THE SCRANTOI TR1BUNI3-SATURDAY, APRIL 1J, 1000.
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Purest
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CLEVELAND BAKING POWDER CO.,
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LIVE NEWS OF THE
INDUSTRIAL WORLD
EBIB KAILEOAD SCORES A
POINT IN ITS FIGHT.
Permitted to File a Bond and Take
Possession, of Pait of the Old
Canal Bed Make-up of the D., 1.
& W. Board for Today Manner in
Which the Pennsylvania Is Dis
posing of Its New Issue of Stock.
Short News Notes.
The Erie Railroad company Thurs
day scored a point in its fljrht In Penn
sjlvanla to prevent the Ile and Wjo
ming Valley and Pennsylvania Coal
companies from building its piopo&ed
coal road from Hawley, over the aban
doned Delaware and Hudson canal, lo
tidewater at Klncston, N. Y. Last
November the Eiio company dumped
iOO cat loads of coal ashes In the canal
hi Lu'kavvaxcn, vvheio the Ihlo ciosses
it by a bridge. This was to pievent tho
lit'W load fiom buIldliiK on the bed of
Hit canal, which Is under the Krlc
tr.uks at this point. The matter was
taken to the com Is and Judge Puid
the pi oxIdinR judge of Pike and Wajnc
i ouutlcg, ordered the 1'ile company to
ii'innvp a wooden bridge it had built
an oss the canal on a level with tlv
bank while an injunction was pending,
having the coal and other obstruction
iimllstui bed
Tliutsd'tv the Ihle companj, through
Its (iiunsil, nought to tile a bond at
Jlllford, which in effect would give It
pcimuncnt possession of the land undti
Its bridge No 6 at I,ack.uacn. A
special tot m of Pike county couit was
held at Mil ford befoie Judge Purdy
and Associate Judges Klaerand Houck,
at which the lio and Wyoming com
pany asked for an Injunction to ie
htraln the Krie fiom filing Its bond
The Injunction was denied and the lhle
permitted to Hie its bond. This gives
the latter company the canal bed
whero It is obstructed.
, Meeting Today.
A numher of officials connected with
the passenger dcparlment of the Dela
ware, Lackawanna and Western rail
road will have a meeting in this city
today. The p.crty will consist of T. W.
I,ee, of New l'oik, general passenger
agent; George W. Hoyler, his chief
clerk; Howard J. Roll, general eastern
passenger agent; Guy Adams, tiavel
ing passenger agent; T. P. Fox, of Buf
falo, division passenger agent; W. C.
Drayton. Syracuse, division passenger
agent; M. It. Smith, Scranton; division
passenger agent.
The passenger agents will visit the
local shops and mines In this city, w 111
go to Kingston and afterwaids dine at
the Sterling in "Wilkes-Banc.
D., L. & W. Bonrd for Today.
Fallowing Is the make-up of the Del
aware, Lackawanna and Western
board for today:
Sitiirciay April H, 1100.
II.D CATS, SOUTH.
3 a. m. T. 1 iUpatrlrl.
6 a. m . I) v arfcl.
8 a. in . f.crrit).
1 p. m. P. Smgrr.
3B0p mF VcMlhtcr, with Drock'a men
5 p. m. J. Ilurkliart.
fcl'MMIT.
10 a, m , nortli . II Mcliol,
2.15 p. m , loutli MrLane.
10 j in. nracu. (
rusiiuis.
8 n tti. llourr.
U..iO a. hi. Mown
T p. in. Mm phi.
10 p. m r-Caulej.
rAbTNGFIl knoini:.
6 30 p. ni. SlagGmn,
wild o.rs, Noam.
1 p. m J. JIaslcri.
4 15 p. in J. O'llau
P. Ciivanaiigh with oXviMcr'n men, O Hear
tie and P. J. O'Mallcj nnd.thiir men, will r..
port at inv ofllfo at 1 .iO Suturdu) iiflmioon.
April II, tor admission ticket to air lnuke in.
ttruction car (or 2 p. in, class.
