The Scranton tribune. (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, October 20, 1896, Page 3, Image 3

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    THE SCRANTON TB1BUNE-T(JE8DAY MORNING, OCTOBER 20vlfe9.
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Chautauqua BookB, S5o
Chautauqua Monthly, per year, $1.80
' Cciln'8 Financial School, 15c.
(Cut from 2Sc.)
McKlnley'a Portraits, 10c.
nidpath's History U. S..
Large quarto size, $1.97.
Winter's old quarto Dictionary, 07c.
Webster's old pkt. Dictionary, 10c.
General Shermun's Memoirs, $1.2.1.
General Grant's Memoirs, $1.00.
. Murk Twain's Am. Claimant. $1 00.
Mrs. Custer's Tenting on Plains, S1.50.
Chicago Century Cook Hook, 73c.
At NORTON'S,
Book and Stationery Store,
222 Lackawanna Ave.
HARD TO GET
Good Oats on this crop.
We have as good as auy-
bod j
BUT.
We still have
OLD GLEAN OATS
Higher in price but
really cheaper.-'
THE WESTON ILL CO.,
SCRANTON, OLYPHANT, CARBONDALE.
BEWARE OF COUNTERFEITS.
THE GENUINE
Pi
Have the Initials O., B. ft CO. imprint
ed la each cigar.
GARNEY, BROWN & CO.,
MMUFACTURIR3, COURT HOUSE SO-
DR. CHARLES D. SHUMWAY.
308 N. Washington Ave.,
SCRAN TON, PA.
Practice Limited to Conservative
Kurgery of the Lower Bowel, Includ
ing Hemorrhoids, Fissure, Fistula
and Uluerutiou.
PERSONAL.
Tay your gas bills today and save the
(ll.VOUMl.
Miss Mnry Walsh, of Archbold, Is visit,
inn' Scranton lriwul.s.
Mr. nml Mrs. Wnlter Briggs are home
from their wedding tour.
George H. McDonnell, of Wilkes-Barre,
spi-nt yeuterduy in the city.
Mr. nnd Mrs. K. G. Murphy, of New
York, are registered ut tile Jcrmyn.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hnzlett drove to
W yoming camp ground yesterday, return
ing today.
Mayor Finlloy was nhle to leave the hoito
for a while yesterday. He will bo in his
office today.
Airs. Richard O'Ttrien wont to Albany,
N. Y., yesterday to attend a reception ut
the Sac-red Heart convent, Kenwood.
ttirhurd J., John and Miss Mamie Hoam
Isdi are at Mollis, 1,. 1.. today, attending
the marriage of Miss Rebecca Jsugle to
Henry Livingston,
County Commissioners John Demuth,
Giles Roberts and S. W. Roberts inspect
ed two new stone arch culvert in Waver
ly borough und Scott township yesterday.
At the meeting of the Women's Chris
tian Temperance union this afternoon at
o'clock, will be heard reports from
the state convention recently held at
rmsuurg.
Mls Fannie Rllverstone, of this cltv,
will leave for Syracuse at midnight to at
tend the wedding of her brother. Profes
sor Silverstone, which is to tuke plajo
there on Wednesday.
Tt.-v. 1. J. McManus, pastor of St. Paul's
ruihollc church of G'-een Ridge, delivered
an address hist evening' In St. Kdwrrd's
hurch. I'h'tnilelnhla. before the Young
Men's society of the church.
Attorney Fred W. FleltJ! left for Pitts,
burif yesterday to attend a meeting of He.
publican league directors. He Is bl'led to
address two Republican mass meetings
this and tomorrow evenings In Pittsburg.
LADIES' BOX CALF SHOES.
Uur ladies' shoes for fall and winter
wear are something new. They are
made of a new lightweight material
called "Box Calf," and we have them
in lace and button, with good heavy
soles, so they can be worn without
rubbers if necessary. Box calf will
not wet through and is besides, good
and serviceable. These shoes are made
with the new toe, which Is very com
fortable as well as styl ish. We have
these shoes in lace, extra high, for
skating purposes. We also carry a
full line of them for misses and chiK
dren, made up with the same style or
toe. They are the best shoes for school
that can be had. We have them in
all sizes.
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410 SPRUCB STREET.
PULARPUNCHCICARS
CHEAP FUEL AND
VERY CHEAP GAS
J. Gardner Sanderson Tells Members of
Board of Trade How to Obtain Then.
