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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-21
WILL RECEIVE NEW DEGREE.
Scranton knights Of Columbus Go
70 New York Tomorrow.


Ten members of the Scranton coun-
Gil, Knights of Columbus, leave Cor
New York tomorrow morning to re-
ceive the newly formulated fourth de-
gree Of that order. They are Rev. ID.
j. MacGoldrick, r. J. Bourkc. John j.
Murphy, w. +. Shean, II. J. Egan. Nj.
r. Brown, X. NJ. OBric,l, II. ]. Collins,
NJ. r. Howley and Thomas Bushnell.
Twelve hundred members of the Or
der from all over the United states
will take the degree at tho same time.
The ceremony will be conducted in the
Lenox Lyceum, by John ]. Delaney. Of
New York city. eX-statc deputy Of New
York. who is the recognized leading
authority on the ceramonials of the
order, and who played prominent
part in arranging the new degree.
Each council was empowered to &C.
lect ten men from its membership to
receive the new degree. These ten vii
form the charter membership of the
fourth degree of the order and will
confer the degree on the others as they
become eligible.
All the fourth degree men Of Penn
sylvania will assemble in Philadelphia
later on to confer the new degree.
Other states will hold similar meetings
in their principal cities. a feature Of
the new degree is that it can not be
conferred on any day not "a national
holiday.
The Scranton delegates will make
their headquarters at the Imperial
while in New York. The ceremonies
will be concluded early Friday morn
ing, but the most of the visitors will
remain over for a few days.
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THEY TALKED TOO MUCH
Morel and Roberts Made Their Ar
rests Possible by Their Indiscreet
Utterances at Montreal.

It's a wise man who knows when not
to talk. Antonio Morel and Augusti
Roberts. who are under arrest at
Montreal for shooting Officers Kays
and snyder, of Dunmore, on July I
last, are in a position to appreciate
the truth Of this.
The two men had been in this coun-
try only about six months when they
made the desperate attempt on the
lives of the officers. They were em-
ployed in Spcncer's iron works. and
after the shooting remained here about
ten days.
The revolver with which the shoot
ing was done belonged to one CT the
men, who, when he saw the two Off
GERS following them. handed it to his
comradc. who fired the shots which
brought down the two policemen. After
reaching Montreal they evidently
thought they We're safe to do and say
whatever they pleased and cast eau.
ton to the winds.
one night when they had imbibed |,
little too much red wine. one of them
boastingly remarked of a certain man:
"Ill fix him. like we did two Scranton
policemen" He then launched into
the full story of the affair. giving all
the details. One of the bystanders
hearing this. informed q Canadian d.
tectivc and the result was the arrest
of the two men. and = series of coni-
munications between Chief of Police
Carpenter, of Montreal. and chief OF
Police Robling. of this city. which cons
clusively established the identity OF
the prisoners.
The latter were willing to accompany y
Detective Moir and Chief Deiks to this
city after their hearing. but the red
tape which has characterized the affair
. all along prevented such an action.
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Third Legislative District.

Notice is hereby given that n meeting
of the standing committee of the Rcpub-
licGr party of the Third Legislative Dis
trct of Lackawanna county, will be held
at the Arbitration room, Court Hous, .
Scranton, Pa, on Saturday, the 2ith day
of February, 1900, at o'clock D. m, for
the purpose of fixing time and place
for holding the district convention and
disposing of such other business as may
properly be brought before it. The fol-
lowing comprise said committee:
Benton-Goorgc Freeman.
Clifton--Jamos OBOylc
Covington-William Cooley.
Dalton--J. \. Woodbridge.
Glonburn--E. j. Northup
Gouldsboro-J. Is. Gardner.
Greeniicld-Frank Kenyon.
Lackawanna township, South district
David d. Grinths.
LaCkawanna township, East district
William J. Williams.
Lackawanna township, Northeast dis
trict-Louis Rcinhardt.
LaCkawanna township, West district
(Moosic borouChp-John McCrindlc
Lackawanna township, Southwest dis
trct-E. Il. Anderson.
LaPlume-R, II. liolgate.
Lehigh-Jacob Knecht.
Madison Eugene Noack
Ncwton-Oscar Van BuSkirk
North Abington-Stephon Aylcsworth,
Old Forge township, First district-R
Willis Reese.
Old Forge township, Second district
James Salmon.
Old Forge township, Fourth district
William Bennett.
Ransom, First district-Tobias Stein.
Ransom, Second district-Geo. r. VAN
dell.
Scott township-George Miller.
Scranton. Sixth ward, Third district
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CONVENTION CALLS.
Second Legislative District.

