i ' - ' . .;,-.- ' .- f r " r --'. - - - ' ' - ......... - 1 ".' EIGHT PAGES 64 COLUMNS. fcSCRANTON, PA., MONDAY MORNING, JULY 18, 18D5. TWO CENTS A COPY. Ttt O AWCCBffl Tail Ell largia it of WasBl The balance of our regular lines for the present season. Our trade in the has been un precedently large, and assortments are not complete, yet there are no bad colorings or unsatisfactory patterns, and late buyers will And In them the most extraordinary Ilk values that ever cam under their notice no mutter when or where they've seen similar good. 0c These art the best goods on the market The weave Is exceedingly popular, and out of the twenty or thirty colorings and styles left, you're sure to find something to ault you Just as well as If you had com when th price was double that w now ask. Sale Price, 20c All present season's patterns and faultless. The assortment of the hades amd design Is excellent, and when you buy Cheney Bros. Silks you know you have got the highest class printed China Silk on the market About SO piece To Close at 35c EXHA CHOICE About SO pieces extra choice Print ed Bilks, Including exclusive novel ties and the cream popular pat terns. Nothing worse to he lot than Cheney Bros.- finest 24-inch Ilka, which silk buyers have paid 76c. and $1.00 for many a time. Special price To Close at 37 l-2c COTTON WASH GOODS SALE CONTINUES. I BESTKAI-KAI I WASH SEKS, 35c, CHERRY HILL DISASTER The Homeless Condition of About . Fifteen Families. LIST OP INJURED AXD DEAD The Cherry Ulll Relief Fund Uas Bosn FofflMd and Subscriptions Are Rapidly Poarin. ln-Saf-fercra la Tents- Cherry Hill. N. J.. July U.-Three dead and about six seriously injured Is the result of yesterday's tornado, not Including the homeless condition of about fifteen families. The dead, as re ported last nhjht. are: Conrad Fried man, the hotelkeeper; Anton : one of August Mund'a laborers, and Wil liam Ahren's eight-months-old baby. Edgar Chlnnock, the decorative ar tist, whose skull was fractured while he attempted to save his brother Fank's horses. Is still in a critical condition. The Cherry Hill relief fund was formed at Hackensack today. Cigar boxes were displayed on all the promin ent thoroughafres, and collections were taken at Cherry Hill all the afternoon from the mass of visitors. About 11.000 was collected. Upwards of 25,000 per sons visited the scene of destruction to day. Rev. A. Duryee, pastor of the Re formed church, which was blown off Its foundations, held services In the open air this afternoon and fully 5,000 per sons attended. On Monday night a mass meeting will be held In the Hackensack Opera house to devise means of establishing a fund for the relief of the needy sufferers at Cherry Hill. All the churches have promised to combine in the work. The damage to property will reach about 175.000. No Insurance policies cover damage by tornado. Tents have bean sent here from neighboring towns. SERIOUS CRIME CHARGED. Mrs. Gottlieb Kuess Accused of Having Caussd the Death of Pauline Rjrtsr by Malpractice. Special to the Scranton Tribune. Wllkes-Barre. Pa., July 14. A se rious crime was committed in Nanti coke a few days ago. Mrs. Pauline Ryter, aged 25 years, died from the re sult of malpractice, said to have been performed by Mrs. Gottlieb Kuess, a well-known Nantlcoke mid-wife. On Friday Drs. Hill and Dodson were called In to see the woman but found her beyond help, and she died a short time afterwards. They at once notified Burgess Boyle and yesterday Coroner PerKlns went down to hold the Inquest. A Jury composed of Samuel Powell, Burgess Boyle. Edward Hoban, Isaac Eckert, and two others, yet to be se lected, was empanelled and the Inquest will be held this afternoon at 3 o'clock. County Detective Eckert Is busy col lecting testimony which will be sub mitted today to the Jury. Evans made a post mortem examination, and the re sult will be made known at the In quest. A warrant was made out by the burgess and placed In the hands of Con stable Lyons, who arrested Mrs. Kuess, and brought her here to the Jail, where she will be detained until after the in quest. PLEA IN THE COLLINS CASE. An Attempt Will Bs Mad to Show That the Prisoner Acted In Solf Defense Trenton, N. J., July 14. Prosecutor Bayard Stockton received a letter yes terday from Garret Cochran, the Princetcfn college student who was wounded by one of the balls fired by John S. Collins, the colored man who is charged with the