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TIIE SCRANTON TBIBUNE-FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 11, 1896.
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riorrman & Moore
FIRE INSURANCE,
120 Wyoming Ave.
"i'ia found i new sun," said a native of
Mars,
'It's as brilliant and glowing as thousands
of stars."
But lh wis) old astronomer answered,
"Not so,
'lis naught but a Dae Incandescent g'ow.
'lis tbe same old earth mide wcndrously
bright
By using Tbe Suburban Electric Light"
Old It Ever Strike You This Way t
Lackawanna
THE,
aundry.
Drop In, WE will WIN the doubtful by our
work.
Special Notice
ABOUT Sept. 20th our
new store will be
completed, which will be
the largest Carpet, Wall
Paper, Drapery and Cur
tain Store in the State,
and we will show the
largest stock of new
goods in each department
ever shown in Scranton.
If
Carpets, Draperies and Wall Pap?r.
I7WV0MIN0 AVE.
1111 JiOTlX
The Jackson Htivrt ltuptist Sunday
school v.. i hold their annual pli-nlu ut
Lauii-1 Hill park today.
There will ln a lin-i'tlnit ot the Uiwn
ni.lti'i Prohibition Ii-ukik' .Monday nibt
In the iiiuu'X to the KvuiiKi'lli-al cliuivli.
A nicetilirf of the Cent nil Prohibition
leiiKiie wll ! held In the ottli-e or Attorney
W. V. Lritliroi) on WuHhiiiKton uvi'imo
tonight.
Mayor Ilulley nnd 1 h fire department
committees of cnimrllM will meet tonlKht
to continue the Franklin Knuiiu.- company
lnvcRtii;tion.
" The picnic and clnm liakc of the Law
rence baml takes place ut Lincoln park
today.. The baud is making un effort to
set new uniforms.
The building committee of the hoard of
control spent last evening looking over
Architect Dp. vis' plan for the new school
building in the Third ward, No.
Mike Clani-ci was held In :'' ball by Al
derman Millar yesterday to answer ut
court for thrctitiMilntr to ,do dire tlilntrs to
bis neighbor, .Mrs. Kin' I Nainil, of South
Washington avenue.
Marriage licenses w?ro granted yes'er
ilayq by Clerk of the Courts John II.
Thomas to Joseph .ceblce and MaKdalena.
IVKWacz, of .Maytlehl; James MrlJon--outih
and Nora Uohcrty, of Scranton.
The funeral of Mrs. Mary H. l'.oml, wife
of Conductor A. C. I loud, of the Nicholson
accommodation, will occur nt Nicholson
on Saturday, September 1-, nt 11 o'clock a.,
m. Services ut the Methodist Kpiscopal
church. Interment nt Nicholson.
The following officers have been elected
by the Orecn Itlilge Women's Christian
Temperance union for the ensuing year:
1'rcsldeiit, Mrs. Frank Depue; vice profi
dent, Mrs. J. It. Thomas; recording sec
retary, Mrs. 8. C. Dorsey; corresponding
secretary. Mrs. 1. K. l'ease; treasurer,
Mrs. J. Hausall.
An npplicatlon for a charter was llld
In court yesterday by an organization
styled Saints Peter and l'alll Husslnn Or
thodox Greek Catholic Henetlelal society
of Scrnnton. Its purpose Is for the bene
ficial nnd protective Interest of its mem
bers from funds collected monthly front
each member. Taylor ti- Lewis nre the at
torneys. This Is at least the tenth Saints
I'eter and I'aul society that the court has
been asked to charter.
BRYAN SURELY COMING.
Will Speak in this fit)- on September
4.1 or Thereabout.
Editor E. J. Lynett, of the Times, re
turned last night from the Harrlsburg;
convention with the news that Candi
date 1'rynn, unless something unfor
Boen changes the programme, will be
In this city on September 23.
. State Chairman Garnian, who Is Mr.
Lynett's authority for the announce
ment, said that it 1b arranged to have
the "boy orator" come this way after
his Philadelphia speech, which is set
for the 22nd lust. - On the day follow
ins it Is proposed to have him talk in
Wilkes-Barre and Scranton.
It may be, however, that ho will stop
at Pottsvllle or some other town and
not arrive here until the 2tth. At all
events he Is going to be here.
