TIIE SCRAKTON TRIBUNE-WEDNESDAY MORNING DECEMBER 9, 1895.
Tunkhannock -In the.
' 1 American Revolution
General Sullivan's Singular Campaign Against the
Indians In the Year Following the
Wyoming Massacre.
tA roco'nt Issw of th Wyoming Dem
ocrat 'i-uiitulned-tht text for an exofrU
inKly Inien-HtlnK u'l valuable imuht con-re-rnimc
(Jem-rail Sullivan's exiMilltlon
against the Westi"rn In ll;ins In 177U reaJ
on Nov. 3J. 1MW, by William A. VUr6x be
fore lllal Hock Chapter, Daughters of the
American Involution. We reproduce it
herewith.
Situate nlmoHt directly between the
scene of Cornwalls" surrender at York
town and of ituiKoyne'a at Saratoga
SluiiiKS, Tunkhunnoek was neverthe
less well within that almost unbroken
and i.ractirally limitless wilderness
that stretched as woodland, mountain
or nr:ilrle over what would have suf
tieed for inttny an old world kingdom
or empire, three thousand miles to the
I'uelfli-V 'lind'itilsht well have escaped
the, ii'itl(-e or 'presence of any revolu
tionary" iirniy but for the incidents
which necessitated Sullivan's singular
campaign.
Among the chunks Huainst the KnK
lish ktiiw in the declaration of July 4,
1776, 'was that re "has endeavored to
lrinij'ujon the inhabitants of our fron
tier, "the ihercileHri Indian savajres,
w hose known rule of warfare Is an un
distinguished destruction of all anes.
sexes and conditions. If there had
been any doubt about the justness of
this charge befie, there could be none
altch, Jhe monster Itramlt and his
hordes, hired and spurred on by the
king's .otliccrs and agents had done
their hellish work of destruction und
death and Aiuliustown. (Jernian Kims.
Cherry Valley and Wyoming, in the
summer of 1I7S. .
The Iroquois or Six Nations had their
home In ventral New York, but their
authority was recognized throutfh a
much, wider, territory.. It. may lie.sald
their potent inlluence if not their abso
lute authority was recognized from
Maine to the .Mississippi. Their known
history noes farther back than any of
the other North American Indians and
they alone have maintained their num
bers to this day. France has bid un
successfully uicuiiist Kntilund for their
inlluence In the earlier wars and now
KiiKlaud formally enlisted them in her
contest with her own colonies. It Is
said the proposition to employ them
when made in the house of louts in No
vember, 1777, by Ijord Suffolk was sus
tained by a vote of H7 to 24. Associated
with them at this time were two com
panies of "Koyal Ureens" of the Hrll
ish army ami a larire number of armed
refugees and Uiries. The events of
177s, already mentioned, made it nec
essary that a blow be struck at this
powerful ally now so positively anil
dangerously, enlisted against the pa
triot cause. The continental congress
accordingly directed ieneral Washing
ton to si inl a strong expedition into the
Very heart of their country. (Ieneral
John Sullivan, a New Hampshire law
yer, then :: years old, an ardent pn-
inoi, one oi me leaders ot me attack
in 1771 upon Kort William nnd Alary,
(the first boslitltv in the ciilimlcHk unit
who now helil the tank of major gen
eral was selected-to command the ex
pedition. The undertaking was a hazardous
one. An army was to go far into a
hostile country, away from its base of
supplies, to meet a formidable enemy
ami with natural obstacles to contend
with that made the task vastly -more
illtlleult. Success, If It could have been
nsHov.cfd 'beforehand, would have left an
undertaking. to be shrunk from while
the meaniiir of defeat they knew but
too well. In. some respects like Sher
man! march to the Sea. Sullivan's ex
pedition -wit, in many ways the more
remarkable .of the two. "The Immedi
ate object," said Washington In his in
structions to Sullivan, "are the total
destruction 'and devastation of their
settlements, and capture of as many
persons as -possible. It will be
essential to luln their crops now In the
ground nnd prevent their planting
more. You will listen to no overture
of peace before the total ruin of their
settlements Is effected." Kvcrythlng
on which the Indian depended for food
or shelter was to be destroyed. In view
of the diflleultles lie had to encounter,
General Sullivan requested that as far
as possible he be given bis selection
of troops. This was conceded to him,
nnd.hu took some of the most experi
enced and best soldiers of the army.
Sullivan's army was intended to num
ber about Soao, though the best authori
ties would indicate Its actual strength
to have been about :i(w)0. Its principal
division was organized at and marched
from Wyoming, and was supposed to be
r.boiit .'t.'iiiii men. It wns made up of
(ieneral Poor's brigade composed of
three New Hampshire regiments and
one from New York; General Hand's
brigade, two regiments and three inde
pendent companies, all Pennsylvania
troops, and Oneral Maxwell's brigade,
foup New Jersey regiments. Colonel
Proctor of Pennsylvania commanded
the artillery, consisting of eight brass
pieces, viz: two six pounders, four three
pounders, and two howitzers, carrying
five and a half inch shells, together
with a lisht pieoofor carrying either
shot or shell, called a cohorn.
