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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1904-07-14
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bier bic Tdtur in ben Sturmflutben
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lpelde iia in bieiem Nutureret9niB Of
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3ebns bis 3pun5igfade gu i4dBen.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1904-07-14

Der 9tpfel Der 2o1alis
t a t. Der pmnaiialpberlebrer @eis
bauer in plauen, SadIsn, bate BEL
Der S9ulfeier gum Ssoanfsit sinsn
rotben Sdlips getruaen. Sn elmer Be
fpredune Der S6uIfeier IteGte S6rifts
fteller Getsnsr has uls eine io5ialoemps
trutiide 9emonitratiou bin. Dsibauer
itslIte bespesen Strafautrag ipsgeu
9eIeioigung. 0as Sd0ffenseri9t ere
fannie auf 5reiipredung. Die Strufs
hammer ertunnte bdgessn auf 80 Wart
GsIbitrafs, neil ss i6on eine 9eIeiois
gung iei, einem Staatsbeamtsu anti'
monar6ii6e 9eiinnung por5ulpsrfen.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1904-07-14

- 9luS Sem SabreSberifte SeS Sbci
9Siltie pou Der SunoespOli;ei gcbt bers
Dor. baB iib fir ic $1,000 Wtetulls
9rlo in Den Yereinigtcn Staaten $500.
uuS iiir ie 100000 Eapier9elo nift
9anS S1.OO 6alId9elo in ben Yereiuigs
ten Staaten i'm llmlauf befinbet. %
Salibmiin;ereien murOen ermittelt.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1904-07-14

m8Ginbs" gaffa9tsrs,
pelbe, obne Elm Sabrbillet gsl0it gu
buben, bic Giienbubn beniibten, purben
ndd eiusm amtli6en 9luspeiIs in benz
abseIaufensn Sabre auf ben ruiIiaeR
9abnen 437,S75 ertappt. Die 3abl
Der blinoen pafagiers, bic niht ertappt
purben, iol cine nod ar6bere iein.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1904-07-14

Gin generalitreit Der Saienurbeitrr
in 0upaua lift uusgebrO6eu. Sauptnrs
iahe oes 9lusltanOes iit bic Sorlhrift,
ba6 allc an oen gSerften beid)dftigten
WfGnuer elm Wieiiingidilb trascn mill
fen, oas Die 3ollbebOroen aus9ebtn.
Die Oampfsr9eielidafteu iollrn bic
Serft6runs Der Unions planen.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1904-07-14
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oct, Sab Der Gilius Ser g8ubaibs sSubn
innerbalb Der StaStsrenien bel ciner
oiicncu SScidDc tnt9lciite, umitiir;te, unS
SaB iicbcu pon ben ncnn gSug9onS bes
3ugcs perbrannteu. Nfnn id)det, oaB
20 Ralia9icre babel umfamen uno etua
40 an0ere uerlest muroen.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1904-07-14
Slccums &dtaftrppbe.

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ideu Gouiulat iii 9tcwDOrt cine Siite
Der WiGnner, Srauen uuO Sinccr crbals
ten, welde Ii6 bel Der nSlocum" sSatas
ltropbc bnr6 3apfcrfeit bel Der &cttnn9
Der SebrduSteu bon Dem Dumpicr aus
sei6ncten. sic iinb Sumciit 0cnti6e
ODER beutider 9lbltammuns unb mers
ben wubri6eiuli6 cine SclObnun9 cr-
baltcn, bod weiB man nod ni6t, wcl6e
@eltalt Oieislbc anncbmcn wiro.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1904-07-14

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fen MG66en i'm Utter BON 20 unb q
Sahren.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1904-07-14

@ute 9lrbcit 81 mGbi9en &reiIrn lie
iert Die r9SO6enblatt" Office.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-06

