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Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-11-02
PORT ARTHUR CANAL.
Special Commission Pronounrs "a safe
Tor go Taot Drau Vss.sis

Port Arthur. Tex, Nov. The Port
Arthur ship canal has been examined
by a special commission 70 ascertain
II Il was safe for navigation. Tho
commission was appointed by the Kan.
sas city Southern railway and consist.
ed OF r. d. Steele. surveyor for New
York of the Board Of Marine under.
writer's; Captain Patterson OF the Brit.
ish steamer Huntcllne and u. f. C..
Plummer the government pilot. The
commission decided that an vessels of
twenty feet draft, not over forty.hve
feet beam, can navigate the canal
Without danger Steamers less than
twenty feet draft are safe with any
beam. Four large oh steamers cleared
Just after the announcement
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-11-02
STRIKE COMMISSION.
Ipvs.tIgA'sd Condition. About wilkes
barre and Esturnsd 20 scranton.

barre and Returned 10 scranton.
Wilkosbarre. Nov 1.-The mem.
bers OF the strike commission arrived
here from Scranton az $3.50 O'Clock
this morning. The run was along
the east banks OF the Lackawanna
and susquehanna rivers The morn.
ing was very foggy. which shut out
from Wow the mining towns In the
Lackawanna and Wyoming valleys
When the special train arrived here
II switched 10 the tracks OF the Le
high Valley road and was taken to
north Wilkesbarre. There the com.
missioners were escorted into the
Prospect mine Of the Lehigh Valley
Company. where the morning was
spent going through the workings. In
the afternoon the party took a spe.
cial trolley car 20 the mining towns
Of Ashley and Sugar Notch for view
OF mine workers houses. On their
return 10 Wllkesbarre the commits.
sioners again boarded their train 10
20 10 Plymouth on the west bank OF
the Susquehanna river. one OF ths
largest mining towns In Luzerne coun.
~. After the tour az that place the
commissioners returned To Scranton.
Chairman Gray Of the commissioners
said that no time had been fixed for
starting the hearings Nor has any
place definitely been selected for hold.
Ing them. The hearings probably will
be held In New York and Philadel.
phia. II Is not known 10 the commits.
sion when the president OF the United
Mine Workers will present his state
ment No hearing will be held 10 re.
ceiye H. The statement viii be hand.
ed 10 the recorder OF the commission
In about the same manner as a legal
paper Is tlled with the clerk OF the
court.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-11-02
omciaiiy No,in.d

Washington. Nov l.-Omclal notlh-
cation has been received by Monslgnor
Falconlo at present apostolic dele
gate 20 Canada. appointing him npos-
tollc delegate 90 the states To- succeed
Cardinal Martinolli who left this post
90 return 90 Rome ON May ! Monslg-
nor FalConio viii arrive about Nov. 20.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-11-02

woatheriord Tex. Nov. THE jury
In the case OF @. T. Ball. charged with
criminal assault on his daughter de-
clared his guilty and gave him a life
term In the penItentiary. The chief
prosecuting witness was the daughter.
girl OF No. The assault she alleged.
was committed In July Of this year.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-11-02

Richmond. Va. Nov l.-Advlccs re-
celyed BY State Democratic Chairman
Ellyson from all parts OF the state to
the effect that only about 10 per
cent Of the negro voters Is registered
under the new constitution. This CO.
incldes with figures received through
other sources.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-11-02

Gen. Dyrenforth is now engaged
in an effort to make it rain pension
money. They are getting more
than their dues now.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-07-30
THE PUBLIC AND STRIKES,
One Author Who Believes Firmly il
Compulsory Arbitration,

