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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-07-27
NOT IN COMBINE.

Another ordinance appropriating
$2S.S6 to pay the claim of NJ. ]. Ruddy
for extra work on the Dix court pave
ment also provided for taking the
money from the judgments and incl
dentals fund, but it evidently was not
a part of the combine" as it was
written by hand on the regulation
blank, while the others were typewrit-
ten on note paper.
An ordinance was introduced by
Mr.. Paine permitting the closing of
Kressler court whore 1t extends
through the plot that is to be the site
of the new armory. The court ends at
the Erie and Wyoming Valley tracks
Just to the rear of the armory site
and all the property holders on the
block agree in uniting to its being
closed.
A resolution introduced by Mr.. Phil
lips, extending the time for the COM
pletion of the Twelfth district sewer
by four months was referred to COM
mittee.
A resolution introduced by Mr.. Kel-
Ter, directing the city engineer not to
formally accept the work of grading
Taylor avenue till the Joint streets
and bridges committee inspects it, was
adopted.
Bids were received as follows for the
construction of Section a of the Tenth
sewer district: John J. Fahey, S2.24
per lineal foot; OHara Bros. $2.19.
For constructing the proposed sewer
on Railroad avenue, only one bid was
received. It was from O'Hara Bros,
and was 81 3S per lineal foot.
Concurrence was given the following
select council resolutions: Directing
the city engineer to prepare plans for
three sewer basins in the Fourteenth
ward; permitting James Cummings to
pave in front of his property on West
| Lackawanna avenue; directing the
erection of a fire hydrant at the corner
! of Wyoming avenue and Larch street;
| abating IS per cent. of the taxes OF
| eX- Common Councilman T. f. McGrail
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Rev. J. y. Sweet secretary Of the Wyoming
Ministerial conference yesterday received word
that Rev. C. V. Arnold, one Of the Oldest and
most honored ministers in the conference, died
Wednesday at his home in Bnshamton' The fu-
neral will occur at ? o'clock this afternoon from
the High Street Methodist Episcopal church at
Binghamton
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-07-27

John Norton aged SO years, formerly resi-
dent Of Bellevue, died yesterday at the Hillside
home, of which institution he had been an in
mate since 1896.
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RACING IN ENGLAND.
Johnny ReiH, an American Jockey,
Wins the First Event.

LONDON, March 26.-The fiat racing sea-
son opened to-day at Lincoln. The weather
was cold. The presence of Sloan. Martin
and the two Reiffs, Lester and John, and
the fact that they were engaged for most
of the races Of the meeting. and were to
ride promising sprinters, added interest and
gave an international flavor to the sport.
The first race of the meeting was the trial
plate and was secured by John Reiff in a
somewhat hollow fashion. his mount win
ming by three lengths. The horse ridden
by his brother Lester finished third.
Between the first and second race there
was a sudden change in the weather and
the race for the Carholme selling plate
was carried out i'm binding snowstcrm,
through which little could be seen of the
race. Lester Reiff, mounted on Stuck-Up,
was third in field of sixteen. Dark I'm
was the winner. Sloan did not ride in any
of the races. as ne had to go to London on
business, but he will be in the saddle to-
morrow.
Beyond John Reiff's victory in the first
event the American jockeys did not score
any wins, but Martin twice finished third
in fields of twelve and thirteen horses, re-
spectively, while Lester Reiff took another
third place in the last race of the day.
Sloan, Martin and both the Reiffs will ride
in the Lincolnshire handicap tomorrow.
Under the new rule the race for the Tath-
we'll stakes, for two-year-olds, run to-day,
was started by the Gray machine. The
horses did not mind the gate and an excel
lent start was effected.
Frank Dwyer, of New York city, won
G., 800 by Reif's win to-day.
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A Paper for the Deaf.
Evansville Courier

