TIIE SCRANTON TRIBUJfE-TUEHUAr MOltlNl.NU, SJSIT12MBKK 24, 1893.
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CITY NOTES.
The streets and brides committee of
common council will meet tomorrow night.
The dcranton Foot Hall club will havo
a practice name at the park at 4 o'clock
this afternoon.
Krank Saninskl yesterday broiiKht suit
airu!nt the Moo.ic Mountain Coal com
pany to recover llc.UUU.
Frank P. Henderson has been appointed
Inspector of the Ferber court Sewer and
the Clay avenue pavement.
John Zenge, a South Side Hungarian,
wai arrested for bealinif a fellow country
man, and paid a tine of $3. jo.
Reasons why a now trial should be
granted were tiled yesterday In the case
of H. A. Depuy against J. A. lirady.
John H. McHngh nndCeliu Mctliigh yes
terday began an notion ;n trespass to re
cover damages from the Scranton Trac
tion company.
At Laurel Hill park tonight all flremen
and their friends will be welcome. There
will be dancing until 1 o'clock a. m.. Gen
eral admlss on 1U cents.
The manufacturers and wholesale deal
ers of the city will close their buxint-sx
places at 3 o'clock every Saturday after
noon hereafter until next June.
David James and John I.atula were dis
charged from the county jail yesterday
after serving terms of imprisonment for
offenses of which they were found guilty.
The ladles of the Home for the Friend
less are requested to be at the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western depot th!
morning at to take the train for an
outing to Wilkes-Barre.
Fred Spellano, of the West Side, a young
Italian -) years old. was arrested for in
terfering with Patrolman Day in making
en arrest Sunday at midnight and was
fined 15 yesterday by Mayor Connell.
The hearing in the habeas corpus case
for the liberation of Attorneys Watson
and Diehl from arrest was continued be
fore Judge Lynch, of Wilkes-Barre, yes
terday until Friday morning at 10 o'clock
The effects of John L. L. Travis, music
dealer, of Lackawanna avenue, were sold
by Deputy Sheriff J. D. Ferber yesterday
to satisfy Judgments amounting to i'i.'M.'.Vi.
The Wilcox A White Organ company pur
chased the stock for J132.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
union will hold special evangelistic ser
vices this afternoon at 3.30 o'clock in
their room. Jewell building. The meet
ing will be led by Mrs. Frank. An Invita
tion Is extended to all churches.
Henry Burgtss was discharged from the
county Jail yestordey after Fervltude of
three months. Frank Maretto and Mike
Arhles, who were cueht in the Van Dyke
raid at Old Forge Sunday night, paid
tbMt fines and were also liberated from
jail.
A rule to show cause why a new trial
should not be granted was allowed yes
terday in the case of Ann O'flrmly apa'nst
the Prudential Insurance company. The
case was tried last week and a verdict
for the full amount of Mrs. O'Grady's
claim was allowed.
Mrs. Catherine O'Malley, of Railroad
avenue, was arretted on a warrant sworn
out before Alderman Wright by Mrs. K.
W. Taylor, her neighbor. Mrs. ('Mally
was charged with being too free with her
tongue. She gave ball In the sum of 2'j0
to quit wagging It,
In the equity proceedings of the Dun
more Gas and Water company against
the Mooslc Mountain Coal company and
the Mooslc Mountain Water company, a
rule was entered that the defendant an
wer, plead or demur within thirty days
'after service of the writ.
The semi-monthly meeting of Methodist
preachtrs of 8craiton and vicinity wa
held at Kim Park church yesterday morn
ing. Twenty-two mtn'sters were present,
the feature of the mentlng wss a. paper on
Helf Mastery," by Rev. O. T. Price, pas
tor of the Park Place church.
Last week's mortality report of the
board of health shows four new cases of
typhoid fever, two neW cases of scarlet
fever, one new case and one death from
rKplitherla, one death from whooping
rough and one from consumption; thirty
eight deaths resulted from ull causes.
Mrs. Jacob Helmer, wife of Ihe well
known veterinary surgeon, died at 8.30
Aunday evening at her home In Temple
court. She had been A sufforer for a long
time from heart trouble. The funeral will
be held tomorrow morning. The rcmnlns
will be taken to New Vorw city for Inter
ment. . ,
'Marriage licenses were granted yester
day by the clerk of the courts to Millard
F. Rhodes, Scranton, and Carrie Martin,
Carbondale; Henry J. Mitchell, New York,
-and Ellen Oiughan, Hcranton; Albert Do
rankle and Libera Bernardoni, oil
Forge: George L. B. Bklllhnrn. Philadel
phia, and Nellie C. Fern, Scranton.
John Cobb, of Falrvlew avenue, who was
arretted for the theft of his brother-in-law's
watch and chain, had a tiearlng yes
terday afternoon and In defmilt of irrfjo tall
Is detained at the police station. Ho will
be sent to the county J:ill today If some
one does not go his bail. His sister, Mr.
Evans' wife, was the only witness against
trim and she swore very damainK evi
dence. ' .
New Dress Goods.
