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LEGAL.
oFFIcE or ME SCRANTON GAs AND wA1ER

OFFICE OF THE SCRANTON gas AND WATER
COMPANY.
Scranton, Pa, April 10, 1900,
The board Of directors of this company has
called a special meeting of its stockholders,
to be held at the office OF the company at
Scranton, Pa, on the 10Th day OF June, A. ID.
1900 at . o'clock p, m. for the purpose
voting for against AN increase OF the in
''-'''''''' " ~ G. B. HAND. Secretary,
THE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE SCRANTON GAS
and Water Company are hereby notified
that the annual meeting OF said company for the
amendment OF its by laws, and the transaction
Of such other busnes. may come before
them, will be held the first day of May nest
at O'Clock p. M. at the Office Of said com
psny in the city OF scralton,
G. B. HAND, Secretary
Scranton, Pa, April H. 1900
THE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE PROVIDENCE
Gas and Water Company are hereby notified
that the annual meeting OF said company for the
election OF officers for the ensuing year, and the
transaction OF such other business may come
before them will be held on the seventh day Of
May next, at o'clock p. m. at the office OF the
Scranton Gas and Water Company in the city
JOSEPH JEFFREY, Secretary.
Scranton, Pa, Aprll IA, 1910.
TIE STOCKHOLDERS or THE HYDE PARK
Gas Company are hereby notified that the
annual meeting OF said company for the elec'
tion Of officers for the Issuing year, and the
transaction of such other business as may COME
May next at o'clock p. NJ. at the office OF said
G. b. HAND, Secretary.
Scranton, Pa, April IA, 1900.
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The Peoples Exchange.

POPULAR CLEARING HOUSE for the Benefit OF All Who
IA Houses Other Property to
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nan, B. J. schenck and w. II. Van

At a late hour, the visitors departed
for home well pleased with their treat
ment and the success Of their thir-
teenth installation.
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STRAYED,


STRAYED-FOX TERRIER, BLACK SPOTS ON
back; also one near root of tail Name
engraved on collar. Reward given II returned
TO T.. G. Conner, 428 Clay avenue.
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DRESSMAKING.

DRESSMAKING FOR CHILDREN TO ORDER;
also ladies' waists. Louise Shoemaker, 2l2
Adams avenue.
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OLD FORGE.

For particulars see advertisement on thir
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SITUATIONS WANTED

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Of references given. Address, A. b., Tribune Of
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CLARK'S GREEN.

For particulars see our advertisement on third
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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-01-19

LONDON, Jan. 16.-A dispatch to The
Daily Mail, dated Saturday, Jan. ID,
from Lourenzo Marques, said:
president Kruger has issued proc
lamation ordering all Burghers to the
front. The Volksstem, the Transvaal
official organ, suggests that the mo-
ment the British cross tho border the
gold industry should be irretrievably
destroyed"
president Kruger also issued circu-
lar, dated Jan. 8, to Boer commsndants
and Burghers, urging them to show
more energy in the Transvaal cause. He
quotes Psalm xiii, verse z, as God
given instructions to the Burghers, and
says that the British have fixed their
faith in Psalm lxxxiii. He also quotes
Psalm lxxxix, verses 13 and ID, and as
serts that he has searched the Bible
without being able to find any other
mode which can be followed by the
Beers, who must fight lin the name of
the Lord ID.
Communicating is proceeding busily
at Pretoria, where the town guard is ex-
changing Mausers for Martins, as the
former are badly needed at the front.
1t is said that there are nearly 5000
British prisoners in Pretoria.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-01-19
TRUST EVIL REMEDY.
Bryan and HadIey in Favor of os-
trncizing the Magnates Having
Control of COmbines.

