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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-08
FAKE RESOLUTIONS.
Local United Mine Workers De.
nounced the Action of the Scran-
tonian in Vigorous Language.

The strenuous efforts that are being
made by unscrupulous persons to use
the United Mine Workers to further
their political schemes has called forth
the following vigorous resolution from
Local union, No. 1878, United Mine
Workers of America, of West Scran-
ton:
Whereas, An effort is being made by a certain
Sunday paper published in this city, to drag the
United Mine Workers organization into politics
and to create the impression that the said or.
ganizaton is taking sides for or against certain
candidates in the approaching primaries and elec.
tion. and
Whereas, The fundamental law of our organic.
alton provides that the organization shall not in
terfere in politics, therefore be it
Resolved, That we condemn any effort the
part of any paper or individual to bring our
organization into dsrepute by the attempt to
use our organization to further any mans politi
cal interests, or TO drag down any aspirant for
political honors and we endorse the words Of
Charles ]. Thain, one of our national organizers,
when he says:
"The L. NJ. W. OF A. is an organization Of
and for mine workers to obtain by concerted eff
fort better conditions of employment in and
around the mines. 1t does not intend to mix in
the political mess to further the selfish inter
be members of the organization or outsiders. 1t
shall not be made the catspaw of any member
or members for his their personal gain, pre-
judice, or ambition, shall it be at the beck
and call of any political clan, clique or indi
vidual. Its only political effort shall be TO pro-
tect the voter in the free exercise of his fran
chise, thus emancpatng him from the coercive
power Of the boss and corporation hecler, firmly
believing that when it accomplished this the
voter can and will put the right man in the
right place"
Whereas, Mr. NJ. J. Gibbons, the sewer CON
tractor has shown himself to be a true friend
of organized labor by giving work to the mem.
bers OF this local when deprived of their own
work by the obstinacy of the officials of the
Mount Pleasant Coal company, and
Whereas, Mr. Gibbons actions and motives have
been misconstrued by the Scrantonian, and his
good works held up to contempt by said paper
Resolved, That we express our utmost conf
dcnce in Mr.. Gibbons and extend to him our
heartfelt thanks for his interest in our welfare
and his good offices in our behalf.
Whereas, In last Sundays issue of the Scran.
tonian it was stated that resolutions condemning
William ConnelPs attitude towards organized la
Dor had been approved by the men of our local
when in session.
Resolved, That we condemn this statement as
unwarranted and contrary to the truth, as no
such resolutions had ever been adopted by our
local.
John Greavy, Austin Mcguire, Committee
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-08
LAST OF THE SEASON.
Enjoyable Concert Given Last Night
by the Leiderkranz,

The last concert of the season, of the
Scranton Liederkrarz, was given last
night at Music hail. Under the direc-
tlon of Professor Theodore Hemberger,
and proved a great success, a large
audience being present, which was
greatly pleased by the enjoyable pro-
gramme rendered.
The LiederkranZ itself opened the
entertainment with a selection and
was followed by Miss Cordelia Free
man, who, in a beautiful soprano
voice, sang Cornelius, Nur Einton,"
and that beautiful creation of CAM,
..Fruhling's Lied"
The Liederkranz also gave several
other selections, all of which were
rendered with the customary excel
lence of the organization, and a trio,
composed of Charles Doersam, pianist
Harvey Blackwood, violin cello, and
Fred II. Widmayer, violin, gave sew
eral selections, among other things
playing with great expression Drum
ten I'm Wuterland," which scored a
big hit with the audience.
Miss Freeman also sang "Feldein-
samkeit," "Vergelliches Standchen"
and Sandmannchen," by Johannes
Brahms, after which social was en-
joyed. Bauer's orchestra furnished
the dance music.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-08
LEFT WITHOUT PERMISSION
Three Girls Departed from the House
of the Good Shepherd.

