THE SCI? ANTON TRIBUNE-WEDNESDAY, FEUKUAK 28, 1900.
NORTHEASTERN
PENNSYLVANIA
LIVELY SCRIMMAGE.
Professional Plttstonians Have an
Encounter in a Lawyer's Office.
Special to the Scranton Tribuiio.
Pittston, Tel). 27. Attorney P. A.
O'Hoyle's offlco In the 'Mlncts' bank
building was the scone of u lively
ficrlmmajje last evening, In which sev
eral prominent professional men were
involve). A law suit between two busi
ness men was being Riven n hearing,
Attorney Charles Bohnn appearing for
the ptoseeutlon find Attorney John
McOahrcn, of Wllfes-Harre, for the
defense. The trouble occuried be
tween Dr. Million, u witness for the
defence, and Attorney lioh.in. The
doctor was being examined by Mr. Ho
lian and was seated In u ehall. To one
of the questions asked the doctor K.tve
a reply which was not entirely to tliu
liking of Attnrne.v Bohati, .ind the Kil
ter attacked the doctor and struck
him .i blow on the hoiuV Dr. Maho.i
letnlintcrl and struck the attorney sev
i ul blows In defense. A scuffle en
sued In which the lawier yelled "mur
der" and ci led for help. The men
weie quickly paited and the doctor's
shltt nnd collar were scon to be spat
tered with blood, which (lowed ftecly
from a cut on his head. It Is thought
the cut was dune with it pocket knife,
although none was noticed In the ag
gressor s hand. ..i e tit on the doctor's
(oil collai and unothti on the front
of the co it scoin conclusive pi oof to
the doctor tint some one had a Knife.
A wan. nit will lie woin out Ved-JM-sd
ty miunlng foi Mi. lloh.in's ai
nct. KILLED ON THE TRACK.
Mi. Moignn Steps in Tront of a
Lehigh Valley Tiain.
SKilil tci the Set ititon Tribune
Tunkh.itinot k, Feb 27 Mr. Moigm,
n lisldnit of this place, was stiuck and
Instantly killed by ti tin No 1, on the
Lchicji Vnllc about ." o' lock this af
ternoon The accident nee lined at the
l.lllroid bildge Jtit below town Mor
gan was walking on the cist bound
tr.uk tow. ud the ntitiin, and to get
out of the wav of n ti lin nppioachliK
on that ti.ick, s-teppi el on the west
bound tt.uk diieitlv in fi out of train
No. 1. He was tin own some distance
fiom the ti.i. k and when pliked up
was dead. Mis skull wat unshed In
and one aim and one leg broken.
The bodv was lemoved to the iintlet
taking rooms of 1?. O. Cool; and later
to tln deceased's res-lelcnee. Mors m
hnd resided here about a viai, living
with his nan. an opei.itoi on the Val
ley, on North Uiidgo Mieet, and was
about fil je.us old. Sevoial ii'cidenls
of a similar natuie have occuiieil nt
the same plate
FOREST CITY.
Special to the Siranton Tribune.
Fot.est City. Feb. 27. An infant child
of Mr. and Mrs. K. O. Wnkelleld. of
Ttallroad stteet, died of convulsions
Saturday. The funeral was held from
the house esteiday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs Kdgar Yale, of Coll
Springs, Wavne county, were guest
at the home of the formei's sister, Mis.
i.. M. Kennedy, over Sunday.
William Decker, of Jllchmondale. Is
111 with tsphold fever at his homo in
that place.
Bert Smith, a former resident of For
est City, who Is now a private In the
jegular anny. has been visiting fi lends
lieio for a day oi two past.
Itevival sei vices aie still In progress
at the Methodist and Piesbj teti.in
chinches.
Dr. J. W. Moduli , who formeily
piacticed medicine in Vandllng, has
located in Chicago for the ptactlce of
IiIh profession.
Mis. Cat ilen and Mis Mojles both
of Caibondale, were visitors at the
home of Mis.. Daniel Melvlit, the latter
put of last weeK.
The 4-ntonths-old child of Mr. nnd
Mis. James Johnson, died Satuiday of
membraneous tioup. The funei.il was
held at 2 o'clock Tuesdav rfteinooii.
Mrs. Isaac Hall, of Honesdale, Is
the guest of hti d lughter, Mis. I. X.
Steilmni.
Mis. i t. Hoi ton is 111 at hei home
on Delawaie stieet.
There hn been n rh.inge in the D. &
H. time table, the Boston epiess
coming at 2 02, Instead of lfi, ami s ti
nt ogu epics at .'.!!, Instead of i u
The Best Medicine for Rheumatism.
"I think I would go cia?v with pain
weie it not foi Chambei Iain's I'aln
Halm," wiltes Ml. Yv II. Stapleton.
Hei iiilnle, I'.i. "I have been afllkted
with iheumatlsm for seveial yea is and
have tiled remedies without number,
but Pain Balm Is the best medlcln
I have got hold of." One application
telleves the pain. For sale by all diug
gists. Matthews Bios'., wholesale and
retail agents,
NEW MILFORD.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.
New Mllloid, Feb. 27. Miss Char
lotte Hutchlngs. of Chenango Forks,
visited many of her former friends
hero last week.
Merle Shelp, one of New Mllford's
popular young men, has gone to Ro
chester, N. Y where ho has accepted
emplovinent In a largo department
stoic.
Mr. and Mrs. Hcniy La Barr visited
i -
Thin Babies
often develop into weak,
delicate, backward children;
undersized, nervous, feeble,
adults. Lack of nourish
ment is the cause.
is the remedy. A little of
it three or four times a day
will do wonders. The
pinched, sad faces become
round and rosy; the wasted
limbs plump and firm. If
your baby is not doing well,
try this great food-medicine.
oc. tud Ji.oo, til druggist
friends In Hlnghatnton n few days last
w eek.
Miss riorenco lnderllecl called on
Hlnghatnton relatives recently.
