THE SCRANTOX T1U 13 lTE-MONDAY, APRIL 1(5, J00O.
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Never Before
Have we enjoyed such ft good piano
trade as we are having now.
Knabe,
Briggs,
and Vose
Are all getting their shaie. Where
cnn you find thrco such good pianos
In o,ne storeP KNABE pianos have
been made for sixty-three yoais.
The BItiaaS has been made thirty
years, while the VOSE & SON has
been on the market forty-ulne years.
Call and see our specialties, the
Angolus Is almost a perfect piano
player. Music Boxes, Phonographs,
Graphophones and Supplies.
Piano tuning and rcpahs.
PERRY BROTHERS
205 WYOMING AVENUE.
Ice Cream.
I3EST IN TOWN.
- Per
Hy Quart.
LACKAWANNA DAIRY CO
3 elephone Orders Promptly D.l veroj
J.-J37 Adanu Avenue-
Scranfon Transfer Co.
Baggage Checked Direct to Hotels
and Private Residences.
Office D., L. & W. Passenger
Station Phone 525.
C. S. SNYDER,
The Only Dentist
.1 tit City Who lua Urndua'e la
Medicine.
42C-422 SPRUCE STREET
If you have any work to be done call
qml take advantage of tho following
Ices:
Gold Crowns, Best $5.00.
Gold Fillings $1 00.
Best Set of Teeth $5.00.
Silver Filling 50c.
Crown nnd bridge work a specialty. All
the latest electric appliances used for
tne allevlntiou of pain Call and havo
jour teeth examined free of charge Ab-i-olutely
painless extraction.
Dr. Edward Reyer
C14SPRUCC ST.OPP. COURT HOUSE.
Open Wednesday and Saturday evenings.
DR. H. B. WARE,
SPECIALIST.
rye, Ear, Nose and Throat
Office Hours 9 a. m. to U 30 p. m : 2 to 4
Williams building, Opp. Postofflop.
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CITY NOTES
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Mrnixc: rnxK.iir The irhMii.u muuiiiij
iniitiiiv ot Uic bend of Hide will lie held to
nisht ' II.VI.s-llic Ddiware and !liidon com
pint pdil the tiainniut nurili of s(ranton aud
liadiiuc shops at I aihomlilc on batutda)
M C. V I1II)S -lodi) U the time set for
In upcnlic of thi lihN foi the loitruciiun if
lu lieu V.UUU!, Mtli'K I lin-tljn association Imild
in.'. i.sll.lt XI Villi. If V luMdnniiip Ka.ter num
lior ot V.m sitiirda was iMied sutmihi i in
uitc-iprl-iiu- pioprlilnr, I' G Moian and laiuei,
J I uli man
sl'Mlvl. Ml.l.TIXf. C'VI.II'II- V .,ilal nieit.
in, of tin' whool In aid lias liein callul foi to
iiblinu nl.iit tor tin purpiKC of rnmliKilni; thu
niiprcpii Uioit lnnUtt lot the .ouiinu i'ai,
W VI! IX sot ril Vriill'V-lho Iln Ijium
Hushes, lite of Kiniheile), will iklbrr a lecture,
cm llils K riihh' war, in the Vilims rnui chaitl.
New .oik Jttiel, loniorrcw- nU'ht at s o'clmk
VIOXIIII.V VlH.riXli The legular monlhlv
liusine Hireling of the emiilhp lonnnltliii of
the Cit I'lirlslian 1-ndiavor union will he held
nt h o'clock this evening in Ciace lit foi me J
tliunii
rOUVIVI, OliAINO. Tlic fonnal oprnmi; of
the hlillliU of Colunihus club house on Kj.li
Injiton avenue will tike plan 'lhumdiv mlit.
A laro luuuhcr ot imitation; have hun i-ui'il
to the event
T PVIllsll IIOl'M. -The monologue lonisht
t S I.tikt' l'arli liniup will form a most
rluiuiini; cntertaliunrnt. Mis Ktlici I hjn- u
vi II know n here and most tahntid Ir her client n
'ait, ritktU aie nu kale at 1'uwiHV
I'VllhMs lll.Vi:villi:ilH). - liuoueli tho
.hoiiKhtfulnikt of Ui 1.'. S lllard, the dill
lien and vhhr patient at the l.aikauanna lios
iltal were votenlav upplled with l-istir t'lfgi,
and and tlhir lokeni of the holiday.
