10 THE SOT?ANTON TRIBUNE-MONDAY MORNING. APRIL 2(5, 3897. neighboring NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLYAINA There are 134 prisoners In the Lu eerne county Jnll. The Zcnltla murder trial at llltcs Bnrre will close to-day. The Erla r layinjr extrn heavy steel rails on lt-j Delaware and Susquehanna division. The Bunday schools of "WyomlnR county will hold u convention at Tunk liannock, May u and C. The people of Mehoopniiy nnd I.acey vllle, WyomiiiB county, are petition ing for bridges across the Susquehanna river. A girl on her wheel, with a big re volver in her belt, passed through Shlckshlnny eu route to Beach Haven last week. The Athens News make the state ment that 700 cowo have already been slaughtered In Hradford county In con npuuencc ot tuberculosis, The New Mllford graded school will close with tho llrst week in May. The commei cement exercises will be held nt the opuru house on May C. During the coming week, the Penn ed Ivanlu KIfIi commission will send a largo quantity of small 'trout, to be placed In the streams ot Susquehanna county. Sutvi'yors and artists are now going over the Hernlco & Bowman's Creek branch of the Lehigh Valley nretiam tory to issuing a bird's eye view of the scenery along the same. Iter. .Tames Kaluey pastor of the Laceyvllle Baptist church, has ten dered his resignation, to take effect June 1. He expects to locate In Tunk hannock after that dute. Excitement prevailed nt Ilarlcigh last week, due to the appearance of a mud dog. The dog made a tour of the town, and before it wa detected had bitten several valuable dogs. Forty years ago last week, In 1857, snow was four feet deep on the level in Susquehanna county. It began snow ing April ID ami stopped on the 21st. Fruit trees were broken down and con sldctaule damage done. It is expected that a railroad will be built the coming summer from a. point on the Hernlco and Bowman's Creek branch, ahout a mile west of Lopez, to what Is known as the "eight foot open ing" on the Jackson coal tract. William McElwaltie, a Central rail road employe, missed his hold in at tempting to board a moving train at Mauch Chunk Saturday and fell. The car wheels grazed his head, almost completely scalping him. Ills recov ery Is expected. The Northeastern Central Pennsyl vania division Luther League of America, will hold its semi-annual con vention In Christ Lutheran church. AVIlkes-Barre. on Tuesday. There will be three sessions at 10 a. m at 2:30 p. m . and at 7:30 p. m. A lecture will be delivered at the Lawrence Congregational church. Dur yea, this evening, by Kev. T. C. Ed wards, D. D.. subject. "Through Italy to Wales." with beautiful views of Naples, Pompeii, the Bridge of Sighs and Welsh scenery. Diphtheria Is epidemic at Foundry ville. The officials at the colliery ot Markle & Co., at Jeddo, where a ma jority of the heads of the afllleted families are employed, have issued or ders that they must be suspended until the epidemic abates. The tweltth annual convention of the Susquehanna Sunday School associa tion will bo held In the Baptist church, New Mllford, on Tuesday and Wednes day, May 4 and 5. There will bo a meeting of the Bible society for reor ganization the llrst day. William Creeden, James Wilson and Nat Gnffney, boys between 12 and 15 yours of age, are In Wayne county jail on a charge of holding up a lad of 12 years named Edwin Eberhardt, on f-ne of the suburban streets of Hones dale, and robbing him of several dol lars. Prominent Erie officials are credited with Jke statement that the half time rule In the Susquehanna shops will be for the remainder of the present month only. In tno meantime the Erie shop men Jinve been divided Into two shifts, ach shltt working three days of two hours inch. The Lehigh Valley railroad has Is sued new orders In regard to the use of bituminous coal In engines. The or deif. arc to the effect that after all the bard coal now stored up is used, nil the engines, passenger and freight, are to use bituminous coal except the Black Diamond engines. Six homing pigeons were down Sat urday by S. B. Lear, of Pottsvllle, from Raleigh, N. C, a distance of .ITS miles in an air line made excellent time. They were released nt 7 a. m. and the llrst bird reached home at 0.r.!i In the evening. The other birds arrived a few hours later. Within a month's time a breaker After all it is Nature that makes the cures. Only now and then she gets into a tight place and needs the helping hand of science. When the right thing is needed to check diseased action and start the organs and tissues on the way to health, Scott's Emulsion