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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-02-03
M'GOvERN JURY
is DIVIDED
HAD NOT REACHED A VERDICT
AT MIDNIGHT.
Report Had 1t They Stood Seven for
the Plaintiff and Five for the De-
fendant--Likely They Will Ask the
Court This Morning to Discharge
Them-February Session of Crimi-
nal Court, Which Opens Today, Has
Four Murder Cases Listed--other
Court Matters.

At 10 o'clock last night the jury In
the case OF owen McGovern against the
Laclsawanna iron and steel company,
retired to their cots, hopelessly divided
on what the verdict should be.
Report had 1t that seven favored n
verdict for the plaintiff and five a ver-
dict for the defendant. They stood this
way from the first and yesterday bal
lotted frequently, without changing their
standing.
Saturday afternoon at 4.30 o'clock
they went into court and asked to have
read to them the charge of Judge New
comb on various of the questions in
volved. The judge concluded not to
have the charge read, but repeated SUBJ
stantially what he had said to them on
the matters on which they wanted en-
lightenment
1t is expected they will go into court
this morning and ask to be discharged
They have been on the case since last
Monday. The taking of testimony and
closing addresses of the attorneys con-
sumed five days. Judge Newcomb de-
livered his charge at the opening of
court Saturday morning, and at 1870
they retired. BY the time court opens
lHiS lJOIIllIS tIey Will NAVE DcSll oul
deliberating forty-eight hours
The men comprising the jury are:
Michael Blickens, gent, Scranton
George Blake, mill hand, Jcmyn.
David Clarke, laborer, Scranton.
{. j. Gillespie secretary, Scranton.
Charles Hoffman, farmer jefferson.
James Herbert, barber, Peckville
John d. Jones. machinist, Scranton
Israel r. Keene, carpenter, Scranton.
NJ. d. Manley, clerk, Dunmorc.
James RUSSELL farmer. Fell.
+. G. Swartz, carpenter, Scranton.
John Wright, driver, Scranton.
c. j. Gillespie, secretary of the Scran-
ton poor board, is foreman of the jury.
The case was very carefully and ably
tried. The lawyers were of the best at
the bar. For the plaintiff were O'Brien
& Martin and I. II. Burns. The defense
was represented by Major Everett War;
rem and w. Fl. Jessup, jr. Major War
rem went into the case only week ago,
succeeding the late ex-Judge Jessup as
leading counsel. 1t was the first big
negligence case in which Judge New
comb presided
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-02-03
CITY BOWLING LEAGUE,
w. j. Meister Elected President at a
Meeting Held Yesterday-Sched-
ule for Games Was Prepared.

