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THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE WE1XN USD A V. NOVEMBER 30. 1893.
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FINN & PHILLIPS
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y . lted the list of J'inno tliti house 1
4- hamulus.
t HAL LET & DAVIS.
GILD3IU ESTER & KUOEGEIt,
t VISOHKK,
JAMES & HOHMSTHOM
4- trnmpoilns koybonrtl
$ Till- KROEGEU,
4- POPULAR PHASE,
GIBSON,
TAITAHGREL tV CO.
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4- ilfl:mirp for HMto.ixplHlii (lie marltt
4- uriliu above niak'-M.
FINN& PHILLIPS!
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DR. H. B. WARE, .
SPECIALIST.
Eye, Kar, Nose and Throat
Olllrc Hours-da. m. to 2.ao p.m; 2 to 4.
WillliniiH Ilulktliig, Opp. I'ostolllco.
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Ol'UNS THIS MORNING.-Tho dla
fcram' for the Klks' lodge of sorrow will
open this morning at tho Lyceum box
ulllce.
1T.IDAY AKTEKNOON.-Tlio Aid fo
clcty of the Iiunmore I'rosbytertan
church will meet nt tho resilience of Mm.
A. 1). Wiii'kliitim Friday afternoon at 2.9).
All members are requested to bo present.
NAMi: OM1TTKD. The nurno of Dr.
Vhi-iidiiri' Sureth. one of tho newly np
polnlcil staff mrmbcrp at the Hahne
mann hospital, was Inadvertently omitted
from the list published in yestet day's
in per.
ASSi:S.SOHri I.ISTS.-Tlie lists for tho
county as.ses.sors In the Scranton iIIk
trletH are ready at tho county commls
tioner.s" olllec nml will he Klen out to
day. Tho abs-csscra tire to begin work
next week.
OT1IKK DONATIONS. The Home for
tin- I'rlrndlesr further neknowlcilges with
Ki-atitudo JiK.tO from the union Tlianks
KlvhiK i-crvlce In the (ireen HIiIkc Pres
byterian ehureh. aud $t.r.l fiom tho union
hervlce.s In the Providence P.aptlst ehureh.
XUW IIIIID STOHH.-H. A. Vox has
ripened a new store nt No. 211 Wyomlnir
nenUH for the sale of e.marles. mocking
buds. buUlnehcs. Hrazllian cardinals, etc.
nt Is a elan and attraetive looking place,
and Is made melodious by the llttlo aonir
hters on exhibition.
AI.I)i:ilMAN KKI.I.V IM,.-Tho 1m
Jii uehment pn.eeedlnus have been Indefi
nitely postponed mvlni? to the serious Ill
ness of Aldeimau J. P. Kelly. Ho Is suf
rerlnir from what Is thought to bo ty
phoid fever anil crave doubts ot his re
covery are enteilall id.
tJl AKDIANS API OIXTEI). Court
yextcday apoolnted Hev. W. P. O'Don-
ncll uuardmn of tho minor children or
John O'Donuell, dieeased, lr.to of HiiKhes.
town. (Jeorge S. Atkins was appointed
guardian of Osuir J. .Myers, Jr., minor
Bun of Osiar J. .Myers, lute of Scranton.
MOUK CANDIDATES KKOISTBlt Tho
following candidates for llepiibhean nom
inations re;:istcied with City Chairman
Chittenden yesterday: City controller, F.
J. Wldmayer, Sixteenth ward; city as
sessor, Rudolph l!i:enzll, Tenth warti:
John Drew Seventeenth ward; J, W.
Vail..
15IC5 I)UI,XD I'OH SEATS. Tho .till
of seats for the Modjesku engagement
opened yesterday morning at the Ly
ceum and there was a lively demand for
them. The diagram is already well spot
ted. Modjeska appears here Thursday
night and by popular request will present
Macbeth."
l.ll'Jl OP TIANDEU-Mrs. J. A. Pen
nington will deliver the last In her series
of lectures on musical history this after
noon at the Conservatory. Tho subject
will 1 l.lle of Handel," and analysis of
"Tho Messiah. ' and promises to be ex
ceptionally Interesting.
