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city num.
' The teachers' committee will meet Wod
I neailay night.
, Mrs. Cora Johnston began her duties as
; matron at the county Jail yesterday.
I The new elevator was placed In position
In the Delaware end Hudson station rn
Lackawanna avenue yesterday.
The auditing; committee of councils held
regular meeting last noght and passed
favorably upon every bill presented.
Today the Delaware,' Lackawanna and
Western company will pay its employes
at the oar shops, Cayuga and Briabin
mines.
The weekly bulletin of the board of
, health for the first seven days of July
1 shows that there were thirty deaths and
(not a single case of contagious disease.
The excursion of Division 1, Ancient Or
der of Hibernians, of the West Bide, will
take place to Lake Ariel today. Crowds
from all parts of the county will accom
I pany lit ,
! The park committees of councils will
J meet Wednesday night to consider the acl-
vlsablllty of securing the Canavan and
Reynolds tracts as an addition to Nay
l. Aug Park.
V The fire alarm' boxes throughout the
f city are being painted at the expense of the
J Telephone company, whose workmen be
spattered them with green paint whtlo
painting the poles.
Sarah Whaleen, the Insane woman, who
tried to set fire to her house Saturday
night was officially examined by Drs.
Paine and Manley yesterday and sent to
the Hillside home.
Charles Lyden, charged with robbery.
entered ball before Judge Archibald yes
terday. .'Timothy Lyden and Thomas
Joyce became the bondsmen of the ac
cused in the sum of $500.
A very unique social called a "What Is
It" social is to be held at the Toung Wo
men's Christian association rooms, 205-207
Washington avenue, at 7.30 this evening.
Come and bring your friends.
Louis KodouskU for aggravated assault
and battery, committed by Alderman
Eobllng, and Louis Fennel, committed by
Alderman Bailey on a similar charge, wore
received at the county jail yesterday.
An evangelistic service of the Woman's
Christian Temperance lunion, Oreen Ridge,
will be held this afternoon at I o'clock in
tha Evangelical church on Capouse ave
nue). All are cordially invited to attend
this meeting.
Judge Archbald yesterday handed down
opinions overruling the demurrers and re
quiring the defendants to answer In fifteen
days In the canes of Mary Hynes and Ellen
Kane and J. F. McDermott and Mary Sul
livan against the Industrial Benefit asso
ciation, of Syracuse, N. Y.
William Leonard was fined $2 yesterday
la police court by Alderman Fuller for
stealing a ride on a coal train on the
Bloomsburg division of the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western railroad. Spe
cial Ofltixr Tlerney arrested Mm as he
was ceiling ore tne train at the Scranton
reel crossing.
Grand Clearance ilale
ef Dry Goods Thursday, Friday and Sat.
. nrday of this week. A great reduotion In
Muslins, Wash Good, Dress Goods, Bilks,
etc. See our advertisement on third'
page of this paper.
' . ' MEABB le HAGEN.
BULLET IN HIS LUNG.
Twelve-Yeer-Old Howsrd Jones Acci
dentally Shoots Himself.
While loading a revolver, Howard
Jones, a 12-year-old boy, living at Lake
Ariel, aooldently shot himself In the
right aide, the bullet entering; bis
lung. .
Dr. Ell probed for it but could not
Iflislodgd it. Although the wound Is
' serious it Is thought the boy will re
: cover.
. The accident occurred under the sta
tion platform, where the lad secreted
'j himself while loading an old revolver
with cartridges which he found near
the shooting gallery In the plcnlo
, grounds, after the Von Storoh Accl-
; dental fund excursion hal left the lake.
- The boy Is a member of tha Jones
: family,, after whom the lake was first
, named, - -
' OSCAft-LlKKS POTATOES. .
' , pe aVt'eargcd with Breaking into
, . ' Freight Csr to Get Them.
, , -Alderman Millar Issued a warrant
jesteraay for Oscar Blackmoor the
prosecutor being Fred Teets.
Blackmoor,' the etory goes, has a
hankering after potatoes. A) freight
ear loaded with the popular vegetable
was etationtd on a switch on the West
Aide. Teets owned the potatoes and
Heard that Blackmoor broke the seal
to get at them, He will have a hear
ing later on. . .
This a the day to buy Red Raspberries
for prsservmg, Stock will aot be better
ef price lower this season. Leave orders
I jit), , Teresa Market. teaa eve.
1
SENATOR QjUTS Y1SITGS
At the Wyoming He Receives Scleral
Count; Delegations.
HIS IMPORTANT STATEMENT
Says Us Will Hot Oppose the Souiaatloa
of the Six New Judges-J adge
Willard Did Not See the Sea
stor-Was ia Philadelphia.
