MONDAY, JANUARY, 10, 18. THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE. MONDAY, JANUARY, 10, 180J. MORE HOPEFUL VIEW FOR THE NEW YEAR Mistakes Made During the Year Just Closed Will Teach Wisdom. SOME INTERESTING STATISTICS They Show (tie Amount of Conl That IAns Ilcon Moved from tlio Vnrioui HeRloni During (ho I,nit Six tears. During the Month ot December tho .Market Wai Stronger n to 1'riccs, but Snloi Wcro Slow-Uotler Meant ofmspotringofHmnll Sizes. The January letter of the Anthracite Coal Operators' association says: The condition of the nnthraclto trwfo during the part year has been recorded from month to munth In those letters, and no detnllrd review Is now necessary, but It Is Interesting to note the general course which followed nnd compare tho results with those of lkwl. In Junuari', lki'7, the market had been broken by shlpplnR In November and De cember of the previous year a tonnage largely In excess of' tho needs for con sumption. There had been a steady (fain In tho selling prlco until the mlddlo of November, but at that time tho break oc curred, nnd'durlng tho latter halt of that month prices went down steadily, follow ing the samo course In December. Con bcquently, In January, tho market was badly demoralized, althoush the ship ments were much less than In the pre ceding month. Tho results for tho pre vious year had been so alarming that tho various Interests saw that their pnfety lay in producing only what tho market required for actual consumption. As n result, tho prices In February showed 11 slight Improvement, which con tinued to gain steadily until July, for during that time the output was not In excess of the demand. In estimating tho requirements for the latter month, how ever, too optimistic a view was tuken of tho situation and mining began at tho i ate of s.Soo.fluO tons for the month. Though this was clearly more than was needed, It would not have brought about uny lasting disarrangement had it not been exceeded, but toward the closo of tho month It was found that much more than this quantity would bo produced, and that efforts were being made to dis pose of It. l'RlCKS AKKKCTED. Prices were affected at once, and as the tonnage for August and tho succeeding months was also greatly In excess of tho needs of the market, tho downward step which began In July continued without abatement. In comparing the average prices re ceived In W! with thoso secured In 18'J6. It should bo rcmembtred that during the llrst six months of US tho output was 1C.110.03S tons as against IS.SIiS.GSS tons in S!KJ, and further. In considering 1S9" In its entirety, It should be borne In mind that this output for the llrst six months, dur ing which prices were advancing. Is to bo compared with a production of 2.VJ09. 000 tons marketed at a declining price, nnd of this some 13.ooo.00i) tons producd In October. November nnd December, have been sold below tho average re ceived in Juno. Taking these matters into consideration. It Is doubtful whether tho average price for the year will be equal to that received In ls'iii, when the highest prices were received In the months of the largest production. The following table shows the ship ments of anthracite by regions: l.ehlgh Iteglon. Schuylkill Region. Wyoming Region. Tons. l'cr cent. Tons. Per cent. Tons. Per cent. Totnl. 1S92 0.4.-1,070 IS. 4 12.C20.7SI S0.1 22.S13.4C0 61.6 H.StW.KM ISM 0,S:2.S12 16.0 12,3u7,lll 2S.7 23,830,741 T5.1 ,(WJ7 3S94 C70.-.43I 10.0 12,033,00.) 29.1 22,030.701 54.9 41,391,20) 1"P3 7,29S,12I 13.0 14,203.0(2 30.0 2I.94J.421 f3.S 40,511.177 J!sM fi.490.lll 15.0 13,097,371 30.3 23.389,473 51.7 4:1.117, IS.', 1SI7 0,220,300 11,930,9JO 23.021.COO 41,20!,!00 Liiht month estlmnted. MAHKET HKCO.ME STRONGER. During the past month the market ias become stronger ns to prices, hut sales hao been slow. At the commencement of tho month. It was expected that ship ments would lie within tho current de mand enough to permit moving some of the coal to be stocked during the pre vious months. This expectation has been realized to some extent, but tho effect of the better balance between production nnd cons"tnntlon has, as yet, hardly be come apparent. There has been an advance