to THE SCRANTON TIIIBUNJ2-TIJESDAY HORNING. APRIL J 3, 1807. WILL RUN A LINE TO -LACKAWANNA kVllkEBnrra and Eastern Expects to . .Haul Coal DircC. HIE ROAD IS NOW BEINd DUILT four lltimlrr-l .licit Arc (i-mllng tiic IJcct Through n KoiirIi Section of Country Hack of Smlthrlllu nml .Moosie, iitnl tho 'Vork, It Is ISx pcctcil Will Tnho All Snmsncr. I'lttston. April 12. Th'o Gazette thin Mining w.ivh: It Is some years since the N'ow York, "tiriiuclinntm mid Western railroad wan planned to rival tho Delaware. L,acKa ivnnna and Western. The line was built from New York to StroudshurR. intl there a lrilt wan ealled. Tho I.aek ivnmin proposed to haul the new com pany's tonnage from the Lackawanna and Wyoming- valleys to Stroutlsblin I't an advantageous rate, and the offer tens' ncrepted. Thus tiling!, inn nloiit (111 llitce yean) uri, when the Wllkca I'nrro and I'ustcrn lunnch of the New Vciik. Susquehanna, and Western road icns built front Stroiulsburj- to Wilkes R.irrc. to tap the WyomliiR valley witli ut the aid of the Lackawanna. This plan provltiR .successful, a spur from ibe new branch Into the Lackawanna rculon wjh decided upon last fall, and now Contractor John Shield, of Flein Intjton, N. J., ban iOO men at work liuildlnK the lino which is to complete tho fystem from these two valleys to the seaboard. The section worked In thin vicinity Is in tho licurt of the dense woods back of Smltltviile and familiarly known art Fltzslmmons'. To arrive at thte point you take the, ' Scranton electric line at Hroa'il street for Smltlivlllc. Leaving the car at the Florence breaker, you 50 directly east Into the woods, where, upon taking the main road and continu ing alonfe" the same for about three miles,' rtll the time passing through a rousli, hilly country and thick forest, you come to, a lame cluster of work men In eharpte of James Daltcn. The road will contain many crooks and curves.' This Is owiiiR to the ne cessity of keeping to tho low lands. On each side of the Fltzslmmons crew of workmen are five other divisions of workmen, eleven divisions In all, each In charse of an overseer and In all covering a stretch of territory ten allies In length, this being the estimat ed length of the new branch. Not one tie or rail has yet been laid, nor Is It probable that any will be put In place for at least two monllic. It H Intended first to complete the excava tions and get the entire road bed in readiness before anything In this line wlll be commenced. From preuent ap pVarahcen' (lie contractor Wilt liave a Hlg Job on his hands to get it In readi ness by that time. At Fitsslmmons' there is a heavy grade. At the begin ning of this grade it Is necessary to make an extensive cut. HEAVY ROCK Ct'TS. The rock cuts along tho line are con siderable. The heaviest of theso are located on tho Jloorle side. When it Is r,tted tliat 'fifteen tons of dynamite are used'ttaily In the work the Immen sity of the project undertaken can well be imagined. In addition to the small army of workmen employed, by far tho greater, number, of whom are for eigners, and receiving, we are told, less than a dollar per day, ten steam drills and ten 'steam holsters are also In operation. A rough estimate of the extent of the numerous cutn to be made In the entire contract is placed at 1,000.000 yards. The consummation of all of this work Is Intended as a short cut for Coal traffic and the road, which wiU'haye' but a single track. Is expect ed to1 bb In readiness for rolling stock In about four months' time. This does not include the viaduct which it will be necessary to erect at Meosle, which will extend the time several months longer.' Camps liave been established In tho woods ami the place has been trans formed Into a verllnulo settlement. There ls'a boarding house, store house for provisions, blacksmith shop, barns, etc., and everything for such a spclud cd arid uninteresting