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THE SCRANTON TlUBUiNja-MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1900.
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YOUR r
READING
ROOIVU
Wilt be well lighted If It
has tm r our PllOP
IitnilTH in It. The.
largest assottmcnt In tlie
( Ity Is here to select
fiom. SIiukIm aie BoWen
Hitirr antique opium,
polished bias's, old btass,
pic. Similes In nil the
latest styles nil ul uu
sonnble pi lees.
Foote & Shear Co.
JJ9N. Washinfton Ave
OOOOOOOOfct
L. R. D. & M.
YOU CAN'T HIDE YOUR FEET
On MIiiiiKohinir IM i piii -f nui now slum
will .uM to ioiii ippL.11 into In tlu ptur
in I ipnllh otn vIiom hip ju-.t wit 1 1 ifi wll
('uhMtl in ill (i wnum I'liniros mil ou &I1011M
not fall to kl tlitni Come in
LEWIS, RUDDY,
DAVIES & HURPHY
330 Lackawanna Avenue.
Lackawanna
THE"
aundry.
;ev Pcnn Avenu-. A. B. WAR.MAN
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l.is, JO. Jntnl Miimi ill, 2 1 Inches
W. H. Iluiulil-nn,
Olciu, Wt-Ulioi bm tin
THE WEATHER YESTERDAY.
IonI ilil i fur I)pl. S, lfHW.
lij-lioi-t I rm pi 1.1 1 urn Aj ilii,n
uHiht luiipualuro ul ilprifa
lunililil
8 a in s-, ir cct,
4 p. in , il pu tPiir,
PERSONAL.
Mls-S Illlit,l'lf. Ill, Of lUllilllOIP, III III- (111 at
if Mivi llilcn sniiluMiii on Nut Hi Wjslimplun
luniiB. '
llinltl Ilmr U o(ciio liiLf liU m home on
Itumoii UMime, itcinli.i imiuIiimU from fi. .7
lifbcil.ri.
Mini Jljijoilii Uurr. n i.pnit i li.i tiksi,! v hi-r ulth
Ipr iurfliU nn Miiillkoii uiiiiiip. Hie In liluuinl
o Farlnli'Kli .
51 1 is llinil, nf ..lirlouii, .V ,, vliillns
i the hemp of .Ml. anil Mm. (I. 11, J j ml, on
't llcl cull uMline.
Mr. and Jin I!. . ( IjiI.o, who Imie litrn
Il illtMiuli, Mcnljni, fui mieiil months, it.
iirntil to llils Ul I'rlilaj nltl t, ami aic ut the
Vmon.
Air, ami 5lia A. W, J.icKon ami fjuiil,, of
UIKcIlain, pont pair of lil wirk 'willi
1 1 a. JaiUon's piunu, Mr, ami Mis. S, J,
l llH', of ljuilll liM'lllU.
AiiDouiutiiifiit wh innlp on Salunln of Hip
nairlaKo lat aloiuli ut UUIiini II lillk'lli' uml
Uiu Mcloili II Manloii. 'Jht Kioom l will
mown about llio ill), uml Hit' bililo li a djuulo
let of vx-Juili,v William II. Stinluii,
City S.)lkltor A . obuiic went in llaiiU
ruiin f-atuuliy to uifiif the .Noitln.rn Jlouloaid
uu wan.inlii pa ip, ami liu W1I i;ii fioni ibai
0 i'lillauMphU lu aiiiuu an appeal fioiu Sihul)
Jll tounlj before Hit, upcror louil.
John It. llliaiiL liaa ri'jlsnnl hU portion a.
teUtant poatmaittr of UIIKis-llalie, to beiome
;riiate stculjn foi L'oiiKrrviuaii Willi jiii Con.
ull. Mr. William foimcilj Mtu-tl In u tluillir
nparlly for CoiiRru&tniau Moigau 11. Wllllauii, if
ilkri'llarrr.
Scrunton Athletic club'a fair opens
tnilght at Athletic hall, Alder uticut.
tdmUslon, 10 cents.
LisJMM
THE FINAL REHEARSALS.
Everything In Readiness for the
Opera Cnrnlvnl.
The llnul icheitlsiiN for the uiMU
t'litnKiil weio held Hiiltttdiiv nlKht. The
iletullt me now nil I'tiiniiletut toi Hie
llneit mtuttuttf event eei kImmi In
fcinntnn. The nuitliiLU iieifoiinnnec
will begin til .Mi thlM nf let noon. The
DioKinnime will not limt loimer than
two hotits, .ScitlM i'oi the iimtlin- nmy
Htlll be Heeuii'd. The I'MMilntr hoU'e
I.m nil talten.