Having removed our Dress Good de
partment to the rear of our store, where
we have more room and an abundance of
light, we have opened the finest assort
ment of fashionable Dress Goods, Plain
and Fancy Bilks, We Invite you to call
and see. the new materials, weaves and
colors. Mears Hagen. .
Thorough Piano Instruction.
Mr. Bouthworth can be found at his
tudlo, tX Wyoming avenue, every day ex
cept Wednesday. Only the" most modern
and approved methods used. . : '
The finest Una of wines, cigars, malt and
other liquors In the city at Lohmann's,
iprucc street. B. Robinson's, Milwaukee
and Felgenspan's beers on draught
; Monsoon the new kind of Tea. Goes
farther. Magnificent flavor and body. .
II Mil
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SURPRISE IN JE MEETING
Superintendent of Schools ITiillips
Sent in His Resignation.
THEY WOULD NOT ACCEl'T IT
Controllers Were Slow to RcalUo What
Had Happened, hut Finally Laid tho
Resignation on tho Toblo-IHtla
for New No. 1 0 School.
If a bomb had exploded In last
night's meeting uf t'he bourd of control
It could scarcely have caused mure as
tonishment than did the resiRtiutlon of
Supi-rlntcnikn't of Schools CJeorga V.
l'hllllis.
It could not be learned 'that any con
troller knew of what was vomlns. and
all Were so surprised thut Mr. Notz'tt
motion, made In a stiielicil sort of
way, that the rexlKimtlori Ik) accepted
would have been allowed to prevail Imd
not Mr. Kvans been 'the first to recover
equilibrium and amend .by moving that
the resignation ln tabled. The motion
prevailed, although a Iiw half audible
"noes" were heard In the room.
Superintendent Phillips' letter was as
follows:
McmtH-rs of the Hoard of Control:
lentU iiicii The responsibilities of my
work are so exacting nnd the strain of of
fice so seriously affecting my health, that
1 am compelled to tender my resignation
as superintendent of schools under your
suptrvlsloii.
i have put too much of myself Into tho
pchools of this city during the past
eleven years, three as teacher and eight
as superintendent, not to have a deep feel
ing of sadness in laying down their over
sight. Work That Has Keen Done.
As but two of your present body were
In service at my election eight years ago,
you cannot be expected o fully appreciate
the great changes that have Iwen accom
plished, nor what it has cost to bring the
schools 'to their present elllelency. There
Is very much yet to be done; many weak
places need rt adjustment, yet, notwith
standing all delleieiielea in the system
the schools of this city have progressed
as rapidly in the past eight years as
would ordinarily occur In two deeudes.
1 cannot close without bearing record to
the loyalty of the teachers in your employ
and the almost universal desire on their
part to do whatever has been suggested
fc.r the improvement of the schools. Much
of the teachers' best effort cannot be re
vealed, and oftentimes the sympathy and
co-op ration needed to keep her at her
best is wanting.
That there may be no embarrassment In
electing my successor and that the schools
mnv not suffer through lack of proper or
ganization for the year. I would suggest
that mv resignation tuke effect Nov. 1.
Thanking you for the many favors re
ceived at your hands and with best wishes
for the continued propserlty of the
schools. I am, respectfully yours.
George V. Phillips.
Scranton, Ta., Sept. 23.
Controllers Were Nonplussed.
Secretary Fellows alono knew the con
tents of the letter, anil his knowledge
dated only from the afternoon. His
voice trembled on the first line and he
gave other outward and visible in. of
a weighty piece of business contained
In the letter, which after being read
left the controllers nonplussed and took
the edge off any half-hearted skirmishes
later.
It was several very long seconds be
fore Mr. Nota, In a low-voiced, subjec
tive. manner moved that the resignation
be accepted. Some unknown was a sec
onder, and while President Carson put
the motion Mr. Kvans found his voice
and brought his confreres back to con
seloiisness .y moving In nn unmistak
able tones that the resignation be laid
on the table. The motion prevailed
and the further business of the even
ing continued.
Mr. Phillips gets $2,500 per year salary.
Until a few weeks ago he had never had
any serious differences' with the control
ling body of the schools, but recently he
was flatly crossed In the appointment
and transfer of several teachers. The
opinion expressed last night by a con
troller near to the superintendent, but
who remi.'Kted The Trlbuno rf porter not
to publish his name, may throw some
light on the matter. He said:
What 0 Controller Snld.
"Professor Phillips resignation, I be
lieve, is only the natural outcome of re
cent hampering, and petty cross-play,
lie is of nervous temperament, and,
while not super-sensitive, has been set
at odds and ends by very foolish Inter
ference with his oillce. This interfer
ence was slight and would have amount
ed to nothing, but It came at a time
when Professor Phillips was overbur
dened with work and nervous, and to
one who understands the situation the
outcome Is not surprising."
Various conjectures were offered by
other controllers before leaving the
building. Some Intimated that the su
perintendent has a definite business In
view, and one member ventured the
opinion that the paragraph In the
resignation relating to the frrowth and
advancement of the schools during the
superintendent's regime Is a direct slap
at the few controllers who have criti
cised him.
Matter of Dutv to Himself.
