, ftTv jjjrjf, ? ip --mrmsTsr TOT HHKBEKX9RPSS3IES3THFr?:n'rT?acriEi; ''1 t'i f vw " 'f''SiV ' m-n, ' " - v" -i. ,- v ,-.., 712"; -i - .,i V!li if" jwwf.iffri' -I7--T, jwjwy - (' ."S0fi i'fc' "f " X",X . i'M t ! - v .o4. v- - ': x -.." v - r j THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE- MOND AY, OCTOBER 22, 1900. 'rZ ' '" i Tub Moortitw lUnotrAin stom There Is Much Satisfaction In having a range that will bake to perfection. The STERLING does this and without any troublo to you. The mica oven door makes It easy you can see every thing as It bakes. Has no equal. Fdote & Shear Co. J19N. Washington Ave L. R. D. & M. CanWeWaitonYou If there Is anjtliins in tho shoe nurKeb jou will find it lierc. All etjlcs, all sliapM, all Fires, all widths to fit and stilt any lady who appreciates good shocb. &eo our windows. LEWIS, RUDDY, DAVIES & HURPHY 330 Lackawanna Avenue. l: acka wanna "THE" raundry. ,-rSI'enn Aitnue. A. B. WARMAN. JKUS0QKKKJJ J TM WrniWAM'C DC AT m P O0 in uiun j iviivi' KKKKM?OS:nJ The season for tlie development of feminine Intellectuality is openini? well. In tlie Milium r wemen jjlv'S tlicir lir.iliis oh well as lliclr icligiou u vacation. They lejd but 1 licy don't tluily tv festively and the Mud of books tlu-y jffoct uio no tsicat strata on the mentality. I did eu one Kit I tl-is suniiiitr who had a llg Milium: 01 1'rem.li ucmoirs, teicntly jmblihliul. Site vva iitv.iti ,nbly at conipatif cd by that liool.. It vv.is lu-iv.v ami liand.-oine in tljlc. At the end ut on. wtik she l.ad iituuv.fil as f.n js tlie mimiiI tlif.plcr. Hut it did look well to luvc '.I. it im posing; book on Iut lit), and she lud the Mialnht, tl.ouRlitful brons wlikli liiimonlzc with a tulc fur memoir. This winter piouii-.es lo be full of inlttet for Hit. Stianton woman who jiains fur rultiup. Ihcic are all the rcidms dub;. and .1 new i,ne uisuilzcd for tlio mowed imrpmr ot studjiuj ToMoi. Such a tiresome))' tlliiiul choice of ttoubles. I'.vei.unic uinj not Know that a de lightful Browning cli.b was in cvUtcnre last winter and tint its members aio so modest as t.i disclaim tint they not ji-t cotnpiclienil liiin and Iiroposo to continue ihdr le.-euches Ihia season, Uhen tlieic aie lliu various "inoining" and ait clubs (bi'idcs tlie celtbiatcd one which coit (" many iccp'e telo. dnllais lo join and has not ceased to cost others a .i-.t amount of U'.ition r.nd anno) an.ee.) A Kipling club baa been or irinteed dc-pltc Ihe fill in Kipllnc i-tock, and a )i',itliiinl tese.iuli society is in pioie-s ot c.o. lution by which tel.cn the ghosts and fpooks in ircnei.il in this vicinity may t.iUc wainin while people who have, the buiied-.ilUe storic3 to tell may be called on for affidavits and othii lot!.erome ccicmoules. The lecture pm.peUs tot the cumins mouths also affoid a pleislini piosprit. 'lhe piesint course by Jlrs. Colcliupth at tho home of Colonel Holes nro unlijuo in subject and deeply instruct ive. Tomoirow nlsht and Triday niejit conclude the sciles. Xonc can afford to miss these delight fill cntcrtaliiiiienlf. lly lhe way, Colonel Holes is engaged at present on bin new book, whlih will bo .1 valuable addition to cistiiiff works on jicnolosry, 'iln- colonel has lonp made a study ot conditions iclalliur to eiiinliioloR.v in connec tion witli his position on the state band of chatitlo', and the publication of bis researches and opinions is awaited with Rieat interest by a an;e circle of philanthropists and EtudeuU cf cociology a-i well as by lltcrateun. A coming runt which is of more (lian usual In terest is the promised visit of )', llopldnson hniltli In readings on Nov, IJ, under the auspiies of tho Youni; Ladles' Boclcty of tlie i'iist I'res 1) teriati church. Somclhlns wlildi Is of Rreat Inleiejt to nun)', jouny and old, is tho Ult of Madame Daven port to the city this week. This delightful ltut tlsn lady made any number of friend when here in July, and at the urgent request of tltoio who were unable to bio and hem tier at that time, she will piubably glc a talk at the Jci ln)ii on Ihurtday mornlnc, to which all who aic interested