THE SCRA2TTOX TRIBUNE THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 3, 1890.
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Carpets, Draperies and Wall Pap;r.
137 WYOMING AVE.
The Hebrew Ladles' ltellch society will
tneet tills nftvriiuou.
A reculur rnoi-tlriK of the board of health
Will be held I hl.1 ul'lvrnooli.
The Woman's Keeley league will meet
this evening ul 7.3U o'clock.
The euchre ami .supper of the Rowing
association will take place tonight.
The Peluwure anil Hudson company pull
yexterduy at the Jlarvine ana Lejjsctt's
Creek mines.
The LVIuwure. Lackawanna and West
ern company will pay today at the Hamp
ton and Sloan mines.
Supper will be pervert In Kim Park
church from Tt.'M to 7 o'clnckl this evening
by the Ladles' Aid society.
The ladles of the Second l'resbyt -rn
church will serve u supper In the church
parlor Friday evening, commencing ut li
o'clock.
Attorney John F. Straus yesterday np
plied to court for a charter for the Sla
vonic Xntionul Creek Catholic church of
St. John, or Scrantou.
The regular monthly meeting of the
managers of the Home for the Friendless
will be hel l tomorrow morning at the
usual hour mid place.
A sale of dolls and fancy articles will
be held by the Youui Ladles' society in
the lecture room of the First I'resby tcrian
church this afternoon and evening.
In the tstate of Arthur Wriuhtsun, Itit
Of lilakely, letters of administration were
yefterduy granted by Krister W. S. Hop
kins to the widow, .Margaret Wrlnh'.son.
The painters of th city will hold n meet
ing at Humeri's hall, 117 Wyoming avenue,
tonight to organize a local union to be
alllllated with the Brotherhood of Paint
ers and Decorators of America. All
painters and paper-hungers are urged to
attend the meeting. (Jood speakers will
be present.
V. H. Staples, of Scott township, who
was arrested on n charge of perjury at
the Instance of Wright Lowry, of the
same place, was given a hearing yester
day before Alderman Wright, who, upon
hearing the evidence in the case, dis
charged the defendant. Attorney Hills
lander represented the prosecutor, and
Attorney W. Lowry the defendant.
The funeral of Maria ltarber, who died
Tuesday night at S o'clock at her home,
VM Thompson street, will be held at 2.'M
Friday afternoon. Services will be con
ducted at I'lne Street All Souls' church,
and Interment will be made In Dunmore
cemetery. .Mrs. iiarber was the wife of
Ira T. Barber and Is survived by him and
a son and a daughter, George It. and Mifs
Ida M. Iiarber.
Thomas Plynn ond Frances Dillon, of
Bcrauton; Fred J. Boose and Lizzie Jones,
of Scranton; Jerry W. Hand anil Minnie
Kngle, of Dunmore; Charles Hcldrich, of
Bcrauton, and Sophia Keischert, of Arm
bald: James Andrlus and Barbara Hyde,
of Carbondale; John Plynn and Grace Me
Glone. of Scranton: John (J. Richards
anil Jane Jliimohrcys, of peckvllle, were
yesterday granted marriage licenses by
Clerk of the Courts Thomas.
Dr. McDowell, dentist, 240 Adams
avenu.
HE WANTED HIS PAY.
Claims He t'nme Near Vetting a
Knife in the Ilcnrt Intrnd.
Contractor Max Phillips, of the South
Side, was held In the sum of $W0 ball
for his appearance at court by Alder
man Millar yesterday afternoon. Mr.
Phillips was arrester on a warrant
charging- him with having feloniously
wounded his cousin, Vincent Carluccl,
by stabbing him in the left breast with
a knife.
Carluccl alleges tlat Mr. Phillips
owed him a month's wages ami when
he demanded it the day before yester
day the response was the assault afore
said. He produced his coat to show
where the knife had gone tnrough.
BOARD OF TRADE BANQUET.
It Will Take Place on or About Jan
uary 10.
For the board of trade banquet, invi
tations will be issued to members before
the end of this week. It has been de
cided to give the banquet on or about
Tuesday evening, Jan. 19. It will be
gin at o'clock.
Each member will be permitted to
bring one guest, for whosp plate $5
will be charged. It is expected that
about 200 persons will be present.
