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THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-WEDNESDAV, DECEMBER 6. 1900.
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Tim Modish lUiitWAni Hrosl
EARLY
YET,
Tla true, but it's the beat
time to make your holiday
purchases. Clerks can give
you more time. You have
first choice of goods and
don't have the crowds to
bother you. A glance
through the list below may
help you.
Mnnlcuro Sets, Scissor
Sets, Shaving Sets, 1'lro
Sets, Chafing Dishes, D
o'clock Teas.
Foote & Shear Co.
JJ9R Washington Ave
:xxxooooooi
L. R. D. & M.
YOU CAN'T HIDE YOUR FEET
On Thank'glrlng Day a pair of our new t,hoe
will mid to .vmir appearance. In .slUc, piiie
and quality nur shoes nru just wlnl eU'iy will
ilre.wd man nr wom.in mlmiico ami yon should
lint fail io see them, Come in.
LEWIS, RUDDY,
DAVIES & riURPHY
330 Lackawanna Avenue.
ackawanna
I "THE"
aundry.
;cSPcnn Avenue. A. B. WARMAN.
THE WEATHER YESTERDAY.
Local data for December I, 1000
Itishei-fc Ic'mpor.iliiic
lhniililily:
S a. in
S p. in
tninfall, -M lium.s coilina: S p. in...,
.. II desires
!'.i per cent.
i"i per c( m.
. .I.'S im lies
PERSONAL.
Viiilciiik V. Yuiins lvliiii'i'd jctiTil.ij fnmi
Xuw Vnik oily.
Alls, (.'corni' Aiclih.ihl, lio li.i-. hern lohtlueil
to her room with icphoid ferr lor the l.it t'.io
month, is inipiniiiir.
l!-i)Ii-iun Snpcrinlriiileiit A. ('. MlMuiry,
of the Ilelaw.no, I..11 k.iw.miu ami Wein uiil
roinl, spent Momlay in tlii-. eil, ami ci.-tenl.iy
morning left lor Wjlcmllc
llr. .1. L. I'eik le.iH's this lunrnliiK for New
York lily 10 attend the annual leiinion ami ban
iuet of the Alumni noi-iation ot Ihe Metro
politan bopit.il. lie will let 111 11 S.ilunl.i.v.
The folhiHinsr were lrirlnlcivil :il the Hold Al
lieit in Xev.- York nis mvl : Mr. ami Mr-. .1.
S1c1umI.it, V. W, tiiiiwniin;, . '.. .loliru., il. S.
Jenkins, Allieit l.iwK (ieime. II. bmilli ami
It. S. Charles.
peakln;, of the lloi.il ill-phiy in ei'iuncs tthrii
it opeiml Moml.iy ihe I'liil.ulelplii 1 lleroul union,'
oiher thluK-. Mid .MMouby; "Itcnre-i'iit.tlhu
( oiinell, of Seiauton, 1011I1I not he m'Cii at any
UKc of the piiH'i'tilliiits, m lii eli was Mil 1111
luiikiiient of llowii-, 1 liiiMlilliciimms uni mil
c.irnation.3 on his cie-k."
EXCELLENT ENTERTAINMENT.
Street Railway Men Enjoy an Even
ing of Pleasure.
The members of the Kcranton Hall
way Kmnloyes" lieuullclnl association
conducted mi excellent entertainment
Inst nlh'ht in John Uoylc O'ilellly, Y.
M. J,, council looms, on lnel;awnnnn
avenue. The entertainment was five
to the nieiuliors anil their friends, and,
despite the rain, there wan a goodly
attendance,
Charles A. Hartley, tho well Known
ventrlloiiulst, mlmle and till around
entertainer, contributed lltrt'e-tiuurters
,nf an hour of lauKhto-iuovokliiK spe
cialties and phonograph selections
slven under tlto direction of O. 1. Aek
erniun. A splendidly executed piano duet was
slven by Miss lteardoii and Miss Cler
tle McGee, whllo James Mnngnn sans
several bass solo.s. A comic Hhelch
was contributed by M, J. l.'oyne and a
recitation was cloverly bIvoij by Mlsi
Stella Kramer.
