FEBRUABWn, - Pure Baking Powder, "I prefer Cleveland's baking powder because it is pure and wholesome. It takes less for the same baking, it never fails, and bread and cake keep their fresh ness and flavor." M Miss Cok.nllia Campbell Bedfokd, Supt. Xew Ytrk CfimfStAmL mm Norrman & moore FIRE INSURANCE, 120 Wyoming Ave. 616 BARGAINS IN SHOES RUSSET SHOES IT COST ATTHK COMMONWEALTH SHOE STORE Washington Avenue. YOVR LINEN LOOKS KIOttT FEELS RIGHT WEARS RIGHT - WHEN LAUNDRIED THE LACKAWANNA Up to Date Draperies Curtains Carpets AND Wall Paper To Match I' 7 WYOMING MENUS. CITE WHS. The Delaware, i-acka wanna ami West ern company will pay ita trainmen to'lny. S. Motrin yesterday told to John J. Mar. shall the property ut 2.I9 Penn avenue for tf.iwl.. ..... . . ' ;-. ' ! John Jordan anil Isabella Alexander, of this city, were married by Alderman Mil lar yesterday. The liHawnre nnd Hudson Canal com jiany paid ut the While Oak, Aivlihultl und Jfiinyn mine yesterday. A. I'. Neltlelon & Co. yesterday entered tiu executions umotintltiK to 'K,n imulnst K. A. Warden, a West .Side shoe dealer. A valuable gold wutch waa presented " Khv. Kuter r. tlift Hiinday night by the eonureKUtlon of Glare Lutheran iiiurch. The report of viewers In the matter of a load hi South AbliiKion township w.w continued nisi and court llxed the will It of the ihoroUKhfure. ut llfty feet. T"5lf s evening there will be a public tneel lliK ill the Second t'resbyierlun rhurih In the Intereft of the Hampton Institute, ut Hampton. Va. Kx-l'oliee OthVer Twins, who was In jured In the mitt" Saturday, shown no i-nanae In his condition since Sunday. Ilia chances of recovery are said to be good. Reynolds Tiros., stationers have re moved from l.ai kawanna avenue to Wy. .oinltiK avenue, where they now occupy one of the store rooms lit the Hotel Jer inyn. ' .. The dreen IMdfte Wonien'ii Christian Temperance union will hold an evuimelln tic niertinej ut Mrs. J. 8. Miller's, 1701 IV tin avenue, Tuesday at 2.20 p. tn. All wel come. Only twenty deaths were reported for last week, which . in the lowest rate In many years. Four death occurred from rotituKiou diseases and five new ojci Were reported. The lion. Ttoswell !. Horr. of Michigan, will lecture thin evetilnK In the Yoiiiik Men's Christian Association hall, t belli the fourth number of the standard course. Ills subject Is "The Oenttlne vs. Shams." The New York office of Tallle Morgan In the ltemorest building. HI Kast Four teenth street. New York, was entered by a thief Sunday, who secured HO worth f postage stumps, meduln and letters con taining money. In the matter of a road In Benton town hlp Viewers ('. K. Van Xort, K. A. Bntes, and A. H. luiiinlnn. Jr.. tiled helr report yesterday and they are of the opinion that there Is no need of a road where the petition calls for It. The following; additlnntl contributions to the Foundling Home fund have been acknowledged: Joseph (VDonnell, t; Frank rioodrlch, SI; a friend. ?": I'. .1. Me. CalTrey, $10; Bernard lk,tnn, Phelps Kireet, Tij Thomas Itofferty. SI; total, 24; previously acknowledged, 1,."i70; grand to tal. $l.r,IH. All women are lnv(ted by the reception eommlttee of the Young Women's Chris tian association to come to the rooms this eveninar at 7.3 to spend an "Hour with Longfellow." The programme will In clude music by Mrs. Joseph O'Brien. Mrs. A. K. Connell and John T. Watkllis and recitations by Miss Leila Porter. Admis sion free. Annie Moran, a ulster to one of the mn connected withtheburglaiizingor Rev. Mr. Coehrane's house, at jtendham, was yes- "Pin iv uuii in wie sum oi.iiu iy . 1,1 .... .... . . .i , r fl'"r'iii ..uimr mr sieHllilg u pH imiok from a neighbor named Mrs. David Kv tinn, and securing aoods on It at the store by representing bereef to be Mrs. Kvann' servant girl. r Marriage licensee were granted by Clerk of the Courts John It. Thomas yes terday to John Jordan and Isabella Alex ander. Hcranton; Patrick Murphy and Winnie Cook, Dunmore; John Hoyke and l'araska Rusln, OlyphanL; Charles Slier, er and Katie Sttimm. Hcrnnton: John Kel ley and Llxzle Iewis, Prleebtir: Robert Kilicott and Margaret Ann Ttuvls. Scran ton; Frank- Fallon. Olyphant, and Anna dimming. Bcranton. ' James H. Hopewell, nr., formerly of this rlty, died Sunday evening In Northumber land 14 wan 4 Yearn nld nn.l l ai,-.