w ''flit'WT' ' 3TJf . 05- S"jr TITJ THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 1900. '" ' 'JMnNl'Mi WITHOLDS NAME OF BROWBEATER CHIEF "WALKER ADMITS TRUTH , OF OLIVER'S STORY. Saya Fireman Told Him He'd Have His Sadgo Taken from Him, but .Won't Toll Hlg Nome Admits That Discipline Is Poor nnd Cites Incidents, but Says He Is Doing 'All in His rower to Enforce Ex isting rules Favors Mr. Oliver's Ordinance. Chief John II. Walker, of the lire department, in an interview Riven a Tribune nmn last night, admitted that a permanent man, when reprimanded, had told him not to "get pay" or he'd get Ills shield taken away from him, as reported by Councilman Joseph Oli ver In yesterday's Tribune. The chief refused to give the name of the permanent man or the company of which he Is a member. It Is a cen tral city company, however, that much is certain, "The Htatcmont made by Mr. Oliver was entirely correct," said the chief. "The incident happened about a week ago. I was out of the city for a day and left things in charge of District Chief Slowo during my absence. 'While I was away this permanent man be came intoxicated and was noticed In that condition by Slowe.who said noth ing to him, but reported the matter to me when I returned. "I immediately went nround to the engine house and without fuither ado suspended the man without pay for ten days. At this he became nngry and told mo not to get gay or he'd see that my shield was taken nway from me. I promptly remonstrated with him for his language; told him that the ten days' suspension would stand, and left him. I have since learned that he went around to Slowe.whom ho blamed for telling mo, nnd Informed him that he'd have both of us removed." "Don't you think this man's name should be made public?" asked the re porter. "I don't know nbout that," replied the chief, "but I know that I won't tell It to you." AVhcn told that it was common gos sip that the discipline In the fire de partment is very poor and when nsked what he was doing to enforce the rules and regulations prescribed by councils, the chief said: ABOUT DISCIPLINE. "I'm doing all I can or all any man could do to enforce discipline under existing renditions," he said. "I have relegated the power of suspension un to myself and have on various occa sions suspinded men for periods of five, ten or fifteen day.i without pay for dereliction of duty. I don't know whether I have this power or not, but I've taken it upon myself. "These suspensions don't have much effect, howevei, nnd I'll tell you why. The jiermunent men of the depart ment, under present arrangements, are appointed by thf mayor, after having been fleeted by the members of the company. If I suspend one of these men, tho jest of the company take up his side and It's pretty Jiurd to get any kind of satisfactory work from them at t no next two or three fires they attend. "There arc now three houses out of the sixteen In tho city that I have to keep continual watch over to see that things are all right. I'm doing tho best I can, but with my olllce and jail tho other intricate detail work of the department I can't spend all my time supervising the conduct of the men. Hero only this afternoon I had to go away up to tho Cumberland hose house in the Notch after a horse which was to be taken down to the central city. "I didn't have an extra man to as sign to the work, so I had to do It my self. That's just a sample of the things I have to do and then people want to know why I don't maintain better discipline. "I think that the ordinance recently introduced by Mr. Oliver In select council will, If passed provide a remedy for these things. That ordinance was drawn up by Mr. Oliver and myself and is the only practicable one to pass. Mr. Chittenden's measure would put the department back twenty years, If passed. Instead of Increasing Its gen eral efficiency. "Mr. Chittenden says he knows a lot of things about the fire department and that he's Investigated conditions. You can say for me that all tho In vestigating he's dono has been done In his drug store nnd further that he does not know any more about the fire de partment than a child. TII10 OLIVER MEASL'Itn. "In the first place, Mr. Oliver's' or dinance provides for a rational num ber of perameiu men for each com pany, wheivas Mr. Chittenden's meas ures leaves the number the same as at present. Now, If we disbanded all the volunteers, as both ordinance pro vide for, this would leave In some cases only one man in a company. "The call men would bo at their dally avocation when an alarm was turned in and to expect that one man to drive, lino out the