THE SCI? ANTON TRIBUNE WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER T, 1894. 7 Industrial and MINE, MILL AM) RA1LK0AD. The legal proceedings In connection with the reorganization of the lVnn Bjivanlu Steel company ore proceeding rapidly and the expectation Is the prop erty will be sold out eurly In January. The new securities provided for under the plan of reorganization will not be Issued for several months at lerwarus, as the RUbserlptions to the new pre ferred stock are payable In installments. In the fiscal year that ended with Aug ust, which was the worst year the com pany has ever known, the net earnliiKS were sufllelent to pay all the fixed charges, Including Interest on the new preferred stock. The lowest estimate that Is put on the value of the preferred stock is SO. will cli at the present market price of the old assented clock would make the new common stock stand at $u6. The book value of the stock, ap praising the ussets at a low valuation, is $1K a share. With the steady im provement In the volume of business Rnd in profits In the iron trade, and the termination of un expensive receiver ship, It is thought that the company will be able to make a large amount of money the present year. While a Rood deal of the stock of this company is now held speculatively, there lias been con siderable investment buying lately by good judges of Iron properties. It Is stated that Collin P. Hunting don, of the Southern Pacific, has pur chased 6,000 tons of steel rails for use on his Pacific coast roads. It was pre dicted during the tariff discussion that the bill would give this trade to Eng land, hut Democratic newspapers de nied It. Mr. Huntingdon, It is said, saves nn infinitesimal sum and Ameri can labor loses n quite important one by this operation. The new tariff 1)111 is not working thoroughly, but already the wool, iron, tin plate, lend, lumber, glass and other leading Industries have been seriously disturbed by- the arrival of foreign goods. The Raihvny Age, In an elaborate ar ticle on the wages of railway employes, discovers some curious facts. It la found that ilfteen leading railways operating more than one-fourth of the mileage of this country and employing one-fourth of the men In the railway service, pays in salaries of over $5,009 the sum of $l,20j,liil per annum, and n total amount for all salaries of $10", SSS.fiiil. The total number of employed is 170,G"7 and the average salary is S;G32.19. If the large salaries were wiped out and the entire amount divided with all the employes each man's pay would be increased S7.0G per year, or li! cenfs per week. These companies earned $8, 841.0GS In dividends, and if this sum hud been applied to an Increase of employes' salaries each man would have got an increase of $1 per week. In other words, if the owners of the railroads gave every cent of their profits to the em ployes the latter's salaries would be in creased about 15 cents per day. The Philadelphia Record thinks it would be "impossible to find In any other section of the United States a record of greater number of wrecks or failures of strong concerns engaged in the Iron Industry thnn are to be found in the territory within fifty or 100 miles of Philadelphia. In Berks and Schuyl kill counties recent years have wlt , nessed the abandoning of nineteen blast furnaces, while over twenty stacks In Montgomery, Lancaster, Lehigh, Leb anon. and Carbon counties have either been torn down and their machinery sold for scrap, or stand today idle. Th o failures during the past year of strong and pronounced concerns in the eastern section are still fresh In the memory of persons interested In the lndusirh-l growth of this territory. The suspen sion of the Pennsylvania and Maryland Steel companies, with their eight bla:t furnaces and extensive mills; of Robert H. Coleman, the operator of five fur naces in Lebanon and Lehigh counties; WIlllum'M. Kaufman & Co., the owners of the Sheridan furnaces, in Berks coun ty; the Crane Iron company, nnd the Coplay Iron company, In Lehigh county-; the Pottstown,; Montgomery and Nor ristown companies in Montgomery county; the Reading Rolling Mill com pany, in Ilerkscounty, and many others, exhibit to what extent the iron indus tries of eastern Pennsylvania are at the mercy of the south and west, which are supplied with the essential materials to the expansion of a great Industry." Coke production and output In the Connellsvllle region have taken an upward- tendency again after dropping biy'k a few tons each week for the past nionth, last week's record showing 'gains of 3,000 tons in production nnd 265. cars in output. Considering that the Iron trade Is In such an unsettled condition, It is surprising the