The Scranton tribune. (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, August 03, 1900, Morning, Page 6, Image 6

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    THE SCKANTON TIUBUNE-FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 1900.
Put a Piano
In jroiit home now Wc ore s1lln out
our cntlic stoek at grtu.j tiJutcJ t rices.
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Krilie grand piano, rejrulir price $830; $700
mle price "
Vtsc piano. rCRiilnr price $'(X)j sale 'IT'i
price vi
Vote piano, rcguhr prlie 4".0, Mle 3 SO
price uu"
IikIhIu plane regular price 17i, sale 10fl
price vv
1 1 ilwlc plmo, regular i rice $300. sile "10
price "
llnrlln Ilrn phnn, regular price &'): Tflft
satoirlie WW
Tlie above ire nil i cw pliirio rl i guarantee
Is glic-i with cnh line
l.i'.v trims rr ID r ,cnl from above prices
fur iah mn fine hir.riins In aeeoiil hind
liiii si,r,t rnu'it at u -t and '".1 than coit.
PERRY BR
205 WYOMING AVENUE.
Scran ton Pa.
Our ?trrp room h (tr rrnt.
Ice Cream.
I'fiST IN TOWN.
0 Quart-
LACKAWANNA DAISY CO
3 ilepbone Orders Promptly Uall verol
.j-JJ7 Adorns Avenus.
Scranton Transfer Co.
Baggage Checked Direct to Hotels
and Private Residences.
Office D., L. & W. Passenger
Station. Phone 625.
DR. H. B. WARE,
SPECIALIST.
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat
Office Hours 9 a. m. to 12 30 p. m.t 3 to 4.
Williams Building. Opp. Poatofflco.
4UNlON(f?JLABED
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CITY NOTES
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lllltl'i: AIT.IfiVTOlls-. F.xheilft Cliirle
Itulilnsuii ctcrdiy ruined three small nlliga
lors f lorn a ft It lid in the youth.
Willi AT HII.I.SIDI. IIOMC-Oorge Olbert,
ncwl 4l, a colored nun, unt to the IlilUiilc
home, dune 4, fiom Ihls eltj, died there Wednes
day night.
MOM'I) HIS Ol'l l( I!. William II. Hoe, the
well liium n attorney and nil ctate agent, ru
noted fiom the i inmiomnalth to loom 4ij
(.uincll liulMln,'.
(OMliriOV -IIU. "I'lHorS -Ml FIIilcHi
iiliibjili, ho wis badly lnirncd la-l Monday,
i not lit out of djngir and her condition was
n ported from the Moms Tailor hoipitil last
niKiii as Mini; ttry s, rious.
IS llONOIt OK VIMIoil..-In the pavilion at
I.iurcl Hill aik list limit a dm ng put) a,
gltm In honor of Mi s 1 il . of New York, and
Mh llruuun, of I'hilidJphli, wlu are visiting
ii lathes In Pumiiurc. Atiuut fifty eouplis at
tended. ITII. Iior.'i:. "Ntireaiit Ileese Joins had a
full home at the Center street station huue last
nUht. there Utn e,:lit hilplm drunks In cu.
tidy Tills I the Ijryist mimli r if this is
puljl clj.s coullnid In the nation houv.- in
bitno time.
MINERS fiOINfi WIsT-Tluee rarlonN of
inlQew paased llnoiiuli the citj uitcrdij on their
will '" l!'l "prlnirs Wjo. The cjir were at
t.ilil to train N i. 1, lejiIiiR here at 1 05 p m
for Uuflaln i.ier the lauluuiinu railroad. The
men came huh I.nzeine iminty
I10TII Ur.lli: fOlini:i- The parents of V.il
Paul mid I' KcihUhkiiiM the two HuiTalo jimiif
nun nirot.d fir aitniv srstculay wind the
lniol poll, ,- tlimvh IU lliitr.ir oulhorltln tint
tlur didn't want tin in ent limne and the pair
w,i aiiuidiiul; cuininiiteil to tin county Jail
CVjMMl'tTr.irTft 3 Vir. -Paul Kruscluselii and
Nrii pjif; , I Jjiffiali.'Julio Hfrf arrested h Sp
((J.tilfiPT'r Iiru, UiTh liiatlnit thilr waj oer
tlieIaikawimm rjilroil to Nuv oili, wire ar
SPEEDWAY NEWS.
