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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-16
GOVERNOR STONE,
TO BE IN THE CITY
He Will Respond to a Toast at the
Board of Trade Banquet-Senator
Penrose Will Also Speak.

The board of trade banquet. to be
given next Monday night in the mag
niicent assembly room. promises to De
one of the most eventful in the his
tory of the board, and one Of the most
successful affairs of its kind ever con-
Quoted in this city.
For the past Two weeks, the banquet
committee has been engaged in arr
ranging for the event, and all who at
tend are promised splendid nights
enjoyment. The guests will assemble
promptly at 7.30 o'clock and proceed
to the assembly room, where the ban
Guet will be served by Caterer q Nell,
of the Scranton club.
Immediately following the dinner,
there will be short business session
of the board which viii include the
election of officers for the ensuing
year and the reading of Secretary D..
l.. Atherton's annual report. At the
close of the business session. Fresi-
dent J. A. Lansing will deliver an
address outlining the history of the
board from the time of its organiza-
tion in 1867
He will also INTRODUCES the toastmas-
ter of the evening, James II. Torrey,
esq, who will in turn introduce the
various speakers. The first speaker
will be Mayor James Moir. who will
speak on Our City. He will be fol-
lowed by his eXcellency, Governor
William \. Stone, who will speak upon
Our Commonwealth The board
considers it an especial honor that the
governor should come here ut this
time, when the Legislature Is in ses-
| sion and when he is literally up to
| his eyes in the affairs of state.
Another speaker of national reputa
| ton will also respond to II toast after
the governor. This Is United States
Senator Boes Penrose, OF this state,
| who will speak on "Our Nation" The
last speaker will be Congressman
elect ii. w. Palmer, of Wilkes Barre.
who will tell about THE Two Cities.
meaning, of course, the two old rivals,
Scranton and Wilkes Barre.
Members of the board Of trade who
| propose to attend the banquet should
notify the secretary at once, that the
committee may have accurate infor-
| nation az to the number to be pro-
Nidei for. The five members of the
| legislature from this district will be
the guests of the board 1T the BAN
quet.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-16
JAKE GILMAN AGAIN.
The Ex-Constable Held Under Bail
ON Charge of Subornation.

Ex-Constable Jacob Gilman was ar
rested yesterday, charged by County
Detective w. A. Phillips with subor-
nation and perjury. He was taken
before Alderman Howe, waived a hear
ing and gave $500 bail for his appear
ance in court.
Ellman's arrest yesterday was the
sequel to the arrest of Max Harring
last October. Harring was charged
with extorting money from disrepu-
table women on forged warrants. bear
ing the official stamp of Alderman
Howe and Justice of the Peace Mason,
of Blakely.
Harring admitted the charge. but
swore that Gilman had suggested this
infamous scheme for making money.
Their plan was to show the women
warrants for their arrest and to de-
mand money for their withdrawal. As
the warrants were officially stamped
and bore what appeared to be the
signature of the alderman, the scheme
rarely failed to work, and, it is claim
ed, Gilman fairly coined money until
the fraud was detected in Alderman
Millar's Office.
Young Harring is being held in the
county Jail as a witness against ELL
man.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-16
BACKUS BoWLERS WON.
Wilkes-Barre West End Wheelmen
Defeated Last Night.

scene last night of the third match
game of the season, in the tournament
of the Bowling League of Northeast
ern Pennsylvania, and a large and
interested crowd watched the contest.
The Backus team met and easily con-
quered the West End Wheelmen's club
of Wilkes-Barre, having a total score
of 279 pins more than the Luzerneites
Meister, of the Backus team, was
high man, with 197 in the last game,
in which he did not miss a frame. He
also had high average, 1S6. a beauti-
full spare by Smith German, of the
local team, was one Of the features of
the night. 1t was made in the third
match. The detailed scores follow:
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-16
GUNS WILL RECOVER.
Man Who Laid in the River All Sun
dav Night Is Beyond Danger.

John Guns, who Sunday night fell
from fifteen foot wall into the Lacka-
wanna river and laid in the river for
ten hours, with nothing but his head
and shoulders above the water, is rest
ing comfortably at the Moses Taylor
hospital.
Although the greater part of his body
is badly frozen and cut and bruised,
the doctors believe that he will re-
cover.
Guns is still of the opinion that some
body pushed him into the river.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-16
DIED AT HOSPITAL.
S. M. Corson Died from Injuries Re.
ceived by Being Struck by Train.

