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THE SCItANTON TRIBUNE-TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1900.
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Superior
akmg
Powder
is the great help of modern times to perfect cake and biscuit
making, and many a young housekeeper has found the be
ginning of her success in cookery in its employment
CLEVELAND BAKING POWDER CO.,;
NEW YORK.
Imitation baking powders arc lower in price,
but they arc mostly made from alum and are
injurious to health when taken in the food.
UVE NEWS OF THE
INDUSTRIAL WORLD
EKATOES SIDE OF THE PRES
ENT DIFFICULTY.
Chr.nge Contemplated by the Penn
sylvania Coal Company In tho
Method of Operating Its Collieries.
Circular No. 28 Has Not Been Re
scinded It May Be Modified Pas
senger Trains on. the Lackawanna
Head Making Better Time Hie D ,
3J. & WV' Board for Today.
In Saturday's North Aim.'! lean, o
Philadelphia, appeared a letter signed
"T. AW li." of Pittston, presenting- the
operators' side of the anthracite con
troversy. It was In reply to an edi
torial In last Thursday's North Ameri
can and was as follows:
First, as to tlic acrtion tint a cn.il miner
receives tor tin hour' work underground only
a dollar and a lull. This utatimrnt has Lull
made ly illlTercnt writers through the prm dur
ing the list few weeks. Dnrliu; the last tin
jean not a slnprle jrManic has come to my notice
where a competent miner has worked lor any
mih a wage; and I nato been in a position to
know whether this is the cum: or not. 'J lie aur
nee miner noes into the mines, y.hcn worklnu fair
time, about CM o'clock in the morning, and Rets
out about 4 o'clock in the afternoon. Thin ho
works, aa jou tec, (mowing one-half an hour for
lunch, which Is .in unuii.illy short time for a
man to take, only nine hours a day instead of
ten. TIiI, too, is counting the time from tho
time he rocs down inside until he gets outside
again, and not the time he is actually at woik.
For tills nine houis Hi" wages of a competent
miner will aerage W 50 per illy. Tin so figures
will lie backed by the pay roll of my lompany.
Although the work performed ccrtaiiil) is ardu
ous and (hngerous, still it is not what is com
monly known as skilled labor, and th rate of
wages, as jou see, is much higher than .uij other
class of unskilled labor In llic land.
As repaid the half time referred to: Are the
operators responsible for that? Are ihey to
blame that the supply of coal is so much guater
than the demand that output must of necessity be
curtailed. Kurth. rmorc, are the operateirs coin
ing millions while their operations are Idle, and
yet while the e.prnse of keeping the colliery in
condition for woik when work comes goes on cliy
by day? They must keep pumpmen, file bosses,
tlrcmcn, engineers, stock caretakers, carpenters,
blacksmiths and repair men at work, and pay
them, too while no coal is going out mil no
money is coming in. Truly the laboring man
Is not the only one who has reason to complain
of the short time. The operators would be as
glad to work cery day as their employes.
Again, In regard to the much-discussed com
pany stores. It is not true that men arc obliged
to trade In them or lose their jobs. This asser
tion is absolutely false. Keciproclty alwajs has
been, and always will be, a religious principle
of good business, and the lahorlng man should be
amenable to common business usages, as well as
the merchant or the professional man. If a man
has a good Job with a company, there Is no
reason why, if the compan) operates a store
where goods are of good quality and prices are
fair, tho man should not ghe the company his
trade, as well as to give it elsewhere. That is
only common Justice; and, while, as I hac said,
men are not forced to do this, it is entirely right
and reasonable that the man who does do It
solnntarily should, proilding lie is a good work
man, get the better Job. Is that an thing more
than fair.
In regard to the semi-monthly pay law: The
operators are willing to pay ctery two weeks at
any time their cmplojes ask it. llut, as a matter
of fact, it would be found by a personal canvass
on this question that the majority nf the men
prefer to get their money in a lump monthly,
rather than in smaller sums semi-monthly. And
Ihey are better off at the end, of the jear there
for. Any economist will tell you that.