READS AN INTERESTING PAPER
In It He Kiplniu Ihc Result of the
Experiment He Hits Been Conduct
ing Tor Some Time at Columbus
HreuUerr.cs the Tine Oust That
Itcmtiins Alter All of the Mar
ketable Coal Is Screened.
OnAif the Interesting features of last
night-" meeting of the bonrd of trade
was a paper read by J. Gardner San
derson, of this city, on his experiments
in producing gas from the 'anthracite
roul dust left after all of the grades
of coal that are imirkutuble are screen
ed. The paper caused n sensation
among the member of the board to
whom the facts contained In it
were a revelation. Mr. Sanderson's pa
per was as follows
"During u r-ceiit visit or the secre
tary of the Si viiiitini Board of Trade,
to the cxp"l Iment.tl gas plant erected
early in the summer near the Columbus
colliery on Washington avenue, lie re-
Itiesteil me to give to the public
through the bonrd of trade, a. state
ment of tin results attained ut this
plant, together with sifoh Information
us to the value, uses and possibilities
of the gas there produced as would
likely be of interest to this commun
ity. "In answer to the request I have pre
pared the following memorandum of
facts to which 1 desire to call the at
tention of the users of power, that they
may see the immense possibilities lying
dormant In culm piles of the nnthruclte
regions.
Producer gas made with anthracite
coul is not a new product but one
which has been growing in use for sev
eral years. In INK! the stnte commis
sion on the 'Waste of Local Mining"
gave u 'partial list of uses ot the small
sizes of anthracite: with fins Produc
ers' naming fourteen different manu
facturing poroses, and referred to the
vast range of uses to which the gas ob
tained Is applicable.
"Mr. Gantt in Cnssler's November
'95 under the hund of 'Gaseous Fuels,'
described the various appliances for
producing gas with prepared anthra
cite, with analysis of the gas, Its use
and elllciency In gas ongln 'S, etc., nnd
Mr. Thwiate in the same magazine un
der under the heading 'Cheap Gas
Power,' discussed the comparative ef
ficiency of steam and gas engines,
showing the superiority of the gas en
gine. POWER OP THE FUTURE.
"Thomas Frood in the Canadian En
gineer of July last published an Inter
esting article on 'The Power of the Fu
ture' contending that steam has had Its
day, and that gas and electrlcty are
now contending for supremacy with
gas In the lend.
"Nelson W. Perry has a carefully pre
pared article In the October number of
the Engineering Magazine discussing
'Gas Versus Electricity for Power
Transmission,' in which the demon
strates the great economy of gas en
gine power as well ns the fact that for
short distances power may be trans
mitted much cheaper by gas than by
electricity. .
"The late Denny Lane, who was a
gas engineer of prominency stated be
fore the Institute of civil engineers
that 'with ordinary town gas sixteen
candle power 3,000 horsepower could
be sent a distance of one mile for an
expenditure of 1 horsepower, an econo
my of distribution far exceeding that
possessed by any other system, either
hydrollc, pneumatic, or electric, being
only 1-30 per cent, of the power con
veyed.' I found at the Otto Gas En
gine Works, West Philadelphia, where
they employ gas engine power, the gns
being produced with buckwheat coal,
costing $2.6.1 per ton In their bins, that
their weekly cost per horsepower for
fuel was 6 cents and under, and that
one pound of coal furnished 1 horse
power per hour. The Otto company
guarantee one horsepower per hour for
1V4 pounds anthracite per coal, with
producers and engines of their own
construction. They assert practice has
demonstrated that eighteen cubic feet
of gas per hour are required for each
1.200 candle power arc light per hour
on a circuit of several miles, embrac
ing 130 lamps. This would be at the fol
lowing cost for gas In holder an expense
to each lamp per hour as follows:
"At 10 cents for gas, equals 1-100 of
1 cent per lamp.
"At G cents for gas equals 9-100 of 1
cent per lamp,
WHAT IS DONE AT DANRURV.
"At Danbury Conn., gas and elec
tricity are furnished by the same com
pany. They have 3-100 horse-power.
Otto gns engines, run with producer
gas made with anthracite egg coul,
costing at the time of my visit $ii per
ton. They are satisfied that they have
a very economical plant, und say they
get 1 horse-power per hour with .one
pound of coal.
"The American Gas Engine company,
of Philadelphia, have recently pur
chased the patents for what Is known
In England as the Kilmarnock engine,
nnd they are now being mnde by The
Western Gas Construction company,
of Fort Wayne, Ind. These engines are
made double acting and tandem. They
offer engines up to 1,000 horse-power.
