TUB SCRANTON TRIBUNE TIIUK SD A Y MORNING, NOVEMBER 1896,
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Tho Junior Republican club will W'-'t
tonlKht.
City school tfaohor will today roccie
their my fur October.
Services over the remain. ol tin1 lalo
Captain Wllllnm T. Connor wW lako ll'e
lit Mauch Chunk this ufte.'iioun at
o'clock. "
John Swoenev, of l'lne lltook wax ar
rested Tuesday nllit fur liixonlrrl.' con
duct ami yestenliiy, in police court, was
lined J3.
Duntil O'Malley. the Kynon street ymms
man who attempteil to. kill himself Tin s
ilay murniiiK Is Iiiiioviiik ami will In all
probability recover.
An informal members' Franki r -ns h"H
by Klcctrlc City ciinclave. No. iW. Iiele
jiemlent tinier of Heptasophs, after Us
meetiiiR last illllt.
The Scranton TypoKmhlcal u Inn, N'o.
112. will hold Its tenth annual ball at Kx
eelslnr hall, on WyomliiK avenue on
ThanksKlvinK eve.
Staff Captain Hunter, the district of
ficer lor the Kastern Pennsylvania dis
trict, will visit the Hyde I 'ark 1 nr;is of
the Savailon Army Saturday and riuinlny,
Nov. 1' and r..
The Ladles' Auxiliary of Nay AiiK coun
cil, order of 1 nlted American .Mechan
ic). No. an, will meet at William C. Vs.
Iiuik's, 121 North Sixth street. Thursday
iveuliiK, Nov. 1:!. All members ale 11
liiesteil to be present by order of the
chahiady, M'S, I.ee.
The new Nay AtiJI KiiKln house :ti
Franklin avenue will this aftemoo.i be
formally Inspected by Mayor ItalU'y,
Chief of Fire 1 lepnrtment Mickey, Ituib!.
Iiib Inspector Nelson. Architects llrown
and Morris and the Jo'.nt tire department
committees of councils.
The Christian Kndeavor society of the
lMinmore l'resliyteiiun church will Klve
a reception on Friday evenlim of this
week. Nov. 13. to tin- reception committee
which was organized for ihe f'hrlstian "'i
diavor convention lately held In our city.
Cieorite. .Many and others are expected to
speak.
The employes of the Delaware and Hud
son on the tlravlty road 'torn iilyphnnl
to Waymart and of the (Srivii..- shops at
Carbondale. were paid yesterday. Ihe
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western lin
If hed paying up In this se.'M.m yesterday,
with the trainmen and the emoloves i.t
the Tyne. Taylor and Ij'ln collieries.
A jinlKiiient for tti.uio In favor of A. ii.
C.llmore airalnst A. F. Duffy was yester
day entered u: ami execution for that
cmount placed In the hands of Deputy
Sheriff Ferber. who levied on the Inter
est of .Mr. Duffy in the firm of Jcrmyn &
Duffy, wholesale urocers of lower l.ack
iiwuinna avenue. .Mr. Duffy will today ap
ply for a stay of execution.
Dr. McDowell, dentist, 240 Adams
venue.
WENT OUT WITHOUT ASKING.
The I'liilnUclphiii Hoy Held nt Police
Station Took I'rcncli I.rnvc.
Frank HodRilon, the i:i-year-'H Phil
adelphia youth, who ran away from
home and was picked tin by Chief of
I'ollee Koblins on Lackawanna ave
nue Saturday niKht, took hia depar
ture yesterday from the. police Mullon
while no one wuh lookinir.
Chief Koljlinir wan cuinintf up the
avenue riatunlav niuht when he met
the boy looking for some place to sleep.
He was taken to the station and an
swered the chief's questions very
frankly. He cave the name of his
father and the chief telerra:4ied to
him. A reply came on Sunday say
ing to hold the runaway until Mon
day, tin Monday unother telegram
cume saylns that the father would lie
along on Tuesday, but Tuesday came
and no father.
In the meantime the boy was d
tained at tho station und was kindly
treated. He was ullowed the freedom
of the corridor, so ns not to be near
the tramps that come every night seek
ing lodging, or the drunks that are
locked uo in the cells. Home time yes
terday afternoon, he took his depar
ture.
PROGRESS OF THE CHECKER MATCH.
Scranton' .linn fare of Three Came,
the State ( liiiinpion Two.
