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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-19
WELSH BROS. CIRCUS.
Is Now Showing at the Ash Street
Grounds-A Very Creditable
Performance.

Another circus has come to town
and Scrantonians who did not witness
the great Forepaugh & Sells and wal
lace shows can console themselves by
visiting Welsh Brothers exhibition,
which is appearing at the Ash street
grounds. The CIRCUS is far less pre-
tentious, but nevertheless very en-
joyable one, and those who pay the
modest admission fee certainly get
their moneys worth.
The management was considerably
handicapped yesterday by the rainy
weather, which spoiled the attendance
at the afternoon performance and had
it's effect upon the circus apparatus
carried, which was slightly damaged.
Today a parade will be given at
noon and both this evening and to-
morrow a balloon ascension will take
place.
Yesterday afternoons performance
was opened at o'clock, a horizontal
bar act being the first number. The
music throughout the entire perfor-
nance was rendered by the circus
band, which gave severa! lively airs
in very acceptable manner.
There We're several very clever In
was the performance of Louis Beau
vais, the one-handed equilibrist and
contortionis.. He did several remark
able feats, balancing himself on ono
hand and strokny his countenance
gracefully with his left foot, tieing
himself into bow kno3 and various
other really remarkable things. He
| brough. his performance to a close by
falling backward from a ladder about
twenty feet high, landing on his one
hand, and celebrating the event by a
series of wonderful hand-springS, back
| somersaults, etc, around the ring.
The only Marinella," contortionist,
| also proved to be considerably out of
| the ordinary run. He is a youth with
tremendous bicep3 and a chest that re-
minds one of the frontal development
of the world famous Sandow. He
twisted himself into a number of BIZ
zarre attitudes and is one of the best
performers in his line ever seen in
the city. Alfred Heinz, an aerial per-
| former, also made a good sized hit.
| lie is billed as "The Phenomenal Star
| Head-Balancer in Mid-Air; Acknowl-
| edged Champion of All Champions"
Tie acknowledged champ of champs
did a very good turn and balanced
himself on his head on a trapeze in a
way which sent chills down the spinal
columns of a large percentage of those
present. Harry Mohn and his trained
dogc and pony also contributed good
deal to the amusement OF the COM
pany, and the tricks gone through by
the well trained animals received
abundant applause.
The company carried several clowns,
who kept the spectators in good ,humor
throughout the day, very clever skit
being given by Max Hugo Harry #.
West and Joseph Kearney.
The circus remains in town today
and tomorrow.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-19
HUSBAND AGAINST WIFE.
John Gillo of Old Forge Claims Mrs
@. Threatened His Life.

John Clio, of Old Forge, yesterday
swore out warrants before Alderman
Kasson, charging Mrs. Mary Clio, his
wife, with carrying concealed weapons,
and with attacking him with the same
weapon, which is a very ugly looking
dagger. He also charges his brother
in-law, one Frank Delario, also known
as Pasquale, with having drawn a re-
volver upon him and threatening to
send him from this world of care.
1t was after this latter experience
that he had the encounter with his
wife, who has for some time past been
livinS apart from him. They began
conversation, which was eliminated by
Mrs. Gillo drawing the weapon on
him. Both parties were held in bail by
the alderman, after which Mrs. Gillo,
in turn, swore out a warrant.
She claims that yesterday morning
her husband and a neighbor by the
name of Graziano Fabzcezo, attacked
and brutally beat her The alderman
held the defendants in this case in bail,
$500 being the sum fixed.
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II aCkaWanna
WTHE
LAUNDRY.
,os Penn Avsn,> A. b. wARMAN.
PERSONAL

