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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-02-01

"Tis an old maxim in the schools
That ilattery 5 the food of fools:
Yet now ami then your men of wit
VIII condescend To take bit.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-02-28
NEW STREET LAMPS.
They Are a Decided Improvement
Upon the Old Ones.

The management Of the Scranton
Electric Light and Heat company In
carrying out their plans for the i'm
provement of the street lights have
commenced to install n new type OF
arc lamp which promises to give gen.
eral satisfaction. Those already placed
In position have made a favorable inn
preston. and even the most critically
inclined pronounce them superior to
any light ever furnished In this city.
The new lamp has many new features.
chief among them are: Increased
candle power great brilliancy. perfect
distribution ot light and freedom from
shadows and fickering. which have
heretofore been noticeable in the old
lamps. The efforts of the electric light
company. who are sparing no expense
in making the improvements, will. II
is expected by the company, be duly
appreciated by the public generally.
The city councilmen and other officials
have expressed their entire satisfac-
tlon with the new lamps and the tine
results shown upon the court house
square ana other points where they
have been placed.
After the new lights have all been
put in place the company officials pre-
dict that the change In the location OF
the lamps from the top oi the poles TO
a projecting arm lower down will be
round TO be for the better.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-02-28
HAVr CHANGED ROUTE.
New Proposition That viii Be Pre-
sented by the Central Rapid Tran
sit Street Railway Ccmpcny.

Th" oriiuYnr" granting a fran his"
to tho Ccutrai Rapid T,ans.t Strc,;
Railway company viii come up h for,
select council to" aclirl tonight in IA
vscd fnrm. loaded down with amcn l.
merits and having changes in It's orig
nal draftin?. Unless spmc Dr tn
amendments az" withdrawn, nOtGb Y
that of Nj Chittenien sttpula.ing thai
al tn end of twenty years IL" IN n
chiac shall revert to the city, /, is most
likely thai the new company viii re-
fuse 10 accept it. Secretary John II.
Brooks. nf the company, said yCster-
day IN TribUn" man:
1T is utterly impossible for us t" ac-
ccpt The franchise with that chitten-
den twenty-year clause in il. Tie oh
lection To our running through Center
street. which was generally raised by
council. has now been overcome by Our
rolinuuishing that loop of our linz,
Another route has been arranged and
will he presented tonight. This pro
vldcs for our running down Spruce
street from Wyoming avenue to Mif-
lin. and then out to l.ackawanna.
1--WE VIII run down Spruce on the
Scranton Railway cOmpany's tracks,
being allowed to do this under the al
lotment h' law. when grants permis-
sion to run twenty-five hundred feet
We are perfectly willing to do every
thing which is fair and square in this
matter. but It is a pure business propo-
sition, and we cannot afford to ruin
our prospects by taking a franchise
loaded down as ours has been. We
cannot accept the Chttrnden PROPOSE.
ton unless it is greatly modified.
"T'he present condition Of affairs is
rather discouraglng, as We wished tc
start in laying our tracks this spring
Fully 95 per cent Of the citizens want
new company, and it seems an out.
rage that we should be held up in this
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-02-28
WEDDING AT WALLsvILLE.
Dayton d. Franklin and Miss Katie
A. rutland United.

\ uuic, wedding took place On Mon.
day. Feb. -, 1901, at the Methodist
Episcopal parsonage, Wallsville. the
contracting parties being Dayton ID.
Franklin and Miss Katie y. Ru'anl,
both Of Fast Benton, Pa. The bride
and groom stood in front ~ a neatly
arranged collection of house plants in
the parlor.
The disciplinary ritual Of the Meth
odist Episcopal church was used in
uniting the couple in holy matrmony,
and at 500 p. m. the officiating clergy
man, Rev. h. Il, Hanton, pronounced
them man and wife.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-02-28

aud .ilcs of the fuel. sc,ms tho only safe puc
tn follow hnd il i, brtalsC There row o''Us
every prospect that tli, will hc followed. that
the buying contract, have se"iL'd a1raiids o'.'
10 the operators. The Conditions dre ,it-'ir
tory and III" various interests. yc'oSnizn" tic
Losses incurred under former mrthod-, ARE each
following the hotter and wiser course. and d.
iertirg tho marketing u ihoir. ccsi on hroiI
business lives
That this will eventual, rc.ult in some tp,m
oi central control is most probable The many
and important advantages which would resi- I
from such system are 60 appar Mt Hud wNG II
be Of such unquostioncd hcncti 10 the pr"dur "r
Transporter md consumer of anthtacito tra 'hr
industry cannot hc consider. d a. having rcurIc
permanently settled basis until il j. adopted
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-02-28
SUIT FOR $4,000 DAMAGES.
Brought by Mrs. Margaret Biglin
Against Scranton Railway Co,