The Young Ladies' Society.
Of the First Presbyterian church will
hold a Christmas sale of doll and fancy
articles in the lecture room of the
church, Thursday afternoon and even
ing, December 3. Kveryone is urged to
come and buy. Ilefrcsmetits will be
served. Gentlemen ns well as ladies
are requested to attend this sale.
Open Again.
Welchel's Jewelry store. No. 403
Spruce street, will be open for busi
ness again this morning. Greatest
slaughter in prices ever made. Call
early and have a nice Christmas pres
ent laid away for you by paying a
mall deposit.
Opening.
A dainty line of Children's Coat at
th. Babjr Baxaar. 612 Spruce street.
The King of Pills li Beecham'a.
BEECHAM'B.
Miss Carolyns V. Dorsey. teacher of
elocution, oratory and delsarte, 434 Ad
suns avenue.
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WAS A BIG NIGHT
AT THE THEATRES
V
FrotbIo(bam and Academy of Music
Were Literally Packed.
EL CAPITAN" SCORES A SURE HIT
The Opera, Hopper and ills Wife,
Edna Wallace, Are a Strong Com
bination-Standing Room Only at
Both HousesSnge Awakens His
Subject, Williams, After His Forty
eight Hour of Hypnotic Sleep.
Last night was a profitable one for
the theaters, and for theater-goers,
too, if the attractions at the Fro thing
ham and the Academy of Music count
for anything.
At the former place of amusement
De Wolf Hopper and his "El Capitan"
company kept the applause ringing
from as large an audience as the thea
ter would hold, and the sages and their
mesmeric feats did much the same at
the Academy, which also was rilled.
"El Capitan" is all that has been
claimed fur it. The vast audience that
occupied every seat in the theater and
much of the standing room went to
see Hopper. Some later day It win
again go to see not only Hopper, but
his dashing little wife and "El Capi
tan." The big singing comedian long
ago made his hit with Scranton; In fu
ture In this city he will have to share
honors with Edna Wallace and his
latest medium of comic opera tomfool
ery, which is no other than a great
success. That was the opinion of the
.audience if the real "continuous" ap
pluuse and apparent favor from the
audience Is any criterion. Hopper,
Edna xalluce and "El Capitan" are a
strong triumvirate.
The opera was evidently built to fit
the big star and his wife. Its dash and
swing of Sousanlo, rythm, the oppor
tunity for his inimitable comedy and
her grace, sweetness, vivacity and ab
sence of blase Dellalsm were all inter
woven in a way that pleased. The
opera is staged ad lib. Its costuming
is something new and depends upon
plcturcsqueness for approbation rather
than upon spangles and llmbdom. The
scheme requires no settings, but their
absence was more than compensated
by the fine scenery of the three acts
and only as many scenes. Its one
startling departure from old operatic
Ideas was the absence of ballet or
concert dancing of any kind and like
wise of the scant attire and lace which
has heretofore been adjudged neces
sary. What little dancing there was,
appeared among the principals on only
two occasions and then as an accom
paniment to the "Zanzibar" topical
song.
SYNOPSIS OF THE PLAY.
Briefly, "El Capitan" is "Medlgua,"
or Hopper very much of him. He is
viceroy of a Spanish province In Peru
and an arrant coward. A rebellion
among his subjects causes him to dis
appear as viceroy nnd to turn up as
"El Capitan" In the ranks of the In
surgent army, where he tights against
himself until reinforcements from
Spain restores him to power. Mean
while he captivates Estrelda (Edna
Wallace) the daughter of the insurgent
leader, her finance and Medlgua's wife
in their strife for his affection furnish
the source of much of the opera's com
edy. Alfred Klein, as Pozzo, the cham
berlain, who Is palmed off on the in
surgents ns the viceroy, becomes
tangled in much trouble and is one of
the humors of the plot.
.Miss Wallace will never be accused
of being other than a parlor singer, but
she Is refreshing and sparkling and an
artistic relief from her predecessor In
the Hopper companies. The real sing
ers of "Kl Capitan" are Nella Bergen
as Medlgua's daughter, Edmund
Stanley as Count venada, a Peruvian
nobleman, and the en semble chorus.
