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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-02-15
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A Costly Bout.

Mayor Fitzpatrick heard two young
FOUNDERS in mayors court yesterday.
They were gathered in the night be-
fore In a central city saloon, where
they We're engaged, when ''copped," in
a fierce hand-to-hand, or fist-to-face,
bout. The quarrel began quite early
in the evening and at frequent inter-
walls they broke out in vociferous dis
cussions, which finally terminated in
blows. The mayor fined them So, which
they quickly paid and then decamped.
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At the Welsh Church.

Rev. W. Davis, OF Bellevue. will
preach at the Welsh Methodist church
next Sunday at both the morning ana
evening services. Rev. Mr.. Davis Is
a talented speaker. and it is hoped
he will have a large congregation. In
fact. the people of this church are
planning for d sort of reunion of all
former parishioners at these services.
The morning service will be held at
1880 and the evening service at
o'clock, so that all who wish TO at
tend services in the other churches
can hear Mr.. Davis and not be incon-
Venicnced.
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Mr.. Sahm Improved.

Abe Sahm. who sustained such seri-
GUS injuries by being thrown from the
wagon of the Columbia Hose company
on Wednesday morning, while respond
ing to an alarm of fire, was much
improved yesterday. on Wednesday
evening he was delirious and passed
a bad night, but during yesterday he
rallied and showed a great gain of
strength. His hearing is still imper-
feet, and as yet no steps have been
taken to ascertain If this injury Is of
permanent nature. 1t will probably
be week on more before he will be
able to leave his bed.
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Miss Gerrity Buried.

The funeral of Miss Mary Gerrity.
who died at her residence on Gordon
avenue of the grip, was held yester-
day morning at $50 o'clock at ST.
Rose church. A solemn high mass of
requiem was celebrated. Father Wal
ter j. German was celebrant, Father
Holmes, of Athens. deacon, ana Rev.
John White sub-deacon. The remains
were inferred in ST. Rose cemetery. A
large number of her friends attended
the services,
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Still Working Overtime.

The employees of the Carbondale di-
vision of the Scranton Traction COM
pany are, it is said, still looking for
the ten-hour day. Six weeks ago they
sent "A committee to Superintendent
Kelly with their demands, but as yet
they have been given no reply. The
men on the Scranton division were
granted their demands, including the
ten-hour day some time ago, and those
on this division are growing impatient
over the company's delay in this case.
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THEATRICAL.
All Next Week-Holden Comedy
Company.

The celebrated Holden Comedy COM
pany, one of the largest and most ex-
pensive repertoire companies on the
road, will open a weeks engagement
at the Grand opera house next Mon
day night. presenting the sensational
comedy-dram 1.-The Diamond Break
err" There are twenty-five people in
the company and two carloads of
scenery are used in their productions.
Fifteen specialties every evening.
Matinees will be given on Washing
tons birthday and Saturday.
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A Musicale at the Club.

The board of governors of the Car
bondale Cycle club have arranged with
Prof. John T. Watkins, of Scranton,
for a musicale to be given in the club
rooms next Tuesday evening for the
members and their friends. He will be
assisted by other Scranton talent and
a number of his Carbondale pupils. A
most excellent programme is in course
of preparation.
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st. Valentines Day.

Yesterday was Cupids holiday. but
it was no holiday for the postoffice
force and the letters carriers. These
unfortunate mortals had TO put in con-
siderable overtime in finishing theii
work, and in the frigid weather con-
ditions yesterday it was a hardship
But, perhaps, the warmness of th5
sentiments in the valentines they car
ried helped to alleviate the coldness.
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The Pool Toureny.