MM IVJUIIMl -PmhcIi Wtirwocd, a 14
cMr old biy worklinr iu Ihe Sand Uiuki mlnu
wat Silurclaj taktu lu the l.ukawauna lioiitat
ivith Ihe tlntteiu of his left hand lacerated, ni the
resylt of oeliiK caught hftwien two mine car.
VIinA'lil.r. lAll.lllAI.XKISS -'Ihe ladli-fl ot
Grace I.vitli. ran chiiiih will tonight tiltp an en
.ertilninint iu flu-invy hall on. Washington
venue, nt width l.u It, Cake and lllla June
Jleado-t'ake, venatile tnteitalncr., will apptar.
Fl'nTIIIlIt IVVFt-TlflAllOX.-HViuner ltohert
made inpilrie jenterdav Into the dcitli of a
Hid pitnecl Novak on Sitond tliut, who dird
.on hitunla.v without meilloal attendance, and will
make further Innulilca (cday, He was not sail
tied with thu Information ittcived and refused a
Burial peimlt
WI'JJK'S CI.KAlll.Mib. -Frank U 1'Jillllin,
LA$?!il.'il'. m'tKhmttmimn mmlmiiMmm.mii-
manigrr ot the fctranlon Clciriiifr Home asso
ciation announces the bllowbiif rteiritiRl last
wcekl Mondav, tlCO.4JJ.46i Tucsdav, 1I11.97S.41;
Wednesday, JIlI.Ij'J.TC; ThunteUt, SlltyHOOJi
Saturday, tll'i.tH U; totil, 1,h,4VllS2. Tor
tho corrcspondlne Meek of last ear llio clear
ing cvere 'KS3,5i3.34.
ACCUSl'.D OK VitAM) Prank Stliainomsky,
of Hampton direct, vva citciiliy mrested and
taken to tlic trnlral police station ly Constables
Mitchell and Pelerstcln on a wairant Issued ly
M Icrmin Mjron Kassoii, nt I lie In'tince ol Harry
SJiauucrinr, h feoutli Washington avenue mcr.
rliant, who ilurRcil 1dm with fraud and obtain
Inn Roods undo' fale pretense, ovvlnj Mm SP.
Ho van later In the dav ci mnilted to Hie couif
y Jii.
MB,. JONES' CONDITION.
At the Woist He Will Lose Only Ones
Finger.
It will be learned with general giatl
floutlon that Dlsttlet Attorney John It.
Jones is on the load to lapld and com
plete recoveiv and that ho will come
out of his painful epeilenro without
tho necessity of having his hand or
4li pait of It amputated.
He wan able to be about yestciday
for the Hist time since his Injuiy four
weeks ago. He took n shoit dtlve dur
ing the afternoon In company with
Mrs. Jones and one of his dnughteis.
In the course of a week or so he will
be able to go to his home, but It will
several weeks befoie he will be well
enough to dispense with tteatment.
Di Peck, lesldcnt physician of the
Hahnemann hospital, said to ;i Trib
une leporlei vesteidav that theie Is
now no danger In Mi. Jones' ease ex
cept as to the Indt"C linger of the light
hand In which was the cut that caused
tho blood poisoning. If the bone has
not been alfeoted tho tlngct can be
saved. If neciosls, or deadening, sets
In It nm be neoesaiy to amputate all
or a portion of It. In about a week
the swelling will have dlsappeated
sufficiently, It Is expected, to permit
the surgeons to deteimlne this. At the
woist, Mr. Jones will lne nnlv one
lingoi
TRUSTEES TAKE ACTION.
Object to Method by Which Some
Councilman Seek to Get Con-
tiol ot the Public Libiaiy.
As vum to be expected the Albilght
llbiatj tiustees do not take kindly to
the resolution iiitioduoed In select
council bv Mi Mehin, pioviding that
tho llHcil aftali.s of the llbtar.v be ion
tiolleel Jiiect b the councils In other
words that the bills be passed upon
Item bv item by the councllnmnlc aud
iting committee and paid by the city
Measure as .no the bills ot" the city
depai tments
It Is urn that the libiaiy tiustees
object to halng councils sctutlnle the.
ilisbtu salient of the cltv appropilatlon,
but tin y do object to turning over to
couni lis or anj one else any part of
tie inanagem-nt and contiot of the
Institution which undei the tetms of
the ag: cement under which the libiaiy
was pujntecl and nccepted, Is vested
soklv lu ! do ml of trustees, leaving
asld,. the pilnelple Involved, the Mel
vin picposltlon would be objectionable
because ol the obvious mischief that
could U'fault, and foi ibis if toi no
othtr reisoa It Is to be piotest-d
against.
