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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-02-21
FIGHT FOR cLERKsHIP.
Three Candidates Want to Be Elected
Common Council Clerk.

There promises to be n lively fight
this year for the clerkship of the com
mon council The present clerk, w. A.
Lynett, Democrat, is undismayed by
the fact that the political complexion
of the council has been charged since
he was elected last and announced yes
terday to Tribune man that he is
a candidate for reelection. The coun-
Gil now stands twenty-one Republicans
to seventeen Democrats, but LNnott Is
confident that he can pull enough votes
from the other side.
There are two Republican candidates
in the field and both have already bel
gun an active canvass. They are Ed
ward r. Conley, of the Eleventh ward,
and Harry IIatton. The former is II
well known young man, who was u
u candidate for assessor in his ward
last Tuesday and who, though defeat
ed, ran sixty votes ahead of the rest
of the ticket. IIatton was for
mer Mayor Moir's private secretary and
was clerk to the common council HIM
SELF some years ago.
An effort will be made by some OF
the Republican members to have AS
sistant City Clerk Evan Morris elected
clerk thus practically dispensing with
the office.
a prominent Democrat common
it was likely that no Democratic can
didate would be put up for chairman,
the way things look now.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-02-21
PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION
Proceedings at Sixteenth Annual
Gathering in New York.

BY Exclusive Wire from the Associated Press
New York, Feb. 2O.-The sixteenth
| annual meeting of the American News
paper Publishers association, which
began on Tuesday, was continued to-
day. Charles n. Taylor, of Boston,
presided, with w. c. Bryant, of Brook
lyn, as secretary. #ar
a resolution was adopted authorize
ing an arbitration agreement with the
International Typographical union for
five years, beginning May / next, wien
the present yearly agreement ends. The
executive council of the union must
pass on this agreement formally before
it will be in force, but that body has
already informally given its approval.
The association at its meeting yester-
day adopted Il resolution providing for
a FIVE year agreement with the Inter-
national Printing Pressmen's Assist
ants union.
There was some discussion today of
suggestions for am improved postal
currency for mail orders and also of
proposed amendments to the bankrupt
cy law. Both matters We're referred TO
the executive committee. The follow
ing resolution was agreed to-
Resolved, That to secure the uniform ana thor
ough enforcement OF existing regulations, the
American Newspaper Publishers association sug-
gests Il codifcation OF all laws and rulings that
govern second class mail matter. and an annual
revision thereof; this codieation to be made
whenever the programme now in process for re-
stricting the use OF the second class mail priv
ilcge for legitimate purposes, shall have been
effectively performed by the postothce depart
ment and the material questions pertinent thereto
shall have been fully interpreted,
At the afternoon session it was re-
solved to petition congress to abolish
the duty on wood pulp, mechanical
ground wood, and lumber used i'm the
manufacture OF paper and to ask thai
the duty on used print paper be re-
duced.
The election of officers resulted thus:
President, Charles II. Taylor jr., of
the Boston Globe yice-president, A. A.
Mccormick, Chicago Record Herald;
secretary, w. c. Bryant, Brooklyn
Times; treasurer, Edward b. Cali, New
York Evening Post,
The meeting Was concluded With
banquet tonight.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-02-21
DEMPSEY THE WINNER.
He Threw Reilly Twice in Music
Hall,

Joseph Dempsey, of Dunmore, last
night defeated Thomas Reilly, of Belle
vue, in a wrestling match conducted
in Music hall for the gate receipts,
which We're considerable, as the hall
was pretty well filled with a rather
noisy crowd of supporters of both men.
The pair weighed III at about lac
pounds. Dempsey was easily the cleV-
crest of the two and though doWned
the first time by Reilly, he threw the
latter twice in succession with COM
paritive ease. Al. Rose acted as re-
feree of the match
Fred Marks, of Brooklyn, Il we'll
known heavyweight wrestler, was in
the crowd, and offered TO throw both
Dempsey and Reilly twice each in an
hour for 800, but the offer was not
taken up. Marks has challenged Dan
Mel Ieod for match before the Scran-
ION Bicycle club, but the challenge has
not been accepted as yet.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-02-21
PARK PLACE.

William Scheuer, George Scheuer
and Florence HelrleGel called on friends
in Park place recently.
George Here has opened a cigar fac
tory ON Short avenue.
The Epworth League of the Court
street Methodist Episcopal church will
give a George Washington reception
and entertainment Friday evening.
Miss Gertrude Keast, of Pittston, is
visiting her aunt, Mrs. Joseph Maloney
of Providence road.
c. T. Miller's new double house on
Short avenue is nearly completed.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-02-21
d. AND H. PAY DAYS.

