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THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1900.
Tub MoBKiif llAnovf Ant aroni
Beauty
and
Usefulness
Are combined In the new
thermometers this year.
Some have fancy flower
borders, otheis aio gold
plated. You are quite suie
to find anything you want
in the theimometer Hue
here. Prices from 10c. up.
Footc & Shear Co.
119 N. Washinfcton Ave
THE ORIENTAL.
Gtfla tfltctfd now, rucrud until Clwi.t
nun live.
Mantle
Ornaments
They may hav laURht your
eye as you pulsed tlio south
window.
White statuettes, on nilous
mountings; and smaller eoloicd
ornamental Hsures all of bisque.
The fine efrect Is spoiled by
the prices. At two dollaia you
might sav "they are llne.'
What Is your idtct "on a
medium-size -white statuette at
25c.
STORi: OPEN EVEMMIS.
Gruener & Co.
205 Wyoming Avenue.
L. R. D. & M.
AT ALL SEASONS
Slices am one of the mint impottint item.-, uf
boss at an time of tli c.u, iiul c'ldly so
low flat p .irr ccrtilti to Iijw dilutable
n rather. Kor stjlc pine ami qnilltj Me nuts
Ao know e up plrie OU
.EWIS, RUDDY,
DAVIES & HURPHY
330 Lackawanna Avenue.
Lackawanna
"THE"
aundry.
jrSI'enn Avenue. A. B. WARM AN.
THE WEATHER YESTERDAY.
Loi.il iljta fur Pm, l. JinW:
Highest tcmpci.iliiic ...
lowest tempo! ltnri
lluinlillt) :
S n. in
h n in
. JO tin; pit
. 10 llenH"S
u! per i cut.
tU per tent.
Snowfall, Jl hoius imlliii; . m . I Inih
PERSONAL.
W, 11 Samite u Ik home Hum 1'ilni lull to
pcnel the holl'li
Mm. William .1. Mile. 1,1 ( iihoiulilr, , tin
HiieKt of Aldrmiin ami Mi-, W, s. -villi 1 1
William Uiiiiii, who lias In in u'llh Hell .V.
M.liiner for a iiuiiiIhi of vmt, led jcstitoln.i
lo accept a position at Not full., i.
lolin l'oote, of nli1.iKI, vilio If .i hliulriit
lit (Jrotsetowil ioIIiki. WjIilntO!i, II, (' , hi
n tuned to lilt. Iionin fin tl,n UhItIiiu-i 1111111111-1
He. Pr. J. I!. Nnltli, of Hilllinoie, Mil , u,
tilled tint pulpit of the Kim ('.ill, ditni.li .vi-tei-ljy,
hj the giteU of John T, I'ortei vWillo In
the eilj,
Ml. Hole I. Ilaiieli, illitshlil of W. I.
JlanieK of West S, rj 1(011, N limne tiom tlie
MaiisflcM Mute -Noiinal school to tpiml the
C lirlhtmas holiday
City Solicitor A A ewnin; will 1,0 to llat
risburK this liioiiilnir to aNt in the .ireumciit
of quo uaiiuntii iiifiiceclliuia Inoiifclit li.v the
Scranton Traction lonipmv ii.-oliM tlie Connell
Tark and hprriln.iy rillHJ,. Jlajor Keielt Wat.
fdi and lion. M. I). Olniitn id, of llaril.liuii,,
ippeir for die plilntllU Jlnl ( 11 Niliiitm V.
mittf and Mia W, I'ettlt, of I'lillaililpMa foi
the city and Speedway talln.K,
Within (he net two viuU li. Inlin , lln-ili
and Pr. duties , Unndei, of the I ail. iw.unii
hospital lenldcnt nugfon .tifl, will ilijuil jioni
the city, leaviiiif Pr, John l, llmilu u uniui
of tlio re.ldent l.il), wlill II will lui iompied of
two mote ruins, (unit ti.uluiln, JMIi' Jlf.
Ilusili and Niiiiclu luia lifioine, wty populat
jurin? their la In this illy ami lluh input
tf will he HUitlid by a, !att,u lllile of filuub,
HtPlllliK mounted seals. Jleynoldx Hios,
Lunch,
Kldnoy Blew, coined beef hash, Ft auk
fuitoiH mid chicken hottp. Hi, Cloud
butel.
