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TWENTIETH
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SUBJECT Ofo D. DF. .ORUCHY'S
DISCOUliSB LABT EVENING.
He Must'Blj an intellectual, Mornl,
Physical , and sSiirltutl Being to
Keep Up with the Procession.
George Hopkins! Narrow Escape
from Death in Bnggs' Shaft Sev
eral FuneralsfYesterday St. Leo's
EntertnlnmentpOthei' Wows Notes
and Personals.
Tlie linn for the.1 Tiy'ontletli f'eii
turv" wiih tliu milijecl which Ituv.
TlioniiiH di (Sruehy cllscussud nt the
.IiU'ltsim SfrccA-'BaptlHt church hint
evening iu)(l;hn(liii(llcil this ltiinirtnnt
portioinigfi' wlUwujU ttlqveH. In ub
.stnncn lusuiiJ tiicfuttic nuin imisi be
well uiiiiliipuil mentally. iihynlciiUy ami
xpli'lttmlly, ho nhint ho a man ul' In
U'lllRunyc and tnulei'sttiiulltiK; and,
above all. u rSntl-fuiii'liiK man.
The jilneteentli century, he s-ald, Is
.slowly coining to nil end and all tho
civilized world Is antlclpatlnt; the ureal
event. Jn a few days we Hlmll step up
on the threshold a ncw-liorn century.
Never before in the history of man
hns any century been so crowded an the
one Just cIomIhk- Han has trained and
harnessed the forces of nature and na
tions are onjy . a NlieaUInK distance
smart. .
We Wee' (ill'lnhure ' i espondliiK to
man's lnvestlcratlnn and the children
or the earth are inn of the nooloifie.il
sarden. but of the warden of ICilen, de
spite the Darwinian theory. Who enn
tell what we will have In the twentieth
century-.' Will we have llyiiiR m.'i
ehines'.' If we do. 1 hope man will lly
upwards to f!od. But we have only
b?KUlf 'io" lily ''the" fouiulntlons of the
eoniinJt"! century.
Considerable plowing and harrowing
has been done in the lasl hundred
years, and the soil Is now prepared
for the most noble manhood in Clod's
universe. Kvei-ytliliij," has lii-en brought
forward for scrutiny. God i ules llie
tiniver,se, and, ,is hi m the ivjiwl of the
mlirhty ship'. "What" lilml of a nam
must we have for the twentieth ""ii
lury? He must be educated and ivll
equipped, mentally, physically, moi al
ly and spiritually.
The twentieth century' Will usher In
the dawn of the mnfenium and the
keynote must be "1 believe in find."
The future church will be manned by
men, and thoV twentieth century mln
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Cozy Furs
Christmas
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.tVdo.uot believe that you cau buy Ladies' Good Fur
-.Neckwear or Sets, consisting of Neclcwear aud Muff,
'tis well; or for so little money anywhere else in town as
you can here. Assortments are still complete, but as
they're getting very near the breaking point we would
suggest early buying, as not one copper cau be saved
iby waiting, which therefore only means a poorer selec
tion. . The same remarks apply with equal force to all
.classes of Fancy Neclcwear for ladies, aud we may add
'hat .there is not a finer stock thau ours iu Northeast -era
Pennsylvania.
Thfe Fashionable Furs
This season includes Martens, Persiau Lamb, Blue
and Grey Fox, Electric Seal, Lynx, Oppossum, aud if
. you want to see them at their best, call here. We have
Children's Fur Sets at very moderate prices.
In Ladies' Gloves
('T English Tau and Browu Walking Gloves iu the new
single .button style, silk outside raised seam and much
in demand. The durable Mocha Gloves iu Greys ami
Black, are also popular. Golf Gloves for ladies aud
children, in white aud all colors, are favorites foi
Christmas Gifts, and they are by far the bsi line o
, Children's Kid Gloves iu all makes and shades here
that. has ever been seen iu this city.
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Ister must be an liitolllireiil mun who
believes mmtcthltifr and Is going to
preach It. The man that moves along
Is the man that moves with Christ.
