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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-25
Who Can Write the q
Best Short Story /!
$500 for the Best Story.
$1,000 for the Second Best.
$500 for the Third Best.
A LITERARY COMPETITION WHERE En-.
PERIENCE Is NOT NECESSARY N
ORDER TO WIN.

In view Of the fdct that considerable tiine
la, elapsed since there has been any public
competition through the local pres for th"
purpose Of stimulating the literary ability
latent among the people Of Northeastern
PENNSYLVANIA. The Tribune has decided 10
offer a series OF prizes a. a stimulus in tnis
direction. II il desirous OF securing fer Use
in its columns a number OF short stores
treating Of local themes, In order TO furnish
an incentive IL proposes TO pay
Se5 for the best story Of not to exceed
5000 words in length;
so for the second best stony, aud
81 for the third nest story.
Manuscripts not suct essiu in securing one
Of these prizes will be published and duly
credited il the authors so desire.
Stories tending 10 bring out the romance
and legendary lore OF the anthracite mining
industry will have preference. In connection
with every mine in the valley there IL
mass Of tradition, including hairbreadth es'
capes, narratives Of spoohy happenings ana
other details bordering OF the weird or super
natural which has never been gathered TO-
gether in literary form. This opens field
which is practically inpyhaustible and which
should supply tho material for some exceed.
inglv interesting fiction.
The task Of passing upon the merits OF TIE
manuscripts submitted will he assigned TO
disintercsted Judge whose name will soon
he announced. and who will read the manu-
scripts but have no knowledge Of the iden'
tty Of til. authors. The envelopes contain.
ong the real names OF the authors will he
preserved unopened until after the awards
have been msds.
Should this initial competition prove en-
couraging. 1t may be followed by other
prize offers Of similar tenor.
CONDITIONS OF THE CONTEST.
All manuscripts must he submitted not
later than March 80.
All manuscripts must be signed by hc-
titious name and also the writer's real name
and postoffce address.
The scene oi each story must he laid ir
Northeastern Pennsylvania. but the names OF
real persons must not be used.
One further condition must be understood.
Contributions intended for this contest will
be accepted only from present subscribers to
The Tribune or from those who may, during
the contest, become subscribers by payment
Of at least one months subscription in ad.
vance. Address,
STORY CONTEST,
Scrsnton Tribune, scranton, Pa.
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Cheap Rates to California.

Parties desiring to make trip to Cali
fornla, Arizona or New Mexico, either
for business or pleasure, can do so now
at almost half price.
Every Tuesday. until April 3Oth in
elusive, tickets marked "Colonist" may
be purchased via Southern Railway for
S44,00 from Washington. S46.50 from
Philadelphia, and correspondingly low
prices from other points.
The Southern Railway and southern
Pacific company operate through en-
cursion sleepers from Washington.
leaving Mondays. Tuesdays ana Fri
days, the Tuesday sleeper being avail
able for "Colonist" tickets. The berth
rate in these sleepers is only $780, two
people being allowed TO occupy one
berth If desired. Personal conductors
and Pullman porters go through with
each sleeper. There are other new,
convenient and economical features
connected with these excursions which
may be nscertained from Charles H.
Hopkins, District Passenger Agent
Southern Railway, SIS Chestnut street,
"hiladsluhia. -
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PERSONAL.

