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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-03-09

without discussion or comment.
select council! last night passed on
third reading the ordinance providing
for the execution Of ten-year CON
tract with the Scranton Electric lhgnt
and Heat company for furnishing the
city with electric light at twenty cents
a lamp per night. The vote was as
follows:
Ayes-Messrs. Kearney. Thomas Roche.
Melvin, Schneider. Shea, McCann. Fel-
lows. Schroeder. o Boyle, Frable, Coyne,
McAndrew. Williams-1i ,, ,.,
Nays Msssrs. Ross. Finn James,
Absent--Messrs. Wagner. sanderson.
Lansing-9.
At the last meeting. Mr.. Poss was
enormously recorded as having votei
for the contract.
The ordinance then went over to
common council. where 1t was referred.
on motion of Mr.. Grier, to the light
and water committee with instructions
to report forthwith. The committee re-
tired and in about three minutes time
returned and presented a favorable re-
port on the measure. every one OF the
five following members signing their
names: c. L. Godshall, Alfred Har-
vey, NJ. ]. Cusick, James j. Grier and
NJ. V. Morris.
Later in the evening Mr.. Grier called
the ordinance up and 1t passed first
and second reading. When 1t came up
for second reading Chairman Keller
relnquished the chair to Mr.. Zizleman
and. taking the floor, made few re-
marks against the measure. as follows:
II know that what I say about this
ordinance won't have any effect with
this council but want to say some-
thing in defense of my position against
it. 1 believe that Mr. Scranton has
been more than fair in reducing the
price year by year. but I don't think
it's right for this city to enter into a
ten years contract with his company
at the same price per light we paid
last year.
"If it was question of the two
bids received I should oppose both of
them. While I am talking Of bids
might remark that it Is very strange
| that the lowest bid has not come be-
| fore this council no member seeming
| to care anything about 1t. l don't
think that this is a matter that should
| be hurried over in few weeks: 1t Is
| one that should be considered for al
| least a wear.
Members of this council have been
for years clamoring for municipal ow n
ership and vet these same men now
| vote with charming inconsistency tc
| give this contract to this company .oi
the long period of ten years. From q
business standpoint alone I can't see
that one iota of reason can he ad-
vanced for the letting of this contract
under existing conditions"
| A deathly silence reigned after Mr.
Keller's remarks and, the question
being put. he was apparently the only
one who voted against 1t.
| Common council will meet tonight
| to pass the ordinance on third reading
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McClintock delivers carnations for 25
cents a dozen. Telephone 5000. -
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ADMITTED THEIR GUILT.
Prisoners Brought Back from Canada
Are Arraigned Before Justice
Cooney-Taken to Jail.

