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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-07
NEW MILFORD.
. tic SCRANTON Ttihunc.

Special to the Scranton Tribune,
New Milford, March 6.-'AlrS. e. G..
Gillett, of Clifford was a guest at the
home of DR. and Mrs. Snyder the fore
part of the week.
Miss Josie Boyle, of Wilkes Barre,
spent a few days with her parents here
this week.
The Womens Christian Temperance
union viii meet at the home of Miss
Frances Wilson on Thursday at 8 p.
IN.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. w. Brunddgc enter
tanned their mother, Mrs. T.. +. Brun-
dago, of AlvOrd, this week.
Prof. T.. ~ Benson and wife spent
Sunday with relatives at jackson.
Mrs. George Parker Is confined to
her home by illness.
Miss Gertic Bennett will give party
20 Il number OF her friends Friday
evening of this week,
Little Frank Gurneo. sou of Mr., ana
Mrs Albert Gurnce, was seriously in
iured sunday morning by running into
double hltted axe while coastine. Dr.
u. g. Aincy is attending him.
Twelve of our popular young ladies
has organized u basket ball club.
4 grange social will be held at the
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-07
TUNkHANNOCk.
Ille Scranlon Trilnnc.

Special to The scranton Tribune.
Tunkhannock, Pa. March G--Mrs.
Joseph Houck and daughter, Miss Eu-
lalie. Of Plttston, are the guests of
the formers sister Mrs. Augusta Sick
ler on Bridge street.
The Womcn's Christian Temperance
union met at the home of Mrs. char
les Burgess. on Harrison street. We'd
nesday afternoon.
The funeral Of the late Benjamin
Space took place on Wednesday after
noon at 3 o'clock from his late rcsi-
renee on Wyoming street. Rev. S. G.
Hodge officiating. lnterment was at
Sunnysidc cemetery.
II. II. Quick. Frank g. briggs and
Fred NJ. Williams, three Of Nichol-
sons business men, were registered at
the Hotel Graham on Wednesday.
The Junior order of American Me-
Chanics Will hold a regular meeting
this evening at the Grand Army hall
Parties from Towanda will open Il
new steam laundry in the rooms for
merly occupied by the l.. Hilkowich
clothing house. on East TioGa street.
about April |.
County commissioners Il. w. Farrer
Edwin Vaughn and f.. u. Robinson
commissioners Clerk George y. Doyle
and eN-Associate Judge H. w. Bard
well were in Washington, d. c., dur
ing the Inauguration ceremonies Mon
day last
Fred II. Sloat has removed from
Third street to house on Turnpike
street.
Mrs. stephen Robinson, who has been
visiting friends in Wilkes Barre the
past week, returned home Tuesday.
Miss Eva L. Dunning. an Ohio elocu-
tionist, will give an entertainment for
the benefit of the Knights of Pythas
at their hall on Bridge street on Fri
day evening. March s.
Louis. the little son of Mr.. and Mrs,
Giles Ross, is very i'll with the grip.
Abraham :. Wntermute has re-
turned home from u three months So
iourn in the coal and iron region of
West Virginia, where he was employed
at carpenter work.
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MONTROSE.

