TIIE SCRANTON TBIBUNE TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 29, 189.. Norrman & Moore FIRE INSURANCE! 120 Wyoming Avo. nnnuciRiiiLfflco. Come, Benny, 'til time you woro going to bed; Com lay on your pillow your tlrod little held." Why. Auntie, how funny. I don't go by day, The sun Is soehlny, I'll go out to play," The aim la not shining, my child, it h night; But our people uso the Suburban Light." Did It Ever Strike Vou This Way ? Lackawanna THE aundry. Drop in, WE will WIN the doubtful by our aarks. SpecialNotice ABOUT Sept. 20th our new store will be completed, which will be the largest Carpet, Wall Paper, Drapery aud Cur tain Store in the State, aud we will show the largest stock of new goods in e'ach department ever shown in Scranton. I (aipeis, Draperies and Wall Pap-'r. I17WY0MINQ AVE. (J1TY AUTES. Reasons for a now trial were fllwl in the case of Mrs. Rebecca Flynn usulnst Ur. titorge E. Hill. Haturiluv l the last flay for taklriK out naturalization papers that will enable the holder to vote at the eonilUK election. A special meeting of the lllesseil Vli'Khi Riidallty will be held this evening at the Church of St. John the Evangelist, faouth Bide. ReRUlnr meetlnK of the Central Wo men's (.'hristlan Temperance union this afternoon at . o'clock ut their room, 301 Washington avenue. A reoltul will be (,'lvcii In the Kim Tark church Thursday evening; by Miss AuKUSta Helen Ollmnre, of the Emerson College of Oratory, Boston. Services for the Feast of the Conclusion were held In the Linden Street temple last eveniim at 7 :). other services will be held at 10 o'clock this morning. There will be a Christian F.ndenvor dining room ut 4ii2 l,nckawnnii uvemio during' the Christian Endeavor convention conducted by the ladies of t!u Plymouth Congregational church. This evening James Pnnn will deliver (in address In College hall under the aus pices of the Women's Keeley league, lie will be Introduced bv Kev. 1'. J. McMnnua. who will dellvi'r a short uddrcss, ami thero will be sliiKing by the Cirace Lutheran church choir. The funeral of Anthony JToran. an. nounecnient of whose death was made In yesterday's Tribune, will take plu-e Wednesday morning from his late resi dence ut Dudley and Fifth streets. Dun more. Interment will bo made In the old Catholic cemetery. A resolution extending the time for pay ment of city tajces until Nov. 1 and ano ther directing the city solicitor to provide against collectors of delinquent taxes for years prior to 1911. who have fulled to set tle their duplicities, were signed yester day by Mayor lialley. John I.. Kerr, manager of the Froth ingham theater and u member of Syracuse Irfidge of Elks, has extended to the Scran ton lodge an Invitation to that place of nmusement for Friday evening, when "The American Girl" will be presented. It will be known as "Elk's Night." Murriage licenses were granted yester day to William Navin. of old Forge, and Sarah Callla. of Scranton; Thomas Me Hale and Julia Dempsey, of Carhondalc; Patrick Cnffrey and Annie C. Llnde, of Arehbald: Edwin C. Futterson, or Scran ton, and Ellen Lupton, of (ilbsoti, Susque hanna county; Edward M. Wnlllek and Elizabeth Shone, of Peckvllle; Joseph ltoss and Wary Sock, of Jcssup; Anthony t.'on ny and Jennie Scanlon, of Cnrbondale. Superintendent Oconto H. Smith, of the Erie ami Wyoming niiey raiiroau, nan made arrangements for u special train to be run from l'lttston tomorrow morning to accommodate ull who wish to attend the funeral of the late Anthony Hornn, of Dunmore. The train will leave l'lttston at 7.4.r.. Uranch 4S, Catholic .Mutual Ilenetit association, of that place, will assemble at Its hall at 7 o'clock to prepare for reaenmg nunmore on me special tram. The decensed was a member of Uranch 4t. SCRANTON ELKS WILL GO. To Attend the Dedication Exercise in Hollenbark Cemetery. An event of much interest to all Elks In Northeastern Pennsylvania will take place at Wllkes-Barre on Wednesday, on which occasion a beau tiful monument, presented by Exalted Ruler Benjamin P. Dllley will be dedl cuted at Hollenbaek cemetery. The members of Scranton lodge will par ticipate, and have arranged for a spe cial train via