Mr. aud Mrs. Sidney Jenckcs, Of Monuose,
are visiting friends in this city.
". VI, Jermyn, Of 0Sweso, y. Y, is visiting
lis parents. Mr.. and Mrs. John Jennyn.
Mr., and Mrs T.. NJ Rinc. OF Webster avenue
viii move into their new residence Madison
s'cuuc, April /.
l-adore Goodman, of Madison avenue, is IN
at his home. tie was suddenly taken sick in
the postolicc Friday night.
Msss Mary Shields. of Bentley Creek, Brad.
ford county, is visiting 1t the home of VI. +.
NNmhs on Wyoming avenue
Nr. and Mt. William b. Evans and Daniel
Scurry, of Carbonate, we're in the city yes.
tcrday attending the funeral OF the late H. D.
Jones,
David /, Lewis, of Newark, Y. j., is visiting
hi brother John Lewis of jackson street lie
attended the funeral OF the late IT,. d. Jones
yesterday.
Assistant District Attorney John Williams, Of
Nilkcs.Barrc, and Oscar Powell OF Plymouth
spout yesterday with David r. Reese, of sum.
init avenue.
Mrs, lIeny'Stc,Cns and her son, Frank Stcv.
ems, Ct Schnel court, were received yesterday
at the lldhncmann hospital suffering from pneu.
mond. Mrs y. II. James, of Marion street. was
also taken 10 the hospital, suffering from the
same disease.
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HIS LEG CRUSHED.
Patrick Larkin, of Dunmore, Caught
Under a Freight Train.

Sometime in the dim future there
may arise a generation of youths who
will realize that ii Is very dangerous
practice to ride on freight trains. Will
liam Larkin. the 1s-year-old son OF
Patrick Larkin, of East Drinker street,
Dunmore, realizes this fact now, but
the realization has cost him the loss
of his right leg.
In company with several companions
he was yesterday afternoon riding back
and forth on trains running past No.
:. His older brother who was watch
ing him. warned him to be careful, but
he only laughed. lie tried to leap on "A
freight which came laundering along
shortly afterwards but he slipped and
fCll.
Ills right leg was caught undernea III
the wheels and so badly crushed that
1t had to be amputated by Drs. O'Brien
and Winters, after the young man had
been removed to his home.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-25
SUNDAY SCHOOL RALLY.
Rev. DR.. Duhring Delivered an Ad-
dress in st. Luke's Episcopal
Church Yesterday Afternoon.

The first rally OF the Sunday school
children and workers Of the Episcopal
church in this city TO be held in a
number of years was conducted yes
terday afternoon. commencing at 4
O'Clock, in St. Lukes church
The purpose OF the gathering was
that an opportunity might he given to
all to listen TO an address by Rev. DIR.
Duhring, of Philadelphia. who is prob
ably the best known Sunday school
worker among the ranks of the Epis-
copal clergy in this country. There
were present when DR.. Duhring was
introduced by Rev. Dr. Rogers Israel
the superintendents. teachers and pu-
pills of the Sunday schools of the fol-
lowing churches and missions: st.
Luke's. st. David's, Church of the Good
shepherd, Christs, South Side Mission
East End Mission and st. Georges of
Olyphant.
The doctor addressed himself exclu-
svely to the children and in a delight
fully simple and understandable way
urged them to take for their motto the
last two words of the fourteenth verse
of the fifteenth chapter of Exodus,
which reads: Speak unto the children
of Israel that they go forward"
The children, he said, should try to
go forward in all things in the study
of the Bible and the prayer books and
in doing active missionary work--the
making of others happy. During the
course of his talk he referred to the
fact that Psalm 1lS was a part of the
Psalter read at the service yesterday.
This palm, he said, contained the mid
die verse of the Bible and it is a re-
markable fact that it is between the
shortest and longest chapters in the
book, namely. the one hundred and
seventeenth and the one hundred and
nineteenth psalm.
This middle verse reads said he.
'as follows: 1T is better to trust in the
Lord than to put confidence in man.
The first verse in the Bible tells Of
creation, the last verse is a universal
benediction to all mankind, and this
middle verse tells of the necessity of a
perfect and abiding faith in God, form
ing a keynote to a perfect arch"
The doctor gave interesting statistics
regarding the number of Episcopal
Sunday schools in the country. There
are 5000, he said. with $4,000 teachers
and 100000 scholars. Last year these
100000 scholars contributed $4,000 for
missionary WORK, this sum having been
saved or earned during the Lenten
season. There are. he said. 10000, ,0OO
boys and girls in this country who do
not attend Sunday school at all. and
100000 young men who go to no
church.
Before finishing his address he Of
fered to give IS to each Sunday school
| whose contribution to the missionary
fund this year is larger than it was last
wear.
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corporation will. OF course. be con-
tinued. Hereafter 1T is to be operated
as the Wyoming division of the Erie
railroad. superintendent Slade will
continue as division superintendent.
Its affairs are to be directed from New
York and its employees are to be paid
by the Erie company's paymaster.
The auditing department Of the Erie
and wyoming Valley Railroad Com-
pany has been transferred to the home
office of the Erie Railroad company at
New York city. But few changes
have been made in the clerical force,
a number of the employees leaving this
city Saturday.
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HIT WITH AN AXE.
Thomas Sampson, Colored, Receives
Treatment at Hospital.

