The Scranton tribune. (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, December 29, 1896, Page 2, Image 2

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TIIE SCRANTOIN" TIUBTJ25T3 TTJESDAY MOBSINn, DECEMBER 20, 1890.
THE DISASTER AT
CAHABRA BRIDGE
List of the
Dead
Dally.
la lucreailof
MORE BODIES YET IN THE RIVER
The List Is Now l p to Twenty-three.
It I Thought That the Victim
Were Cremated AliveExamina-
tioa of the Ilridno Hevegds a Dc
liberate IMot to Wreck the Train.
TlrmlnKham, Ala., Dec. 8. Few fur
ther details are obtainable than those
(riven In yesterday's dispatches as to
the terrible railroad wreck at the Caha
ha river brldue yesterday. The rail
road otliclals have a list of twenty-one
dead, that number of bodies having
been taken out of the river, but the
belief gains ground that there are
more dead bodies yet In the river, or
else some were entirely constimd by
fire. It seems Impossible to ascertain
how many uassngcrs were on the train.
Nearly all had round-trip holiday
tickets and had been away from home
to spend Clirlstmus.
It develops this mornintr that a man
named Llbbs and his wife ot on the
train at Uulners, six miles this side of
the wreck. They are missing, and It Is
probable that they were burned in the
wreck. This runs the list of known
dead up to 2S. Others to the number of
six who were supposed to be missing
have been accounted for.
LIST OP THE DEAD.
The corrected list of dead and mlss-
lncr now stands as follows:
Itullruud employes Frank White, en
Rlneer; Juines Howling, express mes
senger; Ovuw Carney, HuKliiun; A. P.
Comiell, conductor; Tom Sstreeter, por
ter; ll. Webb, bridge watchman.
Passengers Itruce Phillips, L. W.
Martin, Mrs. Henry Hanbury and two
children. Kev. It. II. Mount. Miss Ada
Towers. D. J. Powers, Mrs. Kminu low
era and two children, Mrs. K. Little,
James (lordlier, mother and sister, Mr.
Llbbs and wife.
The Injured are: Henry Hanbury,
will probably die; Andrew Bryson, will
die; E. H. Eckels, Will Gurdn. r.
Miss Hoth, Sam Stuart, fireman;
child of Mrs. Powell and Mrs. Walker,
ell slightly hurt.
The only persons on the train to es
cape unhurt were three little children
of Mrs. Walker. It is thought that fully
half the dead were cremated alive.
A further examlnutlon of the bridge
shows that the spikes on one side had
been drawn for a rail length, which In
dicates that a rail was moved out of
place to deliberately wreck the train.
W. 1). Koss, a bridge carpenter, who
was hurt In a collision at the scene of
the disaster between two relief trains
died today. Another bridge carpenter,
named Kstes had both his legs cut off
In the second wreck and will die.
SISTERS' HEROISM SAVES LIVES.
A Church Panic. Calmed by Several
lirnvn Worn n.
Paltlmore, Md., Dee. 28. The pres
ence of mind of several Catholic sisters
of the Order of St. Francis tonight
prevented loss of life at a Christinas
entertainment In the hall of the Holy
Itosnry church. The hall Is on the
third lloor of the school building. Over
SOO persons, mostly Polish women and
their children, were crowded into It.
On the stage fifty or more children
were taking part in the tableaux. Illus
trating scenes in the life of Christ.
One of the little girls thoughtlessly
pushed a gauze curtain too close to a
gas Jet. In an instant a ilame shot up
wards and across the top of the stage.
The children screamed. A panic fol
lowed, and death would have resulted
but for the sisters, who, stationing
themselves at the narrow exits, held
back the children and excited women
and guided them slowly out the door
ways. Some of the frightened people
rushed for the windows, but the sis
ters again prevented any rash attempt
at escape.
The lire was quickly subdued and
many of the people left the building by
means of the lire escupes. Several wo
men fainted from fright, but no one
was hurt.
ASTOR A SUBJECT OP THE QUEEN.
The Millionaire Said to Hare Fore
sworn His .Native Land.
Xew York, Dec. 28. A letter was re
ceived here yesterday from London to
the effect that William Waldorf Astor
has foresworn his native country,
w here he made his millions, or, rather,
where his millions were made for him,
and has taken the oath of allegiance
to the queen.
People who know Mr. Astor has
given expression to the Idea that Amer
ica Is not a fit place for a gentleman
and of his family troubles. Mr. Astor
Is but 48 years old, and gossips have
made him an aspirant to the hand of
one of the Prince of Wales' daughters.
HORRORS OF THE WATERSPOUT.
Portugese Consulate Gives Details of
the Disaster of November 2.
Boston. Dec. 28. The Portuguese
consulate in this city has received a
petition from the Island of St. Michael,
In the Azores, signed by the Portuguese
governor and nineteen of the principal
citizens, asking aid for the sufferers
by the bursting of a giant waterspout
November 2 over the city of Povoacao.
Opposite Wyoming House.
