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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-28
SOME DECIDED VIEWS.

Attorney William j. Bremen ex-
pressed some decided views yesterday
about the new charter legislation in
troduced in the state senate by Sena-
tor Charles \. Muehlbronner, Of Ale
ghenN. Mr.. Bremen does not approve
OF the ripper clause. but that is not
nearly his whole objection to the bill
He thinks it undemocratic. and OBJ
jects tn it on general political and gov
ernmental principles. 4 am not in
favor of the present system, said MIR.
Bremen. because | think II does not
allow the people enough participation
in the selection of municipal officers.
With charter reform in view nothing
could be worse for that purpose than
this Muehlbronner bill. Its ideas OF
centralizng power In the mayor are
bad, for the mayors extra term of
office is not long enough to allow a
man to become accustomed to the
duties Of his office, and at the begin
ming Of II term We would expect a new
man, utterly unyerSed. to step In and
take full control.
Capitalization OF power is bad
thing in any government. In this case
it would make the mayor seem too
much above the everyday man, and
would elevate him 80 that he would not
be conversant with the workings of the
minor offices under his own control.
Who knows now whether the police
man covers his beat or not? Don't the
people on the beat know better whether
he is attending to duty than any %,
the officers superiors? think il would
be better instead Of Centralizing such
power In tho mayor to have more otfi-
cials elected, heads Of departments
and so on. even to policemen. | am in
favor Of n new charter, but the Muehl-
bronner bill is not the one, and not a
single clause in il appeals 10 me
THE supporters OF the ripper mea
ure are making systematic campaign
In order to be assured that their meas.
ure will pass. Circular letters are be-
ing sent out to as many voters ne
names can be secured. Several of the
Pittsburg snti-Quay people have been
very much amused at the receipt of
such letters. One came into the pos
session of Mayor w. J. Diehl yester-
day. though not sent directly TO him
The letters urge voters to impress upon
their representatives in the Legislature
the necessity Of votinC for the Muehl-
bronncr measure. The letters have nC
signature save BY order of the com
mittee.' They We're mailed at Wca,
View, Pa"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-28
pITTsBuRG OPINIONS.


The Pittsburg Dispatch Of saturday
said;
state Senator william Finn said
last night that he believed councils
of this city would follow the example
of Allegheny and appoint u commit
tee to 20 to Harrisburg and be heard
on whatever charter Legislation affect
ing the city might be considered. Sen
ator Finn said that he had heard of
no movement for the holding OF a pub
lie meeting to protest against the rip
per- legislation, and had no opinion to
express upon the advisability OF a
meeting OF the kind.
THE senator returned home in the
morning and during the day was at
Republican headquarters on sixth ave-
nue., where conferences were held be-
tween HIM and his lieutenants regard
ing the organization and legislative
alters At this conference the pro-
gramme to have councils appoint a
Harrisburg committee was determined
Oh. The committee VIII be appointed
Al next Mondays meeting OF the coun-
ellis. at which resolutions VIII be pre-
sented authorizing their appointment.
Sentiment against the ripper
clause OF the proposed Muehlbronner
act seems To- be growing. There is a
feeling among office holders and ring
politicians that this unpopularlty IL ex-
tending to an extent that its defeat
is certain Attorney william j. Bren-
nen. the Democratic leader who stands
closer to National Committeeman Guf-
fey than any one else. perhaps. yester-
day came out with an interview in
v hlch he strongly condemned the feat
ure OF the MuehlbrOnner bill which
Crntral2es power in the mayor. He
said that If charter reform was neces-
aary nothing worse could be chosen
than this bill. The thing ,hat Is need
ed. ne said. vas more popularization
of government rather than more cen
tralization."
Tho Times of the same city. the
organ of chris Mage" had the follow
ing. saturday:
The bee., 1901-03-14