If ou want il?us go to ('uuuen'H.
I'uncy l.catlai- Hags. ItcynulilH Htos,
SreDSKasfeHvwViSK'flwisa
MUCH INTEREST
IN PRIMARIES
REPUBLICANS NOMINATED IN
FOUR WARDS.
j
H. S. Alwotth Named In the Second,
David B. EvonB and William W.
Evans In the Fouith, Albeit Lewis
and John H. Phillips In the Fifth,
nnd William Lewis in the Fif
teenth Nominations Made by the
Democrats in Second, Thhd and
Eighteenth Wnids.
Thi' Hepublleiilis of tin Souiinl,
P,, in 1I1 t.-iril, niwi t'trioMiitti nnrd
iiomlmucd citndldatcx for Helcet and
Luiitinon counrll im Sattnnay, lo nil
the uiuwplucl tointi of JIoiiIji V. M01
iK Simon Thomux, W. V. Cltlillthf,
C. i;. Oodshall and T. 51. Watltln, ip
slfftipd. Tn tin- Fifth waul the nom
inees will stand fin- I hi lOKtilar Pob
iniiiy election, and John llemy Phil
lip, who Is now lllllltfT the uneMilied
tat in tif IiIh doccasi'd hi oilier, D. I.
Phillip'?, wn named to un eed him
self on the ho ml of contiol. The
nominees In the l-'ouith ward hip
U.ivld B. KVuns for .select, and Wil
liam W. Kvaus, lor loiiimon council.
Tlie Conner is instue rorenmn at me
Ovl'md mine, and ieslde at 141.1 tfwet
Ituid Htieet. The latter Is thoilstei of
the l''lr.st Welsh Baptist rhiuch, and
a ip.sldent at .Til Not th Ueheucn ave
nue. Albeit Lewi.. p-illstilel chief
ol the Hie depaitinent, and an actlw
member of the Columbia Hose com
pany, was named to uutict'd Common
Councilman Clmi les (IoiIhIiuII In the
Fifth, lie Is a nin-ln-law of Dlstilet
Jllne Suppilnlendent Tliotna J. Wil
liams, and lles at 1120 Dlvl.slon street.
William Lewis, the nominee for com
mon council In the Fifteenth waid, Is
a miner at the Dodge, and liven at
1167 West Locum stieet. He is a
brother of Joseph D. Lewis, now in
the census buieau depaitinent at
Washington, "who was elected to the
same office slc yeais ago and lfqiKiifd
to accept a clerkship at the national
capital.
The flRht for the common council
nomination In the Fouith n.uil was
close nnd exciting, theie belin; ,sfen
candidates. Kviui defeated Closet !)
HI otes. The Note by di-tiktt was
ar lollows: (
FOU KULIICT COUNCIL
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John rein 1 '- - "J -IT
l.ian. nnjoiit
FOR COMMON COUN
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W. W. Kijih .,
1) It. Tlinniit .
I) P. MchnI-14 ,
Ohed .IcnkiiH ..
Tliomas Jom ph
Jl
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12
Ivans' plin-lili M
Robett J. Williams was defeated In
the Firth waul liv the followliiK: vote-1-t
Ji! id llh
Dim. DiM DisI. DM lot il
Mbeit lewis 1,7 in 0! KJl
It. .1. William-, ..(7 7! I. JJ JO'i
lewis' nrijonh 1 1d
The contest for st hool ilitcctoi, in
n.'u.'it AVilllam IL Jloiijun la'i avtai'isl
John Hemy Phillips, the Note In tlie
fouu distliets was as follows;
. IM Jil hi llh
Dim. Pist Dim Dim
.1 II Phillips ... ll'i 7'i i,i! Ill
W. II Mni-in .... Jl t.l 77 ',)
lotll
1J-,
JIS
Phillips' miiiiit 107
Tlie follow itiK waul oflheis wete also
liomitiatcd In the Firth waid:
Pnt district .Itidrfc of election, Julin II. Pow
ell; Itispcctur, Lewis . Howell; tigUtei ot o
ter, Thoni is 0. L in
Siioinl iliMiicl imikf o election. Albeit
Dnnkerly; liispeitoi, 1. 1.111 .1 Dims; risi'tu,
Loshon HvaiLs
'thiul district liidm' of tin lion, I. nlni
Jones; Inspeitoi, Ditilei I. Itr-iM?; repi.lir of
otei, John llopkln-.