Delaware and Hudson railroad, leaving; here at 12.50 p. m., ar riving; at Wllkes-Harre at 1.30, In time for the parade and otlier exercises. It 18 expected that Bauer' band will ac company the lodge. The following Is the programme as arranged by the Wilkes-bnrre lodge: - 1. A Tale Bach Alexander's Ninth Regiment band. 2. Organization of lodge, Exalted Kuler Benjamin F. Dillev. t. Prayer Hev. W. D. Johnson i. Dedication ceremonies, officers and members o. Approval and proclamation, Dr. P. F. Ounster, district deputy Eastern Pennsylvania. (. Unveiling monument. .Miss Ethel C. Mevers T. Orator).,.. Brother Wesley E. Woodruff b. L.ea Kinuiy iignt .Newman Quartette. . Oration ...Brother Frank W. Wheaton IV. Poet and Peasant Suppe rNimu iteKimeni uanu. 11. Oration Brother George S. Ferris 12. O Where Shall Rest Be Found, Montgomery Quartette. IX Oration Brother John McGohren 14. Closing ceremonies ... Officers of lodge 16. Benediction Rev. W. D. Johnson ALLE0ES A CONSPIRACY. D. II. Reploglo Ha Two Attorney nnd Their Client Arrested. Two attorney P. P. Olbbs and J, H. Bonner, with their clients, William " C, Carey, George Mitchell apd Daniel Mitchell, of Old Forge, were charged .before Alderman Wright yesterday with conspiracy to defraud. The plain tiff was D. P. Replogle. agent for Globe lodge. Independent Order ot Odd Fel low. , . , Borne time ago Mr. Replogle negott ftUd loan of 11,000 with W. C. Carey. 1 II Thi.kiii7h unm nrmntfeme-nt Carey' son-in-law, Daniel Mitchell, waa paid ?:SK0 or the loan, Mr. uepiogie uimo uu vanclng him a small sum on his own account. Carey objected and m a suit before arbitrators. Judgement was Riv en tor Mio against neinugw. n"" alleges that the whole affair was a nnnunlropv In flufra.lirl Hnd hrlniTS SUit against all who were interested on the other side of the case. Attorneys J. E. Bos and Nathan Vldaver, representing the defendants, appeared before Alderman Wright yes terday and waived a hearing, giving bail for the appearance of their clients at court. BURNS SUDDEN DEATH. While in the Office ot Architect Davis He Was Stricken by Apoplexy. An Inquest Held. Foreman Michael Burns, of the plumbing nnd steam heating depart ment of Hunt & Council, dropped dead of apoplexy at 11 o'clock yesterday morning In the olllce of Architect Ed ward H. Davis on the sixth Moor of the Commonwealth building. Architect Davis prepared the plans for new No. 10 school on the South Side, nnd Hunt & Conenll has the con tract for the sanitary work and steam heating. Mr. Burns made a call at Mr. Davis" olllce earlier in the day, but did not find him In. und he U-rt a note nsklnir Mr. Davis to telephone to Hunt Ciinnell's ns soon as he arrived. Mr. Burns then went away. A few minutes before 11 o'clock Mr. Davis came In. and seeing the note. Immediately telephoned fur Mr. Burns. The latter was not long in coming, and as he reached the wuitlng room of the architect's office he stopped to look at something, or stopped on account of a sudden puin, but if it was the lat ter reason, he made no noise nor was not beard to groan. Mr. Davis heard something fall heavily to the lloor, but he thought Mr. Burns had upset some thing. Mr. Seward, who works In the olllce, looked to see whnt caused the noise and he saw Mr. Burns stretched on his back on the lloor. Dr. J. I.. Went a was called, but death had set In, nnd from the appear- once of the body death must have been nlinost Instantaneous. When Mr. Seward first saw hltn his breast was heaving, but the face wns stony and there was no sign of animation in It. Coroner Longstreet was notified and he gave orders to have the body re moved to Uatib's undertaking estab lishment. At L'.SO in ine afternoon Deputy Coroner E. M. Penny packer visited Raub's nnd with Dr. Walter M. Reedy made a post-mortem examina tion. Dr. John O'Malley was ulso present. The jury empaneled consisted of W. A. Haul). Charles Raub, John Raub, W, G. Miser, Jacob Demuth and O. M. Custer. The examination showed that death was due to upoplexy and the ver dict of the Jury was In accordance. l ndertaker Cusick wns then sum moned and conveyed the remains to tlie late home, 105 l'lttston avenue, where a mourning widow and