hose, connect it with the hydrant and then play It upon the Haines while waiting for the call mim to nrrlvo upon the scene would be manifestly absurd. "Mr. Oliver's ordinance, I say, pro vides for a proper apportionment of permanent men. One of these Is to ba appointed captain nnd Is to have charge of all the men In his company nnd be responsible to the chief for any dereliction In duty. The only one In charge at the various houses now Is the foreman of the company, who Is always a volunteer fireman. He may be in the house once a day and may be only once a month nnd when he's not nround there's nobody In cnarge. "In Mr. Oliver's ordinance provision is made for four district chiefs, who aro to have charge of all houses, ap paratus and men In a certain district. I think that this plan would also tend to greatly Improve the discipline of the department. I think both ordin ances ure right In giving tho chief more power and dlsoretlou In the mat ter of purchasing than ho has at pres ent. "Why should tho chief bo obliged to knuckle under and to obey tho whims nnd caprices of forty-two counellmen, as ho has to do at present' One of tho greatest faults of the volunteer system Is that the permanent men have many strong friends in council. "The sixteen fire companies of the city are divided between fourteen wards, so that makes fourteen council men, or a majority In each branch, If they all pull together. "With these twenty-eight men all looking after the irterests of the volunteers in their 1 1 When Everybody in Scranton Tells the Same Story, lb is hard to say new things about Doan's Kidney Pills. They cure the lnmo nnd aching back, the sufferer from kidney disorders nnd tho troubles of those whose urinary organism Is wrong In its action. That they do this is so easy to prove that not a vestige of doubt remains. Public endorse ment of local citizens Is easily pi oven. Road this case: Mrs. William Rltcy, of 1014 Cnpouse avenue, saps: 'Tor seven years I had trouble with my bnck and kidneys. When I stooped, walked or stood long my back got bad. I could not do hard work about tho house without giving out completely. I felt all played out nnd had no nmblton. I read a great deal about Doan's Kidney Pills nnd got a box at Matthews 13ros. drug store. I took In nil three boxes and they cured me." For sale by all dealers. Price CO cents. Foster-Mllburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. Solo agents for the United States. Remember tho name, Doan'B, and take no substitute. wards what plans may not be blocked?" RECENT INCIDENTS. In the course of his conversation the chief mentioned two recent In stances where permanent men had been guilty of dereliction of uuty. One of these was at the Crystal hose house, he said. One of the permanent men had been assigned to do n certain class of outside work by the chief and was absent from the house for twenty four hours. Part of his duty had been to feed and water the horses. He had some kind of a tiff with the other man in the house and during his absence the latter refused to either water or feed the nnlmals, leaving this to be done until the first man came back. He was disciplined nnd com pelled to do the work when the other man went out again. The other Incident related by the chief Is perhaps more along the line of reckless carelessness than of anything else. It appears that when tho alarm for a recent central city lire was sound'ed, tho driver of tho Hook and Ladder truck was at supper. The standing order has been that tho sec ond man shall always be capable of driving In the absence of tho regular driver. It seems that no one but the regular driver was able to drive, however, for one of the other two men took the reins In hand, with the consequence that during the eight blocks over which the three new horses were driven, one of them stumbled no less than six times, nnd is nt present being treated in a central city horse hospital at the expense of the city. The third permanent man in that house Is now being taught to drive. Duilng tho course of the interview Chief Walker voluntarily admitted that on two particular occasions he had himself seen two different perma nent men, one a member of the Nay Augs and one from a North End com pany, In a beastly state of Intoxication. He stated that both men had been sus pended without pay for lengthy periods to discipline them. WHAT THE RULES SAY. Section 1 of Article 8 of the ordi nance providing rules and regulations for the fire department reads as fol lows: "No Intoxicating liquors will be permitted upon the premises of nny engine, hose or truck house. If a charge of