THE SCRANTOX TRIBUNE MONDAY HORNING,
JANUARY 13, 189.
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FIRE INSORflNCE,
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BIG BARGAINS IN SHOES
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Washington Avenue.
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LOOKS RIGHT
FEELS RIGHT
WEARS RIQHT
WHEN LAUN DRIED
THE LACKAWANNA
January
Remnant Sale
OF ODD PAIRS
Lace, Tapestry
and Chenille
Mains, also
Short Ends of
Carpet,
Wall Paper,
Oilcloth and
Window Shades
AT ABOUT HALF THE REQULAR PRICES.
WILLIAMS M'ANULTY
127 WYOMING AVENUE.
CITE 31 PTES.
John R Olllesple, of Oak street, Is
seriously ill.
Tho poultry nhow will begin Wednes
day in Sumter's hall.
Full time In the 'North Steel works
will be resumed tomorrow.
Alex Dunn, Jr., has returned from a
business trip to New York.
A. A. Patterson, of S. Q. Kerr, Son &
Co., In in New York on business.
Tipstaff Jacob Ritter on Saturday
celebrated his seventy-fourth birthday.
Congressman and Mrs. Joseph A.
Srranton left .Saturday for Washing
ton. The sewers and drains committee of
select council will meet Wednesday
night.
The first annual ball of the Iron
Moulders' union will be held In Turner
Jiall Feb. 17.
Auctioneer A. It. Harris has resumed
business after an absence of four
months in California.
Thn weekly meeting of public school
tea frill be held at 4 o'clock this
--mtorney Edward H. House will leave
for Pittsburg- tonight and be absent
from the city about ten days.
Misses Cahlll and Williams, of Blngr
bamton. are the guests of Miss Mary
Nolan, of Harrison avenue.
The Ladies' Deborah society will give
a dance and festival at the Kxeelsior
Social Club hall tomorrow evening.
I.eyton Schock, the center of the Cor
nell foot ball team, was the guest yes
terday of his cousin, Harry Rhinehart.
of C. M. Plorey s.
A meeting of the Street Car Men's
union was held Saturday night, but the
altend'.nce wus very small and the ses
sion was only concerned with routine
work.
There will be a meeting of the lady
managers of he Home for the Friend
less at Young Women's Christian as
sociation rooms this morning at 9
o'clock.
All ladies Interested In the McAH mis
sion are Invited to attend the meeting
Monday afternoon at 3.30 o'clock at the
home of Mrs. J. A. Linen, 022 Jefferson
avenue.
A quarterly convention of the An
cient Order of Hibernians of America
was held yesterday In My pliant. The
next convention will be held In Scran
ton thw second Sunday of April.
For constructing an elevator in the
Federal building a contract has been
awarded the Tulzer-Vogt company of
Louisville. It will cost $2,454 and is to
be completed in seventy days.
William Struening, aged 70 years,
died at his home. 316 Railroad avenue,
yesterday. The funeral will take place
ti'iiiorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. In
terment will be In Forest Hill cemetery.
Another, rehearsal of the Choral union
took place last night in Railroad Young
Men's Christian Association hall. On
Wednesday evening the choir will be
formally reorganized at the same hall.
The stockholders of the Board of
Trade Building company have author
ized the directorsto expend 1185,000 in
stead of $150,000, as was tlrst contem
plated, in erecting the projiosed build
ing; on Linden street.
Andrew Oados. an 18-year-old Polan
der, was Injured by a fall of rock In
the Riverside mine at Peckvllle Satur
day and was brought to the Lacka
wanna hospital. It was only his second
day as a mln laborer.
Rev. A. C. Oaebeleon. who has re
ccnly been among tne Jewish people of
Russia, will rive an address of deep
Interest to all lovers of Israel In Young
Men's Christian Association hall on
Monday evening at 8 o'clock.
Delaware and Hudson tralnmen.north
of Scran ton and the Carbondale loco
motive shop employes were paid Sat
urday. Some of the Delaware, Lacka
wanna and Western trainmen were paid
Saturday. The others will be paid to
day. There will be a meeting of the board
of managers and advisory board of the
Home for the Friendless this morning
at t o'clock at the rooms of the Young
Women's Christian! Association. The
attendance of every member Is earnest
ly requested.
