y N THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-MONDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1899. NORTHEASTERN PENNS YLVMA MMMtiAAMMMM TAXPAYERS APPEAL. Bettlod by Payment of 911,000 to Attorneys for tho Taxpayers. Special to Tlio Scranton Tribune. Towanda, Dec SI. The case known ns tho taxpayers' appeal was yesterdav settled by the payment to L. M Hall and 13. Overton as attorneys for tho taxpayers, tho sum of $11,000. This sum was divided equally between Hor ace Hot ton and John Wolf, ex-com-mlssloners, and Job C-rlflln and J. L. Kllsbreo, bondsmen of ex-Commissioner XV. K. Green. This sum was taken In settlement of tho Judgment of $37,178 91 against Norton and Wolf, and the Judgment of $25,742 3ri ngalnst Green, awarded by Judge Aichbald on Sept 6, 1S90 On April 27, 1S97. the then county conimlssloneis filed an appeal against the report of the county auditois. Or. May 15, IS'J7, an asool itlon of tax pajcrs llled an app al against the same uudltors' report. The case was heard b Judge Archbald, on Scran ton, without a Jury and his repor: filed on Sept fi last, found for the ta"c payeis the amount given above The agi cement to settle beats date of Dec. 5, lX'Jt, and was approved by Judge Archbald on Dec. 7. Under It the ex-commissioners and their bonds men ate tn save Uradford count,' harmless fiom all claims of the archi tects of the new coutt house. I.ohman and Schmltt, uf clovelind, and neith er party Is to file any bill of costs. The tttxpiyptB pay the court teeotd costs The document Is slgne I by the nttotneys for the taxpajers, the cx eoinmlsloiiers and bondsmen and bears, a nuelpt fot $11,00U and tho ap ptoal of County Commissioner H. M. Spalding and K. M. Pitcher. Judge Archbnld's approval reads: "The above settlement Is entltcly ap proved. The iaM Is one very ptoperlv to be compromised. While I did not see my way to do other than I (111 with it, I recognized that the judg ment which I felt compelled to ren der was In some of Its features a harsh one, and I am gratified that the taxpayers of the county by the compromise agreed to have it from this charge " It is estimated that attorneys' fees and other expenses to bo chatged this fund will mane It net the county about $9 000 The claim of Lehman & Sehmltt was nearly $2,r)00 The origi nal surchatge upon the commissioners b the lounty auditors was for $5 81S, 0C. Of this amount Contractor HrnJ ley, who built the new court house, p-ild bacK $3,530 SO, leaving a balance of $2,287.20. FOREST CITY. lng by the Sunday school of tho Ave nue Methodist church, Oakland side. Diamond Hrothers' mlnsttels appear In Hogan's Opera Inure on Satuiday evening to n gocd business. Hundreds of former Susquohnnni people tiro "at home," to bpeiid tho holidays. Keystone Hook and L'idder com pany, No. 1, will hold Its annual bill In Ilognn Opera house n Trlday even ing next. Diran's full Susquehanna orchestra will furnish inurlc, and Kes taur.tntcr I.anner the supper. Prof. John A Sophia, of Susque hanna, will conduct a fair nnd musl cnl convention In Thomson, beginning on Tucsdav, December .'0. Christmas commoner U iti Chi lit Hplt coml church nt 1120 o'clock on Potur- dav evening, with full ixntclses, fol lowed by a free Christmas supper at an early hour this morning. The at tendance wns latge. Newton A. Ctoft, tenor soloist, as sisting in the services in Chi 1st Hpls copal (hut eh last evening and this morning. I'rof riood, of Hlncbtimton, will organize a tlas In dancing in Susque hanna, Januaty C. The stockholders of the First Ni tloral bank will elect directors on eilnc'dnv, January K The week of prayer will be obsetved In the sevoi.il I.ingel!cnl clnntbes of this place, commencing Jimmiy 7. Congi essivnn C. I'rul Wr'ght and family at" spending Uf Itnlldijs at their home in this pi i' e Mts Ttkv Adams of Allow, Illi nois, who wis culled hero by the death rf. hit mother, the k.to Mn. Pollv A. Allpaurh, returned home last evening. Hevlvnl Hirelings aie being held in the North Jr.ckon Methodist cHiich. i '.. - "-Vrtoji'V Lightning Rod Man On an fliifomobile Special to The Siranton Tribune Forest City, Dec. 2.1 Mr. and Mis Herbert Kennedy returned Friday from Cold Springs, Pa., whete they had been attending the funeiat of Mis. Celt Gaget, a niece of Mr. Kennedy. Mr. and Mts. Thomas O'Nell are to jolcing over the bit Hi of a son. James Otding Is home from college fot the Christmas vacation. Geoige Cavanaugh went to Scranton Satuiday to spend the holldas. Mrs. a. A. Shepheul Is seilously HI at hei home on Main stteet. The gilst mill near the Etio rallioad station, formurlj owned b Udwln Cotey, has been rented by S. S. Hub bard and vII be opened and utn b) II. II Finn, of UniondaU, in lite near future. Mis. Elizabeth Jones.of Welsh settle ment, Is a guest at the home of John L Harris, on Delaware street. The school board has unanimously passed a tesolutloii to cstnblisn a nigh school for the benefit of pupils who arc unuble to attend school (lining the tegular si hool bouts The .school will be kept open at least two houts every evening nnd will open Januaiy 2, 1900. 