10 THE SCKANTON TRIBUNE-TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1899. KOVAL ESOiLUTfcEv'lUjRE Makes the food more delicious and wholesome vri nio ocrn DAY'S DOINGS IN DUNiUORE BOROUGH FROZEN WATER PIPE RESPON SIBLE FOR A FIRE. Occuned at tho Double Dwelling ou Noith Blakoly 3troet, Owned by Arthur Spencei Danperous Spot on South Blakely Street Surpiise Paity Tontlered to William Brady. Bip Crowd Attended the Firemen's Fair Lnst Night It Has Closed for a Time. An iilnrm "C lire v as geuinclttl fiom box 21 nt tin- torniT t'f Ulukcl o.vl Iirliikoi street eUeriay ineirnlnar about Sjn oMork. rho lite pinu-tl to lie linden the firnl pun h ot the new double (h.elllnif of Arthur Sp.'iKt.r. on Not th lilnUcly Htieot. meupled i J"iank Huundeix. The lln btaitul m li Sauiuleis' .ele and u iiiusxil uv the wood ttulk (iinhlnR ft out ii W.T.e while tlii'. ute PlliIoiiunlliR tliuw (Hit the watoi pipe. The Niptutic and Ihdept ndnii ll.v tonipanli. rn undid to the ul.u nt, hut the seMlitx o! the tot mi t vie only needed The iidc the Hist upon tin scene and did .lUeihe vevk 1th iheli new ehcinli.'il oiirIiip ulilch mi'i t il lor tho flit tine- allien Kim,' tin .pi d 1 the boinuRh The pcopK ot IJunnioie ate pioud of tlulr 111 i bow. Wi lime- fiotn time to time pi luted i'i llilsoelumn the alert iion of dlffeient companies In leeponel iiiK to alann. At present tlnee com panies aie thoroiiKlily equipped with tit c lighting appaiatus, teams, wukoiip. ete. The Independent's. hoe iwison and team, John Van Horn. diiei the Neptune, ihcmiial inglne uuil mam, GeorRo Seese, dther and William Pot ter and Ciiortfo Tiulsrc onwneets the Jileettlre", wtmon and tiain, Philip WaK lui. dilei All thee piinianent men i-Ieop In the hose tooni". IJosldes these theio aie the A I), and P 51 Hpen tei. John P. Smith's and Authiuc.il" companies. The two loimer an t quipped with hand i.tlts The lattei wan iicintlj orKanbed and h.is no np- paiatu-- is jet. Dunmoie needed sueh a lire ilrpatt nitnt. It had been alnufet Impossible to Insiiu lutlldliiRs in the liinit of the "eiuneis" , In fact, in any othe put of tlT town, iilRh wete the In HUianie latts Tin pic-ont Uoiouirh lOimetl saw the plight of the citizens and came to their lescue l.asl eat they appiopriated one-quart ir of the boiough's money to the Hie depaitment to brlnj? it up to the piescnt standard. Thl amounted nianj thousands ot dollar-. Now. they as well us the elti vm expect to see the lnuiance eom panies lower their i.ates In the uoi ough limits The ciy of the inmiranie i ompanlts was that the town was not sufficiently protected in fie of fire This has been oetcome DANtsnilOTTS SPOT. A mtiinte which needs alulrment is ou South Blakel stiiet near the Key stone hiewer At ih it point theio Is n hydiant about two leet fiom the hiilewalk and wale:1 tuns fiom It all nlsdit. Tht lesult Is that tho sidewalk .tn he used loi a skating rink. It Is dingeious foi pedestrians to pus this place. An ild Kentltinan passlns by last iHenniR recehed a sixtre fall hv Alipplni upon the kc. This, plate lidh been mentioneu befoto and its dinRPious condition brought to the attention of th authorities:. SL'Iti'KISr. PUITY. Willi. im Uiady. ot Apple btteet, was nieeablj suipnstd last eening by a number of his joiing friends who pass ed a pleisunt ovenlnir playing Karnes, itc., until .i -oust nable bom whin re fieshmentt, wile seicd Thoe pii'-inl weie- Mlsse' T.lllio Tudce. Annl" Williams. Ada WOiber. Maiftaio. SUw tut, Miiv Armstiong, Ciiace Ilinov Mlnnlt l.co. A Anni nnn, K". i punBl.nbulg anil i:mlly Stionff, or Pf(kiile .Mrs Pied Jte ber; Itsss William iusiiii, ("Juoig" Tudge, IMw.ud Mllnrr