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THE REDEDICAT10N.
THE CHURCH., OF ST. ,BOSE OP
LIMA REOPENED.
A'mtd Solemn" arid Imptesslve Cere
monies, with Many High Church
Dignitaries in Attendance, with
Beautiful Music and a Vast Con
gregation., the Magnificently Fin
ished and Ornata Church Edifice
Is Thrown Open forWorshtp.
The Roman Catholic Church uf St.
Hose dis lalrhu;: which 1ms boon In pro
cess of r'onioHcllniff' for nearly two
yearn, was yesterday ro-dedlcntod and
thiown open for worship nmld scenes
of Impressive solemnity, grandeur and
hoauty. The pictures presented to the
gazo of more than twenty-live hundred
worshippers and members of the con
gregation was one that will probably
never be effaced from their recollec
tion. The many clergymen of tho
church In attendance, some of them in
the purple vestments that symbolize
the episcopacy in -the church: tho
wonderfully magnificent harmony
that swelled nnd reverberated
and sank and rose again In
in triumphant nVienri of Joy and oncu
more fell to rippled melodies, sweet
and low, and then changed to notes
of mourning and sorrow, rising from
thence to the supremest surges of hap
piness; the llfo-llko statuary and warm,
freshly painted Scattaglla frescoes that
adorned the Interior; the beautiful
white marble altar, glowing with the
warmth and color of Us Illuminations
all these made a picture the like of
which the majority of beholders never
before saw nfl will probably not again
see in this life.
The services In connection with the
rededlcatlon really began at 7.30 o'clock
yesteiday morning, when Bishop Ho
ban, of the Scranton diocese, blessed
the new church, both inside and out
side, tho furnishings, the material and
sphltual foundations of the stiucture
and consecrated the new altar. He
celebrated a low mass upon tho newly
consecrated altar In presence of a large
number of priests.
At 10.45 the morning service was be
gun by a prelude upon the pipe organ,
accompanied by the Mozart orchestra
and a large choir under 'the direction
of Professor Haydn Kvans. Then came
the processional from l.a Hache's "Mis
s.a pia Pace." The visiting clergymen,
headed by Hishop Hoban, marched up
the center aisle of the church and Into
the sanctuary. Archbishop Ryan, of
Philadelphia,1-was at the rear of the
procession. A number of acolytes ac
companied the priests.
The ushers were all young men se
lected (rofn.Jhc Catholic societies of
the city: three from;ea"cli"btdy. They
hart a-Jurple; bailgewlth silver let
tering, viz:
1S7.1 silvkj: JUBILEE WOO.
Aichbiiihop Hyatt celebrated pontifi
cal maps' nnd night" Itev. Bish
op Tleven, of Pptingfiold, Mas?.,
preached the sermon, taking his
theme fiom the chapter f
ticnesls wherein is described the
vision of Jacob and tho promise of
Cod that he should be the instrumen
tality of .Catholicity In the west nnd In
the cast.
The reverend clergyman began his
address by saying that it was a per
sonal privilege for him to tell of his
joy and deep rcligiuas satisfaction to
feel his'. soul in the'presonce of all the
beautiful gifts of this church and to
feel that they were consecrated to
Hod. He offered his congratulations as
a guest of the pastor and his parish
loners. Continuing, he said:
"And as T look here and there and
sen the multitude of pleasing things
and gather them into a most pleasing
vision I feel that you have gathered
a multiplicity of the offerings of your
soul and grouped them about the altar
of your hopes. No other element but
the Catholic faith with their religion
and union could accomplish a work like
this. It is the offering of your hearts,
your hopes, your love. AVe are told In
the passage of stirred scripture we
have Just read that Almighty God
pledged to Jacob the Instrumentality ot
Catholicism In tho west and in tho
oast. Is it to be wondered at, my dear
people, that Jacob set up a monument
and named It the House of God? But
you are privileged to see more and In
llnltely gi eater things that Jacob, even
In his prophetic vision, beheld. You
nro privileged like him to erect a mon
ument and one set up and consecrated
to the service of the same Ood. This
day must be for you a day of Christian
joy, of deep satisfaction, of holy work
planned and accomplished. Is It not
well, therefore, that today should be a
lay of rejoicing? Lift up your souls in
thanksgiving that you nre associated
with a church that Is erected In the
f tilth of Catholicism. The name of
Catholic which is alllxed ami given to
your church, becomes honorable and
high, lwiuibt! during long centuries the
uanto has been stamped upon the
church of Christ. Tho Catholic today
has n glory known to none other. This
day, therefore, should be a day of re
joicing to you, because of tho promise
given to Peter, and which lias been
handed down to us through the cen
turies, thai through the days of perse
cution he should spread abroad
tluough the world tho word of the
church ot Christ.