Senator Quay has come and gone. He
arrived in Scranton early Sunday even
ing and from that time until his de
parture at 6 o'clock last night for
Wilkes-Barre his apartments at the
Wyoming were thronged toy politicians
of high and low degree. Including visit
ors from such distant points as Sus
quehanna, Wayne, Bradford and
Wyoming counties. .
During his brief stay he gave con
tinued evidence of his reputed tact and
ability In handling a throng of lesser
lights while at the same time instruct
ing and conferring with, to him, more
Important personages who are either
possessed of his confidence, or are
strongly opposed to him in a political
sense.
The Incident of the day, which oc
crsloiied the greatest wagging of
tongues, not only In tha vicinity of the
hotel, but on the streetB and In the
various nooks and corners where poli
ticians were gathered, wus the Inter
view which Senator Quay hod. early
In the forenoon, with .William Connell.
Vpon Invitation from the senator, Mr.
Connell called at his apartment and
was closeted with the senator for more
than an hour. At the conclusion of the
Interview both gentlemen refused to
swak for publication further than to
s:iy that while the conversation had
been pleasant and, In the main, confi
dential, nothing had occurred to alter
tim present aspects of the local cam
paign. Will Not Oppose Present Appointees.
Just before his departure for Wllkes
Burre Senator Quay received a Tribune
reporter and stated that he wished it
known to the Republicans of Lacka
wanna county that he did not Intend,
In the August convention, to oppose the
nomination of the six Republican
judges of the Superior cpurt recently
appointed by Governor Hastings.
"I have all I can do to fight my own
battle, for state chairman," he said,
"without Interfering with other candi
dacies." The many who had looked forward
to a meeting between Judge Willard
and Senator Quay were disappointed.
Judge Willard left the city early In the
morning for Philadelphia and this cir
cumstance waa much talked about by
the senator's supporters during the day,
although Judge Wlllard's friends and
antagonists were well aware that he
had gone to Philadelphia to attend a
meeting of the newly appointed supe
rior court judges, called to formulate
rules for the new court.
There had been no appointment made
for a meeting between the two. Early
in the afternoon Major Everett Warren,
son-in-law and law partner of Judge
Willard, called and was privately en
gaged with Senator Quay for ten or
fifteen minutes.
At 10 o'clock a delegation of Susque
hanna county Republicans called on the
senator. Among them were James H.
Taylor, editor of the Independent Re
publican: District Attorney W. 13. D.
Ainey, Register and Recorder Wright,
County Treasurer A. B. Burns, B. F.
Pride, of the Susquehanna Journal, and
Attorney E. R. W. Searle, Susquehanna
county will send two delegates to the
state convention.
A pledge that the Wyoming county
delegate would be for Quay, was made
by ex-Congressman Jordan, who called
at the hotel just before noon. A report
had been sent to Harrlsburg that Mr.
Northrop, the Wyoming delegate,
would be for the Hastings organization.
The Second Dlstrtet Fight.
The following card from Colonel E. II.
Ripple and City Controller Wldrnayer,
candidates In the Second legislative
district, is self-explanatory:
To whom it may concern:.
At the request of Hon. E. N. Willard,
we announce our candidacy for delegates
tothe state convention, to be held Aug. 2S,
at Harrlsburg, Pa.
We respectfully solicit the support of
those who desire the nomination of Jud?e
Willard, and pledge ourselves, If elected,
to use every Influence at our command to
make this nomination sure.
Tha opposition to our candidacy are cir
culating the report that we are pledged to
Hastings.
This Is not true, as we have been asked
for no pledges, and have given none.
We have been asked by Judge WHlard
to go as delegates, and if elected, pro
pose to serve his interests to the best of
our ability. F. J. Wldrnayer.
Ezra H. Ripple.
Major Warren and H. E. Paine are
WlUard candidates for delegates from
the Third district of the Ninth ward to
the Second Legislative district conven
tion. FOR HIGHWAY BOBBERY.
A Rathor Odd Crime Charged Against a
West Side Merchant.
Owen Davis, the itinerent merchant
and ice cream dealer of North Main
avenue, waa committed to the county
jail yesterday on the charge of assault
and battery and highway robbery, pre
ferred by James McQowan, of Old
Forge.
The alleged crime occurred on the
night of June 23. Davis waa supplying
a picnic In Lackawanna township, end
on the way home stopped at a saloon
below Taylorvllle, leaving his horse and
wagon outside. ;
When he came out foe discovered that
his horse and wagon had been driven
up the road. He overtook it and dis
covered that It was McQowan who had
driven off with It.
