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THE SCR ANTON TRIBUN13- WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 26. 1898.
How About
Your Shoes?
When you ore In need and don't look
around to sco tho Rtyles, how nro you to
know what proper Shops for fall nnd
winter aro worn? Wo are now showing
all our Now Winter Kuniots, Hex Calt
nnd Oil Grain, Double Soles, Calf-I.liied,
Illucher Cut tind Ilegular l,nced, llrond,
Itound Toes, uu-to-dato form, resist witt
er, nre the real thine for uutumn nnd
rainy weather. Our prices,
$3.00, $3.50, $4.00
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41o Spruce St
DR. H. B. WARE,
SPECIALIST.
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat
GlllceHouri-nn.m. to 12.30 p.mj 2 to 4.
William lliilldlns, Op p. 1'ontonice.
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SOCIAL TONIGHT. Tho Ilellevue 11
IfIom, Daughters of Urln, will coniluet i
Hag social In Snuvir's hall on l'emi uvo
line, tonight.
MllKTIXfl THIS nVKNINO. - The
Scrnnlon Musdeul Culture society will
meet this evening ut their rooms over
J'owoII'h muMo more. All members uie
n quested to be present for a Kcner.il re
hearsal. W1I.T, M:CTITHK TONIGHT.-Tho Rev.
ThomiiM tie Gruchy, pastor of the Jack
son Street Itapllst chut eh. will preach
nt the Amerman Memorial Tabernacle on
I'rescott avenue. This Is a special ser
vice nnd u general Invitation Is extended
to nil.
FUNIHIAI. OF THOMAS MONnOi:.
The funeral of Thomas Monioe will take
place tomorrow afternoon at J o'clock
from his lato home In Green nidge. In
terment will bo made In the Dunmuro
cemetery.
KI.KCTKD DKM:OATn. President M.
1). Flahertv. of the Central Labor union,
was elected a delegate from the union
Monday night to represent It nt tho con
vention of the American Federation of
T.tibor. which will open In Kansas City,
Mo., December 13.
AT ASIU'ItY CHUKCH.-On Monday
evening evangelistic services began at
1hi Asbtiry Methodist l'plcopal church
which promise to be very Interesting.
Iter. Austin Gilllln, D. D.. will preach at
the services on Wednesdnv. Thursday and
Friday nights of this week.
FAVOR PHYSICAL CCLTITRK. - At
the regular meeting of the Women's
Christian Temneraneo union yei-ter-1ny
the sublect of physical culture In
the public schools was discussed. It Is
expected that n resolution petitioning the
board of control to adopt some good
method of this sort will be presented nt a
future meeting.
MORi: CONTTclHPTlONS. Contribu
tions intended for the nnunl donation
dnv at the Home for the Frle"dln hn'e
heen recelvetl as follows: William IT.
"lehroond. ten tons nf coal- Mrs .1. It.
ilr"ilrU. ope barrel nf nnnles: Mrs C.
11. Penman, flour: Mrs. William Perkins.
ie ,lo7en caps of fruit and pickles: A".
W. Fcranton four liarrels of apples, and
ono barrel of npples.
RFPA1PIVC. Tt, CI,-Tb Imnrovn
ments nnd rcnlrs on the tracks of tho
Semntnn Rnlhvnv rnmmnv on North
"iohl!i"'tntt nvfiitiP, between Gibson nn 1
Phelps strcts. were completed vesterdav
The rto'iii"" nf the Green Rldcro nnd
Punmore P'iburbr.r cars oer tho pew
t'neltH vns b.-iun Inst evening. The coti.
inin' win eommei en similar work on tlm
trneVs nt Washington avenue nnd Marlon
street today.
MARRIAGi: LICENSES. -Clerk of tho
Courts Danl.'ls yesterday grunted the fol
lowing mnrrlagi) Hcepses: John Mcllal",
of .MS Pleasant street, nnd Hrldget Moore,
of IS." Pain er street: Hurt K. Menjamin
and Myra 15, Kelly, of Pockvllle; JII
ehael O'Hrlen. of 40." Prospect nenue,
nnd Nora O'Mnlley, of Ml Provldnco
road: Charles Minor Chit, of 1,31 Dickson
nvenue. and Mnry Conuon Monies, of UI3
Monroe avenue.
