THE SCRANTON TH 1 B UNE TITURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 1896. 3 THE POSTMAN HAXDS .VOIR LETTERS to your friends. Ho doe.n't lose thorn, no mutter If the poor stationery used would Indicate that the sender considered them unimportant. The appearance or these little while mes.sMijjei-s Influences ji-o.le'3 opinion of you. Stationery used for business, personal or Social correspondence should be of th best. You'll be surprised at tlio small umoimt of iiHMiuy you'll have to spend lor It AT NORTON'S, 322 Lacka. Ave, OUR OATS. Always in the past the Best in Scran ton Will be in the future as good as oats that can be made by the BEST CLEANING MACHINERY ' ' Which removes the foul seeds and dust. Try our "CLEAN OATS." T SCR5NT01, OLYPHANT, CARB3NDALE. THE GENUINE Have the initial. U., B. & CO. lioprlut ed in eacb cigar. GARNEY, BROWN & CO., MANUFACTURES, COURT HCUSE SQ. HMSONAL. l.lent.'nuiit nt I'ullce .liihn f'avls and bis family ate at Asbiiry I'aik. lr. and Mrs. II. I!. Wale left yester day 011 a triii to Nova Scolia. Mr. ami Mis. Kivd Uodl'icV and Miss TiU'iy are solum iiIiir at llalllax. ' Mr. and Mrs. Silas Newharl, of IVtrolt. are vIsltliiK old friends in Ibis city. Miss Sweeney, of Adams avenue. Is cli lerlalnliiK Miss Xculoii, id Car bolidale. Attorney :"tid Mis. A. A. Vos'luirK are home from a I rip to Ocean drove and As Imry I'aik. Aliss linye Mcllale. of Arclibal.l, is lic lim eiitel'laiueil In Miss Anna ib-llly, of r'iif Hlret t. (Mr. and Mis. V. .1. Hand left yesterday for Nova Scolia, where they will upend Heveral weeks. .Miss Alice I'oiiiiors, stenographer for ('. C. Holiind. Is Hiieiidini? her vacation at Aliunde Cly. .Mrs. M. S. Machelle and Miss tirade Tonli'y, of WyotnliiK avenue, went to At lantic 'lty yesterday. Mlrx Alice Depnen, clerk to Secretary Pi!i; of Hie bnerd of Ileal) It, yesterday letfan a ten days' vacation. .Miss Alice Warner, of Wfi Mulberry Uriel, left yesterday for Sachem's Head, Connecticut, for a three weeks' visit. A. .1. Huffy, the treasurer at the 1'roth liiKham, left yesterday for New York and Philadelphia, where he will spend his va cation. Miss Oriiee Leonard, of I'orl .tervis, and Mrs. A. d. Kowlnrul, of Kowhinds, I'a., are visitiut; .Mrs. Jiernsteln, of Webster II venue. . Andrew Conlln, foreman of the Traction company's linemen, was railed to Fall River esterday by the death of his moiher. Tho Misses Kathryn and Nellie Connlff, of I'rospei t avenue, and friend, .Miss Irene t'nnwell. of New York, left yesterday for Atlantic City. , Mrs. Moses and daughter, Esther, and I'red Moses left for Ay-bury 1'ark yes terday, where they will spend the re ma'nder of Die summer. ' The announcement that Pr. O. K. Dean hase ffone to Kurope is Incorrect. He wilt spend three weeks In the Adirondack?, .lcnvintr for the mountains today. Mrs. Ilufiis 3. Foster ond Master Taylor Foster, of Madison avenue, will spend the month of August nt Atlantic City, where they ore registered at The Seaside. Miss Kthel May Derby, of Ml. Carmel, Va.. who has been tho v'lest of Mr. and Mrs. V. H. Derby, of Price street, for three weeks, returned home yesterday. ' DONATIONS FOR THE MISSION. Ri't-i-ivi-d by the Hoard of .MuiiiigerK During July. The board of managers of the Flor ence Crittenton Mission, No. 107, Spruce street, beg to acknowledge most grate fully the following donations received t the hunie during the month of July: Consumers' lee company, Keidler's bakery. Franklin avenue; Mrs. Archer, ..Ilyde Park; Huntington's bakery. North Washington avenue; Aylesworth's meat ttiarket, Wyoming avenue; W. H. Fierce, .vegetable market, Penn avenue; Miss Minnie Sehirer, city; V. K. Marberger, meat market, Lackawanna avenue; Children's Sewing goclety, Presbyterian rjjureh, Dunmore; Mrs. Dlehl, Jeffer fon avenue; Miss Hastie, Avoca; C'arr Son, meat market, Washington nve fiue; Miss Kva Smith, Honesdule; Miss lVanehe poliih, city; Armbrust'H, meat