THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-TUESDAY, MARCH 7, 1809. 5 NORTON'S SPAING SELECTIONS of New Wall Decorations nre now ready for Inspection. We Invite your attention to see the beautiful Novelties we have for your consideration. Choice American, English and French designs and colorings to match the new caipets and draperies. We have selected the "Cieam" of the patterns from the mills that make the Finest Wall Decorations. Our selections are extluslvo and cannot be had olsewhere in the city. You are welcome to see them and not bo under any obligations. Wo will cheerfully and gladly exhibit our specimens to nil who desire to see the new Ideas In interior decorating. Any contemplated Inside decoiatlng can be dono in cold weather "as well as in warmer, more quickly and at less expense. We furnish competent workmen on short notice and at reasonable rates. We suggest an eaily consldeiatlon to avoid the usual spring rush. M. NORTON, 322 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton. 32 S. Main St., Wilkes-Barre. KODAKS I and : KODAK SUPPLIES gj AT S THE GRIFFIN ART STUDIO S See out window The S largest line ever bi ought jj; to Scunton g (f(MMMMWWt(0(tMV$ DR, A. A, LINDABURY. Specialties Surgery, Diseiss3 ot Women Olllco lloun . . ..HO 10 a. m 1 to :t p. m At ltrnlence . ...7to S p m f)lticc- lllluiii" Ihrllitliiic Opp. I'otlolllce i:riOenrc-'J J n !-outli Main Aemie. m iippiictl n ijeiicri. ItintiiHtice Ofllje m lMiEB nun HUM lH Mods t'ompnnle? ippreentoit. t.nrsa .1 o ckpcUnllj kollcllcd. lelcsptioue iriilil. R. J. REAP, Plunrthg, Steam and Gas Filling lunlilns Promptly MtuniUil to. Comei ol I'eu i vveiiut) nail It mlem ftt cc Under 'Ills Windsor." KEEIEY GPE 1 orI,iquor, Urntf nnuTou.iccouipeavr. Pamphlet free. 1 1112 KWI.P.Y INSTITUTE, 728 Madleon Ave., SCRANTON, PA. l: ACKAWANNA riii;" lAUNDRY loSI'enn Awnu: , It WAR'tAN. PERSONAL. It Cl. Hrooks went to Xew ork city Mstcrdaj. Hon. P. 13 Timlin returned to ll.urls burg esteid.i. John II. Wooden, ol I lone-dale, was In tho cits estcrcla. Clt Controller Robinson letinneil lio.n New York city -s-terdaj. William Ulidhall, of Ilonc-dale, 1-It-id fi lends hue sesteulay. 3-Judgo lliidlni?, ot AVIlkes-ltaire, was In the city yesteulay. 13. P. Connolly, tho dry goodb mirclunt, Is In Xew York cltv on a business trip. Di and Mis, n. 11. Waio returned e-i. terday alter spending a few l,y In New York. Hubert 13 O'Boile. of North t-ciamcn. hax returned fiom a nip thtoiu'i New York state. Genrgf) C. Hughes, pioptietor of the Stroudsburg Times, was among the Ms tors to the city jesterdaj. Mrs. D. I,. Jewell, of Madison avenue, .mil Mrs. T, II. Itenton of Washington uvenue, have gone to New York city to teo Miss Jewell, who Is very III. Mr. and Mra. Hany Stotm and P. 8. l.airett, of the Creston Clarke mnipam, will itmalu In tho cltv until l.aiter Mon luy. Tho eiiK.igements of the company lavo been i mcelled until then, owing o Mr. Clarki's Impaired health CAUGHT IN THE SCREENS. Slatepicker Has a Narrow Escape from an Awful Death. A young son of Fiances B. Singer, of 909 Jackson street, narrowly escaped seine killed while at woik in isllggs' olllery yesteidny about 4 p. m. The boy, who Is a slatepicker. was vvoiklnpr on the "telegraphs," near the screens, and In somo manner his clothing was caught in one of them. He was drawn from his seat up underneath tho heavy c Under and In lureel about the head and body. Ills face was badly cut. and If assistance jad not been rendered by several work men standing neaiby the boy would have been giound to pieces Singer vvns removed to his homo and medical aid summoned. Tho chances for his recoery are eoocI. THAT BOLT AND NUT WORKS. Committee Will Prepare for tho Conference of March IS. An Important meeting of tho manu facturers' committee of the boaid trado will be held