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THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE TUESDAY, MAY 2, 1899.
Connell Building
DESIRABLE
OFFICE
HULL PRIVILEGES OF
Law Library
llarro and Chief Cassnda, of Elmlra, arc
alto to uttcnd.
APPLY TO
J. L CONNELL,
Room 302 Council Building.
For Sale
A Pen ny-ln-thc-S lot 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 Sio on an instrument.
New Music at 25c Per Copy.
"First Offense Match," which from
its popul.it Ity Is not so offensive after
.ill.
".Molly, I hove Tou," Wooler's lilt.
"The Gibson Girl March" Mis
Beamish.
"Just One Oiil," Song.
And thousand oC other now plecc3
We sell the McKinlcy 10c Music.
POLE BLOWN DOWN.-The flag polo
nt tho high school wan mapped In two
by ytstenluy afternoon's wind iitoim. It
broke nt tho Joint nearly luilf way up
nnil the top p.itt In railing broko u num
ber of telephone wires.
rrNKr.Aii TO.uonnow. Tho fu.
nrral of the late Thomas J. Crlflln, who
died from wounds rccelvul In an assault
made upon hhn by highwaymen at Brad
ford Inst I'rlilfcV, will ho held tomuirow
morning from tho residence, 151S Uonsoy
avenue, this elty. A hlRh muss of re
union w tit be celebrated at Ot. Paul's
church.
ELECTION Of orriCKHS. Reorsn
tutloii of the Bcrnnton Illuminating,
Ilciit and Power company, tecently ah
Horhnl bv tho Electric Llitht company of
Anu-riia, was efficttd Hatuiduy and tho
following olllcers elected: President, V.
V. llnllstcad, vice piesldcnt, Theodore 1'.
Wolf, tiea.surer, H. M. Black; secretary,
K. C. Hand.
SUrtOVITZ AOAIN.-Jacob Surovltz,
the Junk dealer, who was acquitted 8at
ur.iily of a charge of receiving stolen
goods, was defendant In an action
brought yesterday before Alderman IMI
lar by Prank Spansenburp. The ehnrgo
wa3 assault and battery. Tho defendant
was hold In $300 ball for his appearance
nt court Hp-ingcnberg was a witness
against Surovltz.
THE OPINION OF '
JUSTICE FELL
IT WAS RENDERED IN THE KEL
LER CASE.
After Reviewing the Case with Much
Caie the Justice Concludes That It
Was Tried with Great Ability by
tho Learned Judge, and tho Rec
ord Discloses No Errot Culling for
a Reversal Convicted Man Will
Bo Called for a Re-Sentence Within
a Ecw Days.
Perry Brothers
205 W) tuning Ave, Scranton.
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KXCITINO RUNAWAY. A teim be
longing to Liveryman Nralls enjoyed a
inn up L'li'kawiuina avenue josterday
afternoon about ISO o'llock. Thpy stait
cd a.t tho Delaware and Hudbon depot
and wore stopped In fiont of Joint
Look's Sons' stoic. Tho carriage ta
which the team was nttaehed was bllght
lv damiiKul but no Injuries resulted.
Driver Qnlnn was about to assist nn
elderly lady Into tha carrlago when tho
team hroko away.
MINIMI LNJUHED.-Adan Mumey, f
Mt. Jesstip, had his right leg fractur-d
esterday morning shortly aftci going
to work In tho Mcoslc Coal innp.in'.i
mines neat tho above plate. Mumey Is
n minei but yisterdn was netliig as n
foottnin and was standing near a pllo of
praps at tho foot when a oai coming
uliing Jumped the ttack and ran Into tho
pile of props. Mumey was caught 'n
tho pllo-up and the neddent resulted lie
was lemoved to tho L tcknwunno. hos-pltal.
SELLS
tODAKS
CONCERT TONIGHT. The LlCde--ki.mz
t-oclety will close Its conceit sea
son with tonlsht's nffalr at Music lnl.
For tho llrst time the new dltettor, Pro
fessor Hcmborgcr, will conduit tho
(hornl singing In public and five mw
songs will bo rendered. Miss Helen 15 ir-ten-Werffer,
mc7zo soprano, of New
York cltv, and Arnold Lohmnnn, vlolln
lst, of Wllkis-Bairc, will appear as solo
ists. At tho conclusion of the concert
dancing will ensue, for which Bauer's
orchestra will play.
BAPTISM OF VAN HORN.
Arid Photo Supplies
103 Wyoming Avenue.
DR. H. B. WARE,
SPECIALIST.