HIS RAH, WITHDRAWN.-Sarrlo, tho
West Side Italian, recently held under
J1.2U0 ball by Aldetmnn .Millar lor prac
ticing medicine without license, for his al
leged attentions to tho wife of Michael
Money ami for threats against the latter,
was surrendered by his bondsman, Dom
inie Vocaro, yesterday.
YAl.E Al.PMNI ASSOCIATION. -At a
meeting ot tb executive committee of
the Yalo All. mill nssoilatlou of Scranton,
held vesterdi y. It was decided to hold
the annual inuMlnp ot ihe association mi
the Tuesday fnllowir g Hister Sunday,
instead of during the week between
Chrkdmns and New Ycar- us usual.
Smoke the Pocono Cigars, C cents.
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Our line of children's shoes
makes prompt choosing a
matter ol course. The thing
wanted is easy to find.
Today Misses Kangaroo
Calf and Vici Kid Shoes, at
$1.25 and .$1.50 a pair.
Today S. and S. School
Shoes in Box Call 1 1 'j to 2 :
$1.50 and $2.00 a pair.
Sturdy Calf
Shoes for Boys
the little chaps who stop at
nothing in the way of rough
play. These start $1.00 in
kangaroo, Calf, Box Calf at
1.50, Box Call and Wax Calf at
$2.00, and Patent Calf Leather
at .f 2.00 and $2.50.
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410 SPRUCE STREET.
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MR. BARTL RETURNS
FROM GOLD FIELDS
PENETRATED A WILD PART OP
THE NORTHWEST REGION.
After u Long Trip of Many Hind
ehlps He and His Party of Nine
Reached Fort Graham on the Fin
lay River Owing to a Lack of
Provisions and Supplies Prospect
ing and Work for This Winter Was
Abandoned Mr. Bartl Goes Sack
In February with Equipment.
County Surveyor Edmund A.
llnrtl reached his homo In tills city
yesterday uftcr nn absence nt nearly
a year dtirluc which w wac en route
to and In the Bold country ncur the
Klondike fields. Ho wux there on n
prospecting tour for the National
Klondike Mlnlnc and Trading com
pany, of which he Is vice president,
and intends to stnrt on his return trip
next February.
At his home, 910 Webster avenue,
Mr. linrtl was Interviewed last nlgM
by a Tribune repot tor. His story did
not, on account of lack of time. In
clude nunc than a few of the s-ores
of thrilling experiences and 'midships
which Mr. UurtI and his citupanloiip
encountered, hut these experiences
nlone. If his advice was not sullleleiit,
would be enough to prevent nn but
tho most physically hardened and prac
tical of men from attempting to enter
the vast arid, Inhospitable and dan
gerous stretch of northwest teriltory.
Mr. UurtI, by teason of his knowledge-
of civil engineering and mechan
ics, and by his robust constitution and
line physique, was enabled to return
In as good health as lie enjoyed a year
ago. Nature, he says, permits only
3 per cent, of the men who go to the
northwestern gold Melds to return as
well as when they started, lie Is one
of the 3 jier cent, and weighs now 200
pounds as against 172 pounds when he
left Scranton Inst February. Tn the
courso of the Interview last night he
tald:
TRIP TO KLONDIKE.
"Wo left the railroad at 'Edmonton
on March !. Our party comprised be
sides myself. I. Holdsbcrg and Joseph
Melzer, of New York city, president
nnd secretary of the company, respect
ively, nnd six paid men. We had 17
ponies, S double bobs and 7 single bobs.
After crossing the Kthabesca river we
traveled IBS miles over a trail made
by Klondlkcrs to Little Slave lake,
thence 50 miles over the Ice on tho
lako and 83 mlleH across-country to
Peace Itlver landing. Tho latter stage
was mighty rough sledding. To rem h
the landing we went up and over moun
tains whose altitude was 1,400 feet, and
down on the river side over ground
as rough, uneven nnd treacherous as
mud and nature could make It.
"Our greatest trouble began twelve
miles down the liver, which we trav
ersed on the ice. Here we left one
section of our party to built a boat
for carrying our 3i tons of provisions
after the Ice went out. The rest of
us started with the ponies" for Hud
son's Hope or Rocky Mountain port
age, where the boat party was to
meet us and where we would have to
begin packing our grub and stuff. I
understand the Scranton papers have
already related how our pony party
went four days without food after
coming back up the river to meet the
boating section and missing it.