Evansville Courier.
Once Week. a paper for the deaf. made
its appearance here Thursday, and. as the
name indicates. IL will be published weekly.
who was the founder of the Evansville
mute school. The paper is national i'm
character and already has subscribers in
nearly every State in the Union and many
OF the enlightened nations of the world
Professor Kerney has his Office at No.
force and every man employed Is like him
self in that he is deaf.
The Once a Week is an eight-page six
column paper and Is filled with interesting
matters for the deaf II is the largest and
best paper for deaf published in America.
Editor kerney lost his hearing at Casey
VILE, Ky, when he was an infant. He had
scarlet fever. When he went TO school, at
the age of fifteen. he did not know his own
name, and, as a matter of fact, could not
read. He was educated at the Kentucky
and Indiana institutions for the education
of the deaf, and is also a graduate of the
National Deaf Mute School, at Washing
ton. ID. c.. the only one of the kind i'm the
world His diploma signed by ex-
President Grover Cleveland.
While In school Mr.. Kerney wrote for
Frank Leslie's Illustrated Weekly and his
articles would have done credit TO some
one who possessed all his faculties and
who had enjoyed more opportunities in the
world.
The Once a Week is beautifully Illus
trated and promises to "fill long-felt
want The editor was congratulated by
many of his friends who called at his Of
flee Thursday.
In June Mr.. Kerney will chaperone a
party of seventy-nine deaf mutes 10 Eu-
rope and Asia. to be gone until late i'm the
fall. Mr.. Kerney has made several trips
abroad.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, March 26.-To-morrow
big force of men will be put to work erect
ing the bridges for the Union Traction
Company on the proposed electric line be-
tween Muncie and Anderson. The grade
was made last fall and the ties are dis
tributed. AS soon as the bridges are i'm the
laying OF iron will be commenced and with
in a few weeks the cars will be running
from Muncie TO Anderson. This completed,
the branch from Daleville to Middletown,
eight miles, will be completed, and then
work will begin on the Muncie-Indianapol
line, from Anderson west to Indianapolis.
F. G. Brownell, promoter of the Muncie in
terurban road, makes the statement that
his company has contracted for cars to be
propelled with the compressed air system.
The cars will seat thirty-four persons. Six
ty-pound steel rails will be used.
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DEATH OF RABBI WISE
NOTED HEBREW CHURCHMAN AND
EDUCATOR DIES OF PARALYSIS.
Succumbs to q Stroke Received Satur-
day Afternoon-yetera of Afghan
Wars Dies at Algiers.

CINCINNATI, o., March 26.-Rabbi Isaac
NJ. Wise, probably the most distinguished
rabbi in the Reformed Jewish Church died
paralysis which made its first appearance
last Saturday evening. His end came pain
less and peaceful, and he was in the pos
session of consciousness which enabled him
70 recognize friends. On Saturday he de-
livered his usual discourse at the temple,
and it was remarked by his family that he
appeared to be more than commonly
cheerful at the dinner table on that day.
In apparent health and good spirits he
started out in the afternoon for the He
brew Union College. where. at half-past
O'Clock, he concluded the hearing of reci-
tation. He was still in apparent good
health when he started home but soon
complained of feeling of faintness which
grew rapidly that he had to be first sup
ported by his son, afterwards borne to a
couch. and later conveyed to his home in
an ambulance, where a number Of physi-
clans were summoned. The trouble de-
veloped into paralysis of the left side.
which continued to the last. The peculiar
ity of the case was that the doctor was
able to speak and that he seemed to have
and from Saturday until his death his
case was alienation of sinking spells
and rallying. He grew weaker after each
one of these sinking spells and the recu-
peratiOn was less complete after each one.
The funeral will take place next Wednes-
day afternoon at Plum-street temple. All
arrangements for the obsequies have been
left by the family to this congregation.
DR.. Wise was born in Steingrub. b.
hemia. April 3, 1919. He was educated at
the Prague Gymnasium and University and
graduated at Hebrew theological college.
He spent some time at Vienna in study.
In 1876 he came to Albany. N. Y, and took
charge of congregation. 1t was this con-
gregation that made the first reform move
ment in Judaism in America DR.. Wise
led the reformers and the congregation di
vided. For some time the doctor engaged
In various occupations. part of the time as
librarian i'm Albany and in other pursuits.
until 1854, when he started the publication
of the American Israelite and Die Deborah.
I'm which he continued as editor until his
death. DR.. Wise was a very public-spfrfted
citizen. He always took great interest in
educational matters, and for many years
Vas an active trustee of Cincinnati Uni
versity. He was the president and the
founder of the Hebrew Union College, and
was also the organizer of the Union OF
American Hebrew Congregations. In 1889
the Central Conference of American Rab-
bis was to have met in convention at Bos-
ton. DR.. Wise was president or this con-
ference, an office which his death makes
vacant. AS a special mark of honor to
Rabbi Wise this conference met in Cincin-
natl last year on his eightieth birthday,
instead of at Boston. The bronze bust
which the conference resolved to present to
ton at Rome. Italy. by Sculptor Moses
Ezekiel.
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Indiana Notes.

