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THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-FRIDAY. MAY 20. 1898.
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We've a stock big
enough to shoe nearly
every woman in Scran
toti, aud you know the
styles are reliable be
cause we handle them a
sure guarutee of goodness
$ 98
Ml 9
Instead of $2.50.
which would have been
our price but for the
season being backward,
therefore we must make
this reduction. Five dif
ferent styles to see. Tans
and Black Kidskiu, all
turn soles with new
shape military heels.
Can fit any size foot from
2 toS.
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Tho Wllkes-Darre, Jtccora can bo had
In Scranton at the news Btunds of M.
llolnhart, 119 Wyoming avenue: Mac,
Lackavanna avenue.
CITY NOTES.
Cards of thanks, resolutions of condo
lence, obituary poetry und the Uko will
be Inserted In The Tribune only when
liald ftfr In advance, at tho rate of 19
cents per line.
Pay your gas bills twluy and save Uip
discount.
Tho supply nnd building committees of
tho board of control will meet this even
ing. Tho members of Circle 13. Ladles of tho
Grand Army of the Republic, will meet
Saturday evening to make llnal arrange
ments for Deconitlon Day exercises.
Thero will bo a game of bill Saturday
nt Athletic park between the Wyoming
H'minary nnd Young Men's Christian as
sociation. The game will lx- called at .1.1.'..
The funeraJ of Frank Snyder, who
died Wednesday mornlnsf. will b at l.'fi
p. m. today. Service at the home of his
mother, SSI Hast Market street. Inter
ment at Forest Hill cemetery.
Tho nlllnw sale nt the home of Mis. T.
II Dale on Linden strt-ot Miould be well
attended this alternoon. Mrs. Dale nnd
lier ft lends have worked very hard to
mnlio It u fuccrsafui bone'it for tho
lfome for the Friendless. The public Is
Unvlted to sph the fine ulrpl.iv ot all kinds
und conditions of sofa pillows.
Tho annual summer guide book of tho
New York. Ontario and Western Railroad
company has been issued. It is known as
"Summer Homes" and is perhaps tho
most attractive book of thp kind yet is.
sued by that mrrpuny. It Is profusely
lllustrau-rt and contains n great mass of
information that will l.j oaaerly sought
by tho summer travrler.
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THIS IS THE MAIN SHOW
And It Will lln Seen Hero on To
dnr, Mnv 31.
There's only one Main show, Main In
name, Mnin in slzi Main In newness,
nnd above all Main !n features. Rival
ry anions showmen ths past ten years,
that Is rivalry among the big and
wealthy ones, has been the means of
almost ruining the beauty and real
merit nf their enterprise owing to tho
nll-nbsorbing scheme to present big
shows to the public. To such an ex
treme has this been carried that merit
has been actually forced Into secondary
place.
The Cli-eat Walter I Main Show
coming to Scranton Tuesday, May 31,
stands at the very summit of succesa
ns the leading amusement enterprise
of our country, lVictiliar and unusual
as It may appear, old timers will re
member that Main never advertised a
simple feature he did not present. Tho
tame rigid rule Is etHl adhered to and
It will wlp In the end.
N'cttlolou, Washington Avenue,
v.l sell today mens' vie! nnd russet
shoes at $2.49, $1.9S and $1.39.
oooxxoooooooooo
19c
For
4
Fancy
Table
Butter
Today, at
Tfn Scranton Cash Store
T. l. Price, ARcnt.
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ORDINANCE PASSED
ON THIRD READING
New Telephone Company's Franchise
Has Passed Select Council,
CONTItAt'T KCHl ItJJU'AlltlNO T11U AS
l'HALT l'AVKD 8TU1SKT3 AWAKLi
KD TO Tllli KEIBTONU 1'AVIMU
COMPANY-DUNN HTHKKT 15PHINK
LINO COMPANY HAD T11M J.OW
KST HID l'OK Cl.HANINU MH
8TIIKKT8-1MD8 FOK Hl'l'l'MlNO
HOSK TO THK PIKE DEl'AttTMKNT.
Select council met last nlglrt nnd
passed the new telephone ordlnnnce
on third reudlng ns It was amended nt
the last meeting. There, wns not a
word of debate. Tho purpose Is to
have some of the amendments taken
off In the common branch. It will go
over tin to nt the next meeting.
