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TTTTC SCRANTON TRIBU THURSDAY, JULY 27, 1899. '
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It's a
Waste of Time
To try to tell you ill this
spacq what
THE ANfiELUS
is. Call at our store and
hear this wonderful in
strument played. Any
one can play the best
music ever written, the
latest two-step or popu
lar song at sight.
Perry Brothers
205 Wjomlns Ave.
AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHY
Depends largely upon the
supplies. 'I he right kind
at
KEMP'S,
1IW
Wyoming Avenue
DR. H. B. WARE,
SPECIALIST.
Eye,
Hn. NneA onrl fMltrvnf
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ClT1rcIIourH-Oa.nl to 12.30 p.m; 2 to 1.
Williams Hulldlns Opp. 1-oslotlica
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CITY NOTES
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RlULl sri'DV-H S Miller will con
duct a lllljlo tmlj at JJ1 Adams avenue
tills CI tiling.
CONCnitT AT PARK -The Laurence
band will give a conceit at Nuj Auj, par's
next batuidaj at J M p m
DIUW'K AND DISORDERLY John
Richards was lined V In police court ves.
tcrilay foi being chunk and dlv-tcluly.
DANCR AT LAT'RHL HILL -The first
ot the horles of "midsummer night
dances will ho conducted at Laurel J 1111
park this evening
WORKERS HAND -I he voting men
of the Young Men's Chtistian association
worker hand will conduct the meeting
nt tho Rescue mission tonight. II I.
Dreei, of Dunmore, will shig several
solos dining the evening
IN Till: COLONIAL STYLn-Tho
Tiddcrs' Real Rotate cnmtiani Ins
nil inled the contiact foi a new house on
North Washington annuo to the Nnv
Aug Lumber eompani It is to he built
In tho colonlil stile on the lot adjoining
the homo of Aaron Goldsmith.
RXCl'RSION TO IWTIVJLW -The par.
lshloners 'of ISei J r Jordan's chinch
nt Itendham nil nn oxcur-lnn lo rnrileiv
vesterdav that was a decided success A
number of persons fiom this cltv went
and an enjoi.ible daj was spent hi nil
PLANS ON RXIIIHITION-In the tern
pmarv Young Men's Chilstlnn association
mnrteis on Washington avenue General
fcccrcturv Main his pi iced on exhibition
plans of the Young Men's Christian as
sociation buildings at llaitford, Conn ,
Gernnntown Pa , Rock Island III , and
Spilngliild Mass
AMERICAN SCHOOL IN PARIS.
Mis. Gordon Hanson, of Willtes
Bane, Will Conduct It.
Scrnntonians who wish Infoi motion
about the new school which Mis CJoi
don Hanson, of Wilkes-Ratio is to
open in Pails mai get partiuil.us bv
calling upon Ml Hanson at the Hotel
Jermyn on riidni afternoon of this
week from two to (he
Mrs. Hanson's school in Wllks
Rarre has become well known dining
hoi six vears us piinclpal and she Is
about to open, in conjunction with
MKs Mniguiet Cnonei. of Now Yoik.
a school In Pails undei the auspices of
some of the best known people in
America and I'.uis It will beai out
the high standaid of excellence which
Mis Han'-ou lias maintained In her
Wilkes-R.ure school Gills and joung
ladles enteilng It may combine the
usual education In Kngllsli with the
advantages of a foreign lesidence foi
languages, music oi ait
number will he admitted foi tho
put pose of studying music and ait
onli. Mrfc Hanbon leaves In .Septem
ber and will chaperon to theli eles.
tlnatlons those who eleslie to accom
pany her. Among the Wtlkes-Raue
references nto Mrs Ch.ules Conjng
ham, Mis II. H. Haivei and Mia. 11.
A. Tullei.
BURGLARS AT WORK.
Entered Mill of W. B. Fieas on East
Market Stieet.
Rurglais eaily yesterday morning en
tered the feed mill of W. R. Freas on
Rast Maiket street and blew open the
safe They secutl 17 cents for their
trouble
The burglnrs enteied tho building
through a side window and seaiched
eveiy drawer in the office, winding up
by forcing open tho safe
Thero is no clue to the identity of the
burglars.
LETTER FROM INDIA.
Read Last Night in the First Presby
teilan Church,
At tho piayer meeting In the First
Presbyterian church list night nn in
teresting letter from Thomas F. Arch
bald, of this city, who Is traveling In
India, was read.
The letter dwelt at length on the mo
tion work that is being done In that
lountry.
Finest wines nnd cigars at Lane's.
120 Spruce street.
A Card.
We, the undersigned, do hereby agree
lo refund tha mono) on a 60-cent bottle
if Olenites Wniiantoi Sirup of Tar If It
fall to cure our couch or told. Wo also
luaruutao a ID-cent hottlo to proio cuts.
fcctorj or mone refunded. J. U. Uonti fc
on, Dunmore, I'a.j John I'. Donahue,
lcxann. l'a.
MCTaiSBEO
MEETING OF STONE MASONS.
Held Last Night in Workingmen's
Hall, South Scranton.
The strike situation uns devoid of
nny special features yesterday. Thera
was some talk of the stono masons
bolting and a special mooting of their
union wbb held last night In Working
men's hull, In Houth Scranton. A
member of the executive committee of
the Rulldlng Tradei council was In at
tendance for the purpose of counseling
tho men against hotting.
All tho members were non-committal
at tho conclusion of the meeting.
They would not say what action had
been taken and nothing will be known
until It Is seen this morning whether
they return to work or not.
Work Is progressing satisfactorily on
nil the large Jobs In tho city and there
Is no apparent need for nny mora men
Tho foundation of tho building being
built on Lackawanna avonuo by 12. S.
Williams Is llnlHhcd and a force of
brlcklayets were nt work yesterday
laying the side wall.
The plumbers are still out, but It la
said that It will only bo u question of
a few days before they jetutn to work.
Reports are being received at sti lit
ers' headquarters from day to day
from men who have left tho city to so
cute work in other places. They have
been satisfactory In eery Instnnco
and show that the men are receiving
in the majoilty of the cases a great
deal more than they were paid here.
JAMES DUNN HANGED HIMSELF
Supposed to Have Been a Resident
of Dunmore.
James Dunn, a widower, aged C"
vears, who foimerlj icslded in Peters
burg, was found dead at noon jester
duy hanging fiom the limb of a tree
on tho Plttston boulevard, at a point
between Tlnglcy's hotel and Hear
Creek The discovery was made by
Matthew Nolan and Archibald Rnltd.
of Inkerman, while driving along the
road.
The suicide had used his suspenders
In hanging himself, nnd the only cause
known foi tho rash act Is that he had
been di Inking heavllv of late nnd be
came despondent The body was cut
down and removed to Plains Tho
coroner of Luzerne county was noti
fied nnd an Inquest will be held.
On the person of the dead mun was
found a due bill of the Pennsylvania
Coal company, No ii, of Dunmoro,
numbeied IS, and a tax leceipt made
out to James Dunn, Thiid ward, Dun
more, signed b.v W. R Correll, dateJ
March 13, 1S10, and numbered 1S0S.
MULL&DY AND ROCHE.
Information Is Wanted of Parties of
Those Names.
Postmaster Ripple is In receipt of
the following letter
Philadelphia, July 12, Vyi.
Postmaster, Scranton, Pa.
Dear Sir A sonant In our employ
would like information rog tiding her
untie John Mull id He at one time vns
In the leather business, and if vou cm
give his iddnss she will be Kie.itlv ob
liged as she Is desirous of communicating
with him Plene address oui iepl id
Mnr DurUen 1S0S Noitli Thltteenth
street, Phllidelphli
An Inquliv has alo been leeched
fiom the wnr department foi Infoiiiia
tlon concerning the lehitives of Thomas
Roche, late private. Company I. Rlov
enth United States inf.mtil, who died
In tho genet al hospital, San Juan, Poito
Rico, last November Theie is a watch
and vhain at the hospital which be
longed to the do id soldier and the de
partment Is desirous of deliveilng It to
his next of kin It is believed he is
sin lived by a w Ife.
JOSEPH ADAMS ARRESTED.
Chaiged with Stealing a Coil of Steel
Wiie.
Joseph Adams was attested at an
eailv hour vesterdav moinlng on South
Washington avenue hi Patiolmen
Thomas and Rvans
He was c.ur.vlng a huge coll of steel
wiie on his hack and It was thought
that he had taken It fiom Hunt fi
Connell s An investigation of the lat
tei's piemlh.es showed that the gat"
leading Into the outside stoiejaid was
open He was given a heailng estot
day afternoon befoie Minor Molt and
was held in JIOO ball foi appoaiance in
court
TO ENLARGE DANVILLE.
More Room to Be Made for Cluonlc
Patients.
At a meeting of the tuistees of the
State hospital for the insane at Dan
ville Mondav cvoning, It was decided
to build an addition to the inflimary
which will give accommodation for
nbout fifty moie patients of chronic
ehaiaetei
Danville has bom overclouded for
some time and it has becomo a seilous
piopositlon as to what to do with the
patients who aie taken theie.
CHARGED WITH THEFT.
William Gilfflths Committed in De
fault of S500 Bail.
William Gillilths was airaigned be
foie Aide l man Howe vesterday on a
ehurge of laieenv piefoned by W. S.
Thomi's of West Scranton The lat
ter nlleges that Ciilflltlis took a gold
wntch and chain valued at $15 from
him.
The defendant was committed to the
county Jail in default of $;oo ball.
Resolutions.
As the Firemen s Relief association of
Scranton, Pa, meets in icgular session
this :cth dui of July, 1S9J, the profound.
Ii saddening announcement comeb to
us of tho death or Representative Charles
Wlrth, of Neptune Rnglnu Compaui, No
2, Scranton Hie department, we, jour
committee submit tho following resolu
tions of condolence.
Whereas. Charles Wlrth, a member of
Ncptuno Rnglno eompani. No s. Scran,
ton llro department, and a tlinrter mom.
ber of this association, died at his resl.
dance, No "112 Neptuno plate, on the 9th
day of July, A. D 1&91, and
Whereas, Charles Wlrth, In the llro de.
partment of this city, was nlwais known
nnd inspected as a gentleman, owing to
his manly qualities Of nouh character
ho was endowed with tho truest Instincts
of the Ideal man and was a lojal friend,
and wlille regrets may bo In vain and
memorials Inapt, we, his associates, mint
pa to htm tho truo unit honest tribute
of being ono of tho most energetic and
willing lire men In tho department, there
fore, ho it
Resolved, That while wo greatly deploro
tho death of our hnnoicd member, tho
unhlo life he led and his splendid lecord
ns a Ilremun, offer us and tho bereaved
family much consolation ; also
Roanlicd, That tlieo n solutions ho
spread upon the minutes of the Pit emeu's
Relief association, ho published In the
newspapers of tho c Ity and n copy ho
1 resulted to the famlli of tho deceased.
Rmlt Ronn, John W. Molr, P. Robinson,
Committee.
ANOTHER BIG TRACT
OF LAND IS SOLD
LACKAWANNA COMPANY DIS
POSED Or 120 ACRES.
Land Is In West Scranton and Fronts
on North Main Avenue It Is One
of tho Most Desirable Plots in tho
City and Will Bo Divided Into
Eight Hundred Lots Price Build
ing Sold Ileal Estate Transfer in
Which Scrnntonians Aio Intei
csted. Another big land deal was consum
mated vesteiday between ofllelals of
tho Delawaic, Lackawanna and West
ern company nnd G. Frank Reynolds,
tho leal estate agent, of this city. The
plot of giound pui chased comprises 1J0
ncits, known ns tho Oram estnto, sit
uated on North Main avenue, between
Pcttebono nnd Cemeterv streets, nnd
extends west to tho Kejsei Valley
bianch of the Lickawonn.i railroad
The consideration is not known, but
It Is estimated to be about $1,000 an
acre.
Tho negotiations have been pending
for seveial dais, and Mr. Reynolds,
tho purchnsei, left tho cltv for New
Toil; Monday afternoon where be con
sulted with iPresldent Tjiuesdale In
relation to the transfer Word was
received In tho city vesterday by sev
eial real estate men that the deal had
been made, nnd w hen a Tribune man
npproached Superintendent Ixiomls
jesterdny afternoon on the subject he
verified tho report, but lefused to
make nnv statement except that tho
pui chase has been made by Sir Rey
nolds nnd the plot comprised 120 acies
of land.
When The Tribune man called at
Mr. Rej Holds' ofTlco In tho Connell
building, Information to the effect that
the ie.il estate agent was In New York
was all that could be gleaned It Is
undei stood, however, that tho
chase was made In behalf of
Yoik capitalists, and that Mr.
nidtVi was merely the agent-
pur
New Rev
The statement has also been made that tho
Traders' Real Rstate company are In
terested In the purchase, but this could
not be verified.
Mr. Rev nobis Is the secietary-treas-tner
of the Kei stone Land companv,
but It Is positively asset ted that thev
aie In no wise connected with the deal.
That the pui chase price is In the
nelghboihood of $120 000, Is estimated
on the fact that an offer of $10 000 for
the land was lefused vostorday by
President Truesclnle, which was wired
him bv a well-known leal estate bro
ken In this city. The original offer
made bv the gentleman leferied to
was $700 an acie.
The land In question Is undoubtedly
one of the best tincts within the city
limits, and is a most desiiable lesl
deneo section. With a frontage on
Main nienue, extending fiom the Mt.
Pleasant lavlne to the school house on
the hill oveilooking Tripp's eiossing.
an excellent view of the entire centril
c Ity Is obtainable.
Manv vears ago, what was known
as Ot.ims giovo stood on the site in
the rcvir of the old homestead which
now giaces the land and which, by the
vi ay. Is one of the oldest londmnrks
in the vallev
The old Warner estate Is also locat
ed on the land a shoit distance north
of the Oram house Dliectlv In tho
rear of this propciti, about two bun
died vauls distant, is the Cathedial
cometoil, which is one of the loigest
burial giounds in the city. In order
to obtain the nocessirv 120 acres, the
sin lev must be made mound tho
eemetei, but this will not Into! fete
with the Main nienue frontage In any
way
It Is undeistood that the puiehasers
intend dividing the land Into Sno build
ing lots The Rulldlng and Loan As
sociations eonti oiling piopert flout
ing on Pottebone stieet estimate tho
value of lots on that stieet at $400 and
upwauls
The opening of the Oram estate will
pennit the extension of Ilvdo Paik,
Riomley, Sumnei, Lincoln Rebecca
Gaillehl, Rieiett and the lenialnlng
avenues as fai back as Giant avenue
nnd woiideifulli Ineiease the useful
ness of tho Linden stieet bridge
The stieet cm fucllltles can be made
to confoun with tho lequiiements of
the losldents, as two lines nlttady tun
within easy leach of the land. Tho
Lnfavette stieet Hue teaches the com
et of Swetland stieet and Noith Uiom
lei aie line, one block distant on the
southerly side, and the Noith Main
nienue line runs to Tripp paik, which
can be leaclied fiom the noith side
or the east side.
Water, light and sewer connections
can oaslli be made, as the land is sit
uated within tho clt limits, being i
laige poitlon of the Twenti -flist waul
On the ensterli side of Main aicnue,
neuilj the entlte strip of land, fiom
the inline to a point opposite tho
Oram homestead. Is aliendy built up
nnd is looked upon as an Ideal lesl
dence place
With the opening of the Round
Woods tiact on the south end of West
Scianton nnd the Oiam plot on tho
noi th side, unusual advantages will
be offend in building lots, and a boom
will be cieated In the leal estate busi
ness the like of which this city has
novel experienced in that p.nt of the
city.
The Round Woods Tiact.
Suiieiors weie engaged vesterday In
staking out the land on tho Round
Woods site recently purchased by Hon.
W. W. Watson and tne giound will bo
suitably ananged foi building pui
poses as soon as possible
It Is tho intention of the pui chaser
to lun a stieet pniallel with Main
nienue, midway between tho woods
and Main nienue and lay out another
thotoughfaio neaier the woods, which
will not run the entire length of the
tract.
Woikmen weio engaged jesterday
In remoilng tho dead timber from tho
groie nnd tho woods Is undergoing a
thmough cleaning out, which has not
been done In many yeais.
Tho puiehnso of this tiact, Mr. Wat
son stated vestuclay, Is not In nny
way connected with the Kei stono
Land eompani 's land, known as Lin
coln heights, although tho parties In
tel estcd aro connected with tho latter
comoanv.
Another Real Estate Deal.
The White Hall Poitland Cement
company, of Cementoii, yesteiday pur
chased from tho White Hall Land Im
pi moment company sixty-one acres of
land situated u shott distance from
Allontown, Pa, for a consideration of
$50,000.
Tho tiansfer was made tluough Hon.
W. W. Watson, of this city, who Is a
director lu both compunles, SevexaJ.
other Scranton capitalists are Inter
ested In tho purchase. Tho Cement
company has n capital slock of $500,000.
They proposo to erect a cement mill
on tho land at n cost of $100,000 and
work will be commenced nt onco on
tho structure. When In operation tho
mill n 111 havo n capacity of 2,000 bal
lets of Portland cement dally.
Tho product of the laud was analyzed
recently by an expeit from tho Unl
voislty of Pennsvlvnnla and pionounc
ed as good as the best that can be produced.
Prlco Building Sold.
Tho Prlco building, on Washington
avenue, between Lackawanna avenue
nnd Spruce street, has been sold by
Mis l' P. Prlco to the Traders' Real
ltato compuni, Charles Schluger,
president and manager. The consid
eration was $45,000. The building has
been on the market foi some time.
Tho now owners will add two stories
and generally temodel it. Tho two
upper floois will be used by somo us
soeintlon, tho name of which Is kept
seciet for the present. A now entrance
will also be put In.
PICNIC OF NEWSBOYS.
They Enjoyed a Dny's Outing nt Nay
Aug Paik Those Who Won
Prizes in Contests.
The newsboy had his Innings yester
day, vi hen the annual picnic was held
at Nav Aug paik. They gathered In
crowds vety early In the morning and
at S o'clock foimed In line and piiaded
over the principal streets of the cen
tral city, headed by the Lawience
band, which donated Its sei vices. Many
of the New Yoik papers had sent
banners and caps and the hois pie
sonted an uttiaetlvc appeaiance. The
lino of miich ended at the paik, where
a scramble was made foi the refresh
ment tables
Ham bandwlches, cake, coffee, lem
onade and watei melon weie scried the
bois. Four houis were requlied to
feed tho throng.
Tho lest of the day was spent In all
aiound merrj -making Tho swings,
merri-go-iound and other amusements
were llbeially pation!7cd and It Is safe
to say the park neier held such a
happj or contented crowd since It was
open.
An exhibition of kite Hi Ins was glien
In the nftoinuon which was witnessed
with delight by the joungstets
The games weie also glien In the
afternoon nnd were witnessed by a
Inrge number of persons who joui
neetl to the paik to see the bois tn
jov themselves.
The following aie the results of tho
iniious laces with the prizes awarded.
Toot nee, No 1, won b Leo Hughes,
M Hughes, second First prize, set of
Oliver Optic's works, hi the Le uler,
second prize, p tlr of shoes, bj Lewis,
Rtlllv & Dules.
I'oot race No 2, won by John Mur
phi , Michael Tlgue, second First jirlre,
suit of clothes, h Collins Grfllln, see.
ond prize, pair of 'hoes, bj Philip Robin
son Font race. No 3, won bv George Mnish,
Willi im 1 hurls, second First prize,
swc.itci, bj Coicoran ; Tlgue , second
prize cup, bj Penu Clothing and Shoe
sloie.
Foot into, No 4, won by Jumes Mur-
iil, Jnmcs Cilpln, second Flist pilze,
lir of cutf buttons, bl Cunnolh . Wal
lace; second prize, pair of shoes, 1
Schunk & Spencer
Foot race No 5 won bv Wllllim
O Boile, J McGiail second First prize,
pah of shoes, hi CI irke Uros , seiond
pile, shiit, bv Joins Long's Sons
Foot lace No f, won hi J lines Dii
ein Gust Nt ills, second Flist pure
Rough Riders suit, hi Samtii, second
prize, pair of slippers, by Mier Daildoii
lllcicle lice, No 1, won bv Arthlir
Clifford (Vorgo Marsh second Flist
prize blciole lamp, donittd bj Hltten
bender & Co , second prize pall of shos,
donated bv Lestei Shoe stoic
HIcclo nee No 2 won bj Hour" Stev
ens, Chin lev Carpenter sltond First
prize foot pump, bv Floiej & Hroo'es,
second prize, sue iter. In Conrad
HIriele nee. No ! won hi AiiTtlo
Qiihinan; Aichle Moses, second riist
prize, box of dgirs donittd bi Frank
O'llnra, second prize, cap, In Lianier
Uros
Three-legged race won bl Leo Joidia
nnd Ch.ules Kennedi 'I wo negllgeo
shirts bl Toms Long's Sons
Sick inee, won bi Ch.ules Kennedi,
Hat ri Reese, second Flist prize, set of
books bj It Relssm in; second prize pali
of shoos, hi Million's .stoic
The bois left for home about font
o'clock on cats which the Scianton
Rnllnaj eompani geneiously pioildod
foi the occasion
Mis R N. Wlllnrd icstetdiv con
tributed $" to the newsboi'.s picnic.
EPWORTH LEAGUE RALLY.
Will Be Held In Asbuiy M. E.
Chuich Tomorrow Evening.
Theie will be a gland lnll.i of the
Rpwoith Leagues of this city undet
the auspices of the Rpwortli League
Cltv Union in tho parlois of the As.
but! Methodist RpIscop.il chuich,
Gieen Ridge, tomoirow evening.
The leading featute of the meeting
Is to be the icpoit of Delegate John J.
F Yoik. w ho was the lepresentatlvo
of the City Union at Indianapolis,
during the past week
This meeting will be of exceptional
Intel est to all Rpiiortblans In this
ilti and vicinity nnd a huge repi esca
lation Is expected Musical featuies
havo also been at ranged foi, and le
fiesdunents will bo hentd.
OBITUARY.
Mrs Catherine Trcster died at her
homo oa Cedar avenue Tiiesdtij morning
after a bhoit illness Deceased was SO
jeais of ago unci had boon a resident
of this side for two scoie of itars She
Is sunliod by two sons, John and Jacob
both of this side The funeral v. Ill take
plnte toinoiiow nfteiuoou at 2 SO o'clock.
Sen Ices will hn held at the hoiibe Ru.
rial will be made In the Plttston avonuo
cemetery.
The funeial of the lato Patrick Keating,
of Plttston, vi ho died on Tuesday at tho
ago of ii j ears, will occur tomonow
morning with a mass of requiem at St.
John's church Tho deceased had re
sided here for halt a centuri and is sur
vived by tho following children: Pat
rick, of Coloiado; Mrs J J Hurt Mis
Thomns Rally and Thomas, of this clt,
nnd James, of Scianton
Mrs. Martha J Claik died at the resi
dence of htr dnughtt r, Di Anna C
Claik, 420 Adams aieiiuo at "a in its.
tirdni Funeral sen Ices ut her lute rt si
donee Thuisday nt 12 "0 o'clock Hurlnl
at Tioga, Tioga count), Pa Friends of
tho fumlly nreinilted to attend.
DIED.
DENNETT. At Cristal Lake. July 23,
IbA Inn, daughter of Mi ond Mrs. M.
M. Dennett, of U2J MadlHon nienue,
aged 9 eais and 9 months, ruueral
kciiIcos ut house tomorrow afternoon
Rt IM u'vJuck.
AND THEY WINKED
THEIR OTHER EYE
WHILE MR. TORREY PRESENTED
MR. ROBINSON'S REASONS.
Common Council Considering tho
Matter of Quarters for Tax Col
lfctor Would Never Know Hint
Such a Man as Wade Finn Lived if
It Heard Only What Was Given
Last Night ns City Treasurer's
Reasons for Not Wanting Mr. Fnrr
in His Office.
Messrs. Phillips, Calpln and Nngell
of the common council committee to
which was refeired the resolution look
ing to the poor tax collector having
quatters In tho city treasuiet's olllco,
met lust night nnd henrd arguments
for and against the proposition by At
torney James II. Torrej, representing
Cltv Tiensurer Robinson and Hon.
R. Farr representing his father, Poor
Tax Collector Farr.
Tho resolution which the committee
has In hand directs the major to en
force the provisions of the resolution
of 1892 by which tho poor tax collector
was assigned quarters In the treasur
er's ofllre. Tho resolution Is the le
sult of nn announcement on the part
of Treasurer Robinson thnt ho does
not proposo to share his office with the
Incoming collectoi.
In defense of the treasurer's stand,
Mr. Torrey told tho committee that
tho city treasuter, who Is under $240,
000 bonds should not be expected to
permit persons not of his own selec
tion, and over whom he has no control,
to have the run of his office and free
access to tho lault and the books.
Resides there Is none too much loom
for the treasurer In the office nnd
during the time that the collection of
taxes Is being enforced under penalty
eieiy faculty of the office Is taxed
and to halo the poor tax collector tak
ing up two of the windows at tho par
tition Is a great inconvenience.
NOTHING PERSONAL.
He assured the committee for Mr.
Robinson that there was no personali
ties or politics In the matter and that
the treasuier was prompted In his op
position to the resolution solely by his
caution for the protection of himself
and his bondsmen and bi the lncon
lonlenco of the working force of his
office An office for the poor tax col
lector might be secured In the con
trollers office, Mi Torrey suggested,
or It might be at ranged that the office
now occcupled bi the clt nssessors
could bo tinned over to the poor tax
collector and the board of assessors
sent upstnlis to the clti's clerk's office
where their books are and where the
boaul of reilslon and appeal meets.
Mr. Farr In contending for the resolu
tion called the committee's attention
to the fact that the apportionment In
question was assigned by the public
buildings committee of councils as the
joint quarters of the city treasuier and
the poor tax collector and that the col
lector has as much right theie ns the
tieasurer
As to there being no peisonalltles or
politics In the matter Ml Pari was
not so sure It might be that theie
weien't but certain clicumstances tend
ed to Indicate that there weie. No city
tieasuier up to Ml. Robinson's time
had eiei objected to the tax collector
sharing the office with him and Mr
Robinson, himself, has suffered and
still suffers the lSPS-SO collector, Ml
Finn to occupy the customaiy poor
tax collector's coiner In the oflice,
without ei er hnilng leglstered the
slightest piotost.
COULD HE PARTITIONED OrF
Theie would be no gieat difficulty
In lemoilng the objection which Mr.
Robinson hns to the pool -tax collector
haling the run of his office A very
small comer will suffice for the col
lector and this can be easily and Inex
penslielv paitltloncd off and a ptliate
door built that will petmlt the col
lector to enter his quarters fiom the
public portion of the office.
Theie Is no gieat peisonal deslie
on the part of the collectoi to be In
the tieasuiei's office, but custom now
demands that he shall bo theie and It
he was anv whoie else no end of con
fusion would lesult to the public and
the collet ten would be put to extia
efforts in collecting the taxes
For six vears, the tax paieis haie
gono to that office to pay theli pooi
tax, and It Is now considered by the
public ns much the poor-tax oflice as
tho cltv treasure! 's office It Is a gieat
coincidence for tho public to be nble
to pay all their cits, school district
and pooi district taxes In the one of
fice nnd tho conienlonce of the public
ought to bo consldeied quite as much
as the conienlonce of Mr. Robinson's
cleiks In this connection, Mr. Fnrr
pointed out that It ill becomes Mr
Ten lev to aigue as ho had, considering
the fact that the bill lecently befoie
the legislatuie proildlng for a genet nl
reeelier of taxes In thiid class cities
w ns known genet ally In legislative cir
cles as the Torrey bill, h.n Ing been
diafted by Mi. Touey when he wns
city solicltoi.
OBJECT OF RILL
This bill it might bo explained has
for Its puiposo the doing away of the
necessity of going to tbtee or font
places as at piesent to pay one's
taxes.
The committee concluded not to take
any notion last night, but will meet
again befoie the session of council to
night to frame a repent.
STRANGE RAILWAY CRIME.
A Robbeiy Which Could Not Occur
in an American Train.
I'rom tho London Standard.
A daring attempt, under novel cir
cumstances, to i oh on murder a pas
senger In a train Is reported to havo
orcurred In tho Rordeaux-Pails express
recently. M. Albert Rous, n Parisian
lawyer, was returning to the capital
fiom the south, nnd In older to be
nble to sleep on the journey he had
taker a seat in a coupe carriage, In
which ho was the only passenger. As
soon us the train had stalled on Us
Journey M. Roux made preparations to
llo down, and was dozing, when he
was awakened bi a peculiar odor vi hlcli
seened to have suddenly Invaded the
compartment, nnd which, accoidlng to
M. Roux, resembled spirits of wine
As ho was getting up to Inspect It M
Roux noticed a man on tho footboard
of his cairlage, endeavoring to open
tho door, which, fortunat-ly, was also
locked fiom the Inside. M. Roux drew
a revolver which ho had In his pocket
and pulled tho nlaun. tho tialn being
biought to a standstill between St. Sul
rleo and Vavzre. Meanwhile tho man
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presumed that he jumped down as the
truln drew up, and made off ucioss
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In the next cntrlago to that which
M. Rdux had occupied, however, a dls
coiery was made which leaves no doubt
ns to the Intentions of this mvsterlous
passenger. A small hole had been
drilled through tho division which sep
arated tho compartments Through
this hole a glass tube had been Intro
duced, nnd somo pieces of India rub
ber tubing which had been left on tho
scat showed that cblorofoi in had been
poured through them. It had doubtless
boon calculated that tho chloroform
would fall close to the sleeping passen
gers no'trils, nnd that ho would have
thus become overpoweied Having piv
en the anaesthetic time to act, the
thief, It Is surmised, got out of hl car
riage, and Intended entering tho car
riage occupied by M. Roux to rob him
M Roux was able to give to the police
a careful description of this Individual,
whom he had pievlously noticed at
Rordeaux station, and who seemed de
sirous of gett'ng in the same cempart
mont with him, but was apparently
dotetred by his engaging a. coupe. Tho
police have scoured tho surrounllng'
country, but up to the present have
bepii unable to nnd any trace of the
culprit.
STRANGE CONFESSIONS.
Men Who Have Owned Up to Crimes
They Never Comnitted.
I'rom Wonderful Eients
That a man on the tiack, with every
neive quivering, with eveiy neivo
diawn to Its utmost tension, with tho
lwln Increasing in Intensity nnd ilo
lence, should confess himself the per
petrator of crime Is natural enough.
The piospect of relief fiom actual pain
is a temptation that blinds tho suf
ferer to the futuie Rut It may seem
strange, and is indeed one of the most
Inexplicable things in human history,
that men have been Induced bv re
ligious exhortations and other means
of persuasion to sign their own death
wan ants by confessing crimes actual
ly never committed Such In England
was the case of John IVnj, executed
near Campden n 1C01, with his mother
and brother, for murdering William
Harrison, stew aid for Lady Oainpden.
The testimony ngalnst them was chief
ly the confession of John Reuy him
self, but, to the astonishment of nil
Harrison, who had been kidnapped and
carried off, returned two eais after
the eeeutIon
In 1S12 a man named Russell Colvin,
living at Manchester Vt , disappeated,
and suspicions of foul plav were en
tot tallied. Public opinion attributed
his murdei to Stephen and Jesse Room
Still, as theie was no dellnlte giound
on which to airest them, the excite
ment gi actually diew an ay. In 1819
boil ei er, a Mi Room di earned that ho
had been muideied b two men, whom
be fixed upon as his nephews, Stephen
and Jesse. The ghost of the murdei ed
man even specified the place of the
murder nnd the old cellai holes where
the mangled body had been tin list
Here a knife and buttons were found,
which were identified as belonging to
Coliln On this the men were an est
cd. Stephen and Coliln had cuiaitelled
Just befoie the dlsappeaianoe of the
latter, and Stephen had been seen to
strike him with a club and knock him
dow n
In a short time Jesse confessed that
he and Stephen, with theli father, after
Stephen knocked him down, had cai
rlecl him to the old cellar and cut his
throat with a jackknlfe. He further
stated that the next jear they made
away with most of the bones of their
ilctlm Stephen, aftei a time, admit
ted the tiuth of Jesse's confession. On
this thej weie com li ted and sentenced
to be hanged on the JSth of Janunij,
18J0 The applied for commutation
of the sentence, nnd, as some belloieo,
theli Innocence, aclieitlsements weie
Inserted In various papeis for Colvin
Not long aftervvnid a Iettei appeared
In the New Yoik Eienlng Post signed
hi a Mr Chadiilck, and dated Sinew s
buij, J, Dec fi, 1811 stating that
a slightly deranged man named Russell
Coliln had been theie file jears befoie
This was geneiallj looked upon as a
hoax, but James Whelplej, of New
Yoik, who know Coliln, lcsolied to
follow up the clew, and actually foun 1
Colvin at the house of William I'ol
hemus, at Dover, N J, where he had
been since April, U11
Mi. Whelpley took him to New York,
the common council gave him means
to pioceed to Veimont, and he ai rived
at Manchester on Dee 22
The whole place was lu a state of
wild excitement People gathered In
fiom nil the surioundlng country to
bee the dead allie. A cannon wns
biought out and Colvin was saluted
with a dlschaige of cannon and small
aims, Stephen Room firing the llrst
piece. Theie was much discussion as
to the motlvo for the confession, ninic
attributing It to the effect of Imprison
ment, a general fort of panic, teiroi,
and others to the injudicious advice
and exhortations of n elergininn.
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