THE SCR ANTON TRIBUNE-MONDAY, FEBIU'AUV 20, 1890.
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$1,600, $ 4,500
$2,300, $ 5,000
$2,500, $ 9,000
$4,300, $13,000
( .all at Our New Rooms,
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CITY NOTES
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MMUCIINCU t'NTIL TIll'ItBHAY.
AVlu'K court adjourned Saturday It was
until Tliursd.i when It will meet to count
the return:, of Tuesday's election.
A1.LOWKH TO ADOPT Til KM. In
court Ratlin nj J. 1". Wosteott and wife
M ri allowed to HiloiH (race and Pearl
Pints, chlldrn who ate charges on 'he
lll.tkely poor district.
Fl'N'KltAl. TODAY. -The finietnl ol ill
!,.'. Mrs. Vaughn will lake place Irom
tli- rc-idcncc on Market street this arur
iioiui i't 2 ci'ch ck Instiad ol 2.Se. o'ciocK
,i li'ietofiec aniioui.ced.
I.KAIUNO KXCHANUKS. The -hnnges
for the week ending Kob. V: us
ilvcn hy the dialing Mouse association,
ire i s follows: Feb. i:i, holiday; Feb. 14,
$l7l.o:;.::ii IVb. is. $1W,i7.W: 1-Vlt. It., JIC,-
l.'.s ::;: i'eli. 17. Jt7l.s73.r.:i; lYb. Is, Jl-".'.-
10.J. K, sraud total, $smj,7.5!.
TKSTIMONY IX KKU.Y CAPH.-Juilge
It, W. Archl-nld on Satin day forwarded
to the secretary of the commonwealth the
reeoiil In the luipmchnicnt proceeding
aenlnst Alderman .1. P. Kelly, of the
Klghtecnth ward. The testimony com
prises KB typewritten pages.
POOL TOPltNAMKNT.-Tho schedule
for tl games nt the pool tournament
at the flreeti Kidgo wheehiHii's club to
night Is Keller vs. Kino; Warner vs.
Sade. and Chapman vs. Thomason. 1'or
tomorrow night. Long vs. Pond, Jones
vs. ltowllson. and llllss vs. Cuviil.
ON MAUCH 5,-The John Mitchell club
aehl a meeting yesterday at which ar
rangements for the fli hert Kmmet enter
tnliiineut to bo lit Id on Siuulav evening.
Match 5. wem cc nsldered. It will he hld
ill the Acndrmy of Music and Attorney
lleniatd J. McMunus, of Wllkes-Iiarre,
will be the orator.
TWO HOl'RS LON'GISn.-tt was an
nounced S.ituiday that beginning with to.
dav the Hi aware. Lackawanna and West
ern machine anil blacksmith shop1; would
work ten houiN Instead of eight each any.
Tills Increase of hours Is due to tlio
Today's Special
Rubber Sale,
An event that will surpass
,ii value-giving all other sales
f Shoes and Rubbers for
aieu, women aud children
til marked for quick clearance
Ladles' Plain Rubbers, .
ill sizes, 40f value, at ... J4C
Liiillcs'Slorni Rubbers,
S'os. 2y2 and 3, at lyC
Misses' Plain Rubbers, t Q
ill sizes, spring heel, at. . . 1 oC
Youths' Heavy Rubbers
n'zes 11 to 1, hoe! and
tpring heel, at ZJC
Slen's Scir-Adlttj: Wool
Lined Overshoes, $1.00
nlue, at OUC
Children's Storm Rub-
lers, all sizes, 35c value, -
,t 20c
It
-410 Spruce Street,
ii
nmount of wnik now on flic, The change
will affect 590 men.
St'UPIllSlJ PAltTY.Lirter Hires, of
61!) tllbmm street, was surprised nt his
residence Prlchiy evening. The. guests
thoroughly enji.yed themselves. Those
In nltendaneo woto the .Misses Oertrltdt
Coughlii. Agnes Mtinlcy, Annlo Cawley,
Lllznhcth rran'cls. Victoria aicDe.rmotf.
Lucy Meilultv. Kntlo Utirlso. C. and Jlftbe I
Ulnumer, Tc3sle mid IScssle Monin, Flor
ence liowry, Clara Dnrrett, Margaret
Devers, Mr.. Hubert Campbell, James
Campbell, M. Murphy, J. Honoris, It.
