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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-02-11
OFFICIAL OATHS.
England Has Some Curious Forms
Even at This Late Day.

Fio,n the London Law jou'ndi.
No, the least interesting feature of
the appointment of Mr.. Shee, q. c., as
presiding judge at the trial Of the otl-
cials OF the Dumbell bank, in the Isle
of Man, was the peculiar ceremony
that preceded the performance of his
judicial duties He was required to
swear that he would administer justice
as impartially "as the herring's back
bone doth lie in the middle of the fish,
This oath equals in quaintness the
ceremony of swearing through which
the Norwegian witness has to pass.
Before he gives his testimony he raises
the thumb. the forefnger and the
middle finger Of his right hand. These
signify the trinity. while the larger OF
the uplifted fingers is supposed TO rep
resent the soul OF the witness and the
smaller to indicate his body.
"Tf swear falsely" he eNclaims.
may all i have and own be cursed:
cursed be my land. field and meadow.
so that l may never enjoy any fruit or
yield from them; cursed be my cattle.
my beasts, my sheep, so that after this
day they may never thrive or beneflt
me; yea. cursed may ] be and every
thing | possess
This is certainly n good mouth :
filing oath" hut its comprehensive
nesa does not exceed that OF the oath
taken bv the Burmese witness. lie Is
not content that the consequences oi
his perjury should fall upon himself;
he is even ready that his relations
| should suffer with him, Let MS he
| subject" he prayS. ito all the calami-
| ties that are within the body and all
| that are without the body. May we
be seized with madness, dumbneSs
/ deafness, leprosy and hydrophobia
Nav we be struck with thundcrbolts
and lightning and come TO sudden
death" Even more conscientious, per-
hans. was the first witness in the days
| of the Brehons, who took three separ-
ate oaths before he gave his evidence
the first standing, the second sitting
, the third lying, as there We're The
positions in which his life was spent
| The nation that has shown itself &c
he the most ingenious in the making
of oaths is the Chinese. Slicins OF g
fowls head, breaking saucer ant
extinguishing a candle are among tho
picturesque ceremonies that preced'
the giving of evidence in n Chimes
court of Justice. The beheading of th'
fowl is supposed 10 indicate the fat
of the liar, and the cracking OF tn
saucer and the eXtinguishing of th'
candle flame are intended to indicat
what will happen to the soul OF tn
witness who does not tell the truth.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-02-11
Mention of Men of the Hour.

to the membership OF the saints above
SO that his many friends throughout
this region may have an opportunity
of seeing and hearing him in confer
ence work. Many Scranton people re-
member how two decades ago, i'm the
Academy OF Music, he captured the
large audience with that most eloquent
and mastery lecture. Great Deeds Of
Great Men" The two greatest lee
lures Of today are Abraham Lincoln"
ana General Grant" which are de-
livcred by Bishop Fowler. We ven-
turc the statement that on conference
Sunday the West Pittston church will
not he large enough to accommodate
the many who will be anxious to hear
him. 1t has been suggested that the
sunday services. or at least one of the
number---say the evening--be trans
ferred to the Elm Park church of this
city.
John 7. Keith, who has lust become
superintendent of the Wyoming dlvis-
ion of the Lehigh Valley railroad, with
hcaduuarters at Wilkes Barre, is a
railroad man Of much experience. He
was born in Toronto, Canada, on Sep
tember 30, 1883, and is of Scotch-Irish
descent, lie was educated In a college
at that place and at the age OF seven
teen. his parents having died. ne was
forced TO enter the army of toilers.
Mr.. Keith left Canada and came ia
Pittsbura, where ne worked as brake.
man on a Pittsburg and Conncllsville
! railroad passenger train, In 1875 he
was promoted to be a freight conduc-
tor and in 1880 to passenger conductor
In 1888 he became passenger con-
| ductor on the Pittsburg and Erie. and
| in 1888 he became trainmaster of the
| entire railroad system. In 1898 he ac.
| cepted the position of superintendent
| OF the Hazleton and Mahanoy division
! Of the Lehigh Valley, with headquar.
ters In Hazleton. There he remained
until he took the position of superin
tendent of the Wyoming division or
| February !.
| lie Is thorough railroad man anC
a gentleman as well. and has made 4
favorable impression upon those h,
has come i'm contact with since he tool
charge of the main line division on tn,
first OF the month,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-02-11
Lackawanna Orders.

