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rNITKr- TATKS COMMlSS10Ni;it.-t
Attorney Jeorsu IX Taylor has been ap
pointed a I'ntted Status commissioner i y
Judge Uutllr.Bton.
TO AIIKANGK KOIl ltANQCKT.-Th-New
KnKlnml society will hold n jnei-t-iR
this evening r.t tho board nf trades
room to ariniiKu lor the annual banquet.
CONTHACI SIONKO. Mayor Hail.y
yesterday sinned tho coutiucl for Hiik
stone sidewa'ks on inrilchl avenue, Me
ridlan and Tenth stnets. Tilt contractor
Is V. W. Dr.vles.
CAKE AND CANDV SA1.U The youn
ladles of the Klrst Presbyterian ehiuvn
will hold u cako and candy sale In the
lecturo room of tho church on S.itmduy
afternoon from 2 until f.
M12KT TONIGHT. The YoutlK Men's
club of tho Chinch of the flood Slicp
herd will hold a. mectliiK In their club
te.om this evening t n the corner of Mou
sey avenue and Green llidse street at 8
o'clock.
FIXA EXCURSIO.W-Only one lulu-
died and twelvo persons Ironi this city i
attended tho Unaware- and Hudson in
cursion to Honcsdule yesterday. Tills Is
tlio last excursion which will pro! ably
oer bo run over the Gravity road.
SV1T WITHDRAWN. - The rtoinuac
suit of D. W. Vaughn, ot the Fifth warn,
against tho city of Scranton was report"!!
settled yesterday. The consideration wis
S.X Mr. Vaughn claimed thu his prop
er! was damaged by n defective sew. .
PRl.'VENTEI) DY RAIN-Clty Engineer
Phillips did not srnd any of his men Into
she l.ack.iwnnna avonue sewer yesterday
morning ut I oelocl: as had been planned.
Tho rain swelled tho sewerngn and pre
ented the excursion. It will be deluycd
now until the weather becomes falr.
CHRYSANTHEMUM SHOW. - Thn
chrysanthemum show will be an event
of unusual Interest next week. As it Is
Vr the bp'iellt ot tho Home for tho
Friendless and the udmlsslon will be at
ihe popular rate of 10 cents, u largo sum
should be realized for the Homo for the
Friendless. William Council gives th"
use of the building on Washington avenue
and Florists Claik. McOllntock, Davis.
Miller nnd Hull will furnish the ben'itl
ful specimens of their line stock. Many
others will loan rare plants from their
private hot houses. The show will open
on Tuesday next.
SOME WERE MISTAKEN.
Witnesses and Tax Collector's Books
Disagree.
Tux Collector J. M. Rose, of the
Klght ward, was (lie only witness in
tho election contest yesterday, H
wnx on tho stand all day.
The purposo of culling hint was to
havo him rebut tho testimony ot s-ar-lous
witnesses who had failed to pro
diico their lax receipts, but who swore
that they had mild tax in JSSG. A
number of Instance. were disclosed
where voters who had sworn they
paid taxes to Mr. Roso were inlstnkon.
SLAPPED HIS FACE.
George Christian was defendant be
foro AIAcrmnn Howo yesterday In an
assault nnd battery ease brought by
Morris I'olatchlck. Doth are agents
for an out-of-town musical supply
firm.
They had words in tho Mears" build
ing nnd Christian Mapped thu other
man's face. Tho prosecutor was not
disposed to push Ihe enso nnd It was
dismissed.
OLD TIME SESSION .
OF COMMON COUNCIL
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RULES
CAUSED A STORM.
After Two Houra of Debnto on Two
Resolutions from Select Council,
Session of the Common Branch
Was Brought to nn Abrupt End
ing by Action of Republican Mem
bers In Breaking a Quorum It
Was Only Wny to Stem Torrent of
Debate.
l'ltchfork arguments wore crowding
one another thick and fast nt the com
mon council meeting last night. At
tho rate tho business was being' con
ducted up to 10 o'clock It would bo day
light before the ninth order would be
l cached. Tho Republican members put
nn end to tho farce by taking their hats
and umbrellas and leaving. Tho ques
tion of concuirlnff In the Helcct coun
cil's adoption of the rules governing
tho lire department was what caused
the ructions.