There are engines of 000 horse-power in
use in England.
"TheWestlnghouse eompany are mak
ing and experimenting with an engine
of their own design, and there ure a
number of different styles of gas en
gines now being manufactured in this
country. Inventive skill Is actively
engaged tn the development of this
class of engines, and I believe with
many others that the steam engine
will be displaced generally, by this
safer, more convenient ami cheaper
power. .
"We have all heard of the wonder
ful things that would come about
when electricity could be generated di
rect from coal, and the great discovery
of Dr. Jacques, of Host on. has been her
alded as that fore-runner of these won
ders, but Mr. Dunning, a practical gas
engineer, contends that with the gas
engine and dynamos the production of
electricity from a given quantity 'of
coal, is today greater and less costly
than produced "direct from the coal'
as In Dr. Jacques battery. . And so I
might continue to cite authorltleslem
onstrating the value and uses of cheap
gas for power fnd fuel purposes, but
hope sufficient evidence has been given
to attract your attention to the im
portance of the subject.
WHAT WE CAN DO.
"Now as to what we are able tn do,
with the millions of tons of waste coal
scattered through the coal regions.
After working over the piles and ex
tracting all the marketable sizes, the
earth will still be encumbered with mil
lions of tons of unmarketable stuff.
With this I am prepared to make a gas
ns valuable for fuel as the best prepared
coal, and far more efficient In power
using gas engines, than the host of
coal with steam engines. Special de
vices were necessary In the use of culm.
It could not be used In any of the pro
ducers before-made. To force the nec
essary amount of air for combustion,
and steam for decomposition, uniform
ly, through a mass of fine culm from 3
to 4 feet deep, requires not only con
siderable pressure, but an equal dis
tribution of the air and steam through
the mass, with no vertical openings for
the dust or culm to fall In or through, or
to blow openings called volcanoes
up through the fuel, also means for
maintaining a uniform depth of fuel.
"These provisions being worked out
we are able to produce gas with this
material without more trouble or cost
than with prepared coal, and this we
have been doing for several months.
By actual measurement we produce and
store from 11S.000 to 120,000 cubic feet
of gas with one ton of the fine waste
from the washing. With culm from the
pile after taking out all stees above
buckwheat we get about 140,000 cubic
feet per ton. 50 cubic feet of gns In a
gas engine Is a large allowance for one
horse power per hour, hence one ton
of culm will furnish 2.800 horse power
per hour, or 2S0 horse-power for ten
hours, und there Is no waste of fuel
when the power Is not In use. No
boilers to care for, insure nnd explode;
and but little expensive water required.
A CONVENIENT Ft'EL.
"Aside from cheap power we have a
cheap and convenient fuel. As an in
stance, nt Oxford. N. J., gaseous fuel
from anthracite buckwheat was used
in all of the furnaces at the nail works,
nnd Mr. Lukins Informed me that about
lion pounds of buckwheat coal converted
into gas, did the work of 1,000 pounds
of egg coal used direct, itesides the
convenience of handling nnd certainty
of the hent, was freedom from dust
nnd sulphur.
"For domestic purposes gaseous fuel
Is in every way most desirable and is
being extensively used even Where
more expensive than coal.
"The gus made with anthracite coul
is not of itself illuminating, hpt with the
Welsbach burner It gives a bright
white incandescent light. I have cur
huroltcd the gas making it luminous,
and increasing Its eiliclency. This
would aiiil but little to 'its cost nnd
might be desirable for domestic pur
poses. "I know of no device enabling us tn
use the waste from the washcry under
boilers, and it is well known there Is
great waste of fuel In burning the
average culm. The elllciency of boilers
are greatly Increased by use of gns
and their life extended, und where culm
is used it would be economy to generate-
gns, and use it under the boilers
instead of using the culm direct.
"At our gas plant we are able to show
the gas being burned In a furnace, un
der it boiler, in a cooking range1, a heat
ing stove nnd a Welsbach burner, and
I will be pleased to exhibit and explain
the process of producing the gus to any
interested In the sublect."
In the course Mf the general talk
which followed the reading of the pa
per. Mr. Sanderson said that a pro
ducer which would make enough of
gus to dun a 2S0-horse power engine
would cost about $2,500 complete.
On motion of J. A. Lansing a vote
of thnnks was extended to Mr. Sander
son for his puiier.
