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127 WYOMING AVENUE.
ClTlf BOTES.-
' Employes of the Barber. Asphalt com
pany are repairing- the Washington ave
nue pave.
At the Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western car shops 100 workmen have
bean suspended.
Window decorators are .'kept- busy ar
' ganging tempting displays of holiday
goods in the shop windows.
The diagram for Dr. Parkhurst's lecture
will open this morning at 9 o'clock at the
box office of the Frothlngham.
A new class In sight singing will be
formed this evening by Tallle Morgan In
the Washburn Street Presbyterian church.
The ooldweather of the last week has
caused a great boom in the skate trade.
Hardware men report a big sale of skates.
A meeting of the directors and officers of
the new board of trade building was hetd
yesterday afternoon In the board of trade
rooms.
The remains of Mrs. Julia Schlager, of
Blnghamton, were brought to this city
today and interment was made In Forest
Hill cemetery.
The Delaware and Hudson Canal com
pany paid their railroad employes north of
Scranton, and the locomotive shops at
Carbondale yesterday.
Anton Wlshnofskl, charged with false
pretenses, was released from Jail yester
day on ball. B. Rosenfeldt became his
bondsman in the sum of $300.
In the estate of Mrs. Alexander, late
of Carbondale, the wtll was admitted to
probate yesterday and letters testamenta
ry were granted to Ann Alexander and
Joseph Alexander Jr.
The city engineer's corps was on Pitts
ton avenue yesterday carrying out the
behests of the resolution of councils di
recting: them to establish fence, side
walk and curb lines between Brook and
Hippie streets. . :
Terach Mlloveats, a young woman from
f avlor borough, was received at the coun
ty jail last night, committed by Justice
?f the Peace William P. Griffiths in de
suit of balL The charge against her
waa common scold and surety of the
peace.
nfarriaae licensee were yesterday grant'
, ed to Vernon White, Beott township, and
Maud '- Freeman, ureenneiu townemp
' Georse A. Bchraeder and Annie Tonkin,
5 niirs
' Carbondale; Paton Taylor, colored, Bornn-
ton, and Kate Mulherln, white, of Forest
cltv: Thomas Williamson, colored, and
Kmma May Onley, white, both of Forest
City. .
The' Eds-e Moor Bride company yester
day wrote City Controller Wldmayer that
' It could not secure a modification of the
Inspection bill of the American Engineer
ing and Inspection company, of Albany,
and authorised tilm to pay the amount,
tM0.66, which had been held out of their
final estimate by Mr. Wldmayer, pending
a settlement, of the dispute.
An adjourned meeting of the New JCng
land society will be held at the board of
trade rooms this -evening, at 8 o'clock, to
.4 Ik I - A .kasina 4 Via ittns
' UCblU VII IIIULIUII IV .llsSkaBw
from New England Society of Lackawan.
ne County to the New England Society cf
Northeastern Pennsylvania. The reports
f committees on arrangements and speak-
attendance Is very much desired.
Vice-President C. M. Clark, of the Scran
ton Traction company, and General Man
ager Sllllman had a short consultation
with Postmaster Vandllng yesterday re
gardlng the establishing: of a street rait
way mall service, A schedule of the trips
made by the cars was furnished to the
postmaster and It was sent to the post
. office department at Washington by Mr,
signified its willingness to carry the malls
at a reasonaoie rate.
A rule Cor cause to be ihnsn wh the
- nonsuit In the- 1100,000 trespass suit of
John Q. Jennings against the Lehigh
Valley Raiiroaa company, Judge H. N,
Wiuara, Juage j. wj Archbald, Major
Everett Warren, Prothonotary Clarence
H. Pryor, Deputy rrotnonotary Myron
Xasson, ex-Congressman Lemuel Amer-
, roan. Attorney I. H. Burns and Detective
, Ttiomaa a. iteynoios, anouid not be
stricken off was allowed yesterday by
Judge Qunster on motion of Attorney
. Ciarnalltia mini. - nuey.' Dee. as.
fixed as the oats rertn. argument.
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f Tr ,et , soks, convenient and
and Sure.
FIRE 1
Measure CrcotinQ the New Office In
troduced by Councilman Keller.
AFTER THE ASSESSORS AGAIN
Mr. Oliver Wonts to Hasten tho Applica
tion of tho Pruning Knife to Tholr
Salarics-Novv Good Time to
Ask Favors from Councilman.
The afltation for the appointment of
a Are marshal assumed definite shape
lOBt night when Mr. Keller, In common
council, Introduced an ordinance creat-
Ins the office and deflinlng the duties
i .t.AHA.n
ailUl'lltfU Uirirw.
The measure was framed by City
Solicitor Torrey and is drawn up under
authority of the act pf general as
sembly approved on June 24, of the pres
ent year. It provides that the marshal
shall be appointed by the mayor and
shall serve for two years at a salary
of $1)00 a year, his term to commence
on the first Monday In April, 1896.