The petition states that there is much
suffering for food, clothing and shelter,
and gives some particulars of the cal
amity than which, it states, none has
been more devastating in the history of
the island.
Tons of water poured down upon the
city, which was of about 25.000 Inhabit
ants, mounting above the roofs of the
houses, ripping up the streets and car
rying destruction everywhere in its
path. The torrent reached down the
slopes to the sea, tearing a wide chan
nel through nine miles of country and
carrying with it the homes of thou
sands of people. The Hood also de
stroyed the town of Iilberlit Quente, of
3,000 population and several outlying
parishes. All along the coast the fish
ermen lost their boats and the shore
was littered with the corpses o those
who perished In the Hoods.
ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING.
Elbert Tiffany Receives n Hullet That
Was Intended lor a Target.
Special to the Sc-ranton Tribune.
Lindaville, Dec. 28. About 3 . p. m.
Christmas day two boys, sons of O. L.
Tiffany, and a boy from Franklin
Forks by the name of Snow, were prac
ticing at target shooting in the door
yard. The target was a mark of some
kind on a small out-building, with
open cracks between the boards.
Elbert Tiffany was inside the building
when one of the shots was tired, und
the ball from a 22-callbre rille easily
found Its way through one of the open
cracks, and without any apparent ob
struction struck Elbert near the spine,
Just ubove the hips and was driven so
far Into his body thut Dr. Wheeler, of
Nicholson, who probed for the ball,
was unable to reach it with any In
strument then In his possession.
The fuct that the ball had passed the
spine before It entered the llesh and
that Its course was uway from the
spine, and the further fact that It en
tered the body below the vital organs
are favorable to Elbert's recovery. The
doctor says that two Inches higher
would have been futal.
Elbert Is not suffering much pain and
hopes for u speedy recovery are enter
tained. BIG MAIL TtOBBERY.
No Arrests Have Been Made By Inspec
tors Investigating tbe Affair
of Last Tuesday Evening.
New York, Deo. 28. No arrests have
yet been made by the postolllce Inspec
tors having in charge the Investigation
of the muil robbery committed on Tues
day night. The mail stolen came from
the west and was for delivery In this
city.
It Is suspected, although the postof
fice Inspectors are reticent about their
discoveries, that the thieves are postof
flee employes who operated In Jersey
City or Hoboken.
That a robbery had been committed
was first made known to the postofllce
authorities on Wednesduy, when a wo
man delivered nt the postolllce two
bags of mail matter which, she said,
she had found In the bay near Coney
Island.
The letters were badly soaked and
nearly all of them had been opened.
It Is believed that the thieves secured
booty amounting to thousands of dol
lars. .GRANT MONUMENT.
Presidentelect McKinley Will He
Present at I'nveiling Exercises.
New York. Dec. 28. At the suggestion
of General Horace Porter, president of
the Grant Monument association, the
board of estimate today appropriated
the sum of SjU.000 to pay the vxpenses
attending the dedication of the lirant
monument on April 27 next. The mon
ey Is to be expended under, the direc
tion of the mayor and board of esti
mate. In his statement to the board Oener
al Porter said that the ceremonies
should be under the direction of the
city authorities, as the dedication of
the monument Is to be distinctly a city
affair. Oeneral Porter said that the
total cost of the monument will be
J600.0O0, the largest sum ever raised by
popular subscription for such a pur
pose. Al! thU money except $18,000 he
raid, had been contributed by citizens
of New York city In amounts ranging
froni one cent to five thousand dollars.
He further stated that President-elect
MeKlr ley had agreed to be present at
the ceremony and that all the members
of tho cabinet, the diplomatic corps.
t'i legislature, governors of states, and
mayors of all large cities ought to be
Invited. The government would Invite
al' nations maintaining fleets In the At
lantic to participate in a naval parade,
PAYING TELLER SKIPS.
Leander Hoscli, of the Suspended
Hank of Minnesota Missing.
Chicago, Dec. 28. A special from St.
Paul, Minn., says:
Leander Hosch, paying teller of the
of the suspended bank of Minnesota,
has disappeared. When the receiver
took charge of the bank he was in
formed than an Item In the accounts of
the paying teller could not be satisfac
tory understood without a personal ex
planation from Mr. Hosch. The dis
crepancy amounts to between $1,000 and
?2.000. and is so small that the assets
of the bank are not affected. The sum,
Indeed, is so trivial that It Is believed
Mr. Bosch could readily replace It from
his personal means should the omission
be not exp.amed by a rechccklng of the
hocks.
EXCLUSIVELY.
First in Styles.
First in Quality.
Lowest in Prices.
A Saving of from 25 to 50 Cents
on the Dollar. .
THE PARIS,
Cor. Lackawanna and Wyoming Ave
Scraaton, Fa.
1 .nS
CLOAKS ANDMILLINERY
1 iN4 '
A CULINARY HORSEMAN.
She: I Imagine you must be very fond of horseflesh. Monsieur.