mnrket. Penn avenue; Mrs. Adams, Chinchilla; Mrs. rieorge Muliy (per Miss Reynolds), city; People's meat mnrket, I.ilcknwuuna avenue; Mr. K. J. Fiddler, city; Mr. Wmle M. Finn, city. Merit wins and that Is why Hood's flarsaparllla holds the ubldlng confi dence of the public. Hood's Sarsaparllla li known by the cures It has made. It Is the one True Blood Purllier. - " Hood's Pills cure liver Ills, cotiHtlpu t tloli. Jaundice, sick lieaduclie, bllloUH- Jiess., 2.ro, rillsbury Flour mills bave a oapao Itf of 17,600 barrels a day. HE WeSTGN MILL CO INSTRUCTIVE FACTS ABOUT THE ELKS Growth and Principles of This Highly Popular Organization. SCRANTON LODGE'S FINE QUARTERS They Arc Not SurpassFd on the . Aiiicricuii rontincnt-The Recent (irand Lodge at t'incinnatiIntcr rtting Communication from ex Krttml District Deputy C. Ben Johnson. I promised you, a night or two ago, an article on Klkism and proceed to re deem the promise. The order has been very much In evidence In Scranton for some days, and I think to Its credit anil that of the city. In Klkism Scranton stands out distinctly as the owner and occupier of the finest club and lodge rooms in the country. Here, as In every other connection, Scranton does nothing: without doing It well. The best thing: that can be said for the Order of Klk.t Is that It practices, reduces to visible, fact, what other good people merely preach. When, some months ago, the lodge tendered a reception to Superior Court Judge P. P. Smith, being pleased that one of Its members had been ele vated to so distinguished a position. Judge Willard was present and one of the speakers. The judge said I quote from memory and, though possibly de parting from the words, am true to his meaning "I am a loyal Scranton Ian, ready at all times to sound our city's praises and exult Its works. 1 thought 1 had seen everything here that was worth seeing. But I llnd that t had not seen this finest of all her association halls, and I uin more deeply Impressed than 1 can say with the telling fact that here Republican and Democrat, Jew ami gentile, Catholic und I'lotes tuut. native burn und emigrant meet In complete fraternity. Here and, so fur as my observation has gone, here only, you have, to your own Joy and great advantage, fully exemplified the basic principles of Liemocratic-Kepiiblicuii-Ism." The best comment on such a state ment from such a source is no comment at all. CINCINNATI SESSION. . The Order of F.lks has recently "been In national session at Cincinnati. Here our townsman, Lr. P. V. tlunster, was chosen district deputy grand exalted ruler for Kastern Pennsylvania, und us such will be the official bead uf the boys in this section for the ensuing year. No better chidce could have been made. The doctor's professional ministrations are deemed essential In inuny house holds and be is in consequence a very busy man. but lie Is devout as an Klk. u pill lint to lis principles, posted in its history, and a sympathizer with Its am bitions ami will inuuuge, In some way, to give all the time to the place that its duties may demand. As illustrating the esteem in which Klks are generally held. It may be re marked thai at Cincinnati Hie delegate loiind it very dlllicull ! spend tiny nmney. ottering bis legal lender for either solid or liould refreshment, fm- a seat in a theatre or a ride on the street cur, In' was met with the unnouiicemeiit dial the ulliclul badge he wore was an open sesame to the best Cincinnati could give her honored guests. Reports rend at the convent ion show dial tile Order of Klks has a total mem bership of :;u,44". and the only secret of tin: oriler is its ijuuity, for no Klk may say who is helped and how much Is given. Jesus, of lletlllehelil, counseled Ibis rub'. The gin nd exulted ruler-elect (by the way. Hie only quarrel I have with tlie order Is on the score of these absurdly high-sounding titles) Is Meade I . I letweilei', the eloquent