m THE SCRANTON TMBUNlfi-- TUESDAY, JULY d, 189&. Wortl? $300, Our Price $225 That's what any dealer who carts pianos about on trial would charge you for the splendid piano we sell for $225 on ea9y payments. Don't you think it worth your while to see this piano ? Perry Brothers 205 Wyoming Ave. AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHY Depends largely upon the supplies. The right kind at KEMP'S, Wyo ion ming Avenue DR. H. B. WARE, SPECIALIST. Ey e, Ear, Nose and Throat Cfflce Honra-Oo.ni. to 12.30 p,mj to 4. William llulldlne, Opp. I'ojtofllos. -M-f -f-t- CITY NOTES 4 - f -t- TKACUKKS I'AID.-Tho public school teachers were paid yesterday. WASHINGTON NHXT.-Tho Harbor Asphalt c.omr-any "Will begin work on WnshliiBton avenue, between Vine and Mulberry streets, tomorrow. l-'ALSKS ALAUM. Some unknown cr hon pulled box 21, at Washington nvenuo nuil Mulberry street, at 1.30 this morulas, but thero was no firo anywhero In tho neighborhood. AXOTHHR RICHMOND. - William Richmond Is one of tho gentlemen whit has purchased rulm dumps from the O.ik Hill Coal company and not W. II. Rich mond, as has been announced. Kl'NKRAL THIS AKTHUNOON. Tho funeral of little Kdgar Clifford, who died nn Sunday, will bo he'.d this afternoon nt :i o'clock from Iho residence of his father. 1.42 Ncith WnshhiKton avenue. 1).. I, & W. I'AY-DAYS.-Tho men at the Continental and Ilydo Park colllerLs of the Delaware, Lackawanna and West em Uallror.d company were paid Satur day. Yesterday tho employes at tho Dodge. Oxford and Be " "o collieries were paid. HOARD OK IIHALTII JIKBTINfi.-A regular meeting of tho board of health will be held tomorrow night. Tho two new members, Dr. Reynolds and Dr. Rodham, will tako their seat?, and the new food lii'pi ctor. P. J. Wldmaycr, will mako his first leport. CiOLK DAT. Thero will bo a club ban dlcap at tho Country club tills afternoon open to all members. Thero will be two prizes, tho tirst will bo a lankard nnd threo oups. All entries aro to bo mado to tho captain as soon after lunch as pos. Mble. OR1 FP1N-KEKNH NUPTIALS. - Ar thur W. Keene, of West Scranton, and Miss Graco Grlllin, of Clark's Summit, wcio united In marriage Sunday night at the Methodist Kplseopal church of that place. Rev. Mr. Reynolds, pastor of tho church, was tho olllclatlng clergyman. Mr. nnd Mrs. Kecno wil reside at Clark's Summit. RUN DOWN BY STREET CAR.-Pat-rlck Kelley, a lad of 12 years, employed na a slate picker at tho Pino Brook col liery, was run down by nn Inbound Provi dence car yesterday morning. Tho boy was running after an outgoing car and did not seo tho approaching car. HI body was bruised and n gash was made nbove tho left eye. Ho was taken to the Lackawanna hospital. LOW DEATH RATE.-Only twenty four deaths wero reported to tho board of health last week. Tills Is eight below tho average. Thero was also n falling off lit tho communicable diseases as com pared both with the average and the preceding week, when eighteen cases wero reported. Last week tho number was ten. Seven of these were diphtheria and threo measles. Thero was ono death from ecarlct fever and two from diphtheria. NOT ENOUGH PRESENT-Not enough members of Compcuy A, Thirteenth regi ment, put in nn uppenranco last night to warrant tho mustering In of tho com pany. It was decided by tho olllcers pres. cnt to send out a postal to overy former member of tho company requesting them to bo on hand at the urniory on Friday evening next when another and final ef fort will bo mado to muster In. If mus tered In tho company will he Inspected that evening with Company H. ELECTION CONTEST.-Tlie following wltncsess wero heard in tho Langstuft election contrst yesterday: Scranton, Nlnoteenth ward, Kirst district, P. A. Cavannugh. John Longan, Joseph itelf, Chalres Saar, Morton Toghcr. Patrick Grimes, John Horan, Jacob Splndler, An drew Kloss, John Gllroy, Austin Her rlty. Jacob Reldenbaeh. Nineteenth ward, Second district, Andrew Michael nwskl. Gouldsboro, R. C. Drum. Spring Brook, David Moses, William A. Price. SIDEPATH COMMISSIONERS. - Three Were Named Yesterday by Judge Archbald. Judge Archbald yesterday In compli ance with the net of April 11, 1899, ap pointed three sldepath commissioners. They are: Y'. S. Mears, of this