William Colth ei, Andtew '.'olthei. Pred Sliultz. Wll lltm St-in, Patiifk l)eiii,if, Jllchael ulonnhau and IMw.ud Hutper. I.A'sT PVHN'INO OP PAIH. The last night of the niemen'u fair was a maud success Prom the time I lie doois opened until they closed the hall was. packed to Its fullest eapicitj At 10.30 o t luck the contest for the scholarship between Prank Hogarf, Pattlelc W Gill, Lawience Penetath, and Many Mastets was decided. Tim winner has the choice of a seholatshlp in nny n hool he may choose Tlv resultb weie ns lollows Uogart, 25&t otes; iSIll, IVM. JInsteis. 199'., Pene tnrh, 2i0-i, The icpnsontatles for the dlitetent candidates wne as fol low h: Por Oill, Timothy Holand and Anthonv Haggertj . for IJogart, Hud ley Van Camp and John Van Horn; for Penttaih James Scanlon and Thos. Hughes, for Masters, Thomas Carney and Itoger O llota The amount re ceded from all competitots was Tf J9 61 Many article j were chanced off. Among them were a wntei set, won by William Hastings, rocking chair, It. O'Hora. Later It was decided to con tinue the fair for three nights follow inf the Pennsylvania pay daj, at which time too contests for the blcjcle and $50 In gold will be chancsd on .SHOUT 'PAKAartAPHS. Howard Pethrlek, of Jertnjn, spent the day In town with friends, James O'Hora, of Pino street, who nan been spending a few weeks with Wilkes-Hart e fi lends, returned home j esterday. Mr. and Mis. John Carney, of Cat bondale, bpent tho hollda with friends on FVanklln street. Miss Nellie Van Beigin. of Peckville, who has been upending a few weeks with Dunmoro friends nan returned home. Miss Helen Benjamin, of lloHlsler vllle, la spending a few days with her elster, Bessie, on South Hlakely street. Mrs. Thomas Stewart.of Ua3t Ui inker and Apple streets, is confined to bur Jinme with an attack of tho gilji. Tho Nationil Drum corps of this nlauA, atttoiiind h sUll nnual hall uf Baking fOWDEft eo . r Tome. thu P. O. S. of A. drum eotps, No. 0, on the South Side, last evening; ENDED IN A DRAW. Twonty Round Bout Botwoon Owon Zeigler and Matty Matthews. New York, Jnn " The Greenwood Athletic dub of Brooklyn held a box ing show which began at 3 o'clock this afternoon and the houbc was uncom fortably crowded., Tho star cveni was a l!0-round bout nt eatchwelghts be tween Owen Zelglei, of Philadelphia, and Matty Matthews, of this t lty, both welterweights with good records. They fought the twenty rounds hard nnd fast, nach displaying u great deal ot i-olenco and ,;ood Judgment. From the opening round neither let his opponent have an idle moment and before flvo rounds) had been gone thtougll eacn man's lace was well inuiked up Fen llfteun lounds Matthews had a slight hud. and although Zelgler did most of the lending Matty s counters on the wind weie very effective. Zelg ler mot honi" some hrn Jolts on the local man's fate and swung both hand i to the head, stopping Mnl thews. Matthews-, however, always) had a left up pirtut or a swing ready when Zelgler can.e within leach, and the latter must haw been In gland shape to withstand sueh hard punishment on the stomach, lovaid the close of the light Zelgler vns the utronpei, but once in the se enteentn tuund Matthews hit with a loft hnol; on tin Jaw which foiced the Philadelphia!! to IiIf knees ZeljMci was eiy ptiong In the last round but Hum C. Austin, leferoe, could not ilecitit on cither man a a winner and declntcd the bout a diaw. The de cision was a populai one. BUY UP CUBA'S RAILROADS. Widener and Elkins Among Those m the Race. Haxaii.t Jan 2 Several ihal bands of rapiiallsts aie alter the tallioads of cub i. An l.nglish !ndleatc now owns the I'nited lallway, the Hues