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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1901-12-18
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Wires Dowa and Rail
roads Tied Up.

Allentown, Pa, Dec. 15.-Tae
most destructive food in tho
Lehigh valley since 1852 started
this morning at 3 O'Clock, follow
ing 'wo-days' rain, which melted
tn. snow in the mountains, clus-
ing the Leigh river to b''eome a
raging torrent. TIE traction
company's power h uses are foot
ed with seven feet of w ter, which
put out fires under the boilers.
No trolley cars have run since
morning and Allentown is in
darkness tonighl.
The Aelaide Silk Will sustain ed
a loss # over $40, 900 by the
flood. The Am .rican Steel S
Wire Company's wire and nail
plants are under wa er, and thou
sands of dollars d .mage has been
done there. All other industries
along the course Of streams suffer
cd heavily by water hooding the
basement, and first floors, dam
aging th- machinery and stock.
No through trains are running
nor'h of allentown and communi
cation by wire is cut off. No loss
of life has been reported. There
are many washouts along the rail
roads. The water began subsid-
ing this aftern ,on and is slowly
receding tonight.
MINES FLOODED, MULES DROWNED.
Hazleton, Pa, Dec. 15 Great
havoc was wrought in The Lehigh
region by Saturdays storm. John
Burns, a nicer, of Oneida, near
here, was washed from a brid ys
and drowaed. Over 100 mine
mules were drowned in tue various
collieries in this vicinity and the
majority of the mines are fooled.
1t is not likely that they will re-
sumo operations until after the
first of the new year. Railroad
tracks and bridges were washed
away and trains stalled. The
damage in this section is estimated
at 5000, 900.
As CoLLIERIEs UNDER WATER.
Pottsville, Pa, Dec 15.-The
greatest flood Schuylkill county
has experienced in 25 years oc
Cured last night, resulting from
a continuous rain for several days,
which caused the Schuylkill river
to overflow it's banks. The total
loss is estimated at over a million
of dollars. Forty-eight collieries
of the Philadelphia Il Reading
Coal and Iron Company and
other corporations are flooded and
will he idle for at least a week.
TREMENDOUS SNOW IN MONTANA.
Billings, Mont, Dec. 15.-
Eastern Montana is envelopsd in
one of the heaviest snowfalls ever
known hers. The snow averages
from 3 to 6 feet on the level, and
railroad travel will be interrupted
for several days. The thsrmoms-
tor registered 20 below zero to.
night. with a strong north wind
blowing, which will send it from
10 to 90 lower by morning.
10 BELOW AT CHICAGO.
Chicago, Dec. 15.-This was
tho coldsst day Chicago has ex-
psriencsd in the month of Dscsm-
ber for 80 years. The mercury
stood at II degrees below zero
this morning, but tonight tho
thsrmomstsr had risen to three
below zero. The predictions for
tomorrow are for rising tsnpsra
turo.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1901-12-18

Educate Your Bowels With Cascaresa.
&c. eoc II G. G. Q. f~U. druggists refund moner.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-07
TO DROP FRANCHISE.
Street Railway Ordinance to Be AL
lowed to Die--New One to Be In
troduced After Organization.

Select Councilman ID. w. Vaughan,
who introduced the ordinance award
Ing a franchise to the Central Rapid
Transit Street hallway company,stated
yesterday to a Tribune man that he
understood no effort would he made to
again call it up before the re-organiz-
alton of councils on April /.
The time was too short, he said. to
have 1t passed finally, inasmuch as
it has not yet passed third reading In
select council and has yet to run the
gauntlet of the common branch. There
will he extra meetings called for the
purpose of consid ring the re- organiza. =.
ton ordinance To be Introduced to-
night, but the attendance at spccial
meetings Is never vary large and the
absence of one member might mean the
defeat of the ordinance.
The company will draft an entirely
new ordinance, covering the main
points Of the original measure and en-
bodying some of the amendments al
ready attached to the other. This
win be introduced Immediately follow
ing the reorganization of councils ana
an aggressive fight made for it's pas
sage.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-07
To the Public.