. Professor Theodore Hemberger has
tendered the net receipt! of the coming
not
HEAPING
)
VsPOONFULS
MONEV CAN BUY.
symphony concert at the Academy of
Music for the benefit of the Home for
the Friendless. The members of the
Symphony orchestra will give their ser
vices grutls.
The exchanges at the Scranton Clear
ing House lust week were UK follows:
Jan. 6, S14,71.62: Jan, 7. $179.4M.26;
Jan. 8. $1.10, 411.:!!'; Jan. !, $120,411. 89;
Jan. 10. $5.69S.9".: Jan. II. SSW.329.45;
total, $773,717.37. Clearings for the week
ending Jan. 12. 1895, $798,32.Wa.
The recently chosen board of revision
and appeals met Saturday afternoon
but failed to receive the tax assessment
books from the assessors who have been
at swords points with the board since
its creation by councils, ouncils will be
asked to aid the bourd In tht mutter.
Secretary D. B. Atherton. of the board
of trade, has been asked by a. commit
tee from the Plttston board of trade to
uddres that body In the near future on
the best methods of coniluctlilK a stock
exchange stmllnr to the oit operating
In this city, and on board of trade work
in general.
A party was given by Mr. and Mrs.
J. C. Klder Saturday evening in honor
of the birthday of their daughter, Miss
May Klder. About twenty couples were
present, many from out of the city.
Duncing wus lndulced in nnl supper
was served, at which. time P. H. Barnes
acted as toastmaster.
At a meeting of the stor k holders of
the Weston Mill company Saturday the
following board of directors wle elect
ed: William Council. A. W. Dickson,
F. K. Piatt, C. S. Weston. James A.
Linen. Mr. Connell was chosen presi
dent and Mr. Dickson secretary and
treasurer and general manager.
The editor of The Tribune has re
ceived the manuscript of a short story
entitled "A Soldier of the Potomac."
Will the writer kindly let him know
whether it is entered in the Robert Mor
ris elxteddfod competition, and if so.
send, In a sealed envelope separate
from the regular letter, his real name;
All munuscrlpts Intended for this com
petition, should be sent In as soon as
possible.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Harber leave this
morning for Hnrtford. where Mr. Har-.
nor hus secured a good position In thn
Slnte Soldiers' Orphan school. Mr.
Harber has been n member of the First
Presbyterian church choir, and for the
past six' months the solo bans at the
Washburn Street Presbyterian church,
lie Is the possessor of a line voice and
is a gentleman with a host of friends.
Mrs. C. W. Klrkpatrlck gave a thim
ble tea Saturday afternoon. The guests
were Mrs. H. M. Boies. Mrs. I. A. Linen,
Mrs. G. L. Dickson, Mrs. K. P. Kturges,
Mrs. A. H. Christy, Mrs. C. 1. Frey,
Mrs. C. H. Welles, Mrs. Richard
Matthews, Mrs. Thomas Dickson, Mrs.
US. Oakford, Mrs. Frank Puller, Mrs.
Seldon Blair. Mrs. O. L. Catlin. Mrs.
George Foster, of Plttston; Alias Vail,
Miss Piatt.
HOME BADLY DAMAGED.
It Was Visited by lira on Saturday Afternoon-Inmates
All Taken Safely
from the Burning Building.
The Home of the Friendless on Ad
ams avenue, near Gibson street, was
the scene of a lire Saturday afternoon,
which, had it happened at nlsrht, might
have canned Injury and perhaps death
among the twenty-eight children and
eight old ladles. Inmates, and the ma
tron and assistants. However, no acci
dents occurred. The Humes caused
enough damage to prevent occupancy
of the Home for probably two weeks.
The fire was discovered soon after 4
o'clock by Matthew Robllng, who lives
In that vicinity. He notllled Mrs. Wal
ker, the matron, and an alarm was
sounded from box 25, corner of Adams
avenue and Olive street, which brought
Phoenix Chemical, Crystul, N&y Aug
und Relief companies to the scene. An
other alarm from box 28, corner of Jef
ferson iivenue and Gibson street,
brought the Century and Neptune com
panies from the South Side and Hook
and Ladder compnny.