ST. LOUIS. Jan. l8 - Colonel William
]. Bryan and President Arthur Il. Had.
ley, of Yale university, were interviewed
to-day relative to the latters proposal
to ostraciZe trust magnates. Both are
agreed on the idea that social recognition
should be denied to any man engaged In
q trust or other business enterprise in
imical to the public welfare, and that the
public mind should be educated to see
these evils that exist in the trust system.
Colonel Bryan was asked for his views
on the plan OF Prof. Hadley. He said:
'The idea Is good one and should be
encouraged. The man who tries TO rob
the public by means of a trust or by
wrecking a bank or railroad should no
more be countenanced by society than a
plain highwayman. The thing needed is
to awaken and educate the public mind
and conscience on such matters. When
the people understand the harm that there
really is In trusts they will be ready 10
apply a remedy. There are things which
were permitted in society rs years ago
which are not tolerated at all to-day.
The change has been wrought thToug h
education. A similar change will take
place when the people learn the true moi
al status of the trust question.
81 am glad. indeed that college men.
who are leaders In education. are taking
up the matter for discussion. 1t is a step
In the right direction, and / have no doubt
that their researches will result in great
ly helping to solve the problem. But so
far as ostracism 10 concerned. do not
believe that as remedy for the trust
evil II ID likely to become hoticsably Of.
tsctivs very soon."
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-01-19
A WESTERN CANDIDATE.
Too Many Differences for Mckinley
Mate to Come From
New York.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. l6.-Henry G,
Payne, of Wisconsin, member of the
subcommittee of the National Republi.
can committee having in charge the ar
rangements for the holding of the na.
tional convention in this city in June
left for Washington, where the sub
committee will hold a meeting this
week. Before leaving. he said in part:
1.-THE name of Cornelius Bliss, OF
New York. would be acceptable tc
the people of many of the states, both
east and wet, but Mr. Bliss has said
that under no consideration must his
name be used for the nomination.
have heard the name of Attorney Gen.
eral Grlggs spoken of for the place, but
it is not at all likely that he would &C
cept the nomination.
"If New York wants the nomination
she must stop quarreling or the Missis
sippi valley will present a candidate
with a strong backing. 1t has been q
long time since the west has had vice
president, and unless there is some de.
cided stand taken by eastern statesmen
the west viii do just what she was
ready to do in the last presidential
campaign. 1t was only the great popu.
larlty and friendship entertained fol-
the late Garrett A. Hobart, which pre-
vented the west from pushing her own
candidate"
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knew him to say kind or friendly
word about a single person or cause"
Mr.. Wolcott said he did not share the
suggestions that utterances here ha d
any influence upon the insurgents. If
Aguiualdo had his ear to the ground he
must know how utterly t.ifiing is the
3aptlous cavilling that went on here.
There was not an honest Democrat who
did not admit that If his party were in
power the first thing to be done would
be to crush the insurrection. "lf our
soldiers i'll Manila will take care of
Aguinaldo and his sympathizers as
they a. doing" said he, "our people
at home will take care of Agulnaldo's
sympathlZers in the senate and the
country Mr.. Walcott recalled Mr..
Pettigrew's statement that If he (Petti-
grew were Filipino he would fight
until he was gray against the aggres-
sions of the United States. "l have no
doubt he would fight" remarked MIR.
Wolcott sarcastically, "if he were a
Tagal. 1t is possible they might take
MIN by adoption. l can picture him
now-Clad principally in the genial
pleasant smile for which he is noted
Oaughter), blazing away with his
blunderbust against everybody in sight
A suggestion that the senator and
Aguinaldo inaugurate an exchange
might, for the purpose of experiment,
not be without its attraction. IT the
exchange should take place, and if
Aguinaldo, brave, loyal and patriotic,
stood here representing the state of
South Dakota, whose sons had bled and
died in defense of the flag, he would
not be found traducing the president of
the United States and slandering and
maligning the soldiers at the front,
charging them with beng swindlers
and deuauders."
The resolutions to which Mr.. Petit
grew had been speaking, Mr.. WolcoJt
declared, were of no importance. be-
cause they were smothered and engulfed
in the broader resolution that called for
all information in the possession of the
executive. They were simply petty
carpings, which contained the suspicious
intimation that there had been crooked
and dishonorable conduct. No step had
been taken, Mr.. Wolcott asserted, that
did not reflect honor upon the people of
the United States. He read from the
presidents message the extract about
the duty of the government after the in
surrection was over, to spare mo effort
to build up the waste places" ito open
schools and churches" to "foster trade
and industry" and concluding with the
words that it was their liberty, not
our power, which we are seeking to en-
hance."
THAT" said Mr.. Wolcott, sis the
last public utterance of the president
whose treatment of the Flpinos Is de.
scribed by the senator from South Da-
kota as brutal and cruel >"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-01-19
WOMAN HELD FOR MURDER.
Orpha Sheets Charged with Poiaon'
ing Claude Tuttle-PIeads
Not Guilty.

