THE SCI? ANTON TRIBUNE-THURSDAY MORNING. MATICH 5, 1896.
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NORTON'S
, NEW WALL UECOKATIONS.
This year's styles now in.
Very choke and exclusive deigns,
large variety ami exquisite
colorings,
in alt the grades suitable
for the palace or the cabin
churches, public halls, offices, etc.
Real Silk and Satin Hangings,
Ivory finished, Pressed Hangings,
Lincrusta, solid relief, imitates
carved wood, imitation leather,
gold and silver papers,
Koslon plain tints and cartridge
papers, with elegant friezes
and ceilings and
picture moulding to match.
We invite inspection.
Now is a good time for interior
decorating, Don't wait lor
pleasaut weather rush.
We supply decorators oa
sltjrt notice.
M. NORTON,
3:2 Laclawauua Ave.
BUY THE BEST.
Snoiitiite
f
Mrs. Rorer
Uses "Snow White" iu
her Scrautou Cooking
Lectures.
VEKSONAL.
K. F. Jannv. of IluzlWon, was here yes
terday. '.. K. ISnlintlian has rtiirneil from a
tiuxIm-NS trip li I'ultKVillf.
I'nltcl Slate lilsirlit Altniny Grif
fiths, of IIUhuiiik, is in th- illy.
' I'Miinr Tln-mlnie Hurl, r the I'ittKton
tiazHlf. i-alli-il (ill friemls in tha cily )'
ti'iilay ut'li'tnnuii.
AiiKnst linbiiison nnd K. J. Fish have ro
ttirnnl from nil extended sojourn at the
Arkuiisns hot Hprinus.
T. H. Hi-nUni, or Washington nve
liilf. on TiiesMiuy evening entertained a
Ji m- friend in hunur of Ills liliihduy.
''. V. rowiltrlv, of this i-Hy. will, on
.Maivh 17, lerlnre in IMltston fur the la
itli's' aii.xlllu.ry of tin; St. Aluyalin o
olfty. Simon lllie kuvi a theater party at the
Aeudemy of .Miisli' luet night io a num
ber of thti yoim neutde who attended
the i lei ttni;i -l.evy wedding recaption of
thf previoiM nixhl.
Mrs. M. Hohlnson, of (Vilur avenue, on
Tuesday nlKht enttitaineil at dinner
Miivor-elec-i ami .Mrs. J (alley, Mr. and
.Mrs. (.'. (i. Uolund and .Mr. und Mrs.
tii'uIKe S. Horn. Controller-fleet Koliln
on, .h a. ltobinson'K son, was ulso pru
mt. Mr. and Mrs. 8. Brown, of New York,
formerly of this city, have issued Invita
tions for the ninrriuBP of their dutitfhter,
.Anna, to Samuel J, Kriiikniun. on
Wednesday, .Uurih 18, at 5 o'clock, at the
Arlington hall, 1'J and 23 ft. Mark .Place
und KiKhlh Ktrcet, New York.
James K. liurnett. of the. Truth, regis
tered in Hie olliie of I'rol honotury Pryor
yesterday at a studeiil-ut-law in the of
lice of Attorney K.C Xewcomb. .Mr. Bur
nett hus aehleved auecess as a newspa
per man and his numerous friends wish
for him a bright career in the law.
one of yesterday's visitors to Seranton
was Reiiresenlntive J. . Harvey, of the
Second l.nzeni.- district. .Mr. Harvey Is
b candidate to succeed Senator Kline, of
laxleton, who has announce. I that he will
nut seek a re-election to the slale senate.
Mr. Harvey will have ronitiilon for this
.honor. Kepreeiitatlve Keese, of tho
Plymouth district, is also an avowed can
didate, takiiiK his stand auainst the new
county Issue. So Is i. 1.. Smith, of Hamil
ton, who, II Is believed, is favorable to
the new county. Other candidates whose
names have been mentioned In this con
nection are I. P. Hand ami l.yl.loli Flick,
of Wilkes-llurre. But Mr. Harvey I
hopeful that he will win out, Just the
fame.
IN AY I.S WORTH'S STABLK.
lira Which Caused the Alarm from Box
'J I at I I O'clock Last Night.
Some hay In a mmiKer in K. M. Ayls
worth's stable In Molr court, between
l.lmlen and Mulberry streets, nut on
Urea short time before 11 o'clock last
night. The reason the ulartn was sent
In tiom box .'I. which is ut the Lacka
wanna Iron and Steel company' Hture,
wits because i lie lerson who discovered
fhe blaze ran to notify the Phoenix
men. und on the way down stopped at
the box.
The lire did not amount to much. It
tiurneil up ui t $in wfirth of hay utiU
scorched one side f the stable some
what. It whs put out ly the t'heinlcal
etiKino. It Is believed to liuve been of
Incendiary origin. That is the only
theory.
Piano sale. big bargains. Guernsey
Pros.
