TUB SCB A NTON TRIBUN E SAT U KDAY MOUNING. MAY ,1 1 , 1 895. Norton's NewStore Lackawanna Avenue. - . 5-ccnt Wall Papers, V 6cent Wall Papers, 1 :' 8-ccnt Wall Papers, 10-cent Wall Papers, 12-ccut Cilt Wall Papers, S8 cents plain Ingrain Papers, All new and pretty patterns, Up-to-date in style and prices. 13-ccnt Holland Window Shades, On spring rollers. 13-ccnt Good Curtain Poles, With brass trimmings. Our new stock of Gne Interior Walt Decorations Is the richest we have ever shown. Room and Frame Mouldings, Window Shades for Residences, Stores, Offices, Staple and Fancy Stationery,, Mercantile Stationery, Artists' Material, Praughtmen's Material, Blank Account Hooks, Miscellaneous Books Sabbath School Books, Holy Bibles, Traycr and Hymn Books, Our Goods All Xew and Bright Large Assortment at Popular Low Prices M. NORTON, 32 i Lackawanna Ave., Scranton. Branch: 32 S. Main Street, Wilkes-Barrc. A Foe to Dyspepsia QOOD BREAD USE THE Snowline FLOUR And Always Have Good Bread. MANUFACTURED AND FOR SALE TO THE TRADE BY The Weston Mill Go. THE GENUINE P0PULAH Punch Cigars HAVE THE IHITIALS G. B. &CO. IWPfliHTED OW EtCH OG5B. Carney, Brown & Co. Mf r's Court House Square. WILD WEST TODAY. Magnificent Street Parade Is One of the Great Features. The streets of Scranton will be en livened today by one of the most novel sights that has ever been witnessed It can truthfully be said that never be fore has a cavalcade embraced dele Bates from so many different races, peoples and nations. Often we have been visited by a very varlftated as semblaKe of such in the ordinary travel ing-exhibitions, but, on no occasion has there been the thorough attest ing of the genuineness of the characters h are now vouched for by Colonel Cody, and Nate Salsbury, of the Buffalo Kill's Wild West, endorsed by James A. Bailey himself. Unlike the perennial shows visiting us, this street exhibition will consist of only detachments from each division of neoples. unsmhelllfhed with gliding or tinsel, and in light marching order. There Is an impression that the "Wild West show U a circus, but those who have made up their mind to that should immediately change it, as there is as much difference as the difference between a vaudeville entertainment and the production of "Hamlet" by a good tragedian. The Wild West Is not only amusing, but It Is an Instructive entertainment; one that should be seen as It will be a thing1 of the past In a few years. The entertainment Is headed by that well-known and yortny scout, Col onel W. F. Cody, who appears at every performance and personally directs the entertainment. This Is the first time that the residents of this city have had an opportunity of witnessing this show, and to miss It one of the bent educa tional necessities will be neglected. It is as pleading to see this show at night as in the daytime, as it Is given In Its entirety at both performances And everything that is advertised will be seen. At night the scene Is one that will be long remembered. A chance Will be given the public to see the latest Invention of the scientific age, that of a portable electric light plant with a capacity of 250,000 candle power, which makes the field In which the perform ance Is given as bright as In the day time, and the effect Is more pleasing than can be Imagined. DELAY8 are dangerous. A dollar spent for Hood's Sarsaparllla now may pre vent illness which will be expensive and hard to bear. Now Is the time to take Hood's Sarsaparllla. HOOD'S PILLS cure all liver Ills, re lieve constipation and assist digestion. He. Sterling silver dress sets, 97c, at Turn quest's, 205 Washington avenue. Are you paying too much for plumbing? Our telephone Is 2242. Try us. W. O. Ioud & Co., We Lacks, ave. ; Dr. Gibbons, of New York city, will be In Ms 8oranton office, 411 Wyoming avenue, every Mon day from S in the morning until I In the evening. If you want a good plumber telephone 1242. W. O. Doud & Co., 600 Lackawanna avenue.