It will iilctme many of his friends
In UiIh elty to luiow thut Mi. UKIe
nulveil yetioidttV and will auld In
illiectttii tip opeia. Mi. and Ml".
UKIe me KlH'MtM of Ml. .mil Ml". T.
H. Wntklif.
The PDllM.Milt ilo;;uinmie, w hit li Iiiim
been In dun He of Mt. A II. .SlolM,
N unique and effective. IN nieehnnl
leal umk Is the donnllon of the Intel -tiiitloti.il
roiicrtitoiulPiiL'p SpIiooIh to the
hosiillnl benellt, and Is tntlstli' and
beautiful with title uml iinmo-imKfM
of the oiieins done In poster style.
The I'lliunilnr, Caelituhn. with lltlv
ilnne-'is. Is one of tut most nil aetlv
letuii. uf the elite. InllililO'ir. while
In' inutriillleent ai la ftoin "Minima,"
miiik bv .MtH II. J.J. Iturd.v. Is the cll-
iniit of the iuuitle.il iiioKiittnmc.
The eloslnK number Is the "Mikado,"
with Miss spent cr, Mls flnllen and
Mls DtiiiL.m us tin' three little nmldn.
Messts. Kineiiek, Uunnell and Wllllnnis
III the othei Idles.
Dauet'H otdteslm will nl iv for the
entettnlnnfenl, Clint Irs Doei-uin eon
tluetlng'. TWENTIETH CENTURY
FORWARD MOVEMENT
Flist Convention in the Wyoming
Distilct Will Open in the Simp
son M. E. Chuich Today.
The Iniiistitiil toinentlon in the
Twentieth (V nliny Toiwaul Movement
ot the M-tliodlst llplseop.tl chtitth In
the V;niiiilitf distiltt will be laid lo
d.i.v and ton. oi tow In the Sttnpsoit
JIi'tliodNt l.pisiop.il thuidi. JIanv of
the most pinmlnent and dNtlnsuNhed
dciKvmen m the Wjomilifi: eonleienee
vlll lend th ii piesenee and aid to the
movement, ind some Intel estinpr nieoL
ItiKs aie .iiitidi nted.
The Hist styslon will beiiln .it J
o' luck tins ntUiiiooii, when Itev Aus
tin Gilllin, U D. the piesldlng eldi'i.
will state 'lie object ol the convention.
Rev. W. II. Peaue. D D. or Wilkes
It.nie, will illeuss the new movement,
and Itev (' I'.. Jlotjff will answet the
question. "A'lil the New Tentuiv De
mand a Ni'W Methodism.'" The aftei
noon discussions will be pai ticlpated in
by Rev H. II. Diessti, Itev '. It
Heniv. Rev. H. II Wllbui and Rev. II.
V Smith.
Tills evenhiK Rev A AV llavi", ).
D. or Rini'.iiamtoii. N. V.. will dellvei
mi addicts on "Five Histotie flmves,
ot Lessons lor the Twentieth Centurj "
Tomnuow luoinlnj' Rev. t, L. Spi.iKue,
D D, ptinclpal of AromlnB hcnilnaiv,
will bpe.ilc on "Out SthooN In the
Twentieth Cet.tuiv," and Rev. S
Jloote. D ) , will lead the discussion
on the subiect. Rev. G. A. t'uii', M
A , will toll whv "A Positive Cluistlan
IXpei lento 1 Neeessaxv foi a f'ltils
tlnn Woiku," and the subject will be
discussed bv Rt S Jav, .M. A. and
Rev. AVI11 II Ilillei.
A Cbiistiin Wotkets' confeience and
open p.nllamenL will tnllow, and din
ner will be :-eived in the thatch bv th
Ladies' Aid soclet.v A sjmposlutn will
be held In the afternoon, and yove-.tl
Impoitant tubjcels will be discussed.
The subectn aie as follows.
"Power i.f Pcisonal Inteiview," Rtv.
('. M Suidam, "Pieachlnt- Tint Stlis
to Action," Rtv. Manley S. Hind, I).
D , "Kntiante to Chinch Jlade r.asy,"
Rtv O. M. Glllln, D. D The tlobltm'
session will be held tomouow evening,
when Rev, .lames Benninger will kail
the devotional eseielses and the polite
costal seiMcewill be coiiducted by Rev.
M. S II.U 1, V. V).
THE TWELFTH ANNIVERSARY.
Yestei day's Sei vices at the Hickoiy
Stieet Piesbyteiian Chuich.
Tlie conme-fntiou of the Hickoi v
Htieit Ptesbv tetitin ihindi jesteulay
tolebiatod tlie twelfth annlveiaiy ot
the dedication ol the new i hutch and
the filth annlveibiiiv ot the pastoiate
or Rev. W. A. Noidt.
