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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-02-09

There was a very pleasant scene in
one of the large reception rooms In
the episcopal residence, on Wyoming
avenue. last night, when a COMMITTEES
from Carbondale waited on Rev. J. J.
Griffin and handed him purse OF
gold.
The committee was delegated by this
friends of Father Griffin In the Pho.
neer City to bring this substantial
token to him. Bishop Hoban ap'
pointed Father Griffin chancellor Of the
diocese few months ago. Previous tc
that time he had been assistant Il
Very Rev. T. F. Coffey In Carbondale
Father Griffin must have served thu
people up there In n very able way
and at the same time he must have
earned their good wishes and, indeed
their lasting esteem, as demonstrated
by last nights occurrence In this city
The committee was composed OF Il
]. Dougherty, NJ. II. Campbell Nnt
James F. LOTUS. After Father Grit
fin had received those gentlemen, Mr.
LOTUS arose and said:
PRESENTATION SPEECH.
Dear Father Griffin: We are come tonight u
lea1e you a testimonial We are here to Civ
you some tangible proof OF the esteem and low
that your friends Of st. Roses hold for you. w
wish 10 impress upon you that Carbondals ha
not forgotten you or your excellent work ther
during the past years Of your busy LIE. An
yet there is feeling Of regret in doing it. TO
It makes us conscious again OF your leaving, au
because II reminds us that our poor gift is no
commensurate with the debt we owe you
But We know that you will not measure OF,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-02-09

Savings Department
TRADERS NATIONAL BANK
Cor, Wyoming and Spruce
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-02-09

cordial invitation is extended 10 all the mem.
btrs and friends to attend.
The Indianapolis journal., 1901-07-09

were constructed. In England and Ger
many the great plants were evolutions
from very small beginnings. but In this
country. he said. they sprang up almost
ton here. but one OF complete creation,
contracts being made for the iargest-sized
vessels while yet the plants are under con-
struction. The most notable instance OF
this he found at New London. Conn. where
n company is building two 20.oo0 ton
steamships, the largest ever produced in
this country, at a yard which had no ex-
istence a year ago. the present mon-
sters constituting its first contract. Such
a thing would not be dreamed OF abroad.
The plant of the New York Shipbuilding
Company. at Camden. near Philadelphia.
is also a maiden yard. the creation within
the last six months OF a company with mil
lions of capital back OF e. The construc-
tion OF this plant, too. is going along at
the same time great ships are I'm process
OF building. Comparing American. Ger
man and British yards OF the first class,
the frst-named he found 10 be most numer-
Gus. and. I'm light machinery and TOOLS
better equipped; while the British had
made greater advancement I'm the heavy
machinery used in connection with ship
building. Cranes and hoists have reached
a high state of perfection I'm the United
States. Or. Won Halle thinks. and there
has also been marked development in
Pneumatic machinery: but Germany Is now
making rapid strides in this latter direc-
ton. while I'm electrical science as applied
ton of ships the Germans are still far
ahead. IN England he saw only three
thoroughly modern yards the others be-
ing more or less old-fashioned while this
country and his own could each boast OF
six modern plants. Altogether. DR.. Won
the most promising of this Nations In
duStrieS
The Indianapolis journal., 1901-07-09
PRAISE FOR U. s. sHIPYARDs.
Views of n German Expert on Prog
ress in Their Work.
Sew York Evening Post

New York Evening Post.
DR.. Ernest Won Halle, who is connected
with the University of Berlin. and who has
just completed a tour of all the large ship
yards on the Atlantic coast and the great
lakes, in company with Naval Constructor
SchwarZ, of the German navy, spoke to-
day in a most enthusiastic strain of the
great progress in shipbuilding made by the
Americans in the last ten years. While DR.
Won Halle is pretty well acquainted with
the United States. having spent consider
able time here in the investigation Of social
and economic conditions. his recent trip. he
says. has opened his eyes more than ever
to the possibilities in the way of American
Shipping. and commercial expansion gener-
ally.
Speaking particularly OF our shipyards
he predicted that the day was not far dis
tant when Germany would have 10 come TO
this country for some Of her merchant
ships. her own yards, though the best
in the world, IN many respects, viii not be
acle TO turn out enough vessels 10 meet
the home demand. which had been stimu-
lated greatly by it's free-ship policy.
he regards the highest wages as the cheap
est In the end in that they give an impetus
10 the invention OF labor-saving machinery,
which has contributed so much TO the
lowering OF the cost OF American ships
OF the yards In this country. he found
about ten that could build warships with
more companies making preparations TO
equip plants for this work-a fact which
he regarded as rather puzZling taken IN
connection with the peace policy that has
so long ruled In the United States.
Dr. Won Halle was much impressed by
the rapidity with which American yards
The Indianapolis journal., 1901-07-09
PERSONAL AND SOCIETY.


