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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-07
California Excursions,

y.eaving Washington every Monday,
Wednesday and Friday at 10.45 p, m.,
via Southern Railway. New Tourist
Sleepers. personally conducted, go
through to San Francisco with out
change of cars, conductors or porters.
The route is through Atlanta, Mont
gomery. New Orleans, Houston, San
Antonio, New Mexico, ARIZONA and
Southern California. The cars are the
very latest pattern of Pullman Tourist
Sleepers, birch-wood finish, high ba ok
seats, sixteen sections, supplied with
linen, ETC., same as standard sleepers,
lighted with Pintsch gas, wide vesti-
bule. double sash. roller curtains,
lavatory and smoking room for gem
tlemen, and two retiring rooms for
ladies.
Three and one-half days to Mexico
and Arizona, four days to Los Angeles
and five days to San Francisco, The
Tourist Car fare Is less than via any
other route, saving from $25 90 to $40. 90
for the trip.
Chas. l.. Hopkins, District Passenger
Agent, Southern Railway, S2S Chest
nue. street, Philadelphia. Pa, will be
pleased to furnish all information. -.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-07
BOY WAS TERRIBLY
HURT BY COMPANION
Walter Kirke Thrown on a Spiked
Iron Fence and Probably Fatally
Injured-Is at the Hospital.

Walter Kirke the 12-year-old son of
Walter kirke, who lives in the rear OF
North Washington avenue, was taken
to the Lackawanna hospital last night
seriously injured. as the result of a
quarrel with another lad named Little,
who pushed him against the pickle.
fence near the county Jail. One of the
pickets penetrated the boys abdome 4
ana caused injuries so grave in nature
that the hospital surgeons last nigh.
said that the little fellows recovery
was very doubtful, unless an operation
was performed
The boy told the house surgeons and
nurses at the Lackawanna hospital
that Immediately after his supper he
went out to play with some friend 5
and while with several young ac.
quaintances near the county Jail met
this boy, Little. He was unable to
give the latter's first name, but SAID,
that he was merely known as Little
This boy, according to Kirke, rushed
up to him, and, without any provoca.
tion, assaulted him and threw him vic L.
lently against the fence, which is a
low one, only about two feet high.
He struck it with great force and
one of the spikes We're driven several
inches into his abdomen, cutting
through his clothing as keenly as q
knife would have done.
His friends removed him from hi;
terrible position, and took him to his
home, where his wound was dressed
by DR.. w. Fl. Greevy.
He was later taken to the Lackl-
wanna hospital He did not seem tD
feel much pain, but it was feared a.
the hospital that the spike. after pen
etrating the abdomen WALL had entered
the intestines in which case fatal re-
suits would occur. unless an operation
took place, in which event the damag
could be remedied.
He will probably be operated upon
today.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-07
WAS THE EXCHANGE.

1t was just such service as this that
Congressman Connell devoted himself
to when he set about the work Of hast
ening the close of the strike. While
the HaZleton conference was on, his
private office in this city was the 'eX-
change at which connections were
made twenty-four times in one day, by
actual count, between the Lehigh Val
ley hotel at HaZleton, where the con-
ference was being held, and the office
of this, that or the other operator, from
whom President Mitchell wanted an
assurance, eXplanat ton or something OF
that sort. The conversation, of. course
was not carried on directly
Mr.. Mitchell or Mr.. Nichols would
make known to Mr.. Connelrs office, for
instance, that it was not clearly under
stood whether the Philadelphia and
Reading intended to average the whole
month in arriving at an estimate Of the
September wages. Mr.. Connell's office,
forthwith, would call up the Philadel-
phia and Reading people, secure the
desired information, without saying In
so many words what it was wanted for.
and then transmit 1t to the conference.
OF course, this Is only a part of what
Mr.. Connell did in bringing about the
end Of the strike. His other activities
in this direction are not within the
scope of this article.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-07
AN ENJOYABLE PARTY.
Pleasant Affair at the Home of Ma
than Schlieder.

