THE SCHANTON TKIJ3UN.K-SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1899. 7. NORTON'S February Specialties, All tho Monthly Periodicals, for Fob'y. aro now horo, tlso all the Fashion Books for spring Pockot Dlarlos for 1800, good varloty yet. Art Calendars for 1800, ut cut prices. V ALENTIN E S An clogant assortment of now and attractive lovo Roma, for all ages and conditions. Blank Account Books, all desirable sizes and styles, from vest pockot Memorandums, to Bank Ledgers. Mercantile Stationery, all sorts, Oftlce and Desk Requisites, nil worth having. T.adIo8 Stationery, tt ' desirable stylus. Engraving and Printing to order. Games of Amusoinent for winter evenings, tho standard sorts and now things. A'l tho new and Standard Books in various bindings at popular prices. IV1. NORTON, 322 Lackawanna Ave. 5bS))ilU)i)iiJ)J;iti Z KODAKS 1 H5 AMI S H KODAK SUPPLIES f- " AT 1 THE GRIFFIN ART STUDIO I rS See our window. The vss largest line ever brought s to Scranton. ! DR. A. A. LINDABURY. SftcialiUs Surgery, Diseis;3 of Women Ofllco Hours J) t in a. m l to :i p. m At Ilcmrtenco 7 to S p. in ninre llllnnio lliilltli it, Opp. I'ostoillou. l.esltlenco l 0 South Main Ammiuo. CHS ME3KUU X a I Micrcnt-'d " licncrn. Jnnuranco omen In lI'lUKllllMfiBl, 1 tU Ktoclc Coimnnln represented. l.ar?3 -J ehpcclai.y ku.icUciL 'J clepliuno lBUIi B ACXAWANNA ri "Tilt:" Laundry ;o8 I'enn Avenue. A. B. WARflAN. DETECTIVE HALL WILL SPEAK Addresses tho Young Men's Meeting at tho Lyceum Tomorrow. 1. 1 . 1 .!... !.!.... " a !" U1.H-H 111,11 il 111.111 lTUlllUlIll.il In himself tho capacity for htirceiwfiil ' ,,.,,. ,, ,, ' ...,. .. i ., , n , ilc tcctlve and police work and the al.il- ; Ity to be a successful evangelist and .- .1. -- .-'M'- ! It Vift llnloliA nmV.lnntlnti .if tfiUtito i displayed by Todd B. Hall, ot Haiti- ! more, for many years cosnec-ted with I the detective bureau In that city. This I bitread Is said to be rlllclent In the United Static. Mr. Hall has been for years engaged In giving Sunday Gospel talks, which have been o full of Interest to young men and boys that he Is now In great demand imong the Young Men's Christian As-t-oc intions. Almost every Sunday In the year finds him In some city which Is with in twelve or fifteen hours reach of Bal 1imore. addressing a largo audience of men. Mr. Hall stipulates that only his xpenses are to be paid for this service mating that he does not toll the story t fhrlst'ii power for love of money mi for love of men nnd lovo of Christ. At tho Inst meeting addivssed by Mr. Hall In Scranton tho desiie was unan imous that he should give a second ad dress. The destiuctlon of tho Associa tion building interfered with tho ar- angements until now. Boys, whwe idas of u great delfc ive are gathered from the impossible stories In dime novels, may get n n-'w Idea from seeing ana heating a real de tective like Todd 15. Hall. Tlir. meet ing will bo hold In the Lyceum Thentie at 3:43 o'clock tnmoiwu after noon. PECULIAR MANIA. Mrs. Lucy Lobdoll-Slater Acted Like n Man. Mrr Lucy Slater, daughter of tho late James Ijobdcll, of Schoharie county. Is 'pending her declining years In tho )elnware county poor house nt Delhi. V Y., though she recently received ack pension to the ninount of $2,009 for tho death of her husband, who was killed in the Civil war. She Is drawing a pension regularly. This woman was born in Schoharlo ounty in 1840, and her parents vrro tvell-to-do persons. When she was ibout peventeen years old. th family 'emoved to Rock Vallev. N. Y.. where in 1858 she was married to John Slalor. He enlisted for the war and was killed. His death caused a shock, which brought about a peculiar aberration of Mrs. Slater's mind. Thereafter, she vas possessed of masculine Instincts. Jhe ran her father' big saw mill, cut ogs, hunted and even married