I could multiply instances by tho score where
worthy miners In cases of sickness or accident
have been kept from want and starvation for
many months by their "harebhearted masters,"
and I could give acceptable proof of these cases.
Again, "Note the attitude of the mine owners
who scorn the respectful Invitation of the miners
to meet them," ct. Was it a "respectful Invita
tion?" It seems to me that It was hardly that.
The Invitation was a ik-maml thinly veiling n
threat to strike, and paralyze, not only the an
thracite trade, but the lommerelal Interests of
the whole anthracite region, if their elemamls
were not complied with. Is a man to be blamed
because he reseries the right to run his own
business and resents the interference of outsiders
In that which docs not concern them; or because
he insists on treating with his employes direct?
Let the men go directly to thelr'own employers
with their gilevances and they will lie courteous
ly received and patiently heard. And In so far
as the condition of the trade will admit their
demands will be granted.
Xot the demands formulated by the Ilaileton
convention, however. They could not be. If
they were, every coal company in the country
would go Into bankruptcy. Let us look at some
figures along this line.
The average man looks at the prices quoted for
tntliriclto coal at our great distributing centers,
and seeing stove and chestnut coal quoted at
from ft to fa.SO per ton, then looking ut the
price paid to the man who digs the dusk- dia
monds, is apt to say, without looking Into the)
merits of the question, "What thieves these oper
nton are," He does not realize that out of this
large retail price must be paid a lirge retail
dealer's profit, a large margin to the sales agent.
a preposterous and enormous freight rate, a large
rojatly, the actual cost of the labor, large bills
for supplies and at least a small per cent on the
two to five hundred thousand dollars that are
necessary to equip a modern coal operation
He does not realize that the expensive buildings
villi their costly machinery represent an Im
inenss outlay of hard cash before a single pound
cf coal ean be shipped, tnd which, when the
roil is exhausted, will be practically a dead loss,
at their only value then will be ai old Iron and
(Irewood. All this before the operator can realize
a single cent of profit for the worry and care
cf a business which has seen Id best days, and
is every day become more profitless.
Out of tho sl to lo.SO per ton for which the
coal idli in the retail market the operator actu
ally reieUcs an aieiuge price of about $!.& per
Ion; and bis avenge cost for lauor, royalties
and supplies Is about ?1.50 per ton. Out of the
tlnrt.v-llve cents per ton remaining he must get
Hie Interctt on his Investment, reimburse himself
for the cet of tho plant, which, when the coal
is gone, is worthless; mike provision for eslemlvo
and costly fires, burned breakers, Hoods, ac.il
ile nts to expensive machinery unci the many other
unexpected expenses that are constantly tenth
coming; and then, and then only, lie may have
a few cents profit.
And jet the llajdeton convention asks for an
average advance In wages of about twenty per
cent. Miere in the name of the carbonifeious
age is Hie advance coming from? Do they ex
pect the opeiator to gn clown In his jeans and
"ilsh up" this extra cost, and run his colliery
at a elciiel loss? Is that right or reasonable;
Does the operator, who furnishes his hundreds
of thousands of dollirs, and thereby Instills Into
cire illation the blood for tho gieat heart of the
anthracite coal fields, have any rights nt all?
Is it not a fact that the poor and much-abued
miner is us well or better off than his laWbring
brothers In other classes of work? I can show
jou in Wilkes Ilarrc. Pittston, Scranton, Carbon
dale or any one of ekwns of other mining towns
and cities hundreds and thousands of industrious
miners, owning their own homes, and comfort
able ones, too; owning real estate, blocks of
houses that they rent, and with money in the
bank; and all this on the savings from jour
correspondent's pitiful ", per week, we must
suppose. Willy, the- must have been cconoini
cal. 'Hie facts of the business are Just here: The
backbone of the laljor troubles lies with agita
turn. The man at whose door all this excitement
Is laid the honest, sober. Industrious working
man in nine cases out of ten is averse to this
or any other strike. iet he is being foiced into
that which he neither wishes or approves by agi
tators and men who are trjlng to get something
for nothing. If this question is to he discussed,
us it will be ami as It should 1 e, let it be dis
cussed in fiirness to nil concerned looking on
all shies of the great Issues Involved, and then,
and then only, give judgment.