Mrs. ]. W. Campbell and daughter left
yesterday for Cincinnati.
Miss Emma Henry left yesterday for
New York and Asbury Park.
Mr.. and Mrs. wv. II. II. Miller will leave
soon for northern Michigan resorts.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. II. Hall have gone to
Lake Tippecanoe TO spend a month
Mrs. w. F. Swisher and daughter have
gone TO Los Angeles Cal, for the summer.
Miss Bea atrice Byers and Miss Lena
Brash are spending few days in Peoria,
Ill.
Mrs. Frank Lewis will leave this week
to spend several weeks at Charlevoix,
Mich
Mrs. w. L. Clifford will leave soon to
spend the summer in the mountains OF
Tennessee.
Miss Alice Corbin. who has been visiting
Miss -Bernice Smith. returned TO her nome
in Michigan yesterday.
Miss Jane Hunter who has been visiting
Mrs. Harold H. Hibben, has returned TO
her home in Terre Haute.
Mrs r. c. Marott and Miss Ida NJ. Fou-
dray left last night for Denver and Mani
tou. Col. TO spend a month.
Miss Jessie Stake has returned home,
accompanied by Miss Whitmer who will
be her guest for several weeks.
Mrs ]. S. Kittle. with her son and daugh-
ter, has gone TO Minneapolis. Mimi, where
they will remain until September.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. A. Rink and family left
Yesterday for the lakes at Wequetonsing,
Mich, 10 be absent for the summer.
Mr. and Mrs. w. A. Moore and daughter
Miss Beryl Moore. will leave soon for
Bayview. Mich. to spend the summer.
The Missionary Society Of the Central
Christian Church will meet tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock in the church parlor.
Miss Nellie e. Kiley. who has been visit
day with a party of friends for California.
The woman's Foreign Missionary Society
of Meridian Street Church will meet in the
parlors of the church this morning at $50.
Mrs. Frank Flanner, who has been at
Winona Lake, and is now visiting friends
at South Bend, will return home early next
week.
The Frances E. Willard W. C. T. U. will
be entertained at the home of Mrs. A. X.
Geyer, 3T2 West Fourteenth street this
afternoon, at o'clock.
Miss Susan A Ketcham and party left
last night for Buffalo, Niagara Falls and
the St Lawrence trip TO Portland. Me-,
where they will spend the summer.
The Rev. Oakley o. Johnson and wife. Of
Fitzgerald. Ga. are here visiting the for
mer's father, NJ. l.. Johnson. of 5l2 jefferson
avenue. They will remain for month or
more.
this morning for Washington. D. c., and
Old Point Comfort, where they will join
Mrs +. w. Baker. of Chicago. Mrs.
Cochrane and her sister. Mrs. Baker will
spend the summer in the mountains of Vir-
ginia.
The Maennerchor Ladies' Society will
give its monthly entertainment on Thurs
day instead of Friday. Mrs Otto N
Frenzel will be the hostess and she will be
assisted by number of ladies from her
section. The entertainment provided is a
prize euchre.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph X. Sharpe have
taken cottage for the summer at Har-
Dor Point, Mich. and will leave this week.
Mrs. J. c. Loucks and Mrs Jennie Whit
sit gave a family dinner party last night
in honor Of Mrs. Whitsit's brother Mr.
Montieth. who will sail for Africa the lat
ter part of the week.
The Indianapolis journal., 1901-07-09
THE LIGHT SPECIFICATION.
Filing of Suit Calls Forth Statements
from City officials.

