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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-29
FIRE APPARATUS BIDS.
Over Thirty Received and Opened
Yesterday by Director Wormser.
Fire Engine Contract Let.

The bids for the first class fire ell
Ginc. first class hook and ladder truck
and 1000 feet of hose which the city
is about to purchase, were opened
Yesterday afternoon by Director of
Public Safety +. l.. Wormscr in the
presence of large throng of rival
agents. Re, ,order Mor, Director Of
Public Works Roche chief Engineer
r. W. XlHelman and city solicitor
Watson.
There were over thirty bids alto-
gcther. the larger number being for
The hose, The bids for the first class
fire engine We're as follows: Steam
Fire Engine company, Manchester y.
H.. $4,000 Mansfield Machine works
sl,40O; American Fire Engine com
pany, 5000: La France Fire Engine
company, Elmira, \, Y, $4,000
The bids for the first class hook and
ladder truck We're as follows: Sea-
grove company, Columbus. o., 81 foot
truck, S3,i9O-,5 foot truck $a.3?5--d5
root truck, S3,lSi: International Fire
Engine company, Seneca Falls, y. Y"
81 foot truck, $1,000; Hayes Fire APP
paratus company, Hayes truck, $3,95O
There We're over twenty separate
bids for hose ana each bidder bid ON
four or five different brands of cot
ton and rubber hose. The prices
ranged all the way from fifty four
cents to a dollar.
Directors WormScr and Roche and
Recorder Moir took the fire engine
bids under consideration after they
had been publicly opened and decided
after consulting with chief Engineer
Zizelman 10 award the contract To the
American Fire Engine company whose
bid was $1,000, This was not the low
est bid, but it was stated afterwards
that the engines made by the lower
bidder are not sufficiently We'll known
to warrant She city eNperimentinS
by purchasing one of them.
The bids for the hook and ladder
truck and Tor the hose viii be care
fully gone over This morning and the
contracts awarded.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-29
DID She MEET A BEAR
Belief That Little One Who Disap-
peared Near Tobyhanna Was
Eaten by Bruin.

The three -ycar-old daughter of
Frank simpson who lives ON Il farm
between Tobyhanna ana La Anna.
Pike county, disappeared Monday and
has not Yet been found 1t is feared
that she has been deVoured by one OF
the bears which from lime In time are
seen prowling about the wild country
adjacent To the farm
About noon Monday the children of
Mr.. simpson We're playing along the
road adjacent to some woods. The
youngest .hild strayed away from the
others and the most dilsent search
has since failed to reveal the slightest
trace of her.
The alarm WAS given and soon fifty
people We're securing the woods for
the little one, but up To last evening
their efforts had been fruitless. A
small stream which runs through
that region Was followed for miles,
the father fearing that she had fallen
into il and been drowned, The gen
orally accepted theory now is that she
fell into the clutches of il bear.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-29
THREE men KILLED.
Explosion of Atlas Powder Did Dire
Work at Avoca-Cause of the
Explosion Unknown.

y flightrul explosion that shook the
lower end of AvOca occurred ut |
o'clock yesterday afternoon. which
killed and frightfully nauglcd three
men. They were Italians working
for Contractor MCGOWAN on the new
Rapid Transit trolley road. Their
names are unknown, they having been
designated by numbers on the work
Last night fellow workmcn gave the
name of one of the men as Courarato
Rarore and a store book found at tn.
scene of the explosion contained the
name of Karmousk. Midtown.
The explosion occurred just across
the Avoca borough line in Pittston
township. The bodies were turned
over to Glennon 4 Walsh, UNDER
takers. of Pittston, at whose morguc
Coroner Mckee, If LuHerne county,
viewed the remains.
one of the dead men had been a
chargeman and was dismissed by Con
tractor McGnwan Monday. He did
not want To leave. and hung about
tn" place all morning. There was no
work during the first half of the day
on account of the rain. and this man
was in hopes that Ire would be put
on if work was resumed after dim
her.
With the idea of making himself
useful he assisted In carrying a
quantity If Atlas powder into the
blacksmith shop. tho men fearing the
rain would spoil it, What happened
after the men entered the shop is not
known for the two men who carried
in the powder. and the blacksmith
who was working there are dead.
There was a terrific explosion and
the shop was reduced to kindling
wood Windows for a radius of half
Il mile were broken by the force of
the explosion.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-29
MEMORIAL DAY PARADE.
Chief Marshal S. B. Mott Has Ar
ranged the Order in Which
It Will Move.