I.ackawanna passenger conductors
are reouested to send at once TO Act
ing Superintendent of Car Service NJ.
u. Casey duplicates of their wheel re-
uorts for trains starting at midnight
December 81. 1900. up to and including
trains starting at midnight February
:. 1901.
During the past week several trains
have failed to stop and test air in ac-
curdance with circular No. 81. The
men in charge OF such trains Will be
disciplined. This is to give notice that
hereafter such offences win be pun
ished by dismissal from the Lacka-
wanna service, by order Of the general
superintendent.
Lackawanna passenger conductors:
p. Il. r. agent at Broad street station,
Philadelphia. issued tickets Form $3.50
II, Nos. 1463-64-65. reading over over
line from Manunka Chunk TO Mt.
Pocono and return. and limited in er-
ror TO date of issue. February 6. The
correct limit should have been thirty
days from date of sale. Please honor
these tickets within such correct limit
when they are presented for return
passage.
j. Is. TaiDot mas been appointed night
yardmaster at Kingston, vice ID. \.
Condon. transferred.
In handling trains OF empties on de-
scepding grades. under no circum-
stances will Lackawanna trainmen
permit an engine to I've coupled on 10
The rear. This refers especially to
summit trains handling cmpties from
Lehigh to Scranton and Nay Aug, and
from Clark's Summit to Scranton.
In no case must Lackawanna train
be backed over a public crossing or
highway, unless there is a man on tho
rear car or on the front end Of the car
TO see that the crossing is clear nol
must car be cut loose and allowed tc
run over public crossing or highway
unless there Is a man on the car, anG
i'm each case only after proper sigma
has been given. AT night the man or
such train or car must have u light.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-02-11

Bishop Charles H. Fowler. of the
Methodist Episcopal church, who is to
preside at the coming session OF the
Wyoming conference. which begins
April 10 at West Pittston. is a man of
intense personality, keen perception,
marvellous oratorical ability. He Is II
scholar outranked by none, a Chris
tian gentleman, kindly sympathetic,
always helpful ana ever alert for the
best interests of the church and of her
ministers. As Il presiding officer he
has no superior. His knowledge OF
conference business. his grasp of situ-
ations and mastery Of intricate ecclcsi-
astical problems, with moral strength
and power to enforce correct decis-
ions, makes him at once a model bishop
and an ideal resident.
He is a Canadian by birth, but in all
that counts for true Americanism he
is an American Of Americans. Born
in Burford, Canada, in 1887, he today
bears his years as a man in the prime
and vigor of active life. Educated for
the bar. he plussed his legal attain
ments with theological knowledge and
when admitted into the Rock River
conferenc" in 1861 he sprang rapidly to
the front occupying for the fun pas
toral terms the strong pulpits OF JEFF
ferson street and Clark street churches
and the large Centenary church of
Chicago was built by him when only
five years a member of the conference.
T.
subsequently he became president OF
the Northwestern university. from
which position he was called by the
general conference OF 1876 to become
editor of The Christian Advocate
Four years later he was elected CORE
spending secretary of the Missionary
society, and four years subsequent tc
this, In the general conference of 1884
| he was elected bishop of the church
the highest honor which the church
could give him.
The coming conference will be his
third presidency in Wyoming. In 1888,
and In 1898 he was in charge, botf
sessions being held In the town OF
Norwich, N. Y. 1t is especially graft
| flying that at this time, when the con
ference Is to be at West Pittston. tha
Bishop Fowler has been called to taxi
the place of Bishop Ninde--transferrst
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-02-11

The Lackawanna representatives ut
Harrisburg have made a rough draft
of their idea of how the six legislative
districts to which the county is now
entitled shall be made up. 1t is TO be
submitted TO the apportionment COM
mittee of the house of representatives
this week.
1t is proposed to give the city three
distinct districts. and the rest of the
county three. The following shows the
divisions. together with the last legis-
lative and presidential votes and the
pon,iIatiOp.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-02-11