arc iirWtcd, It is nlto expected that tldi trachers of the i Ity ntiy be Rhcn a special talk on bitmday. Madime Davenport lias Just c oino fimn lloUoii, wliciv tlio addressed an audi ence ol t00 tcichers on kcu'ial occasions, and whero tho woil; the did U estcimed as in- aaluable, t Mr. and lw. NUbct Tumbull bate Issued -in-citations to tho marrhso of their (laughter, Stetlila, to Mr, Kduard Cvtrctt Cliaie, ot this i Ity, the ceremony to take place Nov, 7, In Em manuel churth, (Uttlniorr, ut U.SO p. in. The (air llaltiinorc sougstrcbs lias made many fiiendi Uuriutf her vhdls to Scianton and will be gladly wskomed to this city as the wife ot one of its most popular men. The entertainment to be glu-n at the Home (or (ho Friendless Thursday night should uttract every well wisher ol Out institution, Special trrangcmcnU will bo nude wtlli the ullway rompany to iransport tho guests. A lher of ierlus will be lectin d as it is the anr.iul dona. lion day, t Hivj Jennie Honcll, ot Scrantnn street, gave most delightful muaicalo at her home on Wed nesday tsening, ilir guests were Dr. and Mrs. Oibbs, Jlr. and Mrs, V. B. Clodfrey, Mrs. Wiight, Mrs. Itiown, Mlssos Glbbs, Edwaids, licfinanns, Ies, Lewis, Stevens, of Tonandaj Bowman, ol Uncjstcr, and )liira. Fowkr, Williams, Honell, Kdward, I'letthcr, ot Cincinnati, and Dean, of .Washington, D. V. Jlr. and Mrs. William Ilodby git a euchre It their homo on Monroe avenue during- the Heck. At tho tables were; Pr, and Mrs. O'Jiilcu, Mr, and Mrs. ltkhsrd O'Brton, Mr. and. Mrs. Uiioo, Mr. and Mrs. Etewart, Mr. and Mrs. Skinner, Br. and Mrs. 8. tteed Dutn', Miss Josle Uea and MIm I'smty O'llrltn. t The tnrrl.ig ot IIm rraners Kennedy ami Mr. Ulnflelil IVIlone, son ot Hon. .)nhn 11. r'cl' torn, wilt UUc ilce In Kim Park tliurtlt on Wednesday ol this week, PERSONAL. Mm. N. It, .tay, of Jefferson atcime, ts llt tng Irlciuti at Olcn Buinmlt. Mr. Kosroc lisle, of Tmcon, Atljoiu, Is the guest of -Mr. nnd Mrs. .1. Trunk Siege). John Mcfllnley, of Mauch Chunk, In Uio guest of Ids brother, Attorney M. A. JhOlnley. Mls llmlly fielding, of Washington auntie, returned on Saturday evening from a vWt Willi friends at Doanoke, Vs. Mrs. Das Id Kvans nnd Iwn (hlldrcn, ot PUIS ton, Is lljltliij? at the homo ot Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Hauls, Norlli llrnmlry nvenuc. Mrs. William iVotr, the Negress Iceliner, will lecture at the Clark'n-bummlt lliptlit churcli on Tuesday evening, Oct. 03, at 7.H0 p. in. Ad mission free. Kcv. John J, LouRhun, S. T. I.., of St, t'eler'a calhcdral, und Ilcv. ,1. W. Malone, of St. Paul's, Creen Itldge, will sill nett Thurtday for Homa to take a two )ear upecht coutse in theology. Tlie following were registered at the Hole) Albert In New York last week: W, C. Johns, CJinrles W. llurllnit, A. Diolelild, Mr. and Mrs. James Carney, Mr. nnd Mis. A. 1). Stevens, Mr, nnd Mis. Citation Steven", .Mr. and Mis. W. W. Berry, A "kitchen'' piily was given on Rilurihy night to llov. and Jlrs. Thomas An.hli.ilil, at tho home of Mr. and Mis. James Archlulil. on .Icffer. son avenue. 'lhe jniuig couple were lcccntly married in Buffalo. Lack giient, as v or sin1 lirrlvctl, entered the house by the kltchin door, who iccelved by their hosts In the p.intry and theie presented thrni with borne kltchon utPit'll. A mo-t enjoyable cutting- was pent, nmde being turnlshed by Bmer's oichcstta.' NO ATTACK ON WASHERY MEN Concluded fiom Page 1.1 that It Is an impoBPSlblllty to foice tlio operators to act in unison, Is al leslt'd by the feet that his coinpnny on Saturday sent out the notices agreed upon at Thursday's conference, despite the fact that only one of the other bljr companies, the Erie, has done so. The action of these two com panies is likely to have a tendency to hiinfr the others into line. The notice posted by tho Temple company reads as follows: lu ep'anation of tlie above liollec we dtsire lo state that we put pose lo lcduce the price of powder to mlneis to l..r0 per keg and the dif ference between the pticc ot 1.50 and V-."j per keg will be taken into cniisidci.ttinn und combi ned a part of the 10 per cent, advance In wages, so tli.it each contract miner will teceive 10 per cent, more inone.v in wages than be received for tlie same work tinder the scale of piico existing before this ndvanie was made. Wc make this explanation and announcement so that our con tract miners v ill ni.derMand plainly tint it was our intention when we postid the first notice tliat the conlioursv tint has existed for some lime in regard to the price of powder would be removed for all time. All classes of lalio.' paid by day will be ad vanced ten por cent, over the rates formerly paid. 