- ~ sG = f. THE TT ~ &c Bdsr q d 'Ra oo
Of Assessmsnts and the entering In the sUTeSG or W
FfsSfs2a q IN TIE 6 6fS
Pursuant TO the provisions Of Chapter ga OF the Laws
Of N6 S's fI sEERs oS THE L ~
Avenue and Jane Street: PROSPECT sEf Ell iE 9Tt"ssa
tween the crescent aad Hunter Avenue: HGNrER AVE
70 ''s sfEI wv f'tsS4 sc
kR0ADwAYsEwER bstTssq vernon Ayengs yr 1 s5a
SnS "pprensnce, from Buiknea line Of the East vsr
TO Hunter Avenue. through Hunter Avenue TO Henry
BRoSDWAT S u. SEWER and appa?s.nsness; rom
e Graham Sa XvoHas N dR%uAM 1vHSGE % $ tsst
Street 70 45 feet est OF steia8ay Avenue STEIN
WAY AVENUE From RtesGs Aysnne % Ts5 so s
q stsnEay East LIN. q ststnxay ATsngsI
ler Street through stemer street % Broedway and "a
Grace street. No. s sTEINwAY AVENUE-EE55UL.AT-
luce lSes HS7r o xT I4iS9 N a4a s ESST and
o 5a ES ba@s so5 st s sas5
way Avenue 30 + jXcKsoN GvESUE@sswER and
north Of Mott Avsnua No s HENRY STREET
F S%2 f s,: Hoss
J4MAicx AVENUE, from BoGiovsfd TO s,sinway Ave-
1gs vAT MIST m BRe oE, 2v s1as .
Crescent; CAMEkIA STREE from BoulsgsEd 70 Van N
Ssmsis Street KoUwE0SIdoy e STREET g v tEg
REdt i.SEfNS -- oRAPiSo. FAyi56;. cttRBIve,
Son G1eH9. to prospect Avenue No IL NiST
6TFtE-Er-SESWER and a2Pgrtsnaaees bstw-en Jackson
and Van Alst Avenues; ELEVENTH. STREET AND
Avenues ELY AVENUE, between Jackson aud Mott
Avenues. No II NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. GRAD
ING. PAVING CURLING, FI4AGGING AND LAYING
CROSSwAI.KS from East River Newtown Road No
{ skillnsn Avenue: PROSPECT sTREET-GRADlNJ.
CURBING. FLAGGING. PAVING AND LAYING
CRoSSW AXIS from Hunter Avenue 20 Jane street;
GRADING, CURLING, FLAGGTNG PAVING AND LAY
mo CROSSWALKs IN CRESCENT from Hunter Avenus
L Jane Street. JANE STREET-GRAD DING. CURBING.
GUTrERTNG AND FLAGGISG from Hunter Avenue 70
Crescent HARRIS AVENUE-GTtADING. CCRBINti.
FI4AGGINg. PAVING AND LAYING CROSSW AXIS.
from Hunter Avenue 70 Crescent No "a REGCLAT-
ING. GRADING. ASPHALTTNG PAVEMENT CURB
ING FI.AGGiNG AND LAYING CRoSsWAIIS ~
Alst Avenue, TWELFTH STREET. from Jackson 20
Mott Avenues No Is. VERNON AVENUE-REGUL4A 7
ING; GRADING; PAYING, CURBING FI-AGGl%9
feet north OF Mott Avenue known the boundary line
q the First Ward improvement district No IS Com
plstiug this REGULATING. GRADING. CCRBISG,
PLACING. LAYING CROSSwAILIS AND PAVING %
the unfinished part % JACKSON AVENUE, from Anahs
northerly boundary line OF Ward improvement
District No. Il. REGULATING. GRADING CURB
ING. FAGGING AND LAYING CROSSWALks IN
HOPKINS AVENUE from Broadway Elm street;
JAMAICA AVENUE. from Boulevard 70 StsnwRy Ave
nue; VAN AIST AVENUE from Broadway 70 jamaica
Avenue LINCOLN STREET Hopkins o
Crescent; KOUWENHOVEN STREET. from Broadway
STREET, between Boulevard and Hopkins Avenue and
between Broadway and Carnelis Street. NJ. EXTRA
WORK IN CONNECTION WITH THE REGULATING.
GRADING. ETC. OF VERNON AVENUE. from 10th
street 70 100 teet north Of Mott Avanue the
ton. raising and re-setag Of manholes receiving
basins and appHrtsnancsS
EDWARD " CIRCUIT. Comptroller.
CITY Of New York Decembsr 20 1905.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-06
ADOPTS JEROME BILL.
Citisens Union City Committee to
SuDport His ErciSe Measure.

