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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-19

William Bruning. of South Sumner
avenue, was held in 81 900 bail by Al
lerman Millar yesterday to appear at
hearing Tuesday, Oct. ., and answer
to the charges of embezzement and
fraud. preferred by j. W. Pitman, man
ager of the Adams Express company.
1t is alleged that Bruning. while in the
Companys employ i'm 1S9S-99, acting in
conjunction with II. II. Dorsey. shipping
clerk of the International Correspond
ence Schools, defrauded the latter in
stitution of about $1,000. which the ex-
press company has since made good.
The modus operandi follows: The eN-
press company carried about $500 worth
of freight every week for the schools.
The most of the students supplies and
other wares sent out of the city is pre-
paid, ana Bruning, on presenting his
payment slips, raised the charges to
figures utterly disproportionate with
the regular rates. Dorsey, the snip
ping clerk, 0. K.'d these slips and in
this manner the two managed to get
from the schools in ten months $1,000.
Slips oftentimes were handed IN for
goods never shipped.
In the early part of January, 1899,
! Dorsey was transferred to Birmingham.
| Ala, to there take charge of branch
of the schools newly established. Brun-
! ing. however, continued his operations
! and Dorseys successor. T.. o. Arthurs,
| discovering the game, informed the
! proper authorities, and then came the
| crash. The express company COmpro-
missed with the correspondence schools
and Bruning was discharged One
| thousand dollars was paid by the Ad-
ans Express company, who in turn
| received $500 bonds advanced for Brun-
| ing's honesty by the Fidelity Bond and
| Security company.
There were certain changes in the
management of the company that oc.
Cured at that time. and no legal ac'
| tion was taken until recently.
Dorsey meanwhile was i'm ignorance
of the proceedings and wired the
schools the following telegram: "SenC
me money; ] am ready for business.
The answer he received was mos
rude one and curtly informed him tha
his connection with the correspondence
schools was at an end. lie then lef
Birmingham, but has since been seeT
at Atlanta Ga. 1t is rumored that h'
is now dead.
There was to have been a hearing
in the case yesterday afternoon before
Alderman Mllar and County Defective
Thomas Leyshon, Assistant Distric
Attorney Gaylord Thomas were pres
ent for the prosecution, but Attorne!
John f. Scragg, acting for the defense
asked for a two weeks continuance
and this was granted. Herman Brun
ing. of Dunmore. father of the defend
ant, entered 81 900 bail for his sons ap
pearance at the hearing.
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ing company. were in operation all day, but
worked shorthanded.
Mine Inspector John Neith Daniel Christian,
captain Of tine coal and iron police, and other
Reading officials, assert chat the strike situation
az far as their miners are concerned will be set.
tied by Wednesday with all their men at work.
Ha1lcton Plain speaker
In this. the IIaaleton district, operations
were carried ON during ihe day At many of the
collieiics and consequently there was no gen
cral suspension Of work. On the South side
where the Mine Workers arc strongly nuenchad
all the mines were shut down with the cNCcp
tion Of ColeIaine and CoNcs Beaver Meadow 81.
licry. About half the full complement OF men
reported at Jcanesvle and the place was IN
operation the whole day. The Star washcry at
Honey Brook was also kent agoing, but through
u misunderstanding, the Mine Workers claim, oi
President Mitchcll's order regarding dead work.
The washerv will close down nj noon today. On
the North side operations were continued at all
Of the coliercs except Eber,alc, Milnesyillc aud
Upper Lcheh.
Au effort was made 10 start up illc
but only n few were at the breaker when
the whistle sounued for the commencement Of
work at o'clock. While q, B. Marhic n Co..
NJ. S. Kemmercr & Co., The Pond creek Coat
company, and G.. Pardee & co. operated their
mines, they were shoIthauded. aud II is esti
mated that sixty per cent. OF the total number
of employees were on duty. Lattiner was about
the only place which was in full blast, thrIr hr.
ing no evidence in that town that 4 hg coal
strike was on.
The officials Of the various collicrics claim tnti
about sXty.hve per cent, of lhcir men
worked yesterday aud they are Of the opinion
that more will report this morning. The Mine
Workers on the other hand, assert that there
will he 4 smaller number of men at the mncs
and that oLe or two aud possibly three OF the
breakers where there was no shut down yestcr.
day, will be- tied up ct BADLY crippled today.
President Mitchell will make special efforts
to induce the Jcddo men to join the strike
movement. realizing he does that il they work
the strike in this part Of the anthracite field
caLuOt be made success
The No. 40 and the No. 3 colliercs of the
lrhigh Valley Coal company and the Halls
Brock colliery OF J. 5 Wentz Co. to the east
of IIazleton. did not remain idle, although all
suffered somewhat from the lack Of a full force
Of men. II is claimed by the Mine Workers that
they will close Halle Brook this morning and
also the Stockton colery Of Coke Bros 4
Co.. all OF whose mines We're operated
Not colliery west of the city was idle Uar
wood, Oneida DerIingcr and GOwen. the for
Iner operated by {. Pardee 4 CO.. and the lat
| ter controlled by Coke Bros. q Go. working a,
usual. lIdrwood experienced falling of in it,
force, hut the officials are of the opinion that
| there will be- no strike in that vllag" Bruia
| min James, Of tho United Mine Workers. chal
longcd this statement last night and told a mum
| her OF reporters that they could safely book or
| llarwood being idle this morning.
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PERSONAL