GREEN SPRINGS. O., Jan l8.-Coroner
Lepper finished the inquest here to-day
in the Claude Tuttle poisoning case, and
this afternoon swore out warrant
charging Orgha Sheets with the willful
the warrant. All the emotion the girl
showed was to tightly grip the chair.
She was taken before Mayor Johnson
and the charge was read, to which she
for Friday evening. Miss Sheets was
placed in the custody of the marshal.
On December ] Claude Tuttle visited
the home OF Orpha Sheets here, and be
fore leaving she invited him, to drink
ward, and when about three miles from
town was taken violently Ill and was
brought back to the Sheets residence by
a friend who was with him. and died
there few minutes later.
The stomach was sent to the State
chemist at Columbus and found to con-
tain strychnine. Tuttle was In business
ago lost his building and stock by fire
money to keep for him.
Miss Sheets purchased some strychnint
at local drug store about week before
Tuttle's death, and she laughing!y re
marked, holding up piece as large as
q pea, this would kill a manY' The
druggist told her 1t would kill two men
After Tuttle's death this became known
to get the money he had placed In hel
care, Tuttle's administrator called ant
asked for the money, and she claimed
she had given II to him before he hac
departed, but $500 was found in tut
OF water In the Sheets residence,
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New YORK, Jan. 16. The presbytery
Of New York listened to the formal
charges of heresy made against Rev,
DIR. Arthur o. McGiffert, by the stated
clerk, Rev. G. w. +. Birch, and there
upon cited DIR. McGitfert to appear be-
fore at the next meeting of the pres
bytery to be held on Feb. 12 and plead,
The charges brought by the stated
clerk aver that DIR. McGiffert being a
minister Of the Presby terian church in
the United States of America, and q
member of the presbytery of New York,
publicly denis the fundamental doc,
trines Of the immediate inspiration by
God, and the truthfulness and author.
ity of the Holy Scripture. as set forth
in the confession of faith and the Scrip.
ture itself; that said DIR. McGiffert, in
his book entitled "a History of Chris
tiantity in the Apostolic Age," denies
the immediate inspiration by God and
the infallible authority of Holy Scrip
ture by discrediting or contradictinp
statements of its writings; by teaching
that the authors of Holy Scripture con.
tradict each other, or that Scripture
contradicts Scripture, and by denying
the genuineness, truthfulness and au-
thority of portions of the Gospel accord.
ing to John, and the discourses of Our
Lord as they are contained in said
Gospel.
After DIR. McGiffert has been heard
the presbytery, sitting as court, may
dismiss the charges. Whatever action
they may take may be appealed from to
the higher courts of the church.
1t was said that DIR. Birch, by insist.
ing on his charges, had offended many
of his supporters in the presbytery, and
that his clerkshlp might be taken from
him at the annual meeting.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-01-19
DANGER IN STRIKES.
Samuel Gompers Warns the United
Mine Workers Against an Ill
Advised One,

