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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-11
WASHBURN STREET CHURCH.

The ladies of the Washburn Street
Presbyterian church will have an all
day session in the church today
Luncheon will be served at noon. and
all the ladies identified with the church
are cordially invited to be present.
An important business meeting OF
the Christian Endeavor society will be
held this evening after the weekly
prayer service.
The union prayer meeting will be
held in the church this evening, under
the auspices of the First Baptist
church. Rev. j. Il. Sweet will be the
speaker. His subject will be "Fami-
lies and Schools"
Rev. T.. a. Boyl, of the Plymouth
Congregational church. gave an elo-
quent address at the meeting last
evening on Nations and Their Rul-
ers." The service was well attende l.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Woman's Home and Foreign Mission
ary society will be held tomorrow af-
ternoon at the home of Mrs. r. j.
Luce. on North Main avenue. All wo-
men are cordially invited.
The annual Offering for the board Of
foreign missions will be received next
Sunday.
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Mccain: lemonade set, James O'Mal-
ley, Jackson street: silk comforter.
Mrs. p. f. Duffy; picture Of st. Ce-
celia. Mrs. II. l.. Gibbs; picture of the
late Bishop O'Hara, oak table, p. w.
Tague; pair of pillows. Mrs. Lawrence
Moran; oak rocking chair. Miss Lizzie
Carey; lamp, Mrs. L. Sullivan; statu-
airy and pedestal. Mrs. NJ. F. Wymbs,
sofa pillow. Miss Sarah Cooper; willow
rocking chair. Mrs. Haggerty, Stran-
ton street; jardiniere. Mrs. Davies;
picture of guardian angel and a dou-
ble-barreled shotgun.
Arrangements have been made for
the appearance of the choir from St.
Paul's church, Green Ridge. on Satur-
day evening, when a select programme
will be rendered.
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PERSONAL NOTES

Rorn-To Mr. and Mrs. jeremiah
Arnold, Of Wayne avenue, a daughter.
Master Edwin G. Powell of Summit
avenue, is III.
Miss Name Folleran, Of West Mar
ket street, has returned from Phill.
delphia.
Misses Edith Sickler and Grace
Maddox. of North Main avenue, have
returned from Iionesdale.
The theme this evening Of the special
service of the Week of Prayer" in
the Providence Presbyterian churcn
will be Families and Schools" The
public of that section of the citv Is
invited to attend these meetings. which
are characterized by deep interest and
large congregations.
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OBITUARY

Herman Harris. formerly of this city,
died early yesterday morning in Los An
grlcs, Gala. OF typhoid fever, after an
illness of few weeks duration. He WAS
young man OF about % and a son OF
Mrs. A. X. Harris. of Pine street, who
with her three daughters. Hannah, Freda
and Guitell, and one son. Lawrence. sur
vive him. Mr.. Harris was well known in
this city. where he spent most of his life
and Is remembered and his death re-
gretted by countless friends and hiti-
mates. lie was young man honest and
frank, and possessed of all manly quail
ties. lie had a quick acting. clever mind
and was possessed Of great natural tai
ents. His death was a sudden shock, as
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very interesting meeting is antici-
pated. as the candidates for select
council are many.
The annual banquet and ball of the
Scranton Athletic club takes place on
Friday evening. Jan. 49, The affair is
for members only. consequently no
tickets will be sold. Bauer's orchestra
will furnish music.
The Fourteen Friends will meet at
Hotel Best this evening for the pur-
pose Of electing officers for the ensuing
year. and all members are requested
to be present.
The sub-mine examining board will
sit at 1101 Cedar avenue next Monday.
between the hours Of 2 a. m. and y.
M. for the purpose of examining ap-
plicants.
The Democrats OF the Eleventh ward
will caucus at Germania hall tomorrow
evening.
The remains Of Madeline. the two
year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Caffrey, of River street. were yesterday
afternoon laid to rest in the Cathedral
cemetery.
The revival meetings now in progress
in the Cedar Avenue Methodist Epis-
copal church are attended with good
results and much interest is manifest.
ed. The Rev. Joseph Madison is as.
sisting the pastor in the work. Ser
vices every evening except Saturday
The funeral services over the body
Of the late John Schrader, Of Moltls,
avenue. will be held at 1c O'Clock this
morning at ST. Pauls church Prospect
avenue. 1nterment at Pittston. All
knights Of Pythias are invited to at
tend.
Mott Cawley has been formally an
nounced as a candidate for common
council in the Twelfth ward.
Lena Rorick. the 5-yrar-od daugh-
ter Of Frederick Rorick. gashed her
hand quite seriously yesterday, while
playing with an axe.
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OFFICERS INSTALLED.