Intoxication be preferred and proven against any permanent mem ber of the fire department, he shall be discharged." Mr. Chittenden and Mr. Oliver are both determined that better discipline must prevail In tho department, and whichever ordinance Is adopted it Is safe to assume that better conditions will ensue after Its passage. It Is also safe to predict that a number of these chnrges of Insubordination will be aired In councils, as aired they should be. Tho one deserving of first con sideration Is that wherein a permanent man made threats against the chief. The chief, out of charity, seeks to keep the man's name a secret, but councils have a right to know It and will no doubt insist on their right. MANAGERS OF THE HOME. Entertained by Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Brown, at Dalton. Tho ofllcers and managers of the Homo for the Friendless yesterday spent a delightful day at at the beau tiful country place of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Urown nt Dalton. This outing has been an annual treat, ns Mrs. W. II. Pei kins and Mrs. Brown have en tertnined tho board for several years. Heretofore, however, the autumn has been selected. Yesterday was ideal In the country nnd it was worth the Jour ney to see Mr, Brown's wonderful col lection of roses, In which he takes much pride. They bloomed In every room In lavish luxuriance and yet left no perceptible vacancy In the rose garden. The feature of this outing Is the luncheon, which on this occasion wa3 even more elaborate than usual. The guests returned nt 5.30, after a restful and charming day. Among those pres ent were: Mrs. B. M. Wlnton, Mrs. J. Benjamin Dlmmlck, Mrs. C. P. Mat thews, Mrs. A. E. Hunt, Mrs. E. S. Moffat, Mrs. James P. Dickson, Mrs. John Oenter, Mrs. W. II. Perkins, Mrs. It. W. Luce, Mrs. W. M. Dickson, Miss Jennlo Shannon, Mrs. W. W. Watson, Mrs. C. B. Scott, 'Mrs. J. A. Robert son and Mrs. C. B. Penman. It was regretted that tho president, Mrs. W, D. Kennedy, was unable to attend, as all had hoped to greet her after her long absence abroad. Death Sentence for Assault. IUHImore, June 27. William Hlack, the negro recently convicted of criminal assault on Jessie Bradford, a 15-ycar-old white girl, was today sen tenced to ileatli upon a day to be flseil liy the BOiernor. Mack manifested no emotion. The crime was committed on Keb. 1, near Aberdeen, Md. A few dayi later a similar crime In the tame neighborhood led to the) lynching of Wil liam Wilier, ""' LIVE NEWS OF THE INDUSTRIAL WORLD MAKE-UP OF D., L. & W. TRAIN BOARD FOR TODAY. Englnemen Must Report to Superin tendent of Lackawanna Road Diffi culties They Encounter with Their Engines Georgo M. Wallace Dis missed from the Service of the Lackawannai Company Quarterly Watch Inspection from July 1 to IB Other Notes. The following Is tho mnke-up of tho Delaware, Lackawanna and Western board for todny: Wednesday, June 27. WILD CATS. FOUTI1. 0 p. m. J. Howe, with O. Miller's men, 8.M1 p. m. II. Bartholomew 10.30 p. m. 1 V. Secor. Thursday, June 23. wir.n cats, south. 12.30 a. m. .T. Orrrlty. 1 a. m. P. Bennett. 3 a. m. r. llnllett. 0 a. m. J. KnnK 8 a. m. J. W. Deilne. 10 n. m. II. T. Pellows. 10 n. m.-P. (lllllcan. 11.S0 a. m. S. Curmotly 1 p. m. II. Van Vlrlt. 2 p. m. P. J. O'Mallcy. 3.30 p. m. .1. llnrl.li.irt. 4.45 p. m. II. V. Colvln. SUMMITS. 7.30 a. ra., north G. rrounfclkcr, 11 n. m., north Nichols. 6 p. rn south McLane. 6 p. m., north T. Domllcan. PULLER. 10 a. in. J. Hosier. l'USIIERS. 8 a. m. Houser. 11 a. m. Moran, 7 p. m. Murpny. 9 p. in. C. Cawley. PASSENGER r.NOlNB. 0 30 p. m. Magorern. WILD CATS NORTH. 5 a. m. J. K, Masters, 0 a. m. Kctcham. 7 a. m. J. Ilennlgan. 8 a. in. T. Naumnn. .' 10 a. in. W. I). WarfcL. 11 a. m. O. Randolph. 12, noon T.nrkln. 1 p. m. I1I1I. 2 p. in. Wall. i 3 p. in. Mullln. 4 p. m. Ludlnw, 5 p. m. S. l'lnncrty, 6 p. m. I'eckins. 7 p. m. Swarta. 8 p. in. Hush. 6 p. m. Kingsley. NOTICE. A. O. Ilammltt, ith A. Hopkln's men, will go out on 0 p. in. Wild Cat North, June 27, In place of M. J. Ilcnnlgan and crew and will keep Hopkins' men until further notice. A. Hopkins' will take Train 61 (CofTman's) out Friday morning and remain on that run until further notice. A. C. KALISDUllV, Sunt. Englnemen Must Report. General Superintendent Russell, of the Lackawanna railroad, in a recent order, says there appears to be a hesi tancy on the part of englnemen to re port to the superintendents dluicultlcs that they encounter with their engines or their Inability to do the work they are asked to perform. There Is also a hesitancy In answer ing telegrams of the trainmaster and superintendents