In prices. In asmuch as some exceptionally low fig ures named In tho early part of tho month have been withdrawn, but no ma terial change has taken place In the cur rent prices, nor is It excepted until some of the low sales alnady made have been wolked off. It ismppnrent, however, that the market is In a much better position than could have been anticipated a month since. The general tendency Is toward a higher price, irrespective of any circulars. There aro no excessively large stocks being car ried by the sellers, nnd, owing to the uncertainties of the past few month -i. dealers have but small supplies on hand. Consequently, their purchases must bo comparatively steady, hlnee they will nearly all be for Immediate consumption. There Is nn unusual scarcity of pea coal and throuch this there will likely bo an Increased demand for chestnut, though this latter, for the first tlmo In several ears, has of Itself been somewhat scarce. The outlook for January seems to favor a continuance of the present conditions. There is little doubt but that the pro duction will not exceed 3,000,000 tons, or possibly not nbovo 2,500,000 tons, just sut tlclent to meet tho demand, and, while no very radical change may be expected, this will undoubtedly result In Increasing firmness In tho market nnd a steady gain In prices. YEAR WIU, BE PROSPEROUS. Viewing the anthracite Industry either in tho light of Its commercial condition; with reference to the promising outlook of the general business of the country, or from Its statistical side, there seems tho best grounds for believing that the coming year will provo a prosperous one. It muy not be amiss to express tho hnpo that, during the coming year further progress may bo made in adding to tho wmall fund of specific iuroiniatlon us to tho I nd usury and its markets. It Is probable that more knowledge of these matters would aid In solving some of the exlng questions which often arise, and thus help to establish the trade on a sounder basis. In the matter of tho dls trlbutlon of tho product as to quantity, tho only Information avnllable Is an es tlmato based on the census report of 1889 nnd Incomplete returns since that t me. nnd no estimate can be given of the distribution of the various sizes. It Is known that there has been a change in the market conditions, und each selling Interest knows what the ef fect has been to itself, but the result on the Industry at large Is not known, nor ran It even be estimated with any degree of accuracy. In thU connection, one of the, Important features of tho trade for this year must bo to provide a bettor means of disposing of smnll sizes of an thracite, and to do this Intelligently, and profitably, a further knowledge of their markets Is essential. TWO PUBLIC INSTALLATIONS. Monies Post nnd I.itdiot Circle, No, 10, Officials Assume Ofllce. There was a public Installation Sat urday night of the newly-elected offi cers of Colonel William N. Monies post, Grand Army of tho Republic, and tho post's ladles' circle, No. 19, at the former's rooms on Lackawanna ave nue. Refreshments followed tho cere monies. Commander It. II. Holgate nnil 'Prist Commander P. DeLncoy were tho Installing officers. Tho post ofllcerB were Installed by Commn'ndcr Itolgatc, ns follows: Com mander, P. J. McAndrew; senior, vice commander, William C. Jordan; Junior vlcc-commnnder, W. M. Edwards; sur geon, Levi Oetts; chaplain, John San ford; quartermaster, P. Delncey; ofTl cer of tho day, Dennis Chandler; oin cer of tho guard, John Chandler; ad jutant, Lewis Hancock, sr.; quarter master sergeant, J. W. Walters; ser geant major, It. O. nryant; color bearer, Thomas Gardner. Tho officers of the Ladles' clrclo in stalled by Pnst Commander DoDaccy were: President, Mrs. F. J. Hadscl; senior vice-president, Mrs. Mario Da vis; Junior vice-president, Mrs. It. Bryan; treasurer, Mrs. A. 12. Nash; secretary, Mrs. K. A. Scull; chaplain, Mrs, Baker; conductor, Mrs. M. D. Roche; guard, Mrs. Nyman. NEEDS OF HEALTH BOARD Councils Will De Asked to increase Al lowance Five Thousand Dollars. What It Is Needed For. The board of health wants councils to appropriate for Its use In 1S98 over $5,000 more than was granted for 1897. The board met In special session Sat urday afternoon and prepared its es timate of expenditures. Most of the Increase Is Included In the Item of $3, 000 for the purchase of the crematory lot, on which tho city now pays $150 a year Interest, nnd a salary of J1.200 for a plumbing Inspector, Tho demands of the board are very clearly shown in tho appended table: Appro- Kstl prlattons, mates, 1&9?. 