His duties. In brief, are to keep a
record of all fires that occur within
the city, investigate their causes and
report the same to the mayor; every
three months, or as often as the niayor
may direct, he shall Inspect all prem
ises used for business or manufactur
ing purposes, with a view of enforcing
proper precautions against danger to
life and property from fire; he shall
regulate the storage of explosives and
of all combustible and infiamable ma
terial and compel their removal when
he deems It necessary to safety, and
he shall also prosecute charges of vio
lation of tho fire regulations.
A fine of $25 or Imprisonment for ten
days Is fixed as the punishment for
non-compliance with his orders. The
ordinance was referred for printing.
Mr. Oliver's Remarks.
When the Judiciary committee was
reached, in the call for reports from
committees, and It was seen that noth
ing was forthcoming on the much-discussed
ordinance decreasing the salary
of city assessors, Mr. Oliver called at
tention to the necessity of immediate
action In order to secure the passage
of the measure before election after
which time it would be Invalid and
moved that It be taken out of the hands
of the committee and referred for print
ing.
Captain Molr objected to rushing the
matter through with such hasto, which
he deemed unnecessary, and, also, un
wise, as It was a subject upon which
the judiciary committee should have
ample time for careful consideration.
Mr. Sweeney was of the same mind as
Mr. Oliver and spoke for Immediate ac
tion on the ordinance. " "It's a shame,"
be said, "to have the assessors sitting
down In their office day after day. doing
nothing, while the assistant assessors
are out doing the assessors' work. It
is not good business policy to pay a man
11,000 for nothing."
I.oxt b a Tie Vote.
Mr. Oliver claimed that In justice to
the people the matter should be Im
mediately acted upon and not allowed
to grow mouldy in the committee's box.
A vote was taken and the motion to
take the matter out of the hands of the
committee was lost on a tie vote.
Ayes Loft us, Regan, Gllroy, Sweeney,
Oliver, Battle, Norton, Grler 8.
Nays Morris, Molr. Robinson, Seamans,
Zeldler, Keller, Noone, Hlckey 8.
A compromise motion that the com
mittee should report the ordinance
printed If reported favorably prevailed.
As Is usual at this ante-electlon period
a vast number of ordinances and reso
lutions were lost night Introduced, as
will be apparent from a glance over the
following raft of new buslnes:
An ordinance providing for a perma
nent man for the Niagara Hose com
pany; an ordinance providing for two
electric lights In the Second ward; a
resolution requesting the city clerk to
present a copy of Torrey "g digest to W.
H. Mayers, city engineer of Plttston; a
resolution directing the city engineer
to prepare plans and an estimate of cost
of laying flagstone sidewalks on Mattes
street, between Lackawanna avenue
and the Cedar avenue bridge; an ordi
nance pendtng for an electric light on
the corner of Stone avenue and Alder
street; a resolution directing the city
engineer to make plans, etc., for open
ing Prospect avenue between Palm and
Genet streets; a resolution calllnff for
plans for a bridge over Stafford Meadow
Brook at Irving avenue; an ordinance
for an electric light on the corner of
Crown avenue and Fig street; an ordi
nance for an electric light on the qornet
of Hickory street and Kirst court. None
of these measures were opposed.
Changing Mat of Las-erne street.
. The ordinance changing the name
of Luserne street to Fellows street,
and Fellows to Luzerne, as originally
named, was reported favorably by the
streets and bridges committee and
referred tor printing. A communication
was received from Street Commissioner
Kinsley containing a complaint from
General Manager Frank, Sllllman, jr.,
about . the condition of Plttston and
Stone avenues, on which thoroughfares,
at several points, water escaping from
the residences overflows the gutters and
freezes on the street, blockading; the
car tracks. Mr. Kinsley reported that
he had found the condition of affairs
as complained of, and advised that
Some steps be taken to provide drainage
for that territory. . k
The resolution authorizing the city so
licitor to appeal from the awards of dam
ages Incurred In grading New street,
was sent to committee, where it will
hardly emerge before Dec. 26, the last
day for making the appeal.
The following ordinances passed first
and second readings: Increasing the
pay of permanent firemen to $80 per
month," providing for three electric
lights In the Second ward; providing for
three electric lights in the (seventeenth
ward; authorising the purchase of land
from E, J. . McCormlck estate for Ue
opening of Wyoming avenue. :.
ordlnaneee'on Third Reading. , '
Ordinances paused on third reading
were: Establishing the grade pf streets,
avenues and courts in the Eighteenth
ward; providing for two additional per.
raanent men Tor the fire department,
one for. the General Phlnneya and the
other for tha Nay-Auga; repealta toe
ordinance by which the city accepted
the care of West Market street from the
Providence and Ablngton . Turnpike
company; providing for an electric light
In Raymond court, between Linden and
Mulberry streets; providing for a lat
eral sewer on Capouse avenue from the
Fourteenth district main sewer to New
York street; provides- for r-lectric lights
at the Intersection of Edwards court and
Scranton street, and at the corner or
Perry avenue and Laurel street; author
ising the narrowing of the roadway and
the widening of the sidewalks on Green
Ridge street from Washington avenue
to the city line to conform with Its ex
tension within the Borough of Dunmore.