Thomas Sampson. a 16-year- old boy
or Raymond court. walked into the
Lackawanna hospital last evening at
o'clock. with an ugly looking wound
on the side of his head, which was
bleeding profusely.
Sampson is a colored youth and lives
with his mother and several brothers
in house at 3l6 Raymond court. The
injury tn SIMPSONS heao was sus-
tained in a household fracas yester-
day afternoon. Someone, whose idcn-
tity is bit hazy, seized an axe and
hit him over the head. At the hos
pital Sampson said his father admins
tered the blow, but as the whereabout =
of that parent ara a trihe puzzling. IL
is believed that another brother is re-
sponsible.
The wound was dressed and Sampson
permitted to return home.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-25
CROWDS OF SHOPPERS.
The New Dry Goods Store of Mel
drum, Scott & Co. Opened Under
Auspicious and Encouraging Cir
cumstances

Saturday morning the new dry goods
firm of Medium, Scott & Company
opened their spacious store at l26 Wyo-
ming avenue, formerly occupied by the
Leader" The opening of this popu-
lar firm was made under very auspi-
cious and encouraging circumstances
Early i'm the morning the store was
filled and was crowded to the doors
all day. There is an army of obiging
on the many buyers and everything is
hustle in the store. 1t should be SUCH
for hustle" has been the watchword
of Messrs. Meldrum and Scott since
they first entered the dry goods busi-
ness In the employ of Mr.. Finley, with
whom they were engaged for the past
number of years. George III. Scott was
i'm the employ of Mr. Finley for twenty
years, while Mr.. Medium was engaged
in the same store for the past ten
years. Their matured experience i'm
this business will enable them TO con-
duct a business that cannot be en-
celled by any firm in the city. That
they have the confidence of the people
of Scranton and vicinity is plainly evil
dent by the throngs present at their
opening Saturday. The large store
rooms are packed with new spring
goods of the latest patterns. Messrs.
Meldrum g. Scott make their initial
bow in the dry goods business with the
best wishes of their hosts Of friends.
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FOR A SPECIAL MEETING.
Common Councilman Keller to Cir
culate a Call Today.

Common Councilman Luther Keller
stated last night to a Tribune man
that he would circulate cali this
morning for a special meeting of the
common branch tomorrow night, for
the purpose of taking immediate ac-
tion on the reorganization ordinance.
lie said he believed he would have no
difficulty in securing the requisite fve
signatures.
"A meeting should be held at once"
he said FOR in my opinion Il Is abso-
lutly essential that We get the reor-
ganization ordinance passed before we
ettempt to reorganize. II the Demo-
Gratis viii not attend the meeting we
VIII know where TO liX the responsi-
bility,"
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As was prophesied by The Tribune.
Captain w. A. May has been placed at
the head of the Erie's coal interests in
this region. Notices to this effect were
posted Saturday at the headquarters
of the Pennsylvania Coal company and
the Hillside Coal and Iron company,
which under the recent deal consum-
mated by j. Pierpont Morgan, became
one property.
sydney Williams is TO continue as
superintendent of the Pennsylvania
Coal company. and General Manager
May has appointed w. w. lnglis to
succeed him as superintendent of the
Hillside Coal and Iron company.
The promotion of Captain May makes
him the head of one of the biggest coal
concerns i'm the anthracite region. Here
are the colieries that come under his
direction:
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The Scranton Gas and Water Com
pany and the Hyde Park Gas Com