Tfw Speedway hotei
i , Open All Year.)
)L flrst-clnss city hotel on the
nquntnin, and solicits the patronage
if the public.
Itiflo Range is open.
ftirrlages leave Wears building
roMier at 0.15 a. m., 8.30 a. m., 0.15
p. 'An. Leave Speedway Hotel, 7.30
a, fit., 5.00 p. m., 0.00 p. m.
tfhicken and Waflles eveiy Tues
daV and Friday dinners.
&
Breakfast, 6 to 9 n. m.
fc Lunch, 1 to 2.30 p. m.
) Dinner, 6 to 9 p. m.
Lunch all day In Cafe.
t
Arrangements for largo parties
byphone&-674.
SAjaOEL"ECOXT Manager,
P. O. Scranton Pa.
Ma
" "V ' "l"' C- !
stizjgr
ralgned Ufnrc Mtjer MMr and ccniinlltcil 1o
the county Jill f.ir lnnly ilayu caili In default
if funs Imposed,
IVII'Ilin) AT Old) roilflt:. I'rnnk PinofliM,
cf Old Porge. was cniiictit undif i fill of roof
In the .leinijn No 1 mine jcslcrda) and liadl
Injurnl. Scti rat of his tlln were IrKtiircil and
one of thce prnrtnlcil Ids liimf allowing an
icape of air Into the iliest. He Is 1 I tisr In a
icry critical t-ondltlrn In the llahninunn hos
pital, Pflll UIIT. Ill: TIN(I, -James MutlniRli. f
lllikir) strut, was cominlltel to Jail jeilrr
iliy In Ahliniun lohn T. Hone ui a charge of
hruttlb heatlntr his wife. When I'lUi-liMe Colo
nltrnited to put Mnrtiitsli under arret the lat
ter Kie liattle and was sulidued aflnr sinral
illlius tame to the as-i'titne of the con-ptahle
PY-DYS. Tlie Dthwne and Hudson con
pnnv paid jesttrdn at lh Mirilne and Icr
1,'itt's (uk mines at Nirih Srantui rii
llehuari, l.1tkaantii and Uoliin paid Jf
trrday at the liluinmd and Itallstenl 'lodiv
the Arehlnhl. IWhiue, llodce Hampton, (Is
ford snd Mem will le nild and toinorrow the
employes at the lloldm and iJ.ilor will he paid
WILL RESUME WORK TODAY.
Strike at TJelawaie and Hudson Col
lieries Is at an End,
Tlie employe"! of the- Delaware nml
Hu Ikci 1 iolllcrl(" at N'otth Scr.intwi
find Ohphunt will poiltlxoly iisuini?
work this nioriiltii;. This uuiancc
wns jrixcii to Suiu'rliiti'tiili'tit Itdo jrs
ti'KltiV by 11 lUIetf.itlnn of thu moti
fiom the dlffctcnt collieries.
It was the (ii Initial Intention of the
ooinp.my to stmt up the collieries yes
tiiclny, but owing to tln mules bolnrr
out of the mines nnd other prelimln
aiy iletalls, the tn.tttPi wus ilefetted
until this morning.
The men will go liarli to work on tho
pimie teinis tinder wlikh they woikud
liefoic the stiIKo wuh Inaugurated.
The (ollleili.s wlileh will lesunie op
erntloiiF this nioinlng ate the (it assy
Inland and No. 2 at oh pliant, and the
LPSKctt'H t'leok, .MaiIne, Von Stoich
and Dickson at Ninth Scranton.
WHAT BECAME OF
THE FIVE HORSES
That Is the Question Select Coun
cilman D, W. Vaughan Wants
Somebody to Answer.
