j-i-Sv VTV-'ttiijn r.l'''-'$irsr,fVKrTSs.'?'"-'v Iflrzife fc? &$.- Ti tt-- fr'1 ? MKyvJa ?f .awSt ' ' irJiAR'-tf-fvr J S 5 v yi"?; H 7 THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 1901. tt :xxxx; nu uodeici lunnwAnn store. and examine our goods? We nve qulto sure you will find something to mrtko house cleaning easier. A STEP LADDER for instance one that won't break to pieces the fhst time you use it. Foote & Shear Co. TJ9N. Washington Ave :xxxxxxxxxxx: Lewis, Ruddy, Davies & Murphy Spring Coats fur rlnlillCM In jl! tlio nru- sludi--. 0: Wuc ami mode. P-'culallj UnclMi mill tji cllicl in lilno ami kJs for the two ami tuur-r.u-olI-. Moil tlkv;. ones in ).,'(C .iml i'lci riillui toi the Mi; rl il clri ii Tin' mi. i w HjN -a iiim.li w n.i tlita jcmi- Jinl tin' Uii'-'IKli Mlloi ly uliildr n in an rmllfr"- :nirtj- n- Mill a-, tliosc of lii'lui Tml I'Knif. Nov btoio. New d'uuili at Th? Baby Bazaar, 510 Spruce Street. Repairing Done Gratis. ACKAWANNA "THE" AUNDRY. Walk in 330 I'Mll'l ,; i ?' 331) &55L I (feJ ' 1 1 fgtfri'JHWBE-nraflM WEATHER YESTERDAY. l.oul iIjI.i toi iul V, l'hjl: llisliot tfiiptiatini' 7 ili'Ricos I.Mest t(tiir-ci.-ilii'c I- degrci.3 KUativc liiirmiiil.i : .1. in 10 pel-(tnl. i p. n Viper mil. u puopitatiuii dining the l.it 'it lionia; ( dltcr cloudy. PERSONAL. .Utoiuiy Uuili- tt". I.iwuii U at lUuUUurfr. William . l roue uimI Juli.i A. Cuukr, of l. icon lildp'. luu- r.iie to lliiliulo, .V V. runner t ity Ndieitor N. . A i.-l.ui lt i.i oil pJKi.il in the tlial (it ,i (,(.-e at TuiiMiimioil; e.i linli. Ii. CI. liiool.i ar.d -uii, ficcifc", .Mi. mil .Mn. 1. A. CTarl. ami Uurl'-. Lunncll rnt to .New oik jcl'ldjy Jltunoni:. A. C. SjIUU'ii.v, of tt-tonillc, X V., former ilhi.-iuii tnj'ii inn luinit ct the Lick lu.mn.i load, n tigiskivfl at the .Icriujn. Ml-.-, Vi mi no II.itli.may liaj ulllllicu to 'it i("iuc In utuiii, .V, V., aitir .) urik'j l-it in his city a-i the sliest of Ml. .Hid Ml. ('. U. Wills ! Wili-ttr aicnue. .Jujepli I', l'vins ul lliaiis'Dio,., Hie Wet Mai Kit stieit plumbei.', lift i',lndiy iiitiiiioou or I'lilladclpliia, iliu-. liu will altiml tlm M itcr riuiulnu' lotiuiilluii. Tlionias CUrey, Henry Ciiiiitii iim1 l.iincfi II. Doilis t'tliee iipnciiitt ius it i lie heal union, adoiiipaiiiid liiiu. POLICE AND ALDERMEN. H 'luilcr, a film anemic jcmlir, a luld in ijjy t'ail jtolctday inoiiiiii I'y AWdWdii .Mil lar on the ihir.-r it 1 1 u l c 1 1 a !-i 1 1 e; .1 stouti Match Hum la-.uarulil .lujepli MoilUI,i, ul llieiiy Uliil, 'Jlie uaiiant Mr lib anr.l w.n U-iieil nt tl.c iti'lame of ihe lioi'i filr. The latin-.d.-u iaued thi auikl ot .inuiis ilu-Aph liiniHlf mi tlio ilijitv ol laiuiiy. Tin lad, iliw In Mid to luic 4 propensity fir etcaliiij; rir)lliini; lie I HI 1 113 111, llJlldo Oil, IW). COlllllllt till III till! i.nly jnl in dffnil! of lull .Hid Mill piuluhli '1t tint tj tin. lioqso of lornclioii, lovpli Mlclilisli, iu neaped limn (In- lonnlv Jill jcniL lew wieU Oijo and mIio Ha leuntlv ! I'Jliturrd, va arraigned Ktoic Aldenniii Mil. Hr jCoterday mil rc-unniiiitttil wllliout lull In mult tliu action of tlio eiaml jun. Anlliony VO'k-ittilil, a Poli-li tjilm-, a (oiiik) uaiuleini); about Lackawanna aumic jiMeulat1 in.iriiin by I'alrolmaii lluu, lie wis multi-rink incohmciitly jijd tould not gir banc nusweri t'i qucstiom uked him. lie una tal.in niln en-, ludv and "as held lor iaiiuiiailoii jj to Ids tanllv by lVli( Maiislratc Millar, A lieaiinj wm roiujiieled .iratirday aflcinuo-i licfoiu Alderman Miliar in tlio libel iiouulion brought by lllclurd ldltle. editor of tlio hiian. tr.nian, against I", W, Tolan, O. J, MilioU, (Mninlck V. Iicrnpey, I, I'. llurkc and T'. i7. Ilroim, ol tliu L'nitid Miio Wukeia of Ainciic-j, Th(e inm aio ihaietd with lutlnt; inscrleil In the daily papui ait .iitulc our their tigiuiuies, Mr. tjttlu wax ri'l'ie.