John Parr Is a good looking and grace
ful Scarambu. and Estrella couldn't be
criticised for her regard Tor him. Alice
Hosmer as the blue-blooded spouse of
the viceroy was clever. The remain
der of the support was also excellent.
If "El Capitan" comes again, it will
be royally greeted.
After the second net the audience
would not permit Hopper to respond
with others of the company to Its cur
tain call. He was forced to show
himself unattended and made one of
his Jumping hit speeches without
"Casey At the Bat."
AT THE ACADEMY.
At 9.45 o'clock, to the very minute,
as promised. Hypnotist Sage last night
in the Academy awakened Frederick
J. Williams, who on Monday night was
put into a cataleptic sleep and exhibit
ed for forty-eight hours in the win
dow of Dunn's hat store, on Wyoming
avenue. At the time appointed the
subject was carried on to the stage, at
tired in a dressing gown and wrapped
in the quilt which had covered him
on the cot, which formed his resting
place In the store window.
Five men caught hold of him to keep
him from straining or otherwise In
juring himself while going through the
involuntary contortions induced by the
relaxation of the muscles as he
emerged from the cataleptic state.
Then Sage started to rouse him. First
he passed his hands over the subject's
brow and then commenced clapping his
hands In close proximity to the sleep
er's ear. shouting to him at the same
time "You're awake," "You're all
right." "You're awake," "Wake up
here."
Soon the subject began to respond to
the hypnotic power and In a few mo
ments was squirming and twisting so
violently that It was all the Ave men
who were holding him could do to keep
him from getting away from the chair,
on which they were vainly endeavor
ing to keep him in a sitting posture.
After about a minute of this squirm
ing the subject suddenly ceased his
struggling, relaxed his muscles and
smilingly assured his captors that they
migm rust mm to oenave himself.
They released him and after rubbing
his eyes he gaxed out on the audience
and bowed his acknowledgmets of the
applause which greeted the wonderful
art.
He then walked briskly over to the
scales and was weighed by H. 17.
Hopewell, who was on Monday night
selected by the audience to be weigh-
master. Mr. Hopewell announced that
Williams tipped the beam at 129
pounds, which he said was six pounds
less than he weighed before going Into
his long sleep and fast, Monday night.
Mr. Sage then read the affidavit of the
three citizens who watched over Will
lams during his sleep and who affirmed
that he nelthel partook of food or
drink, awoke or showed any signs of
consciousness since he was placed un
der their surveillance Monday night.
Williams was not what might be
called ravenously hungry after his long
fast. He first partook of boiled milk,
then some wine, then milk toast and
followed it up after a short interval
with an ordinary meal. In two or
three days at the most, he says, he will
have regained his former weight. Al
though giving this same exhibition ev
ery other week he avers that he never
enjoyed better health or spirits than
at present.
The other features of the Sage's per
formance, particularly the baloon as
cension, were provocative of the usual
roars of laughter. The cenematograph
was also the source of much enter
tainment and great wonderment.
Tonight there will be a number of
colored people on the stage.
IN ORPHANS' COURT.
Before Judge Gunster In Orphans' court
yesterday morning, guardians of minor
children were appointed as follows: E. if.
Eitabrook, miner child of Jennl O. Ksta-
brook, late of Jackson township. Susque
hanna county. F. W. Arnold, guardian of
Tentle Luta. minor child of Henrly Luti,
deceased, late of Peckvllle. Harriet F.
Throop. minor child of George S. Troop,
deceased. Bond filed in sum of 116.000 with
Robert and Eber Dimmick as sureties.
M. V. Morris, guardian of Maggie and
Maria Marshall, minor children of John
and Maria .Marshall, deceased, late of this
city.
In the matter of the estate of Christine
Forkel, deceased, late of this city, Nathin
Vldaver was appointed auditor to distrib
ute the funds in the hands of Charles P.
Forkel, administrator.
CHAMBERLAIN MAKES ANSWER.
Responds to the Complaint of the
Acme Coal Comp ny.
George F. Chamberlain, of Shaw &
Chamberlain, defendants In the big
equity suit brought by the Acme Coal
company made answer yesterday to
the plaintiff' bill through his attor
neys, Patterson & Wilcox.