The city officials stated yesterday that the
specifications for the new lighting con-
tract were not drawn so as to favor the
Home Heating and Lighting Company
against the Indianapolis Light and Power
Company. The latter company is now
lighting the city and its conduits are two
feet under ground. while the specifications
for the new bid provide that the conduits
shall be three feet under ground. When
Mayor Taggart was asked If there was any
purpose in making the change in the new
specifications he said:
There was no purpose at all in changing
the depth Of the conduts and don't think
II occurred TO US that there was a difference
between the new and the old requirements
as TO the depth below the surface. Any
how, as the specifications stand we are
not compelling the Light and Power Com
pany TO put its conduits deeper in the
ground. 1t can go on furnishing CONNER
cial lighting with its conduits. they now
are, but the specifications mean that If the
company wants a public lighting contract
1T must place the conduits deeper
Chairman Sahm of the Board of Works
issued the following statement yesterday
for the board:
THE board. with all due respect, thinks
this remarkable proceeding. We GER
tainly tried conscientiously to make the
specifications so that also far as this
was possible-would stand on the same
Song fSot S Geany gbt ayd no owr 0Re even
placed at a disadvantage, but it was
charged that IL among the favored
ones. If IL is the purpose-and such seems
to be the case-of this company, TO claim
that it has a perpetual franchise. then
the board wants to be understood un-
alterably opposed to such a claim, and
we believe IL to be our duty to stand
firmly between the public and such a
claim.
1T is well known that the reason for
making a new contract at this time is TO
encourage the widest competitions. e.,
TO give the successful bidder should IL be
a new outside concern, ample oppor-
tunity to erect the necessary equipment
1t took the present company from six
teen to eighteen months to get ready to
supply $50 lights, and there certainly is
nothing unfair or unreasonable in assum-
ing that it would take a correspondingly
long time to supply and equip plant for
al least double this capacity.
Nothing is farther from the board than
the desire to take the slightest advantage
of anybody We have only the best in
terests of the city and citizens at heart
Chairman Sahm also said that If the
Light and Power Company should. under
these specifications. submit a bid better in
it's terms than any of the other bids it
would be given the contract as the specifi-
cations are so drawn as to give the board
wide discretion and the board would award
the contract 10 the best bidder, no matter
what his proposition.
The Indianapolis journal., 1901-07-09

NO REPORT ON THE INTERURBAN
FRANCHISE NATTER.
the Council-Light Specihca-
tions-City Affairs.

The councilmanic committee on contracts
and franchises was called together last
night for the purpose of considering the
interurban and water franchises and de-
Gliding upon report. if possible. to be made
TO the Council next Monday night All of
the members of the committee were pres
ent excepting William w. knight, and for
over two hours the members of the COM
mittee sat in City Clerk Gecklers office.
but no reports were made TO be sent TO the
Council.
The interurban franchise was first read
and there was spasmodic discussion on the
part of the members and Rev John Vim
son, who was present. Rev. Vinson spoke
at some length about the franchise and
said the committee should not recommend
a report that will cause the people of In
dianapolis to pay scent fares on the in
terurban cars. An effort was made by
Chairman Evans to secure an expression
from each member of the committee and
arrange report. but in this he was unsuc-
cessful. as the members are still divided.
Councilman Keller said he would hold out
for 4-cent fares to the last and favored the
interurbsn companies accepting the Indi-
annapolis Street-railway Companys tickets.
He also wanted the term of the franchise
shortened so that the interurban companies
would not secure franchise for thirty
three years.
Councilman Billingsly said he is in favor
of compelling the interurban companies to
accept local tickets on incoming cars so
that the people of Indianapolis will be able
to ride down town on the cars without
waiting for regular cars. He said he was
In favor of granting the interurban com
panies all privileges within reason, but be-
lieved the citizens of Indianapolis should
also be considered I'm deciding the matter
Other members of the Council are divided,
some thinking that the interurban COM
straight scent fares in the city while
others think the committee should report
favorably upon the amended franchise,
which provides for the fnterurban com
panies to accept local tickets. After much
discussion the committee decided TO table
the interurban question for the present.
John T.. Salter, secretary of the Mer-
chants Association, was present, but had
little 10 say regarding the franchise.
The water franchise was next discussed
and the serious discussion on il was In =.
termittent and no report was decided upon
Shortly after 10 o'clock il was moved to all
journ, which was promptly done Chair
man Evans said he would call another
meeting of the committee this week and
reports on the two franchises will be made,
IL possible.
The Indianapolis journal., 1901-07-09
IN WHOLESALE DISTRICT.
One Result of the Tariff Law-Linseed
Oil still FIighty.