-n.ted ul tlio hearing by Attorney Julm J, Murpby, utiltu tlio defendanU' Inli-rtats uio cauil for by Attorney (ieorife S, I loin. Mr. l.ll t le u..ie (bat the article in rrucs llou bad liijuud Id, lepulatloii .mid his bibines-s The aldcrnun ionidercd Ibc riidenco offirid to be buftltient lu Imld Tolan, NIUioU, Dempwy und (liowii for emirt, and tluy ucro icipilied lu lurulsli If 500 ball eatli. Iluikc wa4 dlM-liaigeil. IhiH' jj a lHily light in llojinoiid i-ourt ,Mtcn!ay alkinooii between Did; Dudley, .i Mill known ne'io. i nd btella Julmwii, anolbir pcron of dusky hue, u)iq Is his boaidiin; inlo Irew. According to the lory told Aldcniun lluue, tho bad an aigunifnt ultli Dudley, sfc bceanie enraged and i,n.-kcd lur iluun with a rglit hand jib on fins no:, WLin s.ho arose to it at him in return he drew a razor, the a, and nuke toruu remark, about ''cutting i our lhir cut." Hie aimed heiu-lf with a ham mer and ktarkd in to llnUli Mr. Bradley uhrii he ruUicd Into another io.kct and nulled out a runner, wmcii be Hotirltlied in bcr race. Mie thireupun woru out a uarraut for Ids arret ,iou to; waj tai.en into riwiuuy ny deputy i.on- unio Jiijiomtu. 'Uc ti too intoxicated 10 nc i' tu u Ic.Kin, and J5 lodged In the icntial jice taitvu .iiiui inu moiiiing. CENTRAL CITY TEAM WON. Columbus and John Boyle O'Reilly Councils Havo Euchre Match. Tlio John Doyle O'tllelly ami Colum bus coiini'lls of the Young Men's Insti tute had a euchre contest last nlffht at tho former's moms on Luckjiwiumii avenue, unit after n well contested game the central city team won out by a score of 18!i to 172. The members of the victorious coun cil were Mushi-h. Mullen. Roche, Hayes, Rafter, McOuo, Morris, tluike, CIllleoR ly, Gunners and Morun. The Hotllh Srrunton players were: Moran, .t. Bo han, Moore, Hums. Holand, Dontilioe, T. Bolinn. tidily, Ruddy and Cook. Following the euchre lunch was served and an excellent jirogruinma cons-lntlnjr of vocal and Instrumental music, orations and addresses fol lowed, several members of the two I'lHiut'lls participant!),', rrcsldent John J. Collins, of the O'llellly eouuoll. act ed as the night's chairman. MADE SUDDEN CHANGES. Scrnnton Railway Company Is Now Rushing: Repair Work and Making- Big Outlays. Not moif than a month ago, tlio Snrantou Ralhvuy company ceased all iinproVfmcntH and repairs, reduced Its force ot trackmen und mechanics, and neglected to take up the work of fit ting out tho summer cars, which, for debt ycjirf past baa always been be gun In March. It itlf.o had its at torneys order Its pending damage suits on tho tilttl list und settle them ami cably. If peptide, as fast us they were reached. Last week tho conipany put back to work all the men who had been laid off and gave rush orders for repair work. Cars that had been disabled and stowed away In one or the other of the barns were taken to the shop9 to be repaired, and startling though It may be, nearly a score of cars hav ing Hat wheels were ordered into the shop to bo supplied with new wheels. In addition to all this the company has filven an order to the St. Louis Car company for ten large elght wheel. folding step, center aisle, sum mer cars ot the most modern style, and is figuring: on tho immediate erec tion of a new and large constiuctlon and repair shop near the Providence read power house. "When tlie announcement was made that the company had ceased repair and construction work, an investiga tion was made and the fact was dis closed that the company was expect ing to be bought out by the new Scranton and Wilkes-Barre Rapid Transit company. Officials of the lat ter admitted that a deal was on, but said it was not likely to go throug because the Scrnnton Railway com pany was asking an cxhoibitunt price for it prnpoi ty. What the latent action of the com pany poi tends, is jet to be discovered. None of those hereabouts who could be expected to h able to throw some light on it, could be induced to even agice that tbeie was any particular significance attached to the sudden change in the company's policy. The company is now quietly engaged in buying1 in its stock. The offer is llbcial enough to induce the holders lo rtvulily part with their holdings. INQUEST IN JANSEN CASE Coroner's Jury Decided That He Was Not Criminally Liable for Death of the Child. The ecu oner's jury empanelled to ln quiro into the death of Mr. and Mis. Frank Jansen's child, Florence, heard the testimony lust night of all the wit nesses in the case and rendered the fol lowing verdict: We, tlio undersigned juror, bolloip thai fiom Ihe e-Mdcmc giu-u by competent witnesses, the I'eeon-cd eliild, rioreneo .lamin, came to her deith on the morning of Jan. 