THE SCRANTON : TRIBUNE SATURDAY" MORNING, FEBRTTABr 1, 18. mm v " Pure and Sure.". BAKING P&WDEFL s . V The results obtained by the use of Cleveland's - Baking Powder have always been satisfactory." FANXIE M. FaIHEK, Principal BostoH Cieking Sthtel. Norm & Moore ' FIRE INSURANCE, 120 Wyoming Ave. BIG BARGAINS IN SHOES '. RUSSET SHOES IT COST AT THK COMMONWEALTH SHOE STORE . Washington Avenue. TOUR LOOKS FEEL5 WEARS WHEN LINEN RIOHT -RIUHT : ' RIOHT LAUNDRIED THE LACKAWANNA January Remnant Sale OF ODD PAIRS Lace, Tapestry and Chenille Curtains, also Short Ends of Carpet, . Wall Paper, Oilcloth and Window Shades AT ABOUT HALF THE REQULAK PRICES. II 157 WYOMING AVENUE. CITY MOTES. On March 17 the Robert Emmet I..lt-r-ary rlub will holi) a ball In Munlc Hull. Aaron V. Bower will deliver a lecture on rompei; In the Oreen RklKe library Mon day evening. St. l;ke'i! Industrial school will meet Saturday f ;ei neon at 31 -Adurn. .avenue, opposite the armory. ' ' The woi'k of dlstributlrmr the ballot uc.-M that will be used In this city on Feb. 18 wu begun yesterday. Today the Delaware. Lackawanna and Western company will iy Its employes lj the Arrhbald, Continental and Hyde Park mines. Lackawanna lodge. No. 9.1. Brotherhood of Itailroaii Trainmen will holtl their ninth annual ball In Music Hall on Aion day evening, Feb. 17. The meeting of the Choral union Sun day evening will be held at the railroad department. Young Men'j Chrlstiaft : as sociation, 53 Lackawanna avenue. Patrick F. Golden, by Ms attorney R. H. Bhurtlcff. began an action in ejectrneut yesterday against Homer James forui lot of lund In the Second ward of this oty. In the equity proceedings of the' IVlii ware and Hudson Canal companyxjKainst Xavld Hughes and William Wutkln. of Carbondale, Judge Qunster yestaitttiy re fused a rehearing. I 1 k Marrlnge licenses were grnntod ye-t.r. day to John Joyce and Kriilget IHeUnr. of Mlnooku; Wasnal Holyn ami Mnrv 1,'li'u'. Tieckl, Kcranton; James Marrs and Rach'?l Vurchlll, West Side. Suit to recover 1131.92 with Internet, from Iec. 19. 1S94. was brought yesterday iy the Schuylkill Btov,' company Bgal.iHt James Smith, of Carbcndulti. Frarilc T. Okel' in tlli attorney. At St. Peters cathedral yesterday morn ing a requler.i maw for the late Oergo tV. Meamlsh wns eel liratcfl. The JKev. J. A. O'Reilly was celebrant: Rev. ill J. B. Feeley, deacon, an 1 Rev. T. W. Car tnody, sub-deacon, 'V! ''1 ' The all-colleelate hockey team which Is to play theUlenburn team today will leave this city at 12.ao p. m. The coltrvriate team will consist of . Hunt,- Hifelford, Hrooks, Klrkpatrlck, Snyder, Blain. "ul- in, uuina niiii i' nun . . . A fire In the store of Blttenbender Spruce street bicycle dealers, cuuse dMwni age to the amount of $1,009 yesterday morning at 6 o clock. The loss Is covered toy Insurance. An electric wire Is sup posed to have caused the fire. ,..f Younr People's sewlnir and Drtatl'nir classes meet every Saturday at 3 p. in. In the Salvation Army Harracks. Knco drill, Sunduy at 7a. ni. ; holiness' meet ing at 11 a. m.; Christian praise service, 3 p. m.: salvation meeting, evening; at I o'clock. Annie Tewls and William Lewis, execu tors of William Lewis, deceased, trading s Lewis & Bro.. brought suit for damages yesterday against Charles) H. Jtlller. The latter sold at sheriff's sale on Aug. 27, 1895, an oak bar, twenty feet long, and an oak screen, all of the value jof S870, which the plaintiffs claimed be longed to them, but which they had leased to Henry German, at 217 Penn aventi. against Shorn Miller had an outstanding debt. Judge Edwards Issued a decree In equi ty court yesterday In the proceedings of Rr. Rev. William O'llara. D. 1)., bishop of the diocese of Scranton. against Rev. A. Snlgurskl, formerly pastor of St. Mary's Polish church. Prospect avenue. South Side. The decree provides that the title of the lot on which the Polish church Is located shall e changed from Father Snlgurski's vested right and vested in Bishop O'Hara In trust for the consrre ration of the Sacred Heart of Jesus ssid Wary. .