THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, l'JUO. Put a Piano In your home now. We are Mlllnjj out out entire dock it greatly reduced I'rtceJ. w V-JP;k arnr i ' -j-' w i'ii ' 1' ' XA ! -TE" .K ' " " V "" I'ffr'" eiV'V K N 'aW Knrie Brand piano, rrfrtilar price fS'.0j $700 Mia price " Vose piano, regular price $000; tale X75 price aw - Vose piano, regular price $150; talet 350 price utsvr Ludwlg piano, regular price $373; Bale 300 priCO fvrvr Ludwig piano, regular price $300; tale 240 price "-' Martin Rro3 piano, regular price ?2J0; 200 tale price w The oliote arc all tew pianos and a guarantee is plven with each piano. Hay tcrnu or 10 per cent, from obove prices for cash. Some fine iiariralnf In second hand pianos. Sheet music at lost and less than cost. PERRY BROTHER 205 WYOMING AVENUE. Scranton Pa. Our store room Is for rent. Ice Cream. BEST IN TOWN. Per c Quart LACKAWANNA DAIRY CO lelephoneOrderi Promptly Delivered 23g3i7 Adams Avenue. Scranton Transfer Co. Baggage Checked Direct to Hotels and Private Residences. Office V., Xi. & W. Passenger Station. Phone 525. DR, H. B. WARE WILL RETURN ON SEPTEMBER 1. - - ! CITY NOTES j -t- - C.niMi:S KUNHUij Tlio funeral of Mrs. James Crimes, of Oak Mil, will he held Thurs day mornln at 0 o'clock from the residence. Interment In tlio Cathedral counter). IinVT HIS WIPE. Edward "silmon, of Knw ler court, was arrested late list nl'lit hj 1'itrol man Thompson, at tho Instance of hU wife, who said he hud been beating and nbiwlng her. rOSri'ONni). The fornnl presentation of the portrait of the lato JiicIku P. W. tiunster by the Laclauanni liar as.soclitlin to the cotintj, ulilch was to hae taken place yistcrdaj, hai been postponed until September. NOT THE SAME ONK.-Clmlcs Onm, the drayman of First street, wlhes to atinouree tliat he li not the party referred to In Sunday 'n ime of the Serantonlnn for ourcharnlng a for eigner for a ticket to Gicat Mend. DONATIONS ACKNOWI.KDfiri) -The minute ment of the Home for the Friendless arknowl edge wltli gratitude, 200 loacs linud, cue dol lar's worth sugar, one dollar's worth collee and ten cakes from the Dlimcnil Accidental fund excu-slon. PAY DAYS. The Delawire and IIul,on com pany paid the employes of the Itail et Iirook at Cnrbondale, and on the Honesdalc brine li jestcrdaj. The Delaware, kickananni and Wet ern paymaster completed tho pa.es In this tic Jnlty jestcrday. POISON CAUPFT) HE TI! -Depntv Toronor Talne went to Carbondale jcstirdiy and nnd. an autopsy In the case of Mrs Xotitu, who died Sunday from taking a dose of Pari green A jury was empanelled which rendired a erdict that death was due to tho po1mii. TO SIXO AT CRYSTAL LAKE -The Flertnr City quartette under the management nf Clnrlis Hattle, will entertain John It. Jones anil 1,1s friends at Crystal lake this cening P. It Smith Is first tenor; A. Hunter, coiond tenor, C. Dittle, baritone; J. Spencer, bao. ODD rr.I,LOVS riC.VIC.-Tlie Odd Fellotti will hold their annual outing, Thtirsdat, at Lake SPEEDWAY NEWS. e'snoosysssay. The Speedway tlotei Open All Year.) A first-clas3 city hotel on the mountain, and solicits the patronage of the public. Rifle Range is open. Carriages leave Mears building corner at 0.15 a. m 8,30 n. m., 0.15 p. m. Leave Speedway Hotel, 7.30 a. m., 5.00 p. m., 0.00 p. m. Chicken and Waflles every Tues day and Friday dinners. Breakfast. 6 to 9 a. m. Lunch, 1 to 3.30 p. m. Dinner, 6 to 9 p. m. Lunch all day In Cafe. Arrangements for large patties by phone, 4674. SAMUEL R COX, Manager, P, O. Scranton Pa. w svuKr ITCV L ' I I vX. r T" s X " f o&):iwiSbed 111 TV. MmlltnM In ph.rirn want It ill., tlnctl'y understood that no gambling devices of any kind will be atlotveu on mc picnio Rruuiius and that no Intoxicating drlnlcs will be sold. niNEHAL or MHS niflLIV. The funeral of tho hte Mm. Sinh lllglln, of Oordon slrcet, wm held yesterday morning from St. Pettr'1 cathednl, and was lirgtlv attended. The pall. liartM were! John Oordoii, Anthony Pcanlon, John lllewltt. John lllglin, Michael Corby and Thomas Walsh. LMlOlll'tt INMUHI'.t) loitepli Jchoij of firoe street, Dunmore, a laliorrr at the 1 lectrlc Light plant on North Washington aenue, wal taUn to the laukananna hospital jesterday, a the result of Injuries recelcd white at work diguing A rarln occurred and he was caught under the falling dirt and serlouMy bruised. ANN PAL PACPIflOV. The annual excursion of the Mrs. . P. Itillstcul lodge, No hi. lailles' auxiliary, (I. I. . to the llrothethood of Jxcomotle Engineer", to Blnghamton, will take place tomouow. Tnlns lrae the Dela ware, Laekawanni arid IVrstcrn utitlon at 8 a m., and returning leatc