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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-28
POWDER.
What Happened to the Man Who
Found It Out.

Harvey Sutherland, in Anslee's.
1t occurred to an alchemist one day
that it would be a fine thing to take
sulphur, saltpeter and dried toads,
pound them all to a powder and sub
lime" them together in an alembic.
which he carefully luted and set on
the furnace to heat. He poked up the
fire and waited around, thinking what
he would do with all his mony il this
should turn out to be the powder of
reduction that would turn base metal
into gold, when bang! went the alem-
bic, and the windows blew out and the
door ripped off its hinges and fell down.
blam! The alchemist scuffied out
from under the ruins OF the furnace.
shook a red-hot coal or two out of his
shoe and the ashes off himself, ana
wondered what had struck him. He
tried 1t again and again, and each time
with the same result; and then It
dawDed upon him that he had discov-
cred fair article of blasting powder.
Since then, about all that has been
done to his recipe has been TO put in
"A lille better article of charcoal say
that of willow twigs instead of toasted
toads.
Little did the old alchenffst dream
what potency was in that powder of
reduction" For such it is. Although
II never yet has turned lead into gold
by its mere touch. yet when a small
round piece of lead is put with the
POWDER into an iron tube of curious
workmanship. and fire laid thereto. It
is possible to convert another mans
gold into the possession of him that
has the iron tube of curious workman-
ship, and not gold only, but all man
ner of goods and chattels. houses and
lands, mossuages, easements and here
ditaments, even mems souls and
bodies. Lay down. this book for a
moment and bethink you what this
powder par excellence, this powder of
powders, has brought about since first
the dried toads charred in that alem-
bic. How has 1t put down the mighty
from their seat and exalted them that
are OF low degree !,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-28
TURNED LIGHT DOWN.
How George Wilson, Colored, Was
Arrested for Burglary.

The sudden turning down OF
the light in clothing store at
207 Penn avenue at 245 o'clock
yesterday morning attracted the
attention of Patrolman Karius. He
Investigated and found George Wilson,
colored, coolly sorting over the stock
with the view Of picking out an outfit
for himself
Wilson gained access to the building
by cutting out, with a knife, the panel
in the side door. through which he
crawled. Evidently he had tried his
luck on the rear door, as that was also
broken.
Karius took him to the Center street
station. He was given a hearing be-
fore Alderman Kasson in police court
and committed to the county Jail in
default OF $500 bail.
Wilson Is shoe sinner employed
by a Spruce street shoe shining es-
tablishment, and has been in this city
but a short time,
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A POLANDER ROBBED.
Taken Under Linden Street Bridge
and Knocked Unconscious.

An unknown Polander was found
lying in a semi-conscious condition BY
the Delaware and Hudson tracks under
the Linden street bridge last night
shortly after IL o'clock. He was car
ried by the railroaders who found him
to the station where it was saen tina;
the right side OF his face was horribly
lacerated.
He said that he had been taken
under the bridge by two men who
choked him, and knocked him down,
kicking him In the face. They took
SIS from his pocket, he said. and then
left him. One of them he describes as
having wooden leg. The matter was
reported to the police and at Las this
morning Patrolman Iona Day arrested
a one-lesged man named Ford, who
lives in West Scranton.
He found him with two other men
in the rear of the Columbia hotel on
lower Lackawanna avenue. The Po-
lander positively identified Ford as
one of the men who robbed him. He
was held at the Centre street station
In order that he might be on hand
to appear against the prisoner this
morning
IL n
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-28