K11111II1 district -.liiile ill ehtliun, . (
Scott. niMiuloi, (.eoii;e Mien; legiater of votirs,
William sij(,,
F1FT1 :L'NTH ava rd.
T. Follow h Mason, Lewis' oiiponeut
In the Fit let nth waid, lost the com
mon nomination bj ,"!i otes. The
ote by dlstiiels was:
1M Dim, Jd DM.
.. Ill 12
, . 4'l 73
lutal
177
lis
Williim rwi
t. r. jiimui ...
llWIs' lllljllltl J
Aii liiletestlns liKht for 'toinnion
council was waned in the Second
uatd, in which Attorney II. H. Alworth
was iiominulud to sueieed Moils A',
iloills. The ote in the live districts
was as rollows:
lt 2d fid llh -,Hi
Dist. Dist. Dist. I)!i. Dial, total
II. S Mnoilli .. 50 .' II 7 7 US
II . llibiiiMin .. I J JO ,'i 2 i 70
lolin I'ldlani '1 1 I 4 to
I) T, Thomas ..is ;,l 8 6
DI3MOCUATIC NOMINATIONS.
The DcmnciatH of the Second ward
also eniifiibbcd on Hatuiday and
placed in nomination P. M. Flynn, of
1718 Uiick avenue, a well-known younjr
hutcher, Mm tin Devaney was named
In tho Thlid waid. William Uusli uc-
ctiied tho Demociatlo nomination In the
IIlKhteonth waul.
A tin ec-cot dpi od (lKiit is 01, in lint
Twentieth wind with William (1.
O'Malle.N as the Demnciatlo iiomlnen;
William Oilflllhh, itepubllcuu, and
D, P. Iliittle, indcpenilpui, Tliomas
HuiiiH and Thomas Melvln also flA
nomination pupi.s, but they have lien
wlthdiawn.
For Sale.
Two heay, one llsht dclUery
wagons, et bob sleds: bu;g pole;
laiKC hot witter heater; one light plat
foim hcalei cash leglster; two pipe
cuttins iimchlne.s; lour II, i. eimlne;
l,600 woith gas flxtuipi. and supplies;
$3,000 plumbeis' nud hteam-tltteis'
Boodis; olio two-sealed sleigh; one two.
seated open wagon,
The Hunt & Coiiiiell Co,
Nuwtsi 1 aid fiiRinvlnsr, Iteynolds linn
(io (o Com sen's for jniit candy,
fi lilts and nuts, , '
Teachei ,s' Oxfoi d Bibles. I tej nobis Ri os
Fifteen XnmsiPiesents for 3,50.
Fifteen Niiuia picsuiitb for R30,
That's -what jou can niiiki with our
Platluetto photo-j. They ate supeilop to
the Reiubiundts.
AVe can deliver all those luken befoic
Decembei l. The tliiflin Ait Co.
ANOTHER VICTIM TO THE LIST,
Paul Binnovsky Fell from the Rich
mond Collle'iy Trestle.
Another victim was added to the
Itlchinond collleiy tieatllliB- list of ills
iihIpih Inst tilght, when Paul Platiov
skv, of Com t Mtleet. Noith Mcliiuton,
While letllllilltif home fiom Tllioop, III
cumpany with Thomas Koyevluis, felt
fiom the nctllng- to tho Delawme and
Hudson tallioad, a dlstantc of twutity
Mve feel, ami sutnlucd inlinles fiom
which ho died befitt c a physic Inn ar
rived. The men had been IMllup Ti lends In
Tin onp, and decided to take a short
cut home by dousing; oer the Ill-fated
ticsUliiff. When they had roup half
way oxer the li est Hug Uianoxskv be
came neivous nnd lost his balance,
falling- to the mound bi-lou-, His skull
was frattuted and he suffeied lnlcmal
llljlllles.
lie was can led Into Joseph Oerchur
nes' hotel, on I ho boulcvaid, nnd Dr.
John J. Llellhetmcr was .summoned.
Hcfore tho doctor aiiled life was ex
tinct. Cotonor Itobeils was notified,
and oidercd the body lemoved to the
mnn'H boat ding- house. An nutopsy will
be made today. Bianovsky was a single
man, about thirty years of age.
