s WEDNESDAY, JANUAHY C. 1893. THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE. WEDNESDAY, JANUAHY 5. 1898. RED ROUGH HANDS Itching, acaly. bleeding palm, ahapeleM nalla, and painful tinge- cnd, pimples, bhcMundi-, oily, mothy kln.drj , thin, and falling hair. Itch. Ing, acnly ecilu, all j Icld qnlcklj to warm hatha with Cutiliiu Hoap, and gentle anointings with Ctmcuiu (ointment;, tbo great ikln cure. (pleura "T Mil thru iiboat the wnrlt. Portf Dmi ikd Cut. f nttr Sole Prop Motion CTj " How to Produce Hoft, Wbltt lUnds," titt, ITCHING HUMORS .&.? FOR THE ill M Fancy Pillows, Odd Chairs, Fancy Tables, India Seats, Lace Curtains, Door Draperies, Rugs of All Kinds, Carpet Sweepsrs, A large variety at WILMS i TOLIY'S. NORTHEASTERN - PENNSYLVANIA I'OKEST CITY. r J. Maxey, (if Cat liondalo, wn.n imoiiK the visitors in town the liiFt ul the week John V Viee. a ormei resident of tl.is bomugrh, hut 1'iorc tecentlv of Wyoming, visited r.ireat City ftlenils en Hur.i'ay. Jlr", Mojle and snn, Charles Movie, of Scranton, anil Mi?. Klmoi Swindle of I'eckvllk', lia.ve been vl.iltliiu at the bairn of Mis Klizaheth HlKglns fni s-overal ilivs past The wo'k of ni.tyoi Is lielng; oIifciv ed In the Methodist rhutc'n. At Dnvls' Opra huttv last nlsrht "A New Kngland Home" was presented by tlie Lit Alarr Comedy eomiwny. The Amity Social cluli, an orK.tnlza ti in cumpos-ed of menibets of the .iiaded M'hool, will hold a serial In the Imminent of Chi 1st Episcopal church tonight. J ami's A. Hrown, heoretarj of Kntcr prls" Hose eomrcinv, has lecelvod a communication from W. AV. Wunder, neoretaiy of the Pennsylvania Volun teer Firemen's association, euntulnlntf n plan lor tl.e ntgranlzatlon and capl Itlizatlon of a corporation to he known r." the fit cram's Insurance asuclatloii of Pennsylvania The stock Is to con sist of 4,(iOij shares at X-l par value each, to lie sold nt a itomiiuu of 2.1 per cent in older to creue a surplus fund t estalills.li the association The sale of s-haics uld he limited to liuorpor ated lite tominnlcs md inemucit thereof ilembeis of flie companies, subscrlliei. to the plan, would le al lowed a discount of 10 p?r cent, on ail premiums for Insurance for themselves In tin association and all menibeis of c. npnnles that IicIouk to the assoch tirn would lie pilvlllr.i'd to become .iftert" and receive letrular eomnils slnns for inhurinc- wiitten by them. Tl.e plan will be uubmltted to Kntei pilte Hcfo I'limpany nt Its next inuet ii o, Januaiy H WYOMING. Pobeit Robinson was. baptized on Sunday evening in the Uaptlst churcli. Tl e bieaket boys of the Mount Look ing collleiy weie trlven a sleUh tide on Monday Tho tit Ht annuil toll fall of the lUp tlM church vv.m Held Inst evpnlnu. A laise nunilier of the inenibeis tespond ed to the call of their names. On Monday Mrs.. May 15. Carv, of l.roece stieet, died after a short Ill ness with pneumonia. She was 31 years I ape and leaes n husband and four ililldren. The funeral will take place today from her late home at 2 o'clock, and the Intel nient will be mide In the cemetery at Plttston. William It. Uavles and Thomas Mites who have been spending the lmlldn,yn with their patents, leturned on Munrinv to Philadelphia to lesume their studies In the medical depait inent of the University of Pennsyl vania. The week of player Ip ln-lnu observed lv all the churches of the town this