The flames appeared In the roof work
nnd walls of the upper rooms In the
south wing of the building, and. It was
later fuund, extended all the way up
Inside the walls from the first floor,
where they started from a defective
furnace flue. Prompt work -with the
chemlcul apparatus checked the first
onslaught of the lire, but it wan neces
sary to resort to water to finally Bub
due them. The firemen were at work
for two hours.
It is estimated that the building was
damaged $2,000 and furnishing Jl.tiOO.
Tills is fully protected by un liinuranco
of $10,000.
The young and old Inmntes of the
Home were housed by neighbors, but
eventually sixteen children and four
old ladies were taken to the Young Wo
men's Christian association rooms,
where they will remain until the Home
Is again ready for occupancy or until
after a meeting of the board of man
agers, with the advisory board at 9
o'clock this morning in tln Young
Men's Christian Association rooms.
Twelve children and four old ladles are
still belns cared for by the neighbors.
The matron, Mrs. Walker, In with Mrs.
C. P. Matthews, vice-president of the
Home. Mrs. Walker was ill ut the time
of the lire and over-exerted herself in
looking after the safety of her -harges,
but was yesterday feeling all right
again.
Through The Tribune the officers of
the Home wish to extend their thanks
to firemen and neighbors and to call the
attention of the advisory board to the
meeting at the Young Women's Chris
tian association rooms this morning.
MANAGER M'DERMOTT COMING
Location of the Base Ball Park to Be
Determined This Week.
Manager McDermott, of the Scran
ton base ball club of the Eastern league,
has been directed by the owners to
confer with them here during; the last
of this week. No special significance is
attached to the proposed meeting. His
advice is wanted relative to the leas
ing of a plot of land on Providence
road, the site of the old driving' park,
or In Improving and enlarging the pres
ent park. No decision will probably
made until McDermott's arrival.
President Powers, of the lcasrue, has
approved the following contracts:
With Toronto Thomas J. Dowse. Will
lam H. Dimieen and John A. Walsh.
With Rochester William Day. William
Frlel. Frank Donnely, Ollle Beard, John
J. O'Rrien and Charles Dooley.
With Syracuse John C. Rafter and H.
J. Jordan.
With Wllkes-Barre-E. B. Lytle, Fred
Betts and H. W. Lackey.
Terms accepted By Providence, Frank
Donnelly.
Released By Scranton, Alex. Smith.
Released By Rochester, E. K. Crane.
K. L. Breckinridge, Joseph Keenan and
Charles Hamburg.
WHEN ORDERING COCOA OR
CHOCOLATES, be sure and ask for
HITYLER'S. Purity and flavor unex
celled. Mothers See flannel nightgowns for
yourself and children at Baby Bazaar,
512 Spruce street.
The best and purest Is sought by all
Be sure to order HUYLER'S COCOA
AND CHOCOLATES from your grocer.
. BAILEY IS WAVERING
Timid About Accepting the Demo
cratic Nomination for Mayor.
WILL B0LAXD BE TIKXEDD0WN
Conference Held Last Nlcht at Which the
.Matter Was Discussed Mcsslt of
Saturday's Democratic Primaries.
Lackawanna Township Caucus.
Leaders of the Democrats of the city
are still somewhat at sea concerning
the make-up of the city ticket.
At a meeting held in the St. Charles
hotel Saturday night the following
ticket was agreed upon:
Mayor, James A. Bailey; city con
troller. Edward Robinson; city treas
urer.' C. 1.1. Boland; assessors. Charles
Yoos, Jacob Smith and Lawrence Du
hlgg. Yesterday Mr. Bailey was disposed
not to accept the nomination even if
tendered to him although lie had given
seme assurance Saturday night that
lie would accept. He told the leaders
that .they were forcing him to lead a
forlorn hope nnd that If there was a
reasonable chance of election he would
not be accorded the nomination.
To offset Mr. Bailey's arguments the
leaders told him that as an earnest of
their sincerity of purpose toward him
and Interest in his behalf the nomina
tion would be tendered to him freely and
without cost and thut the money to
conduct his campaign would be fur
nished. Still Mr. Bulley hesitated and
at a late hour last night It was reported
that he was still In doubt as to the
course he will pursue.
One of Bailey's Fears.
It is stated on excellent authority
that one of Bailey's strong reasons for
hesitating ubout goipg on the ticket
was the fear that he might not receive
the entire vote of his party and that
our zealous friends of the other candi
dates would neglect to work us hard
for him us for their particular favorite.