comes as the helpmeet of Nature. It feeds, nourishes, strengthens; and it does this all round the Hypophos phites act upon the nerves; the Cod-liver Oil feeds the body. For Mlo by all drug-gists, 29 cents & Ji.co. CARPET SALE 1,000 yards Ingrain Carpets marked to 18c, 23c, 25c, 29c, 35c, worth from 25c to 50c. OIL CLOTH SALH-500 yards Floor Oil Cloths marked to 15c, 20c, 25c, :50c, 33c Square Yard, worth from 20c to 50c. MATTING SALIJ-200 yards assorted MattliiR, 8c to 25c. Just one halt their value, This sale to last ono week only. Tnpcstry Carpets at cut prices. J. SCOTT INGLIS, Counties. with a dally capacity of 100 tons will bo In operation on the Wntt-Scurry tract of coal near the Crystal Lake Water company's distributing reser voir above Carbondnle, The breaker will be fed from strlpplngs, and Its out put will bo sold chiefly In Carbondale, It is said two veins of coal have been found near Aldenvllle, about nine miles above Waymart. One is In the farm of William Debell and the other on the place of Martin Flemmlng. The farms nrc separated by only a ravine. The veins are not large, but It Is believed they Indicate the presence of richer ones. Executions amounting to $0,530 have been issued against V, O. Merwlne, a widely known resident of Monroe coun ty. .Mr. Merwlne was at one time treasurer of that county and Is en gaged In the hotel ana lumbering busi ness at Long Pond. He has been un fortunate In business ventures re cent iy. Mrs. Elmer Cole nnd child, of Mon trose, were Involved In a serious acci dent while going to attend the fun eral of Mrs. Sylvia Colo nt Lancsboro last week. While driving from Sus quehanna to Lancsboro their horse be came frlfhttned, the buggy was over turned and the child received severe 1 ijuries. . Mrs. Cola escaped unhurt. Patrick Shovlln, aged 23, waB killed Filday In the No. 2 colliery of the Del aware nnd Hudson Coal company, by a fall of coal. He was working In his breast when a mass of top coal fell, crushing him so severely that he died soon arte- being extricated. William Thomas, a miner, aged 59, was killed last week In the Delnwnro mine, at Mill Creek, by a fall of top coal. A peculiar discovery has been made en the farm of W. Howell, of South Canaan, In the form of a bolllngsprlng. The spring brings up sand, which, when rubbed on the hands, leaves a glittering substance that requires days to wear off. An expert opinion ns to what it Is has not been ventured. Some have called It quicksilver which is worth ubout thirty or forty cents an ounce. The contractor on the new Towanda court house has filed with the Brad ford county commissioners a statement empowering them to deduct from fu ture ruyments due him on the work tho sum of $3,530.80, the amount sur charged by the county nuditors after the recent investigation for overpay ments on foundations. The architect of the building has returned to the treasurer the sum of $173.94, his com mission on tho same. Patrick J. Mcllnlo, aged 15 years, son of Mr. nnd Mrs. John McIIale, of Dur yea, employed as a driver boy In the Itanium mine, was so badly burned while at his work last Friday morning that he died at 2.15 in the afternoon. It seems, says the Plttston Gazette, that the boy had carried a bottle of oil in his pocket and that the oil, hav ing escaped, saturated his trousers. While sitting at his door, the flame of his lamp came Into contact with his oily clothing, and in a moment the boy was surrounded by llames. FOltl'ST CITY. "The Princess," dramatized by Miss Carolyne V. Dorsey, of Scranton, from Alfred Lord Tennyson's poem bearing that title, was presented by local tal ent in Davis' opera house last Wednes day evenlnvr under the patronage ot the Ladles' Aid society of the Presby terian church. The rehearsals and the presentation of tho drama were un der the direct supervision of Miss Dor say and with her efficient aid and through the efforts of those participat ing, combined with their natural qual ifications, the play was rendered In a manner which would do credit to the professional stage. The costumes were tasty and fitting to the occasion. The cast of characters was as follows: Princess Ida, a Southern Princess, Mrs. W. J. Maxey Lady Blanche, Lady Psyche, Instruc tors in tho university, Steliu. Allen, Beulah Hlnes Lady Maude, a friend of Ida's youth, Grotta Dunning Melissa, a daughter of Lady Blanche, Martha Griffiths Violet, a daughter of Lord Ipse, Flo Allen Psyche's Maiden Babe. ..Minnie Hlnes Prince Arthur, a Northern Prince, betrothed to Ida in youth, Daniel Allen Count Florlan, a friend of the Prince and brother of Psyche, D. Stanley