The contract for repnlrlng the as
phalt streets of tho city was awarded
to the Keystone Paving company, Paul
V. Dunne, superintendent. The figures
In Its bid nre: ncsurfuclng, S5 cents
per yard; skimming, 05 cents per yard;
replacing, $1.80 per yard; scraping
Jornts, 4 cents a foot; denning out
crevices, 2 cents iv foot; rcplnclng ntono
blocks next to street car rails, 18 cents
a ftjot.
Colonel Sanderson Inquired It the city
solicitor had been naked for an opinion,
becuuso the Harbor Asphalt company
sent a communication nt the last meet
ing protesting against receiving bids,
claiming that Itself has the contract
for one year from Nov. 3, 1S97. Mr.
O'Hoyle said the solicitor said It was
all right to let tho contract to the
Keystone Paving company. Mr. Lans
ing thought the solicitor's opinion
should bo In writing. Mr. Hocho
nrgued that the streets arc In n de
plorable condition and need repnlrlng
very badly. He wns In favor of adopt
ing tho report of the committee.
MOTION DI3FKATHD.
Mr. Lansing thought there should bo
a guarantee of the work for a certain
period. Mr. O'Hoyle said the commit
tee hnd figured out tho bids and tho
Keystone company's was $2,500 lower
than any other. Tho motion to refer
It back to committee was defeated by
tho vote of 11 nays, 9 ayes.
Tho contract for cleaning tho paved
streets by contract was awarded to
tho Dunn Street Sprinkling company
for the lump sum of $8,500 for 211 days.
Two other bidders wore Vv. J. Hurke
nnd James Kearney. Mr. Hurke's bid
was 34 cents for sweeping and 33 cents
for Hushing every 10,000 square feet.
Mr. Kearney's bid wns 40 cents for
sweeping and 43 cents for Hushing a
similar surface. The paving commit
tee burned midnight oil on several oc
casions figuring out the lowest bidder.
When the report on the street clean
ing contrnct was under consideration,
Mr. Hocho handed to tho city clerk tho
following self-explanatory communica
tion: Whereas. It has come to our notice that
tho councils of tho city are contemplat
ing letUng tho cleaning ot our streets
out by contract, and as we understand
tho law, our councils aro organized to
look after tho city's best Intcres-ts.
Therefore, wo claim that the contem
plated action would not be In this direc
tion because It would have a tendency
to rcduco the wages of the workmen on
the streets and thereby curtailing the
purchasing power of the general public.
Again, wo pay a street commissioner a
high salary and It 1's his duty to give
his undivided attention to tho streets,
and do tho work to tho best advantage.
of the city.
Itesolved, That we. tho lJulldlng Trades
of tho city of Scranton demand from tho
councils that they do not let tne clean
ing of streets out by contract.
J. J. Coollgun, Secretary.
It wns ordered place on file and no
debate ensued.
CONTRACT FOR O'HAHA.
Mr. Sanderson Introduced a resolu
tion awarding tha contract of tho con
struction of the Monsey avenue and
Green's lane sewer to Vincent O'Hara
for $1.43 a foot. It wns passed, and
so vrus a resolution directing the city
clerk to keep a record of the meetings
of the board of revision and appeals,
with the view of knowing what mem
bers attend the meetings and how often
the meet.
The second appropriation ordinance
was passed on third reading, but be
fore a vote was taken Mr. Coyne moved
to go Into committee of tho whole to
amend It. Tho motion wns defeated.
Mr. Coyne said his object was to
strike out the line transferring the Re
lief Hose company's wagon to the Wil
liam Cunnells. The latter will dis
band before It wenrs any otheu com
pany's old clothes made over. Colonel
Sanderson told him the company would
not have to wear them if It didn't
wari to. The tax levy ordinance pass
ed llnal reading.
HIds for supplying 2,000 feet of hoso
to the fire department were opened
and read as follows: Columbus Rub
ber Works company, 90 cents; Revere
Rubber company, of New York, $ 1;
Foot Sc Shear company, 93 cents;
Fabric Fire Hose company, $1: Lack
awanna Hardware, compnny, CO cents;
Mineralized Rubber company. 2.000
feet for $1,980; Mineralized Rubber
company, brand No. 2, 2.000 feet for
$1.097.fj0; Hunt & Conell company, fl;
Outta Percha and Rubber Manufactur
ing company, 95 cents; fiutta Percha
and Rubber Manufacturing company,
brnnd No. 2, $1; Now York Helting nnd
Packing company, 95 cents; Hoston
Woven Hose und Rubber company,$l.