murder of Fred Ohl, also a student, Saturday night, June 8. The letter state, that Cochran will be here next Tuesday morning to testify at the trial. It appear that Cochran Is anxious to give his testimony on behalf of the state, but the defense have strong hopes that hi the cross-examination they will show that Colllms was obliged to defend himself by using his revolver. It is generally understood that Collins, through his lawyers, will set up the plea that he committed the deed In self-defense. The lawyers who will defend Collins are Chauncey H, Beasley and J. L. Conrad, of this cKy, and Senator Will lam D. Daly, of Hudson county. The prosecutor will be assisted by W. Holt Apgar. Collins does not appear to worry much over the approaching trial. He eat and sleep well. He Is 22 years old, weigh 120 pound and li not tall. NEW YORK WAS THIRSTY. Oothamltes Do Not Tak Kindly to Roosevelt' Hnles. New Tork, July 14. This city passed through another arid Sunday today, and, from the low deep growls emitted by the enforced "drys," it Is a mis taken idea to suppose that the people who want their 8unday drink are get ting used to the prohibitive state of affairs. However, it I certain that to day was a counterpart of it prede cessor since the Roosevelt flat went forth, and there Is every indication that Us successors will be the rame. Since the decision of Judge McAdam, which was rendered a few day ago. In which It was held that the sale of soda water on Sunday was Illegal, there has been much speculation as to the course the police would pursue In regard to that kind of traffic. The druggist and soda water dispenser, however, were not interfered with today, and the soda flssed as merrily as ever. ' REV. TAULBEE TALKS. Says Amsriosn Protective Association Does Not Wish to Vilify Any One. San Francisco, Jury 14. The disting uished pulpR orator and lecturer. Rev. J. M. Tautbee, of CtooirmaU, I In the clity on a lecture tour. 'Mr. Taulbee la one of the moat prominent officer of the American Proteotlvo association. a, member of. the national executive council, chaplain of Mi Supreme coun oil of the world and president of ilw state ascodatkm of Kentucky. v Mr. Taulbee dtates that the growth of the aMotaMoo In (be past eight year ba beta pheoomeoaX , Chart era have beeen granted by the Supreme council of the world, of which Mr. Taulbee Is chaptaih. o local organisation in sev eral different countries. "A a politi cal feature," said Rev. Taulbee. "the American Protective association Is fast becoming a power. We do not wish to vilify anyone or abuse anything, but we wifto to point out what we. think to be the bUw way for the advance ment of both church and state." COKI'RS AT WORK. On Thoasaad New Ovsas to lie Operated at Hastings. Johnatown. Pa.. July 14. For the first time In several year the large plant of the Cheat Creek Coal and Coke com pany, at Ch?st Springe, this county, is in fuU operation at every oven burning awl every mine working full. The company ha orders ahead for several months. It ha Just been announced that the Philadelphia company which ie open ing a, new coal mine at Hasting, thin county, will erect 1,000 coke ovens. It is proposed to equip the mine wKh elec tric light and machinery diiven by electric power. COUNTED ON FOR HASTINGS- Only Tea Delegates Necdod to Carry the Convention for the Governor and Many More Are in Sight. Philadelphia, July 14. The figures given out with the sanction of tn ad ministration leader that Hastings and GUkeson have 135 delegaite sure has put damper upon the Quayites im this end of the state. With 82 delegates yet to be elected outside of Philadelphia, Hasting and GUkeson need only 10 to win. Montgomery and Bunks counties are eure to give them 11, Northampton 3, and Lycoming 3. That is 17, or 5 more than the required number. Quay's worker her alao concede the majority of the delegates In 'Luzerne and Schuyl kill to Hastings. Those who control York county aa.y there Is ho doubt that Hastings and GUkeson will get those five delegaite. There wa9 a gloom at Quay headquar ters all day on account of tin swiftness with which the bottom had been knocked from the senator' wild pre diction about hlB majority of 79. Quay's latest plan Is to have all the counties that are for him publicly endorse him, as ha been done im Lancaster, Craw forh atul Delaware. HI friends hope to make a formidable showing In this way and to deceive the public as