Evans Count Cyril, friend of the Prince and Count Florlan Fred Reynolds King Gama, father of Princess Ida, J. C. Waters Lord Ipse, nobleman of King Gnma's court, futher ot Violet. .Thos. Harris King Altn, father of Prince Arthur, John Williams Prince Arnc, brother to Ida nnd son of King Gama. ...Thomas Brown, jr. Pupils of Lady Blanche and Lady Psche Louise Westgate, Pearl Gard, Mame Brown, Lizzie Hnrtung, Emma McLaughlin, Ethel Alexander, Susio Randall, Rena Boucher, Maude Grif fiths. Lettle Brown. Soldiers and Courtiers Dave Harris, Ed Boucher, Nathaniel Lang, Oliver Peasnnll, E. E. Horton, Edward Ran dall, Archie Pentecost. Mrs. W. J. Maxey, in the role of tho Princess, showed that her conception of the part was well night perfect and the climaxes were skillfully worked up to a point approaching perfection. Miss Stella Allen, by her strong per sonation of Lady Blanche, imparted to that character marked distinction and brought to the front a part which would naturally repel. Daniel Allen, D. Stanley Evans and Fred Reynolds, In their respective parts, acquitted themselves in n manner which did them much credit, and J. C. Waters and John Williams, as Kings Gama and Altn, gave meritorious presenta tion of their parts. Misses Beulah HIne, Martha Griffiths, Gretta Dun ning and Flo Allen and Mr. Thomas Harris nro deserving or special men tion. Speaking, of the production, as a wholo It certainly classed high above any previous effort on the part or homo talent. The portrayal or each charac ter was so skillfully executed and with Carpets, Draperies anil Wall Papers 419 Lacka. Ave. such striking vividness as to hold the audience In ft. tenseness of Interest which had frequent outbreak In bursts of hearty npplaUBc. The harsh ness In speech and motion, which usually nccompanles the amateur ef fort In character portrayal wns en tirely lacking. Tho drnma was marked throughout by an easy flow of lan guage and natural, unstrained car riage and motion. Tho young Indies In the Dclsartcan movements nnd chor uses were particularly graceful In their every effort ami showed enreful train ing nnd aptness. The singing was all high class. A. reception will be ten dered those who patlclpntcd In the pro duction on Wednesday evening, May D. BUCK MOUNTAIN TUNNEL TAPPED. Stream of Water Hxl'i 1'cct Shot n Distance or Fifty Feet. Hazleton, April 25. Tho Buck Moun tain tunnel, which has Just been com pleted after two years of operations, was tapped last Friday, und. the spec tacle afforded was ono thnt has never before been witnessed In this region, It took eight minutes from the time of the discharge ot the battery to reach the mouth of the tunnel, when a stream ot water Sxl2 feet thick shot forth a distance of 60 feet. It uprooted trees, tore a gulley ot 15 feet In diameter, and filled the houses situated close by with seven feet of water. The body of water that this basin contains cannot bo estimated, but Its release will bo the means of uncovering millions of tons of coal. As soon ns the water recedes tho Cross Creek Coal company will begin tho work of driving gangways and making other Improve ments, which will furnish 'employment to hundreds of Idle men nnd boys. THAT ANTHRACITE COMMITTEE. It Has Finished lis Woik in tho Huzlcton Region. Hnzlcton, April 25. The legislative Investigating committee held a brief session here yesterday morning. May or Altmlllcr was tho only witness. He testified that there was considerable destitution In the city, but dealt only In generalities, giving no figures or specific cases. The committee left at noon for Har rlsburg. it is expected thnt they will go to Shamokin next week. A Prisoner Violently Iusiinc. Wllkes-Barre, April 23 The trial of John Grabllck for murder, which Is down for Monday, will have to be post poned owing to the accused having be come violently Insane. Grabllck has been acting queerly for some time and yesterday became so violent that he had to be confined In a pnded cell. Townndu's Council Indicted, Towanda, April 25. The Bradford county grand Jury yesterday returned a true bill against the Towanda bor ough council for maintaining a nuis ance. The Indictment was the out come of a constable's report upon the condition of South Main street. ltooiu in Building and llrickninking. Pottsvllle, April 25. The Ryons will start up their extensive brick kilns at Auburn Mondny, giving employment to 100 men. The building boom In Pottsvllle, Mlnersvllle nnd St. Clair promises to bo unprecedented this sea son. Hot Wnvc nt Stroudsburg. Stroudsburg, April 25. A hot wave struck this place today, the thermom eter