THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1809. NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA STRIKE TROUBLE AT STEVENS -MINE HISTORY OF EVENTS THAT LED TO THE SHOOTING. Tho Rockmen Sent In to Repair ft Dangerous Break In the Mine Are Attacked by Striking Men Leo Wllcofskl Is Killed Several Se verely Wounded The Trouble Pre cipitated by the Foreign Element in the Mines. Special to tho Scranton Tribune. rittston, Sept 3. The strike situation nt tho Stevens colliery In West Pitts clay morning nt 6'30 o'clock when live riny mornln ;it 6:30 o'clock when live Company men made an attempt to go to work, and ns a result a striking mi ner was shot dead, two company men were badly Injured and several others worn more or less Injured. The list of the victims, ns fur as could be learned, Is as follows: NAPOL1I. OH LEO WlI.COFSKI, a middle-aped Polish miner, itrlker, mar ried mid llvlns on Fremont street, Wept Plttston, Instantly killed by u Bhot In the buck of the head. SAMUEL TRAIIKR, Sll.. UKcd 50 years, foreman of the rockmen miirrle-d and living on Franklin street, West ritts ton, shot Just between tho base of tho neck and the shoulder blade; con dition crltlral. but hopes are enter tained for his recovery. GEORGE BRANDAU. policeman, resid ing on Tunkbannork avenue, opposite scene of the trouble, painful but not serious shot In left cheek. JOHN SADOSKI. striker, llvlns on Lu zerne avenue, shot in neck, not seri ous. JONATHAN PARRY, rockman, living on Luzerne avenue, hit on head with stone, slightly Injured. JOHN CHENAVATIS. striker, living on Luzerno avenue, shot In shoulder, und tho bullet removed from his back, Several other of the striking foreign ers were either shot nt or hit by Hying missiles, but the exact nature of their Injuries could not be learned, as tho r loft the place as soon ns tho trouble ceased. About three weeks ago tho foreign ers at this colliery made a demand upon their employers for an lncrvise In wages from 90 cents per car to $1.1:0, along with several other minor de mands. The officials of the company were willing to concede several of the grievances, but refused to grant nn In crease In wages. Hut the strikers wanted all or nothing. About 200 miners are employed at the colliery and about 1G0 of them are foreigners, mostly Polanders, the re mainder of them being English-speaking men. The latter meir were posi tively adverse to striking and wero satisfied with the present scale, but tho foreigners, being in the majority, had complete control of the situation and the English-speaking miners were compelled to go out. WORKMEN HALTED. Every morning since the strike be gan, from about S a. m. on, a crowd of tho foreigners would assemble near the colliery, nud any workman going toward the mine was accosted and the nature of his business learned, the pump runners, barn boss and machin ists being allowed to pass; all others were turned back. A few days ngo the officials In mak ing a tour of the mine discovered that tho roof In the vicinity of the mine pump was In a dangerous condition, and, as the large amount of water tne mine demanded the constant working of the pump it was decided to have the overhanging rock removed. Ac cordingly, Samuel Trailer. John Gra vel), Jonathan Parry and John Grif fiths, the company's rock men, and Martin Gallagher, the driver boss, were, ordered to report for duty on Friday morning. As usual, they were stopped by the strikers, but upon an explana tion of their business they were re luctantly allowed to pass. The necessary work was not finished on Frday and the rock men were on their way to work on Saturday morn ing when the trouble occurred. The disturbance took place Imme diately In front of the company store building, the opposing factions being but a few feet apart. On the side of the workmen wero three ro.il and lion policemen. Fred Robinson, William 'Iroy and W. II. Miller, who were all armed with rifles and who hnv been on duty for several days guarding the company's property, also, Wlllinu Richards, chief of police of West Pltts ton, Sam Traher, Jr., and Albert Ev ans, employes of the store, all of whom wero armed with revolvers. Super intendent D. W. Evans, Mine Fore man T. H. Evans and Ouslde Foremit. John Miller occupied a position on the steps leading to the storp. The story of the fight as It occurred, as told to a Tribune representative by Jonathan Parry, one of tho rock men. Is as fol lows: PARRY'S ACCOUNT. "As we five men came around the tend on Luzerne nevnue, near the Junc tion of Tunkhannock nnd Luzerne ave nues, we noticed a big crowd of the strikers in n half-slttln:? position. As noon as they saw us, they all nros and. picking up stones front the street, placed themselves directly on the path along which we were walking. As wo arrived near them they asked where we were going, nnd we told thei'i we were going to fix up a bad plaeo in the mine, near the pump, which would not In the least Interfere with tho objects of their strike. 