Notice is hereby given to the Republi
can voters of the Second Legislative dis
trict that primary election will be held
on Saturday, March Il, 1860, between the
hours of and 7 o'clock p. m, for the
purpose of electing two delegates to rep
resent said legislative district in the COM
ing Republican state convention to be
held in Harrisburg. and to nominate n
candidate for the legislature. The COR
vention to compute the vote will be held
on Tuesday, March 20, 1900, at 1 o'clock
p. m, in the court house In Scranton.
In accordance with the rules governing
this district the candidates will be voted
for directly by the voters at the polls,
Each candidate must register with the
district chairman his full name and post
Office address and pay his assessment
twenty days before the election or his
name will not be placed in the official
ballot, neither will any votes cast for him
be counted
The district vigilance committees in
the various precincts Will conduct the
election and the result will b. reported
by the return judge to the district con-
vention. which will be COMPOSED of the
return judges of the various districts.
written notice containing further in
structions will he sent to the members of
the said district vigilance committee.
Frederick W. Flcitz. Chairman.
Attest: Walter T.. Davis, Secretary
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wAsH1NaroN,s BIRTHDAY.
Order Issued BY Postmaster E. H
Ripple.

With reference to the observance Of
Washngton's birthday in this city, the
following order has been issued:
Order No. 26.
Washington's birthday will be OBJ
served by this office on Thursday, Feb
ruary %, 1900 as follows.
Carriers will make one delivery and
collection in the morning. Several de-
livery windows and stamp windows will
be opened from to IL o'clock noon.
Registry and money order windows
will be closed all day.
Collections on Main avenue, between
West Lackawanna avenue and WASH
burn street, also West Lackawanna
avenue and 1.ackawanna avenue to
Adams avenue. Adams avenue to Null
berry street, Mulberry street to Frank
lin avenue, and all boxes between these
points will he made at o'clock o. M,
and the usual evening collections will
also be made.
Ezra H. Ripple. Postmaster
Per d. w. Powell, Assistant Post
master,
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BOOMING RIGHT ALONG.
Big Addition to the Bleaching Plant
Wentworth g. Taylor Were the
Successful Bidders on the Work.

The contracts were let today for an
important addition to the Mathieson
Alkali Works.
The bleach plant of that establish
ment will be greatly enlarged. 1t will
require new buildings and will give
employment to more men.
The MathiesOn Alkali Works makes
caustic soda and bleaching powder by
the decomposition Of salt. So much
greater efficiency is obtained that the
bleaching plant could not, with its
present facilities, keep ur with the
demands upon it. Hence the enlarge
ment.
The increase will result in a 60 per
cent. greater output of bleaching pow
der.
This morning the contracts for the
new work were let and Wentworth tS
Taylor of this city We're the successful
biddcrs.-Niagara Falls Gazette, Feb.
H. 1900. ~
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PRESIDENT
TRUESDALE
REELECTED
Result of Annual Meet
ing Of the Lacka-
wanna.
BIG EARNINGS REPORTED

Last Year When the Regular Divi-
dend Was Declared There Was a
Deficit Of Over Half a Million That
Had to Be Made UP from the Sink
ing Fund, but This Year, There
Is More Than Million and q
Half Surplus After the Stockhold-
ers Get Their Seven Per Cent.
Rumored Strife Not Perceptible.
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replacing bridges from one end of the
system to the other.
With all these expenditures the COM
pany has not only decreased the num-
Der or wages Of its men. but, on the
contrary. employs more men and pays
vastly more wages than 1t ever did
before in It's history. The increased
earnings and the consequent surplus
are the results of economy along other
lines
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pone the game with the School Of
Lackawanna, which was to have taken
place last Saturday, on account of the
heavy snow storm which took place
on that day. The game will take place
just as soon as the ice on the lake
will permit. Stephen Dawes.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-21
Free Concerts.

"Pianola" concerts will be given at
Powell's Music store on Wednesday and
Saturday afternoons at o'clock, and
on Friday evening at s o'clock. The
public is invited to hear this wonderful
instrument a.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-21
WIN MARIANI
Mariani wine-world Famous Tonic

