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Connell Building
DESIRABLE
OFFICES
FULL PRIVILEGES OF
Law Library
APPLY TO
J. L CONNELL,
Knoni 302 Connell Uuilillng.
For Sale
A I'ciiiiy-lM-the-Slot Music Box.
This box is worth $75. We will
sell it, including twelve tunes, for
$45 cash. Just the thing to make
money in a saloon or hotel.
Washburn Guitars,
Mandolins and Banjos
At greatly reduced prices, while
they last. You can save from $3
to ?io on an instrument.
New Music at 25c Per Copy.
"First Offense March," which from
Its popularity is not so offensive lifter
nil.
"Molly, 1 Iajvo You," Wooler'a hit.
"The Gibson Olrl March" .Miss
Beamish.
"Just One Olrl," .Song.
And thousands of other new plrce3
We sell the McKinley 10c Music.
Perry Brothers
205 Wyoming Ave., Scranton.
E M R
SELLS
.ODAKS
And Photo Supplies
103 Wyoming Avenue.
DR. H. B. WARE,
SPECIALIST.
Eye, Ear, Nose aud Throat
(aire Boms -ll a.m. to rj.no p.m; 'J to 1.
Williams lliilldlns, Opp. Postolllce.
I CITY NOTES
FANNY MLNDIB.SSOHN HICUKAKS
Al.. The lehcni'snl ol the Funny Men-dt-lssnhn
soilety tills- evening will be held
In the Lyceum theutu beginning at 7
o'clock.
Sl'ICCIAL MRKT1NU.-A special nie.-t-ing
of the Newman Meclizine club will lie
held tonlKht in Guernsey hull at f o'clock.
Kvcry member Is requested to attend, us
business of lniportarcfc Is to be consld
ci cd.
VAN BF.ltC.KN FUNKHAL.--Tha re
main! of the late Hon. Jului li. Van Ber
gen can bo viewed at the First Presby
terian church, C'arbond.ile, at 10 o'clock
Saturday morning. The funeral will tiirfe
place at L' o'clock Saturday afternoon.
Interment will be made hi Maple ceme
tery. ADDITIONAL UKCUriTS.-Tho fol
lowing men were sent to Fort Columbus,
New York luuhor, yesterday from the u
crultliig station on Spruce street, to be
asslmied to tlio cavalry service In the
legulur army: John Cuslek, Bobert
Jones and ChuiVs J. Collins. Scranton:
Daniel K. Ha. Ashle.x ; William James
Hudson, Fell township.
JIHS. CLAItKirS rti:i'ITATIONS.-A
delightful prolamine or dramatic leclta
tlous will be given by Mrs. Helen 1'.
Clarke, of New York, on her tlrst ap
pearance In Seriaiton on Thursday even
ing. May I, at St. Luke's parish home.
As already announced she will have the
assistance of Mrs. 1'aul Gardner and
Messrs. Soulliworth. Will Watklns and
Thomas dipped, Insmlng a thoroughly
satisfactory miislenl as well as literary
programme. The tickets, which are but
!S cents, are now on tale at Powell1
music store and by nn mbers of the OiilM
of St. Margaret.
IN THE HOSPITALS.
Patients Received from the Mines
nnd Shops Yesterday.
Martin Verick and John I'ortsuz, em
ployed as laborers In tho Avondale
mines, operated by the Delaware,
Uickiuvanna and Western company at
Plymouth, were painfully burned about
tho hands and face yesterday at noon
by a small explosion of gas. They were
brought here to the Moses Taylor hos
pital. Their Injuries are not serious.
vrthur Lang, one of tho press boys
employed in The Tribune Job oillce, had
the little finger of the right hand
crushed while feeding u press yester
day. He went to the Lackawanna hos
pital and the finger was amputated.
Charles Mnzalka. of Green Hldge,
employed ns a laborei In the Dickson
mines, was struck by a flying piece of
coal while at work yesterday und there
by two large cuts were Inlllctcd upon
his head and face. lie was removed to
the Lackawanna hospital.
DEATH OF JOHN BARRETT.