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. al6. - The National
convention of the United Mine Workers OF
America met here to-day. The wage
President Mitchell in his annual address
creases, on the ground That coal is be-
ing sold at extraordinarily high prices
and that the earning power of the mem
bers, as compared with the cost of liv-
ing, is not as high now as 1t was prior
to the strike of 1897. He also urged the
convention to take some action that
will place hand and machine mining on a
basis of greater equality"
Addresses were made by Fred Smith,
organizer for the International Cigar
Makers union; Henry Fisher, president
of the International Tobacco Workers
union; II. J. Scovinger, organizer for the
International Boot and Shoe Work
ers' union, and Samuel Gompers,
president of the American FEEDER
alton of Labor. The latter said in
part: 81, for my part, have never been
an advocate of ill-advised strikes. /
don't believe there is one here who can
say 1 have ever preciptated or advised
resort to this method of obtaining con-
cessions unless l felt sure we were right"
ST. LOUIS. Jan. l5.-Judge Thayer, in
the United States court of appeals, to-
day granted an application for a writ OF
habeas corpus and ordered the release
of John p. Reese, a member of the ex
ecutive board of the United Mine Work
ers of America, who was found guilty of
contempt of court in violating an injunc-
tion of the United States district court
of Kansas.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-01-19
GERMANY VERY FRIENDLY.
Mason Said There Were Indication
That Trade Restrictions Would
BE Removed.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-According tc
Consul General Mason, at Berlin, a
much friendlier feeling is developing in
Germany toward the United States
which gives promise of resulting in the
abatement of some of the harsh re.
strictions upon American trade that
have been the source of bitter com.
plaint by our exporters.
Mr.. Mason attributes this feeling to
the successful outcome of the Philadel.
phia commercial exposition, upon which
he bases an admirable report to the
state department.
He states that the Horticultural so.
ciety, of Stettin, has just awarded a
prize to Prof. Kruger, for an essay upon
the whole question of American insect
pests in Germany. The conclusions
reached by the essay is that after a
thorough scientific investigation, were
that no insect of any importance or
danger to agriculture has ever been in
troduced from North America into Ger.
many; and that there is no danger Oh
that score, owing to climatic differ.
ences.
Mr.. Mason also quotes DR.. Dohrn. q
Germen expert, in an appeal to the gov
ernment to repeal the restrictive meas
ures imposed upon American fruit, on
account of supposed danger from San
Jose scale, and he further cites one OF
the German chambers of commerce to
the effect that no German scientist has
been able to prove whether the San Jose
scale found on American fruit was alive
or dead
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-01-19
MRS. MOLLINAUXS PAST.
Damaging Allegations Made BY District
Attorney Osborne in the Famous
Murder Trial.