'litis advance will continue until tlio flist of April and thereafter until further notice. A story was afloat Saturday that $200,000 in cash had been received at the headquarters of District No. 1, to be distributed among the strikers. The district officers deny the story, and say it was put out by the deposi tion, with a view of creating n '"run on the bank." Trouble with a Deputy. Reports reached the central city yes teiday afternoon that e clash had oc curred at Bellevue between strikers and deputies and that serious conse quences had attended. Investigation, however, proved that the report was a gross exaggeration. Some boys bound for a foot ball game were chas ing the mules in the yard below the Dodge when a deputy named Myers hove in sight and proceeded to chase the boys. On reaching- the railroad tracks the boys haltell und waited for Myers to come up. Then ensued a lot of talk and while this was going on sonic mote boys and a crowd of young men came along. This impelled the fust crowd to become bold and invited the deputy to cut loose tf he Was looking for bother. The deputy thought things were getting too warm and, displaying a revolver, advised the crowd to re frain from getting him riled. Along about this juncture a train passed by and when it reached Belle vue crossing one of the brakemen shouted to the crowd hanging about there that a ilot was on down at the Dodge. In a twinkling half of Belle vue was headed down the tracks. Bo fore much of the crowd gathered, how ever. Fire Boss Robert Owens reached the scene and bade the deputy take himself and his gun out of slught. Tho main body of the crowd, conse quently, found nothing more exciting than tho stories of the boys as to how It all came near happening. General Convention. A despatch from Indianapolis says: "After the announcement of the probable settlement of the anthracite strike, Secretary-Treasurer "W. B. Wilson, of the United Mine Workers of America, made the first public an nouncement of the date of the next convention of the organization, which will begin In Indianapolis, January 21, 1000. "He sent out a call to the loral unions ovSr the country giving notice that nominations for ofllcers Fhould reach his oflico not later than November 21, ll'OO. The officers to be elected aro president, vice-president, secretary treasurer, eight executlvo board mem bers, three auditors, three mentbers of the credentials committee, nnd seven delegates to the American Federation of Labor." COURSEN'S GEM FLOUR has had many imitations but the genuine can only be pur chased with our name, "Cour seu's Gem Flour," on barrel or sack. By experiment you will find it produces the most bread, the whitest bread, and the sweetest bread. Special price for Monday and Tues day, $1.10 per sack E. G. Goursen 489 LACKAWANNA AVE. (MENTION OP MEN OF HOUR 0KEEFE WAS MISTAKEN FOB OUHNSEY. Who the Latter Was Has Not Yet Been Given to the Public He Led the Newspapermen a Merry Chase. Nick Biddle's Hard Luck in Chas ing a Bombardment Story Ser vices of Hev. Dr. Whalen, of Cor bondnle, in Damnnd as a Speaker. Some Recent Engagements. An Interesting new tlguie in Scran ton llfo was brouirht to mind very ptomlnently, last week, by some very bad EUcssIng on the part of the met ropolitan newspaper correspondents who were doing, the strikers' conven tion. "It is now learned for a certainty that the mysterious Mr. Qurnsey li none other than Chief Claim Agent Patrick O'Keefp. of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western