THE SCTIANTOX TTIIBUNE-WEDNESDAT MOItNIXtt. DECEMBER 23, 1896,
MEN OF PROMINENCE.
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filfl&
CENHKAL FITZML'GH LEE.
The American Consul General at Havana Who Is Now On His Way Hack
to His Post of Duty.
BUSINESS BEFORE
SENATE AND HOUSE
Numerous Spectators Listen in Vain for
an Excited Speech.
AIR. MORGAN C0NSUA1ES THE TIME
Proceedings oi'tllC IIOIISC"TllC. Sill"
livy of tilt' l.ihiiiii.in of Congress
Reduced from ll,O0 to .'i,(00.
'flu- Derision Reached Alter a He-bull-
of Thri!i Hays Duration--ISotli
Hruuchc Adjourn for the lloliduys.
Washington. Dee. 22. The si tutors
ivlio hail assembled In lame inimliers In
tile senate naileries toilav III expeeta
tioli of witnessing interesting scenes
unil of listenini: to an exciting ileliate
In eoinieetioii with the Cuban iiuestioii
were disappointed, the only thing that
came up luiviug any relation to that
subject at all being a resolution of in
ipiiry as to the eireiiinslanees attend
ing the ilealh of tin American citizen,
said to have been "hacked to pieees by
Soanisii soldiers" in the Island 'of
Culm. Mr. Vest did not eall up, as he
had iriveii not it e be would, his Vesolii
tion for an linpiiry as to the constitu
tional uiiest'iin presented by tin- secre
tary of wlale in Ills press statement
touching tile power of the president to
ignore a joint resolution of congress
directing . Iiim to ivt'oejiir.c Hie inde
pendence of tin- republic of Cuba. The
morning hour, in which that subject
luiKlit have been discussed, was oc
cupied by .Mr. Morgan, of Alabama, in
a low? speech against the Pacific rail
road funding I'ill and In favor of the
government taking possession of those
roads, which he contended it was its
right and duty to do whenever a default I
In payment of the bonds occurred. The!
subject came up on a resolution of Mr.
Petligrew, of South Dakota, with refer-1
ence to the six ner cent, trust notes of!
the 1'nloii I'm Hie railroad company,
which he asserted were to be used so as ,
not to Inline ami destroy the seitinty
of the government for the debt due
to It. by the eonipHliy. The resolution
was referred to the committee on pn
cllie railroiids, whose chairman. .M.
lenr, of Iowa, declared his purpose 10
ask action on the funding bill Im
mediately after the holidays.
The urgency iletlclency bili u'ns pass
ed and was imtnediiitelv returned to
the house for concurrence In the ainend
i nicnts agreed to in the senate.
At ;! o. in. the senate adjourned un
til Tuesday, Jan. ;.
TI1K IKirSK ADJOURNS.
At 3.l this afternoon the house ad
journed for the holiday recess, hav
ing then disposed of the legislative,
eveeutive and judicial apiifopriatiou
bill, after four days' consideration, it
was passed just n reported from the
committee on aporoiirlations. with the
single exception that the salary of the
librarian of congress was reduced from
.) i ja.iiiw. And this, after It hail
been antagonized by the Joint eommit-t-e
on library and the opponent of the
civil service law. In a discussion run
ning over three days. The bill carries
a total appronrlation of $2l.t',ils,:l7o and
provides for lO.OKr, salaries
Today's session was devoted to a
discussion of the appropriation for the
civil service commission, nnd under it
the law nnd the administration thereof
were most vigorously attacked. A mo
tion to strike out the anpronrlation
failed 29 to 112. This was the only vote
counted, other nropositions to amend
the provision being settled In the nega
tive viva voce. The house agreed p
the senate amendment to the urgent
detictenoy bill.
TUNKIIAXNOCK.
James Hyndinnn, of the firm of Car
ney & Hyndnian, of Kingston, was in
town yesterday.
The case of Kills EHswort.i, the
Erookslde school master, who was ar
rested for whiopliiK n child of James
Donley, will be heard before 'SiUire
Kilts today.
Frank Hart and family nrp spending
the Christmas vacation at Patcrson,
AV. K. Kiefer spent Sunday In lle-
A
the
shnppcn visit Iiik lils daughter, Mrs.
l-'r.d Hewitt.
C. M. K IslipiiiiLfli. f llarrishtirg. has
boon-spending a few days In town.
Tin- Tiinkhaiimirk Manufacturing
company has closed Its bobbin works
for a few weeks.
Tin? young people are enjoying tin
lint- ska t hi at ilu mill dam.
Mrs. William MtirrnV mother from
Sc-i-iiiitt.n s her.- taking line of .Mrs.
Murray ami her i-hlhl, who an- Im
proving, Luige shipments of live poultry haw
been made from this point, as well as
from towns above, this week.
lievivul services ure being hi'M at
the Haptlst church this week.
District Attorney brake is la Scrun
tun. The several Sunday schools hava
heen making elaborate preparations
for I'hrislnias.
II ON ESI) ALE.
The pupils of our public schools will
have a vacation until Monday, Jan. 4.
The annual bill of the Amity club
Will be held in tile opera house Dee. "I.
Mis K!l::uheth Preston, n teacher in
our graded school, will spend her vaca
tion in New York city.
Miss Louisa Durlatid is home from
Chanihcrsbiirg seminary to spend her
vacation.
.Miss Katharine II. Tony and Kdwin
V. Ross, of Chicago, will be married
in tin' Presbyterian church at noon.
Jan. 5. 1SH7.
Lincoln .1. Carter's went plav
Fast Mail." will be produced in
i hi'
the
opei a house Friday night, Dee. 2.".
Kay llardenbtii!; and Will Swift, out
of town students, are home fur tae
holidays.
Miss Harriet Koclcwe-l, olio of the
instructors in the lloidelitown. X. .1.,
collide. Is spendiiiMT the holiday vaca
tion at the home of her father, Charles
liockwoll.