another Noman from Wayne countv. This Btrangely assorted couple lived in a cave until the other woman died. The -ove and saw mill ruins are still to ne een. Thielo-Burmoister Concert, tlcycle Hall. Friday. Feb. IT, Introinc ig the famous pianist, Richard Bur nelster. .. Good Skating. Good Seating at the Driving Park. moke The Popular Punch Cignr, 10c. The Wllkcs-Darre Record can be had ,n Scranton at the i.ews mands of ilols. man Broa., 401 Spruce nnd 603 Linden rueoUt Mac, l.ackvwaunu uvenuo. A Caid. We, tho undersigned, do hereby agreo 'o rt.ru ml tho money on a W-cent bottle r Qiecuo'H Warrmuul ayrup of Tar it It alls to cure you' cough or cold. Wo ulbo tuarantee a SS-vent bottlo to provo satis factory or money refunded. J. a. Hum, ,t Bon. Dunmoic, Pa.; John P. lJonahu. Scranton, Pa. COLDEST WEATHER FOR MANY A YEAR MER0UB.Y WAS DEGREES DOWN TO BELOW. 20 Ycstorday'a Dawn Saw tho Most Frigid Temporaturo This Region Has Experienced in Many Years. Moderated During tho Day and Was Only Six Bolow at Midnight. An Arabian Lad and an Hungarian Immigrant Havo Escperlouces with Jack Frost Schools Closed. Kurly yesterday morning tlie ther mometer took the lilRKest drop known to this region In yours. At daybreak when tho cold was) most Intense the ' mercury was down to IS ilcerees bolow ' zero In tlie city proper ami as much us 20 below In Homo of tho higher por tions o the West Ship, Providence and other elevated parts ot tho city. At G o'clock a. in. it was 2.1 lielnw at Tnbyhanna. As tho day pioccedcd tho wenther moderated and at C o'clock ). in. It mil 'j below on the Pocono. In the city It kept below the zaro mark j all day. At noon It was about 8 below una at night fall 4 below. Six below I was the registration at midnight on court IiouFe square. Many icpurts of frost-bitten ears, nose, l.i nds nnd foot were reported, partu ulnrly from tho ranks o tho rall mnil men, httvet car employe?, drivers and other whose ditties compelled tin in to remain out of doors for any length of time. At Archbald, as repotted at leiiGth olsewheie, a man was found frozen to death. HOY WAS UENUMHED. A small Arabian lad named John Vin cent hecntno benuinbed by the cold at the enrner of Lackawanna and Frank- lln avcnuPH nt 1 o'clock In the nfter- i noon and had to be assisted to the Lackawanna hospital by the pollen Ills hands and oars were found to bo badly frozen. After being treated ho was taken to his home on Scranton street by his father. t One of tho lesults ot yesterday's cold j weather was tho closing ot u number of the city schools. The high school, Xos. H. IT, 13, 2, 10 and 5 alt i sported I "no sessions" owing to tho Inability of the heating apparatus to do Its work. ; In many other buildings only one ses el ,..ou 1,1,1 11, ..ll ,!.,., I..... ..w ,....-. linn, ,111- j,uMia "VIM!, nci'i in till 1.30 and thr-n released for tho day. An Hungarian Immigrant, who nl- lowed his thirst to get the better of l,u l1lr.r,tl,,ll villi l-5ivo n 1, rilling nvnnr!. ..-. .... . ,, , n n... enco with Pennsylvania frigidity to 10 late to his friends when be reaches his native land. Ho was traveling from Ruftalo to Now York on train No. S on the Delaware, Lackawanna, and West ern road, which passed through hcie yesterday morning at I'.r.O o'clock. On reaching tills city ho left tho train and tan over to the Scranton house to got a drink. When ho returned to the sta tion the train was pulling out. TOOK A COLD PERCH. Not wishing to le divot cod from his luggage, he clambered up on tho hteps of a vestlbulod car on tho end of the tnun '""""is: to pnra through to his .... v-.ll. .lie ciiiuidl """, 11V.