Thursday pvcu..ik. Tho purpose Is to make preparations for the conference, which Is to be had Mirch 15, with the proprietors of the big bolt and nut vvoiks, which Scran ton hopes to secure. This Is the HrBt matter the new com mittee has taken In hand and It is very likely It will make a, success of It, Finest wines and clears at Lane's, 120 Spruce street. COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF CONTROL CHAIKMAN DAVIS GIVES ENEMY THE AX. THE Captain May decs an Insignificant Place on a Fifth Rate Committee. Ex-Presidents Jennings and Fran cois, Who Took Good Care of Mr. Davis When Thoy Weio Naming Committees Aio Each Named Last on Unimportant Committees Bids for No. 3 Sewer Causo Trouble. l'ts.dont r.etiFon Davis1, of the board of ochool control, name-el Ills commit tees last night. Thoy uro as follows: IIIrU nml tinliiliiK-H. T. .Invtie-. John Olbbotis, t,onls Sch.vai-B, II. J. O'Malley, D. I. Phillip. Tcaclicrs-1). 1. Philllin, Peter N.mK IJdward J. l.conaril. John Glblicum, 11. U. OMalle-y I). .1. lloche, 1'. P. HarKer. liulldlng i'coi&o It. aiiinst, Louis 8clivca, Dennis J. lloche, J.icob Schi.it it II. T JnyiiP, 11 1 an V.. l'vins, Anthony al-li 1 liiunce l'llat Kvaiin I.oiiIh Kohvvas, riinrliw Hrldler, I) 1. Phillip, T J. Jen- l nliiRS I Supply Dentil J Hoi he, Kllas 12. Hv I mi1!. Jacob Sclinefcr, John Gibbon!1, Peter 1 XriiK Ueorco II Shlrcf. P. J. l.miKnn Tot books 13. J. Leonard, 131 Ian it. 1'vaiiB. H T. .Tunc, Ocotgo II. Shlfs. O. U Schrlefor. Insurnncp Jmob Schnrfor, Peter Nculi, Clinics Zoldler. John Gibbons, W. A. Ma Itulei Pntor XetiU II. J. O'Mullei", John M C.ixoy. AndltlnR t.ouls Schwas, D. 1. Phillip", A 1, rrancol") Timsn got Tin: ax. Jn connection uith this It li Intel est -liiB to mention the names of the mem beis who voted against Mr. Davis at the reorganization last week. A. I.. KtnncoK John M Casey, W. A. May, Anthony Walsh, T. J. Jennings, o. H Schrelfer, r. S Bat Iter, P. J. Langaii. The announcement or the committees was followed Immediately by adjourn ment this being' pait of the previously arranged piogiamme, the present povv-ers-tliat-bo not wishing to take up anv buslnebs until It has passed thiough the hands ot the committees. Adjournment was followed by wms very c.iustlr comments on Chaiiman Davis' shabby treatment of several of the lecognlzed leadeis In school board woik, In the make-up of his commit tees. The auditing committee, of which ex-President Piancols was made the tall, has no pattleular woik to do. and as far back as any of the pies-ent con trollers I'nn lemeniber It has never had a meeting. Previous to thf appointment of the committees tbeie was .i lhelv dlscus slon, precipitated by Mr. Gibbons' ef foit to senile a reeonsldctatlon of thu action of last meeting In l ejecting the bhls tor the ronstiuctlcm ol the sower at Xo 1 building, and ciidoilutr ndvei tKeineiits for new bids rOlHSIIT AGAINST ODDS. Mi Gibbons contended that O'llo.vle S. Donahue had submitted the lovveit bid and should have been awarded the contiact Most of the members agteed with him that It was unfortunate the boaul was unable to determine this at the time, but only Messrs. Koche, Schrelfer and Schw.iss voted with him to reconIdei The new bids were thin opened. A. II. O'Hoio offeied to do the work foi $t!lS and P. P. O'Haia proposed to do it for $115, O' Boyle & Donahue did not send In any bid Willie the bids were being lead Mr. Casey tiled to have a motion passed, permitting any other bidder, that saw tit, to come In with a pioposal any time befoie the building committee would meet to pass upon the matter of awaid Ing the contiact. Mr. Ca--ev's idea did not meet with favor SEARCH TOR TRUANT HUSBAND Wife Believes He Has Encamped with Another Woman. Mis. William Fink, of McKee, Ulalr county, has enlisted the aid of the police in a search for