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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-11

he was suddenly grappled from behind
| and at the same time received a stab
| from q dirk. which, luckily for him.
| struck his shoulder blade and made
| only long slash in his back instead
of penetrating his heart as was in
tended. but from which the blood
| poured in q stream.
Nothing but Andrews skill as an
athlete and his presence of mind saved
him. Sinking back as II he had re-
ceived fatal wound the men some
| what relaxed their grasp. AS they did
this Andrew, by q sudden effort. shook
them loose. He could see them by the
dim light which they had uncovered
making rush at him. with one ter
| rifle blow of his closed hand he caught
the foremost on the point of the chin.
| IT fairly lifted him off his feet 'rhe
| blow itself was sufficient to render
him unconscious, but in falling. as was
discovered afterwards, the back of his
| neck came in contact with riorc of
rock with such force that his neck was
broken and death was instantaneous.
Graphing with the second one, An
drew ut once discovered that he was
the one who had stabbed him. The
hand free. and Andrew at once OWNED
his purpose and strove as desperately
to- grasp the hand that held the dag
ger. He received one or two slight
wounds, but finally succeeded in
catching the mans wrist. Then all
that was at end as far as the Pole
was concerned. With u sudden cxcr-
ton of his iron muscles Andrew bent
the mans arm until he heard the
bones snap like a piece of dry wood
Wrestling the knife from his hand in
an instant he had buried it in his
breast. and the fight was over.
Warned by the increasing weakness
he felt, Andrew hurried back as fast
as he could to the part of the mines
where he could secure assistancr.
That was the last he could remember
until he found himself lying in the
open air half an hour later with a
crowd of wondering faces gathered
around, among them the doctor, who
had just bandaged his cuts and
stopped the bleeding
In few minutes Andrew had pr-
vately informed the superintendent of
what had happened. The latter at
once organized a party. and, guided
by Andrews directions, had no diff
Guilty in proceeding to the spot in the
mines where the dead bodies of the
Poles lay. And close to them. in a
small recess in the mines, was found
the money.
Andrew was soon around again. His
exploit received a great deal more at
tention and praise than he relished.
He felt depressed at first over the
event, as the killing of two men was
anything but Il pleasing recollection
to young man of twenty.
You must not feel that way about
it. my boy" said the president Of the
company to him. you saved your
own life and recovered the money for
the company. and here is your reward,
fairly earned and well deserved"
And the official proceeded to count
out a pile of bills until $1,000 lay be-
fore Andrew on the table And what
was. perhaps, of more Importance
Andrew received his old position back
with a very substantial increase in
salary
His subsequent career was n very
successful one, and, although at times
he could not help feeling sad over the |
terrible event, still he could not i'm
agine how he could have done differ
emily.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-11

Hawley churches in Standard opera
house, in the interest Of the New York
Tribune's fresh air children.
Bessie, the little daughter Of e. ].
Richardson, fell from a wagon last
week and broke her arm.
Mrs. John Thompson is i'll with the
grip.
Misses Lucy Ames, Virginia Ammer-
man and Edna Manderville were
Scranton visitors last week.
Mrs. William Case and two children,
of Mongaup, N. Y. We're guests OF
Alex. Wagner and family last week.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-11
HAWLEY.

Special to the Scranton Tribune
Hawley. May 10.-Mr. and Mrs. j. ;.
Welsh and W. n. Pierson and wife at
tended the funeral of Mrs. George
Hamlin, at Hollsterville, last Friday.
Miss Dora Baker, of Honesdale,
spent Saturday and Sunday at the
home of Alex. Correll.
Mrs. II. G. Ames is visiting in Scran-
ton this week.
Next Sunday evening, May IL. there
will be Il union meeting of all the
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-11

Ask for Kelly's union crackers. -
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-11

His subsequent career was n very
successful one. and, although at times
he could not help feeling sad over the
terrible event, still he could not i'm
agine how he could have done differ
emily.
The Washington times., 1901-09-20
FUNERAL OF JUDGE BARRETT.
Body of the Late Lawyer Buried Mt
Congregational Cemetery.