life. FAMOUS LAKE SOLD. I'npulnr I'oponoming Disposed ol 11 ml or the shcriil's Hummer. Strottdsburg, April 12. Famous Lake Poponomlng was sold by Sheriff Learn In the Monroe county court house Sat urday afternoon to Lawyers Staples & Shull for $1,100, subject to a mortgage of $t,7tM,7G, a dower of $100 and other small amounts, making the purchase in all, about $0,000. It is believed that Messrs. Staples nnd Shull have pur chased the property for a syndlcato composed of Messrs. Jeremiah Fether nian. C. E. Hanklns, C. 11. Staples. J. H. Shull, W. S. Dutot and others. An offer is also said to have bpen made the syndlcato for tho running of the resort by J. H. Stoinet. LaUo Poponomlng Is one of the show places of Monroe county and in tho summer time, especially on Sundays, Is the mecca of hundreds of wheelmen from nelshborlng towns. Excursions have found It a fnvorlto spot for- hold ing picnics, the hugo lako being a great magnet. Tho property is ono of the best Hwn pleasure, grounds In tho state., The lako Is stocked with tlsh ani tho entire property Is In every way well calculated for attracting to it all persons seeklns recreation and pleas ure in the heat of' tho summer months. U Is connected with ths Lehigh and Lackawanna railroad, n station being on the sroiinds, P.nd Kb closeness to Philadelphia being but eighty miles, ould make it an Ideal siot for a sum mer resort. Stoe n Wngon I.ontl of Good. Hazloton. April 12. Somo timo dur ing last nlfrht thtovt'K gained an en trance1 to tho dry goods store of J. C. qarpet sale: 1,000 yards Ingrain Carpets marked to 18c, 23c, 25cy 29c, 35c, worth from 25c to 50c. JU CtoTJfl SALi-V500 yards Floor Oil Cloths nmrkcilto 15c, 20c, 25c, HJc, Ma Square Yar.t, worth from 2l)cto 50c. MATTING. SAL,-QJ yards asiortsi Mattlus, SJc to 25c. Jtut on half tholr vulu?', ' This iiulc to liteti b:i3 wosk only. Tapestry Carpets at cut prices. h mW4Mi tines Horner, of Freclnnd. nnd hnuled away $G00 worth of cloth. They used a wagon to carry off tho booty. There Is no clue to the Identity of tho perpetrators. Knit-men An; Scnrcn In IMkti. Stroudsburg, April 12. Only about a dozen rafts have passed under the Mil ford bridge In Tike county this spring. Tho business, which wus once, so pros perous In this noctlon of tho country, has fallen oft of lato years to a gteat extent. Lehigh Secures tho (Joxo Library. Drlfton. April 12. Tho library of tho late Kckley 1!. Coxe, consisting of R.210 volumes, has been shipped to the Le high university, liethlchcm. Lnporto Domoernl Suspend. Laporte, April 12. Tho Democrat, which has been published here for ex actly llfty-four weeks, has suspended publication. NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA. There nro thirty-four patients In tho Hnzleton hospital. Wllkes-Harre's new opera house may cost $C9,f00. Its construction Is assured. Wcalherly horse owners nro agitating the erection of a driving park nt that pinto. Honesdnle kicks on furnishing fire protection to aubutbnn village free of charge. Homer Greene, esq., of Honesdnle, is to deliver tho Memorial Day address at Towanda. Fishermen expect the warm rains of the last few days to send the shad up the Delaware river In large numbers. Tlie Honcsdale council organized as follows: M. H. Allen, president; W. A. Wood, secretary, nnd Graham Watts, treasurer. Tho contract price for tho construc tion of the Maltby bleaker, which has been awarded to Price, Clark & Lovan, of Hazleton, is GO,n0O. Ex-Mayor H. S. Puterbaugh and wife, of East Stroudsburg, are receiv ing congratulations on their twenty ilftli or silver wedding anniversary. The Pittston Evening Gazette, the oldest nml one of the best newspapers In tho Wyoming vnlley, Is disporting It self In a handsome new dress of type. Judge Theodore Schoch, the veteran editor of the Monroe county Jffprson lan, suffered an uttack of vertigo on Friday afternoon. He Is recovering. The