hei tiuant hus band. After eight yeais of man led life, he left hei eighteen months ago and came to this cltj. Learning of his where abouts, last month, she followed him heic and Induced him to the with hei. She wanted that they should return to McKee and he agieed Last Satur day he went to the Delawaie and Hud son station and bought a ticket for Mc Kee and a mileage Iwok. lie gave the ticket to his wife, and that Is the last she has seen of him. She says she was Informed that he left heie on the Al bany epies with anothei woman. Pink Is a bollennnker by trade. Twentieth Century Comforts. The Lake Shore and Michigan South ern Railway piovldes moic comfort for their pattons than any other line. The through trains have dining cats at tached, on which meals are seived at proper houis. The cuisine and sen Ice are all that can be desired and passen geis may be sine of getting the choicest that the maiket nffords. Fine, high back, conifoi table day coaches are tun without change between Buffalo and Chicago. The Wagner vestibule sleep ing cais, buffet, smoking and llbiaiy cais are also In set vice Passengers on the Lake Shoie and Michigan Southern Hallway will agiee that the comforts on this line belong to the twentieth cen tmy. GOURSEN'S FRESH CREAMERY Butter Packed in 3 and 5 lb. Boxes 2Sc. Per lb. RECEIVED DAILY. You will find this a very eco nomical way of buying Fine Table Butter. E. G. COURSEN RETURN OF THE THIRTEENTH. Definite Information Received from Colonel II. A. Coursen. Secretary Charles K. Daniels, of the committee that Is arranging for the re ception of the Thirteenth regiment, re ceived a letter yesterdav from Colonel )1. A. Coursen, which statul that tho Thliteenlh will leava Camp MnoKcnzIo not later than 2 o'clock next Saturday afternoon and should arrive In this city between C and 0 o'clock Sunday even ing. Th" train that will carry the regi ment will consist ot three sections and when It reaches Washington It will pass onto the tracks of the Pennsylvania railroad company and como north by way of Harrisburg, Sunbury and AMlhcs-IJatre. The Fourteenth Mary land and Illghth Pennsylvania uro go Ing to travel homo by companies, tho rnllroads In their strupglo for tho busi ness have cut prices to such an extent that dlftcient companies of the same leglment nie going to travel north by dlfTeient l otitis. Colonel Coursen Is nble to announce that such will not be tho case with the Thliteenth. It will come home ns a regiment. Kiank Vnndllnjr, quartet master of tho Eleventh teglment, has already begun to ni range fir furnishing tho soldiers with coffee and sandwiches at llairis burg. A number of the members of the lcceptlon committee will meet the ie turning soldiers at llantsburg. Many piotests teach the members of the committee from persons who object to any kind of a demonstration for the soldiers on Sunday. The committee feels that this Is an unusual occasion and that they nre varranted In prop el ly lecelvlng the soldleis even on Sun day. KNIGHTS OF MALTA. Convocation of the Ginnd Command . ery to Be Held in This City from May 8 to 12 The Genet nl Proginmme. The convocation of the Uiand Commander- of the Knights or Malta, of Pennsylvania will convene in Sctanton on Monday, May S to 12. The commit tee In rhaigc of the anangements for this session aie spatlng neither money oi labor to make this a "red lettei" event In the history of Malta. The fol lowing is the progtam prepared by the committee and appioved by Grand Commander Sir John Gowland Monday, May ! lteceptlnn of di legate etc .Morula evening, band concert and visit to mills and mines , Tuefdav, May y Seslon of gi mil com manded , Tuesday evening, Hluemau I Master Uulldcr cicsiee, at Knights ol ' Malta temple. Wednesday, May 10 Session giand com mando! and p.uadf at t p. ni ; Wedu day evening, public nicellnM