Chief of Police Frank Robling and
City Detective John Moir yesterday
morning at o'clock arrived in the city
from Montreal, Canada, where they had
gone in quest of the two men arrested
there, charged with shooting Police
men Keys and snyder, of Dunmore,
last July.
They brought back their prisoners,
whose names are Jean Guilhot and
Francis Merier, not Antoine Robert
and Augusti Robert as they claimed at
Montreal, and lodged them in the GEN.
tral police station. They confessed
their guilt at Montreal, and no trouble
was experienced in bringing them
home.
On their arrival at Montreal, the
chief and detective We're delayed con-
siderably by the fact that official papers
had not yet arrived from Ottawa,
which had to be obtained before the
prisoners could be removed.
After much parley with headquarters
the papers. however. were at last re-
ceived Wednesday. and the quartette
then left. They We're considerably de-
layed by'missing train connections and
so instead of arriving at 1890 Wednes-
day night. as was expected. it was not
until yesterday morning that they
reached here.
or the two men, Merlier is supposed
20 ,oa;,,, ,,a;xL. n,a ,,.,,, h,,;. ,a
it was with his revolver that the shoot
ing was done. he passing the weapon
to Guilhot, who fired the shots. The
latter is short and solidly built and,
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wanna and Western company paid at the
storrs shaft yesterday. The yardmen
will be paid tomorrow. Tralnmen and
irilimen will he paid Wednesday. March
II, commencing at 3 a. m. The Delaware
and Hudson company paid at the White
Oak. Archibald and the Jernyn No. ],
Jermyn, yesterday.
STEEL IN IIAND.-Georgc Miller, en-.
ployed at the Dickson works. received
treatment at the I.ackawanna hospital
Wednesday night for an injured hanu.
lie had accidentally run small piece
of stnel into 1t which he was unable to
remove. 1t was imbedded In the flesh In
such q way that the hospital doctors
were unable to dislodge 1t.
BRoD1sH CASE The
case of Mrs. Emma Brodish, OF Spruce
street. against John Brodish, her broth
cr-in.law, whom she charged with as
sault and battery, was amicably set
tied in Alderman Kasson's Office yes.
terday morning. There had been a mu-
tual MISUNDERSTANDING, but all the par
ties concerned appeared before Alderman
Kasson yesterday and satisfactorily ex.
planned the affair.
sLIDERs REQUESTED TO MEET
The follow ing members of the Sliders
are requested to report Tuesday even-
ing, March 13. at 1.30 o'clock, at T.. A.
Troops, AIS Washington avenue: W. Gal
lagher. G. Schlager. L. Costlett, T.. Tropp,
Il. O'Rcilly, *. kann. +. O'Reilly. +.
Costlett. r. Scott. w. Thomas and a.
Schlager. This meeting Is for the pur-
pose of reorganization and election of
officers for the ensuing campaign.
MILLER REBCKED THEM.--During
the last act of "The Only Way" at the
Ncsbitt, in Wikes-Barre, "Wednesday
night, persons in the audience made so
much noise that the actors could not be
heard. Mr.. Miller stopped In strong
scene and said: 'Tt is unfortunate that
some few people In this audience have
not enough respect for themselves or for
the rest of the audience to pay the proper
regard to the play" and with this shot
went on with his lines.
HANDSOME WINDOW. - The show
windows of Connolly & Walace's store
are always dressed with artistic taste.
At present silk and linen are being dis
played in a very advantageous manner
\ card on the silk window Is an cX-
tremely ingenious creation. Upon the
card Is IL pen and ink drawing of a wo-
man leading dog. Real silk is arranged
on the figure of the woman so as to make
a dainty silk waist and the dog is made
| realistic by "a coat of black wool.
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REGULAR MEETING.-The regular
meeting Of Kings Sons and Daughters
at Elm Park church will occur this cv-
cning at 7.3O o'clock.
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CITY NOTES

REGULAR MEETING.-The regular
meeting Of Kings Sons and Daughters
at Elm Park church will occur this cv-
cninG at 7.30 o'clock.
COMMITTED TO JAIL.-Melvin Make
~, oi CarbOndale, was sent to the county
Jail last evening by Alderman William
Morrison, of Carbondale. on the charge
OF defraudins his boarding house keeper.
CARE OF THE EYES.-Dr. c. l.. Frey
Will give a talk on "The Care of the
Eyes" at the Young Women's Christian
association tonight at s o'clock. All
members of the association and all girls
are invited.
TO COMMENCE MARCH 15.-The To-
cal postofiice authorities announce that
the registration of letters at dwelling
houses will be commenced on March Ii,
the necessary books and other material
having arrived.
NOT BROKEN YET.-Four ballots
were taken by the Olyphant. borough
council last night without effecting an
election Of president on which there has
been "A deadlock since Monday. All the
members were present.
Hohr<Ei IN rhrIl1IiI tAh.-PatrOl-
man Parry yesterday evening discovered
a drunken man lying asleep In a freight
car In the Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western railroad yards. He took him to
the Central police station.
INJURED FOOT.-George Hammer, an
employe at the Dickson works. received
treatment at the Lackawanna hospital
yesterday for badly lacerated foot,
which had been caught In a piece OF ma
chinery He. was not retained at the hos
pital.
POLASKEY ARRESTED.-John Polas-
key was arrested last night by Constables
Timothy Jones and William Thomas, on
warrant issued by Alderman Kasson at
the instance of County Detective Thomas
Ieyshon. charging him with serious
ofense.
LEFT FOR NEW YORK.-City Detec-
tive John Moir left for New York yester.
day to bring to this city Edward Hallecls
arrested there for the robbery of Jerry
I.ancio. Of Oakford court from whom
he stole a large amount of jewelry and
over one hundred dollars about two
weeks ago.
PAY-pAYs. - The Delaware. Lacka-
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CoMMANDERY OFFICERS.
William n. Brutzman Elected Emf
nent Commander Of Melita.