1!!)S. Wages-crematory 2,40O 2,iuo lluuntng expenses 1,100 1,100 Purchase of lot 3,000 Interest on sumo 150 1W Salaries Health olllcer S00 sou Food Inspector WW loo Secretary C00 iOO Stationery 27) &0 Incidentals 300 HM Fllo case ISO Chemist's fees 100 Plumbing Inspector 1,'JW Additional santtury offlccr.. COO Totals $0,530 Jll.f.50 The Master Plumbers' association has made what Is practically a demand for the appointment of a plumbing Inspec tor. The association holds that the legitimate class of plumbers cannot conform to tho city's sanitary laws nnd make a profit wh'lle their unscru pulous brethren are Ignoring these laws and doing cheap work for cheap pay. The $600 asked for an additional san itary officer Is suggested by the pres ent state of Affairs which keeps Sanl taiy Officer Burke busy placarding houses when he Is needed for Investi gating and regulating nuisances nnd complaints. Help is wanted for the pla carding and to generally assist tho present officer. SCRANTON WAS THERE. This City Itrpresoutcd nt tlio lling hnmton Itourd of Trndo Itnnojtiet. Seranton was represented by James II. Torrey and D. B. Atherton at the fourth annual banquet of the Blng hnmton board of trade Thursday night. Ex-Lieutenant Governor 13. F. Jones, president of the board, presided. Among the speakers were: Mr. Torrey, Jerome DeWItt, Hon. P. O. Wiley, of Chicago; Hon. Henry J. Coggeshnll, of Utlca; Attorney J. It. Joseyn, of Elmlrn. Mr. Torrey responded to the toast "From Over the Border." In the Blng hamton Chronicle's account of the af fair, published Saturday, Is the follow ing: "James II. Torrey, esq., of Seranton, Pa told well n number of excellent Btorles. He went on to say that It Is a matter of great congratulation to American citizens that one In passing over the lines of our states shRll do so unconsciously. The border line Is tho touch-stone of civilization. He was not a believer In free trade. He was a protectionist. When the conditions be tween the nations reaches a point like the relation between the states then and not until then would it be time to put free trade In operation. "Secretary D. II. Atherton, of the Seranton board of trade, was called upon at this point and spoke briefly of his pleasure at being present. Mr. Torrey, he said, was a talker, but no eater, so that he, Mr. Atherton, hud to come along to do the eating." MUSEUM HAS CLOSED ITS DOORS. Poor Business Done by Nickelodeon Undo This Step Necessnrv. The Nickelodeon museum, on Linden street, closed Its doors after the Inst performance Saturday night nnd the future of the house Is uncertain, Man ager George E. Davis said ho regretted to take such action, but the hard times and heavy competition left him no al ternative. Mr. Davis opened the Wonderland museum on the site of the present Nickelodeon on Dec. 15, 1890, and on Sept. 15, 1894, It was converted Into a theatre. The first of December, Mr. Davis decided not to allow anv bur lesque shows to nppear ut his house after that date. He was doing a big business with that kind of attractions, but the burlesque business was dis tasteful to him and he decided to pre vent such companies from appearing In his place. The Interior of the theatre was re modeled and on Dec. 13 the house re opened as the Nickelodeon museum. Although good attractions were fur nished, the public did not seem to care for that kind of entertainment and Manager Davis closed his doors Satur day night. During the seven years he has been in business In this city his rugged honesty nnd manliness have Impressed themselves on every one with whom he came In contact. What tho future of his house will be Mr. Davis cannot eay at this time. He Is much affected by the non-success that has attended his efforts to give the public pure, clean entertainment at his museum. Funeral oi