Illnghimton at T..10 p. m. AtinESTED IV WILKlSIlVlllli: -.lames Mnr row, who Is wanted In this cltv, on the tlnrge nf rmlirzi'lrimnt preferred Ij Prank Oram, wis arrested late list night In Wilkes llane it the Del mare and Hudson station, is he strpped off the tnin. A description of him hid 1 een for warded the Wllkes-lhrre police authorities and Morrow was Immediately recognl7ed by the of ficers watching for him. Hi:niK(l WAS CONTINUED -Prank Toole, of Minooka, vas list night arnlgncd before Alder man Howe, charged with obstructing tho road, on the Pittston branch of the Sirinton ltallwiy compirj, Thursday, Aug 0 Toole c-it down a large tree, in front of his residence, and It fell arroM tho track, delating traffic for about four houM It cost the cempsny V' SO to hae the tree rcmoied, and loat the management about $10 In f res last night's heiring was continued until I rldiy utteinoon at 1 30 o'clock. ions prrvrniv ahiifsted -Louis Ppp- stein, of llijinond oouit. was last night ir raignod before Aldermin Millar, charged by Chief ot Police llolling with hating attempted to en ter the store ol Mrs. Silvcrstlne, u neighbor, with intmt to rob, Int Pridij night, Fppsteln waited a healing and entered bail In the sum ot two, Samuel Porter n,uiHf.ting as his bonds mm. Mm. bllterstine chlms that at midnight she discotercd the boy In the store, he luting effected an entrv through an open windov Young Ippsteln denies thia, and assert'! his In nocence. PICNIO WEDNESDAY. The Catholic Young Women's club will hold a picnio on Wednesday, Aug 15, at Laurel Hill pirk, to raise funds to defray the expenses necessary to the estthlUh Ir( and furnishing of their rooms on Wishing ton atenue. The oung women, assisted bj a number of ladies Interestel In the iletelnpment and fucccss of the club are nnklrg etery effort to hue the picnic on ef the most enjoyable of the 6ummer. As many of the members of the club are employed In business houses and will be unable to attend during the day. it his been decided to conclude the picnic with t festival in the otcnlng The festital will be held in the ticrnt store of the Diirr building on Washington atenue, adjoining the club rooms. NINE DECREES IN DIVORCE GRANTED Judge R. W. Archbald Severed tho Bonds That Held Together Eigh teen Unhappy People. Nino decrees In divorce were granted by JuelRe U. YV. Archbald In court yes terday. Dellssa Uvant, of PockvIIIe, was di vorced from Margaret Thomas Hav ens "ho deserted htm October 11, 1S93, after three years' cohabitation. Fred M. Vandcrvoort, also of Peck vllle, secured a divorce from Jessie llnblnsnn Vaneluroort, to whom ho was married May in, 18S2, and tho de serted him In 1810. He says she "ran around playing In operas," and Is now lltliiE with anothci man In Philadel phia. Henty Wood, of Dunmore, was frond from tho matltal bonds which held htm for twenty yeats to Susan Mir anda Wood. They it ere married Aug ust 10, 1S72, and lived together until December 22, 1S92, tthen Mrs. Wood left htm and their five children and went to Chicago, whore she has since remained. Theodote A. White, manager of tho manufacturing company beating his name, was desoited by his ttlfe, Mamie Sherer White, In tho spring of 1S0S. after they had been man led seven teen years. lie made repeated efforts to induce her to return to his home, but she Mould not listen to his en treaties. Ilefore coming here In the winter of 169S, Mr. White lived in lilnghamton, where he owned and oc cupied a $10,000 home. Mrs. White, after separating from her husband, lived for a time ttlth her cousin, Mrs. Ira O. Stevens, of Monroe avenue, but now makes her homo ttlth relatives In Montroso and Brooklyn, Susque hanna county, Howard H. Pethlck, of Scranton, mocured his divorce from his alleged unfaithful wife, Mamie S. I'ethick, by shotting ttlth the aid of the police docket and Mayor Molr that she had been arrested five times for drunken ness and street walking. At the time of the hearing she was In tho county Jail serving a seven-day sentence for the latter offense. They were married May 15. 1SS7, and lived together ten j ears In lilnghamton befoie coming to this city, three yeais ago. On tho grounds of ciuel and barbar ous treatment, u divorce was granted Clara Allspaugh Green from Prank II. Oteen, of Tenth stieet. They had lived together for twenty-three years before she finally resolved to put up ttlth his abuse no longer. For the same cause, Carrlo Detrlck was fieoel fiom Ootge D. Dctllck, of Klmhutst They tteto marrleel Decem ber 14, 1S7!, and lived together till De cember 7, 1SU9. Mabel Turner, of Dunmore, fotmeily of Pilceburg, alleged cruelty against her husband, John II. Turner, and told hw h began abusing her on May 0, 1S91, eighteen days after their wed ding, and kept it up till she left him in 1S9S. Mlnuva A, Munson, of Jefferson avenue, ttas granted a divorce after ptotlng that her husband, John 15. Munson, deserted her nnd their chll d:en In 1S93. They had been mnrried twenty-nine years, when the desertion took place. The health record of the First Penn sylvania Stato Normal School, ot MI1 lersvilli'. Lancaster county, has been unsui passed by any Institution in the country. Among tho renrons for this marvelous rerotd me its location In the midst of tho most fertile farming section of Lancaster rounty, its abun dant supply of pure water and perfect seweiage, the regular habits of Its students and tho careful supervision of their health made by teachers nnd others, the supply of good, wholesome food furnished by the household de partment, and tho abundant opportu nities for play and exercise found on tho grounds, Read tho full description of The Tiibuno's Educational Contest on fourth page. MIDSUMMER DAY UNUSUALLY BUSY BIO RAFT OF OPINIONS AND ORDERS HANDED DOWN. Mornn and Clark Licenses Revoked. Councilmen Cannot Collect Pay for Committee Work New Trial In tho Caso of Myers Against tho Lackawanna Mills Verdict Stands In the Case 'of Evans Against the City of Scranton Eigth Ward Contest Court House Notes- One of the busiest sessions court has had was that of yesterday morning, when Judges Edwards nnd Kelly con ducted the mid-summer day sessions. Twenty opinions, as many more or ders anil nine divorce decrees were handed down and n big raft of motions and rules brought up by the attorneys were passed upon. The matters com ing from Judge Archbald tveto trans mitted by Judge Edwards, tho foimer being absent on a vacation trip. Licenses Revoked. Uoth the Moran and Clark restaur ant licenses, which tho Men's union petitioned to have retoked, were yes terday cancelled by court. The oiders In the cases were handed down by Judge Archbald. The order in the Moran caso reads as follows: In re: license of P. p. Morin, at HO Spruce street Itulo to retoke. Lackawanna count, w.; It lining been "made to appeir to the couit, upon notice and due heiring hid, tint P. P. .Moran, the person to whom tho liceii-e In this case was granted, his tlolated the lan of this commonwealth, relating to the site of intoxi. cat ng liquors, to wit: br rcatodh silling such liquors on the first da) of tho week, com mon y called t-undaj, the said license is hereby reiokeel. ' The order revoking the Thomas F. Clark license at 229 Wyoming avenue, wes similar to that In the Mourn case, except that the additional u-ason was given that CI.uk allowed disreputable persons to customarily visit his place. The application of T. J. Roche to have the Mot an license transferred to him was refused. The Clark place, foimerly called tho Globe hotel, has been re-named the Lyceum Cafe and Is being conducted by ex-County Com missioner J. J. Flanoghan. Both places will now hato to close. Orders were made as follows In the matter of liquor license transfers: Amos Robinson, Sixth ward, Dun more, to George Block; hearing fixed for Sept. 10, 1900. Mary E. O'Malley, 1S03 Jnckson street, to Henry J. Cannon; transfer granted. George E. Hughes, Fell township, to John Ilosak; transfer granted. P. J Glbney, 111 North Main avenue, to Charles L Geary; license levlved and transferred. P. F. Moran, 310 Spruce stteet, to Thomas J. Kocho, transfer refused. L. E. Fltzslmmons, Fell township, to Michael Owens, transfer gi anted. Mntgaret Scanlon, corner of Main avenue nnd Lafayette street; to Ala manzo Reynolds, hearing fixed for Sept. 24. 1900. AVIIllam Savage, Fell township, to Anthony Muchnlekl; ttansfer gt anted. Jane Mahon, Flist ttard, Dickson City, to W. D. Thomas, transfer grant ed. John Connots, Second wnrd, Oly phant, to Steten Cowley; continued. Andtcw O. Bushek, First watd, Arch bald, to Michael Shestak; continued. The application of Thomas 'A. lie Court for a license for 404 South Wash ington atenue was gi anted. Olyphant Tteasurer Surcharged All but one of tho Items In the ac count of Tteasurer Lavln, of Olyphant, which were attacked by the Delaware and Hudson company, tteto ordeied surcharged by Judge Edwards In an Interesting opinion discussing the com pensations that may bo allowed to municipal olllcers. The biggest item was for "expenses" of councilmen on committee work. Judge Edwards de cides that these allowances are Illegal. The opinion, In full, follows: In He: Appeal frcm the report ol the auditors settling tlie account of M. .1. Latin, trcasutt-r of the borough ot 01.iphant This is an appeal on the put of the boiough ot ill) li mt, through a taxpijpcr. Mom the set tlement bv the auditors of the triaurers ac count. The facts arc tefere us on depositions There being no ficts in dispute an K-uo is mi necesari The question raised intolie the fol lowing items: 5 per cent eomii'blon on license mone) J217 M .1 percent conimidon on dlliui viutlils . ,!4l Hi S per imt commission on paling assess ments 272 11 0 pir cent, lommbsloii on sour ai.soss- ments 10 S7 Sunelry orders issued to councilmen . . . l?i W We shall loiuhUr these credits in their pre per oruer. 1 It appears from the etidence tint the b. r ough. council, by leaolutlon. fixed the c'mnin-a tion of the trcasurir on elKbuii'einints at a ir rmt Nobodj should object to this allowance It is Jnt nnd niMiualile The same, usolution uUo allowed the tniMinr 5 per cent, for col lecting the license mone). It is a will Known fact that under the present system of clMi'lhut ing the llccn-e furd, the count) treasurer pi)s to each imiiiiclpillt) the portion of the- fund appropriated to it b.i leu. It is paid tu the treasurer. The share paid to the treasurer of 01) phant borough was ,U7 IM. Ills percentage for disbursing tills mom-) amounted to .;" 71, iH-icrthiliM the council saw tit to allow him an additional sum of trJ17tt fur his senilis ob taining a ehuk for license money from tiie counti trciurer It would seem that this u lowance is critlul) out of proportion to the compensation IKeif for disbursements t the sinii' time tin- I itt tints in the councils the power, and with It tin- lesponslbilit), of fixing me ii)inn iimikiii ot the tu lsurir, an I It Is mil) when tiuncils grossl) abuse their mwer that courts nut Interfere Tin- exception eoterin tl is polrt Is otirtuled i - ouimlsnlun on paling and sewer assess ments The borough eoiuiiil, by resolution, sit -elded to allow the trenurer 5 per cent on pal ing anil sewir am sKtiiriits 1 In- commissions on these matters amount to $3(1-.! t2 Such an allowance wis n hull) without wuirant of im The treasurer collected no such assessments and no ordtrs reniesentincr theso assessment uasMil through his hands. The appropriation ot this amount en money to tlie neamrer was u mire gratult) on the put of the council Counsel for the tuasuitr did not attempt to utaln this Item. The exception to tlieo assessments arc, then fore, kustalmd. 3 Orders issued to councilmen for committee These oiders altogether amount to SWIM. Each members of the council, fiom time to time, about etery thne montlw, leceiied an order for central and pcclal committee work Some of the orders are for trips to tarlnus places, for instance: "One trip to Caibondale and two trips to hi rant on in Interest of lioiotigli, $7fJ," "two trips to Scranton on committee work, Jl," and other orders of a similar chaiacter. Mini bers of borough councils ore nut entitled to an) na) fur committee work, "general or t.pr clal " They can perform no wnleivi to tlie bore ugh tor which the) aie i milled to renlto pat. As to inonc.ts expended b) a inemli-r or committee, when delegated b) tho count IN to go to a certain place in perfonnance of certain duties, we know of no ri uon wh) sueli expin. ellturcs ihouhl not be paid by the municipality Such bills should be Iteinlreel nnd onl) iietuil expenses allowed. It Is probable that a ftw ol the orders objected to In this case Include mill expenses The) would not amount to our W3 Hut the orders are Issued for a lump mm When cur a councilman went to Sniinlon, Archbald or Carhondale for the borough h was allowid a per diem pa) of !?2 SO regardless of the amount of mone) expended. AH this Is lllegil. It may he claimed by tome that it Is a hard ship fur a member tn spend his time in torn miftce work without compensation. Whether it bo hardship or not is immaterial The law does not allow any such compensation, and an aspirant for the ofhec of borough councilman should consider tills fact before he reeks the of fice. Tlie proposition that a member of a borsuth council can revcice no compensation tor sen Ices performed by hint for ths Itorouah Is-lng clear and bc.tond any iloubt, the next xr tlnent Inquiry !s: lloty doesi this alcct the borough treasurer, who, as a general rule, Is bound to piy the onhrs reguhrly drawn b) tlie council? There rc two answers to tills mira tion Tlie first Is, that If a borough treasurer lias knowledge, b) notice or otherwise, that an oreler, regular upon Its lice, n presents an il legal or fraudulent claim. It is Ids duty to re fuse pa)meiit. We think tills a tale rule to follow. Tho serond answer Is that where an lllegil