registered SI degrees at 2 p. m. VERY BUSY CLERGYMAN. Iter. Benjnmin Coltrcll, of Pnwtuxct Vnlley, Hns a (Jrcnt Record. From the Pawtuxet A'alley Gleaner. The celebration of tho eighty-first birthday of the Rev. Benjnmin Cot trell at Flskvllle Corners, In the Paw tuxet valley last night, calls attention to the wonderful record of service per formed by this minister of the gosool. In speaking of the details of his busy life Mr. Cottrell said: "I have mar ried 7S2 couples and I have married as many as 23 couples some years. The largest sum I ever received as a mar rlago fee was $20, which the late Hen ry S. Angell paid me. I have often married couples who would promise to come back and pay when they got money, but I never saw the large ma jority of them again. The smallest fee I ever received for a marriage wns a codfish and a dozen of eggs. Years ago many of those whom I married paid me In vegetables, and one good farmer never got through putting In vegetables for mo each winter until ho died. "I have attended 1,493 funerals as officiating clergyman. Among those funerals were those of my first and second wives, the latter dying some eighteen months ago. There were two children, a boy nnd a girl, by my llrst marriage. I do all my own house work, cooking, washing, Ironing. I learned to do it gradually, for my last wife was an Invalid, and since her death I have gone on alone. I raised all tho money but $10 to build the' Tabernacle church, where I preach every Sunday. It was built In 1S73 and cost $1.CG4.41, and when it was dedicated April 1C it was all paid for except $225.. Almost everyone gave me money for it, but there was ono poor old lady who had no home, and not a cent, but she wanted to contrib ute something. She wns very old and feeble, but she got some knitting to do, earned a dollar and sent for me. She gave me the money and said, 'I want you to buy the key to tho new church with this,' nnd I did it." In his lonely home Mr, Cottrell has made some bed quilts of wonderful design, one with 5,000 and the other with 3,000 pieces. He Is his own sex ton, and takes entire ohnrgo of the Tabernacle. He preaches each Sunday and keeps the church out of debt. He Is of the Baptist faith. Rev. Mr. Cot trell Is a well preserved, keen, aged man, short In stature, wears a full beard, and Is moderate and precise In every act, EXTRACT 1'HO.n A NOVEL. "Young Algernon 1'itznoodlo wns no mower," Copyrlsjit, H07, by Mitchell & Miller. .8fe THE MARKETS. Wnll Street Kovlaw. New York, April 24. The' dullness of the trading continued today and the market sagged from Inanimation. Tho lower prices of American securities on tho London txclkingo gavo the tone to tho opening hero where prices of the International shares promptly adjust ed thomelvos to the I.bndon parity, except In tho cases of Reading nnd Southern preferred. These two stocks were nn exception on tho London ex change In showing fractional gains over tho New York closing. But New York declined to ndopt the London view of them and they sold here at n decline about proportlonata with tho other lnternntlons. The bears attacked Missouri Pacific with renewed stories of flnanclnl difficulties nnd probability of a receivership. Tho stock rallied slightly frctn tho decline on official do nlal.i of these rumors, but tho net toss of the day amounted to 1'4, Consoli dated Ga- was affected by the con tinued agitation for legal restriction of tho price of gas to $1 nnd fell two points without rallying. There wan a slight rally In the list at one time, but the selling pressure was resumed nnd prices declined to thu close. The total sales today were in.fdD. Furnished by WILLIAM LINN, AL LBN & CO.. stock brokers, Mcars build ing, rooms, 705-700. Open- High- Low- Clos Ing. cat. est, ins. Am. Tobacco Co CS CD',4 G8', 6H'4 Am. Sugar Re'g Co.ll2iA 112'i 112U 112H Atch., To. d. S. IV.. 10 10 10 10 At., To. & S. Fc, IT. 1S'4 18 lis 1S Ohcs. & Ohio JG)j, ir,r:4 W, lGa Chicago Oas SI'.', SI'4 M 80',4 Chic. & N. W 103!i IMVi ltBli 103U Chic., U. & Q 7li 71i 71?, 71 Chic, Mil. & St. P.. 71 7P!i 7Hi 714 Chic, It. I. & V G24 02 62U 21i Bel. & Hud 103 105 lo 105 DlEt. & C. F a)'t flvA SH ! Cen. Electric 30i C0-y, SO1; ,Wi Luke Shore Iff? lt3 1G3 lfiS Louis. & Nash 12 43 42 43 SI. K. & Texas. Pr... 27 27 2'', 2G Slanhattan Kle S4 S4 SI Si SIo. Pac 15 15 13i 11 X. J tVntrnl SI SI uvr.. S1 N. Y. Central J3 !iSi 9SV4 Wj Nor. Pac. Pr 31 34 21 31 Ont. & West 13'i 13 13 13 Omaha 57 57 57 57 PlilM. & Read 1S 18 18 13 Southern It. R., Pr.. 25 25 25 25 Union Pacific 5 5 5 SV- Wabash, Pr 12 12 12 12 West. Fnlon 79 70 78 79 U. S. Leather, Pr.... 52 52 51 52 CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE PRICKS. Open- High- Low- Clos WIIKAT. Ing. est. est. ing. May 75 77 75 70 July 75 77 73 Wi Sept 71. 