E. G. AVorden. of this city, at pres
ent has tin- advantage In his checker
match with James Adams, of Sayre,
the stale champion. The two nre play
ing twelve L'umes simultaneously by
mail.
None of the gnmcg have been fin
ished, but live have progressed far
enough to show that the Sayre man
Is defeated in three and Mr. Worden
In two. Another game has reached an
interesting point with equal rhances
to win. The match began several weeks
ago and will hardly be finished before
Christmas.
Orirntul Hugs.
We are still giving away nur Rugs.
Great deal better bargains than what
others pretend to sell ut auction. It is
to your advantnge to sen our prices.
MICHAILIAN I'.KOS. & Co. I.
1-4 Washington ave.
The drawing for the handsome Peer
less Tandem being chanced off by Hlt
tenbender & Co.. Hicvcle dealers, will
take place Saturday evening. Nov. 14,
at their sales rooms on Spruce street.
Persons wishing to obtain chances on
the tnndem can do so at their Spruce
street sales room.
Toilet Soaps and Olive Oil Konpn.
Lowest prices ever named. E. O.
Coursen.
Auction sale watches, Davldow Bros.
Ill IS
MORTGAGE BURNED
AT ST. JOHN'S HALL
Tbe Popular Pine Brook Society Is Now
Free iron Debt. .
MATCH APPLIED TO THE PAPER
Klcvcn Yearn Ago Yesterday the
society Was OrcunizcdAuniver
sary Mas Celebrated with a Pro
grumtnc or Speech-Making nod
Musical NumbrrsThe Amount of
the Mortguge Mas 91,200 and It
Was Held by the South Hide lluild
log and I.oun Association.
The eleventh anniversary of St. John's
Total Abstinence and Henevolcnt So
ciety, of Pine lirook. was celebrated
last night, and on the programme there
was one feature which marks a most
auspicious epoch In the life of the so
ciety. It marks the date of the burn
ing of a mortgage of Jl.1'00 and the
freedom of the society from debt, and
wlih a balunce of t!u;t in the treasury.
The mortgage was paid off last Satur
day and the paper was burned last
ni?ht by lliv. P. J. Mc.Manus. pastor of
St. Paul's chinch, tireen llldge. before
an aui'ieiice that taxed the hall to Its
fullest capacity. The place was artis
tically decorated with patriotic colors
and streamers of beautiful tints and
shades, making a most pleasing pic
ture. Timothy Hurke, president of tho so
ciety, was chairman of the evening, ami
when the exercises began, seated on
the sta-.ro were: Uev. Father McMunus,
Kev. J. A. O'Kellly. Colonel '. H. Hip
pie. K. 11. Sturges, S. (5. Kerr, Hon.
John F.. Uoehe, Vice-President Peter A.
.McCoy, of the Diocesan I'nlon; J. (.
ilallagher. President of the Hyde Park
Father Mathew society, and V. J.
Campbell.
In his opening remarks Mr. Hurke
expressed the heartfelt thanks of the
society for the co-operation that had
bei n accorded by the societies of the
union In inakiii'i the picnic on October
in a success, and making it possible for
St. John's to stand where they iww
are, clear of debt. Miss Mamie Sheeran
played a piano solo with grace, and
Patrick Moore sung "My Mother was a
l.ady" very sweetly.
Jill. M.COY'S ADDKKSS.
Vice-President McCoy cave a short
address on the Scranton union, and he
said that she will never be In any
serious danger while belonging to the
sisterhood of societies on her roll there
are such honored ones as St. John's.
A s.do, "The White Squall." was sung
with splendid effect by Jnmes J. l.an
gan, whose sweet tenor voice was for
years heard in the choir of St. Peter's
cathedral. His wife played the 7'iano
accompaniment for him.
Colonel lilimle was next Introduced,
ami in presenting him Chairman Hurke
said that no notice had been given to
Colon I Hippie that he would be ex
pected to make a speech, but as he, Mr.
Kerr, and Mr. Sturges were present
v hen the hall was dedicated, und It
was thought titling to be honored by
their presence on this occasion. Col
onel Hippie said he came more to enjoy
the programme than to enter into It
himself. While they were burning the
mortgage, he said, there are n lew he
would like to burn, only, the other fel
low has them.
Mr. SturireH was the next speaker.