- Solid, gold dress ' sets, $5.00, at Turn quest's; 205 Washington avenue. , . Excursion tickets printed at The Trib une office. ." MODERN JIM THE PENMAN He Is Operating on an Extensive Scale In This Country. , LARGE ESTATES AKE HIS MARKS Hy Moans of Forgod Notes Ho Has En- doavored to Secure Monoy from tho Estate of James Fair, John Hand ley and Millionaire Corcoran. Circumstances have come to light which establish .beyond nny certain doubt that the lnte ex-Judge 11 ami ley's 10-year, pronilsnary note of J100.000 In favor of 11. S. Pierce, also deceased, is a forgery: and that the man, James Dawson, of New York, who trans mitted the document ito President J. A' Limn, of the First National bank, of this city, on AVednesday, April 1.0, last for collection, Is, perhaps. Identical with nn Individual signing himself Wil liam a. Howell, who a week later, sent to President 8. U. Murphy, of tho First 6' ." , National bank of San Francisco, Cali fornia, a promissory note of $00,000 purported to have been drawn by ex- L'nlted States James O. Fair, the de ceased California millionaire. In fuvor of ex-l'nlted States Senator Leland Stanford, who, too, has departed and left an eiitate of millions. ' ' The later note was alleged to have been drawn 'in San Francisco on May 'IS, 1S90, and being for 5 years, would fall due on the 28th of this month. - The note is In possession of President Mur phy, of the bank, and there Is dif ference of opinion among the executors of the Fair and those of the Stanford estates regarding the genuineness of It; but the prevalent belief is that the note is a forgery, and the assumption that both notes are the work of the same man Is Inferred from the similar ity of the handwriting In filling out the notes, which can be observed In the accompanying fac-smllles. The eye of the reader Is directed to the resemblance of the capital S. In San Francisco and that In Scranton; and there is a peculiarity common In the writing in both notes In the forma tion of the small or lower case h's that Is regarded as another evidence. The $300,000 note reached San Francisco cm Wednesday, April 17, and in the same envelope was a very brief note, mak ing no explanation, but requesting the president of thebank to collect It. Just the same kind of a note appeared with the $100,000 note that is now in posses sion of the- executors of the Handley es tate. Three Identical Cases. It Is thought that there Is some dar ing forger, fortified with remarkable cunning, endeavoring to swindle large estates In this manner. A parallel case occurred In the estate of Millionaire Corcoran, of Washington, D. C; and In each of the three occurrences there could be found no papers among the accounts of 'the deceased thoit con tained any entry of such large trans actions. That, In the first place, Aroused suspicion and leads to the natural be lief that a forgery had been committed. Attorney -Lemuel Amerman, one of the executors of the Handley estate, wrote to J. S. Angus, an executor of the Fair estate, for information. Mr. Angus is positive that the $300,000 note is a forgery and Is awaiting the pleas ure of the man who sent it. to put in an appearance and look toward its col lection. The signature of James O. Fair is apparently genuine and the en dorsement of Leland Stanford is com paratively genuine trne, too; but it Is regarded by Mr. Angus as Impossible that such a transaction could have taken place between these men In their lifetime; which would result In having a note of that amount drawn between them, bearing no Interest, and for such STOKES ELECTED CAPTAIN. Sergeant Glllmnn Promoted to Second Lieutenancy of Company It. Second Lieutenant Fremont Stokes, of Company 1), Thirteenth regiment, was last night unanimously chosen captain of his company to succeed Mon trose Barnard, who has been elected a major of the' regiment. Even within five minutes of the time sot for balloting the members of Com pany V seemed to be In the dark re- THE best investment in real estate is to keep build ings well painted. Paint protects the house and saves repairs. You sometimes want to sell many a good house has remained unsold for want of paint. ,. The rule should be, though, " the best paint or none." That means Strictly Pure White Lead You cannot afford to use cheap taints. To be sure of getting Strict ly Pure White Lead, look at the brand ; any of these are safe: Atlantlo." 'Beywr-Bauman," "Jswett," "Davit-Chambers,'!, " Faanettook," "Armatrong MoKelvy" For Colors. National Lead Co.'s Pure White Lead Tinting Colors. These colon ore told hi one-pound cant, each can being tifficient to tint s pounds of strictly Pure White Lead the desired shade thryare in 90 sense ready-mixed paints, but combination of perfectly pun colors in tha handiest form to tint Strictly Pure White Lead. A Rood many thousand dollars have been saved property-owiieri by having our book on paintinC and color-card. Send ua a postal card and get bolbfree. .!...