"This church, In Its providence em
bracing all tho nations of insn, Is tin
like all other denominations and rollg
Ions Institutions. , ('an wo not, dear
Christian avlend.s,. reason and go out
with Ood, 'rejoicing that by our sacri
fices and redemptions wo can proclaim
to the wot id that we are members
of .this chutvht-It-Is your glory that
tills church, which the world culls
Catholic, enihrao'H-ulL the nations of
the world. ,-, -
The bishop dwell" upon the early
foundation of thu chinch, saying that
the Catholic church was the first re-
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ing In Its fidelity to Ood through all the
centuries that had passed. And ho paid
a glowing tribute to the virtues of the
followers of Its teachings. "One Peter,
one tock, one foundation, and the
church resting upon no foundation ex
cept the rock that tho apostles founded.
Tho joy of tho Catholic heart is em
phasized by the promise that Ood will
never abandon his children, This prom
ise that Ood has given us brings to tm
this truth, that out or the church and
away from the hearing of Clod, man N
reduced to the pitiful condition de
scribed by St. Peter, "Lord, where shall
we go and what will become of usV"
So, during nil the ngos, during all time,
the powers have tried to destroy us nnd
our faith, hut the church has emerged
triumphant until now, In the beginning
of a new century, It Is grander and
more beautiful than ever. Only from
tho word can come the assurance that
God will not abandon His people. It
behooves us to obey God rather than
man. God promises that He will never
abandon his children. "I will send you
a parent who will tench his chllaren all
things."
At the close of the sermon the offer
ing was taken. The offering was
a very largo one. Then the con
cluding portion of the mnss was chant
ed by Archbishop rtyafi. Bishop
Hoban made a short address,
thanking the parishioners for their
offerings in erecting the beautiful
structure and the congregation for
their generosity. Father Coffey then
spoke to his Hock. Ho told of his hap
piness and pride at the completion of
the work they had set out to do.
The ollieers of tho pontifical mass
were: Celebrant. Most Rev. P. J.
Ryan, archbishop, of Philadelphia;
deacon of the mass, Rev. K. S. Phil
lips: sub-deacon of the mass, Uev. K.
J. Melley; deacons of honor, Itev. M. J.
McManus and Father Crane; arch
deacon, Rev. 13. A. Garvey; master of
ceremonies, Rev. P. C. AVInter; assist
ant master of ceremonies, Itev. AValter
Gorman.
The musical portions of the morn
ing's service were:
rnoci:sio.vi..
Ptclude I'm' Oichc-tM .mil li- Oik.iii.
(a) "K.uio," (li) "(llnrl.i," (e) "Ciedo," 01)
"Annus Pci." horn La Ilache's "Misa pi.t fan-."
orraiTum.
"Ae Maria" l.uiui buzi
Itcce-sional 0 i'i tin p.
The choir was under the leadeishlp of
Prof. Haydn Kvans and was a large
one. It was assisted by the Mozart
orchestra, conducted by Prof. 'William
Lynott, and by the new pipe organ,
with Pi of. S. V. Stockman at tho key
board. Evening Services.
The pontifical vespers began at 7.15
o'clock and the celebrant was tho Right
Rev. Bishop Prendergast. The preacher
was the Very Rev. J. K. Tcofy, C. S. B.
Lack of space will not permit a de
tailed description of this service. The
choir was tho same as In the morning
and with the same assistants. The
musical programme follows:
I'i, lude I'or Oicholra and Pino (iipr.in.
(11) "Dens in Adjutotiuin," (l) "Phil Pondniis,"
"O fsahitaris" U li.iehe
dot! Piior," and (f) "liudole Domlniim," hum
I.e .teal's "Second Vcspir."
Canticle, "M.iKiiitieat" T.o .Tool
Antiplinn, "Aim I Itedeniptous" It.t tiii.m
llpnpdiition hervice.
'O Salutari-," ., ,i.
"Tjiitum Krifo" Wirg.mil, opus HI.
"l.audoto Poniimini" (iicgiiilan Cli ml
l!i cessioinl Ocoi tore.
The Parade on Saturday Night.
Tho visiting clergy were welcomed
to this city on Hatutday night by a
procession of all the Catholic societies,
which assembled at the depot at 7
o'clock. Preceded by the Mozart band
the societies and guests paraded fiom
the depot to Main street, to Salem ave
nue, to Church street and to the paro
chial residence. The marshal of the
parade was Anthony Padden, of the
Young Men's Institute, and the chief of
staff was P. F. Carroll. The guests
viewed tho parade from their enrriages
at the foot of Park place.
A Former Ceremony.
It was a most pleasing reminiscence
to our esteemed townsman, Druggist B.
