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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-10
PERSONAL.

Mr.. and Mrs. H. W. Cross left last evening Tor
Chicago.
Miss Jennie Kodiuey, Of Archibald, is the guest
81 friends in this city.
T, J. Foley has returned from a trip through
the west and south.
senator b. r. Focht, Of Union county, was at
the 1ermyn yesterday.
Director Of Public Safety F. L. wormser was
in Wukos.Barrc yesterday.
Ms p. OMtllcy and daughter, Of West Lin.
den street, are at ASbury Park.
Nv and Mrs Edward Reed have returned
from a weeks visit at La Plume.
Alderman r. :. LOTUS. NJ Pittstor, called on
OLD friends IN this city yesterday.
W. g. Daniels, ohict clerk to the county com.
missioner. was in Csrbondale yesterday.
Mr., and Nlrs. John LebC, of Capouse avenue.
have gone to Honesdaie on a weeks fishing
trip.
Mrs Ida 4. Albro and Misses Albro. Of Jeffer.
son avenue, are occupying cottage at Lake
Ariel
The Misses Bertha and Grace Sopcr arc spend
ing their vacation with their uncle and aunt at
Walton, ~ y.
Fred Lidstonc, Of Sdndcrson avenue. and Ed
ward frear, OF Adams avenue, left yesterday for
Toronto, Canada.
Rev. G. NJ. Giihn. u. D., pastor Of the Elm
Park church, has gone 10 san Francisco to attend
the Epworh league convention.
Mrs. Lewis Gabriel. Charles J.. and Rosetta
Gabriel, Of New York, arc visiting at the homes
OF Mr,. A. Wittcc and Mrs. II. Levy, 5l3 Madison
avenue.
Mis-. Emma Camp and daughters, Ella and
Marion, Of Dinyilc, Pa, arc visiting at the
home Of Mr. and Mrs. j. L. Hobbs, OF Penn ave.
nue., Green Ridge.
Mr.. II. Sadow, and daughter Rcbccca, Of Penn
avenue, Lett yesterday for Buffalo, where they
will devote two week, viewing the sights az the
Pan. American exposition.
Rev W. W. Hooper, one Of the most able
ministers Of Maine, will occupy the pulpit Of
All Souls UniNcr,ali,t church two sundays, the
lilh and 2l,t OF this month
Arthur Corin, Of New York, is visiting friends
in this city. Mr. Iorin was a member of the
firm Of Lcbcrk n CORN, VINO formerly conducted
a store on Wyoming avenue.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-10
G. r.. r. OF N. J. EXCURSIONS.
A Large Number Have Been Booked
for July and August.

The Central Railroad of New Jersey
will inaugurate their Sunday excur-
sions from Scranton to Glen Onoko on
Sunday, July 81. Additional excursions
will be run to that place on August 1
and is.
on August an excursion will be run
TO Ocean Grove for 81 return, good for
ten days, and on August an excursion
will be run to Atlantic City for S., good
for ten days.
over 100 people have already been
booked for the special trip to Louis
willie for the knights Templar triennial
conclave, August 22-2S inclusive.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-10
SUPERVISORS CONVENTION.
Representatives of the Correspon-
deuce Schools in Session Here.

Forty-two of the district supervisors
of the International Correspondence
schools entered upon their second an
nual convention here yesterday. They
come from all over the United States
and Canada, and many of them are
accompanied by their wives.
The convention was begun yesterday
morning at 10 o'clock i'm Guernsey hall,
Washington avenue and will continue
the rest of the week. r. j. Foster,
president of the schools, presides over
the convention. The purpose of the
convention is to effect an exchange Of
ieas and to receive suggestions from
lie president as to how their work can
be hettered
This evening the delegates and their
wives will be entertained at Nay Aug
park by the International Correspond
ence Schools Social and Beneficial as
sociation.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-10
STILL ALARM DID IT.
Brought the Phoenix Chemical Com
pany to the Scene.