Special to the scranton Tribune.
Montrosc, March accompany q ar
rived home this morning, "A tired but
happy lot of boys, who, to a man, are
loud IN their praise of the treatment
accorded them throughout the trip, aud
report their outing to have been one of
rare enjoyment.
Mrs. u. +. Stark, of Wilkes Barre, Is
visiting at the home of Andrew u.
smith. on Maple street.
Through IL clerical error the annual
meeting Of the stockholders of the
Montros" cooperative Canning COM
pany has been extensively advertised
10 be held on Wednesday. March 20.
instead of Friday, March Is, as It
should have been.
sheriff w. j. Maxey was officially
engaged at Hallstcad this week.
Mrs. William W. Post. who has been
spending the winter in Washington, u.
g., has returned to her home in this
place
Sergeant y. y. Millard. of Company
G., found little ten. pound soldier to
greet him at his home, on Wilson
street. this morning when II, 'oturncd
from Washington.
At a business meeting of the Young
Peoples Society of Christian Endcavor
Of the Baptist church, held on Monday
evening, officers for the ensuing year
We're elected as follows: President.
Mrs. T.. u. Gin; cc-pjosdcnt. Mrs. E
Is. Thomas; secretary, II. II. Morris;
treasurer Miss Emma Mott
y. l.. Bissell, the Church street
grocer, has purchased the store build
t,.I lty .C I'll. 7
Burns, of BinChamtor.
Mrs. = W. Stewart attended the in
augural ceremonies at Washington.
aud VIII visit friends in Richmond,
Va" betolc returning to her home in
this place.
Mrs. Conner Evans. of Scranton. is
visiting her parents Mr.. and Mrs. AL
bert Peligo, in this place.
w, y. Barnes was professionally en-
gagged IN Rush the first of the week.
Rev. NJ. V. Williams. of Binghamton.
y. y" will preach at the Methodist
Episcopal church on Friday evening.
charles I. Bail, Of Forest Lake. at
one time in charge of a Keelcy cure in
Scranton has filed a petition in bank
,uptcy.
Ferdinand w. Conklin II former
h'UllpS' DpN, mas recently purchased
the Boyd house, at Mexico, y. V. said
To be one of The finest hostelries in
Northern Now York. 1t : situated but
four miles from ontario / 'rk, a noted
summer resort
Miss Jessie b. CroCker. of Phladcl-
pima, is now at the home of her par
cntS IN this place, where she is helping
nurse back to health and strength her
rather Hyde Crocker who is now
slowly recovering from relapse which
he suffered several weeks ago.
Samuel :. Wright, to be postmaster
at Muntrose, was one Of the nomlna-
lions left unConiirmed by the United
states senate at its recent adjourn
ment. Mr.. Wright is at Harrisburg
this week.
The mercury went below zero al
some points In Montrose this morning.
large attendance is anticipated at
the meeting of the School Directors
association of Susquehanna county, tc
be held in this place on Saturday.
q. y. Little was at Halstead yestcr.
day on professional business.
William :. Mulford is at Susdue,
hanna on business.
Puley w. Wright. of Chicago. for
mcrly of IIOpbottOm. is visiting friend,
in this vicinity.
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WILL NIAGARA VANISH?
Chicago's Drainage Canal Arouses
Apprehension on Part of Some.

llolN ht Narlll+ltH ih-l'
Is there danger that Niagara Fails
will disappear, leaving nothing but 4
bare precipirc Of rock? The question
troubles the mind of Representative
Scudder. OF New York.
Nj, Scuddcr thinks that the now Of
900 0u0 cubic feet a minute through the
ChicQso canal will, in the course of
time, materially diminish the amountof
water in the lakes, and that If a canal
is built from Cleveland to the Ohio
river ANA the Erie canal Is enlarged.
the drainage from the lakes will he
tremendous, In addition to this, per.
mission has been granted by the state
of New York 10 priyare corporations.
most improvidcntly and unwisely,"
SAYS Mr.. Scudder-to take unlimited
amount Of water out of the Niagara
river. just above tho falls. while tho
Canadian government is granting SIM
liar privileges on the Canadian side.
Mr.. Scudder says that before long the
various power companies will be draw
ing l23,6O0 coo gallons of water from
above the tails, and letting n flow
through canals into the !iver below
the falls,
ALREADY the volume ot water plunS-
ing over the great ledges on The
American and the Canadian sides has
hoen lcsscned," says M, Scudder and
il this sort of thing continues, The
magnificent spectacle Of the falls, abb
solutely unique on this planet. win
No shorn OF all its sublimity. Niagara
Falls is the most remarkable and pic'
turcsque natural wonder i'm the world,
and certainly something ought 10 be
done to preserve it in eli its original
beauty"
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FOREST CITY.
Special to tlo Scranton TrIbunc.


