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SCRANTON, MARCH 22, J 900.
REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.
Legislature.
Flrt D!ftrlct-T. JEFransON
RKY-
IVUI.US.
Second Dlxtrl.'t-JOHK SCHKUEH, JH.
The presldont, It Is undcrHtood.wtslios
contcrens to pass a law enabling him
to put Generals FitzhURh Loe und Jo
sepli Wheeler on the regular army re
tired list as a token of recognition of
their lecent services nnd us n compli
ment to the Confederate veterans nnd
tliclr son who fought for a reunited
country In the war with Spain. Such
an nctlon would be most apptoprlate.
An Agreement at Last.
Af A1IR BASIS of agreement at
I last reached In tho senate
1 upon tho subject of Puerto
Ulco's needs Is twofold in
character: First, the refunding of
tariff duties already collected, and
second, ir per cent, of tho Dlngley
duties for revenue purposes until the
Island government Itself shall certify
that such revenue Is no longer needed.
"This wise arrangement," to quote
from the Philadelphia Press, "meets
every possible objection. It safeguards
constitutional rights. It arrests tho
plenary power of congress in dealing
with the new territories. It stills all
doubt or fear as to the position of tho
Philippines. Hut at the same Ulmo it
regards first and chiefly the needs of
Tuerto Rico in levying a tariff and de
termining Its permanence."
One thing has been thoroughly es
tablished during this discussion over
Puerto Rico. The conscience of tho
American people is watching over the
new dependencies, and spoliation, if It
should be attempted, would meet with
swift rebuke. As to the Immediate de
tails of the pending legislation, tho
country has visited censure unfairly
nnd will soon perceive and regret Its
mistake; but Its Intent commands tha
highest respect and teaches that our
republic, may be trusted upon tho
whole to perform its new duties well.
General Lew Wallace says ho fears
that President McKInley Is trying to
make himself the emperor of a col
onial empire. It is too bad that Lew
should he so susceptible to fright.
m
How It Works.
LAST Y13AR tho government
lost $20,000,000 in handling sec-ond-elass
mall matter; that Is,
the expense; of handling It was
J20.(HiO,'.00 more than tho postage re
ceived. Had tho Loud bill been In
force, It would have overcome this dlf
feienco and cleared about $1,000,000 on
the transaction.
Some of the big publishing houses
which are lighting the Loud bill lssuo
novels at stated Intervals and call tha
Issues periodicals, thereby securing
the advantage of the cent-a-pound
postage rate when oilier books are
charged for at the rato of 4 cents a
pound. On this basis the government
rocelvcs J.V.40 a ton and has to pay
almost $10 a ton for the meiib hauling
oC the stuff, not to speak cf the cost of
clork-hlte, organisation, etc. These
book publishers have no more right to
epecl Uncle Shin to lose money in
this way than they would have to
nsk him to pay their renters.
Of couise there arc other abuses of
the malls. The free seed business s
an abuse, although so long as It exist.'
wo don't blame congressmen for dis
tributing their share. Tho wholesale
franking of stump speeches tor politi
cal pffeet Is an abuse and a ibad on?.
Political committees ought to pay for
their mall privileges Just the same as
ordinary citizens have to. May bo tin;
inllroads chuigo too much for hauling
the malls. If they do. that, also,
should be lemedlod. Hut at present
the Miblect iKfote tho house Is the
Loud bill and It ought to pass.
More than 200 applications have been
made to the comptroller of the cur
rency at Washington by persons wish
ing to take advantage of the new cui
ency law to organize national banks
In small communities where banking
facilities do not exist. This feature of
the law will unquestionably prove to
be a widespread benefit,
' Tire Invariable Rule.
-T-Hfc' WORDS of Bishop Potter
- I descriptive of the change in
. his opinions wrought by a
- -. JLptisonal view of tho Philip.
Jifiie jjAofilem ' aro instructive. "Wo
shftHktt-p, the Islands now," he says,
ulthdugtt :at 'one time he wanted to
give them up, "because there is no
way to get rid of them honorably."