vuelt William V. Laycuck, who has been siiendlnR a few days with his cousin. Hatty D Ijaycock, teturned to his In mo at Uloomsburi; on Monday Mrs. letsy Pollen Is recovttins from an attack of the grip. TCvan Jenklnb has moved his family tc Patrons. Mr. and Mrs Thomas Ileantv. of t .Susquehanna avenue, attended the fu neral of a filernl, at Plains Sunday The Mount Lookout bleaker tesumeil work yesterday after being idle, for a kfew' tin J a. There Is reported the possi bility of Rood times bains inado fiom nJvw on. BIQ HOTEL PURNED. The iXoiuuierclul, a 1'our Story Struc ture Completely DuatrayiMl, Mount carmol, Io., Jan. 4. Tho Com mcrclHl IV1'5'. " four-story brick struc tuie, on Nho cornet of Third nnd Ark htioots, wutt completely destrojed by lire early this nWnlnsr, and the thhty-seven KUOHtK in tlitX house barely cueaptd with their llvfi,. ItVtny of lhem wcru forced to Jump from tlw windows und tha per Honul erfectsi ofAll were destioyed. The tire wus UUcoMleJ about 2 o'clock by miners coming from work. An alarm was sounded, but all imempta to check the namf.u were frultle-rs uud wltliln a little more than art hour the hotel and Its fur plshlrigs wcro In ruins. The hotel was occupied by W. K. Weldensiuul, who eitl n.Rtes his loss at J7.W0. The property was owned by John Krebbs, of Mahanoy Clly, whOHfl loxs 1m covered by un Insurance of 115,000. The loss to the eucita Is placed (it, tt,09, Tbo origin of tho tire is a in) a- tcry, nlthoUKh some nro liirllnrtl to be lieve It was of Incondlary orlRln. Two weeks ngo a lire whs discovered 'n one of tho buck rooms Of tho hotel be tween tlie weather boards nnd tho plas tering, und the opinion held by Bonin Is that It was never completely exting uished. WILL PURCHASE THE BROWNS. John T. Itrnxli Is Negotiating with nn Urr Alm'a HepreKCiitatlve. tndlaiuil oils, Jan 4. According to thn News John T. Hriirh Is likely to bernmo the owner of the 8t. I.ouls base bull fran chlso within the next twenty. four hours. Accompinled by William 11. Schmidt, Mr. Brush has kiiiio to St. Louis hoping to close tho dent which hns boon pcndlnif for thieo wefl.s Mr. Schmidt took with him certllled checks for a lnrce nmount of mone nnd It lr bel!oed that tho ileal, nil but paying over the money, was com pleted several dnys ago. Mr, Mrush has held several ronferences with Chris Von Uer Abe's representative v Ithln tho lust month, nnd It Is sakl on good authority that he has secured an option on tho Ht. I.ouls franchise It Is thouitht that In addition to Mr. Schmidt, A. U. Spalding, C. C. Spink and A. G. Anson are inter ested with Mr. Brush In the purchase of tho Browns. St I.ouls, Jan, 4. rormal transfer of the St. I.ouls Hrowns wns made to Mr. John It. Brush at 4 o'clock todav. INJURED BY AN ACTOR. Tho Condition ot Attorney Ilitghos, of Micbincnn, is Serious. Sheboygan, Wis., Jan. 4. The condi tion of Attorney Martin Hughes, who wns Injured in an encounter with Actor lMvvurd II. McDnnlels, ot Robert rif: sommons' companv, last night, is not consldcted dangerous. Huglies lost con siderable bl'iod, nnd Is very weak todav, but It Is expected to be about In a day or two After the llht. McDanlels apologized and no at list wns made. Should his In juries lesult scrlouslv, tlie pollco say there will be trouble In apprehending Mc Danlels. ritzslrrmons denies that ho wns present during the row. A GREAT