Forest city, March 6.--The funeral
of John Pohren this morning was one
of the largest ever seen In Forest
city, Notwithstanding the early hour
at which IT was held. a high mass
of requiem was celebrated by Rev. Il.
II. Walsh in st. Agnes church at {
O'Clock. and the remains were taken
to Carbondale on the flyer 1ntermcnt
was made in st. Rose cemetery.
w Il. Watt. esq. and George
Hughes of Carbondale, were busi-
ness callers in town Yesterday.
Miss Julie Cruiser, of Montrose, will
give an entertainment in the Nandling
Methodist church on Wednesday even
ins next. Miss Cruiser is a highly en-
tertaining speaker.
A teachers institute viii be held in
the high school building on saturday
afternoon. Several good speakers Will
be heard and the public is invited TO
attend
10 not forget the meeting OF the
board of trade in the council rooms
Thursday evening. Every resident OF
the town should be interested.
The council reorganizcd by the elcc-
tion of Peter Gillespie, chairman; ID.
g. Allen was made clerk; NJ. j. Con-
nelly. street commissioner, and there
was a tic between J.. NJ. Gardiner anl
+. NJ Carpenter for borough attor-
ney.
A camp of the Patriotic Order Sons
of America will he instituted here this
week
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the average production of the preced.
ing nine years,
The greatest increase in 1899 was In
the value of the pig iron product.
which increased from $llG557.O0 in
1895 to S2t5172,6i5 In 1899, or about 1l0
per cent. although the product itself
increased only t,S46,169 tons, or not
quite tG per cent. The enormous in
crease in the value of the pig iron pro-
duct was due To the phenomenal de-
mand and high prices which ruled dur
ing the greater pare of the year.
The next greatest increase VAS IN
the production of coal. which added
over s4s, ,OOO, 900 to the value Of the pro-
duct in 1898. This was an increase OF
81 little over 90 per cent. Next in inn
portance was copper. which showed an
increase Of nearly 60,OOo,00o pounds in
quantity and Of over Si2,O00.oOo in
value. the ruling prices of copper for
1899 being higher than for "a number OF
years past. Next In impor tancc is the
production of crude petroleum. which
advanced nearly S2O,500,000 or about 4J
per cent. over the value of the preced-
ing year, and this increase was also
due principally to advanced prices, Us
barrels, or less than per cent. The
value of the natural gas consumed in
1899 is placed at a little over $50 600. 600,
against $4,000, 900 in lS9S. This increase
was due entirely to the higher prices
charged by the producers for the gas
consumed. as the amount obtained each
year is steadily declining.
An increase OF about 10 per cent, or
&c 90 n 4, gnN A. In
1892, Is shown in the production of gold,
as reported by the director OF the mint.
| rhe production Of silver showed very
small increase as compared With the
preceding year. There was a decrease
of per cent. in the amount of lead
| produced in 1899 but an increase OF
over $1,000, 900 in its value. Speltcr in
creased from 1888 short tons. valued
| at Sl0,3S5,9l0, 10 ll9,4OS short tons.
valued at Sl3, 73l 800 The building
stone industry showed an increase in
value of nearly SS,000,000
The total value of the metallic pro-
ducts in 1899 was s521, against
| $3i3, 400,ajj in 1898, an increase Of $lSS,-
| Sl1,129, or 81 per cent. The total value
| Of the non-metallic products increased
s9i ,3Il ,097, or - per cent, from $685.
| 4l9,765 in 1898 to s44, 100 s62 in 1899. In
| every year since 1881 to 1885, inclusive,
| the value Of the nou-metallic products
| has exceeded that OF the metallic
products. IN 1850. however, the me-
| talllc products were worth SIG, G,300 900
| more tha nthe non-mct tallic products.
| In 1892 the metallic products exceed
ed that of the non-metallic products by
more than the non-metallic products
| were less than the non-metallic prod
ucts by sl0,00O,00O so that there has
| been change cf nearly 100000, 900 in
the relative values as between 1895 and
| 1899.
The unprecedented activity and adj
| vancod value which were shown in
nearly every branch of the mining in
dustry during 1899 were the cause of
| opening up of many new mines and
the reOpening of a large number OF
properties temporarily abandoned dur
| ing the preceding years of panic and
| depression,
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THE MARKETS.
Wall Street Review.