James Lyuch. The funeral of the late Jamert J. Lynch, of Olyphant, will take place this morning. At 10 o'clock a solemn mass of requiem will be suns In St. Patrick's church, Olyphant, after which Interment will be made In Oly phant Cathollo cemettry. Friends are requested not to send flowers. FIRMER GRIP ON THE COAL TRADE That Is One of the Objects Accomplished by the Recent Consolidation. THERE MAY BE OTHER OBJECTS Ilnllrond illcn Aro of tho Opinion That tho Interests oflho Ilrlo nnd Now York, Siisiiuchrtnnit nnd West oru Ilnvo Ilcuu United Tor Sonic thine Boildes tho Good of the An thracite Conl Trndc--Tho Hcrnld's Vlowoftho Situation, Tho announcement that the Erie rail road th'rough. the firm of .1. P. Morgan & Co., of New York, has nbtulucu con trol of tho Now York, Susquehanna nnd Western railroad awakoncd no little interest In this city. Tho Joining of Interests of these two roads will have the effect of making the Delaware nnd Hudson railroad more dependent than ever on the Erie road for carrying Its coal to tidewater and it may have the effect of caus ing the extension ot the Susquehanna Connecting railroad to this city and possibly to Cnrbondale within a very short time. The New York, Susquehanna und Western railroad wns originally the New Jersey Midland railroad and has a capital stock of $13,000,000 common stock, the same nmount of preferred stock nnd a bonded Indebtedness of $13,000,000. As originally constructed tho road tuns from Jersey City to Grave Place near Stroudsburg. For many years the Delaware, Iackawan na und Western carried tho Susque hanna coal nnd freight front this valley to Gravel Place. ' That the Susquehanna might 'be In dependent of the Lackawanna, n num ber ot men Interested In the former organized a company known as the Wilkes-Hnrre and Eastern and built a road from Gravel Place to Wllltes IJarre, thus extending the Susquehan na Into the heait of the coal fields. None ot the collieries from which the Susquehanna takes coal were on Its line however. One was nt Greenwood, two at Old Forge and several more at Wlnlon. THE CONNECTING ROADS. To reach these collieries It was decid ed to build a spur from the Wllkes Barre and Eastern at Paddy's Lund In Luzerne county and a company known as the Susquohanna "Connecting Rail road company was organized- for that purpose. A contract was at once let and several month's ago the road was completed as far as Greenwood. A spur runs from Mooslo to the Old Forge collieries. It was tho Intention to extend the line to WInton at some future time but the recent combination may have tho effect ot causing the connecting road to be extended at onoe to Winton and possibly to Carbondale thus con necting the Erie and Susquehanna and making them Independent of the oth er roads of the valley. Before tho construction of the con necting rond the coal from this valley destined for the Susquehanna road was taken over the Delaware and Hudson to Mill Creek and there transferred to the Wilkes-Barre and Eastern. The construction of tho connecttnz road saved $100,000 a year In freight bills the Susquehanna paid yearly to the Delaware and Hudson " and besides mado it more Independent and placed It In a better position to handle its coal. For a long time the Susquehanna has been an uncertain factor In the coal trade. The companies that had larger interests at stnke had to constantly keep on guard against the Susquehan na and not Infrequently made Import ant concessions to that road In a des perate effort to keep peace In the coal trade. Theie Is a general feeling of relief among coal men now that the uncertain factor has been removed by the merging of Its Interests with that ot the Erie which will now have to be more conservative than ever. THE ERIE'S ALLOTMENT. The Erie's allotment of the anthra cite tonnagp Is 4 per cent, and the Sus quehanna 3.20. As the Erla will gt the Susquehanna's tonnage it will have altogether an allotment of 7.20. In coal circles it Is 'believed that Mr. Morgan's move In acquiring control of the Sus quehanna Is simply another step In the line ot policy he has been pursuing for some time last of getting a firm grip on the anthracite coal trade. "The purchnse of this road