Sylvester NJ Corson, of 24l0 North
Main avenue, aged 80, died at the
Hahneman hospital last evening. Mr..
Corson was the station agent at the
Providence station or the Delaware
and Hudson company.
Mr.. Corson was struck by an engine
on Dec. 90 and internally injured.
Last week the Hahnemann hospital
doctors operated on him aud removed
blood clot from his brain in hope OF
saving his life,
The funeral will be held on Friday
afternoon at o'clock from the Provi-
dence Methodist Episcopal church. In
tcrment in Dunmore cemetery.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-16
WEATHER YESTERDAY.
PERSONAL.

Ms. W. Il. Bradbury, OF this city. is visiting
her parents, Mr.. aud Mrs +. j. Dunn, Of East
StroudsDurg.
Winthrop g. Smelling, ior several seasons con-
ncctcd with big productions and many years
with Boston theators. is in the city arranging
matters for the Maudc Ilillman company, which
cDmes to the Academy OF Music next week. MIR.
Smelling is this season conducting the tour Of
Maude iillman in conjunction with his other en-
icIprses.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-16

On May 20. 1889. the Scranton CITY
bank closed its doors, being unable TO
pay the claims Of the depositors, which
amounted to about s235,00O. The same
day Joseph II. Gunster was appointed
assignee and after nearly twelve years
of constant labor he has practically
wound up the affairs OF the bank.
The report Of Attorney Il. j. Murray
who was appointed to audit the final
account Of the assignee. was confirmed
finally by the court yesterday and the
money will be distributed at once by
Mr.. Gunster to the creditors of the
bank. nearly all Of whom were depos-
itors.
The careful manner in which Mi.
Gunster conducted the affairs of the
defunct bank is shown in the fact
that while the property OF the bank
inventoried only $209, ,325.21 after the
failure he realized s2Sl,7 for the
creditors of the bank after deductine
all expenses incident to the closing
up of its affairs, including his own
commissions.
Not counting interest since the time
the bank became insolvent the depos-
itors have been paid about the entire
face value of their claims at the time
of the failure.
ASSETS OF BANK.
When the bank closed it's doors and
Mr.. Gunster was appointed assignee
the court named ]. II. Torrey, John
+. Kelly and NJ l.. Mcdonald as APP
praisers Their report showed that
the assets of the bank amounted to
s209, ,325.27. Mr.. Gunster at once began
the tedious task of turning the assets
into cash for the benefit of the cred
itors and on May Ia. 1894, filed his first
and partial account.
At that time the claims of the cred
itors with interest from the time OF
failure amounted to $254, ,106.59. At
torney Joseph OBrien was appointed
to audit the account and upon the
confirming of his report $2lS,6l1.2O, or
S3.S5 OF the creditors claims was div
ided.
The report of Mr.. Murray confirmed
yesterday allots to each creditor 36.3e
per cent. of the balance of his claim
The entire amount now in the hands
of the assignee awaiting distribution
is $14332. .16 After deducting the cost
of the audit and other expenses there
is left the sum of $lS,l752l to pay the
present indebtedness Of the bank, $780,
204.32, which leaves balance of s23.-
1912. The bank has no means OF
meeting this. All Of its resources are
now exhausted. Mr.. Murray's report
shows the amount due each deposition
and the amount they will receive un-
| der his audit. The report follows:
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-16

q. +. Monahan was nominated for
inspector of election in the First dis
trict, while in the Second district The
following election officers were named:
Judge of election, r. G. Welsh; in
spector of election. c. l.. Tropp.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-16
ANNUAL TERM
HAS OPENED
CASES ARGUED IN SUPERIOR
COURT YESTERDAY.

Man Broke in and Inter
rupted an Attorney During an Ar
gument by Making a Profane Re-
mark-He Was Sent to the County
Jail by Judge Receive Cases
Were Submitted. One Discontinued
and a Number Were Non Pressed.
Big Attendance of Lawyers.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-16
Unsolicited Praise for the "Lacka
wanna"

Iin route New York to st. Louis, No.,
Lackawanna railroad, train No. 3, Jan.
IL, 1901
After many meals on Dining Cars
during the past forty years | have
never eaten one so neatly served. so
well cooked, so satisfactory in every
wav as the lunch today. This is my
first trip over this road and 1t will
not be my last like to tell of a good
thing when I have found it,
G. III. Goodman, NJ. D.,
st. Louis, Mo.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-16
Chosen as Democratic Candidate for
Alderman of Sixteenth Ward.