At the Carbondale Cycle club last
evening two more games in the poo
tournament were played. This very
nearly clears off the fifth drawing
The first game was taken by l.. L
Roberts (third class) from John G.
Reese (second class) by score of 81
to A. ]. Gilhool (third class) won the
second game from II, B. Briggs 0hird
class by 30 to 33.i
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Mr.. Manners Gift.

n the Peoples shoe store. The fire.
men succeeded in keeping the blaze
lown TO a small one, and not much
damage was done. Vircent C. Man
ners. of the store, has given to the
Columbia Hose company an order for
the best pair Of shoes in his store,
The, gift will be used as a door prize
at the fair tonight. The firemen feel
very grateful,
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An Approaching Wedding.

Cards are out announcing the COM
ing wedding of Frank Jones and Miss
Ida Carter, both well-known residents
of this city. Miss Carter is well known
and highly esteemed in Jermyn, whore
she formerly resided. Mr.. Jones is
employed at the Delaware and Hudson
locomotive shops here.
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DALTON.

The items referring to certain young
men of this town and our efficient
school board, which ppcared In yes
terday's Tribune, came not from the
pen of the authorized correspondent
of this paper for this place, and he
wishes not to be held responsible for
any seeming reflection which they
may cast
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to be responsible for the temporary
| withdrawal of the measure.
| T. J. Duffy.
cLARK's SUMMIT CASE.
Hearing on Application of Floyd
Young for Amendment to Conden-

sery Charter.
Special from a STAFF Correspondent.
Harrisburg. Feb. IA hearing was
had before Secretary of the State WILL
lam G.. Greist, this afternoon. on the
application of Floyd Young for an
amendment to the charter of ths
Clark's Summit Condensery company.
In the articles of Incorporation 1t ap-
pears that Mr.. Young is credited with
having subscribed for 4S0 shares of
stock. He claims he only subscribed
for thirty shares, and wants the char
ter corrected.
The company is in serious financial
difficulty, and the other stockholders.
and some of the creditors. among them
Il. j. Northup and Mr.. Dershimer. are
endeavoring to prevent him from Sc
curing the amendment.
The application was represented by
ex-Judge II. A. Knapp and John F.
Scragg. The objectors' attorney is
George d. Taylor. I. ]. Duffy.
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Mail Agent Walkers horse "Dyna-
mite" indulged in its weekly runaway
yesterday, this time on Salem avenue.
Mr.. Walker was in the sleigh, but the
animal took the bit in it's teeth" and
dashed off up Salem avenue at a 2.40
clip, The driver tugged vainly at the
reins. At Church street the horse
tried to swerye from it's line, but Mr..
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Euchre Meeting.

The Progressive Euchre coterie met
at the home OF Mr. and Mrs. f., j,
McHale and passed a very pleasant
evening. After the usual session with
the pasteboards refreshments were
served, The club will not meet again
until after Easter.
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A Laborer Injured,

a Hungarian laborer, employed at
Wilson Creek colliery, had big piece
of top rock fall on his foot today, but
by the assistance of a fellow-worker
was able to get to his home in Simp-
son.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-02-15
War Heroes Banaueted.

The veterans of 6l-'5, members of
William II. Davies post, Grand Army
of the Republic, were banqueted by
Captain George f. Randolph camp,
Sons of Veterans, last evening in the
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Meetings Tonight

Junior Order United American Me-
chanics.
Lackawanna encampment, No. l6. l..
o. o. #.
Columbia Hose companys fair
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Cooking Clubs Meeting.

The Young Ladies' Cooking CLUB
will be entertained at the home Of
Miss Josephine Burr on Chestnut
street on Friday evening.
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Walker succeeded in keeping It in the
middle of the road. The hill at the
school houses proved too much for his
equine highness and the driver sue
ceeded in again getting control of his
steed
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Born.
It's Weekly Runaway.

TO Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Flynn, of Ca
naan street, daughter.
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Was Payday.