He must pleach to the hriitt Iti.itctttl
of the heat. .May clod bring n divine
benediction on us all.
Footman Severely Injured.
Ueorge Hopkins, of Kellows patch,
who Is employed ns a footman at the
Hi Irks' shaft, met with a severe acci
dent Saturday afternoon, which may
result fatally, ifc Was desponding the
shaft In the ciurlaRe, and had passed
one of the Inner veins, when u cup of
coal was pushed Into the shaft. The
carriage was not there to receive It,
ami, It fell to the bottom.
Hopkins heard the crash coining and
tried to avoid It, but was caught by the
falling car and pinioned to the bottom
of the shaft, where he was leseued
with much difficulty. When removed
to his home and examined 'by T)i
Hcoi'fle It. Iteynolds. It was round that
his right arm was fractured, his shoul
der blndo was broken, and he sustained
a severe Injury to his hip and Internal
Injuiles. ,
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Plymouth Congregntlonnl Chuich.
The following otlleeis were elected In
the .Sunday school yesterday: Super
intendent. K. K. Evans; assistant
superintendent. .1. T. Jones: secretary,
lien T. Kynon; assistant secretary,
Miner Hughes: treasurer, Dr. T. A.
Kynon; chorister. (Joiner D. Heese: or
ganist. Maybelle Parsons: assistant
oignntst. Stella Kvans: executive com
mittee. A. H. Kynon, David Owens and
Thomas lloberts.
At the everting service David Owens
sang "The Celestial Choir" in splendid
voice. Itev. lloyl preached two excel
lent seimons.
The annual meeting of the church
will be held this evening, when reports
of the different societies will be read.
The Ladles' Aid society will hold an
all-day session on Wednesday.
Prohibiten Citizens Meeting.
The Prohibitionists held u meeting In
Morgan's hall Saturday evening. Ad
dresses were made by Gomer D. Reese,
A. H. Denmun, John W. Thomas and
John L. Jones. All spoke on good gov
ernment. The following candidates were
nominated at the caucus held Saturday
afternoon:
First ward, Thomas O. Mooie, com
mon council; Second ward, G. Li. Cluik,
common council: .Fifth ward, D.' P.
Ktlus, common council; fifth ward,
Charles Corless, school controller:
Fourteenth ward, Andrew AVelseullue.
common council: Fifteenth waid, H. C.
Hinmau, common council.
Any person desiring' to vote for the
above candidates will write one on the
ballot tomorrow. They were unable to
file papers In time.
Another Mine Accident.
John Murphy, of I.onergan court,
employed as a miner in the Ml. Pleas
ant, had his right leg squeezed be
tween cats while at v,oVk Salurdiy.
He was removi d to his home and Dr.
J. J. Brennan sunnnotuvl.
His knee Is badly Injured and the
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Iiir Indoora for 8omo time to come.
Funeral Yesterday.
Itisv. D. V. Hopkins, nnslor of Hi
Klrst Welth Uantlst church, nfhclntci
at the funeral of the late Thomas T.
IIURhei yestordny afternoon, The,
services were held nt the housi on
Academy street and Interment wn
made In the Cambrian cemttery. Tha
pall-henrers wore selected from tho
ranks of Hyde Park lodse, No. 301,
nnd Unlfotin ltntik. Company No. On,
KnlKhts of I'ythlas, who- wore In at
tendance In full uniform.
MervlcHi over tho remains of tli'.
Into Mrs. Norma Wolever were enn
dueted yesterday afternoon by Itev.
James BennlnRer, of the Hampton
Street Methodist tiplscopnl church, at
the house In the rear of .".28 South
Main avenue. The pall-heat crs wet'i;
Stewart Harding, Steven Hardlni;,
Hamuel Howard nnd Andrew Sherritt.
Hurlal was niado in Wnchhurn streel
cemetery. ,
The renmlns of ICdna. tho youn
child of Mr. and Mis. M. II. Peters,
of laniA South Ninth street, were In
terred In Washburn street cemetery
yesterday afternoon. Rev. MtwenRcr
olllelated.
Tho funeral of the Into Henry P.