At a meeting of the representatives
from the six bowling teams comprising
the newly formed City Bowling league
concluded yesterday afternoon at
Hampe's bowling alleys a permanent
organization was effected by the cleo
tion of w. J. Meister as president, and
of w. Fl. Bircher as secretary and
treasurer.
1t was decided to bowl on Wednesday
nights and with this idea in mind a
schedule Of games was prepared. The
first games will be rolled on Wednes-
day night of this week and play will
be continued weekly until the middle
of April.
The name of the South Side club,
which is Il member of the league, has
been changed to the Arlington Bowling
club and the Scranton Bowling clubs
name has been changed to the South
Side club.
The makeup of the latter two teams
will be as follows:
Arlingtons-W.. J. Meister, John Kief-
er, Henry Kiefer, Charles Keifer and
James Hawks.
South Side-Jacob Sansenbach, Peter
Rosar, Adam Leigh, Joseph Slocum and
John Zeisman.
A trophy for the team coming out in
the lead will be selected later on by the
executive committee, and there will,
also, be prizes for the players making
the highest average and the highest in
dividual score. A BOBBY prize will also
be awarded. The schedule arranged
yesterday is as follows:
At Home Visiting
Feb d
Arlngtons ............ VS.. South Side
llampcs ........vS. .........,... Centrals
Franklns .............,s. ................ stars
Feb. !2-
South Side ............vS, Arlingtons
Centrals .......Ns. ............. llampcs
Stars .......... ......ts. ............ Franklins
Feb 10
Arlingtons ............vs. ..........,. Centrlls
Iiampes ...... ........vs. ................ Stars
Franklins ...........,.vs. .......... South Side
Feb 2G
South Side ............vs. ........... Franklins
Centrals ..............vs. Arlingtons
Stars ....'.','''Ns. ...'......... llampes
March j.
Arlingtons ............rs. ........... Franlilins
Iiampes ...............Ns. .......... South Side
Stars. ........,.,.. Ccntrals
March I2--
South Side ...........vS. ............. Ilampes
CentalS ...........,..vs, ,...........,... Stars
Franklins .............vs. .......... hlingtons
March !0--
Centras .,.......,,.,.HS. .,....,,., South Side
Franklms .............VS. .........,.,. llampes
March &c
South Side ............ts. ............. Centrals
IIumpes .,.,.,..,......t>. ....,....... Fmnklns
Stars OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. .......... Mltngtons
April .
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Those composing this dance were:
Chaperoncs- John r. Richards and Mrs.
T.. T.. Chase.
spring-NIisscs Florence Madacn Gibbs Lois
Becker, Lcy Anslcy Porter, Grace Thaycl
Summcr-S Misses Mary Edwards Ethel Troth.
ingham, Jean jenkins, Jane Alice Evans.
AutumtsMisscs Rhoda Elias. Christine Fell
lows Bertha Carson, Euphenl Gibbs
Winter-AIisses Anne Edwards. Helen Thnycr,
Margaret Gibbs, Edith Frink Richards.
Solo Dlnec-Miss Anne Edwards,
The Cinderella gavotte dancers Won
the prize for popularity at the matinee
voting.
The feature of the evening perform-
ance was the cake-walk by Will Dim
mick and the two Dorsey children. Miss
I'reda Kann's coon songs, as usual
won the most enthusiastic applause.
The whist game was played by Eu-
gene Healey and C. d. Penman against
/. II. Allabaugh and Mr.. Nichols. The
latter won by two points.
Miss Stewart received insistent cur
tain calls, to which she finally re-
sponded, when she was overwhelmed
with floral presentations.
Mrs. C.. l.. Frey, patroness of the rose
dance, was presented with huge bot
quet of roses from the young ladies in
the rose dance.
The Kirmess will likely net $500 for
the Teachers association.
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Daniel d. Helm. of Shamokin, was ON
Saturday adjudged bankrupt by
Judge Archibald. His liabilities were
$3,469.0S. The case was referred to Re-
feree in Bankruptcy Taggert, of Sun
bury, for hearing, Feb. 6, at 10 a. m.
George o. Skinner and Charles Peter.
of Tunkhannock, doing business under
the firm name of Skinner & Peter, filed
a petition in bankruptcy on Saturday.
a voluntary petition in bankruptcy
was field on Saturday by Alaretta Bit.
tenbender, of Bloomsburg
Ammon l.. Newcomer, of Hakeu,
York county, and Charles l.. Van Hau-
sen, of Williamsport, who We're re-
Gently adjudged banltrupts, were
granted discharges on Saturday.
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FEAST OF PURIFIcATIoN.
Blessing of Candles Took Place in
Catholic Churches.

Yesterday was the Feast of the Purl-
fication, according to the ecclesiastical
calendar. 1t is commonly called Cam
dlemas, from the fact that on this day
in the Catholic church. the candles
used during the year are blessed.
The day has also come to be called
Ground Hog Day." from the old SUI
perstition that il Candlemas is fair
the ground hog to see his
the remainder of the winter
will be severe, and vice versa.
If this holds true, in these parts
there is likelihood of a very early
spring. with the most delightful
weather intervening, for yesterday was
one of the most miserable in the mat
ter of weather that has been supplied
so far this winter, 1t rained. sleeted,
showed, blew and froze. Only those
who could not avoid it ventured out.
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In Orphans Court.

In orphans court Judge A. A. Nos-
burg, Saturday, heard evidence on the
petition of Bridget LOTUS, admlnlstra-
trix OF the estate of Michael LOTUS,
for discharge without an audit for dis
tributlon purposes. 1t appears by the
evidence that the heirs have been fully
paid as we'll as the creditors, and the
order for discharge was therefore
made. The petitioners was represented
by NJ. p. Cawley, and j. b. Jordan
appeared for the heirs.
In the estate of Nora Golden, de-
ceased, T.. c. Rairick by his attorney,
Clarence Ballentine, presented peti-
tion for a citation to the administra-
triX to file an account. and citation
was awarded, returnable February 13
at 10 II. m.
Judge Nosburg also heard evidence
in the audit upon the exceptions to the
accounts of l.. Tyler Connonlly, eXccu-
tor under the will of Ann a. Connolly,
deceased
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-02-03
WILL OPEN TOMORROW.
State Convention of the knights Of
Columbus.