The city committee Of the Citizens Union at a
meeting last night at its headquarters. in Union
Square, adopted resolution favoring the excise
bill drawn up by District Attorney Jerome
which amends the Raines law to allow the
opening Of saloons on Sundays from TO II ?. m.
The vote was not taken until after discus
sion which lasted from $50 o'clock TIL LOO LOO
The vote was AZ 70 81. There were nearly
ninety members Of the committee present
r. Fulton Cutting presided. Mr. Jerome pre-
scented the arguments he has heretofore used IN
support OF his bill Frank Moss led the opposl-
ton and declared that the present restrictions
were based on the religious sense OF large poI-
ton of the population OF the state, and couI1
not be treated lightly. He favored some sort OF
local option for the city, perhaps by eIectICh
districts the voters TO pass not only on the
question OF Sunday opening. but on the question
Of the existence Of saloons at all within the us
tTict boundaries. o,.,
The resolution declared that the Citizens
Union. while regarding the Jerome aHendIhent
as an insufficient solution Of the question APP
proved its adoption by the legislature believing
ii would perceptibly diminish the eyiis now eN-
listing and would mark a distinct II limited gam
10 social and political progress.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-06
SUES GOULD BROTHERS.
Hiss Helen Wishes to Bag Certain
Land-Action Friendly One.

With view to purchasing a considerable
tract OF land attached to Lyndhurst at Irving
ton-on-the-H Hudson. Miss Helen Miller Gould
has brought suit IN the Westchester courts, in
dividually and as executrix of and trustee un-
der the VIII OF Jay Gould. against George ].
Gould Edwin Gould and Howard Gould, ss
executors Of and trustees under the Will, and
also against all other heirs to the Gould estate.
including the Count and Countess de Cas-
teans.
Charles A Gardiner. Of No. 1876 Broadway,
Miss Gould's counsel said yesterday:
Miss Gould now owns 4 large proportion OF
Lyndhurst, and with her 1t is matter Of sen
timent rs well az convenience to acquire the
balance OF the estate. The other trustees
George J. Gould. Edwin Gould and Howard
GoUld-and the heirs are willing to transfer
the property and anxious TO comply with her
wishes. The action begun is therefore
friendly, and is taken In accordance with the
provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-06
COTS IN THE AISLES.
Hospitals and Charitable Organ'za-
tions Hard Pressed by Suffering.

As n result Of the continued" intense cold hos
pitaIs are overwhelmed with applications FOR
admission while the city institutions are filled
tn their utmost Charitable associations In va
r,ous narts of the city which give temporary aid
had their hands full yesterday, but this rush
for relief is not as large as will be the one when
the cold snap finally breaks. Then said Edward
r Devine. secretary OF the Charity Organiza-
tion Society. the poor who have been almost
literally frozen into their miserable homes, VIII
come out. needing food, clothing and coal.
BELLEVUE Hospital is as full II can be
crowded No more patients can be admitted TO
the wards until some of the patients are trans
ferred to the City Hospital. Blackwell's ISL
and Cots are placed in the aisles. and so far
no one needing attention has been turned away
The doctors and nurses have been working
night and day until they are almost ready 10
drop. 90
being cared for. 5S3 men. ST women. GO male
children and 30 female children. The hospital s
normal capacity is 500. Yet by night room had
TO be made for more sick people. During the
day there were about fifty patients discharged
but fully one hundred additional cases had to
be admitted.
The Almshouse, too. was filed superfntend-
that so far he had not been obliged TO turn
any one away, but he didn't know what he
would do with many more.
Secretary Devine Of the Charity Organization
Society had received III applications for relief
on Monday and 81 up to , p. m. yesterday at
the main office Outside. IN the elevensiIstricts
INTO Whlch the society divides the city, cases
were being investigate and immediate relief
was given whenever needed. Because Of The
labor trouble and the severe winter Mr. Devine
inquired that there were 80 per cent more appllca-
ciety is now caring for 5000 families which II
cannot turn over to any specific charity
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-06
GEORGE S. HIcKoK TO RETIRE.

Bank on January u, It learned yesterday. the
resignation Of George s IIickok cashier will be
offered to the board OF directors Mr. Hckok who
is about seventy-fve years old. has been connected
with the bank for fifty years, and has been
it's cashier for the last fifteen sixteen years
His retirement IL due the fact that his health
has for time been poor Mr. Hickok ia held
IN the highest esteem by the board OF directors,
who IL Is understood IN accepting his resigna-
don. intend 10 show in a substantial and hand
some way their appreciation Of his long and Valu-
able services the institution and by his as
sociates in the executive management. He will
not sever completely his connection with the bank
as a desk will continue TO be reserved for his use
and he will remain q member Of the board Of d.
rectors. 1t Is understood that Edward J. Baldwin
assistant cashier. will succeed Mr.. Hicl1ok
cashlsr.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-06
HELD UP AND ROBBED.
Collector Struck in Frankfort-st.-
S1S9 Taken.