of which run :i om Havana and P.egla to Matan 7.is and CjidemiH, and also the Bank of Commute e of Havana and the Itegl-i sugui waiehouhes. A syndicate com posed ot Widener and i:ikins, at Phila delphia U. r. M. Haivey, AV C. Whit nev ai.d otheis; another, headed hv Tom Johnson, and said to be backed by the Illinois Steel company, and an other, Mild to he composed of McKcn 7le. of Toionto the Hank of Montreal J A Todd, of London, anil sevetal wealthy Spaniel cK, aie also In the field. I'be loads to be taken oier are the Matanzas. and Subanllla, running ftotn Mntanz.is to Clenfuegos, the Sagua lallioad, ltinnlng fiom Caibnilen to Porto Principe, thiough Sagua; tho Cardenas and Tucaio company and the Wetein railroad, tunning from Hav ana and Pinar Del Rio city. OUTPUT OF THE MINT. It Is the Largest in Any Year Since 1800. Philadelphia Jan 1'. A statement of the colnase of tin United Stntes mint in this olt for the cat 1S9S, given out todaj, hhows that the output for tho 5 ear Just ended wns the larsest Since 3S!0. The total number of coins made vvai lOO.ioSA'iS, valued at J27.C" 1,452 19. The gold coined was 170,470 double engles, S12.197 eagles, C?3,49r. half tagh a and 24.161; quarter eagles, vvitli a total valuation of $14,7.'iV7 no. Tojal silver coinage was S bS4,735 dollais, 2,9'C,7"j half dollais, 11,100,7.13 quaiters and lfi, .120,705 dimes, a total valuation of $11, 770.39" 73 There w ere, 12,3J.',0S7 nil kles and 49, ?.,3,079 cents coined, giving a giand total of $J7,031,4r)2.39 for the vear. Theio weie also coined 511.S73 pesns, "or the gove'iiinient of San Domingo and ordeis for 200,000 more of thebe coins have been iceelvf d. HONESDALE. The cold 'ave has i cached Honea dale. Monday morning the thcimonv cter legifatucd 21 degroes below s-cro. Many water pipes weie fio7.cn. The town clock ciatcd to do duty. At 2 o'clock Monday morning the coldest VMUther loi many jeuis va3 registered. Wesley Gardner, who for the past eighteen jears has been cmploytd In the olllce of Superintendent L. O. Rose, of tho Delaware and Hudbon Canal eonipanj, left vesteiday for Scianton, vhiio he has accepted a responsible position with the Pinch Manufacturing company. In Mr. Gaidner's departuto llonesdale loses a piomlnont citizen. Mrs. Puiker, s.on nnd daughter, of Pateison. N. 1 , are the guests of Miss Caulu Weston The thlid numhbi of the Christian Endeavor cotuso villi he ,j;ien on Fri day evening next by tho Fianz Wllczelc Giand Concert company in the Opera house, Hanj Gretter, who for a number of eais has been In the employ of Pho tographer Brodle, left yesterday for Wllkes-Bane, where he has accepted a situation with Photographer Grlflln Mi. and Mrs. Gretter aie popular young people nnd will leave manv friends in Honesdnlo Uev. J E Bone was called to South Canaan o nbunday by tho death of a nephew. Itev Mr Prentiss, of Way muit, officiated for him at the morn ing service. Osleck Tribe or Red Men will hold their annual ball on Washington's birthday. The Catbondalo mail came In yester day by private conveyance, notwlth htundlng the trains weie running on the gravity railroad. The week of prayer will be observed by the Presbyterian congtcgatlon next week. Ttcv. Mr. Whalen, tho new pastor of the Baptist church, occupied tho pulpit on Sunday. The special Chilstmas music was re peated on Sunday evening by a laige choir In the Presbyterian church Th singing was txcfcllent, especially tho dutt by Mrs. W.'W. Wood and Miss riciencu Wood, and tho solos by Mrs. Hurry Rockwell Tho lliot locomotive passenger train left Honesdalu yesterday morning aj. i.s;. o'clock, ten minutes latt. Tho train was diawn by locomotlvo Lackawanna with John Lines engineer, Peter Bollls llioman. W. F. Pleice conductor, and Gnoigo W. Pcnwarden and Edward Ufalo ns brakemon Tho train reach eel Wajmart twenty minutes late. A number of HonesdMe people wont on (H Huin oj 1 Wavmuil ORDER ABOUT THE DISCHARGE OF MEN IT HAS JUST BEEN ISSUED BY GENERAL SUMNER. , Directs tho Company Commnndor to Mako a Careful luveBtigation of tho Facts with Rofoienco to tho Men Who Ask to Bo Discharged from tho Army Military Recep tion Given by Oonorals Young and Sumnor Thlrtoouth Ofllcers Who Attended tho Function. Spcclid to the Scinnton Tribune Camp MncKonzle, Augusta, Ga., Jan 2. The qucstioii of discharges which seemed to havo taken such tangible shape heveral months ngo at Camp Meade, Is coming to tho front once mine. It was then stated that the married men would be dlschaigcd on pioper application. They applied, and tiom that time nothing has ever been heard from such applications,, though It is hinted that they are purposely held up or pigeon-holed somewhere along the lino. It Is felt by the membeis of the Thliteenth who have loquested their discharges that this wholesale cornering of their applications hns tak en place somowheie outside tho legl ment nnd they feel much displeased. Pertinent to this subject the follow ing important and suggestive order lias Just been published. Headquarters Pirst DliMioti, Second Ann Corps, Camp Maek.cnlc, Gn , Dee ,"0, nSb Ciiculur No. 27. A larso number of hohlicis of this di vision aro applvlng for tlulr dlschniges by favor, and havo given as tlulr i ca seins for desiring dlschargo the necessity ot their bclns at homo to suppoit their families or other people dependent upon them and other similar iraon. The comp my conim.indir villi In each cape mnKe a nrelul Investigation of the facts, us foi ns ho cm rercitaln them, ond in forwaidln-r the uppllc.itlons en dorse there on a statement to the effect tint he had nitide such an InvoMlgition ind dot s or does not believe tho state ments, in the applications, to be true Uv command ot Majot General Simmer. John A Ilnrmmi, Adjutant Genciil ThN matter is again becoming quite pressing; nnd with the advent of the new j ear and a ceitaintv o peace, most of the married men, who have lamilles depending on them and have been over eight months tivwiy fiom home, aie wondeilng with regiet why they are btlU being held hero. MILITARY RECEPTION. Major Geneials S. TJ. M. Young and S. S. Sumner, the corps and division commanders icsp'ectlvely, gave a grand military reception Satuiduy afternoon and evening at tho Bon Air hotel, Summetville, to the ofllcers ot this camp. All who could avail themselves ot the lnvltullon weie picsent and en Joved a pleasant time Theio were also many ladles, wives oi fi lends of the otllceis, In attendance. Refresilimentj were served, and In the meantime the Thirteenth's band, which occupied the seat of honor, i end Med several selec tions Tho offlceis lepi Cheating the Thirteenth were Colonel Courson, Mijors Wood and Fellows, Battalion Adjutants Coursen and Gunster, Regi mental Adjutant Mattes, Chaplain Stahl and Dr. lilanclnid, all of the &taff, and Captains Kambeck, of 15; Glllman, of D, Derman, of A. Holding, of C, and Acting Company Commander Huff, of G, accompanied by Mis. Huff. Lleuttnunts Keith, of A: Inglls and Tootc, of D, and Fieeman, of F. On the last day of tho month the icgular foimallty of a muster was gone through, though, owing to tho lains, which began at 7 o'clock In the morn ing and did not cease till noon, the cus tom of bringing the leglment out on tho drlllgrounds was, of necessity, dis pensed with. Instead, the companies were oideied to line