y ,- THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1900. Do You Want A Phonograph ? This is the place to buy them, fro:n ($5.00) five dollars upward. Records are 50 cents apiece or ($5.00) five dol lars per dozen. We have a fine lot of good Records now on hand, of the lat est songs and instrumen tal selections published. Is your Talking Ha chine ont of order? Bring it to PERRY RROTHERS As we make a specialty of tepairing all kinds ol Musical Instruments 205 WYOMING AVENUE. Ice Cream. TEST !N TOWN. s E7 Per Jd&C Quart. LACKAWANNA DAIRY CO 'Jticj'l one Orders Promptly Da.lveral ls-37 Adam Avenue. Scranton Transfer Co., Always Reliable. All kinds ot transfer work promptly .ind satisfactorily done. Office D., L. & W. Passenger Station. Phone D25. MUM HUNTINGTON'S BAKERY. (Ilfl, ICES flD FRCZEN (1118 J'iO Pnrucc Street. Mnnonto Temple C. S. SNYDER, The Only Dentist In treaty Wlm'lis Graduate In Medicine. 420-422 SPRUCE STREET. TEETH If you have nny work to be done cull and tsike ndvuntago of the following prices: Gold Crowns, Best $5.00. Gold Fillings $1 00. Best Set of Teeth $5.00. Silver Filling 50c. Crown and bridge work a.specialtv. All the latent electric appliances used for the alteration of pain. Call and havn jour teeth examined fiee of charge Ab solutely painless extraction. Dr. Edward Reyer 6f 4 SPKUCE ST. OPP. COURT HOUSE. DR. H. B. WARE, SPECIALIST. Eye, Ear, Nose aud Throat Office Hours 9 a. m. to 12.30 p. m.; 2 to . Williams Building, Opp. Postolllce. .. 4- CITY NOTES fif t H PRIZE CAKE WALK.-Tho employes of the Diamond fehoo .Shining parlor will hold a prise cako walk and ragtime ball at Music hall tonight. heal estate TiiANsri:n.-M. j. lcll, county trensurer. has purehused tho resldcnco ot W. U. Hoekwell on Jef ferson nenuo through the ugeney of C. 1. Jadwln. PINED $3 Wolf Johnson, tho I'enn. uienuo saloonkeeper nnested Monday for Illegally keeping a Plot machine on 1 1 premises, was yesterday nir.iigni.-d bc foro AlcKrmun Howe ond fined JJ3. TO 1113 e'UEMATED.-Tho remains of tho, lato Dr. John Aminunn, of Ldieli strait, will bo taken this morning by the t I'UDeUw.iro and Hudson ti.ilu to Phila delphia, where they will ho ucmated. SPltAINED AKKI,i:-W. 11. Carlisle w.1 admitted to the Lackawanna hospl till ycsteiclay as the result of having slipped on tho ice on Lackawanna nve nuo. about a week ugo and sprained his unlUc. . TURKEY SUPPER -Tho ChrMian En ieavor society of Oroco Lutheran chuuli nil! servo a turkey supper Thursday evening from r. to 9 u'clock at tho eliurch. corner Madison avenue and Mill, berry stsaet. W.1LI,SERVE A Sm"'I'Elt.-The Indies of t.ho porn Avonuo Iiaptlst church will servo a toothsome supper In their church parlors on Thursday evening this week frorh C to S o'clock to which they ask a liberal, patronage. I'KET PROZEN.-A man giving his naroo ns Hobcrt Muertell entered the J.nUc.iwbnnu hospital ycsteulay and iibkfrt aid f9r his feet,-which he said wcro frozen. They wero badly swollen and ho wasadmltted for treulment. KBRTHEH HEARlNa-Charles Court right, of Tenn acnue, arrested by Patrol, man Fred Karlus. on tho complaint of hlsather Monday" night, was nirnlgncd befqro Maor Molr yesterday momlng in police court-and held for ti further heir, lng, . FUNERAL' TODAY.-Tho funeral of P.ev Samuel 'Williams, of Nantlcoko, who was for n long time a resident of Bcranton, will take phico on Wednesday at 2'o'clbck from tho residence of 'U-orga tffSgJJft WW Sgffi J. Llewellyn, 25 Ross street, Wilkes Iitirrc. MAi: THUEATS.-Albcrt llynl.i, of thu llldge, Aichbild, was rommltted to tho rnuuty Jail lt night by Justice of tho l'eaco William J. Williams In tho commitment It was stated tint Dvrla threatened tho lllo of John Kupcrchlnskl, of Prlcebuig. ENTERTAINMENT CllVEN.