MRS. BOBBINS IS DEAI.
Robert Brown Gerling Wanted to Take
Chxrso of the Remains.
Mrs. Josephine Robbing, who several
weeks ago was shot by her husband In
Throop, died early yesterday afternoon
In the Lackawanna hospital, where she
was taken the day of the shooting. The
husband, Zera RobblnB, shot himself
after sending the bullet Into his wife's
head and died two hours later.
Immediately following Mrs. Robblns'
death the hospital authorities notified
Coroner Kelley and telephoned to the
store of the Pancoast Coal company In
Throop. Three hours later Robert
Brown Gerling called at the hospital
and demanded the body. It was refused
him. Jealousy of Gerling Ib said to be
the cause that led Rooblns to commit
the desperate deed. Later In the day a
representative of Raub's undertaking
.establishment came with
I .nlinl nml .Bill Clr
establishment came with a wagon to
the hospital and said derling had sent
for the body. Again It was refused.
During the afternoon the hospital sur
geons sought for the buliet. They had
been instructed to do so by Coroner
hut were not able to find It.
Late In the afternoon the coroner called
at the hospital. Instructed the surgeons
to continue their search for the bullet,
decided to hold the Inquest this
morning, when the result of the autopsy
will be learned.
The coroner was unable to state v. nai
disposition he would make of the body.
He said, however, that Gerling would
not get It If It Is demanded by a rela
tive. IIUMANJTY WELL RECEIVED,
. . . . u.tn.irami and Waa Well
It is a mfvbi
n h. tii Audience.
"Humanity." a melodrama by Sut
ton Vane, was produced at the Academy
of Music last night before an enthusias
tic audience. It is a drama of excit
ing Incidents, strong situations and In
t Altar interest throughout.
Two of the most exciting scenes are
the sword combat on horseback and
an exnloslon, the climax of the fourth
. Th comDany. which win ne seen
again tonight at the Academy, contains
a number of clever people, among them,
mim Phnthd Davis. Joseph Grlsmer,
Hnrdee Klrkland. Arthur Livingstone,
Clarence Ferguson. C. Jay Williams,
bh Hmev. Kate Toucray and Fanny
C. Jackson. A brief synopsis of the
drama Is as follows:
Bevls Cranbourne, a young lieutenant
of the Dragoons, loves Alma Dunbar,
an English girl, of South Africa, who
In the first act la visiting Bevls' moth
er, Lady Cranbourne. Majoy Fordyce
Dangerftcld, a war correspondent In the
Transvaal, also loves Alma Dunbar, but
had persuaded Lesbia Penn, the daugh
ter of Matthew Penn, to accompany mm
to London on the promise of marriage
when he ruined and deserted her. Just
as a hunting party is about to mount
for the. hunt, word comes of the up
rising of the Boers, and tho Dragoons
are ordered to the Transvaal.
In the second act, Lesbia comes to
ask forgiveness of her old father. Ke
tlah Penn, her sister, comforts her and
sends Bevls to advise her. Alma over
hears Bevls offer Lesbia money and
advice and believes Bevls to be Lesbla's
lover. Matthew overhears a conversa
tion between Dangerfleld and Lesbia,
which proves that Dangerfleld Is his
slrl's betrayer. He attacks him fur
iously with his heavy walking stick
Penn calls on Bevls for help, and Bevls'
mother, who Is blind, hearing the cries
thinks Bevls is killed. Man&ssas Marks,
however, Is a witness to the murder.
In the meantime, Bevls is marching
away to South Africa.
In the third act. Alma Dunbar has
returned to her home with Keilah and
Lesbia as her maids. Bevls endeavors
to force his way through the enemy's
line with Important despatches, but in
a rocky pass near Alma's home, he Is
confronted by a mounted guard of the
Boers, and a hand to hand broad sword
conflict takes place. Bevls Is captured,
but not before he has strapped his
little drummer boy. Burke, on his horse,
thrust his despatches In the holster,
and sent htm speeding away for assist
ance. Bevls Is searched for despatches
and nons are found. The Boers at
tempt to search Alma, who resists, and
when Dangerfleld tries to search her.
he Is struck down by Bevls. Bevls Is
condemned to die at daybreak. Then,
after a thrilling battle scene, the Eng
lish soldiers rout the Boers and re
lease Bevls, Marks and the woman, af
ter one of the most realistic explosions
ever seen on the stage.