The officers elected at the recent
meeting Of the Marquette council. No.
I2S. Young Mems institute. were in
stalled last Tuesday evening. by Dis
trict Deputy Grand President Joseph
II. Evans, and were as follows:
Chaplain. Ecv. ]. J. O'Toole: presi
dent, James ]. May: first vice presi-
dent. p. S. Saltry; second vice pres-
dent, j. J. Higgins: recording secre-
tary, j. +. Murtaugh: financial Sec
retary, John Mullen: marshal, Thomas
Barrett: inside sentinel. w. j. Har.
rington; outside sentinel. II. +. Nc"
Leod: executive committee. w. 4.
Lynott, p. a. Carroll. NJ. J. RudGy,
Thomas Barrett and Charles. Carroll.
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PATRICK CRossrN's FUNERAL.

st. Patrick's church was we'll filled
yesterday morning with sorrowiny
friends Of the late Patrick Crossin,
and the funeral services were particu.
larly impressive owing to the manne :
in which the services were conducted.
"A solemn high mass of requiem was
sung by Rev. ]. ]. Ruddy, assisted by
Rev. j. B. Whelan and Rev. j. p. La
velle. Father Ruddy also preached
the funeral sermon and spoke endear.
ingly of the deceased.
The pall-bearers and fiower-bearers
were lifelong friends Of Mr.. Crossin
and were Joseph p. Phillips, P. ]. Nc.
Cam. Martin Gurrell, Patrick Duffy,
Dominick Healey and Thomas Cava-
naugh. The remains were borne to
the Cathedral cemetery. where inter.
ment was made. The floral offerings
were many and beautiful.
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ATTEMPTED BURGLARY.

Another unsuccessful attempt was
made at an early hour yesterday morn
ing to burglarize the residence of John
]. Davies. the well known druggist. on
South Main avenue. but the intruder
was frightened away before an en-
trance was gained.
ABOUT . o'clock a noise was heard on
the front porch and later on the side
of the house. When Mr.. Davis arose
and went to the head of the rear stair
way the burglar was trying to gain
an entrance through the back door. but
when called to make good his escape.
This is the second attempt to bur-
glarize the house within a few months.
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DUNMORE DOINGS.
Teachers Institute to Be Held Sat-
urday-Benefit Ball to Be Given.
Other Notes and Personals.

The teachers of the local borough
schools will hold an institute in the
high school building. No. /. Saturday
morning, Jan. 49, Teachers will as
semble promptly at o'clock a. m,
when the institute will open.
Two of the subjects to be discussed
are grammar and spelling and it is
hoped all Of the teachers will come
prepared to take some part in the dis
cussions on these subjects.
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REMAINS BROUGHT TO TOWN.
John w. o'Boyle VIII Be Buried at
Cathedral Cemetery.

The remains OF John William Royie
OF S2t North Everett avenue. who was
killed In New York Tuesday afternoon
by falling from the ninth story of Il
high building, were yesterday brought
to the city.
Funeral services will be conduc ted
this afternoon at 9 o'clock in st. Pat
rick's church, and interment will be
made In the Cathedral cemetery.
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A BENEFIT BALL.

Arrangements are being made by an
appointed committee for a benefit ball
to be given in the Independent Order
of Odd Fellows hall. Friday evening,
Jan. 10. The ball will be for the
financial assistance of James McGar-
ry. young man who had the mis-
fortune to lose one of his limbs while
on hunting expedition last winter.
The entertaining committee promise
most enjoyable social time and will
decorate the hall in a most appropr!-
ate manner for the occasion.
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ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTION

The following additional contribu-
tions have been made to St. Patrick 5
church fair Statues of St. Joseph,
Sacred Heart. Lady of Lourdes and
st. Anthony, hand-painted fire screen.
palm and jardiniere. Woolworth's nov
city store; sofa pillow, Scranton BE J.
ding company; china tea set, William
Farrell: chair, Mrs. Ellen O'Donnell;
kodak. Kemp. photographers: boys
suit, Thomas Langan: center piece,
Mary McHugh: center piece. Maggie
Horan; work table, Mrs. Frank Walsh.
Washburn street: book. Mrs. Holland,
combination secretary and book case,
Mrs. Thomas Kane.
Fancy pillow shams. j. a. Straits,
New York: picture of the Sacred
Heart. handmade skirt. Miss l.. Car
roll: $50 gold piece. boys suit. Penn
Clothing House; umbrella. Brown &
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clined to permit his name to 90 before
the caucus.
The other nominees were as follows:
First district-Register of voters, John
Gilgallon; juge of election, Arigoni
Ferdinando; inspector of election, M.
+. Albro. Second district-Register Of
voters. Edward Farr; Judge OF election.
John Lloyd; inspector Of election, John
Bechtold.
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FOURTEENTH WARD CAUCUS.