A. Kelly, to recall that on tho occasion
of the dedication of St. Rose church
twenty-seven years ago he had the
honor of being one of the acolytes In
tho ceremony, and on this occasion his
son, John, filled the same position.
THE NEW CHURCH.
The Beautiful Interior The Paint
ings The Elaborate Ornamenta
tion. , Nowhere else In the Scranton dio
cese and probably not In the state Is
there a church so beautifully finished
and decorated as Is the remodelled Ro
man Catholic church of St. Rose- do
Lima. The hpeelous auditorium, tho
high vaulted ceilings, tho symmetrical
arrangement of the broad aisles and
pews, the wonderfully vivid, fresh and
warm paintings abounding In profus
ion, the high altar In highly polished
Parian marble, and on each sldo of It
the musslvo pillars of red granite,
rounded and hiiuaro, in Corinthian
and Ionic tonus.
Standing at tho high altar, a nmss
Ivo structiue of white Parian marble,
designed and made In Italy, the vluw
down the nave Is one that inspires tho
gazer wllh a sense of grandeur and
Joftlness, blended wllh an admiration
that is beyond descilption, Tile walls
and tho ftont of the gallery ate tin
Islied In Ivory and gold, relieved with
pale olive,
On tho gallery front the ornamental
work stands out In notlcealllo lellef
and, with Its soft background, in
faintest coloring, makes tin ensemble
rich and gorgeous in lines of unbroken
beauty, tin both sides of the church
ate the stations of the cross, In tollef,
und above them, where the decorated
celling begins to inch are the apostles
In Scattaglla frescoes. Scattaglla, It
should be reniembeied, Is the artist
Whose woik diew Hist prize at the
World's fair, For nearly two yqtiis
ho has devoted all his time to the
paintings In this modern basilica.
Behind tho high altar Is a touching
and finished conception of the cruel
llxlon, It is an original design by
Bcattaglta, The work Is a triumph of
urt. The face of tho dcud Saviour is
In that roposo of solicitude which
would make you think that Hn had
Just said, "Forgive them, Father, for
they know not what they dy." At the
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In the sweep of tho vaulted arches
overhead near the high ultar Is a top
1 pcutittlan ot the Assumption. The
virgin, with outstretched nrms and
surrounded by angels Is ascending.
Her draperj falls In graceful folds:
her expressions Is marked, natural,
sweet. The coloring Is ot the softest
and the highest bits of white and blue.
Over the stattto of the virgin Is a
painting of the mother ot God appear
ing to St. Dominic, at which time she
Instituted the rosary, Near to St.
Dominic, In kneeling posture, Is St.
Teresa, the patron of the poor and
sick. '
The death of St. Joseph In serene,
eternal pence, Is tho subject of a
painting over tho statue of St. Joseph.
To the left of the statue of the Blessed
Virgin ls another exquisite painting,
"Jesus Blessing Children." There Is
a greater number of figures represent
ed here than In any other picture In
Hie church, but they are all grouped
In easy, graceful poses, wllh no crowd
ing or confusion, Kvery (lgure stands
In plain view. A companion picture to
this Is on the other side of the aitur,
next to the "Death of St! Joseph." It
lepresents St. Ann, the mother of the
Blessed Virgin, teaching her.
In the recess of tho high altar are
angels In light find shadow, holding
the Implements of the passion the
crown of thorns, the nails, etc. Over
these In the cove are the Heavenly
Father and the Holy Ghost, with
adoring angels painted in soft colors
and illuminated with tinted prlun
lights. The centre piece In the celling
of the north transept is the chalice
and host, surrounded by wheat and
grapes: In tho south transept the
Lamb and banners'. Over the sanctu
ary, on the north side, and In the cove,
In medallions, rue the evangelists, St.
Luke and St. John, with St. Peter be
tween them: on the south tide. St.
Mark, St. Matthfw and St. Tanl. In
line witii these, on either side of tho
church, are 'the aportles, an equal
number on each side. In the gallery
celling, alongside of tiie choir, are St.
Cregory and St. Cecilia, the patrons
ot music,
Within the hanctuarj and in the
tiansept is the statuary the statue
of tho Blessed Virslu and St. Joseph
holding the places of honor, one on
each side of the altar. St. Rose, pa.
tron of this church: St Elizabeth, pa
tron ot tho sick; St. Anthony of Pa
dua: the Holy Family and the Pletn,
tho latter representing the dead Sav
iour in His Mother's lap, after coming
down from the cross: the Argel Guar
dian and the Sacred Heart, make not
able and appropriate selections. An
other statue, in the north transept,
represents the agony in the garden.
On the summit of the marble columns,
which stand on each side of the circle
of tiie altar arch, are two large cher
ub! ms.