Rev. Dr. W. II. Pearcc, of Wilkeo.Bare. was
in town yesterday.
Miss Helen Cherry, of Columbus, o., Is the
guest of Miss Sara Watson, Washington ave-
nue..
Mr.. and Mrs J. Stanley Smith returned yes
tcrday from Atlantic City, where they spent the
summer.
Letter Carriers Victor II. Iaucr, l.. r. Squier
and Burton Z. Weldy left yesterday on tehIr an
nua vacation.
Mrs. Jennie Mcintosh, Of Wilkes Barre, is visit.
\ ing few days with Mrs. Edward salmon, Of
efferson avenue,
AOr T.. c. RoOs. .. Adams avenue. will be in
kes. Barr today and there attend the session
he State Medical society lie will return
evening.
IS Blanche Hull, of sanderson avenue gave
a6ng dish party last evening in honor o
Miss Shaplegh, who IS the guest of Miss Doro
thy Dimmick,
Morgan Watkins and James Lewis, well know
young men OF the North End left for West New
ton, westmoreand county, Pa, where they eX
pect to permanently reside.
Alderman Myron Kasson left for Montrose lls
night and will today act as of tine judge
at the fair held by the Susquehanna County Agri
cultural association. The alderman will return
this evening.
William Il. Warner and Mrs Nnnic +
Blaschke, both OF this city, united in hoi,
matrimoLy last evening at the parsonage Of th,
Evangelical Luthelan church Of the HOLY
Trinity, 6l3 Mulberry street, by the pastor Re,
{. G. Speker.
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IS ONLY DOING 1T
TO BE PRE- PARED
Colonel L. A. Watres Is Not Antici-
pating Any Trouble-Why He
Gave Instructions to Captains.

Not anticipating any trouble, but
to be prepared i'm case any should oc-
cur, Colonel l.. \. Watres. of the
Thirteenth regiment, has communi-
Gated with all his captains regarding
the method to be adopted in calling out
the regiment in case an emergency
should occur which would require
such action.
As is well known. each company is
divided into squads in command of a
corporal. Each corporal is required
to have list of the names and ad-
dresses of each man in his squad.
Colonel Watres has directed the cap
tains to have their COrporals revise
these lists so that the exact where
abouts of each man in the regiment
can be known.
He has entered into arrangements
with the Lackawanna Iron and Steel
company. so that if orders are re-
ceived calling out the guard hurriedly,
a signal is to be blown on their blast
| furnace whistle. This signal is to be
ten short blasts, three times i'm sue
cessOn, and when 1t is sounded the
| corporals are expected to visit all the
members Of their squads and have
| them report at the armory immediate
| ly.
BY this means 1t is expected that
| every member of the eight city COM
panioS of the regiment can be assem-
| bled in the armory inside of an hour
at the latest. One of the afternoon
| papers yesterday was very emphatic
| in declaring that the colonel had is
sued orders to the various captains re-
garding this matter. Colonel Watres
| when seen yesterday afternoon by a
| Tribune man, took exceptions to this
statement
Il have given no orders to my cap
tains to be in readiness" said he. "be-
cause they are at all times supposed
TO he ready. Every well regulated
regiment has provisions for it's speedy
assembly, and the Thirteenth, OF
course, has its own arrangements
along that line. and | have merely no.
tiied my captains what these ar
Iangements are.
There is, to my mind, no pros.
pect whatever of the regiment being
called out, nor do we anticipate any
| trouble of any kind. Possibilities
however. must always be considered
and am merely taking precautionary
measures"
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NOTES OF INTEREST
ABOUT THE STRIKE