Lehigh Vnlley Association of the Sons of Veterans will meet at Mauch Chunk Saturday. Division Colonel John II. Towny and staff will be In at tendance. Late Wayne county deaths: Mrs. Clarissa Norton, aired SO, of Clinton: Peter Kelch. aged 51, of White .Mills; John I!. Marshall, aged 32, of Texas; Mrs. Elizabeth Smith, need 87, of Honesdnle. John D. Stevens, Thomas P. Thoma3 and George Walton, the three Ply mouth councllmen arrested on the charge of soliciting billies, were Indict ed by the grand jury, while Hon. D. J. IJeese succeeded In getting nway clear. The linn of M. II. Kulp & Co., of Sha uiokin, are engaged In securing tho right of way for tho layhig of 2,1 miles of lallroad track In Union county. The railroad will extend from the upper i'pruce Creek to West Milton, where a junction will be ninde with tho Head ing. Thl3 Is rendered necessary in or der that tho lumber from a 2(i,000 aero tract recently purchased can be mar keted. The preliminary surveys of tho line have been made. TUNKIIANNOCK. Frank Miller, Will Sampson and Miss Elallc Piatt, who are attending school at Wyoming seminary, spent Sunday with their parents ere. W. H. Arntn w conflneti to the house last week on account of sickness. The remains of Mr. Uurne, father of L. T. Hums, of this place, were brought hole today from Montrose for burial. Mr. Burns was 81 years old and has been living at Great Bend with his son, Porter. Charles Bergen Little, has passed a successful examination and is now en titled to practice law. Miss Elizabeth Kittredgo left yester day for Witherbee, N. Y., near Lake Champlaln, where she will teach in a kindergarten. Albert Northrop, who Is attending school nt the University of New York, has been given the position of center Holder on tho base ball team. In a re cent game with the University of Ver mont he made two homo runs, caught three men out and had no errors. Wallace Minimum has gone to New York city. Miss Martha Milhauser, of Scranton, Is visiting her sister, Mrs. Louis llllko wleh. Mlsa May Browo, of Wavciiy, Lack awanna county, daughter of Kev. A. nergen Browe, was married on AVed nesday of ltist week to George Stone, of tho same place. Miss Lillian Chllds will spend the week with friends in Mlddletown, N. Y. Ono hundred nnd seven tickets were sold for the Presbyterian banquet on Friday evening last. Judge Slttster made an excellent toastmastcr and hnd the responses well arranged. Kev. S. C. Hodge Is entertaining hl3 mother from Oxford, Pa. On Saturday evening last tho young peoplo hud a danco In I'iatts opera house. WYOMING. Tho rumor that was afloat and In Ihi Saturdny papers that Hobert Potto bone, of this place, was seriously 111 In California whh false. His clerks re ceived a letter from him on Thursday, dnted Apt II 2, written in tho city of San Francisco, nnd they think ho must bo on his return trip, ns ha did not give any directions when to rite. Miss nessle Hoover, of Wilkes Barre, spent Saturdnj and Sunday with her cousin, Miss Muggln Sweetzer. Mis. Joseph McHill Is ill with tho quinsy. Georgo A. Jones was at Forty Fort on business Saturday. J. V. Baker and daughter, Miss net- Carpets, Draperies and Wall Papars, ' 4io Lackn. Ave. tie, nnd Mrs. Oeorge Cootbniigh spent Saturday with his son, Johnson, of Kingston. Irwin Coolbatigh, of Forty Fort, was culling on friends in town Sunday. J. 1. Hinlth nnd son, Hurry, of Kings Ion, were calllnc on friends In town Sunday. FACTORY VI LLC. Mrs, George Trnnsuo nnd son, of Pottsvllle, Pn nro visiting at the homo of E. S. Hinds. Mr. Milton Hrltton spent Sunday with his sister In Great llend. Stanley N. Slinrell was In Wllkes Uarro last Sunday looking nfter tho In terests of "Knst Mountain Llthla Wat er." He was met there by Mr. A. A. Ilrown, traveling representative of tlia company and they succeeded In getting some capitalists of tho Alligator city Interested In this locnl