THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1899 cr Norton's N?u) Books Churchill's Rlchnrd Carvel. Caskoden's Knighthood Was In Flower. Cromwell's Ownhy Patterson. Bang's Di earners. Mcrrhnrm'H Prlsoneis and Captives. Fowler's Double Thread. Harold Fredericks' Market Place. Whitings' Number Five John Street Weyman's Castlo Inn. Hnrrndon'b The Fowler. Dunton's Asylum. Burnham's Woat Point Wooing. Kipling's Sea tn Seu. Doyle's A Duet. Jerome's Second Thoughts of an Idle Fellow. Page's Red Koc'k. Westcott's David Hnrum, 200th thousand. Eoosevelfs Rough Rider's complete Dooley In Peace and War, second book. Sheldon's Famous Books. All the above and others nt cut prices M. NORTON, 322 Lackawanna Avenue. I We arc cleaning up odds and ends in mouldings, if you have pictures to frame this is your opportunity to get it done at almost your own price. THE GRIFFIN ART CO,, 2oo Wyoming Avcnu:. Ice Cream. BEST IN TOWN. Per c Quart. LACKAWANNA DAIRY GO Telephone Orders l'romptly Delivered Ziy&ij Adams Avenue. DR. A. A. LINDABURY, Ej cclaltlcs Surgery, Ciseasai of Women Cfllcelloura II to 12 a. m 2 to -l p. m At Itmidenco 7 to 8p.ru Offlco 210 Connell Ilulldlng Iteildonce 210 South Main Avenue. Scranton Transfer Co., HUatl J. KEBN'AN, Alanazer. Creoles l!a;saso direct from rojldenca to any part of tlio United States. Olllcc 109 Lacka. Ave. riionc 523 ACKAWANNA "THE" .aundry 308 Pern Avsnu:. A. B. WARMAN. PERSONAL Misses Clarke, of Qulncy avenue, are visiting nt Crjstal Lake. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Wiggins are homo from a visit in Unlondnle. a i AD v Attorney John Shea, of Wllkcs-Barro, was In tho city yesterday, ' Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Bedford havo re turned from Asbury Park. M. II. Griffin, tho clothier. Is spending his vacation at Atlantic City. Harry U. Hopewell and family, are stopping at Hotel Allen, Atlantic City. II. C. Reynolds, of Qulncy avenue, has returned from a stay at Spring Lake Beach, N. J. Mrs. G. V. Miller and daughter, Evn. of Madison avenue, have returned from a visit at Pittsburg. Mrs. John Fritz, of 13ar I.afayctto street, has returned from a pleasant ia. cation spent nt Hush, Pa. Gcorgo 13. Frutchey and son, Herman, huvo gone to Albany, Boston and New York to spend their vacation. Mlbs Kathryn Brennnn, of New York city, Is vlsltlns her parental homo on Crown avenue, South Pcrnnton. Miss Kleanor Cawley, Miss Nora Cor coran and Joseph Coicoran, of Railroad avenue, aro visiting at Lako Corao, Master Car Builder Canfleld, of tho Lackawanna road, returned to the city jestcrday after a week's western trip. Attorney George M. Watson went to Long Island yesterday to accompany his wife home, who has been visiting thero for several weeks Miss Martin, of tho Colliery Knglnccr, and Miss I.aBarre, of C. D. Simpson's office, left yesterday for a two weeks' stay at Asbury Park. Mr and Mrs. F. L. Wormser, of Mul. berry street, havo as their guests Mrs. J Frauenthal, Miss Frauenthal and Miss Helen Frauenthal. of St. Louis. Miss Mlnne Boldry, of Washburn street, went to New York city yesterday to visit and meet her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Iioldrv, who will arrive from I3uropo August 27. ftev and Mrs. John Randolph have re turned from their wedding journey nnd gave a reception last evening to mem. bers of their parish from S until 11 at St. Peter's rectory, Petersburg. Rev. S. M. Howell, of Green Bldgo street, returned last evening from Dela ware Water Gap. where ho has been spending tho past week attending tho local preachers' camp meeting near that place William P. Kagan, one of tho bright young detectives of Chicago, who has been visiting Michael Bo;ip. of Stone avenue. South Scrunton, returned to his homo last night Mr. Kagnn was tho guest yesterday of P. O'Keele. chief de tective of the Lackawanna mail. The men were co-woiken In tho World's fair city nnd are waim friends. Wyoming Seminary, Bojb ptepartd for Yale, Cornell, Ijar vard, Wesleyai Princeton, Syracuse, Lehigh and United States mllltnry and naval academies. Girls prepared for IJryn Mawr, Wellesley, Vassar, Smith and Woman's college of Baltimore. 