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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-08
JUDGE CAMERON.

A verdict Of not guilty was taken
in the case Of Belle Hamilton, charged
with perjury by Alexander Brown.
After the commonwealth rested the
Judge instructed the jury to find ver-
dict Of not guilty in the case of Mrs.
John Fritz, charged with burglary by
Joseph Onschack. No evidence of
burglary was presented. 1t was al
legged that Mrs. Fritz entered the bar
ber shop of the prosecutor at Olyphant
and took some articles owned by him.
Mrs. Mary Jane Willis was charged
by County Detective Leyshon with
unlawful relations with a man named
Robert Wilson. Both live at Dunmore.
1t was shown an the trial that Mrs.
Willis and Wilson went to Coney ISL
and together and after their return to
Dunmore Mrs. Willis went to live with
Wilson, taking her four children with
her.
Mrs. Willis husband, Samuel Willis,
charged her and Wilson with larceny
and receiving and both cases We're
tried together. The judge directed a
verdict Of not guilty as to the larceny
and receiving, but sent the jury out to
pass upon the case of unlawful rela-
tions. The jury was out at adjourning
hour.
A verdict of not guilty was taken in
the case of Andrew Koebler. charged
with false pretenses by Ralph F..
Weeks. The county will pay the costs.
In the case of Aleck Moroka and Iznos
Varniski, charged with negligence by
bailee, a verdict of not guilty was re-
turned and the costs placed on the
county.
A jury was sworn just before ad-
journment to try the case of Matthew
Coleman, who is charged with false
pretences by J. j. Brown, of the firm
of Carney & Brown.
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JUDGE ARCHIBALD.

A cross ease of perjury in which the
parties and most of the witnesses were
Syrians was given to the jury in Judge
Archbald's court. just before adjourn
ing time. Rev. Joseph Simon, pastor
of the Catholic Congregation of Sy-
rians, was the one party, and Najib
Etulee, one of his flock, the other.
The charges grow out of the priests
efforts to compel Etulee to support q
woman claiming to be Mrs. Etulee. but
who. according to Etulee, is Mrs. Mary
Simon.
According to the story of Father
Simon's witnesses, Etulee about year
ago was living with several of his
brothers in the upper apartments of a
house on Ninth street, in which Mrs.
Mary Simon occupied the ground floor
Mrs. Simon was the widow of Etulees
uncle and fifteen years his senior, but
he wanted to marry her and she con-
sented. They went to Father Simon
andasked him to perform the ceremony
secretly as they did not want their
relatives to know about 1t just then.
He refused to do so at first, but later
accompanied the couple to the Greek
Catholic church on the South Side, and
presence of the Greek priest Rev.
Eugene Volka, and his housekeeper
They didn't disclose their marriage
but secretly maintained the relations
of man and wife for six months, when
a disagreement of some kind occurred
and Mary had Najib arrested for nom
support.
The case was tried before Alderman
Kellow. of the Fourteenth ward. Faith
er Simon testified that he performed a
marriage ceremony uniting Mary and
Najib, and Najib swore that no such
ceremony was ever performed. 1t was
on these oaths that the charges of per-
jury We're based.
AT the trial yesterday Mary's claim
that she was Mrs. Etulee was support
ed by Father Simon, Father Volka and
the latter's housekeeper Najib's de-
nial was seconded by statements of
raft of Syrian relatives to the effect
that Mary and Najib nad never lived
as man and Wife. 1t was admitted that
no marriage license was secured.
The testimony also brought out the
sensational incident of last summer,
when Etuee was interrupted in his at
tempt to secure license for his mar
riage to Mary Bennett, by Father ST.
mon and the other Mary coming upon
the scene with a protest and inducing
the clerk of the courts to refuse to
issue the license. A damage suit
against the priest grew out of this
later incident.
Ulysses Myers pleaded guilty to a
charge of larceny and receiving pre-
ferred by j. a. Taylor
William Burke and Andrew Nealon,
who pleaded guilty to larceny and re-
ceiVing, We're sentenced to pay a fine
of 81 and costs.
The case against the mayor and
cOuncilmen of Scranton charging them
with not keeping a road in the Twenty
first ward In good condition, was post
pOned until next week.
John Roslowich was charged with
libel by Joseph Gustitus, but the jury
said not guilty. The costs We're placed
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Fell Township Contests.