In the north transepts U a huge
stained glass window repiesenting
purgatory. On one side Is a prl"St,
w lib chalice In hand, offei in;.- holy
mass. On the other side is the moth"
of God, with binds. In the south
transept is a companion window rep
resenting heaven, Christ Is crown
ing redeemed souls. the Father
is in the attitude of bless
ing them; angels me standing
about with instruments of music.
Moving down the nave, on the Gospol
side, the first window repicsents
Christ and the apostles at Emails,
Tho second window shows, Christ In
the house of sisters. The next win
dow Is Christ appearing to Margaret
Alary. The fourth represents St. Au
gustine and his mother, St. Monica,
in thanksgiving. On the epistle sldo
of the altar, moving down the nave,
the Jlrst window depicts the Magda
lene washing the Saviour's feet with
her teais and drying them with lvr
hair. Tho second is "The Visitation."
The next window is "The Annuncia
tion," lepiesenting an angel telling
Maty tluvt she Is to become the
mother of God. The last figured win
dow is St. Vincent de Paul, represent
ing tho good saint caring for the
homeless. In the facade of tho church,
behind the organ, a window depicts
St. Rose being crowned by angels.
In one panel is St. Cecilia and In the
other King David. These windows
are all Imported,
The stations of the cross, in high
lelief, nre also Imported und with
their Ivory and gold tilmmlngs are
particularly noticeable. The commun
ion table, or altar rail, with gates
In polished brass, Is an Imported arti
cle of furnishing. Tho electric lights
are in oxidized silver trimmings,
placed between tho rows of pows In
the body of the church, In the celling,
around the altars and in the tran
septs. The outside of the chinch has been
voncerod with piesscd biick, tho
bteoplo has been cut down nnd a more
suitable one built. The basement has
also been Improved In the remodel
ling of tho chinch. Tho pews of tho
church are of white oak, finished In
their natural color.
The chinch Is a beautiful one, and
Ciirbondalu churchmen, of whateve.'
denomination should bo proud to ex
hibit It and claim it as one of tho In
stitutions of the city.
New Sunday School Officers,
The followlngolllcers have been elect
ed by the Sunday school hoard of tho
Methodist Kplscopal church for thu
next year: Supeilutendent, Dr. C, YV.
colborn; assistant superintendent, W.
II. Branson: recording sectotary, Frank
Gates; financial becretary.FrankCouch;
treasurer, Philip Kelts; pianist, Nettlo
Bayloy; librarian, Dr. W. J, Baker; as
sistants, June Kllpatilck and Eatl
Blink: chorister, x. Homer Smith; pti
mary .supetlntendent, May Pengelly;
infant superintendent, Mis, Edna Blair;
superintendent home dcpaitmeut, Alice
Butler.
A Banquet at St. Rosa Hall,
After the morning service the visit
lug clergymen enjoyed a sumptuous
hanuuoi In St, Huso hall, R was said
that over $r,00 was expended on this
dinner. Attar the guests und partaken
there were speeches nindo by a num
ber of them, The dinner and speech
milking occupied several hours,
Mitchell Fair Begins Tonight.
All Is In teudiness, or will bo, for the
opening of the Mitchell Hose coin
pany's fair In the Watt building this
evening. The hall has been transformed
by a forco of workmen, who have been
busy for several days. Booths for trade
displays will he completed today and
oil are on a more elaborate scale than
over before.
The door tirlze for tonlnht will be a.
silver enke bnsket and for tomorrow an
order for a hat at Mitts O'Grady's tnll-
I llnery store. The entertainment com-
mlttee hnve arranged the following
programme for Ihls evening!
1, Male ii'j.uicllf-
() "Kathti'ni .M.iiouinpfii."
(b) "My Own NuIIm- tlc"
Mmm. Klbrciht, A, Baltlp, K. tlnttle and JonM,
2 IIjm iolc, "rh Sloim hip."
W. 0, Jonr.
". Ditrl MmiiIhIIii and Killlat
(a) t'fct.Mtilnnle Pirnr."
(I.) Jfan h, "(lolf Cluh."
Menu. Klbrccht and tlllllc
J, Tfiior nolo "Upllrtr" Ambrose Itnttla
3, riiararlrr ipcilalty H. ,t. Dottle
DIED AT THE HOSPITAL.
William Jenkins' Death, Resulting
from Appendicitis, a Surprise to
His Friends.
William G. Jenkins died Into on Sun
day night at. the Emergency hospital
as the result of a case of appendicitis.
He had gone to tho hospital on Tues
day morning to have an operation per
formed at the advice of a physician.