Miss Henrietta Haydcn cntoi tallied
n paity of her fi lends at her homo
last Wednesday evening In honor of
liei filend, Miss Charlotte Hutching.
Miss May Hojle, who is spending
the winter with relatives In Suitue
hanna, spent u few das with liei pir
olits hole last week.
llev. I. 1). Majlery Is cotuliict-lig re
vival meetings at Soulit New Mllfoid.
At the close of the Sundav moinlng
seivlcc nt the Haptlst chtiieh cloven
young people weie biptlzed by llov. I.
1). Mallei y, pniitor of that chinch.
Miss liuv. IJIeylng, u teacher In the
public school'! at Hlmhuist, Is spend
ing a short lime with her parents here,
the school being closed on account of
diphtheria.
Dr. U. r. Carey's Comedy compenv,
repiesontlng the Oregon Indian Medi
cine company, opencti an engagement
of entertainment and business at the
opeia house Monday evening.
The members of the Prcsbvtoilan
cnurch choir were pleasantlv enter
tained by Miss Jennie Mooie at her
home on Church stteet last 'Wednesday
evening.
Mr. V. L Hijnnt Is visiting his sister
in Pcokvllle.
Th Woman's auslll.uv of St Mark's
church held a social at the home of
Miu James Hayden Tuesdav evening.
Kev. r. M. Davcnpoit and vlfe, of
Kingston. N. V.. are guests of his pat
ents, Mr. and Mi Dinlel Divenpott.
Mm. if, D.iniiim, who Ins been 111
for the past wnk, Is lecoveilng.
SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY.
Spoil il to 'I ho hcrnnton Tilhunc.
Susquehanna, Feb 27. Piominent
Ihie olllcl.ils aie In town today, to ai
i.ingi' tin- wages of local n. tubmen
Tile luiHi.il of the late llju Alvln
Divoii.iuv, i pioinlnint losldmtof De
posit, will o'cur on Wodncsdaj IllOlIl
lllrr. Chailis Weatbei-.? Hump, nlUit editor
of the Ualtlnioie suii, la t Minimi i took
a boat tilp do n tuc Su'-iiuehanu t
liver fi om Coopenlown to the Che i
peake b iv, and his epeikncv and ob
sei atioiis have been put in o a book,
"Down the Illstcnlc Su.siiin hanna "
Fiom Alton to Hlnghamton he lev nee!
much about the Mutinous, who had
their beginning In Susquchiuu.i; of the
p.nt plavcel In the e.ulv dcvclopiiuiit
of the valkv ne ir l.mcsboio by Col
onel Thomas Plekiilnt, Washington's
feocietaiy nt state; and ol Hid Hock,
and the islands neirtlii.it Bind, which
be found to be piollllc in Indian tiadi
tlons. Ltckiiwann.t Conductor Oould Cap
well and Biakemau William s-nedlker,
of Hallstcad, veie on Monday ar
i.iigned In Pateison on cli ug"s of nian
slaughtei, on account of a lecem wieck
In that ilty. Trial has been postpone!
for two weeks.
Hev. P. I'aike Cddnitn, D. D. pastor
of the Metropolitan temple, in New
Yoik, last evening lectin id in the
"Hallstead citizens' lectute couise."
Subject, "Life In London "
It Is undeistood tint Susquehanna
county census enumetutois will not bo
appoint d until Apill.
Vicinity school teachers aie sending
the names of their pup'ls to Secietaiy
Thatcher, of the Sucqiichanni County
Hlstoilcal socletj.
The ciuarteily i ally of the Ablngton
Baptist Young People's union was hoi J
and well attended tod ly In Foust C ty.
This evening an addicts will be clellv
eied by Hev. W. J. Fold, of lliecn
Hiilge. stale dlstilct seoiotai, and by
Hev It. P. Y. Pieue, of ci.mton.
The fuiai al of the Kite Oseai Sevei
alice, of Caibondab, inclined tod ly In
the Cllfloid Methollst c lunch.
The it He llsh loinml-slnn Is piepai
Ing to stock the stiiMins in this lcln
Itv with tiout and plke-poiili fiev.
Fovts aie unusual!) plentiful heie
abouts this wlnte. An tits Yale, of
Noith Jackson, has al.cady shot fif
teen. The hides hi lug an evtia good
piice, and the (nuntv commlsslonei i
piv $1 toi each hide piodliced.
The pension of Ileniv Cluirch. of
PU'-qiiih intm, has been Ineieacd fiom
$ij to s per month.
1' l Clauss of clieat Bend has
opened a imrth.int talloilng i"l ibllsh
ment In Subquohumi.i.
The (licit Bend biusb fncoiy, a ni w
Industij, has lncieaecl the niiinbet of
Iti cniplo! s,
T. F I'lcMev foinieilv Hile ticket
agent la flie.it Bead, has been ap
pointed signal inspecto: of the Pusque.
hanna illvlIiiii of this Kile, with lieal-
quaitits In nimlra.
I In this viilnit. last night, the thei-
niometer icglstered live degiees blow
eio.
Great Bend will enjoy Its Hist sight
of "I'nele Tom's Cabin" on Satuulay
evening.
The Hallstead silk faitoiy will be
closi d ten a short time.
Oeorgo Van Keuren. the general
Mipeilntendmt of the Bile, Is in town
today, with Gcneial Manager Fitch.
Mr. Van Kent en is a funnel popul ir
superintendent of the Jeffcison Ulv !--Ion.
County Commissioner Ilalno has
opened his new hotel at Hush.
Lugely attended ivangellstle hei
vlcis still continue In the Montios
Methodist chinch. Hev. A J. Van
Cleft, of Dunmore, ably abslsted Pas
tor Benedict last week.
Mis. Fiances L Dean, formeily of
Montrose, but now of Wellsboro, Pa ,
recently sustained a btioko of pa aly
sts. Thcio appeals to be additional eases
of seat let fever each day. The disease
Is of a mild type, and the boaid of
health is quarantining all cases.
