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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-07-24
INCREASE IN SUNDAY TRAFFIC
Railroads All Do Big Passenger
Business,

Sunday excursions cut of Scranton
are growing in popularity and scarcely
Sabbath passes during the summer
months without one or more excur-
sions to the lakes and summer resorts
in Northeastern Pennsylvania.
Last Sunday at least five special ex-
cursions left this city. Two went over
the Erie and Wyoming Valley Rail-
road to Hawley and Lake Ariel, the
Delaware and Hudson carried several
hundred perosons to Lake Lodore, the
Ontario and Westerns special to Lake
Poyntelle was literally patronized, and
Il large crowd went to Heart Lake
over the Lackawanna railroad.
The Central Railroad of New Jer-
sey also ran special trains to Noun
tain Park and Glen Onoko from diff
ferent points along their line. Owing
to the heavy traffic on the Central
summer trains, the company were
forced to refuse an order to carry the
Pennsylvania state trCops to the Mt.
Gretna encampment.
A few years ago not a wheel was
turning on Sunday in this region on
any of the aforementioned railroads.
The Scranton Railway company's
Sunday business has about doubled
itself in the past year, and the traf-
fic on the Duryea extension now sur
passes that on the Carbondale branch
Over 5000 people We're carried on the
Nay Aug park cars last Sunday.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-07-24
TWO PERSONS INJURED.
Rear End Freight Collision on Lack
awanna Road at Leicester.

| A wreck occurred on the Buffalo
| division of the Delaware, Lackawanna
| and Western railroad Sunday afternoon
| in which Engineer John Moran, of FL
| mira, sustained a fractured arm and
other bodily injuries, and a tramp
named Patrick Nealon, who was steal
ing a ride, received internal injuries
which may prove serious.
The engine was deraied and dam
aged and about thirty cars We're
wrecked. The accident occurred at
Leicester, sixty miles south Of Buffalo,
and is attributed to the failure OF the
air brakes to work properly.
The wreck occurred by a wild cat
train of freight cars crashing into the
rear end of another freight train, which
was being made UP at the Leicester
station Engineer Moran was in charge
of engine No. 332, which was derailed,
and pluckily stuck to his post, being
squeezed between the boiler and the
cab.
From what could be learned yester-
day of the wreck, several cars were
being switched around the station.
when Morans train approached, and
as he approached the curve above the
station he learned by the flag out that
there was a train ahead. He quickly
applied the air brakes, but too late to
avoid a collision, and the engine struck
the rear of the forward train with
great force.
The supposition is that he applied the
air brakes too quickly causing the con-
nections with the first car in his train
to become disconnected, thereby cut
ting off the air pressure from the other
cars in the train, rendering them un-
controllable. The grade at that point
is not very steep, and the proper ap-
plication Of the brakes would have pre-
vented the collision.
The wreck caused considerable delay
and it required the combined efforts of
large force of men to clear the tracks
for the passenger trains. 1t was neces-
sary to transfer many of the passen-
gers and the trains arriving in this
city at Las a. IN. and 2.55 a. m. did not
reach here until o'clock yesterday
morning.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-07-24
CANDIDATES FOR NAVAL CADET
They Will Be Examined in the Con-
nell Library on Aug. 8.

Owing to the decision OF the govern
ment to increase the number Of stu
dents In the Naval Academy at Anna
polls, Md, Congressman William Con-
nell has been requested to name a
young man from his district for naval
cadet. That no ambitious youth may
be barred from this position, through
lack of opportunity, Mr.. Connell has
decided TO allow the merits of the
candidates to he passed upon at a
competitive examination, which will be
held In t. library in the Connell
building on August 9. The examin-
ing board will be made up OF three
well known local educators.
At the examination. candidates will
be examined mentally in reading,
writing, spelling, arithmetic, geog-
raphy, English grammar. United
States history, worlds history, alge-
bra, through quadratic equations and
plane geometry (flvc books of Chau-
Nenets geometry, or an equivalent.
Deficiency in any one of these sub
jects may be sufficient to insure the
rejection of the candidate.
The candidate who receives the
highest marks will be named as the
cadet and the one who receives the
second best marks will be the alter
nate.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-07-24
MOFFATT IS in JAIL.
Gave Himself UP Yesterday, but Re-
fuses Absolutely to Talk About
the Shooting of Lally.