Some-of the troops reached Wyoming
riot , later than June 4,' 177!. General
Sulllvnn reached the valley on the arid.
The earlier arrivals made brush huts
nnd comfortably awaited the coming of
the others. Nathan Davis, of New
Hampshire, In his Journal, says: "At
this time nature was decked in all her
loveliness and a striking contrast was
exhibited to our view between the work
of man nnd his Creator. 'All save the
spirit of man was divine.' This part
of the country had lately been all de
stroyed, burnt and pillaged by the In
dians;' Its Inhabitants murdered and
Fcnlpert, Here and there lay a human
skeleton blenching in the woods or in
the open field, with the rimrks of the
tomahawk upon It," He tells of finding
hanging side by side In u wigwam
scalps from ptay haired sires and
suckling babes. If special cause were
needed to nerve the army for the'difll
cultles of Its undertaking it was to bo
found hero.
The army did not march from Wyom
ing until the Inst day of Julv. It 'was
absolutely essential that they should go
provided with ammunition, food and
clothing for their entire march and It
was expected to have been forwarded
from Philadelphia. lTnfortunntely there
were those living In thnt goodly city to
whom the news of the expulsion of the
Yankees from fair Wyoming had come
not without Its mixture of satisfaction.
For had not the Indians and Tories, in
once irtjfre .clearing the valley as their
own forces hnd done more than once In
years cone by, assisted in establishing
their land titles? .They were not over
anxious to see these Yankees revenged
and looked coldly upon this focdish un
dertaking of Generals Washington and
Kulllvan. It Is true these were among
the darkest days of the war both flnan
:lally altd in the field and the failure
. to properlx support this enterprise Is
probably not to be attributed altogeth
er to any one cause. Here they were,
as patriotic an army as ever followed
banner, ready and anxious to go for
ward, but without ammunition or pro
visions and but half clad. It Is said
that after rthe road had been built In
from Kaston, one-third of them had no
shirts. Cattle sent them for meat were
poor and Inadequate, while of salt meat
It Is said hardly any of It was nt to eat.
The commander's healthy Irish temper
was -shown.' Lively dispatches were
sent oat and vigorous efforts put forth
to hasten the preparation as soon as
he could safely do-tw though still "ex
ceedingly ill provided t? carry through
the extensive expedition" he struck out
for Tioga. The days of waiting had
been not without thtir events. Active
drill was kept up and the organization
of the army perfected. Kvery detail of
march and buttle was carefully studied.
Large detachments .were sent out to
hasten 'the horses, cattle, ammunition.
una omer supplies.
There was occasion for discipline and
one soldier was executed. Two were
shot and scalped by Indians. Inde
pendence day was duly celebrated. Ser
mons were heard Sundays. Saturday
evening was a time of gathering of
otticers to toast their sweethearts and
wives. Following is an extract from
the Journal of one of the surgeons:
"July 14th Nothing new. 15th Played
shinney with General Maxwell, Colonel
Iayton, and a number of gentlemen,
ltith Played ns yesterday. General
Sullivan attended and was much pleased
with our activity In the performance.
17th Uined with General Sullivan, a
very considerable number of gentle
men were present and we were enter
tained with a Bit-at plenty of good
punch. lSth Heing Sunday Mr. Hun
ter save us a sermon from John 6: BS.
In the evening wrote letters to send to
Newark in the morning." For the
most part the weather was wet and
rainy during July. July 31, at noon, a
cannon from the fort answered from
the boats was the signal for the march.
With Hags Hying, band playing, and
cannon sou ml I in;, the army marched
away. The first night was spent on
the north bank of the ' Lackawanna.
Tunkhannock was reached - August 3
und Tioga on the 11th. It would he in
teresting to follow the army along this
country which Is familiar to us, but
time forbids. (If Tunkhannock we will
speak again. General Clinton pro
ceeding from Albany with (nominally)
l.toW men and three months' provis
ions (reckoning from the middle of
June): transported the whole, together
with 2H8 boats by land to Schenectady,
from thence by water to Cannnjoharle
on the Mohawk river; then hy land to
Lake Otsego, IS or 20 miles of very hnd
road, where he continued six weeks
wulting for General Sullivan's orders.
(Mi the-Sih'of August he marched
about half his troops, the rest he em
barked on board the boats, and pro
ceeded down the river, those by land
keeping pace with them ns a guard.
The water In the .river by this time
nail become so low ns to render the
nnvigation.-totully Impracticable with
out having, resort to nrtillce. There
fore, previous to his quitting the lake
he built a dam at its mouth till the wa
ter was raised three feet higher than
was natural. The- night before em
barkation he hoisted his gates which
afforded a suflielency of water for his
purpose. Junction with the main army
was effected on the 22d of August.
This added five regiments of New
York, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania
troops besides some unassigneil compa
nies and volunteers.