The Lack twann.t will put In a switch
from Nicholson to the extensive stone
quuny at Utthiop, this county.
"Ash Wcdnesdaj" services will to
monow be held In the Catholic and
Lplscopal chinches.
The Ihie now has about twclvo hun
dred employes at this point, woil.lng
full and overtime. In tno shops all de
partments aio booming, and the lall
road men do not complain of a lack of
work.
Quito a largo amount of Moimon lit
eratuie Is being dtstilbuted In Susquc
hanna county, by "mlsslonailcs" and
by mall. Time will tell what fruit it
will bilng forth.
Quite a number of York state ladle3
are tempoiailly tesldlng In Susque
hanna, to secure n Pennsylvania dl
voico from their better or worse halvos
This particular industry appeaifl to bn
ov ervvorked.
Professors Flood and Pierce, of Blng
hnmton. will resume their dancing
classes In Susquehanna after Lent.
Hailstead-Qreat Bond, having no
bank, are not dead in lovo with the
Booker T. Washington
medicine that has improved me as much as Per una.
For catarrh it is certainly a blessing,'
itckaw anna's iatim of pivlng etu
plo.ves by cheek.
Hallstead half expects that the Blng
hamion Sticet Itnllwuv comp my will
ctend Its tincks to that boiotigh next
summer.
Theie may be better nevvspapois than
the Sciauton Tribune In Northeastern
Pennsylvania, but they do not come to
Susquehanna.
TTINKHANNOCK.
Hpcelal to The Scrunton Tribune.
Ttinkbannock, Fob. J7. At the couit
lioue this afternoon B. W. Lewis, act
ing for Lucy Henslnw, eecutrlx of A.
W. Henshaw, deicaued, the sold the
10 il estate of the decedent at public
sile foi the piymcnt of debts. The
piopeity consisted of thtee pieces In
In the southern end of the boiough ant
al! thieo weie bid In by W. K. Oster
hout, the judgment eiedltor. The lit st
piece lies along the tank of Tunkhan
nock iicek ard has been talked of at
dlffi'itnt tlmci for a public park and
cfloits have been innile to have the
boiotigh putdiise It. The annual re
union of the W.vomlng Countv Vetei
an s iiuMnlitlon vas held there last
fall
Homy Billey, of Niehol'on, was in
Tunkhannoik on Tuesday.
C. B Faett, of Foikston, was in
town tills afternoon
Vile labels to bo iiod by the Tunk
hannoik Canning cnnipmv on the
goods they will put up at their f.ietoiy
heie, will be pllnted at Buftalo, It
lw lug cheaper to have them pilnted
theie tlnn to mil a pilntlng pi tnt of
their own. The .abels "elected by the
dhectois vill beai on one Mde a icp
icsontfitlon of the Hliok Dl tniond e
piess, the fast tiain of the Lehigh Wil
li v, and one the otner a pictuie of the
contents of the can, and thelt goods
will be known by the trade mark
Black Diamond."
Mis. Alvln Day. wife of the editor
of the Wv oming Democrat, Is visiting
in Wllkcs-Uarro and Pittston this
w eek.
Mis. W. G. Giuliani has returned
fiom Sei.tnton. wheio she has been
vNlting lelatives.
Testimony In the dlvoico suit of
Fiances Boardman vs. How aid Board
man was taken befoie Asa S. Keeler,
esq , this afternoon.
Di. L H. Meade will spend the next
thtee weens In - illadelphla, where he
goes to 'take a special ooutse of lec
tuies on veteilnary suigery at the Unl
veislty of Pennsvlvnnln.
The last two nttmbcis of the high
school lectin e coui'-e aie down for this
and toniomiw evenings. This evening
the entoitalnment will be a lecture by
Di. Cttlp and WodncMl.iv i vetting the
Apollo qu.iitette will give a concert.
THOMPSON.
Special to the Sor niton Ttlbune
ThompsDii, Feb. 27. This is the
cold'-j-t moinlng of the winter with
us, ten degKes below. Sunday vas
a ti dlous ct The Ilirimonietet leg
Istind 7eii the winds bad a huiileano
I ah and the little now supposed to be
on the gioimd v is up In air. Not
withstanding, Hev Mr It'i'i, bto", of
Stmucca, vvi" on Innd In the evening,
and gave u food lestitne of th- lKe tnl
chat.teter r,f Jllss Fi antes H. ''Villard,
betore the Womins" Chtlstl.in Temper
ance union In the MtthoiINt J'pircnptl
chin oh, Jti. 13. C Liyton, vbc picl
dent, picided
This we"U is to be a busy w i k.
Tils evenirg the Tunloi IJndeavoiers
1. ivi it elothis pin social In (?iand
Atm hill, Wcdin sday evening I i.tnlc
Hall po-.t and its lelief eoips Indulge
lit an oihier supnei and llteiaty en
ui taltiuieiit In tbeli hill, and Satut
d.iv ivinlng, In tlie stiuo place, tin
Ladles' A' 1 will give a eouundiuni
!iippt. Fildiy, J3. C. Liyton and
l'.cv. P. H Tower, by request, will
io id pipeis at the Sabbath school
convention at Ararat, and Satuultv,
Hev. A. D. Divid will speak at a like
iiiivintloii at Linesbi.io, to which a
goodly number of delegates fiom both
of the Sunday schools heie will go.
Mis. A. O. .Silesbtii), who was called
to sseianton Inst Filday, by the death
of her biotliei'.i child, tetuined es
tei day.
Mrs. jr. A. Foster, Mis. N. S Foster
and Mlfs Hnrel Witter returned last
evening from Factiiyville. wheio they
visited Dr. Whoatnn and wife.
Hev. B. F. Lanabee was on the sick
list last week, but Is better at this
wilting.
