"k JV.Y4MX ' ' l - .VvT5tf W !' , ' fV?JvMl'f,f', ,w" to" I THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1900. ran Norton's bulletin. , m J Deep Cut in Prices of the balance of strictly Holiday Article, all this week, Gift Books, Fine Stationery, Atlasses, Globes, Children's Books, Art Calendars, Booklets, Albums, Toilet Cases, Glove and Handkerchief Boxes, Toys, Dolls, Games, Blackboards, at greatly reduced prices, to clear out "Odds and Ends;'' an excellent chance to get your New Year gifts at bargain prices. 1000 Diaries and Office Journals, 1000 Feloubet's Notes on Sabbath f Lessons, 1000 Blank Account Books, all sorts. M. NORTON, 322 Lackawanna Ave., Scrnnton. ooooooooooooooooo I NECKWEAR.GLOVESAND THE NEW SATIN LINED MUFFLERS Arc Very Proper. Umbrellas and Canes In an Endless Variety of Beautiful Patterns. X 109 Wyoming Ave. ooooooooooooooooo L ackawatina "TIIE" aundry. 30B Penn Avenue. A. B. WARMAN. PERSONAL II. I.. Cliureh is on a butincs trip to Nnivvleh, N. Y. John K. Welsh, of the Ontnrlo nnd Western iallni.nl, Is In New Yurk. Supi ilntemlcntH Dal iind Sillsbury, of tin- Dclavvaie. I.ae-kauanmi and Western i. till (i id, me In New York. A. I., taillcmltr, iiRi-nt for the drent Atlantic nnd 1'nrlile Tea company, has lni.li eunllnul lo his lioiiit' for the past (il, Iml epeets to be around ugatn In it few llljl- The huprrlor eotirt Judges and rommon pleas luilges and Judge Cjrip Ooidon, of Clc.irllt lil, who is heie trjlng .i case In No 2, are to illne at the Sei union clnl ns the guests of home of tho members of the liar to wit: Hon. .1. 1 Kelly, U. C. Ncueombe. fieeirge S. Horn, Hon. K. N. Wlllatil, lion. II. A. Knapp, i:crett Win i en. (' II. Welles, Hon. W. XV. Wut-i-on. Joseph O'Brien, S. 11. Price, Janus 11 Burr and Janus II. Tmrey. LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE. Under this heading short letters of In terest will bo published when accompa nied, for publication, by the writer a name Tho Tribune does not assume re sponsibility for opinions here expressed An Official Statement. Editor of The Tribune. Sir An account of an Interview with aliened representatives of the United Jllne WnrkeiH of America, which ap pt'irul in tlfe Scianton Truth and was copied by othr papers, being brought to tho attention of tho officers of No. 1 ills, trlet. United Mlno Workers of America, I am requested to placo befoie the public in general and tho miners In particular, the following cMrm th from tho proceed ings of tho Xnntlcoko convention with the ndvlco tli.it thoy may bo read, learned and inwardly dlRisted. Motion, thit wo uquest a joint Inter Mew. Carried. Amendment, that we appoint commit tees to see operators. Lost. Mutton, that the district officers notify tho olllelils of the different eoal compa nies by mull or otherwise, not personally, of a Joint convention In the city of Scran ton on Tuesday, January 1), 1900, at 10 a, in. Carried. Tho policy outlined in these mo (Ions Is the policy of the organization unci will bo carried out to tho letter. Charles J, Thaln, m Logan Street, Wllkes-Barre. To Taxpayers. Prompt payment of 1899 poor tax be fore delinquent lists are made out will avoid penalty. City Measurer's office. Smoke the Poctino He. cigar. Our store will close at G o'clock eveiv evening except Saturday. Hand & Pavne. r- Smoko tho "Hotel Jermyn" cigar, 10c. BARGAINS Our Counters and Show Cases are loaded with ' bargains in Pocket Knives, Shears, Scissors, Razors, Tinware. Agate Ware, Wringers, Carpenters' Tools, Oir Stoves, Heaters, Qas Ranges, Butchers' Tools, Scales, Etc., Etc. Everything at cut prices, retire from business soon. We Lackawanna Hardware Go,, 881 Lackawanna Avenue. Ml I IMPORTANT CASE IN i SUPERIOR COURT ARGUMENTS ON THE VALIDITY OF THE FACTORY LAW. Appeal Is Heard in the Beatty Case from Philadelphia, In Which I he Constitutionality of the Factory Inspector Act of April 20, 1897, Is Involved Harrlsburg Contributes Four Cases, in Which the Foot Front Aiule of Assessing for Pav ing and Grading Is Attacked. Another case of state-wide interest, In which tho constitutionality of a la bor law Is Involved, wns argued yes terday before the supetlor tolllt. It Is th tnse of the Statu against llobert Heatty & Co., ynrn manufacturers, of Philadelphia, who were convicted anil lined $1 nnd costs for suffering and permitting adult women to work in their factory over twelve houis a day and mote thnn