Just one week later, on the S9th. the
principal battle was fought at New
town, now Klinlia. The Indians and
1 III t It'h had concealed themselves be
hind a line of breastworks nearly a
mile in extent and carefully hidden by
scrub oaks. ,( Ither force were disposed
with much tactical skill. Had General
Sullivan - advanced heedlessly as did
ltraddock he. must certainly have met
with crushing defeat notwithstanding
his superior numbers, but his scouts
discovered the Intrenched enemy from
a tree top and the attack was intelli
gently and deliberately planned. The
engageliient was a, complete triumph
for General Sullivan who lost but two
killed and twenty wounded. The In
dian loss was greater but I have not
been satisfied as to its number. The
enemy from that time avoided any en
gagement. Forty towns were wiped
out: vast orchards of apple and peach
es were cut down or girdled; one hun
dred and sixty thousand bushels of
corn were destroyed, nnd the whole
country from the Susquehanna to the
Genesee, which had been so fruitful
nnd prosperous, was left desolate In
deed. This seems like terrible work
for one kin to have been engaged In,
but war is necessarily cruel. Our arm
ies in the late war conducted such cam
paigns, and this expedition was intend
ed to prevent repetition of such heart
less inhuman cruelties a3 had been Its
direct occasion. The entire loss to
General Sullivan's army In the whole
campaign is said not to have exceeded
forty men.
The life of a soldier calls for cour
age, extrnordinary.exertlon nnd endur
ance, and that was true in this cam
paign especially. They had no roads,
the strongest efforts sometimes car
ried them forward but a few miles a
day. Mountains had to be climbed,
rivers forded, windfalls crossed,
swamps traversed. . It was necessary
to carry provisions for a Ioiik cam
paign, ammunition and ordnance for
meeting not only Indians in force, but
British. And all the while the stealthy
foe was about them. The country was
as familiar to their foe as It was
strange to them. If ever scouts and
guides and sentinels and eternal vig
ilance were necessary they were so
here. Sometimes, ns at Tioga, the men
forded the river linked together as a
protection against its deep, strong
current. Again they struggled weari
ly through swamps where they of
ten sank in mud to their knees.
They had in one place nine miles of
swamp to trnverse. Horses, cattle, and
provisions were lost, frequently not to
be recovered: sometimes in such quan
tities that the army rested while so
much of It as possible should be secur
ed. For twenty-live successive days
the army went on part rations, I. e..
one half pound Hour and one half pound
salt beef per day. Men died of exhaus
tion and fevet. General Sullivan him
self was sick and resumed command
In the preseme of danger, when one less
soldierly might well have excused) him
self. Iteturning, the army reached Tio
ga September 30, and was received by
the garrison which had been left there
with the best demonstrations possible.
The three days of preparation there for
going home seem to have been happy
ones. Major Burrowes under date of
Saturday, Oct. 2, writes: "We spend
this day In wishing each other Joy for
our safe return and convert the evening
to celebrate as usual wives and sweet
hearts, which we do in plenty of RTog.
Heretofore have been obliged to keep
In plenty of cold water." The army
started from Tioga, Monday, Oct. 4.
reaching Tunkhannock the 6th, and
Wyoming the-7th.-They brought with
them In their apiiearance and uniforms
the evidences of the- hardest service,
but they came elated with the success
of their enterprise. October 14 the Con
tinental congress passed a vote of
thanks to "Major General Sullivan and
the brave oPlcars and, soldiers under his
command, foc'effectuatly executing ah
important expedition' against such of
the Indian, nations tut 'Encouraged ' by
the counc.Hi and' conducted' by-the otti
cers of his Hiittanic majesty, had per
fidlouFly -wawed .an unprovoked and
cruel "war against , the t,"nlted States."
The congress also appointed Thursday.
Dec. 9. a" day of vubllo and solemn
thanksgiving. Washington In his gen
eral orders of Oct. IT, congratulated the
army on ' their success and said, the
"whole of the soldiery engaged In the
expedition merit and have the commander-in-chief's
warmest acknowl
edgements for their Important services
upon this occasion."
This Immediate locality Is of special
Interest to us today. Let us go back to
speak of It. Tunkhannock had been
desolated before Wyoming and what
was spared in the spring was destroyed
on the return of the force to Niagara.
Not a building of any kind was stand
ing, not a white person remained. The
valley here, as along the whole dis
tance from Wyoming to Tioga, and be
yond, excited the astonishment and ad
miration of the soldiers. Though. fam
iliarity causes us to forget at times,'
we know the beauties of this valley of
ours and all its mountain setting. We
can imagine what It must have been at
that season of the year, its river pure
as the best of our springs, its primeval
forests fresh from a month of rains,
and it need not surprise us that some
wrote of It as the most beautiful and
fertile they had ever seen while oth
ers compared it to its advantage, with
their homes In other states or with old
world scenes. The intervals were many
of them cleared, as here, and In places
ttu grass grew upon the mountain sides
to their tops. I hesitate to tell you of
grass six to ten feet high, and yet that
is whut one describes. Another speaks
of timothy as high as his head, and a
third of timothy live feet high in the
woods. One of the good chaplains
speaks specially of the grasses here.