-i...t ' nine children, all residents of Scran ton: Mrs. Nellie Oraham, John P. Hope well, Harry 1'. Hoiewell. Mrs. C. J Wek-hel. Mrs. Lillian Fowler. Mm. Oscar Adams, Mrs. Charles M. Harris and Clyde and Charles R. Hopewell. The time of the funeral has not been announced, hut It will lie In Northumberland and Interment Will be in. Rivervlew at thai place. Judge Edward refused to hear yetr rlay Attorney Cdtnellun Smith's motion Tor a cnange or venue in mt perjury case of John O. Jennlngs.Mr. Smith had a long petition ready to read, but the court told him to present It Wednesday morning-, which In the regular time for hearing motions. A change of venue Is asked from the quarter sessions court of this county on the alleged cause, that Jennings cannot have a fair and lmoartlal trial her on account of the prejudice which exists again him. Tha psrjurjr caaa la on this and Sure." week's lint and Is marked down for trial on Thursday. It Is fhe first an the lint. - Did You Ksadlt? See our dress goods advertisement on third page of this paper. Our cut in muslins, sheetings) and linen table cloths amt napkins continue. Now is the time- to buy. MEARS & IIAGEN'. 10MIXG ATTRACTIONS. Conroy and Fox appear at the Academy this eveninar In "u'Flarlty'n Vacation." In years pant the names of these Irish comediaiin on the bill were suftVlent to till any vaudeville bouse In the country, and now they have duplicated this ex perience In farce comedy. In "o'l'Urlty's Vacation." which was written with a view to 111" 1 1- peculiar talents. It In only fuiV to HLtppose they will out-do their former etTui tn. The title of the play sum grxtn unlimited possibilities und remem bering the talents of the two ntnin, It thuuld be u lour from start to finish. "The Sunshine of Paradise Alley" is one of the niont popular songs of the period. It wan suggested by the title or the newest mimical comedy. "Paradise Alley," which will have its reprwwuta-. tion here Wednesday ut the Academy. This pluy Is declared 'to be one of the inont amusing cuncoctlons ever offered to the public. Any person In the least con-ver-ant with theatrical affairs will appre. clute the strength of such an array of per formers a the following: Barney Fagun, Sain J. Rvan, Krunk M. Wills. John gueeti. Lily I'ost and Lola Pomeruy. ',' The Inimitable Joe ott, supported by his brother, Hhll. and a rarefull." selected company will present the "Slur Uaxer" ut the Academy Thursday evening. The critics along the wuy nuy that Joe Ht has a much better performance than lust seatson. There Is probubly no doubt of tills-, owing to the fact that he Is the most original Individual now upon the American stage, und whut is more he Is the most umbtloiis of actors, always lookug for something new to please the people. Tho tiluy In which he Is now starring Is clever ly constructed and Just tile thing for a coinediun of the type of Joe Ott. THKhi: CLERICAL MEETINGS. Uuptlstn. Methodists und Prcsbvtsrlans (lathered Separate) Vestordat. The Scranton ministers of three de nominations, held us many separate meetings yesterday morning:: the Uup tlstn met In the Penn Avenue Baptist church, the Methodists (it the rectory of Kim Park church, und the Presby terians in the study of Rev. Dr. S. C. Lugun. At the Haptlst ministers' meeting the matter of especial Interest was I!ev. VV. J. Ford's paper on "Prophets as Social Reformers." ill which he mentioned the prophets as the Wesleys, Luthers anil PurkhurstB of ancient times. The pa-i-er was discussed by Revs. Kmery, Williams. Watklns. Cuest and O'Neill. The concensus (if tlwlr argument was that U is the minister's duty to preach und strive for political and public good as well as moral and spiritual good. The Methodists discussed "Kind of Ministers the Times Demand." The attendance was large. At the Presbyterian cleric meeting there were present Hevs. Dr. 8.C. Lngan, Dr. C. K. Robinson, N. F. Stahl, O. E. Outkl. Moffat, Bits, Htelnman. Kankal and SchlaRcl. The An Ionian situation was disouurit'd. at length ut was In need of establishing- missions among the foreign speaking population of this region. It was Indicated that a mis sion will soon be established on the South Side. Mr. Guild was the chalr niun of the meeting1. DEATH OF MRS. LOVELL. Suctiumbed to Typhoid Pneumonia at tier Home In F.lgln, III. Many friends In this city will regret to learn of the death of