The matter of the resignation of J.
W. flrownlng wns laid over until the
next meeting and the membnrship ot
II. C. McKenzie was transferred to
T. H. Watts. A communication from
the Carpenters' nnd Joiners' I'nlon
was read, thanking the board for the
invitation to hold Its next convention
in this city.
FURNISHING NEW QUARTERS.
The following report of the committee
thnt hns the furnishing of the new
board of trade rooms In charge was
rend and adopted:
To the President and Members of ths
Seliintoil Hoard of Trade.
Gentlemen: Your committee to whom
was referred the furnishing of our rooms
in the new board or trade building, bog to
report that we have made the following
contracts for furnishings, with Hill He
Council for furniture, 8. O. Kerr & Co.,
for carpet In secretary's room, Williams
& McAnnlty for carpet In library. Gold
smith's Uaza-.it' for curtains, and with
Conrad Schroeder for polished hard wood
floor In the ussemhly room.
The furniture will be of quartered oak,
latest style and finish. The carpets are
of the best body Brussels, and the shades
of the best material.
When all is in place we will lie very
comfortably and handsomely housed, as
we hope, for many years. This will re
quire an expenditure of nhout $2,000. Your
committee Is very anxious as wo know
you all are that we take possession of
our new quarters, furnished complete,
free from debt. This can be done if oue;i
member will see to it that his due arc paid
promptly.
It is contemplated, we nre Informed,
to open our rooms with a banquet, not
only because of our taking possession of
these elegant quarters, but In celebration
of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the In
corporation of this organization. It is
therefore especially desired, that upon
this happy and auspicious occasion we enn
be able to say in the broadest sense of tho
term what we have is ours.
It Is to every member's individual Inter
est to see to It that the credit of tho
Scranton bonrd of trade is always main
tained at Its present high standard.
Therefore nsslst your committee In the
labor you havo put upon them. Their in
terests are no greater than your own.
Respectfully submitted: A. W. Dickson,
ehuirman: J. A. Linen, H. M. Boies, K.
I!. Sturges, C. P. Davidson, W. A. .May,
I). H. Atherton.
AMUSEMENTS.
John W. Ishnm's "Oriental America"
will be offered ns the attraction at the
Academy of Music Oct. 21 and 22. and
it would seem that In the flnnle of the
programme no more sumptuous produc
tion of operatic sketches huve ever
been presented at one time to the pub
Ik1. The chorus is declared to be an
admirable one, numerous, well (selected
nnd thoroughly disciplined. The latest
absurdities of the day will be Inter
spersed throughout the programme nnd
novel electrical effects In the "Flower
Ballot" are said to outrival a "Mid
summer's Night Divhiii." "Oriental
America" has proven a big card for tho
ninny large theaters where It has al
ready played.
There will be a grund rush for seals
at the Frothinghani box nlliee tomor
row morning, when the sale opens fur
Ada Kchun, who. with Daly's company,
will be seen at thnt beautiful amuse
ment temple next Friday evening in
Stiuk"spenre's merriest comedy, "Tam
ing the Shrew." one of the most im
portant dramatic events Scranton has
been favored with. Miss Itehan Is a
consummate artiste. She can (iug'r
delicately und harmoniously every key
In the gamut of comedy from the ex
uberant farce to (hi1 tender and lovelv
Shakespearean Idyls. Not since Ade
laide Nellsoti's time has there been so
sweet a Viola: but in the delightful
naturalness with which she has invest
ed the whimsical character of tins
shrewdlsh Kutherlne nnd the capricious
l.ady Teazle she stands unique.
Of James Young, who appears at the
Academy of Music next Friday and
Saturday nights in "Hamlet" und "Da
vid Gariick." the Nashville American
suys: "James Young mudc an impres
sion thnt will stay with nil who heard
nnd saw his excellent rendition of
'Hamlet." The part Is well lifted (o the
actor, und while one enn but have In
mind the gifted Booth when witness
ing another Interpretation, still there
are times when only the present and
the present nctor ure in the thoughts.
It Is u careful nnd polished rendition
of the part by n young man who has
very evidently given It a great clenl of
close and e-nreful attention. The audi
ence nt many points gave the heartiest
applause In recognition of fine points
in the work, and nt the close of the
third act the enthusiastic approval
given Mr. oung mounted to an ova
tion, receiving throe cnlls."
.
Do You Dress in Style.