'Not one man shall go to wotk,' said the strikers. Superin tendent Evans then explained to them that the men Vvere not going to cut coal, but were going to do really neces sary work. Hut they wouldn't listen to that. Wo started to move on, and the strikers commenced to push and crowd around us, and told us that we had better take care of ourselves. We again stopped. One of the strikers hit John Griffith, one of our men, with an umbrella. Griffith turned on him and both men clinched, Sam Traher, sr., went to part them. A pistol shot rang out, and I heard Traher shout, 'I'm The Best WncliJtiff VnnrAnr "HJ1UJ,6 AVHUVl lisps shot, toko me out,' Ho was assisted out of the crowd, but wolked alc.ne lnto thn Jtore, about ten feet away. As ho' wns taken out of the crowd another shot was fired by the strikers iuiO George Ihnndan, who was helping us, wns shot In the cheek, but stood his ground until the fight wns over. Im mediately several shots etme from among tho strikers and they began to throw stones. Ono man, the two po licemen and George Drandnn and Joe Hnlstend, who were called to help, nnd who were nrmed with runs and revol vers, began to shoot, and wo rockmen, who wereunnrmod picked up stones and threw them nt the strikers. There wns a big fight with lists, stones nnd guns for a few minutes, during which I was struck on the head with a stone thrown bv Joe Andruches, and as I got out Of the crowd and went toward the store I wns hit on the back four or five times with big rocks. About thirty hhots were fired in about a minute, und in the mldsts of the shooting Loo Wll cofskl, ono of the leaders of the strik ers, was seen to stagger and fall on his back The fall of Wllcofskl seemed to put a damper on their fighting desires and then the trouble gradually quieted clown. The strikers left the scene Im mediately, without even examining the fnllen Pole to see whethgr ho was dead or net. s soon as they left, superin tendent Evans, who wns In the midst of the traces nil the time trying to stop the fight, walked over to tho victim and seeing he was dead had him cov ered with a blanket, and doctors nnd the undertaker sent for." THE CORONER ARRIVES. Tho coroner arrived not long after and empaneled a Jury, who viewed the remains and adjourned to meet next Friday. When Undertaker Howell, who had been summoned by tho company nr rlved, to take care of the remains of the victim, tho dead man's wife nnd two other women dellberntely sat on the body and refused to allow the undertaker to touch It, throwing fetones at anyone who approached them. A Polish undertaker wns flnnlly secured and the remains taken to the victim's lut home. It is said that Wllcofskl. the victim, is the man who shot Brnndan, the policeman. In the cheek. When he fell dead he dropped a revolver ho had In I his hand and another striker Im mediately picked it Up. Samuel Traher, one of the Injured men, Is In a very serious condition, al though he Is sightly Improved today, he Is still not out of danger. Tho bul let has been located near an artery, and the do"tors thinks It advisable to leave It remnln where It is at present, as an attempt to remove it would endanger the man's life. Immediately after the sihooting the stilkers held a meeting and had war rants sworn out for the arrest of Al bert Evans, W. II. Miller, Chief of Po lice Richards nnd Fied. RobliiFon on the charge of murder. The hearings was held In Mdermnn Loftus ofTlce. A Polander witness swore that Chief Richards rlrccl the first shot and that Albert Evans fired two shots and killed Wilcofkl. The alderman sent all four to the eountv Jail where they remained from 1 o'clock till 4, when they were taken before Judge Woodward on habeas corpus proceedings and re leased under $3,000 ball each. William Drury nnd John R. Law became bonds men Tor each. Attorney P. A. O'Isoylc and M. N. Donnelly appeared for the prosecution, and John T. Lenehian for the defem.e. Evans says he did not fire a shot, but Hood on the stepn with Foreman F. R. Evans with a book In Iil hand, taking the names of the rioters. OTHER WARRANTS. H. W. Tennnnt, chief clerk nt tho Stevens mine, had warrants sworn out for the arrest of seven of the strikers, Saturday afternoon, charged with riot and felonious wounding. They were given a hearing before 'Squire Ehret, who placed them under $1,500 ball each. Stanley AVecolis, who Is charged with felonious wounding, was pointed out as