Father of Editor John E. Barrett, of
the Scranton Truth,
John Darrett. of Plttston, one of thi
oldest residents In Luzerne county,
illpil at his home yesterday at 12.30
o'clock. Deceased whs born In Dully
castle, County Mayo, Ireland, and
t-umo to this country with hlH wife
many years ngo, and settled In Pltts
ton. Ho was a graduate of Dublin col
lege, Ireland, and was considered one
unkjjA?jiSbei
of the best authorities on Irish history,
nnd could rend, write und speak the
Irish language fluently. Mr. Barrett
tnught school In Plttston for many
yearn, nnd had been nlllng a long time,
lint was able to be about until a few
duyo ago
rive sons nnd two daughters survive
him. They are: Hon. John K. Bar
rett. editor of the Scrnnton Truth;
Thnnius F. Ilarrett, ulso of this city;
Dr. r J. Barrett nnd Merchant ICd
ward llairett, of 1'lttston, and Michael
Barrett, of London, KnglntuP Jlr.l.
Martin Durko nnd Miss Marie Darrett,
of Plltston. The funeral will take
place tomorrow morning at 9.30 o'clock,
A high mnss of renulom will be sung
In St. John's Catholic church, Plttston,
and interment will he made In the
Market street cemetery.
RUMOR OF A DIG SALE.
Scranton Railway Company Reported
Sold to a Syndicate.
A report was current here, yesterday,
to the effect that the syndicate of
New York, Philadelphia nnd Boston
capitalists, which purchased the Wy
oming Vnlley Traction company had
also secured the Scranton Hallway
company.
color was lent to this report by the
fact that theie were heavy dealings
in Scranton Tinction stock in the
Philadelphia exchange, on- Tuesday,
when It opened at 31 and sold at 3".
General Manager Sllllman stated
that ho knew nothing of the reported
transfer.
THE ELECTION CONTEST.
First Anniversary of the Sitting of
the Commissioners Expenses
of the Contest Up to
Date.
Yesterday was the first anniversary
of the sitting of the commission In the
I.angstaff-Kelly contest. It Is esti
mated the proceedings thus far have
entailed an expense of $6.,,000. And
the end Is not yet.
The contestants were engaged In tak
ing testimony one hundred und ninety
seven days and examined !,000 wit
nesses. The daily expense of the com
mission, not counting travel allowan
ces when .sessions were held In other
places, is $30, $10 upiece for the exam
iners nnd $,'i.00 apiece for the steno
graphers. The $9,000 witnesses got $1
apiece in fees and 10 cents a mile for
travel allowances. Just what this
Item will umount to cannot bo known
until the hills are all In, but it will
very likely not fall much short of $18,-
ooo.
The fees of ofllcers for serving the
subpoenas on these $9,000 witnesses is
$4,300. This does not Include travel
allowances.
The respondent has been sixty-five
days In taking testimony and is en
gaged In summoning 11,000 witnesses,
How much longer the respondent will
be allowed Is a mooted eiuestlon, but
It Is very likely the time will be no
less than that allowed the contestant.
Appended Is an estimate of what the
contest will eventually cost. It was
prepared by an official engaged In as
sisting one of the parties to the con
test :
Two exumlners, Kit days at V0 a
day lU.SL-U
Two stenographers, 391 days at $lu a
day 3,6)0
Twenty thousand witnesses at U
apiece 20.H)
Witnesses' travel fees SJ.UH)
One hundred thousand pages type
written transcript of testimony at
15 cents a pace in,w.i)
Two extra copies at 3 cents a page., 10iiu
Constable fees for serving i,O0o
subpoenas 10.UO0
Expenses of constables j.OHi)
$9."i.7W
In the above computation the cost of
serving the respondent's subpoenas Is
figured at 50 cents u piece. It may be
that only 13 cents apiece can be col
lected. The new constable's fee hill
wuh signed Just as the work 'if serv
ing these subpoenas was undertaken.
The rate that was In force when the
court placed the subpoenas in the
hands of the ofllcers. It Is contended,
was the old rate of 30 cents and the
ofllcers are chnrglng up that amount.
They will have to sue for it, of comse,
but they are determined to leave no
stone unturned to collect It.
SOME CITY IMPROVEMENTS.
Several Sewering nnd Paving Jobs
Now Under Way.
