The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-02-06

threats to kill, preferred by Mary Chapel, also
o. Grant avenue. lie furnished bail for hear
ing Friday night at : o'clock.
BUNDLE OF RAGS.--A telephone message was
received at police headquarters yesterday after
noon that a mysterious bundle was lying on
the banks OF the Lackawanna river under the
Scranton street bridge. Patroman Nculs was
dispatched to the scene and found a shawl and
a quantity Of old rags.
UNIoNIZlNG THE BARBERS.--An open meet.
ing of BARRIERS union, No. 2l held last
night in Carpenters hall for the purpose Of cn.
rolling the central city BARRIERS who have hot
vet Joined. George Gothior acted as organizer
and enrolled fourteen new members. Another
meeting to receive further enrollmcnts will be
held next Monday night.
SUPPORT GAVE WAY.-Patrick Fisher, of 22i
Ninth street, was received at the Lsckawanna
hospital yesterday with his left leg broken
above the knee. Fisher was engaged in hoistins
some machinery in Carluccis stone yard in
Green's place when the planks on which he was
standing gave way, throwing him to the ground,
ten or twelve feet below
MEMBERSHIP INCRE AslNC. During the four
days that the membership competition OF the
Railroad Young Mems Christian association has
been In operation there have been upwards Of
one hundred new members received. This makes
the total membership over 40, and gives the
association fifth place amoag the railroad
branches Of the country.
STOLE ELEVATOR WllEEI.-frsnk Hartman
and John Kuhnor two toys living on Birch
street, South Scranton, were arrested by Mount
cd Officer Block yesterday for larceny of a
CaSt aIn xyb hn stn Ion
from Gorman's livery Tie boys tried TO dis.
pose Of it to a reddler IN Raymond court
NAY ArG'S REP0RT.-Thc report Of the Nay
Aug Engine company Tor the year of 1900 is as
follows: Fifty-nine bell alarms answered; eight
still alarms answered.; ls,7Oo feet of hose laid;
1906 gallons Of chemicals used; wagon in use
sixty.one hours; steamer in use twenty.sevcn
hours; average number OF men in attendance at
fires, Il; average number az still alarms, II;
total number Of men at fires, 7s7, Frank u.
Reese. secretary; John Moir foreman.
LARCENY BY RAILEE-Joe 0etzcl, one OF thc
rrcprietors Of the old Dewey hotel on Ldck1
| wanna avenue, was held under $500 bail by Al
derman Millar yesterday on the charge Of lar
| ccny by bailee Of bar fixtures. Tie ponnSyl
'ania Brewing company is the prosecutor. It i.
alleged that Oetzel permitted and did not in
| iorm the constable who sold his bar fixtures
! on landlords warrant that they had already
been purchased by the Pennsylvania Brewing
company.
CENTRAL LABOR UNION OBJECTS.-NlayoI
Moir received communication yesterday from
| the secretary Of the Central Labor union in
| ,iting him TO confer with q committee from
| that body some time this week regarding tn,
work done for the atty by W. l.. Gilhool til,
| carriage maker, The labor people want hi,
| lonor to direct the chief OF the Gre department
| not 20 have any work done by Mr. Gilhool until
the differences, which they allegc to exist be
tween him and the Carriage Makers union, are
amicably adjusted The mayor has decided tc
| meet the committee and talk the matter over