As we read the items of foreign eor
lespondeuts about matters and things)
In Thompson, we wonder with another:
' Which Is bettoi, not to Know so
niiuJi, or to know so much that Is not
ho'"
Fied Hhone, aged HI years, who
lived with his father, Ccoito Rhone,
near Oison. was killed by t ,j cats at
Poynlelle yesteidav oftoinoon, as ho
mule an atinnpt to beard a moving
train. Funeral tomorrow afternoon In
the Methodist LpIseopV, church, Hlnes
Cornet h A. II Ci osier, Thompson's
undei taker, funeial dltector.
Fiod lighter returned Satuulay
ovenlng'fiom n business tilp to Haw
ley and Sciauton.
Mil, rinnels Demaray, who Ins
spent the winter with her brother at
Po nte Hi. Ins lotuined to )ier homo
heie, accompanied by her niece, Miss
ltl'.tli Leouaul.
FACTORYVILLE.
Mls Ivadean Stephens, of Nicholson,
spent Sunday with Miss Lthyl Catr. of
this city.
Alouzo Darrow has taken a position
with C Matthew son, and has lemoved
fiom tin township to the Mill houso In
the boiiiugh.
The Republican county convention
for the purpo-o of electing a delegate
to the state convention will be held at
the couit houso on Monday, March 12,
at 2 p. m. Conferees to meet with con
fc ees of thu other counties In this con
gressional dlstilct to tnoo&e a delegate
tfclM
Writes: "I have
never taken any
to the national convention nt Philadel
phia In June will nlo be selected. The
primal les for this convention will be
held at the usual time and place on
yuturday preceding.
The Scianton Dairy company has
purchased the West Nicholson cream
ery, nnd it will remain closed the coin
ing season. The mint formerly con
sumed there will bo drawn to LaPlumo
eondensery by wagon. The creamery
was owned by a stock company com
posed of tanners, or dalijmcn, and
consumed the milk of about three hun
died cons,
Owen Rlsley, of Sprlngvllle, took pity
on n stranger who tame along in search
of woik and gave him a. Job. Two or
thtee d.is nfter entering upon his
duties he disappeared with Mr. Hisley's
pocketbook, containing J25. He was
captured near Lakisldo and the money
lecoveied. Mr. Hlsley did not prose
cute and the lirlsoner was discharged.
The German club of Ketono acad
emy held their annual banquet last
Satuulay evening nt the house of Mis.
Albert Btlsgs, on Mill stieet. About
twenty weie present and enjosed the
festivities of the evmlng. The toast
master was Hay C. Kcmmeier and his
subject was "The Tiuth Is Alwavs
Hlght." He was tesiondod to by
Chat les, Leber, on "The Welsh." "Gteit
families of jesteitlny In show, and
lords whose imients were, the Loid
knows who." John T. Hlclrtrds spoke
on "The Germans." "People will not
look foi ward to posteilty, who never
look backward to theli ancestry."
Piofessor Hi otnlcy Smith took tin the
subject, "Kev stone Glils." "As living
Jewels diopped unstained f om heaven."
W. J. Wlnteriuute. "The Germ in Club."
"A hit, a very palp ible hit." The menu
was ns follows: Pressed chicken, olive,
buns, potato salad, filed osteis, to
matoes, manges, Sweltzer cheese, sand
wiches, ice crenm, cake, cocoa.
The Tribune conespondent was mls
lnfotmed In regaid to the case of scar
let fever at the homo of Mrs. Hllza
Carr. which was reported In ycstcHay's
Tribune. The Carr boy haa a mild at
tack of illness, and the house has not
been quaiantlned or placarded.
NICHOLSON.
Yesterday being their sixteenth wed
ding nnnlversary, Mr. and Mrs. Jeiry
Goff were given a surprise party by
about sixty of their friends and rela
tives. Mr. nnd Mis. Goff were the re
cipients of a handsome parlor carpet.
Mrs. H. M. Nlles, who has been visit
ing In tov n, returned to her homo In
Laceyvllle, pa., today.
The usual ten cent supper will be
served In the Presbterlan ehurcli to
night. The Hpworth league held a very In
teresting apple social at the parsonage
last evening, It was a success, ilnan
clally and socially.
Humois aio alloat that Manning
Kelly is to be our depot ngent after
today.
Among those who attended the Sym
phony conceit nt Scianton, Mnndnv
evening, weie Mrs. H. G. Mack and
dtughter Nellie and Mis. Fiank B.ikei
Ml. and Mis. Fled Steele- hive Just
i etui ned fiom a visit among ft lends In
Scianton.
Mi. W. W. Wm net made a business
tiip to Scianton jc-torday.
CONVENTION CALLS.
Thst' Legislative Dlstilct.
Notim Is heitbs slvui that a lonven
tl ii ul the Itt publicans of the Fust K3
M itivu dMilu will In held at J p. in. cm
iho 2i)th J iv ol Miuih in i ut Cci-opeiu-tixi
hall. We it fi cli, foi the ptupot-u uf
lie mlnttiug a candidate fm t lie ! i&t i
tuto to leprae nt said distil"! and ilcc
lug two delcgilos to attend Urn I'.ipuli
llian stato convention to be held In llur
rlsburg on Apill -'', I'm). The prim ul a
will bo held on Saturday alteinoou,
Mntch 17, between thu hout of 4 and 7
o'clock. Accoidlng to the rules gov clu
ing tho Republican pilmiiies of this 1 (.'
Isl.itlin illstrlc I inline uf the cl.lto of H.ltd
' primary election miiht be given by tho
dlstilct chattmin at Ietst twent" days
biforo said pilma-v eleetlnn and each
caucllclfUo must register with the district
chnlimin bis full name and postofllie
ndilii's and pis his ntsO'Miiont fifteen
das before the prlmsry election oi bis
namct 111 i-ot be plnrcd on the olllelil
ballot. No votes shall be counted for any
poison who his not complied with theso
conditions.
W. A Paine. Chaliman.
Attest: Joseph Jeffrys, Seeictary.
Scranton, Pa , Feb 2i, lie)
Second Legislative District.