ALDERMAN WAS RIGHT.
So Appeal Would Uo Allowed in the
. Sn(kn Itiotinu ( use.
Judge Archbnld yesterday refused to
grant the appeal prayed for by Charles
E. Olver, attorney for Matthias Snfka,
whom Alderman Millar fined $rs for
participating In the Polish church riot,
on Sunday last. The judge sustained
the contention of the alderman that the
police magistrate's decision was final
and consequently the case can not be
appealed.
Sufka paid his line and was released
from bail.
Miss Resslo Dean will resume clashes
in Scranton on the mandolin, banjo and
guitar. September 11. For terms, etc.,
address Powell's music store, Scrnnton,
or 141 South Main street, Wilkes-Darre.
Scranton days, Thursday and Friday.
The stock of M. P. McC.mn, 205 Wy
omlng avenue, will lie sold below coht
beginning Friday, Augui.t II.
ROBERT J. MURRAY.
Assignee.
Slrnm llcnting nnd Plumbing.
P. P. & 51. T. Howlcy, 231 Wyoming ave.
ftead Williams' Buslnets College ad
IS
ANOTHER COUNTY
TICKET IS NAMED
Prohibitionist. Have Na Trouble in
Agreeing Upon Their Candidates.
ADDRESS OF THE REV. J. C. HOQAN
It Was Olio of iho Strong Feature of
the Couvcutiou..Prot. II. J.
Hockeuberry, of Carbondale, Wan
Nnnird lor Coni;reHS--Nu.nc of the
Other rnniliilnlC!(--Tho80 Who
Attended the Convention.
A mass convention of the Prohibition
ists of the county was held In the Acad
emy of Music yesterday afternoon at
which a full ticket was nominated.
Candidates were aNo named for the
various legislative districts. Tbe most
striking feature of the convention wns
a characteristic address by Rev. J. C
Hogan, who wns Introduced as a "Held
marshal of prohibition." Kev. Mr.
Hiigan will be remembered as the
clergyman who figured so conspicuous
ly at the last two meetings of the Wy
oming conference.
The convention was called to order
about 3 o'clock by Calvin W. rnrson,
of Dalton. chairman of the county com
mittee, who said the first business for
the convention to do was to elect a
permanent chairman. H. M. Walton
was chosen for that position. He
thanked the delegates for the honor and
said that never before was there such
a need of prohibitionists as at this time,
fur they offer u remedy for the evils the
body politic suffers, which Fiirpasseii
anything suggested by either of the old
parties. t I.. Wheeler ami . I1
Kogcrs wen- tunned ns perntam nt sec
retaries and tin n the following com
mittees were named by the chairman:
Kcsoliitions-W. W. Lalhrope, 1. A.
Stone, Kev. 11. U Malce, K. K. Shafer,
it:iii.-eiu; J. 1.. Ham:!.
Nominal ioiif-1". It. Orltliths, K. W, "tun
It ,-ke, J. A. Clark.
I'redeiilials-John F. Hroadbent, O. V.
Ltitz, Tallie .Morgan.
New County Committee A. O. I'hom
asoii, ltev. J. FteldiiiK. I.a Plume; Plerv
Hut!, i- Carluin.lale: tl. 1.. Clark. C. V.
; Pimhoih, halton.
Flnance-C. I,. Ilawley, r , fci. liuuiuu
son, lr. Charles Jturr.
lUll.L OF CONVENTION.
A recess of twenty minutes was
taken dining which the committee on
credentials compiled the following roll
of the convention:
Cnrbondule I'lerce Hutler, l)r. Charles
Ilnrr.
I unmoi K. F. Alteniose.Amos Washer.
Kliiiliiirnt-11. O. Thayer, H. S. Thayer.
J.a i'liimi Kev. Janus Fielding-.
Jessup .1. F. Loftus.
Maillsonvllli It. W. Vun Uyck.
I'eekvllle Mark Walker.
I'rleebiirK-Ueurgo W. Wvlland, W
Holder.
Kansom K. 10. Shaffer.
SjiiIIi Abinglon W. O. Williams
II.
W.
Atherton.
Seranton First ward (Hies I.. Clark.
Second ward-H. T. Mallery, C. V. John
son. Fourth ward F. K. Hutchinson, K. H.
C.iltMths.