"Wo Anally got started from Hud
son's Hope, packed our goods over a H
mile hill and went 0" miles by
water and 120 miles by trail
to Fort St. John. These 'forts
by the way are misnomers; they are
nothing more than houses, tho head
quarters of lonesome government
agent. To Fort St. John Is only 00
miles by wnter from Hudson's Hope
so you can llguro out tho knd of rab
bit trails one has to follow In that
wild land."
NAILS VALUABLE.
"At the fort on July :i we burned out
boat In order to save the nails. They
are scarce and worth their weight
in gold, almost up there. At Fort
St. John we found placer mining in
operation, but the game was hardly
worth playing. From there we worked
on to Cust House aeross a U-mlle por
tage. "Cust House is described in Mr. Mc
Connell's government report. It was)
there that Cust got s-overal thousand
dollars worth of 'float' gold early In
the 'Go's. It is a kind of fine, llaky
metal found on sand bars. Hero we
built n SC-foot boat and went 3." miles
down Parlo Pass rapids and thence TiO
mllcb to Finlay river taplds, exper
iencing a half-mile portage on the
route. Five miles from the rapids Is
the fork of the Finlay and Parsnip
river".
"The former Is really the headwaters
of the Peace river. We went up It and
after going 12 miles found claims
staked unci recorded clear up to the
Ouranlca river for a distance of 16
miles. We kept on to Fort Graham
on the Finlay, SO miles above the forks.
Hero, on September lti, we made our
stand and headquarters.
"Wo hud not lo.slu man nnd but few
of our supplies. In this we were luck
ier than most parties. We were short
of srub, that Is, we hud too s,mall an
amount to risk staying there for tho
winter and working with men with
out an increased supply. On our way
up we had cent baok for certain in
structions nnd a ton of supplies actual
ly necessary If we remained nfter the
clone of the open season. So we de
cided to wait at Fort Graham until
our mail nud supplies came,
UK IS SATISFIED.
"We prospected In that region until
Oct. 3, when, hearing nothing of the
news and goods we expected, I came
out with most of tho men, leaving
Mr. Welf.er there to nwalt my return
next spring." Mr. Battl courteously
declhud to discuss his success or fail
ure in locating gold, but said ho was
satisfied with his venture.
When Mr. Hart I returns It will be with
an equipment ample for a large party
to prospect nnd work a long time
about tho headwaters of the Finlay,
Ingenlcn, Osllnca and stlcklno rivers.
All these streams, he says, have their
origin within a small radius nnd In a
minatuie Held as rich an the main
Klondike fields. About these head
waters all the conditions are much
better than in the Klondike fields.
There is more quartz mining possible.
Placer mining can be done If desired,
but It Is not followed to such an ex
tent as west of the Rockies. The
glacier region, In Mr. Bartl's opin
ion, dees not extend so far east as
tho mountains.
During ths whole of the Journey In
Mr. Uartl made accurate measure
ments of distances, altitudes and river
courses, ills engineering knowledge.
and the Instruments he had with him
enabled blur to do this. Much of the
territory ov. r which he traveled had
never been recorded bv nn engineer.
Mr. llnrtl preserved his noten and when,
in Ottawa eiirnute home give dupli
cates of tin-in t Dr. O. M. Dawson,
head of the eeologlcal survey ot Urlt
Ish Aii'irliM. and Mr. MeConnell, also
of that department. They compli
mented the Seriiiiiot- engineer on his
wnk uiul said Up- notes he had fur
nished would be of great benefit In
inalillie inap" and In other work, nil
of which lias Iji-cii sadly lacking
until the receipt of the Infor
mation which Mr. Haiti supplied.
Mr. MeConnell Is the olllclal who
has made till tho r-'p"',ti fiom 1ST5 to
date.
ORGAN RECITAL LAST NIGHT.
George B. Carter Played In Provi
dence Ptesbyterlan Church.
Standing mm onlv was the order
of the veiling ni the organ recital In
tin- Pioeld'-ree l'i--sb twiian ehureh
Inst nil 'it. i.'oiuM.v portion of the
ati'llsuec i-tinii l'min tho central city,
nemi.v over coiint"ntlon being rep
resented. Tip- tip it v ehnncel wan
fringed with palms atn' fill chrysan
themums. The jH'ogruninio rendered
was an exeell -nt one. the nrmies of tip;
performers In Injr onotigh to nttrat-l a
throlii.?.