Attorney Michael j. Ruddy last
night secured the Democratic nomina-
ton for the office of alderman of the
Sixteenth ward, defeating his oppon-
ent, John T. Fahrenheit. by 1913 votes.
The fight was "a very spirited one and
deal OF interest was taken in 1t.
The result was as follows:
Ruddy. Fahrenhoit
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-16
Attention, Ninth Ward.

common council of the Ninth ward. I
ask the support of all Republicans
at the primaries Saturday, at to Z
p. m. ii. Il. Paine. ~
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-16
superior Service via Lackawanna
Railroad.

In planning a business or plea sure
trip one of the most essential features
to consider is the route that gets YOU
there" in the shortest space of time,
fewest changes of cars, least annoy-
ance by dust and smoke, perfect road
bed. best equipment of coaches, dining
cars. Pullman sleeping and parlor cars
Of the highest possible standard of ex-
cellence that modren ingenuity can de.
wise, such as afforded you by The
1.ackawanna railroad. Through Pull
man sleeping cars ana coaches to
Chicago and st. Louis daily. Twenty
four hours TO So. Louis, twenty-one
hours to Chicago, without change OF
cars: eighty-seven hours to California.
with only one change OF cars, and
twenty-slX hours To Jacksonville. Fla.
The very lowest rates of fare to ali
points. Apply to the nearest H., H.
and w. ticket agent, either in person
by telephone or by letter and you will
receive prompt attention and cour.
teous treatment. ..
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-16
To Cure the Grip in Two Days
Laxative Rromo Quiniuc Tablets.
For Councilman. Ninth Ward.

For Councilman. Ninth Ward.
] hereby announce myself a candi-
date for the Republican nomination
for common council in the Ninth ward,
subject to the Crawford county rules.
respectfully ask my friends to kindly
assist me at the coming primary cleo
tion. Should | be elected. | will serva
the taxpayers and citizens to the
best of my ability. Yours truly.
Peter n. Haan.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-16
LAST ACCOUNT
OF ASSIGNEE
AFFAIRS OF SCRANTON CITY
BANK WOUND UP.

On May 2o, 1889, 1t Closed Its
Doors-Assignee J. H. Gunster So
Carefully Managed the Affairs of
the Defunct Bank That Depositors
Have Received the Face Value of
Their Claims at the Time of the
Failure of the Bank--Amounts De-
positors will Now Receive.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-16

We have for sale several fine resi-.
dences In best part Of city. Charles
SchIager, Price building. ~
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-16

Attend Nettleton's Removal Sale.
Shoes at 25 per cent. discount. 30
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-16
THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-wEDNEsDAY. JANUARY 49, 1907.
M. ]. RUDDY WON OUT.

$50, 2ol - sl3,i7j.s2o
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Countries.
TRADE AND INDUSTRY.

The brokers and jobbers in the sheet steel
and galvanized iron trade in New York
city advanced the price of sheet steel l cent
q pound yesterday.
The northwestern Grain Company. doing
a small speculative business on the Kan
sas City Board OF Trade, failed Yesterday
owing to the rise in corn and wheat. The
liza Utilities will be small
At a meeting OF the stockholders of the
American Sugar Refining Company. TO be
held on Sept. IS next. IL Is announced a
proposition will be made for an increase OF
Sl5. Ca. 600 in new stock, one-half common
and the other half preferred.
Representatives OF sixteen Iowa and Ne
braska corn-canning factories met at Mar
shalltown Yesterday. In view of the pro-
tracted dry weather they decided 10 with
draw all price sheets till II can be known
how short the seasons pack will be.
Contracts amounting 10 $1,000 900 were let
yesterday by President Joseph Ramsey.
jr.. of the Wabash Railroad. for work on
road. which will give the Wabash entrance
into Pittsburg. Work begins to-day. w. r..
Kenefick * Co, of Kansas City. secured
the contract for N,250.000 worth OF the
work.
The annual meeting of stockholders OF the
Chicago Union Traction Company was held
yesterday, and the old board OF directors
reelected. The annual statement shows
gross earnings of s.. ny. l39. AFTER deduct
ing all expenses. including rentals paid 10
companies from which the lines are leased,
= net income OF sl5S. 5s5 remains. This. with
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-24
Indiana Notes.