a crowd Of boys. forty in number.
paraded the central city, streets last
night, bearing improvised banners de-
Claring I'VE are the slatepickers'
union" I'VE are with the union" I'VE
are strikers" and the like. A lad
asuide a white donkey led the process
sion. \ toy drum was the sole source
Of inspiration to the heels. Some of
the lads wore grotesque costumes and
others had their coats turned wrong
side out
A printed bulletin is to be issued
daily from strike headquarters here
after. 1t will contain the official an
nouncements of the officers and strike
news from all over the district.
Outside the strike headquarters is
posted penciled placard reading
Don't Listen to Idle Rumors. Get
Your Information Here"
A parade and mass meeting of
miners will be held In Carbondale this
afternoon. Mine workers from Arch
bald to Forest City are expected 70
attend in body. Executive Commit
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HE PLAYED A MEAN TRICK.
H. B. Frank Made a False Promis'
to Mine Workers.

An individual who styled himself H..
b. Frank appeared in a number of CEN
tral city hotels yesterday and an
nounced that if he could get one hun &.
dred men at the Delaware and Hudson
station in time for the 3.52 train he
would take them to Albany. n. Y. and
give them employment on a new rail-
road being constructed near there.
A large number of the striking mine
workers became interested in the idea
and instead of one hundred there were
nearly a thousand at the station at the
appointed time, all desirous of accept
ing the offer.
Mr.. Frank didn't show up, however,
and the men whom he had fooled be-
come very much enraged and should
he be seen by any of them he may
fare badly.
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teeman Collins says It will even sur
pass the big demonstration held in
pittston yesterday. when it is claimed
over 1900 men were in line. Organizer
Fred Dilcher and =. ]. Mcclure, sec.
rotary of the United Brotherhood of
Carpenters and Joiners, will be the
speakers
over fifty orders were granted at
superintendent LOOMS office yester-
day to miners for coal. The supply for
the company's employees is being taken
from the coal pockets at the different
collieries.
Over 400 new members We're initiated
into the local unions of the United
Mine Workers in North Scranton yes
terday.
One hundred and twenty mine work.
ers went over the Delaware and Hud-
son railroad yesterday to points in the
soft coal regions. Their tickets read
for Pittsburg Johnstown, Connels-
Nille Dunbar and other points.
Seven coal crews on the Ontario and
western railroad have been affected
by the strike. The number of crews
laid off on the Lackawanna rairoad
cannot be ascertained
The men at the Gibbons Coal com
pany's drift in South Scranton re-
turned to work yesterday, after being
granted an increase i'm wages. 1t is ~
small working, which supplies coal for
a portion of the school district and
private families. Only a dozen men ~
50 are employed. The employees of An
thony Bros washery were granted an
Increase in wages yesterday to induce
them to continue at work.
The Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western company has received notices
from customers in Binghamton and
Elmira that they have entered into
long term contracts with soft Goa
operators. in view of the inability %!
the Lackawanna to fill their orders.
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EXPLOSION OF A LAMP.
Caused the Destruction Of Three
Buildings at Minooka.

The explosion of lamp in the house
of Richard McAndrew, at Minooka,
early yesterday morning, caused the
destruction of the following properties:
The large two-story dwelling owned
, and occupied by Richard McAndrew,
MAINLY residence and ice cream parlor
and candy store. Loss to house, 50 900;
FURNITURE and stock, $3.50.
Two-story dwelling owned by Mrs
TScahlll and occupied by Mr. Patrick
DCoughlin. Loss to building, 1880
Large dwelling and store room owned
by Mrs. O'Malley, of Pittston, and oc-
cupied by Thomas Bartkowski as resi-
dence and cash meat market. Proper
ty loss, 81 800; stock, $500.
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BOYS DISTURBED SCHOLARS.
Four Lackawanna Youths Threw
Vegetables Into School.