annually thereafter shall elect one councilman
TO serve for the term Of two years
Sec. .. The persons holding office as mem.
bers of the town council of the borough at the
time of the passage OF this act shall continue to
serve as such in addition to those provided in
section l under this act, until the respective
terms for which they have been elected shall ex-
pire.
Sec. 3. All vacancies in the town council
Of the borough of Dunmore shall be filled by
the court of common pleas Of Lackawanna coun-
ty upon petition Of at least five qualified cleo
tors of said borough praying for the same and
upon proof being made that such vacancy or
vacancies exist.
See. T. All acts OF parts of acts inconsistent
herewith be and the same are hereby repealed.
Carbondale Liens.
Arguments were made today before
the judiciary general committee of the
house on the act validating the Car
bondale paving liens, City Solicitor r.
ID. Stewart appeared in favor of the
bill, and O. Il. Partridge, representing
the property holders who are trying
to avoid the liens, argued against it,.
The bill hal been recommitted special
ly to give the property holders an op-
portunity of being heard. The COM
mittee decided to report the bill ad-
versely.
Henry Belin was here today in con-
ference with Representative Scheuer,
in relation to securing a special hear
ing before the appropriations commit
te on the bills appropriating money
to Scranton charitable institutions.
Mr.. Scheuer will make an effort to
have hearing fixed for next Wednes-
and e. l.. Fuller are to come here
this week in the interests of the bin
making the Lackawanna hospital a
state institution and providing means
for it's enlargement and maintenance.
The sub committee which was In
Scranton last week is very favorably
impressed with this proposition and
can be relied upon to recommend it.
Palm Bill Defeated.
The Palm bill requiring that all
executions take place in one or the
ether of the state penitentiaries. was
defeated in the house today, when it
came up for final passage. Philadel-
phia and Allegheny county people pro-
tested against 1t and letters were read
from the wardens of the two peniten-
were made against the bill and in
which 1t was alleged that the real
purpose of the measure was to save
the sheriff of Crawford county the
distasteful task of hanging a man now
under sentence of death. Mr.. Palm
admitted that this might be one of
the purposes of the bill, but claimed
1t was only an incidental one, and to
prove his good faith, offered to strike
out the clause which makes the meas
ure retroactive. The house, however,
would not hear to this and defeated the
bill by a big majority. In support of
the bill, Mr.. Palm and Mr.. Cotter, of
Mexican, argued that by having all
hangings privately conducted within
the walls of the penitentiaries it would
avoid the growing scandal of fete days
In the smaller counties on the occa-
sion of every execution.
Mr.. Cotter also contended that the
shock which hanging gives a COM
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WILL BE NO CONFERENCE.
So Said President Truesdale While in
the City Yesterday.

President w. II. Truesdale. OF the
Delaware, Lackawanna andk- Western
company, stopped off In this city for
a few minutes yesterday morning on
his way to New York from "a trip
through Mexico. He took occasion to
assert that he believed the operators
would not confer with the Mine Work.
ers' organization.
The company officials always have
and always will meet its own en-
ployes, he said, and discuss grievances
with them. HIe denied most emphat-
ically the rumor that he had resigned
and said that he had no intention of
doing so.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-28

stemming that current before it
reaches too far.
Recorder Moir, Major W. $. Millar
and City Solicitor A. A. Vosburg will
address the meeting, which will be in
charge of a committee consisting of
George w. Brown. A. II. Patterson,
Lewis T.. Morton, John w. Dorsey and
Campbell Hughes.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-28
AN INDIGNATION MEETING.
1t Will Be Held Tonight in Howard
Place Church.

At the Howard Place African Metho-
dist Episcopal church tonight an in
dignation meeting will be held under
the auspices OF the Keystone club, to
protest against the stockade outrages
OF South Carolina and other outrages
no less fragrant in the south. The COM
mitee Of arrangements is keenly alive
to the fact that the purpose of the
south Is the reinstatement of the ne
gro race, and therefore are desirous of
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-28
OUSFY'S
Pure. MAl1
NHlSNEY

Is a specific and safe remedy for ills pc
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and danger OF quick consumption. IT will
surely give your daughters strength and
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sphere in life as healthy, happy wives
and mothers
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-28
NEWS OF fire
DEPARTMENT
WHY RECORDER MoIR OPPOSES
REORGANIZATION.

Does Not Think the Call System will
Prove Satisfactory Here and at
Present the City Cannot Afford to
Go on an Entirely Paid Basis.
Many Nice Things Said About the
Manner in Which the Recent Wyo-
ming Avenue Fire Was Handled
by the Department.
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Mrs, Walker, Of Bhchington, England, has
lived in the reign Of hve sovereigns. She has
six children living, dity'eieht grandchildren and
thirty-seyen great grandchildren
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-28
COMPANY STORE ORDER
TAX BILL is Defeated
Lacked 8 Votes in the House-Mr.
Marshall Favors Miners-Bills
Passed Finally in the House.
Special from a staff Correspondent.