to their real Strength. TH Quay-Democratic coheme of a compromise has proved a boomerang. MADE HER DEPUTY SHERIFF. Mr Doodeyn Electioneered and the Sheriff Elect Kept His Promise. Bay City, Mleh., July 14 Just before tihe laj?t election the wife of Dennis Doodeyne,. who keeps a grocery Btoe and has am able-bodied voice and influ ence, asked Sutherland, 'the Republican candidate for sheriff, if he would ap point lwr a deputy In cjse fhe won Detune hr husband', over to him. Sutherland promised, and was elected. Mrs. Dennis didn't ss Sutherland for a long lime, but when flva did meet him (the reminded him of his promise, and he kept it by appointing her. No wo man bad ever hld ths office of deputy sheriff, and alt first Mrs. Dennis did not seem Inclined to accept but yesterday the took the oath of offlos, and a fresh young attorney gave her some papers to t?rve as a Joke. It was no Joke for Mrs. Dennis, and rhe served those papers with a calm dignity tha,t no deputy of Bay county has ihad in years. She proposes to ful fill the responslbmities of her office and meantime to keep her grocery store. Deputy Sheriff Mrs. Dennis Doodeyne can be found at the grocery at any rea sonable hour, and she wear prominent ly displayed the big star of a Bay county deputy sheriff. MURDEROUS BURGLAR. Beat Miss Davis and tier Brotbsr on ths lload with an Iron Bar. Atlantic City. N. J.. July 14.-Mls Louise G. Davis, the young lady who was murderously assaulted by a bur glar at her brother's home on Saturday night, is still In a critical condition. Dr. Van Lennep, the Philadelphia surgeon who was telegraphed for, has been con stantly at her bedside, and has almost despaired of hope. Her brother, who grappled with the assassin, and who received a blow on the head with an Iron bar, Is slowly recovering, but Is not yet out of danger. It is not believed that the crime was the work of a professional burglar, as the police say they do not carry auch cumbersome articles as Iron bolts. The bolt that he used Is In the hands of the police and Is similar to those being used In the construction of the Cooling com pany's plant, of which Mr. Davis I manager. Another bolt taken from the plant matched It In style and finish. Another point Is that on the bureau in Miss Davis' room were some valuable diamonds Which were left untouched, which Indicates that the scoundrel was surprised before he had time to ran sack the room. DR. SEAMAN CONVICTED. Us Is Held Responsible for the Death of Emily Hall. Detroit, Mich., July 14. The Jury In the Dr. Seaman case, after being out all day. reached a verdict about o'clock last night. Judge Chaphv was out of the city and it was Impossible to learn the verdict until Judge Cham bers came Into court at 12.45 a. m. and received the verdict which was guilty on the third count. Dr. Seaman was charged with caus ing the death of Emily Hall, a young English girl in a hospital In this city by performing a criminal operation. BOni WENT ARMED. And Wr.e Jonas and Johnson Met Soma thing Dropped. ArdeiMa, Mo., July 14. Constable James Jones and Farmer Samuel John son were deadly enemies and both went armed. They, met yesterday near town and both flned. Johnson fell dead with a bullet through his heart Jone sur rendered and chums self-defense. -' Postoffle RohbersCsnaht. Bellefont, Pa., July 14,-Edward Han nahan, of Altoona, and James O'Nell, of Wlltiamsport, were arrested here last ttfsht and today Identified by Postmaster Parker as tb men who robbed the postof fle at Roland about three weeks ago. BAPTISTS AT BALTIMORE International Convention of the Yonng People's laion. , LARGEST GATHERING KNOWN Phasing Programme Prepared for the Week - Twenty -Two Simultaneous Meetings Arranged for Wednesday. Friday Morning's Features. Baltimore, July 14. It Is evident that the fifth session of the international convention of the Baptist Toung Peo ple's Union of America Is to mark an epoch in Baltimore; for It Is predicted that it will be the largest gathering of Baptists that the world has even seen, and numerically the greatest conven tion ever held in the Monumental City. Within the next three days fifteen thousand of the flower of young Baptist manhood and womanhood will have as sembled for their monster convention. The convention will be In session four days, during which time there will be rallies and prayer meetings In all of the Baptist churches of the city and houses of wot ship of other