W. H. Langan, manager Of r. &. Dun & Co.'S
mercantile agency, is spending a few days in
New York city.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Burke, OF Green Ridge, are
entertaining Mrs Joseph Lsmorelle and children.
OF Philadelphia.
Mrs I. ]. Lansing and daughters. Helen and
Ann, have returned from Cumberland Gap, Tenn,
after several weeks visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Z. Reed. of Uticay n. Y,
are being entertained at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs Agnes williams, OF Madison avenue.
Edsall Simpson, son Of Warden W. T. Smp.
son, Of the county Jail, is in Mansfield attending
the graduating exercises at the state normal
school.
Mrs. william f. Wolfe. of Church avenue, is
entertaining at her home her sister, Mrs. Francis
Howe, of Ithaca. N. Y, and her two small
daughters.
Mr.. and Mrs. James H. Rays have returned
from their bridal tour and are now at the home
OF Mr.. and Mrs. S. p. Hull, OF Sanderson ave-
nue.. the brides parents
Miss Clare Speicher has returned home from
the Central State Normal school to spend the va
cation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Speicher, Of Prescott avenue.
Or. and Mrs. O. W. Roberts will attend the
unwilling of the Hahnemann monument and the
meeting Of the American Institute of Homeopathy
at Washington, D. c., this week.
r. NJ Tewkesbury, OF the Lackawanna Iron and
Steel company, leaves today for Buffalo, where
he will supervise some work being done there
for the company 1t is not known whether he
will take up a permanent residence in that city
or not II he should a special election would be
required to elect a successor for him in COM
mon council as he represents the Ninth ward in
that branch
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BULLY AS A FIRE CHIEF.
Ruffanly Conduct of a Newly Ap
pointed Assistant Chief.

The fact that 1t would not injure the
Scranton fire department to any great
extent if there were a few more men
with some gentlemanly instincts scat
tered among those high in authority
was strongly evidenced yesterday at
the fire in the basement of Mahon's S
store. on Lackawanna avenue, by the
ruffian-lilIe conduct of Daniel j. Slowe,
district chief and member of the
Crystal Hose company. A representa-
tive Of a local paper. who was in the
basement trying to gather some facts
about the fire, was ordered out of the
place by Slowe, who only recently
was advanced to his exalted position
and was tremendously eager for a
chance to show his authority. The
reporter, on being ordered out of
the place did not comply with the re-
quest as quickly as Slowe deemed prop
er, but, on his turning to leave, was
walking out quietly when the district
chief attacked him and rushed him out
of the door, tearing his shirt from his
back and inflicting an injury on his
right hand.
This particular reporter, and repre-
sentatives of other papers for that mat
Ter, were on the spot Oh tne IRE DeIOre
the ruffianly fireman who assaulted
him. He had helped break in the
basement door and had removed sew
eral articles of furniture in the apart
ment from the flames. The Crystals
responded after the Chemical company
had already almost entirely put the fire
out, and as a result Slowe was feeling
rather vicious and vented his wrath
on the bystanders.
When he learned that it was one OF
the representatives of the local press
| he had attacked he was very much
| put out, and expressed his regret. OF
course, it would not have mattered
| however, If it had merely been one OF
the crowd that gathered and worked
as hard as any of the firemen in ex-
| tinguishing the flames.
1t is men of the Slowe class that re.
fleet discredit upon our fire department
and bring it into odium, men who as
soon as they are raised into the least
authoritative position become petty
| tyrants and make up for what they
lack in brains and energy in bullying
and acts of this nature. Every one
who saw Slowe's scurvy act yesterday
were loud in condemnation of it ant
declared that Chief Walker ought tC
take some action regarding it.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-19

tical table on the matter of life lnsur-
ance payments. Scranton stands fifty
third on the list, S307,6S4 having been
distributed in this city last year by
the various life insurance companies.
New York comes first, of course, with
$13S9I,097, and Philadelphia second,
with S7,6225S while slow going Brook
lyn leads Chicago for third place by
considerable margin. Wilkes-Barre
stands eighty ninth, with $204,32i.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-19

Flanaghan, Leona Gregory, Kathryn
Francis Hastings, Mary Peck Hitch
cock, Margaret Hughes, Mary M. Jor-
don, Pearl Blanche Lidstone, Belle
Mary Murray, Joseph Murphy, Sarah
O'Boylc, Elizabeth Josephine Padden,
Maybelle Thistlethwaite parson, Agnes
Veronica Reap, My Pauline Shook,
Maude NJ. Shumway, katherine F.
Smith, Edna Houser Stevens, Grace
Thayer, Margaret Evelyn Tropp, Mary
Rebeoca Williams.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-19
FELL BENEATH HIS TRAIN.
Delaware and Hudson Brakeman
Meets Sad Death.