PAVE FOR QUINCY AVENUE.
The ordinance providing for paving
Qulncy nvenue between Pino and Gib
son streets with sheet asphalt was
reported favorably from committee
and ordered printed. Tho claim of
Freeman Lord was compromised for
$65.
An electric light was ordered on
North Main avenue In front of tho
Christian church. A motion to meet
next Thursdny night was voted down.
DAZAAR AT THE ARMORY.
It Helng Conducted br Graco Luth
eran flhnrch Hocletloi..
The Interior of tho armory on Adams
avenue has undergone a pronounced
transformation In tho preparations for
tho bazaar which began last ovenlng
under tho auspices of the Ladles' Aid
society und the Young People's society
of Christian Endeavor of Grace Evan
gelical Lutheran church. Tho bazaar
will continue this and tomorrow after
noon and evening.
Nine booths loaned by Jonas Long's
Sons have been handsomely decorated
by Goldsmith's Hazaar, the, Globe
Warehouse, Crowd), the confectioner;
Slebecker & Watklns, and others.
Thero Is an Ice cream, doll, candy,
fancy article, lunch, flower, Japanese J
and general booth nnd a "curiosity
Bhop."
Supper will be served nfter C o'clock
each evening. An attractive fenture
Is iho music. Tho bazaar Is conducted
under the direction of the following
general committee: D. 1, Flckus clinlr
mniii Mrs. C. L. Vnn Husklrk, Miss
Jennie Kauffman, Mrs.Wllllnm Luther,
Mrs, J. J. Kelnp. Mrs. P. IT. (lift, Miss
Kdl th Henson, Mrs, Cunningham nnd
Iialph Gift.
WONDERFUL GROWTH.
Celebration ol Hie Sesqul. Centennial of
Pennsylvania Lutheran Minister
Inm In Trinity Lutheran Church.
The one hundred and fiftieth anni
versary of tho Pennsylvania mlnls
terlum of tho Lutheran church wns
celebrntod yesterday by Scranton nnd
Wllkes-Harro congregations In Holy
Trinity church, at the corner of Adams
nvenue und Mulberry street. Meet
ings were held In the afternoon und
evening.
Among tho clergymen and others
piescnt were Rev. II. F. J. Seneker,
Rev. W. U. Hunton and II. L. Hunger
ford, of Wllkes-Harre; Rev. J. H.
Kuder, of Lehlghton; Rev. C. II. Hem
sath, of Conyngham; Rev. L. Linden
struth, of Mauch Chunk; Rev. F.
Khlnger, of Carbondale; E. August
Miller, of Philadelphia, and Revs. A.
L, Itnmor, Ph.D., C G. Splekcr, J. M.
Scheidy nnd John Kownl, of Scranton.
Some cause for the observance of tho
sPFqul-oentcnnlal may be observed In
tho fact that nt fhe first assembly
there were represented only ten Luth
eran congregations of about a thou
sand communicants, while todny thero
are 10.000 congregations and 1,500,000
communicants.
Rev. J. II. Kuder, of Lehlghton, wns
one of the speakers in the afternoon.
Ho referred at some length to the
meaning of the Jubilee.
Tho history of tho mlnlsterlum of
Pennsylvania was discussed by Rev.
C. H. Hemsrath, of Conyngham.
The evening session began nt 7.43
o'clock with a liturgical service con
ducted by Rev. II. F. J. Seneker, of
Wllkes-Harre. An address In Germnn
was delivered by Rev. L. Llndcnstruth,
of Mauch Chunk.
E. August Miller, of Philadelphia,
gave an Instructive address on church
work by the laity.
A statistical paper prepared by Rev.
A. L. Ramer, Ph.D., of this city, wns
read by II. L. Hungerford, of Wllkes
Harro. It was an Interesting review
of tho Growth of the church and wns,
In part, as follows:
In August of 1748 six pastors nnd about
thirty delegates met In St. Michael's
Hvangellcal Lutheran church or Phila
delphia for the purpose of effecting nn
organization of tho Lutheran churches
scattered over a vast territory but with
out any bond of union, or tho mnns or
judlcous oversight. In that first assem
bly thero wero represented ten congre.
g.vtlons with a membership of nhout a
thousand communicants. Thero were at
that time six other Lutheran minister?,
with twenty-three congregations.
The entire stiength of Lutherans In
America was then about 3.000 contlrmed
members. This wns U0 years ago. Now
thero art tin yncds, moro than 0,000 min
isters 10,000 congregations and 1,300.000
communlcar ts. And the Lutheran church
In general has grown during a century
and n half, so has also tho "Mother
synod." It now conFlsts of 3J3 ministers,
500 ccngregations nnd a communicant
membership of 123,000.
Nurn.Mi'Mlly tho Wllkes-Harre confer
ence Is one ot the weakest. It Is largely
a missionary conference. Slnco tho be
ginning of tho present decade, 1!) con
gregations were organized. Five or Its
congregations were organised before tho
beginning of the nlnetef nth century, dur
ing the llrst half of tho century twelve,
moro camo Into existence. Tho present
communicant rrf mborship of nil the con
gregations Is 13,fK). Tho number of Sun
day schools is 03 with a membership of
8. 500.
Two duets wero sung by Miss Gara
gnn. contralto, nnd Newton Croft,
tenor. The accompanist was J. M.
Chance.
A DAY AND A NIGHT.
IIoyt'H Latest Comedy Will Ho Soon
Horn nn Snturdny Night.
Georgia Cnlno, who made such a hit
as the gay "Girl from Paris," Is tho lat
est addition to the Hoyt forces. She
will make her tlrst appearance hero In
one of the companies of Hoyt and Mc
ICoo, when Charles IIoyt'H comedy of
fering for '9S, "A Hay and a Night,"
will bo presented at tho Lyceum thea
tre, Saturday evening, May 21.
The company to present Mr. Hoyt's
latest musical farce Is throughont one
of unusual merit. In tho principal
roles will be seen, In addition to Miss
Calno, Otis Harlan, Villa Knox. "Wll
llnin Devoro, Nellie O'Nell, Low Hloom,
tho Clayton Sisters. W. H. Currle, Jane
Cooper and Thomas Evans.
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SUIT AGAINST A POLICEMAN.
Charged With Kuoving n .linn Oirof n
Iticyclc.
An action of trespass, naming dam
ages In tho sum of $100, wns begun In
Prothonotary Copeland's office yester
day against Patrolman Joseph H.
Hloch. Stanley 'Swnrtz, ot Mulberry
street, Is plaintiff. Hulslander & Al
worth ore attorneys.
Ho alleges that Calvin Jones was
riding on his son'a bicycle on Mulberry
street on May 5, nnd thnt the defend
ant cnrelessly and Improperly pushed
him off tho wheel nnd tho overturning
of It damaged It to tho extent of $50.
The damage altogether amounted to
$100.
SCRANTON NYAS REPRESENTED.
Wllllnni I. Klnctbury Grnduntcd
fro hi Lone Iilnnd College, Hotpitnl.
Tho commencement exercises of the
Long Island College hospital took place
nt Academy of Music, Urooklyn, N. Y.,
Wednesday evening of this week. Mr.
William P. Kingsbury, the son of Mr.
E. P. Kingsbury, of this city, was one
of the graduates.
Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Kingsbury, II. W.
Kingsbury und Mr. nnd Mrs. H. P.
Simpson, of this city, wero present.
The address to the graduates was de
livered by Rev. Dr. MeLood, brother of
Rev. Dr. .Tunics McLeod, of this city.
Ho Not I'n 1 1
to attend the great auction sales going
on dally at Davldow Hros.
BORN.
WOOLWORTH.-In Scranton. Pa., May
19th, to Mr. and Mrs. C. 8. Woolworth,
a son.
Ncttletnn, VnhiiiKton Avenue,
will sell today Ladles' fine Dongola. nnd
Russet shoes at $2.49, $1.49, $1.29; Ox
fords for 99c, 79c. and 09c.
RelrlgerutorM
At Cattln's, 126 I'nnn avenue,
VERY SEVERE WIND
AND RAIN STORM
Did a Great Amount ol Damago About
the Clly Last Night.
A PIPE RUNNING UNDER TUB 1)., L.
& W. RAILROAD WAS UNA11LE TO
CARRY OFF THE GREAT QUAN
TITY' OF WATER AND A WASHOUT
RESULTED PHELPS STREET PRO
PERTIES AGAIN DAMAOED-CAR-HON
STREET WAS IMPASSAULU
FOR SOME TIME.
Tho rain and thunder storm which
began nt 10 o'clock last night and con
tinued for nearly three-quarters of nn
hour did a largo amount of damago
but no great particular dumago. Tho
Scranton Hallway company suffered
the most. Its entire system was crip
pled, and as a consequence the street
corners were crowded with belated per
sons. Tho hollow on Carbon street, hack of
the Dickson works, contained five feet
of water, and it rose high enough to
How down the street to the river. It
found Its way Into cellars and rose so
high In the stable of Mrs. Mary Har
rett and Mrs. Gordon thnt tho horses
had to bo taken out.
Four cars loaded with passengers
were stalled between tho crossing of
tho Delaware and Hudson nnd tho
Ontnrlo nnd Wostern crossing. Tho
motors were disabled by tho lightning,
nnd the passengers had to walk down
tho Delaware nnd Hudson tracks to
Vine street and climb up over the hill
to Penn avenue, where relief cars wero
In waiting to bring them to Lacka
wanna nvenue. When they got to
Lackawanna avenue they were about
ns bad off. No cars wero running on
any of the other lines.
CARS OFF THE TRACK.
The Laurel Hill lino wns In bad
shape. Four cars were derailed along
the route. The water had washed so
much mud on the tracks that the cars
left the rails. There was a car off at
the Moses Taylor hospital, one near
Laurel Hill park, one under tho Erie
nnd Wyoming bridge and another near
the end of the Throop line. The Taylor
lino had three cars with "burnt out"
motors, and on the South Side nnd
(Plttston lines n similar condition pre
vailed. The culvert under the Dela
ware and Hudson railroad at Spring
street, Mooslc, was filled nearly to the
nrch with water, and the tracks wero
covered with about eighteen Inches of
silt. Tho Stono avenue line was not
open further than Prospect avenue,
nnd tho Bcllevuc enrs wero blocked
from going to the end of the lino on
South Washington avenue.
Tho Linden street Bide of tho court
house square was submerged. The
catch-basin at the corner of Washing
ton avenue got blocked and tho wnter
spread out over the street and side
walks, nnd was up to tho base stono
of the Washington monument. Pur
cell's bath room was unnblo to accom
modate Its patrons until an hour after
midnight. The water backed Into tho
steam room and carried much mud
with It. The basement of tho Hoard of
Trade building was Hooded to a depth
of two foot, but no damage was done,
ns tho bottom Is cemented nnd tho
walls aro either brick, cement or stone.
CELLARS FILLED.
Every basement along Linden street
from Adams avenue to tho cathedral
received more or less water. It backed
Into the pits In tho Linden street car
barn and filled them. On Adams ave
nue, nt the corner of Mulberry street,
tho water backed over tho sidewalks,
but not much wont Into tho basements
In the vicinity.
On Spruce street tho wnter backed
over the sidewalk and Into the base
ment of tho new bank building next to
the Mears, and after tho rain stopped
nnd tho sewors carried off tho water
there was a coating, of mud on tho
pavement ten Inches deep.
Tho greatest damago reported wns
the washout on tho Rloomsburg divis
ion of the Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western for 150ynrds north of the Eelle
vuo station. A large drain pipe going
under the tracks got blocked and the
wnter tore down tho south-bound track
and washed away that portion of it.
Trains had to pass on tho other track.
The water that tore up tho railroad
embankment flowed Into tho supply
shaft of tho Hellevuo colliery and Into
tho boiler room, quenching tho flros In
the latter place, and In the bottom
vein of tho shaft It rose to a height
of two and one-half feet.
Outside Foreman Green wns of the
opinion that the colliery would not bo
In shape for work before Monday by
reason of the surplus water. It will
take several hours to pump tho water
from the boiler room alone.
A gang of section hands went to
work as soon as the storm was over,
repairing tho washout.
PHELPS STREET AGAIN.
The first place almost that suffers In
a big rain storm Is tho vicinity of
Phelps street, which Is drained by the
Fourth district sewer. Reports of
flooded basements came from thero,
but the storm wns of more Inconveni
ence than damage to the residents of
that district.
Tho wind was high nnd It knocked
down some trees on tho South Sldo
nlong Cedar ayenue. The fence on
South Washington avenue enclosing
Schwenk's base ball park was blown
down,
The freight train on the Jersey Cen
tral that leaves for the south nt mid
night was delayed on account of mud
on the tracks between Scranton street
and Hellovue. A force of men cleared
the road In two hours.
Plttston avenU'?. between Alder street
and Willow was Hooded nnd tho base
ments of Harry Klaumlnzer, Jacob
Demuth nnd Jacob Miller were half
filled with water and mud.
ON WEST SIDE.
West Scranton did not escape some
damage by the heavy down pour as
will bo seen by tho few Instances
noted below.
A large maple tree was broken off
about half way up the trung and com
pletely blocked passage along tho side
walk and tore a guy wlro of
the street railway's cable loose. The
treo Is one ot the few beautiful maples
which stand near tho curb along Wash
burn street on tho right hand sldo Just
umove Main.
Luzerne street from Thirteenth to
Nineteenth street was covered by wnter
to a depth of 4 inches to a foot. Col
lars were filled along this street and
a largo tree was blown across the
sidewalk near Fifteenth street.
Tho lower end of Scranton street he
low Seventh was badly washed out.
This tilling wns only put in a few days
ago.
A large hole was made on North
Main avenue, at the Mt. PleaBaht rav-
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NEWEST
I DINNER SETS
We have this week opened a large asssortment of 1898 A
stvles in DINNER WARE. a
New shapes and new
LOWEST PRICES,
MILLAR & PECK, 134 Wyoming Avanm
Walk In nnd Look Around."
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Ino near where tho basin stood. Rnsln.
sidewalk and a portion of tho street
have slid into the ravine on tho lower
sldo. The section washed out Is about
fifteen feet deep and eight feet across.
This particular position was fenced off
sometime ngo owing to Its dangerous
looseness.
All tho sewer basins wero moro or
less choked nnd tho streets unpaved
were washed pretty bare. A small
street department gang wero around
soon after tho storm patching up nnd
opening basins.
SERVICE CRIPPLED.
Tho Street Railway service was
somewhat handicapped. At tho curve
near the Central Railroad of Now Jer
sey a short circuit created great ex
citement aboard tho cars standing
there. In spite of tho torrents, the
more timid ones loft the cars. Car 302
of tho Washburn A'estlbulo had Its
lamp circuit blown out and a candle
furnished the light for a time.
The electric stre-. t lamps wero out
during the continuance ot tho vorm
and West Scranton was In total lark
nesss. Tho wind blow down two Hags on
Wyoming avenue and swept thorn
along to the Dime bank corner. One
Is a silk flag and the other of rough
material. They were taken to tho po
lice station and the owners may get
them upon Indentlflcatlon.
NEW NATIONAL GUARD.
Steps Arc Being Jakca tn Organize
Companies in This CityAn
Order Expected Soon.
Thero seems to bo a general under
standing In Scranton among the ex
ollicers of the Thirteenth regiment that
a now Pennsylvania National Guard
Is to bo organized to replace that
which was handed over to the govern
ment. Whether tho now guard Is to be
provisional and discharged in favor
of the old regiments after the war Is
ended, whether It Is to bo fully equip
ped at the state's expense these and
other details are not known. Rut the
tip has reached here as It has Phila
delphia, where three new National
Guard regiments are being organized
by Colonel Morrell that Governor
Hastings will Issue some kind of an
order within a week or ten days which
will result In the creation of a new
guard.
The ex-members of Company D arc
tho flrst to anticipate the order In
this city. Last evening nine of them met
In tho olllce of ox-Lloutenant Frank
A. Rranda In the Mears building. They
decided to request ex-Captain Fre
mont Stokes to assume command of
the temporary organization and ar
ranged to begin recruiting. Nineteen
ex-members have already Indicated
their willingness to re-cnllst.