A party was Sunday night
given Nathan Schlieder of South
Washington avenue, at the home
of his parents, Mr.. and S. Schlei-
der, by number OF his friends.
Games We're played and refresh
monts served and at late hour
the merry crowd left for their homes.
Among those present We're Harry
Harris, Michael Trucker, Myer Lewis,
Mouris Harris. Samuel Cohen, Jack
Eeismen, Nathan Schlieder, Jacob
I.inkelsrein, Morris Jourkoritz, Max
Feldman, Isidore Stroll, and the Misses
Annie Lewis, Sarah Fricker Fannie
Shames. Lena Leldman, Mary Leld-
man, Tillie Schwartz. Lucy Schlieder
Rosie Harris, May Connors, Rose
Solomon, Annie Pearlman.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-07
HAS POSTED FORFEIT.
M. ]. Dwyer Will Probably Nee,
Charles Leonard, Nov. l3.

NJ. j. Dwyer, of this city, who last
Thursday night downed Frank Gehle,
of Piqua. o., in wrestling match at
the Bicycle club, has posted IL $25 for
felt to bind his match with Charles
Leonard, of Newark, N. j. Dwyer has
forwarded the Jerseyman articles of
agreement, via the New York Journal.
These articles call for straight
catch-as-catch-c match at l5S
pounds, at the Bicycle club, Tuesday,
Nov. 13, for $500 side and winner
and loser to take 70 and 30 per cent.
Of the gate receipts.
The Ladies Aid society of the Elm
Park church will serve supper on
Thursday night from $50 to 7.3O
O'clock. +"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-07
CHANGE OF METHOD,
Way Exonerations Will Be Made BY
Marcy School Board.

The Marcy school board has made
an innovation in the manner of grant
ing generations. Heretofore a list
was presented by the tax collector
and was accepted or rejected. Here
after parties wishing to be eXonerated
must appear before the board at spe-
cial meetings and state their caus
for exoneration. and, if granted, they
are given certified eXoneration.
Their first meeting under the new
plan will be held in the East distric.
school next Thursday evening, be-
tween and Q p. m. All parties resid-
ing in that district, and interested,
should appear before them. Meetings
for the other districts will be set la ter
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-07
RETURNS AT THE Y. M. G. A.
Much Enthusiasm Displayed as They
Were Received.


Election returns We're last night
heard at Guernsey hall and the big
crowd present entertained while the
reports We're coming in by the rem
dering of an excellent programme ar
ranged by the Young Mems Christian
association. The Royal Hungarian
band, of New York city, played sew
eral selections, marches by Sousa and
stirring Hungarian melodies being
especially we'll given.
S. NJ. Spedon. of New York, the
editor of Talent, proved a splendid
entertainer with his cartoons and
comments on them. At midnight cof.
fee was served. The returns were re-
ceived With great enthusiasm and as
the bulletins came in of Republican
success they were received with thun-
derous applause by the audience, who
cheered enthusiastically for Mckinley
and Roosevelt and the county candi-
dates.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-07
SCRIBES and
The STRIKE
PART TAKEN IN THE CONFLICT
BY NEWSPAPER MEN.

Scarcely Day Passed but What
They Wrote Something That Was
Far from Being General News,
ard Which Was Nothing More or
Less Than an Inspired Message
from One Side to the other--Not
Infrequently They Acted &c Direct
Co. -Betwecns.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-07
MEETING OF w. G. T. U.
superintendents Were Appointed for
This Years Work.


A well-attended meeting of the Wo-
mems Christian Temperance union was
held yesterday afternoon in Guernsey
hall and large amount of business
transacted. superintendent for the
year were appointed, as follows. by the
president: Mrs. l.. r. Bean, railroads;
Mrs. d. r. Hand, scientific temperance
instruction: Mrs. j. l.. Chandler, Sab
bath observance and Sunday schools;
Mrs. Richard Horns and Mrs. Mar
garer Roberts, evangelistic; Mrs. A.
Smith and Miss Helen Hartley, parlor
meetings; Mrs. A. Smith, literature;
Mrs. a. L. Yost, press work; Miss
RauD, flower missions.
At next Tuesday afternoons meeting
the report from the state convention,
which was recently held at Chambers
burg. will be read by Mrs. J. M. Howell,
OF Green Ridge.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-07

Park, was damaged to the extent Of
$1,000 last night by fire due to de-
fective furnace.
The prompt response Of the fire com.
panies prevented the building from
being totally destroyed. The loss Ia
covered by insurance.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-07
Unguarded Speech.