Walnut trees fourteen feet through and
buttonwoods ' nineteen seem pretty
large but those are figures given. The
river is described as being "as clear as
can be" and abounding with fish, men
tion being made of salmon, trout, com
mon trout, suckers, bass, shad, pickerel
and pike. There were deer, wild tur
keys and snakes In abundance, besides
bear, wolves, etc. '
That third of August was doubtless a
fair day, for the wet July was fol
lowed by two months of generally
pleasant weather, and the statements
of the Journals warrant the Infer
ence. Had we been here, and In sight
of the river, we might perhaps have
first noticed, c6ming ' up. four light
boats, each manned !ya trusty officer
and twelve armed soldiers. The scouts
and guides were a little in advance of
them on this side the river, and Gen
eral Hand's brigade, advancing in col
umn of regiments by the Hank. We
know the plan of formation for the
march and that it was adhered to as
closely as the nature of the ground per
mitted. When pome old coins were
found In Katon a few years ago two
of the Tunkhannock papers had a con
troversuy as to on which side of the
river the army marched. This was set
at rest by a letter from Steuben Jen
kins to the Democrat, from which I
make this extract: "August 3d,
marched east of Falls mountain cross
ing Huttermllk Falls creek, above the
upper falls and coming down' Avery
mountain about a mile up Tunkhun
noek creek, murched down the' creek
and encamped at the springs at the
tannery, the boats and a proper guard
in the meantime following the course
of thet liver. The army did not cross
to the west side of the river until.it
arrived at upper Sheshequin."
After the passage of General Hand's
troops, and about an hour later, we
should have heard the horns from the
licet of lL'u boats, but the boats were
late this day and did not get up until
about 4 o'clock. The horns were di
rected to be blown so bs to advise
the main army of their progress, the
intent being to keep the army abreast
the boats. Following a mile behind
General Hand's brigade came the main
army in the center the artillery, the
1,2110 pack horses and 700 cattle; on tht
right tlank General Poor's brigade, a:id
on the left General Maxwell's, while
two regiments brought up the rear.
Fortunately for us Chaplain Rogers
wrote somewhat at length In his jour
nal that afternoon. He says, "Over the
path along which we came and on each
side of It as far as we could see, wild
grass had grown in abundance. Some
places, ow ing to the herbage, emitted
a most fragrant smell, and we fre
quently had the pleasure of viewing
(lowers of various hues. Hazlenuts
were ripening for a long tract of
country in amazing quantities, and be
yond a doubt nature has been equally
kind in causing these wilds to abound
with other thinzs delicious to the
taste." The orders prevented the firing
at game, but here a large fawn was
surrounded and taken without a
wound, "affording great amusement
to the soldiers and an agreeable viand
to the several olllcers." Wild turkeys
were also taken here in the same way.
"This place Is remarkable for deer,
bears and turkeys, several of which
were tuken without firing ot a single
gun."
The enenmpment Is said to have been
"near Wortman's." It would be Inter
esting to Identify this if possible, from
the old deed records. Another speaks
ot the site as Van old field." We should
perhaps not have noticed on the Eaton
hhore a little company of 60 men com
manded by a captain who marched
with the utmost caution abreast of the
first boats to prevent surprise from
that side of the river, and for whose
protection these boats were provided.
Two Indians were discovered by them
on the Katon side this day and the
detachment spent the night on that
side. At daybreak the reveille sound
ed. At five o'clock the general reveille
sounded and ' tents were struck, and
General Hand's advance guard march
ed. Assembly was sounded at 5.30, and
at 6 a single gun gave the signal for
the main army to march. Their course
was up the beach to Teague's creek.
Their uniform was a short rifle frock,
vest, tow trowsers, shoes, stockings and
blankets. At Hasten, each man was
equipped with two pairs of "overalls."
Returning they came less regularly.
The sick and other favored ones went
ahead to Wyoming. The cattle had been
put to good use weeks before, and some
of the pack horses had been killed by
falling In passing narrows, while others
were so worn out they were left be
hind. They had gained over two hun
dred boats by General Clinton, and a
considerable part of the army came by
boat. .The principal part encamped
again at Tunkhannock. October 6,
reaching here a little after dark. Of
the large number of pack horses taken
less than 300 were brought back. Many
were killed in the narrows, others worn
out and some strayed. The loss of
about 100 in a narrows gave the name
to the place now known as "Horse
headf,." Christmas Holidny Tours.
In pursuance of Its annual custom
the Pennsylvania Railroad company
has arranged for two Christmas Holi
day Tours, one to Old Point Comfort,
Richmond, and Washington, and the
other to Washington direct, to leave
New York and Philadelphia December
26 and 29 respectively. The same high
standard of excellence which has made
these tours so popular in past years
will be maintained during the present
season. Tourists will travel In hand
somely appointed trains, accompanied
by Tourist Affent and Chaperon, and
will be accorded accommodations at the
leading hotels. The social season at
both Washington and Old Point will
be at Its height.
Round-trip rate from New York for
the Old Point Comfort tour, returning
via Richmond and Washington, $35.00;
33 from Philadelphia. Returning di
rect. .$16.00 from New York; $14.00 from
Philadelphia.
Rates for the Washington tour: 114 GO
from New York: J11.50 from Philadel
phia. Proportionate rates from other.
points.