HONESTY OF THE
CITY COUNCILEMEN
Discussion About It Led to a Possi
bly Fatal Stabbing Affray at
Noith Scianton Satuidny,
The ciiimcllmnnlc btlbetv cases
weie the ludliect cause of a sei toils
slabbing- ulTiay In Not lb Scianton on
S'atutilay night.
As a lesull of an at Aliment ovei the
connection of a certain councilman
with the lecent dlscloMties, Putrlck
MeNulty, of 120J AA'est Market street,
lies dangeiously lnlmed at his home,
vltilo AVilllam Mutiny, of 411 Mnry
stieet, Is In the cpiitia! police station
i-haigccl with .stabbing- him.
The affair occuned in the barroom
of AVilllam H. Cubic K's hotel nt S.'4
AVest Maiket stieet. The Thhd ward
Democratic caucus was held at that
place between the houis of 4 and 7,
and pietty neatly eeivbody who cast
a ballot lemalned In the paloon to find
out who was the wlnnci, and Incident
ally to paitake of a little liquid te
fu shmcnl.
Muriay. viio Is neatly GO eits old,
and McNullv, who Is just .10, v.010
dtinkiiiR toKether. and sboillv artel
's o'clock g-ot into an aiKiimenl about
the honesty of touncllmen. Their
oicci, became loud and their gesttucs
became violent, causing a ctowd to
Bather aiound them. Munay was con
tending that Select Councllnnn John
J. Costello, ot the Thhd waid, was
going to be nnested, while McNully
was defending that gentleman.
It -wasn't many minutes, befote Mut
iny and MeNulty wete hammrlnj
nwav at one another with their lists.
Some peace oiHoeate In tho throna.
finally succeeded in sepaiating them
for a time, but it Nas,n't long beiore
the pair were at it again.
This time the Neie in deadly eain
cst. McNultv giasped Munay aiound th
body and pulled him to the floor. This
eniaged the old man, who leached his
hand Into h's pocket nnd pulled) out
a huge knife, the blade of which he
opened.
McNully made another pass at Mur
luv as they lay on the door, and tiVn.
the latter laised the knife in the air
and with a vicious jab btnuglit it
down under McNulty's lefi aim.
He pulled the blade out, and beforj
anjonc could stop him plunged it
Into McNultN's ibdomen, ns'lhf un
foitunato man lav then- on the (loo,
McNulty lose to his fet nnd was
able to walk Into an adioining 100m,
wheiP his injuitis were diesseu by
Dr. J. P. Stanton, who -was luuiedlv
suinmoned. He was latei removed lo
his home In a can lege. His condition
Is eiy dangeious, and it -will be a
day or two buloie the lesult will be
detinltelv known.
Mm lay went home after tlie affair,
no one making any attempt to hold
him foi the police. He was auvsted
at midnight bv Patioiman Chailos
Peuy and lodgjd In the North Scran
ton station house, 1 1 0111 Nhcie ne
was iemoed to the cential police sta.
t'on jpstorday moinlng. Both men
aie mnirled and hive laige families.
Dr. Stanton slated last uiclu to a
Tilbttne man that McNulty was u-st-iiig
(piietb, but that theie was n Slave
feai of peillonllls setting- In,
A Yuletide Reminder.
Don't eliminate the signed photo
staph fiom your Chtlstmas cab illa
tions. The blending of noelty, senti.
nient and lastintr value assuie It con
tinuous populnilty as a holiday of
fering. Schiievet will make them up
to December 21st lor Clulslmas do.
lhery.
Sterling I'esk Rlotlei-, KeMiiilds Dios.
Steiling Desk Blotteis, lieunlils Dios.
A Fiench Briar Pipe.
Suvlceable, durable, desh.tble, a
gentleman's constant companion
Complete iiisoitmenl at O'llnia'a
cigar stoic, 111 .Spiuo iitteet.
Fancy ORIee Baskets, neynolds Hioa.
Fnnty Oftlce Basltots. Ueynolds Brcn.
HEADQUARTERS.
Candies
and Fruits
Whitman's and Maillard's
Bou Bous and Chocolates,
packed in handsome boxes,
25c per pound.
Bon Bous, Chocolates and
Glace Fruits 35c per pound.