Councilman D. W. Vaughan threw a
bombshell, flguiatluly speaking. Into
fclect council last night, whin he ln
tioduced a tesolution ptovldlng for the
appointment of a special committee of
tlueo to find out what has become of
the eloui old holies of thu Hie de
rat tment, displaced by thu new one?
leeentlv purchased; If they hae been
sold, and If do, by what authoilty, and
to nsceitaln If the money has been
paid oer to the city tie.ibiiiei, all the
findings to be tt-poited to select coun
cil. The tesolution dliectlng the Joint
flro committee to purchase the eleven
new hor.se s did not authorize the sale
of thu old ones, yet, accoidlng to Mr.
Vaughan, all of these latter hae dis
appeared. Mr. Mehln. ti member of
the committee, t.ald last night that
sit of the horses had gone to Fiank
Cobb in part exchange for the new
ones, but as- to the wheieabouts of
the other fhe ho knew nothing.
Mr. Vaughan, in the course of a con
versation with a Tilbune man lasc
night, said:
"I've been asking where these horses
hae gone to for a long time now, nnd
the leply I would always lecelve was
that they iete gone to pastuie. They
aio not In pastute, howeei, and wu
aru going to mid out wheie they are.
"I have been told that one of them
was sold to a cettain patty fot $50, and
that that certain paity sold the ani
mal again Immediately for $150. I also
understand that a Noith Ihid coun
cilman has n couple of them w 01 king
on the sticets In that part of thu city.
"This is a condition of affahs that
must he looked Into. Thu city Meas
urer tells mo that he has not ieceletl
one cent of money deilved fiom thu
sale of these anlnnls. "We'll sptlng
some sensation on this thing before
long."
The resolution, It must he under
stood, was unanimously adopted, and
Chairman Wagner appointed Messis.
Vuughan, Hoe he and Lldstone as
members of the special committee.
A HOME WEDDING.
C. P. Slack Married to Mrs. Eliza
beth Lasher Last Night.
C. P. Black was last evening mar
ried to Mis. i:ilabeth Lasher at his
home, Ifilf. Penn avenue, by Hev. C.
D. Simpson, pastor of the Asbury
Methodist Kplscojial chutch. The
groom was attended by A, C. Monies,
while the bridesmaid was Miss Jen
nie Morgan, of Kingston.
At the conclusion of the 'ceremony
a wedding banquet was served at the,
Oteen Hldge hotel, where the couple
leceUed the rongtatulatlons of their
many friends.
COURT HOUSE NEWS NOTES.
Filtz Pllger, of Throop, who was ar
rested tluee weeks ago at the Instance
of his wife, chaigej with making
threats, and who was committed to
the county Jail In default of ball, was
yesterday teUased on his own lecog
nlzance by 1'iesldeut Judge Aichbald,
at the soIleItr--i.il f Mis. Pilgel.
Application was made to couit yes
terday by Antonl UrUl to have tians
f cried to him the hotel license Issued
to Domlnlco Dl Dominlco for the
piemlses at 347 Chestnut stieet. Dun
more. Judge John V, Kelly llxed Aug
ust 13 as the time foi the hearing. Thu
application was repiesentcd by Attor
neys Daniels and liunm.ll.
Judgment In the sum of $150 was
confessed in Piothonotaty Copeland's
olllce yesterday by Wlllaid, Wan en &
Knapp, lepresentlng the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western Itullroail
company. In faor of John J. Mai tin,
guai dlun of Thomas and Mmy Mullen,
minor chlldien of P. P. Mullen, who
was Killed la an accident oa tlio de
fendant company's load, September 11,
1899. The suit was In the nature of an
amicable action.
In the slander suit of Mary Decker
against lllen Morahan, the defendant
having tailed to enter an appeaiancu,
tho plaintiff, through her attorney, Jo
ueph O'Urltn, yestoiday caused 11 gen
eial pica to (liter and filed a foun'il
decimation. The plaintiff asset ts in
the declaiatlon that on August 1C, 1S9J,
In Dunmore, the defendant jefetred to
her In a very uneompllmontarv man
ner within hearing of dlveis persons,
nnd, by the utteianccs complained of,
damaged her reputation to tho extent
of IJ.OOO.