With a little cure ladles of very mod
erate means can dress fashionably. At
medium prices we have a large assort
ment of Dress Goods, which for si vie
and quality are equal to goods costing
a much higher price, It would plonse us
to show tbem to you.
MICA RS & HAGEN,
Now Is Your Time
to buy holiday goods. It will pay you
to buy your presents now nnd lay thorn
nway until Christmas, Everything Jit
auction sale at uaviuow nros.
Ask Your Denier
for McGarrah's In-: Powder. 33 and
10-cent boxes. Nv. rjiM i bulk,
Take no other . . M
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CADDEN ENTERED
A PLEA OF GUILTY
Was One of the Young Men Who Burg
larizcd Howiey Brothers' Store.
HUGH J. RUSH WILL GO TO TRIAL
Eugene Hull and Benjamin Wilson
Returned Not Utility of Stealing the'
Pcrsonnl Property of William II.
Johuxon, of tho Oriental Club.
Adam Nudlusky and Wife Tried
tor Assaulting Peter Cbappel.
The second and last week of criminal
court began yesterday morning. Judge
Edwards is presiding.
Michael Cudden. of the West Side,
who with another young man, Hugh
J. Rush, was cuught In the net of bur
glarizing Howiey liros." hardware store
on Hen o avenue, at an early hour of the
morning on July 21 last, was called tot
trial and he had his mind made up to
in ktiowledge his guilt. He will be sen
tenced Saturday. Hush will be tried
during the week. He wus found in an
outbuilding on the premises, and hopes
to be able to prove that he wus drunk
nnd wandered in there, fell asleep nnd
had nothing at all to do wtlh the bur
glary.
Edwurd Kolskv, ol Simpson, was put
on trial to unswer the churgo of steal
ing a mine drill from Thomns Crogan,
of that place. The evidence was not
sunicienl to convic t and a verdict ol
not gulliy was returned.
William O Hunt, ol Dunniore, wns
cnlled to unswer the charge of being
the father of Mary O'Neill's child. The
prosecutrix was at one, lime tin inmate
of the Insane department of tho Hill
side home und her mind is not very
strong. She failed to show beyond a
nsonable doubt that O llnru was tii"
cause of her trouble, and the jury
found him guilty only of unlawful con
duct. HUFF AND WILSON ESCAPE.
Emrene Huff and Beniumin Wilson.
two gentlemen of color, were put on
trial charged with looting the Oriental
club house of William H. Johnson in
Onkford court. Mr. Johnson went
nwav on a vacation in the early part
of the summer and left Wilson and Hulf
In charge of the rlub. hen he came
back his clothes, razors, mandolin, re
volver and a Jug of whiskey were gone.
He had a very large wardrobe and a
very loud one-, and his loss altogether
amounted to nearly $300. The goods
were afterwards recovered. One of the
thieves hnd shinned them to North
Carolina. There was not a strong de
sire, apparently, on the pnrt of the
prosecutor to prosecute and the jury
returned both defendants not guilty.
Fred Herman, nt First street, was
tried for stealing $11 out of Jacob Kle-
fer's trunk. The only evidence to at
tuch the crime to him was that about
the time the money disappeared Her
man also vanished and was careful to
keep out of sight for three or four days.
The jury found him not guilty.
Ac am Sad us Key anu nis wuo flinry
were tried for beating Peter Chnppet.
All three live in what Is familiarly
known as "Jones' Row," on Price street.
West Side. Some time ago they had a
fight and Mrs. Chappel was beaten. The
case came to court and Sadluskey was
convicted. He got off easy, however,
nnd since then bad blood has existed.
They quarreled over the other case and
Mrs. Sadluskey this time tooK a nana
in to belo her husband. The jury was
out at. adjournment deliberating upon a
verdict.
SEVENTH WARD CASE.
The Inst case of the day was one In
which Martin Lr-ftus Is defendant and
MrB. Bridget Kelley is prosecutrix. At
torney Joseph O Brien and District At
torney John R. Jones represent the
commonwealth and Attorneys K. W.
Thayer and M. J. Walsh are for the
defendnnt.
The Loftuses and Kelleys live in a
double house in the Seventh ward. It
Is owned by the Lackawanna Iron and
Coal company. The rear pnrt Is occu
pied by Loftus. He complained mat
Mrs. Kelley used to take the carpets
out on the line under his window and
beat them until the dust came into his
kitchen and covered the furniture an
inch deep. To stop It he went out on
June 1 lust to sink a few pnstholes and
put down posts to prevent her from
having the line where it was.
