TTIE SCRANTON TRIBUNE FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 27, 1893. 5 IliiniMMti 0 PVjaAaUt. uui iiiiuii a muuiu FIRE INSURANCE, 120 Wyoming Ave. BIG BARGAINS IN SHOES RUSSET SHOES IT COST AT THK COMMONWEALTH SHOE STORE . Washington Avenue. OUR WAGONS CALL Regularly in 11 parts of tha city. Hve le missed you? Drop a postal. I ACKAWANNA L. THE LAUNDRY. 308 Peon Av. A. B. WAR MAN. NEW More than 275 styles to select from at all prices, from 75c. to $60. 00. ALSO Draperies I Carpets, I Wall Paper. I27 WYOMING AVENUE. city mm. The Green Ridge Oun club will hold their annual shout at targets Saturday at 2 p. m. Owing to the breaking of the do'.stlng engine In the Central shaft work In that vein haa bean eusuenileil fur a few days. Every school boy and itlrl should huve one of the new compasses and dividers sold by Thomas K. Leonard, 505 Lacka wanna avenue. The service of public confession and absolution, preparatory to the holy com- The second quarterly conference of the IUIIUCIKU illtLUUtllBL L'HUICII Will lit IltMIl this evening at 8 o'clock. Rev. J. Ec-kman, D.D., presiding1 elder of the district, will be present. John McVey, f New York, was arrested at the instance of Reese & Long, bill posters, yesterday for pitst ng bills with out a license. He was arraigned before Alderman Millar, who fined him $." Mc Vey paid. District Attorney Jones yesterday re signed his position as muster and exam iner In the case of Catherine Finnes.y against the estate of P. Godwin, deceased, for the reason that he has not time to at tend to the duties of the office. At a meeting of the Keystone Campaign club In the rooms of the Central Repub lican club last evening the following of ficers for the year were chosen: Presi dent, O. W. Brown; vice president, O. F. R. Miller; secretary, A. Porter; assistant cretary, Joseph P. King; treasurer, H. A. Patterson. Dickson's foundry on Wednesday begin to work ten hours a day. The number of men employed in that department has also been Increased. For several months past an eight-hour day has been worked at the foundry, but a number of orders received recently made It necessary to Increase the output. Marriage licenses were granted yester day by the clerk of the courts to Hugh Griffiths and Rhida Will.ams, Olyphant; Frank Da! ley and Mary K. Jacobs, Scritn ton; Rocco Rasgrutl and Mary Carluccl, Scranton; Benjamin Holmes and Mary Harvey, Scranton; John Denoham, Dun more, and Kena M, Stokes, Scranton. The Prohibition county convention, which takes place at Kaub's hall, this city, tomorrow afternoon at 1 o'clock, promises to be largely attended. Among the out-of-town visitors will be K. D. Nichols, of Wllkes-ltarre, who will make a short speech. 'andidate for county of fices will be named ami delegates to the rational convention elected. George W. Potter, who is the plaintiff In a trespass suit brought against the Scranton Traction company, which Is set down for tr.al next week, was examined by Dr. N. Y. Leet yesterday by order of court to ascertain what his condition Is. Mr. Potter seeks to recover damages! for Injuries sustained by being thrown from his carriage at Dunniore. He alleges that his horse was frightened by the repair wagon of the Traction cmpany. NO DECISION REACHED. Hoard of Control Bi tiding Committee Postpone the Awarding of Contracts. The building committee of the board of control was In session till 11 o'clock last night considering proposals to fur nish 2,000 new school desks. Six com panies are 'bidding for the contract and each of them was given a hearing. When the committee got through lis tening to the explanations and argu ments of the various representatives It was toolate to take definite action, h- the decision was deferred until next Thursday night. The bids for the construction of new No. 18 building were not reached owing to the committee's time being taken up with the desk agents. JOHN RAYMOND INSTITUTE. Terms) of Admission. Annual membership fee $7 oo Class fee Kngllsh branches 1 (K) Class fee business course .' l (m Class fee higher mathematics 1 (in Class fee free hand drawing.....'....,,; l no Class fee architectural drawing....... 1 in) Class fee mechanical drawing 1 no Class fee German j ng Class fee woodworking , 3 no Class fee electricity 3 ) Class fee sign writing 2 no Class fee painting 2 (K CIhss fee plumbing 2 no By adding the amount opposite the class you wish to take to the $7.00 membership fee' you will find the cost of a winter's schooling. Apply at Y. M. C. A. office, Opeing night Monday, Oct. 7. ' llicycles at a Bargain. Blttenbender ft' Co; have on hand the following new bicycles, and will sell them t a bargain; ' 4 Peerless ' ' . ' ' ' 1 1 Buffalo Comet Oents. , 1 Buffalo Comet Ladies. ? . 2 email Boys' Wheels. We are already making arrangements for 18W and will show the greatest va riety and largest stock ever kept In this section at wholesala and retail. W. E. Blttenbender, W. A. Kemmerer, tiling agents. Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Millinery opening days. Nellie Walsh invites her friends to call and inspect her fgaahlonable stock of trimmed and un trlmmed hats and bonnnets, 211 Wyoming avenue. - 1 1. ; ' 1 'Today hi opening day of Fall Millinery. Exclusive styles, large assortment of Pat tern Hats and Bonnets will be on exhibi tion. McLane's, 211 Washington ava. Miss Worthlngton's School of Art and psslgn will reopsn at OS Madison avenue, Thursday, Sept. 1. H WILLIAMS I I Aim NICK WAS SENT TO JAIL. I'nder the Circumstances Alderman Millar Thought lie Deserved It. The slight appreciation that the pub lic has of the .motives governing a K llce officer In making an arrest was well Illustrated In police court yester day afternoon. F. P. Smith, superin tendent of the heat and ventilation con struction In the new high school build ing, voluntarily appeared In defense ot an Italian who had 'been arrested by Special otlhvr Williams In the Lacka wanna railroad depot. About 2 o'clock Pa'trolmnn Hawks brought to the central station house a young and apparently Intelligent Italian named "N'lck." who had been arrested and turned over to the regu lar by Special Williams. Soon after ward Mr. Smith appeared and Informed Detective Dyer that the prisoner had been wrongfully arrested. He stated thuit the Italian entered the hallway of the dott directly ahead of him (Mr. Smith) but was hustled out of the sta tion without reasonable cause. In view of the clivumstatrces Alderman Millar and 'the special olllcer were tele phoned for and u hearing was held. "Nick" appeared to be recovering from a ileUiuen, but was quite sober, and described himself as :17 years of ime and a miner from Taylor. Mr. Smith was then called, and, after tout ing that he hud iio personal interest In the tit'lsoncr, said that 'the otticer was. not warranted In making the arrest. Special Williams then testified that at o'clock In the morning he found the Italian drunk and uHleep on a settee In the waiting room. He had a ticket for Kingston and was allowed to go to sleep again, but was awakened for the 11 o'clouh train. He failed to catch the it rain und was Inter put out of tihe depot after being found in the ladies' toilet room. When he uftiiln entered the d'pot at 2 o'clock and was ques tioned by the olllcer he called him a vile name and told iliim to go where brlm RT.me Is choaper than in Scranton. That was the special ortlee.r's evidence. Alderman Millar thanked Mr. Snitth for his Interest in the case, but pollut ed out 'how 'the officer was Justified In his action. "N'lck" will go to Jail for ten days In default of a fine of $150. BIRXE1) TO DEATH. One Horse Pcad and Five Seriously Af fected by Smoke from an liurly Morn ing Fire In lr. Iluggurty'a Horn on Wyoming Avenue. One horse was suffocated by smoke and five others were seriously affected by a tire between 4 and 5 o'clock yes terday morning In the suable of Dr. Wlllium Haggerty In he rear of his Wyoming avenue residence. The flames caused not more than 1100 damage to the building, but the loss on harnesses, fixtures, one horse and other contents will approach ILIUM). It is thought the tire was the work of an incendiary. The doc-tor and his driver, Arvlel Deivtnus. returned alt 3 o'clock from a call, but "as another cull was expected the horse was left hitched to the buggy and standing on the barn floor, while Deremus lay down on a cot on the up per floor. He was awakened about an hour later by the smoke, which was too dfnsa to permit .immediate rescue of the horses. He ran down Wyoming avenue and met Patrolman Day, who sent In an alarm froni box 21, at the corner o Spruce street and Wyoming avenue. Phoen'lx Chemical, Nay Aug and Crystal Hose and Hook and Laddei companies responded, and the former was put to Its first crucial test and performed Its work well. The flames were confined to straw in two stalls on opposite sides of the barn. The smoke was so dense that the arrival of the firemen with smoke protectors had to b awaited before It was possible to rescue the horses, and while this was going on the flames were quenched. "John," a bay road horse, was found lying dead 4n his stall. The five other animals were rescued but were seri ously affected by the smoke, and It Is possible that one or more of them may die. These are Hilly S, a pacer, for which 21,200 was recently paid, and Kusebud. a valuable black mare. The others were a gelding, a mare and a colt. FARCE COMEDY AT DAVIS. O'lioolljan's Masquerade Opened There Yesterday with Indifferent Success. Coming, as It doe. Immediately after the great Isham's Octoroon company, "O'Hoollgan's .Masquerade," which opened at 'Davis' theajier yesterday afternoon, Is overshadowed 'by an ex traordinary big attraction, yet the per formance