A reporter for The Tribune called
upon Mr. Phillips last evening at his
home on North Sumner avenue. Mr,
Phillips was questioned as to his rea
sons for presenting the resignation.
He said that the action was caused as
a matter of duty to himself physically;
that the mental strain occasioned by
the Increasing responsibilities of the of
fice had caused a physical collapse.
"I have considered the mutter for
several months." he said, "and had de
cided to resign some time ago, but the
requirements of my office would not
permit me to leave until the present
time. Some weeks ago I wan compelled
to desist entirely from duty because of
an utter collapse In body. I reclined
that I must resign the office or endure
severs physical consequences, and my
action was taken for this reason only.
When It Is considered that every re
sponsibility In the public school sys
tem rests upon the superintendent of
schools and that he Is without an as
sistant of any kind, but must meet all
requirements alone, my step will not
create surprise.
"There are about 250 teachers and
20,000 pupils. Kach day my ofllce is the
scene of frequent visitations from
some of these teachers, the pupils or
their parents. Every dispute Is re
ferred to the superintendent, and the
whole system resolves Itself upon his
office In some way or other.
Duties Hove Incrcosc'd.
"I seldom leave my office before R.SO
In the evening and my home Is visited
every evening by many persons on busi
ness connected wltlh my duties. This
s'tiutfn to a man of my tempcramerrt has
been too preait and I' must resign.
When I assumed control of the office
t'ifc'ht years ago, the echool syjitom was
vtiry crude as compared to that of tlhe
present day. With nw Improvements
dime nw responsibilities and the work
tiaa become correspondingly arduous.
Thoug'h I believe that the rtmuneiraltlon
of the office than not been commensurate
with the duties "thereof, yet this 'has
not ca.ueed my realgr.ut'lon. I do runt
criticize the rala.ry In any respect,
wl.iatever 'by opinions may be. Willie
alber salaries have advanced with the
ireponIhilltlefl imposed, that of super
intendent of sdhoole haa remained tine
a.me. I have never mentioned thin to
the board and the members do not seem
to appreciate the facit.
"The reason la ttitut a change to made
every electlom; new members come In
and tlhe work of the past cannot be
adjudged nor tthe .Increased work felt
Only two members are on the board
that were there eight years ago. The
others have entered for a (term or so and
their opinion of the duties of the super
intendent is formed, not by the ad
vancement, but by present appearance.
I have never mentioned this to the
board, leaving it to their own Judg
ment." . '
,' Would any action .taken bjr the
board constrain you to reconsider the
resignation?" was asked.
"No," was the reply. "1 have fully de
cided that It is very unlikely for me
to again assume control. I had re
solved to leave, months ago. but I con
sidered that a new official would be
hampered inorganlslng the systemafter
the vacation Just past, and If I waited
until the expiration of the term the
opinion that I feared the board election
would be manifest. Speaking of elec
tions, I am proud to say that I have
never. In my career before the public,
solicited a single vote from any man.
I believe that the school and all that
pertains to it should be kept free from
politics. I have endeavored to work
under this standard. A man of a more
phlegmatic temperament may success
fully encounter the prcat responsibili
ties of the office, but I could not endure
it. and was compelled -to take the ac
tion as a conscientious duty to myself."
Mr. Phillips will not undertake any
work for the present, but will endeavor
to recuperate from the effects of the
Vast few years' effort. The action of
the board Is awaited with Interest.
Some Kids Received.
lllds for the purchase and removal of
build lugs on the new school lot 111 the
Fourteenth ward were referred to the
Inilldlieg committee with power to act.
Hids for new fohool desks and seats for
several schools were referred to tlw
building committee with Instructions to
report, at the next 'meeting.
Ten building firms submitted propo
sals lor building the new No. 1C school
on Chestnut street uccordlng to the
plans and sped! lea Hons of Itmwn &
Morris, architects. Kuch submitted
three bids. a fVllowa. the second pro
posal li-imlltiK gutters lined with 14
our.ee copper, and the t'hird' proposal of
each bid Including Jutta of 3x12 No. 1
southern pine: F.r.ra Finn & Sons, $31,
2011, J.'d.soii, $:ll.4i!: John llenore Sons.
$,!'fS. $2!.l7j, 2.SS; V. F. Ward el
Son, of Taylor, J3I.5U0. :il.67.1. ;il,!iS2;
Green l!llg Lumber company, :!0,2To.
$:U.-.0, $:il."Tr.; K. S. Williams. $27,570.
$:'7,7-l". 2M,120; Pnter Sbii-n, $2..VMi. .
677, $27.O'0: ttdwln G. lluglies, $27,4."iO,
$27,627. $27,2:.l; J. ,lt. Woolsey & Co., $:I0,
X03. $itt.S0, MI.603; Pu k Lumber Manu
faii'.urlng company, $26,700. $28,877, $27.
2.".0; Mutht'iin & Judge' $;'.0.(Hio, $:10,17.V.
$l(l.Boo. Hie bids wore referred to the
building eonnriHtee with instructions to
rii'pcrt at lihe next mettlng.