The following schedule of Delaware and Ilul,
SON pays has been prepared by the d. and H..
February 22-Narhie, Leggetts Greek, Dick,
son, Won Storch.
February 2t-oIphant Eddy Greek, Grassy Is,
land, White Oak, Jeru.u.
February 25-Gleenwoods No l and No .,
Spring Brook. LaugciAe, Lanin.
February 2O-Deaware Baltimore Slope Balti.
more No. ?, Baltimore Tunnel, Baltimore No 5,
Conyngham.
February 27-Clmton, Coal Brook, Powdcrly,
ClrbondIle No. 1.
February 2S-Doston, Plymouth No. 2, Ply.
mouth No, 3, Plymouth No, 4, Plymouth No 5.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-02-21
THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 81, 1902

hurst; 4. J. Langan, of the Eighth
ward; Michael Lynott. of the Fifth
ward; j. j. Flaherty, of the Eighth
ward; p j. O'Donnell, of Dunmore;
Elizabeth Reese, of the Fifteenth ward
j. j. Carroll. of the Eighth ward: A. T..
Norris and p. j. Diskin, of Lackawan-
ma township.
one or more of the league detectives,
Eugene Winfield Frank Keene, Fred
keene, Claude Whitney and Arthur
whitney, testified to having purchased
intoXicants on Sunday at one or the
other of these places.
NO defense whatever was offered in
the RuT case and the rule to revoke the
license was made absolute. In most of
the other cases the defense contented
itslf with ross-examination of the
conpiainants witnesses Lynott went
on the stand and swore that the allega-
ton against him was untrue and that
at the hearing in Alderman Millar's
Office the leagues witnesses failed to
identify him.
TO REVOKE LICENSES.
The rule to revoke the license of
Elizabeth Reese was discharged when
Attorney oBrien showed that the petit
ton alleged she sold illegally in the
Fifth ward, while the records of the
court prove she has IL license in the
Fifth ward. The rule to revoke the
Norris license was also discharged
upon it being proven by Attorney
O'Malley that the license was not in
Norris name on the date in which it is
alleged liquor was illegally sold at his
place.
The defendants We're represented by
Attorneys O'Brien & Martin, Hon. G..
p. O'Malley, Clarence Balentine. Frank
Il. Boyle, NJ. j. Donohue and John b.
Jordan.
The cases continued We're those in
which attacks were made on licenses
held by the following: James j. Pad
den, p. II. Durkin, c. A. Cole, John
Swallow, Harry Howard, George ProlS-
opovitch, j. McWilliams, Antol Colin
ski, Adelbert Reynolds, George w.
Evans, Martin =. Judge, II. A. Thomas.
The hearing in the matter of fixing
the compensation of the sheriff for
feeding prisoners was put over until to-
day.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-02-21
U. S.. COURT NOTES.

Goodrich l.. Billiard, OF Mcshoppen, yesterday
fled voluntary petition in Bankruptcy Ills
liabilities are &2,TO3.4i and his assets $500.
Harry Schocnbcrgcr, Of simpson, has filed n
voluntary petition in bankruptcy. His liabilities
amount to something over 5000 while lie hasn't
single dollar OF assets. The case was re.
fcrrcd to Referee in Bankruptcy Van Womcr.
Dennis Mortimer May, a hotel keeper at Ken.
oyo, yesterday filed voluntary petition in
bankruptcy showing his liabilities to, be HlS,OI2
and his assets only SGi0.oj.
s. Roscnblum Il Brother, of Philadelphia, and
certain other creditors OF Sampcl Sriyc, al Free.
land, yesterday filed a petition asking that the
latter be declared a bankrupt. The claims Of the
creditors amount 10 SjGs.GG.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-02-21

tral city\las Saturday for free Yaccin-
alton will be open again tomorrow for
the same purpose. The arms of those
vaccinated IL week ago will be inspect
ed, and if they show that the vaccine
has not "taken" they will be vaccinated
again.
The schools in West Scranton will
not be opened because the director IL
satisfied that the people in that part
of the city are pretty thoroughly vac
cinated. The manager of the Star the
ater wishes to open that house next
week, but superintendent Allen has
reached no decision regarding the mat
fer as vet
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-02-21
STOLE GUBIN DIAMONDS.
Young Mans Fondness for the Gems
Gets Him in Trouble.