Melita commandery. No. 6s. Knights
Templar. last night. elected the follow
ing officers: Eminent commander, Will
liam H. BrutZman; generalissimo,
Frederick r. Warner: captain general.
Charles II. Acker; recorder, A, r..
Shopland: treasurer Joseph Alexan-
der; trustees. George II. Jermyn, c. L.
Van Buskirk. Ezra C.. Browning.
The officers will he installed at the
next monthly me cting.
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DIED.

GLYNN.-In Scranton. March s. 1900, at
the family home. 702 Hampton street,
Mrs. Thomas Glynn, aged % years. Fl,-
neral Monday morning at 0 O'Clock
from st. Patrick's church, jackson
street. Interment In Cathedral Gene
terry.
GRlFFlTllS.-Ida. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. ID. G. Griffiths, aged years. i
months and days, at the home of her
parents, 2l7 Webster avenue. OF bron-
chial trouble. at l.2O p. m. March S, 1890.
Funeral announcement latAr
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RUSHING ELECTRIC
LIGHT ORDINANCE
READY FOR FINAL PASSAGE IN
COMMON COUNCIL.

Il Was Passed on Third Reading In
Select Council and Then Went Over
to Common Council, Where It Was
introduced, Referred to Committee,
Reported Favorably and Passed on
Two Readings-Common Council
Will Hold a Special Meeting To-
night to Pass It Finally.
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A Personally-conducted Tour to
Manv Points of Interest in Europe,

Thousands of people are going to
Europe next summer to attend the
Paris Exposition. Steamship accom-
modations will be taxed to the limit.
Now is the time to make your ar
rangements if you wish to travel with
comfort. The Rev. Lyman b. Weeks,
of Sayre. Pa, will personally conduct
a limited party on a ffty-five days
tour to Europe this summer at IA rate
from 10 to Is per cent. less than other
agencies. This tour will include all
the principal European points of in
terest. His announcement in another
column will be of interest to those
contemplating foreign trip this sum-
mer. ~
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COMMITTED TO JAIL.-Melvin Make
~, of Carbondale, was sent to the county
jail last evening by Alderman William
Morrison of Carbondale. on the charge
of defraudinS his boarding house keeper
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CARE OF THE EYES.-Dr. c. l.. Frey
VIII give talk on 1.-THE Care of the
Eyes at the Young Women's Christian
association tonight at o'clock. All
members of the association and all girls
are invited.
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Fifth--If the proposed route is con-
structed and operated, it will not only
afford great relief to the owners of in-
dividual collieries. who are residents
and citizens of Pennsylvania. but it
will place them on an equality with
such companies as the Erie Railroad
company. which owns the stock of coal
mining companies. organized under the
laws of PENNSYLVANIA, and by reason
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OPPOSITION TO
THE new RAILROAD
SUIT BROUGHT IN UNITED
STATES CIRCUIT COURT.

The Erie Railroad Company Is the
Plaintiff-Aflldavit Of Edward L.
Fuller Goes Extensively Into the
Matter of the Necessity Of the
Proposed Outlet from the Anthra-
cite Coal Regions to Tide Water.
Aside from Coal There Is an
Abundance of Freight.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-03-03
Of Interest 70 Women.

To almost every girl there comes,
between girlhood and womanhood, a
time when she feels prompted by her
vitality to take some shares in
worlds work. It accounts for much
that is vigorous in church and social
life. Cefnelia Atwood Pratt writes
of this period, in the March Delnea-
tor. Her article is thrilling, and will
in itself do much to induce directness
of aim. In the same number, as if
to add meaning to Miss Pratt's
thought there is a well illustrated ar
ticle, Of great interest to women,
dealing with the leaders Of Woman's
Colleges, and some of the co-educa-
tional institutions.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-03-03
Burpee Farm Annual For 1900.

This popular catalogue is more at
tractive than ever, in a particularly
dainty cover for 1900. Nasturtiums,
New Sweet Peas and the famous
ssRocky Ford or Burpee's Melted
Gem melons are shown in colors,
painted from nature, while the book
is full of life-like illustrations from
photographs. OF particular interest
is the new feature for 1900 of giving
s'plain talks as to the relative value
for different purposes of all varieties
of vegetables. Altogether the cata-
logue shows most painstaking care in
the effort to stteH the plain truth
about seeds as proved at Fordhook
Farms-tbe largest trial grounds in
America. 1t will be mailed free to
any one of our readers who mention
this paper, when writing to the pub
fishers, w. Atlee Burpee & Co.,
Philadelphia, Pa.
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Scholarship Free.