1'lrnt class business college for young people who deMre to prepare for busl-n-ss life Special courses In literature, music, art nnd elocution. Fine dot rnltorlea and full equipment of build ings at'.d apparatus. Year opens September 12, 1SD3. For catalogue, address U. I,. Sprague, IX ., President. Kingston, Tu. ANDREW SOKL KILLED. Run Down by rt Train Near Peck vllle Station. Andrew Sokl, of Wlnton, watt utruck and Instantly killed by train N. 2, due at I'eckvllle at 4.00 p. in., yesterday afternoon. Sokl, who was a Hungar ian, had been to Jessup and was home nurd bound. When he stepped oft the north bound track to the south bound ttack to avoid a coal trnln ho did not see the passenger train bearing down upon hltn and before he realized his danger the engine struck him and he was hurled many feet In the air. Whfii picked up he was dead. The remains were taken aboard the train nnd left at the 1'eckvllle station. He leaves a wife and three small chll dten. Coroner Roberta went to Pecki'llle last evening, but when he arrived nt tlu station the remains had been taken to the homo of the deceased In Win tin by an undertaker. Ho could not discover anything definite regarding the death of tho man or as to the loca tion of his house. Ho will go tlvra again this morning nnd thoroughly In vestigate the case. HELP FOR THE STRICKEN. Earnest Appeal for Contributions In Aid of Victims of Terrible Hur ricane at Porto Rico. A stirring appeal has been made to the people at large by the United States Secretary of War for contribu tions, prompt nnd generous, in aid of tho thousands of sufferers left home less and In starvation by the recent disastrous hurricane which swept over Porto Rico. Accurate reports state that several thousand human lives were lost, hundreds of thousands of once happy homes were destroyed, crops were everywhere utterly ruined and many thousands of human beings are literally starving for want of food. Hungry, houseless, with scarcely any clothing loft to cover their nakedness, the unfortunate survivors are, we learn by telegraphic advices, threat ened with the additional horrors of a plague. Crowds of women, old men nnd helpless little ones are encountered on every hand plteously begging for food and shelter. Over ninety per cent, of the houses have been demolished nnd in many places the furious onset of the sea has swept away almost every vestige of nourishing little towns and villages. Prom Adjuntas, Guayamas, Zacbucna, Mayaguez, Maunabo, Arroyo and other localities the loss of life hao been np palllng and the cries for help aro piti ful and heart-rending. In one district alone, Utundo, over two thousand per sons perished, and, as in other south ern towns, those who have escaped with their lives arc In want. Mayor Samuel H. Ashbrldge and the Citizens' Permanent Relief Committee of Philadelphia, have organized a Citiz ens' Porto Rico Relief Fund, and our readers are asked to contribute to It and to send their contributions either to Hon. Samuel II. Ashbrldge, mayor of Philadelphia, or to Messrs. Drexel & Co., treasurers, (Porto Rico Relief fund. Fifth and Chestnut streets, Philadelphia. The United States Secretary of War, has assigned the United States Aux iliary Cruiser Panther to Philadelphia, from which port she will sail loaded with the food, etc., donated by the big hearted men, women and children of Pennsylvania who have never failed to respond, heartily and liberally to the appeal of the distressed. All contributions of money, however small, will bo gladly received and pub licly acknowledged. PALMER BOOMERS START. A Large Delegation Left Wllkes Barre for Harrlsburg. Hon. H. W. iPalmer, of WIlkes-Barre, candidate for the Republican nomina tion for Justice of the Supreme coutt, has opened headquarters at tho Lochlel In Harrlsburg. The following Palmer boomers left Wllkes-Barre last night for Harrls burg: Hon. M. B. AVilllams, Hon. K. H. Chase. 11. A. Fuller, Isaac P. Hand, C. F. McIIugh, 15. R. Jones, R. P. Itob inson, Byron G. Hahn. Hon. W. j. Scott, L. P. Holcomb, Hon. J. Craw ford Harvey, John Feist, George Kocli er, C. E. Keck, D. E. Thomas, T. R. Darte, J, J. Thomas, Theodore Hart, jr., F. C. Johnson, George Ross, Will lam Perry, William Riddle, Frederick Hawkins, Samuel Salsburg, Abram haisburg, Louis K. Salsburg, Frank W. Wheaton, George Llewellyn. Joseph Lloyd, Robert F. Donaghcy, Charles D. narrower, Hon. J. K. Roberta, jr., James R, Ehret, Morgan R. Morgans, John Davis and Dr. Moore. NEIGHBORS AT LOQGERHADS. Mrs. Frey and Daughter Charged with Being Common Scolds. Mrs. Rebecca Frey and her daugh ter, Sarah Frey, of 122 Breaker street, were arraigned before Alderman Mil lar last evening on charges of being common scolds and disorderly con duct, preferred by Eliza Moran, of the same street. The latter claimed that the