THE POLICE INQUIRY.
It Will Be Continued To nlgbt In Mayor
Connell's Office.
The inquiry Into the charge preferred
by Rev. Dr. Charles E. Robinson
against Lieutenant of Police Davis and
Patrolman Block will be resumed in
Mayor Connell's reception office at 7.30
o'clock tonight. The Inquiry was con
tlnued from last week Friday in order
to permit a transcription of the evi
dence by the stenographer.
Yesterday there were delivered to the
mayor's office three copies of the evi
dence. Each copy contained ninety-six
typewritten pages. Attorney John F.
Bcragg, the defendants' counsel, has
not signified his Intention of making
an argument, but he will probably do
so. Attorney Charles L. Hawley will
argue for Dr. Robinson.
Neither side has Indicated that it will
introduce new evidence. While such an
event Is possible. It is not probable.
THOMASSTAPLES HURT.
Injured While on Duty at tha Cross-Over
Rwlteh Near the Notch.
Conductor Thomas Staples, of Clarks
Summit, who has charge of the night
"pusher" on the Delaware, Lackawan
na and western road, was seriously
Injured at the cross-over switch near
the Notch yesterday morning.
He waa struck by the engine and was
Injured Internally and was removed to
his home where he Is now resting com
fortably. He waa on duty when In
jured. ' -J -
; ,: i 1,000,000 ia Gold. ' '
The above Is the amount the Cripple
Creek gold district will produce in ltM.
t have a splendid elalm In the district
and want a partner to furnish me a
smalt amount of money monthly for
four months. My title la perfect. Will
deed a one-fourth Interest. I believe
the claim will sell for big money In the
early spring. Good referenoea. Ad
drew V. A. Porter, Midland, Colo. , ..
DUFF DETERMINED TO DIE
Pound Seated Bolt Upright in His
Room in the Westminster.
BOUND TO DESTROY HIMSELF
Two Empty 2-Ouuce Landaaam Bottles
Alongside lllro and a Third la His
Poeket-A Well-known Phila
delphia Traveling Man.
E. F. Duff, a Philadelphia traveling
salesman, well known In Scranton, com
mitted suicide in his room In the West
minster yesterday. He was found dead
at 2: 30 o'clock in the afternoon and was
seated in a reclining posture in a rock
ing chair with his feet resting on the
marble shelf of a plerre glass. An emp
ty 2-ounce laudanum bottle was clasped
In his right hand, another empty bottle
of the same size and which had con
tained laudanum, was found on the
shelf at his feet and a third bottle full
of the poison was found In his overcoat
pocket.
Duff represented the Philadelphia
branch office, Nos. 26 and 28 Norm
Fourth street, of Berry Bros., varnish
manufacturers, of Detroit. The firm
was telegraphed news of the death and
replied directing that the body be de- J
llvered to an undertaker ana mat n u
embalmed and stating that a represen
tative of the Ann would be here to-day.
With the consent of Chief of Police
Simpson the body was taken in charge
by Undertaker Raub and now rests In
his Spruce street rooms.
Before the removal of the boay irom
the hotel an Inquest was conducted by
Coroner Kelley. A verdict that Duff
died from the use of laudanum admin
istered by hlB own hand with suicidal
Intent was returned by the following
Jury: Charles Lang, Jr., F. O. Sanders,
David S. Foster, Bdward J. Gleasont
Charles B. Shustcr and A. T. Rayns
ford. Arrived in Scranton Mondar.
Duff reached Scranton Monday after
noon, and. Instead of going to the Wyo
ming house, his customary stopping
place for several years and where he
was well known to the clerks and pro
prietor, registered at the Westminster
and was assigned a comfortable front
room on the third floor. During Tues
day and Wednesday he called upon a
large number of customers whom he
had for several years sold varnishes
and oils. It has not been learned from
any of these persons that he appeared
low-splrlted or different from the happy
and cheerful manner which always
characterized him.
The last seen of him alive by any of
the hotel employes was Wednesday eve
ning about 7 o'clock. He was then a
little under the Influence of liquor.
Whether he then retired to his room or
waited until later in the night la not
known.
Yesterday morning at 9 o'clock Katie
Carroll, a chambermaid, tried the
handle of Duff's tiedioom door, and,
finding It unlocked, started to enter.
Her eyes rested on the form of the
man seated In the chair, his feet ele
vated and In the same position as when
discovered dead. Bhe thought him
sleeping and withdrew after quietly
closing the door.
Again, at 11 o'clock, the chamber
maid approached the room and listened.
Sounds of sonorous snoring came from
within and the girl went about her
work, remarking to another girl, Mary
McNish, that the guest must be sadly
In want of rest to sleep In a chair all
the morning.