He had sunk the first hole and had
gone around the corner of the house
for a post when Mrs. Kelley's lB-yenr-old
boy, Johnny, came along, took the
spade and was filling up tho hole. Lof
tus came upon him unawares and
trouble resulted in which Mrs. Kelley
alleges she was severely bruised with
a shovel In the hands of Loftus. The
defense opened at 4.15 and the case w III
be resumed this morning. It was At
torney Thnyer's lirst .appearance in a
criminal e-ase, and he acquitted him
self with ability nnd credit.
THE NEWS LIBEL CASE.
Dcl'eiidnnl Discharged for I.nck of
Proper Evidence.
John Fllzslmmons and Richard Lit
tle, the supposed editor and corre
spondent respectively of the Sunday
News, were given a hearing before
Alderman Fuller yesterday on the
charge of criminal libel preferred by
Mrs. Harriet 10. Bender, and owing to
the failure of the prosecution to prove
that the defendants had nny c-innet-tlon
with,-i.he Issue of Oct II, in which
the alleged libelous matter appeared,
they were discharged.
A number of witnesses, mining .hem
three newspaper men, were called to
show Dial Fitzslmnions ami I.ii'le wore
associated with the News, but none
of them could stnte for a furt that
such was the case. The prosecution
also failed to show that ihc Su.iday
News of Oct. 11 was issued from the
nlliee of the Sunday News Pu'ilishin:;
company. One wilness, a li 'Wsde.'iier,
named Itelzin, who has a sluud on
Wyoming uvenue. saiil he had pur
chased the marked cony submitted in
c Idence by Mrs. Bender, from the
News printing olllce on Spruce uti'-et
with which it was proven the defend
ants were associated, but on orcus-ex-iimination
he admitted that it was his
boy who bought the papers that day.
nnd ns the boy in question was not
at band, the marked cony went for
naught.
When, the ulilerinan lunl heard 'li
different witnesses lie ruled that he
was not satislled that the prosee urlon
had proven the nrincipul point, that
of connecting the defendants with 'he
Issue of the Sunday News of Oct. ll,
and he would consequently be com
pelled to dismiss the case.
10. C. Newcomb appeared for 'ho de
fense and C. I'. Pitcher for the prose
cution. Mr. Pitcher said Hint a num
ber of his witnesses had remnbied
nway or he would have proved cone-lti-pively
thnt Fllzt-immons nnd Lltt.-
were nssoclnled with the Issue which
contained the alleged libelous mntler.
BOHEMIA AT DAVIS' THEATER.
An Excellent Cnninniiy Give n Very
Entertaining Performance.
Bohemia Is a laud wnore things nre
all fun, all pleasure, nil galty, and the
patrons of Davis' theater hud n big
mouthful of It yesterday when Louis
Unities' great compnny gave one of tho
best shows of the season. First on the
long programme comes a musical skit
depleting life In Bohemia. In this there
Is dancing, singing, Joke cracking and
other comedy work. The specialties all
are good. The two llill Bisters give
a refined dancing turn, and Billy B.
Van and Viva Nobriza slhg songs, etc,
The sentimental song singing of Jan
Mahoney was one ot the best appre
ciated features of the show.
As a curtain "ring down" the whole
company thirty in number present
"The Turkish Bath," an excrutiating
piece In which the x-ray plnys its part.
William B. Watson . was the favorite
of the individual fun makers, but. In
deed, all of the comedians are better
than the ordinary. If Vidu Nobriga
would only save her voice for some
other time the show would be pretty
near llawiess. Today and tomorrow-,
afternoons nnd evenings, the show will
be repeated.
TWO IMPORTANT MEASURES.
Were Among Those Signed by Mayor
. liailey Yesterday.
Among the resolutions signed yester
day by Mayor Bailey was one dlrict
ing the city solic itor to settle for $1,300
the claim of Mathew Hayes for extra
work on the Washburn street sewer.
Th bill has been hanging tire since
1SSS. The original amount wus $025.
This represented the difference In cost
between the pipe sewer called for in
the contract and the brick sewer sub
stituted by order of councils after the
work bad begun. The money to meet
the claim Is to come out of the 1V7
appropriation for judgments and inci
dentals. The1 mayor also signed the resolution
directing an investigation Into the nf
l'ult'S of the Hlri-et commissioner's de
purtmiinl. A resolution providing for
a lire hydrant on the c orner of Hudson
ami Seniva streets was also signed.
