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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-25
BASE BALL BREVITIES.

Pitcher Leigh arrived in town yesterday after
noon and will get into today's practice.
In Hamilton Stahl and Freeman Boston has
leithanded outfeld, the three men batting and
throwing left-handed.
Buck Freeman is working hard TO beat his last
seasons batting record, and Monday added an
other home run to the collection he has already
started. II wasn't made on the tiny Boston
grounds either, but was terrific drive over the
Philadelphia fence. II Buck keeps on at this rate
he will have last seasons record smashed inside
of a month.
Elmira Monday played the Bnghamton team
of the New York state league an exhibition game
and was defeated by the score of 1872. Jimmy
Dean, of Scranton, who played second base for
Elmira, accepted nine out of ten chances, ana
made one run and one hit, Moss the old SYRIA
cuse shortstop, who played with Scranton short
time. put up star game at second for Bing'
hamton.
The interest taken in the practice OF the team
has pleased Manager Burnham vastly Monday
there were easily 300 rootcrs on the grounds and
yesterday almost the entire grand stand was
filled and there were a large number OF people
on the field, the entire attendance probably being
around l,0OO. This seems to presage profitable
season, and the enthusiasm of those present seems
an even more favorable sign,
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NICHOLSON.

Special to the Scranton Tribune
Nicholson, April 24.-Mr. Bert b.
Walker has accepted a position with
Mr.. j. A. Niver.
There would be some satisfaction
these dark nights in knowing that
we might venture out without going
through mud on every street cross
ing about half a foot deep. There
seems to be more fun in making
laws than enforcing them.
School closes on Wednesday. The
graduation exercises will take place in
the opera house on Thursday even
ing. Admission to those not invited,
Is cents.
Mr.. Eddie Alden has accepted a
position in the stone yard, and Earl
Walker has taken his place on the
milk wagon.
Mr.. j. L. Harding and F. f. Tiff
fany were at Lake Nicholson fishing
yesterday and caught twenty-five bull
heads and six cells.
Ray Snyder and Fred Williams went
to Windfall Pond last night and
caught sixty bull heads.
Miss Jennie Hepler is quite sick al
her home.
Mr.. James Aud has been sick for
several days.
Mr.. d. G. Black went to HARRISBURG
yesterday to the Republican conven'
tion as 4 county delegate.
Mr.. H. d. Tiffany is also attending
the convention.
Mr.. Archie Belts, of Tunkhannocll
formerly of this place, is a caller ir
town TODAY.
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FOREST CITY.

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Forest City, April 24.-Benjamin r.
MaXey, of Scranton, is paying a visit
to his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Benja
min MaXey, at their home on Main
street.
Messrs. Peter and Thomas Nc
Gowan, of Carbondale, visited friends
in town the first part of the week.
Dame rumor says that a young
couple prominent in social circles
made a quiet trip to an adjoining
New York state town and were made
man and wife.
This is the kind of weather that
will make gardening the popular pass
time and the depredating hen will be
able to get in her fine work.
Yesterday at IL o'clock in St Agnes
Catholic church, Rev. Father Walsh
united in marriage Frances Novack,
Of New York city, and Wendell Doblsh
| of this place.
| The ladies' of the Methodist church
| are busy cleaning the church.
| Mr.. and Mrs. f.. Stearns and son,
| Floyd, of Herrick Center are visiting
| at the home of r. A. BloXham, on
Dundaff street
Rev. |. n. Steelman, the pastor of
| the Methodist church, has returned
from conference. His appointment for
the ensuing year is at Gilbertsville,
| n. Y. Rev. r.. l.. Clark is the pastor
conference has sent to Forest City
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SHOT BY HIaHWAYMEN.
Another Pittston Bridge Robbery
Lithuanian Merchant the Victim.