During an auction sale of Gubin dia-
monds last night, Special Officer r. j.
Price noticed james Jones, am 1S-year-
old lad from Bellevue help himself to
number of articles in the show case,
and placed him under arrest.
The culprit was turned over to Pa
trolman Potter, and locked up for a
hearing this morning. When searched,
Jones had several rings, pins ana other
cheap jewelry on his person.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-02-21
SOLD "BoILED" BUTTER.
But o'Connor Had No License an6
Was Arrested.

NJ. p. O'Connor, commercial tray-
eler employed by Wilkinson & Goddis,
of Newark, N. j., was arrested late
Wednesday night on a warrant issued
at the instance of Deputy State Food
Inspector F. j. Stevens, on the charge
of selling what is known as "boiled"
butter to the trade without license.
lie was arraigned before Alderman
Nasson, who held him under $500 bail
for his appearance in court
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-02-21
NO FIRE ESCAPES.
Owner of PAUL. Building Arrested
by Factory Inspector.

Deputy Factory Inspector L. w.
Bishop yesterday cadsed the arrest of
Mrs. Nj. Y. PAUL., on the charge of
failing to comply with the act of May
%, 1901, requiring fire escapes on all
buildings occupied by large numbers of
persons.
Mrs. PAUL. is the owner of the PAUL.
building on Spruce street, which is the
structure objected to by the factory
inspector. The case was continued by
Alderman kasson and it is understood
that the necessary escapes will be
erected in the meantime.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-02-21
WAsHINGToN's BIRTHDAY.
Way Day Will Be Observed by Local
Postal Authorities.

Washington's birthday will be OBJ
served at the local postofiice according
to the following schedule arranged by
Postmaster Ripple:
Carriers will make one delivery in the morning
General delivery and stamp windows will be
open from a. m. to II noon.
Registry and money order windows will bc
closed all day.
Collections will be made at 1915 a. m. from
boxes on Main avenue between larkawanna ave,
nuc and Washhun street. also West Lackawannl
avenue and luckDwIna avenue to Adams avenue
Adns avenue to Mulberry street, Mulberry street
to franklin avenue, and from all boxes between
these points.
Carrier No. % will make the y. m. coll2c'
tion and the usual evening collections will also
be made by carriers Nos, %, As aud 40.
Era ia Ripple, Postmaster.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-02-21
HIS CONDITION IMPROVED.
Physicians Think Magistrate Milla,
Will Recover.

Magistrate W. S. Mllar who has
been seriously i'll for the past three
months, suffered serious relapse on
Tuesday last, but was reported YES
terday to be much improved. DR.. c.
III. Fisher one of the attending physi-
clans. said that The magistrates
chances of recovery are good.
The magistrate contracted, crysipelas
the latter end of November and has
been on the high road to recovery two
different times. His relapse on Tues
day was the second since his illness
began.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-02-21
BOTH SIDES
HEARD FROM
STRIKERS AND x-sTRIKERs
WRITE LETTERS.

Men Who Have Returned to Work
Make Reply to the Letter of the
Executive Committee of the strils-
ers Who Are Still on strike-The
Latter Combat Some Statements of
a Tribune Editorial and Further
Define the Present Position of
Their Organization.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-02-21
Mr, Wheeler Got Rid of His Rheu
matism.

During the winter of 1898 1 was so
lame in my joints, in fact all over my
body that l could hardly hobble
around, when / bought a bottle of
Chamberlain's Pain Balm. From the
first application l began to get we'll.
and was cured and have worked
steadily all the year."-R. Wheeler.
Northwood, N. Y. For sale by all drug
gsts.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-02-21
Marriage Licenses.

John Kuzwaycy ,........................Ol .Olyph0nt
Anna 1iarbot .Olyphlnt
Edward Wesley ....................N W likes Barre
Rose Richards ......................N W llkeS'barre
Joseph H. Merritt ......................Gr Greenfield
Mary Grace Decker .....................G Greenfield
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-02-21
VACCINATION TOMORROW.
Schools to Be Again Opened to Ac-
eommodate All Who Apply.

Director of Public Safety +. L.Worm-
ser announced yesterday that the
schools which were open in North
Scranton, South Scranton and the CEN
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-02-21

A SUCCESSFUL suppER.-,rhe members of
the Womcn's Home and Foreign Missionary So
cicty OF the Penn Avcnuc Baptist church. served
their annual supper last evening in the base
mcnt OF the church and comfortable sum was
realized for missionary work. The young ladies
comprising the Willing Workers band conducted
candy table, which was literally patronihcd.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-02-21
Tolstoi Out of Danger.