An especial fenturo was an address
ky the pi'DHldunt, Thomas Mullen, jjlv-
kc a resnmo of tho alms and objects
jf tho nitsnolntlon. Tito commltteo In
eliarfto of thn affair was as follows:
Frank Slllliutin, Jr., C. II, Keller, Kd
vnrd Hernhnrdt and I'atrlclc Urceti,
J. V. Guernsey
naH junt received a largo and beautiful
Btook of pianos and organa for tho holi
day trade, tho llnest ever seen In
Scrunton. 1'leaso call and get prices
and terms. Guernsey Hall bujldlng, J,
V. aucrnsoy, proprlutor, au Wishing,
ton avenue, Soraiitoii, Pa.
Seiauton Business College,
"Schools may como and pchools may
go, but we go on forever," ndvorllsed
u formor competitor, Ho has been
golns neurly over flnce. Others, too,
have been coming and golnrj mom or
less recently, We are "stayers," how
ever. AMagnlflcent Christmas Gift.
Now Is tho time to select It. Clo to
j. "W, auronsoy's delightfully arranged
jnuslo storo and seowliat tempting bar
gains can bo secured on a choice pluno
or organ. Don't forget tho place.'
.Guernsey Hall, 3U-311S Washington ave
'nue, Scrunton, Vix.
FIRE AT STORAGE HOUSE.
William Spellmnn Was Seriously
llurned Yesterday Afternoon.
Plre broke out ab'oitt 4.:!0 o'clock yes
lerdny afternoon on the second lloor
of V. 1 Matthews ,1 Cotnpany'HHtoritRo
house at tho foot of Vine Rtroot, near
the Dlckimn works. An alariu was sent
In from bo.v 10 and was responded to
by the central city companies.
Tho Nay Atigs got a rlteiulcnl Hut t
work very tpilukly mitt extinguished the
lire before any pcrlnUH damage wan
done to the building. 'Phi' smoke.
Which was very dense, It Is believed
sorlouply dantnged much of the grain
In Htoek. Tho cause ot the lire was
an overheated stove.
William Kpcllman, son of Special Of
fleer Patrick Spellmnn, works nt the
mill ami when the blaze was llrst dis
covered started Into Investigate. Only
smoke could be seen at thl lime, and,
iih he was peering down one of th'i
chutes looking for a sign of the blane,
a sheet of llamo burst out, striking him
full In tho face.
He was stunned for a moment, but
managed to grope his way out of the
place with dllllctllty. He was removed
to his homo, whore the burns on hh
face and one on Ills hand were dressed
by Dr. Snltry. who reports him to be
In a very serious condition.
HUSBAND SAW WIFE
GROUND TO DEATH
Returning from Church Whether the
Wife Stumbles nud Falls Direct
ly in Front of a Delaware and
Hudson Train.
Mrs. Albert Hrny, or Jessup, a Po
lish woman, aged !:'. years, was tho
victim ot an extremely distressing ac
cident yesterday at Olyphant.
She and her husband were walking
home on the Delaware and Hudsnn
tracks, about ."."0 o'clock from Oly
phant. where they altunded church tn
gcther, and when a short distance
north of the slatlnn were overtaken
by a niii'tli-liinind freight train. Mr.-:,
r.ray, who was next the track, stum
bled and fell upon the rail Just as the
engine was within a few feet of them.
Almost before a band could be raised
to save her the engine was upon her.
Moth I"gs were cut off at tho knees
and her head was crushed Into a pulp.
Tho husband was driven frantic by
the awful sight and had to be forcibly
restrained from doing Injury to him
self. The remains were taken to I'lider
taker William Hlznny'.s establishment
at T'eckvllle to await the action of the
coroner. An Inquest will be held to
day. The unfortunate woman was thu
mother of four children.
A VIOLIN RECITAL.
Music Lovers Hear M. Vanderveken
in Guernsey Hall.
'Pile sloppy, rainy and generally
nasty weather which prevailed last
night did not deter the music loveiv
of this city from coming out in force
to attend a violin recital given lu
Guernsey hall, by M. Flavian Vund r
voken, the fielglan Iolitiisl, assisted
by Mrs. K. (I. Warden, Miprano, and
Ohaiics Ooersani, pianist.