Mrs. Edward Lovell, which occurred at her home in Klgin 111.. Monday morning, Feb ruary lo, of typhoid pneumonia. Mrs. Luvell was better known In this city as Carrie Watres. daughter of Lewis 8, Watres and "Stella of Lackawanna." She was the sister of ex-Lleutenant Governor 1 A. Watres, Charles Watrea Mrs. John I.. Hull, all of this city. Mrs. Lnvell was a graduate of Ann Arbor university, having first attended Vassur college. She Is survived by three most Interesting little daughters. ll.T husband. Judge l.ovell, sustained a double loss. In that, one week ago, the youngest child, a son of one year, died of the name disease. Mrs. Lovell was prominent In the charitable organizations of Kltfln, and all who knew her, loved her for her unselfish life und beautiful character. The funeral will take pluce Wednesday morning in Klgln. WILL ;et their pay. Last Act In the Wsr Hetwesn the As sessors and Board of Appeals. The bills) of the assistant assessors, amounting- to about $3,000 which were laid over by the auditing committee Until such time as the assessors turned over the books to the board of revision and appeals, were taken up again last night and approved, the assessors having in the meantime relinquished the books. The auditing committee claims there was no spite work In their first move. They slmjly could not approve of the bills until such time as they knew that the assistant assessors had completed their labors and the best evidence of this was to be had by a perusal of the books on which they worked. A claim of 130 for ground rent of a dng pound on the West Side was held over until such time as a sub commit tee consisting of Messrs. Finn and Thomas can look into the matter. TAKE 0 CIUNCF.S. Editor of The Tribune. Sir: To be mayor of the city of Serai ton with tts IW.ouo people Is to fill a very high and Important oflice, and men who are really capable of filling the place are scarce. Our city has reached that stage of greatness where it requires a man of sound Judgment and experience in pub lin affairs to keep peace and order and ensure-safety and confidence to all who have their homes and Interests here. Such an office in no place for amateurs, and the people should not experiment In a mutter no important to their welfare. Every one knows that Colonel K. H. Ripple has had such experience. Is re liable, moral, firm, kind, liberal and ca pable beyond question to govern with Justice and equal satisfaction to all. He knows the people and understands their Interests. F.very cltisen, without respect to party, who has the Interest of this city at heart, should vote for Colonel E. H. Ripple, who Is no eminently fitted for thin Important position. - ; .Citizen. POLISH MASS MEETING. Will e Held 6a Saturday oa the South Side. ' A Polish Republican maBS meeting will be held on Saturday at the hall on the corner of Plttston avenue and Kim street. ' Four of the best Polish speakers in the city will be present." , , The finest line of wines, cigars, malt And other liquors tn the city at Loh mann's, Spruce street E. Robinson's, If llwauke and Ftlsvaspan'a beers on draught. . .. . .. - FIRST NIGjn MOSS Several Hindrtd Young People Dance Themselves Into Geaerat Favor. . WAS A PRONOUNCED SUCCESS Not hia to Mar the Beaat? and Delight of tea Speetssle-Aa I'ausaal Gather lag of Wealth, Fesaloa ad Respectability. The first performance of the fete champetre was given last night in the Frothingham theater with an eclat, a dash, a grace and a good many other things which assures the success of the spectacle beyond the peradventure of a doubt, and which is bound to repay with interest the many laborious hour of the dancers and management in de veloping it to such a degree of perfec tion. From the moment the curtain was first rung up until the close, the audience was moved to frequent, al most constant applause. The applause waa given not wholly because the per formers were known to the audience, but chiefly becuuse the entertainment was so excellent. There la a great deal that might be said about the first night of the kir mess so much, in fact, that If the story were half told, the beauty of the per formance Itself would not be half ap preciated. It should be seen and heard heard because the splendid music of the Lawrence orchestra Is not the least part of the enjoyment. All Scranton-was there last night, and