Hills Ordered Paid
Mr. Walsh, of the building commit
tee, reported a number of approved
bills, which were ordered paid. His
motions prevailed that Howley Broth
ers' proposal to place speaking tubes
in No. 36 school for $68, and that the
bluldlng committee be empowered to
have the cellar of the school cemented.
Considerable discussion was occa
sioned by the supply committee's rec
ommendation that a map contract be
closed with Hand. McNally and com
pany, of New YorW city. iMr. Jacobs
opposed the award, and favored the
Johnson map, published In England,
which brought Mr. Not, of the com
mittee, to his feet to explain that he
"favored the Rund-McNnlly map
against any product of a foreign coun
try." Mr. Jacobs' motion to postpone
Indefinitely was lost by a vote of 6 to
11, and the recommendation of the com
mittee was adopted.
The resignation of Professor M. J.
Donahoe as principal of No. 16 school
In the Fourteenth ward, was received
and accepted, and his successor was
chosen In the person of Professor V.
W. Durkln. The resignation was read
by Mr. Williams, chairman of the
teachers' committee. Mr. Jennings
moved the appointment of Professor
Duikln, which occasioned no debate,
although opposition to the appoint
ment was shown In the following vote
of 12 to 5: lAyes. Von Storch. H. O'Mal
ley. Carson. Mahon. Devanney, Welsh,
Conrad. O'Hoyle, Jennings, Not., W.
O'Malley nnd Langs.taff : nays. Kvans,
Jacobs, Williams, Schiifcr and Barker.
Plans for New So. 10.
Mr. Not!! moved that Davis & Von
Storch, architects, be Instructed to pre
pare plans for a new No. 10 school
building of twelve rooms,' each room to
cost not more than $3,000. In the Nine
teenth ward. 'Mr. Jacobs argued
against the motion, and cited that tho
building appropriations had already
been exceeded. Mr. Notz explained
that his motion only applied to planB,
nnd It wa3 carried, Messrs. Devanney.
Jacobs, Schrlfer and LangstafT voting
In the negative.
FIRST CASE ON TIIE LIST.
Defendants in the Jennings Suit Are Anx
ious to Go to Trial. '
On pf'.J.Ion of attorneys tar the de
fendants court yesterday made on or
der that the firfli case on the common
plea trial lift for the November term
be the action In trffpass for damages
brought by John fl. Jennings against
the iLehlgCi Valley Railroad company.
Judge U. V. Arab-bald, Judge K. N.
W'lllard. Major Kverott Warren, Pro
thonotary Clarence K. ilryor. Detective
Thomas E. Reynolds and Lemuel Amer
man. It Is the Intention to try this mrlt
before the original ootkm of Jennings
against t'he Ijehlgh Valley company, of
which this Is an offshoot, comes up for
consideration. The attorneys engaged
for the defense are ex-Judge II. A.
Knapp. A ttorneys C. Comegys, J. Alton
Davis and Joihn R. Edwards.
CHARTER ASKED FOR.
Title of Corporation Is Seranton Driving
Park ond Fair Association.
An application was .made to the court
yesterday by Attorneys Comegys and
Reynolds for a charter for the Scran
ton Driving Park and Fair association,
the object of which is to encourage
agriculture, horticulture and the do
mestic and mecflinnlcal arts, and to
provide for a place for skating and
other innocent nnd athletic sports.
The following are the stockholders
of the association: W. M. Jermyn,
James R. Mears, Frank H. Jermyn,
F. 8. Godfrey. C. H. Sr-hadt. John .1.
Wentz, John A. Frlta, Charles L. Hill,
M. 11. Brown. William Connell, A. L.
Spencer, S. D. Klngsley, P. J. Casey,
('. M. Sanderson, J. J. Jermyn, Victor
Koch, John T. Richards and Charles
Robinson.
CAR ROUTE CHANGES.
Cars Soon to Reach l.aukawanna Avenue
Through Franklin.
Within a few days, so Traction com
pany officials say, the Providence. and
Green Ridge People's line cars will
reach Lackawanna avenue y way of
Mulberry street and Franklin avenue.
Preparatory to this change from the
present Penn avenue route, the work of
stringing the trolley wire through Mul
berry street from I'enn avenue was
begun yesterday.
The change In route has been In con
templation for some time, but Includes
only the Incoming route. It Is probable
that the Dunmore and Green Ridge
Suburban line cars will also soon reach
Lackawanna avenue via Franklin ave
nue, the latter thoroughfare being
reached through Spruce street, as was
the case up to a year ago.
Fine Milllnerv Opening.
The well-known mllUnery firm of Jo
seph, Davles Jenkins have decided to
open their new fall stock for Inspection
by the public on Sept. 2l, 27 and 2H. Dur
ing these grand opening days the ladles of
Scranton and vicinity will have an oppor
tunity of Inspecting the finest line of mil
linery goods ever shown In this city.
Joseph, Davles ft Jenkins,
437 Spruce street, Scranton, Pa.
Horses At Auction.
Will sell twenty-five horses' afternoon
Tuesday, Oct 1, at Cuslck's stable, Scran
ton. Drivers, draft and business. W. B.
Moore,
Inspection of Gralid Millinery Models.
Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 26 and 26.