-The En dies' llelli f nsoclnllon will Icmiotow night glvcim cnteitnlnnicnt In the Used slor dub house, the pirceeds of which will be devoted to el.nrlty purposes. One of the features of the eenlng will be a cako walk by profoislonal tulmt. REVIVAL MEETINGS -Revival meet Ings nt the Unlvrrnllst chinch will eon tluue each evening this week. Rev. Jus. D. Tllllnghnst, of Townnda. will bo added to the clerical fone. Ho will temilii oor Sunday, llcv. II. Ilruntng has so far pre sentid Universalis clearly uml foiilbly. Much Interest Is m inlfestcd. WOULD NOT ACOEI'T.-Rcv. J. P. Moffat wants It stated that ho lecclved no lnltntlon to witness a n hears il of "Snpho," and would hao refused If he lnd. Ho did not think It n duty deriv ing on citizens to net upon thco mat ters when thero are rlty official whose obligations require them to act. 11. I. A. D'lHATINQ SOCir.TV.-Tht subject for debate by the Hoys' Indus trial Association Ltterafy nnil Debiting society Is, "Resolved, that knowledge Is more benellclal to man than wealth." Affirmative, Harry Hhulor, Angelo D'Aqillno, Louis fctarnllnnti, Moses Har ris; negative, nil Slcgi I, Michael Trucker, Herman Bur.tvltz, Julius Siege 1. miu-wi:i:ic snnvici: At tho ,i:im Park mld-weik -eile tonUlit It is ex pected tint Kev. Dr. John H. Hni e, pits. Idcnt of Clrnnt uulnistv, Chattanoogn, Tetin , with IJes, Jay and Thorn is, of Wyoming eonferenre, will he piepent ami i ondilct the meting Thei two at o noted as line slngen and will be he.iul with pleasure. Tho public Is Invited. ACCPSHD OP TllL'SPASS -Stephen Hilling was .irustnil i.nlj ester liy morning nt 511 Miilbeuv street a houo which he entirul, although not bulging theie, and proceeded to mike himself perfectly lit lie.me In. llo went to Bit in one of the rooms nnd police headquar ters being notll'id of the c.t-c Serge .1 tit ltldgw.iv called and took him In custody. He was lined $j yesterday morning. MILITARY nALL-Compim C, of the Thirteenth regiment, last night g.io n military ball lit the nrmoiy. A laigo number of cruples weie In attend meu and thoroughly erjejed thoni-elrs. H.iuer's orchestri funiNlcd the musle nnl tho (omrnltteo in ebitpe of the af filr consisted of Lleilteu mt Ueinard Haggerty, Seige.int Hecknuin, Ooipor.ils ("ail Ounstei and John Malla and IM nto John Ross, i Sl'RPniSi: PARTY. A pleas ml sii prise putv was tendered Miss Hth i WII 1 ird Monday evening nt her home, .. .' liieck couit, In honor of her eighteenth blrthdav. The usual paitv (lleisous weie Indulged lit until a late hour when refieshments were seiisl and nil left for their several homes deel irlng their hos tess a charming entertainer. Miss i:tln Wlllard was the recipient of ninny beau tiful und useful piesents Many Hash lights were taken of the party. Among those present were the Misses Katherlno LuHar, from Moscow : Cora Singer, Lil lian Storms, Mvrtle Swingle. Isabel Pot ter, Nelllo Wldenot, Lucll.i Wide nor, Beatrice Walton, Belle H.irloton, Lllll in Uoer, Clarrls Bloomer, Mabel Bloomer, Minnie Thomas- and Htha Wlllard; Messrs. Archibald Blsblng, Charles Li Bar, Robert McCole, Edwin Worthanv mer, Elmer Wldenor, Geoige L Hnttmin, Elmer Harris, Charles Campbell, Bert Maloy, J. II. Elliott, Pelbcrt Robaeker, Harry S. Wlllard. Archlb ild Wlllard and Mr. and Mrs. n. E Wlllard. CONSERVATORY CONCERT. Second of the Mid-winter Series Will Be Given Tomorrow Evening. The second concert of tho mid winter seiles, ghen by tho Scranton Consetvntory of Music, will occur to morrow evening in Ouemsey hall. Thu following is the prng: amine: Joyful Llfo (Piano) Die del maun Miss Norma JohlH, Tinier. Eergic.u (Piino) Bold Miss H.ittlo Kline, Scinnton "Habaneina" (VoeiO Bizet Ml"s Hop Oallen, Scianton. The Fountain (PI mo) Hohm Miss Ida Olsner, Scranton. March of the Drjad, hlxteeu Hands, Four Pianos Pun Miss GIsnei, Miss Flower. MNs Loll- m inn, Miss Hitler, Miss Kllni Miss Evans, Miss Sjhestir. Miss Piaehokl Welcome to Spring (Pi mo) ... l)eilent Miss Hiuel Hessiir, Ser.mtoii, (a) "Lasehla ehlo l'iunga" (Vocal). Handel (b, oercnaJe Neldllngei Miss Ilolcne Randolph, heianton. Polonaise In A (PI mo) Chopin Mls Louise hlm urn, Cnibomlalo. "Schwer Llegt auf elein Ilemn" (Vocil), Clorlug-'ihomas Miss Grace Speneei. Postillion's Morning Song (Piano). Merkel MIs Mary Flower, Gouldsboio. Spring Song (Plrnn) Meikel Miss Grace Gerlock, Scranton '"Tls I" (Vocal) Plnsutl Ml-s Isibel Clarke, Hdo Park. Last Moement of Sonata In C Minor, opus 13 B.ethiAcn Miss Emma Bone, Dunmore, Duet, "Night Hymn at Sea," Gorlng-Thomis Miss Spencer find Mr. Krleg. "Hark, Hark tho Lark," Transcrip tion for Piano Sehubi rt-LHzt Miss Mnrlon Hutchison, Hjde Park. Last Movement of Sonata In D, Six teen Hands, Four PHnos Dlabelll Miss Browning, Miss Conrad, Miss Hutch ison, Misj, Bone, Miss Gerlock, Miss Wngenhurst, Miss Folhmsbee, Mr. Wllklns. GOVERNOR WILL ATTEND. To Respond to tho Toast, "The Con stitution," at Wllkes-Bane. Governor and Mis. W. A. Stonu will bo the guests of the Cumbio-Amoilean society ut its tenth annual St David's day banquet, to be held at Hotel Stei llng, WUkes-Haire, on Thuisduy even ing, Match 1. Thu gov ei nor has consented to reply to tho toast,' The Constitution," Among otheis who will respond to toista aio Hon. II. W. Palmei, Rev. U. J. Morris, of Wllkes-Haiie, nnd John Williams, of PI) mouth. . LEADER STOCK SOLD. Purchased by Jonas Long's Sons for ?31,745. Jonas Long's Sons, tluuugh Attorney J. Shea, of Wilkes-Ran e, jesteulay put chased tho entliu Scianton stock ot L?bcck & Coiln for $J1.745. Jackson & Co., of New Yoik, muchtsed the il tmes for $1,300 ami tho olllco fuinltuio for $305. Tho nlno eais' lease was not sold. Auctioneer Stiong conducted tho sale, wlile.li vni largely attended. The bid ding was exceedingly lively nt all times. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syiup. oil PAIN: CURES WIND COLIC, and is the best remedy for DIARRHOEA. Sold by Druggists In every part -if tho v uilil. Bo sure and ask for "Vrs. Wvi lew's Suothlng Hrup. ' and tike mo tl or kind. T cut) -live cents a bottle. Has been used for over FIFTY YEARS by MILLIONS of MO'lHERS for theli CHILDREN WHILE TEF.THING. wll'i PERFECT SUCCESS. It SOOTHES Hi. CHILD SOI TENS the HUMS. MA AVk PRESIDENT SCRANTON EXPLAINED THINGS APPEARED BEFORE LIGHT AND WATER COMMITTEE. Said Thnt the Electric City Com pany, tho Other Bidder for the Lighting Contract Is Not Char teied nnd That His Company Would Only Shut Off Light When They Succeeded in Selling Their Plant, Piovldlng tho Other Com pany Gets the Conttact. It Is pretty safe to ptedirt that the light and water committee of select council will rccomtneni to that body nt tomorrow evinlng's meeting that tho bid of the Scianton Electric, Light and Heat company to furnish etcctila lights to the city at 20 cents per light a night b accepted Piesldent W. W, Scianton, of the company, ap pealed before tho committee last evening und e plained a few things. Mr. Scranton stated thai !.o didn't like It to be implied that the company was vindictive in IN statement to the effect that it would consider nil obli gations to fuinlsh light to thu city at an end providing the bid of any other eompnny was accepted. Hi- cpl ilni'il that as Ibc ptlnclpil pai t of thu company' bu.dnes'i was the furnishing of: light to th city, aj soon us this business wry taken away j It would be a wise buslnen policy and nothing more for the company to sell its dvnnmos, etc., If It got a good of fer. 