THE SORANTON TRIBUNE-WEDNESDAY MORNING, MATlCTI 17, 1897. Norm & Moore FIRE INSURANCE, 120 Wyoming Ave. IACKAWANNA, THE E A D E R IN CORRECT AUNDERING 308 I'enn Avenue. A. . WAIt.MAN. Per yard for all Wool In grain. Guaranteed good quality, of latest designs and colors. 117 WYOMING AVI!. CITV NOTES. Thcie will be no 1 etui in Horn the giand Juiv until tfilduy moiiiiiiK. The Volunleei l'liemcii .s association will miut tonlybt lii Duri'b hall. Collector ,1. H (laidner, ut Uouldbboio, nettled Ills IsM iltiillejtu with the county lomiiilssloiieiH jesteulay. TIih will or Jesse Case, late ol Wuveiiv, was piobated vesteiilay. Letters tesia mental weie gi anted to his widow, .Mis. Jennie M. Case. Thele will be u sweepstake pigeon .shoot ing match at - o'clock this afleiuoou at Hmalli lilge's hotel on Capouso avenue. A number ot local inaiksineii uie expected to paillclpate. Alan luge licenses weie jesterday slant ed to lleotge W. Vanl.oidei and l'.IU Simpsoii, of Sei.inton; Heniv IStlggs nn I Saiah Coated, ut 1'ei kvllle; John Clay and Hannah C. Jneksun, of I'oiest Clt. The weekly Institute (lass vvoilc In Id eveiy Wednesday nfteinoon between the hums of I to t) o'doek, will be iliiinged this Wick to Cilda alteiuoon, .M.neh 1'J. same houi. deiugo Howell, saipuilu- teiideiit of schools Coiiip.lliv C, ol whkh Cbler ol I'ullio l'lunk Itolillng, Ji , Is captain, was In bpeded last night b Majiu W. K Mllln A lai ge assemblage ut ellltus witnessed the ill III. C,'iiiurau li, ol I iuncsilitlt', will be Inspei ted tills uvinlilg. Judgment by agieeuieut for $.VW was "jltteUla'y eilteied In tTie case of t'atheTtn'i Del.ucs against the ell j of Seiautiiii. This is one of the cubes ((Hindis illieeteii City .Sufli Itoi Tuuev to settle. The agi eemt nt lulls toi u htay ot execution until M.i 1, isiis W. 1-. Cuitls, the Washington eonc ttiondeiit ol the Chicago Keloid, who Is close to 1'resldont .McKlulcv, saj.s Hon. T J'owdeily, of this elti, who is a can didate for HUpeilntendent ot Immlgiatlon, has excellent prospects foi seeming the appointment. It was detei mined yestetday by a corps liom the elt eilglneei's depai tment that, a new newer basin cannot be constitute I ut the coiner of (iailleld avenue and Washburn stieet at the piosent time. A se'tllng of the lattei thoioughfaio has hanged the established glade and a new Miivcy will havo to be made. Joe McAndiew slept last night Ip the J.ulli e station and this moinlng will be Klvvii n heUiIng befoic Aldiiman Alllhu on a chaige of assaulting John 1'etto, a Jieddler. Detective Will Clitluul nilestnl M. Andiovv last evening at the boj's home in l'lne lijook. Ills lathet made no pio test. letting the otllcei to go ahead, A smoker was given last night at the Snaivon Jiicyclii club house. Mi Lund leilted seveial dialect heltetlims; thtie was tiuislc by Coniad's ni'cliestin, an un imuallv 1lno iltiay of lelieshments vveie seived, and theio was tobacco and i.uds galoie. All thefco combined towuid n veiv happy time. 'J'ho smoker was auangu'd bv a committee consisting of 1'enlval Mori Is, chaliman; C. S. Jennings, Chailes Kii-sel, .Mi. C.aidnor, Tied Tiopp and William I'lci co. liven ashmen have their ctislness stoims as was vividly demonstnited last evening Ut the ollke or Akleiman John T. Howe, Two coloied men who cait ashes foi a living weie the ptluelpals In the case. C A Lyuilu accused Amos Lesh of going to the house of John Singleton, ot the Sev enteenth vvaid, and thei collecting JJ un faNe pretenses. It was Lj nde who whieled the ashes and Lesh got the money and dissipated It, Lesh was held in iluil hall to appeal at Court. l'lesldent .May, or the lio.it d of trade, has appointed tho following membPis as a special inembeishlp coinnilttee. Theo lole II. Dibble ehulinian: Oeoige D liiown, G. II. Cobb, Joseph Levy, W. L. Matthews, August Koblnson, Conrad Sihioeder, J. Joseph T.iyloi, A. li. W'ai jnan, V.. ii. Williams. This committee will meet Kilday at the boaid of tiade looms u 3 p. m. Tho special committed and the tegular membni&hlp committee will woik Jointly to iueieaso tho boaid's niemher irhip The Lam el club of the Young Women's i hilstlan association met