, Ear, Nose and Throat
Eye
Office Hourii-0a.m. to 12.30 p.m; 2 to 4.
Williams llulldliiff, Opp, I'ostofllce.
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CITY NOTES
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FULL REHEARSAL.-On Wednesday
evening the Sjmphoii) orchestra, will
have a full rehearsal at tho new rooms.
FfmtJ COMMITTER Tho Joint lire
department committee of councils will
meet tonight to arrange for the annual
inspocUon and parade.
Immersed in nn Improvised Bap
tistery Rev. R. R. Ruigin Ad
ministered the Ordinance Yes
terday Afternoon at 3.45.
DIRECTORS MHCTINO. The direc
tors of tho Florence. Ctltttnton mlbslon
will meet In monthly bcsslon toduj. Ev
ery director Is requested to attend.
DONATION DAY Tho lunch commit
tee of the YotuiK Women' Christian as
sociation has appointed Saturd ly, M ey
ii as donotlon day. Contributions of Rro
ceries will bo eiy siatefully received.
ATLANTIC LEAGUE SCHEDULE -The
omtrlal schedule of Atlantic leasue
base ball games has been prepared In
handy loldtr form by Tho Tribune an I
copies can be giatultously had nt our
business ulllce.
SHOULD ELECT DELEGATES. Tw o
delegates should be elected by e.ich
Sundny school to represent It In tho
Lackawanna county Sunday school con
ventlon nt Pcckvlllo Friday, May 3, and
un offering should be proilded.
TO DENOUNCE THE OUTRAGE -There
will bo a mcctlns hold at tho
Howard Place African Methodist Epls
ejbpal church hall this evenlnff at SI
o'clock to denounce tho Georsla lynch
lngs. Rev. W. II. Urown. presldhiR cld.r,
and others will address the incctlnt"
WAS ARRESTED.-Samuel Richards,
of New street, was arrested yesterday on
Information furnished by Dinlel Da
Iacy, a neighbor, charging him with uj
sault and battery nnd threats. The pris
oner was brought beforo Aldetmjn Ilowo
and held for a fuither hearing today.
CAR BLOCKADE. Two freight ears
standing on tho Delaware and Hudson
latlroad switch at Euct Maiket strco,
jan down and off tho switch onto the
mHlti lino tsteida blockadhiR tralllo
tor two houis. It I pusumeti tuat Eome
boys looEcncd tho brakes. No damao
ensued.
BOLD LAUCENY.-B Joscphson, tho
Penn avenue clothier, was piosecutor In
a obb buvuRht ycsteiday before Alder
man Ilowo. He alleges that John Cookie
came into his state Saturday nnd took
theruiiom JI'JJ. Cooklo was held In S3W
ball for his appearance at couit on a
charge of laiceny.
GeoiRp K. Van Horn, who Is to be
executed Thursday morning for the
murder of Josephine Wescott, was Im
merse d yesterday by the Hev R. R.
HulRln, of the Tripp Avenue Christian
church, of Dunmore. The certnionv
was nerfoinied In the presence of sev
eral members of the church, the cleath
watch and the ofllclals of the Jail.
Rhv. Mr. RulRln Is Van Horn's pIr
Itual adviser and he has iecn a dally
caller at tho Jail. In his visits he reads
the IJIble to him, pi ays with hlni and
talks to him of his soul and the future.
When Rev Mr. Hulgln first boKiin to
talk with hhn, Van Hoin acted erv
nonchalantly. He soon became Intel -ested,
howeier, and was touched bv
the words of the minister. The latter
never leaes him without markincr
some passages of Scrlptuie for him to
read. The promises of God and com
forting words by his disciples have won
tho admiration, at least, of the con
demned mnn and It is belleied that he
has, at last, made him peace with God.
He expressed his belief to Rev. Mr. I5ul-
Bln nnil requested to be baptized.
Anions the passnsres which he had
read was tho one which said "He that
belleveth and Is baptized shall he
saved." Since he belleied. he deter
mined to ho immerbed. The warden
kindly oulered a baptismal font to be
hnpiovlsed In tho jail. Van Horn
looked a lepentant man as he walked
to the baptlsti'iy. Ills taee was maikcd
with lines of thought nnd he sighed
heally while listening to the minister,
who was clad In the robes of his olllce.
Before propounding tho question
which Is asked of all penitent bellev
eis, his spltltual adviser ead some
condoling passages of Scrlptuie- "Judge
not that e be not Judged. For with
wlint Judgment ye measure unto othets.
