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Our Price $225
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CITY NOTES
DIHD IN BROOKLYN -John Culkin,
of JVl Phelps strpef, died jesterday In
Rioolthn N Y where ho was visiting.
The remains will be brought to tills city.
(JOINT. TO THi: "PkN," -Sheriff. Prjor
will on 1'ild.ty take to the JJastem penl
tiiitlarj tho prisoners sentenced to teims
In that institution Uuilng tho last term
of criminal c-otm.
CONDITION rAVGHABLl' The con
ditlon of Patrl-k Knvs, the ofllecr who
was shot on Satuiday evening last, was
v-i good last night find tho attending
pin M( la ns an- now ninio boatful than
cvei that he will tec over
PrNLHAL TODAY.-The funeral of
t'ie late Anthony Muldoon will take place
thl morning at P .10 from his l.ito rcsi
ibmi 13V1 l'enn avenue Son Ices will
be held In St. Paul's chinch nnd Intel
liient will bt made In tho Cathedral cemc
tei riwnnAL Tins ArTBRNooN.-Tho
funeral of the late Mrs. Catherine Llnil
t.iv will take place tnls afternoon fiom
i lie re-ldenee. lcM Kellerman ourt.
Miort M-rvlces will be held at St. John's
i liureli at 2 'n o'clock and intrimcnt will
be made In the Cathedral cemetery.
DOINGS OF THE POLICE.
It Was Not nn Unusunlly Busy Day
With the Coppers.
John Moran, who bo.it da on Lacka
wanna nicnuo, stole .i pair of ttoueis
from Lee Benjamin's stoic on l'enn
avenue yesterday at noon, while on a
iliunken spiep. Patiolman .Tohler and
Matthews captured lilin and locked him
up.
lleoigp Wartlch. of 112 Gibson stteet,
was iclleved of a In an new 41 calibre
levnlver of Wild West pattern because
of his icckle.ss use of It on Lacka
wanna avenue. He had u belt full of
Wank utrtildRPH and was going along
the stieet banging away like a bad
finntieisman on tho war path. Patiol
man Pauy thought It best to icstrain
lilin and did as indicated above. He
was told ho nilKlit apply for hi& gun at
police court this morning.
Benjamin Davis was fined J3 In po
lice couit yestoday morning for being
diunk and lighting.
Fiank MoClowan paid a fine of $3 for
bPlng diunk and disorderly.
Patiick Glllnldo was committed to
the county Jail for CO days on a charge
ot vagiaucy and mnllclous mischief.
James Smith, who was picked up
dead diunk was dlschaiged.
Alack Schulu and Robeit Council
were uu.iignod on a chaige of light
ing and were both lined $3.
Peter Rnrlck and William Hughes
weie lined $3 each for being dead
drunk
John Cymes was sentenced to pay a
fine of $3 or spend 10 days in tho coun
ty Jail for being diunk. In default
of payment he was committed to tho
Jail.
TWO FIREMEN INJURED.
Thrown from Hose Wagons Whllo
Responding to Alarm.
James Kcogh, of Prospect aenue, i
member of the William Conned! Hose
company, met with a seilous accident
jesterday afteinoon He was aboard
his company's wagon, answering th
alarm of file sent in fiom Ho 21, and
when turning Cedar avenue fiom Illreh
street, the apparatus .stiuek the street
car uncus ana Keogh was thrown to
the giound, landing on his face.
When aid was given him, ho was
found unconscious and bleeding pro
fusely Horn a long and deep gash
across his foiehead. He was placed In
n carriage and emoed to his home,
and Dr. Manley was called. The wound
was dressed and a complete examina
tion made. It was ascertained that tho
cut was tho only Injury sustained.
Mr. Keogh, who is a fot email at tho
Hauquolt silk mill, will be nblo to re
sume his duties In ten days.
William P. Huester. of Cedar avenue,
was thrown fiom the Neptune hose
waron yesterday whllo lespondlng to
the same alarm. He sustained biuiscs
and cuts on his right leg. He Is ablo
to be about.
"I have used Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy In my family for ycais nnd
nlways with good results," says Mr.
W. B. Cooper, of HI Rio, Cal. "For
email chlldien wo find It especially ef
fective." for sale by all drugglst3. Mat
thew Bros., wholesale and retail agts.
Cjnoke the Uoiei JexciYn Clgur 10c.
CONVENTION OF
LETTER CARRIERS
THE GREATEST IN TnE HISTORY
OF THE CITY.