MARRIED.
SfvSON-.MKTTi:i(S. -In Plymouth. iiz, I, 1000,
by Hev Moses Ilanej, 'Ihomas , Maon, of
Oljphant, and Miss kiiah A. Metiers, of Illike
)y, LmUwanrv county, l'a.
FIRE ORDINANCE
WAS REPORTED
PASSED ONE READING WITH
OUT DIFICULTY.
Looked as I It Would Run Up
Against a Snag on Second Read
ing and Mr. Vaughatf Moved to
Fostpono Action Mayor Again
Called Atention to the Fact That
Ho Haa Removed Two Members of
the Police Force and That Two
Vacancies Exist.
Select council took up tho question
of icoignnlzing tin fire department
Inst night and the matter was dis
cussed, though not at any very great
length. The lire committee reported
favorably on Mr. Chittenden's ordi
nance and It passed one reading. Ac
tion on It wns then postponed on
motion of Mr. Vaughan, who realized
that It couldn't be put through on
second leading Just then.
The ordinance was repoited favor
ably on by all the membets of tho
committee except Mr. Finn nnd later
In the evening was called up by Mr.
Chittenden on first itndlng. It was
passed, Mr. Finn and Mi. Oliver being
the only two mcnibeis who voted
against It. Mr. Chittenden then called
It up on second renllng, whereat
theie was a little discussion.
Mr rinn said he was opposed to
the measuio pilnclpally because it
pioUdcJ for no additional permanent
men and he believes that those com
pnnlse now ha Ing only one man
should have extra men. lie referred
to Mr. Chittenden's aigument that If
his oidlnaneo was passed It would
mean a saving of JS.oOO and said thot
If this could be pi oven, he would vote
for the measuie, as this sum could
be utilized In piovUIng for extra men.
THH ONH MAN COMPANIES.
Mr. Chittenden said that this $S,000
would be available after the reorgan
ization had been effected as provided
foi In his otdluance. He said that he
believed tho six companies now having
only one man each should receive at
tention first and he would favor
gi anting them extia men Just as soon
us the money was available.
Mi. Melvln lalsed the objection that
there was no money to pay for bunk3
for the bunk men and that In some
houses there Is no room for bunks.
These objections not being very
v eighty, were Ignored by Mr. Chit
tenden. Mr. itoohe wondered If It
was wise to teorganUe the depart
ment now that the city was about to
enter the second class, but was In
formed by the ever-ready Mr. Chit
tenden that the change would only af
fect the management of the depatt
tuent. In the meantime, Mr. Vaughan, who
Is Mr. Chittenden's ardent supporter
In this matter, had lien counting up
heads and began to see that tho meas
uio would be killed If called up on
second reading. Ho nccotdlngly arose
and said in tho blandest way:
"I think we'd better postpone action
on this ordinance until our next meet
ing, so as to give every member a
chance to thoroughly study It. I ac
coidlngly move that we postpone ac
tion." The motion was adopted.
A communication from Mayor Moir
was lead, calling the attention of coun
cil to the fact that two vacancies still
exist on the police force, and that on
aciount of thu fact that several men
ate always away on vacations, the
force Is accoidlngly badly cilppled.
The members listened to the reading
of this communication vvlta stolid ln
dlffetence and when Clerk Lavelle had
finished. It was, on motion of Mr. Oli
ver, received and filed.
PILU OF STONE DID IT.
A communication from City Solicitor
Vosburg was read enclosing another
from John D. K.eator, who was In
jured while driving along the Ablng
ton turnpike lately. Mr. Keator In his
letter states that his wagon was de
molished; his horse Injured nnd ho
himself Injured to such an extent that
he was laid up for nine days.
