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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-01-31

report of the visit of the Andersonville
memorial commission, of which he is q
member, to the scene of the prison
hardships on December 20, 1901, for the
purpose of selecting a site for a monu-
ment TO the memory of the 1,400 Penn
sylvania soldiers, who there gave their
lives for their country.
The committee, he said, Is now en-
gagged in procuring designs, which will
include an arcade base, on which can
be inscribed the names of the heroes
buried at Andersonville. They visited
Providence Spring and the pavilion
erected by the Womans Relief corps,
and there found the water flowing as
strong as when the spring first broke
out. The old wells in the prison are in
an excellent state of preservation.
The cemetery there Is beautiful, and
1t hardly seems possible that 1,400
brothers are lying there. The commit
tee, the colonel said, expects to have a
meeting soon to select the monument
design. He favors Pennsylvania gram
lite, but fears he Is alone in this view,
as the others think 1t is not enduring
enough.
The election of officers was then in
order, and all the old corps was re-
elected as follows:
Commander, Halsey Lathrop, Scran-
ton; vice-commanders N. S. Harrison,
Montrose, and G. B. Metzgar, Wilkes
Barre; adjutant, Colonel E. II. Ripple,
Scranton; assistant adjutant, George S.
Brock, Dunmore; quartermaster, c. l..
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the old time fans to talking base ball
once more.
Mr.. Lawson has decided to make this
city his home in the future and to get
down to good, hard work from this time
on in shaping UP matters and prepar-
ing for the opening of the season.
The new Pennsylvania League
which was recently organized at Read
ing is composed Of the following cities:
Scranton, Wilkes Barre, Reading, Leb-
anon, Hazleton and Lancaster
This makes one of the finest little
base ball circuits - geographically
speaking--ever organized" said Mr..
Lawson. THE longest railroad jump
for any club to make is about 100 miles.
The saving in railroad fare during the
entire season therefore, will be consid-
cradle.
"All of the cities mentioned are ripe
for the game and L look forward to a
most prosperous season. We are going
to endeaVor to put base ball on a per-
manent footing in Scranton and the
only way to succeed is to go at it in
business like way and keep the eX-
penses down below the receipts.
THE salary limit of the league has
been placed at 500 per month for each
club. This will cause the managers
to adopt great care and Judgment in
selecting their players who will mostly
be ambitious and promising young
sters instead of paying exhorbitant SAL
aries to broken down old timers who
live on their past regulations"
Manager Lawson has already sent
out several contracts TO players and
says that within a few days he expects
some of them to be returned signed.
The Wilkes-Barre Record yesterday
contained the following:
ALBERT Lawson and w. Abbott
Whitman, the latter president of the
new Pennsylvania State league, are in
town, looking over the ground, with q
view of establishing a league club in
this city for next season. Mr.. Whit
man states that the Wilkes-Barrc
franchise has been awarded to Mr..
McCabe, of Chester, Pa, Il son-in-law
of Roach, the shipbuilder. He is q
man of financial strength, base ball
enthusiast, and one who loves the
sport for the pleasure it gives him,
He will have the pick of his strong
Chester club of last season, including
BILLY" Diggins, n former member of
the Wilkes-B Barre club. Mr.. Whitman
yesterday retained Attorney William
Goeckle and will at once apply for q
charter. Mr.. Whitman comes here
we'll recommended and will give this
city good base ball"
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PERSONAL.

Mrs. May Carson and Mrs. Jules Bauer. of
Binghamton, are visiting Scranton friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Alexander, it,. have been
called to Allentown on account of the death of
J. W. Grubb, father of Mrs. Alexander.
j, H. Book, of this city, has been transferred
from Wiliamsport to the Swift Beef companys
office at IIazeton. Ray Matthews, of IIazlcton,
has been transferred to this city
Mrs. Lottie Blair Parker, author of ''Under
Southern Skies" the play in which Miss Grace
George will appear at the Lyceum next Friday
night, and of 'Way Down East" one of the
most popular plays ever written, was in this
city yesterday and attended the Kirmess last
night, accompanied by her husband.
The Rev. DR.. Henry G.. Swentzel, rector of st.
Lukcs Episcopal church in Brooklyn, has re.
signed presiding officer of the northern arch.
dcaconry OF Long Island and the Rev. ST. Clair
lleo,rr rector OF the Church OF the Messiah has
hccn chosen us his successor. DR.. Swentzcls ac.
tion is due to the pressure OF work in his own
parish.
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the abolition OF slavery and the re-
union of our country, which Is truly
one country, under one flag and one
constitution, We are all one now, and
no matter how strong other countries
might be, they must not fool with
America"
The speaker concluded by reading a
meritorlous composition, entitled "The
North and South. the Blue and the
Gray" His remarks were very well re-
ceived, and his meeting with the union
veterans was source of much pleas
ure to him.
A. B. Stevens said he reioiced that
this country Is one and undivided, and
added that II was the duty of the vet
erans to teach patriotism to the coming
generation. If we fail to do this. we
have no reason to hope they will per-
form the duties of citizenship.
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MORE STRIKERS BOLT.
Cause Of Suspended Members Taken
UP by Ten Others-Meeting
Called for This Evening.

