ft- THE SCRANTON TRTEUNE-F1UDAY. DECEMBER 9, 1898. KELLER'S FATE IS IN JURORS HANDS CASE GIVEN TO THEM LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. Only a Smnll Amount of Testimony Wns Taken The Greater Part of the Day Wns Consumed In Listen ing to tho Closing Arguments of Attorney Scrngg for the Defenso nnd Dlshlct Attorney Jones for Commonwealth and the Charge of Judge Edwards. At 4.10 o'clock yesteiday afternoon the jury tn the Keller murder cum- re tired to iii83 upon the guilt or lnnn tenco of tliu ucrused. All but one hour of tho day wns consumed In the ar guments to the Jurv nnd the thai go of tho court; Mr. Hcingg closing for the defense nnd Dlstitot Attorney Jone-s for the commonwealth. The feature nf the day win the Intro duction hy the defense of the testi mony of Mix. Joseph Kisser, who swoie to having heard Meyer make threats to kill Keller ns he wan on his way to head him olf and also that (die saw a police officer lcmovt n wet of steel knuckles from the hands nf the cotpsc as It lay on the embankment. The defense tested aftei putting on one witness In the morning. The wit ness wns Frank Skinner w ho met Kel ler ns hd wns about to no cm the mil load tiack and lmd a shott conversa tion with him Mr. Skinner stood watched Meyer follow ins Keller clown the track. He heaid Keller tell Mover to keep uvwiv- that lie did not want to hae nuvthliig to do with him. At the switch Mejer made a pass at Kel ler. The latter stepped away and dic-w his revolver. Mejet followed him In n threatening maimer nnd Keller tlrf d. i tiii: nusv witntsp Phllopena Mender wns the first wit ness called foi the commonwealth In rebuttal. She. It will be remembered, was the flnneee f the deceased She identified photographs of hei dead loer and they weie offeied In evidence. The photoginphs would Indicate that Mejer was not the big, strung; nthletic fellow' that the witnesses for the defense hnd pictured. He w as short and stoc ky and would weigh probably ir" pounds County Detective Leyshon was called In rebuttal to support the testimony of John I'. Schulei, which the defence attempted to discredit by a inft of testimony to the effect th.it the scene of the shooting was not visible Horn Koehler's coal shed, where Schiller stnted he stood. Mr. Leyshcm also stnted that Mis. Sol Burge. the star witness for the de fense, told him a few davs after the killing that the tin eats which she heard Meyer make weio not dhectetl pai tlculaily against Keller and ijie at the time thought ho had leferenco to some body In his own houe with whom ho had some tiotible. As to Lizzie Slack's testimony, Mr. I.eyshon said that when he Interviewed Miss Slack at Mis. Binge's house, the Slack gill vas veiy cllflldent about giv ing her storj and would only say that It was the same as Mr. Bmge'y. Her story on the witness stand dlffeied fiom Mrs. Barge's testimony In innnv re s'leets. The county detective nlo said that he had a conversation with Officer Lou n and that the officer told him ho met Keller on his wny townids the irtllroad and that Keller said: "Well. If Meyer Is looking for trouble, he'll get enough of It before the day Is over." ON CnORS-EXAMINATION. On ctoss-e.Mimlnatlon Mr. Lejsjion denied that he had told Mis. liuigo not to testify as it would huiL tho commonwealth's case, or that he had told Skinner that ho was wanted by the commonwealth to testify that Kel ler had once killed a pi lest. Mr. Scragg asked a number of cmes tions tending to Impeach the county detective's veracity nnd to show that he was unfair In his piosecutlon of tho case. The commonwealth lested here, nnd with the permission of coutt, the de fense put on in dliect examination a witness who was discovered only the night before, It was alleged, a Mis. Jo seph Kizer, of Gypsy Grove. She swoie she met Meyer when he was going down the alley, as if to head off Keller and that Meyer declaied In her pie sence that he would kill Keller or Kel ler would kill him befoio the sun hot that day. After tho shooting, she says, she went to the scone, and, while standing on the railroad bank, she saw an olllcer who had come there on horseback go down the bank and take a set of steel knuck les of the hands of the corpse. District Attorney Jones gue her .1 scathing questioning on cross-examination, going so far as to ask if she had not lecelved money for coming down nnd giving this testimony, to which, of course, she gave an indignant "no." She happened to be visiting her moth er in Little England that day and was standing near the front of tho house which adjoins Mrs. Burge's house The conversation In which the threat 10 feired to was made was diiccted to Mrs. Burgc, the witness