"Ah, vera much, Mecs hones, wen eet eez what you call well cooked." Life.
(Copyright, ISSti. by Mitchell & Miller.
SIX-DAY BICYCLE RACE.
Ten llider Enter the Track at Con
vention Hall, Washington.
Washington, D. C, Dec. 28. At 2
o'clock this afternon the six day Inter
national bicycle race began In Conven
tion hall this city. The track was in
splendid condition, and the boards were
Inclined at the curves at an angle of 4?
degrees.
At the crack of the pistol the follow
ing racers started: C. W. Ashlnger, Al
bert Shock, H. H. Maddox. America;
Frank Waller, Fred Forester, Germ
any; C. Chappie, Dudley Marks, Eng
land; Albert Hunter, France; Frank
Albert, Canada; John Lawson, Sweden.
Ned Reading and James Johnson,
Americans, withdrew.
HIS SKULL CRUSHED.
Terrible Dchtb of Charles llagcrman,
n Teamster.
Harrlsburg, Pa Dec. 28. Charles
Hagerman. aged about 21 years, who
resided with his father, Thomas Hag
erman, on one of the farms of the Mos
ser estate about two miles from Shire-
manstown, Cumberland county, was
Instanly killed about 8.30 o'clock this
morning while hauling wood.
The young man was standing on tbe
brake beam of a big wagon and In
passing over a breaker was Jolted off.
He fell headforemost to the ground and
before he could recover himself, one
of the big rear wheels passed over his
head, crushing it like an egg shell.
ACCUSED OP HOTEL THEFTS.
The Alleged Thief Claims Pittsburg
as His Home.
Sarramento, Cal., Dec. 28. C. H.
Watson was arrested here yesterday,
charged with having ro'ubed a number
of rooms in several hotels In this city.
Much plunder has been recovered
from pawn shops, and Watson, who
claims to reside at Pittsburg, Pa., was
Identified as the man who. pledged It.
The police believe he is a noted Eastern
hotel crook, who Is wanted In Phlladel
phi and other cities.
MRS. BEECHER INJURED.
The Widow of the Great Divine May
lie Forced to l;sc Crutches.
New Haven, Conn., Dec. 28. At
Stamford, Conn., this morning, Mrs.
Henry Ward Heecher, who had been
recovering from her recent accident,
was seized with a fit of dizziness as she
was rising from her bed and fell to the
floor, breaking her hip.
She may be forced to use crutches for
the rest of her life. She is 84 years old.
WYOMING.
Misses Uosa and Mary Sutter and
Messrs. John Sutter, Howard Lewis
and Archie Ailing, of Mount Zion, were
calling on the latter's cousin. Miss Llda
McKill.
Mrs. William Hates, of Luzerne, and
her daughter, Nellie, of Wilkes-Harre,
spent Christmas with her daughter,
Mrs. Ed wan Rozell.
Mr. and Mrs. Oeorge Smith spent
Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. Byron
Whitlock, of Plttston.
Miss Nellie Shelly, of Falls, is visit
ing In town this week.
Mr. and Mrs. John Edwards, of Mos
cow; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Knorr, of
Trucksvllle; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ai
ling, of Mount Zion: Mr. and Mrs. Jas.
Hufford, of this place, and Charles
Knorr, of Harris Hill, attended the
family gathering at the residence of
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Knorr, of Car
verton, Friday.
A family reunion was held at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Chesworth
on Christmas, and the day was spent
very pleasantly by sons and daugh
ters and grandchildren, numbering 2;:.
Mr. and Mrs. Kdwin Furman and
Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Vaughn and son,
Cary, of Tunkhnnnock; Mr. and Mrs.
Lewis Kinker, Peter Rinker, of Scran
ton; Mr. and Mattle Kinker, Mr. and
Mrs. A. G. Stevens, Mrs. Thomas Con
ley and son. Edwin, of this place, were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Abram Kinker
on Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. It. E. Hltchlns enter
tained friends from Scranton Christmas
day.
IIOMSDALF..
Rev. Y. C. Smith, of Pheonlx.
zonlu. occupied the pulpit of the
Arl-
fres-
byterian church Sunday evening.
Attorneys Russell Dlmmick and Fred
Orambs, of Scranton. spent Christmas
with Honesdale friends.
Mrs. W. H. Lee and daughter are
visiting relatives In Wllkes-Barre.
John Urandymore, aged 20 years, died
of typhoid fever Friday afternoon, af
ter an illness of tine week.
When will the Citizen and Indepen
dent drop the postofllce quibble and
give us something new like the Texas
depot or the army worm and grass
hopper plugue of last summer?
BLOOD IS LIFE and upon the purity
and vitality of the blood depends the
health of the whole system. Experience
proves Hood's Sarsaparllla to be the
best blood purifier.
HOOD'S PILLS act easily and
promptly on the liver and bowels. Cure
sick headache.
MARKETS AND STOCKS
Wall Street Itevicw.