A. C. gillabiiry, Siipeiintnirtcn
Selling the Stock.
The directors of the Pennsylvania
Rallioad company have taken advan
tage of the demand for the shaies of
this company and they have been ioi
some time past suppljlng the market
with stock, It Is ofllelally stated that
the company has -Fold all the stock it
was entitled to, and .within the past
few days about $8,700,000 of the stock
has been put out. The authorized cap
itallzation of this company Is $101,700,
000, and the manner lhwhlch the stock
was sold created some suipilse, as
the rUorkhalders thought they would bo
given a choice to subscribe for this
Stock at par.
i By the manner In which this stock
has been sold the company has se
cuied a larger amount of money than
If an allotment had been nmle. if
the stockholders had been liiven the
privilege tho tecelpts at $50 a shaiq
wo;i4 have been Just $$.700,000. But It
Bakmg Powder
was sold hiound TO or bettor, which
has been the pi Ice leccntly, and the
comrany has seemed ',450,000, or $2,
050,000 more than if an allotment had
been made.
Receivers Not Liable.
The United States supieme coutt de
cided Monday that tocelvcrs of rail
roads aie not liable under the I'nlted
States statute of 1S73 piohlblting lall
road companies fiom conl'nlng live
stock for a longer peilod than t'venty
elght hours at a lime without unload
ing them for lest, vvato. etc. The de
cision was based on the piound that
the statute Is nppllcablo to "compan
ie" only, and the court held If theie
was an omission in the law it could
onlv be supplied b ccnpitss
The ease was that of the United
States vs. the lccelveih of the Heading
Hullroad company.
This and That.
Coniad Stht oeder Is erecting a uen
station for the Delavv.ne and Hudson
company at Suiatoga, N. Y.
Woik on the foundation foi the new
Baptist cliiiKh on South Main avenue
is ne.uing completion, and tin ion
ti actor will soon begin woik on the
supor.stiuctuie
The line of the People's Telephone
company to I'itt'tnn was opened on
Vcdni'sda nnd subset ibcis miv talk
to that city fice of (huge. AVoik on
the companv's lines In Scinnton will
bo begun In a shoit time Wllkes
Baue I'ecord.
Smith &. Chamiiloii. of Mali inoy Citv
have been nvvuided the coutiHit bv the
Heading i.ilhn for the gi.ullng and
masoniv In connection with Its pro
posed new ft eight vatd at Huthcifoid,
on the Lebanon Valley biancli Thh
new yaul, which will be located nb ait
five miles west of Hanlsbuig, will be
used for handling heavv western tiaf-
The Day of Little Things-Saturday
Easter suggestions are everywhere throughout the store and Easter sunshine, we
hope, for this last day of Easter preparation. This will naturally be a day of little
things, like gloves, and hosiery and neckwear. Yet, if the gown is not yet prepared,
there is still time. Huge preparations on our part have resulted in immense favor at
your hands. And this is but the beginning, The mercantile importance of Easter
lies only in the fact that it fixes the opening of a season. With the passing of Easter
our usefulness to you is only begun.
An Easter Hint for flen
It's a glove hint, so you'll not be surprised that it's of "Adler's" famous $1.50 gloves.
One of our glove specialties, as you know, and a strong one, Mocha Gloves (un
dressed) in pretty shades of grey, mode and tan a soft, fine, perfect fitting glove
that is bound to give satisfaction in wear.
Men's Neckwear .
Easter Neckwear the new shapes and colorings from abroad, and the very latest
effects, from the makers at home, 23c to $1.50. with laige assortments at between
prices. Of particular interest in the half dollar line. It comprises a fresh importa
tion of English Twills in navy blue and black with white and colored figures. They're
mostly in the popular "batwing" and English square shapes. Numerous other good
qualities, stylish and well made in this 50c class.
Ladies' Kid Gloves
The "C. & W." is the dollar glove.
Each is an absolute leader in its line.
be regarded seriously, and we have no specialties in our entire business that we our
selves take more seiiously than these gloves. They are positively better than any
. other glove sold at their pi ice in America. All colors, all styles, all sizes in each.