'Zi, 1001, by tuf foi.it ion, caused by u fire which destroyed the building, loeatcd .it KG Prospect aenue. Scran tun, l'.i. We fin tJiT arec that Vrnnl: Janon, father of the deleaved, was in no m inner ciiniinilly ic-uuiislMc for her death. Mrs. Jansen was the first witness sworn. She testified that her husband arrived home about 1 o'clock In the morning from a masquerade ball. That when he lent to light his plpa a lamp on the table was accidentally tipped over, and that Jansen picked It up and attempted to throw it out through a window, when it strucK the door or window casing and exploded, causing tlio lire which consumed in the build ing, in which the child wus asleep. Mrs. Belinda McDonuld, tho mother of Mrs. Jansen, contradicted her daughter's statements and testified that Jansen deliberately picked the chimney off the lamp, threw It at his wife und then threw the lamp at her. She further testified that she would swear he deliberately threw the lump at Mrs. Jansen. The other -witnesses examined were: Sadie McDonald, sister of Mrs. Jan .scii, who was also burned and injured during the lire; Fred 15oyer, AVUllnm Flckus and Patrolmen Schmidt and iicbchi'ldle, Jansan was also called and told substantially the same story as that Mated by his wife. A STRONG DIRECTORATE. New People's Bank Shareholders Meet and Elect Officers. The bhmcholdcrH of the Peoples bank met yesterday afternoon in tho otllco of Cyrus t. Junes und elected the following directors: Gyrus I). Junes, 11, F. Reynolds, G. H. "Wool worth, Samuel Samtcr, V, O, Fulton, Arthur Dunn, Michael J. Henley, Rich ard O'lliien, M. P, Carter, T. Cramer Von Storch, Thmnuu Spraguo and A. Ii, Wurman. Tho directors will meet for organization at Mr. Jones' ollico thifi afternoon at 'i o'clock, Letters patent have been received ft am the governor, and the bank Is now authorized to rjcgin luisinebs, ow ing to the delay in furnishing Its quar ters in tho Meara' building It will be May 1 before the bank can bo opened. APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE. It Will Probably Pass Two Read ings Tonight. It is planned to pass the appropria tion ordinance on two readings at to-iilt-'ltl'.s special meeting of the select council. It is expfcted that no amend ments will be offered. Chairman Chittenden, of select coun cil, said yesterday that he thought it would not be advlsuble to put the or dinance through common council until it is legally determined whether or not that body consists of twenty-one or thirty-eight members, or in other woids whether eleven or twenty vote? constitute a majority. ASSESSORS TO BEELECTED SUCH IS THE CONTENTION OF FORMER, SOLICITOR VOSBTTRO. Conflict in the Terms of the Muehl bronner Bill Resulting from tho Failure to Correct a Typographical Error Is Causing No End of Dis cussion In City Kail as to Whether or Not Scrnnton Is Reading the Law Aright How tho Mistake Came to Bo Made. It Is a much mooted question a limit city ball us to whether or not Scranton has proceeded legally In the way It dealt and contemplates deullng with the board of assessors. The original draft ot the net provided that tho treasurer, controller and board of assessors should be appointed by tho recorder. When tho conces sions to Scrnnton were made and tho act was given u general overhauling, tho provisions regarding these ofllces wore changed by making the treasurer and controller elective. By some mis take, in printing, the board of asses sois was included With tho treasurer and controller In the list of elective, oltlcersy but in tli6 "schedule" the pro vision that tho recorder should appoint the ussessora was allowed to stand. How this happened is best Illustrated by a, reproduction of the pertinent por tions of the amended bill as they- ap peared on tho .senate calendar: (Strike out words in brackets: In sert words In heavy bluck type.) ARTICLE XII. Klection and appointment of depart mental officers clerks and employes Section 1 The city recorder slmll nominate and by and " appoint tho following