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THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-WEDNESDAY. JULY C. 1808.
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Shoe Facts
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Fact One
We have a niagnifi-
rfnf crnrlr nf r1ir
FINEST SHOES
of all sorts ever
made"
Fact Two
The prices are LOW
ER than like quali
ty sells for any
where else.
Fact Three
We guarantee you
absolute shoe satis
faction in every re
spect at Honey
Saving Prices.
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The Wllkes-Barre, Itecora can Do bad
in Scranton at the news stands of M.
Melnhart, 119 Wyoming acnuo; Mac
Lackawanna aer.ue.
CITY NOTES.
Cards of thanks, resolutions of condo
lence, obituary poetry and tho like will
be Inserted in The Tribune only when
paid for in advance, at the rate of 10
cents per line.
By agreement of Major Warren of
counsel for the plaintiff and of Attorney
W. J. Hand for the defendant, the heni-
lni; on the injunction In the rquit suit
of P. D. Mauley nesting A 1. and r M
Spencer Is continued until July .'6 at a
a, m.
The Delaware Lnkiw-inni and West
ern company pild Its mplojts vrt(r
riay at tho Hampton and Sloan mines and
will pay today .it tho Storrs mines, mi
chine and car shops. The Delaware and
Hudson did not pay yeMerrtav. Pa mas
ter Atherton being In attendance at his
father'h funeral.
J. W. Harris, L G, Cohln, L W.
Tranklln, J I, Jordan, W A. Cohln,
S W, Franklin and Leon W Smith ap
plied to tho court jefterdav foi a ch.irttr
for tho Past Benton Cemeterj nocla
tlon The first tho numid comprlso tho
board of directors. Attorney C. B Gard
ner Is sollcltoi for them.
Stephen Daley, of 1310 Stnno avenue,
and Catherlno K Cuminlnss, of S07
Hampton strtet John Shecok, of Price
burs, and Annie M.iczko, of Jessup, Pat
rick J. Coone. of .1 Fifteenth street,
and Mao O Hara.of 7i0 Jcffen-on avenue,
were granted marriage licenses jesterday
by Clerk of tho Courts Daniels
Mis. J R. c. Wilson, formerly of this
city, died at the home of her d uiRhter,
Mrs. J. Alcock, at Philadelphia. The fu
neral will take pi ico tomonow, interment
will be made at tho above place. Her son,
James Wilson, of North G irlleld avenue,
accomptnled by Mrs John Lerei and son,
of Carbondale, will leavo tod ly to at
tend the funeral
Through the agency of O B Wright,
Council building, Mrs. Mary r, Long
shore widow of Hvan J LoiiKshoie,
Company P. 117 regiment, Pennsylvania
volunteers, nnd Mrs Abblc Wilton,
widow of James D Walton, of United
States steamer "Winona," obtained pen
sions. Mr Walton was formerly from
Stroudsburg and a brother of Sneaker
Walton, of Philadelphia.
Tho Traders' National b ink has opened
for tho public asubscrlptlon list for ho
new Issue of the United Stutes govern
ment bonds. Anj person desiring to sub
set Ibe for these bonds maj now do so and
the subscription will be handled bj this
bank without charge Tho bonds will bo
Issued In denominations of Jji) $100 iVX),
11,00 JofKlO and $10,(00 Tho subscriptions
must reach the treasury dep-mniiiit,
Washington, D (' beforo Thursday. July
14 Any one desiring to subscribe should
do eo not later than Mondaj, July 11.
MELLOW COAMITTED TO JAIL.
Charged with I hroaloiilng to Ilnrm
.IJnx Jurliotll.
Michael Mellow, of the Flats, was
sent to the county jail last nlsht by
Alderman Millett, of the Sixth ward,
on the ehatge of threatening to do
bodily harm to Max- Juikovltz, the
South Washington avenue meichaut.
Mellow came Into the prosecutor's
store on the evening of the Fourth and
his condition fiom liquor was bucIi as
to make him an undesliable purchnset.
Jurkovltz had to put him out, and In
doing so was threatened with revenge.
DR. CIIIDSEY CHOSEN.
Olrocted to Report lor Duty at nn
Army Nurccoii.
Dr. Itussell W. Chldsoy, of Willow
street, South Scrnnton, ieceved a tele
gram yesterday from Surgeon General
Sternberg to rcpoit immediately at
V abhlngton for duty.
Er. Chldsey made application several
weeks ?go for a position, nnd he hopes
to be sent to Santiago, He will leave
tills morning'.
