pr? 10 THE SOR ANTON TRIBUNE-MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1900, NEWS OP THE LABOR WORLD DEMAND FOR ANTHRACITE CONTINUES BRISK. Difficult for Operators to Oot Coal to Points Where It In Moat Needed. Present State of the Iron Market. Manufacturing Concerns In General Report That the Forolgti Trade Is Very Heavy Rumored Changes In the Paesonger Service of the Le high Valley. Thin week's loiter In the KiiBlnour Intf ntul Mining Journal, has the fcl lotvlni? to huv about the anthracite cnnl trade. 'flic ilemnnil for Inn) loal iuiiIIiiui-h I'll'1.! llie opti.ilora find It illlllctill jel t cl forwiinl il In thn iinlnn whirr It Is limM uatitnt unit iiki me wry flrtn. Ciiiiiiiiiiitl,, nil iii!wui."r Hlorlw j'uout Imci of million nf ilollnM tr .' nnilit of tlu airlift.1 nil- touch .v.irn, It imtliliur Tiorec Consumer Ju nil iHitlirjillp-lnmilnir ifP llti.ry uuiit cnnl. Throughout Hip twit ami nnttfiwrat .it Inland points ami uloiii? tin- In liiiitl MUboaitl the iiuiciil romMiiJllon of lir.il1 ilrmnml ntul (food prliet Imt not been ciiulleil I p. j Mire. l.ikp tiuiiialloti l stilt open and the ii li'lns and tranpoit.itluii cnnituiiilt .ire Irilhi? tlulr host to not in.ll foiwnrri, n ruvUiillmi i"y ritr imy day. lliu mitpimnt mI io.il Imni llutfalo, ictwli!' iiIiik Hi" Idti'ipvs of th fi'.'iuii and llii- tl.iiii.vr uf slorni", li litfity, lint lln-re nic Mill to he nuny lo.nlid ran itandliiK on tnuki llirre twitt ing "for liouK Tin.- uuit-. of luir.l io.il .it Diilulli arc still fully .mMWO ton linlnw lift jiui'ii flames at thl tli.ic. rtii- Illicit lake fiilltlit latcs, 75c. fiom Uull.ilii to Like Jlldilwi lw.rli., will pmlulilv help ri'd.irc llie moU'tmiit of foal liy ttiitpr to ('nlt-into Imltory. Kiriipla l.r rail mid lako ire Mill f.ir hihuv iliiiuiiiU Climlmit i tlio lrp liio-t uantul. In tin.- past roiiiniincm at points uil uf Cape Coil hit (oni ons and thesp VaIr .11 Huston tln iloluvnl .iliciiiK onlpr .mi, now utter coal lit uionl any prlcp, so tli.it sjMit piul oninidnih a piernlnrn. Hid licfilhcr li Inli-iUiliiK tilth iojslic triwu portallon, and down e.i-t i.itumr Mill LnA mil IiIkIi this winter. Tlicrt' tile iilruul.v iiinijii of .1 grtJt sliike In Hip co.il ficltli iipm Apill. H 11 not unlikely dial thi; operators will then undiltaku lo Millie the wsco questi'm lor wjiiip time. At pteilit tlio mlno empl)i4. putlcul.irly Hie lonnu men .mil l.riiikcr li,w, (In not seem to ii.illze ln' p.iit that" lutloml iiolltks pl.i.vod In Mtlli.g the leicnl strike ai.d :.! ii'clincil to Moji work on tcry in.ill piotcc.itioii. IVo continue to ipioli frpp-limniiiir wtiitc ali f. 11. b. Xpw Yolk I1.11U01 twn .in follows: Itlutien, ?0; cai,', L'J.i! Mine and nut, t.jfl; po.i, a. At PltMmifi: fully U.ikmi.ikW Ini-lidi of coal wrip shippwl (luiii.i; tin- Mcok, .1 luf,;e part of width was destined lor the Nov Oilcan i1Uil.1t. Condition of the Iron Market. Tlio iron tiaile wai uomparatlvely 'lulct Inst weok. with an absenef; of tlio November excitement. More ln 'inlry than salosi 1 lcportod by brok irs. Consumer! aic willing' to buy, but erroneous opinions seem to exist as to the probable course of pi ices. iV lat'Ke business Is reporter! In stiucturnl steel, barn and merchant stool. Pome 'orders for rails have been placed, though th railroads are lioldins- back all except absolute ne cessities. Plates are In fair demand. The r.illioads wll make a reduction, piobably of 40e a ton, in rates from i'ittsbur to the seaboaid. This is distinct from the ri-ditptlon on export business, Discussion of ne:t s ear's prices on me and fuel lias already begun. Noth ing definite has yet ben decided as to ore prices, though furnaeeinen eeni cnnlldent of a lower rale on Lake Su perior ores. Some contract!' for cok" have