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THIC SUKAOTOiST TIUBUiWE SATl'KDAY MAY JU. 1S0S.
Our New
Bicycle Shoe
In a short timo tho girls of
Bcranton havo discovered tho
mauy merits of our NCW TCIl-lllCll
lUCJClC SIlOC. It supports tho
anklo bottor than an oxford and
is not so confining as a kuoo boot.
We havo thorn of soft blade and
brown kid skin, corrugitcd soles,
now slmpu toe, all si.es loady.
It's "tho thing." You should seo
it. Maker's price,
o
110 M'Kl'CE STREET.
Tlia Wilkcs-Uarro JtccoreJ can toe had
In Scrpnton at tho news stands of U.
Meinhart, 119 Wyoming atcnue: Mac,
Lackawanna menue.
CITY SUTES.
Cards of thaiika, resolutions uf condo
lence, obituary iioelij mid the like will
be inscrtid In 'iho '.tribune only when
jtalil for In .iihjtie.e, at tho lato ot 10
toils per line
Tho 1)cl.iur and Hudson eompinj
lmlil fill Its mill o.id cniploes south of
hcianton tstoril.ij.
Attornev 31. V. l'onr, upioMMitlni;
1'etor Tielep, lieR.iu nn uctlon In lypleUn
:;entcnla In I'lothonot.uv I'opel.ind's
olllco iife-alnst rius Winzel for two iob
and n burlng wukoii
Tho Vouns Mill's ChilxtMu m-oil itlon
and Illoonisliuitf Stato Xoimtl school
baic ball clubs will play IIiIm n lit moon
at Athletic paik. The kjiih will bo
called at a-T o'cloik
Ki Dv r M Uiflin A I' lli.irnnl ''
I'. Penman TIimmiih riiteic.it and nul
lum Coleman hao bitn on a two-day
inmt llslilnu (tip in tin ltlnlt ol llun
tock N 'i . 'I In x ii i u i tit 1 to bcranton
irlj InHt . iilnu
A n- time table gin x Into lTtit nn
tile Delntviue and Hudson ralhaid lo
morrow b ulili h the time of train No
1. Which lelt tills ttt ut S.'u p in. is
ihnnRl tcils The tlnn or train .Vo .
which left tit 1 II, Is ih.msed to 127 p. m
Mltlme-I MaBhlle i.n old poldltl. pn
eiitcil lilinw If foi treatment at the
l.acknwauna hospital suiday munilng
Me says he came heie fiom tu Kol
dleig' hnnii. at l!.itli, N and shout tl
bin impels of houoiabb dlseharKe Horn
tile I'ulon urniy lie wan lathil letl
cnt an to unv ntliii p.iitUiiliiii in ief
eii'liee lo liims. ir He w mil at the
llOfpltUl
COKI'ORAI. l)AV RUIURNS.
( nllcd Home Ir ( iiiiip b) His
I'nllier'v lliwilh
l.oiiu H Ui who teinpni.ull left
tlio pollii' Imii. tn enlNt in Ciniipuri)
i. Thlitcontli n milium rmchfjl hero
from .Mt ill etna ut noon jtstei"el.iy to
attend tlio tuiieiiil of Ills futhoi, rftan
lc Ua who elicit at ib'ui u'etnw n.
Dai's fuilnugli implies nt noun on Mou
lin:., unless the regliiuiit mennwhllc
wets unlets to pao .Mt Gretna, In
whli Ii ("em he will be siinimoiiei li
tiMecrnph
. Jlr. Dai. Ueieiisxl was C3 nis old.
Ho Is smleil l a wile and the fol
lowlilf; children Aitluir, ot Jetinyn.
fin Ontario and V s.tt rn iastiiKcr eon-tilli-toi.
Adelbeit ..r Carbomlale, a
llolfiwar nl IIihIk in brnkeniau, and
Miss I'.ena iind l.miii of this city.