New York, Dec. 28. Stocks during
the early hour of business were quiet
uid heavy. Lower quotations from
London and the bank troubles at the
west bring the disturbing factors. The
pressure to sell was not pronounced
by any means. Uuiiington und Quincy
scored the heaviest loss In the railway
lint und fell 24 per cent. Consolidated
Gas was the feature of the Industrial
group and broke 4'4 Ier cent, with a
1 Ue rall to 1:19. Sugar was tlrm con
sidcrlng ali the talk about a war with
Arbin kles. The losses In the general
list were unimportant. In the last hour
of iradinf the market developed firm
ness on (Hurts to cover short sales
made earlier in the day. The rally In
prices tanged from VA to I '4 per cent.
Speculation closed quiet and firm. Net
changes show gains of U'uTj per cent.
In lie;. ding, Manhattan and sugar, and
losses of about as much In the usually
active stocks. Uuiiington was an ex
ception, losing 1 on the day. Total
sales were only lOl.OUO shares.
Furnished by WILLIAM LINN, AL
LKN & CO., stork brokers, Mears build,
Ing, rooms, 705-706.
Open- High- Low- Clos.
lug. est. est. Ing.
Am. Tobacco Co 7S'h 7 7S'i 7Mi
Am. Sngur He'g Co.liW-i lloi llo-H
Atoh.,To. & S.Fc.Pr 21i4 2a 21
Ches. & Ohio I.-,?, K l.V
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Chic, H. & y 7o-U
Chic, Mil. & St. P.. 72",
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M. K. & Texas, Pr.. 27
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CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE PRICKS.
open- High- Iaw- Clos-
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July
( lATS.
May
CORN".
May
July
LA ftp.
January
Mnv
PORK.
Januury
May
Ing. est. est. Inir.
82'4 82- Mi M
7(is4 774 70' 4 70',
20 201 111 1..-,
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ffcrnnlon Hoard of Trade Exchange
QnotationsAII (Juotatiou linsed
en Parol 100.
Name.
Dims Dep. & DIs. Bank ..
Scranton Iare Curtain Co.
Bid. Asked.
145 ...
60
89
National Korlng A Drilling Co
First National nana
Srrnnton Jar A Stopper Co. ,.
Klmhurst Boulevard Co
Scranton Bavings Bank
Bonta Plate Qlnss Co
Scranton Packing Co
Lackawanna Iron A Steel Co.
Third National Bank
Throop Novelty M'f . Co. ...
Scranton Traction Co
Scranton Axis Works
Economy Steam Heat . 4k
Power Co
Weston Mill Co
Alexander Car Replacer Co. ..
BONDS.
Scranton Pass. Railway, first
mortgage due 1918
People's Street Railway, first
mortgage due 1S18
Scranton & Plttston Trac. Co.
People's Street Railway, Sec
ond mortgage due 1920
Dickson Manufacturing Co. ..
Lacka. Township School 6..
City of Scranton St. Imp. 6.
Mt. Vernon Coal Co
Scranton Axle Works
Scranton Traction Co
Economy Steam, H. & P. Co..
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New York I reduce Market.
New York, Dec. 28. Flour Hull, steady.
Winter Wheat Low grades, $2.20h3.3h; do,
fair to fancy, J.1.3fa4.7.1; do. patents. $4.!fu
5.2'.; Minnesota clear, !.Ma4: dp. straights,
J4h4.0O; do. patents, S4.2.',a'.2.i: city mllU,
Wa.'i; do. patents. ti.lOaXi. Wheat Hull,
llrtmr: No. 2 red, f. o. b.. I0n4; ungraiir.l
reil. Honliuru,: No. 1 northern, Kr.; op
tions closed llrm at lie. over Thursday;
January, See.; March, slic; Muy, iw'e.;
July, 83'nc.: December, to1-. Corn Klrin
eh: No. 2. 2!1i,c.; elevator, 3uV. afloat: No.
3. 27c; options dull and firm: December,
W-V.; Janmiiy, 2!Sc.: May, 31c Oatj
yulet. steady; options dull, steady; Janu
ary, 22VC.; .May, 24c. ; spot prices. No. 2,
22c; No. t white, 2,"i1ic.; No. 2 Chlcai'o.
23-V.; No. 3. 20!ic.; No. 3 white. '.;
mixed .western. 2:ta24'ic; white do. and
white state, 23a3lc. Ileef Fair ilemanu,
linsettlcil; family, $9.25a10.r,0; extra ines.,
IT.r.u 2.": beer hams, quiet, tlrm; $l8a8.
tlerced V'cf turn; city extra India mci,s,
t13.;Mlal4.iO Cut Meats 4Julet. stoii;
pickled bellies, c; lo. shoulders. 3a:
pickled hams. te.uSo. Lard tjiiiet, firm
er; western steam, 84.10; city, 15; refined,
quiet; continent, 11.35; South America,
$1.65; compound, 4Sa44c. pork Firm,
quiet; new mess, 8.258.75. Butter
Steady; state, ItialHc.; do. creamery, 14a
21c; western dairy. 41a22c; do. factory.