said. Sho aowcd that sho noer spoke to any one about what she had heard until Mi Spcrcer came to her house yester day morning to subpoena her. She was positive ns to this DID NOT IDENTIFY HIM. On eioss-examin.itlon she declined to Indentlfy Mounted Oflker Steo liver ah the olllcer whom she saw leniovo the knuckles fiom the empse Officer Dyer was called to the stand by Mr. Jones, and after It was shown that ho was a mounted olllcer and that It was ho who found tho steel knuckles, ho testified that he did not tako them from the hands of the coipse, but pick ed them up about four feet fiom the body, at a point between the body and the railroad tiack. The piesentation of testimony ended hero and Mr. Scrngg suggested that the Jurv be taken to the scene of tho tragedy nnd have tho territory explain to them. Mr. Jones objected to this nnd Judge Kd wards sustained tho ob jection, saying that ho believed It to be a bad practice In homicide cases At 10.43 Mr. Scragg began the closing argument for tho defense. Ho con sumed the remaining portion of tho morning session and continued In the nftemoon until 2.01) o'clock. Tt was an earnest, logical plea. He did not at tempt any oiatoiv or diamntlc weak, but confined himself to a plain, straight forward review of the testimony, fitting It as he went along to tho theory on which tho defenso tnkes Its stand nnd Pit Dlill'oWny couch end rlric UlaDUII Scol,"umV""' This t r wondwiuf remedy lui LmiPh SVrilncurc1 others ami will .P . 5, Ml' cure you. It promptly Hires throat and lung troubles. Price a cents. arguing, finally, tlint under all the tes timony, Keller must bo acquitted on the ground of Justifiable homicide. Only two verdicts, Mr, Scrngg held, weie possible. Keller might be con victed of manslaughter, but under the evidence the only reasonable verdict would be acquittal, ONLY AN INCIDENT. Tho case, ho said, should not be tried on things Incidental to It. Tho pigeon affair was only n mere Incident to the uise. It was not what aroused tho vlclousness of Meyer. There wns some thing else rankling In his breast nnd ho only seized upon the pigeon incident ns nn excuse for wrenklng his wrath on Keller. Tho case actually opened, he s.ild,when Keller saw Meyer come upon tho railroad track. Keller had forgot ten all about the trouble with Meyer nnd Bender concerning the pigeons. It was something that had been dismissed from his mind nltogether. At the fight of Meyer 1 mining up the bank and stopping Just ahead of him and waiting for him to come up, he was seized with feai. The thoughts of the tin eats which Mejer had made came back to him. He was at n loss as to what to do. To letieat back over the nestling would be a dangeums pro ceeding, he thought. His foot was lame und he could not get ncioss until Meyer, who wn an athlete, would be upon him. To encounter Men on the high and n.inow nestling could have but one outcome-. His poweiful antagonist c ould thtow him over tho edge nnd dash him to pl"( es on the ground tidily-live feet below. He lesnlved up on 'tivlng to pacify Meyer, and with this pin pose In view went nhend.hoplng to pat lev with him, nt nil events, till he could i each the round-house, a shoit distance ahead, whore he could secure protection. When Meyer moed towards him and lenewed his abuse and thieatH, Keller tiled to conciliate him. Meer would not bo leasoned with, but only grew the more abushe. Keller kept golnr tow aids tho round-house, meekly sw al low Imr Meyer's abuse, and from time to time crossing from one side of the track to the other to keep out of aim's length of his threatening tormentor. Finally, Meyer stiuck at him. lie winded off the blow and ictieated. Meyer come foi him again, and as he could not retieat fait her, on account of having reached the edge of the twenty-foot embankment, drew hi" re volver and filed tow aid the giound, in the hope ol detenlng his assailant fiom n fuitlier attack. Mever was not de loi led but came on again, this time holding in his hand a weapon which he had drawn from his pocket. SUN IN" HIS EYES. The sun was shining in his ees and glinting on the weapon which Mejer held. Keller thought It was a revolver and, believing that It was his life or Meyu's, he ialed his levolver again and filed until Mevei f. 11. Had Keller slain Meyer with the first shot, Mr. Sciagg aigued, thine would be no question of his Innocence In the mind of any fall man. The ctieum stanc.es, Mr. Sclavs said, not only Jus tified the three sucooodlnr shots, but made these latter shots otrengtheii the themy of self-dcfeliM.' Had It been that Keller was In a murderous mood he would not have paused until he had emptied the live chnmber.4 of his levolver. or