J.TIE SCRAJNTON TK1BLTKE--THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 1898.
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Sec N0KT0.VS
New Wall Decorations,
ovcltlc3 nod odd things;
Burlaps, plain and decorated.
Crepe SUk Fibre Ingrains.
IJoston Specialties in
Very Choice Taper Hangings.
Llncrusta, (Imitation carved wood),
for halls, dining rooms and libraries.
Anyglpta, (EnglMi pressed
paper pulp).
'c malic a specialty of finest
and best Wall Decorations
and can supply them at about half
the prices same goods arc
sold for in New York.
Ioom Mouldings, all sorts and sizes.
Window Shades, tendy made
and to older
Kc furnish good dccoiatois,
when desired.
s'c invite examination and comparison
M. NORTON,
3:3 Lack. Ave. bcranton.
3: S. Main St. Nilkcs-Hairc.
F
AMOt'S
Per tho
i.nxiism
IM5II
Patronize r ACKAWANNA
"The" LrfAUNDR.
oust pianos
m'lO rhsiirilriK liiuu 1'ium i"h" up to
Jl'd on 'jj t i iit c jii ill 'jsi' c ly
potKelxOuU. Sheet ii'usle at half pike
PERRY BROS
205 Wjoiniiig Ave, Scranton,
and
lfl S. .Main SI., Wllkcs-Barre.
COLUMBIAN DETECTIVE AGENCY
LIME BANK BUILDING,
SCRANTON, PA.
Matters Follclted Wbcio Others railed.
Moderate Charges.
it
Philo"
Gottle3 Your
Stomach.
An effervnsrent nlcasanf fnctinrr nu -
der. for tho almost Immediate cuio of
Headache, Ncuialgla and Backache.
"Phllo ' is effectual in all case? of Slcep
lestnets, Indigestion, Heaubutn and Al
coholtc excesses.
" 'I'lillo' is poslthely Iho best remedy
I hae ct ued for my headaches " Vic
tor Koch, Jr., Sciantou House, Scran
ton Pa.
"Tor Neuralgia and Headaches I'hllo
Is perfection." Anna U. Huber. U. O.
Cushman, lib Adams St.
Sold by all first clas druggists. Prlco
10, :; and 60 cents and $1 00.
"PHIUO'
125 Clinton Place,
Mi
G. CO.,
New ork CItj.
I I
j
UaveoFened a General Insunnca onicej In
lift ill! Bill
EeH Htoek ("omranlei represented, barge
.nen ekpeclnllj solicited. JWephone 18(U
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Write or Call tor I'rlie Leii
KEMP, 103 Wyoming Avenue.
BEFORE BREAKFAST, jjjj
Professor O. V Williams, tho United
States consul at Manila, has wjittui to
the Rochester PuHt-Uxprets' an account
of the battle which ho witnessed fiom
the bildpe of the ubnipla with Ad
miral Dewey. He sajs he waa ortcn
told that if the United States licet
entered Manila bay it would never
leave. He tepUed, "I deplnu war, but
assuie jou that If the Unite u ht.uiM
squadron enters Manila bay it vlll
blow jou to the devil." CoiimuI Wll
liains further scmaiKs. "Spain forces
must now hae faith that I um not
leist the son of a prophet, and while
I ta'ven t slneo unked the brimstone
monopolist a& tu leccnt icuiilts I hao
no doubt be ha many of them "
w
Ytc: Mr. Hpkhor, of Holy Tilnity Lu
theran chuieh, Is e.N0cterl hmiio tliu
evenlnsr with his Inidc, who was Mls-j
Ida Shifter, of lialtlmnic They weio
married ycsteiday nnd the parish has
arranged for n Inrco icccptlon to bo
Blvrn at tho paisonuse on 1'rldny oven-
l'EKSONAL.
Joseph Flifiip, of filnghainton, railed oi
friends In this city entcrday.
Mr Victoi H, Arnold and daus,h:or,
Ronn.1 1 e. aic Is'tlng fiiendu In Jwv
Yoik and Phlladnljil lu.
Martin O. Judge, of Tavlor. and his
bride, formerly MIbh Walsh, of Clint m.
Jow?, arrived In thin city Tuesday. -Mr
nnd Mis. Judge will utldo on I.tncoin
HelKhts.
Ov.InK to the vrlotii Illness lu tho
famll) of li It Corlej. of tin. Tlilrtrciuh
I'ennsjlvanla volunteirti, has had lui
fiirlpush cMended nnd will not leavo
Scranton befaio 8uturday.
