THE SQRANTON TBIBUNE FRIDAY . MOBNING, JULY 12, 1893.
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f IRE IMSORflNCE,
120 Wyoming Ave.
BIG BARGAINS IN SHOES
RUSSET SHOES IT COST
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CC""QWEALTH SHOE STORE
, Washington Avenue.
CUR WAGONS CALL
Retelarlr ia all parts of the city. Bare
'. w mlmil your Drop a postal.
I ACKAWANNA
L. THE LAUNDRY,
308 Paaa Ave. a. B. WAK.MAN.
B1YE TOUR
SHADES MADE OF
It Docs Not Fade.
It Docs Not Crack.
WILLIAMS & Me AN ULTY
07 WY0IIN6 AVERUL
C1TYK0TS.
The First Presbyterian church choir will
meet for rehearsal this evening Instead of
tomorrow.
No meeting of the teachers' committee
was held last olffht owing to no quorum
being present.
The "Watch Tower" Bible class will
meet at the residence of O. W. Hessler, 7J3
Oreen Ridge street, on Sunday.
8. Solomon ft Co. began an action in as
sumpsit yesterday to recover a book ac
count amoutlng to 1740 from Henry Good
nan. A score or more of members of the
Young Women's Christian association en
. Joyed a trolley ride to Peckville and re
turn last night.
lira. Ouy Tiffany, of LaPlume, was re
moved to the Hillside home yesterday by
Poor Director Charles Tropp's order. She
ia suffering from dementia.
The police were yesterday on the look
out for s sorrel mare with a white hind
foot and white forehead, which was stolen
from Nanticoke and driven In the direc
tion of this city.
Oncer Motr found on Lackawanna ave
BueQl package of socks and shirts, which,
on closer examination, proved to contain
' two pension vouchers for $6, belonging to
Alartln Oakley, of 1751 MoDonough avenue.
From 10 o'clock yesterday the Blackmoor
potato-stealing case was continued until
4 in the afternoon because the prosecutor's
witnesses did not appear. At 4 o'clock
the constable had not been able to locate
them and the ease was adjourned until
110 Tuesday evening.
Clarence Johnson, who broke a pane of
glass to the Bt. Denis poot room out of re
venge for having been compelled to settle
for three games of pool, had to pay $6 yes
terday morning to make himself square.
The damage to the window was assessed
at 13. SO and the hole In the peace and dig
nity of tbe commonwealth was valued at
' C50. He paid and was released.
The following officers have been elected
by the ScMllcr Building and Loan associa
tion: President, J. George Eisele; vice
president, F. J. Dlckert; secretary. J. C.
Lange; treasurer, J. D. Runyon. The di
rectors for three years are: Messrs. Henry
Smith, John Boeff and George Easterly;
for two years. Messrs. Herman Whaler.
Peter Robling, sr., and Herman Hagen;
for one year, Messrs. Patrick Mulherln,
Stephen Spruks and H. Lyons.
A. Bombaugh was arrested last evening
on a warrant sworn out before Alriomom
1 II
,'" John, of the Fourth ward, at the Instance
young lwis, who was arrested a few
t ' - b" viiBci wn mnutunr ana as
saulting Carrie Bombaugh, A's daughter.
' -The warrant alleges assault and. battery,
which Bomgaubh swears he did not com
mit; he says that Lewis is actuated hy
malice. Bombaugh waived a hearing and
entered bail before Alderman Millar.
Grand Clearance Sale
of Drf Goods Thursday, Friday and Bat
urday of this week. A great reduction in
Muslins, Wash Good, Dress Ooods, Bilks,
etc. 8o our advertisement on third
page of this paper,
, MEAR8 HAQEN.
LANGUAGE WAS EXPENSIVE.
Mr. Bevaa Wants f 5,000 for tbe Remarks
r -- ..' or mrs, u-.nansy.
' Edwin Sevan, a grocer and butcher,
GolneT business in this city, is the plain
tiff fn a suit for damages begun yos-
terdavr aa-alnst Marv E. OMfolfov. wif
of . John E. OMalley. He asks 15,000
.Oa maces as compensation for defam
atory words alleged to have been
spoken concern! it Mm by Mrs. O'Mal-
: fcy.
xno declaration sets rortft that on
; fttiv K vr vun. 1.11-1.. m
Mr. Bevan of criminal conduct with
(Mrs. Thomas, in consequence of which
. be was greatly Injured.
(Mr. Bevaa is a. married man.
THE CONCERT TONIGHT.
Will Be Give by Bsaers Band la Front
; of City Hall. .