Mrs. Bingo-Yon must be careful what you say
to the cook, dear, or she will leave
Bingo--why, was hard on herr
Mrs. Bingo-Were you? Why, any one would
have thought you We're talking to me!,-Tit- Bits.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-07
Go-Eetwecns.

If the part the newspaper men played
in the great miners strike. now so hap
PLY ended. could be chronicled In full
it would doubtless make most inter-
esting article. Here In Scranton. alone.
there was sufficient material furnished
for a very readable story, and Scranton
was only one of many localities in
which strike activities were partici.
pated in by the representatives of the
press.
Probably the most important part
they played was that of go-betweens
for the strikers and the operators. The
latter refused to recognize the union
or have any dealings with their rep
resentatives, and the union officers
maintained q policy towards the oper.
ators of when-you- -want-us- you-know-
where to- fnd-us. Yet IL is safe to say,
not single day passed that the oper-
ators and the strike leaders did not
have a conference. 1t was all accom-
pished through the medium Of the
newspaper men.
Many an item was crowded into their
daily reports of the strike that was far
from being news tn the general public
and only given space because it was
the wish OF one side to have it brought
generally 10 the attention of the other,
and invariably the next day the same
newspaper man would be called upon
to incorporate prominently, in his
strike article what would be nothing
more or less than the response. CON-
ment, eXpla nation, offe,, agreement or
whatever it might be that t'other side
was looking for from the one.
WAS DIRECT MESSENG Err.
Then again there were occasions in
Vulnerable when the reporter served as
the direct messenger from one party In
the conflict to the other with this. that
or the other proposition which could
not be handled indirectly in the public
prints. OF course, he had to discretv
disguise the actual character he was
assuming and religiously avoid any
word that would tend to disclose him
self or his mission, but, withal, there
was no real deception practiced. for the
party he was dealing with knew. and
he knew the party knew, that the party
realized he was simply talking through
sort of telephone to another party
whom he was forbidden by diplomacy
to address.
At Hazleton, where President Mitch
ell and half a hundred newspaper men
We're housed together for nearly two
months, the latter We're constantly
brought into service as telephones"
for Mr.. Mitchell and the operators.
Several times, when the Mine Work
ers' officials did not seem to have the
right understanding of some action or
utterance of the operators, the latter
made use of a newspaper man to set
them Alright. 1t was all very funny to
the newspaper man as he went about
the task, contemplating the facility
with which some great barriers can he
overcome. if the matter is only ap-
preached In the right way.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-07
Kid Gloves.

Our s1.00 gloves give unusual satis-
faction. soft flexible, perfect fitting.
and superior to all other $1OO gloves.
ME,ARS & HAGEN
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-07
Park & Tilford

have issued a very handsome price
list on his Favorite Cigar. We supply
both-price list for the asking-E. G.
Coursen.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-07
WARD FOR The
LITTLE ONES
ANNEX TO THE LACKAWANNA
ABOUT COMPLETED.

It Will BE Used Exclusively for the
Treatment of Children-Neretofor
It Has Been Impossible to Give
Proper Care to the Children Who
Had to Be Placed in the General
Ward--Ward Was the Gift Of Mrs.
W. T. Smith.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-07
BUILDING DAMAGED,

Fire in the Residence of George w.
Kear.
A double house owned and occupied
in part by George w. Kear, located
at Monsey and Sunset avenues, North
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-07
LOST.

LOST--LADY'S GOLD WATCH BETWEEN LY.
celm thester and GOO block Washington ave
lue. Liberal reward. 0iS Washington avenue.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-07
THE WEATHER YESTERDAY.

