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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-04-18

checks, and all three of the men who
took them positively identified her as
such. Her defense was q denial and
an attempt to prove an aiibi. The
husband declared he knew nothing
whatever Of the matter.
II. II. Dever, a sewing machine agent,
was acquitted of the charge of pointing
a pistol at Mrs. Ernestine G~reenberger,
of South Washington avenue. He
went to her house to TAXI away a ma
chine because she defaulted in pay
ments. According TO her story, cor
r~oborated by four of her little children,
the agent drew a revolver and pointed
1t at her when she tried to prevent
him from taking the machine. Mr..
Dever swore he had not had his hand
on a fire arm in twenty-five years.
The costs were divided.
Joseph Wagner, George Moyles and
John Moyles, three boys living above
Carbondale. were tried for running
cars out Of an Ontario and Western
switch II then derailing them by
throwing a beer key OH the track. The
defense was that the boys accidentally
started the cars while playing about
them and placed the beer keg on the
track In an attempt to stop them. The
jury returned a verdict of not guilty.
Filliman Gamble was tried before
Judge Edwards on the charge of aid
ing a prisoner to escape from Special
officer Morris Neyman, of Old Forge.
No verdict had been returned at adj
journing time.
Charles Jacobs, of Old Forge. was
convicted of selling liquor on Sunday.
Constable Addison was the prosecutor.
Joseph Ritter, Of Archibald, was ac-
quilted of feloniously %wounding Thomas
Ford. The prosecutor did not press
the charge.
SODUsKY WENT FREE.
John %sodusky, of Archibald, was tried
before Judge Purdy on Il charge of as
sault and battery, preferred by Thomas
Ryan. 1t was a question as to whether
or not the offense constituted assault
and battery, and. as the defendant
had been in jail two months, it was
agreed he should be let go free.
Patrick Cannon and John Gilhooley,
Of Olyphant. were acquitted of the
charges of burglary and assault and
battery, preferred by Constable Muir
ray, and the costs were placed on the
prosecutor.
A verdict Of not guilty was taken in
the assault and battery case against
Joseph Luciano and Nicolo Chance. The
costs were placed on the prosecutor,
Nassarino Pascolino, for failing to APP
pear.
The prosecutrix, Stancalava Gizzler,
having died, q mol pros was entered in
the case in which she charged Constan-
ty Los with seduction.
James Long plead guilty to the theft
of a 30-pound brass appliance from a
machine at the Carlucci stone yard.
He will be sentenced tomorrow.
A mol pros on payment of costs was
entered in the cases Of Anthony O'Hara
with assault and battery by
Kate O'Malley, and Dominick Redding- |
charged with assault and battery |
upon Mary Mccarthy.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-04-18

The Democratic members of select
council, In q neat manner, last night
tried to rob the Republicans of the
advantages TO be reaped from the Or
g%anization of that body by the Repub-
leans a week ago last Monday. When
the new chairman, Joseph Oliver. called
n meeting to order, Mr.. Vaughan
moved to dispense with the reading Of
the minutes, and this was done. At
this time all of the members of coun-
ell were present except E.. L. Merriman
and ID. B. Evans. both Republicans.
This constituted the opportunity Of
he Democrats, M John j.. McAndrew
took the floor and moved that the ac-
ton taken by the council the day it
organized in adopting rules for the
government of councils. be reconsid-
cred. The manner of going about the
reconsidering aroused the suspicion Of
the Republicans, and Messrs. Chitten-
den and Clemens were on their feet
with objections. The thing was irregu-
lar. they said. If it was desired to
amend the rules, then the proper thing
to do was to introduce the amend
ments and have them referred to a
committee for consideration.
Mr.. Vaughan said the changes in the
city government and the concentrate
ing Of public business in departments
made a change in the rules and COM
mittees advisable. and after council
had rcconsidered it's action in adopting
the old rules, they would offer rules
drafted to meet the requirements of
the present council.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-04-18
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.