At Il meeting Of the Memorial day
committee of the Grand Army of the
Republic last night, final arrangements
were made for the observance of to-
morrow. Marshal :. =. Mott has ap-
pointed his chief of staff and aides, and
decided upon tho formation of the
parade This will be as follows:
Platoon police.
CHIEF Marshal : u. Mott and ohicr "t stan
Colonel T. IT, Ripple. Aides, Colonel +. l..
Iltchrock. Colonel II. N cour>cn, Captain +. !.
VI" Andrew Lieutenant Colonel {. +. Mates.
Major J. Is. Fish. Major +. D. Fellows, Licutcn.
ant l.. l.. Mates
Colonel l., \, Watrce and STAN
Thirteenth regiment, preceded hy the Thir.
ttCuth Regiment band.
SECOND DIVISION.
commander \. H. stevens and staff
+. o. : of y Drum cops,
Ezra t;iithn post, No. l30, q. H. H., Lieutenant
Commander W. /. \Iblo in charge.
Colonel Monies post. 80, 800, r. o. Bryant
commanding.
Spanish. American War Veterans. Del vorhis
commanding
Camp No. ;, Son, of Veterans, Captain W. VI.
llAmlin.
American Guard of No. % SCHOOL
THIRD DIVISION
u. u. Jones in charge
Carriages containing invited guests
Among those invited to attend are
Congressman William conncil Judges
Il. w. Archibald II. NJ. Edwards. J. p.
Kelly and j. w. Carpenter, County
commissioners j. &. Morris, John Pen
man and J. j. Durkn, Superintendents
Of County schools Taylor and City
Schools Howell. Recorder James Moir,
President g. T.. Chittenden of select
council and James calpin of common
council. Director of Public Safety f..
l.. Wormser Superintendent of Police
Frank RoblinG. City Treasurer T.. j.
Robinson. tity Controller l.SdraS
Howell, President John Gibbons of the
school board and city Assessors Rims
land, Morris. Jones, Seamans ana Fid-
ler.
The parade will start promptly at :
o'clock, The regiment will form on
Wyoming avenue. north of Linden
right resting on Linden, and the Grand
Army of the Republic division viii
form on Linden, west of Wyoming.
right resting ON Wyoming, The ear
riase division will form on Vine street,
east of Wyoming avenue, right resting
on Wyoming.
Carriages viii be provided at Me
mortal hall for crippled and inlim
members of the posts The line Of
march will be as follows: From Lin
den and Wyoming. down Wyoming to
l.aCkawanna ana up l.aCkaWanna to
Washington, to Spruce street, 10 Jcf-
ferSon avenue, tn Vine street; counter
march ON jefferson, to Vine, To Wash
ington, to the soldiers and Sailors
monument
At the municipal building the parade
viii he reviewed by Recorder Moir and
the invited guests, and at h" monu-
ment a review will be mad" hy Mar
shal Mott. After passing the monu-
ment the different organizations win
be dismissed. Memorial services will
bo held in the post rooms at O'Clock,
in memory of the members of both
posts who died during the past year.
The most recent of these is 'omrade
Peter Schneider. of South Scranton.
who died early yesterday morning, An
entertainment will be given by Ezra
Griffin post AT night
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-29
CONTROLLER WILL SIGN.
Will Ignore Resolution Directing
Him to Recognize Committee.

1t Is about settled that city Control
Ter Howell Will ignore the resolution
recently passed by councils directing
him not To sign any warrants except
those for salaries, unless the bills for
them are approved by the auditing
committee.
There are at present in the con
trol"r's office Il number of warrants
which haV" been drawn By city Clerk
Iavelle upon bills not approved by
the auditing committee, which body
is being ignored by the admmistra-
tion.
Deputy Controller Hartley prH"ti-
calIy admitted to Tribune man yes
terdaN afternoon that the control
Ter would countorSSn these warrants.
"Thc city solicitor has decided" said
ne, THAT the auditing committee has
no standing, and J. suppose we've got
to abide by what he says"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-29
THIS and THAT.