Mrs. Margaret Piglin. through At
torneys Rice & Donnelly yesterday
began an action against the Scran-
ten Railway company to recover $l0.-
ono damages for the death of her hus-
hand, Bryan Biglin, who was killed
on the track Of the company near
Dickson City on Oct, %. 1900.
Mrs. Biglin alleges that the acci.
dent was due 10 the failure OF the
motorman i'm charge of the car to
sound a warning hell.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-02-28
TWO MORE CIRCUMSTANCES.
They Were Filed with the Clerk of
the Courts Yesterday.

TWO more remonstrances We're filed
Yesterday with Clerk Of the Courts
Daniels They are against Michael
Rando, who wants to run hotel at
Old FORGE. and Andrew Haynes, whose
place Is located on the Back road in
Lackawanna township
II is set forth that both places are
unnecessary and are close to hotels at
present In existence. The Rando re-
monstrance has seventy signatures at
tached to IT, and that against Haynes
has ffty-siX.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-02-28
SPECIAL.

SCRANTON GkS AND WATER COMPANY AAp
Hyde Park GaS r"npanN In order to "nrotr-
age the use ~ gas 70, fuel purposes, Totir" Is
hereby given that on aud after April next ih"
price ot gas 80 used will he one dollar per ono
thousand feet consumed. subject to the following
special discount: Ten per cent. on all Hills where
the consumption for The month gnount~tU less than
twenty-five dollars; twenty per cent. on all b''IS
whore the consumption fo, the month amounts
tn twenty-five dollars and upwards.
Provided the bill is paid on or before the Goth
day Of the month IN which thc bill iS wondered
\ separate meter. furnished by the company ~
necessary. BY order o the company.
G.. B HAND. secretary. b.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-02-28

The February letter OF the Anthta~
cite coal Operators association says
Since the last letter there has been practically
no change in the anthracite situation other than
general progress in the plans therein indicated,
providing for the purchase 1T the tonnage ot the
individual operators. The movement in this
ditection has been vly general. owing to the
nature Of the contracts ard particularly to the
indications for harmony in tlp tu'ura CohdlCs
vi th" anthracite ndust~,
TIE operators, trihsp,iters aud the public
have suffered III tho past IRON III advised cym.
petition between ;le ydriois selling companies.
The Cntire absence "f competition would, 81
course, he grave danger and one which could
not ior a moment he permitted under the laNs
"f this OF any othcI country. Proper aud lcgi'
innate competition, emitting temporary frctua.
iions ii prices, owing TO the presence or absence
Of pressing demand, is that in which the IN.
trn~ic merit Of the goods, compared with
other commodities of the same character, rcsu.
lMrs the irc". Improper and injurious com
petition is that in which local aud tenn oriri
sweeping reductions are made in piic.s IN otl,r
20 unsvttlc hadc and disturb the position ot 4
rival.
III past Yeats coInprti, ion between The an.
thracitc Interests has lccn lltgely confined to
the last category. orc or another has. in
order To move IL, tonnage. taken contracts at
ncc'llcsslt low prices, OF, as frequently hap
poncd offered At a figure nuci below that c'i'.
rent in the market block of coHl which had
lecn carried in storage. This doprcCiatrd tho
value or coal previously bought and in the hands
of The retail dealers. forcing them TO maintain
the price 20 tho public, whilc giving TO ~ h
of their competitors d. had not covered tuc'r
needs and honght at this lower figure, \ tcl'
poary advantage,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-02-28
CONFINED EARNINGS