- ,.,. ,., , ,,....., , ,.. .,,., ","i. in . . I,, i, L,u i , not know how to turn tho knob, ho i had ,Q mako Mmw M comfortabIe ns SSU.r the entlon ! ho could on the steps of the car. He vuu" II" i- till " f 7 , m ' , I f' ,th,ro,u n i , , n '. ', Mt "J T ? l"'"d ' "t th s knowledge one of the mwtl.1" .'"" ' ""' ' ..V " " "., "M, I'ciill I'll 1111.' rir'i unit ii.iii ill uiu JUlU., rail while tho trnin was whizzing alonj: over the East mountain. When Elmhurst was reached he was almost frozen stiff, and. In despera tion. Jumped from his perch Into a snow bank and allowed tho train and his luggage to go on without him. I Thanks to tho fact that tho train slowed uo in passing Elmhurst, and that tho snow was deep he escaped in jury. He made his way to the stntlon, was thawed out and sent mi to New York on the next train. NO SUSPICIOUS CAUSE. Charles Furey Died from Pneumonia Due to Exposure. "Death was due to pneumonia, brought on by exposure," was the ver dict of tho coroner's Jurv, which met Inst night in the arbitration room at the court house to Inquire Into tho death of thc late Charles Furev. who morning. Engineer Brown bad pulled died wry suddenly last Sunday In his into a siding to let the flyer pass, and It room In the Grand Central annox on i.s supposed got down to oil his eigln. Lackawanna avenue. !lru; wag drawn against tho flyer in P. II. Durkin, proprietor of the an- tho vortex. He was an old ani trus,. nex, who cared for tho deceased dur- i od employe of the Central 'tallrond of ing his last Illness, nnd Drn. Kearney , New Jersey, nnd Reedy, who attended him nt differ- ent times, tho former at tho annex nnd the Intter at the Columbia hotel, were ..llln.l nml Inuflfln.l I'l-.,!.. ..!. merely corroborated tho facts a roadv made' known TnT nouwlclou ctl rm,si.in.P wnro nrt,ionn,i i. ,v, .' ,i t,.,. !,....., .?.,':' iltuuiij, 4uiii ,IIJ AlLJIIlin lll-'iliuu TOT pneumonia. Deceased was In a bad stato from oxporuro nnd could not sue ccssfully copu with the abovo disease. Tho Jury conipilsed A. B. Mayo, M, j,. Blair. W. H. Thomas, W. R. Hughes, G. A Williams and T. A. Donnhoe. FLORIDA. Personally-Conductcd Tour via Penn sylvania Railroad. Tho Pennsylvania Railroad Com pany's third lour of the present season to Jacksonville, nllowing two weeks In Florida, will leavo New York and Philadelphia by special train of Pull man Puluce Cars Tuesdnv, February 21. Excursion tickets, Including rail way transportation, Pullman accommo dations (one berth), nnd meals en route In both directions while travel ins on the special train, will be Bold at the following rates: New York, 530.00; Philadelphia. $48.00; Connndalgua, $.2.85; Erie, $5I.S3; Wllkes-Rarre, 50.35; Pittsburg, $33.00: and nt propor. tlouato rates from other points. For tickets, Itineraries, and full Infor mation apply to ticket agents; Tour ist Agent. 1196 Broadway, Now York; 7S9 Broad Street. Newaik, N. J.: or address Q?o. W. Boyd, Assistant Gen eral Passenger Agent, Broad Street Station, Philadelphia. OFFICE DAMAGED. Fire Is Supposed to Have Started in a Waste Basket. Tho Providence Gas and AVntor com pany's ofllco on North Main avenue was badly damaged by a fire which broke out at 10.15 o'clock lat night. A desk and ono side wall wore badlv charred and the whole room rectlvod a scorch inn. The Hnmeti npiwar to have started in a wnsto basket thot stood alongside tho desk. Thero was no one In tho oillco at tho time and the origin can not bo explained. WISHES OF THE THIRTEENTH Sot Forth in a Lottcr Sont by an Authorized Committee The following self explanatory letter has been received by Tho Tribune; Camp MaclCcnzle. AukuMo, O.i., Pel). 