Industry, which bids fair to exceed anything of Its kind In this county, and hereafter that charming city will be represented In tho future meetings of the stockhold ers. This la court, week for this county nnd according to tho trial list It will be a short session, nnd will perhaps not last moro than three or four days. John K. JCwelzIg Is on a business trip through the South. F. L. Crane, of Scranton, was In town over Sunday, Mr. F. Ihistol, Delaware, Lackawan na nnd WesUrn station agent nt La PJume, has purchased a lot on Maplo street, and will erect a dwelling on the snmo at once. The funeral services of Franz Pall man were largely attended nt the Bap tist church last Sunday. Funeral Di rector George Stanton had charge of tho funeral and interment was made In Evergreen cemetery. Foster & Co. are very pleasantly lo catv?d now In their new dry goods de partment. Last Saturday was their opening day which they celebrated by dispensing a delicious cup of coffee to each one of their patrons. Tho work on tho now residence of Stanley Reynolds Is being pushed and will soon be ready for occupancy. Hot! Jacket lodge, No. f24, Independ ent Order of Odd Fellows, will hold a special mooting tomorrow (Wednesday) evening for the purpose of Installing the officers. Faetoryvllle encampment, No, 240, will have Installation of olllccrs tonight and District Deputy Grand Patriarch George W. Stanton will confer tho Pat linrchal degree. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Chase, of Au burn, Susquehanna county, was In town last Sunday. IIONKSDALK. Miss Edith Smith, of tho Morristc ,vn reinlnary. Is spending tho faster va cation with her parents, Kev and Mrs. Swift. Frank Decker lias accepted a situa tion as clerk in tho store of W. W. Weston. On account of the illness of Hev. P.. Hhodcrick, of tho Baptist church, and tho absence of ltev. Mr. Benjamin, who Is attending conference, there was no preaching services In tho above churches on Sunday. J. S. O'Connor, of White Mills, whose buildings were burned recently, has rented the Keefer residence on Park street and will take possession at once. Our townsman, Homer Green, will deliver tho Memorial Day address this year at Towanda. Special Easter services will be held In the Presbyterian church next Sun day. Tho Mozart Symphony Concert com pany will give nn entertainment in the opera house Monday evening, April 1!), under the nusplce3 of Freedom lodge of Odd Fellows. And now gold has been discovered at Canaan. Is It possible that Wayne county Is to hnve a Pike's Peak In vasion? Lyma II. Howe's great anlmatlscope entertainment will be given in tho Presbyterian chapel under tho aus pices of the Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor of tho Presbyter ian church Thursday evening, April 15. General admission, .'!, cents. The same old story, "I did not know It was loaded," Is what young Henry Wilder, clerk in Clark & Bullock's store, said on Saturday, when he play fully snapped' a revolvor that was handed to him, and a ball from tho revolver went crnshlng through the front window. Fortunately the wea pon was not pointed toward anyone and there weie no persons passing the store at tho time. NICHOLSON. Don't forget tho band concert this (Tuesday) evening. TIk- boys have .uade every eflort to make It a. pleasing and successful entertainment. Will Shaum, manager of tho Lancas ter Intelllrencer; F. Percy Lloyd, of Holding, Mich., and Ralph D, Williams, of Scranton, were the guesta of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Williams over Sunda. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stephens, of Wllkes-Barre, spent tho Sabbath witli tho former's parents, Mr. and Mrs, Hoi owuy Stephens. Quito a number of our c-ltUns at tended license court at Tunkhunnock Monday. New York Llvo Slock. New York, April 12. Reeves Receipts, 2,711 head; quiet, generally firm; natlva steers, Jl.43a3.3; Kt.lgs and oxen, J2.75a 1.90; bulls, J3.13.i3.G5; dry cows, l,fi0a3.2i. Cables quote American steers at Ual2o,; Ehcep at 10al4e.; refrigerator beef at KHa 10c. Calves Receipts, 5,709 head; active, !ae., lower; veals, $la5,D0; general sales, $l.73a5. Sheep and lambs Receipts, 12,300 head; fairly active, gcnerall steady; un shorn sheep, $l.25a3.23; clipped do., $3.5a 1.50; unshorn lambs, J5.90aC.73; clipped do., $3a5.G2'j. Hogs Receipts, 10.7C0 head; firm at $l.23a4.00. THE FIGHT IS OVER, THE VICTORY IS OURS. Wo have lots of followers, but our strides are too long, our pace too fast and they fall farther and farther behind. Ours Is tho only first-class mer chant tailoring establishment in Scranton making garments at pop ular prices. Our Specialties Are Suits at $ IS,' $18 and $20 Wo have secured a piece of the Identical goods from which PRESI DENT M'KINLEY'S Inauguration suit was made. Wo are now ready to mako suits from theso goods. It la a beautiful fabric, the most per fect production of on American loom. Merchant Tailor, 213 Wyoming Ave, ftffilk KM POWDER Absolutely Pure. Celebrated for Its great leavening Mwntjtli nml ht'iiltlifiiliicsx. AsHtirt'.i tlm food fcnlnst alum nnd all forms of adulteration common to tho cheap brands. nov.vt, iiAKtjAi'ovn'r:itto., xr.w vouk. THE 1MKETS. . n Wall trqjHtvlj'r, New York, April 12. Wi'th the.rxcep tion of a i-anyi'ltf 'prli.es shot-UV itftor the decline njllfc opening the uqurso of prices was very generally downward today. The course of affairs in South oust Europe was a potent factor in dis couraging tradlng'-nnd somfe' private xnblo advices received In the street painted a more alarming condition of affairs than wan reflected from the for eign exchanges. Phf trend of the mar ket downward brought realizing unleq In some of the stocks that have en Joyed tho grtat gains of .late. Tho to tal .sales of stocks, today was 140,317. Furnished by' WILLLVM LIN'N, AL LEN & CO.. stock brokers. Mears build ing, rooms, 703-700.. Open- High- Low- CI33- . Inc. est. et. Ins. Am. Tobacco Co 71V4 74'.i 74 7i Am. Cotton Oil 10)i 104 104 10-1, Am. Sug. ltef. Co...ll3?i 114V4 H3'S llHij At., to. & 8. Fc... 10, 10 10 10 At., To. & S. Fo 19V4 lOVs 1ST IS;, Canad Southern .... 17'fc 47!4 47 47 Chos. fi Ohio WH 16Th JCi ic?i Chicago Gas ,... 82 82 MSi c2U Chicago & N. V... ..104j 1014 10IU 1UIU Chle., 11. & Q 71 71i 70?i 71 C. C. C. &. St. L 29j 2914 2iVs 2S7& Chle., Mil. & St. P... 72 7J 72',! i2',i Chic, II. I. & Pae.... (ii 62 !,, Wi Del. & Hudson 103 in3j 10J1i 02 D., L. & W lM 132 l.0'.j 130Vj Dlst. & C. F 1214 1214 11 11 Cien. Electric 31 31 30 M Louis. & Nash 4314 43 431! 43 M. K. ft Tex. Pr.... 27 27 2i! 26 Man, Elevated SI!', 81'! 83'i 81 Mo. Pae 13 13 13 13 Nat. Lead 22 22' N. J. Central 7711 N. Y. Central 100 N. Y., S. & W. Pr... 22 78 100' i 70 99 77 Nor. Pae 13 13 12 12 Ont. & Western 13 13 13 13 Omaha 5S'4 39 US'! .'8 Pnc. Mall 27 27 2il 2C Phil. & Heading 19 19 18 1814 Southern It, It 7 7 7 7 Southern It. B. Pr, . 25 23 23 23', Tenn. C. & Iron 2f'i 21 2214 22 Texas Pacific 8 8 S " 8 Union Pacific K .", 4 4 Wabash 5 3 5 5 Wabash Pr. 1214 1214 11 12 Western Union 8lt 82 8014 Ml W. L 1 1 U. S. Leather Pr. ... 33 33 51 51 U. S. Kubber 13'j 1514 1314 15 CHICAGO BOAItD OF TRADE PIUCKS. Open- Illsh- Low- Clos- WHEAT. In p. est. est. ing. May Crt 6S GG 07 July 03 7 C. i;7 September Cl 00 Cl C.3 OATS. May 10 K. 1G 10 July 1714 18 1714 17 September 1S 3S 1814 1S CORN. May 23 21 23 21 July 25 2.".. 2.. 23 September 20 27 20 20 DAKD. May 4.22 4.27 4.22 4.27 July 4.32 4.37 4.32 1.33 Scranton Hoard of Trntlc Exchange Qiiotntions--AII Quotations Based on Par of 100. STOCKS. Bid. Asked. Scrnnton & I'lttston Trac Co. ,,, 20 National Boring & Drill'g Co. ... 80 First National Bank 30 Elmhiirst Boulevard Co 100 Scranton Savings Bank 200 Scranton Packing Co 93 l.ackawnnnn Iron & Steel Co. ... lju Third National Bank 330 Throop Novelty MTff Co 90 Scranton Traction Co 13 17 Scranton Axle Works SO Weston Mill Co 230 Alexander Car Keplaccr Co.. ... 