THE SCKANTON TRIBUNE TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 10, 189.
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"Pure and
Baking Powder.
'Finding Cleveland's baking powder to be really
the best, I recommended it in Common Sense in the
Household ' and now use it exclusively." M.y 5. m-
" ktXOH llAXIXSD, Author I'CemmcnSemt iHtht JItuiektlJ.'
Norrman & Mooro
FIRE INSURANCE,
120 Wyoming Ave.
BIG BARGAINS IN SHOES
, RUSSET SHOES IT COST
ATTHK
COMMONWEALTH SHOE STORE
Washington Avenue.
EVERY ROAD LEADS
Somewhere!
BUT THE POPULAR ROAD IS THE
ONE THAT LEADS TO
LTHE
ackawanna
aundry.
3oSPnn Ave.
A. B. WARMAN.
$1.50.
11LI1S i ll'AILTY
SOLE 1GENTS.
CITY MOTES.
The rresbyterlun olerie met yesterday
at the homo of Kev. Dr. S. t I-ogun.
The Olyuhant Presbyterian church hns
extended h call to Kev. it. l' JUmmond,
of Wurrenhum.
The hearing 1n the Tlnios-Miikulka
equity suit has been continued until next
Monday ut 9 a. m.
The weekly mer-tlng of the city's Baptist
mliilHtera was held yesterday in the i"enn
Avenue Uaptlst church.
Miss Heath will Rive a parlor lecture on
"C'hriHt In Art" tonliclit ut the home of
ilra. William Kelly, 045 Ailam avenue.
Frank Westgato, of t'urhondiile, e-luirged
with larceny nnU receiving, wan released
from the county Jul! yesterday un bull,
The Hunday collection in HI. 1'uul's
Catholic church. Hev. '. J. ilcM.iniis. pas
tor, amounted to and will be devoted
to the KoundliiiB lionie fund.
The Green Rldne Women's Christian
Temperance union will hold an .vuiiKells-
tic meeting Tuesday at 2.30 p. in. ut llilO
lMckeon avenue. All welcome.
Attorney O. W. Uawson wan uppolnted
yesterday commissioner to t.ikc texliininiy
In the eiiuity suit of t'urboudule township
uualiist the school dintrlct of Curbondule
city, iiud to report to court.
Colonel Qeorgej Sanderson will deliver
Ids lecture on "Oranailu, and the A I hain
lira" Krldav nlaht in the Oreen Utilise
I'resbyterlnn church. The lecturo will be
illustrated py a Btereopueon.
The bodv of the unknown Hiinufiriiin
who died ut tha Moses Taylor huspilul at 8
o'clock Sunday evi-nlng from Injuries re
ceived Saturday, as reported yesterday, Is
stilt at the hospital morgue unidentified.
Frank Klmr. of Kmmelt slreet. employed
In the Delaware, J.urkutvanna ami West
rn machine shops, slipped and fell yes.
terduy. sustalnlnK pulnful Injuries. He
waa takeu to tlas-Moxea Taylor hospital
This evening members of the A files it
Methodist Kpiecopal church will K'Ve
concert in the church at Howard place.
An Interesting programme of plantation
.melodies, southern wedding scene, etc.,
wiil carneu out.
In the action of Wllllum and J. H.
Moore ugulnst t'hai les Koblnsou and John
J. Kahey, court yenterday allowed Kmlly
Moore, adtnlnlstratrlx. to be substituted
as on of the plaintiffs in the place of
. milium Aioore, ueceHseu.
The court order that in the mutter cf
the lnacv of Anna J. Hrauna she be com
mltted to the care of the directors of the
poor of Hcranton to be placed in the Hill
side Home or In the Norrlstown asylum.
me cosi io De Dome uy mo aisinci.
The Ocranton lodge of Elks will elect
officers at the annual meeting to be held
Thursday night. The principal candidates
.lor exalted ruler are Alex. T. Connell,
Mayor-elect J. O. Bailey, Frank Martin
ana non. m. r . uanuo.
Contract! vere executed vesterdav he.
tween the city and Peter T. Mulligan for
xne construction or nwo lateral sewers,
one on Hyde Park avenue, to cost ;.-..
and one on Capouse avenue, from the
nuuu fewer io l.uren street, to cost Il,2,iU.
All the members of the Scranton Choral
union are requested to meet Wednesday
night at her city Young Men's Christian
association on Wyoming avenue. A
pnotograpn oi tne cnoir will be taken.