'ihe household effects of Sheriff-elect Muxey have been shipped to Montrose Tho tumlly will remain In town at the home of Mrs. Maxey's fathet, Mr. Thomas lliown, until the latter pan of the week. Mi. Maxey will take charge of the Jail Monda, January 1, 1900. Mr and Mis. Maxey will be greatly missed here and the best wishes of a host of ft lends will follow them to their new home. The Monti ose Democrat ptlnts the following. -H. W. Drown, of Forest Cit, eiitne over to the county seat on business Thutsday and while heio gave the Democrat a pleasant call. Ho re potts Fotest City as being In a won derfully ptosneiuus condition, iinil nil lnr business men doing lots of busl- ! ness me coal mlne3 aie running strong, and herboaid of ttude is alivu to the fact that much can be done for thelt town. They have iccently so eured the location there of a silk mill b a man fiom Patetson, who pur chased the old car shops for his put pose. letter another man was there from Paterson to look up a location for another and a larger silk mill. ,Vj wonder things at Forest City are looking up.' And It's a matter of In terest to our -whole county." SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY. 1, . ,,..,. I-. ..., H.lt.. ,1m l.MI- I . J FIJI. 11. .1 lU"h I- pi, ii'iii'-- iiiv nw"- ljppj nz n days at hU home at I'alantlne Hildge, ,!,10CIUs3 N. Y A smiles of extra meetings are In iptogiiss In the chunh at Lakeside, i this count:'. Much Ititucst Is baln ! manifested I There Is -i (ont"tUinu between tli lauthii'tles rf Thomso'i and District Attorney J it Jores, of Lackawanna county ovpr the possession of M0 in i cots and i l'volvor 'ound on tin bodv of Dtvis, tho Mayfield buiglar, I who vi killed nt Arar.-t b Landlord Dill Leach. Mis Haieitt, of Likcsld. Jackson has become totally blind fiom cntn'--nct. She will go to Philadelphia an 1 undergo nn operation. The nnnual meeting of the Ileptilill can county committee w 111 be held In Monttose on Tuesdav, January 2, for tho purpose of completing the county organization or 1900 etc. Our Congicsman Wtlght has beoo. placed on tho committee on agileul tuie. Tortv-tlve tons of poultiy wer: shipped from Montrose tills wek. Derleen, Dec. 12, In the HosDltol. My Deer Mr. Hdltur: AVere you 2 see the rlter 2 day you wood flcaice gess It waz. the same han sum, debonnro sltlzcn ov the U. S. who left Amcrlka In the brlte Lexington ov youth 1 or 2 moons ago I am a llzzlkal reck. I am no longer the helthy speslmen ov Amerlknn nz. when last ou wltnest me but a bronzed, mamed, cortplasterd bundel ov ftacktttrcd bones ftqulvvering flesh. I hav rid in nn aw tomobeel! In nn ungarded moment I axsented nn Invitashun 2 go out with an ngt. who lz selling them or latlier was selling them hear In Derleen. Dver sluts I 1st red ov the aw tomo beel I hav hankerd 4 a chants 2 mownt 1. I no longer hnnker In fact I am out ov the lianUeiln business nwl 2 getlur. 2 be knndld. I am2 week even 2 hanker & when "yutes trool" cant hank u kin bet enoimus wads ov wclth that he lz pritty far gone Tho I hnv nev ei bin In a steem bote xplcshun or a tale lode reck, I hav tode a buckln bionko when the n 4 sed buckin bionko waz In hlz hay day I hav awlso fell off the steepll ov a Dap ttt chinch while ercetln n lltnlng tod. but nz tha say In geeometry. A buckln bionko lz 2 a buekln avvtomo- a bird's I vow ov a ride In n buckln uvvtomobeel. Youres In bed t sntintz, A. Kidder. I'. S. Don't let my wife no ov my sore aflllxshuti. It wood spoil Chrlst mus 4 hor & my prodgeny, Yurc roltlst frond, A. K. To Curo a Cold in One Day Tako Laxative IJromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund tho money If It falls to cure. E, W. Orove's slgna turo Is on each box. 2Ec. DUNMORE DOINGS. Christmas Services in tho Churches. Democratic Candidates for Bor ough Offices Other Notes, Yesterday, In tho Mcthodlht Episcopal church, St. Murks' Episcopal church and tho First I'rcsbj terlan church, Christinas