Written endorsements from more than
5000 physicians. Never has anything re-
medical profession; therefore Vim Marianl
can be taken with perfect safety.
Sold by all Druggists. Refuse Substl-
tutes.
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FUNERAL THIS MORNING.-Thc fu-
neral of Albert Smiley Stuart. son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. +. NJ. Stuart. of Frank
lin avenue. will take place this morning
at 10 o'clock from the residence of his
uncle. William T.. TAYLOR 1ll6 Diamond
avenue, and will be private. The boy
died Monday.
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FALSE ALARM.-The alarm of fire
turned in from box So, at the corner of
bloom avenue and West Market streets
last night. was a false one, there being
no fire anywhere In the vicinity.
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TAKEN TO WILli iIS-BARRE.-May
Thomas. of Wilkes-Barre, arrested Mon-
day in this city, at the instance OF h1r
mother, who claimed that she ran away
from home about year ago. and was
living an evil life here, was taken 70
Wilkes-Barre Yesterday, by police OIL
Ger. who came ~ for that purpose. Tho
girl objected forcibly to going back,
growing stubborn and raising consider
able disturbance. She will probably be
placed in some house OF refuge.
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MEETING POSTPONED.-The meet
ing or the Board of Associated Charities.
which was to have taken place last
evening was postponed owing to the
absence of the members,
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FUNERAL TODAY.--Thc funeral OF
Thomas Rogan, of Oyphant, who was
killed at Pittston, Sunday morning, will
take place from the home of his parents
this morning. A requiem mass will be
said in st. Patrok's church, Olyphant.
at 10 o'clock. after which intcrmcnt will
be made in st. patricks cemetery.
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speakers. They will give an explanation
of Universalism.

LEASED THE BATiIS.-M Y. Purcell,
of this city. has leased the Turkish baths
on North Washington street, Wilkes
Barre. which he will run in connection
with the Scranton bath
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HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

The marching to and from the audi
torium in the morning has very near
ly reached perfection, and 1t will only
require n few days before that mark
Is reached, that is If the students will
work as hard as the teachers to make
1t such. 1t requires no little amount
Of care and supervision to have SO
large number Of students as now
attend the school march from every
room in the building and take seats
in the auditorium so that every room
shall occupy seats in the same position
every day. But this has been done by
hard work on the part Of those In
charge of the different sections, and
1t is a very pretty sight to see SO
large a number marching in and taxi
ing seats with 40 little confusion. This
marching Is always commented on by
visitors 1t Is the intention of the
teachers to present each class with
an American flag. and as they march
in for the exercises In commemora.
ton Of Washington's birthday, to have
each class wave the flags.
Another addition has been made in
school, in the form OF large and
magnificent bookcase. which is To-
Gated in the office. This bookcase
furnishes n place to keep the differ
ent sets Of literature which are not
now in use. This is very useful ad-
dition to the things at the school, as
hitherto it was necessary for the
teachers of the English branches to
keep these books in different rooms,
thus making 1t very inconvenent when
1t was necessary for the books to be
used, as sometimes it was very ditfi-
cult to tell where they could be found.
BY having the bookcase and all the
different works placed in a specified
position la will be a very easy matter
for them to be procured at any time.
Miss Bessie Daniels. of the sopho-
more class. who has been detained
home for the past two weeks on ac-
count of serious illness, is improving,
but it will take some time yet before
she will be able to resume her place
among her classmates.
The tickets for the literary contest
with the Carbondale High school are
one sale and can be purchased from
Il number of the students.
The hockey team was obliged tC post :
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-21
CITY NOTES


SCHEDULES FILED.-The schedules
In the bankruptcy case of Lebeck *
CORN were yesterday filed with Referee
In Bankruptcy Van Wormer.
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DR.. C. w. Treverton, Room ! Librar!
Building, Hours / to $50 p. m. Special
ty, Diseases of Women. ~
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A Glance at the Krell

viii assure you it's all right. Finn &
Phillips. %*
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Standard Merit,


HC NFCfi IofIV T IIIfr " I IIIIIIPs'
The Ladies' Aid society of the Firs,
Presbyterian church will give it's an.
nual dinner and supper in the lecture
room on Thursday, February 22nd
from IL to 2 and to o'clock. ~
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Popular Low Fare Excursion to
Washington, D. c., Via the Lehigh
Val1ev

Tickets on sale February eth, all
stations, Sayre to Allentown inclusive.
including branch line points within the
territory named. good for return pas
sage until March Sth, inclusive: and
will be honored on any train except
the Black Diamond Express; from
Scranton, S1.15.
Consult Lehigh Valley ticket agents
for further particulars. ~
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Buy Krell Piano and be happy
Finn & Phillips. ~
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McClintock delivers carnations for 81
cents dozen. Telephone $780, -
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A Car Load of New Krell Pianos.
Finn & Phillips. s*
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internal Revenue Penman announces
that the internal revenue offices i'm the
government building will be closed all
day tomorrow, 1t being Washington $
birthday.
GIBBONS APPEAL.-The appeal of
John Gibbons. from the decision of the
court OF this county in the contempt
proceedings will be argued Thursday
morning before the supreme court at
Philadelphia.
ANKLE 1NJURED.-John Yotsik, an
employe at the Dickson works, was taxi
en- TO the Lackawanna hospital, with an
injured ankle Monday night. a chain
had swung against it and badly bruised
1t. no bones being injured.
CELLS BEING PAINTED.-The cell
rooms In the city hall are being painted.
after having gone through a course of
cleansing and securing. Edward Burk,
hause is In charge OF the job. and when
II Is completed the cells will present n
much better appearance.
WHIST MATCH FOR TROPHY
w. Dusenberry, l.. q. I.abar, III. G.. Wal.
lace and +. A. Hintermeister, form n
scranton team which will so to Balti-
more to play match game of whist
against team from that city for a
trophy on next Saturday night.
SERIES OF MEETINGS.-B
Thursday the congregation Of All Soul 5
UniverSalist church, on Pine street, be-
tween Adams and jefferson avenues, will
conduct series of meetings. Those who
Will take part as speakers are Drs. Sag.
OF Brooklyn, and A. b. Curtis, Of Bing-
hamton. Both are able and brilliant
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The tickets for the literary contest
with the Carbondale High school are
one sale and can be purchased from
Il number of the students.
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The hockey team was obliged tc !
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-13
CONDENSED LOCALS,