Among the Boi&utonlans ictoiuly rcz-
gui Rate uamem and suddIv House
tu-jici"- r vMti UT'-rt---. iiii it.
trW-.... 1 - frT9fc-X. Ti". .IA
4r3?K!"lriwK: fx
T7" 1 i V 1 1 IT I
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istercd nt the St. Dcnlr. In New York,
wore Sir. and Mr. i:. D. Cnryl. 3. M.
Hnrko. Mr. and Mr. R. A. Helms nnrt
mm, Mm. P. Ward, Miss h. C. Waid and
Mr. and M. It. J. roster.
Wlllliwi Wlrlli, of South Sc-nnton, ulto
wjs on his ut.y to Colonido tor MM
lionlth, wan tnhen ill nt OiIciiro nnd I
In u lioanllnl In that rln. His M'tei,
Mrs. J'llln IlumniPii. of I'ltlston twenue,
left Tuesday for CIiIchro.
QRAMMAR A PUPILS.
Their nxnmlnntlon nt tho Illch
School Knit This Altcrnoon.
T!:o examination of Oinmmar A
pupils In tho IIIrIi fcIiooI liiiilelliiK vlll
bo finished this nftrnincti. Tliu pupils
number 37. nnd uic fmni fdincls Nos.
3. 10, ll. 1.1. 14, 16. 27. 2S, m, 35 and ufl
Kupeilntondent Howell and the Giam
nmr A tost hits me cnndui-tlnK the ex
ntulnatloiii, but no teacher la per
mitted to eamnio lil? or lirr lORiilar
pupils. Seveinl rooms In tho building
aio being used.
On Tuesday uflernnon the cMiinlrm
tlnns wpip In Hpplllns "d peograplij.
Arithmetic occupied tlio wlmli' uf yes
terday a'teinoon. Thin aftnnoon the
examinations will be In grammar and
hlstntv. 'I ie jmpers of aeh day aio
examined l.j the smncilntPiieliMU nnd
tenchrrH on each sulwequent muinltig
I In tho bo.ud if lontio! looms
ACTIVE RECRUITING.
1 Scores nt .Men llelng Enlisted lor
llegtilur unci Voluntocr Service.
Cnpt. McCnii-liind Here.
There was no halt je-acrddy'ln the
actlvlt about the atmoiy and Meais
biiildlng win to ifcrulls aio being en
llslod for the Thirteenth ic-filnient and
the nsular uim, icspec tlvely. Vt
t ub placr null da nbows an Incunso
In the nuiiibit of appIliatlmiH and the
esaiiiiiiiu i'h.vlclans nic having all
tin an do to dispose lit the men
a optd b tin oillre and font to the
phvniaiis for ovmilnatlon.
Sit-.i not. if ft here at 10 a. in.
ji-trida via the Delaw.uc, Lacka
wjiuiu. and AVoxtern load toi Camp
Al ,ii and twenty-two otheis will leave
nt s oUink this morning by tho -aino
loute All tho men who have thus far
been pint to the Thlttecnth, Including
those who go this morning arc for the
1 lit battalion, composed of Com
panies A, li, l" and D.
N'ew- Interest in the recruiting for
the Thirteenth was added by the ar
llvil In Sii.inian lnj-t night of (Mpt. It.
James McCausland, of Montiose. He
is commandPi of Company "1 and was
stnt fiom Camp Alger to lecrult for
tho Second battalion, which Is com
posed of Companies K, of Houcsdale,
r, of Vit Side, ll, of Montrose, nnd
II. of Piiivldenci Nothing had been
kiln. ii of his method of piocedui"
until be tinned up In Scmnton last
night, but he has been aetively al work
and has succeeded so well that nc,nl
enough men for the s-eptal companies
In his battalion have been enlisted Kx
tremo chip has been taken In their
selection with tho lesult that physical
ly, mentally and intellectually, his re.
emits aie excelled by none who h.ic
gone f i tint this legion.
Incepting two (Ijilonpt plajcts Caji
taln McCau'-cland has obtained a band
for the leglinent. Nineteen membcis
fjf the HalK-tead band hne been en
listed for distribution among the com
panion, and the leglmental band will
be complete as soon as the two playeis
mentioned aie seemed
roity men enlisted from Susque
hanna county, must of them for Com
pany li, have been examined and will
be hole this afternoon and will be
sent to Camp Alger tomoriow morn
ing. An equal number of lpcruiti from
Honecdale will leport In Scianton to
luol low for examination by Dr. Ful
ton Tor companies V and H over a bun
dled men have beer em oiled Tiny
will lepoit nt the aimoiy for exami
nation by Or Fulton today As fast
at they aie appioved, they will be sent
to Camp Alger In Hinall detachments
accoidlng to instiuctloiis. Kaeh paily
of Hoi nnd battalion loftults leaing
Siiantmi will be furnished cash to pio
(Uie left, shmonts pniouti Tills fc.it
uh dlltors fiom the method emplojed
with detachments sent to the Fhst bat
talion who nic furnished one lalion for
cat h man befoio depaituio.
Captain McCausland will be at the
m moi y or the Hotel Joimjn until carl
iut weei; when the icci lilting will bu
llnlhhed.
Tho thlity-nne ttgul.tr nimy leeiults
left heio In a s-jie ial tai attached to
the noon Ihlnwaie and Hudson train
for Wllkcs-Haire. Fiom that citv tho
car v.ar tiaipoitcd nvti tho l.olnvh
Anlly and 1'hllndelplila and Rending
loads in riilladelnhla enioule for l't.
fMtl'hfisuii, 'ia., wheio tin mi u will bo
equipped bef no iioins tent to Tampa,
whom the n'eveitth icglment Is sta
tioned. llath remilt was piovided with a
luii' li. Ii vln J. Cow Its, one of the num
ber, and who was put lu olu.ge of the
any, was furnished with oiders with h
.iiild piotuie everything i.ecded tor
tiie nie'i's comfort enioutc.
Following nto the names of tho r
ciuits: David J Powell, Hv.in n. nrllllths Fred,
click KoUaiaii, William 1'. U'llata, Ueo
ClhiRi Ismlih. Kdvvnid Young, ilcoigo
I.estci Louis U Taj lot, Abe Itous, l'eur
K'eenan, John Augell Hiram i:. Robin
son. Samuel A. Waiiamakei l'lank Me
Andrew, William Itowan, Wllilam
O'ltourke, Joneph P. Nanu, Joseph Ilaf-
ter Rlclnid Hvans. Allied Holiftts
htaulcv Wamall.i Wlllinin II Baku,
1'mmci A CabBids William U. Cunerv,
Ocorgfl V Stone, Victor Plnckwv, Irviu
J L'ovvloit, Mmtlii Wcscott, Ullllnm J.
Mori Is. Palilck M Lane. Philip Clifford.
The Victor Plncknev in the party Is
a Dunmore young man. well known in
that locality wheie he has teived Tho
Tribune In a repoitorl.il capacity
Hnneit A. flarnrtt. who ha been
cnllbted b I.Ieutenuiu Dentin has been
attached as a cleik to the lecrulting
party heie, although his name has
been published with others who have
gone to tho fiont He will leniain with
Lieutenant Ucntlor In Scianton until
the leiruiting is Mulshed
Tho ph steal examination lor mem
bers of the Younrr Men's Institute who
have pullsted with Lieutenant Lientlvr
or propose to do so will take place
Friday morning at 10 o'clock in the
recruiting quarters in the Mears build
ing. About fifty inembeiH of that order
have enlisted alu.idy and thof-o who
desire to do so arc lequisUd to pie
sent tlu rnoolv a Fnday for examina
tion Defiiiitated Mi
Korsford's Acid Phosphate
is vory Ucnoflclal.
Th ncnulns i put up only In bottles.
DETAILS OF THE
SPECIAL WAR TAX
Way Undo Sam Will Rolls tho Money
Necessary to Fight the Doai.
KUVBKUB COLLKCTOn PENMAN
HAS IlKCEIVUD HIS LETTEH OF
INSTRUCTION FROM COMM1S
SIONEIt OF INTERNAL REVENUE
SCOTT-TAX OF TEN CENTS TEIl
POUND IS PLACED ON TEA OF
ALL KINDS-TAX ON TKLKOKAPII
AND TELEPHONE MESSAGES, ETC.
The people of Scntiilon, nnd the whole
of the United Stntes lor that mallei,
aie now epilenilng something which
lun not existed since the Civil Wni.
They me pang fo: lusurlcs and other
things oh which wnr tnes have been
tevl'.d In order to provide levenuo for
th3 government to piotecute tho war
with Sraln. Part of the war revenue
bill wnt lnfo cltort on Tuesday, nnd
tlu remainder goes Into eifoct In July
and August. Although the wholesalers
have alioadj' begun to figure and
eh inge llielv piles nccoidlng to the
oflecl of the taxes upon them. It will
be Fumetlmo befoic tbe consequences
spiead Into retail channels and so into
the domestic trade.
In Scianton the wholesale dcalcia In
malt liquids and tobacco people nr"
now the mo?t concerned The provis
ions of the bill ar not olcailv under
stood and In consequence Major T. I-'.
Penman, district collector of lntcitml
tevenue. and his foice, mo havlpg any
thing but nn easy time In keeping their
own ioi oids straight and s.itlsf.vlng
tha thousand and one Inquiries troni
people who do business diiectly with
the Intoi nnl rt venue ofllcc.
Tli Tilbune hns already published
th5 detailed facts contained in a letter
of li.sttuctlon ieciled by Collector
Penman cstrtfliy linm N B. Scott,
ol the i "lilted States Treasuiy depmt-int-nt,
commissioner of Internal lev
enue. One p ilut in parllrular needs
damnation, however ns it does not
seem to be thoioughly understood by
wholesale tobacco people'
TOBACCO TAX.
Tlic tax on tobacco was increased
fiom 6 cents to 12 cents pur pound, and
on cigars tiom $J to VJ 60 per thousand
All goods stamped juevlous to April 11
am evempt Horn any lite tease Ooods
stamped subsequent to that date and
on hand Juno 14 when the new revenue
bill went Into effect aie liable to onlv
hilf of the increase, viz i cents per
pound on tobacco and SO csnts per
tlnusnr.d on clgms. Further, stocks
net tiinped pievlous to Apill 14, but
which is less than 1,000 pounds of to-lia-o
or less tnan 20,0d0 of cigais. Is
exempt from any inciease If on hand
Juno II
rubicco do.ileis can gain time and
save themselves work latci bv pre pal
ing at once Invcntoiles of stock on
hand June 14 and not stamped pi lor to
Apill 14 Siich'hwoin invcntoiles aie
to bo called for by the collectois and
must be forwarded to the Treasury do
paitment within tblitv da." If ad
vantage Is taken of this Infoimatlon,
the buslntss of the wholesaler as well
as tho Internal levenue ol'ke will bo
facilitated.
There Is no conespondlng coemp
tion on llqucr; in f ict, thoio 1 no ex
emption of any Kind unless t discount
nuv be so construed The now tate of
$-' per battel on beoi has a 7' per cent,
discount nnd Is an increase of 1. This
takes elfcct June 14. The uddltlon.il
tav on fomented liquet" In warehouses
and already stamped is to be assessed.
THE SPECIAL TXES.
Tho letter lecelvcd by Collector
Penman jestciday fiom Commissioner
Scott itemized tho follow ins: special
tnxes collectable after July 1:
P. inkeis graduated DIM
nickers WO
Pawnbioker' -0 )0
Commeiclal browfis 'J 10
Custom Iio'ist brokPls WOO
Prupiletois of thcators, etc 100 M
Propiletorr of circuses 10o fiO
Propiktors of shows for iiiouej . . 10 00
Pioprletors of bowling ollfs and
billlaid rooms for each tnbls or
alley
Dealcn in leaf tobacco, graduated
minimum
Dealers In tobacco whoso sales ex
70
CIO
ceed u0 000 pounds
Manufac tin pis of tobacco, grad
uated minimum
Manufac till. rs. of ilgais gincluatcd
Manutuctureis and packets of
mixed ftnui
v: W
I. 10
(, (0
rjoo
An oNceptlop Is mode in tho latter
tux which is not to be Imposed until
August 1.'. The tax will be roc honed,
however from August 1 to Julv 1 of
ncct 3.C.U and the peisuns enraged In
the business Atuuit U (1S07) must
make n lcluin befoic tho end of that
month.
The oftect of the bill or) legal papeis
lnsurane, polities, ehowlr.g gum, wires,
oto , will bo felt on and after Julv 1,
when the -umii duties will be im
posed ns follows
Schedule A Uccumonts nnd lnsti'l
menls, passage tickets, telegraphic dls
patchei, insurance policies, etc. Itctuins
to be made monthly of telephone! mes
biges costing 1.1 cents or moic
Schedule II Pioprlctary uittcles, chew
ing gums, wines etc. Stamp tax on seals
In parlor or palace cat, and tickets m
Bleeping cai.
Sugar and oil Is Involved now nc
coidlng to the following:
Gross receipts of poisons, films or
companies and corporations engaged in
retlnlng petioleuin or sugar, or owning
or controlling any pipe line for trans
porting oil or other pioducts in excess
of $:0ii; a tax of one-touith of ono
per cent. anniulli Is Imposed, which
lakes effect tho dav succeeding passago
of tlm act. Iteturns aro to be made
monihl. '
The concluding portion of the lptter
of Information received by Collector
Punman Is ns follows:
A ta Is imposed on legacies, pas.lng
after passage of act. exceeding $191.00
and not exceeding $23 000 In value
Itatei var acccidlng to tho consan
guinity fiom 73 cents for cacn one hun
dred iloll.ii s to $3 for each one bundled
dollais lu value Above $.'.1000 the rates
Inciease Vli n tho vnltio of the propel ty
exceeds $1,000 uOO rates nto multiplied by
three. E.xecutois, ndmlnlstratois nnd
tiustees aro required to rendet a list to
collectors on a proscribed form. ,
The provisions of tho act lolatlve to
mixed flour talto effect sixty dus alter
p.issago of act. August IS, 1M'.
Un bairds or other packages not to
exec d 190 pounds the tax Is 1 cents per
Panel, S cents per half barrel; 1 cent per
quarter baucl; onc.half cent per eighth
barrel or loss.
DUTY ON TEA.
The new duly of 10 cents per pound
on lea Is the most scvoie war revonue
measure enncted. Tli duty is not grad
uated, it applies to nil tjraclos of ten anJ
will effect trmt commodity more than
nny other. AH ovor tho countiy lutgo
stocks aie held by ton Jobbers but thoy
piopose to take udvantago of the op-
portunlty offered by the tax on Im
potts and nn Inciease may b expected
ut nny time
Telegraph, fiel3ht nnd expiess ngents
hnve received no oiders relntlvo to the
manner In which ndheslvo iitmnps to be
usej for taxes In their lino nt business
aio to be paid foi whether by tho
shipper or companies. The same In
fflimntlun In leference to telephone nnd
telegrpph met sage Is Inching, but will
be forthcoming dining the next few
dajs rs there taxes go Into effect July
1.
AftT July 1 It will be necensnty to
placa a stamp on all n ites, deeds, nnd
othr forms of commercial paper and
moat forms of contiacts. These stamps
nrs to bo paid for by tho peion giving
tho paper, but special precaution Is tak
to see that the law Is enforced by mak
ing the paper invalid unless the stamp
Is attached In this way the holder of
a pole wilt be sure to see that tho man
giving it lo lilm has stamped it piopor
1 wh"n ho knows thit he cannot col
lect on the note unless It Is so stamped.
Moio detailed Information concerning
the tux on con meiclil nnd slmllnrpapei
which constitutes one of tho most m
poiinni sections of the new bill, Is as
follows:
DETAILED iNFOR.MA HON.
Romls, dcbentuies or ccrtltieates of In
debtedness bv any association, company
oi toiporation. on each iW of faco alte
or fraction thereof, 3 ccnta on each oilg
lint Issue, all sales or agreements to Bell
oi memoranda, of sales or deliveiles, or
transfers assignment etc , f cents; rnc
rale, iigrcnient of sale, or agreement to
sell anv products or mcichandlse nt any
exchange boaid of Hade or other simi
lar place, for enrh $101 In alun 1 ctnt,
and for each additional JluO or fractional
pnrt, 1 cent
Hank cheek, draft or certificate o' de
posit not diawhm Inteiest, or oidei for
tho p.oment of any sum of nione drat
upun or Issued bv any banl , trust com
pany, etc nt sight m on dcnnml. 2 cents.
Pills of exchange (Inland), diult cntlli
cate of deposit diawln mutest, or oidr
for the pavnii'iit of monc) otheiwlsc than
at sight or on dcinainl. or anv pmml'sirv
note except riretil.itlug notes ot banks,
nnd for each tenewal, lo. n sum not i x
ceecllng flO.), 2 nls, each additional $100
oi fiactlonil part 2 cents. This lax np
pllps to domestic nionej oidois, issued by
the government
Ullls of exchange (foicign), ot tetter of
cierllt dm lulling oidrrs lv telegraph or
othoiwise for the payment ot money 1"
sued by expiess or other comp.wlc or
an poison or persons), 4 cents on each
Moo or fiactional nart. If drawn in so s
of two or more, tor everv bill of ca h 1
spt where the sum pa lblo is not mo'o
than SluO oi lis equivalent 'n nny foielgn
cuirencv " coins lot each JluO or frac
tional part,
shot dTthe groin.
Henry Ilrczce l'crhnps I'ntnlly
Wounded Tucadny Night by J.
(cortjo Kelir, ot Old Forge.
J. George Ke'ir, of Old Foige, a hotel
ki-epor ind fonnerlj tax collector of the
township. Is lu the county jail. Dur
ing n dispute on tho stieet a low aicls
fiom his hotel Tuesday ovnli.g at S
o'clock he shot Henij- Brezee In the
right gioln. The wounded man Is at
tho Lackawanna hospital and his con
dition is eiy ci It it al
Kehr tame up to the coutt Iiouo jes
teiday to eo about giving bill, and
County Detective Lojshon was about
lo go down after him with a wanant.
He was taken piisnnei and committed
by Aldeiinm Mlllai to jail for a. fur
thir heating this aftemoon.
Kehr 1 cops a hotel in the Sibley ham
let. On Tuesday evening befoio s o'c'ock
Bi"Pe came into his place and an ai
gunicnt was staited over an episode of
a Vcai ago. It appears that luozeo
cane to tho 1 otol a e,u ago and asked
for a glass of brer without hnving tho
money to pay for it Kehr put tho
glass under tho water tap, and lllled it
with Adam's ale. but put a head of beer
foam on 11 to deceive Uiezeo. As soon
as ho took a mouthful and discovered
tie Mibtoi f uge, he thtew the glass al
Kolu s head.
Dining Tuesday night's argument,
Bn zo" Is alleged to have sld "Kehr
I'll hive jour gizzaid out on my hand
ct " stid Kehr was led to believo fiom
that ipniHik thpt ho was in danger.
Then honiii'crt bin self with a levolvor
Brezee went out nnd u half hour lntt-r
they met on tho stieet and renewed
thol- war of woieK Tnen Kehr drew
his revolver and shot him
Biezpe fell nnd became very weak
from lors of blood. Dr. Timlin, of Old
Foige, was called and advised to have
him lemovcd to tho hospital. la was
brjiight up In a rah early vostoiday
moinlng, and the doctois heto l'muid
him unable to stand the sttaln of prob
ing for thp bullet.
Iho-iie is 2'J vp.us old and unman led
Kehr and his wife separated a year
ago.
Go lo Lnke Ariel Sntnrilny.
No file company of the cit Is entitled
to more consldeiatlon fimn tho j pople
of tho city than tho AVilll mi Cnnm d's
and their exclusion to Lnko Alio Sat
uiilay ought to attiaet nn Immense
ciowd lo that popular usnrt tlatuos,
music, dancing, etc., will bo features of
the day a enjoyment.
EXPKUinXCi; TEACHES the
value of Hood's Paisapaiilla. It Is
constantly accomplishing wonderful
cures nnd people In all sections take It,
Knowing It will do them good.
HOOD'S PILLS cuio all liver Ills.
Mailed for 5 cents by C. I. Houd Si Co.,
Lowell, Mass.
IJenutlful Gilt Iloolcs
For Commencement
Spruce
Beldleinan,
Ml
Flour
CourserTs Gem
and White Loaf
Best Patents.
Best Entire Wheat, 5 pound
package 20c.
Dark Glorten 6c per pound.
Fancy Graham 10 pounds 35c
E. Q. Coarsen
Wholesale and Retail,
TAX LEVY FOR
THE YEAR 1898
County CommUsloncrt Nave Fixed It at
Seven Mills.
THIS WILL OIVU THE COUNTY A
K EVENED OF $23I,M9 AND FHOM
OTHER SOL'nCES IT WILL REAL
IZE ABOUT $61,000 - MANNER IN
WHICH THE LEVY IS APPORTION
ED AND PURPOSE FOR WHICH
THE MONEY WILL BE APPRO
PRIATED, The county commissioners met sen
terday nnd passed a losolutlou fixing
tho tax levy for all purposes for 180S
at 7 mills. The estimated valuation
will be $11,500,000, and n. 7-mlll levy on
that would amount lo $234,500. Tho
revenue fiom other sources such as
liquor licenses, lebnte on state taxes,
and balances on duplicates In tho hands
ot collectors for pievlous cats, will
amount to about $6,1,000.
Tho levy Is appoitloned a follows
For making assessments for state rnd
county purposes, registration of vnteis,
enumeration of children, and tPtt'rns
ot births and deaths, eleven-twentieths
of a mill, tor tho compensitlon of
county cominlssloneis nnd cloiks, sal
my of county audltois, and fees of
sheriff elistilet nttornov, cletk of the
couits, piothonotnrv and recorder of
deeds, one nnd one-twentieth mills, for
maintaining couit house giounds nnd
public building expenses, three-twentieths
of a mill: for costs nnd foes of
nldermen, Justices ot the peace, ton
stables, witnesses and salniy of de
tective, court stenographers, tefcieps,
tipstaffs, messengers, and other court
c.xponspH, Including grand, petit nnd
travel so juiois, one nnd one-sixteenth
mills, election expenses, slx-tw entleths
of a mill: fottho salaiy of prison war
dens, keepers, mall ons, feeding nnd
clothing pilsoneis In Lncknwnnna
county Jill, costs of keeping convicts
In Eastern penitentiary, costs of in
mates nt Huntingdon lefoimatory, nnd
the caie of Insane convicts, thli teen
twentieths of a mill: commission of
county tieasurer. collectois' commis
sions and exonerations twelve-twentieths
of n mill. Intel est on county
bonds, stnt tax on loans, and sinking
fund, sixteun-tw entleths of a mill: for
Iniittrsts, load views and dnnuiges. di
vision of townships, boroughs and elec
tion districts, printing and stationery,
premiums on wild animals, postage,
keeping of insane at state hospital at
Danville, repalis of couit house and
county pilson, state audit and other
sundiy expenses, one and one-twen-tlcth
mills.
DOG TAX.
A resolution was also passed levying
a per capita tax of one dollar upon
each male dog and two dollars upon
each female dog in tho county, except
ing In the cities of Scianton and Car
bondalo. The couiu Us of titles have
powet to deal with tax on dogs. The
estimated expenses for the j.ear ISPS
based upon the gi owing needs of the
county are as follows:
1S0S. 1SS7
Assessments $14,000 $10 4")3
Adveitlsing '.'.(fiO 1,'Ot
Burl.il of Soldiers S00 770
Births and deaths 100 lus
County commissioners' otllce 7,100 7,2')1
County auditors '.'.SOO 2 70
County otllcers 3S.000 30"00
Couit hoiiu grounds 1 ono J315
Election expenses 14.i)0O n,;S3
Inquests 1,200
Insurance 100
Insane convicts MO
Commotio ealth costs lii.uOO
Court e.'.peics 40.UOO
Dividing townships . ..250
Dividing election districts.. 100
Kastein penitentiary 4 0iV
Public building c.pons-ch. ... 6.0O)
Pilson ovpenscs .. .. 23 0(1
1'ilntlng and statloneiy 2,00i)
Piemiums :w
lleglstintlon of oters .... 10.000
Itoad damages and views .. 1 VV)
Sundrv expenses. S.Wl
Fostago m
State lioi)ltdl tor insane .... fiW
Stale reformatory iW
State audit . 150
CiimiiilMdons in lunaev 10)
Interest on county bonds . . OOW
State ti on loans , ?2"i
County and city Institutes . SW
Sinking fund . 27,rnO
Treasuiei's commission 10,000
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10.000
Snrvoyors in Town.
Ttn5lstei d at the Washington house
aio a half doren onglneeih loprosontiiiB
the new coal car r j Ing load fiom S-tr ni
ton to Now York Tho men aio Georga
A. Wright, r ll 'U. Millei, W. M Da-
A Good Set of Teeth for. .$3.00
Our llcst Sets or Teeth 5.00
IncUdlnj the Painless Extraction,
DR. S.C.SNYDER
321 Spruce Street, Opp Hotel Jermn
We arrauged what
room in facrauton. It's
:1
50 feet m size, has good light and plenty of it.
you can sit and pick your rugs in comfort,
from a big stock at little prices.
Worth.
Axminster Rugs, 6 ft by 10 ft 5 in $21.00
Tapestry Brussel Rugs, 5 ft by 7 ft 6 in.. 7.25
Smyrna Rugs, 9 ft by 12 feet 32.00
Imported Seamless Axminsters, 6 ft, 6
in by 9 ft, 8 in 18.00
Hoquette Rugs, 27 in by 50 in 2.75
Japanese Rugs 26 in by 42 in 1.50
Extra Quality 13.50
SIEBECKER & WATKINS,
406-408 Lackawanna Avenue.
IL01Y OIL Hi MflNUFfiCTURING CO.
141 to 141) Meridian Strect.cranton, 1'iu T hone u-.il
AND CYLENOER OILS.
PAINT DEPARTMENT -Llnnecd Oil,
Varnlihi Dryer, Japan and tiulnslobMlt?
vldson, H. AV. Hnrpt-r, Otto F. Wagen
bin st nnd F. C. Mcseur. The men nro
survvjlng n loute from Delnvvnie Wat
er Clap to Saylorsbuig, but nto lont'i
to ay anything fuither regarding the
railroad Stroudsburg Times.