A HOY ARRESTED. Special Olllcer
Scldman, of tho Delaware. Lackawanna
and Western ni rested Victor Phillips, a
'J2-ycir-old hoy of South Washington
nvenue, yesterday for stealing coal from
the schutes on tho West Side. He was
b: ought. before Alderman Millar and dis
charged In consideration of Its being his
first offense. There U a gang of boys
that has given much trouble to the men
nt tho schutes, ond some nf them will bo
punished if they do not desist.
ADDRES3 RY REV. JAMES HUGHES.
The Rev. James Hughes, late of South
Aft lea, uddressed the Methodist Minis
ters' association In Him Purk church
Monday morning. With eloquence, born
of earnestness, and with deep pathos,
mingled with genulno humor, ho por
trayed his llfo In that far oft country His
report of the results of tho woik there
wero very encoutaglr.g. Ry a rising voto
tho thanks of tho meeting were tenrtored
the speaker. Among those present wens:
Revs. Dr. C. M. Olttln, John Humphrey.
A. W. Cooper, L. E. Sanford, Philip Haen
dlgcs. Joseph Madison. J. R. Sweet, James
Bcnnlnger, Dr. L. W. Peck nnd S. G.
Snowden. The next meotlng will bo held
on the second Monday In November
when tho election of officers will tako
place.
DONATION DAY.-Tho Volunteers of
America, under the administration of
Staff Captain Forrest nnd his co-workero
are doing a good and effective work In
Scranton. Within the last fow days a
number of conversions have been mado
among men, Tho nightly meetings are
largely attended by the class who do not
attend our churches and could possibly
not be reached rrtlglounly In any other
way except through the methods of this
organization. Thosn who wish to assist
in this character of work will have the
opportunity Thursday, as that day will
be donation d&y for tho Volunteers. Gro
ceries, flour and vegetables or whatever
your gift may be can bo sent to the liv
ing quarters, 638 Adams avenue, or to tho
armory, iil Spruce Btreet
SPENCER
HEARING IS ON IN
IMPEACHMENT CASE
NOTHING POSITIVELY INCRIM
INATING SO FAB DISCLOSED.
Prosecution Must Proceed to Estab
lish Its Case by What Is Virtually
Negative Testimony and Is Fur
ther Handicapped by Being Unable,
to Compel tho Defenso to Produco
Certain Papers In Two Instances
Testimony Favorable to tho Ac
cused Is Given by tho Prosecu
tor's Witnesses.
Tho hearing in the Impeachment pro
ceedings brought by ex-Alderman C.
M. Deling against Alderman J. P.
Kelly, of the Eighteenth ward, was
held yesterday before Attorney J. W.
Carpenter, the commissioner appoint
ed by court to tako the evidence. At
torney P. K. Loughrnn represented the
petition. Hon John P. Kelly and At
torney W. Iiaylor appeared for
the accused. L. M. Schoch Is the olll
clol stenographer.
Nothing of n definite nature that
would tend to Incriminate Alderman
Kelly was disclosed. Circumstances
that might be considered strongly sus
picious were developed, but ns courts
do not act on suspicions It might be
said that yesterday's proceedings failed
In nny way to fasten guilt on the ac
cused magistrate.
Inquiry was first directed Into the
alleged fictitious cases which It Is
claimed were manufactured for the
purpose of Illegally collecting costs
from tho county. A transcript which
represented one of the alleged ficti
tious cases would be presented. The
Mr. DeLong would go on the stand
and testify that ho searched high and
low for the parties to the case but
could not find thut any such persons
ever existed. In several Instances men
answering to the names of the parties
to the case In question were put on
the stand and testified that they lind
never figured In tho case, und In the
majority of instances they knew of
no one else of their name hereabouts.
TESTIMONY ABOUT HAIL.
Where ball was accepted by another
alderman, the ulderman would be call
ed upon to testify as to whether or
not the nccceptance was regular nnd
genuine. In each Instance yesteiday
It was found that ball was taken nnd
entered as the warrant Indicated.
The attorneys for the accused ob
jected to tho admission of almost every
bit of evidence offered and succeeded
in having much of it ruled out. For
Instance, objection was made to Mr.
DeLong's testimony rcgurdlng his ef
forts to locate the parties named In
a transcript on tho ground that It was
immaterial and did not prove that the
pai ties do not exist. Again when John
Smith, for Instance, would testify that
he was not tho prosecutor in the case
of John Smith agalnBt John Brown,
objection would bo offered on thp
ground that there are other John
Smith's nnd nothing in the transcript
or the testimony to show that the wit
ness was tho John Smith Intended.