New York March G-.Ihc character oi toda%
market for stocks wis very similar TO lhdi oI
yes. ciddN. Absorption Of railroad stocks "i
high Grade by buvCIS OF abundant resource ana
oi a substantial kind went on sidc 10y side WIN
wide fluctuations IN some gi the highly Spc.''
latiyc spc,iItics. \ notable feature ot to"
market vas that It did not really respond with
urani,nitv at any time g. the strength shown
by individual stocks. Apparently the demand
fnr one stock would I've largely satisfied hrl"''
buying was taken up in another During Ir
latter part of tic day there was abundant W,
dcncc OF large profit tal'ins stocks which nid
uCCu strong carly ia The day iCll hdCE ndlei idll
and many usually prominent stocks which "cr'
not NOTABLY dctir' today were allowed 10 taiI
back below last nights level. Nevertheless Tue
oi the character Of the stocks affected 2nn
The amount ol the Transaction and the extent
OF gains ia them. Union Pacific, Nolthclh ti'
Cihc and Pennsylvania were all SAID TO h' inter
estcd in the bu, inc. The Baltimore and ONO
stocks continued to show conspicuous strength
the common advancing thrco and the preferred
2a.. There was also striking movement ~
Nrhson III ieired. which carried it mp three
points The common stocks OF Union Pdcli"'
Southern Pacific and Louisville aud Ndsliillr
were also very strong. The react"naly NOV.
,hcnt TOOK 4 point or more from the hest pr. .ci
OF many Of the stocks. There was long llst
OF stocks oi railroads which were moved up.
Long Island rose Sla on light tan'acii"n' ara
closed with a net gain ol G@i. Sutlr N'S i"t''i
under last night tor ouly "a bret period a'"'
after varied fluctuations closed with a net gun
oi Is. The total stocks continued much neglect
cd, heavy In tone. Total sales l.ll2,"oO share
The railroad honls continue active and prices
advanced. Total les, par value. AI,usn,mh :,
;. Is registered declined x per cent on the
last call
Tho following quotations or' furnished Tie
Tribune by VI. :. Jordan 4 Co. rooms 'ui-IOj
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BROOKLYN.
to the Scranton Tribune,

SPECIAL to the scranton Tribune
Brooklyn, March 6.-Mr ana Mrs.
Elmer Tiffany have returned from
visit in Scranton.
News has been received OF the death
of Captain Orin Baker, of Berkley.
Va Mr.. Baker was formerly = resi-
dent of Brooklyn
Mrs. Mary Stephens, while walking
to church last Sunday morning, fell
aud fractured her hip. She was taken
to her daughters. Mrs. :. Il. Eldridge,
and is doing as well as can be expect
e1.
Miss Myrtle Langley has been very
sick, bat is improving.
Grip. colds, etc, are very prevalent,
ANA the school attendance has been
sreatly reduced thereby.
Mr.. /. <. Tewksburv, from the west,
is visiting his sister. Mrs. Annie Ely.
Miss Edith Kent, teacher in the SOi-
dier's Orphans school at Hartford is
some this week with n cold.
Harry Shadducll Is suffering with
grip and intammatory rheumatism.
Ills brother, Leonard. is also i'll.
Harry Adams, son of Emmet Adams
of Einghamton, who has been visiting
here, has returned home.
Philip Burbank ana family have
moved from Scranton into their house
here.
VIII Gerc moved into W. l.. Ster-
Iing's house, vacated by Bnyt oakley,
who has gone To BroOkGale.
Mis-. w. T., EIdridge and Mrs. car
rie Dolawa" visited their aunt. Mrs.
Eliza rewksbuY at Hopbottom this
weck
the friends of Miss Mabel Tiffany
were very pleasantly entertained at
her home last Friday evening. Dane
ing was the chet amusement.
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Company Could Not Appear