George L. '.itir-f, of Elinlni, fnrninr
ly organist of Klin Park ehureh, Miss
I'nidellu 1't.-nan and Miss Julia Allen
made up 'i !i In who have hefotv tie
lighted nndieneei, in ihls city. Mr.
Carter, whose talent in sonp respects
amounts in genius, v. us warmly greet
ed on his iiiipeuinnce. He played the
grand intuitu bv Dudley Ruck with
the fugH of ' Hall 'jtinibli with his
familiar dash and luilllanee. The
Scherzo movement was rendered with
special elfei llveness.
The Whlnr Pastorale wan probably
the most chuimlu.? of the organ mini
bers.ul though the Cnnalnblle movement
of the Koussc.iu selectlonr. were given
with evceptiiinnl t loverness of Inter
pretation. Tin- Pastoral Sonata by
llhlncb'-rgfi-. pnrtli-uhirb In th- ma
jestic fuge. i vlnccil tn a degree tho
stonily ndvencf Mr. r.iiior Is making
in Ills art end tin unniisiaKable place
he has gahp tl as a lolomturo plaver.
Miss Freeman was In line voice and
sang with tlv Intelligent, pcetle Inter,
jiretaflon which always chitraetorbos
her woil;. The rxitilsltelv sweet Ital
ian solo "faro Mio Hen" was im
slvely tendered mid the unfnmlllnr ar
rangement "Noun r My God to Thee"
was enlhusinstle.'illv received us was
du the )ilc ndld rendering.
Miss Jullii Allen's violin work added
much t i the "haini of tie- programme.
H'-r OMiKstlieii of a C.iptice bv Musln
was one of tli,. ttiumplij. of her suc
cess in hi-i 1-ome city -mil for beauty
of technique and luiglitniss of con
ception has seldom beer, equnlled. She
was nthuslastlcall.v tntored. to which
sh" responded pnd was again nceom
panlod by the organ. Her accompani
ment to Miss- Frcman-'s solo "Grass
and Roses" was t.ii" of the distinct
pleasutes of the " oiling.
Rev. Mr. Guild. Mr. Whlttcmnrc and
other intoreftfd in this series of re
citals are to be congratulated on the
success of their efforts.
TODAY'S EVENTS.
MCSICAL Cl.rif.-The Scr.intun .Mus
ical club will meet for teheais.il tills even
litff. AN HOl'It WITH DICKENS.-The last
of the series of talks on autliurs bv Mrs.
Staples will occur at tho Methodist Epis
copal parsoi.nge ( n Linden street this nr
ternoou at 1 o'clock. The subject Is "An
Hour with Dhkcns."
MEETS THIS A KTERNOON. -The La
dies' Aid of Calvary Reto-med church,
corner Monroe avenue nud Gibson sticet,
will meet at .Mrs. Jacob Daniiei's, Kel
lum court. Wtdmsday at 2..TH p. in. Pray
er service nt church at S p. m.
VIEWERS WILL CONDEMN.-Vlew-ers
recently appointed hy court will today
visit the new big Da n's farm reservoir
and condemn tin old township road which
ran through the lied el the reservoir slto
nnd recommend thai the toad be vacated.
The viewr.ts an Gintjje c Yocum. Geo.
E. Stephenson and Thomas Ri .. nulds. The
road Is the old thoruiiijlif.tre which ran
from the city to Slmoiisou's.
ANNCAL MEETING -Thi annual in'eM
lug of the Worn tu's llmm- Missionary so
ciety of the Wyomliu. couft retire will lie
held today In Elm Park church, beginning
nt 'J.W. A large number of delegates an I
memebrs of the various societies will ha
present. Professor Henrietta Ranciort,
of nirghamtoti. tho spcaKc of the even
ing. Is eloquent and clever. She will he
the guest of Mrs. C. D. .Simpson during
her stay In this city.
SPORTING JOTTINGS.
TO MEET AN I'NKNOWN.-John
Coats, tho clever colored boxer, is
matched to meet an unknown ot tho
South Side on Dec. 13.
FOOT HALL SATURDAY.-The St.