company, and his mission was to neeotlato for the presidents of the coal-carryltig companies a settlement of tho strike," Is the way one of the papers nut It. Mr. O'Keefe was very much amusoi over tho "discovery," and especially so from the fact that he was a3 curious --f-f'f-f-f-f-f-f-f-ff-t'--"f4f-f-f-t--f4--"f-f-t--"t-ft-f4- T AS A COMMERCIAL Arthur I.. Cullliis, of this city, nil able business nun, and one who has devuUd some years to scllliit; s,oods on tlie road gives these iia0M vvliv McKllilry ought lo lie elected and why he believes he will b;: "lhe Democratic press has a treat deal to say about commercial travelling men belli? supporters of Br)an and the btatement is being made continually thit tl.c ma jority of them desire his election. I am on the toad niiself, travclilna; mostly through the Xcw Kngland states, golrpj as fur east as Bangor, Jlc. Necessarily 1 meet a great ininy travelling men cveiy day men who come from all sections of the country and t assure jou tint I rarely meet one who is a Uryan man. I will rot say an)thliij- about Ilia intelligence of .omtneielal travcllcts as n class. Most of thcin, however, know enough lo come in when it lain", and not a few of tlicm ale quite as well qualified to pass upon the financial questions of the diy as Mr. llrjan it. "A great number of them have had an opportunity to observe t lie icsults of both Demomllc and nepjbllcan policies and know from experience that the piinclplcs ot tin' Democratic party, when catricd out, are disastrous to prosperity. Under a Democratic adtiiinl-tration tluy 1-avc been mills and factories closed, industry pjialvred and bibl ness blagnated. 'there is nothing that tells the story of adversity mole eloquently than an idle industrial plant. It has "haid times" wilt latge all our It. It is an object lesson that convinces. To go from town to town and find industries clo-cd that vvur luver known to be idle before; to hear the merchants' story of "no business" dinged into his eais a do?en times a day; to travel for da)s without an opportunity even lo bliovv his samples tbev were some of the experiences of the commciclal traveller dining Cleveland's administration. They are not visionary or theoretical, they are actuilities and the time is not so remote that thce experiences aic foigottcn. Uhen expeiieuce cinphasl7cs its teachings with chastisement, the lcxbous aie long remembered. "Ilio McKinley administration brought R chance. The buzz of machinery and the multitudinous voice ot ttade were once more lit aid in the land, 'lhe change was bo complete and llye ieu1ts to satisfactory to tlie commercial man that you nay be sure be is not anxious to change back again, lie is not likely to endorse u man and a pi ty whose principles are vastly more dungerous to the best interests of the countiy than were the pvlicie; of tlie Democratic p.uty in '02. '"-o much tor the diumnier. How is it with the merchant? Twenty-four hours mo I could have made the t-tatcineitt that I do not know a single one among the many upon whom I call, who is a Bryan man, but yesterday I found one lone- Br)anitc und not a very enthusiastic one at that. As a rule, lr.nellliig men do not talk politics with their "trade" very much. It is not considered good business, but as election draws near, the question ia oficn asked us: 'What is the political outlook?' and as an ex pression of opinion usually goes along with the query, it is not at all difficult to learn the political affiliation of the questioner. "Aie the political opinions of merchants and business men worth considering? Well, the successful merchant of today is a cry much alive man. He studies every condition tint will alTect his business interests. He is not in politics for political spoil. No mat lev what bis natuial inclinations arc, he is not partUan enough to vote against his business interests, whidi aie also the interests of the whole countiy. Some of these men understand the tinancial que-tion pretty well ncaily as well as Mr. Bryan himself. I'cihaps they have not learned so much about it fiom books ns he has