At the hospital his case was regarded
as a most hopeless one on account
of the long-standing stage ot the dis
ease. The vermiform had entirely de
cayed nnd the bowels were greatly In
flamed. After the operation he slowly
lost strength until the last. He was
resigned when told that the end was
near and asked to see ssveral of his
friends,
Mr. Jenkins was born in this city
Feb. 22, 1S70. He was tho son of Titos,
and Emma Jenkins, the former of
whom died some years ago. Of late In.
was employed by the Hendrlck com
pany. Ho was a member of tho
Knights of Malta and Trinity Sunday
school. He Is survived by his mother
and a brother and sister, Mrs. Edwin
E. Boucher nnd Joseph Jenkins, all of
this city.
The funeral services will be conduct
ed this afternoon at 2..",0 at his late
home, SI Park street, by Hew Rollln
A. Sawyer, rector of Trinity parish.
Interment will be made in Maplewood
cemetery.
A BEAUTIFUL PLAY.
A Favorite Actor to Appear in
"Mavourneen" on Tuesday.
Chauncey Olcott, whose advent is al
ways an event In Carbondale, will ap
pear at the Grand next Tuesday, pre
senting the great play, "Mavourneen."
i. ms piay is a strong romantic play or
the time 1774, and the scenery and cos
tumes are most beautiful. It gives Mr.
Olcott an excellent chance to exploit
his charming personality and to con
sistently introduce new songs that are
always an Important factor In any per
formance wherein he Hnrnres. Tim nrn-
ductlon will be given with a strong
cast, magnificent scenery, and Mr. Ol
cott's charming tenor voice will be
heard in Ave beautiful songs.
At the Protestnnt Churches.
At the Berean Paptlst church yester
day morning Rev. Dr. Whalen took for
his morning theme "The Ministry
Needed and How to Obtain It." At the
close of the sermon the special work
and needs of the Pennsylvania Bap
tist Educational society were presented
and the annual offering for the society
was taken. In the evening Pioneer
council, No. 9S2, Junior Order United
American Mechanics, attended the
church in a biftly to listen to the an
nual sermon. Dr. Whalen traced the
history of this society, told of Its pur
pose and of its future alms. He was
listened to by a large congregation.
The Lutheran church held no morn
ing service, as the pastor had accepted
an invitation to attend the re-opening
of St. Rose church. The evening ser
vices were held as usual and Rev. F.
Ehluger, the pastor, occupied tho pul
pit. At the Congiegatlonal church Rev.
M. C. Elliott, the pastor held his an
nual Decision day services. At all ser
vices an opportunity was given any
who desired to enter a Christian life
to do so. Tiie morning sermon was de
voted to the .subject, "A Ripe Chris
tian." The evening service consisted
of a sermon In song, with a choir of
thirty-six voices. There were solos,
duets, quartettes and full choruses.
Will Be a Treat.
The singing and dancing ability of
the talent that exploits that new farci
cal conceit, "A Pack of Cards," is said
to be the above the average farce com
edy organization, for all the very at
est musical gems as well as many
unique specialties are Introduced dur
ing the action of a really funny farce.
The company appears at the Grand
this evening. "A Pack of Cards" has
only a shadow of a plot, but Its novel
ties are so cleverly Interwoven around
this thread of complications nnd mis
understandings that the farce has a
freshness seldom seen hi such produc
tions. Dr. Delnney Promoted.
The numerous friends In this city of
Dr. Matthew Delnney will be pleased to
hear that he has received further ad
vancement In Uncle Sam's army ser
vice. Dr. Delnney was this week ap
pointed first assistant surgeon at the
Soldiers' Home at Newport News, Va.
This position entitles him to the rank
and pay of a captain In the tegular
army,
Special Train Last Night.
In order to accommodate thosa who
visited Carbondale yesterday to attend
the evening services of St. Hose
church, Very Rev. T, F, Coffey made
arrangements for a special train,
which' left this city at 10 p. m., after
the ceremonies, The tialu went to
Scrnnton and stopped at all Interme
diate stations.
Meetings Tonight.
Select council.
Poor board,
Olive Leaf lodge, No, 158, Independ
ent Order of Odd Fellows.
P. W, Nully club.
Federal union, No, 7-04.
Young Men's Institute.
Patriotic Order pons of Ainetlcn,
A Christmas Wedding,
Announcement Is made of the com
lug wedding of Martin V, Malono and
Miss Alice Houston, two of the city's
well known and popular young peopb,
Tho ceremony will take place at St.
Hose church on Ohrislmns day,
New York Excursion.
Thu X, V, O. and W, Hallway com
pauy will run thejr annuul Christmas
excursion to Now York city on Mon
day Dec. 17, tickets good returning
up to and Including December 22nd,
at greatly reduced rates.
For further Information, consult
nearest O. and W. H. IX. ticket agent.
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Great inducements and great attractions will be offered dur
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Prices will be made extremely low and terms reasonable.
Every instrument fully guaranteed, Don't 'fail to call and get
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Remember the Place-Guernsey Hall
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LITTLE TRIED
TO INTIMIDATE
WANTED TO USE THE ' MINE
WORKERS' UNION.