removes the last disturbing factor from tho an thracite situation." says the New York Herald. "Mr. Morgan Is the controll ing factor in the Erie, as well ns In the Lehigh' Valley and Reading, whose warfare long kept the coal trade on a losing basis. Several companies, no tably the Lackawanna and the Dela ware and Hudson, have at different times had their eyes on the Susquehan na. The desperate condition of the coal trade hastened things, and led Mr. Morgan and severnl of the leading coal barons to make plans to get con trol of all the anthracite coal railroads. "Mr. Morgan first obtnlned control of the Reading, and then took hold of the Lrhljrh Valley. He Inter Joined hands with the Jersey Central and Lacka wanna Interests, thereby reaching a general understanding In regard to the regulation of the entire coal situation. "As a result of tho demoralization in the coal trade tho Susquehanna two years ago was reported to be In finan cial difficulties, but arrangements were made to carry Its floating debt by strong Interests, and It has since done better. For tho fiscal year ended June 30 last it showed a surplus of $90,312 over llxed charges, compared with a deficit of $98.CfO the previous year. APPEARED AS COMPETITOR. "Attention was directed to tho Sus quehanna last year, when the contract of the Erie for carrying tho Delaware and Hudson Canal company's conl to tidewater expired,' the Erie thereby standing to lose a tonnag amounting to $1,000,000 a year. When the ques tion of a renewal of tho contract came up the Susquehanna appeared as a competitor and ngreed to carry the coal much cheurer than the Erie had done. It waB leported at that tlmo that Mr. Morgan vns taking steps to get control of the Susquehanna. The coal con tract was renewed at a somewhat bet ter rate. "It was said that the Erie would probably offer terms to tho minority stockholders of the Susquehanna to dispose of their holdings at a fair price, or at least would offer fair treatment to the minority interests." There are many in railroad circles who believe the controlling of the Sus quehanna by the Erie had a much deeper significance that its effect on the" antltracltt coul trade, It Is not aB valuable an adjunct to the Erlo as 11 would Lb to the Penn sylvania or Delaware and Hudson. Overtures were mndo some tlmo ago to tho latter road to take tho Susque hanna, hut they were rejected because tho Susquehanna has made transpor tation contracts that tho Delaware anil Hudson declined to assume nt the terms mndo by tho Susquehanna of ficials. . m CONSTABLE IN TROUBLE. Depuly ilIctitiiiRhliii, oi' Olrplinnt, Removed from Oilier. Arguments for tho removal of Deputy Constable McLaughlin, of the Third ward of Olyphunt, on chnrges preferred by Constable Robert L. Craig, wcro heard by court Saturday morning. The charge was thnt Mc Laughlin threatened to "do" Craig If the latter returned Andrew Boqunck for selling liquor without license. McLaughlin made some damaging admissions In depositions of a month ago, and Judge Archbuld remarked to the former's attorney, James J. O'Mal ley, before he made his argument: "If the charge Is true your client should be Indicted." When Mr. O'Mnlley had finished, Judge Archbald said: "If we have the power, we Bhall remove this man It Is only a question of power." Afterwards court made the following order: Now, January S. 1S93. the npprovnl or the appointment of John McLaughlin as deputy constablo of tho Third ward of Olyphant Is hereby reconsidered and re voked for causa shown. By tho Court. TWO CHALLENGES. Ryan Wants to Fight Judge Again. Bobby Dobbs Will Meet Any Light Weight in the World. As was expected, Tommy Ryan, tho Philadelphia Tommy, Is out llatfooted with a challenge to Jim Judge. Ryan's position In tho matter Is Indicated In the following letter: New York, Jan. 7, tbSS. Sporting Editor of Tribune. Dear Sir: Will you pleaso state In your valuable columns that I would bo thank ful to Jim Judge, for a return match. 