THE SCRANTON TRIBUNJS-SATURDAY, SEPTEIUBER 2, 1899.
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LIVE NEWS OF THE
INDUSTRIAL WORLD
GRAND OFFICERS OF RAILROAD
MEN SUMMONED.
A Snag of Some Kind Was Struck
Durinp tho Conference Ycotorduy
Between Superintendent Russell
nnd tho Committee Representing
the Railway Men-Scarcity of
Miners and the Cause Two Resig
nations Odds and Ends of News
of a Varied Character.
The conference between committees
l-epresentlnpr the conductors and train
men of the Lackawanna road and
Superintendent Kussell came to an end
yesterday afternoon.
Just what caused the termination of
the conference has not been announced,
but It Is surmised that a snap of some
kind was struck, for nfter the com
mittees withdrew from the conference
dispatches were sent to K. K. Clark, of
Cedar Itnplds, Iowa, grand chief of the
Order of Hallway Conductors, and I.
II. Morrlssy, of I'eoila, 111., grand mas
ter of the Hrotherhood of Italtway
Trainmen, who will arrive In the city
tomorrow. In the afternoon they will
meet with the committees nnd matters
pertaining to the conference with
Superintendent Uussell will be consid
ered. On the result of the meeting be
tween the grand olllcers and the com
mittees will depend tjie time when the
conference with the Lackawanna olllc
lals will be resumed. While the com
mitteemen were very reticent as to the
nature of the disagreement that arose
in the conference, their manner would
Indicate that they do not anticipate
nny serious consequences.
Scarcity of Miners.
In the year 1S9'.1 we see the culmina
tion of the evil practices that have
been In vogue for the past quarter of
a century, at least. It has been a
custom nt almost every mine In the
country whenever business became
slack to discharge the single men first,
and this seemed to be the proper thing
to do, as the young man unburdened
with a family was In a better posi
tion to hustle than the man of many
responsibilities, but It has resulted
disastrously at last, and has had. the
same result as would happen to a
farmer who disposes of all the young
stock, depending on the fact that the
old stock was good when he started in.
The young men have naturally drift
ed Into other employments or other
lines of mining where the work was
more regular. The old minors have
worn out and their places are empty
today. The American miner is an al
most unknown quantity, and will soon
be a thing of the past. The operator
must now depend upon Imported labor,
the supply of which Is limited nnd the
work very Inferior, or resort to machin
ery , which Is very expensive, both to
purchase and keep In repair. All this
happens to come at a time which can
ill afford to be hampered in this way,
and at a season when the demand for
coal Is far beyond the expectation of
everybody.
It has been expected that powers
other than steam would offset the loss
in tho ranks of the miners, but this
has not occurred, the consumption of
coal has grown instead of being dim
inished and the coal producers are at
their wits' end to know how to meet
the situation Black Diamond.
Railroads of the Country.
According to figures compiled by tho
Interstate Commerce commission, there
were 36,234 railroad locomotives In this
country last year, an Increase of IMS
over the preceding year. Of these,
9.0S6 were classed as passenger loco
motives, 20,67 as freight locomotives,
nnd .'.234 as switching locomotives, tho
remainder being unclassified. The to
tal numbers of cars of all classes re
ported In the service of the railroads
was l,32fi,174. being an Increase of 28.
604. Of this large number 33,59,1 were
used In passenger service, 1,248,826 In
the freight service and 43,753 In tho
service of the railroads themselves.
There were used In the United States
last year 28 locomotives and 718 cars
per hundred miles of line. The num
ber of passengers carried for each pas
senger locomotive was .10,328, while an
average of 42,614 tons of freight was
hauled by each locomotive. The num
ber of persons employed by the rail
roads In this country last year was
S74,uC8, which Is equivalent to 474 em
ployes per hundred mile of line. As
compared with the number of em
ployes for tho previous year, there was
nn Increase of 51,082. Tho amount of
railway capital outstanding on Juno
30. 1898, not Including current liabilities
in the term, was $10,818,554,031.
This nmount assigned to a mileage
basis represents n capital of (60.313 per
mile of line. It Is stated that the ag
gregate number of passengers carried
on all the railroads Iri the United States
for the year ended Juno 30, 1898, was
501,066,687. Tho gross earnings of the
railroads of the United States for the
fiscal year ended June 30, 1898, wero
$1,247,323,621, being greater by $123,
235,848 than for the previous year.