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Pittston, April 2i.-Frank Spudis, un-
married, aged about SS years, Lith-
uanian merchant of this city, was
found on the west end of the ferry
bridge in West Pittston at o'clock
this morning. in a half-conscious con-
dition, his clothing soaked with blood
from a bullet wound in the abdomen,
and his pockets turned inside out. He
had been held up by three men about
1 o'clock this morning. fatally shot ana
afterward robbed,
The victim was taken to the Pitts
ton hospital, where it was found that
the bullet had entered near the abdo-
men, DETECTING to the right, passing
above the stomach, severing large
and important blood vein, and lodging
near the back. The injury is fatal
one. and the man is lowering between
life and death.
Spudis regained consciousness for a
time and the story of the Lffair, as
told by him, is as follows: On Mon
day night he went to Wilkes Barre to
attend to legal affairs. and started for
home at a late hour. BY mistake he
took Luzerne borough car, and
learned his mistake upon arriving at
Dorranceton 1t was too late to get a
West Pittston car, and he started to
walk toward his boarding house, which
is near the east end of the ferry bridge
in Pittston. He arrived at the bridge
shortly after o'clock, and was about
to start across when stopped by two
men, who asked him for cigar. He
replied he had none and a few words
hnt
man, who had been on the opposite
side of the bridge, came over to where
they were and as he drew near, pulled
a revolver and shot Spudis. The latter
fell to the sidewalk and one of the
men sat on his head while the Other
two searched his clothing. A golt
watch and $1.3O was all the reward
they received for their foul crime
Spudis was then left lying along the
sidewalk until o'clock this morning
although several persons passed dur
ing the intervening hours, but they
evidently thought him a drunken mar
and left him undisturbed. About
o'clock men on their way to work dis
covered the victim in a semi-consciou'
condition and had him taken care OF.
There is no clue as to who were thu
perpetrators of the crime, but Spudi
says they were English-speaking men
The scene of the crime is between thu
center of Pittston and West Pittstoi
and the spot on which the man wa
shot is within seventy-five yards o
several houses. Nothing whatever wa
known of the crime until it was dis
covered this morning. 1t was on thi
bridge that a man was thought to hav
been thrown over into the river in tn
dead of night about three months age
screams for help followed by lou
splash having been heard by people ii
the vicinity at the time and footprint
having been seen in the snow on tn
bridge
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Catarrh has been so generally
thought to be disease confined to the
head and throat that it is very diff
cult to get many people to understand
that catarrh may affect any part Of
the human body. All the organs of the
body are lined with mucous membrane;
all the passages of the body are also
lined with mucous membrane. Wher-
ever there is mucous membrane
there catarrh may exist
Peruna is not cure-all. 1t cures
catarrh. This is all that is claimed for
it.
A free book written especially for
women written by DR.. Hartman, EN-
titled Health and Beauty" sent to
any address by The Peruna Medicine
Co., Columbus, Ohio
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HIS PRAYER ANSWERED.
Lightning Strikes a Brewery OF
Schedule Time.

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Stroudsburg, April 24.-Lightning
struc,; the big brewery that is being
built here with the assistance of
Scranton capital. The damage done
was not great. Two men, Dewitt Ma
rean and a man named Staples, We're
slightly stunned. The damage to the
big brewery recalls the words of ReY.
+. l.. Dixon, pastor of the East
Stroudsburg Methodist Episcopal
church. Rev. Dixon, some time ago,
prayed that lightning might strike it.
Rev. f. L. Dixon was one of the most
active in the fight against the brew
cry. He made his remarkable prayer
at a meeting of the Women's Chris
tian Temperance union held in the
East Stroudsburg Methodist Episco-
pal church, which was attended by
prominent citizens opposed to the new
brewery. The bolt at the brewery
went down the elevator shaft, knock
ing off few bricks in it's passage.
Two children, named Custard, sons of
Methodist pastor, were knocked
from the ladder, but escaped unhurt.
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church for another year Is hailed with
great satisfaction by his church and
the community at large.
On the Oakland side of the river, on
Monday, the large excursion steamer
'Erminie," which for several years has
piled the waters of the Susquehanna
between Lanesboro and the Forest
Home, took fire and was entirely de-
stroyed, together with the contents.
An employe was building a fire in the
engine, when flames communicated to
a bottle of kerosene. The boat was
owned and captained by Fred II. Pride,
of Susquehanna. 1t cost $4,000, and
would carry 700 people 1t was insured
for $1,000. 1t is too late to build boat
for this season. Mr.. Pride has a smaller
boat, the 'Idlewild."
1t is rumored that Sunday excursion
trains will run on the Delaware ana
Hudson's new Honesdale branch. THE
world do move"
The condition of former Register and
Recorder Samuel S. Wright, of Mont
rose, who is i'll with grippe, at the
LangfOrd house. in this place. is some
what improved.
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THE MARKETS.
Wall Street Review.