As there were some cigars missing
from the wagon he accused McQowan
of taking them, but the latter protested
Innocence, and stated that he had only
drove the horse off as a Joke. When
Davis perlslsted In accusing him of
the theft, he drew forth a handful of
money and, showing It to Davis, said
that he didn't have to steal cigars,
that he was able to pay for them.
Davis grabbed some of the money
and refused to give It up until Mc
Qowan should , return the olgars. Mcr
Qowan insisted that he did not have
the cigars, so Davis kept the money.
The accusation, arrest and commit
tal of Davis was the result His friends
are making efforts to have him released
on ball.
.BOARD OF ENGINEERS.
New Fire Department Officials Mset and
Oriaaite Last Wight.
The new board of engineers of the
Are department met for organisation
last night in the office of Chief H. F.
Ferber. In the City Hall. The members
of the new board are: Chief H. F.
Serber, J, B. Birilejr first sVHaataats
X W. Halt, second assJeUat; George
R. Suydam, third assistant;. Louis
Bchwass, fourth assistant; Richard J.
Feeney, fifth assistant; Louis Myer,
sixth assistant; Fred Durr, chairman
of the Ore department committee of
select council; Robert Robinson, chair
man of the Are department committee.
of common council.
Chief Ferber was chosen chairman,
Robert Robinson, treasurer, and George
Buydam. secretary. The 24th of Sep
tember was selected as the date for the
annual parade and inspection.
PLANS FOR K0. 13 SCHOOL
Adopted by the Members of the Board of
Control Last Night.
F. L. Wormser at the meeting last
night of the board of control read the
report of the high school committee In
the absence of T. J. Jennings, the regu
lar chairman.
It recommended the letting to the
Economy Light, Heat and Power com
pany the contract of heating the build
ing at the sum of $1,704 for each school
year, and $200 a year for steam for the
low pressure engine, provided the es
cape steam can be utilized to heat the
building. A guarantee was given that
these prices shall not be advanced with
in Ave years.
It recommended that $3,400 be de
ducted from the contract price of Hunt
& Connell for the heating and ventilat
ing system of the building. The archi
tects recommended certain elimina
tions In tho work amounting to the sum
named.
MarMo for Wood.
It recommended the payment of $7C3
to Architects Little & O'Connor, and
also the privilege to Contractor Con
rad Schroeder of substituting mosaic
marble and granite for the hardwood In
the hallways of the first floor of the
high school, allowing him $2,095.12 ex
tra for doing it.
W. J. Walah arose to explain that he
did not nor does not yet favor a fire
proof high school. This was after Mr.
Von Storch had made an 'Ineffectual
effort to defeat the last recommenda
tion. Mr. Wormser Bald the committee
was Informed by the architects that a
stone floor would be more economical
In the long run. Solicitor H. A. Knapp,
In a communication informed the mem
bers of the board that the titles of the
properties purchased on which the new
No. 16 school Is built, are clear and no
Incumbrances except a mortgage of
$3,000 against one lot and a sewer as
sessment against the other.
The plans of Architect John A. Duck
worth for the new No. 13 school were
adopted and the secretary authorized to
advertise for bids.
Bids for Heating.
Bids for heating and ventilating the
new No. 16 school were read as follows:
Smead & Wills Warming and Ventilat
ing company, $3,300; Hunt & Connell,
$3,725; Bennett & Peck Heating and
Ventilating company, Cincinnati, Ohio,
$2,947; Edward P. Bates, Syracuse, N.
Y., $2,845, for heating and ventilating;
$1,400 additional for plumbing and sani
tary work. They were referred to com
mittee.
The secretary stated that he had bids
for supplies necessary at the schools
the ensuing year. Mr. Mahon, member
from the Blxth, moved to refer to the
supply committee and dispense with the
reading of them.
Secretary Fellows was granted a
leave of absence for the week ending
July 27, during that time he will be at
camp with the Thirteenth regiment.
DOSE WAS TOO LARGE.
John Campbell Caused Ills Death by Not
Ubeylng Instructions.
John Campbell, of Mary street, Prov
idence, died suddenly yesterday after
noon from the effects of an overdose of
medicine, which had been prescribed to
brace him up aster a continued drink
ing spell.
The medicine was prescribed by Dr,
Lackey and compounded at Henwood'a
drug store. It was composed of mor
phlne, chloral and bromide of potass!
um, and It was directed by the doctor
and written on the label of the bottle
that he should take a teaspoonful every
two hours.
Instead of following the directions he
took nearly two ounces or about six
teospoonfuls at the first dose.