7a!2c: Klglr.s, 22c; Imitation creamery,
llalti'jc Cheese Firm; state large, 7'a
loe.; do. small. 7liaHH4o.; part skims, 3'i
a7'tc; full skims. 2a3c. Eggs Steady;
state and Pennsylvania, 21a24c; Ice house,
15a18c; western fresh. 20a23c; do. case,
$2a4; southern, 19a22c; limed, 15' ,c.
Chicago (iraia aad Provision Market
Chicago, Dec. 28. The leading futures
ranged as follows: Wheat December. 7J
a7V.: May. 82'a82c,: July, 7CTia7-ie.
Corn December, 23a22c.; January, 22
a224c; May, 25Ha25-V. Oata December,
Connolly & Wallace
CLOAK DEPARTMENT.
A Substantial
mark-down
in prices has
taken place
in our
Cloak Room.
CONNOLLY
ONE CENT
A WORD.
WANTS OP ALL KINDS COST THAT
MUCH, WHEN PAID FOR IN AD
VANCE. WHEN A BOOK ACCOUNT
19 MADE NO CHARGE WILL BE LK33
THAN & CENTS. THIS RULE AP
PLIES TO BMALL WANT ADS.. EX
CEPT LOCAL SITUATIONS. WHICH
ARE INSERTED FREE.
HELP W ANTI-ID-MALES.
MEN AND WOMEN OUT OK EMPLOY
mcot and willing to work can lern of a
permaneut sitnation at Root wages by writing
at ones to P. V. H.,Box iis Auguita. Maine.
tVr ANTED AN IDEA. WHO CAN THINK
of some simple thing to patent ! Pro
tect vour ld.as: thev muy hrlng vou wealth.
Write JONH WKDDERBCRN A CO,, Dept.
(', 23, Patent Attorneys, Washington. D. C.
for their $I(K prize otfnr and list of 2UU invou
tiona wanted.
WANTED-AB AUENT IN EVERY SEC
tion to rativaiw: f4.nu to t-MM a day
midn ; cells at right; bIko a nan to sell Staple
Uoutis to dcalera; lifit aide line $7.1 a month;
salary or large commission niado; experience
unnecessary. Clifton Hoap aud Manufactur
ing Co., t'inciuuatl, O.
WANTED - WELL-KNOWN MAN IN
every town to rolictt (tock mihecrip
tiona; a monopoly ; 1ig money for Hgenta; no
capital required. EDWARD C. FISH at CO.,
Porden Block, Chicago, 111.
liOAKD WANTED.
'OCNO OENTI.EMAN SEEKS A OC1ET,
reflned boarding place near I'uulio Li
brary; references exchanged.
I'OHMAN AND WlrE, NEAR PUBLIC
I Library. Address A.. Tribune oftlre.
IfrVilfic.; May, SimlHTaC. Mush I'ork
January, t7.l'i.n7.i: Muy, t".2'aa;.Pi).
Lard Junuury. W.S(iiill.K:".j; May, $la4.
Short Kibs-Junmiry, $;l.xoa.1.SU; May. Ma
4. Cnsh quotations were lis follows:
Flour Quiet and llrm: No. 2 spring wheat,
"XuTHc.; No. 3 do., "laTH'ic; No. 2 red, lf.i"4
iiUl-V-; No- t com, 2-5.u2:i'V-.; No, 2 oats,
ITnlT'sc: No. 2 rye, STaliiV.: No. 2 bar
ley, SloXV.; flaxseed, 13'ii-. ; timothy se,cl,
$2.55; mess pork. tii.75aii.Ku: lard. $:i.7.ih3.77'i;
short ribs sides. J.'l.7.Vi3.9r.; dry sHltf.l
shoulders. $4.25a4.5: short clear sides, $1
al.l2'3: whisky, $1.1H; sugars, cut loaf,
$5.2t; granulated, $4.Ik!; stanilurd A., $4.-0.
Philndrliiliia Provision MnrUct.
Philadelphia, Dec. 28. Provisions were
Inactive and unchanged. We quote:
lleef hams, tlSiilH.Mi, as to nge and brand;
pork, family, $l()uil.5l; hams. S. P. cured.
In tierces, do. smoked, Sialic, as
to average and brand; sides, ribbed. In
salt, I'i.a4:,4i-.; lo. do. smoked, .Va.VaC ;
should.. is, pic kle cured, U'ln.l'ic.; do. do.
snicked. ll'jiitiV. ; picnic hams, S. .P.
cured, 5'1a5'-.; do. do. smoked, CiaftV.-.;
bellies, ill pickle, according to nverage.
loose. ri'aCc.; lreukfust bacon, 7uSc, as
to brand and average; lard, pure city re.
filled. III tierces, iW.Vie. ; do. do.. In tubs,
.".'ia.'i'ac; do. butchers', loose, 4a4,ic; city
tallow. III hogsheads, :ic: country do., 2'
u3c., us to quality, and cakes, 3'iC.