("Jill wilm held yesterday afternoon
from 201 South Main avenue. The
pet vices were conducted by H. C. Hln
nutn. assisted by a special choir. Tin-pall-benrerH
were Richard H. Jnmcs,
.John U. AVllllams. Owen Davis, Uaii
let Morgan, David Harris and Thomas
Jenkins. Hurlal was made In tho
Washburn street cemetery.
Parsonage Wedding.
Titus Orllllths and Mlsn Saioh
Oweii. both of Olyphant, were inar-rli-d
Saluiday evening nt the pnrson
uge of the .Tackson Street Baptist
church by Itev. Thoman do Oruchy.
The bride woip a mown of steel sray.
The couple were attended by W. U.
Williams and Miss Marin OrllTiths.
After the ceremony tiicy re turned to
Olyphnnt. where they will leside. '
Y. W. C. A. Notes.
Monday at l p'elock all ladles who
had charge duiinc: the carnival will
meet In the rooms. The session will
be a sort one and nil are requested to
be present.
Monday evening- Mrs. E. H. Ripple,
city president of the Young- Women's
Christian association, will lead a spe
cial meeting for women and clrls. You
are .all Invited. Come and bring a.
friend with you.
The embroidery classes will not meet
again this year.
St. Leo's Battalion.
An entertainment and social under
tlie auspices of St. Ieo'.s battalion will
ho held in Mears' hall Wednesday
pvenlnsr. Following Is the programmo:
Opening remarks. President John H.
Dovlne; piano solo, Nellie Curran: vo
cal solo, Ous Rcppert; musical sketch,
Bantleld sisters; vocal solo, John
Wusliburn; recitation, Bessie Slote;
vocal duet, Misses Oleahon and Mer
chant; vocal solo, Joseph Warburton;
sopiano frnlo. Miss KlUabeth O'Boyle;
tenor solo, William I.ynott.
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.
Havid Stanford, of I'.'.fi Fourteenth
streel. recently received the sad intel
ligence of the death of his mother. Mis.
Alary Stanford, aged (5S yeais. at
lllrwauu, Olammorganshire, Soutli
Walus'.
The Haptlst Young People's union
of tile Jackson Street Baptist chinch
will serve an oyster supper iu the
church next Wednesday evening. Tills
is one of the monthly Initial affairs
thai have become so popular.
The Jit. I'li-a.-anl Ulndeigarlen pu
pils will iijii- their annual Christinas
tree exvri i.-es next Filday afternoon
at Heels' hall, North Jlain avenue and
Lafayette slid t. JIisi Jlargaret Ulbbs
N In clMigc A slioit prosjraimne will
be tendered, and parents and friends
of the pupils ale invited to atlend.
The lCpworth league of ihu Hampton
Street Jlethodist Cpisiopul chuieh
have elected tlie following ottlceis:
President. W. II. DIelil: secretary,
William S. Cadwgan; tieasurer, Jltss
Susie Jfcdley; organist, Miss Daisy
Nash.
A daugliter was born to Mr. and
Jlr.-. William .Wiggle, of Thirteenth
street, yesterday.
Otlicers will be elected by the Bap
tist Young People's union at the Jack
son Street Baptist church tomorrow
evening.
V well-known young mar. was ar
rested last evening for electing a dis
turbance In a peakeny on Jackson
stieet. lie was held In ball for his ap
peatance at court.
The lady friends, of St. Urenden's
council. Young Men's Institute, held a
meeting lit the council rooms yesterday
afternoon and discussed the arrange
ments for the "new home festival"
which will he held during tha holi
days. A stated meet lug of Hyde Park
lodge, Flee and Accepted Masons, will
be held In Masonic hall this evenlu,i.
One petition will be acted on and otli
cers will lie. elected for the ensuing
years. The Installation will occu?
Wednesday evening at a special meet
ing. The residents In the vicinity of Ninth
and Oxford streets complain about boys
igniting coal near tlie Oxford washery
and the coal gas which arises Is un
bearable, Thomas Cosgrove, the North Jlain
avenue hotel-keep, Is a candidate for
select council In tho Fourteenth ward.