but they have bad practical expel lenee and they possess a goodly tupply of common bense that makes them nearly, if not quite, his equal. They sjiv that they do not believe in Jlr. Bryan, that they think his theories faUo and his teachings dangerous. Here is something for the dally wage earner to consider: Wltirh It moio worthy of confidence, the carefully cot.sidcrcd judgment of these conservative men or the untried theories ot tlie political agi tator, bidding for tcs? "Tlie agitator will tell him that the capitalist, who is either a "trust manipulator" or a "blotted bond holder," is his natuial enemy, and being sepirated from him by sa wide a gulf, he is quite ready to believe it and to believe that any policy endorsed by his arch enemy Is intniicablc to his own interests. But here is the merchant, who-.e interests arc identical with his; who is dependent upon the bame conditions for Ids pros pciity as is the wage carter. Why doesn't he cnJotse a policy that promises so much Simply because he knows that there Is no fiiinditlon of fact underneath it. He knows, too, how Fcusitlvo imhistriul capital is and that at the first intimation of danger, It files to cover and cannot bo coaxed out again until it has some piomise of pocurity. Withdiaw this fiom the channels of trade and you have btagnation again. Tlie ptdse ot conuncKC Irdlcates the well Leiug of the nation. This is why the mctchant will not ote for 3Ir. Br.van. "As an cxtteme example of their unvv illingiiesa to imperil their business interests, let me say that I meet some merchants, not many, who aie not friendly to Jlc Kinlc.v's administration; some few who believe every evil thins that ts said about hini, who look upon him as the encouragcr ot titists and the upholder of imperialism, the tool of Ilanna, but even those will vote for McKinley, considering Hanna, imperialism and trusts (the bogies with which great efforts ate being made to scare the undecided voter) less d.nijcious than the unbound fuiamJal theories of William Jennings Bryan, 44- -f-f-f-f - f - f as any of the newspaper men as to who Mi. Gurnsey really was. One of the schemes adopted by the newspaper men In their efforts to un mask the mysterious messenger to Mitchell was to have men from vailous cities who weie stopping at the differ ent hotels to so down to the Valley house and have Mr. Gurnsey pointed out to them, in the hope that he would be recognized by .some of them as a fellow-townsman. It occurred to one of the newspaper men that Mr. O'Keefe, on account of his wide ac quaintance with public men, would pos sibly be able to make him out. Mr. O'Keefe Is always ready to do the newspaper men, or, ft'r that matter, everybody, a good turn tr,d he took time to run over to tho Valley house and look tho mysterious Gurnsey over, Mr. O'Keefe could not place him, but was quite confident ho had seen him before and that the man tof mystery was from Chicago. He promised the newspaper men he would try to un ravel the mystery, ana was about to undertake tho task when he saw In tho metropolitan papers that ho was Gurnsey. "Well, If they know who Gurnsey Is, there Is no need of me tell ing them," quoth Mr. O'Keefe, and he washed his hands of the affair. This samo Mr. Gurnsey, let It be said, was a very clover sort of an indi vidual. For two days of mis stay In this city ho had a sfcoto of newspaper men, some of them the best In tho busi ness, working day and night, sparing no expense and going to very unusual extremes to got a clue as to his iden tity and tho purpose of his mission, but despite all their efforts ho coolly went about his business, completed It, took a Turkish bath and quit the town on a street car, without giving tho nows papor men oven such an Insight to hlm telf or his affairs as to allow license for a good guess, ' Among the prominent newspaper men who were hero to report the sti liv ers convention, and Incidentally un ravel the Gurnsey mystery, was Mr, Blddle, of the New York Herald. Mr, Blddle is probably ono of tho best known of the metropolitan correspond ents and by reason of his faculty, or