Observation-Disclosures and the vi
cinity are getting a very good wheat crop.
Threshing is about half over in most places
OF the county. Wheat is pouring into the
elevators as fast as could be expected, and
the only trouble seems to be on the part OF
the grain dealers to get enough cars to
keep the hoppers empty. Stocks of new
wheat owned and delivered here already
amount TO 80. 72f bushels. and the greater
part or the crop is yet 10 come.
WINDFALL-The members of the Meth
odist. Baptist and Christian churches of
this place have formed a union league for
preston OF vice. The Rev. T. &. Smith.
OF the Baptist Church. IS president of the
organization. the Rev. Z. b. W~esthavcr.
OF the Methodist Church, is secretary, and
the Rev. G. NJ. Myers, of the Christian
Church. is treasurer. Regular monthly
meetings will be held.
PORTLAND-One hundred families of
this city and vicinity will entertain as many
poor children from Cincinnati for two weeks
each. The visitors are expected TO arrive
on Thursday. Prof. II. W. Bowers.
who has been superintendent Of the Union
City schools. has been elected principal of
the Portland High School to hl the vacancy
caused by the resignation OF Prof. f.. W
Grit1ths. who Is now at Harvard.
RICHMOND.-The fourth annual session
OF the African Baptist Young Peoples
Union of Indiana opened here Tuesday
morning with a good attendance. The Rev.
S. c. Manuel. OF New Albany, conducted a
praise service and made an address. after
which the committees were appointed.
Meetings were held afternoon and evening.
LEBANON. NJ. Senour. a local grocer.
has assigned for the benefit OF his credit
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-24
ESTIMATE OF THE VOTING.
Chairman LOgsdOn Thought Over 1O,-
900 Ballots Would Be Cast.

For several hours after the opening of
the polls it was thought by many of those
in touch with the situation that a very
light vote would be polled and as late as 5
O'Clock in the afternoon it was not thought
the vote would exceed thirty-five votes to
a precinct, or about 1000 in all. Chairman
Logsdon, however, who sat at his desk all
the afternoon, and was in telephone COM
munication with nearly every precinct in
the city. maintained all along that the
heaviest vote would be cast between o and
S o'clock. He estimated that at least fifty
votes would be cast to the precinct and
said that he would not be surprised If the
half the entire Republican vote of the city.
The voting in the afternoon VAS very
quiet and orderly, about the only place
where there was any manifestation of feel
ing being in the Fifteenth ward. In the
fifth precinct of this ward there was a dis
pute among the election officers as to the
proper construction of the phrase in the
primary election law governing the qualifi-
cations of voters. The phrase reads: Each
at the last preceding election, voted
for the regularly nominated candi,
dates of the party, and affiliated
etc. shall be entitled to vote at such cleo
ton" A few Of the election officers con-
strued the phrase TO mean at the last pre-
sisted that it meant the last preceding city
election. Chairman LOgsGOn was finally
called by telephone and settled the matter
by declaring that the law referred TO the
voter who affiliated with the party at the
last preceding county election.
There was a steady vote in the Thirteenth
ward all the afternoon and a large vote
was also polled in the Third ward. owing
to the hard fight that was waged between
Grail and Bristor. candidates for council
man. In the Second ward the race between
Billingsley and McGuff brought out a large
vote. and considerable spirit was mani
tested by the friends of the two candidates.
Late in the afternoon il was thought that
the heaviest vote would he cast i'm the
First. Second. Third, Fourth. Fifth. Sixth
and Seventh wards. The voters on the
South Side were slow in going to the polls.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-24

lie Shares i'm an Estate to Which He
Has No Claim by Blood.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
SliELBYVILLE, Ind, July a
year ago Charles Major received a letter
from Mount Ida, Kan. claiming an estate
for a young man named Charles Edward
Burk. The letter stated that Burks moth
er. before her death, had told him that he
had part of an estate in Shelby county,
Indiana. that he inherited from a man
named Jehu Lane, who died in 1913. II, ,.
Downey, Mr.. Majors partner. found that
Jehu Lane died i'm 1873 with a large farm IN
the south of the county and left five chill
dren. One daughter died unmarried. An
other daughter. Judith. married a man
named Alpheus Burk. In 1873 Mrs. Burk
died without children, and Burk went to
Kansas. where he married again. and this
child, Charles Edward. was born. Burk
a~ftorward died and his second wife married
a DR.. Skillman. \ few years later she died,
leaving Charles Edward Burk as the heir
to one-fourth of the estate of Jehu Lane,
to whom he was i'm no way related by
blood. More than a year was consumed In
collecting the evidence on which to base
the claim, and the Other heirs. when it was
laid before them. amicably divided the es-
tate with the young man.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-24