The matter was the piincip.il subject
of dlser.ssion at Satin day's legulai
meeting of the tiustccc. i:x--.lustice I
Alft d Hand piesldent of the board
Hindi a lengthy .statement of the condi
tions attaching to the gift of the li
brary to tli- city and pointed r.ut how
the Ibivln lesolillnn, If adopted, would
be il. direct conlllct with the teuns of
the agieenient He ei,iesed himself
as stie.-.uously opposed to the attempt
ed uFiitpitlon and his vkv.s weie cop.
cut led in by ill the tiustec piesent,
whldi irnlud d Henry Helln. jt , T.
II. Dale. Colonel II. M. Boies, Attoi
nev H. M. Hannah. Mayor James Moir,
l.ov V.' J. Po.-d. J.ime" Aullbalel and
City Cle.it M T. Lav tile.
The accounts of the libiaiy aie Hist
audited by the trustees' auditing com
mittee, then passed upon by the board
of tiustees and dually submitted to the
clt contiollei for examination. In ad
dltlon to all this, they aie printed in
detail in the annual lepoit. and thU
lepoit is ellstilbuteel to the public
T'lieh bill liefoie being .iald Is cei tilled
as conect by Si'cietai-I.lbiailan
Hcniy J. Cnir, passed upon by on
auditing connnlttee of the tiustees, ap.
proved by the tiustees as a whole and
then sciutlnlzed by the tieasuiei ot
the baa ul
Piesldent Hand, .it the leouest of thr.
trustees, agieeel to piepaie a state -
ment embodying the board's position lu
the mattei, to be given to the public!
through the dally papers. It was de
elded, also, to have a stereotype made
i of the deed of the libiaiy to the city
and the ordinance under which It wis
ace'epted, and pilnt the same In eveiy
annual repoit. These documents weie
pt Inted In the first tew reports, but
because of the expense, and the belief
that the public thntoughly understood
them, they were omitted In the later
repoi ts.
Theie Is little likelihood of the .Mel
vln lesolution ever being made a law.
let alone becoming operative SMeot i
council parsed It, but In common co'tu-
ell It was lelened to a special commit- 1
tee. nnd Judging fiom the calibre of I
the men composing the committee. It
Is likely to i omnia theie Indefinitely.
The committee Is composed of Mossis.
Keller, T. T. Mouls, Tewksbuiy. Cal
pln and Kizehuan.
Mayor Moir is said to be opposed to
the resolution, and as a llbraiy tiusteo
assented to ex-Justlco Hand's views
The chances aie he would veto It If It
ever came to him.
MR. HALLSTEAD RETURNS
Ai lived Home Yesteiday fiom His
Euiopean Tiip.
W. F Hallstetid letumed yesteulay
fiom his European nip and Is now at
his home op Wyoming avenue.
He went abioad six weeks ago. In
company with Martin Maloney. of Phil
adelphla, for i est and lecieatlon. Most
of the time was spent In the south of
France.
Will Be Rebuilt.
The physical laboratory of the Le
high 1'nlveislty of South P.ethlchem.
Pa., which was recently dcstioyed by
Hie, will be Immediately rebuilt, and
will be ieady t'oi occupancy, fully
equipped In the departments of phys
ics and electrical englneeilng, at the
opening of the college! ear next Sep
tembei. Smoke The Popular Tunch Cigar, 10c.
DIIID.
IIIIUWN. In llrockl.vti, X' V., April 7, 1'aV),
Vlneli II, Drown, wifo of W, w. Drown, and
claunhtir ol II, L. Trai), age 'Ji jcai.
EASTER SERVICES
IN CITY'S CHURCHES
SPECIAL MUSIC WAS THE FEA
TURE IN ALL INSTANCES.
Immense Congiegattons Gatheied at
All the Churches to Honor tho
Risen Christ St. Luke's Church
Beautifully Decorated and Easter
Carols Sung by the Chancel Choir.
Inspiring Music nt the Elm Park
Chinch Mozart's Twelfth Mass
Sung at the Cathedial.
In the chuicbes of this city yester
day tho I'aster set vices were nt a inot
Intel cstliis chaiacter and being spe
cially coinmenioiatlvc ot the glotiotis
tesui lection.