The employees of the Erie railroad in
this city and Forest City received their
months pay Wednesday.
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Bed Room Suit--Golden
lU.OS Ash, neatly carved, Dresser
has German Plate Mirror, and Is
fitted with heavy brass trimmings.
See our better suits. We have Just
as big bargains at $4,000.
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- Pull Upholstered ParIor
Z/.4V Suit--Unusually well made
all through. plenty Of springs in the seat
well STAYED coverings Of splendid wear
ing handsome dAmask, In new designs.
There are good points about this suit you
must examine. Best See Ii.
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To Cure the Grip in Two Days,
Laxative Bromo.ouinine removes the cause =
Evening star., 1901-12-11
HOUSEDISTRlCTCoMMlTTEE
FIRST MEETING CALLED FOR FRI
DAY MORNING.
Chairman Dnbeock Looks for a Busy
Session So Far ms Local LeEis-
Iation is Concerned.

The first meeting of the House commit
tee on the District of Columbia has been
called by Chairman Babcock for Friday
morning at II o'clock
I'VE ought to have busy session so far
as District legislation is concerned said
Mr.. Babcock to StsrrsRorter this morn
ing.
What do l regard as the most important
thing to be done? Well, should say the
union depot project If the railroad COM
panies are willing to abandon their use of
the mall, it will, in my judgment, pe a
great thing accomplished for the beautifi-
cation of the city
MIR. Babcock expressed his approval as q
whole OF the plans of the park commission
and remarked that while provision might
not be made at the present session for
everything recomme nded, it was much bet
ter to have definite plan to work to.
Lesislate for the Future.
eve should legislate for the future he
continued. THE sentiment of the people
of the country has always been in favor OF
making Washington the ideal city of the
nation. 1t has only been the short-sighted
and niggardly attitude which few mem
bers of Congress have shown in pairing
everything down to the bone that has kept
the development of the city back Fortu-
nately these men are not in Congress now,
and We may expect, in my opinion, much
more liberal appropriations.
Mr. McCleary Praised.
Mr. Babcock expressed his entire ap-
proval of the appointment of Representa-
tive McCleary as chairman of the subcom-
mittee which will have charge of the Dis
trict appropriation bill "Mr. McCleary is
broad minded man. he said, land there
is no doubt that he will take a broad and
liberal view on District matters
Mr.. Ba bcOck also expressed entire satiS-
faction with the changes in his own COM
mittee. One more republican and one less
democrat is the result of the reorganization
of the committee as the three new men are
all republicans, while one of the retiring
three was democrat. =
Day of Meeting May Re Changed.
A change in the meeting day of the COM
mittee may have to be made, as the usual
day, Wednesday, is also the meeting day
of the committee on ways and means, of
which Mr.. Babcock is also member.
No business other than organization will
be done at the meeting called for Friday,
although there are fifteen District bills
waiting for consideration.
Draft of the District Bill.
A meeting of, the subcommittee of the
House committee on appropriations in
charge of the District of Columbia appro-
priation bill has been called for 10 O'Clock
tomorrow morning. Adraft of this bill has
been prepared by Clerk Courts of the appro-
priations committee, and will be gone over
by the committee tomorrow. On Monday
another meeting will be held, at which the
District Commissioners have been invited
to be present and be heard on the measure.
Evening star., 1901-12-11
OBJECT TO SUBSIDY BILL.
British ShipOwners See Danger II
Proposed Legislation Here.

LONDON. December 1.-THE Daily Tel
egraph publishes an article this morning
in which the views of a number of British
ship owners on the ship subsidy bill are
represented.
The article says the general effect of the
provisions of the bill are disconcerting, in
view of the present somewhat depressed
phase of British shipping. Some shipown-
ers estimate that the subsidies will amount
to nearly II per cent per annum on the
cost of construction. British owners keenly
resent the restriction of trading between
American ports to Americans, as this
might cover, for instance. the journey from
New York around Cape Horn to San Fran
cisco. This restriction is regarded as even
more serious than, the subsidies which are
admitted to be only temporary measures.
The bill is regarded with great disfavor
by all Liverpool shipowners who are inter-
ested in the Atlantic trade and with ap-
prehension by the others. 1t is generally
felt that the British authorities might
make some representations aimed at Sc
curing amendments to some features of the
bill
Evening star., 1901-12-11
PROSECUTING PENSION FRAUDS.
Disposition of Cases Reported to the
COmmissiOncr.