district-attorney of Dauphin county. There wus faction in the order a year ago. The members obliged to live with each other in proper deference, were divided Into two hostile camps. Detwller, honored by one faction with Its leadership, threw his great Influence into the scale fur reconciliation and peace and, thus demonstrating his fidelity to the grand principles of the order, fairly Won the high position he has achieved. TIIK OrtPER'S STRKNOTfl. The great strength of the Klks abides In the fact that In its creed all men are men, regardless of all or any religious, political, sectional or other differences. Manhood Is the measure of man; good fellowship u stepping-stone to the or der's most coveted privileges. But no little of the high standing of the order is owing to Its rule that no matter how big the city, no city can have more than one lodge, und no lodge can admit to membership a person coming within the territorial jurisdiction of another lodge, without that other lodge's con sent. Members of other orders not thus protected will realize the great advant age that comes from this rule.. For one t think the greatest need of the oriler Is state grand lodges. The body hus become too big to be safely governed by one central authority. Bi ennial reunions, under the auspices of a supreme lodge, and annual' convoca tions In each state, would bring what Is already the only distinctive American order Into greater harmony with the American system. The central virtue of the American plait Is In the munici pal subordination to the stnte. and the state subordination to the union. Had secession prevailed we should have had as many warring governments as we now have harmonious states. If slavery hud made a southern confederacy, free silver would huve made a confederacy of west and south. What Is true of us as a whole people. Is true of those of us who are Klks. We need the wholesome restraint of an authority between the municipal and the national, that is farther away than those we meet every day. and yet not so far off as San Fran cisco Is from Bangor. O. BF.N JOHNSON. THE HEARING CONTINUED. I'rovidt'iice Lithuanian Church Mat ter Will t ome l'p iu September. The time appointed for a hearing In 'the equity suit brought to restrain cer tain members of St. Joseph's Lithuan ian Catholic congregation from barri cading the church on North Main ave nue and keeping Rev. Michael Peza. the pastor, from wiylng muss, was fixed for yesterday before Judge canister In chambers, but by consent of attorneys on both sides It was continued until Monday, September 14, when equity court begins. In the meantime the preliminary In junction will remain In force, and the men who were active In nailing up the doors will have to restrain themselves. LED AWAY AND ROBBED. Drunken llrickninker from Nayre fell Anionic Scranton Thieves. An all around bad man who came here from Hazleton and has come In contact with the Wranton police before, was arrested yesterday morning on sus picion of having robbed u til unken bik'kinuker the previous night. A sec ond party who had u ha.nj lit the job has not been arrested. About 6 o'clock Tuesday evening pe destrians on l.acka wanna and Penn avenue saw a drunken man led out of the "White House" by two sober companions. The drunken man was taken to the Delaware, I.ackawanna anil Western "Y" and put in an empty Imix car. An hour later some one found the brick maker asleep. His pockets were rilled and were turned wrong side out. From a description furnished the po lice William Casey was arrested yester day morning on Lackawanna avenue by Patrolman Day as vne of .the com panions of the man who was robbed. Casey Is married and has two children. He live-s at he corner of Lackawanna avenue and Chestnut street. He de nied his guilt. The victim hesitatingly gave his name as "Charles Thompson." The name Is thought to be ficticious. He said he came here from Suyre und that he Is a brick