Discussion of the quctlon as to wheth
ei"we ought or ought not to have en
toredVlhto "the "pos&euilon of them 13,
htT asHerliCinirely an ucudemlc matter,
no lunger" having practical value.
.But vcHnt cf "their futuio? "I be
llrtve," gays this former culleaguu of
Senator Hokr, ex-SecretRry Boutwell
aiid other antl-lmperhillsts, slnco con
verted to tho udmlul3tiatlon's side by
pcjso.tjsl.Ntu4v-.of the facts, "I believe
that f6f"a"Vh!le a military form of
poyernment Is tho only feasible one.
The Filipinos cannot govern them
st4ven, or nt any rate they1 cannot or
ganize a Kovtranfent of their own. 'It
ls.nanscuse, for tiny ona to say that
thy e.VlTfo only in tho larest cases
thwt inymQf tjiem have shown any real
capacity TO; aavfirnlng.. Several friends
oPAgulflttldo cams to me when I was
InHooj: Kong; and (old mo that they
vere fialisitcrt that thero could be no
success for. hia-undcrtaklng. Tho bet
ter class of Filipinos nil bellovo that
American occupation will mean nn In
ci ease of prosperity fo'r tho Islands."
And the bishop adds:
"I was much pleased with the gen
eral condition of nffalis In the Islands.
The war seemed to mo to be practical
ly over. Tho only activity among thu
InsuigontE was a disposition to make
raids of u guerilla character, that re
nemble more or less tho freebuoter wars
of tho adventurcis of southern Italy.
Tho gieat majority of the Filipinos nre
friendly to us; they have all confidence)
In our soldiers ami nre perfectly will
ing to como under our government. It
Interested me a great deal to see how
this ftlendly feeling was shown by tho
children, who arc devoted to our sot
diets." Why Is It that every Intelligent ob
server who makes tho Journey that
Ulshop Potter has Just made, no mat
ter what his opinions nt the outset,
comes back glad that tho lias Is afloat
over Manila nnd the Philippines und
certain that It Is afloat to stay?
In the act of damning the Transvnal
war nnd praising the valor of tho Irish
soldiers In one breath, Hon. John Red
mond gives nn example of b lowing hot
and cold that would be difficult to
excel.
Bryan's Platform.
THE PLATFORM of the Ne
braska Democracy, adopted
at Lincoln last Tuesday, and
more familiarly known as
"Bryan's platform," because he wrote
It, Is worthy of some examination as
a curiosity In political literature. Like
Its Indefatigable author, It pops at
every head that sticks up us well ns
at many heads which have no existence
In fact, and the man who can't llnd In
It a plank to fit his hobby Is mentally
deaf, dumb nnd blind. Let us con
dense Its multifariousness:
Endorses the Chicago platform.
Wants Income tux nnd direct election
of United States senators.
Favors municipal ownership of mun
icipal franchises.
Urges tho initiative and referendum.
Is willing to give liberal pensions to
deserving soldiers and dependents.
Approves the Nicaragua canal.
Then come a host of condemnatory
planks to signify how thoroughly the
boy statesman of the Tlatte is "agin
the government." Among tho "objects
and subjects sandbagged are:
The Dlngley tariff law, which Is
culled a trust bleeder.
Trusts in general, nnd tho "money
trust," tho "Industrial trust" and tho
"international law grabbing trust" in
particular.
The Republican party for a variety
of reasons. It has "abandoned Ameri
can Ideas and Ideals"; has "plotted
against the flnanclnl Independence of
tho individual"; Is about to "nullify
the Declaration of Independence"; and
wants to "put tho dollar above the
man."
Tho gold standard.
National banks.
Monopolies.
The Puerto Rlcan tariff.
Wars of conquest and colonial pos
sessions: also trade purchased at tho
cannon's mouth.
Militarism.
John Bull.
