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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-01

The William Connell Glee club who
have for the past several months been
rehearsing music which they will sing
at Washington, II. c., while the
guests of Congressman William Con-
nell during the Inauguration of Presi-
dent William Mckinley, are now fully
equipped with some Of the finest selec-
tions for the occasion.
The glee club Is composed of some
OF the best material in the anthracite
region, many of whom are noted solo
lists In the various churches of the city.
Many of the selections which will be
sung are the works of some of the
greatest masters. Their glees and sere-
nades are patriotic and full of melody.
The glee club will leave the city on
Saturday morning at 8 o'clock via the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
railroad. and while in Washington
they will register at the Willard hotel,
on Pennsylvania avenue. The men,
bers of the organization will wear blue
caps and ties alike, also n unique
badge. On Sunday morning at the
Metropolitan Methodist church they
will render Martyrs of the Arena"
and other sacred selections.
The following is a list of the officers
and singers President James Nc
Annuity; vice-president John II. Phil
lips; secretary, w. NJ. Fowler; assist
ant secretary, Hugh A. Jones; treas
urer and manager. Joseph p. Phillips
conductor, Prof. w. w. Evans.
First Tenor-Joshua John, Thomas
Abraham, Rowland d. Thomas. Ed
ward Powell, Ebenezer Evans. Jenkin
jenkins, John Sheridan.
Second Tenor-Hugh A. Jones, Will
lam r. Williams, Thomas NJ. watkins,
John Evans. William Davis
First Bass-Willam w. Evans, David
w. Davis. Thomas Thorburn, Joseph
p. Phillips.
Second Bass-Tallie NJ. Evans. f. L.
Lord, Thomas G. Evans. Thomas Rich
ards, Edmund Moses, Moses b. Nor
gans.
Following is a list of the selections
which will be sung:
peace to the Souls Of the Heroes. DR. Callcott
Martyrs Of the Arena ................Dc Rillc
March .................. .................Bcc Becker
praise OF the Soldiers" ...............Bo .Boieldion
"Screnadc' ..........................E. MarShner
soldiers Farewell johanna kinkel
Toast ................ .Zollner
champagne Song
''My Country 'Tis OF Thee ......T NJ. Watkins
"March of the Men Of Harlech" (Welsh)
Arr 7. NJ. Watkins
'Myfanwy" CNclsh and EnglislD ..........Parry
Sailors Chorus ..,............s s...........PaTy
"Comrades in Arms .......... ...........A Adams
kathleen Mavourneen" ...... ............ Crouch
ohnny Smoker"
"Cryg.y Bar Stephens and Jones
"Aberystwyth" .......... ...( (............ Parry
Babel .....................Se Stephens and Jones
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-01

Today is the anniversary Of the birth
of ST. David, the patron saint of
Wales, and the Welsh people of West
Scranton will commemorate the event
In a fitting manner.
The Robert Morris lodge of True
Ivorites will conduct a stag banquet
at Fairchld's hotel. Attorney John II.
Edwards. former president of the
society, will he toastmaster. The pro-
eramme Is as follows:
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-01
John II. Williams.

John II, Williams, Of 1907 Cedar avenue, aged
o. years, died yesterday morning at his resi-
dence, of paralytic stroke. Deceased was born
in Wales, March, lslS, and came To this county
in 1858. He served one year in the Fifth New
York Engineer corps during the Civil war after
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-01

Floyd s., the l6-months- old son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Wltkin Price, OF 6l0 Deacon street, died
Wednesday morning at O'Clock after an illness
OF two weeks duration. Funeral will be held
Friday afternoon at . O'Clock. Incrment will
be made in Forest Hill cemetery.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-01

Thomas Thomas, OF South Main avenue, aged
50 years, died yesterday afternoon at his home
after a short illness. lie is survived by a wife
and six children.
Funeral arrangements have not been completed.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-01
Metropolitan Display

Of Ladies' Suits, Jackets and Skirts at
our store Friday and Saturday. See
our advertisement on another page Of
this paper. Mears g. Hagen.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-01
Funerals.