74 71 73 OATS. Slay 17 1S 17 18 July 1S 19 18 19 Sept 19 20 19 19 CORN. Slay ;i 23 14 25 July 2rt 2G'!. 2! 2H Sept 27 27 27 27 LARD. Slay 4.12 4.17 4.12 4.17 July 4,20 4,30 .,20 4.27 Sept 8.52 S.G3 s.17 S.53 m i. .Scranton Board of Trnde Exchnngc (JtM)tations--AlI Quotations Based on Par of 100. STOCKS. Bid. As Scranton & Plttston Trac. Co. ... National Boring & Drlll'g Co First National Bank C30 Klmhurst Boulevard Co Scrnnton Savings Bank 200 Scranton Packing Co Lacka. Iron & Stool Co Third National Bank 250 Throop Novelty SI'f'g Co Scranton Traction oC 15 Scranton Axlo Works Weston Mill Co Alexander Car Kcplaccr Co Scranton Bedding Co Dlmo Dcp. & DIs. Hark 113 Lacka. Trust & Safe Dep. Co.. 140 Traders National Bank ... BONDS. Scranton Pass. Railway, first ;kcd, 20 fcO iw 113 150 'so n 80 250 101) 105 143 1H mortgago due 1918 People's Street Railway, first mortgage duo 1918 ,... Scranton & Plttston Trac Co. People's Street Railway, Sec ond mortgage due 1920 110 no no W Dickson Slanufacturlng Co 100 Lacka. Township School 5 102 City of Scranton St. Imp. G 102 Sit. Vernon Coal Co S3 Scranton Axle Works 100 Now York Produce Market. New York, April 21. Flour Strong anil higher, with the advance In wheat; city mill patents, $3.10a3.35; do. clears, $4.S5:i 5; Sllnnesota patents. $4 30a4.GO; Sllnne sota bakers, $3.63a3.tK); winter patents, 4.C3a4.SO: do. straights, $l.25a4,55; do. ex tras, $3.23a3.G0; do. low grades, $2.75a2.93. Ryo Flour Firm; superfine, $2.30.i2.K0; fancy, J2.G0a2.73. Cornmeal Stendy; yel low western. Glc; city, C3c. : Brandy wine, $1.S0. Rye Firm; No. 2 western, 40c. C. I. F.; Buffalo; car lots, S9al0c. Barley Firmer; feeding, 2Sc. C. I. 1'., Buffalo; malting, 35a42c. Barley Malt Quiet; western, 43a33c. Wheat Final prices wero la2c. net higher; No. 2 red, April closed Slc; May. S27JaS3c; closed, S3nc; Jupo closed 82c.; July, S0a82e closed 82c; September, 77a79c, closed 79c; December, 78aS0c, closed S0e. Coin No. 2. S0e.; elevator, 21c; opened firm and advanced later with wheat and grain, west closing ac. net higher; April closed 30c; Slay, 30a50''iC, closed S0c; July, 31c; September, 33a33Vic, closed 33V,c. Oats No. 2, 2Jc; No. 2 de livered 24c; No. 3, 22c; No. 2 white, 27c; No. 3 white, 24a21c; track mixed western, 23a2lc; track white, western and state, 24a30c. Provisions Unchanged, qulot. Butter Steady; western creamery, 13al7c; do. factory, 8a12c; Elglns, 17c; Imitation creamery, 10al4c; state dairy, ISalCc; do. creamery, 13al7c. Cheese Quiet, laige, 9al2c; small, 9al2c; part skims, 4aSc; full skims, 2a3c Egss Steady; stato nnd Pennsylvania, 10c; western flesh, 9aI0c. ; southern, Sc. Tallow Weak; city, 3c; country, 3c. - Philadelphia Provision Market. Philadelphia. April 24. Wheat-Firm and 2o. higher. Contruct grade: April, !i2a92!jc; Stay, 83aSlie. ; Junp, nominal; July, nomi- Every thought, word and action talcos vitality from tho hlood; every nerve, niusclo, hone, organ and tlssuo dciumls on tho hlood for its quality nnd condition. Cnv;H(y Thoroforo jniro opring blood Is absolutely IUIarl!timn necessary to fight EVletilCine living and healthy bodies. Hood's Sarsaparilla is thogrcat blood purifier and tho best Spring Medicine. Thercforo it is tho great euro for scrofula, suit rheum, humors, sores, rheumatism, catarrh, etc.; tho great ncrvino, strength builder, appe tizer, stomach tonic add regulator. ood's Sarsaparilla :'. six for $5. Trepared only by 0. 1. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass. (Jet Hood's and only Hood's, Hood's Pills Ukcater dinner aid Uitl. li Ub ? BSood DOCTORS HAD GIVEN HER TJP. (A Convincing Lottor From Ono of Mrs. Pinkham's Admiroro. No woman can look" fresh nnd fair who is suffcrinfr from displacement of tho womb. It-is ridiculous to suppose JJint such a ditllculty can bo ourcd by an artiflcnl support llko a pessary. Artificial supports make matters worse, for they take away all the clianco of tho ligaments recovering their vigor nnd tone. Uso strengthens; tho liga Mm MM MNMl!ki&4r nnd she will I had falling nnd for two years I could not MHrwJunr',&HsnK' 4Jw9i immmMMMfr fuse menstruation, kidney, liver, nnd stomach trouble. The doctors said my case was hopeless. I had taken only four bottles of tho Vegetable Compound nnd one of the Wood Purifier when I felt like a new person. I nm now cured much to tho surprise of my friends, for they nil gavo me up to die. Now many of my lady friends arousing Lydla E. Pinkham's Vegctnblo Compound through my recommendntion, and are regaining health. It lias nlso cured my little son of kidney trouble. 