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New-York tribune., 1900-04-27
MISSION PRESS WORK
IGNORANT NATIVES SOON TRANSFORMED
INTO EXCELLENT COMPOSITORs.

Mission Presses, Their Conduct and Manage
ment,' was considered at meeting in Carnegie
Music Hall yesterday afternoon at which the
speakers were the Rev. DR.. A. w Rudisill of
Irdia. and Hubert W. Brown of Mexico A paper
written by Gilbert Mcintosh of China was read
for him. DR.. Rudisill. who is agent for the
Methodist Episcopal Publishing House in Madras
said. in part:
,Ss SO essensI IS is an eecrotypng foundry in this
no publishing house in American or European cities
printing Without its aid and not until the m sam
RpS fhe is used in printing Oriental vernacqars
qTant[es dTder Of 5,i% books be printed at small
uons in commercial work and in Christian litera-
lure the mission press must be equipped with a
SION aage e Se hat that ms n
Lshed has been put into practical operation in the
When first undertook 10 bring this about prac-
volve the employment Of experts in these lines
who must proceed TO India and be engaged for
the expense would be so great TO render the
BY the help of Providence 1 was enabled to set
up the various plants at home and learn to operate
the natives what had learned home. ! found
II at by the combined use Of phoo-engraving. cleo
tfrotyplng steam printing booklet machines, and
the the cheap labor to be had in Madras it was posi-
f '4h psge or s. at the rate
In view of the fact that one Of the gravest PROB
employment for the rapidly increasing converts. it
is greatly 10 be desired that all the employees of
that those who are of the household of faith should
first be provided for.
Some native Christian boys whom 1 took fourteen
years ago now skilled workmen, and of
them is foreman Of our job department AS
instance of his ability. il is qualification to
that he together with assistants. has done the
composing work for the embossed literature for the
blind, which press is issuing in Guiurathi
Malaylam. Marathi. Tamil Telugu and Canarese.
To prepare this manuscript for embossing pre-
sented most difficult task for the typesetters;
but this native Christian. who some years before
had entered our press as an apprentice so mastered
every detail OF Qualification connected with this
work that he deserves rank among the skilled
compositors of London New-York
The Hindoo Christian in chaIg of the photo-en-
craving department IS also notable instance of
what can be accomplished through native Chris
tlan talent. He has not only been successful In
learning TO produce halftone and line work by
sunlight but I'm cloudy weather or the wet season
can photograph by electric light. The foregoing
facts demon trate what may be done in the OF
training native Christians TO become skilled work
men I'm mission presses
New-York tribune., 1900-04-27
PLANS FOR IMPROVED CANAL. ,
CONSULTING BOARD APPOINTED BY rHa
STATE ENGINEER

CONSULTING BOARD APPOINTED BY TEa
STATE ENGINEER
Albany. April 2s (speciaD --sets ErEfnaer p.-.
has lost nc time in starting operations on the sur
vey for a So 100000 barge canal through New-York
State. from Buffalo and frcm Osvego 70 the Hna
con. for which survey s2ooooo was appropriated b
rnes Legislature at its session Just closed
IT, first step must be 70 dectle what is ,hs
maximum lift Of lcck which can be used since ,bl,
is the vital point OF any canal loraton or es.
mate. a number Of mechanical and pneunoa,,o
locks have been designed, some OF them built 4,
Europe and II one OF these designs can be adootss
for the New-Ycrk canals, az Lo,kport Nevar.
Little Falls and Cohoes. the construction and N.
maintenance and the navigation OF the canal win
be expedited.
State Engineer Bond has therefore arranged 2,
assemble ~ Albany az once consulting board O,
prominent engineers, whose regulations such
that their combined opinions will inspir. genera
confidence In the decision which they reach Tia
Board is composed OF the following engineers
George s. Morrison. of New-York member ot n.
Isthmian Canal Commission and past president 8.
Dan c. Kfngman. United states Corps Of fsi1lor FO-
gineers in charge Of the United States canal con
member Of the Isthmian Canal Commission and
professor OF civil e9gInesrng az - Sopnoia Cniver
Enginesrs, Of Buffalo and Gina than Sweet. former
This Consulting Board is to meet here at the
office of the State Engineer on the morning OF
April q. when plans and details Of an OF the var,-
devices will be put before the Board for con-
siderati ton.
Meantime the formation Of surveying parties
and the organization OF details needed for this
survey are in full progress. and by The time the
freshets have subsided and the conditions favor
accurate work. operations viii begin all along the
line between Lake Erie and the Hudson. making
full USE, 50 far as practicable. OF work recently
done by the Deep Waterway commissions and o.
the records z the State Engineers Office Tha
whole work is to be completed and the result sub
rnitted the Legislature next January.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-27
GREAT COKE COMP4NY FORMED
A NETWORK FIRM WITH \ CAPITAL OF
100000 INCORPORATED