6. Udllor of Tribune, Scranton, Pa. Dear Sir: in Saturday's editions of the Scranton papers wu noticed that tho committee to prepnro a reception for tho homecoming of tho Thirteenth was about to tnko steps toward having tho i em inent mustered out in Scrunton, I 'a., In stead of at Camn MncKenzlc. The ar ticle states that the committee uelloves thero nro many disadvantages In hav ing tho regiment mustered out at Camp MncKcnzlc. They probably do not under stand that if the regiment Is mustered out at Scranton each member will loss from V-0 to $Cfl. We appreciate tho kindness of our friends nt homo In preparing this recep linn ofr us. but do not feci like losing Jt in cash for the sike of a reception. Hoping tho committee will not do nny thing to eauso us this loss of transpor tation money, wo are respectfully yours, Committee, For 13th Itezt. Penn. Vol. Int. VERY STUBBORN FIRE. Greatly Damaged tho Handsomo Residence of Profosssor O. W. Phillips, 001 Quincy Avo- nuo-Loss $500. One of tho most stubborn fires tho ocnttal city companies have had to contend with In some time, occurred Inst night nt tho home of Professor George W. Phillips, C01 Quincy avenue, corner of Olive street. The flames staited ut the base of the lire place In the library and swept rap idly up the center walls of the house, between tho plastering and then spread rl;;ht and let: beneath the Uoor ot the second story. Several times It was L'e.ired It would be necessaiy to use water to conquer them, but fortunately tho woik of the Phoenix und Hellef chrmlcnl companies, under the direc tion of Chief JUckey, saved tho hous from a drenching. Nearly two hourj were required, however, In completely Mubdulng the Hemes. It wns 10.15 o'clock when the lire ' by Martin L. Payne and family. Al broko out Not knowing that a key Is . dMtroywJi contents saved, kept In tho nearby box, No. 124, pro- , tccted by a glas3 cover, the parties L0S,S tli-00. V.IIO Wl'lll 111 K1VU UlU Ulllllll UJM 11. II" I .... .. ,., .. .. ... . n...l i "l "l"v '"'4'"k '"' "-nini '" il "7 '" i",J ,l ' . eTu ' . .double frame structure ,p,,t '" n '"i'' ' ' " lu .""- ' "l'""A ."iil'.mj'. "" ". ".- " "S uiaui c. ed, the glaso cover broken and an ! It wasi ' alarm rent in from tho box, this headway allowed tho llames that ijavo tho firemen such a rg'tl'. The Ios to the house Is abcut $300. I ft Is owned by the llcadlo estate. Pm- i fessor Phillips' lors consists chicly of me uamngo none to ino lurnmue car rlod out by tho neighbors. - EACH CHARGES NEGLIGENCE Damage Suit of Joseph Obor Against tho City of Scranton. A. hearing was had before Referee John M. Corbett, in City Solicitor Me- I Glnley's olllce, yesterday in tho case of Joseph Ober against the city of Scran ton. Mr. Ober Is the father-in-law of Mayor Ralley. I Mr. Ober was injuied on tho night of ' V u ,u embankment on West Linden street, Ho was cscortinr a woman who had .wen vismns ai nis nomo unu went .iuiu:m mv ijimu'ji ircui unui;i', wiucu was just about Unlshed at that time, i The approaches had not been graded, hastened to have an alarm turned In however, and when ho reached the ' from box 21 at West Lackawanna avo westerly end he walked over the three nuP( nml by Illat tlmo thc namr,s hn(1 nnrt in'inrp.i h. r.M,. t !, r that time, so badly that he wan laid up for six months, nnd expects to be permanently disabled. Mr. Ober wants $3,000 damages, alleg ing that tho city was negligent in not safeguarding the embankment. Ex Clty Solicitor I. H. Burns is helping Mr. Ober to get $3,000. City Solicitor McGink-y, In defense, offered testimony to show that thetu are three arc lights in that Immediate vicinity and that any one using ordl nary care, such as tho law demands, would not walk oer the ombanknint. Was Instantly Killed. Engineer Philip A. Brown, of Mauch Chunk, was Instantly killed nt Cramp- ' soy Junction, being struck by the Roy- i at iituo line llyer, parly vesteidnv Work Bag Lost. A young lady lost, between the Col- ' llcry KnBlnocr building and her home, I ZVJ?m ,U XT , rcnter I'lcce nearly Unlshed, which was ! much valued, If the finder will return same to 427 Hickory street a liberal re ward will bo given. Gibbons & Co., Coal at Retail. Delivered to any