Women's and Men's Hosiery
Good hosiery. Always worthy, dependable goods in this store, however little the
price. A host of legular patrons indorse this claim. Each new patron makes a new
inaorser. some inexpensive sorts Deiow. tseuer gooas, tnougn man you get usu
ally at these pi ices.
For Men and Women 12 Kc a pair, medium weight, fast black cotton, double
soles, toe and high spliced heels, full in size, elastic and durable. German make
Not matched in quality at 20c pair.
For Hen 19c pair, 3 pairs for ?oc, of cotton, black, with unbleached feet.made
with double soles, toes and high spliced heels. Thousands of dozens of these goods
pass over our counters in a season. They're not to be found elsewhere at so low 0 price
Cleveland's Baking Powder
improves the flavor and adds
to the healthfulness of the food.
There are imitation baking powders, sold cheap, by
many grocers. They arc made from alum, a poison
ous.drug, which renders the food injurious to health.
tlc coming over the company's line via
tho Western Maiyland.
FLOWERS FOR EASTBU.
Thexe Is an Unusually Large and
Gorgeous Display of Them This
Year at the Florists.
It Is the unanimous testimony of all
flower Ioveis that never before In the
histoty of the city has there been such
an elaboiatc, lavish and vailed display
of Histor lloweis as tho iloilsts are
making this week. Neatly all of them
have lented annexes, laige empty store
looms and these aie tilled with such a
piofuslon of flow eis that one Is almost
bewildered when ho enteis.
"They may talk of their Paris flower
luaikets," said one florist yesterday,
"but we've got (lower markets in
St -anton this week that offer Just as
gieat i piofuslon of llowers of all
Kind? and vaiioties as any that the
old woild has "
The Hastei lilies, of tourse, predom
inate, and they can be had by the
hunched. They are selling at the same
pilte the have sold foi seveial ears
Imtk, Ji cents a flowei And It Isn't
onl 'he well-to-do who aie buying
them, either, for the children of tho
poor may be seen coming in to get tho
beautiful white blossoms that typify so
much In this most gloilous season of
the je.ii.
A flower that Is also vtry plentiful
and on" which Is Ik coining veiy popu
lar In Ibis city Is the "crimson ram
blei" lose This plant glows with
mat vellous Liplditv ana twines Itself
lust like the ivy The wondeiful part
of It Is that it Is almost all blossoms
and when It is In full bloom, hardly
SCRANTON'S SHOPPING CENTER.
The "Jouvin" is the dollar and a half glove.
Connolly & Wallace specialties are thines to
one square Inch of foliage can he seen,
nothing but a mass of crimson petals.
The ever-popular azallas ate also
very plentiful and they may be had In
almost every conceivable shade, fiom
the lightest and daintiest of pinks to a
gloriouscercse. Hhododendrunsarealeo
shown In piofuslon as are the hydran
geas, some of which aie record break
ers In the matter of size.
Among the other flowers that may be
had are: Hyacinths, daffodils, gc'iea
tas, acacias, tulips of every color, mar
guerites, sweet scented lilies of the
valleys. white lilacs, clnei arias, jonuulls
and delicate splreas. A novelty Is
also shown In tho shape of calceolarias,
or fisherman's baskets, a most peculiar
shaped little flower, that Is shaped Just
like the object It Is named after, and
that comes In such exquisite shadings
and blendlngs of shades that they can
not be dercribctl. Another novelty Is
sweet alyssum in pots
Hoses may be had, of couise. In all
kinds and varieties, and palms and
greenery of all sorts aie on exhibition
Top Notch Luxury.