ma ker. SCHOOL IS NOT NEEDED. Court Asked to Restrain Members of Win ton School Board Prelimi nary Injunction Issued. Business In equity court is booming these days, and the most of It comes from the nothern section of the coun ty. James Bell, of Winton. by his attor neys, Warren & Kuapp, commenced an equity suit yesterday against James McAndrew, B. J. Cummings, John Ward, Eugene Taylor, J. H. tichnerr, John J. Law ler, and the Peck Lumber company. Judge Edwards granted a preliminary injunction and nxed Mon day morning, August 10, at 9 o'clock, for u. hearing. Deputy Sheriff John J. F"ahey went to Winton in the afternoon and served the pupera on the defend ants Mr. Bell suys that he Is a resident and citizen uf the borough of Winton, la a taxpayer of the Winton school district, which Is co-extenslve with the borough und hu Is tutercstedln Its welfare and guod government and in the legal and proper expenditure of its money and revenue. The otlicers of the school dis trict are: President, William Judge; secretary, John F. Barrett; treasurer, John F. Donnelly. The other members uf the board are Jumes Mullen, J. t'letch -r. John Ward, James McAnd rew, B. J. Cuininliigs and J. H. Schuerr. MADE A CONTRACT. Mr. Bell alleges that Messrs. Wurd. McAndrew, Schnerr and Cumiiiings.utid one Eugene Taylor, on Thursday even ing, June 30, ltt'Jti, purporting to be the Winton school district did enter bib) a contract in 'he name of the district with James J. Lawler, one of the above named defendants, tor the construction of a foundation for a scIiimi) building on the property of the district near the vil lage of Winton, und on the load lead ing to the Curboiidale and Providence turnpike, and Willi the Peck Lumber company for the election of a school building on the said' foundation. In pursuance of such contracts the school is about to be constructed, although there Is no necessity for u cchool ut the place designated, and that all the School children In I he locality are amply provided fur by the present facilities. That the defendants have levied u tax to meet the proposed indebtedness und the duplicate hus been placed in the hands of the collectors, and he is ubout to collect from the- plaintiff as well us from all other taxable;'! of the district, although the levy is illegal and without warrant of law. for the reason that it was never authorized by the proper au thorities of the district. NO RKSOLl'TIONS PASSKP. That no resolution has ever been passed by the directors of the district duly convened, authorizing such con tructs nor have the contracts been ap preved or voted upon by a majority of the board. The plaintiff informs the court and believes that If the contracts are al lowed to stand it will Involve the dls trie't hi protracted and expensive liti gation. EXPELLING THE GAS. That Work Is Still in Progress at the Twlu Shaft Board of Trade Fund to Date. Oood progress Is being made In forc inf the gas out of the Twin shaft at Pitts-ion, but the mine is not yet In a eondltion to allow the workmen to go down into t and resume the work of clearing up the slope leading to the place where tho mi'n are entombed. There was a tremendous quantity of gas in the old workings and It will take some time to expel all of It. The Pitts ton Item has the' following: "There is one thing In connection with the mine cave that hus heretofore es-cnpc-il notice, and that Is the fact that the miners employed at the shaft have suffered the loss of their mining tools. Kach miner's outfit contulns the follow ing articles, with their prices at the minimum figures: One machine drill, $7; one hand drill. $l.f,0; one scoop. needle, fific; scraper, eric; pick. $1; oil can. Me.; axe-. 