at least until he had laid his man low. If he was not in pelil he would not have re sumed the shooting. Mr, Scragg chaiacteiUed Meyer as a lawless, violent, reckless daie-clevll. Ho sought the quau el which ended in bis death: if he had staved at homo he would be alive today. DIstilet Attorney Jones began by ar guing to the juiv to ellmlnnte the ele ment of sympathy fiom their consider ation of the case. The evidence alono must guide In finding a vet diet No matter what the consequences maybe, the Jury must take the evidence nnd law as the lights which will direct them In their finding nnd nothinir else. Boor Peter Meyer fioir his snow-cov-eied grave, with four ugly bullet holes In his body. Mi June went on to say. ciles out for Justice. The law has been violated and It also demands a vindi cation. Jurymen should do their duty. Because Jurymen have been doing their duty of late in thir countv we have less spilling of blood than foi mcrly. TWO TO ONH. In Lueine county tlieie aio two mur dets to one In Lackawann:.. Tho mur der of Michael F. t'oicoian could not have occuned in Lackawanna county. The known fact that Lackawanna count Jurymen do their duty would have detetred even those reckless men from their luthless woik Dealing with Keller's character, Mr. Jones said, it was lemaikable that tho defendant had to bring lelatlves to give chaiacter testimony In his behalf. Ills shooting of the pigeons on tho Sabbath, his pointing of a gun and threatening Meyer and Miss Bender, and his car ijlng or a revolver strapped about his waist when he goes out for a Sunday visit weie pointed to as side lights on his character. There wasn't n bit of evidence In the case, Mr. Jones pointed out, that Mey er hnd struck Keller. Even the defen dant himself did not claim that Meyer struck him. The evidence of the lit tle children, the Tilce biotheis wnd young Hnus and the two Filger girls wa.4 win thy of belief, Mr Jones con tended They all agieed in cveiy par ticular and the evidence of children, ns expel lenci line shown, Is generally Cl edible. The law penults u 111011 to strike In his own defense, but It must not bo dlspioportlonnte to the assault upon him Keller was not satlsllcd with killing his man once, If such might bo said, but killed him again Tho pio- vocatlon was wholly Insulllclent for tho taking of human life. Keller could have ictieated when he saw Meyer ahead of him. But he did not want to retreat. Ho Invited nn encounter. He was piepared for a meeting with Mey er. hi:lh;d keleeits statement. The marks on the body, Mr. Jones mgued, belled Keller's statement that 'he shot low. Evety one of them was nbovo the waist lino and It was pre sumable that one of the two necessary fntnl shots were first fired In concluding the district nttorney uiised his voice nnd fairly shouted that .1 verdict of acquittal would be a public outrage: a stigma on tho law nnd oider of the commonwenlth of I'cnnsvlvnnln. "You must find him guilty, your only discretion is to fix the degree of his guilt " Judge Edwards' chargo wns a veiy clear and thorough exposition of law and a cautious levlevv of tho testimony. He avoided even tho semblance of n comment that might bo tnken by n Jur or as a help In arriving at n conclu sion. His strongest utterance wns a repetition of tho statement that It Is not every assault that will Justify kill Ing. It was necessarily a very Impar tial delivery Tho district nttorney spoke for fifty five minutes ntid tho court lconsumcd a few minutes more than nn hour In making the charge. Judge Edwards told the Jury that he would not tako their verdict tonight. If they agreed during the night they could come In at the opening of court In the morning. A nOBSON IN CAHBONDALE. Was One of tho Men That Sunk tho Merrimno nt Santiago. Cnibondalo wns visited todny by n hero In fnct one of tho grentest heroes of the recent wnr. Ills name Is J. M. Murphy, who passed through hero on hla wny to his old home In Havvlev. Mr. Murphy Is n member of Undo Horn's navy and wns one of tho gallant and plucky seamen who offered himself when volunteers wore called for to nc lompnny Hobson on tho hnzardous un dertaking to sink the Merrlmac in tho channel leading Into Santiago Bay. Wo nil know what a dangerous and daring tiling It was, and have read of the many tars on board the mnjestlo nien-of-war who cried because they weie not favored with being chosen for tho work, although every sailor ex pected It to be his last night In this world should the honor bo confeired on him to go. Mr. Murphy Is a very pleasing and entertaining speaker, and his lecltal of their oxpoiienccs during thnt night and while prisoners of tho Spaniards wns given in a matter