The Scranton tribune. (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, April 27, 1896, Page 2, Image 2

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    THE FCBANTON Tl? IB TTNE MONDAY MOBNDTO. APRIL 27. 1896.
THE
LEADER
124-126
It will certainly pay you to visit
oar Mammoth Stores and see the
many Extraordinary Values we
are offering.
IS pieces all-won! dress fabrics In all
colors, real value, 3.V-.,
. LEADER'S PRICE. 19c.
10 pieces nil-wool crepon In brown and
navy only, real vulue, $1.
LKADKH-a PRICE. 49c.
10 pieces of fine silks unl wool crepon
and novelty dress goods, regular re
tall price. 81.60,
, ' LEADER'9 PRICE. 89c.
10 pieces all-wool black serge, 35 Inches
wide.
LEADER'S PRICE. 192.
26 doxen J. B. corsets In white only,
worth 31. LEADER'S PRICE. D9c.
One lot of ladles' ribbed vests, la whlto .
nnrl anni u.'itt'th lfifV.
LEADER'S PRICE,
Sc.
10 dozen gilt belts 4 lis latest fad.
regular price, too.. ,
LEADER'S PRICE, 24c.
We have on display 000 dozen of ladles'
and misses' Hllk nnd cotton shirt
waists of every description at prices
ranging from 39c., up to 83 apiece.
Don't think of buying shirt wulsla of
any description until you seo our
line. We guarantee all of our shirt
-waists, a perfect tit.
$0 dozen of ladles' and misses' trimmed
sailor from 25c. up to 81.98 apiece.
600 pieces of fancy ribbons In all the
newest effects from 10c. a yard up.
75 bunches of roses and foliage, worth
4UC" LEADER'S TRICE. 17c.
Don't fall to see tho stylish trimmed
'hats we nre offering nt S1.98, 12.98, US
and J I. US, worth double.
No matter what you want In the Milli
nery line we can please you.
15 white silk sunshades from 98c. to $1.93
apiece.
100 children's parsols, from 15e. to $1.48.
15 tailor made suits in English Cheviot
and oxford Mixtures and English
Tweeds, from 83.98 up.
(0 ladles' fanr-v checked tweed skirts
well lined velvet facing,
LEADER'S PRICE. $1.9S.
100 brocaded silk, satin and velvet capes
real value. EADER,3 PRICK, ,2.95.
25 pieces fine Zephyr Glnghum, worth
inn
LEADER'S PRICE. Re. A YARD.
25 pieces 4-4 unbleached sheeting,
LEADER'S PRICE. 12c.
25 dozen extra heavy towels, 40 Inches
I,... n,ftli 1lt..o
"LEADER'S PRICE. 7c.
20 dozen M-lnch cotton towels, good
H LEADER'S PRICE, 3',e.
23 pieces 4-4 unbleachcHl muslin, the
tn mmlltv
LEADER'S PRICE. 4c.
2S pieces heavy outing flannel, worth
10c
' LEADER'S PRICE, 6c
HEIRESS TO FORTUNE.
Mat, Gandin's Sudden Jump from Pov
crtv to Wcnlth.
New York. April 23,-Jrme, Eslantlne
Gautlln, of Wootlcllffe. N. J., alter years
of hard work, lias suddenly found her
self heiress to the enormous fortune of
$17,000,000. Mme. Gaudin wan bom In
the midst of the Pyrenees mountains
some llftv-elcht years ago. Her aunt
and irodmother at that time lived in
California, and by the assistance of an
American lady named Louise Jackson
she come to this country. She at once
set about earning her own living; as a
dressmaker. Aire and 111 health at
length overtook her. and out of her sav-
ings she bought a home at AVoodellffe,
N. J. The iioor woman's funds had
nearly run out when a stranger came
to her house a few weeks ago ana
made some rather pointed Inquiries as
to her Identity, her maiden name, her
relatives, the place of her birth and
her parentage.
It appears that the lost godmother of
Airs. Gaudin hnd married a man named
Plnaud while in France, and had gone
with him to South America, where he
engaged in. the tanning business, there
by making a huge fortune, which he
had very carefully Invested. There was
one child of this union. Around this
child the whole of this story turns. Had
It never been born Mrs. Gaudin would
have remained joor and almost home
less and would have had no expecta
tions nor realizations.
According to the law of France, the
Dlrtn of a child leaves tfc! widow abso
lute possess at his death of one-half
of her husband's fortune. Andre Plnaud
died worth $34,000,000. Mrs. Gaudin is
heiress to her aunt and godmother, and
tier routine is, therefore, $17,000,000.
COLl.EfiF. r.IKLS BATTLE,
Rival Classes at Knox Scratch, Tear
Clothes and Pull Ifhlr.
Galesburg, 111., April 25. A' lively
scrimmage was participated in lust
night by the senior and junior girls of
Knox college. For some time feeling
uetween the classes has run high, and
jr. cropped out during the society meet
ing in the afternoon. The immediate
cause of the contention was the desire
of both classes to hold a meeting in the
same room at the same time.
' The Juniors captured a senior elrl
who was a leader of her class, forced
her into a room nnd then locked the
door and secured it with rones. After
ward they went into the coveted hall
and prepared a programme for class
day. When they came out the senior
girls were In waiting, and there en
sued as brisk a clnss fight as college
rivalry ever produces. The seniors
tried to capture the programme. Dur
ing the melee dresses were disarranged
and ripped, and hair was torn and oth
er slight injuries inflicted. The fracas
caused a sensation In college circles.
PENC1L A DEATH WEAPON.
Point of One Jabbed Into Burns' Nock
' Causes lllood Poisoning,
Tort Huron, Mich., April 25. A war
rant whs Issued this morning for the
arrest of Simon Kettler, of Marine City,
on the charge of murdering Frank
Burns. One day last week Kettler and
Burns fought on the street and a lead
pencil was jabbed into Burns' neck.
The next day ltwas noticed that a
lead pencil Kettler carried was broken
off at the point. Last Sunday Burns
died from blood poisoning.
WAS KIND TO THE JURY.
Lawrenceburg, Ky April 25, The
counsel for the defense In the case
against Joe Brown, for murder, yester
day made a motion for a new hearing,
stating, upon sworn affidavits by cer
tain Jurors, that the Bherlft during the
trial had permitted the jury to drink
six quarts of whisky and two bottles
of beer.,
Judge Carroll granted a new trial.
Wyoming Ave.
H I 1
TWO SIDES TO ONE SUBJECT
E.b. Sturges rresents the Abased
"Coal Baroi's" Side.
THE COST AXD PRICB OP COAL
Ad Accurate and Lucid Statement of tho
Conditions Governing the Anthracite
Industry-Facts and Figures
That Tarry Weight.
Tho fnllowinir timely letter, from tho
pen of Edward H. Sturges. of this city,
apK'ared in Saturday s issue of the
New York Tribune:
The term 'coal baron seems to na e
been adopted by common consent as
properlv designating the modern rep-
, nnnint. u-l.l.l'a tiit-ntfeuJ
rt-st-niuiivt-s hi ' uinni - ;
followers nnd their 'stand-and-dellver
brethren of terra tlrma. Their business
places are the 'robber strongholds;'
their meetings, if they dare hold any.
are umawiui assemuues ii ucn
means for swooping upon the prey or
to divide the plunder when secured.
Kvra their donations to benevolent ob
jects are often regarded as in the na
ture of penitential onerings 10 Bei-ure
peace for the conscience and repose for
the soul.
The subscriber, who has for some
years bet-n a subordinate member of
this piratical brotherhood, now pro
noses, at the risk of self-crimination
and the wrath of his comrades, to 'turn
state's evidence' and reveal the man
ner In which these gentry rob the pub
lic and 1111 their overllowing coffers With
ill-gotten gains. ' t
A FEW DETAILS.
"A few prosaic details are necessary
as preliminary. There are 'barons' und
'barons. Hut tne genuine coia-uiooaea
specimen is the miner and shipper of
anthracite coal. There is too much of
the bituminous variety for the owner
thereof to become very high-handed
und oppressive. As is known to most
newspuper readers, all the 'hard' or
anthracite coal east of the Mississippi
is within a district comprising only a
few thousands of square miles, and
some half a dozen Pennsylvania coun
ties. This limited acreage bus been the
cause of a strife between the differ
ent Interests to secure as much as pos
sible. And when obtained, the cost has
been so great that the excessive inter
est account hus generally compelled de
velopment, for the purpose of securing
an income. The result is an annual
capacity of from 60,000,000 to 65,000.000
tons, and a market for only 4u,000,000,
a condition of affairs not very different
from thut prevailing during the last
few years In other branches of busi
ness. But there Is a great difference
between this business and all others.
It Is this: While the market for an
thracite is continually widening, the
possible output can never be consider
ably Inert-used beyond the ilgures
named. In 1SS0 23,000.000 tons of anthra
cite were sold. In 1S95 the market took
46.000.ooo. Thus the demand has Just
doubled In fifteen years, as it did in
tho previous fifteen. At any like rate of
Incrense, it will only be a few years
before the question will be, How much
can be produced? instead of, How much
can be sold?
WILL SOON BE SCAUCE.
"Just how soon the capacity will be
gin to fall below the present possibility
of production cannot be predicted posi
tively, but certainly within ten or fif
teen years. Anthracite coal will within
a comparatively short time become a
luxury, even at points as near the min
ing regions as New York. If anyone
believes that the writer Is making the
time of unlimited supply too short, let
him examine the field. In the Lacka
wanna and Wyoming regions, which
now produce about 55 per cent, of the
total output, there are many collieries,
now large producers, thut will be as sl-
len,t as the grave within ten years, and
nearly all the others will be shipping
much less than their present capacity.
And there Is little undeveloped terri
tory from which to supply the loss. It
can be done partially by extensions in
the Schuylkill region, but only at a
largely increased cost for mining and
preparing.
"So the Question arises, in this time
of combinations and trusts in nearly
every article that is grown or manu
factured, whether agreements to pre
vent the premature mining and wasting
of this valuable product that can never
be replaced are criminal. Have they
not features that render them far more
justifiable than combinations in sugar,
wheat, tobacco, starch, hardware or
other commodities that can be pro
duced in ever-increasing quantities as
long as the world endures? Is there
any legal or moral requirement com
pelling the owner of this necessary and
limited fuel to furnish it without profit,
or at a loss to himself? That this has
been done, during recent years at least,
will appear later.
THE REAL FACTS.
"Coal shippers may be divided into
two general classes the large corpora
tion, owning both mines and trans
portation, and the Individual operator,
Including the smaller mining corpora
tion. The latter is frequently a good
specimen of the modern spirit of en
terprise and business during. He finds
one or more tracts of land not yet de
veloped nnd In private hands). His first
work Is to obtain a grant, or 'lense,' as
It is called, of the anthracite coal under
these lands, for a term of years, or un
til exhaustion. These leases are at a
llxed rate a ton. The rates now prevail
ing are from 30 to 50. or even 60 cents a
ton for the larger Blzes, according to
location, quality of coal, thickness of
vninu ..tf There is also invnrlnlily n
fixed annual minimum quantity to be
mined or paid for. with strong provi
sions for absolute forfeiture of the lease
in case of failure to comply.
"The leases being closed, the heavy
royalty payments compel prompt ac
tion. Owing to the limited quantity
of territory still undeveloped, any
neighboring coal company will gener
ally contract to carry the conl to mar
ket, nnd often also agree to furnish a
portion of the funds necessary for de
velopment. "So the shafts are sunk, the breakers,
engine and boiler-houses, with the
numerous other appliances, nre erected.
This requires generally about two
years. The expenditure varies from
$7,",000 to $000,000 for a single colliery.
It would be n conservative estimate to
put the overage expenditure at each
as $250,000 before everything Is ready
for a fair output of coal.
Being ready, tho situation of affairs
is this: The operator hns to meet an
annual royalty based on his compulsory
minimum thut nothing but strikes, fires
or serious faults in the mines will ex
cuse him from. He hus also nn invest
ment of $2i0.000 for his plant. He
must, In addition to contlnunl expen
sive repairs, earn not only the Inter
est on this, but also neatly the total
capital invested. Vov when, after ten,
twenty or more years, the coal is ex
hausted his total Investment will nut
realize one-tenlli its original cost. No
one wants n 'bole In the ground' or
useless breakers, so that if a workeil
out colliery will realize 10 per cent, nf
its first cost It is doing exceedingly
well. It follows, therefore, that his
annual output of. sny, 150,000 tons, must
pay him a considerable profit or his
enterprise Is a total failure.
COLD FIGURES.
"Has the result generally been prof
itable? It would seem bo, from tho
eagerness with which nearly every va
cant tract of coal lund has been bought
or leased and developed. There have
been times when the profits were very
large, but they have always been of
short duration, just long enough tn
cause the operators to hope for more
of the same kind. During the eighteen
months following June, 1802, which
have made McLoed's name dear to
every individual operatpr, there waa a
profit to the miner under fair condi
tions of from 25 to 75 cents a ton. The
average would certainly not exceed 50
cents. This surely is not an exorbitant
profit to the man who deals In such a
limited product and must from It re
duce his capital account, as well as
earn a fair interest But whether ex
orbitant or not. it was an experience
that he never had before and is not
likely to see repeated. A careful esti
mate satisfies the writer that individ
ual collieries, with an average Invest
ment of $2.i0,000 have not during at
least seven years of the Inst ten real
ized an average profit of 15 cents a ton.
Ami the fact must not be overlooked
that the individual operators ship near
ly one-third of the total anthracite ton
nage. If the larger corporations, like
the two Delawares,' New Jersey Cen
tral and the Pennsylvania Coal com
pany, have realized any larger profit,
it has been because, owning their coal
lands, they have had no royalty to pay.
Hut their capital or real estate account
hns been continually decreasing in
value to a corresponding amount.
"During the last year, owing to over
production, and tsjieciully to bad mun
ugement, the business has been partic
ularly unprofitable. As nn example, let
me give the actual results at one col
liery, where over $400,000 cash has been
expended in improvements and nearly
seven hundred men and boys are em
ployed :
"In July. 1S93. it shipped 12.S83 tons
und made 8129 02
"In August, 1395, it shipped 8.S52 tons
and lo.it 2,001 '.S
"in neptemtier. 1SH5, It shipped 12,8sii
tons and lost
"In October, N3. It shioued 1S.37K
90 14
tons ami made ; :l,03ii 01
"In November. IMtt, it shipped lti.l33
tons and made 1,555 03
"In December, 1S95, It shipped 15.SS1
tons nnd made 1,032 53
"In January, 1890, It shipped 12,1111
tons and lost 2 224 82
'Mil Februury, 1890, It shipped 7,8311
tons and lost , 2,019 97
CANNOT STOP.
"Eight months' operation shows an
actual net loss of $2,645.47. not including
one dollar for construction, deprecia
tion, Interest on loans, or returns on
Investment. But the most serious fea
ture Is that during thnt time over 105, -1
000 tons of ennl tntnllv .l.,ltln ,,..,;..": .T m America 10
ty acres of ground, have been wasted.
" K."'"7'. " " P"'""y "i "eing
replaced. And while th is Is not one of
tho hi..! niiiorio. i .i,.. -i,. .
the best collieries In the region. Its rec
ord Is probably not far from that of the
uverage colliery during th,e same time.
"But, the reader will sny, why don't,
you stop, when you are losing money so
fast? For several reasons. Stopping a
single colliery like the above throws
hundreds of employes out, with slight
possibility of securing work elsewhere.
Then the payments for royalty do not
stop, nor do the expenses for pumping.
ventilating, repairs, etc.. which must
be kept up whether the mine is working
or luie.
"As to the larger corporations, only a
few words are necessary. While, as
stated before, they usually have no
royalties to pay, it is not generally sup-
poseu mat tney mine coal as economic
ally as the private operator, nnd it Is
doubtful if net results nre essentially
different. Their annual reports cer
tainly confirm this view. They repre
sent large aggregations of capital, it is
true. Hut, as a rule, It Is remarkably
free from that objectionable element,
'water.' The stock and bonds of the
anthracite companies generally repre
sent actual cash Investments, in re
markable contrast with modern linan
clul methods. Their coal lands are In
some cases Immensely valuable. But
they were mostly bought many years
since; the interest account has been
running heavily against them, and
their valuable contents are being rap
idly exhausted. It is difficult to see
why the stockholders In these old con
cerns should not secure a fnlr or even
large return on their holdings. They
would do so, almost without exception,
if the officials of them understood how
rapidly their property is being ex
hausted, and proper business methods
were more generally applied.
"And yet, the moment any effort is
made to put this business on a fair
paying basis, the cry of 'combine,'
trusts and 'coal baron' Is raised. "Coal
barren' will soon be nearer the truth.
Combinations are made in nearly ev
ery other Industry, though they repre
sent products that can Increase as long
as time lusts. But none must be made
in the one commodity that is being rap
idly exhausted, and enn never be re
placed. It is even publicly stated that
the coal men don't dare to meet to ad
just prices until after the legislatures
adjourn. If this is true. It is arrant
cowardice. No law that attempts to
compel men to give away their proper
ty, or sell it at a loss, can ever be en
forced, THE MORAL SIDE.
"One more question will arise in the
reader's mind. Well, even if it Is hard
for the 'operator,' Is it not good for the
public at large? Does it not make this
necessary fuel abundant and cheap?
"A comprehensive answer is that
very low priceB to the shipper have
never considerably increased the con
sumption. Unprofitable returns at the
mine do not always represent low
prices to the consumer. The difference
is frequently simply added to the prof
its of middlemen, jobbers and specu
lators. As a rule, the coal producer,
with his heavy Investment, would-be
entirely satisfied with one-half ,lhe
nvcrnge prollt realized by the middle
men. - I
"There are over 100,000 workmen' in
and about the anthracite mines. Thiy
and the other thousands dependent
upon their earnings are surely entlfjad
to some consideration. Has not Penn
sylvania as good legal nnd moral
grounds for the passage of laws for
bidding the taking of any coal from the
state, except it shall tinv fair wnirpi, tn
! tliii 1'nnnr.ylvunla workmen and u,Xdlr
return to .Pennsylvania capital, as
other legislatures have to Insist tha It
shall be given away? There is a spec
ial and touching reuson for asking fftir
wages for these employes. The mine
inspector's records show that every
hundred thousand tons of anthracite
mines cost's a human life, besides less
serious casualties. Working In these
veins Is far more dangerous than fight
ing In Cuba.
"Permit me to add that the owners
of the securities of snrne of the anthra
cite companies would dml It greatly to
their advantage to pay more nttention
to their property. In some casts
those In control will ridicule as abraird
any such views ns the writer has ex
pressed, and point to padded statistics,
llut tho remark is often mnde here that
the entire official hoards of some (not
nil) of those p-reat corporations whose
capital Is largely retire-ientcd by prop
erty In sight of Scrunton could walk Its
streets for days and not be recognized
by half a dozen peonle. Do these of
ficials know h"v rapidly their property
is being exhausted nnd how sudden will
be the awakening from this era of reck
less extravagance?"
MISS WAK KEN'S AIM TRUE.
Sho Was Protecting Another Woman nnd
Shot n Ainu.
St. Louis. April 2.'. Mlfs trmo War
ren, proprietor of the Hotel Irmu, shot
Wllllnm A. White, lute of Chicago, at
3 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The
trouble arose over a woman, who says
she was White's wife for seven years.
She Is sometimes cnlcd Miss Hay.
White hnd brought her to the hotel dur
ing the morning. They quarreled and
i the man became so abusive that th?
woman took refuge In HIIss Warren's
room, He followed her, nnylng: "Sho
hns got to get nut of here, and. go
bock tn hor room."
When Miss Warren ordered him oWt
White became violent. He abused both
women, and finally Miss Warren drew
a pistol and fired. The bullet struck
the mnn in the face, enured his left
cheek and lodged .on the right fide.
White's condition Is precarious. Miss
Warren has been placed under arrest.
SHERIFF WILKINS FREED.
Years of Slavery, and How
He Escaped.
Talks About His Deliverer Daily In
' Gratitude Gains Fifteen Pounds
in Weight Since His Rescue.
Vrbana. Ohio. (Special.) This town
Is greatly exercised over tho remark
able rescue of Sheriff K. P. Wllklns
from onu of the worst forms of slav
ery known to man. He has fully re
covered from the results of his ex
perience, and talks freely and grateful
ly of his deliverer. Toduy he said: "I
have been a perfect slave to tobacco
for over twenty-five years; smoked fif
teen cigars a day; Nov. 4, last, I bought
my first box of No-To-llac from An
derson & Cromer. I had little faith,
but. to my great surprise, after using
part of my third box, I was completely
cured and did not have the least de
sire for tobacco. Today I feel better,
think better, have gained fifteen pounds
and not a day passes that I do nut
recommend No-To-Dae to tobacco users
who are destroying their lives and vital
ity." Investigation reveals that there nre
500 people In this town and surrounding
country who have been cured by No-To-Ilac.
'
Anderson & Cramer were the first
here to start the good work, as Mr.
Anderson termed It. "Yes, we Intro
duced No-To-Bac into this town about
three years ago. The demand at the
start was very light, fVr folks had no
faith, but we sold to. a, few, and to our
great astonishment every one report
ed a cure. Since then we have sold
hundreds of boxes under a guarantee
to cure or refund the money, and
strange as it may seem, we have never
hud a call to refund money.
"No-To-Bac relieves the nervous ir
ritation, makes the use of tobacco en
tirely unnecessary and builds un and
fortifies the genera physical condition.
As a nerve invlgorator and stimulant
l(UnA''V . I.
Oct the famous booklet "Pon't Tobae-
-i,n a,.,, .,, HmilV v.,,,. , a
i' " , , """f1
T written guarantee, free samples malle
samrdes mailed
for the asking. Address The Sterling
jiemcuy company, Chicago or New
York.
CENT
A WORD.
. WANTS OP ALL KINDS COST THAT
MUCH. WHEN PAID FOR IN AD
VAHCK. WHEN A BOOK ACCOUNT
IS MADR. NO CHARGR WILL BE LESS
THAN 2f, CENTS. THIS RULE AP
PLIES TO SMALL WANT ADS.. EX
CEPT LOCAL SITUATIONS, WHICH
ARB INSERTED FREE.
Help Wanted Male.
CP Afi PER 1.000 CASH PAID FOB D1S
'iJi.VU triliutiriK circulars; Inclow 4onti
U. 8. Distributing Bureau. Chicago.
SALESMEN TO SELL PURE WHISKY DI-rsr-t
to ronnumars LICKING VALLEY
DISTILLING (JO., CovinRton, Ky.
WANTED - REPRESENTATIVES FOB
8cranton and vicinity for u old con
servative Lit Insurance Co.; Issuing all the
modern policleo: must liavo larjre acquaint
anco; experieuce not oecsssarr; future to the
risht purtv MANAGE., CUS Tradesmen's
Building, Plttsbur
WANTED AN AGFNT IN EVERY 8E0
tion tocanvass; 4.00 to 5 00 a day made;
sells nt eight; also a man to sell Staple Goods
to dealers; best side line I7A.00 a month: sal
ary or lartte 'commission made; experlonoa
unnecosKtti y, Clifton Soap and Itinnfactur
iug Co., Cincinnati, O.
YVANTEr - WELL-KNOWN MAN
every town to solicit stock aubsc
IN
auiiacriD-
tions; n monotwly; hia money for agents; no
capital required. EDWARD C. FIS1I A CO.,
Borden Block, Chicago. Ill
Helo Wanted Females.
VVrANTEErCTsEVA
'f trnt, reliable, for general housework.
1317 Pettebone St.
v
J ANTED -WORK FOR MEN AND
' women. We usv SO to S12 twr weak for
easy home work. No scheme, books or ped
dling; send stamp fur work and particulars.
THE MEYMOUR SUPPLY CO., Masouio
Temple. Camden, N. J.
T ADIES-I MAKE BIG WAGES DOING
XJ pleasant Heme work, and will gladly send
full particulars to all sending 3 cent stamp.
Miss M. A. BTEBBINM. Lawrence, Mich.
WANTED LADY AGENT IN SCRAN
ton to sell and introduce Snvdnr'a caka
icing; experienced csnvsaser nroferrcd: work
permHnent and very profitable. Writs for
fin-titular at onro ann get benefit of holiday
rade. T H. SNYDER & CO . Cincinnati. O
Wanted immediately-two ener-
tetio taleswomcu to represent us.
lluarnntend Jt a day without interfering with
othfr duties. Hialthf nl occupation, write
for particulars, iuclcwing stamp, Mango Cliem-ii-al
Company. No. 72 John street. New York.
For Sale.
i?oii rale crtEAP a lot op second-
l liBnd chnirn from Elm Park Chapel at 0S4
cnio i at., retersuurg. can rrom u to s p. m.
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DESIRABLE BUILDING LOTS ON
Summit Turk, ami Aun. x Pints, nt
Clark's t-ummit, fur le: prices 140 to 873
earn: every lot a nargnin. M. M. ALWtiai lt,
Attorney, commouwenitn uuiiuing.
ht nd: n Wo tho four lots adjoining: most do
Mirul l- location in Elmhmst: price reasona
ble: tctins fsnv; pontemion given nt enco. E.
P, KINUSDURY. loimuouweulth Building,
Seranton, Pa. .
1, OR SALE-TWO HORSES, 2 BUTCHER
.1 wug'Hts. Sliuitgio. 1 sl-iuh, harwwiesand
nil of butcher's outfit: also mo it market for
rent; iM-ingentof businoss; must lie sold by
April 1st. Iiimiire or I. E. SCUULLER,
Blskelv street. Dmirrinro.
TOR SALIC HOUSE AND LOT AT COR
1 ner of Meade and Burke rtret. All mod.
orn Iniproveini'iua on premises. SIKS. A.'-NIE
kikwai.i. ininmore, fu.
For Lent.
IOK RENT-HALF OF NEW DOUBLE
1 house, (VU Harrison nvenu?: six rooms:
ni.l rn imiirovfinertn. Jnqimo on premises,
or HI Luckan-aunn avenuo.
lOlt LIGHT FLEAS ANT ROOMS. WITH
I' 'or without h.mrd. beautiful outloo. call
at 111) Washington avenuo; only flvs mluuto'
walk from t-quaru.
V)UK KOOJIL. 71 I livo street, arrunned
for liflit horaokuoping; uenly painted
und pupi rcd.
I.-'OK HEXT-HOrSKS ON EIGHTH S
V c nv.mtcn" and central. Apply to J. B.
WA'iSHN. First .' I'tioiml Hank, or
)i:.N. ICiVs N. Washington avouue.
A. It.
l.OIl RENT BASEMENT f27 WYOMING
1 nrenntt.
l5on!F.NT-PRFABYl'ERt A N MANSTC,
fnrnlHli-d. Minsct iivpimH', Nrta Park,
with burn; apply on promise.
J.'Olt RENT-8 -KOOV HOUSE AND P.RN:
I nlco ynrJ. corner VoiiStnrcli and Murion.
T70R HEXT-
HALF OF DoUliLK HOUSE:
inodn ImnrorcmuMtH: runt reasonable:
iiitncr ot IMii" and H'aauly streets, ut.ninor?.
fibFRYsToTili NOW OCCUPIEDBY
1 tho Traders' Naiiond Bsuk: possession
glv-m about IWny 1. bv F.' L. PHILLIPS,
cjjiii-rj riders' rnntinnai oint.
ixiu" hEVl'-l EN-RiAJM HOUSE
ALL
I mncorn (ouveiileiices.
'a-libin-T) nt, .-.
Inquire at liH
Oil RENT-ON K HALF DOUBLE HOUHK
l' Quite v avium He-it reasonable
(ipnoHito .i obb. Tnylor Hospital,
(, CR RENT-xT'.Tu FURNISHED HALL
1' suitable for lodge looms. JOHN JEK
I'.YN, 110 Wyoming ovenu.
mi
c
onnollv & Wallace
Visit Each of Our Departments During the Next Few Pays and Take Note of the
Following Special Offerings:
NOTION DEPARTMENT
Ladies' Gilt Uelts, line gilt buckles, and won't
Varnish; universal price 50c
At 25c.
HOSIERY DEPARTMENT
Ladies', Men's and Children's Fast Black Hosiery
2 Pairs for 25c.
DRESS GOODS
46-Inch All-Wool Crepons, former price, i.2
at 40C, a yard. Complete line of Black Sici
lians and Mohairs at low prices.
CONNOLLY &
Agents Wanted.
WANTKD SALESMAN ; SALARY FKoM
atari: mrminrnt nW HROVN
BROS. CO., Nurserymen, Rocaeeter, N. Y.
AUENTS-WANTED"-Tb8ELLIGARS;
$75 per month salary and expense paid.
Address with twivcent stamp, FIUARO CI
GAR CO., Chioaco.
AOENTS-TO HELL OUR PRACTICAL
fold, silver, nl'-kel and copper electro
platers: price from CI upward; salarr and ex
penses paid: outfit free. Address, with stamp,
MICHIGAN 11 KG CO.. Chicago.
AGENTS TO SELL CIGARS TO DEALERS;
$ weekly and expenses; experience un-
necesaary. CONSOLIDATED ilFO. CO., 4S
V an Burei St., Chicago.
SALESMAN TO CARRY SIDE LIKE; 23
ter cent, commissinn miiiviIa honk
mailed free.. Address L. N. CO.. station L,
New York.
AT ONCE AGENTS APPOINTED TO
ell new lightning selling table cloth. mos
quito and house fly liquid ut 10 cents and V.)
cants bo'tle. Snmpln free. BOLGIANO
M F G Co., Baltimore. Md.
AGENTS BIN DE'S . PATENT UN1VEK
aal Hair Curlers and Wavers (used with
out heat), and "Pyr Polnted"Hair Pins. Lib.
ral commissions. Free sample and fnll par
ticulars. Address P. U Box 4M New York.
Furnished Rooms for Rent.
ONE OR TWO FURNISHED ROOMS TO
lut. with nsa of hath: also barn rent
cheap. W2 Monroe avenue, city.
F'URNISHED ROOMS. WITH USEOFGAS.
hot and cold butb. sitting and reading
rooms. 21fi Lackawanna avenue.
Lost.
SMALL VALISE, TWO BRICKLAYER'S
rules; finder please return to City hotel.
IOST 8MALL GRAY AND WHITE KIT
J ten; suitable reward given if returned to
ilRS. HENRY BELIN. 447 Jefferson avenue.
Socclal Notices.
4fTlHE SOLDIER IN OUB CIVIL WAR."
' 1 Yon want this relic. Contains all of
Frank Leslie's famous old War Plctures,show
ing the forces In actual battle, sketched on the
a pot. Two volumes, 2,000 pictures, Seid on
easy monthly ptyuienti. Delivered by ex
press complete, all charges prepaid. Address
P. O. MOODY. 023 Adams Ave., Seranton. Pa.
BLANK BOOKS, PAMPHLETS. MAGA
eines, etc., bound or rebound at Ths
TitinuNS office. Wulck work. Reasonable
prices.
Clairvoyant.
Hr&DAME AUBREY. GREATEST LIVING
J.TJ. clairvoyant in the world; tells past,
present and tuturv (04 Adams avsnne.
Medical
I AD
DffSSf Chichesteri English Pennyroyal Pfflt
Diuund npuui. are the Best. . '"";
ttk mi iir. H.Bil 4c.. U111M, lor uartkulm, "Relief
tar i iKTis by Return Maik, . ufjl'u
Chichester Chemical Co.. TbUada., Pa.
ROEBLING'S CELEBRATED TANSY AND
Pennyroyal fills; imported: absolutely
safe; harmless; superior to all others: never
tails, any stave: thousands of happy ladies: $2
by mall. Sold only by BOTANICAL SPECI
FIC CO.. 114 Fifth Avenue, New York.
Financial.
1st Mortgage 5 Per Ct. Gold Bonds
OP THE
MS 1
OF PENNSYLVANIA.
Dated April I, 1896; Due April t, IQ16. Prln
clpal and Interest Payable in Ould Coin. New
York Security and Trust Company, N, Y.,
Trustee. Exempt from Tax In Pennsylvania.
The above bonds are secured by mort
gage upon the entire proporty now owned
or hereafter acquired by the Spring Brook
WaterSupply company, comprising twenty-
three constituent companies cuvennn tne
ntitli-n.llutplf.l ft-omn.nil including the BOUtn
rn portion of Seranton Pa., to Nuntlcoko
on the eust side of the Susquehanna river,
and Plymouth on tho west side. The com
pany supplies water to tt population of
over 200,000 Inhabitant, including the city
of Wllkes-Harre and a portion of the city
of Seranton, und Includes every water
company In the district. The net earnings
are largely In excess of all charges und in
creaning rapidly.
The directors of tho company are as
follows:
HON. L. A. WATTIES, President. '
F.x-Lt.-Qov. of Pennsylvania, Seranton,
T. II. WATKINB, Secretnry. Seranton, Pa.
ROllErtT C. ADAMS, Treasurer, Seran
ton, I'u.
HON. 1.. AMRRMAN, Seranton, Pa.
C. P. SIMPSON. Seranton, Pa.
W. P. H A LI, ST K AD,
f!cn. Munagcr, D., L. & W. R. R. Co.,
Seranton, Pa.
HON. MORGAN B. WILLIAMS, Wllkcs
Pnrre. Pa.
JOHN WKLLS HOLLENBACK, Wilkes-
Harre, Pa.
J. IK MIRKS MAXWELL.
Preldent, C. It. R. of N. J., New York.
G HOKUM P. RAKKU.
President, First National Hank N. Y.,
New York.
SAMl'KL T. PETERS, New York.
8
41 WtLL STREiT, NEW YORK.
421 CHESTNUT STSEJ, PHILU., PA.
Have You a
House to Rent
If so, a small Tribune
"For Rent" adlet will aid
.,i .' a tananf
you in securing a tenant.
5
DOMESTIC DEPARTMENT
Dotted Swiss, 25 cents.
Printed Plisse, 10 CCDtS.
CLOAK ROOM
WALLACE,
TRY US.
802-404 UCIM. IVL, COH IDII1
Situations Wanted.
WANTED SITUATION BY MAN WHO
understands farming, gardening and
cars of liorsos; sueaka French. English and
German. EMIL HCHAFFEK, Sit Lackawan
na avenue, buranton.
SITUATION WANTED AS BUTCHER:
thoroughly experienced and with good
referencea ; wonld nut object to assist In any
other department in a store. Apply J. W.
HILTON, Robert avenue, Providence.
7 ANTED BY A YOUNG MAN, SITUA-
tion as clerk in clothing, grocery or
general store: several years' experience: ref
erences. Address D. J. PRICE, 232 Hyde
Park avenue, city.
S'rTUATToNWANTED AS SEWER IN
tailor establishment. Address 010 Cedar
avenue.
SITUATION WANTED -BY AN OLD
country gardener: city or country: sin
gle man. Address U'ilULLEN, Tribune
ofBcaoHlos, Seranton.
MARRIED MAN WANTS SITUATION AS
teamster or any kind of work; can speak
German; can give good refereuce. Address
Iti Hyde Park avenue.
WANTED BY A YOUNG MAN, INDUS
trions and of good habits, a position as
teamster or oarnenter; is willing to do any
thing, Address H. Q., m Dumcore, Pa.
(SITUATION WANTED BY MIDDLE-AGE
C7 lady as housekeeper, nurse or sewing. E.
M.. Trlbuoe office.
4J ITUATION WANTED BY YOUNG MAN.
O aged 17, in office or store; can furnish
good roference. Address H. J. P., Tribune.
SITUATION WANTED BY A MAN A8
gardener or taking care of horses; lias
bad experience. H. MILL, XJSi Washington
aveuus, city.
RAILROAD TIME-TABLES
Schedule In Effect May lo, 1895. .
Trains Leave Wilkes-Barre as Follows
7.25 a. m., week days, for Sunbury
Harrisburg, Philadelphia, Balti
more, Washington, and for Pitts
burg and the West.
10.16 a. m., week days, for Hazleton.
Pottsville, Reading, Norristown
and Philadelphia; and for Sun
bury, Harrisburg, Philadelphia,
Baltimore. Washington, and Pitts
burg and the West.
3.17 p. m., week days, for Sunbury,
Harrisburg, Philadelphia, Balti
more, Washington and Pittsburg
and the West.
4.40 p. m., Sundays only, for Sun
bury, Harrisburg, Philadelphia,
Baltimore, Washington and Pitts
bure and the West.
6.00 p. m., week days, for Hazleton
and Pottsville.
J. R. WOOD, (len'l Pass. Agent.
S. M. PREVOST, Qcncrul Manager.
Central Railroad of New Jersey.
(Lehigh and Susquehanna Division.)
Anthracite coal used exclusively. Insur
ing cleanliness and comfort
TIME TABLK IN El'VKCT MCH. IB, 1896.
Trains leave Seranton for Plttston,
12.45, 2.00, 3.05, 6.00, 7.10 p. m. Sundays, H,00
gmnnffi ii.su n. in..
a. m 1.00. Z.13. (.iu p, m.
For Atlantic City, 8.20 a. m.
For New York. Newark and Elizabeth,
8.20 (express) a. tn.. 12.45 (express with Buf.
fet parlor car), SOB (express) p. m. Sun
day, 2.15 p. m. Train leaving 12.45 p. m.
arrives at Philadelphia, Reading Term
inal, 6.22 p. m. and Now York 6.0(1 p. m.
For Muuch Chunk, Allentown, Bethlo
hem, Easton and Philadelphia, 8.20 a. m.,
12.45, 3.05, 5.0J (except Philadelphia) p. m.
Sunday. 2.15 P-
For Long Branch. Ocean Grove, etc., at
8.20 a. m.. 12.45 p.'m.
For Reading, Lebanon and Harrisburg,
via, Allentown, 8.20 a. m., 12.45. 6.00 p. in
Sunday. 2.15 p. m.
For Pottsville, 8.20 a., 12.43 p. m.
Returning, leave New York, foot of Lib
riv street. North Hlver. at 9.10 (exoresj)
a. m., 1.10, 1.80, 4.15 (express with Buffet
parlor car) p. in. punuay, 4.uti a. m.
l..iLve Philadelphia. Reading Terminal
t.W a. m., 2.00 and 4.30 p. m. Sunday .27
a. ni.
Through tickets to all points at lowest
rates may De naa cn application in au
vance to the ticket axent at the station.
II. P. BALDWIN.
Oen. Pass. Agent,
J. H. OLHAUSEN, Oon. Supt.
DELAWARE AND
i.uiiai.. RAIL
ROAD. Commencing Monda;
Julv 30. all trains w
arrive at new Laokii
wanna avenue station
ns follows:
Trains will leave Scran
nn smtinn for Cnrbondole nnd Interme.
late no n"s at 20. 6.46, 7.00. 8.23 and 10.10
, I m., 12 00, 2 20. 3.66. 6.16. tU5. 7.25, D.10 and
'iiwP'i.!rvlew. Wnymart snd Honesdnla
t 7 W. 8.26 and 1010 a. m 12.00. 2.20 and 5.K
FSn i i? 1 on. 5.10. 6.03. 9.1S and 11.38 p. m.
7n'.oiu will arrive at Seranton station
from Csrbondale and Intermediate points
At 7.40, &.4U, V.i1 Uliniu-w A- 01., J.tn,
2.34. S.40, 4.11 1. u uu. i.w, .u nnu 11 jj p. m.
pram Honesiiale. Wayinart and Far.
view at f.34 a. tn.. 12.00. 1.17, 2.40, 6.6S and
7.46 p. m.
From 41 on t real. Saratoga, Albany, etc,
I t Ki nnil 11.33 9. m.
Pram Wllkes-Barre and Intermediate
1 points at 1.15. 8.04, 10.05 and 11.65 a. m., l.U
f a uo, .og. t.. i.u and u.w p. m.
a
Per Albany. Saratoga, the Adirondack
id Montreal at 6.4;. a. m. and 2.20 p. m.
For Wllkes-Barrii and intermertlitu
Ladies' $10.50 Kcadf-tuade' Suits
The $1.00 Shirt Waists. '
GLOVE AND CORSET DEPARTMENT
Our Celebrated $1.00 Kid Glove.' 11
Our Special 30-l'Cnt Corset
PRINT AND GINGHAM DEPARTMENT
Corea Madras Cloths; Very 'tide' for Waists; fe
colors,
18o. Per Yard.
U i II I
UPHOLSTER FURNITURE,
Clean Carpets,
Renovate Feathera,
Make Over Mattresses,
Make and Repair Spring
Sell Iron Beds,
Make Fine Mattresses.
Nov. 17. ISM.
Train leaves Seranton tor Philadelphia
and New York via D. it H. R. R. at 7.43
a. m., 12.06, 1.20, 2.38 and 11.39 p. m., via D.(
I A W. R, R S.00. 8.08, 11.20 a. m., and 1.31
P. m.
Leave Seranton for Plttston snd Wilkes
Burrs, via D., L. ft W. a R,, 6.00, 8.08. 11.21
a. m J.40, G.07. 8.52 p. m.
Leave Seranton for White Haven, Ha.
aleton, Pottavllle und all points on the
Weyer Meadow and Pottsville branches,
via D. & H. R. R. at 7.45 n. tn., 12.05, 1.20.
I ' i'.2 P- m - via D. L., ft W. R. R. S.0O,
8.08, 11.20 a. m 1.30. 8.40 p. m.
Leave Seranton for Bethlehem, Easton,
Reading-, HariisburE and all intermediate
Points, via D. & H. R. R. 7.45 a. m 12.06.
1.20, 1.38. 4.00 11.38 p. m., via D., L. W.
R. R., 6.00, 8.M. 11.80 a. m., 1.30 p. m
Leave Seranton for Tunkhannock. To
wuncla, Klmlra, Ithaca, Geneva and all
Intermediate points vis D & H. R. R.. 8.4i
K. K., 8.08, 8.65 ; m., 1,30 p. m, .
Leave Seranton for Rochester, Buffalo.
Niagara Falls, Detroit, Chicago and all
WiP1! ,we.st vla D & H. R. It.. 8.45 a. m ,
. ;1B 11.88 p. m via D.. L. & W. R. R.
and Plttston Junction, 8.08, (.55 a. m.. 1.30.
8.50 p, m.
For Elmlra and tr.e west via Salamanca,
v a DS & H. R..R.. 8.46 a. m. 12.06 j. m..
vlaD.. L. 4 W. R, R., 8.08, 8.SS a m., L30.
'Puiman parlor and sleeping or L."v.
chair cars on all trains between L. A R.
Jti notion or Wilkes-Barre and New York.
Philadelphia, liuffalo, and Suspenslaa
Bnusv. - ....
ROLLIN W TOtTmTTT. flen. Bunt.
CHAS. 8. LEE. Oen. Pass, Agt Phils., Pa.
m. suMNKMslrlBK, Asst. uen.
Pass. Agt.. South Rethlehem, Pa.
Del., Lack, and Western.
Effect Monday, April 20. 1S9G.
Trains leave Seranton as follows: Ex
press for New York and all points East,
1.40, 2,60, 6.15, 8.00 und 9.65 a. m.; 1.15 and
3.34 p. m.
ISxpress for Kaston, Trenton, muauei-
Phia and the South. 5.15.8.00 and 9.55 a. m.:
1.15 and 3.31 p. ni.
wasnington anu way station, s.ou p. m.
Tobyhanna accommodation, 6.10 p. m.
ExDrejs for Hlnnhamton, Osweto, El
mlra, Corning, Hath, Dansvllle, .Mount
Morris and Buffalo, 12.20, 2.35 a. m., and
1.21 p. m., making close connections ut
Buffalo to all points In the West, North
west and Southwest.
Rath accommodation, s.ia a. m.
Blnghamton and way minions, 12.37 p. m..
Nicholson accommodation, 4.00 and 6.11
V.''i , .1 c.imi-n a v .'Aau t u-n m
Uinsnuoiiuil lu r.n.. fi" ..ww .
u.nresw for Cortland. Syracuse. Usweso,
Utlca and Richfield Springs, 2.35 a. m., ana
1.21 p. m. , . . , K
Ithaca 2.A) anu ouin s.ia sw 111. uu
PFor Northumberland. Plttston, Wilkes
Barre, Plymouth, Bloomsburg and Dan
ville maklllff Close ouilin-ciiuun m nw
umbei'lan and VVilllamsport, Harrisburg,
Baltimore, Washington and the South.
Nortlinnineriaiiu uno unci iu.-u,.c
tlons U0O, 9.15 n. m. and 1.80 and G.00 p. m.
Nantlcoki' and Intermedlnte stations.
8.0S and 11.20 m- Plymouth anil Inter-
medlale siauons. a.w unu i.
Pullman parlor und sleeping couches on
11 express trains.
For Ueiaueu liuunim-uun, i-u, c-v ......
tables, etc., apply to Ai. u. diuiiii, vhj
ticket office, 32S Lackawanna avenue, or
depot ticket office.
Eric and Wyoming Valley.
EFFFfTTVTg MARCH 16. 1SJ6.
Trains leave Seranton for New yorK
and intermediate points on 'he Erie rail,
roud. also for Honesdale, Hawley nnd
local points at 8.3T. a. m. and 8.28 p. m. anil
arrive at Seranton from above points at
8.23 a. m. and 3.57 p. m.
SCHANTO DIVISION.
In Elfoel September 98nd, 1SS.
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caiboodaie
Whiio liildge
Mayneid ,
Jermyn
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Wlnton
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All trains run dally except riunday.
t slgiilflcs that uolns stop on signal for pass
amn'rs.
recurs rates via Ontario Western before
Mrchnsltig tickets aud save money. Day aos)
ilhgtKipremtotuovrr.su
J C. A tiderson, Oen. Pass, Agt
T. mtcrott, Dir. Pass, Aft. aeraatosTVa.
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