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THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE MONDAY MORNING, MARCII U, 1896.
yA " Pure and Sure."
Baking Powder.
I have used Cleveland's Baking Powder exclusively for
several years, because I have found it what it claims to
be pure and wholesome and uniformly satisfactory."
Mrs. Mary J. Lincoln, Author Hasten CW Boi.
Uorrman & Moore
FIRE INSURANCE,
120 Wyoming Ave.
BIG BARGAINS IN SHOES
RUSSET SHOES IT COST
AT TBS
COMMONWEALTH SHOE STORE
Washington Avenue.
EVERY ROAD LEADS
Somewhere!
BUT THE POPULAR ROAD IS THE
ONE THAT LEADS TO
LTHE
ackawanna
aundry.
308 Pen Ave.
A. B. WARM AN.
$1.50.
WILUAL1S & KI'ANULTY
SOLE AGENTS.
CITY MOTES.
Trainmen on the Delaware, Lackawan
na and Western railroad were paid on Sat
urday. On Saturday Alderman Fuller married
Miss Audustu liendettl and Mlohaul An
uinl, of this city.
The Delaware and Hudson company
paid at tin t'ony nullum, itultlinore So. 2
and Baltimore tunnel.
The Truth jierfectl-nir press was disabled
fluturduy by the brruklnsr of a eogr wheel
while the last edition or tin.- paper was be
in printed.
A paper by Professor J. 1. Leslie, ntate
fieologlst, will bt read at Tuesday even
!)(' meeting of the Lackawanna Insti
tute of History and Science.
At a meeting of the Sheridan Monument
association held Saturday iilnht a nuiiilier
of bill contracted durlnp the recent fair
were paasd upon and ordered pajil.
James Looman, a glass blower, for creating-
a disturbance 011 Cedar avenue Sut
urday afternoon was yesterday given ten
days In the county jail by Alderman Mil
lar. Marriage licenses were Kranted by Clerk
of the t'onrt Thomas on Saturday 10
Charles Hi I lie, of l-'rloebuiK, and Sadie
Btuipscn, of Thruop; Owen Smith and K1U
Hauls, of Renton.
John Holyllcz, of Oreenwond, the J'o
liiiRter who wan received Friday ut the
Lackawanna horpitul, la ircltinK iilonff
nicely notwithstanding that he la uflVcU-d
with a fractured skull.
Lui'knwanna. coiiunaii.l.-ry, 1'nlfornied
Rank KnlKhls of 'the ioldeu Kufclf. was
organized at I'iiit'h hall Friday evening,
with ineinberslilp of llfly. uilicura will
be Heeted next Friday evening.
M. J. Norton ha purchased the leaso
and nood will of the Columbia, hotel, ut
iij Lackawanna avenue, from 1'. J.
O' Boyle, who Intends l einliark lu tho
product) business at Norfolk, Va.
Charles Payne, u yountt colored man
who came to this city recently from Vlr-
Inta. was received at the lai' kawanna
ospttal Saturday, lie was emplied at a
stone quary near tills city ami u lame
Htoiie fell on his fool fructuring the bones.
On Saturday Arbitrators W. K. Davis,
D. K. Fickus and 11. V. .Mulliolland tlk-d
an' award III the case of .Mary Mor in
against the .Metroiolltnii Life Insurance
company. It allows .Mrs. Moran fcuo,
with Interest from July 7. 1S93.
Th exchanges last week at the Scran
ton Clearing House were as follows:
March 2. HS,0'Ja.i)l : March 3. $1,XIT4.!):,;
March A, tl,M,3W.17: .March 6. $i:i.iH.M;
March 6, f llll.u3.V10; March 7, tU.4M.tl: to
tal, $744.07:M. Clearing!! for the week
ended March 9. 18.i, .8U,S87.50.
Packages containing- articles of value
have been received t the postofflce in
this city from the dead letter office at
Washington. One Is addressed to Llew
ellyn Howells. Ash Vale Cottage, near
Tredagar, South Wales. The other Is ad
dressed to Bernard Smith, Diamond Row,
Walkee Tyne Co., Northumberland, ting
land. Detective David Roche arrested James
Hoyt and Louis Kressler Fridav and
brou R-ht them before Alderman Fuller
They were charged with earning away
property belonging to Conrad Schroeder,
eenslsting of lead, brass, etc., during the
year 1895 and appropriating it. Thev were
required to furnish ball for their ap
pearance at court.