The prosecution made a demand for
the ball piece In each case for the
purpose of proving Its regularity, but
the defenso refused to present them,
holding that a defendant need not
furnish any evidence that would tend
to incriminate himself. Commissioner
Carpenter directed that this matter
be certified to Judge Archbald for a
fair ruling.
The transcript of the larceny ense
of Philip Welssburger. of SOD Scranton
street, against John O'Halllgan, of 112
Northampton street, Wllkes-Harre, was
the first taken up.The allegation was
that the parties named have no exist
ence und that the case Is a fictitious
one.
COULD NOT HE FOUND.
Mr. DeLong told of futile efforts to
find the parties. Samuel Welssburger,
who lives at 007 Scranton street, went
on the stand and testified that he was
the only Welssburger living on Scran
ton street and thnt ho was not the
prosecutor In the case in question.
Philip Welssburger, of 420 South Wash
ington avenue, who, it Is claimed, Is the
only man of that name In this city,
swore that he was not the prosecutor
In question.
When Mr. DeLong was on the stand
Mr. Kelly tried to bring out that he
wus prosecuting these proceedings
through malice. He asked him whether
or not ho had been refused an engage
ment he sought with Alderman Kelly
and whether the money lie had re
ceived for serving writs for Alderman
Kelly was gone and that he Intended
to make some more; also as to wheth
er or not he had said that he would
Impeach Alderman Kelly If it cost him
a thousand dollars.
To all these questions Mr. DeLong
answered In the negative nnd said
that he was prompted only for the pub
lic good.
William Richards, who was named as
bondsman In the Welssberger case, was
sworn but could not say positively that
ho went ball for O'Halllgan. lie re
members having signed a paper as
surety for O'Halllgan In some dealing
or another In Alderman Kelly's court,
but could not say that it was in this
particular ease. The matter had quite
passed from his memory, he said,
Mr. Loughran asked that the ball
piece be produced, thnt the witness
might say whether or not It was his
signature that appeared thereon, but
the defense refused to produce it on
the grounds above mentioned.
ANOTHER CASE.
Another alleged fictitious case delved
Into was that of A. Arnold, of Carbon
dale, against John Ilutler, of Carbon
dale. The only John Ilutler that Mr.
DeLong could lind testified that he
never had a case In Alderman Kelly'
court. Alderman Atkinson, of Carbon
dale, admitted having taken ball in
such a case when tho prlsonor was,
brought before him by Constable James
Clark. The other parties to the case
could not be found, Mr. DeLong testi
fied. In the case of William T. Jenkins, of
jDanclruffis
D.
isease
The beginning of bildness h dandruff.
Keep the scalp dun And promote the
growth of the hair by the use of
jtyers&airVigor
Scranton, against John ritman, of
Plalnsvllle, an effort was made by1 tho
prosecution to show that the caso was
fictitious, but when 'Squire T, M,
Moyles, of Laurel Run, was put on the
stand lie recognized his signature
"backing" tho warrant and recollected
that It was presented to him on tho
day In question for "backing."
In the case of Cclla Rhodes, of Oak
ford court, against May Irwin, of
Wllkes-Unrre, neither tho principals
nor the bondsmnn, John Irwin, of
WIlkes-Barre, could be found by Mr.
DeLong, although he made untiring ef
forts to locate them.
James Loftus, of Emmet street, was
called to testify whether or not he was
the prosecutor in tho larceny case of
James Loftus against Thomas D.
Burns, of WIlkes-Barre. Ho said ho
was not.
Mr. DeLong told that he was unable
to find that nny such person ns Thomas
D. Burns or his bondsman, O. T. Dolan,
existed.
Attorney Kelly asked Mr. DeLong
why ho had subpoenaed Mr Loftus, of
nmnict street, rather than nnv of tho
dozen other men by the name nf James
Loftus In this city. Mr. DcLnnsr re
plied that It was because this .lames
LoftUB lived In the Eighteenth ward.
MR. DE LONG'S REPLY.
"Wasn't It rather because you knew
he wasn't tho James Loftus who was
the prosecutor In this case?" Mr. Kelly
nsked. Mr. DeLong replied that he had
not nsked the witness whether or not
he was tho prosecutor In the case In
question. Ho simply subpoenaed him,
he said, and knew not what he was
going to testify to.
The hearing will bo resumed at 0
o'clock this morning.
Some time during Monday night or
yesterday morning the office of Alder
man Kelly was broken Into. The desk
was opened und tho papers tossed about
as If by some one searching for some
thing the desk contained. The draftB
on the stove were opened to their widest
nnd when the alderman came nround
In the morning tho stove was at a
white heat. But for the zinc protec
tion on the wall the place would prob
ably have taken lire.