Albany. April 26.-With a capital Of $4,000 900
the New-York By-Product Coke COMPANY of
New-York. 10 manufacture. deal in and sell coal
coke and their by-products, filed articles of in
corporation to-day with the Secretary of State
The company will begin business with S6.O01 900
The directors John Alvin Young Henry d
Benner and Calvert Brewer. of New-York; Rob
ert C. Pruyn. Lawrence II. Hendricks and
Thomas j. Van Antwerp, of Albany. and John
w. Hardenbergh, of Jersey City. The corpora
tiOn tax amounts to 81 300
New-York tribune., 1900-04-27
WANT ASPHAT ~ LOWER RRo1Dm1r

since the Municipal Assembly approved the plan
10 lay an asphalt pavement I'm Broadway from
tourteenth-st to Forty-second-st. this summer
President Coogan Of the Borough Of Manhattan
has been advocating a plan to have an aspb,lt
pavement Laid In Broadway from Fourteenth
st. 10 the Battery. Many Broadway merchants
nave Joined IN Mr. Coogan's movement declaring
that an asphalt pavement would improve busIness
IN Broadway. Some OF the ofrcials say that ths
New-York tribune., 1900-04-27

Causes Led to Famine in Inda?' HAS the India
Government Done Anything to Prevent Famines?'
How Does the India Government Handle This
Famine?" Facts and Statistics Of This Famine
What an Indian Famine Is Like Why Foreign
Nations Should Help in Famine Relief and What
the United States Might Do
The Rev. DR.. Harris, of Temple Israel Harlem,
has issued appeal to the Hebrews of America
10 swell the fund for the starving millions of India
He proposes that all gifts be accumulated under
one head-the Council of Jewish Women.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-27
HONEY FOR THE DEWEY t4CB

The Committee FOR pcrpe.uatirg the Dewey Arch
received several checks yesterday for boxes and
seats for the benefit performances to be given on
Tuesday afternoon Howard Could sent his check
for 500 for box; Miss Helen VI Gould sent n
check for $50 for box. and William u. Oliver ar
sent check for Si00 to Mss Olga Ncthcrsolr for
one seat The Goulcs VIII rave boxes az Daly's
Theatre, and Mr.. Oliver viii have his seat n T
WailaCkS '''' -
New-York tribune., 1900-04-27

mass meeting will be held under the auspices
of the West Side Branch Of the Young Mems Chris
tian Association IN Carnegie Hall on Sunday after
moon Robert e Speer will preside. Short talks
will be given by prominent leaders IN foreign lands
on Nv hat Christ Is Doing for the Nations Inc
Rev Jchr q; Patton New Hehrides; DR.. c. F. Har-
ford -Rattersby of the Soudan: DR.. Harry Guinness
Idlsvatf Singh. of Lucknow. and Mrs Geraldine
Guinness Taylor OF China, will be the principal
speakers.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-27
CONFERENCE NOTES.

1he feature of to-day's programme OF the Ecu
menical Conference is the aymen's mass meeting
in Carnegie Hal In the evening. over which Presi-
dent Angel of the University of Michigan will
preside The committee consists of Frederick r
Schenck. chairman; Arthur W. Milbury, secretary; ;
William F. Dodge. Henry c. Conger, Charles A
Scheren, X. c. Morse, Charles NJ Jesup, w f.
Lougec. Edwin NJ. Bulkley. John 5 Euyler Dar-
win r. James and William II. Parsons. The music
VIII be conducted by Ira d Sankey. assisted by
church. ard male chorus. COM posed of members
of the Musurgia. Inquiries uei1g received II
this meeting is for men only II Is not. and II is
hoped that the women will out in force Sen
ator Frye. Governor Roosevelt. Governor Wocott
OF Massachusetts. Governor Dyer Of Rhode Island
Governor Stone of Pennsylva MA, Governor Nash Of
ONO, Governor Smith Of Maryland and Governor
voorhees, of Ncw-Jersey have sent messages of re-
gret that they will not he able 10 be present. The
list OF vice-prestdents contains than four
hundred representative men.
Alexander Il. orr, president of the Chamber
Of Commerce, and George W. Young, president OF
the United States Mortgage and Trust ComQany
yesterday added to the Committee on Recep-
ton TO British and Colonial Missionaries and Dele.
gates the ECumtnical Missionary Conference
The committee has determined 10 invite three hun
dred and fifty guests, number of whom will be
leading New-Yorhers who have taken particular
interest in the Conference. Many inquiries are re-
ceived to how tickets to the reception may be
obtained. British and colonial residents OF New
York and It's vicinity may obtain tickets by writing
New-York tribune., 1900-04-27
CONFERENCE SPEAKERS IN BROOKLYN.