Two Resignations Handed In.
James Ituriyon, who for the past
twenty-five years has been foreman
of the Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western paints shops In this city, re
signed his position yesterday.
W. D. Itunyon, his son, who was
chief clerk at the car repair account
nnts' office, also tendered his resigna
tion to tho coppany, yesterday.
Tonnage Stations Created.
The Lackawanna Itallroad company
has created stations in this city near
Its freight house at the "Notch," Tay
lor and Nay Aug, to he known as
tonnage stations. The men in chargo
will be required to keep a record of
tho tonnage of every, train. Every, car
Powder
co n vo.
will have n way bill showing Its ton
nage and other details.
A copj' of tho way bills will bo turned
Into Chief Clerk Hproul, of the ton
nage department, under Superintendent
of Transportation Daly and another
copy will accompany the cars to Us
destination.
This nnd That.
There Is no settlement yet
Susquehanna Coal company
In the
strike.
The men remain quiet.
It. P. Adams lias been appointed su
perintendent of telegraph fon tho Cen
tral Railroad of New Jersey with head
quarters at Jersey City. Mr. Adams Is
a western man, who has for some
years been employed on the New York
Central.
The employes of the Andrews -fc
Hitchcock blast furnnce at Sharon,
Pa., were notified Thursday of an ad
vance In wages of 10 tier cent., tnklni?
effect tomorrow. This is the third
voluntnry advance within five months.
One hundred nnd fifty men are affected.
H. I. Cooper, of I'ottsvllle, has re
ceived from the Lehigh Portland Ce
ment company, of Ormrod, tho con
tract to furnish the steel for the lat
ter?) new mills. Mr. Cooper represents
the Passaic Itolllng Mill company, of
lMterson, X. J. About 430 tons of steel
will bo required.
The work nt the Weatherly shops of
the I.ehlgh Valley prior to the concen
tration of the shops from Hazlcton nnd
Delano, Is progressing very rapidly,
and when completed it will make one
of the best shops that the coal region
hns ever enjoyed. It will contain all
the modern improvements nnd will be
light and airy. The shops will he
ready for occupancy about Sept. 13.
POOR BOARD MEETING.
Howard P. Davies ChoBen book
keeper at Hillside Homo to Suc
ceed John F. Williams.
Officers Roport.
The poor board met In regular ses
sion at tho city hall yesterday. Mr.
Lnngstaff was tho only absentee. The
meeting was devoid of any interesting
features. Director Paine, of the home
committee. Informed the board that
his committee had selected Howard
1"'. Davies, of 713 South Main avenue,
as bookkeeper, to succeed John F.
Williams, who resigned a few weeks
aiio. On motion of Mr. Fuller. Mr.
Davies was elected to the position. Ills
salary will be $40 per month nnd
board. The appointee Is 20 years of
ago and Is a brother to John J. Davies,
the well known druggist of West Scran
ton. He Is a graduate of the Scranton
High school, and the Scranton Busi
ness college.
The number of cases seeklnir relief
was not as large as usual. Dr. Ilal
pert, of Linden street, appeared In the
Interest of a Miss I.avenstein, of Lin
den street. She Is 19 years of age and
! in the first stages of consumption.
If she remains In this part of the
country, she will die within a year,
Dr. Ilalpert Informed the board. He
asked that the board use Its influence
with the railroad companies to secure
a reduced rate for two to Denver, Col.,
for which the young woman's friends
will pay. The best tho members could
do was to give transportation to Buf
falo. James Dufty, of Theodore street,
North Scranton. asked that his son,
a, young man IS years of age, be sent
to the Hillside home for medical treat
ment. Dr. Herman Hessev. outdoor!
physician of that district, stated the
fellow nreded medical attention badly.
The board Instructed Dr. Bessey to
treat him.
George Herrmnn, of West Scranton,
asked to have his poor tax stricken
off, which request was granted John
Cokely, an old man, who said ho was
brought here by his nrandehildren
from Pittsburg, asked for nld. Tho
case was referred to Mr. Fuller.
Mrs. Anna Hean, of 1811 Stone ovo
nue. requested to have her two feeble
minded boys sent to tho Hillside Home,
nnd her two baby boy? sent to an or
phan asylum. Her wishes will bo car
ried out
Mi-3. James Greaghan, of North
Scranton. appeared with her 14-year-old
son who Is also feeble minded, nnd
asked that ho be sent to nn Institution
for bis class. Tho board will make
tin effort to have him placed In tho
F.lwyn Home, near Philadelphia.
The report of Superintendent Boom
er, of the Hlllsldo Home, showed that
on July 21. the homo contained 424
inmates, while today there are three
leis thnn that number. During Aug
ust three sane and three Insano males
wre admitted. Six Insane nnd five
sane jnnles, one sane and two Insane
females died. Three sane nnd two In
rnno patients were discharged. Ono
birth, a male, was born to the larga
family on the bill.
THEATRICAL.
"Tho Purplo Lady."
Sydney Itosenfeld's farce, "Tho Pur
ple Lady," was tho attraction with
which the Lyceum was last night
opened for the season. It Is a Rood
warm weather farce for the audience,
but the poor netors must have suffered
during tho whirlwind scenes when ac
tion was piled upon action. Kven a
warm weather farce cannot well exist
without whirlwind scenes nnd action
t'alore.
"The Purple Lady" Is an artist's
model, who turns up unexpectedly on
the evo of the artist's marriage to a
very proper young woman, who knows
nothing about the past of her fiancee
In his efforts to keep tho Identity of
"The Purple Lady" a secret from his
father-in-law and mother-in-law to he.
Eric Rogers brings about a fine series
of misunderstandings and complica
tions, the central figure of which Is
Prof. Archibald Gllworthy, a character
modelled on tho lines of "Tho Private
Secretary." If there Is nothing espe
dally new or original about the farce,
it can bo said for It that It Is enter
taining and Is presented by a company
of very good actors. Those who bus
talned the principal idles wero Frank
B. Hatch, James Carew, C. II. Robert
son, Teresa Maxwell, Olive Porter,
Laura Nelson Hall, C. II. Robertson,
Edith Ives and Henry Stackbrldge,
The fnrce was preceded by the one
act drama, "Tho Reckoning."
Popular Prices Next Week.
The Wolford Shetldan company pro
mises to open their week's engagement
ut the Academy of Music commencing
Monday matinee with a bill that
should attract general attention. "On
tho Mississippi," tho most famous of
nil plays, will be presented In Ifs en
tirety, which means that some of tlv
most beautiful stnge settings will be
shown. All that skillful mechanics can
do to make the production of thW
company complete hns been done. It
has required over three months of i ird
work to got the plays In good shepo.
The company Includes Miss Mamie
Sheridan Wolford, who Is one of the
most prominent lending ladles In re
pertoire, Miss Gertrude Hllllker, MIim
Stella Illalr, Frank E. Cnnm, ,Ioeph
Kggerton, Victor Harvey, J. It. Ketlor,
Frank J. Hllllkher, Fred C. Chnuncy,
Harry Uronson, Charles West. I).
Wilson, etc. Polite vaudev.lle will be
seen between tho acts of every per
formance, also Prof. J. W. Hamilton's
dog, cat and monkey elrcis.
"A Trip to Chinatown."
Charles Hoyt, the popular American
plnywrlght, hns been catering to the
risible side of tho fickle public for the
past decade and during that time ho
hns contributed many successes to the
American stage. His great success
Is "A Trip to Chinatown" nnd this
comedy was, and always will be, the
most popular with theater-goers. It
Is by this constant keeping the Inter
est at the extreme tension that one
of the secrets of Hoyt's successes mav
be discovered. Monday, Sept. 4,
matinee nnd evening, at the Lyceum
the new "A Trip to Chinatown" will
be presented, levlsed and polished up
to date, presented by a -cast of singers,
dancers, comedians and burlesquers,
the strongest ever seen In this com
edy, headed by Harry Gllfoll.
"Tho Dairy Farm."
One of tho Important new produc
tions of the season promises to be
James II. Walllck's pastoral play, "Tho
Dairy Farm." Manager Help, who wit
nessed several rehearsals of the play,
says: ' "The Dairy Farm" Is rich In
sentiment and laughter. The quaint
sayings and mirth provoking doings
of characters whose originals actually
lived in the 0h are In the spirit of
true humor." "The Dairy Farm" will
receive Its llrst production in this city
'DoNot Graspat the Shadow
and Lose the Substance'
Many people are but
shadows of their former
selves; due to neglect of
health. Look out for the
blood, the fountain of life,
the actual substance; keep
that pure by regular use of
Hood's Sarsaparilla and ro
bust health will be the result.
Dyspepsia, weakness, and oilier nvor
ries ivill be things of the, past and life
tvitt be 'worth living.
Hacking Cough "Iwas troubled
with dry, lucking cough. One bottle of
Hood's Sarsaparilla helped me and three
bottles cured me and made me strong."
George W. Bennum. Coolsprina, 1)et.
Hood'a Fills curt liver tlU; tho non-Irritating and
'only cathartic to take with HooiI'a S.ir4i:irilU.
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UTAH and
YELLOWSTONE
PARK
reached quickly and com
fortably by 20th Century
Trains of the Chicago &
North-Western Ry.
The Overland Limited
and The North-Western
Limited, electric lighted;
also Portland, Tacoma,
Seattle, Vancouver and
Alaska. Choice of route
going and returning and
long time limit on tickets.
For particulars ask your
nearest ticket agent or
address
Chicago & North-Western Ry.
Principal Agencle :
PHILADELPHIA NEW YORK
6i Chestnut St. 461 Broadway
CHICAGO
193 Clark St.
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MYER
Iyer
at Lyceum theater on Wcdnesdny nnd
Thursday, Sept. 6 ntjd 7.
PRIOEDURQ.
Local branch, No. 1010, of United
Mine Wotker of America, will moot
en Monday morning at Foley's hall
at 7."!0 o'clock, to prepare for Labor
day parnde, In which they will tuko
part. An Invitation Is ixtended to nil
mine workers to b. on hand and par
ticipate In the same.
The silk mill In this placo will bu
Idle on Monday.
BAD COMPLEXIONS
RED ROUGH HANDS
FALLING HAIR
PREVENTED BY
Tho roost offectlvo skin purifying rind
beautifying soap In tho world, as well as
purost and sweotcst for toilot, bath, and
nursery. It strlkos nt tho causo of had
complexions, red, rouh hands, fnlllnc
hair, and baby blemishes, viz., tho clogeod,
irritated, inflamed, overworked, or slug
gish Porks.
Sold throuthont Ih. wprfd. FntTlR P. All J ' C-Coip.,
fror., Doiton. How to IUt. tleuittful Complexion, ftet
SPECIAL SALE
This Week of
Diamonds. Mfc, Jewelry, tic.
Xow is tho timo to get a bargain
at these prices. You cannot ob
tain them in the future. Call and
seo them.
Hne
jio.no.
Diamond lilacs at $3.00, worth
Solid Gold
$3.50.
Solid Gold
$2.23.
Hand Rlncs at $1.23, worth
Hand Itlngs ut $1.00, worth
Gold Killed Cuff Huttons. Mc worth
$1.23.
Cuff Huttons, previous prices $1.00, now
37c.
Gcnt'i Solid Silver Watch, l'lgln move
ment, $:t.r0.
Ladles' Sterling Silver Wutches, worth
$3.50, now $3.75.
Gent's Nickel Watches, S. W., price
$.l.r.0. now $1.75.
Holers Hros'. Spoons, wai ranted, COc.
Koeers Urns'. nutter Knives, Stmnf
Spoons, Pickle forks, 37c, previous price
73c.
Ladles' Solid Gold Watch, Elgin move
ment. $14.50.
Ladles' Gold Filled Wntches at $C50.
worth $15.00.
We also have about three hundred La
dles' Solid Silver KlnRS. worth 50c. and
75c, will close them nt 10c each.
Special sale now koIiiit on at Dnvidntv
Hros. Attend as wo nre offerliic goods
at one-fourth their original value.
Kxtra. Heavy Solid Silver Thimbles nt
19c.
Davidow Bros
227 Lackawanna Ave.
TAKE TIME BY THE FORELOCK.'
Car load Just arrived. All styles,
and prices the lowest. Workmanship
guaranteed even on
THE CHEAPER GRADES.
Keep us In mind and you won't re
gret Blving us your patronage ypu
will get goods as represented giving
you our easy terms of payment or very
lowest prices for cash. Immense stock
of Household Goods Stoves, Carpets,
Iron Beds, etc. Flvo largo floors full
to the celling at
Thos. Kelly's Stom
inland 131
Franklin Avenue
The Dickson Manufacturing Co.
fecrauton and Wllket-llarre, 1'u,
Mumifiic.tiren of
LOCOMOTIVES, STATIONARY ENGINES
Hollers, Hoisting and Pumping; Machinery.
General Office, 13cranton, Pa.
futiGllVi
MB III Mil!
Davidows
Lackawanna Avenue.
Astonishing Bargains in Shoes
For everybody today, Saturday. It will pay
you to see our Iinrgiiliis before buying elsewhere.
Ulen's Shoes nt i)Sc, $1.20, $1.49, $1.98, $2.48
and $2.98.
Ladies' Shoes at98c,$1.29,$1.49,$1.9S and $2.dS.
Boys' and Youths' Shoes at 98c and $1.29.
Misses' Shoes at 98c.
Children's Shoes at 25c up.
Littlo Gents' School Shoes at 59c to 9Sc.
DAVIDO
The Cheapest Shoe Store, 307 Lacka. Ave.
nttoll2dWallac
The Towel Sale Will
Continue During This Week
Like many other surprises we spring a mid-summer
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,
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The
Wheat
Fiom which "Snow White'
Flour Is made, Is .ill cleaned,
j-couret, and ste.tm'd before It Is
ground, so we know tl ai
"Snow
??
Does not contain the least littlo
bit of dirt. It's perfectly cle.m,
perfectly pure and perfectly
wholei-nmc.
It Is m.ide In a clean mill by
clean nun and Is used by clean
people.
Ask your grocer about it.
"We only w.iolcsalilt."
THE WESTON HILL CO.
Scranton,
Carbondale, Olypliant.
MOUNT PLEASANT CM
At Retail.
Coal of tho best quality for domestic
use and of all sizes. Including Buckwheat
und Blrdseyo, dellveicd in any part of
tho city, at tho lowest price.
Orders received at the olllce. Connnll
building, ltoom SOfi; telephone No. 1763, or
nt tho mine, telephone No. 272, will bo
promptly attended to. Dealers supplied
at the mine. s
T PLEASANT COM CO
Shoe
Store
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SCRANTON'S SHOPPING CENTER.
The House Beautiful
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Rugs,
Furniture
129 WYOMING AVENUE.
is So
i
Lager
Beer
Brewery
Mii!iiiructui'cr5r
OLD STOCK
PILSNER
435 to 455 f). Hinri St.. Ssrj ua 1. P J
Telcphons Cull, 2ttM.
DUEU
311 Spruo St.
Timple Colirt Bulldla,
Scraotoj, Pa.
All acute and rhionle diseases of men,
women and children. C'llIlONlL1. NKKV
Ot'S. liltAl.N AND WASTING UlSKAS
lCS A Bl'KClALTY. All UtheuBea of tha
Liver, Kidneys, Madder. Skin, Illood,
Nerves, Womb, Uye. Kur. Nose. Throat,
nnd Liint!. Cancers. Tumours, Pibs
ltupture lloltre, HheumatlHm, Asthma,
Catarrh. Vurlococele. Lost Manhood,
Nlfilitly Emissions, all Kemalo Iiicuaea,
l.i'iicorihoea. etc. Gonorrhea. Syphilis.
Illood Poison, Indiscretion and youthful
habits obliterated. Surgery. rltB, Kp.
lepsy Tune and Ptomnch Worms. CA
TAHWIOZONK. Speclllo for Catarrh.
Threo months' treatment only $3.00. Trial
free In olllce. Consultation and exami
nation free. Ottict hours daily und
Bunduy, 8 u. in. to 9 p. m.
DR. DENSTEN
127 and 129
WASHINGTON AVENUB
It is not euougli that our
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Should wear well they must
combiue beauty and durability.
Our goods are selected with the
greatest care, aud if you buy
here your home will be beauti
ful indeet. See our new
Artistic Furniture,
Coverings.
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Opposite Court House. S
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Rooms 1 nncl2tComltli BTd'g.
SCRANTON, PA.
Hilling and Blasting
POWDER
M .dent Moosloand Kiuh 'ulo Work,,
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