on this subject and other subjects. Imglnemen must un derstand that the moment they come over the turn-table they and their en glnts aie entirely subject to the super intendent and any failure on their part to the superintendent what is wrong, or failure to answer any communica tions of tho trainmaster or superin tendents will be considered neglect of duty. This nnd That. Lackawanna conductors who fall to make a report on cars set out of fast or manifest freight will be subject to discipline. A new coal washery Is being erected at the Brlggs colliery and a largo force of carpenters are now at work on the superstructure. Nearly all of the fifty engines or dered by the Central Railroad of New Jersey from the Brooks' Locomotive works at Dunkirk, N. Y., have been delivered and are now In use along the line. Engineers who permit engines to blow off steam, and the application of the blower, In the vicinity of the Lack awanna depot, have been notified that the nractice interferes with the work In the general ohlces, and in conse quence the practice has been stopped. Geoige M. Wallace, one of tho best known conductors on the Lackawanna railroad, and a prominent member of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, has ben dismissed from the service under the rule reeontly adopted by the company concerning the payment of debts. Wallnce is chairman of the gen eral grieve nee committee of the Broth erhood. Work will bo resumed at tho Areh bald mine next Monday, after several months' Idleness. The breaker has re ceived a thorough over-hauling, a new engine house has been erected nnd the second motion engines which have been In use nt the colliery have been replaced by n first motion engine. About six hundred hands are employed at the colliery. Tho next quarterly Inspection of watches belonging to Lackawanna em ployes will take place from July 1 to July in. The men must get watch cer tificates and present them to tho watch Inspector before the latter date. Con ductors, ynrdmasters nnd drlllmasters will obtain their certificates nt Super intendent Salisbury's olllce, Scranton, and from ynrdmasters at Kingston, Stroudsburg and Hallstead, Engine men will obtain them from the super intendent of motive power nnd ma chinery. POLE MUST NOT BE RAISED. Judge Kelly Enjoins the Carbondale Telephone Company. Judge John P. Kelly granted a pre liminary Injunction yesterday restrain ing the Carbondale Telephone company from erecting a pole that will obstruct a driveway leading into the property of James J, and John W. Barrett, of No. 20 South Church street, Carbon dale. A rule on the defendant to show cause why the Injunction should not be made permanent was also grunted. Attorneys II. C. Butler and C. Com egys represent the plaintiffs. HAVE REACHED THE CITY. New Five-Dollar Silver Certificate Issued by Treasury Department. Tho Third National bank yesterday received the first of the new five-dollar silver certificates which have reached the city. It Is a handsome bill. The design Is the head of a typical Indian chief in war paint and feathers; nn ornnmented blanket Is drawn nround his robust shoulders and a me tallic disc hangs by a cord nbout his neck. Tho figure 6 appears plainly in several places on tho bill nnd particu larly In each corner. There is tho lib eral display of whlto paper which has been the fenture of recent Issues and which permits the detection of the silk thrcuds which nre so dllllcult to coun terfeit. Tho treasury has a good stock of tho new notes, probably sufficient to meet nil demands. They will bo re ceived at the rate of $1,200,000 per day for tho present nnd at tho rate of $1,600,000 per day after tho first of July. Assistant Secretary Vandcrllp hns now carried out his plan for Issuing certifi cates in now designs for one dollnr, two dollars nnd five dollars. There will be some delay about Issuing cer tlflcntes for ten dollnrs, because of tho pressure of work of all kinds which lins been Imposed upon the bureau of engraving nnd printing by the refund ing law. MARRIAGE LICENSES. Ravelin 1 Marbarkcr, 210 North Hde Park ae. Clla C. Lutry lermyn Harry A. Kle.s New Berlin. Mary Ik Mrwlngcr 1M2 Carouse acnuo Lewis Johns 1722 Jackson ptreot Katie Rlthnid Sidle Place Thomas .1. Mcflraw Continental Bridget Norton 2.W7 Jackson street John II. Bonn 37n North Hide Park aicinio Emma Kragcr 370 North. Ilde Park aieniie Michael Murphy Dunmore Mary Perguson Scranton Ceylcn ifeSt BLACK or GREEN Eclipses All Other Tea For purity, Wholesome ness and Economy. Other teas are put in the shade. Ever in creasing consumption proves that this is the verdict of the