ofllccrs who shall hold office during the term for which the city recorder wus elected or appointed and until their successors shall be re spectively uppointed nnd qualified I The Director of the Department of Public Safety II The Director of the Department of Public Work"? III Tho Collector of Delinquent Taxes IV The City Solicitor V Tito Director of the Department of Charities and Coireclious VI The Members of thi Sinking Fund Commission I VII The City Treasurerl VIII The City Controller IX VII The Board of Assessors the City Treasurer and City Control lers shall be chosen by the qualified electors of the city at the regular municipal elections at the end of the term of the present incumbent of these offices for the term of three years and until the election of their successors WHAT SCHEDULK PROVIDES. lu the schedule of the same print of tho bill appears a clause authorizing the recorder to appoint the directots, collector, solicitor, sinking fund com missioners and board of assessors. Closely following this Is a clause read ing: "Controllers and tieasurers shall fill out the terms tor which they were elected or appointed (in Pittsburg they are elected and in Allegheney they are elected), nnd at the expiration thereof th"ir successors shall be ap pointed as herein provided." By this it will be seen that IL was the intention of the framers of the act to make the office of assessor ap pointive, not only for the first two years, but ever tbeieafter. The conflict between the body of the act and the schedule and the apparent typographical mistake in the assessor clause in the body of the article, was pointed out to the legislators by As sessors Rlnsland and Jones, of this city, while the act was in committee for printing, and Senator Muehlbron ner promised to have it corrected. The correction, however, was not made, and when the act appeared In pamphlet form after its passage In the shape in which it Is to go Into the statute books, and with the signature of the Oovernor and attest of the sec letury of the commonwealth attached, tho first section of Article XII ap peared in the following bungled shape: Section 1. The city recotder Mult nominate and " appoint the follow ing officer-., who .-.hall hold oftice during the tenn for which the city recorder was elected and until their sue reisors tliall bo rcspectii ely appointed and quali fied: 1. The diicitor of tho depailnieiit of public safety. It. The director ot the department of public woiks. III. TI13 collector of delinquent taveJ. IV. 'Hie rity solicitor. V. Tlio director of tho dcp.iilment of chaiities and corrections, Vf. The numbers of the sinklnsr fund coniinis. blon. ill. I lie rmiril of uvcm-oi-?, tlie city treasurer and city controller flnll be rlinrrn by the quail lied elector-, ot the i Ity, at the regular munici pal elections, at the end of the term of the present incumbent? of the.ie olllocs lor Urn toini of thico jcaia, and until tho election of their successors. S-ci', 'J. Tho etc., rlc, etc, cle. The "schedule" provision rotating to tho appointment of assessors by the recorder remained tho same as It was in the copy of the uct bufoio the same wits reprinted after passage. CONTENTION' MADL'. Tho contention Is mado that in par graph VII of artloln XII the words, "tno board of assessors," should m.iko a complete paragraph and that tlio clause starting tint. "The city treas urer, and city controller bhitli bn chosfii, etc,," should comprise u now paragraph and bo labeled section 2, Former City Solicitor A. A, Vos burg, who heatleu the Scranton dele gation which secured a re-casting of tho Scranton, or what is mum fami liarly known as "the Scranton con cessions," was seen yesterday regarding- this dllllculty. He stated that at tlio preliminary conference between Mr. lilgelow, Mr. Elphiustono and himself, when tho amendments to the act icro being considered, the question arose ns to how tho city treasurer, the city as. bessors and the c(ty controller should be elected, They wero unable to agree at that 1 1 in e with respect to I lie treasurer and Given Away Free 'A Largo and Beautiful" ART SCREEN iuc, ajj.S'i inches. To all purchasers of 7J ccnU woilli Teas, Cof fees. A. & I', frpiees, A. & P. Ddiacts, A. .V P. Jlaklng Powder, or Ccurlcnay k Co.s irauecs. bco show window, THE XJREAT Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co ill I.jc!sattnna aienue. Ul booth Jin aunue. 