At the open air concert to be' given
tonight by (Bauer's band in front of the
city ball the following- programme will
be rendered:
Overture, "Fra Dlavolo"... Auber
"The Mill In the Forest"..... Bllenberg
"Southern Patrol" Volker
Sncoolo Solo. L'Oleseau du Bois Po-
y lacca do Comet .Thiers
Theo. Bauschman. ...
"Bauer's Band March".. Theo. Hembergsr
"Grand Infernal Polka" Bonnlsseau
"A Trip to Coney Island" , Moses
f , i ., .: (Descrlptlvo Piece.) j t -
I', i .: .' m '
" .! Auetlosj Sate. 1 '
A large consignment of fins household
Keds to be disposed of at auatlon Satur
day at 1 p. m., consisting of parlor sums,
bedroom suits, carpets, library tables,
desks, eta, at Strong's, (to and ta Penn
avenus, ,. . . .
-' nnr mm ' Wsbof , . ' :''" "' :'. '
f rat tU fast , M Gmnm Bros. " ." '
ELEPHANT CHEER HANDS
That Is What Councils Are Begiatlng
to Thiak of Llnde. Street Bridge.
TROUBLE ABOUT THE APPROACH
If Vladaot Is Ball! and a Easy Grade
Furnished It Will Cost City I'pwards
of SISO.OOO-Othcr Business
Considered by Conneils
Councils virtually admitted last
night that the Linden Street bridge Is
somewhat of an elephant tn their
hands. The bridge itself Is ull right, but
the West Side approaches are giving
them no end of trouble.
It was Intended when the brtge pro
ject was launched that an easy thor
oughfare would be maik to Main ave
nue, avoiding the grade crossing and
steep 'hill at West Lackawanna ave
nue. and also that It would open up the
unimproved territory In the northern
part of Hyde Park. Now the city fa
thers are forced to confess that the de
elred culmination Is dllllcutt and may
be ImpoFslble to reach.
According to present plan for the ap
proach from Sixth street to the Four
teenth ward monument on Swetland
rtreet. It will be neceswary to run a
street at a 6 per cent, grade to Seventh
street and at an 11 percent, grade from
Seventh to the Swettand Street bridge.
a grade within one degree as steep as
Lackawanna avenue hill. To overcome
this thefrlty enRlnw. at th? s-URRestlon
of the streets and bridge committee of
common couiwil. has prepared plan
for an overhead viaduct anil the select
council's streets and brldpes commit
tee, after looking over the ground
brought in a recommendation last night
favoring ithls viaduct scheme.
Mr. cali' Kudtcal Step.
The ordinance embodying the 6 and 11
per cent, grades was referred to the
streets atiJ bridges committee of com
mon council three months ago. Last
nlcht Jlr. Keells. after watting until
all the committees had finished their
reports ami not hearing any report on
the Swetland street approach, moved
to take the matter out of the hands of
the committee a,nd proceed forthwith
to Its consideration.
Mr. Oliver, a member of the streets
and bridges committee, explained the
delay by the absence of Mr. Sea mans.
chairman of the committee, from the
city, and the desire of some of the prop
erty holders In that vlclnty, particular
ly the Robinsons, to be heard in tha
ma Mer before a final report was pre
pared.
Mr. Morris said he saw no reason why
the city's business should be delayed
on account of one man and favored lnv
mediate considerate of the measure,
whereupon Mr. Sweeney arose and said
that If Mr. Morris knew the status of
the matter b? would favor a recess of
a year or five years.
"Why should the councils attempt
to take It out of the committee's
hands." he continued, "it's an outrage,
and an Insult to the committee, and if
we adopt this ordinance as it stands it
will e a curse upon this body for years
to come."
Approach Must Be Provided.
Mr. Nealis argued that something
was necessary to be done. The over
head viaduct scheme entailed exces
sive damages and was not to be con
sidered now when there ia not money
even to build It. When the Linden
street bridge Is completed there must
be some way of reaching It, and as the
committee had taken no steps to pro
vide an approach he thought it high
time the councils took the matter In
its own hands.
Mr. Oliver then spoke of the over
head viaduct proect, and In connec
tion therewith said that It looked to
the public as If the present plan of
dipping down at a six per cent, grade
and necessitating a going up an eleven
per cent, grade was nothing less than
catering to the Robinsons, whose prop
erty Is at the lowest point In the dip
of the proposed road.
If the people had known thait the
present state of things would come to
pars they would never have voted for
the bridges, he said. The first mistake
was made In making the bridge ap
proach Linden street, and the second In
proposing the? grade which was then
under consideration. Just as sure as
this grade la adopted the Linden street
bridge will be useless.
Matter of IWmage.
In speaking of the question of dam
ages Mr. Oliver said that if we now
have to pay 150,000 for damaging one of
Robinson's buildings, by the time the
procrastinating members are ready to
consider a viaduct we will have to pay
17)00.000 damages, as the Robinsons are
contemplating the erection of a half
million dollar plant at a point where
the proposed viaduct Is liable to dam
s;e It.