The platform holves all our weighty,
war problems with easy dexterity. It
airily affirms that tho "cons-tltutlon
follows the flag"; blithely favois "an
immediate declaration of tho nation's
purpose to give the Filipinos, first, a
stable form of government; second,
independence; and, third, protection
from outside Interference": and mod
estly wants to "extend the nation's
Influence, not by force but through the
persuasive power of a high and hon
orable example."
Tho gem of the platform we reserve
for the last. "Instead of a system
which would chain our nation to the
gold standard and compel it to partici
pate In all the disturbances which come
to European nations, we demand," it
ays, "an American financial system,
made by the American people for them
selves, to be secured by the Immediate
restoration of the free and unlimited
coinage of gold and silver at the pres
ent legal tatio of 36 to 1 without wnlt
ing for the aid or consent of any other
nation."
And there you have the whole story
of Bryanlsm, self-told and selMUus
trated. Tho endorsement of the clergy Is
one of the most effective of arguments
In favoV of expansion. None realize
more fully than those interested In
spieodlng the gospel to the unenlight
ened the futility of attempting mis
sionary work In the Oilent unless un
der the protection of the flag of free
dom. The disasters which have ovci taken
those exti ernes of enterprise, "Sapho"
and the Christian dally, Indicate that
it Is perhaps better to aim at the hap
py medium after all.
The Ameer of. Afghanistan appears
to be about tho only monarch who has
thus far resisted the invitation of tho
yellow Journals to make a newspaper
war upon England.
QUESTIONS.
Is It worth while
To promoto tho export tiaile of the
United States by providing better, cheap
tr. i , .MUreV transportation facilities,
which will alto result In opening now
To enable the United States to beconia
tho predominating commercial mailtlmo
power la the Pacli'.c as boon us posBlulo?
to euublu tho United States to become
tlio controlling commercial maritime pow
ct of tho Caribbean and Clulf o MeMcu
Sefnro a ctuiul l.s cut ihimiKli tho Isth
mus? To establish under the American Hug
tegular and frequent means of commit
nliatU.n with South America on both
occmib?
To win for tho Ui.lted States a respect
ablo position in tho tiade across tha
North Atlantic Ocean? '
To help fuiulrth means of communica
tion with those Inlands In the Atluntlu nnd
Pacific which huvu uicntly como Into
our possession or under our control?
To strengthen tho naval power of tho
United States?
To obtain a fair sharo of the profitable
occun-curryhig trudo of tho world?
To develop ocean iiihII facilities and
obtain theicfrom those advantages which
attach to tho quickest mail facilities?
To develop tho Industry of shipbuilding
and subsidiary Inductile In the 'United
States?
If It Is, then let congress puna the ship
ping bill.
OPINION IN THE
RAILROAD CASE
JUDGE PURDY'S DECISION IN
THE MATTER.
Erie and Wyoming Valley Company
Has No Authority to Build n.
Branch Boad from Hawley to
Lackawaxen Erie Company Had
No Lawful Bight to Fill Up Bed
of Canal, Under Its Bridge or to
Construct the Track Which It Laid
Across the Canal.
Tho opinion of Judge Gootge Purdy
tn tho equity case of tho Eric and
Wyoming Valley Railroad company
against the Eric Railroad company,
which was filed Monday at Mtlford,
Pike county, Is In part as follows:
This Is a proceeding by bill, by tho
Erie and Wyoming Valley Railroad
company, to restrain the Erie Railroad
company from Interfering with the
plaintiff's use for railroad purposes, or
otherwise, of a strip of land formerly
tho waterway of that portion of the
Delaware and Hudson canal which ex
tended through Pike county from Haw
ley to Lackawaxen, with fifteen feet In
width on each side of said canal; and
to compel the removal by the defend
ant of all material deposited or. placed
by It on the' said land, on or after the
twenty-fit st day of November, 1899.