Roth the niomliiK and evnltiK' set
Nlces wete veiy well attended, and .an
ostia eollectlon taken up lor the
chin cli met with n eiy scneious ie
sponse. Di. Notdt's tuoi nlnjr thenu
was taken fiom ,Iohn:.v: r, "I am tlv
ine. je aie the blanches. Ho that
abidotii In me, and I In him, the same
btliifreth toith much Unit, for without
mo ,vou can do nothing"
Pi, Noidt incidentally lelened to
the fimiulinp ut the chiudi mull the
woik actonipllslted b it s-iuee Its be
KlnnlnK:. I.ast nlKht ln , those us It!-,
t"t, "The Lord hath need or them,
Matthew wl: ",. "Just ns the dlel
ples of (.Jhi 1st helped the Savior to
enter Joiusitlem," he pteached, "so it
la today. The Lend builds, his king
dom, tluough his disciples"
Dmlng Pr. Nordt's pastoiute, tip
chuich has Meet eased its Indobtedue.ss
lotm $1,100 to $u00. The apt on social
hold last week netted C2.'..'3, and on
ThanksKlvInK a $.Ti collection Win
taken and given to the Home for the
niendless.
Scianton Businesb College,
"Schools may tome nnd tchools ninv
go, but we go on foi ever," ndveitlsed
u fotmer competltni. lie has been
koIut neuily over .since, Otheis, too,
have been coming and tjolng mom or
less leeently. AVc aio "staytis," how
ever, FUNERAL OF MISS DEVERS.
Was Held Saturday Afternoon fiom
Home of Her Sistei,
The fuuei.il of the luto Mlus Noin
Dever.s was held nt a o'clock atuulay
af tot noon fiotn the home of her skster,
Mis. John Mellnle, of 410 Ollvo stieot.
HoiiowhiK tilonds ot tho dead woman
weiu ptesent In huge tlnougs, both at
the house and ut St, Petei's cathcduil,
vvhtne i-oivlies woui held prior to Inter
ment lu the Cithcdinl cemeterj.
Tho pall-beaieiH weio Redmond
Roche, M. JI Illgglns, AVIIIIuui Pug
gnn, James I'lynn, T, X. Cullen and
William C'uslck.
Spend Your Evenings Piofttably.
Younu men and women who aio em
ployed duilng the duy should cjuallfy
themselves to earn larger sulntles by
spending their evenings at the Hciau
toil llusiness College night school. -
Lady Bookkeepers.
1'or bonie months past theie has been
unusual demand at the Scianton
llusluess College toi lady bookkeeper.
AGREEMENT
ARRIVED AT
TERMS THAT THE COUNCILMEN
ACCEPTED.
Men's Union Attorneys Will Ask for
Veidict of Not Guilty Todfty in
Consldeintlon of the Indicted Men
. Reslgninrj', Admitting They Did
Wrong, Agieeing Not to Seek or
Accept Public Ofllce for Five Yeats
nnd Rnising a runt! of i?B,200 for
Chailty.
AN hen cilmlnul com t opens thin
nit tiling It Is cpoetod that nttuinejs
lor the Men's union will teqtiest the
i tint to penult v indicts ol not i;ullty
to be taken In the ruses dunging ue-"ptliiR-
nnd soliciting bilbes against
ti.e following: ('oniuiou Cuiiiii llumli
P II. Reese, Kit st wind; I'utninoii
C'cttucllman JI. ". Mini Is, Second
wind! Common Omui'llnmn .Tuines ,1,
tiller, Thltd waul: Ciitnuion Counill
ninn Y. V. (Iilllllhs, Filth wind; Com
mon Couiiclltnnn C. R. fioilshnll, Filth
waul; Common Councilman C. R. Wen-
U loutttenth waul; Cotniiion Coun
(ilumn T. .At. Wiitkliis, Fifteenth waul;
.(minim Cotiiicllmiin T. 1 Mutils.
JKhlceiith wind, Select Councilman
Button Thomas, roiiith vatd; Select
Cntiiicllniun Coyne, Twentieth wind.
Totmer Self it Councilman II. T. Fel
lows of the Fifteenth wind, Is also In
cluded In the list of the eleven Indicted.
This action will be taken as the if
i lilt ol a eonfeieiito concluded about
11. W Satuiday night in tile olllte of
.itlotr.ey M A. McCilnlev in the Con
i'c II building, at which the above men
asiecil to the lollowin? conditions.