He says that the accident was en
thely due to the negligence of tho
street commissioner, who left a heap
of stones In the road without any
warning light. It was against this
heap that his wagon struck. He agrees
to not sue the city If It buys him a
new wagon, but If it doesn't he an
nounces that he will sue not only for
damage done the wagon, but also for
Injuries received by himself.
Another communication was lead
from Mrs. Julia S. Uush, of 1145 Lu
zerne street, who claims $100 damages
caused by water running fromk the
stieet Into her cellar. Both letteis
weie leferred to the proper committee
In conjunction with the streci com
missioner and city solicitor.
A communication from the Wels
baeh company was read asking per
mission to Install some of Its street
lights In Nay Aug park free of charge
for the purpose of demonstrating their
advantages. The communication was
teferred to the park committee.
NF.W MEASURES.
The following new resolutions were
lntioduccd and passed:
Hy Mr. Finn Dliectlng the street
commissioner to direct the Scranton
Hallway company to place the corner
of Couit street and Providence road
In the same condition It wns In before
the company put In a double track at
that point, and upon tho company's
falling to do this within twenty days
dliectlng the street commissioner to do
the woik and charge thu hill to tho
company.
H Mr. Costello Directing the street
commissioner to enfoice tho provis
ions of tho ordinance regulating the
opening of sticets.
Hy Mr. Hoche Granting permission
to the board of conttol to connect No.
9 school with tho latetal sewer run
ning through Weir's nlley, pending the
construction of the Wyoming avenue
main sower.
By Mr. Schneider Authorizing the
Three Dollars Worth
For $1.89 Saturday at
Jonas Long's Sons.
Shoo!
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SATURDAY'S
TRIBUNE.
SATURDAY'S
TKinUNE
WILL CONTAIN
A LONG
Illustrated
Letter froi
Dr. R. F. Y, Pierce.
The first of a series of In
teresting letters which
will he published every
Saturday. Illustrated
with views taken hy Dr.
Pierce while on his trip
abroad.
SATURDAY'S TRIBUNE
streets and bridges committee to sell
the stone crusher.
Hy Mr. McCann Directing the city
solicitor to ask court for the appoint
ment of viewers to assess the prop
erty owners on Ninth and Chestnut
streets between West Lackawanna
avenue and West Linden street, for
their share of the cost of constructing
lateral sewers on these streets.
Hy Mr. O'Royle Hejecting tho bid
of J. R. riemlng for the construction
of the Nineteenth district main sewer
and directing the city clerk to re-ad-vertlse
for bids. The ordinance pro
viding for the opening of Poplar street
across the Delaware and Hudson
tracks to tho Lackawanna river passed
third and final reading.
Chairman Wagner appointed Messrs.
Chittenden, Coyne and demons as a
committee to consider the question of
unused balances remaining In the sev
eral accounts from last year.
STATE CONVENTION
OF THE P. 0. S. OF A.
It Will Be Held at Lebanon, Begin
ning Aug. 27 Extensive Ar
rangements Being Made.
At Lebanon during the week begin
ning August 27, the state convention
of the Patriotic Order Sons of Ameri
ca will be held.
For the past year a general commit
tee composed of representative men
has been working unceasingly on the
preparations. The Veteran associa
tion and the Commandcry General will
also hold their annual sessions there
during tho week. The city will be
decorated as never before, and the
thousands of delegates and visitors
will be entertained right royally.
Headquarters will be established at
Sons of America hall, and the state
camp sessions will be held In Fisher's
Academy of Music. The Veteran as
sociation and Commandery Geneial
will meet In the Patriotic Order Sons
of America building which is the home
of Lebanon's three camps Nos. 63,
254 and 3S1, and Lebanon Valley com
mandery, No. C, Patriotic Order Sons
of America. Camp No. 254 Is the ban
ner camp of the country, having a
membership of 1,117, nnd Is still In
creasing. Tho principal features of
the week will be the big parade, con
tests for cash prizes and excursions
for delegates.