The Republicans Of the Fourteenth
ward held a caucus in Cooperative
hall last evening and nominated Will
liam Pritchard. of West Lackawanna
avenue. for school controller, and Will
liam y. Stevens, of Chestnut street. for
common council. Charles r. Acker de-
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HAPPENINGS OF
NORTH SCRANTON
COUNTRY DANCE OF FATHER
WITTY SOCIETY.

Was Held in the Auditorium Last
Evening, and Was Attended by
Over Fifty Persons, All Attired
in Country costumes-Marquette
Councils New omcers Installed.
School Deposits at No. 23-Coming
Social and Other Events-other
News Notes and Personals.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-11
WIN MARIANI
Mariani wine-world Famous Tonic.

A mild stimulant, the only one that
has no unpleasant reaction, and that
produces no harmful effects. This Is
during the past thirty-five years.
All Druggists. Refuse substitutes.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-11

word had been sent en- that the crisis
was passed In his illness, and that he was
on the road to recovery. His remains will
be brought to this city and the funeral
services will be solemnized and the body
inferred.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-11
Pea Coal $l.25 a Ton Delivered

to South Side. central city and central
HYDE Park. Address orders to j. r.
Sharkey. 1914 Cedar ave. Phone $3.50.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-11
EVENTS OF DAY IN
WEST SCRANTON
MARRIAGE OF JOSEPH TAYLOR
AND MISS BRIDGET MADDEN.

Ceremony Performed at st. Patrick's
Catholic Church by Rev. ]. B.
Whelan-Funeral of the Late Pat.
rick Crossin-Additional Contribu-
tions to the Fair - Washburn
Street Church Notes-Attempted
Burglary-Tourteenth Ward Re
publican Caucus-other Shorter
Paragraphs and Personal Notes.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-15
WAR REVENUE BILL.


An Amendments was adopted. i23 to ..
10 require the cancellation 81 stamps BY
pcrforation.
Air. Payne then offered as nu amend
msnt the bin passed hy thc House az The
last session. fixing the size OF beer pack
aEes he said 20 abolished ouc-siNth and
ouc-eighth barrels. After considerable
d-eaate the amendment was defeated So
10 81
Mr Ncwlands offered an amendment
providing that every person. corporation
or nrm engaged iu manufacture Whose
gross receipts exceed $4,000 shah pay
an excise tax 81 one-teutn ~ on" per cent.
on such receipts above $4,000 and that
such persons. corporations etc. shall
make true and accurate RETURNS annually
to the commissioner OF internal revenue
as So the ease OF rehners 90 SUGAR and
petroleum. The purpose 81 thc tax, Nj
Newiauds said. WAS Co make the gsat
trust and combinations pay a portion OF
the war revenue.
Air Kitchen 81 North Carolina offered
an amendment 90 reduce the tax on man
ufacturod tobacco ana snun from T. TO
s cents per pound the TAX before the war
revenue act went into effect
Mr. Payne opposed the amendment.
which he said would cost the government
si70Uo00 in revenue The amendment
Express Companies 60 Pay.
Afr n G. Smith o. Michigan offered a
substitute for the section requiring rail-
roads and steamboat companies 20 aiiiN
onc-cent stamp 20 every receipt bin
81 iading etc. using the language OF the
section IN the present law relative 20 tel
ephone messages and Including In the sub
st.tute provision Tor 81 tax Of one cent
upon express receipts Mr. SIN % charged
that the express ana TELEGRAPH companies
had been uupatriotic In compelling their
customers 20 pay tho tax. He made IL
rect reference 90 a senator % the Iuted
States who s. connected with one Of the
express companies and declared that
when the law WIS passed that senator
had advised tho company not TO pay che
tax.
Mr.. Payne replied that the express
companies had found that they could not
ny the enormous tax and live. i was
Different be said with railroads. which
shipped IA large quantties.
Mr. swanson ~ Virginia supported the
amendment. He also referred 60 pariic-
uIar express company. which. he thought.
should be- compelled 20 pay the TAX q the
tax was 60 be retained on railroad bills
a. ladinr.
Mr. Moody o. Massachusetts declared
that n the amendment prevailed about 40
small companies operating in New Enc
aud would be- driven out 81 business.
Mr. Nowinnds offered an amendment 90
the amendment providiug that the section
should not apply 90 express companies.
whose gross receipts ala not exceed slon.-
GO. This wac lost 50 to Jos.
Mr. Smiths original amendment was
then agreed to ~ 10 los.
Without completing the bin the House
adjourned al 1.25 y. m.
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TO SEND THEM HOME
,olrNTEERs ARR ORDERED BACK
FROM PHILIPPINES.
MOVEMENT TO BEGIN JAN. l
mar THmrY-sEvENTH INFANTRY
WILL COME FIRST.