Thomas Moffatt, the young man who
shot Dennis Lally on Sunday afternoon
in the field behind the Won Storch
mine. gave himself up yesterday short
ly after noon and is now in the county
Jail.
The police, 1t appears, learned of his
whereabouts late Sunday night and
had an eye out for him all the time.
He came back TO the city after dark
and slept over night at the home OF
friend. He came down to the pub
lie square yesterday, accompanied by
his attorney, Richard Reamish, and
gave himself into the custody of Pa
trolman May and Captain Edwards,
who were standing there at the time.
He was taken to the station house
and Alderman Fidler was summoned.
He arrived in few minutes and COM
mitted Moffatt % the county Jail
without bail, to await the result Of
Lally's injuries.
Dr. John =. Stanton, who is attend
ing Lally, stated last night that the
young man was in comparatively the
same condition he was in on Sunday
He was no better and no worse The
wound through the body is almost ex-
actly the same as the one which
caused the death of Governor Goebel,
of Kentucky. DR.. Stanton said he
could not tell as yet whether Lally
would die or recover.
Moffatt, when seen at the county
Jail last night by a Tribune man, re-
fused absolutely to have anything to
say about the case and no amount
of questioning could bring anything
from him. He didn't appear to be
especially cast down over the affair
and was walking up and down the
corridor conversing with another
prisoner.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-07-24
Y aCkaWanna
"THEu
laundry.
!os Penn Avenue. A. D. wARMAN.
PERSONAL
L., r. .. &c NJ.

Miss Bertha Powell is the guest OF relatives in
Elmira.
Hon. John E. Roche is home from a visit to
Canada.
j. W. Carney and daughter arc at Ocean
Grove, N. J.
Joseph Spelman, Of Honesdalc, was in the
city yesterday business trip.
DR.. Charles wunder of the Lackawanna hos.
pital, was in New York city Sunday.
Deputy Prothonotary John Cummings has re-.
turned from weeks stay in Philadelphia ard
Atlantic City.
Attorney F. f. Beers is home from South.
port, Conn, where he spent week as the guest
Of f.. B. Sturges.
Miss May Simpson, Of South Washington ave.
nue., left yesterday visit to Bethlehem, Eas.
ton, Philadelphia and Baltimore.
Elmer and Hayden Jenkins, Of North HYDE
Park avenue are spending their vacation at
OranGeville Columbia county, Pa.
Miss Margaret Mitchell and Miss Kitty Mitch.
ell left yesterday for Workers, n Y. where they
will spend two weeks visiting relatives.
II. A. Benson, NJ =. Carter, Mr. and Mrs
W. f. Clarkson. John NJ Barrett James H.
Taggert, J. A. RdGway, W. L. Nash, W. NJ
Bone, Lillian " Cokely, Miss s. c. Ward Mr.
and Mrs. R. NJ Kohnstamm, II. II. Coston Carl
~ N'o''H, rEtu ~. Jones, IL. T., u BOYLE,
Mackey Hickey, NJ p Flynn and Master Flynn
OF this city, were registered at Hotel Albert
New York city, last week.
The Fourth Estate has the following about a
newspaper man who resided in this city for a
time: Email W. Ioute. he of the camera who
started on the Evening journal when il was
born, came out here as a reporter and has beer
made Sunday editor in full charge of cditorial
and feature stuff for that section. Rudolph
p1h Usbp
OF the journal, has gone back Voute has A biz
contract on his hands hut has already landed on
his feet The paper referred to is lIcarst's new
Chicago publication, the American.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-07-24
WILL WAIT FOR MONEY.
LaFrance Company Wants to Sell a
Fire Truck.

Mayor Moir has just received COM
munication from the LaFrance COM
pany, OF Elmira N. Y, announcing
that that concern will furnish this
city with a new hook and ladder truck
and agree to wait for their money until
next year.
This offers solution of the question
as to how this much needed piece Of
apparatus can be purchased this year.
and Mayor Moir has decided to send
the letter to councils. The purchase OF
the truck at the present time, unless
the offer Of the LaFrance company Is
accepted, would, of course. be impos.
sible. as there is no fund from which
the money could be spared.
The acceptance of the company's
offer would create a deficiency which
Will have to be included in next years
appropriation ordinance. There is al
ready a bill of $1,000 for the purchase
OF horses, which will go in as de-
ficiency.
Smoke The Popular Punch Cigar, 1Oc.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-07-24
WANT TO BE LAWYERS.