Ten members of the striking street
car employees union have taken up the
cause of the five members who were re-
Gently suspended and have signed a call
for general meeting to be held to-
night in Industrial hall, for the purpose
of discussing ways and means for the
settlement of the strike. The call, which
was issued last night, reads as follows:
To the Public in General, Also Members of
Division 1Gs, A. A. OF s II. E. of A.
Notice: As you are aware that the efforts OF
the independent committee to bring about an
honorable and amicable adjustment Of the pres
ent existing trouble between the Scranton Rail-
way company and its former employees has been
comparatively defeated by the suspension of the
aforesaid committee we, the undersigned mem.
! bers of Division 16s, do hereby declare that we
Nirmly believe that the members who were sus.
pended were working for the benefit of our or.
ganization as well as the interest OF this city
and public in general, and further as there has
been discrimination shown to members on Tho
iioor financially and otherwise, we therefore call
on all members OF Division los who are in fayor
pr having an honest and earnest effort made to
settle the present difficulty between the Scran.
Ton Railway company and Division 1Gs, and
VINO are opposed to gag law, TO meet at Indus.
rial hall, aOS Spruce street, at 7.3O sharp 10.
hight, for the purpose OF discussing the stua
'loh from every point OF view. All members who
attend this meeting will have an opportunity
ITO discuss ways and means to terminate the
present difficulty.
Only members of Division 1GS, Amalgamated
Association of Street Railway Employees OF Amer.
ica VIII be admitted to the meeting with the
exception that cordial invitation is extended 70
the five members whose efforts we uphold and
who have now been suspended
Committee OF Justice
j. g. Hartland, Robert Shaw, George ID. slut.
ter, W. A, Cawley, Michael Lynch II. REYNOLDS
H. q. sontag' I. Avery, II, Finberg, H. pitmare'
There is a possibility that the sus-
pended committee will have an offer of
settlement to present for the consider
alton Of those who may attend tonights
meeting.
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Mrs. r. e.. Watson. Miss Augusta
Archibald, Miss Elizabeth Howell.
The Dance OF the Flowers is another
characterized by complicated steps and
picturesque costumes. Mrs. e. w.
Hurlbut and Miss Stewart Simpson are
the chaperones.
There are some of the dances which
would break up the splemnity of even
a teachers institute. THE French
Dolls and Jumping Jacks should be
included in this category. Anything
funnier than some of their unconscious
evidences Of comedian ability would
be difficult to imagine.
Little George Mott sings song af-
ter this dance. which brings down the
house. The chaperones are Mrs. c. =.
Weston, Mrs. II. w. kingsbury. Mrs.
II. ii. Brady, Mrs, j. S. Lynde, Mrs A.
II. Storrs.
The Hornpipers are among the most
attractive of the afternoon dancers.
The Maypole dance Is one of the
very prettiest and the children dance
extraordinarily we'll The costumes
are exceedingly attractive. The chap
erones are Mrs. Il. NJ. Spencer and
Mrs. r. II. Brooks.
ARE MERE BABIES.
The Dutch reel Is composed of mere
babes--at least, so they seem at first
glance. These square little people i'll
their short-waisted red and blue cos
tunes are eXcrucatingly funny.
Tiny Christine Gschwindt, plump
and dimpled and funny, sang tele
phone song, which was feature of
the day.
But the finale of dances is the beau
tiful court dance, the Cinderella ga
Vote. Here the small men and maid
ems wear empire costumes of rich and
beautiful brocades, have powdered
hair and in general conduct themselves
like "grown-ups." 1t is here, as the
clock strikes II, little Cinderella turns
and fees in obedience to the fairy
god-mothers previous commapd, and
Prince Charming loses her from his
side. Prince Charming is Philip Platt
and later, in the attempt to find an
owner for the little slipper, he added
much to the attractive details of the
scene, which finishes with the embrace
of the true owner, in her old clothing,
accompanied by the fairy god-mother,
anu tne curtain IllSS uoWil as CHI
derella fits on the tiny shoe and
energies from her chrysalis into the
white satin ball dress. 1t is a beauti-
full entertainment, and you don't want
to miss it.
Among those who had box parties
last night We're: Judge and Mrs. Will
lard, Mrs. E. L. Fuller and Mr.. and
Mrs. w. II. Taylor. Mrs Fuller and
Mr.. M. 3. Fuller had as their guests
Mr.. and Mrs. Guerin. of Carbondale;
Miss Amy Jessup and Mr.. w. j. Tor
rey.
This evening, DR.. and Mrs. G. L.
Frey will entertain the Roses and the
Foresters at dinner.
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oIhce or Cemetery Association of
Dunmore.
Jan. 27, 1902.
AT meeting of the Cemetery Asso-
citation of Dunmore. held this day, to
take action upon the death of Hon.
w. j. Lewis, member of this board
of trustees, il was
Resolved That by the going out from lis Of
TINS life We, his codireetors suffer great pel.
sonal loss, and the association is depriyed OF n
most elhelent member. His advice and counsel
his earnest and hearty interest in the enlarae.
meht ana improvements OF the cemetery merits
our full appreciation and emphasizes our los,
His manly life his sterling character, his intelll
genee, his sense Of justice, his courage and do.
Fotion TO his best convictions TO what yyas tr,,a
and right, won the confidence and love of all
who knew him. We would, therefore. nav our
tribute to his memory by placing these minutes
upon the record OF the association.
Resolved, That we extend to his family onr
sincere sympathy and commend them 10 Him
who alone can give the comfort they need under
this bereavement;
ihat copy OF these resolutions be presented
10 his family. w. II. storrs. presldent
1AnS Beyea. Secretary. !"
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SECOND DAY OF
THE kIRMESS
rs CREATING UNBoUNDED EN-
THUsIAsM.