Special from Stan Correspondent.
Harrisburg, March 27-The bill tax
ing company store orders was defeat
ed in the house this afternoon by the
lack of eight votes, twenty-five mem
bers voting for 1t and thirty one
against. Nearly half a hundred mem
hers refrained from voting. The Gar
ner bill increasing the number of mine
inspectors and providing for their cleo
ton by the people then came up and.
after being amended by restoring the
salary to $1,000 and providing for quar-
terly instead of bi-monthly reports,
was laid over for printing and final
passage. The other miners bill, pro-
viding for check weighers and the
weighing of coal were next on the cal
endar but were saved from possible
defeat by adjournment.
The motion to adjourn was SEEM
ingly defeated. but Speaker Marshall,
under the excuse OF his unwritten
prerogative decided the motion car
ried. and without giving time for a
call for division, declared the house
adjourned. The miners lobbyists gave
him grateful looks. The opponents of
their bills were eager to get at them,
while the supporters were shy of the
necessary constitutional majority.
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Gained Z! m 2S Ft.rn Peunds

Miss Carsons expcrio once with
DUFFY'S PURE MALT WHlSKEY
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Bills Passed Finally.

Providing for the clothing, maintenance and
instruction OF children received into the house OF
refuge, one'half at the expense Of the state and
one'haf at the expense Of the county hom
which they came,
Senate bill to amend section II OF the act Of
June IS, 1886, relating TO private roads.
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Ask tor Kellys union crackers. ."
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-01-04
Now Theater Opened.

Paris. Dec. 30.-A brilliant spectacle was
presented at the Theater Francois on the
return of the Coincide Francois to its old
home, which has been rebuilt on scientific
methods since it was Quilted by fire last
March The occasion was celebrated with
a gala performance and it is doubtful if
the historic playhouse ever held more
distinguished gathering of representative
Frenchmen. The chief of state and Nine.
Loubet occupied the presidential box, while
the king of the Belgians made special trip
from Brussels to attend the function, en-
gaging the baignore formerly belonging to
his uncle, the Due D'Aumale. M. Wal
ck-Rosseau, the premier, members OF the
cabinet and all of the leading lights IN
politics, literature and the drama were
assembled within the famous edifice.
United States Ambassador Porter and
his daughter sat in the ambassadorial box.
The program consisted of the fourth
act of Comedies ''Le Cid the third act
OF Aloliere's "Femmes Savantes," conclud-
ing with a prologue on the reopening Of
the theater, written by Richepin.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-01-04

Chicago Dee 30.-Fre, which for a
time threatened with destruction the retail
store of Marshall Field & Co., was discov-
cred in the white goods and cloak repair
ing rooms. A All alarm was turned in
and by hard work the fire was confined to
the third and fourth floors in the old
Field building on State street. The fire
apparently originated in the cable shaft
of the elevator. General Manager Self
ridge estimated the damage at not to eX-
ceed $4,000, mostly by water.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-01-04
Henry Wizards VIII.

New York, Jan. 1.-The will of the
late Henry Willard makes these public
requests: Columbia university, $4,000;
Harvard university, $4,000; Dobbs Ferry
Hospital association, $4,000: New York
inflrmary for women and children, $4,000;
German society of New York, $4,000; So
ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Children. $500; hospital at Speyer. Ger
many, which he founded, 60.000 marks
museum at Kaiserlauterin. 10000 marks
the town of Speyer. $4,000 marks, the in
come from which is to be applied to the
making of loans to deserving mechanics
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-01-04
Three Men Missing.

Sumpier Ore, Dec. 30.--There have
been three mysterious disappearance of
miners during the past few weeks. Sam
uel Jackson of Quartzburg, who recently
sold a group of claims, started for stump
ter on the stage. The roads We're rough
and travelling slow. He got off to walk
up a hill and has not been seen since. lie
had several hundred dollars ON his per
son, and intended visiting relatievs in
Missouri. A. +. Starr, who owns the
McNamee placer ground, near Bonanza.
left his cabin one night recently and has
not been seen since. 1t is supposed he
met with some accident. John James, an
old time miner and prospector of this
place, has been lost in the mountains
for over two weeks. A party OF miners
has returned from an unsuccessful search
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-01-04
Dairymen's Association.