Mr. Nealls ridiculed this abatement,
characterizing It as an Insult to the
Intelligence of the tody, to make such
exaggerated statements.
Mr. Keller spoke in a conciliatory
vein and his counsel at, length pre
vailed. He believed (that a viaduct was
most desirable, but as the city was not
In a condition to erect a viaduct, and as
some means of approach was necessary,
he advised Immediate consideration of
the present grade, which he deemed
the feasible plan now before the coun
cils. Messrs. Noone, Battle and Molr sec
onded Mi opinion and the motion to
take the matter out of the hands of
the committee was passed by the fol
lowing vote:
Ayes Loftus, Morrlj, Molr, Robin
son, Nealls, Zeldler, Keller, Noone,
Battle, Orler 10.
Nays Sdmon Thomas, R. E. Thomas,
Regatr, Ollroy, Godfrey, Sweeney, Oli
ver, Norton g.
. . Wanted to Postpone Action.
Captain Molr then wanted to post
pone further action until tlh Inext
regular meeting, but It was lost by a
We vote, Molr going over to the mi
nority. Finally, after having pasjed
first reading, the ordinance was re
ferred to the next regular meeting,
which occurs next Thursday night.
The fender ordinance and ordinances
for furniture for the Crystal Engine
hoose, for grading Webster avenue,
for a lateral sewer on Capo use ave
nue between Marlon and Oreen Ridge
streets, and for a sewer on Irving ave
nue, above Mulberry street, were fa
vorably reported upon.
The third partial estimate of 111,
487.76 on li:ie Roaring Brook bridge was
ordered paid and a number of meas
ures from the select branch, were con
curred in.
. New Improvements provided' tot
were Are hydrant on the corner of
Ferdinand street and Summit avenue;
repairs on Stone and Ptttstotv avenue
culverts; : grade of Petttbone street
from North SUIil to Pllmors. '
MEETING OF SELECT.
Matters Teat Cass Before the Vppsr
Brsach fsrCoasldoratloa.
Select council's streets and bridges
committee also expended gray matter
on the Swettamd Street bridge approach:
Mr. Chittenden sum) his colleagues con
cluded in favor of the viaduct project
and so reported to council. The ordi
nance which select men had under con
sideration was one providing for the
widening of Swetland street. They re
ported adversely on this, saying there
was no use of widening the street
unless the viaduct was built.
In the matter of opening up and pav
ing Robinson street this same commit
tee made a lengthy recommendation.
The gist of their suggestions was that
the plan of putting through a tO-foot
street was not expedient or feasible
and ithat the ctty engineer should be
Instructed to figure on a retaining wall
between Ninth and Robinson. The
committee also reported favorably
upon the nomination of Nathan Hall
rtead for Inspector of the superstruc
ture of Linden Street bridge; and upon
the ordinance for the grading of Beech
street.
The Judiciary committee recommend
ed that tr00 of ttn $2,000 chilmed as
damages by John Conway be allowed.
Mr. Conway, who waa present, ex
plained that he was the contractor who
opened Robinson Htreel. When he pre
sented his figures he was blven to un
derstand that he should have the con
demned buildings. This was denied
him and he claims that he Is out t'J.OOO
thereby.
Mr. Williams Was SnrprlscJ.
Mr. Williams expressed surprise that
the Judiciary committee, of which Col
onel Sanderson Is chairman, should be
guilty of such an apparent Injustice
and advised that the matter be laid
over until Colonel Sanderson should be
present to explain the committee's Bide
of the case.
Mi. Durr, one of the Judiciary com
mittee, arose and staged that the com
mittee was willing to grant Mr. Con
way $1,000. but as he would not bo
cept this, they made It $500 to provide
for contingencies.
The Interstate TeletSione company
onllnar.ee was amended by the Judici
ary committee so that the company
would be ccwpelled to comply with
any measure hereafter passed re
gard r.g the regulation of telephone
con anUs. This amendment, how
ever, a-'as killed.
The fender ordinance was favorably
reported upon. The bond of C. R.
Kinsley, as street commissioner. In
the sum of $3,000. with J. J. Jermyn
and W. A.' May as securities, was re
ferred to the streets and bridges com
mittee. Mayor Cornell In a communciatlon
recommended t!at the Piatt home'
stead, which occupies the rite of the
western approach of the Roaring
Brook bridge be torn down Immediate'
ly. In order that the material might be
used on the bridge. An option was re
ceived from E. J. Mcormlck on land re
quired for opening Wyoming avenue.
Both communications were referred to
the street? and grldges committee.