Alderman Kelly says that the prowl
ers were after papers that would have
been useful, supposedly, to the prose
cution In the impeachment case. He
had those papers locked in ills safe.
FORM OF THE BALLOT.
Certified to County Commissioners
by the Secretary of the Com
monwealth It Will Contain
Nine Columns.
The secretary of the commonwealth
yesterday certllled to the county com
missioners the form of the olllclul bal
lot for Lackawanna county and the
names of the candidates that are to
appear on it. There will be nine col
umns on the ballot and the order In
which they will be printed Is as fol
lows: Republican, Democratic, Prohi
bition, People's, Socialist Labor, Lib
erty, Honest Government and Inde
pendent citizens. The ninth and last
column will contain no names. In this
the voter lias the privilege of writing
the name of any man whose name does
not appear on the ballot.
The names of Dr. S. C. Swallow and
William Trlckett, dean of Dickinson
law school, will appear on tho ballot
In four different columns. Dr. Swal
low Is the candidate for governor of
the Prohibition, People's, Liberty and
Honest Government parties. Dean
Trlckett Is the candidate for judge of
the superior court of the Democratic,
Prohibition, People's and Labor party.
In tho eighth column under the head
ing "Independent Citizens" only one
name will appear, that of Cornelius
Smith, candidate for judge. There will
be no circle at the head of this column,
the ballot law providing that it shall
bo place only over a group of ofllc.es.
Those who desire to vote for Mr. Smith
will have to put a cross mark opposite
his name In the small square provided
for that purpose.
WEDDING AT GKEEN BIDGE.
Miss Mary Cannon Monies and Char
les Minor Carr United.
In tho Green Ridge Presbyterian
church last night at S.30 o'clock Miss
Mary Cannon Monies, grand daushter
of the late Colonel William N. Monies,
was married to Charles Minor Carr.
In the largo edifice were many friends
of the young people. Th church was
decorated In a beautiful manner with
pink and white chrysanthemums and
while the ceremony was being perform
ed tho bridal party grouped around
the ofllclatlng clergyman at the chan
cel presented a pretty picture.
The bride was given away by George
I." trhell. Her maid of honor was her
cousin. Miss Janet M. Mitchell, Mil
Mil's Jennie Avery and Jliss Mildred
Mitotic 1! were the llower girls. The
btltlo was gowned in white satin with
point lace and chiffon nnd her maid
of honor wore white r.rh'andlo with
pink riobons. The flower girls wore
white organdie over pink taffeta and
trimmed with pink baby roses.
The groom was attended by J. Law
rence Itowlson nnd the ushers wero
Robert V. White, Burson W. Bevans, J.
L Chapman, Jr.. Nelson W. Gillespie,
Rollln B. Carr and Joseph T. Carr.
Following tho marriage a reception
wos held nt the residence of George
Mitchell, on Monroe avenue, Green
Ridge. The out-of-town guests were
Mr. nnd Mrs. George I Avery nnd
daughter, Queenle, Ml&s Margaret Mit
chell and Hugh Crawford, New York,
Dr. and Mrs. C. It. Brady, Mr. and
Mrs. J. D. Weston, Mr. nnd Mrs. Coe
Durland, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Rock
well, Miss Emma Glllow and Miss
Amanda Carr, Honesdale; Mr. and Mrs.
Daniel Glllow and son. Ralph, of South
Orange, N. J.; Miss Sadlo Ensign, of
Newark, N. J.; Mr. and Mrs. John Or
chard, Mr. Charles Orchard, Miss Car
rie Price, Carbondale; Mr. and Mrs.
W. L. Carr, Olyphant, Pa.; Mr. and
Mrs. Leo Schlmpff, PeckvIIle, Pa.j
Nelson Gillespie, Irvlngton-on-Hudson.
N. Y.
Miss Monies Is prominent in tho
younger Orcen Ridge social set and un
til recently was a teacher In No. 2S
school. Mr. Carr is a popular and much
esteemed young man.
WILL PURCHASE TnBEE TEAMS.
Cumberland, Neptune nnd General
Phlnnoys to Be Supplied.
Tho joint fire department committee
of councils and Chief Hlckoy will meet
this afternoon to purchase three teams,
one for the Cumberland, one for tho
Noptune, and one for the General Phln
ney company. Blnnk,ets and brushes
needed will be purchased as well.