Fifth ward-ret er KInker, J. C. Davis,
Henry Smith.
Thirteenth ward It. W. Keliow. J. M.
Howell. J. F. Hangl, H. M. Walton,
Charles I.. Hawley, A. G. Thomason, O.
it i. i i..enr,M M. t Carr. I..
I A. Clark, Kev. O. L. Malce, John M.
Hughes.
I Fifteenth ward Edward I'eterick, Tro-
fessor D. A. stont
Seventeenth ward Charles l.e Roy
Wheeler, M. V. Kd wards, John P. Broad-
boot.
Vandllng-J. G. Kvaus.
The following ladles representlnu th.
Woman's Christian Temperance unions
of the city were present: Mrs. C. P.
Simpson, Mrs. I). R Hand. Mrs. Char
lotte Yost, Mrs. Kinily F. R Hlorns,
Mrs. J. K. Chandler, Mrs. 8. C. JJorsey,
Mrs. H. K. l'carce, Mrs. Amelia Smith,
Mrs. Mary K. Chamberlain. The ladles
were invited to take scats on the plat
form, but as one of them expressed
it, they thought "they would be more
comfortable In the seats they occu
pied" In the body of the house and so
declined the courtesy.
MATTER OF FINANCE.
When the convention was again call
ed to order the committee on finance
presented Its report recommending that
the matter of raising funds to carry on
the campaign bo referred entirely to
the secretary of the county commit
tee and that he be selected with special
regard to his fitness for the position.
The following were reported as the
members of the new county commit
tee: H. M. Walton, A. U. Thomason,
W. W. Lathrope. James F. Judge, Giles
L. Clark, C. C. White. Peekvllle: Pierce
Hutler, T. C. Robinson. Carbondale; II.
O. Thayer. Klmhurst; D. W. HornbaUer,
Mauisonville; C. W. Parsons, Halton;
Ira Davis, Ransom; John R. Calvin,
Hlakely Rev. James Fielding, La
Plume, Amos Washer, Dunmore.
The committee on nominations re
ported the following: Congress, Prof.
H. J. Hockenberry, Carbondale; coun
ty commissioners, M. W. Edwards,
Scrnnton; Amos Washer, Dunmore;
auditors. R. W. Keliow-.. Scranton; Ira
Davis, Ransom. All of these nomina
tions were made by acclnmation. The
following legislative nominations were
then made: First district, Giles I
Clark; Second district, John F. Hroad
bent; Third district, George W. Weldy,
of Jubilee; Fourth district, Mark Wal
ker, of Peekvllle. Attorney W. W. Lath
rop presented the following; as the re
port of the committee on resolutions
which was unanimously adopted:
TIIE RESOLUTIONS.
The Prohibitionists of Lackawanna
county. In convention assembled, submit
the following declaration of principles
und statement of facts.
The body politic is sick. It is covered
with "wounds nnd bruises und putt lfy
ing sores." it Is aflllcted with three
dangerous diseases:
First Antagonism between Rich and
Poor.
Second Rapid Increase of Crime.
Third Political Corruption.
Extremes of poverty and wealth pre
vail throughout our land. "Wealth ac
cumulates and men decay." Thous
ancls ran find no work. Other thousand
work but half time or less. And nearly
all who labor, see a few growing1 im
mensely rich out of their labor.
Crime Is increasing far more rapidly
than our population. In iSsn there were
li.r.f.T murders In the United States. In
.18 there were &,fl06. In ISM there
were ubout 10,u"0. Hordes of Ignorant
foreigners are Imported from year to
year. Instead ot lieing civiltzeu anrt
Christianized, they are allowed to herd
like cattle and to enter schools of vice
and crime.
political corruption was never more
In evidence than now. The purity of
the ballot box Is almost gone. Govern
ment by the people and for the people,
has virtually ceased. Instead thereof,
we have government by bosses, by cor
porations, by monopolies and, to a large
extent, by the criminal classes. Candi
dates often buy buth nomination and
election. Money wins rather than merit.
In the factional quarrel in 1895 in the
dominant party of this state, each fac-
tlon accused the other of bribery, coer
cion and fraud. -
MONEY IN POLITICS.
In our own county, money has be
come more potent than ever In polities.
Its use for corrupt purposes has. become
notorious.
