THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-FRIDAY, MARCH 11'. 1898. NEW WALL DECORATIONS. Wc Invite attention to our large assortment of choice new designs and colorings American, Kngttsh and French pattern? In varluut urmlcs. We lipve the finest Wall Decorations that are made and oiler them at popular prices at nil times. Our selections arc exclusive and cannot be seen elsewhere In this city. Call to sec them. Will be shown to jnu cheerfully without Incurring any obligation to order or purchase.. Good decorators furnished on short notice and icasonnblc rates. Now Is a good time to decorate and "fix-up" your rooms bcloic the spilng rush begins. M. NORTON, . 2?2 Lackawanna Ave-, Scranton. 32 So. Main St, Wilkes-Banc. A lm..nt fOMMBUCIAl. A Irequent WiiMirNT. Nowhere do T RCt miMi uniform good IAUNDUY uorKimlieic. THE LACKAWANNA, .to8 Venn Avenue. A. It WARMAN "Songs We Sing" at Half Price. "Genovlove," "The Wntmc-st nb In the Hunch " seated In "The- 1S.ikc.ikc Conch" of "Tho Illnck Diamond Kxptc-H" vhllo trapllns "On tho Hanks or the ubah," lWttnc.il to "The Story of a llioUeii Ilo.irt," told by "Hrttty Nclll" t'onwjy" "Tho Cold lilnck I..j1 ' of "Tno J.aily Pliury Co." It u nil about 'The Wedding of the Chime and the Coon" in "The Church Acios-i the jj. ' "Ml Black Vc-nu," "l".ibtlli and the Amorous Gold 1'IMi" itciupsted the Since in the Gnllci" to "sMiir Again Tint Snoot Itofriiin," "Sweeter Thnn the Hpst" of "SonKh 1h.it ISenchcd Mv Jle.irt" "The Chimes of Tilnitj ' pealed f.nlh "Thrt.0 'WeililliiB Hells Shall Xot Jtlns Our ' "The Volunteer OrirnnWt" jiliyccl "Lohengrin's Wedding Mm eh" nnd "Tho Little Minister-' who is "Just liehlnd the Tlmos" preached n "Sermon That Touched His Heart" .Iul then The Tattooed Man" who stole the "Idol's :mj" rushed Into the chinch like "The Charpo of the Light UriRado" of "Chariot ltaco" days and said "I Want My Lulu " 'Hone Louse ly Lady Love," "1 Love You in the Same Old Way," "I Loed "You Hcttcr Thnn You Kn-w." 'While All Coons Iook Alike to Me," not so with Chin Chin Chinaman " 'Jewel of Asia ' "Ileal t or My Heart," "Nobody Cares for Me " Don't "Cast Aside" nour ' llonoy Ho " "Your Better Than tiold" and "Somebody lias My Hi.irl" and ROld, "Tako Hack Your Oold." ' New Hulls." rled the "Hrlde Llect. ' "Theie'll Come .1 Time Someday. There'll ho a "Hot Time in the Old Town" nt "Ilptel Hut" when "HI Ciililtau" takes me to "Man hattan lieach" on our "Weiidliiff D-iv " ' You Send Hack the Picture and the Illnp ' Ynu can hae them "Cpatree ' "Talk About Yo' Lutk. ' "All l'ulry Tales" "Does True Loo Her Run Smooth'" Not unless 3,011 an to RERRV BROS. for ever thins In the music line. COLUMBIAN DETECTIVE AGENCY Clf.lE BANK BUILDING, SCRANTON, PA. Matters Solicited Whcro Others Tailed. , Moderate. Charges. llnveopened a General Insurance Office la iiis' fjDllonal M Bi.:i I!e?t Stock Companies represented, l.argo -Lit epetallj fcollclttd. Telephone 18UX l'JgltSOXAL. 3Inyor (James G Halley spent oste relay nt V averlj Ldward Nnlln. of lljwlci, Is the Ruest of Scranton II lends Haul (iardnir of iioucbd.ile, was n Seianlon Wltoi i-terdn. Attomc John T. I.e nulinii was in the city jes,teida toi a few boms. Miss Rose Iluht r and MIks (ieitiudo Al plannlp spent jesteiday in 01 pliant. Alderman-t Uet Mjion O. Iusnii and wife are WltliiK In Washington. D. C. Major W S. Millar will letuin to the clt) today Horn his lour of inspeetion. Mrs Demur Reldleman, of Shlik shlnny was the guest of Seiantun lilninJs jesterdaj Mr und Mil- Dnilel Meirill, of Monl loho are spending the week with friends und relatives in tho city. Judge II Archb.ild soes to i:,mon today to adjudicate thu Penns-ylvanla In tercollegiate oratorical contest. Attorney Churl s Keck and Judge Hani lug, of Wilkes-Darre, weie among Thins ilnj's isitois to Seranton. Attorney .lames II. Torrcy relutned es terday fiom HoueMlale, win