misfortune, or whatever It may be called, of encountering Interesting per sonal experiences, manages to bob up almost always as the subject of a story when a party of newspaper men get together to talk shop. Ono of tlie best that Is told on Blddle was heard by the writer from William R. Sill, dramatic editor of the World, who was the Journal's correspondent at St. Thomas during the Spanish war. Sill got an early tip on tho bombard ment of San Juan and was after It hot-foot In a yacht ho had ut his com mand. Blddle, who was doing the St. Thomas assignment for the Herald, and two other newspaper men from Philadelphia and Now York, respect ively, heard of tile bombardment some hours after Sill was under wav. and excitedly they hastened to the wntnr front to secure a boat of some kind nnd get Into the game. A Norwegian fruiter happened to be at one of tho wharves taltlntr on a carsco, and bv offering the captain a thousand dollars apiece, he consented to give ovrr his loadlntr and take them ns fast as he could go to San Juan. They got under way In good ehnoe, and the trio of excited, anxious cot re spondents were rubbing their hands in glee and congratulating themselves on what a great boat they had uc cured and how enthusiastically the captain entered Into their game and how they would probnbly overtake and pass Hill's smaller craft und nil to that, when lol another Norwegian boat hove In sight Hnd trumpeted across the water Kcune thing the correspondents couldn't understand, but which the captain not only understood but got very much ex cited about. As fast ns his Norwegian tongue could waggle ho gave ordets to turn about and skedaddle, und to the great amazement of the newspaper men they found themselves heading lu the oppo site direction to which they started, nnd headed In that same opposite (11 lectlon under full sail. What did It mean? Why there was a big naval battle, the captain said, near San Juan, and as he was a flutter, and not a fighter, he didn't propose to get mixed up In It. The newspaper men protested, threatened, cooked, TRAVELER VIEWS IT. - f -f -f -f-f -f -f-f begged, but It was allmln vain. They offered to buy the ship, but the Nor wegian didn't appreciate the extent to which metropolitan nj-wspaper men are commissioned to go when they are after something they must have, and as they could not produce the cash, or any bettor security than the word of three strangers, the sale could not be consummated. Three days later they were landed at Charleston. S, C and hunting up the Journal, lead Mr. Sill's big, exclusive account of the bombard ment of San Juan. Each telegraphed his resignation to his paper and waited developments. When they told tthelr experience they were "cussed," but sent back to St. Thomas. Ono of the ablest and most sought after speakers in Northeastern Penn sylvania 13 Rev. Henry J. Whelan, D. D pastor of tho Berean Baptist church, of Carbondale, Within the past few months ho has preached the baccalaureate sermon at Franklin col lego, delivered Important addresses be fore tho Ablngton and Deposit Baptist associations, tho Susquehanna county Christian Endeavor convention, at the re-opening of the Jackson Street Bap tist church, in Scranton, and at the dedication ot St. Paul's Lutheran church In his own city. On Thursday next ho will be ono of the principal speakers at a missionary conferenro at Factoryvllle, and ho has been selected by tho faculty to preaoli the sermon at Keystone Academy on the day of prayer for colleges. BOTTOM OF FUBNACE BUKST. Molten Iron at Blast Furnace Clogs Up a Sewer. Tho bottom of ono of tho big fur naces at the blast furnace burst on Saturday afternoon and tho enormous volume of molten metal which It con tained rushed with a tremendous bhock Into the sower used In carrying off the water used for cooling the Iron, It clogged this up so tightly when It cooled that It became necessary to blast It out with dynamite, causing numeious small explosions, which startled many people during the night. Western Bates Beduced. Greatly leduced one-way and round trip second class raves