'J he company, ho ild, didn't in tend to shut off the light until they fcecmcil n pm chaser for their plant. OPPOSITION NOT CHARTERED. Itefening to the Eleclrlo City Light, Heat and Fowei comr.ii'J. v. ho put In a bid two cents pel light le-s than the Scianton company's bid, .Mi. Scianton s ild It was not chitleicl, and I'loduced a telegram from the see ictaiy of the commonwealth shoving this to bo a fact. It Is against thej law for the city to let any contract of this kind to nn uncliaiteie-1 company, It Is said. Mi Scranton fttither stated that up wauls of !CQW)n had b. en Invested by the company and that It has not paid a dividend since It? ot ionization, lie ptoduced voluminous statistics, show ing that out of thlity cities In the state fourteen only paid less for elec tric light than dopq Scianton, and In each of thesC fouitcen cities lights aro furnished on schedule and not cvety night the year round. One of the mombois of the commit tee, In conveisatlon lniH evening, stat ed that the girat piopositlon to be con sidered was the fact that by giving the contract to the Electric! City company n gieat llsk of leaving the city in darkness was run. Hi mentioned tha fact that to build boilers as large as those now In use would entnll almost .i yeai's time, counting for delays in eonstiuctlon, etc. COUNCILMAN'S OPINION. He seemed to consider Mr. Scran ton's argument regarding tho selling of his plant a veiy logical one, and didn't think that the company could be enjoined from doing so. Tho committee will meat again on Tlunselay evening, Just before coun cil meeting, and will then formulats a leport. llorbeit L. T.avlor of Taylor & Lewis, said vesieielay with ref eieneo to shutting oft tho lights: "It nppe.ai s to me plain that the electile light company, Jn view of its franchises, Is bound to fur nish the city with light, just as It would lo any other paity. The com pany cannot disci Imlnate .against the cltv bv lefuslng to fuinluh it light when It furnishes light to other parties. The price to be chaigeil, po-s!by, can not be legulated bv the old contiact, but, II Is fair to presume tie comrany cannot chaise the city any more than it ehaiges a storekeeper ot other like customer. A mandate! y Injunction could very likely be piocured to com I ol the company to keep the city lighted, as long as the city v.ants to buy the light and Is willing to pay for It, or as long ns the company Is in the electile light business" Assistant Dish let Attorney W. O. Thomas gave It as lib; opinion that the ompiny could not shut oft the light ne long ns the cltv was willing to pay for It at the same tate other custom eis pay. SERVICES AT ST. LUKE'S. Older That Will Be Observed Dur ing Lenten Season. Following is the older of sendees that will be observed at St. Luke's Episcopal chuich during lent: Holy tommiiiilon Every Sunday, 720 a, m.: Hi st. thltd and llfth Sunday in Lent, 10 SO ii. in.; 'ihiiisdijs, 7 a. m Asti Wed nesdav, 7 u. in.; thu Annunciation, March 25, M n. m. Holy Week, every ilay ex cept Good Frld ly, 7 a. in. Holy Baptism Easter Even, 10 a. m , 3 p. m. At any other service, notUo hav ing been given the clergv. Diilv offices Ash Wednesday, 10 30 n. m, 7.15 p. m.: Sundays, 10 LO u. m, 1 'SO p m , 7 '0 p. in ; Mondays, 10 u, ra , 1 30 p. m. j Tuesdays, 10 a. m., 130 p. m.; Wednesdays. 