This programme of entertainment
has been arranged by the committee:
Monday, August 27, reception of offi
cers, delegates and members of state
camp: Tuesday, August 2S, opening
sessions of state camp In Academy of
Music at 10 a. m.: oratorical contest
In Academy of Music and lunch In
Pons of Ameilca building at 8 p. m ;
Wednesdny August 29, excursion to
Corwall ore hills and Mt. Gietna park,
with dancing and lunch at the park at
3 o'clock; Thursday, August 30, big
street parade at 1 30 p. m, and com
mandery drill contest In Market
Square at 8 p. m.; Filday. August 31,
opening of Commandery General ses
sions In Sons of America hall at 10
a. in.
Tho committee offers $300 In cash
prizes to camps and commanderles
parltclpatlng In the parade and drill
contest on Thursday, the local city
and county camps and commanderles
being excluded. The pilzes are divid
ed as follows: Camp having the
largest number of men In line of pa
rade, $100; best uniformed camp, $50;
camp from greatest distance with not
less than 30 men, $50; best marching
camp, $50. All camps contesting for
prizes must be uniformed.
The commanderles will march In a
division composed entirely of com
manderles, and all contesting for
prizes must be fully equipped as nre
scrlbed by the command-ry general
laws. All movements at tho drill con
test must be according to the com
mandery drill tactics, and no com
mandery taking part can hav less
than twenty-five men.
The prizes are as follows: Com
mandery having largest number of
fully equipped men In line of paiade,
$75: best marching commandery In Il'ie
of parade, $50, commandery from
greatest distance with not Ies3 than
twenty-live men, $50; mmmandery do
ing best drilling at drill contest, $73,
ELECTRIC BURNS PROVE FATAL.
Charles Leutner Dies from the In
juries Sustained Last Week.
After hovering for a week between
life and death, Charles Leutner, the
young drug clerk who was so severaly
burned by elect! icity at Knoepfel's
drug store, In Petersburg, expired
early Wednesday morning nt the home
of his parents, Mr. and Mrs, Bernard
Leutner, 103 North Irving nvmue.
His system never recovered from
the nervous Bhock following his ter
rible experience. Most of tho time ho
was delirious and the attending phy
sicians at no time were very hopeful
of saving his life, let alone tho burned
arm, from which the llesh was eaten
away to tho bone by the electric cur
rent. The funeral will take place this af
ternoon at 2 o'clock from the German
Presbyterian chuieh.
BICYCLES ARE RARE
SO ASSESSORS SAY
ONLY; ABOUT 2,000 IN THE
WHOLE COUNTY.
In Making tho Enumeration of Bl
cyclo Owners, Preparatory to
Levying tho First Sido Path Tax,
the County Assessors Found Every
Indication That Cycling Is Not a
Fad In These Parts Scranton Is
Credited with Only 1,220 Wheels
and Carbondalo with Less Than
Dunmore.
It is quite safe to say that nothing
more farcical In tho way of oillclal le
ports have been put on record In this
county, than thu assessors' returns of
bicycles, which Commissioners' Clerk
Daniels finished tabulating yester
day. Some of them arc probably all
right, but In tho majority of Instnnces
the enumeration Is so palpably negli
gent that It Is on tho face of It ridicu
lous. In the whole county, according to
these returns, there are not more than
2.30S bicycles!
Scranton Is credited with 1.22G; Car
bondalo, 127; Duntnon, 214, and the
balance of the county 711. The Third
Sixth, Twelfth, Fourteenth, Eighteenth
and Nineteenth wards, of Scranton,
the First and Fifth wards of Carbon
dale, and Mooslc, Benton, Dickson
City, Old Foi go township, Roaring
Brook, Scott and Wlnton haven't a
single bicycle within their icspectlve
limits, If one Is to believe the asses
sors. Here Is the report from various as
sessment districts:
SCK NTON.
first ward TO
Sicond ward If'
Third ward 0
l'ourtli ward A3
Fifth ward (7
Sixth ward 0
Sctentli ward 27
hlKhth ward M
Ninth ward 151
Tenth ward I
1 kit nth ward
Twelfth ward 0
Thirteenth ward 295
fourteenth ward 0
Fifteenth waul :a
s'ntpmth ward 73
Seicntccnth ward 241
rigfTlitccnth ward 0
Nineteenth ward 0
Twentieth ward 14
Tu cut) -first ward 7
CAHi)omu:.