For tickets. Itineraries, and other In
formation apply to ticket agents, or ad
dress Geo. W. Boyd. Assistaut General
Passenger Agent, Broad Street Station,
Philadelphia. . . . i
TRIAL LIST FOR THE
JANUARY TERM
Cases That Are Marked Dowa for a
Heaalaf la Commoa Pleas Coart
WAGE CLAIMS ARE FIRST ON LIST
One HiBdred and Five Cases Are
Arraagea lor the Three Weeks of
Coart Which Begins oa Moaday,
Jaa. llTwclve Trcupnss Suits
Agaiast the Traction Co. and Eight
Against the City of Scranton.
Deputy Prothonotarles Myron Kas
son and John F. Cummlngs have pre
pared the trial list for the Janu
ary term of common pleas court which
will begin on Monday, January 11, and
will continue for three weeks. The
number of cases on the list is 105. The
first ten are suits tor wages, and there
are eight actions of trespass against
the city of Scranton, and twelve
against the Scranton Traction com
pany. The libel suit of Watson .& Zimmer
man against the Scranton Truth is
the fourth case on the list for Tues
day of the third week. The list of
cases is as follows:
FIRST WEEK, MONDAY, JAN. U.
John H. Elvey vs. C. L. Teeter;
wages.
John Huntsman vs. George F. Bar
ber; wages.
Olson Hoel and wife vs. S. W. Lam
oreaux; wasres.
R. itaders, administratrix, vs. War
ren Stevens; wages.
Walter Rurke vs. Dickson Brewing
company wages.
Peter F. Conroy vs. Kauffhold, Bros.;
wages.
William Gordon vs. Johnson Coal
company; wages.
John Hanlon vs. Johnson Coal com
pany; wages.
Lewis R. Revan vs. Johnson Coal
company; wages.
Lewis R. Bevan vs. Thomas G. Wat
kins; wages.
W. M. Finn vs. M. J. Norton; feigned
issue.
M. J. Lesh vs. Hay Boot and Shoe
company; interpleader.
A. P. Campbell vs. William Hagger
ty: feigned issue.
Kate Myers vs. Catherine Bltten
bender; interpleader.
Kate Myers vs. William Koch; Inter
pleader. TUESDAY, JAN. 12.
Catherine DeLacy vs. city of Scran
ton; trespass.
Isaac B. Feltz vs. Delaware, Lacka
wanna and Western Railroad com
pany J. W. Hoysradt, executors; eject
ment. Joseph H. Gunster. assignee, vs.
George A. Jessun, et al.; assumpsit.
N. Y. Leet vs. Patrick Kiluullen; ap
peal. Isaac La liar vs. Greenwood Coal
company; trespass.
James Con in y vs. city of Scranton;
assumpsit.
Ackerman Bros. vs. Delaware and
Hudson Canal company; appeal.
R. E. Dunstan, assignee, vs. Scran
ton Supply and Machinery company;
assumpsit.
Spruks Bros. vs. Elizabeth Tauler;
sel. fa.
Llverlght, Creenwald & Co. vs. T.
F. McDerniott and E. A. Barber; as
sumpsit. WEDNESDAY, JAN. 13.
Wlnton Coal company, limited, vs.
Pancoast Coal company; assumpsit.
William Von Storch vs. C. 8. Von
Storch; ejectment.
M. Kaplan & Co. vs. J. S. Miller, et.
al.; trespass.
Emory J. Ehrgood vs. Moscow Wa
ter company; a trespass.
Frank Wells v city of Carbondalf ;
trespass.
W. P. Connell, et al. vs. Mary Zeid
ler, et al.; sti. fa.
Henry May vs. city of Scranton;
trespass:
James A. Thompson vs. William
Dlckelnick; appeal.
II. S. Jacobs and Elizabeth Beach vs.
city of Scranton; trespass,
Ann McAndrew vs. Bridget Naugh
ton; trespass.
SECOND WEEK, MONDAY, JAN. 18.
Joseph Alnsley, Jr., and James Shif
ter vs, city of Scranton; trespass.
Universal Fashion company vs. John
H. Ladwig; assumpsit.
Owen Connolly vs. John S. Jenkins,
et al.; ejectment.
School District of Old Forge township
vs. John Jermyn, et al.; trespass.
Frank Moyer vs. Alma Connolly, ad
ministratrix, et al.; sel. fa.
H. C. Rhule. administrator, vs. Will
iam H. Davenport; trespass.
Edmund Brandt, executor, vs. Mrs.
F. A. Reese judgment opened.
H. C. Comegys, et al. vs. A. B. Rus
sell, et al.; ejectment.
illlam Oberts vs. B. Slmrell; ap
peal. Mary E. Patch, et al. vs. city of
Scranton; trespass.
Thomas Zwick, et al vs. D. L., & W.
R. R. company; trespass.
Michael F. Gllroy vs. city or Scran
ton; trespass.
George Long, executor, vs. city of
Scranton; trespass.
Patrick O'Connor vs. city of Scran
ton; trespass.
H. Burshell vs. . Scranton Traction
company; trespass.
TUESDAY, JAN. 19.
T. J. O'Malley vs. Scranton Traction
company; trespass.
Patrick Jordan vs. John McGiney;
appeal.
John F. Mannlon vs. Carbondalo
township school district; assumpsit.
11. R. Wood vs. James G. Sanderson,
et. al.; assumpsit.
