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THE SCHAJN1UN TRIBUNE-TUESDAY, FEBRUARY "20T1900.
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42C-422 SPRUCE STREET.
jou have any work to ho done call
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prices.:
Gold Crowns, Best $5.00.
Gold Fillings $1 00.
Best Set of Teeth $5.00.
Silver Filling 50c.
down and bridge woik ii specialty All
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the allelitton of p.iln. I'ml and hao
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CITY NOTES
V. Ac H PAYS.-TI10 Delaware and
Hudson company paid jesteiday at No
4 and 5. 1'1 mouth, complains the pays)
for this monili.
ALDKRMANIC MARRIAGE -Simon
helioen and Susan Icons', both of this
city, weie married yesterday 1 Alder
man Howe. '
orrici: wim.hi: ci.osi:d.-tho of.
fico of Interna Revenue Colin tor T F
Penman will be closed Thursday, rcb!
::. In honor of Washington's blrthdaj.
BOARD OF CHARITIES -Tho boar
of associated charities of Sciariton -n 111
meet, tonight, Feb. so. at S o'cloi k. In the
postmaster's 100m. Postoltlco building.
ANNUAL BALL.-Tho Eighth Wnr.l
Social apd Political club Inst night kuvo
Us annual ball nt Muslo hull. A cal.o
walk- was one of tho attractions of tho
evening.
LEG FRACTURED.-Charles Kneel
employed In the Dcdeo mine, sustained
compound frncturo of the log jester
flay, owlrg to a, fall of roof. Ho was
taken to the Moses Trylor hnsoltal.
THH MOVING SPmiTS.-Georgo Car
penter and ,A. P. Bedford, not C. Ii.
Rosqis. nro at tho head of tho company
vhlclt has hern endeavoring- to buy the
lan of the Scranton Dairy company.
MADrJ.XHBUATS.-Wllllam Bartrom,
f CttrbondpJe, was last night received at
:he eounty jail, where ho was commit
ted toy A.lderman Bunnell, on the charge
of having threatened tho llfo of hi
wlfo.i
AT,THE ADAMS AVT.NUE CHAPEL.
-At tho Adams avenue chapel of the
Becond Presbyterian fhureh, Charles A.
Hartley, the ventriloquist, will give a
ipeclsl entertainment on Thursday
evening. ...1
THE ANGLICAN CHURCH. - Tho
CathoJIc Historical Foclcty and Newman
Magazine club will meet this owning ut
I o'clock In their rodms In the Guernsey
oulldrhs., SBcvv 3." J. ' Loughran will
read n paper, on the claims of the An
Heart church.
nns-ufTr'nA BU'pEnsEDEAs.-Tho
mprwo court jesterday refused to
xinke. the, appeal a supersedeas In the
appeal tnkcu by Patrick Cannon from
tho local court's order appointing Pat
rick O'Mollcy, Judto of election In tho
First ward of Obphant.
keystone cluu oFFicnRS.-At a
regular meeting cf the Kejstono Repub
lican club, laid last evening, tho fol
lowing officers wcrei elected for tho en
suing J ear: Campbell Hughes, prc-l-dent;
Edward Nelson, vlco ptcsldcnt;
Lewis 12. Morton, secretary! H. II. Pat
tirson, trcasuier,
weekly health report.-iiio
report of tho secretary of tho board of
health fur last week Is ns follows: 33
cases of diphtheria nnd17 cites of scar
let fever reporttd; M deaths, of which
3 wero from scarlet fever and 9 finm
diphtheria. The percentage o( deaths
from illphtherla, It wilt bo noticed, Is
very largo.
RUNAWAY GIRL.-May Thotna-, of
Wllkes-Rarro, was taken In custody
jesteiday afternoon by Special OHleer
Tltrney, on a warrant Issued nl tho In
tallc! of her mother, charging her with
tunning awny from homo about a ear
ago. Mrs. Thomas only bcc.imo awuro
of her daughter's wluteabouts n week
ngo. Miss Thomas was taken before
Alderman Millar jesterday afternoon,
and thuncc to the central police station.
Shu will co tn Wllkcs-llarro todaj
I'OSTOrriCH IlOl'ItS-On Washing
ton's blrtlulaj-, tho registered lettir ami
moniy order windows will bo closed nil
daj, but tho stamp and general delivery
windows will be open from 9 to 12 n. in.
Tho carriers will make an early morning
dellv. rv nnd nt 1 o'clock n collection will
he made on Main ncnue, between West
I.nckivnnna nxenuo and Washburn
street, on Lackawanna, to Adams, to
Mulberry, to franklin neuue. The
usual cveilne eolli-cttons will also bo
made.
si:rtn:a or mi:i:tings The eon-
gngatlon of All Soul's UnUorsnllst
church on Pine street, betwien Adams
and .Jefferson avenues, will conduct 11 sc
ries of meetings beginning Thursday ev
ening, 1'eb. 2.'. Those who will take
part as speakers ato Drs. Sage, of
Brooklyn, and A. H. Curtis, of Bingham
ton. Both'nre able and brilliant speak
ers. Dr. Sage, tho speaker for Thursday
evening, was connected for somo tlmo
with tho Pacific coast geodetic survey,
nnd Is an able geologist as well as theolo
gian. All seats free nnd all are welcome.
MORE PERMANENT MEN.
Ordinances Now in the Hands of
the Mayor and on Passage
Through Councils.
Ordinances proUdlng for four addi
tional permanent men have passed
either select or common council within
the past week and nio now In the hands
of the major awaiting Ills approval.
Whether this appioval will be forth
coming or not Is not known, ns the
mayor will not dlcuv.s the question.
That It will bo, however, is believed, ns
only last week he appioved an 01 dl
nance piovldine for the appointment of
a man for the Centuij companj'.
The four permanent men above men
tioned nro for the Kxcelslor. Llbei ty,
Niagara and Columbia companies. The
Hi st thict? companies hae onlj one
man each, hut the Columbia has three.
The reason given for the appoint
ment of this fourth man Is that one of
the men now on duty drives tho chief.
There will, however, be no appoint
ments made for some time jet, If the
ordinances are ajipioved by the major,
ns they distinctly specify that the men
ate not to be named until an nppto
prlatlon has been made for their sal
.11 j". The ultimate fate of the 01 dl
nnnccs Is theiefoie In the hands of the
estimates committee.
Oidlnances are now on the way pro
viding for additional men for the fol
lowing companies: Geneinl Phlnney,
Neptune, Hook and Ladder nnd Cum
beiland. If all of these are passed nnd
appropilntlon made for each, the city
will have gone a Bleat way tow aids
the realization of a paid department of
no mean size.
AN ENJOYABLE SMOKEK.
Conducted Last Night by Journey
men Fainteis.
The journeymen palntets comprising
local unions No. IIS and SIS con
ducted a veiv well attended nnd suc
cessful smoker last evening In A. O.
U. W. Hall, on Lackawanna avenue.
The Tennis quaitette rendeted sev
eral selections and a number of otheis
helped entertain. The committee In
char' was as follows: Thomas Da
U William Abbott, P. F. Holton,
Michael Whlsted, Fied Hay and P.hlllp
Staff.
McCllntock delivers cat nations for 23
cents a dozen. Telephone SCJO.
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
Under this heading short letters of ln
terest will be published when uecompi.
nled, for publication, by the vvrltet's
mime. The Trlbunu does not assumo re
sponsibility for opinions here expressed
Vote for Sewers,
IMltor of Tho Tribune.
Sli : At Daiits-lc, Germany, tho deaths
fiom enteric (tjphold) fever per 100,000
living weio as follows:
From isci to lSCi, btforo any sanitary
measuies weio taken It3
Fiom lfcTl to 1ST.", after tho Introduction
uf water supply no
From lSTO to 1W), after tho introduction
of sewerage 15
Tho above has been duplicated in every
city whero It has In en tiled, not onlv
In tho old countiy, but nlso In this, and
In lispcct to about every disease', e-pe-ilnlly
the filth discuses, tho death .to
fiom consumption being 1 educed fiom 10
to W per cent. Let us have soweis, but
let us also Insist llv.it them shall be sonio
penalty lled lor not connecting with
them, then there will bo no pilvato sew
eis breaking out In our public) school
jards. J, H. ltittenhouse.
UAKBKLS OF SAMPLES.
More Than a Million Trial Bottles
Sent Free by Mall.
By special ai range-men t with the
munufactuters of Dr. David Kennedy's
tavorito Itemed j', the lenders of this
paper are enabled to obtain a trial
bottle and pamphlet of valuable medi
cal advice absolutely free, by simply
sending their full name and addiess
to the Dr. David Kennedy's Coipora
tlon, Kondout. N. Y and mentioning
this paper.
Of couise this involves enormous ex
pense to the manufactuiers, but they
have received so many giuteful letteis
from those who have been benefited and
cured of the various diseases of the
Kidneys, Liver. Bladder and Blood,
Itheumatlsm, Dyspepsia and Chronic
Constipation, nnd all weaknesses pe
culiar to women, that they willingly
sen trial bottles to all sufferers.
Tiy putting some of your mine In a
glass tumbler, let It stand twenty-four
hours. If there Is a sediment, or
cloudj', milky appeal ance, your Kldnejs
are sick.
It niatteis not how sick you aio or
how many physicians have failed to
help you, glvo this great medicine. Dr.
David Kennedy's Favorite Keniedy, a
tii.U, and benefit and cine will most
certainly lesult.
Dr. David Kennedy's Favoilte Rem
edy Is sold by all druggists at $1.00 .1
bottle.
BOARD WILL DISCUSS
DISPOSAL OF CULM
J. GARDNER. SANDERSON AD
VANCES TIMELY THOUGHTS.
They Make Such an Impression on
the Board of Trade That There la
Some Hesitancy in Inviting an
Exponent of the New Scheme to
Lecture Under the Board's Auspi
cesTin Plate Plant Delegates
Report Address by the Mayor.
Viaduct Lightly Touched Upon.
Whether or not it Is advisable to
flush culm back Into old mine work
ings la a question which tho board of
ttade proposes to have a tussle with.
A lecture upon that subject by Civil
Engineer W. 11. Griffiths, which was
deliveied recently at the Franklin In
stitute In Philadelphia, was scheduled
to bo repeated at last night's regular
meeting of tho board. Sir. Griffiths
was unexpectedly called out of town
and had to send his 1 egrets, but tho
subject was, novel theless, discussed.
J. Gardner Sanderson, whoso ex
haustive study of tho culm question
has been on various occasions Indi
cated by Intel estlng newspaper arti
cles nnd communications to the board
of trade thought to forestall any hasty
action by the boaid nn any proposi
tions which might emanate from Mr.
Gtlfflths' lectin 0 and sent In the fol
lowing warning or protest:
Scranton, Pa., Feb. 10, 19M.
Mr. D. B. Atherton, Secietary Scranton
lloaid of Trade, Board of Tudo Uullil-
liig, Cltv.
Dear Sir: If the board of trade desires
to promote tho Industrial prosperity of
SeraiUon, It certainly should not favor
tho dspoaI of eulm by returning It to
the deposits, from whence It came.
The best method for filling worked out
coal mines, with the culm, may be an
Interesting problem for the mining en
gineer, but the board of trade can b ml
ly consider it the best method of dis
posal. If the good of tho community Is
considered.
There Is undoubtedly a stiong opposi
tion nmons coal dealers to the utiliza
tion of culm In such n way as may cur
tail the uso of prepared coal. They
eaio nothing for local Interests or future
wejfare, only for present profit. Hence,
seeing tho possibilities stored In tho
mountains of available cheap fuel, .they
cmploj engineering expeits to dovlso
means for putting this fuel out of reach,
(when It Is not convenient to consume It
by lire, ns Is being extensively done.)
It would be useless to attack this pol
icy on tho ground of Its etremo sel
fishness, for that Is the established pol
Icj' of corporations, but It docs Re-em as
If It could bo shown to bo a short sighted
pollej-.
If these mountains of fuel, mined,
lalsed and stoied on the surface nt
great expense, can bo utilized for build
ing up lecal Indus tiles, tho owners could
rcall7e a fair return for the fuel nnd
the transportation business of their
rallwnjs bo largely bcnelllcd. That
thev can bo utilized can bo demonstrated
Ix-vond question by ptaetlcat results nl
1 fad j- attained.
If the object Is to 1111 up tho abandoned
workings, why not as well dlpoe of
the srial amount of ash and refuse In
this wnv. It appears to mo a crlmo
against the state nnd community to so
ill-rose of a valuable product.
Respectfully vouis,
J. Gotdr.er Sanderson.
ABOUT THAT LECTURE.
"What will we do about Mr. Griffiths'
lecture?" inquired Fiesident Lansing.
Mr. Keller questioned the wisdom uf
having 'Mr. Grlmtlls lecture under tho
boaid's auspices attor what they had
heard from Mr. Paneiei son.
After some Informal talk among tho
mmbi rs Captain May took the floor
and stated that tho objeet'onb lalsed
by Mr. Sandeison lright not be a.s
weighty ns thev pppcur. Only the
veiy fine- stuff that cannot be burncJ
Is washed back into tlie mine whore
this piactice pievalls nt all. Any
culm that will pass over a. one-eighth
Inch mesh Is preserved and marketed.
As yet no means Invv been Invented
to bum anything smaller than that.
Engineer A. B. Dunning said he
would like to hear nn expert like Mr.
Griffiths discuss this question. The
fact that flushing culm into old work
ings tends to pies-rve the turface was
pointed out by Mr. Dunning as a tfi
tine of the ease that sl.ould be given
consideration.
"All light, let's have- It." aM Mr.
Keller." I move Mr. Griffiths bo In
vited to deliver thf lecture at the next
meeting of the board." The motion
pievalled.
In lieu of a report of the manufac
turers' committee, Mr. Torbet, who Is
now a memlor of the boaid, gave, by
request, a statement of th pi ogress
of tho woilc of promoting the tin plat"
plant. After telling of tho time that
was lost waiting on the West SIcVi
Board of Trade, he briefly reviewed
what had been done since, nnd con
cluded with the giatlfymir statement
that "we an- now at the top of the
hill and will havo easier traveling
fiom this time on."
An interesting written report of th:
ptoccdlngs of the annual convention
of the National Boaid of Trade was
made by Colonel F. L. Hitchcock, who,
with Secretary Atherton, lepicsented
the Scianton boatd at that meeting.
S;cietary Atherton mado n lulef sup
plenivntary report vi bally, tellln?
how the iiopoltlon to have the con
vention endpiso "smokeless coal" for
tlie navy was withdiawn to save It
fiom a defeat that wn-i threatened by
a Now Englandei's vigorous piotest
against r-ndoislng niitlnnelto coal,
Royal baking powdei, Pear's soap nr
any other like conv.nerc-i.il commodity'.
Colonel Hitchcock gave it as hU Itn
piesslon that one-cent postage will
prevail before another congress dies,
TIME-TABLE CHANGE.
The change In the Eiie and Wyoming
Valley talltoad time-table, which prd
hlblts paities from Haw ley nnd Inter
mediate points from spending moio
than foity-flvo minutes in Scranton
without stopping over night, was
brought up by Secretary Atliei ton nnd
referred to the ti asportation commit
tee. Foimeily. a four hour stop-over
was allowed and It proved a gieat con
venience to shoppers from all along the
line. Hnwley had a mass meeting last
Tuesday night to protest against tho
change.
An amendment to ttie constitution,
changing tho meeting night from the
thhd Monday to the third Tuesday of
each month, was submitted by Secre
tary Atherton and, under the rules,
went over for one month. Ho was
prompted to propose tho amendment,
tho secietary explained, by the fact
that the best shows generally come
hero on Monday night, and a whist club
composed of twenty men, nil members
of tho boatd, meets every Monday
night,
Mr. Keller remarked that any mem
ber who could not work enough Inter
est In the board to fotc-go a show or a
game of cards, could be idled upon to
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Bsfore Heals APPETIZER
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At all Times TONIC
All Druggists. Refuse Substitutes.
find something on Tuesday night to
keep him nwny from a board meeting.
Colonel Hitchcock believed thnt a
larger attendance would result If tho
board took up the discussion of thy
larger questions of tho day, as Is done
by other boards of trade throughout
tho country. "They are as vital hero
ns anyvvhete else," said tho colonel.
"The banking nnd currency bill will
affect us Just as much as It will tho
people of New York or Philadelphia. I
believe I am safo In saying that not
hal a dozen men here tonight know
what the banking nnd currency bill Is.
How many of you have read It."
He turned nnd faced tho members,
Inviting answers, but there were no re
plies. A number shook their heads to
confess they had not read it.
"That's Just It," continued the col
onel. "We do not take the interest
In those matters that we should."
NOT SECRETARY'S FAULT.
Secretaiy Atherton proved within the
next half hour that it was no fault of
hi If these subjects were not dis
cussed. Four lettets were submitted
by him from as many different sources
asking consldeiatlon and action on ns
ninnj different subjects, any and nil of
which could find a place on the list
that Colonel Hitchcock would doubt
less have tho board deal with.
The Now York Chamber of Com
merce, National Business league nnd
Cleveland Chamber of Commerce joined
in presenting for consideration tho
bill to remodel the consular service,
Tho Interstate Commerce commission
asked endorsement of the Cullum bill.
The Philadelphia Commercial Museum
wanted approval of the bill before con
gress appropriating $200,000 to help It
nlong In Its good work. Tho National
Board of Trade called for sanction of
tho bill for upbuilding tho merchant
mat Inc. The endorsements were given
after very brief discussions.
Mr. Torbet called attention to the
bill for a department of mining, re
ported favorably from tho committee
on mines and mining, of which Con
gressman Connell is a member, and
suggested that It would be fitting for
the board to give It an endorsement.
Secretary Atherton informed Mr. Tor
bet that the bill In question emanated
virtually from the Scranton board of
trade, having originated with one of
tho members, Mr. Foster, of the Cor
respondence Schools.
A circular letter was read from tho
Theodore White Manufacturing com
panj' giving notice that It would In
crease Its working capital by Issuing
one hundred shares of stock at $100
a share. Secretarj' Atherton reported
that the company Is doing a very pros
perous business.
Action on tho license tax ordinance
was postponed one month, the com
mittee on legislation and taxes not
having had time to prepare a report.
Mr. Kinslej, for the special com
mittee on water rates, reported what
was done at the "mass meeting" held
in the council chamber on invitation
of tho light and water committee of
councils.
Mr. Keller Inquired about the report
of the committee on second class city
legislation. Secretary Atherton re
ported that the committee promised a
report for the near future.
NEW MEMBERS.
Applications for membership were
received from A. C. Fuller and Carl
Schoen, of the silk manufacturing firm
of Rellllng, David & Schoen. The re
signation of J. Alfred Pennington was
received and accepted.
Slayor Molr dropped In on the meet
ing at the Invitation of President
Lansing, who met him on the way
down, and when tho business was over
Ills Honor was called upon for a few
remarks. He responded, after some
urging, and duting the course of an
Interesting talk made the timely sug
gestion that In view of Scranton being
almost surelj destined to be a second
class city when the census Is an
nounced, we should ro-oporato with
Allegheny in formulating and promot
ing the contemplated legislation look
ing to the amendment of the existing
inadequate second-class city laws.
Colonel Hitchcock brought up tho
viaduct question, but thtte was no
wild clamor for recognition by mem
bers burnlrg with a deslri' to discus?
it. The colonel said he had talked with
n number of persons about It nnd from
what he gathered It was nn open ques
tion as to whether or not the viaduct
as now planned was desirable. Some
of those ho ta,!ked with, he said, were
substantial men of the West .Side. He
would like to hive the board discuss
the eiuestion and declare Itself.
Pieslilent Lansing infoimej Colonol
Hitchcock that the vlaJuot ns now
eonteniplnted is the only viaduct 1 pen
for discussion anil the Bo.ua of Trade
thno years ago gave this same plan
of viaduct Its unqualified indorsement.
The meeting then adjourned.
COMMITTEES NAMED.
Pieslilent Lansing announced tho fnl-lowing-
ns his standing committees for
the ycai :
Manufacturci sW. A. Mnv, chairman;
Thomas Sprague, Com ad Schroeder. C.
G. Boliind, C W. Fulton, W. L. Hen
wood, Luther Keller.
Legislation and Taxes-J. 11. Toriej-,
chnliman; H. M. Boles, U. B. Sturgcs,
A. W. Dickson. J. L. Stclle.
Final cec. S. Woolworth, chairman;
Wlllllam H. Logan. Giant Pelton.
Streets and Illghwajs-F. L. Hitch
cock, chairman; A. It. Dunning, Jt C.
R. Kinsley.
Trniuqioi tat Inn-Sol. Goldsmith, chair
man: C. II. Scott. Ebenoac r Williams.
Postal Affairs U. L. Meirlmnn, chair
man: Arthur Lone, J. S. Luce.
Publication U. J. Foster, chairman;
A. It. Wurman, Walter L. Matthews.
Public Safctj' David Spruks, chair
man; Charles R. Connell, William Me
Clavc, William 11. Pierce, Samuel Sam
tor. Stock Exchange William II. Peck,
chairman; A. II. Chrlstj'. II. C. Shattr.
Membership Joseph I.evj', chairman;
P. J, Casey, Charles Henwood, J. II.
Hovvarth, Franklin Henshaw, J, B.
Woolsej-, Secretary D. I). Atherton.
Banquet T, C, Von Storch, chairman)
D. T. Yost, Charles Schlaccr, W. D.
Bojer. A. J. Casey.
Board of Trade Bullillng-A. W. Dick
son, chairman: A. N. Kramer. R. a.
Brooks, J, A. Llntn, C. P. Davidson.
A Card.
We. tho undersigned, do hereby aerej to
refund the money on u 50-cent bottlo of
Oreeno's Warranted Sirup of Tar if it
falls to cure your tc ush or cold. We also
guaiantea u S-cent bottle to prove satis,
nn r ni ni'iitry relurulid:
Matthews Bros. C. E. Chittenden.
Phelps' Pharmacy. D. W. Humphrey.
McGurrah & Thomas G. Plchcl.
II. C. Sanderson. J. P. Donnhoe.
N. M Fieho, Brown's Pharmacy.
ANNUAL REPORT FOR
SECOND DISTRICT
STATISTICS CONCERNING THE
MINING OF COAL.
Dntliii? the Tear 1809 There Were
15,410 Persons Employed in the
Mines of the District and 6,774,
438 Tons of Coal Were Produced.
There Were 49 Fatal and 159 Non
Fatal Accidents Tons of Coal Pro
duced Per Employe Was 4,393.
Amount Mined by Each Company.
Inspector II. O. Prytherch, of the
Second anthracite mine district, com
pleted his annual report yesterday for
the yenr 1S99. It contains the sta'lstl s
asked for bv the chief of th bureau
of mines, with other Information In
tabulated form, together with remarks
covering the work done and tho obser
vations made during the j-oar and tho
results attained.
During 1S0S, 13,851 persons wero em
ployed In tho mines of the dlstiicc;
6,496,150 tons ot coal was produced,
resulting In 31 fatal and 154 non-fatal
accidents; therefore, 177,29" tons wa3
produced per life lost, and :9,10'l per
accident.
During 1S98, 13,419 person? wer em
Pjoyed, being a decrease of 432; 6,774,
433 tons of coal was produced, being
an Increase of 1.27S.30S tons; 43 fatal
nnd 159 non-fatal accidents are re
turned, showing that 138,254 tons were
produced per life lost, and 32,309 tons
per ncrldent. While the number of
tons produced per life Is lower than
for 1S38, the tons per accident Is high r.
Seventeen nations are represented In
the lists of killed and Injured, and
nearly every occupation from the out
side foreman to the door-tender In the
mine Is also represented. 4,446 persons
are employed outside and 10 973 ore
employed Inside; 237,891 kegs of pow
der and 112,149 pounds of dynamite
have been consumed during he year.
There are 1,933 horses and mules
used, 670 boilers generate steam for
the use of engines and pumps, of the
latter 87 are used exclusively to de
liver the water at the surface. The
average number of daj-s worked was
178.7. Tons of coal produced per em
ploye, 4,393.
PRODUCTION OF COAL IN TONS
DURING li'jO.
D., L. & W. R. R. Co 3,070,1,30
Austin 60,21.'
Delaware and Hudson 412,(110
bcranton Coal Co 67t,S'jJ
Mt. Pleasant Coal Co 275.611
Green Rldgo Coal Co. .. 122,067
Pennsj lvania Coal Co 413,310
William Council Coal Co 130,173
Connell Coal Co 2,13t
Greenwood Coal Co 21J.I27
lirooks Coal Co 41,030
John and J. J. Jcrmsn r.fi7.;sn
Elliott, MeCIurc & Co 107.W0
west isiuge coal Co 103 519
A. D. and F. M. Spencer S1.5S1
Nay Aug Coal Co. ... 77.tr I
Gibbons Coal Co s 97J
North American Coal Co 174,017
Bowen Coal Co Ci.fOO
Bulls Head Coil Co 4S.1I7
Carbon Coal Co fi.llS
Lncka. Iron and Steel Co H9.81S
Total 6,771,i;S
TOTAL PRODUCTION.
Shipped by railroad to market ...6,173,718
Sold nt tho mines for local use.... 239,tjl
Consumed to gencrato steam 361,019
Total 6,774,4;s
Number of fatal accidents and tons
of coal produced per life lost:
Tons
Accidents, produced.
D, L & W. R. R. Co IS 170,926
Austin Coal Co 2 28,lo6
Delawnro and Hudson Co. 3 137,361
Scianton Coal Co 5 134,979
Mt, Pleasant Coal Co 2 137.S13
Green Rldgo Coal Co. ... 2 61,3il
Pennsylvania Coal Co 5 S2.70J
William Connell & Co.... 1 130,173
Tho Connell Coal Co 1 266,131
Greenwood Coal Co 1 213,427
Jermyn & Co 4 91,922
Elliott, McCluro & Co .. 0 107,500
West Ridge Coal Co 0 103,519
A. D. & F. M. Spencer .... 1 81,533
Nay Aug Coal Co 1 77,973
Bulls Head Coal Co 0 48,117
North American Coal Co.. 2 S7.00S
Bowen Coal Co 1 r.,000
Brooks Coal Co 0 43,030
Gibbons Coal Co 0 8,079
Carbon Coal Co 0 5,118
Total and averages 49 135,231
Number of fatal and non-fatal acci
dents and number of tons of coal pro
duced per accident:
Tons
Accidents, produced.
D L. & W. R. R. Co 97 3I.71S
Austin Coal Co 2 2S.100
Delaware and Hudson Co. 11 37,462
Scranton Coal Co 19 ai,521
Mt. Pleasant Coal Co. .. 16 17,'.'.';
Green Ridge Coal Co 5 24 Wi
Pennsylvania Coal Co. ... 10 2'j.SII
William Connell & Co. ... 4 i.'.S-lt
Tho Connell Coal Co. ... 7 Ss.022
Greenwood Coal Co C 42,(jSj
Jermvn & Co 11 2S,;sj
Elliott. MeCluio & Co 1 ll)7,r,'
West Ridge Coal Co 3 31516
A. V. &. F. M. Spencer.... 2 40.791
Nny Aug Coal Co 2 23,911
Bulls Head Coal Co 0 43,117
North American Coal Co. 2 S7.O03
Bowen Coal Co 2 27.SOO
Brooks Coil Co 0 4J.0.O
Gibbons Coal Co 0 8,975
Carbon Coal Co 0 5.11S
Total and avcrago
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32,569
CLASSIFICATION OF ACCIDENTS.
Killed or
fatally In
Injured. Juied, Total
Falls of toof and coal ... 26 K 9
Explosions of gas 1 9 10
Explosions of blast 1 21 2")
By mules 0 2 2
Cars Instdo 13 40 J
Falling down shafts 1 2 3
Breaker machinery 3 ! 8
Miscellaneous Insldo 2 0 2
Miscellaneous outsldo ... 0 5 5
Total
.. 49 139 2U!
Killed or
fitally In
injured. Jured. Total
Miners 12 47 50
Laborers 12 4J 55
Doorbojs 279
Drivers and helpeis 9 29 3s
Outsldo laborers 5 10 5
Company men Insldo 3 10 13
Headman 1 0 1
Fire bosses 1 0
Ruuncrtt I 5 U
Slate pickers 2 1 3
Sinkers ,'. 0 2 2
Engine drivers 0 1 i
O.ttsldo foremen ......... 0 1 i
Mining engineers 0 :; :i
Footmen 1 0 1
Total 49 159 203
NATIONALITY OP PERSONS KILLED
AND INJURED.
Killed. Injured. Totals.
Welsh 7 sii :;j
English 3 U 11
Scotch 213
Irish It 41 T5
Poles li 26 Si
Slavs 0 1
Austrluns 044
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THE VERDIGT
Its a beautiful decoiation. Wmath of large roses which is
striking. The China is Havtlniul & Co's, Nuf Ced. For
some reason it has not sold as it should, possibly its price, so
we will cut and cut deep. Being an open stock you can se
lect such pieces ns you want.
Tea Plates, were 0.25 dozen, now. 40cts each.
Breakfast Plates, were 87.25 dozen now 50cts each.
Dinner Plates, were 58.25 dozen, now 55cts each.
Ind. Butters, were $2.50 dozen now lficts each
Fruits, were 84.00 dozen, now 25cts each.
You can buy one piece or a Dinner set all at reduced prices.
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We simply ask you to come in
and let us show you our Jackets
before purchasing elsewhere. We
guarantee the prices lower than
the lowest.
Any Cloth Jacket in the House
From $2.50 to $10.00
Many worth $25.00. They all
belong to our reliable, up-to-date
stock.
F. L. Crane,
Americans 7
Hungarians .... o
Italians .".
Greeks 0
Swedes 2
French 0
Germ ins 2
Bohemians .... 1
Russians 1
Lithuanians .... 1
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CONVENTION CALLS.
Second Legislative District.
Notice Is hcieby given to tho Republl
can voters of tho Second J-eglslatlve dis
trict that a prima r' election will be held
on Saturday, M.ucli 17, 1900, between tho
hours of 4 and 7 o'clock p m., for tho
imrposo of electing two delegates to rep
leseiit said legislative dlstilet In the com
ing Republican state convention to bo
held in Harrlsburg, aud to nominate a
candidate for tho legislature. Tho con
vention to compute tho voto will bo held
on Tuesdaj", March 20, ISOO, at 1 o'clock
p. m., In the court houso In Scranton.
In nccordanco with tho rules governing
this district tho candidates will bo voted
for directly by the voteis at the polls.
Each candldato must register with tho
district chairman his full name and post
ofllce address and paj' his assessment
tvventj- da j s before the election or his
name will not bo placed in the official
ballot, neither will any votes cast for him
be counted.
The district vigilance committees in
tho various pieclncts will conduct the
election nnd the result will bo reported
by the return judgo to tho district con
vention, which will bo composed of the
return Judges of tho various districts.
A written notlco containing further In
structions will be sent to the members of
tho said district vlgllnnco committee.
Frederick W. Fleltz. Chairman.
Attest: Walter E. Davis, Secretarj'.
Third Legislative District.
Notice Is hcrobv given that a meeting
of the standing committees of the Repub
lican party of the Third Legislative dis.
trlct of Lackawanna countj', will be hold
nt tho Arbitration room, Court House,
Scranton, Pa., on Saturdaj. tho 21th day
of Februarj', 1900, at 2 o'c lock p. m , for
the purposo of fixing tlmo nnd place
for holding tho district convention and
disposing of such other business ns may
properly bo brought before it. Tho fol
lowing comprlso said committee:
Benton Gcoi go Freeman.
Clifton James O'BojIe.
Covington William CoMej'.
Daltnn J. A. Wocdhrldgc.
aienburu E. J. Noithup.
Gouldsboro J li. Gardner.
Greenfield I'tank Kinion.
Lncltnvvanni township. South dlstilct
David D. iliimths.
Lackawanna township, East district
William J Williams.
Lackawanna township. Northeast dls
tilct Louis Rilnlmidt
Lackawanna township. West district
(Jlooslc boi ough) John McCrlndle.
Lackawanna township. Southwest ills
trlet E. 1 Aiuleison.
Lal'lumo-R. II. Ilolsate.
Lehigh Jin ob Km i lit.
Mndlson Eugono Noaek.
New ton Oscar Van Busklik.
North Ablngton Stephen Ajlesworth.
Old Forge township, Flist district R.
Willis Reese.
Old Forgo townhlp, Second dlsti let
James Salmon.
Old Foigo township, rouith dlstilct
William Bennett. '
Ransom, First dlstilct Tobias Stein
Ransom, Second district Geo. R. Wan
dell. Scott township George Miller,
Scranton, Sixth ward, Third district
W. B. Davis.
South Ablnston T. S P.uker
Spilug Brook T J. MiitthcvvM
Tajlor, First waul lohn II, Evans
Tajlor. Second ward J. E. WatKlns.
Tajlor. Third w.tid John Franel, jr.
Taylor, Fourth ward James Price.
Tajlor. Fifth ward-John P. Thomas,
Waverly-Jolm W. Mlllor
West Ablngton J C. Northup.
Hi' order of tho Chairman,
t T J Mat thews.
Attest:-J, E. Wntklns, Secrtturj
Scranton, Pa Feb. 14 1900.
Tickets nt Reduced Rates.
Tho Lake Shoio and Michigan South
ern Railway sells local lound tilp tick
ets between all points on the same di
vision nt i educed rates, These tickets
are good for 30 days from date of issim (
and nuoul n cheap means or tiavel to
those mnklng shnit tiips along the road
of the Lake Shoio and Michigan South
ern Railway, the best load in America,
Dr. C. W. Treverton, Room 1 Library
Building. Houts 1 to 5.30 p. m. Special
ty, Diseases of Women.
Finest wine and cigars at Laim'a.
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AVENUE.
"NOT IN A TRUST."
The 1900
Bicycle Season
Is Now On.
We wish to announce
that the
1900 Models
of
I
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Both in Chain and
Chainless are now on ex
hibition. I
126 ana 12$ Franklin Ave.
Bicycle Manufacturers.
Everett's
Horses and carriages are su
perior to those of any other
livery in the city.
If you should desire to go
for a drive during this delight
ful period of weather, cill tele
phone 7Q., and Everett will
send you a fiist-class outfit.
EVERETT'S LIVERY,
230 Dlx Coiut. (Near City Hall.)
Society Stationery
Die and Plate Engraving
D. IRVING SIIYIJVLONS,
720 Connell Building.
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Extra
wartv
Is taken at our Mill to hove
Lvi'ijlhli g as i lean as It Is tn a
modern kitchen. l'eoplo like
to know that their food is
clean, aud wo guarantee
a
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In that icspect. Wo erliul only
tho best wheat, which Is thor
oughly cleaned by expensive
machlneiv, and every piieuu
tlmi Is taken to keep our flour
spotlessly pure.
All gtoccrs sell it.
"Ueonly wholesali "
THE WESTON MILL CO.
Scranton,
I Carbondale, Olyphant.
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