The prompt response of the Phoenix
Chemical company to still alarm
prevented fire at Lauer & Marks
store at 32l Lackawanna avenue last
night
An arc light in front of the store
set fire to the awning about 11:2O and
the dry cloth blazed furiously and
threatened the woodwork of the store
front.
\ still alarm was telephoned to the
Phoenix company to which it respond
ed instantly. An application of chem
ical promptly extinguished the blaze
before other damage than the dostruc-
tion of the awning had been caused.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-10
PosToFFICE MATTERS,

John p. Forster and James +. Lynctt, two
central city carriers, are i'll.
4 letter was yesterday received from Washing
ton approving the recent appointments OF three
substitute carriers at the local office.
The postal authorities were Yesterday notified
that Mrs. Mary Kane, Of 81 Tudor street, South
Boston, Mass, desires information Of Mrs. Daniel
Crowley who was first married to James Hamp
ton in Wales Her maiden name was Julia Har
Tngton.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-10
CHARGES WIFE WITH B1eAMY
J. r. White Of Daleville Seriously
Accuses His Bride of Two Years.

Two years ago J. II. White. of Dale
VILE, married Nellie Fay. Yesterday
he swore out warrant for her arrest
charging that nine years ago she mar
ried man named Fcrans In New
York, that Ferans is still living, and
that she was never divorced.
A hearing in the case will take place
today before Alderman Myron kas-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-10
NOT YET APPOINTED.
Name Of Mr.. Cross Successor 10 Not
Known

F. Il. Moffatt, of Albany. NY. travel
ing passenger agent of the Delaware
and Hudson railroad, is temporarily in
charge of the Office Of district passen-
ger agent in this city. pending the ap-
pointment of a successor to II. w.
Cross, who has been appointed assist
ant passenger agent of the Erie rail-
road.
II is not yet known who Mr.. Cross
successor will be, but the appointment
will, in all probability, be made in a
few days.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-10
DOG BIT A LITTLE GIRL.
Then the Owner of the Dog Whipped
the Girls Father

Monday night, Wolf Webber's little
girl was bitten on the arm by Henry
Flack's big dog. The father of the girl
complained to the owner of the dog,
and demanded the animal be killed.
Flack not only refused to kill the dog
or permit it to be killed, but proceeded
to half kill Webber.
Flack was arraigned before Alderman
Howe yesterday and held in 5000 bail
to answer for assault and battery.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-10
ASHES OF MRS. DIMMICK.
Placed in the Family Vault in
Forest Hill Cemetery.

The hermetically sealed urn of quar-
tered oak which contains the ashes of
Mrs. Joan du Pont Dimmick was
placed in the family vault in Forest
Hill cemetery yesterday.
Services at the tomb were read by
Rev. f. r. Bateman. pastor of the
Episcopal Church of Good Shepherd.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-10
VERY PLEASANT EXCURSION
Enjoyed by the Members of st.
Luke's Sunday School.

Yesterday the various Sunday
schools in connection with st. Luke S
parish, five in number, with those of
st. Davids and the Church of the Good
Shepherd, Joined in an excursion to
Lake Lodore, which proved one of the
most delightful ones ever held at that
popular resort.
At Jermyn their number was added
to by that of st. James church with
large portion of the adult members
of the congregation. Many also of the
adults of the Scranton parishes went
with the schools.
Bauer's orchestra accompanied the
excursion, and the weather at the lake
being delightful most enjoyable day
was passed by all.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-10
HERMANNs HAS RESIGNED.
Has Also Asked Permission to With.
draw from the Regiment.

Commissary Sergeant Harry Her
manns has rendered his resignation as
arnorer and range master of the Thir-
teenth regiment, and has asked per-
mission TO withdraw from the regi-
mcnt. This has not yet been granted
Mr. Hermanns has been armorer and
range master since the death of the
late Rees Watkins.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-10
MEETING OF PHYSICIANS.
Paper Read by DR.. Gibbs, of West
Scranton.