up the men with out ninife, In their respective mess halls and at 10 o'clock the work of muster ing was begun In the First battalion by Major AV'ood, Adjutant IIhiij- M Cotu fcen and Seigeant Major I.attimer Itec-e; the same was done in the Sec ond battalion hi Colonel Couiaen, Ma jor Fellows, Adfutunt Walter E Gun sder and Sergeant William S. Gould. The usual Satutday Inspection of the men's peisonal appearance, their atmst and quarters was not held. During their ab'-ence and that of Colonel Coursen, Lieutenant liurk house, of C, being ofllcei of the da, was called upon to'slgn, and appiove ol, all passes. CAMP GOSSIP. In older to attract Santa Clau dur ing the holltlays, Privates Llewellvn, Me!n7er, Itozelli', Miles, Beckman, Red mond and Edwaid Thomas, of C, put tho sign "Home of tho I"i lendlci," In front of their "shai 1. " So far they have not been fcuecessiul In their Intui tions. Pilvato Richard Jojec, of A, attach ed to brigade headquarters, Is now able to attend to duty after a short Illness. Pilvute John Evcihart, of H, h.is re turned to camp uf ter an ete mled ab sence on account of tilcknets. Coipornl John M. Thro Is now the only member ot Company F who Is ab sent on sick fui lough. In this respect V Is more lortunate than any of the other companies. Last evening Sheriff O'Connor enter Are Kainuig .a. iTjiuuv 'ius'ness men a.ul travel ors carry them In vest oclse-n, ltillfi carry thrm i iiurtti, hou.ekfcpprj Keep them In mullein tt-ti, frlendi reeorniuri J tsem o frlorili THE MOOSIC POWDER CO. Itooms 1 ami 2, Com'lth B'l'd'g. SCRANTON, rA. Mining and Blasting POWDER lliuteut Mooslo nucl Husbdnlo WorUi. LAPLIN & RAND POWDr.K CO'i ORANGE GUN POWDER Klectrlo Ua.ttene'4, Klectrla Kxp!odar. lor ezplodlue litjiK, Uafely Fusa ami Reoauno Cha.iilcal Ca's ?x""o"ive5 tained several members of tho Thir teenth at his homo in Augusta. Among those present were Captain Robllng, ot C, and Musicians Evans, Gill, Mc Creaiy, ITpstegrove, Rice nnd Lynett. Tho musicians brought their instru ments with them, nnd rendered some of their choicest selections. All enjoyed a pleasant evening. Pilvato L-wl3 A. Htiguenln, of H, has returned to camp after a long absence. He was taken sick on tho Cth day of lnit October while visiting at the homo of his parents at South Sterling, Wnyno county, on furlough. After his recov ery ho was given n ick furlough to recuperate. He le now enjoying good health. Corporal Robert Aimstrone, of U. who suffered from the effects of a slight spinln of the right leg for a few days, Is now inpldly Improving. Richard J. Bourke. llcforo nslng CtmctmA KoAr, my face and hands were just aa rough as cotilel bo nnd 017 faro was .ill covered with pimples. I vtasuii ut to look at, but after using CirrtcvitA SoAr thrco weeks, my face was cepial to vchct. Pel). 0, 1898. 1'AUL nui'IlL', Chaler, La. I snfTeTcd with hlacUUcads and pimples for two or tlireo jcars until It becamo chronic, t tried everything imaginable, but it did mo no good. CiTTicun Soap cured inc. l'ob. 20, '93. L. V. n IM.I AM, Oak I'. P., Va. I wag troubled for eight years with pimples on tho face. I commenced using Oiiticoea. Ho a r. In a very short time the, pimples all disappeared and tnv skin is now In a healthy conilltlon. .TAMES POSTKIt, Feh.17,1693. Illxmont, Allegheny Co ,1'a. Bol 1 ihroaahont the wnrld Triee J5c. l'nTTKRDnco AinmiM Coci . hole 1 ropB , llcomn dtr-" llow to Frdvent ind c ut 1'imr fi." nullel1 Ori. Mercereaii & Connell Established 32 Years. A particularly line Hue of Watches now In. TliC JrRet stock of Sterling Silverware and Novelties. A lurse m TJJnn ninmnnrln selection of A beautiful hhow of Rich Cut Glass Fine Jewelry Clocks, Etc. IN OUR NKW SIOUE, No. 130 Wyoming Avenue "COL LXCIIANG12." A MOST COMPLETE LINE OF Fancy Suspenders, Dress and Driving Gloves, Bath and Night Robes, Umbrellas, Mackintoshes, Etc, Etc. PRICES ALWAYS RIGHT 30S ; Lackawnna Ave. L OF SCRANTOH. Special Attention Given to Bust' 11 ess and Personal Accounts. Liberal Accoinniodalioin In tended According to Balances and Hcsponsibllity. ai'cr Cut. Iutcrsat Allowed on Interest UepoilU. Capital, Surplus, $200,000 400,000 WW. CONNKMi, Preslrtont. UENUYBELIiV.Jr., Vice I'res. W1LL1A.U ti. PEOK, Cashier The vault ot tills bank is pro. tectcd by Holmes' Llcetric Pro. tcctlve System. Ill's $ Lager Beer Brewery Manufacturers of OLD STOCK PILSNER 435 I045B riNini!) St.. Scranion. Pa. Telephone Call, 3333. CURED BY GUTE6U0A SOAP rio.wnip1oWTiMfiTn-Kr AvMin uH rfM rft in ! CHRIST We are glad of a breathing spell after the holiday rush gives us a chance to see where we are at. Incidentally, we find a mixed state of affairs, now that we have time for a survey. We find a topsy-turvy Cloak condition that requires a nervy bit of price surgery to relieve t Some of the new prices, you will find, are cut in the middle, or near it, in all the knife has been driven home and the cut shows plainly. Connolly 127 anil Scouring Machines Thoroughly clean everv Kernel of wheat that wo uso In the rmnutacturo of "Snow White" llour. There is no way that a ellrty kernel cm ecapev He must go through and take his medlcino whether ho wanta to or not. The amount of dirt that wo get out of the very cleanest wheat would s.utprl'-o you. "Snow White" 1'Iour is. thciefore, nbolutoly e-lean nnd vou wouldn't think of using orcliii iri tlcur If you could Feo iho way "Snofc White" H made. The grocers sell it. "We Only Wholesale It." THEWEST0NMILLC0 Scranton. Carbandale. Olyphant. Bicycles, Skates, Sleds, Games, Sweaters, Athletic and Gymnasium Goods For the Holidays. We are authorized agents for the Eastman Kodak Co., and carry a complete line of supplies for the amateur and professional photographer. FLOREY & BROOKS 211 Washington Avj, Opposite Court House. Steam and Hot Water HEATING Gas, Electric And Combination FIXTURES Electric Light . . . WIRING Chas. B. Scott, 119 Franklin Ave, ntiollvSU! wr m Id a.wii.AJubJklMiA' 4 mw mr THE MAS AFTERMATH 129 Washington Screens, Taboiireffes, Jar- diniere Stands, WILLIAMS k Holiday LEADERS IN Carpets, Wall LACKAWANNA MANUFACTURERS OF Dill Timber cut to order . short notice. Hardwood MIno RalH sawed to uniform lengths ex; itlnatly on hand. Pooled He-ralocli Prop Timber promptly Turnlshc I. MILLS At Cross Fork, Pott if Co.. on tb Buflulo and Susque banna Hnllroad. At Miita, Pottc" County. Ptu, on Coudersport. and Port Allegany Railroad. Capacity -400,000 feet per day. GENERAL OFFICE-UoureJ ( Trad Building, Scranton, Pa. Telephone No. 4014. Book Bi tding Neat, Durable Bo Binding, is what you re ceive if you leave our order with The Tribune. SThe Last Snavs of 1808 t A j - - - Will be a harvest time for buyers. Every wheic goods will be displayed at redua-il prices. MAKE AlTOF THIS: Specially small prices on llu b.Uance of our "Holiday Foot wear.'' Your dollars will be ,i i premium now that Christmas is a thing of the past. Slipper will be as valuable TO YOU as before Christmas and will . t you much less today. The harvest-time is juM i j'. Call at the Standard L HANDIEST STORE IN THE CITY. 217 LACKA. AVE Emy puicbai.0 co title you to a beautiful calendar. iliac allace i Avenue. R Fancy Roc q ers, PillouJs, S Hassocks, ItilcANULTY, Paper, Draperies, LUMBER GO, Shoe Store, Novelties. $
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