Discovery of the Chambermaids.
Soon after 2 o'clock the Carroll girl
for a third time went to the door and
opened it after receiving no response
to her knock. The tired guest was still
reclining In the chair. But there was a
peculiar pallor to his face. It alarmed
her. She hurried for the McNish girl
and the two tiptoed over the thresh -hold.
Something told them all was not
rlht. They hurried from the room and
rang the office bell. Thomiis Wlestand,
a bell boy, responded, heard the girls'
fears and entered the room. He placed
tne back of his hand against Duff's
face. It was cold. He was dead.
Without disturbing the body, Wle
stand hurried to the office and told
Clerk King what had happened. The
clerk looked at the body, and, after
giving Instructions that nothing In the
room should be disturbed, telephoned
Chief of Police Simpson and Coroner
Kelley,
Chief Simpson, accompanied by Cap-
ium cawaras, soon reached the hotel
v-uiuiiiu iveuey appeared about 4
o ciock.
But for the presence of the body the
room gave no sign of having been or
cupled during the night. The bed had
not been disturbed; the towels on tho
washstand had not been used, nor had
any water been poured from the pitcher,
which stood In Its customary place In
the washbowl. The only article out of
place was a china mug. It had evident
ly been used by Duff In drinking tne
opiate which caused his death.
Body Was Fnltr Clothed.
Tne body was ruiiy clothed even, to
hat, gloves, overcoat and shoes. His
suit, overcoat and linen, by their style
and quality Indicated their owner to bea
man of good and even fastidious taste,
The trousers were light In color and
contained a fine. Indistinct stripe: the
coat, of sack pattern, and vest were of
rough brown goods; the overcoat waa
of heavy blue melton and was topped
with a heavy velvet collar which was
found turned up about the ears. The
hands were encased In new, tlght-nt
ting, dark red kid gloves.
On the floor
behind the body rested a sample case,
unopened.and a valise well stocked with
wearing apparel, toilet articles and pa
pers stood on a stand at the foot of the
bed.
An empty 2-ounce laudanum bottle,
bearing the label of Lofuts tt Melvln.tht
Wyoming avenue druggists, was found
loosely clasped In the right hand, which
rested In the dead man's lap. A second
empty bottle of the same size as the
first and also bearing a laudanum label
lay with the empty mug alongside the
feet on the plerre glass shelf. lThe label
of the second bottle showed It was pur
chased at the B. A B. pharmacy in tne
Zeldler bdlldtng on Franklin avenue.
A third two-ounce bottle filled with
laudanum waa found by Chief Simpson
In one of the pockets of the overcoat.
In the pockets were found 30 In bills
and a ten-cent piece, a bunch ot keys,
many business letters and one signed
"Mother" and dated Ormsklrk (a suburb
of , Liverpool), England. Another per
sonal letter from Pratt Lambert, New
York city,. Indicated that Duff had ne
gotiated, or. rather, was wanted by that
firm, to enter Its employ as traveling
salesman. This firm, lie Berry Bros.,
deals In varnish and oils. An examina
tion of all the letters failed to reveal
anything which might be construed as
a cause for Suicide, ? "" "
' "' Coroner He'd en Incjeem-
While the police were examining the
dead man'a pockets, valise and contents
of the room, the coroner, who had mean
while Impaneled the Jury, was conduct
ing the Inquest In tne hallway. The
tell-tale evidence of the room and that
of the chambermaids and bell boys left
no doubt that laudanum was the cause
of death and that it was deliberate
suicide.
While all this was going on there en
tered the room William Gunther, ot Bal
tlmore.an apparently prosperous travel
ing man. He had reached the city about
S o'clock and registered at the Vauey
Hoase, where he read In an afternoon
paper the brief statement ot the suicide.
He said Duff was one of the. best oil
and varnish salesmen on the road, was
thirty-five years old and an English
man and had no relatives In this coun
try as far as he (Gunther) knew. Duff,
he said, was easily made nervous and
worrisome, but was usually in good
spirits and a good companion.
Similar evidence to that given uy
Mr. Gunther was volunteered by F. .
Furnlss.of Philadelphia, another travel
ing man stopping at the Valley House.
He learned of the suicide later In i-.e
day and visited Raub's undertaking es
tablishment and Chief Simpson's office.
To both the police official and under
taker Mr. Furnlss offered to become se
curity for the proper care of the body.
This was before Berry Bros., tho em
ployers, had telegraphed authorizing
the embalming of the body and stating
that a representative of the firm would
be in Scranton today.
Mr. Furniss thought Duff had a sister
Jiving In Philadelphia, but was not posi
tive on this point. Of the dead man s
character and popularity, Mr. Furnlss
corroborated Mr.Gunther.but said when
Duff was confronted with poor business
or became worried he was accustomed
to drinking a few glasses of whiskey.
