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THE SCR ANTON TRIBUNE-WEDNESDAY. .TUNE 8. 1808."
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PRESENT STATUS
OF THE COAL TRADE
Mnntb of May No! Any More Satiitac
lory Than Its Predecessors.
FOll THE LAST I'JVK MONTHS TJIU
DEMAND FOlt ANTHRACITE COAL
HAS 1JE13N KO SMALL Til AT THE
collieries have worked only
aiiout onk-thip.d time-reform
in this matter ob' uettinu
coal to map.ket is adv1saule
fOH Ala CONCERNED.
The following about tho antliraclto
coal trade Is from tlic Juno letter of
the Anthracite Coal Oporntoii' asso
elation: Ths month of May has not proven more
BatUfuctory tor tho unllmiclte trade
than did April. At Its lioj-lmiliiK. thero
was h temporal) iictlvltj In the New
Hngtand market. This wus brought
thiough nn advance In bnive rates to
neventy-flve and eighty outs, owing ;o
the fenr that the win might ptevent reg
tilar slilpmei ts. but us this was round to
lie without scud ground, tho rates
dropped, and those whose orders had not
gone forward hrul them stopped, whllo
other buyers decided to unit until tho
rates aealn reached a satisfactorily low
figure Charters were obtainable) for
llfty-flvo mid sixty cents at tho end of
the month and were expected to ro lower.
The market at Philadelphia, llaltlmoro
mid Washington was without u fcatuie
of Interest so far as tho quantity of sales
was concerned, hut prices at these points
liave been extremely weak, and material
concessions are known to havo been
given. In the west, at Rutfalo and cone
Hponaing points, the same condition ex
ists. Tho maikot for tho steam sizes h.is
EUfferod seriously through tho small pro
duction. Some orders for them have
lieon tilled with larger sized coal, hut In
Iho majority of cases the consumers havo i
taken a quantity of soft coal which they
havo used either alone or with surh
nmount of small anthracite as they wero
able to secure.
The outlook for June Is far from en
couraging. The consumption has been
estimated at 2.500.000 tons, and whllo this
might not in Itself be more than tho ac
tual requirements, tho usual excess In
production above the estimate nmt lo
allowed for, and this may prove sufficient
to cause trouble.
Thus far prices have been except Inn.illy
firm III and around New Yoik and at
New Kngland points, hut It Is feared
that tho weakness in the Southern nnd
Western markets may throw an abnor
mal quantity of conl to tidewater points
and force tales at lower figures.
STATt'S OF TRADE.
From the first of January lo the first of
June of this year. live months, the de
mand for nr.thruclto has been so small
that the collieries have worked only
iihotit 53 davs out of the l.'d passed. Oar
ing tho latter two months many of tho
operators were able to work only tour
days n month. As a consequence of this,
the cost of mining has been Increased far
bevond tho selling price, and heavy losses
hae resulted.
The results of this aro equally serious
to tho railroads and to tho Individual
operators. Hoth are depleting their re
sources and losing money In their current
operations. The railroads are mining
conl at an actual loss to their coal de
partments and paying this from their
t raffle earnings, thus reducing their total
earnings. The coal which they market
from their own property Is being taken
from It without any return, thus reduc
ing Its value. This coal land Is an asset
upon which tho greater part of tho rail
roads bonds and stocks have been Issued.
Tho foundation of these securities is
-three fold: First, that the conl In the
ground is worth a certain amount per
ton, a prleo which would be received tor
It If tho railroad owning It were to exe
cute a lease to an operator. This would
be from !!0 to 30 cents per ton, ns royalties
aro at present, nnd this ilgure should,
therefore, become a part of the cost of
mining when tho railroads operate on
their own property. In order that the
return to the property account should
maintain Its vnlue nnd be sullielent to
pay the taxes anil charges on the prop
erty, and Interest on tho Investment,
both actual and as represented by Its re
laMnn to the bonds for which It Is se
curlty Second! In tho work of mining and
marketing coal there Is nssumrd to be a
prolit. In ordor " do this work, heavy
expenses hav 'een incurred In sinking
shafts and other mining operations, and
in constructing buildings for the prepata
tlon of coal and equipping them and the
mines with the necessary machinery. Tho
money received by the railroads from the
sale of their bonds has been used for this
In the expectation that. In carrying on
tiie work of mining, there will bo suffi
cient margin of profit between the cost
of operating and value of the coal, wh"n
delivered, to pay the Interest on tho
money thus Invested, and to repay tho
principal within a reasonable time.
depend UPON COAL.
Third: The railroads which reach into
the unthraclto regions, with the excep
tion of the Pennsylvania, depend upon
antliraclto coal for the greater part of
their tratltc. These roads havo been built
ut great cost, with money secured Irom
tho sale of securities, and since thy trat
Jlo earning Irom anthracite aio their
pilnclpal dependence, il is expected that
this shall bo carried at a mullcleut prlco
tu paj Its proportion of the operating
costs and leave a prolit enough for tho
interest and principal on the securities
chargeable against It, and that this traffic
shall continue for a length of time suf
ficient to repay tho money which lias
been expended In creating nnd carrying
it. on.
These aro nil sound business proposi
tions nnd repiesent only such conditions
us every bulness man must consider be
fore Investing, and which he must ob
serve In operating. They are the con
ditions under which the individual opera
tors are mining.
The manner In which the anthracite
mining and carrying railroads nre being
conducted is exactly tho reverse of this.
Thi.y are mining on their own lands
without charging themselves the cur
rent royalties which they would receive
If the land was lenicd by them to others.
They are conducting their mining opera
tions at nn actual lots and they are
charging against anthracite an extortion
ate and unjut freight tntc from which
they derive little benefit, slr.co from It
must bo paid the losses of the other de
partment. It Is fcelf-cvldcnt that such a condition
ts one In wnlch tht railroads are lolng,
and which Ir. at the same time, a gross in
justice ngalnst the Individual operniois.
These ta'-tei must pay the,r royaltl-a;
their mining cists, and a finking fund to
rc-lmbnrso their Investrrcnt In the plain,
ond then nre compllrrt to pay hfiivy
freight charges to u inavkrt. When they
lose In operating, thiy have no rallnad
which will assume the lns.
FAIR PROPOSITION.
Quite apart, however, from this mnnt
fest Injustice to o.h rs, It Is ilear th.it
(ho system tinder width tho rallrond min
ing and carrying companies am operating
Is against their own lmret. Most of
their mines nre ro unprofitable tha even
when working c mparatlvrir full time,
their cost of prrdiieilon. apart from any
HAPPINESS VS. MISERY.
Mr, Charcot'. Tonic TnbleU, the great Par
l.lnn remodv, ! u guaranteed cure for the
Drink Habit; alio uervouuiie.il and nielan.
clioly caused by overdndulvauco.
It l)troy tin Appctlt) for Alcoholic and
II Intoxicating llaverugei, nud lenrei innu
a,, lia tnniiU ha. It run be aduilnUtrrol
without tho knoit ledgt of the putlrut where
nec.i.ary. S.nd for pumphlet.
Wni Cl.rlf, Jfi Pin. Av.. iinliin l,
question of rojultles, far exceeds the eell
Insr prlco of tho fuel. Why llieso collier
ies aro contlrued la not pOMtblo to ev.
plain. If they were allowed to stand Idle
and their proportion of tho tonmtgo di
vided among all of the cpcratoiB, each
would have better wt.rUIng tlmo, with
resultant decrtctc In tho cost of produc
tion. Futthcr, and benilng directly upon the
matters previously tefetud tu, It must
he clear that If, when tho market for coal
Is Innctlvo, the railroads would closo
their collieries, which win, only bo oper
ated at a. loss, and dlvdcd tho tonnngo
thus represented among the Individual
operators, thero would he saved for tho
former, the losses otherwise Incurred In
opera Ling, alto, tho tens ot conl which
would have been taken from their prop
erties without return, and thoy would
still have tho same tonnage to transport
to market.
No proposition could be inoro fair. The
rullrojids would decrease their expenses,
eonseivo tho value of their property and
maintain their traffic earnings, whllo tho
Individual operators, through being ablo
to work mom Bteudlly, would reduce their
mining costs whllo maintaining u full
supply of fuel for tho market. There
are, of course, many details which must
he considered In the case of each rail
road, hut tho general broad principal
holds good nnd Is ono that embraces
both a sound business policy on tho part
of the railroads, and equity between
themselves and the Individual operators.
HARD COAlTBOOMERS.
Two of Them from Alt. Camel Are
Chy Wont to Extend Mar
ket (or Anthracite.
In
Isaac Goldsmith, president of tho Mt.
Carmel board of trad", mid D. I). Ho
llch, president ot a special ori;u liga
tion of Mt. Carinel business men. wero
In .Scranton .Monday .'.. e!ng to In
tcrest tho hoard of trade and business
men generally In a movement to im
prove business throughout tho anthra-
cite coal regions.
According to tbp two Ml. Har
med men. their respoetlw oignnizo
tlons seek lo gain the proposed end
through loner freight rates on hard
coal In order to penult competition with
the bituminous product. Increased
sales and more work at the hard coal
mines would follow.
Resolutions were recently adopted ns
follows by the Mt. Carmel special busi
ness men's organization:
lie It resolxed by tho business men of
Mt. C.irmel at a meeting held this even
ing, and it is here by retolved by the au
thority of the same, that Hie condition of
affairs in the anthriicltc coal region Is
deplorable, ut.d that owing to the present
system of op latlng the collieries by
which they are worked only about one
pud a half days a week, the working
men aro unable to eatn sufficient luad
to feed their families and the suffering
throughout the replon fiom actual star
vation Is greater than has ever bc.-n
known bcfire; that the people are not
usklng (hurlt). but a fair deal; tiu-t If
anthracite coal was gi anted the same
trade rates per ton per mile as bitumin
ous the cnlaigement of Hie maiket would
glvo us more thun twice the present
work; that owing to the oppressive
freight rates anthrr.elto coal Is crowded
out ot the market for nearly all steam
and manufacturing purposes.
Resolved. That we Invito the co-operation
ot all the business men of the dif
ferent towns In the entire anthracite re
gion to brln this matter betore the pres
ence of the different coal carrying roads
and seo if It cannot be remedied, nnd
urge them to hold meetings of their bus
iness people at once and appoint a com
mittee to meet with the committees from
this Rtid ollvr town to adopt such meas
utes that they may consider practicable
to secure relief from the prevailing con
dltons. A copy of the resolution nci-ompany-Imj
a circular entitled "Room Hard
Coal!" was received by tho Scranton
board of trade from Mt. Carmel last
week and wns referred to the Manu
facturers' committee for a report on
Monday evening, Juno '20.
Messrs. Holleh and Goldsmith Mon
day requested that the Scranton board
send representatives to a contention at
a place to be decided on later. It Is ex
pected that the convention will decide
upon some plan for relief. The Scran
ton hoard's rooms were offered for con
vention purposes. Similar offers hnv
been made In Wilkes-Harro nnd Hazle
ton, cities considered moro favorable on
account of their more central location.
According to the Mt. Carmel men,
one popular plan is the creation of a
fund to he used before tho interstate
commerce commission and In the courts
if necessary, to compel the railroads to
carry anthracite an cheaply ns bitu
minous. SOLDIERS' RELIEF FUND.
.luil;
o Gunster mid W. II. TnylorAre
tho Sew Contributor.
The fund of tho Soldiers' Relief asso
clnthg was announced us follows yes
teiday: The regular weekly meeting of the
executive jnmlttee will bo held In the
board of trade rooms tomorrow after
noon. Pievlously acknowledgo 51.310
llon.F. W. Gunster 10
W. II. Taylor, 111) per month
Total JI.M6
A letter from Simon H. Cameron, ma
jor and commissary ot the Third brig
ade, Notional rsur.pl Pennsylvania, has
been received here containing the pro
position of the famous Third Brigade
hand to glvo concerts for the relief
fund of any regiment once attached to
the brigade.
The offer is made bv Lieutenant
Frederick ("5rhard, of Pottsvllle tho
leader of the band. The only compen
sation naked Is payment of expenses.
Major W. S. Millar, who received tho
letter, has delivered It to President Al
fred Hand, of tho Scranton Soldiers'
Relief association. It will be consider
ed at tomorrow afternoon's, meeting; of
the executive committee.
DRAMA IN (JRRMAN.
'Hoinm!" Produced In Mnslo Unit
liv Chicago Stnr Company.
A Hmaller audience than the excel
lence of the entertainment demanded
was In .Music Hall last evening to wit
ness tho Chicago Star company's pres
entation In Herman of SudtTmanu's
drama "Helmut" IHonie, Sweet Home)
under the auspices of the I.ledcrkratw.
TIih central figures of the drama.
"Manila" and "Marie," wore assumed
I by Mis. Johanna KlBeinann-lllllnnd.
Few more clever exponents of the
legitimate dramatic art have been seen
In Seratiton'H theaters in recent years.
Tho other members of the company nr
M. Hlscmnnn. Oreto Martens, Maria
and Fritz Hnmboek, Franz Eulau and
Carl Heifer.
Last night's performance concluded
with a social period, which Included
dancing. Next week Wednesday even
ing tho company will play "Der Ver
wunschen Prims" (The Hypnotized
Prince).
('rnphnphone Concert.
Iivory evening from T.oO to 10 p. in.
at Rclsinan's CIph' ni vj.w. at.nrl,
BOARDS ARE
REUNITED
Earnestly Longed for
Consummation Signal
ized by a Parade.
MADE A FINE SHOWING
Over 3,000 Hibernians and
18 Bands in Line.
I'tliST OHDKIt IN TllK MOIININC.
WAS A MASS CIM.inillATKt) HY ItT.
RKV. IJ1S1IOP IIOllAX. T1IKX A PI'!!.
Ut! Sl'SSION AT WHICH Jl'UUK
SMITH, Jl'lKHO GtWSTKIt. CITY
TitKAsrnrcit uoi.and, attohnky
M. F. CO-NtlY, CITY SOI.ICITbU .Mc
OINI.KY AND CAPTAIN MOUt MAVH
ADI.linf.SFS JOHN P. Qt'INWAN
DIli:V THi: LOT TO PIUCS1D12 OVKIl
TllK TllMPOTtAUY ORGANIZATION.
OKFICKIW WII.1, UK ELECTED TO
DAY. An eventful epoch In the history of
the Ancient Order of Hibernians em
anated from ycsterdny'H pioceedlngs
In the state convention. The complete
nnd satisfactory re-establishing of
unity was consummated with the as
sembling of the delegates In the gen
eral convention In the afternoon.
President Patrick O'Neill, ot tlf Hoard
of America, nnd Acting President
John P. Quinnan drew lots for the
chairmanship nnd the latter won. Mr.
O'Neill acted ns secretary. This morn
ing tlic first order of business will bo
the elect'oti of officers.
The delegates were slow in getting
to the hall after the parade, and it
was 5.30 when President John P. Quin
nan of the temporary organization
called them to order. Miss Nellie Mc
Kernau, of Philadelphia, secretary of
the Daughters of Krln, was appointed
official stenographer for the conven
tion. A motion was made that the report
of the committee on credentials he laid
over until this morning. That was
voted down. The list was then read
by Secretary Alex. McKernan. I'nder
Illshop JlcFaul's ruling the represen
tation In the convention Is based upon
the number of divisions. The president
of each division Is a delegate by vir
tue of his office of president, nnd tho
county president Is also a delegate.
Captain John T. Planners', of tho
Ninth Pennsylvania volunteers. Is
president of a Plttston division, but
his credentials were used by a substi
tute. That gave rise to the discus
sion whether or not a substitute could
be allowed under the plain letter of the
law ns given by the right reverend ar
bitrator. If Illshop McFaul sold the
president of each division was to lie a
delegate, did he mean, In case of a
contingency, that a substitute could he
sent? President Quinnan ruled that a
division In good standing could not be
deprived of representation if Its presi
dent were unable to attend. In such
nn event the division could name a
substitute.
When the report of the committee on
credentials was read It Included Hon.
P. P. Smith. Judge M. F. Wllhcie, C.
O. Roland as delegates at Inrge. A
motion to ndjourn was made and voted
down. A motion to go Into the nomi
nation nnd election of officers was
made and was followed by a moth;i
to lay on the table. The roll call wii's
necessary on the motion to table, and
it was carried by a voto of 131 to U'3.
It wnsi nearly 7 o'clock and a motion
to ndlourn was unanimously wel
comed. The slate printed yesterday will go
through this morning swimmingly.
Attorney C. C. Donovan, of this city,
Is certain of the vice-presidency.
DELEGATES ATTEND MASS.
At S o'clock the delegates assembled
nt tho Jermyn, formed In line, and
marched to the cathedral. Ratter's
band led the way. The mass began
at 0 o'clock. lit. Rev. Rlshop Hoban
was celebrant; Rev. D. .1. MucGold
rlck was deacon, Rev. E. J. Molley
was sub-deacon and Rov. J. J. IJ.
Feeley was master of ceremonies.
Hauer's orchestra accompanied tho
choir in Clmarosa's military mass.
Rlshop Hoban preached the sermon
nud welcomed the delegates. The bless
ing of God, ho Invoked, upon their re
united order. God certainly hns a
grand mission of glorious goodness for
the Iilsh people, the speaker said; for
Irelnnd's missionaries havo gone forth
Into every country of the world to
preach the doctrine of salvation. No
other people stands closer to the throne
of God than Erin's sons nnd daugh
ters; for through long nges of perse
cution and distress of misery and
wretchedness their zeal has not been
diminished for the sako of religion.
Ireland refused to glvo up her faith
when Cromwell tried to crush out thu
very race Itself. Her sons still kept
the fires of devotion burning with their
masses on tho hillside nnd In the glen
when It was treason against the state
to worship their God. The priests were
hunted like wild beasts in the forest,
and the teachers were scattered like
the ravenous wolves with a prlco set
upon their head. She has lost her lan
guage, lost her Independence, but not
her rulth.
Tho public iiesslon In College hall be
gan after the mass, and was attended
by an nudlenco Hint packed tho place.
Rauor's band opened the session with
tho "Star Spangled Runner." County
President Dawson was chairman. He
Introduced Attorney M. F. Conry to
deliver the uddress ot welcome on bo
half of tho Hibernians of Scranton.
ADDRESS OF WELCOME.
To perpetuate, ho nlil. the union ef
fected at this convention Klbf lnlnns
need only to adhere to the teaching
and doctrlhes of their religion, which Is
founded on divine truth. Throughout
all ages, Ireland has spread the light
of prayers, she has given urchltects,
poets, sculptors, orators, patriots to tho
woild. He referred lu conclusion to tho
strvlco Irishmen are giving In the pros
cut war. No one questions his heroism
or toyulty to the glorious Hag.
Judge Gunster followed with nn ad-d'-ess
on patriotism. Tho man most to
he pilled In this lifo Is ho who does not
belluvo In God, said tho speaker. And
lv of eniinlry Is nest. Thn pnflt Scott
most beautifully e:spressed the senti
ment of lovo of country In tho lines.
"Hrcnthes thtro n man with noul no
iloud, who never to himself hoth said,
This Is my own my native land." Tho
speaker dwelt upon the reuniting of
tho two 'boards nnd complimented them
on obliterating factional strife front
their ranks.
City Treasurer Roland was tho next
speaker. He took lue with Judge Wll
hero on tho Identity of the man who
tired tho first shot In the present war.
He wus from Scranton, not Phlladd
phla. He discountenanced tho Anglo
American nlllanco until such time as
England gives to KUffcring and dis
tressed 'Ireland the liberty that the
Vnlted States Is now fighting for to
give Cuba.
City Solicitor MrCilnley made an ad
dress, and touched upon light topics In
humorous stylo so I hat everyone wno
laughing until he got through. Cap
tain Jnmes Molr, chairman of the com
mon council, was Introduced and ho,
too, wns as witty as he usually is when
called upon to say something. He was
proud of belonging to tho Celtic race,
and Is a great ndmlrer of Irish genius.
He asked the Hibernian delegates from
other cities In tnk" a charitable view
of the deplotable condition of the city's
nsphalt pavement. It was not always
thus, and will not be thus always.
Jl'DGE SMITH'S REMARKS.
Hon. P. P. Smith briefly welcomed
the delegates to i!t his homi1 and he
would be proud to accord them a hearty
reception. Judge Wllhere wus not per
mitted to remain silent. He wns called
from an obscure seat at the rear of the
hall. He was brimful of witty anec
dote nnd kept the audience In ronrs for
live minutes.
The Daughters of Erin held a thlrty
mlnuto session after the mass nnd ap
pointed a committee on credentials,
consisting of Miss Rose E. Ttillov, Miss
Katherine Shields. Miss Margaret Fur
ey, Miss Condron and Mrs. Ki-avln. of
Philadelphia; Mrs. Mary A. Jones, of
Montgomery; Miss Mary Grognn. of
Schuylkill; Mrs. Shearan, of Wllkes
1 la fro, and Mis? Ressle Gearhart. The
regular work of their convention will
begin this morning.
The parade In the afternoon wns a
magnificent oti' It took one hour and
ten minutes to pass a given point.
There were eighteen bands of music,
ninety carriages containing clergy.
state officers and delegates, nnd up
wards r.f 3,000 men in line. The Ametl
cuu flag was (anted at the head of the
first division by Michael G. Gallagher
and P. F. Murray, of Division 17.
Spiuce street was the place of forma
tion. M. 11. (jiillln was grand marshal,
and was assisted by .Miles J. Mi-Andrew,
chief of staff, and the following
aides: Thomas O'Rourke and James
Mnhon, of Siranton: J. J. Covne, of
Mlnooka; John TTuuks, of Providence:
Patrick Langan and T. J. Savage, of
Cnrlxindale; Captain J. F. O'Hara, of
Scranton: T. F. V alh and John F.
rarrott. of Jessiip: A. G. Law and P. J.
Weir, of Honesdule; AVilllam J. Rurke
and Felix Hughes, of Mlnookn; M. O.
Nearv. of May Held: R. A. Moloney, of
Providence; John Gilgallon, of Carbon
dale; J. W. McCormlck and Martin
Ferguson, of Green Ridge: P. K. Tim
lin, of Jermyn; John Tulley, of Scran
tf n: M. P. Judge of Mlnooka; P. J. Me
Andrew nnd James Gillespie, of Wln
tcn; W. L. Purcell. of Dunmore; John
Hayes and Michael Caffrey. of Old
Forge; William J. Mnrnn, of South
Scranton: William Loftus, of Month-;
P. F. Calpln. of nellevne. and M. J.
Oaughan, adlutant of the Hibernian
Rifles, of Allegheny county.
LINE OF MARCH.
Tho lino of march was on Spruce, to
Franklin, to Lackawanna, to Adams, to
Spruce, to Jefferson, to Vine, to Wash
ington, countermarching at Gibson, to
Mulberry, to Wyoming avenue nnri
pnst the revicwlns stand at the col
lege. After the marshal and staff came
r.auer's band, and then the carriages.
The clergy and state officers and In
vited cuests were as follows:
Rev. E. J. Melley, Rev. R. A. McAn-di-ew.
Rev. M. F. Crane, Rev. P. C.
Hurst. Rev. J. J. B Feeley, Rev. J. V.
Moyhin. Rev. P. J. Goiinh. Hev. John
Henley, Rev. F. P. McNally. Rev. J. F.
Jordan. Rev. J. S. Fngan, Rev. P. J.
McManus, Rev. J. A. O'Reilly, Uev. N.
.1. Mc.Mnnus. Rev. W. P. O'Donnell.
Hon P. P. Smith. Hon. V W. Gunster.
P. J. Loftus. County President William
Dawson, County Troasunr John J. Cos
tello, County Secretary W. J. McAn
ilrev, .Tame;) P. McAndrew, James J.
O'Horo. F. H. Fanell, P. P. Martin,
Edward Mannlx, Edwnrd A hlte, Hon.
allies G. Rallev, City Treasurer C. G,
Roland City Controller C. J. Robinson.
Attorney M. l . Conry, State Treasurer
Peter D. Durnan, of the Hoard of Erin:
Hon. James J. O'Neill. M. F. Norton.
Ity Solicitor M. A. McOlnley, City
Treasurer P.' F. Connor, of Carhondale;
National Secretary James O'Sulllvnn,
Rev. Father Osborne, of Montgomery;
State President John P. Quinnan, Stn'te
President Patrick O'Neill. P. J. MoOnr
vey. John C 0'Ke-fe, John C. MeFur
land, C T Roland. Patrick Mulherln.
Hon. John P. Quinnan, Dr. P. J. McAn
drew, Dr. John T. McGrath. John J.
Loftus and many of the delegates of tho
Daurhters of Erin nnd the A. O. II.
John P. Colllnt-, of Carhondale, was
commander of the second division
which was made up In the order named
Honesdale Rand and Division 1
of Honesdale, with dusters and white
hats; Division - of Hawiey. with silk
hato and ennes, making a line appear
ance: Rristley's hand of Scranton and
Divisions 1 and 5 of Hyde Park, with
a total of 400 men; Division C and H
ot Providence and the Cumberland
band: Enterprise Drum Coips, of Pitts
ton, nnd Division l'7, of Duryeu; Divi
sion IS, of Scranton; Division 10, of
Green Ridge; Taylor band and Divi
sion 9, of Mlnooka, 22.1 men; Division
7, 31, 4 and 23, of the South Side.
THE THIRD DIVISION.
T. A. McGonldrlck, of this city, was
commander of the third dlvlnlun. It
was made up as follows: Gcrmanlu
band, of Carbondalo, and DIvlt-luna 11.
13. .1 and 1, of Carhondale, with a total
of COU men; Moyfleld band and Divi
sions 10 nnd 2, of Jermyn; Aichb.ild
Serenade band anil Division 2S, of that
pluce; Jessup drum corps and division
30, of that pluce; Olyphant drum
corps and Divisions ?7 and II of that
pluce, and the Roma Italian band, of
Dunmore leading Divisions 26 mid 3J
of "that place.
P J. McAndrew. of Archbahl, was
commander of the fourth nnd hist,
but by no means least, division. Divi
sion 17 of this city, led by Germauln
band of the South Side,' had right of
Hue. The membei-b wore linen ilus-
i ,l'rs- ll"wn fedora hats, nnd carried
Congo canes with n bow of red, white
and huh- tied near tho handle. They
marched In column of fours and the
llrt twenty men in line were over 6
feet tall and one or two of that number
was closer to 0 feet. 6 Inches. The
totul was 150 men.
Right nfter them came tho hoys'
band of the Soldiers' Orphuii school, of
Harford, Susquehanna county, leading
Division 3, of this city. Tho bund wns
given a continuous ovation along tho
entire line. Professor R. J. Hauer
marched with Ihein nnd directed thorn,
Conno Ira
I2'knd12?S
REDUCTION
Our extensive and choice new stock of
Tailor Made Suits. Jackets
to be closed out at a substantial reduction in prices. Need of
money and a desire to reduce our stock of Suits, in order to
make room for Summer Duck Suits and Skirts, are the prime
objects for this sale.
Its your chance to buy high class Tailored Suits of latest
effects at a price scarcely over the cost of the materials, which,
means a direct saving of the price you would have to pay a
tailor for the making.
The new schedule of prices is as follows :
Suits. Suits.
$ 7.50 to $ S.50 Keduced to $ 5.00
10.00 to 12.00 " to 7.50
13.50 to 15.00 " to 10.00
10.00 to 1S.50 " to 12.50
1S.00 to 23.00 " to 15.00
Connolly
127 and
There were 18 of them, all under 16
years of age. Division 3 had the lar
gest number of any of the dlvlslon,i In
line. Thero were 27ii stalwart young
men. Division 21, of Pine Rrook, was
next.
Division 20. of Hellevue, preceded1
by the Forest band, made a fine ap
pearance. The members wore white
vests and carried canes. Lawrence
band played for Division 22 of the
South Side. The Miller's Hill drum
corps, of Pittrtton, preceded Division
fi, of Avoca, with 230 men In line; tho
Liberty band, of Mooslc, preceded Divi
sion 23, of Mooslc and 31, of Old
Forge.
The local lodge of the Knights of
Columbus will tonight entertain visit
ing members of the order who nre
here attending the convention, In the
lodge rooms over the Economy store
on Wyoming avenue.
SMOKER AT NIGHT.
Visiting delegates were entertained
at -Hail Garl hall. West Scranton, by
Division No. S, and a general good
time was enjoyed. The affair was In
charge of a reception committee com-
! prising W. V. Lavclle, W. F. Sherl
i dan. T. P. Tlerwy, M. J. Jennings.
T. P. Regan. Augustun McDade, T.
P. McHale, John Shaughnessy, P. J.
Gllrny and R. J. Madden, and nothing
was left undone to provide for the en
joyment of the guests.
M. H. Healey presided nnd a pro
gramme was carried out. Remarks
were made by Rev. Osborne. W. Kll
dare, of Division No. IS; P. Rurke.
Division No. 31; John T. Tlerney. of
Division No. DS; W. J. Holmes, of Divi
sion No. 34; all of Philadelphia; also
John II. Devine, C. T. Rotund, J. C.
Gallagher and Edward WnYdi, of this
city. Solos were sung by John Mc
Grane, of Division No. 56; Charles
Cavnnnugh, of Division No. 2, and W.
R. White, of Division No. 30, nil of
Philadelphia, and Michael Donnegan,
Edward Connolly, John Connolly,
Thomas Ford and John Shaughm-ssy,
all of this city. A declamation was
given by William Ollroy.
The committee served refreshments
consisting of sandwiches and coffee.
Cigars were also passed.
PENNSYLVANIA C0AU COMPANY.
Annual Moctiiis I lit a Morninc nt the
Company' Olllcen.
The annual meeting of the Pennsyl
vanla Coal company will ho held this
morning In the company cilices In Dun
more. A party of directors and others, nine
In nil. reached here last evening from
New York city via the Erie nnd Wyom
ing Valley talhoad nnd are registered
at the Hotel Jermyn. The,- are Simon
Thorne, president; George W. )uln
tard, first vice-president; W. V. S.
i Thorne, vice-president; John W. Steil-
Ing, directors, and Mori Is H. Mead,
secretary of the company, and Walter
Stokes, Jonathan Thorne, William
Thorne and Edwin Thorne.
They will return to New York in
this nfternoon's 3.30 Dehiwiue, Lueka
wannu and Western train.
AUUSED THE MAYOR.
.Iced Pauper Re.entu iho Arrest ol
II in Drunken Mile.
The case of an aged couple wa dis
posed of In police court by Mayor
Ralley yesterday morning.
Mary Wnlsh. CS years old, of Wilkes
llarre. was found helplessly drunk In
Railroad alley Monday afternoon and
was taken to tho police Htatlon. She
had not been long In a cell befoie
her husband, Michael Walsh. "0 years
old, nn Inmate of Hillside Home, ap
peared before Mnyor llalley und Icmii
to nbuso tho latter bicaure he wouldn't
order the omnn' release. Patrolman
Saul locked the husband In a ceil at
tho nmyoi'H direction.
In yesterday's police court the couple
were discharged nfter biting admon
ished to leave- tho city, -
Sallac
Ws hingtqn'Ayenue
129 Washington
WE WILL sell twen
ty - five of the
celebrated Christy Sad
dles on Saturday, June
4th, for
$1.75.
Positively only 25 will
be sold at this price.
Florey & Brooks.
Opposita Court House.
211 Washington Avenue.
THE
Rooms 1 anil 2, roin'Mi BTd'g.
SCRANTON, PA.
Alining and Blasting
POWDER
Made at Mooiloand I'uitulalo Worlci.
I.AFLIN & RAM) POWOr.R CO'S
ORANGE GUN POWDER
Klectrln liatterles, Electric Exploders
lor exploiting blunts, Safety l-'ine and
Repauno Chemical Go's explosives
BOSTON DENTAL PARLORS
"TEHTM MADH I'P.RFP.CT"
Originator of Palnle.i Dentistry.
Wo extract teeth, fill teoth and apply
gold clowns and bridge work without tho
least p.irtlclo of pain by a methoil pat
eiited and used by us mil;- NO I'HAIiUK
for painless extracting when teeth are
nrdcicd.
BCV "
Full Set Testh, $3 oo. e guarantee n 111
flold Crown, j.ou. All oilier wur.t at pro
portionately low prices !"lolJ Crown anil
ISrlttge Work a specialty,
Relng tho oldest i.nd largest dental par
lors In the world, we nre fo well equipped
that all woik dene bj us Is the b-si to
b hud. Our operath ns nre puslilit-ly
palnlcir. All work guaranteed for 11
eaii.
Boston Dental Parlors
Corner l.ackjnanna and Wyoming Ave.
(Over Nowark Shoo Store.)
MAX WlUII'U, Itoot anJ Shoe Maker,
licit ulioe to order from $t.7'i up. .Mcn'i
Koleaund liecU, line. Luillcs' aolcs and heeU,
.inc. All work gum untoed.
37 I'enn Avenue, SCRANTON, PA.
.aV'
ta
apes
and
Capes and Jackets.
$ 5.00 Keduced to $ 2.50
7.50 " to 3.75
10.00 " to 5.00
12.50 " to 0.25
15.00 " to 7.50
, 1S.00 " to 0.00
25.00 to 12.50
Wallace.
Avenue.
DR. E. GREWER
Old Post-Omco Rulldlng.
Cor. Spruce St., und I'enn Ave., Scranton. Pa
i-as returned from ids Western 'trip,
and will now remain permanent
ly at his homo otllcc.
TUB DOCTOR IS A GRADUATE OP
THE UNIVKHSITY Ol-' P1-3NNHVI.VA-N1A.
rORMHKLY DEMONSTRA
TOR OF PHYSIOI.OOV AND Slit
GKP.Y AT THE MEDICO-CI1IH-UROK'AI,
COLLEGE AT PHIL
ADKI.PIIIA. HIS SPECIAL
TIES ARK CHRONIC. NKR
VOI'S. SKIN. HEART
WOMP. AND BLOOD
DISEASES.
The-doctor nnd his staff of English and
German plulrlnns make u speclulty of all
form of Chronic Nervous Diseases. Bkl'j,
Womb. Elood Diseases.
Including Epileptic lits. Convulsions, llys
terla, St, Vltiu' Dance, Wakefulness.
DRAIN WORKERS, both men and wo
men. wlicsj nervcus bystcms havo been
broken down nnd shattered from over
work, no matter from what cause, can
be restored by my method.
All who call i;pcp the Doctor from now
on will receive advice, examination, set-.
vlco and examination free. Dr. Grewer a
nigh standing In the Stiito will not allo-r
hlin to accept any Incurable rases. If
they cannot euro you they will frankly,
tell you so.
Diseases ol tilt Nenous System.
The symptoms ot which are dlzzines,
lack of conlldence, bexMal weakness In
men and women, ball ris,in in tho thtoai.
pots floating before tho eyes, loss ot
memory, unable to concentrate tho niliul
on one biibjt-ct. easily starilul when spok
en middcnlv to, und aim, distiessed mind,
which uiitltn them for performing Um
actual iluiles f llfo, making happiness
impossible, distressing tho action of thn
heart, causing flush of heat, depression of
spirits, evil forebodings, cowardice, fear,
dreams, melancholy, tire e-isy of com
pany, feeling us tired lu the mornlnu ui
when milling lack of en rgy, nervous
ness, constipation, weakness of tho limbs,
etc. Those so affected should consult l
Immediately and bo lestored to perfect
health.
Lost Manhood Restored, Weakness ol Youn;
Men Cured.
If yon havo been given up by your phy.
siclau call upon thu doctor and bo exam
Ined. Ho curcii the worst kind ot Nervous
DeblllO. Scrofula, Old Sores, Cutairh,
Piles, Female Weakness, Aifeulons ot ths
Eye, Ear. Nose. Throat. Asthma. D".f
niss and Cripples of every descrlpti hi.
Tumors. Cancers and Goiters removed
without the use of knife or painful Ci-.is.
tics bv our niv.'ly ile-.-lt.ed absorbent m-tn.
oil know a u ho "ELECTRO-UERMf.
1 And .ur OZO-N1TR GAS cures Catarrh
and Cni irihul Deafness.
Consultation free and strictly snere.i
nnd confidential. Office hours dully limn
in n. m. to 4 " p m : 7 to 8.30 p. m. Sun
day from in a in to I p m.
MADE ME A MAN
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crotlotin, 'hf nuickly and turetii
ritore Lo;t Vitality in oUloryounir.tml
1'reTQQt Jntonltir u.u CoehuujMIoti . I
an lit time. IhAlrniH tthnwi lrr.nodiL.tiJ Imcrote
merit ami tf?rLa u fMlltH tliei-a all nthcr full In
Ut upon liaring tho cnclno AJax TnblcU. Tbo?
hare curathouhDdt anl wtilcurojou. Vtoctveapoj
UifewrittoucunruDio.) to effect u cure Hfi HTQ '
oachcasaor refund tb money. rrlrtWUIOip
rackasa) or six rkcm (full treatment) for t-M Uf
nail, Ta plain wrirrr. uin recelrtot rrir. Circular
' AJAX REAIEDY CO., SSg?."
l'or k.ile In Serantoii, Pa., by .Matthew
llron. and II !. h.iudersou, drussUts. '
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