It shall be meted out to you." "Though
our sins be as stailet. they shall be
white as snow." "He that confesseth
mo befote men, hlni will I confess be
fote my Fnther which la In heaven,"
anil tho words of the Savloi : "He that
belleveth and Is hnptl'ed shall be
saved." And the words of Peter on the
day of Pentecost: "Repent and be bap
tized, eeiy one of you, in the name of
Jesus Chi 1st, unto tho remission ot
j our sins and :,i shall tecelve the gift
of the Holy Spirit."
The minister then put the question to
Van Horn: "Do jou believe with nil
jour heart that Jesus Is the Christ, the
Son of the Llilug God?" A moment's
pause and the teply camp "I do." En
tering tho water the minister solemnly
said: "George K. Van Horn, by the
authority of the Supieme Head of the
church, I baptize thee In tho name of
the Father and of the Son and of tho
Holy Spirit."
A reporter saw Van Horn aftPt wards
and abked him how he felt, and he said
"I am much relieved " His mother,
who was also with him through tho
ceremony, was much affected, but ap
paiently glad that Gcorgo was piepar
ing his soul to meet the Judge of all
the earth.
Following is the opinion of the
supremo court In the case of the com
monwealth against Joseph Keller,
which was written by Justice Fell:
The defendant. In support of the alle
gation that he had ncted In telf-defcnse,
wiib allowed at tho trial without objec
tion to offer proof of threaU made by tho
deceased. Homo thcuo tlm'ats had
been made in the presence of tho de
fendant, and neard by him; others hud
been made In his absence and had not
been communicated to him. In three of
tho assignments it la alleged as en or that
tho court failed to call tho attention or
tho Jury Ui tho effect that should be
given to uncommunlcatctl tin eats, and
thnt In this remit cl the charge was In
adequate and misleading. In connection
with thcho assignments only that part
ot the charge Is given which refers to
tho effect on tho defendant's mind of
threats madn by tho deceased
Earlier In tho chat en tho attention of
the Jury hail been called to tho threats
which tho deceased and the accused had
made against each other, nnel It was
then ile.uly stated that tho purposo of
this testimony was to throw light on tin
relation In which they stood to eneh
other and the condition ot their minds
when they nut. It was said: "Hut In
considering tho evidonco, ou will lteglu
with tint which thiows light upon the
relation of tho two men one to the other,
mid these throats on tho one side or tho
other. If you believe they were made,
will show vou tho condition of mind
of these two men when they came near
or when they approached each other
at least It will have u tendency to do
that "
WHY IT WAS ADMISSIBLE.
It was foi the puiposo thus stuted thit
tho testimony us to threats mado by
cither was admissible. 1'ioof ot uncom
munlc.itcd threats made by the deceased
Was received as tending to show his mo
tive and intention and thus glilng il&c
to an Inference that In the fatal en
counter he was the aggressor. Tho ef
fect to bo given to such testimony might
hao ibeen more fulls oxpjalned, but
what was tald in the charge In relation
to It was not misleading, and In tho ab-
benco of a rcauest for more specific In
structions on tha subject It cannot bo
said that the chaigo was Inadequate.
Tho photograph of the deceased was
offered by tho commonwealth to rebut
tostimony that tho defendant was a
smaller man than the deceased. This Is
a kind of testimonj which should be re
celitd with caution. In a recent case,
Beardsleo vs. Columbia Township, lbS
Pa. C02, It was said by our brother
Mitchell: "Photographs are competent
evidence, and when properly taken are
Judlclallj lccognlzed as of a high older
or accuracj . See Uddersook vs. Com., 70
Pa. 34i). But in careless or Inexpert, or
Interested hands thi v are capable of
verv se rlous mlsrepreicntatlous of tho
original. Bofoio they are peimltted to bo
used In the trial, therefore, there should
always bo preliminary proof of care and
accuracy In the taking of them, and ot
their relevancy to the Ibsuo beforo tlio
Jury."
On a question of size a photogiaph
would probably bo less reliable than on
one of Identity. But where other ob
jects, whoso size Is known, are shown
In tho picture, and appear therein to
hae been nt the Mine dlstonco from
tho camei.1 as the oblect whoso size Is
bought to be established, a reasonably
safe moans of comparison is furnished
This was a full-length photograph, and
tho witness who Identified It and testified
to Its accuracy was represented In It,
standing by the side ot the deceased.
This gau tho Jury a sulllclently safe
gulde.
REMAINING ASSIGNMENT.