Tho funeral Of the late Patrick Gaughan Of
Chestnut street, will be held this morning from
the family residence. Services will be conduct.
ed at 81. Patrck's church at 0 O'clock In.
te1nent in Cathedral cemetery.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-01
Metropolitan Display

of Ladies' Suits, Jackets and Skirts at
our store Friday and Saturday. See
our advertisement on another page of
this paper. Mears e Hagen.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-01

Mabel, the 7.yesr.old child OF Mr. and 'ig
Avery Atherton, of Parker street. died at The.
home Wednesday afternoon after brici illrors
The funeral arrangements will be announced
later.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-01
Pea Coal $1.5O Ton Delivered.

to South Side, central city and central
HYDE Park. Address orders to J. T.
Sharkey, 1914 Cedar avenue. Phone
66SS. %.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-01
Metropolitan Display

of Ladies Suits, Jackets and Skirts at
our store Friday and Saturday. See
our advertisement on another page Of
this paper Moars q Hagen.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-01
Metropolitan Display

Of Ladies' Suits, Jackets and Skirts at
our store Friday and Saturday. See
our advertisement on another page of
this paper. Mears & Hagen.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-01
Will HONOR
PATRON SAINT
THE OBSERVANCE OF ST. DA-
vID's DAY.

The Robert Morris Lodge of Ivorites
Will Hold Banquet and the La
dies of the Tabernacle Church Will
Conduct Their Annual Banquet and
Concert-Dr. Houser Won the
Shooting Match at Taylor-Will-
lam Trostel Has Purchased the
Watkins Property.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-01
Ladies Banquet.

The ladies of the Tabernacle church
Of South Hyde Park avenue will hold
their eleventh annual banquet and
concert in the church parlors. over
nine hundred tickets have been dis
posed Of An elaborate menu has been
prepared. A feature of the programme
is the singing Of the William Connell
Glee club. They will sing several Of
the selections which they will render
in Washington. u. C. Attorney James
H. Watkins, of Taylor will be chair
man Of the evening. An excellent pro-
gramme has been arranged, each par
ticipant being an artist in his or her
respective line. The programme is as
followc.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-01
WEST SCRANTON
William Connell Glee Club.

Selection William Connell Glee club
Accunipanist, Miss Norma Williams.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-01
News in Brief.
A SENSIBLE MAN

The ladies of the Christian church
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-01

Fine quality 4 inch Silk Tafeta
Ribbons, all colors with charming
Lace effects. A half value lot at
Fancy Stripe Taffeta Silk Rib
bons, 4 inches wide, all colors. A
monster value for tomorrow buyers
and at, the yard
Black Moire Ribbons, all silk,
to 10 inches wide. In all the his
tory of ribbon selling there has
never been a value equal to this.
Price tomorrow only
Tafeta Ribbons, 7 inches wide,
no end to the color range. A beau.
tifu, bright finish ribbon of ex.
cellent quality Saturday price
Liberty Royal Corded Ribbons,
all silk, all the newest shades and
colors A high grade quality at a
really moderate price, worth 4oc for
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-10-26
Tax Reform in Cleveland.

Mayor Tom Johnson's campaign ut
terances about the taxation Of corpora
tions are taking substantial form,
Recently the city board of equalizers
raised the tax valuation of the two
street railways from about $1,800, 900
to S14, 500, 900, and of the two gas COM
panies about $3.5O0,000. In the case of
the street railroads, the deputy auditor
at first argued that only tangible
property. like the rolling stock, barns,
etc, could be legally assessed, which
has practically been the situation, but
the mayor and the city council insisted
that their so-called intangible property,
/. e., their stock value, including val
lie of franchises, good will, ETC., was
mighty tangible" and should therefore
be listed and assessed. AS this consti-
tutes by far the greater part of the
wealth of the railway corporationS,
listing it at 60 per cent of the total
value accounts for the enormous in
crease. Mayor johnson says that the
street railways of Cleveland are wor sc
tax dodgers than the steam roads, in
asmuch as they have been paying but
| Z per cent of their dutiful share OF
taxes while the steam roads pay 10 per
cent; and he intends to see that they
do their duty. Would that there wert
more Mayor Johnsons in Ohio! The
lichest of the railroads has secured al
/ Injunction restraining the board from
| taking action until the case has beer
| heard in court. 1t claims that irrep.
arabic damage will be done the road
| by the 100000 increase in it's valu
alton. The other road and possibl,
! the gas companies will very likely fol
! low the action of this road. The ia,
| battle promises to be hard fought b,
! both sides, for the mayor seems to b'
| in earnest in his efforts to reform tn,
railroad corporations and make homes
concerns of them. The situation is al
the more interesting because the may
or is or has been addicted to the stree
railway habit himself. We hope tha
he will be successful in promoting ;
civic conscience in corporations as h
has been in his own railway enter
prises. When these rich concerns fee
theil taxes in the same proportion a
the modest property owner, there will
be less gIumbling all around.-Ohi'
| Farmer Aug l. 1901.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-10-26
Is Borne BY the Farmer
and Workingman.
THE Great RAILROADS
And Other Cor bines SHIFT the
Load on the People,
What the Best
Remedy Is.