people. With both BLACKS nnd GREENS use less tea and Infuse THREE to FIVE minutes. Always use BOILING water. , ASK YOUR GROCER FOR SAUDA' Ceylon Tea REFRESHING. DELICIOUS. Sold only In Lead Packets. .)0c, 00c. and 70c. Per Lb. Kf.r.f.mKf.KHHKnKf.f.f Summer TT Cuiesosc 00 To be neatly and com fortably dressed your Shirts and Neckwear are of vital importance. Wo have made special pro visions for this season's goods and know that we can suit the most fastidi ous dresser. Our stock of Hats aro of the very latest and most stylish make. All styles, shapes and colors. Ill 1 II 109 Wyoming Ave. Vl V U V '4 ' A 'A 'A 'A it A A A VS Like Burning Money to pajr It out (or Interior work. IJetter spend twice the amount on Job well done, II that were necessary. PLUMBING WORK. In all Its tranches Is our business. We are thor ough masters of It and all construction or repair work will be perfect In every particular. Tbe best material is used, and only skilled workmen employed. i JH-Sn TENN AVENUE. Cn.ioHjSWallac SCRANTON'S SHOPPING CENTER. Special Summer Sale Of White Persian Lawns A belated purchase of Persian Lawns that were due here on March ist, just arrived. We insist ed on a liberal extra discount on account of the lateness of the delivery, and we got it. They go to you on the same basis. There are twelve hundred yards in the lot and at three prices 25c, 35c. and 40c. They are of a fine, soft finish, are very sheer, and of a beautiful quality. At 25o500 Yards of Regular 35c Goods At 35c500 Yards of Regular 45c Goods , At 40c200 CONNOLLY & soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooc Summer Floor Coverings We are showing several new novelties in t Straw Matting And Fibre Carpets Practical, Economical, suit all purses. .. I BAMBOO PURCM SHADES. I I BRASS AND o Williams & McAnulty, X LEADERS IN CARPETS AND WALL PAPERi v 19Q vavq iwi irvirs avrni ir. ,. . OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO r.sV WHOLE.. i ".war"- - j'ip, "" V" ,&j o-ir sVTl'Sind r rmavatn n j-Tv K'ariir.ieii Wli WlffllE. J 3--' v.' 'FLUUK -V. n'aw-ta. k 23Eb52sS2 Specify The Best. When ordering flour from your proccr br sure to specify the best, "Snow While." Its superior nhltrnoM and Uirhtnra makes It the best for fine bread, cakes and pastry. Try a 50 pound suit and prove Its excellent You'll thank us tor the stiTirejtlnn For sale bv nil pood Rroeers In bies and barrels. -inr'WPSTAM'iwirT-PT Vkkamtoh Annorin.il-curPMAwr MOUNT PLEASANT COAL At Retail. Coal of the best quality for domestla use and of all sizes. Including Uuckwheat and Dlrdeeye, delivered In any part of tbe city, at the lowest price. Orders received at the ortlce, Connull bulldlnc. ltoom 80S; telephono No. 1762, or at tho mine, telephono No. 272, will ho promptly attended to. Dealers supplied at the mine. MOUNT PLEASANT COAL CO --i . Af f II fklaA ,o4 iiofortuntt iu litre ri from I AIIIIClBQrfiTtMdiMtM-i.iiiQodroUoD.r YtMiibrul krrori, imh lnutj vricoctlc, ct. r rail for Hitorn TcxtlinonlaU ted Bockr leTrnth" fn . il k Till tV'I If It L lvl t atn Mo.ik Ml.iL ui likil.J.ULI. C VlPi. PuA.tlTflr thi coir iiMvl&liit la lh. I nlul btttci to cart tita ibouib th mtM crltbrttrd i I tfclliti flUd. rmh tumurtJ in 4 1 1 0 dnji iiturittltlf Yards of Regular 50c Goods WALLACE, 0 Sanitary, Prices that will p IRON BEDS. I I SUMMER OR APERIES. I 3 ! , . OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOo Lager Beer Brewery Manufacturers of OLD STOCK PILSNER 430 to 405 N. Ninth Street, Tclephon; Call. 2331. DR. DUNRTEN, All Spruce Street. Scrsn. ton. Pa Il Acute and Chronic Diseases ol Men, Women an I Children. Consultation and eiamlnatlon free. Office Hours Dally and Sunday 8 a. ra. to p p. ai. i nil 127 AND 129 WASHINGTON AVENUB .-- THIRD NATIONAL BANK OF SCRANTON. ORGANIZED IB76 DEPOSITARY OF THE UNITED STATES. Capital $200,000 surplus SOO.QOO WM. CONNGLL, President. HENRY BELIN, Jr., Vlce-Prei. WILLIAM II. PECK, Cashier. Epecla'. attention ctven to busl nesa accounts. Three per cent. in. tercst paid on Interest deposits. SJIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII i You Don't 2 Know the Full i Pleasure of I Cycling, I Unless You I Ride a B a I SPALDING I Sold Only By J a a i 5 I 211 Washington Ave. 5 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniuiiumiiian THE KIC POWDER CO ' Booms 1 nnd 2, Com'Uh BTd'g. SOUANTON, PA. ninlng and Blasting POWDER Hade at Mooalo and Ilusa tale Works. LAPLIN A RAND POWDER CO3 ORANGE QUN POWDEI Eleotrlo Datterlov Kleotrlo Kxplodars, exploding blnsls, tiufctjr fast aal Rapauno Chemical Ca'suxPLolivc FL IK
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