Mr. Ciller gave them a parting salute
In his most eloquent and disdainfully
worded style about being oblivious of
tho duty they owe tho citizens. Ho
threw this bouquet at them: "Mr.
Chairman, wo us members of council
are here to do our duty and those who
cume to break n quorum should have
their seats declared vacant, nnd men
should be chosen In their places who
will do their duty."
The Republican members remained
In the corridors until after the roll was
called, which showed only ten mem
bers prewnt, nnd then the debate was
resumed outside with Increased vigor.
Not all the confusion arose from the
matter of the lire department rules.
When tho lesolution from select coun
cil grunting Domthoe & O'Hoylo an ex
tension of three weeks In which to lln
Ish their contract on the South Wyom
ing avenue sower was read, there were
a dozen or more speeches.
Mr. Jackson was opposed to the "X
tension because It was taking $3 a day
out of the pockets of the taxpayers to
pay the Inspector for nil the time thus
granted. Mr. Oliver gave voice to simi
lar sentiments. Mr. Grler explnlned
that the contractors were delayed
through nn Injunction nerved ujon
them when they first started on the
job; and, anyhow, the inspector docs
not get pay except for the time the
contractor Is at work, he said. After
much haggling the resolution granting
the extension was concurred In.
The heat of that elocutionary battle
in which the people's rights were so
manfully expatiated upon had no more
than stopped sizzling when frvfh
ttouble broke out. The resolution
adopting the rules for the government
of the lire department was read. The
resolution was brief but the rules cov
ered forty-eight pages of typewritten
paper. A motion was made that the
resolution be concurred In.
MUST UK READ.
This led to the ruling by Chairman
Molr that the rules would have to be
rend before they could be udopted.
Cleric Hatton started In on his
G0-mlnute job and when ho was about
quarter through a resolution was made
that they be referred to the tire de
partment committee. The rules from
A to Z, "xcopt a section which put
Into the hands of the chief and the
board of engineer the power of sin
pending a. member of the department
for drunketiess, neglect of duty or
Insubordination, were acceptable
enough to all the members, but Messrs.
Clzclman, Vvalker and Oliver nntngon-
mod the adoption of them on that ac
count. Mr. JCizelman declared against
what he termed an attempt to rull
lo.ad the rules through and choke
them down their neck. They should
be referrerd to the lire department
i ommlttee, he argued, and when re
ported from there they would con
lain nothing that would eonlllc.t with
the law.
He made the statement Unit there
are men or. the board of engineers
who are not capable of making rules.
They do unl know the difference, h
said, between a male and a female
coupling. Mr. filler asked him to
name the Incapable ones on the hoard.
A vote w.is taken on the motion to
icfer rial It was lecorded as follows:
Ae Keese, Grllliths. Walker. Clzelmau,
K. F. Wenzel. Jackson. (.'. V.. Wenzel,
Ollv. r, Keller. Molr-jo.
Xay Grler, Calpln, Gllrny. Moiinghau,
Coleman. T. F. Morris Cuslck, Norton-S.
Chief Hlckey was In one of the reur
wc.its. He uud Mr. Clzclman had 11
few sharp words In an undertone after
the ole was liikeu. The chief did not
propose to lie down easily. He had a
conference with Air. Wenzel from the
Fouiteenth ward, and after u short
vhile that gentleman made a m itlon
to reconsider the action of referring
the mutter. Messrs. Reese and Grif
fiths experienced u similar change of
heart and with the eight whose votes
are 11 corded above In the negative the
three of them voted to reconsider and
It was curried by the score of 11 to 7.
A motion tu adopt the rules was (e
clared out of order by Captain Molr
until tin? rules were read by tho clerk.