1 am not making any excuse for thy defeat In our last bout, but 1 urn certain I will get the big end of the purse should vtu ever meet again In order to make It Interesting for Mr. Juilgo I will bet him J2D0 on the outspla that I will best him Inside of twenty rounds. If I fall he can have tho whole ot tho purse und outside bet. Trusting you will grant my request. I am yours very truly. Tommy Ryun. New York. Jan. 7, 1S9S. There Is only one flaw In Ryan's proposition, and that Is the usual over sight. He falls to accompany his let ter with the $250, or to say where he will deposit any part of It to bind him self to the bet and match. However, If ho really wants a final settlement with Judge Inside the ring he cun get it, because the Scrantonlan Is only too anxious to prove that Ryan Is a news paper fighter. It will not be surpris ing to hear that Judge and Ryan will be matched to meet before Feb. 15 In this city or New York, probably the latter. Bobby Dobbs has Issued a sweeping challenge to meet any lightweight In the -world, bar none, and with Mattle Matthews preferred at 13S pounds, which is five above Dobbs' best weight. The challenge comes through his man ager. Jack Skelly, and was mado known In yesterday's New York pa pers. Here In Seranton -where Dobbs Is so well known the following letter will be read with some Interest: Sporting Editor of Tribune. Dear Sir; Will you kindly state In your valuable columns that 1 am desirous of boxing any lightweight In the world Muttle Matthews preferred. I am a light weight and can box at the lightweight limit, which Is 133 pounds, but I am will ing to go out of my class and box Mat thews at 13S pounds. 1 hopo Mr. Matthews will not fall back on the excuse of barring me by reason cf the "color line." For It he does ho will thereby acknowledge that I am his su perior, which I really am and which I wish to demonstrate to tho public. My record Is sufllclent proof that I nm worthy of the consideration of any man In my class, an I have defeated more men and especially heavyweights than nny lightweight In the world. Hoping you will grant the favor abovo requested I am yours respectfully, Bobby Dobbs. Colored Lightweight Champion of Amer ica. RICE AND HALE WILL RACE. ;ivo Right Exhibitions a Week on IIiirIIkIi Stationery Racing Machine. '"Joe" Rice left at midnight on Ftl day for New York cltv, where ho will go by boat to Boston where he and "Teddy" Hale will begin an engage ment with Manager Monroe of tho Lit tle Happy Home company. The en giigerrent will continue for five weeks and eah week Rice and Halo will give n series of eight five-mile races on the English stationary racing machine. The winner of five of the racs In each series of eight will receive sixty per cent, of a purse of SIM, nnd tho other will get forty per cent. That Is to tsay one will get $S0 a week and the other $C0. While the men are riding two hands on a large dial indicate which rldc-r leads and how much, and the rnce is said to be us exciting anil interesting as one on an open track. They will ride also In Cincinnati and Pittsburg and probably In Chicago. Wllkes-Barro News Dealer. AT THE END OF HIS ROPE. Young Llovd, Under Suspicion, It rinnlly 'nuu'ht Red-Handed. A youthful burglar captured while In the act of leaving Detweller's har ness store, on North Main avenue, at 6 o'clock Saturday morning, proved to bo Albert Lloyd, who has had his name in the papers and was susplcloned'. by the police for implication In the burg lary of Osterhout's general store, Grif fin's drug store and Thomas Davis' residence. Lloyd was captured by Charles Rey nolds; an employe, when the latter was about to open tho place for business. Reynolds grabbed the boy as he was trying to escape through a rear win dow, by meanB of which ho had gained entrance. Lloyd told a pathetic story of hunger and want, nnd was released, but when his description was made known to the police his. identity was susplcloned und he wasurrested by Patrolman May. Alderman Fldler committed Lloyd to Jail in default of $800 hall. The case against him for the Davis' burglary Is now before .the grand Jury, and will bo-considered during the present term. His bondsman, Morris Morris, In tho latter case mnlnated his Btjrety on hearing of Lloyd's latest escapade. Hurled in I'orent Hill. Samuel Moses died Friday at C22 Pen'n avenue, ago 34 years. The fu neral was held yesterday afternoon. Pervlces were conducted