re he wus en gaged In defending an ejectment suit for tho Delawaie nnd Hudon compaio. It was tho case in whlili l'ntrlck Hums was plnlntllf und in which :i nou-suli w.is grunted. KNIGHTS TEMPLAR ELECTIONS. New Olliceis lor L'oeur do Lion nnd .11 el it a Commiiuderics. The annual election of ofllcers of Cotur do Lion, No 17, .jnd Mellta. No. C8, eoniniaiideiles. Knights Templars, were held W.dicbd.iy and last even ing lespectlvcly. Ktnlnent Sir C. V. Gunster. of Coeur de Lion cominnmleiy. letlred as einl nent commander. Officers weie elect rd no follows: r. Sir Arja WlllluniH, eminent commander; Sir W. S Me.irn. Generallsslino, Sir Jiimes J. Tnlor, c-aptaln-Beneralj n. Sir I J. I. Kln&s liury, trensiirer; j;t Sir E. I Huek, ie corder; E. Sirs C H. Uerman, I J. II. Rlpplo and P. J. Amsden, tiustees. Tho letlrlns lommunder or Mellta commandery Is Eminent Sir C. S. Sea mans. Tho oillceis elected list night were: E. Sir Judsnn h. Woolsey, emi nent commander; Sir J. S. Poiteu,(ren erallsslino; Sir V. H. nrutzman. cap-taln.-general; , Illeht Eminent Sir Jo seth Alexander, Jr, tiensurer; Sir A. H. Shoplnnil, rrccmler; H. Sirs Georpe II. Jerniyn, Charles McMullon niid C. I Van IlURklrk, trustees. No dnto 1ms been fixed for Hie In stallation. It Is possible that the olll (ois (if the two commanderles will be ll'fltitlleri ut the one nicetlm. ODD FELLOWS' (1RAND OFFICERS. special Sesilon to Uo Held 111 the City Tonlfht. The olllcers of tlv Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows will hold u special session for the ad mission of past viands to membership in the CI i und Lodge this veiling In the hull of Larkauiiuna Lodge on Wyom ing avenue ut 7 o'clock. At S o'clock a lodge of instuictlon will bo held nt the mine place to which till thlid degree members In good standing will be u-1-mlttt'd. It Is a good many venrs sline the Grand Lodge had in otl'elal Islt to this counl and much Inteiest Is inniilfeted In this evening's session. The Etatid oillcei-s aie: W. Clnyloid Thomas, giund Mattel, J-nuni'd Mc Kccver, of Philadelphia, d-putv grund niastei ; Esau LooinK of West Clifstel', guind wntden, Jiunes 11. Nicholson, ol Philadelphia. sianil sei lotni-y: M. Itithnids Muekle, of Philadelphia, grand tieasuier: Philip A'etter, it Seianlon, giund nnishal; M. E. Cliub liutk, of Tuv iindn, giiind con ltii'tor, lumes Montuomeij, uf Phil idelphU, giand gitnidlnn. FIREMAN BADLY BURNED. Ilottle or nxllngiilshcr Cheiuicnl Ex plodes la His I'noe. Geoige Conneis. a permanent fliemen iittiu'lieii to Ciystal Engine companj, met Willi a strious titcldent nnd nai lovvly escaped luslng the sight of both his eves nt the Hie on Clay n venue aily yestenlay moiiiing. A small bot tle containing a solution of vltiol with which In as recharging an etlngulsh- r, buist ti his luiiul, a lsiige p,ut of the e out tuts Hying Into his face. Conneis had intuitively elosid his eves and onl a small ipuantitv of the acid found lis way beneath the e lids. Ills face, foitiuiately, was co -eied with idastet dust, gilme und illrt but the iiuantlty w.is not suftlelenl to pi event a sciious burning Fellow -llienien laved h'ls faie with will in wntei und milk and &o.ulited the latter into his open ejes. He was taken Ui a ding store on Mulbeny stieL and Heated bj Dr Ciaidner. The clothing vvoin b Conneis was binned to u itisji wheiever the acid touched It. He will be of duty lor sev eral days and will lose the skin on his face which is tlioiiiuglily blhleied. EACH WANTS THE CHILDREN. Estranged Husband nnd Wile in a Lognl Ilnttlo. A legal fight between husband nnd wife for the possession of theli chil dren will take place before Judge Ed wards tomorrow morning. The patties aie Geoige and Viola Os boine. A few weeks ago they had a falling out und she went home to her mother In Daltun, taking nlong her two children, Haiiel V, aged 7, and Ethel M., aged 4 Wednesday afternoon the husband called nt his niother-ln-lavv's home in Dalton nnd asked to see the children. The mother did not have the heart lessness to refuse and diesslng them tidily let them go out for a walk with their fathei. The father took them to iScranton with him and jesterday the mother followed and had Vosburg & Dawson institute habeas coipue proceedings to lecover possession of the children. Judge Edwards granted a piellmt nary writ summoning the father to appear in ourt tomonow morning and show by v.liat light he took the chll dien. TWO MINP. ACCIDENTS. Olio ol Them Falnl and tho Other Probably So. Charles 'Wasalunsky, a Lithuanian, met with a peculiar and fatal accident In the Ravine mine, near Plttston, yes. teiday morning. He was n laborer and had 4-eated himself to cat his lunch while his miner was firing a blast. He had not removed himself a Fafe dis tance, however, and a large Jagged lock toie ills ilsht leg nearly off and fiactured and ciushi'd his left leg. AVasalausky was taken to tho Pitts ton hospital. He was too weak to sub mit to amputation and died during the afternoon He was 2s yeais old, mar lied and lived nt 'Trogtovvn" Another piobable dovvn-the-valley fatality is leported fiom No 10 shaft of the Pennsylvania Coal company. David Bieene, of Washington teir.ice, Plttston, was taught in a premature blast and sustulned a badly fiattuied skull and a mutilated face and body. Ills lecuvery is eiy doubtful. REV. E. J. MELLEV RESIQNS. Uollniiilshes Ills OHico n Spiritual Director ol the C. T. A. I'. He. E. J Melley, pastor of St. John's Catholic church on the South Side, has leslgned the olllce of spliit ual dhector of the Catholic Total Ab .stlnence union His leslgnatlon has been sent to the piesldent of the union, Charles Lavan. of Wilkes-Uarie. Father Mellej has been spliitual di rector of the union live jeaw. His res ignation is due to the hugely inei eas ed wotk in his pailsh and tho unusual demands upon his time. The resigna tion will be pi evented at the nnnuul convention nt Kingston early in May. TOOK OUT THE CERTIFICATES. Recently Elected Poor Direcioi Will Ilegin Proceedings ut Ouco. Attorney John J. Muiphy, leniesent ing liimtelf and the other poor dliectors elected at the Febiuary eleclon yester day secured the certificates of election from Piothonotary Cogeland. A mooting of the men elected was held last night at which it was decided to begin without delay the quo war lants pioceedlngs that will decide who the legnl dliectors of the poor district ore. The mlneis' examining board of the First distilct will meet In the council looms, Jiaplo street, lilakely boiough, on March 17. 1S98, for the puiposu of examining all persons tcqulrlng mineis' certificates, between tho houis of 8 a. in. and i p. in, Menin lleatins mid Pliiinhlii;. P. F. & M. T. Howley,23l Wyoming ave. We futnlfh the lire yon want, solid cushion or pneumatic, In all styles. nittenbender & Co. i .New Hooka. See them at Heldlemnn's, 437 Spruce. Nolnu llros., 013 Liudon Stioel. riumblnsr, Steam and Gas. fitting. VIADUCT MEASURE DIDN'T GO THROUGH Provides (or a Trolley Urldge Over the D,, L. and W. Tracks. WAS REFERRED TO COMMITTEE President Nenlls Argued lor Ihn Im nodlnte 1'nssogo ol'tho Itcsolutlou. After ti Long mid Vigorous Dotintu the .tlcnsuro Went to Commltteo on n Vole ol VI to 7--Imporlnnt Measures Passed Two Hemlines. tup most vigoious nennie in councils J... .1. l.....t l..u. tilnltl I ior many mounts was iujpvu mnv ihhol nt iim i i-ETiiln i- meeting of the lower bianeh over a Scranton Hallway meas ure piovldlng for a tiolley viaduct over the Delawaie, Lackawanna unu Nest em tallioad cios.slng on West Lacka wanna avenue. .Mr. Nealls Introdiutd the lesolutlon. It re-ad as follows. That pel mission Is lieu by given to tho S luiitcni liallwav company to constiuet a viadilel on West LieKiwnnna avenue, liiu,n K.vii.ili jiml Ninth