Air. Vanderveken has proven him
self on many previous occasions to 1
a thorough master of the violin, but It
is qui stlnnable if he ha ever le;i
heard to better advantage than he was
last night. His programme ranged
from it fantasie from Itussinl's "Wil
liam 'Poll" to a concerto rumnullqu"
by Godard, Including four district
movements.
Airs. Wot den was In splendid voice
and rendered with wonderful effect a
cavitin.i from Golilmai k'u "Queen of
Sheba" anil the "Angel's Serenade."
tin' latter with a violin olillgato by
M. Vanderveken. Mr, lJoersnm cap
ably accompanied M. Vanderveken on
the piano and rendered one boo, a
novellet" by Schumann.
STREET RAILWAY EMPLOYES.
Meeting in Carpenters' Hall Early
This Morning.
The street car employes held a meet
ing til - o'clock this morning in Car
penters' hall, on Wyoming avenue,
which was attended by fully two
thirds of the men employed on the
various linos ot the Scranton Hallway
company,
The meeting was called for the pur
pose of hearing the report of a special
committee recently appointed to ascer
tain the scale of wages paid and the
schedule of hours worked by tho em
ployes of tho Wyoming Valley Trac
tion company in Wilkes-Uarro.
it Is understood that tho Scranton
men have an advantage over their Lu
zerne colleagues as far as wages are
concerned, but the latter tiro favored
la tho matter of working hours, A
committee was appointed for tho pur
pose of submitting a proposition to
General Manager Sllllmun relative to
tho reduction of. tho hours of labor
and an Increase In compensation.
FIRE DOES $2,300 DAMAGE.
House of James Loftus, in Seventh
Ward, Completely Destroyed.
Kile broko out this morning about
1.13 o'clock on tho ground door of a
two-story framo dwelling fronting on
the Delaware and Hudson tracks, near
Now street, and occupied by James
Loftus and family,
Mr. Loftus, his wife and their six
children, wore asleep on the second
lloor and wero awakened by the smoke,
They found it Impossible to get down
stairs and so got out through a window
nntl thoneo to the ground with much
dllllctllty, Mrs. Loftus cut one of her
hamlR 'ery badly with broken glass.
The house was completely destroyed
nnd the prompt arrival of tho llro com
panies in response to an alarm from
box 62 was all that saved the double
house next door, owned by Anthony
Walsh. As It was, this building wns
damaged to tho extent of about MOO.
The loss of Mr. Ioftus is about '.$2,000.
Ho carried $500 Insurance. The tiro Is
supposed to have been caused by an
overheated stove.
Spend Your Evenings Profitably,
Young men and women who aro em
ployed during the day should qualify
themselves to earn larger, salaries by
spending their evenings nt tho Scran
ton Business College night school,
Lady Bookkeepers.
Ji'or some months past there has been
unusual demand at tho Scranton
lluslness College for lady bookkeepers.
ANOTHER SCALP
F0RDWYER
FRANK HERRICK DEFEATED AT
BICYCLE CLUB ROOMS.
It Took Dwyer Thirty-Seven Min
utes to Secure tho First Fall and
Twenty-flvo Minutes for the Sec
ond Herrick, Who Is from Provi
dence, R. I., Frankly Admitted nt
End of tho Bout That H1b Opponent
Wns the Cleverer Wrestler Dwyer
Will Now Take on Pardello.
"Oh, he's a cleverer wrestler than I
am. That's why ho won," remnrked
Frank Herrick, of Providence, U. L,
last night, shortly after M. J. Dwyer
hd gained tho second fall, In their
bout before the Scranton Bicycle club.
Dwyer won out, after sixty-two min
utes' hard wrestling, In which the
Rhode Islander showed himself to be
possessed of a wonderful strength and
agility In wriggling out or holds which
looked like sure falls.
Dwyer, however, displayed excellent
heailwork, and by n fast, aggressive
style of wrestling curried the night.
He now declares his willingness to
meet, within the next two or three
weeks, Leo Pardello, who challenged
the winner or last night's bout. Dwyer
Is now located In Wllkes-tlarrc, where
he Is leaching his system of physical
culture, but he Is willing tit nil times
to come up here and wrestle before the
nleycle club.