demand there la for coke. For the Inst six weeks shipments hav averaged ,over 1,000 cars a day. About a month ago there was a little -slump caused by overpro duction and the firing up of too many ovens. There was a tendency to force the demand for coke, but just as soon as the operators found that the policy would not work they changed their plans and allowed the buyers to regu late their snles according to their own idens. The price of coke will undergo no changes now until the first of the year, when the new contracts arc made, and It is hard to predict with any de gree of accuracy how much of a change will be made then, If any. The next two months will likely bring some new features In the matter. The detailed report of thei operation and output of 'the region for the week ending on Saturday, Oct. 27, shows 1 1, 554 active and 3,220 idle ovens, with a total estimated production of 141,826 tons. Compared with the production of the previous week, this was an In crease of 2,816 tons. Tn the active list ovens there was a net gain of thirty one. The shipments for the week ag gregated 7,482 cars, consigned as fol llws; To Pittsburg and river tipples, 2,264 cars; to points west of Pittsburg, 3,811 cars; to polnU east of Connells vllle, 1,407 cars. Compared with the shipments of the previous week this was a decrease of 2G6 cars. The circu lar prices of coke are as follows: Fur nace coke, $1; foundry coke, $l.li; crushed coke, $1.40; all per ton of 2,000 pounds on board cars at oyens. Ground will be broken at New Ken sington, Pa., this week for the founda tion, of a tin plate plant, which, when completed, will, it is said, be the largest tin plate works in the United States. The projectors of the hew enterprise are the' tlrm of Goldsmith, Lowenberg & Co., extensive manufacturers of tin ware, of Portland, Ore., and New York city. When completed, It Is said, the works will have cost over $300,000. Hundreds of men will be employed.- The shipments of rails, bridge and electric railway work and other finished material from the Pennsylvania Steel "orks during October Were the largest the year. Large contracts for rails tor Maine railways and the Philadel Commercial. phia and Baltimore Traction companies were rilled. The works have also built bridges for Philadelphia and Washing ton. October's output of rails 27,000 tons was the largest month's tonnage the rail mill has made In four years. During the week of Oct. 1-7 over 4,000 tons were made, and on several days almost 700 tons were rolled. On Satur day $73,000 were paid out In wages to about 3,700 men. The prospects for No vember favor steady work In nearly all branches. In New York city,, and, for that mat ter, in all the Atlantic tidewater trade, the Engineering and Mining Journal finds that dealers, both large and small, are well supplied with coals. The movement of coal during the past week has slacked oft', and since dealers are not gelling much they are buying little or none. It is only justice to the producers to sny that in all probability they have been, nnd ure,. selling more coal than they can mine, although the figures for last week show that a little more than 1,000,000 tons was mined dur ing the week ending last Saturday. The reason for this anomaly for It Is nothing- less when one considers .the fact that everybody la supposed to be work ing on full time is that there has been a marked shortage'of cars. At this time of the year cars nre scattered all over the country. Anthracite producers find it Impossible at the present time to get the transportation facilities which they enjoyed last June when the great soft coal strike was at Its height, and bi tuminous coal cars were brought Into service to make possible the record breaking anthracite tonnage of Juno, 1S9-1. The tonnage for November will not be as great as last June's. At least it looks that way now, and producers ought to rejoice that such Is the case. We find a truly remarkable unanimity among the sales agents In the declara tion that no new business has been done at the new .prices. .The fact that the new rates have not obtained Is not strange, but that the agents freely con fess It most certainly is. Everywhere we are told that prices nre firmer. They may be firmer but they are not higher. It will have to be an excep tionally severe winter if the expecta tions of the sales agents are to be real ized so fur as getting the new prices is concerned. Theabnndonedmlnc recently pumped by the Cross Creek Coal company is being placed in working condition. The coal will lie taken through No. 4 slope, Reaver Meadow, for a while at least, when It Is anticipated a trestle will be constructed over the Valley tracks, and the mineral taken directly to the breaker. A tunnel Is being driven now from No. 4 to connect with the slope in question.