He denies that the coal which .they
leased to the Acme company Is of such
a defective quality that it can not be
sold, and attributes the Acme com
pany's alleged Inability to mine mar
ketable coal from the tract In ques
tion to its Incompetency and not to
any fault of the coal.
EASTERN LEAGUE MEETS.
Troy Wants to Eater No More
'Farmed" Players Looger
Schedule Next Year.
AU the prominent men of the East
ern Base Ball league were at the Fifth
Avenue hotel yesterday, says a United
Press dispatch to The Tribune.
Some of them were there to
attend the annual meeting of the
league and others to meet the vari
ous managers and talk over plans for
next season. The board of directors
were in session all morning formulat
ing a report fur presentation to the an
nual meeting of the league, which did
not convene until 3 o'clock in the after
noon. The directors' meeting adjourned
at 2.15 o'clock. The directors did vary
little business other than to officially
place the eight clubs in the league ac
cording to the percentages attained
during the past season and to get the
various complaints and disputes in
proper condition for formal considera
tion at the league meeting in the af
ternoon. The placing of the clubs are,
ns announced by Mr. Powers, as fol
lows: Providence club, winner of the league
championship pennant: Buffalo sec
ond, Rochester third, Toronto fourth,
Syracuse fifth, Springfield sixth,
Wllkes-Barre seventh, and Scranton
eighth and last.
GOOD-BYE TO FARMERS.
Some very Important business was
transacted. By an unanimous vote the
league dispensed with the "farming"
system, thus running counter to the
magnates of the National league. Un
der the new rule any player signed
by the Eastern league clubs will be
paid for in cash and not "borrowed."
The league convened at 2.15 p. m., the
clubs being represented as follows:
Toronto, A. C. Buckenbtirger: Buffalo,
James Franklin: Rochester. C. A.
Lclmburger, C. Engleliert and D. Shan
non; Syracuse, G. M. Kuntzsch; Scran
ton, T. li. Brooks, II. P. Simpson and
T. C. Griffin; Wllkes-Barre, E. F. llo
gert and R. Harvey; Springfield, C. T.
Shean and Thomas E. Burns; Provi
dence, W. H. Draper. E. A. Johnson,
J. M. Battey and W. J. Murray.
Troy and Worcester put In applica
tions for Toronto's franchise, but as
there is a disposition on the part of
some Toronto people to keep the club
going, the matter was referred to Pres
ident Powers. It was rumored that a
combination between Troy, Worcester
and Toronto will be formed so that the
latter may remain In the league.
Bogert, Shean and Kuntzsch were ap
pointed a committee on revision of the
constitution, to report rjt the spring
meeting.
A LONGER SEASON.
It was decided to put in next year's
schedule one hundred and twenty-six
games Instead of 112 which constituted
last year's schedule, and the season will
begin on April 29 and last until Sep
tember 20 following.
By unanimous vote President Powers
was re-elected for the fifth year. The
new board of directors was elected as
follows: E. F. Bogert, W. H. Draper,
G. M. Kuntzsch and James Franklin,
with President Powers as ex-oftlcio
chairman.
Brooks, Franklin and Johnson were
appointed a finance committee, and the
meeting adjourned.
WILL BUILD A NEW SCHOOL.
Taylor Uorough Taking Preliminary
Heps for the Issuing of Bonds.
Attorney J. E. Watklns, represent
ing the Taylor school district, filed a
statement of the district's Indebtedness
yesterday with Clerk of the Courts
Thomas.
The tiling was In accordance with the
law providing that such a statement
shall be Hied prior to an Increase of
indebtedness, it being the district's
intention to Issue bonds to pay for a
new 11,500 school building.
The actual indebtedness Is $3,033. The
amount of the last preceding assessed
valuation on taxable property In the
borough was 1494,412.
OUR TIN PLATE IN DEMAND.
Consul Ridgely in Geneva Says It
Would Sell Well 1 here.
Washington, Dec. 2. Consul Ridgely,
at Geneva, In a report to the state de
partment, says there Is a small de
mand In Geneva for American tin plate,
more especially for the raw material
packed In boxes; also for block sheets
packed in bundles.