last evening and elected otlkeis. Theio was an excel lent attendance ot the membeis and an nthiislastlo meeting was held. Itellilng .'iislileut Kvu Shol t" pleslded. The Ot llceis elected uie: llss IJII.i Osland, pres ident: Mis. II. li. Sweet, vlee-piesldeut; Miss Can In DeWUd, societal y; Miss Dva shoit, tieuKiiioi; .Miss Louise Llndel, chaplain; -Mips Lottie Swingle, ciltlc. An Infotmal enteitiilnineiit cum hided the ses sion Miss Tomllnsou sang John Fallon, a 21-year-old voting man from Aichbald, left home Mondav night and came to Seinntun liefoie lie lett homo ho lansackid the house and his ooooooooooooooo O 0 0 0 0 0 0 0, ( (, NO.M! lliniBK AlAUli, o J. A. WATERS, Q uccesur to Christian, the Hatter, I, At 305 l.uckuwunnu Ave. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO T! I V Ill aifS iAfU'fflM 0 7te mw.m riiiMrmnir 1 1 . m m. i'7.t -r'.jv-;w-"-f j '6 pnients' clothing ami otitaliifd money to the amount of $0. With this um he be kuii Kolrn? down tin nuloon llnu on Lack iiwunnu uM-iiue. Knllun's- father, whin ho missed the money, Iiuiteiied to tills city uml tohl the police of the Bltuiitlon. The young mnn was arrested on e,iinpluliu of his father on a chaise of drunkenness anil hilceny. Mayor HulU-y sentenced him to thlity days In Jail. Muny Otand Arms- men fiom this city will go to Moscow this evening to attend the seventeenth nunlveisuiy celehiatlon of Chiiplnlii T. D. Hwntts post, No, 218. They will take the (1.10 o'clock Lackawan na tialn am will lctiiin on a fpoclal car in time to connect with tiolley cars for nit putts of tho city. Anions thoco who will deliver mliliessoK ale Colonel II. II Hippie, 11 '. W'anlell, !'. J. Amfdcii, Ai de) limn .lohli T. Howe, Captain 1'. l)c hire.v, lle A 1). l)ald, M. J. Mill tin an I 1'iofessoi It II. Mai tin Thele will he lead a poem dedicated to the post bj Itev 11 11 Walsh. Tin fnneiiil of .Mis. Muigmet llntighnn wns hi Id esteulay morning from her home. In O'Connor colli t. A lmge nuin liei or friends wele plci'llt. At Ht. l'et ei s mtliedinl at il.JO o'clock a solemn high mass of requiem was celelnated lit J J U. IVolev was cclelnant, Itcv. T. C.iiinodj, deacon, Hew M. 1". I.of lus, sub-deacon Father l'eeley pieaehiil ail eloquent ellloHlulll.,'l'hn pall-be.urls weie William Cm i in an, Michael McDon nell, Joseph 111 in , l'atilck Lamb and IIP haul .Miingun; dowel -beniers, William and John Oiuighnn. Inleimint vvus male In Hyde l'aik Cathollt' ceinetoi. Michael Cannon, of the South Hide, w is iltliilgneil heroic Akin man .Hllui 'S teiday morning on thiee i bulges ti lc nlous wounding, attempt to lob and lliliatoniug to kill, plefened by Joliu Llppl, who, on the night of Feb. 'JJ, w is held up by Cannon on the Main load be tween Laikuwanna and Old forge. The sloiy of the assault was Hist told 111 The Tilbune. Llppl was walking on a lonely pat t of the load when Cannon stopped li I in afid (lemaiidi.d money. When Llppl I el use I Cannon shot him, the ball elite " Ing the lud ut the abdomen lie lln gnel liet wein life and death foi seveial class li. si, lev the bullet Wound Llppl was bxdl bealeii. Cannon was h(ld In $;ww bail This makes his total ball $UHU Cannon i mild not tiiinlth It and was le conimltled to Jail. HIS RESIGNATION. Judge H. N. Wlllard lo Retire as Superior Court Judge, but Not Until Sepl. I. Judge i:. X. AVlllaul, of tlio stipctlor emu t, will tender lus leslgnatlini during tli'e latter pal t ol Hie summer, the leslg iiatlon lo take elfeet Sept. 1. Tills state ment Is made on good autliuilty. It lias been stated fiom time to time, especially III Philadelphia papeis and In ill jpal' lies fiotn that city Utlil Hai ilsbuig, that Judge Willaul had le slgned or that bis leslguatlon would be submitted lllltliedltltely. While the I epulis ale inlieit 111 some pal tlcllluis Ihey aio not wholly collect. The leslg iialkm will not be submitted to Oovei nor Htisilngs until allei July I. Judge W'llbiid's health as has been stated, lias nothing to do with the mat ter. The demands of his extensive business and otliei Inlet e.sts sutler on account ot the time and study he must necessiull.v give lo his duties as su peilor eouit