Three young girls, all of them about
Is years of age, created a small sized
panic at the House of the Good Shep-
herd yesterday noon by taking French
leave and shaking the dust of the in
stiution grounds from their feet. They
are known by the names of Nellie Nc
Grady, Nellie Winkler and Annie john
son, and the first named girl halls from
Wilkes-Barre.
They were arrested at the home OF
William Seddons, an uncle of the Nc
Grady girl, on Capouse avenue, by Mrs.
Duggan, agent for the associated char
tiles, and were taken to the central
police station, later in the afternoon
being taken back to the House of the
Good Shepherd.
The girls, it seems, in the morning
were working in the garden, shaving
considerable liberty and not being un-
der any watch. The gate was open and
they suddenly make their exit and to-
gether went to the home of Mr. Sed-
dons. When they arrived there Mrs.
Seddons, who didn't like the idea of
the sudden leave, 'phoned police head
quarters and within one hour from the
time the girls left the House of the
Good Shepherd they We're behind the
bars of a police cell.
The girls say they ran away as a
lark and intended to go back again.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-08
REUNION AT GETTYSBURG.
Members of the 132d Regiment AS
sembled There.

The annual reunion of the One Hun
dred and Thirty second regiment
Pennsylvania Volunteers, was held at
Gettysburg yesterday. Many of the
comrades being there in attendance at
the annual encampment of the Grand
Army of the Republic of Pennsylvania
The meeting was enthusiastic and the
comrades displayed considerable inter-
est in the matters pertaining to the
association. The following officers
were elected: President, A. H. Sharp
less, of Catawissa; first vice-president,
Benjamin Gardner, of Honesdale; Sec
ond vice-president, Wallace Biddle, of
Canton; secretary, Daniel j. Newman,
of Scranton; treasurer, Frank c. Win
termute, OF East Mauch Chunk; chap
lain, Rev. H. B. Fortner, of Beach
Haven.
The next place of meeting was decid-
ed at Canton, Bradford county, Pa,
on Sept. II, 1901 The monument COM
mittee and history committee reported
progress and hoped for favorable re-
suits at the hands of the next legisla-
ture as regards the monument pro-
posed to be erected on the Antietam
battle field.
The meeting was fully enjoyed and
the comrades renewed many old ac-
quaintances which has been broken at
the close of the Civil war. The asso-
citation learned of the death of their
ex-president, N. Feiren Lightner, of
Philadelphia, we'll known in our city,
whose death occurred recently.
The comrades enjoyed themselves all
the time while in the historic town and
many remained to enjoy themselves
and will return later in the week.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-08
FERNS AND JUDGE.
Local Fighter May Go Into Ring
with Buffalo Boxer.

The Buffalo Enquirer has the follow
ing to say about a twenty-round match
between Rube Ferns, of Buffalo, and
Jim Judge, the well-known local fighter:
Manager Charles W. Cspnnell, of the
Bradford Athletic club, is trying to ar
range a match between Rube Ferns, of
this city, and Jimmy Judge, of Scran-
ton, for twenty rounds, the contest to
take place during race week there,
which begins on June 25 and ends on
the 20. Ferns, with Manager Wilson,
left for New York last night and will
be gone until the end of the week.
While in the metropolis he will take in
the contest between Matthews and
Eddie Connolly and will from the ring
side publicly challenge the winner. Be-
fore he comes back he may be matched
with some good man. However, he is
very willing to take on Judge"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-08
WORK ON NAY AUG PARK.
Considerable Progress Is Being
Made by Contractor Stipp.

Material progress is being made by
Contractor Stipp in the way of fitting
up the east side of Nay Aug park, on
which the sum of $4,000 is to be ex-
pended this summer.
Massive retaining walls have been
constructed, foundation for the band
stand completed and the roof is now
being put on the stone building that is
being erected for the use of ladies who
visit the park.
A great deal OF grading has been
done, and paths and walks are being
laid out. These are being made in the
most substantial manner. An eXcava-
tion is made and in this Is laid about
four inches of small broken stone On
top of this will be a layer of red shale.
Even after the heaviest rainfall the
paths will dry very quickly.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-08
KNAPP -AMES CASES
ARE TO BE SETTLED
CONTINUANCE AGREED UPON
BY BOTH PARTIES.