sixty bonis n week, which Is mado a misdemeanor subject to a J.'UO flno by one of the clauses of the act of April 27, 1S97, formerly known as the factory law. Tho Indictment contained two count's. In tho first count the defen dants weiu chatged with being, on the 17th, ISth, lfflh, 20th. ?lst and 2'M days of April, 1")9, engaged in the manu facture of yarn In a ceitaln building, tind manuficlory, situate In the coun ty of Philadelphia, where thoy em ployed "on Sarah Thiop and UUen Wutd, ndult women, to labor, and by reastn thereof Sarah Throp nnd I2!len Ward, said women, did voluntarily labor In said building nnd ynrn manu f.ic tory of the said Itobcrt Ueatty nnd John IL Peatty for n longer period than sixty hours In the said week, commencing on tho lfith e,f Apill, 1811. In the second counts tho defendants were charged with "being engaged In tho manufacture of yarn In the said manufactory, and did then and there suffer Sarah Throp and Kllen Ward to he employed nt labor for :i longer period than twelve bouts In each of said days, and for .i longer period than sixty hours In said weeds, commencing on the 16th of April, UM, contrary to the provisions of tho pmeral assembly of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, approveel the 29th day of April, 1897." DEFENDANTS' POSITION. The defendants demurred to the In dictment, the giound.4 of the demur rer being that neither count sat out an offense known to the laws of tho state; that tho uct of 1S47, in so far as It limits the right of ndult vvomea to work, is contrary to the constitu tion of the United States, bi'lng, as was alleged, nn unlmt Interference with her light of nco.ulrlng.and pos sessing propel ty nnd pursuing her own happiness; that It Is also contrary to the constitution of the United States because it l an attempt to deprlvo her of Ubetty and pioperty without due process of law. Tho Philadelphia quarter sessions court overruled the. demurrer and hence the appeal, Ex-Judge Theodore F. Jenkins nnd Alexander Simpson, jr., of Philadel phia, for the appellant and appellee, respectively. Judge Jenkins pointed out that whllo tho ret was ptesutnably drafted for the health and safety of the public. It only legislates for a particular claes, dis ci iminatlng between men and women. He also showed how the law would permit a woman to woik ns long as she pleased In a counting house of a railroad company, but only so many hours u week In a similar position In a manufacturing establishment. Jit. Simpson lefened with cinphnsU to the opinion of the couit below sus taining the law on the ground that It was permissible ns a police legula tlon, safe-guarding ai It does thi health of factory employes. He also called particular attention to the fact that the manufacture! nnd not the two supposedly aggiieved women are taking tho appeal. Four cases transferred from Harrls burg were also nrgued yesterday. They were all appeals by property owners from the common pleas of Dauphin county in city assessment cases. THE HARIUSBURQ CASES. The first was that of Dr. George V. Nish. who seeks to evade a grading assessment. He owns a twenty-eight aetu faun on Cameron street In the southerly part of Harrlsburg. He con tends that It Is rural property and should not have been nssessed by tho foot-front lule. This form of assess ment 1h also attached, as It Is claimed, to be repugnant to the constitution, Inasmuch as It assesses without any ascertainment of benefits. He also contends, laterally, that the street .was at one time macademlzud and that the pubseiiuent grading Is not such an oiiglnul improvement as can be as sessed against ubuttirp. pioperty. Tho city holds that the street being supplied with eleotilc lights, lire hy dtauts, sewers and a flagstone side walk, is urban propel ty, and denies that the stieot was ever pronounced Improved other than to dump sonu bioken stone on Jt at the expense of the general city appropriations. Two of the othei three cases w ere giouped together. They nre tlA ap peals of Miller & lleibzter and plnr gnient M. Funk, propcity holders on Fourth und Sixth stieets, a direct, contlnouus thoioughfaic, which In IS'iJ wus asphalted and the- cao assessed, under the foot-front mle. to the abut ting piopetty holders. The 'ippellants allege that tho street was previously macadamized and therefore not asse s sable to abutting property owneis. nnd that the toot-front rulo Is unconstitu