10 THE SCKANTON TRIBUNE-WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 21', 1898. IMPROVEMENTS AT ' CAMP M'KENZIE EVERYTHING DONE IS OF A SUBSTANTIAL CHARACTER. Prospects of the Rcgiment-Thoy Aro Again Doing Discussed With Groat Engorness by the Ofllcers and Men -Soldiers Aro Bonding 'Souvenirs to Their Families in tho North Holly, Mistletoe and Cotton Blossoms are Plontiful-Somo of the Camp Gossip. Sppdul 1u 'I ho Till line Ciunp Mm Kmssk' Aususlii, " lJlK JO. Wltll l'i IlliHf I0JPIU ItHlUUM- mcnts whiih Imii' tuttm nluf ln-ie. oiu1, who v mill liinui rot a tew ilnvi. lulKht liiiM- tintiliti' 111 Sf-.inlf.iiiK hN own KBlnicntuI '1111111. Tho UltoheiiM nml tho uii"s lmlW !mp bi'i'ii rout jilrlcil, nml tin1 lut I r tit" pnitliulnrly ilni Thr IuiiiIhm l riiinh'liPil li.v it litrpe iliinliiB mill In AuKUtn. nml tin Htiui'tuiPM itituliil mi imt i1hhkiii- I lM tl'llipiMHIX Till' lll"t llllll llltll("(t lunibi't lm- lift ii tii-d. nml i'et ti"-pllili- inn- liii Ii-hii tnK'-ti ti imiUf tlu,c, liullillime iih Mi'xiutitliil ami nml plcti' 111 iciy tlrtnll uh piHlblf Tlu uilw-rl nr lln Him II If IlKlitH.liow i'ir, lirlnux iibotit tin' niriitfHt i limiK Tin' I'liinp of tln Tliliti'inth l niiw i"ii tlii'ly .-111111 li'il with tlii'in ami the heiitlquaiU'i'i nml roinpimx ti I'fts mo iiliiuiot t's b'lubt oMiy I'M'iiliiK iiiiw as Lnckuw nnii.i aM'iiui' ThW i ileclUoillv n ohinmo fui tin bi'tti'i, nml l nppt.' I'latnl li tin1 ini'ii i'n i'lnll whi'ii tliov arc iIoIiik .i tutu uf miuiil duty "Hump oi Cu'iaV TliW N the uif tlon wli'ih l iinw piizlhiK tho hi'.iiN of thiiux.tnilH .it thl" omnii It H not illxotis-ii'd h tin- I'tillMoil moil iilniu'. but b tin' oilli'ctii, fioin tin- lowest up lo tho wi liiuhtit. A (oiH'liloiiiii mi the qtioMlon diip wav or tlu nthoi. N nut mi nliMilttto ii'itnlntx. anil iniit bo ilpililroil fnnii h uti'ieil fnttn ami t li I'liiiictfiiUH", tathi't than finin nu lib solnto uidi'i .Malm Maiinoii. the i hlof iiiilniiiiii iillb pi of thi' i'orp, hn lo tuiiU'il fimii W'nhliiL;toii, anil he stntes that It uik ilotorniltu'il poMthoh hv tho war department some time us that thl division would Mil el v bo to Cuba, a lesiiutloti whli'li. he "..u.x, lias newt et been tlmimctl ren In the slightest llt'Blll'. A.UTIIi:i5 STIl.WV Another stnn whli'h m some shows how the wind blows. Is the Insti tictlons of Colonel Howard, tin cot ps qnaitit niaster. to the nllleei.s of the iPKlnientiil loninilsKiiles. He illieited that they should at once si'iiil In tholi full jpquM tlons for ilothliiKniiilnll kinds of tqulp .iro for the net tlnee mouths In ad dition to this, when he buo onleis that all sui h Issues "houM be laiefullv looked Into and piJflori.iuul when Coni mlsni. Si'iReant Woiinsei dc-Mird to letuin a sniplus of .summer I'lnthlnv whlch the nienibris of the Thlitoenth have had no need for. Colonel How aid told him that, as the leslment wai pot'ItKely booked fin Cuba, all Mieh llphl clothing' would soon be a ntees Mty. These shle-lli;hts. thinwn on our futuie ptosppi'tf, mu be taken for what the aie woith At tho same time It may be stated that there aie many of tho higher ollleeis who aie still con fined or tho piobabllln of the Hoops hero beliiir musteud out In a few months, w Ithout kuIiir any farther than Camp Mai Keii7le Colonel James jj Allison roniml.