Street Commissioner Kinsley com
municated to councils the bad condi
tion of Stone and Plttston' avenue cul
verts, which tie Is now repairing.
Pavement for Clay Avenue.
The proposal of the Barber Asphalt
company to pave Clay avenue for $2.58
a square yard was received and adopt
ed forthwith, there being no competi
tors. Bids for constructing the approaches
to Roaring Brook bridge were received
from Hart & Gibbons, of Wilkes-
Barre, whose figure Is $13,400; Peter
Stlpp, $13,430, and V. H. O'Hara, who
did not figure in bulk. 'Proposals for
building Farber court lateral sewer
were received as follows: 1. Mulli
gan, $1.64 a lineal foot; V. H. O'Hara,
$l.g; Hart & Gibbons, JUS, and Peter
Stlpp, who bid $2,025 for the work com
plete. For lighting trie city bulldiing the
bids were: ficranton Oas and Water
comany, $1.17 per 1,000; Suburban Elec
tric Light company, 6 mills for each
lamp per hour; Illuminating Heat end
Power company, 14 cents per 1,000
watts.
Accompanying Its bid the 'Suburban
company sent a letter which had this
somewhat caustic appendage: "Last
year we did not subm.it a bid, for our
competitors furnished you light free
so long that we thought It no more
tlhan right that you pay them, but as
our action caused unfavorable com
ment, we now offer a bid."
QUESTION OF OWNERSHIP.
Mr. BnlklewUf Is Deslrlons of Having It
Settled Definitely,
Thomas A. Bulklewlcz obtained a rule
yesterday firom Judge Edwards to com
pel Miles McDonald to show cause why
he should not within ninety days bring
an action lit ejectment to determine
the ownership of a lot of land on Water
street, hJs city.
(Mr. Moftonald claims title by reason
of a sate of tho property by the counly
commissioners for unpaid taxes and
(Mr. Bulklewlcz says he received a deed
for the land from the previous owner,
Powell Tlleyslo. on Oct. 12, 189.1. As
Mr. McDonald Dras taken no action to
have the question of ownership of the
land Sfittled Mr. Bulklewlcz moves to
compel him to Co so. , ,
Bsrgslas.
We have the following wagons In stock
which we will close out at less than cost:
4 carts, were $15, will close at $ f 75
2 open spindle buggies, were $40, will
close at 20 V)
2 open spindle buggies, wero $G0, will
close at 48 CO
3 top buggle, were $0, will close at... 88 00
8 top buggies, were $75, will close at. 50 00
2, light 2-sat spindle wagons, were $15,
win close ax ia io
t two-at platform wagons, were
$G5, will close at 48 00
1 three-seat platform wagon, were
$100, will close at 79 tS
1 three-seat platform wagon, with
top, curtains and brake, were $12S,
now 90 00
1 surrey, was $160, will close at.,- 100 00
1 Columbus surrey, was $200, will
clos at 160 00
1 two-nest phaeton surrey, was $225,
will close at 175 00
. Jones tt Shelly, 420 Spruce street,
Flllsbury's Flour Mills have a capacity
of 17,600 barrels a day (
DIED.
CUMMINOfl.-In Caomore, July 10. 186,
Patrick Cummlngs, aged 11 months, at
tbe home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Patrick Cummlngs, Butler street. Fu
neral Friday afternoon. - Interment ' In
Mt. Carmel cemetery.
KER8HNER. In Dalton, July 10, 1895,
Mrs. Cbrdelia A. iKershner, aged CO
years, T months and IS days. Funeral
July 12 at Methodist church at 2 p, m.
BAWEY.-In Scrantoh. July 10, 18, Re-
gina, aged I months, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Sawey, of Plttston
venue, formerly of Plttston. Funeral
Friday aftermoon. Intermeat at Market
Street oemsUrr. Pulsion, v r
INSURANCE r,EH ARE HERE
Their Sixth Annual Convention Be
gan Yesterday.
AT SOUTH BETHLEHEM IN 1896
Officers Were Elected for Easulag Year.
Convention Held In Board of Trade
Rooms Visitors Impressed with
Progress of Eleetrle City.
In the board of trade rooms yesterday
the sixth annual convention of the
Pennsylvania, Association of Fire In
surance Agents begun. At 10 o'clock
Secretary Homer M. Hill, of Erie, pro
ceeded to enroll the visiting agents and
tha,t being done adjournment was
taken until afternoon.
The session opened at 2.15 with Col
onel F. L. itutchcock in the chair, and
the moat Important business done be
fore closing was the election of officers.
The following were chosen for the en
suing year. President. Oeorge F. P.
Wunger. of Puttstown; vice-presidents,
J. W. Bvana, ofWwIck; J. S. Hoard,
of Maromeld; H. W. Luce, of Bcran
ton; treusurer, W. B. Klteklnger. of
Erie; corresponding secretary, J. H.