It Will Be Attended by Over One
Thousand Delegates, Who Will
Come fiom all Parts of tho Coun
tryOn Monday, Sept. 4, tho Big
Tarade Will Bo Held, In Which
Five Thousand Carriers Will Par
ticipateDetails of tho Week's En
tertainment. Scrnnton has had manj conventions,
and has achieved mime fame as a
"convention city," but It never hnd
anything that will deserve to be con
sidered In the same class with the con
vention of the National Association of
Letter Cntrlers, which meets here dur
ing tho first week of September
Thcie wtll be at least one thousand
delegates and possibly twelve hundred,
and they will come from all quatteis
of this broad land. From far away
San Francisco a dozen delegates will
come nnd St. Louis, which Is just at
the gateway of the marvelous west,
will send sixteen of her postmen heie
to participate In the deliberations ot
the National association. New York
will have seventy delegates and Phila
delphia inoie than half that number,
tany of these 3,000 or 1100 cairlers
Mill bo accompanied by thelt wives,
and they will spend a Meek.
The convention is now but two
months distant, and the eommlttpps
that have the various sections of the
arrangements In chaige ate bending
their best cneigles to make this "with
out nny possible manner of doubt" the
greatest concntlon In tho hlstoiy ot
the association.
Tho delegates will begin to arrive on
Saturday, Sept 21. and will proceed at
once to national headqunitera in the
Jermn, wheic they will register. Ad
joining the national headqunitets will
be the buieau of Information In charge
of H. I, Robathan, seciettny of the
local citizens' committee of aitange
ment. He will assign the vlsltois to
hotels or boarding houses, accoidlng to
their wishes, and will give them a
badge which will designate them as
delegates.
WHEN THHY REGISTER.
When they register the delegates will
leielve a ticket which will give them
the pilv liege of riding on the cats ot
the Scianton Itnllvn company and
tickets for the exclusions that hae
been airanged in their honoi.
On Sunday the Letter Carriers' band
nnd dium coip, of New York, will ni
rlve In the city to spend the entire
week. They will ghe a sacied concert
In the afteinoon at Nay Aug park, as.
slsted by Ballet's band and the Scian
ton Glee club of seventy-five of the
best male voices of the city, under the
leadership 'if John T. Watkins. This
club will nNo sing at Monday's recep
tion and will accompany the canleis
on thell miiIous Jaunts. The club Is
now lndiitilously iehe.ii sing
The decointions will be a notable
feature of the convention. An lies of
designs appiopiinte to the natuie ot
tho consent Ion will be elected at
Lackawanna and Fianklln avenues, at
Wyoming avenue and Spiuce stieet
and at Spruce stieet and Washington
avenue. Thesp arches w ill be hand
somely Illuminated at night with in
candescent lamps. The tower ot the
court house will be studded with In
candescent lights and twenty-ihe aie
lights will make tho couit houso
scjuaie as light as day.
The postoflico will be decoiated In a
gotgeous mannei and also St. Thomas
college wheie the sessions ol the con
vention will be held
On Monday, September 1, Labor Day,
the city paiade will be held In which
E,000 cariiois will putlcipate. New
Yoik will send 1,100 men and at their
head Governor Theodoie Hoosevclt
and Postmaster Van Cott will lido.
The New Yoik letter cnitlcis band
and duim coips will march with this
delegation.
BROOKLYN'S DELEGATION.
Hiookljn will hae COO earlier In
line and they will be accompanied by
Postmnster Wilson of that city. The
Lawrence band of this city will march
with the Biooklyn boys.
Philadelphia will send up 000 cairieis
and there Is a possibility that Post
master Hicks w HI accompany tnem.
They will bilnga band with them and
nio also negotiating tor a band from
this cltv.
The New York, Biooklyn and Phila
delphia delegations will cnnip to this
city on special trains. The New Yoik
and Brookljn men come oer the
DoUvvnie, Lackawanna and Western
load and the excursion tintn will move
In three sections. The flist leaves Ho
buken nt 9 n. m , the second nt 10 nnd
the thitd at H a m. The last named
is to airlo in this city at 3 p. m. A
rate of $3 for tho lound trip has been
secured, but tho tickets will bo good
only for one day. The excuisionists
will le.ue the city dining the night.
The cnuleis ot Jersey City. Newark,
Patorson, Passaic, Railway and other
Jeisey towns will probably come over
the Cential Rallrond of New Jersey.
There will be between one thousand
and twehe hundred of them Other
cities that will bo ropiesented In tho
paiade will be Wilkes-Hnne, Cnrbon
dale, Blnghanitou, Hindi a, Rochestei,
Syiacuse, Allentown, Huston, Reading,
Bethlehem and Mnuch Chunk
Alongside of tho postolllce and
Washington aenuo the ollkial ievlew
ing stand will be built and the match
ers will theie pass In review before
Piesldent McKlnley, Postmaster Gen
eral Chailes Kmoiy Smith, Governor
Stono and his staff and the olllcers of
the National Letter Carriers Associa
tion. BIG REVIEWING- STAND.