Though unprepared, he said he can
always snv a few words to the people
if his own city. He congratulated
the society upon the stage it hus ar
rived at. and ho said, the work it has
accomplished in evident In better
streets, better fathers and brothers,
happier homes and wives and sisters
and duughters. He offered to them the
congratulations of all Christian tem
perance people. "We may differ in
creed." he said, "hut after all having
but one Cod, our Christianity, one
faith, the one common purpose of us
all Is separated by only ve'y narrow
bounds."
S. G. KERR SPOKE.
Mr. Kerr followed Mr. Sturges. He
offered his congratulations upon the
achievement of a condition free from
debt; and he congratulated them on
the work In which they are engaged.
When he was a little boy in Ireland
he went out one day to help one of
the servants to herd cows. The ser
vant got some whiskey and made him
beastly drunk. From that day to this
he has bad no inclination for liquor.
The Catholics of Scranton, he said,
ought to have a hall lilted up to sub
stitute the desire of the young men
In going to the saloons.
Mr. Roche s:mke next. He said he
was one who helped to plunge the so
ciety in debt, because he inspected the
construction of the hall, and now
though he docs not herons to the so
ciety, he was L'lnd to be present and
be with them when the Inst vestise of
debt on It was destroyed. J. C. t!al
lagher, of the Hyde Park Father Mat
hews, was introduced and advised all
the young men to Join the temper
ance society,
Uev. Father O'Reilly was Introduced,
but he preferred to enjoy the con
gratulations with the society than to
offer any on his part. He introduced
Rev. Father McMunus, who stepoed to
the edge of the stage with the mort
gage in his hand.
He told a storv that was once told
by a Canadian Indian. "You know,"
said Father McManus, "the Indians
are worse after whiskey than the
Irish." This Indian was a temperance
man. At a certain inn In Ills village
the proprietor was in the habit of put
ting a pall of water outside the door
st dusk and his pit came around and
drnnk out of it. One day pome loaf
ers spilled a quart of whiskey In Ihe
water. The pig drank It. but could
never be tempted to drink out of the
same pall again.
FATHKR M'MANITS' HOPE.
Father McManus hoped that the so
ciety will aim at Intellectual guidance,
practice religion, and at all times com
port themselves as becomes Christian
gentlemen. He does not regard danc
ing as a sin, hut he said It does not
become temperance societies to en
courage irresponsible enjoyment.
After offering his most sincere con
gratulations he was handed a match
by President Burke, and he set fire
to ho mortgage and held It In his hand
until It burned. As the last ember
was dying away Mr. Sturges arose and
advocated a dance as n fitting adjunct
to mortgage burning. He believed that
Father McManus would disagree with
him, but Father McManus did not. The
concluding number on the programme
wns a song by Domlnlck Dempscy. A
dunce followed.
St. John's society was organized with
1! members In No. 4 school house on
Sunday, Nov. 11, 1SX5. John M. Coyne,
the old Forge poet, wus Its first pres
ident: ox-Councilman John F. Corby,
Its llrst secretary; and the late alder
man, K. J. McCormlck, Its first treas
urer. The first four years of Its ex
istence were very successful, partic
ularly In the vear when the Inte James
.Mitchell, of Perm avenue, was presi
dent. During his incumbency a fair
was conducted In the old Washington
hall and M,:!(iO was cleared.
Pt'RCHASKD A LOT.
The society rlrjht after this pur
chased tbe lot on which its hall now
stands, pnying $l,"0O for It to the Lnck
awannn Iron and Coal company, ,0
down and giving a mortgage of juoo
for the balance. The contract for the
hall was let to Taylor & Mulherin for
:l,xoO, am! when the work was done
$3,100 was paid and a mortgage of
$700 whs given.
In 180 a bazaar was run and $600
was cleared, enabling the society to
pay off the mortgage of Taylor & Mul
herin. After this the course was not
so smooth, and many dithcultles were
encountered. The finances were at
such a low ebb In May. 1SI, that the
account of Treasurer Michael O'Mal
ley was overdrawn $23. The member
ship was reduced to 42.
It became necessary to take steps
at once to put the society back on a
secure foothold, and a resolution wus
passed empowering the executive com
mittee to burrow $1,200. Arrange
ments were made wlf.i the South Side
Building and Loan association and the
money was procured from that or
ganization. The llrst thins done with
that money was to pay off the mort
gage of $000 on the lot and to settle
all other Indebtedness.
Almost coincident with the borrow
ing of the money, new members be
gan to crowd in and onward was the
march from them until now. Today
the society has a membership of liO
In good standing and last Sunday
Treasurer O'Malley reported all debts
paid and a balance of $602 In his hands.