Under this heading short letters Of interest
will be published when accompanied. for publica.
ton. by the writer's name. The Tribune does not
assume responsibility for opinions here expresssd.l
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-04-18

1t must be understood that this is the
in strict compliance with the law pro-
viding that all property shall be as
sessed at full value. Heretofore prop
erty has been assessed on a one-third
valuation basis, but the second class
city law requires d full valuation.
City Clerk Martin T. Lavelle has been
busy during the past few days figuring
out the tax levy required to bring into
the city treasury the $327,O0O which
must be raised by general taxation to
carry on the running expenses Of the
city government and the result Of his
labors comes rather as a surprise to
those who have not given the. tax ques-
ton very careful consideration.
Under existing second class city laws
all property is classified as first, Sec
ond and third class and the property
owners must pay on this Il full rate, a
two-thirds rate and a one-half rate re-
spectively. Mr.. Lavelle's figures show
that the tax levy on the several classes
of property u be as follows: First
class, 5.43S mills; second class, 3.6246
mills; third class, 2.719 mills.
An analysis of these figures shows
thai property owners owning first class
properties will this year pay a tax
equal to 1884 mills on a one-third
valuation basis or 2.914 mills more than
the tax they paid last year which was
1874 mills. Over three-quarters of the
property in the city has been classed
first-class. SO that it is safe to say
that at least three-quarters of the TAX
payers in the city will this year pay Il
considerably larger amount for the
maintenance of the city government
than they paid last year.
On the other hand the property own
ers owning second and third class prop
will pay very much less than
they paid last year. The a levy on
second class properties Is 2.3262 mills
less than last year, and on third class
properties it is 5.243 mills less.
The increase in the property valua-
ton from one-third to full value has
absolutely nothing to do with bringing
about this result. 1t is the classifica-
lion of the properties. made mandatory
by law. that has caused it.. 1t will
probably be commended by persons quick
TO jump at conclusions M anxious TO
blame something else OH the poor Grip
per" bill that hat measure is "the
cause of 1t all" In anticipation Of such
criticism 1t is well to consider the facts.
The law under which the local board
Of assessors classified the properties in
his city is an act which has been in
'orce in Plttsburg and Allegheny since
1887, and which was o changed or
altered in any way by the ripper" bill.
The latter measure, following out the
provisions of the earlier act, merely
stipulated that there should be three
classes of property. leaving the method !
classification provided by the earlier
ict to still govern.
Had there been no ripper" act in |
fleet when Scranton entered the sec
class last spring the assessors |
would be bound under laws then exist
ng to make precisely the same CLASH
which they have now made, a
such as has been in force !
n other second class cities for years
past.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-04-18
VIEWED NO. 80 SCHOOL.
School Controllers Looked Over Al
legged Defects in Workmanship.

Twelve members of the board of
control yesterday visited No. 80 school,
now In course of erection IN the First
ward. a dispute has arisen between
the Dunmore Lumber company, the
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-04-18
When cold Mother Hubbard Went
to the Cupboard"

to get her poor dog a bone. if. instead
of finding 1t bare. it had contained a
loaf of Hanley's Boston Brown Bread,
she would have undoubtedly eaten it
herself. '.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-04-18
SEVEN YEARS
FOR vOLPE
HEAVY SENTENCE IMPOSED BY
JUDGE NEwcoMB.

John Leone Who Was Tried with
volpe Goes Down for Four Years.
Louis Ace Who Pleaded Guilty to
Gambling Was Sent to the Re-
formatory-Mrs. Bridget Lavelle
Is on Trial for Arson-Jury Out
in the Case Of Merritt j. Kish.
paugh and Wife.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-04-18
City Notes.

FIELD ASSISTANT.-on May G and : The
United States civil service commission will con.
duct an examination for the office OF field assist.
ant in forestry.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-04-18

FRACTURED LEG.-E. j. Gallagher, a resident
OF Old Forge, was received at the Lackawanna
hospital yesterday suffering from a fractured leg,
sustained while at work in the mines.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-04-18

HELD UNDER BAIL. CLARA Weiclcl, arrc,tcd
on wednesday night for maintaining a hawdy
house, was held under 500 bail yesterday morn.
ing by Magistrate Mil)ar. The innate Of the
place were fined IS each.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-04-18

TAIL.ORS' STRIKE. The difficulty ot the one
shop affected by the tailors' strike order has been
patched up, but It is thought that employees OF
other shops may be called ont because OF the
bosses to come 10 an agreement with the jour.
ncymcn's committee.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-04-18
CAME IN.