part of tho city at the lowest prices. Telephone 5142. Valentines. Unique and dainty novelties. Beldle man thc Bookman. Smoko The Pocono Cigar, 3c. Do you value your health? If you do. buy PURE POOD PRODUCTS Our canned goods and eu tire stock have been examin ed by agents appointed by the commonwealth. Their verdict was, "no purer goods sold in the state." Buy Pure Food, Ou; canned goods are the finest vegetables naturally prepared, aud are better than stale market vegetables. All goods reduced for February. E. Q. COURSEN FHONE, 2Q42, BIG WEST SIDE FIRE (Concluded frcm Pnge 1 J 10C3 West Lackawanna avenue. Throe story, frame. Owned by Mrs. Mary Prltchard, of Sayro, and occupied by her sons, IScoo nnd William as ii repl denco on one of the upper floors, nnd by her son-in-law, William Pass, us a butcher shop on the ground door nnd residence, on one side of the upper floors. Charred at front gable und. HENRY W ATKINS' nUlLDING.lOlS and 1020 Brown's court, adjoining rink on tho onBt. Double frame dwelling occupied by William Pond and Orlando Utter. Totally destroyed. Most of th contents saved. Loss, J2.000. HUGHES' LAMP FACTORY, front ing on Urown's court nnd adjoining tho rink on the west. Small frame struc- Hughes and ture. Owned by AV. S sons and occupied by them In tho manufacture of safety lamps'. Totally , destroyed with contents. Loss, $1,500. . WUENCIPS HOTEL, 1032 West I Lackawanna avenue. Two stories, frame. Owned by Gcorgo Wucnch and I occupied by him as a hotel on the first j lloor nnd Tosldonco on the second. ' Damaged In the tear to tho extent of j ?300. CLARKR BLOCK, 1033, lO'.S and 1037 West Lackawanna avenue. Three block, three-story, frame dwelling. Owned by Mrs. Mary W. Clarke. Tho end apartments occupied by Joseph Bilol were badly scorched. PATRICK GIBNEY PIIOPIIRTY, rear of North Main avenue. Single frame dwelling. Owned by Patrick Glbney nnd occupied by William Davis and family. Partially destroyed. MARTIN Ii. PAYNE'S DWELLING, 1014 Brown place. Story and a half. frame building. Owned and occupied uiiiuwiiainn i,.-.w... -. ... . .... . west l.acKawnnna avenue, -rwo-biory, Owned by ' Rarrowman estate nnd occupied by G. 1 J. Carpus as a saloon on both lltst oors nn(, un alro by Carnus. An-1 thony Paschalis and Matthew Paskey as residences. Partially destroyed. DOUGHERTY BLOCK, 1010 and 1012 west Lackawanna avenue. Story and a hatf, double frame building. Owned by Frank Dougherty, of Moscow, and occupied by James Phillips, Mrs. Anna Walsh on the first floor, and by Mrs. Armina Miller nnd Mis. Grace Jewell on the upper floor. Radly damaged. Contents satd. Loss, $100. Ti10 inB ,iv,.n .nbnvn nro ini.trl.u- estimated. STORY OF THE FIRE. Jiuncb McCormnck was on his way Tl 1 j morning when he saw what resembled a ball of flame In n haloon at 1024 West ; Lackawanna avenue, which is con He ducted by Mrs. Timothy .lonfs. ! mnue thelr "PPai anco on the exterior ot tho building and were eating their woy upward, it was a two story frame structure and Mrs. Jones and her fam ily occupied the upper rtory us a resi dence. Mr. Jones is in Wales. The building is owned by Edward Fair. The noise ut the crackling Humes awakened Mrs. Jones and her children, who had tcaicely time to pick up a few articles of wearing apparel and flee from tho building by the rear on tiancc. Thev were no sooner out of the Htructuio than the llames shot through tho roof. It Is, supposed thut tlie lire was caus ed by an overheated stove In tho sa loon. A very warm Are was left burn ing in It when the place was closed for tho night about an hour b?fore tho discovery mode by McCormack. in ivsponso to the alarm sent in fioni box i tho West Side companies re sujnded nnd vou able to get water fri the hydrant at West Lackawanna and Noith Main avenues, it was found that the hydrants at West Lackawan na avenue and Chestnut sttcct nnd on Main avenue near West Linden wore frozen and would hue to bo thawed out. A SECOND ALARM. In tho meantime thc flames weio spreading rapidly nnrt a second alarm was sent In which brought tho central city companies to tho rescue. By this tlmo Chief Hlckey had arrived and tho woik of thawing out tho hydrant was prosecuted with all possible fcpeed. It was 1.40. just C3 minutes after thc alarm waa turned in, however, before the hydrants could be Induced to yield nny water and in the meantime tho flames had been eating their way through buildings with nn ever in creasing appetite. As soon as tho flames hod secured a Arm grip on the building occupied by Mrs. Jones they reached out to the ad joining three-story frame building 30 by CO fret owned by Edward Farr and occupied by him as an installment house. Tho building was stocked with furnltutc that made good feeding for tho Homes, Tho old skating rink In the icar, a bis bain-like structure, next felt tue touch of the flames, and in less than an hour after the first discovery of the Are, t)ie roof fell in and thn building was reduced to an Incandes cent mass. That building, too, wm owned by Mr. Farr. Tho basement of the rink was occu pied by the West Sldf laundry, owned by John Kellv. Tho flrst floor was used ns n shirt factory.. A consider able quantity ot furniture was also I stored in the bulldins By thla time the fire was magnifi cent as a spectacle, but terrible In Its' destructive power. The llames leaped from building to building with a hoarse, rasping sound us they throw off great showers of sparks that went to great heights and then gracefully and leisurely descended earthward. The presence of a heavy coating of snow on all the roofs of the vicinity prevented a number of rmoll roof fires. This was a blessing, Tor the (licnien had quite enough to do to handlo tho main firo without having their atten tion distracted to auxiliaries. West ot the Farr installment house is a two-story brick building owned by tho Ilnrrowmnn estate nnd occupied by Hr. Franklin S. Douglass and family. It made a stout resistance when tho llames attacked It, but llnallv was compelled to succumb. George Wuench'j two-story frame building, occunied by the owner as a hotel nnd residence, nd Jolnou tho Harrowman building nnd when the flro pulled the brick struc ture into its ever-spreading net the wuench building was not long in fol- lowing suit. It was only partially de stroyed Kast of the point whi-rn the flames started they had not by any means been inactive. Adjoining tho building occupied by Mrs. Jones was tt block of three frame buildings owned by Joseph Cnssesso. On tho first floor were stores and tho floors above were used as tenements by Italian families. Tho flames fairly raced through this structure nnd then devoted their attention to a long two- story frame structure adjoining, owned by tho Rarrowman estate which was occupied by O. J. Carpus as a hotel on the llrst floor. He also occupied part of tho upper story. The building wan destroyed. An adjoining two-story frame building, owned by Frank Doughor, of Moscow, was partially burned. ACROSS THE STREET. The flames had spread thus far be fore tho hydiuuts were thawed out and were practically unchecked. AVhen the Fnrr, Cnsposse, and Harrowman build ings were seething masses of llame, tho ncut wns ln,ens!e nnd the buildings """" "" B"1 """ "tereu, u.en RmnVf.rl mwl flnnlll. lintel ImM flnmnH ""' "-"" """".a. '' "0 owned by Mrs. Mary Prltch- u,u- ol tc- ""I uavla "". and were iulte 1,aul- imaged. Tho Prltcl-.- aru uunuing is a two-story frame struc ture on a stone foundation. The base- ment was occupied by William Pass as a butcher shop und the upper floors by Mrs. Prltchard's sons, Reese and Will iam Prltchatd. Tlie Williams- building was a two t'tory frame structure and had for oc cupants the owner and Harry Godshall and families. Water was secured about the time the flames had secured a good hold on these buildings and tho ilro men weie aide to save them from com plete destruction. Before the lire In the Williams build ing was subdued tho Clark block next door was badly damaged. The Intense heat thrown olf bv the burning ot tho rink caused sreat de struction. Adjoining the link on the east and fdclng Brown court Is a two-story dou ble frame building owned by Henry Wntklns and occupied by William Bond and Orlando Utter and their families. Tho building was totally de- stroyed but tho contents were saved. Adjoining this double building was a story and one-half building occupied by Martin L. Payne and family. It wan ' entirely destroyed. j Wcet of tho rink on the iear of thu lot of P. J. Glbney. which fronts on Main avenue wns a building formerly used by that gcntlemun as a bottling . works. A single frame dwelling ad Joining li was destroyed. It was occu- i plod by William Davis and family. Both bulldlnss were owned by Glbney. ! In the rear of tho Farr building oc- ; cuplcd ns an installment house was a barn owned and occupied by Mr. Fnrr. It was reduced to ashes. A small frame building In the rear of tho Glb ney property and used as a safety . lamp factory by W. S. Hughes & Son, I was totally destroyed with Its contemn. ' This building fronted on Brown's coutt. j DESTRUCTION OF CONTENTS. From the moment the flro broke out tho resident. of the vicinity realized that it was going to bo a destructive one and began to remo their house hold effects. The loss of all the tenants is con siderable for thu urtlcles removed from the houses were in almost every in stance broken or badly damaged. At 3.30 this morning tho firemen had matters well In hand. Thero was no danger of the flames spreading further. O. E, Beemer, a member of tho Nay Aug company, was overcome by smoke. He was attended by Drs. Hull nnd Reynolds. Tho wires gave the fliemen great trouble until all were either burned or cut down. DIED IN SIGHT OF HOME. Michael Roche, of Archbald, Found Frozen to Death. Michael Roche, of Archbald, was found dead yesterday morning nbout three hundred yards from his residence. Ho lived In tho extreme northern part of tho town, known as No. C. He was employed nt Jermyn, nnd it is pre sumed that while returning from work the night before he was overcome by tho intense cold and fell. Ho was frozen fast to the ground, nnd It was necessary to use picks to loosen tho body. Coroner Roberts was notified and will go to Archbald today to conduct an inquest. EJrTaCi)LIll S'"f'couh' croup and TT cT incasle-couRli. It'ii.afe inil(TII SVIlinauaure' Motliereyou VUUVMl OV1 III' ca,. nlwnv lv on IL I Children like it. Doses ate 6joall. Fncciscb, WILL OF RT. REV. BISHOP O'HARA MADE NO SPECIAL REFERENCE TO A PRIVATE FORTUNE. Everything He Was Possessed of as Bishop nnd as Citizen He Loft to His Successor, Rt. Rov. Bishop Hohan, in Trust for tho Diocoso of Scranton Bishop Hoban Is Named as His Solo Executor Lettors Tes tamentary Granted to Him by Register of Wills Koch. Tho will ot Ut. Rev. Illshop O'lluru was admitted to probate yesterday by Register of WIHh Koch. It Is a very brief document, tho dead prelato leav ing everything he possessed to his e' ecutor, Rt. 1pv. Ulshop Hohan, In trust for tho dioccte of Scranton and its Institutions. Attorney T. P. Hohan chvsw up the will on Juno 1 and It was witnessed by Rev. J. A. O'Kellly and Rev. M. 13. j Loftus, of tho cathedral, and was senb I'd with tho seal of the deceased, "aullelmus. Eplscopus Scrantonlcnsls," meanlns "William, Bishop of Scran ton." When the will was offered for probate yesterday by Attorney Hoban be was nccompanl'-d by Bishop Hoban und Rev. J. A. O'Reilly and Rev. M. K. Loftus. Tho