Musser, of iHarrtoburg; general secre
tary, Homer M. Illll, of Erie, re-elected.
The new chairman, .was Inaugurated
and the other olllcers, and the place of
holding the next convention was tuken
up for consideration. Mr, Wanger In
vited tho agents to Pottstnwn next
year; South HeHilehem was also placed
In nomlntU,n, the ballot resulting In
favor of Houth Uethlehem by twVnty
for and fifteen against. It will be held
on the second Thursday of July, 1896.
Names of tho leUcte.
A list of the delegates present is as
follows: H. B. Calderwood, of Tyrone;
Frank It. Lelb. of Harrlaburg; J. H.
Musser, of Harrlsburg; George E. Culp.
of Lock Haven; O. P. F. Wanger, of
Pottstown; Joseph 8. Hoard, of Mans
field; M. P. Luts, of Bloomsburg; A. E.
Shumnn, of 'Berwick; John W. Evans,
of Berwick; W. B. Frlck, of Milton; C.
M. Hathaway, of Olyphant; O. F. Foel
mer, of Milton; F. E. Smlith, of Frank
lin; Fred Theis, of Wilkes-Uarre;
James M. Boland, of Wllkes-Barre; It.
M. Hugihes. of Plttston; Joseph iHlle
man. of Plttston; I. T. Hartzog. of
South Bethlehem; H. T. Russell, of
Honesdale, and Homer M. Hill, of Erie.
These were the out-of-town agents; the
Scranton agents were: C. O. Boland,
A. B. Holmes, W. W. Phillips, John H.
Sehadt, F. L. Hitchcock, R. W. Luce,
A. B. Franklin. W. B. Chrtetmas, H. E.
Paine, E. I. Paine, Charles R, Smlith,
W. P. Bolnd, Thomas Moore; Frank B.
Ward.
When the convention opened Private
Secretary MarkK.Edgaraddressed the
agents, welcoming them to Scranton In
the name or Mayor Connell, wlho could
not be present. Frank R. Lelb, of
HUrrliburg, responded.
F.njoved a Kids on Klectrlo Road.
The election of officers followed, and
the transaction of secret business of
Interest only to the members of the as
sociation. At 4 o'clock adjournment
came, when the agents and. their wives
'board-d two special open car and
first enjoyed the ride to Dunmore over
the Laurel Hill line, next to Nay Aug
falls and lastly to Mlnooka. The trip
was over at 7 o'clock. They dined at
the Wyoming, where all but a few of
them are registered.
At 8 o'clock the evening session
opened. Some private committee re
ports were made and tlhen Joseph S.
Hoard, of Mansfield, was Introduced
to read a paper on "How to Reduce the
Lo?e Ratio." The paper was an excel
lent one, bringing forth applause fre
quently. Mr. Hoard said that in 1CS1 fire In
surance was first Introduced In Eng
land; It Is more than 100 year ago
since it was introduced in the United
States. The success In botlh countries
and all over tihe world lias proven that
insurance is a blessing to civilization.
His reason assigned as the cause of
loss In the business Is the Incendiary
fires that are frequent, three-fourths
of the fires In barns and private dwell
ings being Incendiary. Tie urged, his
oo-workers to take &i much care In the
moral worth of the man as lni tihe mar
ket value of his property Insured. In
too many cases the origin of fires can
be traced to the criminal negligence of
men of bad moral character, who in
sure their properties and apply the
torch to re-lmburse a losing business.
Charles R. Smith's Paper.
Charles R. Smith, of this city, read a
paper on "How to Bring the Fire In
surance Business on a Cash Basis."
The executive committee, coni-lstlng
of Charles R. Smith, of this city; W.
B. Frlck, of Milton; James M. Roland,
of Wllkes-Barre; I. T. Ilartzog, of
South BethleTiem; H. B. alderwood, of
Tyrone, and H. Z. Russell, of Hones
dale, will arrange for the papers to be
read at the next convention.
At 8.25 this morning the visitors will
go to Farvlew and to Honesdale at
noon, where dinner will be partaken.
They will return to the city at 5 p. m.
A. B. Hlomes, of Phillips & Molmes,
Is the chairman of the reception com
mittee. The visitors are delighted with
the openhanded tiospHaltty of their
Scranton friends and returned thanks
to the local Underwriters' association.
They npeak In glowing terms of the
wonderful progress of Scranton.
FEVER'S TERRIBLE WORK.
It Caused the Death of Charles P. Boyor
and Ills Wife.
Charles F. Uoyer died yesterday at
noon, his wife died ten days ago; seven
orphan children aire now left, but two
of tbem are dangerously III at tfh
Moses Taylor hospital, and the rest
are either sick or of teWbelng sick, and
are begin cared for byVherrttable per
sons connected with St. Luke's patlsh.