- . NATIONAL LEAD CO.. New York. . a long period; and lastly that there Is not among the papers of either the Fair or Stanford estates a single allu sion, to the note. Something crooked suggests Itself In the light of these facts. .. ' , . The words "without defalcation," Is a form of drawing notes In New York state and ia not a characteristic of noted written in California, where, too, the words, "for value received," are put first, and In tho note they are put lat. These disparities are taken as stamp ing the note a forgery. There la more anxiety among the ex ecutors of the Fair estate over the noto that has come ito them for payment and , Mr. Augua has tmkeil Attorney Amerman to detain the gentleman look ing for $100,000 from the Handley estate if he cornea forward to press his claim. Not LauMng In Cleverness. The Ban Francisco note, the same as tho Scranton note, htm nothing lacking In the cleverness of the imitation of the signatures. At a casual glance tht-y would pass for genuine, Hut when these signatures figure In a transaction that Involves Immense sums of money, they were Inspected with the most ab solute scrutiny, and In ouch case they - Ntw.'WlfWWlWWKMk y . .. . f-.,IVJiMrl M The Forged llnndlcy have failed to pass muster. President Linen, when he looked at the Handley note, pronounced it Instantly a boi;us one; the executors did the same, and as was reported In The Tribune nt the time the note was received the execu tors were not worrying. They branded it as a palpable forgery, but stood ready tit any time to pay It If the owner presented them with tenable proofs of its genuineness. The executors of the Fair estate are. not so confident, they are afraid that the note, if not genu ine, has all details In connection with Us forgery arranged with such preci sion ns to battle the executors and com pel them to pay it. The Handley executors are willing to Fnc-Slmllo of tho go bail that the document which they have Is a forgery and the following in teresting interview with Mr. Amerman is given in substantiation of this be lief. What .Mr. Amerman Says. "The note is a forgery and was pro duced by tracing the genuine signa tures of John Hnrdley and H. S. Pierce lightly with a lead iencll on a trans parent sheet of paper ami then trans ferring the Impression to the note, afterward going over the lines with a pen. Upon subjecting the forgeries to the magnifying glass this manner of executing them Is very apparent. Traces of the lead pencil are seen, be cause In erasing the lead pencil marks with an eraser, the lead Is rubbed into the paper on which the note Is drawn. The trarks of the pen are not such as would be made In writing. There are stops, the shading Is patched, some parts of the signatures are gone over the second time and touched up, and this Is very apparent under the micro scope. In making the tracings the forger was not careful to go over the letters In the same form and order one would expect to see In writing. Some of the lines that ordinarily ought to cross the others are not arranged in that way; for Instance In the signature of H. S. Pierce, the line that comes from the hitter r In Pierce, and con nects with the letter c Is on top of the gnrdlng the most probable candidate for captain. Lieutenant U. M. StraMon was next In line of promotion and his name was expected to be heard in the contest; but ho, made no canvas for tho- honor, t'coond Lieutenant Fremont Stokes was anxious to be elected cap tain, and he was not opposed when the time arrived for nominations. He was chosen unanimously. Flrr.t Sergeant Thomas E. Olllman w.s elected second lieutenant unani mously and the election of one to fill his vacated place will oomo later. THEY AKE IN DEBT. Tnylor llorotifili School District Wants to Mont Hondo. John M. Harris, attorney for the di rectors of the Taylor borough school dlrtrlct, filed a, statement yeBterdiiy In court, setting forth that the In debtedness of the district Is $2,000, and petitioning the honorable Judge to Issue bonds to the amount of the Indebted ness. The assessed valuation of the bor ough for school tax purposes is $493,237, and the dlreotora have made a 10-mlll levy. The bonds are to be four flOO-dol-lar ones, maturing on April 17, 1890. TOOK DESPERATE CHANCES. Two Lads Attempts to Seriously Damage tho National Breaker's Machinery. Two boys, employed as slate-pickers at the National breaker,' were yester day arrested and given a hearing be fore Alderman Millar upon a charge of attempting to cause a breakdown In the breaker so that 'they could go to the Wild We&t show today. They were held In the Bum of $?00 each to appear be fore the alderman for a further hear ing on Tuesday next The boys were caught In the act of throwing an Iron rod Into the chute which leads to the rollers,, and were prevented doing so by. a roan' who stood near. It is claimed that If they had succeeded In the effort; damage to the extent of many hundreds of dollar curved line of c. In the capital