Thomas' college team composed of the
best players fiom the hlsh school nnd
School of the Liuk.iwnnnn teams will
play foot ball at Athlcth park next Sat
urday allernoou at a nMock. The Rutne
will conic off, no matter what tho weath
er conditions may be.
KEOOI1 IS CHAMPION-YCblerday's
New York Sun In reporting the pool
tournament In progress at Syracuse men
tloned Clearwater, one of the contestant!-,
as tho present world's clmmplon.
This Is incorrect. Kcoith. of tills city,
balds tho championship and what Is moro
is likely to retain it. as none of tho cracks
aro making any effort to wrest It trom
him, except through the newspapers.
Keogh defeated Clearwater in 10 out of
the 12 games they played together In
their four different matches.
i When the liver's (
? wrong all's wrong. )
Aijer's
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right.
GIBBONS MAKES
A GENERAL REPLY
REFUSES TO ANSWER SPECIFIC
QUESTIONS.
Through His Attorney, Mr. Burns,
He Makes Response to the Effect
That He Was a Qualified Elector
and Thftt He Did Nothing to Dis
qualify Himself Paid Out Money
lor What Ho Considered Proper
Election Expenses, But Refused to
Give Details.
As foreshadowed In The Tribune,
John Gibbons declined vcsl"idny he
fore the contest exatulnets to tnswer
Hprcltlcally the questions v. hlch he took
exception to and to which court di
rected he should inuke iiuswei.
There ns a large i-rnwd present when
Ihe healing was commenced yester
duj morning and the appearance of
Mr. Ctbboi's and hi" rotnisel, L 11.
P'irtis. wa iieeted with applause.
After some preliminary skirmishing,
Mi. Holgate proceeded to DUI to Mr.
Gibbons the list of qTnestlr.ns wl lch
he vefnsd to mis v. or nt the preWoiltf
hearing ntul w hlob court directed that
he should answer. The first question
asked v. as "Mr. Glbb-m-t, did you re
ceive nil llinrii-y in conneeii.tl with
tlu election held In Xnvcnilii r, IS!'"'."
To this Mr. lluriiH, lor his client,
made answer by t ending a general
tdntomeut, denying that lie hail been
guilty of aii. of the offenses forbid
den by sicl'iii: s. article b. of the
state constitution, covering the matter
of bribery It- elections and contending
that he had fulfilled nil the require
ments of the section dealing with the
qualillcution of voters.
.MR. GIIIIlONS' ANSWER.
The answer was read by Mr. Hums
as follows:
Hy the advice of counsel I decline to an
swer the questions as put In detail for the
following rei.sons:
First Having had at the general elec
tion lor the year 1V7 all the quallliculloMS
prescribed In section I of article ! of the
constitution ol Pennsylvania, and having
been duly icglstcred and niv vote having
bier cast without challenge, and the
same having been duly jitiinud and
counted, this court has no Jurisdiction to
declare It an Illegal vote, and the ques
tion Is therefore immaterial and not relev
ant to the issu hi tills proceeding
Second I did nut give, or promise, or
offer to give to an elector, any money,
reward or valuable consldi latlon tor his
vote at the gi ner.il election 111 Lacka
wanna county, or In the slate of Penn
sylvania, for ihe year 1SD7. or lor with
holding tlie same, nor did I give or prom
ise to give such consideration to any
other person or m" ty for such electors
voted, or foi the withholding thereof; nor
did I receive or agree- to receive, for my
self or for iiiiotlu r. any money, reward
or valuable consideration for my vote at
the said election, or for withholding tho
same.
i'hlnl I elld pay to sundry Individuals
various sums of money previous to the
general election of P-H. for their ser
vices In making lists of voters, assisting
It: getting voters to the polls on the day
of election, and disseminating Informa
tion In rcganl to the candidates who
wcrei to be voted for ill that election, but
for no other purpose. If It would be con
sidered that such pamcnts were Illegal
and would subject me to any penalties,
punishments or forfeitures, then I de-
ellno to give any speclllc answers to ques
tions as to drtails or tlie elates nnd
amounts of said payments or to whom
made, for tho reason that such answers
might tend to criminate me and would
compel mo to give evidence against my
self ns to persons anil cnciunsinnces inai
might be used against me in the prosecu
tion. And upon this I claim tho protec
tion of the bill of lights of the constitu
tion of Pennsylvania aud the provisions
of the constitution of the Fulled States.