followed ly banquet at Hotel Jnmyn Thursday, May 11 Session guiiui coin iiiandei . Tliuixilay evening Supremo Siesta '"," P. li """ at Knights of Malta tetr.plc. Flldav, Mnv 12 13e iii-Inu Pinliv ve iling banquet Reveial Commalidei les huvi ahead' signified their intention of attending the convocation in a body for the pur pose of taking pait In the parade on Wednesday uf tei noon. The pioBtam committee ate winking on so, .ethlng new and novel In the way of a souvenir piogiamme. A special feature of this Convocation will be the stieet parade, which the e onimtttee hope to make the most at traetlve of anv Malta naiaele to date. Several oiiglual featuies will be intro duced, which will make a display long to be leme nibeied by all who witness it The committee uigi- eve! comman der- In the state to make a special ef foit to be with us at this session, and uii! doing everything possible to Incut u thoe who do come, a royal welcome to the ever hospitable city of Scianton. Scranton has many points of public In terest, and hotel accommodations sec ond to no city of Its size in the coun tiy. Ilauer's Milttaiy band ot thlitv men has been engaged by the committee for the entile session. Both the dav and evening sessions will be held In Malta Temple, which was .fitted up by An thracite Commandeiy, Xo 211, at an expense of about $!000. The Hist commandeiy in Lackawanna county was Instituted In November, 1S95 and there are now over 1,800 mem bers In this county, with two more com manderles to bo Instituted during Match ii-.ld April. CONFIRMATION OF DEATH. Is to Be Sent to tho Family ,of tho Late Baron Smerltz. An application was mado to Cleik of the Couits Daniels esteiday tor a certlcate of the death of Baron Hugo Smerltz, who was found dead along side the Delaware and Hudson railroad 111 August, 1S96. A bottle that had con tained laudanum w as found in his hand and the- verdict of the coronet's juiy was that he committed suicide. His family Is a distinguished mem ber ot the Austilnn nobility and for a long time after the death of the baiou they weic at a loss to account for the fact that they never heatd from him. Finally news of his death reach eu them and now they want ollleial confirmation of the fact, for his sister has reached her majority and comes In for the estate and title that would havo been the baron's had he lived, A certified copy of the veidlct of tho coronet's Jury will bo sent to the bar on's telatlves. San Francisco and Return. One fare for the round trip. National Baptists' Anniversaries, May 20-30, 1S99, tic ketrt on tale May U. 15, 1G and 17, good to return until July 15th. For full particulars call on or address John R. Pott, District Passenger Agent, Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul It'y, 4SC William St.. Wllllamsport, Pa., or 300 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. Faith nnd tho Keeley Cute. Is faith necessary for a successful cute? By no means. Men have come to us utterly skeptical, arid because of their many failures to be vured by other means doubted every thing. Tho Keeley Cure Is no faith cure but a scientific treatment, hence faith Is not essential. , Go to Lane's for your meals. Spruce street. Smolto The Pocono Cigar, Be. 320 A Card. We, tho undersigned, do hereby agree to refund tho money on a W-teiU uuttlo ot Ureeue's Wan anted b)iup of 'lur it It falls to euro you'' cough or cold. Wo also guarantee a 25-ient bottlo to prove satl& lactory or money refunded. J. U. Uono ,S. Bon, Dunmorc, Pa.; J0I111 I'. Donahue, Bcrknton. Pa. THEY BELIEVE IT WAS UNAVOIDABLE VERDICT OF CORONER'S JURY IN TIIE JOYCE CASE. A Consldeinble Amount of Testimony Was Heard East Night Concern ing the Bursting of the Fly-wheel Which Caused tho Death of John Joyce in the South Mill on tho Afternoon of Feb. 23. No Ono Ablo to Give Any Reason