Dances Last Night Were Prettier
Than Ever--Miss May Penny
packer Gave Pretty Spanish
Dance-Children' Dances at the
Matinee Were a Series of Beautiful
Piotures-Little Ones Acquitted
Themselves Most Creditably-Cln-
oerella Story Told in Allegory.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-01-31
REBEL COLONEL
And UNION VETS
LINCOLN WAS GREATER THAN
JEFF DAVIS.

R. P. H. Staub, of Baltimore, Ad-
dressed the Union ex-Prisoners of
War in Their Eighteenth Annual
Assembly in. This City--Halsey
Iathrop Reelected Commander.
Business Session in G.. A. R. Hall.
Pension Bill introduced by Sena-
tor Ponrose for Old Soldiers.
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NEW MANAGER HERE.
Tells of Prospects Of Pennsylvania
State League, of Which scran-
ton Is to Be Member.

The arrival of A. w. Lawson, who
will manage the new Scranton base
ball club OF the Pennsylvania League
in this city, the coming season, has set
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-01-31

A business meeting of the Citizens Ali
ance will be held in the Assembly Room, Board
ary A. 1902, at eight o'clock.
Candidates may be introduced by mem
berS in the usual manner
(Adv) w. A. MAY, Leader
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The Kirmess is creating the most
unbounded enthusiasm. The Lyceum
was crowded last night and the prom
ise of big houses to-day and to-mor-
row for the four performances is as
sured. Miss Stewart has made this
the greatest entertainment in the his
tory of Scranton. Many people from
New York and elsewhere were in at
tendance last night and were loud in
their praises Of the beautiful spectacle.
The music went far better last night.
Miss Stewart stated that the orches-
ira had but one rehearsal previous to
the first performance and that in such
q case it is impossible to have the
general effect as smooth. 1t was
thought best for economical reasons to
have no rehearsals. In her recent Kir-
mess at the Waldorf Astoria the Or
chestra of ten pieces cost $250.00.
All the dances of Thursday night
were on last night except the horn
pipe and little Miss Armburst's pretty
clog dance. The performance was over
at 1920 but dancing was enjoyed until
midnight. The refreshment committee
under the direction of Mrs. f. l.. Peck
and Mrs. H. j. Hall, had attractive
ladies who assisted were Misses Park
er, Kern, Short and Osland and Misses
Mabel and Myrtle Watrous and Mary
Magrahn.
The confectionery and flower ushers
We're: Messrs. William Matthews,
Richmond Tracy, Arthur Matthews,
D'Andelot Belin, Ernest Coolidge,
John Quinn, Frank Powell, Harry
Clark, Carl Schadt, Dudley Sanderson.
The flower booth under direction of
Mrs. Schadt is located in the west cor
ner Of the theatre, and it is hoped that
it will be better patronized. The flow
ers are contributed and as many are
given to the performers it will swell
the receipts to buy them at the Kir-
mess.
Messrs. II. A. Knapp, j. II. Lowry,
Eugene Healey and j. +. Broadbent
played the whist game, the former Win
ming by three points.
The scores We're kept last night in
the voting contest by Messrs. j. H.
Brooks and w. j. Torrey. Mr.. A. Fl.
Storrs was in charge Of the matinee
voting.
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Bedstead Factory Burned,