1 would ndviso every suiTcrlng woman in tho laud to writtj to Mrs. l'inkham for aid." Mas. Emma I'axqiiorn, Alanson, Mich. nnl. Corn Firm and c. higher; No. 2 mixed, April, 2b',in2Sc; Sluy, 28a2Jc; June and July, nominal. Oat? Steady; No. 2 white, April 2la2.",c; Slay, 23a 2Hic; June, 23a24c; July, 23a24c. Flour Firm and 1 cents per barrel high er. Butter Firm, good demand; fancy western creamery, ISc; do. Pennsylvania, prints, 200-.; do. do. do. Jobbing at 21a24c. Kggs Firm; fresh nearby, 10c; do. west ern, 10c lteflned Sugars Strong, good demand. Cotton Firm and l-l(c. higher; middling uplands 7c. Cheese Un changed. Tallow Steady; city prime, in hogsheads, 3c; country, In barrels, 3c; do. dark, 2c; cakes, 3c; grease, 2c. Receipts Flour, 2.0W barrels, 1,600 sacks; wheat, 400 bushels; corn, 61,000 bushels; oats, 9,000 bushels. Shipments Wheat, 1,300 bushels; corn, 163,000 bushels; oats, 14,000 bushels. Chicngo (iriiiii Market. Chicago, April 21. The leading futures ranged as follows: Wheat April 73a 7('ic; Slay, 73a76c; July, 7.1'ia761iC.; September, 71a73c Corn April, 2la :nc; Slay, 2la20C; July, 2Ca26c; September, 27V,a27c. Oats Slay, 17a lSc; July, lSalDc; September, lSa 19. Sless Pork-Slay, JS.D2aS.55; July, $S.63aS.G7'2. Lard Slay. $4,121-.17; July, !.22a4.27; September. Jt.32a4.2?. Short Bibs Siay, $1.70.14.77; July, $4.75a 4.82; September, $I.S2a4S7. Cash quo tatlons wero as follows: Flour Strong; winter patents, ; 1.30a 4.S0: straights, $I.10a 4.23; spring specials, $1.50; spring patents, $3.90a4.20; straights, $3.CO.i3.90: baiters, $2.90 a3.23; No. 2 spring wheat, 7fla7Sc; No. 2 red, 92aDGc; No. 2 corn, 23a23',4c : No. 2 oats, lS',c; No. 2 white f. o. 1)., 2D.i22!,c; N. 2 rye, 26a37c.; No. 2 barley, nominal; No. 3, f. o. b., 27c; prime timothy seed, $2.82; mess port. $8.D3aS.',0; lard, $4.17; short ribs, sides, loose, $4.70.14.00; dry salt ed shoulders, boxed, fiarc; abort clear sides, boxed, la3c; whisky, $1.19; sugars, cut loaf, $3.13; gianulatcd, $1.76. Chicuso I.ivo Stock. Chicago, April 21. In cattle tho week closed with average prices for beef cattlo 10a13c lower than a week ago, tho In creased receipts having caused a weaker market for light weights and Inferior beeves. Choice cattlo have shown no change. Today's arrivals wero too small to constitute a market The few offer ings wero readily disposed of at yester day's prices, but quotations were largely nominal. There wes a fair general de mand for hogs at reductions of 2a3e. light weights declining tho least and heavy hogs tho most. Heavy sold at $3.60 a4.07, and the light weights brought $3.90 al.13, the bulk of tho hogs crossing the scales at $la4.03. Tho sheep market closed steady at $3a3.30 for Inferior up to $l.73a5 for good to choice wethers. Lambs were snleab at $3.50ao.03. lelng about 33 cents higher thaa n week ago, while sheep have dectlned 13a23 cents in the same period, llecelpts Cattle, COO; hogs, lri,000; sheep, 2,000. Now York Live Stock. Now York, April 24. Beeves Receipts, 479 head; no tiadlng. Cables quote Ameri can steers at 1oallc; sheep at 10i 12c; refrigerator beef at 9a9c; exports, 1,030 beeves, 283 sheep and 4,330 quarters of beef. Calves Hecelpts, 201; quiet but steady; veals, $lao.12. Sheep and Lambs Receipts, 2,320; firm; unshorn sheep, $1 n5.23; clipped do., $4a4.73; unshorn lambs, $3.D0a6.50; clipped do.. $3.i3.30. Hogs Re ceipts, 3,234; steady at $1.23al.50. Buffalo Live Stock. Bast Buffalo. April 2I.-Cattlc Receipts, nil consigned through, aside from a small lot of hulls; market closed steady. Hogs Receipts, 20 cars; market fairly active; YorkcrB, good to choice, $4.17af.20; loughs, common to good. $3.50a3.73; pigs, good to Choice, $4.10al,13, Sheep and Lambs Receipts, 12 cars; market rather slow; lambs, choice to prime, $1.90a1.23; culls to common, $3a4.23; sheep, choice to selected wethers, $l.90a5.25j culls and com mon, ?3o3.75. Oil Market. Oil City, Pa., April 21. No bids for cer tificate oil. Credit balances unchanged. Shipments, 63,339; runs, 104,770. m PUNCTURING A SIIAM CLAIM. From the New York Sun. Kver slnco the defeat of Bryan In No vember last, the small but loquacious fac tion of sound.