The funeral of Judge Oliver D. Barrett
took place at o'clock yesterday after
noon from the residence of his late law
partner. Edward G. Niles. 1SS Massachu-
setts Avenue northeast, and was attended
by large number of members of the
bar and other friends. The Rev. DR..
Donald c. Macleod of the First Presby-
terian Church, led in prayer. after which
Miss Pauline Whitaker and Mr.. keiser
sang Judge Barretts favorite hymn,
Lead, Kindly Light" The Rev. DIR.
Chester delivered a prayer, followed by
Bible readings and the duet. Nearer, My
God, to Thee
Dr. Macleod, in brief address, spoke
of Judge Barrett's many kind and gener-
Gus deeds, his learning as lawyer. his
seventy-eight years of toll, and the great
legal work accomplished in the latter
days of his life. His associations with
President Lincoln. Vice President Colfax,
and Secretary Stanton, and his intimate
legal partnership relations with Caleb
Cushing and Gen. Benjamin F. Butler
were touched upon.
None of Judge Barretts relatives was
present at the funeral, as his wife is i'll
in Paris, having been paralyzed within
the past month, and his brother, Albert
4. Barrett, of Topeka, Kan. his only
OlHeT Itldllht. anu oNtA eiShNg sNeti VI
age. was too feeble to come East. The
burial was at Congressional Cemetery, the
pallbearers being John b. Cotton, ]. ].
Darlington. DIR. William Carver. John G.
Slater E. n. Darling, and Edmund R.
French.
Judge Barrett was born in Essex Coun-
ty, New York, and went to Vermont early
in his youth. He graduated from school
in that State, and received his last de-
gree. master of arts. from the University
of Vermont. Later he went to Illinois,
where he afterward taught school. AT
this time he formed an intimate friend
ship with Abraham Lincoln, who. after
being elected President appointed him
TO a prominent position in the Patent
Office. He was a Mason affiliated in YER
mont, of very high standing, and belong
ed to the Psi Delta fraternity. As mem
Der of the Bar Association of the District
of Columbia and a lawyer of eminence
he was widely known throughout this
section of the country.
The Washington times., 1901-09-20
HER STOCKING FOR A MOOSE.
A Colored Woman Tries to HING
Herself in a Cell.

While confined in cell at the Second
precinct station yesterday afternoon
Frances Jackson, an intelligent and we'll
dressed colored woman who had been ar
rested by Policeman Dunno on Ninth
Street northwest, charged with acting in
disorderly manner, attempted to COM
nit suicide. The frenZied woman, while
in melancholy mood, had pulled of one
of her stockings and wrapping it tightly
about her neck tied the other end to the
iron bars at the top of the cell door while
standing on the iron bench. After testing
Il to see that 1t was secure she jumped
from the bench upon which she stood and
hung dangling in space. with her feet
some distance from the cell floor.
Patrolman John Pearson was busily en-
gagged at the other side of the corridor in
giving prisoners cups of water, when he
heard peculiar sounds coming from the
Jackson woman's cell. He dropped the tin
cups and upon running around to the cell
door found the woman suspended in the
air in an unconscious condition. He did
not wait to call for assistance. but draw
ing his penknife cut thracgh the stocking
and the womans body fell with crash
to the floor.
Other police officials were soon on the
scene, including Lieutenant Byrnes. who
at once ordered the woman to be re-
moved TO the Homecpat thic Hospital. This
DR.. Sharp and Miss Bennett one of the
nurses, had worked for more than an
hour the unconscious woman was finally
pronounced to be in no danger. After
staying at the hospital for several hours
she was once more removed to the Fifth
Street stationhouse and placed in a cell.
Lieutenant Byrnes then ordered a police
man to sit in the corridor in order that
any attempt at self-destruction could be
easily forestalled.
The Jackson woman is a former school
teacher and woman of more than ordi-
nary intelligence. When asked as TO why
she had attempted to kill herself she
stated that she vas tired of life and
wanted to rid this city of her presence.
She will be given a hearing in court this
morning
The Washington times., 1901-09-20