'I'liej' wiote theit teslgnatlons as
e-uitii ilmen to take effect Pee HI
Tiny signed it papei agieeing not
o setl ot accept a public otlke dining
the ntt llve-jeats and admitting that
tl'cit iitlleiai conduit at some time
sltue thjy enteied counells was such
as to leave them liable to a ptosetu
turn
Tliei agiee to make up n pmse of
.' iOJ, whith is to lie devoted to tliui
itable pin port's
'I I iie have bjeii manv coufeieutes
Iictwecp the iciuiii Ilmen and tlielt at
ioiiuvs, .Inveph O'Uiipn Getnge Hot n,
M. A. McGlnlcv and Joint P. Sctagg
ilutiii,? the last v.etlt and at lhes
lonteteuces vanoiis piopositions wete
t.ilkid ovei and pifsented to the otll-lO-s
ol the Men's union. Late Satui
day n'glil the i oiini lltipn decided to
aci c pt the above as the best conditions
they could obtain In oidet to avoid the
eion,-e and nototiety ol a til.il, to
t i" t t'lhln, ol the unpleasant i iuis
o.uitiics Unit might follow.
Till: MATTRR OF MONRA".
Tip pavment ot the monej was the
baldest pioposltion tor the touucllinen
In i:valIoT At lli.st the union de
nmntled $J bOO, claiming that amount
had con bpent among the counillineu.
A cumpiomise w is dually effected at
$-','.')) and the money will be In the at
lotnevh' hands this morning
Tip papets signed by the coiiiu lliiieit
will be plated In the hands ol V A.
All"i and will be bv him kept foi
live vi.ns 11 In the meantime noth
iiv,' pi!es Hint will necessitate theit
use :l ev will be dcstioved.
Wh P the toiitt has not given ttnv
ii.tituailon as to how it will lecehe. the
ieiiO"-,t to allow vet diets ot not guilt j
to be taken, it Is thought that It will
ente" no set ions objection, since It
("ems about the best aiinngetnent all
mound that could have been made and
will ei've the county the clogging of Its
ci iirilnal com t mathlneiy, which would
follow the ellott to tty all the cases
i. gainst the councllnien within th
j ear 1101.
Tl.o attorneys lot the cuiuicllmen
have fccontpllshed u good snoke for
th"lr clients, as well us foi the county,
unco It will save them the wouv, an
nojance and expense that the ttiul of
Jhu t uses would Involve, sti etc lied out
as liny uoiess.nlly would be oven
n.any weaty months.
Jminedlately alter tlie Oiler ttlal
oiei line", weiematle to the Men's union
to have the cases, lu u seti!e, disposed
ol out ot toiitt, and have been lu piog
teji totitlnuously since.
OTHRRS NOT IN IT.
An f-Hott was made to huvo the cuses
ayaliiM the lounclluien now inidet ai
lest, that Is It. H. Williams, P. F. Me
f'nuu, Rdwnul James, Jr T, C. Melv in
nil-l in. other cu.se aguluat Simon
Tl.om.".'- disponed of at this time lu the
same wuv and under the snme tprms,
but 11. la Idea was abandoned, as the
men have not yet been Indicted,
Mackerel
We offer fat No. i. Mack
erel at ioc; value i;c.
Norway Bloaters, Mackerel,
large, finest fish imported,
Finest Cod, (without a
bone) packed iu 3 lb boxes.
Cream Cod, desicated, ioc
per box.
Boneless Herring-, in glass
roc, Euglish Smoked Bloat
ers, Keuebeck Smoked Sal
uiou, New Lobsters.
E. G. Goursen
Best Goods for Least Money,
M'ANDREW'S STATEMENT.
Denies the Robbeiy Stoiy In Its En
thety. x
Police Olllcci John MeAndiew.uf 01 v
phunt, tells a nloiy whltb puts it veiy
dlffetcitt lUht on the yattt spun bv
Pnttlck Mui'ir.v. The latter Is uu old
man eight j-thter yenn of age, and the
other duy he swote out u waititut be
foie Alderman Mlllut for lite attest of
McAlldleiv, who he alleges took $7 float
him while lie wtis a ptlsotter lu U e
Olvpliaitl lockup.
McAndiew dinlcs the tobbeij slotv
In Its finitely and says that It Ifus
been je.iis sltue Mm uty hud that much
money at one time, having hi en fur u
long time almost continuously a chtitge
at the Hillside Home or at the alms
house of the Illakely dlsttlcl,
"The fact Is," -aid .Mr. MeAnillew, In
slating his ease to a Tilbuno nuin, "old
man Mtnuiv Ir not altogether noiind
mentally and has ulven us no end or
tumble, lie would ttsk to be sent to
the ulniHhoiHe and after being theie for
a hhoi l time would leave uml ionic
buck to 'Uyiilunil. living us best Iip
might until the humor would scire him
that he would like to go bin k In the
almshouse.