Duff, he said, never drank to excess nor
did he drink habitually.
l.lqnur Found In "Is Vnlle.
In connection with the reference to
Duff's resort to liquor only when he was
worried, the contents of the dead man's
valise give an added testimony that
worry must have caused the suicide. In
the valise were found a pint bottle of
whiskey, uncorked, and bottles of medi
cine. An excess baggage ticket showed that
he left Philadelphia Dee. 3 for Bethle
hem, and letters Indicate that he had
been to Allentown. Reading and W Ilkes-
Barre before coming here.
DESPERATE LOVER THIS.
When the Object of Ills Affection Would
Not Listen to Him lie Attempted to
Kill Her -Is Now In Jail.
Before Burgess Griffiths, of Taylor,
yesterday, Louis Scalone, a Polander,
was arrested on a charge of assault and
battery and attempt to kill, preferred
by Teresa Jackson, a young girl about
14 years of ae, from Barbertown. Sca
lone, tt appears, has a deep affection for
the young girl and has made himself
AxcpHdlnsrlv obnoxious to her by his
attentions. He has frequently asked
the girl to become his wife but she has
as frequently refused his offers. These
refusals have enraged Scalone to such
an extent that he threatened to Kill
the girl when an opportunity offered
itself.
On last Monday evening he saw
the girl In a house where a Mr. Davis
resided, and going Into the place
forced her In a room, locked the door
and threatened to shoot her If she did
not promise to lend a willing ear to
his suit. The screams of the girl.
.however, attracted the attention or
neighbors nearby, and Scalone was
frightened off.
A warrant was issued for his
arrest, and he was taken before
Burgess Griffiths yesterday morn
ing when a hearing was had. He was
held In the sum of $300 ball and In de
fault waa committed to the county jail.
IN THEIR NEW QUARTERS.
Excelsior Athlotla Club Colobratcd tho
Event with a Smoker.
At their rooms over 406 Spruce street,
the members of the Excelsior Athletic
club held a "smoker" last evening as a
colebratlon of having settled down In
their new quarters. The rooms are the
ones which were occupied by the Scran
ton Press club. They have been fitted
up In attractive style by the Excelsiors.
Last spring the rooms over the Bos
ton store were abandoned. The new
home of the club is a much more pleas
ant place. Refreshments and cigars
were passed around and after that a
few congratulatory speeches were
made. Somo of the members enter
tained with a song and later there
were a few scientific bouts of a friendly
nature carried on among a few of the
boxers.
The club Intends to run a tournament
In the latter part of January and prom
ises to have a first class programme
ready for the occasion. There will be
a marked absence of slugging matches
or brutal contests. Each bout will be
under the union rules, which disqualify
a man for foul boxing. On Christmas
night the olub will run Its regular annu
al ball at Music hall. The arrange
ments are In charge of J. J. McNally,
J. J. Collins, T. A. McGouldrlck. P. J.
Durkin, E. H. Burkhouse and Charles
Wiggins.
KEOGIUS GREAT RUN.
The Scranon Boy Breaks the World's
Record nt Pool.
The Syracuse Post of yesterday con
tains the following; mention of Jerome
Keogh, of this city, who Is one of the
contestants In the great pool turna
ment which has excited to much Inter
est at Syracuse:
Jerome Keogh, of Scranton, broke a
world's record for a continuous run In
the tiool tournament here tonight.
j Keogh played against Button, the Cana
dlan champion, and from tne sixtn to
the tenth frames made the following
continuous run: 11. 15. 16. 15. 1. being
a total of 67. The run waa made wltn
out a miss, safety, or scratch.
IP YOU SHOULD
BUY EXTRA SPACE
In a padded edition you would be
necessarily placed on the same foot
ing as many others. The character
of the announcements are all of
the same trend Christmas, Xmas
and Holiday attractions. We may
be mistaken, but the conservative
advertiser desires hla announce
. ments to stand out conspicuously,
so as not to confound his attrac
tions with those of his competitors.
Do you know that the advertising
In the regular edition of The Trlb-
' une is conceded to be the best for
the holiday season.- Some ot you
have not selected extra space for the
- season, and we urge you not to be
low. Telephone, 1042.
.- Taken Bask to Wllkee-Barre.
Julius Vallln, a Wllkea-Barre cobbler,
who deserted hla wife during the fore
part of the week, was arrested In this
city yesterday and taken back to
Wilkes-Barre by Sergeant Klein, of the
police force, of that town. -.
CHARGES WH SUSTAINED
Innocence of Ret. D. J. Williams, of
Jenny n, Declared.
AH INVESTIGATION CONDUCTED
Held by a Speelsl Coancll of the Ablng
ton Baptist Association Reeolu
' tlons Passed by the Body Favor
able to Rev. Mr. Williams.