After stating the facts which he had
deduced from tho evidence tha Judgo
says:
Upon the foregoing state of facts we
reach the following conclusions of law:
First At the time of the conveyance
of tho canal property by tho Cornell
Steamboat company, to the plaintiff,
the cannl was not a parallel or com
peting line, with the plaintiff's rail
road, within the meaning of Section 4
of Article 17 of the Constitution of
Pennsylvania.
SecondThe plaintiff corporation ac
quired no light, by virtue of Its pur
chase from the Cornell Steamboat
company, either to continue the opera
tion of the canal, or to construct and
operate a railroad thereon.
Third So far as the plaintiff corpor
ation has authority to locate the pro
posed line of railroad, from Hawley to
the state line, nt Laekawuxen, It has
taken the requisite legal steps to do so.
NOT A BRANCH.
Fourth The plaintiff's proposed rail
road from Hawley to I.ackawaxen Is
not a "branch" within the purview of
Section 9 of the Act of April 4, 186S.
Fifth Tho plaintiff corporation has
no authority in law to construct the
proposed railroad, from Hawley to
Lackawaxen.
Sixth The plaintiff acquired no title
to, or tight In, the land In question by
reason of Its acts In locatlngand adopt
ing the route, fiom Hawley to the state
line at Lackawaxen, for railroad pur
poses. Seventh At the time of the nets by
tho defendant, of which the plaintiff
complains, the plaintiff had possession
of the land upon which these acts
were committed, under a paper title
coming from tho Delaware and Hud
son company the former owner.
Eighth The right of the Delaware
and Hudson company to transfer the
land, Involved In the Issue, to the Cor
nell Steamboat company, and the au
thority of the latter company to trans
fer same to the plaintiff, cannot be
questioned by the defendant corpora
tion In this case.
Ninth Tho defendant corporation
had no lawful light, either to fill the
canal 'basin under Its railroad bridge,
or to construct the railroad track,
which it built about November 26. 1899,
across the canal west of the bridge.
Tenth With regard to tho operations
of the defendant In Ailing the canal be
neath the railroad bridge, tho plaintiff
has an adequate remedy ut law.
Eleventh The defendant should be
required to remove from the land in
question, the . railroad switch, con
structed by It after the Injunction or
der was served: and Fhould be enjoined
from nny further acts upon or about
the land in question until It has ac
quired a legal right In the premises.
Twelfth Tho defendant should pay
the costs of this proceeding.
Considerable space Is devoted to a
discussion of the plaintiff's rights un
der the purchase from the Cornell
Steamboat company and the opinion
then proceeds ns follows:
PLAINTIFF'S RIGHTS.
As to the plaintiff's right to construct
the toad as a "branch."
But if It be conceded that this pur
chase of the canal by the plaintiff gave
It a perfect title thereto. It gave it no
tight to construct a railroad thereon.
Such tight must have some other
foundation than ownership of the soil
over which. It is located.
If, under the branching power, the
plaintiff may 'build the contemplated
railroad from Hawley to Lackawaxen,
It may also build another bianch from
Hawley to Port Grlfllth, and thus have
two distinct and Independent lines be
tween Its terminal points, under ono
charter. And if tho topography of the
county would peimlt the construction
of a third line, nnd some other carry
ing corporation were likely to gat In Its
way.lt might again go Into tho branch
ing business and repeat the proceeding
on the other side of its present, line:
or It may build from Port Grlfllth to
Lackawaxen direct. Instead of from
Hawley.
We believe It was never the Inten
tion of the legislature, by this act, to
give any such wholesale license to rail
road corporations.
The operation of the plaintiff's pres
ent road bv the defendant would not,
pet haps, preclude It from constructing
a branch from the main lino at Lacka
waxen to Hawley. But It Is bound, by
the terms of the lease, to pay for tho
use of plaintiff's line, fifty thousand
dollars a year for eleven years yet to
come; unless relieved by failure of the
.plaintiff to furnish coal for transpor
tation over the line, as provided In the
contract of lease; and, so long as the
lease is in force, it has no use for an
other line, over the same territory. But
doubtless It Is the purpose of the plain
tiff, In constructing another line, to
carry the coal of the Pennsylvania Coal
company, heretofore delivered to the
defendant for transportation; In which
case the defendant would be forced to
terminate tho lease. Then tho plain
tiff would own and control two lines
of railroad from Hawley to Lacka
waxen. and tho defendant would have
a section of railroad from Hawiev to
Honesdale, with no connecting link
from Lackawaxen and with no feasible
route over which to construct one.