Frank Cobb has a car load of horses
which just arrived from the west and
the committee hopes to find three teams
that will suit.
AMOUNT OF COAL
MINED IN WORLD
BATE AT WHICH PBODUCTION
HAS INCREASED.
American Competition Is Increasing
in the Far East nnd if tho Philip
pines Are Retained by tho United
States They Will Still Further
Strengthen the Hold of the States.
Consumption of Coal in tho East Is
Groatly Increasing, but Its Fnil-
ure Is Largely a Matter of Specu
lation. "The statement recently Issued by
the board of trade, showing the produc
tion and consumption of coal and the
number of persons employed In coal
production In the principal countries of
tho world In each year from 18S3 to
1S0C, as far as the particulars can bo
stated, Is In many respects a document
of the greatest Importance, as It gives
an Index of the state of industry in the
chief countries or tho world, which
serves to show tho relative position of
Britain," says the British Trade Re
view. "Tho statement Is, of course,
largely made up of tables of statistics,
Into the details of which we cannot
enter, but without doing so it will be
possible to give our readers such nn
idea of Its contents that they will be
able to note some of the lessons to be
learned from them. The following Is
the production of 1S0G of the most im
portant coal-producing countries of the
world: United Kingdom, 193,301.000
tons; United States, 171,410,000 tons;
German empire, 85,690,000 tons; France,
28,750,000 tons; Belgium 21,232,000 tons;
Russian empire, 9,29.000 tons; Japan,
5,000,000 tons; British India, 3.S4S.0O0
tons; Canada, 3,743,000 tons; Australa
sia, r,343',000 tons.
"The most Instructive point In the
tables, however, Is the rate at which
production has Increased In the vari
ous countries, that rate being far
greater In the United States, Germany,
Russia and Australasia than In the
United Kingdom. We will consider tho
far cast by itself a Httlo further on.
If, now, we look at the comparative
cost per ton of coal at the pit-mouth
In the several producing countries, we
have: United Kingdom, r.s. 10Wd.;
United States, 4s, 9Md.; Germany, Cs.
lid.; France, Ss. SMd.; Belgium, 7s.
"Ud.; Japan, Cs., and the average in
Australasia, Cs, 9d. From these figures
we see that the United States, which
was once our best customer for coals,
comes very near to us In total output,
and from the price per ton at which
they can produce they nre certain to
become one of our most, If not our
most, formidable competitors.
COST OF TRANSIT.
"No doubt the cost of transit from
the pits to the sea coast will be con
siderable, while tho rapid Increase of
industries of all kinds in the United
States will create a demand which will
limit the amount available for expor
tation; Btlll, the resources of the coun
try aro so enormous that we must ex
pect huge quantities to be sent to
foreign countries. There will thereforo
not only be Increased competition In
manufactured goods, but also in tho
production of coal.
"We have recently shown that Amer
ican competition is Increasing In the
far East, and if the Philippines aro
retained by the United States we may
assume that they will be used as a
basis for Increasing their political and
commercial influence. What is truo
of the United States Is also true of
Germany, and it would be well If poli
ticians recognized a little more dis
tinctly than they do that almost all
the political movements which are go
ing on In tho world have an industrial
and economic basis.
"The consumption of coal per head
of population Is of course found In the
highest proportion In those countries
where steam traction and machinery
worked by steam nro mostly In use,
such as tho United Kingdom, the Uni
ted States nnd Belgium; and the low
est In those countries where machinery
is, comparatively ,-peaklng, but little
used, such as Russia and Austria. In
France tho consumption of coal per
head of a population for a country bo
far advanced In civilization at first
sight appears to be very small.amount
Ing to only .98 of a ton per head, as
compared with 2.65 tons per head in
Belgium and 3.S2 tons per head In tho
United Kingdom: but this is account
ed for in gieat measure by the huge
quantity of fuel of other sorts, such as
turf, wood and lignite, which nre ex
tensively used In that country. The
British colonies where tho largest
amount of coal Is consumed nro Can
ada, New Zealand and the New South
Wales.where the consumption amounts
respectively to 1.2C tons, 1.13 tons and
1.11 tone per head of the population.
THE EASTERN TRADE.