Forest City's Salacious Scandal Will
Likely Never Be Tried in the
Courts-A Deputy Sheriff Who Is
Lost, strayed or stolen-Jurors
Will Not Believe That Liquor Is
Sold Illegally McCannon Acquit-
ted of the Charge of Setting Fire
to the Barrett Building.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-08
SOLICITOR SAYS
TOLL GATE MUST GO
OPINION READ IN COUNCIL
LAST NIGHT.

States That After a Careful Examin-
alton of All the Aspects of the
Case That the Nay Aug Falls and
Elmhurst Boulevard Company Has
No Righ to Collect Toll Within the
City-Resolution Directing the
Removal of the Toll Gate Unanim-
ously Adopted.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-08

1t is more than probable that the
salacious cases of Banker Il. f. Ames,
of Forest City, against his wife, Anna,
and their neighbor, DR.. c. r. Knapp,
will never be aired In court. The for
mer was called for trial yesterday be-
fore Judge Kelly, but during a post
ponement, granted at the prosecutors 8
request for the alleged purpose Of
bringing in two defaulting witnesses,
an agreement to continue the case
was effected and later it was given
out that a settlement is being nego-
tiated
The case was called at II o'clock
and sent in to No. to be tried by
Judge Kelly. About everyone not dl-
rectly engaged in some other case hur-
ried to Judge Kelly's court, but the
tipstaves had orders to admit no one
but the parties attorneys and wit
nesses, and the morbid crowd was dis
appointed. Half a hundred parties,
many of them from Forest City, who
have been hanging around the court
for the past four days waiting to hear
the expected racy proceedings were
very much disappointed to be refused
admittance.
After the jury had been sworn, Jo-
seph O'Brien, private counsel for the
prosecutor, moved that the case be
put over till 1.3O to give opportunity
for securing two witnesses who were
in Wilke3-Barre.. Attorneys John f..
Scragg, l.. p. Wedeman and j. G.
Manning, counsel for the defense,
made no objection and Judge Kelly
allowed the motion.
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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-08

DEGREES TO BE CONFERRED. Scranton
castle, No. 137, knights of the Mystic Chain, will
this evening confer the esquires and sir knights
degrees. District Deputy John H. Phillips will
make an address.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-08

ASSAULTED HIS WIFE.-John Finnerty, of 13l
Cameron avenue, was yesterday committed to
charge of assault and battery preferred by
his wife. Ellen.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-08

Have a jury not made up of any
special class, creed or condition of
men by voting for Edward b. Sturges
for jury commissioner. -
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-08

Edward b. Sturges as jury COM
missioner will be the right man in
the right place. Vote for him. ~
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-08

Ferber is the candidate from the
machine shops. =.
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Scranton Savings bank, or John NJ Harris, ESQ.,,
Conuell building.

SONG RECITAL-Mr. W. A. Roberts, basso,
Of this city, will give a recital on Friday even
ing June s, at Wilkes-Barre, in the auditorium
OF the wilkes.Barre Business college, Simon Long
building. lie is pupil of Dr. d. J. J. Mason,
Of Wilkes Barre. Mr.. Roberts will be assisted
by Miss Margaret Davis pianiste, Of Pittston,
who is also a pupil Of DIR. Mason.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-08
MARRIED.

EAST-WARMAN,-At Scranton, Pa, June 9,
1900, by Rev W. j. Ford, Mr.. George w. East,
and Miss Edith NJ Warman, both Of Scranton.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-08

BUILDING COMMTTTEE--Th building com.
mittee of the board of control will meet this
evening for the purpose of awarding the contract
for one thousand school desks.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-08

ACCUSED OF TEREATS.-Jamcs C. Tighe, of
North Scranton, arraigned before Alderman
Kasson yesterday charged by his wife, Mrs Mary
Tighe, with surety OF the peace and threats.
He was held in $500 bail
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-08
THE CHARTER RIGHT.