Notice Is hereby given to the Uepubll
can voters of tho Second Legislative dis
trict that a primary election will be held
on Paturda, March 17. 1900, between tho
hours of 1 and 7 o'clock p m . for the
purpose of electing two delegutoB to rep
resent said legislative district In tho com
Ing Republican state convention to be
held In IinriUburg, and to nomlnuto a
candidate fur the legislature. Tho cor.
volition to compute the voto will bo held
on Tuesday, March 20, UrnO, nt 1 o'clock
p. m , In tho court house in Scranton.
In accordance with the rules (.oveinlng
t lit t district the tandldatts will bo voted
for riliocily b the voter, at tho polls
Knell landldatu must leglster with the
district ibnlrinan hie full name and post
oflleo addies-s and piy his assessment
twenty clays before the election or his
name will not bo placed in the otllciil
ballot, neither will any votes cast for him
be counted.
Tho district vlgllnuco committees In
the vnrlous precincts will conduct tho
election mid tho lesult will bo repoitcd
by the return judge to tho district eon
ventlon, whlib will be composed of thrt
return judges of tho various districts
A written notlco containing further In
structions w bo sent to the members of
tho said district vle-llanco committee.
Trederlck W. Tloltz. Chairman.
Attest: Walter L Davis, Secretary.
CASTOR I A
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THE MARKETS.
Wall Street Review,
New York, Teh. 27. The vlolont fluc
tuations ul prices ol a limited uutiit'ii
of slocks on thu exchange toduv rtiuueii
tho professional trailiis' tlegtiu oi
eljslum, lliiniisunic piollls wcio nulln-a
within a spaco ot ten minutes mid uiccx
sanl.v heavy lo-sos had to be pocketed.
But It nil ndded to the excitement nun
the lioatd room triolein Utpt tho specula
tion at the bollliii, point, working in una
out of the in irkit tunny times dining the
daj. 'lliu commitments were iniicio al
lniitt cutlicly ou thu hear sldu of the lncr
ket, but the liniunit tailing or prollts by
covering of shoits worked frequent nnu
viiniiit rallies, keeping the market fur
the spoel titles In a state of fevttlstt un
iiitiilnty with etr.illc lluetuatluiis whoic
end it was Impuislble to see. Ihltd Ave
nue was tho miter of Irtensl, ns on pre
vluuu days of this weik. On the sale of
2,l"u shuns nt thu upttihig limitations
weie practically lost, simultaneous bales
bilng inaelo all the way lietwien IS and M
iigiilnst 72'4 nt lust night's close. The
limits of tho total stick Issue seemed to
bu no bar to the volume of the transac
tions 'the detailed icciird of the blocks
erratic course during the diy would be
without Intel est. At the lowest prle-ee
20'. bi'low Inst night's quofitlons and a
tin il fractional rally was spasmedic and
without significance. Sugar maintained
Its piomlniiit pliuo but lelleitnl much
doubt and unrertnlntv its tho laigo out
standing short Interest. It was forced
down to 101'4 nnd In tho Into de illngs
milled strcniRly to loi'i with onl a frac
tlomil reaction 'lhere whs much disor
der nnd weakness manifest at other
points In tho list of specialties, notably
In tho local trnctlor group and the To
bacco stocks. Hut an active demand for
sotiio of tho railroad stocks on reports of
largo earnings and covering of shorts In
the specialties brought tho market to i
htghei level and quiet tone. During the
hour after noon tho market seemed to
have ell voiced Itself entirely from the de
moralizing ot the morning. But In the
next hour tho benrj fell upon the whole
Hit tooth nnd nail, forcing down Western
t'nlon tin extreme ,14 and Biltlmore and
Ohio 2). Weakness sprend from thiso
to other points in the t.illro.id list and
wide losses were effeitrd amongst the In
ch strlnls The locnl Unction gmup witc
down from '."i to 3H Unhid States Leath
er over J, Rubliei priferrcil ), American
Hoop moie tlinn 4, New Yoik Air Brake
. and m my railroad stoe'es from 1 to 2
points, the lnttei !'ennslvanl i. Pitts,
burg. Cincinnati. Chicago nnd St. Lniil
dropped 4 'Iho betrs rushed to cover
at the decline causing a rally of from 1
to 2'. in the stock which had shown
greatest weakness The Ami downward
pltinue In Third Avinuc was offset by the
sudden isu In Sugar. Icivlng the tone
In the general list confuted nnd unset
tled, but with losses In sotnp points in the
t.illionel list pnictliiillv riooveied Strong
showings of net eirnlngs for Jnnti.irv
worn m tdo bv Atchison vlth nn Increase
of 1 it j cm of 71 tier cent , Brie with an
Ineiore'-e of tl tier cent, and Pittsburg
Cincinnati and St. I,oiils nnd 11 R R P.
Southern R.illwav made a strong showing
of sross earnings for tho third week in
Fi binary. London bouihl stocks beti
but not on a large scale, the siiirendM
of Genertl Crorle having apparcntl)
been dlsmunted 'the tone of the mono
marl et vns Htm though rites were not
quot ible higher bv the colliteial Insti
tutions ard the standing nnd the re
i-ouroos of borrow cis are eonslelerecl bet
ters Tbo fact tho sub. treasure His ni
sot bed since last Frldiy tie irlv M0ft)'0
of cash cannot te without Inlluepco To
til ales i.'JIiX) fchnres Rn'lroiel bon.ls
vcre dull and lrecular. Tot il -Mies, tnr
value, $1 1 1 OuO Government bonds eon.
tinned their httojnnt ndvunc I'nlted
States new Is ndv ine e d 1'0 and the Js, old
4s and Ss 'J In tho bid pi Ice
The following eiuotntlons are furnlsbea
The Tribune by M R Joidan X Co.
rooms 705-706 Mears building. Telephone
003:
Open- High- Low- Clns
log est est Iiie
Am Sugar lul 10714 lOHJ 10V-
Am Tobiceo ir! 10". lot 10is
Atch . To ftS Fo.. 20H 21'J 2); 2"Sj
A . T. & S. V., Pr .. or, tliu Gf, Id
Brook It. T (jstc. i si 4 (nVj l'U
Con. Tobacco W, nni3 L"it4 mi,
Clics & Ohio 2 20 2, 2SH
People's Gas 'iS Mi-i 9 OS',
Chic. Jl. & Q 122Sj 121'i 122H 121
St. Paul 122U 122'2 122 123
St. Paul 122' 122'4 121'4 122
Rook Islmd 107 W714 107 io;t.i
Delawaro & Hud ...llfiVj llfiW linn 113'4
D, I. & W lSOi', lso'j 1M'4 1SI',
Kan. . Tex.. Pr .... 12"s r.'i 32 S3
Trills. & Nash Sl4 sotj g g,
Manhattan Lie in 6". n2'4 Wt
Met. Traction Co ...170U 170i Id'. lf".