Last night's mutch was witnessed by
a large number of spectators, and
among the Interested lookers-on could
be seen W. W. Scranton, Superintend
ent K. K. Loomis, of the Lackawanna's
coal department, Judge II. M. McClure,
and many well-known professional and
business men. The bout was preceded
by an Interesting tumbling act by the
Dtirkln brothers, two young local acro
bats. Promptly at ! o'clock Herrick
entered the room, closely followed by
Dwyer. President Connolly, of the Pi
cycle club, who was acting as an
nouncer. Introduced the participants In
the match. The relet ee, John Jones,
of North Scranton, and the timekeeper,
l' S. Godfrey. He also read the con
ditions of the match, .two falls out of
three, strangle hold barred. A side bet
of $100 was posted by each of the men,
and "0 per cent, of the gate receipts
alvo went to the winner and the bal
ance to the loser.
AT CATCH WniGHTS.
'Pln match was at catch weights, and
Dwyer strlp'iei! at Kill pounds, white
Herrick went IfiS. As the two men ad
vanced to the center of the mat, at
llrst glance Dwyer appeared to be the
heavier. Ills shoulders were broader
ind bis less bigger, but the lihofe
Islander's weight was better distrib
uted, lie stood about ." (Vet ! Inches.
an inch taller thaa the ciilttii it, ami
looked to be In grand condition.
ills shoulders, while not as broad as
those of his adversary, were big anil
heavy, and great muscles showed out
knotted and totmh as steel. His arms
also looked stronger than his oppon
ent's, and every Inch of Ids browned
skin showed health and power.
Kiom the beginning to the end of the
bout, Dwyer was the aggressor lu ihe
wiesiling, as. Indeed, he has been in
all his matches In this t Ity. Time after
lime lie secured half-Nelsons, only to
have the New Knglnnder make a swift,
sudden movement of his bull-like neck
and pul himself out of danger. On sev
eral occasions the eulturlst gut the
deadly leg and neck bold which Mulshed
Charles Leonard, but Herrick was too
wary and at the end ot' thirty minutes'
hard wrestling was lying passively on
the mat. smiling cheerfully as Dwyer
worked strenuously over hhn. The llrst
ten minutes' wrestling seemed to tell
heavily on Dwyer, who was pulling
somewhat like the proverbial porpoise,
but he soon regained his second wind
and continued his aggressive tactics
with a lloivo earnestness.
Towards the end of the bout ller
rlck's guard seemed to weaken and
Dwyer repeatedly secured line holds,
which, however, his opponent, man
aged to break by an exhibit of trenien
dons strength nnd skill. There was
one period at which Herrick brought
every one present to their feet and
had aged enthusiasts, who remembered
the matches of thirty years ago, and
youngsters who wine seeing their first
bout, shouting and cheering themselves
hoarse. Dwyer had obtained a mag
nificent hold and, bringing his full re
serve strength Into play, attempted to
gain Ills lirst fall.
NKCK AND LKG HOLD.
Hurrlck's one shoulder was squarely
against the mat, but he exerted won
derful power, and, after several sec
onds work, managed to extricate him
self. Dwyer gained the fall with a neck
and leg hold. Just before this he hod
picked iqi the Rhode Island man and
stood hint on his head. He put forth
great strength In doing so, and every
onu expected a fall. Herrick twisted
about, however, and by a sudden,
quick movement freed himself from
the grasp. Before he could fully re
cover, however, Dwyer was on hlni and
quickly securing tho leg and neck hold,
scored the llrst fall, after thirty-seven
minutes wrestling.
After a fifteen minute rest work was
resumed. II wns a repetition of the
llrst part, however, Dwyer doing all
the nggresslvo work, and Herrick,
when ho obtained an opening, seemed
unablo to follow up his advantage.
Fresh Vegetables
In Tin
Are absolutely harmless aud
are sweeter aud fresher thau
auythiug now ou the market,
We offer fancy Maine
Com, packed under our pri
vate labels, from ioc to 15c
per can,
Asparagus Points, Fancy
Stringless Beans and Whole
Tomatoes, packed with the
greatest care to insure whole,
some food, aud at the lowest
price consistent with the fin
est quality.
E. G. Goursen
420 Lackawanna Avenue.
Several limes again Herrick was
caught by holds which looked as
though they would yield sure falls, but
his strength and agility stood hint In
good stead anil he repeatedly broke
Dwyer's pet grls.