Judge. Those duties, loo, lob li 1 in of nun h tlino that lie would pierce to spend with Ills family. For those toasons, clilelly, lie will tetiio I loin the bench. This di'loiiiiiiiatiiin has foi some lime been known to Judge Wilkud's inti mate fi lends It has been no seciet with them I'nless ho changes his mind In the nuittei. this auiumuceiiieiit ol Ids Intentions may be consldeied as ( oi led. ROB ROY SUNG LAST NIOHT. Ileiiid ut the Aendctuv ol .Music b a I.liie Audience. IX' Koven and Smith's cnmlc npor.l "ltob Kov" v4in sung at the Academy of .Music last evening befoie a laige audience by the Whitney Opera com panv, which compilses some excellent vocalists. The opeia Is elaboiately staged and the Highland costumes which aie vviT.1 by the majority of the nitiiibeis of the company lend them selves leadlly to pietly stage pletuies. Theio Is a laige vein of comedy lim ning tlnougli the tluee acts ot tho op eia, the inciter pait of which is sup plied by Dugald Mac 'Whceble, mayoi of Ileitlt, an air.uit cow aid, whe speaks alteinat"ly vvltli an llngllsh and Scotch dialect as the I'ntillsti and Scotch ate lospective'ly vlcloilous. This lole gave Kdwln II. Pan oil an oppoitunlty to ptnvi' hiniselt a veiy ainusingc oinedlan The leading lolcs of the opcia vveie in competent hands. OFFICIAL TIME. Tho Cicnt Coihett ril'sinunons I'iylit Mill Take IMace Toditj. The Westotn Union Telegiaph Co. have olIU lally notltled Manacer Keir, ot the Fieithlnghani, that they will commence to deliver the details of tl Kieat Corbett-Fitzslmmons fight at oil" o'clock toda, as It will commence i; or shoill.v aftei I0 o'clock l'aclllc time, which Is one .o'clock our time, and a the wile Is dliect from the ilng aid , caison CMty, to the stage of the Fiotn liigham, theie will be no delay, and the time of opening the theater doois has been changed to Li. 20, so that e ctybody will have an oypoitunltv ol following the battle from stait to fin ish. The Fiothlnghani theater will be the only iilaoe In Sciantou that wi'l oiler a detailed account of tho ilgnt as It in ogi esses, and It would be well to Ft'iuio your seats early. ( oihelt fitsimmous I'ight. Sjieclal attention is called to the change In time of the Coibett-Flcslm-111011s light, ltetuins lecelved at the FiothiiiHham Theaier at one o'clock, Instead of two o'clock, as was heieto foie announced OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO 6 J MUSHY KC.US A FUKSH KVnUY DAY. ui'Y Tin: iinsT. O He. Ii:U DO.. 0 0 H. . CUCKSKN. Q OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Our 10 Dii) Shoo Salo opened with a big ciovvd of jieoplo on Monday moiulng, and will last foi J." days, until we make 100m for our Hinlng goods. Seldom Is a chance of fend like this vvheie you can get the '! best shoes "if the latest style at -linlf their value. See our ladles' shoes for fiOc. a pair and a chance on u gold watch given to every customer. 5 Uiotheis, SOS Lack'a. ave. Coal Itcdiiccd, Coal, Nay Aug l'ark Colliery. Kgg, Htove and elnjstnut, $i.C0, Telephone, 11712. Steam Heating and IMiniiliing. P, F. & M. T, Uovvley, 231 Wyoming ave. I'abst's Milwaukee Bock Lohmaiiii'u, Spruce street, Ueer, at STATE DELEGATES FOR TWO DISTRICTS Chosen at Cumentloiis Held In (lie Court House Yesterday. THE RESULT IN THE SECOND 'I'. 1'. I'cniuiiii mid John Sclii'ttur Io fented ,I.,I. II. 1 1 it m 1 1 tn i) ti lid Ilcniy llocttchci -- lt( solutions Adopted. Tlmio Mas No Contest lit the 'I'lihil District l'oiieitlon--Tlie Stnmliiit; Committee lo I the Dlstilct .Nniuetl. Conventions vveie held In the coutt house ostoidny by the Heiubllcans ot the Second and Tlilul Legislative dis tilcts, at which delegates to the next state conventions vveie chosen, tu tie.' Second dlstilct convention Majol T. l' I'eninaii and John Schellei defeated J. J. II Hamilton and lleniy Hoett chei lor the honoi of lopiesentlug the dlstilct In state convention. Otltllth 1' Davis, of Lackawanna township, and Ueoige r, Heemei. of Newton town ship, weie chosen by acclamation by the Thlul dlstilct l'.enubllcuns. They had no opposition. The Second district convention was called lo older by Chaliman F. W. Fleltz In the aibltlatlon loom ptomptly at 2 o'clock. Secietnty (', S. Seamans lead the call. Ut. A. J. Kolb was chosen as assistant secietaiy and then the lecelvlug ot ciedentlals was begun, The delegates wele; Seventh ward First dlstilct, August l'eiistel, Thlul dlstilct, William C.unloili. Llghth waul Fhst dlstilct, William S. .Mill. 11, W A Knub: Second dlstiict. John 1". Jones, a. W. Jones, 1'. II. DeWllde. Ninth waul Flint dlstilct, C. D Chit tenden, 12. W. Veino., Cuttis I'owell, Sec ond dlstilct, C 1' Jadwin, M. D. Hlne, 11. M. Coursen; Thlul dlstilct, O. I'.. Wugltt, W. S. llulslander, J. W. 