The Euffalo News has the Goiiowlns
y itr reference to the new plant of the
f,ackawanna Iron and Steel company
nt Buffalo:
"The work Of building the stony
Point steel plant Is progressing SO
ranidIv that only those who nave
occnsion TO watch il from day 70
day have any adequate idea oI VIVA,
is being accomplished at this great IN
dustrlal suburb of Buffalo. FIVE oi
The largest buildings. 10 % uscd lot
machine and carpenter shops. etc''
have already been completed oy Giat-
tan & Jennings.
"The 100000 Office building, Tor
which Charles Derrick is the contrac-
Tor. is well advanced toward comp'c'
tion. The brick work of the side walls
is done and the mechanics are ho"
busy putting the roof on.
",rhe engine house has been COM
nlcted and two oc the engines nave
neon set and are now In running or
,ler. Two of the immense upright
loiIors. each Of which is 800 feet and
npwards in height, are already III
place.
cone of the largest pieces OF con-
StruCtlOn NOfk, tH' pii"'S
intake pier, is now in progress. GRAY
FAN & Jennings have charge of TINS
work. which will cost about Sloo,ooo'
A hole 50 feet square and n feet deep
has already been opened for the pier
on Tuesday the contractors VIII De-
gin laying the concrete bottom. Whicn
viii be six feet thick ana vail take
six months TO lay.
"Then will begin the work or lay
ing the intake conduit, whiCn VIII eN-
tend 600 feet out into the lake. TINS
intake will have concrete bottom slS
feet thick and walls seven feet thicK
This work is designed to endure Tor q
century or more. The Interior dlame'
1er will be twelve feet. All this mus'
he done in about six months. ITi'
rurpose of the intake Is solely To sup
ply water for the plant.
."The South Buffalo railorad. whicf
connects the works with the Lax
shore railroad is completed as TAR az
the works, so that it can be utilize,
for bringing up supplies. There stil
remains the work of connecting tn
road with the Buffalo Creek road anC
the Lackawanna.
"AlI of the contractors who are IN
cnrmed regarding the work, agree IL
rnferrjn1 to G. G.. Conklin, the resi-
don't engineer OF the steel company. a
, wonder in the way Of planning worl
and getting ii through in minimum
SIuCn of time
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-02-11
LAW AND ORDER LEAGUE.
Organized at Kansas City as Result
of Mrs. Nations Visit.

By Exclusive Wire from The Associated Press
Kansas City, Feb. io-Thc Law and Order
League has been organized here as a result OF
the visit OF Mrs Carrie Nation. The object OF
the league, as stated in its bylaws, is to "sre
that the laws OF Kansas City as 10 saloons aud
gambling are enforced for the protection Of
homes and children aud for the genera, welfare
of the people"
There is 70 be no smashing of saloons, but
gross action will he taken 10 suppress the evils
that result from non.enlorcement Of prohbtory
and Sunday closing laws. hatchet pin will be
the emblem OF the league
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-02-11
2,Il7 2,Olj 2.@0i
A\TIJ DISTEICr


I,Sjl L1lO 2,3Vl IJHI Go,VlI
The new division win place Mr..
James and Mr.. Reynolds in the same
district and will consequently mean
that one or the other of them cannot
be candidate FOR recollection. Mr..
Reynolds is not wholly in harmony
with the other members in this mat
ter
The fact that Mr.. Reynolds fell be-
hind his parry vote in the First dis
trict. and that Mr.. Philbin made big
inroads on the Democrats in some OF
their strongest districts, must be kept
in mind when scanning the above
tables.
-Four of the districts. the First Sec
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-02-11
Demand for Anthracite.

Cold weather and high winds have
strengthened the demand for anthra-
cite decidedly. There is still a sur
plus of broken and egg sizes. but
stove. chestnut and the steam sizes
ere wanted AID orders aie coming In
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-02-11
NEWS OF The
LABOR WORLD
WORK ON THE NEW STEEL
PLANT AT BUFFALO.

A Number of the Buildings Have
Already Been Completed-Ths Of
fee Building Cost 500, COCOON
Meeting Railroad Finished--Present
Condition of the Anthracite Coal
Trade-Make-up Of the D., L. e. W..
Board for Today--odds and Ends Of
LENS of Interest.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-02-11
We CAN HAVE
SIX MEMBERS
PLAN TO REAPPoRTIoN THE
COUNTY.

Partial Agreement Arrived at as to
the Places That Will Comprise
Each of the Six Districts---There
Will Be Three in the City and
Three Outside of It--New Divi-
sion Puts Representative. James
and Reynolds in the Same Legis-
lative District.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-02-11

SUNDAY, FEB. 10.
Wild Cats Gast--s p. m, y G.. Hamlrilt; ll,A
D. m, e.. T. Staples.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-21
IT, PASO DAILY HERALD. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY q. 1901.

Islands. says that Edwin S. Gill, editor
of the Republican of that city, shot
and seriously wounded Mortimer H.
Stevens of the staff of the Advertiser
also of that city. Stevens called at the
Republican office with complaint
aobut an article which had been pub
lished in the Republican. The talk
over the matter ran into hot words
and Stevens struck Gill. Gill drew a
revolver and shot Stevens in the leg.
infiicting dangerous flesh wound.
The editors are now fighting it out
through their respective columns and
are mixing prominent citizens into the
trouble. Gill was formerly editor of a
Phoenix paper and was also engaged
in journalistic work in southern Cali
fornia. Stevens was at one time con-
nected with the San Francisco Chron-
icle and is a well known newspaper
man in San Francisco.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-21
TEXAS.
A CHANGE OF CHIEFS.

dispatch from Galveston says that
information from authoritative source
has been, received in that city that
Gen. John NJ Wilson, chief of eIgi-
neers of the United States army, will
retire Col. III. NJ. Robert, corps OF
engineers. headquarters at New York,
commanding tie division of Texas,
will be appointed to fill the vacancy.
The report saws that Ger. Wilson has
consented to retire on condition Of as
surance that Col Robert would De ap-
pointed to the head of the army engi-
neers. The information announces
that President Mckinley has been con-
suited and he has promised to appoint
Col Robert a brigadier general in the
event General Wilson retires. In
point of service Col. Robert is the old
est officer in the army corps and is
two years General Wilson's senior. He
is to he retired in May and the move
ment is 20 secure his promotion before
he is placed on the retired list at three
quarters pay.
FRUIT GROWERS UNEASY.
Eastern Texas is enjoying delightful
weather That is everybody is enjoy
ing it with the exception of the fruit
growers. They are putting On pretty
long faces about it. They say that the
buds Of their fruit trees are beginning
to swell and now if the warm weather
keeps up many days the orchards Will
be in full bloom. This would not hurt
anything if there was no more cold
weather. but that is not likely, nor is
is probable, for there is never a spring
that passes off without freeze, and
if the fruit trees blossom out too soon
there is danger of the fruit all being
killed. The fruit men are powerless
to do anything to save their fruit All
they can do is to wait and hope, but
they are doing so with a great deal of
fear and Impotence.
HAS \ GOOD HEAD.
A reason for negroes fighting with
razors instead o fpistols may be seen in
the result of shooting scrape at Dali
las between negroes. That negroes
skull is ONE times invulnerable is
proven by this case. Will collins, a
negro about 20 years old, was struck
in the back of the head by 3S-calibre
bullet at close range while engaged in
a shooting ARRAY. He was taken to
the police station and the bullet ex-
tracted. 1t was found to have flatten
ed itself aginst the negro's skull. You
have a good head, for which you
should be thankful" said the doctor,
as he gathered up his instruments. II
he gets in a razor fight his head may
not save him.
e PLAYED COWBOY.
The San Saba News tells the story
of a siX-year-old boy of that city who
had aspirations to become a cowboy
which he probably does not have now,
at least not with the same intensity.
He roped 4 calf and put the other end
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-21
MEXICO.
A REMARKABLE MINE.

George Kingsbury, mining expert
on his return to Nogales from the state
of Oaxaca tells of a wonderful mine
which he and a man named Hamilton
have bonded and are negotiating its
sale to New York parties. The prop
erty is called "Escuadra" and is nine
miles from Ocotlan in the state named.
The ledge is four and one-half feet in
width and is developed to a depth of
$50 feet. The ores are rich in silver.
Ore shipments in the year 1900 ag-
gregated S59S. 900 Mexican money. and
the total cost of production. transporta-
ton, etc, was s72. 900, leaving a net re-
turn of $4,000 Four hundred men
are employed in the mine. Up to the
present day there has not been en-
ployed in the mine a pick, drill, shovel.
wheelbarrow. car, windlass, within.
pump. or any other measns for hosting
water. waste ore, etc. save the backs
of poems, climbing primitive Mexican
mining ladders-poles with notches
cut into the side. The superintendent
is an Indian a very intelligent man.
His son, a youth of twenty-five, is ac-
countant. No debt Of any kind stands
against The property at o'clock of
any Saturday evening. All tools are
taken out of the mine at l o'clock every
Saturday afternoon. counted. and the
miners are paid off in Mexican silver
money. That done. the slate upon
which accounts are kept is washed
clean. and the work is started Monday
morning with a new reckoning. I'm
der modern methods and with modern
machinery it will doubtless prove a
great mine.
FIRST IN FIFTY YEARS.
A dispatch from the City of Mexico
saws that the first STOW to fall in that
city in fifty years fell there Sunday
morning. The snow completely cover
ed the ground in the higher suburbs.
where trees and tropical plants were
beautiful with a white mantle. The
curiosity of the people was aroused and
great excitement was created by the
unexpected white visitation. In the
lower attitudes of the city the snow
melted as fast as it fell. The snow
was general throughout the valley of
Mexico.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-21
Going With a Rush.
PRICES TALK.
CANNED VEGETABLES.