"Fieriiienlly.whllo he has been aiouud
Olyphiint. I ht'Ve allowed him to sleep
In the lockup, tiithei than see him ie
main on the Mtuetsl'oi thenlght. Rvery
bodv In Olyphiint known thut It litis
been many a thiv since Mutiny had .7
on his po'son at one time, and when
the wanaiit wa set veil upon me It was
so tldlculoiM tl.ut I meielv went before
Justlte of the I'eace Ciitumlngs and
waived a In.nltig and enteied ball. 1
did not deem It of sulllclent Imptntantc
to win unit me In going to Scianton to
have a heiiing."
In Olvphant, Otlli er McAndtew li
highly ie-irded, and the rliaige or old
man Muiiiy has been siouted on nil
sides.
AWAY FROM HERE
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS
William J. Fieeman Has Returned
to This City After a Quniler of a
Centuiy in Patagonia.
In August, 1S75, a ntimbtr or r.iiiiillis
lift tills t'itv rot South Aineilcn. and
attet a Joutne.v ol loin months thev
leached Patagonia. On Sutuidav.
theie leltitned cine ol tho uinnbei, in
the pin son ot Wlllinm J. rieemtm, who
Is now visiting at tlie home of his
btothei. Thomas Fieetnan, at the eoi
ni i ol South Main avtntie and West
Locust stieet.
Mi Ft ec man is now a tesUlent ol a
colonv called "The 10th of Ottobei,"
which is the date on which a settle
ment was ellectul Othri lesldents nt
lh.it lot.illtv, who aie known to niuiiv
ol the nldtt lesitletits of AVet Scian
ton, .'ie AVIIIiam Uogeis and fanilll,
fonueilv ot Pvnon -ticet, Thomas
Pugh and l.imih, 'oimeilv of Hamil
ton '-tieel Rnnth Puts and Mi . Pa
viil Jones, a sMet of Alts Wlllinm
Rleliauls, of Fftuiteonth .'tu el
Title .no about 1 oOO people n tlie
lolonv, and the Welsh Impinge Is
spoken bv them, both in their honp
and business liio Mi. Fieeman v.ts
twentv -seven da -, iouitieving ft am
the colonv to Chuiicil. a tlistunce Vi
mo miles, and tlie entbe jouinev con
sumed al'tiuL foitv live davs in com
ing, as toinpnetl to fotn months uhei
be went hum bete a qtitttei ot a cen
tutv ago He Intends umalnim, heie
until at toi the holldavs, thiI expects
to -visit Wales be ton miking his
lioniewaul join tie v next Fobiuaiy.
Ptioi to coming to Srianton, Mi.
Fieeiuin visited in Ne,v Yen k, Chica
go, AVllliamsbutg, Iowa and AVest Yir
iliia lie man els at the ptogte-,
made In Ninth Amotion outing his ub
seiut mil is pai ticulatlv astounded
ul tin- 'ast Improvement and Indus
liiil giovth of Scianton which was
onlv it village when he left liete There
is nn lompaiison, ho sivs. between
Noitlt and South Ameiii t es legauls
ptogiesslvenoss.
Tlie climate Is slmllai, he sjvs, but
teh suiioundlng counttv whete ho
live- Is eiy spaiselv settled, the neat
est town being" Chubnl The clilef
puiilut is ot the counttv .no sheep,
c tttlt, wool, hides and wheat, but the
poor tt mspoitation laeillties sniottsly
itHeifeie with the hading The wool
is u.uispoited acinus the lounttv in
bilge wa-rons, to whleh six nt mote
hiiiscs are attached
'Che lounti.v was Hist inhabited bv
Indians, but lriunv foioicueis hip be
coming acciualnled with the lesotuces
and ate guiduallv taking advantage
ol the oppottunltles nfioidcd The
Spanish itto in the niajoiity In Pat i
gonhi, and that langttago Is taught
ixtlushelv In tlie public schools Com
pulsoty education Is genual. Deunos
vies Is one ol tlie Iu.kosc cities lit
the AikPiilino Uepuhlit, AM. Fieeman
sivs, anil is quite liioiletn In Us ion
venitntts, having gin. stieet eats,
telephones mid other appliances.
He has alteadv ti.ivolled ovei 1.1,00)
mile since Having home, and tho un
til o tilp will consume nemly u eat's
time Yestei day n nuntbtr ol' the
tiavcllu's teliitives and ft lends railed
upon him nnd lonewed eld uciiialnt
ances. COURT HOUSE NEWS NOTES.
Vii iiiiuiilul iii i In ilion in tin iilt nf rUintiuil
l)ils iinl wile .ik'ilibt tlui Su niton Jtjlln.iy
ioiiip.un wn. cm s it in, Iii tile il b Welles ,V 'lui.
njll tho attoiui'. (or Hit- phiutllls Mi, uml
Airs Dull aio sulni; the roiupiiij foi JO.OflO
iI.iiiheh. Do tit wile pauPiiKUs on a i u width
w ii closing the Diliwirc mul lliuNiui tilths
on I n lion btieet on thu nlchl uf Dee. JI, IsOS,
Jul which uai htiiitlt In u 1 1 1 1 ji In thill iK'i
laratlou the plilutllVs aur tint Vlr. II Hi, lu
hlnn) luil nonoiii pio.-lniloii ur, Uu imili of In.