Ex-Captain Dlmmtck. of Company A,
ex-Lieutenant Scott, of Company H;
ex-Llcutenant Davis, of Company C nnd
ex-Sergeants Edwards and Curling, ot
Company F, nro arranging to begin
tho re-organization of their respectlvo
compnnles. In an Interview yesterday
n gentleman woll known In military
affairs said to a Tribune reporter:
"I have reason to believe tho report
Is true that Governor Hastings has
requested Colonel Morrell to organize
a brigade In and about Philadelphia.
We feel assured that ho will make
tho same request of men who may
be In command of two other brigades
In other parts of the state. A govern
ment call for moro troops may change
this plan temporarily, but not per
manently, for everyone knows- as well
as the governor that tho state cannot
get nlong without Its customary home
protection.
"If the president's call should come
after tho reorganization of tho guard
Is well under way tl regiments would
bo turned over to te government as
rapidly as they were created. The men
would, I believe, enlist for state ser
vice with the purpose of volunteer
ing when tho time came.
"While no trouble would bo exper
ienced In securing competent men for
officers' commissions, few of them
would care to go to tho expense of
equipping themselveH under tho old
rules of the guard unless assured that
tho guard Is to bo permanent In enso
It Is not nsked to volunteer. It would
bo no Joke for thirty or forty otllcers
of n new Thirteenth to spend $100 each
for uniforms and other equipment nnd
then bo honorably discharged with
their commands In order to make wny
for tho old regiments on their re
turn from war.
"My hope Is that tho recruiting of
tho new companies will bo continued.
The questions of organizing perma
nently or volunteering can be settled
later, when the details ot Governor
Hastings' plan Is known.
V
DID NOT PAY FOR HIS BOARD.
ftl. J, Camp, of Sprlncfielil, III,, Is
Now in tho Countr Jnll.
M. J. Camp, of Sprlngvllle, III., was
committed to tho county Jail yosterdav
by Alderman Millar In default of ball
for defrauding McTiguo & Melvln, of
tho American house out of a board nil .
Ho came to town a few months ago
selling a milk strainer.
nuslness was not good, and more
over, tho saloons offered u big attrac
tion. Ho was under tho Influence ot
liquor when ho was going to Jail. Ho
Is an elderly man, un) has bushy
whiskers.
THE POLICEMEN SUFFER.
Heavy Helmets mid tho Hcnt Cause
Iho lilucconts Discomfort.
The present hot weather Is begin
ning to tell on tho policemen. On May
30, Decoration Day, tho annual general
order to wear the regulation summer
t
t
decorations.
t
1 Traveling 1
$ ;:
At
Going
Out
of
Business
Prices.
&
-- ;s:
3J We have several j
hundred trunks, bags, 5;
$ dress suit cases and 5!
J5 telescopes in stock. ":
i c t &
v Every one has re- ;
vSJ ceived marching or- ;
$ ders. This closing out j
5 sale makes them go 5T;
like this: 5
'9 ijftr. Dress suit cases
y ' heavy leather bound, $:
us that were Si. 39. si
5$ 1A( Telescopes thaf were
60 cents, 16 inches
us lone, leather bound. Hi
$1 flO So,id leather bags &
J1.U7 burnished brass g
us trimmings 16 inches long, si;
15 that were 2.75. ;
CO. I
303 Lncka. Ave. S:
garb will bo issued by Acting Chief of
Police Ourrcll.
Heavy winter helmets cause the
greatest dlscomfort.especlally to patrol
men. A quantity of new gray helmets
have been purchased and will be dis
tributed when tho light blue llannel
coats are donned.
PERJURY IS CHARGED.
W,
II. Cnmpboll Arrested nt the
In.
stance of W. .1. Trncoy.
W. II. Campbell entered ball before
Alderman Kasson yesterday to answer
nt court a charge of perjury, preferred
by W. J. Tracey.
The alleged perjury, It Is asserted,
was committed before Alderman Howo
when Campbell swore thnt Tracey had
misappropriated funds of tho Phila
delphia Mutual Guarantee and Build
ing and Loan association.
NO BASE BALL dAME.
Had
to Ito Postponed Ilocniiso o
Wot (.rounds.
Several hundred baso bull cranks
wero disappointed yesterday In the
cancelling of the gamo that was' to
have been played at Athletic park be
tween tho Wilkes-Hurre team of the
Kastern league and tho Young Men's
Christian association team.
Wet grounds, it was announced, was
the reason for declaring the game off.
POLICE SEARCMINQ FOR BOID.
IlroolUyu I'nrtjr Hni Requested That
lln Ho Hound.
Tho pollco are searching for John
Hold (or Hold), of Urooklyn, X. Y.,
whose mother Is very HI In that city.
A letter from James 11. Iioyle, of
Urooklyn, to Acting Chief of Pollco
Gurrell says that Hold Is about 34 years
old, has an artificial foot and wns
thought to bo boarding at a hotel on
Wyoming avenue.
The Lehigh Valley railroad will sell
on May 28, tickets from Wllkes-Harro
to Niagara Falls and return at rato
of one faro for the round trip. Tickets
good to return to nnd Including May
31. Consult Lehigh Valley tlckot agent
for further particulars.
CASTOR I A
For Infants nnd Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Boars tho
Signature of
fe
Dyspepsia,
Heartburn, Gin
trltls sad nit
Stomach l)lor-
ilers positively cured, drover Uraham's liys.
pepmu iiemeuy is a buvcuig. una uo re
moves all distress, and u permanent cure of
the moat cbroulc and severa case is euurun.
teed. Do not suffer I A ftO-cent bottle will
convince the most Bkepttcal,
Mattbews ilros., Druggists, 320 Laokn
wauuu uvenue.
MAX WUIiUK. Hoot and Shoe Maker.
Ilestsboes to order from $1.7fi up, Mon's
coleu und beds, (lUc. Ladles' soles und Uoels,
fiOc All work uuuruuteed.
i7 Penn Avenue, SCRANTON, PA.
Thin
Brushes
Are an essential article
during the cleaning and
painting time. Your
wants can be met here a(
a very small cost. Foi
instance, wc can sell yo
7 inch white wash brush,
anoe orusii with dauber,
Shoe polisher.
Shaving brush,
Cloth brush,
Scrub brush,
Varnish brush,
Stove brush,
Dust brush or a
.It
10c
iHair brush.
Floor Brush.
12 inches long with a
handle such as is sold at
50c. ' Are here at.... ,39c
Feather Dusters.
16 inch feather, sold us
ually at 35c, here for 24c
Sasli Tools
Such as are sold at tho
paint stores for iijc, aoc
and 25c, are here at
10c, 12c and 14o
Wire Hair Brushes
Such as are sold at drug
store for 50c, here at 24c
Basement.
THE GREAT
310 Lacka. Ave.
JOHN n. LAUWIG.
SUMMER IS IIEnn AND
Baby's Wardrobe
Must be Replenished.
Try the Knit Night Drawers,
Knit Drawers, for Ladies and
Children,
Dresses, long and short,
Skirts, "
Untlervcsls,
Sacqucs.
Blankets,
nosicry and Shoes.
In great variety nnd daintiest design,
at tho
Baby Bazaar,
512 Spruce Street.
Steam and
Hot Water
HEATING
Gas, Electric
And Combination
FIXTURES
Electric
Light . . .
WIRING
Charles B. Scott,
119 Franklin Ave.
The Standard
ElectricClocks
No Winding. No Springs.
No Weights. No Repairs.
No Trouble of Any Kind.
At Small Cost.
suiiahie or slotgs. Oiliees. Banks. Eic.
ONKNOWHUNNINO IN SCRAN
TON HAVINUH HANK SINCT, DK
I'KMHKK LAST; VAHIKS ONLY
AHOUT ONK HKCONIl A WKWC.
Mercereaii & Connell,
Solo Agents for this Territory.
THU I.AKOKST AND I'INKHT KTOOR.
Ol-' rl.OCKH, WATCHES. JKWKMIY AND
HIA'KUWAIlK IN NOrtTHL'ASTUIN
PENNSYLVANIA.
130 Wyomlrtff Avenue.
At Pierce's market This
Horning
Turkeys, Ducks, Chickens aud
firoilers, Green l'cas. Tomatoes,
Cucumbers, Cauliflower, New
Meets, New Potatoes, Celery, Had.
tshes, Onions, Lettuce, Aspara.
t;us. etc., etc.
Faney Strawberries and Fruits,
Print liutter and Soft Shell Crabs.
W. H HE. H ML II!
4c. STORE
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