Clear Toys 10c per pound.
Dainty Mixed, 10c per lb.
Mixed Creams, 10c per lb.
E. G. Coursen
Wholesale and Retail.
HISTORY OF
LONG FOUGHT
COAL WAR
Last Scene ot a Twenty years' Con
flict Will Be Enacted Tomorrow
at the Waldorf-Astoria.
VICTORY NOT ALWAYS
TO THE STRONGER
Valor, Position and Qenetalshlp on
the Pait of Scranton's Indepen
dent Coal Operators Defeated the
Oreat Might of the Big Coal Cai
rying Companies and Compelled
Them to Piacticolly Accept the In
dependents' Teims Contracts En
tered Into with the Delaware Val
ley and Kingston Ate to Be Re
turned by Their Custonian, the
Pennsylvania Coal Company, and
the Faithful Independents Will Be
Fiee to Accept the Offer to Accede
to Their Demands vhich the Car
llers Made When They Were Made
Desperate by the Firm Belief That
the New Road Was to Be a Reality.
l the Waldorf-AstciU, In New
A oik, 1 011101 low, will oct ur 11 meeting-
of tho Independent Atilhiuelle Op
eiators' association, at which will be
witnessed the closing scene of a war
that has been waging foi ovei twenty
eais, the conflict between the Inde
pendent opeiatois and the 1 eal oar
lleis over eaitylng tales, In which
millions have been firafd again t
millions, and In which the count r's
gioatcsl flnancleis ltac pailiclpntel
on tlie otic side or the other.
The battle closes with lctoiy pet cit
ed on the banneis of tlie Independent
The weie the weaker in the ntatti
of wealth, but they wi'ie jus sttuii":
enough in tronev and thch leadc.s
gieat enough In mind to keep the op
position coiHtantlv dlMuibed anil
fearlul of the dlsastious icsulls tint
would follow their aggicsions, mu,
alter a seiles of mlnoi letoiies, and
litually on th" vety heels of a tlneat
encd defeat, thev c.'iine out ot I he
warrnic with their aim achieved all
that they demanded, gt anted.
Of especial inteiest is the bistotv
of the conflict to this cltv, because
ot the Tact that the fight of the In
dependents was dhected fiom het ,
and because of the fin ther and mote
Inteiesting fact that the culmination
ot their lctotv was bi ought about by
a Scianton man.
Fixr:i tuk itATi:.
Dining tlie veais immediately pie
ccding: 1S7'J tlie Delawaie, Lackawan
na and AVeslein compnnv took the
lead in the matter of fllng coal car
lylng nites. It au angei! to take til
Independent opeiatois' coal and pay
for it al tho late of ,5 cents on tho
dollar of tide-water pi he. This was
the best offei al that lime, and tho
Delawate, Lackawanna and AVestem
having- been the 111 si to moke It, se
emed the lion's shaic of the con
nacts. Other catiieis, of come, hit I
to come up to the Dclawaie, Lacua
wanita and AVesteui's offer, and the
consequence .as that the independ
ents the wholo legion oei secuiwl
better piices for theli output thun
they hud been getting.
In 1S7U a New Yoik patty bought
ut the stock ol the New .Teiov Mid
land lallroad, with the Intention or
extending It lo Scianton and secur
ing the tiade ot the Independent up
cratois by offeilng: theia a' better pi Ice
thnu was then being- paid. The New
Voile, .Susquehanna and AVestem load
was piojectcd as the meant, ol connecting-
Scianton with the Delaunio
lthei, wheie the New Jcis-cy Midland
had its Niestein tetmlnal. The load
was built as fui at Sttoiulbuig, but
the capital to complete II was not at
hand and the stielch between Sttouds-btiig-
and Scianton had 10 be aban
doned. Coniiaols had been 11 .ule with u
uuuibet of opeiatois ci the fifty per
cent, basis, and n th" latter waited
on their execution, the New Yoik,
Susquehanna alul AVestem people were
foictd to make an at'iaueeireiil Willi
the Delawaie, Lacl'awannu r.nd AA'est
ein to deliver Hip output of these op-
erntois to them al Siioudsbuig.
AVAS UNPBOFITltLi:.