The regular monthly meeting of the
LaCkaWanna County Medical society
was held last night in the common
council room. DR.. W. NJ. Reedy pre-
sided.
DR.. l.. II. Gibbs, of West Scranton,
read an interesting paper, which was
discussed by the other physicians pres
ent.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-10
SPEEDWAY INN COMPANY.
Charter for 1t Was Granted at Har-
risburg Yesterday.

At Harrisburg yesterday a charter
was granted to the Speedway Inn com
pany. Of Dunmore, which has a capital
of $4,000.
The new company will run the inn
which has been located at the Speed
way for some time.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-10
Amateur Photographers.

IL you do not develop your own mega
tives, there is a reason why you should
have Schriever do 1t. Read the answer
in trial order. -
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-10
Artistic Life Size Portraits from
Photographs.

If you have photograph from which
you desire a large reproduction in pas
tel, water colors, or steeleograph sepia,
you will sacrifice your best interests
by failing to consult Schriever, before
ordering.
AS an added convenience to patrons,
he has engaged capable artist from
New York, to supervise the work in
this department, who may be consulted
at the studio regarding the improve
ment of likenesses in finished portraits
over unsatisfactory photographs pos
sessed. ~s
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-10
Picnics and Large Gatherings

Promptly furnished with best Ice
Cream. Hanley. 420 Spruce street. 81
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-10

COFo builds brain and nerve tissues
Coffee destroys them. ~
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-10
Order Ice Cream

From Hanley's. None better. 42o
snruee street. ~
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-10
Hanley's Ice Cream

Is absolutely pure. 42O Spruce street.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-10
BILLS AMENDED.

for amendment and promised the senate that
he would again report them on the morrow
When the morrow came he reported the inspec'
tors bill with amendments which practically
killed the bill, but did not report the weigh
bill, nor did he report again at any time.
The only objections which were made against
the weigh hill was that it would force the mon
and the companies in Schuylkill TO pay by the
ton where places must be driven by the yard and
where coal from many Miners was dumped into
counter chute together Those objections were
sustained by the committee from that field and
seemed reasonable to us, and when Senator
Vaughan called us after the meeting and
said that tho committee would report the bills
If we agreed TO an amendment which would
remove this objection, ugrccd TO do SO. and
in company with the senator formulated an
agreement which he said removed the objection
and that the committee would now report the
bills favorably There was no objections raised
against the other bills, Nos 2lj and 2l6.
Notwithstanding what We had done in The mat.
ter the committee sill held up the bills and
continued 10 hold them until the legislature adj
lourned. Some of the committee saw the politi-
cal leaders and secured promises that the bills
would certainly he enacted into laws, but that
is all that the promises amounted to-
On the third of June, after eNhausing every
effort to have the bills reported, we drew up
circular letter and mailed one to each senator,
asking them to take the bills out Of the hands
OF the committee. Following is copy of the
letters
THE LETTER SENT
Scranton, Pa, June g. 1901
''To the senators of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg,
Pa.
Honorable Gentlemen: On the second day Of
Arrii tbe house ~ rcnrcsort,,i,cs rassnJ sralIv
and sent to the senate for YOUR consideration,
house bills Nos. 2l5 PIC and 2l7 which provide
for the weighing and regulation thereof ~ an
thracito coal These b;iIs wore con,,ri,,ad 20
the senate committee ON mines and mining who
stiI have thcn, in tber nossession A. a bn,r;nC,
before tbst COMMITTEES On ohiontion vas ra;sod
20 hiu M oti tbat oo,I co,id 80 ha voibod
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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-10

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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-21
WAR REVENUE ii TAXES.
Reductions Mnde by the Senate FL
nance Committee.