--... Alteration Sale. i .... In order to make room for carpenters, bricklayers and painters we announce a great mid-winter sale of silks, dress goods, linens, muslins, ginghams, cali coes, blankets, comforts, hosiery and underwear. commencing Tuesday, February 4. See standing ad In papers for particulars. . ..... MEAR8 HAaB;N, Ancttoa (Ml Of S horses, S single spring wagons, 1 busrarv and 1 Dheaton, In front Of Strong's Auction House, Penn avenue, this morning (Feb. 1) at 10 o'clock. '-' Y TU- -r Musical lnstramsats. ,. Fine Mandolins, Guitars, Banjos, etc.. will be sold to the highest fetdOcr at Davldoar . Bros.' great auction sale, boauaenclnc Saturday, Jbruarjr 1. WILLIAMS 5 ANULTY CHILDREN LURED INTO SIN Procured for Immoral Purposes by Mrs. Maggie Conway. SHE WAS COMMITTED TO JAIL Evidence Offered Agalast Usr Before Alderman Millar Wssof tho Most Re volting Nature-Philip kilty Ar rested and Committed to Jail. "I wish 1 had the power to send you to prison for life; I would not hesitate a moment to Inflict the sentence." With all the vehemence that he could command Alderman Millar addressed these words yesterday afternoun to Airs. Maggie Conway, a human vulture whom he had Just held for court to answer a perles of terrible charges. Two or three days ugo the father of Owcnnle Williams, a fifteen-year-old girl, living on Seventh street, learning that his rhild was wuywnrd swore out a warrant for her arrest with the Inten tion of having hr-r placed in the House of the Oooil Shepherd. Yesterday the little girl was picked up by the police and turned over to the care of Mrs. Duggan. At the hearing in the morning the child dented having been guilty of any excesses but to Mrs. Duggan Who closely questioned her she admitted that she was fairly started on the downward path and that a half dozen or so of her playmates were also guilty of the most debased actions. Further questioning elicited, the start ling fact that these children were the prey of the Conway woman, who makes a business of procuring girls for Im moral purposes. These terrible admissions led to a' thorough investigation and before ..the day was ovei' disclosures were , made which would stamp Mrs. Conway, and the men with whom she was in league as the most . unconscionable, debased wretches that can Infest a civilized community. The Btory seems almost Incredible but the straightforward tes timony of the girls will no doubt con vince a Jury that their statements, made unwillingly at first, but candidly and freely afterwards, are true. Confronted b Three of Her Victims . When MrB. Conway -was arralgnod before Alderman Millar at 3 o'colck In the afternoon, she was confronted by tnree girls whose ruin Is laid af her door and three others, two of whom are in the Houne of the Good Shepherd, were mentioned by Mrs.. Duggan as being among the woman's victims. The Williams girl was first brought from the alderman's office to tell her story. She broke out in a tit of hysterical cry ing, and it was some .time before she recovered, sufficiently to' testify. As It was, the Alderman had to come down from his bench and stand over the girt to catch the answers which she made with hesitancy between sobs and in a scarcely audible voice. Later In the alderman's private office she spoke free ly all she knew, and her revelations were' even of a more terrible nature than those made at the hearing. There was a subdued exclamation of surprise bordering on horror when the alderman called "Mamie Phillips," and there came from the Inner office a mere child, 13 years old, small for her age, with knee dresses and a face that plain ly betokened innocence and childish ness. She did not snem to realize ths gravity of the situation, and unlike the Williams girl, spoke without hesitancy from the beginning In a clear voice. The Williams girl admitted having been In the company of men on three occasions in the Conway woman's house. The Phillips girl told of more frequent sinning and of having spent eleven days in succession' recently .at Mrs. Conway's house on Hampton street before she moved to Nealls court, where her place la now located. The glrU mentioned the' names of several men, among them Philip Riley nnd Peter Mullaney, for whom the alderman Immediately madt out warrants. The gist of the young girls' story is that Mrs. Conway got them drunk and then Induced them to submit to the men who had engaged her as procuress. These two girls had an appointment there yes terday. Miss Toohil Never Saw Anvthln Wrong. -Next - the alderman called Hannah Toohlll from his private office and charged her with be Ing an inmate of a disorderly house. Although but 16 years of age. she was not included among the Conway woman's victims, but rather deemed her accomplice. She lives next door to Mrs. Conway in NeaJIs court . and seems to be on very familiar terms with her. She would not admit having taken part In any wrong doing in Mrs. Conway's place and swore that she never saw anything wrong, except girls drinking beer there. She keeps. house for, her six brothers. and two of them were at the hearing, of hershrdlu etaoln etaoin taolnolnnn They said that they could take care of her and did not need Interference from the authorities. The alderman saw that they could be best taught a lesson by touching their most sensitive spot, their pocketbookfl. so fined the girl X10, which the brothers had to' pay.- The brothers explained their sister's presence in Mrs. -Conway's house by saying that she had gone In to borrow a washboard). The alderman warned them to keep a more watchful eye over her or she would be taken from them and placed where she would be cared for. During all this time the Conway woman sat In a corner of the enclosure and listened to the recital of her in famy without wincing in the least. Several times she Interrupted the girls to contradict some statement but in each Instance the alderman silenced her. She Made a General Denial. Finally when all the evidence had been adduced that the alderman cared to have aired he asked Mrs. Conway what she had to say. She started to deny all knowledge of the affair and then said that if there was anything going on at her house she never re ceived any money from it. "That will do," said the alderman. "Stand up." When the woman rose to her feet the alderman addressed to her the words of the opening paragraph and added: "You are charged with one of the moat damnable crimes that a. woman can commit. - After hearing all that I have of your outrageous actions X cannot brlasT myself to think that rou HE HELPED WE CHICAGO L A. Gilbert, tho Great Land Man, Cured of Rheumatism by Paine's Celery Compound, The most striking personality In Chl cago, and the oldest real estate dealer, Is. Mr. L. A. Gilbert. Mr. Gilbert Is now Over 60 years of ae: in the CO's he was In the Rockies gold hunting. Since 1868 he has handled more property in Chicago, and is known to more home owners than any other man in the busi ness, v. Mr. Gilbert at one tithe suffered from rheumatism and . sleeplessness. He made trips to Hot Springs, and tried other methods of treatment without avail. To satisfy a friend who had taken Paine's celery compound for similar troubles.and knew what It could do, Mr. Gilbert tried It. and but a very short time elapsed before he was en tirely freed from both thei5. troubles. Mr. Gilbert himself says: Gentlemen I . have suffered with rheumatism and sleeplessness for years, caused by exposure, while prospecting In the mountains years ago. For years I had to take electric bath massage and take trips to Hot Springs in order to get a little sleep and relief from pain. To cap the climax I have been sufferltifc from Indigestion and pains In the heart region.- Paine's celery compound was areh uman. You, a woman - with two children, a mother yourself, who can do to children what you have done can not have, awpark of humanity In you." Then the alderman held her to ball In the sum of $800 and as was expected she could not furnish it and was sent to the county jail. She said she would be able to get ball and was detained at the station houBe until 10 o'clock last night, when she was taken up, no one appearing to go her ball. The accused woman Is the wife of a decent young man who Is how in the west, having left her about two years ago. .She Is about 30 years of age, short In stature, of a swarthy com plexion and bears a countenance upon which excessive dissipation is plainly stamped. She 'never shed a tear nor even dropped her head during the hear ing but stared at the little girls with an angry look as they unfolded her de based deeds. Philip Riley Arrested. Philip Riley, one of the men whom the girls accused, was, .arrested by Special Officer John Tlerney at his home last night. He Is a married man and Is employed as a brakeman on the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western