BY Exclusive Wire from the Associated Press.
Loudon, Feb 2O-According o The st. Peters
burg correspondent OF the Daily Mail Count Toll
out ot danger.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-02-21
on PORTRAITS - pbotoo,o,

FEDERATION PORTRAITS. - Photographer
Schrievcr yesterday completed the group pic
turc OF the delegates to the recent American Fed
Grafton OF Labor convention. 1t is GNS feet in
SIZE and contains 26l portraits. Reproductions 1GH
is inches i'll size are to be made for distribution
Tho original which represents an expenditure of
5000 is to be presented TO tile Central Labor
union.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-02-21
MOELKERS NOT
YET Defeated
STRONG PROBABILITY OF HIS
BEING ELECTED.

On the Strength of an Allegation
That Four Illegal Votes Were
Counted for His Opponent in the
First District of the Eleventh
Ward, Court Grants an Order Di-
recting the Election Officers to APP
pear for mination-contest in
Dickson City.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-02-21

Two more letters on the subject of
the breaking up of the street car strike
were communicated to The Tribune
yesterday.
The first is from the strikers who
nave returned to work, and is as fol-
lows:
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-06
NEGROES ELECT OFFICERS
Meeting Of True Reformers Brought tc
Close Early This Morning.

In a lengthy session yesterday. which
lasted from O'clock in the morning
throughout the day and in the night IN
I'll z o'clock this morning. the Grand
Fountain of True Reformers elected the
following officers:
Eev w. l.. Taylor, G. w; Ed. Ellis.
j., G. W. V; Rosa Thompson, G. w;
*. z. Burrell. G W.; r. T. Hill. G. W.;
Rev. r. Wells, G. w, chapain; A w
Holmes. G. W.. guide; NJ. A Lane G.
w, assistant guide; ". l.. Anderson. q.
w. sentinel; w R. Griffin, G. W, picket
guard b. ". Rivers, G. w. right herald
Amanda Godsey, G. w, left herald +.
II. James. G. W. P.
Board of Drectors-Rev. w L. taylor,
boswell, Va: Rosa Thompson. Philadel-
pi1ia. Pa: Ed. Ellis. Jr., Richmond. va:
Rev r. Wells. Richmond. Va: Rev ..
z. Carpenter. Richmond, Va; c. l.. Mar
shall. Washington, D. c.; Rev. w l. An
Gerson. Pittsburg, Pa; Rev. A w True
Heart. Hampton. Va; James Ellen. Pc
tcrsbirs Va; Rev G. T. Davage, Eliza
beth. n. J.; r, f. Robinson, boswell, Va;
Rev. J. l.. Coforn, st Louis. Mo-; Rev.
]. s. Smothers Memphis. Tenn.
Much of the time at the afternoon and
night session was consumed i'll raising
money for the Old Folks Home, and it is
reported that something like $1,000 was
subscribed by the different delegates. At
Q o'clock this morning the convention adj
iourned to meet four years hence at a
place to be designated by the Executive
Committee
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-06
PHILIPPINE WARFARE
An Attack Upon a Sinai! Town-The
Attackers Rounded Up.
(By Associated Press.)

MANILA. Sept 5.-Rios. a fanatical
leader of the irreconcilable natives in the
province of Tayabas. Luzon attacked the
town of Lasuimanoc September Sd. at
the head of thirty rihemen and $50 men
armed with bolos. The band wantonly
killed two women and one girl and
wounded several other persons. y de-
tachment OF native constabulary arrived
unexpected vat Laguimanoc while Rios.
routed the bandits. killing several OF
Rios followers. and have rounded up TOO
men, many OF whom are suspected of
completely in the attack on Laguimanoc
The guilty ones among the 700 men will
be picked out and the remainder set at
liberty.
One of Rios leutenants, who was cap
tured. said Rios was a direct de-
scendant of God. and that it was be-
vond the power of men TO injure him.
The constabulary have also captured one
of Rios mountain StrongholdS. Four de-
tachments of constabulary are now fol-
lowing the main band Of the outlaws
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-06
(special Dlspatch 70 The Times.)