BY Exclusive Wire from The Associated Press.
Watervillc, Quebec, Jan. 3O.-TlIc iron and
spring bedstead factory OF George Gale & Sons,
was burned today. Loss 100000.
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THE GRAND MARCH.

The curtain comes up the second
time on the grand march when all
the children are seen on the stage. The
ball follows with all the pretty dances,
while the Prince and his court sit on a
raised platform overlooking the fes-
tivities.
The Dance of the Fairies comes first.
Lovely ethereal little creatures they
are with their diaphonous frocks tip
ped in silver spangles. Little Evelyn
Samter a verltable Queen Nab in her
green robe is marvellously capable in
her role of Fair Queen, That small
head of hers has brains as we'll as
the tiny feet have rhythm and light
ness The chaperones of this dance are:
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PRETTIER THAN EVER.

The dances We're prettier than ever
last night. Miss May Pennypacker
gave q beautiful Spanish dance which
ELECTED much applause and was
series of chrming pictures. The other
solo dancers did most artistic work.
1t is a pity that all the wee people
cannot be on the stage in the evening
so that everybody can see the lovely
picture, and the delightful antics
which alternately convulsed and
charmed the large audience at the kir-
mess yesterday afternoon.
1t was by far the prettiest spectacle
ever seen on Il Scranton stage, Such
costuming, such grouping, such darling
little men and women as made up those
pictures! They never fall into aWk-
ward poses. those unconscious actors
Life for them is so much pretending"
that to be a princess, q beggar maid, a
fairy, or q soldier, is perfectly natural
and reasonable and follows in the
course Of human events.
The opening scene of the matinee
performance is the beginning of the
old story of Cinderella--the "Ashen
PutteP' of Germany folklore and the
dearest of fairy tales to children of all
races. The curtain discloses Cinderella
Qittle Katharine Coursen) asleep by
the hearth h-side. The cruel stepsisters,
Emma Taylor and Elizabeth Storrs.
two little maidens too fair and sweet
for such roles), enter arrayed in their
shining gowns for the Princess ball.
They taunt the poor little sister in her
coarse rags and as they leave her,
she throws herself to the floor in sobs,
and somehow, you who watch, feel Il
tightening in your throat and see the
dim stage through eyes which grow
suddenly misty-these little folk are
realistic in their acting.
Then comes the Fairy God mother
QRomayne SpenceD in her peaked hat
and red dress. The fairies are dis
closed in the background and soon
Cinderella disappears in the golden
chariot which these silver-winged mes
sengerS draw.
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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-01-31
Resolutions of Regret.

Office of Cemetery Association Of
Dunmore.
The Dolores star., 1902-09-26
SEAT OF soxeR raousle..
Immense isolated Province in wh,..|
the Natives Ars Fierce.

Those familiar with Chinese coma,
tions say that Sz-Chuen province mi
be one OF the last from which i, w;u|
be possible to effectually eradicate .n
traces OF the Boxer influence. isol.,.s
from the world except by intermiitso,
connection afforded by the very sm,n1
steamers which ply on the Yanetss
the natives are fierce to an unusual a.
gree. The popula ton Of the proy,nos
is estimated at GS.OOO. 600, OF which n
OOO.OOO live In the district where riot,n1
is now occurring. The natives are na /
ticularly savage In times of drou,i
even descending to cannibalism. II N
thought that crop failures may be ,h.|
underlying cause OF the trouble. IT,
Methodist Church north has tweptr]
five men and women missionaries mo-
working in the district where the An,
turbances have occurred. and these an.
the only foreign workers among MI
1O.OoO.OOO inhabitants. Chentu. wbes|
is the working center of the mission n
farthest distant from New York of I'M
Methodist MISSIONS Presbyterian.
north have number OF missionaria|
in the province of Human. which AL
joins SZ-Chuen on the east
The Dolores star., 1902-09-26
THREE coNeREssMEN.
Colorado Likely to Have that Number
on the Majority Side of the
Next House.