There Is no express provision In the
leasj. requiring tho plaintiff to furnish
freight to tho defendant and no stipu
lation that plaintiff shall not construct
another line, hut, In view of tho situa
tion wo do not feel It our duty tn
strain uny points In aid of the plain
tiff's operations.
ABOUT FILLING CANAL.
As to tho tight of the defendant to
fill the canal:
Counsel for the defendant contend
that the conditions and restrictions
contained In tho grant of May 1, X8ts,
by tho Delaware and Hudson Canal
company to Now York and ErJo Rail
road company were intended by the
parties only for tho benefit of the
"Canal company and Its successors In
the operation of tho canaii and that
the discontinuance of tho use of the
canal, us a waterway, and Its aliena
tions by tho Canul company, operated
as an extinguishment of these condi
tions and restrictions, and gave the
defendant the free use of the land nt
the railroad crossing, for nny neces
sary purpose connected therewith, so
long us tho limit of three tracks In
width Is not exceeded; nnd cite, In
support of this theory, Ladd vs. City
of Boston, 1G1 Muss., 585; Trustees of
Columbia College vs. Thacher, 87 N.
Y.. 311; Orne vs. Filcdenburg. 143 Pa.,
437, and numerous other cases. This
question Is treated nt length In a foot
notes to Ladd vs. City of Boston, 21
nm. St. Rep., 484; nnd undoubtedly It
Is the rule, as thero stated, that "a
covenant, condition, or ngrecment, In
ft deed of conveyance will not be on
forced In equity, where such changes
havo taken place, slnco the deed was
executed, as to render specific perform
ance of the covenant inequitable." As,
where enforcement of tho contract
would Impose great hardship upon tho
defendant and bo of little benefit to
tho plaintiff; Columbia College vs.
Thatcher, infra.
But the case before us Is not a grant
of land with a restriction as to Its use;
It Is a grant to the Now York and Erlo
Railroad company, and Its successors,
of a right of way over, and nt a certain
height above, the land of the grantor.
What was not granted remained In tho
grantor. The grantor does not reserve,
to Itself and Its successots, the right to
pass with Its boats, etc.. undet tho
bridge to bo constructed by thp
grantee; It reserves nothing respect
ing tho matter In contention out of
what Is granted, but the right to con
nect with" the grantees railroad. Noth
ing beneath a point seventeen feet
above the bed of the canal, was In
cluded In the grant; and wo concluded
that tho Canal company and Its suc
cessors In title have tho right to use
this land beneath the bridge Includ
ing the space which defendant filled,
for any lawful purpose which Is not
detrimental to the bridge or to its use.
PLAINTIFF'S REMEDY.
As to plaintiff's remedy at law, etc.:
Proceeding upon the assumption that
the plaintiff has no lawful right to
construct the proposed railroad, we
fall to see how the act of the defend
ant, In filling under the bridge, occa
sions irreparable Injury to the plaintiff,
and why compensation for the Injury
cannot be recovered In a common law
action. It Is not a case where the
damages are estimable only by con
jecture. Thero Is nothing to show that
this land Is, In Itself, of any special
value or that It Is appropriate for any
particular use, other than for Plain
tiff's contemplated railroad; and we
can see nothing to prevent the owner
of the land from showing how, and to
what extent. It Is damnged by this
filling and from recovering such dam
agesup to the limit of the value of
the property before the trespass was
committed.
We are unable to see whv this rem
edy Is not complete' and adequate.