Local data for Nov. q, 1900:
Highest temperature ................. 81 degrees
Lowest temperature .................. 3S degrees
Humidity:
a. III. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Ib per cent.
op. III. .......................S Sc per cent
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-07
| OURNEW |
CARPETS |

lower grades the pat.
terms are handsome aand
the colorings so iinefthat
they have the appearA
ance of very much more
expensive goods -forfn-
stance, many of oiI4in-
grains are made up in
Brussels patterns ande et-
fects, so that room can
be made to lookaYery
pretty at d small eX-
pense. Our o9ciiPgrain
is as good an 7 ingram
carpet you can get Tor
oec and worth 1oc more
than a half dollar in
grain in wear. we give
a carpet sweeper with
every purchaseeof carpet
amounting tos$i5.oo or
over. Ask for it.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-07
Plain GOlfSkirting

There's all ever increasing
demand for these very desir-
able Skirtings. We offer for
the first time a new lot of
Plain Oxford Grey Skirtings,
extra heavy weight, Fl: st-class
colors and the best value we
know of. Thirty inches wide.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-15


Capt. Telfor. connected with the Unit
ed States engineers department., was at
Quintana, at the mouth OF the Brazos
river, where he was supervising the
government works at that point during
the hurricane. He stated that the bar.
0meter fell to q. go and the wind velocity
was 120 miles an hour. Fifty four houses
We're wrecked in Quintana and the de-
bris piled up in the streets. Fortunately
no lives were lost. The town Of velasco,
three miles above on the east side OF the
river. was completely wrecked, nine
killed, three being killed in the hotel,
which was badly demolished. Angleton,
the county seat Of Brazeria, ten miles
north Of velasco. was completely de-
sstroyed and several lives lost and a
number badly injured.
The property loss In these three towns
and country adjacent will be beyond the
ability Of the people to repair, while abb
solute destitution etares them in the
face Help is urgently needed in all
other little towns within a radius Of
seventy five miles Of Galveston.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-15
cREMATED THE CATHOLICS.
Chinese Exterminatfng Foreigner
in ehansi Province.

in shansi Province.
Berlin, Sept. 15.The Cologne volks
Zeitung, the leading centrist organ, has
received special advices from Hankow
saying that the war of determination
against Catholic missions in China is
assuming greater dimensions. The
apostolic vicarate in south Shansi has
been completely destroyed, including all
the churches: the Christians have been
driven away and their houses have been
burned. In the provincial capital, Tai
Yuan Flu, which is the seat CT the
bishop OF north Shansi, the catholic orr
sphanage with 300 orphans, has been
burned. Cablegrams announcing the,
intention of the United States to with
draw from the international entente
are not credited here.
Germany has not yet recognized Ii
Hung Chang as plenipotentiary," !"
said foreign office official, and she
will wait to see what the other powers
intend to do before she acts We do not
believe the report that the United
States has recognized Ii Hung Chang.
neither do we credit the statement that
Russia has sent an ultimatum to China.
In all probability Ii Hung Chang con-
cocted the story himself
A requiem mass was celebrated for the
repose of the soul OF Baron Won ket-
lteler in the Catholic chapel at Tien
l Tau
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-15
Iowa 81 Mashfngton

Washington, Sept. 15.-Rural free de
livery service will be established OIL
Oct. as follows: Ames, Story county.
one carrier, Length OF route twenty-five
miles, population served 7eo. carrier
Henry May; Linden. Dallas county. one
carrier, length Of route twenty-st1
miles, population served 67s. carrier A.
II. Smith. The postoMcse 81 Greenvillss
and Brough will be discontinued.
The comptroller OF the currency has.
approved the Iowa National Bank at
Des Moines as reserve agent for the
Red Oak National Bank At Red Oak;
the same bank and the Corn Exchange
Bank for the National Bank OF De-
corah.
Paul Aplesworth has besn appainAed
stamper in the postofRce at Atlantic.
William Bivin has been conAmAs1lo1o6
postmaster at Kaason.
William E. Elliott OF Audubon, Edwin
G. Moore OF Outumwa, Joha e. o'AE1sa
|of Waukon and Edgar A. sn4sh Ct
Whiting have all been admitted TO
practice before the interior dspAEeaDeUf.
IOWA PENSIONS.
Original George A. RoGss. vaA. $;
Aaron Fehr, Council BtNns. s.. h
,reased-Jo1n Mdwyiiiaxns, lndapsad-
snce, IS. Original widows-lfaey :.
strauser Greenfield, $lf; sare = Nam.
Mount Ayr, IS; Louisa q Rohs10. Bsds
\ enrl az
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-15
pl||||ENC 3F['A||R['D. / !.
sDsesnposing Animal 1atter II the
WAKE Of the Storm 1enaoss
Stricken Tsxaa
Feared That % Epidemic of Disease
Will Follow the Tsrnado's
Path d
Tslsgraph Communication Re.estah
lished and Railroads Restored
Distress at Alvin.