Mo. Fnelilc 4V4 M 4". 4Vh
Jersiy Central llhi lir,'a BG'i lK.t
N. Y. Centnl 1-Ji', 112'4 nii 1125t
North I'.iellle 2 f.l f2'2 ol'.
Nor. Paeltle, I'r .... ',', 7". 74 71
Ont. .t West 21''. 21''. 2-TJ 21'!,
Pacific Mill "Uf. 10 Rs'h "M,
Rending 1 p;-; tsiH l,os
Rending. Pr ViV, ri', r,s fi
Southern It R . Pr.. r.7"s H", H7V, "si;
Tonn . C. A- Iron .... "i2 11 H'i fll
1". S. Leather 11'i IT', lfn,, ir;
C. S Leather. Pr .. 71 7TN 71 7"
Colon Picnic W5 .-.ii, 'iv; ro'i,
Tnlnn Vae, Pi" 7C', y 7rt "i.'i
Wnlnsh. Pr 20', t 20'i 211 '.
West T'nlon 81, s! von Si
I'.nui. it It ir Hl jt, j u
I'cd Steel n "-. ;i r.t
Fed Steel. Pr 7TJ 71 7i 71".
Am. S & W 57 57'u W, Sot;
CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADB
Open- High- Low- Clos.
WIIBAT. Ing. est et Inr.
Julv f-"., f7'l n"i; (7
Miv ej'i con r, ct9
CORN.
Julv :ru ":.', ivi, ,t-,
Mil' .'u'i 3V4 3I 23
o 'i s
Julv 22', 2.'h :2'i 22;
Mar 21 2". 2.1', 23"i
l.ARD
Julv ."'7 DH r. S7 mi
Jluv 5 5.SJ 5S2 ,1SJ
PORK.
J11I5 10 f.T 1072 10117 1072
May 10(3 1070 10 CJ 107)
Scrnnton Board of Trade Exchange
Quotations All Quotations Based
on Par of 100.
STOCKS
Tlrst Nation il 15 ink
Fcranton livings Bank
Seranton Picking Co
Third National H ink
Plme Dip A. Dls Bulk
Kconoinv I.leht. II. & P. Co ..
T.ncka. 'I rust el Sife Dep. Co.
Scranton Paint Co
Clatk .t. Snover Co, Com. ...
Clark i bnovci . Prcf
Scr. Iron Feme .v Mfg. Co. ...
Scranton Axle Works
I.acki. Dairy Co. Pref
Co. Savings Bank &. Trust Co
First Nat Hank (Carbondale)
Standard Drilling Co
BONDS.
Scranton Pass. Railway, first
mortgage, duo 1920
People's Street Hallway, tlrst
mortgage, due 1913
People's Street Rillwav, Gen
eral mortgage, due ?2l
Dkksou Manufacturing Co....
l.ne ka Township School 5,...
City of Scranton St. Imp. C.
Mt. Vernon Coal Co
bcrnntoii Traction C bonds..
Bid Asked,
"0
300
95
42i
200
47
110 . .
80
400 ...
123 ...
100
100
20.
250 ...
300
. .. 30
115 ...
115 ...
113 ...
100
102
102
b3
115
Scranton Wholesale Maiket.
(Corcctcd by II. O. Dale, 27 Lackawanna
Avenue )
Butter Ct earner), -uc.: elnlry, tubs, 28c.
Begs Select western, ICe.; nearbi state.
22c.
Chiese Full cream new, Jl'.c.
Beans Per bu , ehnku mairow. $240;
medium, $.'20, pia, $2 20.
Onions Per bu , 43c.
riour-IS0.
Philadelphia Grain nnd Produce.
Phlladelphli. Fib. 27,-Wlient-rirm but
quiet; contitict rrade, Pituitary. 7ln7.V.
Coin Steady, fall demand; No. 2 mlid.
Ff biliary. .".". i!it. Oats Steady; No 2
white clipped, ul lolV' , No, J do do , 3K" ;
No. 1 mixed do., 20a21'sc, Potatoes
Stcadj ; I'ciinsjlvanli choice, per bushel,
DliSNc; New oik and vv ostein, do. do,
Ma.Vic.; do. do fair to good, elo , tOaSJi,
Seeds Firm, fall demand; clove i. wixt
i rn, per bushel. In ear lots, $5 10 il a; elo.
Pe.nnsvlv.uiln, per pound, as to ((utility,
UiSe.; tlmothv, VMStirn, per biichtl, In car
lots, (1 2'iat n. liuttcr Fancy westetn
cioamcry. 2Je.; do prints. lc, Bggs
Firm. .e. lilghei; fiesh, uiaiby, He,; elo,
western, Itc; do. soiithwi stern, He,; do.
southern, I.e. Cheisi I'm hnngiel P.e .
lltieel Sugars Dull but steielll held. Tal
low ulet but stendy; ilty inline, In hours
bends, r.ijiri'.e,; rnuntiy do, elo, In bar
tels, Bviix'.e.; dark, do., Ca3je.; cakes,
6TnC.: gtease, "ii"e. LIo I'oultrj
Stead v; fowls, lUalO'te.: old roosteis, 7a
7'ie.; chic kills, lOnllc; ducks, !2i ; geese,
lOalle, Di esse d Poulti Film, lair de
mand; fowls, i-iiolce, Hall'jC.; do. fair
JONAS LONQ'S SONS.