10 a, in, 7.15 p. m.i Thurs days, in a. m, 4 30 p. m.; Fridays, 10 n. m, 130 p. in.: Satunlays, 10 u. in.. 1C0 p m llolv Wi ok Mondav, 10 a. m , 1 30 p in ; TuiMlnv, 10 a. m. 130 p. m.: Wed iifdav, 10 a. m 7 11 p. in.: Maundy Thuisdny, lo a. in, 1 30 p m. ; Good I'll iliiv, ti n, m , in 31 n. m , ii m , 12 m. to 3 p in , 7,15 p. m ; Eister Even, 10 a. m, 3 . m, At noon each work day In Lent the I.llany will be s ild. On nil Saturdays, ecept Easter Even, at 7 15 p in , a ppeclal meeting for men only will bo held in tho church. Confirmation Tho llrst Sunday after Eastci, 10 SO n. m., Instructions, adults, Wednesdays, 7 15 p. m.i boy.i, Fridays, 5 p. m : girls, Saturdays, 3 SO p. in. Offei lugs Ash Wednesday, Church Tempei.anco society: second Sunday In Lent dlneeiaii mltsiems! Maundy Thins, day, Bllilu and Common Player Buok so ciety, Good Fildny, Convenient of the Jews; Easier Day, for parish purposes, . In. ...... 4. II The World's Medicine. &&,8rtEas ms'& l tm PULLS For all Bllloum and ffervoum Ota- or dors i Sick Headache, Cenmtlpatlon, Weak Stomach, lm I paired Dlaesllon, Disordered Liver, and Impure Blood. Annual sale over 6,000,000 tozei. 10 ceata and 25 cents at irug stores, I'eceham'J fill, liave the largr.t ! of any Pro- 1 priotary Jlcdlclno In the vurlj, Thl. Int. been J rchk-Tcl without tUo publication ot te.ll. I lunula!, f - si,ii', VIN MARIANI Mftrlnnl Wine World Famous Tonic. Its good effects nio Immediate and last ing. It is nlo very palatable, ngreciiblo to the taste nnd acceptable to tho most dellcato stomach. As nn appetizer, tnke before meals: as a Digestive, take nfter tiiculsi ns a Gen ual Tonic or Stimulant, nt nny time. Sold by nil Druggists. Refuse Substitutes. nnd may be designated for any object by being placed In nn envelope) and so marked. TO REGISTER LETTERS. Carriers Will Receipt for Them nt Private Dwellings. Tho system of registering letters nt dwelling houses will soon be Intro duced In this city and will doubtless prove to be pb successful and as ad vantageous ns It hns In other cities, where It has been Inaugurated. The local postolllce authoiitles ycs terday sent to the department head- quuiicrs at Washington a requisition for forty receipt books to be used by tho carriers. A receipt will be given oy mo carrier for every letter re ceived by him. JOHN KNEIRIP1 DEAD. He Was Stabbed by William Bow man on Jan. 6 Death Due In dhectly to His Injuries. John Kueli Im, of Paul street, Peters btug, the blacksmith who was stabbed Januuiy C by William Bowman, .1 Pcteisburg carpenter, who was token to the county Jail, died at 2 o'clock yes teielay morning nt his rerldcnce. His death was tho indirect icsult of his In juries. As vv ill be remembered, tho tw o men had had n quatiel nnd How mm, who wus intoxicated, suddenly dievv a knife I and stubbed Kiioirlm with It several j times. KIght wounds were Indicted, 1 but Kiielrlm's stiong and lobust , physique stood hlm In irood stead niut It actually seemed ns though ho would ice over. He nt last 11 ached such a stiirje that ho was thought lo bo piac tleally clll eel. East Wednesday for the Hist time he left his house, and on letuinlng com plained of feeling 111 nnd, going to bed, sank lower nnd lower, until his death oceuiicel ycsteiday momlng. Knclrim was fifty-seven years of age, and came to these pails foity yeais ago from Germany. Ho was well-known and highly respected in Peteisburg, "here he was considered a kindly, up ilght man. A wife and two step-children, Mrs. Joseph New house and Jo seph Barelss, mourn his death. The f uncial will take place at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon, with ser vices at the Presbyterian church on Cross street, and Interment in Forest Hill cemetery. Coroner J. J. Roberts was notified of the death and yester day afternoon performed an autopsy on the body and an Inquest will prob ably be held. Bowman was released from Jail recently on ball. ALMOST SUFFOCATED. Mrs. A. G. Stark and Family Have Nairow Escape from Death. Mrs. A. G. Stark and family of 1022 Pine street, had a nanovv escape yes terday morning from death by suffo cation and up to a late hour last night