'auetnsey. Tenth waul 12. A. Wetizel, John Long, John Christ. Lleventh waul Fhst dlsttict, Dl. A. Kolb, F Miller, Chi Is. Flckus; Second dls tilst, Albert Ilelei, Ocai Helielgel; Thlul dlstilct, J. C. Christophel, Chailes Stone. Tweirth waul-Flf'st district, Fted Lln dei , Second district, John Metzhelser Thliteenth waul l'list dlstilct, Solo mon .Mlllei, 12. J. Walkei; Second dlstilct, l'UHton Itohlnson, Chailes S. Seaman.-, Thomas Flltciott; Thlul dlstilct, O S. Lilt?. 12. S. Whitney, John S. Kav. SiMeelitli w aid l'list dlstilct, J. O. Sea mans, Joseph Dannei, William Uriltznian; Second distilet, W. A. St John, Fled Si boon, 11 A. Caskey. ' Seventeenth waul First dlstilct, T. K. Hiooks, V. S Delhi. Cieoige A Hlgbtlel I, F S Uaikei; Second dlstilct, Samuel Knapii. Itobeit Haafe. Fliuer Kaltmau, Wllllum Hnicilok, It. li Fenmaii Nineteenth waul Flit distill t Fetei Haas, Chailes Dlipie. William Smith; Sicond dlstilct. William Waltei, lleniy Schatt, Third distill t, Fled Webbei, Will lain Doehlei , Fogith dlstilct, Chailes .Millie li, August Fianlz. Twentieth waul FUst dlstiict. David Davis, Fled Jones; Second dlstilct, Muthlas (ialth, Joseph Shoi ten; Thlid d!--tilct, James Shoiten, Fuuith dlstiict, John Tlttleblllg. NO CONTFSTS. Thetc being no contests the appoint ing of a coinnilttee 011 ciedentlals was dispensed with. As a committee on lesolutlon Chaliman Fleltz mimed C F. Jadwin, Chi is Flckus and James Shoiten. who attoi a lit let (lellbei.itlon, lepoited the follow lug 1 ('solutions, which vveie adopted: Wo leallluu 0111 adheience to the piln 1 Iphis of the Kepuhlliun paily as dellnMd b the plalfoim adopted at the uatluiial icmviiitlon In St Louis In June, lssj, and which the Anieilcan iieoplo latltled In Novembei b tho magnilli eiit vole lecoul cd In tlei ting to the piesldencv William McICInle.v, of Ohio. We hall with Joy the clo--e of a Demo ciatle adniliilstiatluu of 0111 countiv's af ralis, and the udvent of Hie UepublU in ndminlstiatlon with Its policy of piotec- tlon to Ameiiean Indilstiy, a sstein of sound finance, and a deteimlmitlon with Hi illness to maintain the dignity and honor of the Anieilcan government In Its lela tlons with othei nations. We endorse the action or Fiesideiu Me Klnle.v In calling an extra session oT ron giess and indulge the hope that Its lahois may speedily accomplish theiepeal ot Hie Wilson bill, so oppiessive and dlsastinus to many blanches or industiy, and tho enactment of a tailff law which will pin. vide MihTclent leveiiue to nieot the pipelin es of the government and piotect Anieil can labor fiom the competition of foi'elg'i nations. With such legislation, and being assuiiod of a wise admlnlstriiUon of our national alfilis, we contldetulv look for n (illicit letuin of piospeilty to business so long lilndeied and Impeded by Demo iiatlc Incompetency and mlsmanagemeiit. On motion of C. P. Jadwin C. S. Sea mans was unanimously chosen perman ent 1 hall man and on motion of Major W. S. Millar Di. A. J Kolb, the tem poiaiv secivtaiy. was made peimanont secietaiy. Mr. Seamans accepted the cliaiimanship with a bilef speech and nnnounced foithwlth that nominations for state delegates vveie In aider. At torney J. J. II. Hamilton was rnmlnat ed by C. 12. Chittenden; John Schcuer, by Attorney W S. Diehl; Major T. F. Penman, by Major Millar, and Henry Hoelohcr, by William II. Walter. The ballot resulted as follows- Pen man, 4!i Scheucr, 12; Boetcliei, 22; Hamilton, :0. CIIOICI2 OF CONVI2NTION. Chaliman Seamans declared Messrs. Penman and Siheuer elected amidst applause and Hie convention