The bill reducing the taxes imposed by
the War Revenue act was under consider
alton nearly all day yesterday by the Sen
ate Finance Committee and many of the
terms were agreed upoa. The total
amount of reduction intended by the COM
mittee IS between $40 900, ,0O0 and s45. .OOO,-
Gee. The committee viii hold further
meetings today and tomorrow with the
expectation of finishing the bill tomorrow
and sending it TO the printer. 1t Will not
be reported until Wednesday. however.
when the Legislative Appropriation bill
will probably be out of the Nay and the
reduction bill may be proceeded with at
once. In this way the committee hopes to
escape the pressure from interests which
will not be satisfied with the changes
made.
The committee has completely changed
the character of the House bill and has
provided largely for a horizontal reduc-
tior of 30 per cent in nearly the entire
list. The tax of cents IN each 500 for
promssCry notes is one Of the exceptions
TO the horizontal plan. that tax being
abolished entirely. The House bill re-
pealed the tax of cents on bank checks
and drafts Under the Finance Commit
tees plan, these taxes will be fixed at
tax of l cent each on kilograms and ex-
press receipts. while under the new bill
the tax will be one-half cent each. with
prOvisO that instead of being paid by the
public, they shall be paid by the corpora
tions and accounted for in the same way
the tax on telephone messages is now col
lected. The tax on conveyanCes. which
the House abolished, is to be restored. re-
duced per cent, and the minimum
amount which is subject 10 taxation is TO
be increased so as to exempt transfers of
small property.
The committee has made a distinction
between patent medicines and proprietary
medicines, the tax on the latter being
abolished While on patent medicines and
cosmetics the present tax will be reduced
one-half. leaving il Is of a cent for ca n
10 cents of value.
The tax on manufactured tobacco which
the House retained. the revised bill Will
reduce from L cents to 9 cents cut of
30 Fer cent in the additional tax imposed
by the war revenue act. This will entail
the loss Of SS.G0e. 600 TO sic 600. 0o6 in the
receipts Of the Government The commit
tee has NOT vet definitely fixed the re-
duction on cigars. which the House cut
from $3.50 to 81 per thousand. Ii is prob
able the rate will be compromised At $3.25
or $3.50 The tax on beer is another
which remains uHacted on. The war reve-
nue. act increased the tax from 81 to S2
per barrel. but allowed IL per cent
discount which left il Sl.Ss net. This was
reduced by the House 70 $L60 A further
reduction of 10 cents barrel will proba-
bly, be made by the Senate. which, to-
gether with the repeating OF the discount
allowance will make the tax uniform with
the plan FOR horizontal reduction of 80
per cent
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-21
A cow as A FoGHoRN.
Her Relieving Nearly Caused the
Wreck of Il Steamer.

BURLINGTON, y. j.. Jan. 20-A COW
owned by Mayor Adams, Of Beverly. has
proved herself a siren like those Of myth
ology. A dense fog hung over the river
early yesterday, when the passenger
steamer Columbia. of the Upper Delaware
Navigation Company. approached the Bev-
erly wharf, where she was to touch on
her morning trip between Bristol and
Philadelphia. 1t was impossible to see half
a ships length ahead
'-Too-o -oot," suddenly sounded the
long, hoarse note Of a foghorn.
Bully for Champion" cried the skip
per He never forgets us on a fOggy
morning. Champion is the port warden al
Beverly, and blows his foghorn in heavy
weather
Moo o-oo," came a second sigma
from the river bank in precisely the tone
and measure Of the fOghorn's blast, but
this time apparently from a point much
nearer. The skipper thought he had been
deceived as to the distance. and made a
sharp turn for the shore. A moment later
the Columbia was aground with a broken
rudder.
The furious footing Of the steamers
whistle soon brought Port Warden Cham
pion. He found the mayors COW stand
ing at the waters edge paintively repeat
ing the cry of Moo 90 oo," which she had
begun in answer to the first call of the
foghcrn.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-21
CRAZED BY THEIR LOSSES
Bank Depositors of Wathena. Kan,
in State of Frenzy.
Ruin Wrought by Cashier Harpster,
Who Lost 100000 and Blew Out
His Brains-The Wreck Caused by
Speculation Threats Against the
Directors of the Institution.