seven young children were in waiting. The children are Annie, James, Mamie, Thomas. John, Joseph nnd Gertrude. Mr. Burns was a prominent member of St. John's parish, South Side, and from his position as foreman for Hunt & Conenll wus well known in Hit? city. He was 47 years old and entered the employ ot that firm twenty-live years ago, Just lifter finishing his trade In the shop of W. G. Doud. Twelve years ago he was appointed foreman of the plumbing ami steam fitting depart ment, and he had general charge; of all the work. He sung In the choir of St. John's church, belonged to St. Pat lick's Total Abstinence and Benevolent society, und was a member of Branch ,S5. Catholic Mutual Beneficial associa tion. He Bail Ju.-Jt let the cuntrai-t for a new resilience next to that of Dr. J. J. Walsh, on l'lttston uvenu, and the basement of It Is about finished. IT BECOMES A LAW. Mayor Bailey Did Not Veto the Ordi nance Providing for the Open Ing of Price Street. Prloo street Is to be opened. The ordinance providing for this Improve ment became a law on Saturduy and ns it specifies; that the required land "is hereby appropriated" there is no get ting back of It. In view- of the fact that The Trib une on Friday announced that Mayor Bailey would veto the ordinance some may be lead to believe In the light of this later development that The Trib une knew not whereof It ioke. Such, however. Is far. from being the case. Mayor Halley did intend, ir to speuk nnalifledly, said he Intended, to veto the measure, nnd maybe he did veto it. or rather did something that he thought was n veto of it. At nil events he didn't veto It. Neither did he ap prove of it. Vet It Is a law. By his failure to do one thlnn; or the other within the prescribed fifteen days from the time the measure came before him It went Into effect, and without let or hindrance from the chief executive. Just what Mayor Bailey's Idea was In announcing 'that he intended to veto the ordinance and then allow It to Ik come a law by default is more than any one about city hall cares to vouch safe Just at present. The land required Is owned by Mrs. Elizabeth Davis. There Is a double house on It and she wants IG.OUO for the house and lot. The city hasn't got as much aa sixty cents to apply to this purchase, but It will have to find it or borrow it somewhere. It Is tnoft likely that nothing will be done about the matter until after the estimates committee meets in the spring, when it is likely an appropria tion will be made to make the much needed Improvement. NEW FIRE INSURANCE FIRM. Messrs Post and Ilackctt are Now Fully Prepared to do a general fire insurance business at their office, room 12, in Memorial building, 125 and 12" North Washington avenue, und respectfully solicit a share of their friends' business. ISAAC j. POST. WM. T. HACKETT. Scranton, Pa., September, 1SU6. On Wednesday, Sept. 30, D L. & W. train leaving Scranton at 9.15 a. m. will run through to Montrose. Tickets, $1.00 for the round trip, good for re turn Oct. 1. Men In and Cold Lunches. Meals and cold lunches served at all hour at Lohmann'a. Spruce street Regular dinner 40 cents. Imported and domestic wines, cigars and liquors. Twining, optician 125 Penn avenue. In Harris' drug store. Hour 9 a. m 6 p. m, To Cure n Cold in One Day. Take laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money if it falls to cure. 25 cents. Ask Your Dealer for McOarrah's Insect Powder, 25 and 10-cent boxes. Never sold In bulk Take no other. Fresh Sea. Trout, 6c. lb. Atlantic Fish Co., US Franklin ave. Mrs. Bradley has added dressmaking in connection with millinery. THE FATHER AND THE WOMEN BLAMED Jury Finds That Criminal Negligence Attended Janus Wood's Death. WAS THE VICTIM OF FAITH HEALERS Inquest Held in Arbitration Room aud Wns Attended by Nearly Every Christinu Scientist in the City. Testimony Uiven by the Difl'crcul M'itnesscsCliristiau Scientists Dcliuc Their Relief with Regard to Disease. Coroner Longstreet conducted an In vestigation last night In the arbitra tion room of the court house in the case of James Wood, the 12-year-old boy who was allowed to die without medi cal treatment. The boy's father nrd Mrs. May