Judging from the seat sales, all Scran ton will be present each night through out the week, and by "all Scranton" Is meant a general representation of the city' culture, respectability.! wealth and fashion, the patronage of which means undisputed approval and success of any project. The theater was packed. Practically every seat was oc cupied from pit to dome, and half way from pit to dome contained as many well known persons as did the starting point, simply because tt was a matter of getting seats somewhere, anywhere In order to be a first -nighter. But as the sale has been correspondingly large for the remaining nights, one may have the satisfaction of being among "all Scranton" at any performance this week, , It Was All Good. With every such affair as the klr mess there is the accompanying ques tion, "What was best?" It was all good; each class of dancers and all the soloists and duettlsts acquitted them selves very creditably. But if the ap plause and comment Indicated any thing, the "Tambourine Dance of Rou manla" was the best received. Its dancers are Jewish young men and ludies of well known families and they did their part with such natural grace and abandon and entered so fully Into the wild spirit of the gypsy measure as to win a warm encore. Just preceding the final tableau some one called out '.'Miss Stewart," hut the popular young woman whose splendid taste and talent and remarkable ex ecutive ability has made everybody wonder, was too modest or too busy behind the scenes to respond. The line work of the Lawrence or chestra Invited quite general compli ment. Led by Richard Lindsay, who has many times before given evidence of versatility and proper conception of" the needs of such spectacles, the or chestra contributed largely toward the kirmess' success. The curtain rose on a scene of th time of Napoleon and showed "Julie." Miss Grace Rose, rehearsing before a supposed mirror for a dance of the Troubadours. The reflection was a counterfeit, however, and the audience was nnt a little surorlsed later to see the supposed likeness develop into Miss Annie Rose. The two were iolned by Serenaders Arthur Dunn and H. A. Pierce and later bv the whole class of Troubadour dancers, among them were Miss Ada lione and Thomas Hall, whose names were Inadvertently omitted from the printed programme.. , The Opening Proensslonsl. . . All the, dancers were grouped In tab leau when the curtain was raised the second time. Then followed a proces sional In which the many clusses of dancers. were given special and sepa rate applause from their friends. The Tyrolean peasant dancers were a party of young German-Americans chaperoned by Mrs. P. W. Gunster and Mrs. Emanuel Zltzelman. Their en trance was introduced by a Bavarian yodle duett by Miss Lydla Plchel and P. H. Zurfielh. The duet was danced by Miss Jennie Noth and Leo Schlmpff. The dance of the Venetian gondoliers was chaperoned by Mrs. Henry Belln, Jr., and Mrs. James Archbald. and was executed to such music and with such graceful style of movement as to Indi cate, almost, the presence of the dreamy and enticing atmosphere of the city which suggests the title of the dance. A delightful part of this num ber was a vocal solo, "Good, Night," sweetly sung by Miss Clara B. Simpson. Then came the tambourine dance of Iioumanta. chaperoned by Mrs. L. Marks and Mrs. J. R. Cohen. This dance. was Introduced by Miss Frieda Harris, who sprung and skipped and leaped and glided with such rare grace combined with such suppleness, aban don and agility as to win the deserved applause of everybody. She shared the honor a few moments later In connec tion with the same tambourine dance by the duet of Miss Gussle Bernstein and Miss Martha Moses, to whose effort might be applied the same favorable criticism accorded Miss Harris. Stately Military Dance. The military dance was executed with the statellness which Its name Indi cates. It Is one, of the most difficult of execution on the whole kirmess pro gramme, but was given with a perfec tion which reflectscredit upon the mem bers of the class. It was .chaperoned by Mrs. J. A. Fritz, Mrs. L. 8. Barnes and Mrs. Schuyler Gernon, and its duet was by Mko Grace Bailey and Harry Battln. A romping and skipping number wits the dance of the follies, in which the solo was danced by Miss Grace Thayer. She danced very prettily and coquetted with her shadow which was reflected from a light in the wings. The chap erons were Mrs. H. M. Streeter and Mrs. C. R. Shryer. Probably the minuet and gavotte, suggestive of the French court, shared witli many, the honors accorded the Roumanian duncers. The costuming was something very rich and elegant and the stately tread of the dancers to the music of the ball room scene in Er minle recalled to many their informa tion of the etiquette and splendor of the court of Ijotils XIV which the dance was supposed to portray. : The charm ing tread and courtesyiug of the per formers could not have been better done, and In this dance alone Miss Stewart displayed an emphatic evi dence of her artistic powers and knowl edge of custom and costume of many decades ago. The chaperons were Mrs. H. M. Boles. Mrs. T. II. Watklns, Mrs. E. N. Wtlard and Mrs N. Y. Leet. Ihey Danee the Spanish Caehusa. "Sweet Sixteen" might be used In re ferring to the eight young girls who danced the Spanish cuchuca. They cer tainly looked sweet and were sufficient ly young not to have lost any of that natural skip of girlhood which is ex tremely refreshing to older persons. They were chaperoned by Mrs. R, W. Archbald and Mrs. M. W. Lowry. As It was danced, the Corsican sal torella with Its swift and wild tripping of feet plainly Illustrated what may have beett the measure among the peo ple of Napoleori's native Island.' The duettlsts were Miss Mary Foster and Miss May Pennypacker. The dancer were chaperoned by Mrs. E. L. Fuller and Mrs. Frank H. Jerm.fn. The performance closdd with a tab leau of all the dancer grouped to re ceive Napoleon, James Xllalr, Jr., who appeared on the stage on horseback. Two of the boxes and all of the loges were occupied. In one of the boxes waa Mrs. Thomas Dickson and a party of friends, Mrs. Bentley. Mr. and Mrs. G. du B. Dlininlck. Miss Valle and T. B. Valle; another box was occupied by Dr. and Mr. N. T. Leet. Mr and Mm. George B. Jermyn and H. N. Adam, of Fair Haven. Vt. In connection with the kirmess there will be a flower and a fancy article booth and refreshment tables main tained throughout the week. The two former are situated at the rear of tne orchestra circle, and the refreshment tables are In the lobby, the regular en trance to the- theater being temporarily abandoned for the Penn avenue en trance, which will be the only entrance for spectator during the kirmess. The following ladle were In charge of the booths last night: Fancy articles. Mrs. E. S. Moffat; flowers. Mrs. K. F. Cham berlain and the Misses Nettleton. The stock for the flower booth was furn ished by McCllntock. The flowers are to be gratuitously supplied by differ ent florists each night. The ladles In charge of the refreshments were Mrs. H. M. Prendergast, Mrs. J. L. Crawford, Mrs. F. It. Whit and Mr. L. C. Hess ler. The boy who sold programme were Hoy S-ott, Edward 8cragg, Rob ert Alexander, Henry Gallen, Tracy Tewkesbury, Ray. Sanderson and Wal ter Course n. The Moat Popular Chaperons. It was anounced that two handsome cutglass bowls, which had been do nated and were to be disposed of with other articles by chance, would on Sat urday night be awarded to the chap erons of the most popular dance, the voting to be In progress during the week. The serpentine dance, which was to have been executed by Miss Belln, Miss Archbuld and Miss Spencer, was nut presented owing to the length of the programme consequent with the brief delays which were nut unexpected on the first night of such an elaborate pro duction. This dance, however, will be given tonight according to the pro gramme. The programme for tonight is as follows: I. (Mil rori-Dance of the Troubadour, la I The Serenade. lb) Thn Rehearsal. (et The Surprise. (.1) Dance of the Peasants. !. Grand Tableau and Procession. . a. Dance of the Flowers and Been. 4. Corsican Sal torella. i. Dunce of VetiUian Uondullera. II. Dunce of the Follies. 7. .Military Dunce. I. The Serpentine Dance. Misn Alice Helm, Miss Elisabeth Arch buld, Miss Grace Spencer. 9. French Court Minuet und Gavotte. 