city, for three years; Herman V. Rltz, of this city, two yeurp, and A. P. Geb linrdt. of Jerniyn. one yenr. Resides the appointees the followlnij had filed petitions with Judgo Arch bald! Trod v.. Beers, Scranton; Wil liam K. Wntc. farbondnle: A. 13. Dun nlnpr, Scranton; Arthur Frothlngham, rieranton, and Edward W. Thayer, Scranton. Smoke the Hotel Jermyn Cigar 10c. -fflgi GOMPERS WILL NOT ATTEND MEETING INVITATION NOT EXTENDED BY THE PROPER BODY. Telegram Received from Mr. Mc Qulre States Positively That Ho Will Be Present Figures Con cerning tho Number of Men Who Are nt Work for tho Different Con tractors of tho City Talk About Bringing Number of Tinners to tho City to Work. Tho carpenters nro very enthuslnstlo over tho mass meetlnir which will bo held In tho armory next Thursday evening and the committee In charce Is working earnestly to make It a suc cess. They received it telegram yester day from Mr. McQulre. paying that ho will positively be here to address the meeting on that occasion. It can be stated with almost absolute certainty that President Samuel Clomp ers, of the American Federation of Labor, will not be present, as the In vitation extended to him was not pre sented by the proper body. The Ameri can Federation of Labor has allllhited with It national, International and state bodies und also the Central Labor unions of the various large cities. The Invitation to Mr. Gompers was extend ed by the Building Trades' council und not by the Central Labor union, nnd It is understood that It will not be ac cepted. The press commltteo of the Building Trades council stato that thero are many misstatements In Mr. Carluccl's statement which appeared In yester day's Tribune but they say thnt they do not desire a controversy nnd will refrain from entering Into any refuta tion. They state, however, that the yards are not wotfclntr and that Mr. Carluccl was not told thnt if he re signed from the Builders' Exchange, the stonecutters employed by him would go back to work. HAVE LITTLE TO SAY. In regard to the opposition to the Building Trades council, manifested by certain members of the Central Labor union on Sunday, the press committee has very little to say. They stato that tho motives of the Building Trades council have been misunderstood and that that body Is not antagonistic to the Central Labor union. The objec tion raised nt Sundny's meeting of the lntter organization was that the Build ing Trades council were apparently holding aloof and had refused to ap point delegates to attend the meeting. A Tribune representative yesterday made a canvass nniong a number of the leading contractors of the city for the purpose of discovering how many carpenters and other skilled workmen they hnve at work. Ilower & Stender reported having four carpenters work ing, which they say Is all they require nt present. Frank M. Moyer has four teen carpenters and several painters at work. Taylor & Tubbs, of Taylor, re port having no men nt nil at work. K. S. Williams, the mason and gen eral contractor, stated that an agree ment had been entered Into between himself anil Conrad Schroeder, Peter Stlpp. John Colllgan and S. Syke & Co., by means of which thoy exchang ed workmen of the various trades ii3 necessity demanded. Ho said that be tween himself nnd the other four eon tractors the following workmen wero employed: Twenty-four stone mnsons, fourteen bricklayers, ten plasterers and eight lathers. Ile further stated that every job that needed to bo pushed was being rushed ahead nnd that the strike was nffeetlng his Interests to a very small extent. WOOLSEY'S MEN. J. B. "Woolsey & Co. reported having four carpenters nt work and the Green Hldge- Lumber company have sixteen carpenters busy. John Benoiv it Son have six carpenters employed. Mr. Judge, of the firm of Mulheiin & Judge, stated that they had four carpenters at work and that there was only work for that number. He further declared that he was not very much concerned about the existing condition of nffalrs and that he was willing to wait until tho strikers gave up the struggle. The above figures show that the building trade In this city Is not quite so completely tied up as has been sup posed. While the members of the Ex change are, no