Mis. Stark was still very 111 as th" result. Gas escaping from a defective, furnace was the cause of the danger. Early yesterday morning E. S. Statk awoke, complaining of a sickening sen sation, caused by what he thought was a tick headache, but which ho soon found was due to escaping gas. He awakened S. B. Stauc, of the Lackawanna laundiy, his brother, nnd together they tried to arouso the rest of the household, and fount their moth er, sister and Mis. Scott, their mother's sister, lying prosttate, overcome by the gas. Medical aid was summoned mTtl last evening Mrs. Stark and Miss Scott weie around the house again, with tho exception of a severe headache none the worse for the danger they had undergone. All danger had been passed, howevei, nnd she was merely weak fiom the inhaled gas. During the nlfjht Miss Stark had de tected tho escaping gas and attempted to open the window ana arouse the rest of the household, but was over come by the fumes befoie she could carry out her purpose, IMPERSONATED AN OFFICER. Barney O'Boyle, of Forty Fort, Ar rested on That Charge. Patrolmen Jone3 and Helm, of Vllkes-Harie, Monday arrested In that city, on a warrant issued at the offices of Alderman W. S. Millar, and taken down by Detective Moir, Barney O'Boyle, an ex-constable of Forty Fort. He Is wanted here, on account of having Impersonated a police offi cer, and solved a bogus win rant on a woman In Centre street. After he had served it he took t'-e woman to Wllkrs-Barre and thero left her In a dive on Fell stieet. He gj.ve ball for his appearance nt couit, CORONER WAS ON TIME. Nono of the Witnesses, However, Were Present. Cot oner Robeits was at the uibitra tlon room at exactly 3 o'clock yester day afternoon, the hour set for tho Weaver Inquest, but for borne reason not explained, nono of tho witnesses nnd only one of tho Jurors put In nn appeal unce. The cotonei bays ho sunt moiled them. He adjourned the inquest to this afternoon, nnd In the meantime will take steps to havo the witnesses and jurors on hand. What these steps will bo will depend on the udvlce of his counsel, Taylor & Lewis. PLEASING ENTERTAINMENT. Hoyt L. Connry Amuses Audience at St. Luke's Parish House. Tho last of the course of entertain ments given at St. Luke's Parish house, occurred last nlghl, when .1 very tipprcelitlvo nudleneo was enter tained by Hugh L. Conaiy. Mr. Conary icndered vailous humor ous dialect stories, and imitations of familiar characteis seen in every-dny life, nnd altogether pioved veiy de lightful. Ue kept his heurcis in roa" of laughter, nnd irudo one of tho hits of the veiy excellent coutse. A "Pianola" Concert Will bo given this aflernoon at 4 o'clock at Powell's Music store. All arc welcome. SEIDMAN TRIED TO LEVY BLACKMAIL STATEMENT MADE BY COUNCIL MAN COLEMAN. ne Said the Detective Came to Him nnd Told Him He Would Diop the Case if Coleman Would Pay a Note Wade Finn Holds Against Seld man Alderman Myers Discharged the Accused Men Seldman Was Unable to Produce Evidence to Substantiate His Charges. The heating In the case of Common Councilman K. J. Coleman, .Samu-1 Bluestlne, Henry Wilson and Anthony Scott, all of the Sixteenth ward, took place In Alderman Myers' office In North Scranton last evening, and re sulted In all four defendants being ac quitted of tho charge of brlbeiy at the last election, prefeired by Detective Ike Seldman. Before the hearing was over sovci.il spit Reel tilts took place between Detec tlvo Seldman nnd tho various defend ants, which culminated In Councilman Coleman being finally sworn ns a wit ness, at his own request, and then bi caking out as follows: "Tliig whole case, aldeiman, Is noth ing but blackmail. Sunday Seidmin lame into my house thiee times, nnd on one