-u-Koneral of the Second army coips, ))ns CVCRY-DAY THINGS THAT FLAVOR OF CHRISTMAS. Chances In Small Furs Nothing need be t.aid as to the qualities. The fact that they're here ib a guarantee of their excel lence. By a rare bit of merchan dising, these are here at under val ues and await your approval at corresponding reductions in prices. Only tho good and fashionable furs in the latest tashionings of Collars, Collarettes. Half Capet., Boas and Muffs. A desirable display of Chil dren's Furs. Some Recent Golf Capes Where can one find a more de sirable article of appaiel suitable alike to the long or short fig ure and ill awing admiration by rea son of its very pictuiesqueness. A recent lot discloses some happy combinations of color plaids in Scotch Shawls converted into these .sightly and easy fitting garments. Some are plain and others "shawl fringe" trimmed. Piices .so low now, that they invite a selection. The handkerchief Sales The importeis say it's wonderful the amount of handkerchiefs we have sold during the past ten days. This is an ALL LINBN Handker chiefs Storenot a cotton one to be had, and we sell "All Linen" at the prices others sell cotton, hence our immense sales: k'orJ2'j pure linen iiiuulltt'lii'tt, all Hired bordcrN Kor menu nil linen quality, hciuttltdieil or embroidered, for USe ntru fluidity Pnen with tlalntv eiuliiolitrieil lultlnl. Kor use line linen ImudUei i hlefn with luce etlgul iiurllltK. For :uo liMutliul eiulirolibrod mid hem. Htltclicd fiinllles-mid ko nil. up to the choice l)uehrHi.uit I taiulUi'i cililefH ut VU.lPiSlim anil iiiHiiics,i miv c. ceptubleBlfttoajoiius luily ISAAC LONG. 70 and 76 IMUllo Spur WILKKS.BAUItn. PA. directed Malm Keller to have a full ntatemrnt of the nccounts of the Thir teenth regiment' hospital ready for mibmlfihlon and Inspection on the first day of Januar. Major Keller has also made a requisition for whatever Is still tii-eded by the department In his rhnrffe, and for J500 In cash fur the next rix months for all such Incidentals and delicacies iih are Insured to patlcntH by the latest i emulation Roveinlnp regi mental hnspltalH With this fund on hand, there will be no fear of many of the thaw backs which have heretofoie existed on account of the lack of funds. A THRIVING INDITSTUY. Their In one Industty In camp which now almost supcisedcH everything else, that Is. sending souvenlre of the "sunny South" to friends in tho Xorth. This country, within a distance of a mile or two fiom camp, aboiindo In cotton blos soms, holly und mistletoe, and the boys ate taklnu advantage of this fact, 'ind me dull v .sending homo bores of these mementoes of Chilstmas which, this time, more than oet befoie, will be pi bed b. manv families In Noitheast em l'eiinvvanln. Conip.ui Cleik Chatles Constatitlne. of II, leltiined to his company last night, after nn absence of nine weeku on account of sickness. H( Hiicctiinbod to an rittaik of fevee at Camp Meade, and on Octobei '.I had to be lomoveil to .St Claie'H lnllrmai. Hanlsbuig.wheie the foei began to develop more full. I'm a time he was quite low, but he toitutiatcl. came out all tight lie was given a lcK fin lough the day the legl nient left Camp Meade for tills place UN health was nevel better than it Is at piesent, mid he ticelved a geiuiliip welcome on his letuin to his company last evening The ntembeis or Coinpaio r have beautified theli stieet b.v planting, tliloiiRhout tin entile dlstmii'o. a hedge of (tonight iilnes, Spanish baonet and fotton plantH The woik is eiy artls tieall.v done, and all ate pioud of Its attiactlveness first fe'eigeant Paiiv, 01 H, was In Augusta todav. and was deeply lm luesjed with the hpjutj of the tainous Cnntedetato Mildleis' monument nn Hroadwio JMMtSOXAI, XOTKS. Coiporal Lewis Caiter and Hilgaile Oideilv Klchmd Thomas, of A, left lut evening on a two days' furlouuh lor tin- cltj of