con. rlderation Is expressed upon the face ot the or eler, the treason r should withhold pi)inent. This Is the dllllcultv with the ordcrx now before us Licit one Is primi facie for an unlawful claim. W hither the treasurer knew lids or not Is im material It Is the duly of eter) public of ficer to know the litv whiih gotrrns his own of fice The illigalit) of these ordtrs is so ap pirent as to render further discussion unneccs sari. Tlie ixieption to the allowanio by the auditors to the treasurrr In tlie settlement of bis account on orders to the amount of SWD 50 is sustained. Tlie treasurer Is, therefore, iurehargid with the following items' Commission on pat Ing assessments $272 11 Commission on sewer assessments 30 hi Sundr) orders paid to councilmen C2J 00 Total WHl Now, Aug. 1 1, lOeW. It is ordered, adjudged nnd deirced that tlie auditors settlement of the ac count of M .1 Lit in, treasurer of the borough of Ol.tphint, be so amended and corrected thit the bilance due from said treasurer to the bor ough shall be !)U 42 in addition to any other balance found by said auditors, II) the lourt II. M. 1 IWATtI)S, A. L. J. Are Jointly Responsible. The title for Judgment for the de fendant, notwithstanding the verdict for the plaintiff, in tho cape of L. P.. Evans against the city of Scranton. wns discharged by Judge Kelly In the following opinion: The plaintiff res?oicred a teidlet ol 20il fur damiges dine his property b) tlie mgllgmt in nine r In which Washington atenue wns exia t it ed and gmlnl down along his premises. Tlie grade at tint point was lowered lateral fei t, aril in doing tlie work the rock hid to lie blast ed, and the ecleussion, tl)lng dihrts, cts , cause I by tin' blisls. It wis alleged, injiiied the pi is tiring and otherwise ilamigul the plalntltT s hi'iu-p The plilntilf dechnd also for dimigc to his propirtt bt uaon of the i hinge' of the gride of the street, nnd sought to reenter on the ground tint his input) wis less taluable in tnnliililf utter the ihange of guide thin in juidlalcly liefiue. This propirtt Is sltuitcd on the northwest rlt ciruer of North Washington and lleetiie an nues. and the otitic nee is to the itbct tint Noilh Washington atenue ttas cut down along tlie site ot his lot nnd for tonie distance farther en. Honour, as the pliinlllf had evented and cl, lltcred n full release from all el image caused lit icim n of the cliinge of gride lufoie tin work was begun, the Jury wire Instructiil tint tint could allow no elaiinge for the grilling, nnd tin- were rcstrlctul to the dimige, It ant, c. i"l by the negligent pirforminie of the work They were also ellrietid to find in fitor cf all the defer elants except C li Kinslct, P P tiittli aim t ii lor itoe n it was eorncileil in the nrgu 1'ient of the rule that the teullit miht pri p irlt stand air i Inst tlr Klnsle), the one who acluillt hid the contnrt for, md who eiid the work, but it ttas infill tint there wis no cm eleneo to Mistaiu His. terdict ngilnst tlie otlur two. Ihe contritt under tthhh the wolk was done was not i fend in etlihnee, and we aie not tin re fore informnl of its nature or contiiits AthetherMr Klnsle) was an indepcndi nt enntue tor. foi whose nets his emplo)cts wo lid not be llahli, we are unable to sit- Mr Klnsle i tec tifnl that he 1ml the eontrait tor the work, tint he did it, mil tint a number ol pusuiis contributed to pit him for It, iiituiug whom were these other two elifinilmts It inn be faiilt infcircd tiom the whole ctl dime tint the grading ttas of cunsiilei ibh b tie fit to the ottneis of pioperti nloiu. Ninth W i-li Irgton iterie bi.tiuni the propeit) ot toe pliin tift tint thet were instrument il in luting the wrrh done, ami tint the v contributed to the cost of it tlr Smith ttas cue of the pirsnns owning propirtv be)cnd the point In qje'tlnn lie stat ed that he- ccnsielered it an altantage to his piopttti to hate the grading done, or tint lie would not lute contnlutcd toward the e'ost It does rot sptcificalli appeir whethei tlr Loch was interested In the sime tt n or not, tint II was shown tint lie also tontiibuted towaul the cost We think the et drnee sufficient to tturant the infnei.ee tint Mi Klrslet was the na;i nt of seteril jmisoiis. among whom were tlr smith ml tlr Kuril As i generil role, a principal is liiblt for the negligent aits ot an ascot In the course of his e niploi mi nt, ind tin re hi ing noth ing to show in this cise tint the agent was cm ploted as an independent contractor, pumi ficte the piimlinl is llible Jolntlt with the a.'ciit. It Is a well settled principal of law tint a Joint nt tic n will He ngilnst prlnclpil and igtnt foi injurt ciu-cd bt the neglige lie e of the latter in the crurse of ids emph tnirtit, and tte need cite no luthoritles to tint cfieet nd now, tug 1", l'sfl, the rule for Judgment, notwithst Hiding the tirdict is disthaiged lohn P. hell), A. L. J. Verdict Wns Too Large. In the case of John Myers against tho Lackawanna Knitting Mills, Judge Aiehbald yesterday ordcted a new ttial because of the doubt ho now holds as to tho defendant not hating been guilty of contiibutoty negligence and because the vet diet ot $5,300 was excessite. The plaintiff ttas 14 yeats of age tthen he went to ttoik In tho Knit ting mill and the .second day of Ills emploxment at a cat ding machine he lost his light hand by having It caught In the machinery. The machine be came clogged with wool and In at tempting to remove It ttlth his hand his lingers ttete caught between the tolls nnd his hand drawn in and ctushed. There wns a lexer attacn ment to the machine to reverse the rolls nnd relieve such clogging, but the boy was not instiucted In its use. In discussing the case Judge Aieh bald sats: That the accident b) which tlie plaintiff lost his right hand ttas due to the lugligiiiic. ot the detciidaiit U, to si) tlie least, doubtful The onl) negligence charged was the failure of the compaii) to propel It instruct him in his duties and warn him of Us dangers, and to hold tint it is in c i s in to tell a crown bo) ot an) Intel ligrnci' tint he must not trust his hand, as lie did. in between molting wheels on the peril ot belli,: eiiitle ted of neglect of dutj for such omission bolder!, on the iinrtasnuihle. Ihe elangci nf such nil act is so cbtious tint it ought to he apprehended b) an) one engit.ed abi ut a liMihlhc of that thai liter without being told, and certain!) could not escape liitclllgint ohsi nation aflir two dj)' experience buch as this bo) had. Two iceeiit decisions ten eluselt anal igous (Iletr ts. Winter, 193 Pa .h', ami llhcttriui ts Lumber Co, li Superior ct '21'J), throw serious doubt on tlie light of tlie plaintiff to recoter undir such circumstancis. and while tte ore not prcpartil to si) that tlie ciso on a re trial will lot be for the inr), we think the defendants are at least entitled to another chance for a tirdiit. In addition to tills tlie terdict Is clearly cx cewlte Pite thousand three bundled dollars for tlie lo of the ldilntfl's hand is a ter) large sum nnd finds litlli In the etidence to warrant it Tlie plilntlH's sltuitinn In life, the son of a laboring man, his condition if heilth, which was not robu't, and his apparent intel ligence, which was somcttlnt scant), a;aic prom ise, of onl) moderate cruing puttir. He wis getting 60 cents u eli) when injuied, but mignt hate adtaiiecd In time from tint to i dollar and a Inlf ind perhaps ettn two elollais, but old) after bmg intcitining tens spmt in leirmng to do higher and more skillful work, with the poulhllltt that he might niter attain them. Witli a terdict of fi.tiOe) lie Is adianied at a bound to prattle all) as good i place as hi could reach In a score of ti us, with all the risks of failure rtsolted in his fat or, and that, too, with only a part of Ids earning power im paired Tills is something more than compm Kition, which is all that the case would iltott. If the jurt intended to make the company snnrt for the accident there ttas nothing In the etidence tn warrant it. Dimagis for jiersoiul injuries are ten much in tlie wound discretion of tho jury, and tte, therefore, hesitite in anv way to inlirfire with their puiogatiics. Hut they are hound to kup the in within limits, and here, as It seems to us, they lute entliely exceeded them. Without undertaking to sit Jut what would be reasonable compensation in the piesent in stance issuming the defe nil mts to lie liable, wc conside-r that the present amount is charl) be )ond that bound for both tho reasons assigned. Ihe rule foi a new tiial is made absolute. Eighth Ward Election Contest. Oply ono question' of law was dis cussed by Judge Archbald In present ing tho findings of court In tho Eighth waul eonstablo election contest, tho foi mat decision In which ttns among tho mass of matters handed down fiom tho bench yestetdny. This question lefened to the valid ity of votes cast by a man whoso tnxes were paid by another. Two in stances tvero discussed. Ono was whete a man's wife pild his taxes. Tho other xvas whero a voter's tax wns paid by his employer, the Dola. wore, Lackawanna and Western i all road company, tho collector having had it stopped out of his pay. In the former case, tho Judge rulej (Continued on Paa;e 6.) SCHOOL BOARD WILL BUY LOTS THERE IS, HOWEVER, NO