The matter of taxation will come be-
fore the legislature this winter In all
its forms. The 'aiiroads and vast cor
poraticns will be there with their paid
lobbyists to secure just such legislatio'
they want II is the history or the
past. The Republican members are by
their party and platforms pledged TO
uphold these great overs that are so
artful in lodging taxation.
WHO are to represent the farmers
and the common people? Can mem
bers who belong to the party that IS
fostering { usts and the great railroad
combines? They dare not turn Their
backs upon the party and vote for
equal and just taxation.
Democrats who go there will be un-
der Just as binl Ing a pledge TO look
out for ire common people-for tn
man with the hoe and the man who
tolls daily in the shops. The Demo
cratic pls form demands that rail-
roads and all the great trusts AMI
manufacturing concerns shall be taxed
nj the same rate that the farmer and
small oroperty owner Is There Is nc
disposition to be unjust. Not even the
1 most rad cal among the Democrats
want any injustice done them. What
| is demanded is equal and even-handec
! Justice. If the m0l with a farm oi
to viz 10 Hn MOI
cent of its full value. the demand o
the party is that railroads and al
I other great concerns shall pay on 6I
7 per cent-not more and certainly no
/ less.
i. These big concerns do not neet
guardians. Their wealth gives then
power and the use it without stint
Their feet are upon the neclIs of thu
common people in the matter of taxa
ton. Every dollar that they dodg'
must come out of the pocket of SOM
man who humbly stands alone.
What is the remedy? What cal
Stark county people do to help them
selves? Elect Jackson w. Pontiu
and Emmet r. Morgan to represen
you in the next legislature. They will
!. be true to the people who elect them
h They stand squarely upon the plat
form. They are of the people, an,
have a common interest with them
Elect them, and from all over tn
state other true Democrats will com
to the halls of the legislature to joi
with them in securing the people thei
rights.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-10-26
gard and state boards cannot triHe
with.
THE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.

gard and state boards cannot .trife
with.
THE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.
This is local campaign and the
Democratic platform is confined to To-
cal issues. 1t commits the party to the
enactment and faithful execution If
such laws as will do justice in taxa
tion. 1t further pledges the candt-
dates who stand upon 1t to secure 20
the people the right to vote upon the
granting of franchises to street rail-
roads and other public service compan-
les; to protect the servants of the peo-
pie from the petty bribery of free
passes and other favors by making
their acceptance of them cause for
vdcating their offices: to labor to Sc
cure to the people the right to elect
S. senators by popular vote; and to
an economical, safe and progressive ad-
ministration of the peoples public bus
mess. Upon such platform the DEM
ocratic party presents to the voters of
Stark county nominees of high charac-
ter and intelligence. If you believe in
these things you can help to bring
them to pass by voting for them.
These are the party questions. They
are questions of honesty, fairness and
justice, and the people will answer
them Alright. No cause that is true can
lose. This cause is true, and therefore
must prevail.
Consider whether you believe with
us or against us, and vote as you be-
lieye. This is the citizens highest
duty, and the free mans greatest priv
ilege
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-10-26
OfCandidate For lnfirm-
ary Director.
A MAN OF THE people
Popular Cantonian Who Would
Make Good Official.
Deserves United
Support.