Cheney, Wash, Dec. 30.-Saturday wit
messed the closing papers, the business
session, the election of officers and the
adjournment of the state dairymen's con
vention at Cheney. Prominent members
state that the meet has been a huge sue
cess and that the practical benefit re-
ceived repaid hundredfold all the ex-
renditure of time and money. Every man
is going away enthused with his occu-
patton and with the work of the asso-
citation.
The feature of the convention, apart
from the intense interest and appreciation
manifested, was the practical nature Of
the papers No man stated a single fact
unless he had either proved it by personal
experience or had procured it from re-
liable statistics.
The place of next years meeting has
been left to the officers of the associa-
ton. who will make their announcement
after considering the inducements Offered
by the towns wanting the convention.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-01-04
zig wheat Sale.

Colfax, Wash, Dec. 3O-Saturday of
last week was busy day in the local
wheat market, $1,000 bushels being sold
III Colfax. The price paid was 40 cents
sacked in warehouse, an advance of two
cents over prices prevailing for the past
month. The Pacific Coast Elevator COM
psny bought 10000 bushels and Aaron
Kuhn 200 bushels.
M. Kuhn also bought 10000 bushels at
Pullman. making a total of $4,000 bushels
bought by two dealers in the two towns,
Farmers are anxious TO sell before Jan
uary /, in order to avoid storage, which
will be charged after that date.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-01-04
Pnnic In London.

London. Dec. 30.-The London & Globe
Finance corporation Ltd, has suspended
payment When the brokers delivered stock
purchased on account of the London q
Globe and asked for payment they received
checks which were dishonored. This was
followed today by the failure on the stock
exchange of i3 firms, as follows: Hag-
gard, Hale & Pixley, earle & Driver, Doug
las, Jr., 4 Co., Cornfoot Brothers, f. A.
Cohen, Blockey & Buckingham, Gum X
Aubrey, Richards 4 Sloper, Baker 4 Smith.
f. c. Watts & Co., Flower 4 Co., F. Bouliy
4 Co. and Bartholomew & jackson.
The first named is a big firm with inn
portant connections. 1t is feared mum
Der of smaller jobbers viii be affected.
While the difficulties of the firms close
" connected with the London & Globe di
vision were largely discounted, the re
peated fall of the hammer this morning
caused a great sensation. 1t is feared the
full list of failures is not yet known
Almost the whole interest on the stool
exchange centered in the West Australian
market, the condition OF which sympathet
ically affected the others. All the share
of the London & Globe group toppled, es
pecially Lakeviews and lie Poi No.
The shares of the latter were quoted at %
but now they are unstable at 4. The Lon
don & Globe is also heavily involved in tn
British Columbian market. The situation
is not yet cleared up, as the rumors OF al
rangements to assist the London & Glob
are not credited in well informed circles
There is the greatest Indignation agains
Whitaker Wright, who is the fountain hea
Of the concern, and others of the Londo
& Globe group.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-01-04
uriti.h Meet Defeat Again.

Cape Town, Dec PA squadron OF
yeomanry which had been followed by the
Beers from Britston is reported to have
been entrapped. There were several cas-
ualities, it is said and the remainder OF
the force was captured
General Kitchener has lef NaauwpOort
and has gone northward. The rapid con-
eentration of troops in the disturbed dis
tricts through the personal energy of Gen
eral Kitchener has allayed the local uneasi
ness.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-01-04

Denver, Colo, Dec. 31.-A blizzard
has visited Colorado and has continued
with varied strength throughout the
state today. The temperature is fall
ing tonight in most sections and at sew
eral places the fall of snow has been
quite heavy. Railroad traffic, though
not seriously affected, has been inter
rupted and trains are all arriving late.
No great damage to live stock has been
reported
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-01-04
HOW's THIss

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The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-01-04
sheep stampeded.

Miles City, Mont, Dec. 3l.-A telephone
message from Otter, Custer county, says
II men stampeded 5000 sheep, killing the
whole band. The sheep belonged to R. R.
Seway, the largest owner in eastern Mon
tana, and We're probably driven over a
precipice. There were range troubles at
Otter all the summer and many here look
for further deeds of violence.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-01-04
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