It Is claimed by the defendant that
the filling was done for tho sole pur
pose of strengthening Its bridge and
making it safe for the heavy traffic
over It: and, that It was done under
tho belief that It was Infringing no
right In so doing. If Its operations
had ended with the filling, we might
adopt this view of the matter. But,
considering this work In connection
with the subsequent act of the defend
ant In hastily constructing a switch
across the canal, In utter disregard ot
the injunction order, which had been
previously served, leads to the con
clusion that the prime motive of the
defendant. In tho premises, was to ob
struct and hinder the nlntntlff In its
operations respecting the location and
construction of its projected railroad,
regardless of the defendant's belief In
Its legal right to do this filling. The
guise under which the defendant con
structed this switch Is too transpar
ent to conceal Its Identity. It Is true
the defendant's division superintend
ent, who did the work, was permitted
by us (and, doubtless, improperly so)
to say for whom he did It. But there
Is no evidence In the case of the cor
porate existence of any such body as
the Delaware and Southern railroad;
no evidence that the work was author
ized by any one, other than the de
fendant, nnd It was done by the qm
ployes of the defendant, under the di
rection of its superintendent.
ASCERTAINING DAMAGES.
It may bo said that tho damages for
the construction of the switch may be
ascertained and compensated In the
same way as those for the filling. But
the circumstances, under which this
latter work was done, are entirely dif
ferent, and are such that we should
not permit the act to pass unrebuked.
We think the defendant should be re
quited to undo what it has done in ap
parent contempt of the order of the
court: and, In view of the disposition
manifested by this latter proceeding,
we think the defendant should also.be
enjoined from any further Illegal acts
In the premises, and be required to pay
the costs In the case.
Since tho final heating of the case,
counsel for the defendant have called
our attention to tho case of North'
Shore Railroad Company vs. Pittsburg,
Fort Wayne and Chicago Railway, 193
Pa., 641, holding that a court of equity
has no 'Jurisdiction where the title to
land Is involved. Doubtless It Is the
rulo that when there are material
facts In dispute between the parties,
respecting the title to land, equity has
no Jurisdiction.
But In the present case there are no
questions of fact in dispute relating to
the title: and if the question were to
be settled In a common law- nctlon, tho
court must declare the rights of tho
parties, as in the present case. But,
were It otherwise. It Is too late to raise
this question, as the case in 193 Pa.,
cited by counsel, holds.
In accordance with these views we
mako tho following order and decree:
This case having been heard on bill,
answer, replication evidence and argu
ment of counsel, after due considera
tion of the questions Involved In tho
issue. Now, March 19, 1900, It is or
dered, adjudged and decreed, that
the preliminary Injunction heretoforo
awarded be. and the sarne Is, amended
or modified so as to enjoin and re
strain the defendant, tho Erie Rail
road company, Its agents, servants and
employes, from depositing material of
any kind upon, and from any Inter
ference with the land known as the
Delaware and Hudson canal, and the
strip of land fifteen feet In width on
either side thereof, formerly owned by
the Delaware and Hudson Canal com
pany and situated In the countv of
Plko and state of Pennsylvania. And
It Is further ordered that tho said Erie
Railroad company within ten days
from the time It Is served with a copy
of this order, remove from tho land
aforesaid, the rallroad"Swltch or track,
and all mateilals connected with tho
construction thereof, which was built
by it. or by Its employes, on or about
the 26th day of November, 1S99, across
said canal and land. In tho vlclnltv of
Lackawaxen, In the countv of Pike
aforesaid,
EFFECT OF DECREE.
This older and decree, however, Is
not to be construed to prohibit or pre
clude tha said defendant, the Erlo
Railroad company, from taking uny
legal steps, desired, by It, to acquire
any of said lands, or uny rights there
to or therein, by virtue of tho power of
eminent domain or other lawful means,
cither with respect to Its present lino
of railroad, or with regard to any
branch or other railroad which It may
desire tn construct.