the man who shot Samuel Mnher, the latter having made a statement to the effect that It was Wecolls who shot him. The other accused men wero Joe Savage. -Joe Lynen, Andrew Wllsolskle. Paul Sleva, George Marshalonls and Joe Andruches. The latter two were released, ball being furnished by A. Pauxtus, but today the ball was called off and the men sent to Jail. The situation at the mine Is quiet to day, the strikers not having put In an appearance at the mine since yester day. Sheriff Harvey has deputized about thirty men to act ns deputies and twenty of them were on duty at the mine today. No further trouble Is expected for the time being, although the company Is prepared for It. The company will probably not take any steps toward operating the colliery until at least after the hearing next Friday. A civil engineer was on the ground today and took a diagram of the scene of the affair. No attempt has been made to finish the work which the workmen were on their way to perform nt the time of the trouble. The strikers held a meeting at their hall lat evening, but ns no English speaking people were allowed to bo present, and owing to the reticent atti tude of the foreigners, no Information could lie obtained as to the business transacted. WON AT TUNKHANNOCK. After Baker's Band Had Played Its Selections tho Others Withdrew. The Blnghamton Leader says: Baker's band, twenty-five members, uttended tho Five-County firemen's convention at Tunkhannock, Pa., yes terday and took part In the parade, six bands were entered for the contest which was to have been held In the evening. Baker's hand drew first place and played Its selections, after which tho others refused to play. Bauer, of Scranton, said he had only twenty men and declined to play against Mr. Baker's twenty-five. In order to make the contest genuine Mr. Baker agreed to let Mr. nauer select live of tho Blng hamton players to make up the re quired number, but the Scranton band master refused. H, E. Gogswell, of Syracuse, former superintendent of music In Blnghamton, who was tho judge, consequently awarded the prlzo of $150 to the Baker band. The bands which were scheduled to contest nro: Baker's band, Blnghamton; Demorcst band, Wllllamsport, Pa.; Athens band, Athens, Pa.: Reed's hand, Tunkhan nock, Pa; Bauer's band, Scranton, Pa,, and Qermanla band, Towanda, RACES AT STROUD3BURQ. Entries, for the Trotting Events nt Monroe County Fair. Stroudsburg,, Pn,Scpt. 3, 1893. Tho entries for the coming fair next week are as follows. WEDNESDAY. No. 32.16 class, trot and pace. Purse, $350. Besslo A., b. m M. L. Perrln, Pltts ton, Pa. Egdtile, s. s., W. C. Abcndroth, Port Jervls. N. Y. Carrie, bay m E. I Decker, Dover, N. J. Jack Hatch, g. jr., T. Morgan, Pater son, N. J, W. O, Bradley, bl. g Del L. Foote, Scranton, Pa. Ezra A., b. g Del L. Foote, Scranton, iF'a. Czaretta, ch. in., A.'H. Ballet, Allen town, Pa. Jennie C, bl. m A. J. Schnell, Scran ton, Pa. Gambrella Vein, br. s H. S, Schmoyer, Allentown, Pa. No. 42.27 class, trot and pace. Purse, $200. Tingle Toska, bay m., M. L. Perrln, Plttston, Pa. George H., bay g., Edwinl Nltz, Acker mnnvllle, Pn. Sister Nettie, ch m Mitchell Walter, South Ilethlehem. Wnltnnnn, bay m., -W. C. Abendorth, Port Jervls, Pa. Bellwood, Thomas W. Williams, Bridge ton, N. J. Mnud V., Thomas W. Williams, Bridge ton, N. J. Gold Seeker, b. s., Charles E. Jucksoli, Paterson, N. J. Tinker, b, g., Del L. Foote, Scranton, Pa. Brlto, b. g., iP. E. Gumaer, Port Jer vls. Pa. , Halstead, Jr., b. g., A. A. Woodrlng, Bethlehem, Pa. Vlcneer, s. m., A. A. Woodrlng, Beth lehem. Pa. Flossy M., ch. m., A. H. Balllet,, Allen town, Pa. Alberta Shedd, William H. Coville, Three Bridges, N. J. Quarter Prince, A. S. Case, Three Bridges, N. J. Captain Wayne, b. s., II. S. Schoon over. Allentown, Pa. Mnmle Mahom, A. II. 'Miller, Gerard vllle, Pa. THURSDAY. No. 22.21 class, trot and pace. Purse, $330. Allawood, ton, Pa. bay g., M. L. Perrln, Pitts- George H., bay g manvllle, Pa. Edgale. s. s., W, , Edwin Bltz, Acker C. Abendorth. Port Jervls. N. Y. Pearl Alfred, Thomas Brldgeton, N. J. Surprise, grcjy g., L. W. Williams, N. Johnson, Wllkes-Barre, Pa. Billy, g. g., M. F. Sherwood Hones- dale, Pa. Gold Seeker, b. s., Ridge Farm, Alden vllle. Pa. W. O. Bradley, bl. g Del L. Foote, Scranton, Pa. Ezra A., b. g., Del L. Foote. Scranton, Pa. Sacha, br. m., Lewis J. Martin, New ton, N J. Czaretta, ch. m., A. H. Balllet, Allen town, Pa. Quarter Prince, A. S. Case, Three Bridges, N. J. Gambrllln Vein. br. s., II. S. Schmoyer, Allentown, Pa. Sherwick, br. s., II. S. Schmoyer, Al lentown. Pa. Antozella. b. s., A. H. Miller, Glrard- vine, ia. No. C 2.33 class, trot and pace. Purse, $300. Belle Rose, bay m M. L. Perrln, 'Pltts ton, Pa. George H., bay g., Edwin Bltz, Acker manvllle, Pa. Sister Nettle, ch in., Mitchell Walter, M. D., South Bethlehem, Pa. Waltannn, b. m.. W. C. Abendorth, Port Jervls, N. Y. Bellwood. Thomas W. Williams, Bridge ton. N. J. Maud V.. Thomas W. Williams, Bridge ton, N. J. Clnynote, bny m., R. R. Coolbaugh, Stroudsburg, Pa. Roy Bass, br. g., Charles E. Jackson, Paterson, N J. Tinker, b. g., Del L. Foote, Scranton, Pa. David Copperfleld, b. g., A. J. Schnell, Scranton. Pa. Sereno, b. m., P. E. Gumnter, Port Jer vls, N. Y. Halstead. Jr., b. g A. A. Woodrlng, Bethlehem, Pa. Flossey M.. ch. m., A. II. Balllet. Al lentown. Pa. 