OUR
Continued for Another Week.
We must get rid of the ex
tra stock, because our Spriug
Goods will be iu very soon.
very
Just a few gooJ things
ivhich you should consider
before buyiug:
A dandy Men's Fine
Calf Shoe, lace or tfjQ Aft
congress,bestofshape tbuiUU
An up-to-date Fine
iCalf Shoe, razor toe, tfQ fA
extended sole, - ipJiUU
A few Winter Rus-
setS; double soles, cx- tfjQ 0J"
tended, all sizes, - iPuaUU
410 Spmca Strest
CLEABING SALE
SHANK
KOEHLER
JliDK WILLARD'S OPINION
la the Case uf Hcnne Against the
Peoples' Street Railway Co.
DEFINES XECLIGEXCE CLEARLY
Judgment of tno Lower Court Was AN
firioed-llcnn Kccovared $775 for
tho Death of Ilia Child by a
West Side street Car.
Judfre Willard, of the Superior court,
has tiled his opinion in the case of Al
bert llenne against the People's Ktreet
Hallway company of Luzerne county.
The action of the lower court was sus
tained by the higher tribunal. The
verdict of the jury was In the sum of
$775 for the plaintiff. The opinion Rives
a history of the case. Jt Is us follows:
'ases Involving tho question nesliKence
depend tipuii and must be uoverued by
the peculiar facts In each particular case.
In many cases under undisputed tacts It
is the duty of Ihe court to declare the
law without reCi-reiice to a Jury, while iu
others it is fur ihe Jury, under the direc
tion of ihe couii. to determine whether
acliotialde. neallKence has been prued or
nut. The tlrst ipiestiou submitted to the
Jury by the learned Judge iu the court
below was w heliier tile appellunt was
Kiiilty of iiccJiKcih-c. The evidence on the
part of Ihe appellant was that while the
itiiiturman was attending to his duties and
iil'strvnn the Hack In-line him Ihe child
ui appellee suddenly darted u'rom behind
a idle of biilldliiK material placed upon
Ihe si reel I upon Ihe track unobserved by
Ihe inotorinun and so close to I lie inovluK
car tiial he was unable lo stop It and the
child was iiiiavuidubly run over and killed.
TKSTl.Mo.S'Y Toll AI'PIM.I.K.
The testimony on the pari of the u.vpellee
showed lion the iiioioriuati. at Die time
of the accident ami Immedialely belure,
was eiiKaKed In conversation Willi n per
son iu Hie ctili occupied by I lie inuiomin ii ;
IllUt lllls person obMlllcled Ihe view I mill
the cab at Ihe window on Hie side of Ihe
Hack where the chil l wa.s killed. The
child was also seen In another witness
on Ihe side til' ihe track iu lull view from
forty (t i si.My Piui feel iu from ol ihe
car immediately bei'oie ilie accident. It
was al-o proved thai I be car was actually
stopped w II bin leu I lui led Hum the lime
of Ihe application r Die brakes. I'udvr
Oils testimony the ioeHlioii ot appellant's
nculi;cnce was properl), talrly und im
partially submitted in tile jury, and by
their M-rdi.i I hey established the fad
ihui the cub ol Hie loottn nitui is a phc e
pi-uvlded by his employers tor him alone;
where it is bis duly lo observe the track
and all obstructions thciviiu: ill.. I tulkliiK
and luiiLiliiiiK will siicn i.crsiiur-. when he
,-hiiuld have le-en a 1-ii-llnK Iu his duties
will' hi- eye upon the track, was inex
cusable ncsllfteiice resulting iu the crush
ing mil of a human life for which ihe
appellant is liable lo respund In ilauiares.
The sei uii'i question raised by ilie rec
ord is whether the Judite erred In sub
mit liui; Hie iiuestlon ol' contributory nec.li-
ki-ii. n Ilie pari of appellee to the Jury.
The child killed by appellanTs car was '.'
years and mouths old at Hie lime of
ihe accident. . short lime before she
was at her fat Iter's table eathiK dinner
With the family. The appellee was en
tiaK.e'1 as a laborer in a brewery at moder
ate wanes. Hel'ore Ihe child left Ihe table
I lit father llnishcd bis dinner, passed out
of the house IhroiiL-h his back yard by a
back uate to his place ol' work at III"
brewery. As he passed out he secured and
fastened this itale with a rope used lor
that pur.'uise. About Hie time he arrived
at the brewery he was informed by a lues
ocliKcr that his child was dead.
WI-.XT TO (SKT 80.MK PI.OTHKS.
Soup after the father left the house the
mother assisted tile child down I nun I lie
table and went upstairs lo et Milne
clothe lor Ihe child lor tile purpose of
dressing her lo take her out. When the
mother went up stairs site left Ilie child
iu Ilie room with the mother's sister, w ho
was In cluirue of a youitt'er child of the
appellee. In the kitchen, between the
illnltiK room where the child was left
ami Ihe buck yard was a hired itirl.