road.' Mullaney, who fills a similar po sition, was to have been arested upon the arrival of his train at 10 o'clock last night, but he could not be found, someone evidently having given him warning. Their crime assumes a moBt serious phase owing to the tender years of the girls. Mrs.: Conway's crime is specifically provided for, but, as many who were at the hearing re marked, the maximum penalty o flvo years is too small to meet her case. However, If the court should find her the heinous monster that she at pres ent is painted the punishment can be made greater, as the maximum penalty can be given for each count,- and- before the trial there Is no telling how many counts can be proved against her. Mrs. Conway's two children, one 7 and the other 2. were sent to St. Pat rick's orphanage, her relations refus ing to care for them. The two girls were sent to the Home of the Good Shepherd. The Philips girl Is the youngest and smallest child ever sent to the Institu tion for a similar cause. So Infantile was her apearance that Alderman Mil lar hesitated before swearing her and asked her if she. knew what art oath meant. She looked puszled at this, so the alderman simplified the question by asking her If she knew what God does to little girls that tell lies. She shook her head affirmatively and the alderman admlnlstred the oath in a simplified form. The Philips girl has no father. The Williams girl Is one of a family of fif teen children. An effort was made to haye Judge Archibald admit Riley to bail last night but he refused to do it. He said the accused would have to be called up in court in the presence of the dis trict attorney' and have bail entered In .the regular way. In consequence Riley spent the night in jalL - Was Declared a Luaatle- An Inquisition in lunacy In the case of Peter Uarvey, of Throop borough, was heard before Judge Edwards and the fol lowing jurors selected from the common pleas Venire: -William Newalt, WUlaM Mathews, James Blair, jr., George A. Shaffer, J. G. Elsele and Joseph McNally. The finding of the Jury was that Oarvey Is a lunatic and has been for seven years without lucid Intervals. Oarvey Is M years bid and has been confined in Dan ville Insane asylum since 1888. . He Is pos sessed of. real estate valued at t9n0 In Throop borough and has three children.; His being declared a lunatic will let them into a partition of the property. ... Additions to Foaadltat Home Fand. i The following new contributions to. the Foundling Home fund are announced: John Rafter, $5; A. U Martin, $6; Mrs. K. McAAdrews, 1; Mrs. Charles aroeslnfer( recommended to me by friends who knew what they were talking about, and I took It. From the start I noticed Improvement, and 1 am now In the best of health, and able to get around as lively as any youngster I know. Yours truly, L. A. Gilbert. , The most rational way of getting rid of rheumatism, neuralgia and Insomnia and getting back sound health is to hUHband every mite of strength and to set about a radical, all-round restoring of the tired system with Paine's celery compound. It is your business to furnish the body with nervous energy, as fast and abun dantly as you can. and to get a richer, purer blood supply. There Is no way In which this restorative process can he so swiftly brought about as by using Paine's celery compound. : There is nothing known to physicians nf the most extensive practice equal to Maine's celery compound for purifying the blood and making strong, healthy nerves. Unremitting work at laitt brings down the vitality of the strong est men and women. Kveryone has felt that ambitionlt'ss, listlpss feellns. There are many persons who manage to keep about their business because they are not sick abed, who are nevertheless 15; Mary E. Farrell, $1; Michael McCarthy, 11; M. F. Stanton, $2: D. J. Roche, V. James Sweeney, $1: Mrs. M. Malloy, $1; James McAndrews-, $1; P. W. Brown, T; Mr. E. O'Donnell, Miss EloysU O'Donnell. !; Mrs. E. Barrett, $5; Will lam Lynott, l; total, E; previously ac knowledged, 2; grund total, $1,024. CAPTAIN CRAWFORD AGAIN. The Poot-Scont Entertains an Immense Audience on His Second Visit. Captain Jack Crawford's recent -lecture before the railroad men In the pmall Railroad Young Men's Christian Association hall could have no better encomium