denomina tions, besides the great gatherings In the mammoth tent, specially erected and delightfully located near the main entrance to Druid Hill Park. The tent will comfortably seat more than 10,000 persons. The platform from which the speakers will address the audience Is provided with seats for two hundred. Behind the platform six tiers of seats will be used by a chorus of five hundred voices and an orchestra of fifty pieces, under the direction of Professor H. W. Porter. Committees comprising over l.OM members, headed by a most efficient ex ecutive body, have worked ceaselessly for months, preparing for the reception and handling of the delegates and vis itors. Twenty-T o simultaneous Meetings. Twenty-two simultaneous prelimin ary meetings In Baltimore churches and missions will be held Wednesday evening to pray for the Divine tpirit to rest upon the deliberations of the convention. Over 100 anarate mii. ings will be held in four days. The convention will be opemed Thursday morning at 10 o'clock by President John H. Chanman. nf Phi. cago. After devotional exercises, led oy me Kev. ur. u. A. Ilobbs, of Dela van, Wis., the adUress of welcome will be made by Eugene Levering, on be half of the Baltimore churches. Dr. H. M. Wharton, of Brantly church; Will deliver the welcome nf tha R.lti. more Toung People's societies. The response will be made by the Rev. A. C. Dixon, of Hanson . Place church, Brooklyn, X. Y. A feature of Frldav mom In it's nn. ventlon sessions will be the salutation of state flags and "minute guns" by representative of state and provincial unions. Preceded by young ladles bearing banners, the chosen speakers from the tate unions will ninh in the platform to the air of a stirring marcning hymn. After the flag have been arranged across the nlatrv.rm th speakers will deliver "minute gun" speeches reviewing the work of their unions. On Sunday evenlnv th will close with a cor.secratlon service and the calling of the roll of states and provinces. LA NORMANDIE'S MISHAPS. The French Liner His a Decidedly Event ful logc. New Tork, July 14. The French liner La Normandle, which arrived from Havre this morning, had a decidedly evenlful voyage. Just after her de parture from Havre, one of the firemen, Francois Leftem by name, was in structed to open one of the coal bunk ers. He did so, using a naked light. As toon as the hatch was opened there was a rush of gas, which Instantly Ig nited at the lamp flame and exploded with tremendous force, instantly kill ing Leftem and doing more or less damage to the bunker fittings. On July 9, Just after the passengers had seated themsedves at dinner. Are was discovered in the forehold and a fire alarm was Instaintly sounded. The crew ran to fire stations and lines of hose were stretched along the decks. The passengers were quiet and orderly under the circumstances, and there was no panic. Officers and crew worked systematically all night long, and toward morning had the Are well under control. At 9 o'clock on the "morning of July 10 the fire was entire ly out. The passengers drew up a set of resolutions thanking Captain Del oncle, his officer and crew for their bravery and energy. La Normandle made iport without further Incident. On July 6, off the Lizard, the St Louis passed in sight of the French steamer and quickly drew ahead and was soon out of sight. QUEEN ON THE NEW WOMAN. Victoria Doesn't Admire Hsr Either In the Novel or In teal Life. London, July 14. According to Van ity Fair, the queen speak scathingly of the "new woman" In the "advanced" siovel. She I reported to have re marked on this subject: "It Is a pity that educated women will allow their pens so to run riot, amd it Is a greater pty that the public Is. In mood to buy such books. If there were no public demand, the au thors of them would quickly cease writing." LEV CARED NOT TO LIVE. He Had Invested Car Fender and Was la Love. Philadelphia, July 14. -Benjamin Lev,, particularly bright, but roman tic boy nf is, shot and probably fatal ly wounded himself (n Fairmount park today because girl with whom be was In love-had Jilted him. Lev chose a spot In, the park where he and' the girl had exchanged vow of love and unalterable devotion, and lying on the ground,' ent a bullet through his heart. The boy's aim for his heart was good, but the bullet struck a rib and passed round hi body and lodged In hi back. ' - . On Lev was found a long letter ad dressed to "Minnie," deploring ber faithlessness. On the way to the hos pital Lev recovered consciousness and repeatedly expressed regret that be had failed to kill himself. At the hoipltal R was said that he will probably die. Who "Minnie" Is. is not known. Lev had a strong mechanical bent. and was the Inventor of a number of small but useful articles. He was em- loyed by the Philadelphia Traction company to superintend the equipment or it trolley cars with fenders, and Is said to have bean the inventor of the fender the company has adopted. IS fills RUSSIA'S THREAT. Japaa Is Asksd to Nam a lat for tb Withdrawal of Her Troops London, July 14. The United Press reporter In St. Petersburg telegram that Prince Lobanoft Roatovskl, the Russian minister of foreign affairs, on the 11th Inst, requested Mr. Nishl To kujlro, the Japanese minister to Rus sia, to announce within what period the Japanese would evacuate the Llaotung Peninsular. The minister replied that Japan . would retain the territory in question until full payment of the war Indemnity and compensation for the re nouncing of Llaotung had been made by the Chinese government. Prince Lobanoft refused to accept this answer, and at once instructed the Rus sian ambassador at Toklo to ask the government to name a date for the withdrawal of all the troops from the Chinese mainland. MARRIAGE OF DR. BOWERS. Tb Alleged Poisoner Weds a Saa Jos school Techi Remsrkublo Experi ences of the Bridegroom. Chicago, July 14. A special from San Francisco says: Dr. J. Milton Bowers, the head of the most sensational pois oning case In California, criminal an nuls, was secretly married to his fourth wife, a woman who befriended him when he lay in the shadow of the gal lows for months. Bowers married Miss Mary Bird, a San Jose teacher, May 27 last, at Denver, but the fact has Just leaked out here. Bowers, whose specialty In medicine Is women's diseases, has 'had a re markable career. On Nov. 1, 1J885, his third wife, Cecilia Bowers, died under suspicious circumstance. Her broth er, Henry Benhayon, on the following day complained to tne police that Bowers had poisoned his sister as he wanted to marry Miss Bird, of whom he was enamored. Bowers was arrested and It was shown there were traces of phosphorus In the dead woman's stomach. He was tried and convicted and sentenced to be hanged, but se cured a new trial and again was con victed. It wa wbll waiting the result of a second appeal In 1887 that Henrv Ben hayon committed suictfe, leaving a wrjC'n oonresslon t-hat he poisoned his sister to get the Insurance on her life sad that his flan. Included the poison ing of Bowers also. Bowers was re leased, though many believed he had .rsally poisoned Benhayon and had tlhe confession forged. He resumed thu pnactloe of his profession and has lived here since. The . womian he married lat (May carried him delicacies while he wa In Jail amd believed In him. On Oct. 21, 1873, Bowers' house, No. 863 North Clark street, Chicago, was burned and the police had strong sus picion he set the place on fire to get the insurance. On March 18, 1874, Mrs. Bowers, second wife of the doctor died at No. 3S4 North avenue, Chicago. He bad abused his wife but the police made na examination of her body. Soon after he married Teresa Shlrek, of San Francisco, who died in about a year under similar circumstances to the third wife, but her parents refused to permit an autopsy on the body. Bowers, though over CO, Is well pre served. GOOD TEMPLARS MEET. Session of the Grand Lodge to Bs Held at Johnstown. Johnstown, Pa., July 14. The grand lodge of Pennsylvania, Independent Order of Good Templars, will hold Its sessions In Johnstown this week. The sessions will be preceded by a public meeting tomorrow evening under the auspices of the Juvenile department. and will be addressed by Miss Jessie Forsythe, of Boston, Mass., who Is su preme superintendent of the Juvenile department for the world; also by Miss S. Ella Stern, of Pdmeroy, Chester county. Pa., grand superintendent of tine state for Juvenile work. Hon. S. B. Chase, of Haltstead. Pa- grand chief Temlar, will also talk at tnis meeting. PRIZE FIGHTING IN TEXAS. ttorasy General's Opinion oa the Cor belt and Fitsslmmoa Affair. Austin, Tex., July 14. Attorney Gen eral Crane todaygave the public his opinion on the hvw of 1891, which pro hibits ,prlze fighting In Texas. The opinion Is 'handed down at the instance of the county attorney of Dallas county In View of the proposed fight Obere in November between Corbett and Fttx elmmons. The attorney general holds that the taw of 1891 Is valid and opera tive. Some uneasiness Is expressed that the governor will force the enactment of this law of 1891 with the militia. VICTORIA PAID HIS DEBTS. The Qsesa Helps Prince Fraols of Teck Ont or Dilemma. London, July 14. Prince Francis of Teck, a brother-in-law of the Prince of Wale, lost 10,000 on the Curragh races. 