Mr. Hatton staried In to read wluro
he hail left off before and while he
was hunting the page the word was
hispered around and the Republican
members lefi. Mr. Reese had g me
out. however, before the things cimp
t. t iiu pass. Vr. C.r1:ths remained
behind for a few minutes but there
was too much confusion. Some of the
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The best remedy
60 years ago
for coughs and colds
and all Kindred ail
ments; and
The best remedy
To-day.
Auers
Democrats were out In tho corridor,
ns well, telling their Republican col
leagues what they thought of them,
and on tho roll call one less thin a
quorum answered nnd adjournment
w.n declared by tho chairman.
lel worn tho time the rules were re
ferred and the motion to reconsider
action Mr. Keller Introduced a resolu
tion apropos to tho board of revision
and appeals. lie had been appointed
chairman of a special committee to In
quire into the allegation which arose
from tho number of dog tax petitions
that came Into council Hint these peti
tions being Ino property of the board
of revision were nut acted upon bo
cause the board was not tending to its
business. Mr. Keller had no report to
make on that point, but tho underlying
purpose of tho resolution was to do
away .vltlt tho two meetings a. week
of the boa .-J and tho hurry-up sessions
that nro held. The resolution was ns
follows:
Whereas, Much dissatisfaction has
arisen on tho account ot the unnecessary
expenso caused by tho frequent meetings
of the board of revision of taxes uud ap
peals, nnd
Whereas, It apptars that there Is a Just
cause for complulnt as the business to
bo transacted by said beard from March
I to January 1 of each year Is very trivial,
tho principal part of tho work being per
formed In tho months of January nnd
February' as directed by tho act of as
sembly. Therefore be It
Resolved, By tho common council, tho
select council concurring, that lrom and
after the pasngo of this resolution the
board of revision and appeals shall hold
meetings only one day In each month
from tho month of February to the suc
ceeding January, nnd that two meetings
of said board, ono in tho forenoon and
ono In tho afternoon of each day shall
constitute u day's work. Sessions to bo
held from 9 o'clock n. m, to 12 in. nnd from
i o'clock to S o'clock p. m.
Section 2. The clerk of said board shall
keep a reeord of tho proceedings thereor
showing the attendance of each member
and shall make an entry of the roll call
ut the commencement and adjournment of
each session so that It will be nt all tint'
possible to ascertain the attention glvn
by each member to tho business of the
board,
K. V. Wenzel, who Is chairman of the
board, with n look of mild satire moved
to amend by having the afternoon ses
sions begin nt 1 o'clock, but the reso
lution was adopted ns read.
OTHER BUSINESS.
Mr. Grllliths Introduced nn ordinance
providing for three electric lights In
the Fourth ward at the following
Places: At the corner of Kverett ave
nue and Swetland street, at the corner
of Fllmore avenue nnd Pettebonc street,
and at the corner of Sumner avenue
and Pettebono street.
Mr. Reese Introduced a resolution di
recting tho city engineer to give lines
to huve stone monuments along the
line determined by the city engineer,
borough engineer of Dunmorc, and the
engineer of tho Pennsylvania Coal com
pany to be the dividing line between
the city of Scranton and the Imrough
of Dunmore, the cost of said monu
ments nnd their erection to be borne
by the Pennsylvania Coal company.
City Treasurer Roland's financial
statement was read as follows:
Cash on hand Oct. 1 $110,1J'J CO
Received from delinquent tax col
lectors 1,77.. .,".
Received from M. A. McUlnley,
city solicitor
21 ."
Received from 1'. J. O'Hoyle.
street commissioner
Received fiom Suburban Elec
tric Light company ns pole tax
00
LIU W
Received from P. I. Carter,
pound masttr P Hi)
From building permits J2i ;'j)
From city license (w
From taxes during month :".'.:xil r.S
Sewer assessments collected.... J. 401 C"
Paving assessments collected ... 1,077 i
Grading assessments collected .. IS C"
Total
.f 117.721 !i
DISBURSEMENTS.
Commission of delinquent col
lectors
General city warianls
Street Improvement bonds .