Columbus.
The state convention of the knights
of Columbus will open at the club house
of the local council tomorrow. There
will be several hundred delegates and
visitors present from all parts of the
city, including many of the most repre-
sentative Catholics of the common
wealth.
Tonight, preliminary to the conven-
tion, the local council will confer the
third degree. y lunch and social ses-
sion will follow the ceremonies.
4 banquet will be rendered the dele
gates at the club room tomorrow night.
Rt. Rev. NJ. j. Hoban will be present at
the banquet and respond to the toast
1.-The Church and the Republic" Among
others who will respond to toasts are
Hon. Francis j. O'Connor, Johnstown,
Pa; Hon. James j. O'Neil, of Carbon
dale; Daniel L. Hart, ESQ.,, Wilkes
Barre; NJ. j. Donahoe, esq, Rev. j. V.
Moylan Hon. II. j. Duggan, Richard !.
Bourke, esq, and =. A. Barrett, of this
city, and number of relegates and
visiting knights from other parts of the
state who will attend the convention.
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DIsAGREEABLE WEATHER.
Slushy Snow Storm and Then Cold
Wind.

About as disagreeable weather as was
ever dished out by the weather bureau
for this part of Pennsylvania was
served yesterday and last night.
1t began in the early morning with
a slight drizzle, which continued until
about II o'clock, when terrific down.
pour of snow of the variety known as
wet" set in. This continued almost
without intermission until about 4
o'clock in the afternoon, leaving three
inches of slush on the street and rem
dering walking almost impossible.
The thermometer began to drop just
before sundown and about s o'clock n
heavy wind set in and blew nearly all
night, freezing the slushy streets and
rendering them exceedingly dangerous
for walking.
The snowfall in Carbondale and north
of that city was particularly heavy, and
Ontario and Western and Delaware
and Hudson trains We're delayed as a
consequence.
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Mean atmospheric pressure. 80 10 degrees high.
est pressure, 3O,7S, date 2sth; lowest pressure,
2e,2i, date ed. Mean temperature, % degrees;
highest temperature, As degrees, date 22d; low.
est temperature, degrees, date 1st; greatest
daily range OF temperature, degrees, date sth;
mean temperature for this month IN 1902, Is
desreesi 1902, 25 degrees; mean temperature
for this month in Two years, 20 degrees; aver,
age deficiency OF daily mean temperature during
month / degrecsi accumulated deficiency OF
daily mean temperature since Jan l, 81 degrees;
average daily deficiency since Jan. /, l degree.
Prevailing direction OF wind, southwest % per
cent; total movement OF wind, 5,7OS miles;
maximum velocity OF wind Ito be taken from any
bmnute record, direction and date. 81 mllea
from northeast on Il. Total precipitation, 2.lI
inches; number of days with .Ol inch or more
of precipitation, 10; total precipitation for this
month in 1901, Iii! in 1902. Elf average
precipitation for this month for two years, J.. 90
mehesi total excess in precipitation during the
month 0is inches; accumulated excess In pre-.
eiptation since Jan. l. 0is inches. Number OF
clear days, !; partly cloudy days, u; cloudy
days, l5 Dates Of frost, none recorded. Mean
relative humidity 6s per cent. Toth snowfall,
10 inches Frederic H. Clarke,
Local Forecast Official.
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CITY COMMITTEE MEETS.
Addressed by Number of Prominent
Republicans.

There was a largely attended meet
ing of the Republican city committee,
Saturday night, at which the subject of
organization was thoroughly discussed
and plans for the campaign set afoot.
Addresses We're made by Chairman
c. F.. Chittenden, 7. III. Dale, ex-Re-
corder James Moir and eX-Representa-
tive John r. Farr.
The general opinion was that it was
possible to conduct the campaign with
out using money. BY energetic work the
committeeman can, it is believed, Sc
cure enough volunteer assistance to get
out the full vote.
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PERSONAL.

DR.. and Mrs, c. L. Frey are entertaining their
niece, Miss Yost, OF York.
Attorney George s. Horn, who has been con.
fined to his home with an attack OF the grip,
is still unable to leave his room, although his
condition is somewhat improved.
Robert Alexander will today resume his former
position treasurer of the Academy of Nusic
after having served in a similar capacity at
Syracuse for some time lie will he succeeded
at Syracuse by Charles B. Stevens, OF the Acad-
emy, who will act as treasurer and press agent
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COURT HOUSE NEWS NOTES.

The jury in the case OF Peter Dill against the
Ontario Accidental fund. returned verdict for
the plaintiff in The sum OF SOS. Saturday
Nine of the ten hotelkccrers whose licenses
were revoked, last week. have taken appeals to
the superior court. The appeals are to act as
a supersedeas, which means that the licenses will
continue in force until the appeal is decided
The one who did not appeal is p. +. Coync of
Minookl.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-02-03
CLOSE OF THE KIRMEss.
Dance of the Seasons Wins in the
Voting Contest.