Dr. Hurnett was seen by some of tho
leaders yesterday morning and they
talked over the situation. Last night
the doctor said he could not under any
circumstances be Induced to become a
candidate for mayor. A conference of
a number of the leaders was held In the
afternoon to consider the case of Bailey.
Last night John J. Fahey, M. P.
'Flvnn. Joseph O'Brien. John P. Kelly.
Charles Schadt and H. T. Koehler met
nnd had an earnest consultation con
cerning, the trensurershlp. What oc
curred there those present refused to
divulge but It Is understood thut the ad
visability of turning down II. Boland
and slating M. J. Kelly was discused at
length. It was argued by some thut it
would be the part of wisdom to take
such action. This morning there will
be another conference between candi
dates and leuders when something defi
nite may be arranged. ' v ;
v.. G. Boland interviewed. mmmm
Mr. Boland was seen- at hts home on
Stone avenue last evening by a Tribune
reporter. When tho subject -of politics
was introduced Mr. Boland smiled and
shook his head, saying: "I wish my
friends would kindly let me alone. I
am not a candidate for any ofllee, but
the leaders of the Democratic pnrty In
the cltv held a conference Saturday
night at the St. Charles hotel and se
lected James O. Bailey as the candidate
for mayor, myself for treasurer, and
Edmund J. Robinson for controller.
The situation is still the same, but I
km not In any sense a candidate for of
fice at the present time."
The reporter asked Mr. Boland If he
would consent to co on the ticket for
treasurer, and he said that If Mr. Bat
ley agrees to take the mayoralty nomi
nation, he might then be induced to ac
cept that of treasurer.
Saturday's Primaries.
The primaries Saturday to elect dele
gates to Tuesday's convention were
very quietly conducted and resulted as
follows:
First ward, First district, Patrick
Cullen.
Second ward, John Flynn.
Third ward. First district. J. J. Jen
nings; Second district, A. F. O'Hoyle.
Fourth ward. First -district, Fred
Warnke; Second district, Brian Kerri
gan; Third district, Michael English;
Fourth district, John O'Hara.
Fifth ward First district, William
Maggerty; Second dlstrlct.Conrad Lutz;
Third district, Michael Oavan; Fourth
district, John McCauliffe.
Sixth ward. First district, Patrick
Qolden; Second district. John P. Lynch;
Third district, F. K. O'Hcai n.
Seventh ward. First district Camp
bell; Second district, Patrick Tolan,
one-half vote and Frank McAndrew,
one-half vote. Owing to a tie vote, the
vigilance committee granted a half
vote to each of the candidates. Third
district. M. F. Gllroy.
Eighth ward. First district. Thomas
C. Melvln; Second district, T. J. Lane
and K. J. Fitzsimmons.
Ninth ward. Second district, Nathan
Vldaver; Third district, W. J. Burke.
Eleventh ward. First district, Mich
ael Kramer; Second district, no elec
tion; Third district. Martin Flaherty.
Twelfth ward, First district, John F.
Kearney; Second district, Patrick
Mown, Jr.
Thirteenth ward. First district, Wm.
Dougherty: Second district. M.T.Jack
son; Third district, John J. Holleran.
Fourteenth ward. First district. Wm.
Kelly; Second district, James McCor
muck. Fifteenth ward, First district, Daniel
Murray; Second district, W. J. Rowan.
Sixteenth ward. Second district, E. F.
Blewltt.
Seventeenth ward. First district, T.
Lavelle; Second district. P. VV. Stokes.
Eighteenth ward. Thomas Morris.
Nineteenth ward. First district, John
J. Moran; Second district, John J. Mur
phy; Third district, Andrew J. Conway;
Fourth district. Richard Sheridan.
Twentieth ward. First district, Wil
liam McCrea; Second district. M. J.
Donahue; Third district, John H. O'Mal
ley. Twenty-first ward. First district, J.
F. Roache; Second district, Patrick
Casey.
Caucus in Lackawanna Township.
In the various districts of Lacka
wanna township the Democratic cau
cuses were held Saturday afternoon
from 4 to 7 o'clock, and they deserve to
take front rank among the lively inci
dents of the current campaign. The
caucus of the South district, held at No.