He remarked to his wife that (f a
little of It was good, more of It would
be better and following his own judg
ment, poured nearly halt of the 4-ounce
vial into a glass of whiskey and gulped
it down,
He went to his room Immediately
after and an hour later waa found dead
by his little daughter, who went up
stairs to ask how he felt. '
Coroner Kelley made an Investigation
and impaneled a Jury of A. P. O'Don
nell, John Fltzslmmons, Thomas Dur
kin, John SulHvan, Anthony Neary and
jfatncK McNlsh.
Coroner Kelley secured a copy of the
prescription and made an examination
of the medicine ad pronounced them
perfectly proper.
The dose as prescribed would con
tain one-fourth of a grain of morphine.
twenty grains of bromide, and fifteen
of chloral. This is the usual dose, he
said, administered, and Is totally harm
less. The dose which Campbell took con
talned about three grains of morphine.
120 grains of chloral, and 160 grains of
bromide, either of which Ingredients
in Bucn quantities would be sufficient
to cause ueatn.
It was the coroner's oDlnlon that
Campbell died without suffering any
pain.
The Jury believed a thorough Invest!
gatlon should be made owing to the
position of the doctor and druggist in
the case and accordingly adjourned V
meet in ir. Kelley s office tonltrht.
Campbell Is a middle-aged man, and
leaves a lamuy or nve children.
MISS MORROW'S RECITAL.
She Is a Piano-Forte Pupil of Professor
E. E. Southworth.
Before a cultured audience number
ing the pupils and their friends of
Professor E. E. Southworth, a piano
forte recital was given last evening by
Mies Belle Morrow, assisted by Miss
Annie Du Val, soprano, and Walter
Klple, violinist.
Miss iMorrow Is a gifted pupil of Mr.
Southworth, and her brilliant playing
was received, with merited applause,
The studio was fragrantly decorated
with flowers and fern leafs.
Miss Du Val aang very sweetly, creat
ine; a Ane Impression of her vocal tal
ent; and iMr. Klple's playing was ex
cellent. Miss Morrow's numbers were
chosen to elicit the wide range of genius
that she possesses.
Our Boulevard Stanhopes are the most
fashionable open carriage in the market,
To see them Is to admire them. - Blume'i
Carriage Repository, G21 and lit Spruce
street , -
Special attention and private dining
rooms for dinner parties at Lonmann's,
Spruce street. Service aaa cuisine unex
sailed to tale clta',., M .,, . . , ,
LUCKY SCMTG CuSS
They Inearth a Rich Copper Veil ia
ttattc, Mont
RECEIVED A SUM OP 154.000
Michael Ltvlne, Patrick McQsire ead
J ohm aad James Nary. All Fonaerly
ef the North Ead. Are the For.
taaetes-Story of the Fiad.
There returned to Scranton last week
John and Jamea Nary, who less than
two years ago could jingle no more
than a tew dollars In their pockets,
but who now possess $11,900 each as
their share from the sale of a copper
mine in Butte, Mont.
The two Nary a are (brothers and.
along wluh Michael Levlne and Pat
rick McGuIre, made themselves rlcnJ
In a day, but only after weeks of toll
and prospecting. All are Americanr
born Irishmen and were, up to a few
years ago, residents of the North End,
which lends additional Interest to the
story of their good fortune.
In Justice to the Narys It should be
stated that they are averse to talking
for publication; In fact, they refused
to do so, and the following concerning
their lucky And could only be obtained
In sections from friends whom the
Narys had cautioned against reporters.
Up to a few years ago James Nary
and lvlne were miners In this re
gion. They 'believed the west afforded
better opportunities for hardy young
manhood, and soon left for Utah, in
which state, at Park City, they worked
two or three years In the silver mines.
Finally they went to Butte, where they
continued work as miners and where a
short time ago they, with the other
Nary and MoGuire, unearthed the hid
den vein of copper, which Is now be
lieved to be a continuation of the
vein In the famous Anaconda mine
owned by Marcus Daly, "The Copper
King."
Mrs. Levtne's Enterprise.
It should be remarked that Levlne
Is the only married man among Che
four prospectors; this fact is Impor
tant, as Mrs. Levtne's energetic quali
ties contributed Indirectly to the suc
cess of the undertaking which made
her husband and his three companions
rich men. "Rich," not because $11,000
Is the limit of a man's ambition now
adays, but because that sum Is a for
tune to a young man whose laDonng
years have been epent digging wltih
pick and shovel for a few half dollars
per day.
In this connection Mrs. Levlne's ener
gy Induced her to keep boarders. She
made a small profit per week and these
sums, along with the husband's and
James Nary's small savings, permitted
the two men to "lay off" from wora
during certain periods which were
epent In prospecting.