Ho It noted that the old parties offer
no cure for all this corruption. Nor do
they furnish any remedy for the fright
ful Increase of crime. They Ignore moral
reforms.
They do, however, propose remedies
for the prevailing discontent and bit
terness of the masses. The Republicans
prescribe "Tariff;" The Democrats,
"Free Coinage of Silver." Tariff has
been tried and failed to cure. The other
prescription Is an experiment, fraught
as many believe with danger.
We avtr that one chief cause of 4he
three great evils named, is the liquor j
trnlllc. As was said by Abraham i-in-uolni
"It Is a cancer in society, eating
out its vitals and threatenlr.s destruc
tion." In Ills younger days, William
McKinley described It as "This most
degrading and ruinous of all human
pursuits."
We propose a plain remedy, to wit:
the destruction of the chief cause of
social and political disease. The abo
lition of the lktuor traitle would feed
more hungry mouths, clothe more
ragged children, brighten more desolate
homes und save more money for the
poor, than legislation In any other di
rection couild possibly do. It would
divert over 1,200 millions of dollars an
nuallymore money than all the gold
and silver coin in the country Into tne
channels of legitimate trade. Thus It
would open new markets for the far
mer's products and the merchant's
wares, to a fare greater extent than the
tariff ever has done, or than tree Bllver
ever can do.
WOULD DIMINISH CRIME.
Thut It would diminish crime im
mensely, goes without saying. That it
would lessen political corruption is
plain. The saloons are chlclly the places
In which voters are bought and sold.
We therefore nlllrm, with emphasis,
that Prohibition Is the most Important
political Issue before the American peo
ple whether considered from a financial,
social or moral standpoint.
We heartily i ndorse the nomination of
Joshua Leveling of Maryland for Pres
ident iii'.i! Hale .Tuhns-vn of Illinois for
vice-president. They are types of the
best American manhood; strong, clean,
Christian men. No one who votes for
tin-in will throw away his vote, it will
count for God and home and native
land. A million votes would not elect
our candidates. Hut lin y would give us
a moral power that would compel fav
i.iable legislation und sjon revolutionize
the country.
We will do all we honorably enn to
ward electing the ticket nominated hero
this day.
To every patriot, to every philanthro
pist, to every Christian, we appeal in
the name of God and Immunity and our
common country. In the unequal con
test which wo are waging with tin
many who nre Influenced by avarice,
by depraved appetite, by personal am
bition cr by business policy, we have
the right to demand the aid of ail tru-
men. He you Protestant or Catholic,
Jew or Gentile, protectionist or free
trader, gold standard man or silveiite,
If you believe that the saloon Is the
enemy of nil that Is good, nil that i-i
noble, all that Is pure, we ask you to
record this conviction at the polls, nnd
to cast a ballot that shall stand the
test of God's all-searching gnze.
TO FILL VACANCIES.
On motion of Mr. Thomason, the
county committee was authorized to fill,
uny vacancy that may occur on the
ticket.
Tallie Morgan, of New York, who was
present, was made a member of the
convention nnd requested to address
the body. He said that the old parties
are going to pieces and that this is the
year for prohibitionists to make con
verts. The virtue of the country, he
said, was greater than the vice and for
that reason prohibition principles must
ultimately triumph.
Pierce Hutler suggested that the
ladies be heard from and In response
to the chairman's Invitation, Mrs. C. D.
Simpson and Mrs. Yost brlelly ad
dressed the convention.
Then, on motion of Rev. G. L. Malce,
Rev. J. C. Hogan was brought before
the convention and made one of the
radical addresses which have brought
him Into prominence during recent
years. Among other things, Mr. Hogan
said:
"I have given up going for the drunk
ards and am now after the deacons.
What we want Is an application of re
ligion. We hear a good deal about
Christian citizenship in these days, but
I am of the opinion that It Is a thing
of Imagination and very thin Imagina
tion at that, which exists only In spots
and these are prohibition spots."
The speaker proceeded to rend ex
tracts from tho utterances of the last
general assembly of the Presbyterian
church and the general conference of
the Methodist church defining the atti
tude of these religious leaders In a
political way and made some very caus
tic comments on what he believed to be
temporizing with evil. As ho viewed
these utterances, "No sin or crime a
man may commit in the ballot box or
in his political relations would Impair
his standing in the pulpit and pew."
