ton THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE- SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 1899. Ic0 VAh powder r AusvuuiEVt PURE Makes the food more delicious and wholesome QYt WW yrt)t CO i Mt.Wj"; LIVE NEWS OF THE INDUSTRIAL WORLD PRESENT STATUS 01? BUILDING TRADES' STRIKE. There Hns Been Little or No Change for the Past Month C. H. Van Buskirk Has Resigned His Post tlon with the Lackawanna Rail road Passenger Train to Run Di rect from Plymouth to New York. Repairs of Steel Cars Pennsyl vania's New Road. The carpenters' Htrike N now In the Mine condition that it has been In for the past month. There have been no new developments whatever and th building boom ptnpheslred by the car penters ban not materialized The men are nominally on ytrlko, but there ar. no exterior Indications if a fctrlkf What work In the build Urn line that there Is to be done Js J-cinp done, part of It bv membeiH of the Builders' nxehnnijp and pait by the carpenters tlipmselws. The present nihi-oiy committee of the carpenters is ilolnq; active work in pccurltiK contracts for the men and have succeeded In obtaining ! fitr pot tlon of the wotk I hit Is being done Prom Plymouth to Hoboken. The Delaware Lackawanna and "Western management has (tedded that after Sept. 1 the New Voik tialn le.u ing Il mouth at 7.10 a. m shall tin through to Hoboken without change of crew or engine and to letuin the same day. n distance of 1!ti miles The tialn will leave Plymouth at 7.10 a. m . arriving In Hoboken at 12 noon It will start back at 4 p. m, at riving In Plymouth at 9 :!7 p. m. It will make only three trips a. week, allowing tin men three days off every week and, when working, four houis a day In New Yoik. The present ciew. who will prob ably not be changed, aie : T'nglneer, Hairy Selple. tiieinan, JIaney Zim merman: conductor, John i-aw , bag-gfie-inaster, P. F. Currlgan. and lnaki men. Juhn Oainey and Henry Falr chllds. Mr. Van Busklik Has Resigned. V. II. Viu Musklik has leslgned his position with the Lackawanna load. The leslgnatlon is to take effect on Aug SI. Mr. Van HuskliK has beta In the employ of the company foi thirty yeais Hnd for eleven yeais prior to Apill U was assistant dlstilct passenger agent. On that date he was transfetred to the iai accountants' ofllec, where he has since been emplojed .ir. Van Iiuskiik was a courteous and obliging ofllclal. and his fi lends will legiet to Irmi that bis lelations with the Lackawanna load have been severed. The Pennsy's New Road. As a leMilt of the acquisition of the Cleveland, Akion and Canton by the IVnnyl.inl.i lines west, and the conse quent ineieae in tr.ifllc Into Cleveland, the twentv-sen miles of the Cleve land and Pittsburg between Hudson nnd Cleveland is to be made a romplett double Hack system At points there is to be n 'change of lino, the distance f-hoiteni'd grades reduced unci cuivui eliminated. The Impiovements will cost seveial hundted thouTiid dollais Part of the v. oik has been authoiized and the grading and niasonr.v contract for a portion of the route has been cut. Rcpahs of Steel Cats. The first irv against the steel cats came fiom the wrecking ciew of the "Penny." who claim that heivier t locking app.iiatus than iiow nnd on Hie load will be necessary to handle the big cais In placing tin m back on the lolls In case of accident. Hut when a steel cm has gone thmugh a wreck It Invnriablv needs lepalis al beit not so ctenslve as that of a wooden dump, unch i the same condl tions, and the shopmen hae been HARRIED HAPPINESS Is dependent upon the health of the wife more tlnn on any other one thing If a woman is troubled in n distinctly feminine way .the most delicate nerves of her body are in a state of chronic irritation She has hendache and back ache. She is liMVesie and spiritless She is cross nnd blue She feels that "life is not north living and her temper reflects the condition of her nerves. Poor, suffering wife poor, die tracttd husband If the husband is a cheerful, good humored man he will eymp-itliie if he is nervous, tired and irritable himself, he will probably go off to the club or seek elsewhere more con genial company A sick woman is to be pitied because he is miserable and because she has not yet learned that Dr Tierce's Favorite Pre criptlon will make her well Tie "Favorite Prescription" was de veloped over thirty jears ago in the reg ular practice of Dr. R. V Pierce who is and was then, chief consult ing physician to the Inva lids Hotel nnd Surgical Insti tute, at Buf falo, N Y. Since then it baa been used by millions of women and has brought health, happiness and contentment to as many homes. " My wife was sick for over eight years," writes Albert II Pulte. Ksq , of AUamont, Gruudy Co Tcun. " She had uterine (Ideate and was treated by two fhyildatu and got no relief At last I read about Dr, Tierce's l'avorite Prescription I scat to the drug store, got one bottle ami the rtt dote gave rate and sleep. She had not slept any far three nights. Being ture that It would cure her 1 tent for lite more bottles and when he had taken the sixth bottle tbe was sound aud veil. We now have a One boy at our noutc," i The "Favorite Prescription" contain no alcohol and no opium or other narcotic, and it perfectly harmless in any condition f the rsttuu. 1 U Ai J T'la-aiHSm Mil i i fsfl T'CW-t iff o i S 1 r wA0i 4 r i heard from In toncn that cannot bo heard without nttcntlon. The new style carriers cannot be le palred after the manner of the wood en dumps. it vnn found that Im proved! appliances would bo necessary but that If onto the new tools nnd machinery weie In place the cars could be repaired nf a cost considerably less than, that of mending the wooden dump'. The cars can even be rebuilt at n less expense than can be the wooden ones. Two Railroads Merged. A Joint meeting of the dltectors of the Bangor nnd Pottlnnd railroad and the Nazareth nnd Lehigh railroad was held at the Mansion house, Bangor, Wednesday, afternoon when an agree ment was drawn up merging the cor porate Interests of the two companies Into one. A meeting of the stockholder has been called for September 7, to rntlfy the nctlon The Nazal eth nnd Lehigh railroad was charteied lately with the same directors ns the Hangor and Portland AlthoiiBh the load has not yet been built. It Is believed the Intention of the eompanv Is to cotistiuct a line fronH the new cement works nt Nazareth to connect with the Hangor nnd Portlnnd railroad, extending the new branch also to the Lehigh river at Bethlehem, making an lmpoitant extension to the load. This nnd That. A new mllroad station will bo built at White Haven by the Lehigh Vnlley Italhoad eompanv. Ddawuio and Hudson dliectors have declared the legularly quaiterly divi dend on the stocks at $1.30 per skate, pavable Sept 15 Increasing business has made It nec esstiv to convert the men's waiting loom of the Lehigh Vnllej railroad station nt Jeddo Into a freight and baugago loom It Is declared that the Delaware and Hudson has paid off one-half of Its floating Indebtedness within the last two months, learnings aie understood to be gi enter than ever before The following older, t Igned bv Super intendent Hssci. has been posted along this division of the Lehigh "The practice of employes assigning wages due them to other parlies will not be toletated on the part of this compnny. Failure to ob-cie this rule will be eonsldeied sufllcient cnue for dismis sal from the set vice of the company" The passenger engines the Hrle Is building In its shops In Midilh will have seventy-eight Inch driving wheels and boilers that will carrv 201 pounds piessui" of steam to the squiiie lp( h The tendeis will cni ry (1,000 gallons of water. Tbe engines nie expected to make th run fiom Mai Ion to Chicago, 2fO miles, wit li but two stops f'ir water Nine engines of this type aie to be bunt. Dining the summer the collleilea In the west end of Schulklll county pio. diicing ied ash coal have work"!! much more steadllv then other collieries pro ducing the best grade of white a"h coal. The difference has frequently amounted to as much as two dajs a week. Shenandoah, Ashland, Mahanoy City and Citiardvllle aie In the white ah dlstilct and lesldents of these towns have at times intimated that this elNciiminatlon was for purely ul terior je.isnns The company's ofll chlK howevei, state tint they are actunted bv pmelj eommeiclal rea sons It Is Impossible to upplv the demand for liee-buinlng led ash coal mil the pi lee obtaliud per ton Is fiom ir to 7," cents more than for the best Riade of white ash coal Division l'.-nenger Agent P. P. Hitchcock's ntiiement fiom the Lack awanna seivlec will create a big sur prise In lallwnv circles He has acted as traveling passengei ngenl of that load foi in inv vears his terrltoiv lv- lii4 west fiom Buffalo, and be made a verv ci editable lecoid. When the- new Li'kawnuii.i traffic manager asssumed ofPce th" Buflnlo man was not only let.iined but advanced He was pio moted to b division passenger agent, with otUeo In Buffalo nnd a handsome iuetease In .alary sei v ed ns a further incentive foi the change But the ccuitlnemc nt of the position did not suit Mi. Hitchcock, and when he was offered on Saturday the position with the Wabash ns traveling passenger agent he nccepted. Utlen Herald. TIREMEN'S CONVENTION. Will Be Held nt Tunkhnnnock on August 31 and September 1. The five'-eouutv firemen's convention will be held at Tunkhannock on Auust 31 and September 1 The association consists of companies fiom the counties of Bindfoid. Pottei. Susquehanna. Tioga and Wvomlng The olllcis of the association aie: Piesldcnt. M f Law -lence Westlleld. Ill Ht vice-president. N. V Wellet, Athens second vlco-pi evi dent .1 W Newman, Canton, sctie taiy, J Wood Piatt, Tunkhannock: treasuiei. J V. Cialiam. Towimdu The convention will convene at the court house piomptly at 2 p. m. cm August 31. at the ringing of the bell After an overture by Bauei's band, of this city, the freedom of the city will be tendeied by Buigebs W. Denn Samp son and an address of welcome deliv ered by James W. Piatt. The lesponses will be delivered by President M. D Lav. I em-o, of Westlleld, Pa Routine business of convention will be taken up. Adjournment nt 3 1,ri p. m. to ball grounds, where a game of base ball will take place There will be a prize drill for a purse of $100 between the famous elilll com panics, Hagle Hoso company, of Pitts ton, twenty-four men, and Llnta Hos eompany.of Towanda, Pa , twenty-four men. Open-air concert nnd banquet to delegates In the evening. Music by Leek's Plttston band. Dancing nt Piatt's opera house both dan and evenings September 1. Bakei's bnnd. of Ulng hamton, and Bauer's band, of this city, will bo present. Six hundred dollais In purses for hose, hub, tunning and hook and ladder races, and dilll, band and other contests. One thousand men in line, twenty-flvo bands and twent flvo firo companion will bo In line In the parade on that day. Smoke the Pocono 5c. Cigar ARRANGEMENTS FOR TIIEJHG PARADE GRAND MARSHAL RIPPLE OUT LINES HIS PLAN. Announces the Names of His Aides. Major W. S. Millar Will Bo the Chief of Staff Streets on Which the Letter Carriers Will Form. Lino of March An Opportunity Will Be Afforded the Carriers to Indulge in Fancy Evolutions. The general committee In barge of the letter canlers' convention held a meeting last evening InColonel Hippie's ofllec In the Connell building. The various sub-committees reported excellent progiess and from piesent Indications everything will bo carried out smoothly This will be due in a large extent to the minor details. Inci dent to a laige convention, being caie fully looked aftei. The leceptlon committee in chaige of Majoi T F. Penman Is being thor oughly orgnnlzed and lnsti tided In the dev'ous ways of singling out elusive delegates In a depot platform crowd and escorting them or directing them to their vailous destinations. The chairman of the entertainment committee, W. H Lewis, icpoited that all the anangements for the enter tainment of the delegates had been completed He said that satisfactory arrangements huve been completed w Ith Superintendents Loomls and Daly, of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western eompanv, for showing those vlsltois. who desire to explote the bowels of the earth, through one of the mines A locomotive nnd coach will be at the depot on Thursday and Frldny af ternoons nnd those who wish will be taken to the Bellevue mine and es corted tluough LIST OF AIDES. Colonel L H. Hippie, gland marshal of the paiadc. announced the names of the aides who will assist him In foi in lug, conducting and dismissing the parade The list Is as follows: Colonel F L Hitchcock, Colonel 11. A Courspii, Col onel I, A. Watres, Colonel M. J. Keck, Lieutenant Colonel C. C Mattes, Lieu tenant Colonel F W Stlllwell, Major .1 AV. Oakfoid, Major W H. Kellei, Major V. D Fellows. Majoi Chailes Mink. Captain D B Atheiton, Captain John A Huff Captain L. T. .Mattes. Captain W. W lnglls. Captain F. M. Vandllng, Lieutenant David J. Davis, Lieutenant Walter H Ouustei, Lieu tenant Ceorge A. Blanchaid. Lieuten ant Ceorge C Merilman, B. B. Megar gee, Joseph A. Mears, A. R. Connell, Dr Charles Fisher. Frank Becker. A. F. Law. Chailes Hess. E. H. Hippie, Jr. Michael J. O'Mallev, Dr J. H O'Brien. H W Loftus. 'Joseph J Jer myn. Leo Co.vne, Geoige W Jenkins, Sidney Meais. D. D Evans, P. J Casey Di W K Donne. Victor Arnold, H AV Tavloi, CI It. Rclph. J AV. Bunnell, J. Whlttaker Page, Nelson Atheiton, F D McCJowan, Charles ltohlUMin, Isaac? Blown, Di O H Hill. Ezra C Scott, Heniy Slvellv, Thomas Sprague, Jo seph Cas.sesse and Frank Dickert Other names will be added to this list if deemed necessaiy. Major AV S. Millar, as announced he roic, will be chief of staff. All the aides will wear daik clothes, with mllitaiy hats and white gloves The line of maich for the p.u.ide was also given out. Colonel Hippie has given this subject a gieat deal of studv and has ni ranged a com so that will no doubt be satisfactoiy to eveiyone con cerned It was necessaiy to have It as shoi t as possible, as the men coming long dlstniues, and Just chopping Into the city before the paiade begins, will be too fatigued to stand any excessive physical exei tlon PLAN OF FORMATION. The delegates, who will head the pro cession, will form on Lackawanna ave nue, fiom Fianklln avenue to the luldge The New A'oik state canlers will foim on Franklin avenue, the Pennsjlvnnia eanleis on Linden sheet and those fiom other states on Mul beny stieet The line of march is as follows: Lackawanna to Jeffeison, to Pine, to AVnshlngton, to Sniuee, to AA'jomlng, to Lacknwnnnn At the latter avenue the aides will be In waiting and will escoit the vailous delegations to the places where the Inner man will be at tended to A number of the canlers who aie to paitlelpate In the paiade, especially the New Voik delegation, have been di llllng assiduously for some months past and In order to give these an op poitlllilty to execute some of th manoiiuvres pi.ictlced, there will be four hilts made, as follows. Coiner Jeffeison and Lackawanna avenues, comet Olive and Jefteison, loiner Washington and Pine and in fiont f the municipal building at the cornel of Washington avenue and Mulberrv stieet The last halt mentioned will also be useful In closing up lauks, n that theie wIP be a close foi mutton when tbe leviewlng stnnd In ft out of the postofllee Is passed. The paiade will piobably not stmt soonei than 4 p. in., as some of the can lets pattlclpatlng ate not expected much eailler than this. The committee uppoinud by the CVn tial Laboi union last Sundav to wait upon the gcneial c'ommitte and pro test against the vvoik on the denota tions being done by non-union labor 44 Who Gives to All "Denies AIL ft 'This is as true of the spend thrift of health as of the waster of money. Do not waste your health by allow ing your blood to con tinue impure, but purify, vitalize and enrich it by tak ing Hood's Sarsaparilla, America's Greatest Medicine. Dyspepsia "My husband doctored a long time for dyspepsia. ixiih only tem porary relief. The first bottle of Hood's Sarsaparilla. helped and the second cured him. It cured my sick headaches." SMrs, SMary A. Clark. Wilmington, Yt. JWGd&SaUaftmU Hooir Mill 2reUirr Ulii I he non Irritating and only cuhtrlic to tk with Huod'i turmpirllU.1 did not put In nn appearance at last evenlng'B meeting, as was generally expected. AVluit course the labor or ganizations propose to adopt Is ns yet n matter of conjecturi. but Reveral of the more Interested pnrtles In tin? agi tation prophecy that some Interesting developments will materialize In the near future, as the labor unionists arc fully determined to see the matter to a llnlsh. Cool the Blood In all Gases of Itching Burning Humors with the CUTICURA RESOLVENT While CIcansitiK tlie Skin and Scalp with hot baths of CUTI CURA SOAP and healing the Raw, Inflamed Surface with CUTICURA OINTMENT. Complete Treatment, $1.25 Or. Siur, tie i OiiturtT, Wc i IUsoiyiht.JO. Solfl Mcrjwhtre Totti!. V. and (J. Com- ,1'roin ,Uoiton. SPECIAL SALE This Week of iaids, lies. My. Elc. Now Is tlio tirao to got a bargain at theso prices. You cannot ob tain thorn in tuo future. Call and beo them. Tine Diamond Kings at $5 00, woith $10 U). Solid Uolil Hand Itlngs at $1 .'3, worth if A Solid Ciold Hand Kings at $100, worth $.'.23 Hold Killed Cuff Iluttons, We, worth $1.23. Cuff Buttons pievlous prices $100, now o"c. Cent's Solid Silver AVatch, Elgin move ment, $130 Ladles' Sterling Silver Watches, worth $3 30, now si.:;. Oent s Nickel Watches, S. AV., price $130, now $1.73. Rogers ftros . Spoons, wair.intcd, Mo. Hogers Ilros' flutter Knives, Sugar Spoons, ricKle Forks, 37c, previous price 73c. I .idles Solid Gold Watch, Elgin move ment, $14 "0 I. idles Cold rilled Watches at tH'fl, worth $13 00 We also have about three hundred La dles' Solid Silver Klng. worth 30c. and 7"e , will cloe them at 10c. each Special sale now going on at Davldow Itros AAemt as we aie offeilng goods at one-fourth their original value Extra Heavy Solid Silver Thimbles nt lie 227 Lackawanna Ava. I OF SCRANTON, Special Attention Given to Busi ness mid Personal Accounts. Liberal Accommodations K. tended According to 15 iluncci and Responsibility. 3 Per Cent. Interest Allowed on Interest Deposits. Capilal, Surplus, $200,000 425,000 WM. CONNELL, Preildsnt. HENRY DELIN, Jr., ViecPre. WILLIAM II. PP.CK, Casliior 'I he vault of this bank is pro tccted by Holmes' lilectrlc l'ro. tectlve System. CALIFORNIA is t reached quickly and comfortably by The Overland Limited of the Chicago, Union Pa cific & North-Western Line, leaving Chicago ev ery day at 6.30 p. m .reach ing Ca'lilornia in 5 days. The Pacific Express leaves Chicago every night at 10.30. No change of cars.choice of route going and return ing and long time limit on tickets. For particulars ask your nearest ticket agent or address Chicago & North-Western Ry. Principal Agencies : I'llll.AUn.PIIA NUVV YORK 161 Chestnut St, 4A1 llroadway THICAat) 193 Clark St. Every shoe in the store marked down during our August Sale. Ywl wfLs lawm pnnolnjaWallac The Towel Sale Will Continue During This Week Like many other surprises we spring a mid-summeff Towel Sale that will set you to guessing for a reason why. We usually give a reason for a singular move of this kind. We have no reason that we care to tell now, only we have the towels. We have a lot of them and they are priced lower