New York, April "a There were indications OF
some large operations on the Stock exchange and
the market seemed to be under manipulation Ior
the purpose of facilitating them. Yesterday
late show of strength found a response in the
London market this morning and prices Of Amer
leans were well advanced before the opening mere.
London bought quite freely in this market alter
trading commenced but II quickly became mani
fest that Yesterdays rally had been due TO the
demand from the short interest. After the open,
ing squirt buying quickly fell of and prices tell
back while the market became very dull. The
pool operations in Missouri Pacific, which were
a prominent factor in Yesterdays rally came 10
a stop again and that stock fell back. The room
traders turned to the bear side and worked ior
, reaction, The vigorous attack on Baltimore
Ohio and Reading first preferred caused declines
of 3k and 31Rc respectively and broke the whole
list quite sharply. But at the decline very large
buying developed again for both accounts, all
OF the stocks being absorbed apparently with J. o
desire to advance prices. very characteristic
movement in Sugar indicated a periodical pun
ishment to the shorts in the stocks After pre-.
llminary drive which carried the price to l0iA
the stock suddenly shot up IN the last hour to
ll0A. The scramble Of the shorts to cover
helped on the rise and enormous blocks changed
hands, Peoples Gas at the same time rallied
9 points and the whole list was more or less af-
feoted. Feverishness in Sugar and one or two
relapses elsewhere gave slightly irregular tone
but the closing was generally firm and at small
net charges ia the majority OF stocks. Dealings
in the steel industrials continued large but the
price movements were unsensational and net
changes small, The short interest continued to
cover in the group on large scale. Total sales,
$50, 400 shares Western New York and Pennsy-
yania general Ns rose ~ and then reacted g.
The bond market generally was rather weak. To-
tai sales, par value, 81, 10000 United States
refunding Is, when issued, the Ss and other Is
declined u in the bid price
The following quotations are furnished The
| Tribune by NJ. s. Jordan Co., rooms 705.T06
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FIRST PRACTICE GAME.
Manager Burnham's Men Lined Up
Yesterday Afternoon.

The ti,st real live practice of the
base ball season took place yesterday
afternoon, when Manager Burnhams 8
Pilgrims lined up against a collec-
ton of amateur players and for six
consecutive innings played fast inter-
esting ball. The game was hardly
what might be called a close one, nor
might ii be termed a pitchers bat
tie, as at the end of the sixth in
nng the score stood 25-1, and whereas
the Yanigaps had made but three
solitary hit off Miller and Kennedy,
the two twirlers worked by Manager
Burnham, the regulars had been hit
ting both kid" Posner and julius
Posner, who succeeded him in the
box, with surprising regularity.
The latter two pitchers, however,
could hardly be blamed as the regu-
lars would have been held down pref
ty closely had the Yanigans done any
sort of fielding. The two teams lined
up as follows.
acknowledgement, H.; J. O'Brien, SIS. Shelf.
Ter, rf.; Knox, CT; Mcintyre, h.; NJ. Doherty,
3d. Pirate" o'Brien, 2b. Toft, c.; Miller, p !,
Kennedy, p.
Ysnisans-M -Millerick, c.. Mallott H.; Gaughan,
cf. Doherty, ss. Zang, Oh, IT,; }. Posner, 30,
p.; rossin, rf; Wells, IT, Oh; kid Posner,
| p., Sb.
The Regulars started off with a
rush, scoring eight runs in the first
! inning, on a succession of hard drives
| and very comical plays by Zang,
| Mallott and other of the Vans. Mil
Ter made the star hit of the inning.
The young twirler came to the bat
with three men on bases, and smashed
the first ball pitched with iterrifiC
force between right and center field
scoring all three runners and himself
making second base.
! Millerick, who was loaned to the
Yanigans by Manager Burnham
opened their inning with a hit, bu,
died y on base. The Regulars made
two more runs, and the Vans were
again blanked. In the third inning
two more tallies were added to the
Regulars score and the Yanigans
then came in to bat. Bliss, the first
man up, hit a beauty, landing OF
one of Miller's choicest curves for a
three-base hit, the longest drive OF the
game II fell far out in right field
across the race track, and was the
best hit of the afternoon. This sC
unneryed Miller that he presented
KID Posner, the next batter up
with base on balls, and with two
men on bases, Millerick stepped tc
\ the bat. He lined the ball to Mix,
Doherty, who threw him out at first
Bliss scoring on the play and making
the Yanigans one lonesome run. II
the next three innings, the Regular
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FACToRYvILLE.
Specih to the Scranton Tribune.