yesterday stood the tost Well and stamepd the farce as a good enter tainment. The first act Is a trltle slow, but the last two are refreshing. The Jokes are new; the situations funny. Matt Gallagher, John West and W. .B Watson are the leading comedi ans, with Miss Ida Russell as soubrette. The dialogue? of 'Messrs. Gallagher and West brought out some new and old Jokes. Dan iLaey, In the title "role," Is all right and the dancing of the Ray mond sisters Is pleasing. The distinct feature of the performance Is the de scriptive singing of Al Turner. The young man has dramatic ability. All In all, the farce is worthy of the house. It can btr seen at the Davis tonrght and tomorrow evening, with afternoon matinee. THEY ALL WERE DRUNK. Police Take a Hand (n n General House hold Melee. A young boy, a little the worse for breath, ran up to Patrolman May In the North End Wednesday afternoon and said an old woman on Putnam street was dying from the effects of a beating by her Hon and daughter-in-law, Dan Hannaghan and his wife. Kate. The patrolman Investigated and found the whole Hannaghan household. Including the- mother, considerably the -worse for liquor. The old lady was uieemng anu xne son was found hiding In the garret. The assistance of three citizens was required In making the arrest, Hannaghan, with his wife, was taken In a butcher wagon to the precinct station house. Kucn was fined 15 by Alderman Millar in yesterday's police court. DUFFY GOT HIS LIBERTY. Is an Embryo Highwaymen and Esaaped rrom Hillside Home. Patrick Duffy was sent to the H'lll slde Home last May after being arrest ed for attempted highway robbery. He was adjudged Insane at the time and had held un a man and a woman near the Delaware, Lackawanna and West ern oar shops. His face was covered with a mask and a revolver and butcher knife were found on his person. Late Wednesday night Duffy walked Into the central pollcestatlon and asked for lodging, It was quite willingly granted by Desk Hergean't Deller, who recognized his visitor. It was ascer tained yesterday that IDufTy had es caped from the home, where he will be returned today, DR. PARKHURST COMING. Will Loetnro for the Park Ploos M. E. ', Church. . Rev. Dr. Parkhurst will lecture In Mils qlty In the near future under the aus pices Of the IPark Place Methodist Episcopal cfturch. George Clark, one of the trustees of the church, yesterday received a letter from Dr. Parkhurst containing his promise to del lye n the lecture. HorsesvAt Auotion. Will sell twenty-five horses afternoon Tuesday, Oct. I, at Cus'.ck's stable, Scran ton. Drivers, draft and business. W. B. Moore. . Mr. F. U Crane la in New York arrang ing for his Cloak and Fur opening Thurs day, Friday and Saturday, Bept, 20, 27 and 21. . TO COUNTY MAGISTRATES District Attorney Johi K. Jones Ad dresses ao Open Letter to Them. GIVES VALUABLE INFORMATION An Observance of Ills Recommendations Will Materially Assist the Work of Administering Justice In the Crim inal Conrta of tho County. District Attorney John It. Jones has prepared the following open letter to the aldermen and Justices of the peace of the county which contains much val uable Information for them: I am in receipt ot letters, almost dally, from Justices of the peace throughout the county, requesting In formation concerning the form of their transcripts In criminal classes and as to the time of filing or returning the same to the clerk of the court's office. The following information, If put Into practice by committing magistrates, will greatly expedite the criminal busi ness of the county: As to Making Transcripts in Criminal Cased It Is much easier, as a general rule, to make out transcripts in crim inal cases than in civil. In civil cases transc-riiits should be made so as to stand the severe test of certiorari; In criminal cases very seldom are magis trates served with writs of certiorari. Hut there are certain requirements which criminal transcripts should con tain, the omission of which makes it very troublesome to the district attor ney, and causes delay In drawing In dictments. He Particular About Names. Write Names Correctly and Legibly (live tlte correct names of the prosecu tor, defendant, ball (if recognisance be entered) and of all material witnesses for the commonwealth. Write them in us legible a manner as you can, so their names may appear correctly In the Indictments und upon the records of the court. In writing woman's name do not omit IierChrlstlun name. Write It, for instance, commonwealth vs. Mary Brown, and not commonwealth vs. Mrs. John Brown. Failure to ob serve these requirements means delay in drawing Indictments, which, in turn, means delay to prosecutors and their witnesses when they appear to have their cases heard. The haste In which transcripts are oftentimes made out, no doubt, accounts for the frequent Il legibility of the names. But I am