Meanwhile the other Nary (John) and
Patrick iMcQulre. each young and ar
dent. Joined the other two In Butte,
and the four counclled together over
Levlne's prediction that the rich Ana
conda copper vein extended beyond the
possessions of Daly, "The Copper
King." and his associates, wnne
vine's experience told him that all four
mtsht waste a lifetime seeking tne
treasure, he presented many arguments
In support of his belief that the vein
could be found and would develop cop
per rich in quality and great in quan
tity. The result was a compact wnere
by the four were to lease a certain
claim and share good or bad fortune
alike. The lease was obtained, but a
proviso was made that no rental should
be paid unless tho claim waa touna to
contain mineral.
Digging for Valm b'e Ores
The four then obtained work In the
mines and were so frugal that their
savings, together with Mrs. Levlne's
boarding house profits amounted to
several (hundred dollars in April, 1894,
during which month the snow dlsap
peared from the hills and the four
Scrantonlans were permitted to begin
their chanceful digging.
For over three months they plied
picks and shovels from morning until
dusk, but with no other evidence of
their labor than a long, narrow, trench
like hole between two high pieces of
ground at the foot of the Butte hills.
For several weeks friends had dls
couraged them In their efforts, and
they were well nigh disheartened them'
selves; their combined monled capital
had dwindled to lees tihan $20, and
credit was refused them by storekeep
ers, who, In that country, are watchful
of customers and place no reliance upon
prospects or hopes.
Early one August morning, and fol
lowing a decision of the previous night
to abandon work after the next day,
the first evidence of the metal was
found. The men had since sunrise been
working In silence. Levlne swung his
pick Into the earth at a point where the
side and bottom of the trench Joined
together, but the blow waa not followed
by the usual crumbling of dirt, nor was
the pick removed until Its owner had
tugged at It vigorously.
Meanwhile Levlne's exclamation had
attracted the two Nary's and McQuIre,
who gathered about their companion
and anxiously awaited his efforts to
remove the pick. When the Implement
was loosened an examination revealed
the presence of ore. ,
Many Offers of Assistance,
The rest of the story can be briefly
told. The news of the And was her
aided about, and within a few hours
negotiations were opened for leases all
along the direction In which the vein
was supposed to extend.
Capitalists, previously unknown to
the four plucky fellows, loaned them
money to develop their property which
was found to contain gold and sliver In
quantities too slight to mine, except
along with the copper,
Repeated offers to purchase the lease
were made, and last spring a deal was
made with an Individual who was later
ascertained to bo an agent of "The
Copper King." The price agreed upon
was $64,000, spot cash, which was equal
ly divided among the four,
Last Wednesday the Narys returned
to Scranton and have since been visit
ing Criende and relatives, and only
very few of the latter and none of the
former have heard the complete story
of the find.
ALL ABOUT A NICKEL,
A Boot-Mask, a Customer aad Several
Spectators,
An Incipient riot was caused at
Wyoming avenue and Spruce street
yesterday afternoon by a bootblack
named Frank Kelly and one of his pat
rons becoming embroiled in a wrangle
over tne price of a shine.
The customer, whose name could not
be learned, demanded B cents change
bask out of a dime which he had tossed
to the boy In payment for a russet
shine. The boy refused to disgorge and
thereupon the customer took violent
maaeurea to compel turn. He held the.
boy down oa the sidewalk and endeav
ored to compel him to open bis hand
which clutched the dime, but the boy
would not give In.
A nearby clerk took sides with the
customer and to assist In forcing the
lad to relax his grip poured ice water
down his back. Some humane bystand
ers, at this Juncture, Interfered and
took sides with the boy, driving off the
clerk and his torture and .compelling
the angered customer to release the
boy.
Before the lad could get away the
customer took i eents worth of revenge
out of the bootblack's paraphernalia.
breaking his russet-shlne bottle and
scattering his tools to the four winds
with a vicious kick.
The lad'a sympathisers made up a
purse to reimburse him for the loss of
his tools,
CAPTAIN WAS IN DANGER.
For That Reasoa lie Says He Wee Com
pelled to Lesve Hi Spoese.
Captain John Horn, the proprietor
of a hotel on Dickson avenue, Oreen
Ridge, and one of the beat-known res
idents of the city, yesterday begun pro
ceedings against his wife to secure an
absolute divorce on the ground of
cruul and Intolerable treatment
In the Ubtl Aled in the case by the
Captain s attorney, C. H .8oper, It is
set forth that the complainant's life is
endangered by residing under tine same
root witn bis Amazonian spouse.