COLLISION. I'rciglit nnd r.xpress Trains Crash Into Kncli Othrr--897,000 Worth of Pino Clothing Snvctl, nnd All in Cootl Condition, to !lo Sold nt He (nil in Ten l)nys--M ntch for the Opening Day of This (iirciit Sale, 1 hiirsdnv, January (t, nt 10 it. in. 127 I.iicltiiwntinii Avenue, Scrunton, Pn. In consequence of the great railroad v.ieek, nearly $97,000 worth of fine Clothing nnd Gents' Furnishing Goods saved fi mi the wreck will be bought heie and placed on stle at retail In the huge stole room. 427 Lackawanna av e n.ie. Scranton. Pa., to be closed out at tetall In ten days to satisfy the trans pot tatlop companv. This Is all new stock, and was shipped by freight by one of the leading clothlets. The ndjustctse for the transportation company nfter examining the Clothing and Gents' Furnishing Goods decided It was not so bully damaged as claim ed by the clothing firm and falling to agree us to the actual loss we were foiced to take the .stock and turn It into money and the goods must all be sold at once In older to make a final settlement. All goods are appraised at M) cents on the dollar and as the time has been limited to only 10 days eveiy thlng will go tapldlv. Thousands of Klegant Imported Aus tralian Overcoats and Suits, Ulsters, Winter Suits of all styles, imnotted fabrics for men and bovs will be slaughtered at your own price for cash. Over two thousand winter suits on hand, elegant he'tvy weight all wool goods, In nil shades, will be sold at less than tho making cost nlone. Men's Working Suits, $2.75, worth JS.00 Men's llusl.iess Suits $3 93, worth 112.00. Men's Impotted Scotch Suits S4C3, worth S13.00. Men's Silk Mixed Suits $5 9.. worth $1G 50. Men's Driv ing I'lafrs fiom $2.00 to J7.G0. Men's All Wool Pants $1.19, worth $4 50. Im ported Carr'b Melton, All Silk Lined SO ?'., w oi th $20 00. Boys' Harris Ccssl rrere Suits, $2A", vvoith $n.00. Boys' Sivvjei's Casslmere Suits $3 50, worth $10 00 Young Men's Cheviot Suits at $.1.93, wmth $12.00 Nobby Youths Suits, Imported, $4 03, worth $5.00. Kleg.int Itlsh Frle7e Overcoat $G.95, worth $22 00. Children's Hlegant Scotch All Wool Suits $1 95, woith $5 00. Men's Elegant Drc-s Suits $7.50, worth from S1S.00 to $22.00. Men's L'legant Vilot Piess Beaver Overeats, BKck, Blue nnd Btown, $381, wot til $1000. Cuta ways, Silk I.iti'd, $7.9", vvoith from $20 00 f $W.0O. Children' Finest Diets Suits, $2.f.ri, worth from $3.00 to $9.00. Elegant Suits $2 93. Silk Suspenders 10c , vvoith "Cc. Overalls 22c Hats C9c, vvoith $3.50. Silk Umbiellas 49c, vvoith J" 00. Neckties 15c , vvoith 50c. and 75c. Handkerchiefs 3c, worth 25c. Socks 4c, worth 15c. All kinds of Gloves for less than one-third ulue Chlldicn's Capo Overcoats fiom 73c upwards. Ovet coatb and Ulsters at almost nothing. Thousands ot Ovsrcoats at almost nothing. Undenvear at your own price Boys' sizes from 10 years to 20, Long Pants and Knee Pants. Cellu loid Coll.ua 4e Cuffs lie. Children's Jtcefers In all 'colors nnd sizes. Men's Pen. Jackets and Vests. And thousands of other bargains which' for want of space arc too MiimcrouB to mention liera Paper Reversible Collars 3c. per box Linen Collars and Cuffs at less than one-fifth thMr value. Positively no goods sold and no out allowed in the building until our open ing day, THURSDAY, JANUARY 0, nt 10 a. in Open eveiy evening until U p. in. Be sure you are at 127 Lackavvnn na