This he conceived to be a desperate
condition r.f affairs, as Is also tho fact
stated by him that 95 per cent, of the
church members of the country vote
with the old parties and 80 per cent, of
the ministers follow their example.
A COMPARISON.
There Is very little difference, Mr.
Hogan believes, between Colonel Inger
soll and Father Endeavor Clarke. Both
are Christian gentlemen In some re
spects, but as the speaker regards the
Christian Endeavor leader ho deserves
severe censure for not throwing all his
inlluence in the Oireetlon of prohibi
tion. He closed by saying: "This Is a
government of the saloon, by the
saloon and for the saloon, and I want
to make It a government of the home,
by the home and for the home."
After the adjournment of the conven
tion the new county committee met and
organized.
FIRST GUN FIRED.
Address ofllon. John 11. Wooley in
the Academy of Music.
Hon. John G. Wooley, of Chicago,
fired the first gun of the Prohibition
campaign ut a mass meeting in the
evening in the Academy of Music. His
audience numbered about 7u0, there be
ing two women to every man' and only
n small perccntcge of young fol!:s. All
combined to give lilm un enthusiastic
reception, which his eloquent and win
ning style of oratory merited.
Rev. W. O. Watkins, of the North
End, Introduced Mr. Wooley, making a
short address that was liberally ap
plauded for the vigorous and expres
sive statement he made of the princi
ples of tho Prohibition pur.ty. Mr,
Wooley has a captivating stylo of
speech and when he chooses to Intro
duce a story to Illustrate some point, his
humor is very rich.
This nation 1b a Christian one, he
said, and its hope is in Jesus Christ.
There are thirteen millions of votes
polled In all the states and 85 per cent,
of this number favor the existence of
the liquor traffic. The preacher Is ex
pecttil to do the Impossible. He is left
to look after his pulpit, his visits, the
church societies, missionary societies,
and so many hundred and one things
that he must Inevitably fall. The
salonkec-pcr is not as much to blame as
the Christian voter who elects to legal
ize rum trafllc at so many dollars a
year for the privilege. You may look
over the make-up of either of the two
principal parties, he said, and you will
find that approximately half the saloon
keepers and half the preachers belong
to each side.
The Prohibition party avows against
the saloon. The church-going voters of
the other parties believe that th? saloon
ought to go, but they say the move
ment Is not strong enough yet. Not a
man of them but wishes that a revolu
tion would sweep across' the land wip
ing out the cuise. Then they would
join It and approve.
Mr. Wool.y predicted that the Prohi
bition party will -poll 3"iO,OCO votes on
Nov. 3, and will win in four yens hence.
He devoted the greater part cf his ad
dress to encouraging his hearers to join
the. party now.
Ha addressed himself, too, to mothers
to raise their sons and not drive through
the park with a pug dog on their lap
while the nurse pushes a perambulator
up and down the sidewalk In front of
the residence. The dog In the long run
will come out better than the son. ne
said. Fathers should be more confi
dential and companionable and teach
their sons to see the snares ahead: do
not let the boy learn the danger from
contact and experience.
LUTHER LEAGUE MEETING.
Held in St. Mark's Lutheran Church of
the West SideBusiness That
Was Transacted.
The Central and Northeastern Penn
sylvania division of the Luther League
of America held its annual convention
yesterday In St. Mark's Lutheran
church, coiner of Fourteenth and
Washburn streets. Three sessions were
conducted, at 10.30 a. m. and at 2 and
7.30 p. m.
The officers of the society nre: Presi
dent, Rev. G. 11. Trabert, D. I).,
Wllkes-Harre; vice-president, Rev. A.
L. Ramer, Ph. D Scranton; recording
secretary. Miss Kstelle M. Roll. Wilkes
Rurre; corresponding secretary, Mr. O.
A. Roth, Wllkes-Harre; treasurer. Miss
Clara Schmnlz. Pittston. At the con
vention yesterday were the following
delegates: St. John's church, Wilkes
Karte, Rev. tj. H. Trabert, pastor. II.
L. Hutigerford, Joseph Schlingman,
Mrs. I,. P. Knlllln; Christ church,
Wllkes-Harre, Rev. F. J. Seneker, pas
tor, mism Frances Kautner, Miss Ida
Williams, Miss Annie Stelnliauer, J. A.