Attorney Louis Gramer, commits
sioner in the two election contests in
Fell township. filed his report with
court yesterday.
In the contest by Thomas Holmes
of Nicholas Glynn's election to the Of
flee of Justice of the peace, the COM
missioner found that there We're 347
votes cast for justice of the peace and
that 1873 of these We're for Glynn and
1G4 for Holmes. OF the total number
l41 We're illegal.
The same number of votes We're cast
for the office of school director. in
which John Owens contests Thomas
Hennings election, and the number of
these votes that We're found to be IL
legal was 9S.
The total number of witnesses eX-
amined was 476. or 129 more than the
total number of votes cast The cleo
ton took place February q, 1899, and
the hearings have been dragging along
ever since, until about two months
ago when the commissioner began
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JURY HAD TO
BE DISCHARGED
COULD NOT AGREE AS TO STAT
US OF GALLAGHER.
Nine Were Sure He Is Guilty and
Three Are Quite as Certain That
He Is Not-Judge Archibald Yes
terday Morning Relieved the Jurors
from Further Consideration of the
Case-Number Of Cases Disposed
of Before the Three Judges-other
Court Matters.

tried again for selling liquor without
license. He lives in North Scranton
and was tried on Wednesday. The jury
came into court twice Thursday and
asked to be discharged but Judge
Archibald refused to grant the request.
He caused the jury to be brought in
again yesterday morning and finding
that it was impossible for the jurymen
to reconcile their differences discharged
them from further consideration of the
case.
1t is said that the jury stood nine for
conviction and three for acquittal
Cases tried during the day were:
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TO VALIDATE THE
SEWER BOND ISSUE
Suggestion That Bill Be introduced
in the Legislature Validating All
Municipal Bond Issues.

A suggestion has been made which
IL carried into effect would permit the
city to hold II. l.. Day & Co. to their
bid for the sl35.OOO issue of sewer
bonds and 1t would appear that unless
this suggestion Is adopted or another
special election held the bonds cannot
be disposed of.
The suggestion is that the city should
direct the city solicitor to prepare a
bill to be presented at the coming ses-
sion of the state Legislature validating
all municipal bond issues made since
1897
In 1897 such a bill was presented val
idating all municipal bond issues from
1891 until that time. This was done be-
cause it had been contended in various
cities at that time that the elections
authorizing local bond issues had been
irregularly conducted.
1t is more than probable that in n
number of the cities of the state tech
nical points similar to the one raised
by r. l.. Day & Co. have been raised
against bond issues since 1897. For this
reason there would probably be no OBJ
lection to such bill from any quar-
ter and 1t could be introduced on the
opening day next month and put
through with rush as was the one
passed in 1897
If the present bonds were not legal
ly authorized and City Solicitor Vos-
burg and several other good lawyers
contend that it was. this would val
idate it and would compel r. l.. Day
& Co. to take the bonds or else forfeit
their $4,000 check now in the hands of
the city clerk.
Whether the city solicitor will be
directed by councils to draw up such
a bill and put it in the hands of one Of
the representatives from this city re-
mains to be seen, but the idea is al
ready bing considered by several colln-
cilmen.
One thing is certain and that is that
last springs election was conducted
in precisely the same manner as. has
been every similar election in the his
tory of Iackawanna county.
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MR.. GEO. WESTINGHOUSE,
The Great Electrician, Says:

You are destined to have one of the
greatest manufacturing cities in the
world. No locality can compete with
your cheap water power.
when manufacturers locate here
you will be astonished at the rapidity
with which they will multiply. Hall
dozen factories will attract half a
dozen more; that dozen will beget an
other dozen, and they will go on in
creasinS in geometrical proportion
Your locality possesses all the adyan-
tages of transportation facilities and
is advantageously centrally located as
a distributing point for the whole
country, and from what l know oil
electricity and of its possibilities
when generated by the water power
you have here. i expect to see city at
Niagara Falls which will astonish the
world with rapidity of it's growth
Niagara Falls Gazette.
For particulars regarding Niagara
Falls real estate address II. III. Esta-
brook, $40 Spruce street, Scranton, Pa
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PRINCETON ALUMNI DINNER.
It Will Be Served at the Scranton
Club on Thursday, Dec. 20.

The fifteenth annual dinner of tht
Princeton Alumni association of North
eastern Pennsylvania will be held ut
the Scranton club on Thursday even
ing, December 90.
Walter A. Wyckoff, professor of
political economy, will represent Prince
ton university at the banquet, and the
committee also expects to have a man
with a national reputation as an orator
to respond to one of the toasts. John
NJ. Harris, of this city, is president of
the Alumni association. and James
Blair is secretary.
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CHILD FRIGHTFULLY BURNED.
Two-Year-old Tot Enveloped in
Flames Yesterday.