i Galveston, Sept. telegraph and
railroad lines are being rapidly restored.
This morning the Postal company has
four wires working into the city, and
within forty.eight hours will have Its
syetem almoet completely re-esta blish-
ed. The Western Union is even in better
shape Acting in conjunction with the
other roads. the Santa Fe Is bending
every energy toward building q tens
porary structure across the bay for
running their trains into Galveston and
to the wharves. which will probably be
ready for loading vesssls before the first
train arrives.
No concealment is made of the fact
that pestilence is feared. The efforts
OF the local and military authorities are
directed now to minimizing this new
danger. They are sending the women
and children to the interior as fast az
possible. All able bodied men must res
main for time. at least. There is work
for thousands of them, and work that
must be done. "A bulletin from Hitch
cock says: The country districts are.
strewn with corpses. The prairies
around Hitchcock are dotted with bod
les. Scores are unburied, as the bodies
are too badly decomposed to handle
and the water too deep to admit OF bur-
ial. Any inquiries about the dead should
be addressed to T. j. Williams. Pesti-
lence es feared from decomposing ami
NAL matter lying everywhere, The
stencil is something. awful. Dininfecting
5 material is badly needed. Private dis
! patches announce the finding of the bod
les of Ed Jalonick and one of his chill
dren. The bodies of his Wife and one
child are still missing. Jaionick was
i well known in insurance circles thruout
4 the United States.
Houston, Sept. 15.-The following
! vtatement has been sent to the Asso-
{ ciated Press by R. w. King, OF Alvin.
S Tex:
Ninety-f1ye per cent Of the houses in
& this vicinity are in ruins, leaving 5000
people without adequate shelter and
destitute of the necessaries of life. and
with no means whatever to procure
them. Everything in the way of crops
: Is destroyed and unless there is speedy
relief there will be exceedingly great
suffering and starvation.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-15
THEY WERE WORKED.
Mem bers of Economfc League Were
victims of Crater.

Victims OF q CIE01Sers
Waterloo, Sept. ia few months ago
two young men made vigorous can
yass among the best people OF Waterloo
for the purpose Of organizing an Eco
nomic League" in this city. They met
with much success, and it Is understood
secured seventy or eighty members. The
purpose Of the league was the discus
sion Of social and economic topics. and
a regular program was outlined for the
ysar's work. The movement was under
the auspices of Chicago association
which published magazine designed to
aid and guide the members in their re-
searches along these lines. The price of
this magazines was 1915, payment OF
which made the subscriber member
of the league and entitled to free ad-
mission to all it's lectures"
We believe the league here never or
ganized at all. One meeting was held,
at which seven members were present,
and after that no effort was made to get
the members together. The magazines
are coming regularly, but most Of the
subscribers thsak ehsy paid rather
high price for Atseir literature"
The same 0rakt vas worked in a
number Of Iowa oltaes. and the outcome
seems 20 have bsen the same every
whsee. The Cedar Rapids GaSette, af-
ter giving the experience ef Cedar Rap
ids viotinA eonoludes: '1hsre was alb
solutely nothing prAcaea. II the scheme
from start to hnish, aAho. like <hs golc
brick, It looked good on the face of it,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-15

London, Sept. 15.Roberts reports ~
the war office from Machadodorp Oh -
14th that French occupied Barbsetoa
with his cavalry with slight oppogl ltton,
the enemy being compietsly suru urissd.
lEighty-two officers aaA 49, w. wsre
prisoners w3rs rsisassd, and 10 Beers
with Mausses. quantity oS ammuni-
tion. three looomot tivse anA oth@ rolllags
stock were captured. FrsAch intaecept.
ed large conveys, showing that Barhes.!
ton was used as depot for supplies ~
the Beers. .ag
Lourenzo Marquex. Sept. 1s. IAe
Beers who arrived here yesterday 80
ening aver that the burghefs are nSht-
ing among themselves II Heispruite ara
are looting and burning the buildin =.