St. Iaike's 1'plscopal chinch was on
of tile most beautifully decoiatcd
churches In the city, aad the musical
piogiammes iciideied at both tho
morning and evening sei vices weie es
pecially elaboiate. The chancel was
tilled with H.tstcr lilies ns full as It
was possible to fill It 'i ml jet leave
loom for the choli.
Thcio were tlnee tot vices, one at S
n, in., cnndiii'ted b the cut ale, He,
M. 15 Nash, and morning and evening
sei vices at the uyual houis. At both
of these lattet the lector, Itev. Hogeis
Israel, dellveied setmons appropilate
to the day. Tbe music wus tuitiislKil
b the chancel choir of thirty men an I
boys, under the dliectlon of the choir
master, J Willis Conant
The music consisted of selections
fiom soinu of tho celebrated IhiglNh
compose!, notable nmong them being
the "Jubilate" bv Sir Aitliui Sullivan,
sung in the moi nlng. and a Recessional,
by Toms, iciideied 111 the evening. TIip
choh sang with its uual foue and
spliit, and the music was thoioughlv
enjo.ved by the huge congieatlons
present at both services.
13I.M PARK CHl'llCIt.
I3hn Park chinch wus huiidsumelv
decoiated jesleidn.v, huge palms and
annunciation lllllcs being chieiiv em
ployed. The moining seiviee was most
beautiful In chaiacter. Ken Dr. !ltllii
speaking liom the text, "IJocause I
live, ye shall live also." It was a stin
n v hnpefiil seimon, full of oilglualIt
and conlldenie ol a happj hereafter
for those who follow tin- exumpl- sot
by tho Mastei. The certainty of the
l.Mth made possible by the lesuircc lion
was emphasized and no one left the
auditorium without a feeling of com
loit because ot the meinoij of those
who had gone nwaj fiom eaitli. but
whom the speakei seemed to show to
his llstenets as living and leal as weie
the people In the pews
The music was of an exceiillonallv
high oidei. 1'iolessoi t'ennliigtou Iniv-
ing piejiaied n beautiful piogiamme.
Tlie quartette, Mrs. Ilundle, .Miss
Thomas, Messis. Woolei and Thomas,
weie assisted iu the evening by a line
chorus
Laige congieg.itiuiis thioiiged the
That I'lesbytetl.in ihuuh at both
morning and evening The decoiatloi.s
weie exceedingly beautiful, though
simple, consisting of a piofuslon of
Kaster lilies banked iu fiont of and it
both sides of the pulpit. The pastoi.
Rev. James .Mi Leod, D. 1).. pi cached
at both seniles, taking his text in the
moi nine; fiom the flist epistle to the
Cotlnthians, anil In the evening he
spoke from Matthew, US.G. "He is not
heie: for He Is ilsen, as He said, Come,
see the place whole the loid lay."
The elaboiate musical ptogiatntnes
i endei cd at both sei vices weie given
bv the chuioh ciuaitettc, assisted by
Lawionce'3 orchstia. and undei the,
cHpauie aim magneiic lenueisiiip of,
Prof. John T Watklns. The feature of
the moining was the singing of tho
poweiful and beautiful solo fiom Han
del's "Me.ssia.li," "I Know That Sly Re
deemer Llveth." by Mis. Katlun
Thiele, who was In splendid voice.
The evening service was almost nil
music, Di. Mcl.eod's sermon being very
brief. Theie were beveial choius num-
beis by the quartette and solos by
i David Stephens and Mis. II. S. Keller.
A fcatme of this service was the tiuly
Inspiring congregational singing
SKCOND PRKSBYTIIRIAX
The spacious audltcnium of the Sec
ond Piesbyteilan chureh was ciowded
both morning and evening yesteulay,
and the musical piogiammes tendered
under the dliectlon of Piot J M
i t'hani e. the oiganlst and musical dliee-
i ST' were uolt,lv ' le'' lespect of
l ,,s n" entlon Al t,,e '"ilng sei vice
'V, ,"""" "'" K "ml t.aragan anil in
cnoir icncieieu tun oeauiltui niitueni,
"Aichungels Fold Youi Wings," bv,
Maiston The pastot. Rev. Chailes It.
Robinson, D. D., pleached '.n able and
helpful set mon on the Joys of Knstei
tide. In tlie evening a sei v lie of praise
was given b the quaitette. choli,
church choinl society and the Sunday
school oi chcsti a. This was one of tho
most beautiful piogrammes iciideied
In any chinch dining the day The
feat ill ex weie the singing of "The Res
ill lection" by Mi Glppel, with a vio
lin obligate) by Mr Wahler. and Mr.