Special TO the scranton tribune.
Factoryville. April PA good sized
delegation of Paulowna Rebekah lodge,
Independent Order of Odd Fellows,
will go to Tunkhannock tonight to
join in social visit to Tunkhannock
and Mehoopany Rebekah lodges. All
members of Paulowna lodge are re-
quested to be present.
Miss Josephine Lindsey is i'll with
quinsy, at the home of a relative in
West Scranton.
Canton Factoryville, No. 81, Patri-
archs Militant, Independent Order of
odd Fellows, will attend divine SER
vices next Sunday evening at the Penn
Avenue Baptist church in Scranton,
where the pastor, Rev. Robert f. Y.
Pierce will preach a sermon on odd
Fellowship, in Commemoration of the
eighty-first anniversary Of Odd Fell
lowship in the United States, which
event will fall on the 26th of April,
and will be celebrated in some man.
ner in nearly every town and city
throughout this country. In this town
| Red Jacket lodge, No. 524, will cele-
brate the event on Thursday evening
| the 26th, by holding "a public reception
and entertainment in their hall on
Main street, which will be thrown open
| to ALL and the public is earnestly in
vited to be present An appropriate
| entertainment will be given, and SONG
| prominent speakers will be present
| and address the people with addresses
along the line of the order, and what
the order is doing for the needy.
Rev. w. NJ. Hitler, pastor of the
Methodist Episcopal church here foi
the past two years, has been returned
TO this charge by the conference al
| Owego, n. Y.
| Mrs. James Wrigley is seriously il
| at her home at Bunker Hill.
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THOMPSON.
the Scranton Tribune.

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Thompson, April 24.-Mr. Samuel
Truesdale and wife returned from Sid
ney, n. Y, yesterday, where they have
spent the winter with their daughter.
The town is full of farmers this
morning, the special drawing card for
them being c. j. Pickering's sale of
cows just east of the town.
Harry Walker aged Is years, son of
n. A. Walker, paymaster at Ararat,
died yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. A. c. Foster has sold her tract
of land in Michigan, through David
NJ. Atoms real estate agent at Pitts
burg, who is here today transacting
the business.
Mrs p. r. Tucker and her daughter,
Mrs. NJ. Wrighter, attended the funeral
of Mrs. Ernest Tucker, at Jackson,
yesterday.
sylvester Mulvey, of Port Jervis, was
a caller on Jackson street friends, Sun
day.
Joseph Bloxham, late of Forest City
was buried at Ararat yesterday. His
brother, f. II. Bloxham, of this place
attended the funeral.
Roscoe Washburn and wife have
added a new industry to their home
plant. 1t is rocking the cradle to the
cooling of little girl.
Rev. p. r. Tower returned from
Owego yesterday evening, where he
had been in attendance at the Wyom-
ing conference. He reports a very
pleasant conference, and that in the
election of delegates to the genera
conference there was less wire pulling
than he has seen in several years. The
presidency of Bishop Foss was bene.
aiction, firm, impartial, brotherly. His
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NORTHEASTERN
PENNSYLVANIA

addresses and sermons abounded in
good common sense, loyalty to country
and the church, and sound theology
Paper hangers and carpenters are at
work in the Methodist Episcopal
church.
Plowmen are in the fields whistling
merrily as they turn over the sod.
Norman Hines, of Scranton, was
shaking hands with friends here to-
day.
f. f. Nettleton, of Scranton, was
here yesterday.
Our auctioneer, j. L. Winter, sold
sixteen cows in one hour and twenty
minutes. Prices realized $50 to $42 for
c. u. Pickering.
Miss Jennie Crozier, of Port Jervis,
is visiting her grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Crozier, corner Belmont
and Jackson street.
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SUSQUEHANNA,