The picnic held in Laurel Hill purk
on Oct. 10 last in connection with the
Diocesan parade was under the au
spices of St. John's society and $!o:i.7i
was cleared on it.
PAID LAST FRIDAY.
The money borrowed from the Build
ing und Loan association was paid
off last Friday by Mr. O'Malley, and
the mortgage was burned last night.
The second president was T. J. Mullen:
the third, William Dawson; the fourth,
James Mitchell; the fifth, John Mc
Hale: the sixth, John McLeun; the
seventh, Timothy Burke, who served
two terms; the elirhth, Edward Bar
rett; the ninth, Edward McUuire; und
the tenth, is Mr. Burke, who hus again
been culled to the chair.
REDEEMING CITY BONDS.
Ciy Treasurer Wlil Be Prepared to
Take Up $100,000 of Consolidated 20
Year 6 Per Cent Bonds Dec. I.
In the hands of the city treasurer Is
the sum of $100,000 now ready to re
deem any or ull of the consolidated
loan, second series of 20-year, U per
cent, bonds due Dec. 1. The Issue will
have cost the city not only the face
of the loan, but also the $120,000 of
Interest paid during the twenty years
and the loss of the use of that sum,
making a total of about $275,000, ac
cording to the Interest rates that have
prevailed during that period.
The loss of so large a sum to the
city would not now be possible under
the municipal laws, which prevent city
departments from contracting; obliga
tions beyond the amounts set aside
in the annual appropriations. In the
early years of the city's history a large
debt of Incidentals gradually accum
ulated and bonds were issued to pre
serve the city's credit. The present
municipal laws governing third-class
cities make Illegal any expenditures
above a given sum, the limit being
based on u city's resources.
The $100,000 loan about to be re
deemed was Honied In Philadelphia,
the most of It being assumed by two
banks fif that city. It is presumed that
Scranton banks nre now the posses
sors of a large proportion of the bonds.
The bonded debt of the city and
sundry claims against It were $762,000
and $."ir.,5S.!)4, respectively, according to
a statement made to councils by City
Controller Widmayer last spring.
Against those sums the city had re
sources amounting to $14.1,427.52 as fol
lows (.'ash in general city fund, $64,
OS5.07; cash In Interest and sinking
fund, $6r..'142.45; delinquent taxes and
other collectable items, $25,000.
In addition to the assets stated, the
city purchased bonds of the Issue of
IS',13, 4'-i per cent. . to the amount of
$121,000 and one $500 bond of the is
sue of 1S76, 6 per cent., No. SO, for the
benellt of Its sinking fund. An ex
change was effected by which $17,000
was transferred from the 1H9S Issue
to that of 181)6, leaving a balunce of
$104,000 in the 1K0II Issue and giving the
KM issue a credit of $17,500.
FIRST ANNUAL CONVENTION.
Programme That Will Be Observed
nt Ihe Sessions Today,
Following is the programme of the
first annuul convention of the Wo
man's Home and Foreign Missionary
society of the Wilkes-Harre conference
of the Evawrelical Lutheran Minister
ium of Pennsylvania, which will be
held in Trinity Lutheran church today:
Morning session. 10.30 o'clock Devo
tional services. Roll call and presenta
tion of credentials. Reports of officers
and committees.
Afternoon session, 1.30 o'clock Devo
tional services. Continuation of business.
During the afternoon papers will be read
as follows: "How Can We Itest Promote
Interest In the Mission Work of the
Church Among the Women of the Congre
gations?" .Mrs. J. H. l.ngacre, Welsport;
"i mi- .Mission In India, und the India
Boxes," Miss Clara Schmaltz, littston;
"Some Phuses In the L'fe of Hindu Wo
men," Mrs. Calvin F. Kuder, Rajalimuu
diy, India.
rJvenlng sesslun. 7.30 o'clock The order
of service for Vespers. Paners und ad
dress as follows: "Native Kuropeun and
Mission Life In India." Mrs. Calvin F.
Kuder, Rapjaniundry, India; "The Mission
of Women In the Woman's Home and
Foreign .Missionary Society." Miss Kmma
Schiller, Scranton; "Our Home Mission
Work," Rev. J. K. Whlttekr, Superintend
ent Home Missions.
MANIA FOR FRUIT STANDS.
Patrick Cafl'crty Arrested Tor Demol
ishing One on the Flats.