nurd and Mrs. JleKee, the two women who performed Christian Scientist faith cure, wore charged by the Jury with criminal negligence. Dis trict Attorney John R. Jones was wait ing for the result of the coroner's In vestigation, und it Is quite probable that ho will have warrants sworn out totiuy. The arbitration room was crowded with Christian Scientists. Every seut in the room was taken, und the janitor Cupluln Turner, was secured to lind eMails from the other offices to accom modate nil. Besides the Christian Sci entists there was not a few attracted merely out of curiosity. As soon as Coroner Longstreet an nounced that the hearing was about to begin, ex-Lieutenant Governor L. A. Watres arose and asked to be permitted to make n statement. He snld it ap peared in the newspapers that some persons are guilty of criminal negli gence in the case then being investi gated. He and Attorney George S. Horn had been retained, he said, to rep resent the persons accused. Coroner Ixmgstreet Informed him that it has always been his policy to permit legal representatives to exam ine witnesses Bt Inquests, but if so it wus nn uot of grace and was not com pulsory. The coroner's court is not one of Imiulry. not a place where defend ants are put on trial. Colonel Watres answered that the accused persons were just ns desirous as any one could possibly be of having the matter fully Investigated. Either they are or they are not guilty, and they desired as much as the coroner to bring every matter out that had a bearing upon the cuse. MR. WOOD SWORN. James It. Wood, fathiV of the dead boy, was called and put under oath by the coroner. He Is a miner, ho said, not cutting coal, but doing carpenter work in the mines. The boy that died wus sick a week, and his sickness ut first consisted of dizzy pains in the head. He had no medlcul treatment, but was given Christian Scientist treatment. This as Mr. Wood understands It con sists of prayer, that God will answer supplications sent up for the relief of the suffering pel-son, and th.it a tan gible physical cure will be effected. The boy wus treated every day for a week bv Mrs. Mayniird, of Green Ridgi and on tho day lie died he wad treated by Mrs. David McKee, of Adams avp nue. He gave them no pay for their services. He wafl osked by one of the jurymen whether any more members of the fam ily were sjek, and responded affirma tively. There was another child sick a week nnd it was given similar treat ment and recovered. Questioned by Mr. Horn he answered that the boy that died was cared for by Its mother during the Illness and its comfort was attended to In the most careful man ner. He didn't call In a doctor for medical treatment beonuse he has no faith In doctors. The reason Is this, he had three children die and his wife wns sick seven years, although he had the most skillful medlcul treatriient. Under Christian scientist fulth cure his wife got well. The other child that was sick the week before the one that died was treated by the faith curlsts und got well, and had symptoms sim ilar to the one that died. He said he followed the dictates of his best judg ment in employing Christian scientist cures. ONE OP THE HEALERS. Mrs. Charles Maynard, one of the women who wus called in to treat the boy, was next sworn. She saw him first on Sept. 17. He then complained of drowsiness nnd his head was mvt feel ing just risht. Her Idea of his sick ness was that he had symptoms sim ilar to those of the other child. The boy appeared to be suffering, but she dlil not know what wns the matter with him. She treated him once every day for a week. Coroner Longstreet asked heir If the symptoms of the boy's Illness were like scarlet fever, diphtheria, croup or what. She said when she saw him last he was sleepipng quietly, she never stud ied medicine, knows nothing of the laws of disease, and knows nothing of sick ness except what she learned from per sonal experience. She received no pay for this treatment, and gave her ser vices gratuitously, her pay being the consciousness of having done good to Bomp creature. She explained that her method of treatment Is to try and make the pa tient realize that God is the only power