, dis
covered peacefully lying in freight car two
begrimmcd and dusty looking wayfarers. lie
took them in tow and landed both in the Center
street police station They had broken into the
car. and whether or not they did any damage
or took possession of anything belonging to
anyone else has not yet been found out, They
were arraigned before Mayor Moir yesterday
afternoon and gave their names as Fred Lewis,
of Syracuse, and Arthur Conrad of Towahda
They were fined IS apiece, or twenty days in tho
county Jail,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-13

PAY-DAlS.-The Delaware and Hudson com
paIY paid the employees of the Coalbrook mines
at Carhcrdale yesterday and the Delaware,
I.ackawanna and Western company began paying
the trainmen yesterday
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-13

FRIDGE AFIRE.--Thc Dcdgctown bridge took
fire Monday from some unknown cause. 4 few
panks were so badly charred that they had to
be replaced. The Eagle Hose company, sum
moncd by a still alarm, cAtnguished the blaze