Hundreds of local iH,atcrgccrs wee di'a9
poinicd last night over the fact that The 5d 'r'
ti,od Tclioi,ran,c OF "Sag lInhoi' ut the iN'
cc,r was not given. r"c following tcl'g'ai@
rSp,n why:
"Ncw York, Mach d. 1901.
"k. =. Duay L,cem Thcaic,, scranton, Va.
"Not only IIcnc. 1ut four principal members
oi company down with grip. Utterly impos'1'
bic. \cry sorry lh'blcr y 20
Reading, Pa, March q. 1901.
.Ndnag,r Ly,eum 1hcatcr, S,'onton, pa,
"Nir Uciuc's voice completely gone Nc''rS
JIud.. and Monroe and Mrs. smith down wlih
grip Compcls us n close 'licblcr CO.
Manager DuHy of th, 'yo,um gave cut The
following statement:
"'lr. Hcrnc and compJny have returned to New
Nors. where they will r,maln until able 10
rc,umn their tour and - iututc date will prob
ably be aridngcd ior scranton. Purchasers OF
tickets will have amcunts refunded ny callinB at
the lyc,m box oifec.
"\ ]. DuHv Manager Iyccum.
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eases peculiar to women. Il establishes
regularity, dries offensive drains, heals
Inflammation and liberation and cures
female weakness. II makes weak women
strong, sick women well.
"A few years ago l suffered severely with
female weakness and had at times dreadful
pains" writes Mrs Mary V Brown, Of Creswell,
Hartford Co., Maryland. II went to my doctor,
aud ne gave me medicine which did me good
for a while, but would get worse again. I'had
a sick headache nearly all the time was so
weak around my waist could hardly bear any.
thing TO touch me My feet would keep cold
aud ! could hardly do my work. would work
a while and then lie down while was COM
pletely run down, suffered from disagreeable
discharge and also severe pains al times After
using 1--WE bottles OF Dr, Pierce's Favorite Pre-
scription three of his Golden Medical Discoy-
cry and one vial of Dr. Pierces Pleasant Pei.
lets, aud following the advice you gave regard.
ing the Lotion Tablets eau truly say that I
am cured, The doctor said II was uterine dis
case ] had
DR.. Pierces Common Sense Medical
Adviser, in paper covers is sent .Iiee on
receipt OF ~ one cent stamps to pay
expense of mailing ORb, or il cloth
bound volume is desired send 81 stamps.
Address DR., X. V. Pierce. Buffalo, NY.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-07
OUR MINERAL PRODUCTION.
That of 1899 was so Per Cent in Ex-
cess OF Average of Nine Years.

Washington Letter In th. \cw York SUn.
The statement of the mineral pro-
ducti"n of the United States from 1880
ia 1899 has just been issued by Or,
David ~ Day, chief of the division or
mining and mineral resouces OF the
United States geological survey.
The total value of all the minerals
produced during the last ycar amount
ed to $o76,00S9t6. The value uf tho
mineral products in 1898 was So9s 500
40, compared with which the produce
tion in 1899 shows an increase in value
of $2TS, ,lSS.226. or practically io pcr
cent. This increase in both amount
and percentage was the most notable
In the history of the mineral industry
Of the United states. The production
from 1890 to 1895 has exceeded 5000 600, q.
900 in every year except two, which
We're tn" panic years ot 1893 ana lSHi.
The average yearly production from
1890 to 1905, inclusive, was $6lS,2S6,
40 So that the production in 1850 was
$257 80. 1876 or IS per cent. in excess uf
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HONESDALE.