This Is the family that lived at 71
Gibson street In a tenement owned by.
W. Olbsnn Jones, and the disease of
which the parents died and others of
tihe family are In danger of succumbing
to, Is typhoid fever. The persons fam
iliar with the condition of the prem
ises where this unfortunate . family
lived say Dhat the unsanitary condition
of the 'house and Its surroundlgs
caused the fever to fasten on the Bay
ers. Had Jones Arrested.
Tho board of health sv short time ago
took action on the condition of this
building and had Jones arrested for
maintaining nuisance; he promised to
bbate the nuisance and the charge was
held In abeynce. At first, the stop
rater and all the refuse matter from
the klitchen used to be dumped out I:
a ditch near tihe house, the ditch
around to the front, where the o
stagnated, and caused a stench. '
'' The sanitary officer of the board,
H. Burke, was instructed at the
ing of the boaird held last Friday
place the premises Is sanitary con
Uon at the expense of the owner,
Mrs. Boyer died ten day ago, sXU
11V
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a Ave weeks' nines; her husband since
her death had been delirious from
fever. Before being token ill he was
strong young man aibout SS years of
age, employed as a machinist at John
son's breaker on North Washington
avenue.
Say the Mosse Did It.
He was of strong constitution, regu
lar hsubHs. and tbe cause of hie Illness
Is charged to the disease-breeding
house In which he lived.
It Is hoped that the children will be
able to resist the inroads that the fever
has made upon their systems. Every
thing possible Is being done for them.
STRIKE OX HeTETjERMYN.
Tinners Thought They Wsre Worth Mors
Thsa S'J Per Day sad Quit.
There was a trades strike yesterday
among 'the tinsmiths employed by
Thomas . (Mullen, on, the new Hotel
Jermyn. Mr. Mullen employs about
twenty tinners and plumbers oa the
building, and the six who at S.I&o ciock
laid down their tools yesterday were
at work laying the copper roof.
They begarn work Tuesday morning
without .ny more explicit understand
lug than that they would1 .be paid
what they were wort'h."
In response to a question yesterday
afternoon Mr. Mullen said he would
pay them $2 for nine hours work per
day. The men wanted $2.25, wtoleh Mr.
Mullen refused to pay, whereupon
Morris Jones. Richard Hicks, Henry
Graves, Patrick Dougherty, B. B. Ev
ans and W. J. Smith stopped work and
went to their employer's office across
the street and were handed checks
based upon tihe $2 rate. A dozen or
more tinsmiths employed on the build
Ing are receiving $2.25 and $2.50 and
refused to trlke as did Jacob Hess,
foreman of the roofing gang, and Hop
kin MallHck, roofer.
Would I'm) Persuasion.
The six roofers stood grouped near
Mr. Mullen's office for over a?v hour
and said they would endeavor by per
suasion to prevent others from filling
their places and would report their
'trouble to the Tinners' union. They
claim that the ' lowest wage scale Is
$2.25 and though!: the union would es
tablish a fight and possibly a strike.
To a Tribune reporter John Devan
ney, president of the Tinners' union,
who Is employed by Hunt & Connell,
remarked that he had not heard of the
strike and did not know the details, of
Hie controversy. Tinsmiths, he said,
who are capable workmen receive $2.25
and $2.50, but many who receive $2 are
paid the full value of their earning
ability.
He did not now the qualifications of
the six who had struck, but thought
It possible that the mcll'ter would be
considered by Monday n'lght's meet
Ing of the Building Trades' council,
which is composed of delegates from
the city unions.
What Mr. Mullen Said.
Mr. Mullen stated that the six strlk
Ing roofers were men who responded to
an advertisement They were not ex
pert workmen, he said, and $2 per day
was as much as any of them were
worth. The dozen other tinners on .the
building are paid $2.25 and $2.50, and
are satisfied wlt'h their pay. Mr. Mul
len does not believe the strike will
rpread or thait he will experience any
uimcuity in getting men to fill the
strikers' places.
THE BENEFIT CONCERT.
It Attracted a Fair Sized Audience to tho
J'rothinghara.
A fair-sized audience was present
last evening at the concert given at the
Frothing ham for the benefit of the
twenty-two stranded members of the
Laurel Hill Park Opera company. Be
fore the concert In the theater opened,
Bauer's band rendered several selec
tions outside In an excellent manner.
The concert In the theater opened
with Suusa's march, "Directorate,"
rendered in splendid style by the Law
rence band. It was led by Professor
Richard Lindsay, who received un ova
tion when he appeared on the stage.