When President Thomas D. Nicholls
Refused to Permit the Editor toj
Use the Organization for His Own
Selfish Political Ends Little Began
to Attack the President of District
No. 1 Another Chapter Which
Shows Why the Scrantonian Pro-
, fesseel to Love Organized Labor.
Thotnna D. Nicholls, president of Dis-
ti let No. 1. of the United Mine Work
ers of America, has given out tho fol
lowing statement:
An tlu' S uutuiil.ni li.n lui thr u-t few wool.-.
In iMi nukilif,' iliuiii's nuahist IiuiIim t (lie L'n.
toil .Mini! Woikirr, (dWiicl anil natinn.il) ot ui
litiral intrigue iiml Ijt Sund.i.v in eonncitloii
mditioni'il tny n.imo, I fool 1.1II01I upon tn state
a low ads. On Tliui-.il.iy, Xm. I, 1 was ralld
up by telephone .it my home anil leqiieatnl to
meet Mr. Itklunl Little on the moiiow. An 1
win gointr up to VilKej,-ll.iue lo meet Pioiilcnt
Jlltehell, who was coiuini; tmui New Y01K, I
naid Hut lie lould meet me on the public
MU.nc. .Mlhlne there 1 uici him ami at hh
susKO.-liuli we went Into :i i .iff neaiby mid lie
pioeeeiled to explain the objeit of ills Nit,
-ajliU tli.it It was at meat epuw anil ln uf
, tillable time thai lie i.iine, ami Dial only nil
eiy iutpnitaut tuitions liitl he liaM1 his ultice,
lie tiled to iiiipuvn mo witli the cieatnesi of
hi-i paper ih an i'iliiihe ut'Upapei, and that
mill's-, he had a I.uko jniome he would be un
able in publish in li .1 papei, lie viid the gnat
mci ilk c was made fur ill) e-piclal IinnlU,
tl.ct Us m). AtliT luaMlit,' a few inlln'Hu hue
reni.il I." lie came ilowu to the question ot tho
Inlinlen Riu'ii to 'the 'i'libune, and aid tint I
hid made an .mini blunder whiili lould not be
coireeled loo mon. He c.iid tli.it unless I nmlc
steps lo undo what 1 had done the uiiiauiatiuu
ill I.'u kaw.iiin.i imiuty would be deslin.u'd. lie
said he nine down tu assist mo In the niittir.
I'pnii my ujlns; tluit 1 had simply chea a state
ment of the tiulli, and could not sec dial any.
Iliiut; need be dune in the inattei, lie began to
111 10 ariou-. iiicmlwi- of our iiiciiilntlnii, and
mahe uuionipliniiiit.iiy i tin.iil.s i unit mini; two
of the fuirmnst men in the lauks of labor in
Scuntnii,
ACCl'HD MriVUKMi.
lie staled that President .lolm Min hell hl lu
tein d money tin seltlini; the i-lilLc, and that he
could uaiue tho sum. I Mingei-lcd tint It wus uiy
queer If the coal loipuutloiis would glo money
to mttle a stilKc wlilili mist them seteial mil
Horn of dollais. lie claimed to hale listened lo
intoiUews between "Mr. tiueiiioe.i" and 1'iesl
deiil Mitt hell, thioiik-li heal uillalor pipe,i and
-ewer pipes; ulv tint he hul pliouoj-i.iplili ier-ord-i
of oilier lumcn-atlou", lie au-iised the
whole of the oflUeis- of li.niim made a pullthal
ib'at with the Itepuhlh.ui puty. It that was line
why not make a deal of the same Mud oltuiei',
that nunc- advaiuesiii waues be RaluoiU 'I lie
man who niaUfi. siuli aiiiisatioiis as the aboiu
Is only lit mentally t" nm miiIi a paper as the
Sii.inloulan.
Diiilni; the iiiteiWew lie -iiirKisnd ilui nnl.e
d statement in the pie-s uhlili wuiihl ull-it the
other, I mkye'trd ni. .-l.iUiiienl was niereh
the iiutli, and thai I would not loutiadlil It.
lie then siiKueoted that I make u .Mtiniiul that
I did not glip my Uleiueiit ft pulilleal etleit.
I .liil ,oii can ay tint for me in , nur papei
if you wish. A-i tiiiln liiiio was near we win!
up to the station and walled lot the lulu, lie
Mali. I bat he wished In M'l.il. t Mi. Mild, ill,
Win n the tuiu auiti-d I'lesideut Mill hell was
Hot on boa id, but hi-i fiilel.ll) was, and eaiiii'
awjy with me In Xantlioke, whue I'lejidnit
Mitchell was tu speak Hut nchl. I had biippnsed
Mr. Utile knew that t'rioldenl Mildiell bad not
anlu'd, and I aftemanU foiot all about him.