The consul promises If he received
price lists of American manufacturers,
to try and put them In the hands of
intending purchasers.
Steamship Arrivals.
New York, Dec. 2. Arrived: Siberian,
from Glasgow; Trave, from Bremen and
Southampton. Sailed: St. Paul, fur
Southampton; Teutonic, for Liverpool;
Westernland, for Antwerp. Arrived oui:
St. Louis, at Southampton; Lahn, nt
Southampton; Germanic, at Queenstown.
Hailed for New York: 8pree, from South,
ampton; Spaarndam, from Rotterdam.
Sighted: Weimar, from New York for
Bremen, passed the Lizard.
Notice.
The following Is a list of display cards
kept in stock at this office and for
sale at ten cents each:
Rooms for rent.
For sale.
This property for sale.
Furnished rooms.
House for rent.
House to let, etc.
To Cure a t old in One Day.
Take laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money If it
falls to cure. 25c.
Special attention and private dining
rooms for dinner parties at Lohmann's.
Spruce street. Service and cuisine un
excelled in this city.
Watch for the White Wagons.
Our work Is always thoroughly wash
ed, nicely starched, beautifully Ironed.
Crystal Laundry. Experienced help
employed.
DIED.
QT'INAN-In Scranton. Pa.. Dec. 1, 18M.
Thomas Quifian. at his Uw home. 1336
Lafayette street: funeral Friday morn
ing at 9 o'clock
PACK PEDDLER WAS
NEARLY MURDERED
Daryea Was the Sceoe ol a Blood
thnrsty Daylight Robbery.
ASSAILANT COVERED HIS TRACKS
Samuel Halper of WilkesBarre,
Was Decoyed Into a Vacant House
and There Pounded Into Insenti
bility Wllh a Piece of Gat Pipe.
All His Money, Amounting to til,
Was Taken.
Samuel Halper, a Jewish pack ped
dler, about 20 years old, whose home Is
at 144 South Fell street, Wllkes-Barre,
was decoyed by some unknown man
into a vacant house in Duryea at 8
o'clock yesterday morning and was
robbed of all the money ho had, and
was almost murdered besides.
The scene of the crime is an old two
story frame house, unoccupied, which
Is located along the Lehigh Valley's
Avoca branch, Just above the bridge
crossing the Bloomsburg division, 'xne
house is owned by James Kennedy, of
Duryea, and there is another house In
the same lot not more than mt" feet
away. The house was entered from
the back, the kitchen door being open.
In the kitchen were found on the floor
the peddler's pack and his basket.
LARGE POOL OF BLOOD.
In the room leading off from the
kitchen Halper was assaulted. Just In
side the dour was a pool of thick blood,
almost two feet In diameter, and there
were smaller pools In several other
spots. The Instrument used lay on the
Door, beside the pool of blood. It was
a bent piece of gas pipe, about two feet
long, and was covered with blood. The
young man's hat was found on the
tloor. also the ring of his watch.
Edward Miller and ullum Tracey,
of Duryea, discovered the peddler alter
he had been assaulted. He was stand
ing on the road leading from the Old
Forge to the Phoenix breakers, and his
face was covered over with blood. They
took him to the engine room of the iHd
Forge breaker and sent for Dr. Pier,
of Avoca. The doctor found hi head
cut in several places, nnd there was a
deep cut under the right eye. Later
in the day the injured man was taken
in a carriage to his home.
The story he tells about the case was
that he had Just begun his round of the
houses close to the Lehigu Valley
tracks, in the extreme lower end of
the village, nnd was standing on a
small road which leads up the hill Just
back of the Columbia colliery, when
he was approached by a man. whom
he describes as being a short, thick-set
fellow, with black hair and black eyes.
THE ASSAULT.
This man said he wan'AM to buy a
handkerchief nnd asked Hulpur t6 go
to his house. The peddler, with large
puck on his back and a large basket In
one hand, followed the man and was led
Into his house. He said that the man
selected a handkerchief from his stock,
nnd paid him five cents for the same.
He then snld that his wife was moving
Into the house and that she wanted to
get something. With that he led the
I nay into me next room, wncn suddenly
the peddler was knock'! snseless nnd
robbed of all his money.the right pocket
of his trousers being cut completely out.