'I'liono ?- I'roiiipt dclhcry. Ji'W 'phone li' controller, Mr. Vosbttrg contending that they should be elected by tho people, and the others holdlnrr that the recorder should appoint. Thin matter was finally referred to Ihe chairman of tho senate committee, Senator Muehlbronuer, who at last conceded that theso ofllces should be cleotlvc, All pnrtlos ugrced,- however, that the city assessors should bo appointed by the city recorder nnd Mr. Vosburg pre pared tho provision which appears In teellon 1 of article Xtt, utter tfpj words, "the board of assessors." This was Intended us un entirely separate provision, referring only to tho treas urer and controller, but In printing tho 1)111 It wus connected lo tho pre ceding words, thus Including tho city assessors. This, Mr. Vosburg says, makes tho net read In an entirely different manner to Hint Intended by any concerned, but as It now stands thj! city assessors will be elected after tho end of the terms of the three who wore In office at the time of the pas sage of the bill. ir Mr. Vosburg's contention is cor rect It would seem that the dismissal of Assessor Netils was Irregular and when the next spring election comes It will be the duty of the people to elect three assessors. Tho two addi tional assessors can very likely remain undisturbed during the continuation of the term of the recorder who appoint ed them. VIEWINGTHEXCHANGE. Hundreds Yesterday Visited and In spected the Quarters of the Lack awanna Telephone Company. The quarters of the Lackawanna Telephone company, on the fourth floor of the Republican building, were crowded all yesterday by women and children who responded to the Invita tions sent out by tho new "hello peo ple" to drop In and view their ar rangements. The rooms wero a mass of flowers and plants, palms, ferns, azaleas, roses and carnations combin ing to beautify tho rooms and fill them with fragrance. All visitors were first ushered Into the directors' room and then General Manager Wayland's office, 12. E. Pryor doing the receiving and guiding the sightseers through the quarters of tho book-keeping department and superin tendent's office, when some ono elso assumed the duties of cicerone and explained the mysteries of the gieat switch-board to those who sought to be initiated Into its whys and where fores. In two adjoining rooms are the entire insfde apparatus of the system. In ono of them tho relay rack and cross-connecting boards, the other tho operators' room. Tho former apart ment contains a mass of mechanism of an intricate nature, connected -lth the outside wires. The system is known as the central energy system and does away entirely with the batteries at the subscribers' houses. Nothing is used but private lines, each phone being connected di rectly with the central ofllce. By tho company's modus opeiandl, It Is not necessarv to ring' a bell, but the mere raising of the receiver lights a small incandescent bulb in front of the oper ator. By an ingeniously devised plan, sevoial lights in the boa id keep the. operator aware as lo when the line is busy or idle, and thus many of the an noying defects connected with the old system are done away with. Sixteen young women are at present employed on day duty, but in time tho company intends to have about forty five. There is loom at the board at present for thirty. The chief opera tor's desk Is in the center of the room, from which she can watc-h the board, and the good looking gills who an swer to the Hashing of the little lights. A system of large electric, bulbs in the upper part of the board acquaints the chief operator with tho fact every time a call is sent in. A mtirlng room, comfortably furnished, is In the rear oC tbi; operators' loom, nnd Is filtted with every convenience for the employes' comfort. The company now has two thousand one hundred and fifty-two subscribers or. its books and will have their lists distributed within a few days. Realiz ing