APPROPRIATION. Proposition of V. McNally to Selt Two Lots on Fourth Avenue, In the Sixth Ward, Accopted, Despite the Vigorous Opposition of Captain May, Who Said That tho Board Should Keep Within Its Appropria tion Miss Olmstead Re-appointed, Contracts for Supplies Awarded. Though no provision was made In this year's school budget for any more new schools or for the purchase of any more lots, seventeen members of tho school board put themselves on record last night In favor of the purchase of two lots In tho Sixth ward, despite a ery vigorous fight against the scheme put up by Captain W. A. May. The building committee recommend ed that two lots on Fourth avenue, having a depth of 1.10 feet nnd a com bined frontnge of 100 feet, bo purchased from P. McN'nlly. The conditions were that tho board wns to give Mr. Mc Nally the old No. 29 property and $4,300 additional In exchange for the lots, to allow the boaul to have tlie use of No. 29 until such time as It erected a new building, the teims of payment to bo $1,000 down and the remainder In a year's time. "Before wc discuss this mntter," said Captain W. A. May when tho recom mendations of the building committee had been read, "I should like to nsk the chair If tte npptoprlated any money for the purchase of lots. "No, tte did not," replied President Jane, and the captain said nothing further for a time. FRANCOIS OBJECTED. Mr. Francois, who wants a new school up in his ward, and who doesn't think the Sixth .should have one, wild that theio ttas an understanding nt the beginning of tho year that no new schools, ttete to be built or lots pur chased and hn said that for this rea son he could not tote for the purchase of these lots. Captain May then said. "I am not in favor of buying these lots on general ptlnclples I hate al ways been opposed to spending money not specified in tho budget and I ttlll continue to be alttats opposed to It We should keep within our apptoptla tlon and not over-run It. Hut thoie Is a better argument than this. If tte can't build this jear why not wait and buy tho lots next year when they ttlll be cheaper?" "How do you know they ttlll be cheaper next year?" Inquired Mr. Gol den. "Because we all know that th steel mills are going to move away and any one who can lead the signs must know that the taluo of all properties on that side will be depressed," replied the cap tain. The question being calleel for tho rec ommendations were adopted by tho fol lowing vote: Yeas Shlies. H. J. O'Malley, Eynon, Phillips, Golden, Roche, Dr. O'Malley, Schnefer, Neuls, Walsh, Jennings, Etans, Barker, Schwass, Gibbons, Leonard and Jayne 17. Nays Fiancols, May 2, DIAMOND FLATS LOTS. The proposition of the Diamond Land Impiovement company to sell thiee lots In tho Diamond Flats was again taken up at the Instance of Mr. Glbhons, but was refeited after discus sion back to the building committee. A bill of F. J. Johnson for painting No. 32 school ttas recommended for payment by the building committee, but, on its being questioned by Mr. Evans, was refeired back to the com mittee for further consideration. The bill ttas for $311.54, which Mr. Evans considered very high, ns bids Just te celted for tho painting of No. 14 hchool, which has twice the smface to cover, ateiage only $373. Tho building committee recommend ed that it be allotted to receive bids and attaitl the contract for an iron fence atound No. 3S school and the recommendation wns adopted. Miss Olmstead. principal ot the training school, ttas rc-nppointeel for the coming year at her old salaty of $1,500. Contiact for the supplying of sup plies for next year were awarded as follows: Pencil pads, T. P. Price. 15 SO per 1,000. Commercial lie to, Hc)no'ds llros., 42 cents reim. Poolscap, T. P. Price, 47 cents ream Litter paper, T. 1.'. Price, 47 cents ream. l.nttlopes, T. II Price, 75 cents per thousand Composition books, lic)nolds Bros , SO 3 3 cento per docn. Qulnc) tablets, Reynolds Uros , 21 2 T cenis per do7cn. Cn.tons, J. II. Picndergist, .0033 cents per gross. Hlack board erasers, T, P. Piice, SS cents per dozen. Drawing pencils. Hot nobis Pros, $2.13 and V SS per 1,000. Pens, Ret nobis Hros , 27 cents per gross. PcnhoMera, J, P. Prendergast, SI cents per gross Ink, J. V.. Prenletgjst, 31 cents per gallon Lead pencil craseis, Itc)nolds nios., 49 cents per dozen Elastic bands, Jletnoldi Hios, 12 cents per gross1 Pointers, T. P. Price. 