Atlanta, wheie n peaie Jublleo Is now In proqiess. Pilvnte II. n Jones, ot (!, who had been detailed to division headquarteis as stenogiaphei, has been honoiabl.v dlschaiged tiom the s-eivlco. Ho re ceived his pnpei today, and expects to leave tomoirow foi his home In Mont rose. The tent of Lieutenant John Keith, nf A. caught on file this moining. and was quickly bin nod to the gtound. Toitu natelj no valuables vveie destio.vod, as tho boys i cutlet oil piompt aid. Pilvates itauc Mills and Claienco Slebiing. of II. lately tiansfened to the 1 nlted States aim hospital corps,have been attached to the Thirteenth hos-,1,nl- Hk'hatd J. Uouike. SENTENCE INTHE CONTEMPT CASE Concluded from I'age C J proeei dings before examiners. The ex amlneis dlsagieed as to requiting him J,1' answer, and thereupon thev cortl lled to the court their disagreement. Hie loutt decided that the questions vveie piopti- d, ho asked and should bo nnswcied. and &o certified to the ex amines .Mr. Gibbons was again biought before the examine! h. and tho same questions, or substantially the .same weio asked, to which he made amwei as fnllows- "Itv the advice of counsel. decline to answer the ques tions as put in detail foi tho following reasons QVALinnn vote it. I'li.st Having had at tho geneial election foi tho jear 1S'J7 all the quali fications prescribed in Section 1 of Ar ticle S of the Coiihtltulun of Pennsl v.inla, and having hi en dul.v reglstoted and my vote having been cast without challenge, and tho nmo having been duly i eturned and counted, this court has no juilsdlction to declaie it an ille gal vote, and the question l theiefore Immaterial and not televant to the is sue in this pineeedlng. Second I did not give or promise or offer to give to nn elector any money, toward, or vuluabl consideration for his vote at tho general election In Lackawanna county, or In tho state of Pennsylvania for the year 1S97, nr for withholding the same, nor did I glvo or proml'K' to give gueh consideration to any other person or parly for such electors vote, or for the withholding theteof; nor did 1 tecelve or asree to receive for mvself nr foi another, any mone. reward, or valuable consldeta tlon for mv vote at the said election, or for the withholding the same. Third I did pay to sundiy individuals various sums of money previous to the general election of 1SH7. for their ser vIcch in making lists of votets. assist ing In getting votets to the polls on the day of election, and disseminating in foi matlon In regard to the candidates vho weio to be voted for at that elec tion, but for no other put pose If It would be considered that suclt pay ments were illegal and would subject ine to any penalties punishments or fotfeltures. then I decline to give any epecldc answers to questions as to de tails nf the dates and amounts of said pami'iits, or to whom made, for the reason that such ansvvets mtshl tend to eliminate tne, and would compel nie to give evidence ngolnst myself ns to the persons and circumstances, that might bo used against mo In the piose cutlon. And upon this I claim the pro tection of tho bill of rights of the Con stitution nf Pennsylvania and the pro visions of the Constitution of the Cnlted States" ni:ponTi:D to coritT. Having made such answer, the com mlssloners aforesaid tepoitcd same to com t, and the com t thereupon directed that an attachment should Issue against said John CSlbbons to show cause why he fhmilil not be attached as In demand of court, having tefused to answer spe cifically and In detail the questions put to him before the said commissioners. A PAIR