Zeliner; St. Peter's church, Hughes
town, Miss Lizzie Flschler, Miss Emma
Roadman, Miss Clara Schmalz, Rev.
Ettwcln, pastor; St. Murk's church,
Scranton, Rev. A. L. Rainer, pastor,
Mrs. A. L. Ramer, Miss Mary Kaucher,
It. B. Moser. E. W. Hauser; Zlon's
Evangelical church, Scranton, Rev. K.
L. Miller, pastor. Miss Schnell, Miss
Kohrwasser, Miss Katie Steanlng, Miss
Annie Sehlottorberk, William Nengilc;
Grace Evangelical church, Gouldsboro,
Rev. Eugene Stettler, pastor, Mrs. J.
H. Roades, Miss Flora Flowers, Miss
Emma Ilager, A. L. Smith; St. Paul's
church, AVIlkes-ISarre, P. W. Siimalz.
These representatives come from
seven out of ten societies In the league.
At the morning session Rev. A. L.
Rainer, pastor of St. Mark's church,
made an opening address of welcome,
which was responded to by Rev. Dr.
Trabert, of Wilkes-Harre, the presi
dent of the division.
After a short religious service the
credential committee reported on the
delegates present. The treasurer re
ported that there was a balance of Jtr.l
in the treasury. Rev. Seneker read
his report of the last state convention,
which was held at Lancaster. The re
port was filed. Other business of the
forenoon meeting was the election of
Mr. Ramer to attend tho next conven
tion of the league, to be held In October,
at Chicago as a representative of the
Methodist Episcopal central division.
The executive committee was author
ized to draft a new constitution for the
division league. Tho committee now
consists of H. H. Hungerford, F. H.
Gerlock, J. Gaughan, Peter Steinhamer
and Rev. Dr. Trabert. Grace Evan
gelical church, of Gouldsboro, applied
for membership In the league. It was
granted. The next convention will be
held at St. Paul's church, Wllkes
Harre. The afternoon session was devoted to
the reading of papers on religious top
ics. Rev. O. F. Ettwcln gave a schol
arly dissertation on "Our League .Vcirk
-What Shall We Do About Them?"
The delegates afterward discussed the
subject. The question box was an In
teresting feature of this session. He
sides these exercises, there was spirit
ual service. Vice-President Ramer
presided over this session.
In the evening there were addresses
by Revs. Eugene Settler and H. P. J.
Seneekcr. The singing of songs ami
the reading of verslcles occupied much
of the time. Ptirtng their stay here tna
delegates ore being entertained at the
residence of Mrs. William H. Reese, of
Fourteenth street.
G0Y ROBS A BANK.
Took Every Cent in tho Institution
Amounting iu nil to Over 93.
John Brooks, a colored boy, who
boards with Mrs. James Hepps, of South
Washington avenue, was arrested yes
terday for stealing something over $3
from a toy bank belonging to the board
ing "Missus."
When arraigned before Alderman
Millar he admitted his crime, restored
the money and produced friends who
settled for the costs, all of which se
cured for him his liberty.
Admission to High School.
For admittance to the high school
pupils who have finished the Grammar
A di partment must present certificates
frtim the city superintendent of
schools. Those wishing to enter the
preliminary examination for entrance,
who fulled In the June Grammar A
examination must present recommen
dations from their respective princi
pals. The preliminary examination
will be held In the board of control
rooms, City building, September 14th,
at li o'clock and will Include United
States history, arithmetic, Iiinglish
grammar, geography, drawing and ele
mentary algebra.
Those .wishing to consult with th
principal concerning matterB pertain
ing to the high school may call at 401
Commonwealth building, dally, except
Saturday from 10:30 to 11:30 a. m., and
2:30 to 4 p. m.
GEORGE W. PHILLIPS.
Principal.
Ask Your Dealer
for McGnrrah's Insect Powder, 25 and
10-eeut boxes. Never sold In bulk,
Take no other.
GRAND JURY WILL
MEET ON MONDAY
Common Council Chamber in City Hall
to Be Used by It
OVER FIVE HUNDRED TRANSCRIPTS
A Greater Number of Cases Will Be
Presented to the Coming Grand
Jury Tliuu Ever Ucfore in the His
tory of tbe County--Kquity Court
Will Also llcgin on .Monday.