that lack of room prevented tho accommodation of many guests yes tetclay, Manager AVayland- has decided to continue the reception today and tomoriow afternoons and nights. Tho lady visitors are ptesented with tiny souvenir leceivers. THE TROUT SEASON OPENED. Many Local Fishermen Left for the Pocono. The trout season opened yesterday and this fact was appaient. to any ob server at the railway stations, as all through tho day trains were boaided by groups of men equipped with the lod, line, reel und all the other impedi ments of the angler. Mt. Pocono streams bear a deserved leputatlou for .the number of trout which dwell in their depths and the majority ot local fishermen therefore, chose the Pocoto ,is their mecca. On the S o'clock train yesterday morning about a dozen followers of Isaak Wal ton left the city over the Lackawanna, Anions those who went a-tishlng dur ing the day wiw: ('loin Mursh, Dr. Wlnebrake and Gyrus Kvans, TO SIT IN NEW JERSEY. Judge Archbald Called to Preside in Court in Trenton. Fcdeiul Judge 11. AV. Aivhbuld w.ts yesterday called to Trenton, N. ,T to piesldo In tliu ITnlted States cir cuit court, In pltu-v of Judge Klik pn trick, who Is ill. This will be tho first time for Judge Archbald lo sic us u United Slutos judge. Ho wis not expecting to bo called upon to exercise his now olllce until tho Mlddlo dlstilct court would bo organized in May. A SPEAKEASY CRUSADE. It Is Being Planned and Will Soon Materialize. Tho complaints Against speakeasies from tho licensed saloon-keepers, who believe that when tlicy pay $1,100 u ?ur for u license they should bo pro tected from the competition of unli censed dealers, have been so numer ous of late that a crusade against the holes-ln-the-wall Is being planned. The evidence is being secured quiet ly and before tho week is up upwards of a dozen arrests may bo looked for, Notice. There will bu a Democratic primary election held nt tlio regular voting places In the Seventh wuid, uu Satur day, April "", l'JOl, between the hours of 4 and 7, to nominate one candidate to fill thv unexpired term now exist ing lu select council. Dy order of the Vlglluucc. " Coursen's Creamery Butter Reduced, Five-pound boxes 23o per lb Coursen. FIRST SESSION OP PRESBYTERY SEMI-ANNUAL MEETING WAS OPENED LAST NIGHT. Large Number of Delegates Gathered in First Presbyterian Church and Listened to an Eloquent Sermon by the Retiring Moderator, Rev. G. W. Funk Rev. Dr. J. S. Stewart Elected Moderator for Next Six Months Sessions to Bo Continued Today. .X Tho noini-unitual meeting of the Lackawanna Presbytery was opened Inst night In the First Presbyterian church, and will bo continued during the best part of tho week. Tho at tendance was especlnlly large for an opening session and tho Interest dis played wns marked. The meeting wus called to order by the retiring moderator, Rev. W. O. Funk, of Lackawanna, who, after prayer had beenoffcred, preached a most Interesting' and eloquent sermon, recounting the changed conditions wrought in tho family life and the religious llfo during the past century. Ho told of tho circumscribed family life In the early days of tho Nineteenth century, when the Interests ot men and women were centered almost ex clusively upon their homes. "This life," said be, "produced hardy, vigor ous men and pious, lovable women." Tho progress of tho last century, he said, bus so reduced the home Influ ence that It is now hardly felt. "The people of the present day have lost the happiness of tho people of a hun dred years ugo," said he, "because they are not contented. "The church a hundred years ago," he said, "wns as self centered as the home. There were no missionary so cieties, no Christian Endeavor societies and no similar organizations to bind the Interests of the Individual churches together. Tho principal tesult of' the progress In this direction is to be found in the broad tolerance which now exists between the various de nominations. SPIRIT OF UNREST. "Tlie lust one hundred years has seen u revision of everything relig ious except tlie confession of faith. This wanton spit it of unrest which has picked flaws in the Bible has passed over the cteed. The committee