Tho only remaining assignment which
need bu noticed relates to the refusal of
the court to direct the district attorney
to call a witness, Charles Lowu, whose
name was on the bill of Indictment. To
the request of tho defendant's counsel,
the district attorney replied tint ho had
called all the eye-witnesses to the occur
ence, and the court sustained this re
fusal to call the witness on the giound
that his testimonj, would be cumulatlvo
nierelj,. It uppears that this wltniss saw
tho shooting, and that the fact that ho
was present had been disclosed by wit
nesses beforo examined. The offer
should, howeier, be Judged In tho light
In which It was presented to the court
at tho time-.
The statement of the district attorney
that he had tailed all tho eye-witnesses
was not controverted and tho fact tint
other witnesses hail testllled to the pus
otto ot this one was not called to tho
attention of tho couit. It then uppearel
to the court that the eio-wllness could
hao testified only to the threats which
had been mado some hours befoio tho
encounter, as to which theio was no dis
pute. The refusal to require the. common
wealth to call this witness would not bo
giound for revel sal even If It had np
peaied that hu was present when Urn de
ceased was shot. Sixteen ejo-witnesscs
had nliendy been examined. While It Is
the duty of the district attornej. In such
a case ns this to present all tho testi
mony on the material facts, whether ud
erb0 to the defendant or favorable to
hhn, the court In Its disci etlon may limit
tho number of witnesses to bo called.
TRIED WITH GREAT CAKE.
There was not a withholding of testl
mon tavomblct to the dctendunt or a
failure on the rart of the district attor
ney to picscnt to tho Jury all the mine
rial facts It was the right of tho de
fendant to have all the facts connected
with tho shooting fully nnd fnltly dis
closed by the prosecution, but It was not
his right to have them rcpeuted over nnd
over Indefinitely by nil tho persons who
saw tho occurrence.
The cno seems to have been tried with
great cine Hiid ability In tho learned
Judge, und the record discloses no error
calling for a reversal Tho Judgment Is
afllrmcd.
The complete recnid In the case has
also nnlveil und Keller will be railed
for io-senlence within u few duys
STILL SLlZimti ClUAllb,
Over 00,000 Have Been Confiscated
in This District.
Reports of new sedzutes of Jacobs .
Co. cigars are received by Collector
Penman In nearly every mall. Since
Saturday over .10 000 ot these cigars
hae been confiscated In the Twelfth
district.
Deputy Broslus, of Lock Haven, re
pot ts having come- upon 1,300 In one
store, and 275 In another, at Lock Ha
ven; two lots ot "ii!G each In Renova,
nnd two lots of 2,600 and 1,030, respect
ively In North Bend.
Deputy Weaver, of Easton, writes
that he has found a dealer there who
has a bill for 10,000 Jacobs & Co. cigars
that were shipped on April .15, three
days after the factory was seized. If
thry arrive they will be turned over to
the government
Plttston turned up two lots, one of
600 nnd the other of f.,930, und nt Dan
ville, Deputy Buckingham discovered a
lot containing 7,650. This makes over
60,000 cigars bo far confiscated In this
district.
DO NOT STAND ON
CAR PLATFORMS
IF THERE IS ROOM INSIDE TAKE
A SEAT.
Supremo Court Decided Yesterday in
the Thnyno Case from. This City
That a Passenger Who Stands on
tho Platform of a Trolley Car
While There Arc Unoccupied Scats
in tho Car Does So nt His Peril.
Other Cases from. This County
Decided.
1 Tlwrp, Are, More Fish in the Sea sE
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Than ever came Out ot It. . . .
And there arc more creations in China. Glass and Silver in
our store than ever before. Don't be in a hurry to buy until
.n, Una. A ..,... A,.. IIma If if It? I I M M n r fr Trtilnf ?, nn tnnf
tcr what price, wc have it, We are particularly strong on these 5
lines, especially Open Mock Dinner bets, belect such pieces as
you need.
CVuxvaTVla-AX .
SPECIAL SESSION CALLED
Councils are Convened hy Mayor to
Consider Matter of Asphalt Re
pairsTalk of Resurfacing
Paves Out of Bond.
Millar & Peck,
Councils will meet tonight in special
Joint session In i espouse to a cnll by
Mayor Molr to consider the question
of asphalt rcpalis
Just what will ho done It Isn't safe
to predict, but this much Is known: A
resolution will be Introduced request
ing the mayor and contt oiler to make a
conttact with the Barber Asphalt com
pany under the terms of the repair
otdlnance and the company's bid. If
this passes and the probabilities are
that It will. Mayor Molr and Controller
Howell will observe the request, It is
understood.
When the contract Is executed the
Barber company will proceed Imme
diately with the work of repair.
Thete was some talk about the city
hall yesterday of Ignoring tho present
contract altogether nnd entering upon
a new one for the resurfacing of all
streets now out of bond. It Is esti
mated that this could be done for about
$60,000 and If a ten year guarantee was
given with tho wnik It would virtually
save the city $00,000, minus what It
will cost ot care for Mulberry street,
Clay, Vine and Jefferson avenues,
which will In the Interim go out of
bond.
These estimates, however, would ap
pear to be decidedly rough when
mathematics arc applied. There are
159,570 squat e yards of asphalt out of
bond. A fair estimate of the cost of
resurfacing would be $1 per square
yard. At this rate the resut facing
nlone of a portion of the streets would
cost within $151,630 of what the Baiber
company wants to keep all the asphalt
pavements In repair for the period of
ten years.
EX-SERGEANT RAFTER ENLISTS
Was Sent to the Far-off Philippines
Yesterday.
Eight more men wete sent yesterday
from the lecrultlng station on Spruce
street to serve for three years In the
United States army. Six were fiom
Scranton and two were from WilUams-
port. Among those from hereabouts
was William E. Rafter, former sei
geant of Company I, Fltst Volunteer
Engineer corps, which did duty In Ponce
harbor, Poi to Rico. Several of hist let
ters were published In The Tribune.
He goes to the Philippines.
The men sent yesterday were Tru
man L. Wise and James O. Miller,
Wllllamsport. cavnlry, to Fort Colum
bus. New York harbor; William K.
Raftei. Scranton, infantiy, and Will
iam Kane, Dunmore, cavalry, both to
Praesldo, San Ftanclsco, Cal., for the
Philippines; Henry Graf, Scranton, and
Floyd S. Olmstead, Mooste, cavalry;
Isaac Jones, Scranton, nnd Martin
Munley, Archbald, Infantry. These lat
ter four were sent to Fort Columbus,
New Yotk harbor. Olmstead Is a na
tive of Hlgglns Lake, Mich, and was
a member of Company C, Ninth legl
ment, P. V. I.
AN EQUESTRIAN SURPRISE.
The ense of Edward Thnyno against
the Scranton Railway company, which
was decided yesterday by the Supreme
court, Is u victory for tho compnny In
a matter of oonldotaWe Importance.
Tho case was nn appeal from thejudg
ment ot the Superior court reversing
a Judgment In favor of the plaintiff In
the common pleas of this county. In
asmuch as two Judges of the Superior
court dissented fiom the Judgment of
tho court Ittelf, the Supremo court nl-lowe-d
the writ of appeal and the case
was argued In February, Hon. John V.
Kelly representing tho plaintiff, nnd
Attorney Everett Watren tho defend
ant company, before the Supreme
court. Judge .Tessup represented the
Traction company In the trial of the
case In common pleas hero, when a ver
dict was tendered In f.ivor ot tho plain
tiff for tho sum of $S50.
The plaintiff was a passenger on one
of tho Traction company's cars, on the
Providence line; was standing out on
tho platform, smoking a cigar. At or
near the power house on tho Diamond
Hats there was u colllblon, causing
damage to the car upon which the
plaintiff was titling and he stiuck the
dashboard In some way so as to re
ceive severe Injuries. Tho lower couit
submitted the case to the Jury and a
verdict was rendered in favor of the
plaintiff.
DECISION REVERSED.
Tho Superior couit reversed tho
Judgment of the lower coutt on tho
ground that tho plaintiff was guilty of
contributory negligence, because he
was on the plntform riding when there
was ample room Inside the car. The
Supreme court has affirmed tho Judg
ment of tho Superior couit and the
case Is now ended.
The importance of the case Is very
much In excess of the amount Involved,
liecauso it Involves the right of passen
gers to ride on the platform of cats,
when there Is ample room inside, and
then claim damages If they are Injured
by reason of their position on the car.
In the matter of Robinson's estate,
Haeberly's appeal from the common
pleas of this county, the decree was
alllrmed hy the Supiemo court. The
appeal grew out of tho account of
Charles II. Welles, trustee for the
widow of "William Robinson, deceased,
and Henry Armhrust, guardian of Lena
and Amelia Robinson, children of Will
lam Robinson. The widow of William
Robinson married Mr. Haeberly some
time ago and the question In dispute
was the distribution of one-thlid of tho
amount of money going to the estate
of William Robinson by reason of the
sale to the Pennsylvania Central Brew
ing company, the dispute being whether
It should be distributed as real or per
sonal estate.
AUDITOR SUSTAINED.
The matter came up before E. C.
New comb as auditor and he decided
that the bulk of the fund should be
distributed as real estate, which secured
the same to the chlldien ot William
Robinson ultimately. James II. Tor
rey, representing the widow of 'Will
iam Robinson, now Mrs Haeberly, ap
pealed to the Supreme coutt. The judg
ment of our court, aflhmtng the report
of the auditor, Is aflltmed, and the dis
tribution made by him, vesting the bulk
of the money, becured by tho sale of
the property, In the chlldien. Is de
termined Anally The amount involved
Is unwatds of one hundred thousand
dollars.
In the matter of Crelghton vs. Scran
ton Lace company, Chappc'l s appeal
from the common pleas of this county,
the order discharging tho lule Is le
versed, and the rule reinstated with
ellrectlons to award tho same prayed
for, unless it shall appear that there Is
no party before the court entitled to
ask for It.
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134 Wyoming Ave.
"Walk In and look around."
IN THE PLAY HOUSES.
Sevengalln, the Wonder.
Scvengalla, the hypnotist, gave a re
markable exhibition of his wondctful
hypnotic powers nt the Academy of
Music last night. He also gave a vetv
Interesting1 exhibition of telepathy. One
of his subjects, while under the hyp
notic Influence-, gave remarkable evi
dence of the manner In which thought
can be transmitted. Sc-vengalla had
greater success with his subjects than
nny hypnotist who has been seen In
this cltv.
This nfternoon he will give his public
exhibition of mind reading by driving
through tho streets while blindfolded.
He will also .'nil articles hidden by a
committee of cltlens who will accom
pany him on his ride. He will i-tatt
from thu Academy of Muslo at I
o'clock.
Smoke the Popular Punch Cigar, 10c.
Last Show of Season at Gaiety.
The last show of the season at tin
Gaiety theater ptoves to be one of the
most entertaining. The musical ie.it
uie3 by the white and coloictl per
forniets of tho Mctiy Widows' Bur
lesque company were very good
throughout the enteitnlnments yester
day and the specialty acts were- ex
ceedingly tunny. The singing of the
colored male quuttcttc was highly ap
pi eclated and heartily encoted. Tho
comedy sketch of Tom and Gertie
Grimes was one of the best of the
season, and the Powell Sisters, "who
sing Just to please the bos," were
very successful.
Satllle and Young, the California vo
calists, and Howard, the contortionist,
were excellent, and the balance of the
olio, In which Beeson nnd Miles, Mlg
non and Lulu and Thomas W. Mack
appeared, was pleasing. The Merry
Widows company will appear at the
Gaiety until tomorrow evening, with
matinees elally, closing the season to
morrow night.
With Wednesday night's performance
the season at tho Gaiety theater will
end. Tho house will remain closed
throughout the summer, being thor
oughly renovated, remodeled and now
seating capacity, and will open again
"about Sept. 1, for tho next season.
There aie some of the very best book
ings for next season of burlesque that
probably has ever been presented for
the theater 'goers of Scranton. During
this season to come Manager Van Os
ten has contracted to play all the very
big organizations from the vciy begin
ning of the season, piomlnent among
them will be Weber & Field's attrac
tions, Bryant & Watson's, Harry Wil
liams company, Hyde & Bellman's at
tractions, all of which go to make next
season one long to be remembered.
"A Romance of Athlone."
Like a thing of beauty, a good play
is a Joy foiever. "The Corner Gto
ceiy," Daniel Sully's famous funny
comedy. Is without doubt the cleverest
farce ever written; It Is a phenomenal
blending of hilarious complications and
situations Theie is one continuous
laugh fiom the time it starts until the
cm tain drops on tho last act. "The
Corner Grocery" has a well defined
plot, an interesting story, nn occa
sional touch of pathos, natural end af
fecting home pictures nnd a wealth of
fun, birth and songs. Mr. Daniel Sul
ly Is an Irish comedian of quiet and
effective methods, and his Daddy No
lan Is a characteristic portraiture. His
support this season is said to be the
strongest he has ever canned, which
includes Louise Sully, Daisy Chaplin,
George D. Davis, George II Rareshlde,
Harry MoFujden, J. P. Rodgers, the
Emplie quaitette und others.
"Tho Coiner Grocery."
Chnuncey Olcott, the populnr cotno-
dlan and sweet singer, comes to the
Lyceum next Wednesday afternoon
and evening, and will present for tho
first time In this city his new pluy hy
Augustus Pltou, his manager, entitled
"A Romance of Athlone." It la one of.
those strong romantic dramas which
have so many udmlreiH and affotds
Mr. Olcott nn oppoitunlty to show his
vetsatlllty as nn actor, besides giving
him an excellent chance to display his
vocal powers. The musical features
comprise several now songs written
nnd lompobed hy the nctor-slngcr him
self and sung In his inimitable sweet
wu, which never fulls to bring forth
tounds of applause nt the end. Tho
productions Is one of the finest ever
se-en on nny stage ami the company Is
most capable, which makes tho suc
cessful tun of over three months which
the piny had In New Yotk not to bo
wondered at.
What's tho Use.
"Did j, mi ever think what you would
do If you had Rotschlld's IncomoT' said
Siedy to Hauluppo.
"No; but I have often wondeied what
Rothschild would do if he had my In
come." London Judy
' TAKE TIME DY THE FOFELOOK."
BABY GiHS MD GO-US
Car load Just arrived. All styles,
and prices tho lowest. Workmanship
guaranteed even on
THE CHEAPER GRADES.
Keep us In mind nnd you won't re
gret giving us your patronage you
will get goods as represented giving
you our easy terms of payment or very
lowest prices for cash. Immense stock
of Household Goods Stoves, Carpets.
Iron Beds, etc. Five largo floors full
to the celling at
Thos, Kelly's Stores,
131 and 113
franklin Avenue
SILVERSTONE. lit HE SKfiULBI
321 Lackawanna Avenue,
UpStalrs Over Lauer & Marks.
There are injurious glasses which ara
to be avoided as much us th helpful
ones ate to be bought Tlw best thing
to do Is to consult SILVERSTONE, tho
eye specialist. He is able to do you
good Many persons have greatly im
palied vision because they do not at
tend to their eyes In time. Sllverstone,
the e-je specialist, has a tecord of 8,000
different names, to whom he can refer
ou for leterence for his good wotk.
The lowest prices charged for specta
cles and eye-glnsses. Ho solders
flames and duplicates lenses on short
notice ,
Remember tho name and place.
SILVERSTONE,
321 l.acka. Ave, Over Lauer & Marks
THE
EYE SPECIALIST
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PAY-DAYS Tho Delaware. Lacka
wanna and Western company paid yes
tirday at the Continental and Hyde Park
collieries and today will pa at tho 1)1 1
mond, Hallstecd uvl Munvillo collieries.
The DMawaro and Buds .a company
paid tho agents, superintendents and
clerks hero and nt CaibonOa'j yesterday.
REMARKABLY LOW DEATH RATE.
-Last week's death rite was remark
ably low, only twenty-four cases, or eight
below the averago belns icported. Thero
weta thirteen new cases of transmlssahlo
e'ltea'JtH reported! Six of diphtheria,
three of measICH and fo'ir of seariet fever.
No death occurred from communicable
disease.).
CHIRKS roNVKNTlON.-Chlef or Po
ilco Frank Robllns. J-., will uttend the
national convention of chiefs of pollco
to be held in Chattanoo'cii, Tenn., next
week. He will do nrconipanled by Enill
S'-hlmpff. who will go thlthr to spend
his vacatlvii. Chief Kline, of Wilkes-
Another Case of Rheumatism Cured
hy Chamberlain's Pain Palm.
My son was nfllicted with riicuma
tlbin which contracted his right limb
until he was unable to walk. After
using one and u half bottles of Cham
berlain's Pain Balm ho was able to be
about again. I can heartily recom
mend it to jif rsons suffering fiom rheu-mntlsm.-John
Snider, Fteed, Calhoun
Co., W. Va. For sale by all druggists.
Matthew Bros., wholesalo and retail
agents.
Smoke Tho Pocono Cc. Cigar.
mmmmaamosm
DIED.
rfe This Yqmf
Story 7
' Erery roornlnc I hav a bad taste In my
mouth; mj tongue Is coatwl; my lieid
hi. he und I often foel diztv. I liaTO no ftnrc-
tite for bretkfait, and wfcit food I en die
treijcs me. 1 hive a heavy feeling In my
Homaou. I kin gottlng no weak that nome-
limca x iTciuuio, unu ujyuortr. uiu an uu
Btruae. I &n setting pale and thin. I am
as tired lu tha mornioi; as at night,"
What Is the troiiblo 7 Impute blood.
What U his remedy V
Auer's
Buffalo Bill Will Introduce More
Horses Thnn Ever Before.
Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Con
gress of the Rough Riders of the Worid
will exhibit here. Monday, May 22. with
COO horses fresh from the western plains
nnd many of them never woie a bridle
or saddle before this season. In addi
tion to the riding stock Colonel Cody
has fiom his home In Wjomhig a car
load of bucking mustangs, wild and
almost unmanageable.
It Is announced that the new features
to be added aie uuineious and aie of
such a iiatute as to give to the public
more Illustrations of history than In
post years. Poito means ana Cuban
holdlers who were paitlelpants In the
late wnr will give exhibitions In hotse
manshlp with all tho attachments used
In their native country.
TINUHAM.-At Waverly, Tn , May 1,
IMS, James Tlnkhum. h'unerul from the
late residence Wednesday at 2 p. in.
KIESi:L.-In Philadelphia, April 30, 183J.
Albert (1. Klotel, 21 years of ngc, at
the University of Pennsylvania, hospital.
TWO REVENUE DECISIONS.
tna Initio. Atnlldrucrliti.
irrm am rp turn tt Ara l'tltll
each clgtit. You cannot be cured
If troubled with constipation.
Trice, :5c. a box.
Writs us frilly all the p&rtlcutara In
yoiir tut. Yu unl reciilro a prompt
retilr us... u Air.ii, Low.ii, jinn.
Deal with Collateral Security and
Rase Ball Games,
Two new decisions of general inter
est vvern received hy Revenue Collector
Penman yestereluy from Commlsbloner
Wilson.
When collateral to the extent of $10,
000 Is put up as hecurlty It Is subject
to taxation as a pledge, and to but one
tnx on the original pledge, no matter
how many times tho loan is borrowed
and paid.
The other decision Is to the effect that
college baso ball games aie not subject
to a tax.
Time Is Money
to many men, and the Lake Shore nnd
Michigan Southern Railway saves a
large amount for its patrons by fur
nishing plenty of trains which travel
at tho highest into or speed and aio
always on time. If you aie In a hurry,
the Lake Shore nnd Michigan Southern
Railroad Is the only load for you to
consider.
Finest wines and cigars at Lane's,
S20 Spruco street.
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Scranton Store, 124-126 Wyoming Avenue.
Really interesting underwear news
This concerns another lot of women's muslin underwear, intended to rein
force our stock after the onslaught of the last two weeks. The better grades are
predominant in this particular shipment. Many styles that you really should see.
In the low pi iced goods we quote again tor today :
Corset Covers Of fine c.imbric, trimmed
with lace and insertion and cluster of
tucks 5y c
Gowns Of good muslin, in Mother Hub
bard style, with tucked yoke, tiimmed
with cambric ruffle, real value ;oc ZtC
Gowns Of good muslin, in Mother Hub
bard style, yoke trimmed with embroidery
riuslin drawers In the greatest variety ever
seen in this store. Every quotation here is an
LUUU SlIC, yeme llllllllltil Willi uiiuiuiuh; A i
insertion and cluster of tucks, value 6qc. 4vC absolute bargain:
Muslin Drawers, trimmed with tucks and
embroidery 25c
7Cjc Gowns at only 5c
Sqc Gowns at only 69c
98c Gowns at only 75c
Corset Covers Of fine cambric, trimmed
very elaborately with embroidery, value
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age.
Muslin Drawers, trimmed with cambric
ruffle and embroidery 39c
Muslin Drawers, trimmed with embroidery
and lace 49c
Some very special bargains in knit goods
Women's 8c vests at 4c Jersey ribbed Women's 25c lisle vests at 17c Lisle
trimmed around neck and sleeves. Special . thread, jersey ribbed vests, in white only, hand-
prjee 4C somely trimmed around neck and arms.
Women's i2c vests at 3 for 25c Jersey Special value at 1 C
ribbed, in white only, very good Women's 39c lisle vests at 25c These
quality, trimmed around neck and fof j- have yoke of lace and arc handsomely trimmed
arms J ZDL around neck and sleeves; colors, blue, r
Women's 19c vests at 2 for 25c Trimmed black and white, real value 59c ZuC
very nicely around neck and arms, in white ecru,
extra quality, jersey ribbed vests. fnr Full assortments of fine quality rA
Special........... 2 ,or 25C lisle thread and silk vests 49c to 2.50
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