nnd the prayers are invoked to bring about harmony between God and the sufferer. Her Idea of harmony In that sense of the word Is good health. She prepared herself for faith curing by reading "Science nnd Health." by Mary Baker Kddy. and she had class Instruc tion from Judge Hannu, now a reader in the mother church. The first case she treated got well In four days. The coroner asked her if her treatment on the boy that died had any outward effect and she said it made him brighter and he manifested greater activity. She wns asked If she observed any swelling of the face, neck, nose or throat, any discoloration of the face, or noticed whether the child was troubled with shortness of breath. All she could state was that Christian scientists do not recognize any diag nosis such as doctors do. DEGREE OF BENEFIT. Mr. Horn got her to relate how she came to become a Christian Scientist. It was six years ago, and the cause was that she had suffered for a long time from sickness and could not gel cured. Friends recommended the sci ence to her and she gave it n trial, found It worthy and has since believed In it. A patient Is benefitted by Christian Science In the degree that he Is able to realize the power of God. Mrs. Maynard treated a dozen or more cases altogether. This was the first fatal case. One of the Jurors asked her If the state grants her the right to practice this method of heal ing, and she answered that It granted her the right to worship God accord ing to the dictates of her conscience, and that's all she was doing. She is not practicing medicine and prescribes no remedies. Mrs. David McKee, ' the other wo man, was next called. The coroner asked her what business she Is en gaged In, and she told him a Christian Scientist. She treated the son of James Wood. The parents sent for her. She was asked If he .was suffer ing any pain and she said he seemed to have a sense of tnharmony. ine coroner asked her to explain what she meant and she answered that har mony meant about the same as health. She sat down and tried to realize thp highest sense of prayer. The coroner asked her If she affected to heal by prayer and she told him she did not heal; It was done by God. One of the Jurors asked her It she-knows what diphtheria Is, and she admitted she hud something the doctors called by that name. As a Christian Scientist she does not believe in it as a con tagious disease. SHE WAS AN INVALID. Seven years ago last May she first took up this belief. Her sister had been Bick on what the doctors called her deathbed and they gave her four days to live. Christian Scientist treat ment cured her so that she was out in four weeks. She, herself, was sick from childhood even up to the time of her marriage, and Christian Scientist treatment cured her. This is the first fatal case In her experience of at least fifty cases. She treated her own child for diphtheria. She received no pay In this case, but is under salary from the believers In thru doctrine in this city. She has no authority from the state other than that relied upon by Mrs. Maynard; namely, that the constitution guaran tees them the right to worship God ac cording to the dictates of their own conscience. Colonel Watres asked her If It was compulsory upon all Christian Scien tists to ignore medical treatment In cases of disease or sickness, and her answer was as follows: "A person Is not compelled to have our trentnient. lie must have our treatment alone or medical treatment ulone. There is no fuch thing ns medicine. I have had no medicine, oils or liniment In my house thp past seven years. We do not diag nose u single ease. We simply practice the healing that Jesus taught while on earth and we rely solely on that. The treatment is the same in all cases. We know nothing about disease." She said tht y have no prescribed form of treatment, but adopt the highest form of prayer. The Lord's prayer is repeated and nn effort Is made to bring the patient's mind to a realization of the all powerful presence of God. Cor oner Longstreet asked her how a per son In a comatose state could be brought to r-nllze and after some coaching by Colonel Watres she said In substance thRt with Ood