women were constantly calling her and her children vile names and that they had thrown stones at her. The alderman held both women under bonds to keep the peace. m COAL WAY BILL OFFICE. It Is to Be Moved from the Passen ger Station. The coal way-bill office of the Lacka wanna road Is to be removed from the passenger station building on Lacka wanna avenue to the freight depot, a few lod.s away. Chief Detective O'Keefe and his force will occupy the present way-bill office as soon as the removal can be made, which it Is thought will be about Sep tember 4. Bauer's Band Outing. Bauer's band annual outing at Laurel Hill park next Saturday, August 2f. 18119, Is awaited with much Interest by tho band's admirers. To make the day one continual round of pleasure, concerts will bo given In the afternoon and evening, which alone will guarantee a lnrge attendance. Mu sic for dancing will be furnished by an augmented orchestra. Smoke the Popular Punch Cigar, 10c. A Card, We, tho undersigned, do hereby agre to refund tho money on a to.cent bottle nf Greene's Warranted Syrup of Tar If it falls to cure your cough or cold, Wo also gunranteo n 2.Vecnt bottlo to prove sutlx. fnctorv or money refunded. J. O. Bone ft Bon, Dunmore, Pa.; John I'. Donahue, Scranton. I'd. VETTER SAFE AND . HOMEWARD BOUND LETTERS RECEIVED CONFIRM TnE TRIBUNE'S STORY. According to Mr. Vetter's Letters Only Six of tho Party, Inclusive of Captain Bens, Are Dead Full Story of Their Terrible Experience Cannot Bo Told, as a Letter Has Miscarried Which Contained De tailsSubstance of Four Letters Mrs, Vetter Has Received. The last remaining doubt regarding the safety of Philip J. Vetter has been swept away and his ninny friends In this city may soon again have the pleasure of clasping him by the hand and lcnowlng old time acquaintances as he Is now on his way home to the Electric City. This news reached this city yester day morning when Mrs. Vetter receiv ed four letters from her husband at the same time. Tho letters had been written nt different times and from different places but by one of the cour Ioub whims of fate they all arrived at the same time. The first was written In February from Kotzebue Sound und the last from St. Michaels on July 30, thus taking only twenty-two days to reach here, re markably quick time when the poor service- to Seattle Is taken into con sideration. There Is a letter missing which Is referred to In several of the others by Mr. Vetter and which undoubtedly contains the story of tho rescue as there Is only meagre mention of this in the letters received. SICKNESS AND SUFFERING. Mr. Vetter In nil of the communica tions speaks of tho sickness and suf fering which he has passed through. In the last letter written on July 30, he said that h would take passage the next day on the sailing vessel, General McPherson, for Seattle. He further stated that he expected to arrive In the latter place In about twenty days. This should have brought him to Seattle last Saturday but he has prob ably not yet arrived as Mrs. Vetter is confident that he will telegraph her as soon as he lands. He will probably arrive In town some time next week providing no further delay is exper ienced. Mrs. Vetter has had a lingering hope ever since the first news of- his death was received tWat her husband might still be alive and now that the news of his home-coming has arrived she is almost beside herself with Joy. In the first letter, dated February 4 nnd written aboard the Elk In Selavlk bay, Mr. Vetter tell"! merely of the starting out of the expedition and the prospects of the trip. The second let ter has two enclosures, one under date of April 10 and the other April 17. They are written on board tho Elk "on lake near Selavlk river," which was their winter quarters nnd the scene of most of their terrible sufferings. Th letter, however, was not mailed until Nome was reached; at least It bears the Nome postmark, but no date. The letter does not relate the whole story, but simply mentions the most Import ant happenings and refers to a letter to be written later In which tho details were to be given. DID NOT RECEIVE IT. This letter was evidently written, as reference Is made to It In a succeeding letter as having been Bent on May 27, but Mrs. Vetter never received it. The tenor of the third letter would Indicate thnt Mr. Vetter took it for granted that the letter of May 27 got through all right, and It also indicates that In the missing letter the story of their rescue Is told. This third letter Is dated July 24, 1S30, and Is written from Anvil City, Alaska, which Is on the coast of Katzebue sound, near Belli lug Sea. He goes on to say that help arrived on May 20, referring doubtlessly to the Ingraham rescuing party, which, according to the story of Earl Plummer, was told In an Associ ated Press dispatch from Seattle, last week. Six days nfter being succored by the rescuing party from the mission, or May 20, they were able to leave their winter quarters. Lake Selavlk was reached June 7, but they had to lay over there until July 6, because of the Ice. After they got started ngaln th?y were only two days traveling when they reached the mission on Kotzebue found. Two weeks later thev reached the tented town of Anvil Cltv and a few days later started for St. Michaels. The fourth letter takes up the thread of their travels on July 30, on which date St. Michaels was reached. Mr. Vetter announces that he will start for home on the following day on the sailing vessel, General McPherson, and that he expects to reach Seattle In twenty days. He closes by saying he Is somewhat Improved, but recovering very slow, FIVE COMRADES DIED. Tn the second letter he tells of the death of five of his comrades. Captain Charles Smith and Frank Johnson, of Port Blakely, Washington: Joseph J, Rlnehnrt, of Milwaukee. Wis.- Dun can McCole, of Rockford, 111.; nnd Frank Kudor, of Buy Cltv, Mich. All perished of scurvy, resulting from thplr food and medicine playing out. Mr. Vetter also tells of having heard of the death of Captain Bens, but no Frncy Yellow Peaches Today. A good time to buy 75 Baskets will be offered today at Wholesale Prices. E. Q. Coursen 420 Lackawanna Avenue. Wholesale and Retail. where Indicates that he even suppected his own death was or might be report ed. Captain and Mm. Bens left the win ter quarters. It will bo remembered, bent on pushing across the mountain to the coast. They were out two days when the captain fell sick nnd died nfter a lingering illness. He was nursed by his wife In a hut which they fortunately rcMched before tho cnptaln collapsed. Indian runners, Mr. Vetter says In his second letter, car ried medicine to the captain until tho stock played out. Tho prospector who told Mrs, Hens that the eleven men whom she nnd her husband had left bohlnd on the Elk wero dead must have been brutally lying, for It will be remembered he said he counted their eleven graves. There does no't appear to be any other way of explaining the fnUe story brought to the states by Mrs. Bens. Mr. Vetter says that there aro COO persons at the mission at Kotzebuo Sound and about 000 In Anvil City and that tho majority of them are bent on getting home. There Is plenty of gold there, he says, but nil the claims nre staked out. One man, alone, has thirty claims nnd is protected by tho transportation companies' officials nnd the United States "soldiers. Mining there Is very difficult owing to the shortness of the days nnd the lack of wood, so nc'cssary In th.iwlnsr out the ground. All the gold in Alaska, Mr. Vetter says, would not Induce lilm to repeat the experience he has undergone since he left Scranton, March 17, 18ns. TWO FIREMEN INJURED. James Quick and John Jenkins, of the Dunmore Fire Department, Receives Bruises and Cuts. A disastrous fire occurred In Dun more at 10 o'clock yesterday morning and two members of the lire depart ment had narrow escapes from serious Injury while engaged In fighting the blaze. The flte was In the residence of ,1. H. Davltt, on Spencer street, and was caused by a dog upsetting a lighted lamp In the nursery. The children wero In the room nt the time and were rescued by being lifted out one of the windows to the kitchen roof and from thence to the ground. The flames spread rapidly, but were controlled after a short fight by the firemen. James Quick, of the Inde pendents, and John Jenkins, of the Neptunes, were directing a stream of water on the blaze from the second floor when the chimney fell In, tho bricks breaking through tho burning rafters and falling on the two men. Quick, who wore a light cap, sustained a severe scalp wound, and Jenkins was badly bruised about the body. His heavy fireman's hat protected his head. Mr. Davltt's loss will reach $2,000. He carried no Insurance whatveer. ARE IN GREAT DEMAND. Lots in West Park Selling Even Better Than Anticipated. The remarkably activity of the real estate market In North Main avenue and other West Park lots since they were placed on the market only a cou ple weeks ago Is the subject of dis cussion In the city generally. But more particularly Is this tht case among conservative real estate men, many of whom had formed the opinion that tho days when quick sales could be made upon the opening of a tract of land in Scranton had passed by. Such the ories have vanished into thin air by the most practical demonstration of their error. Since the opening of West Park the offices of G. F. Reynolds In the Con nell building nnd of Charles Schlager, In the Traders' Bank building who aro part proprietors and principal sales men of the lund have been pretty well thronged with Inquiries, who mean business and a large number of sales have resulted therefrom. During tho long years that the prop erty of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad company had been retained from the market a viejent land hunger seems to have been creat ed among the people of the West Side. Now that there Is an opportunity to appease this hunger tho people are coming to the front. It was the policy of the West Park Land company at tho start to plot only a few blocks Into lots and to wait until these had been sold before mak ing additional plots. So rnpld have been the sales that It has become ne cessary already to plot an additional batch of blocks. It Is not surprising after all that West Park should come at once into popularity. Situated high and dry up on the hillside It Is admirably adapt ed for the building of pleasant homes and tho prices nre moderate. We havo no space In this nrtlcle to tell the merits of West Park, but take pleasure in referring all persons whose Interest has been aroused by the West Paik land plot to cnll for further par ticular upon Charles Schlager at tho Traders' Bank building or O. F. Rey nolds at tho Connell building. Round Woods Park, Lots aro now being sold by Mr. Harry D. Jones, ex-clty assessor, who is on the tract ready to show lots to any perron desiring to purchase. Many lots have already been sold west of tho Round woods. Also In front of same. It Is a good time to select your lot. REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONVEN TION. In pursuance of n resolution of the Re publican county committee pubted at n regular meeting held on Saturday, Aug. 19, lift), tho county convention will be held on Tuesday, September 20, at 2 p. in. In tho court huube, Scranton. for tho puipuso of computing returrs and trans acting such other business as tliall be brought befoio It. Vigilance committees will hold pri mary elections on Saturday. September 2J, IMS, between the hours of t and 7 p. m. Each flection dlstilct Miall elect at said prlmnry election three qualified persons to serve ns vlgllanco committee for tho next ensuing calendar ear. whose names shall bo certified to on tho returns to the county convention. Candidates who hae thus far regis tered their names with tho secretary and thoso who are dotslrous of registering will observe tho requirements of rule 7. which reads as follows: "Each candidate shall puy his assessment to the county chnli man at least twenty days before tbn prl. election, or his name will not be Nlc.fl inary election, or bis name will not be printed on tho official ballot " Satur day. September 2. U the last day for reg istering and paying the iihseasment. L N. Wlllard, Chairman. J. E. Watklns, Secretary. Beecham's liver Ills. Pills for stomacli and BIG BOND ISSUE IS CONTEMPLATED OITY CLERK INSTRUCTED TO DRAFT THE ORDINANCE. Controller's Positive Refusal to Cer tify Any More Contract for Which Money Is Not Actually in Hand Together With the Crying Need of Completing Projected' Sewer Work Leads Certain of thu Councllmen to Launch the Long-Talked-of Issue. A big city bond Issue Is one of tho possibilities of the closing days of the present year. It Is projected by tho councllmen whoso constituents are clamoring for sewers nnd they have gone so far ns to Instinct City Clerk Lnvello to draw up an ordinance pro viding for the same. The clerk Is now at work on the ordlnuncc and It will likely be presented nt the meeting of common council, two weeks from to morrow night. Just what the amount of th Issue will be cannot be stated with any de gree of posltlvencss, but It Ih likely to be not less than a quarter of a mil lion. Much will depend on the extent to which the city can go nt this time In adding to Its Indebtedness. City Controller Howell Is engaged In pre paring a statement of the city debt and until that Is completed there Is no telling where the city stands, as the statement prepared at the time of the bridge Ifsub of $2.10,000 Is no Index of the present condition of the excheq uer. THE LIMITATIONS. The limitations prescribed by law are these: A municipality may through Its proper ofllceis contract an Indebt edness to the extent of two per cent of the assessed valuation. Should It be desired to increase the Indebtedness beyond two per cent the consent of the electors must be obtnlncd. To Increase tho Indebtedness above seven per cent of tho assessed vnluatlon the sanction of the court must be obtained. This city at present has a real estate valuation of 21,000,000 and a total val uation of $23,0.10,000. It Is an open ques tion as to what '"assesed valuation" Is Intended to mean but ns the real estate only Is made security for tho bonds, the percentagu has all along been com putet without any consideration of per sonal property. Seven per cent of the assessed valua tion of real estate would be $1,470,('00. The margin between this limit of Indebtedness and the present Indebt edness Is the amount of bonds that may be Issued. The amount of bonds outstanding, tho estimated annual ex cess of expenditures over revenue for the year In which tho Issue Is to bo floated, the amount of outstanding Judgments nnd the appropriations made without money being nctually provided to meet them must all be figured up in arriving at the Indebtedness. Those who are projecting the new 1-ssue are very hopeful that there will be sufficient margin to permit of an Issue lnrge enough to meet the expense of all the city Improvements duly authorized by ordinance, such ns the new sewers, or those that are deemed absolute necessities and which must soon be provided for euch as the Im provement of Nay Aug park and the like. WHAT MONEY IS WANTED FOR. Select Councilman Fellows who Is one of the leaders In the new move Is particularly anxious for tho Increased revenue thnt the $1CO,000 Nineteenth district sewer may be completed. The North End councllmen want money to complete section B of the Fifth sewer district, which extends along North Main avpnuo from a point a few hun dred feet below the corners to the Farkcr street Intersection and also on some of the contiguous streets. The fact that this stretch of street can't bo built until the sewer Is built makes the anxiety of the Providence men all the greater. Tho other sections of the Fifth sewer district under contract, the South Side sewer, the Scranton street sewer and others of lesser conse quence all demand revenue which tho city can not hope to secure through Its ordinary sources and If they nre ever paid for It must be by bonds. The scheme to make a big Issue of bonds has been talked of for some time, but It was not until yesterday that It assumed tangible shape. Controller Howell was Importuned by M. J. Gib bons, contractor lor section R of the Fifth sower district and Councilman Fellows, who Is particularly Interested In tho Nineteenth district sewer, to certify to the contracts for these two Improvements. The controller positive ly refused to do 'this, because the money was not nctually in sight. Thereupon Mr. Fellows consulted with other counciimen who have been heard to talk In favor of the Idea qt floating a bond Issue that would cover all those deficiencies and provide for other needed improvements. " They told h'.m to go ahead and he at once gave Doesn't always depend upon the first catch, but thero nre other good ones to be had Today starts our cut. down pi Ices on all Rus set and Tan Shoes and Oxfords enough good sizes to lit you Note These Prices: Ladles' foi merly G-Welt Dark Tan Lace. sold at J1.M o en Cut down to y 4 W J Ludlcs' Flexible Sole Dark Tan Lactt und Button, foimeily sold ut .w. t'ut down to Russet Vlel Kid Laco nnd But ton and Vesting Tops, formerly sold at 2.M. Cut down C Ue Ladles' Tan and Chocolate Lace, havo always sold for c 1 5U 12.50. Cut down to .. . t0 Some Play Shoes left which your boy or girl can get good wear for, ov help out at SSc , t'Jc .(io Spruce Street. iGood Catch E $2.00 1 rue unu ;'se. m SPENCER Instructions to the clerk to bgln the work of preparing the ordinance. COL. DOUGHERTY DETAILED Ho Will Conduct the Thirteenth Regiment Election. Colonel Charles B, Dougherty, of Wllkes-Barre, was yesterday dctnlled to conduct the Thirteenth regiment election, which takes place next Frldny at high noon in the Scranton nimory. There will be thlrty-slx electors, pro viding Company B succeeds tonight In choosing a first lieutenant. They nre directed to appear in full uniform and with side arms. The candidates aro: Colonel, L. A. Wntrcs; lieutenant colonel, F. W. Still well, majors, Frank Holding, Jr., U. Hush Field, of Easton, and George II, Whitney, of Honcsdale. WILLIAM O'BOYLE KILLED He Fell from an Electric Light Polo at Capouso Avenue and Pop lar Street. William O'Hoyle. of 1326 Lafayette street, fell from an electric light polo ycsteidoy morning about 9:30 o'clock nnd sustained Injuries which resulted In his death a few hours later. Tho young man was employed as a lineman for the Scranton Electric Light company and was engaged In adjusting the wires connected with a street lamp at the corner of Capouse avenue and Poplar street. He was suddenly heard to give n cry nnd his follow workmen on looking upward saw him totter and fall backwnrds. He struck on his head on the sharp corner of a sewer basin and was ren dered unconscious. The Lackawanna ambulance was summoned and was soon on the scene. The Injuied man was taken to the hospital where It was found that he had sustalne 1 a fracture of the base of tho skull besides a severe scalp wound. Dr. Fulton, assWted by the hospital staff, trephlnned tho skull and removed the piece of bone resting on tho brain. The injured man despite all the care and nttentlon given him, however, passed away at 12:45. Coroner Roberts was notified nnd will conduct an Inquest today. The remains were removed to the late homo of the deceased. He was a son of Select Councilman Thomas O'Uoyle. The Best Remedy for Flux. Mr. John Mnthlas, a well known stock dealer of Pulaski, Ky., says: "Af ter suffering for over a week with flux, and my physician having failed to re lieve me, I was advised to try Cham berlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, and have the pleasure of stat ing that tho half of one bottlo cured me." For sale by all druggists. Mat thews Bros., wholesale and retail agents. Heart Lake Sunday, August 27. Tho Lackawanna Railroad offers an other opportunity to the public for a day's outing at one of the prettiest re sorts In Northeastern Pennsylvania at the small cost of 75 cents for the round trip. Train leaves Delaware, Lacka wanna and Western station at 9:00 a. ni. m 7 Days at the Seashore. Excursion to Long Branch, Asbtiry Park and Ocean Grove via Central Railroad of New Jersey on Saturday, August 26th, by special train. Fare for tho round trip $4.50. Tickets good to return on any train on or before September 2nd. Great Auction Sale. Of HO Nebraska horses, at Cusick's old stand, Scranton, Saturday, August 26. Stevens, Seaman & Moffltt. Smoke tho Hotel Jermyn Cigar, 10c. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO THE POPULAR HOUSE-FURNISH INQ STORE. No One Wauts a poor basket. Everyone Wants a good one 6 We Sell AU kinds baskets. of good FOOTE & PULLER CO., Hears Building, 140-142 Washingim Ave, v ooooooooooooooooo MALOiY OIL AND MANUFACTURING CO. Telephone 022. HI to Mil Meridian Street, SCRANTON, PA. V Lead, Varnish anil Colors Purity Guaranteed. pecial Prices ON ALL GRADES OF vSHOLS AT THE AUGUST SALE OF &Z Wrls mmwB Without a Coat or two nf paint surfaces exposed to th nctlon of tho ulr or weather will decay. Somo PAINTS nre worthless, neither preserving or pro tecting. They urn mado of poor oils, and poorer whlta lead, . . Wo nre not offering that kind. Th palntR wo havo are worthy of the fullest confidence. Whether made hero nnd under our di rect supervision, or purchased from well known houses, they will be found up to tho highest otandnrd. A small quantity, will cover a larco surface. MATTUCWf? RflnC J" L.ckawnn inn I iil.uu uiiwui Avenue. amsmmiimmiimiiiiimmiiiiimu I STRAW HATS AND ilnluB AT Half Price. HAND & PAYNE, "ON THB SQUARE." ; 203 Washington Aye. Himiimiiiiiiirimmiiiimiiiiiiiiiift FISHING TACKLE Tlest lino of Bpoon Halts. Special low prices at CCI TYMVT' C Removedto rCiLlHjlN npl'enn Av Successor to Bronson & Yalhnan, SOLE AGENT FOR Best $3 Hat on Earth. 412 Spruca Stoat. PIERCES MARKET, All New and Modern Fixtures. " Perfect sanitary plumbing. Goods not exposed to dust and dirt from the street. Everything a market should have you can find here. Compet ent salesmen, Prompt service. 110-142-114 PENN AVENUE, ft TUo. The - Economy X Third Annual August X Furniture Salet Now in Progress. X See Our Show Windows for Bargains to Be Had I in the Store. 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