Charles A. BOOkvvaIter and John Nc.
GresOr Talk of Result.

Charles a. Bookwalter, the successful
candidate for the mayoralty nomination.
was congratulated by hundreds of friends
when he left the committee rooms a short
time before midnight. Speaking of the cam
paign for the nomination he said:
1T was a fair and hard battle, IN fact,
iercer than we really expected. Mr.. Me-
Gregor developed in many places an I'M
expected strength, while | am satisfied that
in many places [ treated him to as great a
surprise. Every Republican of the city
having had an opportunity TO express his
preference, and the contest having been
an open and fair one, l shall enter the
campaign, expecting the support of every
Republican in Indianapolis. and there can
be but the one result to such a campaign,
and that IS the redemption of the city from
the hands of the present administration of
franchise grabbers."
Mr.. McGregor. the defeated candidate
for the nomination. had no complaint TO
make when sufficient returns had been re-
ceived to show his defeat. He said:
Il went into the campaign with prac-
tically no organization, and the result has
been gratifying to me, Notwithstanding
that / did not receive sufficient votes to
make me the nominee. L had a number
of friends who stood by me and worked
hard for my nomination against q perfect
organization by the opposition. / desire
to thank all my friends who have worked
for my interests. | am a Republican, and
will work for the icket."
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COMPANY HELD RESPONSIBLE.
Verdict of the Coroner on the Wn-
bash Wreck ut Cass Station.

Special 20 the Indianapolis Journal.
L~OGANSPORT. Ind. July 23.-Coroner
Charles u. smith. of Cass county. has rem
dered his verdict in the matter of the wreck
of the Wabash passenger train at Cass
station, in this county. on the morning of
June %. as a result of which sixteen lives
were lost. Coroner Smith holds that the
railroad company is responsible for the ac-
cident. finding in his verdict as follows:
AT the point where the wreck occurred
there was and had been for many years
prior 10 said wreck, 4 stone box or culvert,
pacity. being used by said railway company
accumulated TO the north OF said railway
track, under the railroad right of way.
That during ordinary rainfalls large guam
titles of water came down from the hills
and surrounding country TO the north. and
that said stone box or culvert was insult
fcient in ca pacity 10 carry the water which
naturally flowed in that direction during
heavy rainfalls. and that the railroad COM
panv might have known of the insutiiciency
OF said culvert had they used due care in
its inspection.
Il find also that the giving way of the
railroad embankment under the tracks was
caused by the water backing uD 10 the
north OF the grade, occasioned by the in
sufficient capacity of the culvert above
mentioned. and that the negligence of said
raiiwav company i'm failing to provide n
culvert of sufficient capacity and endur-
ance was the direct cause OF said wreck
and OF the death OF the persons killed tkere-
IN -
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Cass County's Judicial Candidate.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
LOGANSPORT, Ind, July S.-The Cass
county bar this morning adopted resolu-
tions indorsing the candidacy of Quincy
a. Myers to the judgeship of the United
States Circuit Court, 70 succeed the late
Judge Woods. The resolutions recite the
circumstances causing the vacancy and
urge upon the President and the Indiana
delegation in Congress the merits and
qualifications Of MIR. Myers as a worthy
successor to Judge Woods. TIL resolutions
We're adopted unanimously as presented by
the following committee: Albert G.. Jenk-
ines. chairman: George a. Gamble. secre-
tary; D. b. Mcconnell. Frank Swigart,
Rufus Magee, ID. II. Chase, s. L. Neon
nell. Dewitt G. Justice. d. d. Dykeman, NJ.
Winfield. George S. Kistier, Frederick Lam
dis, George w. Walters, Charles +. Hale,
Charles f.. Yarlott.