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Susquehanna, April 2i.-The anti
saloon meeting held last evening in the
Methodist church was well attended,
and much interest was manifested
Rev. w. Fl. Williams. of Scranton, the
district SUPERINTENDENT of the Anti
Saloon league, delivered an excellent
address. meeting will be held in the
Baptist church this evening.
j. Storm Varick for several years
past Erie shop clerk at this point. is
succeeded by Mr.. Parsons, Of New
York
superintendent w. l.. Derr, of the
Susquehanna division of the Erie, was
in town last evening.
The thirteenth annual ball of Mon
roe Curtis lodge, No. 1874, Brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen, will be held at
the Starrucca house on Friday evening
next. Music will be furnished by
Doran's full Susquehanna orchestra,
and Mine Host Ryan, of the Starrucca
house, will supply the supper.
Profs Flood and Pierce, of Bing-
hamton, reopened their dancing school
in Hogan opera house last evening,
with a good attendance.
Congressman c. Fred Wright and Il.
r. w. Searle, esq, left for Harrisburg
today, to attend the Republican state
convention.
A. T., Mitchell, superintendent Of
motive power of the Erie railway, has
been appointed juror of railway ap-
! pliances at the Paris exposition. Mr..
| Mitchell is a former resident of Sus-
! quehanna.
| Miss Minnie Vannestrand, of Main
| street. is the guest of relatives at
! HaVerstraw-on the Hudson.
Frank Hall, of Main street, has en-
tered the Poughkeepsie business col
! lege, as a student.
Quite number of Erie trainmen
! have recently taken positions upon
| southern railroads.
Archie Haines and Charles Phillips,
the young men who broke into an Erie
car on the Delaware division of the
Erie, on Saturday night, will probably
be tried in Delaware county, New
York. Pennsylvania has no claim upon
! them.
Delaware county, New York, has
10000 cows.
Messrs. b. d. Titman and A. o. Dar-
row, of Montrose, spent Sunday with
Susquehanna friends.
The steamer "Erminie," which was
destroyed by fire yesterday, will prob,
ably not be rebuilt.
Editor Samuel p More, of the Great
Bend Plaindealer, Is in the south, 70,
his health's sake.
A special train from New YorI
passed through here last evening con,
tanning delegates to the New Yorl
state Grand council of the Royal AR.
canum, now in session in Binghamton
Mr.. and Mrs, e, l.. Knise. Of Waverly
n. Y, are visiting Susquehanna re,a
tives.
Mrs. DR. w. S. Beebe. Of Kirkwood
N, " is the guest of Oakland rela,
tiVes
The smallpox epidemic at Auburn
Centre, this county, is subsiding. Tht
state board of health did excellent worl
In taking prompt measures TO prevent
the further spread of the disease.
The Pocahontas degree held an adop
tion and served refreshments las
evening. A delegation from Hallstea,
and Great Bend was present.
The return of Rev. Charles Henr,
| Newing to the Susquehanna Methods
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New York Grain and Produce.

New York, April 2IFlour-Dul and easy es-
pecially for the top grade of Writer extras; the
general market showed no charge, but was nom
inally lower to sell winter extras, $2. .60a2. 80.
Wheat-Spot steady; No. 2 red 7SAc {. o. b,
aaoat; No. 2 red, 75Isc elevator; No. ] north
ern Duluth, 76Sc. o. b. ahoat to arrive op.
tions opened steady but sold of later and closed
firm at Nc net advance; May closed 72l4c,i
July, 729sc; September, 73hc, Com--Spot firm;
No 3, i7c {. o. b, anoat and I7hc elevator;
option market was stady 10 firm all day; sup
ported by shorts who were Influenced by higher
cables, wet weather west and new export ru-
closed 4ic, July, A3sc,; September closed ll3sc.
oats-spot steady; No. 2, 2sc No. 3, 27lsc. Nc.
white, 29lac, No. white 2sl2a29c; track
mixed western, 1Sd29c. track white 29a3ic op
tions neglected and closed steady at isc advance; ;
May closed 26%c.; No, white cats, May, closed
20hc. Butter-Firm; western creamery, l51sa
lial6c, state dairy, l5al1c, do. creamery, l51sa
lsc. Cheese-Steady; fancy large white, llIsc. /;
fancy large colored, llhallhc; fancy small
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Philadelphia Grain and Produce.

Philadelphia, April Enthusiastically; con.
tract grade April 71a72c. Com-Firm and nc;
higher; No. mixed April, I3ai3hc: oatSLDuii
do do, 20laa3Ocl No. mixed do, 20c. Pota-
toes--Steady; New York and western choice per
bushel, 4saj0c. do. do. fair to good. 42al5c.
Butter-Firm; fancy western creamery, lsc.; do.
prints, 2Oc Eggs-Frm, 1sc. higher; fresh near.
by, l21ac.; do, western, l21ac,; do. southwest
ern. l2hc; do. southern, 12c. Cheese-ln-
changed Refined Sugars-Steady but quiet. Cot
ton--Stcady. Tallow--Dull; city prime in hogs.
heads 5Ba5hc; country. do. do, barrels. 5ha
5ssc; dark, 47sa5hc.; cakes, 5%c.; grease. S9sa
i%c as TO color. Live PoultTy-Dull and fowls,
easier; fowls, l0a1Ol2c; old roosters, Sc; winter
chickens, lialsc.; spring chickens, 23a2sc. ducks,
9al0c. Dressed Poultry-lnChanged; fowls, choice,
lOal0laC.; old roosters, Sc; roasting chickens,
nearby 12alic.; western do, 1lal3c.; winter
chickens, lsa20c.; broilcrs, 30a35c. Receipts
Flour, 5000 barrels and $4,000 sacks; wheat q, :
900 bushels: corn, $4,000 bushels oats, 5000
bushels. Shipments-Wheat, none; corn, $4,000
bushels; oats, l,000 bushels