Stephen Jones vs. E. Schlmpff; as
sumpsit. Joseph Church vs. Wade M. Finn, re
plevin. Borough of Taylor vs. Central Penn
sylvania Telephone and Supply Co.;
appeal.
Lizzie Carey vs. W. Gibson Jones, et.
al.; replevin.
Susan Kcator vs. Scranton Traction
company; trespass,
William Williams vs. Crystal Lake
Water company; trespass.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 20.
John W. Jones vs. Lizzie Mackey, et.
al.; assumpsit.
Charles H. Barber vs. Scranton Trac
tion company; trespass.
Max Judcovics vs. E. J. Walsh; as
sumpsit. James Lacoe vs. David Learn; ap
peal. E. A. Barber vs. M. E. White; appeal.
Arcade File Works vs. T. F. Leonard;
assumpsit.
R. Bennett vs. Ackerman Bros.; ap
peal. Hull & Co. vs. Mary Faurot; assump
sit. Ellen O'Donncll vs. Charles Dupont
Breck; assumpsit.
Thomas Kecbe vs. Delaware, Lacka
wanna and Western Railroad company
and Thomas Carson; trespass.
THIRD WEEK, MONDAY. JAN. 25.
Thomas B. Orchard and Cora I. Or
chard vs. Erie and Wyoming Valley
Railroad company; trespass.
John MjerB, et. al. vs. Elizabeth
Prlngle, et. al.; ejectment.
Arthur Frothlngham, ct.al. vs. W.
Gibson Jons, et. al.! replevin. '
. Delaware and Hudson Canal ' com
pany vs. James Mottitt; ejectment.
Jacob Pletcher vs. Scranton Traction
company; trespass. .
Caroline M. Reed vs. Charles Tropp,
executor; trespass.
People's Savings Bank of Plttston vs.
John Holgate; appeal.
Mary Trout man A Co. vs. John Seism:
assumpsit.
; Max Troutman & Co. vs. George W.
Beale; assumpsit. : ' s
William Brock -vs. W.'GIUBon Jones;
anneal. '
Silas Hartley vs. Charles Millard;
ejectment. -
8. S. Kovpla vs. P. J. O'Donnell and
H. A. Depuy; replevin.
Luther Keller vs. John J. Beoker.' '
W. C. Tunstall vs. Joseph -Baumels-ter,
et al.; appeal. 1
Dorothy Brandies, executor, vs.
Northwestern National Insurance com
pany; assumpsit.
TUESDAY, JAN. 26.
D. Brandies, executor, vs. Prussian
Insurance company; assumpsit.
Margaret Hlewitt vs. Scranton Trac
tion company; "trespass.
M. H. Van Scoten vs. A. R. Raul),
administrator; . assumpsit.
Watson & Zimmerman vs. Scranton
Truth; trespass.
John Moran vs. Scranton Traction
company; trespass.
George H. Malott vs. Scranton Trac
tion company; trespass.
Charles A. Somers vs. S. G. Evans,
et al.; trespass.
J. A. Costo and Smith vs. Pacific
Fire Insurance company; assumpsit.
Rothschild Bros. vs. Mary Cuslck;
assumpsit.
Giles StanMi vs. city of Scranton
and Scranton Traction company; tres
pass, WEDNESDAY, JAN. 27.
D. C. kenyon vs. D. L. Potter; as
sumpsit. Patrick Kennedy vs. Scranton Trac
tion company; trespass.
Edward Thome vs. Scranton Trac
tion company; trespass.
Patrick Malla, et al. vs. Scranton
Traction company; trespass.
A. E. Bettorly vs. Henry Chappell
and H. Van Gorden appeal.
Aberdeen Lumber company vs.
Swarts Lumber company; assumpsit.
Martin Hart vs. Scranton Traction
company; trespass.
H. Warring vs. M. W. Fadden, ct
a.; appeal.
William Loughlin vs. John Onopry;
appeal.
Frank O'Boyle vs. Mary Edmunds;
appeal.
SCHMIDT CASE ENDED.
Was No Evidence to Show the Patrol,
man Acted Improperly.
Mayor Bailey says he has really noth
ing to dispose of In the case against
Patrolman Ernest Schmidt, who, dur
ing his 10-day vacation recently, was
charged with being drunk and disor
derly in William Smith's saloon on
Plttston avenue.
In the first place there were no spec
ific charges against the officer. When
the matter was Investigated by the
mayor Saloonkeeper Smith was the
most ardent defender of the patrolman.
He denied that there was anything like
a tight or that the patrolman was
drunk. A trivial dispute over a game
ot pinocle he said was the cause of the
trouble.
The patrolman admitted he went Into
the saloon and had a game of cards and
a glass of beer, and he didn't feel that
he was violating any propriety or rule
of the police force as long as he was
on vacation and hadn't his uniform on
So the case Is ended. There were sev
eral prominent citizens of the South
Side who called upon Mayor Bailey and
vouched for Patrolman Schmidt being
a sober and efficient officer.
EXHIBITION AND SOCIAL.
Will lie Given by Members of Scrnn
ton Turn Vercin.
The gymnastic team of the Scranton
Turn Vereln will give an exhibition
and social at Company H armory
Wednesday evening, December 11.