pleased to Bay that this criticism ap plies to but few of the magistrates of the county. State Technically the Crime. Then Follow by Giving Concise Statement It is sufficient simply to state tho technical name of the crime, exemplla gratia, arson, burglary, robbery, te. A concise statement of the circum stances should be given, Including the time when the crime was committed. From this statement the district attor ney can draw the proper Indlcament without walling to converse wtth the prosecutor. It often happens that the statement shows the crime to be differ ent than that named in the transcript. Failure to set foi't.h these statements Interfere very materially with the dis patch of business. In 'that event the district aftorney must w ait until grand Jury week, when the prosecutors ap pear, from whom statements concern ing their cases must first be obtained before the 'Indictments, especially in the more Important cases, can be pre pared, which must necessarily delay the hearings. Increase the costs of the cases and prove an annoyance to prose cutors and their witnesses. If this re quirement be strictly compiled with It will save the county and litigants much costs and .will gruatly aid the district attorney In the discharge of his duties. Name the Injured Person. Assault and Baittery Tt should ap pear upon whom the assault and bat tery was committed, lit frequently happpns that one person prosecutes In behalf of another, as, for Instance, a husband or father prosecuting for an assault Rind battery committed upon his wife, his son or daughter. It the of fense be committed upon a public olll cer, state the clinractcr of his office, whether constable, special policeman, etc. Arson or Attempt to Commit Arson The character of the building should be stated, whether a dwelling house, barn or other building parcel of ifche dwelling or contiguous thereto, store house, etc., for H may be a felony or misdemeanor, according to the char acter of the building, In which case the Indictments are essentially different. Burglary The character of the build ing burglarized shoutd be set forth, whether a dwelling house, barn, store house, depot, etc., and the time when entered. 1n the daytime or night time, what goods were stolen. If any, and the value thereof, so that It may tie known whether the crime Is common law burglary or statutory 'burglary, the indictment In the former case beilng materially .different than In the latter. Cruelty to Animals State what the animal was, whether e horse, cow, etc. If animal was hired of prosecutor and he was a liveryman, state this fact. It Is necessary to have this informa tion to know whether he offense Is negligence by 'bailee or simply cruelty to animals. Forgery The document alleged to bt forged should be mailed forthwith to the district attorney. If the prosecutor should insist upon lit remaining in his possession, a copy of It should then be attached to the transcript. (live the Sex of the Child. Fornication and 'Bastardy The sex of the child. If born-, should be given, as it Is necessary to state this fact In the Indictment. The ages of the par ties should 'be? stated, because If the young lady was umler the age of 16 years and the young man was 16 years of age and upward when the offenso was committed, he should tie Indicted for statutory rape and not simply for nication and ibastardy. This informa tion Is necessary In order to know the offense for 'Which the defendant should je Indicted. iFalse -Pretence tt Is absolutely nec essary that a statement of the alleged false representations, containing all the material facts, should be set forth in hte transcript, or, at least, accompany It. If the Information filed with the magistrate be sent with the transcript, It will suffice. Without this informa tion Indictments for' this offense can not be prepared In advance. Forcible Kntry and Detainer A de scription of the Teal estate by metes and bounds should be set forth In the transcript, or accompany same. Larceny and Receiving Mention the articles stolen, the value thereof and the name of owner. If money was taken, state the denomination of It. Whether the taking was felonious or ty bailment should clearly appear. Obstructing the 'Execution of Legal Process A copy of the writ which the officer wag engaged In executing when he was Interfered with In the dlsoharge of his duty, should be attached to the transcript. This Is Imperative, as a copy of the writ must appear In the in dictment. Give TPIe of the Officer. Perjury The suggestions made In regard to false pretences, supra, apply alike to this crime; the same particu larity of statement of the offense Is re quired. Resculn (Prisoner, or Aiding Pris oner to Escape The name'1 of officer, whether const aible, etc.; the name of prisoner, the offense for which he was under arrest, and name of person upon whom the offense was