Th member are requested to be present
promptly At 8 o'clock.
In the estate of Thomas J. Burke, late
.' of thelty of Scranton, letters or admin
istration were granted to Catherine Bums
yesterday toy Register of Wills Hopkins,
and in the estate of Julia Mills, late of
Fell township, letters of administration
were granted to Dwight Mills, of Carbon-
aaie.
Marriage licenses were arranted vi,
day by Deputy Clerk of the Courts Kmil
R. Bonn to Walter Dean Sawyer and An
ns Blair, Coursen; Qeorge Schappell,
Scranton, and Kate Devers, Priceburg;
John Balderson and Mary Cooper. Oly
phant; Hyman Sldman and Fannie Brown,
Scranton.
The following guardians were appoint
ed yesieraay uicrnoun oy ,ine court
James J. Padden, of Phelps street, was ap
nolnted auardlan of Marv Ellen, ('athar.
me. Michael and Martin Crowley, minor
cnuaren ox uwira rowiey, ana in each
case gave bond In the sum of $300, with
Anthony Walsh as surety. The Lacka
- wanna Trust and Safe Deooslt raninanv
. was appointed guardlin of Margaret and
Brama Uchinipil, nitnor children of Robs
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II IDsf it
CZk -$3
Sure."
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ert D. rk-hiniptT and gave bonds In the
aura of 13. wo. Augusta 'lnn-ft us appoint
ed guardian of Leroy H. Itlvenburg. of
Curbondule. minor child or William Hiven-burs-,
and guve bond in the sum or $l.(fi0
with Klmer K. Finn, of Clifford, Susue
hunna county, as surety. '
Judge Archbulil yesterday morning sen
tenced Mrs. Alary bukuti to six months In
the co ii nt y Jail and a tine of fciuO. She was
convicted at the February sessions of
criminal court with her husband of keep
ing an unlicensed saloon on l.loyd street.
Sentence was suspended until yesterday,
partly because there are two young; chil
dren to be looked after, but principally
because she could not be found. The chil
dren are now In the care of friends.
(01.VTING THE POLES.
Policemen About to Beglu Their Annual
Task of Ascertaining tha Number
Within the Limits of the City.
Pursuant to the provisions of the
pole-tax ordinance. Chief Simpson yes
terday liegnn preparation for the an
nual census and Inspection cf pules
erected and maintained by the differ
ent electric companies operating" with
in the city limits.
The work will be divided up among
the offloers, and as they have two or
three weeks In which to complete it
they enn do it leisurely In conjunction
with patrolling their beats. The chief
must find out how many pedes each
company ninintulns, whether or not
they are numbered, labelled with the
owner's name and painted, and whether
or not any of tlieiu either for rotten
ness or unslghtllness, should be re
placed by new or better looking; ones.
According to Inst year's count there
were B.144 poles in the city, from each
one of which the city derives a tax of
fifty cents, making quite a respectable
Item of revenue. The Scranton Klee
trlc Light and Heat oompaoy and the
Scranton Traction company, toRether,
own over two-thlrtls of all the pea
In the city. The former company heads
the list with 2.310 pedes and the latter
has to pay taxes on 2.081.. The Central
Pennsylvania Telephone and Supply
company has 1.00.'! poles; the Scranton
Illuminating Heat and Power company
owns 407: the Suburban Klectric Light
company has 171 to settle fur; the Postal
Telegraph company pays for 160. and
the Western 1'nlun company, which
does not have to pay taxes on the
poles erected along the railroads, es
capes with a $6 assessment, only twelve
poles being charged up against them.
THE SILVER QUESTION.
Tonight Is Offered an Opportunity to
Study the Great Issue.
The Sound Money league, of Phila
delphia, employs Lecturer Knauff. who
speaks on "The Silver Question" to
night In the Young Men's Chrlstlnn as
sociation hall. The object of the lec
ture is to put forward in the simplest
manner possible the many sides of a
national topic that Is a very complex
problem under ordinary circumstances.
The Sound Money league advocates
gold as a national money standard. In
order that Its members may be Instruct
ed along silver lines, the association
will, In the near future, secure the pres
ence here of some prominent speaker
on that side of the great issue.
The lecture Is not to be Judged as a
cheap one. because tickets of admis
sion are free and two seats are re
served for 2.1 cents. Theodore C. Knauff
has prepared one hundred beautifully
colored stereoptleon views, with which
to illustrate his subject. As to the lec
ture itself it is said to be a scholarly,
conservative presentation of the silver
question from a gold standpoint. The
Young Mens Christian association
managers, who have undertaken to se
cure a good audience for Mr. Knauff,
extend ui cordial lnvttatlon to both
ladies and gentlemen to be present.