M. A. Friedlinder ft Co., 421 Lackawanna
avenue. i
OCr I wantefl, 411 Mifflin avenue.
PROVIDENXE CRURCB WAR
Details of the Trouble Rehearsed Ik
fore Alderman Fidlcr.
TRESPASSERS HELD IN BAIL
They Will Have to Answer at Conrt for
Their Attempt to Take Forcible Pos
session of the Church- Evidence
Given at the Hearing.
The seven men, John Szwok, Michael
liernotis, William Antonovltch, George
Smith, Anthony Kuturgis, Frank Mar
slncavitch and Anthony Gowan. who
were arrested Saturday night at 10
o'clock for nailing up the doors of St.
Joseph's Lithuanian Catholic church on
North Main avenue. Providence, their
motive being to prevent the priest, Kev.
.Michael l'cza, from saying muss the
next day, were given a hearing before
Alderman Fldler, of the First ward,
yestVrduy afternoon at 5 o'clock, and
they were put under $200 .bail each on
the charge uf malicious mischief to ap
pear for trial In court.
The status of n flairs In St. Joseph's
congregation makes It aPar as If these
Beven men form a colerie that want to
run both the priest and the church.
The priest, Father Peza, Is a man about
35 years of age, highly educated and
well schooled In dealing with different
temperaments In people. He has a de
cided objection to being run, preferring
us pastor to exercise his priestly func
tions In a way satisfactory to his su
perior, Jtt. iltev. liishop o'Hara, and uc
cordlng to the dictates of his conscience
and Judgment.
The cause the seven men had for find
ing fault with Father Peza was. as they
allege, his refusal to give an itemized
statement, or. In fact, any account at
all, of the finances of the congregation;
but that he took the money and used It
to any advantage he pleased without
consulting litem one way or the other.
Hud him Arrested for I mheitlcmcnt.
They swore out a wtirrant for the
priest last Saturday morning on the
charge of embezzlement. Alderman
Fldler Issued tin- warrant, the priest
was arrestil and given a hearing, but
they could not make out a case and the
defendant was discharged. They deter
mined then to lock up the church,
barricade It and refuse to let the priest
In to say mass on Sunday morning. The
priest had no knowledge of their de
sign and was not Informed of It until
Lieutenant of Police M. Spellman went
to his house about 10 o'clock Saturday
night and told him that a crowd of men
were down at the church nailing up the
doors. The priest instructed the lieu
tenant to arrest them, that they were
interlopers and trespassers and had no
authority to be there at that time and
with the purpose of locking up th
church.
Mr. Spellman was passing along
North Main avenue, he heard the nolsu
of hammering Inside, looked In and saw
what at once occurred to him as being
suspicious. The priest verified the sus
picion and the men were arrested In
the act. They were In the 'North End
station house until Sunday morning,
when they were bnlled out to appear for
a hearing yesterday afternoon.
At 5 o'clock, the time set, the defend
ants gathered In Alderman Fldler's of
fice. They were represented by Attor
ney C. W. Dawson. The priest was not
around, and It seemed that he might
not come nt nil. The defendants were
quite Jubilant. At 5.30 Father Peza, ac
companied by Ttev. Richard A. Aust.
pastor of St. Mary's Polish church, of
the South Side, appeared, and In a few
minutes Attorney John P. Kelley, coun
sel for Father Peza, arrived. In less
than five minutes after this a crowd
surged Into the office and threatened to
overwhelm the plaint Iff", defendants,
court and jury and all, like a mighty
wave.
Attorney Kelley Opens the Case.
The case was opened by Attorney
Kelley; he addressed the alderman and
tinted that It would be shown that the
plaintiffs had no right to do what they
did that the priest of the parish was
appointed by Rt. Rev. Bishop O'Hara,
and, according to t'he laws of the
church, the bishop Is the owner In fee
simple of the church property. Rev.
Father Aust was sworn to prove that
Father Peza was appointed, but Alder
man Fldler said that Rt. Rev. Bishop
O'Hara told himself that Father Peza
was the duly appointed pastor of the
congregation, so It was unnneccssnry
for Father Aust to testify, and he
was withdrawn. Lieutenant Spellman
was then sworn. He was passing
down North Main avenue at 10 o'clock
Saturday night ami saw men fasten
ing the doors of the Lithuanian church,
which Is In a basement roofed over.
He went ta the priest's house as de
scribed In the beginning of this story,
and the result was the arrest of the
seven of them.
After they were lofted up. four of
them being put in one ccH and three In
another. Michael 'Bernotls said that It
didn't make much difference whether
they were locked up or not there would
he blood spilled on Sunday anyway.
'Bernotis was In the cell where the four
of thnm were locked up. The lieutenant
said he had a detail of officers nt the
church Sunday morning to see that
none of the red fluid wet the ground.
Father Peza was sworn. He cannot
speak English and his testimony was
Interpreted by Father Aust. He said
In answer to Atorncy Kelley's ques
tions thnt he has been pastor of the
congregation a year and two months.
The property Is, as It stands at present,
clear of debt, and steps were about
to be taken to have a fee simple deed
executed to give to the bishop. He
has the hooks and Iron bars at home
that the defendants used In locking up
tne church.
father Pcxn Cross-Examined.