all things are possible. The same method Is used ns the 'disciples and St. Paul used. The Scientists do not claim to be a factor in the healing process any fur ther than In the effort to bring thp patient to a realization of God's pow er. LAWS MADE FOR DOCTORS. One of the jurors risked her If she ever saw a placard on a house where a contagious disease existed and wheth er or not she understood Its signifi cance, nnd w hether or not she was not aware that the laws of the board of health make It incumbent upon all hav ing anything to do with contagious diseases to report them. Her answers were that-the laws are made for doctors and materia mediea, two things Chris tian Scientists do not believe in. Mr. Wood was recalled by Mr. Horn nnd testified that he has seen five or six cases c.f diphtheria uround the neigh borhood where he lives within the past few months, and although doctors at tended them they nil proved fatal. That was all the testimony nnd after a short deliberation the Jury agreed upon the following verdict: We, the undersigned Jurors, find that James Wood, Jr., died from diphtheria. We further find that James it. Wood, sr., .Mrs. McKee, and Mrs. Muynard are guilty of criminal negligence In permitting Jsmes Wood, Jr.. to die without giving him proper medical attention. We also llnd that the case was not reported to the board of health as required by law In cases of contaKlous diseases. The testimony adduced shows that Mrs. McKee and Mrs. Muynard are in the hnhlt of instituting forms of treatment for the cure of disease and receiving money In return, contrary to the laws of the state of Pennsylvania. A. K. Vorhls, Walter M. Reedy, C. V. Chamberlain, Jacob Demuth, W. E. Kel ler und Joseph J. Webb. WILL RAISE A BANNER. Central Republican Club Intends Swing a Handsome One to the Breeze Friday Night. to At a meeting of the Central Republi can club held last night It was decided to rulse a McKlnley and Hoburt ban ner In front of the club rooms Friday night. There will be a demonstration preceding the banner raising and a number of prominent orators will speak. The banner Is a handsome one and was obtained from H. U. Hope well. It Is 15 by 25 feet In slxe und contains well executed portraits of McKlnley and. Hoburt. The names of the Republican candidates, national, state and local, appear on the banner, along with the campaign rullying cry, "Prosperity. Protection, Sound Money." All of the Republican clubs of the city and Republicans generally are invited to attend the banner raising. The fol lowing committee was apiHilnted last night by the club to take charge of the arrangements for It: F. W. Kleltz. W. A. May. John F. Scragg, Walter Henwood and C. H. Penman. It was decided last night to procure uniforms for the members of the Cen tral dub and organize a marching club. G. B. Thompson, William Con nell, W. A. St. John. H. H. Beidlenian and William McClave were named ns a committee on uniforms. A letter was received from James A. S. McClellan, secretary of the-Delaware, Lackawan na and Western Railway Men's Sound Money dub, announcing that an or ganization with sixty members had been perfected and that within a week It would have a membership of 300. It is composed of engineers and firemen. W. A. Stanton, of the car shops organi zation, apprised the members of the club that they have a membership of 575. Committees on campaign nnd finances were appointed and the fid lowing were directed to secure a suit able room In which to receive returns on election night, access which only members of the Central Republican dub will have: Major Everett. War ren, W. S. Millar, C. E. Pryor, S. H. Stevens and E. K. Hall. Before tho dose of the meeting, re marks were made by William Connell, F. W. Fleitz. T. F. Penman, W. W. Watson. W. S. Millar, H. H. Heldle man. John F. Scragg and George B. Thompson. The Central club meets every Mon day night and for the balance of the campaign proposes to take a very ac tive part In It. Plans are already un der way for a big demonstration dur ing October. TWO REPLEVIN SUITS. Want to Determine Ownership of Goods of Rev. Michael I'rzn. Jones Szlwokas, George Smith and Miehuel Shembosky, trustees