Captain Horn has been eniVJged in
the hotel business in this city for years
and was the first person ever granted
permission to sell intoxicants In the
Thirteenth ward of this city. The priv
ilege was extended to him three years
ago and caused great comment in that
part of the city. An effort was made
at the lust term of license court to
have the court refuse to reissue the li
cense, but it was unsuccessful.
A Friend of ills Youth.
In September, 1S94, Captain Horn's
wife died, and among those who at
tended the funeral waa Mrs. Matilda
SauBsmann, of Wilkes-Barre, a wo
man of ample proportions. She had
been a warm friend of the captain
hen he was a young gallant and she
sympathised freely with him In the
affliction that had overtaken him.
She rendered such assistance as to
Impress the captain with her worth and
he frequently thereafter called on her
at Wllkcs-Barre to consult about vari
ous matters. A marriage was the out
come of these conferences, the captain
wedding Mrs. Saussmann Fob. 19.
Before the honeymoon was over Mrs.
Horn cievt '.oped a bad temper and the
captain alleges 'that she beat and
abused him and made It so unpleasant
for every one about the house that he
was unable to retain any of the ser
vants in his employ.
Threatened Ills l ife.
Then, he says, she threatened his life
and he refused to live any longer with
her. Their separation took place on
April 6. During the time Mrs. Horn
had charge of his domestic affairs
twenty-six servants came and went.
CULVERTS ARE DANGEROUS.
City Engineer to Report Condition of
Plttston and Stono Avenue Arches.
C. E. Chittenden, chairman of the
streets and bridges committee of select
council, yesterday directed City Engl
ner TiiilllnB to investigate and report
the condition of the Plttston and Stone
avenue arch culverts, on the Boutn
Side.
He alleges that they are in a danger
ous condition and are In need of im
mediate attention. The foundation
was built upon the natural bed of the
ravine In each Instance, and although
neither of the culverts have been erect
ed over four years, the force of the
water has dislodged the lower stones
and allowed the arch to settle, causing
It to crack and some of the stones to
drop out.
The two culverts In question are the
largest and most expensive the city
has ever built. They were erected ac
cording to the plans and specifications
of ex-City Engineer Blewttt and the
work was done by Corcoran & Dona-
hoe on Plttston avenue and by Max
Phillips on iStone avenue. Large iron
plates bearing this Information are Im
bedded In the capstones of each cul
vert.
Mr. Chittenden, when Interviewed re'
gardlng this affair, said:
"The culverts are liable to come
down, but I do not apprehend Immedl
ate danger. I do not, however, believe
that they can last mere than another
winter. I was underneath tthe Stone
avenue culvert myself, and found that
the foundation atones had been washed
away and many of the upper ones had
d-epped away. A large crack extends
from the, base to nearly the center of
the arch. I have directed the atten
tion of the city engineer to these cul
verts In particular, and advised him to
look carefully over all of Ohem."
BIKE WAS NOT STOLEN.
It Was Locked I'p for Ssfo Keeping by a
Friend.
David Leers, a clerk In the Barber
Asphalt company's office In the Library
building, owns a bicycle, which he left
In the hallway, finding It gone when
he came out from his desk. , .
He thought It had been stolen and
reported the affair to the police. At
torney W. A. Wilcox has an office In
the Library building; he thought it be
longed to his partner, Mr. Patterson,
and locked it up In their office.
A New Enterprise.
Mr. H. D. Swarts, the well-known lum
berman wing-shot, has opened up a stora
at 223 Spruce street, where he will carry a
full line of guns, rifles, revolvers, sporting
goods, ammunition of all kinds, clay
pigeon traps, live pigeon traps, targets
and hand loaded snot gun shells. Mr.
Swarts Intends to make a specialty of
hand loaded shells and will guarantee
every one or them to be perfect.
In ordering shells loadtd, whether by
mall or by telephone, please state how you
want them loaded or give him the name or
make of gun and gauge and what kind of
game you want to use them for and he will
guarantee the shells to be all right. In
connection with his store Mr. Swarts will
have a repair shop, which will be under
the management of Mr. F. A. Tlsdale, a
man with several years' experience In re
pairing and making guns, bicycles and all
kinds of difficult work. Mr. Swarts has
taken the agency for the new L. C. Smith
gun, which Is one of the finest made guns
on the market. These guns can now be
seen at his store.
Over ED different styles of Buggies, Car
riages, Phaetons, Traps, Surries, . Carts
and ..Business Wagons to be seen at
Biume's Carrlaga Repository, 123 and (24
Spruce street, . .
,' e . - ..
lOo. nianers.
Qo to Miller's Hotel, corner Pens and
Spruce, and try their lOo, dinners. .