In it there was a little more thun eleven
dollars.
His assailant also attempted to steal
his watch, but the ring came out and
the man got only tho chain. Halper
rememlers nothing more concerning
his arsuult. He did not remember any
thing about leaving the house or where
he went to afterward. He says that to
the best of his knowledge It was about
H.30 o'clock when the man decoyed him
into tne house.
Tho injured mnn will recover, and up
to a late hour lust night the officers
of the law had learned nothing of the
identity of the highwayman. Duryea
Is becoming a blood thirsty community
of Ute and grave crimes happen there
frequently.
BOARD OF CHARITIES.
Auuunl .Meeting of the State Orgnn
izations at Harrisburg.
Harrlsburg, Dec, 2. The annual
meeting of the state board of charities
was held here today. Appropriations
for the various institutions under the
supervision of the board were consid
ered, but another meeting will be held
before the report for the legislature Is
prepared. Four hundred thousand dol
lars will be recommended for the state
lunatic hospital here which must have
new buildings. A new state hospital
for epileptic Insane and another for
the homeopathic treatment of the in-
Hane will be recommended. The plans
for the new Clearfield county Jail were
approved. A number of persons ap
peared before the board and asked for
increased appropriations lor various
charitable institutions.
The following officers were elected for
the year: President, Mahlon Dlckln
Bon, Philadelphia; general agent and
secretary, Cadwalader Blddle, Philadel
phia; committee on lunacy, Dr. George
1. MrLeod. Philadelphia;, chairman:
Frank J. Torraice, Pittsburg; Henry
M. Boles, Scranton; Dr. J.W. C. O'Neal,
Gettysburg; Isaac Johnson, Media.
ACCIDENT TO MRS. BEECHER.
Widow of tho Celebrated Divine Had
a Serious Fall Last Sunday.
Stamford, Conn.. Dec. 2. Mrs. Henry
Ward Beecher, who sustained serious
injuries at the residence of her son-in-law,
the Rev. Samuel Scovllle, where
she was spending the Thanksgiving
season, was much Improved this
morning, and was able to sit up.
Some time early Sunday morning
Mrs. Beecher, who is 84 years of age.
arose, and sustained a fall. Her head
struck on some sharp point and a long
gash was found in the head. She was
found later by members of the family,
lying In a pool of blood. Surgical
treatment repaired the Injury, and the
aged lady is rapidly Improving.
SHIFFLER DISCOVERED.
The Missing Teller of Lebanon Bank
Evidently Unbalanced.
Lebanon, Pa.. Dec. 2. Word was re
ceived here this afternoon that George
Phlffler. the missing teller of the First
National bank, was seen by a man
named Zerbe on Tuesday afternoon
near Hellmandale Station, this county.
Zerbe says he conversed with Shiftier
and that he was walking along in an
unconcerned manner and was engaged
in breaking small sticks.
Mr. Zerbe says he knows the man
well and Is positive that he is the miss
ing teller. He seemed as though he
was afflicted with some mental de
rangement. THE DYNAMITE THAWED.
Terrible Result of un Explosion of
Fifty Sticks.
Jay, Me., Dec. 2. Fifty of more
sticks of dynamite exploded this morn
ing while being thawed out by Italians
at work near Jay, on the Portland and
Rumford Falls railroad extension. Or
landa L. Rncca, an Italian aged about
18, was killed almost instantly, both
legs being blown off. and his head
badly crushed. Antonla Damoroita
was seriously injured and four Eng
lismen were badly shaken up.
About fifty men were working near
and many were thrown down, but none
seriously injured.
WILL MEET MONDAY NIQHT.
Coroner's Jury Will Hear Testimony
in the Barlow Case.
Coroner Longstreet yesterday viewed
the body of William H. Barlow, of
Tenth street, who was killed Monday
afternoon in the Delaware, Lackawan
na and Western yard and empaneled
a Jury consisting of William Haub, John
Raub, A. E. Vorhls, Wallace O. Moser,
Thomas J. Duffy, and John T. Brown.
The Jury will meet In the arbitration
room of the court house next Monday
evening at 8 o'clock to hear testimony.