Why tho Wheel Broke. In tho court house last night Coroner J. J. Roberts and hi-? Jurv made a searching inquiry Into the cause of the death of John Joyce, of Fellows street, who vvns killed by tho bursting of a fly-wheel In the South mill of tho Lackawanna Iron and Steel companv on the afternoon ot Feb. 23. The Ju- consisted of W. II. Davis, W. If. Wlcklzer, D. T. Jenkins, Bcn.laml.1 Gllbeit, D. 13. Johnson and T.IJtnas Baldwin and they returned a crJlct to the effect that "John Joyce eamo to his d,entu by the bursting of a fly wheel In the South steel works, Scian ton, Pa., and accoidlng to the evidence said accident was unavoidable." The fiist witness examined win W. O. O'Malley, master mechanic of the South mill. He was questioned by the coroner and by the i irors an J by ex Judge H. A. Knapp. who was present In the Interest of tho Lackawanna Iron and Steel compan. Some of tho ques tions asked and Mr. O'Malley's answer.t were. "Mr. O'Malley what caused the fly wheel to break1'" "That I am unable to say." "What caused the neglect?" "Thete was no neglect?" Was the wheel icgulaily examined?'' "It was examined eveiy day." "Did you examine It on the day of the accident?" "No, but our engineer did " "What was the diameter of tho wheel?" spi:i:d of Tim wnnni, "Twenty-four feet" In reply to other questions Mr. O'Malley said the wheel was In service only six months, was built In sections and kecd together In the legular wav and was iun at tho rate of 7ii mvulutloiis per minute. Its peed wns controlled by a governor. The englneeis of the company esti mated that It was safe to iun It at 121 1 evolutions per minute. "You have no theoiy to advance as to the cause for the hi caking of the wheel?" "No, 1 hnve not." The 1 oust! notion of the wheel was nlong the lines most highly approvett by mechanical enginoeis. He examined the broken sections and saw no evi dence of flaws The bleaks in the iron were llesli Geoige Banian!, -usiei iiileneleiit of the South mill, was within three bun died feet of the wheel when It brok1. Hi' passed by it dull and always con sleieied It sale, lie never examined it, because It was not part of his duties. In his opinion It was afe. because n shoit time? befoie the accident he stool in front of the wheel while It was ni motion. After the accident he enm lned tlic wheel and Faw that tho bleaks weie all fie-h Fied K. Bennett, foieinan ol tli tall mill, was In the mill at the time of the accident. He passed th vvlitM a few minutes befoie it broke. lie always eonsideied It sate. In i espouse to a question by the coroner. Mr. B"ii nett said It was tho duly of the en glneei of the mill to examine It in itially and lepoit an thing he discover ed out of older to the ptoper authotl ties. formi:d no opinion C. C. Snder, diaughtsman ut the North mill, said he had seen the fly wheel which broke. It was construct ed on the commonly nccepted and ap proved plan, the one that Is generilly used. "What in oui opinion caused the wheel to bleak? ' "1 have formed no opinion as to the cause ' T. G. Wolf, supeiintendent of ie Notth mill, said the wheel had been In his mill for u number of eai , out had never been used until taken to the South mill. The wheel while at the Noith mill was housed and prop el lv piotccted. The wheel wns piopeily constiucted and he eonsideied It entire! safe. Wheels of the same size as the one that broke ate In the mills and iun five revolutions per minute and more than the wheel that bioke, and never have occasioned any apprehension or trouble. The man who had charge of the en gine on the day ot the accident was the next witness His name is Char les McDonald. He examined the wheel an hour before the accident and touiid no evidence of flaws of any kind At the tlmo of the accident the wheel wns making about seventy-five revolutions a minute. Ho could assign no causo for tho accident. Boaid of Trade Annual. 11. A. Sharpe, cashier of tho Citizens' National bank, has received from V. II. Logan a handsomely bound copy of tho annual report of the Scranton board of trado. It Is very neat In com pilation and Is a sure Indication that a spirit of progtess and entorpilsu i ei ades the organization. Mr. Logan is a. member ot the llnanco committee of the body. Zanesvlllo (Ohio) Cornier. lQr8Q Pro tvVvJiy : S Stockman 1 epoits a number ot remnants accumulat. C lllflLulltl Ulll Hill) hlHllUrnL I uKIllll ulli r ing in the Drapery Department. Pattern? we can- N telephone 622 Stockman 1 epoits a number ot remnants accumulat ing in the Drapery Department. Pattern? we can not duplicate. Goods we cannot match. Leaving us often with just enough for our window. Or, maybe, one door. Or to drape a cozy corner. Can you find a place for some? We can'.t. That's why you can buy them for about half price this week. Lots of them arc the last of our nicest goods. Naturally the best selling patterns are the first to play out. That's what makes remnants. So much for desirability, Price you'll know is light when you see the goods. The quicker you come the more you'll have to pick from. ii WATKINS IT IS SOMEWHAT HAZY. What a Trado Journal Says About Plan to Control Anthracite. Saturday's Engineering and Mining Journal In its review of the coal trade for tho week snys: "Stories about controlling tho Inde pendent operators continue, but Just what shape this control will take Is still n somewhnt hazy matter. Tho one point about which there seems to bo substantial agreement Is that the pioposcd now railroad from Scranton Is not to be put through this year. "Tho report of an ndvance In prles March 1st proved as true as either stories of the same sort that have cone from Philadelphia before and the date of tin gencrnl advance has been chnnged to April 1st. "Tho simple truth of tho mutter Is that so much ground Is now opened up in tho anthracite region that the addition ot a few miners nil nround menus a big Increase In the output. Productive cnpaclty Is well In excess of any probable demand. Prices to day for all prepared sizes, except chestnut and possibly stove, are as low as they were last month and If the large companies, Induced by the gen cial icellng of good times, loosen all checks on production, prices nre liable to get as low as any tlmo last year. "Any talk of advancing prices amounts to nothing unless accompan ied by assuiances that the companies are cutting down their outputs. At present It looks as If n moderate ton nage at piesent prices would pay bet ter than attempted icstilctlon of a free-tor-all tonnage race. "The anthracite trade at piesent is In about as satisfactory shape as can be expected. At the head of the lakes the demand for coal Is reported to be almost as good ns during the cold snap, shipments from the docks averaging over COO cars daily." TAMILY QUARREL. Aiietl Beforo Alderman Millar in a Suit for Desertion. Mrs Annie Pempsey appealed befoie Alderman Millar lost night as prose cutrix In n suit brought by her against her husband, John Dempscy Attorney Conroy appealed for the defendant. She alleged that be beat her, would not give her money nnd even deserted her. Defendant, n. rniirc.. itlnnrl nrtt rr,ti- tv." und stated that he had glveirii-r money, but she failed to realize its' value except to buy things harmful to , herself. She seemed to have a lnanl.i i lor Having lilm attested on the Mleht est pretext and theie v r one e.ire now pending In court foi which lie had tur nlshcd money to liavi it s-ettled before it vvns tahen in eomi This nnd mm h more did Mr Dempi lev make known Ho vuh mild nian neied, s-ho vvns relnil-ed In a klrdly way by the ulderman. As to the deser tion on Feb 14, Mi Deinpev claimed tint he gave lilo vviTe about l" to pay several bllN. She was to do this while h" vvic nt work When he leturned she was out .itid he btated that he had not oen her until then at the heal ing, lie waited several days foi lier reiuin and then placed his children In the- care of fi lends and locked up tho houbo The alderman discharged the defendant. The Dempcv's resided In Dunmote. LANGSTAFF-KELLY CONTEST. Witnesses Who Were Examined at Cnibondnle Yesterday. At Cai liondale ye&terdaj u huge hatch of witnesses were examined In the Langstatl-Kellv contest Thei w 111 he number session theie today. The witnesses heard vesterdav weie: O 1. Utley. John Chilton, Moigan Moigans. John It. Bone. J P. Beck, Goiner Morgan. Geoige Hudson. Chn enee r. Hose, D M. Davis, W V. Tow ne, Wat win Jones, w. D Lewis, C. W. Smith. 13. A. Tit.it. V. Isgar, Rlchaid C. Llovd, John 1). Davis, J V. Dlmmotk, John M, Keibel, John Cotnlsh, John It Price, Will Jenkins D. G. Purely. L A. Hobeits. G. P. 31111k. G. H. Kellovv. T. G. Smith, John Cum ei on, F. O. Loomls, P. W. Mills C. B Geary, C. T3 Iletndon, M. J Storm, iPeiclval Miller. C. L. Oakley, llemy J. Baer, John D. Davis, G. V. Hev nolds, George Cox, Moigau W.itklns, Kuse Hughes, Prank Drake, William O Hill, W. V. Pullei, M. M. Jones, Levy Toby, 13. W. Reynolds, C L Har ris, John Pi lee, Piancls Smith, Will iam Diake, David G. Smith, M D. Stone, L. D. Davis, John Drake, 13ugene Hudson, P It. Bishop, Gillllth Morgan. James Bovd, J 13. Blocksut. Hairy Wolcott, Andii'W Mann, H. M. Shep erd, 13van L Thomas, H. S. Morgan, 33. H. Stone, Benjamin Jonet. VERY LOW DEATH RATE. Big Falling Off as Compared with Last Week. Maxell Is coming lr mlldlv In the mat ter of mortality. Only 'thlity deaths were ie"oided at tho bond of health oillco last week. During the previous week there weie forty-six deaths Th average death rate Is thirty-two. Only one of tho thirty deaths was fionr n contagious disease dlphtheila. Nine new cacs of contagious diseases were leportcd. Seven of these were diphtheria end two searl"t fever. Smoke The Pocono 5c. Cigar. Dr Oils I I's h""11' wiiio'wiu imasle-couRh It (stale CUUgll oyrilJca nlwajs rely ou it. Children like it. Doits art small, Pruuzsctt. 406 Lackawanna Aveme S NEW PRESIDENT COMES HERE TODAY MR. TRUESDALE WILL HAVE A FAST RIDE OVER ROAD. General Manacer W. F. Hallstead Went Down to New York Yester day With the Farlor Car Oswego and Engino No. 8, Which la One of tho Swiftest In the Country. Outline of the Programme for In spection Trip of the Road That Begins Today. W. II. Tiuesdale. the new president of tho Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad company, will stnrt out todav to survey the extent of the big concern that has come under his guidance. General Manager W. F. Hallstead, who will be his guide, went down to New York yesteidny with the luxurious "Oswego" pat loi car and engine No. S, with nnglneer John Stone at the lever. Knglne No. S Is claimed to be tho fastest thing on wheels by her more ardent admliera, and John Stone, moio than any other mnn on the line, can get out of her all that's In her in the way of speed iWhen President Tiuesdale gets t) Scranton tomorrow afternoon lie will say he has had tho fastest tide ho ever experienced. If something does not go amiss. The Intention Is to convince him at the outset that be Is a president of no mean tai road. His plan contemplates u buttled In spection of tho company's property here nnd a lslt to ono of the coal mines. If Scranton Is reached early In the afternoon the visit to the mines will be postponed until the morning nnd a trip over the "Bloom" division substituted. Tomorrow ho will ptoceed to Ulng hamton and take In the Sjiacuse or Utlc.i divisions, and after these have been gone over he will likely go on to Buffnlo. VOLUNTARY BANKRUPTCY. I Petition Fired by James Gaidner