Mr.. McAndrews motion was put and
had been voted Upon when Mr.. Merri-
man entered the room. The vote had
not been announced and he claimed his
right to vote on the question, and it
was allowed. That made the vote a
tie and the motion to reconsider did not
prevail. The vote on the motion fol-
lows:
Y~eas--Costcllo, Rcgan, Maloncy, Melvin, Quin.
nan, C~osgrove, Coleman, O'Boylc, Vaughan, Nc.
Andrew--10.
N~ays-Ross, Van Bcrgan, Morgan, Chittcndcn
Ncagli, Schneider, Oliver, Clcnons, Coync, MGR.
riInan--10.
The purpose the Democrats had in
mind was to take the appointing of the
committees out of the hands OF the
chairman and vest them in q commit
tee of three to be elected by the body.
The provision of the rules they would
have offered, had they been successful,
reads as follows:
Unless otherwise specially ordered all standing
committees and special committees shall be ap-
pointed by Il committee Of three members. Said
committee to be designated as "the committee TO
appoint standing and special committees the
game TO be elected by a vote Of the majority OF
the members of the select council, which election
shall take place Immediately after the adoption
Of the rules of council. All committees shall
consist of nine members except the committee on
railways, printing, and light and water, viii, III
shall consist of three members each. This section
is to apply to select council only.
The Democrats thought they could
control eleven members in council and
thus control the formation of the COM
mittees. After this revolutionary propo-
sition had been killed, Chairman Joseph
Oliver announced his committees, which
eN1l1u,.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-04-18

BOARD OF TRADE sECRETARIES.--J5nn
Quackcnbush is to he recommended by the nan.
%Ntactures committee Tor the position OF temporary
secretary OF the board OF trade, TO fill the Vacancy
caused by the resignation OF Captain Atherton.
Mr.. Quackenbusl, is secretary OF the Wholesale
Glocers' association.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-02-23
ruea,ne. the New An~.tneuo.

Tho new artificial alkaloid known by the name of eucaine is declared in tho zahnarztl Rundschau to be as efficient as cocaine in inducing local anesthesia, and in some respects superior to that drug in dental practice. Included in its enumerated advantages is the important fact that tho heart is no way influenced by it, even in extreme cases of nervous patients tho heart beats becoming nor nal and regular very soon after the in lection. The anesthesia is more exten' siyo in area and lasts longer than that of cocaine, in some cases the anesthesia extending even to tho muscles As much us 30 grains may be injected with out trouble, while m equally safo dose of cocaine is but one-sixth of grain. Thus. of a solution of 1 to6H, about 10 per cent, l2 syringefuls would consti' tute maximum dose, though half that quantity would under favorable circum' stances be sufficient to render tho ex- traction of all the teeth painless. Solu' tions of to 6N in sterilized water arc permanent ut the ordinary temperature of the room
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-02-23
The Japanese Wax Tree.

Japan wax" as 1t is called, is ob- talned from a tree. Rhus succedanea, which Is found in Japan, China and throughout the East Indies in general. In the Japanese language it is called haje or haze. The tree commences 10 bear fruit when five or six years old and increases It's product every year till at the age of fifty years single tree will produce $50 to 400 pounds of berries. from which seventy to eighty pounds of wax can be obtained. |.
 The wax Is formed in the middle Of the berry. between the skin and the seed. like the pulp of a grape. It is extracted by boiling the berries in wa ter and allowing 1t to cool, when the wax separates from the skin and seed sinking to the bottom of the vessel In a solid cake. The specific gravity of this wax Is .970 and It's melting point l3l degrees F. It is largely used, el- ther alone or mixed with tallow, by the Chinese In the manufacture of candles.
 This tree should not be confounded with the "tallow tree" of China, which has a plth of solid tallow in all trees that have fully matured.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-02-23