stock, a total of $1,000 OF this amount
$3.50 in bonds comes Immediately under
the first mortgages. The holders of stocs
are entitled to nothing unless they are
willing to meet an assessment of 50
share. If they refuse TO do this their
sl2 c0o,OcO is worthless. Ks high as SIS a
share was paid for a considerable block
of this stock. If the assessment is met
by a stocltholder 1t is provided in the plan
of the committee that for each payment
of So per share of stock deposited there
shall be given 50 in new preferred stock
and $50 in new common stock. 1t has been
seen that the holder of S1oo0 bond of
the old company will receive under the
new plan 81, 800 in new securities The
holder of $1,000 in old stock, after paying
$50 assessment, will receive only $50 IN
new preferred stock and $500 in new COM
mon stock, total of $3.50.
Of the total issue of new securities the
holders of old bonds outstanding. amount
ing to Sl3,f42 CSC. will receive 1898. 100 in
new bonds, 100 in new preferred
stock, and s., 6SS. 900 in new common stock;
OF the new securities the holders OF OLD
sessment of 81. .0S0 600. a total of s1ose.e0
in new preferred stock and Si,2N,ev In
new common stock.
Suppos.ng that when the Wash1ngton
Traction Company was formed subscrlb-
ers paid for its bonds par, or Sl3. 4f2,0J
and for its stock SIS a share. or S2,l6O.v0,
it will be seen that the present plan does
two classes. or anything like II.
The statement is made that the Sl,Ss3.lol
of the new bonds to be given to holders OF
old bonds almost exactly corresponds IN
amount to the price paid bv the Wash
ington Traction Company two years ago
for the Metropolitan Railway and other
securities owned by 1t. OF the remainder
of the new bond issue portion IS to be
held in The treasury to retire underlying
first mortgages, another portion is to be
sold for cash and another small amount
is to b. paid for the acquisition OF OUT
STANDING stocks. 1t would seem on the
face of this that the bond issue will con-
tain no water, but will almost eXactly
represent the total of all the old securl.
ties bonds and stocks of the constituent
companies. The new preferred ana COM
mon stocks will have intrinsic value 10
the extent that the improvements made
and the increased earning capacity of the
roads makes them more val
BILE than they were two years ago.
The floating debt of the company must of
course be deducted from any such intrin-
sic value.
4 provision of the committees plan not
alluded to in advertisements is that poth
classes of new stock are to be held by a
voting trust for fiVe years and Tor such
further period IL any. as shall elapse be-
fore the preferred stock shall have re-
ceiyed per cent cash dividend for three
years. although the voting
trustees may in their discretion denver
the stock or any part thereon at an
earlier time.
The Washington times., 1901-09-20
MISSING BRICK MYSTERY.
The Arrest of n Suspect Made by the
Local Police.