3 school, Mlnooka, was especially Inter
esting. The two prominent factions
had each a set of slated candidates and
there was a fierce battle fought until
the last ballot was deposited. A heav.
avote was polled, the number oast being
Z!S3. rairica v.oyne wan nominated ror
supervisor, Thomas F. Coyne for school
director, and M. J. Egan for township
clerk.
That was the slate championed by
John J. Coyne, and he made u vigorous
fight for victor1. The opposition slate
was: Anthony CuslcK for supervisor.
Thmas Mongan for school director, P.
J. Mulherin for township clerk. The
rival forces first assembled In open ses
sion in the school house and measured
swords. The Coyne element proved the
stronger and selected John T. Brown
for judge of election over Justice of the
Peace P. F. O'Hara. Before t he ballot
ing began the following district officers
to be voted for next month were chosen
by a viva voce vote: Judge of election,
Stephen Kenavey; majority inspector,
James Mangan;- minority inspector,
Patrick F. McDonnell. For conferees
to represent the district, Patrick Lowry,
John J. Lydon. James Mangan. John T.
Holleran and Thomas Butler were cho
sen. Patrick J. Diskln was unanimous
ly nominated for register of voters.
This much over, the polls opened and
the fun began. The count was as fol
lows: Supervisor, Patrick Coyne, 159;
Anthony Cuslck, 112; John O. Jennings,
20. School director, Thomas F. Coyne,
150; Thomaa Mongan, 119. ' Township j
clerk. M. J. Eean, 151; Patrick J. Mul
herin, 72.
In the Southwest district, Patrick
Foley, of clreeuwood, was nouilnuted
for school director for one year; Eu
gene Drlscoll wus selected to run for
auditor and Patrick Fltzhenry was
nominated for treasurer. At Moosic,
the West district, James Ward was
nominated for supervisor, and at the
Sloan Patch, the East district, Dennis
O'Lenahan was nominated for school
director for three year. This com
pletes the Democratic ticket as it will
be made up in Lackawanna township.
Andrew Diskln, of Main street. Ml
nooka. a married man with a large
family, fell on the Ice on his way home
from the South district caucus, and his
right leg was broken above the angle.
He was discharged only a short time
ago from the Lackawanna hospital af
ter a long confinement there with eye
trouble.
TALL1E MORGAN RESIGNS.
The Well Known Musical Director Will
Tal e Charge or a Mew York Church
Choir on Sunday Next.
Tallle Morgan closed his engagement
with the First Presbyterian church as
chorister last evening, and next Sunday
he begins a year's engagement at the
Washington Square Methodist Epis
copal church. New York city. Mr. Mor
gan will continue to reside In this city
spending Frlduy and a part of Satur
day here. He has had charge of the
music at the First Presbyterian church
tor the past two years, and his chorus
of twenty-six voices hus Justly gained
the reputation of being one of the finest
in the valley. All the choir has also
resigned, together with the present mu
sic committee, of which A. W. DieKson
Is chairman.
It Is a very pleasant thing to know
that not the least disagreement or bit
terness exists, and the choir with its
leader leave with the best and kindest
wishes of the membership and congre
ration. The choir will not disband.
but will at once reorganize Into a glee
society under the leadership of Mr.
Morgan, slid rehearsals will be held
every Friday evening.
Leading Heme in Musical Circles.
Mr. Morgan has been a leading figure
In the music of this city for the past
ten years, and his sight singing classes
has been the means of creating a great
deal of new musical material. As high
as a thousand pupils has been under
his charge during one season, and some
of his choruses has numbered five hun
dred members. Mr. Morgan's most no
table work was the production of "The
Fall of Babylon" In character at the
Frothlngham. nearly five hundred sing
ers being in the cast. It was by far the
greatest musical dramatic work ever at
tempted in this city, and Its great suc
cess Is still remembered by our citizens
generally.
He will organize at the Washington
Square church a chorus of one hun
dred and fifty to two hundred voices,
He has already been engaged to teach
sight singing to the great Temple choir
of Brooklyn, which Is under the direc
tion of the well known organist and nu
thor. Prof. E. M. Bowman, and nutiv
bers ISO members. He meets that cho
rus every Monday evening
His Work in New York City.
Mr. Morgan's music, however, will
not be his chief work in New York city.