1t is manifest that the charter does not. by
its terms, give the company any right to locate
a to-gate and to collect tolls within the limits
of Nay Aug park in the city of Scranton. 1t
was said by the supreme court in the case of
Stromfeltz versus Turnpike company, 13 Pa 554,
that while the legislature may grant turnpike
company the right to erect toll.gate within
the city limits, this right will not be presumed
unless the enactment is so clear as to leave no
room for a reasonable doubt. And this doctrine
re.arfIirmed in the case of Groffs Appeal, 12S
Pa. G2l, where Mr. Justice Mitchell in deliver
ing the opinion of the court says: at is the
| settled rule that failure to grant is itself an
exclusion. Omission is prohibition
In that case as in the case now under con.
sideraton, the turnpike company was incorpor.
ated under the act of 1874 1t is true that in
the case Of Turnpike Company versus Lancaster,
1jl Pa. 5i3 the city of Lancaster was enjoined
from removing toll-gate located within the city
limits but in that case the act of incorpora.
tion expressly provided that whenever the com.
pany "shal have finished its road from Vine
street, the place of beginning to the Conestoga
Creek, it shall have power to erect toll-gate
CT gates, and receive tolls" Further authority
was conferred upon this company to collect
tolls by the act of 1887, and the governor also
issued to it a license to erect as many gates
across said road as the company might deem
necessary.
So that there was undoubted legislative au.
thority conferred upon that company to erect
gates and collect tolls, and it is not at all
strange that the supreme court protected il
against an invasion of its rights on the part of
the municipality; but, as l have already shown,
no such rights were conferred upon the Nay Aug
Falls and Elmhurst Boulevard company by its
charter, or by any act of assembly to which my
| attention has been called
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-08

LANGGUTH.BOHL NUPTIALS-Miss Mildred
Langgrth and George +. BOIL were married on
Wednesday evening by Rev. W. 4. Lauer. O,
st. Pauls Lutheran church, Park Place. The
young couple will be at home at go West Iacl
awanna avenue after June Is
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-08

City Solicitor vosburg sent in a
lengthy and carefully prepared opinion
to council last night deciding that the
maintenance of a toll-gate in Nay Aug
park is illegal and advising that action
be taken at once by councils tending
toward its removal
After the opinion had been read, Mr..
Schneider, of the park committee, in
troduced a resolution directing the
street commissioner to notify the boule-
ward company that the toll-gate is to
be removed and, if they refuse, direct
ing the city solicitor to take all neces-
sary steps to prevent the company COL
lecting toll within the limits of the
city. The resolution was adopted. The
full text of this most interesting opn-
ion is as follows:
Scranton, Pa, June 4, 1900.
To the Honorable, the Members of the Select and
Common Council of the City of Scranton, and
the Parks Committee of the Select Council.
Gentlemen Your inquiry as to the right of
the Nay Aug Falls and Elmhurst Boulevard
company to maintain a toll-gate and collect toll
within the limits of the city of Scranton, and
Nay Aug park in said city, involves question
Of no little difficulty. The rights of turnpike
road companies within city limits have been a
fruitful source OF litigation. In discussing this
question we start with the fundamental PROPOSE
tion that the boulevard company has no rights
except those which are given by its charter, or
by some act of assembly Looking at the terms
of its charter, which is recorded in Lackawanna
county in charter book No. 3, page 233, l find
that this corporation was formed "for the pur.
pose of building and maintaining an artificial
road or turnpike of stone. gravel or earth, from
point at or near Arthur avenue and Mulberry
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-08

PRINCETON EXAMINATION. - Examinations
for entrance to Princeton university will be held
on Thursday and Friday, June IA and Is, in the
cohneli building Scranton, Pa. For further in.
formation call upon James Blair. Jr at thn
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-08

HAND CRUSHED-William Smith was re.
oeived at the Lackawanna hospital last night
with several OF the fingers of his one hand
crushed. He had jumped off a train in the tua.
mel, near Nay Aug. aud falling lad his hand
crushed under the wheels
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-08