Sander son Yesterday. Jnmes Gardner Sanderson, of Sonde i- ami im.nnr. vouiM,inv nt...i .. ,,u,ntr,v, in voluntary bankruptcy with llefeiee C. A. Van Wormei. Colonel 1 h, Hitchcock Is his attorney. In the schedule of Indebtedness and resources the liabilities aie lived ut $HS,373.H, and the assets at $200 There aio two secured o eelltois and they aie also the largest eiedltois They aie the Philadelphia Trust. Safe Depos-it and Insurance eompany, of Philadelphia, trustee for C. D. Heed, $-'-',500, and S. Y. Coykendale, of Hound out, X. Y., $11,52-.. Among the thlitv unsecured credit ors are Charles DuPont IJieek, $9,9W. Philadelphia Tniht, Safe Deposit and Insuiance company, $4,191 46. 13 B. Stuiges, $fi,000, and Mrs. 1. McHriar Sanderson, $3,500 The latter Is an in -commodation eudoibemcnt The most of tho Indebtedness Is repiesented in notes, many of them of long stnnding. The assets aie stated to be U'cisnnal wearing appniel, books and pic tm e STATIONED AT KINGSTON. Fnther Holmes Made Assistant to Rev. John P. O'Malley. Itev. Pather Holmes, vvho was ns - distant nt Saucd Heart chinch Plains, was recently assigned to St. Ignatius chuieli In Kingston as assistant to the pastor, P.ev John P. O'Mallej He hiicceeds Hev . James O'Mallej, who was appointed pastor of the church nt Prlendsville Mime time ago Fathet Holmes was celebra if it tht 1 ue inas-i. Sunday. We will ive .may the lit .t one ol the magnificent 400 Hmcrson Pianos on "Wednesday, March 15. 11 you have any bills lor goods de livered C. O. D., please bring them to the store at your eailiest conve nience and have them exchanged for piano coupons. PHILADELPHIA PRINT BUTTER C tic in cm DC II : f i I h m p wii m i liPifFiiff II J ft Kl .jf rjt "H W 2Icib. Ire .,vj j T if All w i 141 to 149 Msrldlai Strait, Ssnitu, Pi. BURNING ADO LUBRIGAM OIL PAINT DijPARTriENT. and Varnishes. "llanufnctured by SHOKT & HI GGINS, No. 807 LacUnvannn Ave. M HEWS Bffi, 20 Lackavntm Av&, SciMtitoi ?t Wholesale mid Itctntl DRUGGISTS. ii 1 - ATLANTIC WHITE LEAD. TRENCH ZIND, Ready fllxcd Tinted Paints, Convenient, Economical. Durnbla. Varnish Stains, rrocliiclnel'crfoctlmllatlonof I2spnilT Wood Raynolds' Wood Finish, Arpcclalty DeiiRiiod for I Hilda Wor'.c. Marblo Floor Finish, Humble nnd Prim IcMokly Paint Varnish and Kal somine Brushes. PUR: LINSEED OIL .ViJ TUaP-'iTnS:. A MOST COMPLETE LINE OF Fancy Suspenders, Dress and Driving Gloves, Bath and Night Robes, Umbrellas, Mackintoshes, Etc, Etc, PRIDES ALWAYS RIGHT 305 LaoXavnna AY3, On Account o( Repairs Ami alterations to be made soon, we offer FOR SALE AT A BARGAIN One liiii'Kc Kefrigcrator, Out Iln tier Kefrlsoralor, Oyster Bar, FMi Boxes, ele. W. H. PIERCE, MARKET 110, 112, 114 Penn Avenue. jiM--EimEfl---tE!i--2'imi--E--iiiicm: 1 SPRING ! I; Neu, Shapes, HeuJ Patterns. i j I S ' E3 ' I HANDS PAYNE, I - On the Square lot Washington Ave S nisHEr!'iEiasin!S!':':i3:!-9iEiiiiiiii'il;. 4 -f -H-4 -V -f -f 4-f -f -f -f 1 l.concmi i the i.j inair ot uu Ace .... Ready, March! Is the command that our soldieis aie .no an-Moiis to I1e.11 either to field and foe or li lends and home, and 4 Ready, March ! spoken by the hconomy uu iiis lh.it everything in the .i ot e.uly spring and sum mei Household Goods is ready for V"ur inspection. Our line of Gn-Cirts and Baby Carriages is the finest and most complete ever shown in the city. In Re frigerators and Ice Chests, e also have a better assortment in sizes and gi.ules than ever before, and out stock of Mat 1 4 4 tings. OH uotns, unoleums, C.11 pets, eh... compi ises evct thing tha one can desire. Liberal credit terms ex tended to all to young housekeepers we call especial attention to our furnished rooms. sr A r 4 4 Pure yiiitc Lead, Colors eone, S 3 V 1 5 I f 18 nlnl ills s llLUllilLlllls rf - . .
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