The man who keeps the fruit stand
nt the corner of Lackawanna and
Washington avenues complained to Pa
trolman Poland late Tuesday night
that a man had stolen u bunch of
bananas from him. The officer fol
lowed the fellow, who disappeared In
the darkness and secreted himself in
the Delaware, Lackawanna and West
ern yard.
About midnight unother man, run
ning n fruit stand on the Flats, came
up town looking for nn olllcer and he
met Patrolman Poland, to whom he
reluted the news that a man had brok
en into his stand anil was demolish
ing everything he laid his hands on.
The man proved to be the same one
who had taken the bananas from the
first mentioned stand. It required the
united efforts of Patrolmen Poland nnd
Haggerty to bring him to the police
station and he paid a fine of $10 yes
terday morning.
Patrick Cuff rey Is his nnnie and he
resides in Bellevue. He was not very
much under the Influence, of liquor
when he wus urrested.
Good Hard Honest .Money.
coming our wny In exchange for Orien
tal Rugs, Riic-u-Krac and China, but
we have to give up In most cases two
for one every time, hut we ure going
right on and sell the goods at auction
each (lay nt 2.30 and 7.30 p. in. nt 50(1
Lackawanna avenue, until they are
sold.
To Cure n fold in One Day.
Take laxative r,romo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money If it
fails to cure. 25 cents.
Bargains at Davldow Bros', sale.
Watch for the W hite Wagons.
our work Is always thoroughly wash
ed, nicely starched, beautifully ironed.
Crystal Laundry.
- .
Twinlnsr, optician 125 Penn avenue, In
Harris' drug store. Hours S a. m 6
. m.
Miss Carolyne V. Dorsey, teacher of
elocution, oratory and deliarte, 434 Ad
ams avenue,
Auction sale watches, Davldow Bros.
WILLIAMS AND
SOTINSKEY DEAD
Were Burned In tbe Explosion at Storrs'
Shaft Tuesday Afternoon.
PIMTCU'S CONDITION IS CRITICAL
His Death Expected at Any Time.
Williams W as a Well-Know n Citi
zen or Providence and a Member of
Crump's Unud---Mino Inspector
Roderick Mutes an Investigation
Into Cause That Led to Explosion.
As a result of the explosion In Storrs
shuft. No. 1, Tuesday ufternoon, Thom
as P. Williams, of Holllster avenue,
this city, and John Sullnskey, of Price
burg, died yesterday. John Plmtcu.
Williums' laborer, was so low last
night that his death was expected
hourly.
Williams was probably burned worse
than anv of the other workmen und
lingered in great agony until 1.30 yes
terday uitcrnoou, when deutli came
to hiti relief. He wus about 30 years
of age, and Is survived by a wife und
two children. He was a musician of
no little ability, and played ut dif
ferent times In many of the brass bands
of the city. At the time of his death
he was u member of Crump's bund of
the West Side.
Mine Inspector Roderick accompan
ied by Mine Superintendent Thomas
Phillips, of the Delaware, Lackawan
na and Western company, w hich ow ns
the Storrs' shaft, made a thorough ex
amination of the scene of the explo
sion yesterday, and after satisfying
themselves that the place wus entirely
safe, allowed the miners to go to work
nnd then continued the work of in
vestigating the causes thut led to the
explosion.
The crost cuts that were blown out
by Tuesday's explosion have been re.
built und the old condition of the nil'
pussages restored. Mr. Roderick Is of
the o.dniuii that the accumulation of
gas which caused the explosion was
the result of leaving u gute open, w hich
diverted the course of the air.
WILL BUILD NEW SCHOOLS.
Old Forge r nd Wnvcrly Propose Mak
ing Some tJ'ind Investment.
Old Forge township and Waverly
borough even proposes to issue bonds
for the purpose of erecting a new school
building, nnd yesterday, In accordance
with the luw provided in such cases,
Tiled statements of the financial stand
ing of their respective school districts,
old Forge, instead of having an In
debtedness, hus, according to the oath
and affirmation of William Repp, presi
dent of the school board, a balance in
its school treasury of tnKi. The build
ing contemplated will be n high school,
and will. It Is estimated, cost $15,000.
It Is intended to Issue 30 twenty-year
5 per cent, bonds of $500 each, redeem
able after live years at the will of the
school district. An annual special tax
of 8 per cent, will be levied to meet the
Indebtedness.
Dr. N. C. Mackey, president of the
Wuverly school bourd. In his statement,
avers that they propose to build u $1,000
school building. The district's actual
Indebtedness, November 5, was $2,178.24.