Operator Fitzpatrick. of Norton
vile, relates remarkable occurrence
which took place ON the Illinois Cen
trail one day lately, and that was
that one of the passenger trains en-
gines jumped the track and ran along
the ties for about one-haIf mile with
out going of the ties or derailing
any Of the coaches.
All is excitement nt Henderson
over the bright prospects the city
has of having the bridge approach
raised and the building of n new pas
senger depot to he used as u union
station by all roads centering there.
If the project goes through about
one huudr ID and fifty thousand dol
lars will be spent there this year by
the Louisville " Nashville railroad
alooe.
Passengers on the trans now must
feel uneasy, indeed, as it is an al
most daily occurrence to see men
sporting large revolvers hung to
them. If the law don't cover such
cases, as it now stands, one should
be enacted that would. Lady pas
sengers are easily frightened and Sc
rious results from fright often oc-
ours, and steps should at once be
taken to put stop to .his new form
of intimidation.
Agent Orr was called to Hrnder-
son OH business last Monday.
A diagram of the new union depot
at Henderson was said TO have been
on exhibition there last Monday; so
it begins to look like certainty.
Lawyer Will BOurland, OF the
| Kentucky Western, which makes
Dixon u terminal point, spent II day
or two here this week. He thinks
the future of THAI road II bright one.
Too much whisky and carelessness
combined caused Il serious accident
on the new road running to Dixon.
1t seems from reports at hand, that
the engineer and fireman in charge
of the engine on that line left their
engine and went up town and after
imbibing quite freely returned to
find the boiler dry and partly
burn, d. Water was at once pumped
into 1t and the result was AN explO-
sion followed. Although the en-
gineer was OIL the engine he escaped
unhurt, the force of the explosion
being downward.
SO often are night operators being
The bee., 1901-03-14
A WIDESPREAD STORM.
q Extended From Texas to Michigan aud
from Illinois to Florida, Doing
Much Damage.

Chicago, March 11.--One Uf thc
worst windstorms of the season struck
Chicago, early yesterday, and during
the two hours that il was at its height
damaged property throughout tho city
20 the extent of S155,0OO. Many heavy
plate glass windows were blown in
Telegraph and telephone companies
were the worst sufferers, and it wlll
be some time before order can be re.
stored
The storm is believed to have been
most severe in southern Wisconsin
Along short stretch of the Milwnu
lec road in southern Wisconsin SOC
telegraph poles arc down.
Reports from many points in Indi
Hun ard Kentucky also Indicate heavy
damage from the storm. The Western
Union and Postal Telegraph conIpa,
mics suffered severely by fallen poles
IL was estimated that there were not
fewer than five thousand poles in the
city thrown down by the fury OF the
wind and storm Telegraph service
almost as far west as Omaha was
stopped until late last evening.
Trains entering Chicago We're DC
layed from ten minutes to an hour
The Burlington and Milwaukee & st
Paul companies were the worst suf
ferers in this respect
At the liye-saving station at the
mouth of the Chicago river it was con
sidered the worst gale that has struck
Chicago harbor since 1894. The water,
lashed into fury, came up to the life
saving station and flooded the floor
for the first time in IL years. Most oil
the shipping was protected in winter
quarters
The bee., 1901-03-14
LOCOMOTIVE BLASTS.

changed at Darlington office, that it
is hard to keep up with them. This
office is - hard one for operators and
it requires but "a short experience
for them to find it out.
Messrs. NJ. G. Forbes. Il. B. Bas-
sett, w. r. Cooper. Geo. D. Dalton
and l.. Fl. Mckee, % committee of
business men are in Louisville to-
day bearing petition from prac-
tically all of the business men of
Hopkinsville, asking q lower freight
rate on general merchandise, to and
from HOpkinsville. They will wait
upon the officials of the L. Il N. and
&c. railroads aud present a strong
petition and argue the matter with
them. AS the l.. q N. recently gave
the tobacco men n reduced rate, the
committee is hopeful Of securing the
same consideration for other busi-.
ness interests. The gentlemen on
tho committee represent the largest
shipping interests of the city in sew
eral lines of trade.-Hopkinsville
Kentuckian.
One of the most daring and pic
turesque attempts to subjugate
wilderness known to railroad annals
is the building of a line from the
great lakes to Hudson bay, reaching
the very slopes of the arctic ocean.
The railway plunges hun dreds of
miles through an unbrOken wilder
ness, with no cities, towns or even
villages TO afford traffic. In fact,
only Indian guides and hunters
have ever attempted to penetrate
the great wilderness to the north.
Nevertheless, the railroad, which is
known as tho Algoma Central, is be-
ing built in the most thorough
manner possible, with the best
equipment available, able to stand
almost any strain upon it and capa-
BILE of good service for years to come.
Eighty-fivo pound steel rails are
used, and the locomotives are of
enormous size, weighing 1856 tons
when equipped for traffic. The en-
gines are so massive that railway
companies were afraid of the strain
on bridges, and they were delivered
from Chicago to Sault Ste. Marie by
the lake route on steam ferries. The
new railway starts at Sault Ste.
Marie. Ground was broken less
than 90 days ago, but already IS
miles Of road are completed and in
use, aud the railway is pushing for
ward ut she rate of half a mile day.
1t is expected that 1t will require
three years to complete the road.
The bee., 1901-03-14
Destructive cLoUD-BunsTs.
Sewer Wen and Water Main Iinrst
with serious Consequences.