Adam Schissler, candidate for in
frmary director on the Democratic
ticket, is probably one of the best
known men on the ticket which will
be submitted to the voters of Stark
county this fall. Mr.. Schissler has
been resident of Stark county for
he past 20 years and during that tims
born in Germany in 1854 and came to
America when but 16 years of age
During his residence in Canton he has
held but one public Office, that of coun-
Gilman from the Second ward. Dur
ing his service in council he was fore
most in the discussions OF public ques-
tons and has always stood up for the
rights of the common people of which
class he Is member. For his able
work during his first term in the coun-
Gil he was rejected for second term
with a rousing majority over his op'
ponent. He has been one Of the most
ardent workers in the Democratic
party. On election day he could al
ways be found at the polls exertint
every influence to carry the day fol
the Democratic party. His name cou,t
always be found on the membership
rolls Of all organizations that wer'
ever formed for the purpose of fur
thering the interests of Democracy
During his career he has taken muc'
interest in fraternal organizations. HI
was president of the Sons of Herman
for FIVE years. Mr.. Schissler is ston
mason by trade. He is worthy Of th
votes Of the e'ectors Of Stark county
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-10-26

Immunity to the rich, high taxes for
platform of the Republicans but their
practice as well.
Every dollar that the steam and
electric railways in Stark county
dodge in their taxpaying, comes out
of the farmers and the small prop
erty owners. Why should they make
up this deficiency?
Charles l.. Oberly, who is running
for clerk of courts, has had years of
experience in that position as deputy
and in that position made host of
friends among attorneys and litigants
without reference to party. His ele-
vation to that position would be no
experiment. He knows the business
thoroughly
| Genial Jackson w. Pontius is meet
! ing royal reception from the people
of the county in his canvass for rep
resentative. He Is known to every one
in Canton and all over the county he
numbers his friends by the hundreds
He made an enviable public record
when at the head of the infirmary
and when superintendent of the work
house there We're no scandals or def
icits. He would represent the people
right royalty in the lower house.
In spite of the vast increase of val
ues in all manufacturing lines, the
tax duplicate of this county is not very
greatly enla,ged over that of few
years ago. The reason Is plain. TIL,
homes and farms then bore the bur
den as they do now. In spite of th
great earning capacity of the railroad
. and big trust concerns, they are taXe'
, to by carelessness and eXtravagen
methods in the conduct of public bus
| mess, and the result Is that the rat
: goes up instead of the tax value 0
these great concerns that are maxim
high rate of profit even on the fac
, of the watered stock.
d. H. hduHHidh, VI SahCoh' Who
, running on the Democratic ticket 70
4 auditor of Stark county, would make
: courteous and efficient official, II elect
ed His whole lifework has been In
4 line that would equip him for sue
e work as would be required Of hin
. He is a man of the people, is not tie
! up by obligations 10 trusts, raj
roads or other combines He is
: friend of the laboring man and stand
for the rights of the farmer squarel
! upon the Democratic taxation planl
Q II elected, he will not have pock'
Q bulging with railroad passes to bis
b his sense of justice toward his col
stituents.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-10-26

Democracy stands for the rights Of
the farmer and laboring classes, and
is opposed to the trusts that are
squeezing the life out of those whose
labor produces the commodities which
the trusts control.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-10-26

Immunity to the rich, high taxes for
the farmer and laborer is not only the
platform of the Republicans but their
practice as we'll
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-10-26

The enactment and rigorous enforce.
ment of measures which shall pre-.
vent all monopolies and combinations
in restraint of trade and commerce
the matter of first importance being
to prevent the use Of the government
as an instrumentality for the creation
and increase of the wealth Of the few,
while preserving intact the right of
private property and the fullest meas.
ure of individual liberty of contract
and assuring to every man the just re-
ward of superior industry and skill
We demand the suppression Of all
trusts and return to industrial free
DOM AS means to that end all
trust products should be placed on the
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1901-1901, 1901-07-18
NOT LADY FRANCIS HOPE.