Sir Knight Attention.
Tho grand conceit to be held under
the HUsplces of Anthinclte Command
ery, No. 211, Is postponed until Sept.
CO, ISOx. Committee.
(irnnd Oprnlitc
tonight nt Hotel reldman, formerly
Washington House, coiner of Penn
nvoiiuc and Mulbeny street. Louis
Feldman, propiletor.
Main .Moicantllo Tnx
Is now due and must be paid on or
before June 10, U9S to nvold cobIs.
C. G. Boland, city treaauter.
Itelrlgerntors
At Fattln's, 126 Penn avenue.
WHITE MOUNTAIN
REFRIGERATORS
Are FAMOFS heeaus' thev aie built
upon HONOK and have leal MUR1T.
Thev leprobcnt In design the most AIJ
VANCHD TDHAS IN MODERN
SCiHNTIFIC CONSTItFCTION
Thnefoio, th" best lesults uio ob
tainable nnd thoy nro unquestionably
the LHADHHS IN THH MARKUT.
Nice Small Refrigerator. . .
Medium Size "
..S5.9S
S7.0S
S9.9S
Large Size
The Eyes
Of the Boys
Are upon it; its riders toil
not, but see how they spin
on a
CCRANTON
It is a wheel that has
come to stay and is
bound to go
$35.00 and $50.00.
STERLINGS &S60 AND $75
Have vou seen the iSgS Dia
mond Lamp, the best on the mar
ket ? The most extensive line ot
Bicycle Sundries in Northeastern
Pennsylvania.
Have youi caniages rubber tired
by experts, on shoit notice. All
sizes and styles in stock. Satis
faction guaianteed.
Iron and Steel
Wagomnikera' and Blackimltus' Supplies
B1TTEHBENDER i CO.
FACTORY AND WARBR00MS.
126 & 128 Franklin Ave.
we claim is by far the best rug
ou the ground floor, is 2 5 by
Here
Pick
Price.
$14.00
5.00
25.00
13.00
2.00
1.00
10.00
Turpentine Whit a Lea . Coal 1'ar,
.l.lpj)WiWWILIU ll 1IIBII 'Cn
Qu hj" " ij jit'i
IE III
ritoa
1IIB SI..
120 Lackawanna Ava, Scranton Pi
Wholesale nnd ltctittl
DRUGGISTS,
ATLANTIC WHITE LEAD,
FRENCH ZINC.
Rcndy nixed Tinted Paints,
Convenient, Kconomicnt, Durable.
Varnish Stains,
rrodiiclnsrcrfoctlmltntlonofBxpaaslT
Woods,
Rnynolds' Wood Finish,'
Especially Designed for lu'lcla Worlc.
Alarble Floor Finish,
Durable and Drlos Quickly
Paint Varnish and Kal
sominc Brushes.
PUR- LINSEED OIL ftIO TURPcNTINE.
COMFORT AND SATISFACTION.
S
Knox Straw Hats
For Ladie3 and Gentlemen,
Hand & Payne
203 Washington Ave.
"riNOW WHITD
MaUOf. hrracl
Out of BlRllt,
Ma s Kl.id
So s elr.cl
Nccr lucl
Broael s-o light
Sister Liz
Si It i-i
'SNOW W11ITU"
Dnei the 1lz.
So elo mv coils-ins
And my bl-nors
' And my mint.;
So w 111 nil the p-o
If tlirv orlv liio ,i chance
To lr the. fimnus ' SNOW
WHITE' Tlour made only oy
THE WESTON MILL CO
Scranton. Carbondale. Olyphant.
wwwrwwrrw v hhthhwhi
WRITING S LETTER
In order to introduce
my new line of Kimball
Piauos and organs I will
pay FIVE DOLLARS to
any one who will send
me the name of any par
tj' who will buy a piano
or organ of me.
This will be paid when
first payment is made on
the 'nstrument and to
the first one who sends
me the name. If otty
know of a neighbor who
talks of getting one seud
the name in.
Address
George H.Ives
No. 9 West Market Street,
Wilkcs-Itarrc.
BARBOUR'S HOMECREDITHOUS
HaMns added 1 o feet to our ator
room, v.t are now prepared to bliow a
finer assortment of
FURNITURE
than ever. Vou aro cordially imited to
call nnd Inspect our Knodn and compart
pi Ices. CASH OU CREDIT.
423 LACKAWANNA,rAV.
"Say !
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