Turn's tiombone solo, "Tlie Holy city."
with otchestrnl accompaniment. Mr.
Oippel Is possessed of a magnlllient
full and resonant bailtone, which he
used with splendid effect. There was
no seimon nt the evening set vice.
The excellent choir of the ppim Ave
nue Haptlst chin eh. under the dliectlon
of Ptoressor Haydn Uvans, ipndeiod
music of a high order at both the
moining and evening service lu thu
house ot worship j cstei day. The slug
with splendid volume and fence and
weie listened to with rapt attention
by two laige congiegutlons
Theie weie two solos only, one In tlie
morning bv Mrs L 11. lliundnge and
one in tho evening by Mls Sadie IM
w.uds. These ladles are both true mu
sical aitlsts and thej. weie both In ex
cellent voice. The rest of tho pio
grainnie consisted entirely of anthems,
notable among which was " s It Re
gan to Dawn," by Fosto'. The pustui,
Rev. Robert F. Y. Pierce, D. t) . spoke
at both sei vices, pleaching in the
moining on "Tho Tenantless Tomb"
and In the evening op "The Vletoilous
Cioss "
The church was very slmplv decoi
ated with Hasler llllles and lust over
the orguu there was displayed a large
and magnificent painting, lepresentlng
an angel attlied In white standing In
front of an Immense cioss
ST. PETKR S CATIinDRAL
The morning services at St Peter's
cathedial weie especially elaboiate. A
solemn pontifical high mass was fcolem
nlzed at lu 30 o'clock and the full choir,
assisted by Bauer's oichestra, ren
dered Motmt's Twelfth Mass, one ot
the most melodious and difficult of that
compose! '8 compositions.
The choir, consisting of thirty voices,
Continued on Pane 6.1
THEY FAVOR THE MEASURE.
Street Railway Officials Said to En
dorse Mr. Phillips' Ideas.
It Is understood that tho officials of
thu fcranton Railway company arc not
opposed to the oullnance Introduced
In common council last Thiusday night,
ptoiidlnrr for tho sprinkling ot all tin
paved stieets, tor a space eight fc,et
on each sljle of the tracks of the tout
pony, said spi Inkling to be done by the
company.
The father of the measure, Kied II.
Phillips Is especially enthusiastic over
It and sayn that lie Inttoduced It at
the earnent behest ot a number of
South Sciunton tttlivtiH who nie sub
jected dining the summer months to
the uiinoyanre ot the clouds of dust
l.Used by passing wagons and stieet
cars.
Tho people of South Sri anion are
not alone, however, In their complaint
ugalii't the dust, foi It Is the same In
nil patty of the city, peihnps moie so
In Wst Scianton than apy other place.
Thei uip places on some of the West
bcianton Ihoioughfaies tiaveised by
street cats, wheie the dust Is on cet
tnln occasions over six Inches deep.
Mi. Phillips savs that the tallway
coinnanv can fit up and maintain one
oi two old en i s foi the puipose at
compaiatlvelj small expense. Ho savs
t.li.it the milk of the cocoanut, ns lie
expi esses It. Is that It Is better to
spi Inkle some of the stieets If all of
them cannot be sprinkled, and with
this end In view will endeavor to hav
the oullnaiice lushed thiough enuiu.il
before the dusty season sets In
Tho cndlliance pi ov Ides that the eom
p.lliv shall spi Inkle nil unpiivi'd "tteets
)ci which Its lines pas at least twice
a dav iiiulei penalty of M', tine for
each omission
HEAUTIFUL EASTER DAY.
It Has Been Yeais Since Theie Was
One Moie Peifect Gieat Dis
play of Mllllneiy.
A tiuly gloilous da.v was yesteiday,
"Ideally peifect." some said, a day
when all nature seemed to lejolce with
all Chilsteiidom In singing the pialscs
of Christ, liten liom the dead. It was
an I'.istei Siindav thut should be long
lcincmhoti'd and one that undoubtedly
will be
The sk was cioildles the sun shone
nil da long, mid theie was that
"etheio.il mildness" that poets sdng of,
in w ni It was u tillle chilly In tho
ail.v moi nlng and this caused many
a ping lu many a woman's lie.ut which
was quickly dissipated, how ever, a little
later, when Old Sol came nut.
In all of the ebuiches elaboiate
musical pieigiiimines had been ie
heaiscil and weie piesented josterdav
lu their entiietv. This ratt in Itself
caused all of th" eential city chuiehes
lo be filled, mid In some Instances:
ci ow ded.
As Haster Sunda Is the dtt, ntctnd
Ing to tline-vvoin tutdltlon, when the
vv Intel atttie Is to be dotted and the
new spi lug costumes and hats put on.
it was to be ex pec led that thcte would
be many new dit"smnkeis' and nillll
neis' ci cations to lie seen on the stte-ts,
ami it need lrndly be said that expec
tations along this line weie fully le
allzed. rashion was out on p.uade all day
long, and though Huanton has no pat
titular stieet, like New Yolk's Fifth
avenue, wheie these piomenades ate
jeailv held, she made up lor It, or at
least her citizens, both male and
lemale, did by utilizing each and every
one of the stieets in the eential poitlon
of the city. The leal paiade, of couise,
was attei chinch, but all afternoon and
Into the night theie was to some cx-
tent (l continuation of this paiade.
Peihans the most sulking featuie of
the costumes sei n wus the pievalcncs
of talloi-madc suits among the ladles.
The bonnets seen weie gcneially very
huge and v en. veij floweiy. Ilach year
the mlllineis come home from New
Yoik and s.i, "moie lloweis than ever
will be woin," but this jear when they
leturned they alllimtd with much em
phasis that this jiai's sale of aitlilclal
flow ets would be the laigest in earfl,
and stireb jestei day's showing beais
out this statement.
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CONDEMNED FOOD USED.
Taken fiom Wagons by Foieign Ele
ment Near Ciematoiy.
A pi notice which Food Inspector
Wldmoyer Is detei mined shall be
stopped Immediate Is one In vosuo
among a number of foieigneis leslding
In the vicinity of the crematoiv In
line Hiook. It must be understood
that all of the food products con
demned as unfit for use aie convejed
to the ciematoij, where they are
binned
These foieigneis, vvhu aie mostly
Iluns and Italians, bo.ud the wagons
conveying the decayed egetables and
othei condemned stuff befoie they
leach the ciematoiv and take there
fiom anything which is not enthely
bad. The driveis. as a general rule,
good natuiedly allow them to take the
stuff nnd the conseeiuente Is that a
huge portion of the food the Inspector
declares not fit foi use is taken and
eaten by these people.
Mi Wldmaer asseits that he will
use every means to pi event It in the
tutuie and piotect these people from
themselves.
RELIGIOUS NEWS NOTES.
"I'lohatiun Vfur Peilh" was the tople spoken
nu latt niirhl at the First riiuuli of ( hrlH
(Nil wist)
lu Vlorrill'n hall on lhraker .Heel, Itev Dr.
Illrd spokt lat evening on "lleunrertion Vil
li. mis Vmid the Shadowi f Death "
llev. I I tainting, patur oi the fliren llidgp
I'li'sh.vterian chuith, sioke lit niiflit on "Picstnt
Ilhssc tines throush ( lirlst'u Itestirrection." The
auKiuentcd choir rcnleied spulal music huth
inornlrsr and evenlnff.
'Il.eic wa a union .iiiul.-i piajer meeting jei
leidav moining it U o'clotl. In the .Ion I'nlttd
Kvanicclltat church on Tapouse uvmue. In the'
fvrnlug tlie paster, Itcv J V Vlettiuger. spoke
on "Knowledge cf Kesuiietlieii Lite."
Methodi.U In Vl.vouiing toiifcienct aie pirttiu
laily dt'slroui nt sending Hi v. Ur. M. b. Hard to
tlie guiiial toufcreute in Ma;, ai his Ions r
piriiiitc and Ids vetsalilit) enable him to take
rviellent eJie of the home dekgation
Sicu'tary W. W. Adali. of the Kjllroacl Young
Mill's Christian ussoelathn, spoke at the special
afternoon meeting held jcslerdiv afternoon In
tin ascoilatlou hulldlng on "Ihe Desurreitinn "
Ihe imartelle unner Ihe haderthip of W J
I.aug, tendered sjoclal niusli
"Mow Do W'p Know That the Dead Kite
galuf" wn the question whhh Itev W. I
Ford aiisvvried jevteidi moining in the (irren
llldge baptist thuitli, Sp. cl.il muslo was nu
ileied hj the tliolr under the dliritlon of Leader
Halt
Bad Effects of the Giip.
Amusn, Pa Apill 12, 1000. Nettle
Miller, of this place, had had an at
tack of tho grip which left her In very
poor health. She began taking Hooel'a
Harsapaillla and it helped' her won
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VERDICT OF MURDER
IN SECOND DEGREE
LUDDON JURY RETURNS ITS
FINDING SATURDAY.
Mojoilty of the Jurors Were for
Second Degiee from the Beginning,
but a Few Were Inclined to Favor
First Degiee Had Supeiintcndent
Jcrmyn's Evidence Read to Them
and In Halt an Hour Came to an
Agiceinent Important Cases on
This Week's List.
As foreshadow cd In The Tilbune, the
Jury In the Iaiddon murdei case cime
Into court Satutdny morning with a
verdict of minder In the second degre"
Sentence was defeiied, Judge Arch
bald wishing to confei with Judge I'd
waids before deciding what penalty
would be Imposed
Uefoio i etlilng Kilday night, the Jury
came to an agieenient that a murder
'veidict would be leturned, but tho fix
ing of the degiee was left tilt mottling.
When thev tame lo discuss this ques
tion aftet having slept over It, all but
a few weie fuvoiable to a veidlct ot
second degiee and these few weie will
ing to ndnpt the Idea of the majoilty
If they would convince them of a
ceitaln thing l.udilon'.s drunkenness,
tfuoei Intention! lid. Jciinvn had testl
tled to this, and It was decided to have
this testimony lead.
At ! o'clock the Juiv went In, and
thiough Foi email Tlnglev asked that
Mr. Jcrmyn's testimony be lead. Judge
Aichbald granted the icciuest, the Juiy
again letired, and within half an hour
brought In the second degiee veidlct.
Luddon appealed gieatlv ititcved
when he learned that his neck was
saved, and exuiessed himself with
much emotion when thanking his at
torneys, Hon John P Qulnnnn and
John J. Muiphv
Some Veidlcts and Sentences.
Kdwaid Halleck, who was found
gullt of stealing monev and Jewelty
fiom the liiink of his dead brothei -Inlaw,
Jeity I.aneeo. of Oakfoid comt,
while on lu-ie from Xew Yoik attend
ing the funeial, was sentenced by
Judge Kdwauls to spend six months lu
the county Jail
Lain e Davis, or Pikeburg. was ac
quitted of the iluige of gloss Immor
ality, piefened against him by Will
lam King Tile costs weie placed on
the c ounty.
In the cioss-cases ot Joseph Reddlng
ton against Maiy Gallagher, laitenj
and lecelving, and Mary Gallagher
ngalnfi Joseph Ueddlngton. assault and
battel v. veidlcts of not guilty weie re
turned. John Cox. who plead gulltv of the
ihatge of l.u ceny and leeching, pre
fened against him by Ike Kaipunkle,
was sentenced to ten days in the county
Jail.
This Week's Cilminal List.
An application has been made for a
continuance of the Chlpilano minder
case, and If II Is granted, the Bowman
case will be placed on tilal tomoirow.
The Bowman case was set down for
last Wednesday, but, owing to the Lud
don case being on, It tould not be
tiled. Joseph O'Biien, attorney for the
defendant. Is deslious of having It dis
posed of, and If the Chlpilano case is
continued. Assistant Dlstiict Attoiney
Thonitu will call the Bowman case to
moiiow. William Bowman Is chaiged with the
killing of his neighbor, John Knelrlm
of Peteisbuig. The engaged In a
diunkcn quauel on the night of Sat
uulay, Januaiy C, last. In fiont of a
saloon on Ash stieet, duilng which
Bowman jabbed the blade of a pocket
knife six or seven times Into Knelilm's
neck and shouldeis. Kneliim vyas laid
up for six weeks, but lecovered suffic
iently lo be about and on one occasion
left the house. Sevetal daj.s after go
ing out he was taken 111 and died, and
the coionei's Jury found that he came
to his death fiom dllltatlon of the
stomach The defense will claim that
the stab wounds weie In nowise le
sponsible for Knelilm's death
The Lexow cases against 13. J. Ma
loney and H. T Fellows nie scheduled
for tilal Wednesday and those against
Maitln Clin It, Constables Iia Mitchell,
Joseph Woelkeis and Detective Hyman
Seldninn aie down for Thursday, as
are, also, four of the cases against II,
C, Pease, and thtee against E. A.
Knight.
The cases against Jean Guilhot and
Francis Meiller, the alleged anarch
ists, accused of shooting Police Oill
ceis Kujes and Snyder, of Dumnore,
aie at the head of Wednesday's list.
The new Judge. Hon. John P. Kelly,
will probably sit In the main cotut
loom. President Judge .... S Swnitz,
of Xorilstovvn, and Piesldent Judge
Cyius Guidon, of Cleat Held, will assist
In the other looms. Attorney C. H.
Poper will act as assistant dlstiict at
torney In the Superior comt loom.
To Reduce Witness Fees.
An amendment looking to the lessen
ing of witness' costs has been made to
the court uiles, It was handed down
by Judge I3dward. Saturday, and Is
as follows.
costs shall not lie allowed for the attendant e
of more than tlnee witnesses for the common
wealth, nor for tho service of a subpoena upon
the same in surety caws, and in eases of as
sault and batten and mil it loin mischief roils
shall not be allowed for the attendance of more
than five witnesses nor for the sirvlce of a sub
poena upon the same unies In am of said eases
otheivvise special I) allowed bj the court
The only limitation foimerly was that
"No bill of costs for which the county
may bo liable shall be filed by tho clerk
of the courts unless appioved by the
dlstiict attoiney."
Court House News Notes.
KJeUment suits for lots lu Duumoie were
brought Satuulav lit thiamin llozeltc airiltist II
s, I.t-vvis aud Sarah II. S.ivj;e atiafnst Thomas :
Knight
Tlnougli Attornev VI W I,owi), Vln l'lera
Green en Saturdv biMcjht pioreetllnes for a di
vorce against her alleged nut I and unfilllifal
husband, l'ortet I.. tiiiru, to whom she has hctn
married since June G. 1S0I
Krank and Kite Convvu), charged with nc,r
letting their children weie discharged h,v Judge
Arrhhald Satuidar alter u eoiifriencc with At
torney .Tohn 1'. Snagg, bilitifor ot the imor
boa id. It is proposed to have the ihildien
placed under the cate of a tuaiillin
Cheaper Fares on the Lackawanna.
it Is the Intention of tho Lackawan
na i.illioad, as soon as the tariffs can
bo prepaied and dish United, to sell
round trip tickets between all stations
except between Buffalo and New Yoik
and Intermediate stations nffected.
These imind nip fares will bo a ma
terial i eduction from double the one
way faro and will be limited, golng,
to one day from date of sale, and, ie
turning to thlity days from date of
sale, ami will be good for continuous
I Easter Greeting!
ejj Caudclabras, Candlesticks, Silver, Glass and "J?
Combiuatiou of Cut
xiomcrs auu onaues, riower vases auu ivose
Bowls in Boliemiau, Veuctiau, Austrian or Cut
Glass. A choice collection at modest prices,
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Silk Waist to match. You may be sure of
procuring the correct garment of whatever
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Silk or Washable Shirt Waist. Handsome
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Suits, Jackets, Etc. at
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passage only in each dliectlon Agents
fit st will be supplied with lound tiip
lines between stations on thtii divi
sion and these will be followed bv
Inter-division fares, thereby enabling
them in a shoit time to sell lound nip
tickets between all stations
infoimnllon concerning these i.ites
may be seemed liom all ticket agents,
and as soon as t.ulffs can be prlnte 1
they will he posted in stations for In
spection by the public
It Is Dangeious to Neglect a Cold.
Pneumonia Is one ot tho most dan
gerous und fatal diseases. It alvvavs
lesulls fiom a cold. Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy will quickly tine a col I
and perhaps prevent an attae k of
pneumonia. It Is In fact niude espe
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famous foi Its cuies over a laige put
ol the civilized woild It counteracts
any tendency of a cold tow aid pneu
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cold when so tellable a lemedy can be
had foi a tilde. For sale by all drug
gists. Matthews Bios., wholesale and
retail agents.
Evetybody Is Talking1
about (lei son's beautiful hats. Ul
you seen them? Tho gracefulness
comeliness and low pi Ices will astonish
you. ,
Smoke The Hotel Jeunyn tlgar, 10c.
Such an Army.
of Raster Hats as shown at Gcrson s
Mlllluory has nevei bcon equalled lu
thin city.
molc The Popular Punch Cl0-ar( 10c.
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E. & W. Collars
Imported Neckwear
New Fads in Hosiery
Canes and Umbrellas
Underwear.
A spcci.il line of Silk Un
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Blue and llesh colors.
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