A Change of Methods.
Heretofore the mining; department of
tho Pennsylvania Coal company lias
been separate from 1lie breaker de
partment, there being a superintend
ent for each of these departments. It
is now thouRht best to combine tho
two departments under a number of
district superintendents, and each dls
ttict hupeilntendent to have direct
charge of all the company's lnteiests,
inside and out, in his division, the dis
trict superintendents to report direct
to the general superintendent.
This does away with the present sys
tem of "superintendent of mining" rind
"superintendent of breakers." The new
adjustment is to go into effect ubuut
October 1, and the genflemen who w 111
bo In charge of the newly organize 1
system will bo as follows: George !!.
Smith, third vice-president; S. llrlnck
eihoff Thome, comptroller; Sidney
Williams, general superintendent; An
drew Hryden, consulting superintend
ent of mining; Alex. Ilryden, mining
engineer. The districts are not yet
named. In accordance with these
changes the following orders have
been issued:
rKX.VSYLVANIA COAL COMPANY.
Ofllce of the Third Vice-President.
Dunmore, Pa., Sept. 10, 1000.
NOTICE.
Taking effect Oct. 1, 1000, Jlr. Sidney Williams
is hereby appointed general superintendent in
clnrge of the operating department In i'ennsjl
vania, with headquarters at Dunmore, Pa.
Taking effect Oct. 1, 1000, Mr. S. Urine kerhoff
Thorne is hereby appointed comptroller In ibarge
of the accounting department at all points, with
headquarters at Dunmore, Pa., vice Mr. Mdncy
Williams, transferred.
Ocorgc P. Smith,
Approved: Third Vice-President.
W. V. S Thorne,
Second Vlco-Piesldent.
DR. DEN-VTRN, 311 Spruce Street, Scran,
ton. Pa. t Acute and Chronic Diseases ol
Men. v omen an 1 Children. Consultation and
examination free Olllce Hours Dally and
bunday Ha. m. to o p, ni.
LBVER1TA
THE UP-TO-DATE
LITTLE LIVER PILL
CURES
Blliousnoss.
Constipation,
I Dyspopsia,
ISIck-Hoou-lacho
and Llvor
Complaint.
SUGAR COATBI),
Sold by all druggists
or sent by mall.
Htrvlta Meilcal Co., Chlcijo
Bold by McQarrah & Thomas, Drug.
KlsU,, 209 Lackawaxim vve., Scranton, Vd.
lBL'l!jJ('l'-Tisain
JTlMlM.1
EaaaUlsll fj d ) k L-ftssssssafl
100 PILLS
I 25 CTS.
rim: & wvomino vau.ky haimioad co.
Olllce of the President.
Dunmore, Pa., Sept. 10, Ijchi
MJirCK.
Taking effeit Oil, 1, loin), Mr. S. Drlnekeihoff
Thorne is hereby appointed comptroller in charge
of accounting department, with headquarte-s at
Dunmore, Pa., vice Mr. Sidney Willlami, ie
(lulled, (ienrge II. Smith, President.
DU.NMOlii: 1HO.V AND bTKKL COMPANY.
Ofllee of the Piesldent.
Ilumuore, Pa., Kept. W, 1'JOO.
NOTICK.
Taking c fleet Oct. 1, 1000, Mr. S'. I'ri'iekerholT
Thome is herebj appointed comptroller in chaige
of the accounting elepirtment, with headquarteis
at Dunmore, Pa., vice Mr. Sidney Willi,nn, ie
signed, (leorge II. Smith, President.