>iey'I &" ,hc scranton Tribune
Honesdale, March 6.--Iienly Il. Rus
sell IS spending a few days in New
York city
y New York architect is engaged in
making plans for extensive improve
ments on the residence or Mr.. and Mrs.
j. u, Weston, to be made the coming
summer. The residence is destined 10
he the finest in the Maple city.
Ebcn kccne is the new clerk in the
!i"ncsdalc postofflce.
Mrs j. }. Curtis is critically i'll at
her home on upper Main street.
Miss Winnie Rose gave a dinner at
her nome on Monday evening in honor
ot Dr, and Mrs. Sweezy, of Port Jervis.
ana Nh and Mrs. William Macmillan,
of West Pittston.
The Epworth league of the NTetbo-
dlst church will give an entertainment,
anu social in the lecture room this
tThursday) evening. All are invited.
After long delay, workmen are de.
inulishing the old down town covered
bridge. The iron for the new bridge il
ON the ground and will soon be placed
in position
Inc town council organized on Mon
day evening by clcctng j. II. Weaver.
president; Martin Garfield. secretary.
ana George IL. Whitney, treasurer.
John krantZ was reelected street CONF
missioner, and \. y. Searles. attorney.
n new chemical engine and hook and
ladder combined has been received nv
Texas Fire company, No. 4. This new
company is now fully equipped for ser
vice.
Through the recommendation of
Senator Hardenbergh, the Honesdale
High school has received over three
hundred valuable specimens from the
Philadelphia museum. Among thu
specimens are minerals. stone, seeds
wood, cotton, silk. rubber, hemp. wool
Ibre, nuts, etc,
Company r. returned from Washing.
ton this morning at S.35, with all theil
members safe and sound ana without
any mishap worthy of note. They ar
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ARIzoNA's RUINED CITY.
Explorations to Be Made in Prebie'
toric Ruins East of Phocni&.

FROM the New )oIk sun.
The Arizona Antiquarian society will
begin in Il few days the work of en-
cavating in the ruins four miles east
of Phoenix of what is believed to have
been the largest of the prehistoric
cities in this territory
The wreck Of what Ipcpars to have
been 4 city Of temples and palaces COW
ers an area nearly mile wide and in
parts it has been undisturbed. Civil
i2ation has carried irrigating bitches
through other parts of the ruins and in
many places all traces Of the Old walls
have been removed. Several of the
larger structures are still in compare
lively good condition.
Part of the ruins have been found
some distance below the surface of
the earth, a fact which leads to the
belief that the city may have extended
q long distance down The Salt River
valley and that the lower part may
have been buried by Il great food.
The largest of all the ruins above
ground was apparently u temple or
amphtheater and covers space 900
feet wide by 800 feet long and is from
ten to twenty feet IN height. This
structure has scarcely been disturbed
Only once, about six years ago, was
an excavation made in it, At that
time Il hole was dug near the center
by men who pretended to represent
the smithsonian Institution. They
found II quantity of pottery, engraved
tablets and stone implements, which
they pretended To send 10 The institu-
lion, but which never reached The gov
crnmcnt collection. Ii was reported
that the same men found Il large guam
tity Of gold.
The Antiquarian society hopes that
the investigation will develop some inn
porlant new facts ana throw new light
on prehistoric America.
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Keystone Dramatic Company.

The Keystone Dramatic company, supporting
Mis- Gertrude Shpmar and Lawrence Is. McGill,
II booked 90 appear at the Academy oi Music
drling III" week Vi March II, chryiug a roper
toirc ol production, in their entirety, second 20
10 Other company travelling, Each and cvciy
play is presented with q wealth OF special sCcn'
cry and stage settings, and the costumes worn
10y the ladies and gentlemen are dreams ot
beauty
ih" koyatones arc still. headed 10y that Charm.
in" and talented actress, Miss Gertrude Shlpinln,
whose rare ability has been thr cause OF col
nm ait"r column at newspaper "writCurs' in
tvHy city in which She has appeared THIS
clever little lady Is most alhl supported hv that
dramatic and powerful actor, Lawrence u. Ne.
Cill The supporting coupauy is the best
and together with mammoth carload oi S,ut-
uy can Ully gulrdntcc a week ol amll,cnontS,
which are indeed, r.orc than extraordinary. High
class .pcri4ltrs wilt ho introduced between Tie
acts