'Perarola, b. g., N. Y. Josephine, s. m. Barre, Pa. Alberta Shedd, W. II. Ives, Guilford, R. J. Buckey, Wilkes- William II. Coleville, Three Bridges, N. J. Quarter Prince, A. S. Bridges. N. J. Captain Waybe, b. s., II, Allentown, Pa. FRIDAY. No. 72.40 class, pace. Case, Throe S. Schmoyer, Purse. $2Ii0. M. L. Perrln, Mildred Wood, bay m., Plttston, Pa. Black Diamond. A. B. Else, Easton, Pa. Egdale. s. s.. W. C. Abendroth, Port Jervls. N. Y. Bellwood, Thomas W.Wllllams, Bridge- ton. N J. Mnud V.. Thomas W. Williams, Bridge ton. N. J. Domlcelo M.. b. m., R. R. Coolbaugh. Stroudsburg, Pa. Clay Pointer, r. g., R. R Coolbaugh, Stroudsburg, Va. Victor P.. b. g., Ridge Farm. Aldcn- vllle. Pa. Ray Bass, br. g.. Charles E. Jackson, iPaterson. Tinker, b, g., Del L. Foote, Scranton, Pn. Sereno, b m., P. E. Gumaer, Port Jer vls, N. Y. Halstead. Jr., b. g.. A. A. Woodrlng. Bethlehem. Pa. Sister Nettle, c. m M. Walter, South, Bethlehem, Pa. Mamlo Mahom, A. H. Miller, Glrard- vllle, Pa. No. R 2.40 class, trot. Purse, $250, Sister Nettle, ch. m.. Mitchell Walter, M. D.. South Bethlehem, Pa. Anna Verlta. blk. m., N. L. Staples, Delaware Water Gap, Pa. Nutplne, Jr., bay s., Dr. J. A. Felherolf, Stocktown. Maggie Collins, b. m.. W. R. Edwards, Wllkes-Barre. Pa. Sereno, b. m., P. E. Gumaer, Port Jer vls. N. Y. Leleand King, blk. m.. J. R. Rosen- krnns. Belvldere, N. J. Lucy King, bay f., J. W. Rosenkrans, Belvldere. N. J. Captain Wayne, b. s., H. R. Schmoyer, Allentown, Pa. STREET FAIR ENTERPRISE. Promise of an Interesting Show nt Susquehanna. Special to the Scranton Tribune. Susquehanna, Sept. 3. Unless all signs fall In dry weather, therCwIll be a great crowd In Susquehanna to at tend the first annual state fair. Merchants will display their wares In booths constructed for tin pur pose. Thero will bo freo continuous performances on the street each day by professionals. There will be a puh 11c mtrrlaa-a n( Wa.vu eountv naonla nn Main street on Wednesday afternoon and an open air concert bv the De. posit band In the evening. ThT will also be n dramatics entcrtalnm 'nt In the opera house. Several visiting bands vlll furnish music on both days. The Erie shopB will probably be closed on Thursday, tho town will be gaily dccoraUd nn-i It wilt be n red letter occasion In the annals of the old town. The Erie will run excursion trains from Blnghamton and Carbondnlu nnd Port Jervls and Inc.. mediate i.olnts. nnd tho streamers Erm'nle and Idle wilde will make rogubi's trlpj each day of tho fair between l.inesboro nnd Forest House park. MONROE POLITICS. Democratic Managers Are Worried Over ProspcctB of an Independent Democratic Ticket. Special to tho Scranton Tribune. Stroudsburg, Pn Sept. 3, 1899. The prospects of an Independent Democratic ticket In the held this fall Is very bright. Another new candidate nnnounccd himself yesterday In the person of Joseph Shlffer, m, of East Stroudsburg, Who has announced himself as a candidate for county com missioner. Shlffer claims to be a Re publican. It Is believed to be the in tention of those who nro encouraging the independent ticket to place ono or two Republicans on tho ticket to draw Independent Republican support. The Democratic leaders profess not to bo alarmed with the outlook, and clnlm that an Independent ticket in the Held this fall will bring out a large Demo cratic vote. Ex-County Chairman C. B. Staples, one of tho best Informed Democrats of the county, in nn Inter view claims that tho entire Democratic ticket will be elected In Monroe county, eevn should nn Independent ticket be placed In the field. While the Democrats profess not to bo worried over tho situation It is evi dent that Pome of the leaders are nnx lous nnd determined If possible to pre vent any third ticket The Republi cans are rather enjoying tho situation and some of the Republican leaders It Is believed will encourage an Indepen dent ticket. The local ticket nom inated by the Republicans Is a very strong one but the chances for elec tloVi are slim. Some of the Republi can leaders reason that the way to