committed, should all be set forth In the tran script. Robbery State the property taken, the value thereof and name of owner. If money was taken, state Its denomi nation. If a dangerous weapon was used, state what it was, whether a re volver, dlrk-knlfe, etc. Ball Committing magistrates can nut take bail In the following cases: Murder, manslaughter, arson, rape, mayhem, sodomy, buggery, robbery unci burglary. In all other cases they may take recognisance for defendant's appearance at the next term of court. When defendant has been committed to the county jail In default of ball, the proper practice Is to have ball en tered before one of the Judges. This is the practice that I recommend, for it gives the Judge, as well as myself, an opportunity to examine Into the suffi ciency of the ball. The old practice of entering recognizance before a magis trate after defendant has been commit ted to the county Jail, and filing It with the clerk of the courts, has been super seded by the -modern and better prac tice of entering bail before one of the Judges. Straw -bail can then be, to some extent, prevented. About Filing Transcripts Filing Transcripts The act approved June II. A. D. 1X86 (P. U 110). provides that transcripts In felony cases shall be filed with the clerk of the courts within five days after the binding over or committal of defendant, and the penalty for a violation of this act Is made a inlsdemeanor-ln-ortice, und a tine not exceeding three hundred dol lars and costs may be Imposed. Tran scripts In all other cases may be filed In the clerk of the courts' office, nt least ten days 'before the convening of the grand Jury. I shall henceforth In sist upon a strict compliance of this law, und for a wilful violation thereof, enforce the penalty. It has frequently happened that -defendants committed to the county jail have suffered great Injustice by the withholding of tran scripts until after the grand jury hud adjourned. They must then wait until the convening of another grand Jury before they can huve their cases passed upon. Prosecutors, as well as defend ants, are entitled to a speedy trial. Settling Cases It Is against the policy of the law and against the In terests of the community to settle fel onies or Infamous crimes, and offenses charged with the Intent to commit a felony. Hut the law does permit the compromise of un offense, though made the subject of a criminal prosecution, for which the Injured party might re cover In an action, but If the offense be of a public nature, no agreement can be valid that Is founded on the con sideration of stifling the prosecution of It. The compounding of crimes which effect the general public, not allowed by law to 'be settled, shall be prosecuted In every case reported to me. If, after an Investigation, I should find the cases to have been compromised. As to Subpoenaing Witnesses. Criminal Cases Before Grand Jury and the Court Please inform prosecu tors and your constables In all cases before you, that. In ordinary criminal cases. It Is not necessary to subpoena a large number of witnesses before the grand Jury. Two or three of the most material witnesses, generally the eye witnesses, are sufficient. To subpoena many others who know little or noth ing about the cases, needlessly in creases the costs thousands of dollars yearly to the county. In all criminal cn.-ies, whether to come before the grand Jury or thp court, you will please advise prosecutors or the constables employed by them, to confer with me (or their private counsel, If such be retained), and I will Inform them what witnesses are material and necespary to be subpoenaed. This will prevent the attendance of a large number of unnecessary witnesses, and be the means of saving a large amount of costs to the county and litigants. If the aldermen and Justices of the peace of this county will cut out the foregoing suggestions, paste them In their Binn's Justice or Purdon's Digest and follow them In their practice, I shall be under great obligations to them. All Indictments can then be pre pared In advance of grand Jury week. Prosecutors and their witnesses can then oe promptly heard, with no more delay than the time necessarily occu pied In hearing the evidence and pass ing upon each case by the grand In quest. John 11. Jones, District Attorney. District Attorney's office. Sept. 26, lSflt CLOSE OF"THEJE.SBYTERY. Business Transacted at the Final Sessions In Montrose. The sessions of the Lackawanna Pres bytery were conthrued In Montrose yes terday, the Presbyterian church being crowded throughout the day with In terested residents of the town. Along with the case of Rev. Carl Wlsswaesser on Wednesday night, and which has already been reported, the report of the commission was also heard on the case of Rev. August Langp, late of the Hickory Street Her man church, who resigned his pastor ate to establish an