'Lord Ardiiaun offered to pay his debts, Prince Francis being well- nigh a pauper, but the queen Interposed and paid them. Prince Francis has been ordered to go to India. Mlchlraa Drouth Broken. Benton Harbor, (Mich., July 14. The drouth was broken this afternoon by a heavy storm, which was general In this section. All brush nres have been ex tlngulshed. . Miners Will ti Ike. . Bellalre, O., July 14. Monday morning 1,000 miners In Ohio county. West Virginia district, will quit work and ask for an ad vano of wage from U to cents per ton. ' ' ' killed b Lightning. Chattanooga, Tenn. July 14 Wincey Delvls, a -yar-old girl, was struck and killed by lightning today while standing In tb open door of ber bom. . - raiSKIEJSJ CAPTIVE Arrested in Buffalo for n Mnrder Com mitted in This City. THE WAY HE WAS IDENTIFIED Certain Birthmarks Led to Uis Arrest for Mnrder of Folia Davldslak oa Maple Street la This City oa Night of Feb. 0. After eluding 'Justice for six months Joseph Vlsnlskle, the young Pole who murdered his countryman. Felix Dan- dzlak. on tlhe night of Feb. 9 in this city, has been captured tn Buffalo. Two peculiar birthmarks were the principal means of disclosing his iden tity. One was a mole on lvja face near the nose and the other consists of two fingers of his right hand, which are welded" or grown together. Immedi ately after the Alight of Vlsntskle, Chief Simpson sent out circulars giving a de scription of tlhis murdarer and enclosed with each a photograph, of which the accompanying cut te a copy. This photograph was secured from a group ploture oil a party to the number of about twenty of young Polish men and women. VianHskle's faoe iwaa repro duced and enlarged end thereby an ex cellent likeness of him was secured. Circular Thnt Wait Scut Out. The type written circular read as fol lows: "Arrest, charged with murder, Jo sejih Vlsntekle. He t 24 years of age, 6 feet 9 or 10 inches tall, weighs 165 or 170 pounds, well built blue eyes, light hair, light complexion, has a mole on the cheek near the nose. Two Angers on thu rlglrt hand are webbed together. He wore light olothes and a soft hat. He 'last worked In ilhe steel mills of tihls city as a laborer. If found, arrest, and Wire me Immediately at my expense and I wlU send an officer for him with out delay. William T. Simpson, chief of police." The police have felt confident all along that untees the murderer left the country immediately after Ms Alght from this city he would in time be cap tured. Nevertheless It was no small amount of surrprtee that Chief Simpson on Saturday afternoon read the follow ing teleram: Buffalo, N. V.. July 13. Joseph Vlsnlskle, wanted by you for murder, arrested. Send for h!m. See your circular of Feb. 20. William S Bull. Superintendent of Police. Immediately upon the receipt of the telegram Chief Simpson set about se curing the witnesses who will be want ed In the trial and setting In motion the legal machinery which will extradite the murderer. It is likely that he will be brought here before Tuesday night. In the telegraph despatches it Is tated that Vlsnlskle not only does not attempt to deny his Identity, but ad mits his crime. Story of the Cose. On Saturday, Feb. 9. at a late hour In the evening Vlsnlskle shot and almost Instantly killed Felix Barkantz, alias Davldzeak. who stepped In as a peace maker in a quarrel In which the young Polander was engaged. The police sought for the murderer but could not And him, although it is alleged he was hiding in bed In his own house when the police were there look ing for him. Under cover of darkness the next night he fled from the city, having 110 which his sister gave him to help In his escape and for whleh she was afterwards arrested. A great number of Poles are under ball to ap pear as witnesses when wanted, having been arrested at the time of the coro ner's Investigation. Chief Simpson said last night that there Is a sure case of first degree mur der against