John NJ. Harris, j. w. Oakford and
j. w. Carpenter the board or law
examiners, yesterday began the semi
annual examinations in the law libra
ry at the court house. They will last
till Friday.
Those taking the examinations are
Worthington Scranton, Carl WelIes,
Benjamin Watson, William j. Torrey,
S. Scott, William Leach, Fred NJ.
Evans, Charles Belin, Charles Young,
Charles Horn, Frank Stocker, James
Bell. Harry T. Hyndhlan and w. L.
Hill.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-07-24
DIED.

BREEN.-In Scranton, July 29 Madeline, daugh.
ter OF Mr. and Mrs. p, W. Breen, OF 542 Palm
street, aged 4 years and IL months Funeral
Wednesday afternoon at $50 o'clock Inter.
ment in the Cathedral cemetery.
KRUsE.-In Scranton, July 23, Mary, daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs John Kruse. OF Remington
avenue, aged two years. Funeral this alter
noon at 2.S0 O'Clock. Interment in the Ca
thedral cemetery.
HHALE.-In Scranton, July 2s, James McHale,
OF 62l Pear street. aged 2s years. Funeral
Wednesday morning at o'clock from st,
Johns church. FIG street. Interment in the
Cathedral cemetery.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-07-24

Teachers for the public schools for
the coming year were appointed last
night by the board of control. The
recommendation Of the committees
were approved without discussion and
unanimously.
There Is yet to be appointed a sue
cessor to Professor Schimpff, who was
promoted to fill the vacancy in the
High school faculty, caused by the
resignation of Miss Gregg. Professor
Henry Kemmerllng is slated for the
place. A Training school teacher is also
to be appointed. the committee having
failed to agree in this matter.
The High school appointments, with
the amount of the salaries, follow:
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-07-24
A Business Virtue.

You'll find nothing more striking at
Schriever's studio than the courtesy
shown all visitors-unless we except
the pictl res.
An interested call imposes not the
slightest obligation. No attempt to in
duce a sitting is ever made there-the
photographs do that in their own silent
way, at 10 Wyoming avenue. ..
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-07-24
AN EXCITING RUNAWAY.
Valuable Horse of Henry Belin Had
to Be Killed,

There was an exciting runaway at
the Glenburn station yesterday morn
ing at o'clock. Henry Belin's coach
man drove up to the station with his
fine bay team. and left them stand
while he went into the station a
moment.
Something started them while he was
inside. and they dashed off down the
track in the direction of Dalton. They
went over the switches and cattle
guards all right until near Dalton,
where they came.to a culvert, which
they tried to jump. One horse went
over all right, but the other horse fell
short going down between the ties,
breaking one of his hind legs, which
necessitated his being killed.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-07-24
FUNERAL OF JOHN DEvANNEY
Requiem Mass Celebrated in st.
Peters Cathedral.

There was a large attendance yes
terday morning at the funeral of John
DeVanney, ST., from his late residence
on Capouse avenue. The esteem in
which the deceased was held by all who
knew him during his long and worthy
life was demonstrated by the long cor
tege that followed his remains to their
last resting place.
In st. Peters cathedral requiem
mass was celebrated by Rev. ]. y.
Loughran, after which interment was
made in the Cathedral cemetery.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-07-24

a month. William Tonrey was APP
pointed to succeed Mary OMalley as
janitor OF No. %, at salary of $50
a month, n raise OF IS over what his
predecessor was receiving. Robert
Haag was appointed to succeed George
Wickenhoffer at No. 80.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-07-24
DUNN is VERY MUCH ALIVE.
Does Not Explain What Induced
Him to Write That Letter.

The letter found on the Linden street
bridge one night last week, which set
forth that when that was found one
William Dunn, of Ashley, would be no
more, turns out to have been the effus-
ion of one of the harmless characters
who hang around Wilkes-Bar
Dunn is at Wilkes Barre very much
alive, but he does not explain what
prompted him to write the letter.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-07-24
Money Saved, Money Earned.

New students save three dollars by
registering before August l for Conser-
vatory plano courses, beginning in Sep
tember. No payment required. Con-
servatory office, Adams avenue and
Linden street. 'Open daily from $50 to
-, d.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-07-24
CITY TEACHERS FOR
THE COMING YEAR
LAST NIGHT BY
BOARD OF CONTROL.