-money Democrats who pre ferred their personal comfort to a direct voto -for SIcKlnley and Hobart, havo been pretending that In some manner not definitely stated their votes helped to save tho election and tho country. Tho prete-n-flons of the Indianapolis party are grow ing somewhat bolder as tho event becomes more rcmoto. There nro concelvablo cir cumstances under which tho result of the election mlcht havo been determined by these 133,000 votes of the Cleveland Demo, crats and Mugwumps for Palmer nnd : Buckner, but thoso are not tho clreum- stances which actually existed last rso vcmber. The Palmer and Buckner vote did not elect SIcKlnley. It did not defeat Bryan. It did not affect tho result of the election at all. Tho proof of this Is In the election figures. They demonstrate beyond tho possibility of question that 'f every Bound-money Democrat ot Slug wump who voted for Palmer nnd Buckner had voted for Bryan and Sewull, Sir. SIl. Klnley would nevertheless bo president today all the same. It seems almost cruel to exhibit In do tall tho numerical poverty of this Indlin apolls movement, for It Is In grotesquo con trast with the vocal pretensions of the historians and prophets of that move ment. Yet It Is high time to state tho facts. In every ono of tho New England Btates tho vote for Palmer and Buckner was very much smaller than tho plurality of SIcKlnley over Bryan. That Is to say It made no difference whatever as to tho result In Maine, New Hampshire, Vor mont, Massachusetts. Rhodu Island and j Connecticut, whether tho supporters o' ments nave a work to do. If they grow flabby and refuse to hold tho womb In place, there is but ono remedy, and that is to strengthen their fibres nnd draw the cords buck into their normal condition, thus righting tho position of'the womb. Lydla E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Is dcsltrncd especially for this purpose, and. taken in connection' with her Sanntlvo Wash, applied locally, will tono up tho uterine system, strengthening the cords or liga ments which hold up tho womb. Any woman who suspects that she has this trouble know it by n d rn train tr weight In tli lower abdomen, irritability of the bladder and rectum, great fatigue in walking, and leucorrhcea should promptly coramenco tho uso of Lydla, K. Plnkhum'n Vegctnblo Compound, If the caso is stubborn, write to .Mrs. I'inkltam, Lynn., Mass., stating freely nil symp toms. You will receive a prompt letter of ndvico free of charge. All letters tire read and answercxl by wo men only. Tho following letter relates to nn un usually severe case of displacement of tho womb, which was cured by the I'lnkhum remedies. Surely it is convincing : "Lydla E, Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Blood Puriiler cured mu when the doc tors had given me up. I hnd spent hun dreds of dollars searching for a cure, but found lit tle or norcllef until I began the PinUhara remedies. displacement of tho womb so badly that walk across the lloor. I also hud pro tho Indlnnnpolls movement voted for their own ticket or for the Popocratic ticket; Palmer McKtnlay vote, over Bryan. Maine 1,570 6I.S77 New Hampshire 3,420 33,791 Vermont 1,329 40,381 Slassarhusetts 11,740 173,2i3 Rhode Island 1,106 21,973 Connecticut 4,336 13,313 Precisely tho same thing Is true as to the three other states of tho so-called North-Atlantic division: Palmer SIcKlnley vote, over Bryan. New York 18,930 26S.469 Now Jersey 6,373 S7,(?J2 Pennsylvania 11,000 293,070 Now, observe that In tho three South At lantic states which were carried by SIc Klnley the Palmer voto was no factor: Palmer SIcKlnley . -vol, aver Bryan. Delawaro X MK ' M 3.8.57 Maryland g. 2,507 ' 32,212 West Virginia..". 677 11.(87 Of tho group which the Census Ofllce de nominates tho North Central Division. SIcKlnley carried all but Missouri, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Kunsas; In every caso by pluralities vastly exceeding the total of tho Pnlmer vote: Palmer SIcKlnley vote, over Bryan. Ohio 1,837 17,491 Indiana 2,146 17,312 Illinois 6,390 142,607 Slichigan 6,930 fi,076 Wisconsin 4.5SI 102,012 Sllnnesota 3,202 03,1(7,1 Iowa 4,016 65,032 North Dakota 0 3,713 Tho remaining Btates which went for SIcKlnley are Oregon, California, and Kentucky. These wero the closest states In the list. SIcKlnley's plurality In Ore gon was 2,010, and General Palmer's vote 977. If every Indianapolis Democrat In Oregon had voted for Bryan, SteKlnly would nevertheless havo gained the four electoral votes of that state by a plurality exceeding 1,090. In California the varying votes given to the rczpectlvo electors on the Republican ticket resulted In the choice of one Bryan man and eight .'