Severa! sheds in the rear of houses on
Morris street northeast between 9Th and
1th streets were damaged by fire about 10
O'Clock yesterday morning The loss
amounted to about Sl2J
ANA Sherman, colored, forty-tive wears
DID, was overcome by the heat about 9:3O
O'Clock Saturday night while working at
l2ol & street She was taken to the Emer-
gency Hospital for treatment
Mrs. c. Drersken got off a car at 9th
street and New York avenue Saturday
night and was knocked down by car GO
Ing in the opposite direction. She was not
seriously hurt.
Mamie Thomas was today charged before
Judge Taylor, in the Police Court with
Keeping a bawdy house on d street north
west She asked for jury trial and was
held in $500 bonds to await further pro-
ceedings.
Howard Hunter. colored boy whose
home Is said to be in Prince Georges coun-
ty. Md. was today sent to the reform
school by Judge Taylor, in the Police
Court. for the larceny of a bicycle valued
at 81, from William r. Lucas of this city
Frederick Cook, driver of a bakery waK-
on belonging to George Fl. Schultze of 1877
l. street northwest, was severely bruised
about the legs and body this morning the
result of collision between his wagon and
a street car at Connecticut avenue and L.
street. The injured man went to the Emer-
gency Hospital, where his injuries were
dressed
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ALL BIDS REJECTED.
Contractors to BE Given Another OPP
portunity to Send PrOpOsals.


The Navy Department. has rejected all
bids for armor plate presented to the de-
partment last Friday. 1t Is stated at the
department that this does not mean that
the alternative plan of erecting a govern
ment armor plate factory will be adopted,
although the Secretary of the Navy has at
his disposal $4,oo0,OO0 with which to start
such a plant in case satisfactory terms can
not be made with the private manufacture
ers. New advertisements will be issued as
speedily as possible, and the contractors
bids into such shape as Will be acceptable
to the government.
The reason assigned for the rejection of
bids is the demand from all the bidders for
too large a proportion of the entire amount
of armor plate. The lowest bidder, the Mid
vale Steel Company, was not satisfied to
accept less than 10000 tons of the b6, 600
livery proposed py the Midvale Company
the government could not have gotten its
armor to complete the ships now in course
OF construction within reasonable time.
The other two bidders. the Bethlehem and
Carnegie companies. were much higher in
their figures and insisted on having the
whole amount of armor divided between
them on equal terms.
The action Of the government in prompt
ly rejecting the bids is taken to indicate a
determination to bring the contractors to
reasonable terms. On the other hand, it is
said by some officials in the department
that the government probably will be will
ing TO make considerable concessions be-
fore adopting the serious alternative of
establishing plant of its own. 1t prob
ably Will take two weeks to prepare for
the reception of the new bids
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fined $780, to be paid in ten equal monthly

fined $50, to be paid in ten equal monthly
installments.
Officer Norris neglected to properly
patrol his beat, and was charged with
making a false statement to Sergeant Du-
vail. In forwarding the papers in the case
to Commissioner Ross, who has immediate
supervision of the police department, Major
Sylvester explained that his observation
of the accused officer leads him to the be-
lief that he is in the habit at times of
exaggerating statements, not wilfufiy, but
more as a force of habit the man, the
major thinks. failing to properly weigh his
words. Therefore, he doubts whether Nor
ris was guilty of wilful falsehood.
However" reported Major Sylvester
such conduct caunot be tolerated, and 1
have to recommend that he be removed
from the force. But in view of his short
experience on the force and two years
freedom from charges. excepting one small
offense, desire to couple such recommen-
dation with mercy, and that if retained he
be fined $50 "-and warned that any
future Misrepresentation on his part to his
superior or other person will be followed
by prompt recommendation for removal
from the force
1t is understood that the Commissioners
will, in disposing of the case, take merci-
full view Of it and merely impose the fine
recommended.