The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-02-15
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pittston. Feb 14-Mrs. DR.. Il. r.
Long, of Susuuehanna avenue, received
word this morning of the death, at
Binghamton, N. y, of Mrs. Eva King,
her mother. Deceased was for many
years a resident of this place and is
widely known here. Her husband was
member of the firm of Howell g. King,
who conducted an ale brewery here
The brewery still carries that firms
name, the executors of the King es-
tate controlling the interests. Mrs.
King was in her II year. Dr. and Mrs.
Long went to Binghnmton this after
noon, and will bring the remains to this
place. The funeral will take place Mon
day afternoon from the Long residence.
The common council. at it's meeting
last night, placed itself on record as
being emphatically opposed to the ac-
tion of the Anti-Saloon league in en-
deavorng to reduce the number OF
saloons and hotels in this city. The
league figures there are entirely too
many saloons here in proportion to the
population and it has therefore filed re-
monstrances against twenty-five places,
including the three leading hotels. The
common council feel that the city
treasury needs the money that would
accrue from the granting of licenses to
these places, 'and it would be an awful
shame to throw away this opportunity.
The matter was brought before the
council by the introduction Of the fol-
lowing resolution by Attorney w. a.
GillespieT a member of the council
Resolved, BY the common council.
city of Pitttston, select concurring.
that we respectfully protest against the
indiscriminate filing of remonstrances
against the applicants for licuor Ii
cense in the city OF PittstoI. Be it
further
Resolved That n committee of coun-
I'll be appointed by the chairman of the
respective branches to urge upon the
court, by petition or otherwise. the
pressing need of the city for the reve-
nue. accruing from the granting OF
liquor licenses in said city by the court
of quarter sessions.
The resolution passed easily. The re-
fusal of licenses to these places would
mean loss of about $4,000 to the city.
An ordinance increasing the salaries OF
the chief of police and Datrolmen was
passed on first and second reading.
The Pitttston Young Mems Christian
association basket ball team was de-
feated at Wiliamsport last evening by
the score of 25-5. They play at State
college this evening.
The Spring Brook Water company
has leased one OF the offices in the
TroXell building. on Broad street, and
will occupy it after April 1.
Elmer Sourwine, of Curtis street,
night yardmaster at the CoXton yard
whose head was badly crushed yester-
day morning by being caught between
the bumpers of two passenger cars, on
which he was releasing the air-brake,
is in very precarious condition at the
Pitttston hospital. He has not vet re-
gained consciousness.
A slight improvement was noted to-
day in the condition of Anthony Lin
elk. the Polander who was foully dealt
with in the Exeter mine a few nights
ago, but he is by no means out of dam
GER Peter Linowshy and Victor Sor-
ombo have been sent to the county Jail
to await the outcome of the mans in
juries.
Mine Inspector Hugh Macdonald has
forwarded to Harrisburg his report of
the operations of the mines of the Third
Anthracite district for the year 1901
1t shows a total output OF 6,925. .59S0S
tons, which is an increase Of Cos. .667
over that of 1900; 6,315,420 tons of this
was shipped by train and 1886 tons
lsed for local consumption. This ton
mage cost 81 lives, while 173 men were
injured. This is an increase of % and
a. respectively, over the previous year.
The employees of the district number
II 651