The annual baccalaurcatc service
was held in the Methodist Episcopal
church. Wyoming, Sunday evening
The senior class, composed of Char
iottc Weir, Carol V, Space, Pluma Al
paugh fe"rGiana Antrim, Janet Weir
Ethel Giilfether, Maude Farr. jamie
Schooley and William q. Goodc, occu-
pied seats in the front part OF the
church. The baccaaureate sermon was
preached by Rev. stephen Jay. pastor
of the Methodist Episcopal church of
kingston
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-29

Recorder Moir Yesterday morning
formally removed Colonel +. l.. Hitch
cock as director of public safety and
appointed in his place T.. l.. Wormser,
as announced in yesterdays Tribune.
Colonel Hitchcock and the recorder
had a lengthy interview shortly after
O'Clock in the morning. At this in
teiNiew the recorder again asked the
colonel for his resignation and the lat
ter again refused to give IL. The
colonel went to his office and later left
for his business place in the Com
monwealth building. where Mounted
Officer Joseph Bloch presented him
with the following formal notice Of
removal.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-29
MILL TO BE IMPROVED.
Directors of seybolt Milling Com
pany Take Important Action.

Al meeting of the directors of the
Seybolt Milling company, held yester-
day morning, the Noye Manufacturing
company. of Buffalo, was awarded a
Sl2. 900 contract for the new equipment
of the plant,
story added and an addition is to be
built in the rear. The old machinery
will be replaced With new of the most
improved construction and the capac-
ity of the mill increased to 200 barrels
q day
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-29
TURNED OVER PAPERS.

Colonel Hitchcock went to the mu-
n"ipal building at once and turned
over the books and papers of his de-
partment to Mr.. Wormser who had
already taken the oath of office be-
for" Recorder Moir. Mr.. Wormser
&Ssun.d tkc duties of his office inme-
diat"ly ana had been installed but a
short time when he issued his first
order, directing the members of the
police force to present themselves at
the municipal building on Thursday
afternoon at | o'clock for inspection
and TO participate in the Memorial
Day parade.
The telephone bell in Recorder
Moir'S office rang merrily Yesterday
afternoon about $50 O'Clock and clerk
IIatton. upon answering it. was heard
to say. "Oh. that's Harrisburg. is it,"
He called to the recorder in the lat
ters inner office that he was wanted
at the phone and then closed the door
on the sanctm sanctorGm.
The recorder in II minute or two
sent for Director Wormscr. who also
talked with Harrisburg. Both men
refused To talk about the nature of
their talk with Ilarlisbu 9. on who it
was at the other end of the wire.
RECORDER SORRY.
The recorder said yesterday after
noon that he was very sorry that
colonel Hitchcock had II fused to re-
sign. He was sorry that he had been
forced to rom him. The recorder
gave. in his 70, ,n..t letter of removal,
a different reason for his action than
that which he gave in his interview
with a Tribune man Monday after
room.
Colonel Hitchcock said last night
that he had refused To resign because
he felt it would not bo doing justice To
himself To do 50. lie told Recorder
Moir that if he wanted to get rid o!
him he would have to remove him.
Monday, colonel Hitchcock declares
that the recorder told him that Cover
nor Stone and senator Quay were die
tating his removal, bur yesterday, when
questioned for particulars, the colonel
sans the recorder admitted that neither
the governor nor the senator had said
anything about the removal of the
director of public safety. and that Il
desire for his party's good had ami
mated the recorder in taking the step
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-29
NURSES TO GRADUATE. I.
Exercises of Lackawanna and Moses
TAYLOR Graduates.

The graduating exercises of the
class of 1901 of the Training school
for nurses connected with the Lacka-
wanna hospital will be held AT st.
Luke's parish house June II, and the
tmmencement of the nurses grad
uasd from the school connected With
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-29

months. ON August 1 they will sail
from Naples for this country. Rev.
James OByrne, Of Pittston. has been
transferred to Auburn and will have
charge of that parish during the alb
sence of Father McCabe.
The Pennsylvania railroad now has
fast train service between Wilkes
Barre and Philadelphia. the trains
going through the Lehigh and Schuyl-
kill regions and giving an excellent
train service to region heretofore
somewhat difficult to reach from this
city and Wilkes Barre. The trains are
vestibuled and of the kind run on the
main lines of the company. The trains
leave Philadelphia on the Philadelphia
and Schuylkll valley branch and run
to New Boston Junction. just above
Pottsvilc. From there they travel the
Lehigh Valley tracks to Tomhcken.
then over the Philadelphia and Eric GA
PENNSYLVANIA road TO Wilkes Barre.
The Philadelphia Inquirer sees in the
putting on of these trains fight be-
tween the Lehigh Valley and Pennsyl-
vania companies for the business Of
this region, which has heretofore gone
Inquirer says:
Nor will the Pennsylvania stop at
Wilkes Barre. II is common talk among
business men of that section that the
company Is preparing to run into
Scranton. There. however it viii not
be a rival to the, LehiGh Valley. At
present the company. which has the
right to build an electric line between
Wilkcs-Barre and Scranton, has one of
those elastic charters. which permits it
to us" either electricity or steam as
motive power. and ii Is believed that
AZ soon as the line Is completed the
Pennsylvania trains will he run over ii
into Scranton. The aspect of these two
railroads as rivals Is Not a new one.
for ever since the PENNSYLVANIA ac-
uuired the Western New York and
Pennsylvania there has been close com
petition with the I.ehigh for the Ruf-
falo business. since both have admir-
able service to that city"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-29
BODY FOUND
In A BARREL
WAS SENT TO HEWITT's FER.
TILIzING PLANT.