The funeral of Mr. Barlow was held
yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock. In
terment was made in Forest Hill ceme
tery. FIRST SKATINQ ACCIDENT.
Crowd Breaks Through the Ice on
the Central Pond.
The first skating accident of the sea
son Is reported from the West Side. A
crowd of young people who ventured
on one and one-half inches of Ice
which formed during the preceeding
night and day on the pond near the
Central mine found themselves up to
their armpits In frigid water at 9.30
o'clock last night.
One of the party, Edith Evans, 18
years old, of Washburn street, was so
affected by the shock that she hud to
L? assisted to her home and given
medical attention.
ANOTHER DIVORCE WANTED.
Mrs. Devine Would be Freed From
Her Absent Husband.
. Through her attorney, D. W. Brown,
Mrs. Jennie Devine yesterday began a
suit for a divorce from her deserting
husband. Samuel Devine.
She alleges that they were married
March 21. 1S8S. and that six months
later to the day he left her. absenting
himself from that time on. Court
granted a subpotna in the case.
COLD AND SNOW.
Real Winter Weather Promised for To
dayStill Water Frcezss and
Skating is Good.
"Snow tonight and Thursday;
tinned cold weather."
con-
That was the message received yes
terday from the government weather
manufacturing bureau. There was no
"probability" about it the dispatch
said snow and It was cold. It was cer
tainly correct as far as the cold and
yesterday were concerned and during
all of the day everybody was satisfied
It was so cold during the preceding
night that skating was made possible
on the several still sheets of water In
and about the city. The small boy was
not long in ascertaining that fact and
was in his glory during the day. The
thermometer registered 14 degrees
above zero at G o'clock In the morning
and about 20 degrees from noon until
early evening when there was a slight
drop.
A warning was recived late yester
day afternoon by Local Forecaster
Dunn in New York city from Washing
ton. It read as follows:
Washington, D. C,
The hsh winds are likely to cause
drifting snow tonight, which may Inter,
fere ulthrailroad travel along tha coast
of the Middle and South Atlantic states.
The storm will be very severe on the coast.
Shipping should be warned nut to leave
port.
(Signed) Willis Moore,
Chief Signal Officer.
Speaking of weather, the report of
Local Weather Observer Pulne for thi
month of November Indicates a vari
ety of temperature and things. The re
port shown that the amount of rain
fall was 3 inches; one Inch more than
during November, 1SU5, and about one
half Inch above the normal amount
for that month. November was also
characterized by warmth and cloudi
ness. There were eighteen cloudy days
ana only eignt clear dtiys. The aver
age temperature was four degrees high'
er than the corresponding month of
last year. This was very remarkable,
as it is seldom that the mean tempera
ture present such difference. The high
est registration for the month was 74
degrees and the lowest 23 degrees. It
Is something unusual when during No
vember the thermometer does not reg
ister below 23 degrees. In l!95 the
coldest November day was 15 degrees,
a difference of 8 degrees in the corres
ponding months. No snow or sleet
storms were recorded.
Twining, optician 125 Penn avenue. In
Harris' drug store. Hours 9 a. m.. 5
p. m.
SAWYER'S GREAT RECUCTDN SALE 07
MILLINERY.
trimmeiThats.
At 93e., Trimmed Hats; were $2 00.
At $1.4."., Trimmed Hats; were 3.W.
At 1.95, Trimmed Hats; were 4.1)0.
At 2.45, Trimmed Hats: were li.no.
At 2.95, Trimmed Hats; were 6.m.
At 3.46, Trimmed Hats; were
At 3.95, Trimmed Hats; were H.m.
At 4.45, Trimmed Hats; were 9.00.
At 4.95, Trimmed Hats; were 10.00.
UNTRIMMED HATS,
At 19c, Job Lot; were 50c. and 75e.
TRIMMED SAILORS.
At 39c, Trimmed Sailors; were $1 and $1.25.
FLOWERS..
At 4c Bunch Violets, with foliage;
were 8c,
At 19c., Silk and Velvet Roses; were 89c.
At 25c, Silk and Velvet Hoses; were uOc.
One thing that helps bring the prices
down; we have three large stores. Buy
direct from th manufacturers, thereby
saving our customers the Jobber's profit.