REPEATED OBJECTIONS.
Mr. Holgate Interrupted repeatedly
with objections, but Mr. Hums each
time resumed his reading until he had
finished and gotten the answer In full
on record. The objections by air. Hol
gate were In the main that the answer
was not responsive to his eiuestlon,
and that he should have a speclllc an
swer fioin Mr. Gibbons himself.
Mr. Holgate took up tho next ques
tion on the list nnd then the others In
their order, and to all of them the
same response was made, that they
had nlready been answered In the gen
eral answer read by Mr. Hums. When
Mr. Holgate Insisted on specific an
swers the witness refused to give them.
Both Mr. Lewis and Mr. Duggan di
rected the witness to make answer
when each question was asked.
Mr. Holgate repeated the question as
to whether or not Mr. Gibbons had re
ceived any money from Mr. Kelly, and
the witness n!d positively what ho
had said at the previous hearing, that
he had received no money from Mr.
Kelly or any one acting for Mr. Kelly.
This eiuestlon was not excepted to by
Mr. Gibbons' attorney as it was to
their mind material and pertinent to
the Issue.
After the list of questions hud been
gone over Mr. Holgate asked if it was
because ho feared to Incriminate him
self that the witness refused to an
swer. Mii Gibbons iefuscd to reply,
bis general answer covering this.
Thereupon the matter was certified
to court. It will come un this morn
ing at 9 o'clock, It Is thought. Mr.
Holgal" will ask for a rule on Mr.
Gibbons to show cause why be should
not be committed for contempt.
FUTURE OF THE CASE.
Court, If It grants tho rule, will
make it returnable at a future day.
and their arguments will be heard. If
Mr. Gibbons should be held guilty of
contempt an attachment will be issued
for him and when he is taken he will
be placed In custody ot tho sheriff.
Immediately a writ of habeas corpus
will be asked for from one of the Judges
of the Superior court, nnd nt the same
time the case will bo taken to that
tribunal on u certiorari.
Should all this eventuate the case
will hang tire until the Superior court
bears and passes upon It. Upon its
decision will depend whether or not
Mr. Gibbons will be remanded to the
custody of the sheriff.
NOT WORTH FIGHTING FOR.
Settlement Made In the Famous
Drlesbnch Case.
By agreement of the parlies the
equity proceedings In the Drlesbaeh
cuso was Monday discontinued.
Upon the death of Daniel G. Dries
bach last summer, his son took steps
to prevent the nlleged widow. Kllza A.
Pucker Drlesbaeh from sharing In his
father's estate, claiming that she was
only his housekeeper, had never been
married to him and had used undue
influence over him to wheedle him out
of his fortune, which ut one tlmo
amounted to nearly half a million dol
lars. An order was secured from court re
straining Mr. Drlesbaeh from opening
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Our Reputation
Pnr rlinlA Phlnn mrl fll-lCQ tt not rnmo in l iiicrht. noifVinr
did it come by chance. For years
uy a constant suiuy oi our paiiuns yvimics, ,ui immense siock
containing an endless variety ol choice articles, and by giving
good value Wc have gained the name ol Scranton's Leading
China Store. If you arc in need of a Dinner, Tea or Toilet Set,
Lamp or anything in our line, a visit to our store will convince
you of this fact,
CVxtv&MaAV.v
MILLAR & PECK, 134 Wyoming Avenue
"Wnlk In and
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the safe deposit vault which the de
ceased rented from the Lackawanna
Trust and Safe Deposit company. This
was aftervvardfl modified so that I'ro
thonotary Copeland opened the vault
in the presence of attorneys of tho
parties nnd took possession of Its con
tents. All that the box was founel to
contain was a judgment note of $1,000
made out to Mrs. Kllza Packer Drles
baeh, un Insurance policy on Dries
baoh's life made out to her ns bene
ficiary, about $tu0 in cash, nnd a will
In which the decedent pave all his
property to bis "beloved wife, Kllza A
Packer Drlesbaeh" and made her his
sole heir and executor.
When the will was offered for probata
a. caveat was filed by Drlesbach's son
with the Intention of conttstlng it. In
vestigations have convinced the son
that the estate Is about wholly repre
sented In the $150 found In the vault
and as this wus not worth fighting for
a compromise wns suggested and ac
cepted, nnd yesterday with permission
of court tho proceedings were with
drawn and tho keys of the safe were
turned ove." to James II. Torrey, ot
counsel for Mrs. Packer-Diieabach.