Waring, W. Molr, J. l.ynctt. It. Sluiugh-
ncssy, .7. MoKlnney, J. timing. .1.
McCormlck, J. JteCoy W, lliittnews and
W. Conway.
AFTERNOON LYCEUM MEETING.
Inspiring Gathering of Earnest Men
in the Theater.
The mild air nnd sunshine templed
large number) of men out for tin ut
ternoon Htroll yesterday, nnd many of
them ns on other Sundays wound up
hy nttcndlnz the Lyceum men's meet
ing. There is a remarkable drawing power
about n law audience. The certainly
tlmt n man will find it hard to got a
good Bent, seems as strong mi induce
ment to try for It as can be offered.
JCo doubt the spirit of trying to get
what Is In brisk demand account In
a measure for the luige audience of
yesterday afternoon.
The music was furnished by the s
soclntlon orchestra and the Ladles'
Cymbal quartette of Jamestown, N. Y.
The principal feature of the meeting,
however, wan a very able and original
discourse by Jlev. John I'obertson, of
Scotland. Dr. Kobnrtson Is editor of
the Scottish Christian, an important
publication in Scotland, and is devotim?
a year of hla tlmo to evangelistic work
in America.
The subject chosen for the address
was "I'Vllx, the man who inisPil it."
Graphically he deucilbed the rise of
Kell: from bondage as n Human slave
to the Kovernorshlp of a most Import
ant Koman province. This rise the
speaker attributed to the fact that la
his youth lie was a man of IiIkIi ido,it.
History proves this to bo the case bv
showing that "Jonathan, the hlsh
priest," a man of noble life, was Ills
intimate friend. But Felix took to
drinking and, tlnallv. stung; by the le
proaches of Jonathan, he caused him
to be foully murdered. Then he be
came an adulterer and finally an em
bezzler of Kovernmenl funds. This wiw
the man to whom Paul preached
"IliKhtenusHPss, Chastity and Judg
ment to Come." Slartllntreonsideratlons
for such a man' "Felix trembled.-'
but the Devil's old argument "put li
off" kept him from aceeptlns the sal
vation which Paul offered.
In the Urltlsh museum is an inseiip
tlon, which was dlseoveied two veuis
nn In Pompeii, which reads, trans
lated into Knclish, "P.ejoice O Chris
tian in the Fire." From Tacitus and
.losephus lie learn that in 7!i A. I).,
the year of the destruction of J'ompell,
Diusllla and the son of Kellx were In
the doomed city. There is a record of
the deaths of Koman governors whicli
occurred prior to this destruction, but
no mention of Felix death. If then he
was alive he was In all probability In
Pompeii and the awful ashes and lava
covered up every living thing. To Fe
lix, at least, they were but the fulfill
ment of Paul's warning of a judgment
against sin. And he and his sinful
companion were burled together and
for these hundreds of years they wait
for the resurrection and the final judg
ment. The closing .vntonoes of Dr. Robert
son's addiess were delivered with great
force and left p. profound impression
on the audience.
Secretary .Mahy announcc-d for next
Sunday the Kev. Maltbie D. Habeock,
of Haltlniore, a brilliant preacher, a
writer of great merit, and one of Un
loading Presbyterian divines In Ameri
ca. Tlit- New Yo'k papers, said Mr.
Mahy. have been commenting upon the
fact that he is prominently mentioned
as the successor to the great Dr. John
Hall, of New York.
Ml. GULICK'S TALK.
Delivered in the Young Women's
Christian Association Kooms.
The meeting at the Young Women's.
Christian association was largely at
tended yesterday afternoon. It was
addressed by Uev. Theodore (Jtilick,
who for eighteen years was a mission
ary In Japan, and is now visiting
friends in this city. Mr. Gullck went
to Japan first as a business man, but
with great intetest in the missionary
work, as his parents had been mis
sionaries in .Sandwich Islands.
His talk of the country, Its jieopl"
and customs and the results of mis
sionary work was very Interesting. A
large map added to the interest. He
told of the 4,000 island:: of the Japanese
empire and especially of the four large
ones where most of the population Is
crowded. He corrected the notion that
It is a tropical country by showing
that It Is in the same latitude as the
southern part of our country, and that
Americans there wear the same cloth
ing as here, for while some parts are
warm others are cold, and the damp
ness of the air is penetrating. The
bright characteristics of the Japanese
as wo know them were described. The
rapid progress of civilization opened
the way for missionaries in many
places, but produced a superficial
adoption of "the Western religion'.'
