The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-24

Of ess Forest court, last night notified the police
Of the disappearance OF mule and carriage be.
longing 10 him. The mule was q bay one and
weighed about $50 pounds The carriage was
open one. gray coat belonging to hr.
Turner was in IL.
LAYING DOUBLE TRACK.-A force Of Scran-
ton Railway company yesterday begad
double tracking the North Scranton line fro'c
Court street as far as what is known rs the
Diamond switch. This will greatly improve the
service between North Scranton and the central
city.
THE SECOND IsSUE.-A large number Of
copies Of the Official Bulletin Of CriminaF In
formation, which is issued by the National
Board Of Identification, yesterday arrived at
police headquarters An article on professional
Safe Blowing" by General Superintendent Of
Police Joseph Ripley, Of Chicago, is the feature
Of the paper.
JOHN JONES ELECTED-At a meeting Of the
Christian Endeavor union, held last night In
Grace Reformed church, John jones' Of North
Scranton, was elected treasurer to succeed Daniel
Phillips, resigned. Arrangements are being
made to have a good attendance from this city
at the coming county convention, which will
be held in Carbondale, on May 3.
ANNUAL T0URNAMENT.-The third annual
tournament Of the National Sporting club will
be held this evening in the Scranton Athletic
clubs hall, on Alder street. The main bout
OF the evening will be a ten.round go between
"Billy" Mack, OF Bellevue, and sparrow" Al
len, Of the Scranton Flats. There will be three
preliminaries preceding the main go.
NEEDS OF HOSPITAL-It is an unusual thing
for the people Of Scranton to overlook urgent
II Az
patients. But there has far been response
whatever to last Wednesdays appeal for trousers
and coats for men, and shirt waists and trousers
for boys ranging in age from to 10 years 1t
is hoped these needs will be generously supplied.
DISoRDERLY CONDUCT.--At the corner or
Adams and Lackawanna avenues yesterday aft
ernoon drunken man attempted to board
street car and was put of by the conductor.
He became very disorderly, and on being arrest.
ed by Patrolmsn Connery resisted furiously.
Special Officer Liberatore assisted the patrolman
and the disordery one was hoisted into wagon
driven by Charles Sippel and taken to the Cen.
trail police station.
HE WILL NOT CERTIFY.-Several Of the sew
er contractors to whom contracts for the con-
struction of various sewers have been let by
council are daily importunng Controller Howell
to certify these contracts, but he is Just as
persistent in refusing to do so. lie is determined,
he stated yesterday, that such contract will
be certified until the bond ordinance shall have
passed both branches Of councils and shall have
been signed by the mayor.
NO MORE FROZEN FISH-Food Inspector
Widmayer condemned the last lot of frozen fish
remaining in the city and watched il until
wagons had conveyed it to the crematory. He
assures the public that they need have no fear
of buying frozen fish from until next
winter. The food inspector has visited the vari.
Gus cold storage warehouses within the past two
weeks and in that time has condemned over two
tons Of this class Of fish. at about time
for it to be destroyed" he said, "as some of
it has been on ice since last January"
HORSE RUNAWAY.-A horse owned by Cor.
man, the liveryman, and attached to Waldrons
advertising wagon, away on Linden street
yesterday afternoon. and turning into Penn ave-
nue. went south to Lackawanna, and turning
into that thoroughfare toward the west At
the "Y'' the horse went the sidewalk and
caused CONSERVATION among the people coming
from the Delaware and Hudson station. Some
distance further down the avenue, the horse was
stopped by George Hoffman, OF West Scranton.
The wagon was wrecked, but no one was in
jured.
CORONERS INQUESTS.-Dr. Roberts will in
quire into the condition today OF Mrs. O'Boyle,
who was shot by her husband several weeks ago,
and has since been confined in the Lackawanna
hospital. II the woman's testimony can be
taken the inquest will be held as soon as con.
venient. The inquest in the of Charles
Warren, who was found dead on the Slick street
culm dump some time ago, will be conducted at
o'clock this evening in the arbitration room
of the court house.
HAD MANY FRIENDS HERE.-Right Rev
Tobias Mullen, bishop Of the Catholic dioceses OF
Erie who died yesterday at that place, had
many friends among the Catholic priests of this
valley and had frequently visited the late Bishop
O'fiara in this city. He will be succeeded by
Right Rev. John Z. Fitzmaurce, who was con.
secrated bishop some time ago, and has been
since then the administrator of the doceses
Bishop Fitzmaurice has a number of relatives
living in this city and Dunmore.