- A track is to be constructed on the slope and preparations to put an engine In position are being made. The officials of the Lehigh and Wllkcs Rurre Coal company find it necessary to make some Improvements on the Honey Brook No. 5 colliery. A large addition was built to the breaker about a month ago that lias the effect of al most doubling its capnclty. There Is, however, an obstacle in the way and It la manifesting Itself vividly, for a large amount of coal has been con demned during the past few weeks. This obstacle can only be remedied by placingapump at the colliery to furnish water to wash the coal, us it is dlfilcult to separate the good from the bad when the mineral is run through the screen without being washed. Acting upon practical judgment, says, the Hazleton Standard, the ollleials have had an old Jeanesville pump repaired at the Au denrled machine shops- during the past two weeks and are now placing It in position for work. Jacob Williams, who for a number of years hns been employed as a coal ship per by A. Pardee Co., since the change hns occurred, has been promoted to the position of boss of the coal shippers at Cranberry and Crystal Ridge. A large olllce will be erected at once. The Crops Creek Coal company, hav ing pumped No. 3 slope, found It to be a remunerative Investment, hence the de ceslon to pump the "Temperance" and "Greenfield" old slopes. These works were abandoned a quarter of a century ago, und the maps since that time have been destroyed, making It Impossible to work a piece of coal In Coleraine No. 2 colliery. Such places can be worked profitably because of the revised code of mining laws and the thorough re searches practiced at the present time. C. M. Dodson & Co., who operate the Morea colliery, nre availing themselves of every possible effort to obtain a larger supply of coal at that colliery. They have within the past two weeks awarded a contract for the sinking of a shaft to the basin of the deposit In view of cutting the deepest seams nnd developing them for production. The shaft Is now nbout fifty feet In depth and Is being driven through the hardest kind of rock. It Is thought thnt at least four hundred feet will hnve to be pleresd before the desired deposit Is reached. A shaft was opened some time since In the mine nnd after being driven less than fifty feet It had to be abandoned on account of a surplus of wutur. 11EKKICK CENTER. At the regular meeting of the Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor Brother and President W. D. Lloyd was chosen as delegate to answer roll call at the convention at Hallstead, Pa., Nov. 14. Miss Abbie Bloxham, who has been quite Borlously afflicted with blood poi soning. Is able to be about again and improving rapidly. There will be a chicken pic supper held at the residence of George Curtis Thursday evening, Nov. 8,' to which all are most heartily Invited. Proceeds for benefit of Methodist Episcopal church. Come and bring your friends. . There appears to be more hunters than game In the vicinity. It Is reported a new time card is to go in effect on the Ontario nnd Western In a short time. Both apples and potatoes are selling for 50 cents per bushel at present. The school at Pleasant Mount Acad demy has been closed for the present on account of diphtheria. Every possi ble means are being taken to prevent the dread disease from spreading to this village. The advisability of constructing a telegraph line between this town and Pleasant Mount Is again being agitated. There is no reason why the line would not be, both useful nnd profitable If con structed. Miss Lizzie Bewcll Bpent Sunday with her parents here, i y .Music floxos Exclusively. Best made. Flay any devlreit number of tunes. Uautschl ft Sons, manufacturers, 1030 Chestnut street, Philadelphia. Won derful orchestral organs, only $5 and $10. Specialty: Old music boxes carefully re paired and Improved with new tunes. NEWS OFJHIS VICINITY EAST STItOUDSBUUC. Miss Gertrude Edmund lectured at the Institute held at Scranton last week. Dr, White delivered a very Interesting lecture on. "Character" In the Normal chapel last Friday evenlg. Professor Bible visited Scranton in stitute last week. . New fire escapes are being erected on the Normal school. Mr. Heuston is visiting at his home In Freeland. The first number of the Normal Echoes, published by the senior slass, was put In circulation last week. It now has about 300 subcribers. R. C. Drum, of Thornhurst, visited his son, H. R. Drum, at the Normal school a few days ago. Professor Brasefleld spent Saturday and Sunday with his friends at the Normal. Miss Rosencrans and Miss Noyes