of fact and modest way, thut impresses his hearers very forcibly. Ho Is a typical representative of tho navy boys, nnd is very enthusiastic over Uncle Sam's abilities to success fully cope with any nation on tho globe either land or water. Wednes day's Carbondnlc Xovvs. HIS BRIDE HAS TLOWN. Bniber Romeo Giozanio Is Discon solate in Consequence. Borneo Gtoz.uilo, a bat hoi, who on Nov. i niairiod Miss Elizabeth Feld man at Blnghaniton, wns yesterday en dcevorlng to find his bride of n few weeks, who hns flown fiom IiIh side. Uroznnlo Is an Italian, and when he went courting to the Feldman lesldenee In Baymond couit the gill's mother looked with scant favor on his suit. Mrs Feldman is a Hebrew nnd natui nlly piefened that her dnughter should select one of the worthy young men of that l.ice for a husband. But the joling people thought they weie vcrv much in love, nnd went to Blnghumtoii, where they weie married. Fpon their return to this city the groom was anested at the Instance of his mother-in-law nnd nfter languishing In Jail for n short tlmo, was leleased and with his bilde went to Mifllln avenue to reside. Gro.anio is hot-tempeted. and Tues day his wife went betore Alderman Millar and swore out a warrant for her husband's arrest, alleging that he bent her with a leather strap. He was" ie quired to furnish ball for his appear ance at court. Immediately nfter the! hearing Mis. Grozanlo disappeared, and her husband has since been unable to ascertain hei whereabouts. He seems devotedly attached to hei, and is disconsolate over her dlappeai a nee. VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA. Major S. Evan Davics Will Be in Chnrge of It. Commander Booth, of the Volunteeis of Ameilca, has iccently appointed Ma jor S. Evan Davies to the command of tho work in Scianton, theieby mak ing it a detachment. The major will have charge of other laige work in the state also. The major has tiavelled extensively In connection with his wotk In the Volunteers and had some veiy impoitant commands, the latest being regimental oflicer of the New England stales with headquarters at Boston. Thiough the kindness of Bev. Mr. Al rlch, of the Grace Beformed chinch, o' A. joining avenue, they have .secured his edifice for a seiice In the Interest of the local post In this city. Major Davies will be ably assisted by A. D. C and Mis Sliipway and Lieutenant Smith, of Wllkes-Bane, Pa. A. D. C Sliipway has a remarkable exenrlence, being a conveited actor and has trav elled In nearly cveiy country under the sun, and has done evangelistic services in every state in the union, with the possible exception of one or two states. Tho seivico in tho church will be held this evening, Dec. P, to commence at S o'clock. Tho meeting piomlses to bo of a veiy Intel esting character. WASHINGTON. Holiday Tour via Pennsylvania Raihoad. December 1!7 Is the date selected for the Personally-Conducted Holiday Tour of the Pennsylvania Railroad to Wash ington. This tour will cover a period qf tluee das, affording amplo time to visit all the principal polnt of Interest at the National Capital, including tho Congressional Library and tho new Corcoran Alt Gallery. Round-trip rate, covering all necessary expenses for the entire time absent, transportation, hotel accommodations, guides, etc., $14.50 from New York, $13.50 from Trenton, nnd $11.50 from Philadelphia. Propor tionate rates from other points. SPECIAL TEACHERS' TOUR. A special teachers' tour. Identical with the above, will be run on tho same dat". Tickets for this tour, covering all necessity expenses, including ac c ominodntluna at the National Hotel, Willards Hotel or the Hotel Regent, $2 00 less than intcs quoted above. Side trip to Mount Vernon nnd admission to the ground", fifty cents additional. Sido trip to Old Point Comfort, returning via tho Capo Charles Route until Janu- aiy 1, $4.00 additional. For itineiutles and full information npply to Ticket Agents; Touilst Agent, 1106 Uioadway, New York, or address Geo. W. Boyd, Assistant General Pas senger Agent, Broad Street Station, Philadelphia. Amateur llurglary. Bill Wakeman was robbed last night. Jin Uurglais? "No; baby." "What aro you talking about?" "Haby robbed him of his leep " 1 tin kers Statesman. Aches. Tho Sentimental Ono Alas ! Many a smiling fa co conceals an aching heart. Tho Literal Idiot It seems to me that an nclilng tooth would bo mora likely to be there. Indianapolis Journal, CASTOR I A For Infanta nnd Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the ot 6Za&ffi&e2& Signature WHITNEY'S WEEKLY BUDGET OF NEWS THE MURDEIt RECORD FOR TWENTY-FOUR YEARS. Moth Balls Spoil tho Flavoi of Lanes boro Turkeys The Chicken X'le Suppers