militia company, sixty-eight strong
will be mustered into the Indiana State
Guard at Elkhart tomorrow night by Ad-
jutant General j. h. Gore, who will return
from the East for that purpose.
Henry Kemp, sewing machine agent
who decamped from Hartford City, alleged
to be 800 short In his accounts, has re-
turned and surrendered. He gave bond in
the sum of $500 and was released.
Invitations have been sent to the presi-
dent OF every Indiana college to be the
guest of the Anderson schools May 4. Many
acceptances have been received. There will
be a banquet and speeches at night.
Clinton township, in Elkhart county, is in
the throes Of mad dog scare. Some fine
stock has been killed, after being bitten by
a dog afflicted with the rabies. and at least
a dozen dogs. bitten by stray shepherd,
have been shot
Abraham Ulsh. a Wabash octogenarian.
will on May start to walk to Chicago, Us
miles in one hundred hours tten days Of ten
hours each) for a purse of 500. He will
follow the wagon roads. and will make the
trip to substantiate his claim to unusual
physical vigor.
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ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL.
Its Discussion Begun in the House.
146 Pension Bills Passed.

WASHINGTON. March 26.-The House
entered upon consideration of the army ap-
preparation bill, but the debate was with
out exciting incident, being confined to the
discussion OF army matters. Chairman
Hull. in charge of the bill. explained its
provisions. Mr.. Jett, OF Illinois. criticised
The policy Of rushing officers through the
high grades OF the army just prior to re-
tirement. MIR. Cox, of Tennessee. and Mr.
Ridgeiey. Of Kansas, opposed generally a
permanent increase of the army as preiu-
dicial to the best interests of the country.
and Mr. Meyer, of Louisiana. discussed the
Phiiippine policy, opposing the retention of
the islands
Mr. Steele. OF Indiana. called attention TO
the case or Colonel Burke. who had served
actively over forty years in the army. but
Who, through misfortune. had not reached
the rank 10 which he was entitled before
re had to retire because of age He had
very properly been retired. Mr.. Steele said
"a a brigadier general
The l46 pension bills favorably acted on
by the House in committee of the whole
last Friday were put through the final
stages at the opening OF the session to-day
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Will Sink Thirty-Five Gas Wells.
TO the Indianapolis journal

Special TO the Indianapolis journal.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, March 26.-H.
o. Patch, of Pittsburg, Western repre-
sentative of the American Glass Company
or Trust. was here Saturday making ar
engagements for letting the contract for
thirty-five gas wells. The trust is making
extensive preparations to fortify itself
against any scarcity of fuel that may occur
in the future. The wells are to be drilled
in the near future and most of them in the
vicinity of this city, where the company
has 10000 acres of land under lease. For
every we'll drilled the company will pay
the lease holder 800 a year rental, in adj
ditiOn TO 81 an acre, yearly, for the land.
In addition to the rental this will cost the
trust in the vicinity of $4,000.
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a scale for mining coal and other work
about the mines for one year, beginning
April /. The indications that there
will be long struggle before an agreement
is reached, as the miners ask for many
things which the operators oppose The
most essential and difficult question Is that
of weekly pay. The miners are determined
that their employers shall comply with
the law and the operators are unwilling
to concede the point they say ii will
call for extra help and an additional ex
pense for the coal companies. besides be
of no essential benefit TO the miners.
Another thing Jhe miners will ask is that
the operators refuse TO employ men for
day work who cannot show the union card.
and the operators will hesitate to obligate
themselves to show any preference be-
tween union and nonunion men when Sc
curing day helm.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-27
Movements of steamers.