100 Scranton Bedding Co 103 Dime Dep. Dl. Bank 143 Lackn. Trust & Safe Dep. Co. 140 113 Traders National Bank 123 BONDS. Scranton Pass, Hallway, first mortgage due 191S 110 People's Street Railway, first mortgage due 1918 110 Scranton & Pittston Trac Co. ... 90 People's Street Hallway, Sec ond mortgage due 1920 110 Dickson Manufacturing Co 100 I.acka. Township School Z 102 City of Scranton St. Imp. C. ... 102 Mt. Vernon Coal Co S3 Scranton Axle Works 100 New York Produce Mnrkcl. New York, April 12. Klour More active, stronger on tho rise In wheat without WE THANK THE PEOPLE For their great manifestation of confidence indicated by the tremendous outpouring of multitudes since we'h'aye opened our store at 307 Lacka. Ave. It's a daily question, "Why are we ableto offer goods at prices so much Jower than others?" It's simply this: We are doing business on a wholesale scale--buy-ing in enormous quantities for spot cash, not always in a regular way, but from concerns in need of ready money. i3!hen iy$ ars satisfied with a small profit. Besides, our business is growing larger every day, for the reasori-haiAv6-keep faith with our people. Goods always go at the price advertised. It is just such unapproachable-prices as the following that have made us famous, and this week's values will further tend to spread our fame. LADIES' Williams' '& Clark's Ladies' shoes at , $1.69 Ladies' $3.joo Shoes at ' $1.19 Ladies' $1.50 Lace Shoes at 99c 250 pairs Ladies' Hand-Sewed Turned Shoes at $1.49 A few Ladies' Shoes left at 49c Misses' Shoes at 49c, 75c, 98c and $1.25 The above is but a faint idea of the many prices. Call early an:l exa mine our goods before buying elsewhere. Remember, there is no trouble to show goods, and you will surely save money by it. him AV Important change In price. City mill pat ents, 4.70a 1.95; do, clears, Jl.70a4.80i Minne sota patent, JJ.S5a4.05: do. bakers', 11.35a 3.00; winter patents, $1.45al.65. Rye 'flour Quiet i sales, 150 barrels. Cornmcnl Quiet! yellow western, 00c.! city, 02'-.! Urandywlne, $1,80. Rye Quiet! No. 2 western, 33n3lc c, I. f Buffalo, llnr ley Quiet! western feeding, 20c, c, I, f., Buffalo. Barley mall Dull. Wheat Spot Inactive! No, 2 red f, o. b nominally, 79c,i No, 1 northern, Duluth, 80c f. o. b., afloat; No. 2 hard winter, 75!ic f, o. b., nfloat; opened strong nnd was generally firm nil day with few reactions, closing lntc net higher. Tho advance was caused by active covering, war news, high er cnbles, small world's shipments, de creased English visible and bad crop news; No. 2 red, April, closed, 70c; May, 72 l-10a74U, closed, 74c; June, 73a"4c, closed, 73c; July, 72n73c, closed, 73-c: Coptembor, 70a71c, closed, 71ci Decem ber, 72n74c, closed, 74c. Corn Spol firm cr; No, 2, 30c, elevntor; 31c, afloat; un graded yellow, 29c., delivered; opened Arm and advanced steadily nil dny on wet wenther news, local covering nnd tch rle In wheat, closed, nc, not higher; April closed, 29c; May, 29a29c, closed, 2014c; July, 30n31c, closed, 31c; Sep tember, 32 7-10a32c, closed, 32c. Oats Spot dull; No. 2, 22c: No. 2 delivered, 23c; No. 3, 21c; No. 2 white, 21c; No. 3 white, 23c; track mixed western, 23c; track while, 23a2Sc dull al day, closing ae. higher with tho other market; May closed, 21c; July closed, 22c Wool Firm. Beef Firm. Feeb hams $19.20n20. Butter Quiet; western dairy; do. creamery, ll.i 18c; do. factory, 8al2c.i Elglns, 18c; Iml tntlon creamery,- llhlOc; 'stftto dairy, 14a ISc; dor 'creamery. 14al9. Cheese Quiet; lyarge, 9al2'4c; small, Pal2',.c.; part skims, 5a9c; full skims, 2l4a3?. Esgs Firm; state anil Pennsylvania, 10.10',4c; west ern fresh, 9!alO'ic.i southern. 914a0'4c Tal lowDull; city, 3c; country-. 