of Susquehanna Why tun Hungarian Wanted Cheap Shoes. Interest in Sunday Schools In creasing. Special to the Scrnnton Tribune. Susquehanna, Dec. C The opening overture of December la fairly good. There aro bright suggestions of sleigh ing, dancing nnd the holidays. But the dosing month Is ns deceptive as a poker hand, and, ere the moon shall full again, the winds will fall Into the pernicious habit of blowing worse than a mother-ln-lnw. Be this as It mny, welcome, Jocund December, to Susque hanna nnd Its immediate vicinity! THE MUBDEU BECOHD. Within twenty-four years there have been seventeen murder trials in the courts of Susquehanna county. Of nil this number a verdict of "guilty of murder In the first degree" was ren deied only in the cases of O'Mnra. and Irvin, Eagan and Shew the first and last cases. THE LOCAL NEWS GRIST. Tho Susquehanna shlit factory, after a shut-down of several months, hns resumed operntlons under a new man agement. It Is again lumoied that New York capitalists may furnish tho lucre to build tho Tunkhannock, Nicholson and Lanesboio ullroud. When the London capitalists build the Itondout, Hones- dale and C'arbondale road, why not connect the two? Mrs. Martha Sherman, depaitment president, this evening Inspected Moody Relief corp, Grand Army of the Repub lic. Susquehanna is to have a foot cycle academy. The extra meetings still continue In the Methodist church, with unabated lnteiest. In St. John's Catholic church, on Wednesday last, John Iteardon and Miss May Ilannon weie united in mar llage. Dora Bebekah lodge, I. O. O. F on Saturday evening elected otllceis and enjoyed n banquet A LITTLE DESSERT. We all of us have gieat respect for the penettatlon of the people who dis cover good qualities in us. A wise exchange remarks that there is nothing left for Corbett but to make another effort to be a gentleman. How many otherwise nice women we noticed last summer who wore abomin able plaid hosleiy. Honesdale Inde pendent. Tut, tut! Bre'r Haines! Look heavenward. It has been temarked that nothing makes a man so mad as to hear his wife say "mine" in speaking of their Joint possessions. A Susquehanna pastor tells a story of a groom, who, after the marriage ceremony, slipped a ti bill Into his hand, mui muring apologetically, "I'll do better next time." "TRYING" ALL AROl'ND. Duilng the ten years that Judge Seaile has graced the bench the sen tencing of Eagan and Shew ate the flist death sentences he has been called upon to pionounce. It Is a trjlng oi deal for any Judge, and it is a painful duty for tho most stout-hearted to pei foi m. Perhaps a still more trying position Is that of Sheriff Deuel who will be called upon to prepare the scaf folds, affix the noose and launch two human souls Into eternity. But the piesent sheriff will be found equal to the occasion. Great Bend Plain-Dealer. It has been and will be trying to both the Judge and the plunlff, and, in cidentally, veiy trying to Eagan and Shew. ODDS AND ENDS. Winter has come at last, and you must lemember that It takes moie than politics and tho memory ot last sum mer's flirtations to keen a man warm. A nearby exchange speaks of a "fe male doctoress." The same profes sionally alludes to "the sweet female girls." "There is nothing new under the sun," wrote Solomon, who was some thing of a paragraph writer himself. The Great Bend Plain-Dealer Is dis cussing "How to bring young men. Into tho church." The girls are better able to solve that problem than bald-headed editors. An Ararat man whose daughter had swallowed some wild berries, that the father thought ought to come up, sent the following to a Susquehanna drug gist: "Please send Ipecac enough to thiow up a four-year-old ghl." IN SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY. The union evangelistic meetings still continue In Hallstead. Rev. E. E. Riley, formeily of the Hallstead Methodist church, has been ordained and Installed pastor of the First Pretbyterlan church of Mans field. Pa. Hallstead Is i good news town. The Herald complains ot nn overwhelming Influx of news at the "elovvnth hour" Susquehanna county Pomona grange, No. 7, will hold its December meeting In Hcrrirk, with Filendshlp grange, No. 101S. on Wednesday and Thursday. It is said that Thomas J. Davis, esq , the counsel of convicted murderer Eagan, will take ,h case to the su rieme court of the suite. In the mean time, Ea&nn will dn veil to begin pre paring to ci pear before a still higher cour. some v:voi: j.kntionetteb. "Chicken pie suppers" aro being held by tho Susquehanna churches. It Is evident that some of the old India rub ber hens are being treasured for Christmas, which "comes but once a yeur." A