.I" Klnley men. The total Palmer vote was 1,730; tho plurality for the highest SIcKin ely elector was 2,797. Wo have not at hand the llgures for tho other SIcKlnley elec tors In California, but let us assume that .the transfer to tho Bryan column of the 1,730 Palmer votes would have reversed tno result and given to Bryan eight of the nlno votes, instead of one. In Ktntii"':y Palmer vote of 5,114 exceeded the Slek n ley plurality of 2S1. Here, likewise, let us assume that the absence of an Indianapo lis ticket would have given to Bryan for that stato thirteen electoral vots Instead of the single one which he got. Trans ferring, on the strength of this extrcmn supposition, seven electoral votes of Cali fornia from SIcKlnley tq Bryan, and twelve electoral votes of Kentucky, tho general result of tho election would not have been affected. Tho only chnngi) would havo been In the size of SIcKlnley's electoral majority. Instead of nn electoral majority of 93, he would have had one or 57, sufllclently conclusive and lmpresstv for all practical purposes. It is in big fine grades, and there's lint one way to reduce it Make the prices little. We've done that. We've p'nchsd them down bit by bit, till they're but a shadow of the original figures. Same way with Linoleums, Oil Cloths, Rugs, Mattings, Etc. Prices just a little of what they use to bi. aud you know you're get ting nothing but the best wh:n you pick from the high class quail' ties that Kerr, Son & Co., carried before their bankruptcy. 5. G. KERR, Agent. Opposite Main entrance to Wyoming Mouse. aseltprvate EUROPE, 1897 COST OF TRIP: from Now York to New York, only $260 1 Includlnz All Necessary expenses. Tickets to Return Oood far One Year, Crossing the Knidlsh Chnnnel hy best (day) service, via Dover and OHtend. No nlcht travel in ICurope. 'Hie elegant now twlu-screw Amorlcun I.lno K. H. "St. l'nul," (ll,ouu tons,) receutly built by the Crump', which conveys the Excursion in P4 duy to 6outh. ampton. (Kxcelleut two-berth roouiM reserved for eurly depositors. ftOUTKl New York, Southampton, London, Dover, Ostcnd, Hrussols.l'nris, Versailles, Antworp, New York. To call from Now York by the American Mne new twin-scrow steamer "ST. PAUL." WEDNESDAY, JULY 7th, 1897. (Vlth n Annex Trip to th: Rhine anil Switzerland at $901 a Second Annex Trip through lb aly at $120 additional, London to Mratlord-on-Avon and back (iday), $8; Scotlsnd (3 days), $16 Optional Holland Trip, 810 extra: Cycling Tour (Including Bhort trips In Kngland, 3 dayi along tlie tthine. and '1 days through the llluek 1 orest. 1'arU und DoU do llouloi;ue) 115 extru, to cover cotit of truuxportlng bicycle. FOIt i'URTHEK I'AUTICULAKH ADDRESS 5. N. OALLENDEIt, C0H. SPRUCE STltEET AND WYOMING AYENUE, SCRANTON. PA, Mr f r- 113 Lnckiurnnna Avenue. THE MOST STYLISH HATS BONNETS AND ARE HERE. They coit less than you think and are handsomer than you think. They're tho veryi pink of fa.shlor All wo want Is to get you to sco them. Their beauty is Ir rcslstlblo nnd tho prices ndd to their, charm. ARTISTIC Bt'IU We're Millinery Lenders. We Invent, AVc (Jet Our K (.'nutation PR13HS EVERY Vnv ilvlirliiullttr DAY stralcht from , : Paris, London and ullU lilSlC our own workrooms. mTllllf W-iv Enough' "New' lllllt 11 tlj styles In trimmed Hats and Bonneta to gtvo you half m day's sight-seeing nnd entertainment. ITNTR1S1SIKD MILAN LACBand FAN CY STRAW TOQUKS, Turbans and Round Hats, S9c. 49c, 62c nnd 7.V. each. Tt'SCANV und Fancy STRAW HATS. Open Work Iice Brims Haml-SIudn BRAID HATS. They're perfect ldoals of graceful style. 93c, $1.23 nnd $1.18. FLOWERS and FOLIAGE of cvertf land nnd clime. NEWEST RIBBONS fresh from tha makers at homo and abroad. CHIFFONS. Every color. Every kind. Pleated and plain. 'S. II1IIUUUI1I 4 1 3 Lacka. Ave. Proprietor. THE FIGHT IS OVER, THE VICTORY IS OURS. AVc have lots of followers, but our strides are too long, our paca too fast and they fall farther and, farther behind. Ours Is the only first-class mer chant tailoring establishment In Scranton making garments at pop ular prices. Our Specialties Are Suits at $15, $18 and $20 "We have secured a piece of tho Identical goods from which PRESI DENT M'KINLEY'S Inauguration suit was made. We are now ready to make suits from these goods. It is a beautiful fabric, the most per fect production of an American loom. W. J. DAVIS, Merchant Tailor, 213 Wyoming Ave., OF SCRANTON, Special Attention Given to Busi n-.-ss ami Personal Accounts. Liberal Accommodations Ex tended According to Balances and Responsibility. 3 Per Cent. Interest Allowed on Interest Deposits. Capital, -Surplus, -Undivided Profits, $200,000 310,000 70,000 WM. C0NNKLL, Frcsltlcnt. 1IKNIIY BELIN,.Ir., Vice Pres. WILLIAM II. PECK, Cashier. 408 Lackawanna Ave. J
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