Attorney Dawson subjected Father
Peza to a severe cross-examination.
He had to deny that he was so far
neglectful of his care over the church
as to leave the doors wide open, go
away from home, and that all the
street gamins of the neighborhood were
Inside Jumping around, and that some
of them quenched the light In the sans
iuary lamp. Father Peza said his
opinion was. although he would not
swear positively to It, that Mike Ber
notis extinguished the sanctuary light.
He was asked If the defendants are
the regularly elected officers of the con
gregation, and he answered that they
are the self constituted officers, that
they may have met In the back room
of some saloon and come to thnt con
clusion regarding their own Import
ance, hut that he Is the regular pastor,
and as such Is responsible for the man
agement and care of the congregation.
The priest swore to the fact that the
defendants were nailing tne doors up
when thev were arrested, nnd that he
Instructed Lieutenant Spellman to ar
rest them. That ended the testimony
of the prosecution.
Attorney Dawpon inp1led to -the al
rtermsn for .the defemkints to be heard.
The alderman allowed It. Berrnitls was
sworn. He admKted that the object of
nailing ud the chtirdi wan to keep the
priest out and prevent him from ray
ing man un.t'1 he should render an ac
count of the flnn?ml rendition of the
congregation. The witness rwore that
he never made such a threat about
blood splHlnig as "Lieutenant Spellman
accredited to him. Bernotis raid that
tlhey did not care about the bishop, that
they have to pay the money which sup
ports the church and the bishop doesn't
and they would not acknowledge the
bishop's right to a deed of fee simple
according to the rules of the church.
He Dislikes the Priest.
Bcrnotte admitted tfhat he does not
like Father Peza. and ctafd that was
why they wanted to get rid of him. He
admitted, however, that there waa a
large congregation present at the mass
Sundai John Szwok was rworn, but
did not ray anything; worth printing
except that a meeting of the congre
gation was held a week ago Sunday and
it was the sense of the meeting tihat the
doors of the church should be locked
to prevent the priest from entering.
Attorney Kelley cros-cxamL'ied him
and gut hltn to say that there were 400
at the meeting. He did not hear any.
tiling about blood spilling and eaild that
Lieutenant Spellman was mistaken in
this matter.
The attorneys made their arcumenta
and the alderman ruled that the de
fendants should each furnish buil In
the sum of $200 on the charge of mall
clous mischief to await the action of
the grand Jury.
.
IT NEEDS STRENCTHEMXO.
That Is if an Asphalt Flooring Is to lie
Laid on It.
Draughting and figuring are being
done in the city engineer's office pur
suant to a, concurrent resolution of
councils directing the engineer to give
information on the feasibility of kiv
ing an asphalt pave on the Lackawan
na avenue bridge. The work of th3
engineer and his assistants Is not suf
ficiently advanced to warrant them in
giving out uny detailed information,
but It is a.ssured that the Improvement
Is practical but will require a strength
ening of 'the structure at a moderate
cost.
The bridge was built In ls2 by the
Columbus Bridge company, of Colum
bus, Ohio, and was so planned that
the trusses and heavier structural
work are much stronger thun the traf
fic of the bridge requires. The laying
of asphalt over the bridge, according
to nn unofficial statement by one of
the city engineer's assistants, will rep
resent an Incn-nwe In weight over the
present plank flooring of from 30 to
40 pounds per square foot.
Tho bridge Is not strong enough to
sustain this ndded weight and the reg
ular traffic, but the heavy trusses nnd
main structure is sufficiently heavy to
warrant a strengthening of girders end
cross beam's so that the new paving
may be put In. The cost. It Is thought,
will niJt be more than $2,500.
There seems recently to have pre
vailed In councils u decided disposition
to complete Improvements In the cen
tral city which argues favorably In the
matter of a new pavement for the
bridge. Several counellmen have ex
pressed themselves as decidedly In fav
or of this Improvement, provided the
engineer's report Is favorable.
ELLIS, THE ALSATIAN.
He Sang in l ine Voice at tho Academy of
M nsle.
Charles T. Ellis was at the Academy
of Music last nlpht and produced his
new Irish-German comedy-drama,
"The Alsatian." An Irish-German
comedy or comedy-drama should be a
very happy combination, Indeed, for It
Is difficult to Imagine a farcical or
even a legitimate comedy without a
copious Injection of Irish brogue or a
slight application of German dialect.
It was the author's Intention that
both should be used, but Ellis' fondness
for the English language, or rather his
forgetf illness of the German dialect,
and the Inability of Sir Reglnnld
O'More and Judy O'Callnchan to culti
vate the brogue, caused lamentable
absence of both, nnd consequent lack
of harmony.
It would require no Ciacllc linguist
to detect the Incorrectness of pronun
ciation nf the familiar Irish salutation,
"Cead Mille Kali the" and numerous
others that were subjected to the rules
of the English phonic system.
A love drama Is enacted In which
Mr. Ellis, an Alsatian musician In the
employ of n well-to-do family In Ire
land, and 'Mips Clarice Fitzgerald, niece
of Sir Reginald O'More, are the prin
cipal characters. Pipers, flddlero. Jig
and reel dancers nnd the other usual
rorimltant to an Irish drama are
brought In to play.