Work on the repairs of the Hyde
Park avenue and Academy street sew
ers was begun yesterday by Street
Commissioner O1 Boyle, under the super
vision of City Knglneer Phillips. The
Hyde Park avenue portion of tho sewer
will be attended to llrst and when it
Is completed the Alcntraz Paving com
pany will commence the work of pav
ing. Donahoe it O1 Doyle yesterday began
work on the private sewer that Is to
extend from St. John's church, on Fig
street, to the Hurvey silk mill, where
it will connect with another private
sewer emptying into the river.
Tho work of paving Dlx court in tho
rear of the city hall will be entered
upon this week or next. Notice of the
certification of the contract was re
ceived by City Knglneer Phillips yes
terday. The Forest court, Dreck court
and Von Storch avenue nnd Honesdnle
street sewers will be started as soon as
the contracts are certified.
THIRD DISTRICT WILL ELECT.
Convention Called by Chairman
Nichols for May 8.
A. A. Nichols. Democratic chair
man of tho Third legislative district.
Issued a call yesterday lor a conven
tion to be held at the St. Charles hofl,
Monday, May S. to elect delegates to
the state convention In June.
The primaries will be held betw m-ii
the hours of 4 und 7 o'clock p, in., at
the regular polling places.
Smoke the Popular Punch Cigar, HV.
The "Angelus," a Piano Player
iulte dlffeient from the mechanical
devices put on tho market. Is creating
a stir among lovers of good mimic,
With Its use nno can get the most
delicate touch and expression. We
cannot ull be Sauers and Bosenthuls,
but with the "Angelus" we can be
come, after a little practice, very good
performoiH, far better than ninoty-ninu
out of every hundred, besides having
tho advantage of a repertoire of threo
thousand pieces. New music Is added
every week. Those Interested should
call at Perry Brothers' music store and
hear this twentieth century wonder.
Smoke The Pocono 5c, Cigar,
VAN HORN IS VERY
COOL AND CALM
HE DID NOT EXPECT MUCH
FROM BOARD OF PARDONS.
Was Not Greatly Disappointed by
Its Refusal to Intcrveno in His
Case Death Watch Has Been Or
ganized Execution Will Take
Place One Week from This Morn
ing in the Jail Corridor Con
demned Man Says He Is Not
Afraid to Die.
George K. Van Horn will die one
week from this morning on a scaffold
In corridor No. G of the county Jail
for the killing of .Mrs. Josephine West
cott, and he will die game.
The shadow of his doom Is now upon
him, but has no perceptible effect.
That ho realizes the nwfulness of his
position Is apparent from his calm, ser
ious manner, but there Is no evidence
that his wonderful nerve Is weakening.
There is nothing flippant in his talk
or manner. He gives those who are
privileged to converse with him tho
Impression that he has clearly made
up his mind he must die and will
walk on the scaffold to meet It with
out any visible evidence of fear.
A'an Horn on Wednesday afternoon
llrst learned from his sister, Mrs. Fred
Harper, of Dunmore, that the board
of pardons had refused to interfere in
the case. She received a telegram
from Hnrrlsburg and Immediately con
veyed the Information to him.
Apparently he was in no wise dis
turbed by the dire news. He went to
bed Wednesday night at 9 o'clock and
slept soundly until yesterday morn
ing. During the day he was visited by
his aged mother, who had a long talk
with him. It was the llrst time he
showed any signs of emotion. Mrs.
Van Horn until now has never wholly
lost faith in her son's case. Since he
was brought back from Wadena, la.,
on July 9, 1897. she has been his de
voted friend and has done everything
In her power to save her son. At the
Jail the greatest sympathy Is felt for
her by .the olllclals.
VISIT OF CLERGYMAN.
After Mrs. Van Horn visited her son
the Rev. R. R. Ihilgin. of the Christian
church of Dunmore, was with him for
a long nine. The clergyman succeed
ed In turning the I'ondemnod man s
attention to a consideration of tho
hereafter. He has had several inter
views with him of lute and will con
tinue to visit him dally.
A Tribune man had a talk with Van
Horn after tho Rev. Mr. Bulgln left his
cell yesterday.