What the police of the Eighth precinct
deem to be an arrest Of unusual impor-
tance was made shortly after o'clock
last night by Precinct Detective Barnes
in the person of Henry Wynn, n negro,
twenty-three years of age. an ex-employe
of the District government, who is con-
fined in cell charged with having stolen
GO, 600 bricks, the property of the District
government.
1t was only about a month ago when
two other men. all employed by the Dis
trict, were arrested by the local detec-
tivos, and sent to jail for having stolen
Loo bricks from In front of a school
house in the northwest section of the city.
For some time past the District gov
ernnent officials have been unable to ac-
count for the great quantity of brick
which had disappeared from in front Of
several school buildings, and also from
the government yards in the southeastern
section of the city.
During this period the finger of sHs-
picion pointed, IT is said to Wynn, who
had been employed as a driver of a gov
ernment cart for the past six years. Yes
terday the police alleged that Wynn quit
his position. and was about to leave the
city. William Il. Laoham, an official of
the District Engineers Office, heard of
Wynn's action, and after making a thor
ough investigation into the matter. and
learning that Wynn resided in the Eighth
precincts bailiwick. notified Lieutenant
Jordan to arrest Wynn. This Precinct
Detective Barnes did last night the name
of Mr.. Lapham being entered on the
books as complainant in the case, while
a charge of petty larceny was preferred
against the negro. For n number of
hours Lieutenant Jordan and Barnes were
closeted in a room with the prisoner. but
after questioning him and putting him
through the sweat-box process. failed to
make him acknowledge his guilt.
Wynn. 1t was learned denied having
stolen or sold the bricks. He was then re-
turned to his cell. and will be taken to
court this morning.
The Washington times., 1901-09-20
FOUND DEAD IN HIS BED.
John Lynch, n Veteran of the Civil
Wnr, Expires Suddenly.

John Lynch. aged fifty years old, vet
eran of the civil war. and formerly an in
mate of the Soldiers Home, in this city,
was found dead in bed at the Germania
Hotel, Az Pennsylvania Avenue northwest,
last night about II o'clock. Death result
cd from natural causes, according to
Coroner hewitt, who viewed the remains
last night
For some weeks Lynch has occupied
room at the hotel where he died Last
night he retired carly, after Iounging
about the hotel lobby for an hour or more
Toward midnight an employe of the hotel
passed his room. the door OF which stood
open. A light Was burning from the sin
gle gas jet. and the porter as he passed
noticed that something was evidently
wrong. because OF the disordered condi-
tiou of the bed and room. Investigation
followed and led to the discovery that
Lynch had died some time before Steps
have been taken to locate friends OF the
dead veteran.
The Washington times., 1901-09-20
BALTIMORE PRICE CURRENT.

BALTIMORE, Sept. 19.-Following are
todays quotations in the local wholesale
provision market:
Butter-Market was firm. Creamery,
separator. extra, 2sa24c: extra first. ga
22lSc: creamery first, 2lM2ll4c; do imita
tion extra, lSGI19c: Iowa and Northwestern
ladle, extra, 16Gtl7c; do. extra first. l5al6c;
Western store-packed, 139l4c; Ohio rolls.
FIRST 15ltlGc; second 13al4c: West Virginia
rolls first, 1iql5c; second, l34l4c; Elgin
creamery prints, 1s-lb. 25d26c; do. lib.
25c: do, 2-lb, 23d2ic Maryland and
Pennsylvania, creamery prints. k-lb, AI
25c: do. lib, 23u2ic.
Eggs-The market is firm. Strictly fresh,
1714MlSc: Western, lie
Poultry-Market steady. Old fowls. lie
per lb; spring chickens, PKG; roosters,
256iS0c apiece: ducks, SG9c pound.
The Washington times., 1901-09-20
STRIKERS Are GENEROUS.
Helped Paperhanger Brought
Here to Oppose Them.
Situation in PaperhnnEers Strike
UnchanSed-Both Sides Express
Confidence of Ultimate Victory
Each Side Claim Daily Gains.