Jul Us llu.i ncebiil Hi i ha-luiul iIjIiiu iljin.
ai;is for the los ueiauiieil thiitbi.
('unit on siiuiij (onllrmcil the npoit nf Itt
tibtr i:CHlt Warun in II"' tqult) piounlliiki
tlowlnt; mil nf llllbiilion lulwun V 1'. Unity
anil V. (1, Rilmoii', ami tlie ilcoil toi the I in I
iliipoiiil of u i illruliil lu be ill. mil in Uior
Uf I 111' plllClllM'1,
Vllouiij f, VI, I uiih. Imiotmh olli llor of
Dlvplianl. has ankiil (cult to Kiant .1 rule to
Mllto oif Hid appi d of the 01iiliant Siwaiff
lump mi In the nutter eronlni; out of u supr
In the 1 Irt fcwci ilUlikt of the IoioukIi,
Vahnlltip .1. tobnoIU, tUioiihh tilth altor
tip,, D'llilrii uml Martin, on Saluulav begun ii
mil in auiuiit lo mover on a JihIkiiii nt for
?Is7 oblaluul in M A'oik agiiiut bouU Ihiisen.
A Hilt lo klmw iau.-c w I i.v l lun dial shnuhl
noi be hijiiUiI in the iilibialnl Hum II poml
ia' ut (illilit aiuiiiit Siwtt v is iianlul on Fat
null) ami nuile letiutiable lu jit'iiuunt tomt.
Scianton Business College,
Since the ending of thu stilke sttt
donts havebeen secuilng positions al
most at tho rate of one a day. AVeie
PilnelpaU Uutk & AVhlttnoie abte to
qualify them lap Idly enough the tato
would bo much higher. The demand Is
gieatei than the btipply,
-
Costs Little.
Young men should lealUe that it
eo3ts less to spend their evenings at the
Scianton Mushiest, College night school
than It does to spend them on the
stieet.
SCRANT0N
AS A SECOND
CLASS CITY
ll'ulll llllllll f l mil l'lgp b
of veto. His onlv appointees ute five
police muglstiatts. if he has any an
Dilations In the way of being it "boss"
Itls position of nui.uir will not help
him unv. lie cannot succeed himself,
while the tluee "big guns" of the tllv,
the dllectots of public wolks, public
safety and dimities, can, and, In
PltlHbutg and Allegheny, do succeed
themselves, Plttsbutg has had the
siim dliectoi of pubilf safety fiom
the time I he olllee wus t'teated, In
1V17: the saute dliectoi of public vvcuku
dining the same pel toil, (until June of
this vein), and the dmnges lu the
dliectoi ship or public clt.it Itles have
ull been due to dFtilh ot voluntary
l cc lunation, In Allegheny, the same
condition obtains, The dtiectots of
public ehtnltles unit pub'lc.stifetv have
been In ollii e slm Alleglnuiv became
a second class elty, Itt f'tl, and the
one I'hange that was made Ituho olllee
ot dlleetni' of public wotks was due
In si intpo othei thun political.
It Is possible foi these depintment
dlicptots lo be continued lu ofllce, be
in me Ihey nte not sttblei t lo tlie
whims of the people at huge. Once In
ofllce, they can build up i "constllu
encv" iu elicit wuul that a candidate
Kit (Olinclls must at leist be witty of,
nnd, as evpeilence bete has shown,
one let tn has been all sulllclent to
gle tin 111 A life tentlte.
Majoiity of Councils.
Ml this means that the Fllnalts
huv flimlv Inttenched themselves iu
c out) ol. Whom th" chut, good
people tnuv elect mavor matteis
not a tig to the powt-is that be
A tnujorltv of louncils is all that ti.e
'bosses" lequlte. A niajoiity of
councils, even in an equally divided
elty like Plttsbutg, Is admittedly
e.tslu to seettie thun a niajoiity oC
the people nt laige. Siinntonlans
need not have the modus opeiundt
explained to them nt length. It is
quite familial
Willi hlese conditions In nihiil, it it
quhrs no gte.it slielch of the Iniiigin
allon to see that Scianton Is about
to plunge into a lot of legislative
bothei. The Qunvites, backed by
man of the best men or Plttsbing,
who ate Pcmoetats ot else men
ptotnpted bv ll ltd lor motives, aie
bent on ovei tinning the second class
citvc baiter so as to lehubilitute the
tnuv or with the povveis that were
taken horn him by the second class
i battel and vested In department eli
te e toi s The Fllnnltes ate detei
inlned that this shall not be done, and
will go to almost nnv extiente to pie
vent It. lot with Plttsbutg out ol
I hell M.isp, anti-Qualsin would be
dealt a, possibly, ratal blow.