Lanosboro lady, in getting out her winter clothing, recently emptied some moth balls from a trunk. The turkeys swallowed tho balls and their meat was spoiled for Thanksgiving. Cam phorated tuikey will nover become a popular dish. The popular Delaware nnd Hudson company has wisely put COO-mlle books on sale. Tho management of tho road shows sense. Merchants are beginning to display holiday goods. This is the Jocund sea son of tho year, when the poor man feels poorest. A Brandt Hungarian camo to town a few days since, to purchase a pair of shoes "for his woman." Ho wanted a very cheap pair. The merchant hand ed him tho cheapest shoes ho had In the shop, with the remark: "They will not wear a great while." "Well," said the Hun, "I guess they will wear long enough. My woman la dead." Tho Langorrt Homo Is being im- Mercereau & 130 Wyoming Avcnne, We Are Now Showing the Largest, Finest and Best Stock fiver before shown in this citv. Wc have spared no pains to collect the most attractive and most ar tistic goods that could be fiad. Wc have a grand display of DIAMONDS, Mounted in Rings or Brooches, Studs, Scarf Pins, Cuff Buttons, fiar Rings, Watches, etc. We handle only Perfect Stones ol Good Color. Stone Rings ot all kinds, a big variety, especially a nice line ol Opal Rings. A Mammoth Stock STERLING SILVKK we have it in everything Novelties, Toilet Articles, Brushes, Desk Fitting, Pock et Cutlery, Table Ware, etc., etc. We have just introduced a beautiful line of 14K Gold Filled Toilet Articles, warranted to wear ten )cars mill Will not tamlsll. Brilliant Cut Glass best that can be had. Watches Are We have all the new things out. All the new styles and all the new improvements, from the cheap est to the best American or imported. We can not mention a fraction of all we have. A visit and inspection of our store and stock will convince you we are "no seconds." Agents for the Kcglna Music ttoxes. proved. It Is one of the finest and best conducted hotels In Northern Penn sylvania. The Erie shops have been placed on nlno hours time, a loss of nn hour. Ilrouson's Jewelry stock is being dis posed of at auction. Moody Ilellcf corps, Grand Army of the Republic, last evening made its president, Mrs. J. D. Harass, a surprise visitation at her homo on Cross street, and presented her with n silver tea set. Mrs. Martha Sherman, of Bradford, the department president, was present. Alonzo Kinney, of South Gibson, aged 94 years, voted at tho recent election. PARAGRAPHIC PICK UPS. The Eile crews on the Jefferson branch arc to bo changed peiceptlbly. The Erie Is doing a heavy freight and coal business. It ies rumored that the Delaware and Hudson will soon make a general pas senger rate of two cents per mile. A district Sunday school convention was held In Rest on Friday and Satur day. The high winds of Monday night did considerable damage In this vicinity Burglars are burgling In the vlclnltv villages. Christmas Is coining, and the vicinity Sunday schools have already com menced to fill up. There is nothing like a Chilstmas tree to attract new schol ars. Whitney. A. D. STEVENS FOR MAYOR Has n Bight to Expect the Unani mous Support of the Welsh Re publicans on tho West Side and Throughout the City. The following letter in the lnteiest of the candidacy of ex-Shcrlft A. U. Stevens, which appeared In the Scran ton Republican of Tuesday morning, shows that Mr. Stevens has not been forgotten by his old party friends and neighbors: Mr. Editor. I very Lclclom tiep.is on jour valuuble space with any of my ouii lons, political or otherwise. But at this time 1 feel an unusually deep Interest in the mayoralty question, and 1 desire to In bert tho following in jour ccluinnx, ad dressed mote, especially to the WeNh lie -publicum, voteis of this city. In behalf ot one who lus ahvujs been their political friend und champion. At this tlmo It Is will and eminently proper that tho good pecple nf this pios perous city i-hculd bo seeking for a niun possessing tho qualifications for the olllco of major as a candldato to be voted 'or and elected ut our next iuuiiicip.il elec tion. Tho lu publican partj has sought fur such a man, and in my opinion ho has been found in tho person, of ox-Shcrlft A B. Stevens, who, at tho earnest and per Flstent solicitation of many ot his loyal Republican friends, lias consented to stand us tho Republican candidate for the office. Mr. Stovons Is s-o well t nd s. fa vol ably known by tho citizens of Scrant-m. ecpe. dally by tho older residents that it would bo the height of preemption In mo to at tempt to givo even an outline of his c.ueer In our midst, in or out of olllce, or as an enterprising, successful business man. Wherever