been made at $2 a ton, f. o. b. ovens, and that rate sc'ins to be K''" erallv ntcL'ptcd a ptobable for the year. Big- Foreign Trade. r'roin manufacturing com cms all over the country come nothina but the most glowliiK reports of the mag nitude of the fotelKn trade carried. A few Instances follow: Oermxn railway Interests have con Iracted with the Illclunond, Va Lo comotive works for twenty-four im pioved locomollvc. The same con cern has lis employes working on twelve locomotives to be delivered in Finland In March nr Apt 11. It Is gov ernment work and the Finland au thorities wanted thlrty-uix locomo tives In all but the Viiginians wore unable to turn them out in the wpecl Med time. The Schenectady, X. Y.. Locomotive works are preparing ten freight loco motives for the Cape Government railways in South Africa. The B. F. Hturtnvant company, of llo.ston, has an especially heavy for i'Irii trade and repot is m tiers for en irlnefi, blowers and oilier apparatus, aggregating two hundred, for Japan, seventy-five for Russia, furty for Qer tnanv, thirty-two for Canada, and twenty-four for Sweden, and a num ber of smaller deals Willi Cuba, Mexi co and South anil C1-utr.1I America. Changes on the Lehigh Valley. Many rumors ate In the air, regard lug contemplated and important chanRcs In the passenger service on lite Lehigh Valley Uallroad. U Is said that tialnmaster on the "Wyo ming division, C-. L. riurke. has been offered the MincTlntcndt'tiey of the Mahunoy and Hiulelou division, (hotild Stiperlntenilent Keith decide to take, clan so of the New York anil Pennsylvania division. It Is generally understood that Supeilntetulum Keith has decided to take the post. Another 1 unior i to the effect that passenger ciews, Instead of running from .lei-coy City to ICastou, and tlieneo to Sayre, will henceforth run from Mnuch Chunk to Sayre, The fact that the Kast Matieh Chunk en sine house, which up to a few months ago was used us a stoie house, has been cleaned up and arranged for the housing of engines, may have cuuped the rumor, A New Local Union. The wave of labor organization which accompanied the arrival of Organizer Fred Dllcher, of tho United MlnoWork ers, Into the city has now struck the female domcstlcb of the city, and It Is very likely that within a few weeks the household iiueens wll have formed a local union. For some time past theie has been talk of a servant girls' iind chamber maids' union, but no .steps towards or-' glinlzatlon have ever been tukijii. Or ganizer Dllcher has received u com munication, however, asking him lo or jtiimWo the domestics, and with the aid of one of tho Labor Federation officers this will be done. The Next Convention. The next convention of the American Federation of Labor will In all llkell- hood be held In this city. The general nentlmer.t'of the convention seems to he In favor of Surantoii, and Ooorna H. dothler, the local delcgnte Ir working Industriously to secure It. ' Several telegrams of ti very sanguine nature havr been received from Mr. Clothier, nnd Friday night Organizer Fred Dllcher.of the United Mine Work uri' association, received 11 telegram which was of n very encouraging na ture. It was from President John Mitchell, of the mine workers, and stated that the convention was prac tically an assured thing for Scranton. Today's D., X. ft W. Board. Today's U , X,. and W. board Is as follows! Sunday, Ucp. . UII.DCASr, BAST. G p. in.- A, H. Ketcliiim, h i. m.--ll. Ilonnett, II i. tu.-ll, T. rtlloni-, Moii'lm, Pro. 10. wild cats mar. MM a. 111. -II. Dolieit.i. !l . 111. John Swnrti. 4 a. m.-r. (lllllgan. tl a. 111. II, Ciistlipr. X 11. in. (). ltandolili. Itl.W a, in. T. Niiumaii. 1 p. in. II. HNIilnif. ,1, KntiN linn. 2 p. in. D, Wallace, :1.45 p. m.