with serious COnse1nrnces.
'Owcnsboro, Ky, March 10.--A cloud
burst here last ni~ht did great dam.
age. The sewer well and big water
main at Main and Daviess streets,
burst, and hole was torn in the
streets for some distance IS feet deep
and about fifty feet wide.
The streets were undermined so bad
iy that to-day parts of them caved in.
The Temple theater and Anderson's
department store, nearby, are both
undermined and are in danger.
Last night the city was in total
darkness after the clUud-burst. Elec-
trio light poles in many places were
down, and rs gas main burst on
Main street, all gas had to be turned
off.
1t is as yet impossible to tell how
badly Main and Daviess streets are
undermined. a big force of men has
been at work all day trying TO repair
the damage done and to prevent 9TH
ct and more serious damage.
The bee., 1901-03-14
The First Step Looking Toward the
Incorporation OF the Louisians
Purchase Exposition Co.

st. Louis, March 15.-The first step
toward incorporating the Louisiana
Purchase. Exposition Co., was taken
Monday, when William II. Thompson.
chairman of the fipance committee,
formally issued 4 call for ten per
cent. on all stock subscribed for the
Worlds fair. The call is for 81 Oh
every share of SO each, The pay
ments are to commence Monday ut
the National Bank Of Commerce.
Immediately upon the collection OF
the ten per cent. assessment the pa
pers of Incorporation. which are in
complete readiness, win be fled with
the secretary of state at Jefferson
City. That official will issue a certifi-
cate. which will be brought at once
to st. Louis. This will be a warrant
Cor proceeding with the permanent
organization of the company, and an
election of directors by stocllholde. -
who have paid up the hrst assessment
will take place forthwith.
After the election Of directorate
that body will elect president, Sec
retary, treasurer and director gen
eral from it's own rumber. The dircc'
tors will then be subdivided into
working committees, and the selec-
ton of site and actual building oi
the Worlds fair commence at once
There will not be more than 100 or
less than IS directors. The exact mum
ber has not yet been determined up.
on
The bee., 1901-03-14

New foriS, March IA special tc
the Times from Newport, II. l., says.
The following is the reply sent by
Rcnr-Admiral Sampson to Secretary
Long, in regard to the matter of pub.
Iication of the letter sent by Gunner
Morgan to tLc former:
Admiral sampson's Letter.
United States Navy Yard. Boston,
Feb. 2s.--Sir: In replying to the dc.
pan tment's letter of February &c, ]
have to state that did not give Gun.
nor Morgan or any one else a copy Of
my Endorsement, nor did permit any
person to see IL except those persons
employed in the preparation of OF.
fetal correspondence in this Office.
After having received my instruc.
tionS IN regard 70 tho contents of the
indol scneEt, my aide, Lieut.. z. l..
i'cnnctt. dictated thc Endorsement to
tie serotd clerk, i. +. Walsh.
The inGorsemen. was then submit
ted to rue for signature and was then
sent with the original letter through
the iaail clerk. Arthu: +. Mackay, 30
the press to Dc copied, the latter
mailing the correspondence This is
thr usual routine with official corre-
sponGeacc, of which the Endorsement
under discussion was considered to be
4 part.
.'oth the letter and the indorsc.
nar''t were copied in the official press
cor, book, and in this shape we're ac-
ccasib,c va the above persons and
Messenger Charles j. Thornton. The
only orher inrpates OF this Office arr
Sergt =. ". Thomas, L. S. NJ. c.: and
John johnson, fireman. second class.
1t would be impossible for either Of
there two to consult the press copy
ing book before any of the clerical
force arrived in the morning IL Is
unlikely, however, thar either of these
two knew that the letter of indorsc.
ment was in existence. All the above
mentioned people have been ques-
toned, and all deny emphat;cally thai
they were responsible in any way for
the publication of the Endorsement.
have 20 add that l am in no way re-
sponsiblc for it's publication.
wv. Il. SAMPSON,
"kear Admiral. u. s. N"
The bee., 1901-03-14
TUE TORNADO IN TEXAS.
FourPerscns sKillea-PrOperty X Losses
Heavier than Reported.