II 11 tin I Live Slock.
rtutralo. N. Y., Dec. 2S. -Cottle Active
nod higher; prime steers, $!.''.. good
to choice. $4.ia4.7.'i-. light to fair, S!a4.50;
best export bulls, $:!.DnaX7.1; butchers, $.50
H3.35; Mockers unci feeders, tlrm; good
Mockers. JU.2cia.1.5u; good feeders, $:l.5a
3.11; veals, higher, $4.. "i" m 0.75. H.igs Act
ive und siroiig: Yorkers, $:i.0ca3.7u; light
$:!.7-' ju3.7.': pigs. $-J.75u3.85; mixed pack
ers, $3.,Va3.Ct; heavy and medium, $1..V)
n3.55. Sheep and Lambs 25 cents lower
for lambs; steady for sheep; best lambs,
$5.f,0a5.35; good to choice. $5.15a5.25; mixed
sheep, good to choice, $3.25u3.5v; common
to fair, $2.25a3.
C hirneo Live Stork.
Chlrago, Dec. 28. Cattle Receipts, 21.
0UO head: market weak. 15a2."u-. lower:
common to extra steers. $.'l.4'la5.;i; block
ers und feeders. $2.85a.t.25; cows and bulls.
II.SuuX;.',: calves. $:l.25ar,.5u: Texans, $.1.40
n4.30. Hogs Receipts, V.m head; market
firm and S cents higher: htavy packing
and shipping lots, .i inaa.ii": common 10
choice mixed. $3.3a3.50; choice assorted.
:1.40a3..u: light. $3.3ihj3..1",; pigs. SJ.Ja3.V.
Sheep Receipts, ll.uuo head: market
steady: Inferior to choice, $2a3.&; lambs.
$.'!.50ao.10.
Oil Market.
Oil City. Pa.. Dec. 21 -Option oil not
quoted. Credit balances, Ho.
FAR TOO MAHY Of E.H.
From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
There are children In the public schools
throughout the coiintiy who are discuss
ing (ireek and Latin verb without know
ing how to make English verbs und their
subjects agree
If the IJnbr Is Cutting Tcelh.
Mra. Wlrislow' Soothing Syrup has
been used for over fifty years by mil
lions of mothers for their children
-while teething, with perfect success. It
soothes the child, softens the Bums,
allays all pain, cures wind colic and is
the best remedy for diarrhoea. Sold
by druggists in every part of the world.
Be sure and call fur "Mrs. Wlnslow's
Soothing Syrup." and take no other
kind. Twenty-five cents a bottle.
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
& WALLACE,
HELP WANTED FEMALES.
I AD1G8-1 MAKE BIO WAOEBDOINO
I J pleasant home work, and will gladly send
full particulars to all send lug it cant stamp.
MISS M. A. BiEBBlNS. Lawrence. Mich.
UfANTED LADY AGENTS IN SCRAN
ton to tell and Introdues Snyder's cake
icing; experienced canvasser preferred; work
rermanent and very profitable. Write for
particular at once and get benefit of holiday
tiade. T. B. SNYDER & CO., Cincinnati, O.
Itr ANTED IMMEDIATELY TWO ENER
' getio saleswomen to represent n
Guaranteed $U a day wlthont tnterferrlng
with other duties. Healthful occopattoik
Write for particular, enclosing stamp, Mango
f bond cal Ccmpauy, No. 72 John Street, New
York.
AGENTS WANTED.
AJTIOltNRALENTTWEVr
erv county; also lady canvassers; some
thing new; sure seller; apply quick. J, C
H1LBERT, 141 Adam avenue, Scranton, Pa.
AOENT8-WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO
do about Safe Citizenship-price tl. Go
ing by thousand. Address, NICHOLS,
Naperville, 111,
AOENTS-TO BELL OUR PRACTICAL
gold, silver, nickel ana copper electro
plasters: prices from $3 upward: salary and
expenses paid: outfit free. Address, with
stump, MllHIGAN MFG CO., Chicago.
AGENTS TO HELLG1GARSTO DEALERS;
2S weekly and extienses: experience un
necessary. CONSOLIDATED MFG CO.. 4s
Van Buren at, Chicago,
SALESMAN TO OARR V'lDELIN b7U
per cent, commission: sample book mailed
free. Address L. N. CO., Station L, New
York.
FOR SALE.
I.MJR SALE A SILVER-PLATED CONN
double bell euphonium, nicely engraved
with trombone bell, gold lined; neurlv new
and coat (W: will sell at a bargain. Address
tin week to E. W. UAYLOK, LaRayavule,
Pa.
1OK KALE-HOHHK, AGED SIX YEAKS.
weight 1,00" i ouuda; can be seen at 1H21
Price street.
I'OR HALE MY COTTAGE AT ELM
hnrst and the four lots on which it
stands; alrothe four lets adjoining: most da.
siralle location in Elmhurat: urices reasona
ble; terms easv: possession given at once. E.