On the court house sldo of Washing
ton avenue u reviewing Htand will jo
built that will reach fiom Linden to
Spruce- street and from that tho pub
lie will have an opportunity of velw
itig the parade.
As soon as the paiade Is over a lunch
will be served to the marchers by tho
local entertainment committee Can
vass from the state ni serial will cover
all of the walks leading up to tho
couit house and the dilveway from
Linden street to Spruce strept which
runs through the court house. Vnder
this canvass tables will be set and It U
estimated that 4,000 men can be seated
at onro at these tables.
On Monday night a publlo reception
will bo held either at the Lceum or
High School auditorium at which
Mayor Molr will deliver an address ot
welcome and after tho reception Post
master Ripple will ciitPitain tho vis
iting postmasters with a banquet nt
the Jermyn Tho dlstlngulihed guests
In thu city and the officers of tho Na-
tlonnl Association ot Letter Carriers
will atso attend the banquet.
Tuesday the delgentes will bo tnken
to Lake Ariel for an outing nnd Wed
nesday thy will be the guests ot the
carriers of Wllkes-Barre at Mountnln
Park and that night will be enter
tained at a bamiuot In WIlkcs-Bnrre.
Drives over the boulevard and to
Lake Scranton nnd vlRlts to the mines,
mills and .points of Interest will round
out tho week's enjoyment.
A ladles' nuxlllnry to the entertain
ment committee Is being organized to
care for the ladles who accompany the
delegates to this city. The following
Is the offltiat programme for tho week:
OFFICIAL PROGRAMME.
Sunday, September ,1 Sictcd concert
at Nay Aug park, at 3 p m b letter
cnriters' band, of New Yoik city; Baurr'a
baud, of Scranton, l'u., and the Scranton
Ulon club.
Monday, September 4 m, : Recep
tion of delegates and viMllug mall car
riers; 4 p. m , parade of mall carriers,
after the parado a lunch will be provided
for those participating, on the Court
Houso square
7T0 p in.. Reception After reception,
a bnnquct to visiting postmasters and of
flcois of the Nillonal association, Riven
bj Colonel E H Ripple, postm ister of
Scianton, Pa.
Tuesday, September B Morning ses
sion of convention at St, Thomas college
hall. Afternoon, exetusloii to Lake Ailcl.
Tho mull cairlers of Scranton hivo ar
ranged for a series of contests to take
plnco at Like Ailel, Tuesday afternoon,
as follows: 1. flame of base ball be
tween two teams select! d from two
cities, pilze, n pilr of shoes to each mem
ber ot winning team. 2 A fnt man's
lace, confined to letter carriers, ptlzf
ono mall carrier's suit 3. 100-j.erd dash,
confined to mull canlers above the ago
of 4li yenis; pilze. om Int. Other con
tests will bo arranged Inter.
S p. m : Open air concert at Couit
House square by letter canlers band of
New York cltv , Bmer's band of Scran
ton, Pa, nnd Scianton Olce club.
Wtdncsdaj, September fi Morning ses.
slon of convention. In the afternoon nn
excursion will bo run to Mountain p irk
near Wllkes-Harre b the letter r.urleis
or Wllkf s-llain. Pu. nnd all delegates,
olllcers nnd visiting mill can lets will be
I'ntei tallied b the litter canlers of
Wilkes-ltnrre dm lug tho afternoon and
evening, an their guests.
Thursday. September T Morning, af
ternoon nnd evening sessions of tho con
ventlon Dining the afternoon a earring
ilile ovei Scinntnn's famous boulevaid
will bo piovlded for the wives, sweet
hearts and dnughtcis of visiting dele
gates. Prldav. September S Morning and af
ternoon scsli ns of convention livening:
Trnllej rldo to points ot Interest, Includ
ing a vllt to steel mills md coal mines.
Snturduy September 1 Morning ses
sion of rniivcntlrn In lilt afternoon,
cnnlage dilve nround Seianton lakn for
delegates. The letter canleis- bind, of
New Yeirk cln , Hauers bind of Scrnn
ton, nnd the Siiarton Che e lub will as
sist In entertaining visitors nt all excur
sions Dining convention week the com
mittee on enteitnlnmi nt lias manned
to provide tinnspnrtntion to delegates
and mall cirilris who mn desire to visit
reifll mines The time of depirtuie of
tinlns or cars foi such vMis will be nn
nounced In the convention
MURDER AT SIMPSON
John Kenny Shot nnd Instantly
Killed His Wife They Had
Been Manid Only a Shoit
Time He Suriendered.
Shortly before 10 o'clock last night i
telephone message was received at
police headqtiaiters In Caibondale,
stating that a murder had been com
mitted at Simpson, two miles above,
and that the muiderer had fled down
the Bile Hack.
A few minutes later John Kenny
walked up to Patiolman William lie
Andrew, on Sixth avenue, admitted the
cilmo and asked to be taken Into cus
tody. He wnsveiy much excited and Chief
McAndiew leTused to allow him to bo
questioned.
All that could be learned fiom Simp
son was that Mis Kennj and her
mother weie walking near the Erie
ciosslng and that when they met Ken
ny coming down, he shot and ran
Mis Kenny died Instantly, and her
mother was prostiated.
All Kenny had to say to Patrolman
McAndrevv was that he followed the
Etlc track a shoit distance and crossed
to the rood lending to Carbondnle, pio
fening to glvo himself up theie thin
to fall into the hands of the Simpson
authorities.
ome veais ago he was dilver In the
mines for Oirtcer McAndrevv, nnd the
latter says his reputation Is good.
Kennv nnd his wife moved tiom Jer
myn about thi ep months ago. They
had not been man led long nnd did not
at, roe.
A thlrtv-elglit calibre revolver and
box of cartildges were found on his
person. Each of five chaniben of tho
revolvor contnlncd nn unused raittldge,
but a blank was stuck on the hammer.
The muiderer Is of light complexion,
with sandy mustache and Is 20 years
old Jlo was not Intoxicated when he
was taken Into custody.
BOY BURNED BY POWDER,
Was Shooting a Cannon in Gieen
Ridge.
Chailes Hines. of M7 Delawaie street,
fifteen jents of age, was painfully
burned about the face and left nun
at 9 o'clock vesteiday morning, while
shooting a cannon In tho rear ot tho
General Phlnnev engine house.
A pall containing over a pound of
giant powder was setting near tho
cannon nnd a spark fmm the cannon
ignited It. Young Hlnes was standing
almost directly over It and received
tho full foice of the Hash. Dr. Sureth
attended him.
Reduced Rates to Philadelphia via
Pennsylvania Raihoad.
On account of the Prohibition Statu
Convention, to be held at Phlludelphli,
July 21, 1S99, tho Pennsylvania Rall
toad Company has airanged to sell to
all persons applying excursion tickets
from stations on Its lino In the State
of Pennsylvania, to Philadelphia, at
rate ot single fure for the round tilp
(minimum rate fifty cents).
Tickets will be sold on July 20 only,
and will be good to return until July
23, Incluslvs.
American Society's Banquet.
London, July 4. Moio than 4,f) guests
attended lha banquet ot he .American so
tlety In London at the Hotel Cecil this
evening and a brilliant galaxy of Indies
viewed tho function of tho bunqticttlng
mom.
Smoko the Pocono, 5-cent Cigar.
DIED.
CARLTON. In Scrnnton, Pa., July 4,
1S9S, at the residence of John L. Tiavlss,
Prank Carlton, aged 50 yearn. Funciul
at tho residence Thursday afternoon nt
2 o'clock, li.tcuunt in 1'orust Hill
cemetery.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF REVENUE OFFICE
SOME VERY INTERESTING FIG
URES ARE SHOWN.
There Wns Over a Million Dollars
Revenue from the Tax on Beer
Alono The Total Collections
Amounted to Nearly Two Million
Dollars, an Increase of Over Ono
Hundred Per Cent. About a Dol
lar a Head Wns Contributed to the
War Tund.
According to the per capita compu
tations in the United States Internal
Revenue department, vou drank two
hundred and Ave glasses of beer dur
ing the twelve months ending last Til
day. .
Some may say they didn't do any
such thing. Well, that Is possibly true
July
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AURllst ...,
Scplembet.
October ...
November
Deeemlxr
January ..
IVIuunry .
Mutch ....
Apill
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Juno
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301 02
(irnnd
Undid
Total
$71,12
loud for ear ending June
BUILDINGS AND
HORSES BURNED
fCone bided from Page 1
bets In the basement. A brick barn,
owned by Contractor John Colltgan and
situated on Dlx couit. In the tear of
his lesldence and Just back of tho Hess
building, undnuhtndlv acted as a bar
ller and tuevented the flames fiom
leaching the low of eiosel joined
dwellings on Dlx court. Had the Haines
reached anv of these, it Is safe to say
that neaily the whole section would be
wiped out.
Spiead of the Tlames.
The two dwelling houses on Lee court
occupied by the coloied families caught
Hie shoitly after the Hess bains nnd
one was totally destroyed befoto the
flames were placed under contiol. The
cithe Is practically a total loss, also.
The fliemen had made valiant eOorts
to save the two dwelling houses at 518
and T20 line street all along, but they
both caught almost at the same time,
about fi o'clock The dwelling at fd8
Is unoccupied and Is owned bv II P.
Jadwin, of Caibondale. a hi other of C.
P. Jadwin. of this clt. The one at
fi20 Is owned by Mis, Don Howie and
Is occupied by Attorney R ,T. Beamish.
Tho the In the Beamish residence
wns extinguished In a shoit time,
tlioiii.ii not until nbout $1,000 damage
had been done. The flio In the Jadwin
house, however, piovpd a harder piop
ositlon to eope with nnd tho file wns
not put out until nlinos-t one-half of the
building was destiovcd. The nie may
bo said to have been under control nt
nbout 6 o'clock when the flames In the
bains nnd the Hess building were being
ri adually distinguished.
CREDIT KOR FIREMEN.
The fliemen despive gieat ciedlt for
their work In preventing a more gen
eral spiead of the flames. Chief Walk
er. nsFfnted by deputy chiefs McMaiuis,
Lewis and Rubllng, did effective work
In directing the opeiatlons of the flre
flghteis. Mayor Molr was also present and
took an nctlvc Intel est In the manage
ment of the lite
The barn used by Jonns Long's Sons
and situated on Joe court just opposite
the Jones' bam wius lindlv scorched and
only for the prompt action of the flic
men would have been bnrned . The
vvugonH and horses were removed, how
ever, and there would hive been little
loss. The roof of thu Conway building
on the 70) black of Washington avenue,
was, ignited by a f.jing bund and a
serious fiio would hive broken out
th"ro hnd not a gaidin hose, been se
emed nnd vvnt"r pouied upon the roof.
rile follow liif steamis wcie in active
oppiatlnn ul the file Nav Air?, Nep
tune and General Phlnnev Th" com
panies pies-ent weie: Cijsdnls, phoe
nix. Hook nnd Ladder, Franklins, Re
liefs and Centuiies. Extia hose was
obtained fiom tho Cumbeiland com
pany. Tho following is an Itemized list of
the bulldngs burned, damage done nnd
Insurance cunled as far as could bo
leained"
THE LOSSES.
Jones Ilros'. bam, completely destioved,
estimated loss on barn and contents,
$3,1)00 Neithei of tho Him could be found
last nlshl so It wns Impossible to lls
cover whether tho building was insured
oi not
Two-Moiy Irnme striutuie nnd tluco
barns, Hess Ilios, owneis, completely de
btroved l.o-S, $ 1 000; no Insurance.
Two-stoiy building cccuplrd by E. G,
Davis, his loss, ti'J). no Insurance. Tho
occupants of tho barns removed their
propei ty and suffer no loss.
Two dwellings two-story frame struc
tures. A. M IlnrrlBon. owner; loss, $1,iiO0;
In mriuice, $"oo
Ham. C, W and S. W. Roberts owneis,
loss, jyon; insuiance, $1,000.
Rarn, John Colllgan, owner; loss, $KX);
insurance thought to bo $250.
Dwelling, II V. J idwin, owner: loss
$l.ftW. Insurance, $2 0f0
Dwelling, Mis. Doia Howie, owner, loss
about $1,000; Insui. nee i.ot known. Occi -pled
bv Attorney It. J Beamish, who es
tiinntes his loss at $1,000, fully Insured.
A small lire bioke out In tho attic
of Dr. Robot is' house about 7 30 but
wns quickly extinguished bv the chem
ical company.
William Rosar, of Bit eh street, a
member ot the Neptune company, was
overcome by heat nnd smoko and was
lemoved to a nearby lesldence where
ho wus attended by a physician.
Other Flies.
A 111 eci acker set (ho to some rubbish
undor tho fiont poieh of p. p. Slack's
tesldence on Dickson avenue, yester
day afternoon, causing thu General
Phlnneys to be called out on a still
alarm. Tho flames wero extinguished
by a bucket brigade boforo the firemen
al lived. Tho damago was tiltllug.
Tho nlaitn fiom Box 32G, Shot man
avenue and Wushburn street, at 7
-
In many eases. That was each one's
share, however, and If anybody didn't
drink his shnro It must be that some
one drank It for him, because Revenue
Collector T. F. Penman's nnnunl tcport
and some easy calculating show that
thero were that many glasses of beer
brewed In his district during tho pet tod
mentioned, and It Is a safe assertion
thnt fully that amount was consumed
by the 1,016,124 Inhabitants In the
twenty counties of the dlsttlct, for tho
exports nnd Imports will, It Is gener
ally conceded, Just nbout balance
Tho tax from spirits shows that 41,
023 gallons of whiskey were distilled In
the dlstilct nnd thnt 2S.6S3.000 clgats
and 782,911 pounds of tobacco were
manufactured.
The total receipts fiom all sources
show an Increase of one hundred per
cent, ns compared with the preceding
year, when there was no war tax ex
cept for the last month nnd n half of
the fiscal year, when the tax on beer
nnd tobacco was In effect
The total receipts for tho year Just
closed wore $l,S20,CS6 7t. The jear pie
ceding the collections amounted to
$391,911,97 nnd It wns n record-breaking
year at that, The Increase of J92,",7U -74,
minus about twenty per cent, for
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$iion
o'dock jpstculay morning, was turned
In upon the discovery of a fire In the
dwelling occupied by Mis. Hartley
Doud, on Grant avenue The flames
were due to a defective flue nnd the
toof of tho kitchen was quite badly
damaged The loss will amount to
about $200 The Fi.inkllns and Colum
bias ipsponded to the call.
The fire at 11 o'clock ,pstpi day morn
ing. In the building at C10 West Lacka
wnnna avenue, damaged the roof to
some extent, but was quickly extin
guished by the Hook and Ladder com
pany and cential city fliemen, who re
sponded to the call fiom Rox 14.
A false aluini of fire wus tinned In
vesteiday afteinoon at 2 o'clock from
Box .14, at the corner of Washington
avenue and Maple street
An alarm was sounded at 3 o'clock
from Box 51, at the coiner of Cedar
avenue and Alder street. The cause of
the al.um was a heap ot paper In the
rear ot tin- lesldence of Peter Weichel,
ot 400 Hickory street, which was set
on flie bv exploding firecrackers. The
flames weie extinguished before the ar
livul of the companies.
The alaim sounded at 9 o'clock last
night from box 71, corner of Dickson
avenue nnd East Market btreet was
occasioned by a slight blaze In the
summer kitchen of the Moigan resi
dence on East Maiket stieet
The Geneial Phlnnev company ex
tinguished the blaze before any ap
preciable damage lesulted.
CHILD BURNED TO DEATH
Eive-Year-Old Nellie Keeler, of Ce
dar Avenue, the Victim Her
Clothes Weie Ignited by a
Fliecrncker.
Little Nellie Keeler, the 5-year-oll
cl'iughtei of Mi and Mis. James Kee
ler. of !20 Cedar nvenup, met death In
a shocking manner nt her home yrs
teidny afternoon.
With her brother, a child of 3 jeais,
she went to the icar poich of her home
about 2 o'clock In the afternoon. Their
pnrents had not purclnsed any fire
crackers for them, nnd the mother
thought her little ones safe.
Within a veiy shoit time after they
left Nellie came rushing into the din
ing room, screaming, nnd with her
clothing all nblare. Alter a hard effort
the dames weie subdued and Dr. James
A. Manley was called
Upon examination ha found that thP
girl was binned fiom her toes to her
head In n honlblo manner. Up leliev
ed the child with hv perdermlcs, and
oils, untl death claimed her three
houis later. he was conscious during
her suffering, but did not tell how her
clothing became ignited.
Two matches that had been lighted,
and a piece of a Hie ei acker wer found
on the poieh where the chlldien played.
The only witness was the baby broth
er, an etiemely bright child. To a
Tilbune man he said Inst night, 'Nel
lie had matches and tried to biiin fire
ci acker she lound .Me. too, was
burned. See my hnnds."
This was the flist statement the
child made of tho nftntr, he actln?
since the occurrence ns though he was
dazed.
Ills explanation Is presumed to bo
right and It is supposed that the flre
ciooker was found on the street, by the
children.
In tearing the clothes fiom Nellie,
her ginnclmother, Mrs. Ann Keeler wps
severely buined on both hands Thero
Is not ii spot of the child that did not
receive the llames. Hut two etuis re
main on her bend. The funeral wilt
take place tomouow. The temalns will
be taken to Little Falls, X. Y., tho
foiiner homo of Mr. Keeler, for Inter
ment. A Half Fnie Tour to the Golden Gate
via the Lehigh Valley Railroad.
On account of the National Educa
tional nsroelatlon's thirty-eighth an
nual convention nt Los Angeles, Cal,
July lltll to 14th. 1899. the Lehigh Val
ley Railroad will make a mte of on
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 bo on salo
Juno 24th, to July Cth, limited for re
turn paBsarrt to September Cth, '9J
Inclusive, affording ample opportunity
for touis and sight seeing In the far
w est.
Consult Lehigh Valley Ticket Agents
for further paitlculars.
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
Has been used for over TITTY YEARS
bv MILLIONS of MOTIIERH for thdr
CHILDREN WHILE TEETHING WITH
PERFECT SUCCESS It SOOTHES the
CHILD. SOFTENS the UUMB, ALLAYS
all PAIN; CURES WIND COLIC, and
Is tho bst remedy for DIARRHOEA.
Sold by DriiRgluts In every part of the
world. Bo suro and ask for "Mrs. Wins
low's Soothing Ssrup." and take no other
kind, Twenty-ilve cents a bottle.
:uYYiV
g it Does rsot
2 A lavish outlay of money to
". .. .. 1!u lll.l.a t)lMirttlofi
UUi new line ui I lasitci riaciuts, riuiua, i ilc; iv.ia, i uuiiuu
Jars; etc., give a wide scope for people of good taste to add to
the home furnishing for little money. All are copies of World
Famous Art Pieces, finished in Old Ivory.
Placques, Diana, Birth of Venea 75c
j Match Stands, Indian I leads 35c
j Pipe Racks, Monks, Etc 75c"
Just the thing for summer home, smoking rooms, lite.
5 nfm c n 1, 13 Wyoming Avo.
3; iTlIIldr Ot rClK,
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natural Increase, shows what this dis
trict has contributed to tho war fund
The following table gives the revenue
for ench month fiom tho several
J souices:
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I.07S 71 i
2 110 .10
2.M0 71 1
1.(117 05!
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1,'SS OS
l,1717fl
2 "77 1(1
$ 21,114 Cnl
13,103(171
11,0M 11
in o" no
irt.02. r.2'
14 swi 21
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n.ni r,i
11.111 7!
17.21' 2-.
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1 4.ra n
2 211 f,t
1,147 V.
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177.2.1S 12
1t!,r(,2 2,i
12N.771 W
no nyi 41
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in i is ;t
107 im ;s
1 17 017 3;
11lfi.-, 71
i:.7ivc 47
27b "5' V
$1 S20 (tVR 71
J Vil "11 97
1 177 r,oi
1 '(', J1
"21 l
SSK 27
7m (ill
fi.11 21
7t.l 7".1
IH) "I
474 10
t,r,1 HI1
1 107 2S
1 LI 201 SO
r,$i;),7i2Mi $207. ir.s 33 $i'icn-.:4
$ 92. 741 74
ROWING ON THE SCHUYLKILL.
Tho People's Regatta a Fine Exhibi
tionList of Winners.
Philadelphia, July 4 The peoples
regatta on the Schuylkill river today
resulted in a splendid exhibition of
lowing, and the local crews can led off
the lions share of the honots The
most exciting event of the day was the
senior eight-oared shell uee between
the Pennsylvania baige and the Ves.
per boat clubs, both of this cltv, which
resulted In u dead heat. The wlnneis
of the different races follow
Junior single shells Walter Meveis,
Hachelois' Barge club, Philadelphia
Intermediate "Ingle, shells It llatt
nlnger, Vesier Boat club. Phil ulelphl.i
Senior slnglo shells James H Juvenal,
Pennslvanla Kirce club. Phil idelphln
Junior double shells Malta Boat tlnb,
Philadelphia.
Intermedl ite double shells ester Ho it
club, Philadelphia.
Senior double shells Delaware Boat
club, Chicago.
Junior four-oared gigs Cieseent Boat
club, Philadelphia.
Senior four-nan d shells Pennsjlvaniv.
Bilge club PhlHdelphla
Junior elght-o.ned shells Vesper Bo-it
club, Philadelphia
Senior elght-nired shells Dead bent be
tween l'eniisvlv.inin Baige club and Ves.
per Boat club, ot this clt. onlv contest
ants. PIKE'S PEAK ABLAZE.
Great Illumination in Celebiatlon of
the Fourth Seen for Miles Aiound.
Colorado Spring, Co , July 4 The le
maikable Fouith of July celebrations
in which Cilpplo Cieek nnd Its lival
city, Victor, nie competing for the
most extravagant features and the
biggest crowd, culminated last night
in the explosion of 1,500 pounds of led
and blue flie on the summit of Pike's
Peak, at 11,111 fept altltudp
Dpnvpr, Colorado Spiings, Mnnltou
nnd other cities joined In the Illumina
tion nnd made It a state affair. Ex
cursion iates biought In big tialnloads
of people to vv Itness the ev ent.
It wns oilglnally planned to explode
all the Hre at one time by electricity.
Instead, paper bags containing small
quantities were ignited by a scoie of
men from toiches.
Tho reflection on the sky was doubt
less visible over the e-nstern half of
Coloiado and in Nebraska and New
Mexico.
It wus plainly seen In Denvpr, seventy-five
miles north, and at Pueblo,
forty-five miles to the south.
HIS INJURIES DANGEROUS.
Benjamin Meikle, of Birch Street,
Burnt by Fheworks.
Benjamin Merkle. of 710 Birch street,
South Scianton, had his face and head
bidlj scotched by nn explosion of
now dei last night. Di. James A. Man
ley attended him.
His Injuries nio dingerous.
Motor Paced Match a Failure.
Wulth.im, Mass , July 4. Tho twenty-four-hour
motor paced match between
Frank Waller and Burns Pierce, vvhldi
Mnrted jesterday afternoon, v as a ills,
appointment At tho completion of tho
nice Pierce hid a lead of about (.1 inllea
and the record was not even appioached.