Dallas. Tex. March 11.--Further re-
ports of Saturdays tornado at Wills
Point have made no additions to the
death list. AS stated in early dis-
patches, four persons were l.illed out
right.
The property lose viii be heavier
than at first estimated. At Wills
Point alone it is S5O,0oc.
East OF Wills Point the course oi
the storms fury dotted with wreck
age, can bc followed TO the Arkansas
line. At New Boston and at TeXar-
kara houses were considerably dam
aged. In Collins county, about thirty
miles north of Dallas. the wind was
very strong. but it did not attain the
strength of q tornado. Hail was fol.
lowed by torrents OF rain
The bee., 1901-03-14
sEyEREsT OF THE WINTER.
Saturday Nights Snow storm In
Missouri and Southern Kansas.

Kansas City, Mo-, March 1l.--Satur-
day nights snow storm was one of
the scverest of the winter in western
Missouri and southern Kansas. While
the fall was not heavy it drifted bad.
Iy. The Missouri Pacific had passen.
ger train stuck in drift for six hours
near jamestown, Kas. There are bad
drifts on a number of Missouri Pacific
branches, but they have no Sunday
trains. Two engines were run OH
all trains yesterday. The sleet ut some
points caked on the wires and caused
more or less interruption of tele-
graphic and telephone communica-
tion
The bee., 1901-03-14


Chicago. March 12.--A rear-cnd col
lision between u tiTic freight and
stock train on Jhe Chicago a. North.
western road, at Arlington Heights
killed one man, fatally hurt another
and injured seven more. The list is H.
follows:
The Dead
Otto Schmidt. stockman, Pa!atine
III.
Gus Block. stockman. johnson
Creek, Wis.
The Injured.
James Ii. Wilson. Fort Atkinson,
Wis.
G. W. Worthinston, Oak Center,
Wis.
Charles Stoller, Janesyille, Wis;
probably fatally.
Edward Weber, Redwood, Wis.
w. II. Stevens, Sharon, Wis.
j. Bush, trainman, seriously.
-. johnson, trainman, seriously.
j. ". Worthy, Oak Center, Wis.
The train had stopped on the main
track ut Arlington Heights to take on
two cars of stock when the time
freight from st. Paul smashed into
the caboosc, which was occupied by
II stockmen, travelling with their
stock. The engineer and fireman Of
the freight jumped and escaped in
jury, but the stoclmcn. many Of
whom were asleep, were caught in
the wreck. The dcbris caught fire
and three cars and the caboose were
burned and large number OF hcal
of TIE stock was killed..
The bee., 1901-03-14
THE CHICAGO HOLOCAUST.
The DOrcmus Laundry Calamity to
be Thoroughly Probed.

Chicago, March 12.-The corouer's
inquest on the remains of the EN-.
ployes Of the Dorcmus laundry, who
were killed in Morla boiler cxplo.
sion. has been set for March 10. EN.
pert engineers sent out by insurance
companies are almost unanimous in
the op,aion that the explosion vas
the direct Tcsui, Cf the lacl; of suf.
ticiont water in the boiler. A. NJ. Dore-
mus, manager of the destroyed lauI-
dry, is in nominal custody of the po-
lice and probably wa be held ur;il
after tho coroncr'H inquest.
The bee., 1901-03-14
FEBRUARY POSTAL RECEIPTS
Ont of Fifty of the Largest Post Of
nccs Only One shows "a De-
crease In business.