at the house and Interment was mado in Forest Hill cemetery. MRS. WILCOX AND ANDREWS ARRESTED They Were Token In Custody In New York City Friday. WILL BE DROUGHT BACK FOR TRIAL .11 rn. Wilcox Ran Awny Irom Her Homo in Clark's Summit on Dec. 8 with Andrews, Who Una Employed on Hor Husband's l'nrm--Thev Took n Homo nnd Wnpon with Them When They Doparlcd--Tlmt Angered the Husunnd. Mrs. Walter Wilcox, tho woman who stole her husband's horse and wagon from their farm near Clark's Summit and eroped In It with William Andrews, the hired man, on Dec, 8, 1SD7, has been captured. She nnd Andrews were ar rested In New York city last Friday on tho charge of the larceny of the horse and wagon, preferred by tho deserted husband. The couple will be brought back to this city by means of extradition -papers and will be prosecuted. Wilcox, when he appeared, after the elopement, before Alderman Bailey, of the Thir teenth ward, for the warrant stated that "he didn't care so much about the elopement as he did for the horse and buggy." The outfit was valued at $225. THE HERALD'S STORY. "Wilcox, on making Inquiries of his brothcr-ln-law," said the New York Herald yeeterday, "was told that he saw Mrs. Wilcox and the farm hand driving away early In .the evening of Dec. 8, toward Hopton. Mr. Wilcox went to Hopton and found that at this place Andrews had disposed of the outfit for $75, much against the protests of Mrs. Wilcox. He then traced .them to Binghamton, thence to Jersey City, and thence to this city. "The matter was reported to the po lice, and Detectives Boyle and Charl ton, of headquarters, were assigned to look, up the couple. Mrs. Wilcox was found, yesterday morning, at No. 311 West Twenty-eighth street, where she had hired out as a servant. Andrews was found nt No. 68 Morton street, where the couple took lodgings when they arrived In this city. Andrews tried to get work and failed, and then Mrs. Wilcox set about earning the liv ing for both. Andrews was so rustlo and green that no one would employ him, and he couldn't get work as a manunl laborer without a pull, and this ho didn't have. Andrews looked frightened in court. Mrs. Leona Wilcox, who left a comfort able home and three children, and who Is now doing drudge work to support an inapt affinity, did not seem to be sorry over hor act. "She chatted cheerfully with An drews and tried to cheer the fellow up. Mrs. Wilcox Is twenty-six years old. . On the occasion of her marriage to Wilcox she eloped, and sho seems to have a predilection for this sort of thing. REMANDED TO JAIL. "After hearing the case Magistrate Meade remanded both Andrews and Mrs. Wilcox for thirty days to the Jefferson Market prison to await requi sitions from the governor of Pennsyl vania. When Mrs. Wilcox heard the decision of Magistrate Meado she lost her confident air and seemed to be worried." Detective David Roche, of this city, will obtain the necessary papers for the extradition of Andrews and Mrs. Wil cox from New York state to this city. THEATRICAL ATTRACTIONS. Largo Audience Present. Large audiences saw "Bluo Jeans" Sat urday afternoon nnd evening at tho Ly ceum. The company Is not ns competent as some of the others that havo pro duced tho Indiana melodrama here, but It gave a very satisfactory production of the piece. As usual, the buzz-saw scene was received with great favor. Cuba's Vow. An Intensely Interesting melodrama, "Cuba's Vow," will be seen nt the Acad emy of Music the first three days of this week. The scenes are laid In Cuba and the story Is written around the Incidents of the war between Spain and tho poor down-trodden Cubans before tho assas sination of Maceo occurred. The author has handled the material at hand in a forcible manner, utilizing tho unexcelled bravery and daring of those determined men led by Gomez and Maceo, to good effect. T'ie Xnncv Hanks. "The Nancy Hanks" Is three acts of laughter, says tho New York World of Frank Tannehlll, Jr.'s latest comedy In which tho author and charming Marie Jensen appear as sturs at the Lyceum next Tuesday, January 11. This criti cism has been heartily endorsed by fhe critics of till the Important amusement centers where the nlay hus been pre sented and wus