It had taxes standing out to the amount
of $1,065.39. anil Its net indebtedness,
therefore was $1,112.85. The Increase In
the Indebtedness wns authorized by a
vote of the electors on November ,'t.
The district recently completed the
erection of a $6,600 building.
THIS ONE PASSED MUSTER.
Judge Edwards Finally Finds nn Ap
plicant Worthy of Citizenship.
Judge Edwards, after refusing the
petition of two would-be citizens of
the I'nlted States yesterday, found a
candidate whom he not only deemed
worthy but thought would make un
excellent citizen. His name Is Andrew
Reider, his present home is Taylor,
and his native place Switzerland.
After he had established his right
to citizenship ns to residence, age and
the like the Judge questioned him as
to his other qualittcatiuns.
"What kind of a government have
they in Switzerland?"
"None not all 1 mean it is Just like
this. No king republic."
The Judge appreciated the applicant's
meaning und did not give him a bad
mark on this answer.
Then he asked him where congress
met and who the president was, and
when he had answered correctly and
unhesitatingly and proved that he
could read, by repeating the onth from
the application blank, the Judge said
he thought Reider would make a good
citizen and granted him papers. John
Jncoli Astor Smith was Mr. Holder's
sponsor.
BOILER EXPLOSION AT WAVERLY.
Fred Smith, ol' Frcclnnd, Seriously
nnd Perhaps Fatally Burned.
By the explosion of a boiler at Will
iam Spencer's elder mill In Waverly
Tuesday Fred Smith was seriously,
and perhaps fatally, burned, and a far
mer named Tripp received slight burns.
The boiler was an old one, and when
It was llred up Tuesday afternoon by
Smith, the fireman, It exploded. The
escaping steam burned him In a terrible
manner about the head, fuce, hands
nnd body, and he was also budly cut
by pieces of Hying Iron. If he recovers
It Is probable that his eyesight will be
affected. If not destroyed. Smith resides
nt Freelund, Luzerne county, but has
been employed by Mr. Spencer for sev
etal months. He is now at Spencer's
home, where Dr. N. C. Mackey is at
tending him.
Tripp wus but slightly burned. He
was at the mill to get a load of elder.
The boiler room was badly wrecked
by the explosion.
ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING.
Held Last Mght by Members of Corn
puny II, Thirteenth Regiment.
The annual business meeting of Com
pany B. Thirteenth regiment, was held
last niht. First Sergeant Scott was
elected treasurer and ChaiieH Zang,
secretory. Lieutenant Berry, Private
Ciulns und Private Stutter were elect
ed members of the hoard of directors
und auditing and membership commit
tees were niipointed.
After the election the new officers
entertained the members of the com
pany at the Imperial.
WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH CUPID?
Nary a Marriage License Wanted in
Two W hole Days.
Since Saturday at noon, when the
clerk of the courts office dosed for the
week, there hns not been a marriage
license Issued or applied for, which is
an occurrence so unusual or possibly
unique, that the attaches of the office
are making nil sorts of comments on it.
Mr. Thomas suggested that the Bryan
scare caused the present lamentable
condition of the mutrimiminl market.
LASELLE HEARD FROM AGAIN.
Miicd l p in it llig Swindling Opera
lion in .New York.
On Sunday arrests were made In
New York und Chicago of men who
belonged to a syndicate that has for
several years been systematically rob
bing business men In all ports of the
country. Their operations are said to
have brought them profits of more
than $2,000,000. Claude II. Laselle, who
will be remembered for hla oieratlons
In this city a year and a half ago,
appears to be mixed up in the scheme
if the following from Tuesday's New
York Herald la true:
Peters, the man under arrest In Chicago,
stems to hav severed his connection with
the syndicate early last summer. He
learned his art as a forger from Claud ii.
Lunelle, now under arrest in Rlverhead,
L. 1 on the charge of swindling a real
estate dealer In Shelter Island. Lnslle Is
a Harvard graduate and comes of a good
family In Orungc. When arrested a num
ber of Ifllerheuds were found In his valise,
bearing the names uf various fraudulent
Huns in New York. His bankbook
showed that he had S.UH0 on deposit in the
tierinanla National !ank, thouiih not a
cent was to his credit In that Institution.
l.asclle had a checkbook on the Wood
haven bank, and on the end of each cheek
was neatly enuraved the words "Wood ft
vvulnn." i hecks Iruni this book .were those
which May Wiutage was arrested for
passing, and they were found in the. pos
session of "llig Eil" Hlee when he was
captured. Laselle was the man who In
vented the "drummer," und fraudulent
personal and besiness cards and letter
heads of a dozen different kinds were
four.il In his possession. He was a fie
Mitt nl visitor ut the (muses of McLauah
Un and Valentine at Long llranch during
the summer. He wus the man who dis
tributtd the chucks.