The programme will consist of some
of the line work done by the active
Turners last June, when they defeated
the strong Philadelphia Turners at the
Turnfest held in Camden, N. J. The
team will also give an exhibition on
the South Side on Thursday evening,
December 10. The team are rehearsing
hard under the direction of Professor
Carl Stalber, their teacher.
The officers of the gymnastic team
are: Captain, Victor Noth treasurer,
Timothy Quinnan manager, Nelson G.
Teets Instructor, Professor Carl Stai
be;; stage manager, Joseph McDon
ald and Bert Murphy.
The team will also give an exhibition
at Taylor, Pa., Dunmore, and two in
this city.
Christmas Crowding.
Christmas crowding has begun.
Here's some hints to help you shop in comfort:
Come in the mornings.
Keep to the right.
Don't push or crowd.
Take small parcels with you s far as you conveniently can.
Do you know that in these crowded days you can often do
as much in one hour of the morning as in two of the after
noon? "To save time is to lengthen life" . said wise old
Franklin.
Silver- LOnfl wear Silverware
ware.' 'ower t'1;,n ever al,y
where, bvery piece war
ranted to wear at least ten vt
We've fixed up a table full of
pieces worth from $2,00 to $5.00
and put a come-early price on them.
Choice of the table for Si .48. The
early shopper has all the best of it
this year both in picking and pric
ing. Don't hang back.
Gold 'f any lady sees another
Pens. Christmas go by without
owning a gold pen she
should feel neglected. With gold
pens selling at about half a word of
warning is not amiss. First comers
are surest of sharing. The lot is
not large, in fact twice as many
would not be overmuch.' , Solid
gold pens with pearl holders, 98c;
worth $2.00.
REXFORD'S, 303 LACK A AVE.
LOUISE MICHEL SURE TO COME
Noted French Leader' Tf lis Why She
llecnne air ASnrhial. ,
coming to America at last. She is 66
years old and feeble. If she had been
equal to the Journey she. would have
been here years ago.
Whether her mother, Carlotta, will
accompany her, as was arranged for a
year ago. Is not known. She hopes to
carry off $20 from each of her lectures,
traveling expenses being found. What
Is left of her earnings she wants to turn
Into a home In England for revolution
ists who have been expelled from other
countries.
Louise Is ungainly, tall, raw-boned,
high of cheek-bone and big of chin.
They say she Is eccentric. Her tem
perament Is nervous and excitable.
Somebody asked Louise one day why
she was an anarchist. She said as to
what made her so: ."The sufferings of
dumb animals. I saw horses beaten
and overworked, starved and Ill-treated,
and the awful . Injustice of their
sufferings led me to think. Then when
I saw that the same injustice was In
intllcted upon men and women I became
an anarchist."
I TIIE BUST ONE VET.
J The Tribune will on Jan. 1. 1897, Is
aue the second annual number of Its
Political Hand-book, a handsome vol-
tume of more than 200 pages. It will
contain the most comprehensive col-4
lection of live local and general sta-
tlstlcs and encyclopedic information!
Tever offered for sale In Northeastern!
Pennsylvania. Price, 2u cents: orders!
by mail will receive prompt attent'on.X
Oriental
Rugs
Aod CARPETS
AND FINE
JAPANESE
VASES.
We have just received the finest line of
Oriental Rugs, Japanese Vases and China
ware Just the kind to select a nice holi
day present from. If you like to save
great many dollars, come and see our
stock.
MICHAELIANBROS. & CO.,
124 Washington Ave.
POULTRY yr.
Turkeys, Docks, Chickens,
Fresh Every Day.
ALSO.
Pheasants,
Quail,
Prairie Chickens,
Wild Ducks.
I a FIERCE. PENH ML III
THE IDEAL AMERICAN TRIP
NORTHERN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
Tbo Superbly AuioiiiteU and Conimidiooj
Sttl Steamship.
NORTHWEST AND NORTHLAND,
American through and thr'Hteh,
leave Buffidn 't ii'mlat unit FridHya 9.30 p.m.
for Cleveland, Detroit, Mackinac. The Soo.
Duluth,. and Western Points, panning all
places of interest by duyligbt In connoctlon
with
THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY,
it forms tbe most direct route, and from ev.
fry point vt compurison, tbo most delightful
ami cninfni tul l ono t Alinneauolis, bt. Paul,
Great Fall. Helena, Butte. (Spokane and Pa
cini: toast. The or.l trunpcontinental iue
runn ing the famous buffet, library, obsurva
tion ear.
New (17 hour train for Portland vi S rink ana.
HOTEL LAPAYETT0, Lake Mlnnetonka,
16 miles from Mitineupoltf, largest and most
bcautiul resort In tbo west.
'I icketsund any information of any agent or
A. A. HKaKD, Uenorul Passenger agent,
buffalo, N. Y.
Souvenir A limited lot. And
Spoons. the Price doesil,t Pay
for the engraving.
Souvenir spoons with "Scranton,
Pa" engraved in the bowl. Silver
spoons with gold lined bowls.
They'll be quick to go at the price,
1 5c each.