Bert McMullen, a brakeman on the
Jefferson branch of the Delaware and
Hudson railroad, fell from his train
in some unaccountable manner Sunday
night and was crushed to death under
the wheels. He was not missed until
the train reached Nineveh. The en-
gine was uncoupled and sent back to
look for him. His mangled remains
were found near Lanesboro station and
brought to Carbondale.
The deceased was born in Wayne
county about thirty years ago and is
survived by a wife and two children.
He was an active member of the Sons
of Veterans and had a host of friends.
The funeral will take place this after
noon at o'clock.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-19
DIsoRDERLY HOUSES RAIDED
Eighteen Men and Women Arrested
in Raymond Court.

Two more raids were conducted last
night by the police. The houses of
Daisy Miller, at 1875 Raymond court,
and Nellie bly,. at 12S Raymond court
were descended upon by a squad of
patrolmen under Chief Robing, at IL
o'clock. Fifteen women and three
men, in all, were arrested and taken
to the central police station, ten being
arrested at the BLY, woman's house,
and eight at the Miller place.
The women and men will be given
a hearing at s o'clock this morning by
Mayor Moir.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-19
HE DROVE OVER THE HOSE.
Man in Buggy Created Disturbance
Yesterday Afternoon.

Patrolman Iona Day yesterday aft
ernoon arrested a man on Lackawanna
avenue who persisted in driving over
the hose of one of the fire companies
extending across the street at the time
of the fire at 50S Lackawanna avenue
Captain of Police Edwards had given
orders that no one was to be allowed
to pass and when the hero of this tale
drove along he was informed of the
fact.
He was in an intoxicated condition
and Immediately launched into a fiery
denunciation of everybody and every
thing connected with the police and
fire departments. Patrolman Day took
him in charge and locked him up.
Beecham's Pills will dispe! the
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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-19
ARRANGEMENTS FOR
THE GRADUATIONS
HIGH AND TRAINING SCHOOL
CLASSES VERY LARGE.

The High School Graduating Glass
Numbers 1o1, the Largest in the
Schools History-T Training School
Glass of Twenty-nine to Be Grad
yates Tomorrow Night - Glass
Night Exercises to Be Held Thurs
day and High SCHOOL, Graduation
Friday-Names of the Graduates.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-19
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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-19
PITTSToN.
i to the Scranton Tribune.

The funeral of Catherine McAndrews
VIII take place this morning at 8
o'clock, from her late home on Fred
orick street, Pittston.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-19
BOARD AGAIN TALKS
ABOUT The VIADUCT
COMMITTEE HOPES TO GET ONE
BUILT FREE TO THE CITY.
At Last Nights Board of Trade
Meeting the Report of the Streets
and Highways Committee on
Street Car Viaduct over West
Lackawanna Avenue Was Discuss
ed at Length and Then Referred
Back to Committee Matter of a
Manufacturers Building.

The members of the board of trade
wrestled with the viaduct question
again last night, and after much dis
cussion referred 1t back for further
consideration to the committee on
streets and highways, the latter being
empowered to call a special meeting Of
the board for its further consideration,
if circumstances warrant such action.
1t will be remembered that at the
April meeting of the board, Chairman
F. L. Hitchcock, of the streets and
highways committee introduced reso-
luton calling upon councils to allow
the Scranton Railway company TO
build viaduct over the West Lacka-
wanna avenue crossing for the accom-
mediation of it's street cars. The reso-
luton was at that time referred back
to the committee. and did not come up
again until last night.
Colonel Hitchcock said last night
that he didn't want the resolution
passed just yet, as it's passage might
spoil a plan which the committee has
in view, but just what it was he would
not divulge. He did want the matter
referred back, however. to the COM
mittee, with power to declare it passed
if certain other projects didn't ma
terialize. This was considered just a
little bit out of the ordinary, and the
committee was finally empowered to
call special meeting of the board If
it becomes necessary to pass the reso-
luton.
Colonel Hitchcock intimated that the
committee project was to bring the
street railway and Lackawanna COM
pany officials together for the pur-
pose of getting them to agree between
then selveH on building viaduct over
the entire street. Luther Keller vigor-
ously opposed the whole matter OF
the boards considering the question
At ALL but Captain w. A. May took
ci,1nS a In Of him
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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-19
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LIFE INSURANCE PAYMENTS.