DUXMOUH CIAS AND WATER COMPANY.
Oltke of the President.
Dunmore. Pa., Sept. 10, 1000.
NOTICK.
Taking etrect Oct. 1, 1000, Mr. S. nrlnckcrhoff
Thorne is hereby appointee comptroller In charge
of the accounting department, with hcadqinrtcrs
at IiuninortT, Pa., vice Mr. Sidney Williams, re
signed, fieorge 11. Smith, President.
Regarding Circular No. 28.
The now famous "circular No. 2S,"
which has caused more or less com
ment during the past month among
the Lackawanna railroad men, hns not
been rescinded by General Superin
tendent Clarke.
In speaking about the circular yes
terday Jlr. Clarke said that ho will
give the matter his personal attention
and will substitute other clauses In
place of the objectionable ones and
so modify the order that It will meet
with tho approval of the men.
Passenger Trnins on Time.
Without reflecting In any way on the
ability of ex-General Superintendent
K. G. Itussell, ex-DivUion Superintend
ent A. C. Salisbury or ex-Trainmaster
P. P. Hamilton, it must be stated
in all truthfulness that the pessen
ger service on the Lackawanna rail
road, under the direction of General
Superintendent T. 13. Clarke anel
Trainmaster E. 11. nine has been con
siderably Improved.
H is a noticeable tacit (that the
tin Ins are being run on time, and that
acrldents and wrecks are few and far
between. Several -hnnges have been
made In tho crews on the road, (Ire
men have been promoted to engineers,
and other changes made. The com
pany's disabled locomotives are grad
ually being put Into serviceable shape
and everytlng seems to be running In
a satisfactory manner.
10 s
1 p.
a p,
:i P.
I p'
5 P.
0 p.
7 P.
8 p,
, m. O'ltara.
m. Mullen,
in. I.sllarr.
m. Poudican.
m. Wall,
rn. Hush,
m. S. Carmoily,
111. John Dahagan.
m. 1 arngg.
fi p. m. M. Stack, with S. Klnnerlj's men.
This and That.
II. II, Shcpnrd, superintendent of the
Unadllla Valley railroad, was n visi
tor at the Lackawanna rnllroiul ofllces
yesterday.
W. E. Thayer, division freight agent
of the Central Hnllroad of New Jer
sey, was in Curbondale on business
yesterday.
D. W. Morrison, of llobokcn, su
perintendent of the Pullman service
on the Lackawanna railroad, called on
the ofllcials in this elty yesterday.
CONDENSED STATE TOPICS.
Harrlsburg, Sept. 10. Oovemor Stone today
fixed October 30 for the execution of (ieorge
Ward, of Washington county.
Harrlsburg, Kept. 10. (lovernor Stone today
appointed I'rlah W. ltogeis, of Ilrockport, aso
coatc Judge of Klk county, vice Michael Cash
man, deceased.
Harrlsburg, Sept. 10. Suerintendent of Tubllc
Instruction Schiefcr today appointed Ik O.
Shield, t.f DuHols, superintendent of the schools
ol Clearfield countj-, vice fleoige W. Weaver,
decea-eeel.
llollids.Vf.burg, Sept. in -.lohn O'Toole, iliali
man of the illalr county Democratic commit
tee and one of trw best known politicians in
central Pcnnsjle-.inla, made an assignment to
day to John Sullivan. Ills awts are tUcd at
$10.'X, llaballtlcs. 117,000.
DR. KEANE'S APPOINTMENT.
Wadilncten, Sept. 10. The apostolic delega
tion tediy rccelied the papal brlcl appointing
the most llev. Pr. Keane, formerly rector of the
Cilholic uiilversllj-, archbishop of Dubuque, la.
D., L. & W. Board for Today.
Following Is the make-up of the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
board:
Mondaj-, Sept. 9.