M. Luke's Hummer Homo.
Amount of donations at last report., .1170
nccehed from "A Friend" 5
W. Hanley 5
Total ji$o
Friends of the work of tho Homo, aro
reminded of the need of further dona
tions. It will be opened in a few days.
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PERSONS WHO WILL
REMEMBER JULY 4
They Have More or Lest Severe Injuries
as a Result of Celebration.
LKWIS RICHARDS OP PKAU 8TIU.nT
MADLY WOl'NDHD BY TIIIJ Bt'llST
1NO OP CANNON SCHKNOtAN
injuri:d wnii.n rmiNo a hi:-
VOLVKH-A OLANCINO BULLUT
STRUCK THOMAS M'OUIRK-MUU-RAY
CIIILDRHN BUUNUO WII1LU
sbttino orp riRBWORics-Nirr-
TII3 W1RT1I HAD A NARROW 1IS
CAl'U. Low Is RIciymK v ho resides on Pcnr
street, vns terribly Injured In a Held
near his homo, Monday night, by tho
bursting of n cannon, li Is the same?
old story, It did not make a dlschaige
nt the expected moment tind Richards
went over to ascertain tho reason. He
stooped down and while In that posi
tion the cannon buist, striking Rich
ards In sevcial parts of the body
Dr Manic was called and found his
patient's face, nims, body nnd legs se
verely cut nnd burned. Ills face nnd
aims were buined nnd the lower por
tion of the body wns cut by the living
pieces of lion. It Is feared that Rlch
nids Is hurt Internally. Ho vill re
cover, but will be disfigured.
Pred. Sihenomnn, of Irving avenue,
Is another levolver victim. He was
using one Monday evening and one
time It failed to shoot. Scheneman
began to Investigate nnd while thus
engaged he nulled the trlgegr and It
discharged a bullet that went Into his
left hand.
Tho ball entered at the Joint of the
middle finger and Dr. Kolb, who was
summoned, found it In the wilst. It
wns lemoved.
THK IH'LLET GLANCED.
Thomas McGuIre, of Orchard stieet,
was the victim of a singular accident
Monday evening. McGuIre was seated
at a window in the pat lor of his lesl
dence and while enjovlng his evening
meal a bullet lilt him in the neck.
Outside his home a numbei of young
men were discharging a revolver that
wns pointed downward.
The bullet that entered MtGulre's
neck flist struck a stone and glanced
upwards, going through the window.
Dr. John T. McGrath vas called and
lemoved the ball. No serious results
will ensue.
Margaret nnd Lizzie Mtuinv, little
tots, were buined about their heads
and face- nt !) o'clock Mondav evening
They were setting off flieworksat their
home, coiner of living avenue nnd
River street. A large Rom-in candle
exploded in their faces The wound.?
v ere dressed by Dr. Haggerty.
Gustavo P.ahner, of Beech street. Is
confined to his room tho lesult of get
ting Into too cloe proximity to a 1I
ftr cracker Monday night. A lot of
powder lodged In h's foiehead, and he
w as otherw i v 'burned. Dr. Walsh gavo
him medical attention.
CLOTHES SET ON TIRr.
Little Nettle Wlrth, of Cedar aveniif.
had her apron pocket filled with fit e
i lackers last night. In her hind she
hold a lighted one that exploded, nnd
some of the sparks fell Into the pile
in her pbeket
J'lesently the lot began to go off
and her clothes caught lire. The child
lan nnd her clothes burned quickly,
:ii-s Jlrggle O'Brien caught her nnd
tore the binning apparel ftom the lit
tle on. Her body was slightly burned
and her hands weie scorched, r)i. j.
S Rohrr. was called and dressed the
In jut let..
THAT BINGIIAAUON EXCURSION.
Fully Three, 'thousand Persons Wero
Uiiiiblo to Get Transportation.
It was e.irlv yesterday morning when
the excuislonlsts who went to Blng
hamton July I returned to this cltv.
Tbo first section i cached this city
shortly hefoie 3 a m. and the second
section made Its appearance about nn
hnui later
It is estimated that the eiowds at
the various stations along the line fiom
Scrnnton to Toiest City inclusive, ng
giegated three thousand persons. Had
tho committee in chaige of the excur
sion realized what a great success It
was going to be and ghen the railroad
companj an opportunity to provide a
sufficient number of cars, the excursion
would piobably have been the largpst
that ever left this uillev
When the committee disposed of all
tho regular ecur-lon tickets Monday
mjrnln-; they applied to the Delawaie
and Hudson officials for some of tho
company's excursion tickets A con
siderable number of these weie sold
an J will he ledcemed bv tho company
as soon ns It can annnge matters with
the excursion committee A number of
these tickets were presented at th
&tatlon esterdn and tho holders were
given a lecelj t for them.
O'BOYLE IS AT THE HELM.
Ho Is Now tho Acting Street Com
missioner ol the Cit).
Patrick O'Bojle Is now the acting
street commissioner of Scinnton. His
nomination as the successoi of A B.
Dunning was sent to select council last
Thursdas nlsht and refened to com
mltteo for consideration
It was thought that Mr. Dunning
would continue to act pending tho con
fli matron nnd quallfjlng of Mr.
O Boyle, but that progiamme has been
changed and Mr O'Bojle js now "act
ing stieet commissioner" He is a son
of Select Councilman Thomas O'Bovle.
EIOHTEEN DIVORCE CASES.
They Aro on tlio Argument List for
1'lils ienl(.
Theie are eighteen divot ce cases on
the nrgiinip- list this week. This is
the largest number In any one term
since Lackawanna county wns organ
ized, and the size of the number Is not
duo to tho continuation of anj fiom
former terms. They are all new ap
plications. Last aigument coutt Judgo Gunster
granted 13 divorces and Judgu Edwards
granted 1,
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GOINQ TO THE PENITENTIARY.
Patrick Battle, Prank Scliuiiucmnn
nnd Two Oilier Mill : Today,
Four prisoners will be taken to tho
Tastern penitentiary on the 8 o'clock
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
tinln this morning-. Sheriff Pryor will
go und be assisted by four deputies,
Tho four ptifonew are: Patrick Bat
tle, who was I'entenced to six yeais for
the minder of Paul Strnvanlskey by
striking him with a utonc and fractur-
lug tils skull on the night of April 2 at
the AVhlte house on 'Pcnn avenue:
Prank f-thuencmnn. sentenced to seven
years for stnUblng Patrolman John D
Thomas with a large hunting knife
three times on the night of March 11
during ti fight In Martin Bird's saloon
on North Main avenue, West Side;
William Osboine, of Cnrbondnlc, wn
tenced to two jears and thicc months
for stabbing his brother-in-law, James
Walsh, In tho neck, nnd Joseph Wns
nluUcy, sentenced to two years for
butglarlzlng1 the store- of mbroso
Mullcy and the shoemaker shop of
Petet A'jplanaii, In Providence.
BURNED BY POWDER.
John Pnnlio'g t'aco Receives tho
I'orco of nn Explosion.
John Pnnka wns seveiely scorched
on the face yesterday by the explosion
of a keg of powder in the Grassv
Island slope at Olyplnnt Ills eves
weie not Injured, but his countenance
will be dlsflguied and powder maiketl
I'anko was slttlniT near the keg nnd
was eating his lunch. The explosion
unscnusid o a spark fiom hli larnr
He was hi ought to the Lacknwanna
hospital. He Is SO venrs old, uninai
ricd, and llvct, In Olyphnnt.
WASHINGTON TODAY.
Scrnnton Will Do Well Represented nt
Natlounl Tcnchors' Mooting.
Thoso Who Mill Attend.
Scrnnton will be vet y welt represented
nt the National Teachers' association,
the sessions of which will begin to
moirow In Washington Two special
cars will convey our delegation over
the toad by the Delaware, Lackawanna
nnd Western and Pennsvlvnnln lall
toads, leaving this morning nt S o'clock.
The fate foi the lound trip has been
quite an inducement, even duilng this
vvnim weather, as It Is but $9 SI Ex
cellent hotel accommodations have
been secured.
The convention will close on Monday
and during the Intervening time the
visitors will have a fine opportunity
for seeing the Utv nnd tho many points
of Inteiest In the vlclnltv, Including
Camp Alger. The tickets are good un
til August Jl, and many of the tourists
will extend their tily in othei direc
tions Among the city teachois w ho will
accompany Piofessor George Howell
this morning aie Miss L E Penman,
the Misses Raub, Miss Josle Lees, Mrs,
Maltha Jones, Mlses Jones, Etta Wil
liam, Marlon Djei, Ella Webb, Anna
Ma Richards, Margaret Davis, Ella
Gavin, Kate Lavelle, Anna McTlgue,
Mniy Robinson, Ida Murphy, Maggie
O'Donnell, Mniv Connor, Mollie Helm,
Sarah Jones, Mattlo AVatkins, Kath
erlne Pi Ice, Alice lvans, Mamlo
Thomas, Annette Davis, Anna Mallu,
Mary Harris, Chrjstlne Fellows, Pio
fessor G. W. Phillips, Professors Ket
rick, Burdlck nnd Hawket.
The dates fied for the convention are
Jul 7, S, 9, 1) and 12, and there will
he eight sessions; nanielv, Thursday
evening, Friday fotonoon and evening,
''atuiday foitnoon and evening, Mon
day forenoon and evening, nnd Tues
day forenoon. The afternoons will b,
left open for sight teeing nnd lecrea
tion. Tho first .and last of these sessions
will be held in convention hall, which
has a seating canai Itv of 5,000. The
other general sessions will bo held In
the Giand Opeio, house and the Na
tional theatei. These buildings ara
centrally located nnd aro near each
othei At the suggestion of officers of
the association, educational themes will
lv discussed in the pulpits of ' arious
churches In Washington on Sundnj.
Tho headqi'uitei' for Pennsylvania
will be In the Aillntjton hotel, and two
of the parlors have been engaged for
that use. Special lates have been se
emed nt the best hotels.
The executive committee of the asso
ciation promise that every facility
would be provided the teachers for
v islts to Mount Vernon. Fortress Mon
rre, the navv yard and points of Inter
est along the Chesapeake bay. Con
giess is in session and that adds addi
tional interest.
NOTES FROM THE LABOR FIELD.
Waco, Tex., hasn't a non-union railway
emplove.
Munclo Md. streot car men get $1 G5
foi eleven hours
Philadelphia w iter bureau laborors g.n
$1 7" for elcht hours
The Granite Cutters' union will demand
eight hours in 1900.
Baltimore unionists forced the munici
pality to provide freo concerts In the
parks
Graves of men who were Knights of
Labor wero decorated at Cleveland last
Sunday
A vear ago there were four unionists
nt Kewanee III. Today theie nre thirteen
unions and a central laboi union
Toledo electrical workers have secured
signatures to their wnge scale from tive
of tho seven contractors In the cltj
All houses to be erected In the city of
Baltimore must be equipped with bath
looms. The law Is being strictly on
foiced This law was advocated bi
unionists
'"oledo typograhplcal union adopted a
membership fee subject to a discount of
CO cents for regular attendance at meet
h rs, otherwise the half-dollar to stand
n3 penalti for non-attendance
Shall the International Tjpographlcal
union withdraw fix in nlllllitlou with the
American Federation of Labor"" Tho
above proposition Is now hefoie the mem
bership of the local unions for discus
sion, will be voted on early In Juli
The retail liquor dealers of New Haver
have refused to pas the additional beer
tax which lias been added to the sell
ing price of brewers Three hundred re
tailers have organized nnd propose to es
tablish a co-operative establishment Al
bany retailers tin eaten to do likewise
Active hostilities wero begun last week
In New- York between the bo ird of walk
ng delegates and the building tiadn
eoi.ncll The trouble Ik gun when the offi
cers of the Amalgamated soclelj of
Painteis and Decorators complained tint
varnlshers were doing the work of paint
ers Great Tails, Mont servant glils have
organized a union, following thi- example
of the laundry girls, nnd their demands
In hrlef are Twentv-llvo dollars pel
month for a family of six or less, with
an addition of per month for eai h per
ron over six: that they shall not be re
quired to care for children when mothers
nre absent from home, and that they
shall not be required to do any lino
washing or Ironing A membo- of the
union may keep the babv .vhen tho
mother goes to church, If the servant Is
allowed extra compensation nt the rato
of 15 cents per hour, hut the iuIc prohib
iting tho laundering of shirts, lace etc .
is absolute, and the servants In prlvaw
houses shall not compete with tho laun
div girls
IP YOU HAVE ANY disease due to
lmpuro or Impoverished blood, llko
scrofula, salt rheum, dvspepsla, or
catarrh, you should take Hood's Sarea
puillla and bo promptly cured.
HOOD'S PILLS are easy to take,
easy to operate. Cure Indigestion, bil
iousness. 25c.
JULY SESSION OF
ARGUMENT COURT
It Will Adjourn Today and Reconvene
Next Monday.
THAT IS TO OIVP. THE ATTORNEYS
AN OI'PORTPNITY TO ATTEND
THE MEETING OF THE STATE BAR
ASSOCIATION-APPLICATION FOR
REINSTATEMENT OP CORNELtt'S
SMITH CONTINFED UNTIL MON
DAY BECAUSE OP THE ABSENCE
OP JUDGE ARCHBALD.
July nicumont court convened yes
tetdny, but It was In session only dur
ing the foienoon, Tomorrow will be
devoted to tho argument of cases nnd
nil not disposed of will go ovot until
next Monday. There will bo no couit
this week after Wednesday on account
of the meeting of the iStnte Bar asso
ciation at Delawaie Water Gap Thurs
day and Friday.
Judge Archbald Is away among the
hills of Connecticut this week, there
foie the application for lelnstntement
by Cornelius Smith will not be henid
until next Monday. Judges Gunster
nnd Edwards were on the bench yes
terdaj, and both said they preferred to
have the case heard before the entire
bench.
The cases disposed of weie small
ones. Rules to open judgment were
made absolute In the ense of 12 Rob
inson's Sons ngnlnst Charles Rupert
and others, In the ense of W. F. Will
against Wllllnm M. Sllkninn nnd J. S.
Miller, and the appeal was stricken off
In the case of Edwaid O'Neill against
Maiy Parrell. The title to strike off
Judgment wns discharged In the case
of Christian Storr ngalnst William
Wejandt.
Judgment was reversed In the cei
tlorail caso of V. Cunlno against Thom
as Kllllona, in the case of Stanley
Polozky against John Rosseolo, In the
ense of Joseph Beckel & Co. against M.
P Thompson the tulo to set aside the
sheriff's service and return was dls
chatged, CASES SETTLED.
The following cases weie settled and
niaiked off the list: William Davis
against Grate Davis, an application for
n divorce, Prank Snjder ngalnst W W.
Arnold and others, rule to open Judg
ment, Justus Vnlet against George
Hofnagel, uile to open judgment,
Adams & Westlake against M. T. Kel
ler, exceptions to plaintiff's depositions;
Max Rosenbluth ngalnst M. Gamball,
rule to stav execution, Henry R. Wood
against T21l7a McBilar Sanderson, rule
for a new tilal, and Oscar S. Mnlnes
against Emma Helmes, iuIo to open
judgment.
The following cases weie continued:
McCoy i Co vs. Joseph Levv, rule to
take off nou-sult; borough of Wlnton
vs. Thomas J. Mack, lule to open Judg
ment, John S Miller vs. Inter-State
Casuallty company, demurret ; Clemen
tine Renwlck vs. Robert Renwlok, and
P. Morello vs. Antonio M. C. Morello;
Willis A Clark vs. Minnie Clark, Albeit
L. Wallace vs. Jennie Wnllnce, tules
for decree In dlvoice; William D.
Monies vs Cm Us Huff, lule to pay
money Into couit, commonwealth vs.
C. DuPont Swift, certiorari; J. O.
Rogeis vs. Moirls Hollander, nilo for
Judgment; John McGuIre vs. R. F. As
well, certiorari. D. W. Hoffecter vs.
William Hutchlngs, rule to strike off
appeal, John 'Stein vs. Welgand Stein,
lule to open judgment, New Schiller
Building and Loan association vs. Rob
ert M, Evans, administrator, rule to
open judgment; A. G. Reed vs C M.
Butts, rule to stay attachment, Wil
liam Neeley vs. r. L. Reifenback, mle
to dissolve attachment, and Hapgnod
Shoe company vs. F. L Reifenback,
rule to dissolve attachment.
DIVORCE CASES.
Judge Edwards will hand down de
crees In divorce on Mondaj In such
cases as the court decides the evidence
wai rants a separation. Thursday Is
the regular daj In argument court for
such papers, but they will be disposed
of on Mondaj because theie will be no
court Thursdaj.
On the quarter sessions and orphans'
couit list the cases continued till next
term were as follows: Commonwealth
vs. Michael McNultj, rule to strike off
forfeiture. In le annexing ceitain lands
In Lehigh township to Gouldsboro, lule
to pay costs; estate of Jese Jones, ex
ceptions to account; estate of Celia
Loftus, exceptions to executor's ac
count; estate of Patrick Ralnej, rule
foi discharge of executor.
FOR BETTER SABBATH OBSERVANCE.
Rov. J. II. Loiper Is Here to I'roso
cule tho Work ol Association.
The flpld secretary nf the American
Sabbath association, Rev. J. II. Lelper,
bus nriived In the city, and taken up
the woik the association was organized
U pei form. He will speak In many of
the churches and present the situation,
as he views It to ehurch-goeis. Rev.
Mr l.elper has been In the mlnhtij'
thirty-one years, and In that time he
has obspived much tnd thought much
nnd the result of his oLseivntlon and
his leflectlon he brings to fuithei the
Sabbath Observance movement.
He btllevHS that the community
should be first educated to propei views
in the matter of Sabbath observance
and then the people themselves will
pioreed In civil action ngalnst those
who trespass on their right regarding
the icllglous observance of the Loid's
day The moeess he sajs Is necessar
ily slow, but when It Is once accom
plished the result is Instlng. He be
lieves nut so much In objective as In
subjective coeiclan Ho believes that
the proper coercion Is tiic coercion
piactlced by i.n enlightened conscience,
and therefor' to bilng nbout this sub
jective compulsion he "believes In en
lightening the conscience of the sub
ject hlnuelf.
BARRETT GIRLS RELEASED.
cru Convicted ol Charges ol Lar
ceny nnd Reef l Inc.
Maggie and Ethel Bairett were re
leased from the county jail yesterday,
their sentences having expired.
They aie the girls whose exploits on
the "hill" Inst summer made so many
clotheslines lonely.
BOARD OP HEALTH OFFICERS.
Will lio Klc'ctcd nt This Evening's
Annual Mreling.
The annual meeting of the board nf
health will be held this evening. Ofll
ceis ure to be elected The term ot
only one member, Henry Zelglor, of
the South Side, expires.
It Is probable that all the present of.
fl-ei: will be re-elected. Tho hoard Is
piobuhlj the most non-polltlcal of the
lOOX0000
To Keep Cool
During this hot weather, try one ol our Flemish Stone
Water Coolers.
Always pure, easily cleaned and low in price.
Purify your drinking w.iter with a Stone Filter and Cooler
combined!. All sizes, from 52.50 up. Cheapest, cleanest,
best.
For Home, office, Store and factory.
MILLAR & PECK, 134 Wyoming Avanua,
() "Walk In nod Look Around."
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city's siveral municipal bodies Its
officers nre' W. A. Paine, president;
Pr. W. E. Allen, health officer T N.
f'tilhn, food und meat Inspector: Wil
liam II Burke, sanitary policeman; D.
C Thomas, superintendent of ercmti
tc.iy; MIchTd J. O'Malley, plumbliu;
Insprctoi, and R. J. Mm lay, secictaiy.
Besides Mr. Zelglei, the membeis of
the 'oai 1 aie Dr. W A. Paine. Di. J.
K. Bentlej, Georg" S. Horn and M. J
Kelly Mr. fcleglet is In Purope nnd
will be absent several months Ho
does not deslie a re-appolntment.
SUMMARY OF BICYCLE RACES.
Wero Conducted by the est Puls
ion Wheelmen on .Hondo).
Following Is a summaiy of the bl
cvcle races conducted by the West
1 ittston Wheelmen nt the est Pitts
ton Dilvlng ) ark on Monday:
One mile. 3 00 class First heat Andrew
Gaffnev. Wllkes-Barre llrst, C A Stroll.
West Plttston, second, G. Burt Hart,
Wllkes-Barre, third Time 2 J.
Second heat-P. A. Reedj, Wllkes
Barre llrst, Joseph J. Weber. Plttston.
second, G. Butt Hart, Wllkes-Barre,
third. Time-.' 20U.
Tho third heat was declnred off, tho
time not being within three minutes
3 01.
One mile open "Chic" Coleman, West
Plttston, llrst, C. J Thorn Blnghamton,
second, Ray Hubler, West Plttston,
third Tlme-2 17.
One mile professional Ross Curtis,
Plttston, llrst, Guy A Dewitt Wilkes
Barre, second, W W Marsh, Scranton,
thlid Time 2 27.
Two mile lap race H. B. Strong Scran
ton, llrst G. Buit Hart Wllkes-Barre,
seond, C J Thorn, Blnghamton, third,
C A. Stroh, Plttston, fourth. Time
5 10
One mile exhibition, 2 OS or better
"Clilc" Coleman, West Plttston, time
2 02 G. Burt II irt Wllkes-Barre, time
2 0Si
"Joe" Rice, of Wllkes-Barre lode a
half-mile exhibition, paced by a tandem.
Ho made It In 1 03
One-bnlf mile open "Chic" Coleman,
West Plttston first: James Atherton,
Wllkes-Barre, second, f J. Thoin. Blng
hamton, third. Time 1 0"
Plve mile handicap C. A Brown,
Wllkes-Barre (73 vards). first. J. .1
Weber, Plttston (17) vaids) second, P
A. Rccdj', Wllkes-Barre (250 jards) thltd.
CHIC COLEMAN'S GREAT WORK.
Lowered the Wist IMltslon Track
itecoril !irc Seconds.
Tho West Side fair ground tiack's
blcjcle recoid was smashed jesteidaj
by Chic Coleman, of Plttston, In as
prettj a spurt as one would wish to
witness The recoid of 2.05 was cut
down to 2 0.'. The announcement wns
received with a gieat demonstration of
applause.
The ilder was In excellent form and
might easily be said to have been tho
star rider of the da He lode with
excellent control and won several hand
some prizes with a good margin Not
onlj- did Coleman bieak.the track rec
oid hut also took first pilzes In tho
one-mile open and half-mile open
events, and It Is possible, had he not
diopped out of the two-mile race and
five-mile handicap, he would have re
ceived a slice of these prizes Pittston
Gazette.
Coleman Is a resident of this city,
and It was here he first began his
career as a ilder.
MINER HORRIBLY BURNED.
Crawled Nnked from n Mine nnd Died
Shortly Allerwnnl.
Zacharlah Hughes of Hugestnwn,
neai Plttston. was terribly binned by
an explosion of gas while going to his
wo:k jesterday morning. He was able
to crawl ftom the slope, his clothing
buined from his bodj-, but he died at
1 o'clock p. m,
Hughes was CG vcars old, an experi
enced miner nnd wns emploj-ed In No
S mine of the Pennsylvania Coal companj-.
He went to work at 6 o'clock
yesterday morning and enteied the
Seneca slope nt the foot of his garden
os a near cut to his work In some
manner he set off a considerable body
of gas In tho slope
A ren'nrkable fact was that the old
man was able to ciawl out of the slopj
and was making towaids his home, his
nnked bodj- black and chaired fiom the
flr, before he was discovered. He was
the fathei of H J Hughes, a Dun
more rrlne foicman.
ARE Q0INQ TO VVASHINQTON.
Superintendents Taylor nnd Hovard
Lonvo 'I his .11 o ml iig.
County Superintendent of Schools J.
C. Taylor and Supeiintendent H. D.
Povard, of tho Dunmoio schools, will
leave at 8 o'clock this morning for
Washington, D C to attend the na
tional convention of the Hducatlonnl
association
Superintendent T.ajlor will spend n
week along Chesapeake Baj and will
not return home until Saturday. July
2'.', but certificates will be sent out be
fore the 10th to all who passed tho ex
aminations, Mr Taj lor has nil the
papers marked and will mall the cer
tllcatss after he reaches Washington
this afternoon.
WOUNDED AT SANTIAQO.
Tho Nnmo ol John DnTltl, ol Pills
Ion, Appcnrs in Ilia List.
' Davitt, musician, Thirteenth Infant
rj" Is one of the names that appears
In the list of wounded at Santiago
Inhn Davitt, of Oiegon, Pittston, liu
cler of the Thirteenth regiment, I'nltej
States Infantrj, is supposed to he the
pel son referred to. He ferved live yrats
In Company A, Thirteenth Infontrj',
lecetvd nn honorable dlschaige, anil
three years ago re-enllsted In Companj
G, of the sapio regiment
Pi lor to the war ho was stationed at
Port Porter, Buffalo. He visited Pitts
ton In September last on tho oictsion
of his father's death. His sister, Mia
Patrick Gallagher, lecelved a letter
from her brother Just liefoie he sailed
li om Tampa with Lawton's division.
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MR. COYLE'S DISCLAIMER.
tins Not Approached Jurors. Ho
tiny, nnd Wants Justice.
Henry W. Cojle, of the Twelfth wnul,
mentioned In Sntuidaj's Tribune ns
having been warned by District Attor
nej1 Jones not to converse with men
serving ns juiors, denies that theie Is
any giound for sitth a warning. He
says that Inst week he was In coutt ns
the piosecutor In a case docketed after
the Williams case nnd conversed with
Williams simply In a frlendlj way
while waiting for the case In which ho
was Intel ested to he called.
Mr. Covle snjs that District Attoi
ney Jones will be asked to prove that
he (Coyle) has nt any time or In any
case had convocations with juiymen
not entlreli' proper and honorable.
MERRY FOURTH FOR THE CHILDREN.
'I lie) Wero Remembered bt Mnii) ol
Their Kind Friends.
The children at the Home for the
Piiendlfcss had a delightful time on
their (list Fouith In their new quar
ters. Mrs. J Atticus Robeitson ent
them three gallons of Ice cream Lew
Is Rellly & Daviis gev two laigo
boxes of fliec lackers, nnd othe- dont
tlons helped to make them harpv.
Tho Caledonians remembered the
Home with a large supply of provi
sions. Including thice hams and many
sanclwlrhes, peanuts, etc, lor all of
which thanks aie most sincerely prof
fered. BALLOON ASCENSION FAILED.
Second Attempt ol Aeronnut Oclcer
Wns Unsuccessful.
Aeronaut W. W Ockcr, of Mansfield,
O, who was engaged by the Caledoni
ans to give an exhibition of going up
In a balloon nnd shooting himself fiom
a cannon In mld-ali, to come down by
means of a paiachute, and who failed
to perform the feat at the games on
Mondaj-, tried It again last evening, hut
was again unsuccessful.
When he was Inflntlng tho balloon
w Illi hot air one of the guy ropes
snapped and the balloon In wobbling
about wns torn so badly that it was
found Impossible to icpair the bieak
and piocecd with the ascension.
Himynyi1
DIED.
BRYANT-In West Scranton Julj D, iw,
Mrs. Juliet Br ant, 70 vcars of age, at
the residence, 1210 Academy strteet
Funeral Friday morning. Remains to
be taken to Portland, I'a on S o clock
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
train
CLARK-In West Scrnnton July 1. 1SDS
John, jr , Infant son of Mr. and Mrs.
John Clark, at the residence, 20J Rall
ioad avenue Funeral thlssafternoon at
2 o'clock Interment at Cathedral cem
etery. Owiii
To a Change
in proprietorship
THE SCRANTON CASH STORE
Will be conducted in future on
a "CASH" basis, which we
trust will be mutually bene
ficial. Our aim in future
will be "Prompt Delivery and
Best Goods at Lowest Prices."
We are busy waiting on
trade and opening new goods,
and in a few days will be able
to take care of the increasing
trade.
Thanking our patrons for
past favois, and trusMng you
will give us a liberal portion of
your trade in future, we re
main, very truly yours,
The
Scranton Cash
Store.
Strawberries.
Finest Home Grown for Canning.
Red Raspberries, Black Rasp
berries, Blackberries, Cherries,
Apricots and Peaches, Water
Melons and Canteloupes.
Pierce's Market
Health and Pleasure
for tho summer months can bo had at
moderate cost at tho
Spring House
Heart Luke, Pa.,
Thoroughly renovated and refurnli-hed,
has hot and cold water baths Heart
Lake Ik on tho lino of the D , L & W H
H. threu mllc-b from Montrose, high ele.
vatlon, pure air, pure water, puiei milk,
low boats und tlsblng tackle free to
guesU. Good blcjclo loads, lino shady
grounds, largo piazzas, dancing hull. For
prices und particulars write
U. E. CROFUT Proprietor
Home
Furnishings
That are every day
tilings in Table Wares,
Glasswares, Etc., at
Summer prices. Ad
vantages for you must
be made and for you.
Glass Pressed patterns,
Berry Dish with ground
'.v ' . 1UC
size.
Cake 10-inch top, with foot.
Stands Usually sold at in
24c. Here at... 1U
Celery io-inch sfre, newest de-
Travs signs, giound bot-.nr
J torn, worth 14c, at 1U
Berry Dish Carlsbad China,
pink tints, Cn
wab toe, now 3
Pie 6-inch sie, decorated in
Plates 3 colors, lull gold ac
traced, was ioc,tiow ''
Cream Pint sie, Austrian
Pitcher Ch'ria neatly deco
rated. Was 24c, i n
For 3 days 1U
THE GREAT
310 Lacka. Ave.
JOHN II. LAD Witt.
FOR BABY' COMFORT
at the
Baby Bazaar.
Try the Knit Night Drawers,
Knit Drawers, lor Ladies and Cliil-
dren,
Dresses, long and short,
Skirts, "
Waists,
I'ndervests,
Sacques,
Ulankcts,
Hosiery and Shoes.
In great variety and daintiest design.
512 Spruce Street.
Steam and
Hot Water
H BATING
Gas, Electric
And Combination
FIXTURES
Electric
Light . . .
WIRiNQ
Charles B. Scott
119 Franklin Ave.
The Standard
ElectricClocks
No Winding. No Springs.
No Weights. No Repairs.
No Tiouble of Any Kind.
At Small Cost.
I IK,
ONL.N W ItLNNINfr l.N M'llA.V.
Tn svi.(,s HVMC SINCK 1L-
c j:m hi: t i vr, vakil-, onlv
UioLroM. uoi) v vhi:K.
Mercereati & Connell,
solo Agents for this Territory.
Tim lAlUilNf AM) I'l.VKST STOCK
OP CLOCKS, WATCH I, JLWKLllV A.NIi
MI.VHHWAKU IN OlirHi:Abrfc.IlN
I'U.NMilA'AM v.
130 Wyoming Avenur.
At Retail.
Coal of tho best Quality for domestic u?a
and of all sizes, InUudlns Buckwheat and
Ulrrtseve, delivered In any part ot th
city, at the lowest price.
Orders received at the ofllce. fir it floor.
Commonwealth bulldlnir, room No. 6;
telephone No 2624 or at tho mine, tele
phone No. 272. will be promptly attended
to. Dealers supplied at tliq mine. ,
II, PLEASANT CM
W. T. SMlTH;i"rtE
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