In accordance with the policy Of these corr.
panies to reduce rates from time to time as
may be warranted by increased consumption,
notice is hereby given that, on and after April
next, the price Of gas will lie one dollar per
one thousand cubic feet consumed, subject 20
the following discounts: Five per cent. all
bills where the consumption for the month
amounts TO less than twenty-five dollars; ten per
cent Oh all bills where the consumption for the
month amounts TO twenty-five dollars and up
waIds
Provided the bill is paid on or before the
Goth day OF the month in which the bill is
rendered. By order Of the board.
q. b. HAND, Secretary
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SPECIAL.

SCRANTON GAS AND WATER COMPANY AND
Hyde Park Gas cCmpany-In order to cncour.
age the Use of gas Tor fuel purposes, notice is
hereby given that and after April next the
price OF gas so used will he one dollar per one
thousand feet consumed, subject TO the following
special discounts: Ten per cent on all bills where
the consumption for the month amountsto less than
twenty-five dCllars; twenty per cent. on all bills
where the consumption for the month amounts
to twenty-five dollars and upwards.
Provided the bill is paid before the Goth
day OF the month in which the bill il rendered.
separate meter, furnished by the company, is
necessary. By order Of the board.
G. u. HAND, Secretary.
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ERIE BECOMES
A Big FACTOR
NOW CONTROLS SECOND LARa-
EST OUTPUT OF REGION.

W. A. May Made General Manager
Of the Combined Pennsylvania and
Hillside companies-sydney Will
Jams to Be superintendent Of the
Former and w. w. Inglis of the
Latter--Erie and Wyoming Valley
Railroad to Be Operated as the
Wyoming Division of the Erie.
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arose, which resulted in the dead mans
going home to get a gun with which
to kill one of the players, who had
created or wronged him in some way
That he had gotten the gun. but it had
been wrested from him and used to
kill him. The Italians all believe he
was murdered.
Another curious circumstance he
points out is the fact of the two men,
Ricardo and Cassiella going home
with him. Casiella lives in the next
house to the one occupied by Gilbert.
while the former lives i'm the opposite
direction, two houses from where the
dead body was found. Ricardo and
Gilbert have long been personal
friends, and it is possible that he had
gone home to protect his friend.
Frank Grippe. Tony Chiavaromi.
Saliano Varicco. Antonio Ricardo and
Michael Cassiella were arrested as
witnesses by the county detective and
ararigned before Squire Cooney. who
held them for hearing Wednesday at
10 o'clock. They were committed to
the county Jail.
BELIEVES IT Is SUICIDE.
Chief of Police Robling believes in
the suicide theory. The chief thinks
that Gilbert placed the muzzle of the
gun against his chest and bent over
until the stock rested against the
earth; when i'm that position he pushed
back the trigger with his finger and
shot himself.
AS the shot took downward course.
this idea is substantiated. In falling.
the chief believes the weight of Gill
berti's body caused the stock to snap
and to fall under him. There is no
other way to account for the break
ing of the stock.
cliiberti is the man who was shot
in the leg over three years ago by JOS
eph Longo. Longo was tried and con-
victed on the charge of felonous
wounding and sentenced to three years
in the pententiary. A month ago
Longo completed his term and took up
his residence in Little England. short
distance in the rear of Grippos board
ing house. There has been a bitter
feeling between the two, and it was
suggested that Longo is responsible for
the shooting. The latter is said, how
ever, to be seriously i'll and can only,
report has 1t, move about when as
sisted.
Acting Coroner Paine empanelled the
following jury: DIR. j. r. Murphy. w.
l.. Purchell. James McGrail, j. J. Bro
gan, Il. w. Kelly and Fred Beavers.
No time was set for an inquest, but
Dr. Roberts will return home today
and will very likely appoint the day
himself
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Guernsey Hall,

3li Washington ave, Scranton. is the
best and most reliable place to pur-
chase a good Piano, 1t will pay you
to call and get prices and terms. ]. w
Guernsey, Prop. Z"
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4 BIG OITPIT.