The following officers have been elect
ed by the Hook and Ladder companv:
President, Fred. Durr; vice-president. T
J. Jennings; recording secretary, (ieore
F. Kellow; financial secretary, v. w
Ross; treasurer, H. Sillier; trustees)
Peter Ross. Philip Bchnell; property clerk,
Thomas Conlln: foreman. Adam Stein
tiouser; first assistant foreman, J. J. Mar
tin; second assistant foreman, Harry
May.
The auditing committee of councils will
meet tonight. The sewers and drains com
mittee will meet Tuesday night, and on
the same night he police committee will
meet to consider the removal of Patrol
man Thomas Mills and the appointment of
II. W. Lull, Jr., to succeed lilm. The
lire department committee of select coun
cil, which lias tinder consideration the
appointment of Chief Ferber and the oth
ers, will probably not meet until just pre
vious to the adjourned aesslon of councils
Thursday night.
Organ at hair xrlc. Guernsey Bros.
. Iti If
I VS5j !:
Is s" i iLLJ
IT PAID THEM TO KICK.
Bright and l ove ill Uet 51,000 Dam
ages from the Cltv.
The claim of William llrlght nnd Wil
liam Lve for damages reniiUinE from
tin consiro. iliiii of a sewer through the
prlvut'? alley, between their properties,
In Providence, wns, on Saturday ad
justed nt u. conference between the In
jured parties ami City Solicitor. Torrejr
and City Knglneer Clumps. iney
n greed to nccept $1,000. which Is $'K)
less than was at first demanded. This
proposition will not have to go to conn
ells as a. resolution Is now on passage
grant lug1 to the city otllcials above
mentioned the power to etlect a seme
ment.
Tho affair out of which the claim
for damages mew created much Inter
est at the time. The alley in (itiestlon
is a private one, but has been given a
name Bright'! court and appears on
the maps of the city ns an open thor
oughfare. City Knglneer Phillips, in
idniinlnir the North Knd sewer, ae
signed to have the outlet through this
alley. When his men went on the
eroiiml to sdvo the lines for the con
tractors, Flannaghan & Hara, they
were ordered off, and the stakes which
had been driven were duff up. An 111
luiwtlon restraining Messrs. bright
and Love from interfering with the
work was Issued but they paid no need
to It. As often us stakes were driven
they would dig them up and flannlly
it wns found necessary to place Mr.
blight under arrest.
This did not break their determina
tion to protect their lights, and It Is
likely that they would Have continuea
hostilities had not Mayor Connell vis
ited them and gave them assurance
that thev would be Indemnified for any
loss which they might sustain. This
was all they desired end no further
Interference occurred, 'i neir principal
reason for claiming damages lies in
the fact that entrance to their respec
tive blucksinlth shops was barred while
the sewer was being built.
MAIL CARRIER BURIED.
Funeral of John A. VWIIIams from 111
l.oto Home in North l ad.
Mallcarrier John A. Williams, of the
Scranton nostoftlce. whose death oc
curred last week, was consigned to his
last resting place In Forest Hill cem
etery yesterday afternoon. The re
mains were borne from the late home
In the North Knd to the Puritan Con
gregational church on West Market
street, where services were conducted
by the pastor, Rev. Newman Mathews.
assisted by Kev. George E. Guild, of
the Providence Presbyterian church,
and Rev. U. S. Jones, of the Providence
Welsh Congregational church. The
choir, under the direction of Professor
Reese Watklns, sang appropriate
hymns.
The Scranton mallcarrlers and post-oflli-e
clerks attended the funeral in a
body. From the Wllkes-Barre depart
ment the following were present: F. J.
Ford. J. R. Griffiths. J. F. Kepler, C. P.
Kepler, Kdward Johnson. J. P. Long,
L. W. Line, Kdward J. Walsh, J. H.
Jeremy, F. J. Mambart, Thomas Mon
day. The pall-bearers were: Armlt Thom
as, Argus Jenkins and) John McDon
nugh, of the mallcarrlers, and Isaac S.
Jones, It. J. Richards and T. Daniel
Davis, selected by the family. There
were many beautiful floral tributes.
The Wilkes-Barre carriers sent a
wreath, the Scranton carriers, a pillow
In the shape of a letter, inscribed "No.
6." which was the route of the de
ceased. The Scranton clerks sent a
"Gates Ajur."
T1IK COMMON SENSE WAY.