Hearty applause followed the selection
by the band, but it was unable to re
spond as the members had to go to
Green Ridge to give a concert.
"Comrades In Arms" was sung by the
members of the Opera company, which
was followed by the "Toreador," sung
by John T. Watklns In fine voice. Mrs.
.Heckel's Ladles' choir sang "Coral
Caves of Ocean" and "Annie Laurie,"
which called forth encores.
M. J. Coyne and Robert Rankin sang
a topical song, "Too Bad, Too Bod,"
which contained local allusions, and
Larry Ketrlck made a hit with Im
personations. Other numbers on the
programme were: "For All Eternity,"
Miss Lydia. Sailer; "Excelsior," Harry
Scarborough and John T. Watklns;
"Bid Me Discourse," Mrs. Lizzie
Hughes-Brundage; violin solo, Walter
Klple; "By the Waters," Harry Scar
borough; "Dream of My Heart," Alfred
Wooler; "O Why Art Thou Not Near
Me," Lyric Glee club. Thomas Bey
non's rendition of "O That Summer
Smiled for Aye" mode that one of the
most enjoyable vocal numbers of the
evening. ,
The accompanists were Miss Norma
Wllllwms, Professors Richard Lind
say, Silos Rosscr and T. J. Davles, Mus.
Hac.
Thanks of the Company.
Editor of The Tribune.
' Sir; On behalf of the Laurel Hill Opera
compuny, allow me to tender to you our
heartfelt thanks for the favors you have
rendered us by your kindly worded press
notices In our Just cause. After this we
have to thank the artists of Scranton who
so willingly came to our assistance and
gave their valuable assistance In tonight's
entertainment. We thank the publlo gen
erally for having so generously supported
us In our distress. We are also greatly
Indebted to Arthur Frothlngham for hav
ing so kindly donated his' theater and to
Mr. Jones, his representative, for his val
uable assistance. Faithfully yours,
Harry Scarborough, for the Company.
A New Enterprise.
Mr. H. D. Swarts, the well-known lum
berman wing-shot, has opened up a store
at 22$ Spruce street, where he will carry a
full line of guns, rifles, revolvers, sporting
goodi, ammunition of all kinds, cloy
Dlgeoh traps, live pigeon traps, targets
and hand loaded shot gun shells. Mr.
Bwarls intends to make a specialty of
handMoaded shells and will guarantee
every bne of them to be perfect.
In ordering aneiis loaded, whether by
mall of by telephone, please state how you
wanf them loaded or give him the name or
make of gun and gauge and what kind of
game you want to use them for and he will
guarantee the shells to be all right In
Connection with his store Mr. Swarts will
have a repair shop, which will be under
management of Mr. F. A. Tisdale,
witn several years' experience in re
making guns, bicycles and all
difficult werk. Mr. Swarts has
ency for the new L. C. Smith
one of the finest made guns
Tnese guns can now be
"nners. '.
V corner Penn and
dinners. .
Uhs
M esksa
me' V.
BIG COSE GF EUC F01S0.1
It Was Uaintentioanlly Swallowed hy
Contractor H. N. Williams.
ALMOST CAUSED HIS DEATH
Polsoa Dripped from a Crooked Bottle
late Food of Which Mr. Williams
Psrtook-Prompt Aetlou by
Boston Saved Ills Life.
Contractor II. M. Williams, of Sev
enth street, had a narrow escape from
death yesterday afternoon. .
He returned home about 4.30 and, re
marking to his wife that he would not
bo home to aupper until a late hour,
went Into the pantry to get a lunch.
A few minutes later he told Mrs. Wil
liams that there was something the
matter with the food as It did not taste
right.
She went Into the pantry and found
a white scum covering the food of
which her husband partook. An ex
amlnatlim was made to ascertain the
cause of this scum and It was found
that a bottle of bed bug poison that
stood on a shelf directly above hud
become cracked allowing the poison to
leak out and drip down, on the food
below.
In the lunch of which he had par
tuken Mr. Williams swallowed enough
of poison to kill a half dozen of men.
Messengers were dispatched for Drs
Hand, Gibbs and Jenkins, who arrived
a few minutes later, and, by admin
istering antidotes, succeeded In saving
Mr. Williams' life.
Had assistance not arrived so
promptly Mr. Williams would have
been dead within an hour.
ST. LUKE'S SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Enjoyed a Pleasant F.xeuralon to Lake
Ariel Yesterday.
The nwt largely attended and one of
the most successful of the annual sum
mer excursions of St. Luke's Episcopal
church, was made yesterday to Lake
rlel. Over COO teachers, scholars and
committeemen and commltteewomen
rwade the trip. They were transported
In a special trarln of ten cars which left
via the Erie and Wyoming road at 8.30
o'clock and returned, at 7.30 o'clock.