He has been the manager of the Nation
al Press bureau for the past three years,
und the head office has been removed
to New York. He has under his charge
over one hundred newspapers, with a
total circulation or over half a million
copies for each Issue. He supplies
twelve columns of matter a week, which
goes to the papers In plate form' ready
to print, ne is also the managing edit
or of the New York True Reform, the
city organ of the Prohibition party. It
looks like a good deal of work to un-
aertake ror one man. but he has been
doing It for the past three years, and
everything Is done well.
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
Uiven a Splcndld.Prodncllon at the Acad
emy of Musis.
"A Midsummer Night's Dream," with
a wealth of beautiful stage settings,
was seen at the Academy of Music Sat
urday night by a large audience. The
company that produced It was under the
management of Arthur Rehan and the
comedy was given as nearly like Daly's
sumptuous revival of It ns the possi
bilities of a traveling company will al
low. The stage settings throughout were
beautiful and artistic, the woodland
scenes in the second, third and fourth
acts excelling the others in these re
spects. The comedy Is one of the most
poetic of Shakespeare's works, one diffi
cult to stage and easily marred by In
adequate setting. Saturday night's
production was the work of an artist,
deft In the difficult art of harmonizing
colors and producing beautiful stage
pictures.
An excellent company spoke the lines
of the comedy Among the members of
it worthy of mention were John Doud,
John Craig, Byron Douglass, William
Sampson, George Lecoir. Miss Eliza
beth Orath. Miss Lila Convere. Miss
Marie Wellington, Miss Lillian Swain,
Miss Sybil Carlisle.
D., L. AW. FOREMAN'S FUNERAL
Thomas McMillan Buried Saturday In
Forest Hill Cemetery.
The funeral of Thomas McMillan,
foreman of the Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western blacksmith shop, was held
Saturday afternoon at the residence,
corner of Madison avenue and Mulberry
street, where the sen-Ices were conduct
ed by Rev. Drs. Charles E. Robinson
and James McLeod, of the Second and
First Presbyterlun churches respective
ly. There were many handsome floral
tributes, among which was an anvil
from the employes of the shop In which
the deceased was foreman, a Masonic
piece from Hyde Park lodge, 339, Free
and Accepted Masons, and many bou
quets from friends and neighbors. In
terment was made In Forest Hill ceme
tery. The pall-bearers were David Brown,
Frank McFarland, Charles Lannlng,
Frank Olover, Alvln Stone and James
Cranston. The flower-bearers were
Robert Palmer, James Bryden, Doug
las Harvey and John McAndrews.
DIED.
O'MALLEY At the residence of her son,
817 8onth Wyoming avenue. Jan. II, 1896
Mrs. Mary O'Malley. Funeral from her
late residence at 8.80. Interment in Hyde
Park Catholic cemetery.
M'lKIPK In Scranton. Jan. 12. 1896, V.H
ward MoOofr. of 437 Railroad avenue.
Funeral notice later.
STRl'KNINU In this city. Sunday. Jan
12, William Struenlng, aged 70 years,
at his .home, ,116 Railroad avenue. Fu
neral tomorrow afternoon' at 2 o'clock,
Interment in Forest Hill cemetery.
.MARRIED.
BTROH-HAWK-ln Forty Fort. Jan. ,
18!. by Rev. H H. Welles. Fuller R.
Stroh and Esther W. Hawk, both of
Forty Fort.
Buy your Carpets, Lace Curtains,
Draperies and Window Shades at Sie
becker & Watklns', 408 Lackawanna
avenue, (next to Lackawanna Safe De
posit Bank.)
Poultry Show.
The first annual exhibition of the
Scranton Pet Stock association will be
held at Samter's hall, coner Penn and
Lackawanna avenues, Wednesday Jan
uary 15, and continuing balance of the
week. Competition open to all. Show
opens from 9 a, m. to 10 p. m, ,
SUPERIOR COURT SESSION
Opens at 11 O'clock Today in the
Federal HuiMing.
HOW THE JUDGES WILL ACT
Court Etiquette Provides That Everybody
Shall Rise When tho Crier Announces
the Judges' Entrance Particulars
of the Duties of the Body.
The first session of the superior court
of Pennsylvania will begin In this city
today in the Federal building. Twice
has the court But In Philadelphia while
the seven members were holding an ap
pointive office, but the session which
begins here today Is the first since the
Judges were elected to their high office
by the people.