SCRANTON CLUB'S ANNUAL.
Dance and Reception Will Be Held
Friday Night.
The annual reception of the Scran
ton club will be given Friday evening.
It will bo attended by only the mem
bers and their families nnd lady guests,
Tlie secretary's ofllce and committee
room of the board of trade will be
used for reception purposes, and tho
assembly hall for dancing, Supper will
bo served in the club dining room and
all the rooms will be thrown open for
General use.
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
Under this bending short letters of In
terest will bo published when accompa
nied, for publication, by tho writer's
name. Tho Tribune will not bo held re
sponsible for opinions here expressed.
The Reading Hospital.
Editor of Tho Tribune.
Sir: It affords mo pleasure to Inform
tho relatives anil many friends of tho
boys of the Thirteenth regiment at St.
Joseph hospital, Readlrg, that they arc
well cared for. While visiting my friend,
Sergeant Lona 11. Day, Sunday, Novem
ber 27, I was much Impressed by tho hos
pital and the way It Is conducted Tho lo
cation is most beautiful, situated, I
should judge, about 100 feet above tho city
proper overlooking a lovely pack and with
a beautiful view over the city. The hos
pital Is a large-, well ventilated building,
and tho appointments aro first class
throughout. This hospital became famous
during tho small-pox epidemic of 1S-J3,
when 500 people dleel through the dread
ful malady. Tho good sisters volunteer
ing their services In caring for them.
The mother superior. Sister Mury Jull
niiua, a noblo llttlo woman, gives words
of comfort to the suffering patients, anil
jlstcrGe-orglnnn.whoseemsto have charge
of the typhoid ward, Is unceasing tn her
attentions. Tho convalescents speak m
the highest terms of the sisters nnd th"lr
treatment. Another sister, whose name
I did not learn, who speaks only vvh"n
spoken to. goes nolFeiessly about, admin
istering what is needful to the patients.
One patient who had been In the hos
pital for some weeks, says If ever thcro
were angels nround a bedside. It was In
the typhoid ward of the St. Joseph hos
pital 1 cannot speak or write words of
gratitude enough to express myself anil
the- people of Scranton should feel very
grateful lnelecd to tho city of Heading
for the goodness shown these Invalid sol
dlers. Sergeant Day Is slowly recovering
William Evans.
Iittston, Pa., Nov. SS.
The Best Plaster.
A piece of flannel dampened with
Chamberlain's Pain Balm and bound
on to the affected parts Is superior to
any plaster. When troubled with a
pain in the chest or side, or a lame
back, give it a trial. You are certain
to bo more than pleased with tho
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.
Read This.
At $10.00
Ladies' Coats of the best quality ever sold iu Scrau
ton at the price, iu Royal Blue, Browus aud Castors,
uew strap and cord welt seams, French horn buttons,
lined with ombre, strip and plaid high grade Glasse
Taffeta Silks.
At $12.50
New assortments of styles of Ladies' Coats, iu all
colors, that have never beeu sold for less than $ij,
These garments are the latest cut and fit to perfection,
At $2.95
New Hue of Children's Reefer Coats.
sortnieut of styles.
HEARS & HAQEN,
2
2
wc have been building up, Jf-
.s
Look Around.
mmM
POLICE COURT NOTES.
John Trend, who applied for free lodg
ing at the Center stteet police station urn!
then declined ,thn privilege because the
placo was not to his liking, was later ar
rested for drunkenness on Monday night
nnd was lined 13 In police court yesterday.
Samuel Ward wns fined $10 for drunk
enness, for refusing to pay for his lunch
in Rockefeller's lestnurr.nt and for slap,
filng the fnco of the waitress who expos
tulated with him. In default of the lino
hu was sent to Jail for thirty days.
Tho Latest Thing
in Personal Accident Insurance Is the
now policy Issued by u. Scranton com
pany. Liberal, attractive, original.
Call or write for information. Ameri
can Mutual Indemnity Cj., Traders'
National Hank building.
Always call for Pocono Cigars, Cc.