. And this order and decree Is not to
be construed to preclude thu plulntlfC
from recovering, In a common law ac
tion against the defendant, for anv
damage sustained by tho plaintiff by
reason of tho filling of the canal, be
neath the bridge of tho defendant, as
stated In tho plaintiff's bill of com
plaint. And as thus, changed and
modified the Injunction Is continued
and made permanent and llpal.
And It Is further ordered and decreed
that the defendant, the Erlo Railroad
company, pay the costs of this pro-rpedltTK.
MEASURES THAT DIE
A PEACbFUL DEATH
Concluded from Pago 3.
avenue between Market and Breaker
slrectn.
Providing for an clccttlc light' on Key
scr avenuo.
Granting permission to the Gumewell
Auxiliary Flro Alarm company to con
struct a lire alarm system In the city.
Providing for n. sewer nn tho castTly
sldo of Washington avenue.
Providing for the acceptance of certain
streets In tho Fifteenth ward.
Providing for tho narrowing of Dela
wnro street, between Washington and
Wyoming avenues.
Providing that no ordinances providing
for city improvements bo considered by
councils If not accompanied by plans and
specifications.
Providing for one electric light in the
Fourteenth ward.
Providing for one electric light In the
Sixth ward.
Adjusting tho pay of permanent firemen,
Providing for a sewer on tho easterly
side of Washington aonue, between New
York and Marlon street.
Providing for the payment of claims
for tho furbishing of Crystal hose house.
Providing for thi construction ot side
walks on South Main avenue.
Providing for the payment of tho claim
of William Conncll for tho constructing
by him of pavement in front of Conncll
building.
Providing for the, eot.strucllon of gut
ters In tho Nineteenth ward.
NEVER REPORTED.
A large number of ordinances and
resolutions which were referred to the
committee never got beyond them.
Tho fire department committee has tho
largest number of these to its credit.
Among them are the following:
Ordlnanco providing for the payment ot
claim of Spruks Bros, against tho city.
Ordlnanco providing for tho appoint
ment of two additional pcrmnnent men in
order to givo tho present Paid firemen
twenty-four hours leavo of absenco when
they desire.
Ordlnanco providing fe-r additional per
mnuent man for tho Cumberland Hoso
company.
Ordlnanco creating tho ofTlco of assist
ant flro chief and lire marshal.
Ordinance providing for a flro hydrant
in the Twentieth ward.
Ordinance providing for a flro atarm
box In tho Twentieth ward.
Tho only thing that the Judiciary
committee held back was the resolu
tion directing that ex-Patrolman Mar
tin D. Flaherty be paid $216.17, same
being his salary while suspended from
duty during Mayor Bailey's term.
The light und water committee didn't
report on the resolution providing that
tho Lackawanna Iron nnd Steel com
pany be asked for how much they
would turn over their plans for bring
ing the water of tho Susquehanna river
to this city.
The railways committee held up sev
eral resolutions, the most Important of
which was the one directing the chief
of police to enforce the ordinance pro
hibiting the blocking of the West Lack
awanna avenue crossing.
The sewers nnd drains committee
held up a resolution directing that the
city clerk advertise for proposals for
the construction of a sewer In tho
Nineteenth sewer district, while tho
sanitary committee failed to act upon
the resolution requiring physicians to
tack up notices of contagious disease.
The box set aside for the papers,
resolutions and ordinances referred to
special committees Is full, and contains
numberless claims tind a large num
ber of miscellaneous resolutions.
MARRIED IN CALIFORNIA.
Well Known Scrantonian Weds in
Far Off Fresno.
The marriage of Arthur Albright
Jones to Miss Ellazena Eyxbeo was
solemnized at the home of the bride's
pnrents in Fresno, California, on Tues
day evening lost. Tho groom Is a
son of Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus D. Jones,
of this city.
The parents of flic groom, his broth
er and sister and a number of other
persons from Scranton were present at
tho wedding ceremony.
FURMTUR
Roll Top Desks,
Flat Top Desks,
Standing Desks,
Typewriter Desks,
And Office Chairs
A Large Stock to Select
from.