Court will resume next Monday after
the summer vacation. The grand Jury
will meet at 30 o'clock that morning In
common council chamber, city hall, and
will be charged by Judge Edwards. It
is not settled where equity court will
be held; the county commissioners have
made application for the use of the
Federal court room until the court house
Is fitted up for occupancy.
The court house will not be in shape
for use until, probably, the end of Octo
ber. Postmaster Vandllng has written
to Washington und filed the request of
the commissioners for the Federal
room. He has not received a reply and
If he does not by tomorrow It will be
necessary to seek some other place for
equity court. There is not a great de
sire on the part of the Judges or attor
neys to meet In the arbitration room.
That place, at any time, has not been
comfortable for court purposes, and now
with the building operations in progress
and a stationary engine pulling close to
the windows. It is less desirable. Pro
viding no answer oonus from Wash
ington before Monday, the select coun
cil chamber in city hall will likely be
used. i
A RECORD BROKEN.
District Attorney John It. Jones Is
busy handling the transcripts sent in
by the vurious aldermen and Justices
of the peace of the county. The com
ing grand jury w ill be a record breaker.
Alreudy more transcript have been
sent in than in uny other term hereto
fore. Last September's grand jury was
a record breaker, too. Not only were
more cases passed upon by It than any
jury before, but the number was far In
excess of what had been disposed of at
i one term.
I Then they passed upon 50!) cases. So
i far this term 621 transcripts have been
I sent in, and that number will be In
j creased to at least CD0 before the Jury
adjourns. This list cannot be passed
i upon in one week, nnd it will require
possibly two weec-ks. There are two
murder cases, but the murderers ure at
large. Joseph Kolar, who split Michael
Kadzina's head with an ux ut Jessup
two months ago, hus not been cap
tured; nor has George Vail Horn, Mrs.
Wescott's murderer.
It Is not necessary that they be In
custody for the grand jury to Indict
them. Evidence can be brought to sat
isfy the Jury thnt they ought to be held
for court, and then a true bill can be
returned against them, on which they
can be tried whenever they are caught.
District Attorney Jones has not made
up his mind to bring the murder cases
before the jury. There is so much to
do that the two cuses may be put over
to the November session, or postponed
altogether until the murderers are
caught.
REPAIRS ON COURT HOUSE.
The repairs at the court house will
tend to throw criminal business back,
so that there Is very little doubt but
that a special term of court will have
to be held later on when the repairs
are completed. Work Is progressing
very satisfactorily with the Iron con
tractors. They will have It finished in
fifteen days, exclusive of the tiling on
the roof. That cannot be stnrted until
the masonry Is done. It will be Janu
ary 1. lSf7, before the sound- of tho
hammer and saw and the stroke of the
painter's brush will have disappeared.
Next Tuesday, the lath, nt 12 o'clock
noon, the commissioners will close the
time for sending In sealed proposals for
the sale of $1.1.000 of bonds. Letters
have been received from bankers and
financiers as far west as Chicago ask-
ARTISTIC
E1BR0IDERY
An old proverb says marriage Is tbe
i only bargain world without end," but
i thero seems to he no end to the coming
; high nrt In embroidery exhibited by
Cramer & Wells. Not only can they Inter.
est you with their beautiful work and de
! signs, but they execute stumping and cm.
! broidery to your Ideas and furnish nil the
I muterluls pertaining to the nrt Not a
, sjeck of old stock: everything new, spick,
span an 1 up-to-dute.
1 Lessons ghen If desired.
A. R. SAWYER,
13a Wyoming Avenue.
BEST SETS Of TEETH. SU
Including the ptinless extracting of
teeth bjr u entirely now procaj.
S. C. SNYDER, D. D. S.,
I 1M EpraceSt.. Opp. Hotel Jcrmyn.
CHEAT BAReASPIS
IN MATTINGS AND RUGS.
Japanese Regs, 9x9 ft, $5; some slightly damaged, - $4.00
Japanese Rugs, 71-2x101-2, ft. $5; some slightly damaged, 3.69
Japanese- Rugs, 3x3 ft., - SOc. each.
Straw Mattings .... 10c. per yard.