MAX Schneider. collector and driver FOR news
paper. was held up and robbed Of slS9 by three
men last evening IN Frankfort-st near Hague
Two got away with the money. but the third was
captured. Schneider has for a year and half
taken his collections night to the circulation
once OF the paper IN lower Franklin Square
Last night he had the money in a cgar box under
his arm He running. when he got blow on
the head which sent him Keeling: then another
with club, which knocked him down. The cigar
picked up.
PatroInan Cornelius O'Nenl. who was a block
away, heard Schneider yell and cried stop OF III
shoot" 10 the one man in sight He stopped. At
the cak-st. police station he said he was William
was positively identified by Schneider as the man
who hit him with the club.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-06
BONE IN TENEMENT.
Explosion Drives Eight Families
Into lSnozU i'm EarIY Morning.

Eight italian families living in the tenement
house at Uniou-ave and RchardsOn-st-. Brooklyn.
fed to the IN their night clothes early yes
terday morning under the impression that the
house tumbling down The excitement was
caused by the explosion OF a bomb in the Richard
sou-st entrance. which tore away tho porch and
a part OF the stairs and wrecked the hall No
one was injured and most of the scantlly clad
tenants soon returned TO their rooms. Others
could not be induced to go back. ana We're taken
Tho police found that the bomb that caused
the trouble OF the kind commonly used
at Italian festivals. They made more for
noise than destructive purposes. Mrs. Catherine
Deletino. the owner OF the property. had recently
been receiving threatening letters. shs says from
4 young who married her about eighteen
months ago. They had trouble because she de-
clarcs, mis- sole object IN marrying TO have
her support him on the money made by her drst
husband. A separation followed and she re-
sumed the name OF her first husband. Since then.
she declares. letters had been coming to her
which warned her that she would meet a horrible
death. So frightened did she become that she
recently moved away with her five children from
the Union-ave house The police IRE anxious 10
ask questions OF the recent husband of Mrs
Deletino. and are looking for him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-06
RUSSIA ENTERS COREA.
Continued from first page.

pissned by bankers being due TO the annual
settlement operations, and they add that Il was
wholly uninauenced by the Far Eastern situa-
zion
London, Jan. b.-The statement made by the
Foreign Once az ST Petersburg to-day regard
ting the instructions sent 10 Viceroy AlexieI
was communicated 20 the British Foreign ONCE
and 70 the japanese Legation here. Pleasure
was shown that Russia had displayed such a
friendly attitude, but 4 was said no definite
conclusions could be drawn until the nature
Of the counter-proposal was known.
The japanese Legation reiterated that the
cardinal points OF the japanese proposals ad-
United Of no counter-proposals. but said that II
serious points were included among those ac-
Cepted there a possibility OF reaching a
settlement by further negotiations.
Lord RothschiId to-day stated that his long
visit 70 the Foreign Office yesterday not
connected with the situation IN the Far East
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-06
PROMINENT ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS

ALBEMARLE-S. s Franchot of Niagara Falls
and Griswoid Lorillard OF Tuxedo, CAMBRIDGE
Geraid q Z MY, OF mas9ln no, ETH AVE
A; Acton. of Cleveland and Senator Nelson "
Aldrich Of Providence R. l. Chamberlain
E. J. Undertake, U. s. A HOFFMAN-Congres
George n. southwick, OF Albany. HOLLAND
and Captain Behrends, Of London, IaiPERTAIE-
Colonel r J. LudnGton, of Waterbury, Conn
AIANHATTAN-!Angus, MacMurcheg, Of Toronto;
Philip MauTo. Of Washington; a. R. Harmon OF
England: Fletcher d. Proctor. OF Vermont and
Colonel W S. Pope: OF Cleveland. MURRAY
HILL-Howard B.. Tuttle OF Naugatuck Conn (;
Of stockbridgo Mass, METHERLA ND-Charies s.
PI-AZA-General Charles Miller, OF MeadviIle
Penn. SAVOY-E. A. Cunningham. OF Louisville
WALDORF-ASTORIA-P. A. b. Widener, of Phila.
delphia. ex-governor F. $. Stranahan, of Vermont:
Count and Countess c: A; Wachmeister. of Paris:
and Plttsburg Railway Company, of Rochester:
NJ H Smith pres ident Of the Louisville and Nash.
vile Railway Company. OF Louisville; Ferdinand
W. Peck, Of Chicago; G ". Barnum, OF Lime
Rock, Conn. and J. II Blackwell of Trenton
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-06
THE BELASCO'S MANY EXITS.
It's Proprietor Hints at Political Influences
by Opponents.
Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: It IS with surprise that note in this morn
ings papers that the Belasco Theatre !s listed
among those payhouses quoted by the Fire Com
missioner as requiring extra precaution in case OF
fire. Inasmuch the Fire Commissioner has never
sent representative to this theatre TO investigate
its fire conditions either before behind the cur
tain such an arbitrary assertion his part is
obviously unjust. And since he has chosen to
place It his blacklist simply on the strength Of
some ones opinion. l shall be obliged II you will
permit me to contradict his assertion by few
simple facts
the direct and careful supervision OF both the
Building and Fire departments. Every demand
and more-of either departmont was observed
without question. All hose extinguishers and
other appliances needful IN Of fire were In
spected by the Fire Department, and approved
constructed more exits than either the Building
one From S 10, for s sy b f Ts S such exits avail
able in OF emergency. The orchestra Moor
seats about four hundred people, and from this
less than two Kindred people. with four special
exits entirely apart from those leading to the
orchestra. The SECOND balcony seats slightly more
than two hundred people. and has four special
exits Independent OF those which serve either tho
second balcony are two exits leading INDEPENDENTLY
York's theatres even Including those not Appearing
on the COMMISSIONERS blacklist, have but one.
inward, and curing performance ever such door
IS. and always has been. !ett unlocked The as
be absolutely hreproot because 1t has been sub
jected 10 the most rigid tests.
In view OF these facts, ! assert that no theatre
IN New-York City could be cmpued more quickly
or more easily IN OF fire than the Belasco, and
I shall be glad at any time 70 throw II open to
officials, uewspapers or public for a thorough ana
rigid inspection. Furthermore. l hereby invite
them to make such an tnyesusaton' and VIII render
them every assistance within my power,
7 ask this OF officials. press and public act
Of simple justice to myself and my patrons. Mean
time, the Tact remains that tho Fire Commissioner
has placed this theatre on his blacklist, although
no represent ative from his Office at any time has
q cd or Ia Z
has committed error OF Information or Judgment.
Otherwise the conclusion must be that he
Induced add nv theatre to the number through
very obvious political influences closely allied with
certain of my professional opponents.
New York jan g. 1904 DAVID BELAsCO
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-06
EVIDENCE DESTROYED.
Fuller Companys Nan Broke The
atre SkgightS.

Chicago, Jan 5.-The attorneys of the Fire
Department caused the arrest Of four employees
Of the Fuller Construction Company, David
Jones. a masonry foreman. and Angus Mckay,
Otto Rausch and John Kingston, tronworkers.
Attorneys for the Fuller Company took Jones,
who had been sought by the police for several
days. to the Fire Department
It had been charged that Jones and his men
broke the skylights on the theatre after the
fire In order to destroy possible evidence, The
slylights were blocked by scantlings and tied
with wire to prevent their opening and neither
OF them had been opened since the theatre was
built. Jones' in his statement to the Fire De-
partment. said:
I took the three irOnworkers with me up through
scan scantn ing Which blocked the sEyIlghts Then
two panes of glass to get at the wires to unite
them. finally got the wires off and opened the
lights,
Jones was asked why he went TO the roof Of
the theatre and replied that he had been told
that the north wall had been cracked IN the
fire and went to see Il It was true. He de-
cared that he loosened the skylights because
he feared they might fall through and injure
somebody the stage.
why did you take three ironworkers with
you to inspect a brick WALTZ" asked Inspector
Fulkerson. OF the Fire Department
Jones was confused, but finally answered that
the men went with him through curiosity. He
admitted that the ironworkers helped him open
the skylghts and worked with him about the
roof for half hour
He said that he went to the theatre OF his own
accord and without orders from the Fuller COM
pany. When asked how he was going 10 ex-
plain TO the company why he had taken three Of
their employees and kept them with him for
practically an hour IN order to satisfy his Curl
osity Jones could make no satisfactory reply
When pressed for an answer, he said that the
men were not employees Of the Fuller company
but men he had met IN the street