While Mrs. Burnock, of PA Fourth
street, was engaged in household du-
ties yesterday morning she heard her
2-year-old son Joseph screaming up
stairs. and when she went to his as
sistance she found the child envelopetl
in flames.
The little one had evidently secured a
match and lighted it, unconscious of
any danger and it's clothing became
ignited, burning the child's flesh in a
frightful manner. The mother smoth-
cred the flames with bed clothing, but
not before the baby suffered intense
pain. Mrs. Burnock was also badly
burned about the hands
DR.. walker was summoned and
found the child in critical condition,
and did what he could to relieve it's
suffering. But little hopes are enter
tained for recovery.
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CITY NOTES

DONATION DAi.-NcXt Friday will he dona-
ton day at the Florence Mission.
Is RECOVERING.--Wiia Spcllman OF Nom
scy avenue, who was badly burned at Wednes-
days fire at Matthews feed MILL is well on
the road to recovery, and the burns on his face
and hands are rapidly healing.
MADDEN FuNERAL.--The funeral of the late
y. +. Madden will be held Sunday at . O'Clock,
from the residence rear Of Jli West LaC.;awanna
avenue. Services at st. Patricss Catholic church.
lnternlcnt in Cathedral cemetery.
KELLY A CANDIDATE.--Jolln J. Kelly las
announced himself as a candidate for the Demo-
cratic nomination for common council in the
Fourteenth ward to I'll the vacancy caused by
the resignation OF c. +. Wenzel.
ACCUSED OF AssAULT-Michael shukits, OF
Of ISL Price street, and his wife, Mrs Mary
'shmhitis, each held in 800 bail last night
by Alderman Mllar. They are accused of as
sault by Mrs. Eliza Llewelyn, of West Scranton.
SALE TUESDAY.-Therc will be sale of
cakes and articles for Christmas at the residence
of Mrs. Henry Belin, Jr,, Tuesday afternoon
Dec H. from to 6 o'clock for the benefit OF
the operating room of the iahnemnn hospital
SCRANTON RAILWAY BULLETIN.-1hc bi
monthly Scranton Railway Bulletin, issued by
the Wyoming Valley Guide company, has Just
been issued with the railway and trolley car
time tables of this city and its vicinity correct
ed up to Dee, 2.
LARCENY or BRICK-Joselh Kuglcr and
Valentine Simon were held in 500 bail each by
Alderman Mllar yesterday, on the charge OF tie
larceny of several thousand bricks. They waived
hearing and entered bail, Morgan Sweeney
preferred the charge.
. AN ACKNOWL OWLEDGENiENT The president and
directors OF the Lackawannu hospital acknowr
Fdgc with sincere thanks the receipt Of S237. .67
contributed by the children of the public schools
bf scranton towards the endowment fund of the
new chillrcnis ward.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.-At regular meet
ing oI the Woman's Relief corps, No. 80, last
evening, tho following officers We're elected 10
serve for the ensuing year: President, Mrs. An.
m Strong; $, V. r., Mrs, I.izzia Whitmorc;
j. V. r., Mrs Anna IIallstead; treasurer. Miss
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making up his report. The contest
will cost in the neghborhood OF 50, 200.
G. c. Donovan represented the con-
testants, and John r. Edwards the
respondents. NJ. j. McAndrew acted
as stenographer.
Exceptions Will be filed by both
sides and 1t Is expected the arguments
on the exceptions will be heard at the
next term of argument court.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-08
The Home

which in these days presents bare walls
to the visitor simply expresses it's mis-
tress' taste--nothing more. The cost
of suitable pictures and frames is so
low, at the Griffin Art Co., 209 Wyo-
ming avenue, that none are too poor to
enjoy their possession.
Frame prices commence at &c. per
foot &*
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-08
Guernsey Hall

is headquarters for ]. w. Guernsey's
beautiful music warerooms, where you
can find an endless variety of the finest
and most charming pianos and organs
ever exhibited in one place. Prices are
low and terms reasonable. Please call
and examine. 3l4-Sl6 Washington ave-
nue., Scranton, Pa. 80
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Xmas Photos

at the Griffin Art Co. You will get
value for your money and prompt de-
livery. See the platinette, our greatest
success. Mr. Griffin gives personal at
tention to sitters.. -'
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TEACHERS PAY.-'rhrough some kind OF
mistake II was announced in some Of the papers
that the city teachers would be paid today. This
was an error The teachers pay roll viii I've
passed at Monday nights meeting oi ~, board
and they will be paid the last pa ot next
week
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ALMOST 4 TRAGEDr.-As one Of the Eynon.
Laurel IIill street cars was yesterday afternoon
turning Wyoming avenue an intoxicated man ran
out from the sidewalk and made dash for the
car. He ran plump into it and was thrown
heavily to the ground. Several bruises were the
extent Of his injuries.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-08