"The most interesting and ono of
the most important developments of
the coal trade Is that which Is taking
place in tho far east. The position was
reviewed In a recent article In the
Statist, and the following was given
as the present annual coal-prdoucing
capacity of the Pacific and the far east;
British India, 4,500,000 tons; Japan,
5,000,000 tons; Australasia, 6,000,000
tons; China, Formosa, Indo-Chlna,
Dutch East Indies, Borneo nnd Eastern
Siberia, 4,250,000 tons; British Colum
bia, 1,000,000 tons; Natal and Transvaal
(whose outputs are available for the
Indian ocean,) 1,750,000 tons; Chill,
500, 000 tons; total 23,000,000 tons; ex
ports from the United Kingdom to
east of the Cape of Good Hope and
west of Cape Horn, 1,700,000 tons; mak
ing a grand total of consumption, 24,
700.000 tons, or say 23,000,000 tons.
"The future of these different sour
ces of supply Is, of course, largely a
matter of speculation. Ono thing is
certain, that not only nre many of
the markets which wero formerly open
to British coal owners, now closed to
them, but In many cases the countries
which were their customers are now
competing with them. India has now
practically ceased to buy from us, and
Its output Is rapidly Increasing. In
the article which we have mentioned
It Is said: 'We should not be sur
prised If within the next five years,
so actively, though quietly, Is tho en
terprise being prosecuted, the total is
equal to that of Japan and Australia
put together, and tho importance of
this prospect cannot be gainsaid. In
dian coal Is particularly well adapted
tor steam raising, and some of the As
sam coal Is said to be quite as good
as the best English steam. It Is all
a matter of price, however, and coal
can be mined in India at not much
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Wedding Gifts
We not only propose to sustain our reputation as the most advantaecous
and satisfactory place in all Scranton for buying wedding Gifts, but M
greatly ennanco it oy constant auctions, we opened yesterday a
selection or Vienna I'.iintiiiRS, piacqucs, etc.
For Choice Novelties we are Headquarters.
-CWa,-Wu.
Millar & Peck, wym1niiveua.
"U'nllf In nrwl T.nnlr Arnifinl
ww
more than half the average cost In
Great nrltaln. With good quality nnd
her prime cost is extremely probable
that Indlnn coal will In tho near future
dominate the eastern markets.'
JAPANESE COMPETITION.
"Japanese competition In the coal
market need not be gieatly feared, ns
the coal deposits of the country are
not very extensive, and tho rapid de
velopment of Industry In Japan has
absorbed the greater part of the coal
which has been raised; In fact. It Is
so scarce now that prices have Increas
ed abnormally, u, howover. we look
to Siberia and China, we see great pos
sibilities In coal production. An Amer
ican commission examined the deposits
on the line of the Trans-Siberian rail
way, and reported that they had dis
covered upwards of fifty groups of
workable coal. The Amour Valley es
pecially was reported to be very rich.
It l3 computed that the output In
Eastern Siberia Is now about 2,000,000
tons per annum; but whatever It Is,
It renders Russia Independent of both
Japanese, Australian and British sup
plies. When we turn to China, with
Its immense resources, we are nlrnnst
bewildered at the poFslbllltles of in
dustry In that part of the world.
Tho article to which we have re
ferred expresses the opinion that 'In
the dim and distant future, it is cer
tain that China and India will be the
two great coal producers of the eastern
world, as today the United Kingdom
and the United States ate those of the
western world.' Already we hear of
the formation of a British syndicate
which has obtained a concession of
a coal field in tho province of Shan-sl.
230 miles long and 40 miles wide. By
Its side are vast Iron deposits of brown
hematite and spathic iron ore and an
abundance of limestone. The develop
ment of such a coal field gives the
opportunity for a great deal of specu
lation regarding the evolution of indus
try in the far East and Its effect on
economic and Industrial conditions In
Great Britain."
ITS SILVER JUBILEE.
Observed by Robert Burns Lodge
of Odd Fellows Last Night His
tory of th Organization
Was Recited.
Robert Burns lodge ol Odd Fellows
celebrated Its silver jubilee with an
entertainment and banquet last night
In Odd Fellows' hall, Wyoming avenue.
It was organized on October 30, 1873.
Last night was tho nearest Tuesday
night to the date of the anniversary
and the celebration was held then be
cause Tuesday nights nro Its meeting
nlshts.
An Interesting recapitulation of Its
history was read by Secretary George
F. Millett, showing what success has
been Its portion In these twenty-five
years. It started out with twenty
charter members anl has since Initi
ated three hundred and sevontv-three,
and admitted by card twenty -seven
others, making a total of four hundred
and twenty taken Into the lodge
At present the nun.ber In good stand
ing Is ono hundred and tixty. three.