WILD CATS. SOUTH.
f..10 p. m. .1. (Jorrlty.
p. m. llinnett.
11
11.
Tuesdaj-, Sept.
WILD CATS. SOUTH.
12.30 a. m. Hill.
.1 a. m. .1. lleimlgan, with Singer's men.
4.C0 a. in. H. V. Cohln.
0 a. 111. .1. .1. Puffy.
b a. m. Staples.
10 a. 111. Mosier.
11 a. m. Ilisbing.
1 p. 111. ItafTcrty.
3.W1 p. ni I.-ukln
l.t: p. m.-H. (iilligan.
SI'MMTra.
7 a. ni., north fiounfclker.
10 a. in., north M. Cainiody, with Nichols' men.
0 p. 111., south J. II. MeCann, with two 800
elas engines, or threo 700 class engines.
PULbr.It.
10 a. in. Singer.
PUSIIKHS.
S a. m. Ifoii'cr.
11 a. 111. Moran.
7 p. m. Murphy.
t) p. ni. M. i'innerty.
PASi:x(.i:n knoine.
6.30 p. in. Magovcrn.
WILD CATS, NORTH.
f a. m. Masters.
7 a. in Kingslej-.
8 a. 111. Kandolph.
A Word to Mothers.
Mothers of children nffected with
croup or a severe cold need not hesi
tate to administer Chambetlaln's
Cough Tlrmcd. It contains no opiate
nor narcotic In any form and may be
given as conldently to the babe as to
an adult. The great sUeeess that has
attended its use in the treatment of
colds and croup has won for it the ap
proval and praise it lias received
throughout tho United States and In
many foreign lands. For sale by all
drupglsts. Matthews Pros., wholesale
and retail agents.
NEW YORK HOTELS.
WESTfll 1INSTEU HOTEL,
Cor. Sixteenth St and Irving riacc,
NEW YORK.
American
European
Plan,
Plan,
$3.60 rer day
$1.50 per day
and upward,
and upward.
L D. CRAWFOnD, Proprietor.
For Business Men
In the h;art at tho wholcs&Io
district.
f 4-
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For Shopper.
S minutes' walk to Wannmnkers;
S minutes to Slecol Cooper's Ills
Store. Eresy of access to the great
Dry Good Stores.
For SlKhlscer.s
One block from B'way Cars, giv
ing easy transportation to all
points of Interest.
HOTEL ALBERT ?
NEW YORK.
Cor. 11th ST. ri UNIVEUS1TY PI
Only ono liloclc from Uroadway.
R00IH3, $1 Up. prce, keasonabls
GCRANTON'S SHOPPING CENTER.
Women's Jackets
For Early Fall Wear-
A Splendid Lot Reduced in Price.
They are in the season's best styles, elegant jackets of ex
cellent materials and most careful workmanship. Fly-front,
Eton and Bolero styles. Just the proper garments for the early
fall wear, for cool evenings, etc. If an announcement of re
duced prices on jackets of this character were made two months
hence it would still doubtless be welcome news. But we like
best to offer special advantages right in the season. Thus a
full measure of welcome is assured for these snlendid fall stvles
$5.00 for All .Jackets Worth $7.50.
$7.50 for All Jackets Worth $10.00.
$10.00 for All Jackets Worth $12.50 to $15.00,
$12.50 for All Jackets Worth $16.00 to $18.00.
$15.00 for All Jackets Worth $20.00 to $25.00.
CONNOLLY & WALLACE,
127 AND
WASHINGTON
129
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Burglar Sale.
It is tho custom now-a-days to have all kinds of
enles, such ns fire saies, clearing sales, smoke sales,
boat sails, etc., but we have a few show cases, count
ers, desks, etc., that tho burglars did not carry off, also
a very complete lino of Cameras, Kodaks, Bicycles,
Guns, Fishing Tackles, Athletic Goods, etc, that wo aro
selling at very popular prices. In our repair shop wo
have the benches, lathe motor and a few tools, and as
our repair men fortunately were not on duty at tho time
of tho robbery they nro left to us to do any repairing;
that may come our way. Do not miss this great salo.