LIVERPOOL. March 26.-Arrived: Georg-
ic. from New York; Lancastrian. from Bos-
ton. Sailed: Cevic. for New York; Penn
land, for Philadelphia.
SOUTHAMPTON, March 26-Arrived:
Bremen. from New York for Bremen.
Sailed: Lucania, for New York
HAMBURG. March 25-Arrived: Fuerst
Bismarck and Pretoria, from New York,
via Plymouth.
HALIFAX. n. S., March 26.-Arrived:
Numidia, from Liverpool for Portland, Me
GENOA. March 26.-Arrived: Vera
from New York. via Naples.
PHILADELPHIA. March 26.-Arrived
Belgenland. from Liverpool.
GLASGOW, March 26.-Arrived: Ancho-
ria, from New York.
BREMEN March 2s-Arrived: Rhein
from New York.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-27
CONSTITUTIONAL GROUNDS.


BOSTON, March rs. - In the case of
Charles H. Cole. formerly president of the
Globe National Bank, of this city, against
whom all indictment charging embezzle-
ment and misapplication of the banks
funds has been found, the defendant to-
day filed with the clerk of the District
Court an exception to the action of Judge
Lowell in overruling a demurrer against
the indictment entered in the case las.
week.
Mr.. Cole also filed to-day a motion to
quash the indictment, alleging that certain
counts inconclusive, while others are
not sufficiently specific and do not give
information of the nature of the accusa-
ton against him as required by the Con-
stitution of the United States. BY raising
the question of constitutional rights Mr..
Cole may be able to carry his case to the
Supreme Court of the United States.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-27

WABASH. Ind, March 26.-Dr. James
l.. Dicken, the oldest physician in the
county. who for several days had been ly-
ing at the point of death at his home in
Lafontaine. died at O'Clock last night.
The funeral will take place tomorrow
morning and the remains will be brought
to Wabash. where so many years OF his
life were spent. for interment. DIR. Dicken
was seventy-nine years old.
SEYMOUR, Ind, March 26.-Mrs. Mary
Anderson. aged eighty-four years. died at
her home in this city last night of the in
firmities of old age. Her death was the
fourth one here in week of persons over
seventy years of age.
SULLIVAN, Ind. March 26.-Tilford
Humbaugh. nearly all his life resident
of Carlisle. MADDEN township. died yester-
day at his home. aged sixty-six years. He
organized the first Christian church in
Sullivan county.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, March 26.-The labor
ing men and union organizations of Ander-
son have Endorsed a plan to set aside
fund each year for the support of st.
Johns Hospital in this city. The hospital
has been in the habit OF receiving worthy
poor. and scores of laboring men and mill
employees have been recipients Of its kind
ly offices. A large mass meeting of labor
ing men was held Sunday afternoon. when
a permanent organization was effected and
a day set apart for the contribution of
money for the benefit of the hospital from
the earnings of laboring men. The first
Saturday in June of each year will be
known in Anderson hereafter as Hospital
day."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-27
Losses in the Redkey Fire.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
REDKEY. Ind, March 26.-The losses in
this mornings fire were not so heavy as
at first supposed. The c. c. Ayres Lum-
Der Company suffered loss of $1,000, on
which was insurance to the amount of s13.-
900. The companies with which the in
surance is placed could not be learned to-
day. as the policies were placed by c. L.
Mercer, the Chicago stakeholder in the
plant. with Chicago agencies. The losses
in the three residences, owned by G. c.
Ayres. Katherine Jenkins and r. c..
Garry, amount to $500, with only $500 in
surance There is practical certainty of
the incendary origin of the fire. The town
has no fire protection.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-27
COMMITTED SUICIDE.
A Former Indianapolis Woman Shot
Herself mt Pfttsboro.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
DANVILLE, Ind, March 26.-Mrs Alfred
Walters, wife of a well-known attorney of
Pittsboro. Hendricks county, committed
suicide this evening by shooting herself
through the right temple. Mr. Walters en-
tered the house and found her lifeless body
wrapped in a quilt. The deed was COM
mitted while the woman was temporarily
insane from poor health. She left note
stating that her husband was not to blame,
but that she could not get well and pre-
had been married only eighteen months.
SULLIVAN, Ind, March 26.--Frank Fill
bert a young man of Jackson township,
shot himself through the head yesterday,
as the outcome of dependency over a love
affair. He may recover.
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Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
SHELBYVILLE. Ind, March 26-The
fourteen township trustees of Shelby coun-
~ met here to-day to elect a county school
superintendent Seven are Republicans
and seven are Democrats. woodville Bar
low was the Republican candidate and the
seven Democrats caucused and selected
William Porter, at present deputy auditor
The vote was taken and when the ballots
were counted IL was found that Barlow had
eight votes to six for Porter. Each of the
seven Democrats swears he voted for the
caucus nominee and there is great wrath
over the miscarriage of the plan TO elect
Porter by leaving the presiding officer to
break the expected tie.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-27
T. C. PLATT NOT ILL.
The "Aisy" Boss Is Merely Overtired,
According to MT. Quigg.