ay e Peas fmer PRICE eans for s now selling cans for 300
fos1 ofo
ecanw
om ST. 90
hfrnaA
Corn onnerprc fo nowsel
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-21
NeighbOrh00d Notes.

of the rope around his own neck The
calf stampedeu and the boy was drag
ged around the lot in the mud until
his own mother would not have re"Og-
niZed him and he was not breathing
any more. By good fortune a man
happened along, released him and
brought breath back by rough hand
ling. After n scrubbing and a rubbing
he was soon all right. but his dreams
of cowboy life are not as pleasant as
they were.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-21

illustration of how quickly the In
dians adopt the customs of the faces
when they understand their value. An
old squaw planted herself on the side
walk and spread her wares out be-
| fore her. The stock consisted of a va
| rieG assortment of pottery and few
| baskets. Sucking from the tallest yes
| sci in the lot was a sign which she had
picked up in front of some store and
which bore the familiar legend:
Selling Out at Cost" The result was
a boom in her business. she hardly
knew why, but with a confident trust
In a rapidly increasing trade she raised
the price on nearly everything she had.
unmindful of the fact that her sign
intimated that she was doing>a bust
ness which was netting nothing but a
succession of deficits in the family
treasury.
CIPRIANO MORENO DEAD.
Cipriano Moreno. the old man who
was shot Saturday by his son-in-law
Varsalia Garcia, died Monday morn
ing. A coroner jury and went out to
the home of the old man a few miles
north of Phoenix and held an inquest.
The bullet which made the fatal wound
entered low on the right hip and pass
ing through emerged above the pelvic
bone, having cut a large hole in the
bladder. Garcia is held without bail.
AN UNSUNG HERO.
James Green. an old negro who
shines shoes in Phoenix. though now
occupying a humble position in life. is
one of the nations heroes. His grand
father was one of the colored seanen
that won the famous victory over the
English under Commodore Perry on
Lake Erie and Jimmy inherited Il nat
ural love for the sea. He attached
himself to the American navy when
only a boy and during the rebellion he
was on Admiral FarragutS flagship.
He first met young George Dewey dur
ing those trying times and says he
has no doubt that to mis- words of en-
enlargement is due the later success
of the hero in Manila bay. In 1892
Jimmie got a furlough and went to
Iowa to visit some friends. He had n
good roll of money laid up, but ran
against a crap game which placed him
in a position that prevented his re-
porting for duty and he hasn't reported
yet.
AN ARIZONA LEAGUE.
Arizona base ball enthusiasts are
figuring On the formation of Il league
to be comprised of the teams OF
Phoenix. Tucson, Bisbee, and Tort
Grant. There is no organization at
either of the points but the promoters
of the scheme believe that it will be an
easy matter to organize teams at each
of the places. Tucson points with
pride to Frank Armstrong, who has
proven that his arms strong and can
do good work in the box. Undcr his
leadership Tucson thinks she w1ul
have a good team. Phoenix is always
alive and that place has the fever all
the year round, so that club is as
sured there. Bisbee. has some god
players and the camp can he counted
on to respond with a strong team. Fit.
Grant boys keep in practice all the time
and would soon be able to hold their
own with the other teams.
SHOOTING EDITOR FROM ARIZONA
dispatch from Honolulu, Hawaiian
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-21
ARIZONA.

SELLING OUT AT COST.
The Phoenix Republican gives an
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-06-13
WANTS TO BE AN AGUINALDO.

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