avenue, between Washington and Wyoming avenues, Scranton, Pa., be fore you enter. Poor and Weak Catarrh and Bronchial Troublo Had no Appetite-Now Bottor In Evory Way-A Dollcato Child. "Some time slnco I took a Budden cold and could not get rid of it. Being subject to catarrh nnd bronchial trouble I coughed terribly. I lost my appetite and grew poor and weak and I did not feci Ilko work. I began taking Hood 'a Snrsapa rllla. In a short time the cough disap peared, I slept well, had a good appetite and I was better In every way. Last sprang I was not feeling well, I had no ap petlto and no strength. I resorted to Hood's Sarsapnrllla and Boon felt more llko work. My little nephew was a deli cate child and had a humor which trou bled him so he could not xest at night. Ho has taken a few bottlea of Hood's Sar eaparllla and now he has u good appetite and la able to sleep." Mlffl Auum J. Freeman, South Duxbury, Mass. HOOCPS Manila Is the One True Ulood Purifier. A)l druggists. $L Hnnrl'a Dllla r the best after-dinner 1 lUUU & fills pUj) mo, uigesUou. SM. 2 Gail Borden mm $ I KAGLE BRAND g CONDENSED fi 'Take Nosudstitutc For The "EAGLE BRAND" JJ Thousamd3 of mothers Testify to its Superiority. 'WANT HALTH"SENT FREE. nmYosk Conditio M,ut Co. n.v. ft THE MARKETS. Wnll Street Itevlow. New York, Jan. 4. Prices or stocks showed ti further decltno today nnd thcro was nothing to Indicate that tho decline was duo to any other causa than tho pre ponderance of those who desire to sell over those who desire to buy. There was some short selling by the professional bears but no marked recupciatlou such as would be caused by tho covering of shorts was manifest. The bears If they hold vvero apparently content to leave their con tiacts open. The specialties continued to absorb tho largest share of attention, but the market showed a broader tendency and tho liquidation extended more gen erally through the list. Total sales vvcro 2C4,70i) shares. Furnished by WILLIAM LINN, AL LIEN & CO., stock brokers, Mears build ing, rooms 700-706. Open- High- Low- Clos ing, est. est. Ing. Am. Sug. Rc'g Co ..111 141 110'i HU'i Atch., To. fc S. Pn . 124 K)a I2, 12i A , T. .t S F . Pr . . CO SO sri'4 13)4 Am. Tobacco Ci 8i' fcsT iS bS'i Am. Spirits S h' 8 S'fr Am Spirits. Pr l' JOVj lS'.i Wli Ball, .t Ohio n Wg U IJ'j Biook. It. P 07U '4 SO1 30,4 Bay tJtato Gas 3 374 3Vs .'4 Can. Southern Pl'4 r.l',2 61'i .M'i N. J. Centtnl 93 WU 91j 93 Chic. At N. AV Il"4 IK li'i HH chic a. n. av ii'i i:o iit,4 mvi Chic. B. A. y 'lili 95 H .,7 osV Chlecago Gas 90 Ib.ij, i3 93 Chic, Mil. .t St. 1 .. SV& 'X.Xi tijr, tj Chic, It. J. AV P &s i-bji Wt .SSH Chic, Ht. P. M. & O. 7oW TC' 734 '.5 C. C. C. & St L .... 34?4 I'P, 34 31 D,L. &AV 133'ii 5tie8 J33Va 1301,4 Gen. Blectrlo 31 34 3.1!, :a Lake Shoie 170 lTUH J70-4 170 4 Louis. At Nash E5Ai t344 531, 63' i, Lehigh 'alle 254 S 23'4 C3t Manhattan Die Ul HP, 110 110'S M. K & Tex., IT . 33 I'SH 3414 34'(. Mo. Pacific 31Vi 3JVi 32'i J2 Nat. Lead :t 3i!"t s) 'Ib' N. Y. Central 103' IOj 103k W5?i Out & West 15 !." J5', 3'8 North. Pacific 20 20", 20'i '.M Nor. Paclllc, Pr .... DSH f?&8 CS' IiSg Phil & Head 22 22W 21Jt 2Hi Southern It. It .. .. 89 V S3i M Southern n. R., Pr.. 30 3014 293i 30 Tenn., C. tz Iron .... 2"h 23J J'iH 23 Texas A: I'ncltlc ... 11 11 11 11 Union Pacific .... 23 2vi 23V2 23 U. S. Leather, IT .. 