of tho general assembly, to which was re ferred the question of the revision of the creed, has a greal task on hand. None of the members teem to bo agreed, one with the other. "To my mind, tlie only question which has to be answered is this: Does the creed in its present form accur ately summarize the truths of God'. We know that the truths of God can never he changer by time, but is this tiue of the language in which theso truths are expressed? I think not. We all know that a set phrase which may mean one tlang at a certain time, may mean something entirely different to another generation." The moderator relorred briefly to some of the serious problems which are confronting the church at tho opening of tlie new century, and which must be met with the spirit of true Chris tian courage. Some of theso questions were the desecration of the Sabbath, the recklessness and scurrility of mod ern yellow journalism and I ho growing practice of inebriety among women. After the moderator's sermon the election of a new moderator took place. There wero several delegates present who had candidates for the place.ivhom they desired to have chosen, but as opposition to the election of the first man nominated is contrary to the rules of Presbytery etiquette everyone strove to be recognized first by the chairman when he called for nominations. There wero four or live on their feet nt the same time, but the moderator decided that Dr. McLeod was the first up. DR. STEWART NAMED. Tho doctor placed the name of Rev. Dr. .1. S. Stewart, of Towandor-In nom ination and ho was elected by a unani mous risinsr vote. The doctor Is one of the oldest clergymen in the Presby tery but has never -been moderator before. Ho was handed the book of rules and gavel by the retiring mod erator, who explained that it was in deed a high honor to be chosen to preside over the sessions of a Pres bytery which included more churches than many synods. Dr. Stewart made a brief soeech of acceptance expressing his gratification at tlie honor bestowed upon him. Ho said he would religiously observe thnt section of the rules which provides that when two or mote membeis are seeking recognition by the chulr, the ono farthest back shall be heard first. L. T. Mattes, chairman of tho local committee of arrangements, welcomed the delegates to the church, and ex plained some of the comforts which had boon prepared for them. Dr. Mc Leod of the same committee piesented tho order of exercises prepared and these wore adopted as presented. Thb sessions am to begin in the morning at 9 o'clock and in the after noon at 2 o'clock. Tho evening ses sions are to begin at S o'clock. To night Rev. Dr. William II. Weaver, a colored clergyman, nnd secretary of tho Freedmnn's society, will deliver a lecture on the work being done uniong tint colored people, and tomorrow night Ituv, Dr. Charles Thompson, sectet.try The fads and fancies of Ihe hour are hereshirts with attached cuffs made from good quality cheviot others with two pairs of cuffs plaited bosom som plain colors, all good style and quality, $1.50. An unusual large line of the $i.oo kind too. f Negligee j I Shirts i THE UNCERTAINTY rffiu c:m ) r..vjo. ,Vii W'S7-jS irm-mz- A I HFVS-jT. -.'k-aF'vzv. jv . . ii. - rt.-JeW'M' CASEY BROTHERS, Wholesale Liquor Dealers, 216 Lackawanna Ave of homo missions, will talk of tho missionary work done by the church In Porto Rico. Before adjournment was taken Rev. H. M. Wright, of Rushvlllo nnd Steu bensvllle, wnn given a letter of dis missal to the Presbytery of Parkers burg, West Virginia, The clergymen In attendance at last night's session were as follows: CLERGYMEN' AND ELDERS. , i!ci I'. II. Cook, I). II. i Ituv. J. S. htcw.irf, I). .; Itov. l II. ni-ooK P. P.! ftcr. W. II. H.iw telle, llcv. S. II. Moon I). I).: Kcv. J.mii-j .McLrml, P. I), j lliv. V. S. t'clcmon, llcv.. T,. W. riiiurli. Her. W. 11. Swift, llcv. .losopli Col. rloiiRti, llcv. T. A. .Mill-. I'll. 1).; Itcv. (5. II. fliillel, I). 