DIV" W
AS viii be seen by the above figures,
General Manager Mays control ex-
tends over collieries with an output
half million tons greater than those
OF the Delaware and Hudson company
and within half million tons as great
as those of the Delaware, Lackawanna
and western companies. In the num-
Der or collieries the Hill
side concern exceeds all others in this
region, haNlng thirty-four, as against
the twenty-three of the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western company
and the nineteen of the Delaware and
hudson company:
The circular announcing General
Manager Mays appointment reads as
follows:
pcunsyIyauia coal ron,nanr uuI.iJs Coal anil
Iron company.
New York, March 81, 1901
'n."iar No
N,' W. w. way "pioh'e" general nlahag~
sila o., ss , '"' ,"'.'i ""' """ ,ne '"''
scra,,nn p, ' ~
L. Miller yics.nresident
Approved: e. VI. Cummings President,
"ou .ii'er are
ples'uei. anu 'ice-presioeh', respect
Ne'9' Vi the rehiisSNaha 'oal COM
pais' as reorsah,zeu last thursday
'''e' ''r h.'" ,,snie' ne o'her OH
oS are q. ~ M,uu,etoI'' N'ce-preslueht
anu secretai! d. l. "ahh' auoltor' D.
W. rlat'eii' treasurer PRESIDENT cum
,a'ns Is a,So Nice-presiueht Oh me ERIE
anu 'n'' h,,.er - assistant 10 'he Erie
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Miss McManama wishes to announce
that she resumes dressmaking on
March y, at the old address, 1l20 Null
berry street, where she will he pleased
to see all former patrons and friends.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-25

Store No. i2s Washington avenue,
at II low rent to a desirable tenant.
Charles Schlager, Real Estate Ex-
change, l26 and l2S Washington ave. ..
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Cold and rigid in death the body Of
John GILBERT. an Italian, was found
at 4 o'clock yesterday morning in the
door yard of a house at 2505 Ash street,
Little England, There was a great,
gaping wound in his right breast, and
an old. broken. blood -spattered gun lay
under his distorted body.
Whether suicide or murder is n quas-
tion proving bothersome to the authori-
ties.
There are many reasons advanced in
support of the suicide theory. and, on
the other hand. just as many and just
Is good arguments to show that II Is
murder This conflict of opinions is
due to the peculiar position In which
the body was found and the other un-
usual circumstances, as are later de-
scribed.
At o'clock in the morning Frank
Carello. a boarder at Frank Grippo's
boarding house. rose. and lying down.
ward across the gateway outside Of
the house. with the head inside of the
yard and the legs and feet without. he
found the body. Apparently the sight
did not disturb him in the least. for
he returned TO bed and slept until 6
o'clock when he notified Frank Grippe,
the boarding housakeeper, of his grue-
some find. Together they viewed the
body and raised the little settlement
of Italians.
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Repairing Done Gratis.
/ ACkAWANNA
THE"
LAUNDRY.
WEATHER YESTERDAY.


Local data ior March u, 1901:
Highest temperature ............... - degrees
Lowest temperature ............... 40 degrees
llmuidity;
Rainfall, - hours ending s p. M, ,oj inch.
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IS 1T MURDER
OR suicide?
BODY OF JOHN cILIBERTI FOUND
AT LITTLE ENGLAND.

His Own Shot Gun Was Under Him
and There Was a Great Wound in
His Breast Which Must Have
Caused Instant Death--County De-
tective w. A. Phillips Believes It
Is a Murder and Chief-of-P Police
Robling Says 1t Is a suicide-The
Facts in the Case.
The age-herald., 1901-05-05

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