Sewer warrants paid
Paving warrants paid
Bonds of lvSH loan redenued.
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DAVIS INSTANTLY KILLED.
Crushed by n Mass of Rock nnd Coal
That Tell Upon Him Employed
as a Tlmberman in Tay
lor Colliery.
David J. Davis, of Taylor, was killed
yesteidny meriting in the Taylor col
ll'jry, where lie was employed as a
tlmberman. Jt was while engaged at
his usual work that death nvertooi;
him. A heavy tall of roof ouue.ht him
and literally crushed him. His skull
was fracture d. his neck broken and
the body terribly mangled. The ic
mitlns wet's removed from the mine
by f-dlow workmen .
Deceased, together with several
others, had entered a. chunbjr known
to be In :i dangerous condition. They
were going to put in some heavy tim
bers 10 make It safe. They had hard
ly reached the unsafe spot when ths
fall occurred and Davis was killed.
The others osonp?d death, but were
slightly Injured by Hying piece ot
coal and ro"k.
Deceased was well known In Taylor,
where he had resided nearly all his
ife To know him was to respect him.
He was thirty-four years of age and
linnmrrlpil. Two KluleiH Mlea T?lr.
ea. fere-lady at Orson's millinery
ttore, this city, and MIrs Martha a
teacher In the Tnjlor public schools
kept house and derened and his
brother Llewellyn resided with them.
Another sister. Miss Jennie, Is a nurse
ill the Hrockley hospital at Philadel
phia. Ilurgess J. K. Wutklns. of Tay
lor Is his brother-in-law. Deceased
was a member of the Taylor mine Ac
cidental fund und the Taylor lodge,
Knights of Malta.
BREACH OF PROMISE CASE.
Reveals an Interesting Romance of
Two Continents.
A peculiar breach of promise case,
the end of a romance begun In Russia
Poland eight years ago, was heard be
fore an arbitrator ut Wllkes-Harre yes
terday. The plaintiff Is Maiy Dombroskl. of
Philadelphia, who wus connected with
a wealthy family In Russia-Poland.
She fell in love with 11 poor young fol
low named Joseph Yniudjyln and ran
away from home, came to this country
with 2,000 rubles, and later brought him
out here to marrv her. Hut after he
arrived here his love cooled and the
woman alleges she spent nil her money
on him, had promlHcs from him to
marry her but ho did not.
About live years ago ho married an
other womnn nnd Miss Dombroskl at
once Instituted proceedings for breach
of promise, claiming $10,000 damages.
She had him arrested on different oc
casions and the caso Is greatly com
plicated. Attorney It. V. Doueher Is
. tho arbitrator In tho case.
FIRE IS ALMOST
UNDER CONTROL
rUMPINQ WATER INTO THE RA
VINE MINE STOPPED.
Owing to a Break In tho Strata Be
tweon tho Veins tho Water Pumped
Into tho Mnrcy Vein Was Being
Forced Up Into the Plttston Vein.
Purpose of tlie Flooding Was Al
most Accomplished Beforo This
Obstacle Wn3 Met with A Great
Undertaking.
Tho fire and flood situation at the
Ravine shaft nt Plttston hns ucnin
reached an Interesting stage. No more
water Is being pumped Into the mine,
It being estimated that the flood has
reached the topmost point of the fire.
Tho water, however, was not forced
as high as Intended. The brick dams
withstood the pressure all right, but
when the water had reached a point
within thirteen feet of where It hud
been Intended to force It, tho olllclals
discovered that, owing to a break In
the strata between the veins, the water
was being forced up Into the Plttston
vein ns rapidly as it was being pump
ed Into the Mnrcy.
Such a break hud been feared by the
ofllclals, and they consider It very for
tunate that It did not manifest Itself
until after the Hood had covered tho
fire. Now an effort Is being made to
reach tho back end of the lire, by way
of tho old Seneca slope workings, for
the purpose of learning for certain
whether or not the llames hnve been
extinguished. The work Is found very
dllllcult owing to the fact that the
slope Is full of deadly damp which It
Is found very dllllcult to dislodge,
INTERESTING FFATURE.