ST. JOSEPH. Mo. Jan. 20.-The inhabi-
tants of Wathena. Kan. and vicinity. are
in a state of frenzy over the wrecking of
the bank of the town and the suicide of
the cashier. Frank Harpster. Had rot
the cashier taken his own life by blowing
out his brains, the citizens he robbed
would have taken it for him. Two hun
dred and eighty ruined depositors of the
town are after the directors and ether
officers of the bank, and If they succeed
in getting hold of them there will doubt
less be serious trouble.
1t is known that Harpster stole $780,
OO0. The directors of the bank, in a state
ment issued today, attempted to defend
their action by saying that they owned
only ten out of the fifty shares of the
bank and that the dead cashier owned
the other forty.
Bank Commissioner Bridenthal will en-
deavor to get the directors together to-
morrow and agree on a receiver of the in
stitution. Seine of the directors are ter
rOr-stricken, and 1t may be difficult to
hold meeting in the town for fear of
vengeance at the hands of the ruined de-
positors.
Harpster squandered nearly the whole
of the banks funds in bucket Shops of this
city. Fred Dubach, an aged German, who
gave Harpster his start in life. had but
$4,000 in cash. ard deposited it half an
hour before the bank closed forever.
Harpster knew when he received the
money his benefactor would never get
penny OF it again.
Harpster had no confidantes. He gave
MS wife no intImatiOn of his crooked deal
ings, or that he was short in his accounts
The day before his death he told his wife
that he was in trouble but told her Moth
ing further. The knowledge of his grain
speculations completely astounded his
friends, who had no suspicion whatever
that he speculated.
The losses from the failure of the bank
will fall most heavily upon the poorer
tradesmen. workingmen. and farmers.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-21
THE M'DONALD CHARGES.
Complaint Against the New York
Port Appraiser Investigated.

Walter S. Chance. Chief of the Division
of Special Agents of the Treasury Depart
ment, and Frank Johnson. of Assistant
Secretary Spauldlngs office. have COM
pleted the investigation of the recent
complaints against the Administra ion of
Port Appraiser Wilbur F. Wakemln. at
New York, and have returned to Wash
ington.
Ihey are now preparing their report to
be handed to the Secretary of the Treas
ury, and this will probably take several
days. The Treasury Department officials
decline to give any Information regarding
the result of the enquiry at the AD-
praisers stores. 1t appears. however
that the committee found some basis for
the complaint in the case of Robert Nc
Donald, an importer. who charged that he
had been subjected to persecution in the
advancement of duties on his goods even
after the general board had decided in
his favor. The decision by which Mr.. Me
Donald was compelled TO pay what he
declares were exorbitant and Illegal GUS
toms charges. was made by Examiner
Fitch, who 1T is alleged. acted under spe
cine instructions from Appraiser Wake
man.
In the allegations Mr.. Mcdonald makes
specific complaint against the Appraiser.
as well as his subordinate, Fitch. 1t is
stated that this is one of many instances
IN which this complainant has suffered.
The case appeared to the Treasury Off
cials to be one well deserving investi-
cation, and the report of the committee
appointed for the purpose is known to
justify the proceeding
II is believed that the committee Will
recommend the dismissal of Examiner
Fitch. What action will be taken in the
case of Appraiser Wakeman is not known.
When the extensive investigation into his
administration was made more than a
year ago, Secretary Gage mildly reproved
the Appraiser in respect TO certain acts
and rulings. but said the main part of the
charges against him were not sustained.
There have been almost constant com
plants against Mr.. Wakeman since that
time, however. and this fact as well as
the particular case in question-that CT
Mr. Mcdonald is responsible for the new
enquiry just completed