doubt, handicapped to a certain extent by the tie-up, they are nevertheless making very fair progress with tho work they have on hand. It must not be understood, however, that the men who nro working for union workmen are bolters from their various unions. There aro, of course, n few of these latter, but the majority of tho men en gaged are either men who have never belonged to the unions or thos,e who hnve not been connected with them for some time. It Is the opinion of many persons that tho strikers are fighting for a hopeless cause nnd that as the fall and winter season will be hero In a few months that thoy must Inevitably suffer do feat. Tho strikers pooh-pooh these prophecies, however, nnd are still con fident thnt their efforts will bo crown ed with success In the end. SITUATION THE SAME. The struggle ns regards the plaster-'era-tinners strike is In Just tho same condition us it has been nil through last month and neither side shows any signs of weakening. Secretary Laudig, of the Builders' Exchange, stated lato yesterday ufecrnoon that the master tinners of the city have been in re ceipt within the past two weeksof let ters from foity tinners from outsldo the city asking for employment. He stated that these men would be sent for nnd put to work at the end of tho week If the striking tinners held out 'till then. In fact many of tho contractors are of the opinion that this week will seo tho end of the present struggle nnd that tho men will poon be back to work at the old wage rate. Time Itself can, however, bo tho only proot or this assertion. The Most Popular Route to the Wfst Is over the system of the Lake Shore und Mlchlgnn Southern Railway, the most perfectly nppolntcd road In America. lis coaches are the highest typo nt car- builder's fckjlll, with modern high back scats and weather proof vestibules, heated by a patent, regulated system and lighted with Plntsch gas. Elegant sleeping parlor nnd dining cars are attached to all through trains and unlfoimed attendants minister to the wants of patrons. Tho Lako Shoro Is tho road between Buffalo and Western cities. - Smoke the Pocono, G-cent Cigar, MARRIED SIXTY YEARS. Mr, and Mrs. Eben Foote, of Duryon, Celebrated tho Event. At Duryen, Friday night. Mr. nnd Mrs. Eben Foote celebrated the six tieth anniversary of their marriage. Newspapers rarely have an opportun ity of noting social functions of that kind. Mr. and Mrs. Footo were mar ried In iPlttslon township by Ernstus Smith. Mr, Footo was born In Middle ton Center. Otsego county. N. Y on April 18, 1S19, nnd Is therefore eighty years of nge. He came to this section when a young man and married Miss Martha H. Shlffer on Juno ,10, 1839. Mrs. Footo was born In Plalnsvllle, Luzerne county, on Februury 10, 1821. All the surviving children, William Foote, of Wllkes-Bnrre; Mrs. Harriet Knnpp, Mrs. Nettle Lamont, Mrs, II. L, Edsall, of Duryea, were present. The grandchildren, seven In number, were Mrs. John A. Wood, Mrs. Lyman Hof fecker, Delbert Knnpp. Bruce Knnpp, Jessie Wood, Muzette Edsall and Rena Edsall. The great-grandchildren, four In num ber, were Myrtle, Clarence and Helen Wood and Merle Hoffecker. The other gupsts wero Mrs. William Foote. Mrs. Almcda Shlffer, Mrs. Eliza beth Shlffer. Mr. II. L. Edsall. Mr. John A. Wood, Mr. Lyman Hoffecker, Rev. G. F. Ace and Mr. N. C. Clauson. Mr. and Mrs. Foote began housekeeping where they now live nnd they wero among the early settlers of this section. TWO MEN ARRESTED They Are Suspected of Having Some thing to Do with the Shoot ing of Officers Kays and Snyder. Special Officer Snyder, who with Of ficer Kays was shot by unknown men on Saturday evening, followed two men from the central city last evening to West Scranton, claiming that ono of them was the man who did the shoot ing. Together with Constable John Davis, Snyder followed them to their board ing house In Morris court, where they were arrested. Their names are An U o Cessu and Joseph Smith, and au employed ns laborers In the mines. They wero taken to the West Side police station and locked up. Burgess Powell and the chief of po lice, of Dunmore, wero sent for, and closely questioned the prisoners, but nothing wus developed that would In any way contract them with tho shoot