Now there's a thing that Mr.. McKin-
ley's tariff law made possible in this coun-
try that was not possible before" said
Claude Griffith yesterday as he stood in the
rear of Griffith Brothers wholesale mil
linery house watching with interest the un-
packing of lot of domestic velvets.
Before that law was enacted, con-
tinued Mr.. Grifith, 1--WE never handled
domestic velvets for they were extremely
scarce and those that were on the market
were Of an inferior quality, but since that
time thousands of dollars have been spent
in perfecting the manufacture Of velvets In
this country with the result that the domes-
tic goods we are now receiving would be
dificult to surpass. Just look at that
black velvet, Isn't that pretty good ior d
cheap piece Of goods? As he spoke, MI.
appeared 70 be the finest quality OF velvet
OF a beautiful dead black. His statement
that IL was quality made TO sell at a low
price was very surprising. Mr.. Griffith
said that his firm handles the domestic vel
vets almost exclusively. In the very nght
weights" he added I'VE have TO use for
country" Mr. Griffith returned yesterday
from an extended visit to New York, where
he went TO buy stock for the fall trade;
I'VE wholesale milliners have been dead
ones about long enough now, he said,
''and in a couple OF weeks We are going TO
come TO life again and show the public we
start on the road again in about two weeks
and the indications are that they are going
to sell a large quantity Of goods l be-
lieve we are in for one or the best fdll
trades In the history Of our house"
'T have seen nothing to induce me TO
alter my former prediction that this is go
ing to be a ecord-breaking year" said Mr..
Carey. Of the Daniel Stewart Drug Com
pany yesterday. "Of course. we are not
doing great deal of business right now.
but that Is not surprising. for summer Is
always dull with us However. are do
ing better than We did this time last sum-
mer.
'If linseed oil keeps on in Its upward
flight In price much longer" said Mr.. Allen,
of the Burdsal Company. 'it will be more
TO be desired than fine gold 1t is selling
at Ss cents to-day with no present indica-
tions OF a drop 1 think. however, the end
will come when the new crop or naxseed Is
dumped on to the market. which will be
about the 1st of September. However, as
/ have said before, the high price OF nm
seed oil need not deter people from PANT
oil consumed In painting a single mouse
amounts to very little
Dealers that had large stocks of cigar
cites on hand the lst of July took an In
ventory of them just the same as they did
of cigars and tobacco" said Thomas b.
Afford. of the Kiefer Drug Company, "for
we believe that Congress intended TO allow
| a rebate on cigarettes as well as other TO-
bacco goods. This is indicated by the fact
| that they made a reduction or 42 cents a
| thousand in the stamp tax on cigarettes.
rather look for Congress 10 correct tnis
| omission at the next session.
The Indianapolis journal., 1901-07-09

For cement walks on Twenty-sixth street.
from Senate avenue to Northwestern ave-
nue..
For a bridge across the canal at Tenth
street.
For bridge over Pogue's Run on New
York street
The award Of the contracts was deferred
CONTRACTS AND BONDS APPROVED
In behalf OF the Western Construction
COMPANY for asphalt pavement and brick
teenth street 10 Twenty-irst street.
In behalf of the Barber Asphalt Paving
Company for asphalt pavement and brick
cutters on Illinois street, from Ohio street
TO Jackson place.
In behalf of J. d. Hoss for cement walks
on Pennsylvania street. from Thirty-second
street to Thirty-fourth street.
APPRAISEMENT ORDERED.
For cement walks on Russell avenue,
from Meridian street 10 McCarty street.
For gravel roadway, cement walks and
curbing on Vermont street. from Lynn
street TO Bank avenue.
For cement walk ard curbing on the
south side of St. Clair street from Senate
avenue 10 West street.
REMONSTRANCE FILED
Against block pavement and cement
walks on Arch street. from Park avenue to
" PETITIONS FILED.
For a local sewer along Norwood street,
from East street 10 Greer street.
For a local sewer along the first alley
south of Downey street. from East street
TO Franklin street
For water mains along Spruce street,
from Orange street 10 Minnesota street
For cement sidewalks and curbing on
Vermont street, from West street 10 Bright
street.
For cement walks and curbing on Elev-
enth street, from Bellefontaine street to c..
I. & L. tracks
For gravel roadway and cement walks on
The Indianapolis journal., 1901-07-09
ADJUSTMENTS.

Denman Thompson has been playing in
THE Old Homestead forty weeks a year.
but next season he will work only twenty
ak weeks. In order that the short season
may not be a hardship 10 the members of
his company, they have been notified that
their salaries viii be increased to make up
the deficit.
Chrystal Herne, one of the daughters of
James A. Herne will continue TO play I'm
Sag Harbor next season Julie. the
other daughter. will remain at home with
her mother TO assist in keeping track OF
the estate. shore Acres will begin lis
tenth season next month. An offer has
been made for The Reverend GriffiIh
Davenport" for stock company purposes
The memoirs OF Mr.. Herne probably will
appear SeXt winter
While IN Paris. Charles Frohman engaged
the American rights OF a play by Paul Ber-
ton. named 'Yvette" NJ Berton was one
of the two authors of 'Zaza," which
David Belasco adapted for Mrs. Carter's
use in this country and in England When
NJ Berton saw the English form in London
he had difficulty in recognizing his PLAY
IL Is 10 be hoped that Mr. Frohman will
employ a person better qualified than Mr.
Belasco 10 translate the new French play
The Indianapolis journal., 1901-07-09
Russian and Italian SUGGESTIONS.