You may, by doing little writing al
your home, secure scholarship, free,
in either Draughon's Practical Bust
ness Colleges--Nashville, St. Louis,
Little Rock, TT. Worth, Galveston,
Shreveport or Savannah. Best patron
lied business colleges in the South.
For particulars address, The Illus
trated Youth and Age, Nashville,
Tennessee.
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YOUNG LADIES'

Your efforts are valuable we want
q young lady in your section to do a
little observing for us, No work IN
less you want to work. Your lnfor-
nation is what we desire to have and
we will pay well for it. Address
Philip Werlein, Ltd, Wholesale and
Retail Piano and Organ Dealers.
644-616 Canal Street, New Orleans.
La.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-03-03
Garden Hints For March.

Plant more early potatoes, bed
sweet potatoes, transplant tomatoes,
cabbage, beets, carrots, turnips and
onions. Sow radishes, peas, snap
beans, cucnmbers, melons, parnsips,
okra and mustard. Plant sweet corn.
Pull the weeds IN strawberry beds.
Sow blue grass seed on the lawn.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-03-03

The antiquated Constitution will
look like thirty cents when the Re-
publican leaders get through with it.
But then, as General Merritt declared,
We have outgrown the Constitution.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-03-03
$4,000 CASH PRIZE CONTEST
The Atlanta Constitutions Great Offer Of 1eoo-The Cote, 5
cepts at New Orleans from September to Aprl-Fui st,..
tics Given for Your Guidance-An Unparalleled. Offer 70, g..
Readers.

The Atlanta Constitution offers a So 5000
cash prize contest for January, February
and March. 1900. as follows:
To the person sending a yearly sub
scription to The Weekly Constitution, to-
gether with the correct stinate on the
cotton receipts at New Orleans during
the first seven months Of the present
cotton year September l. 1899. to April
1, 1900
$1,000 IL estimate is received during
January.
$1,000 if estimate is received during
February.
$500 If. estimate is received during March.
The above are for the axact estimates:
there are besides these six prizes, rang
ing along, $500. 500. 500. $50; SIPS and So
amounting to sl,500. that will be paid out
sure for the six nearest estimates to
the New Orleans cotton receipts at any
time during the three lnoatias of the con-
test. But you hit it exactly during jan
uary and secure the fun I,5O0 prize
check.
The Constitution believes scinebodv r,i,l
hit the figures exactly ana expects to
pay out the full amount OF the prizes
o~ffered-s2s0oo in all. In a Constitution
contest upon the same subject in 1876
Mr.. II. T. Poole. Of Capeis Niils, N, e.
hit the exact figures and received a
check for 81. 900 as his prize. alr. Poole
lid not try to swell himself up at once,
but very generously paid off a mort
gage on his fathers home place and with
The balanre he very wisely educated him
self at Trinity college. Durham, n. C.. He
is now doing well in business in North
Carolita and lives still near his old horne.
It is needless to say he is a warm friend
r The Constitution.
As a guide in making estimates upoa
the New Orleans ert receipts. The Con-
stitution gives the following figures. cam
piled from statistics of the past four
years:
Nh. I. s@@ls,aasa'Es 81. $ sea I 1ar
,sa5-as.. ....f.eaaa7t 1sde,s7 1925
1871 1875 q. e : 81 s sle,,5s ! - 81 g,
lsaS-a9.. s.. ..1,Sat.fa3 2.131sssaG ti.e-s.Si)
The carstitutian's market rage win
sire each weeI. the port receipts for tle
.atton season froz9s WITCH ynu can always
.ea the New Or.eans Dort ssaceints frtsin
September /. 1880. IN 'ilratgis the Frfaay
Immediately preceding the publication.
mis- v.fil lecep Yea poste3 TO trithi7 swe
three DAYS of the tl.ne sos send In
our esitf1ate.
II is believed tl.at sorre 81 10 ~avas
zop, that as n rnle is SORT IN hulk 80
Jew Or.eanS. VII la atVnrtad this year
] othez nai1tr benaiise Of ihe nnarsa-
.tna reservations aw4t7et Hrar G.9aa~e
he effort ~ !4ola:s.3na 10 nave q,ter3tsa-
ne RAISED hv iniunction fretn Urifea
states casrts win ret haze very soofhfng
fleet upan the direction ~ COTTON stto- |
s,srts to Vow Grlaa.s. ffhte IS p,e;'.i9nAi |
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Your committee appointed to draft
rules for the government OF the prim-
ary election TO be holden
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-03-03
To Hunters.