1).; llcv. S. W. Wei-f. Itcv. U. n. WcKtrr, ltrv. Clinics I.ei', Iter. .1. .t. ItinMii, llcv. A. M. HIrrIm, llcv. .. V. Moffat, I). U.J Kcv. F. Vim Knitf, Itcv. '.. V. Jlooic, Itev. I. D'Atma, llcv. T. S. Aimcnltout, Itcv. S. W. Yomiff, Ilc-v. K. rind., Kv: W. 1. CVoclcclt, Rev. n. r. lUinnunil, llev. .T. S. Willen,, lleiv. VT. V. CoIcIourIi. llcv. H (!. l-'un!,, Itcv. ,lu-.n Kennedy, Hr lj. Jt. foilcr, llcv. .1. C. r.iiiip licll, Itev. I.', r. Kennedy and Hev. .1. It. Zeis lcr. The following elders! wore present: 1.'. U. ntcli, of Atlutu; It. Otliiiin, M. P., Cirlionil.ile, I'lislj .1. (',. C'li.imberlalii. 5T. I)., liiimnori'; W. M. Iteip, Iltiiyra; Homer (,'aiil, forest CII.v; I!. I. Ttitllo. TranUIn; M. tl. Holmes. HmiCiible; .lolm Mct.rimlti', Mncwic; l'elcr Weaver, Mountain Tup; II. I' Biudley, Niv; Mllfoul; X. S. MicUillan, Mdiolwn; .lolm K. Dojle, Pee Uille; A. W, Die Iron, Scranton, l'lil; fi. W. Benedict, ijcraiiton, I'lcnldcniv; It. .1. Williams, Scranton. Waililmui Street; J. I". Reynolds Scott; A. J. I'atlin, Silver Tnki'; T. It. BoM-en. Tajlor; 0. I-'. Pnmeroy, Troy; C. A. fctov.cH, Wyjlnin(r, Second. STOLEN TRANSCRIPTS. Ex-County Detective T. E. Reynolds Found Them on Door Step of His Cftee Ear'y One TVIorninp-. The tlnoe hundred and eighty-four transcripts which mysteriously dlsap ptaied from the county commlssIonet.V ofllce havo been returned. They wero returned yesterday by ex-County De tective T. 13. Reynolds. Mr. Reynolds tells the e-ounty commissioners that, eatly one moining- last week, ho found them on the doorstep of his office. The county commissioners made n note of Ir. Reynolds' statement. These are the transcripts in the al leged fictitious cases on which a num ber of aldermen and justices of the peace ate charKejJ with bavins collect ed illegal lees. jrr. Reynolds was en gaged by the county commissioners to investljrate these alleged fictitious rases and secure evidence upon which to prosecute the suspected magis trates. When the tiial or Alderman Lf ntos was on, tho tiuuscilpt on which the piosecution was based could not bo found, nnd It was then dis covered that nil the tianscripts In the supposed fictitious cases were mles Insr. Miss Ethel Newcomb's Pianoforte Recital Takes plat'o Tuesday evening', April 23, at St. lAtke's parish house. The diagram for icserved seats will open at Powell's music store on Thursday morning. April IS, and will be for subscribers only on Thursday and Kii day. The New Gibson Pillows. Thes.2 pillows are stamped from Gib son's latest copryright drawing", by special permission of the Life Publishing- Co. The greatest pillow suc cess on recoid. Ciamer-Wells Co., ISO Wyoming avenue. " Guernsey Hall, 314 Washington ave., Scranton, is the best and most reliable place to pur chase a good Piano. It will pay you to call and get prices and temv. .T. W. Guernsey, Prop. Ask for Kelly's union crackers. ' A LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE The greatest commercial economist in the world today. Compared to any necessary investment in business, thoprofitfrom aTELEpHONE is Incalculable. Residence and Commercial rates at a moderate cost. CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA TELEPHONE AND SUPPLY CO Manasci'B oftlcc, Ml AiUms aienue. A Second-Class City with a First-CI ass Stock of Gut Glass, Sterling Silverware Clocks, Etc. Suitable for Wedding Gifts. MercereaU & Connell, 132 Wyoming Avenue, Of the weather tiiti time ef year makes one appreciate a certainty, Your pocketbook and fancy will be satisfied ts a certainty with our Green Valley Rye Cold type cannot do justice to it. i V Is what the baggageman says, then away goes your trunk slant bang across the platform. If it was bought here it will stand the strain. Suii cases, grips and hand satchels of all kinds. N 305 Lackawanna Avenue. SEEDS Lawn, Timothy, Clover, Millett 325-327 Peon Avenue. To the Husical Public We beg to state that the mob' recent Pianofortes by tlie Mason & Hamlin Co. contain points of constructional superiority (from a scientific and acoustic point ol view) which render them second to none. These instruments ate on exam ination and sale at the warerooms L. B. POWELL & CO. 131-133 WASHINGTON AVENUE A LADY INCLINED TO BE STOUT cauttot ilcfcml upon J.i oidirMi.v tailor to rniU Krorciully LangiiiK Milt. 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