Men's Suits, Made to Order, and to Fit, for $12.96.
On Tiwrsdau, Friday and Saturday Only.
Any Size, Any Styfe, Best Fit.
rositivelij Worth $10.
Second Floor.
We Bought
the Entire Stock
of
The deader
Watch for
Particulars of
The Greatest Sale
on Record.
To Be
Our Own Store.
Jonas Long's Sons
to good. lOalO'tc ; old loo-deis, Sc; chick
ens, nearby. Bil3e.; western do large. 12
al2'2c.; mtdlum do, lOalle; lomtnon do,
Sale: turkevs, choice to fancy, llal'o;
do. fnlr to good. 'itlOe.; (otiimon do, 7a
So ; ducks iil2e.; geese. 7i1c. Recilpts
Flour. 1000 bairels and 7,lv) sacks; wbc it,
lfiOeXI bushels; coin, HV( bushels; oils,
MOnO bushils. Shlptmnts Win it, 1 0X1
bushels; coin, 3,w) bushels; oats, it on)
bushels.
Now York Grnln and Pioduce.
New Yoik, Feb 27 Flour Imctli o but
Aim nnd sustained without iitioiablo
(hunge Wlie,t Spot 111 in. No. 2 led,
7t.e dcv.itoi. No 2 led, W,e f. o b
a but In itou; No 1 northern Duliitb,
7',c. f. o. b iilliut piompf options
opened llrm ami while inlet till i' i inlcis
wete villi sust.il'iie' ileivid linn at '(.iVo.
let advance; March cloid 71"; Jub.
72' -c ; SoptomlT 72'C Corn bpot
stiadv; No 2 4le. fob ado it and 42c.
elevator, option ni irkit op nnd llim;
thou after ttiled e'ull and veiKer until
Jim he fine t'.e close when it r.illl tl, an 1
ilosed arm and 'sii',e. int hlghui ; Miy
cleeil li',c., lul. I" e. Oils Spot dull;
No. ;' 2o ; No ", -' i.. No J ihlte,
,W.e , No J v hit0, Jll.e,; t-aek mixed,
western 2'i'ie.; Hack white !!. i'( ;
riitlon tlull I'ld nskr Httttii-Sii nl ,
v.etiin t.i.utu'rv ln2i" do. fiitoiv,
K'-.t'io , June creimerj. ImJJ'.c linltii
tlnn iie.iniei' 17' u2.' stiti- d ill i la
22c ; do ere inn I v. 1m2'c. C'lcee-Flim,
tall made fmoy lirge IV t.tll irmdo
fatiev Miinll, l' (Mniio grad,i 12 iUV.
V.rtVi -Slerdv . state ltd I'e nnsilionl i at
mnk, lie. ; srt. tin in nt mat U, lo4,allc.;
VMsttin, at maik, ll''.e".
Chicasro Grain Mniket.
Chicago, Feb 27 Wheat was firm to
dav supported b t.nlj cable s and cov
eting i bhnits Mav i losing sa'.c. over
vestordiiy May coin clo-e d uniliingcd
and May o its a shade Impiovod Provis
ions at the close weie 21a7'.e. bettei.
Cash eiuotntlons were as follows' Flour
C'ulit No " sprlrg whiat, 01 if 3c; No 2
red, fMt i".' No 2 inrn, "lie,. No 2 e its,
2.i -'IV.: No 2 white 2Gc.; No S white,
23i23ici No 2 tji' r.2'-a"ilc ; No 2 b ir
Ie, 37il2o.; No I 11 1 seed und noith
viist, i !; tlmothv iiio- pork, fi 70a
H C7'".; lard. S'fiOilJ"": ribs Jlfa'.iO;
shoulders fi'nfi'-e ; sides $'. vruat,"; wills.
I.oy, $1 231; sugars, unchanged.
Chicago Live Stock Market.
Chlenro. Fib. 27. Cuttle Re oelpts, 1 Ai
head; generally stendv, natives, Rood to
ptlme steers, htiong, $0; poor to me ilium
$4a47"; selected fceebis dull l20t4,7"i.
mlMd stockets, uliw. $!5iiJll: cows,
best, stend ' otheis i-Iow. J:,il2"i. heif
ers, steady, $!20l!e, eaniieis. flrni. $.' 2it
2P0; bulls, ste.nh. $.'i,0a4 .'j, inlves, t,h idn
low or. $" r 73 Teans loeelpts, 70i1, Texas
ffrt btiers steiuli $"'i)i1, Texas bulls,
shade up J!2'nl7" Hobs Reei Ipts to.
dav 11 (i); tomorrow. "- OOO. left oei,
4 r."0; active, 3e hlubei ; mlxnl rind butch,
(is I.7iiUi0; good to ( holou hoivv fl"
h412Vj; rough henvv, $(.'itl7"i bulk of
silos $S0i9s0 Shi en Receipts jnli,
sheep easier; lambs, (0 il".e owu faliov,
J"L"; goeel to choice wothcis j23i'73,
fib t" (hobo mixed $44fi'"1 weslent
sheep J"2"i"iH. lair to choice mixed $4 10
n3"0, 'iisti'in sheep $"i2" iV.m, inrllngs
stculv. t'T'.ifW; native limbs, fuT.'i,
western lambs, Sia7 23.
Buffalo Live Stock Market.
Bast liberty, IVb 27 -Cittle Steady;
evtrn iin ptlme. ji.niin. coni'iou,
I' Jul Ni. llogs rill , exua iinsoin.i mi-
J 2 il M. Heirs Fill , exiia iiJsoin.i m.
illums. t' l'.nr,2'i henvv hmrs ",-, VoiK
ers, J-ilmrilj, lliiht YoiKeis J-'i" plBH.
flb-ntW; iout,hs. f'i'il i Sli. en nnd
I.ntiibs Choice wethers. Ho'ifl, eommon,
Still 2",. cliolco liinili $7M comment to
jaiod, J5 51M7 2J; vial i.ilvis, $7uS.