of the Lithuanian Catholic church In the North End. began an action In re plevin yesterday to determine the own ership of the household goods sold by the recent pastor. Hev. Michael Peza, to A. E. Strong, the auctioneer. Attor ney C. W. Dawson represents the plaintiffs. Attorney M. A. McGinley represent ing Frank Honin, Leopold Galblesh and W. Ankiev.iez, trustees of the South Side Polish church, began a re plevin suit to determine the ownership of household goods seized by the sher iff on an execution Issued by D. A. Boone & Co. against Father Aust. - Opening. A dainty line of Children's Coats at the Baby Bazaar, 512 Spruce street. Dr. If. F. Reynolds, Dentist, William Bldg., opp. postofftce. MARRIED. WAONER-AI.LISON In the Centenary Methoillst Rplnropal parsonage. King hamton. X. V., SHpt. 2G. law, by the Kev. John H. Kaoe, Robert Leet Wagner and Hutinah Allison, both el Dunmore. W. N. COLE TRIED TO KILL HIMSELF He Swallowed Over an Ounce of - Laudanum. TOLD THE DOCTORS TO LET HIM DIE Tbey Refused to Comply with Ills Request and at a Late Hour Last Night the Indications Were Favorable , to His RccovcryDo mcstic Troublo Wns the Cause of the Hash Act. W. N. Cole, of 527 West Market street, constable of the Third ward, attempted suicide at 6.20 o'clock last night by taking nn ounce of laudanum. Family troubles is the only reason as signed for the rash act. Early last evening Mr. Cole went to Duvis' drug store and purchased an ounce of laudanum, and after bidding several of his most Intimate friends a "good-bye," went to his home nnd drunk the poison. His sister, who was at the house at the time. Immediately summoned Drs. Berry, Bower. McLnln and Caldwell, who, after working with him for a long time revived him some what. At a late hour last night he was resting comfortably nnd strong hopes for his recovery are now enter tained. Mr. Cole, while the doctors were working over him to save his life made an earnest plea for them to allow him to die. But when the phy sicians were inserting the stomach pump, he said: "Don't choke me to deuth." Mr. Cole's wife deserted him last Wednesday and since that time he has been much depressed In spirits. It is the second time that Cole's wife has left him within a short period. Her action wns due to Jealousy. Mr. Cole says that lust Wednesday he was In the firemen's parade with the members of the Niagara Hose company and he gave his wife money to go to the central city and see it. After the parade dispersed Mr. Cole met several ladies with whom he Is acquainted and while standing talking to them one nsked him for a bouquet of the flowers he carried In the bell of his tiumct. Mrs. Cole happened to be standing close by and overheard the remark. She commenced to upbraid him and a scene resulted. When Cole arrived home that night he found that his wife had left him. HIGH SCHOOL IN SESSION. Commercial Course Is a Favorite with the Pupil. Between 425 and 450 pupils entered the portals of the new high school when they were thrown open for the first session yesterday morning. When the pupils congregated In the auditori um they found on the stage Messrs. Wormser, Welsh. Jennings, Mitchell and Langstaff, of the board of control; Principal Phillips, Assistant.Prlnclpal Loomls, Miss Heath, Miss Sykes, of the training school, and Miss Rotter, of the primary department. Addresses were made by Messrs. Worniser, Welsh, Jennings, Phillips, Loomls and Mis Heath. Devotional exercises were con ducted by Kev. M. J. Watklns. When these formalities were over the work of enrollment was begun. It was found that tho commercial course was the choice of over 100 of the pupils. About fifty selected the classical, fifty the Latln-scientillc and the others were divided among the other courses. Twenty-seven of those enrolled were graduates who came? back to take up special work. The change from a three to a four year course will not Interfere with the graduation of the class of '7. It has been arranged that they will continue the course they set out In, and If they desire they can return for special fourth year studies as past graduates. y. The exhibition of Fall millinery has attracted such throngs as never