The finest hotels In the land tannot
surpass tho Lake Shore Limited lor
luxury and comfort. No one who has
not taken n tilp on this palatial tiain
tan appteciute the magnificence of the
appointments with which the entlic
train ts furnished. It is composed of
buffet, smoking and library car, di aw
ing room car. sleeping and obsei vtton
tar and dining tar. The entile tialn
is lighted by electricity and a bath
loom, barber shop, writing loom anil
library arc among the unique fedtuies
of this train. A stenographer and la
dles' waiting maid and other attend
ants are icady to do joui slightest
bidding, and the journey throughout Is
made so pleasant that the traveler
cannot but feel soir when the jour
ney Is at an end. Life Is not complete
unlrss one luin tnken a Journey from
Iiuffnlo to Clilcago In this palace on
vv,hcels.
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.
The regular meeting of the Mlerarv society,
which a held Thursday wai cry enthusiastic
There being no lulnei of 'tiiiixirtamc lo tome
before the ooeiety, the llttrarv progiammc was
tt once proceeded with. The Wee club quartette,
composed of MewiM. (Irant, Iturni, Hean and
WeMi, cans, and leeched the heart) applame
of all the aludenU pieaent. The retllatlon by
MIm Peatrlce VIorrl wa dellmed In her usiml
charming and Impressive manner, .Iisso Itodrb
guei, who has made himself very mpular by
the splendid manner in which he plaja the violin,
gave an exhibition of his aklll with that In
strument, for which he recelicd the tontlnucd
applause of the sfiidinta and was compelled to
piaj a neionJ time Hut the most Interesting
feature of the meeting as what was Intended
by the prognnime committee to be a pro lloe
meeting, but which some were cvldtntly en
deavoring to make a demonstration In faor of
1 ngland The i.pecf h of Mr Kahittfintc, the
chairman of the programme committee, was a
very tortlblc speech, whltli clearly showed with
which side his sympathies were, lie was fo)
lowed by a very short but concise pro Ilocr ilcilv
ration by Mr. Hooven. After this speech the
meeting for some time continued to bo one of
cheers tor President Kruger, resolutions of sym
pathy for the Boers, and. In fact, everjthlng
which tended to (.how tint the vast majority of
the students present favored tho people of the
Transvaal.
Tho I'edeMrlan tlub held a meeting Thnrsdaj,
at which a second communication fiom Mr.
Kvans, of Wyoming seminary, was read In t"j
letter Mr. Evans urgently requested that the
flcranton High school be represented on tli;
field on the day of the track meet. Tropp, who
Is Into the work of training the students 'or
these contests with all his might, requests thai
alt who have any Interest In the Pedestrian tlu'i
and who wish to train for the coming event,
to meet him at Athletic Park next Tuesday.
This Is a list of tho contests width will come
off at the Wjomlng seminiry grounds: lOO jji I
dash, 220 jard dish, MOjanl run, half mile run,
one mile run, 120 janl hurdle race (low), run
ning broad Jump, pole vault, putting Tipounl
shot, throwing ".' pound hammer, one mile b'rv
cle race, tunning high jump This will be gov
erned b.v the inles of the National Intir SUulu
tic association
Arthur Ilooven intends spending the romln,
week In Pike conntv, on a trout lhiiij tdl
tlon Put he Is not the only one, the talk o'
tiout flihilig being the subject of irmusitlin
among the bo.vs for nearly all of the put wetk
Stephen Oasts
The Acme of Happiness.
Happiness Is sinietimes poitrijtd,
By the man who lias reached the top;
iid thin .igaln il tomes to a man,
Who Is "net" in a luibir shop
Chicago News
New York Announcement.
Horner's Furniture.
Wo bid for your patronage on
the following gioumls:
1. Our stock ropiesenls the pio
tltictions of tho BEST MAKliHS
ONLY, in addition to Roods of out
own mfinufnotiiif. '
2. Our a"oitiiient nre ns emu
pleto in the plain nnd hioxpenslu
goods suited to tlie modest home, as
in tho nioio nlnbotntp nnd nitiutie
lines icquhed lot tho moro pieten
tiotis home or mansion
'I. Out juices nie tho Invest at
which futnituie of stnnd.ud quality.
and beating tin t.nnp of stvlo.niid
motif in its nppeiuaiice, can bcnmnii
faotmed nnd sold
All the htnst designs mil flnl-lies
in oii'li and eveiv line. iiiHtidlnar
the fishtomblc light woods an I
effeits foi summer furnishing
R.J. Horner Sc Co.,
Furniture IfnkPi nnd linpni lei ,
G1-G5 AV. 2.$d St., New Vork
(AdnlnliK I'tlen "Inure.