In connection with the EcumenicaI Conference
on Foreign Missions. special meeting has been
arranged for the Eastern District. Brooklyn 10 be
held this evening at the Lee Avenue Consresa-
tonal Church, corner of HoOper-st.. o'clock.
The Rev. DR.. Charles c. Creegan will preside and
the speakers from the Conference will be the Rev
Dr lanes l. Barton, of Boston. formerly of
and Miss Pauline Root, of India.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-27

At the India famine meeting in Carnegie
Hall on Sunday evening DR.. Barrows, Of Oberlis:
College will give introductory address. after
which India missionaries and others will treat the
following topics in ten minute Speeches: What
New-York tribune., 1900-04-27

Prominent women delegates of the Conference
from Japan, India. China and Turkey will speak
at a specaI service in the chapel of the Young
Women's Christian Association. No East Ff-
teenth-st Sunday afternoon at O'CLOCK. All
women invited
New-York tribune., 1900-04-27

The Baptists. missionaries. delegates and visitors
70 the Conference will hold worldwide Baptist
rally of fellowship in Calvary Baptist Church this
afternoon from to $50 O'Clock.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-27

The Rev DR. j. II. Corre delegate to the Con
.aranca and for some time a missionary in Japan
will preach on Sunday morning at the Church o
the Holy Communion
New-York tribune., 1900-04-27

The delegates and their wives are. of course in
telectua people. but they would appear to be hard
students also. judged from the large proportion of
them who wear SpeCtacles eyeglasses.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-27

made address In her native tongue, and It was
translated by of the delegates present.
The Rev. Dr. Andrew Longacre, OF this city,
New-York tribune., 1900-04-27

trafic In Broadway below Fourteenth-st 4, -
heavy that an asphalt pavement there would noo
last long No-
New-York tribune., 1900-04-27

women's societies. Then came the presenta'
ton of the missionaries TO the assembase al
ready referred to.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-27

The Rev Dr. John G. Patton. missionary OF tne
New -Hebrides Islands. warmly greeted oy the
students Of Princeton College last night. Dr. Patton
cited a number of his experiences among the saw
ages of the islands spoke of the characterlsucs OF
the people and of the Christian work tnat had oeeh
done there and closed with an appea! TO the SUI
dents to think seriously of giving their hVes 10
missionary work.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-27

The lutheran delegates and missionaries at the
Conferenca will he entertained at the Hotel Savoy
Tomorrow at S D. n. Addresses of welcome VII
he delivered bv The Rev. DIR. J. B. Rernensnydel
and ex-Mavor Charles y. Scheren Of Brooklyn
Drs Marensky and Schneider, Lutheran mission
aries from Berlin; DR.. POhlmann or AFRICA; II,e
PeI, Nr AberIv Of India. and Lutheran mission
aries from Sweden. Norway and Finland VIII ue
livpr addresses
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-08
TOLD IN A FEW LINES.

The report of the board of health
for the month of May from Health
Officer O'Horo, is as follows: Deaths
reported during the month, %; males,
II; females, II. Contagious diseases
reported, 81, as follows: Scarlet fever,
23; diphtheria, 6; measles, 2. Deaths
from contagious diseases, ii. COM
plants received, ?. Births, l. female.
Rev. Simpson, Of the Asbury Meth
odist Episcopal church, with a few
Of the members Of his congregation,
met number of the young men of
this church last evening in the par
lOrs of the church. The object of the
meeting was to form a society of the
Brotherhood of st. Paul.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Pres
byterian church held a meeting full
of interest to the members at the
home of Mrs. Nye, on South Blakely
street, yesterday afternoon. After
the business session a social time en-
sued.
A rattle for IL set of mining tools
the property Of the late jefferson Van
Why, will be held Monday night, June
2l. The proceeds will be given tC
Mrs. Van Why
The employees Of the Dunmore Iror
and Steel company will enjoy a halt
days holiday on Saturday afternoon
from the present week through the
summer months.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-08
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.