OF SHOES OR A PAIR OF SLIPPERS Is the most sensible present you can make and for a little money. We have a large stock to select from about 4,000 pairs in Men's, Women's, Boys', Misses' and Children's, at prices to suit anyone, from 50c to $1.25. It will pay you to see us before buying, Remember, we sell cheaper than any other store. MYER DAYIDOW, Upon icturn of the rule and argument thereon tho rule was made absolute and nn attachment directed to Issue, The attachment was lMued, upon which John Gibbons vvns arrested nndhrought before the court and committed to the county Jail for contempt In lefuslng to answer before the commissioners! as above set forth. Your petitioner Is now In the custody of the shei Iff, and prnys that a wilt of habeas corpus as nbove specified bo Is sued, for the following reasons: First Tho sole oblect of the qites tlons usked of the petitioner being to Invalidate hit' vote under the provis ions of Section K Article 8, of the Con stitution, und It being admittedly pioven that he voted at the election of 107 and at that time had all tho constitu tional qualifications tequited by Sec tion i of At tide 8 of the Constitution and had compiled with the statutoty condltlnns as to reglstiatlon, the couit below had no lurisdlctlon to deciaie petitioner's vote Illegal, and the ques tions vveie theiefore Immaterial and Irrelevant Second The provision of Section S of Article S only opeiato as a penaltv on the votet, and If the penalty bo not enforced by the election board the for feltuie of tho right to vote does not take effect, the vote deposited Is a legal vote and cannot be excluded fiom the count It the mint has no authority to Inquire it can be no contempt to refuse to nnswet Third The petitioner is protected In his refusal to answer, on the giotind that It would Incilmtnate himself, bv the bill of rights of the Constitution of Pennsjlvnnla and by the provisions of the Constitution of the Vnlted States ANSWHtt OF PHTITIONIMl. Fourth The unswer of the petitioner .specillcnll.v denying that he did an of the acts fot bidden by Section .S of Ai- tlcle i Is all that can in anv case b requited, and the tefusal to answer f ui thei Is not n contempt of colli t Fifth The alleged contempt wa" not committed In open coutt and cannot theiefore bo punished by lmpilsonment. He theiefore oraj.s that the writ In this case may Issue agieeable to the Act of Assi'inb In such inse made and provided, and as in ilut bound he will ever pt.u, etc. The subject matter of the petition was nigued at length bv Mr ISurns and P.. II 7-tolgate who opposed the giantlng of the wilt Judge Smith after listening to them said no would give his decision this moining with refetenee to the writ and In the meantime teloased Mr Olti lions on Sl.ono bill, his attorney be coming his bondsman. WILL OF GEORGE S. PARBISH. AU of His Estate Left to His Executor in Trust. The will ot the late (tomge S. Patrlsh was llled and ptobated at Wllkes-U.ute last week and leaves all his estate to his executor in tuist as follows: I'll t To pav to his grandson, (leniffe P. Pairlsh. Ji.'wo Second -To each nl his children: Nilllo li. Freeman (ScorKl.t IMhcr M , Crnist L., Justin I', and his daughter-in-law, Allen C. Pauls i. wife nf Harrv i: , UtfYi Third Duithter Ksther M. to iibo ami ofeiipj his house and lot. corner Park avenue and Northampton stieet. ami te iclvo fiOfni annually as long us she re mains immnirled. Fourth Subjei t to the foreeolng pio Mon, the whole of the i state Is to be held In trust Including all Inmirain motiev s, rents or rovallles, minks for the UhO end benefit of Ills i hllilren Justin 1J Panlsh. Finest L IMrilih, Nellie li Railroad Man Receives Good Advice from Fel low Workmen Tho Wholo Story Told by HlsWIfo It May Help You. ' " "When my little boy was six years old ho had an attack of the measles, and after recovering be was restless at night, had no appetite, and wbb cross and fretful. Later on, largo blotches and sores broko out on his face and limbs. Wo were told they would heal In a few days; but these few dajs grew into months. Ono day ray husband, who is a well-known railroad man, was advised by some of his fellow workmen to glvo the boy Hood's Barsaparilla. We concluded to do so, and after he had taken the first bottle wo noticed some Improvement. Wo kept on giving him this medicine until he had tnken threo bottles, when he was com pletely cured, and he has been well ever since.'' Mrs. E. J. Miixkii, Bcnnttt, Pa. Hood's Sarsaparilla Is the best la fact the Ono True Blood Purifier. Bold by all druggists. $1; six for $5. Hnnd'; Pills d0 not cau9e ia,n or IIOOU S I-IIIS gripe. All druggists. 50. Carpets and Draperies. We invite an inspection of our superb stock of Carpets and Dra peries, believing it to be the largest and most carefully selected in Northeastern Pennsylvania, and at lowest prices. Wilton Axminster Velvet Brussels Ingrain CARPETS Window Shades, Furniture Coverings, Wall Papers Everything to be found in a first-class Uphol stery Stock. WILLIAMS & HcANULTY, INTERIOR DECORATIONS Freeman and Hsthcr M. Parrlsh and datightcr-ln-lnw, Allco ('. Parrlnh, shnro and sharfi nllke. The principal of the estate, both real nnd personal Is to be held undivided and unsold for the tenn of fifteen eots. Woodworth Leavenworth hos been appointed solo executor ot the estate. ATHER&SONS CURED OF ITCHING RASH ' I had an Itching wh under ray chin, which kept iiprraillng until It was all over my body. I cnulii not sleep bat was compelled to lio avrnUo and scratch all tho time. My father a-nl two brothers w era afflicted with tho samo thing, at the imnio time. Wo all suffered terribly for a year and a half, trjlng la tho meantime all the remedies wo could find, but received no benefit. 1 1 ought three cakes of CtiTiccicASoArandthrcoboxesof CimcunA. (ointment) and they cured the four nut cnm. pMely. JlICIl'ANI)KrtSOX,Gcueva,Utah. BrKtnr Cvat Ihbitmmt ron Tortcmso. Disria I mo IIixons.wiTnLonor Un. Wirmtnthiwllh Ctnn i ct Knr, cfnl'e anolatlac I0 Ctmccti (otit mint), ond mtlddeitiofCuir! m Hfiolvixt. "nltlhrntictioultlicwnrli. rnTtrt Daro KtCm. Cuci ., l'rop , Uoifon. now to Curo Skin I)it im, free. THE COUNTY Savings Bank and Trust Go. 506 Spruc3 Sfraal, Scrantoi, Pa. Capital $100,000.00 Surplus 55,000.00 Pas IntereMt on sa ln deposlti. Acts as Iruttee, Administrator, (Juardlan. U A. WATRfiS. President. (I. h. JOHNSON, Vice President. A. II. CHRISTY, Cashier. IIRI!CTORS. Wm P. MallstenJ. Hverett Warren. August Robinson, l. P. Kingsbury. John P. Kelley. O. S. Johnson. I- A. Watrcs. HERCULES ASBESTOS PIPE COVERING Effactivensss and Durability SPECIALLY EQUIPPED FOR MINE WORK Warren EhretCo., 321 Waslilngion Avenue, Scranton, Pa. Great Men tf iisiuill) tho-c of Krcat men tal and iiliyt-li.il endurance. In onler to obtain nrcat phy.dcal .ind mentnl ctrenstb a m.in't. vholo bod- must bi well nour Nhed Oood blond 1 one of tho principal recjultdtcH for iro ilucltitr tbc-c rtsulti. and tho ivlio wife and mother will teed her men folks plenty of It tnaJo ot (i Snow White" Flour, vvlilih nlvvavs makes tho rlKht Kind of bread. Your Kroccr sells It. "We Only Wholesale It." THE WESTON MILL CO Scranton. Carbondale. Olyphant. Renaissance 1 Irish Point Brussels Tambour Dresden LACE CURTAINS Rugs, 129 WYOMING AVENUE The Acknowledged Cheapest Wholesale and Re tall Shoe House, 307 Lacka. Aye. i ?.r-5p .