Washington, March 13.--Thc official
statement of gross postal receipts for
February 1901, compared with Febru.
airy, 1900, at the so large post offices
show for New York an increase of
t2.2 per cent. and Chicago 20 per
cent. increase. The biggest increase
is.7 per cent. is at Dayton, o., and
the only increase at the so large Of
ices Is 80 per cent, at Syracuse, n.
The bee., 1901-03-14
NAMED FOR HER coNsoRT.
Queen Wilheimina Names New
IrOn-Clnd Hcrizog Hendricks.
for Her COuSort.

Amsterdam. March 9.-Queen WI
hclmina, the queen mother, Prince
Henry and the duke regent of Mech
lcnburg-Schwerin visited the dock
yard here. The queen christened a
new iron-clad. bestowing on it the
name of Hertzog Hendrick. In Il
short speech her majesty said she
hoped the vessel would do honor TO
the name of her consort and cnbarcc
the welfare OF tsc fathcrlapd. ..,..
The bee., 1901-03-14
ONE PERSON KILLED.
Much Damage Done by tao STORM in
Arkansas.

Little Rock. Ark, March 11.--A
heavy rain, wind and thunder storm
accompanied by lightning visited Ar
kansas Saturday.
At Van Buren lightning struck She
residence of James Morrell, render
ing his wife unconscious, and boy
was knocked down in the street.
At Conway, Is business houses wee
unroofcd, three others were blown
down and many stores flooded.
Reports from Pineprairie, say that
a cyclone struck there, wrecking eV'
erything in its path. A boy named
Turner was killed.
The bee., 1901-03-14
President DinE.

Mexico City, March 1.-THE Official
Gazette, published 10y the government,
announces that President Diaz will re-
turn here within n fortnight to pre-
side over the cabinet session which
will discuss his coming message to
congress, which opens nest month.
All reports agree that the president
is steadily gainin;, in strength.
The bee., 1901-03-14
TWO MEN WE'RE KILLED.
Fatal ExpiosiOn in the McKccsport
Puo brewery.

Pittsburgh. Pa., March t3.--Two
men were killed and the building
wrecked by the cxP.osion OF the
cooker" at the McKeesport brewery
McKccsport, Pa, ABOUT s:45 a. al.
The dead are:
William Cinkle, night watchnian,
and Matthew Marr. brewer.
The cause of the explosion is not
known. The building was large
brick structure and was almost com.
plctely wrecked. The roof of the
residence of VIM. Spencer, adjoining
was blown OFF, but the occupants, who
were still in bed, were not injured.
The loss Is estimated at 100000.
The bee., 1901-03-14
Illinois Central Railroad
THROUGH
Sleeping Car Service
From Cincinnati and
Louisville to
HOT SPRINGS
ARKANSAS. VIA MEMPhIS
ARKANSAS. VIA MEMPHIS

Through sleeping-car reservations
can now be secured from Cincinnati
and Louisville, via the Illinois Gen.
trail to Hot Springs, via Memphis, on
its New Orleans Limited, leaving
Cincinnati daily at @ 100 p. M, Louis
vile at $40 p. m, reaching Hot
Springs, 5:l5 the next afternoon. 1t
carries Pullman sleeping car and
free reclining chair car Cincinnati to
Memphis, and sleeping car and
coach Memphis to Hot Springs.
Through reservations Cincinnati
and Louisville to Hot Springs can
also be secured on tho especial, !"
leaving Cincinnati 8:l5 n. M, and
= Louisville 1901 p. IN. daily, arriving
at Hot Springs 0:55 the next morn
ing. Sleeping car from Cincinnati,
also coach from Louisville to Men,
phis. Sleeping car Memphis to Hot
Springs. Dining-car service en- route.
A special folder of this new service
as well af full particulars concerning
the above can be had ofagents Of the
Illinois Central and connecting
lines.
w. A. KELLOND, A. G. i. A..
Louisville, Ky.
\. II. HANSON, GEN'L PASS. Aosr.,
Chicago, Ill.
The bee., 1901-03-14
TOOK AN AMERICAN BRIDE.
Elaine Hussey, Of IndinnaP-
lis, lad, Married.