This was au unpi editable ariange
ineiil to the New Yoik, Hutiuohuunn.
and Western, nnd after four esus of
tflorl, or In Wi, money ,-as sccuied
In a .sufncleiit amount to build the
AVllkes-B tuo and Hastcm nnd lo buy
up enough huge holdings In the lowe
Lucknwanmi and uprer Luieine dis
tliets to iusuto a. piiug tialllc.
Thu lonipletlon ol the Wllkes-Baiie
and Luhtein c-aused the 51) iter com.
laic to jiicvnll all thiough the legion
and it so continued for about a year,
when another Jump of .1 per cent, fol
lowed the entiy ot the Ontailo and
Western Into the coal llelds.
This new rate lontlnuecl lor tle
eais. It v.11 a fair late at the time
It went into opc'iutlou, but mining all
iho time was giowlug 111010 epenslw
and tli- Independents began to mur
ium'. They felt that the canlen could
affoid to offer a better figuie and tie
inaiidPd that they should lecelvo tiO per
conl. The coal cattlcis tinned a deaf
ear to their demands, thinking the In
dependents weie jioweiless to cause
any bother, but they leckoned wtong.
In ISdl cainu tho blg-'rtendlng com
bine, AlcLcod took hold of the Head
ing, joined It with the lutciests of Its
two i hlef competitor, the Jeisey Ceu
liiit and Lehigh A'alley, and was pie
paud to do all soils of thhiRS In tlio
coal world,
AN A'AlTi:U OtJ'OaTUNlTV.
lime was the oppoitunlty the Inde
pendents weie awaiting. A committee
In which the moving sphils weie
Simpson iv WatUliiH and 15. L. Fuller
waited on Mi'. McLeod In Philadelphia
and, after a four dajx' session, hi ought
him to bolluvc that, by offei lug a, CO per
cent, lato, he could cuptuio piactlcally
the whole output of tlie Independent
collleiles, and when this belief was
made u suiety by an agieemciit on the
pait of 11 gieat n umber of the Inde
pendents to make long tetin contiacts
with him, Mr. McLeod promulgated
the new tatu. He wanted a ten year
tetiu.Tho Independents weie only
willing to make the term Ave yea is.
A compromise was made on stnoil
.caiA nnd fiom that time on the rule
remained 11 1 0 per coil.
Incidentally, this lulslng of the tale
by McLeod was his own undoing. J,
I'lnipont Mttiunn had about this llnir
come to be iftjitulod as the big man
of Ihe coal win Id. Up wtti jealous of
tills leptlttltlim and sized Up McLcoct
us a dangeious ilval, The nctlon of
McLeod In allow Injt himself to be limed
by the Independents as a lever for
a?etirltig another rulup In lutes Mi
nlflhcd nn excuse, If one. Indeed, whs
wanting, for Motgan to lay Into Mc
Leod and he did II with a vengeance.
McLeod went down under the wietk
of tlio combine nnd he has never since
been able lo come up. Severn! times
ho peeped above the hot lon which en
circles the lalliond world, but each
time 11 brick has caused Itlm to duck
and seek seclusion,
Tltt: RATI' WAR,
Hut lo ipvett to the late war.
All the conipnnles, of ionise, had
to'inpel the new tute, and when mak
ing their contiacts. likewise, weie com
pelled to be content w llh a seven-year
teiin. As 189S, the year of the explm
tlon of the contracts was appioachlug,
and the making of a new contract was
being discussed the coal cairleis, Infoi
mnlly, though emphatically, gave the
Independents to imdei stand that when
the new tontrncts weie made they
would have to be for less than 60 pet
cent. The carriers declined they could
not affoid Mils' inte; Hint It was se
cured by taking them ut a disadvan
tage, and that as long as tltq condi
tions wet" such as to telleve tlieni
from the danger of a sltnllni disadvan
tageous position lliey proposed lo light
the wtong that had been done I hem,
ami so on.
Tlie Independents leplled, Infoiinally,
and with ecpial emphasis, that nbl only
wouldMhy not accede to a leduetlo'n
of the sate, but that when the con
tiacts were lencwed they would hae
to be at an advnnee of r, per rent.
With the cairleis deehulng that they
would nnl pay over r."i per cent, and Hip
independents contending foi not
less that C" per cent., Hie Oil per cent,
coiiliacts ephpd. Neither side. II ap
peals, wanted to force the Issue, as
neither was sine of its giound and did
not want to pieclpltate the conflict un
til something- should develop thai
would gle an advantage.