7'ic. Many miners have other tools In addition to the above. Seune of the men at the Twin shaft hud Just taken In a supply of powder,. which costs them $-i.7" a keg. Kach miner's loss was therefore at least tlL'.aO. As th-re were about 200 places In the part affected by the full, the surviving miners lost at le-ast fcl.oOO. "It speaks volumes for the poor miners that they have' suffere-d their loss in silence, for there has been no one ns yet heard to complain about the loss of these tools. Mention is inude of the fact he-cause ull those miners who have lit oii thrown out of employment since the cave, whenever seeking work else- here, must buy a new set of tools, thereby incurring an expense that Is Very hard to bear these hard times." TWIN SHAFT FI'ND. The third payment from the Scranton board of Hade's Twin shaft fund to Theodore Strong, president of the First National bank of Pittston. will be made today by Secretary Athertou of the board of trade. Previously he has banded over 4.S0.7fj, $'i,42.04 and J.'.O. for all of which he has vouche.'s. To day's! payment will umount to J'J.Ol'i.B'i, which, with the previous payments, $t4!i uncollected and yesterday's contri butions, shows a grand total of $13, 3(13. 44. Cp to last night the fund was nn follows: Previously acknowledged ....A.....Ji:t,.W 41 Through Simpson Air Wutklns M. N. I'HckardCu., New York... 25 00 J. A. tooling' Hons' Co., Trenton CO 00 13,W3 44 POLISH EDITOR SUED FOR LIBEL Rev. B. Iwanowski, of Priceburg, Is the Plaintiff. EMPLOYE OF EDITOR ALSO SUED Damage in the Sum of $10,000 Asked from J. A. I.ipinski and Daniel I.nngouski, of the Ty gondik for an Article Which Ap peared in That Paper Charging the Priest with Serious Offenses. Ilev. n. Iwanowski. of St. Mary's Polish Catholic church, Prheburg, In stituted proceedings In. court yester day for libel against Joseph A. I.ipinski and Daniel Langowski, of the Tygun dik, a Polish weekly published on Pros pect avenue. South Side. Damages In the sunt of $10,000 are aked from each of the defendants. In last Saturday's Issue of the Tygon dik a communication was printed signed by John Maclejewska, of the ltidge, Archbald, in which Futher Iwanowski was charged with drunkenness and other serious offences. The writer of the communication alleges that early In July one of his daughters dteel and when the remains were brought to the church for prayers to be said for the reMise of her soul, the priest was not able to move himself in bed, he was so drunk. A few days afterward Maclejewgka's sou died, and when the remains were brought to the church Father Iwan owski was not in. The communication concludes with these words: "I again burled my little child without the bless ing of thy unworthy servant, although I had puld for It. I forgive us Christ taught, but as a member of his congre gation, I make it known to the other members of this congregation in PrJce burg that a priest such as this, is not worthy to be a priest; that such a priest. Instead of spreading the faith, destroys It iu the hearts of his little ones; that while he himself directs his own steps into the Infernal gates, he causes the others to follow him; and that, in con clusion, such a priest brings shame upon all." The priest Is also charged with flour ishing a revolver and threatening to kill Maclejewska. All these charges are denied by the priest. His attorneys In the suit are M. W. lAiwty and George W. Taylor. The capiases were plated In the hands of Deputy Sheriff William T. Simpson, warden of the Jail, who ar rested the defendants. They gave ball In the sum of $l.ouo each. Mr. Liplnskl Is editor und publisher of the Tyoudik u'd Mr. Langowski is iu his employ. Ak Your Dealer for McOarrah's Insect Powder. 25 and 10-ceut boxes. Never told in bulk Take no other. Lffl During This Warm Weather, A Cut Glass Salt or Pepper, Sterling Silver Top, for 50C. Large line Cut Glass Syrup Cans, best silver 7Cn plated top JIj CHINA HALL, MILLAlt & peck, 134 Wyoming Ave. "Walk in and look around.' Pi DISSOLUTION SALE We have never had such a sale and would not now if we were not compelled to do so to get back just what the goods cost us. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY ONLY. Will sell every pair of La dies' Russet, Tan or Black Ox ford Ties, formerly sold for $2, shall be sold for All Ladies Tan Shoes, but ton or lace, good styles and col ors, must be sold this week ALL THE WATCH YOU WANT At the price you want to pay. At the price you can pay. You've wanted a watch for some time. Felt that you couldn't afford it. Don't blame you. Your ieweler cer tainly did ask you a pret ty high price for such a watch as you want. Here it is witliin your reach. Reach for it. Gentlemen, For This A 14k., gold filled case, guaranteed to wear for 20 years.witli a fine full jew eled Elgin movement, $9.90 Ladies, for This Gold-filled case, warrant ed for 3rears, first-class American movement, fully guaranteed, $8.90 Boy. s, for This, Nickel Watch, stem wind, American move ment, guaranteed, $2.50 We have watches for every age and taste, at prices for every pocketbook. REXFORD'S 303 Lackawanna Ave. COflPLbAiud UUMijHZS Hay be hidden Imperfectly by cosmetics aud powders, but can only bo rewored paruia uuntly by HETSEL'S SUPERIOR FACE BLEACH. It will positively remove Krcckles, Tn, Muth, Ssllowncss, snd cure any dineaes uf the Hkio, Hucii u Pimples, Acnr, Blackheads, Oil Incus, and renders the skin soft aud buau tllill. I'rke $1 per buttlo. Koraaleat E. M. HETSEL'S 330 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton, Pa. Hotel Walton Broad and Locust Streets, Philadelphia. One of the most macniflcent hotels in the world. I'ulatiul In every detail. Absolutely Fireproof. European Plan $1.50 Upwards, American Plan $4 Upwards. Fltnnted near all the loading theatres and rnilruad atatioua. STAFFORD, WHITAKER & KEECH I. D.CKAWFOKD, Manager. Celebrated Thomas Pens, W FOR SALE bV PRATT'S, Washington An PETERS, YORK & CO., 16 S. MAIN AVENUE ESTABLISHED I (too. $1.25 All Sizes and Widths $1.98 GOODS SOLD CURING THIS SALE ARE STRICTLY CASH. 410 SPRUCE STREET. jiijfiiiimiiii.iiM flOliE" ol Hakes the Boj Proud, e Can Play in the Dirt FOR SALE BY COLli 5 Will, 220 Lackawanna Ava KCB.YNTOX. i c 3 a IM 3 :5 3 I m 5 i WiliiiiiirniiiiiitiHiiiiiuiiiiaiiiiiiiiiiiiKiiiiiiiiiiiHiiminiiinmmi3 We Have On Hand THE BEST STOCK IN THE CITY , . Alsa the Newest. Ala the Cheapest. Alsa the Largest- Porcelaln, Onyx, BtS Silver Novcltiea In Infinite VarUtj. Latrtt Importations. Jewelry, Watches, Diamonds. fl. E. ROGERS, Jewetsr and Watchmaker, 215 Lackawanna A73. It i will pay you to keep your eye on THK IMPROVED WELSBACH LIGHT. iltdoesn'thtirttbecye, either. .The Gas Appliance Co o N. Washington Ava AYLESWORTH'S MEAT MARKET The Finest in the City. The latest Improved furnish' ings and apparatus for keeping meat, butter and eggs. 223 Wyoming Avenue. THE KEELEY CURE Why let yonr home and bnainna be destroy, ed throuith strong drink or morphine, when ion ean be eared in four weeks at tho Keeley n.tltnte, 728 Madison avenue. Bcranton, Pa. be Cure WIU Bear Investigation. All Men's Tan and Russet Shoes, all shape toes and sizes, and widths to fit, Our Best Men's Patented Leather Shoes, every shape toe there is made, sold for $5.00. Our price, - KOEHLE 3 WORTH MAKES THE MAN And want of it, the follow." Bo, too, clot hen lieln mulii Hie niun und want nt them th suvukp. To bp well dressed not showily Is a luildiblc aspiration und t ha olio dlllVmire bctweon thn American huv tt(?t and the American gcntli'iimn. You will find our xtock udequale to suit tho most faHtldlous. We Holicit the honor of u cull. 416 LACKAWANNA AVENUE. OUR STOCK OF FURNISHINGS Is varied and estennlva. We have satisfaction In style, quality and price for every man and boy iu town. We try to give better service tbau anyone else. We do give better goods. Drop Id and get acquainted needn't boy un less you with. We waut you to kuow us. lYl. P. M'CANN, Hatter 30s WYOAUINO AVENUE. Others are cutting on Ptraw Hats. Ours have been cut all asasou. KNOX AUENCY. 9 $3.75 Tit I Ml $1.89