January 12 the Scranton I.iederkrans'.
will visit llonedale and render the
comic opera. "The Viliaire ltarber," in
the opera house, tinder the ausniees of
the Honesilale society. Kauer's or
chestra will accompany them.
The llonesdale I'oval Arcanum have
elected the follow inv; l'tcers: F. P.
Kimble, regent: (ieorire l". Koss, secre
tary; II. II. Welch, collector; J. A. l!o
die, treasurer; (1. 1!. Perham, chaplain;
F. McMullen. Kuide; Henry Priefer.
warden; William Parrabl". sentry; N.
Doris, representative; I?. F. Haines, J,
N. C. liader anil Thomas Cros-ley,
trustees.
The law nlTices in Liberty Hall btiild
ini; are hcliis leinodele,!, nnd Attorneys
K. C. Mumford and K. .1. Stacker have
secured ti-inporarv iuarters, the form
er next door to the piistolllce; the lat
ter in the office of D. L. Kowland.
I in Thursday evenini; Honesilale
Indxc. Xo. 21 s. Free and Accepted Ma
sons, elected ollleers us follows: W.
Lane, worshipful master; usearj. Car-
ser. senior warden; A. Dunlao, Junior
warden: ,1. .M. Ilattman, treasurer: A.
J. Kehbein. seerilary: T. A. Faker,
representative to the grand Indsre. A
biimiuet took place after the electloin
Hon. (Jeorije S. Purdy and wife spent
last w-.'ck in Xew York city.
If the I?aly l rutting Tcnii.
Mrs. Wlnslow'n Soothing Pyrup has
been used for over fifty years by mil
lions of mothers for their children
while teething.'wlth perfect success It
soothes the child, softens the eum.
allays all pain, cures wind colic and is
the best remPdy ror diarrhoea. Sold
by druRKists in every part of the world.
He sure and call for "Mrs. Wlnslow's
Soothlm: Syrup." and take no other
lilnu. Twenty-live cents a bottle.
Copyrlsht, 1S90. by Mitchell & Miller.
The End of thg Huntinf; Season"
"Here's to the fragrant anise-yeed ba;;
May its shadow never urow less." Lite.
j7 mmwm
THE
Opposite Wyoming House,
CLOAKS AND MILLINERY
FIRST IN STYLES. (
PIRaT I rsj QUALITY.
LOWESTIN PRICES
Having of from 25 to SO ciints on
dollar.
THE
Cor. Lickasanna and Wyoming Atcs.,'
SCRAH70N,' FA.
WHITNEY'S WEEKLY
BUDGET OF NEWS
A True Wild Goose Story Related by Sam
Wbeclan. .
RODS ON THE BACK OF A BULL
Itcmnrltitblo Kxpcricnce of a Starr
uvea Woniaa.-Dentil bf Weil linown
C.itizcns""cws for tjo Ituilrond
l!oys--.'Vl!i.ior SJcJiinley I'rcpnrcs for
t!ie Kuh from .Hontrosc.-Thc Tnle
of u :aiisiige"-'liristmu Qnirps.
Special Torres) onder.ee of The Tribune.
Suse.uehanna, Dec. 22. A party of
farmers were sittlmr around the stove
in the Hi.-iUehanr.a milk station, when
old Sam W heelan of Great Dead town
ship, tilled h's pipe Willi plus tobacco
lighted U, and said: "Nuvv just for
a moment 1 wain you to listen to a
true story. I can spin a yarn on
;?rcat occasions, but this is sospel
truth. Whin I was u yo'.iii!,' mu.ii we
lived up in Ararat, pretty well over
imainst Thomson. Just beyond our
house was Writihters pond. That vi
cinity was a regular thoroughfare for
wild Reese Kohl;? north in the FprliiK
ai d south in the Full. 'e used lo shout
ib.:;ciiJ of them in fact, one fall I alone
shot- but as tlds is a true story
will b't that pa?s. In the fall we hud
veiy sudden chanren In teiiioeral ure,
and when a chill iiortlnvostern set In
tlieie was a suddci ami nlarinin' drop
lu the mercury, one nlKht 1 heard a
j;:iat 'houkiui!" down on tile pond,
once or tu ice 1 heard it. Next mornlm;
it was frieziier coal, nnd these iieese
were .-tin makini; a racket. .My broth-!
or and 1 took cur guns and went down
Cn-cpliiK up o!iu;!ou.ly we tired. Two
birda tumble,! over, but the rest only
simattercd the louder, but never moved.
lb. hi!,' down to the shore we found that;
the sudden drop ill the temperature'
had fruiieli a whole tlnrk into the mud
around the shore. All we hud to d'
was to kii up and knock them on the
head. IVc Rot 114 und had roast guuse
ail winter."
PAPSKD OX.
At his home on the Oakland side on
Thursday last, Joshua I.. Councilman,
an old. nnd esteemed resident, died
very suddenly, ned years: The fun
eral was laiRi-ly attended on Sunday
afternoon from the Susquehanna Pres
byterian church. Rev. W. 1. Cochrane,
pastor of the Oakland M. 10. church,
olliclatiii.w, assisted by llevs. Illller and
Sutherland. The interment was made
In the Crand Street cemetery.
After a brief Illness, Mrs. Charles
Hodden, wife of the county treasurer
elect, died at her home on Kast Church
street on Saturday niorninjt. She Is
survived by tin- husband and three
small children, the youngest a babe,
two weeks old. The funeral wtis law.
ly attended this afternoon from the
Presbyterian church, the pastor, Hev.
D. I. Sutherland, olllelatintr.
1MPKOVF.D SKKVICR.
Ilcsinnlnir on Monday, there Is a new
railway postal service between Sus
iUelmnnii and Serauton, via the Krie
and Delaware and Hudson roads. Pal
mers train carries the mail over the
Krie. Mr. Conrad, of I lien wood, Sus
quehanna county, is the route nicent.
The new ,ervj,e Rives the smaller
towns between Susquehanna and
Serauton a morninar mall from the
west and nn eveniiiK mail from the
south.