will be In effect from Chicago via Wisconsin Cential Railway, to points In Minne sota, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Oregon, Washington and British Col umbia each Tuesday during October und November. For detailed Information Inquire ot nearest ticket agent, or address. JAS. C, POND, Geu'l Pass. Agent, Milwaukee. Wis. READY TO GO TOTHE JURY TESTIMONY IN THE GBIER CASE HAS CLOSED. Witnesses Called Saturday to Corro bnto Oder with Reference to What Took Flaca in Loftus' Drug Storo. Large Number of Character Wit nesses Put on the Stand Detec tive Han iff Told Some Sensational Things Whoa Put on the Stand In Bebuttnl To Argue Case Today. The evidence In the case ot Common Councilman James J, Grlor, charged with bribery by the Municipal league, was all in when court adjourned on Saturday afternoon, but no night ses sion wns held, as was expected. Court will open this morning at 8.30 and It Is expected that the arguments of counsel and charge of the court will consume 'about six hours. It has been one ot the longest crimi nal trials In the history of Lacka wanna county, It having consumed' the attention of the court since last Tues day morning. Saturday was devoted principally to the hearing of character witnesses for the defendant and additional evidence corroborative of Crier's testimony re garding the showing of Harris' letter In Lot tils' diug store and the an nouncement by hhn (Grler) that he was going to trap the detective and the showing later on of the $10 received from Harris. John J. Loftus was the first witness. He said ho heard Grler tell Carl Mc Klnney that he had received a letter from Harris and that he was going to trap him. Later Grler returned with $40, which he showed witness and Coleman, Calpln, McKlnney and Ly nott. LYNOTT ON THE STAND. William Lynott, clerk of common council, was next examined. He cor roborated the testimony of tho other witnesses regarding the meeting In tho drug store. Attorney M. A. McGlnley testified to the fact that Grler came to him and, after telling him of his acceptance of the $40 from Harris, gave him the two bills to keep for use in the future, when Grler intended to prosecute Harris. Witness put tho money In an envelope and kept it till the trial. Carl W. McKlnney was next called, but was not on hand and Mayor Motr, the next witness, accordingly took the stand. The mayor testified to the fact that Select Councilman Coyne and ex Select Councilman H. T. Fellows came to his tailor shop on the evening of May 1. Fellows told of Harris seduc ing councllmen to accept bribes to vote for an amendment to the license tax ordinance, and wanted to have Detec tive Moir, the mayor's son, arrest him. ' The mayor said he told Fellows that if Harris was offering money some of the councllmen should accept it, mark It and place it In the hands of an at torney as evidence v of bribery. This was after the re-organlzation of coun cils. Postmaster E. II. Ripple was the first of the chaiacter witnesses. Ho said he had known Grler for fifteen years and had never heard his official acts discussed before this case. Mr. New comb asked the witness If he had heard that when the telephone ordin ance was pending a combination of councllmen had met together and had kept messengers running back and forth , from the two telephone com panies carrying bids, and whether he knew Grler was one of this combina tion. Witness said he had never heard of Grler's name being mentioned in such a connection, but had heard of strife between the two companies. HIS REPUTATION GOOD. City Solicitor Vosburg was next sworn and said he had never heard anything reflecting on Grler's public life prior to his arrest. Ex-Mayor W. L. Connell followed Mr. Vosburg. He said he had tnown Grler between twelve and fifteen years and always knew him as an honest man. Mr. New comb asked him If he had ever heard any rumors impugning Grler's official honesty, and tho ex-mayor replied: "I have such confidence in Mr. Grler that even if I heard such rumors I wouldn't believe them." City Treasurer Robinson, Senator J. C. Vaughan, Warden