D1SpOSltiOn OF Gases Reported TO the
Comm issiOncr.
Pension Commissioner Evans has received
information regarding the disposition of the
following cases:
Rev. Moses Williams of Beaufort, S. c.,
sentenced to one years Imprisonment in the
penitentiary at Nashville, Tenn. for falsely
testifying that he had married Mary. and
Joseph Pine on May 81, 1889, when he per-
formed the ceremony in 1898, the object of
the false testimony being to give the woman
a pensionable status under the act of June
81, 1890, the date of her marriage barring
her from pension.
Col. William H. Swallow, alias z. T. Mox-
ley, alias DIR. ]. B. Young, etc, etc. (im-
postor). who swindled citizens of Ohio by
pretending to be a special examiner of the
pension bureau and collecting money from
his dupes for pretended services in connec-
tion with their pension claims, pleaded
guilty under two Indictments and was sem
fenced to six months Imprisonment in the
Montgomery (Ohio) county Jail and to pay a
fine of $500 and the costs of prosecution.
At Columbus, Ohio, Peytou Wilkes pleaded
guilty of having filed false and fraudulent
claim for pension and was sentenced to four
months Imprisonment and to pay the costs
of prosecution, light sentence being given
in view of the fact of his advanced age, and
the fact that he has been confined In Jail a
number of months awaiting trial by reason
of his inability to furnish bond.
Theodore Mappes, alias Theodore Poison.
was arrested December on a charge of
having filed and prosecuted false and
fraudulent claim for pension. Upon hear
ing at Paterson, n. j., he was held In $1,000
bond to await preliminary hearing.
Evening star., 1901-12-11
Theory as to the Assailant of Mrs.
Dennis.
VICTIMS CONDITION UNCHANGED
Detectives Searching Largely for
Some Starting Point.
QUESTION OF THE WEAPON

TITS a woman" was the significant re-
mark made last night and repeated this
morning by Mrs. Ada Gilbert Dennis tho
Garfield Hospital patient, who was so mur-
derously assaulted in her home at 11l7 X
street northwest at an early hour yester-
day morning. Its in the book" she added.
"and I'll tell you all about it,"
WhenGthese statements Were made las.
night those about the womans bedside
We're not quite certain that the patient
fully realized what she WAS saying. This
morning, when the statement was repeat
ed to the injured womans nephew, Mr..
William H. Johns, who reached here last
night from Gettysburg, Pa. the latter was
much impressed with what she said. He
was admitted TO the hospital about D Of clock
this morning, and was conducted TO the
sick room by one of the house surgeons.
Later he visited police headquarters, told of
his visit and went off with Precinct Detec-
tive Evans to take an active part in the
investigation.
The condition of the patient this morn
ing was rather surprising to the doctors
when they called and noted the change
that had occurred during the night. There
had been a change for the better. but the
ray of hope was very slight She was GER
tainly no worse than she was yesterday.
Evening star., 1901-12-11

appointment Among the Presfdenti
Selections Today.

The President today sent the following
nominations to the Senate:
Francis E. Baker, Indiana, to be United
States circuit judge for the seventh judicial
district; Henry. l.. Burnett United States
attorney for the southern district of New
York (reappointment); John c. Ames,
United States marshal for the northern dis
trict of Illinois reappointment): Aulick Pal
mer. United States marshal for the District
of Columbia reappontmenD; Leo E. Ben
nett. United States marshal for the north
ern district of Indian territory treappoint-
menD; Henry W. Brendel, collector of GUS
toms for the district OF Buffalo Creek, N
Y. TeappontmenD; Olin Merrill, collector
Of customs for the district of Vermont, VT
(reappointmentl; Zophar NJ. Mansur, COL
leotor Of customs for the district of Mem
phremagog, VI. {reappointment), and a
number of postmasters.
Navy-Lieut. John ]. Knapp. to be lieu
tenant commander: Lieut.. Gunior grade) D.
+. Sellers. to be a lieutenant; Lieut. (iunior
grade) Irwin V. Gillis, to be a lieutenant.
Evening star., 1901-12-11
Victim of Government Disc imfnn tiOr
for the Manufactures.