10. Tambourine Dance of Roumanla. II. Grand Chorus und Triumphal March. A MlSSlXtTMmSTER. He Belonged to Uuryes snd lias Been Gone Ten Days. Ten days ago Rev. J. M liner Morris, n Baptist clergyman of Duryea, left home while his wife was attending the funeral of her father In Greene, N. Y. When she came home last Friday, the house was deserted. She learned that he had driven to Scranton with the horse and carriage owned by them and that he sold them at Scutt's livery stable. She received a letter from him, writ ten in an incoherent way; it contained receipts for 140 lodge dues, and it suit! that she would never see him again. He was in Scranton Monday of last week. Two years ago Rev. Morris, then liv ing In Connecticut, was absent from home for a space of time, but had been stricken with a sudden attack of Ill ness, and as soon as he recovered suf ficiently he came home. Chief Slmp ton has a description of the missing preacher and will have a search made, for him. Hev. Morris Is tall, lightly built, and his hair la a shade of red. He has a large mustache and wears spectacles. YOINU M0IR DYING, On Sunday II I'aderwent an Operation for Appendleitiis. Robert Molr, son of Captain James Molr, and a well-known attache of the city engineers' department, was dying at 2.30 o'clock this morning. Sunday he underwent an operation for appendk-Ittis. The operation revealed an abscess. Ills recovery was expect ed, but yesterday afternoon at S o'clock there was a change for the worse. Jt was ascertained that the upper bowel whs perforated. Drs. Connell, Capwell and Fulton sewed the organ and bound it with gauxe, and throughout the night were using every effort to- prolong and pos sibly save the young man's life. At the hour The Tribune went to press, death was expected at any time. funeral"of"mrs.lavelle. High Mass or Requiem Celebrsted in the Cathedral. The funeral of Mrs. Martin T. Lavelle was held yesterday morning. A high mass of requiem was celebrated at 9.30 o'clock In St. Peter's cathedral by Rev. J. A. O'Reilly. Rev. J. J. B. Feeley of ficiating as deacon, and Rev. J. A. Mc Hugh as sub-deacon. The funeral ser mon was preached by Father O'Reilly, who paid a fitting eulogy to the de ceased's piety and her devotion to her husband and children. Interment was made In the Hyde Park Catholic cemetery. The pall bearers were I). W. Vaughan. Michael A. Lavelle, George Huston, Thomas F. Downs, Richard J. Lavelle, Michael Mc Lain. The flower bearers were William P. Keilly and John E. O'Malley. DEATH OF A. C. SISSON. II Was a Wall Known and Prominent Resident of l.a Plume, A. C. Slsson died at La Plume last night. He was 9 years of age and was one of teh best known and most rep resentative citizens in that part of the county and had frequently been elected to responsible public offices by his ne!g Sors. On . Miuary 11 Mr. Slsson was In this city oh 'business and In traveling over the tee covered pavements! sipped and fell and sustained injuries which con fined him to bed up to the time of his death. A THIED AND TRI E MAN. 1 From the Scranton Truth. The people of Scranton will, on the 18th of this month, have an opportunity to vote for a mayor. There are two candidal?. for that office. One of these Is an amia ble gentleman named Bailey; the other a man of charcter, force and experience. Colonel E. H. Ripple, who has been tried In that office and not found wanting. The Truth Is not In politics, but it would be false to Its name If It- kept silent when such a man as Colonel Ripple Is a candi date for chief magistrate of this town, and when the nimble slanderers of decent manhood have grown bold In the Iniquity of their falsehood. There is not a white man Is this town, nor a black man either, with a white man's heart, who does not know deep down in the honesty of his heart that no party ever nominated a more honest, a more liberal, a more manly man for mayor of Scranton than Ezra Ripple. It Is a shame to our cttlxenshlp that such a candidate should be so Indus triously lied about when to use a homely but honest phrase, good men are scarce for' office. Let the unscrupulous bark at his eieels as they may and defeat him If they can, but Ezra Ripple will be as big a man and as big a Bcrantonlan, and as generous, and as charitable the day after election as the day before. Let us have a tried and true man for chief magistrate of this town, and his name Is Ezra H. Ripple. -nv 1 Smokers, beware of Imitation of the Pocono el ar Garney, Brown A Co, IT IS JUST USE A GITCH The More Yon Diflnssat Bigger It Gets. It the IT WAS AGGRAVATING, INDEED After Two Hoars Digging at the Appro prlatioa Ordinaao tk Eatlssates Commute Fiads It Has Grow to Larger Proportions. Again the estimates committee has met and still the riddle of filling two holes with one peg remains far from be ing solved. Last night when the meet ing opened the situation was somewhat as follows: Resources ,....t272.JlS 0 Demands from departments auMTv 17 Demands for new Itnprovemeiua provided for by suecial legisla tion 100,000 00 Items set aside at pervious meet ing . S3.400 0S This last amount of IS5.40O does not, Include the S2e.5Sl.(l for a paid Are de partment, which was referred to a sub committee, which, as has already been stated, struck it out entirely. A greater part of this Item of S35.400 will have to be put back In the ordinance, as It Is made up of Items which were merely stricken out until such time as the department demanding them could make an explanation of their necessity. With this aggravating dilemma be fore them the committee determined to do something desperate. They did. After two hours of labor with double edged uxes they discovered after the chips had been cleared away that In stead of making a reduction they had nude an Increase of l. 25.75. Then they adjourned till one week from next Friday night, vowing that something Is going tn drop when they get together again. The (100.000 which it is esti mated will be required for new Im provements called for by ordinances and resolutions now under way, will have to be left out of consideration al together It Is confidently thought. The tiO.OOO asked for by the city con troller to establish the Judgments and Incidental funds will possibly be cut In two, and everywhere that a dollar can be saved on clerk hire or the like the committee will cut without charity. Salary of Mayor's Clerk Red need. Last night's rutting was begun by knocking off $400 from the $1,000 salary of the mayor's secretary, which was one of the Hems set aside at the last meeting. The $300 which was knocked off the $900 for clerk hire tn the city clerk's department, was placed back last night, it being explained that addi tional help will be necessary owing to the fact that? the assessment books must be made tip In the clerk's depart ment Instead of the assessors' depart ment as heretofore. The item of $600 for a permanent man for the Niagaras was transferred to pay for the additional permanent man for the chemical engine. There was much discussion on this change, some councllmen urging that the Niagara should have a permanent man, as it Is the only company In the department without one, and others argued that the company should be disbanded, as It Is one of two companies occupying the same building. Purchase, erection and repair of lire hvdrants was cut down from $3,000 to $2,000. Chief Ferber made a hard tight to get the Item for pur chase of hose placed back at $2,000. but the committee felt that its original Idea that $1,000 was sufficient was still good. The sub-committee appointed to knife Chief Ferber's recommend itlons for a paid department, or at least the nucleus of one, brought In a report In which all the recommendations were knocked out with the exception of a double drop harness for the Columbia. $1,000 for the purchase of horses, $125 for the erec tion of a fire alarm box at the corner of Vine street and Prescott anenue, and $27.75 for the maintenance of the box. The committee approved of this action and afterwards added $600 for supplies for the department, which Is also one of the Items set aside at the last meeting. Mr. Wagner made a strong effort to se cure an extra man for the Reliefs, but It waa to no avail. Street Commissioner Kinsley came before the committee to explain all his wants, but after a discussion lasting some time, the committee directed Mr. Kinsley to take his whole estimate and revise tt, cutting off everything that was not absolutely and unquestionably necessary. Aetlon of Librarian Carr. The action of Librarian Henry J. Carr was such as to deserve and earn the hearty commendation of the commit tee. He came to press the demands of the library, but when he saw the plight the committee was In he sat down In the rear of the room and went to work earnestly and honestly to shave down his demands. The committee had al ready cut down the library appropria tion wherever It thought the appropria tion would stand a cut, and was satis fled to let It go at that, but Mr. Carr would not have It, and showed the com mittee where they could cut his esti mate another $&00 or so. The library, he exnlalned, could put to good use all that was originally asked for. but by the closest economy and the putting off of some contemplated Improvements he could get along with a lesser amount. At the next meeting the park commis sioners, chief of police and street com missioner will be called upon to explain their wants. . DROPPED DEAD AT WORK. Michael Ktan, of Green Ridge. Expired Suddenly Yesterday. At 1.30 yesterday afternoon Michael Ryan, of Green Ridge street, died sud denly while at work in the scrap room of the Green Ridge Iron works. He was 60 years old, but was In ap parently good health and his death came as a surprise to those who knew him, - Home fellow workmen carried the remains to the late home near the Iron works. Coroner Longstreet was notified and decided that the cause of death was clotting of blood In the heart. BORN. POWELL To Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Powell, of Taylor, a girl. WARFIELD To Mr. and Sirs. William Warlield, or Peckvllle. on Feb. v, a son. VREN-To Mr. and Mrs. Richard Vren. of Peckvllle, on Feb. 9, a son. AN EASY WAY TO GET A OUR plan of rental, with rent to apply as purchase money, la very popular, and makes It possible for almost any family to get a first .class Instrument. Full particulars on application. . Powell's Music Store, ae-jje WYOMINQ AVB. J The above blight aneV benevolent face la Dr. A. W. Acker, of Kngland, discoverer of the celebrated Acker Eng lish Remedy For Consumption and other popular preparation. Dr. Acker practiced tn his younger days among the middle classes of London and was the means of doing great good, but his health f nailed and he found himself la the graven of consumption, with a wife and child depending upon him for sup port. While in this condition he dis covered trie celebrated English Rem edy, save! his own life and has since saved tho live of thousands who were on the sure road to death. Any man or woman who feels a tickling In the throat, who coughs, especially In the morning-, who raises or- has a tight feeling acrou the chest. Who has sharp shooting? pains through the lungs or difficulty tn breathing., should realise that thesto are the first symptoms of consumption, which, If ' neglected. Is sure to rwault fatally, Ir. Acker's Kngllsh Mcmedy ha cured more' than 1,000 peratons who unquestionably had consumption snd who were given up by their friend. It merits Its popu larity and la sold by reputable drug gists In overy cUy and town In Amer ica. You can't afford to be without It. HE Tn 42 3 Lackawanna Avo., THREE DOORS FROH OLD PLACE. W. W. Berry THE JEWELER. Men's Felt Boots and Overs 01.59 Men's Overshoes, worth SOc, our sale price..., 39o Men's Overshoes, worth 70c, our sale price 49c Men's Vulcanised Leather ' Insole Woonsocket Boots, worth, $2.7t,our sal price $2.19 Boys' Woonsocket Boots, worth $1.75, our sal price $1.39 Ladles' Overshoes, worth 35c, our sale price 25c Men's Wool Lined Alaskas, regular price, $1.00, our sale price 69c IHEIIS RUPPRECHT'S CRYSTAL PALACE 231 Pen a Ave, Opp. Baptist Ckurch. OUR ASSORTMENT OP Toilet Sets MOST EXTENSIVE AND PRICES WAY DOWN. You bad better pay us a visit to be convinced. RUPPRECHT'S CRYSTAL PALACE FcaraKrly Kniese Kleberg 231 Pin Aft Of Baptist Ckitck. EEST SETS CF TEETI, S8.C3 S. C SNYDER. D. D. 3., 1,111 r rii,.v -?e.-r . .... s. IK Have you read about the increase of furs in the London market? Furs were never so high as they will be for tho next two or three seasons. If you intend to buy furs buy at once. We are selling our manufactured stock for io per cent. 13 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, CAFES, SILK WAISTS, UTOSIIES AND INFANTS' WEAR we will sell at your own prices. 7. BOLZ 138 Wikz Aca High Grade Shu, Emerson, Mtlcolin Low. Clonjti & limn, Carpenter, Waterloo. And Levy Grtiu tt Vary Low Prim J. LAl'REIICE STEM, 303 SPRUCE STREET. Spring Styles. CHRISTIAN THE HATTER SOLE AOENT. 412 Spruce, 205 Lack. Avt Scranton School of Elocution and Oratory MR. XNO MRS. L J. RICHARDS, Directors. fin orain of sir senti in cum id icnei ROOIS 27 INO 21, IURR IUIIDIHS, Washington A.. Sera ntoa, Pa. $OB WMfllnctam Av. tsjramf n.rHj Bl HATS AT 0 unn's
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers