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THE SCRANTON tfttlBUNE-MONDAY, JULY 11, 1808.
LIVE NEWS OF
WEST SCRANTON
Henry Thompson, the fllobe Trotter,
Placed Under Arrcil.
is chauohd with cheating a
DISTURBANCE ON MOUTH MAIN
AVENUE-FPNEP.AL OP MltS. 15.
KNAPP FIIOM 111311 LATE IlESt-
dencd on rmru sthef.t-me.m-
BETtS OF ELECTRIC CITY WHEEL
MEN ENJOY A DltlVB TO LAKE Wl-NOLA-OTHEn
NEWS NOTES.
Henry Thompson, famous ns a globe
trotter, and now on his fifth trip ncrosn
the continent, -spent hint night In tho
West Scranton pollen sliitlon charged
with "creating a disturbance." Pa
trolmen Evans nnd McColllgan ar
rested tho "trotter" on North Main
avenue al G.4. o'clock last evening. Ho
will he Riven h hearing this morning
and was busy most of tho night pre
paring his brief for n defense.
Mr. Thompson, who had previously
been out with friends, came down the
street, nnd met a gentleman by tho
namo of iSrnhnni, who had been un
fortunate in losing both his legs.
Thompson, who. Is extremely humor
ous, stopped to chat with Graham, and,
of course. Immediately attracted at
tention. To the curious gazers, ho an
nounced that he was arranging with
Graham to "trot" tho continent with
hlln. This sally lead to others, and
alio to Thompson's arrest.
FUNERAL OK MRS. E. KNAPP.
Many friends were In attendance at
the funeral services of the late Mrs.
Elizabeth Knapp. which were held
yesterday afternoon at the residence,
1508 Price street. Hov. F. P. Doty,
pastor of the Cedar Avenue Methodist
church, ofllciatcd and preached an elo
quent funeral sermon. Miss Anna
Jones nnd Professor W. W. Jones, of
the Simpson Methodist church choir,
sang the selections.
At the conclusion of the services the
remains were viewed and then homo
to the Washburn street cemetery,
where Interment was made. Tho pall
hearers were: 11. I). Jones. J. B. Peck,
W. Paul. George Kittle, Benson Da
Vles nnd Soth Wligloy.
IlItOVE TO I.AKK WINOLA.
Five members of the Electric City
Wheelmen funned a Jolly party which
drove to Lake Wlnola. Saturday eve
ning. A two-seated carryall and a
span of mules comprised the outfit and
the fellows took turns In driving. Ev
ery farm house on the way was sere
naded, tho party being an excellent
uulntetto.
Yesterday morning they serenaded
all West Scranton residents now so
journing at the Lake. In the after
noon they gave an Impromptu saCred
concert at the Wlnola house and re
turned homo last evening. The mem
bers of the party were David Owens,
Dr. T. A. Eyncn. Dewl Williams, Wil
liam Reynolds and E. Darling Owens,
of New York city.
PERSONAL MENTION.
Mrs. D. llardestlne. of Mt. Pocono,
has returned homo after a visit with
relatives here.
Mrs. Thomas Jones, of Eynon street,
Globe Warehouse
WE'LL
Show today the finest
array of Monday Bar- t
gain inducements ever
offered in Scranton.
The prices in many
instances will
SURPR
saved
I
Globe Warehouse
left Saturday to spend tho summer
with her daughter nt Anbury Park.
Miss Gertrude Lloyd, of North Main
avenue, Is visiting nt Washington,
r. a.
Mrs. J. M. Fuller, of North Mnln
avenue, la visiting nt New Mllford,
Pa.
Dr. Talleson Phillips, of Washburn
street, has returned from u business
trip to Philadelphia. He will open hla
oilleo In the Equity building, on Wyo
ming avenue, on or nbout July 15.
Mrs. Oliver Huff, of Eynon street,
has as her guests Mrs. D. F. Camp
anil daughter, Miss Beatrice, of Mt.
Vernon, N. V.
Mr. mid Mrs. James F. Doyle, of
Lafayette street, are entertaining Miss
Alice lbrlght, of Palmyra. N. Y.
Fuiietal Director M. F. Wymbs. of
Jnckson street, wns nt Honcsdale yes
terday. Miss Cora Eddy, of Shnmokln, Pa.,
Is the guest of Mrs. William Jeremiah,
of South Hyde Park avenue.
Miss Margaret Gallagher, of Jack
son street, Is the guest of her sister,
Mrs. Austin Duffy, nt Hlnghamton,
N. Y.
Miss Nellie Donnelly, of Chestnut
street, has returned from a visit at
Wllllamsport.
Mrs. Mary Gaynnr, of North Lincoln
nvenue, Is visiting relatives at Elmlra,
N. Y.
Miss Jennie Moses, of Eynon street,
Is visiting at Philadelphia.
Miss Jessie Tanney, of Hlnghamton,
N. Y., ta visiting friends here.
Miss Jennie Jones, of Plymouth, has
returned homo from n visit with Mrs.
D. H. Thomas, of South Main avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Wall, of Wash
burn street, spent yesterday nt Luke
Sheridan.
Miss Kntlo McGarrah, of Price
street, has as her guest Miss Jennie
Langnn, of Olyphnnt.
Anthony Dougherty, of Hamilton,
Ontario, Is the guest of his sister, Mrs.
J. P. Murray, of West Locust street.
Miss Manic C'nvanaugh, of North
Main avenue. Is entertaining Sirs. Mary
Cobb, of New York city.
Mr. nnd Mrs. J. T. Kearney, of Jnck
son street, have as their guests Mr.
nnd Mrs. William Hushmaller, of Clyde,
N. Y.
Michael Cndden, of Syracuse, N. Y.,
Is visiting relatives hero. .
William Roberts, of Acker avenue",
has returned from a visit at Kingston,
Pa,
Martin McDermott, of New York city,
has returned homo after visiting rela
tives here.
Mr. and Mrs. John Kauffman, of
Tenth street, left Saturday for a
month's stuy nt Lake Sheridan.
Daniel Mnthlas. of Company F, Thir
teenth regiment, has returned to Camp
Alger.
Miss Mame Phillips, of Edwards
court, Is sojourning nt Lake Ariel.
Morgan Watkins and Isaac Lewis, of
Acker avenue, are home from a trip
to Washington, D. C.
Mr. and Mrs. John T. Evans, of
Hampton street, were made happy Sat
urday by the advent of a boy Into
their household.
Corporal Jacob Cook, of Company C,
Is home on a shore furlough.
Aithur Davis, of North Sumner ave
nue, has returned from a trip in Wayne
county.
Mr. and Mrs. David Bryant, of 1210
Academy street, desire to express their
sincere thanks to the friends who were
.so kind during their late bereavement.
Mrs. Louis A. Howell and daughter,
of West Locust street, are sojourning
at Lake Idlewild.
Misses Emma and Mattlo Englc, of
You, but we've just
finished stock-taking,
and if you're an ex
pert shopper you'll
know what that
means it's money
to
YOD
Ashland, Pn nie tho guests of Mr.
and Mrs. O. A. L'nglo, of Washburn
street.
MINOR NEWS NOTES.
Tho funeral of tho Into Mrs. Mar
garet O'Hrlcn will be held this morn
ing nt o'clock from tho residence, 27!i
Rallroud nvenue. Mnss will bo cele
brated tit Holy Cross church. Inter
ment will be mnde at Mlnooka.
The debate which was to have been
held at tho regular meeting of Rlpplu
division, No. 4r,, Sons of Temperance,
Saturday evening at Evans' hall, South
Mnln nvenuo, was postponed, It will
be given next Saturday evening nt tho
next roculnr meeting.
The Intended Hag raising nt the Bel
levuo colliery has again been dclnycd
by the non arrival of the big ting. It
lit promised by the makers fur this
week, positively.
All members of St. Urondcn's coun
cil No. 213, Young Men's Institute, are
leiiueslcd to bo present at the regular
meeting this evening In their rooms,
South Main avenue. Business In con
nection with tho excursion will bo
transneted.
Tho funeral of the late Charles Cor
pus, who wns killed by a fall of coal
at the Continental Thursday afternoon,
wns held from the residence, 103(5
Washburn street, Saturday afternoon.
Mnny friends were In attendance. In
terment was made at St. John's ceme
tery. Olllcers for tho ensuing term were
recently elected by Robert Morris
lodge No. CS, Order True Ivorltes, and
they will be Installed at the next reg
ular meeting, July 21. Tho oiflccrs
eleet are: President, David J. Davis:
vice president, E. pi. Robathan: record
ing secretary, David .1. Davis, esq.;
conductor, James M. Powell: overseer,
Dr. Benjamin G. Beddoe: Inside guard,
John T. Edwnrds; cn.it side guard, Rog
er Evans.
Installation of ofllccrs-clect will bo
held tomorrow evening at Masonic hall
by Washington camp No. 33.1, Patriotic
Order Sons of America. A smoker will
follow tho conclusion of tho Installa
tion ceremony.
The funeral of the Into John Ward,
who died last Friday at the Moses
Taylor hospital, after a long Illness,
will bo held from the residence, Sll
South Koyser avenue, this afternoon
at 2.30 o'clock. Interment will bo
mnde at the cathedral cemotery.
Washington camp Xo. 33. Patriotic
Order of Americans, will Install its
olllcers-elect at tho regular meeting to
morrow evening, nt Red Men's hall.
South Main avenue. A short social
session will bo held after the Installa
tion. NORTH SCRANTON.
At the recent annual business meet
ing of the North Main Avenue Bap
tist church, the following were elect
ed: Deacon, G. L. Clark; church clerk.
Ida Morey: treasurer. Charles Hen
wood; trustees, O. E. White, Benjaniln
James, William Hall; organist. Miss
Anna Clancy. The Rev. Mr. Watkins
was granted a leuve of absence to at
tend the Baptist Young People's union
convention, which Is to bo held In
Buffalo, N. Y.
Tho members of the Welsh Congre
gational church of West Market street
have purchased the Simpson & Christ
mas properties on Wnyne avenue, for
the purpose of erecting a new edifice,
which Is badly needed owing to the
delnpldated condition of tho one they
now worship In. It has not been defin
itely decided how soon work will be
g.ln on tho proposed church, but It
will in nil probability commence as
soon ns plans have been selected.
Major nnd Mrs. J. B. Fish have re
turned from Preston park.
Nelson Gellesple, of New York city,
is tho guest of relatives here.
John Kulogan had John and Ter
esa Koptunns arrested on the charge
of committing an assault and battery
upon him. Alderman Roberts heard
the caso Saturday and held the de
fendants in ball for their appearance
nt court. Later the defendants had
two separate warrants served on Knl
ogon on tho charge of assault nnd bat
tery. Ho was discharged on one of
the accusations, but was found guilty
on tho other.
Mrs. W. J. Hllbcrt and daughters,
Lillian and May, returned to their
homo In Plttston Saturday, after
spending a brief time with Mr. nnd
Mrs T. D. Jenkins, of Holllster ave
nue. ,
Rev. Charles Prosser, of East Market
Street Primitive Methodist church,
preached at Jermyn yesterday.
Tho Anthracite Wheelmen will hold
their regular monthly meeting this
evening.
Miss Nellie Pickett will spend the
summer nt New Mllford, Pa.
Bernard Davis and family arc so
journing at Lake Carey,
Mr. and Mrs. D. P. Blrtley and son,
William, returned Saturday from
Washington, where they visited their
son, Joseph, of Company II, Thirteenth
regiment.
Thomas Manley, n miner In tho Von
Storch mine, had his foot badly In
jured Saturday by a fall of rock. Ho
was removed to his homo on Brick
avenue, where the Injury was dressed.
Frank Fox, a miner In the Leggett's
Creek mine, while coupling cars Sat
urday, was caught between the bump
er nnd received a badly lacerated leg,
He resides on West Mnrkot street.
Thomas Harris and John Jervis left
for New York city yesterday,
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Davis, Mr. nnd
Mrs. Burt Sherman nnd Mr. nnd Mrs.
G, A. Dickinson ure spending a few
days nt Lake Wlnola.
Rev. W. G. Watkins preached in the
Plakely Baptist church, at Olyphant,
jesterday morning.
Daniel Jenkins spent yestcrdny In
Jermyn.
Several degrees will be worked at
tho regular meeting of Celestial lodge
No. 833, Independent Order Odd Fel
lows, nt Former & Chappell's hull to
night. It Is expected the grand mas
ter and grand warden will be present.
Mrs. A. T. Leonard and sons. Herl
nnd Roy. of New York, nre visiting
Mr. and Mrs, Reese Jones nt 137 Throop
street.
DUNMORE.
The funeral of the late Patrick Bar
rett occurred from the home on Taylor
avenue, Saturday nftcrnoon. Services
were conducted In St. Mary's church,
Rev. M. B. Donlan oftlclatlng. Inter
ment was made in St. Mary's ceme
tery. Many sorrowing friends were In at
tendance at the funeral of Milton
Hawk yesterday. The Brotherhood of
Railroad trainmen attended In a body,
tiowcr-bearers wero; F. Foote nnd
Martin Loughnoy. The pall-bearers
were: Eugene Cunlon, Albert Kyle, AV.
Costello, F. J. arillln, John Dowd nnd
Nathen Klser. Interment was mndo In
the Duumore cemetery.
Louis Wnrnake, of Fifth street, Is
seriously III,
T, P, Letchworth received news of
his brother's, William Letchworth. ,of
i West Scranton, dcuth early yesterday.
Mr. I?ctchworth resided hero for twenty-eight
vcars nnd wns one of the or
ganizers of tho Presbyterian church.
Patrick Gerrlty, of Sport Hill, wnB
arrested early Sunday morning on a
warrant charging him with 'assault and
battery, his father being tho prose
cutor. He wns given it hearing before
Burgess Powell last night.
Colonial council, No. 27, Daughters of
America, will hold a lawn social nt tho
homo of Miss Eva Osterhout, South
Blnkcly street, Thursday evening, July
H. The public Is cordlully Invited to
attend.
The Methodist Episcopal Sunday
school will run their nnnunl excursion
to Lake Ariel, Wcdnesdny, July 13. Tho
train will leave tho Erie and Wyoming
station at 8.45 a. in. Returning, will
leave the lake at C.45 p. m. Tickets,
adults, 7C cents; children, 40 cents.
The employes of tho Pennsylvania
Coal company were pnld Saturday.
Street Commissioner Jackson, with
a large force of men, Is again at work
on Clay avenue. It Is expected that ho
will keep at It now until It Is finished.
Professor "Billy" Wilson, of Phila
delphia, lins arranged an elaborate
programme for the concert which ho
Intends giving In the near future. Ho
will bo assisted by Fred. Fritz, Frank
Bllekens nnd Oscnr Hcnnop.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Jnmes Denshnm, of
Schneclady, N. Y nre visiting their
parents. Mr. nnd Mrs. Robert Dens
hnm, of Clay avenue.
Miss Ettle Ehlcrs, of Now York, Is
the guest of her sister, Mrs. John W.
Fowler, of Cherry street. Mrs. Fowler's
nieces, tho Misses Edith Mcttler and
Mnbel Knight, of the same place, nre
nlso visiting her.
Chuties Johnson, of Cleveland, Ohio,
Is visiting friends In town.
SOUTH SCRANTON.
At 5.20 o'clock yesterday morning an
alarm was sounded from Box 51 that
wns caused by a blaze In tho homo of
Fred. Eckel, of Alder street, opposite
the M. Robinson's brewery. The lire
stnrted in the summer kitchen nnd the
building was badly damaged. The
various companies responded quickly
nnd tho Neptune Engine company, llrst
on the scene, played it stream on tho
building. Tho cry wns sent out that
children were asleep In the house ad
Joining the kitchen. Mntthias Schnei
der rushed upstairs and took to safety
three small children. However, there
was no danger of the little ones being
injured, ns the flames were under con
trol. Mr. Eckel stated the lire was
caused by a defective flue. The loss Is
covered by Insurance.
The funeral of Miss Esther Ruth
Pctry, of Prospect avenue, took place
yesterday afternoon. Rev. J. C.
Schmidt, pastor of the Hickory Street
Baptist church, ofllciatcd at the house
and grave. Interment was made at
the Plttston avenue cemetery.
Miss Emma Bahr and Nealon Guilt
gan will be married at St. Mary's
church tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock.
A nuptial mass will precede tho cere
mony. Edward R. Conley, formerly the cor
respondent of tho Republican, now
ordcrlylto Major Parke at Camp Alger,
received this message from Doctor
Kolb Saturday: "Everything Is all
right. A ten-pounder, and an orderly
at that." Mother and son are doing
well.
GREEN RIDGE.
Miss Stella Stulzinan, of Cnpouso
avenue, spent Sunday at Carbondale.
George Dougherty, of the Boulevard,
Is spending a few days In Delaware
county, N. Y.
A. C. Adams has purchased the dray
Ing business of J. M. Devlne.
J. W. Stevens, of Capouse nvenue,
spent yesterday in Wyoming.
Miss Madge Von Storch, of East
Market street, has returned from
Heart lake.
George Ackerly, of Capouse avenue,
Is spending a week in the country.
Thomas E. Jones and family, of
Adams avenue, have gone to Crystal
lake for the summer.
UK HI" SUA MI'i:.
Purity of the Hntur Necessary lor
I'islien nt Any ItppMi.
From the Chicago Times. Herald.
Results of deep sea dredgingK nre
different In different oceans. A series
of experiments mndo In the Aegean
sea. which is u part of tliu Mediter
ranean, seems to establish the fact
that there wus an abundance of life In
the shallow water, which diminished
till It found a limit at 300 fathoms, bo
low which no life seemed to exist. It
was afterward shown, when repairing
a cnble on tho coast of Africa, that
animals were attached to tho cable
that had been lying at a depth of 1,200
fathoms. This, however, was excep
tional for the Mediterranean. Both tho
English and American governments
have made extensive research in tho
bottoms of different oceans, with very
Interesting results to science. It is
proved by these dredglngs that there
Is abundant life In tho Atlantic ocean
as deep down ns 2,600 fathoms, or near
ly three miles, Ono result of these
soundings was to establish tho fact
that there were currents reaching to
great depths moving In opposite direc
tions, with fifteen degrees difference of
temperature within n short distance.
The. Mediterranean seems to bo an
exception to the general rulo In the
matter of deep sea life. Tho reason Is
found In the fact that there Is a slimy
sediment In the deeper portions of this
sea that Interferes with animal res
piration, the same as nn extremely
thick dust would In the air. Life Is
supported In tho water tho same as on
land by breathing oxygen. In the ono
case It Is absorbed from the air nnd In
the other from tho water. Pure water
Is to tho sea animal what pure air Is
to tho land nnlmnl. The sea anlmnl
could not live In muddy water con
tinuously nny more than we could ex
ist continuously In an atmosphere tilled
with dust. It Is thus seen that depth
Is not the only condition that affects
animal life on the bed of the sea. The
nature of tho soil and deposits are
factors, as well as the temperature of
the water. However, there are certnln
forms of llfo to bo found In the lowest
temperatures. But, ns Is tho case on
land, wo do not find tho same kind of
life In the colder and deeper zones of
the ocean as In the warmer and more
shallow parts.
In tho cold waters tho animals nre
dwarfed In size, somewhat as we find
them In high mountain regions. It Is
said that tho starfish will grow ns
largo as u pudding plate where tho
conditions are favorable, but not larger
than a silver dollar In the cold cur
rent of the Atlantic, which flows south
ward, In some places this cold cur
rent falls 2 to 24 degrees below tho
freezing point of fresh water, nt tho
bottom of the ocean.
Dint Showed in III" I'ncc,
Slmpklns Did ou notlco how sheepish
ly Wigwag looked when I asked htm how
the faro was nt his lust boarding place?
Tlmklns No wonder. They fed him on
mutton chops three times a duy as long
us he was there. Philadelphia Record.
COAL OPERATORS'
LETTER FOR JULY
Results ol Overproduction Shown in
Condition of Market During June.
ALTHOUGH THE DEMAND FOR AN
THRACITE IS LESS ACTIVE THAN
IT WAS A YEAR AGO THE ESTI
MATE FOR JULY IS ONE HUNDRED
THOUSAND TONS MORE THAN IT
WAS FOR THE SAME MONTH IN
1S97-SOMETH1NO ABOUT DISCRIM
INATION AS PRACTICED.
The July letter of tho Anthracite
Coal Operators' association says:
Juno has shown the beginning of tho re
suit ot overproduction.. The shipment,
about 3.iXl.iW tons as ugulnut an estl
mnto of 2,7.'i), was of Itself inure than
could ho readily disposed of, and what Is
nioro serious, has furthered tho belief
thnt here will be In tho succeeding
mouths n repetition of such conditions, an
prevailed at this ttnio lust year. Owing In
part to this, tho market has. been fculurc
less, with slow sales and a slight ten
dency to weakness In prices. The only
strong feature bus been the apparent, de
termination of buyers to postpone, pur
chases as long ns pislblo so ns to bene-
it by nny lower prices which might ic
suit from a surplus tonnage. Tho usual
current business has been even less in
propottlor. than during May. Practically
the sumo condition has prevailed In tho
northern and western markets, with tho
added feature ot materially lower prices.
Toward tho closu ot the month there
was u hope that the selling companies
would assist tho market to a better po
sition by ranking n moderate estimate of
consumption for July. Thero was no
ground for this other than tho belief th it
somo of the more consen alive among
them wculd Insist upon a course which
would effectually avoid any danger of
overptoduillcn nt this critical time. Tho
estimate of 3,W0,nno tons shows that what
ever luslstnncc there may have been was
barren of it Milts. In the face of a mar
ket which shows less r.otlvtty. and far
less promise, than nt this time list year,
the consumption has been estimated at
100.000 tons mere than for July, 1&D7.
ESTIMATE FOR MONTH.
The estimate for that month was 3.500,
000 tons, nnd tho shipments 3 973.100 tons,
but tho coal was marketed at prices
which declined steadily toward the close,
of the mouth. A largo portion of It wont
into storage in first hands nt tho distrib
uting points In the east and west, whoro
It served to keep purchasers adlvsed that
thero were nmplo supplies and a fair
probability of lower prices.
Tho estimate for this July Is In Itself
excessive and may cause the same Jim
culty, so, if It is exceeded by the ship
ments, there will be u break in the mar
ket which will uguln bring nbout low
prices In tho fnll months and destroy all
chance of, nt that time, making good ihe
heavy losses which have resulted from
ihe small production during tho first
half of the year.
The matter is entirely In the hands rf
the companies. They have It In their
power to make or break tho market, 'ind
while the former course Is no doubt
wished for, and will bo worked for. by
many, there nre, as there has always
been, certain influences which, at critical
times, cannot be depended upon.
The shipments during the llrst six
months of the year, ns compared with
previous years, have been ns follows:
lt-'io i.'.;i;,oou
lS'Jl li.DUS.lHlO
JN92 m,403,(X)
i 2i.W2,ooo
1S1I .IM.-.l.tKfl
um .uww.roo
18M IS.SVJ.WM
1KI7 Ifi.lll.OnO
ISIiS HUnu.mw'
Preliminary csthrato for June.
The average of the prices of chestnut
and larger for tho llrst six months has
been considerably below that secured In
ISO", though pea and the smaller sizes
show little change.
ABOUT DISCRIMINATION.
For reasons well known, tho word "dis
crimination' Is particularly and peculiar
ly abhorred by transportation companies.
From tho standpoint of law, discrimina
tion Is stat -d ns the legal term now In
common use to describe a breach of tho
carriers common law or statutory duty
to treat all customers alike. As applied
to matter of freight rales, it Is, "A charge
of unequal rates or tho granting of un
equal facilities to one shipper ns com
pared with others for tho transportation
of goods of the. same class an equal dis
tance under like circumstances."
Cniler such delirltlons a railroad would
b guilty of unlawful discrimination It !t
transported tho products of ono company
for Instance, one in whlrh its own
stockholders held largo Interests for a
less price than wns named to other com
panies or lm'lvldunls operating at tha
same points and shipping tho same cla.is
of goods.
This Is of Interest In view of tho price
nt which coal has recently been sold at
Buffalo and various points In tho west,
and In Canada,
Ono contract, taken In Detroit, allowed
3.U net nt Buffalo, in Chicago the best
price Is $1.50 net, or $5.04 per gross ton.
The nil rail rate to this point Is quoted i-t
J3.50. The rate by lake Is ns follows:
Dock charges nt Buffalo $ 50
Vessel freights 22
Yardage and commissions, Chicago,.. 1,12
Insurance 03
31. 07
Deducting this from tho selling price,
$5.01, leaves $.1.37 at Buffalo. The nvi-r.
ago selling price at the mines In the Wy
oming and Lickawanna. regions, for
chestnut, stove nnd egg. In the proportion
of the output of each, under the present
tidewater contracts, Is 12.EI. Deducting
tills leaves $1.14 for freight from the
.mines to Buffalo, as against $2.23, tho reg
ular rate, or $2.00, which may he charged
for shipments gclng forward by lake.
CONTRACTS AT BUFFALO.
In the l.uffalo coi. tracts, which are
given In full In the Notes, the hid of
$'.ii() per ton net. or $1.0.' per gross ton.
tor stovo coal, less IS cents for carlaso
and commission, equals $:i.Cl delivered.
This coal tells nt tho tucukcr. under tho
tlduwnter contructs, for $2.3., thus hav
ing $1.L"J for freight.
Another notable case Is In the contracts
at Toronto, Cinada. If thesn contracts
wero taken by companies, firms or Indi
viduals who acted as the representatives
of, or selling agents for. nny ot tho trans
portation companies, then It Is evident
that such companies am KUllty of dls
crlmlnRtlon against the operator i.i;n!iist
whom they charge n freight rate or $2.25
to Burfulo, or $1.S3 to Oswego.
Take, for Instance, a company like tho
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western. Tho
price of all coal, at the mines, Is estab
lished by tho returns from the selling1
contract!, that I?, tho prlro which this
compuny pays for coal which It buys
from operators other than Itself, nnd,
since this Is the average paid generally
throughout tho Wyoming valley, It may
be taken, unquestionably, ns tho market
prlco and, as such, applied to lha out
put of the collieries operated by thu rail
road named.
Ir. now. this company should have en
tered Into a contract wit!) one of the
bidders In Toronto, and, knowing the reg
ular scale of chnrges from the Iirldue to
Toronto, have agreed to haul the coal
to tho Bridge for whatever sum remained
ufter deducting such charges nnd ul.
tho market value of tho coal at thn mines,
then hud It received for surh service H.GI
or $l,0ti per ton, and refused to allow this
rate to other shippers, demanding from
them $2.23 for tho same service, tht.ro
would bo clear proof of discrimination
which would bo actionable under tho law,
and In which thone Affected would, .under
thh snniu law, be. entitled to ebverat
ANOTHER POINT,
There Is another point hero which Is in.
tcrestlng. If n railroad Is lmullng an
thracite to Buffalo, 65 miles, nt $1.01 per
ton, or 4 mllli per ton per inllo, Is 'It not
showing further nnd unjust discrimina
tion when It demands $l.(io for n haul of
113 miles to tidewater, or 11 mills per ton
per mile?
These questions of discrimination', nro
of stendlly growing Importnneo nnd un
questionably worthy of careful and ex
hiiu-tlvo study. They Involve vnrlous
methods of bookkeeping, but fortunntely,
In tho eyes of tho law, n bookkeeping !le
tlon does not nhvnys offer a reliable hl
ter from wrong-doing.
With reference to tho conflict be
tween hntd and bituminous coal the
letter says:
Until 1SS7 tho average prlco of the Jun
ior sizes of iinthrnelto nt tidewater wnS
greater than thnt of soft conl. In 1S07
they were about equnl, und In 1S!)! there
Is a material difference In favor of soft
coal. This Is shown In tho following fig
ures, which represent the average, sell
ing prices f. o. b. tidewater, New York.
Many largo contracts for bituminous coal
wero taken ot from 10 cents to 15 cents
below theso figures:
Bituminous Anthracite
Coal. Steam Sizes.
V $2 m $2 07
ISM 2 "." 2 53
1S0I .' , 2 Ki 2 IS
ISO." 2 25 2 12
1RM 2 GO 1 iU
1S97 1 ?7 1 !'l
i&ns 1 73 i 'J
Thoso who are thoroughly Informed In
matters pertaining to the production and
ntarketlng of bituminous conl have slat
ed that tho tendency for yenrs past lins
been toward lower prices, nnd thnt while
It Is claimed that the railroad handllm?
II cannot pay tho actual cost from t',i
ftelght they receive, the fact that thev
hnvi accepted u lower rate each year,
with tho result of enormously Increasing
their trnfTle In this fuel, and wiih.mt
nny Injurious effect upon their net earn
ings from this traffic, shows beyond
e'oubt, thnt the Improvements In methods
aui machinery which are forced by con
ditions demanding the utmost economy
In production and transportation, ha
kept pneo with the decline per ton In
reenue from coat traffic to such nn ex
lent thnt the proportionate net returns
nru unchanged.
OBITUARY.
William B. Letchworth died nt the home
of his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas A. Patton, at 13.'! North
Hyde Park avenue, this city, at 10 o'clock
yesterday mori.lng. The Immediate cause
of his death was heart failure superin
duced by nn afPctlon of ;hc blood that
had existed for two or three years. Mr
Letchworth was born October 1, ISA
and cmio from New Jersey and settled
in Diuimoro In the year ISIS, lie vu.i
married to Miss Si. tan A. Corbln, at
Provldci.cc, Pa.. October S. 1S51. His wifi
died April 17, lbSl. Two daughters wr
born to them. Mrs. Patton N the omy
surviving or.e. Mr. Letchworth was the
last surviving chnrtcr member of the
Duumore Presbyterian church and was a
ruling elder In that church for many
years. He rnltcd by letter with the
Washburn Street Presbyterian church
April i. ISSn, and was Installed a ruling
elder March 10, USS. Mr. Letchworth oc
cupied the position of foreman In Hit ear
department ot the Pennsylvania Coal
company somo twcnty-llvo years. He
moved to Scranton In 1S76 and occupied a
similar position in tho Lackawanna Iron
and Coal company for somo time. In ihe
year 1SS0 he moved to the West Side nnd
lor the last three years has filled ihe
position of sexton In tho First Presby
terian church of this city. Mr. Letch
worth became a Christian In eaily llfo
and has boon actively engaged In Chris
tian work all these jears. Those who
knew him intimately will lemcmber his
mnny acts of Christian self-denial that no
might do something for tho mhanee
ment of his Master's kingdom. None
knew him but to rcctgnlze his sterling
worth nnd his unflinching faithfulness to
the convictions of Ids heart. For many
years he was the clllclcnt superintendent
of the primary department In the SablMtn
school of the Washburn Street l'resoy
terlau church. Ills life wus a beautiful
Illustration of the power of God's graco
to keep and sustain under all circum
stances. The Washburn Stre-et Presby
terian church sustains a great loss In his
departure Ever wise In counsel, sym
pathetic in manner, all with whom he
was associated learned to love him. The
Interests of the church wero ever In Ills
heart. In nil Its work, whether nt home
or abroad, ho ever had a part. He was
diligent In business, fervent In spirit
serving his Lord. Tho funeral scrvte-js
will bo held In the Washburn Street Pres
byterian church Wcdmsilay, July 1.7, at 2
p. m. Burial will bo In tho Duumore
cemetery.
G. W William and C. F. Hess, nf
this city, were apprised Saturday morn
ing of tho death of thiir only sister, Mi-s
Mary Amelia Hes, nt Rd Lands. Cali
fornia, whither sho had gone recently In
bearch of health. Th" death wus unex
pected and the circumstances aro douhlv
sad owing to the distance tho deceased
was from h"r brothers. This death Is the
fourth In the family dining the past frw
years. Tho older brother, the Into J. E.
Hess, being the most recent. Deceased
was beloved of those who knew her, be
ing pnssemd of Innumerable gifts and n
happy illsposiilnn. She Is survived by
her three brothers, C F. Hess, teller at
tho Dime Deposit and Discount bank, mil
l. W. find William lless. wholesale
bakers. The remains have heen forward
ed nnd tho funeral arrangements will be
made later.
Francis, Ihe one-yrnr-old child nf Mr.
and Mrs. William Cousins, died Satur
day nftcrnoon nftcr a hilef Illness. The
funeral will take place this afternno-i
from the family rerhlence on North Main
nvenuo near tho city line. Inleimfiit will
be made In Dunmorc cemeterj.
Anna, the Infant daushler of Mr. and
Mrs. John Moflltt. of North Ninth str.-t.
died Saturday evening nt x o'clock nt the
parental resilience. Funeral this after
noon ut 2.BU o'clock from the residence.
Interment at tho Cathcdinl cemetery.
WHY BILL CHASED TH E TRAIN.
Win Coupled to Gup of Ills Tooth mid
Ho lloiln't tho Neivo In Stop.
From tho Topeka State Jnurnil.
"Did yeni hear about my friend Bill""
yahl a trnlnmnn. "Well, that follow
made mo laugh more timers than once.
Not long ago Bill got a Jumping tooth
ache. Ho wants to have that tooth
n'lt, but ho don't want to pay tho
money, nor he ain't got the nerve to
have the thing done. AH tho same,
that tooth Ib keeping him up nt night,
and Bill, ho utmost goes wild. 'Hither
lr.e or that tooth," says Bill, 'one or
the other; I ain't going to stand this
sort oj life.' All the same, when BUI
starts to go to the dentist his Uncos
begin, to bend, and he Is so scared that
the tooth stops aching, but when ho
turns hack nnd reaches the house the
tooth is plugging him again.
"Now, Bill thinks of u great rchomo.
What does he do but buy n piece of
strong string, say, you know this kind
of silk thread, nnd ho waxes that und
ties It to his tooth, m tight that It
en n't como off. Then Bill walks down
to the railroad station. You see, It was
his Idea to tie tho string to a freight,
car, and thou, when tho train started
It would Jerk tho measly tooth out.
Ho finds tho freight and ties tho Hiring
to tho coupler of tho car, and stands
around to wait until tho train starts.
Well, sir, ho begins to feel chilly nbout
tho gills. Thr more ho thinks of tho
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EXTENSION OF TIME.
Encouraged by unprecedented success
and to meet the urgent demands of tho
public to see this exquisite Creation of
tho Painter's Art tho management has
postponed other er.gaRemcnts In order to
prolong the visit of Suchorowsky's vision
of beauty In Scranton.
FOR ONE WEEK LONGER.
Positively closing Saturday. July 16.
The public will therefore please regard
this as the only opportunity of witness
ing this Mnsterplece of Art.
FAREWELL RECEPTION FOR LA
DIES ONLY on Thursday next between
the hours of 2 und 6 p. in.
ON EXHIBITION DAILY SWSii'A
U'aslilmtnn Aveiue, Hears Bulldlnz.
ADMISSION, tin. in. till ft p. m.,- 10o-
" 5 p. m. tilt 10 p. m 20o
SUMMER RESORTS,
MT. POCONO, PA.
On Pocono Mountain, 8th Year.
Large lawn nnd plenty of slmle. Rooms
large and airy, lurnlshed neatly. Splen
did bath rooms. A tablo abundantly sup
plied. An ultitudo of 2,400 feet above tho
sea. The air during summer comes from
the north and northwest through densa
pine forests, giving u healthy and un
usunl combination of a high, dry and
plney air. No swamps, nnd tho country
Is absolutely freo from malaria nnd al
ways a good lueeze blowing during the
hottest days. Further information lven
by addressing CHAS. II. SMITH.
Mount Pocono, Monroe Co., Pa.
SPKCIAL THROUGH CARS
Dally (except Sunday) via
Central Railroad of New Jem
Beginning June 27, ISPS, leave Scranton
nt S.r.0 a. m. for
LONI1 UKiNCII,
OCIiAN (1ROVE,
ASI1URY PARK,
HOLMAK (Ocean IleaelO.
SPRINU LAKH.
SEA GIRT, ETC
Returning leave Point Pleasant 11.40 a.
m.. Spring Lake 11.52 a. m., Iiclmar 11.57
n. m Asbury Park and Ocean Grove 12.05
noon. Long Branch 12.21 p. m. Arrive
Scranton S.10 p. in.
This will lie kept up for the entire sea
son especially lor the accommodation of
families, ns It will enable passengers to
secure and retain comfortable scats tho
cntlro journey.
time when the train Is going to move
the worse h feels. Kvery time thu
whistle blows he Jumps. 'Well, I guess
I'd better untie.' thinks Bill, 'and como
again nmitber dny;' but when he goes
to 1p isen the string ho finds It's no go,
nnd ho can't jerk the thing tnose be
cause the other end Is on the tooth.
Well. sir. that train begins to fetart,
nnd Bill he doefn't have tho nerve to
stand back, so he Just trots on behind,
like ft little pup on the end of a chain.
'Where are you going, Bill'" hollers a
feller: 'you r-ocni to be in a hurry.
Well, sir Bill starts to swear like mad,
but the tram Is beginning' to go n little
faster, nnd Ik- has to commence to lopo
like n jack rabbit You ee, the train
had been going through the city, but
now It started to cet outside. Bill
didn't have the nerve to stand still, so
hr humped himself after that train
like It wns something he wanted bad.
'Say. mister, why nre you running that
way?' nsked a brakemun, who got onto
tha thing, nf coursi. that sort of a
guy made Bill madder than ever, hut
he had to lope on.
"Luckily for Bill the train had to
slow up for a crossing, and while It
stopped he borrowed :i knife und cut
the strlnir."
KISSING FOIt A KKCOIII).
1'utc ol n Young (iiirinnn Who Under
took it Dilliciilt Tank.
One ot the dangerous hut noverthP
lers fnseinatlng Piulenvors of the day
Is to break n rceoid. No ono is content
to be strong, quick or winsome, but
must be stronger, fnster and more
beautiful than any no else.
A t.'lspateh from Berlin tells of a
young Ciormnn who had Just attempted
to tnko ten thousand kisses In ten hours
fiom his sweetheart's lips, his ambi
tion, of course, being to establish a
kissing record.
In spite of the somowhat hnmperlng
conditions of witnesses and Bcorerf, a
recoiil of two thousand "smacks" for
tho llrst hour anil ono thousand for th$
second hour wns established, when sud
denly the youth collapsed, his lips be
came paralysed, and he fell In a faint.
It Is deplorable thnt tho cable makes
no comment upon the condition of tha
young woman after such violent labial
exet'iite. It is probable that fhe was
coming up strong on the third round
when lur hapless lover went to pieces,
Wo have heard of some very Inter
eftlng experiments made on our local
stug. of how long a kiss might bo
"drawn nnd lingered out," but we doubt
If nny Immediate advantage can he rt
rled from a jecord of how many kisses
can be exchanged within a given period.
To most kissers taste It Is the qual
ity nnd not the quantity of such sweet
salutes that counts. New York Herald.
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