P. KI NCSHURY, Commonwealth Building,
Hctanton. Pa.
FOR RENT.
I 'OK KENT-NICE 12-ROOM HOUSE, 73S
1 naanington avenue; all modern liu.
provements, by February 1.
FOR RENT-HALF OF DOUBLE HOUSE;
modern improvements; rent reasonable;
corner of pine and Blakely streets, Dnnmnre,
CHIROPODIST AND MANICURE.
AkrXererVaXSrStyiaark'SWaleW
C'ORNS. BUNIONS AND INGROWING
' nails cured without the least pain or
drawing blood Consultation and advice given
free. E. M. HETSKL, Chiropodist, SIM Lack,
awanna avenue. Lad lea attended at their
residence if desired. Charges moderate.
CITY SCAVENGER.
Ali. BKIGGS CLEANS PRIVY "VAULTS
and ceaa pools; no odor; improved
pumps used. A. BRKIOS, Proprietor.
Leave orders 11U0 North Main avenue, or
Erckcj' drng store, rorner Adam aud Mul
berry, 'telephone 45&
IO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.
my bed and board, I will pav no debts
of her contraction after this date, Dec. 29, 'W.
GEURGE A. MANN.
STOCKHOLDERS' MEETING.
ri'HK ANNUAL STOCKHOLDERS' MEET
1 ing of The Weston Mill Company will be
held at the First National Bank, of Scranton,
baturday evening, .Ian. I'th. at K o'clock.
A. W. DICKSON. Secretary.
NOTICE IH HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
annual meeting of The Spring Brook
Water ftupply Company for the elertion of
directors aud the transaction of such other
business as may property come before It. will
tie h-ld on Wednesday, January 20th, lBCT. at
the hour of 10 o'clock a m , at the office of the
company In tk-ranton. Pa., lu accordance with
the by-law of tbe company.
L. A. WATRES, President.
Attest:-T. H. WATKIXS, Hecretary.
SITUATIONS WANTED.
DRUG CLKKK WANT: P081TION-REt.
istervd O A. ; ts-st references. Address
ERN EST GROSS. Wyoming. Pa.
11 "ANTED BY MARRIED MAN, 8ITUA
V v tion as engineer, fireman or watchman;
can do own repairing and make himself gen
erallv useful; good references furnished. E.
(.'., Ul.'i Linden atfeeU
SITUATION WANTED TO DO WASHING
Ct and ironina-at hom or go ont by the day
at anything, cleaning offices: will give perfect
safisf jctioit at any place. Call or address A.
B.. 311 Nortn Mtiniuer avenue.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
Physician and Surgeons.
MARY A. SHEPHERD, M. D., NO. 23$
Adams aevnue.
DR. A. TRAPOLD, SPECIALIST IN
Diseases of Women, corner Wyoming
. avenue and Spruce street. Scranton. Of.
flee hours, Thursday and Saturdays, I
a. m. to (p. m.
DR. COMEQYS OFFICE fO. 237 . N.
Washington ave. Hours, 12 m. to 3 p. m.
Diseases of women a specialty. Tele
phone No. $232.
DR. W. E. ALLEN. 613 NORTH WASH
Ington avenue.
DR. ANNA LAW, $0$ WTOMINO AVE.
Ofricehourss-H a. m., 1-1 p. m 7- p. m.
DR. L. M. OATES. 12S WASHINGTON
avenue. Office hours, I to 1 a. m., 130
to 1 and 1 to p. m. Residence 30 Madi
son aevnue.
DR. C. L. FREAS. SPECIALIST IN
Rupture, Truss Fitting snd Fat Reduc
tion. Rooms 201 and 207 Mears Building.
Office telephone 1J6J. Hours: 10 to 12, 3
to 4. 1 to .
DR. S. W. LAMEREAUX. A SPECIAL
TIIE 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
.surtnou?enue'
1st on chronlo diseases of the heart,
lungs, liver, kidney and genlto urinary
organs, will occupy the office of Dr.
Roos. 232 Adams aevnue. Office hours,
I to & p. m.
W. O. ROOK. VETERINARY 8UR-
eon. Horses, Cattle and Dogs treated,
loapltal. 124 Linden street, Bsranton.
Telephone, 2672.
Law vera.
FRANK B. BOYLE. ATTORNEY AND
counsellor-at-law. Burr building, rooms
13 and 14. Washington avenue.
EDWARD W. THAYER. ATT Y AT LAW,
211 Wyoming avenue.
JEFFREY'S RUDDY. ATTORNEYS-at-law.
Commonwealth building.
WARREN KNAPP. ATTORNEYS
and Counsellors at I -aw. Republican
building-, Washington avenue, Scranton,
Pa.
JKSStJP ft JESSUP. ATTORNEYS AND
Counsellors at Law, Commonwealth
building, Washington avenue.
W. H. JESSUP.
W. H. JESSUP. JR.
PATTERSON WILCOX, ATTOR
neys and Counsellors at Law; offices
and I Library building, Scranton, Pa.