xt,ps for Return Of Volunteers Ar
ranged In Anticipation of the New
arm, niIi-war Department ~
an Rcndy to Recruit the Regular
t,rrc.-Iune 30 a. the Date for
vY.trrinE Outflow Volunteers
win Remain.
v,,.a.rston Dee 1.-THE Secretary Or
,,,- tss cablcd Instructions 20 Mai. Gen.
-t..Arrhlr at Manila 90 begin the work
.f.starn.ne The volunteer troops from the
ra..ap.nes in order to permit OF their
.f..rar-o ga this country by the Soih o.
june. next
n. action has been taken IN sutici-
milton III thc authorization by Congress
ann. enlistment OF regular rss ments 10
,..s4ee tao recalled troops Plans Tor the
....r..atIon Of the proposed new regi-
r..n.. alte been perfected a the war de-
,..mert ana complete arrangements
r Tor their speedy recruitment ana
.1srmeul Action ia this matter awaits
... tre approval o. Congress
n hoped by the Secretary OF War and
uoreguiza,ion OF the army now be-
tae senate wall become a law before
..aes.-s takes a recess Tor the holidays
.r t1a lst instant. The records Of the
ssarmcat ali tend 10 show that only a
small percentage Of the state troops are
lses 90 serve beyond ther present term
of enlistment
r.a plans of tho War Department for
h-aE.ue home the volunteer troops are
shown 90 the following cable message.
.W1r Department Adjutaut Generals
DH.e Dee y. 1850. Macarthur. Manila.
ssfd volunteer couvalesceuts to the ca
ra-ty ~ tho mex, nsport returning.
nd volunteer regiment by transport
following As you report c. oO now. the
Secretary Of War directs that you start
home the volunteer regiments until the
sara d reduced 40 go 90. the number fixed
before beginning reinforcement by regu-
lars WIN send YOU regular regiments
Go further relieve tine volunteers.
"Corbln.
.1iauHa. Dec Is. is10-Adjutant Cen
en. Washington. With reference 90 your
taeeam OF the 18th. the Thirty-seventh
Infantry Regiment. u. 8. v. sails on
tran port sheridan Jan. /. and the Eiev-
.nia Regiment. T.. S. Y. Cavalry on
Jan f5 The movement will continue as
directed until completed. The Thirty
SIXTH Regimeut. u. s. ". Infantry Is
81, ash and cannot leave at present. Au-
trH IS requested TO retain regular Off
o..- lu the volunteer services whose reg
uI.r organizations are here. Also volun-
te.r officers now assigned 90 special duty
Rhp So desire. with a view 20 muster out
june H An important question 81 policy
.s involved as shc departure OF volun-
taers almost renders b. impossible 10 fur
ca officers for special duty the neccssi-
u. POI which are Increasing Transport
sherman leaves Dee. Is with about ~ voi-
untaar convaiesccnts and the transport
Warren Dec = with the same number
ANS remaining viii go on che transport
Sheridan Jan. !. Macarthur
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-15

From The paducah tkyl sun
one o. the mcst curious sights 10 be
seen ln paducah O. Blind George" Of
work Blind George" has lived here for
a good many vears and biz surname r.
Romlne. lie g. iather b. occupation.
and works rs well and az faithfully a. a
man with good oversight The other night
passcrs-bv heard Industrious hammering
from the Interior 81 "a house Ter course
81 construction. nnd one more inquisltiye
than the others vent in 10 iuveEtgue
re was aa'onished 20 perceive by the dim
light from tho street lamps a lone man up
a acannh vigorously mailing iathes 20 the
will with the def touch of an expert. u
was Blind George" and he has the adj
vintage Of others Of his craft in that he
works as VOL 90 tho dark rs IN the HIGHT
With that peculiar acuteuees character
istir Of - many people who have lost
their vision. he Is enabled fols.y BY the
sense % touch % DO ~ much work ~
other men.
lie erects his own scanoids. carries his
own iatha. and. IN brief. docs without Any
assistance whatever IN preparing the wall
for the plarterer He can drive q nail
as accurately as a man IN hrosld daylight.
and often works FAR into the night. espec-
laiIy when there O. a rush Job. Although
he has kept 81 up for years, he has ncVer
been injured. ana g. dOuhtiefs one OF the
most remarkable men in the state, al
though he has never yet come Ia for any
share Of celebrity.
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rhr In,rIIInrncc of Fi.h.
Arthur Henry Ia Frank Leslie's Popular
Monthly