liple.td ot getting into the company
or cities whose thief aim Is to pet feet
a code of government that will be lo"
the Dottetment ol i Iv ii conditions, it
is to allv itself to a city Allegheny is
onlv a kite-tail which, accoidlng to
tlie accusations of Its own eltlens,
males the bettetment of civic condition-,
an incident to the pet poll ation
of politlcil bosshlp
This accusation mav be entltely
wioiio'. The Fllnnltes dec hue It to be
unjust 'tnd 'a.v the Quav Ites aie le
sponslble tot the accusation, tillegin.?
thul the latten ate willing eten lo
tjlve the citv ovei to the Peinoi iats
it thev could but ovei tin n the ptes
ent hi dot of things.
Well Governed.
The riinnltes suy tlie dt is well and
economleallv goveined The antl-ehai-tetites
sn.v il Is not well gov ntied and
that the taxes ate high The total
lev foi Plttsbing Is 20 mills This in
titules city, school and pool tax. In
Stianton the city, school and poeu
taxes amount to 1!S 8 mills. Second
cias-, city ptopeity is assessed fen
about eight-twelfths of Its actual
value In a thltd class city five-
twelfths Is about a fair aveiage ot the
asessois' valuation Aceouling to the
pio-chuiter people, Pittsbutg natural
ly is the most e.xpenslve clt in the
I'lilted States to maintain, because of
the onm minis expense It Is put to by its
niunv biidg's and the unending suc
cession ol hettvv, tockv glades Lie
sides this, Pitisbuig bus leiently been
buving unci Itnpiovlug a nuinbet of
huge paiks and levies each eat u tax
sulildent to tetlie one-thlitleth of it.s
p.uk bonds, besides Its bonds for oidln
aiy and necessai Imptovements. Ai.
npptoptintlon of $160,000 atone was
made tot the Cntnegle llbuuy hist
eiu, although tho conditions of the
gltt call for only 40,000
in thtoty the pio-chut tetltes say;
"The chut tei Is meiltoiious because It
desttoys one-mun-povvoi and stii)
keeps the Individual le.sponslblllt.v
within nauow confines: the tluee men
who ate tesponslble pai ties being dl
lectly unswetable to the councils,
which can mote leadllv deal with them
If they ate delinquent than the peo
ple at huge could with the major uii
det .slmllai eh euinstunces."
The Opposite View.
The antl-churteiltes say: "The tnuy
or Hhould have the exetutlve tllstne
tlon now scatteied among seveial of
llceis, because the mayor Is directly
nnsvveinblo to the people, while these
dep.iitment illteitois me unswetable
to a body of men which chunges eveiy
two jetu.s, and which Is ptnctlcally
answet able, In consequence, to no one.
Tho department dliectoi s ate elected
every tour yeais by an expltlng toun
cIIn It the dllectots can conttol these
rullDress
Toggery
"Paris Dress' shifts
with or without cut'fs
aUacued.
E. & W. shiits, the
newest thing out plaited
bosoms cuffs attached.
White Vests, newest
styles, Butterfly and Bat
wing Ties, white or black,
Dents Gloves, peail or
white. Fine silk and lisle
hosiery.
The Issues
That cairy weight fail dinner
pail, full value, full quality.
Value and quality are our cam
paign motto always. Just look
at this :
Wines and Whiskies
From 5oc to $2 Per Quart, at
Casey Brothers',
Wholesale Liquor Dealers, 216 Lackawanna Ave.
loliuillmen who ate about lo go back
into obsitnltv thev can coiiliol eveiv
thlng." Poes Scianton want to adopt the
roint of gineiniuent outlined above iu
ptaetlce and tin city.' Il she does theie
ate no gteut dllllAiltles to ovei come
In making tlie tiansltltin Senator
1'llnii savs theie Is puietleallv a eoln
plete code ol' sec oud class eltv legisla
tion and City Attorney Uuilelgh stivs
the same" tiling. Plttsbuig has soup
special rhuitcr laws piesetved In hei
piesettt laws and Allegheny has le
talned soup or hen special thut lei
laws which she i at tied with hei
tluough her tluee veins of tlthil class
city inembeislilp None ol those whom
1 have seen weie able to toll Just
what 1st lai king to make up n com
plete second i lass city i ode, but eaelt
was or the opinion that theie is noth
ing Impoitant lacking. By i omblnlng
the second class elty Inws under which
Plttsbuig Is winking with thosie under
which Allegheny Is wot king, a ptactl
tully complete cod" Is obtained. At
least, such wus the opinion ot a tuim
bet or the city authoiities lo whom
tills diflltultv was ptc'senled. The
general uctN of list und lS'J.I governing
municipal lmpiovemeuts, such as pav
ing, guttling, sew ei big and the like, aie
applicable to second e lass cities. These
acts. Senator Fllnu sitjs, ate ptuctl
cally a complete wot king chatter In
tlpnis'lves loi aiiv city.