The canieis had gotten together some
time befoie this and thiough the man
agement of J. Pletponl Moigatt weie
bt ought into a fall Iv haimonintts w 01 Ic
ing agieemont.
rnoTr.y'TiJD axothek road
The independents saw lliev would
have lo do something despetate oi sub
mit to the thieatened 1 eduction, unit
thiough their associaton piojectcd a
load of their own to tidewntoi. A com
pany was chaiteted. under the corpoi
ate title or Hie New Yoik, AVyominc:
and AVeslein. options weie seemed on
teimlnals at Peith Amboy and a route
was suiiejed fiom Scianton over the
Pocono, acioss Mom op county, thiough
the AVInd Clap, and tneneo in an air
line to Pel Hi Ambov.
Coal continued to be cat tied by
mutual agieement. or t.ither thiough
Hie lack of any agreement, accoidlnsr
to Hie teims of the old lontiacts. The
canieis were afraid to canv out their
thieatened 1 eduction, because It would
make Hie indeoendents all the moie
despeiate, and those or them who were
hesitating about putting their money
Into the Independent load would be
quickly decided by such a moo on the
part of the cullers.
The independents who weie tit the
head of the new load pioject could not
bring- their fellows to see tlio success
thev felt sine Hie new load would be
and It had to be diopped. though a
bluff was kept up all the time that the
1 o.id would bo buill, and that It was
an thing and eeiythlng except the
lack or funds that was delaying- Its con
sti action. Once when a ci editable stoiy
went foith Hint the pioject had fallen
thiough, it was given a quick quietus
by Hie delheiy and distilbution or
7,000 tons or steel lalls along the mute
sin veyed oser the Pocono.
Tlie lails aie still theie. Thev cosl
oer tlf.0,000, but, though they neer
came in contact with a tie, thev weie
not a bad investment. They seied
their puipose, and can be sold any time
for pietty much what they cost.
The canieis wete so deceived by the
steel tall blutr and so thoioughly con-
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It Be?
iuny weeks of careful
preparation enables us to
help you solve the prob
lem. Goods suitable for
Christmas abound here.
Such elegance and choice
as our stock piesents can
be seen nowhere else in
Scianton.
House Coats,
Bath Robes,
Suit Cases,
Hat Boxes,
Umbrellas,
Neckwear,
Gloves, riulders,
Silk Half Hosev
Full Dress Shields,
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Wholesale Liquor Dealers,
ANOTHER BIO CONVENTION.
Anieilcan Federation of Labor to
Come Heie Next Year.
Set aiiton Is to have another big con
vention nnd one or Hie biggest ever
held hete. The Anieilcan Podetatlon
of Labor In session at Louisville. Ky
decided Halm day to meet hi this city
In 1901.
Tlie delegation ft 0111 this cll headed
by Cleoige Clothier put up a hard light
and won the convention lor Scinnton
on the 111 si. ballot.
Mayor Molr iccehul on Salunlav
night a telegtani nom I'lesideiit John
Mitchell, or the Culled Mine Woikets,
Informing him that Scianton had been
selected. Ml. Mitchell was one of the
hardest woikets In behalf of Ibis c Ity.
For Sale.
Our w alehouse piopeily, eonifr AVest
Lackawanna avenue and Highlit stieet,
bolns about "il lent fiont on Lacka
wanna avenue and 130 feet on Highlit
street, and about 147 feet on the line 01'
the Delawaie, Lackawanna, and West
etu lalltoild, with a fhe-stoiv brick
warehouse, Hack and switching ml
leges. Also out bat 11 lot on Dl 1 out t, about
85 feet on Dlv couit by '.m feet deep lo
Lee couit, with biick stable and fuinip
waiphoiise; located between Lacka
wanna avenue and Spttiee slieet.
The Hunt & Conneli Co.
All Days Aie Bright at the Gold
Medal Studio.
No mutter how dm Ic the dav may
be, oui likeness makes the iinii' Im
inesslon on Schileiet's lameta. Al
mosphet Ic rondltions have h"oi "f-ft-(
litallv (Otiqueicd theie.