At 11 o'clock the court will open and
will continue in session alt this week
and probably during three days of next
week.
Etiquette of the supreme court of the
United States, lately adopted by the
supreme court of Pennsylvania will be
followed in the superior court. When
the judges enter the chamber the crier
will strike his desk with a gavel and
formally announce, "The honorable, the
president Judge and the associate Judges
of the superior court of Pennsylvania."
Lawyers and spectators will be standing
while this announcement Is made and
will not be seated until the judges oc
cupy their chairs. The method of prac
tice will be the same as that before the
supreme court.
It will be the first official sitting In
the superior court by Judge P. P. Smith,
of this city, who was not a member of
the body appointed by the governor,
This circumstance and the fact that
Judge McCarthy, appointed by Clover
nor Hastings, was not afterward elect
ed by the people, accounts for the Indiv
Idual positions of the judges on the
bench. The law provides that the presi
dent Judge and positions and seniority
of the other six must be decided by lot.
Under their appointive term Judge
Rice, of Wllkes-Barre, was chosen
president Judge and Judge Orlady oc
cupied seventh position at the extreme
left or the president judge. Judge Mc
Carthy was No. i and occupied the ex
treme right. He not being afterward
elected, his place naturally falls to No.
7, which is Judge Orlady. No. 7 Is the
position of Judge Smith, the only
Democratic judge and the only Judge
not a member of the court under the
appointive term.
1 Selecting the Positions.
White the law specifies that seniority
and position shall be decided by lot. the
court In a way carried out the letter of
the law and arranged the drawing by-
numbers so that the members will oc
cupy the same positions as before elec
tion, except in the case of Judges Or
lady and Smith which is explained
above. Beginning at the right of Judge
Rice will sit Judge Willlard, No. 2; at
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the left of Judge Rice will sit Judge
Wlckham, No. 3, and so the seniority
continues alternately from right to
left.
According to seniority, are Judges
Charles E. Rice, of Wllkes-Barre; E. N,
Willard. of Scranton; John J. Williams,
of Beaver; James A. Beaver, of Belle-
font e; Howard J. Reeder, of Easton;
George B. Orlady, of Huntingdon; P. P.
Smith, of Scranton. They will be at
tired In long black silk gowns, cut large
around the neck and displaying collar
and cravat, with big sleeves slit at the
wristbands so as to permit free use of
the nana and arm.
After the crier, W. K. Taylor, of
Philadelphia, has formally announced
the entrance of the court, the opening
business will probably consist of the
handing down of opinions. Probably
two or the three court tipstaves will be
present. The three are Daniel Ahearn
and Samuel Collins, of Philadelphia,
and John T. Comly, or Jenklntown,
Montgomery county. Samuel H. Stev
ens, of this city, is court prothonotary.
It is his duty to keep a record of ap
peals and a docket, which contains the
court minutes.
To the superior court Is' appealed all
civil cases involving amounts of less
than $1,000 and criminal cases other than
murder. From this body an appeal
cannot be taken to the supreme court
unless by vote or four of the seven
Judges of the superior body or upon
the request of any one member of the
supreme body. Either event Is un
likely and will probably occur only in
a case of extreme Importance or where
the superior court decision on a point
of law is as close as 4 to 3. when it is
assumed, the judges would be unani
mous in consenting to an appeal. But
suctl occasions are sure to be very In
frequent. Judge Wlckham Arrived first.
Judge Wlckham was the first of the
court to reach Scranton. He arrived
early Saturday evening. Judges Smith
and Willard reside here and Judge Rice
lives In Wllkes-Barre, only an hour's
ride from here. It was expected he
would have for his guest over Sunday
Judge Orlady, who, however, was de
tained in Philadelphia on business and
reached here lust night on the Lacka
wanna midnight train from Philadel
phia. Judge Reeder arrived on the 0.30 p. m.
Jersey Central train. Judge Beaver
1896
CALENDARS
The
Ladies
of
Scranton
and
Vicinity
Can
Obtain
A Beautiful
Calendar
By Calling at
Powell's
Music Store,
ll6-23 WYOMING" AVL.
AONE GIVEN TO CHILOBEft
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.