The Kirmess closed Saturday with
two crowded houses and the best per-
formances of any that were given.
Tho voting contest as to the most
pouar set of dances was won by the
young ladies participating in the dance
of the seasons, with Follies, second.
The final vote was.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-02-03
NEW ALLEYS OPENED.
Black Diamonds Won from Green
Ridge Wheelmen.

The three new bowling alleys which
have been installed in the basement of
the Auditorium, in North Scranton,
We're opened on Saturday with two eX-
hibition games between the old Black
Diamonds and the Green Ridge Wheel
mems team. The alleys are OF the
latest, improved pattern and are equal
to the best in the city, The Black Dia-
monds won out on the total number OF
pins, each team winning game. The
score:
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-02-03
GREEN RIDGE.
soDALITY RECEPTION.

The Blessed Virgin sodality of Holy
Cross church, Bellevue, conducted re-
ception last night, when eighty-seYen
new members We're admitted.
An eloquent sermon on the Blessed
Virgin was preached by Rev. Father
Boland.
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Notice.

The Delaware and Hudson company
viii make some slight changes in the
times of their passenger trains, begin
ming Sunday, February ..
The changes on the main line cover
Sunday trains only. Train No. 40 will
leave Scranton at or p. IN. for Wilkes
Barre, instead of SAP y. IN. Train No.
SO will leave Scranton for Carbondale.
north bound, at ll.17 p. m., instead OF
10b2 p. m. as at present.
On the Honesdale branch, Weekday
trains will leave Honesdale for Carbon
dale at the following times; 7.37 and
1l,37 n. m, $50 and 5S5 y. IN.
And viii leave Carbondale for Homes
dale: 7.22 and 11.05 a. m, 3.5l and 6.99
p. m. No change in Sunday trains. ~
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strike are set down for trial Thursday
of this week.
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Supper at st. Luke's Parish House.

SAPtSA "' ~ NoAS ioitSh uouse'
There viii be supper served at ST.
Luke's Parish House on Thursday
evening next, February 6. from $50 TO s.
MENU.
Cold Sliced Ham, Sliced Roast Beef,
Escalloped oysters, Creamed Potatoes
Cabbage Salad, Baked Beans,
Mixed Pickles. Bread and Butter,
Canned Fruit. Cake.
Coffee, Tea.
supper. 25e,; Ice cream, 1Oc. extra. -
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MONTHLY METEOROLOGICAL
SUMMARY.

Station, Scranton, Pa. month"; January, 1902.
Temperature. Char.
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our great relief and delight, they
gradually and evenly slipped outward,
and 10 continued to lift, without 8
hitch, throughout the day, so that at
knocking-oh time we had pulled 1850
feet. Work was resumed at daylight
on the following Monday morning and
we are happy to inform you that by
10 q. m. On that day all the rods
were safely out of the hole.
"The nature of the ground passed
through was fairly favorable, and the
regular Rand formation"
Brazilian carbons, which to-day are
worth SO per carat, or about four
times the value Of ordinary diamonds.
were used In the drilling.
The weight Of the rods which ar
ried out this operation was sixteen
tons. To prevent such an enormous
weight pressing too heavily on thu
carhons while drilling. the rods were
suspended on a hydraulic cylinder,
which allowed the rods to descend as
desired; in fact, the enormous pres
sure Of the rods could have been run
at a weight Just suficient to tickle
ones hand II necessary.-Mines and
Minerals. 81 }33
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Wonderful Mining Operation
Completed at johannesburg

A bore hole which was begun in
January, 1899. with a Sullivan dia-
mond drill, near johannesburg, South
Africa, was recently completed sue
cessfglly.
The drill hole on the Turf club
grounds, which is nearly two miles
from the outcrop Of the main reef,
struck the main reef at $500 feet, or
within twenty-five feet of the depth
at which it was expected formation
would be struck. A curious feature
in connection with the sinking of this
bore hole was the fact that the rods
were left In the hole for twenty
months, while hostilities were going
on. The details of the work when
II was renewed are best given in the
,eport Of the engineers:
fff1zvtns .eeemplstsd all " .prepara-
lions, we started to withdraw the rods
on Sunday morning, May &c, at $40,
The full pressure of steam at our dis.
posal was applied, land as the rods
took the strain it was q moment Of
great anxiety to the onlookers, and we
held our breath In suspense. as 1t was
seen that the rods had not moved an
inch. The next moment, however, to
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bore like women who are O obviously
pretty"
She WINGED. but the remark was
naturally not one she might appro-
pirate.
"It isn't jealousy that causes me TO
speak to you this way" she began.
"Of course not" without looking at
her.
II tell you 1t is not" 1t was futile
to waste words, and yet she must show
him how little she cared. Il will miss
you-r can't help missing your-your
friendship. Five years is a long time,
you know. l have almost given you
.iose five years. II it had not been
for you I might have-wel1, amounted
to something"
"1t was always for you to say. you
know" His tone was courteous, even
kind. II often asked you II you would
be happier II 1 stayed away. Yoa
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pettu.' Proposition.