CATARRH in the head is cured by
Hood's Sarsuparilla, which eradicates
from the blood the rcrolulous taints
that cause It, soothing nnd rebuilding
the delicate and diseased tissues.
HOOD'S PILLS are the only plll3
to take with Hood's Sarsaparllla. Cure
all liver ills.
Smoke tho Popular Punch cigars, 10c.
Fooling
With Pianos
Most people only expect to buy a
piano orii'o In u lifetime, yet there's
moro fooling done over tho selection
of these li strume-nts, than almost any
thing else hi this world that wc know
of.
Host Dealers
Can only nfford to handle nno or two
makes at most, and can offer you no
selection save in a choice of e-ases,
which Is really a secondary considera
tion, for It's tho Instrument and not
tho shell in which the value nnd fu
ture happiness of the owner must lie.
It's Quite
Different
There's no firm In the business has a
better hold ot tho trade than we huvc.
consequently we control the sale eif
fourteen different pianos In this ter
ritory and show close on one hundred
styles In new Instruments.
Guernsey Hall,
314 nnd 31G Washington Arc.
Seamless and Solderless
CIMPPT 18-arat Wedding Rings.
rillbOl Also the New Tiffany
Style, 25-Karat
WEDDING PRESENTS
In sterling Silver, Rich Cut
Glass, Clocks, etc., Diamonds
and Fine Jewelry. Stone Rings
in endless variety.
THE MOST COMPLETE
Stock of Watches
FROM $2.50 TO $150,
Mr. Adams, our Optician, will fit
any cases of defective vision at a
very reasonable price.
130 Wyoming Avenu:
Good as-
415-417
Lackawanna Ave;
IRCmUKONlLL
TOY
FURNITURE
BARRAINS...
SECOND FLOOR.
Extension Tables, regu- t n
lar 19-ccnt kind 1UC
Toy Rockers, new de- t n
signs lUC
Child's Chairs, varnish
finish with high back, worth 4
as cents....' 19C
Red Chair, large size,
worth 50 cents 25C
Red Rockers, worth -,9 .
cents OyC
Carved Back Rockers, . .
worth 7t cents 44C
Plush Seat Rockers, .
worth $1.00 74C
Pcrfoiated Scat Rockers,
worth so cents j&DC
Nursery Chairs, 2 styles, .
worth 7s cents 49C
Woven Reed Nursery, 0
worth $1.30 9oC
Go-Carts, the latest designs, at
17c, 21c, die, 9Sc, $1.24 and $1.93
each.
Rocking Horses, value A
75 cents 49C
Iron Hook and Ladders,
two horses and driver,
length 1 5 inches, worth 50c ZtoC
Doll Carriage, one spec
ial lot, extra large size, neat
ly upholstered in assorted
colors, and parasol; made 0
to sell for $2. Each 9oC
Doll Cradle, enamel I'm-
ish, value 39 cents 1 9C
THE GREAT
310 Lacka. Ave.
JOHN 11. LAMVIG, Prop.
ESTABLISHED 1866.
F. L. Crane,
For reliable Fur Goods call and
examine our stock.
Handsome Seal Garments from
SllO.OO to $225.00.
Electric Seal Jackets for
.S35.00 and Baltic Seal Tor $25.00.
Persian Lamb Jackets from
8125.00 to $1S5.00.
Also a full line of Ladies' and
Misses Cloth Garments.
FUR REPAIRING A SPECIALTY
324 Lackawanna Ave.
3 Quarts Cranberries 25c
3 lbs Fancy Seeded Raisins 250
3 lbs Fancy Cleaned Currants.. 25c
2 lbs Evaporated Peaches 250
2 lbs Evaporated Apricots 25c
3 Cans Fancy Tomatoes 25c
Cans Fancy Corn 25c
3 Cans Fancy Peas 25c
3 Cans Fancy Pumpkins 250
A. R. KIZER
12( Washington Avenue.
$1.
Will buy a good pair of
Men's Imported
KID GLOVES
AT
Conrad's
Tans or White for Street
Wear.
305 LACKA. AVE
Pears, Grapes,
Quinces, Oranges,
Figs, Apples,
New Buckwheat
Flour, Haple Syrup
Blue Point and
Rockaway Oysters,
Turkeys, Ducks
Chicken,
Game in Season,
4c
STORE
SCRANTONCASHSTQRE
Pierce's Market