83 cents per dozen. Ink stands, T. 15. Price, 03 cents per elozen Thermometers, J P. l'rindcit,at, 60 cents per dozen Call bells, Rc)nolds Hros, 11 cents. CLAY PIPE CLUB'S OUTING. Spent a Very Jolly Day at Lake Ariel. At Lake Ariel yesterday the Clay Plpo club had Its annual outing and it was gieatly enjoyed by a party that numbered upwards of fifty. The club Is composed of employes of the city engineer's department nnd they had ns their gnosis yesterday the councilmen nnd other city ofllclals, be sides a number ttho hate no connec tion with city nffalrs. The (Irst installment went over to the lake in the morning, nnd at 2.2S In the nftetnoon another party went over and Joined tho meirymnkers who had departed earlier In the day. dinner, consisting of steamed clnms, clam chowder nnd various other dellcncles, was sorted and nil kinds of liquid refreshments from milk up were on tap all day. During tlie afternoon theio was a game of ball between tho city hall cleiks nnd tho councils, which was won by tho clerks by a poorc ot 9 to 2. Trank Phillips was captain of .,ie city hall team and Tred Phillips of the councllmanlo team, n all city hall team played a team of "outsid er," captained by P. J. Ilickey, and wns defeated 3 to 2. There was n tug of war between tlie select and common council, in which the upper branch men proved the Bticnger, and there were various other WWWWWWiVVWVWWWiWiWUi Water Coolers Still a few leftwon't last long though at these cut prices. If you want one come quicks There is nothing cleaner or purer than water from a good stone cooler. 2 Gallon $2.50 3 Gallon $3.00 4 Gallon 3.50 5 Gallon 4.00 8 Gallon $5.00. Geo. V. Millar & mmmmmmmmmmmmmm WALDRON'S BIG AUCTION SALE Of two carloads of Horses next Thursday at Gorman's Stables, Washington avenue, Cusick's old stand, at I o'clock. RAIN OR SHINE. Our New 5 10c Department Is located in the basement of our Lackawanna Avenue Store. We have stocked it with a complete line of Agate Ware Crockery Glassware Galvanized Ware Nickel Ware Included in this stock is the entire stock of the Surprise 5c and ioc Store, which we bought away under market value and which will be sold accordingly. J. D. WILLIAMS & BRO. 312314 Lackawanna Ave. '"frfSSSft) waJsi Jit? iwfi4k! 7 j ZENOLA IS THE MODERN CLEANSER, which is as good for cleaning the hands and face as it is for cleaning the dishes, the glass or the floor. It has two unusual merits, that while It cleans everything clean, tt makes and keeps the hands white and beau tiful too. THE ZENOLA COHPANY, PHILADELPHIA. CUSHflAN BROS. CO., Distributors, 78 Hudson St., N.Y. I VHMffjCTsBrantl1 H,j ."J!)-JL'jfYr1 5JKHKHH5P To antonc lirintrins t1il aclwitisrniuit to cmr ofilci" we will malep a beautiful set cf teeth. EtiaroiitcMl to (It. fur imh) I lus mnr Is m.ulo to introducp our new ktiiu ol l'ainlefn Hen. tlstrt written uujrjut.r c.lwii uitli jU mir tieirk It jou lute ant ilcr.mil tr. tit that 11. eel' attention rail unci lute tliuii esiiinniil fife of cliirere It cIooh not cost iiijthltiff for ad. tise and te.u 11 . just us ttelioine n it ton luil work elone OitOW.N AM) UltllK.i: WOHK bl'ltiU.TV. 1'AIM.USS I.XTHACTIOV. I)H. HKYKIt, DKNTIST, 511 Spruce Street, Opposite Court Houso lnterestitiB contests. At "T!0 the party li'ft for home, much plenxi-d with the day's oiitinn. It was loudly pioclnlm ed that the Clay Pipe club Is ono of tho jolllest organizations In existence. SMALCOMB ARRESTED. He Is Accused of Intimidating Men at Jermyn Mine. Ooetffo Smalcomu, of Itendham, wni jesteidny arialRiicd befoie Alderman Jlllhtr and held in $500 ball on tho chaigo of Intimidating 'ho miners nt the Jctmyn mine, ftom wotltlng. Sinai comb is a striking miner and by threats and abuse, it is alleged, trys to prevent tlie other men Irom work ing. Joseph eJtmyn, one of tho owners of the mine, yesterday swore out a war- Co. "iJEiS?8 i Tinware Woodenware Window Screens Copper Ware Wire Goods, Etc, "Make your bast me of this.' ' Antony and Clou., V. j. Cleans Everything A It H, A Wl K V S 'VJ,l,UMJtmJLliW!i,,,'''i A Skin of Qoauty Is a Joy Forovor. ill t ir.iu e.ui HAuiiis eiuirNTti, 1'Ut.AOl, UU JIAUIUA1. UbAUIiriCU, ItemoTM Tin, llmplet, FrecktM. Moth I'.lctiei. li.,t, nj Bkla Ulteuoi, snu tnerj blnulia oq lettttiuon. It tu lltocnl til. tctt ttto I cm., aact la ic triulci.wt taat it to bo ,ur n j. prop, rly made. "iHfpa no rountorftU of clmlller nun Zr. l A. fijro iMliS to a, lady of tho haut-tooj (arallentl! "At yon iiullMwllluMtben. I recomu.nd 'Oour. aud'f Croun o lb l.att harmful ox all tho Rain prrpara-, tlout " For wit tjl . all Prorelrta axel riney-Ooodi Dealer la the V. S , Canada, and Europe. trVW. T. flOFKlKB. proD'r, IT Great Jewel It, B.X. rant for his arrest, and Smalcomb was last night given a hearing by Al derman Millar, r rsa 5s ra Z ..&-?--v, ' i s4i ,, ta.j.
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