At 3 o'clock this morning Waller was
taken skk and had to retlru from the
traek, leappcailng only at Intervals
throt ghout the lemntnder of the tay.
When tho race was flnlEin d Plerco had
covered 4t't4 miles i.nd Waller 3S0'.
Wallers previous record for the twenty,
four houm was IjI miles.
Bonl Cilticises the Fiiuce.
Paris. July 4 Ccmte Bonl Do Castcl
line who muirled Miss Anna Gould, hns
nililicstcd u coinnumli i.tlon to tin Prim o
of Monaco shi. rplj criticising the prince
for his recent letter to Mme. Dreyfus
inviting; her and bet husband to sojourn
at his chateau aftei tho prlacpet's ac
quittal. ;
Made Her the Bride of Death.
Des Moines, In, July I William Lud
wig, of Rockwell Cltj, who came hfo
vtsteidiy to celebiate the Fourth with
his swiethcait, Ml-s He i tin Whiteside,
killed her tod.iv owing to hi r refusal to
marrv him. He then shot himself and
will die
Low Rates to Los Angeles, Calif.
For the above occasion the Lake
Shore and Michigan Southern mllway
will make very low rates fiom Buf
falo to Los Angeles, and leturn, allow
ing pnssengeis their choice of direct
loutes. Tickets will be on sale June
24th to July 7th. For full Information
In tegnrd to rates, routes, etc, apply
to your local ticket agent or address
T. S. Tlmpson, general eastern agent,
L. S & M S. Ry., 221 Main street, Rut
falo, N. Y.
Smoke tho Pocono 6o cigar.
Smoko tho Popular Punch Clear. 10c.
Tor morbid conditions tuku Ucechams
1'illa.
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frtlit(a Di hm D xtlrn T aV a(k
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comfortable this summer?
A gas range or oil stove
may solve the problem.
Call and see our lines and
let us help you to be com
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Anil Many Oilier New Records,
Including
Repairing a Specialty.
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119 Franklin Ave.
SUMMER RESORTS.
PENNSYLVANIA.
Elmwood Hall
Elmhurst, Pa.
(Formerly Hotel nimhurst.)
Open All the Year.
This hotel li is been remodeled and refitted
throughout and will open Its doors June 11,
For ratos, etc., call on or uddrosi
DR. W. H.H. BULL
ELMHURST, PA.
THE WINOLA,
An Idc.il Health Hcsoi't, Beauti
fully bituated with Full
Lake View.
Absolutely free from malarli nnd mos-
nultoes; boating, Ashing, dancing, tennis,
orchestn, ete puro Llthia water spring;
plenty of old shade, pine grovo of largo
trees am round hotel, excellent table;
rates reasonable; capacity of house, ICO,
Illustrated booklet nnd references on ap.
plication.
C, E. FREAR. LAKE WINOLA, PA
SPRING GROVE HOUSE,
Lake Carey, Wyomtnz County, I'.
Beautifully located; good fishing; boat
ins and bathing Tablo unexcelled. D ,
L &W It It . Bloomsburg division, train
leaving Scranton at 12 55 p m , makes di
rect connections via Lehigh Valley to
Lake. JOHN 11. JOKES, Prop.
FERN HALL,
Crystal Lake-Refined Family Rosort
Stua leave Carbondale for Fern Hull at
H 30 p m stiijte leaven Pern Hall for Car
bondnle at 8.30 n m 'iHlophone Connec
tion: "Kern Hall, pay station
C. 11 & Al C. JOHNSON, Manzers.
i'ustotllce AddresH, Uundall, I'd.
NEW JERSEY.
TIic Arlington Ocean Grorc, N.J.
The leading hotel. Open June to Octo
ber. Cuisine and service unexcelled.
Sanltniy airangements perfect. Orehs.
trn Rates $.-o to tto, two In room.
Special June nnd family rates. Send for
booklet. C. II. MILLAR, Prop.
SPECIAL THROUCIH CARS
TO TUB SliASHORU.
Bftliy (Hxccpt Suuduy ) Vln
CENTRAL RAILROAD OF NEW JERSEY
Leave Scranton at 8 30 a m. for Long Branch,
Ocean drove, Anbury Park, llelmar,
Sprlnc Lake, Sea dirt, &c
Returning, leave Point Pleasant nt 11 38
n m, Spilng Lake, 11 SI a. m., Belmar,
11 60 a in , Ashtir) Park uud Ocean
drove 1203 noon, Long Blanch, 15,2 p,
in Airlve nt Sciunton at S0j p m. Till-
will bo kept up for tho entire season,
especially for the accommodation of
families ns It will enable pHsaengers to
Kcouie and retain comfoi table seats dur
ing the entire Journo
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