In crease their vote In the county Is to vote for Independent Democrats. The leader of the Independent ticket Is ex County Treasurer Morris Nauman who haR announced himself as an Indepen dent candidate for county comrrits- sloner. Nnumnn Is not satisfied with the way some of the leaders ran the recent primaries and objects strongly to the voting of the large number of Republicans for Democratic candidates. It Is reported this afternoon that Wil liam L. Andre, of Ross township i!l likely go on the ticket as an Indepen dent candidate for register and record er. Andre was defeated by c-x-Pro-thonotary Dutot at the recent Demo cratic primaries. BRADFORD COUNTY. About 400 relatives attended the Hol-comb-Balley reunion at LeRoy a few days ago. The office of the rccrultlns station has been removed to Lock Haven. Dur ing the officers stay here forty men have enlisted In different branches of the United States army. A council of Baptists has bee i called to meet at Towanda on Monday. Sept 11 to make furt'.fi1 Invcstigatln of t tie several charges against Rev. M. O. Pmith. pastor of the Baptist church at '' ovanda. The call Is male bv twenty-four members of the church and six non-members. Twenty-nine churches will be represented In the council. Ellsworth Lautz, formerly of Frank lludale, was accidentally killed In the lumber woods In Cambria county. His body was sent home for burial. The following directors of Brad ford county constitute a newly ap pointed committee on common school studies: F. R. Mitten, of Herrlck; T. J. Howie, of Ulster: L. S. Smith, of Tuscarora; M, Elsbree, of Windham; E. S. Andrews, of Momorton; J, Man ley, of Canton; II. W. Ely, of Spring field; O. R. Knapp, of Wells, S. W. Gontz, of Smlthneld. W. T. Horton, of Towanda, is chairman. Henry P. Grace, a Waverly young mnn. hjae mysteriously disappeared. He Is a married man and was em ployed as night switchman In tho Sayre yards. He was Inst seen. In Towanda last Tuesday. Ills weight Is 110 pounds, measures five feet eight Inohes, wore dark cutaway coat, grey trousVrs, bl.V'k and white striped shirt, tan shoes and carried a goM watch and chain. Information should, be addressed to Chief Brooks, at Wav erly, N. Y. A district conference of the Metho dist Episcopal churches will bs hel I at Blossburg this week. The farm owners In Eastern Brad ford are now more than considerably Interested In the coal, gas and oil find ings since boring was begun o. few days ngo. Frank Sattorlee, an Athens bicyclist, had his head badly Injured last wjk by coming In contact with an iron girder left projecting over the street In that town. By an act of the legislature, a Just Ice of the peace will have an ofllco on the Troy fair grounds this year. The trial of Samuel Heerman for tho murder of, one Cnpwell on May 20, will be presented to the court on Wed nesday. Clarenco Dunbar, of East Troy, has purchased a fruit farm of tlO acres In Delaware. The superintendence' of the K'.Uo lino and Sullivan nnd BarcH rail roads has been transferred In part from O. A. Baldwin to R. E. Dunston. who has been In Towanda hut a short time managing the business of tin new Canton railroad extension. Towanda was represented nt tho fly men's convention In Tunkhannock by over 300 delegates. Chronic Diarrhoea Cured. This Is to certify that I have hrl chronic diarrhoea over since the war. I got so weak I could hardly walk or do anything. One bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera nnd Diarrhoea Remedy cured mu sound and well. J. R. Glbbs, Fincastle, Va. I had chronic, diarrhoea for twclvo years. Three bottles of Chamberlain's Colic. Cholera nnd Diarrhoea Remedy cured mo. S. L. Shaver. Fincastle, Va. Both Mr. Glbbs and Mr. Shaver are prominent farmers and reside near Fincastle, Va. They procured tho rem edy from Mr. W. E. Casper, a drilgglst of that place, who is well acquainted with them and will vouch for the truth of their statements. For sale by all druggists. Matthews Bros., wholesale and retail agents. Some of the newest Copyright $1.50 Books we offer today at . . . A price unparalleled in the history of Bookdom. The chance of a lifetime at these best of all Books. Not over fifty of a kind so come early today. The titles : Choir Invisible By James Lane Allen. The rianxman By Hall Caine. Adventures of Francois By Dr. S. Weir Mitchell. Sorrows of Satan By Marie Corellj. Honorable Peter Stirling By Paul Ford. Beulah By Mrs. Augusta Evans. Prisoner of Zenda By Anthony Hope. Soldiers of Fortune By Richard Harding Davis. The Forest Lovers By Maurice Hewlitt. A Lady of QualityBy Frances H. Burnett. Elegantly bound in cloth some of them very handsomely illustrated, will have cold chills when they read this price. In other stores, $i.io. Jonas Long's S WILL DRILL NEAR CANTON. Company Formed There to Hunt for Oil.ns or Coal. Towanda, Kept. 3. Canton capitalists have an idea tluc. end of Bradford county Is underlain wl.li ell und mln eials. and have orgn'nlzed n company to exploit the territory. These gentlemen associated In this enterprise are Messrs. 