Daniel Haggerty, of 2421 Jackson
street, lost a valuable horse yester-
day. The animal was seized with an
attack of collie and died in a short
time. Mr.. Haggerty recently refused
$500 for the animal.
Mr.. and Mrs. George +. Bchl, who
We're married at st. Paul's Lutheran
church Wednesday evening, will be
at home to their friends at 620 West
Lackawanna avenue, after June Is.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Emmel of
Luzerne street, gave a party Wednes-
day evening at their home, in honor
of their daughter Lottie's birthday.
The affair was attended by many
young people.
The Junior members of the Salvation
Army gave an entertainment in the
barracks on Price street last evening.
A programme of much merit was rem
dered, which included recitations, vo-
cal and instrumental.
Ripple division, Sons of Temperance,
attended the organization of a new
division in North Scranton last even
ing, and assisted in the exercises.
Several hundred people attended the
Central-Sloan Mine Accidental fund
excursion to Lake Lodore yesterday
The interior of the Hampton Street
Methodist Episcopal church is being
beautifed with new carpets and fresh
paint.
Avon l.. Williams, of Archibald
street, Is visiting friends at Lehigh-
ron.
Rev. James Bennlnger and wife, of
South Ninth street are entertaining
Misses Ella and Bessie Kaiser, of Ash
ley.
The annual picnic of ST. Paul's Pio-
neer corps will be held at Laurel Hill
park tomorrow afternoon.
Thomas Neville, OF FErvew avenue.
is in New York city on o business
trip.
George Earrowman, Eli Harris.
George Bevans, Roberr johnson and
George Dorkins, of the Fuller Coal
comrany's store, are camping at Long
Lake.
James Gibney, of North Sumner
avenue, is i'll at the Lackawanna hos
pital.
The remains of the late Mrs. Rosa
Arigoni, who died at Binghamton, N.
Y, were inferred in the Cathedral
cemetery on Wednesday afternoon.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-08

The West Side Republican club held
a regular meeting last evening, at
which several of the candidates for
county offices attended and delivered
addresses. The club will take an ac-
tive part In the coming elections and
have been reinforced by several new
members. The following resolutions
were unanimously adopted:
Whereas The contest against Republican prin.
oiplcs in county, state and nation at the election
10 be held next November promises to be wagcd
with the greatest determination and aggrcssivcncs
by the Democracy, and
Whereas. It is cssenttlly important for a com
tnuancc Of the industrial activities and com.
mcrcal growth Of our country that the prevail
ing policy OF our government and its executive
head be not changed by power nor weakened by
example the Republican party Of Lackawdnnl
county must rot, therefore, suffer defeat. And
Whereas. Republican supremacy is today Who'll.
" dependent upon the concentration OF tine po-
litical force and energy Of united party.
Therefore, he il
Resolved That the West side Central Repub.
lican club use its influence as an organization
in promoting a harmonious relationship between
the so.calcd factional elements within the
par' and to this end it urges all its members TO
assist at the approaching primary election in
selecting a ticket that will command the conf.
dcnce ard support of every Republican voter ir'
respective Of past or present alignment, and it
is further
Resolved To appeal to all Republicans through.
out the county TO set aside tactionalism and per-
sonality and be guided in the selection of can
didatcs by those conditions so essential to party
supremacy, unity and Justice.
The meeting was an enthusiastic one
and was attended by a large represen-
tation of the membership.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-08
MENTIONED IN BRIEF.

Louis Kneller, of Pittston avenue,
who caught a large crane at Grove
land, N. Y, some few weeks ago. has
presented it TO the park commission
ers, and it has been placed in the zoo
at Nay Aug park.
The work on the South Side sewer
is progressing very nicely just at
present. Contractor Coons has forty
men working on it at three different
points, two places on Willow street,
where a large 36-inch iron overflow
pipe is being laid, and point on
Prospect avenue, where a brick sewer
is being put down. so far there has
been laid about G0O0 feet of brick
sewer, 1000 feet of large iron pipe,
and about 5000 feet of terra Gotta
pipe.
The funeral services of the late
Jacob f. Buntz, who died Wednesday,
will take place in the Prospect Ave-
nue. German Methodist church at 2
o'clock this afternoon. Services by
Rev. Perienger. Interment in WASH
ington Avenue cemetery.
There viii be a special meeting on
Monday evening of the St. Mary's Glee
and Dramatic club, In their hall on
Hickory street. BY order of the pres
ident.
The funeral of the late Gustav
Eempe took place yesterday afternoon
at o'clock, from Undertaken Miller's.
Services in st. Mary's church by
Father Stopper. Interment in German
Catholic cemetery. The pall-bearers
were Charles Haan, Edward Weller,
George Fuchs and Henry Wetter.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-08
DUNMORE DOINGS.
The Borough Council Met Last
Night, but Only Passed Few
Bills Board of Health Report.