Senator Pettus Of Alabama is one Of
che young octogenarians Of the coun-
try. He does not look like q man in
his eighty-irst year, and says he does
not feel half the years he has piled up
to his credit.
An Alabama representative, himself
well along In years, suggested to Mr..
sPettus the other day the possibility
that he might live to be 100 years old.
and asked him IL he would consider 1t
right to hold his %senatorship twenty
wears longer. vs. s.
why not!!'' demanded Mr.. Pettus.
Think Of the Others" vas the re-
ply. There are . lot Of aspiring
youngsters down In our state. Don't
YOU want to give them Q chance?"
.Nevvesr thought Of that" mused MI
Pettus. SAY, 4 tell you what I'll do.
ri make q trade with you. II you will
die i win. resign, and so we Will give
two Of those aspiring youngsters their
political opportunities" + SS s%
& What q noble young man You are.
SPettuuS ,.hssaafervently calculated the gen
ttIIemaanes who had been. invited to die.
t@f q %sET
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WAS NOT THE SNAP he EXPECTED

Tramp Finds Region whore SNOW
shovsliae wss Continuous
Speaking about snow" said the
tramp. who was hunting for a job with
a shovel on his shoulder, puts me in
mind of three years & when / hired
out to a farmer up in Vermont-that
is, l was to have my board during the
winter for shoveling now during the
winter, and I thought l had struck o
soft snap.
Il had nothing to do but a ant
loaf around during the first two weeks,
but n morning the farmer reused me
up and said there was a trifle OF work
for me. stepped out to find the snow
four feet deep on the level and still
falling but l tackled the job With
proper ambition.
Il believe ! lifted fifty tons Of snow
that day, but when night came was
not much ahead OF the storm. 1t was
the same the next day and the next.
and after five days of it, with no signs
of letting up and every rail ence
buried out Of sight, I stopped work
long enough to ask the farmer. rs this
thing going to keep right on for .
/ week longer?' 3
"a week longer?' he replied, with a
broad grin on his face. Why, man,
this is only Dec. 3. and we never figure
on stopping work before April 10. just
buckle right into 1t and keep up your
appetite
II thought the matter over tina,
night" said the tramp, land In the
morning I dug a tunnel to the nearest
village and escaped and asked to ia
sent to jail. They didn't turn me out
till July 1, and the first man l met was
my old farmer. T.
"'How's snow up your way?' says l.
Nothing to brag Of says he. 1.-THE
late rains and warm suns have taken IT
of till l don't believe we've got two
feet left" ~
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QUEER HUNTING TRIO.
Success &C. Achieved by an Old nan, His wife, and iwondsrful
8%S IAaa Yellow cnr. I. SsS

Old Man BsnssPulliam and his wife
have gone tDssttheir rest, says a dis
patch fromspalde, Texas, but they
will be Il {embered here for long as
the 8Queel1 deer-hunting couple, and.
the most tEcessful, that this part Of
the state 81 known. They we've we'd
ded for 5ssSyears' and had no children.
They hsadaa dog, however, q yellow,
MISUNDERSTANDING brute, which car
ried itss# FL between its legs and
showed ItsS front teeth to the world
when sha1rnbling along. 1t found In the
Pullialnras,ssAa is only friends.
Wlersgthey got it no other body
9eyey kI1l1#R. It worked for them more
h1Aetifozen years. They were bread.
g ct. to it; 1t was bread and meat
m. They lived the year around
CINE produce of five months work,
a1F5this produce was deer. meat and.
hides.
was the custom OF the Pulliams
tseve Dvalde in November Of each
~ They carried a frying pan, q.
IJch oven, q coffee pot, a few pounds
qsupplies and a tent-ly. The old.
e had q Misunderstanding rife Of so.
tre, powder, bullets, patching and
%krcussion caps.
SO supplied, they struck out over the.
brairies and through the mesquite and
the dog followed. 1t does not rain
much here in the winter time and it
does NOT get cold.
Reaching 2 suitable place, with.
water near, they stretched the tent
dy over limbs. cooked supper and