WANT IT DISSOLVED.
Seeking to Get Permission for Traction
Company to Finish Washington
Avenue Track.
There was a hearing in chambers
yesterday afternoon before Judge
Arehbabi to have the Injunction here
tofore granted in the- equity suit of
lOinil Schimpff nnd others against the
Valley Passenger Railway company
and the Scrntiton Traction company
dissolved. Major Everett Warren,
Horace JO. Hand and I. II. Burns were
nttorneys for the street railway com
panies, and Hon. John P. Kelley and
J. Alton Davis for the plaintiffs.
When the employes of the Traction
company started a month or so ago to
construct a track on Washington uve
nue on the court house square, Messrs.
Kelley and Davis, representing Cyrus
D. Jones, who owns the building in
which J. W. Guernsey s piano store Is,
applied to the court for an injunction
t restrain the building of the tracks,
on the ground that It was being done
without authority of law.
The defendants proved tn the court
that the charter of the Valley Passen
ger Railway company gave it a right
of way over Washington avenue from
Olive to Fig streets, and the fran
chises granted by the city councils
wns also offered in evidence, and there
upon Judge Archbald refused the in
junction. However, when the workmen got ns
far with the tracks as Olive street, an
other equity, suit was brought, this
time by several property owners liv
ing In tho two blocks between Olive
and Gibson street. Judge Archbald
granted a preliminary injunction In
this case because the charter of t..e
compnny did not include the right to
lay tracks on Washington avenue be
tween Gibson and Olive streets.
In the meantime the attorneys for
the Valley Passenger company secured
from the state department nt Ilarrls
bnrg the right of way over these two
blocks, and -inasmuch as it wns the
lack of that right of way before which
caused the Injunction, they enmo be
fore Judge Archbald yesterday and
asked for a dissolution of the Injunc
tion, nnd they offered in evidence the
right granted over the two blocks in
question. They claim thnt they al
ready hnvo municipal consent to lay
trucks on Washington avenue from
Ash street to Cherry, and there Is no
reason now why the court should not
allow them to proceed.
The plaintiff contended thnt the de
fendants have not munieipnl consent.
,thnt the ordinance under which they
REXFORD'5.
Chinavvare
The story of what our buyer
found in New York, in chapters.
Three came totlny. Three big
(Irayloails of choice merchandise.
And there's lots more on the way.
Every day for the next two weeks
we'll have something new to show
you. The nicpst of imported new
ness in china. At Kcxfoid's
prices. That means right prices,
llere'a a synopsis of the lirst cha p
ters of what is to be Scranton's
greatest china offering.
Brush and Comb Trays
Heal china. Decorated in buff
and gold. Heavy gold stippled
edge. Would be cheap ut 50c.
These are yours for twenty-nine,
42!C, each.
Cream and Sugar
Cream pitcher and sugar bowl,
real china. Green body with
gold stippled edge. Handsome
shell shape. 1'cth pieces for 25ft
Hand-Painted
China Plates
Ueal china. Tinted edges and
floral decorated cent res. Seconds
to be sure, but you'll naturally
pick the best of tho lot, nnd the
best ol this lot is a very good best
indeed. Choice lor lot".
Berry Sets
Keal china berry seta. Edged
in solid colors. Fancy shapes.
Lily of Ihu valley decoration in
Hit! centre. Large dish and six
small ones for a dollar $1.00 the
set.
Lamps
We want to tell you of two, out
of a stock of over two hundred
styles. A Uradley & Hubbard
lamp with handsome silk shade,
full size. Stands ISO inches high
aud jmt . sticili a lamp as sells
usually for 7.00. One lot to go
nt SJ5.00 each 83.00 for lamp aud
shade.
A handsomer one, gold plated
with real onyx piliar and base.
Handsomely chased bowl, with
your choice of several elegant
shades. A $15.00 Jamp fjr only
10.00.
REXFORD'S.
303 Lacka. Ave.
claim the consent was passed before
the right of way was granted over the
two blocks and therefore cannot be
valid.
General Manager SUIIman was sworn
and testified that It Is the purpose of
the defendants to connect at Gibson
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n.tv. null W? OUUUIUUU Hilt?. VUIB
ii,uiu Mimm win (-unit uuwn wuhu
ington avenue to Spruce street: and
guing out will come up Lackawanna
to Washington, to Spruce, to Adams,
which will be substantially the same
as a double track and will greatly fa
cilitate travel. Ho testified that if the
work Is delayed more than five or six
weeks it will be necessary to let it go
over until next spring, and that will
be to the Inconvenience of persons
traveling over this route.