A tIH to the establishment n(E I Horner .'!
Co., brings vou In touch with irtrv thing thtt is
new and worth eci lg in the furiatur'1 world
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Beer
Brewery
Manufacturers ir
OLD STOCK
P1LS
435 to 455
. SCRflHTON. PA
N. Ninth Street
Telephone Call, -Mil
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At Retail
Coal of the best quaiu) ur tn Ic
uee and of all ulzes, Includlim Hu s.luat
and Blrdeeje, delivered In any part ul
the city, tt the lowest price
Orders received at the office, Oonnell
building, Room S06: telephone No 17C2, or
at the mint, telephone No 272, will he
promptly attended to. Dealers supplied
at the mine.
MOUNT PLEaSANT COAL CO
Hummk
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MYER
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The Proper Thing
At the Proper Time
Is a Spring Suit or
Spring Overcoat for Easter
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F THE "B. & M." KIND. They're always of
Best Material, Best Make, Latest Cut and
Prices Always Right.
to tailor-made, and as to fit
can't have them.
We also have the best and largest line of
Mnde-to.Ordcr Samples in the city.
BOYLE &
416 Lackawanna Avenue.
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Big Show of Easter Flowers
ark's Easter Annex 1
134-136 Washington Avenue.
HI. PIMPQT nnrl ivirtet
lo lemember vour friends
be.uitiful bloo-nmg plant, or a palm or fern. r
" At Clark's Aunex, 134-136 Washington Avenue, can be ?
"5 seen 6,ooo feet of floor space covered with Lilies, Hydrangia, J
-5 AzjIms, Hyacinths, Genestas, Tulips, Lily-of-the-Valley, Crim- gj
,4 son Rambler, Marguercttes, Daflodils, Accasias, Lilac, all in the
J. be.iuty of bloom. Also a magnificent collection of Palms, Ferns '
and Cr.itons.
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At. Seedsmen, Florists and Nurserymen.
u Cut Flowers of all kinds at the old stand.
A h.istei Annex 1 34 and 1 16 Washington Avenue.
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A Word
J1kV
Is all it costs to make your
wants known through the
columns of THE TRIBUNE;
and there is no better ad
vertising medium printed
in Scranton.
situations Wanted are Inserted
THIRD NATIONAL BANK
OF SCRANTON
ORGANIZED I87S
DEPOSITARY OF
THE UNITED STATES.
Capital
surplus SSOO.000
4BO.OOO
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WM. CONNELL, President.
HEiNRY B0LIN, Jr., Vlce-I're.
WILLIAM II. PECK. Cashier.
Ppeclal attention given to busl
ni ureuuiUH 'lluet per ipnt In.
Krest paid on luturcat deposits.
Easter Shoes
At $1.00, $1.50, $2.00, $3.00, $4.00 and
$5.00 for men and women. All styles, all
leathers. All sizes and all widths, A to EE.
DAVI DOW
Shoe Store. 307 Lackawanna Avenue.
Equal in every respect
if they don't fit you
MUCKLOW,
ej. tjj 4, , $. $. e eW
nnronflito P.ictof C'irA uritll Mrllrhi
is a box of lovelv flowers a
C!ark & Co.
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Free.
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5 Are You Still a
I Pedestrian? I
S Hather tramp than treadle P
S As you watch the procession H
of happy wheelmen and wheel jj
S women do you realize how S
S much you are losing?
S There is no regret for you to S
5 follow the purchase of the hi-
S cycle, only pleasure unless S
S you buy the wrong kind. H
S There is always a leader to S
every procession and the lead- jj
ev of the bicycle procession is M
S the 3
I Orient Leader, i
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'211 Washington Ave.
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