There came a reaction against the In
roads of the new faith, but Air. Gullck
thinks the evangelical condition of the
church .and people is better now than
for several years, and a better knowl
edge of and slncerer faith in Chris
tianity la having its influence.
There are S00 missionaries now in
Japan besides many who give their
assistance In various ways. Thoro are
thousands of fiishermen along the
coast, and as many farmers In the
interior who liave been reached by
Christian Influence. Mr. Gullck paid
a high tribute to the missionaries of
Japan and told of the work of some of
them. One efficient worker of the
Church at KngUtnd was a convert 'f
Mr. Moody while In England, and after
that worked In the plums of London.
lie was a wealthy young man, aud
went to Japan at his own expense.
On the whole the outlook is encourag
ing for faithful native workers us well
as missionaries.
Changes at Wllkes-Barre.
Edward Irvin, of Kingston, Is now
assistant superintendent of tho Wilkes-Carre-
and Wyoming Valley Traction
company's lines, having been recently
appointed to succeed John C. Melxell,
resigned, as general superintendent.
Mr. Irvin began his street railway ser
vico In the days of the old horse car
lino between Kingston nnd Wilkes
fiarrc and has gradually risen by his
general capability.
i .
Go to Lane's for your meals. 320
Spruce street.
Smoke The Pocono Cc. Cigar,
ABRAM, THE HEBREW
A "COME-ACROSS MAN"
WAS THE TOPIC OF DR. JOHN
ROBERTSON'S SERMON.
Pleached by the Famous Scotch Div
ine at the Penn Avenue Baptist
Church Last Night He Defined the
Moaning of Abiam. the Given
Name The World Called Hiin
"Hebrew'" His Human Peculiar
itos Described Sunday Newspaper,
"An Awful Dish of Gnrbnge."
Itev. Dr. John ltobeitson, thu famous
Scotch divine, writer and evangelist,
made his opening address In Scranton
yesterday morning nt the Penn Avenuu
liaptlst church, befor u very larg-j
congiegntlon. Dr. Knliett-ton, who was
formerly pastor of the People's Taber
nacle In Edinburgh ban for sume
time been engaged in work In Glas
gow, where he has built up a great
church. Two years ago when 11 was
decided by the '-vangellstlc ministers,
led by Dr. Chapman, of Philadelphia,
to organize u mighty eump'itzn of
evangelization, Dr. Hobertton w'as In
vited to come to Amerlcu. His work
was attended with phenomenal results'
and at thif time he lias again come
at the invitation of leading clergymen,
to continue- the efoits then bosun, lie
will remain for n few weeks, and among
his firs:, points of service ts this city.
His published semens and addresses
are with one or two exceptions the
best Known ot modern tellgluus litera
ture. He is i dlror nf the Scotsman, a
piomlnent rellgiou.i periodical and
while In America Is accompanied by
his private secretary, who Is giving the
mechanical assistance necessary to
ne.v publications.
Dr. Uobertscr, while not uuelerii al in
appearance, would scarcely be takei
lor a minister by the average observer.
He Is of medium height, blonde and
ruddy; wears a pointed full bard aud
is still in the prime of life. He Is very
deliberate In speech and ban a delight
ful Scotch lititr. which, with his char
acteristic phraseology, epms at times
to open bilef glimpses of Driiiutoohty
of Thrums and th- dear iuaint people
who have been brought o near to their
modern i-ighlor' across the seas.
He will sp.-ak this morning in the
lecture ioo-c ot the Penn av-nuo
church to the virions ministerial or
ganlzationr of tie- city ami will conduct
services each evening during the- week.
Last night he gave a lomarkable ad
dress on the stilij. it windy has attract
ed much Interest abroad m "The Two
Closyes,."
HIS DISCOl'ltSE LAST NIGHT.
Yesterday morning the sermon was
from Gen. xlv:13, "There came one that
had escaped, and told Ahraiv), the He
brew," the last three words forming
the text. The clear simplicity of the
speaker's diction and his absence of
apparent oratorical effect were marked.
As an Introduction lie gave an analysis
of the term used in the subject.
"Abram" indicated "exalted ruler;" It
was the name his mother gave him,
but the word "Hebrew" was what tlvj
world culled him and was his true
name. It meant "Come across." The
names the world gives are not alwnjsi
kind but thev are true. A hen the dis
ciples were first called Christians at
Antloch, it was vlttn subtle Greek wit
punned upon their characteristics.
Nicknames an- always correct If some
times n bit cruel, for thev make some
outstanding characteristic While the
speaker himself had forgotten tin
names their mothers gave his school
fellows, he remembered what lie and
the others had called them.
Abram, the Hebrew, was the "Come
across man." God had sent him across
to be a stranger In the land. He had
said: "Go across, boa foreigner: to thi
end of vour days a wanderer," and
with the Fcrizzilos and the Canaan
ites he dwell in gladness fulfilling what
God had sent him to In the "come
across man" on a mission to the heath
en tribes, among them not ol them
the typo of the Christian, the Father
of the Faithful.
The speaker then said with great ear
nestness: "This is the foundation prin
ciple of the life of Jesus tills 'conie-across-ness,'
this emigration. It Is like
the United States whore you are citi
zens and yet you have come across,
you or your grandfather. The church,
the 'ecciesla' or the 'called out' is a
gathering of emigrants who have all
come across. If you remain whom
your mother put you in the land of
nature and emigrate not into the eoun
tr of glorious grace you will die anil
be damned. It was nc marvel that
Jesus said with such solemn earnest
ness: Except ye be born again ye can
not enter the kingdom of God.'. Have
you emigrated, have you 'come across,'
or stuck In the old land of nature whoso
end Is doom'.'
THE FOUR THINGS.
"There were four things that marked
Abram ns a 'eome-across man," and
by thepe can be tested whether you
have emigrated from nature intc grace.
First, his dress was distinctive. The
eastern dress is symbolic today as it
was centuries ago. In America or Eu
rope It many mean anything, but ev
ery sash and tassel Is slgnlileant and
every fold tells its story In the slow
moving cast. It is still as in the days
of Abram and he kept the same dress
until his very last day. When the
Mohammedan lays aside his fez he has
I One bottle of I
Sarsaparilla J
j will do the work of 5
( three bottles of the 1
J ordinary kind,
become a Christian, for he has nlan-dont-d
the costume of iMlntn, The mis
sionaries tell us that when the heath
en adoiits u different dress It Is prac
tically a confession of faith. Abram
was what a Scotchman would call "a
ken speck o' man." Up was known in
tlio market Place by his garb and he
wore that coat till he died. There
was probably it friend who said to him:
"It's your dress, man, that makes them
stare ut you. I'll give you the name
of a tailor who will rig you up like
me and then thev wouldn't know the
difference nnd you would have peace."
Hut Abram mid. "My faith Is more
to me than a garment Jehovah called
me nnd 1 am taught the true faith.
This dress I brought with mo when
I came across at God's1 command and
In It I shall live nnd die." Christ's
dress Is also distinctive nnd clothes
the lelever from head to foot a
robe of righteousness woven not on
any earthly loom with a crimson
sheen from the blood.
Another distinguishing mark was his
tongue As soon as he opened bin lips
there could be heard no Peiizzlte ac
cent, no Canaanlte speech. It had al
ways a 'oreign sound. He never tried
to dlsuulse It You say of m- this
morning "how like 'i Scotchman he
sieaks." You cannot give nn one rea
son that would convince me that I
shouldn't speak as a Souiohniiui.
MARKED UY HIS TONGUE,
The Cliiis'tinn is marked bj his ton
gue. Whlttleld wneti asked if a cer
tain man were a 'Christian replied "J,
don't know. I have never heard him
speak." rJuuyoii when bo put Faith
ful through Vanity Fair emphasized
this point by bis wotds. Faithful was
condemned to die A voting lady prom
inent in society in New York and (Paris
and whose French waa particularly
polished and elegant had arranged to
address a religious- meeting in the
French Quarter of Now York. When
on the platform file suddenly realized
that she had the French for society,
for the court, for the theater, but no
words for the grace of God. for salva
tion and love of peace and Joy in the
Holy Ghost for which her audience
hungered. Abiam spoke the heavenly
accent to the last. So do you. Tin
world, It wearies for the tongue of
the klnsdom.
In his food Abiam was distinct
from the people among whom he lived.
The stewards on the great trans-Atlantic
steamers have learned that por
ridge i.- tin- national dish of the Scot.
Tile American dMi appears to be Ice
cream. The lassie:' fiom this country
clap their hands .is it comes on the
table. You will know an Oriental by
his- menu, for wherever he may be ills
tastea are distinctive and he has these
dit'hes prepaiod if possible. Thus Is
the Christian known by bis food and
the ploce-de-reslstaiice to the World.
When he gets the new nature, the new
appetlte he is hungry for the word
Instead of the novel and the newspap
eis and anything or everything but the
word. The speaker had been In Amer
ican hotels from one end of the con
tinent to the other and had been sad
dened on Sundav in this land of Pur
itan Institutions to within an hour of
the ringing of the church bells' pro
l'esslng church members to come to the
breakfast table with arms filled with
huge colored comic bundles called Sun
day newspapeis the vilest compound
that the printer has ever devised. They
pored over this awful dMi of garbage
with the most intense interest. Judg
ing by Induction they may be churcn
momhem but cannot be Christians.
The "come cross" soul hungers for
the word of God. Pcllevers know It;
all heaven knows It: angels flittering
past know It; the devils, too, realize
the truth of this. You foreigners In a
wicked land keep to the food of tne
word.
Steam Heating and Plumbing.
P. F. & M. T. Howley.231 Wyoming ave.
, Finest wines and cigars at Lane's.
320 Spruce street.
Smoke The Pocono Cigar, 5c.
! t? , v, t , . v, , t . nn
I-
Ladies' 75c
wrappers at 35c
A duplication of our great sale
of wrappers of a month ago.
Two hundred will go on sale "to
day new spring styles ' in all
sizes, desirable col-
ors 35C
Extraordinary sale of domestic goods muslins, flannels, linens,
CaiTlbricS GtC Our attractions of one week ago were too strong even for the fiercest snow storm that has raged
ciiiiui iwcj, l, 1ere jn yearSi -rle f0owing are even greater sacrifices, and you may expect a rush here, rain or
shine, today.
10(! organdies, I)Utis!c$, India linens aud dress gingham for lc Four great lots yard wide French organdies and fine ba
tistes, worth ioc and la'sc remnants of fine white India linon, worth ioc one lot 10c dress ginghams and one lot yard .
wide soft finished bleached muslin, worth 6c all at one price 4C
Towels Balance of our 2;c
bleoahed bath towels, t
while they last lDC
Also -one lot of linen tow
els, the price of which
was 35c pair, a pair at jOC
Another week of great
muslin underwear selling
grab
i -. y
4 1 if
39c
embroidery.
lie
24c
for ladies' 10c muslin drawor.i, with wide hem and clustor
of tucks.
lor ladies' oc muslin drawers, with cluster of tucks and
tiimmcd with embroidery.
4c
for 10-cont grade of plain white cambric corsot covers, un
trimmod but well mado.
ti for ladies' 19-ccnt extra quality cambric corset covers,
1 2C high neck and trimmed with fine embroidery.
1
TEXT OF OPINION
IN GIBBONS CASE
DECISION IS BASED ON AN ORIG
INAL FINDING OF FACT.
The Reading ot Mr. Gibbons' Answer
Before the Judges Constituted tho
Contempt Objections to Superior
Court's Jurisdiction Are Brushed
Aside Mr. Burns Will Go Beforo
tho Supreme Court Today with n
Petition lor u Stay of Proceedings
and a rule Allowing an Appeal.
Appended Is the full text of Judge V.
P. Smith's opinion In the John Gib
bons contempt of court ense, handed
down nt Friday's session of tho super
ior court In Wlllluinsport.
In sustaining the finding of tho low
er court Judgu Smith brushes avny
tho contention, of the prorectltion that
the superior court wag v.ithn- t Juris
diction to review the case and limited
tho question at Issue to whether oi not
Mr. Gibbons' act constituted -contempt
of court.
1'lie claim of the defense that the
election board Is the court of last re
port. Is unsound hosays.and the section
on which the claim Is hypothecated Is
In conflict with other sections of equal
torce.