1)3 C1 03 03 Wabash 7 7 7 7 Wabash, Pr 17 17 17 17 AVest. Union !VJ U0 S9 W CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. Open- Illijh- Low- Clos- WHEAT. Ing. est. est. Ing May 915s 91""4 90 31 Julv W S3 82 W CORN. May 2t 29 ! 29 July 30 30 29'4 S0 OATS. May 23 2-1 22'i 23 I'ORK. January 8 S 93 8.92 8 32 May 9 23 9.j 9.15 9 20 LARD. January I.7i 4 75 4.72 -4.72 May 4.S7 4 90 4.83 1.82 Puts, S0; calls, 92. scrnnton Honrd of Trndo Kxchnngo ((iiotntions.-All tluotutions ilased 011 Par of 100. STOCKS. Bia. Asked. Scranton & Plttston Trae. Co. ... 20 National Bonng S. Drlll'g Co. ... EO Tlrst National Bank 650 Elmhurst Boulevard Co 100 Scranton Savlr.es Bank 200 ... Scranton Packing Co 95 Lacka. Iron and Steel Co lio Third National Bank 350 Throop Novelty M'f's Co go Scranton Traction Co u 17 Scranton Axlo AVorks 73 Weston Mill Co 260 Alexander Car Replacer Co 100 Scranton Bedding Co lOi Dime Dep. & Dis. Bank 160 ... Peck Lumber M'f'g Co 175 223 Economy Light, Heat & Pow er Co U BONDS. Scranton Pass. Railway, first mortgage due 1920 11$ ... People's Street Railway first mortgago due 19U 115 ... People's Street Railway, Gen eral mortgage, duo 1921 11$ Dickson Manufacturing Co 100 Lacka Town&hlp School 6 103 City of Scranton St. Imp. 6 10.! Mt A'crnon Coat Co 83 Scranton Axle Works 100 Scianton Traction Co 100 ... Philadelphia Provision .Market. Philadelphia, Ian. 4 AVheat AVas c. lower; contiact grade, Januaiy, 939ia9uc; Februarj, Maich and Apill. nominal. Corn Was c. lower: No. 2 mixed, Jnnu ary and rcbrtmri, 32 l-3.i32s(c.; March and April, nominal. Oats Steadv : No. 2 white, January and Febiuary. 29a30c; Mai eh and April, nominal. Potatoes Firm; white, choice, per bushel, 7Sc, do. fair to good, 63a"3c. , sweets, prime, per basket, 50a53c , do, beconds, 23a30c, Pro vlhlons UnchaiiKed. smoked beef, city, 10at7c, byef hams, 22a23c, famllj, HalJc; hams, S. 1. cured, in tierces, 0aSc; hums, smoked, 8n9c, sides, tlbbed. In salt, 6a5c, do smoked, be; shoulders, plcklo cured, 6a0c; do, smoked, 7c; bellies In pickle, loose, lo7c. ; breakfast bacon, 8 age, lard, pure, city refined, In tierces, Ca 6c Butter Steady, fancy western cieamery, 22c; do. Pennsylvania prints, 24c; do. western, do., 24c. Eggs Film, good demand; fresh, nearby, 21c; do. webtern do., 21a22e. Cheese Quiet but firm Refined hugars Unchanged. Cot ton Stead. Tallow Qulei at former rates. Live Poultry Quiet but steady; fovvlb, SaSVtc ; old roosters, Uc; spring chickens, 7aSc ; broilers, 9c ; turkeys, la 10c; ducks and geese, Sa9c Dresed Poul tryFowls, choice, 8a8c, do. fair to good. 7a7c; chickens, large, 9a9c; medium, 8c; common nnd scalded. 6a7c; turkeys, chnlco to fancy. 12al3c do. fair to good, 9allc; ducks, 7al0c Receipts Flour, 2.0J0 barrels and 5,000 sacks; wheat, 10.0UO bus-hels; corn, 72,000 bushels, oats. 61,000 bushels. Shipments AA'hcat, 63,000 bushels; corn, 29,000 bushels; oats, 20,000 bushels. Now York Produce Market. New York, Jan. 4. Flour Quiet and barely stoady, AVheat Spot tirm; No. 2 red, $1.00, f. o. b afloat; No. 1 northern Duluth, $1.02. f. o, b afloat; No. 1 hard Manitoba. $1.02. f. o. b afloat; No. 1 northern New York, $l.