NEW YORK. Jan. l8.-In the trial to
day of Roland B. Molineux for the murder
negro servant, testihed to having worked
at one time in house on SeVenty-siXth tn
street, where the Cheseborough family
neux then as "Mr. Cheseborough." Mo.
lineuX is now the husband of Miss Cheese
borough. The witness was asked to point
Seventy-sixth street house. She walked
down the crowded court room and singled
out the defendant without hesitation
She added that when she left her service
dressing case which his valet had brought
into MISC Cheseborough's room.
Minnie Belts, another negress, made a
direct allegation against Blanche Cheese
borough, now Mrs. Molineux. The district
attorney said:
1.-The witness has sworn the defendant
lived with Blanche Cheseborough in 1887
and l am going to show he did not; that
there was another man intervened. III
show that this man was Barnet and that
he and this defendants wife lived to-
gether as man and wife from November
2 to January !, and that later she left
him and married this defendant. l shall
establish the motive"
"Yes, but Barnet is not Cornish, said
the recorder"
mo, but this win help establish that
Molineux wrote the Barnet letters and
package. BY, these letters 1t was shown
that this defendant was in no philan-
thropic state Of mind toward Barnet, that
Barnet received cyanide of mercury and
that the State lost an important witness
I'm the case of Cornish we have com
plete scheme. We know how he received
the poison. All the known facts in the
Barnet case throw white light on the
Cornish case. Connection with one will
prove guilty knowledge in the other, and
this connection is proven by the parallel
of the facts. Motive established in the
Barnet case will show that this defend
ant did away with Barnet. The testimony
now being taken will establish this motive
and 1t will clear the present case wnen
this motive, we are now discovering is
established"
go on" said the recorder
Minnie Belts then testified that she
had been employed as waitress and had
tended the door at Mrs. Belnnger's, IN
West End avenue, and that Blanche
Cheseborough had lived there, but thai
she went away in the summer of 1898. She
said that she never saw Mr.. MolineuS
until after he was married to Blanche
Cheseborough. Asked If any other mar
ever called on her there, the witness ten
tatiVely replied "H. q, Barnett"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-01-19
e CASUALTIES REPORTED.
injured in the Philippines,
Sent by Gen. Otis.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-A casually re.
port from General Otis was as follows
MANILA, Jan. 15.
Killed, action near Naic, JAM, 8,
Eleventh cavalry, 1, Robert Napier; &C.
ton, Comanzi, Jan. 8, Twenty fifth in.
fantry, B, Morgan G. Washington.
corporal; prisoners killed near Comanzi
upon approach American troops. Jan. 8,
Ninth infantry. B. Charles O. Cook.
Alonzo Brown, wounded; B, Joseph w.
Cook, chest, severe; Twelfth infantry,
Christian Peterson, commissary ser.
geant, thigh, severe; B, Edward E.
Novrval, groin, severe; wounded in &C.
ton, Barrie de Lumubara; Jan. Z,
Twenty eighth infantry, H, Enos N.
Williams, throat mortal; l., Fred O..
McWood, first sergeant, thigh, severe;
Robert Cunningham, back. severe;
Alexander Riddet, shoulder, slight;
James Goodrich, neck, severe; 1, Harry
ID. Landault, knee, slight; Barrie Putol,
Jan. Z, Twenty-eighth infantry, A,
Martin Wentnik, hand, slight; Angus
Edder, corporal, neck, slight; Patrick
Mcdonnell, elbow, slight; B, James
Wareham, wrist, slight; Comansi, Jan.
5, Twenty.fifth infantry, L, James L.
Quarles, ankle, severe; K. John w.
(Signe0 Otis.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-01-19
ELECTION FRAUD CASES.
Suit Has Begun Against BOndsmeI
of Missing Men-Fifth Ward
Cases Postponed.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Jan. 10. = The dis
trict attorney to-day began suit against
Salter, of this city; Capitol Police Lieu
tenant Joseph Rodgers, of Washington
and the four other fugitives II, the Sew
ed last week on the day they were I,
be arraigned to plead. The missing mel
are under indictment for making fraud
ulent returns, stuffing the ballot box ant
yember election for State treasurer. Th'
bail amounts to $10,80e.
Three of the eight men recently indicted
for ballot box frauds in the Twelfth di
vision of the Fifth ward Will be ar
raigned in the quarter sessions court cJ
Wednesday. The three men were In cour
to-day and were to have pleaded, but OF
application of counsel their arraignmen
was postponed on the claim that counEe
did not have sufficient time to examine
the indictments. Tho other five men con
nected with the ward frauds have no
been apprehended.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-01-19
THEIR HANDS TIED.
Commerce Commissioners Ask Pow.
er to Deal With Railroads.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 - In its annua'
report to-day the interstate commerce
uphold the hands OF the commission by
amendments making the interstate com
merce law more effective. The existing
situation and the developments of the
past year. II is added. render more i'm
perative than ever before the necessity
10 rspeedy and special legislation. The
pointed out to be its failure to give tho
commission power to regulate rates. Con
tinuing, the report says
"If plans already foreshadowAd are
brought TO effective results and others OF
similar scope are carried to execution,
there will be vast GENERALIZATION Of rail
road properties with all the power In
volved In such far-reaching combinations
yet uncontrolled by any public authority
which can be efficiently exerted. The re
straints Of competition upon excessive
and unjust rates will in this way be
avoided. and whatever evils may result
win bs rsmsdtless under existing laws"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-01-19
THE KENTUCKY CONTEST.
Committee Meets to Pass on Govern.
or Taylor's Right to Serve.
Alleged Bribers.

TRANcFoRT. KY, Jan. 19-Ths com
mittee on contests met here to-day to de-
eide the right of Governor Taylor and
other State officers to serve. AS a pre-
liminary there was considerable wordy
sparring, after which Attorney Edeln pro-
ceeded to argue the exceptions filed to
the notices of contest, holding in general
that the reasons were not we'll grounded.
Mr.. Phelps responded for the Goebel side,
claiming that none of the objections cited
by counsel on the other side were really
in the way.
In the Senate to-day Senator Howard,
Rep, introduced resolution that a COM
mittee be appointed to investigate the
charges Of Governor Taylor as to Senators
Frazier, Crenshaw and Allen, the Senate
members Of the contest committee. The
resolution was referred to the judiciary
committee with instructions to report to-
morrow at noon. A similar resolution as
to the lieutenant-governor committee was
so disposed Of.
The Franklin county grand jury to-day
returned indictments against John H.
Whallen and Charles II. Ryan, charging
them with unlawfully conspirinH to bribe
Senator S. B. Harrell.