An Interesting feature In connection
with the lire which now happily Is al
most extinguished was tho construc
tion of Immense! dams to protect the
No. S and No. 10 mines of tho Penn
sylvania Coal company, which con
nected In a number of places with tho
Ravine mine. The ordinary means of
lighting the fire falling, the Hooding
of the bottom vein, above which was
tho Mnrcy vein, where the lire 01 -curred,
was tried as u means of put
ting out the Homes. It was n. stupen
dous task and required two weeks
of the hardest kind of work, but the
labor was useless, as the water could
not be advanced to higher portions
cf the vein.
As 11 last result the olllclals decided
lo build a dam In the Mnrcy vein
to dam the water and thus back It
up to the lire. As the water reuchtd
the lire It naturally created an lin
mense amount of gas. which was
forced through the several openings in
to Son, S and 10 mines of the Penn
sylvania Coal company. The litter
company was then forced lo tulc lm
dlate action to keep out the gas being
forced Into their workings.
As the openings were many an I
large, there was no way to keep out
the gas but to construct a number
of solid walls of masonry, or dams.
Two hundivd nvn were put to work,
i'r.il utter four veks of earnest toll
the Job was completed. It wu done
under the supervision of Alexander
Rrydeii. general superintendent, .'.dam
Harkness, Inside superintendent, and
Alex Thompson, inside foreman.
OPENINGS CLOSED.
First the large openings between the
Ravine and No. S were closed. These
openings weie eight or ten feet wide
und they were closed up with two sets
of stone walls and then filled in be
tween with culm. The next work nec
essary for the Pennsylvania Coal com
pany to do was to seal the opeiilu? In
No. S to keep the water and gusi fiom
going further. In order to do tills n
solid wall of masonry, termed a dam,
had to he built In the heading and In
the ulrwuy at both ends of these closed
up ventilation holes, making four dams
In all. In between these dams are thus
sealed up about ten acres of No. Vs
worklnsf.
Each dam Is built in the shape of a
half circle, with the outside curve of
the circle pointing towards the sealed
up section. This was done to strengthen
the dams, us the more pressure from
tho outside of the circle tho stronger
the wall becomes. The walls are dove
tailed into the sides, roof and bottom
of tho heading and airways about eigh
teen Inches. Each wall Is three feet
thick. There are double rows of brick
on each side of the wall and the centre,
between the brick, Is IHIed up With
cement, which, when hardened, be
1 nines as solid ap a rock through which
nothing can permeate. The bricks used
are the best of hard lire brick and the
cement is the celebrated Portland. The
dams are about ten feet high, reaching
from the lloor of ,the heading clear to
the roof. It required ll,00f brick and
eighteen barrels of cement to build
each of the four dams or walls. These
are In the Marcy vein.
Two similarly built walln eight feet
hlKli were constructed in the Red Ash
vein nnd in No. 10 mine four dams
were built, one of which Is larger than
the big dam In No. 8.
VERY HARD JOB.
Tho workmen had tho hardest kind
of a Job, as they could only work by
the rays of safety lamps, which ure
very dim, owing to the gas working
through Ravine cnntlnuully. These
walls are built to remain forever, as
the section enclosed or sealed up are
worked out.
A way has been provided, however,
to visit these sealed up sections, If It
must be. Large cast Iron pipes, large
enough for a man to crawl through,
have been embedded In each wall and
the ends doubly sealed. The expenso
wns enormous, amounting to thou&inds
of dollars.
MAY GO UP PITTSTON AVENUE.
Street Railway Company Has
to
Vacate Part of Its Tracks.
Councilman Coyne, of the Twentieth
ward, having been appealed to by the
peoulo living In tho upper part of tho
ward, went to see General Manager
Sllllman, of the Scranton Railway com
pany, yesterday to protest against the
schedule which went Into effect last
week on the South Side line. Ily tho
new arrangement tho South Side cars
do not run beyond the switch at the
Simpson silk mill. If a paswnger wants
to go to Greenwood and happens to
lMjnrd a South Sldo car he will have to
pay another fare from tho switch to
tho city line. This Is not the grcutest
Inconvenience complained ot.