James Jenkins John r. Lewis, Sam
uel Grifiths and Willie Bevans, four
small boys living at Lackawanna, were
arraigned before Alderman Milar last
night, charged with throwing stones
and decayed vegetables into No. :
school in the township. School Direc-
tor John Coyne acted as the prosecutor
and alleged that the boys threw sticks,
stones. tomatoes and other things into
the school rooms while the pupils were
reciting their lessons.
Alderman Millar fined each of the
boys So and a pathetic scene then en-
sued. The mothers or two of the boys
were present and begged hard that
their sons be pardoned. Alderman Mil
lar at last lowered the fines to 81 apiece
but, as they could not be paid, commit
ted the boys to the county jail for ten
days.
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A New Profession.


Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: | recently tame from England, where
Young men and gentlewomen are studying eec.
trical engineering aud phrenology, two proics-
sons which have not yet become overcrowded
and great fortunes have been made in their pur-
suit. The great sayants ot England and Amer
ica admit that a phrenologist can tell what trade
cr profession a young man OF young woman
should .take mp, The enormous extension of
electric lights, telephones, etc, In China will
create a demand for electricinas II any Of the
young women or young men are interested, II
they will kindly call on me Immediately ]
win be pleased to give them any information
in my power, Yours respectfully,
U :. Manager Consolidated Press,
g. Adams, Pennsylvania Agent,
Room 2ll Mears, building, Scranton, Pa.
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COLLEGE OPENING.
International College Of Music
PROF. l.. W. CARE, DIRECTOR

PROF. l.. W. tNkh' Dlht' lbh.
The Busy Peoples Course al this college
opens Monday evening, Oct l. Every lover Of
n,usic can learn, ds Prof, Carr explains it. and
many young ladies and gents who are busy
through the day are registering for il. The
~ Cfessor informs as that by his method OF eX-
plainmg the intervals any one who can count ana
has love Tor music can learn. This being 50,
visit the college office in the Burr building this
montl. and REGISTER and he ready to begin Oct
l. In TACT I'll who love music will want to
avail themselves ot such an opportunity. Call
evenings and register Terms and rates within
the reach OF all.
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PLEASANT DANCE.
1t Was Given at Lake Henry Last
Evening.

The subscription dance held las.
night at Lake Henry was an immense
success, About seventy-five guests
were in attendance. The weather was
cool, but the ladies wore short gowns
and heavy blouses, and all enjoyed
the occasion exceedingly. Bauer's or
,hestra furnished music.
The train returned at midnight, af-
,er a delightful evening. Miss Penny
packer and f. c. Fuller, who were in
charge of affairs, received the pro
fuse congratulations OF the company.
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Pottsville Chronicle.

The strike OF United Mine Workers Of Amer.
lea as far as Schmylkll county is concerned is
very likely destined to he failure. Not.
withstanding the sweeping statement of John
Fahey, the order TO strike today was not obeyed
by sufficient miners to hamper any Of the col.
lieries. From the most authentic information
received by telephone and Telegraph, and verb.
ally, from the coal officials of the county, ev.
cry colliely in Schuylkl county but one, that
OF the Slyerhrook Coal company, at McAdoo,
was in operation
1t is safe TO say that less than 500 members of
the United Mine Workers OF SchuyEll county
have obeyed the order to go out on strike The
Collicly officials dreaded today, fearing that
poodly part Of the army of $4,000 miners of
Schuylkill county might 20 out, but the fact
that no demonstration OF that character was
made today, they now assert that there is not a
particle OF doubt but that the men will con.
tinue to work almost TO man.
As the Chronicle stated last week not one
! OF the collierics Ot the Philadelphia and Resd.
| ing Coal and Iron company in this county was
| idle today All worked as usual. with the ex-
| ception that az few places there was liulr
shortage, but not more than the usual percentage
| following sunday Or a holiday. Al Shenandoah
| superintendent A. =. Boyd reported that he
| noticed more men Al work in his district TODAY
| than is usual tor Monday
| What superintendent Boyd had TO report wa,
| tuc Of oil the other north of.the.mountan col.
lieries. In the vicinity OF Mahanoy City, Ia.
maqua and Ashland, the collicrics were all work.
| The miners in the Mlhanoy district had been
! advised Al the church services, by Father Me.
| Enroe, of II. CaucIuS church, at Mahanoy CITY.
and tn pastors ot the Lithuanian and Polish
| churches, not to strike hut keep at work
Mother Mary Jones and Labor Leader Har.
| MS, Who cndeavored to organize the lower
! pat OF the county had their pains for then
! troubles. Most Of the miners at Fore,tyiIie are
| employed at Duo 'ollieIy. These were out at
| work today 20 man
The colllen'S Ct the Lrhgh Coal and Navi
! galion company in Rain township were all
WORKING today Outside of the county, the
Bear Valley, Burnside and Henry Clay conerie,
in the Shamokin region, operations of the Read
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WHAT THE PAPERS
SAY OF CONDITIONS