-O. Kearno.i. LIS p. in. ,t, tleirlt;. SUMMITS. S.W a. in,, upat II, Krounfelkcr, II a. m wilt-W. If. Xlclinl". J p. tn., west 1. C.irrli?i?. :i p. in., pain .1. Jloler. ",VO p. in., punt II. (Illliitaii. 7 p. 111., Weil, from I'o.vukk, " piigllie W. It. Mi faitie, T p. 111., emt. fiom Nay Aug, !i ftialliM K. H, Duffy. PUIXKK 10 a m. V. fJ. Spior. PUSHERS. , 5 a. 111., Ilouncr. 11. JO u. 1n.--.M11r.111. 7 p. in. Murpliy. 1.) p. tn. A. II. Hon p. WILD CATS. WEST. 7 a. 111. Mullen. S a. in. O. W. Kitzicuralit. 11 a. in. 0. Tliomat. Itoj-cn inn. , 12 noon II Smith. 1 p. til. Kltiiciley. 1 p. in. J. K. llaslprs. .'! p. in. J. Barber. 4 p. 111. ('. W. Dunn. . p. 111." T. .1. 'IllOIIIpH.il. 5.S0 p. m. ". Kirliy. A. !. IliilntiilU'i men. il p. m, --.I. Caliairnn. 7 p. 111. llaircerty. 7. SO p. in. (.'. Ilaitholoimw. H p. n. O. CvKe. This and That. (Jentnal Organizer Sam 1). Xediy, ot the American Federation of Labor, was In the city Friday. He Is tour ing Pennsylvania, Maryland and Dela ware in the Interests of the Typo graphical union. , A movement Is on foot to divide Local No. 808, the big organization of North Scranton mlnets, Into locals of each breaker represented. Th mat ter was discussed at Wednesday night's meeting of the local. The Seneca Coal company Is putting in an extensive plant at Plttston to furnish steam to both the Twin and Coxey shafts and the breaker. The new plant Is to be In every respect up-to-date and will do away with the old cylinder boiler. It is of the tubu lar manufaetuie and Includes sixteen boilers of over 00 horse power. It will do away with twenty cylinder boilers at the Twin shaft alone. Work on the foundation walls is already neating completion. It is announced that the New Eng land das and Coke company, of Bos ton, has contracted for 60,000 tons of slack or run-of-mine coal from the Pittsburg district, to be used in Its coke and gas plant, near Boston. Heretofore this plant has used Nova Scotia coal. It Is understood, how ever, that the Dominion Coal com pany til present can sell its Cape Bre ton coal in Canada at batter prices than aie obtained under Its contruct with the New England company. Just now , therefore, there is an advantage In buying Pittsbuig coal, which Is also of better quality than the Novu Scotia article. HINTS ABOUT THE TEETH. A Foreigner Who Criticizes Tendency to Gold Fillings in This Country. 1'roin (lie Xew York ai.n. "The dentists of this country," said a foreigner, "may be the best In the world and their success In all other countries has indeed proved thai, but Il Is nevertheless the fact thai one sees mote gold in the mouths of the women here than could be found any where else In the world. Jt may be that dentistry Is cheap and In the reach of everybody. Whatever the reason, this peculiarity is nol a beau ty of American women, and if the prac tice Increases during the next ten years as it bus during the pasl decade there will be still more to crltlelw in the looks of the women. I saw an actress the other evening whose mouth might have served for a dentist's sign, so carefully were all her teeth built up with gold. She was not supposed, of course,, lo be anything beautiful and was a comedienne to be laughed at. Nevertheless she would have been very much more entertaining If the amount of gold had not been so very appar ent. In Europe many of the dentists haw used with women tho new por celain fillings, which aie white, and In nearly every way exactly like the nat ural teeth, The gteat defect In them Is th9lr frailness, They .are very like ly, for instance, to break after one suddenly drinks cold water or diop out of the tooth as easily as If they had never been put there to stay. The! effect while It lasts Is, of course, very much moie likely to Increase the ap pearance of the