ANOTHER CRUEL HUSBAND.
Clnrn A. t.rern Wnnts to lie Divorced
from Her W orscr Unit'.
Clara A. C.reen by her next friend
John H. Fellows, yesleni, ' begun suit
In Prothonotary i'ryor a office for a
divorce from her husband, Frank H.
liven, u::ainst whom she alleges
cruelty.
Thev were mnrrled August 25, 1877,
and lived together until Sunday last,
when he turned her out of disus, ac
cording to her declaration. He ulso,
sin; alleges, treated her cruelly und
barbarously at various other times,
und by reason of all this she Is forced
to leave his home.
CONTRACT FOR JAMES KEARNEY.
Fire Department Committee ol'Coun
il Decides to Recommend Him.
At a meeting of the fire department
committee of common Council last
night it was decided to recommend
concurrance upon the select council
resolution nwurding to Junes Kear
ney the contract lor furnishing coal
for the lire department houses and po
lice stations.
Ills bid wus $2.60 per ton for large
sizes nnd $1.60 for. pea coal. Devlne
& McCluire offered to furnish the large
sUes for $2.50 und the pea coal for $1.W.
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Several Changes Made.
On Monday several changes went Into
effect in the Lehigh & Wilkes-Burre
office ut Audemied. Russel Andreas,
the chief accountant, has been promot
ed to the position of assistant general
paymaster of the Wyoming division,
with headquarters nt WIIUes-Burre. H.
C. Taylor has been appointed treasurer
of the Audcnticd office, and II. K. Lub
ken chief accountant.
The ladies of Scranton are cordially
invited to inspect the beautiful line of
Mexican Drawn W oik now on exhlbl
lion and sale at M. P.. Reynolds', 10S
W yoming avenue. Prices lunging from
oo cents to $30.00.
Attend Duvldow Bros', auction sale.
Opeuing.
A dainty line of Children's Coats at
the Buby Bazaar, 512 Spruce street.
Imported and Key West Cigars.
Ml Favorlta, $3.25; El Progresso, $3.50;
35 boxes Flor de Venice C, $3.00. K.Q,
Coursen.
Great auction sale at Davldow Bros,
Steam clnms, spring chicken and
good beer, at Lohmann's. Spruce.
Ask Your Dealer
for McGarrah's Insect Powder, 25 and
10-cent boxes. Never sold In bulk
Take no other.
Great auction sale at Davldow Bros.
SAWYEK'S MILLINERY
132 Wyoming Ave.
Here's a chance for Intelligent compari
son with such clean-cut Uetlnlte states-
menis as tnese:
35c. INSTEAD OF 69o.
I'ntrimmed Felt Hats In small medium
anu large shapes. Nothing shoddy ex
cepting price.
69o. INSTEAD OF $1.25.
Trimmed Walking Hats and Sailors In
cumel hair and pluln felt.
$1.38 INSTEAD OF $3 00.
Ladles' and Children's Trimmed Hats,
very sjieciui.
$2.38 INSTEAD OF $3.00.
Charming, stylish, Trimmed Hats.
Large, medium and small.
5e. INSTEAD OF 19c.
Coyne Feathers, all colors and Black
i'eaoock Aigrettes.
19c. INSTEAD OF 39c-
All-silk llhice TaO. ta Ribbon. No. 40.
Chances we offer don't often come so
early in the season. '
REEVES JONES,
CONCERT PIANIST.
(Musical Director of the First Presby
terian Church.)
Teacher of Piano, Organ nnJ
Harmony; Also the Art of Accom
pac.ying Taught. Studio at Kcsl-
deuce of the LATE HLRR KOPFF,
'Mi'2 Adams Avenue, Scranton.
MSI SfIS Of III 18.1
Including the painless extracting of
teeth by an ntirely netr proeesi.
S. C. SNYDER, D. D. S.,
M SfracsSt.. Opo, Motel Jcrmyn.
IN GREAT DEMAND
Everybody wants tlicm.
They find our carpets as ad
vertised beautiful, durable,
economical. We never lose
customers for we believe in
being honestin saying just
what is what about an article.