The Undersigned hereby notify
hnnters not to hunt within their
eoc!esm "a from aud after this date:
ohe wsF they will he prosecuted ia
the LUZ eKtn,t Of the INV.
F-Iix B~ronxsard,
Benz G. Hebert.
Alex. z. Broussara.
Pierre R. Brcusssrd,
December 4. 1897.
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Democratic State Ticket.

democratic State Ticket.
For Governor:
WILLIAM w. HEARD,
OF Union.
For Lieut-G Governor:
A. EsToPINAL,
OF ST. Bernard.
For Attorney General:
WALTER GUIoN,
Of Assumption.
iEor Secretary of State
JOHN T. MICHEL,
OF Orleans.
For Auditor:
w. S. FRAzEE,
OF St. Landry.
For Treasurer:
L. f. SMITH,
OF Rapides.
For Sup't Education:
J. V. CALHOUN,
OF Orleans.
@-He
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manted-An Idea ' ! :ss g .' le'Rs

trrotact your 1deas; they may bring you weaiEn
write JOHN WEDDEkBURN e co, Patent Alton
assy9, washington, D. G., for their &i,SM prize odfes
JGsa uAs OF two hundred Inventions wantaa.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-07-26
Hard Fight with an Eagle.

Joliet, H., July 23,--Supervisor
Michael Walter OF Lockport had fight
for his life with young eagle. AS a
result his right arm from the shoulder
to the hand is badly torn. The eagle
is one OF pair Mr.. Walter received
five or six weeks ago from the Rocky
mountains. The birds measure about
four feet from tip to tip. Mr.. Walter
entered the house where the eagles are
kept AS he did so one of them
swooped down and fastened Its talons
deep in his shoulder. The bird then
seized Mr.. Walters hand as he raised
IT to beat off the savage attack. The
fight lasted some time before Mr.. Wal
ter was able to make his escape.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-07-26
Testimony Hits Powers.

Georgetown, Ky, July 23.-Caleb
Powers was directly accused of con-
spring to kill William Goebel. The
accusation came from Robert Noaks, a
conductor employed by the Louisville
and Nashville railroad company, and
captain of a military company recently
organized of mountain men and COM
posed, as Noaks said, of the most des-
perate men he could get together.
Noaks' testimony was direct and en-
phatic. From Noaks came such state
ments as these. accredited to Powers:
After Goebel Is dead this thing will
be settled; Goebel has not much longer
to live"
Powers told me to get desperate
men. He also asked me IL ! knew
where he could get some smokeless
powder cartridges"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-07-26

Lexington, KY, July 23.-The Demo-
cratic state convention finished its
work here by nominating J. w. G.
Beckham for governor and adopting a
platform. The nominee OF the conven-
ton is only 80 years old, unmarried,
and looks even younger than he Is. He
has served three terms In the legisla-
ture and was the candidate for Lieu
tenant Governor last year with VIII
liam Goebel, succeeding to the Cover
norship on the death OF the latter five
months ago. The term is four years
in this state and he is now candidate
for the unexpired term OF three years,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-07-26
committed by various bands of Indians

committed by various bands OF Indians
instigated and led by Mexicans.
Hardly a party. large or small, trad
ers or soldiers. crossed the plains or
New Mexico without being attacked.
Many men were killed and large num-
bers of horses, mules. and cattle driv-
en- OF. In the latter part of lS47 COM
parative safety was secured by sta
tioning the troops at various points.
or the insurgent prisoners, fifteen, or
twenty were executed by sentence OF
court-martial. The othrrs were turned
over to the civil authorities.
The events resulting from the In
surrection did not escape the atten-
ton of Congress. That body on July
10th, 1S4S, passed resolution calling
upon the President for information IN
regard to the existence OF civil gcv-
eminent in New Mexico and Califor-
mia, their form and character, by whom
instituted and by what authority and
how they were maintained and sup
ported; also whether any persons had
been tried and condemned for "trea-
son against the United States" In New
Mexico. President Polk replied to
said resolution in message dated
July Gath, 1s4S. in which he discussed
the character OF military government.
taking the broad position that such a
government may exercise the fullest
rights of sovereignty" thereby ex-
planning the action of the military au-
thorities in suppressing the insurrec-
tons.
The records show that a similar
course of action was followed in sup
pressing the instruction In California
in lS4S, and re-establishing the SOW
ereignty of the United States.