SDK HODK A Til'LL.
In the absence of her husband, a
Woman in Starrucca. whose daughter
was ill u few days since, for want of
a horse, rode n 2-year-nld bull to the
house of a physician. There and back
was a distance of ten miles. On the
return trip she started live minutes
ahead of the physician and arrived ut
her home half an hour ahead of him.
He drove a Rood roadster, attached to
a Ris. When within tl mile of her
the bull saw a man with a red
shirt, and, with n loud roar, ho dashed
ahead. The driver was compelled to
lash his horse unmercifully to escape
certain disaster. The woman said the
bull was rnther ton thin to ride with
out '.a saddle, nnd, ns she expressed it.
"pretty, lad Klttin' on iirIii after the
wind strikes one awhile." So far as
known, no other woman In Pennsyl
vania ever rode a bull at high speed
over a roiiRli country pike.
DKATH OF It. T. DODSON.
P.iehard Tuwnshend Dodson, several
years ui?o a prominent nnd esteemed
resident of Susquehanna, where he was
a. clerk la the ollice of the superinten
dent of motive power of the Erie,
but of late superintendent of the
r.lossburpr Coal and Dumber company
died suddenly of apoplexy, at his home
m Arnot on Saturday morning, osed
,"1! years, lie Is r.urvlved by the widow.
and a babe nine months old. He was
a native of Maryland und was an ottl-
cer in the Confederate army. While re
siding heru he contributed a series of
papers to the Philadelphia Press, on
his Southern army experience. He was
a talented, genial gentleman, with a
legion ol trlends. He was n prominent
Mason, and a member of Susquehanna
Council, Jloycl Arcanum.
RAIMJOAD HACHF.T.
The Krie will on Wednesday reim
burse its Susquehanna Ehopmen for
services In November.
S. "Tut" Seek-y. of Klmira, the Erie's
,-Misquenarna Division Paaser.ger
ngeni, nas resigned his position. He
isshhi to nnve an "easy sit" elsewhere.
"Tut" knows considerable about
tickets.
You can trund a good long distance
wiilrmt discovering two more capable
and popular railroad ollieials than
,-ii.ei inieiiueni v. is. .Wanville. of the
Pennsylvania division of the Delaw.-re
and Hudson mad, ami Superintendent
(leorge V,'. Dowe, of t he Jefi'erson divi
sion of Hie Krie. . Zealous In the dis
charge of their onerous duties Intri
cate and exact itnr as thev nr.- l,l h
gentlemen ure nevertheless popular
with the employes, a combination of
circumstances not to be found every
day. To each of these gentlemen we
wish n very Merry Christ man and a
Happy New Y'ear. In the lnnguaif of
tiny Tim, "find bless us every one!"
IN THK cornTS.
At the expiration of his lerm of of
fice, Sheriff K. A. Leonard will remove
to otego county, Nw Vork. He has
made an excellent olllcial.
There Is a suspicion that Montrose
recently tacked on nn extra ward or
two in order that she might have more
candidates for postmaster. It Is ru
mored that Major McKinlev h,is hired
an extr;i clerk to attend to his Mont
lose mail.
Petitions are being numerously
signed throughout the county, pravlng
the lerislaturo to erect. In Hnrrisburg,
a monument or nv-moriul hall to the
memory of Andrew . Curt in. Pennsyl
vania's great war governor. The name
of Andrew d. Curtin Is entraved upon
the hearts of the oalrlotlc peotde of
Pennsylvania, but give him n great me
morable pile. He descry it all.
The sound of the whistle of the gold
nnd silver mine In Klk Mountain ,.
be heard in rnlondal". Let us hope
that In the naleglan and vociferous fu
ture the cus words of the prospector
cannot b' henrd In Serauton.
Hnllsteud Is to have a Prohibition
club.
Dlphthorln lins departed out of the
gates of Great lVnd.
YVesentt. the nlleged victim nf a pere
grin! ing hypnotist, is still very much
In evidence in Forest City.
Dr. F. C, Grander, of Forest City, Is a
candidate for county medical pension
examiner.
TALE OF A SAtKGE.
A Susquehanna young man started
out a few evenings since to see his very
host girl. Ills mother told him to bring
home n pound of sausage. He pur
chased the meat, placed It In his over
coat pocket, and made his call. His
overcoat was hung in the hall. While
the young man was telling the girl a
few choice ghost stories there was a
sudden commotion In the hall, and In
about a second the family cat appeared,
drawing across the parlor carpet ten
links of sausage. Tableau!
VICTIM OF DATHINO.
"Well," said an old lady from Jack
son, "they may talk as much as they
alike about taking baths, but I know
there is nothing in them. My daughter
was rick nil one summer. When she
was nearly well the doctor said she
must have a bath every day. and so we
gave ito her. She wasn't used to It,
und last week we purchased a monu
ment for her grave. None of my family
will ever bathe again!"
ONE FOOLISH YOfNO MAN.
Young man, never be ashamed of
your occupation. If it s an honorable
one. Whether It is measuring caliei.
wielding a hammer and chisel or sling
ing a pick. In a railroad coach, not
long since, the writer was compelled
to listen to a conversation between a
Susquehanna younir mna and a young
lady, the latter a stranger. "How many
men pre employed In the Susquehanna
shops?" asked the young lady. With
some hesitation, the young man re
plied: "Welt, my business seldom enlls
me to the shoo, but I am told a thou
sand men are employed." As n nint-tei-
of fact, the young man has been em
ployed in the Rhops for over a dozen
years. The following yonr.g fellow evi
dently desired the "Irl to believe thr.t
ho wan the idle son of a capitalist.
CimiSTMAS QFini'S.
On Christmas morning many n child
In Serauton nnd Susquehanna will have
nothing in Its stacking except a cold
foot.
Are ynu doing anything toward mak
ing some needy family happy nn Christ
mas morning? If not why not?
There pre bard lines ah'ad for the
wicked big boy who tells ihe little boy
that there D no Santa Clans and no
reindeer on th roof.