CONSTITUTIONAL MATTER.
Scrnnton's Grievances Cannot Bo Con
slJered at the Reading Convention.
City Solicitor 3. U. Torroy, Pity En
gineer Joseph 1. Phillips, City Clerk
Martin T. Lavelle, Select Councilman
Oeorge Sanderson, Select Councilmun
Wade M. Finn, Common Councilman i
J. Ncalls and Common Councilman J
F. Reagan leave at noon today for
Heading, to attend the convention of
Pennsylvania cities of the third class
which convenes there tomorrow. The
Svrantun delegation will boom Mr. Tor
rey for the linlinianslilp of the con
vention. In view of the fact that Mr
Turrey was a member of the constitu
tional convention and that he lias a rep
tttatlon for a thorough knowledge of
municipal law throughout the whole
state, coupled with the tact that Scran
ton will lie the largest city in the con
VL-ntloii should muke his election a cer
tainty almost.
The object of the convention If to for
mtilate plans for the securing of bid
tcr government to cities of the third
class. It was the intention of the
Scranton delegates to present four mat
ters for the convention's consideration
but as Mr. Torrey yesterday an
noiiuced, after giving the question a
thorough investigation, that they are
all constitutional matters and cannot
tee changed by legislative enactment,
It is not likely that they will be brought
up. These laws which Se ranton wants
amended deal with the o)enlng of new
streets; the manner of making; sewer
assessments and assessments for other
Improvements; a better registering of
voters, so as to avoid expensive con
tests, and a more convenient way of
collecting taxes.
FUNERAL TO BE PRIVATE.
Friends of W. S. Watrous May View His
Body This Afternoon.
The body of School Controller W.
Scott Watrous, who died Thursday In
Colorado, reached here yesterday after
noon on a Lackawanna train, and was
taken to the late home of the deceased
in the Tenth ward, where the funeral
will be held at 8.30 o'clock tomorrow
morning. 7 he funeral will be private,
except to rr imbers of the board of con
trol, who nave been Invited by the
family to attend. Friends mny view
the remains at 2 o'clock this afternoon.
Mr. Watrous went to Colorado some
time ago on account of poor health. He
located at Highland, but grew worse
instead of better and died last Thurs
day. 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.
Wanted Experienced machinist who
can operate a Mergenthaler linotype
machine. Call or address 32 West Mar
ket street, Wllkes-Barre.
The finest line of wines, cigars, malt
and other liquors In the city at Loh
rnann's. Spruce street E. Robinson's,
Milwaukee and Felgenspan's beers on
draught.
Organs at half price. Guernsey Bros.
PUlsbury's Flout mills hav a capac
tty of 17,600 barrels a day. K .
NAMED HIS COaiTEES
How the School Controllers Were
I'luced In President flltilu-ll.
U0SI) KILL X0T BE IXCKKASED
Movement to Raise tha Treasurer's Itond
is Not layorcd-'Tather of' th
Board" Signall? Honored bj
His fellow Directors.
President George Mitchell last night
announced the committees of the board
of control for the ensuing year as fol
lows: High and Training F. U Wormser,
chairman: W. S. ijuigstaff. George li.
Carson. B. M. Davis, A. L. Francois.
Teachers F. 8. Barker, chairman: F. I
Wormser. W. S. l.angstafT, Jacob Schaef
fer. John H. Williams, John Devuney,
John tilbbons.
Iltiilding C. 8. Jacobs, chairman, O. B.
Sehriefer. B. M. Davis, A. L. Francois, 11.
Notx.
Supply O. B. fichrlefer, chairman; F. 8.
Barker. Jacob Schueffer, George B. Car
son, John M. Casey.
Finance John Devaney. chairman; F. L.
Wormser. W. 8. Langataff, A. L. Fran
cois, T. J. Jennings.
Text Books W. 8. Langataff, chairman;
C. 8. Jacobs, O. B. Sehriefer, P. J. Lankan,
A. Walsh.
Insurance John Gibbons, chairman, W.
J. Welsh, F. L. Wormser.
Rules A. L. Francois, chairman; F. S.
Barker. ('. J. Conrad.
Auditing W. S. Langstaff, chairman; H.
J. ir.Mulley. F. S. Barker.
New High School F. L. Wormser, chair
man; George Mitchell. T. J. Jennings.
John Devaney, W. 8. Luiujitaff, O. B.
Sohrlerer. W. J. Welsh. George Howell,
superintendent.
HIGH SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
This last committee was appointed
originally with the understanding that
the members should continue on It until
the new high school should be com
pleted. The only changes therefore
which the president was empowered to
make was in the chairmanship, which
was taken from Mr. Jennings and given
to Mr. Wormser. The two vacancies
which were caused by the retirement
of Messrs. Von Storch and W. G. O'Mul
ley, were filled by the substitution of
Messrs. Devaney and Sehriefer.
The question of raining the bond of
the treasurer was again brought up
last night by Mr. Wormser. Solicitor
H. A. Knapp sent in the bond of Treasurer-elect
C. G. Moland. with his ap
proval. It was In the sum of ISO.OOO,
and had as sureties the following men,
the same ones who are on his city
treasurer's btind: P. J. Ruane. James
Jordan, P. J. Cuaey, Franklin Howell,
Robert C. Wills, 1. J. Horan, Charles
DuPont Breek, W. J. Lewis, R. G.
Brooks and E. J. Lynett.
Mr. Wormser said he believed yet
as he did a month ago that the bond
whli h the district requires from the edty
treasurer, should be increased to $100,
000, or to at least $80,000, the sum fixed
by councils for the protection of the
city funds. Since the consolidation of
the school districts. Mr. Wormser ex
plained, there has been no Increases
In the amount of the bond required al
though the funds have increased
phenomnally.
Mr. Gibbons also favored Increasing
the bond, although It grieved him to
urge something which would throw an
additional burden on the shoulders of
hU neighbor, Mr. Boland. When he
himself was city treasurer he expressed
the opinion that the bond was too low,
and he was only consistent when he
contended that It was not large enough
at this time, when the funds have
grown to such dimensions. Mr. Jen
nings expressed the belief that the bond
was quite sufficient inasmuch as the
amount of school funds at any one
time In. the treasurer's hands would
seldom or ever exceed 160,000.
WILL. NOT BE INCREASED.
A motion to refer the matter to the
finance committee In conjunction with
the solicitor, with Instructions to re
port at a special meeting to be held
next Monday was unanimously passed.
After the meeting Messrs. Devaney,
Langstaff, Wormser and Francois, the
members of the finance committee,
held a meeting, and agreed to approve
the bond for $80,000, and to recommend
that no increase be made In the amount.
Herman Notz, who has been extreme
y anxious for the last month on the
fate of the bids for the heating of No.
10 Bchool, brought the matter up again
last night and usked to have the build
ing committee report upon them at the
next meeting. Mr. Jennings contended
that such a proceeding might not stand
the test of law and advised that the so
licitor be) consulted. The bids wore re
ferred to the old building committee
and as that body died before taking ac
tion on them Mr. Jennings feared that
the bids might also be considered legal
ly dead and that new proposals would
have to be solicited. President Mitchell,
when asked for a ruling; dodged the Is
sue by saying there was nothing wrong
In asking the committee to report. If
It could not legally make a report why
it couldn't, that was all. and as to
whether It can or not remains for the
solicitor to determine between now and
the next meeting.
The pay roll for the month of Feb
ruary was' approved as follows:
Teachers, $11.S04.H3; substitute's, $".L'9.r.O;
Janitors, $1,283.50; night schools,
0H7.D5; total. $ir,,3l3.4H. A letter was re
ceived from Secretary liriggH eif the
bourd of health, culling attention to
the clause of the new uanltnry code,
which makes school liourds responsi
ble for the preper vucclnatlon ejf school
shlldren. The board's attention wus
previously culled to this law, but In
view of the case of smallpox ut Price
burg the board of health thought It
advisable to again remind tin con
trollers of this all-important mutter.
The communication was referred to the
building committee in onJimctiou with
the superintendent and solicitor. On
the recommendation of Superintend
ent Howell a leave of absense for three
months was granted Missi Nellie Beam
ish, of No. 2 school, on account of ill
ness. Mr. Wormser, in an eulogistic
speech, .referred to their lamented ex
co!league, W. Scott Watrous, unit
moved that the board attend the funer
al In a body, which motion was unani
mously passed.
THKY HONORED THEMSELVES.
At the close of the routine business
President Mitchell interrupted a motion
to adjourn with the announcement that
he had something to say. What he had
to say was that he had been delegated
by a committee of the members to hang
a portrait of the "father of the board"
upon the wall of the meeting room as
a token of recognition of Mr. Wormser's
sixteen years of labor in the interests
of education.
"He is a member," Raid Mr. Mitchell,
"who has given the best years of his
life to this school district. His name is
familiar among educators; and to every
pupil In the city. It Is a name that is a
synonym for all that represents hon
esty of purpose and eclose attention to
the school Interests."
Mr. Jennings very graciously moved
that the president be authorized in the
name of the school district to give the
picture a place on the wall of the meet
ing room. Then Mr. Wormser. with ap
parent agitation, expressed his appre
ciation of the act.
"There Is a time," he said, "when
words fail to express one's feelings and
this is one of them. I am at a loss to
find words to express my appreciation
of these expressions of esteem and
friendship so lavishly bestowed upon
me. Nothing could be regarded by me
more highly than that which this ac
tion of yours represents. It Is well to
spend a lifetime In a cause to which
we are In a degree consecrated If your
work is appreciated, especially by your
colleagues. I assure you that I shall
ever remember the pleasureable sur'
prise of this evening and th kind
friends who have made this presenta
tion." At the conclusion of the presentation
there was a burst of applause which
was heartily Joined in by the sp-cta-tors.
A gi-iieral handshaking with Mr.
Wormser followed the adjournment of
the meeting.
THE ANM AL MEETING.
Conference of Subscribers oT MeAII Mis
wlun at Mrs. J. A. price's.
The annual meeting of the subscrib
ers of the McAll mission was held yes
terday afternoon at the home of Mrs.
J. A. Price, corner of Madison avenue
and Mulberry street. About forty-five
ladles were present. At the conclusion
of the meeting refreshments were
served and a brief period was spent in
Informal sociability.
Mrs. J. A. Price, president: Mrs. L. B.
Stelle, recording secretary; Mrs. W. J.
Hand, corresponding secretary, and
Mrs. H. E. Hand, treasurer, the 1895 of
II (leers were re-elected, as was the fol
lowing board of managers, representing
nine of the city's leading churches: Mrs.
Alfred Hand, Mrs. George Catlin and
Mrs. A. H. Coursen, of the First Pres
byterian church; Mrs. Frederick L. Ful
ler. Mrs. James Linen and Mrs. W. II.
lluell, of the Second Presbyterian
church; Mrs. Luther Keller. Mrs. 11. L.
Hallstead and Mrs. L. J. Northup. of
the Penn Avenue Baptist church; Mrs.
I. F. Megargel, Mrs. C. B. Penman and
Mrs. L. C. Hessler, of Elin Park Meth
odist church; Mrs. I. F. Everhart, Mrs.
C. It. Derman and Mrs. Hazzard. of St.
Luke's Episcopal chureh; Miss M. A.
Clark. Mrs. C. A. Burr and Mrs. G. V.
Phillips, of the Washburn Street Pres
byterian church; Mrs. C. II. Wells. Mrs.
Townsend Poore and Mrs. F. L. Hitch
cock, of the Green Itldge Presbyterian
church; Miss Mury Oakley. Mrs. Hurl
burt and Mrs. J. D. von Storch. of the
Providence Presbyterian church, and
Mrs. Edward Chamberlain, of the Green
Ridge Baptist church.
The $214 reported on hand by the
treasurer nnd $22.66 collected at the
meeting left $13.34 to complete the mis
sion's annual pledge of $2r0. This sum
Is annually contributed toward the sup
port of "Scranton Hull." one of the halls
of the Mi All headquarters' mission near
Paris, and. sometimes, as was the case
last year, the pledge was exceeded by
m
The project of securing the presence
here of Rev. Dr. Wood, of Germantown,
a person very conversant with the Mc
All work, was discussed. It Is proposed
to arrange for a public meeting to be
addressed by him next fall. . The de
tails will be arranged later.
The Invltatlein of Mrs. W. II. Rich
mond to hold the May bi-monthly meet
ing at Richmond Hill, near the city line,
was accepted.
X0 MOREJELECTBiriTY.
Current to Do shut Off In All City
Buildings. .
At the meeting of the auditing com
mittee last night it was unanimously
resolved to recommend to councils that
the city cease using Incandescent light
In the city hall and all other city build
ings and to have gas alone furnished.
This determination was arrived at af
ter the month's bills for electric lights
had been passed on. In the city hall
ukine the use of the Illuminating, Heat
and Power company's current cost $63,
and in addition to this $22 worth of gas
was consumed. At this rate It would
cost $1,000 a year to light the city hall
alone. Then there were electric light
bills amounting to $93.87 from the va
rious engine houses and also additional
bills for gas In some of them. At the
Columbia house $10.78 worth of the
Illuminating current was used; the
Phoenix bill was $."i.12; the Kook anil
Ladder company's was $10.57; the Nay
Aug's. $26.64; the Franklin's $12.46, and
the Crystals $:'8.30. These bills the
committee considered exhorbltant, and
while It was not prepared to say
whether It was the expenslveness of
electricity or the reckless use of it that
caused the bills to assume such enor
mous proportion Is, it believed that
something should be done to lower the
cost and as an experiment decided to
confine the city oftlcials to the use of
one lighting lluld and that to be gas.
Last June a resolution directing the
janitor to turn off the electric current
In the city hall passed common council
and was sent to the light and water
committee in select council, where It
still remains. Messrs. Mauley and
Chittenden agreed last night to move to
have this resolution resurrected and
passed, with an amendment attuchod
Including all city buildings.
It was only during the last yenr that
the city was called upon to puy any
thing for its electric lighting. One of
of the ede'Ctrlc light companies, In con
sideration of Us franchise, furnished
free light to such clly buildings as were
in the territory supplied by tljelr wires.
DOZENS OF CHILDREN.
Are Now Being Rehearsed for the
"Priuccss Rosebud."
I r-rinces Koseouu. winch Is to be
I produced Murcli 26 and 27 for the ben
lit of the Kescuo mission, has had three
Very successful rehearsals under the
direction of Airs. Frances Vail, Mrs. H.
C. Urunduinoiv. Airs. Lunge nnd Mrs.
J. E. Heckel. The leading purts wll be
Impersonated by the Misses Beatrice
.Mortis, Jessie Duiikln, Maud Chalmers.
Daisy Capwell. Hattle Moure and
Phoebe McGrnw and Messrs. Ross M.
Siirduiun. William F. Brandamore,
Robert W. Alexander, John B. Vull,
.Simon Wye, James Madison and How
ard Moore, other parts will be taken
by wedl known young people.
There- will be twenty fairies, fifteen
little girls, fourteen boys In the Llllpu-
llun guurels, and eight little girls
dressed njt wood nymphs, altogether
nbout seventy-live young people. The
tickets which nre for sale by the cast,
will cost SO cents each for adults, and
25 cents for children. It is expected
that the e'liteiiulntnent will realize n
good sum for the Rescue mission.
II ARRISHUUG. VISITORS,
i 1
Tbcy Made a Tour of Inspection in Scran
ton Yesterday.
A large party of Hurrlsburg men
we're here yesterday and Inspected the
heating and ventilating apparatus of
the American HlowVr company which
was put in the new No. in school build
ing by the Hunt & Connell company
eif this city. In the nurty were E. J.
Stackpole, city editor of the Harrlsburg
Evening Telegraph; Wellington (1.
Jones, city editor of the Hurrlsburg
Morning Call; James W. Leonard, Wil
liam C. Mason, Henry A. Bwartz nnd
Dr. E. S. Meals, members of the Harris
burg board of school control; William
Jennings, president of the Harrlsburg
Steam Heat and Power company: Wes
ley Nelll, plumber and hardware deal
er, of Harrlsburg. They were shown
the detailed workings of the system by
A. E. Hunt and Michael Burns, foreman
for the Hunt A Connell company. Ac
companying the party were Controllers
Charles 8. Jacobs, John H. Williams
and Benson Davis, of this city. After
examining the plant they went to Green
Ridge and inspected the Smead-Wllls
system in No. 27 school.
The American Blower company sys
tem Is to be placed In two new school
buildings and an annex in Harrlsburg.
and the visit to Scranton was for the
purpose of seeing the system In prac
tical operation. It Is claimed for It
that It consumes only a dollar's worth
of buckwheat coal per day In the cold
est weather. The system is used In
Elm Park church.
-
A flood Time .
to buy. We move to 303 Lackawanna
ave.. April 1st. We are offering some
Interesting prices. Any price lit fact,
to save breakage and moving expense.
Rexford, 213 Lackawanna ave.
Before taking Inventory March 1st, I
will sell Fur Capes and Cloth Jackets
at a treat sacrifice. F. L. Crane, 324
Lacks, ave.
CAPTAIN NASUND TALKS
Discusses the Present Internal
Trouble in the Salvation Armv.
HER COURSE IS UNDECIDED
When tha Issues Are Plainly Defined She
Will Oeeld and That Fearlessly.
Soldiers Do Not Heed th
Trouble ss Yet.
The soldiers of the Salvation army in
Scranton are comparatively undis
turbed by the turbulence surrounding
the Ballington Booths and their sup
porters in New York city. Meetings
are being held nightly as usual in the
barracks on Prie-e street, and there is
no indication which way the Scranton
soldiers will tlnully jump.
The commander of the Scranton
forces is Captain Hannah Masland. an
American born and bred young wo
man. She is accomplished, personally
attractive and an Indefatigable worker
and has won the love, respect and
Implicit obedience of the eighty soldiers
of the Scranton barracks, who have
sworn allegiance to the Army. "Sol
diers." In connection with the Anrmy. Is
used In the same sense ns would be the
worel "members" In sneaking of a
chure-h cemgivgatlon. There are only
two members of the Army In this city
who devote their whole time to the
work, and these two are officers. Cap
tain Masland and her assistant, Lieu
tenant Nellie Green, also a native
American.
Captain Masland was conducting a
"soldiers," or private, meeting at the
barracks when a Tribune reporter
called there soon after 8 o'clock last
night. "Soldiers' " meetings are held
every Monday night. Her duties now
are doubled because of the serious Ill
ness of Lieutenant Oreen, who is
threatened with pneumonia. Lieuten
ant Green and Captain Masland live
on North Hyde I'ark avenue, ami it
was to her sick co-worker's bedside that
the latter was going when the Tribune
reporter asked her for an interview
concerning the Scranton force's atti
tude In the prevailing trouble. IBer
manner - suggested anxiety, anil, al
though she was unable to say what
course she will pursue, she plainly stat
ed that when the time came and the
different sides to the controversy had
been studied her action would be em
phatic and resolute. She said:
THE CAPTAIN'S POSITION.
"The papers, rather than official com
munications from the Philadelphia
headquarters for this section, keep me
Informed of the present trouble. What.
I know in an official way has come
from brief letters from my supervisors,
telling- me of Commander Ballington
Booth's and Mrs. Booth's resignations,
and the new appointments. The sol
diers here in Scranton know but little
of the controversy, comment nnd ex
citement that has been created and
their meagre information comes from
conversation with outsiders. For
tunately, their slight knowledge of the
situation has net lessened their work
ing ardor or religious fervor. The only
way the trouble affects us Is In slight
ly decreasing thei attendance of outsid
ers at our meetings and In lessening
the sales of the War Cry.
"I reullze that as commander here T
cannot remain neutral. When the time
comes I shall make my decision. I can
not do this for some time as I have
been too busy to give the matter in
detail the study It deserves. Lieuten
ant Green has been a great heip to me
but now that she is so ill, I have to
nurse her and do the work of two. All
this has kept me too busy to investigate
the Ballington Booth trouble; nnd. be
sides, 1 think it best to wait tmtithe
Issues on both sides are bo plainly de
fined that I shall not hesitate- in muklng
up my mind. My course will be decided
by what I consider Is right and mv
duty.
"No. the matter lias not been dis
cussed in our meetings nor do I think
the soldiers have spoken among them
selves about It In other thnn a casual
way. I am thankful for this; other
wise, our work would be seriously ham
pered. The soldiers now give no sign
other thun confidence In me. I appre
ciate the weight of my position under
present circumstances nnd so nlmll
carefully decide what my action will
be.
"I would rather not venture an opin
ion whether the soldiers will unite In
approving what I shall do, I will say
thut 1 have ulways found them loval
and faithful In everything; I think they
will be so In this."
CAPTAIN WATKINS' ACTION.
That Is nil Captain .Mnslaml would
say ami which gives no sign of whut
her course will be. It may be she gave
un unintended hint in u reference she
mude to Staff Cuntaln Watklns whose
singing and vigorous work made her
TRAMP TUNERS
BEWARE
Of men traveling frum house to liuuse pre
tending to be Tuner anil Repairers ul Planus
nd Organs. They sometimes use our name
without authority.
The Only Tuners
Who do work fur us are rietsrs. C. p. and (1.
F. WMITTIi.VIORE.
All work done by them, or In our Immense
repair department. Is guaranteed by m.
Vau cannot afford to have your instruments
ruined by incompetent workmen.
Estimates given for restrlnglng or varnish
ing Pianos, making them almost good as new.
Vour work Is solicited.
Orders left In person or by mall promptly
attended to.
I B. POWELL & CO.,
216.130 WYOMING AVE.
nriwi
Removed from Washing
ton avenue to
142 PENN AVENUE
And will be sold out at
auction. Sale every day
at io o'clock a. in. and 2
and 7 o'clock p. m.
By order of Assignee.
1 A. HARRIS, Auctioneer.
well known In Scranton some years
ago. She la now, or was. In command
of the Newark army but has resigned
and gone over to the Ballington Booth
forces. Captain Masland mentioned
the circumstances in a casual way and
spvke very kind of the Newark cum.
iiauder. Of Captain Watklns yester
day's New York Herald says:
A large audience tilled the Salvation
army barrucks in Washlnxton street,
Newark, last nlKht.' It had been un-noom-cd
thut Captain Patty Wntklus. llal
linKton Booth's coiiraueous little cham
pion, would make her farewell address.
The Utile t-uitlaln has many admirers
among the wealthy and aristocratic church
Koe rs of Newark, and they came In hun
dreds 10 hear her last ulsht. The un
usual sixht of a Ions; line of curriages in
front of the barracks made peonle stare.
The captain made a pathetic address and
moved many to tears. When a collection
was taken for her and the new army more
than win contributed.
The American unity will take possession
of the barracks on Wednesday. Next Sun
day evening Patty Watklns will conduct
the meeli.'it; at Cooper Union.
WIXK OF PKAYtK.
Now Being Observed by the Second
Presbyterian church.
This week has been designated as a
week of prayer for the Second Presby
terian church congregation. Prayer
meetings will be held each evening at
7.45 o'clock, Wednesday and Saturday
excepted, in the lecture room f the
church. The Wednesday meeting will
begin at 7.u0 o'clock, there will be no
prayer meeting on Saturday evening.
The setting aside or one week in
each year ror the holding or nightly or
dally prayer meetings, or both. Is a
custom ir many Protestant denomina
tions, especially Presbyterian. Baptist
and Methodist. The present week was
chosen by the Second Presbyterlun
church particularly because of the add
ed sentiment of prayer offered by the
Ienten season.
Teachers and Students Should
Tak Horsford's Acid Phosphate.
It supplies just the material thut Is
most wasted by brain work and ner
vous exertion the phosphates.
If you're responsible and want a piano
011 credit at your own price and on your
own terms cull on Guurnrey Bros., 224
Wyoming avenue.
Second-hand grand upright pianos
but slightly used. Best makes. Cheap
at Guernsey Bros.
Buy th 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.
Id . .
13c.
-AT-
Clarke Bros
Stop and
Consider . ,
WHEN IN NEED Op
Dinner, Tea
- Toilet Sets.Lantps
SiIverPIafed War?
THAT'S ALWAYS LOW
AND RELIABLE.
RUPPRECHT'S
CRYSTAL PALACE
231 Penn' Aye. Opi Baptist Chorea.
BEST SETS OF TEETR. U)
laclndlsc th sjoinlMs Mlisn!
Mia by an entirely aw btmsb
W
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S. C. SNYDER, D. D. S.,
a viz tnj
111
(lllilli
Should you neglect in
opportunity to get
$1.25 Sailor
For 25 Cents
All the newest styles.
FANCY
6RILL1ANTINE SKIRTS.
4 yards wide, with stiff
nierling, $2.50.
WE WILL SELL
THE BALANCE OF OUR
Furs
II
J. BOLZ
1 38 Wyoming
High
Grade
Shaw,
Emerson,
Malcolm Lovs.
dough & Warren,
Carpenter,
Waterloo.
And Lower Grades a)
Very Low Prices.
J. LAWRENCE STELLE.
03 SPRUCE STREET.
Spring Styles.
ON SALE
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 29.
HBtSTU
4 12 Spruce Street.
ITS A FLYER
and the velocity of wind, steam anil
wings are suggested by his progress.
The bicycle Is the most important lnno
vatlon 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.
Healthy-minded people are thos WhJ
commend and practice Its use.
To such we need hardly say. Your blcy
cle should be the latest and best.
Call and examine ours before buying.
312 AND 3:4 LACKAWANNA AV.
TMf OBtlMATIft
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LtUinc Anton
War roe ms : Opposite Columbus Msnamsat,
20B Washington Aw. Scranton. Paj
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