Of the four hundred and twenty taken
Into the lodge, twenty-five nre dead
and two hundred and fifty-seven be
came non-member for one cause or
another. What tho members regard
with pride is the financial statement.
The largo sum of J22.347.S9 has been
luid Into the treasury and not one
renny went ustrav. The sum ot J10,
531.50 has been paid out for relief In
cases of sickness; to tho widows of
members has ueen paid tho sum of
$494. 14; orphans of members have lieei
paid to alleviate their distress the sum
of $400: nnd for burying the dead has
been paid tho sum of $',552. For spec
ial relief $279.41 has been expended. The
total of all such disbursements Is S14,
237.03, and at the prsent time there Is
Invested and In the treasurer's hand3
the amount of $11, 134.52.
W. S. Ward was chairman of the
jubilee celebration. It was attended
by the members and their wives and
families. The entertainment was open
ed by Mr. Ward with an Inttoductory
nddress, in which ho bada welcome and
briefly spoke of the happy occasion
that called them to'rier
Captain Molr was tne speaker. lie
went along In a happy vein on the
subject of Odd Fellowship and related
an interesting synopsis of the lodge
from Its inception. lie deemed It a
gxeat honor and a happy pleasure
to have been with the lodge all of these
years and hoped It would continue to
prosper.
Incidental to tho entertainment pic
tures wero displayed by nn anlmata
grnph. The banquet was served In the
looms upstairs by Caterer Mitchell,
of Washington avenue. A delicious
spread was prepared and at 11.30 good
nights were said and well wIsheB ox
pressed, FATAL MINE ACCIDENT.
John Toole Killed in No. 1 Shaft at
Greenwood.
John Toole, a miner at the new No. 1
shaft of tho Greenwood Coal company,
was instantly killed while at work yes
terday morning by a fall of top coal
and his laborer, Peter Cuslck, was seri
ously Injured. The men were engaged
In loosening tho coal when It fell.
Toole was one of the pioneer residents
of MInookn, and his tragic death Is
deeply regretted. He Is survived by
his wife. The funeral will take place
Thursday morning at 9 o'clock. A re
quiem high mass will be celebrated at
St. Joseph's Catholic church. Inter
ment will bo mado In Mlnooka Catholic
cemetery. The Greenwood mine fund
will attend the funeral In a body.
STOOB DIRECTORS IN SESSION.
Their Convention Opened Yesterday
in Harrisburg.
The twenty-fourth annual meeting of
the state association of poor directors
opened yesterday at Harrisburg with
large
nbout 160 delegates present, represent
ing every county. President J. F.
Scragg, of this city, presided and
Mayor J. D. Patterson welcomed the
delegates warmly, being replied to by
John Wllllnmft. of Washington, and
Fred. W. Flultz, of this city.
Tho sessions yesterdny were taken up
with routine reports and a discussion
of tho best methods for the relief of
tho families of soldiers now In the Held.
The general sentiment was that extra
effort should be made to see that all
such were well cared for.
Last evening Hon. E. P. Gould, of
Krlc, outlined the work done by the
legislative committee nnd spoke of nec
essary legislation that will be asked for
next session.
ONE MEMBER WAS ABSENT.
For That Beason the Tax Committee
Did Not Take Up tho Ordinance.
The tax committee of common coun
cil met last night In the city clerk's
ofllce to consider the ordinance intro
duced by Mr. Jackson, of the Thir
teenth ward, providing for a tax of
two and one-half per cent, of the gross
receipts of the Scranton Ball way com
pany as an annual source of revenue
to the city treasury. No action was
taken and adlournment was made till
next Tuesday night.
Messrs. Coleman, Gllroy, Monaghan,
13. F. Wenzel and Grllllths comprise the
committee and were present with the
exception ot Mr. Griffiths. Mr. Wenzel
did not put In an appearance until
quite late. The other three were not
disposed to consider the ordinance un
til the entire committee Is present. It
Is an Important matter, they said, nnd
they also want to have data to show
them how much money the percentage
specified would bring.
SPECIAL MEETING OF SELECT.
Object Is to Pass a Eesolution Ex
tending Timo for Paying Taxes.
A special meetini.' of select council
has been called for tomorrow night,
the object of which will be to pass a
resolution extending the time for pay
ing city tax without tho addition of a
penalty.
Common council will be In session
also, and It is proposed to tush the
resolution through select and get it
over to common for concurrence. If
this plan falls to carry the time for
the penalty to go into effect will be
Nov. 1.
m
LIEDEBKBANZ' CONCEBT.