vis ited Blair hall Saturday. The Normal school has recently ndded to the manual training depart ment a new feature, which, for practi cal as well as educational value, Is more beneficial to ladles than the work of the carpenter shop. It includes fancy sew ing, cutting nnd fitting, dress making, all lines of artistic needle work, em broidery, etc., clay modeling, nnd cast ing In plaster of Paris, mechanical drawing, shading and artistic drawing. This department la In charge of a lady and gentleman, who are experts along this line. Special circulars are Issued, which will give full particulars of the school, and especially of this depart ment. Address, Professor G. P. Bible, East Stroudsburg State Normal school, East Stroudsburg, Pa., for particulars. Professor Bible will lecture at the teachers' institute at Honesdale this week. Miss Rowan Is visiting her parents at Mill Creek. Professor Kemp lectured at Leigh county Institute lust week. Dr. Curran and wife are visiting friends at Scranton. Miss McLane spent Saturday and Sun day at her home In Scranton. Mr. Shaeffer spent Sunday with his sister at the Normal. Charles Houck visited his parents Jast Sunday. CLAM'S mtEENV The funeral of the late Mrs. J. C. Clark was very largely attended. Many relatives from out of town were in at tendance, notably from Vlneland, IJIng hamton, Plttston and Scranton. The floral display was extremely pretty and appropriate. Rev. F. H. Parsons, of the Methodist Episcopal church, and Revs. A. E. Douglas and S. F. Forgenn all took part In the obsequies. Salathlel Mead and Charles Mead nnd wife, of Laporte, Sullivan county, were visitors among relatives and frleuds hero for several days at the beginning of last week. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Gage, of Vlneland, N. J., spent several days with relatives here last week. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Brown, of Pltts ton, called on friends here on Tuesday last. That Democratic rally at the Summit last week was largely attended by the renowned seven of our township. Monroe Brown, of Bull's Hend, was a caller on friends here last week. Miss Lizzie Frnce, of Wyoming semi nary, spent Sunday at the home of her parents here. Fred Barnum and his wife were also visitors among relatives here during the week. , Messrs. Frace and Parker broke ground for their new store yesterday size 20 by 70, two stories high. The new Methodist Episcopal church of the Summit Is progressing rapidly. Mrs. B. F. Stanton and children re turned here on Saturday afternoon rather unexpectedly on account of the sickness of the children. A black bear is reported to have been seen here last Saturday afternon. Sev eral of our citizens participated In a search for the noted and strange visi tor, but with what success Is not known as yet. DALTON. A very delightful party was held at John Woodbrldge's on last Wednesday evening. A merry party of their Inti mate friends appeared at the house masked, and enjoyed themselves In the usual way until midnight, when they unmasked. They were greeted most kindly by their host and hostess, and ufter partaking of refreshments de parted to their homes In a most happy mood. ; On Friday evening last Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Sliermun entertained a party of young ladles and gentlemen In honor of their daughter, Miss Minnie. Dancing nnd refreshments were enjoyed, by the young people until a seasonable hour, when they departed for their respective homes. Those present wer: Misses Pearl AVhltman, of Brooklyn; Stella Wademan, of Peckvllle; Dora Smith, Minnie Wademan and Elsie Oakley, of Daiton; and Messrs. Bert Oakley, Brooklyn; George Hall, Leon Cohin and Thomas Hall, of Glenburn, and Will Smith, of Daiton. Mollie Brown, the lltttle daughter of D. W. Brown, esq., is very 111 with ma larial fever. Miss Minnie Wademan, who hns been 111 for the past few days, has recovered. Miss Pearl Whitman, of Brooklyn, who has been spending the past two weeks with relatives here, returned home on Saturday last. HALLSTEAD. Mrs. Dr. F. D. Lamb, who hns been visiting her parents at Royal, Pn., has returned home. Hon. Galusha A. Grow, of Glenwood, Pn., is in town today. Miss Lizzie Caden, of New Milford, Is visiting her sister, Mrs. William Aus tin, In this pluce. Mrs. Timothy Donohue was in the Parlor City yesterday. 1 ' Mrs. Patrick Mack, of Blnghnmton, is stopping with friends in this place. Teachers' meeting on Fiiduy evening will be held ut the home of Rufus Smith, on Pine street. A. A. McCreary, of New Yory city, is In town. The Young People's Society of Chris tian Endeavor of the Baptist church will hold a sunrise prayer meeting on Thanksgiving morning. Douglass Mitchell, formerly of this pluce, was seriously Injured In a wreck on the Lackawanna and Montrose yes terday. The Ladles' Auxiliary to the Brother hood of Railroad Trainmen will meet In, the Railroad Young Men's Christian association in this place tomorrow even ing. " ".''