First ward 0
Second ward uJ
Third ward 10
Fourth ward 10
Fifth ward 0
Sixth ward 40
Archhald 74
lllakely 115
Pinton 0
C'arhondalc townshlj 8
CmlnKton 13
Clifton 7
Diekson 0
Dalton SO
Dunmore 214
Klmhurst 12
Fell 15
Oouldslioro 12
(ilenburn It
Greenfield 12
Jiftcrf-on 7
Jcnnjn SO
Lackawanna M
I.a Plume 7
UhlKli 5
Madison 2t
JUifl.ld SO
Mooslc 0
Newton 7
North AblnKton S
01 pliant 21
Old l-onre borough 17
Old Forge township 0
Hansom 12
Hearing Drook 0
Spring flrook 2
South AblnKton 15
Scott 0
TaIor CO
Throop 7
Vandllnir 8
West Ablngton 4
Wlnton 0
Waierly 14
One bicycle firm In this city, Florey
fi. Brooks, sold 500 wheels in 1S9S and
quite as many In 1899. Mr. Florey es
timates that there are easllv 10,000
wheels In the city of S'-ranton alone
and half as many again In the remain
Ing portion of tho county would not
be n wild guess.
Under the Act of l't'i.4, the county
Is authorized to nssess each bicycle a
dollar to create a fund for tho ci n
structlon of side paths, to be expended
under the direction of a commission
appointed by court. The commissioners
counted on far bigger returns and
their disappointment moana the oer
throw of the plans thev had In view
for furnishing excellent bicycling
throughout the county. Until some.
means are devised for securing a bet
ter assessment, the side path act will
be practically a dead letter in this
county.
AN ELECTRIC AUTOMOBILE.
It Is the Invention of P. J. Colilns,
of This City.
The first practical test of the electro-motor
carriage Invented by P. J.
Colilns, of this city, was made yester
day, and It proved entirely satisfac
tory. Mr. Collins has been at work on
the carlage for nearly a year. His
workshop was at Blume's carriage fac
tory and save for a brief mention In
Tho Tribune that Its construction was
under way, nothing has been publicly
said of It, the parties Interested not
wishing to have any of the details
made known till the eanlage was an
nsueid success.
They are now sanguine that they
have the best automobile so far in
vented and propose to pioceed at once
to put It on tho market. It will be
manufactuied In Seinaton.
H. B, Reynolds, Tames P, Dickson
and Mr. Collins nie Joint owneis of the
patents covering the vailoua Invented
pints of the machine nnd these tluee
with another whose name Is not given,
will conttol Its manufacture and sale.
It 13 claimed for the now automobile.
that it excels In every feature any ma
chine now on the markn nnd can ho
built at much smaller cost than the
others, An ordinary run-nbout or
load carriage capable of tunning fiom
forty-five to llfty miles without io-
chiiging the battel is can be sold for
$700, which Is seveial hundred dollnis
cheaper, comparatively, than any
ohter machine. A dr livery wagon,
but one-half as heavy a.s the aveiage
wagon now on teh maiket and much
cheaper, capable of tunning sixty
miles without recharging, Is another
of teh possibilities of Mr. Collins' in
vention.
Tho principal feature of the Collins
machine Is that It is (ontiolled by a
single lever. This lever turns on,
shuts off, Increases or decreases the
power, and besides directing Its course
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Quality has always been the first consideration
with us. We figure like this, if you have bought a
dinner set and it looked pretty at first, but after using
it a few times it crazed, turned yellow and looked
nasty, then you realized it was not what you thought
it was, you know what you think of the store at
which you "Got Stuck." We give the same guaran
tee with all goods sold during this sale as if you had
paid full price.
ioo Piece Dinner Sets, Decorated, American
Beauty Shape, for $8.50
ioo Piece Dinner Sets, Decorated, Plymouth
Shape, for $10.00
ioo Piece Dinner Sets, Decorated, Colonial
Shape, for $14.00
These sets are worth one-half more than we ask.