Independent evan gelical church. He was deprived of the ministerial functions of the church. TPs commission reported him guilty of Immoral conduct and Rev. A. L. Benton. O. P. Sewall and J. W. Hollen back were appointed a committee to decide upon the punishment. They ad judged him guilty of "Immoral and lascivious conduct" and recommended hit suspension until he gave evidence of repentance or until the further Judg ment of the presbytery. The clerk was Instructed to notify Mr. Lange of the presbytery's findings In his case. Th- following officers were chosen: Rev. George E. Guild, of the Provi dence church, modrator; Rev. P. H. Brooks, Wllkps-d!arri, stated clerk; Hev. M. 1j. Cook, -Merryatl, corresjond lng clerk. Tie call of the Grant Street Pre.xby etrlan church of Wllkes-Pjarre was met by the appointment of Rev. J. H. Craven, and a committee to prepare for the Installation was appointed. The pastorate of Rev. J. AV. Williams with the Dunniore church w-ns dissolved at the pastors' request. The call of the Arch bald church to Rev.W. A. Heecher, of Wyoming, was approved. The re port of the Lackawanna Presbyterian was made by Rev. W, V. Gibbon. It was decided to hold an adjourned session In Peckvlllejin Oct. 3. SHE NEVER WILTED. Heavy Sentence Fell Lightly on an In fortunate PoIIbo Court Woman. A heavy sentence was meeted out to a woman of the half-world by Alder man Millar In yesterday morning's police court. The prisoner gave the name of Laura Bennett, and said she had no occupation, was 25 years old, and was born In Scotland. The police ducket charged her with being drunk on Penn avenue at 10 o'clock Wednesday night, and that "two men were trying to get her In tow." She would say nothing In her defence, but chewed gum and looked deflunt and never wilted when the alderman said "two months." A Boulevard Resort. Bchlcbers hotel, which Is situated at the end of the Elmhurst boulevard, Just out side of Klmhurst, Is rapidly becoming one of the popular resorts for driving parties. Landlord Bchlebel furnishes lunches and meals st all hours, und commodious stables are connected with the house also When enjoying a business or pleasure drive to Elmhurst Schiebel's hotel Is the proper place to stop for refreshments. Millinery. Fall opening of trimmed and untrlmmed hats and bonnets today. Our stock Is complete In every respect, and comprises the latest and most artistic designs In tho market. McLane's, 211 Washington avenue. The Nsw York, Ontario Western Rail way Company With annual fall excursion 1 N.ew Tor5 on Tuesday, Oct. . Tickets limited t five days. Rate one fare for round trip. . . Monsoon Tea-a better tea than you nave ever known and very economical. GUTTER MINTS AGAIN Council ants to Tux Lunch Wagons and Tush-Carts. FILE CASE FIGHT DECIDED Fenton Company Gets the Contract -The Transfer to Complcto the Bridge Has a Narrow Escape- Veto and Other Communications from Mayor. Another onslaught on the push-cart and night lunch wugons was started by iMr. Chittenden in delect council last night by the 'Introduction of an ordin ance taxing 'Mie former $50 and the lat ter 2100 per year und providing a pen alty for non-compliance ranging from 25 tJ 2-0. Mr. Roche gave notice that he will Insist hereufter on the Inser tion of a clause in all franchise ortlin auceis specifying that the railway com pany's right of way niunt be understood to be secondary to that of the people. A person crossing a street will not have to stop top a ic'ar, but .the cur will huve to give way to the pedestrian. The public 'building committee de clined to give the rival file case bidders a formal hearing, all having been made thoroughly acquainted wiit'li the merits of the mutter, anil reported, after a Mioit secret session, In favor of ihe Ken tun .Metallic company, represented by John GulTney, for tine sum of $70. This bid was $6 higher than the bid of the Rochester otllce and Apec'lalty com pany, represented by Reynolds Bros., wluMi-j'bld wus thrown out, the commit tee ild, 'because t did not comply with the specitlcaltoiis. In a lenpihy communication City Controller iF. J. W'idmayer called at tention to a deficit of $6.67X44 in the judgvm-nt and Incidental fund, and thut he was compelled to draw on flit re serve surplus of IS34, amounting to $8,000, to supply the demands on this fund, wlr!h he advised should not suf fer ttiiiy fui'ther drains. That Extension of Time. The resolution granting an extension of sixty days to Contractor B. tl. Knons for the completion of section H of the 'Fourteenth ward sewer was ve toed by IMayor Council on the grounds that It required an ordinance to do this, inasmuch as the time limit wus speci fied by ordinance. He stated Incident ally In his communication that coun cils has the powi r to exonerate any penalty that muy aeirue In case the city engineer so recommends, which ho would be justified In doing ir