.' ' NICHOLSON. Mrs. Talmatre, of Halstead, Is' visit ing Mrs. P.O. Harris. ' Mrs. Tom Judge, of Mansfield, Pa., and Mrs. George Henninger, of Weath erly. Pa., ure visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Williams. . Mr3. Aaron Lebar Is on the sick list. Joe Silkman was'calling on Nicholson friends yesterday. James Pedrlck is sick with diphtheria. Very quiet election with us. Mrs. Augusta Benjamin visited the Electric City yesterday. The Ladles' auxiliary of the Method ist Episcopal church will meet at Mrs. Timothy Wills' this afternoon. CAUIiODALE. The weather of yesterday was most favorable for election workers; it was Just edd enough to make the voters hustle to the different polling districts and the result was that a large vote was polled throughout the city. Last night those Interested in hearing the results were all excitement. The re turns were received at the office of the Dally Anthracite from all over the union end displayed on a bulletin for the benefit of the public. At Hotel An thracite returns were recleved. Lacka wanna club had a special wire run Into their rooms and they also received re turns. At the Grand Opera House re turns were received and given to the audience during the performance. The special wire which was put into the Republican headquarters in the Odd Fellows' building, on Salem avenue, was kept warm bringing in the results of the day. At the latter place ouly the members of the Republican club and reporters were admitted. The greatest excitement prevailed In the vicinity of Thorn street when It was discovered that between midnight on Monday and the early hours of yester day morning burglars had entered the home of H. H. Major, on that street, and had gagged him and bound him hand and foot, and then ransacked the house und carried off a considerable amount of valuables. Mr. Major was collector for the Knights of Honor, and n Monday had collected a considerable amount, and this was among the things stUen. The robbers gained an entrance through a buck window, and as yet no clue of the guilty parties can be ob tained. (V V. Estabrook returned to Vermont yesterday morning. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Moon, a daughter. .Miss Lena Meledy, of Blnghamton, Is the guest of Mrs. William Connor. S. A. McMullen Is on a business trip to Miginla. M00SIC. Mr. Taylor, of Bingliamton, will give a concert this evening (Wednesday) In the Methodist Episcopal church. Ad mission free. Misses Blanche Tregallls, Carrie Seborhlner and Emma Mosteller were elected delegates from Moosic Chapter, Epworth league, to attend the league convention to be held in the Simpson Methodist Episcopal church, Scranton, Thursday and Friday. The Woman's Christian Temperance union will meet Thursday afternoon at the usual time and place. Friday evening cottage prayer meet ing will be held at the home of David Dick, on Miller Hill. THE FARM SF.n.MSUEWITCIIEI). Things Have Become so Dud Tliut l uulk ner Is Tcrror-Strlcken. By the United Press, v , - Elizabeth, N. J., Nov. G. Farmer James Faulkner recently moved to Lo cust Grove from Railway. Two montlr- ogo he entered his barn and found his harness cut In pieces. He borrowed a uec from a neighbor, and started with u load of produce to market. On his way the wheels came off his wngon. Somebody had removed the nuts from th.-! axles. Two weeks ago his barn was entered and the horse feed was dumped in a manure heap. He took to watch lng the barn nt nights, but failed to de tect his enemy, and depredations con tinned day nnd night. This morning the climax was reached when one of the hired men discovered paris green In the swll! barrel. A cow wbb also taken sick tills morning with symptoms of poisoning. Faulkner nnd his family are terror- Hl:i,i;en, and fear the next step will be cither to fire their house or poison their victuals. A guard has been es tablished day and night, nnd Faulkner offers a reward for the capture of the miscreant. DIGGING UP BIG BONES. Work of Inearthing the Skeleton of a Mastodon. By the United Press. Huntingdon, Nov. C The work of unearthing the skeleton of n mastodon recently discovered In a bog on the farm of George W. Swayne, near Shir leysburg, this county, Is progressing as rapidly as the dangerous condition of the soil will permit. One tusk 4 ft. 7 In. In length and the bnBe 6f which Is sixteen Inches In circumference and hollow to tt depth of eight Inches, be sides two molars weighing five pounds each, several