Alter aniline home 1 was MiipiUul In i-re Mi.
Mttle mine lo the door, and, as Ihuusli lie bad
a claim on me, uskeil mn why I hid lefl him.
He jain mule claim uf being my friend, and
wanted me to nuke a liti'niriil that I did not
wish my btateiuuit uf that da In 'tho Tribune
to hae poliliul I'llul, and mat be louhl mi
i
Pi
J. W. GUERNSEY, Proprietor.
wiile it down. lie a.Ked for paper, which I gae
him. lie thou wrote tho statement whiili ap
pealed in last Sunday's Ksue uf the Scrantonian,
and which is as follows:
"'I lie statements made by me to a repoiter of
the Si ran Ion Tiibiiue of this date have no pollti
ml sif-nilicance wliatcn-r, and arc not to bo un
derstood as an endoi&ement of Mr. Conned or any
oilier candidate."
FIRST PAUT OF IT.
This is the Hist p.ut of my statement .t writ
ten by Little and tbi.s 1 said I would uripc to
sijfn my name to. Ilur that the following part
I did not wish to stale or sign nty name to.
Here is the list p.ut: "I helicee that organized
labor should .stand by its friends ill cery politi
i.il fluid, nnd fully ir.ilir- the importance of the
men M'leeting tho candidates who are known lo
be friendly to their iutcicMs." 1 contended that
this pait could lie interpreted to mean that I
wished our members to enter the inilltii.il tight
as an oigani7.ition. II could also line been in
terpietcd to mean that 1 was against' ceilaiu
candidates and favoiable lo otheii."
.Mr. Mttle got angry and s-ilil if I did not sign
il all I neiil not tdgu any, and said that on the
following .Siunl.i.i he would piint the whole of it
and .say tlml I ufuscd to sign it. Then I said:
"You h.i'o piotessed hlinilililp iu coming on this
mission, and now, bemuse I iefuo to allow you
to put woi ds in my mouth jou iecal ,our true
attitude and ically intend lo try mid injuie ine.
You can go ahead and tight me and we will see
who comes out best. 1 Ii.inc made a simple state
ment of tiuth, whiili no one can contradict, and
therefore do .-not fear .lour attaika." He then
said that he would pilot the pirl of the state
ment T approM'd of, slHting il lame fiom me,
but would ii tut llie oilier .sipirau- wilh the
statement that I hud lcfiiscil lo sign it.
This he tailed In do, showing that his ohjul
was not to asisi eithu ni'scll or the uignnira
tion, hut lo ny and as-l-t Ills own polltit.il
si home.-. Ho states that 1 piopuscd that he
wiile a statinitul, Tint is nut fine, f simply
tohi him lo lepott my wouls as an Intel i lew,
and only gaee him papei when he asked fot it.
I ne'er was toolish enough lo agii'o to sign any
thing which he might wilte until I saw what it
was His haiied of Mr, t'oiinill made him think,
f tupposo, ili.it nu one had a light lo do any
bti-ducss witli him.
In lew of the asslslaiuc iindeii'il h.i .Mr, Cou
ncil to mil uiuu'iiiciit, I fell nioially obliged to
glie a tine statement of Ihe tacts, when told Ibn
false sloiiis weip being iluulaled width said
tint William t'onutll was one ot Hie BiealfMt oh.
Math's in the setthminl of tho incut slilke, and
was asktil if the i-ontuiy wa not duo and for .
tine stall nient, If I do any btisint-s willi any
operator I tliall Hut lie ashamed to admit il. As
Mr. fonnell was the pieslilcnt of (lie IndiWiiiial
Opculois' association, lie was able and dltl tail
both Iheui and Ihe laigtr opeulnis toc,ihiT, and
i.uisi'd .1 piopn-illou In be Mihniltlod whiili euilnl
the st I Ike.
Ql'KSTlON AT LSrilJK.
'I lie ipicstlou at Issue, should be whether as
ofliieis of the inliio woikcu we were justified In
accepting the hCiWecs m Mi, Council as an In
teiniediar.i or not. If so, then as a busline
proposition wo weie jihtillcd In .'lekiiowlidglug
sueh terviie,
.Mr, Mtile lift in; liumc and a few houis lalei
I letiirmd to Wilkei-lliiic to meet Ml, Mill hell,
who clime on a liter tialu, Mttle was on the
il.itfoini and again piopiwd that 1 put a state
ment In I ho ptcsi loiiieiuing my pieWous state
ment, and thrcatilifd that if, licfoie 1 o'clock
S.ituida.v aftciuooii, olio w,i not loitluomlng ho
would pioiecd iigilnM me, Tills I Healed willi
the loult'iiipt It dtscitcil, and expected lli.it, ae.