314c 1'liilndclpliin Provision Market. Philadelphia, April 12. Wheat Firm and llic higher; contract grade, April, 80a Sic; May, 74a"3c;' June, nominal; July, nominal. Corn Firm nnd c. higher; No. 2 mixed April, 273Jn2Sc.; May, 2Sn28c; June, nominal; July, nominal. Oats, Steady; No. 2 white, April, 2la2lc; May, do.', June do., July, 2ln2lc. Flour Un changed. Butter Dull and le. lower; Fancy western creamery, 19c; do. Penn sylvania prints, 20c; do. do. do., Joblbng, nt 21n2le. Kggs Firm; fresh nearby, 10a 10c; do. western, 10al0c; the latter tor free cases. Cheese Unchanged. He flnod sugnrs Dull und weak nnd at 9.45 a. m. nil grndes down to No. 3 Inclusive declined c. ; N'cs. 4 nnd 5 were 1-lfie. low er; Nos. fi nnd 8 were c lower; Nos. 8. 9, II, 13 nnd 10 declined 1-lOc! powdered cubes and crown A., 4c; granulated, crystal A., and diamond A., 4c. ; confeo doners A., 4c; No. 1 at 4c down to 3 7-lGc. for No. 12; No. 13 nt 3c! No. 14 nt 3 5-lGc; No. 13 at 3c; No. 10 nt 3 2-10. Cotton Steady, Tallow Unchanged; city prime In hogsheads, 3c; country do. no. barrels, 3c; dark do. do., 2e. ; cakes, Sltp.; grease, 2c. Llvo poultry Firm; fowls and chickens, 10c; roosters, 7c; ducks, lla 12c; geese, OalOc. ; turkeys, 10c Dressed poultry Unchanged; fowls choice, 9n9c; do. fair to good ducks nearby, 12allc; western do., 10al2c; broilers, l.'alSc; kc?sp, 3a0c Receipts Flour, 3.2C0 barrels; 0,000 sacks; wheat, 700 bushels; com, 131,000 bushels; oats, 8,000 bushels. Shipments Whent, 1,700 bushels; corn, 3,100 bushels; oats, 12,000 bushels. Chicago ('rain Market. Chicago, April 12. Tho leading future- ranged as follows; Wheat April, Oj-a 05c, G7e.: May, GGc, 67afi8c; July, 63a GGc, 07c; September, G4aG3c, C3c Corn -April, 23o 23n23c; May. 23c. 21a 24c; July. 23c, 23c; September, 26VjC, 26a27c Oats May, lfalGc, 16c.; July, 17c, 17c; September, ISlic, 18c. Mess pork May. 8.42, $8.32; July, SS.53, $S.fi7. Lard-May, $1.22, $1.27; July, $4.32, $4.37. Short ribs-May, $1.70, $4.70; July, $4.72, $4.73. Cash quotations were as follows: Flour Steady; No. 2 spring wheat, K7aG8c; No, 2 red, 84a87c; No. 2 corn, 21a24c; No. 2 yellow, 24a24c; No. 2 oats, lGc, No. 2 white, 17al9c; No. S white, 17a20c; o. 2 rye, 31c; No. 3 bar ley f. o. b., 23a32c; No. 4, 23a23c; No. 1 aflxseed, 72a77c; prime timothy seed, $2.C0d2.fi3; mess pork, $S.53a8.C0: lard, $1.25; short ribs, sides, loose, $l.03a4.S3; dry sa'.' ed shoulders, boxed, !ia3c. ; snort clear, sides, boxed, 4n4c; whiskey, $1.19; su gars, cut loaf, 53.01; granulated,. $5.01. Chicago Iiivo Stock. Fast Buffalo, April 12. Cattle Receipts, ICt cars ugalnst 13G cars last week; mar ket fairly active; eholco smooth fat steers, $3a5.!0; good to choice fat steers, 4at.73; fair to good steers, $3.a03.73; good fat cows, $3.33a3.30; fair to good butchers' cows, $2.30a3.15. Hogs-;Recelpts, 90 cars; market slow at opening but fairly active later; Yorkers good to choice, $l.23al.27; roughs, common to good, $3.C3a3.83 pigs, common to fair, $3.D0a3.80. Sheep and lambs Receipts, 77 cars; market fairly ac tive; lambs, good to choice, $5.90a0.30; culls to common, $3.73a4.G5. Sheep Choice to selected wethers, $3.23a5.10; culls and com mon, J3a3.73. Is caused by torpid liver, which prevents diges tion and permits food to ferment and pntrlfy In the stomach. Then follow doziness, headache, lnsomina, nervousness, and, If not relieved, bilious, fever or blood poisoning. Hood's rills stimulate tho stomach, rousn the liver, euro headache, ill.-lness, con stipation, etc. i" cents. Sold by all ilniKftlsts. Tho only I'llls to take with Hood's barsaparilla. HAS RESULTED IN OUR SHOES. Biliousness THE LEADING AND LARGEST MILLINERY STORE. 4EttmsmxcBBB&r " iirTnrrffm nmniinr 413 LACKAWANNA AVE. A B!G MILLINERY TRADE Millinery Is our strong po'ut. 