NEW YORK, March pa report that
Senator Thomas C. Platt is seriously i'll
and in danger of collapse and that his
friends are trying to prevail on him to
drop out of political work for a time. is
emphatically denied by Lemuel E. Quigg,
Mr.. Platt's deputy. '"The word seriously
is quite out of place." said Mr.. Quigg. MIR.
Platt is undoubtedly overtired from his
close attendance upon his wife during her
illness of the past two months and he is
also in need of rest: but he is not i'll and
in danger of illness so far as / know.
have advised him to knock off for a few
weeks, for ii is very evident he needs
rest. but all talk of his dropping out of
politics or the campaign is absurd
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-27
RESTAURANT ROBBED.
One Man Talked with the Cashier and
Others Looted the Safe.

NEW YORK, March 26-Five we'll
dressed men entered Healy's restaurant. at
the corner of Sixty-sixth street and Co
lumbia avenue, to-day, and while one of
them engaged the cashier I'm conversation
one of his companions went to the safe and
got away with $500. The other men then
quietly withdrew. and the robbery was not
discovered for fully five minutes afterward.
The restaurant is fashionable one. and at
the time of the robbery there were about
forty guests at breakfast.
Only $500 of the amount stolen was in
cash, $500 being in checks. The checks
stolen were returned to Mr.. Healy by mail
this afternoon. having been posted at the
general postoffice.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-27
Woman on Trial for Murder.

Special to the Indianapoiis Journal.
BRAZIL, Ind, March 26.-The trial of
Mrs. Mary Hardin for the murder of Henry
Wellman was begun i'm the Circuit Court
here to-day. Mrs. Hardin shot Wellman at
her home near Saline City three months
ago. One of Wellman's pigs strayed on 10
Hardn's farm and Mr.. Wellman came
after his property and Mrs. Hardin refused
to allow him To take the pig unless he paid
80 cents for it's keeping. He endeavored TO
take IL when Mrs. Hardin secured shot
gun and sent a charge of shot into Well
mans lungs, which caused his death few
days afterwards. The defendant VIII enter
a plea of self-defense.
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SOLD TO THE TRUST.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MUNCIE, Ind, March 26.-The sale of
the Midland steel works to the sheet iron
trust was perfected in New York to-day.
the price being upward of a million dol
lars. President r. J. Beatty will be made
district manager for the trust for the
Indiana mills. Fires were lighted tonight
and tomorrow morning the big plant re-
sumes work after a weeks idleness, while
the inventory was made.
The Indiana iron works, of the Republic
Iron Company, will resume work Wednes-
day morning, employing eight hundred
men.
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care must be taken in mixing this cake
Mix together in big bowl pound OF
sugar, half a pound of almonds cut in thin
slices. half an ounce of powdered CHINA
mon, half a nutmeg grated. two ounces OF
mixed candied orange and lemon peel. and
candied ginger root. all sliced thin. and the
grated rind of a fresh lemon. Pour over
these a pint of boiling hot strained honey
and small wine glass of brandy. Stir in
by degrees a pound and quarter of -four,
knead the dough well; flour a pastry board.
put the dough on IL, and roll IL out very
thin and square as possible, so IL will
go nicely in fiat bakers tin; the dough
should be cut in four pieces before rolling
out. this measure makes enough for
four tins, which must be well buttered.
Bake the cakes in slow oven a pale
brown; as soon as they are taken from
the oven brush them over the top with
glazing of the beaten white of egg and sift
powdered sugar over this coating: then
with a sharp. thin-bladed knife cut the
cakes into pieces four inches long and two
wide and let them cool in the tins. When
perfectly cold place the cakes in tin boxes
to keep them crisp.