Listened to by a Large Audience In
Music Hall.
In Music hall last evening the Lle
derkranz society held Its annual con
cert which was listened to by a lurge
audience.
The programme was a varied ono
and was rendojed in an exceptionally
clever manner. Bauer' orchestra as
sisted at the concert. There was a
short session of dancing after the con
cert. Jervls-Hardenbergh Piano School.
Thorough and systematic training
In pianoforte playing and teaching.
Full particulars on application. Car
ter building.
Don't Hurry
In thj selection ot a Piano or Organ.
It isn't a thing you'ro going to buy
every day, and a. mistake made by
careless belectlon may mean more
worry and misery In tho years to
como than you can well Imagine,
Uius
The Short Cut
In Piano buying usually means long
regrettlns. True, In a ware-room
like ours, where there's always fifty
or sixty carefully selected new Pia
nos by a dozen eminent makers, tho
caso Is different, for even If you
should make a mistake or feel dis
satisfied, the trouble can be quickly
rlchtod without loss or inconveni
ence. This means
The Sure Way
To perfect satisfaction, for no buyer
at Guen sey's was ever iikkcd or ex
pected to keep on Instiumeut that
did not provo to bo Just what was
wanted. New upright grand pianos
for $133 to $730.
J, W, GUERNSEY, Prop.,
Guernsey Hall,
311 and 316 Wash. Atc.
Kuril mode to ord-r
lu the latest Kuril U a
Htyles rtitliu iatli.
faction uraitod.
Pur gnrmeaU mado
or rrpnlred by me will
betorstl for the sum
mer tree of charge.
Q. STRAUS,
The Only Practical Furrier
In Town.
101 WASHINGTON IVE. COR SPRUCE ST.
PIN THIS IN YOUIt MBMORY. TRY
ICEALINE
THfiNUXTTIMB YOU BAKB
A clilld cAQ front a culia lu one minute.
Ak Your Orocor For it- Price io cU.t
By Mull cts. ICBALINBAUa. CO..
FURS
icM4
lloiyoKC, maJS.
Bright
Lights
Are necessities for the
long evenings, Our
shelves and counters
have been replenished,
even to overflowing. Hoi
iday numbers came a
month too soon. Can't
make more room, conse
quently prices at which
they will go prevail,
Reading
Lamp
'China Bowl. China Shade, 3 Inches in
diameter, tltn 7-Inch rlns, decor- 1 Ar
atcd and tinted, worth 91.00, now 1w
Squat
Lamp
New Shapes, China Bowl. R-Inch globi
decoration of flowers und prominent
tints, was to bo J1.00. Barly (Sln
salo prlco ....- t you
Parlor
Lamp
Brass Foot China Bowl and S-lncht
globe. No. 2 burner, 4 shapes, 7 designs,
coinpleto with chimney and wick, lj
cheap at J2.00 Movo 'cm out CI O A
prlco 3U.Z1p
Parlor
Lamp
:c-lnch high central draft burner, larM
base, 10-lnch gjnbo. To seo It buys Itjj
It Hliould bo J3.00.
It will go
$2.
mncK at
Parlor
Lamp
IM-lnch largo base. 10-lnch globe, decor,
atlons of Rhododendrons, was JS. tA OJl
to mako them go they'll bo "i"0
THE GREAT
4c STORE
310 Lacka. Ave.
JOIIN H. LADWIG. Trop.
Winter Opening.
With a special display of
Seal and Persian
Lamb Jackets.
Also Latest Novelties in
Opera Cloaks
AND
Golf Caps.
TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW
OCTOBER 20 AND 21.
F. L CRANE,
32 1 Lackawanna Ave.
Fur Repairing a Specialty
New
Buckweat Flour
New Honey
Maple Syrup.
Home Made
Sausages.
A. R KIZER,
SCRANTONCASHSTORE
WILSON-FALL, '08
BROWN or BLACK
TIIRRR DIMENSIONS.
The kind that Is fully guarantee! By thai.,
we mean you can have another hat nltbout
coBtiritdoes not give entire satisfaction.
CONRAD, uveo.
SELLS THEM AT $3.00-
Pears, Grapes,
Quinces, Oranges,
Figs, Apples,
New Buckwheat
Flour, Haple Syrup
Blue Point and
Rockaway Oysters,
Turkeys, Ducks,
Chicken,
Game in Season
01 AND
Pierce's Market
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