LONDON, December u.-Robert William
Hanbury, president of the board of agri-
culture, bewailed the misfortunes of the
British farmer in a speech before the
Farmers Club in London last night He
contrasted the position of the British
farmer with that of the farmer in the
United States, where, he said the govern
ment assisted agricultural interests realiz-
ing that the greatness of the nation de-
pends upon the material prosperity of the
country. Mr.. Hanbury said that he con-
sidered that agriculture of Great Britain
had been deliberately sacrificed fifty years
ago to the building up of manufa curing
industries of the country. and that the an
ucipated result, namely, that Great Britain
would manufacture for the whole world.
had not been realized. Instead of this. the
speaker said, the world was closing its
markets against Great Britain and the
government in the future would have to
take a much greater interest in these mat
terS.
The Right Hon. Henry Chaplin. president
of the local government board who ad-
dressed the club before Mr.. Hanbury, ad-
vocal ted restoring the duty of one shilling
on grain.
Evening star., 1901-12-11
Framing Chinese Exclusion Bill.

The special subcommittee appointed by the
members Of Congress from Pacific coast
states to frame Chinese exclusion act held
another meeting today. Ali the bills which
have been introduced on this subject, as
well as that framed by the bureau OF immi-
grafton, are being considered by this COM
mittee. No specific measure has yet been
drawn, but it is stated that the desire of
the committee is to enact into legislation all
of the regulations which are in force in
carrying out the present Geary act This
will make much more comprehensive bill,
but when 1t will be ready the committee
does not predict. Another meeting win be
held tomorrow.
Evening star., 1901-12-11
CUBAN COMMISSIONERS PUT OFF.
Ways and Means Committee Will Hear
Them After the Hoiidaxs.

The democratic members of the ways
and means committee have been furnished
with copies of the Payne Philippine bill
and advised of the program for consider
ing this measure. It will be reported to
the House Friday next and will be taken
up in the House next Tuesday. The debate
in the House will be brief, probably not
exceeding day, with special rule provid-
ing for bringing the question to a final
vote probably on Tuesday evening.
Chairman Payne stated that the Cuban
commissioners had asked for a hearing
and he suggested a hearing next Monday
Mr.. Russell interposed motion, which
prevailed, directing the chairman to advise
the Cuban commissioners that It would not
be convenient for the committee to hear
them before the holidays, and that after
the holidays the committee would consider
the question. The significance of this reso-
luton, it was explained after the meeting.
was to postpone the question of Cuban
reciprocity until action had been matured
on the Philippines.
Evening star., 1901-12-11
MONEY FOR NAVY YARD WORK,
Unless Appropriation Is Made Many
Must BE DISCHARGED.

John B. Simering, VIM. A. Craig and
Henry Lewis, constituting a committee
from the Navy Yard Employees Protective
Association, called on Representative Can
non, as chairman of the House committee
on appropriations. today to urge the neces-
sity for a deficiency appropriation for
carrying on the work in the navy yard.
Mr.. Cannon was told that unless this ap-
preparation was made Immediately 1t would
be necessary, on account of the lack Of
funds, to make many discharges in the
present force at the yard.
He promised to take the matter up as
seon as the estimate for the appropriation
was submitted to him.
Evening star., 1901-12-11
Attempt to wreck a Train.

LIMA, Ohio, December 11.-An attempt
was made last night to wreck west bound
passenger train on the Erie railroad near
this city. Two heavy ties were placed on
the track. The engineer discovered the OBJ
struetion, but was unable to stop his train
until the ties had been showed ahead a dis
tance of over 100 feet The engine was
derailed, but no other damage was done.