1907, 6S4 Distributed in This City
Last Year.
This weeks number of the Insurance
Press contains an interesting statis-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-19

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The Jamesburg record., 1900-01-06
New Scheme for Farmers.

Considerable interest has been mani
tested in cooperative farming scheme
that has just been gotten up at Moores-
town and articles Of incorporation were
filed in the County Clerks office at
Mount Holly. The new combination is
known as the Association of Altruists,
the object of which is to buy and ex-
change dwelling houses, farms, shops.
factories, tools, seeds. food supplies and
fertilizers for the members of the organiza-
ton.
The leading spirits in the movement
are Edgar Conrow, a well-known farmer
of Moorestown, and Alberts S. Dulin,
editor of The Assayer, which is also
published at Moorestown. Both have
been prominent for several years in the
| free silver movement and it is said their
plan is to either buy or lease a farm in
the vicinity of Moorestown and run it on
the cooperative plan.
| Mr.. Conrow is practical farmer, but
so far as is known the other members OF
the Association, of which there are about
a dozen, possess very little knowledge OF
the art of running farm at profit, but
they are perfectly willing to try the ex-
pertinent, as they think there is a chance
to demonstrate to the world that the
scheme is practicable one. Amos
Crsndall, of Camden, is also interested in
the Association, which will probably be.
gin business early in the spring. The
result will be watched with considerable
| interest
The Jamesburg record., 1900-01-06
Attempt at a Bunco Game.

Three or fourweeks ago adudish young
man went to the livery stable of Charles
w. Brewer in vFarmingdale and hired a
| horses and buggy to drive to Lower
Squankum. A week .Iater.h and com
panion got the horse and wagon again.
When he came the second time he said
they were going to Hamilton. He made
his third visit last week and pretended
that he wanted to buy farm. He ascer.
tained that Lloyd Robbins had small
farm near Shark River that he wanted
to sell. He went to Robbins's home and
induced him to accompany him to the
farm and give him an opportunity to
view the place. Robbins went with the
stranger and when they started the form
er suggested that the better way to go
was down the main street to Lutz's corn
er and there take the road for Shark
River, but the man had evidently made
some inquiries concerning abandoned
farms in this vicinity. He told Robbins
that he preferred to go the North Farm
ingdale road as be wanted to look at the
Heitman farm. The couple started in
the buggy and just before they reached
the Heitman farm man came out of
the woods and asked to ride. The stranger
with Robbins readily consented and his
pal was taken in the buggy. 1t is report
ed however, that they did not reach
Robbins farm. The general belief is that
they attempted bunco game with Rob-
bins but whether they were successful
cannot be ascertained. Robbins finally
succeeded in getting out of the wagon and
came nome on foot. The two men, in
stead of returning to Brower's hotel with
the horse and buggy departed hastily and
this leads some people to believe that they
accomplished their purpose. The men
drove to Midtown about three miles from
New Brunswick and left the horse and
wagon. Then they went to Metuchen
and mailed letter from the latter place
to Mr.. Brewer and notified him where
they had left the hor.e and wagon. Mr.
Brewer went to Midtown and got his rig.
The horse had evidently been driven very
hard. No trace of the strangers could be
found after they left Metuchen.
The Jamesburg record., 1900-01-06
Conductor Bailey Retired.

Conductor William::T. Bailey, Of Tren.
ton, has been retired by the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company under the pension
system which went into effect on Jan. /.
He made his final run on Friday last.
Mr.. b. is in his 73d year and was the oldest
conductor on the New York Division.
He entered the company's employ in the
spring of 1859 and became conductor in
the fall of the same year. running train
from Trenton to Philadelphia until 1872
when he was put on the train which he
has since been running from Trenton to
New York, going over in the morning
and returning in the afternoon.
In his forty years of service Mr.. Bailey
has had but one accident, and it was to
himself and not to his train. which has
been free from collision or accident OF
any kind. Two years ago he slipped on
the frosty step of his car and fell and
broke his arm. He is now hale and
hearty.
Tbos. Gallagher, of New Brunswick,
is now the oldest conductor on the road.
He is in his 6Sth year and began rail-
roading in 1S46. He became conductor
in the sixties.
The Jamesburg record., 1900-01-06
The Week of Prayer.