"I've Just had a long talk with a
clergyman," said Van Horn, with a
smile as the reporter was Introduced,
"and my mind Is In somewhat of a,
whirl. I was never very much of a
church member, especially after I grow
up, but this clergyman who was to se
me has set me to thinking." Taking
a Hlble in his hand, Van Horn con
tinued: "He marked some things In here that
he wanted me to road and think about,
and I'm going to do It."
"Have you any statement with lef
erence to your case you would like to
give to the public?" asked the reporter.
"I don't feel Just In the mood to tnlk
about tho case now," replied the con
demned man, "and, anyway, I don't
believe It would do any good. The
board of pardons has decided against
me, and I suppose that most of the peo
ple have made up their minds as to
what they think about the case."
He said this in as indifferent a man
ner as If It was a matter of no im
portance' whatever to him that he was
discussing. He was Indirectly asked if
he feared to meet the death that has
been allotted to him. There was not
the suspicion of a movement of any of
the muscles of his face as he answered
that he does not fear death, but dis
likes the manner In which It comes to
him.
C.ui' TO COMIC.
"It's got to come, you know," he said.
"My health Is excellent and has been
ever since I have been in here, and my
nerves have always been the best.
They are yet," he added as he held out
his arm to show there was not a sus
picion of a nervous tremor. Reverting
to ids case, he said:
"I have had the services of good at
torneys and they have done the best
they could for me, but somehow things
have gone against me from the be
ginning of this case, and I suppose I
must be contented. I didn't expect
much from the board of pardons and
I'm not much disappointed at their re
fusal. I don't see that anything further
can be done for me," and Van Horn
laid down the pipe on which he had
been placidly pulling nnd drawing some
tobacco from his trousers pocket, be
gnn industriously to chew a portion
of it.
The olllclals nt the Jail who have
watched Van Horn closely for months
are much Impressed by his wonderful
coolness nnd nerve. They have no an
ticipation of any disagreeable scenes on
the scaffold.
Sheriff 'Pryor yesterday began his
preparations for the execution. A few
days ago Van Horn was moved from
the upper to the lower tier of cells in
corridor six. He now occupies coll
number eleven, near the western end.
This is the corridor In which Merolo
was hanged, and here, too, within
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twenty feet of the cell Von Horn now
occupies ho will pay his penalty to the
law on the same scaffold thnt was used
to execute Merolo. It Is stored away
In one of the basement dungeons, nnd
can be put together In a few hours,
THH DKATH WATCH.
Yesterday morning, by direction of
Sheriff Pryor, Warden Simpson, of tho
county Jail, organized a death watch.
The members of It are Captain Warner,
Al. Atkinson nnd Henry J. Loftus. One
will go on duty nt 8 o clock In the morn
ing and servo until 4 In the afternoon.
The next man will serve until mid
night nnd the third until S o'clock in
the morning. i ho death watch went
on duty yesterday.
They are stationed outside of Van
Horn's celt und keep their eyes on him
constantly. No one Is nllowed to see
the condemned man without the
special permission of tho sheriff nnd
they are not allowed to get within
arm's length of the prisoner. His
spiritual adviser Is the only one who Is
admitted to his cell.
Sheriff Pryor's desire Is to conduct
the execution lis uuletly lis possible1.
As the corridor Is small, the tickets of
admission will necessarily bo limited.
The execution will take place about 10
o'clock In the morning.
Van Horn is living on hotel fare
these days. The Jail olllclals give him
whatever he desires In tho way of food.
BUFFALO IS EXCITED.
Doing All Kinds of Speculating
About the Large Steel Plant
to Be Erected in That
City.
The report that the Lnckawanna
Iron and Stool company contemplates
moving Its plunt to Huffalo has stirred
up the papers of that city to a great
extent. The Kneiulrer says:
Interest ill the $13,000,000 steel plant to
be built at Stony Point Incri-ases each
day. The latest report is that the Lacka
wanna Iron and Steel company, of Scian
ton. Pa., u competitor of the Carnegie.
Interests, is the pewer behind the local
promoters. The capital of this company,
which gives employment to about 4,000
men. is $3,D0o,000.
Yesterday morning the chief engineer
of this company, C C. Conkllng, with u
corps of expert assistants, went to Stony
Point to make a survey of the lands
that have been bought for a site.
It has been h-arned that local capital
ists have agreed to take $2,30o.W) of tho
total capital, needed of the steel com
pany, nnd It Is stated the stock thus far
subscribed by Huffalo men Is as fol
lows: John J. Albright. $230,000; William
Hamlin, $230,000; William A. Rogers. $130.
OfO; Charles W. Goodyear. JKM.OOO; Dd
mund Hayes. $100,000; George L. Will
iams. $100,000; Cicero J. Hamlin. $100,000;
Woolley & Gerrans. S'S.OOO; Harry Ham
lin, $30,000; total, $1,175,000.
In Scranton, P.i , where the Lacka
wanna Iron and Steel compuny has Its
homo, there is nearly as much specula
tion about the proposed steel plant for
this city ns there Is In Buffalo. The fact
that the compiny recently sold out Its
coal Interest there for $1,000,000 Is point
ed at ns evidence that tho company may
be plannlnc to move, to Buffalo.
Tho Buffalo News has the following:
Mr. John G. Mllburn this afternoon
gave this statement to a reporter for tho
News:
"The statement published to the effect
that those behind tho steel plant project
are tho Lackawanna Iron and Steel com
pany, of Scranton, Pa., is not true. This
project Is very much larger from begin
ning to end. There ore one or two per
sons having holdh.gs In tho Lackawanna
who havet holdings In this, but many
with large holdings hi tills plant have
no connection with the Lackawanna. The
Scranton man whoso name has been
printed In connection with this enterprise
Is probably a stockholder In the Lacka
wanna, but he also holds stock in many
other companies."
HOME FROM SAN JUAN.
Two Members of Eleventh Regiment
Arrive and Many More Coming.
George Kllnglesmith und William
Grose, both of Scranton, privates In
Company I, Kleventh infantry, arrived
home this morning from San Juan,
Porto Rico. There are about 430 boys
from Scranton and WIlkes-Barre in
this regiment and most of them are
now homeward bound.
They are the soldiers who It will bo
remembered were recruited by Lieu
tenant Dentlcr und are now being dis
charged under general orders No. 40,
which is framed on the act of congress
directing that these volunteers should
be discharged at the end of the war.
A large number of others are expected
to arrive today. They complain bit
terly of the accommodations on board
the transports, and even at this late
day the attempt was made to feed them
on embalmed "Eugun."
ANNUAL CHURCH MEETING.
Second Prssbyterinn's Membership
and Finances Contributed.
The annual meeting of tho members
of the Second Presbyterian church wns
held last evening to hear reports from
the various societies and organizations
for church work. Rev. C. K. Robinson,
. D., presided. The following report
was read:
Present membership of the church,
770; membership of the Sunday schools,
07fi; contributions for home missions in
this city nnd through the west nnd
south, $6,367; for foreign missions, $:',
853; for other benevolence's, $2,120; for
congregational purposes, $16,118; total,
$27,490.
WANT THE PAVE REPAIRED.
Prominent Citizens Join in a Peti
tion to the Mayor.
A petition was circulated yesterday
by Charles P. Matthews asking Mayor
Molr to complete the asphalt repair
contract and proceed with tho repairs
ut once. It was signed by all the
prominent citizens whom Mr. Mnt
thcjws could reach and placed In the
mayor's hands early In tho evening.
Attnched to the petition was a clause
setting forth that the petitioners were
prompted to attach their signatures
only by their Interest In the city.
Mayor Molr declined to give out the
signers of tho petition for publica
tion. He will transmit it to common
council tonight, he stuted.
Another Big Oil Strike.
Toledo. U., April 2U.-A big stilke in
the oil Holds at Cambridge, O. has caiiHed
nearly us much excitement as the recent
find nt Sclo. Speculators arc rushing In
from all over tho country. The strike Is
guurded day nnd night.
DIED.
M'DONOlTQH.-ln Dunmoie, April it,
jsyj, Mrs. William McDonough, SI years
of ucc, at tho icsldeneo on Chestnut
street. Funeral announcement luter.
CONFLICTS WITH
THE CONSTITUTION
ORDINANCE TAXING TRAN
SIENT MERCHANTS VOID.
Opinion of Judge Gunster Handed
Down Yesterday in tho Case of
the Commonwealth Against Mor
ris Wormser The Latter .Was
Attested nnd Fined for Conduct
ing n Special Sale of Clothing
Without Having raid tho Tax
Prescribed by the City Ordinance.
The city ordinance taxing transient
merchants In this city $300 and Im
posing a line of at least $100 for every
violation of It, was yesterduy declared
by uudgo Gunster to be a flagrant
violation of several constitutional pro
visions In an opinion handed down In
tho case of the commonwealth against
Morris Wormser.
The latter Is not a resident of this
city, hut u few weeks ngo he opened
a store with a view to conducting a
special sale of clothing. Ho neglected
to pay 'the $1,000 tax and was arrested
nnd lined by Alderman Millar. He
took an appeal to court, alleging that
the ordinance Is In conlllct with tho
constitution of the staite because It
places restrictions on trade.
On the following day Wormser was
nrresteel again by the city authorities
nnd commltteu to Jail In default of
-all. His release was at once secured
by his attorneys, O'Brien & Kelly,
and the court directed that he should
not be again arrested pending tho dis
position of the uppeal. Tho opinion
of Judge Gunster In the case is In
part us follows:
JUDOK GUNSTRR'S OPINION.
Tho defendant Is the agent of Alex
ander Well, of New York, engaged In
the manufacture and selling of clothing
and merchandise nt wholesale und retail.
On April 5, 1S99. ho rented a store on
Lackawanna avenue nnd becan a tran
sient retail business therein for tho salo
of his principal's goods, without tlrst se
curing a license for the same from tho
'authorities provided by said ordinance.
On the same day a warrant was Issued
for his arrest for violating tho city ordi
nance. Ho was given a hearing before nn al
derman and fined $100. Ho appealed upon
the ground that the ordinance and tho
act upon which It wns based, that of Muy
20, liffil, aro unconstitutional for tho rea
son that they aro restrictions upon trade.
There are serious obstacles in tho way
of sustaining either the act or ordlnnnce.
Both appear as police regulations. They
are both to prevent Injurious competition.
Tho ordinance does not apply to per
manent business men, but to those who
aro not engaged In permanent business.
1'nder Article I, Section S, of tho con
stltuion of tho Vr.ltetl States the power
to reculato commerce with foreign na
tions nnd among tho several states s
vested in congress. It happens in tho
present case that the defendant is the
agent of a man In another state. That
being truo tho state cculd not discrimi
nate against him.
Articlo IV. Section 2, of tho constitu
tion says that tho citizens of each state
shall bo entitled to all the privileges and
Immunities of citizens in the several
states. And It is provided by tho four
teenth amendment that no stato shall
deprlvo any person of life, liberty, or
property without due process of law or
deny to any person within Its Jurisdiction
tho equal protection of the laws.
As applicable to the present case the
ordinance In question Is a flagrant viola
tion of tho several constitutional provi
sions referred to.
ANOTHER OBJECTION.
Another serious objection to the ordi
nance, ns well as to the act of 1S93, is that
neither provide any limit to the amount
of the fine, which may be Imposed, except
that It "shall not bo less than $100." It
mav be $200 or 51,000. or $in.O0o. It Is true
that In our fundamental law wo have sol
emnly declared that excessive ball shall
not be required nor excessive fines Im
posed nor cruel punishment Inflicted, nnd
Hint no man can be deprived of his life,
liberty or property unless by Judgment
of his peers.
But what do such declarations amount
to If for violations of municipal ordl
nanco a magistrate or Judge upon com
plaint may confiscate the property of tho
offender or send him to Jail?
These views nro in nccord with thoso of
Judge Scott.
I am of tho opinion that the ordinance
Is void and In accordance with tho agree
ment of the parties enter Judgment for
tho defendant. The eo plaint Is quashed
and tho defendant Is discharged.
ASKS FOR A DIVORCE.
Mrs. Alice Thomas Says Her Hus
band, Philip J. Thomas, Was
Cruel and Unfaithful
to Her.
Mrs. Alice Thomas yesterday Insti
tuted divorce proceedings against her
nlleged unfaithful and cruel husband,
Philip J. Thomas, now of New York,
but for many years a well known labor
leader In this city.
They were married April 9, 1VS1, and
lived together until Jan. 19, 1SS, when
some dltllculty arose and they agreed
to separate. Mrs. Thomas went back
to her native place, Newport. South
Wales, aud entered upon the education
of her two children, n hoy and a girl.
The son Is now In college studying for
the ministry.
About a year ago she was Induced to
return to this country by glowing let
ters received from her husband, one of
his statements being that he was about
to become mayor of Scranton, having
been asked to stand for tho place by
the unanimous voice of the people, ir
respective of party.
Upon arriving hero with her daugh
ter, Mrs. Thomas sought out her hus
band with the expectation of rejoining
him. He secured a boarding place for
them, but did not live with them. The
reason for this Mrs. Thomas did not
understand at tho time, hut later It
developed that he was living with an
of his marriage to the Adams avenue
Thomas and this woman had a falling
out soon after Mrs. Thomas' arrival,
and then Thomas confessed to his wife
that he und this other woman had been
living together as man and wife.
Thomas went to New York nnd his
wife proceeded to secure evidence for
a divorce. No record could he found
of his marriage to the Adams avenue
woman, but evidence was not lacking
that he had lived with her and that
they had been generally regarded as
man nnd wife. This nnd allegations
of cruel and barbarous treatment form
the grounds for divorce.
Thomas Is now nt the Mills hotel In
New York nnd is employed by Georgo
Francis Train In promoting the vari
ous enterprises of that famous citizen.
Mrs. Thomas Is living In this city and
makes a living as n professional nurse.
Her daughter Is working In Wilkes
Drtire. Fire at Reading.
Reading. Pa.. Apill 2n.-iiils alieinoon a
mysterious blaze luoku out In tho Hock
room of the large dry goods establish
ment of J. C. Illlg & Bro. The firm enr
rios $150,000 worth of stock which was
damaged to tho extent of $30,000, mostly
by smoke. The origin Is posltlvuly un
known, Tho losu Is eovou'd by lusur.
ance.
ig IJAVING BOUGHT the
5 Fcrber, O'Malley Co.,
eg their old stand, No. 422 Lackawanna avenue. Carrying, as
jg they did, a complete line of House-Furnishing Goods, which
2gj we couldn't add to our stock if we wanted to as wc haven't
g tlie room wc will give you bargains that will interest you.
3" The sale will commence Wednesday morning, April 26th, and
Sg last until the entire stock is sold.
MILLAR & FEU,
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Scranton Store, 124-126
Women's knit underwear
Buying from the mills direct, as we do, and in
quantities big enough to supply two ACTIVE stores,
we are enabled to offer in this department some ex
traordinary good values. For instance
Women's 8c vests at 4c Jersey ribbed
f trimmed
&& special price
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mmW ') Women's 19c vests at 2 for 25c rnm-
WZrtX" nied very nicely around neck and arms, in
mm white ecru, extra quality, jer- f ,-
sey ribbed vests. Special.... 2 2tOC-
Women's 25c lisle vests at 17c Lisle thread, jersey ribbed
vests, in white only, handsomely trimmed around neck
and arms. Special value at 1 J C
Women's 39c lisle vests at 25c These have yoke of lace
and are handsomely trimmed around neck aud sleeves; ,
colors, blue, black and white, real value 59c 25C
Full assortment of fine quality lisle . .
thread and silk vests at from 4 VC .50
That sa8e of
torchon laces
Again at a special price to
day several thousand yards,
from two to five inches wide
grandest values you ever
saw real value iocandi2iC
four cents.
Embroideries From four
to seven inches wide, price
has been 15c to 20c. -.
Special today I )C
Syic embroideries at.. 5c
i2'4c embroideries at. 8c
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MALTA CONVOCATION.
Meeting of the Committee Was Held
Last Night.
Few members of the 'U9 committee
which has charge of the arrangements
for the coming grand convocation of
Knights of Multu were absent from
last night's meeting, held In tho parlor
at Malta Temple. Chairman W. a.
Bartlett presided and much business
was transacted.
A souvenir badge was decided upon.
Bequests will be sent to all business
men along the line of march to have
them decorate. The Malta color is
black and red. The American Flag
company, of Kaston. will decorate the
Lyceum. Hotel Jeimyn and Malta Tem
ple. It Is expected that the Grand
Commandery Standard will arrive hers
w.wiin a few days nnd win be placed
on exhibition at ltichards, Wlrth &
Lewis, clothiers, nn Lackawanna ave
nue. Karly next week tho tickets for tho
concert at tho Lyceum Wednesday
evening, -May 10, will be sent out to
tho various commanderies in the
county. Anthracite commandery will
conduct a smoker In Malta Temple
Tuesday evening at the conclusion of
the exemplification of the blue and
master builders' degree.
The following Is the progrnmmo
adopted last night and which will be
given at the Lyceum Wednesday even
ing, May 10:
Band, "Onward Christian Soldiers."
Bauer's Band
Address, "Welcome, Sir Knights,"
Mayor James Molr
Quartet to. "Maidlgal."
Messrs. Beynon, Watklns, Stephens and
Jones.
Address, "Besponse,"
Sir John Gowland. Grand Commander
Solo, "Last Watch" l'insutl
Mr. V. Stephens.
Address. "The Supreme Commandery,"
Sir K. W. Samuel, M. I)., Huprcmo Com
mander. Band, Overture. "Marltana" Wallace
Duet, "Albion,"
.Messin. Beynon and Jones
Address, "A Malta Stronghold,"
Oil- George H. Pierce, P. S. ('., Grand
Becorder.
(juartette, "Onward Christian Soldiers."
Messrs. Beynon. Watklns, Stephens and
Jones.
Hand. March, "Buttery Park."
All sing. "Blest Be the Tie That Binds.
IJennls
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HONOR TO A SOLDIER.
Reception Tendered to Ralph Greg
ory by the Wheelmen.
Ualph Gregory, a popular member nf
the Green Uldgi Wheelmen and Its
former representative on tho blcytio
racing circuit, wns tendered a recep
tion by his follow members of the
club last night ut the club house. Tins
entire stock of the demons, gE
we propose to close it out at 2
422
Lackawanna
Avenue.
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Wyoming Avenue.
around neck and sleeves. .
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Women's i2c vests at 3 for 25c Jer-
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Bric-a-brac and
fancy boxes at
half the original cost
If you are at all interested
in the purchase of vases, or
naments, shaving sets, mani
cure sets or toilet sets this
week, you should make it a
point to see the reductions we
made on the balance of our
stock.
Every $1.00 article. ..25c
Every $1.50 article. ..49c
Every $2.00 article. . .75c
Every $2.50 article... 78c
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HERS!!, HIE HE SPECII8I
321 Lackawanna Avenue,
Up Stairs Oter Loner & Marks,
There are Injurious glasses which am
to be avoided as much as th? helpful
ones nie to bo sought. The best thing
to do Is to consult SILVKnSTONH, the,
eye specialist. He is able to do you
good. Many persons have greatly Inn
paired vision because they do not at
tend to their eyes in time. Sllverstone,
the eye specialist, has a record of 8,000
different names, to whom ho can refer
you for reference for his good work.
The lowest prices charged for specta
cles and eye-glasses. He solders
frames and duplicates lensea on short
notice.
Bemember tho namo and place.
SILVERSTONE,
THE
EYE SPECIALIST
321 I.acka. Ave., Over l.auer & Marks,
TAKE TIME BY THE FORELOCK."
Car load Just arrived. All stylec,
nnd prices the lowest. Workmanship;
guaranteed even on
THE CHEAPER GRADES.
Keep us in mind and you won't ro-
gret giving us your patronage you
will get goods as represented gtvlna
you our easy terms of payment or very
lowest prices for cash. Immense stock)
of Household Goods Stoves, Carpets.
Iron Beds, etc. Five large floors fuli
to tho celling at
Thos. Kelly's Stons, rrVnkKn'u.
guest of honor was a corporal lrt
Company I), Thirteenth regiment, and
it wus In honor of that fact and somo
others that tho reception was given.
It wns Informal In character and thor-
otighly enjoyed.
Professor 11, U, Perry, of Perry Bros.,
kindly loaned ow of tho Angelus plnivi
HttuchmontH for the evening, nnd thq
munlo afforded much pleasure. Clgara
and refreshments were served. ,
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