Never once, however, was the ctiltur
Ist's shoulders In danger of kissing the
mat, as Herrick seemed rather slow In
uttack, anil was forced to romttln on
the defensive throughout) It was only
after twenty-live minutes that Dwyer
got n leg and hnlf-Nelson hold, and
squarely and firmly brought Hcrrlck's
shoulders against the mat,
Many of the spectators had their
sympathies enlisted with the stranger
wrestler, and the clean, square exhi
bition he gave won him many admir
ers. He took his defeat philosophically
and after all was over declared Dwyer
was the belter man and plunged Into
the club's swimming tank for a re
freshing dip. Ho leaves the city this
morning.
COMMITTEE GQEjS ON
A JUNKJglNG TRIP
Members of the School Board Decide
That They Must Visit Pittsburg
and Allegheny.
The members of the spji'lnl school
board committee appointed to consider
tin; question of new laws for school
districts In cities ot the second class
have decided that It will be necessary
for a part ot the committee to go to
Pittsburg and Allegheny, and with this
end in view a sub-committee has been
appointed to make the trip.
This sub-committee consists of
Chairman Jayno and Messrs. Jennings
and Schaofer, with Solicitor Reedy as
legal adviser. Messrs. Jennings and
Reedy left yesterday for Pittsburg,
while Messrs. Juyus and Schaefer go
this afternoon.
Chairman Jayne stated yesterday to
11 Tribune man that the committee
would ilrobably remain In Pittsburg
until the early part of next week. He
said that the members would riiiifer
with the Pittsburg and Allegheny
school boards, with the Idea of secur
ing a united action on the part of all.
AN ACCESSORY TO
THE R0SSA MURDER
That Charge Now Made Against Pas-
qualc Bevelacque Whose Wile
Killed Mrs. Rose.
Pasquale Hevelacque, the husband
of Josephine liovalacque, who now
awaits tilal In the county Jail, on the
charge of slaying Mary Apuulde Ito-i-sa,
Nov. ?.',. was arrested yesterday
and committed to jail, on the charge of
being accessory In the crime. He l.
accused of having purchased the re
volver with which the shooting win
done, ami giving tt to Ids wlf- witli
instructions to kill Mrs. Itossa.
The information on which he was
arrested was sworn to before Alder
man Howe by Rwca liatlsta, the
father of the dead woman.
At the hearing yesterday nfternooii
Antonio liatlsta, a brothei of the slain
wonian, teslilled that some months :it;.
Rev'alacqilc told him that he had pur
chased a revolver with which sotiv
day both Mr. and Mrs. Kossa would bo
shot. Antonio Rosso, husband of th"
dead Mrs. Itossa, told of having had
frequent quarrels with the Hevnl
acques when Ihey boarded at Ills
house in Dllliniore, .and to Pasquale's
having 011 various occasions threat
ened his life.
Since Ills wife w
arrested IJevul-
acque lias given up housekeeping and
County Detective Leyshon, who has
been on the lookout for him. had dif
lictllty in ascertaining Ills exact wheie
nbotits. Yesterday morning, however,
he came to the court house to gain
sonic information regarding a couple
of cases 011 the criminal docket, which
were to have come up Thursday. In
one of these Mrs. Itossa was charged
with malicious mischief by Mrs. Jo
sephine DeviiUicqiie. and in the other
Pasquale acts its prosecutor, and forc
ible entry and detainer Is charged.
At the hearing the prosecution was
represented by Assistant DIstrlctAttor
ney AV. (inylord Thomas and Attorney
C. K. Daniels. The llrst witness called
was Antonio Hatlsta. The testimony
given by hhn was about as lollows:
"f)n Sept. HI, 1 met Pasquale Hev
elacque down near Cassesse's saloon.on
Lackawanna avenue. AVhlle talking
with him he told me that he had hud
trouble with tho Uossa family, and
I asked him If he had been quarreling
with them, as a result ot not paying
Ids rent promptly. He said that It
wasn't on account of that, because lift
paid his rent promptly every month.
"He then said that his wife had a
revolver with which she was going to
shoot Mmy."