High School Faculty Granted Libesal
Increases in Salaries-Prof. Rogers
Formerly of Jermyn, Succeeds
Prof. Graves as Principal af No.
20 School in Green Ridge-Jani-
tors Appointments and Their
Salaries for the Year Fixed.
Schools to Open September 8.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-07-24
TURNPIKE COMPANY
WINS FIRST BLOOD
CAN GO ON WITH MARKET
STREET REPAIRS.

Judge Archibald Continues the In
junction Restraining the City from
Interfering with President Paine
and His Workmen-All the CITY
Can Do Now Is to Repair as Much
of the Road as Possible Before the
Company Has an Opportunity to
Do the Needed Work.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-07-24

Open air concert by Bauer's band at
j. L. Robinson's Ice Cream Parlors,
Nay Aug park, tomorrow evening. 80
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-07-24
To the Speedway Hotel.

Commencing Tuesday, July oath,
1900, at 5.45 p. M, round trip 50 cents;
one way, 30 cents. Start and stop at
Mears building corner. Leave as
above, $50 a. m. and 5,45 p. m. Leave
Speedway house, 730 n. m. and p. m.
If the party is large, notify H. s. Cor
man & Co. in advance. but the time
cannot be changed. trip around the
lake will leave the house every evening
at 7.3O; time, one hour. Price, 25
cents. For any further information,
inquire of II. S. German & Co., Spruce
street livery.
Speedway Hotel meal hours-Break-
fast 6 to a. m; lunch, 1890 to D..
m; dinner 6 TO 9 q. IN. tt
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-07-24

Smoke the 2ocono Cigar. &c. "
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-07-24
Marriage Licenses.

Drowslness is dispelled by Beecham's
Pills. ~
Smoke The Pocono, Sc. cigar. ss
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-09-12
OUR coNsuls NEeo MORE PAY.
Present Compensation is Inadequate 10 Prop.
eriy Meet Requirements.

The meager pay OF our consuls is a
matter OF whose Importance congress
men who are themselves essentially
provincial can never be convinced.
knowing little of any world but that in
which they have moved and had their
being, entirely ignorant OF the establish
ed usage OF diplomacy and the cosmo-
politan society in which the consular
representative must dwell, they forget
that a proper consideration for appear
anccs is an absolute necessity; and pet
tiness and meanncss and certain sorts
OF small economy bring us into con
tempt and minimize our influence with
European powers, which in their long
experience have acquired a very salu-
tary worldly wisdom. There is hardly
a consulate in the world where the
American representative is not the most
shabbily housed, poorly served and
poorly paid man among his consular
associates. Frequently his means are
so inadequate that he is unable to return
in any proper degree. the social favors
that have been shown him. Through
parsimony that curtails expense here
that the Government may be wantonly
lavish with certain species OF bold and
notorious jobbery, its representative
abroad are often placed in the humiliat.
ing attitude OF mere hangers-on-mer
tolerated, but not respected. 1t also
explains why so many entirely objec-
tionable persons are appointed to con
sular posts, aside from the confessed
reward for purely political service, IN
which fitness, intelligence and ordinary
good breeding cut no figure. Men o
refinement, of culture and experience re.
fuse to be so abased-The Chautau
guam.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-09-12
HOW BIG ZEN GOT HIS NAME.
Facts About the Famous ock So Dear 10
the Hearts OF Foreigners.

"Big Ben" has ceased from booming
for brief space, and a large section ci
London misses in consequence one Of
its most familiar sounds But there is
nothing very wrong; little cleaning is
being done. How many people know
why the famous clock is called Big
Ben" The name, in fact, is that OF the
hour bell-which weighs 10 tons II
cwt.-and was so called after Sir Ben
jamin Hall, who was first commissioner
OF works in 1860, the year in which the
clock was first set going i'll the tower.
1t had, however, been in motion in the
mandatory for some years before that
date. Each Of the four dials is 22 feet
% inches in diameter. and the clock IS
80 feet above the ground. The quar-
ters are struck on four bells weighing
IRON one ton to four tons each.
The large bell cracked before leaving
the foundry, and a similar fate beicll
the second bell OF the same size, the
hours being struck for several years on
the largest of the quarter bells. Big
Ben" the Second, after undergoing re-
pairs, was again brought into use and
has performed satisfactorily ever since
The clock part proper takes only about
20 minutes to wind, but the striking
parts require five hours each. il should
be remembered that the first stroke oI
big Ben" denotes the hour. the small
er bells indicating the quarters by the
first stroke in each case.-Londor
SDhere
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-09-12
The Queen Hunts, Others May Follow.