mouth, but the system as a substitute of metal has not been a siicees. "fivery now and then one hears of Mime new Invention to lake the plate of gold, So far they have all failed. Now a new formula has been discov ered which Is said to combine thn vis ual merits of the porcelain with the enduring property of the gold. In that case many women will have cutis" to be grateful and ro will men who am weary with the sight of women with gold in their mouths. A great many of them who stand In need of this kind of treatment gel In such a condi tion through rubbing their teeth too much and too hard. I read the other day of a man old enough to know bet ter who advised everybody to clomj their teeth thiee minutes twice u day, He. said that at least three minutes of hard rubbing was necessary, and as a shorter time could produce no good lesultH, he advised everybody to do this Hrst by the clock In order to get Info the habit. A dentist told me that this would certainly rub the enamel on the strongest iceh If It were kept up. It Is just as bad as the idea that some persons have that a stiff tooth brush so hard that It Is almost painful Is til's best kind. As a matter of fact a tooth brush to be properly used should al ways be soaked for several minutes, at least ten and not mora than fifteen, In a glass of water, Then it will not only do Its work much better, but prove advantageous Instead of Injur ious to the teeth." ' 111 The Kind That Carries Con fiction to Every Scran ton Reader. Conviction must follow such em phatic proof as Is given here. The testimony of Scranton residents should satisfy the most skeptical. Here Is a Scranton case. Head It and see it doubt can exist In the face of this evidence. Mrs. M. Kvans, of 1832 Washburn street, says: "I had backache for at least three years, not always real bad, but It grew gradually worse. 1 saw Doan's Kidney Pills advertised and got them In Matthews Brothers' drug store. They began to help me within a week, and from that time l grow better rapidly until cured." For sale by all dealers. Price, 50 cents. Foster-Mllburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y., sole agents for the United States. Remember the name, Doan's, and take no substitute. OFFICE-SEEKING IN CHINA. Wherein It Differs from the Style in Vogue Here. W. Ik Ouli in i:liiiaitu Itecord. In Chins nothing changes. Every In stitution, every custom and every Idea Is based upon a foundation laid In the da'n of Noah and Abraham. Sover eigns reign and die, dynasties rise and fall, and even foreign powers Invade the empite and assume the throne, but the Institutions of the country retnuln Immutable, absorbing rather than be ing absorbed by the foreign element that occasionally Intrudes. The poli tics, the social customs, the Inws, the habits, the forms of procedure all con form to the Ideas expressod by ihe ancient sages, who were glfud with perfect wisdom. The manner of examination of candi dates for otllce today is similar to hat at the beginning of the Christian era. The applicants report at the provincial capitol and are graded In'.o classes. Most of them already hold official posi tions, otheis are students who have spent years of preparation for the or deal. On the appointed day each can didate passes Into the hall of exam inations, gives his name, the grade of otllce for which he Is an asplmnr, his residence, and other InformaWon.which Is all caretully recorded. He Is then presented with a sealed nvelnpe and conducted to a cell, where he remains without food or other refreshments until he has written a thesis upon the subject written upon a slip of paper In Ihij envelope. As he comes out of the cell on completing his work he hands the manuscript to t'he man In charge and goes his own way. A few weeks