Vlsnlskle. MATTES STREET BRIDGE. The New Iron Structure Was Swung Into Pluce Yesterday. A force of Delaware, Lackawanna and Western bridge men toiled actively all day yesterday substituting the new Iron bridge on Mattes street for the old one that cast a gloomy shadow over the street. . Tib's new bridge Is 'three feet and three Inches higher above the ground than the old oneand1 Is over twenty feet longer, making the street that much wider. This is due to the good work of the South Side board of trade, Select Councilman C. W. Westpfahl and ex Councilman D. W. Vaughan. Heretofore tlhe tops of the street cars rubbed against the span of the bridge and the roadway was so narrow that wagons could net paes each other with out one of them going over on the treat car track, which made it very dangerous If a car happened along. ' AN EASTERN SWINDLER. N. B. Levy Bancood Ont of $700 Worth of Preelons Stones. Aldermiani C. 1C. Donovun, of) he Twelfth ward, on Sai'.aiJay Issued a warrant for the arrest of E. R. Wright, of Easton, upon the charge of obtain ing 1700 worth of Jewelry from N. B. Levy, of thl city, by false representa tions. ' Wright came to town a year ago and got Into the good graces of Levy by ex hibiting a blue fy.'mX of a town-lot plot containing ) bulkllig ioU located at Eaiiton and owned by him. Through this means he got credit to the amount net forth. It developed that the lot were In ex istence only on the paper. Constable John C. Moran made Ms exit after Wright to serve the warrant and take him a prisoner. WATCH FOR HIM. Bogus Plumber Whose Work Would In deod Be Costly. A nlaln attempt at flim-flam sneak thievery was made on the hill Satur day. The house or Arcnueci jonn a Duckworth was the object of the unsuc cessful game. A young man who described himself a a plumber made me request at tne house of C. C. Conkling, adjoining Mr. Duckworth's that the key to the latter residence be loaned him. He explained that the pipe were to be repaired, but he had forgotten to bring with him the key from a plumbing establishment, which he named. . The circumstance war considered suspicious and the key was refused him. Inquiry at the plum bers' shop showed that the young man wa a fraud. STABBED HIS DAUGHTER. SOBIMSSSBSIM la a Draakaa Frsnsy Harry Sals Makes a Murderous Attack. illarry Sulx, a aged man of New street, who has been on a continued debauch for over a week, last ngtit returned home and in Ms drunken frenzy made a murderous attack on his daughter, stabbing her in the hand wsth a bread knife. Officer Saitry arrested him while he was still raging about the house and locked him up. The wound was luckily not serious. WEST SIDE BLAZE. The Stock In Lues Brothers' Grocery "tor Kulnod by Fire-Loss $20,O0O, partially Insured. About 320,000 damages resulted from a Are yesterday morning In the Cash Grocery store conducted by Luce Bros. and situated on North Main avenue. near Jackson street. An alarm was tent In from box 35, corner of the two thoroughfares mentioned, at 11:20 o'clock. A few mlnnutes afterward the Franklin hose company arrived, and Columbia, Nay-Aug, Bugle. Phoenix companies, chemical engine and Hook and Ladder company responded. Two streams were placed on the blase, which. owing to Its position, could not be ef fectively fouglvt. The fire seemed to have started In the central part of the store and gained rapidly until the whole interior was a mass of flames. Everything was dam aged, 'Uhough the Aames were ounAned to the store proper. After one hour and ten minutes were passed ithe Are wa Dlaeed under control. The crowd out side was enormous, much difficulty be ing experienced In controlling the mas. The stock la not completely covered by Insurance, the proprteMKa losing about fy.000 by the mishap. The origin is unknown. No Are wa in the store, and no ma.tcihes or other dangerous stocks were 4n the vicinity of the blase wlhti ftrt seen by a few small boys. The scene Inside of the store is one of wreckage. Groceries are spilled about In all quarters. The ofllce Is razed, and the dry goods completely or partially damaged by fire. What th blaze failed to destroy the deluge of water damaged to a great extent. The front plate glass windows are saved though the transom and door glasses were broken. The members of the fire department worked hard and success fully to keep the fire within the build ing. A suite of rooms on the second story, used by Ira T. Brown, were