PAY DAYS.--The Delaware, Tackawanna and
Western Railroad company yesterday paid the
men at the Cayuga and Brisbn collcrcs To-
day the .Storrs miners will receive their pay.
The Delaware and Hudson company yesterday
paid the men at the Grassy Island mine, in Oily.
phant, and at the Delaware mine, at Mill Creek.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-08
You Can Buy

fresh creamery butter at Coursen's,
3Oc, lb, 3-lb. boxes; genuine butter
cannot be sold less. ~
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Children's Day Today

At Athletic club fair. Admission. 5
cents. Door prizes: Boys suit and
girls trimmed hat. "s
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CRUSHED ny FALLING ROCK. John stolar,
an Olyphant miner, was badly injured yesterday
morning by being crushed under a fall OF rock.
lie was taken 10 the Lackawanna hospital,
where II was seen that his head was badly cut
and that lie had sustained a fracture Of the leg.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-08

SiiRUMp's LEG BROKEN. Fred Shrump. Of
727 Fellows street. had his left leg broken while
at work last night in the Dodge mine He was
thrown from a mine car and his leg was squeezed
between the car and the wall. lie was taken to
the Moses Taylor hospital
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-08

The Bumpernickel Band.
Will be the attraction at the Scranton
Athletic club fair tonight. ~
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on the prosecutor. Both are members
OF the congregation of the Lithuanian
church OF North Main avenue.
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Margaret Brstlcy; chaplain, Mrs Margaret
Post; conductor, Mrs Ruth Barney; guard, Mrs
Olive Gibbs.
LOST ID.-The police have been notified
Of the disappearance from home Of Arthur
Thatcher the 5.year.old son of $. A. Thatcher
of 32i Spruce street. When he left home the
lad wore blue suit and knee trousers He has
light hair and Is frcckcd.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-08

MADDEN FuNERAL-rhe funeral OF the late
y. +. Madden will be held Sunday at = o'clock,
from the residence, rear of 1li West LaC.awanna
avenue Services at St. Patrck's Catholic church.
lnicrncnt i'll Cathedral cemetcIy.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-08

: KELLY A CANDIDATE.--,Ioln J. Kelly las
announced himself as a candidate for the Demo-
cratic nomination for common council in the
Fourteenth ward to fill the vacancy caused by
tho resignation OF c. T.. Wenzc
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-08

. AN acknowledgements. NT.-Thr president and
directors OF the Lackawanna hospital acknowr
Fdgc with sincere thanks the receipt Of S237 67
contributed by the children OF the public schools
VI scranton towards the endowment fund of the
new chillrcnis ward.
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DONATION DAi.-NeXt Friday will he dona-
tion day at the Florence Mission.
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ACCUSED OF ASSAuLT.-Michael Shukitis, OF
Of ISL Price street. and his wife. Mrs. Mary
Shnkits, were each held in $500 bail last night
by Alderman Millar. They are accused of as
saut by Mrs. Eliza Llewellyn, of West Scranton.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-08

LARCENY or BRICK-Joseph Kugler and
Valentine Simon We're held in $500 bail each by
Alderman Millar yesterday, on the charge OF tie
larceny of several thousand bricks, They waived
= hearing and entered bail, Morgan Sweeney
preferred the charge.
Tombstone epitaph., 1900-03-04
CHEAP EXCURSION
R0und Trip to the Paris Expo. -s sition For $200

The American Federation of Teach CTS and Students of ChicsEs, under whose auspices members may enisy the privileges of 6 trip to the Paris exposition Tor the low sum of $2Oo, has issued a ststement. Ths advsn- tsges offered are summed up ss fol- lows:
 "A round trip from Chicago to Paris. allowing about forty days resi- dsnce in Paris in the homes of Paris ian teachers and students, who will act as guides to their Am sricau yisi- tors: three mesls day, so arranged e to enable members to take their meals wherever they happen to be; free admission to the fair grounds; carriage rids5 through the city sl Paris and boat rides on the Seine; a trip to the na.isnsi palaces Of Var sai,lss and sntsrtsinmentsa and recep- ,ions iendyred by leading painters, sculp,ors, authors, actors and French and American public men,"
Tombstone epitaph., 1900-03-04
ARIZONA SHEEP
Thousands of Them to be Ship
 ped out of the Territory