The regular monthly session of the
borough council was held last night
in the borough building. In the alb
sence of Chairman McAllister, Mr..
Ward was chosen chairman pro TEN.
Mr.. Brogan moved that only the pay
roll be considered and that all other
business be laid over to the next meet
ing of council. The motion was car
red.
The bill of the electric light COM
pany was laid over, it being claimed
that the lights were not raised as
agreed and that several We're not
burning. The lights on North Blakely
street We're reported by the chief OF
police to be out of repair and not
burning. Mr. Brogan, chairman of the
sewer committee, complained that too
much time was being spent by the
viewers in getting matters together
to commence work on the sewer. In
vestigation was promised at the next
meeting. A large number of bills
were ordered paid, when council ad-
journed.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-08
GREEN RIDGE.

The Woman's Missionary society of
the Green Ridge Baptist church will
hold it's June meeting at 2,3O o'clock
this afternoon. Mrs. Prichard, who has
charge of the programme, has prepared
one which promises to be very interest
ing, and a large attendance is desired.
Haru McKaris, a young Japanese girl
of eleven years Of age, will be present
and will sing and recite in her native
tongue.
Little Ernest Jacobs, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Jacobs, of Dickson ave-
nue., while riding a velocipede on the
second floor Of the barn back of his
fathers store, last evening, lost con-
troll Of the wheel and rode through an
open door ten feet from the ground.
He was picked up and carried to his
home. DR.. Bessey was called and ex-
amined the child, found no bones had
been broken, but he being only bruised
from falling across the handle of the
wheel. 1t is not believed that he was
injured internally.
]. ]. Williams, of Green Ridge street,
has returned from a business trip to
New York city.
Gilbert Lansing, of North Park, has
gone to Cottage City, where he will
spend the summer hoping there to re-
cuperate after long illness.
Mr. and Mrs. Townsend Poore, Of
Capouse avenue, entertained at dinner
last evening in honor OF Miss Dim
mick The guests We're the Misses Hull,
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HAS ASKED FOR AN APPEAL.
City Solicitor Takes Koehler Case to
Supreme Court

City Solicitor Vosburg has petitioned
the Supreme court for special order
for an appeal from the Superior courts
recent decision sustaining the lower
court in the case of Koehler against
the city, in which it was decided that
the plaintiff was not obliged to pay for
pavement on Mulberry street laid by
the street railway company between its
tracks. Judge ]. b. McCollum granted
a rule to show cause why an appeal
should not be granted returnable juno
II.
The city solicitor in his petition pre-
sented several reasons why the appeal
should be granted. He contends that
if this ruling of the Superior court is
allowed to stand, it will entirely de-
stroy the foot front rule in its practic-
able application, and would accordingly
be in direct conflict with past decisions
of the Supreme court, which has often
sustained the foot-front rule.
He further argued that if this decis-
ion is allowed to stand 1t will create
great confusion in the collection of
municipal claims. He also stated that
if it is allowed to stand, the city, in
this particular case, will be compelled
to pay several thousand dollars which
it should not be called upon to expend,
as the assessments We're made by the
city engineer in strict accordance with
the decisions Of the Supreme court.
Mr.. Vosburg is very hopeful of ulti-
mately winning the case for the city,
in case an appeal is allowed.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-08
SEVERAL SOCIAL EVENTS.

The Ladies' Aid society of the First
Baptist church served an excellent
supper last evening to a large number
of people at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Banning, on North Bromley
avenue. The menu was up to the usual
standard and all who partook of the
good things provided expressed salts
faction at the service and the enter
tainment provided.
The lawn in front of Mr. and Mrs.
M. L. Blair's residence, on South Main
avenue, was illuminated with Chinese
lanterns last evening and for several
hours young ladies served cream and
cake to the many patrons. The affair
was an enjoyable and successful event.
The Ladies' Irish Catholic Benevo-
lent union held an "at home" lin st.
Leo's rooms last evening. which at
tracted many young people to their
pleasant quarters. Vocal and instru-
mental music was provided and light
refreshments were served.
Several hundred friends of the
Franklin Engine company attended the
picnic in Wahler's grove last evening
and enjoyed the entertainment pro-
vided. The event was social and
financial success.