"Did lie say anything about how his
wife canio into possession of the re
volver'.'" interrupted Attorney Thomas,
and the witness promptly answered:
"Yes, sir. Ho said that he gave her
the revolver to do the shooting with,
aud he also said "Pony will get It too,
some day,' meaning Antonio Itossa."
Attorney Frank Boyle, Boveluciiue'a
counsel, who was not present when
tho hearing was begun, unteref the
room iii tho witness concluded his tes
tinionv. He waived the right of croiss
uxamlnation and Antonio Itossa was
called. Uu told that the Bevelacquen
formerly rented rooms from hlm.whllo
living In Duninore. They were delin
quent In payment of their rent, and on
several occasions quarreled violently
with him and his wife.
He furthermore said that Pasquale
had a very disagreeable habit of ham
mering on the door of his (nosan'a)
bed chamber, late at night and utter
ing threats against his llfo and that
of Mrs. Itossa. "He also told me,"
declured the witness, "that he woull
give his wife n revolver to shoot me
and my wife with."
Attorney I)oylo objected to the pro
ceeding, claiming that merely threats
had been shown, and Bevelacque had
already been arraigned beruro 'Squire
Coonoy, of Duninore, on that charge,
Alderman llowo ruled, however, that
subsequent events converted tho de
fendant's actions Into those of an ac
cessory, and as suph ho held him. Tho
defendant's counsel then declared that
application would today be made for
a writ of habeas corpus, and another
hearing of the ease In court.
Costs Little.
Young men should realize that It
costs less to spend their evenings at the
Scranton Business College night school
than It does to spend them on the
street.
Patronize the Toy Booth
At tho Scranton Athletic club fair
and plcaso the little ones.
WHAT THEY
THINK IN
PITTSBURG
(Coin lulled hum Vnge 1,
have no objection to having their spe
cial law enacted Into a general law
for second cla cities. But, where the
provisions 1! lifer, as for Instance In the
manner ot electing n city controller
nnd city treasurer, bother Is likely to
be encountered.
Nnltlipr city may bo willing lo give
up Its particular provision for that of
theothcror n wholly new one to be sug
gested by Scranton. Kach may bo well
satisfied with the way things are, and
being under no obligations to Scranton,
the chances arc they will refuse to In
convenience themselves In the slight
est for their new neighbor, nnd as
forcing them to do anything Is hardly
to bo thought of even as a possibility,
Scronton would be In the sorry pre
dicament of going around with a lot
of rents and holes and rips In its leg
islative toggery while It was waiting
for the Supreme court to come to Its
aid.
Rf.PHlNSTONK'S OPINION.
According to George HJphlnstone, a
leader ot the Allegheny' county bar
unil who was city solicitor of Allegheny
when It made Its transit to u second
class city ten years ago, Scrunton can
not. retain any or Its third class eltv
laws, because, If It was allowed to do
this, It would be virtually permitted
to enjov .special legislation.
Allegheny was never 11 city of the
third class. It. was such 111 popula
tion, but It never accepted the pro
visions of the Wallace act, which con
tained a charter for third class cities.
It did, however, accept general laws
applicable to third class cities, where
such laws were mandatory. When It
passed Into the second class, the su
preme court decided that It could not
lake these third class city laws with
It. In Mr. Klphlnstone's opinion, Seiau
ton will be no more able to avail Itself
of the use of any of Its present third
class city laws when It becomes a
second class city, than If It passed out
of the state of Pennsylvania. "When
you step out of the third class, you
drop everything that Is expressly third
class," he said. "This Is an undoubted
proposition."
As may be Judged, the question as
to where Scranton will secure the laws
It will soon stand in need of Is one of
the greatest importance.
With the work of romnletlng the
code provided for, the next step would
be the drafting of an ordinance to
carry the new charter Into efoet.
committee of which Mr. Koche Is chair
man has that matter lu 'hand and at
the hitter's request, your correspondent
has secured and forwarded to them
copies of the ordinance used for this
purpose by Pittsburg and Allegheny,
together with a mass of other informa
tion that will likely be of use In earry
In out this task.
IIIOADS OP DKPAKTMKNTS.