A special council of the Ablngton
Baptist Association called to investi
gate the charges preferred against Rev.
D. J. Williams, the deposed pastor of
the Jermyn Baptist church sat in Jer-
myn yesterday and after a continuous
session of eight hours adopted resolu
tions exonerating Mr. Williams and
mildly censuring the church for its ac
tion In dlschargnig him from the pas
torate upon the strength of such slight
proof.
The council was composed of about
fifty members, each church In the asso
ciation being entitled to two delegates.
Rev. Mr. Bundy, of the Clifford Baptist
church took the minutes of the meeting
and Attorney Milton W. Lowry, repre
senting the Penn avenue Baptist
church, was elected to conduct the ex
amination.
Hearing the Testimony.
Mrs. Tripp, the accuser, and Rev. Mr.
Williams each had about half a dozen
witnesses. From the stories which dif
fered only slightly except In the Intent
of Mr. Williams' addrcr.ses to Mrs.
Tripp, It was made to appear that about
the first of November dissensions
arose In the church and the pastor for
the sake of harmony handed In his
resignation.
He went to consult Deacon Tripp con
cerning his unpaid salary and the an
swer he got was a charge of having
made Improper proposals to the dea
con's wife at some previous time. When
the church, two weeks later, heard of
the charges It repudiated the pastor and
his salary claim.
Shortly before 10 o'clock all the wit
nesses had been examined and a vote
was taken to test the pulse of the council
as to Mr. Williams' guilt or Innocence
of the charges. It lacked but two votes
to make the verdict of Innocent unani
mous. Then a committee was appoint
ed to draft resolutions expressing the
sense of the council.
Cnmn'ttfe on Reo'ntlon.
Rev. Mr. Harris, of Taylor; Arthur L.
Collins, of the Penn Avenue church, and
Rev. M. J. Watklns, of Factoryvllle,
were entrusted with this duty. They
drew up a set of resolutions, the gist of
which wns that there was not sufficient
In the charges to Incriminate Mr. Wil
liams; that his character as a gentle
1 mnlli R christian and a minister of the
Gospel was established, and that the
hasty action of the church In Jeopar
dizing its pastor's character on such
slight proof was greatly to be regretted.
The council also advised the church to
grant to Mr. Williams a letter to any
church to which he mlfrht be called and
In case It does not the council Itself wia
grant Mr. Williams the necessary rec
ommendations. AUDITOR DAVIS REPORT.
Rconramends That the Olyphant Bank.
Depositors lie ram a 4 mf win. ji.i
dend. Attorney J. Alton Davis filed his first
partial report as auditor of the Oly
phant Trust company yesterday, and it
was confirmed conditionally. Mr.
Davis was appointed to distribute the
funds coming Into the hands of As
signee John P. Kelley of the bank.
According to the report the amount
of money now In the hands of the as
signee Is 128,910, and It recommends
that a dividend of 43 per cent, be paid
the depositor! whose claims amount
to $60,924.43, including interest and all
savings' accounts up to January 25
last when the bank was closed. The
depositors will, therefore, at once get
43 cents on the dollar.
The report advises the withholding
of payment of the claims of the follow
ing persons: Thomas J. Mack, James
W. O'Brien, J. N. Lllllbrldge, W. J.
Schubmehl. S. O. Field, C. M. Hatha
way and T. W. Watklns. The claims
of these persons, the report says, should
not be paid yet as they are indebted to
the bank as stockholders.
The claim of Mary J. Callender of
$10,000 against the bank Is disputed by
the assignee and the auditor passes
that over until it shall be settled be
tween the claimant and Mr. Kelley. The
auditor holds that W. J. Schubmehl
is not entitled to a dividend on a bill
of $325.15 for printing and stationery.
Mr. Schubmehl subscribed for five
shares of bank stock and the amount
of his claim is held by the auditor to
be an offset against his stock subscrip
tion. HE IS NOT RED KELLY.
Identity of the Man Killed Near Avocn
Still a Mystery.
A man supposed to have been
"Reddy" Kelly, a character well known
to the Scranton police, was found badly
mangled on the Delaware and Hudson
tracks near Avoca Wednesday night,
and died while on a Lehigh Valley train
enroute to the Plttston hospital. It
later transpired that "Red" Kelly Is
alive, at least so stated a number ot
his Scranton relatives who were sum
moned to attend the Inquest In Pltts
ton yesterday.
Detective Crlppen, of the Delaware
and Hudson road, thought two of the
III.
We tell everything in our Elegant Mil
. liocry Store at HALF PRICE.
WE DO NOT WAIT
Until the season Is over, as
man do, but want voir to have
a Hat or Bonnet' for the Holi
days at a price that will not
deplete yonr purse. Remember
a dollar goes for two with us
from now on.