ing. The prisoners wear a smaller sized hut than the one found near where the shooting occurred. A few threads of cloth were found on the burbed-wlro fence, and an ex amination of the suspect's trousers was mado by Hurgess Powell. Thero is a rent In the cloth, ns If torn by tho wire, which has recently been sewed, and the threads found correspond In some respects to tho material In the prisoner's trousers. Both men deny any complicity what ever In the shooting and gave a reason able account of their whereabouts Sat urday evening. They will be held for a heating. County Detective Leyshon has been notified nnd will make an investigation. Dr. Wilson, who Is acting house sur geon at the Lackawanna hospital, dur ing tho absence of Dr. Weaver, when seen by a Tribune representative last evening stated that tho condition of Kays was very encouraging and that he entertained strong hopes for his re covery. Ho says that his temperature Is only a little above the normal and that his pulse Is also very good. This Is considered remarkable In view of tho serious wound which was inflicted. AT THE MONUMENT. Annual Exercises Commemorative of the Wyoming Massacre. The one hundred and twenty-first anniversary of the Wyoming massacre was celebrated yesterday on the monument grounds in Wyoming by the Wyoming Commemorative Asso ciation. A large audience was assem bled In the tent erected for the pur pose. An excellent programme was carried out, Alexander's band, of Wilkes Barre, furnished the music for the oc casion. The speaker of the day was John Harris, Ph. D., LL D., president of Bucknell University. Ho delivered an eloquent address upon "Conditions of National Tenure." Ho spoko of tho manner in which the civilized peoples of Europe had wrested this continent from Its original possessois, the In dians, and told of the . wonderous changes which have taken place since then nnd which are the result of civ ilization. SIGNS MUST COME DOWN. I Street Commisioner Will Issue an Order Tomorrow. Street Commissioner O'Boylo will tomorrow directing that all signs hang ing over the sidewalks shall bo re moved. This will not affect signs that may hang abovo tho ten-foot privilege. It Is mainly directed against the canvass signs strung across the Ulewalk. SAMPSON CELEBRATES. Tho North Atlantic Squadron Ob serves the "Third" at Newport. Newport, R. I.. July 3. The first an niversary of the destruction of tho Spanish fleet at Santiago by tho ves sels under tho command of Rear Ad nilrul Snmpson, was observed hero to day by tho ships of the North Atlantic squadron by the attaches of the naval stations and of vessels In tho harbur In general. The celebration began nt 8 o'clock when the warships ran up flags und bunting of many colors. Oth er shipping and tho yachts In tho har bor were gaily dressed and In the city the stars and stripes wero displayed at all points. At noon a salute of twenty-one guns were fired from nil tho ships of tho squadron and each crew had a special dinner. Sports and race by the sever al crews, minstrels nnd vuudovlllo en tertainments on the several ships wero features of the anniversary. BORN. C'OrilSllN.-InKlmdulc. Pa., to Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Coursen, a son. --S-tESSES) DIED. LINDSAY. In Scranton, July 3, ISM, Mrs. Cutherino Lhidsa. of ion Kclior man court, wife or James Lindsay, ubo f.1 years. Sho Is survived by her hus band nnd threo soncs, Jumcs, Lawrence and Anthony und ono brother, L. V. Stone, Funeral Wednesday moinlug at K.30 o'clock. A requiem muss will be celebrated at St. John's church nnd In termont will be mado In the Cathedral cemetery. . LIVE NEWS OF THE INDUSTRIAL WORLD PRESENT CONDITION OP AN THRACITE COAL TRADE. J. O'Connor, New Storekeeper of D., L. & W. Company Has Taken Charge Dig Steam Hammer Taken Up From Kingston nnd Installed In the D., L. & W. Blacksmith Shop What an Ofllclal of the Lackawanna Says About tho La bor Situation. "The situation In the anthracite coal trade jut now Is a walling one," says the Engineering and Mining Journul. "Oil and gus stoves nro more generally used every summer for domestic pur poses and tho consumption of anthra cite at this season Is largely for steam production. Some of the collieries In the llazletou region have been very busy the Inst few weeks, but this Is largely because the Reading's fiscal year ends June 30th. "In the Wyoming Valley the collier ies are working short time, but the great demand for labor nt many points in the West has led to a considerable movement in tho floating population of the anthracite country nnd those miners who remain are likely to find thiir services in much steadier de mand this year than last. With a con tinuation of this demand, particularly from the Lake Superior country, for another year, much of the surplus la bor that has been such a potent factor In keeping down the total curnlngs of the anthracite miner may not rec -e higher wages, he will be sure of Milch steadier employment. "There Is little of Interest In the Western trade. The high freights up the lakes hnve kept down receipts at Superior and Dnluth, while both buy ers and sellers are watting till tho regular buying season shall begin. .Much tho same conditions prevail In Chlcngo territory, where prices seem well maintained. In the East a con siderable amount of coal has gone Into storage during tho month at tho tidewater shipping ports. At Boston retail prices- continue low, with some sollinir. At Philadelphia and New York the promised advance on July 1 has had little further effect and now the trade waits to see Just how the ad vance will be maintained." Lackawanna Situation. An olllelal of the Delaware. Lackn wanna and Western railroad was given the following statement to an ollielal of the Wall Street Journal: "The newest phase of the situation Is said to be a move In the direction of federation of the various organiz ation of employes for concerted action. You may state positively that we have been unable to llnd any foundation for such a report. There Is a general movement for federation all over tho country on the part of the brotherhoods and orders, hut nothing of the kind In particular on the Lackawanna. We continue to discharge men who are not needed, and they, being sore, nat urally continue to do a good deal of bluffing, but you must bear In mind two facts: These men know that wo aro pursuing the proper policy and the men who are In our employ are heartily co-operating with us In mak ing this policy successful. In brief, tho policy Is simply to get tho best results out of tho railroad and Its rep resentatives. "I recently went over the line and talked to representatives of tho var ious classes of employes and was some what surprised to find tho extent to which they had Imbibed the spirit of the new management and the amount of pride they took In adopting tho now methods. Being gentlemen, they aro not worrying over an order making courtesy compulsory, and, being men of business Instincts, they aro glnd to know we expect them to act In a busl-ness-llko way. A man with an an nual pass must show It or pay his fare. Conductors believe In this. They know where they stand and that they will be protected In the full discharge of their duties as we have outlined them. Men who are discharged cannot strike. The t raffle policy of our road In re flected by the personality of the man who has been selected for tho head of the traffic department. B. D. Caldwell, chairman of the Western Passenger association, and may be summed up In two words, aggressiveness and ability." O'Connor in Charge. J. O'Connor, whom President Trues rtale appointed general storekeeper of the Delaware, Lackawanna and West ern company, entered upon the duties of his office yesterday. Mr. O'Connor's position Is a new one. For a time he will have his ofllce In the building with Superintendent Fltzglbbons, of the motor power and machinery depart ments. When seen by a Tribune man yesterday, nnd spoken to with refer ence to the policy of his administration he said: "I am not ready to give out any statements regarding what I will do. Today Is the first I have been at my ofiiee, nnd I am very busy at ranging inatteis. I will select n chief clerk and appoint a foreo of clerks within a short time. T cannot give any further details at this time." Mr. O'Connor ts stopping at the Jer niyn. His family will come to the city within the next few weeks to lake up their residence here. Another Shake Up on the "Valley." Just as things nro assuming their natural conditions on tho Lehigh Val ley, along comes tho announcement that there Is to bo a general shaking up In tho freight department a sort or reorganization. This Is to extend along the entire system, and Is to take place some time during tho month of July. AVhllc the officials disclaim all knowledge of such an Intended move ment, yet our Information comes from such u reliable source that there Is no question about tho announcement be ing verified. Tho ofllclal announce ment Is to be made early In July. This and That. Every shop and ofllco of the Dela ware, I.nekawnnnn and Western com pany will be closed today. Poles are being distributed for the long distance telephone, which Is to connect Tunkhannoc, Nicholson, Fac toryvllle and Scranton. James Mellon, chief draughtsman of tho locomotive department of the Dela ware, Lackawanna nnd Westotn Roll road company, wus at Owego Saturday on business for his company. Work on tho extension to tho erect Inn shops of tho Delaware, Lackawan- na nnd Western company, Is going on rapidly. The foundation Is completed, and the brick work Is well under way. R. T. Dana, of Elmlrn, who has been assistant engineer of the Erie railroad for two years, has been transferred to the Now York division with headquar ters In Jersey City. W. A. Baldwin, of Elmlrn, has been appointed assistant engineer In charge of the engineer corps of the Susquehanna division. The 2,500 pound steam hammer, taken from the Kingston shops of the Dela ware, Lackawanna nnd Western Rail road company, and placed In the black smith shop of tho locomotive works of the company here, was put Into opera tion yesterday. Tho hammer will bo a big addition to the shop. It replaces a DOO'pound hammer, used for ninny years. P. J. FINNERTY KILLED. Was Getting Off a Train Near His Home in Dunmore. P. J. Flnnerty, of Bunker Hill, Dun more, was instnntly killed near bis home early yesterday morning. He was eturulng to his home from a visit In tho city, and met his death under the wheels of a coal train he rode on. Getting off he fell, nnd was thrown beneath the wheels of an engine at the rear of the train. His head was hor ilbly crushed. Flnnerty was 25 years of age, and lived with bis sister. Ho was employed us a plumber with Nolan Bros., and was tteasurer of the local union of plumbers. Ho was highly regarded by all who knew him, nnd his sudden death Is deeply deplored. His mother, two brothers und four sisters survive him. His brothers are Michael nnd James Flnnerty nnd his sister. Mrs. Michael McIIule, Mrs. John Runne, Mrs. John Langan nnd Miss Knto Flnnerty. The funeral will take pluce ut 9 o'clock tomorrow morning nt f:30 o'clock. A high mass of requiem will be sung In St. Mary's chinch, nfter which he will be laid to rest In St. Mary's cemetery. Coroner Roberts was notified, nnd found that the man sustnlned a frac ture of the left leg above the ankle nnd n compound fracture of the skull. An Inquest was deemed unnecessary. INCREASED ITS MEMBERSHIP. Scranton Club Rewards the Patience of the Waiting List. The Scranton dub has rulsed the limit of Its residence membership from one hundred and fifty to one hundred and seventy-live and the out-of-town membership to fifty. This was done mainly to accommo date those on the waiting list. There were nine applications on file and some of them have been waiting for many moths for a vacancy. The va cancy, however, did not come and as none were In sight it was decided to raise the limit und receive them In a body. AFTER THE WILL-O'-THE-WISPS Ordinance in Preparation to Tax Them $200 a Month. Mayor Moir Is framing an ordinance under the recent act of assembly to levy a special tax on Itlnerent mer chants. It contemplates assessing them $L'00 a month or fraction thereof nnd it is believed will have the effect of keeping them away from this city. The now act. Senator Ynughan says, carefully avoids the features of the for mer measure which was declared un constitutional by Judge Gunster. LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE. ll'nder this heading short letters of la tere 'lll be published when accompa nied, for publication, by tho writer's name. The Tribune will not be held re bponslble for opinions hero expressed. Mr. Fox Replies. Editor of The Tribune. Sir: An article in your paper of tho Sd lust., under tho head of "Bird Man Is Obstinate," does me an Injustice. I beg, my dear sir, that you will glv this, my reply, the space that In all lalrness It Is entitled to. The bird man Is not obsti nate, indeed quite tno contrary, ho Is most generous and kind. Two months ago when Dr. Hand complained of the crowing of tho chickens I disposed of many at sacrlllco prices and when next ho complained It was the barking of tho dogs, and acting under the advice of the board of health, to whom Dr. Hand complained, 1 placed the dogs In the cel lar at night, and so dispensed with the barking. The next complaint was to the effect that tho files had Increased over S00 per cent, und that this nuisance must be abated at once. 1 was tho re cipient of orders from tho chief of po lice and the board of health, nnd my landlady, Mrs. Jewell, who heartily sym pathizes with me, gave me "fly-nettlm;" which I tacked over tho window which ! now nailed shut with Dr. Hand's boards. Tho truth of the matter Is simply this. Dr. Hand has had an old axe to grind ono of long standing; the grinding Is between Jewell and Hand, and Fox, tho bird man, is tho "go-between" for Dr. Hand's grinding. When Jewell built the house In which my store Is located, Dr. Hand took exceptions to the same, nnd was compelled to alter ono of his (Hand's) rooms In consequence; at least this Is how tho story goes. I was not here at tho time, and since my ar rival the doctor bus used his best en deavors to turn mo out. 1 ottered to leave this plneo two months ago but the Jewell's would not relcaso mc ; at that time I had a storo sultnblo for my business, but I do most emphat ically refuse to inovo at this time, un less Messrs. Jewell and Hand will pay my expenses In doing so. Besides, there ii no law that can put me out; my place Is kept scrupulously clean, there aro no bad odors, and my experience of twenty five yean In tho business would not permit mo to have tho place In nny other condition. I have a lease for a year, and pay my rent promptly In advance, and I can produco DOT business men your best citizens who will glady vouch for every statement I mako so far ns tho cleanliness of my store and my Integrity are wineerned. 1 am, sir, yours truly, U. A. Fox. A Half Fare Tour to the Golden Gate via the Lehigh Valley Railroad. On account of the National Kduca tlonal association's thirty-eighth an nual convention at Los Angeles, Cnl., July 11th to 11th, 1S99. the Lehigh Vol ley Railroad will make a rate of ono single fare for the round trip, plus two dollars membership fee, to teachers, who desire to go to California at tho time named. Tickets will be on sale June 21th, to July 6th, limited for re turn passage to September 8th, 'S3 Inclusive, affording ample opportunity for touts and sight seeing In the far west. Consult Lehlsh Valley Ticket Agents for further particulars. ' m Smoke the Pocono Be cigar. Mrs. Wlnslow's Soothing Syrup. Hub been used for over KIFTV YKAItS by MILLIONS of MOTHKHS for their CHILD1H2N WHILUTKISTIIINO WITH PKHKECT Sl'CCKSS. It HOOTIIKS tho CHILD. SOFTENS thn OU.MS. ALLAYS ull PAIN: CUHLS WIND COLIC, and Is tho best remedy for DIAIUIHOICA. Sold by DniRHlsts In every part of the world. Uo sure und ask for "Mrs. Wins, low's SoMthing Syrup." and take no other kind, Twcnty-tlve cents a bottle. I It Does Not 5 A lavish outlay of money to " Our new line of Plaster Placques, 3 Jars: etc.. cive a wide scope for 5 the home furnishing for little money. All are copies of World 3J Famous Art Pieces, finished in Old Ivory. rincques, uiana, uirin 01 venca 5c Match Stands, Indian Heads .15c Pipe Racks, Monks, I:tc Just the thing for summer "" 3 Ai:iln JC Dcrts- p lYlllIcir Ot rCCIV, BIG MINE STRIKE AT WILKES-BARRE OVER TWELVE HUNDRED MEN . ARE IDLE AS A RESULT. Trouble Is' Between Lehigh Valley Coal Company and Its Miners. Cause of the Difficulty Is the New Safety Lamp Introduced by the Company Which tho Miners Refuse to Carry Five Collerles Avo Shut Down Probable That a Long Fight Will Be Made. Over 1,200 employes of the Lehigh Valley Oonl company have gone on strike and tied up five collieries In and about Wllkes-Barre. At the Dorance colliery where the strike originated, B.'O men have been out since Thursday. Yesterday they held a mass meeting and sent out delegations to the com pany's other collieries to usk the men employed there to join them. About 700 men were Induced to join them and this resulted In the shutting down of the Prospect and Oakwond shafts, and the Alldvale and Wyoming slopes. The bone of contention between the men and the company Is the new safety lamp which the company has compelled the men at the Dorrance to use In gaseous and other places ns a preventative of explosions and mjne fires. It Is known ns the Wolfe safety lamp, and the company recently procured a large stock of them nnd distributed them among the miners nt the various collieries, making their use compulsory. Another now Innovation was Intro duced at the same time nnd the miners are also up In arms against this. The second order provided that all blasts must bo discharged by a man appointed for the purpose, who was to use nn electric battery to do the work. OBJECTIONS TO LAMPS. The objections made by the miners regarding the safety lamp are mnny. They claim in the first place that it is entirely too heavy to carry around, the lamp weighing seven pounds. They also claim that It does not show enough light .and that the roof cannot be seen In order to guard against falls. In regard to tho blasts being fired by a man appointed for the purpose, they state that this process entails long and expensive delays on the part of the men, who have to wait, It Is said, some times ns long as a half hour for the man to arrive. The statement Is also made that the absence of a squib will not prevent explosions and that the latter are frequently caused by blasts discharged with a battery. , The company officials, on tho other hand, maintain that the lamps were Introduced to lessen the number of fatal accidents which have occurred In the mines affected by the strike and which aro generally known to be particularly gaseous. The officials point to the acci dent which occurred in 1S93, when seven men lost their lives through tho care less use of a naked lamp. They further state that the company expended $3,000 for the lamps and will Insist upon their use. THEY ARE ORGANIZING. The miners are being thoroughly or ganized nnd the Interest taken bv the Poles and Hungarians Is a marked fea ture of the situation so far. The ma jority of the men who went out yes terday were Induced to do so by pick ets, who stopped them on their way to work and Induced them to quit. A high ofllclal of the company stated yesterday that there appeared to be no Immediate project of a settlement, ns the company Is just ns determined as ever not to submit to the demands of the men. He said that the company deems Its position unalterably right and that of the men absolutely wrong. SAW PRESIDENT TR1TESDALE. Employes' Committee Waits on Him in New York. The committee representing the Order of Hallway Conductors and Brother hood of Hallro.td Trainmen which went to New York, Sunday, to wait on Presi dent Truesdale, of the Delaware, Lack nwannn and AVestern road, met him yesterday and arranged for a confer ence on July 12. The rules that the employes wish adopted were presented. The officials will pass upon them and be ready to deal with tho employes when the con ference occurs. It Is understood that President Truesdale favors the mileage system of pay which the men aro asking for nnd that there will be no friction on that score, at least. NO MORE MINE PARTIES. Superintendent Loomls Refuses to Issue the Necessary Passes. Visiting parties to the mines of tho Delaware, Lackawanna and Western company are now n thing of tho past. Superintendent Loomls, of the depart ment of mining, has decided to stop the practice of Issuing passes to fW sons who wish to take their friends and visitors to tho mines of the company. To u Tribune man ho said, yesterday: "I have not the least objection to having our mines visited by people, but It Is a great Injury to the company. The men loso very much time when visitors are about the mines, and this In a year means many hours of lost time, consequently I deem It my duty to refuse passes." 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