ndjouined The Thlul dlstilct convention was called to older In the otllce of Iteglstei of Willis W. S Hopkins at L' 30 by Thuiston T'aiker, ot South Ablngton, chaliman of the dlsttict standing com mittee. The 100111 was unable to hold all of the delegates and Intel essed spectatois, and many had to be con tented to stand In the coiildor and fiom that position gain what knowl edge they could of what was going on within. Mr. Patker, after calling the conven tion to older, named C, M. Stieeter, of Dalton, to assist Oeoige J. Powell, of Taylor, secietaiy of tho committee, to compile the toll of the convention. Ciedentlals vveie tailed for and were piesented by the following: Kenton J. W. Tlitany, lift belt Caipen ter. Cllfton-A. W. McKcll. Covington Lewis Jones, William Coffey. Dalton-C. M. Stieetei, K, 12. lte Holds, C. A. Knight. C.lenbui 11 Delbeit 111 lllln. (louldsboio J. K.' flaidner. IJreenlleld-Wllllain J. Uell, U C. I'lerco, W. T. Itohlnson. Lackawanna tow tishlii South district, James Thomas; West dlstilct, William Ives, John Maisland, W. C. Diake; Noith east dlstilct, Keeso Lloyd, Aithlli I'iuaok; 12aHt dlstilct, Fiank Nash; Southwest dlstilct, A. F. Dowd. I.aPiume U. II. Iloltate. Muillson Samuel W. Tiavls, William I2sheiibaii8h, Moses Davis. New too W. Lalne, J. li, Lesh. North Ablngton S. M. Aylesworth. Old Foi go township First dlstilct, John 8. Davis, 12dwaul Jones, James Hell, Jo seph Uohson, J. M. DavlH, James Mala, W. II. Kohler, Keese W. Keehe; Second dlstilct, lleniy Tionfer; Fouitli dlsttict, Chilstophei Kuins, Thomus Uobson, Clement Montalne, David Ulcharda, Dan iel Mayer. Kansom township First Ulatrict, John Tobias; Second district, Oorgp It, Wfti dell. Scott-(i. F. Miller, H. S. Newton, K. V. Slocum, Chailes Oiosvenor, Sciantou Sixth waul, Thlul district, Motils Thomas, Dewle Williams, Will H. Davis, William Williams, Jonathan Jones, Spring llrook T. J. Matthews. Mouth Ablngton-M. M. llufford, H. ', Woodwind, Fled Walker, Kugene White, Qioigo Ludlow. Taylor First waul, John L, I'owell, Thomas Haddock; Second ward, T11III0 (Irlllltlis, lluriy Smith; Thlul waul, Da vid F. Kvims, Jacob Stiiinip, William Powell; Font tti waul, William Uogei, Thomas Jenkins, Fifth waul, John J. Price. Wavetly Oeoige C. Stephenson, Chailes 1''. Tliikham. . West Ablngton Oeoige Colvln. MIL U1012SI2 CHA1HMAN. Theio were no contests. Peiinnnent oiganlzatlon wns formed by eleetlnir II. Willis Ueese, of Old Foige. chair- mnn nliil II I,' Wnrwl veil I il nf Ctnll'h Ablngton, and V. C. Diake, of the West dlstilct of Lackawanna, secie tailes. Mr. Ueese called for nomina tions for state delegates, and A. 1''. Dowd, of Lncknwannn township, nominated Cliltllth P. Davis, ol the same township. 'Squlie J. II. Lesh, of Newton, nominated George W. Ueemer, also of Newtun, and both vveie chosen by acclamation. They had no opposi tion. John It Johns, of Tnyloi; M, M. Huftoid, of South Ablngton, and Ceo. W. Stevenson vveie named as alter nates and a vote lesulled as follows: Johns, )); HulToul, 117, and Stevenson, 3S Messrs' John and Stevenson vveie deflated elected. On motion of 11, H. Holgate, the chaliman and the dele gates weie instructed to select mem beis for the standing committee to represent the dlstitcts In which no one had been elected by the voteis Alter the convention ndjouined the following committee was made up: Kenton, A. F. Hobbs; Clifton, A. F. Slglln; Covington, D. W. Dale, M. K Sherman; C.lenbuin, J. C. Nnithup; C.ouldsboio, J. U, Gaidnei; Gieelllleld, W. F Uoblnson; Lackawanna, South dlstilct, W. Nicholas; Lackawanna, West district, William WIer; Lacka wanna, Northeast dlstilct, W. II. Fein; Lackawanna, ICast district, Frank Nash; Lackawanna, Southwest dls tilct, Isaac Davis, La Plume, K, II Holgnte; Lehigh, Jacob Knecht, .Madi son, Kugene Noack; Newton, D. W. Latue; North Ablngton, S. -M. Ayles worth ; Old Foige, Second district, Henry Tioufei, Old Foige, Foutth dls tilct, William Bennett; Unnsom, First dlstilct, Tobias Stein; Unnsom, Sec ond dlstilct, Oeoige It. Wnidell, Scott, G. F Mlllei; Sciantou. Sixth ward, Thlul dlstilct, William K. Davis; Sptlng Uiook, David Moses, South Ablngton, William