It is very dillieult to think of Christ
mas, joyous In this hanpy land, with
out enllin:? uo contrustlr.g pictures of
Its terrors and deselrtlon In the blood
stained homes of Armenians. Compare
your Christmas with theirs!
"Warm hearts nnd willing hands today
With Christmas joys surround ynu;
And mnv blite Y'ule-ti.le leave you ayes.
More blest than e'er U found you."
LITTLE LOCALS.
Mrs. I utlier Ford, of Port Jorvis, Is
very ill In this place.
Our good I'ncle Sam's detectives are
hot-footed after the f'rent iHend and
Lanesboro piistolllce robbers.
The new board of trnde has organized
with Joseph F. Lannon ns president.
Several silk mills desire to locate In
Susqilehnnna. If they can produce n
clean bill nf health they will be ad
mitted. A good mnnv manufacturing estab
lishments demand too many things be
fore they will consent to pull up stakes
and remove.
In some Instances, there Is a suspicion
that, bv nn occasional removal, they
make more money than they will by re
maining stationery and manufacturing.
Communities will usually do well to
steer clear of these migratory, fly-by-night
concerns. They are a snare and
. , ivuervRV.
n oe union.
MARKETS AND STOCKS
Wall Street Hcvicw.
New York, Dee. 22. After n weak open
ing niul a fractional decline 111 prices
stocks Improved on covering of short con
tracts. The advance, outside of Sugar,
which moved up about a point, wis la
sWnllW.M. In the afternoon on the an
nouncement of 1 he failure of several bunks
In the northwest, the bearish feeling on
the market was aggravated and the mar
ket became weaker. Delaware anil Hud
son scored a loss of fi"; New Jersey Cen
tral. IV, Sugar, 1"4; Canada Southern, 2'L-!
Uuirlbigton and yiibiey, IV. Chicago das,
U,: St Paul. I"!; Itoek Island. IV, Louis,
villi- n'nil Nashville. IV, Manhattan. i:
Heading, 1; Tennessee Coal. H4: West
ern Pnion. 1'4. Speculation closed weak
111 tone. Net chaimes show declines or '4
to 1", per cent, outside of Delaware and
Hudson, Jersey Central and Long Island,
which lust :i'Na"-. Tobacco made flu ex
ceptional gala or 1 per cent. Considering
the shrinkage lu prices the dealings wi re
enintiarntlvely small, footing up only
l,".7.net shares.
Furnished bv WILLIAM LINN. AL
LKN & CO.. stock brokers, Mears build
ing, rooms, T03-7UG.
Open- High- Low- Clos.
Ing. est. est. In.
Am. Tobacco Co 7ic ""'i
Am. Slur. Itef. Co Do'-j H'i M''-.'
Ateh., T. S. Fe .. l"."-s I1 IS1 l"''-
At.. T. S. Fe 22' i 2?v 21-. "I,
('ana. la Southern ... -tT'!i -IS 41,2 4ii
Chen. i Ohio 1.Y r.- 1" 1.1
Chic. C.as "2"i 71' j 72i 7''i
I 'hie. H N. " 10-" i 1e:!'4 1"-".4 h'-'i
Chic. P. ft Q 71".. 7J"-k 7"' 7"' a
Chle. Mil. & St. P. .. e!' Ti 72V, 72' 3
Chic.. 11. I. K Pae. .. Ol'i e4 '.'.'j 'a
Del. & Hudson 1J3 1 17"i, 1!7
Dlst. N- C. K IT;, 12-, U"4 11
C.en. IClwtrle Si's 3t S1 8t',
Lake Shore " l", l.V. IV.
J.ouU. & Nash -IS t 47", 17",
At. K. Tex. Pr. ... 27 'Si ?: i'l",
Man. Elevated i4 K!i f"! "i IT',
Mo. Pae 2in4 2.!'4 1''i 1'i".
N. .1. Central 1r2 W IW'i Kl-',
N. Y. Central IH'J IU'4 91U WV,
Nor. Pne l::v, t'!U !2"4 KU
.Hit. West 14". M", 141 ; It".
Omaha i 47", 47s, 47 -V
Pae. .Mail 21 21 21- 2S-'4
Phil. Mending 2Vi 2.1 2P , 25
Southern P.. H H", !'", '., v".
Seat h. -n R. M. I'r. . 2'l".i 2.e 2l "
T-iin. C. V Iron 2'.1- 2", 2l'a 211,
Texas Pie!e !l " n 9 ' !l
I'nlon Pacllie !i'4 n;i 9 n
Wabash Pr pi:. 1:,', r,".
Western Pnlon S1U V;'.. 8i, S2'm
W. 1 7 7'J ;-, i;",
P. S. Lei'lher VJ S "-, S;t, S':,
P. S. I.nttier Pr r.y-a f.it
P. S. liuhber ir, 25 24 24
CIHCACIO BOARD OF TP.ADE PRICES.
Ojien- High- Low- Cloa-
WIIEAT. Inir. ext. et. In:r.
May Mi, si'., 7Pi.; S:i".;
July 75 W'l 7l's 75'4
OAT3.
May 10"-, Jjii, j;it;
CORN.
May 2.V, 2.V
July 257 25
LARD.
January 3.S2 3.S2 K(il SS2
May 4.02 4.U2 4.w 4.UO
POMK.
Januiiry 7.02 7.C5 7.0) 7 f,.i
May 7.!i2 7.W .'M 7.1W
Scrnnton Hoard of Trade Kxrhnnge
(Jiiol.-ilion- All Quotation liaed
en Par itf lOO.
Name.
Dime Pep. & Dls. Rank ..
Bid.
115
Asked.
Serauton Lace Curtain Co
National Poring ft Drilling Co
First National Bank
Scrnnton Jar & Stopper Co. ..
Elmhurst Ronlevard Co
Scranton Pavings B.init
Honta Plate Class Co
tScrmiton packing Co
Lackawanna Iron Steel Co.