In the latter part of May Captain
Strong took lne United States army
transport Sedgwick to Cuba as her
quartermaster captain, says the New
York Sun. The vessel was at Havana
several days and also ran down to
Matanzas, returning thence to Hava-
ma. During that time Captain Strong
was a guest at the Hotel Inglaterra.
simultaneously with his appearance
at the hotel woman who is the i'm
age of Lady Francis Hope also was
a guest. She was accompanied by a
colored maid. She was beautifully
g0Wned and wore what appeared to
be magnificent jewels. She and Can't,
Strong were seen together every
where. They dined together in the va
rious fashionable restaurants of Ha-
vana and his attentions to her were
SO marked and so affectionate as to
attract attention.
The tropical climate did not prevent
them from drinking great many
highballs in the cafes, in full view OF
the passerby, and before the end of
the captains stay the American COLO
ny In Havana were doing a great deal
of gossiping about him and his com.
panion. Her identity was not known
down there. When the Sedgwick sail
ed for the states again the women
also disappeared, and few days af-
ter the arrival of the transport this
same woman and Captain Strong were
to be seen almost nightly in the up
per Broadway restaurants.
Manager Lawrence of the New
York theater advised people who
asked him for information about Lady
Francis Hope last night to cable to
London, as he had done. He wouldn't
say whom he had cabled to. Law
renee told some of his friends that
he had gone to one of the Atlantic
transport line steamers on the day
Lady Francis Hope was supposed to
sail for London but didn't wait for
the vessel to sail, because he had to
get back to attend rehearsal.
Anybody who thinks Lady Francis
Hope is in San Francisco" said Law.
renee, 'is away off,
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1901-1901, 1901-07-18
BOILED THE BODY FOR A BULLET

Novel Way to Get Evidence to Con.
vict Highbinder Of Murder.
By Associated Press:
San Jose, Cal, July 18.-Lee Wing,
a Chinese domestic who had worked
here for several years and had accu-
mulated much money, was killed re-
Gently as the result of Highbinders
warfare. He was riddled with no less
than twenty-three bullets and buck.
shot. Lee Look, who belonged to a
rival Highbinder society, was arrest
ed for the murder, but the autopsy
failed to find any bullets that fitted
Looks gun. Finally It was decided to
boil Lee Wings body in a caldron
and in this way get the desired evi.
dence For twenty-four hours the body
boiled in the presence of the police
and Wings friends and then the mass
was strained. The result was four
teen buckshot and one bullet, that
fitted Looks pistol. This bullet will
serve to convict Look.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1901-1901, 1901-07-18
DEFIES THE SHERlFF'S Posi-

Keeper Of Blind Tiger Surrounded
Because Of Death of Two Girls.
Middlesboro, KY, July 18.-The
death of two young girls and the flight
of John Martin, keeper of 'blind
tiger" at what is called Quarter
House," two miles from here, have
created commotion mere and Mar
tin tonight is surrounded in the foot
hills across the Kentucky line in
Tennessee, where he is armed and de-
flying a sheriff and posse. Martin to-
day offered to surrender If the sheriff
would allow his to give bail and said
he would make clean breast of the
strange deaths, but these conditions
have been refused.
Martha White was found with sew
eral bullet holes in her body on last
Sunday night and Lizzie Russell died
yesterday at the home of friend Of
Bennetts Ford. She had wound in
her right lung. Martin buried the
White girl and left orders for the
burial of the Russell girl He has
property. The girls were frequenters
of his place.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1901-1901, 1901-07-18
WILL BE TAUGHT BASEBALL.

Base ball is to be part of the course
of instruction of French students, ac-
cording to dispatch from Paris to
the Journal and Advertiser. M. Ley
gnes, minister of public instruction,
has engaged Albert Hopkins of Balti-
more and Henry Alexander of New
York. for this purpose. This is con-
sidered high honor for Alexander
and Hopkins as well as a tribute to
the national game of the United
States. Hopkins, who belongs to the
family of John Hopkins, was for sew
eral years crack pitcher of st. Johns
college Baltimore. Alexander used to
be lawyer of the United States en-
bassy in Paris. The government has
set aside base ball ground in the
Bois de Boulogne, where Americans
and Frenchmen can play.