Have You Ever Stopped to Think
what constitutes a thotoughlv well
laundtled shht 01 collar.' Tiv our pro
duct and make c ompaiisons. 'Phone or
postal Inings our wagon to our door
promptly. Lackawanna, The Laundiy,
SOS Ppiiii avenue.
Taney Box StatIoni. Ilejnolds Bros..
Xmas Photos.
"Willi double the usual foue In our
studio, we are piepaied to make photos
for Xmas until December 21. No mat
ter what the weather may be, jou can
be sme of them. The Giiftln Ait Co
Ileadquaiteis for evetv 1111111? good
lo eat al Com cm's,
Teachei s'OMoi d Hibles Itej nobis nThs
Cignis by the Box.
MaiiuatU 1)1. mils i ; 0I 2, in a Imx
for Jt.fO or moie at O'llitta's oirf.it
stote, 4.'l Spiuce stieet. "
K.uipy Ho- Stallonnry. Reynolds Hi os
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BRr - .'WEgflCaSI Wr&SJnM aK fur
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CASEY
vols 1
Fir iiwii
hi his
r.tlliy Svveel Dtanges, doz 2"d
8 llw. Mixed Nuts 2.-,(j
Taney rigs, per lb I0o
S lbs. Fiench Cream caiulv 2,"u
'1 lbs, Choice Chocolate Diops ,.,.2'iei
tirmioble AValnuts, per ih 12c
I'ancy Slilly Pllbetl, pet lb uiJo
Hiall Nuis, per u la'u
Fancy Pecans, per Hi jjjj0
'J'aiagonla AlmnmU, pet lb i!,i
Cluisluuis Candv, dear lo.vs, ,;
lb.s,, lor ',-,
Sugai I'op Coin, quint je
cocoanui Cietim Hon lions, per
lb ljtje
Decoiated Honey AYaf,'',. ILr lb.l"!0o
nutler Scotch Caiamels pjtje
Clarke Bros
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Pretty Patterns in Reliable Rugs
If you're puzzled to know what youi wife wants, conn into
our Rug section it won't take you Jong to make up your mind.
A Rqg is always a suitable gift, especially ao at Christmas time.
They make a nice gift for a gentleman, also. We have a generous
assortment at prices that make you feel satisfied that you got your
money's worth. Prices Vary from 85c to $8.00.
OPEN EVENINGS,
CREDIT YOUP CERTAINLYI
iCQNMY
831-323-225.237
The modern way in to sell yo
something you do Hot want and ra
fuse to allow you to exchanfe it.
Your money back if you're mot at-
with anything bought here.
have the most complete line of
Holiday Goods in the city.
216Tackawanna Ave.
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Xmas
Gifts...
Useful gifts are the one appre
ciated most. Our stock cora
ptises hundieds of useful arti
cles appropriate for holiday
gifts.
Silk Umbrellas,
Miifflers, Ties, Gloves,
Dressing Cases,
Caps, Sweaters, Etc.
conrad;s
305 Lackawanna Avenue
SCRANTON'S LEADING FUft BS
TABUSHMENT. F. L. Crane
Established 1866.
Furs and Fur Garments of
all kinds, and our prices are
low, it is in fact unsafe to
pay less. Call -and see our
Laylored Suits Jackets, Long
Coats, Box Coats, Neckpieces
Boas, Muffs and Children's
Furs. We carry these in full
assortment.
Furs repaired.
RAW FURS BOUGHT.'
324 LACKAWANNA AVENUE
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4. li.iui"-dct"i 1I01 i I as been; 4.
4. "What .shall I (III them with?'
4. Hveiv ihinn Horn c.ccel"lor to
lnh nas Its objections.
! Elastic :
t Felt !
Tics ovei come Hieni all. l''or pil
low 1 It .s Ideal mi aceount of
e Hi-mo lltthtnes, cleanllncRs
1 lasiiidiv ,1 . 1 vi-iy low pi ii e.
Scranton
JBecldin Co.
Cor. Lacka, and Adams Ave. -f
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Fine Cigars
I lava just lecelved two cases of Car
tel Cigais, dliect fiom Ke West, fih
and fraciant.
Other brands of dear Havana, lk
SatlsfechH, naianiln. Mandato, etc.
Full line of Hiler I t.ic and smokers'
.11 tides,
W. P. Shoop,
Mears Biilldlnf,
TRIBUNE WANT ADS.
BRING QUICK RETURNS
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