Arrived at the lake the morning was
spent in rumbling and games at will.
After lunch there was a peanut scram
ble, something new and productive of
much fun. Without previous knowl
edge among the younger scholars one
of the men strode among them bearing
on his back a two bushel bag filled
with peanuts. The bag had been slit
pjear the bottom and from the aper
ture the peanuts dropped. When this
apparent accident was discovered It
may be Imagined what sport several
hundred boys and girls made for them
selves and older onlookers.
A nurr.lber of contests among the
boys resulted as follows: Sack race.
Charles Sclheppelman, first; Gardner
Cobb, second; tug of war, won by St,
.Mark's, Dunmore; quarter-mile run.
Bogert Cowles, first; Richard Davis,
second; eighth-mile run, Charles
Schtppelman, first, and Campbell, sec
ond. Prizes were given In each event
A game of ball between a nine from
the Suniday school and a team of boys
at the lake was won by the latter.
!Much of the credit for the success of
the excursion is due the pastor. Rev.
Rogers Israel; A. D. Holland, chair
man of the transportation committee;
Miss Lees, chairman of the refresh
ment committee; G. H. Cobb, chairman
of the committee on boys' games, and
of the ticket committee, and Miss Mary
uessell, chairman of the committee on
girls' games. The expense of the ex
urslon was met by an offering made
uy tne scholars last Sunday.
CONCERT AT GREEN RIDGE.
Given by Lswrcneo Bond at Green Ridge
Blcyete Club House.
The open air concert at the club
house of the Green Rldare Wheelmen
last evening attracted upwards of 500
persons, who completely blocked the
Intersection of Sanderson avenue and
Green Ridge street. The lawn and club
house were crowded with the lady
friends of the bicycle boys, while Law
rence's supberb band discoursed excel
lent music from the lawn.
Tho club house was decorated with
Japanese lanterns and electric lights.
A large transparency hung out from
the upper balcony announcing the bi
cycle races at the Driving park, July
27, under the ikusplcles of the club.
Cream and cake were served after the
concert.
NO FLIES ON THEM.
Wlnton Mules Are Jtot I'sed to tho
luxuries of a Dig City.
In front of Ma (hew Bros.' drug es
tablishment, on Lackawanna avenue,
the team of mules hitched to the atore
wagon of tho Dolph Coal company of
Wlaiton was left standing . yesterday
afternoon. A small boy that had come
to town on the wagon was on the seat.
Tho files stapled in to bite the mules;
this they did not propose to put up with
and backed the wagon up, cramping it
until it upset. The boy went down
In a heap with the wagonload, but was
not Injured. Neither was anything
broken, as the kind consisted chiefly
of cabbage, potatoes, vegetables and
baled hay.
PLEASANT DANCING PARTY.
Given by Mrs. It. Y. I.ect in Honor of ller
Guests.
A dancing party was given last night
by iMrs. N. Y. Leet at her home on
Jefferson avenue for her nieces, the
Misses Vorhees, of Auburn, N. Y.
Among those present were the follow
ing from out of town: Miss Mattlson,
of Brooklyn; Miss Law and Miss Lewis,
of West Plttston; Miss Ketchem, of
Dover Plains, and the Misses Reynolds.
Those two or three teeth you've lost
can be replaced without plates at Dr. E.
T. Wheaton'a. Office, 421 Lackawanna
avenue.
JOHN L HANG!, ENGRAVER,
OFFICE AND SHOP
Sit Lask. At. end stswsrt's Art gtors.
Pboto EngrtflDg for Clreolin, Boob, Citt
lofM Htwiptptn.
Half-Tonsa ond Line Work.
BEST SETS OF TEETR. $8.09
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No. 8 Copper Bottom Wash Boilers ! 83
No. 9 CoDoer Bottom Wash Boilers !9
Small Cedar Wash Tubs
Medium Cedar Wash Tubs 83
Large Cedar Wash Tubs 1 19
No, 8 Galvanized Tea Kettle 63
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10-quart Covered Bread Raisers... 63
14-quart Covered Bread Raisers.... 73
17-quart Covered Bread Raisers... 83
21-quart Covered Bread Raisers.., 93
Small Size Japanned Bread Boxes. 43
Medium size Japanned Bread
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25tb Flour Bins Japanned S3
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Large Spice Cabinets ,
Coffee Mills 15
Waffle Irons
Foot Bath Tubs, Painted 29
Children's Bath Tubs, Painted 29
Large Size Star Oil Stoves S3
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Also a large stock of first-class
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MUSIC. ETC
ELECTRIC, VAPOR AND
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Green Ridge Sanitarium,
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25 Dol Ladies' Sailors, 12c. Each
10 Dol Untiimraed Hats, 29c Eaob
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