Third National Bank
Throop Novelty M'f g. Co. ...
Scramon tTriielion Co
Scranton Axle Work
Economy Steam Heat ft
Power Vo
Weston Mill Co
Alexander Car Iteplaeer Co. ..
BONDS.
Scranton Pass. R.illwuy, first
mortgage duo 1918
Peotle'H Street Railway, tlrst
mortgage due lmS
Scranton & Plttston Trae. Co.
People's Btret Railway, Sec
ond mortgage due IH'-'U
Dlckton Manufactiirlne Co. .,
fid
80
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119
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Lackn. Township School S.. ...
City of 8 -ruiiton St. Imp. i. ...
Ml. Vernon Con! Co
Scranton Axlo Works ...
Scranton Traction Co
Economy Steam, H. & V. Co
Krw York I'rodtice Mnrkot.
N. w York. Dec. Flour D'lll. tm-chan-ied.
Wheat Firmer: f. o. b rSV,c-;
iingriiileil reil, Ni;i!e.'..e. ; No. 1 northern,
MiV.; entiyns closed llrm at rinl'-iiC. over
yerterda'v; January. s"V.c.; March. PSSc;
Voy, KK.e.; July, dIV; December, Kra-c.
Corn Fiimer; No. 2. 2Tic., eleeutor; 29Ti,e.,
it Hon t; ungraded mixed, 29c; oitlon dull
and firm; December, 28'iio.; Junuary, 220.;
onoolly
A Substantial
mark-down
in prices has
taken place
in our
CSoak Room.
CONNOLLY &
Mav, JHJc. oats Dull, steady; options .
quiet, steadv; December, 22c; Junuary.
22'..c; Februarv, 22', c: May, 2b-.; stiot
prices. No. 2, 22' , c: No. 2 while. 25' ,c: No. i
2. Chicago, 2:i,c; .o. 3, -uc; .mi. ,i ihk.
l!lc; uilcd western, 2ila23c: white do. und
while stale, 2U:'.lc Provisions Firm,
stea'iv, uiu-hangeil. Lard Kasy. cpil-t,
iiachangt'l. I tutter Finn, unchnngeiJ,
Pb-ady. fhees, Steady, imi-hanged. KggJ
Firm; state and Pennsylvania, 22a24e.:
I..., i,..,,., I-...1W.. ,v..ut,.ri, t'l-i.h. Iu22e. :
do. case S2a4: southern. 21a22c; limed, liia
15iic
IMiilni'.clpliin i'rovision .Market.
Phlladeliihla. Dee. 22. Provisions were
In moderate jobbing demand and steady.
We iiuote: Peer hams, Slita 18.5a. as to age
and brand; pork, family. JlUalO.DU; hams,
S. P. cured. 111 tierces, S.illc; do. smoked,
9'iallc, as to average and brand; si 1-s,
ribbed, in salt, 4'a4-V.: '1J- 'o. smoked,
a'jaj' .e.; shoulders, pickle cured, uVj-iS'-jC. ;
do. do. smoked. il'aiViC-l picnic hnma. S.
P. cured, 5'4arr-4e.; ilo. do. smoked. II' ia
(; billies, in pickle, according to aver
age, loose, 5aiic; breakfast bacon, 7aSc,
us to brand und uveruge; lard, pure, city
relbicd, lu tierces, r.u5V.c; do. do.. In tutu,
aVja.'i'sc.: do. butchers', loose, 4al c; city
tallow, in hogsheads, ;ic; country do., 2'ia
3c, us to quality, and cakes, J'ie.
Chicago (irnin anil I'rovision Market
Chicago, Dee. 22. The lending futures
ranged us follows: Wheat December,
77c, 77c; May, S'i',c, hiiv,c; July, 75c.
75'.,e. Corn December, 22a,, 22vBc; Jan
uary, 22'V'., 22'ic; May. 2V.8C 25' sc. Oaw
Decemlii r, lii'ic, P'sc.; May, lll'ic,
IS'ke. Mes pork Januiiry, $7.C5. 7.C): May,
J7.U2' ... 7.M. Liir.l-Jaaiiary, :i.S2';., t:t2'a;
.Mav,"f!.iC'.. JI.U21,. Short ribs January,
$:l.hj, i.l.S5; .May. t. '."2's. Cash ituuta
tions were as follows: Flour Quiet,
steady, unchanged; No. 2 spring wheat,
7ii' .a77-'ic.; No. :i do., 75a7i4e.; No. 2 red,
XSi'iisiiijc.; No. 2 corn, 22'ic; No. 2 outs,
Hi'"al7i": No. 2 rye. ;c; No. 2 barley. 21a
35c: Ibix-'eed, 72a7:i';.e.; timothy seed, S2.55;
mess pork, Sii.75ait.su; lard, ?'i.75a3.77' j : short
rilw. sl.bs. $:i.75al; dry salted shouldi-rs,
$l.25al."i; short clear, sides, $4n4.12:ij; whis
key, tl.18; sugars, uiiehanged.
Chicngo Live Stock.
Chicago, Dee. 22. Cattle Receipts. 4,ftM
head; market eusy mi l pie. lower; com- i
iik.ii to extra steers, $:t.t"a5.ii: sluekers a.i.l I
feeders. J2.S5a3.S5; cows lllld bulls, SI... nil
3.75; calves, :tu5.",0; Texans. $2.75al.25. ttoga
Itei-el.its, 2s.iia head: murket e.isv and
Be. lower; heavy iackiug and shipping
bits, J:!.lua3.25, common to choice, mix, d.
Jsl.25a3.4n; ehe'ce assorted, $:i.30a.t.40; light,
::.2nu3. In; iigs, $2.!l'ia'1.45. Sheep lb
ci-lpts, ll.iHW bead; market steady; Inferior
to choice, 2u:l.75; lambs, ?3.25a.'j,20.