services were held, each church having distributed among their congtegntlons printed programmes of exercises, which were carried out at botli tho morning und evening services Committees had deco rated the churches in an artistic manner, tho emblemntlc smbol of Christmas, tho evergreen, predominating In tho garlands ond llgures worked on the walls and al tars. The Christmas oxciclses of tho Metho dist Episcopal church will occur this evening, when the programme, ns pub lished In The Tribune, will be carried out. The exercises nt the First Presbyterian church will bo held tomonow evening In the church parlors. THE MARKETS. ?poMoooaaoK;jsaooooooosxKra( teeny, weeny mice iz riRE IN PITTSTON. the Handsome Fiaino Building on West Side Badly Damaged Speciul to the Sci.uitun Tribuin Plttston, Dec. 24 A handsome new fiatnc building, owned b Mi. Tyuell, at the corner of Wyoming avenue and Thlid stieet, West Plttston, was com pletely gutted by Hie ubout 10 o'clock last evening. The building wns a three-stoiy one. und the giound Hoots wero occupied by J. D. Monle's gioeeiy stoie and Ira DeWltt's meat maiket. Two famlllcc ieslde above the stores The inmates wet in bed at the tlnn and awoke to find theli looms tilled with smoke, and with difficult made their w.i out, scnr.tllj altiied The lire btarted in the cellai, under the giocery stote, and the flames and smoke soon communicated with the floors above. Delay and confu-don on the pan of the fliemen gave the llarn"s a good stait. The fi amen oik of the bul'dlng still stands, bin the Inside Is completely mined, with lite, watei und smoke. The loss to the building and stock will piobnbl) i each $7,000 ot SS.000. At n late bout the file was still on, but the two Plttston companies, toeth r wlih the West Plttston fliemen on tli3 scene, had It pietty well under contt il nnd pi evented any spieading of the flames. Special to The Bcrnnton Tribune. Susquehnnni, Dec 24 -Two massi were -Conducted this tr,ornlner In St. John's- Oatrtfjllc church, with a larj attendance. Hev. P. F Hroderick. thi pastor, preached an able and eloquent seimon, and the teinforcod choir ren dered sevetal selections In an excellent manner. There was the usual vety lib eral Christmas offering Tlie Knights of Columbus have added an elegant piano to the'r Eiln avenua patlors. The DaptlEt Sunday school enjoyed a tree und Christmas exorcises In tho Churth on Saturday evening. Mei chant's report a l.eavy holiday tfra'do. In the Sayre Catholic church, by thu Itev. lames Kllogley. on Wednesday last, Thomas J. O'Neill, of Susque diannof and Miss Anna Lauv of Sayre. 'were united In marrlare. John O'Neill, brother of the bridegroom, was groomsman, nnd Miss Eva Laux, sla ter of the bride, was bridesmaid. There was a large Attendance at the Christmas exercises held last even- iiiijiiiii ujBijiIii ki Cures a Couch or Cold at once, Conaucra Croim without (all. la the best for llroucliltta. Clrlnne. I lioaraeneas, W'noopiUK-couftn nnu lor Ilia cute ol Lonlumnl on. Motherapralae it. Doctor i ricribe it, I email uoaca; quiet, aurc iciuiia. Not a Surprise, It will not be a surptise to any who are at all familiar with the good quali ties of Chamberlain's Cough ltemcdy, to know that people eveiywheie take pleasure in t elating their experience in the uso of that splendid medicine and in telling of the benefit thev have re ceived from It, of bad colds It has cured, of threatened attacks of pneu monia it has a vetted and of the child ren it has saved fiom attacks of cioup and whooping cough It Is a giard, good medicine For sale by all drug gists, Matthew Pros , wholesale and re tall agentB. CHECK ON INDIAN SHOWS. Government Will Lend No Moio Rod Men for Exhibitions. Washington, Dec. 21. A new depart uio in the policy ot the depaitment of the Interior Is emphasized by une quivocal refusals which have met all recent requests for loans of In Ham for exhibition purposes. Seciearv Hitchcock nnd Commissioner of Indian Affairs Jones have detei mined to stop tho abuses of tho privileges. Mi. Jones said: "Theio will bo no mote Indiins per mitted to leave their reset various for wild west exhibition purposes. Thty cannot obtain tho consent of the In dian bureau for their exhibition, save It be along the lines of showing 'ho progress in Indian education. The day of the department's permitting Indlvis, to he let for wild west shows i,nd such affairs Is past. It demoralises the Indians, many of whom would dress in citizens' clothes nnd iithctwis) (on form to mote clvilUed