than you have ever known them be fore. Almost at the price of common crash you can get towels here, big, fleecy fellows for the bath, great wide huck or damask ones, big and roomy, a regular armful of linen, great, generous towels that will dry you right, Here Are Two Great lots: At 12Jc each, or $1.40 per dozen5oo dozen huck and Damask towels, of various grades and sizes, with hemmed or fringed ends. At 15c each, or $1.70 per dozen5oo dozen huck aback towels, hemmed or hem-stitched ends, in four dif ferent qualities and sizes. CONNOLLY & WALLACE, Determ Tn Slice coil bcjits ruori-Hi .lust bo with brcail-miikiiiir Dc'cim Inatiou to smcii"l liisui s suc c.is, lirc.iiixt ou soon discover that with "Snow White" I'lour succisi is c i-n anil vou Micrcnl In Micmillni; lirianso cm MiiiKht hiiceiss in the propir manner All Rrocers sell "Snow White." "We only wholesale It " THE WESTON MILL CO. Scranton, Carbondale, Olyphant. TAKE TIME BV THE FORELOCK." lew mw amm lUL'J II1IU UJU111J Car load Just arrived. All styles, and prices tho lowest. Workmanship guaranteed en on THi CHCAPER GR DE3. Keep us In mind and yo.i won't re gret giving us your patronnge you will get goods bb representedgiving yuu our easy terms of payment or very lowest prices for cash. Immense stock i of Household Goods Stoves, Carpets, Iron Beds, etc. Fl a largo floors full to the celling a Thos. Kelly's Siorn, 1:11 ntnl 1:1 1 I rranKiii Avenui L At Retail. Coal of tho best quality for domestic use and of nil uizes Including UueKwheat anil Illrdseje, delivered In nny purt of the city, at tho lowest prlco Orders lecelved nt tho olllcp, Connell building, Itoom SOU, telephone No. I"i2, or at tho mine, telephone No 212, will h promptly intended to. Dealers supplied at the mine T PLEASANT COAL CO The Dickson MiuiuTdctiii'liiK Co. Kcranton nud WllUoi.lltrri), l',i, Muiiiifiiotiircirt of LOCOMOTlVeS, STATKMRV ENQINnS Hollers, HclitlnganJ Pumping Machinery. General Ottlce, Scranton, Pa, nil UiliMU! V71 IwlSsS1! SCRANTON'S SHOPPING CENTER. The se Be Rugs, Furniture nou WllLIAIM 129 WYOIVlirMG AVENUE. t inn 1 Lager Brewery Mamiructiirers or OLD STOCK ffilMMlllOniUUJ Telephons Call, 2S'W, SI 311 Spruo s:. Timple Court liulldlaj, Scrantoa, Pd. All acute nnd rhronlc diseases of men, women and lIiIUIk-ii I'llllUNIL NUHV Ul 8. lUlAJ.N AND WAhTlXU nisi:.vs KS A Sl'Kl'IAl.TY All diseases of tin l,li'i, Kldntjs, Uladilti Skin. lilood, NtiMs. Womb, Hie. Uar. Noe, Tliro.it, and Luiirff, t'aniTh 'i'limouro I'll -a ltiintuin (Joltre, Uluumntlsm, Asthmi, Catulih ViiilocoPilB l.oat Manhood, NlKhtlj Emissions, all l'emalo UUenBi'i, l.t ucorrhoi'U. itr Oonorihoii, Sphlhn, lilood I'otpon, Indlscietlon nnd youthful Imblts obliterated Suikitv. rits, Kpl ltiHj Tasie nnd ftmnnrh Wornm CA TAHHIIOZONn. Speellle for ("Uarrh Tlueo months' trentment only $30) Trlil frco In olllee. Consultation and exami nations fiee Olllco hours d.tlly und Builda), 8 (i. in. to y p. m DR. DENSTEN PILSNEB 127 and 129 WASHINGTON AVENUB autifu It is not enough that our (I Should wear well they must combine beauty and durability. Our goods are selected with the greatest care, and if yon buy here your home will be beauti ful iudeet. See our new 111 IK Artistic Furniture, Coverings. LuiimitiiiiDEsiiitiiiiiiiiiEiiiitinimijii Forget I That we are the agents in 5 this city for the H Which is today, as it al- - 2 ways has been, a "top) notch- S er,' should be pleased to have S 5 jou call. 3 1 FL0REY & BROOKS 2 3H Washington Avenu:, S 2 Opposite Court Mouse. itiiiiiaiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiin THE moosic mm co. KoomslnndCoiiiMlbB'rd'g. SCRANTON, PA. Hining and Blasting POWDER M lie ut Moosle and liuli ulo WorlCi I AI'I.IN fi. RAM) l'OWI)K CO 'S ORANGE GUN POWDER l'.l ctrlo llattorlei, Maclrlo KxploJar, for explodlu: blu-ttt, safety ruin and R8D3U13 CllJm'Cll Co'S cxpMIiHi'ves McANDLTY. Dont Orient Bicvcle i 1 i 4