Uullalo Live Stock,
P.ufriii, Dee. 22. -Cattle Dull; good
to fat W.ws, $2.25a.,; bulls, J2.25n.1. Veals
Steady; common to fair, Hu5.50. Hogs
Steady to (inn: good to choice Yo.kers,
t3. In; mixed puckers, $3.35a3.4o; mediiens.
io.:;:,:,;,. Ii; he-ivy. '! 3 a:S. to. Sheep and
lambs Lambs, steady; sheep dud; fair to
good lambs, $4.!Ki:i5.4: common lot SI.5.U
4.75; mixed sm i-i, good to choice, $1.23.-1
3.50; culls to fair. J2a3.15.
(lil Market.
Oil City, Pa., Dee. 22. Option oil noi
quoted; crtill; balances, !(5c
liristuins Holiday Tours,
Tn imrsunnee of Its annnai custom
the Pennsylvania Railroad company
has nrranired for two Christmas Holi
day Tours, one to Old Point Comfort.
Richmond, and Washington, and the
other to Washington direct, to leave
New Yorl: nnd Philadelphia December
20 and 2!1 respectively. The same high
standard of excellence which has made
these tours to popular In puat years
will be maintained during the present
Ftason. Tourists will travel la hnnd
sotnely appointed trains, accompanied
bv Tourist AiP-nt and Chaperon, and
will be accorded accommodations at the
leading hotels. The social season at
both V.'as'.iintTton und Old Point will
be at Its height.
Round-trip rate frc.m New York for
the. Old Point Comfort tour, returning
via Richmond nnd Washington, ?.?3.nl;
$23 from Philadelphia. Returning di
rect. $10.0 from New York; $14.00 from
Philadelphia.
Kates for the Washington tour: $14. "0
from New York; U.5 from Philadel
phia. Proportionate rates from other
peintr..
FT tickets. Itinera ties, and other In
formation apply to ticket agents, or ad
dress Ceo. V, . Hoyd, Assistant eneral
Pns.-.enger Agent. Droad Street Station,
Philadelphia.
SITUATIONS WANTED.
DliUD L'l.l- KK WANTS FOHITION-KKD-istered
Q. A. : b.-st references. Address
Elt.VEST CKOSS. Wymning. Pa.
W'ANTED-UV MARUIF.I) MAN. HITCA
I 1 lion ns enu'incHr, llreinai, or wateiniiLii;
enn do o, n repairing mill m-iki? Idi.i-.ell' gen
erallv utefnl: g.i id rof-.ren.:es furnistieil. K.
C. 313 Liailcu utreet.
CITL'ATION WANTED TO Di) WASHING
iTr nod ironing at honi- or ao out by the .lav
at anything, cloniii'iir eslices: will i,ive p. rfeet
sRttt,e-tio.i at any j.Uce Cull or address A,
11., 3il Nuitu Stunner uvenuo.
VY BOilIvS AT BLIDLEMAK'S.
) WnsUingt.m avenao.
21,
SPECIAL NOTICES.
HOME MADE M1XCE MKAT. WHEN
you make those inim-o pics, an not go to
the trouble of making luiare meat, but buy
5.une of that made by T. E. Carr ft Sim, nt
Wsshinto i JITarkct. npp. th-. Court Iiiiu.-e.
CITY SCAVENGER.
AH. F.I(UiiS CI.EAKK fhlVY VAt'LTf
n;nl ctjs ih1m in cider: improved
pimif.a UMitl. A. YMUtOS. TroprH'tor.
i'tivtj oi".ors 1I0 North Aiitii uvenu-, or
KreUm1 ii:p'Nt're. lorutr i.uuiim and Mul
berry. 1 1 Itffibtftjv 4.V;j.
I-XICCUTOIW NOTICE.
ISTATE UK EDWAUO T. JOHN. DE
J J ceased, lute of th city of Scranton,Lnok.
awaiina eoiuity, Pouti-ylvauia.
D'turs testa nieiitary liin the abnve-n.iinod
rtute having beon er.intel to th- oniiet
Higncd. a 1 persons having claim or ilcnviadi
aKsliist too saal estate will present them for
payment, and these Intlehted thereto will
please luuke immediate payment lo
ANN T. JOHN. I p,.,
John e. John Ejrecl01
CUA9. E. OLVEit. Scranton, Pa.
Attorney or Estate.
i
jl'
WALLACE,
A WORD.
WANTS OF ALL KINDS COST THAT
MUCH, WHEN PAID FOR IN AD
VANCE. WHEN A BOOK ACCOUNT
IS MADE NO CHARGE WILL BE LESS
THAN 23 CENTS. THIS RULE AP
PLIES TO SMALL WANT ADS.. EX
CEPT LOCAL SITUATIONS. WHICH
ARE INSERTED FREE.
WANTED.
VJCCONO-HAND FURNACE TO HEAT A
k! hotel. Cull or neldreiwi ANTHKACITE
HOTKL, 111 Wyoming uvenuo.
I1F.LP WANTED MALES.
UTE WANT RELIABLE SALESMEN
nlroady calling upon mills, fnctorien,
hnruware, uenoral storas, etfi., to aell staple
line of goods; speei.tlty or aula lino, II. H.
PAKH. Mauuger. Cleveland, Ohio.
W ANTI.D-.MEK AND W)YB. ANY AUK.
Have you a trade t Wo toncli the bar
ber trailoln H wrokn an4 gnarantao you a job
as noon as competent. Write for Illustrated
cutHlogiio. PH1LA. BARBER SCRUOL. V23
Arch street, Phils., Pa.
CHEAPEST BIBLES IN THE STATE
J liblDLKMA.N, tins Bookman.
UAN'TF.O AN IDEA. WHO CAN' THINK
. of some B.mple thing to patent Pro
tect vonr ideas: thev ui:it brbm von wealth.
Write JONIl WF.UDKHUCK m tc CO,. Dept.
C, 2-1, Patent Atlomeys, w aoliiiigton, u, u.,
for their tl'O prize uffer and list of 2UU Invoii
tions wanted.