Hill- & Cornell
121 N. Washington. Ave.,
ALWAYS BUSY.
More friends every day. Tho cause
easy to buy, easy to wear.
$5.50, $4.00 and $5.00.
Lewis. Reilly &. DavJes,
lU.Ui WvomtcB Aveuua.
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Get Ready
for Eirtispectfloe
We have now a full Hue of
all makes of Watches that
we guarantee to pass.
Buy your Watches of an
old reliable house. Not some
agent who will open shop for
two or three months and then
skip out. , We are here to
stay. Our guarantee is "as
good a3 gold." Prices as
low as any.
MERQEMBAU& CORNELL
130 Wyoming Ave.
Coal Exchange.
The Hunt &
CooeeH Go.
Heating, Plumbing,
Gas Fitting, Electric
Light Wiring, Gas
an Electric Fixtures,
Buiiders Hardware.
434 Lackawaaia Avenue
Lawi Ssei
WWtc Clover Sed,
ot Seel
TSmelly Seei
tamam Mtlletf Seel
Q Minister
and
Forsyth
825-SS PENN AVENUE.
HENRY BELIN, JR.,
General Agent lortua Wioiulm
DIUrlct 'j.-
iilulng, lllaatlnc.Spartlnc. Siuo.ce.au
and the Kopauuo CJUemlca.
Co.np.iuy'c
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AUKNU'IKI
THOS. FORD. - Flttston.
JOHN B. SMITH & SON. - Plymouth.
W. E. MULLIGAN, Wilkes-Eatre.
rowiEB.
James Cauev.J&I have had a heavy" feeling in my head,
lungs and stomach for six weeks. I
was examined and informed that my
heart and lungs were sound. I am
alarmed about the condition.
Doctor
luuiuaituii wiuu iu uucui. in mug ur
ease. A feeling of heaviness in the
chest region is not a symptom of heart
or lung affections. Take a Ripans
(Tabule and eat oranges, figs or apples
every morning ""
. AwttyUrkrtMiitlnlrrTifjixTiBriJ!naip''';on(ir1thoiitfrliui)lfnwfirlrtinii
nur ttorm-rou r own. 1 lil low prlcnl oit u ji t.i.idnl fur tb poor Had ttio (wnoailrAl. Oiw doxca
W lh Unseat nnou (! tabalM) enn to had by mall l)yniiln(rforty-t(rhtvnu to tho Kn-iM Clmuci
CoartfTi . l ttyvuootttreot, New Tork-er .fa-lc c&rwa (xca liiiuntj will bo teat tvr ore cccta. ,
WILEY'S
WA8H
IG00B8
One-half hours personal
inspection of our
Wash
Goods
tock
will not only make you better
acquainted with the immense
line of "New Ideas" we are
showing for Spring, but will
do more to "post" you on
values, that have real merit
to back them than a whole
column of "talk and figures."
Our assortment has never
been as large, nor the styles
so attractive as now; two con
ditions which are not likely
to exist as the season ad
vances. We make special
mention of
Mouseline de Soie,
F31 de Soie, Peau de Soie,
Dotted Swiss and
Swiss Grenadine,
Anderson's Silk Cord
Scotch Ginghams,
Irish Dimities,
Madras, Cheviots,
Linen Ginghams,
French Percales, Etc. Etc.
Exclusive styles shown in
mest of the above.
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
Teachers and superintendents de
siring for class use in picture study,
something that is substantial and
inexpensive will find these beautiful
new reproductions of great value.
We have ioo different subjects to
select from. The prices are very
reasonable and the assortment is
complete.
With this book the simple-act of
writing produces a copy. Any
letter head can be used and a copy
produced from pencil or any kind
of pen and ink. When the book is
filled, extra fillers can be purchased
lrom us at very little cost. Two
sizes and bindings in stock.
Reynolds Bros
Stationers and Engravers,
Scranton, Pa.
Tiae IPeji Car on Letter Book
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