The old-fahioucd way to rent a house
Is to stick a small sign in a window and
trust to luck. This sign may bo seen unJ
It may not. The chances are thut It
w ill not be teen by tiio.se you want to see
It. How much easier it would be to put
u "House for Kent" advertisement In The
Tribune's "want" columns, where It will
reach every house-hunter in Scranton.
PRODUCTION OF MESSIAH.
It Is to Ba Sung at the I rothingham on
April U.
The committee of the Railroad Voting
Men's Christian association in charge
of the production of the "Messiah" ut
the Prothitighuni theater on Monday
evening, April tf, are actively at work
making ui rangements for the event.
As previously announced, J. Henry Mc
Kinley, the great lyric tenor, has been
secured and the committee is now ne
gotiatini; with Lillian i.lluuvclt, the so
prano, who has won no many honors
both In this country and In Ktirope.
The names of the lingers who will
take the contralto and bass parts will be
announced In a few days. The chorus
Is doing excellent work under the lead
ership of Professor Haydn Kvans. The
committee in charge of the oratorio are
G. M. Halisleud. K. T. Swartz. F. 1.
Hover, A. H. Masters, W. A. Stanton
and W. A. berry.
ULTOKE AUDITOR WELLS.
Depositors and Creditors of a I'efnnct
Bank Proving Claims.
Attorney Thomas P. Wells, auditor
appointed to distribute the funds In the
hands of Attorney C. 11. Welles, as
signed of whut was known as "PlerceV
bank," which failed in 1S7S, heard ar
guments on Saturday of those having
claims against the bank, The sum ol
tlO.518.GS remains to be distributed and
there are a number of persons who
claim they are entitled to a portion of
this iund. A few of them are deposi
tors. These will be given the preference in
the distribution of the money. There
will be another hearing before the au
ditor on Thursday.
BOY SQUEEZED TO DEATH.
Ills Father Now Seeks to Recover Ten
Thousand Dollars as Damages.
Thopias Reese on Saturday began an
action against the Delaware, Lacka
wanna and Western Railroad company
and Thomas Carson to recover $10,000
damages.
David Reese, son of the plaintiff, was
employed in one of the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western mines of
this city of which Thomas Carson was
foreman. His occupation was that of
a driver boy and on May 1, 1894, he was
caught between a mine car and the
side of a gangway and squeezed to
death.
Failure to have the passage of suffic
ient width to be sufe makes the com
pany and Its foreman responsible for
the accident Mr. Reese maintains.
Sixty Pianos and Organs
Must be sold before the twentieth of
March. We retire from business then
and will positively refuse no reasonable
offer. Credit terms to suit the buyer's
pleasure or extraordinary inducements
for spot cash. Guernsey Bros., 224
Wyoming avenue.
Plllsbury'i Flour mlila have a capac
ity of 17,609 barrels a day. - ,
GREAT INTEREST AROUSED
Eisteddfod on March 17 Will Ik
a Success.
MMEUOIS PRIZES OFFERED
Where the Preliminaries of tho Var
ious Contests Will Be Conducted.
Names of Those Who Will
Act a Adjudicators.
From point of widespread Interest
the coming cl.steddfod by Robert Mor
ris lodge. No. DX, of Ivorltes, a West
Side organization, to bo held at the
Frothlngham on March 17, Is already
one nf the most successful ever con
ducted In this country. Judge H. Al.
Kdnards, the adjudicator on the liter
ary contests, has received over two
hundred compositions. Nearly every
state in the union is represented and
not a few come from W' tiles and Cnmi
du. It appears that the literary part of
the eisteddfod has attracted more at
tention than the musical department.
As adjudicator on the short story
competition (prize .'&) Kill tor Richards,
of The Tribune, hns received the manu
scripts id' thirty-live stories, and b. H.
Pratt, adjudicator on the cssu r. "The
New Womun." .1 Is busily sifting the
superior from a wealth of competitors.
There ure about bveuty-tlve entries on
the Knglyu. I"' a poem of poetry pe
culiar U the Welsh people, mid on epi
taph for the tombstone of the lute VV.
George Powell, $.". has been written by
nearly a hundred persons. The Truth's
prize poem ($:i "The Pioneers of
Scranton," has . sixteen followers.
Judge F.dwaids says that several of
the latter are especially good.
The main competition of the elstedd
for for a purse of $:M) will be the choral
contest on "The Tempest." (by Dr. Par
ry). There are three choirs entered:
the Taylor, bellevue and Providence.