occasion told me that if 1 would pay a note ho owed Wade Finn, ho would destroy the warrants and drop the case. He had been dogging me and bothering me for u good while, and I simply tin ned him down. Ho was soro on me nnd took this means of satisfy ing I1I3 giudge." Detective Scldm in denied this uttet ly. nnd branded nil said as false. He had been actuated by no such motives, and launched Into a debate with Cole man, which grew so hot that the alder man leprlmanded both, anil then dls c barged tho case on account of lack of evidence pieiduccd. EFFORT A FAILURE. Seidnitin's piomlsed "puiifying of Sixteenth waiel politics" was a falluie, his witnesses testily ing nothing In hU favor and his own evidence not belli? stiong enough to hold tho defendants. The case wound up amid laughter nnd hoots. Seldman claimed that his casi was badly lnjuied by the non-appearance of Ilauy Newman, a b.nber, nnd his star witness. When the constabla subpoenaed the various witnesses he was unable to find Newman, and to thU Seldman practically attributed his paucity of condemning evidence, as Newman, he said, was a man he had overheard making a deal vv 1th Coleman for the handling of the colored vote In the Interest of Coleman. At S o'clock Alderman Myers' office was crowded with defendants, wit nesses and spectators. Attorney E. C. Newcomb represented the dcfense.whlte Detective Seldman conducted his side of the case alone and unaided. J. H. Flack, of 911 Capouse avenue, was the first witness called, and testi fied that last Tuesday he was working for Coleman at the polling booths and in return for his services was paid $2. He had not attempted to bribe or force anyone to vote for Coleman, but hal merely been booming nis chances. On being asked whether any other money had been promised him for his woik, -Attorney Newcomb objected to the question as leading, and after much debato the alderman sustained the ob jection. Seidman's strong point heie consisted In the fact that Flack, though living in the Seventh ward, had devoted his time to working In the Sixteenth waul for Coleman, but the alderman decided that as long as it was not shown that Flack had attempted to Intimidate or bribo votcis the fact of his simply booming Coleman's chances was of little consequence. Herman Maglnskey, of Pcnn avenue, was then sworn, but beyond the fact that he had been seen with and had spoken to Coleman during election day, nothing was elicited. SEIDMAN ON THE STAND. Seldman then asked to be sworn, and under oath stated that when he was at the. pollfa Coleman came up to him and asked hlm to work for hlm, piomlsing to pay him If ho would. Seldman. how -ever, nnsweied that he was wot king for Fuller, the Republican nominee, and wouldn't accept any money. At this juncture someone In the crowd guf fawed, nnd Attorney Newcomb gontlv nsked Seldman why he didn't take the money. "Because I didn't want to be bribed," was the detective's ilghteous answer, and the crowd broke Into .1 big toar of laughter which caused tho tlmbeis to shako. "After the election," Fald Seldman. "Coleman told me himself that he had given Maglnskey $J to vote foi hlm." Jnmes J. Callahan, the next witness called, was one of the Judges of elec tion In the Flist district. On examin ation, he said that Coleman had gone Into the booths with various Incom petent voters, at their own request, to till out the sheets for them. This was the last witness called, and after Councilman Coleman had made the volcanic remaiks referred to above, the caso was discharged, but not before another of tho defendants hail Indulged In a shot at the unfoi lunate piose cutor. . Seldman stated that he had seen Wil son giving money to Bluestlne at the booths. Just as he said this Bluestlne