Indianapolis. Ind, March 13.-At
the home of DR.. and Mrs. j. Il. Hus.
sey. in Woodruff place, at noon, Al
fred Stead, of London, son of William
T. Stead, and Miss Mary Elaine Hus-
sey were married. Rev. M. l.. Haines,
pastor of the First Presbyterian
church, oiiiciated. The wedding was
private, only IL few guests being pres
ent. The couple viii take wedding
trip around the world. The bride is
the niece of j. Il. aud Mrs. Hussey.
The bee., 1901-03-14
FINALLY CApETULATED.
ody Mccarthy Dcned Arrest But
Finally Capituiated.

Finally CapituIated.
Bowling Green, o., March l3.--Od,
Mccarthy, who, on Monday, almost
thrashed 30 death j. d. Insley. d
school teacher of North Baltimore,
and escaped to house near here,
where he defied arrest. was FINAL,
taken into custody by Deputy Sheriff
Farmer and posse Mccarthy held
the officers of all day, but seeing ihni
his capture was inevitable, finally
gave himself up and was placed in
Jail here.
The bee., 1901-03-14
Had Lived over "a Century.

KnoNvillc, Tenn. March 1S.--Mrs,
Mary Garrett is dead, near Livingston,
at the age of lO5. She was n native
of North Carolina. but was the first
white woman resident of Ovcrton
county.
The bee., 1901-03-14

London, March 13.--Lord Pauncc-
fote, the British ambassador at Wash
ington, has been appointed member
J. ef tho priNy.conncii. s.. a.ya,4. B.
The bee., 1901-03-14
WHO Released THE CAT +?
Secretary Long Would Like to Know
and Admiral Sampson
Can Not Tell.
all ABOUT Tue MORGAN ENDORSEMENT.

Only Few Persons Had Access. TO
the Copy OF the Document, and
They Al Plead Not Guilty 10
Either Rubbcrinx or Leaking foI
Publication.
The bee., 1901-03-14

Washington, March i3.--Thc United
States govcrnmen: has accepted Gig.
noux's painting of Niagara" to bc
hung in the capitol, for the present,
and ultimately in the congressional
library. The gift comes from Mary
land
The bee., 1901-03-14
4 REAR-END COLLISION:
One Man Killed and Six Others In.
jured, One of Whom Is
Fatally Hurt.
TWO MEN KILLED BY AN EXPLOSION.

'rhe MctSecSpOrt Pa1 brewery
wrecked at n Loss of SIOO.oOO-
The Chicago Holocaust to he
Thoroughly Probcd--A Man whp
Defied Arrest CnpituIates.
The bee., 1901-03-14
STARTING THE BALL ROLLING.

Rear Admiral. L. s. n"
Decorah-posten., 1901-07-26
China ifal betaIc.
Gn CrSmins til 8etaIins al Gritat.
ningen til Wagternc.

@aibington 22oe SuIi. aommis.
iWr Hofbia | pefin teI~egraferebe
ibug til Statsoeportemeniet, at en-
FIan til Detailing at Sfabeseritatnin.
gen til Stornagterne Ell antaget.
Obliaationer itol trrbe iitcoetfor
8irloen % begpnoe at tnbleies I
1902, og baabe Herterne % Sopeb.
iumrnen ifnl bore betaIt | 1910. Tes
pentes at China bill tilpeiebringe
%, 900, 900 Ioels ($17, 100000 ON
aaret. genne Gum ifal bruges til
at betale Renter pao Sbligationer %
til at banne ct ipnfenbe Jonb til ben
enoeIiee Detailing at Sopeoinmmen.
Zen Sum, Tom China iolt ifal no.
rebe, er 100000 3aelS (ca.
S365,000,o00). % 9elsbet berer 4
Erocent / aarlige Nenter. 1et an.
iluoes. at China al DC 90 ,000, 900
5aels maa betale oct isrite Aar
lS,000,000 Saels / Renter, % at
100000 2aeIs eaar til bet ipnfenoe
6onb. 5ur bpert slar bIir imiblertio
Nenterne minbre, og bet ipntenbe
6ono bill bore | Jorbolb BERTH. Snb-
tpgterne til oisie llbbetalinaer pen.
ter man, efter hpao Der f%orlpoer, at
iaa bopebiagelis peb 9eifatnina al
Salt, peo bsiere Sstolb % ANDRE
Fighter % Sfatter.