Especial Dispatch to The Times)
WASHINGTON. D. c.. September 81
The Secretary of the Interior has on his
hands very knotty problem in the shape
Of the Pritchard bill. providing pensions
fer those Union soldiers who deserted
from the Confederate ranks aztec few
months service and joined the Federal
forces In 1890 this question came up, and
an act of June eth of that year was SO
worced as to lead many veterans of this
class to think they were entitled to PEN
siors. The Commissioner of Pensions i'm
ne:liateTy ruled. however. that their prior
Confederate service was q bar to their
being pensioned When Senator Pritch-
ards bill was passed at the close of the
past session the question arose as to
whether or not the large number of APP
I.Ticatious which We're sent in 1850 and
shortly thereafter should be included in
the estimate of appropriations under the
Pritchard bill. In other words will those
veterans who sent in applications ten or
twelve years ago be entitled to back
pay for the time that has elapsed be-
tween then and now?
On the decision of this question will
hinge the payment of about five millions
of dollars 1t is estimated that there were
twenty thousand applications during and
for a few years after 1890. Most OF these
pensfons amount to from six to twelve
dollars per month. and while the pension
office has no accurate figures on the ex-
act amount OF money needed to cover
them in 1897 it was roughly estimated
that it would be- about S2.+ct0tO. Since
that time the number of applications has
iucrea Spf TO such extent that 1t Is
nnx thought that $40 coo coo will be needed
il the law Is considered retroactive II
1t is construed to apply from July I. 1902.
only five millions will be involved.
Acknowledgement Knox wrote an opin-
ion on the case at the request of the Sec
rotary of the Interior. in which he held
that the bill was retroactive. but the
Commissioner of Pensions thought other
wise and called attention to certain
passa ge in the act itself. The Attorney
General then withdrew his opinion, and
the matter IS now In statu quo. The Sec
retary of the Interior will be called upon
to settle the question finally. and when
he does; so he will have the opinions OF
the Acknowledgement and the Commissions
er of Pensions to guide him.
As has been mentioned before in these
columns, many old Confederates are get
ting mixed in regard to this bill of Sem
ator Pritchards. confounding it with that
OF Representative RiXey. which raised
such controversy when it was intro
Grced in the House at the last session.
and are sending applications to the Com
missioner of Pensions. asking tiat their
names be placed on the rolls The pen
sior Office officials are laying this activ-
ity on the part of ex-Confederates TO the
vaccinations of the pension attorneys
vets for the sake of getting fees from
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-06
SHERIFF WAS BEATEN
A Detective Gets Away With Man tor
Whom He is Looking.
fRv Associated EreSs

DETROIT, MICH. Sept. 5.-Detective
Brooks. of Detroit, having in custody
William A. NIcCarron, successfully eluded
local deputy sheriff here to-day. who
was armed with papers in q habeas
corpus case brought to secure the release
of SIcCarron. The latter recently made
an affidavit that George w. Book a
juror in the Andrews Sank enbezzle-
ment case at Detroit, had stated that
he was prejudiced against Andrews be-
fore he was selected to serve as a juror.
a motion for new trial for Andrews
will be heard Monday, and McCarrons
presence is desired.
Yesterday the latter was arrested at
Detroit on a charge OF deserving from
tho United States navy. it is said, and
Detective Brooks left for Norfolk. Va.
with McCarron The Andrews people
claim that the proceedings is simply to
get NIcCarron out of the way. and hebeas
corpus proceedings were begun here
Brooks was at the depot when the de
putty sheriff arrived. but eluded him ana
bearded a train with NlcCarron for Nor
folk The latter seemed perfectly will
ing to go.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-06
NEW planning MILL
Work on Mill of Sitterding, Carneai and
Davis Being Pushed.

Work on the new lumber yard and pro,
posed planning mill of Sitterding, Carneal
& Davis is progressing rapidly, much
grading and filling having been done on
the fiVe-acre lot on Lombardy Street
which will be used for the piling of lur1-
Der and the erecting Of the mammouth
mill.
The plot of ground is well situated for
the purposes for which it will be used by
this firm, having railroad tron fro, s,5 on
both the Seaboard Air Line and the At
lantic Coast Line, making it an easy
matter to receive raw timber and snip
it away as finished lumber.
With the new viaduct over the Seaboard
Air Line tracks on Lombardy Street COM
pleted and open to the public, and the es,
Establishment of the big planning mill and
lumber yard on the thoroughfare, the
vicinity will be much improved The
work on the viaduct was undertaken
some months ago. but it has just nov
been completed, and property. owners are
receiving the benefit of the Improvement.
Mr. Fritz Sitterdng subscribed $3.50 to-
wards the erection of the bridge, realizing
the huge benefit it would be to the prop
ertv in that vicinity.