UcEntire Stock reduced to close out.'SJCr
SIEBEOICER
(Large Show Window.)
lng for Information coneernlng the
bonds, and it has kept Clerk Wagner
busy answering them. The desire to
bid on the bonds shows that the credit
of Lackawanna county la good.
THE LEADER SALE.
Immense Crowds of Bargain Buyers
Throng the Store.
The Leader dry goods fire sale was
opened yesterday, and the rush of bar
gain buyers was enormous. All day
long the crowds pressed against the
doors. The buyers were allowed to en
ter In sections and made their exit
through the rear doors into the yard
and alley back of the Wyoming House.
The services of fifty clerks in addi
tion to the main force of the store were
taxed to attend to the demands of anx
ious customers who were in search of
bargalns.The- sale will be continued to
day. The School of Art and Design, 633
Madison avenue, will reopen Sept. 14,
Miss Worthington, principal.
Prices Cut
IN HALF.
ttiiitt
IN STERLING SILVER.
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423 Lackawanna Avanua.
Clarke Bros.' Very Best
Patent Flour, per bar
rel, - $3.75
Feed, Heal or Corn, per
hundred, - - - .70
Clarke Bros,' Celebrated
Berkshire Sugar Cured
Hams, per lb, - .0934
Strictly Fancy Elgin
Creamery Butter, per
lb, - - .18
20 lbs. Granulated Sugar,
- 1.00
Choicest Light and Very
Lean Bacon per lb.,
.0534
JSThese goods are war
ranted to be the finest sold in
the city of Scranton.
CLARKE BROS
POWELL'S
fiusic Store.
PIANO SPECIALTIES:
Chickering
(The Standard of the World,)
Ivers & Pond
(With Patent Soft-Stop,)
McPhail
(With Compeniatlnfc Rodi.)
Norris & Hyde
(With Transposing Keyboard.)
And other excellent
makes. Prices and terms
on application.
JEWELER
& WATKINS
406 LACKA. AVE.
ANOTHER RAKE CPPGRTOXITT.
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At Remarkably Low Prices.
LADIES' CAPES.
Ladles' Cloth Capes, formerly
$2.50. Sale Price. 08 j.
Ladles' Velvet Capes, formerly
$5.O0, sale Price, $2.59 .
Ladies' Silk Capes, formerly
$ti.OO, Sale Price, $2.98
LADIES' SUITS.
Ladies' Outing Suits, liued with
silk, full tikirt, formerly
$ 1 1 .50, Sale Price, $8.98
Ladies' Blazer Suits, In all
wool mixed goods, formerly
$10.00. Sale Price. $5.93
Ladies' Black All Wool Serge
Suits, formerly $12.00,
Sale Price, $7.00
Fine Milan Braid Sailors,
worth $1.40. Sale Price, 3a
LADIES' SHIRT WAISTS.
Which M ere sold at $1.19, 98c
and 75c., Sale Price, 39c
Ladies' Fine Dimity Shirt
Waists. formerly $2.50,
$1.75 and $1.45,
Sale Price, $1.19
INFANTS' COATS.
Infants' Long and Short Coats,
silk and cashmere, formerly
$3.50, Sale Price. $1.19
Infants' Caps, formerly 35c,
Sale Price, 10a
Now is the time to have your
furs repaired by the only pructi
cal furrier in the city.
J. BOLZ,
138 Wyoming Avanus.
High
Grade
Shaw,
Emerson,
Malcolm Lots.
Clongti & Warrea,
Carpenter,
Waterloo.
And Lower Grades a!
Very Low Prices.
J. LAWRENCE STELLE.
S03 SPRUCE STREET.
are necenaary to the well appointed table.
Prices for pretty designs In good china
are very low now. There li no reason
why you nhotild not be able to prepare tor
the coming iteason. Just look in and ee
whut wo offer.
in renn ays. ipp. cspusi uiurca.
Middle of the Block.
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iTEINWAY A SON'S , ,
Ackaewlcdged tne Leading
PIANOS
Of the Wert
DECKER BROS.,
KRAMCHB BACHB and other.
ORGANS
Musical Instruments,
ilusical Merchandise,
Sheet Music and
Music Books.
urcha.ers wilt always find complete
tock and at price a tow a the qua,
tty al the Inttrument will permit at
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HUSIC STORE,
'7 Wyoming At. Scranton
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