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Florey & Brooks,
2ll Washington Are.
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CARPETS jj
We want you to see the new arrivals in our Carpet
Department. We believe we h.ave the most complete stock
in Northeastern Pennsylvania, and know that, quality con
sidered, we can give you value and a selection not to be
had this side of New York. A superb line of
I VJALL PAPER I
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DRAPERIES I
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I BRASS AND METALUO BEDS I
WILLIAMS & MgANULTY,
129 Wyoming Av2nue.
For Good School Shoes. 1 Jrili"iiJ
I il &$M 1 But se does, that h
f Wa fill B "Snow White"?
a I our s le est H
i cM fj 1 a around flour W
I sold in Scranton.
' I) TfllTWEJTOWTIICKrCO, R
jH-ANTeMABeMAt euTturrlr -
HENRY BELIN, JR.,
General ARent for the Wyoming
District for
OOPONTS
POWDEH
Mining, Blasting, Sportin?, SinoMesi and tho
Itepauno Chemical Company's
High Explosives.
Safety Tuse, Caps and Exploders. Room 401 Con
ncll Uullding, Scranton.
ACJEXCIKS:
TIIOS. rOIU rittiton
JOHN n. SMITH & iO.V Plymouth
W. i:. MULLIQAN Wllkcs-narM
THIS
Booms 1 nnd2, Coiu'ltb BTd'g.
BOBANTON, PA.
nining and Blasting
POWDER
UecJ. at Mooalo and Hush, Jala Worka.
LAFLIN at RAND POWDQR CO3
ORANPE QUN POWDER
Eltotrlo Batterlea, KldotrloEiplod.ri,
xplodlng blaiti, Safety Km. un I
Repauno Chemical Co.'s uxplo!"
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At Retail.
Coal of the best quality for domeatla
nee and of all ilzes. Including liucknheat
and Blrdseye, delivered In any part of
tbe city, at the loweit price.
Orders received at the office. Connell
building. Ilocm 0$; telephone No, 1761, or
at the mtne, telephone No. 272, will ha
promptly attended to. Dealers supplied
at the mine.
T PLEASANT COAL CO
S Prof.G.F.THEEL.M.D. N.ilthl
W Mllllt.lpbl. I1.. Iliiit.ul.tkrrtril. Cm. 5
ItnKttlocui. PRIVATE DISt(SS.ICSSS1
AeuSlS.BlOOD POISON. NIRVOUS OUIUTT.t
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r-. rnOSTMAKH.Q0P.VARICOCllIi. STRICTURES
k I no tm 1 ire 1,1 utittrlupmrnlt, BhriiMhtNlrriitatJ naies u
I ItyMrtprft.tital&ilycmiioipimttperifrKf tndcinuiiv J JirUiori V
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$&
THIRD NATIONAL BANK
OF SCRANTON.
ORGANIZED IB7S
DEPOSITARY OF
THE UNITED STATES.
Capital- S200.000
surplus SOO.000
WM. CONNELL, Presldont.
HENRY B0LIN, Jr., VlccPrs.
WILLIAM 11. PECK. Cashier.
Special attention given to busi
ness nccoi'nta. Throe per cent. tn.
urest pal on Interest deposits.
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Lager
Beer
Brewery
Manufacturers or
OLD STOCK
PILSNER
436 to 465
N. Ninth Street,
Telophons Cull, 2333.
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UtestnoTtltr, Wtorp roof Cam pal en Necktie.
Good entirely now and patented. AgeDtideUffct.
numuntj T niiuiMciauwiuu to uu I im-
rn lo-nay not! aecuru rzciusiTe vrrr.
nlaed haaaf atflltr. Irlriraii with llimtl.
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