before. Even our large, commodious quarters wero too small for your comfort. The store Is as packed with newness gathered from every clime, and the latest tips of Paris fashion are here for your Inspection. Very nearly three hundred trimmed Hats and Bonnets attribute to this unmatched exhibit, while artists are at your bidding to take hints from these and from you and thus produce a Bonnet to your liking. We don't let anybody give you quite ns much for your money as you'll get here. a. r. sawyer; 13a Wyoming Avenue- REEVES JONES, CONCERT PIANIST. (Musical Director of the First Presby Urlan Church.) Teacher of Piano, Organ and Harmony; Also the Art of Accom partying Taught. Studio ut Resi dence of the LATE HERR KOPFF, 302 Adams Avenue, Seranton. Of III, J3J Including the painless extracting of teeth by an entirely new proceij. 5. C. SNYDER, D. D. S., M Sfracsat., Opp. Hotel Jcrmyn. . The Selections Of the World find their way to this carpet stock. We are not content with buying from one maker. Each must yield up his best. Iu this way we get a varied and beautiful stock. Our aim is to give perfect satisfaction to every one. Nothing in CARPETS. misrepresented. You get solid value for every cent you spend with us. S1EBEGKER & WATKINS, Lackawanna Avenue. Opposite Wyoming House. It will take several days to get the chool In practical working order. DELLA WAS IN POOR VOICE. Audience that Saw the Little Trooper Last Night Dissappointed. A comic opera star without a voice la in a sail plight, .nd that was the situation In which Delia. Fox found her self last Plight when she - faced the large audience that gathered in the Academy of Music to hear "The Little Trooper" sung. . Her support was good; the opera was well staged and Mite Fox was as chic and clever as ever, but when she start ed to sing well the audience was dis tinctly disappointed. A severe coi was 'the cause. Last night was the first time "Tho Little Trooper" was sung In this city, and it was received with much favor. It is tuneful and quite amusing. Try Jordan's one-half minute stews. Everybody benefitted, rich and poor, o look for the announcements next week of Davldow Bros. The King of Pills hi Beechara'a.- BEECHAM'8. 1 IS A SKILLFUL ART. And the skilled repairer is close akin to tbe manufacturer. We com bine both. If you have any fine watch and any part Is broken or lost we can replace it. Do not have your watch ruined by incompetent workmen, let us Gx it. NO CURE, JO PAY 'e clean any watch for fi oo and warrant it BERRY, THE JEWELER 423 Lackawanna Avanua, SfE.IU SUE IF 1 u 0 3 GOOD COLLARS FOR '25c. 2 PAIR OF CUFFS FOR 25c. ALL STYLES AND ALL SIZES. Sale will be for a short time only POWELUS rtusic Store. PIANO SPECIALTIES: Chickering (The Standard of the World,) Ivers & Pond (With Patent Solt.Stop.j McPhail (With Compensating Rod..) Norris & Hyde (With Transposing Keyboard.) And other excellent makes. Prices and terms on application. If! REPAIR N fl 1 OUR GRAND (i D WILL TAKE PLACE THURSDAY. FRIDAY Millinery Opening Of Trimmed and Un trimmed Hats. The Lat est Novelties in Feathers, Fancy Feathers, Birds, Ribbons, Velvets, Orna ments, Etc. A Special Offer for our Opening Days, FQft Feather Boas at OOv I BOLZ. 138 Wyoming Auenua RICH AND V) I For lots, Misses ond an, This entire week we will make an elaborate display of Trimmed Hats and Bonnets Our display will be equal to opening days of the past week, so if you did not visit our show room during the past week do so this week. Orders we are favored with will be carefully and prompt ly executed. HASLACHER'S MILLINERY. II. LANGFELD, Successor, 324 Lackawanna Avenue Sixty Candle Power It is no use of having on old slyle lamp when you can get tbe best for little money. Call and examine our stock. RliPPRECUrS CRYSTAL PALAGE lil Penn Ave. Opp. Eaptlst Church. Middle of the Block. WILLIAM S- MILLAR, Alderman 8th Ward, Scranton ROOMS 4 AND 5 OAS AND WATER CO. SUILDINO, COBNEfi WY0H1NQ AVE. AND CENTER ST. OPTICS! HOURS from T.30 . m. to t p. f. (l hour lntermiulon for dinner eut4 upper.) PerllCHlar Attention Olven to Collections. Prompt Settlement Guaranteed. Vour Bunt. 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