Those two or three teeth you've lost
eaa be replaced without plates at Dr. B.
T. Whtatoa's. Office, 4a Lackawanna
avenue, ...
Pillsburys Flour Mills have a capacity
ef ILK barrels a gay.. e
KUSJORT EYCI
Charged vitfc risking a Practice of
Leading Little Girls Astray.
MRS. BLACKNORB ASSISTED HIM
Terrible Stories Related fey Emma CBriea
ead the Wife aad Sister-ia-Law of
Eych ia Police Coart Drivea
Oat of Other Places. '
(Mrs. W. B. Dugganv agent of the As
sociated Charities, with the co-operation
of the police, yesterday unearthed
and brought to Justice a villainous set
who have of late been making their
headquarters on the West, Side.
The principal malefactor of the crowd
Is Robert Eyck and his companions In
crime, or more properly speaking, his
dupes, are his wife, his brother, Jacob
Eyck, and the tatter's wife. The crime
upon which the latest charge against
them Is based Is that of enticing young
girls from their homes and leading
them Into a life of crime.
Although the entire family were ar
rested, Robert Eyck alone was held
to answer at court. It was proven
quite conclusively that the others of the
family, all of whom are Ignorant and
of a very low order of civilization, were
unwilling accomplices of the uncon
scionable principal.
Eyck's perfidy Is best revealed by the
story of one of Ms victims, Emma
O'Brien, a 14-year-old srirh whose res
cue by Mrs. Duggan disclosed the In-
iamy or ner would-be destroyers. She
is the daughter of a resnentahla Rolls.
vue family, and although she has here
to ror-j neen or an ungovernable nature,
she has never been guilty of any dis
honorable action. She savs that on the
Fourth of July, on her way to Hyde
Park, she passed the Eyck house on Ed
ward s court and being thirsty stopped
to ask for a drink of water.
What Mrs. Olookmore Did.
A Mrs. Blaokmorfri who waa In front
of the house, took her inside, and after
giving ner a drink engaged her in con
versation, during the oourse of which
she discovered, what was apparent to
anyone, that the girl was very pliable
and Innocent: In fact, that she was not
overly bright.
The girl went her way and towards
evening, as sne was returning home she
again encountered the Blnnk mnra urn.
man, who Induced her to return to the
Eyck home. ' There she found another
young girl, not over 13 years of age,
she says, whose name Was Phillips!
They tarried there until it was so late
that she was persuaded hv v.vnit unA
his wife to remain all wight. During
the night Eyck visited her, but was
repulsed. The next day and ever since
she has been afraid to go home owing
to her escapade, and as ahe had no oth
er place to go, remained at Eyck's at
night and spent the day about the
streets.
This story was thought to be, for the
most part a fabricated tale, until yester
day afternoon at the hearing Eyck's
wife and sister-in-law corroborated It
In detail and added more Infamous ac
cusations. Mrs. Robert Eyck swore
that her husband and some woman
were gathering young girls at the houBe
with the Intention of taking them to
Wyoming, where ho leased a house.
Bestea by Her Husband.
She further said that her husband
had beaten her unmercifully because
she would not be a party to his de
signs. Mrs. Jacob Eyck's testimony
was of a like nature. iShe pleaded that
her husband was sickly, and that she
had to stay at her brother-in-law's be
cause she had nowhere else to go. None
of them dared thwart Eyck in his acts
as he would, they said, have surely
killed them.
Mrs. Eyck confessed that they had
been driven out of Portland and
Stroudsburg before coming to this city.
They hail from the backwoods some
where in the region of Portland. Mrs.
Duggan took charge of the girl and sent
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Eyck to the Hill
side hums. Robert Eyck's wUe prom
ised to go back with her two children
to her mother's home, near Portland.
Their children are a boy and girl 5
and 7 years of age respectively, and In
appearance are just the opposite to
their Ignorant and depraved parents.
The little girl, who was at the station
house during the trial, evidently under
stood that her father was in trouble
and cried plteously when she saw him
being led off to a cell. One of the old
est officers on the force after the hear
ing said that it was the 'toughest" case
he had ever experienced in the service.
Bugglos! Buggies! Duggles!
The greatest assortment ever displayed
in Scranton. Call and see them. Prices
most reasonable. Wm. Blume & Bon,
Carriage Repository, C22 and 624 Spruee
street.
Piano for Sole.
A high grade 7 1-1 octave plane. Beauti
ful mahogany case, repeating action and
all modern Improvements. No better
piano made. Will be sold very cheap.
For particulars address Box tff.
We have a fine line of flurries with Can
opy or Extension Tops. Call and Inspect
before buying elsewhere. Wm. Blume &
Bon, 622 and 624 Spruce street.
tU. HUMERI'S
WYOMING AVB, 8CRANT0M.