Shelp; Taylor, First ward, John L. Powell; Taylor, Second waul, John It. Jones; Taylor, Thlul waid, James Monls, Jr.; Taylor.Foui th waul, William A Uoclgeis; Taylor. Filth waul, John J. Pi Ice; Waverly, B. F Tlnkham; West Ablngton, John K. Bilggs CONSTABLE BENNETT, OF PTTTST0N. He Delnved the Hob Itov Pel foi niniicc nt the Academy Lust Niht. Those who heaul "Hob Hoy" sung at the Academy of Music last night ob served that the cm tain was tauly in going up, but few undui stood the cause The delav was due to a Pltts tou constable, who has an idea 111 two ol his own about the law. The com pany sang Hie opeia 111 Plttston Mon day night, wheie C A. Allien, one of the "Jinnies," was dlschaiged He was alter wards reinstated by Man ager Williams, but then decided to quit of his own iiccoid, and when the manager Insisted on hlin living up to the clause in his contract requiting two weeks notice, Allien sued for fL"J, which lie said was due him. Aldeiman Loftlis, oi" Plttston, Issued an attachment against the company's etiects, but Manager Williams took an appeal, and then Constable Bennett, who was employed la the attachment pioepedlngs, presented a huge bill of costs. This Manager Williams refused to pay and then a new plan was tiled A wan ant was swoin out for the stage mannger and four other membeis of the company on a charge of assault ing and battel lug Alden. Bennett and four constables came tn this city, and just befoie the accused men staited for the theater last night they wete daced under uuest and the ofllceis staited for Plttston with them. The constables vveie Inteicepted at the Dclawate, Lackawanna and West ern station by Manager Williams and Attorney A. .1. Colbotn, and the men pilsoneis weie soon at llbeity. The chaige was withdrawn by Alden, who Immediately staited for New York, "It was the most high-handed and contemptible outiage I have ever heard of," said .Mr. Colboin last night, "and wns planned by Constable Ben nett with a view to compelling Man ager' Williams an absuidly high bill of costs for sei vices in the attachment pioceedlngs; Alderman Loftus prac tically admitted that tonight la talk ing with me." EXCELSIOR CLUB'S MASQUERADE. It Was 1111 liifoinial, but a Vcrj De lightful Alluir. A most delightful affali was the mas ciueinde dancing social given last night by the Kxcelslor club at Its moms In the Heonomy building on Wyoming avenue. No attempt had been made to give the masfiueiade any semblance of tounal Ity and on that account Its pleasures were shared by unite a large number of children as well as by the older ones ot the lamllles of members A sumptuous supper was seived. Music was luinlshed by Bauer. The committee who planned the event were: Sol Oetllngei, chairman; William Mor tis and Simon Lauer. Among the dan teis Horn out of town weie Mr. and Mis. Klein, of Plttston; William Moses and Itaac Slngei. of Catboiidale; M Pakelmlshky, of Syracuse, and Mr Al g.is, of Blnghnmton. JUST A LITTLE BIT EARLY, Hut We Must Intiodtue You to Our NEW SHIRT WAISI DEPT. u want you to bear In mind tbut we keep H1I1 1 Vnits, Our New Line of M.au.S.l.To and S.'J.UO Quallt), I'm' One Hii) Only. Tomorrow, Tuesday, $1.00 EACH. W.R.BLACK, 132 Wyoming Ave. SAWYER'S MILLINERY STORE MRS. LAYCOCK WAS FATALLY BURNED Explosion of Gasolene Wrapped Her in Flames at Her Home. TAKEN TO LACKAWANNA HOSPITAL She Lingered l.'ntll H.IK) O'clock Lust Night hen Death Lulled Her Sul-I'uriiiBs.-CJiisolriio Also Set I'iru to the lliilldlus lint tlio I'ircinon Suc ceeded in Lvtingiilshlng the I'lnmcs llcl'orc (Jrent Dtimngii ns Done. Mrs. Malmlla Lnycocl:, aged G9 yeam, died at S.30 o'clock last night at the Lackawanna hospital fiom but lis she sustained In the (lie yesterday aftc noon nt Hie Iluzlett building. .111. IMS and ::ir Mulberry street. The woman was Inn ned fiom head to foot, liiudlv a particle of Ilesh escaping the Hurries Her nose und cheeks weie deeply eaten ) anil uie nesn oil inn rower iimus was ci Isped. The Hie, which was not otherwise dis astious, stntted shortly before H o'clock Irr the basement of Uie building. It was camed by the explosion of a itttantlty of gusoleue. .Mis. Laycock