ways but for the dollats ond cents theie la In con tinuing in thelt old customs " Grogan Shot by a Negro. New York, Dec 21 Mlilmol Orngau, 13 ears of age, was shot und hutnutly killed on Thlid avenue, ElUabelh, N. J by a negro named l'le-duilck DuvU. Thu muidercr was not urrested (Jio(.uii,whii had been drinking heall, quariclcd with the negro In a saloon nnd again on the utreet Tho negro drew a revolver and shot Orofan through tho breast, killing him Instantly. Tho shooting was wit nessed by a number of people, but no ono attempted to at rest Davis, who ran away. Wood that my powers ov deskilp idiuii vvaz ekwnl 2 my subject! The Ingllsh lanrwldge lz volumlnu.s In the xtrelne. In fact at both xti ernes, &. I flatter myself pnuff 2 think that az a gcnral thing I can summon words 2 xptess my mcenlng but I konfess that at picvsent I nm at see. Mi Edltur. did jou ever dreem that ou waz beln Inlsheatld In 2 tho Ma son, the (Hid Fdln-e, the Elks & evrey other lodge uv sekrlt sosletys at once'.' that 40.000 gotes war buttln ou In 40.000 dim cut & dlstlnkt spotz on jure anatomy? Well, I hav, & woke up t scait 2 d'th swlmniin In a cold, clam my ppipciashun, but if cvci I due ngen a s.uknstlek Kiln will disport It self on my classlik feetitres & will rhoi tie In mv glee nz 1 rematkt, in a placid tons,"Kentelmen, due jure wust, It lz child's piny. I hav ild In an aw- tomolHel'" & nz 1 poor goto after an uther butz Itz bralnz out, brakes horn after hoi u & bites the dust nt my feat I will state In a volse. chokt with emo ahuii. "4 fduimo, futoor brutheis, 2 mangel & assisslnate theze poor Inno lents beests. fun . fun but btootallty iz rampant. The butter In Get man lestaurants iz strong"r than theze, besldus, I hnv rid In an aw tomobeel!" The animal itself iz as innosent look in a cilttet a.7 jou ever lookt at. It lust looks like an ordlneiy wagon with bjcicle weals and the shavz snlpt oft but In tills leaped he lczembels the buckln bionko You kin leed a bronko nwl aioiind the lot, up tho fiont wnlk on 2 the piazza & In 2 the settln room Si heea nz gentei az a kitten, but Jest aa soon as ou think he iz paclfldo & igot awl about buckln there Iz where yuro kalkulashun iz dektepld & flggeu lie As 1 s"d be 4 he wnz az gentll az a klttep but wh"n ou tiy 2 mount him he haz reecht man's estate & there- Iz no moto haim In him than there Iz In u wild K.it Tliere seams 2 be nn In herited desire in tho bronko 2 bar the t'togruT ov slvlllzashun & luin the iinuels ov chinch goeis Yet he iz not owl bad The first time I tld n bronko the cowboy that acktld az my piesepter told me. In konfldents, that the onle way 2 4evoi subject tho beest waz 2 tire him out & thus jnoov that man waz Mioppiler 2 the brute kreashure. 1 thnvvt It wnz bioutnl 2 due cnythlng like that 2 a dum beest deslded 2 uzo moial svvnshun but the erlej edu l.a.sluin ov the critter waznt mutch on the moiel swashun plan, I judge, 4 he tefus'ed ' be swuzed. As I sed be4 he U not awl bad tho I admit that the biggest mnjotity ov him Iz inkllned 2 bo trccherus. nut what I wanted 2 say iz this, after jou aie once In the snddel you don't te mune their Indetlnntely, In fact, yuie stay lz quite breef. You part com liany. Yure quondnm (my prefrents lz 2 nxsent the last slllabel) frend starts jou on jure upvvntd Jetny & then leeves you, jet. while you are still In the ail, so kwltk duz the bronko think that he seams soiry he haz left you so nbiuptly & desldes 2 meat you Vs way A.-, sooting the thavvt 2 the axshun, duz so. Theiu Iz no dowt abowt It, he meats jou, ft there lz no necessity 4 the onlookeis 2 Inform jou that Hutch iz the case jou will tedilj realize It ere the speektntets tell jou abowt It Then, Just 2 pioove he can due it more than once ho tepeets It add libitum (Flench 4 sevral mote times ) 2 look nt tho back ov a bronko It np peais 2 be a nice konfortabel seat, but abowt thu Sth tlmo you've left it & he cuius up 2 meat you It begins 2 feal llko a lazer & along abowt tho 27th time jou land It fcala az tho the uizer was honed between times, Alons abowt this time tho everthaw tful bronko, fcerlng that It lz bocummlng inonotlnua d 2 pioov awlso that he Iz versatli & haz other tricks up hiz Moeve leerz up, 1st on Ills hind legs and then visey veisa but why kon tl tine a sad tail.' Sulllcc it 2 renin! k that when that bronko waz threw play ing with me ho had driven tho crotch ov my tiowsers so high that tho waste Lands cut mu under the arms. My dear edltur, 1 hopojou hav neveu bin lid out ov town on a tale, but If j'ou hav I asshuro jou that a wile Iz a loth et kwlsshun high back chare komparcd y a addcl on a bronko I stailtd out 2 glv u dlskrlpshun ov a tide In an aw tomobeel but my fackul tjs ov ilcllniashun 4sake me, the best I kin .aj U multiply u bionko ride by 1S2 A. mid 17 & jou hav a faro Idee ov DEMOCUATIC CANDIDATES. Dorough politics still contlnuo to keep a large numbei of the citizens of the borough on the qul-vlve icgaidlng Issues nnd dolnss of their parties The list of aspirants for borough offices of the Re public m part j, as published exclusively In this column last week, brought tho Democratic forces together nnd this op posing forci Is now making Itself hcatd In Its r fforts to prepare a ticket for tho cr mlng election. The following names have been men tioned by tho Democratic committee for the various unices: Hinges", Martin Dol phin, C P Savage Victor nurschell, E W. Citi rhout, A T It win. W. C. Ilurke, llermnl Swrentv ui,d Philip Ljden, tax collector, Peter Itclllj, I" W Manlej, W. L Purcell I'cter Jluuaj, Louis Engle, anil John Planndlj , street commissioner, Veto Glrndo, John Wngner, Leonard Eb luart, John Ulce, Jumcs Dwjci, John McDade, Michael Cunnion, George Jark son and John Planch; treasurer, Owen Costello, Prank Swnrtz, Prank Morgin, Thomas Golden, Michael Bolnnd, P C Lnng.in, Harry Daltlmplo and August Wnhlcrs, school directors, James Young, Michael Gljnn, P. H Mangan, John Swift. John Devlne, James Pronson, M J Murraj. W. J. Cnstetlo, John Poland, P W Gnllnghcr John Plnnertj, James Glnlej and John Carnej , council, Philip Wagner, John Coleman, Michael Lyden, Edward Duffy, M A Tin lor, Martin Wnlsh. Ch-ules Wentzel. Joseph Trearer, James Mack, William Hall, Edward Con wnj M J O'Pojle, Patilck O'Donnell, Prank Williams and Joseph Lallj , audit or. John Coonev-. Thomas English. M. J. Scanlon, Prank ninglinm, John Rrogan and James Harrington. UNCLAIMED LETTERS. Letters remaining unclaimed during tho pcilod ending Dec. 2.1, 1S99. Persons call ing these letters will please give date ot list and say "advertised": U P. Pates. Mrs Martin Ciane, John Harper, 20J Plnkely street; Mrs. Marj Lavolle.SwarU street; G Morgan, MUhael Moslilo, Anna Ilnnkln, Iirook street; Charles Heynold, W L Tigiit, Mrs Murtln Van Uuskirk, Cotto Coiiusl GEN'ERAL NEWS NOTES. This nft moon the childn n of the Sun day school of the Presbytism will meet at thu church, where pre-ei ts to lie do nated to the poor, will be received The cnue is a worthy one and esiieclal no tice should be made of this oppoitunltj to belli the destitute. A Clinton Prjdcti, a student at Wjom lng seminary, Is spending the Christmas vacation with his parents on No.tli Blikelv street. Dijton Ellis, of Syracuse unlversltj-, Is home for the holidays. Philadelphia Stock Market. Philadelphia Dec 21 Receipts for the Wtek Hkncs, 1 ) 1, sheep, b,9ii, hof,s, 5 U'4 Hief cattle Ri celpts light, de mand light, prlns advanced a fi action i:tia, 6,ib'c , good 5'a3s4c , medium, fa 5 ic , common, finite Sheep In light demand, but liimlv held, estra, IVjilc , good, Jal'iC . medium, 3M:al34e'. , common, 2i1ii( , lambs, Pja5c. Hogs sold at Ca O'ic. for best westem. nnd 5'saCc for oth ers. Pat cows in fair demand nt 2"a 3'c Thin cows Dull, at JSals Veal calves Active at 4'2n!se.. milch cows, steadj at $35aS0. Dressed beeves Firm, at b. to 9M.C. Buffalo Live Stock Market. nuffalo, Doc. 21 -Spring wheat Dull, No 1 hard, 7Cc , No. 1 northern, 744C , No. 2 noithcrn. 71'iC. Winter wheat Stiongly held, No 2 red, ',2c , No 1 white, 71c. Coin-Steady, No J jellow, So'-e No 4 do , K3c , No 'i corn, 3154e , No 4 corn 24ie Oats Sternly , No 2 white, 2Sa:Mc ; No. 3 white, 2bUc . No 4 do, 27c , No. 2 mled, Lbc ; No 3 mixed, 2tiVc Re Dull No 1 in store, fa'JC , No. 2 do . DSc. l'lour Steadj . Wall Street Review. New York, Dec. S3. Tho first transac tions on tho Stock exchange today dis closed how much of yesterday's weakness must bo attributed to selling for short ac count. Tho rush to caver short con tracts carried prices up without regard to fractions In tho specialties which had been tho mark ot attack jesterday. Sugar, Metropolitan, Tobacco, Hrooklyn Transit and People's Gas Jumoedfrom 3'4 to G points on sales. The same, buoy ant tendency was shown In the Interna tionally listed railroad stocks. London had lifted theso shares steady before the opening hour but they bounded abovo tho London purity to a level from 1 to 2 points abovo last night's close here. The urg ency of tho demand from tho bears con stituted a miniature panic. Their short selling jesterday wns based on an as. sumption that tho periodical settlement In tho mines department of Loudon Stock exchange which begun today wcrtild dis close so weak a position there that a panic would bo likely to result. On tho contrarj', the earliest news from London showed that tho settlement In London wns proceeding easily and In nn orderly manner, sentiment there being much en couraged by tho shipments of gold from New York. Rumors of financial entan glement and forced liquidation pursued a prominent Ilguro In the financial world all day jesterday Todnj on the contrarj, it was alllrmcd that the $10,000,000 In gov ernment bonds had been placed ns addi tional securltj for the loans of this man of wealth nnd that his difficulties wero ei.ded Tho professional traders accepted tho ono rumor with the same credence as they had the other nnd put in n lively two hours trjlng to buy stocks to save themselves loss. Interpretations of tho bank statement were decidedly confused nnd tho market ran off on realizing It did not get back to tho top but hardened again materially and dosed strong. Tho cash lnrroaso shown by tho statement of J2.732.50O enmo as a surprise, In view of the gold shipments and the drain to Bos ton It is nn evldcnco of tho hidden re sources brought out In such n crisis as that of the past week. The item of loans can hnrdlj bo an nccurato r flection of tho net risult of the drastic contraction of tho week The smallness of tho de crease, $3,001,000, must be duo to the av erage sjstem of computations. Total sales, 351,700 shares. hat happened In Wall street this w eek had been n long time brew lng Any one of half a doen or more causes might bo cited, but many of them or all of them combined wero mora properlj but the culmination of a long scries of causes which precipitated the event Tho whole may bo summed up In the term over speeulatlon Amongst professional spec ulators there ls a process expressively termed "pjramldirg" Monej Is bor rowed with which to buy on a margin When tho price of the purchase rises tho advanco Is reckoned ns profit and Is in vested in more purchases. The profits thus reinvested help to advance tho price and the paper protlts thus mount up to enormous proportions But the demand which has thus advanced prices is a puie Iv fictitious one. The nvramld thus cre ated Is an Inverted one, nnd it topples over when an attempt Is mado to sell to realize. The capitalists do not call their operations "pjiamldlrg," but tho per sistent Inflation In values of securities which went on for months had much the same effect. It has been long evident that any largo selling to realize would depress the market and some vcrj wealthy combinations havo persistently held their stocks and Ignored tho sjmp toms of coming stringency in tho money market with an obstinate optimism re garding tho replenishment of the monej' supply which results have not Justllleu Capitalists and bankers who had under written tho securities of miny of tho new Industrial fluctuations found tho market taken from them nnd prices of the securi ties dropping below the utidei writing price. 1th this burden some load to pro tict tho growing stringency of money threw an avalanche of nil elnssis of se curities on the market to obtain nteded funds. It was such a realizing movement on a large scale th it It hud long been sought to avoid ns the market was in nn condition to stand It But once started nnd the bears fullv understanding tho weakness of tho conditions and offer ing prices down with icckless boldness, the fabric began to crumble and seemed tottering toward ruin on Monday when the nmoclatiHl banks ot New York by con certed action offered JlO.OOO.OOo In loans nnd broke tho money rate which had ntmned to half ppr cent a day, equiva lent to lSB per (cnt per annum, In the frantic bidding of tho haul pressed hold ers With tho easing of the money rate the panlo was checked and tho price re duced to somo sort of order. The mar ket, however, continued feverish all through the week under constant liquida tion, which brought prices In ninny im portant stocks lower than tho low prices of Mondnj-. The following quotctlcns aro furnished Tha Tribune by M S. Jordan & Co, rooms 703-OS Mears building. Telephono C003: Open- High- Low- Clos ing est. est. ing. Am. Sugar l.'l Am Tobacco i73 Atth , To &. S Po .. 1& A., T & S. P, Pr .. CbH Brook. It. T fCH Con Tobacco A Clics . Ohio 2i People's Gas Ho chic . n w r:i- C'hlc. It &. Q llfi't St. Paul 113 Rock Island 03'i Delawaro & Hud . .113 .170?i , 2J PA DIPHTHERIA We will thoroughly renovate your house nftcr sickness, using generated Formaldehyde Gns, the best known germncide and disin fectant. Our work is effectual and charges reasonable. THE SCRANTON BCDDINQ COMPANY. Reduss&eS Pi I JMkAAti.AtliisJftA Ftt5S FOR THE BALANCE OF THIS WEEK. SCREENS, three-fold, now $1.75 Upholstered Rockers, now 2.75 Jardiniere Stands, now 85 Foot Rests, now 75 Enameled Beds, now 5.75 t Sofa Cushions 50 Lad.es' Dress'nij Tables, now 7.50 Ladies' Desks, now 4,75 Everything New ond Up-to-Date. TfWfW WWWWWiWSWFWK East itaiitak Litfoia Water Solil by All rirst-CInss Druggists. Highly Recom mended by 1'hyh cian. FAMILY ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED. W cuk Men may have onr treatment appllanco und rciEC'llCi on truit and aji. promt ltuolafftttnil$ucceu, return all at our expense. l'uy Jothlnsr. Robust ticulth for men, secret dralni cured, nrnous control und vigor, New loot fent un der plain teal without charito. ERIK MEDIOAL CO.. OUFrALXL N.Y. w Now York Live Stock. New York. Dec 23 Beeves Half a car of cows sold at $JTa, no other trading, feeling firm Calves Almost nominal, feeling wink: iiO calves ursold Sheep and Lumbs Trade vcr light, sheep not wanted; lambs, steady, prime state Iambi sold ut $73. no Canada lambs. Hogs Nominally firm. Chicago Live Stock Market. Chlcngo. Dec. 23 -Cattlo Good to choice, fat cattlo advanced about 2")C dur ing the week, closing ste.ub and strong for ull classes, good to choice, JiW)a3 7'i; poor to medium. $13jii5 4o, mixed stock ers, J310a3S0, selected feeders, $123.14 90; good to choice cows $3 90alDO, heifers. $J20a5, canners. . 2"a3.03, bulls, J. f'al r,ft, calves, Jtn" fed Texas beeves, tl 40a5 23 Hogs Strong, ac Ivo market, mixed und butihcrs, 33nl20, gcod Jo choice henvj, $IO'.al20, rough heavy, tf 80al. light Hii 4 12Sj. I), 'k of sale JI03U15 Sheep Steady to weak; native wethers, tlnlUi; lambs, JI23a4M), western wethers, tl 10a 4 01, western lambs, JlSOaSfiO lbcclptr Cattle 300 head; hogs, 2,000 head, sheep, 2AXD head. JOSEPH ROSS. Ofllcc 902 West Lackawanna Avenue, - - TELEPHONE 47 32. AGENT, - - Scranton, Pa. The Scranton Tribune And Year Book for Ready January 1st For Sale by Tribune Newsboys and at All News Stands. Price, 25 Cents. Buffalo Live Stock Market. Hast Uuffnlo, Dec. 23 Cattlo Uecelpts, C cars salo, mostly Canadus; market steady for good grades, others easy, veals, J"'3O:i7 50. Hogs Itecilpts, 15 cars salo, market active, htiougoi with most advanco for good grades; Yorkers light to choice, $123114"!'. pigs, 1 15a4 JO, mled liackers, JI35a4 40, mediums and heuvy, 140, toughs, JlbO.iTOa. Sheep and Lambs Receipts, 14 cars, market stumper, best lambs KH-OaTGu, culls to good, l25a4M, mixed, SJb5al.l5, others, J2a3 bO, wethers, S125a4C0. East Liberty Cattle. Kast Liberty, Dec 21 -Cattle Steady; oxtia, $5 73abl3, good, SJuSJU, common, 13 n3G0 Hogs Steady, prime mediums, Jl 15 n2Vsi prime heavy. 14 -Mill 23: best York ers, t sunt S3, light Yorkers, J4 15nl20! pigs, $4n4 10, roughs, Ji"ta3.75 Sheep Steady, choice wethers, 110a4 40, com mon, JlC0a2Wi choice lambs, 3 30a5 40, common to good, f Ia5 S5; veal cal.'cs, "a 7.25, D . L & W Kun & Tex . IT Louis. & Nnsli . ... 75 Manhattan LIo . . . SSi Met Traction Co ...15b Mo I'ticlllc 3614 Jersey Central .. . .112 North Pacific .. . COVi Nor I'acitlc. Pr . . . 72 N. Y Central 12tMs Out & West U'h l'adtlc Mall 30 I'hll. & Itead . . . Idfe Phil & Read, Pr .. 4ty Southern H It., Pr . 51'i Term , C. A: lion .... 78 XT S leather, Pr .. CO Union Pacific 42'i Union Pac, Pr .... 70' Wabash. Pr 18H Wen Union SI Penna It It 129'i Fed Steel 44' red Steel, Pr CS'i Am S, & XV 41'i CHICAGO DOARD Or TRADE Open- High. Low- Clos In g . est. Ji ll 80 IS' 3 57 CS 2'li 2fe's 97 1321 119 HbU, 101 "i 113 17U1! 30 73T S1T 15SV4 J7i 112 5P1 7), 12S 2u'i 37' 17 45H 51& 79"j C)Va 41' 71r'n 20 81V! no 43" 70 12 120 S7 IS 5,H ffi 2i! 21 1 MU lVPa UC1-2 115 102' 113 170?4 29 73 SEtt 156 3C'i 112 50' i 71 127V4 19?a 3G'2 1GM, 418 61' 73'a CO3 42'i 70'i 19H SI 120'' 411 CSV4 40 120 S7 IS' 3 57' l.7T(, 2 2!4 152', 110 llo'i 101 113 1701 30 757g S9'S 150 3l!H 112 50V 127' i 20'i 37 17 4-,'$ 51 'n 77'4 01 434 "' 20 m'i 130 4 m . 4.' WHEAT. Julj May CORN. May CATS. Mnv PORK. January ... May LARD. January ... May 70 OH est. C0 C9' lllC, 6'"l C9'i T HE TRIBUNE ALMANAC lias, we believe, been better and more complete each succeeding vear. The growing popular ity of the publication is evidenced by the large increase in the demand for each year's issue. Every home and place of business should contain o.ie of these authentic reference books. News-Dealers and Agents Had better send their orders in at once, as but one edition will be issued. THE TRIBUNE PUBLISHING COMPANY. 6oaetle3iieeJaarollable,nioatbl7(regnlitlni; medicine. Only hsraleaa (tsd tha purest druga should b okJ. I! jou vant tho beet, get S3p PeaB's nHiaCT Asa nmmtit nfn ruif! rtnln In rfsnlf Tho cenuino (Dr. VeaVs) never disappoint. Bold for $1.00 per box. For Salo by JOHN H. PHELPS, Pharmacist, ccr Wyoming avenue and Spruco street. 32', 23'i . 10 07 . 10 il . 5 15 . C.72 10 07 10 42 2t'a 10 V, 10 32 5 43 5C3 Mi 23 10 0-7 10.3J 5 47 513 Oil Market. Oil City, Dec. 23 -Credit balances (1 (11; certificates, no bids, no sales; runs, S7 412 barrels; average, 5,733 bnrrels; ship ments, 61,480 barrels; average, 75,112 barrels. Scranton Board of Trade Exchange Quotations AJI Quotations Based on Par of 100. STOCKS. Bid Askod. r-irt Kntlonal Ilank goo Scranton Savings Ilank us Scranton Packing Co Third National Hank ... . 425 Dlmo Den & Dls Hnnk . ..... 200 Economy L sht, H. & P Co .. Rcrnnton 111 . H & P Co ... 85 Lnckli Trust & Snfo Dep Co. 150 Scranton Paint Co Clark & Snover Co, Com. ... 400 Cla rk & Snov er Co . Pr. 123 Frr Iron 1 enco & Mrs. Co Ecrantoti Axlo Works Lnrkn Dnliy Co., Pr Co Savings Rank & Trust Co 2M Stardard Drilling Co Bcranton Pass nnllwa, first mortpapc, duo 1920 ....... 115 ... People's Street Rullway, first mortgage, dun 1918 .. ....... us People's Street Rnllway. Clen- eral mortgage, due 1921 .... UB ... DlekBon Miinnftieturlng Co ioo l.acko. Township School 5 10J City of Scranton St. Imp. 6 ... 102 Mt Vernon Coal Co a Scranton Axle Works Hamilton Traction G bonds,, lis ... 95 47 80 100 100 29 '6 Scranton Wholesalo Market (Corrected by II Q Dale, 27 Lackawanna Avenue ) Uuttcr Creatnerj 2tn27c , print, 21a 27c , ilalr, tubs, Joe Eggs Select western, lC'c , ncurby state, 23c Ohees.' rull creum, new, 13'.c Roans Pir bu . chuleo mariovv, $2 30, medium, t- pen, $2. Onions Per bit., 43c. Potatoes Per bu , &V. Lemons J 50aJ.75 per box rioui-SISO. Chicago Grain and Produce. Chicago, Dec 23 Tho holldov dullneis was upon the mail.d todn ; May wheat close 'c under eiterday. May coin Ki und May outs V,o. dtpiessed Provlsl'.ns clobed easy, Mav pork 6a7'.e lowit C'a-li auotntlons were as follows Kloui Steadv ; vvlntei patents $3 lua 3 W, straights, J3aJ20, clears, Ji'iOallo, Mitlng bin(lnls. JJlk'.n, pi.tents, JUOaJo, stralshts, 2 S0a3, bal.cis IIMiJil. low grade, t 3T.nl M) ; No . prlns wheal Hi tl'e ; No 2 red. C7'ia00c , No. 2 corn Si1 Il31c , No J jellow corn, 31u31'ic , No I oats, 22'sii21c , No 2 white, 23aJ"i'i,c ; No. 3 do. 2l'jn25c , No 1 HO B2c , No 2 bui le, 3Sul2c . No 1 llax soul and nntth wist, 1 U',: prlniu tlmnthv seed, U !! met-s ioik, $s70al0, Inrd, 5.10a5.52l3; sliott ribs, i3.15a5 40, drj salted hhoulihrs, l,i 5'vC ; short dear, $5 t3nri 51, whlke, on basis of high wines, 121'.. To PATENT Good Ideas may bo secured by our aid Address, THE PATENT RECORD, Baltimore, Md. P0ST The Best Washing Powder rhlladelphln Qin'ti nnd Pioilut Phlladeliihla. Doc. 21. Wheat Steadv, contract grade, Deitml er, tO'ja'O'.c Coin Dull, unchniiBid, No 2 mixed, Deeiin ber, 37'ial"'8C Oats iuli t but steadj . No. 2 whlto illppi-d, 31n!p , No. 3 da do. 30'ia3tP.. No. 2 mlxid do, a'iaSiVc Potatoes Stead j Pcniis)lvaiila choice, coin, 9,000 bushels, oats, 11,000 buahcls. pet bushel, 5'u59i , Now York and western do do 5ta53( , do do fair to good 50a52c Hutu i l hm, turn) vvistein creamer), 2 .u2v . tin lulntu 2i Hggs 1'lrm, fribii maibi, 21i , do vvestcin Jlc , do, loutlivvi 'irn, l'Ji . do southern, Uc. fhemo (Julet but tlim Rrllned Sugars Steadj Cotton No mnrltet Tallow hteud . (It) prlmo In lnwhhe ids I'nC, ; count i do do baritli ju'.i .dark do., 4Sc , eakes, 5'ta3'i , fcrcu-i Jul c Llvo Poultn Firm but uulit; lowls ealic olu roosters. OaG'jc ; Hiring chickens 8a9c , ducks and tuikejs, UalUc , geese Say'.,? Dtessfd Poullij rirm, fair demand, fowl, cholci, V . do fair to good, l)j'J'c, old roostors, 7c , clilekntiH, iiearb) Dalle ; vviHti rn do., large, loiillV . nuilium do., Pallc ; small do, 7n8c , tuikevs choice to fiinc, isullc , do fair to good i.illc In felloe do. 7ii!k Receipts I'luiir li.TOO billiils und 8,500 waiks, wheat, Iwi bush els, corn, 73,ooo IiumIioU, oats, 3J,0iV) puhh- els Shipments Wheat. 3,iJ bush Is; V A I v V
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