-&- 'A T r. r wufr'v'-eiiaisuTji&iKisavu X4mm -:"' c - . - : " JKKjjfcDl Ji LOUIS RUPPRECHT, 1 'r 11 HIT. Our stock of this class of goods will be sold at very low prices to close out and some very rare bargains are offered. We also offer at very low prices a complete as sortment of French China for decorating purposes. Mercereau & Connell 130 Wyoming Avenue, Coal Exchange. We Are Now Showing the Largest, Finest and Best Stock Ever before shown in this city. Wc have spared no pains to collect the most attractive and most ar tistic goods that could be had. We have a grand display of DIAMONDS, Mounted in Rings or Brooches, Studs, Scarf Pins, Cuff Buttons, Ear Rings, Watches, etc. We handle only Peifect Stones ol Good Color. Stone Rings ot all kinds, a big variety, especially a nice line ol Opal Rings. A Mammoth Stock of Fine Jewelry STEHLINfi SILVER we have it in everything Novelties, Toilet Articles, Brushes, Desk Pitting, Pock et Cutlery, Table Wate, etc., etc. We have just introduced a beautiful line of 14K Gold Filled Toilet Articles, warranted to wear ten years and will not tarnlsll, Brilliant Cut Glass best that can be had. Watches Are We ! have all the new things to the best American or est to tho host Ampnr.in nr inspection of our store and Agents ior 111c ueginu .nnsic itoxes. Steam and Hot Water HEATING Gas, Electric And Combination FIXTURES Electric Light . . . WIRING Chas. B. Scott, 119 Franklin Ave. -&& "iSfr'S&i) It 11 n r a K". I At -1 -. - . - .. - .o'?...5.. Prices Have Tumbled Down 0 In Our Cloak Department We have too many Cloaks on hand for this time of the year, and we have de cided to give our customers the benefit of a great reduction during this Christmas week. We believe in a prompt and a deep price cut, and here it is : Entire stock of Cloth and Plush Capes, worth from $6.50 to $30. New prices range from $3.50 to $20. Entire stock of New Fall and Win ter Jackets, worth from $5 to $35. New prices from $3.00 to $20.00. A bona-fide reduction of from 25 per cent, to 50 per cent, on the entire stock. Store Open Evenings Until Christmas, CONNOLLY 127 AND 129 231 Penn Averse, FORMERLY We invite your earli est inspection of a large line of choice, well se lected Bric-a-Brac, lamps and Fancy Ware. Our Hobby out. All the new styles and all the new improvements, from the cheap impoited. We can not mention a fraction of all we have. A visit and imnnil stock will convince you we are "no LACKAWANNA ffl&HUFACTURERS OF Bill rimber cut to order on ahort notice. Ilnrdwood Mine Rnlli tavrcd to uniform lengths constantly on hand. Peeled IltunlocU Prop Timber promptly l-'urnlshed, MILLS At Cross Fork. Potter Co., on th Buffalo and Susque. hanna Knllrond. At Miua, Potter County. Pa., on Coudor.sport. am fort Alleaany RullrcaiL Capuclty-400.000 feet per day. GENERAL OFFICE-Uourd of Trad Uulldlug, Scrunton, Pa. Tclcphono No. 0014. $ffi& EVERY WOIIAM &mtlntoeodiaMllblt, monthly, rcru!tlln midleln. Only htralia ttl U purU dtuf . ih.all t tiled. If jr.u wuil th. but, in Or. Peal's Pomt'oal Pills Tfatr art prompt, M ami otrUU In retvlt The roale (Dr. ToaVi) nrrtt & For Sale by JOHN H. PHELPS, SPruco otrttt- $ "" K'TSfiPZA tSv'Tw vl X.Wt $i . n j-l n v v .- irtflw ... ' 'l-K , 'K-$j&$ & WALLACE, WASHINGTON AVE. Opp. Baptist Church. KLEBERQ'S. seconds." LUMBER GO, PhrmcUt, cor. Warning araniM mad " k
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