(rtv f. o. b afloat; options opened weak and sold oft nil the forenoon on lower cables and foreign sell ing, but llnally rallied sharply on expoit business, closing only a?,c. not lower; January, 97a975c, closed 97c; February, 96u97c, closed 97c ; May, 92)a93c, closed 93c ; Julj, VJaS7o., closed 87c. Corn Spot ilrm; No. 2, 31c, f. o, b., afloat, options opened easy, sold off, but allied and closed unchanged; Januaiy, closed 33c; Muy, 33 13-lCa3lc , closed 34c. Oats Spot dull: No. 2, 2sc; No. 3. 2Sc; No. 3 white, 29a2)c; No. 3 white, 28c; options quiet all day. cloning e. net lower; February, closed 2Sc; May, 11 u27T4c, closed 2Te. Beef Firm. Cut Meats Steady. Butter Firm; creamery, 15a22e,; do. factory, 12nl5c; Elglns, 22c J Imitation creamery, 13al5c, state dairy, 13a20o.; creamery, 15a23o. Cheese Stealy; lurgo whlto, Septcmher. 8a8c; small do., 9a9c.j arge colored do., 8aSc: email do, 9a9c; large October, 8a8c; small do., 8a&c; light skims, 6a6c; part skims, 4a5c; full skims, 2a3c Eggs Firm; stato nnd Pennsylvania, 22a 25c; western fresh, 22a24c Tallow Dull; city. 3c; country, 3Visu3?ic. Petro leum Dull, MILK. j5Egj Chlcnpo (irnln .llnritrt, Chicago, Jan, 4. Tho leading futures ranged us follows: AVheat January, J 09080.: May, 9lf-Aa91n91c: July, Ma 83c. Corn Jnnuarv, 20n20o ; May, 2.1 2Cc; July, 30iii0r. Oats-January, 20?i a2Ic: May. Jtr. Pork January, $S.97a 9.00; May. $1.23.19 20. Lard January. $1 62 a4.72; May, $4.85a4 82. Ribs-January. $4.47: May, $1 C5.i4.65. Cush quotations ranged ns follows: Flour Quiet and easy: No 2 spring wheat, S6J,c; No. 3 do., 75n85c; No. 2 red, U0a90c; No. 2 corn, 26a26S4c: No. 2 oata, 22c: No. 2 white, f. o. b 23a2lc: No. 3 white, 23a 23c: No. 2 rye, 45c; No. 2 barley, f. o. b , 27a40c, No 1 flax seed. $1.16.11.20; prima timothy seed. $2 67: pork, $9 (Mn9 05: lard, $4.72a4.75: ribs, $1 t0a4.C", shoulders, 4a 47ic; sides, $l.73a4.S5; whisky. $1.19; sug ars, unchanged. Receipts Flour, 40.000 barrels: wheat, 88,000 bushels; corn, tiXt.iM bushels; oats, 200,000 bushels; ije. 372,000 bushels. Shipments Flour, 19,000 barrel; wheat. 90,000 bushels: corn, 2S4.000 bushels; oats, 872,000 bushels; ryo, 67,000 bushels. Mtiltnlo Live Stock. East Buffalo, N. Y., Jan. 4.-Cattle-E-tro to prime fat steers, $3.15.10, fair to good. $1.73al23, fair to good mixed burn ers, $3C5a4.13; fair to good butchers' cows, $3.23a3.S5; common to fair cows, $2.10a2.V. Hogs Steady; Yorkers, good to choice, $3.75a3 85; roughs, common to choice, $J.10a 3 25; pigs, $3.75a3S0. Sheep Steadv. Lambs Choice to extra, $3 90.iCOO; culls to common, $I..V)a5 40; shocp. cholco to te lected wethers, $l.00al.73; culls to common, $2.50a3.75. Chlciign Live Stock. Chicago, Jan. 4. Cattle Lower at $4 30 n5.10; calves, J6.15; Texas bulls. $2.70a3 8O; steers, $3.73a4 u5. Hogs Lower at ?1.G5a 3 63; pigs, $J3Ta3 55. Sheep and Lambs Active: sheep, $1150 for poorest up to $1 63a4.73 for prime Lambs $4a4.50 for common and to $3.70a5.73 for extra. Re ceipts Cattle 1.500 head, hogs, 34,000 head; sheep, 15,000 head. ,Ent Liberty Cnttle llarket. East Liberty. P,i Jan. 4 Cattle Firm; prime, $4 90a4P", common, $.lL5aJoO, bulls, stags and cows $2a3.70. Hogs Steady at yesterday's quotations. Sheep Active; choice, $1.73.14 83, common, $!23a3.7: choice lambs, $CaC,10; common to good, J150.i5.S0, veal calves, $0 50a7.23. New York Liie Mock. Now York, Jan. 4 Beeves No tradinr; calves, steady; veals, $"aS30, giassers, $1a 3 50; webterns, $:.50 Sheep Quiet, $3.j0a 4.73; lambs, steadv, J5.73a6 43. Hogs Firm, $3.90a4 15. Oil Mnrkets- Oll City, Pa., Jan. 4.