stlcets. Ill uecoidance with plan hereto uttuclnd; 1.1 1 l..... 7. . h l.r. l,.i l1fl,1U llllll pi Ut ICIt'll, IIIMXtl I Mill ..i' ,1...... .... specifications thiefr shall lm uppiovid by the city engineer ulld the cltv of Sciauton shill pa no poitlon of the ex pense thereof. The said Sehanlon Hull wa company assuming all llabllit) for claims lhat might In- occasioned tluiebv. Mr. Nealls was the chief champion of the measure In the debate and was assisted by only Mr Giler. The oppo sition was led by .Mewrs. Keller, Moll and Jnckson. They succeeded In enr lilng their point and hud the lesolu tlon lefeued to committee. The chair had been lelegated to Mi Zeldler by Piesldent Nealls early In the session. The lesolutlon Is the outcome of a ieolutlon lecentlv intioduced by Ml. McAndiew In the upper blanch and adopted directing the city engineer to eonler with the Scranton railway olll clals relative to a trolle viaduct and to lepoit to councils. No repot t hn been leeelved fiom the city engine ei. MOTION AMENDED. A motion was made by Mr, Nealls lust night to adopt ills lesolutlon and Mi. Molt offeied un amendment to ic ier to committee Mr. Gllroy uiged that the lesolutlon be not delayed. It would be wise to pass the measute at once or It might not be disposed of befoie the leoigan Izatlnn of councils. Mr. Molr held thut the lesolutlon was too hciIous a tiling to he disposed of offhand. Its ptovislims might lie nil light and he favored a iaduct but Hie city should be protected by an in demnifying bond against possible Unm ages Mr. Ollroj replied that the law provided for the damage responsibil ity nnd did not Involve the city It was claimed by Mr. Nealls that lie had the city soiicltoi's verbal opinion thai tin company was liable for all daniagi it might ncciue fiom the stiuctii Cm Hf teen years est Sid eis had clumoied for a viaduct and they had now' the chance to get it nt the company's expense. There was no good reason for councils objecting to the project. A West Side member remarked that a course by means of resolution with out due consldeintiion nnd examination of the plans in committee was Improp er. "Don't the West Side people want a viaduct?" Mr. Nealls asked. "I don't know that they want thl p.utlcular one; they don't know any thing about it," was the reply. "They ought to be acquainted with the plnn; it has been published In the nevvspapeis and plentv of informa tion concerning It has been made pub lic," said Mr. Nealls. "People don't believe all they see In the newspapers. They've learned not to believe everything they lead in the papers of this city, anyhow I'll tell you that'" exclaimed Mr. Ollvei. THOl'C.HT IT ENWISE. railing to secure a leply from Mr. Nealls ns to the width of tho viaduct, Mi. Keller said that the viaduct once proposed by the city and to have been thlity feet wide was killed in court. Judge Aichbald decided It could not be built without damage liabilities to property owneis. In the present case It would lie unwise to permit the elec tion of any stiuctuie that was in any way questionable. Ample opportunity fahould be given to examine the plans and lesolutlon. Because the pioposed viaduct was to cost the company only $;iu,000 and the city nothing was no ai gunicnt In its lavor. It might be wise for the cltv to spend $100,000 no con clusion could be leached at onto. It was ceitain, Mi. Keller continued, that an oveihead viaduct for tiolley cais only made a death-tiap for peeles tilans and hoises on the street below. Hi was of the opinion If the city per mitted the building of such a structure It would be liable for damages for loss ol life A viaduct was something he was not opposed to, but he was op posed to half an Impiovement or a dangeioijs piece of work that inciea.sed the piesent dnnger of the crossing. 1'nless the guide In the plans at tached to the resolution was vastly dif ferent ft oni the grade In the old via duct ineafiite theie was no doubt as to liability. Damages could be collected In propoitlon to how low the stiuctuie was In fiont of certain piopertlts. The membeiB of councils should put them selves in the place of the property own eis, then the foolishness of a costly ex pel Iment would lie leollzed Mr. ThomuB renewed tho motion to refei and Mr. Nealls continued to op pose It. Mr Jioir argued that in the absence of legal opinion that the city would not be liable for damages, the ntolulloii should not pass. ItEPERRrD TO COMMITTEE. Mr. Nealls urged the immediate paps age of the lesolutlon and agieed to intioduce a lepeallng measuie If Mr. Molr oi any other member would pio ruie an opinion from the city solicitor thut, the cltv was In any way liable. It was suggested by Mr. Keller that, without an Indemnifying bond, the company was not showing a willingness to take n link off the city's hands. Mr. ttackson piesented the aigument that l.e had not seen the plans nor had many other membeis Without a knowledge of them no Intelligent vote In favor of the resolution wns possible. The motion to refer to committee was for tho thlid time lenevved and was can led by a vote of 10 to 7, as follows: Ayes Messrs, lleese, Thomas, l'Tana gan, Molr. Wenzel, Wlrth, Jurknon, Oliver, Zeidler and Keller 10 votes Nays Messrs. Gordon, Orler, Itegan, ailioy, Noone, Noiton and Nealls 7 votes. Three Impoitant ordinances from the select branch weie referred to commit tee for Immediate leport, were reported favorably and passed two readings. Tho ordinances were as follows: Pro viding for the construction of the Nine teenth district main sewer, creating the office of plumbing Inspector, piovldlng for the paving of Providence road nnd North Jtaln nvenuu from Couit street to the city line. Tho meeting udjourned to meet next Tuesday. The Belect branch will also be In session that night. SCRANTON BICYCLE CLUB. Olllcors Wero Elected nt I.nst N'lght's Annual Meeting. Tho annual meeting of the Scranton Hlcycle club wns held last evening. The occasion attracted the nttendunto of a large number of membeis. Olllcers were elected as follows: Piesl dent, H, P Connolly; vice-president, ec Judge II. A. Knnpp; treasurer, W. W. Heiry; secietaiy. Dr. A. D. Pieston; financial secretin y. J. V. Hioadbent; captain, Finnk Leonanl; directors, H. C. Wiillace. chnliinan; D. H. Atherton, C. A. Gndfiey. John Halley, Dr, V. C. Waidell, H. 'I'. Kurt lit up and E. D. Wntts. The l filling olllcers weie: 'President D. H. Atheitou, Tienstlier E, C. Dean unci Captain Frank Wettllng. The olllce of (Intuit litl secietaiy had been vacnnt up to sist night. For only the olllce of captain wns theie u contest. The candidates weie: Finnic Leonard, Charles Hone, Geoige Gnidner and Hoi man Rlt7 After the election the dlrectois se lected Dr. F. C. Wardell, chaliman; John Halley und C. A. Godfrey for the house committee. Di. Wardell will at tend to all matteis relative to the rent ing of the club house assembly hall and looms for entertainments, lecep tlons. etc. Arthur Frothlnghani was piesent anil after the meeting exhibited blue prints' of the proposed mountain bicycle boule vnid to Lake Ailel and Hnwley, via the abandoned gravity loadbed of the Pennsylvania Coal company. He ex plained that the ties had been lemoved on twenty -four miles of the route, but the company lefused to penult the gindlng oi use of the loadbed for wheeling put poses. Mr. Fiothlnghain solicited the aid of the Scranton Hlcycle club, as he had of other local clubs, in asking couit to condemn the mute nnd permit Its use for a bicycle path, lie asked the club to appoint a committee to go' over the load with lepiesentatlves fiom the other bicycle clubs next Friday. The Invitation was incepted nnd It was de cided that the olllcei.s would leptesent the Sci anion club. FIREMEN AT BANQUET. Clilcflllckoy and Hoard ol Engineers Celebrate. File Chief P. J. Illckey and the boatd of the department engineers celebrated the close of the llscal yeai with a ban quet last night at Lane's cafe, on Spruce street, to which llremen of the vai lous companies, members of the fire depaitment committee of council and other prominent members of the de partment weie Invited. Chief Hickey presided nnd Common Councilman Lorenz P. Zeldler, chair man of the Hie depot tment committee, was toastmaster. The main speech of the evening wns by Harvey H. Long, of the Crystals, who spoke for the tire depaitment In geneial and loudly sounded the prales of Chief Illckey as a dlsclpllnailan and haimonizer. The depai tment, lie said, had not been in better condition in these l aspects at any time during his llfteen yeais' con nection with it. The depaitment, he said, had the highest regard for and gicatest confidence in Its chief nnd theie was not a man in the service, he ventuied to say, but what would sec ond the assertion that the Scranton fire depaitment has the light man In the light place with the "big fellow" as hlef. Other speeches of a like tenor weie made by various of tho members. Among those who attended were Dis trict Englneeis J. P. Dirt ley, Ai L. Lew Is, M McMnnus, Louis Schwass. J. J. O'Malley. Chailes Itaynor, Fire De partment Clerk William Tnnler, Coun cllmen Lorenz JCeldler, Fred. Durr and Adam Schroeder, and various membeis of the different tire companies. Get your canlage wheels lubber tlr'd In a few houis' time at lilttenbender & Co. .IIAimiHD. riLLMonH-CLlI'TOHD.-In Set. niton, Pa.. Match 10. iyi bv Hev. Joseph K. Dixon, D D.. at the homo of the hrlde. 2.M Franklin avenue J. I Fillmore, jr., and Miss Mattle CHffoid. PICKEUINIS TItAVEHS -In Scianton, Maich Mi', nt the lesldtnec of Ml J L. Travels, hv Itev. Illchard lliorus. Mr Oscir rickerlng, of Nicholson, Pa. to Miss Mary Fiances Travels, of Wallsville Pa. WH1TE-KOSS. In Scranton, Pa Jtaich lVs, bv Hev. W .1. Ford Joseph D. White and Miss Ad i D. Hon,, both of Scianton. DIED. nrilGE-ln West Scianton, Maieh in. iv, Yeiuu the .!-vear-old daughter of Mi. and Mis. Geoige Uurgc, of lion Swetland stuet. Funeral this after noon will bo private. Inteiment nt the Washburn street cemetery. DFUKIN-ln West Scranton Mauh 10. 1VK, Thomas I. Durklii. about no yean of cure, at tho residence. KoJ Luzerne sticet. Funei.il Sunday a ftei noon fiom residence at " Zti o clock. Inleimciit at Hyde Paik Catholic eimetiiy. GEHHITY.-ln West Scianton, Match 10 IS'kj, Thomas Geirlty. U ears of ugf, at tho losldouie. llri Merrllleld avenue. Funeral Saturday afternoon at 2 o clock. Interment ut tho Hydo Park Catholic ccmeteiy PAP.IUSII -111 Scranton Match 'i. U'rt Lllswoth the Infant son of Mr, nnd Mrs J E, Pairlsli, of CJS Clay avenue runeial on Friday afteinoon at 2 o'clock. Inteiment In Forest Hill ceme tery mitt We have made a price on COISEN'S CEHI FLOUR which places it beyoutl all competition. It is the oldest brand and in all respects the best flour sold. $ J50 Per Sack. E. G. Coursen "Best Goods for Least Money." SPECTATOR SAYS KEQGH WAS DOPEY Ills Poor Playing on the Last Nltit Caused Amazement. ACTED LIKE 0NR IN A TRANCE Stnrednttlio Tnblo In Evident llc wildorment Alter Missing tho Ensl est Kind ol Shots nnd Frequently ltubticd Ills Eyes ns II Ills Vision Was lIiiz"Conflriiied n Suspicion That Wns General Hero by Those S ho Know Koogh. When the word came yestenlay moinlng that Keogh's big lead In the championship pool match at Huston had been iiveic omc by Clearwater and that the Scianton champion hnd made only 16 bnll.s while Clearwater, whom he de feated two to one, lieie, last full, was making 2.12 balls, there was the biggest kind of surpitse exptessed and when It came to offeilnc nil explanation a stiong suspicion aiose that everything was not light. This suspicion bus been continued. The 12 10 o'clock Delawaie, Lacka wanna and Western tialn this nioin ing hiought to the city a man who witnessed the tournament, u fonner Sciuntonlnn, who knows Keogh per sonally, Is peifoctly familiar with the Scranton bov's stvle of play and who Is himself a fultly clever player, and he says unhesitatingly nnd without equivocation thut Keogh was "dopey" dining the last night's play. The nearer of this infoimntlon Is John S. O'Hoyle, foimeily of Dunmoie, but who for the past live yeurs has been engaged In the nntcantlle busi ness in Hoston. WHAT MIL O'HOYLE SAID. He was seen by n Tilbune repoiler at 12,:!0 this morning at Keogh's bll- llaid pailois on Lackawanna avenue, wheie he dropped In to seo Joseph Keogh, Jeiome's hi other nnd manager. "There Is no question," said Ml. O'Hoyle, "but that Jerome was not himself. Kpectatois who witnessed his brilliant work the llrst and cecond nights and saw his gioggy perform ance Wednesday night did not l-now what to make of the change that had come over him. Many vv ho did not know hlni thought he was either drunk or tluowing the game. Theie weie otheis wlio even up to the second hour of play thought he was foxing and offered money nt odds that he would w in out. "For my own part, knowing that lie never drank u drop of intoxicants in his life nnd that the holding of the championship was more to him than any amount of money Clearwater or his f i lends could offer hlin to throw the game, I wns satisfied that his mis erable showing was due to some out side agency. MISS EASY SHOTS. "He would miss the easiest kind of shots time and again and often one of theflo misses would stand stating at the table as if bewildeted until It would come his turn to shoot again. He would bince? himself, coolly take aim and shoot. The ball would go wide of lt mink. Keogh would lub his eyes, lesume his bewildered staio and wait like a man In a tianeo until he was called to tty again. I know Jeiome well nnd have seen him piny pool under all kinds of circumstances and I aw without reserve, that he was not himself on last Wednesday night. He was 'dopey' and no ques tion." Mr. O'Hoyle also stated that Keogh challenged Clearwater to another con test Immediately after the game. ITn der the championship rules Clearwater must play him within foity days or foifelt the championship. When the next contest with Clearwater occurs the Scranton lad will not be alone as he was this time Get your canlape ruhher tired; rouc;h loads and had pavement will not mar your pleasuie; no bump or lolt. nittenbender & Co. Tivlnlnpr. optician 123 Penn avenue, in Harris' druc store. Hours D a. m. 5 P. m. CARPE Spring Designs. Largest Stock. ii ' Rrr1; Rrticcpkl c We navc purchased lor this Spring's trade VUUy LI Ll2Ci: a very ch0jce ijne of Brussels Carpets that are now being shown'in our warerooms. They are unquestion ably the linest line ever brought to this city. Your inspection of same solicited. XAall Varft Exclusive designs in French, English and Ger VVcUl r-apei man pjpers. SIEBECKER & W ATKINS 406 Lackawanna Avenue. BITTENBENDER 8c CO. LADIES, Have You Seen the SCRANTON? It is the finest wheel that can be built, regardless of cost. Its style, finish and easy 1 tinning qualities will command your attention. Scranton $35 and $50 Sterling 60 and 75 Stearns 50 and 75 Fenton 50 and 75 126 and 128 Franklin Ave. Bittenbender & Co. MALONEY OIL Ai MANUFACTURING CO. 141 to Hit .Meridian htrret.Scruntou, !. Telephone il2 BURNING, LUBRICATING AND CYLINDER OILS. PAINT UEI'AKTMCNT.-I.iinnvcl on, lurieutlne, WUllo l.eui, (Jjal Tar, I'ltoh VaruUli, Dry t is, J;ian uuil fctliiivjlo.'-julii. j Spring Overcoats A beautiful, light or daik covcrl cloth Spring Overcoat, strictly all wool. Elegant make, stylish length and up-to-date garment in all re spects. I his coat you can buy at Clarke Bros At $6.98 Each. Also, another daik clay Overcoat, sttictly wool, good make and trim mings. This coat also is a bargain. In all sizes at the CashStores For $5.98 Each- K I M KIMBALL RIANO L L Great musicians use KImballs. Tho testimony of musicians who command a salary of from $1,000 to $2,000 for each performance must bo accepted as hav ing weight. They, at least, escape the charge of not knowing what they are talking about. Lillian Nordlca says: "Tho more I use my Kimball piano tho better I like it." Jean De Reszko says: "We have concluded to purchase Kim ball pianos for our personal use." John Philip Sousa claims: "The Kimball piano Is ilrst-class in every respect." Pome of the most beautiful cases In walnut, mahogany and oak can be seen here. I have some fine large pianos, all colors, from $250 to $350, on easy terms, and a term of lessons free. George II. Ives, 0 West Market street, Wllkes-Barre, general agent; W. S. Foote, local agent, 122 Page Place. GEORGE H. IVES, Gcncr.il Agent, 1) West .Market Street, Wllkes-Barre. W. S. l'OOTE, Local Agent, 122 1'aso Place, Scrauton, Pa. BEST SETS OF TEETH. $8, Includlna tho painless extractinsoC, tecta by nn entirely now process. S. C. SNYDER, D. D. S., 321 Spruce St,, Opp. Hotel Jcrmvn. T IflfS MR. 320 Lackawanna Ave., So;auton Pjl Wholesale, nnd Retail DRUGGISTS ATLANTIC WHITE LEAD, FRENCH ZINC Ready nixed Tinted Paints, Convenient, lleonomleal, PiiruWa. Varnish Stains, rroduclns Perfect 1 mltntlon of BxpaastT Woods. Raynolds' Wood Finish, EsrtceMnlly Designed for instdo Worlc Marble Floor Finish, Durable nnd Dries quickly. Paint Varnish and Kal somine Brushes. PURE UNSEED OIL AND TURPENTINE. " Cnll nnd Hco Our Lines of , Spring Shirts Now Patterns nuil Xew Colon. HAND & PAYNE, IIATTBRS AND IIAIIUKDASIIGR3 203 Washington Ave. THE KEYSTONE KINDLING WOOD AND CARPET CLEANING CO. Aro now picpared to deller kindling wood by the barrel miido from seasoned hnrd. wood, nlio wood for griitci ut prices within tho rench of all. Try a barrel nnd rcc the romenlenco of limln;,' this lndl spptislblo article ready nt hand foriuilant UNO. Order books mny bo found nt tho following plncc: DhCKKlVS PHARMACY, 107 N. Main aenue. m'KINS'MKVTMAIiICirr, 001 Lneka. 11. A. PinilUir.S MARKET, 70.' Adams. (SKEUN HIDCIK I.UMIiini CO , HlimiS HAKDWAUK srultti N. Main nvenno. Oi ut tho Kaetorj, 1740 DICKSON AVENUE Orders for caipct clcnnins iccolveil after March Ut, SOUND ARQUHENT. BARBOUR'S HOME CREDIT HOUSE Is tho plnce to get our I'tirnlture; w ran payn llttlooNcry month ami have, thu good nil tho time we aro paylnj for thorn, and that's whero we're goln?, 425 LACKAWANNA AVE. SILVERSTONE, The Eye Specialist WtlOSHoillca is at 1MPQOPLU StpA Uin Uhlts Front r&"VaSVAtavQ!' ("'iiw -toie, diamines tli oe froo i i tha , &b " ",l "eoiir no way, .S- J-jv flSsT in l lus prlcoi tor speo- Qy fP o iin-'le uro cheaper Sx rninnrnir than tlhowharo. Afcv Si HiyPLsXv m-i'WeindlaMrenca .raSX tKSyVaSj' '" "10 l"O'0r rare of cS 5rW-! ft moil peopla until W? !Vi)f ?Py t'10 t'"' tomes wnea TlpZ2 f iifuiluolios, Imperfect iHlon.'ir other reamu of such negleot clve v nnlim tint natural rebelllns ujalust ncn treatment of one ol the most precious ,;ifn. .Normal vUion 14 a blessing unappreciated mil! it his beenlost and restored; Its lull al te is then reailisd, Uherelore, joiibhould no loso it iliy befora having jourtiyesoxannn 'd. fhliaervloo w Cludly lender ireo of c-U ire RUMBMIJCR Tlin I'LACa 215 Lackawanna Avenue In the Whits I'roat SIioj Stor. UIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIUtlliStHIIUJIillQg nniinnirni nmn W ttblllUYHL MILt, 5 We nre reducing our stock, ffi 5 preparatory to moving on 3 5 April ist. All goods marked 3 B E (IOW1I. Buy now vhile 1 right. 3" prices are a 2 gA. W. JURISCH, Agt., . c 'Ai Spruce Street. K 1 SPORTING GOODS III GOST I s :iiiiiiniii,iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiima ! k
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