Tooth Japanese industry
Brushes. 11 nd penny a -day
wages makes it pos
sible for us to sell a first-class tooth
brush for 10c. h'qual to the French
brushes your' druggist charges you
25 cents for.
Scissors. Another lot of those
popular 19c scissors
comes your way Jo-day. You know
the qxiality and worth if you've
profited before if ;you don't this
chance is your opportunity. Good
steel scissors, ail styles and sizes,
19c today.
Pen Sterling silver pen
Knives. ' Jmves. suitab" for
lady or gentleman.
You must buy early or not at all
at this price 50c.
Pocket An exceptional value in
Books. 'ad'es' pocket books.
French leather, real
alligator, real seal and monkey skin.
All with sterling silver corners. A
happy idea buy a pocketbook to
day you'll have lots of use for
THE LEADER
124-126 WC!3g Alt
IT IS ONE OF
YOUR SACRED DUTIES
To visit our stores daring
our special sale of
OLIDAY 11
We have without exception the largest
and finest assortment of Bric-a-Braa,
Manicure Sets. Jewel Boxes, Work Box, .
Glove and Handkerchief Boxes, Odor Seta,
Slipper Coses. - Neektie Boxes, Albums,
Jewelry, Leather Goods, Fans and Toilet
Cases. In fuct anything that we couM
possibly be expected to have. Space will
not permit us to enumerate them 'all; w '
can only assure you that you will posl
tlvely lose money unless you Inspect ou
offerings and study our prices.
Our line of Silks, Dress Goods. Cloaks,
Suits, Hosiery, Underwear. Uloves hat
Umbrellas could not be Improved upot .
either In quality, taste or assortment an
here also the prices are astonishingly low.
We offer this week :
30 pieces of the latest designs in drapery
silks, just the thing for covering cunh.
Ions and for draperies, from 49c, up.
Special sale of evening' silks In all tha
new effects at C9c., sSc, $1.1)0 and tl.4V.
Jut received 10 pieces latest designs lit
black Moire Vulour silks. We offo
same at V8c, tl.ii. $1.49 and fl.DS.
SO pieces grograln, also satin Duchess bro-
cade, price ranging from 49c. to $1.69 0
yard,
G.000 yards fancy silks for street weal,
prices ranging from 4tic. to $2.00 a yard.
All of our finest novelty dress patterns
have been marked at exactly one-half
of former price.
All of our stylish and high-class wool dress)
goods at a reduction ot 35 per cent.
25 dozen finest head-rests, in hand-palnteI,
eutin and embrioldered efteuts, prlca
ranging from 5'Jc to J'.'.iW.
Rennalssance Tidies, Dressr Covers ami
Throws of every description from i'ia,
to $3.W a piece.
In the Art Goods Department you wilt
tlnd a complete line of stamped linen
of every description.
75 indies Kersey coats. In black and
tan, the latest front and back,
worth $4.00,
OUR PRICE, 1.9.
45 ladles' Kersey Jackets, shield fronts,
Inlaid velvet collars, worth $5,00,
OUR PRICE. $2.91
Ladies boucle and Kersey Jackets,
new four-in-hand fronts, block, navy
and brown, perfect tlttlriK, worth
t-60,
OUR PRICE, $4.3t
50 misses' reefers in mixed cheviots,
0011 1 collar and box front, worth
$1.98,
OUR PRICE, S9.
100 misses' reefers, plain and mixed
goods, sizes 4 to 14, some braid
trimmed, worth $3.00,
OUR PRICE, $1.T
50 ladles' boucle Kersey and feal plush
capes, fur and braid trimmed, worth
$3.00,
OUR PRICE, $2.9$
10 dozen flannelette wrappers, assorted
patterns and colors, yoke back and
front, braid trimmed, wide skirts,
worth $1.25,
OUR PRICE, 830,
LEBECK & CORIN
X HIGHWAY HUliUKKV '..
X Is Illegal: but there's no law against..
the padded speclul Xmas newspaper"
save the law of common sense. The' '
Tribune gives holiday advertisers
regular issues wherein their announce-'"
Tments can ba seen and read. It.,
Xdoesn't ask them to waate money on,,
4bulky nnd useless InfluttoiiH.
4-
! one between now and Santa Claus
day. 50 of extra value go on salt
today at Si. 00; worth Si 50 to 52.00.
Pin Japanese pin or trinket
Trays. tray-s 2 5 cent value,
Fresh today from Yoko
homo. Some have open work de
signs. 1 50 go oil sale today at IOC
each.
Atomizers. An assortment of
atomizers go on
sale today at a fraction of their
worth. Philadelphia made goods
at one-half Philadelphia's prices.
Prices range from 50c to $1.75.
Value always more than price.
Water
Sets.
Pressed glass water sets;
six tumblers and a pitch
er. Sets worth Si. 00.
Fifty sets go on sale today at half,
50c a set.
Tea
Kettles.
Brass kettles for tha
tea table the balance
of the stock on hand
goes at cost today. Straight mak
ers prices for the few we have
87c to $5.00.
Ladies
Garters.
Three lots of fancy
garters at the price
you pay for elastic
alone. White metal and gold
plated buckles. Some with set
tings. 25, 50 and 75 cents a pair.