Appended are the reports of the
strike published yesterday in three of
the leading papers of the lower dis
tricts:
Pottsvirc Miners journal
Conservative estimates ycstcrda. placed the
number OF men who went strike In SCiuylkill
county yesterday as about 700 scattered over
the whole county. Mary OF the Collcrirs were
greatly crippled on account of the lack OF men,
Lut continued at work all day.
The nitcd Mine Workers say they do not cS.
| pect the tie.up to become complete in this re-
| eioE before tomorrow. Mo,e men, they assert,
will be found missing from their usual place
| ot employment this morning than yesterday, aud
| il this should be the there is no doubt tnur
! . number Of Coielics will hc Obliged to suspend
| operations.
! The leaders Of the miners say that when the
miners at a Colliery stop work there s always a
| considerable number OF loaded mine cars in the
| different parts of the mines This coal. they
| asset, was put through many of the breaker,
| yesterday that maze prrrcnSr OF working; but
| today the absence OF the miners will he fully
| felt.
In addition TO this the labor leaders say they
| will continue TO organize the men in all sections
| ot SChuykll county until the strike is as COM
| plctc here as in the upper coal regions.
The operators scout this view Of the situation
and say the strike in Schuylkill county will bt
| entirely over by tomorrow
General Manager Henderson, Of the philade
| phia ard Reading Coal and Iron company, sale
yesterday that thirtyeight ol the thrty.nint
| coliclics operated by that company were work
ing. The one idle colliery is the Burnside
near Shamokin. The Bear Valley and Henry
clay collieries at Shamokn, he said, are run
ming very short.handed The Burnside collir,N
| employs about 80 hands. Mr.. Henderson stated
that lie did not anticipate any further drfcc
tions in the ranks Of the mine workers
! Those who have gone out, he said, have done 81
| ont OF sympathy the Reading company la
no controversy with its men, having no compan,
stores, paying wages semi-monthly and chaIg
ing only the market price for powder.
The Reading company is allotted 20 per cent
Of the anthracite to be mined II il is necessary
they can mine SC per cent. of the total outpu
and supply the market. This, with the suppl,
Of individual operators, will furnish all the hsr,
coal the Trade is able TO take.
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BRIGHT SCHEME OF
BRUNING AND DORSEY
THEY SECURED ABOUT TWO
THOUSAND DOLLARS.

Bruping Was Employed by the
Adams Express Company and Dor
sey by the International Cores
pondence Schools Manner in
Which They Made the Latter Pay
Excessive Bills-Hearing Was Con-
tinued for Two Weeks by Alderman
Millar at Request Of Defense.
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LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.

atuuder this heading short letters Of interest
will be published when accompanied, for publica'
tiou, by the writer's name. The Tribune docs not
,urme responsibility for opinions here expressed,
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T aCkaWanna
THE
,S p.,, A,.,,,. A wApMAN
THE WEATHER YESTERDAY.

Local data for Sept. is, 1900:
Highest temperature .................. 66 degrees
Lowest temperature ........,...,...,. 90 degrees
Humidity:
a. m. ........'.....,,....'..'' :" per crhl'
d y. m. ...........,.,.,.',....' 70 per cent
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Appended are the reports of the
strike published yesterday in three of
the leading papers of the lower dis
triCts: