THE SCR ANTON TRIBUNE-SAfUBDAY MORNING, JULY 18, 189J.
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FLASH MR. JOHNSON.
Lone a tioodly Part of Hi Finery
While Away on n Picnic.
William JoluiHon, the flash colored
frainbler.who Ih a familiar figure around
the central city streets, was robbed of
come of his finery by another colored
man. (.'toige I.ardls, some time during
Thursday afternoon or evening.
Johnson went to a picnic at Crystal
Lake and upon his return to his "club
house" In Oak fold court discovered that
his full dress suit, mandolin and jewelry
case containing mime- very gorgeous and
costly gems had disappeared. An In
vestigation showed that Lardis was the
thief and that he had skipped to Phila
delphia. The police were notified and
an effort is being made to apprehend
Lardis,
STATEMENT OF THE CASE.
ltentton Vhy I'riuh McDonnell Sued
the Hrranton Tract ion Company.
A statement of the trespass suit
brought against the Scranton Traction
company by Uriah McDonnell, of North
1n1n nvpnup a-ai fltafl vpitil'fln v In the
oliice of Prothonotary Pry or. Attor
ney C. H. Soper represents the plain
tiff. . Mr. McDonnell asks damages in the
sum of 15.000. He complains that the
company filled In the -street in front of
his house and that surface water flowed
from it to his property. He claims title
to a line running through the center of
the street.
"How to Cure nil Skin Disease."
Simply apply "Swayne's Ointment."
No Internal medicine required. Cures
tetter, ecsema, itch, all eruptions on the
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healing and curative powers are pos
sessed by no other remedy. Ask your
dnifTirlst for Swavn.'i Ointment.
Poor Tax, 18U0.
The above mentioned taxes having
been placed In my hands for collection,
all persons are notified to pay them at
once and save costs. Office In the
municipal building.
WADK M. FINN. Collector.
SCIIAUK & KOEIILER,
MAYOR WILL NOT
SUSPEND BLOCK
Because the Chutes Aplist Him Ap
- - pear Groundless.
HAVE ALREADY BEEN INVESTIGATED
But a-. They Have Beea Publicly
Reiterated and the Accused De
mauds a Hearing, the Mayor Will
Have an Investigation When Mr.
Kocbe Itcturns-Accused Man A
r
ious lor aa Inquiry.
Mayor Bailey will make an Investi
gation of Select Councilman John E.
Roche's charges against Patrolman
Hlock, but not until after Mr. Roche's
return from his vacation trip on which
lie departed yi-Bterday morning.
The bame charges were made to
Mayor Bailey Tuesduy and he had
Chief Kobling make an Investigation.
The result was that the charges were
proven groundless. No further inves
tigation would be made but for Mr.
Roche's public accusation. Now the ac
cused patrolman demands a public in
vestigation and offers to resign on the
spot it it Is shown that there is any
semblance of truth in the charges.
Wade M. Finn, chairman of the
police committee, yesterday called on
Mayor Bailey and formally notified him
of the charges which Mr. Roche had
lodged with the committee, announcing
at the same time that the committee
stood ready to give any aid that might
be required in Investigating the case.
The mayor told him that he had or
dered an investigation and that it would
be held when Mr. Roche got back. Mr.
Finn reminded the mayor that if the
charges against the patrolman were not
pioven. that he could collect pay for
the time he waw under suspension,
whereupon the muyur stated that it was
not hi intention to xuspend Patrolman
Block a he was satisfied in his own
mind that there was nothing in the
charges.
Chief of Police RoMlug was called
Into the conference and he reiterated
his report to the mayor that the charges
were found to be fulse. It seems, the
chief said, that the idea that Patrolman
Mori; wus -drunk on the night of the
storm was bused on a mere suspicion.
During the early part of the night he
was detailed to assist tile officer on the
Pine Brook beat, who had more than he
could do to keep people from running on
to the wires that were down on Capouse
avenue. At midnight Block was sent
back to his own beat on Penn avenue,
and the fact that he was not seen
around Pine Brook after he went for
supper gave rise to the suspicion that
he got drunk and wandered away some
where. Chief Robllng, himself, saw Patrol
man Mock before he went on duty at
T:5 u'cliH-k in the evening; he was seen
by Lieutenant Davis and Desk Sergeant
Delter, besides a number of other offic
ers when he reported for supper at mid
night and at neither time was there the
slightest Hign of drink on him. Two
Tribune reporters who met Patrolman
Hli ilk and chatted with him for a few
minutes, while on their way home at
1:30 o'clock in the morning, also offered
to testify that he did not show the least
evidence of intoxication. The fact that
no oife hua so far given anything more
than hearsay evidence against Patrol
man Block makes the mayor's deter
mination not to suspend him appear
to be perfectly proper.
Mr. Hlock is very much incensed at
this second uncalled for and unjust at
tack on his character.
RAIN WATER CAUSES TROUBLE.
Fruit Trees and a Retaining Wall
Damaged by It.
An action of trespass was yesterday
instituted by James J. Randolph
ugaliiHt F. K. Nettleton. Damages in
the sum of Jj.noO are asked.
.Mr. Randolph claims that the de
fendant In August, 1SH5, had erected a
bluUling on Penn avenue and that the
gutters on the rear of the roof of the
building extend over so that the rain
flowed down on the pin In tiff's premises
and destroyed fruit trees In his garden
and damaged a retaining wall.
SON OF EX-MAYOR LOFTUS DEAD.
Passed Away at His Home in Moosic
and Had Hcen III Only a Few Days.
M. J. I.oftus. son of ex-Mayor Mathew
I.oftuH. died at his home in Moosic ear
ly yesterday morning. He was 29 years
old and had been lick but a few days,
though his health had been falling. He
suffered from Brlght's disease.
The funeral wll be held this morning.
A high mass of requiem will be cele
brated in St. Mary's church, Avoca, and
interment will be made In Dunmore
cemetery.
. IS A BAD SORT OF A BOY.
Jnmes Calpin Arrested Twice at the
Instance of His Family.
A very bad and worthless sort of a
boy is James Caipin, son of Patrick Cal-
pin, of 429 Railroad avenue. If the police
We have the best
shape and fits to be
had.
$3.00
Our Leader
All sizes and widths.
Russet or Black colors.
410
Spruce Street
I IS
II SHOES
docket and Alderman Howe's records
are to be believed.
Thursday night be was arrested for
stealing his younger brother's bicycle.
Intending no doubt to pawn It for the
purpose of slaking an Insatiable thirst
with which he Is afflicted. Yesterday
morning some well-meaning but short
sighted relatives secured $300 bail for
him and had him turned loose.
He at once proceeded to his home and
an hour later his father was at Alder
man Howe's office to lodge a charge
against him of disorderly conduct and
making threats. He waa again arrest
ed and Is now In the county Jail under
$500 ball.
The father says that his son has not
worked In several months and what Is
worse refuses to take employment
which has been secured for htm. The
house has been barred against him, but
he comes home drunk dally, breaks in
and helps himself to food, after which
he departs for a further debauch.
AIRWAY IS REACHED.
Twin Shaft Rescuers Come Upon It Yes
terday Looks as il It Is Not
Badly Choked.
The objective point of the Twin shaft
rescuers during the past week has been
the airway leading oft from the slope
and paralleling it to the workings be
low. This opening Is cut through solid
rock and It was thought that it was not
so badly choked as the slope.. The be
lief was heightened a week ago when
the miners heard the sound of rushing
air which they at once knew must be
caused by the current going through
the airway, the door of which they
readily conjectured had been battored
down by the falling rock In the slope.
The possibility that the airway would
offer an easier and It might be Immed
iate means of access to the entombed
men caused the rescuers to Increase
their zeal and after six of the hardest
days that have been put in since the
work began, they yesterday afternoon
cume upon the anxiously striven for
goal.
Their suimises were proven collect.
While they could not pass through the
aperture leading Into the airway, owing
to an immense slab which must yot
be removed they could see that the
opening, even at its intersection with
the totally collapsed slope la In a fairly
passable condition and that there Is
every cause to believe that farther In
It Is comparatively intact.
Unless this new avenue of reaching
the workings fulfills Its present prom
ises the work of trying to recover the
bodies will be abandoned. There is no
use In concealing the true state of af
fairs any longer. The bodies can not
be recovered by way of the slope.
It is not an Impossibility from a
physical standpoint, but it is from a
financial standpoint The Newton Coal
company, even if It was disuosed to
spend all it Is worth, could not pay for
what It will cost to recover those bodies.
They are at present virtually operating
a colliery day and night without taking
out a penny's worth of coal. It is
twenty days since the dread accident
occurred. Yesterday afternoon at 3
o'clock measurements were, taken and
It was found that the slope has been
cleared for a distance of 453 feet. The
slope UM020 feet long. At the foot of
this slope the work of burrowing for
the bodies will only commence. Where
they might be found is guesswork.
They may be at almost any point in the
cave-in area, which Is practically the
whole mine, and this area extends over
one hundred acres. .
The three Inspectors who form tlf
committee of Investigation, Messrs.
Stein, Roderick and Brennan, upon
coming out of the mine yesterday after
making a tour of inspection, said in
their opinion that It was useless to con
tinue the search farther.
ANOTHER CONVENTION COMING.
Master Horse Bhoers of the State Will
Assemble Here in September.
The next state meeting of the Na
tional Horseshoers' association will be
held In A. O. U. W. hall on Lackawanna
avenue on September 8. R. T. Oould,
secretary of the local association, was
informed to that effect yesterday by
mall from the executive board, which
met recently and chose Scranton as the
most desirable place for the next con
vention or state meeting.
W. A. St. John, of this city. Is second
vice president of the state board.
A meeting of the local association will
be held next Tuesday evening to begin
arrangements for the entertainment of
the delegates. Many of the master
horseshoers of the state are expected.
The object of the association Is twofold.
One Is to fix a schedule of prices for
horse shoeing which will be uniformly
observed, and the other to Imitate the
example of New York state in requiring
a person to pass u satisfactory examin
ation before he is allowed to open a
shop.
IN A DUAL CAPACITY.
That's How Mahedy Claimed to Have
Served Winton Borough.
Before Alderman Wright yesterday,
Thomas Mahedy, secretary of the board
of health of Winton, secured judgement
against the borough for $N9, represent
ing the annual salary and expenses of
the olllce.
Mahedy was appointed to the board
of health In 1895 by the council and later
was chosen secretary, his salary being
fixed at $75 a month. When he made
claim for his hire and the incidental ex
penses of the ofllce, the borough council
refused to pay him. alleging that such
action was made illegal by the act of
1893, which declares that the members,
of the board shall serve without pay.
Mahedy contended that he was not ask
ing pay for serving as a member of the
board, but for performing the duties of
secretary and the alderman Judged that
he was right in his contention.
Mr. Kelly represented the borough
and Mr. Ncwcomb the plaintiff.
OLD ACCOUNT SETTLED.
Food Inspector Thomas Squares Him
self with the City.
Yesterday Food Inspector Richard
Thomas paid to City Treasurer Uolund,
the sum of $150, representing the bal
ance due on his delinquent tax accounts
for a number of years beginning with
1S77.
Mr. Thomas has all along contended
that he did not owe the city the amount
claimed alleging irregulurlties in the
city's accounts. Stops were taken to
convince him of the correctness of the
city's claim and he ajrreed to settle.
I'nterrified of Potter County.
Comh-rsport. Pu., July 17. At the Pot
ter county Democratic convention held
yesterduy at (.'lyases, the Chicago plat
form was endorsed and the following
ticket nominated: For assembly, D. H.
Cobb; prothonotary, A. Johnson; regis
ter and recorder, Dr. W. H. Kastlle.
CONTRACTS FOR NEW
ELECTRIC SYSTEM
They Were Let Yesterday by the Mem
hers of the Poor Board.
C0H0 ft CO. WILL PUT IN THE PLANT
The Building aad Boiler House M ill
Be Constructed by Contractor E. 8.
HnghesMiss Ricky Miller's Father
Refuses to Support Her and She Was
Admitted to the Poorhouse.
The poor board met yesterday after
noon and let the contract for the con
struction of the new electric light plant
at the Hillside Home to H. li. Coho &
Co., of New York, for $5,937.50. Bids
were opened for the construction of the
building and boiler house for the plant
and the contract was let to Edwin Q.
Hughes for $7,922, and all extra ma
sonry done to be charged for at the rate
of $2 a perch.
At a previous meeting of the board a
resolution was passed directing Secre
tary Lynett to advertise for bids for the
electric plant The bids were received
and were referred to the Home commit
tee. A speclul meeting of the commit
tee was held and the bids were consid
ered, and in accordance, the following
report was yesterday presented:
The home committee upon careful con
sideration of the several proposals pre
sented for the erection of an electric
lighting plant at Hlllstds Home feel Jus
titled in recommendlag the Ideal engine
and Eddy dynamo, as the plant that will
best fill the requirements of the institu
tion. The proposals on the above appa
ratus and covered by the specifications
are: Nightingale, Johnson A Co., $7,.1&;
Scranton Klectrical Construction Co.,
tti.295; H. B. Coho & Co., SJ.IW7.oO; Hunt ok
Connell, t5,9UO. As the bid of the latter
does not include 1,000 Itfcandle puwer
lamps valued at $175, we recommend that
the contract be awarded to H. B. Coho &
Co. as the lowest bidder.
Fiances B. Swan,
Fred Fuller.
, W. A. Paine.
RECOMMENDATION ADOPTED.
A motion by Director Murphy that the
report be received and the recommen
dation adopted was opposed by Direc
tors Shotten and Terppe. Mr. Terppe
was not In favor of giving the contract
to a firm that will take the money out of
the city when a home firm's bid, even
though higher. Is only a few dolhirs'
difference. Mr. Shotten's objection
was that the Arm of Coho & Co. fixed
up specifications of their own and bid
on them. Director Fuller explained
that the bids were advertised for and
each bidder knew what was wanted and
It was only a question what kind of
machinery the bidder would supply.
The Home committee went to New York
and Philadelphia and after Inspecting
from fifteen to twenty plants arrived at
the conclusion that the Idea) engine and
the Eddy dynamo were what they
wanted. Each bidder knew thut. On
the roll call there was but one vote
against granting the contract to Coho
& Co. Mr. Terppe was the person dis
senting. The other contractors besides Mr.
Hughes who bid on the construction of
a building and boiler house fur the plant
were as follows: Ezra Finn & Sons,
$9,000; Edwin 8. Williams. $9,950. and $3
per perch for extra masonry; J. B. Wool
sey A Co., $7,822. On motion of Mr.
Bhotten the contract was awarded to
Mr. Hughes for the amount before
stated.
RICKY MILLER'S CASE.
Miss Ricky Miller was before the
board, asking to be admitted to the
Hillside Home. Mrs. Swan stated her
case. She Is a good girl, she said, but
her father has treated her worse than
an animal. She has been sent, out to
pick coal on the dumps until her ears
and feet were frozen. Some time ago
the same applicant was before the
board, and It was resolved that she be
admitted to the home and that her
father be charged with her support. He
lives In Petersburg and has property,
but has no Interest In her because she
la idiotic and a child by a first marriage.
Mrs. Swan's motion was carried that
the father be made to pay for her sup
port at the Home or else go to jail,
Patrick Sullivan, an old soldier, who
came home on a visit to his sick wife on
Cayuga street, wants to go back to the
Soldiers' Home at Hampton Roads, Vir
ginia. The board furnished him with
a ticket. Mr. Sullivan has a record for
bravery In the Rebellion and when he
was In good health he supported his
family in good style. He Is now af
flicted with "age and want, that ill
matched pair."
JOHN R (JANE'S ESTATE.
Attorney M. J. Donahoe appeared In
the Interest of the estate of John Ruane,
of Brook street Ruane Is a lunatic,
confined at the aaylum and owns prop
erty on Brook street which was recently
sold for $1,600. After the debts were
paid only $350 remained, and the bill of
the poor board for his maintenance
remnant
Remnants in Dress Goods,Silks,
Wash Goods, White Goods, Table
Linens, Ginghams, Calicoes, Mus
lins, Laces, Embroideries, Ribbons
and broken assortments of our en
tire stock at your own prices.
SViEARS
amounts to this balance. Mr. Donahoe
asked the board to make the bill as light
as possible. The matter was referred to
Attorney Scragg and the proper com
mittee. Mrs. Susan Stevenson, of the North
End, applied for two tickets to bring
herself and husband back to England to
their friends. They are In America a
year, and he was permanently Injured
not long ago in the mines. She will get
the tickets.
For Heavy, Sluggish Feeling l ie
Horsford's Acid Phosphate.
It produces healthy activity of weak or
disordered stomachs that need stimulat
ing, and acts as a tonio on nerves and
brain.
BORN.
PETER3.-On Friday, July 17, to Mr.
and Mrs. James W. Peters, of Four
teenth street, a son.
DIED.
CARLIN. In Scranton. July IS. 1890, Will
iam J. Cariln. Funeral on Monday at 9
o'clock from the home of Mrs. John Mo
Glnnis, 921 Beech street. Services at St.
Peter's cathedral and burial at Hyde
Purk.
LOFTUS. At Moosic, July 17. ISSti, M. J.
Loftus, aged 29 years. Funeral Satur
day morning at 9 o'clock. Services at
St. Mary's Catholic church, Avoca, and
interment at Hyde Park Catholic ceme
tery. MOORE. In Scranton, Pa., July 17, 1KW,
Infant child of Mr. and Mrs. James
Moore, of Cedar avenue. Funeral Sun-
. day afternoon at 3 o'clock.
PRESS. Tn Scranton, Pa., July 16, 1WK.
Gcorpe Herbert, son of William Press, of
Phelps street. Services from house at
2 o'clock Friday. Interment in Forest
Hill cemetery,
O'M ALLEY. In Scranton, July 17, 1896,
Margaret, daughter of Professor and
Mis, John E. O'Malley, of Blrney ave
nue, aged one year. Funeral tomorrow
afternoon. Burial at Mlnooka.
SNYDER. In Scranton, July 1tJ, Flossl,
daughter of George and Annie Snyder,
aged I years, 9 months and' 23 days.
Funeral Sunday at 2 p. ni., from pa
rents' resilience, 1U39 penn avenue. In
terment In Forest Hill cemetery.
VAN BUSKIRK.-In Scranton. July 17,
lbWJ, at T a. ra Horatio W. Van Busklrk,
aged 4S years. Funeral service at noma,
No. 707 College place, between S and 9 a.
ni. tomorrow. The body will be taken
to Willlamsport for burial via the 1.65 a.
m. D., L. & W. train.
Hot Days
but not dull days. The
store is cool, pleasant and
lively. July would be
dull only we decided to
make it busy, Some
goods at cost, some at
less than cost. Shall we
look for you to-day to
come, and share in this
great value distribution ?
On Time '
No alarm clock is as
sure to wake you up on
the minute as the Au
sonia. It sells every
where for $1.25; fifty that
shall go today for
65c.
Knives and Forks
Bad ones spoil the
meal. Through accident
we can sell Rogers' best
12 dwt. silver per dozen,
staple as sugar at $4; the
set for
$2.49;
six knives, 6 forks.
Dinner Set
Today we shall sell a
complete set, decorated
in blue, brown and tint
ed. Big covered dishes,
and all for 5c. a piece, or
112 pieces
$5.60;
worth every cent of $10.
Just such bargains all
through the store.
REXFORD'S
303 Lackawanna Ave.
MONDAY, JULY 20, 1896.
415, 417 Lackawanna
Wha
t
Yon Want
We have a new Open Stock
Pattern, pretty and not expen
sive, best Porcelain, purple
and green flower decoration,
loo-picce Dinner Set, $12.00,
or you can select such pieces
as you need, add to at any
time and replace breakage.
This is not the only pattern
we carry in open stock, as we
have iu others. Every grade
from the cheapest to the finest
CHINA HALL
MILLAll & PECK,
134 Wyoming Ave.
"Walk in and look around."
OUR STOCK OF FURNISHINGS
Is varied and extensive. W have satisfaction
In style, quality and pries for ovsry man and
boy in town. We try to give better service
than anyone else. We do give bstter goods.
Drop ia and set acquainted needn't buy Ba
lsas you wish. We want you to know us.
M. P. M'CANN, Hatter
aos WYOMINO AVENUE.
Others are cutting on Straw Rata Ours
have been cut all ssason. KNOX AGENCY.
MEARS BUILDING,
COR. WASHINGTON AVENUE AND SPRUCE.
Are now selling their Tan and
Summer Weight Shoes at a
Cash Cut Price Sule.
Men's Regular $5.00 and $5.G0 Tan Bal.,
now $3.90.
Men's Regular $4.00 Tan Bal., now
$2.90.
Men's Regular $3.50 Tan Bal., now
$2.60.
Men's Regular $2.50 Tan Bals., now
$1.90.
Ladies' Regular $3.50 Tan Bals., now
$2.60.
Ladles' Regular $2.50 Tan Oxfords,
now $1.90.
Misses' and Children's, Boys' and
Youths' Tan Shoes at a very low price.
Celebrated Thomas Pens,
w FOR SALE BY
PRATT'S, Washington Ave.
PETERS, YORK & CO-, IIS S. MAIN AVENUE
ESTABLISHED i860.
Avenue, Scranton,
jl. . J ll.U.
im
HAQE
One-Half
Price Sale
NOW IH FULL BLAST.
Men's Suits
Former Price, $7,
$8. $10. $15, are
now selling at
$5.00
Men's Suits
Former price $1 S,
$18, $20, are now
selling at
sia.oo
You make no mistake In buying
these Suits. They are Great Bar
Rains.
We Have
On Hand
THE BEST STOCK
IN THE CITY
Also the Newest.
AIM the Cheapest.
AIM th. largest.
Porcelain, Onyx., Etc
liver Novelties ia Infinite Varlttj.
Latest Importation.
Jewelry, Watches, Diamonds.
fl. E. ROGERS,
Jeweler and
Watchmaker,
210 Lackawanna Av&
WORTH MAKES TRE MAN
And want of it, the fellow." So. too.
clothes help make the man unil want of
thorn the suvase. To be well dressed not
showily is a luudlble aspiration and the
one ilifTereni-e between the American sav
age and the American gentleman. You
will And our stock adequate to suit the
most fustldious. We solicit the honor of
a call.
Bissau
416 LACKAWANNA AVENUE.
THE KEELEY CURE
Win Int vonr home and business be destroy.
ed through strong drink or morphia, whea
Iou can do cum iu miir wvvs m
natitate, "28 Msdison nTnatio ScrsUtOB, Ps.
he Cure WUI Bear lavtl(t ka.
DAY,
We intend mak
ing the odds and
ends of goods in
every department
at such low prices
that you cannot
resist the tempta
tion to buy.
N,
Pa,