The Llckawann0 Telephone COM
pany respectfully requests the kind in
diligence of their friends and patrons
for short time longer. There are
now about seven hundred telephones
connected with the switchboard and
about fifty additional phones are be-
ing installed daily. While the opera
tors are at their positions from q. m.
to 6 y. M. olm patrons are free to use
such service as it Is possible for us to
furnish, but it will be impossible to
give satisfactory service until the
switchboard is fully installed and
handed over to the company by the
manufactures. There viii me no
charges made until the plant is in full
running order, at which time we will
give the public an opportunity to
inspect what experts have said To he
the finest telephone apparatus now in
stalled in the United States, and ii is
cur intention and aim to give satisfaC-
tory service accordingly. our tunll
tines arc built and ready for operation
between Carbondale, Jermyn and
Scranton and between Wilkes-r Barre,
Pittston and Scranton, ami our pa
irons will he given service up ana
down the valley without extra charge,
as soon as We are fully started.
Thanking our friends for their hearty
cooperation and kind encouragement
since the inception Of our company up
20 the present time. and assuring
them improved and satisfactory
telephone service. we are,
Respectfully.
$. l., Weyiand
- General Manager
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-07
STRANGE is NOT GUILTY.
Action Taken by Local No. 219 with
Reference TO Him.

On Thursday last Emil Strange, of
Myrtle street was arrested and held
in $500 bail on u charge Of melting a
riot, preferred by Superintendent
Bachofen, of the Reilling, David &
Shoen mill, at Petersburg. Strange
was loom fXer and is on strike. It
was alleged that in the stormy events
of last week at that mill he melted the
other employees to acts of violence.
At n meeting OF local textile workers,
Union No. 2l9 held yesterday in Man.
ley's hall. Dunmore, action was taken
with reference to the prosecution
against Strange. a large number OF
girls present We're at the mill at the
time of the alleged melting to riot, and
they say he did nothing of the kind,
but, on the contrary, was doing his
best To shield from harm employees
who were escaping from the mill.
These girls will give their testimony
hen the case is called for trial in
count. They believe strange has been
unjustly dealt with,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-07
THE HEARING POSTPONED.
scheuer Mercantile Tax Bill will Be
Considered Next Week.

Secretary of the Board of Trade
Dolph II. Ath, ton and \. r. Duffy
of the Wholesale Merchants associa-
tion, were yesterday afternoon pre-
pairing 10 leave the city this morning
for Harrisburg when u telegram was
received from Representative John j.
Scheuer. Jr. telling them that the
meeting of the ways ana means COM
mlttec was postponed until next week
Secretary Atherton proposed to at
tend this meeting in the interests of
the board. while Mr.. Duffy was chosen
10 look after the wholesalers and en-
dcavor 10 have the committee report
favorably upon the amendment To the
present mercantile tax law, which it is
claimed is eXorbitant
Mr.. Scheuer introduced the amend.
ment Jan. a, cutting down the tax
by one-half The present act provides
that all retail merchants shall pay an
annual mercantile license of 81. and
one mill additional on each dollar of
thr whole volume gross Of annual busi-
ness. Each wholesale dealer must pay
an annual tax of Sc and one-halr mill
additional on ench dollar of his entire
annual business. Each dealer in or
vendor OF merchandise at any eX-
change or board of trade must pay Il
mercantile license tax Of % cents or
each thousand dollars worth gross Of
goods.
The amendment cuts down the addi-
tonal tax on retailers to one-half mill
and on wholesale merchants to one
quarter mill. a representation from
the Wilkes Barre merchants was also
In readiness To attend today's meeting
and numerous other cites would have
been represented.
The merchants claim that the idea
of taxing the volume of goods sold Is
foolish and eXorbitant, and that the
proper method of taxation would be on
The profits.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-07
SARGEANT IN THE CITY.
Says He Knows Nothing About Any
D., L. e. w. Grievances-Attend-
ed Meeting Last Night.

Grand Master T.. L. Sergeant of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen,
arrived in this city at 4 o'clock yes
terday from Buffalo y. V, and last
night attended a session of Acme
lodge, No. 22S, which was held in
Gus rnsey hail. The grand master is
staying at the Hotel Jermyn and may
remain in the city FOR IL few days.
Last nights meeting was a secret
one, and was in session until 12l5
O'Clock. Between fifty and seventy-tive
members of the lodge were in attend
ance, and it is known that II large
amount of important business was
transacted. For some days previous to
Grand Master Sargeants coming there
have been reports that he was sum-
moned here to look into certain griev-
ances OF the Lackawanna tircmen. but
he denied this last night To Il Trib-
une man he said:
This is merely one of my usual
visits to the boys. haven't been in
this section in some time. and as we
have large and influential lodge here.
! decided to take a run over and see
how matters stood. ] find everything
In excellent shape. ana no unrest or
difficulties of any sort"
How about these reported Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western grievances?"
asked the reporter.
II know nothing of any grievances
and ii there were such I would be
pretty likely to be made acquainted
with them," replied Mr.. Sergeant. MY
visit is entirely of a social nature and
find everything in such excellent con-
dition that l may leave tomorrow"
1t is understood that Grand Master
Sergeant will pay a visit to Superin-
tendent of Motive Power and Machin-
cry Il. $. Lloyd. of the Delaware. Lack
awarna and Western Railroad CONF
pany, today.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-07
SPECIAL.

SCRANTON GAS AND WATER COMPANY AND
Hyde Park Gas "cnpdnF--ln order 10 cnyour.
age the Use ot gas ior fuel purposes, notice i
hereby given that ON and after April | next the
price oi gas used will be dollar per one
special discounts: Ten per cent all bills where
the consumption ior tho month amountsto less than
twenty-five dclals; twenty per cent. on all bills
where the consumption ior the month amounts
10 twenty-five doIIs and upwards.
Provided the bill is paid on or before the 20tll
day " the month in which the bill Is wondered.
A separate meter, furnished by the company, i1
necessary. BY order Of the board.
c. II. HAND, Secretary.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-07
Who Can Write the q
Best Short Story !.
Tiu lRlbt NJ OFFERS ,NSil TRlILS 10
LoCNL WRITER'S on LOCAL FICTION.
S25.OO for the Best Story.
$1,000 for the Second Best.
$500 for the Third Best.
4 LITERARY COMPETITION MHERr IN.
PERIENCE - Not NECESSARY N
ORDER TO WIN.

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s'olts tehd'hs 10 bfihs o"t 'ne 'o'"f''c
anu "Ech""lF iore ot te '"tnI"'''e "l'',"s
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WIN every NINE III the N"ileE 'nc's "
mass ot tradition including haf'Weao'h -,
apes narratives ol spoohI happenings "n'
other uc'nils ooriering on me "eifo or SUPER
h"tufai Nhlch mas never oc'h sa'he'cu W,
se'hef ~ literary foim' lh's opela ut'u
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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-07
FUNERAL OF 7. w. SCANLoN.
Largely Attended Services Yester-
day Morning.

The funeral of Thomas W. Scanlon,
who died Of pneumonia in Temple,
TEXAS, last week, was held yester-
day morning.
The nbsequies We're held from the
residence of his father. Anthony Scan
Ion, at los Anthony street, ana We're
largely offended, big delegation of
the Moses Taylor lodge, No, 80, Broth
erhood of Railroad Trainmen, being in
attendance. Among the many beau
tiful floral tributes was an Immense
pillow, given by the tralnmen.
\ high mass of requiem was sung at
ST, Puui's cathedral and interment
was made IN the Cathedral cemetery.
The pail bearers We're w. w. Frances,
William Blewitt, George NJ. Burt, A.
y. Mcdonald, H. j. La,lSin Joseph
McCann, Edward Hcnnisan aud NJ.
Mccain.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-07

WORTH REMEMBERING.

some statements in Sergeant Raj
ters letter are worth remembering:
% We procure reading matter ano
writing materials from Iloilo when wf
request ii.
90 The banner on our Young Mems
Christian association rooms here
maasin, an isolated mountain post
read, when did you write home last?'
(O 'The boys prefer to write or
Young Mems Christian association
paper when they can get it,"
% "Thc members Of this command
spend most of their spare time lin the
Young Mems Christian association
rooms) writing home"
Isn't it worth while to put "A little
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-07
The Scranton Gas and Water Com.
pany and the Hyde Park Gas Com.


In accordance with ihc policy OF these com.
panies to reduce rates from time to time as
may be warranted by increased consumption
notice Il hereby given that. on aud sitcr April
l nest the price OF gas will be one dollar per
one thousand cubic feet consumed, subject 90
the following discounts: Five per cent on al
bills where the consumption toy tho month
amounts TO less than twCTIy'h'e dollars tcr per
cent. on all bills where the consumption for lite
month amounts 10 twenty five dollars mli up.
wards.
Provided the hill Is paid on or before tlc
20th day al the month in which thc bill is
rendered rs order oi thc board.
u. q. IIN\n. SrCrft NV.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-07
ANOTHER BIG SHAFT.
d. & H. Company Will Open Birds
eye Slope at olyphant.

Gangs Of men are at work openlng
the liirdseye slope, at Olyphant, for
the Delaware ana Hudson company, as
tract of coal, divided into four veins
has been discovered there which is Of
llne quality aud profitable to mine.
Two gangs are working on headings
running north and south, and a big
shaft l2X1O feet and eight hundl ed
feet deep, Is 20 be sunk, This will be
on line with Ferris street, and the
contract for sinking it will be let this
month. II will be one of the deepest
In the region, and with it's equipment
of modern machinery will cost about
$SjOO0. When ii IL completed the Eddy
Creek shaft will be sunk about four
hundred feet.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-07
Nerves Like a Flat-Iron.

\ woman who suffered for three
years from nervous prostration says
Two bottles Of Lichty's Celery Nerve
Compound effected complete cure.
She hardly knows today whether she
has nerves or not. as she never feels
them II is certainly wonderful rem
edy, sold by Matthews Bros o"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-07
SERMON ON THE CONFESSIONAL
Rev. Myles ]. McManus Spoke Upon
It at the Cathedral Last Night

Rev. Myles J. McManus preached a
most scholarly and eloquent sermon at
-. Peters Cathedral last night, tax
ing for his text "'rhe Confessional" a
large part of the discourse was devoted
To an answer to the objection that the
confessional and the sacrament Of
penance are the inventions of man.
Father McManus showed the rca-
sons for the catholic belief in the
doctrine of penancc and quoted many
Scriptural texts which are claimed by
Roman Catholic theolOpinns To be
proof positive that penance is of
Divine origin.
lie referred In the sacrament ~ be
ing one OF the greatest blessings In
the Christian dispensation and told
OF the consolation and knowledge VI
self which Catholics draw from II.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-07
DALE REFUSED
TO ANSWER
WOULDN'T TELL OF DEALINGS
WITH MR.. M'ANDREW.

He Was Given Until This Morning
to Answer the Questionable Tes-
titled That He Had Given Paul
Dunn the Sum of 81, 200 to Defeat
the Mulberry Street Paving ordi-
nance-He Refused to Let His
Memory Run Back Any Farther
Than Two Years.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-07
DIRECTED TO ANSWER


we insist that YOU do" said Mr..
Ncwcomb. Alderman Fuller ordered
Mr. Dale to answer, bur he said he
could not until he had consulted his
attorney lie was given until this
morning ct 10 o'clock to 10 so.
In response to further questions, he
said that he had no knowledge of l..
l.. McCanu having received any money.
lie had talked with i. II. Williams,
but couldn't rccollect having furnished
amy money to him.
The treasurer of The company, \. u.
Dean, was also examined. The COM
pany felt it incumbent upon itself to
help get COuncilmcn faVoring its
brick elected. The conn any had no
councilmen on its payroll nor did he
know that any money had been direct
ly paid to them. he said. Mr.. Daie's
commissions averaged about 81, 900 a
year
At this mornings hearing, in addi-
zion To Mr.. Dale. tho witnesses to be
examined will include Cashier Shafcr,
of the Scranton Savings bank; Cashier
Gunstcr, of the Merchants and Me-
chancs' bank, and Cashier Eynon, OF
the West Side bank, 1t is understood
that these gentlemen will offer testi-
mony regarding certain monies de-
posted by the accused councilmcn In
their respective banks.
Tho first hearing in the perjury case
against eX-Select Councilman Il. III.
Williams, of the Fifth ward, will be
held this afternoon at . o'clock. T.
was not held yesterday. as announced
| i'm the afternoon papers.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-07

money into the hands of the intcrna-
tional committee of the Young Mems
Christian association for such work as
this2 Gnorce q. MHhN.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-07
Repairing Done Gratis.
| ACkAWANNA
h THE"
LAUNDRY.
WEATHER YESTERDAY.


Local data tor March u, 1901;
lshct temperature ,.,..........., IL degrees
Lowest temperature ..,.,,.,,,'". degrees
humidity:
%. M ..,.....,............ II per cent
o. uL ''.,.','..,,....,.,. - per cent,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-07

GeneiSl secretary for tie Philippines.
Mr.. Rafter writes to us as follows:

Il
'"'''i "'i'V' " u7 "0 ioi''"''
Amy Department oi the International Commit.
tee Young Mems Christian Associations West
Twenty'ninth street, New York city. Amy se.'
| rearics, William u. MillaF. James II. BaukS.
Maasn, T. J., Jan. II. lApl
| Mr. George g. Mlhy,
Dear Sir: take great pleasure in letting you
| know that my letter 10 you has borne good fruit
| as enclosed letter will show. | intended 10
write you somH months ago, but We have been
! very busy SupprcsSihg this war; OF inSulIco'
tloi 80 that answering your KIND effort in our
| behalf was ont OF the question. ! now improve
\ thiS opportunity by letting you Know that thc
! Young Mems Christian association in lloIo sendS
us writing material and reading matter when
| We request II, The boys prefer using Y. W. &.
n paper and envelopes when they cIn procure
| them, and one ot the banners Ia the y. VI. &,
\ rooms here contains this question: "Nhcn
dd you Wite home LAST With Tree writing
| material at hnd and pleasant surroundings,
| hho OUT OF eV'lN ten sH down ana write at once
| E<ror-p ,cI, MN ,trx
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-07
Rummage Sale

viii opcn Friday March, the Sth, "a
z 4. m, at 209 Washington avenue. ..
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-07
Rummage Sale

Win open Friday March, the Sth, at
y. M, at 200 Washington avenue. -
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-07
CARING FOR
The SOLDIERS
LETTER WRITTEN BY SER
GEANT w. Z. RAFTER.

Tells of the Great Work That Is Be.
ing Done in the Philippines foi
Them by the Young Mems Chris.
tian Association--Also Refers to
the Progress of the Campaign OF
Pacification and the Joy with
Which News Of the National Elec.
ton Was Received.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-07
Laundry Bags.
For Fire Insurance

New, novel and practical. Crumcr-
Wells Co, 1870 Wyoming avenue. 10
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-07

Last summer we received letter
from one of our Scranton boys, now
serving with the Eighteenth infantry
In the Philippines. in which IT was
stated that his company had nothing
to read. We wrote to the International
committee of the Young Mems Chris
tian association, m New York. asking
them to look into the needs Of this
particular detachment of Uncle Sans
troops. within two months after the
receipt of the first letter, the following
letter was written by the secretary in
charge of the Army Young Mems Chris
tan association in the Philippines:
Nr. W u. Rlftor Romhlon, p. l., Co. y,
Eighteenth Infantry
Dear Sir: Some time ago you wrote 10 Secre
tay Mall, in Scranton, ior some supplies o.
reading matter lie referred the request 90 the
New York office and it has Just reached H..
To-day ! send you small package by mail.
Tell me OF the situation with YOU and may be
able 70 send NOR, icaiug matter and writing
material ii YOU need them. I am
Yours very truly,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-07

Ask for Kelly's union crackers, -
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-07

telephon. or call on Fulton & Brad
bury, Room COG Connell building. %
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-07

Ask for Kelly's union crackers. -
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-07

Did YOU ever furnish any for him."
Fl muse decline to answer that Ques-
ton said Mr.. Dale.
The age-herald., 1901-06-08

of these merchants, 'is of a varied nature. One type of customer wants an old clock to give an air of dignity or of comfort to a hall or sitting room. Nothing. in fact is sleepier than huge Dutch hall clock six feet high, which ticks like black smith beating an anvil, an dwhich rings an old-fashioned gong bell. Another type enjoys polite deception and imposes a pur- chase as a time honored heirloom
 "A third type purchases clocks which are marked by high beauty and artistic finish. Some of the ancient constructions were made by artists and cannot be sur passed, If equaled, by those of today. This Is especially true of those which came from the workshops of famous French, Flemish and Italian designs. Clocks of this class always command high prices and may be considered works of art rather than mere timekeepers. The fourth type seems to have no particular idea In their fad. They want old time pieces and ask no questions as to their works, their beauty or their historical connection. If a block Is a century old, well and good; if it is two centuries old. so much the better, and if three centuries they are beside themselves with delight
 There are a few who purchase watches and clocks for historical associations. or these the number Is much larger than Is usually supposed, and 1t grows every day. The greater attention paid to history and biography has helped the movement, as has also the practice of giving exhibitions and making gifts to museums and learned societies."