The Evangelical Alliance for the United
States has just issued it's invitation TO the
churches of the nation to unite in observ.
ing the week Of prayer. January TIA,
1900. The invitation cites the great need
of special prayer at this time, speaks OF
value OF concerted petition and presents
the topics for the week, which are uniform
with those to be considered by all the
evangelical alliances of the world.
The Topics are as follows:
Sunday, Jan. Christ and the Church.
Monday, Jan. S-Confession.
Tuesday, Jan. 9-The Church Universal.
Wednesday, Jan. DONATIONS and their
Rulers.
Thursday, Jan.11-Families and Schools.
Friday, Jan. 12-Foreign Missions.
Saturday, jan. 13-Home Missions.
Sunday, Jan. 14-Christ and the In
dividual Members Of the Church.
The Jamesburg record., 1900-01-06
The Press Almanac.

The Philadelphia Press Almanac for
1900 is now ready for distribution. To
those acquainted with previous volumes
it is only necessary to say that it embodies
Improvements suggested by the past, to-
gether with much entirely new and ex-
elusive material. For those not famil
with the work there is awaiting a great
treat. 1t is volume of over five hun
dred pages filled with information which
IN axes it related to the worlds doings as
an encyclopedia is related to all knowl-
edge; it contains maps and diagrams,
charts and tables by the aid of which, the
Boer war, the political situation national
ly, the diplomatic relations with other
countries, the industr ial and agricultural
questions before the country for solution,
in brief, all current affairs can be under
stood in all completeness and clearness.
No question based on the doings of men
or the march of events can remain un.
answered to those who possess the Press
Almanac for 1900. For sale by all news
dealers or sent by mail, postage prepaid,
on receipt of Is cents.
The Jamesburg record., 1900-01-06
The Organist an Autocrat.

''If there ever is any tronbe in
the congregation about the music.
and if the minist er ever worries himself,
it is admitted at once that the congrega-
ton and the minister are alone to blame,"
writes Ian Macaren in the January
Ladies' Home Journal. "But there are
other difficulties, and they may be men
toned in spirit of becoming humility.
For one thing, the organist is an artist.
and every artist has nature of special
refinement which cannot bear the rough
and-tumble ordinary methods of life.
With man of common clay you deal in
a practical, straight forward and even
brutal fashion, arguing with him, COM
planning to him, and putting him right
when he is wrong. But no man must
handle precious porcelain in such fashion,
or the artist will be instantly wounded
and resign. carry his pathetic story to
every quar- ter, for, as q rule, the organist
thinks that he is lifted above criticism
and public opinion. 1t is impossible to
teach anything; it is an insult to suppose
that anything could be better than the
music he provides"
The Jamesburg record., 1900-01-06
The P. r. r. Pensioners

The pension system recently provided
for by the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany for the benefit of its employees
went into effect Monday with the coming
of the New Year, and all its men who
have attained the age of seventy years,
together with those between sixty-five
and seventy who are physically incapac-
tated, were laid off for the last time, an d
put on new basis, whereby, without
working, they receive benefactions from
the company they have served, in direct
proportion to the time they have served
it.
1t cannot yet be told how many pen
sioners will be on the list Notifications
have been sent to all who come into either
class mentioned and the officers of the
company say that the order is not re-
stricted to conductors brakemen and
other employees most familiar to the
travelling public, but applies equally to
the foremen, the master mechanics, the
superntendents, and even to the Presi-
u0hV, as oooh as any vi tHeIn are past tue
age limit.
The rate of payment will be per cent.
of the average salaries during the last ten
years of each year OF continuous service
with the company. This means that the
man who has served ten years will re.
ceive 10 per cent. per year of what he has
been getting; he who has served thirty
years will get 80 per cent, and so on.