Next In order will be the election of
the heads of departments. This Is
unquestionably to be done by the pres
ent councils. The mailer was tested
In th1 case of the Commonwealth
against Wymau, when Allegheny was
in ii transitory slate. The decision was
rendered by the supreme court March
Hi, 1X91, and Immediately thereupon the
old or expiring councils proceeded lo
elect such ottlcers of the new class
city as were to be elected by courclls.
Mr. Klphinstone was one of the at
torneys in this case, being at that
time city solicitor of Allegheny. Kx
cerpts from Justice Pnxson's declsl in
have been printed in 'Pile Tribune.
Just here, another dltllcully presents
itself. There is no second class city
legislation regarding the election ot
controller and treasurer. In PlttsbtP'
liiey are elected by the yonle. lu
Allegheny the councils elect them.
Kacli city retained its old charter pro
visions regarding this matter.
Section 1, of Pittsburg's present char
ter, approved June 14, 18S7. by Gov
ernor Heaver, contains tills:
(In .mil jfler Ilii- tilsl Momljy uf Anll, InSS.
the M'inl ciiiimil- tf si'iuml rlu dtii't) .lull
rniM-t of niie lni'iiilicr fiom i'iiiIi waul. "
'flii' ohiiiioit (iiiiiu'il !1i.iI1 coiiM of lit li'aM one
iiii'iiiliri' from eji b wiiul unit ;ipiortiuiieil in 1 1
liuinii.iHiniili'il by i'iitiii(t ImMallini.
Section 10 contains the following
clause:
Tin' riiiiiiril -lull iii!ii.iiily, liy iiiillniinii'. in
ii tt t-. I Mule tin- flril iIjv In .Ijiiu.ny, 1SSS, 1 0 o
lile for llio ciii.Iiik of this nit into I'fftrl by
Hie I'li'i'tiuii nf tlio I11M1U of tlrjMitmciil, ili-.-lij-lutlnir
tli- lal.uii". Ilii'liot', rlc, iti-.
ALLKGIIKNY ORDINANCE.
The Allegheny ordinance carrying
into effect the provisions of the second
class charter and which was passed
by councils March , ISSil, has this as
Its first section:
Section I. Ho it oi'il.iliit'd unil cii.h ltd by the
M'li'lt anil t'oiiiiiivn rniiiu.il'. of 'die illy of Alii"
Klirny, J ml it N hcii'hy oiilninpil unil en.iitccl by
tin- authority of I lit' sjiiic, that 011 ami utter Dip
llit Moniljy of April, 1S91, the cii'i-ut i r jiowit
of (lie city ot AlU'Khi'iiy shall be MulfJ In the
mayor anil the thpaitini'iits aiithoii.t'il by an act
of uvM'inbly eutltli'il: "An ait III ii'l.itiun to Ihe
government of cities n( Ihe eroiii ilj-i," ap
provetl .liinu 14, 1&S7.
Section til ot the same ordinance
reads In part as follows:
The lieuili of departments shall be elettri on
I
Stylishness doe not
mean expensiveness here
swell
Shirts
$1.00
Superb patterns in fine
Percales.
Imperials,
Four-ln-hand
Ties.
Bright, new and snappy
with a dollar's worth of
style.
Corliss,
Coon & Go's
Collars
If you need underwear,
hosiery, gloves twill pay
you to buy them here,
-f
50c
2 for
25c
rwkiflUii Avr -f
The Issues
That carry wei ht 'ill dinner
pall, full v.iltie, .nil quality.
Value aud quality arc our cam
paign motto always. Just look
at this :
Wines and Whiskies
From Soc to $2 Per Quart, at
Casey Brothers',
Wholesale Liquor Dealers, 216 Lackawanna Ave.
I he second Momlay of Match, INU, ainl llieraiflei'
on the Winn! Momlay of .limitary of each an.l
every eeoiid year. They iliull liil take otlli'i- at
12 o'clock noon on the HiM Monday uf April nel
ensillnic Ihe dale of their eleitlim.
from this It will be seen that In
Pittsburg and Allegheny both elected
their heads of departments for the
new style of city before the new style
of city wns entered Into.
As to when common council !s
to be expanded Is a mooted ciiestlon.