tional, for tho reasons set forth in thu case ubove. The fouith appeal that of John Mc Pherrnn. was the same as the two pro ceding ones, except that he signed the petition for tho pavement. Tho ap pellant claimed this did not enter Into the rase, as cvry citUcn has a light to petition for nn Impiovrinent with prejudicing himself. The city aigued that Inasmuch ns tho contratt was the direct result of tho pilltlon, he wus rerponsible for It In a measure and thereto! u liable without further ques tion. Ex-Judge Thomas S. Hurpest, Will iam M. Hargest and XV. H. Mlddleton appealed for the appellants. City So. llcltor D. H. Reltz nnd C"nnr!e B. Hers ner represented the appellee. At adjourning time couit was hear ing the tirst of four Dtadford county cases listed for urgumnnt. It was thj appeal of Iconic V. Warner from a conviction for aggravated assault and battery on Charles H. Habcock, his neighbor In Plko township. Tho ap pellant claims the charge of the judgo was misleading, or as the appellant's uttorney, thu veneral tj, C. Hewitt, put It '"I couldn't recosnlze my own rase In It." W. J. Young and J. T. Cc Collum arc the attorney for the ap pellee. No opinion wore handed down yes terday, nnd It Is not HUdy that any will bo rendered till tin' ntrtumont list Is exhausted, which will prjbnbly be Wednesday morning. WATER RATES MEETING. Will Be Held Tonight in Select Council Booms. Chairman C. K. Chittenden, of tho select council committee, appointed to carefully consider Councilman Mel vln's ordinance establishing water rates, has called a special meeting of this committee for this evening In thu select council chamber, for tho purpose of having a public hearing on the water question. Invitations to be piesent hnve been extended lo tho officials of the two water companies, nnd n genet ul Invi tation to the public at large Is also extended by the committee. As men tioned In another column the Board of Tiado has nppolnted a special com mittee to be present. Chairman Chittenden stnted to a Tribune men yesterday that the meet ing Is held to learn tho public senti ment. He said that what the members of the committee want Is to hear tho peisonnl complaints of the consumers of water. If they have any, nnd tho companies' side of the question, that they may act with a knowledge of existing conditions. The other inctn beis of the committee are Messrs. Melvln, Lansing, Sanderson nnd Hoche. The meeting w 111 be held at 2 o'clock nnd Chairman Chittenden elesltes It understood that any citizen deslrotn of expressing his views on the water question will be hcaiel. TALKING THROUGH HIS HAT. Old Forge Italian Tried to "Saddle" Through an Examination. If It wasn't that Judge Archbal 1 has a vet1, deep appreciation of th humor of things thete would have been a veiy Indignant man around the court house yesterday morning. Judge Archbald would have been that man. ' At the regular session of naturali zation court, last week, a number of applicants for citizen papers were stood aside because they failed to pass tho examination. Judge Arch- bald advised them to book up and try again. Graconla Snhla, of Old Foige, for merly of Italy, was one of these. Yes terday he tried again. Judge Arch bald was surprised at the facility with which Graconla told him who the president of the United States was, who governs Pennsylvania, what bod ies make the federal and state laws, how many states there are In the union and the names of some of them, besides a lot of other of the stereo typed Infoi inatlon which the ,, would-be citizen .Is customarily called upon to Impart. The Judge's surpilse provoked spec ulation, and this speculation led to the conclusion that Mr. Sabln was too good to be title. The conclusion had been scatcely fotmed when a chance glance convinced the Judge that his conclu sion wns correct. Sabla had been talking through his hat. Every now and then when called upon to answer a question, Sabia would look Into the crown of his hat. Judgo Aichbald noticed this but thought nothing of this until he ln gun to speculate on Sabla's sudden acquirement of a largo fund of United States political hLtory, and glancing ncioss tho bench his eyes happened to iest in the crown of Sabla's hat which was held carelessly by his side. "What's that white thing In your hat?" the judgo asked. "Nothing 'tall, Meester Judge." ner vously icplled Sabla turning the In side of the hat awav. The judgo made him pass up the hat and there neatly wiltten In a fin" Italian hand was a full nnd com plete catechism of naturalization com t examination Information. "Here's your hat," said the JudgJ, and Sabia departed. The Judge smiled but he made a memorandum on Sofia's application. Antony Blaneardo, one of the councllmen of Old Forge, was Mr. Sabla's sponsor. SAW THE TROLLEY OFFICIALS. Conference Committee of Councils Talked Viaduct to Them. Several members of the conference committee appointed by councils, ac companied by Mayor Molr and City Engineer Phillips, yesterday waited upon Geneial Manager SUIIman, of tho Scranton Ti action company, for the purpose of ascei tulning how much money that eompany will contilbute toward the pioposeii viaduct. Presi dent C. N. Clarke-, of Philadelphia, hap pened to be in the city and together with. Mr. Sllllman received the visitors. Tlie e ity engineer submitted his plans and the whole question was gone oyer thuiouglp'y. NeltheY of the officials were In favor of the building of the viaduct as at present 'proposed, on ac count of w hat they consider to be the ilsk attached to that plan. Thcie would be an eight and a half per cent, grade fiom the dossing to Seventh street, act ending to the engineers plans, and the Ti action ofllcials con sider that the danger of cais running away and dashing down Into the Jersey Cential yard, at the cioner of Seventh stieet, to be too gleat- It was then suggested that the via duct could be extended out twenty feet beyond the south cutb line and the tiaeks placed on the north side of the stiuctuie, doing away with the above mentioned danger. Whllo Messis, Sllllman and Clarke weie In favor of a viaduct In tho centre or the street, they were neveitheless impiessed with tho feasibility of tho above-mentioned plan and Infouned the committee that they would give them a definite answer to the ptoposal In the course of a week. It has now been lentned that Super intendent Russell, of the Delawuie, Lackawanna and Western company, will not be In the city before the end of the week, before which time, of course, the committee cannot see him. COMPANY A INSPECTED. Major W. S, Millar Examines An ' other Portion of the Thirteenth. Company A, of the Thirteenth regi ment, was last night Inspected by Major W. S. Millar. This Is one of tho companies of the Third battalion, and Is captained by W. W. Johnson, Hariy Diminlck is the first lieutenant and George Daly the second. The men wero put through a scveie examination by tho inspector, and on the whole made n very ci editable showing. The Inst word In modern piano build ing finds expression In the Mason & Hamlin, The Scrnnton agents for these superb Instruments nre h. D. Powell & Co., 131-133 Washington uve. GALLAGHER GIVEN A LIGHT SENTENCE JUDGE GORDON OBSERVED REC OMMENDATION OF MERCY. Slayer of Old Man Qulnn Is Sen tenced to Two Years and Six Months in the Eastern Peniten tiary His Counsel Make an Ef fective Flea for Clemency Based on the Jury's Recommendation, the Prisoner's Youth nnd His Previous Good Character. Two vears and six months Impris onment Is the penalty Imposed by Judgo Cyrus Ooidon, of Clearfield, on Thomas (lallaghei, convicted of kill ing James Qulnn. sr., In Carbondale township, laBt August, The prisoner was attalgned for sen tence at noon yesterday. He was brought down from the county Jail by Deputy Sheilff Phillips and conducted before coutt by Deputy Sheriff Hynn. His elder brother, Joseph, his fathct and Joseph O'Brien, of O'Brien & Kelly, who defended him, stood with him when he was called before the bench. Mr. O'Brien made a plea for clem ency asking the Judge to consider the young man's previous good character, ns testllled to at the trial, and the recommendation of meicy which the Jury made, which Mr. O'Brien con tended leflected the Idea of a doubt In the Jury's mind. He also told of the good family to which the prisoner belonged and presented a long peti tion for clemency, signed by nearly all the officials of Cnrhondale town ship and Carhondalo city nnd many other men of prominence. SAID HE WAS INNOCENT. When Gallagher wns asked If he had anything to say ho icplled: "Noth ing, your honor, except that I nm In nocent nnd had no hand In the mat ter whatever." In pronouncing sen tence Judge Gordon said: "The Jury have rendered a verdict In your case on tho Indictment charg ing you with murder. Wo aio satis fied that tho verdict was tight. The could not under tho evidence In our opinion lender a verdict of not guilty.. The commonwealth used clemency In not asking for a verdict In the first degree. The evidence shows you had had an altei cation with tho son of the deceased, and some shows also that there was a good bit of bad feel ing existing between you. "I also take into consideration the evidence as to your character, nls3 what your friends nnd neighbors say In this petition. Of course the duty Is upon us to pass such a sentence upon you as will punish you properly nnd pi event other people from com mitting the same offense. You have a temper you can't control and also nre addicted to drinking. If you servo out the sentence I suggest you con trol your temper and abstain from the use of Intoxicating liquors. "The sentence of the court Is that you pay n tine of $1, costs, nnd un dergo Imprisonment In the eastern penitential y at separate and solitary confinement nt hard labor for a term of two yeais and six months." WHAT HE WAS CONVICTED OF, The crime for which Gallagher stands penalized is one that had a number of remnikable featuies an! one that was doubtless unique. One of the former was that the opposing sides gave such diametrically oppo site veislons of the killing that one might be led to believe they wen telling of two different affairs alto gether. The unique feature was that thieo genet atlon3 of tho one family, a grandmother, daughter and two grandsons were Indicted for tho ctlm". The Juiy evidently believed It was a family feud and was content to pun ish the one party who was directly responsible for the death, tho young est Gallagher, who nccoidlng to the prosecution, threw the stone which In Hlctcd the fatal wound. MAY BE HELD IN SCRANTON. Possibility That Democratic State Convention Will Come Here. The Sunday News, of which Demo cratic State Committeeman F. J. Fitz slmmons Is editor, Sunday contained tho following: "In the letter lecelved by the state committeeman In this cltv It was In timated that the next state convention would piobably be held In some city other than Harrlsburg, and a plain hint was given that the members of the state committee felt filendly tow ard Scranton. This would Indicate that the convention might be bi ought heie were an effort made in that dl lectlon. The one which was held heie and at which Pattison.wns nominated was legaided b those who attended It ns the most enjoyable they ever saw. It lemalns to be seen if the people locally caie to Interest themselves In the mattei." A MILITARY FUNERAL. Rees Watklns Will Be fciid to Rest with a Soldier's Honors. Tho funeral of the late Rees" Watklns will take place tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock fiom the Preividence Piesbv terlan church. It will be of a military chaiacter, and will be nttended by tho city companies of the Thirteenth regi ment, led by Colonel L. A. Watres and staff. Tho body will He In state at his Inventory Sale 50-cent Neckwear 39c. 3 For $1.00. HAND & PAYNE 0n the Square." 203 Washington Avenue. To the Musical Public We beg to inform the musical public of Scranton that we have placed the agency for the sale of Mason & Hamlin Pianofortes and Organs with L. B. Powell & do. In their magnificent warerooms, at 151-133 Wash ington avenue, may be heard and examined a stockof Mason & Hamlin Instruments. The new scale Small Grand and Uprights recently so highly recommended by Nikisch, Paur, Sieveking, Sherwood and others, are par ticularly noteworthy. Hason&lWittvftr. lato home on Edna avenue during the morning, and will be exposed to public view from 10 to 1 o'clock. The casket will not be opened In the church, In accordance with the often-expressed wish of the deceased. The services at the church wilt bo conducted by the Rev. Dr. G. E. Guild, the pastor, assisted by He v. Dr. Logan, for a number of yenrs chaplain of the Thirteenth regiment; nnd the other North Scranton pastors. In whose churches In years past Mr. Watklns had gendered services as chorister, w 111 be present. The funeral will undoubtedly be one of the very latgest that part of the city has ever known, and In view there of tho public 'is requested to await out side the church until those for whom It Is nccessaiy to reseive sittings aie seated. The Interment w 111 be In Forest Hill cemetery. MRS. GOLDEN'S SUDDEN DEATH. When She Retired Sunday Evening She Did Not Complain of Illness. Sudden death overtook Mrs. Martin T. Golden, of Leggetts stieet, some time during Sunday night. The exact hour of death is unknown. Her life less body wns found lying In bed by her husband, who nroused other mem bers of his household nnd hud Drfl. Lackey and Stanton summoned. Their examination, however, showed that denth had occurred some hours pre viously. Heart failure was the cause of death. Mrs. Golden retired in her apparent ly usual good health on Sunday even ing about 10 o'clock, expressing her self ns somewhat fatigued fiom at tendance at tho bedside of her moth er, who Is dangerously HI, all of the previous night. Something over a year ago she suffered a stroke of apop lexy, stated to have been due over excitement upon being told that her son, Francis, had Joined the army. Mrs. Golden was 48 ysars old and Is survived bv her husband nnd eight children John, James, Michael, Thomas, Francis, Agnes, Alice and Margaret. Coroner Roberta was notl fleel of tho matter and made u visit to the house this afternoon, but did not deem nn Inquest necessary. Under taker O'Donnell will have eharge of the funeral, but up to a lato bout last evening the final arrangements weie not made. EXPRESS THEIR REGRET. Action of Endeavorers in the Death of Rees Watklns. The regular monthly meeting was held last night of th" executive com mittee eif tho city Ohilstlau Hndeavor union, at Grace iteformed chuich, on Wyoming avenue. Th resular busi ness loutlne of the association was first gone through, icports being lead und lesolutlons passed. Resolutions of condolence were adopted on the death of Lieutenant Rees Watklns, who passed away Sun day. The resolution follows: The Scranton Christian Kndeavor union hereby records Its soirow and regret over tho death of llees Watklns, which occurred on Sunday, January 14, 1'JOO, and orders that this minute bo placed on tho record and also officially trans mitted to tho widow of tho deceased. Mr. Watklns has been ofliclully con nected with the work of this union, and has served It faithfully, having been a member of tho exi'euttvn committee-, eliorlster of tho union and organizer and leader of the North Set niton Christum llndeavor choir. Ho was a eiulet, unos tenlntlous man, but possessed of gre-at streiiRth of character, which manifested Itself in the living of an exemplary Christian life'. Ho wns honest In tils ileal, inss wltl his fellow-men, upright In his el illy life, zealous in his church work and faithful In the discharge of his duty in whatever form It came to hltn. DR. M'LEOD AND CHRISTIAN SCIENCE. Those Who Heard or Read Sr. M'Leod's Sermon Will Be Inter ested in Beading Judge Swing's Lect;ire. In view ot the geneial Interest in tho lectin e of Judge Ewlng, of Chlengo, which has been aroused by Dr. Mc Leod'n sermon on "Christian Science," copies of tho lectuie refeired to can be obtained free of chniget or they will be mailed free to nny address. Also if called for a copy of "Science and Health" with key to tho scriptures, by Maty Raker O. Eddy, will bo loaned to any one wishing to read it. Call on or address Elist Church of Christ, Scientist, DI9 Adams nve., Scranton. Pa. Every one will read with Inteiest Judgo Claikson's (of Omaha) lefertnco to Dr. McLeod's subject, printed In yes terday's Scranton Republican. A Card. We, tho undersigned, de hereby agree to refund the mnni'y on a 50-cent bottle of arecno's Wut ranted Syrup of Tar If It falls to euro your cough or cold. Wo also guarantee, a 25-cent bottle to prove satis factory or monev refunded: J. a. Done tc Son. Dunmore. O. W. Davis, Providence, XV, D. DiivIb Providence. Itenniman & Co.. Avoca. W. R. Manners, Mooslc. V. A. Kane, Mlnooka. Joseph Davis, Tailor. NOTICE. Patrons of the Scranton City Di rectory are warned to sign no con tracts not signed by Taylor's Direc tory Co. J, James Taylor, Mgr. Steam Heating and Plumbing. P. P. ft M. T. Howley,231 Wyomlnsr aye. Flatulence Is cuicd by Qeccham's J'llls. LARGEST POST OFFICE YEAR ON RECORD BIG INCREASE OVER PRECED ING YEARS. Interesting Figures Taken from As sistant Postmaster Powell's Re port for Year 1800 Increase In Money Handled of $120,270.40 Over 1808 Number of Money Or ders Handled Has Increased 137 4-10 Per Cent. Since 1804 Stalls tics Showing Number of Stamp and Postals Sold During Year. The business done at the Scranton postofflce for the year 1S9D was the largest In its history, there being an Increase over last year In every blngle department. This Increase Is attilb uted In part to the growth of the cltv and In part to tho business done by the International Conespondence schools, which Is piobably the largest single mailing company In the United States. The llguics given below arj taken from the yearly icport which has Just been completed by Assistant Postmaster Powell, Probably the most interesting statis tics arc those showing the actual amount of stamps, etc., sold dutlng tho year. They follow: Stamps, (i,lJ.',000; postal cards, GS3.100: stamped envel opes, 1,009,200; newspaper wrappers. 