E. R. PEOPLES, Undertaker and Em-
 palmer. Broadway and Sth Ave
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-02-23

that both 6orses had aiready been sucked down out of sight. while the two men showed only their heads and shoulders. They raved and cursed and begged for help. and we ran for ropes and fence rails. We probably lost val uable minutes in our confusion. for before we could extend help the fel. lows had been drawn out of sight be- heath the treachcrous ooze. In the morning we got help and set up a pair of shears and tackle over the spot. aud after many trials our big hook caught the body of one of the horses. It took the strength of yoke of oxen aud sixteen men to overcome the sue ton and lift 1t out, and then we found nothing by which the Identity of the men could be traced. NJ. QUAD.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-02-23
LIFE or CHRIST
STUDY NO xXvI

The Greeks seeking Jesus. John I2;- 2o-36 We have now reached Pass lon week in our study in the Lite of Christ. lt Is now Tuesday of that week and Je'is Is in the temple teaching. There are some Greeks who desire to sec Him and thev come to Philip and Philip goes to AndT W and they come and tell Jesus. Then fol- lows Sn-lst'S conversation on self re- nuneiailon the pathway Of Glory.
 Notice how Christ spelEs of His te .ih in verse g, a glorihcltiOn. Notice the il- lus,ra,lon of the grain of wheat In vs'Se 2a. what great principle is st forth to verse 8? Does this principle apply to Chris,'s fife only, or Co all men? Exp verse 2z. Was Jesus troubled in view Of death? See verse 2. Did He overSome Ills anxietyl See verse 2S. compare l.ul 2 7e:4e. What does Jesus mean bv the judgmsn, of this world? See verse 3I. what does He mean by being lifted up and drawing all men unto Him? What dtes this whole incident show as to Jesus at tl,ude towards His death and His thought about i,s significance? Explain the per- plexity and question Of the people in verse a. Note Jesus warning in verses B and 90.
 Servises on above topic a, Baptist church Sunday morning March ..
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-02-23
HE HAS DISCOVERED ALASKA

The president of the United States IS vsrv unlike any of his predecessors He Is neither creature of politics nor Is he the chance representative ot any sudden moyemsnt. Hs Is an accident. But he Is a very fortunate accident for the country under the present conditions. He Is pe- euliarlv the right man In the right pllee, but the machlne politicians would have iuSt- rated the nomination of Such a man. He will gain the lasting enmitv of machine men and the people will love him for the enemies he makes. But his daring dSre- gard of polltic consequences and bis lndom- liable energy will brush aside the strings oi Liillput that have been S) woven about other presidents and he will lay the Im' press of his sterling personality in nany places where previous presidents have 'l' lowed themselves Co be robbed or their jurisdiction. He has already discovered Alaska and proved the fact by his con temp, of the patronage system in the ap- polniment of Jarvis. The Moves ease will open other avenues to his keen visioa 3nd it Is not improbable that the matter before the international commission will lead this irrepresSible president Co learn Of hew much American testimony upon the boundary question has been distorted and suppressed. The people Of this district, |, may safely be predicted, will have good cause to bless the adven, of this unCon' ven,ional president.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-02-23
THE WHITE PASS & YUKON ROUTE.

Pacific and Arctic Railway and Navigation Company British Columbia Yukon Railway Company British Yukon Railway Company.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-02-23
GOOD SHOOTING
Fred webbor Made Good Record Yesterday After PtarmigAn

Fred webber went up the road yester- day after ptarmigln, When he returned on the train last night he had i6 p,armigan. He shot them all with twenty two.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-02-23

The Seattle Bohemnh Draught Beer Is the best and most expensive draught beer made in seattle. For sale at the se' attie Saloon. corner State and Sixth ave nue.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-02-23

Bssworth ( Aggers. wholesale dealers. Eoprth avenue. between Broadway and stH streets. received by last boat choice poultry. tuit -s and VeSe- tables
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-25
Wn1nen I'm WaR

It was Florence Nightingale who
opened the doors Of military discipline
to womankind. Prior to her famous ex-
petition to Crimea the only women al
lowed in armies were vivandieres, suit
lers' wives and occasionally the wives
of officers. The wonderful work done
by the immortal Englishwoman showed
that woman's presence was benefit,
instead of an evil, as had heretofore
been believed. Shortly after this came
the formation Of the Red Cross So
ciety, of whose many members ma
jority belong to the fair sex. Since that
time the number of women nurses,
agents and representatives. Of auxil-
larry war societies has steadily in
creased, both on the battlefield and in
camps during martial activity. Wom-
ans Home Companion.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-25
.OAkVILLE HAPPENINGS