The mother remained upstairs about
three CD minutes and on her return with
Ilie chilli's chillies site found Iter tiuue; she
could not Und her In the house, went to
Ihe buck yard and found the nate open;
fw Weill out of the Kale IhrouKh a court
and uIoiilt Seventh street to the street car
track on West l.iicknwanna. avenue and
arrived there, just at the instant her child
was killed.
These facts, thus stated nearly In the
laiiKmiKe of appellant's counsel, do not
establish a case of parents ullowiiiK or
perniltllnir a child of lender years to stray
upon the public streets unattended. The
most Unit can be said of this case Is that,
ipivrrned by a childish impulse, this child,
J years nnd i mom lis old, suddenly left
her latheu'w house and by a strainse fatal
ity placed herself upon tills railroad track
and through the inattention and care
lessness of the person in charge of the
car the child was killed. There is no rule
of human conduct that called upon that
mother to keen a constant eye upon the
child In her own house, nor was she called
upon, (us h-r husband was circum
stanced) lo hire a person lo do so for her.
Neither was she or her husband obllm'd
to stand at the back gate and sen that
no one untied Us fastenings, nor were they
obliged lo 'diice a sentinel at the gale.
I'lider all the evidence and circumstances
of tile case it would have been manifest
error for Ihe court lo have refused io sub
mil the iiiesllon of contributory negli
gence on Ihe part of the appellee to the
jury. The case of John vs. Hallway, IMI
l'a.. til7. does not rule this ca:ie. There,
a child twenty ('-' months obi was al
lowed to puss out through the front door
past Its mother. HiroiiKh the front yard,
over the sidewalk onto a railroad truck
immediately in front of Ihe house before
Ihe face and eyes of Its mother, wit limit
notice on her part, where It was killed
in her presence and view.
N't) WAY KKHICMKLKH THIS.
After reciting the faels of Ilie case at
bar It is sitlllclciil to say that that case
In no way resembles this. There, the neg
ligence of Hie parent was self evident;
here. In our opinion, there was nothing Iu
Ilie care uf I his child lhal amounted lo
negligence on the part of its parents. At
all eveiiis Ihe question was fairly suh
niitled to the Jury anil under proper in
rtrucllons as to the law they found that
there was no want of reasonable cure lor
Ibis child on -Hie part of her parents. To
liMve dune otherwise, on the part of the
court below, und to have held ns u mat
ter of law that I lie parents were guilty
of contributory neglluenee would have
been carrying Ihe contention of tile ap
pellant beyond any reasonable limit here
tofore prescribed ns Hie correct rule by
the decision of uny ;ipie)hilc court to
whh h our uttenilon has been directed.
The disposition of Ilie case iu the court
Isdow Is fully sustained in Philadelphia
ami Heading Cailroad cimpaiiy vs. I.ontf
and wife, 7.'i l'a., ':'; I'enniylvuniu com
pany vs. Junes and wife. HI l'a., IHI;
t-i Iniiir vs. 'itlzeiis' Traciiun company. I .Ml
Ha.. 'JS; I niii-i'iit Ii and wife vs. I'itl.burg,
Allegheny and .Mnm hespM' Traciiun com
pany, liil l'a.. Il'l. The spei'lilciitious of er
lof aie overruled and Judgment allirmed.
.
TO (-.01.I.1-.CT INSt RANU:.
Marjr Ann McNally. ot Avncn. Hods It
Necessary tit Uo to Law.
Attorneys oHrlen and Kelley for
Mary Ann MoN'nlly. of Avocu. brought
suit in the utilce of I 'lot honotury I'ryor
yesterday to force tln payment of $l.nntl
with Inlen-st front July is, isiM, trout
(he Life liisurunci compuny of St
1 J 'Mill. Minn.
tin June 2. 1S94. Mrs. Kllen McNally.
mother of the plaintltT. iin-ii ;i, years
of age, wun Insured for $l.oiH with the
aforesaid company and I he plaintiff
was named us the beiieliciary. The In
silted died ut Mooslc, In this county,
on July L'5. I!H, four duys nfler the
policy was delivered. The company
has refused to pay the umuunt of the
policy und hence the suit.
FOUR WILLS PROBATED.
Two Letter of Administration Granted
by tha Register of Wills
TtegUter of Will V. H. Hopkins is-
sued letter In Hlx estates yesterday
The will of J u UK's K. I'lttnkett, lute of
cell township, wus admitted to pro
bate und Icttern testamentary were
granted to Ills sister. Teresa It. I'lun
kett. The will of Franklin Iincaster.
late of Moscow, was probated nnd let
ters testamentary were granted to ('.
M. and W. A. Iancuster, sons ot the
ueceucnt.
In the estate of Eliza Depew, late of
Mudlson township, letters of adminis
tration were granted to n. If. Depew.