George I Millar & Co.
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g 134 Wyoming Avenue.
Walk in and look around.
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to the right or left, causes It to go
forward or reverse at teh will of the
operator.
FALSE PRETENSE CHARGED.
Andrew Koehler Arrested at In
stance of Foote & Shear.
Andrew Koehler, of Starrttcca.Wayne
county, was arrested yesterday by
Constable Max Flrestetn and brought
to this city to answer a charge of
false pretense prefer! ed by Ralph
Weeks manager of the Foote & Shear
company.
He claims that Koehler procured
$700 worth of goods from the com
pany on professing that there wero
no Judgments or notes outstanding
against him and that the latter wai
lately sold out by the sheriff on an
execution for a Judgment.
Koehler walveel a hearing and was
held In ball by Alderman Kasson.
SUMMER HOME AT LAKE ARIEL.
Project to Secure One for the Young
Women's Chiistlan Association.
At a meeting of Lake Ariel cot
tagers, held Wednesday night at the
cottage of C. D. Jones, It was decided
to buy the Conway cottage and
grounds ns a permanent home for the
Young Women's Christian association,
which Is at piesent established In It,
under the dliectlon of Miss Llbbls
Doersam
On Mondny an excursion for the
Young Women's Chiistlan association
will be run to Lake Ariel.
CHINESE SECRET SOCIETIES.
New Organization With Power of
Life and Death Over Its Members.
From the London leader.
Anothei great Chinese society
moro Important fiom Its widespread
distribution than the Black Flags,
and actuated by thu same motive I.s
that known as the Koloa Ilui. The
authoiitles made an attempt last year
to seiuelch this oiganUatlon, but, of
eouise, they did not succeed, though
they contrived to captuie one of the
leaders, whom they executed with
much clieumstances of brutality. The
membership loll luns well Into tho
millions, and It bus Its secret meetings
In evci city In China, Its membcis
must commit minder at tho command
of the older. They are Initiated by
the drinking of hot wine mixed with
the smoking blood of a cock, killed at
the time. The society counts among
Its members a laigo number of army
cJllclals, anel the great viceroy of
Nanking, who died not long ago, was
for a time mi active member. The
tecent tumbles In the Shnngtung
province wero backed by thu Koloa
IIul.
Thu oldest society lu China Is the
Triad Society, known also as the
"Sam Hop IIul." It has IU lodges,
and there are Hags, banners and um
brellas connected with It. It holds
ugular meetings, and It forces In
fluential Individuals to Join its organl-
Sae
If you wish re
liable and up-to-date
dental work,
done by cxperi
enced workmen
wbo arc here today
and not gone to
morrow. Come ta
lis. Prices right-
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zatlon If they are not amenable to
persuasion. It has the power of life
and death over Its mtmbers, who
have their own signs and passwords.
You can tell, It is said, whether a man
belongs to tho order by the way he
enteis a house. Their motto Is "Drlva
out the Tartars," and one branch of
the society dates back to 16641 A. D.,
or twenty years after tho conquest.
They have b(en working to overthrow
the government ever since, and ona
day they may succeed.
A Reflection.
"In your adicrtli-eineiit." mM the man with
the suaie manner, as he entered the office of tho
Ice compan), "jou aj that there are no rnl
irilnn on the Ice that ou furnish to your cut
tamers."
"Vi, sir," replied tho treasurer, u he placel
a blottir in fiont of Ida diamond stud so that
tho taller would not have to blink, "and wa
stand !) our aueitlon"
"I stand by it, too," said the man with tin
siuie manner, "and I haie called to ray that,
as I hate no fear of microbes, helloing the
are lurmlm, I wlnh you would direct jour de
livery man to leae at my residence, In the
future, lee of inch dimensions that two or three)
microbes, II they felt so Inclined, could occupy
It without crowding each other' Harper's
Patar,