When we say a thing is the
is to it
SIEBECKER & WATKINS, Ab
406 LACKAWANNA AVE,, OPP. WYOMING HOUSE.
NOW FOR
BUSINESS,
CHRISTMAS IS Ul
WE ARE PREPARING
FOR THE BOOM. . .
Diamonds,
Watches. Jewalry.
Sterling Silver Novelties.
ALL THE LATEST.
HONEST GOODS
AT RIGHT PK1CES.
BERRY, THE JEWELER
423 Lackawanna Avenin.
$11.98.
STIM TOPPED
FLY FRONT OUERCOflT
The satin in this garment is made
absolutely pure dye silk and guaran
teed to vear two seasons. The Kersey
is superior to anything that was ever
offered for $io The tailoring Is cor
rect and we are selling them in men's
sizes In blue or black for
$11.98.
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SOflE THINGS
You Ought to Know
i
That it will pav you to buy
Musical Instruments ut
POWICLL'S MUSIC STORE,
That the stock 'of goods.
A. both quality and price, of
cannot be equalled elsewhere in
tne city.
j That every one is invited to
jS examine our stock before
purchasing.
L. B. Powell & Co.,
a6330 Wyoming Avenue.
Fancy Jardineres.
Fancy Flower Holders.
Fancy Candelabra.
Fancy Fern Dishes.
Fancy Bisque Figures.
Fancy Clocks and Punch Bowls.
Odd and Unique Speci
mens for buffet and side
board decorations.
METROPOLITAN
CHINA HALL
C J. WEIC1IEL,
Mear Bldz, Cor. Wash, and Sprue. St.
best, it IS, and that is all there
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BOLZ
ol is
At Reduced Prices.
French Sable Nei-k Scarfs with tails.
HunJsome quality of Itlack Thi- C QO
bet lion, worth S12.U). for .... 3.30
IVcp full sweep Collarettes of A
trukhun.
Deep full sweep Tollurcttes of
Persian Lamb Collarettes, BO-in. &Q QQ
sweep, worth IJ0.0U, for $3V&
Special value In tho very finest quality
Electric Seal Caues.
Handsome Cape, 20-ln. long. Sa
in, sweep, rl.'h huIIii lined' an
other style, black Martin lipe.
same, length, L'O-ln. long, 3i-ln. 44Q
sweep, very handsome $dtw
The above capes are usually sold at H8.0U.
COATS AND SKIRTS.
t-ndles' separate skirts In plain
und IlKured llrllllanllne, lined 40 AO
und velvet bound. Special.... ffagt
I.ailles' Klaek Coats, several styles, In
Beaver, rhevlots, Melton anil Uouelo
Cloth. Specials, S.4!, Ji.as, $7.ol. t3.98, $.7&,
J. BOLZ,
138 Wyoming Avenue.
Have your Furs repaired by the
only practical Furrier in the city.
FOR
We have made a tremendotti
Reduction of All Our Elegant Mil
lincry.
20 doz Coque Feathers, all col.
ors, 5c.
15 doz Black Birds, 10;
iV) doz Quills, all colors, lc
Children's Tain O'Shunters, 10;,
17c, 25c, 39c
40 doz Black Prince of Wales'
IMttines, 25c
Children's Trimmed Hats. 93c.
$1.25, $1.W. $1.8
Ladies' Trimmed Hats, $1.25,
$1.!). $1.98, $2.25, $2.49, $2.S
Ostrich Boas, $6.50, $7.98,
$10.98.
Hats Trimmed Free
HASLACHER'S MILLINERY,
II. LANGFELD, Successor,
324 Lackawanna Avanua.
WHITE FRONT.
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In Prices on Our Stock of
Dinner and
Toilet Sets,.
Never such an assortment ber
foro in one establishment. In
spection respectfully solicited.
IPICHI'S CRYSTAL PBLH3E
131 Peon An Cpp. Baptist Cbarcl
Middle of the Block.
WILLIAM S. MILLAR,
Alderman 8th Ward, Scranton
ROOMS 4 AND S
OAS AND WATER CO. BUILDINO,
CORNER WYOMING AVE. AND CENTER ST.
OFFICE HOrRS from 7.30 a. m. to I p.
L (1 hour Intermission tor dlnnsr and
iifipsr.)
Particular Attention (liven to Collection.
Prompt Settlement Uuaranteed. Your Bust
ass Is Respectfully Solicited. Telephone 144.
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