The features were the singing of
several new songs by Mr. Ellis nnd the
wit and repartee of William Carroll,
as Couraelor Jeremy White. Ellis pos
sesses a most pleasing voice, and ho
sang last night with a feeling nnd ex
pression thnt endeared him to the au
dience, notwithstanding his lapses of
dialect. '
DOMIMCK WAS INDISCREET.
An Old Sport Who Was Dragging He
Couldn't lie Picked.
Domlnlck Gallagher, of Bellevue,
dropped Into Patrick Golden's hotel on
Railroad avenue Sunday afternoon.
Henry Hogan. and Michael Scott, two
young denizens of licllevue, were In
ahead of him.
Domlnlck led the conversation along
to the topic on pickpockets and bonsted
openly that no man could pick him If he
were awake. N'i one disputed this
proposition, hut It was not long until
Hogan and his friend went out. Mr.
Gallagher said good-bye to them. An
hour or so afterward he concluded that
It was time for him to be going, but
when he felt for his time piece It was
not to be found.
He swore out a warrant yesterday be
fore Alderman DeLaccy, of the Seventh
ward, for his companions of the Sab
bath. The watch was taken from htm
only for the purpose of showing how
easy he could be touched after all. It
was returned to hltn and he swore that
never again would he boast out of his
shrewdness.
SURPRISED THE SANBORN'S.
Third Anniversary of the Kescuo Mission
Commenced.
The converts and friends of the Res
cue mission gave Mr. and Mrs. Sanborn
a very pleasant surprise last evening
on the third anniversary of their mis
sion work In this city. '
Ice cream and cake were served at
the close of the evening service, nt
which about fifty of the friends gath
ered. It was a complete surprise, nnd
a very enjoyable occasion to all. Mr.
and Mrs. Sanborn desire to return their
thanks to the friends for their kind re
membrance of them at this time nnd
In such a pleasant way.
OHJF.CT TO THE FEES.
Attorney Cornelins Smith Thinks They
Are Par Too High. .
Attorney Cornelius Smith yesterday
excepted to t'he fees of the arbitrators
in the libel suit of Attorney I. H. Burns
against Attorney Smith and John O.
Jennings.
The fees of t'he three arbitrators were
fixed at $30 for their wervlces in arbl
ttating the rase and Wr. (Smith con
tends that this bill is $24 larger than it
should be.
Is Your Brain Tired?
Take Horsford's Acid Phosphate.
It supplies the needed food for the brain
and nerves and makes exertion easy.
now.
8YKES. In Scranton. Sept. 23, 1895, to
Mr. and Mrs. i -?r. Sykes, of Green
Ridge, a sun.
MARKIF.D.
FOLEY flEAMONS. In La Plume. Sept.
17, IMfi. by Rev. H. F. Wardell, Burton
E. Foley, of Mt. Cobb, and Miss Bertha
Seamons, of the former place.
BARNEB SAYER. In Dalevllle. Sept. 18,
1KH5, by Rev. H. F. Wardell. Thomas It.
Barnes, of Scranton, and Miss Alice E,
Bayer, of the former place.
DIED.
FLANNERY. In Scranton, Sept. 22, 1895,
Eva, daughter of Anthony and Mary
Flannery, aged it months. Funeral
Tuesday at S p. m. Interment In Hyde
Park Catholic cemetery.
JOYCE. In Scranton, Sept. 23, 1895, James
Joyce, son of Henry Joyce, of 7S1 Brook
street, aged 1 year and ( month. .Fu
neral notice hereafter.
IN FALL MONTHS
Mil leilsm n Now
Old-Time Obstinate Diseases
Are Easily Curable.
Pninc's ( t ier) Compound Is the
(ireat Sue elite
It Restores the Neglected,
Famished Nerve Parts.
It Replaces Worn.Out Tissues with
New, Vigorous Ones.
Palne's celery compound is the one
aisMind remedy for rheumatism nnd
neuralgia thut Is every day accom
plishing all tlKit physicians claim for It!
Both these old-time, obstinate dis
eases are today speedily and perma
nently cured by 1'iufessor Edward E.
Phelps' great prescription.
Neuralgia and rheumatism are mere
ly numes for a et plain reduced Klsite of
tho nervout: tissues. As fur as causes
go, they do not much differ from nerv
ous dt'bllity, headaches, dyspepsia and
sleeplessness.
The mischief Is the sime In every
case, a n'TVuus system robbed of life
nnd substance by over-exertion and
scanty nutrition. The cure for ull these
Is likewise In the same direction.
Strengthen and r. store the nerves to
their normal condition with Palne's cel
ery compound.
it Is the advice of tho ablest physi
cians everywhere.
As soon as nil the countless nerve
centers and fibers have beeen made
sound and t trong, not only rheumatism
and neuralgia, but low spirits, kidney
trouble, disordered liver and heart pal
pitaMon, vanish without a trace to re
mind one that their presence was not
all a fuarful dream.