HASLACHER'S : MILLINERY
H. URGFELD, SUCCESSOR.
324 Liitena Ayi
Start epea evenings .
m sets cf nm m
faeladiaf the ashless z1rec4taf t
. teeth by aa "sUrely aew itiiaia ,
S. & CNYDER, D. D. S.,
I HI II I
wounds In the back ot the dead man's
head might be bullet wounds, and so
the Inquest was postponed until Mon
day in ' order to give Dr. Barret, ot
Plttston, an opportunity to perform an
autopsy and testify the result.
Kelly was under suspicion for the
theft of Jewelry from the depot at
Wyoming. A large quantity of trinkets
were found In the dead man's pockets,
which Indicated he might be "Red,"
and pointed strongly that the dead man
and the Wyoming burglar were one and
the same person.
SIS.0r0.000 In Gold.
The above is the amount the Cripple
Creek gold district wtll produce In 1896.
I have a splendid claim In the district
and want a partner to furnish me a
small amount of money monthly for
four months. My title Is perfect. Will
deed a one-fourth Interest. I believe
the claim will sell for big money in the
early spring. Good references. Ad
dress D. A. Porter, Midland, Colo.
$3.95 UNTIL XMAS EVE. $7.95
Commencing Monday, Dec. 1 Oth, and Con
tlnulng I'ntll Christmas r.vc,
the Coal Exchange Clothiers will give
the public a double bill to select from.
They will close out their SS to $12
ulsters, overcoats and suits of clothing
at 15.95. and their S12 to 125 ulsters,
overcoats and sufts at $7.95. Now, we
wish to have the public to
know that these gooda, because
we are Belling cheap, that they are
not cheap shoddy goods, or anything
like that, but, on the contrary, they
are the best goods the market affords.
We have no shoddy goodB In the house;
everything Is first class. A side Issue
goes with this sale. On every purchase
mude of $15 and over we will give an
extra 10 per cent, discount of this. Will
give the people of Scranton and
surroundings a great barS'iln on
fine poods of which we have
r. largo assortment. Come early
for these bargains, at the Coal Ex
change Clothiers, 130 and 132 Wyom
ing avenue, Martin & Delany's old
stand.
Taylnr'o New Index Map of Scranton and
Punmore
For sale at Taylor's Directory office.
Tribune building, or given with an order
for the Scranton Directory 1896.
Buy tho Wcbcr
and get the best. At Guernsey Bros.
Come and see the Brownie band,
Marching to the good old stand,
Bargains there for one and all,
Come with them and give ns a cn
Now is ths tints to buy your
gifts. Don't put it off.
Come early.
BUY, THE JEWELER
Is Right Up-to-Date.
With All tbe New Goods.
REMEM3ER 0J,1 NUMBER,
417 LACKAWANNA AVENUE.
1
Will
Be
Opened
Evenings
Until
9 o'clock
From
Now
Until
Christmas
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We will begin the largest ul of
Ever offered ia Northeastern
Pennsylvania.
French Coney Capes 30
inches long, $ yards sweep,
$4.98, reduced from $12.
Astrakhan Capes, 30 inches
long, 3 yards sweep, $11.98,
reduced from $24.
Electric Seal Capes, 30
inches long, 3 yards sweep,
$9.98, reduced from $20.
Electric Seal Capes, 30
inches long, 3 yards sweep,
trimmed with ' bearskin and
bearskin collar, $14.98, re
duced trom $30.
Muffs and Neck Scarfs for
almost nothing. -
Sleigh Robes for $2.98,
reduced from $6.
Fur Gloves for $1.98, t
duced from $4.
Fancy Floor Mats, $1.98,
reduced from $6.
Have your Furs made new
by the only practical furrier
in the city. ;
J. BOLZ
1 38 Wyoming AvanuB.
OPES EVENINGS.
High.
Grade
Shaw,
Emerson,
Clougb ft Warren,
Carpenter,
Waterloo.
Malcolm Love.
And Lower Grades at
Very Low Prices.
1 1 anrnntmn otnun
J. LHHKbHub 0ILLLC1
303 SPRUCE STREET.
Suitable
Christmas Gifts
IN
China
Ql
Silver
Plated Ware
AT
RopprecM's Crystal Palace
Formerly Eugene Kleberg
231 Penn Ave. Opp. BaptUat Church.
Scranton, Fa. "
OPEN EVENINOS.
Economical'
Underwear
Costs more than cheap
stuff but worth it
keeps you well, strong
and happy. A fall line
to select from.
niinioTimi
THE
UnnldllMH OUTFITTER
412Spr.ce, '. 200 Lict :
tnr TDinitNB Job Prlntla Denerta
1 tally equipped te de all klaaa et sine) ead
fancy printing at the aerartest Beeslele a. use.
end In a
scranton.
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