than, the Immense audience which last night crowded the spacious Young Men's Christian Association hall to hear him tell In story and rhyme of life on the frontier. The recitation of his very clever poems was all the' more Interesting by reason of his relation of the Incidents which suggested them or the prose story of the facts upon which they are founded. He has a happy faculty of intermingling humor and pathos, rhyme and reason and of making this rather varied entertainment interesting, in structive and elevating. That he pauses In his entertainment sufficiently long to destroy as best he can with words the dime novel illusion of the West, which sends boys fighting Indians and makes people believe that the frontier Is inhabited by nothing but roughs, bullies, criminals and long haired cowboys. Is one of the most com mendable features ot the, entertain ment. ANOTHER NEW BUILDING. It Is Going l'j on Linden Street and Will lie Occupied by E. E. Thomas. . -Among the many new buildings now n process of construction in this city, is a targe three-story structure at 808 Linden street, near the corner of Mad ison, which when finished, will be an architectural ornament as well as a solid and substantial result of mechani cal skill. The plans and specifications were de signed by Architect E. G. Worden. H. Kauffhold, of the Scranton Woodwork ing company, is the owner, and it will be occupied by E. E. Thomas for the same use as the building at 325 Jeffer son avenue, where Mr. Thomas at pres ent conducts a high-class boarding house. The building will be ready for occupancy May 1. Sunday School Class Entertainment. Professor H. D. Buck's Sunday school class of the Kim Park church assembled at the Scranton Business college last even ing ami enjoyed a very pleasant tin v. There were present upward of 150. The class Is the largest in the city. The short hand department was converted into a dining room and after refreshments were partaken of a programme of music and literary numbers were rendered. Profes sor Buck gave an address; Mies Halle man played a piano solo; Miss Hall was heard in a recitation given with sup-rb elocutionary effect; Mr. Glbbs favored with a mandolin solo; Miss Wlnehell gave a recitation In a very pleasing manner; Miss DuBoles sang a soprano solo; Mrs. Whltmore gave a recitation, and the con cluding number was the "Angels' Sere nade," on the mandolin, by Mr. Neubaucr. New Officers of Ladles' Auxiliary. At a meeting of the Ladies auxiliary of the. railroad branch of the Young Men's Christian association yesterday the fol lowing officers ' were elected: President, Mrs. Robert Eldred; -A'lee-presldent, Mrs. E. it. Francis; secretary, Mrs. Frank B. Trumbower; treasurer, Mrs. Marshall Bar tholomew; chaplain, Mrs. Theodore Na J man. Arrangements were made for -a clam-chowder supper on Feb. It at the home of Mrs. Bryant, 1315 Washburn street. Boies Coafest to Go to Supreme Court. Clerk of the Courts John H. Thomas yesterday received a certiorari from the prothonotary of the Supreme court,- or dering that the record In the appeal of Luther Laflin Mills from the account of Henrr. M. Boles, be certified to the upper sadly "out of health." Paine's celery compound exactly fits the cases of these uneasy, sleepless, sallow -fated men and women. They are on the perilous edge of some organic disease. Paine's celery compound will drag them back and plant their feet squarely on firm ground: By regulating the nervous system and compelling the vitiated blood to gain a larger proportion of red corpuscles, all the organs of the body whose busi ness it Is to repair and rebuild the tis sues are aroused. Paine's celery com pound does not fall to increase the appe tite, to augment the nowers of assimi lation, to Increase the weight of the body, -to purify the blood and to stop the progress of structural changes, when liver and kidney diseases have fastened themselves- upon the system. There is not a single city without some perfectly attested cure of liver or kidney disease, chronic constipation, salt rheum, plaguing ectema or general poor health, by the use of Paine's celery compound; Impaired strength and un strung nerves, made known by numb ness of the limbs, nervousness and a dissatisfied state of the mind all these weaknesses become things of the past after taking that best of health givers Paine's celery compound. tribunal. The hearing In the appeal from the decision of Judge B. McPherson, of Hurrisburg, specially presiding In the Lackawanna county courts, will be argued before the Supreme court next month. Exceptions Are Specified. Following up the appeal from the ap praisement made by H. E. Paine in the Hundley estate, the executors yesterday specltied the exceptions they take to tho report. Twenty-six spclflcatlons are set forth. The executors claim that the val uations placed by Mr. Paine are excessive and therefore the court is asked to pare them dop-n. , Re sure and read the Department column's In the News tomorrow. It has departments to please all. Globe Hotel. Between the Academy of Music and the Frothlngham. Special rates made to the atrical people and Jurors. Rules $1.00 to $2.00 per day. Bird A Flunnghan, Props., 229 Wyoming ave, Scranton, Pa. i : Fine Diamonds. For sale at auction. Commences Feb ruary 1. Davldow Bros., 217 Lack'a. ave. ' Schank & Koehler's "clearing sale" begins today. Clean goods at reduced prices. No Misrepresentation. At our Great Auction Sale, which com mences Saturday, February 1. Davl dow Bros. 'tjpeclal attention and private dining rooms for dinner parties at Lohmann's, Spruce street. Service and cuisine un excelled In this clty. Ikothers See flannel nightgowns for yourself and children at Baby Bazaar, &12 Spruce street. . Clocks, 'sses. Ornaments. All can be obtained at very cheap prices at Davldow Bros.' Great Auc tion ale. KVl very body should take, ad vantage of Banister's shoe sale. Read ad on page 4 today. - - Read ad on page 4. Banister's shoe Bale. - ' Flae Cot Glass. At Davldow Bros. Great Auction Sale you can buy at your own price. Sale commences Saturday, February 1. Dr. Dunnell's Crnup Powder, the Favorite medicine for croup, sore throat and cough. Sold by dealers, 25 cents a box. AN EASYWAY TO GET A OUR plan of rental, .with rent to apply as purchase money, is very popular, and makes it possible for almost any family to get a nrHt-cluss Instrument. Full particulars on application. . Powell's Music Store, It ,.'1 ttte.ajo WYOMMd AVI TO HAVE YOUR Watches, Clocks, Spectacles AND Jewelry REPAIRED AT W. 7. BERRY'S, THE JEWELER, ' LACKAWANNA AVENUE. 18c Silk effect plaid Dress Goods, 25c all wooPCashmeres, . . st 15c 35c Cheviot Outings, all Colors, at aic 50c all wool fine Freneh Serge, 49c Brocade Mobair Novelties," " st 33c 45c all wool Henrietta, all colors, e St 30C $1.00 silk and wool Crepon Novelties at 60c $1.50 Irridescent effect Crepon Novelties, ' .t .. $1.00 49-inch Imported Henrietta, ' at 78c $1.25 46-inch Imported Henrietta, at 98c he in Where Did Yon Bay Tbis Dinner Set? Has no doubt been asked in a good many families where RUPPRECHT'S CRYSTAL PALACE has been the seller. Prices and patterns of DINNER, TEA AND TOILET SETS, Beats all previous records. RUPPRECHT'S CRYSTAL PALACE 231 Penn Aire. Optx Baptist Church. We have adopted the plan of offering some line of goods each day at a special cut price. Today it will be 9 AT . 8 AT . . . 64C F. P. PRICfcf jt. ettraetlag at D. D. S., n Plan. 10 besi m ot m Udndiat IbeXah, ratirar sew s. cSyder, Have you read about the increase of . furs in the London market? : . Furs were never so high as they will be for the next two or three seasons. If you intend to buy furs buy at once. We are selling our manufactured stock for 10 per cent, less than skins alone cost. ... We use the best materials, have the prettiest styles, the most skillful operators and long experience. That's the combination " that ' has . won such reputation tor our furs. CLOTH COATS; CAPES, SILK WAISTS. MACKINTOSHES AND IK WEAR we will sell at your own prices, J. BOLZ 138 Wyoming Avenue, HigH Grade . PIANOS. Shaw, x Emerson, Malcolm Love. dough Sl Warren, Carpenter, Wafonlnrt UUIVUUU. And Lower Grades at Vera Low Prices. J. LAWRENCE STELLE, 303 SPRUCE STREET. Spring Styles. CHRISTIAN h in:,. SOLE AOENT. 412 Spruce, 205 Lack. Ave, Scranton School of Elocution and Oratory MR. AND MRS. L ). RICHARDS, Director. nvE wimm oi mm t Send lor ;Hi o! iOBii ROOMS V IND 28, BURR BUIL0ING, Wafting ton Ae., Scranton, fa. TUB OtLiaMATIB WtreewnMi OppeXMOIInaikaf oaameni, 2QB Washington Av. Soranton.Paj &'vMIUijlc.Uu IANOB rnf. v2- Dunn's h .: