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THE SOU ANTON TRIBUNE-MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2(5, 11)00.,
NORTHEASTERN
LAST PREACHER WON.
She Held the Parsonage on Account
of Failure to Give Notice.
Special to tho Scranton Tribune.
Townndu, Feb. 2.. Wednesday after
noon closed nn Interesting ease that
occupied the nttentlon of the court nnd
Jury for three days last week, ending
with a verdict favoring the defendant (
hy direction of the court. It was ths ,
suit of J. I:. Hay, trustee. against
Sophia Hottenstlne. In 1R97 Mrs. Hot- .
tenstlne, who was a licensed preacher
of the Protestant Methodist church, I
was engaged to preach for one year t
in that denomination's church at Sll- '
vara, nnd was allowed the use of tins
parsonage ns'part of her salary. In i
the spring of 1J.?8 Mrs. Hottenstlne re-
fdgned from the conference nnd no
longer acted as pastor, but' tef used to
give up the possosplon of the pnrson-
nge. A suit was brought before a Jus
tice of tho pence, who gave judgment
In favor of the church trustees, and
a constable was ordeied to i-ot Mri.
Hottenstlne's Roods outside.
The case was afterwards appealed to
rotitt. later heard ln-foto arbitrator
and finally brought Into court. Judge
Fannin:?, in Instructing the Jury to find
for the defendant, stated that 1iI1t
tho equlntles of the ease worn with
this plaintiff all the way through, un
der the net of the leglskltilie the
church nnthoiltles wore compelled to
KlV" n thre months' police to vacate.
For three years the church has had
possesion of Its hcuso and the mntter
Is now legally s"ttled, Tho Judgment
wns for $1.
BKADFORD COUNTY.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Towanda, Feb. 1'.. The public schools
appropriately observed Washington's
birthday.
The new lire department at Ulster
will soon have u chemical engine.
A four days' fair wns held last week
under the auspices of tho Cnrpentors'
and Joiners' union, of Sayre, Athens
and Waver I y.
Harry lirlggs, of Athens, Is serving
a times in jail for disturbing a meeting
of the gnlk-ation army.
The FnlviTsallst socletyclcaied about
J?.0O from their two days' fair last week.
Tho colored four hundred, under the
management of .1. A. White, will hold
a prize cake-walk nnd full dress ball
In Foster hall on Tuesday evening.
Participants from Scranton, Hlnghnm
ton and other places will take part.
The Mt. Vernon, N. Y hunters whose
game was seized at Maueh Chunk
while being shipped from Stevensvllle
last fall, the parties being each lined
$100, appealed the case to a higher
court, which set the verdict aside on
the ground of illegal seizure. Prose
cution has been commenced ngalnst the
state game commission for illegallv
seizing goods while In transit.
Watklns post. Grand Army of the Re
public, No. OS, held an entertainment
in Naiad hall on the night of Wash
ington's birthday. Supper was served.
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Klzer, of Klzers,
and Mr. and Mrs. O W. Klpp, of Jef
feison county, have been visiting
friends In town.
J.. A. Hill will retire from the man
agement of tho Greenwood tannery on
May 1 and will move his family to
Towanda.
E. K. Qulnlnn, of Sunbrlght, Tenn.,
is visiting his family In town.
Thunder and llghtnlugwas noticeable.
In the storm on Thursday.
The genial salesman, T, W. Graham,,
representing Megargee Rros., of Scran-"
ton, was doing his Towanda customers
yesterday. He Is always a hustler
among the business fraternity, but
when a reporter overheard lihn con
versing with an accomplished olllee
lady In regard to his name being added
to the "Old Maids' " club list of To
wanda, we have concluded that he
must havo Joined a bachelors' society.
However, a date was fixed for his sec
ond business trip here, as he went
gracefully from town In the afternoon
on the Black Diamond express.
The case of Fred Newell, editor of
the Dushoro Review, vs. the former
county commissioners of .Sullivan
county, to show cause why a writ of
mandamus should not be granted to
compel them to permit Mr. Newell to
inspect the public records, books, docu
ments, vouchers, order book with Its
stub, etc., was disposed of by Judge
Dunham, who discharged the rule. Mr.
Newell's principle was correct, but tho
case hung tire until after the officials
had retired from ofllce, and tho court
thought that the editor had shown no
reason why he. ns a private citizen,
should make petition Instead of the
prescribed method through the dlsttlct
attorney or attorney general.
To Cure n Cold in One Dav
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money if it
fails to cure. E. W. Grove's signa
ture Is on each box. 25c.
FOREST CITY.
Special to tho Scranton Tribune.
Forest City, Feb. "5. George E. Per
kins, of Wiiymart, was the guest of his
son,. Dr.. 1E. Perkins, last week.
.MrsFranK Hauens'teln, of Farno, Is
vMting friends in town.
The funeral of Mrs. E. J. Spettlgue
of Dunmore, ' which took' place at
.Uanesdale last week, was attended by
'Mrs. N. S. Caryl, O, M, Coyle and J.
;n. Eudd. ..Mrs. Spettlgue was the
: Emulsion
0
-.Cures 'Coughs and Qoldz
-
leures-them .quicker ancJ
.better than any, cough mix
ture ever made. It doc.
morev It enriches th'
fclood, strengthens mind am
body, givqs yigor and vital
ity. Cough mixtures won'
Ho ftltfs, hbr will -they cur.
jdeep-scated, stubborn coughs.
'Scott's, Emuisioi
will., Trv it I MJx?lt,
PENNSYLVANIA
mother 3f Mrs. Will Hlgglns, who is
well-known hero,
A quarterly ratty of tho Ablngton
ItaptNt Young People's union will lis
held In the Forest Clly Baptist church
on Tuesday,, February 27. There will
ho two sessions, one In the afternoon
nnd one In tho evening. An Interest
ing programme has been prepared for
both sessions. All are cordially Invited
to attend.
Henry Box nnd family attended ths
funeral of Miss Addle Box, ngcil six
teen years, h. daughter of J. D. Box, of
Wayne county, last week.
Harry Joseph, who has for many
years conducted the Joseph clothing
store on Mnln street, has sold out to
Albert J. Lowrle and I. Joseph, who
will run the business under the name
of A. J. Lowrle & Co. Harry Joseph
will tnke a trip west to look ufter busi
ness Interests he has there.
Miss Grace S'tarks, of Hudson street,
mil Charles Cole, of llallroad street, a
son of George Cole, sr were united In
marriage last week Wednesday In New
York state. The young couple will le
slde with the bible's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. H. K. .Martin, and have the best
wishes of their frlendrt for a happy
future.
Prof. C. T. Thorpe has forwurded the
names of GS3 pupils, who attended
school during January, to Secretary
Thatcher, of the Susquehanna County
Historical society. They will be placed
on record.
The coming marriage of Miss Grace
MeCabe and John Dunleavy is an
nounced and will take place In the
near future.
SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Susquehanna, Feb. ",1. A Sunday
school Institute for district No. 1,
Susquehanna County Sunday School
association will be held In T.unesboro
on Saturday next. Match ". Addresses
will be delivered by Dr. Charles Road,
state sccretnry of the Pennsylvania
Sunday School association: ltev. A. D.
David, of Thomson I!ev. D. C. Barnes.
ot l.anesboro, and others. The ladles'
quartette of Thomson will lender sev
eral selections. A series of Institutes
will be helil In the county durlng-tho
present week. ,
County Superintendent of Schools
Moxley requests all of the school teach
eis In the countv to send tho names of
all of their puplis to Prof. W. I.. That
cher, of Harford, secretary of tho Sus
quehenna County IlItoilcal society.
In Brandt It Is net expected that tho
American Chair company will remove
Its factory to Hallstead.
Mrs. Richard Smith, hn aged resi
dent of Willow street. Is seiiously 111.
Kennedy Johnson, a prominent resi
dent of Oakland borough, Is seriously
111.
At Windsor there Is a heavy Ice Jam
In the Susquehanna river, three miles
long. If It goes out with rain In a sud
den thaw It Is likely to do much dam
age. At I'niondale lee Is being drawn and
pounded Into the roads, to make sleigh
ing for lumbermen.
A memorial service for Frances WIN
lard's heavenly birthd.iv was held this
evening In tho Methodist church In
Thomson, ltev. Thomas Brewster, for
merly of llarriiburg, delivering nn
appropriate address.
I... B. Crock, a prominent business
man of Hallt'tend, who has been very
seriously 111 for several weeks, Is grad
ually Improving.
Rlchntd G. Clark, n young business
man of Great Bend, Is III In n Port
Jervls hospital.
John D. Davis, a Scranton plain
tuner, is professionally engaged in
town.
Miss Grace Pope, of Montrose, is the
guest of Susquehanna relatives.
Itoprcienlatlve Adams, one of Sus
quehanna county's faithful legislators
is llairisburg, is a candidate for a re
nomination. Mr. Adams' record has
been an excellent one.
The Sacrament of the Lord's Suppe;
was administered in the First Pros
byteilan etiurch this morning, after
which a large number of persons wom
received into membership. In the
evening the pastor, Rev. David I. Suth
erland, i)i cached an able and eloquent
sermon to the musical and literary so
ciety of the Susquehanna High school.
There was a large attendance at all
of tho services of the flay.
The annual report of the F!r.H Na
tional bank, of which Congressman C.
Fred Wright is cashier, shows that It
Is in a very nourishing condition. It
is one of the safest conducted Institu
tions In this section of the state.
Th! Montrose board of health Is tak
ing vigorous measures to protect thu
public health.
Rev. Mr. l.ovejoy, of Worcester, N.
Y., today occupied the pulpit of the
Baptist church.
The Republican county convention
will be held in Montrose on Thursday.
March 8.
There Is not an epidemic of smallpox
nenr South Montrose. The disease Is
confined to one family.
The funeral of Ilaidel Holies, of
Lakeside, occurred on Thursday, with
Interment ot Fall dale.
The handsome new Baptist church
In Montrose will be dedicated on
Wednesday next. Prominent ministers
will participate. Frank Reman, of
Blnghamton, will preside at tho new
pipe organ.
B. O, Camp, of Montiose, has recov
ered from a rot lous Illness.
''aptain B. J, McCuuslund has been
elected burgess of Montrose.
There are no new developments at
the Horrlck Centre coil mines. No
visitors are allowed about tho dig
gllign and It the prospectoix should
strike a vein of castlle soip even tlvi
good people of happy Herrlek wouldn't
know of it until some lime nest fall.
The forty-first anniversary of the
founding of Susquehanna's splendid
public library will occur this month.
It Is a great credit to the town.
John J. Manning, a former resident
of Susquehanna county, has been
elected burgess of Olyphanr. Lack
awanna county people know uher.i to
get good timber.
Tho ICrlo lifts placed an order for
more passenger, coal and freight chin.
Prosperity has come- to the "old re
liable." It Is reported that Timothy J. HoolN
han, a "Susquehanna boy," now of
Arnot, Ta., will bo appointed local
agent for the Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western company's coal In Scran
ton. Profs. Flood nnd Pierce, of Blngham
ton, held a dancing school and hop In
Hogan opera houso on Friday evening,
The clcslng hop of tho season will be
held on Monday evening.
Mr. nnd Mrs. A. B. Hums and Mr.
and Mrs. Qeorgo M. Bostwlck, of Mont-
rose, are visiting Mr. nnd Mrs. Clar
ence E. Fltzworth, Washington street.
Miller, the young son of Congress
man C. Fred Wilght, Is recovering
from his recent ssvere Illness, caused
by vaccination.
Tho Montrose Democrat thinks the
aim of the Susquehanna, county com
mission ought to bo. to cut down taxes.
Church Hill has several cases of
scarlet fever.
A new play, "Ten Nights In a Bar
Hoom," Is coming to Hogan opera
house In the near future.
Dr. T. 11, Knthrop, one of the oldest
physicians In the county, died n few
days since at his homo In Sprlngvlllo.
Merry, Montrose Is .'till wrestling
heroically with thr mumps. There is
enough of It to go around.
"s. A. Dawley, of Montrose, has pre
pared an accurate model of the nnclent
Jewl'li temple.
'Montrose Is certain to have tho can
ning factory.
PITTST0N.
Special to tho Scranton Tribune.
PIttston, Feb. 25. One of the brief
est wills recorded In Luzerne county
was that of Mrs. Honora Fair, late of
PIttston township, who died last week.
The will contained sixteen words: "I
leave all I am worth to Mrs. Mary Mc
Donnell, and she Is to settle every
thing." The estate is valued nt 170.
Conrad Haul), formerly a PIttston
hotel keeper, but for the past year a
resident of San Francisco, died In that
place last week.
The coroner's Jury In the case ot
Thomas Hogan, tho Olyphnnt youn'j
man killed on the Lehigh VaJley at
this place, met In Alderman Evans'
olllco Saturday and rindered a verdict
to the effect that Hogan "came to his
death by being accidentally struck by
,a Lehigh Valley train." Tho train
crew were exonerated fioni uny blame.
The coroner's lury Investigating the
death of George Doopor, fatally shot
In a PIttston township saloon last Sat
urday night, rendered n veidlct yea
terdty afternoon to the effect that
"George Doener came to his death
from a dint fired from a pistol In the
hands of James Collins." The latter
was brought up from the county Jail
and given a hearing. He wns re-coni-milled.
An Infant of Mr. and Mrs. Davl I
Brandenburg, ot West PIttston, died
this morning of pneumonia.
Tlie Pennsylvania Coal company has
purchased the Interests of several ot
the helis of the late J. P. Schooley In
the remaining coal undo lying the
Schooley colliery tract of 100 acres in
Exeter borough, the shafts und break
ers tin which propcrtv ure owned by
the atoresald company.
WYALUSIN.
Special to The Scranton Tribune.
Wyaluslng, Feb. 23. Miss Lena Ack
ley, youngest daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Newell Aekley Merryall, died at
her home on Wednesday evening of
dlabetls. Funeral was held In the M.
E. church In this place Friday after
noon. Age about 11 years.
Mr. Guy Welles, of Spring Hill, wns
In town Thursday.
Word wns received here this wek
announcing the engagement of George.
L. Gaylord and Miss Sara E. LVan,
of Westlleld, Mass. George was for
merly a Wyaluslng boy.
Miss Nellie Chamberlain entertained
J the Musical club at the home of Mrs.
Henry Smith last Wednesday evening.
The young people will give a social
hop In tho opera houe Frld ly even
ing. A 10-cent social will be helJ at Mrs.
Samuel Howard's Tuesday evening for
the benefit of the library.
Mrs. Wood, of Kummerfleld, Pa., vis
ited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam Wilson, last week.
AUTOMOBILE BUCKED.
Shatter Delayed in a. Chicago Subur
ban Ride and Is Now Sick in Bed.
Chicago, Feb. 2.1. .Major General
Shatter did not make the op?etod
visit to Sycamore today hcrnuso of UN
ness, the result of a severe cold con
tracted on an automobile ride. On
Thursday a relative of his, Ml-s Sem,
of L'fil Fifty-third street, Chicago, took
dinner with him nt the .Auditorium,
and the general ordered an automobll.;
to tnke them out to lur 'iomr. The,
lide out was all right, but upon re
turning with the horseless carriage th"
machine gave way-about six miles out.
The general had the man engineering
tho wagon go to a house und see if he,
could telephone downtown, but-h" wn.
greeted with, "Wo don't keep a public
telephone olllee." After trying several
homes with the same success they gave
that up. Finally a policeman came
along and word was pent downtown
for an automobile to come, out and get
the geneial und he was landed nt tho
Auditorium nt 2 o'clock In tho morn
ing. The general Immedlat ly retired, but
on attempting to rise in the morning
he found ho could not do so. A sur
geon was called and his brother In
Sycamore telegraphed fr.r. Fpon tho
arrival of his brother Jnm?ft tho gen
eral told his experience ot the night
before, sayincr:
"I d'n't know what ailed the thing1.
They told mo something did not coins
in contact I know I did not come In
contact with my hotel nnd came near
catching fire two or three times. I
tell you, I don't want any more, uuto
mnblle. The next tlmo I go for a ride.
I want a house."
COUNT BONI IN PARIS.
He Is Preparing1 to Sue Figaro for
Libel.
Paris, Feb. 2.". Count Ronl do Cas
tellane, who, with the Countess de Cus
tellane, left New York on Fei. 15 (,n
tho steamer La Gascogne, np'.c.ued In
the chamber of deputies this fternoon.
In conversation with a rep; entatlvo
of tho Associated Press the count said
"You must kindly excuse mo from
making uny extended statement at this
time ns to my future course of action.
1 have not yet had the opportunity to
consult all my friends, which I shall
do before I reach a Una! decision as to
what definite steps I shall tnke as to
Figaro and De Rodavs. However, 1
hail 11 short consultation with my at
torney this afternoon, und It was de
termined to Institute proceedings
against Figaro for libel. That step Is
certain. As 'to further action I shall
await tho full advice of my friends,
"Let me add that my trip to the
1 'nlted States was most enjoyable and
that I am enchanted with the kindness
shown us.
CASTOR I A
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Havo Always Bought
Boars the
Signature of
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ALL A niSTAKE.
lot i Mighty Sirlous Fact Just the Sami.
There is a story of n man who vttt put in
public pillory bec.iii!c he couldn't pay
small debt. An anxious friend came to
Inquire about the circumstances and then
exclaimed nrgumentatlvcly :
Why, goodncM gracious man, they can't
put you in the pillory, jut for debt I "
" Perhaps not," replied the victim of
niNtakcn Justice j "but here I am.
The seemingly impossible often comes
true. If a man should tell his friends that
he was dying of indigestion many of them
would exclaim: "Why, man, indigestion
isn't a killing complaint I " His albsuffi.
dent answer would be, " it kiltiiti? me."
The fact is, indigestion in the full sense
of the term is the most killing of nil com
plaints. The wort diseases that flesh is
heir to, have their beginnings In bad diges
tion. People who die of wasting illnesses
and blood diseases nre simply starved to
death because the stomach and blood-making
glands don't furnish sufficient nourish
ment to feed the constitution. Most of the
people who die of consumption die because
their lungs can't get enough good blood
from the digestive organs.
When these fail to do their work and a
torpid liver allows the circulation to be
come choked up with bilious poisons, the
whole system is laid wide open to every
form of malignant and fatal malady.
People by hundreds write every day to
Dr. l'icrcc, at Huffalo. N. Y declaring that
his "Golden Medical Discovery" has cured
them of some dangerous illness that the
doctors could not master: yet all that this
"Discovery" does is to enable the diges
tive and nutritive organism to make good
blood, and gives the liver power to keep it
pure. Nature does the rot.
An instance of how the digestive organ
ism affects the whole body for good or evil
is shown in the case of a lfttle girl living in
Chase (Chase Co.). Nebraska. Her father,
Mr. C. C. Rummcll, in a grateful letter to
Dr. Pierce, writes:
" In February, i.'. or little girl had n severe
attack of grip. It settled in her stomach, caus
ing lmiamtuattou ot stntnacn and uowrts. we
had two doctors who gave lip the case: the third
relieved licr: but September found tier helpless,
In fact n mere skeleton. Ourdoctor being fiflreu
miles away it was almost Impotsitile to go to
htm once a week, so concluded to try llr.
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and ' Pleas
ant Pellets.' Nine bottles cured her. Our bill
to other doctors was one hundred dollars, and
to Dr, I'ieree, only nine dollars."
A new lease of life is given by this mar
velous " Discovery " to all who are victims
of mal-nutritioti. It creates a vital activity
of the entire system which promotes the
elimination of poisonous disease germs and
wasted tissue and the rapid building up of
solid, muscular flesh. L. S. Finney, Esq.,
of Amelia, Alleghany Co., N. C, writes :
"After recovering from a spell of typhoid
fever, I was taken with a terrible cough. After
trying several remedies and all to uo avail I
decided to try Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery. After taking one bottle t felt greatly
relieved, and after using seven bottles I was
entirely cured. Dr. Pierce's medicine is all it is
claimed to be. It is worth Its weight In gold to
suffering humanity,"
For thirty years Dr. Pierce has been chief
consulting physician of the Invalids' Hotel
and Surgical Institute of Buffalo, N. Y.,
where he has had pinbably a more exten
sive and practical experience in treating
obstinate chronic diseases than any other
physician in America. His remarkable
prescriptions have an unmatched reputa
tion throughout the English -sneaking
world as the most marvelously efficacious
remedies ever devised.
They are the result of genius, experience
and scientific common sense. His famous
"Favorite Prescription" for women is
unquestionably the most perfect and suc
cessful remedy ever invented for every
form of female complaint. Taken in con
junction with the !' Golden Medical Dis
coverv," the two constitute a complete and
effective couise of treatment for weak, nerv
ous, overwrought women.
A copy of Dr. Pierce's great thotmud
page illustrated book the "Common St r."c
Medical Adviser," will be sent fice of
charge on receipt of 21 one-cent stamps, to
ply the cost of mailing only ; or for 31
stamps a heavier cloth-bound copy. Ad
dress. World's Dispensary Medical Asso
ciation, HuiTalo, N. Y.
CONVENTION CALLS.
Pirst Legislative District.
Notice Is hcrehk given that a conven
tli 11 of the Republicans of the First leg
islative dlstilet will be held at S p, m. on
tho 2lh day of March next, nt Co-operative
hall. Went Side, for the purpose of
nominating a candidate tor the legisla
ture to represent said district und elect
ing two delegates to attend tho Repub
lican statu convention to lie held In Ilnr
rlsburg on April ii.", HXiO. The primaries
will be held on Saturday afternoon,
March 17, between the hours of 4 and 7
o'clock. . According to the rules govern
ing tho Republican primaries of this leg
islative district rotlce of the date of said
primary election must be given by tho
district ehuli man at least twenty days
before said primary election and each
candidate must register with tha district
chairman his full name und postoftleu
nddrifs and pay his nmcs-smeiit fifteen
days before the primary election or his
name will not be placed on tho oflklal
ballot. No votes shall bo counted for any
person v.ho has not complied with these
conditions.
W. A. Paine. Chairman.
Attest: Joseph Jcltrys, Secretary.
Scranton, Pa.. Feb. 2:', 1?"0.
Second Legislative District.
Notice is hereby given to tho I'.epubll
can voters ot the Second Legislative dis
trict thut a primary election will bo hold
on Saturday, Maich 17, lOuO. between tho
hours of 1 nnd 7 o'clock p. m., for tho
purpose of electing two delegates to rep
resent said legislative district In the com
ing Republican stato convention to bo
held In Ilarrlsburc, and to nominate a
candidate for tho legislature. Tho con
vention to compute the volo will bo held
on Tuesday. Mnrch 20, W00, at 1 o'clock
P. m., In the court houso In Scranton
In accordance with thn rules governing
this district tho candidates will bo voted
for directly by the voters nt the pells
Kacli cnndld.ua must tegister with the
district chairman his full name and post
ofllco uddress and pay bis assessment
twenty days before the election or 'his
name will not bo placed In the otllclal
ballot, neither will uny voles cast for him
bo counted.
Thn district vigilance committees In
the various precincts will conduct the
election nnd the result will be reported
by the return judgo to tho district con
vrntlnn, which will bo composed of the
return Judges of tho various districts.
A written notice containing further In
structions will bo sent to the members of
tho said district vlellnnce committee,
Frederick W. Fleltjt. Chairman,
Attest: Wnlter K. Davis, Secretary.
Here Is a Chance to Bo Some One a
Kindness.
If the reader of this should chance to
know of uny 0110 who is subject to at
tacks of bilious colic he can do him no
greater favor than to tell lilm of Cham
berlain's Colic, Cholera and Dlarrhoeu
Remedy, It always gives prompt re
lief. For sale by all druggists.
Matthews Bros'., wholesale and retail
agents.
THE MARKETS.
Wall Street Review.
ew York, Feb. 2l.Tho general fcpecit
lutlvo sentiment ns reflected In the stock
mnrkot wns a good de.il obscured today
by tho demoralization In Third Avenue.
Active trading In a stock with a resulting
drop In tho price of over 10 paints t
bound to have a considerable effect In a
narrow market, however pieull.tr nn In
dividual may be, the cause which In
duces tho selling. A rather violent bteuk
In Tennessee Coal had the same ten
dency. As a matter of fact traders were
disposed to sell stocks on tho general
outlook nnd practically nil the reports
from trade authotlttes that prices of ma
terials and tho metals, wero Inclined
down. There was a rumor that the cut
ting ot grain on the trunk would npread
to other classifications and some tnther
striking declines In thn volume of bank
clearings compared with thu correspond
ing period of lust year. Reports by trie,
ginpb to tho financial world show a large
shrinkage not only nt New York, Ronton,
Philadelphia and Baltimore amounting
to over fSl per cent, nnd at St, Iouls of
nearly 4 per cent. New Orleans, how
ever, expanded Its clearings over l" p"r
cent., Chlcngo 10 per cent, nnd other
cities out of the seven leading cities 5.2
per cent. Railroad earnings continue to
show lurge Inci eases, sixty-one roads
which have already reported for the sec
ond week In February showing an nver
ago Increnso of R0.43 per cent, over tho
corresponding period ot Inst year. Strong
returns were made during tho day for
the third week In February by St. Paul,
Hocking Valley, and Rio ('Hindu West
ern. There was good buying of some of
the coal currying Flocks and a rallying
tendency In the market which was
checked somewhat by the renewed weak
ness In Third Avenue and tho New York
utilities In the final dealings. Tho de
crease In ensh shown by tho tiank state
ment was very near to the estimate. Rut
thu supposition that large rate of loan
expansion had been cheeked proved er
roneous. Chlctly by reason of additional
loans tho surplus reserves are further de
pleted to the extent of $1.3.17,123. There
can bo no doubt that bankers nte Influ
enced in tho higher liberality In extend
ing credits by the possibility of ctiirency
Inflation authorized by tho pending llnnn
clal bill. Sutllclent attention had been
called to tho fact that the bill authorizes
extension of bank note circulation to the
amount of par vnluo of bondM at present
deposited to secure circulation, which
would bu a 10 per cent. Increase. Rut not
so much attention has been given to the
fact that bonds nt present deposited to
secmo circulation amount to only $2".o,
O.170, wbllo national bank capital
amounts to J'iOG.uoo.OiN), which fixes the
limits of the bank note circulation per
mitted. The refunding plan provides for
tho Issue of new bonds to the amount
of present deposit on outstanding Intids
which, would be available fur deposit to
secure additional cliculutlon. The. addi
tional profit affected on circulation by
the new provisions, It Is believed, will
make the bank circulation up to the limit.
Total sales. 221,100 shaics. llitslni'ss in
bonds has been on a somewhat dimin
ishing scale In a regular market. The
market for governments was active it t
rising prices on uccotint of tho tendency
fur iff muling. Pulled States 3s advanced
Vi, the 2s 'j. tho 4s ?4 and tho old 4s and
5s t,' 111 the bid price.
The following quotations are furnished
Tho Tribune by M. S. Jordan & Co.,
rooms 70j-70t; Mcars building. Telephone
003:
Open- High- Low- Clos
ing, est. est. lug.
Am. Sugar HOT; 11U& llo'i lll'.i
Am. Tobacco 1071 10S',. 1071. 107i
Atchison 20 20i 20 2n!j
Atchison, pfd f,2!i l C,2S W
Rronk. Traction .... 71?4 72 fiiii'. nit'i
Consolidated Tub. .. 31i H1SA 301a Hl'i
Chic. & Ohio 2W, 2V?i 2V;a 2!a
Gas DV.'i Ml !)S fSH
C. II. & Q 12:11.. urn 1217; '
St. Paul 121N, 121', V21". 12H4
Rock Island lojij 107',4 WK 107
D. & H 110U llfi'i llfi'l 111',;
D., L. & W ISO'4 iw)i 11014 is.i)4
Louis. St Nash M; SH, SlVt SI'S,
Man. Klevntcd !)7',s !i79i !r, !:
Met. Trae 17rVi 174'i 17.1 171
Mo. Pacific in tv H'i V4
Jersey Central 117 117'i. 117 117'-
Nor. Pacific :,2-4 f.2i 521; KTji
N Y. Central 13.!'4 mu 132!- l-K's
O. & Western 21'i 2IU 23T; 21
I'ac. Mall 3rt" 37 ;' .17
P. ft R ill 10 1.--I 1S-1,
p. & R.. pfd :.'i 00 nn, :n
South. R, pfd fi71i 571; 57 57'i
Tenn. C. & 1 fC.tf. i,-,i 2Vt W
Leather 11 U1 12" 12'
Leather, pfd 71 71 71 71
Pacific !!)! '.U 40!-. .).,
Pacillc pfd 7iiU 70'i 70 70
Wabash, pfd 20', ' 20'.. 20. 2ii'.'.
Western Union SI SI SI " M "
Pennsylvania 133V, i::iK :;, 131s,
Am. Steel & W 57-k 57k 57 57' ,
Fed, Steel K! 51'.. 521 52JS
Fed. Steel, pfd, ... 73'i 71 " 73'- 71'
CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADK.
Open- Rich- Low- Clos.
WHEAT. Ins. et. et lr-
Juiy 7'v, 07'; ;;s; 0,,
.May in;'-, t;;'-. i;.v u,
CORN.
July 351, 35U nt; 3V,
-May nr; :;.j'.i ::pa ;i.v,
OATS.
July 2i'i 22V, 22'i 22'i
May 21 '4 21'i 2..',, 2!'A
I'OIIK,
Mnv 10.77 10.77 10.C, pur,
July 10.77 10.77 10.70 10 70
LARD.
Jlay 5.M 5.0H 5.7 5.fi
July 5.05 5.07 5.M G.M
Scrnuton Board of Trade Eschnngo
Quotations All Quotations Based
on Par of 100.
STOCKS.
First National Hank
h'l-ranlon Havings Rank
S-rnnton Packing Co
Tblid Natb mil Rank
Dime Dep. ft DI.i. Hank
Kconnrm Light. II. & P. Co...
Lacka. Trust & Safe Dep. Co.
Scranton Paint Co
Cluik & Snover Co., Com. ...
Clark & Snover.. Prcf
ficr. Iron Fence & Mfg. Co. ...
Scranton Axlo Works
Larka. Dairy Co.. Prcf
"lid. Askec
')
SU0
S3
4V
200 ...
47
150 ...
80
400
123
100
10O
2tf
2J0 ...
soo
30
115 ...
113 ...
113 ...
100
102
102
S3
Co. Savings Rank & Trust Co 2J0
First Nat. rtanu (uaroonaaiei
Standard Drilling Co
RONDS.
Scranton Pas. Railway, first
mortgage, duo lico
People's Stivet Railway, llrst
.mortgage, duo 191S
People's Street Railway, Gen
eral mortgage, difo lv21
Dickson Manufacturing Co....
Lacka. Township School 5cj,..,
City of Scranton St. Imp. ucj.
Mt. Vernon Coal Co
Scranton Traction C"c bonds..
115
Scranton Wholesale Market.
(Corccted by II. G. Dale, 27 Lackawanna
Avenue.)
Rutter Creninery. 3ee. : dairy, tubs, 2Sc.
Debs Select western, 16c. j nearby btate,
2Jc
Cheese Full cream, new, IS'.'c.
Deans Per bit., choice marrow, $2.40;
medium, $2.20; pea, 12.20.
Onions Per bu., 15c.
Flour $1.30.
New York Grain and Produce.
New York, Fob, 2l.Flour-Dult and
weaker. Wheat Spot steady: No. 70' e,
f. o, b. nflnat In stun : 7ln,e. elevator: No.
1 northern Dtiluth, Tsvie f, o. b. all.int
prompt: options, firm but encountered
short selling and foreign offering: thl
promoted a quick reaction and general
heaviness again wbl'h lasted nil the
morning until near the close when the
market milled with corn and left off
steady at unchanged prliesj March
edosed 7l:l;e. : .May. 72'c; July, 72'iC.;
September. 72'ie. Corn Spot Htm; No. 2,
42', c. f. o. b. atloat and l.'c. elexatir: op.
tleits opened firm; alter it reaction under
t'lort Si lieu' the ni.ltkct .llled n t
closi'd Urm nt Hu''.e. net advance; May
closed toi,e.: July, 1, Oats Spot dull:
No. 2. 2:'c; No. 8, 28' .0 ; No, 2 white. 21';c;
No. 3 do., cov.: track mixed w.stei-.i 20
nlO'ie. ; track white. aPitiS.'u.; options dull
and easy. Rutter Steady ; western
creamery, 20a21e. ; do, factory, K'llOe. ;
June creamery. l!t.'22' c. : Imitation crei til
ery, 17a2;'c, ; st -I'j dnlo, li2lc i'hei- -Firm;
fall made large fancy, lie. : do.
small, 13c.; choice grades. 12al2s,c. Rggs
Firmer; stnlo nnd Pennsylvania, nt
mark, lt'ialSe.; western fresh, at mark,
H'4c: southern, 13'Aalte.
Philadelphia Grain nnd Produce,
riilliHlelpbln, Feb. 21. Wheat-Steady;
contrnct grade. Kebrtmry. 71'.ia72'(.e, Corn
Firm; No. 2 mixed. pt,o, Oats Hull
nnd easier; No. 2 white clloped, Sl.ilt'-e. ;
No. 3 do. do,, "0c,: No. 2 mixed du,, 20a
2i".SiC. Potatoes Unchanged; ivnrsyl
vnnla choice, per bushel, ro-i'Ae,; New
York ami western do. do., r2.i.Vc.; do. do,
fair to good, 50a52c. Cluver Per bushel,
JONAS LONG'S SONS.
Here Is an Offer
That Has Mo Parallel
Men's Fine Suits '
Made to Order
And to Fit)
On Thursday, Friday and Saturday
OS ?B 9
TO INTRODUCE our new Men's Tailoring Store,
which is fast making friends, we shall maUe up
to the first hundred men who come here on
Thursday, Friday and Saturday of this week, just that
number of Suits, at the remarkably little price of $12.98.
And this shall serve as an illustration of the "eter
nal fitness of things" We shall prove to the careful
dresser that this is the right sort of a men's tailoring
store. No argument is so good as a handsome suit,
carefully made up, with perfect fit. It shall be the best
advertisement of this store of ours.
One hundred specially purchased patterns are here
for these one hundred suits at $12.98 you may see
them Thursday morning, not before.
Choose your own style of suit; double or single
breasted sack, cutaway or any of the prevailing styles.
The garment will be made up perfectly; we shall guaf
tee the fit and the wearing qualities. We shall prove to
you conclusively the difference between buying where
you have redress in case you are not satisfied.as against
questionable chances elsewhere.
Not until Thursday remember and then for three
days.
Second Floor, head of Main Staircase.
JoimJ'smis
In car lots. $3a5.75; timothy, I c.- bushel,
In car lots, J1.2i'al.::0. Rutter Dull and 'i
ale. lower; fancy western crcrnu"V. -"'':
do. prints. 20c. Kggs Firm, Mod de
mand: fresh, nearby, Me.; do. western,
loC ; do. southwestern, lie: do. southern,
12e. Crlecse I'nehtitigecl. Cotton Firm
and ',c. higher; middling ipl.iuds. ! 7-10c.
Tallow 1 nebulised; city .irlnte. In b gs
heails, 5o. ; daik do., ,ia5'ic. ; cakes. .'V'. :
grease, :;-',ec. Live Piultry Dull end
cio-ler: fowls, inc.; old r ii.-ters. 7s "'i: ;
chickens, tv.; ducks, 12,il'!e; uecie, 10a J
lie. Dressed l'iiultr Fowls, lii'ji1.; Id
roosters, So.; iiinrby. llali'.c.: vestirn
do., large. 12al2'-,c. ; medium. jCt.llc. ; tur
keys, choice to fancy, llallc. ; li,. f..lr to
gend, fialoc. ; common do., i'.kc. : ilucKs. a
a 12c. : gees". Tit'Je. iI-mmp's rionr, '. 000
bairels nnd Keoo sucks; vvb'Mt, li.OW
bushels; corn, 17,000 bushels; e.-.ls, 2!.0no
bushels. Shipments Wheat, mate, ccrn,
172,0on bushels; oats, 13,'O0 bushels.
Chicago Grain Market.
Chicago. Feb. 21. Wheat opened lipn
today but succumbed to the lack of out
side demand and liquidation, closing
heavy; May corn closed a,,., and May
oats ii shade higher; provisions at tho
close were Salne. lower. Cash quotations
were ns fo'lows: Flour Quiet; paten; s,
$.t..Va;:.7n; winter paicius. $.i.liia1 10; clears,
$2.Saa.1,lrt; spring specials. $1.00; patents,
$:!.20a1.55; straights. J2.r,0.H: bakers. $2.
2. W; No. .1 spring wheat, 02'1:ii;i'ic. : No. 2
red, t:s'Snt;0',c. ; No. 2 corn. H.!',o.: No. 2
oats, 2234a22Ke.: No. 2 white. 2."i'in2'!'.c. ;
No. It do.. 21'ia2t'.-c: No. 2 bailee, ::nl2c;
No. 1 tlax seed and No. 1 northwestern,
$10; prime timothy, $2.50; mess pork. $o.Ml
ulO.OO; short ribs nnd sides, $5.t0ai; salted
shoulders, l!'2e.: short clear sld.v, $5.02';.
a0.05; whiskey, $l,23',i; sugars, granu
lated, 5.f.'.
Chicago Live Stock Market.
Chicago, Feb. 21. Cattle - Nominally
steady, quality very generally pool ; go, I
to choice. fj.W); poor to medium. Ma I.e.,
mixed stackers, $1.40a:i.75: selected f,vd
ers. Sl,2'a1.75: ood to choice cows. $1. IQ.i
1.25: belfets, $'.25al.50; ctinn th, $2 :'Oa2.5".
bulls. $2.5"nl15: calves, $Vis; Texas ad
beeves. $1.CU.il.!'0. Hogs Steady, closing
weak and lower; top, $105; fair clear
ances; mixed and butchers, MAIabW;
good heavy, $t.SOa4.05; rough heavy. $l.rri
1.75. Receipts Sheep, ",(i"0 head; begs,
11,(00 head; cattle, 1.000 head. Receipts
for the week Cattle. 21.ii0 head; hops,
is;,000 head; sheep, 55,i he-id.