PAY DAYS-The Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western company will pay its employees at the
Storrs colliery and at the machine shop today.
Yesterday the employees of the Diamond and
Bellevue Collierics were paid
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CITY NOTES
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BUILDING COMMITTEE building com.
mttee of the board of control will meet this
evening for the purpose of awarding the contract
for one thousand school desks.
ASSAULTED HIS WIFE-John Finnerty, of 13l
Cameron avenue, yesterday committed to
the county Jail for ten days by Alderman Howe
charge of assault and battery preferred by
his wife, Ellen.
DEGREES TO BE CONFERRED. Scranton
castle, No. 1877, knights of the Mystic Chain will
this evening confer the eSquires and sir knight
degrees. District Deputy John II. Phillips will
make an address.
ACCUSED OF THREATS-Jamcs C. Tighe, of
North Scranton, was arraigned before Alderman
Kasson yesterday charged by his wife, Mrs. Mary
Tighe with surety OF the peace and threats.
He was held in $500 bail
PAY DAYS.-The Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western company will pay its employees at the
Storrs colliery and at the machine shop today.
Yesterday the employees of the Diamond and
Bellevue collieries were paid.
VISITED HILLSIDE HOME.-The home COM
mitee of the poor board yesterday visited the
Hillside home on a tour of inspection. Presi-
dent Brooks accompanied the members of the
committee, Directors Dickert, Paine and Will
Jams.
ANNUAL MEETING.-The annual meeting Of
the Young WOmcn's Christian association will be
held in association hall on Tuesday, June l2.
at p m. The election of officers will take
place and the secretaries will read their annual
reports
HAD BEEN FIGHTING.-A man was found
lying in Center street last evening by Mounted
Officer Bloch and Patrolman Karius lie was
covered with blood, as the result of a street
fight, and was taken to the Center street police
station.
HAND CRUSIIED-William Smith was re.
oeiyed at the Lackawanna hospital last night
with several of the fingers of his one hand
crushed He had jumped off a train in the tua.
mel, near Nay Aug. and falling had his hand
crushed under the wheels
LANGGUTII.BOHL NUPTIALS.-Miss Mildred
Langguth and George f. BOIL were married on
Wednesday evening by Rev. W. 4. Lauer, o,
st. Pauls Lutheran church, Park Place. The
young couple will be at home at $40 West Iacl
awanna avenue after June l5
PRINCETON EXAMINATION. - Examinations
for entrance to Princeton university will be hold
on Thursday and Friday, June IA and Is, in the
Connel building, Scranton, Pa. For further in.
formation call upon James Blair, Jr, at the
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HAD BEEN FIGlITING.-A man was found
lying in Center street last evening by Mounted
Officer Bloch and Patrolman Karius lie was
covered with blood, the result of a street
fight, and was taken to the Center street police
station.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-08
PROVISIONS OF ACT.

The act of 1874, under the provisions of which
this company was incorporated, provides that
when five miles of the turnpike have been con.
structed, the court of quarter sessions of the
proper county may issue license to the com.
pany allowing them to erect gates, and when
this license has been granted the company may
proceed to collect tolls; but l am informed by
the clerk of the courts that no such license has
been issued to this company, and without this
license, no power to erect gates or collect tolls
is conferred by that act.
See Act 30, April, 1874, p. L. 73, S. 5 and O.
In the case of the Turnpike Company versus
City of Scranton, E5 Pa. 300, the company was
incorporated under a special act passed in 1853
P. L. 363), which gave it the powers conferred
by the general act of 1919 P. =. 10); and un-
der the twelfth and thirteenth sections of the
act OF lSi9 the company was expressly empowered
ito erect and fix such and so many gates upon
and across the said road as will be necessary and
sufficient to collect from all persons otherwise
than foot.
So in this case we also find express legislative
power for the construction of toll l-gates and the
supreme court therefore held that they might
be located within the city limits. 1t is also
material fact III connection with that case that
the turnpike company incorporated, and the
road built, before the city of Scranton was in
corporated as a city; and in this connection the
supreme court says SIN consequence of the turn
pike having been built long before the incor-
poration of the city, the road was the private
property of the plaintiff which was endowed
with the right to erect gates and collect tolls
for its use over its whole length"
On the other hand, the boulevard company
was incorporated long after the incorporation
of the city of Scranton; and its charter ex.
pressly fixes one of its terminii as "a point at
or near Arthur avenue and Mulberry street in the
city OF Scranton" thus recognizing the fact that
the road extended into the limits of the muni-
cipality. The question as to whether the turn
pike road was brought into the city limits by an
extension of her territorial lines, or whether it
was located and constructed within the then ex.
isting city limits, is considered a material one
by Mr.. Elliott in his work on "Roads and
Streets" pages 81 and IS, and by the writer