AftNul ttthFN ~ ffANh AtfAtN A'FWiAA
Monthly
An hour later. says Arthur Henry IN
Frank Lcsllos Popular Monthly FOR De
cember. We were standing by one Of the
glass tanks watching hundreds % little
nsh. an inch long ana half as wide. dart
Ing about the rocks covered with "a beau
uful green scaweed, like growth al
tender shrubbcry. They were "stort min
nows." brilliant with an tho lines 81 pur-
pie and blue with now and then q CLINT
~ salmon as shey turned swiftly In the
light
watch them closely" said Prof Dali
ghren and you will notice that there are
five 81 them on guard over five different
localities. Each ono Of these la a
male protecting = nest concealed Ia the
region where he swlms"
A, once thu spectacle became inieili-
gible 10 me. II was no longer an aim
less. playful darling about 81 fish inter
esting only for their flashing and glowing
INIT one Of them was guarding tho
pebbles on the bottom. IN one corner lie
was the only watcher Ia chat section OF
the tank and the most incessant nctiv-
ity was necessary. lie was not given a
moments pause Hundreds of his fell
lows lowering over and around him We're
constantly slipping into his domain. A. he
dartcd with open mouth ~ those about
him. others would shoot from one side. or
whlsk out Of a clump Of weeds. ~ IN
tle distance. and begin Of once 20 uoae
among the pehhles IN search OF eggs. In
stanilv. the guard was upon them and
routing them 0ut He would shoot OF
agnln 70 dispersc those descending.
In another section the other four guards
were similarly ~ work but the task was
easier for them ne their nests were close
together and they worked In unison Zach
Of these had but one side from which at
tack could come. The other sides were
protected by the operations Of HE COM
panions. Every moment Of the twenty
four hours. night and day. without an tn
stants rest or 10 up these guards are
a. their defense The moment the females
Of n harem lay their eggs the male take
charge and drives even the mothers away.
which indicates that they might dovour
sheir own eggs A guard has never been
known TO violate hts most nor 20 disturb
another They trust each other i'm
plicitilv. ono Eaurd never attacks anoth-
cr. even though they often collide IN their
pur~us OF iutcrloners and overreach into
each others territory These nsh know
each other a. individuals n group %
twenty marauders swoop INTO the pre-
serves ~ once. and the guards are dash
ing IN 40 directions among them. nipplnE
TO right and 20 left moving too swiftly
for the eye 10 follow. they never mistake
an ally for IN enemy
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possesses no very ancient buildings. Tho
site Of the famous palace Of the Tang
dynasty whose sovereigns rcigucd from
the seventh century to the beginning 81
the tenth. De- san ahown The city pos
sosses. however a priceless archaeological
museum containing mass Of designs.
tablets and Inscriptions. some ~ them be-
iue twenty centuries old To aagaci0us
autiquary and explorer the ncighhof hood
81 this ancient ciLy Offers better field
than any other portion OF China. Almost
the only actual known relies % the three
great dyuaHtics ~ China-the lila. shang
ana Chaw-brc now in the Temple 81 Con
fucius in pckin. and were removed thithcr
from 81 Ngan-Fu In A. -. ii2G They on
slst o. a uamhcr OF irrcguiarly shaped
drums. with inscriptions commemorating
great hunt Of Sucn Wang iu the neigh
borhood Of 81 Ngan Fla about 4. G. 81
At some little distance from si-Ngan-Fu
ia a curious temple. dating from the time
OF the Tang cmperors. containing Coz
lossal aRurc OF the Buddhn hfly-six feet
iu hight Both temple ana figure are cur
out o. the solid rock
In iasl-'62 sl-Ngau-Fu nearly shared the
same fate a. Nlukiu and other cities OF
the yellow Empire A large force OF Maho-
metau rebels appeared before o. walls ana
underworld to effect the liberation ~ some
thousands of their co-relig ionists within
the city who hld been thrown into prison.
The high and strongly built wallis ~ the
city we're. however. too strong for them,
aud they retired. after laying waste ana
burning the suburbs The total popuhtiol
OF sl-Ngan-Fu Is estimated at i,00co
anula