Buffalo Live Stock Market.
Rust RulTiilo. Teh. 2l.-C.ilt!o-Rec. lots,
4 cars; fair to dull and ttndlng lower,
several loads still unsold; veils, blc.idt ;
tops. $7.50,iS: fair. Si.5ua7.25; culls. SY-'j
0.25; nillch cows, steady. J.;o.i5n per head,
no sain for bob veals. Hogs Receipts. 2"i
cars; dull and lower: Yoikers. $5.1'ia5.12'i..
mixed and mediums. $5.1nn5.12'a; pigs. l 75
nl.S5; mostly. M.vn; rough. $10');' 1 7,.
Sheep mill l.ambs Receipts, 25 i..ii,
higher for giod guide but dull 1, iols
and coiniini'; 'est lamb. J7.5o.'7.'i; culls
to good, $5 :"-i7.2''; mixed b, i;i, loos. S5.T";
cltll.s to good. :;..',iiar,.V"i; wethers and y.af
llngs, J5.75at;.5o.
Philndslpliin Stock Slnrkct.
I'hllnde'phln, I'iIi. M. Cattle Receipts
for tho uek: Reeves, Q.i'M; sheep, O.OJ";
liegH, -1,7111. Reef cattle I'ull supply, but
demand slow; extra. u'jii.Vm-. ; good, 5'4it
5"c; inedluni, 5a5'.c.: common, -I'-nCi.
Sheep and lamlis I'.irm, under a season
able iviiuest: ixtra, '"jtosc,: good. .','2c ;
common, 1.1 le ; lambs, na7l-jc. 1 1'u"---I'alr
ilemiind nod mlc.s uncliaiiged;
western, liiii'ic ; accotdlng to ciuallly. I
I'at row Inactive, at 2'..ile. Thin cows
I.ltrbt reouesl. lit ilila2i; veal calves.
nillch cows, steady, at :.5, Dressed
beeves. tita9''jC.
East Liberty Cattle Market.
Hast Liberty. Fob. 21, Cattl" Steady
at unchanged prices. llogs-Ste-tidy;
prime mediums. $5,15; best Yoikeiv, $5.10.i
.-..12'u light Vorkers. J5i5.05; huivy hotrs.
5a5.10; pigs, ll.iOal.ixl; roughs, J.!5il,it.75.
Slit ep Firm: eho'co wethets. $5.75.i5.in5;
cinnmon, Jlal; choice lambs, 7,15a7.20;
common to good, SaT.10; vial calves, $7u
New York Live Stock Market.
ew York, Feb. 21. Reeves Nothing do
ing. Calves JIaikct nominal. Sheep and
Lumbs-SUtidy to llrm; tdiccp, Jl.OOaO;
JONAS LONG'S SON8.
NVNW
ins is
Lager
Beer
Brewery
Manufacturers or
OLD STOCK
an R
BH
y &
435 to 4-55
. SCRMTOII. PR
N. ITinth Stroet,
Telephone Call, 2:133.
MADE PilEA MAN
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AJ.r4J1t.m11t Jiurnscai auisg worn;
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incc'.oaa rlccti a e'Uiir. nSicn.oll other fail Ia
r.Ut upca latins t'ja rcaclr.a JJa! Inbloti. Tuoy
-", lir!-,. ,'irt rrnfOra AljT Tnblotl.
h'woccrsdlhousaasoalvdilcurojoa. Jiotdraopos
it:roV7rI::carvnrr.tTitoe55ctuouro Rflfj't'Q ta
eacacssocr rctur.J tSo.iroscj. ItkoCU i?por
jcc'joi or rti viva .rcll trrcipustl for t2.W. By
IXII. WWW I 1511 vrj;i ncr. n 11 i uk--nt tK irn u. 1 tiiuia.
'"AJAX REMEDY CO., ',"ml"
Kor sain In Scranton, Pa., by Matthews
Bros, nnd II. C. Sanderson, Druggists.
!?vl Ctilclir.tcr'n i:nxllh Dlamocd linn.
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irrsn 'J. Min.OU. II"Lr, fp l.nt minting miidin-rrouiL
1rMidulT 1 1 jo to 2. J tVrf.ti riracurtl't tiiooayfi.r
tord (or Swora tci;.rao&tauH,wv. A'llr.;jcxpoi.r
i-r"i
lambs, JT.sj; Canada lambs, $7,05. Hogs .
Nominally weak.
Oil SInrket.
Oil City, Feb. 21,-Credlt balances, Jt.GS;
certllleates. no bid. ulfoi m salj, shlp
inents, 77.2' bairels: tivcrago, '.'2.I2S bar
lels: runs, lo.'.ii barrels; aviinge, S0,110
barrels.
RARV IMUiltS-lr. Agnew's Olnt
m nt soothes, (pib ts.. mid eu'ets uttlck
ttud effective cures In nil skin eruptions,
common to baby during teething time.
It Is hunnloss to the hair In cases of
Scald Head, and cures Kctcmu, Salt
Itheiim und nil Sklu Rlhiases of older
people 15 j cuts. Sold by 'Mutthows Hros.
und V. T.'ciatl:.-2.
I- - n cry, 1 nro'.cnc7. 1 lcc,Mosnc ta, uo., causp4
If V I ty Abaj or oiher Kicosscs onti India-
. i Si cretlon-i, ; .iiir.ly anU surely
XtZSf rootcrj tet Vitality ta olaoriouni.aaci
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