'c know It thoroughly In nil Its brauch cs. Wc have the biggest milliner' business In this city. Importing and buying direct from manufacturers In the large quantities necessary for our trade, wc make the LOWEST PltlOKS possible anywhere. THE GERSON MILLINERY Is famous. Our trimmings arc adding extra charm and beauty to the snrlna styles. Sec US AllUllt Voui Enstcr TRIMMED HATS, Irresistibly pretty nro our medium-priced Bats, of which wo mnkoii specialty. Wo show every loading style, shape mid trimming. Tho iimiiiI 88 nnd $1(1 llntt of C.4 OS other stores you'll Hud hero nt.... f w The uitml 81 nnd .?" lints you'll O no riie uitml 81 find here at.. $i.9nmi 'j UNTRIMMED HATS, A great opening of our spring trade F.vcry new sliie. Double our former immenco stock. Lowest prices In tho city. aOr Neapolitan llrnld lints, nowest shnpes '-' worth 7i cents. eflr Newest Hlmpo Bcrninii Turbans -''- worth il.(m. Tc- Children's lints, newest shnpes, In tho "" new umbra Straw, worth fto edits. n"-" I'' I Ay dlll'erelit shapes nnd rnmblnn '"' thins, Including hnnd-nuido llruhl lints, worth SJl.OO and S'.0(. JULIUS TKAUUOTT, Prop. What woman with common' sense will think of letting the present opportunity to btty AT HALF PRICE Just what she wants to make her home beautiful and comfortable for years to come? But THE BANKRUPT SALE of Rugs, Carpets, Linoleums, Draperies, Curtains, Window Shades, etc., will not hold out muck longer, for the stock is going ' S. Opposite Alain Entrance to Wyoming House. A SELECT PRIVATE PARTY TO COST OF TRIP: from New York to Now York, only $260 1 Including All Necessary Expenses. Tickets to Return (lood for One Year, , Jrosslnc tho Kncllsh Channel by best (tiny) service, via Dover nnd Ostend. No nlsht travel in Kurope. The elegant new twin-screw American I.lncS. H. "St. 1'iuil," (11,1)00 tons,) recently built by the Crump, which comeyu the Kxcurslon In (i(j dnyH to South ampton. (K.scellent two-berth rooms reserved for early depositors. ROUT1': Now York, Southampton, London, Dover, Ohtend, lirusscl, l'nrii Versailles, Antwerp, Now York. To sail from New York by the American Lino new twin-screw steamer "ST, PAUI" WEDNESDAY, JULY 7th, 1897. (Vlthan Annex Trip to tht Rhine and Switzerland nt $90; a Second Annex Trip through It aly at $izu additional, London to Strutford-on-Avon and back: (1 day), $S; Scotland (3 days 1, $16 Dptlonal Holland Trip, Sin cxtrn: Cycling Tour tlncludlnij short trips In Kncland, 3 day iiIodk tho Rhine, und '1 days through tho lllurl: Forest, Paris nnd Hols do lioulogne) Sir, extra, to cover cost of transporting bicycle. l'Olt I'tniTHKK PAHTHTI.AltH AI1DKKHS 3. N. CALLENDEB, C0K. SPBUCK STBKET AND WYOMING AVENUE, SCRANTON. RA. FANCY RIPE Bermuda and Southern Produs3v FBES1I EVEBY DAY. 1 1 PIERCE, m Ml III PHENOMENAL SUCCESS. HEN'S $5.00 Men's Fine Calf Shoes at $3.98 $4.00 Men's Calf Shoes, Stacy & Adams make, at $2.98 500 pairs Men's Calf aud Hand-Sewed $3.00 Russet Shoes at $1.98 $2.50 Shoes at $1.49 Boys' Shoes at 69c, 98c and $1.25 Children's Shoes at 14c, 29c, 49c and 75c LMHWMI Hilt. RIBBONS, All the richest nnd most exclusive rlhhona In tho market nro hero nt speclnlly low prices At 1 Of '"lre "lid fancy bi-ocnda Ribbons. "-.o os. .10 nnd .",0. worth fullv Ilia. a uru Ml Or- All nllk black brocntlo nnd fancy 1 -4- Moire Ribbons, Nos. .10 nnd fiO, a yard worth !18c. Moer.,-. Nos. do nnd 80, mtro silk Molro, '"' rancy strlpo unci broendo nih il yard bons, worth Oc. FLOWERS, WINGS; FEATHERS, Ulc a bunch, French Hoses, with Foliage, lflo largo hunches lines! Hoses, Jile lnrgo bunches Imported Carnations, lllc a bunch, lino clvct l'minlcs; !17c hlnck (istrlch llnir Plumes, worth (Wo. 17c llnlf Pinnies, In nil tho new shades, illic lllnck Tips, u In u bunch, worth (I'Jc, 1'iincg Wings nnd Aigrettes, in nil colors, at lowest prices. 413 Lackawanna Avcnnc. OF IT. . out rapidly. ,t gem. 408 Lackawanna Ave. EUROPE, 1897 CALL UP 3882i iwytiDMiiiniNi; CO. ) 1 H llV OFPICB AND WAREHOUSB, 141 TO 131 MERIDIAN STREET. M. W.COLLINS, .Manager. SHOES. Hltf SI MEHUE