The will of Mury Conway, late of Old
Forge, wus irobuted. The will of Will
iam Taylor, late of Bcranton, waa pro
bated anil letters testamentary were
grunted to William ltepp, of Old Forge.
In the estate of Jacob tloerlit!!, lute of
Seranton, letters of administration were
granted to 101 not a (loerlltz, widow.
IT Mi lARCK t:OMLDY.
A Gay Old Hoy Proves to Be a Delightful
Surprise.
There lias been such a surfeit ot
mediocre farce comedy this season that
those who went to the Academy of
Music lust night to see Joseph Hart
In "A !uy Old Boy" were delightfully
surprised. It is the best of that class
of theatricals given in this city for it
long time.
Carrie DeMar Is the luminous par
ticular star of the company, supporting
Mr. Hart. She Is bright, pretty and
young, ii rare combination among- sou-
bteltes, and rhe sings, unit dances In
a way that completely captivated the
audience. She is very Versatile, too.
and makes an admirable foil for Mr.
Hurt, who is well know to Seranton
theater-goers.
"A Cay Old Hoy," considered mere
ly as a farce, has nothing specially to
recommend it, but It is staged well and
given by u company that contains a
number of high-class farce comedy ar
tists. Kxcuses are found as the farce
winds its way to sing many of the
popular songs of the day us well us
some new ones und Mr. Halt enter
tained the uitilieuce for il time with a
number of up-to-date parodies. Al
Leech did a clever sons; and dance
specialty und Viiiheld itlake sang sev
eral solos.
With .Mr. Hart nnd Miss HeMar in
the cast. "A Cay Old Hoy" is a great
entertainer.
GATHEKKD HKKK AND THERE.
The vrograiume of full course for the
fourth summer meeting of Hie I'niversity
Kxlensluii sis iely is just out. H will be
held at the I'liiversity of l'ennsylvanla,
und is Hie only summer gathering In
America intended specially for I'niversity
Kxtcusiun si iideuts. The summer meetlug
has been nrguuhsed for three purposes. In
enable busy men and women to transform
their summer vurutiuu from a period of
Intellectual stagnation to a. period ol quiet
und vigorous grow th; to promote the great
movement fur popular education and so
cial rei'urm known us I'niversity Kxten
sion tcaclilnr,; to provide special facilities
lor Instruction In science ad other branch
es to teachers of public schools. Willi u
few exceptions the courses of the summer
Hireling do not pre-siipposa any advanced
study on Ilie pact of Ihe hearers. The ses
sion of lx'.; w ill open ut s a. m. Monday,
July t;, and will continue for four weeks.
Iiepurluieut A includes sixty lectures on
varlyiis aspects of Ihe "late and Thought
of Aucieiii Home." These lectures will
be delivered by Professor Monroe Smith,
of Columbia college: the Itev. Thumas .1.
Shuhau, of -Ihe I'uthollc I'ldversily of
America; Professor clement J Smith, of
Harvard I'liiversily. and Mr. I 'una '.
.Miiuro, PrufesKor Henry Cihbonsund Pro
fessor Alfred Cudi-man.of the I'liiversity
of IVims Ivanta. These lectures will cm
brace Ihe Human law in the'uneleut and
modern world. Ihe literature, phftosoptiy
li lid private life of the Itomaiis unci the
Influence of l.ullti literature ami lan
guage on Knglish. The relations of the
Human empire ami early 'hi Istiunliy will
be dwelt upon liutli from a Catholic and
Pioiestutii standpoint. Department H
will consist of one course of twenty lec
tures and two lalinratmy courses under
the direction of Professor Hlghincr Wil
juer. This department has psychology for
its major subject. The modern problems
iu psychology and a clinical study ol' the
nervous system In relation to ihe tulnd.
Department C embraces a course ill mu
sic which is entirely new 'to Ilie summer
school. There are lectures oti "Harmony"
by Professor llimli A. Clarke, of the I'ni
versity of Pennsylvania, ami courses un
the pianoforte sonala, church mush; und
Ihe opera are conducted by Thomas V.
Surelte, of Italtimore. In Department D
lecture ami laboratory courses will be
given on botany of Held and garden, nat
ural products, the life history of insects,
fungous diseases of plains, and on Ihe
general principles of chemistry und the
chemistry of foils and foods. Lectures
will be given by Professor W. ( i. At
water, of Wesleyan university, on Ihe
cooking of foods und the effects of cook
ing upon digestibility and nutritive value.
Mrs. Potter made her appearance In
New York Tuesday night as Juliet in
Shakespeare's "Komco and Juliet," Man
ager Daly has revived that effort of the
bard of Avon at a cost of over S;Ui.:it),
rpeiit mostly in luxurious stage furnish
ings, ami he has cast Mrs. Potter and
Mr. Mellew for The two leading roles.
For weeks they have been rehearsing
under Mr. Daly's personal supervision ami
the success which Mrs. Potter scoi.nl
Tuesday night us Juliet Is probably due
ill sonic measure to his training. This is
what Vance Thompson says in the Com
mercial Advertiser of Airs. Potter's .I'l
llet : "A charming production no other
words quite so adequately describe the
"Itomeo atnl Juliel" presented ut Daly's
theater lasl night by Mrs. Potter und Air.
Hi-llcw. Karely, if ever, has tills exqui
site duo of love been chanted by lovers so
young In appearance, no gracious in de
portment. outh. all golden and adven
turous, fought for tbeiii. You would have
sworn lh.il this Juliel was no more thaa
hi. Think what a marvelous Illusion was
here. We have been bred on matronly
Juliets: indeed it lias been assumed that
no woman could pluy Juliet until sh. was
Ion old to look the purl: II has even been
pointed nut with more truth that no wo
man could play Juliet unless she had lain
sobbing all night at a. man's door. .Mrs.
Potter's Juliet is joyously girlish. The
stage has rarely furnished a more win
some figure. Her slim, small body, her
nostalgic eyes, her disheveled, eloquent
hair the nictiire was niarveloiisly Vero
nese. And in those scenes where the duo
of love ran lightly, warmly, sensuously,
her Juliet was very close to one's Ideal.
1 1 hud Itiillan fervors and a seduction,
morbid perhaps, but very real. Put .Mrs.
Potter's Juliet lacked Innocence. Thci-e
was no suggestion of while nnd wonder
ing purity. Here was a. Juliet, knowing
good and evil; a Juliel who had read Scho
penhauer and heard "I'rlslan und Isolde;'
nay, inure a Juliet who hud studied
Max Noidau. 1 do mil quarrel with tics
Inleiprelatioii: I quarrel with no interpre
tation of Shakespeare. So much of the
play is archaic that ii can lie made real
to modern audience only by reading into
it the current emotions nf the hour. This
was evidently Mrs. Potter's method. Thh
carried ucross the Shakespearean canvas
a modern almost a Japanese scheme of
decoration. She lent to the luve-Hceucs a
savant setisuoiisuess which was liolh now
and during. The balcony scene was ad
mirably dune. It glowed and shimmered
with timorous light, lapially picturesque,
though nut so surely played, was the part
ing in Juliet's chamber. When love went
the way uf tragedy the uclress was not
so capable. Here she could draw Willi
less certainty upon her fascinating per
sonality. oi was her art strung enough
lo make i:p for the deficiency ."
t
II' Keogh wins the pool routest with
Champion Clearwaler. whom he plays at
Pittsburg on Maieh 19. l'ii and 21. Sl raii
tuii will see some chit mpionsliip pool, as
De Ho, the Cuban champion, has dial,
letiged the w inner, and Irani Mby wauls
to play I lie winner of the second' match.
Should Keogh win from Clearwaler. as
lie coulideiilly expects to do, he will make
lie iiro come Here io play him, and if be
defeats lie iro. the nexi mulch, which
will be with t:ly. will be played here
also. The i-ame and Us local champion
arc both popular here and no doubt n.ucli
interest will uttuch lo the coming games.
The annual Inspection of Ihe Wyom
ing seminary by ihe ministers iippo'iuied
by Hie Wyoming conference was made
Tuesday. The visiting Inspectors ur
rlved lids afternoon and are: Philadel
phia cnuference lievs. I. W. Oven,
leorge Haul, C M. Simpson. H ivil Smith.
Wynming conference Uevs. .1. K. Pone,
John Prudshaw, J. C. Johnson. K. A.
olinstead, S. C. Snow den and J. It. Sweet;
Messrs. T. W. Itissel. W. W. Curbln. .
A. May und C. D. Winter. Wflkes-liarre
News-Hi aler.
Judges Woodward and Lynch have re
ii'ipoiiited Hernard Hurgimder and T. M.
CunuifT prison commissioners uf Luzerne
cuiinty. The commissioners win meet in
u few days for 'the purpose of appoiuiing
u warden, it is sum unit uarden John
Uolund. a former resident of this city, w ill
lie re-appointed.
John J. Lewis, jr., who at one time was
coal Inspector and also welghmasler on
Ihe Wilkes-Harre division for the Dela
ware and Hudson Conl company, but re
signed his iHisition with the uimve com
pany to accent a position as coal Inspec
tor at the Laurel Hun mines, im .,.n
promoted to the weighinnstershlp for the
New York, Susquehanna und Western
Kuilrnad company, and the aluAe mines
located at l'ursons. The coal is shipped
over the Wllkes-llnrre and Kastern rail
road to New York city. Mr. Lewis taken
I'M. (Justin's place, who lately resinned
from the laurel Itun Coal company mines
as outside foreman. vwiKes-ttarre Hti
ord.
EXCEPTIONS ARE FILED
Another Method uf Oppusing the
Granting of Liqunr License:
IT HAS HE EX CALLED INTO ISE
Thomaa tloltham and A. I. Martin Object
to the Application of Lmtl P. Welchcl
Trustees of tha Pcnn Avenue
' Baptist Church Take Action.
F.xceiitions to applications for lUiuor
license run be llled any time within
three days before license court opens.
Heiiionstrances cannot be tiled later
than one week. The object is the same
in both cases.
Two except ions were filed yesterday
In the olllce of Clerk of the Courts John
II. Thomas. One was againsj the peti
tion of Kniil K YVelchel for u license at
111 Wyoming avenue. The exceptants
ure Thomas Holtliain and Arthur L.
Martin, und their attorney Is John F.
Scragg. The reasons advanced w hy the
license should not be granted are: That
the petition was not tiled in sntlicicnt
time as required by law and the rules
of license court; that the application
shows it was tiled on Feb. 'S2, only six
teen days prior to license court, and
the law provides Hint the petiiion must
be liled three weekH ahead; that the up
plb ation has not been advertised u suf
ficient number of times; that the peti
tion is not Iu proper form.
The trustees of Die Helm Avenue U;i li
tis! church, by their attorney. .1. W.
Drowning, except to the upplicutlun of
A. J. Ditlfy, ut IMS l'enn avenue, for the
following reasons: The allidavlt of the
petitioner Is not subscribed to his peti
tion; the ultldavlt of Ihe petitioner to
the genuineness of tlie signatures there
to attached Is not subscribed; Ihe build
lug is not supplied with bar and fix
tures necessary for a saloon or rut lug
house; the building: is in reality noth
ing but n cellnr way enclosed, being
to a large extent ujubrgruuiul und
lurgely without uny Hour; that the
building was erected only us a tempor
ary structure; that uny use of it us a
permanent building' Is In violation of
the ordinance of the city relative to
structures within the lire limits; that it
is the Intention uf Hie unplicuiit to
open a saloon iu this building, which is
ilungerous to the welfare of persons,
both- young and old. und will exercise
un evil Intluence upon tho children who
intend the week day services of the
Fenn Avenue church, which ml joins
the proposed saloon; that the building is
not now occupied und the exceptants
believe It Is the Intention of the peli
tioner to occupy the same only in the
event of a license being grunted.
The exceptions are signed by Lulher
Keller, president; F. M. Koehler, sec
retary: J. W. Hrow nlng, A. Kiltenbeii
der, F.dwln S. Williams. 1). ,1. Thomas,
W. K. Smith. A. L. Stelle, or the board
of trustees. Today is the last for Ming
exceptions.
1 KKill l lM O Till: TK AMI'S.
Onl i
lew Applied to I ho Station House
for Shelter l ast Night.
Sergeant Deiter's action in locking up
four of the big horde of trumps who
huve been inuklnn free with the city's
lodging for the last fortnight had a good
effect, as not a single one of the old
rounder put In uu uppeurance nt the
station house last night. Nine now
ones, however, were on deck and had to
be supplied Willi bulging. This feu tn re
of the jaw Is more abused than is prob
ably any other. l:y its provisions u
tramp can infest a city as long us he
has a mind to unci cannot be charged
with vuBiuncy as long us he applies lor
lodging ut the station house. The
tramps know- this und take advantage
of 11.
Instead of bunking in the nest of
bullets at the blust furnace or about the
mines or mills, where they are liable to
be arrested, they come to the station
house after they are tired out of nil the
saloons and appropriate the bunks
which are In the cells or make up beds
on the floor of the corridor. In the
morning they go their way looking for
work (?) and when the shades of night
have again fallen, they are to be found
snugly nestled iu Home warm corner of
the free hotel which the statutes com
pel municipalities to provide for them.
Some nights there are us high as twenty
of these wanderers stretched out in the
warm cell-room, und, us can be imag
ined, u person who lias to pass through
there would wish for the nonce that he
had a cold iu the head.
The four fellows Sergeant Delter
locked UP were so Impressed with the
city's kindness und the desk sergeant's
good nature that they were making
their winter heudquarters there, and
were going and coming whenever they
saw lit without ntinotmclng their en
trance or exit. Tliis was a greater clls
play of nerve than the sergeant could
stand so Tuesday night when they had
Heltleil down for their snooze iu two
of the cells he quietly, locked them iu
und mude un entry on the docket which
guve them thirty days In the county
jail.
Although It miglit seem to some (hat
a term In Jail witli n good bis I ami
plenty to eat 111 this very cold weather
would not be so terrible a punishment.
Mr. Trump does consider It punishment
for it deiirlves him of his liberty, and
bis great boon niul privilege of living
iu the lOi'ii unci roaming whither he
will.
That It is not relished is evidenced by
the ubselice from the slut ion house lust
night of ull the old gang which wit
nessed the iiniulsounient of the nervy
iitllll'tette.
THL' CITY'S INSURANCE.
lias to Us Kenewcd before the Seventh
of This Month.
1 hiring the present week, or lo be
more exact, between the 4th unit bth oi
March, the greater portion of the $I9,",
Otiu Insurance which the illy carries
runs out and has to be renewed. The
power of placing the clly insiiruncc is
vested Iu an insurance board com
posed of the mtiviir and eliuiimun of
Ihe select and common councils. This
board, however, has never assumed the
duty. It is left with the mayor und iu
tlie present administration it Is left to
Secretary Kdgur. Mayor Conuell has
laid down n rule that the insurance
should be distributed among till the
ugencles neoolditiif to their size.
This has been sill isl'aclory lo the in
surance men and lias met lulli no ob
jection from any oilier quarter, so it
will be followed in the present distribu
tion. An odd matter in connection w ith
this Is thut one of the board didn't
know he wus un Insurance commission
er until a day or two ago, when ;m
Insurance man. who Is new In the busi
ness, anproucheil him In nsk him to
use his liillin nce to secure some of the
business for the new agent.
He mude inquiries concerning the
mailer and upon learning of the policy
pursued by Mayor Council unproved
wholly of It, and said he was sntsfled
to let it go at that.
WAI.KEK SUNT IO JAIL.
tl l.ffort Heine Made to Truce the
Clothen He Stole.
Tlie young man who was in the em
ploy of Mrs. Maud Klrwnn u few weeks
ago and who suddenly left town with
severul hundred dollars worth of cloth-
Organ - Concert
ELM PARK CHURCH,
Thursday livening at s
3. Alfred Pennington, anilited by Theodore
Heraberger. viol in let. and the Elm Park
Church Quartet. AdnUjIon Free. Silver
offering.
lug which belonged to the late Pr. Geo.
II. Klrwnn, was arrested in Seranton
.Monday nnd is at present in the coun
ty jail. The youug man gave his name
us Kddle Walker and said he Is IS years
old. When here he was connected with
the Rescue Mission and the Salvation
army. He hud been only a few days iu
the employ of Mrs. Kirwan and assisted
her in packing up the furniture pre
vious to her removal to Philadelphia,
wnen ne stole tlie articles.
Tho young thief was recognised In
Seranton yesterday morning; by a lady
member of the Salvation army who
knew him here and she notified un otli
cer who arrested Walker and notified
the Wilkes-Harre authorities. Ottieer
Connors) went to Seranton und brought
the young fellow here.
Mayor Nichols committed him to Jail
in default of JOiX) bull for his appear
ance at court. The authorities will
make un effort to trace all of the cloth
ing so that Mrs. Kirwan can recover
them. Wilkes-Harre News Dealer.
COMING ATTRACTION'S.
"Tho fii-eat liianioiul I Jobbery ,"
which will come tonight nnd tomorrow-
nlyht to the Academy of Music
for two jierformances has had a
'three) months' run nt the Americun
theater. New York, and In it A.
M. Faltner nnd Kdwin Knowles seem to
have one of the biggest liuancial kuc
cesscs of the season. It is a melo-drumu
telling a sensational story of life in
New York, and having exciting situa
tions und scenes familiar to every one
knowing anything about the city us
well us others known only to the elect.
It has realism of the most advanced
sort; among its agencies ure poison,
abduction and theft. lis scenes tire
said to have Isen deftly put together
and to maintain the suspense of the
story skillfully to the end. The play
has been furnished with uu elu borate
scenic, equipment, and it bus U cast
such us is not given to one melo-drama
in a hundred. All the New York scenery
and cast will be brought to the Acad
emy of Music und the pel forma nee
would Ih notable for nothing else thun
It brings Mine. .Iniiauscltek back lo our
stage. She will play Mother linsen
buuni, on old hug and fence, and net
work w ill, no doubt, be us II hus al
ways bus been, a lesson to every one
Interested Iu the tut of acting. Mrs.
Annie Yeumuus so long associated with
i'Mwurci lluirlgun's forces bus a
comedy part ill her own distinctive
line. Lillian Lawerence will pluy tic
adventuress and others in the cast are
Maud Hanks, Funny Cohen. Frederic
Homl, leorge C. Honlface, Kdwurd Mid
land, James lievins und others.
!l !l !i
"A Trip to Chinatown," Hoy I'm clev
erest comedy, will be given next Sat
urday night ut the Acndemy of Music.
No great strength is claimed for the
story, the main idea being to introduce
a number of character sketc hes and up-to-date
episodes. The skit has enjoyed
a phenomenal run. in New- York cily of
700 nights, and comes to this city puffed
up with pardonable pride. "A Trip to
Chinatown" Is a clever musical conceit,
and satirl7.es popular themes and char
acters of the day. Introduces pretty
songs, attractive girls, and clever com
edians, affording nn evening's enter
tainment In which there is hardly n
break in the laughter. The piece will
be produced In exactly the same man
ner us at Hnyt's theater. New York,
and with the original New York cast
which includes Messrs. Harry Conor,
George JMcliards, Harry (illfoll, Julius
Wilmark, Hlchnrd Karl, and the Misses
CeraUllne. McCann, Myra Murdlu.
!l II H
"Plays and Players" is one of the
very best shows of Its kind that has
played Jiavis' theater the current seu
son. It comes this afternoon for a three
day rim. Several new ft-utureshuve been
added since it appeared here. It is n
combination of extravaganza, farce
comedy, vaudeville, travesty and comic
opera, presented by a company of twen
ty ladles and gentlemen, Hiiigh.miton
papers speak well of the aliow.
22 DAYS
Hefore we move to 303
Lackawanna ave. Now
tlie goods have got to get
out. Today we start in
for 22 big days. Cost or
even less. Things must
move. The few items
mentioned only show a
little, a visit proves more.
China Department
Things that break shall
suffer the most.
Decorated Plates
Imported to sell for 50c.,
now 15c; six or seven
dozen French Plates, with
heads of prominent peo
people burnt in,vere 290.,
now 10c. Pansy Pin
Trays, about a hundred
left, going tor 5c.
Silverware
Twenty-five or. thirty
Butter Dishes, Dinner
Castors and odd pieces,
worth from $2 to $3; to
close them 98c. Tea
Spoous, Rogers' triple
plate, two new patterns,
'75c. for 6; about half
value. Solid vSilver Sugar
Spoons, gold lined bowl,
were iS'1.50 to $2, now
98c.
Pictures
Best time of the year to
get Pictures. Many a
a dull space and among
the hundreds that we
sell are some to suit you.
French fac similes, iu
narrow gold frames, size
12x20, . new subjects,
worth 75c., take them for
35c.
Pastels
16x20, framed in narrow
gilt and gold mats, worth
$2, 75c. today.
Etchings
Not quite two dozen,
handsome oak frames,
14x2b, worth ,2.
COME TO THE STORE TODAY.
REXFORD'S
213
Lacka. Ave.
CHAFING DISHES.
Aluminum, it i mails of pure metal, eon-
tntuiatr abmitutely uo poiitoiio m ina;redietitB;
it will yield notiiitif but bfMtlthful reunite;
wm cook iiuuormiy, avoiuiug ncorcouig.
China Hall
WEICHEL & MILLAR,
134 WYOaUHQ AVERUE.
Walk la and look arouuii.
THIS CUT
REPRESENTS THE
205 Wyoming Aventn.
OUR
SECOND
ANNIUERSflRY
IN BUSINESS.
Thanks to a generous
and appreciative public
we are vigorous two-year-olds.
Come and See Us
All Week.
P. M'CREA & CO.
Coal
Exchange.
128 Wyoming Ave.
nnn
FOR SPRINQ. IH ALL COLORS.
I RICH
iinniEciB-
And Portiere Fabrics.
Buy
amine our stock.
EASELS AND SCREENS
II
in tha prices o!
AND
Don't buy until you sea
our prices.
Clothieft Hdter4&furnisher.a
STHNWAY A SON S . .
AtknuwleilKcd the l.cmlinz
PIANOS
01 th Warlt
DCCkbR BKUS.,
kKANICIIC A UACHU and other.
ORGANS
Musical Instruments,
Husical Merchandise,
Sheet Music and
Music Books.
Purchaser! will always find a complete
stuck and at prices a low ax the qu.
ity of tho fmlrument will permit at
II. A. HLILBERT'S
nusic STORE,
117 Wyoming Ave. -
Seranton
J
We Have
On Hand
THE BEST STOCK
IN THE CITY ,
Also the Newest.
Also the Cheapest.
Also the Largest.
Porcelain, Onyx. Et;
Silver Novelties In Infinite Variety
Latest Importations.
Jewelry, Watches, Diamonds,
fi. E. ROGERS,
Jeweler and ... . . .
Watchmaker. 216 IMaYaUM Aft.
BLANK BOOKS
Of all kinds, manufactured at sfcoaf
notice, at Till) TribUllC 0Hke.
TAKE CARE "J. "ofu.
,,.. rurn you ari troubled wltb
OF YOUR EYES
BL'HU'S and huvu your cy pxatuiuod fro
n'l hav j rdii: ed pric-a nail lira th lowtMt la
t'-e city. Nickel .poctuclus Irom f 1 to t-. noli
from St to).
305 Spruce Street. Seranton, Pa
Suns
Overcoats
r1 1 'tcZJlLlrk-i
Iokitij for Fine Furniture Coverings and
Rich Portiere Fabrics should not fail to ex
Iu White auil Uold, Oulc
uiiU-MaliDKuuy, three and
four nun el Knldliiu- Hi'ivun.
tilled wlih Deuim Silk, Painted Burlap uud Wlkoliue.