13. S. Llndley, John A. Innes, 11. L. Clark, Hugh Crawford. J. F. Clark. G. M. Coons, Dr. V. T. Davison, J. II. nrown. E. R. Loop. II II. Taylor nnd Daniel Innes. For many years ther has been a desire to have the region explored, and since the discovery of oil and gas In paying qualities at Gomes, the cnances for success have been considered morn favorable. The. c.iinrjinv Just formed has abun- Clint capital pledged to make a thorough test, ana just as soon ns iney can secure a BuMclent number of lpasos they will begin the work of drill Ins. ' WAR ON SLOT MACHINES. Hundreds of Dollars Go Into tho Pockets of the Proprietor. Easton, Sept. 3. It is expected that when Lehigh county crlmlnnl court opens next Monday morning the eon Htables will have something to say concerning the operations of slot ma chines in the boroughs nnd townships of the county. Mayor Sehandt drove the machines out of Allentown two months ago. The proprietors of these gambling do. vices are netting, It is said, $S00 n week, or $10,000 a year, from the machines, and are practically robbing the mer chants of that amount of business. Machines are In operation nt Catnsa qun, West Catasaqua, East Cntnsaqua. Emaus, Coplay and In numerous ho io iiirnnr-hrmt the cnuntv. and n num- v,. nf niti-rnrtp nmnnw to tnke the mat ter In their own hands If tho constables fall to do their duty, no noin nave me slot machine men become that They have attempted to "iix" constables. . Prize Winning Firemen. Special to tho Scranton Tribune. Tunkhannock. Sept. 3. The prize winners at the' recent firemen's con vention held here were as follows: Hook and Ladder race, first prize, $33; second, $15, Mentuas, of Townnda, first Andux, of Wyaluslng. second. Hose race, first prize. $30; second, $23, Baehe Hose Company, of Wellsboro, first: Mist Hose, of Blossburg, second. Hub race, same purse, Bacho Hose, first: Mist Hose, second. Best appearing company In line was won by Protec tlon Hose, of Athens. The Orange Still Lives. Special to the Scranton Tribune. Susquehanna. Sept. ,i The grangers of Susquehanna county will meet in County Grange with Elk Lake Gran gers on Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. fi and 7. The membership of th order Is steadily Increasing In Susque hanna eountv. WAYNE COUNTY. The building owned by Wyman Kimble and occupied by him as a glass polishing wheel factory and by Krantz, Smith fc Company ns a glass-cutting shop, Is to bo enlarged to accommo date tho Increasing business of the last iiamed concern. The addition Is a second story. 18x26, nnd Is now In course of construction. Mr. Kimble has patents on the best glass-pollsh-Ing wo ids made and receives order not only from all class-ruttiri houses In JLhe United Stntes, but from many establlBht.iunts In foreign countries as well. There Is peneral regret to learn that an agreement has not yet been entered Into between the Erie and Dolawai and Hudson for a union depot nt Honesdole. The location of the new Delaware and Hudson depot Is doubt less practically settled, and will bo on Main street, opposite Ninth. Sept. 25 promises to be the wnrmest days in politics Wayne county has over experienced. The Republican county convention will be held In the after noon and tho Democrats will meet In the evening. This Is the last day conventions can be held In order to get tho names legally on the ballot. The Delaware and Hudson company soon expects to give employment to some soventy or eighty laborers per forming the work Incident to the erec tion of n union station on a point about opposite O. T. . Chambers' drug store. It Is promised to bo finished and ready for business by the commencement of the now year, and, If renllzed, will mark a new era In Honesdnle's pros perity. If this Is accomplished, sum mer visitors to this locality will nn longer bo n dream, but a reality, and tho summer of 1900 should show a great expansion in this direction. THE MARKETS. Wall Street Review. New York, Sept. 2. The stock mar ket was Intensely dull throughout the day's short session and net ohanges extend beyond fractions only on rurw stocks. As the bears had sold the market short In anticipation of the bank statement, the evening up of their contracts when It appeared, close ly conforming to estimates, created a demand which rallied the market from earlier depression and brought tho prices In most cases nbove yesterday's level. The fact that Monday is a holiday had an effect In keeping stock exchange operations at a minimum. The report of n death from yellow fever In New Orleans and the Texas quarantines caused weakness In the railroad stocks In the south, notably Illinois Central, Brooklyn Transit, Ten nesse Coal, the Republic Steel works and American Tobacco lead a rise oe fore the bank statement came out. In contrast to the sudden outbreak yes terday of activity In the Vanderbllts there wns a single sale In the tlrst hour of Northwestern and of Omaha, the latter at a gain of a point. Now York Central did not appear on the tape at all untR the second hour. Kan sas and Texas seconds became active in the Into dealings nnd advanced 1 per cent. Total sales, 127,000 shares. Quotations furnished by CAItUINGTON Sz CUSACK. stock and bond brokers, rooms 410 and 'ill Connell building, Scrah. ton, Pa. Open- High- Low. Clos ing, est. eit. Inc. Am. Sugar .... Atchison Atchison. Pr. . Am. Tobacco ., Brook. R. T. . Central N. J. dies. & Ohio .. Chic. & O. W. Chic. & N W. Chic, n & O. .va lriB-j is.i iM,s 22U IS'A 22' 22'- K tuU fiPt C3, 12t'i 12!l 12Si4 12S2 W.Vs 101 lOH'i 104U imi no'i nn no 2's 2M4 2S4 2S'i lfiVt Ids HiVi 1C .. ..H',7ii lf,7' 1C7",, lf.7'4 IXiVj .1.ii I33J 1354 Chic, M. & St. P...1337, 131 YSi'i, lKS'i 119' HSTi H9',4 Chic, R. I. & P 110 C. St. P.. M. & 0..123 123 123 123 C, C. C. Sr St. L... 5SU 3SH RSI. Con. Gas 191t. 101M: 191 19U1 Del. & Hudson .I--V4 .17s'j . 39'i lfc-"4 122'A 122' Wt Del.. L. & V. ... Fed. Steel, Pr. ... Fed. Steel, Com. . Louis. &- Nash. .. Manhattan Met. Traction .... Mo K. & T.. Pr. 17Mi 17S 17S4 Sli fi0'4 Sl?i M4 Cfl'i 59'i MRi HV my, 113U 1124 1131,4 mm -l)u if-'Vj j 134 134 43U l4 4S; 4'i 4: Missouri Pacific 4Si N. Y. Central 139U 139'fe l.fj'i 139M. IS. v.. O. til V, 2, L'7 2ti74 SH North. Pacific .. 5i'i 3115, r,V,4 3ti'.i North. Paelfle. Pr.. 77',i 77 7714 ";4 i-cnpici s was Phil. & Road P. & H.. 1st Pr. .. South. Ry.. Pr. .. Tenii. C. & I Pnlon Pacific Union Pacific, Pr.. U. S. Leather. Pr. 119'-; 119 1191s IKIT4 til li 5314 9'iU 47i SjHf, 73 ', til 514 47 TO; 73 ',- 53'J M'3 ',i SO' 75'4 9 47' i . 794 73(4 CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE. Open- High- Low- CIos. WHEAT, log. est. eJ Ing. December 71'a 71T4 71'i 71'i May 744 75 74- 74H CORN. December 2S?4 2D'i 2i 2Si OATS. December ....1... 20 20' 19Ts 204 PORK. October S.00 8.03 7.93 S.03 LARD. December 5.15 3.20 5.15 5.20 Scranton Board of Trade Exchange Quotations All Quotations Based -n nt tOO. STOCKS, . kt.iunnl n.i nlr Bid. Asked. MW sVcruntm. Savings .Rank Rrrunton Pachinc p Third National Bank Scranton Railway go j. SionoSyW. Heat & Po w. Ec"an?mri,u"inln'K'n ' Power Company Rernnton Forslmr Co Lacka. Trust & Safe Dep. Co. Scranton Taint Co Clark & Snover Co., Cora .... r nrit & Snover Co.. Pr Scr Iron Fence & Mfg. Co .... S.-l- lo Works 235 3S5 200 t5 47 83 i&i 400 123 100 "so iw ecr",,vu '" BONDS. Scranton Pass. Railway, first mortgage, duo 1920 115 People's Street Railway, first mortgage, duo WW 115 People's Street Railway. Gen- er.il mortgage, duo 1921 113 Dickson Manufacturing Co Lncku. Township School 6 City of Scranton St. Imp. G. ... Mt. Vernon Coal Co Scranton Axlo Works Scranton Traction G bonds.. 115 10) lOi 10J 100 Scranton Wholesale Market. (Corrected by II. O. Dale,i27 Lackawanna Avenue.) Butter Creamery, 21a22c; print, 22c; dairy fresh, 20. Kggs -Select western, 15Vjal6c; nearby state, 17al7'.jC. Cheese Full cream, new, llall'jc Beans Per bu.. choice marrow, $1.70; medium. $1.50; pea, $1.50. Onions Per bu., 80c. Potatoes-Pcr bu., 41a 13c. Lemons $4a4.50 per box. Flour-$.50. Philadelphia Ornin nnd Produce. Philadelphia, Sept. 2.-Wheat Plrm nnd Uc. higher; contract grade Sept., 69)4a 70'4c Corn Firm and ,ic. higher; No. 2 mixed, Sept.. 37n37',ic Oats-Quiet but steady; No. 2 white clipped 27',ja28c; No. 3 whlto do,, 23a23'.c; No. 2 mixed do,, 23Vin2Jc Butter firmer; fancy western creamery. 21c. . do. prints, 21a22c. Fggs Plrm; fresh nearby and western, I6',ic; do, southwestern, 15c; do, south ern, 12al3c. 'Cheese Firm. lUilned su- m m j Pretending competition ons gars Unchanged. Cotton Firm. Tal low Steady; city prime In hluls., 4?ja Hjc.; country prlmo In bbls., 4?ja4V4c. ; dark, iaiic. ; cakes. SuStdc; grease, 2)ia 4. Live poultry Quiet but steady; fowls, 12c; old roosters. "Hn8c. ; spring chickens, ns to size, 10al2c. ; clucks, OalOc. Dressed poultry Qulot, fair demand; fowls, choice, 12c: do. fair to good, llallVic.j old roosters, "VfeaSc. ; broilers, nearby, lurge, 13c; small and medium do., 12a J 4c. ; western do., large, 13c; medium do., 11a 12c; small do. Sa9c. Receipts Flour, 3.(0 barrels and 20,000 sacks; whfat, 13, 000 bushels; corn. 93,000 bushels; oats, 70000 bushels. Shipments Wheat, 5.000 bushelb; corn, 4,000 bushels; oats, 11,00?. Chicago Grain and Produce. Chicago. Sept. 2. Corn was again tho big market on tho board of trade today. Fears of damnge from the long con tinued hot, dry weather drove September shorts to cover and advanced the prlco of that commodity ic Other futures closed unchanged. Wheat was weak for deferred futures on expectations of largo receipts next week. Oats closed un changed to He. higher and provisions generally closed a trifle higher. Cash quotations wero t.s follows; Flour Steady; winter patents, $3.50a3.60; straights, $3.10a3.33; spring specials, $4.20; do. patents, $3.40a.,!.70; straights. $2.80a 3.20; li.-iM-rs, $1.90a2.00; No. 3 spring wheat, (IfiaWto. ; No. 2 red, 72Hc, No. 2 corn. 31Jic. ; No. 2 yellow corn. 31a31',4c; No, 2 oats. 21sa21c; No. 2 white, 23a23Uc; No. 3 white, 22Ha234c; No. 2 rye. 5IVjc; No. 1 flax seed, 1.18a; northwest, $1.02; prlmo timothy seed, $2.20a2.32Vi; clover contract grade. $8.40a7. Pork, $7.23ab; lnrd, ?3.03a5.20; ribs, $4.S.'a3.20; shoulders. SUatiNJc. ; sides. I3.40a5.50; whiskey, 1.22. Sugars Cut loaf. $3.83; granulated, $5.31. Chicago Live Stock Market. Chicago, Sept. 2. Receipts of cattle to day wero too light to mako a market. Unchanged prices prevailed for the few ordinary grade lots offered, but quota tions were practically nominal. Prices for hogs llrm and about 5c. higher early, but the improvement was'lost before tho mnrket was cleaned up. Heavy hogs, $3.90a4.50; mixed. $I.15.-H.fi0; lights, $1.20a 4ti3; pigs. $3.50a4 45; cults, $2a3.90. Sheep and lnmbs in fair demand nt steady prices; offerings light and the market was partly nominal; sheep, $2a3 for In ferlor, up to $4.33a4.M for prlmo native wethers; lambs, $3.50u0 for Inferior to cholco Hocks, extra tine Iambs bringing $6.23. Rrcelpts-Cattle. 200; hogs, ll.OuOj sheep, 2.500. Philadelphia Live Stock. Philadelphia, Sept. 2. Receipts for the week: Reeves. 2.G61; sheep, 5,701; hogs, 4,749. Ueef Cattle in fair supply, but with good demand, prices advanced on all grades. Extra, 6a6'4C. ; good, &4a5Tic; medium. 5Uu3:c.-. common, 45ia5',4c. Sheep Dull and unchanged; extra. 4aia 5c; good, I'ial'jc; mediums, 3;a4o.; commons. SaS'jc; lambs, $laO. Hogs Firm at 03ii,7Vic. Fat cows good demand at 3a4'4c; thin do. $10 to $20; milch do., high at $30,153; dressed beeves active at 0',ia9'sc; veal calves higher at OMa'VzC. Buffnlo Live Stock Market. Fast Buffalo. Sept. 2.-CaIe Steady to firm for good fat grades and stookers, also strong; veals, easier; tops. $7a7.EO: common to fair, $3.i.73. Hogs Dull and slow for nil but good yorkers; heavy grades very slow; yorkers. $4.65a4.90; light. $l.la4.S3; pigs, corn fed, $4.60a4.70. mixed. ll.70ii4.SO: heavy nnd mediums, 4 $4.6nal.70; grnssers, heavy, $4.33a4.40; light, $1.53a4.f.3; roughs. $3.S0a3.90; stags, $3.25a 3.S0; skip and grassy lots of pigs. $3.23a 4.23. Sheep and lamhs Steady nnd firm for good kinds, others dull and un changed. East Liberty Cattle Market. Fast Liberty. Sept. 2. Cattle Steady: extra, $3.70a5.P0; prime, J5.Wa6; common, $3.10a3.3O. Hogs-Dull; prime mediums, $l.70a4.75; best yorkers, $4.G5a4.70; fair yorkers, $l.50a4.60; hcuvv hogs. $4.53a4.CO. grasbers. $4.40a4.53; pigs. $4.10.il.C0; roughs, $3a4. Sheep Firm; cholco wethers, $4.35a 1.40: common, $1.50a2.30; choice spring lambs, $5.G0n5.70; common to good lambs, $3.50aS.50; veal calves. $7a7.50. New York Live Stock. Now York, Sept. 2. Beeves Little trnd jntfi feeling steady; calves, veals steady: grassors, dull. Veals, $3aS; grassers and feed calves nominal; city dressed veals, 9Val2o. Sheep and lambs Sheep firm; lambs steady. Sheep, $3.i4.20; lambs, $l.25a6.l5. Hogb Feeling steady; none for salu. Naw York Grain and Produca Mnrlut New York, Sept. 2. Butter Quiet and steady: line creamery, I5.i2lc. ; do. cream ery, Hi'ju2le; factory, llal7c; creamery, lf.Vaa2lc. Cheese Strong; largo white, lie; small do., llnllU''. : largo colored, llUc; small do., llUulUtc. Eggs Firm; stato and Penna., I8c; western, ungrad ed, 12',Sjal5'ic. Oil Market. Oil City. Sept. 2. Credit balances 137. Certificates opened I37',j bid for cash oil, advanced to nnd closed at 1337. Ship ments and runs not reported. SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY. Tho Presbytery of Lackawanna will hold Its fall meeting In the First Pres byterian church In Susquehanna, Sept. 18. Tho local church is arranging for tho event. Tho Susquehanna County Sunday School association, District No. 1, will hold a convention at Melrose on Wed nesday, Sept. 20,
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