The dry winter is beginning to have a disastrous effect on the sheep iu- dustry of this tsrritery. Sheep which have been wintered on the plains around PheniI are now beginning to suffer from want oi feed and water and are net able to be driven back to their eummsr ranges in the northern part of the territory, and even it they could, but little better conditions exist for them there than in the Salt river valley. In their extremity sheep men have commenced their shipmsn. to California. The rsil- reads have made rate Of s75 per car load to Los Angeles, Veaturs and Baksrsheld. Shipments have already com n nenssd and thoussuds Of sheep will be m5vsd out o! the territory within the next few weeks. Journal Miner.
Tombstone epitaph., 1900-03-04

Statehood for Arizona is in ths hands Of the Republican party; if we are not admitted it must bear the olium and responsibility of keeping CUT people under political bondage. Ne one can give . just reason why Ari1ons should not be given the right of government. We have the wealth, we have the population and ws have the progressive spirit which would st once push the new state into prominence In the sisterhoeds of com nonwsslth. The snly reason for keeping Ari:ona cut of the unions aad that reason only helds good iu D the M.:!sness and ssl6shnsss of the Republican party, is that our people Will not csnseat 10 worship the Mark Hanna golden calf financial policy. Let it not De forgotten by the people sf Arizona that republicans and re- publicsns alone are holding state hood beyond our reseh.-Arizona Bullitin.
Tombstone epitaph., 1900-03-04

During the last three months nearly two hundred and fifty dement, cd soldieri have been sent across the continent from San Francisco. and it is said that over two hundred more will soon arrive there from Manila, In nssrly all the cases the men are violently insane and the reputsd cause of their trouble is the ceasels.s vigilance required by poe, duty in the Philirpinee.
Tombstone epitaph., 1900-03-04
U. $. PENSIONERS
The Total Number From the
 Various American Wars

Responding 10 an inquiry from Senator Gsllingsr, Commissionsr Of Pensions Eysos has sent to the fer m-r statement giving ths number of pensioners borne on ths rolls of the office, on account of each of the wars ot the Uaited States, and giving brief review of the lsws under which they were granted, The ststsmsnt as ts the number Of pensioners is e, fsl- loNs:
 Ca account of ihs revolutionary wsr-Four widows and ' daughters.
 War of lsl2-Oae survivor, 1893 widows.
 Indian Ware, 1883 to 1S42-Oue thousand six hundred and ffty-siI survivors and 1889 widows.
 Mexican Wsr-Niae thoussnd two hundred and four survivors aud Sl75 widows.
 Granted since 1871 under general lsw-Thres hundred and twenty-ons thousand five hundred and ffty-fye invalid and g. ,s0l widows and othel dependents; under the law Of lS9a lnvslids. 90.9l2; widows and dspeu- dents, 130, PA.
Tombstone epitaph., 1900-03-04
TU MINE OW NERS

Bsing in conmunication with . number of eastern investors who de- sire to purchase or bond desirsbIe cop pss and gold prospects of merit, rros psessrs and mine owners will do we'll o list tbsir mises with me. rivi.- .u.; .; particulars Of location, work done, terms etc. Call ss my oaics CT send descriptions. Your property may jus, suit.
 CHLs. W. BLAcKpURH,
 Allen St. bet. ltn and 9th
 Tombstons Aris.
Tombstone epitaph., 1900-03-04
Rspe walking at Niagara

The man who wanted to walk across Nigara Falls on rope was wisely re- strained by the authorities. Probably he is thankful that such was the case. Death comes soon enough. Take the inroads of disease for example. Com mon ailments like constipation, dyspepsia biliousness, malaria and nervousness, do much to shorten life. There is medi- cine that will cure these, if iRken faith fully, and tha, is Hostetter's Stomach Bi,,ers. Set the stomach right, and good health is sure to follow. This peerless remedy has a record of over ffty yrars of cures to back it up. When in need of medicine of this kind, get the old reliable Hostetter's Stomach Bi,,ers, with Private Revenue Stamp over the neck of the bottle.