lushed excitedly from out of tin, crowd and frantically yelled: "You're 11 llai!" Ho continued to shout at Seld man, and there was considerable con fusion before the alderman could se em e silence. NEW PAPER ISSUED. "Official Bulletin of Criminal Infoi matlon" Received Hero. A largo number of copies of the flist Issue of the ' Official Bulletin of Ctlml nal Infoi million," Issued nt Chicago by the National Huieau of Identification, the board of goveinois of which Is com posed of President Philip Deltsch, superintendent of police at Cincinnati: Joseph Klpley, superintendent of police at Chicago; D. S. Caster, supei Intend ent of pollco at New Oilcans; n, v. McClaughey, waiden of the Western States penitential y, Foit Lavenuu th, Kansas; J. T. Junson, chief of police. Milwaukee. Wis.; II. J. Grasett, chief constable a' Toronto, Canada, and William PInketton, pilnclpnl Pinker ton's National Detective Agency at Chicago. This paper contains In each issuo sev eial ni Helen of educational inteiest to police offlceis and In patlleular several photographs taken by tho Beitlllon sys tem, of clocks, operating throughout tho country, who have alieady seived terms in prison. These papers nie subscribed for by tho vuiious heads of the police depait ment and the patrolmen, and are In- 4ivBVf vViViViVf 3 vCB'c. I It Will Pay You sS to look over our stock of S can be bought for about one nnci Breantnst sots in x rencu and English China. You can buy these sets for about the pi ice of flie cups, sauceis and pintes. we are going 10 sen must maxo room, so, ns we If Will Pay Yoii to VvxvaMgNW . 1 3 iVuliar & Peck, jwwmmmmmvmbwwmmi Do You Quality as Well as Price ? 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, SPRING STYLES NOW READY 412 Spruce Street. Try Our Special 10c Collars, all modern shapes. MEET ME AT POWELL'S, 131-133 WASH'N AVE. ARTHUR NIKISCH Conductor of the Leipsic Ge wand bans Orchestra, the Berlin Philhar monic dchebtra, and recently of the Bobton Symphony Orchebtra, one of the world s most distinguished musicians, and a pianist of rare capacity, writes as follows con cerning the Pianos I believe your Pianos to be of the very first rank, and the artist must necessarily feel a sense of giatltude to you for making possible the means for an expiession of his pio found and deep, or his light and fanciful feelings. (Signed) ARTHUR NIKISCH. We delieht in show ins the Mason & Ham lin Pianofortes to all persons appreciating an absolutely artistic Piano. L 8. PIE 131-133 WsSH NQTON AVENUE tended to give eveiy police oilleei an acquaintance with tlu- npp. nances an 1 modes of vv 01 King of vailous daugnous cilmimils. A complete file of them from now on, will bo a mlnlatuio rogue's g.illeiy and villi contain do sciiptions and ehniacteilatlnns of neatly nil the ciooks In the country. INCITED THEM TO STEAL. Junk Dealer Esoc Leber Ariestcd on a Serious Chni,c. Esoc Leber, a Junk dealei, of Emmet stieet, was aualgned b.-fme Aldi,iiinn Howo Inst evening, ehtugxl w I h Incit ing 'mill boys to steal, by nc tillT .is a "fence" lot the bt len iniuty und by supplying them with lug and sacks In which to curiy th li plimdei The suit was the out' omo of the c,su of Willie Schmlskcy and Hauy Mui lay, who vveio nnested, elniged with the l.aicenv of bias.s from thu D'la waie, Lackawanna und Western lull load yaids. The boys weie caught In the act. onlv n few nights ago, by r.itiolman Evo.iif. and the Schmlskey lad was tak n to police heudqtu.tois and thu f.il'oulng dav 1 eie used on his own leiognUance. Yesteiday thu boss eones"cd tlfat Leber had been taking thu bias, iron and other Junk off their hands, nnd had Incited them to the laicenyVif It. 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