rhrrc are IN ihc a,thmcit" regions hr'o,.n
1jO,OD and 20b,Opo pcr,0rs umpluyod i'm lul
Iiouud the lniUe.. ultSH ootuuiucd caIriH-s
amount 10 about Sln'.O0nOoo per year. O 'h,s
sum about So W1W0 (, expended for ip"l;
Sj0l0,N0 irT liouor and tnh1coo, and tho ro.
mindcr Sj5,"@,n00, for clothing and the other
family expenses. Tho money distributed in
each town by these purchases has huill mp rrnr
oruus small industries. torres and banks, and
through the'n purci a,cs oi supplies mado
from all part, "f tl. country Consequently.
every industry from which these goods arc
bought, aud necessarily cvcry man cmpul "d
by them, /, affected by any change in tir
carniugS Of thos" engaged in anthlact" min
ing. The effect. then. ~ useless competition
in The anthracite markets. "vcn 20 small mat
toy rs depressing tia price hv urgng the sac
~ u t"w thOu,aud tons at critical moment, IS
like that ot stone thrown into a pond, il
extends in widcng circles until II ea.hcs the
lone o; ihc worker IN nearly every important
industry in tn county
The anthracite operators are placed between
Two fires: II they cndcavor to maintain an
output which, while amply sufficient - meet
the current demand, doe, not permit surplus
that might unsctlr prices aud thus affect the
earnings Of all engaged IN the industry, then
there i the complaint oi combination and 10.
stIiction. ON the other hand. ii they prcss
the mines ior their greatest output. and their is
no market demand inr the product. prices tot.
lowing the inevitable Law Of supply and demand,
will dcoin" 20 such low point that n material
reduction IN wages would De absolutely neccs.
sary.
The middle course, an ample supply for The
market and competition on the ,lIiou, qualities
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-02-28
For Shattered Nerves.

\ remedy that will soothe. build up
the wasted tissues and enrich the
blood is indisnensable Lichty's Celery
Nerve Compound has been wonderful
" successful in cases of nervousness
as thousands of grateful people will
testify, Sold by Matthews Bros. 40
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-02-28
Advance in Bessemer.

nv Exclusive Wire from The Associated Press
pittsburg. Feb. c7.--Within a week the price
OF besscmcr pig mon has advanced about one
dollar a ton Since the purchase hy the car
neGie company two weeks ago of 10000 tons.
there have been scarcity oi iron and this
week but one thousand tons were sold the price
beihg sii.15 ton at the valley furnaces, OF
$3.50 delivered IN Pittsburg.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-02-28
MISS HOWELL
IS Welded
WAS MARRIED TO EDWARD B.
DEAN YESTERDAY.

Ceremony Performed at the Brides
Home by Rev. J. b. Sweet and the
Couple Left Shortly Afterward for
an Extensive Wedding Trip-The
Marriage a Sequel to a Sensational
Case in Which Miss Howell's
Brother Sought to Have Her De.
clared a Lunatic.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-02-28
ACTION IN EJECTMENT.
o. S. johnson Wants to Compel Spe,
cific Performance of Contract.

q. $. Johnson yesterday began an
action in ejectment against Annie
Scanlon to either recover possession
of lot on Madison avenue. Dunmore,
50xl50 feet in size, or compel the
specific performance OF contract on
her part.
The defendant purchased the lot
from the plaintiff on a contract.
.-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-02-28
Successful
Investors

srr those who invest as tl"r m"suS permit,
without waiting TO accumulate large sums Fnr
a short time can ma>o You a GROl ND FLOOR
proposition on well secured ! per cent. scini-
snnual interest Gold Rond.. in blocks Of 500
800 and Al, on ~ Is \ RARE OPPORTi NlTI.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-02-28
REPORT OF RESCUE MISSION.
Work That Was Done During De-
cember and Janaury.

Following is the report of the Scran-
ton Rescue Mission for December, 1900,
and January, 1901:
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-02-28
F. L. Cranes Big Fire Sale

viii open Saturday morning at .
o'clock. l2s Washington avenue.
Scranton, Pa. ..
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-02-28
Royal Arcanum.

Scranton Council. 993, meets tonight.
Social session and smoker 81
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-02-28
Are between
TWO FIRES
POSITION OF THE ANTHRACITE
OPERATORS.

II They Endeavor to Maintain an
Output Which Does Not Permit
Surplus They Might Unsettle
Prices and Thus Affect Earnings.
On the other Hand If They Press
the Mines for Their Greatest Out
put and There Is No Market De-
mand Prices Will Fall.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-02-28
MET At ATLANTIC rITY.