San Francisco Chronicle.
The Salic law controls the succession TO
the throne in both Italy and Russia, and
the reigning monarchs of these two coun-
tries have now only female issue. Italy
being a limited monarchy. the King has
no authority TO alter the form of the sue
cession. but the Czar of Russia is an auto
crat whose will is absolute. 1t does not
follow, therefore that the Salic law will
follow the example of Peter the Great and
decree that one of his daughters may sue
ceed him on the throne, as Peter decreed
that his wife Catherine should be his sue
ceSSOr.
The Indianapolis journal., 1901-07-09
a Broad Ripple Remonstrance.

Harry G. Poindexter. town clerk OF
Broad Ripple. yesterday filed a petition
with the County Commissioners for an
annulmsnt OF the liquor license granted to
Robert McNuity, keeper OF a roadhouse
and saloon at the entrance 10 Broad Rip
pie Park. and also a remOnstrance against
granting him license. Poindexter says Nc
Nulty kept his place wide open all day on
July 4. and that IL was thronged with peo-
pie Among the reasons given for with
crawal Of the license Is that McNuIty did
not advertise In a newspaper OF general
circulation McNuity advertised in the
Knights Of Fidelity News. organ OF the
saloon keepers organization, and accord
The Indianapolis journal., 1901-07-09
Fine. i'm Police Court.

William Armitage, charged with keeping
a gambling house on Kentucky avenue,
commonly known as "The Hut" was fined
SO and costs in Police Court yesterday
Sixteen men arrested and charged with
visiting we're each fined S. and costs on
pleas of guilty TO gaming
w. II. Robinson. a saloon keeper. charged
with selling liquor on Sunday, was fined SO
and costs
Charles McGinnis, for selling railroad
tickets upon the streets. was fined 81 and
costs. and John c. Taylor. charged with
violation of the bicycle ordinance, was
fined 81 and costs.
The Indianapolis journal., 1901-07-09
The Governor Invited.

Governor Durbn received a call yester-
day from Capt. j. L. Anderson. of Frank
fort who extended the chief executive an
insistent invitation to visit that city Thurs
day night of this week and participate in
the ceremonies incident to the reception
rendered by Frankfort citizens to the COM
pany that recently returned from service
in the Philippine islands.
The Indianapolis journal., 1901-07-09

Boston Journal

bOSlUH JUuIIIdI
What is a minister going TO do" asked
a Congregational clergyman at the meeting
of Indiana music teachers at indianapolis
the other day. IF he selects a fine old
hymn and a paid choir throws Ii out?''
Throw out the choir" was the prompt
reply from the president OF the conven-
ton. Good advice. doubtless yet more
than one minister who has tried il has re-
pented OF the attempt
The Indianapolis journal., 1901-07-09
Has Reported for Examination.

Adjutant General Ward received a tele-
gram yesterday from his friend Lieut..
Richard w. Buchanan. of Madison. saying
that he has reported at San Francisco for
examination for a commission in the regu-
lar army. Lieutenant Buchanan was form
erly captain OF Company u. One-hundred-
and-sixty-iirst Indiana Volunteer Infantry,
Governor Durbin's regiment in the Spanish
American war. but more recently has been
in the Philippine islands with the Forty
fourth United States Volunteers
The Indianapolis journal., 1901-07-09
No auarantine~ for an Hour.

For about one hour yesterday indianapolis
was free from smallpox guarantees, as they
were raised from 2ll Trowbridge street.
754 West Thirteenth street. 14l9 Samoa
street during the morning. Shortly after
the health officers reported the guarantees
abolished another case of smallpox was re-
ported. the victim being George Kaylor
aged thirty-three. residing at 9S7 Yandes
street.
The Indianapolis journal., 1901-07-09

1t is said that the city administration has
now used all the funds secured from the
payment of spring taxes and City Con-
troller Dunn will soon begin figuring on
the amount of the next temporary loan
which will be needed the last OF this month.
The city will have to make temporary
loans all during the summer until fall taxes
in.
The Indianapolis journal., 1901-07-09
Fine Celebration in Georgia.

Baltimore Herald.
The Fourth was celebrated in Georgia
town yesterday by the opening OF a new
cotton mill that has 220o0 spindles. The
machinery was stopped after being run for
a few minutes and then the citizens were
entertained by officials OF the company