verified In New York, where tho coirpnny comes from. The audience at the Garden theatre grew larger at every performance und demon strated their enjoyment of the play by continuing outbun-ts of applause, fre quently interrupting tho progress of tho play. Tho Itising Generntlon, William llarrv will appear at tho Ly ceum Saturday In tho "Rising Genera tion," Mr Barry may be fairly consid ered amont tho best of our comedians. Indeed, In his portrayal ot the American Irishman, who retains tho warmth, the wit, nnd tho humor of his native land, impregnated by the customs and the peculiar conditions of America, ho ieaSlii is Wealth. DR. E. C. WEST'S NERVE AND BRAIN TREATMENT THE ORIGINAL, ALL OTHERS IMITATIONS, l cold under posUItb Written Guarantee, oyaaicorizea agents only, to cure weak Memoir. Dininom, 'Wakofulnesa, Kite, Uvsterio, Quick- loss. Nisht LofiBPfl. Kvil Drnnmn. I jirlr nf Confl. J once, KerTOuenee., Lassitude, all Brains, Youth- iul Errors, or Excessivo life of Tobacco, Opium, or Liquor, which lead to Misery. Consumption, Insanity and Death. At store or by mail, $1 a box! six for $5; with written guarantee to cure or refund money. Sample pack age, containing fiTo daysr treatment, with full instructions, U cents. One taxnplo only eold to wwivwwiii ai liars or vj mail. QTRod Ubtl Spicltl ; Extra strength. For Impotency, Loss ot .unci. AH, W4UUIMJ, Hterllity or Barrenneosl 1 a t)oTi filx for AS. withis, written . KuarauteeU to cure 1 inauuays, i At store' liBPOnEorbymall. ArVCER Win, 0. Clitk, aoi Washington Ave. and Jjo I'cnn, Ave, i Seranton, Pa. jW-SiiyT)aATHEWTJWl iiiMI&V fV Is without a peer. Mr. Barry's Irishman Is the resultant product of Its associa tions. It does not effect tho tinmiturul sentiment which so often spoil and dis color renditions ot such characters. A Trip to Venice. Commencing this afternoon tho attrac tion at Music lia.1t will be Irnln Bros. Venetian llurlcsquers. An exchange says; "An especially attractive vaudeville bill, clever and shapely women In catchy costumes und a comic opora skit railed "A Trip to Venice" wcro the features In Irwin Brothers' Venetian Hurlesiiucrs" hhow, which mado a large audlenco en thuslustlo last night nt Trociulero. Un doubtedly the hits of the evening were the Manhattan Comedy Four, Johnson nnd Williams. In Illustrated pathetic songs, und Russell, Odcll and Russell, grotesque dancers nnd acrobatic com edians. "A Trip to Venlco" wus bright ly stuged and costumed." lior Wanted. Tho nttrnctlon nt tho Academy of Music for tho last three days of this week will bo "Boy Wanted." In tho cast pro n host of well known farco sturs, head ed by tho diminutive delineator ot wit, Eddie llerron, Nelly O'Neill, tho eccen tric soubrctte, luto of O'Neill und Suth erland, Is playing her second season In the soubrctte part, and her former suc cess Is sufllclent guarantee that It will be well handled. There aro a dozen other first clnss artists. JANUARY TERftl OF C0MA10N PLEAS, Tlirco Court Rooms Mill Bo in Opor ntlon This Week. This will bo a busy day nbout the court house. Iti addition to the super ior court session there will bo three common pleas court rooms In opera tion and a session of the grand Jury. The common pleas session will last thre weeks. During the first week Judge Gunster will preside In the main ccurt room; Judge Edwards In No. 2 and Judge Albright, of Allentown, In the arbitration room. The grand Jury had expected to fin ish Its work Saturday, but found It could not and by order of Judge Arch bald was continued over to this week. Tho jury hoped to make a final return todiy. Either Judge Gunster or Judge Edwards will receive the report. Judge Archbald having gone to Towanda to hear further evidence in the Bradford county court house case, In which he was specially called to preside. CASTORS A Por Infants and Children. Til fit Halls lipitsrt cf It es M&x etirr wiypu. USEFUL PRESENTS FOR MEN-Bath Ilobes, Nlirht shirts, Neckwear, Gloves, Mus. penders, etc. CONRAD'S thiIIst ATTEND TO YOUR EYES NOW Kyesleht preserved and hendaches pre vented by having your eyes prtporly and scientifically uxumlned und fitted. Eyes examined free. 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