ribs and a portion of the vertebra have been uncovered. All the bones are Irj an excellent state of preservation. It Is believed that the entire skeleton .will be found. Scien tists from all parts of the country are making bids for It, but Farmer Swayne Is holding off until the work of excava tion has been finished. A REMARKABLE OPERATION. Hole Cut lit a Man's Hack and I leers Cut from the I. lings. By the United Press. ', I Wheeling, W. Va., Nov. 5. This morn ing at the North Wheeling hospital, Drs. Gregory, Ackernmn and Charles A. Wingerton performed a remarkable surgical operation on Ellis Clark, of Martin's Ferry. Clark was suffering from ulcers on the lungs and hns been bed-fast for a year. An Incision was made In his back and two ribs were re moved, exposing the lung to view. Two large ulcers were found and re moved with the knife. The operation was more successful than had been ex pected, and the patient tonight Is very much relieved. No doubt Is entertained of his recovery. SHORT WIRE ECHOES. ' Tho ballet dnneer, Marin, wlfo of Imre Ktratfy, has just been naturalized in New York. A night watchman prevented a second attempt to hum Hammond's packing hou.se at South Omaha, Nob. Conspirators connected with the A. P. A. have been exposed In a plot to steul ex-Premier Mercler's body at Montreal. Unknown enemies shot to death Joe Frasier, colored, near New Lewlsvllle, Ark., and cremated his body in his wagon, Corporal J. Hanson, a United Slates regular stationed near Detroit, Mich., hns a bequest of tiou.uoo, left to him In Den mark. , k Canadian stockmen complain -that- they are . compelled to get their mported thoroughbreds .reglBtfred In America to secure free Import. An A. P, A. orator, Victor M. Ruthven, of Buffalo, wus chased to his hotel by i.wu angry men at Kimirs, M. I., ana pre. veniea irom peunnig. CZAR'S FUNERAL TRAIN. Preparations for Removing the Remains of the Dead Emperor from I.lvudlu to St. Petersburg. By the United Preiss. London, Nov. 6. The correspondent of the Pall Mall Gazette In Llvadla tele graphs that the following programme has been arranged for ehe obsequies of the' dead emperor: On Wednesday the body will be trans ferred from the palace to the church at Llvadia. At 8 o'clock Thursday morn ing services will be held In the church, at which all the members of the impe rial family and all representatives of foreign royalties will be present In full dress. At 10 o'clock the funeral pro cession will start for the Yalta pier. The body will be followed by the czar and czarina and the Prince of Wales. The remains will be conveyed to Sebas- topol on board the Russian crusler Pamiat Merkoovia, escorted by a few warships. It, Is expected that the re mains will reach Sebastopol at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, when divine services will be held at the landing place. The train bearing the dead emperor will start from Sebastopol for Moscow at 6 o'clock. The first car will contain the body of the czar, attended by priests and members of the Imperial house hold; the second will be occupied by the czar and czarina and the Prince and Princess of Wales, and the two others, which will complete the train, by their suites and the chief officers attached to the Imperial household. The funeral train will proceed slowly, stopping at several places, und it Is timed to arrive at Moscow on Sunday morning. The entire imperial party will sleep Sunday night at the Kremlin, where preparations have been made for the accommodation of a thousand per sons. On Monday the train will leave for St. Petersburg, arriving nt the capi tal at 10 o'clock Thursday morning. SEEKS REVENGE ON GERMANY. Secretary Morton I'rgcs Retaliation Against M ines and Malt Liquor. By the United Press. Washington, D. C, Nov. 6. Secretary Morton, of the department of agricul ture, has decided to suggest to the presi dent that the- United States retaliate against-Germany for her prohibition of the Importation of American Cattle und fresh meats, by laying an embargo on German wines nnd malt liquors. The secretary has become so disgusted with the Interference with our export meat trade by petty requirements as to inspection that he has been making a special study of existing laws to see whether retaliation is not possible. The law of Aug. 3, 1S!)0, providing for the Inspection of meats Intended for export, Includes a provision against the Importation of adulterated articles of food or drink. Section 4 says: "That whenever the president Is satisfied that there Is good reason to believe that any Importation is being made, or is about to be made, Into the United States from any foreign country of any article used for human food or drink that Is adul terated to an