Horace ]. Long, President of the Master
Paperhangers' Association. stated yester-
day evening that some of the wall
scrapers who had quit work recently
through sympathy with the striking pa
perhangers were already returning to
work. Mr.. Long said that two of the
scrapers who left his employ returned
yesterday. He denied the statement that
the men now at work for the masters
were not capable of attaining as good re-
suits as the union paperhangers and as
serted that the workmanship of the nom
union men was in no wise inferior.
Continuing. Mr.. Long said: Il think the
paperhangers are not acting for thei- own
interests in the future by allowing the
city to become filled with worlsmen from
the outside He expressed the opinion
that the strikers are deceiving themselves
as to the number of men now at work
for the masters, making the claim that
while the work was In some degree re-
tarded.' enough new men were coming in
from day to day to ensure completion of
all contracts. He said that even should
the strikers never return to their former
employers the masters will be in no wise
crippled in their business.
The strikers, on the other hand, claim
that their best men are DeltlS engaged Dy
the shops favorable to union labor, and
that those firms, having secured superior
workmen, will use every effort to keep
them.
Robert Boyd, an employe of one of the
Philadelphia master paperhangers,
number of whom were expected to come
to the assistance of the local masters,
was seen at the strikers headquarters
yesterday morning. Boyd returned to
Philadelphia later in the day. He made
the statement that he came to Washing
ton and entered the er ploy of one of
the local masters with the understanding
that his railroad fare was to be PAID both
ways. On Wednesday. he said, he re-
ceived a telegram announcing the death
of his wife. Boyd alleged that when he
showed the telegram to his employer and
requested money with which to return
to Philadelphia 1t was refused him. He
then appealed to the strikers for assist
ance, and they, he said. after first ascer-
tanning. through the assistance of the
police. that the statement regarding his
wife's death was true, furnished him with
the necessary funds to return to Philadel-
phia
The Washington times., 1901-09-20
INSPECTED BENNING TRACK.
Messrs. belmont and Rowland
Pleased with the improvements.

August Belmont. President of the New
York Jockey Club, accompanied by s. s
Howland. President of the Washington
Jockey Club; II. G. Crickmore, Secretary.
and Mr. German, Superintendent of the
Morris Park race course, paid flying
visit to Benning yesterday, and were
much pleased with the progress made in
the improvements which are now under
way
The changes now being made will be
completed In ample time for the opening
day of the autumn meeting. The race
course is being rapidly put In shape by
SupeTinte ndon: Lee who is urtiring in
his efforts to make the Benning track as
fast and as safe as any In The country
Under his care II has been growing faster
every season. and he asserts with conf
dence that this season IL will be faster
than ever before
The Washington times., 1901-09-20
&c ZESggA, 5
ITCH IS TORTURE

Eczema is caused By an acid hunor in
the blood coming in contact with the
skin and producing great redness and in
fiannation; little pustular eruptions form
and discharge thin, sticky fluid, which
dries and scales off sometimes the skin is
hard, dry and fssured Eczema in any
form is a torrncnt;ng, stubborn disease,
and the itching and burning at times are
almost unbearable; the acid burning
iunor seems 10 oozc out and set the skin
on fire. Salves, washes nor other cxter-
aal applications do any real good, for as
long as the poison remains in the blood
it will keep the skin irritated.
The Washington times., 1901-09-20
How the Clubs Stand.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY.
r,tpEpIAI INfITEn
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

MonreaI to .ancou,er daily. 2,G06 miles in
100 hours. Luxurious sleeping, drawing rooIn and
dining eais, with unst:passed cuisine. Tc Bann
Glacier oi the Se!kirks Canons o. the Fraser
Vancouver. Connecting aith magnificent EN-
press Steamships for Japan. China, India. and
around The wtnld. Canadian Australian S S
for Honolulu ara iustralasIa Far Pamphlet,
sidresa Canadian Pacific Railway. 1870 Pa. ave.
The Washington times., 1901-09-20
IN THE BASEBALL WORLD.
TOday's Games.

american League)
Cleveland at Washington.
Milwaukee at Baltimore.
Chicago at Philadelphia
Detroit at Boston.
(National League.l
Boston at Chicago.
Philadelphia at Pittsburg
The Washington times., 1901-09-20
sac FORM or TETFER,

For three years I
had T ctter on my
hands, which c3rsed
them 70 swell to Twice
their natural size. Part
of the time the disease
was in the form ofrun-
ming sores, very pain
full, a nd causing me
much discomfort. -Four
doctors said the letter
had progressed too far
to be cured, ard they
could do nothing for
me. took only three
bottles of S. S. S. and
was completely cured.
This was fifteen years
ago, and ] have never
The Washington times., 1901-09-20