Avenue of Escape.
If Scianton does not deslie to go
Into the second class It has an easy
avenue of escape. All that is nei es
satv Is to go Into tlie next leglslatuie
nnd beroie Apt II at lives pass a bl'l
tlxing the limit between .second and
thltd d tss cities at 103,000, or anv oili
er llguie above Stiunlon's popttlutlon
and below that of Alleghenv, which is
JJ9.000
As fai as 1 tan leant theie Is no new
legislation in couise of piepaiation foi
second class cities It is reported bene
that the Quiyites in the next leglsla
tuie will again attemot to makn
amendments to give the mayor the
powei lie enjos in thltd class cities,
but nothing definite Isknown bete of
the matter.
Special
Monday
Bargains
in All
Departments
Today.
Clarke Bros
i i
The Oriental
Gills nelt t till hum, wpneil iiulll llulit
111 I-. .Q,
Extraordinary
Jardiniere Offering
l'iiiiil uf nil limiumo lino of llms
iwlul oiuainiiili., iiiiiiiln to the ex
ti tines, iu point ot vailely unl piiie;
vp aie otliiiiiK i ill holiili ultoppiu
sink Jalillneif aliii as un iifvu lit
fou uiualliil
,(s pi oof of this we iiienllou;
uitilliini kle, oniluiPtit
ul ljiillmc-ii, tlul lllu
nuts lias oeldulu iluplt
latHl; fur
39c.
Gruener & Co.
205 Wyoming Avenue.
Pierce's Market, Penn Avenue
We mala a ulill of fane liuiiuiv llut
tei ami Htlitlj ln-li ikKi- ami tin p. lie Is .!.
low us Hut ihisi uoodi i iu liu tohl at,
We Jo uul have mil i-puhl halii, or kadi la
but ul all linns tain is luiupletu a line of
.MatkPl lloodi, I'aui (iiuiults mill 'I alio Klli i
ties as tan I o found lu Hit laii.l New Vol!,
or I'lillaiklpliia Jlalketl uhlih v mII at rlkht
pi ins.
W. H. Pierce,
1 UckiDD. lu. 110, 112, IU ftno Alt.
Promtit delivery.
W i r
ft.' s-- , w
Gloves for
Working Men
I have always made a
specialty at this sea
son of Gloves for work
ing men. Strong, well
made, durable gloves
at the lowest possible
price I can afford to
sell them. This year
my stock is larger (han
ever.
CONRAD'S
305 Lackawanna Avenue
lj....1 r.M
Carpet Facts
This stock is absolutely new
not a. yard, of it but wh i
absolutely the best valu pro
curable at the price asked. W
want YOU personally to ace
this stock. If you're a bit hard
to please come and eee our ideas
of beauty.
DRAPERIES,
RUGS, f
WINDOW SHADES
P. McCrea & Co
427 Lackawanna Ave.
The Fopulir HimefurmUMif Star
Satiy
Jfoliday
Buyersr
tin ri'ip .i limeit iu our bull"
il"painin nt. Prices will rrmWn
the h me, hit tlie" pick of ilainly
lilts of iiievpptisUc basket wira
fniu an iiiilin Ki u slock will re
ply the eaily .hopper. A eliolce
sliav voik bjl.ii, .atln htifd,
sells hue foi 4I (ki.
I
Foote & Fuller Co.
HEARS BTJILDZHO,
1-10-42 Washlngtoa Ave,
BOMCTHIHO NEW BVKfty DAY,
"ECONOMY."
Something
About
Screens
'loilav and Monday we Intend to SKM,
hi reus llnen't laid muili about tli'm
lalely- uo lime.
liut the lire siitli beauties torn, in
1,111 li pietl) denigm and pattern, that we
iinuot help tcllluia' oit of thun.
Uul heio il an ludiiteliKiit to set ae
iualutedi prell acieeu, powifd Willi
lllioluie, liili itdors nut eleniijiii, figured
elfu'tk, J panel.; aih piuel 60 inehei
lilkh, IB liuliei widt; golden oak funw;
will pill ligelliei, iliongly lun.tiucltd
ami well liu do lu riei wat. Was
eon, liluul tin ip at il 'ai,
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