cording In Ids Illicit, he would huie Hie ipicliou
aiud In the- '-iiauloulaii Ihe ncM .Sundjy, 'I hi,
lie tailed tu do, but began bending lihor leaib-is
ill general,
Mr, Mltlc has done nioie than My otliei man
that I know of u ny and biing the uiiraiiUaiion
into poiitii, He lias on dllleiinl occasions sent
Ids leporter out In llsit the lor.ll unions, or
li.idirs ot the loeals, tu iae losolutlons of jm
pathy rniloitiil by lliein. I ln)il( haie hem a
'liiipliut uf ii in Iut fil icsolullnii of ih Und,
aiconipauhd In a Itticr, asking thai I H.i and
hale il I'.i-si'd fainiabl.t upon by utu locals, and
on another uw.i.-l'ui liave lnm al,ul hi his up
u'siiihitlw to punliil.i p.picss iiiiu!h,i fui him
whin fn piison.
Mtuli i an bo s.ild if iieiessiij uf Hie melhnds
wiilih he used lo lie ami Iii-iiic, ihmug (h,. ,,id
ol Ihe mine win l,i is, the duetts of Ids political
ulil'MU'.. Ill il icicut aitiile, mulei the uaiue of
"William Williams," lie suggests that in Hie nest
mmfiitiou the loader of the mine workeis be
thrown mil, I would miilnd Mr, Mttle (tut the
hid time a icsolutioii was iiitiuduicd In uitr ills
iful lonuntiull lo riKoisc the Si laiiloniau it
was thrown out, siioial delegates staling lint II
vwt nut a fit paper to intiudiiie Into our lioniri
Guernsey Hall
Headquarters
for
J.W.GUERNSEY'S
unci among our childien. Concerning tht convn
tion acting upon the leaders, I will my that- th
convention is the proper place ana the proper
party to do eo if they deem it neoemiry, and not
the Scrantonian. rtospcctfully yours,
T. D. Nlnholls.
nistriet President U. M. W. ! A.
CORONER'S JURY
COULD NOT DECIDE
Andrew Itchik Died from a Practura
of Skull but It Is Not Known
What Caused the Fracture.
Whether Andrew Itchik, of Mayfleld,
fell in the Lackawanna river and sus
tained a fractured skull, or AVhether h
was struck In the head by an unknown
enemy and the body afterwards thrown
Into the river, Is a question which the
coroner's jury was unable to decide at
the inquest held on Saturday.
At all events, the man was not
drowned. Death was due to a. fracture
at the base of the brain. The followlntr
verdict was rendered:
We, the uudeisigned jurors empanelled to in
icstigatc the death of Andrew Itclikk, of Mae
field, who whs found dead on the banks of tha
Lui kawanna riicr in the rcir of the Anthracite
breweiy in the cil'y of Scranton, Dec. 13, 100n,
tlml Hint the deceased lime to hit death ill some
manner unknown to the Jury, Wo find also that
the imninlinti! cause of death was a fiactured
skull.
(Signed) W. 11. ltulige, Dai id Stanfoid,
1,'eorge W. Ziutel, ( harles I'any, P. W, Tague,
W. A, Paine,
Thero is a mystery surrounding It
chlk's death. He is known to have dis
posed of a horse and wagon In Oly
phant two weeks hbo today, just be
fore dLsappearliiK-. The last seen of
liltn was when he was Rolnpr towards
Mayfleld, No money was found on the
body.
WHILE GOING TO A FIRE.
Chief Zizelmann Had a Very Narrow
Escape.
F. YV. ZUeluiauu. chief of the (lie de
partment, had a narrow escape from
Forlous Injury Saturday night.
He wns Rolns: to the lire on Parker
street, about T o'clock, and at North
Main avenue and Putnam street hi
carriage collided with a lumber wagon.
Out on to the pavement went the
chief and his carriage waa badly dam
aged. Foi Innately, tho chief escaped
without other Injury than a severe
Minkiug up.
Pennsylvania
Will Issue
Railroad Company
Clerical Orders for
1001.
The I'eniibylv.inla li.iilnmd Com
pany announces that clerical oider
Will be Ifsucdi I'or the jear 1901 to or
dained, clergymen having regular
I'haige of eiiuichi'H located on or neai
the line of Its road.
Application blanks may he obtained
of ticket m;enl-, anil kuih- should
iv.tL-h the lienotiil Ofliiv liy Pet'emb-n-;'.',
u that orders may lo nulled De
ci'inl'"!' 31 to clergymen entitled lo te
celve them. Orders will be fhsueil only
nn Individual application of clergymen
when made on blanks furnished hv,
the Company and certlltPd lo by one
of its agents,
Stops tho Cough
and works off the Cold.
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