A. R. SAWVER.
Scranton, Ringhamton, Carbondale
BEST SETS Of TEETH. SS.00
laeladlag the painlais extracting of
tsetfe by an entirely new process
& C SNYDER, D. D. S.,
Opp. Hotel Jcrmyn.
THE BEST CARPET SWEEPER,
I ON SALE ONLY AT OUR STORE. j
NOW FOR
BUSINESS,
CHRISTMAS IS COLIC
WE ARE PREPARING
FOR THE BOOM. . ,
Diamonds,
Watches. Jewslrj.
Sterling Silver Novelties.
ALL THE LATEST.
HONEST GOODS
AT RIGHT PRICES.
423 Lackawanna Aran
LADIES'
WINTER JACKETS
AT CUT PRICES.
Made of Fine Irish Frieze,
in all colors. Also in Fine
Beaver iu blue, black and
tan, Empire collar,new sleeve
with cuffs; shield front, with
new back, worth 12.00.
CASH PRICE, S8.98.
A
Mistaken
Idea.
Soma people think btcau.it a firm has
a large store filled with goads, and
those of a high grade, that they mutt,
of necessity, get higher price than
smaller store with Inferior stock.
THIS IS WKO.NU, and vou can prove
It by comparing the prices cl Pianos,
Organs and all kind ol Musical In
struments, u sold by
POWELL'S
MUSIC STORE,
And the Instruments and Prices at any
ether place In the city.
STERLING
SILVER . . .
Is a new addition to our stock
at Uottoni I'rlccn. Opened aif
other new line of
White China
For Decorating
Prices and styles talk, as we
arc selling lots of it. Will
keep open evenings alter the
nrt of December.
METROPOLITAN
CHINA HALL
C. i. WEIC11EL,
Mears Bldg, Cor. Wash, and Spruce SL
JEWELER
138 Wjomlng Avenae.
J. BOLZ,
Next to the Dime Bank.
Specials in
JACKETS,
SKIRTS and
CAPES.
16.98 Jackets now l.tt
$12.00 Jacket, now ttt
114.75 Jackets now 9.98
H.0O Skirt now 18
$7.00 Skirt now S.60
$18.00 Elec tric Seal Cape now .M
$30.00 Electric Seal Cape and 1$ 00
$10.00 Seal Plush Cape now t.M
$15.00 Seal Plush Cap. now .8
$6.00 Reefer, now
$S.OO Keefer. now (.00
$12.00 Reefer now 7.W
HILLINERY.
A lot of very stylish Pelt Hats
trimmed with silk ruches and
fancy feathers or Ostrich tips
value $3.00, at 2.93
value $3.00 at
Misses' and Children's Felt Hats
trimmed with eicretts or fancy
feathers, large ribbon bows, spe
cial at 1.60
Have your Furs repaired by the
only pructical Furrier In the city.
J. BOLZ
13S Wyoming Avenae.
u
At Half Price.
From Now On
We Will Sell All
Millinery at
Half Price
Roses, alt shades ........13c, 2Sa. a bunch
Quills, all colors lo.
French Fur Felt Hat. 49s.
Coques, all shades 6o.
Black Parrots 26c.
Ladles' Trimmed Bailors 49o 75c.
Ladles' and Misses' Trimmed Hats
Me.. $193, $1.49
Feather Boas $5.00, $7.49, $9.9$
HASLAGHER'S MILLINERY.
II. LAXGFELD, Successor,
324 Lackawanna Avenui
WHITE FRONT.
With Respectful Compliment! W Bef
to Announce th.
OPENING OF
WINTER SEASON at
(Formerly Eugene Kleberg'.)
M3SD1T, TUESDIT, WEDNESDAY,
Nov. 30, Dec- i and a,
EXHIBITION OF
China,
Q lass,
Pottery,
Lamps.&c
lt Penn Ave , Opp. Baptist Charcb.
Middle ol Block.
("Souvenir, PreM.ted to Ladles.
Come to
FOR ALL,
Newspapers, Magazines,
and Story Papers,
Main Stand, - ioj Wyonlnf A renew
Branch Stand, - soj Linden Street
ju Kront of Turkina Baths.
ALWAYS OPEN.
HI
LIHERY
HATS
AT
Dunn's