Miss HuWnll first met Mr.. Dean in
Atlanti" city Last Skinner. and 1t ap
pears that II was ~ case Of love 1T tils
sight. They were much in each others
CDmuJrv al the seasi lc resort. and
iatc in the fall he came Ia this city to
l9roW his suit. Mss HoWclrs brother.
Fian''ln. and some OF her other rcla-
tives looked upun Dean as an airCn-
ture" nnd ouGcavored 80 break of the
n'ntrh. II was sron announced, how
ever, that they We're engaged.
Hc" relatives cndravurcd to get M's;
Howell To give Mr.. Dean up, hut sh
vas ohdurate. persisted that she loves
him and declared that she would marry
him. shortly afterwards Frank in
Howell rcj,ti0nei court to have his
sister declared insane, in order that a
trustee might be appointed for her es-
tate, which Is valued at between siI0.-
900 and $2Ol,0J0 Court appointed a
commissioner and a jury 10 take tesii-
mony, and a number of hearings were
held.
Several local physicians who had at
tended Miss Howell at various times
testified that she was not sane on oc-
rasions ana that she was incapable OF
managing h"r business affairs.
The cas-" cam" to q very sudden ter
mination on election day. when the de
fense called three of the most eminent
neur"loPists in the country to the
stand. Each of these medical expert :
testified that Miss Howell was perfect 70
ly sane and showed no sign of mental
abbera tiOn. The case suddenly coll
lapsed with this testimony. Mr.. How
ellis attorney Withdrawing the petition
| and the jury declaring Miss Howell
| sane.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-02-28
Who Can Write the q
Best Short Story /!
I'M fRIBl w OFFERS CASH PRIZES ~
LOCAL WRITER'S or LOCAL fICTIoS.
S25.OO for the Best Story.
$1,000 for the Second Best.
$500 for the Third Best.
4 LITERARY COMPETITION WHERE IN.
PERiENCE l. NOT NECESSARY IN
ORDER TO WIN.

IN view pi tl,n :a,t that considerable tlnlc
has elapsed siucc thcl, has been any pubic
,on,p,tition through the local press for the
purpose at stimulating tho literary Spn'y
lateut among the people OF Northeastern
rcnnsy,anid, rhc Tribune has d,cidrd To
Offer u series o, prizes ~ stimulus IN thH
direction I, 10 drslious oi sechti'a io' Use
In lis columns u number ~ shot stories
treating Of hcsi theme. IL order TO furnish
an incentive IT proposes {" pay
S2j for the lost story oi not 10 ck'etd
5000 words in length
$40 tor the second hest story, and
81 tor the third hest story.
Manuscripts not successful in securing one
Of these priz2. will be- published and dnis
credited II the authors 50 dcsiir.
Stories tending to- bring out thr romance
and leaendar, lu,c ut the anthracite miHirg
industry will have prctcfeuce. h connection
with rveiv minc n tn" valley there V
mass Of tradition, lhcluiihg hair-hrcdith %
repes, narratives o' ,pookl happening aud
other details boracring ON the oerd or super
natural which has ucya, been gathered TO.
gothcr in literary fclm. THIS opcm h'ld
which is practical, inexhaustiblc End which
should supply the material 'nr some exceed
ingly interesting hctiou,
The task of plssinG upon tho merits oi the
manuscripts submitted viii I've assigned To
dsinteresipd Judge. whnsc name will soon
bc announced. and who viii read the manu
scripts but have no knowledge Of tho idrn
tity Of tho aulhois The envelopes contain
ing tine real names OF the authors will he
preserved unop'ncd until after the award,
have beer made
Should this ini,ia' competition prov" GU
courdging it may 10 followed b' ou'at
prize ofierS nj similar trnot
CONDITIONS nF TlIE CONTEST
All manuscripts must be submitted not
later than March 30.
All manuscripts must hc signed by n.
iitious name and also the writer's real nam,
and postoihcc address
The scene Of each story nus, h. laid In
Nor,hcaslcrr Pcnns, lylnia. rHl the names Of
real persons must not No u4ed,
one further condition mrSl hc understood
contributions intended for this contest will
br accepted onl, FROM present suh'cribera 10
The Tribune or from hosc vino may. dnrirg
tho contest, become >nhscrihcr> by pawn Mt
vi ~ least ono months subscription in al.
vance Address.
STORY CONTEST.
Sriutrn Tribune, >,ranton, pa
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-02-28