-Crcdlt balances, C3; certificates, no bid, opened and closed C'i bid for cash; shipments, 121,133 bar lels; runs, S3.51S barrels. Morgan Interview thn Soft Coalers. New York, Jan. 4 It was said In AA'all street today that a conference had taken place between J. Plerpont Morgan, be fore his recent departure to Europe, and the leading soft coal Inteiests. The re sult Is said to have been the arrival at an understanding regarding the output. Mr. Morgan Is said to have declared all along that the anthracite coal Interests could not be held to any agreement, ex cept on a co-operative plan, and this agreement, it is averred, is now being carried out. LAD9ES MYODKNQW D ft. FELIX LEBRUN'S Steel Pennyroyal Treatment in tho oriclnnl nndonly FRENCH safo and rehahlo caro on tho mar ket. Price. $.1 00; sent by mail G enuiiio sold only by AVm, 0. Clark. 301 Washington Ave. and 326 Penn. Ave,, Scranton, Pa. J, W. GUERNSEY'S GREAT MUSICAL ESTABLISHMIZNT Is the best place in the state to buy either an Organ or Piano . YOU CAN BUV CHEAPER. YOU CAN BUY ON RASY TERMS, YOU CAN BUV BETTER INSTRUMENTS Ibiiu at any other place. Don't fail to call and see (or yourself. Warcroom, 205 Washington Avenue, SCRANTON, PA. Steam and Hot Water HEATING Hot Air Furnaces, Sanitary Plumbing, Gas and Electric Light Fixtures. ELECTRIC LIGHT WIRING, THE HUNT k CONNELL CO., 434 Lackawanna Ave. HOTEL ALBERT, Cor. 11th street and University i'luce, NEW YOItlC Onebloolcwestofilroud- way, Noted for two things, COM RO RT nnd CUISINE Klrst-clas rooms at ? 1.00 a day and up ward, on tho .European plan. L. & E. FRENKEL AT .THE Great Sheriff Sale Everything Is Booming, Our Bargain Tables are loaded with quick sellers at onehalf to onequarter their worth, and are being rapidly picked up by the hundreds of seekers of good bargains who throng our store daily. Ladies' and Men's 25c Polish, two Bottles Tor a Quarter. Hoy's and Ladies' Best Arctics S3ci Men's Arctics, best $1.00 Misses' Best Arctics Child's Best Arctics Ladies' Rubber Boots All kinds of Hen's, Ladies' and reduced below any previous sale ever Every Shoe Must Be Sold W Slippers at One-hall Their Actual Value Ladies' 25c Bubbers Ladies' btorm Alaskas We can quote only a few prices, but assure you that this week prices are lower than ever. Don't de lay; buy now. The entire stock formerly owned bV Broadhead & Hanks, and known as the STANDARIj) SHOE STORE, must go. Come and 2 1 7 Lackawanna Avenue 2 r Reliable. The Columbian Detective Agency Main Office, Philadelphia, Pa., will open 3n office in Scranton about Jan. 10th, 1898. PUT YOURSELF IN OUR PLACE And you will realize bow easy It i to fur nish our home luui louMy with a trinin; outlay, a little at a time, and you dou't inlu It. BARBOUR'S HOME CREDiTHOUSE 425 LACKAWANNA AVE. OF SCRANTON. Special Attention Given to Rtisl. ncss nnd Personal Accounts. Liberal Accommodations Ex. tended According to Balances anJ Responsibility. 3 Per Cent. Interest Allowed on Interest Deposits. Capital, -Surplus, -Undivided Profits, $200,000 300,000 79,000 WM. CONNELL, Presiilcut. HENRY BULIN, Jr., Vice Pres. WILLIAM II. PECK. Cnsliler. FOR SALE Dollars, Engines and Machinal, We will sell you New or Becond-Uunil. We will hcII you new or tnlts old In ex. cbuuge, or we will rent you unytlilng jou vi nut In the Mucliluery I.lno. Upot CsmU paid forrtcrup Iron und Metals. National Supply aid Metal Co,, 70S) West Laclviuvaniiu Avenue. M.E. KEELEY, Mgr. Telephone 3945 ((Jc Men's Mining Men's Mining 49c 9Sc mens iiuoDor Men's Heavy Leggings, for warm wear, 49 cents. 19c GOc Licensed and Bonded. LACKAWANNA LER CO., IilAUUFACTUR-R OF CRSiirn nouni uniitc uium on oj rciin. t Bill Timber cut to order on short notice. Hardwood Mine Ralls sawed to uniform lengths constantly on hand. Peeled llMnlock Prop Timber promptly furnished. ntsiicJ. MILLS At Cross Fork. Pottsr hanna Railroad. At Mina, Potter Port Allegany Railroad. Capacity GHNERAL OITICE-Board of Telephone No. 4014. THE DICKSON MANUFACTURINGCO SCRANTON AND WILKES-BARRi. PA, Manufacturers of LOCOMOTIVES, STIiTlOlftM ENGINES, BOILERS. HOISTING AND PUMPING MACHINERY. QENURAL OFP1CG. SCRANTON. PA ' 0 EVERY SomtUBuoetdi a reliable, monthly, rosolatln meJlclte. Only harnlMa SS4 tbo purest drip should bo uset. If jrou wast ih. btat, get Or- tPesaSps PeBnBffypoaal PfiSBs Thar are prrapt, tate ar'l certain In reaalt. Tha itaahie (Dr. Peal'a) corerdlMj dolnt. S "bj whore, 51.00, Addicm I'AI.MedicihbCo ClortUnd, O. For Salo by JOHN H- PHELPS, opruee atroet- Me iDraDn in And in order to reduce stock to the lowest possible working point, we've decided to Slaughter All Prices to such an extent as to make buying now an object, even when goods are not wanted for im mediate use. Imagine buying Alexander Smith & Son's fine Moquette Carpets at 76c a Yard These are identical with goods that have been represented and sold as Axminster Carpets in this city. Within three months it will be im possible to get a yard of these un der Si. 25. These Clearance Prices apply to the entire sto. the reductions being on a par w the Carpet figure just quoted. HOLIDAV GOODS The balanc at your price. Some choice things still left. Upholsterlngt Carpets, Draperies. 408 Lackawanna Avenia ill Shoes 1.09 Boots 1.79 Boots 1.79 Children's Shoes held in Scranton. 25c to $1.49. sthin 60 Days Ladies' Low Alaskas 44c, 39c Men's Low Alaskas 59o get your share. Experienced. urmnnif nun nnnrvii ninn nitu nutum ' Co.. on the Buffalo and Susquc. on Coudcrsport. and County, Pa,, 400,000 feet per day. Trade Building, Scranton, Pa. Phnrmaclst, cor. Wvomlnrj avenuo ar A GREAT OFFER ...BV ., Oermanla Wine Cellar, Hammond. port and Khclnti, N. V. We are determined to ntroducs our troocla unioiig the very best peo o In he country, and we can tee no better way of doing this thitn by Bell nj them a rate of our goodt, containing eleven liottttw nf wine nnd onei bottla or our extra flnsj double distilled Grapo dranJy. at nna-hnlf Its ao uini coal, upon re ceipt ot 85.00 we will send to any render of this paper one cine of our goodi, all flrxt-clasi and put up In ele. gnt atyle, assorted as follows: 1 qt. bou Grand Im perial Beu Cham pagne. I ii. bot. Delaware. 1 at. bot. Hleillng. I qt. bot. Tokay. 1 qt. bot. Sweet Ca tuwbo. I qt. bot Bherry. I qt. bat. Klvlra 1 qt bot. Niagara. 1 qt. bot. Angelica. I qL lioU TorU 1 it. bot. Hweet Is aboda, 1 nt. boU Im, tiraps) llrnudy. This ofl'er Is mads mainly to Introduce our (irand Imperial bee Champagne and our tine double-dls. tilled (Irene Hrandy This case of goods Is offered at about one-half Its actual cost and It will pletse us If our friends and patrons will take ndvuntage of tjils uudhelp Intro duce our goods, ' mm Krii a &m m j?mfMfaaBM flR&ii PiIsitSHI
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