New YotU Live Stock Mniket.
New" York. I'eli '.'T-Cnttlc-Stendy;
bulls $t JO. cows. $22iH2'i Calves-Slow
mill 2"n"i)c. leivvci. veals, "n, topi, Jn;,;
biunvnrd sto, I s v"i J' Sh p nud
Lambs Itnilpts 1 r I simp la'., e nils.
$J7": lambs. " 2". IS" ( iflls. JIXiM" IIoih
ItdillUs, J..VJ, hlKhir at JVi.i'..lii, plffj,
ISlBu'ill.
Oil Mniket.
Oil City. Fob 27.-Cie-.llt bilaiuv.s, JKSj
oi itlllcates, no bids: shlpne nts, 15 M)l
bin ids: in ei.ii.1, IVJ.Oiii bun s. i mis, 75,.
HO buireU;; uvna0re, 61,170 '.nielh,
JONAS LONG'S SON8.
Sold
in
WINTER RESORT.
WHY GO TO EUEOPE,
Facing the Don jer of the Ocean In Winter ?
Operating Over thj Souitiera Picflc
"Sunset Limited,"
SUNSET ROUTE,
fico front the inionvcnlciices of high alti
tudes nnd of tiiow. will carr jou
S.VIU011U.Y. SAKHLV AND Pl.DAS
AN'ILV to Ameilias faiiious wlutir re
sorts in Callfiinl i
bjieclal thioiub trains, consisting of
sliiplng mm dining eats will liavo New
Yoik Sutindavs a"id 'Iuesdijs. connect
ing dtiictlv with thu ' Sunset Limited"
at Nuw Ui leans
For full liifoim illon. free Illustrated
pampblits, minis i ud time-tables, also
leiwist inlis sc ilng-e at tickets, nnd
b ihbgo i heikcd, iiiil to Southern Pa
dllc Co. Ill Soiilli'Thlrd St. I'hlla , Pa.
BUY THE GENUINE
SVRUP OF FIGS
... MANUFACTURED BY ...
CALIFORNIA FICl SYRUP CO.
rtrsurE Tiin .n.vmk.
AOTY,HGON0UERll
BELLAVITA
Arsenlo Beauty Tablets and Fills. A pore
fiictl) bifoiui I (,'iur mti ed treatment foridlrkia
dUordorj. Restores II. e bloom ol yojth to laded facet
10 dry" trojtment Wo: SO dajo' 1.U0, by mall
benn forclicular. Adclre-s,
CRVITA A1E0ICAL CO , Cllalon & Jickioa SIS., Cblctff
bold bj MiGarru'.i &. Thomas, Dru
cists,, 20.1 1.ark.iwarra avc, Scranton, Pa.
MADE ME A MAN
AJAX TACLETS rOSITTVELY CDBB
JlXT,jirvoti9 Diaeaatu Vailing Moo
ory,l'3potenc7, hlwplotneui.eto.naeej
by Abejo or other 1 icosses ooel Indlf
cretlonn, 'JTitu quirhtu ami turtlu
rettcro Lmt Itall I la oUcrlouun.aal
i lamauurriaar, Dustaf-sor xnarn&co,
1'reTfat Inf&nltr and ConsumDitoa It
.nljlma IDR Fnu. fchrtK1 (riTnnrllntn Imnmrr-
Qcnlci cLccta l, I UllR irhoro nil othc fail In.
tlu u-ca,ti'.laz T.o caulij Ahx Inbletn. Ttcr
hnroc-TCdinousanCcriJ nlllcaroyoa. VVonlcoapoz-ilivurr;.tcni:i:jran-.-o
tooSrctacuro CAPT6 tn
ccicatocr nlund tlia xtod-t.
rtac:.a-oi flF els i!." efill lrn
Irico
"wiyir
n?r
rcii, iarl-Hnnr'ur vt-on nc.frtof irlro. ( trcufar
racy-oi or.eu jsei iilii treatment! for fcica. Ill
rccll, larl-linnr'ur uttn ncMrtof irlro. ( trcular
'" A J AX REMEDY CO., ".SHlS'fiSJ
nar
bL.
CUnct! Ul
For sale In Siranten, Pa , by Matthews
Bros, and II, C. Sanderson, Druggists.
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(IliU Ubtol . ureiabt.uer(rfimltlviLteL
linen . i ic iKi I'ror l. l. I kJK.1 l ,
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JCTCe.v iHunlll llsurf fcr lorsitQlli!i; aailelinctrouir
i raici axui iu m io 3ti I rcfll necicurM ltliuasys
btal Ut SetwnlrlliaiOLia Ift llu. 1 t"&uU(ipol.-(l I
Tito Sole Smvivor.
"He Is the onlj huivIvol. of the Thlity
Years w ii in which he was a pullcl
pint '
"Niuise use The Thlity Yc ais' war
oce ot ltd ct Unites am, '
'Not tho in o I mini. It i tided only
last wik with tho death of his wlft."
Pliliadililili Pies
Ilt TON STAN'S lMNKAPPl.i: TAIl
LFTS Ctiio Sour Stomach, distress Ar
te i I'ntliur, Welaht In the Stom icli, Wind
on the Stomach, Loss of Appetite, Uiz
Iiiphs, Nau .en Poo" lllool, Cutnirh of
thu Slomiiib, hlcK llendacho mid nay
olhei ellsoieler M ucillile o bael digestion.
One tablet 'hes alim si instant nltt-f-tin
're uatuiei's punltlvo and dclli;hlfu!
eiui 1 table ts In n bo-for 10 cenis,
hold by Jl utlic ws Ilrrs and V. T. Claris
-oil.
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