The difficulty Is as to what return of
the assessors shall be taken for llrlnu
the ratio of representation, The law
says that a return sbnll be made to
the proper city authorities on nr be
fore duly 1, prccedliifr the February
election at which the councllmen are
to bo elected. July having; passed It
would seem that no legal return cotiiil
be made previous to the oomluir spring
election and consequently the expan
sion .of common council would have tii
goover till 11101.
WHAT THKV DID.
Pittsburg did not make any expan
sion. 11 enacted the law to 111 the
conditions that then existed. Alle
gheny, under Us old laws, had more
common councllniPii than the second
class city law would entitle It to. It
decreased the number to the new ratio
at the spring, election in 1SUJ.
Former (.'Ity Attorney Klphlir-ilone.
to whom this matter was broached,
said that after Scranton organizes as
n second class city, anil the committee
of councils makes the apportionment
for the expanded common council, there
Is no reason why the nineteen new
memberships should not be icgnrded
as vacancies and filled by a special
election, It being within the power uf
councils to fill vacancies by special
election. The election cannot take
place at the coming February election
because the apportionment must be
made by a prescribed committee of
officials of the new clar-s ot city.
Ascanbe gleaned from the foregoing,
Scranton is confronted with no small
problem in the mutter of municipal
government alone. Add to this tho dif
ficulties to be solved In relation to
school district and poor district affairs
and a not altogether pleasant prospect
Is presented for any one concerned
who does not revel lu intricate prob
lems, and lots of them.
Scranton Business College.
Since the ending of the strike stu
dents have been securing positions al
most at the rate of one a day. Were
Principals Buck & Whltmore able to
qualify them rapidly enough the rata
would bo much higher. The demand is
greater than the supply.
Buy Christmas Presents.
At the Scranton Athletic club fair
A large assortment. "
i
Fine
Suits for Men
In blue and black,
all sizes, all styles.
Regular $12 suit at
$8.98
Per Suit.
Clarke Bros
The Popular Hoiutfurnlililnv Stor
Beg Pardon
Were You
Reading? .
Wo Old not mean Id IiiU'iiunt
hut, ai tho deed h dono inlghl
11 well infoini j oil that the plea,
lire of ovtnlinf leading will he
materially increased by the use
of a gas limp, 'ihe euenshe as
eoilincnt rallied by in, cnablis
a 11c onu to make a telfelioii Milt
ab'lo to their ejev and pocl.il
book'. A liaiid-nino bra, lamp
with coioii'd tflusi t.hade and
rubber ube connection fit tu
mace any library ii uold hue at
$3.M.
Foote & Fuller Co,
HEARS BUILDING,
Worsted
m
sri.?TTl
Gloves for
Working Men
I have always made a
specialty at this sea
son of Gloves for work
ing men. Strotig, well
made, durable gloves
at the lowest possible
price I cau afford to
sell tlietu. This! year
my stock is larger thau
ever.
CONRAD'S
305 Lackawanna Avenue
Carpet Facts
This stock is absolutely new
not n ynrd of It but what is
absolutely the best value pro
curable at the price asked. We
want' YOU personally to see
this stock. If you're a bit hard
to please come and see our ideas
of beauty.
DRAPERIES,
RUGS,
WINDOW SHADES
P. McCrea & Co
427 Lackawanna Ave.
r
THE ORIENTAL.
(iifl9 selected now, reserved until ChiUt
nus l.ve.
Bronze
Statuary
Those beautiful reiiroiluotlone
of the old masters, are here in
such variety as to permit selec
tion to express your exact idea
of the artistic.
AS TO VACUUS.
A bione bint. "This
Kgjitian (till," USi Inihen
inches blub mv colon
washable and wananted
not to reel -niiu
I $ J .75.
Gruener & Co.
205 Wyoming Avenue.
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Every Day Has Its Need.
I
Remarkable
Value
Suitable as a gift not too
enrly to buy just the t. time
think it over. 1(' .
Brass Lamp
Stands
About two hundred here
await owners. Made of heavy
polished brass.' Height 20
inches. Shaped legs, Floren
tine frame around the hand
some onyx-like top. Fret work
shelf beneath, useful on which
to set a number of artioles be
sides a lamp. Regular value
$2.10
Tuesday and Wednesday,
$1.19.
OREDiTYOUP CERTAINLYl
THE:
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221-323-825-227 WyomlngAve
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