Messrs. Shafroth and Bell have been
able TO render services TO Colorado
which are n sufficient answer TO the as
seriion made two years ago that they
would be without Influence in Congress
because of their afiiliation with the
Democratic minority in the House. The
services which n member of Congress
can give to his constituents depend
chiefly on his character and ability. and
Messrs. Bell and Shafroth are well
equipped in both respects.
The outlook for the present election.
however. is that those gentlemen will
enjoy In the next Congress whatever
advantages accrue from membership in
the majority party. The indications
are that the Democrats will have ma.
jority in the House. Henderson's re-
tirement in Iowa is a symptom of the
enmity to the trusts which is stirring
the people throughout the country and
which Will find expression in the cleo
tidh of an increased number of Demo-
cratic members of Congress and Demo-
cratic Legislatures.
Owing to their long service. the two
old Colorado members enjoy high sen
iority rank ON the committees. Mr..
Bell is one of the leading members of
the great committee OH appropriations.
Mr.. Shafroth is the ranking member on
the Democratic side OF the committee
on public lands and is second in the
committee on coinage, weights and
measures. With Democratic major
ity in the House Mr.. Bell as one of the
most influential members of the COM
| inittee ON appropriations, and Mr.. Shat
roth as, probably, chairman of the CON-
mittee on public lands. will occupy po-
sitions which will equip them with
power to give invaluable service TO
Colorado and the West in connection
with the reclamation of arid lands
Rocky Mountain News.
The Dolores star., 1902-09-26
Alabama Horror Grows.

Birmingham, Ala, Sept 21.-The me-
gro population of Birmingham is In
mourning and gloom has been cast
over the entire state as the people be-
gin to realize the immensity Of Fri
day nights appalling disaster at Shi-
loh Baptist Church. Up to 10 o'clock
tonight the number of dead had
reached 40, and ninety of these have
been identified. A large majority Of
the victims of the stampede were resi-
dents OF Birmingham, and as fast as
the undertakers can prepare their
bodies for inspection they are being
identified. The injured negroes are
being cared for in the various hospi-
tnls and In private residences. All will
probably recover.
Booklet T. Washington has received
the following telegram from President
Roosevelt In regard to the disaster:
II am shocked and horrified by the
disaster at Birmingham. and desire to
express my great grief at the sad loss
Of life"
Investigation shows that no white
people were killed. A number of white
visitors were In the church at the time
and several Of them were hurt in the
Wild scramble, but none will de.
The Dolores star., 1902-09-26
THE DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET
Who the Candidates Are That Will Lead the
Party to Victory in November

is one OF the genuinely good lawyers
of the state. He was chairman OF the
judiciary committee OF the last state
House OF Representatives. and II was
the splendid work he did In that ca
pacity that made him the nominee. Ev-
cry member of that house who was in
the convention was worker for
Schweigerts nomination. To secure II
his friends We're compelled TO lock
horns with the same machine that had
decreed MIR. Havens' defeat, and they
left it a wreck. OF German pareniage
Mr.. Schweigert possesses all the
sturdy qualities of the great Teutonic
race OF course. he Is scholar and Il
student. and will unquestionably prove
the most accomplished and capable at
torrey general the state has ever had.
II is quite unnecessary TO do more
than mention Mrs. Grenfell. the nomi.
nee for superintendent of public in
structicn. When elected she will be
in her third term. So competent and
winning has she shown herself that
every county superintendent of schools
in the state but three have united in
urging her denomination. with the
pledge of giving her their unqualified
support.
Inc regents OF the STATE University
are 10 be Mrs. Mary c. c. Bradford
and Jesse Stevenson of Rio Grande
county. Mrs. Bradford stands at the
head of the many earnest women who
devote their lives to the enlargement
or womans civil rights and the
strengthening of her political privi-
leges. a womanly woman in every
sense. a speaker exquisite in sentiment
and expression. she will prove valu-
able addition to the board OF regents.
Mr.. Stevenson is Il lawyer of splendid
ability and unspotted personal integ-
rity. He also will bring strength,
learning and public spirit 10 the board.