45,500. The amount received from the sale of the above was $149,94!).79, an In crease over'lS9S of T(. per cent. The Increases In the sale of stamps, etc., since the year 1893, for each year are asv follows: 101 over IV! t 196 over 1S11 1W over 1SJ I ,$17,')ll..7i or 21 7-10 per cent . 34,3.'"US or 4Ui pereent . 4S.vjl.2J or .' 1-10 percent ,.ri),:i,S CI eir 71 C-10 per cent 18'iS over 1893 1899 over 1S9J .... (.7,2.12 99 or SI 3-10 per cent MONEY OKDHll STATISTICS. The following nre the statistics of the money order department: Amount, $li.!'.,277 :si 2i.tli.0il 2m;,4 S7 ::ii,379 W Domestic oiders Issued. ...22,2.11 rmclgn orders Issued 2,3."'l Domestic orders paid 51,117 Koulgu outers paid 2,95.2 Total handled TS.fiCj $5ll,0JS32 This is an Increase over 1S14 In the number of orders hanuled of 1 17 4-10 per cent, and In the umoant of money handled of Sl-S-lo pr cent. The sta tistics of the icglstry d'-paitment aie as follows: Letters nnd parcels forwarded 19,079 Letters and parcels leeeived and de livered 27,n; Letters and parcels In transit 43.WJ1 Totnl pieces handled 90,318 This Is an ineiease of 2d 28" plceos over 1S94. or neatly 41 per cent. The special delivery depaitment flguies are as follows: Letters received and delivered '... 9,!Ti9 Letters forwarded 10,750 Total handled 20.71 INCREASE OVER OTHER" YEARS. This Is an Increase over 1S9S of 18 4-10 per cent, and over 194 of 119 2-10 per cent. Tim total money handled by the local office duilng the year was as follows: Minify oidrrs Issued and pald....5U,03SS2 Monev orders deposited fiom other olllce's 200,707.07 Postal fund deposited fiom other olllces .WW Ml Postal receipts lli.yn.79 Postal box rents l.i.Sl Total ?'H.277.tl The money bundled elutlng IMS was $775,000.05, nnil dm lug 1S94 was only $40;,t!22,811 showing that In this par ticular respect the business of tho Scranton office has been more than doubled In five ent. CASTOR I A For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears tho Signature 1 of &c4&!4 Fur and Woolen Gloves Sweaters, Mufflers, Fur and Cloth Caps. CO N R A D, 305 Uckftwnmm Avenue SUGGESTIONS The quality of the oils used In mixing colors determines tho durability of the paints. Oils such ns we offer will make paint of great smoothness and durability. A large sur fnco can bo covered and tho coating will not peel, crack or wear oft until It hai dono Its full duty. Thcso prices will show that good oils arc not expensive. MATTHEWS BROS,, " aSS?"" KNOCK Their knuckles sore that is what your friends do when your ELECTRIC BELLS Are out of Repair. WE REPAIR THEM. Chas. B. Scott 119 Franklin Ave. TELEPHONE 222. ill The Popular Houso Fur- matting store. I Special Jale Tn rprlnri" nnr ctnrlr nf Wash Boilers we offer for one week only, com mencing Monday, Janu ary 15th. No. 8 Copper Bottom Tin IJoilcr nnd Tin QQn Cover yOt No. 8 All Copper Boiler and Tin d Q Cover. pZ O No. 9 All Copper Boiler nud 'flu tf'T fjQ Cover pZ.yO Foote & Fuller Co. III,'!! rionm Ra.II.llnn. Illl . iuiiuillg. if If 140-42 Washington Ave Pierce's riarkct Receiving dally Turkeys, Fowls, Springers, Ducks and Squabs; also Rock, away, Maurice River nnd Dluo Point Oy,. ters; Everything tho market affords 1 1 fruits and vegetables. Your orders will bo filled promptly with best goods at reasonable prices. PIERCE'S MARKET 1 10-11 2.114 PENN AVENUE. -t-f jThe I Economy's I January I Clean Sweep s iSaJe...... Is making history. This limp for cleaning out broken X lots is well utilized. We make the prices so low that quality-wise economical peo- pie cannot resist buying. UrTint One hundred cane seat, oak X frame Rockers haven't the chairs that match them that's whv we sell them at $1.38 Each Credit You? Certainly, THE: tCDNOMY 221. 223-225-227 Wyoming ;A?e, :
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