kept ill boarding house In Hie western side of the (building and was down In the base ment kitchen yestoulav nfteinoon. At noon she had puichastd live gallons of gasolene at Hallov's stole on Penn ave l.lle, and this was atteiwnnis pouted into an earthen jar. The jar was placed undei the kitchen "Ink. IUCAT CAFSI2D EXPLOSION. In this kitchen theie U a laige stove and the furnace which heats the build ing is also built in one of the walls ot the kitchen. The heat of both mad" the tempeiatliie of the room vei v high and caused the explosion of the gaso lene. .Mrs, Laycock happened to walk Into the kitchen Just at the time of the explosion .and betoie she could tuin the lighted gasolene had spread all about her. The Ilamea Ignited her cloth ing and she rushed outside and tell to the giouiid set earning for help. A num ber of men pnssllig went to the assist ant;;? of the suffeier and beat out the llrimes, A few minutes aftei waul she was takeiuto the Lackawanna hospital Miss Lena Laycock, her daughter, was the only person In the basement at the time. She heaul Uie explosion fol lowed by hei mother's scicam and she lushed out sld1 by another dooi. An alatm was sent In fiom box IS, coiner of Vine sitet and Penn avenue, to which all the central city companies responded. The Panics slatting fiom the basement hud nn easy opening Into the Moois above by way of a stall case leading dlicc lly to the top Iloor. The woik of the inenien was unusually well peifoimed. The Hunus though if ach ing like ti led serpent lliiougli the en tile building weie controlled in less than an houi after, the alarm. DAMAGK TO BFILDINC. The damage will.niobably reach $1,000, fully covered b Insurance. W. If. Ha lett owns the piopeily. Theie wns seveial oxcltli.g Incidents of the the. W. H. Hnr.lett, in going through the house, had his hall, mus tache r.nd eyebrows binned One or tip boHideis in making nn eifoi t to save his clothes in the top llooi wuh lie 11 ly smotheied with the smoke going up the stall ei'He as he came down. ' After' Mis. Laycock was taken to the, hospital she sutteiel tenlble pain U0111 her injuries Tlio lnembeis of her fam ily weie all gatlieied about her bedside The end was expecti d and gliel had taken the plate ot hope and leai. She died in lliense stllfeiiiig. Tne bndv was remi'Ved to the residence of V. II Ham let, who is a biothel of the Jei eased Tin 1 uncial has not been at ranged yet and will be announced later. Mis Lav cock was a widow. She was mauled twice and N survived by the following children' Mrs. Fied Smith, Mis MaJoi Moigan, Charles H. Ilaiiett, Lena l.av- cock, all ol this city, and Ilow.ud Lav -cock, of Wye mliig RECEPTION AT R. R. Y. M. C. A. CiVLMi in Honor of W. II. Ili'riy nnil l'lunk V. II row tic. Tho PomliiHr In of V. II, Uotry ami tin' BolliK out ut Kiuuk P. !nivvni us ,is "Istunt sevretaiy of the Kallioiul Vnunt; Mfii'n OI11 Ntinn asportation, vvns nli Inatinl last night vitli u social ami entni taliiment i-njoyeil liy tin members. Secretaiy Tuinl; V. Pcarsall vus chali rnar of the evmliiK. Anions the numbers Riven vvvre a reo ltution, "Sanil." by Walter Smith; fce lec'tlons, b the Oeoislu Htiulents iUJi -lette, ami mubli1 b the Iiriiailal oiches tra, lire- Conruel, Misb Clar.r I iuik. Mtsih. Stanton ami Allen. Dm hit; tlie eveiilne V, I). Olovei maile a faiewell iulelrt"-s to Mr. Uiouno ami vouls of welcome to Ml. I'.eny vveie poUen by Mi Mai sir. John It. Ttorh In a happy speech pie senteel Mi. Biowne with a puiFe of monty, (lie Hli't of the association. Mr. Ill ow ne lehpoiuleil lepllngly. Kefi-sh-ments vveie mi veil. Mi. liiowne leslgn ecl the-ollice of asHlstant secietaiy to accept that of secietaiy of the associa tion of Uieat lienel. FELL OUT 0FBGD AND DIED. Thomas Demi, ol' Uillinr .Street, I'nM' Miildciil) Avvny. Thomns Dean, an ageil North V.m man who lived on Wlllnn stu-et, iell out ot bed last nlijlit anil died a few moments later. I'ndei taker Ueaijan declined to take chaifie ot the body un til lie 1ml been given the pel mission of the coroner. P-an was 70 years old and a mliiei He had been fcllghtly 111 for two days but hud woiked up ro Sunday. Cotoner I.oustieet