Mr. Coyne laid all phases ot the case
beforo Mr. Sllllman und reports that
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for luug trouble, give
relief at once, eases
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liealiua influence soou effect:, a cure, Price ssc,
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he wns Informed by him that the com
pany has lxcn ordered to vacate the
tracksi leading through private prop
erty from Plttston to Cedar nvenues,
nnd that It is Intended to apply for
right of way up Plttston nvenue nt the
next meeting of council. If that Is se
cured 11 switch will be put In at the
city Ilr.e and tho schedule satisfactor
ily arranged.
THE EXETER CALAMITY.
Inquest Was Begun Yesterday by
Coroner McKce Superintendent
nnd Engineer Flatly Con
tradict Each Other.
Tho Inquest In tho Triple shaft cat
astrophe of Saturday morning by which
eight men lost their lives and two
others were seriously Injured was be
gun yesterday, In the town hnll at
Exeter by Coroner McKeo and a Jury
composed of E. J. Mackln, John Walsh,
P. .1. Kelly, Joseph Shoudock, Thomas
P. Mackln nnd S. L. Gelds.
The accident, it will bo recalled, was
due to a misplaced switch. A trip of
loaded cars was being hauled from
the Red Ash colliery past the Exeter
shaft to the Exeter breaker. A little
distance from the shaft the engineer
made n Hying switch and allowed the
cars to run ahead without anybody
aboard to manage them, which, It ap
pears, wan customary. Instead ot
taking the usual course around the
shaft the trip turned Into the track
leading to the head, broke down tho
blocks and plunged Into the opening.
Three of tho cars went down the shnft
overtaking a descending carriage
which had ten men aboard, at a point
about ten feet from the bottom of the
370-foot shaft. Seven of them were
killed outright, one died later and two
are now hovering between life and
death ut the Plttston hospital.
The main question before the Inquest
Is whether or not the practice of mak
ing Hying switches' was authorized by
the company. On this point Hut con
tradictions developed. General Super
intendent W. D. Owens swore positive
ly nnd without equivocation that he not
only did not authorize the practice nt
making Hying switches, but had given
stiict orders against it. His testimony
left the Infet unco that the accident was
due to the negligence of the engineer,
who wan hauling the trip.
The engineer, Edward Price, swore
with posltlveness equalling that which
characterized Superintendent Owens'
testimony, that he had not only been
authorized to make the Hying switches,
but that he had been ordered to do so,
and by Superintendent Owens, himself.
it was a regular practice, he said, and
was done to fvxve time and prevent
damage to the cars in "poling" them
out of the switch, Willi h would be nec
03ary In order to get the locomotive
behind them.
He further testllled that he sent the
bvakemau ahead to see If the switches
were properly set. Had the headman
been at lib' post the accident could have
been averted, the witness said, as there
Is a lever ut the head with which the
ears could have been derailed and
thereby prevented from going Into the
opening.
The brakeman. Clement Anthony, de
nied that he had been sent ahead to
lix the latches. He corroborated the
engineer in the statement thnt Super
intendent Owens directed them to make
flying switches in order to save Injur
ing the cars.
A larse number of. witnesses weie
called who failed to give any Import
ant testimony further than that it was
customary to make dying switches.
The inquest will be resumed this morn
ing. METEORIC SHOWERS.
Fine Display Expected from Satur
day to Tuesday Next.
Probably no liner Illumination of the
heavens by fiery November meteors
has been witnessed in thirty yearn than
that expected by astronomers between
the night of the 12th and sunrise of
the 15th. The earth will then sweep
through the immense ring of these
smull, pebble-like meteors, each of
which travels In an orbit extending be
yond Uranus (more than 1,'SO millions
of miles from the earth) and In a di
rection opposite to that of our motion.
Hut all that enter our atmosphere
seem to radiate from a small area In
the constellation of Leo.
Unbroken and continuous through
out Its enormous elliptical orbit as Is
this stream of meteors, It Is not every
where of equal thickness. One stretch
of It broadens out and Is congested
und swollen with stony projectiles for
hundreds of millions of miles, forming
a unique group or shoal which once
In a period of about thirty-three years
makes Its nearest approach to the sun.
At the close of the present week this
shoal In the endless chain ot meteors
will begin to make Its long perihelion
passage.
Tho grandest display ot these famous
missiles of tho sky will not occur be
foro November, 1SD3, because uot until
then will the earth pass through the
particular part of tho ring most rich
ly and thickly crowded with meteors.
Hut there Is reason to expect plentiful
preliminary Bhowers of Leonids this
month.
' I.
COULD USE THE GRAVITY.
What a Financial Paper Says About
the D. and H, Deal.
In a long article devoted to the af
fuliB of tho Delaware and Hudson
Canal company the United Stutes In
vestor navs:
Well Informed coal operator, with
whom tho Investor has talked during
M.e past week, Insist that Instead
of entering Into Its contract with the
Erie railroad for carrying Its coal to
tide-water, tho Delaware nnd Hudson
could havo utilized a portion of Its
gravity road and build a new lino
n comparatively short distance, con
nected with Die New York,Ontar!o and
3F
Bath Room
red, olive
nnd green,
decorations.
uv& a
S X . $ :
When you
t. T.'.j.ltV
-- i-rt4t-.-
ii,;--o.'it-.
Western nt Summltvlllo. which road
w .mid huve been glad to have extend
ed to them trackage faellltt-.s to Corn
wall on tho Hudson. 20 miles, at which
point they lould have availed them
selves of direct rail connection with
V.'i'chawken over the West Miore, nnd
thus have been able to lay down their
product with 200 feet of their own
docks.
"Under Its contract with the Erie
the Delaware and Hudson simply
loses Its Identity ut the New York
coal market lite most prolltable mar
ket it had and the Urle secures Im
portant privillges. which, :t Is Ud,
cost the Delaware und Hudson a
loss of about $20fO per annum.
"Its contract with the Erie we are
told, Is perpetual, and It Is n. pretty
well established fact that a perpetual
contract sooner or later beeames it
dear transaction. As an illustration.
W 1101111 10 Hie .leueisuii ,11
point to the Jefferson ibrnnch of
lh Krlc. Some .10 years ago Delaware
and Hudson made iv contract with
this Urn- on a hauls of 1 cent per ton
per mile, hit long before Its expira
tion other roads having no contract
to bind them wen only charged one
quarter cent per ton per mile."
RECRUITS FOR THE ARTILLERY.
Number of Them Are Wanted by
Uncle Sam.
Sergeant G. C. Clegg, ot the Second
cavalry, came to this city yesterday,
and opened a recruiting oflleo nt US
North Washington avenue where men
will be enlisted for the light nnd
heavy artillery of the United States.
Those who desire to see service In
Cuba can be accommodated by Joining
the light artillery which has been or
dered to Cuba. The men enlisted here
will be sent to Hinitsvllle, Ala., to Join
Batteries A uud F. Those who desire
to Join the heavy artillery will be sent
to Fortress Monroe. .Men to be ac
cepted must be between the ages of
IS and ".I years, of sound health and
single.
The Best Plaster.
A piece of flannel dampened with
Chamberlain's Pain Balm nnd bound
on to the affected parts is superior to
any plaster. When troubled with a
nulii In the chest or side, or a lame
back, give it u trial. You are certain
to be more than pleased with the
prompt relief which It affords. Pain
Balm Is also a certain cure for rheu
matism. For sale by all druggists.
Matthew Brothers, wholesale and re
tall agents.
IF YOU have been sick you will find
Hood's Snrsnpnrllla the best medicine
you can take to give you appetite and
stiength and restate you to a condition
of P'iifect health.
HOOD'S PH.I.S cure nausea, slcl;
headache, biliousness and all liver Ills.
Price 23 cents.