extent dangerous to the health or welfare of the people of the United States, he may Issue his procla mation, suspending the Importation." "Under this authority the president may If he sees fit," says Secretary Mor ton, "lay nn Indefinite embargo on both German and French wines, on the ground of their frequent ndulteration, of which we have abundant proof. Such a course would bring the countries con cerned to their senses very quickly, fur It Is needless for me to fay that the value of the Importations of German and French wines and liquors are very many times the value of our cattle and meat exports to Continental Europe." AN INFAMOUS BAND. The Strunglersof I.cs Chevaliers d' Amour Murder a Seeond Gill. By tho United Press. Denver, Col., Nov. C In the most depraved thoroughfare In this country Market street, Denver two foul mur ders have recently been committed by stranglers who are undoubtedly mem hers of an Infamous society known as Les Chevaliers d'Amour. This body was organized nnd has been maintained to Import from Frunco or Canada young girls, wno are neiu in ainricei street In the worst slavery. The mo ment any of the madames who have charge of any of these houses fall to pay the requisite extortionate black mail for "protection," the society makes life such a burden to them that even the real protection of the police is una vailing. Following very closely upon the re cent murder of Lena, -Tapper rby a strnngler In Market street, Mario Con tassot was similarly slain, nt No. WLTi a week ago. Tony Banners, wno uvea with her, found her chloroformed In the parlor at 2.S0 a. m., with finger marks upon her throat like those upon Lena Tapper's. Charles Challoup, a lover of Eugenie, the sister of Marie, and n member of the Chevaliers, Is known to have made and Invested $25,000 out of the two sisters' ill-gotten gains. Marie had refused to return with him nnd lOugenio to Paris. He and Eugenie will be held for Marie's murder. A NATURAL JAG CURE. liemarkahlo Properties of Spring Water Pound la n Michigun Mine, By tho United Tress. Ishpemlng, Mich., Nov. 0. A report comes from the Hopes gold mine here that nt the bottom level spring has been struck which r.upplies a strong stream of highly collored water, being nearly as yellow as gold and plainly holding considerable of that precious material In Its solution. It Is very palatable and ice cold. Several of tho men working In that level have been In the habit of freely drinking this water and It was noticed that as they drank the desire for alchoholic stimulants died within them. Some of the men hnd been heavy drinkers of beer and whisky, but since the use of this water they hnd no wish for any stimulants. Their health and physical condition Is generally Improved and It Is thought that the water Is vertlble and natural "Gold Cure," not only for the liquor habit, but for general diseases of all kinds. There Is some talk of erecting a huge hospital at the mine and using the waters as a cure-all. DISREGARDED THE WARNING. A Millionaire North Jcrscyman Paid Ills l.lfo as tho Penalty. By tho United Press. Rutherford, N. J.. Nov. 6. In Jump ing on a moving train for New York on the Erie railroad, this mornlg, Fran els Cnllnnan, a millionaire street rail way builder, fell under the wheels nnd was killed Instantly, his head being al most severed from his trunk. Mr Callanan had been in tne habit oi jumping on the moving car every morn lng, before the train stopped, In order to secure a scat. The conductor of the train had warned him several times of the great danger of boarding a moving train, but Mr. Callanan paid no attention tosthe advice, , WEAK HEN YOUR ATTENTION , IS CALLED TO TDK Great English Remedy, . 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That we WILL GIVE you beautiful new pat terns of Sterling SILVER SPOONS and FORKS for an equal weight, ounce for ounce, of your silver dollars. All elegantly en graved free. A large variety of new pat terns to select from at MERCEREAU 307 LACKAWANNA AVENUE. All Grades, Sizes and Kinds kept in stock. Of every description. Chains, Rivets, Bolts, Bolt Ends, Spikes and B TTE BENDER We have the following supplies of lumber secured, at prices that warrant us in expecting a large share of the trade : N Pacific Coast Rod Cedar Shingles. "Victor" nnd other Michigan Ilranda of White Tine and White Cedar Phlngles, Michigan White and Norway Pine Lum ber and 11111 Timber. North Carolina Short and Long Leaf Yellow Pine. - Miscellaneous stocks of Mine Rails, Mine Ties, Mine Props and Mine Supplies in general. THE RICHARDS LUMBER COMPANY COMMONWEALTH BUILDING, SCRANTON, PA. THIRD NATIONAL BANK OF SCRANTON. ORGANIZED 1372. 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