Now that the Italians possess a sport
ing queen it is to be surmsed that they
themselves will care more for hunting
and shooting. The average Italian gen
tlcman does nothing; he is content to be
idle and waste him time at cafe. But
the new queen is apparently a splendid
shot. She is an adept with a revolver
and possesses the island of Monte
Cristo, an agreeable little wild resort
where her husband built her a hunting
lodge, and where she spends happy
days OF hunting, pursuing every kild
OF game, even wild boars Such an ex
ample will surely move the most indol
ent OF Italian men into some semblanc,
OF virility.-London Graphic.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-09-12

around the platform, which may be
any length desired, but usually
twelve to sixteen feet.
Make box OBJ that will be two feet
less in length and width than the plat
form; set it so that there will be q
space of foot all around the box or
bin; this makes the trough for the cat
tie to eat from. Allow a space of
about one inch at the bottom of the
bin for the shelled corn to work out as
the cattle eat 1t. They filed these
feeders full of shelled corn and let the
cattle run to them at will. They had
to use caution until they got the cattle
used 10 eating all they could get. They
had a lot of hogs to run with the cat
tie to eat what corn the cattle wasted
Since the "Strip" has been settled the
stock is not kept in large herds. The
cut shows an end view OF this feeder
Ohio Farmer
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-09-12
England Seeks to Retrcnch In Coal.

For illuminating purposes we now
have gas and electricity, and, from the
point OF view of coal economy. the lat
ter wins in a canter. In large supply
stations steam engines are used to
generate the electric current, and in
smaller ones gas engines are employed
each has its advantages in its own
sphere OF action 1t has been calculated
that the ordinary gas flame consumes
about 10 times as much coal energy tc
produce the same amount OF light as
does an incandescent electric lamp, and
about 90 times as much as produces an
equal illumination in the electric arc
Pearson's Weekly.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-09-12
REVIEW OF TRADE.
Encouraging Reports From All Trade Centers.
Politics is the Disturbing Factor at
Prescnt-Growing Activity.
Grain. Flour and Feed.

r. G. Dun & Co.'S weekly Review
OF Trade says: The volume OF business
does not materially enlarge at the East,
and there is only moderate improvement
at the West and South. but ii eSpectd-
tions OF greater activity when politics
cease TO disturb are realized, current
operations will be found to have LAID
substantial foundation. Prices oi
grain are little altered good crop re-
ports coming in freely, but the effect be-
ing neutralized by foreign estimate OF
worlds crop below requirements.
Wheat stocks carried over were ample
to meet the discrepancy, and traders do
not seem able to advance prices more
than cents over last years for wheat,
and 9 cents for corn. This difference is
apparently satisfactory to growers, as T.
43o.372 bushels OF wheat were received
at interior cities in the first week oi
September, against 5,o45,oo7 last year,
Exports from Atlantic ports amounted
to only 1902, $40 bushels wheat, flour
included, against 2,ooo,o6o a year ago.
The Atlantic shipments OF corn made a
better comparison than in recent weeks,
2,o2S,o7o bushels against 3o5I,56o last
year, Business in iron and steel prod
ucts steadily increases, and mills are
more actively, employed October / is
mentioned as the probable date OF a
general resumption. 1t is significant
that shipyards on the lakes and the Pa
citic coast are full OF orders for eight
months or more. As to pig iron the
outlook is no better. In spite OF a de-
crease in production to 23I,778 tons
weekly furnace stocks have increased
to 5o4,2IS tons, a gain OF So,S77 tons
| during August, but the increase in de-
mand was not noteworthy until August
IS. Bessemer pig and grey Jorge iurth
er declined 81 per ton at Pittsburg, al
though no change is reported at other
points. Copper continues firm, with
electrolytic higher at 1855 cents bid, and
tin advanced moderately.
Failures for the week were I45 in thc
| United States, against 1872 last year, ant
"a IN Canada. against so last year.
Bradstreets review says: Trade de-
velopments during the week have beer
mainly favorable, and the improvement
in general distributive business noted
the latter part OF August has gathered
force in the first week of September
| Leading features have been the widen
ing fall trade reported at nearly al
points West, South and on the Pacific
coast, some Improvement in the job
bing demand at the East with Southern
buying marked feature, rather better
reports from the two great staple crop,
OF the West and South, corn and cot
ton. improved export demand for Amer.
ican products, notably wheat. iron ant
steel and cotton, and unvaryngly goot
returns by the transportation interest.
Of the country