ROSEWELL H. PATTERSON.
WILLIAM A. WILCOX
ALFRED HAND, WILLIAM J. HAND.
Attorneys and Counsellors, Common
wealth building. Rooms 11. 20 and 21.
FRANK T. OKELL, ATTORNEY-AT-Law,
Room 6, Coal Exchange, Scranton,
Pa.
JAMES W. OAKFORD. ATTORNEY-at-Law,
rooms 63, (4 and SS, Common
wealth building.
SAMUEL W. EDGAR, ATTORNEY-AT-Law.
Office, 317 Spruce at., Scranton, Pa.
L A. WATRES. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
423 Lackawanna ave. Scranton, Pa,
URIB TOWNSEND. ATTORNET-AT-Law,
Dime Bank Building. Scranton.
Money to loan in large sums at t par
cent.
C. R. PITCHER, ATTORNEY-AT-law,
Commonwealth building, Scranton,
Pa.
C. COMEOYS, 321 SPRUCE STREET.
D. B. RI3PLOGLE, ATTORNEY LOANS
negotiated on real estate security.
Mears building, corner Washington ave
nue and Spruce street.
B. F. KILLAM, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
120 Wyoming ave., Scranton, Pa.
JAS. J. H. HAMILTON. ATTORNEY-AT-law,
45 Commonweal'.)-. bld. Scranton.
WATSON. DIF.HL, HALL A KEmITkR
KK Attorneys and Couusellors-at-Law;
Traders' National Bank Kulldlng; rooms
C. 7, 8, 9 and 10; third floor.
Detectives.
BARRING aV M'SWEENEY, COMMON,
wealth building. Interstate Secret 8er
vice Agency.
Architect
edward" Hi davis, "architect
Rooms 24. 26 and 20, Commonweultn
building, Scranton.
E. L. WALTER, ARCHITECT. OFFICE!
rear of 606 Washington avenue.
LEWIS HANCOCK JR., ARCHITECT.
430 Spruce St., cor. Wash. ave.. Scranton.
BROWN ft MORRIS. ARCHITECTS.
Price building. Lit! Washington avenue,
Scranton. .
T. I. LACEY SON, ARCHITECTS,
Trader's Bank Building.
Alderman.
O. F. KELLOW, 1004 W. LACKA. AVE.
DentiHts.
DR. F. L. M'ORAW, 306 SPRUCS
street.
DR. H. F. REYNOLDS. OPP. P. O.
DR.B.T. HARRISON, 113 S. MAIN AVE.
DR. C. C. LAUBACH. 115 Wyoming ave.
R M. 8TRATTON. OFFICB COAL Ex
change. WELCOME C. 8NOVER, 421 LACKA.
ave. Hours, to 1 and 2 to 5.
Dressmaker.
MRS. M. E. DAVIS. 430 Adams avenue.
Schools.
SCHOOL OF THE LACKAWANNA.
Scranton. Pa., prepares boys snd girls
for college or business; thoroughly
trains young children. Catalogue at re
quest. REV. THOMAS M. CANN.
WALTER H. BUELL.
MISS WORCESTER'S KINDERGARTEN
and School. 412 Adams avenue. Spring
term April 13. Kindergarten 110 per term.
Seed.
O. R. CLARK A CO., SEEDMEN AND
Nurserymen: store 146 Washington ave
nue; green house. 1330 North Main ave
nue; store telephone, 782.
Wire Screens.
JOS. KUETTEL, REAR 511 LACKA.
wanna avenue. Scranton, Pa., rjianuaa.
turer of Wire Screens.
Hotels and Restaurant.
THE ELK CAFE. 125 and 127 FRAN-
. . . T, . ....nn.kU
tin avenue, nnii1!. 1 munauic.
P. ZEIOLER. Proprietor.
SCRANTON HOUSE, NEAR D.. L. 4k W.
passenger depot. Conducted on the
European plan. VICTOR KOCH. Prop.
WESTMINSTER HOTEL.
Cor. Sixteenth St. ana Irving nace,
s vw Vnra
Rates, 23.50 per day and upwards. (Ameri
can Plan. J ulu. da nncii,
Proprietor.
Miscellaneous.
BAUER'S ORCHESTRA MUSIC FOB
balls, picnics, parties, receptions, wed
dings and concert work furnished. For
terms address R. J. Bauer, conductor.
117 Wyoming avenue, over Hulberfs
muslo store.
MEQARQEB BROTHERS. PRINTERS
supplies, envelopes, paper bags, twine.
Warehouse, 130 Washington ave.. Scran,
ton. Pa. .
FRANK P. BROWN ft CO.. WHOLE
sale dealers In Wood ware. Cordage and
OII Cloth. 720 West Lsckawanna aye.
THOMAS AUBREY. EXPERT Ac
countant and auditor. Rooms it ana 2v
Williams Building, opposite postofflos
Agent for the Res Fir Extinguisher.
A