dam aged by water. One episode of the fire was the bursting of a hose, owing to the severe strain. Patent clamps rem edied the difficulty. The following Insurance on the stock was carried In the agency of R. W. Luce: Connecticut, $2,000; Home, 12.000; Niagara, $4,000; Commercial Union, $2, 000; German American. $2,000; total, $12,000. In April the stock Inventoried at $15,000. There was an Insurance of $1,500 on the fixtures and $7,500 on the building which Is owned by T. J. Luce. The damage to the building will amount to about $1,600. CHURCH WAS OPENED. Amicable Arrangements Arrived at by th Urcck Catholics. The church war at Old Forge lias been amicable arranged for the pres ent. On Saturday representatives of the factions of the congregation that closed the Greek Catholic church at that place agreed to allow the church to be opened and services held there yesterday. It was decided to hold a meeting of the congregation tonight and endeavor to arrive at some arrangement that will restore harmony among the mem bers. The church Is under the rule of the Patriarch of Constantinople. THOSE PUGNACIOUS WOMEN. Deputy Price Denies That II Was Routed by a Oun. Mrs. Marvlne Van Nort and Mrs. Laufer Kohlman, who are charged by Deputy Sheriff Price with obstructing an officer In the discharge of his duties, were held in ball to answer the charge at court. Deputy Price denies that he was put to flight by the womer or that he mis used her. He said he went there to execute a process of the law and did It to the best of his ability and- with as much gentleness as the condition of af fairs would allow. HIS QUICK PROMOTION. Sergeant William England of Company D, Is tn Luck. Captain Fremont Stokes, of Company D. Thirteenth regiment, has appointed Third Sergeant William Engle to the position of first sergeant, to succeed Leldy R. Reed, elected to second lieu tenant. Engle was promoted to third sergeant over Fourth Sergeant Frank Branda, and to the first position over Second Sergeant John F. Gibbons. YOUNGS' AWFUL CRIME. Commit an Assault Upon a Slx-Vear-Old tilrl. Special to the ScrCnton Tribune. Wllkes-Barre, Pa. July 14. Robert Toung, ag-od 21 years, yeaterday com mitted a criminal assault on the little 6-year-old daughter of John X. Jones, at Ashley. Toung fled at once and has not yet been apprehended. The child la In a serious condition, and it Toung 'la caught he will be roughly handled, Mrs. Stovonson Improving. Bloomlngton, III., suly 14. Mrs. Adlal E .Stevenson continues to Improve. She was still confined to her bed last night, but all alarming symptoms had disap peared. - WEATHER REPORT. For eastern Pennsylvania, partly cloudy weather, probably followed by rain Mon day night; warmer. Herald's Forecast. New T.ork, July IS. Herald's weather foraoaat: In the middle states today fair, warmer weather will prevail. On Tuesday fair to more sultry weather will prevail. On Wednesday local thunder storms may b expected. IEEY; SpscJal Sale of SCOTCH GINGHAniS. : Our reputation on Fine Scotch Ginghams is un questioned and it is a well known fact that for qual ity and assortment our stock cannot be matched this side of New York. A3 we never care to carry over goods from one season to another, we will offer the balance of our stock, about 150 pieces, att 19c. per yard. This is an opportunity to buy the genuine article at a price generally asked for domestic makes sold as Scotch and French goods. 10 pieces fine Clan Plaid Silk Ginghams, specially suitable for waists and children's wear and abso lutely fast colors. About 35 DressPatterns, extra choice, lace stripe and printed brocade Trilby Silks, all light ground and 27 inches wide; 12 yards to a pattern; have been 55c. Price to close, 39c. per yard or $4.68 a Dress Pattern. A very attractive lir,e of fine Irish Dimities, French Corded Piques and Organ dies, White Persian Lawn3 and White and Colored Dotted Swisses. French Linen Batiste in natural color with em broideries tb match. i LACKAWANNA AVENi H. A. KINGSBURY, Agent or Charles A. Schleren & Co.'s Leather . leltSra: The Very Best. 313 Spruce St., Scranton. HO'E Sale Begins Today. 114 AND 118 WYOMIXQ AVE. Just Received; A beautiful line cf En gagement and Wed ding Rings. Also a fine line of LEWIS,RHLLYMAVIES In Sterling Silver, -Dorf linger' Cut Glass and Porcelain Clocks, w. j. WeJche! ! 408 Spruce Str , " , v..':'.. "v'K-K
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