I have for sale some of the
best business Real Estate
ever offered in this city. The
location is central, and first
class investment in all re
spects. Call for location and
description in person to
C. P. TAD WIN,
Cor. Penn and Spruce St.
will arrive this morning. All the out-of-town
Judges will stop at the Wyom
ing. The court will be tendered a reception
tomorrow night in the Elks' building
on Frutiklln avenue. In charge of the
affair is a committee comiosed of Lem
uel Amerman, chairman; Attorneys
Cornelius Comegys, John R. Jones, J.
Alton Davis, M. E. McDonald, Horace
E. Hand and Everett Warren.
SlRPRISED ttlE THIEF.
William Mooney, Caught Red-Uaaded la
- Robbing a Store.
William Mooney, a confirmed burg
lar just back from the penitentiary,
was caught in the act of robbing the
sate of K. H. Frear's grocery store,
next to the armory on Adams avenue,
at 1.30 o'clock yesterday morning.
John Mann, the engineer at Keller's
carriage works across the road from
the store, heard the crash of falling
glass from his bedroom on the second
floor front of the factory and peering
through the window saw a man climb
ing Into Frear's store through a hole
broken In the glass panel of the door.
He telephoned to the central police sta
tion and in less than five minutes after
the thief gained an entrance four po
licemen, Lieutenant Davles, Patrolmen
Lowry, Rodham and John D. Thomas
were at the store Mooney was found
crouching behind the safe door with his
body partly In the safe, which had been
negligently left unlocked. He had not
had time to possess himself of the $11
which the safe contained so sudden was
the surprise party which the police
gave hiin. He offered no resistance.
At the station house Mooney feigned
drunkenness and would say nothing
further than "I guess I got It in the
neck."
Mooney's record Is a bad one. Besides
several terms at the county jail he has
twice done time at the eastern peniten
tiary for thieving.
COAL COMPANY'S DEFENSE.
Filed by Attorneys Saturday in the
Prothonotnry's Offiee.
The defense of the Chamberlain Coat
company to the suits brought by the
Sterling Coal company and Lackawan
na Supply company were filed by At
torneys Warren & Knapp Saturday In
the pruthonotary's office. It K alleged
that the notes held by the prosecut
Ing companies are not collectable until
the collaterals are sold which will bring
sufficient to pay all the notes.
A meeting of the Chamberlain com
pany bondholders was held Saturday
afternoon. A meeting of the creditors
was also held at the office of Attorney
ii. weues.
A Happy New Year
TO ALL.
Watches,
Clocks,
Diamonds
AND
Jewelry
AT REDUCED PRICES.
VV.V7. Berry, Joveler
417 Lackawanna Ave.
FOR THE NEXT TEN DAYS
We Will Sell the
IN 10-BUSHEL LOTS AT
PER BUSHEL
RUPPRECHT'S
CRYSTAL PALACE
LEADING HOUSE IN
4
ALWAYS UP TO DATE. PRICES LOW.
231 Pen Are. Opp. Btptlst Church.
BEST SETS OF TEETII. $5.03
vavta mj mi muwmj mmw
S. C. SNYDER, D. D. S.,
Choicest
BiirJiaiilt
Potatoes
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i China
i; Glassware i
i Lamps
i Silver- i
i Plated i
is Ware
Reliable
Fur Sale
Owing to the warm weather
our stock is large and our
prices low. We will sell
For
for. less than skins cost. Our
prices are too low to mention.
We will sell our
CLOTH COATS,
SILK WAISTS,
INFANTS' COATS
at your own prices'.
J. BOLZ
1 38 Wyoming Avenus.
High
Grade
Shaw,
Emerson,
Malcolm Lots.
Clongh & Wirrea,
Carpenter,
Waterloo.
And Lower Grades at
Very Low Prices.
J. LAWRENCE STELLE,
303 SPRUCE STREET.
Economical
Underwear
Costs more than cheap
stuffbut worth it
keeps you well, strong
and happy. A full line
to select from.
CHRISTIAN A
illSprw, iOJlatt
Scranton
School of Elocution
and Oratory
MR. AND MRS. L 1 RICHARDS,
Directors.
(IKE DEHII1S Of sir
M toi Giicii ol liesiei
ROOMS 27 AND 28, BURR BUILDING,
Washington Ae., Benin ton, pa.
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