Miss Jennie Howell. vhuss brother
recently sought to have her declared
insane. but who was declared sane by
jury was yesterday afternoon mar
ried in quiet and transformations
manner TO Edward Il. Dean, of Hack
ehsatk, N j RNnbr has had II since
the beginning Uf the idnaey proceed
ing that they were brought BY Frank
lin Howell her brother. solely for the
purpose of preventing the marriage
which took place yesterday.
Ever since the proceedings collapsed
so suddenly a little over a week ago.
the marriage has been momentarily
expected by All who have given the
case any consideration but hsthps
tangible developed until yesterday
| morning about 1890 O'Clock. when Miss
Howell and Mf Dean entered the Of
| flee of Clerk 6f the Courts Daniels
| In the court house and applied for n
marriage license Almost Instantly
everybody in the building knew of it
| and it was really remarkable to see
| how many persons were suddenly
called into the clerks office on bust
! ness
DEANS HISTORY.
The couple were shown into the pri-
Nate office adjoining. away from the
gaze Of the curious, and here the
questions were asked and the license
was made out. The birthplace of Mr
| Dean on the license Is given as An.
! dover. y. Y. and his age as IS years
| The licrns" shows alsn that he had
| married oh two preriotIs occasions
His first wife h. secured divorce
| from. according to the record. in 1879
| I'm Cameron county, this state, while
| his second wife died on March Il. 1900
| or less than a year ago. His orcupa-
| tion hc gave rs gentleman. Miss
/ Howells Hg" is given at - y-ars and
| 1t Is recorded that this Is her first
| matrimonial venture.
| Tho marriage ceremony took place
Rt the home of the bride on Scranton
| street at 10 O'Clock. and was performed
! by Rev Dr, i. H. sweet, tHetor Of the
! Simpson Methodist Episcopal church.
The bride was attrni In a simple trav-
| cling costume of brown while the
! groom wore n black rrock coat The
ceremony waa with 'Ssol hy only a
few ur the immediate friends of Miss
| Howell
A Wedding dinner followed aud the
| couple '"II on Inc -.lN lJcllWaf" ana
hudson t"ain for Philadelphia. via
. Wilkes Barre, rhey will attend the
Inauguration of President Mckinley
IN Washington on Monday next ana
will then tour the south fo" some time.
II is understood that they will live at
Miss rnwells home on Scranton street
after their honeymoon, but there is n
possibility thnt they may reside III
fHchcDSDc N here Mr., Dean has a
handsome residence.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-02-28

Dr. chas. II. rilton, whose dental
once was destroyed in the Lacka-
wanna avenue fire, has opened new
ossice at room 800, Board of Trade ~
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-02-28
Repairing Done Gratis.
/ ACkAWANNA
B THE"
LAUNDRY.
WEATHER YESTERDAY.

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Ask for Kellys union crackers. "
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-02-28

Steam Heating and Plumbing.
P. F. & NJ. 7. Howley 23i Wyoming ave.
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Ask for Kelly's union crackers. -
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-12-10
SOME SOCIAL FEATURES.
Manner in Which Delegates Were
Entertained Last Night.

The Frank Morrison Social club
composed of members of International
Typographical union. gave banquet
at the Elks' cub rooms last night in
honor OF Secretary Morrison. of the
Federation of Labor who is Il Chicago
printer ana for whom the club Is
named All the other printer delegates.
Il number of the convention celebrities
and representatives of the proprietary
interests of each of the local papers
We're also guests.
one of the most enjoyable events
among the convention entertainments
was the entertainment ana smoker
given at Music hail by Local 1874 of the
Bartenders' International League of
America, in honor of their national ofi-
GERS and delegates. The guests of
honor We're Joseph Il. Michaels, OF
Syracuse, national president; Jerry
Sullivan, of Cleveland, national secre-
tary-treasurer; Fred Hobby, of New
York, national organizer, of the bar
tenders, and j. c. Dernell, of the
cigarmakers, who is the founder of the
bartenders' union.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-12-10
THE MEETING POSTPONED.
Cabinet Won't Meet Till Assessment
Is Completed.

The meeting of tho recorders cabinet
which was to have been held today
to consider the estimate. has beer
postponed until such time as the boart
of assessors shall have finished theil
work of making the assessment ioi
the coming year. This will probably
be two weeks from now.
Assessor Gwilym Jones said yester-
day that the board has yet enough
work to keep it busy for two weeks
at least. and perhaps longer He esti-
mates the total valuation at about S64.-
OO0,C 900. but says that nothing definite
will be known until the work is com.
pleted and the figures compiled. 1t is
for this reason that the cabinet meet.
ing will not be held today.
Mr.. Jones. in speaking of the irresu-
larities which have been discovered il
the assessment. said that some of then
would he hard to believe unless a per.
son was right on the ground and saw
for himself.
"'rhese differences have now beer
adjusted said Mr.. Jones. land al
property throughout the city has beer
placed on as just and as equitable a
basis as it is possible to place it.