VI
A party Of young people consisting
of "a couples from Waterbury and this
place went to Woodbury. in bus last
evening, to attend a husking bee at
the home Of Mr. and Mrs Splain. Mr.
Splain stated that he never saw q
merrier crowd huslSing corn. After
the husking was finished games were
played until midnight, after which the
crowd sat sdown to a bountiful repast
Of pumpkin pie and everything that
goes to make up a feast for an occa-
sion Of that kind The party return
ed home at an early hour, vowing
that they had never spent more
pleasant evening and hoping to go
again some time.
Chauncey Plumb, who was much
improved after a long illness of ty-
phoid fever, has taken a change for the
worse and he is reported to be very
low.
Word was received from Mr. and
Mrs Bartholomew j. Flynn, the bride
and groom, stating that they were en-
joying their wedding trip very much.
Miss Mary White was the guest of
Miss Rose Loughlin yesterday.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-25
TRADE CONDITIONS.
Inadequate transportation Hinders.
Labor Generally Employed.

Inadequate Transportation Htnders.
Labor Generally Employed.
NEW YORK, Oct. Pr. G. Dun &
Co.'S weekly review of trade says:
. No better evidence of industrial and
commercial activity is needed than
present inadequate transportation fa-
cilities Every form of railway equip
ment from track to rolling stock has
been increased and perfected during
the past few years to an extent that
appeared almost excessive, yet the ma
tons business has more than kept
pace. Unseasonably mild weather has
retarded retail trade at many points,
yet the movement of goods, is fully sus-
tanned by undiminished preparations
for future sales. Distribution delayed
by high temperature is not lost, while
the agricultural community will profit
very materially by the hardness OF
frost, increasing its ability to con-
sumo the products of factories and
mills. Labor is more fully employed
than at any recent date, only few
small controversies interrupting.
Pig iron is in great demand, imports
promising to continue large, and, as
the higher duty on steel may not be
exacted, there is reason to anticipate
a liberal movement from Germany.
The demand for rails is so great that
large purchases abroad are being nego-
tiated, while practically all railway
supplies find an eager market.
Exceptionally favorable weather has
prevailed for developing the top crop of
cotton, securing late grain and getting
all farm products to market. Another
week without killing frost added ma
teria1ly to the yield.
A better movement of. corn brought
more rational prices, but the level is
still far above normal, and material
concessions will have to be made before
foreign buyers will exhibit their GUS
tomary interest.
Wheat comes to market freely, inte-
rior arrivals for the week aggregating
$3.50, 4S3 bushels, against 6, 1872, 1913 last
year, while exports from all ports Of
the United States, flour included, were
5000, 515 bushels, compared with 4,S94.-
98S bushels last year.
Failures for the week numbered 232
in the United States, against 240 last
year, and % in Canada, compared
with %.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-25
SeffIed the EstafG

An attorney from Houston, Tex, J..
D. Bryant, tells this story of Judge
Roy Bean, justice Of the peace in the
Lone Star state, who is known as ssthe
law west Of the Pecos river
He held coroner's inquest on a Mex
lean who had been found dead
near the Pecos river. The jury brought
IN verdict of accidental death. The
crowd was dispensing when the judge
called them back.
There is another matter-to attend
to-" he said. Son this mans body was
found $50and six-shooter. 1t is con-
trary to the laws of Texas and to the
peace and dignity of the state to carry
concealed weapons. Therefore, con
fscate the revolver and fine the de-
ceased 81. The costs in the case are
$40, which just settles his estate.''
ST. Louis Star.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-25
SUBURBAN DEPARTMENT
WATERFOWL J0TTINGS.

The Taft football team is playing
the alumni at the fair grounds this
afternoon.
A large number attended the dance
at the town hall last evening and all
enjoyed Thoroughly good time
The republican probate caucus was
held at the town hall last evening.
Senator. Orville H. Platt will adj
dress the republicans of WATERFOWL
on the political issues of the day next
Thursday evening, October 80.
Mr. and Mrs Merritt Heminway re-
turned from Brooklyn, N. Y, last even
T ing.
Homer Heminway returned home
last evening.