Arguments for dissolving the Injunc
tion were made by Mayor Warren and
Mr. Burns, and to keep it in force by
Mr. Kelley and Mr. Davis. They ar
gued principally on matters of law
and took up most of the time with
citing authorities. Judge Archbald re
served his decision, but will hand It
down before long.
STOLE MRS. BURKE'S WATCH.
Itavc Williams Admit Another Theft
Charged Against Him.
Refore going up to the county jail
Dave Williams, whone wholesale thiev
ing escnpud?s were mentioned yester
day, confessed to Chief Holding that
he was guilty of the charge alleged
against Mm, of stealing Mrs. Kate A.
Burke's gold watch from her apart
ments on Penn avenue, about three
weeks ago.
Ho raid he gave the watch to another
boy, ami the police are now looking for
this second hid' In the hopes of "getting
on the iri'll of the missing time piece.
Infliiiiiinntory Klieuuiulism Cured in
3 Days.
Morton L. Hill, ot Lebanon, Ind.,
says: "My wife had intlamatory
rheumatism In every muscle and Joint
her suffering was terrible and her
body und face were swollen almost be
yond recognition: had been In bed for
six weeks and hud eight physicians but
received no benefit until she tried the
Mystic Cure for Rheumatism. It gave
immediate relief and she was able to
walk about in three days. I am sure
It saved her life." Sold by Carl Lorenz,
druggist, Scranton, 41S Luckawunna
avenue.
To Cure a Cold iu One Day.
Take laxative Rromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money if It
fails to cure. 25c.
Try Jordan's one-half minute stews.
The King ot lills U Beecham's.
BiiECIlAM'S.
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FOR DECORATING.
Largest assortment hi tho
city. Latent Noveltioj.
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CHINA HALL,
MILLAR & PECK,
134 Wyoming Avenue.
Walk in and look around.
GOT DAMP QUICK
DIDN'T IT?
GMBRELLfl BROKE
ISN'T IT?
WILL TAKE IT TO FLGREY'S
WON'T YOU?
REPAIR IT WHILE YOU WAIT
SURE.
Xew Cover, New Itibs, New Stick,
Xew Anything.
Wyoming Avenue, Y. M. C. A. Building
THIELE
School of Music, sjo Spruce St
Airs. Katharine Thiele,
Voice Training, Solo Singing.
Ernest Thiele,
Violin, Piano, 'Cello ensemble. Both
teachers at celebrated Scharwenka
Conservatory, Xew York. Also other
competent teachers engaged. Mr. Thiele
is the successor to the late
HERR KOPFF.
THE KEELEY CURE
Why let vour home and bualneu be dMtroy.
od tbroojh tron drink or morphia whan
roa ran t eurad in fear WMkt at the Kaelaf
tmt'tnta, 7W Madison arnntia. Boraaton. fa.
Ilia Cut Will Nt lav tlat I. ,
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We oiler about 50 Bojrs'
3-piece Suits, (short pants),
sizes 12 to 16 years, at al
most nothing.
These Suits are, heavy
weight, nice mixtures, ano.
formerly sold for $7.00, $8.o
and $10.00.
Choice for
00
EACH
At this season of the year overyona
thinks of clothing Cold weather is
not far off and people want to b: well
clad. There is special reason why
the children should look well and be
comfortable. It is necessary to have
their clothes well made and to stand
the hard wear. Our prices are right,
and our goods arc right.
416 LACKAWANNA AVENUE.
We Have
On Hand
THE BEST STOCK
IN THE CITY .
Also the Newest.
Alao the Cheapest.
AUo the Largest.
GLOCKS l!t RLL FASnlONHBLE STYIES
Porcelain, Onyx, Bts
Silver Novelties in Infinite Variety.
Latest Importations.
Jewelry, Watches, Diamonds,
fl. E. ROGERS,
ewelcrand ... , , -
watchmaker. 2lo Lacsawaniia 171
IS f
Steam and Hot Water Heating
FURNACE WORK.
THE
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434 LACKAWANNA AVENUE.
MEAT MARKET
The Finest in (he City.
The latest improved furnish
ings and apparatus for keeping
meat, butter and eggs.
223 Wyoming Avenua.
$5.
Clothieft
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