7 ANTED AS AOF.NT IN EVERY SEC-
Hon to caiirnsa: J4.00 to $."nu a day
nindn ; Bells nt eight; also a man to sell Staple
floods to drnlfrs: iK'St side line &7A a month:
salary or large commission made: experience
iiniiecoo'sary. Clifton Soup and Manutuctur
llia Co., Cincinnati, O.
W 'ANTED - WELL-KNOWN MAN IN
overy town to folioit stock subaerip
Hons: a monopoly; Pig money for ugents: no
capital required. EDWARD U. FIHU it CO.,
Borden Block, Chieaito, 111.
U ELP WANTED-EEM ALES.
JADIES-l MAKE BI( WAGES DOIN
J pleasant home woik. and will glHilly and
full particulars to all sending 2 mit stamp.
.VISS 31. A. S'lEbBINS, Luwreiit-e. llieli.
WrANTED-LADY AGENTS IN SCRAN-
V ton to sell and introduce Snydor's cako
Ieine; rxpericnctd ennvaaser preferred: work
permanent and very profitable. Write for
particular at euro ai d iet benefit of holiday
trado. T. B. SNVDKR & CO., Cincinnati, O.
c
IBILPUEN'S BOOKS-BEST
ASSORT.
liient. HEIDLEMA.
1 7-ANTED IMllEDIATELY-TWO ENER-
eotic faleswnnieii to represent us
Onnrautned fi a h.y without interforriiig
with other linties. Ilrnlthtul oiciipatioii.
rito for i nrtlculars, enelosim: stnmp, Alangn
( hemiial Ccmimiiy. No. 72 John Stieet, Now
York.
FOR SALE,
I 'OR PALE I'Ol'SE ANU LOT AT Wlx-
V in-rs: store nttacl ed to house. Good
location nenr depot. Address, J. L, BROWN,
Wimaiei-i, Pa. t
1, OR "SALE A SILVER-PLATED CONN
J double 1k-U nu.lioiiaim. nicely enitraveil
with tmndi' iie I ell. 4oid linnl: iieurW new
nud p. st f '.Hi: will sell i t n barguln. Address
this weei: to E. N. GAYLOli, LaRaysvlUe,
I 'B;
IAI.GK LINE DIARIES 11EIDLEM AN.
J liitlmr Store.
T.'Olt SALK-HOKSE. AGLU SIX YEARS,
J' wc'glit l.tUU 1 cures; cull Le been at 1021
Price street.
tJoR SALE-S1Y COTTAE AT ELM-
V hurst ami the lour lets on which it
stands; nkotho four kits adjoining: meet de
siralle locution ill Kin lu;:si: i rii-es rea-ionn-ble:
terms ciisv: pi ps. sh-ii riven at once. K,
P. I."l NCMll.'RY, li.ii.ii.Liiwcnlth Building,
Ser.iutnn. Pa.
F()!J KENT.
1 tr.udrrn iinpnivrn'ftits: writ rnwonable;
rorr.fr of l iiu nt l I iiil;i-iy stni'tn, Dunmurtj,
WANTED TO KENT.
SPimTtTp!.V'. CALL OR ADDRESS
DA.MKL DA VIES. '.ill N. Mnin nveuua.
Fi;i:.NISIIES) KOOMS l'OK KENT
iHEAP
K.J tobt.
1UEAP t'CRNISUED HOoJIS. HEATED,
J4H ltcnr A'lama avenne.
EOAKI) WANTED.
I "OR MAX AND WI E, NEAR P(:!LIC
1 Liiirsrv. A l:!is A.. Tribune ollko.
A(iENTS WANTED.
U 'ANTED - 5lil AGENTS FOR KUS-s-ll
s nut'icririd "LIVI-S OF MeKlN.
I KY AND HOllAiil ;" tares. eWantly
li'itMtm'eti; price onlv SI.W: till bo-t and tho
eheaj-e-it. an-l en's dls all i th -rs: 51 t-rcent.
to agents ami the fietf'it laid. 'Pooa
new reudv: s,ve ti-iu ty H-n-bn; 5u ennts in
stuuniK fur nn ouill nt on"o A.lare- s A. D.
V. OKTIIINGToN Sc CO.. 11 rtb.rd, Conn.
TlfANTED- GENERAL AGENTS IN EV.
? erv county; iilno lady canvHssers: soine
thlng lien-: sure sel er; apply ipiiek. J, C
IllLLKI'.T, 1 11 Ai'uils avuuue, Serauton, Pa.
TL KG ANT CALENDARS -BHIDLE MAN'S
I j Holiday Storo, 211 Wasliinicton avenue,
VGENTS-WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO
dgabout Safe Citij-.ee ship prleo 91. (b
lev by ttioi'S.iuils. Address, NICHOLS,
Na erville, HI.
GENTS TO PELL OCR PRACTICAL
cold, silver, nickel ana cornier electro
plasters: rrlrt a Iiom f3 uiiwanr. .-alary ami
, xpei ses H'ld: ontllt frw, ililress, wita
itsuip, MR H1GAN MFG CO., Chicago.
VG EN TS TO SE I.L G 1 ti A P.S TO DF A LERS;
$25 weekly and cxpepjs: eperiunee un
neecsBHry. C'ONSOLIDA'I ED 11FU CO.. 44
v an Huron St.. Chicago,
CALF.SMAN TO CA H I. Y SIDE LINE; IT,
k :er iviii. .-cuiiuirnuiit aauilMe eisjK lliaueu
Iree, Aiiuruta L. N. CO., btatlou L, New
lura.
Wallace
THE CLOAK TRADE
Has had a trifle the !
worst of the weath
er. Mild weather
and a brisk cloak
trade seldom come
together. That's why
this mark-down has
been found necessary
mSStt2T
Opp.
CHIROPODIST AND MANICURE.
CIORNS, BUNIONS AND INGROWING
' nails cured without the leaat pain or
drawing blood Consultation and advice given
free. E. 51. HETSEL, Chiropodist, 3JU Lack
awatina avenue. Ladles attended at tueif
residence it dosired. Charges moderate.