will In full Is as fol lows: I. William O'llarn, Roman Catholic bishop of Scranton. In the stato of Pennsylvania, do hereby make, pub lish and declare this to bo my last will and testament: First I do hereby devise and be queath nil my real esato whatsoever and wheresoever, whether held by me In trust or otherwise to the Right Rev erend Michael J. Hoban, asslstunt bishop of the dloccso of Scranton, Htate of Pennsylvania; In feo simple, nnd also all my peisonal estate, provided that as to and respecting all estate wever real or personal which now Is or shall be held by me in trust at tho time of my death, my said devisee shall hold tho same for and upon thc same Identical uses, purposes, and trusts in fee simple. Second I hereby nominate and ap point the said Rt. Rev. Michael .1. Hoban executor of this my last will and testament. In witness whereof T have hereunto set my hand nnd snal this first day of June In the year of our Lord ono thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight. Signed, sealed, published nnd declare I by the said testator as and for his last will and testament In tho nresenco of us who have heruunto subscribed our thereto In the presence of theald6 tes- tator and of each other. W. O'Hara. Bishop of Scranton. Gullelmus Enlseonus Sernntnnli.tiMi'i J. A. O'Reilly, M. E. Loftus, (Witnesses.) Letters testamentury were grunted to Bishop Hoban by Register of Wills Koch. OPINION IN GIBBONS CASE. Expected That It Will Bo Handed Down Monday Noxt. The superior court opens Its scjions in Wllllamspcrt next Monday. A de cision in the John Gibbons contempt or court case will probably be handed down before the close of tho session. Because of the habeas corpus feature of the case it I.s expected that tho de cision will be banded down t'.if first day. RHEUMATISM causes moie aches and pains than any other disease. It is duo to neld in the blood, nnd Is cured by Hood's Snrsapaiilln, which neutralizes this acid. HOOD'S Mailed for Co., Lowell, PILLS cure 25 cents by C. Mass. biliousness. I. Hood & F. L. Crane offers all cloth Jackets at half-price. Finest wines and cigars at Lane's, 320 Spruce street. Smoke The Pocono 5c. Cigar. Beautiful $400 Pianos Given Away FREE We are going to give to our custom ers free of charge 2 magnificent pianos. This is the most royal gift ever given by any store in the state. Call at our store and see them. Clarke Bros ILSIY OIL AND iNUilG CO. TELEPHONE 622, 141 to 149 Nhrldlan Strait, Stsmtai, Pj, BURfflG AND LIJBR9GAT1N0 OILS, PAINT DEPARTnENT.--Purc White Lead, Cobra aud Varnishes. I m si., 20 Lackawanni Ave., Scranloa Pi. Wholesale und Retail DRUGGISTS, ATLANTIC WHITE LEAD. FRENCH ZINC. Ready fllxcd Tinted Paints, Convenient, Kconoinlcul, Durabla. Vnrntsli Stains, producing Perfect lmltntlonorUxpaaMTt Wood Raynolds Wood Plnlsli, Especially Designed for I inula Worlt. Marble Plonr Finish, Durable and Drtci (Illicitly. Paint Varnish and Kal somine Brushes. P'H- LIBS"! OIL m TURPHriTHE. BUY NATIONS' CONDENSED M;iihiI.icUiici1 by Ask your grocer for it. ' , ' ! HOI ilOUSG (jUGllIQuCrSi Hfti Hnil?D Tfinilfna? llvl llullju lUlllltluJj Jl Green Beans, Lettacs, Cauliflower, Eg Plant, Salsify, Strictly Fresh Eggs, Creamery Batter, Grapes, Orangas and Fruits R i e r c o' s IV1 a r le t glllAlKIKUHUHIIUIIIlHIEIIEIIIIIIIir; 1 DOWN THEY GO I mm !? mm 3 We icfer to our S 1 $2.50 and $3.00 1 HATS 1 H winch v,!.' luc reJnccJ to n j; S 1 HAND & PAYNE, 1 On the Square. 3u Washington A; S3 HaSBlUnilKHHIUUIIISIIlIlllllMIIIlift -f - -f - 4 4 4- -f BARGAINS GALORE -AT- THE ECONOAIY'S February ; Trade Sale ; Solid Oak Bed Room Suits $10.00 -f Iron Beds 1.95 Parlor Suits. , 1.I.90 225-227. Wyoming Ave. Just nrtived iSi)i lines ot Refrigratos, Baby Carriages a.iJ Go Carts, ft SCRANTON v-a
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