DIED.
l.VAXS In Went Sti.inton. Ma 1.1. ISIS,
Mrs. David It i:biih, wt yiurs of nite,
at the resident c inn Jackson street
I'mieral Sunday nftirnoon at S o'clock
from the riFlddicc Inteimeut nt the
Washburn stnet nmcterj
WOODWAUIJ In West Kcrnnton. May
13, IMS, ihlc Tin jouiik son of Mi.
nnd Mrs Henry Woodward, 2ul0 Price
utrtct. 1'uiaral annoumed later
ooooooooooooooooo
19c
For
Fancy
Table
Butter
Today, at
Th) Scranton Cash Store
0 V. V. Price, Acjoiit.
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
$3
00
ANCIENT ORDER
OF HIBERNIANS
Many Arrangements (or Their Slate
Comcnllon Perfected.
dki.kua'jv.s wii.i. m:tiiN ArtniviNd
SATIKI'AV. Jl'NK I. AM) 1111!
JOINT HUSSION WIM, lllMIN ON
Tin; si'hsi:ijui:nt wkdniisdav.
TlIKllll WII.I. 1115 A OltllAT PA
KADi: Ut'HSDAY, AND ON Tlll'ItS
DAY A TIUP TO PAUVinW WII.I.
m: i:.njoyi:u
A nieetitiK of the cxecuthe In t liaise
of the uiianseinents for tho state con
vention of tho Ancient Order of Hiber
nians wns held lust night in tho olllte
of Konntor .1. f VnuKliuti. The com
inlttm hni held weekl1, moetlucs foi
two or thice months past. T.asl night's
meetlntr wns the first one that nnv nub
ile information has been given icgaul
Ing what hns been done.
Tin reports indicate the most suc
cessful convention of the order In this
state The executive' committee Is at
wrk making artangements on nn ex
tensive scale. City Assessor William
Dawson Is chnlrman of the tominlttce,
and the other members nie Anthonv
McAndrew, Senator Vaughnn, John V
Collins, of Cuibondale. William J Cos
teilo. of Dunnioie, .lames 1'. MeAn
dtew of Wlnton, William Mulileilg, A
J MuUlerlg, Ptof John J Costello.
William McAndrew, James J. Oll.na,
or Iittnnuiie, 12 V Ulewltt, Attoine.v
M I'.Coni.v.M II C.illlln and Count.v
Tieasutei M. J Krll(
Tlio eonventlou will be held In St
Thomas College hall on June 7, ! fi and
10 The deltgatts fiom distant pints
of the state will begin aulvintr on
Saturdiv. June 4, nnd tho Philadelphia
doleg.itli.in will inme in Sundav. the
fith, on it special ttuln On Moudio the
two wines of the otdei wlll)iold bei
ntate conventions, vvlml up theit nf
faiis, and adjoin u sine die
UI2TAII.S OP I'ltOOUAMMi:
On Tuesday illuming the delegates
will ns-emble at Hotel Jeimvn and
in.nth In n bodj to SI Petei's tathe
elinl, wheie n solemn high ma will
be celebrated li-iuei's eompletn ot -chestM
will accompany the iholt In
the music of the mass, ami the music
hung fit Clnistmas or 12asttr will be
lepeated After thu mass the elele
f.atcs will proceed to College hall and
the opening session will be a public
nie at which visiting clergmen, vt.ite
olllceis of botii wings, and Hon P P.
Smith, Hon H W Aichbnld, Hon V
W C.unster and Hon H ,M. Hdwaids
w ill be piesent
At 2 ") In the afternoon a paiade vlll
take place M. H. C.illlln will be grand
marshal The llrst division vIU be
made up of e milages containing the
eltigy, state olllceis, invited guests and
Hanoi's band will lend it The thltty
three divisions of the older In the
county will be in line with bands, and
Honesdnle and Hawle.v will send divis
ions. I.uzei ne (uunli is evpected, as
well as other pl.ii es to s ml a lnige
delegation
On Wednesdnv inoi nlng the joint
eonventlon will assemble, in lather the
two wlnus will merge, nnd the lloaid
of I2rln nnd Hoard of AineiUa will be
come memories of the past. The Hist
ordei of business on Wednesday will
be the election of state olllceis
THIP TO TAltVlKW.
On Thuisday the de legates will be
treated to n tilp over the fin -famed
fiui'.lty road to Paivlew. and on Fil
day convention business will be lo
suiued and tontlnued at an evening
session if necc-saiy. On Satuidio tho
deli'gates will leave for home It Is
expected that theie will be JJO elek
gatis In attcndaiue.
Theie will be u convention of the
Ladles' nuxlll.uv mm tin cut with the
geneinl eonvi ntlon. The sessions will
be held In College chapel. The num
ber ot ladles ill be piobabl 12,"j. A
Umlteil number of titkets will be for
tale to the pub' c foi the Taivlew ttlp.
HH SCOOPED THE COUNTRY,
Ouli I blng tlio Mm) I, ncked Was
ii roiiiidiilion.
The joung man who furnishes Mt
firetn.i news to the P.epublicau,
"scoi.pid" nil tho impels 111 the countiy
on the following pilnted In jesterd'iv's
Republican
When at s o clock, tin regiments,
romlb and Sixteenth, wuc foimed for
tlie shuit march to the train, the Third
bilgnde band rendered luminous palil
otic. airs and ihu shouts of the men who
remalni d ill camp wen loud ami long ns
tlu elifcied tlulr coniriules. As the
tialn pulled out and sti.innd down to
Cone wag i the tinrrnr was teriblc ciov
e rnoi Hastings and his staff and tho reg
ular armi otllcers vveie present to wit
ness tlie ilepairure, which was 'cij pa
thnilc ludnd. The regiments lelt
for New York wlienie thej will take
stianier for Tampa f'la
The only thing wiong with the
"-coop" Is that the regiments did not
leave Oietna and consequently the
statement 'as the tialn pulled out and
steamed down to c.mow.igo the upioar
was terrific' must be chaiged to a
trick the imagination of the badl in
foimed vnutig mm plaved on him.
Why the leginients did not leive Mt
Oretna and tho hiibseiiuent telegiams
between Secrotaiy of War Al?ei and
Oovernor Hastings concpinlng them
wpie related In detail In lolegiams jo
cehed fiom Tho Tilhuno's lellnble
stnfi cm respondent nnd laid befoio tho
readen of this paper yostudiy nioin
lug M. PICKENS RESIQNS.
Pittsburu .Man Siicceuds III lit ns Dun
Aguucv nanau'er.
David Pickens has leslgned as man
ager of the Scranton olllco of H O
Dun iz Co , nnd Wllllnm H. I.ognn, of
Pittsburg, has been appointed to that
position. Mr. Pickens has left Scian
ton. He was for four jeais In charge
of the agency's Scrnnton olllce.
Mr. Logan has been employed by tho
company for thlileen eais. Foi a
year and a half he was a special agent
at Plttsbuttr and for over three yeais
previous was in chuige of the Zancs
ville, O, olllce
Decoration Day 12xcurnlon lo .Via
gam Pnlli.
Tho Lehigh Valley uillioad will sell
on Mny 28, tickets from Wlllies-Uairo
to Niagara Palls and letinn nt nite
of one fare for the round tilp. Tickets
good to i etui n to and Including May
31. Consult Lehigh Valley ticket agent
for further particulars.
A good thine In bometinios'iecognlz-r-el,
thut'H why tho Pocono 5 tent cigar
lendE
U you vvnnt a line amoke, auk for
th't Poouinr Punch ch r
nor ms twentv.fivh.
Alliirney Dully liuti II In 1'co '1 lirougb
Hoard n( Arbitrator.
An nrbllintloti wns heaid eslert1ay
afternoon In the private olllco of tlio
cleik of the cotnts, In tho ease of
Attorney T P. Duffy against Contiae
tor I). H Klngslej. Tho nrbltratcus
wen Attorneys It .1 Mm ray nnd
Joseph JelTrlts anil Deputy Cleik of
the Courts I2inll Honn. Mr. Unify ap
pealed In his own behalf anil Mr.
icingsley was leprcscnted by District
Altmnej John II. Joins and Attorney
J. P. ailroy.
The evidence was to the eftoct that
Aithur Vnrmniitli was In the implny
of Contiactor Klngslcy and vvlille at
work on the const! action of somo
breaker vvoik at Pilecburg. a beam. fell
on his foot and cut off two toes, He
sued Mr. Klngste for damages and
letalned Mr Duffy as attorney A
basis of settlement was agiced upon
and Mi. Vat mouth was to get $100 for
himself nnd M'i for his nttoiney. This
agreement was made with Judge
Knapp. Ariel w aid Mr Klngslcy paid
$1T to Varinouth and loft the attorney
minus his fee The arbitrators award
ed U to hlin.