was riotllled of the death lust nluht aftei I'ntler taker Reagan dei lined to take t lunge ut the budv The coioner will investigate the case this 11101 nlng 'mil muy make a post moitein examination to deter mine the euct cause of death. - - PRICU OF GAS IS REDUCED. mv Schc'diilc (iocs Into r.llcrt on April 1 NYI. Tho Pcrantotr Oas and Water com pany and the Hyde l'aik flas and Wat er companv announce that ivn and afte Apill 1 the pliee of gas will be $1 L'j pel thousand cubic feet, This pi Ice will also be subject to the following discounts: Five per vent upoi) all bills whete the consumption for the month amounts to lesH than $J5: ten per cent, upon all bills whole the consumption amounts to ifji and i upwaidu, ptovlded tiie bill Is paid on oi befoie the 20th of tlio month on which the bill Is presented. ECHO OF TIIeIjEWER FIGHT. Antis Wiuit ti HupiUbiMitutivu on tho Hoard orvimwii-.. South Stders. who opposed the crea tion of the new Seventeenth Sewer dls ttict are not 'at all pleased In the pro- posed miming of vleweis, mid claim that a committee ropieaetitliig the sew er adlietents have broken faith It had been ugteed that a committee of tion-se wet lies should recommend one of the three viewers to be selected by coutt, but It Is claimed fiat the com mittee repicacntlng the sewer stippoit cim bt oke ialth and recommended all three vleweis to the court. It was agteed to meet at the city hall esteiday morning, but when the rival factious gathcied In the eotrldor the antl-sewer people weie In pai t Ignoied, so they allege. A session wuh piopiised to discuss the situation, but It did not take place. Finally the nulls detei -mined to iccoinnieiid to court a lep icsentattve for tip- poind of vleweis, whether the othei faction approved him 01 not . II i lift k'PMP Something New. Ict CiimeriK, ivl,mii js, other Cameras varying in prices from $5 to $75. 103 Wyoming avenue. TIILI FRESH Every Egg Guaranteed, Per Dozen AT D y fU THE STOCK OF THE OPPOSITE COLUMBUS STATUE, COIS.STiM OF Jewelry rware And Fine On Account of Removal. Sales at 10.30 a. 111. and .30 and 7.30 p. m. BEST SETS OF TEETH, $8. IiiduJIiiiT tho imiuless cctractins of teutli Li un c'lituclv now piocu. S. C. SNYDER, D. D. S., 321 Spruce St , Opp. Hotel Jerm 11 WASHINGTON AVENUE JEWELRY STORE 1 Cut Glass j WILL b: Isold at auction lOlsviyi ma H y u is wl $ ej . mm&&mmi I ! SIEBECKER 1 WATKIM& 0 S JlioMJiK 423 Lackawanna Avenin, Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Sterling Silver And Cut Glass. Great Reductioiis iu All These Goods. Watches and Clocks Re paired on short notice. WARREN-EHRET COMPANY, CONTRSCrORj FOI EHRET'S SLAG ROOFING EHRETS SLAG ROOFING WILL RE SIST A FIRE BUILT UPON IT AND MAINTAINED FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR, AS WE HAVE PROVED BY AC TUAL TEST. IT IS FIRE-PROOF. 314 Washington ave., Scranton, Pa R1A6ES JUST SECURED OUR NEW LINE. For decorating. Opened a large assortment of the newest Novelties. IAVILASS3D We have the largest as sortment of White China in the cit'. METROPOLITAN CHINA HALL C. J. WEICHEL, M and 141 Wasli Ave , Mt'ur UIJ. SoiiiM Piano Stands at tiis Head AND J. W. (HJI:RNSi:V StanilJ at the Head In the Music track'. You can always get a better bar Rain at Ills beautiful wareroomj than at any other placo in tlio city. Call and net) for j ourself before buying, 205 Washington Avenue, SCRANTON, PA. J. W. GUERNSOY, Prop. MT. PLEASANT V,- V Jr. JL AT RETAIL.. Coal of tho best quality for clomestla ui und of all sizes. Including liuckwheat and lilrilseye, delivered lu any part of ttas city; at the lowest price. Orders received at the Ofllce, first floor. Commonwealth building:, room No. 3; telephone No. 2621 or at the mine, tele phono No. W2, will be promptly attended to Dealers uupplled at tho mine. WM.T. SMITH. E3I DUNN'S SPnlH3 HATS NONU UETIUK. The best rooms of the farmhouses are still carpeted with juniper twigi. Our carpets, while as soft as the best wool can make them, imitate Nature in a beautifully realistic manner. They make the room a garden spot. WHITE CHINA 406 Lackawanna Ave. Opp. Wyoming House
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