later, after the manuscripts have all been examined and marked according to their merit, or, perhaps, us is often tho case, by the use of money and other influence wiMt tho Judges, the names of the successful are announced, and from that time lemaln upon a list of "expectants," who are eligible for ap pointment to offices of certain grades. To obtain a promotion, us welt as an original appointment', the same exam ination Is necessniy. The topics fur nished' to candidates are limited almost exclusively to the ethics and philosophy of Confucius. Under the Influence of Kaug Yu Wei und other reformers in IMS the emperor Issued un edict adopt ing a new system and modernizing the method so as to make It more prac tical, but it was revoked by the em press dowager, and the antiquated sys tem of twenty centuries ago still pre vails. It Is a cover for a great deal of favoritism, despotism and corruption. While theoretically the examinations are In secret, and the judges who pasj upon tho manuscripts are not supposed to know who wrote them, candidates who have a pull can get (heir names passed. - Washington. D. C, and Return, Only $7.81. On account of the centennial celebra tion of the establishment of govern ment in the District of Columbia, to be held In Washington, D. C Dec. 12, 1900, ticket agents of the Laeku wanna railroad will sell special excursion tickets at rate of one wav fare for the round tilp, on sale good going on any regular train Dec. 11, and for return until Dec. 14 Inclusive. Cave-In at Kingston. fly Kluive Wirp fiuui 'flic Associated PreM. KlngMim, X, V., Dec 9. The quarry of Hip Liw rem e (Yinriit company, at Wlille Port, laved in tills morning, I lie area licinif 104 liy 0U feet. No one uni Injured, the men not uorklnir on Sunday, Sete1.1l similar cite-inr. liau' oieuned in tlic same win ot foment rod. lennlli, tli Hist wcui 1 inn about ii'ar ago. Strong Nerves arc the true source of good, healthy eppearauce. Persons with half-starved, nerves al ways look worried aud "draggcd'Out." You cannot be happy without nerve vigor; you cannot be natural without all the powers which nature meant you to have. &Bijjp& produce a healthful glow which art cannot Imitate. They Invigorate every organ, put new force to the nerves, elasticity to the atep and round cut the fare and form tn Hues of health and beauty, $1.00 per bo. 6 boxei (with written guarantee), 11 00. Book tree, 1'K.U. Hsnicisis Co., Cleveland, Ohio. For tale ly .I.ilm II. I'liel, Plmrmadit, cornti Wyoming menue uud hprue utreet. "ULIK'i'Ull'UiUlli'l Frol.fl.FJELiMi.N.'lif;;, u,rkiUJtihi. r. n.a.ciiik.rir.i. cut inll la cut ftlur illftiUft Uil. MlVATIt MlttM'iMUAi9!S.iUiiiaii,ftliill: iOlllt (WMI ptl ury Butauttlc Imetliuil. :tllIMl(HM9.wl..l.li; jrm pucmri8 ytutlii'MtuI ;l-ioih cwai ci.it din 4 lo I diyi. ""! iititiii.iieriii9. H llrltwr, no uitmg.ilS; iilverjttactcti. IWInfl)Miidi1t nd ( TillMUtoBMkaip'iDvitolclVtt'ciil('alffu4i ?ffAWPWT?1,,,,,,,f!,,r,,,, i4i nl rnUr.t riuX MTTIIITTTTT Merchant Tailoring It is impossible to get more for your money than we give you. Others may offer lower prices but they give you much inferior work. Some give good work, but exhorbitant prices, Our facilities are the best, our work the best and our prices the lowest. W. J. DAVIS, 213 Wyoming Ave. Sensible Holiday Gifts Smoking Jackets, House Robes, Traveling Cases, Fine Neckwear, Shirts, Hosiery, Underwear, Etc. Highest Grade, Lowest Prices. wffcL 412 Spruce Street. Heating Stoves, Ranges, Furnaces, Oil Stoves, Gas Stoves, tar Heaters, i i-311 PKNN AVENUE. Pierce's Market, Penn Avenue Wo make a sped.ilt.v of fancy Creamery But ter and strictly fre.li mfin and the piioe id as low an first cU.