Wild Rumors of Murder Were
Widely Circulated Before It Was
Discovered That the Body Had
Been Used by DR.. John Niles, of
Carbondale, for Dissecting Pur-
poses-He Thought That Shipping
It to Hewitt's Place Was the Only
Way of Getting Rid of 1t.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-29

Thomas Archie Morgan. of this city,
will he one of the speakers at Lehish
university Friday IN the Freshman's
contest Mr., Morgan will deliver
'hoate'S oration on the conservative
force of the American bar.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-29

He discovery yesterday morning ol
the dead body of u woman packed in u
barrel supposed to contain refuse mat
ter, created all kinds OF excitement
around Hcwitt's fcrtiliAing plant, near
the pyne, and caused the circulation Of
rumors To the effect that n ghastly
had been committed.
Careful investigation has revealed
the fact that the body was an anato-
mical subject which had been dissected
by Il Carbondalc physician.
The body was found yesterday morn
ing about . O'Clock by Ralph Robbins,
the foreman. who was unpacking a
barrel of refuse. lie took off the cover
of the barrel which mad been origin
ally used for sugar. and found first u
cows head and several bones. and then
the body. 1t was placed in an upright
position, with the lower limbs doubled
up on the breast.
1t was taken out of the barrel when
the workmen had sufficiently recovered
from their fright The body was that
of Il woman between thirty-tve and
forty years old and was entirely naked.
There were incisons in the abdomen
and, throat and the knee joints had
being doubled up sufficiently to allow
the body to be placed in the barrel
The body was discolored. but was not
dccomposed.
CAME FROM CARRONDALE.
1t was discovered that the barrel In
dale having been brought down in the
l,.,
that city. The driver of the Hewitt
wagon in carbondaic was commune
Gated with by telephone and it was
learned from him that he had received
the barrel containing the body from
DR.. John Niles. of North Main street
According to Foreman Robbins. the
driver. who's" name is w. -. Jones.
said that DR.. Niles had told him that
the barrel contained bones.
Coroner Roberts was summoned and
arrived about 4 O'Clock in the after
noon. 4 cursory examination of tn"
body was sufficient to convince him
that it was an anatomical subject that
had been used for disseCtng purposes.
He communicated with Dr Niles by
telephone and learned from him that
he had been dissectinc the body for
SOM, n,ontbs ,,., aud tb,t Lo had ,.
,oi,od !, fr,,, , phi,,aoI,bi ,r,,,-
n,i,.,I .n,int,
.rho ,ororor ,b,n ro,ifad hin, ,h,,
iva n.ou,l .orl ,I,n n,,.I, h.,,l. ,,.-
,,,,,I.,I, ra, hin, -, di.n,..,, ,r T., ,,,,,,
n,bo,. u.,, mis- u.,,. Gono I,,o II, IN,
ar,o,nonn
DIR NILES STATEMf.NT.
When seen at his home in Carbondaln
last night by "A Tribune man, DR.. Niles
who is president of the board of health
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-29

HEARING >ATl HDAN. The bearing III ,hc
before Alderman Mlr. was postponed until
saturday afternoon al I o',lock by request OF the
attorneys ga both side.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-29
TODAY'S EVENTS.