ho has been placed whether as a councilman, marshal, thcilir, coal op erator or general business man, Mr. Stevens hvs nlwnjs fully filled tho bill. In olllce ho has been bright, elficlcnt .iinl as honest as tho sunlight. As an em plover of labor he has the well-deserved reputation of being kind, liberal, Renerous. As a politician ho has alwav s been an in dependent, active, lojal, unconditional Re publican never bending the neck to tho joko of any so-called "boss," and jet, never bolting and never withholding his loyal support from his party's nominees. He has tho couraso of bis own convic tions, and from m' Intimate acquaintance with him for over thirty jears, I havo no hesitation In predicting that In tho event of his being elected mayor of this city in February next, A B. Stevens will be the mayor nnd no ono else, and that ho will give tho city a clean and efficient admlnls. tratlon of Its atfalrs. In j furs past tho Welsh Republicans ot Hjdo Pork were well acquainted with Mr. Stevens, and knew of his successful tights In tho Republican conventions ot old I.u 7erno for tho recognition of tho Welsh element in tho patty in the distribution of the oltlccs. For all tlmo prioi to his chnni pionshlp of their rights, tho Welsh lie. publicans were only useful to the p.nty hi rolling up large majorities at the polls for candidates or other nationalities, never having nn opportunity to cast a voto "or nn one be arlng n Wc Ish name. Mr. Stewns. lesldlng in our midst In Hjde Park saw that this was unfair aui resolved to contend for Justlco for us In tho party convention, und the first Welsh Republican ever reinitiated tin n county ofllc'0 lu old I.uzernn wns Georgo 1'. Rich aids, of Plymouth, for clctk of the coitus. nnd ho was put In nomination by Asa JJ. Stevens and was elected. Immediately following this, und fluili lg that tho old "Miners' union" desired a representative In tho leglslatuio at llar rlsbuig. and teaming that their rholco was "Honest Dlckv-" Wl. llama, of Hazle. ton, Mr. Stevens nominated him In tho convention and advocated his election, and "Honest Dicky," as ho was familiar ly called, was triumphantly elected. Fol lowing this, our own Robert J. James, who was so highly esteemed by every ono who knew him, having lost his health working in tho coal mines, by the advico of many of his friends, sought an olllce, aspiring for a seat In the legislature. Be ing ndvlsed, however, by the writer and others, Mr. James resolved to set-k tho nomlnntlon for clctk of tho courts us be ing far more lucrative. And Mr. Stevens again comes foiwnrd and ncmlnated Rob. ert J. James for clerk of tho courts, and I knew whircof I jprak when I say that tho pockclbotk of A B. Stevens contrib uted generously to defray the expenses of our friend. R. J. James' election cam paign. Mr. James was elected and was enabled thereby to seltlo up his financial affairs in on honorable manner before ho was railed away fiom the leadership of tho "Cambro-Amcrlcan Choral society" to tho land of Etcrnil Seng I refer to the fcngolrg Instances to re call tho fact that Mr. A. B, Stevens was the means of breaking the political Ico for tho Wolsh Republicans of the Wyoming and Lackawarna valleys, opening ths way for them to ths more general recognition of Fine Jewelry Our Hobby . P. P. P, P. P. P. P. P. P. P. P. P. P. P. P. P. P. P. St V t: tt tt tt tt tt tt x tt tt St ti tt v Scranton Store 124-126 Wyoming Ave. Thursday and Friday in silks and dress goods Offerings that mean much saving to you during that particular time if you are quick enough to grasp the opportunity when it is offered to you. The val ues here set forth are beyond comparison for unusual worth and deserve your closest attention. Bargain No. 1, . TJle price quoted will hold good for two days 5ilks only Thursday and Fri day. During that time we shall offer five hundred yards of Black brocaded Silk, standard t;oc value, at the low price of twenty-nine cents the yard tt tt tt tt V V It K tt tt tt tt Si tt tt v it tt tt St tt tt It tt V it tt tt ti tt tt Bargain No. 2, . Also for a spell of two 0 days, Extraordinary value Storm Sers;e in Black storm Se,'ge for ty-four inches wide, regu lar price 9 cents. Special thirty-nine cents the yard Only'one dress to a customer, Bargain No. 3, lt wi!' tyke you about one minute to recognize Clav Seroe t,le saving in this particu- w laritem. Black Clay Serge, 50 inches wide, rather too much of it in stock so we shall cut the price for two days; regular 98c value. Thursday and Friday only fifty-nine cents the yard Bargain No. 4, According to actual count we Colored Dress Goods hav? . just 556 yards in stock at this writing of this announcement (of this particular class of goods). The price ranged early in the season from 39c to 5"9C per yard. Styles are excellent and not a piece of it has been in the house more than six weeks. twenty-five cents the yard Other Items of Interest: TdiTeta Silk evening and street shade, leal value . 