Nothing better for insomnia than Royal Head
ache Tablets. 4 doses l0c.
The Washington times., 1901-09-20

Broken, mostly small
sizes-of $3.50 and $500
Hand-sewed Tan and
Laced Boots-also $50
and 500 wood and
leather-heeled Slippers.
The Washington times., 1901-09-20

30 pairs Everett Patent
Leather Oxfords - sold
for $50 and look like 81
quality-sizes 21z-4, c.
L.
The Washington times., 1901-09-20

Misses and Child's 81
Wei kid and box calf
Laced and Button School
Shoes-sizes s1s-2.
The Washington times., 1901-09-20

MONEY to lean in sums TO suit on personals se-
eurity, collateral. or real estate, for long
short time. J. C. DAVIS. 5cj st. NV. els
The Washington times., 1901-09-20
WOMEN'S DEPARTMENT.

60 pairs of soft vici
kid Laced and Button
Boots-the "New Eng
land s2 Shoe"-sizes ;.
S14, G, 6l2, Z, ~, and s.
Arizona republican., 1901-10-18

have some of the prizes. At present they are all i.eld by the Jerome club. A number of enthusiasts will accom- pany the team to Pho5n.x.'
 THE DOG AND PONY SHOW-Nor- :'is & Rowe's aggregation of ilIustrious dogs and educated and refined ponies yesterday temporarily DIo6e up the public schools of Phoenix. The show was a little late. The parade did not occur until so long after the time ad- Vertised that many q youngstsr came to think that life had ceased to be worth living and that ali tine doSs. DO nies and monkeys had died and gone to heaven. But the parade came off after q while. but at the hour set fO: the show the big tent had not been put up yet. Everything seemed to he working against the youth Of Phoe- nix. There was disposition on the part of the county authorities to col lect the five per cent commission lev i'd by the late legislature upon all travelling menageries exhibiting within the borders of Arizona. The district attorneys office. however. held that 2 collection of dogs and ponies is not .. mcnagerie.
Arizona republican., 1901-10-18
Additional Local
ls sls isl els sels ele . . elets . 3al ,

PIMA REPTBLTCAN DELEGATE;i The Republican Central committee of Pima county has named the following delegates to the territorial statehood conference which will meet here Octo- Der 26; Hon. C. r. Schumaker Col. j. Zabriskie wm. J. Kirkpatrick. Louis E. Hayes and O. T. Ricney.
 STATEHOOD MEETING EXCtfE- SION.-Interest in the statehood issue increases as the days go by. and it is confidently expected that Phoenix will be full of people on Saturday. the 19th. to attend the county statehood meet ing. It is believed there will be large delegations from points north of Phoe- nix. and for that reason the :. F. r. X r. railroad company will sell tickets from Wickerburg and all points south at one fare for the round trip. Dates of sale will be October 18th and OctO- Der 18th. the final return limit beia., October 23d.
 GUN CLUE TOCRNAMENT.-It is up to Phoenix spoTtsmen to do some good hard practicing between now an1 Thanksgiving. unless they want to be humiliatedi in the presence of guests. What fhey will be up against may be insa gincd from the following item pub E.she5 in the Bisbce Review: ''When the tournament of gun clubs convenes at Phoenix on Thanksgiving day Bis bee will be reprensted by a team which will undoubtedly bring home some of the numerous prizes offered by the association. The frst prize is a s3j0 god medal fir the best team shoot. Tn this contest will h., represented Je- rome. Prescott. Phoenix, Tucson and Bisbee. The Bisbee team will be com pcSe1 cf such men a- Cdrls ton. Ives. oJnes, Adamson and Downs. who will I1.er every contest. Not for several years has So much interest attached to the forthcoming tournament in Phoenix. and BisOee is 5et1 rnined to