On the male chorus, "On the Sen," (by
Dudley buck) there are four parties en
tered: Dr. Mason'". 'Of Wllkes-barre;
the Tavlor choir, bellevue and Hyde
Park. The prize Is $75. Of all the con
tests the most Interesting and1 enter
taining will probably be that on the
solo for men not under 50 years of age,
with no accompanist and each singer
to select his pitch. The surprising part
of it Is that there ate twenty entries.
The prize is $5.
' PRIZKS FOR SOLOS.
On the tenor solo (prize $5) there are
fifteen names entered, and the soprano
solo (prize $7) will be sung by fourteen
singers. The alto solo (prize $7) has live
entries and the piano solo (prize $7)
will be competed for by nine players.
There ore nine entries on the duet,
"The Spirit of Freedom," (prize $10).
The children's choir contest always
creates an interesting feature. The
coming eisteddfod will have three chil
dren's parties, representing Taylor,
bellevue and Hyde Park. The prlre Is
$50 and the competitive piece is "Car
ried by the Angels." The contests on
the recitations promise an exciting
time. On "Bruce' address' (prize $10)
there are five speakers on the list. "The
Wolves," by J. T. Trowbridge, (prize
$5) is solely for female reciters. There
are four names entered.
The preliminary on the male recita
tion will be conducted at the rooms of
the Scranton School of Oratory in the
Burr building at 1 o'clock on the day
of the eisteddfod. On the female recl
tution at 9 o'clock a. m. at the same
place. The preliminary on the tenor
sola will be held at T. J. Davles' music
al studio at I o'clock p. m., and the
piano solo will be heard at the same
time. The alto and baritone solos will
be sifted at 9 o'clock at the Young Men's
Christian Association rooms. From 6
to 6.30 o'clock the soprano and duett
competitions will be tried In the asso
ciation building. David Davis, an ex
pert musician of Cincinnati, has been
appointed adjudicator on the musical
competitions. He will probably be giv
en an assistant, inasmuch as the con
tests are greater than anticipated.
CONDUCTORS OF THE SESSIONS.
Thomas Richards, president and
teacher of the Scranton School of Ora
tory, Is adjudicator on the recitations.
There will be three sessions of the eis
teddfod, la the morning, .afternoon and
in the evening. Professor George
Howell, superintendent of public
schools, will be the morning conductor.
In the afternoon Attorney A. J. Colbom
will preside and In the evening, or chief
session. Judge Kdwards will be honor
ary chairman. Seats for the eisteddfod
will be L'5, fiO and 75 cents and $1 for a
single session.
A season ticket costs St. SO for a re
served seat at the three sessions. The
Frothlngham box olllce will be open on
Friday, .March 13. at 9 o'clock for the
sale of season tickets, and on Saturday,
the 14th, for single admission tickets.
March 17 is St. Patrick's day and falls
on Tuesday. Assistant City Solicitor
David J. Davis, is secretary of the
lodge and of Its eisteddfod committee.
He has prepared a programme for the
three sessions which will be given to
the public in a few days.
HE WAS A RINGER.
Wandering Minstrels Nearly Broke 1 p by
a South Side F.ntcrtalnmonr.
David A. Heed, a colored musician,
who styles himself the wandering min
strel, was sent to the county Jail Satur
day morning for thirty days for trying
to make away with a watch at Ger
niauia hall Friday ninth. .
Reed wus one of those who participat
ed in an entertainment given there that
evening and hud the freedom of the
stage. A Mr. Hnnm-r, who took part in
one of the boxing bouts, left his vest,
containing his watch, on the back of a
chair, and after getting through with
his exhibition found that his timepiece
hail disappeared. The wandering min
strel was suspected ami a search re
veiilcil the watch snugly secreted In his
stocking.
lie was glad to gel out of the hall in
the custody of two officers, although lie
knew Imprisonment stured him lu the
fuce.
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FUND STILL GROWING.
Additional Contributions for the St
Joseph Foundling Homo.
New contributions to the St. Joseph's
Foundling Home are as follows:
John Cawley, $3; William A. Murphy,
Franklin avenue, $10; .Michael Spellmun,
$2: Anthony Howley. Gordon street, $2;
Kllen Howley, $2: Mrs. A. Mullen, $1;
Martin Handley, $1; Patrick Welsh, $1;
Mrs. Patrick Murray, $2; Mrs. b. Bar
rett, $1; Thomas Gordon, $1; Thomas
Rafter, $1; Michael Dougherty. $1: Mrs.
Mary Dyen, $1; a friend, $50: Mrs. James
Boles, $1; total, $7!: previously acknowl
edged, $1,80; grand total, $1,900.
WILL TALK ABOUT MONEY.
Lecture of Theodora C. Krauff In V. .M. C.
A. Hall Tomorrow Night.
Tomorrow evening In Young Men's
Christian association hall Theodore C.
Krauff, lecturer of the Sound Money
league, of Philadelphia, will deliver n
lecture on the sliver question which
will be Illustrated by means of the ster
eopltcon. This lecture Is non-partisan and is
given for the purpose of inducing pen
pie to give more systematic thought
and study to the questions interwoven
with the finances of the country.
CONTESTS FROM DICKSON,
.
Defeated School Directors and Council-
tnanle Aspirants Are Petitioners.
Kx-Judge W. H. Stanton instituted
four election contests Saturday in the
office of Clerk of the Courts John II.
Thomas. Only the preliminary papers
have been filed; today will be filed the
reasons for the contests.
The difference between the votes cast
for the auccessful and defeated candi
dates for council and school director at
the recent election In Dickson City bor
ough was very small and It Is alleged
by the unsuccessful candidates that un
fair means weie used to encompass
their defeat.
Frank Slin contests the election of Jas.
Cayglll for school director. The vote
was 79 to 81 in favor of the hitter John
Ely contests the election of Fred Jtles
for school director. Kiy received HI and
Ries !3 votes. For the office: of coun
cilman for three years, M. P. Fadden
wlH be contested by Joseph Hall, who
was defeated by V votes. Pudden re
ceived 85 and Hull 7ti. George Kits con
tests the election of John j. Altken to
the otllce of councilman for a two-year
term. Aitken received 84 votes and
Rles 7C.
HOLLiSTLR'S LEG BROKEN.
Serious Accident at the 1., I.. At W
Cor
.shops on Suturday.
. If. Iloilisler, of Mulberry street,
met with u very serious m-clilent lu the
Delaware. Lackawanna, and Western
car shops Siilurdu.v
lie Is cinrdoyed us a carpenter and
wus prylnp; up a heavy piece of timber
at the lime ol' the accident using a vail
us u pry. His weight being Insulltiient
to raise the timber he Jumped upon
the lull but rebounded off of it and fell
to the ground hrcukiug bis lej? near the
thigh.
A conveyance was secured nnd the
unfortunate man wus removed to bis
home on Mulberry street. Owlne to
the fact that Mr. Holllster is well ud
vanced in years the accident will con
fine liim to the house for some time.
SHOT AlWl Xtt A I'OKXKK.
Pccular and Sad Accljcnt Which Hap
pened mi tho lUirmore Uifle Kongo.
Wesley Webber, the 12-year-old son
of Richard .Wchher, of Center street,
lUinmore.wns accidentally shot through
the body by Ulliun Potter, while prac
ticing at a target Satin day afternoon.
It Is not thought, however, that the
wound will prove serious.
between Apple avenue nnd Drinker
street are a number of vacant lots,
which ure used by some of the crack
shots for a practice range. On Sutur
day afternoon H. M. Spencer, William
Potter, Kdward Washer and Howard
Spencer were practicing and hud hired
young Webber to mark the target. The
target Itself is backed with an em
bankment of earth and planks several
feet deep.
At right angles with the target Is a
little shanty for the protection of the
marker. Webber was In this when, the
bullet struck him. Just how it struck
him with BUoiclent force to enter his
body is not yet explained. One theory
Is that the bullet struck a stone or
some other hard substance and glanc
ing off entered the door at the side
of the shanty and thus struck the boy.
The men did not know that anything
unusual had happened and were sur
prised to see the Webber lad running
up the Held towards them. About half
way up the range, which Is 200 yards
distance, the boy fell, and as he did
not rise the shooters ran forward to
discover what ailed him. When It was
seen that he was shot he was hurriedly
conveyed to his home on Center street,
where Doctors Chamberlain, Garvey,
Brown and Murphy were summoned.
They were preparing to probe for the
bullet when, on removing ills coat, it
fell to the tloor. It was of 32 calibre
and had passed clear through the body,
entering between the eighth and Ninth
ribs and coming out at the back. The
boy shows no serious symptoms, and
the belief of his physicians Is that he
will undoubtedly recover.
Mr. Potter, who fired the shot which
hit the lad, greatly deplored the acci
dent, as do also the other men, who
were at the range. The boy's relatives
attach no blame to any one for the
accident.
NOT THE RIGHT NAME.
Lit tie John Green, of Benton, Should Uet
a Different Label.
There are two things that 14-year-old
Johnny Green, of Benton, ought to do;
namely, to strike out for a place large
enough and to change his name. Hen
ton Is too slow, and Green Is a mis
nomer. One evening last week there was an
entertainment ut the Fleetvllle baptist
church. Henry Smith, who lives a few
miles from the church, hitched his horse
and carriage and drove to the festival.
He never dreamt that it would be un
safe to tie his horse to a post outside
the church and lie did It.
When he came out the outfit wus
gone. He discovered that It had been
stolen und traced It to Clifford, where it
hnd been traded for a young horse with
Frank Tennant. Green was the thief
and a warrant was sworn out for him
before; Justice of the Peace Baylor, of
Benton. He was urrested and In de
fault of ball was sent to the county Jail
Saturday night.
TWO NEW GIJESIS.
.Membership of Tenants at the County
Jail Increased Yesterday.
William Kerrigan, of the North End,
was arrested Saturday night on the
charge of being drunk and unusually
disorderly. He was given a hearing be
fore Alderman Roberts yesterday morn
ing, und In default of a line was com
mitted to the county Jail for twenty
days.
alike Cherney, of Wlnton, was re
ceived Saturday night at the Jail. He
was concerned In n tight and threw a
stone at another Hungarian. Justice
of the Peace Sweeney sent Cherney to
Jail on the charge of malicious mis
chief to be tried III court. It was pay
day Saturday, and they indulged freely
In liquor.
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ATTENDANCE NOT SO LARGE.
Public Night Schools Not Appreciated as
hey ShoulJ He.
Public night schools of the city closed
on Friday night for the term. Pig; urea
compiled by Secretary P.. 1). Fellows,
of the board of control, shuw that the
attendance was not as large this year
as last. In December there was a to
tal enrollment of 1,732. The nttendance
in December, 1S!M. was I.Mtia. lu Janu
ary there were 1,305 males nnd VXl fe
males, total of 1..V.8 enrolled; 1.61)5 pu
pils attended In January, Isiij.
There was one more school open this
term than lust year. No. 31 schuol,
Jackson street and Van buren avenue,
hud the largest attendance.
THE FETE CHA.UPETRE.
Sum of $4,238.37 Was Realized for the
Benefit of Home for the 1'rlcndlcss.
The committee In charge of the fin
ancial part of the recent Pete C'hain
petre at the Frothlngham for the bene
fit of the Home for the Friendless
have cleared up the accounts and llnd
that the proceeds are $4,23.:;7.
The committee desires to acknowl
edge the following contributions, which
are Included in the above amount: Mrs.
H. A. Knapp, $"0: Dr. William Zach
man, $25; J. D. brown, of Pittsburg. $5;
Miss Jennie Foyer's Sunday school
class of Kim Park church. $11.50; Ger
man Presbyterian church, of Peters
burg. $7.
HONORED IN LUZERNE.
amcs Poland, Formcly of This City
t'nanlmonsly Re-elected Warden.
The many Scranton friends of James
Roland, brother of Treasurer-elect C. G.
Roland, and a former resident of this
city, will be pleased to learn of his re
election as warden of the Luzerne coun
ty prison.
The fact that the election was unani
mous,, something unheard of before In
fourteen years, bespeaks much for Mr.
Boland's Illness and popularity.
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Before taking Inventory March 1st, I
will sell Fur Capes and Cloth Jackets
at a great sacrifice. F. L. Crane, 324
Lacka. ave.
IT Will USTJOO YEARS
Wyoming Rcqion Will Nut He Ex
hausted for a Century.
SOME INTERESTING FIGIRES
Resume of an Article In the "Bond
Kecord" from the Pen of a Local
Writer-Various Compau
les' Supplies.
The March number of the Bond Rec
ord, the advance sheets of which are
at hand, says the New York Commercial-Advertiser,
contains an Interesting
ami exhuus'.less article on "Anthracite
Coal," by William Grifflth. well-known
In this region us un authority on all
matters relating to coal and coal min
ing. The article attempts to answer
two questions, viz.:
1. How much anthracite Is there and
how long will the supply last?
2. What proportion of the future do
the various interests control, I. o., how
much can they ship to market?
The article opens with quotations
from Presidet Harris, or the Philadel
phia and Reading company. In w hich
he estimates the nriginnl contents of the
anthracite fields at about 14.45:t.4M),imil
tons. It Is not probable that more than
one-tpiarter of the coal that wus origin
ally contained lu the whole area which
bus been worked over up to this date
bus been sent to market; but. ns some of
the coal that was led in the mine is still
available for use nt some future day
when the price shall have risen so high
as to permit tho ubnpdoned beds to be
re-worked, we may assume that the
product to this date represents three
times us much of original content, or,
suy, 2,523,01)0,000 tons.
AMOl'NT YKT KKMAININQ.
This would leave about 11,921.400.000
tons to be worked, or about 82Vi per
cent, of the original content. How
much of this con he won depends large
ly on the perfecting of the processes
of mining coal, preparing it for market
and burning those proportions which
are now waste products. On
the whole, it may not be going too far
to suppose that Improved methods of
mining and prepnrlng the coal, and the
increased utilization of the coal waste,
may enable us to use ns fuel one-half
of the coal now remaining, so that we
may assume that there are still n.lMW,
700,000 tons of anthracite available be
fore the beds shall be wholly exhausted.
At '.he rate of 60.000 tons a year Mr.
Harris estimates we should have coal
for about 100 years, though this period
may be somewhat prolonged by the
diminution of the output as parts of the
Held ceuse altogether to produce.
HOW IT IS DIVIDKD.
According to Mr. Griffith's article,
which is a very elaborate one, accom
panied by tables, It Is estimated that
the approximate future supply of the
railroads entering the Wyoming region
is as follows:
Years.
Delaware and Hudson s supply
Ontario and Western's supply
Krle's supply
Susquehanna and Western's supply...
Pennsylvania Coal company's supply
Lackawanna's supply
Lehigh Valley's supply
Pennsylvania railroad's supply
The above duration of supply is based
on 189,1 shipments.
Tho grand total of unmlned coal in
the Wyoming region is 1,278,130.750 tons,
with a duration of fifty-two years.
THE WAITE COMPANY.
It Attracted Two Large Audiences to the
Frothlngham Saturday.
Waite's Comedy company drew two
very large audiences to the Frothing
hum Saturday afternoon and evening.
In the afternoon "A Noble Outcast"
was given and at night the company
gave "Sentenced for Life." It is a
drama of thrilling interest and was giv
en in an exceptionally fine manner by
the company.
The company will remain nt the
Frothlngham all of this week giving
two performances each day.
DONATIONS FOR HOSPITAL.
They Were Heccived at That Institution
During tho Month of February.
The following donations are acknowl
edged by Miss Kramer, superintendent
of the Lackawanna hospital, as huvlng
been received during February:
Mrs. Howard, clothing; a friend, over
coat; It. Lindsay's children, two scrap
books; Green Ridge Mission barfcl. one
magazine for '90; a friend, old linen;
Mrs. Stelle, papers; Mrs. M. J. ("lurk,
papers', Mrs. it. Isruel. clothing und
books; Peim Avenue baptist church,
papers: Ziedler's, twenty-live loaves of
bread; Miss Hill, paper and valentines;
Mrs. Weston, papers; Miss M. Kings
bury, baby clothing und Jelly; Miss
TRAMP TUNERS
BEWARE
Of men traveling from houise to house pre
tending to be Tuners ami Repairers of Planus
and Organs. They sometimes use our name
without authority.
The Only Tuners
Who do work for us ere flessrs. C. F. and 1.
1. W ill i I KMOKE.
All work done by then, or in our Immense
repair department, Is guaranteed by us.
Vnu eannot afford to have your Instrumrntf
ruined by Incompetent workmen.
ndimates given for restrlnglng or varnish
ing Pianos, making them almost good as new.
Your work Is solicited.
Orders left In person or by mail promptly
attended to.
L. I POWELL CO.,
336-2JO WYOMING AVE.
mm
IHJII
. Removed trom Washing
ton avenue to
142 PENN AVENUE
And will be sold out at
. auction, vSale every day
at io o'clock a. 111. and 2
and 7 o'clock p. m.
By order of Assignee.
A, HARRIS, Auctioneer.
Jonea. baby clothing: Miss L. Dlmmlck.
night gowns) and old linen; a friend,
thirteen shirts; Knights of Pythias, ten
loaves bread, butter, coffee and three
hams; Miss I- Dimmick, old linen and
two foot sacks; Mrs. Hiiilcu Rice, two
dozen toilet soup; Airs. Mux Trauttelt,
one pair slippers; Miss l. Kingsbury,
baby Jackets and one box of candy.
A TRI1 TO CHINATOWN.
Laughable I urco Presented by a Uood
t'ompunt at tho Academy.
A large audience enjoyed ''A Trip to
Chinatown," om of lloyt's most laugli
ulde faces, which watt produced al the
Academy of Music Saturday night by
uu excellent company, which includ
ed the following well-known artists:
Harry Cormr. George lilchards, Kichurd
Carl. Julius I'. W'ltinuk. Harry Gil
foil nnd the- Misses Madge Ueane. Myra
Monellu. t-etuUlliie McCunu, Sadie
Klrby und Kunnle Mluco.
A number of clever, up-to-date spe
cialties wen- introduced by the mem
bers of the company.
AT iOMCII l'S MEETING-.
Hoard of Control Committees for the
Year Will Ito Announced.
This evening the bourd of control will
hold Its llrst meeting- since reorganizu
tlou and President George Mitchell will
announce Ills committees for the year.
There Is great interest felt lit their
makeup, but Mr. Mitchell declines to
say in advance of tonight's meeting
who he will place at the head of the im
portant committees.
The remainder of the "loyal "leven"
do not ex:-ot that any very large bou
quets will lie thrown at them.
DON'T WASTE SHOE-LEATHER
As the season of house-hunting draws
nigh, don't wear out good shoe leather
roaming the streets lu search of a home.
Put a small ad, in The Tribune's "want"
columns and bring the landlords to you In
abundance.
.
If you're responsible and want a piano
on credit at your own price and on your
own terms call on Guernsey bros., 224
Wyoming avenue.
Second-hand grand upright pianos
but slightly used, best makes. Cheap
at Guernsey Bros.
Buy the Weber
and get the best. At Guernsey Bros.
W. W. BERRY
THE JEWELER.
Lackawanna - Ave.
DIAMONDS,
FINE JEWELRY,
CUT GLASS,
CHINA CLOCKS,
SPECTACLES and
WATCH REPAIRING.
El
13c. PER
-AT-
Clarke Bros
Stop and
Consider .
WHEN IN NEED OP
Dinner, Tea
n" Toilet Sets.Lainps "
Silver-PIafed War?
THAT'S ALWAYS LOW
AND RELIABLE.
RUPPRECHT'S
CRYSTAL PALACE
231 Penn Ave. Opu Baptist Church.
BEST SETS Of IT! M
tecludlng the pain 1ms extraattaf f
teeth by an entirety new Breasts
S. C. SNYDER, D. D. S.,
WI
000
111 NO
Hill
Should you neglect an
opportunity to get
S1.25 Sailor
For 25 Cents
AU the newest styles.
FANCY
BRILLIANT1NE SKIRTS,
yards wide, with stiff
merhug, $2.50.
WE WILL SELL
THE BALANCE OF OUR
Furs
L
J. EOLZ
1 38 Wyoming Avenua.
High
Grade
PIANOS. I ORB
Shaw,
Emerson,
Malcolm Lots.
Clongh & Warren,
Carpenter,
Waterloo.
And Lower Grades at
Veiy Low Prices.
J. LAWRENCE STELLE,
2C3 SPRUCE STREET.
Spring Styles.
ON SALE
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 29.
HRISTU
412 Spruce Street.
IT'S A FLYER
and tho velocity ot wind, steam and
wlnffs ere PtiKgested by his progress.
The bicycle Is the most Importnnt lnno
vation In means of travel since the Intro,
duction of the locomotive, and we are In
the Infancy of Its use, construction and
means of propulsion.
Ilealthy-niindcd people are tho'. wh
commend nnd practice Its use.
To such we need hardly say. Tour blcy.
ele should be the latest and best.
Call and examino ours before buylnf.
J. D. WILLIAMS BRO.
312 AND 3:4 LACKAWANNA AVi
M
be, el Fruael nie Mwt rFn1er aa4 ri.ftjnel 0
L. &4in( Ante IV
Wmroomi: Opposite Colnraboa oaraeBt,
205 Washington Av. Scranton. Pj
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