59 cents. Special 4-vC Colored Satin newest goods and only the most . desirable shades, real value 65c 4" C Fancy Silks suitable for waists and silk under- skirts, regular dollar value J DC V X tt Lebeck A'A'A ' ' 'A 4 "A "A 'A A 'A 'A 'A A 'A 'A ot their political rights that has followed in later years. Now, In lo of thcfco unsolicited ant oluntary fnors and services rendered by Mr. Stevens to my tellow Welsh Be publicans on the West Side. I submit that iery Welsh Bepubllcan should support his candidacy for tho mayoralty at the primaries on tho nth of January next, and I nppr.it to them to hhow their grati tude and their appreciation of his dlsln tiTcwted friendship durlmr tho last thirty ears by rMiir him such a lousing vote In Jlyilci Bark as will moro than Insure his nomination. In conclusion T want to stnto moot posi tively that 1 am wholly dislntcictcrt n tho matter, that I havo never received, nor do I expect to re c clve. any personal favors from Mr. Stevens, but I do most hltfhly appreciate his friendship to my ('.inibio-AniPili'.u. friends and think that tlicj iiutht to itcclt rccntc And I urge the nomination of Mr. Slovens brcuubo I lullcve ho will mako as irood tf not a bet tor mayor for the city of Scranton than has eve r flllPd that Impot taut olllce. liopinK that one of tho heroes of Fort Tisher, my bravo comrade, A. B. Stevens, will bo tho net niavor of Scranton, I re main very lespectfully, William Jones, 1123 Hampton, street, city. JOHN BRIGHTS ItROPHECT. In Forty Years There Wouldn't Be a Gun Fired tn tho World Without Our Consent. rrom tho Kansas City Journal. Colonel Birch tells in a Plattsburc paper of the following conversation ho had thirty years ngo with Colonel Vincent Marmaduko nnd Its applica tion to present conditions is such that we givo It to tho public. Every Mls sourlan knows that Colonel Marm aduko, llko his brother, was a decided Confederate, and during the war he was a bearer of dispatches from Mr. Davis to Mr. Bacon, who represented the southern confederacy In Englund. Marmaduke says that ono evenlr.u Mr. Mason said to him: 'Mr. Marmaduko, John Bright Is to make a speech tonight In the house nt commons, and I think it would bo to I your pleasure and Interest to go down Connell, Coal Exchange, p P. P. P. p P. P. P. P. P. P. P. P. P. P. P. P.P. . . X . X . . s . ,? ' . ." ft .X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X & Cor in AAA A A A A "A A A A A "A A A A A "A A A X to hear him " It will be remembered that at that day Mr. liilght was tho most conspicuous figure in England. Maimaduko went, and duilng hl speecli afaimaduke gays that Bright: stopped, and, changing his line of re marks, said : "Mr. Speaker, If our kinsfolk on the other side of the At lantic settle their civil war satisfac torily and get bid: together In peace, In forty years theio will not be .1 gun tired In tho world without their consent " This statement at that day seemed prepobtcious ard none but a man with Blight's compichcnslvc mind could havo dared to mako such an as sertion to g before tho wot Id. It has been bu,t thlity-llvo ye us slnto Mr. Blight nndo th it statement, nnd yet events have- happen penod In the last few months which give to Mr. Blight's wonls tho spirit of piophecy, and no one would now hesitate to icpioducc it. Colonel Birch asked Mnriuuduke how ho felt as ho listened to such icmarks fiom the then greatest man in Bnglund, ns to tho future of tho American people, when he was engaged In breaking up that great country. Marmnduke admitted that It gave him uneasiness of mind In cviuicction with his own conduct, and that for the first tlmo he began to realize tho wonderful power and influ ence which tho American people wero to havo on tho destinies ot the world, and ndded, with a tremor in his voice: l.'ko all other Southern men, I am glad that tho Almighty has preserved us for purposes of His own, which will borne day bo unveiled before tho world.'" Paln9 In the chest when a person has a cold Indicate a tendency toward pneumonia, A piece of flannpl damp ened by Chamberlain's Pain Bilm and bound on to the chest over the seat of tho pain will promptly relieve tho pain and prevent tho threatened at tack of pneumonia. This ramo treat ment will euro a lame back In a few hours. Sold by all druggists Mat thews Bros., wholesale and retail agents. 1!
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