In his article on "Strikes and the
Public Welfare" in the July number of
the North American Review, John Han
diboe writes as the advocate of the
community at large. 1t is not to be be-
lieved, Mr.. Handiboe contends, that the
relations between capital and labor will
ever become continuously peaceful, and
under present conditions the public
peace and convenience will suffer peri
odically from strikes and lockouts re-
sulting from Misunderstanding be-
tween employers and employed. But
the public should protect itself, and
compel employer and employed alike to
settle their differences without resort
to measures which paralyze the indus
tries of the country. This could be
done by legislation providing for COM
pulsory arbitration in such cases, and
as prerequisite to such legislation, all
labor unions, whether local, state or
national, should be incorporated. Says
Mr.. Handiboe:
ut Is argued that law specifically
designed for the adjustment of labor
disputes would be unconstitutional,
because it would invade the rights
and privileges of the individual and
of controlling his own business. Theo-
retically, that is true; practically, it Is
not true. For the good OF the COM
munity, laws are enacted and enforced
which deprive men of thorough free
dom Of action and regulate even the
degree of personal liberty which they
may enjoy. In his own home, he must
comport himself in such manner that
he shall not annoy his neighbors. He
must send his children to school,
whether he wants to or not. He must
build his house, his factory or his the
atre as the law specifies. He cannot
dress as he may elect, although he
boasts that the contrary is the case.
The employer should not be permitted
to endanger the peace of any commune
ity by an appeal to the opinions of Mr..
Bounderby; and the employe should be
prevented from putting into practice
the teachings of the ranting dema-
gogue. A compulsory arbitration law
need not regulate the wages paid by
any man to any other man. But st
would provide for the hearing and de-
termination of wage dispute, when
the parties to that dispute are not in
clined to end the matter peacefully for
themselves"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-07-30
MANY new RECUITS.
Old Army Soldiers Are Glad to Again
Wear Uncle Sans Khaki Uni
forms-Five New Men.

A rushing business has been done in
the last few days at the United States
recruiting station, where five more men
have sworn allegiance to the American
flag, in addition to the large number
mention of whom was made last week
in The Tribune.
A large percentage of the recruits at
the local station is made up Of men
who have seen service before, either
in Cuba, Porto Rico or the Philippines.
Mark Duke and William Gessler both
of Carbondale, who are among the
most recently enlisted recruits, have
both been through the mill, with a
vengeance.
Each served for three years in Com
pany l. of the Fifteenth United States
infantry, which suffered such disas-
trous losses at Laguna de Bay in the
Philippines, during September, 1900.
The captain, first lieutenant, first SER
geant and about third of the COM
pany all met death there.
Other new enlistments are those of
William German, of 315 Oakford court
Robert Davies, of $40 Penn avenue,
and Henry j. Hess, of 242 Penn ave-
nue.. All of these men have been sent
to the infantry barracks at Columbus,
Ohio,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-07-30
SELECTING THE TEAM.
Thirteenth's Representatives Likely
to Be Announced Today,

Lieutenant Lewis B. Carter, inspector
of rifle practice Of the Thirteenth regi-
ment, Is expected to announce today
the personnel Of the rifle team which
will represent the local guardsmen at
the state matches, to be shot at Mt.
Gretna during the week beginning
August 49,
The party which will leave here will
consist of Lieutenant Carter, the four
men of the team and one substitute.
The standard OF the team this year is
very high, and the members of the
Thirteenth not only count on it's at
tanning first class standing in the
matches, but expect to have one or
more men on the state team, which
Will compete In the Interstate shoot
at Sea Girt, N. j.
Major Frank Robling, of the Second
battalion; Musician Charles Moore and
Commissary Sergeant Peter Robling
are certain OF places, as they have
splendid records In the past, and have
also done excellent work of late. The
competition for the other place
and the position Of substitute has mar
rowed down during the past few days
to Sergeant Altemose and Private
Burns, of Company A, and Private
Brink, of Company c.
The last-named and Musician Moore
both shot on last years team. Lieu
tenant Franklin Henshaw, of Company
II, will probably again represent the
regiment in the revolver matches. He
made an envlable record with the six
shooter last year, at both Mt. Gretna
and Sea Girt. Lieutenant Carter, who
can do little shooting himself, Is
expected to enter the open match for
inspectors of rifle practice.
This years team is considerably
stronger than that of last year. There
will be diligent practice from now onA
BY the time the state matches are
opened, the Scranton men are expected
to be we'll nigh invincible. The teams
will be equipped this year for the first
time with regulation army rifles.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-07-30
WANTS BALANCES MERGED.
City Controller Costello Takes Ex-
ceptions to Confessing Judgment.

City Controller p. w. Costello yes
terday declared to a Tribune man that
1t was entirely unnecessary for the
city solicitor to enter judgment against
the city for the amounts due on the
large number of old claims, which have
been recently agitated This method
was suggested as a possible means of
settling the bills.
He declares that there exists a suf-
cient number of balances from the
variot appropriations of last year to
be merged into'l net sum, which would
easily meet all OF these obligations.
Said he: There now exists between
50, 900 and $4,000 worth OF unpaid bills
against the city. They are bills which
ought to be paid, but certainly can
not be, out of this years appropria-
tions. in which not the least provision
was made for them.
However. when We look over last
years appropriations. we find that
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-07-30
WANT A TWO WEEKS PAY DAY.
Employees on Petersburg Sewer Yes
terday Went on Strike.

The two hundred and fifty employees
Of Contractors Gibbons and Guernsey,
of Wilkes Barre, who are building the
new sewer In Petersburg, went on
strike yesterday morning, on account
of the contractors refusal to give them
two weeks pay day.
Another grievance of the men is that
two men were discharged for their re-
fusal to carry timber, which they
claimed was too heavy tax upon their
strength. The bosses said at the time
that the men simply refused to carry
the wood, while the latter argued that
they Were physically unable to comply
with the request. The strikers now ask
for two weeks pay day and for the
placing of three men upon the TIMBER
carrying work.
1t was last night thought that an
amicable agreement would be reached
between the contractors and employees,
which would eliminate in the latter
returning to work this morning,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-07-30

Five contestants scored points in The
Tribune's Educational Contest yester-
day. They We're: Charles w. Dorsey,
Of Scranton, "a; j. A. Havenstrite, of
Moscow, A. Newton Hawley, of Green
Ridge, 3; Herbert Thompson, of Car
bondale, g; and Charles Burns, Of Wand
ling, 1.
Mr. Dorsey's "a points gives him a
great impetus toward eighth place, he
now being, only so points away. On
the first day of July this young man
was in twenty-seventh place.
]. A. Havenstrite was the only one
of the five to better his position, he
going from fourteenth place to twelfth,
passing Miss Harpur and Homer
Kresge.
Newton Hawley who scored his first
two points on Monday, will soon be in
the big table if he keeps on gaining.
Mr.. Burns and Mr.. Thompson are
making their present positions more
secure by small returns almost every
day.
The July competition will close at 8
p. M on Thursday, July 81. Every
contestant who has expectations of
winning one of the two prizes offered
must see to it that their points are in
the hands of the Contest editor by that
hour. The first prize will be a hand
some birds-eye maple writing desk,
with carved front. This desk is valued
at $12 and will prove both useful and
ornamental. The second prize will be
a Waterman's Ideal Fountain Pen, with
gold pen. Both of these prizes are well
worth striving for and the ones who
win them will be very fortunate. Re-
member, the July competition closes at
5 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
The ten contestants who have scored
the largest number of points since July
/, with their standing since then,
follow:
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-07-30

balance exists in practically every de-
partment, with the exception of the
salaries appropriation. All Of these
funds are now lying idle, and all of
them are at the city's disposal for just
such exigencies as these, with the ex-
ception, of course, of those appropria-
tions granted for some specific purpose
and which have not yet been en-
ployed."
The controller was busy yesterday
afternoon ascertaining the exact
amount of these balances, which he
claims are more than enough to meet
all of the claims. Mr.. Costello has ad-
vocated action of this sort on previous
occasions, and last May a special COM
mittee was appointed by councils for
the purpose of drawing up an ordi-
nance providing for the merging Of the
balances.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-07-30
NEGLECTs HER CHILDREN.
Mrs. Newey Sent to Jail on Several
Charges.

Mrs. Anna Newey, of 2Oi Broadway,
was arraigned before Alderman Millar
yesterday, at the instance of her neigh
Dor, Mrs. Phoebe Price, charged with
assault and battery. drunkenness, ma
kill.
The defendant is charged with being
an habitual drunkard, and neglecting
and abusing her children. She was
sentenced to thirty days imprisonment
on tho charge of intoXication, and held
in $500 bail on the other charges.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-07-30

The Lackawanna and Wyoming Val.
ley Rapid Transit company has de.
finitely decided to locate it's Scranton
passenger station and freight depot or
Mates street, just beyond the Dela-
ware, Lackawanna and Western main
line. Work on the passeger station has
| been started by the Westinghouse,
Church, Kerr company, of New York,
which has the contract for the stations
and equipment.
The station will be 5Ox1OO feet, built
of brick, with stone trimmings and
two stories high. The ground floor will
be used for waiting rooms, ticket Of
fees and the like, and the second floor
for the railroad offices. A covered
platform will extend from the station
to the loop" by which the cars will
approach and leave the station.
The freight depot will be just south
of the passenger station. Its construc-
ton will be soon begun.
Mates street is to be widened and
paved for it's whole length, the work
to be done by the city, the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western company
and the Cannon Ball. company.
Plans for it's Improvement have been
prepared by Director of Public Works
John L. Roche.
Work on the Scranton and Northeast
ern branch ofX the new electric road,
extending between this city and Pitts
ton, is being rapidly pushed to COM
A on, nf CT rt IN
terday to install the third rail, by
which the electric power is to be car
ried along the road.
This third rail is being set eighteen
inches outside the inner rail of each
track, every fifth tie, being six inches
longer than the others, to give it q
base. The third rail is set outside,
rather than between the tracks, so as
not to hinder ballasting and other re-
pair work to the tracks. If it was in
the center for instance, the tamping of
the ties would be more or less inter-
fered with.
Power will be conducted from the
rail TO the car motors by an arm eX-
tending from each truck. having, at it's
end "shoe" which is adjusted to
slide along the third rail and keep
constantly in contact with it. The
trolley" is impracticable on high
1pecd electric roads because of the
fact that no rider has as yet been in
vented which will not Jump the troll
ley"
The power house is now completed,
with the exception of the roof, and the
walls of the car barn are all but fin
ished. Boilers are being placed in posi-
ton and the electrical machinery is on
the ground.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-07-30
DROWNED WHILE BATHING.
Young Man Loses His Life in Seven
Feet of Water.

Anthony Leuedgent, aged 26 years, a
resident of South Main street, Arch
bald, lost his life yesterday afternoon
while bathing in pool near the Ridge
road.
He left home in the morning to go
into the mountain, and with two COM
panions went to the pond to battle.
While his companions were absent for
a short time, Luedgent went into the
water. which is about seven feet deep,
and being unable to swim, sank before
he could be rescued.
The supposition is that he suffered
from cramps. Coroner Saltry was not-
fled and went to Archibald yesterday
afternoon and held an inquest. The
jury rendered verdict that his death
was due to accidental drowning.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-07-30
NOT DAUNTED BY DEFEAT.
City Hall Base Ball Team Will Play
Court House Attaches Saturday.

The baseball nine, which represents
the city hall, on the local diamond is
far from content with the result of it's
recent game with the court house at
taches and another match has been ar
ranged for next Saturday.
There is a possibility that DIR. Charles
Colbert, the city veterinarian, will be
in the box for the municipal ball tos-
sers. DR.. Colbert formerly played on
the University of Pennsylvania nine,
and his presence in Saturdays game Is
likely to make the contest of a differ
ent nature from the last opera -bouffe
exhibition,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-07-30
MEETING OF COMMON COUNCIL
Special Session Has Been Called for
Tomorrow Night.

special meeting Of common council
will be held tomorrow night. 1t has
been called, at the request of Council
man Norton of the Twenty-first ward,
who desires the passage Of his ordn-
ance providing for an additional per-
manent man for the Keyser Valley
Hose company.
This was passed on first and second
reading at last Thursday nights meet
ing, and Mr.. Norton will call it for
final reading tomorrow night.
1t is likely that a report will be
made at the meeting by the special
committee, appointed last week, to con-
fer with committee from select coun-
Gil, and then see General Manager Silli-
man Of the Scranton Railway company
regarding the granting of transfers OH
the Bellevue and South Scranton lines.
The two committees will meet with Mr.
Silliman tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-07-30
SCHOOL SUPPLIES.
Committee. Of the Board Of Control
Now Considering Bids-Names
of the Bidders.