REDEMPTION OF BONDS.
Ori'U'B or smesox is W atkinh. i
Slrantok. Pa., Dec. 21. IM'6. f
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN 1 11 AT IN
uccordu.iee with the provisions of the
mortgage ot The Babylon Coal Company to
the Scranton bnvlng Bank and Trust Com
pany, trustee, that bonds of the said coal com
pany numbered is &r, fit, 67 and olt have been
designated by lot this day for redemption, and
will be redeemed at par and interest upon
prefentatlon at the Scranton Savings bank
and Trust Company. The Interest oeaaes oa
the above-numbered houda on January 1st,
1M7. THE BABt ION COAL COMPAH Y,
By C. D. SI Mi SON, Treasurer.
t
HANKING.
REPORT OP THE CONDITION OF THE!
at Scranton, In the state of Pennsylvania,
at the close of business, Dec. 17, 1S91:
KI-'.Sol-UCKS.
Lonns nnd discounts tl.6G2.5C4 74
Overdrafts, secured und unse
cured fi91
It. S. Hands lo secure circulation 200,000 III) .
I". S. Ponds on hand 6.IW0 W
Premiums on V. S. Itomls 21.878 75
Stocks, securities, etc 301,823 95
Hanking house, furniture and
tlx I u res 20,734 03
Due from National Hunks (not
Reserve Agents) 8,591 83
Due from State Hunks and
Hankers 10,827 43
Due from approved reserve
agents 2G,n",2 75
Checks and other cash Items ... 4. SMI 45
Exchunges for cleurlng house .. 4.104 31
Notes ol other National Hunks.. 2,843 W
Krui tiomil paper currency, nick
els nod cents 807 58
Lawful .Money Reserve la Hank,
viz.:
Specie jr.071 31
Legal-tender notes.,,, 71,uil0 00
127,431 31
Redemption fund with V. S.
Treasurer (3 per cent, of circu
lation) 4,800 00
Due from l S. Treasurer other
thun 5 per cent, redemption
fund ' 1,000 CO
Total 2.512,b i
LIAP.IL1TIES.
Capital stock paid In .....$ 200.000 00
Surplus fund 310,000 00
Undivided protlts, less expenses
and taxes paid 83.922 93
National Hunk notes outstand
ing iso.noo no
Due to other National Hanks.. 31,553 43
Due to State Dunks und Hunk
ers L4S2 24
Dividends unpaid 21 5
Individual deposits subject to
clo ck 1.CS9.624 H
Demand certificates of deioslt.. 12.17(1 (!
Cl-rlilied cheeks 3.W'1 '
Cashier's cheeks outstniidlng ... M SO
Notes und bills rediscounted., None
Hills payable Nono
Liabilities other thun those
above stated Nono
Total J2.512.KW 5S
Statu of Pennsylvania, County of Lacka
wunna, ss.:
I, William II. Peck, Cushler of the
nhove-numed bank, do solemnly svteur
thut the ubove statement Is true to the
best of my knowledge und belief.
VM. H. PKCK. Cashier.
Eubfierlbed and sworn to before me thl
22d day of December. 1V!!.
WALTER E. CfNSTER,
Notary Public.
Correct Attest:
AI.FUED HAND,
11 EN R Y LKL1N. JR.,
LLTHEIi KELLER,
Director.
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THF
TRADERS' NATIONAL BANK
at Scranton. In the state of Pennsylvania,
at the close of business. Dee. 17, liHOt
P.KSiM'HCKS.
Loans ami discounts 670,147 93
Overdruits, secured and unse
cured 58S 11
P. S. Honds to secure circulation SOO.ual 00
Preniluins on V. 8. Ponds 2S.1S7 M
Slocks, securities, etc 2s,0oJ 00
Hunkiiig-hoiise, furniliire,. and
lixtures 139,991 CS
Other real estate und mortgages
owned 10,814 80
Due from National Hunks (not
Reserve Agents) 8,052 03
Due from St-.tte Hunks nnd
Hankers 9.658 CS
Due from approved reserve
agents C3.2'3 70
Cheeks nml other cash Items ... :t.i;:3 57
Exchanges for clearing-house .. 7,413 93
Notes of other Natlonul Hunks. 2.820 uO
I-'ractloiiul puter currency, nick
els, and cents 338 91
Lawful .Money Ileserve in Hank,
viz.:
Specie $12,758 G!
Legal-tender notes .... 51,199 no
C8.957 63
Redemption fund with I". S.
Treasurer (5 i,er cent, of circu
lation)
8.100 00
Total
L1AHILIT1ES.
..J1.1I7 034 18
Cepital stock puld In 25O.0O0 00
Siirolus fund 41,0Ui) 00
I'ndivi.le l protlra. less expens-s
and taxis paid 17.449 2
Nnlioiuil Hank notes outsta.r.d-
lr.tr ISO.noo 00
Due to olhrr National Hunk's... 19.385 10
Due to Slate Hanks and link
ers 5.095 64
Individual deposits subji t to
check C27.SS2 3
Demand certificates of deposit . 3.075 ')
Cert Hied checks 795 97
Ca.--h!er's checks oiitstn-.v-llng.... 3.0(9 9tJ
Notes aril bills redlsi.'iinte.l.. None
lulls payable None
Liabilities other than those
above stated None
Totnl $1,147 9.14 1
State of Pennsylvania, County of Lacka
wanna ss.:
I. Frank L. T'hilllps, Cashier of th
nbove-nunieil lrmk. do solemnly swear
that the nbovs- stntement Is true to the
best of my kjiowb .lire and belief.
V. L. PHILLIPS. Cashier.
SubserlbrH nnd sworn to before me this
22d day of December, lS9ii.
W. S. DPKHL,
Notary Publlo.
CorrPct Attest:
.1. J. JICRMYN.
JOHN T. PORTER.
C. 1. MATTHEWS.
THIRD iilCM BANK
I . ' . Directors,
f I
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