BIDS WERE RETURNED
Hoard of Health Will Meet Again Mon
day lo Award Contract (or
Repairing I lie Crematory.
The Jto.ud of Health nut last night
In special and seciet session to open
bids for the rep.ilis on the g.ub.ige
eiematoiy. The bids weie not opened
because one of the1 bidders did not
comply with the instructions fen llllng
his bid. Another niietlng1 will be held
in xt Monday ufternoon at o'clock,
and then the bids will be opened
it looked at S o'clock as though Dr
Heiitlej would not hive- an company.
Di Paine came along at MS and a lew
minutes later M J Kelly made his np
ponianec Two newsp.ipei lupioenln
tlvi, the two biddeis Supeiintendent
Thomas, of tho ciematoi.v, and Secie
Inry Murtay vveie the otheis piesent
Theie was a shut sea-on of wlil1"
pfilng and all but the icpoiters and
tho supeiintendent went Into tlie pil
vate olllce ami shut the door They
might Just as well havo ttnnsacted
theli business wheie they weie, for
they got excited and could be heard
very plainly.
Tlie e ieiinitoi needs ilxlng The lite
bilck Is burnt out It Fccms there uie
only two men In the city who can Ilx
it. These aie P. J. 12gan, of the West
Hide, nnd P. A. His-oll. of Oieuti RtdM
The lattei is agent for the eonipanv
that built the u dilatory, and the foi
mei has chaige of the biicklayers who
lepalr tho l.aekiwauna lion and Steel
eomp.ui s Initiates heie and at Leb
anon Secretaij Mutiny Instructed them to
have their bids in by lat Wednesday.
Mr. UNsell had his in on time, but
All. 12gan did not tuin his In until last
night. The- foi met found that out and
laWed a vlgoious kick against lecelv
Ing the nthi l man's bid at all This
caused loud talk
The bo.ud decided to letuin both
bids and fixed next Monday at 3 o'clock
as the time for llllng them anew.
STATEMLNT OP AMBULANCE FUND
Halanee ol ('.!.. 10 .Now In Iho llnniti
ol t olonel l oiirsnii.
The following is a statement of the
fund subset Ibcd for puichaslng an am
bulanee, horses, etc , for tho Thhuenth
leginient:
H il nice in hands of Tilbune aftei
paving foi ambulance HM) mi
C, D. Simjisnn to 00
John Jim in n ii'i l)U
2 I, 1'ullii f n on
11 M. lloiis WW
Total 5JMJ 00
Paid lor hoists JM! ii)
Paid for harness, blankets, etc. .. i.i .Vj
Total .. 1 '
This leaves a balance of JG1 ,"iii i nw In
the hands ol Colonel Coursen to be tisetl
In puiehaslug supplies for tho hospital
oi for such other pin poses as in his
Judgment ma be di emed proper.
m
Alt I.S VII.
Tbere'H .No Conducting It Accorelliic
lo Salt Nonp Principle.
1'iom the Chliugo Inter-Oceans
Tlii i o is no truci n.axlni ot war tlian
that pioci.istliiation is crueltj. War Is
not an exchange ol amenities The onlv
wnv to st cure peaeo is to light foi It anil
coninel sum nib i Hall-way measures
scivei to iiroleng the agony and Increase
tho moitalltj. .McClellan's" slowness
which llnally exhausted the patience of
even Abraham Lincoln. Is now gencrillv
iittiibiitcd to that dread of carnago
which ultimttelv cost he countiy lei li
bit: loss of life
IJuropo has had lliree grtat wars since
Waterloo. The llrst, waged about Stbas
topol draggtd on, as It the allies could
not bring tlumsclvcs to Inlllct a deeistvo
blow on Ituss i The loss of llto from
xposiire was tenlblc. Tho second and
iho third wars were both conducted on
the plan ol swtlt action. PiuesI i assailed
Austria with i nsi arlug fierceness. Ono
nilsMit have supposed tint Prussian ven
geance would biook no restraint until
Vienna had been captured and Austria
long iho leadinc pnwti of Germany, bad
been iciluciel to a oonqucicd piovlnce
Hut that until, Him; lierccness in assault
was In i e alio an eeldenco ol meie. A
fevs weeks nnd all was over Tim ioss of
life was coullled to Ihu biUltlltld
Then came the wai betwcui tin many
and Piante The bltteiness wan Intense
Piussla lemeinbeiid Jena and at hint had
an oppoitunlt) to be avenged 1 lanco
fought with a despeiatlon whlih knew no
sin render. It was necessary to bemogo
Pails. Theie was no halting, no hesita
tion If Pails did not want to staive
then Pails must surrendtr Theie were
no ii lief camps opened In aii of tho su
burbs to fectl tlie beleaguer d Parisians
The rules of civilized warfare were rigid
ly enforced Tho city was not given up
to plunder nnd rapine 15ut there was
noiio of that kindness which Is 1 1 nelly.
Ptnnco was compelled bv the stern and
pitiless compulsion of war to surrender.
Time is ll.e gie.itist ot all factors in
din iiniulnt,' Iho extent of military ells
ni r Tho loss of life, as well as tho
cott of war, Is great In proportion fiH the
ennillet Is long It vas tho horrlhlo
length of tho thlity jeais' war which
mndt It so desolating Tho swift ven
geance, of an Alexander subdued nulions
without spreading desolation
In our present win a (irnnt nnd not a
McClellaii should be tho Inspiration of
tho campaign Nor should tho energies
of army or nave bo held In leslralnt by
horror of war The battle-Hags havo been
thrown to tho breeze and tho greater
thn vigor of our attack by land or sen,
tho Fooner will It all be over and tho
fewer the lives sacrillced.
-
Sllenco I (Jolilon.
Joisey City has a "tongue guurd " com
posed of oung ladlos, who put u penny
In the trensurj whenover they llnd them
selves saying anything spiteful or untruo
about ono of their own sex It Is com
forting to know that a way has been
discovered at Inst to pa " " ninnni
1 ' ' Tnniinanv Times
HORRIBLE DEATH
IN A NIGHT FIRE
Mrs. Joseph Ellcnwood, ol North
Eighth Street, tltc Victim.
IS Sl'PPOSHD TO HAV12 IWLIJ2N
WITH A LIGIITI2D LAMP IN 111211
HAND Wiilt.12 LI2ADINO HKIt DOO
t'P A 11ASI2M12NT STAIItWAY-HLtl
PM2HII WAS HO,ET12D I1I2FOK12
All) H12AC1IP.I) 111211 AND S1H2
LIVI2I) HUT A MOMIINT-SHD HAD
A PltI2SI2NTM12N'l PttOM UN
LUCKY TI1IHTI2I2N.
Mis. Joseph Hllenwood was binned to
death Inst evening nt her icsldtnce,
44G North Hlghth stret. Tlie horrible
accident oceuned about 10 '.'0 o'clock.
The cause of the file can only be con
jectured Tho dwelling Is ono of a low and
nearly a bloik In length. Two floois
and a basement foi in tho living npart
nicntf It was In tho basement that
the latallty oeetnred
Mis. Hllenwood had been clennlng
house and had llnlshed all but thu
basement pnrt. She woikcd there until
luto Into tho evening, llet husband
nnd children had letlied. A loud
iiols, like a fall, followed by u, pierc
ing sci-enni and the mournful howl of n
dog was tho fit st intimation that nn
thliig was wioug
Mi Hllenwood spuing from his lied
mid rushed downstairs. The lower
rooms weie already lllled with smoke.
The tloor leading from this lloor Into
the basement was a mns of llauie.
Passage down thrse stall h wus utterly
Impossible .Meanwhile, tin alarm was
given the Hook mil Ladder company
by William Hnggertv, who was passing
nc.ii by, and fiom there the dlstilet
lire companies vveie tailed. Only the
Chemical company vwir needed as most
of the blae had been xtlngulshcil b
neighbois.
SON HI2AC1112D 11121?.
CJeoige Hllenwood, i son, was, just
turning down tho stieet to go home
when the ilie companies dashed up.
lie rushed on down ami seeing It was
his home, kicked In the basement dooi
and caught his mothei who was blind
ly wt.iggollng fiom the foot of tho
t.iiis seeking e-eape He i an ltd her
out Into the air. The unconscious
woman was taken back Into the house,
but befoie a phsclin could be reach
ed, slip died. Her clothes were burned
fiom her and her flesh fiom head to
foot was Uteinlb toasted
It is thought a fainting spell, to
which he was subject, probably seized
her just us she nearod thu top and he
fell She was leading u dog at the
time. The animal was dead when
found.
Mis Hllenwood was about fi7 yeais
ol age. Her husband has been an epi
ploic of the Delawaie, Lackawanna
and Westein compny as an oiler at the
Lackawanna station for over thirty
jeais There are four children, cleoige.
Maltha, Jennie, and Jetaltl eoinprtaed
the family. Light je.its ago this same
month the building occupied by tho
Llleiiwood's was gutted.
The dwelling was owned by Contiac
tor (leorge Cooper, of West Seiatnon.
HUSHAND WAS HUHNI2D.
Dr. AY M. Heedv was the Hist phjsic
ian to appear on tho scene. A few
minutes later the Lackawanna hospital
utnbulitue and Dr Newbtuy arrived
Col oner Longstreet was also sum
moned and after viewing the ciicum
.stances sunoundlng the sad affair, he
deemed an inquest unneeessaiy.
The physicians hnd to give their at
tentions to the husband, w ho was bad
1 bullied in his oftorts to teach his
wife. Maltha, one of the daughteis,
sutfered from nervous prostration.
A sad incident was connected with
the affair which seems to Indicate a
piosentiim nt on tlie p.ut of the dead
woman ' It was only the day before,"
lemaiked a neighboi, ".Mrs. Kllenwood
was saing to me, '1 am going to pay
$12 one month and $14 the other, in
stead of $13 for rent every month.
That thirteen is unluck ' '
Twining, optician 125 Penn avenue, In
Harris.' drug store. Hours 3 a. m. 3
P. m. "
Dy
Hpurthiirn. C,us
S PCpS Id; stomach" UlaSr-
ders positively cured. Grover Graham's Dja
pepsfa Homedv is a succitlc- One dose re
moves all distress, and u permanent cure of
the met chronic and uevero cases Is guurun
teeil. Do not sutler! A 50-ecut bottle will
convince the most skeptical.
Matthews Itros., Druggists, aao Laelcn
wanna avenue
MAX WniinR. Boot and Shoe Alaker.
liest shoes to order fiom 31.7ft up Men's
coles and heels, doe. I.ndles' soles and heels,
M)e. All work guaranteed.
17 Penn Avenue, bCRANTON, PA.
Saturday and
000000000
Black Crcpon, 75c. Freeze for
$1.35 English Curl, for
Finest German Crepons; your
of our $2.00 and $2.50 goods
Silks.
Check and Sti ipe Was.li Silkb 29c
Brocade Fancy Taffetas, big langc of
styles 58c
The finest line of plain, fancy and plaid
Taffeta Silks to be found in the
citv 75c
MEARS &
BASE HALL TODAY.
V. .11. C. A. nnd IHoomibiire Normal
School Club Will I'lnv
Tho batting order of tho Young Men's
Christian association biiBe lmii team
In Hh game at Athletic Park this nfter
noon with Hloomsbutg Normal school
will bo ns follows: Clenry, s.b j Logan,
e ; lilnrslln, ,1b ; Owens, lb.: Nolnn,
2b.; Steele, If.; lleese, cf; Stengllne
or Muldorig, r.f. or p.
An admission fee of 15 cento will be
charged. Play will bo tailed at 3.45
o'clock.
CAR SHOP FLAGS.
Two Will lln Publicly United nt
iVoon 'I'oelny.
Two Hags will bo raised at tho Dela
ware, Lackawanna, and Western shops
at noon today, one over the paint nnd
another over the carpenter shop. A.
J. Colborn, Jr., will be tho speaker.
The Hags grew fiom one of the 10
cent variety to a $50 ling fund, which
oiiglnated In the paint shop. The pub
lic is Invited to be piesent nt thu "rais
ing" this noon.
WAR MATERIAL ORDERS
Oickion Company Mas Assurance That
It Will Da Directed to Make
Disappearing Qua Carriage;.
It Is almost ceitnln that tho Dickson
Manufacturing company will any day
be notified by the government that its
pioposal to build disappearing1 gun
carrlnges has been accepted. In addi
tion to thai government contract work
In Scianton. there Is a possibility that
a contract will be made with the Lack
awanna iron nnd Steel tompanv to
manufacture aimor piercing projec
tiles. Tlie Dickson compam has already re
ceived beml-olllcinl notice that Its pro
posal would bo atcepted nnd the oltl
teis are dally expecting tho final con
tract papers, uids wete mado on eight
caniagos for fottlfkiitlon guns ot the
dlsappeailng type. Although the con
sli'eiatlon Involved baa not been made
known In detail, it nmounts to about
$14,W0 on each carriage or $ll.',O0O on
the whole contract
Jlrcently the Lackawanna lion and
Steel company lecelved fiom the navy
depaitnient an armor piercing piojec
tile and specifications ns to quality and
tests. The company was asked to sub
mit proposals to manufacture. Hxper
Iments have been made In tho mntter
and figuring has been clone, but to what
com luslon is not fully known
Poi sevcinl e.ns the idea of equip
ping the company's Scianton mills for
the manufacture of such projectiles hns
been considered by the olflcers, but to
no definite end
The Dickson compnny Is now forging
toi the Alldvalo Steel companv's Nlce
to'vn pi Hit, steel billets 17 Inches
squire and of various lengths lieyoud
the fact that the lnntoilal is for the
manufacture of cannon and cannon ap
pliances, the Dickson company knows
nothing concerning its use Inquirv
w.i.s mado of the Mldvale company, but
its olllceis declined to leveal the pur
pose the billets weto supposed to fill.
Shipments aie made from hole to Nlco
town In cat load lots
1 Saturday's
! Shopping Bulletin
We have cut light and left for Saturday's great
selling belts, jewelry, pictures, everything has
met the same fate in this going out of business
sale. Several hints for a multitude of otheis :
Fruits and
Game
Handsome pas
tels of fruit,
game, etc.
sue i620
cents that were 29
7c
China Eight-inch China
Globes S'pbes nicely decor
ated in several
styles. Were $ 1. co. Sale
price
39c
The Rexford
We Offer the Following Special Bargains:
Ladies' Shirt
The neucbt, nicest
main ou will not find
48c
95c
choice
for. .$1.50
winner Underwear
Fine assortments for men, women and
children You will find our ptices lower
than main of the so-called bargains.
Hosiery
At popular prices wo are giving tlio very
best value obtainable in plain and fancy llo-sierv.
Leather Stockings for Boys
re the cheapest. Have you tried them?
HAGEN.
SPANISH CRISIS.
Premier Sngnstn 11ns Dllllculty in
rixlng Ills Cabinet.
Madrid, May 13. The Spnnlsh minis
terial ciisis continues. Premier Sa
gastn has had frequent conferences
with piomlnent politicians, but thoro
does not appear to bo any solution In
sight of tho dllllcult problem he has In
hand.
A dispatch heie from Fort do Prance,
Islnnd of Martinique, sas Intense en
thusiasm animates tho crews of the
Spanish shins there
The sovernment officials hero refuso
to sny anything regarding tho Instruc
tions cabled to Admiral Ceivern.
Completely ItepttUrd.
Jtndrld, May 33 According to nn offi
cial (llHpateh received hero from Havana
this ov enliig, tin eo American warships
attempted lo mako a landing at J Ice tea
yesterday and wero "complotely re
pulsed "
- - i
( liecrfiil Spanish Humor.
Madrid, May 13 An unconfirmed ru
mor is In circulation nnd was living about
the chamber tonight that "after its de
feat beforo Porto Hlco the Amcrlcin
squadron encountered tho Spanish squad
ron, which inflicted considerable damage
on tho onemi."
Department llonlrn Iteport.
Washington, Mav 13 Tho sltito depart
ment has Issued a formal denial of the ro
poit tint tho Prench steamer Lafayette
ianded gunners and supplies nt Havana,
Announcement.
Visitors to our store to
day will see one of the
finest line of IHPORT
SAMPLES we have ever
opened. The assortment
comprises many beautiful
pieces, each one a gem.
Among them are Jar
dinieres, Vases, Cups and
Saucers, Bric-a-brac, etc.,
in Royal Bonn, Worches
ter and other famous
makes.
These goods are all
choice and carefully se
lected and will be offered
at less than import prices.
This is a rare opportunity
for all lovers of Ceramics.
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134 Wyoming Avenui.
f4-M--f--Mf
Ladies' We bought very
Belts heavy in belt de
partment this spring
now everything goes. Belts
that were 50 centb, 65 AAr
cents, 75 cents. Choice t"t"C
Other belts nt lit cent?, 7ft
cents to $n
Silver Solid silver thini-
Thimbles bles good weight
and were j r
a quarter. Sale price . 1UL
T-
I
4-
CO., 303 Lacka. Ave. I
Waists
assortment of styles;
elsewhere.
415 and 417
Lackawanna Avenue, Scranton, Pa,
4N0AjAvfi)JiilA)A:
&
DINNER
This China Department
is the helpfulcst of
stoics. Make the most
of it, its every day sell
iiiR is a .series of agree
able surprises to china
loveis and then we
h.ive many special lots
of goods besides.
Totlilj Semi-Porcelain
Dinner Sets, brown, blue
or green, with gold border
decoration
lOILI'leeo Held $-.40
HlMiece MetH . imii
If.'-l'lcoj Sets . .. (ms
Wctlgcwood English
Dinner Sets Floral dev
iations, ioo pieces, 88JS.
Worth n fourth more,
Lii Francalse Dinner
bet i ia pieces of plain
white china, usually $7. To
move them quick they'll be
S1.9S.
(Town Austrian Cream
.lug Floral decorations,
gold stippled or gold traced,
holds a pint, 10c.
Paually 'Jftc
Garland English Tea
roth Moral decorations of
many kinds. All sizes, all
prices, One special num
ber, 20c.
It is somewhat out ol
lamp season, but it won't
do any harm to let vou
know that we have one
number, Squat lamp,
lift out fount, china bowl,
10-inch globe, handsomely
decorated, $4.40, others get
much more.
sr.
5
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S THE
I Great 4c Store i
310 Lacka. Ave.
' J. Ii. LADWtQ.
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At tlio
BABY BAZAAR.
V Ileautirul Mae of
Caps, llqnnets and Reefen,
l.on; and Short Coats,
Long and bhort DresieJ,
llaby llaskets,
Hampers.
Pressor for children from ilx
loo tht in 1'icnca glaghaxs.
512 Spruce Street.
Steam and
Hot Water
HEATING
Gas, Electric
And Combination
FIXTURES
Electric
Light . . ,
WIRING
Charles B. Scott,
1 19 Franklin Ave.
RVn
OOOOOOOOO
SETS.
Holiday
Good Shaker Flamul
Ciood Apron Gingham
Best Apion Gingham
Best Shirting Prints
lino Brow 11 Muslin
Best Heavy Brown Muslin
Best Fine Brown Muslin
Best Lockwood 5-4 1. C. Muslin
Best Lockwood u-4 '. C. Muslin
Best Lockwood 9-4 Sheeting
Best Lockwood 10-4 Sheeting
Cotton Toilet Crash
Blenched Twill Crash Pure Linen
li.Mra large Turkish Towels
Pure Linen lluck Crash Towels
29c. Hod Border, all linen Table Cloth. .
35c. Pure linen cream Table Cloth
59c. Pure linen cream Table Cloth
75c Pure linen cream Table Cloth
30
3c
4c
35c
3ic
5Jc
5c
8c
10c
14c
16c
3c
5!c
15c
10c
19c
28c
48o
62c