The supplies committee Of the board
of bids for the next school years sup
plies, and will hold meeting in the
early part of next week to decide upon
the awarding of contracts. Their re-
port on the matter will then be made
at the next meeting of the board.
The bids were received at Monday
nights meeting and would have been
read to the members, were it not for
the fact that the discussion of the
school district bond question had con-
sumed such an amount of time that
everyone was anxious to get home. TT
Will take all night to read those bids,
in DETAIL one member remarked dis
coNaginSly when Secretary Fellows
had read the names of the bidders, and
before any further action could be
taken some one had hastily moved to
refer the bids to the proper commit
tea."
Each bid was accompanied by a GER
titled check for 500. The contesting
concerns are Reynolds Bros, Megargee
Bros, j. d. Williams & Bro, Lowry &
Casterine, M. j. Geary, of Wilkes
Barre, Scranton Republican company,
Technical Supply company, Jonas Long
& Sons, and Frank P. Brown. The
last-named bids only for the waste
baskets.
Among the more important items,
bids for which We're asked by adver-
tisement, are the following: Two hun
dred and fifty reams of letter paper,
fifteen thousand envelopes, five hundred
dozen Quincy tablets, four hundred
dozen composition books, eighty thous-
and pencil pads. 1t was stipulated in
the advertisement that sample pads ac-
company the bids on this last item. A
gross OF pointers, two hundred and fif-
ty gallons of ink, three thousand packs
OF Manila drawing paper and four
dozen waste baskets were other items.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-07-30
BRADY WANTED AT HOME.
Police Are Looking for Man Sup
posed to Be in Scranton.

posed to Be in Scranton.
a letter has been received at police
headquarters from Mrs. William Brady,
of 272 Halsey street, Newark, N. J.,
asking aid in locating her husband,
who is supposed to be in this city. A
copy of the letter is appended:
Newark, N j., July q, 1907
Chief of Police, Scranton, Pa.
Dear Sir: Any knowledge of the
whereabouts of my husband, William
Brady, will be gratefully received by me.
lie left Newark, Sunday, July %, and
1t Is said that he embarked for Scranton.
l have not heard from him since
lie is Il bartender or peddler by occupa-
tion and is probably working In Scranton.
Our only child is lying at deaths door,
and it is hard to sec the child pass into
the eternal without one glimpse of its
father
pray to God that You will exert every
effort to locate him, and may the Lord
guide your footsteps.
lie has gray hair, blue eyes and a
prominent nose, which at one time had
been broken. He has Il mouStache and
each wrist Is tattoed in the form of Il
bracelet
l trust that YOU will have good news
for me, and thank you thousand-fold.
Respectfully yours.
Mrs. William Brady,
272 Halsev Street,
Newark, N. j.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-07-30
TROLLEY TO CRYSTAL LAKE.
Charter Granted for Street Railway
to That Place.

The Mayfield, Carbondale and Crys-
tai Lake Railway company has been
granted a charter by the state de-
partment at Harrisburg.
This is one of the four charters asked
for ON the day following the date Gov
ernor Stone signed the Focht- Emory
bill. The granting OF this charter was
the result OF a re-hearing given on
Thursday, July l6, at Harrisburg.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-07-30
DAY AT MOUNTAIN PARK.
Annual Outing of the Bartenders'
Union Yesterday.

Ten carloads, In two sections, one
leaving at SIS a. m. and the other at
lis p. m,, went over the Jersey Cen
tral railroad to Mountain Park yes
terday, carrying the Scranton Bar
tenders union and their friends.
Upwards of a thousand persons We're
In attendance. Bowling matches, base
ball, athletic contests and other events
were INDUCED in. The excursionists
returned home at $50 o'clock.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-07-30
PERSECUTION IN BRITISH ARMY
Military Court to Investigate Treat
ment of Lieut.. Gregson.
BY EXCLUSIVE Wire from The Associated Press.

London, July ga military court of
inquiry called to investigate the scandal
caused by the alleged persecution of
Second Lieutenant Gregson of the Sec
ond Life guards has held secret ses-
sion at Windsor. Lieut.. Gregson and
two other officers testified. The evidence
showed that Lieut.. Gregson's carpet
had been torn up, his kit damaged and
his uniform ruined by officers of the
regiment, who, 1t Is alleged, considered
him socially undesirable. The episode
has been the subject of parliamentary
questions.
1t is said at the barracks that two
lieutenants probably will be cashiered
as a result OF the escapade.