PalnVs celery compound does Its cur
ative work In a simple, straightforward
wiy. It wastes little time on the min
ute and puzzling classlllcatlon of dis
eases, but bends all Its energies nt once
to feeding the worn-out, shattered
nervous track, filling the arteries with
rich, new blood, and building up the
body for Its tight against disease.
Ljw ppirfls lose their power when
the system fr;!s the buoyancy of re
turning health, ruch as soon comes
from taking Palne's celery compound.
Th" ranid-train In weight that follows
Ms use Is a reasonable Indication of the
strengthening processes tnat are going
on nmong the vital organs.
Many men stiiX women who recom
mend Palne's celery comioiind do so in
what, to others, may sometimes seem
extravarint words. But Paine's celery
comoiind has made them well!
. .
THE COUNTY'S HEALTH.
Associated Boards of Health Preparing
for an Important .Meeting.
The executive committee of the Asso
ciated Hoards of Health of Lackawan
na county met yesterday afternoon In
the Scranton board nf health rooms In
the city hall and considered the pro
gramme for the semi-annual meeting
to be held In this city on Tuesday. Oct.
15. The work of the committee was not
completed, as It is still in correspond
ence with state health officials who are
being urged to be present and deliver
addresses.
The Associated Hoards of Health per
fected an organization as recently as
last spring, and the coming meeting will
be the first since that time. The pur
pose of the association is to give the
lesser boards the benefit of affiliation
with the larger bodies, to bring about
a unity nnd system of methods that
will work to the advantage of all bor
oughs In the county, to give an oppor
tunity for an exchange of opinions and
to listen to papers by the higher state
health authorities.
Olrl wanted, 418 Mifflin avenue.
A Boulevard Resort.
Schlebcl's hotel, which Is situated at the
end of the Elmhurst boulevard. Just out
side of Elmhurst, Is rapidly becoming one
of the popular resorts for driving parties.
Landlord Schlehrl furnishes lunches and
meals at all hours, and commodious
stables are connected with the house also.
When enjoying a business or pleasure
drive to Elmhurst Schlebel's hotel Is the
proper place to stop for refreshments.
Attention-
The dressmaking parlors of Madame
L'Amoureaux. 012 Sprure street, are now
open. She has Just returned from the
city, ami Is prepared to furnish all the
latest styles. Prices reasonable; satisfac
tion guaranteed.!
Buy tho Weber,
and get the best. At Guernsey Bros.
Miss Hardenhergh's pianoforte school
will reopen Monday, Sept. 10, at 633 Madi
son avenue.
Glrl wanted, 418 Mifflin avenue.
Plllsbury's flour mills have a capacity
of 17,500 barrels a day.
ESTABLISHED 1860.1
Mus
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The Largest Slock of First-Class
PIANOS in N. E. Pen na.
PRICES LOW AND TERMS EASY
Sheet MuhIc, Music Books aud Small
Musical Iustruruenta,
226-228-23(1 WYOMING AVENUE
SCRANTON, PA.
BEST SETS OF 1EEID, SS.09 .
Including the ptlnlMa extraotiaf at
toetk by an entirely new proeam
S. C. SNYDER, D. D. S.,
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It is the newest thing for
the coming season which we
ara offering to the trade at
very low prices. It is almost
unnecessary for us to remind
our customers that our line of
FURS AND CLOTH CLOAKS
contains st3'les and effects not
to be found elsewhere. So
long we have been as origina
tors it's our constant aim to
produce new designs to set
the current of style. We have
a larger and more extensive
line than ever before.
AFTER OCTOBER 1
We will occupy three floors
instead of one. That shows
more plainly than words
that we have the confidence
and patronage of the people.
J. BOLZ,
Only Manufacturer ot Furs
in the City.
138 WYOMING AVENUE, NEXT TO DIME BANK.
THE CRYSTAL PALACE
" NEXT WEEK
IS THE WEDDING OF MY FRIEND.
WHAT SHALL I SEND ?"
It an every.day occurrence in one fam
ily or another. This problem Is easily
solved bv calling and admiring the Im
mense stock of
China, Glassware,
Artistic Pottery, Lamps,
SilYcr-Plated Ware,
Etc, at
LOUIS RUPPREGHT
Successor to Eugene Kleberg.
231 PENN AVE. OPP. BAPTIST CHURCH,
FALL STYLES
The Celebrated
On Sale, Both Stores.
Thursday, Aug. 29
CHRISTIAN,
412 SPRUCE ST. 205 LACKAWANNA AVE,
Sweet Potatoes
Home Grown Tomatoes
And Green Corn,
Fancy
Jenny Lind Cantelonpes,
Bartlett Pears,
Peaches, Etc.
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PIERCE'S MARKET, PENN AYE
ELECTRIC, VAPOR AND '
Given from I a. m. to p. m. at the
Green Ridge Sanitarium.
720 Marion St., Qreen Ridge.
For Ladles Suffering from Nerroni Dtieaaea.
Catarrhal and Rheamatio Complaint! ipeolal
attention ia ftven.
MISS A. E. JORDAN,
(Graduate ot the Botton Hnanltat Training
School for Nance). Superintendent
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