bad weather Interfered materially with the work. Frank P. Henderson was appointed to the dual position of Inspector of Clay avenue pavement and I-Vrber court sewer by Mayor Council and his ap pointment Was confirmed. John Nel son's appointment as building inspector for the ensuing two years was favora bly reported upon by the public build ing committee and confirmed by coun cil. City Solicitor Torrey communicated that he could find no expressed or im plied authority to prevent the erection of structures of less than three stories or any other height, thus doing away with IMr. Chlten.len's crusade against "those nasty little barracks." For constructing the lateral sewer on Capouse avenue, Green dtidgp, and an other on Irving avenue, above Mulber ry Ptreet. two proposals were received. Hart & Gibbons proposed to construct tho former for $1 .74 per lineal foot and the other for f2.0i) per foot. The figures of the second bidder, iM. A. Donuhoe. were $1.75 for Capouse avenue and $2.18 for Irving avenue. , Was Laid on the Tattle. Mr. Manley Introduced a resolution calling a joint session of councils for Sept. 30 to elect a board of revision and appeals, but It was laid on the table pending the mayor's action on a simi lar measure now before him. A reso lution directing the Delaware and Hud son company to remove Its depot plat form from the corner of Washington avenue and Cherry streets was adopted. An ordinance permitting the Valley Passenger Railway company to extend Its tracks to -Petersburg passed third reading. At this Juncture It was dis covered that there was no quorum present and adjournment was neces sary. COMMONERS IN SESSIONS. Viaduct Money Transferred to tho Fund fur Approaches. The ordinance transferring $10,000 from tho Lackawanna avenue viaduct appropriation to the fund for 'the com pletion of the approache-s to the two new bridges almost met Its death on final reading In the lower branch. Mr. Oliver expressed the fear that this money would never be returned to the West Side, and 'found supporters of his creed In II. E. Thomas. Norton nnd Noine, and notwithstanding the asser tions of Captain Molr, Mr. Nealls nnd others to the contrary, this quartette registered their votes ugainst the meas ure, leaving It with only twelve sup porters, one more than necessary to pull It through. An ordinance regulntlng the speed of street cars to six miles an hour and another taxing each car $5 a piece were resurrected from the railway commit tee's hox, and reportedly favorably by that committee. They were referred to came up on first and second readings at the next meeting. Sixty property holders of the First ward sent In a compkilnt of Inadequate fire protection, and piayed councils to station a fire company In thn't territory. The mat ter was referred to the chief engineer of the firo department. Mr. "Seamans Introduced ordinances for new lateral sewers In thp Thir teenth ward, along portions of Caiiouse avenue. New York and Irch streets. Ordinances That Went Through. Ordinance) for paving Ollvo street between Madison and Monroe avenue, and fur grading and laying of cement sidewalks, passed first and second read ings. On third reading the; following ordinances passed successfully: Es tablishing the wages to be paid by con tractors on city work, appropriating funds for Xlnden and Spruce street bridges; providing for the grading of Beech street, between Crown and Stone avenues; providing for a lateral sewer on Penn avenue, between Green Ridge and "Delaware streets; providing for grndlng Fllmore avenue, between Waf'hburn and Division streets; provid ing for widening and Improving Rob inson street. The following resolutions were ap proved in both branches of councils, being Introduced In the one and con curred In by the other: For flagstone sidewalks on Lafayette street, from Main avenue to Ftlmore avenue; ac cepting the proposal of the Barber As phalt company to pave Webster ave nue for $2.GS per square yard; providing that the gutters on the portion of Clay avenue about to be paved shall be paved with asphalt Instead of vetrlfled brick, to conform with the rest of the street; providing for Are hydrants on the Intersections of Irving and Beech streets; awarding to McNally & Co. the contract for Inying flagstone side walks on North Main avenue, In the Fourth and Twenty-first wards; per mitting William Blume to lay flagstone walks in front of his own property. DIF.D. GARDNER. In Scranton, Thursday, flept. 