Judge Smith disposed of the question
as to whether or not the offense was
committed "In open couit" by calling
attention to the fact that the defend
ant's attorney read his answer refus
ing to obey the order of court In open
court, in tlie presence of the defendant,
which, m Judge Smith's opinion, con
stituted a contempt, without going
farther Into the matter. Having found
this, the Judu" says, it is not neces
sary to discuss whether or not Mr.
Gibbons' refusal to answer before the
examiners constituted a contempt.
The older accompanying the decision
directs Mr. Gibbons to surrender him
self forthwith to the sheriff of Lacka
wanna county to the end that the sen
tence of the court be executed ncahist
him.
NOT IN JAIL AS YET.
Mr. Gibbous, however, will not havo
the sentence ot the court executed
against him for seveial days to come.
There is a probability that ueveial
weeks may elapse before he begins
boarding ,n tin- county1!' expense.
Ther. Is a possibility that the interim
in question may extend into months.
The clerk of the superior court has
ten days from the day tho opinion was)
handed down in which to remit the rec
ords to this couit. Before those ten
davs expire. Mr. Uurnr, counsel
for Sir. Gibbons, hopes, and con
tulentlally too, to have the su
preme court grant u, writ of superse
deas staying the proceodirgs and a
rule to allow the case to be appealed
to that tribunal under the law giving
the supreme court discretionary power
to review any superior court decision
in which a constitutional question is
involved.
Mr. Ruins will go before tho supreme
court with his petition today. It it is
granted a special day for a hearing
may bo set. IC a special day is not
set tlio matter will havo to go over
until February. 190(1, as today, Feb. 20,
is appeal day from Lackawanna coun
ty, and only such cases can come up
nt this session as were appealed thirty
five days before the return day, Tho
Judge Smith opinkn follows:
OPINION IN FULL.
The defendant was sworn as a wit
ness before examiners appointed under
the act of May 10,1574. to take and re
port the testimony In an election con
test. He refused to answer fully cer
tain questions touching tho receipt or
use of money by him at the election In
question. The examiners certified this
matter to the court, and the court, af
tern otlce to the defendant, directed
him to appear before the examiners
t v. t v, v. . v v, v. , vr v. v.v.v.vi vi v.
Scranton Store 124
Unbleached muslin-Yard
wide unbleached, good qual
ity, worth sc, special i
today and week 02C
Another lot extra quality
heavy unbleached, yard . 1
wide, worth 6c, special 4C
Absolutely the highest grade ol un
derwear made in the United States at bar
gain prices that have not known their
equal before, the range of prices is the
biggest we have ever had, and where there
are great quantities ot popular priced gar
ments, we also wish to call attention to
the fact that the HIGHEST grades are also
represented.
w for lttdies, 40c Mother Hubbard
2L J C Bown3 of good muslin, tuckod
yoke and trimmed with cambric
rufue. One of the banner bargains of this
groat muslin underwear sale.
for ladies' sqc gowns of good
muslin, Mother Hubbard style,
tucked yoke and trimmed with
Lamp Sale
Sweeping Reduction in all Prices on All
Our Lamps. If you need one of any style or
are likely to in the near future, yo can save
money by buying NOW.
CyxvaTYfeW
Millar & Peck, Wyo
WALK IN AND
and answer the questions. Subse
quently he apcpaied as directed and
again refused to answer, except In nn
unresponsive and indefinite manner;
whereupon the court granted a rule di
recting him to show cause why he
should not answer fully as requited.
The defendant appeared, In answer to
this rule, and submitted a written le
ply. denying that he had violated the
eighth section of the constitution of
Pennsylvania, and admitting that he
had paid certain moneys at the elec
tion in contest, within tho meaning of
the act of April IS, 1874, but without
specification In any particular. His
answer on these points was but n repe
tition of the section of the constitu
tion and the statute referred to, and
In the same general terms. He ex
pressly declined to give specific an
swer? nn to detallr, "for th" jeasoli
that such answers might tend to
criminate him, and would compel him
to give evidence against himself as
to persons and i Ircumstances that
might bo used against him in the
prosecution. And upon this he claimed
the protection of the bill of tights of
the constitution of Pennsivanla and
tho provisions of the constitution of
the United States." With thin answer
before he court, In effect a hallongo
of Its right to enforce its order requir
ing him to answer the questions pro
pounded, a rule on the defendant was
granted to show cause why he should
not be committed for contempt. After
argument, this rule was made absolute
and the defendant was sentenced to
imprisonment In the county Jail until
he purge himself of the contempt.
From this judgment an apepal was
taken, and, on application, a writ of
habeas corpus was allowed by on
member of this court, theieby suspend
ing the operation of the sentence until
the validity of tho commitment could
be reviewed. This writ was allowed
In vacation and made returnable on
the first day of our session next fol
lowing. AS TO JURISDICTION.
Our jurisdiction In 'the premises is
questioned by the appellee, on the
grounds: (a) That the proceeding
ariss In a case involving the right to
a public office, while the statute cre
ating this court excepts from Its pow
ers that of reviewing such a case; (b)
that this court has no common law
power, and can exercise such powers
only as are given it by statute; (c)
that under the act of June 24, 1S95, the
court alone can Issue writs of habeas
corpus, and a single Judge has no au
thority to issue this writ In vacation.
On none of these grounds can the ob
jection to our jurisdiction be sustained.
This court has exclusive and final ap
pellate jurisdiction ot all proceedings
of any kind In the court of quarter ses
sions, or before any Judge thereof,
except cases Involving the right to a
public office." The record before us
shows a proceeding against the defend
ant for a contempt of court, consist
ing of a refusal to testify In a case
involving the'HMU to a public office.
Hut In no aspect does this proceeding,
or the judgment of the court below
In this case, Involve the right to
tho office In contest, nor can
such light be In any man
ner affected by our determination of
the questions here presented. In char
acter and effect, the proceeding Is
wholly Independent of the cause in
which It had Its origin- In its review
wo have no right to inquire Into he
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Flannels one lot of extra
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Cambric yard wide print
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Special sale of
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Ladles' 12 l-2c hose at So-Warranted absolutely fast "
black with doublo toe and spliced heels, in fact, cheap at J5 C
12 l-2c. Spocial while they last
Ladies' 15c hose at 8c Another grand
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sale
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ming Avenue.
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c-ffei t or tnnterlalty ot the evidence of
fered in tin- contest or the questions
which the defendant refused to answer.
It has been said by our Supreme Court
that contempt of court is a distinct
and substantive offense against iho
law: Williamson's Case, 20 Pa. IS. in
this ease, lllnek, J., In delivering the
opinion of the court, said: "It must
be remembered t-hat contempt of court
Is a specific criminal olfense. it is pun
ished sometimes by Indictment, and
sometimes in a summary proceeding,
as It was In this case. In either mode
of tilat, the adjudication against tho
offendei is a conviction, and the com
mitment In consequence Is execution:
(7 Win at. "S). This Is Well settled, r.ml
I believe has never been doubted. Cer
tainly the learned counsel for the pe
titioner have not denied It. The eon
tempt may be connected with some
particular cause, or it may consist in
misbehavior, which ha.s a tendency to
obstruct the administration of justice
generally. AYlicn it Is committed In a
pending cause, the proceeding to pun
ish It Is n proceeding by Itself, it Is
not entitled In the cause pending, but
on the criminal side: (Wall. i:si.) The
record of a conviction for contempt is
ns distinct from the matter under In
vestigation, when it was committed, us
an indictment for perjury is from th
cause in which the false oath was
taken. Can a person, convicted of per
jury, ask us to deliver him from the
penitentiary, on showing that the oath,
on which the perjury Is assigned, was
taken In a cause of which the court
had no jurisdiction? 'Would any judge
in the commonwealth listen to such rt
reason for treatlrg the sentence as
void? If, Instead of swearing falsely,
be refuses to be sworn at all, and he
Is convicted not of perjury, but of con
tempt, the same rule applies, and with
a force precisely equal I will
content myself by .simply referring to
some of the lnioks In which It is estab
lished that the conviction of contempt
is it separate proceeding, and is con
clusive of every fact whictn might have
been urged on the trial for contempt,
and among others want of jurisdiction
to try the cause in which the contempt
wns committed: 4 Johns H. .".2ri, et
seq.; the opinion of Chief Justice Kent
on pages R70 to :!"."; fi Johns. 50"; 0
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12Jc dress goods at 5c
Thousands of yards have been
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special price while
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Regular price 50 cents.
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regular price 50 cents. ,
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