P the tracing shows that the letter was made In parts, one being begun from the end or stein of the letter and the other from 'where writers, usually begin to form thla letter. ; . . In writing, the points of the pen each make a track. These pen tracks The Pierce Slgnotnro. disclose the personality of the writer. No two persons can make these tracks exactly alike, and this results from the angle at which the pen meets the pa Ir; the manner of holding the pen, the muscles used in writing, whether they be of the fingers and thumb or wrist and forearm, or all combined. Where Signatures Differ, "Writing can be Imitated In form bo qs to deceive even the person whose signature is forged, but It l an Impossi bility in Imitating the form when mak ng a traced signature with a pen to use the same muscles In tho same man- Noto for $100,000. nor that the person does whose signa ture Is forged." "An expert witness as to the genuine ness of a signature who bases his test ing on the appearance of the writing Is of little or no value; because the general appearunce may be the samo while tho manner of producing these appearances are entirely different.. No one without tho aid of a microscope can possibly say whether a signature Is genuine or not. Of all the Inheritance of the globe, no two faces are exactly alike, no two persons talk, walk, or write exactly alike. In writing they may make the same form, but the man ner of making It is not alike, as the microscope instantly reveals. Famous Fair Forgery, "A note of $300,000 has been presented to the executors of the James O, Fair estate, in California, about the same time the note for one-third that amount was presented to the executors of the Handley estate. That note purports to have been made by James Q. Fair to the order of Leland Stanford; both the maker and lmlorser are dead, and each left an estate valued at several miltidns of dollars. The notes in both cases came from New York and were sent to banks for collection. It Is evident that some party or parties are thus attempt ing to defraud estates by forged notes. The savings of a lifetime, calculated for the comfort and support of a fami ly, may thus be stolen and the smaller the estate the greater the wrong that will be Inflicted." Other Indications of Forgery. ' Aside from the delineations In the handwriting of the Handley note, spoken of by Mr. Amerman, other rea sons why the executors are confident that the note Is a designed forgery are these: Ex-Judge Handley was one of the most methodical men In respect to the care of papers and documents; they were kept by him with mechanical ex actness and he filed away every scrap of paper, every letter, lease document, note, check, draft, agreement, receipted bill, etc., that he possessed since he came to Scranton. would hnve been committed and the mine would have been shut down for two weeks In order to make tho neces sary repairs. It Is believed thnt they were prompted to commit the act by young men who wei-o anxious to at tend the Wild West show, and en deavored to slop the mines working today ns an excuse. We show samples of high grade print. Ing In catalogues and booklets The Trib une I'rlnMng Department. Around Your Waist. Belt Pins, White Metal, 3c. and Up Wuite Metal felt Buckles, 10c Set Solid Sterling Sliver Bnckles, $1 Set REXFORD'S, 213 -Lackawanna Avenue. : Wall Paper Styles and colorings are '.very fine this season. Let us fix you up a sample room with nice Gilt Paper, $5. PRATTS Lackawanna AYenne. rr Among his wagon loads of papers, riot even a suspicion of this large note is mentioned. The ex-judge and H. S. Pierce had' not been on even friendly terms during life; they were not inimi cal, but their relations were strained, Even if a $100,000 transaction, such as the note would Imply, had taken place between them, It would not have been recorded oq a non-interest bearing promissory note of hand given without witnesses and made out on a common sheet of note paper. The interest at 6 per cent, would have been $00,000 for ten years, and as both were thorough business men they would not have been likely to make a note without having it bear witness. The $100,000 note and the $300,000 one are believed, from the light of all de tails, to belong , to the same man or party. The latter Is due on 'May 2S and tho former In September. Tho coming of tho owners to collect them will be awaited with great Interest. The facts set forth above show that tiimi) one Is making a systematic effort to rob estates In this country. The Corcoran, Fair and Handley notes were unquestionably made by the same man. The letter sent to Ban Francisco was - ' IS! signed Howell and that which came to this city Dawson. Both are written in tho same hand and couched In the same language. It Is evident that tho seat of opera tions Is New York. How many other notes have been presented for payment It Is Impossible to say. It Is also im possible to ascertain in how many in stances the forger has been enabled to secure money by his clever dodge. Finis. We have a large variety ot above at all prices, as low as 10 Cents Each. China flail WEICHEL & MILLAR, 134 WYOMING AVENUE. REGULAR L. A. W. Kangaroo and Rossets Patented Compressed Corrugated Sole Finest Line of Russet Shoes in the City, $21, $3.00 $4.00 In the Latest Styles. SCHANK'S 410 SPRUCE STREET. ' . t . , Mil, HERS. 'mm fl Dili BICYCLE SHOES Stocks, Bonds, and Grain, Bought aud sold on New York . Exchange and Chicago Board of Trade, either for cash or on margin. ... 1 . - s d. duB. D1MHICK, ,; ' 41a Spruce Street. .... .. . ... LOCAL STOCKS I SPECIALTY. Telephone 5002. LATEST IN WATEMOOF V . OUR NEW Dl Combining all the requisites of a flno Spring Overcoat and possess ing water-proof qualities. ALL NEW SPRING STYLES IN AT MARTIN&DELANY'S BIG STRIDES Carry a man forward and forward Is tha word In buslmm. That's our motto. Wa posh busi ness by meaning; business. To ba cuatomor of ours la to make monoy. Wa male moaay for ourselvea by making money for our pat rons. It'a tha big values we give that brlnga our buslnosa a boom. Our stock ia always new, fresh, up tj date and worth buying. We keep goods new by keeping them moving. CONRAD, NEW CLOTHING FIRM 416 Lackawanna Avenue. Have no goods except those made by the most reputable manufacturers in the United States. If You Would See the Latest Be Sure and Call on Them. WELSBAGH LIGHT Specially Adapted (or Beading and Sewing. I PI MS H ill Consumes threo (3) feet of pas ' per hour and gives an efficiency of sixty (00) candles. Having at least 33 per cent over the orui nary rip Burners. Call and Sec It. 1T H0N1U0., 434 LACKAWANNA AVENUE. . Manufacturers' Agents. M, WERT'S WYOMING AVE, SCRANTON. STEINWAV & SON DECKER BROTHERS KRANICH S BACK STULTZ BAUER and Other PIANOS i Also a large stock of first-class ORGANS MUSICAL flERCHANDlSBa MUSIC, ETC. i in mKl5&ZT,' iisasf JOHN L HANGI, ENGRAVER; OFFICE AND SHOP 311 Lok. At. and Stowort'a Art Store. Pkoto Engraving for Circulars, Books, Cita logwa, newspapers. ' . ' , ; " ' Half-Tones and Line Wot. , ' GARMENTS THE FROTHINGHAM, MONDAY, MAY 11 A GRAND BOXING TOURNAMENT IN WHICH MIKE LEONARD. Of Brooklyn, X. Y. will meet JAMES JUDGE, Of Moranton, and TOMMY DENNY, PADDY GORMAN, vi AiuirNiut, una Bovuriu otuer spirited bouts. PRICES. 60c.t 75c. f AND $1.00. SPECIAL REDUCED BATES TO PHILADELPHIA, PA., FOB TB DEDICATION OF THE ODD FELLOWS' TEMPLE . On May 21st 1895, Via Central Railroad of New Jersey. For thla occasion the Ontrul Railroad of New Jersey will soil Spraial Eicarnhin Tickets from Scranton to Philadelphia, good to co on all trains on May 20th and 3m, gwi to return uutfl May 23d inclusive. This rate Is open to the public and CSora an excellent opportunity for a visit to Philadelphia at a very email cost. A peciai rust txprens Train wtu leave Hcrantm for Philadelphia at 8:05 a m. ca May 20th. FARE FOR THE ROUND TRIP, $4.82. P. Hatter, Shirt Maker AND Men's Outfitter. 412 SPRUCE STREET, 205 LACKAWANNA AVE. SCRANTON, PL THE LUU STORE Uimil LIMITED. CORNER LACKA. AND JEFFERSON AVE! GROCERY DEPARTMENT Try our bt private growth JAVA aa MOCHA Coffee and be convinced that we soil nothing but the Purest and Boat. We receive daily FRESH EGOS, and CREAMERY BUTTER rut up in l pouna prints, 5-pound class pails and tuba. Our Canned Goods, Fruit and Vegetables Are from the best packers; the stock is ra ' newed every fifteen daya In this depart ment, thus insuring you nothing but fresh, goods. Sole amenta for "8IS90N'8" BERRIES, of all ainda, which will be sent to ua daily from LaPiume aa soon as the season open We iniarantea quick delivery of good from all departments, honest weight and measure on all goods purchased. ...s.t..s..s.t...s.at...s. AYLESWORTH'S MEAT MARKET The Finest In the City. The latest Improved furnish ings and apparatus for keeping meat, butter and eggs. 223 Wyoming A vat VfWfWWVWTVl TAR CUM Cures Colds, Lays Out LoGrlppo, Cures Incipient Consumption. Manufactured by G. ELMEX DORF, Elmirie, N. Y.. and for mU by the trade generally. MEGARGEL & CONN ELL. Wholesale Agents, Scranton, Pi call up seat. BUD 1 II HUfMI CO. OILS, -r VINEGAR AND ' " WlkUlli OPPICE AND WAREHOUSE, ,. . 141 TO 131 MERIDIAN STRBBT M. W. COLLINS, M'gfrw
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