- goods rati lie told at. We do not liave any xpcdal ealc or leader but at all limes carry! as complete a line of Market (.oixls, Fancy Orocirica and Table Delica cies an can bo found in the lara-est Now York or 1'lilladelpliij Market which tie sell at right priiif. W. H. Pierce, IB Lackawanna At. Prompt delivery. 110, 112, III Peon art. The Dickson Manufacturing Co. Korauton and WltkM-Barra, f. Mauitfacturera or LOCOMOTIVES. STATIONARY ENalNES BolUrs. Mclatlngand Pumping Macklaery. Otntral Office, Bcranton. P Short Sea Trips of I wii lo fie dayi' tluratioa, an- oflfrad by the OLD DOMINION LINE TO Norfolk, Ua. Old Point Comforf, Ua. Richmond, Ua. Washington, D. C. Steamer) tall dally rtrrpt Sunday frqm Pier 29, North Itlver, foot of Beach utreet, New York, Tickets, includine meal and atateroom accom modations, $13,(10 and upward, for full information apply to OLD DOMINION STEAMSHIP CO. 81 Beech Street, New York, N, Y, ll.U.WALKEIt.Traf.Mgr. J,J.DHOV.S',0-P... BUY THE GENUINE SYRUP OF FIGS ... WANUV-OTUSIP ST ... CALIFORNIA FIO SYRUP CO. , W NOT THE KAMK. QonnoHjSiU)allac SORANTON'3 SHOPPING CENTER. MONDAY, DECEMBER JO. Sale of Silks. Very Low Prices For New Beautiful Goods It'. a spleudid showing that is displayed at the Silk Department this morning. The are all colored silks new, desirable colorings. There are Striped Silks, Plaid Silkg, Checked Silk, Brocaded Silks and Fancy Silks of every description. They are all silks made for the F.ill and Win ter season. They are all priced fully a third below the real value. This is a rare oppoitunity for profitable investment in seasonable silks. The very styles that would likely best meet your fancy later on are surprised in this offering-. And it's just the time to provide for gowns and waists you know you'll need by and by. 95 c a Yard And largely shown in waist lengths of from 3 to 4 ,3'ards each, and fully five hundred different patterns to choose from. By the Way This will be special Handkerchief and Umbrella week cur fine assortment of these goods are ready for your inspection. We have never had so much to show you, and we have never offered so much for so little. CONNOLLY i THIRD NATIONAL BANK OF SCRANTON. ORGANIZED 373 DEPOSITARY OF THE UNITED STATES. Capital SSOO.OOO Surplus 0OO.OOO WM. CONNELL, President. HENRY BELIN. Jr., VlCfPna. WILLIAM tl. PECK, Cartlsr. Special attention riven to bun naas accurnts. Three per cent in. tereat pal on Interest deposit. -nW- -- - www Lager Beer Brewery Mnuufacturera r OLD STOCK PILSNER N. Niath Street. SCRAllTOfl. PA Telephone Call, 3333. THB MOOSIC POWDER CO, Itens 1 iid2,l'om'ltl. BTd' CBANTON, . lining and Blasting; POWDER "--et Ueoeloaad Uui.iale Wetlu. ills s LAPLIN RAND POWOIR CO.'S ORANOB QUN POWDER tetrle Batterlia, BleetriaExplofteri spiex blMU, 3Xlr Zum an I RUaiMI )aUPUQ;IVE. & WALLACE, "The Faultless." Perfect in Mectianic.il Construction and Finish. KF"Have Demonstrator Show Its Merits. (TIME, SAVES LABOR, (.CAR RETS. Williams & Carpets. ARifARAHbS.10l!PAY -Oj . These Game Boards have Rules for 50 Games Including CROKINOLE and all tho CAR ROM GAMES Florey & BrooksTi 1 1 wrve,nneet.on DR. DBNSTEN. an Spruct Stwt. Sren; ton. Pa- i II cute an I Chronic DlacwM ol Maa, Mom nan Children. Cunsulla Ion and ciamlnatltn Ira. Offlc lloura Dall n4 buaJajr a. at. It it p. - 127 AND 129 WASHINGTON AVENUE Sweeper Perfection We want you to see the most perfect Carpet Sweep er ever produced, McAnuIty T- Ave Wall Paper. Draperies. HENRY BELIN, JR., General Agent for thj Vyon District for OUPONT'S POWDER. Uiutnt,, Hlistlnc, Sporting-, Bmoktlesa anil th) iUiauu4 Clirmlcal Company'i High Explosives. Safety Fiue, Caps and Eiplodera, Room 40 Ca nell Duildiny, tk-ranton. aucncii:s: Tlioa. roitn .................Ptttttofc JOHN 11. billTII k SON , Plymouth K'. . UULUOAN' ,,,.WllkcaBarrt r u ,r JvS il in K u A r -m3-