DR.
lMi.i:
Piles,
cares
AGNF.WS OINTMENT i'RES
?. itching. Bleeding anil llllinl
Comfort In one application. It
In th'ce to six nUhf. It cures
all skin dise.ii-is In soling mid old. A
remedy hcyoi.il conq are, and il mvii'
falls. .I". cents. Fir sab by Mattluws
llroi. and w. T. Clark.-."';!.
You Dance?
Mum young people li. : 1 onsequelitlv
we lake It for granted that you are
not the exception which proles the
nile. Of course
You Also Play
so that Is a necessary accomplishment
these das. The new dance in lisle for
ChrKlmastlde and the liolld.i, sesoiis
Is here for you to try over or listen
10,
And if You Sing
there's a wealth of new and beautlfil
melodies, ballads, culeb songs, an 1
slde-spll'-tlng comic creations .lust
come In. which you cannot possibly
be fiimliur with yit.
Why, Certainly,
we allow ou full trade discounts.
Guernsey Hall
314 and 310 Washington Arc.
Furs made by me or repaired will ba stored
during the summer free of charge.
Now is the time to have your Furs Repair
ed or Re-Dyed by a Practical Furrier.
Furs Made to Order.
Electric, Coney Collarette
.mm l I.. I. quality skins, lined with
hie or brown satin to to i;-in. long (or
$9.00.
Real Martin Collarettes
with best lining 10 or 12 In,
$20.00.
long
Q. STRAUS,
201 Washington Avenue.
tins. I)u i. swift,
Ceo. M. lUIUteid,
lidiv. Swift,
C. tt. Van llusklrk.
SWIFT,
HALLSTGAD
& CO.,
Insurance
Tolephoao Number, IHIi'J.
Room 506 Conncll Uulldlng, Scranton.
Jaj?.S?tS3f?' K
'mw&hw&KSRsm
fvsr
The Ideal
Cookery Book
Given Away
To all our patrons. This book
contains 1,178 recipes of the best
and quickest ways of cooking any
thing. It is made for kitchen use,
plain print, and covered with oil
cloth, consequently can be wiped
off with damp cloths when neces
sary, compiled by Mis. Anna
Clarke, is now in its eleventh edi
tion, which speaks for its useful
ness. Never sold for less than $2.
Wc give them with every $3.00
purchase.
Roasting Double, self-basting,
Pan kcst sheet ironj
usual price, ,J
25c. While they last.... 1C
Dripping
Pans
Best sheet iron, any
size, 6x9 up to
A4.?.!?'...1.1 9c
go for
Egg
Poacher
Has five rings, easiest
to separate, usual
11CI, iy HlllO. j i-v
Will go for 1UC
Toilet Of six pieces, bluc.brown
Set or grcen decorations,
worth $2.00.
now l.oy
Cookery Given with every $
Book purchase, no matter
if the wares are sold
at special prices.
Down Stairs Department Only.
THE GREAT
310 Lacka. Ave.
JOHN H. LADW1G, Prop.
ESTABLISHED 1866.
F. L.
;or reliable Fur Goods call
examine our stock.
and
Handsome Seal (jarinents from
140.00 lo $2250(1.
Electric Seal Jackets Tor
.'5.00 and llaltlc Seal Tor $25.00.
Persian Lamb Jackets from
$125.00 to $185.00.
Also a lull line or Ladles' and
Misses Cloth Garments.
FUR REPAIRING A SPECIALTY
324 Lackawanna Ave.
New
Buckweat Flour.
New Honey
Maple Syrup,
Home Made
Sausages.
A. F. KIZER,
E
WILSON-FALL, '08
BROWN or BLACK
rilRUG DIMENSIONS.
Tho kind that U Tilly simrantes 1. Ily tli V.
wo menn von can have another hut without
cost If It doe uot give enllro nathuetloa.
CONRAD,
:io.
Lack, Avtnus
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.
Pierce's Market
4c
STORE
SCRANTON CASH STOR
ex t(SSH'KrS!r5JK&5S