W. T. Simpson, ex-City Treasurer C. G. Boland and ex-Mayor J. H. Fellows were next ex amined and all testified as to their belief in Mr. Grler's honesty. Mr. Newcomb asked each of these a num ber of Insinuating questions regarding Mr. Grler's public life, but failed to shake their testimony. The other character witnesses ex amined were the following: County Commissioner J. -jJ. Durkln, D. J. Campbell, D. J. Reedy, R. J. Beamish, B. F, Ackerly, County Commissioners' Clerk John P. Mnhon, R. J. Murray, Select Councilman John J. Costello, Permanent Man James Hopkins, of the Cumberland Hose company; P. j. Lynott, John Walsh," John Decker, Joseph Evans, James Flynn, Thomas Boylan, John Jennings, John J. Kear ney, William Hopkins, John C. Moran and Patrick Nolan. HARRIS RECALLED. Detective Harris was recalled for re buttal during the afternoon. Ho said ho gavo Councilman Coleman $100 on March 20 for "helping him along" nnd that, on April 23. Coleman said he The Greatest Dollar Shirt C. F. BECKWITH & CO., DEALERS IN Mine and Mill Supplies, Machinery, EZtc. OFVICE-DfaB lank Buildiag. CASEY BROS would Introduce him (Harris) to Grler, who was handling things for the Bar ber Asphalt company. Referring to the nrrest of Council man Coyne, Harris said that on the day previous Coyne met him at the Jermyn and showed hhn a letter from a councilman asking for tho money promised by Harris, The money re ferred to wns $1,-100 when the amend ed ordinance passed first and second readings and $1,400 when signed by tho mayor, this amount to be distributed among fourteen members of select council. MenVHats. This Hat Store we 1 1 deserves its present popularity. We have all the new styles and charge less for them than you'd pay at most other stores. The new Soft Hats low crown, wide brim, with or without binding; blue pearl is a favorite color. 98c, $1.49 $1.98 and $2.49. You'll save money on these as well as on the Derbies we sell. Range of prices the same. Clarke Bros The House Beautiful Ever realize how important the . CARRETS are in the furnishing of your home P This stock is absolutely new, each pattern selected not only for its beauty of design and coloring, but for its wearing qualities as well. It will pay you to investigate DBAPEBIES, RUGS, j WINDOW SHADES P. McCrea & Co 437 Lackawanna Ave. Pierce's Market, Penn Avenue Beceiving daily. Fancy Domestio Grapes, Concords, Wordens, Nia garas, Delawares, and other varieties. Also Malaga and Tokay Grapes, Fears, Found Sweet Apples and Quinces, uauiinower, iama ueans, Spinach, Boston Head Letttuce, Cel ery Etc. Strictly New Laid Eggs, Fancy Creamery Butter. W. H. Pierce, 10 ttckawanni Ave. 110, 11!, Hi Penn Ave Ever shownis the claim we make for the Paris Dress Fall Shirts. They are made from Garner's Per cales, chic, snappy designs. The colors are swell, as usual, victor WAKEHOUSE-Grott Kidgo I Time i Will explain aud prove that .we sell cheaper than any body else, considering the quality. Ouv Green Valley Rye Will convince you of this , fact. 216 Lackawanna Avenue, Scranton, Pa. 'PHONE 210 S, as Comfort and economy arc wht you think of when buying under wear. Our Union Suits are the most comfortable garments made. Economy they are the chMpeit in the end. CONRAD'S ?05 LACKAWANNA AVENUE Heating Stoves, Ranges, Furnaces, Oil Stoves, Gas Stoves, K Heaters. & BS-J27 PENN AVENUE. HEADQUARTERS FOR Hen's Underwear. Highest Grades at Popular Prices. 412 Spruce Street. Agency for Young's Hats'. We wish to call your at tention to our new stock of LAMPS Now on sale. We are showing many new styles in Lamps; new decorations and pleasing effects. Come and look at the new shapes, even if you do not want them at present. Remember that we carry none but the best goods made in this line and sell at as low prices as good goods can be sold. Our special Banquet Lamp, center draft bur ner, stands 25 inches high, prettily dec- orated. Our price pJ. - Credit You? Certainly Tte mnoMY 231-223-228-227 WyomlngAv. COMFORT ECONOMY FORSYTH , X Saau4bV tti3W ."tfiSjivf. HHotom. n-V (rf.
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