Mcmhcrs Of COMPANY II are requested 10 hr at
drill tonight as worry important business is TO be
transacted
Supcdutond, d,ut of schools George Howell viii
deliver lecture ON abraham Lincoln" tonight
IN the Welsh talvini,ric Methodist church,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-29

Rev. j. j. curran of Wilkes Rarre.
itcV, '' d. Mccabc, of Auburn, Susquc-
hanna county, and Rev. Father Farin
OF Great Bend leave Saturday for
Europe, where they will spend Two
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-29

llll >rRArED TN.k.- Rev. L. +. Y. Pierce
Will give an illustrated lal> in th" Rescue mis-
sion hall Friday evening, commencing At ;
o,och.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-29

ENTRANCE ENtMINNr Princeton lnNor.
sltr entrance examinations will he held on June
l" and II, beginning at . O'Clock on the 18th.
For further information urplE At room Gop Con.
neil building, scranton, "a
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-29

POSTPONED. Tho meeting of the ladIcs' Nd
society is postponed until Thurs'iay, June H.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-29

Fishermen win do we'll to keep in
mind the recent changes in the fish
laws in this state. The most import
ant of these refer to suniish black
bass. pike and pickerel. the season for
catching which opens on June IL in
stead of May 80. as heretofore The
time Of closing the season has been en-
tended from December 81 to February
II. The season for catching trout opens
the same as before and closes on July
81. fifteen days later than the old law
required. 1t is absolutely forbidden to
catch fish at any time in the year en-
cept with rod. hook and line or with
hand or dipsy. the line having not
more than three hooks The old law
forbidS hand lines
The fish specified in the new law as
game fish are: All species of trout
black bass. rock bass mot rockfsm
strawberry or calico bass. pikc-pcrch
or Susquehanna salmon. pike. pickerel
sunfish and muskallongc. Rocktish. ar
striped bass. is called food fish and
may be taken with rod, hook and line
or hand line at any time in the year
Catfish. eclS suckers and carp can also
be taken with rod. hook and line at
any time of the year.
The new law provides a penalty of
500 fine for any one that plants Ger
man carp in any water Of the state.
and this fish may no, even be used for
bait. \ heavy penalty is placed on
any person who catches black bass less
than seven inches long, any trout less
than six inches, any pike. pickcrcl or
pilie-ncrch less than nine inches long.
No limit is placed on the size Of sun
fish. The new laws do not apply 10 the
Delaware river.
Following is the programme which
will be observed at Pennsylvania State
college during commencement week:
SUNDAY, Il'Nr e.
lo$o a. M, Baccalmrontc sermon. hy the Rev
Lawrence NJ ColicIr. u, D.. rhiia.
drlphiI
MONDAY. II NJ To-
%, 90 p. M, alisrhcui's. OF the NhIcic :lonnlS
$50 y. NJ Anruml ntcr.'lar. Athletic Contest
s.m y. m.-lunior ort"'cal Contest
TUESDAY. II NJ H.
$50 Il. m. annual Meeting OF the Alumni Nsso.
citation.
ro.m s., NJ Annual Meeting OF the Board OF
Trustees.
l3.v' m. --\nnual Luncheon in the Nrmory.
2,@n =. m, N"eiin" Tin Room No. l2h "t dele
car,. and Alumni to Il ct uu'tc,-
I,'d p. m,-ENhilition Dril, hy the cadet Bat
talon.
500 y. m.-i'rc>cntatior Of "Lcnd Nc tnc
ShnI>'' aud David Gurick'
lN 'Ihc Ihc>pian,.'
WEDNESDAY. II Ne II.
1000 n. naturalization EXERCISES OF The Glass Of
1901
commencement Addresses b! the Hon, A. o.
fnrst and General Will, !. Iiulings.
Word was last night received in this
city of th" death last evening at his
home in ItoZellc. \. j.. of IL. r. Bald
win. general passenger agent of the
New Jersey Central Railway COM
panN. VI" was - Years of age and
very we'll known N this city Mrs
Isaac Post, of clay avenue, is his
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-29
WORMSER IS
new Director
COL. HITCHCOCK REMOVED BY
RECORDER Mo1R.

Again Yesterday Morning the City's
Chief Executive Asked the Director
of Public Safety to Resign and
When He Refused He was For
mally Removed and +. L. Worm
ser Sworn in as His Successor.
What Hitchcock Has to Say About
His Removal.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-29

ASK for Kelly's union crackers. /"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-29

See the simplex" Piano Player, at
Powells Music Store. -
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-09-19
Railway Car. For Aia,isn

Steamer Bertha. Capt Johlnsen. sailed from Seattle last Thursdoy with one of Che largest and most valuable c1rsocs consigned Co Che Copper river and Cook inlet country n recent months.
 Her freight Includes tho knock-down material for eleven cars. a portion of thc equipment or Che railroad being built from Homer Alaska. Go Che mines of tho Cook Inlet Coal Fields Company thirteen miles Go Che Interior The t.mhcrs and material arc for cars Of regulation size. Several powerful engines were sent north on previous voyages of tho vessf.