STEWWIT I SOU
BECKER BROTHERS ad
KMIICH I BACK Other
STULTZ A BAUER
PIANOS
- Also a large stock of flrst'olAM
ORGANS
CU31CAL nERCHANDlSB
MUSIC, ETC ,
BEST SETS OF TEEIfl..J8.03
lacluliar the vaitilaoi xtrsettag it
seta by aa entirely Mwpreeeav '
S. C SNYDER, D. D. S.,
OeTCitl
CITY A
ROARING BROOK BRIDGE.
Work oa the Kaeerstracmre of It lias
Been Began.
Work on the superstructure of the
Roaring Brook bridge waa begun yes
terday. Seven car toads of timber for
Che false work has already arrived and
will be put in place as fast as possible.
The iron is sdso arriving daily, and
inside of two weeks the work of con
structing the bridge proper will begin.
Seven car loads of Iron have so far been
unloaded.
Bay the Weber
aad get the best At Guernsey Bros.
WQOLWOBTH'S
This article
is invaluable
as a FRUIT
PRESS, and
as a potato
press it has
no equal, it
leaves the po
tatoes as
light as a
fearer and
as white as
snow.
PRICE 45 CENTS
C. S.W00LW0RTH
I9 LACKAWANNA AVENUE.
Crten and Qeld Store Prent
EVA M. HETZEL'S
Superior Face Bleach.
PosltiTelj Removes All Fddal Blemisbx.
No more Freckles, Tan, Sunburn, Black
heads, Liver Spots. Pimples and Sallow
Complexions If ladles will uso my Su
perior Face Bleach. Not a cosmetic, but a
medicine which acts directly on the skin,
removing all decolorations, an one of tho
greatest purifying agents for the complex
ion in existence. A perfectly clear and
spotless complexion can be obtained in
every instance by its use. Price, $1.00 per
bottle. For sale at G, M. Hetzel's Hair
dressing and Manicure Pnrlora, 330 Lack
awanna ave. Mall orders tilled promptly.
DRIVEN TO DRINK,
Yes, thirst has brought tbtt tnnle to water.
It was no use for htm to kick this time: be
was drivm to drink and drink ho must. But
even water wasn't mora irresistibly tempting
to that mule than our stJck of ihirts is to wide
awake buyers.
EXTRA LARGETlZE SHIRTS
A SPECIALTY.
CONRAD,
305
Lackawanna Ays.
ELECTRIC, VAPOR AND
Given from I a. m. to 6 p. m, at the
Green Ridge Sanitarium,
720 Marlon St., Green Ridge.
For Ladles Buffering from Nervous Diseases,
Catarrhal and Rhsumatlo Complaints special
attention is given.
MISS A. E. JORDAN.
JOradnate of the Boston Hospital Training
ichool for Norses). Superintendent
JOHN L HANGI. ENGRAVER,
OFFICE AND SHOP
811 Lack. Ay. aad Stewart s Art Store. ,
Phito Eogrirlng for Circulars, Books, Citi
laftm, Hmpipert
Half-Tonee and Una Work.
rat evtu"ATi
L'lAUOD
WiriMesn I eseosiw Osteatk
MOtWfstitlngton A raatoa.fe.
MUST GO
To make room for the immense stock
of FURS whioh we are maklnf .
10 Dol Boys' Sailors, 10c. Ec:)
25 Dol Ladies' Sailors, 19c Eg
lODoz. Untrimmed Hats, 29c, EkS
5 Dol Trimmed Hats, 98c. Eri
100 Pieces of Ribbon at 5&i Yri
20 Dol Infants' Lawn Caps 10oEt:S
The balance of our &
1.98
owe waists tor
Silk and Velvet $0 QQ
Capes, - - ,J5
i lot of Fancy Em- $4 QQ
broidered Capes, 1 1 J 0
Come early to secure some
of these bargains.
J. BOLZ,
38 Wyoming Ave.
REIT TO THE DIRE UM.
Blue Serge
Coats and Vests
for
$5.00.
Duck Pants,
for
$1.00.
Glotlm IMera& Furnishera
P.
Hatter,
Shirt Maker
AND.
Men's
Outfitter.
40 SPRUCE STREET,
sCRUTCi,M.
205UCMWUM ME,
SECURITY,
CONVENIENCE,
PRIVACY.
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404 Lackawanna Ave., ,
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exceptional facilities for tha ate '!
keening of Securities. t . .
Boxes of all sizes and prices.
Large, light and airy rooms for
the use and convenience of eua
tomcrs. , 1
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