26, lK9.r., Joseph J. Gardner, aged 56 years. Funeral from residence, W7 North Hyde Park avenue, at 11,30 a, in. Saturday.' M'GOWAN. In flcranton, Sept. 25, 1895, Leo, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas iMcGowsn. Funeral from the resi dence, 1776 Brick avenue, Friday after noon at 2.20. Interment at Hyde Park Catholic cemetery. LARGE DANCING PARTY. Given for Miss Williams' Friend. Miss Ellison, of Cleveland. A delightful dancing party was given last night by IMr. and Mrs. R. B. Will lams, of 444 Jefferson avenue, for Miss Williams' friends. Miss Ellison, of Cleveland. tA ipleashig feature of the party was the -arrangement of two supier rooms on the third floor ot the house. The rooms were udmlralbly adapted for the purpose and permitted the use of The main floor exclusively for dancing. Exquisite taste was shown In the arrangement and floral decoration of the supper tablets. The invitation list included the fol lowing, very few of whom sent regrets: Misses Holes, Anderson, Sprague, Mutt, Louise IM'atthe'WS, Coleman, Dale, Foster, Gearhait. Phelps, Dnvis, Williams. Simpson, Hunt. Wlnton, Finch, Penny packer, the Mimes Cour sen, the 'Misses Matthews, the Misses Merrill, the iMlsses Archbald, the Misses Gilmore, the Misses Seybolt, the Misses iHessell, the 'Misses Kingsbury, and Mesrs. H. and J. Boles, Mott, G. and J. Brooks, Lynde. Kingsbury. Mer rill, Fred, Theodore, Lawrence, Frank, Marshall und iMortlmer Fuller, Hunt, Denmead, Williams, Klrkputrl'nk, Wat son, Chase, iMorray, Boyer, Whitmore, Moir, tleurhart, Walker, Wadhams, Holland, Avery, Gilmore, Patterson, Wharton, Blair, Jones and Decker. CLOTHING AT HALF PRICE. Pre pure for the Cold Weather and Bay Now When You Oun Save SO Per Cent. Never Before Was Clothing Sold So Cheap In Scrunton. The great closing out sale continues for a short time longer, and this cold weather reminds you thut you will need an overcoat. Don't wait for your neigh bor to show you what he bought for half price and regret that you didn't come before they were all gone. In addition to the counters we have laid at half what Martin & Delaney sold them at. We have today marked all of their Prince Albert coain nnd vests Just oneWialf what they were sold at Just two months ago, some of them are silk lined and the best makes, and all the goods In the store are cut 25 to 50 per cent, and are marked In plain figures. 1AII winter goods are down below zero, nothing damaged but the prices and a short purse will do tall buying there. Men's, boy's and children's suits, overeats and ulsters at unheard of prices, all for the people of Scranton If they will only come and look at them before they are gone. Ask the crowds, who have purchased there, then come and see for yourself at Mar tin & Delaney's, Wyoming avenue. Buy the Weber. and get the best. At Guernsey Bros. Miss Hardenbergh's pianoforte school will reopen Monday, Sept. 1C, at C33 Madi son avenue. 20 years experience in business in this city We Have Never Sold Goods as Low or liad so many good bargains as at the present time. F. P. PRICE, Agent L, B, POWELL li ITS ESTABLISHED 1860.1 Music Store The Larscst Slock of First-Class PIANOS In N. E. Pcnna. PRICES LOW AND TERMS EASY Sheet Music, Muslo Books and Small Musical Instruments. 226-228-230 WYOMING AVENUE SCRANTON, PA. BEST SETS Of TEETH. 8.00 SCRANTON S. C. SNYDER, D. D. S., tt srutf sirs. 1 HAKE THE WEI1 HAPPY IT M OUR li 1 TRILBY CIPL It is the newest thine for the comintr season which we are ottering to the trade at very low prices. It is almost unnecessary for us to remind our customers that our line of FURS AND CLOTH CLOAKS contains styles and effects not to be found elsewhere. So long we have been as origina tors it's our constant aim to produce new designs to set the current of style. We have a larger and more extensive line than ever before. AFTER OCTOBER 1 We will occupy three floors instead of one. That shows more plainly than words that we have the confidence and patronage of the people. J. BOLZ, Only Manufacturer of Furs in the City. 138 WYOMING AVENUE. NEXT TO DIME BANK. THE CRYSTAL PALACE " NEXT WEEK IS THE WEDDING OF MY FRIEND, WHAT SHALL I SEND ?" Is an every-day occurrence in one fam ily or another. This problem Is easily solved bv calling and admiring the Im mense stock of Cbina, Glassware, Artistic Pottery, Lamps, Silver-Plated Ware, Etc., at LOUIS RUPPREGHT Successor to Eugene Kleberg. 231 PENN AVE., OPP. BAPTIST CHURCH, FALL STYLES 1 he Celebrated On Sale, Both Stores. Thursday, Aug. 29 CHRISTIAN, 412 SPRUCE ST. 205 LICKIWMN! Ml OYSTERS Ws are Headquarters for Oyiten antf are handling- the Celebrated Duck Rivers, Lynn Havens, Kcyports, Mill Ponds; also Shrews bury, Kockaways, Maurice River Coves, Western Shores and Blue Points. IFWo make a Kpeetnity of delivering Blue Point un half abell in carriers. PIERCE'S MARKET, PENN AYE ELECTRIC, VAPOR AND Oivcn from I a. m. to 6 p. m. at toe Green Ridge Sanitarium, 720 Marion St., Green Ridge. For Ladies Suffering from Nervous Diseases. Catsrrhal asd Rheamatlo Uomplsiuta speoial attentioa ie f Wen. MISS A. E. JORDAN, (Oradnata of the Boeton Hospital TraiulaS School for Nnriee), Superintendent TNI OILIBHATIB M FZANOD Wusimi OnesnsOstaakH I ew..hlnetenAv IK IMP HATS m BI HATS AT Dunn's , ... ....... ,. V V.. ('