The Sunday school of the Sumner
Avenue Presbyterian churPh will hold
an entertainment and social In tfw
ehuich Thursday evening.
Thomas Boston, a promising youn
baritone singer, rendered n solo nt iho
First Welsh Baptist church last evun
Ing. He will lu tendered u eonuAl
nientary beneilt on Jan, S, whl"h will
assist him in pursuing his musical
studies.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
Jlr. and Jlrs. J, Archie Jones, nt
South Rebecca avenue, are onteit'iln.
lug Frank and David Dickey, of Her
rick Centre,
Jllss Orace Walker, of Division
street, Is the euest of Jlr, and Jlrj.
Robert Walker, Jr., of Blnghuinton
Mrs. T.eo Clark, of Lincoln avenue,
apent the past week with friends and
lelatlves at Clark's Summit,
Jlrs, John T. Richards, of Sautn
Main avenue, Is an a shopping trip to
New York city,
Jlrs. Kdna La Suor, of Luceyvllle,
Wyoming county, is tho guest o:
'fiends In town,
Jlrs. S. Luella Cook and daughter
Mary, of Fuctoryvllle, and Mis. J. ;j.
5er.shelmer, of Clark's Summit, an:
Isltlng tholr sister, Jlrs. A. M. Dor-'lelniej-,
of South Main avenue.
R. U, Capwell was hastily summoned
ionic Saturday on account of the seri
ns Illness of his mother, Jlrs. 0. H.
unwell, ut West Nicholson.
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THE FAIR TO BE XBPT OPEN
TONIGHT.
There Ave Still a Large Amount of
Goods on Hand Which Must Be
Disposed of Neptnnes Won tha
Flag Albeit Gist's Hand Badly
Injured Young .Daughter of Jonn
Smith FallB Down Stairs The
Blind Evangelist Other Interest
ing News Notes.
On account of their Inability to ills
pose of the many nrtlcles gathered for
tho Athletic club fair on Saturday
night last the members have decided
to continue this evening' and probably
tomorrow evening.
The ootls on hand consist of linen,
'rockery, needlework and would make
vary appropriate Chrlntmas gifts, and
can be secured for n very reasonable
price. The handsome United States
silk Hag which was being contested
for by the Neptune Knglno company
and Hie Century and William Contiell
Hose companies, was won by the Nep
tune boys, nnd they are as happy as
beys.
On Saturday lis folds were flung to
the breeze from their quarters on Ce
dnr avenue, and all who passed salut
ed It very reverently. They did u
great deal of hustling and deserved
first jjrlsse. On Saturday afternoon tho
children had another matinee, which
was largely attended. Ticket No. 51,
held by Edward Hnhn, won tho boys'
suit of clothes us door prize, while Jo
sephine Fadden held ticket No. 4
which won a girl's dressed hat.
There was a very large crowd pres
ent Saturday night, which caused a
heavy sale. The most Interesting
event of tno evening was the presenta
tion to Miss Annie Chi of a handsome
gold watch, studded with pearls, for
bringing in the most money, $115.50.
Tho gift wos also very appropriate,
as It came on Miss Uhl's birthday.
Jllss Belinda Lindner also won a hand
some tea set.
Lawrence and his band were there
during the evening and rendered the
folowlng programme: Overture, "Poet
and Peasant," Seheppe; march, "A
Hot Time," Metz; selection, "Fatln
itza,' Suppo; schottlsche, "Kinky
Headed Coon," Hosfetd; selection,
"Faust," Gounod: "La Czarlne Ma
zurka," Ganne: selection, "11 Trova
tore," Verdi; selection, "Yeldlz Ma
zurka," Hosfeld.
. Two Accidents.
Albert Olst, of Prospect avenue, a
mechanic employed by BIttenbcnder,
had his right hand caught In a cog
Saturday morning, and had several of
his fingers badly cut. His Injuries
were dressed at the Laeluuvanna hos
pital. The young daughter of Mr. and Jlrs.
John Smith, of Stone avenue, near the.
entiance to Council park, fell down
o Illght of stairs yesterday afternoon
and broke her light arm near tho el
bow. Dr. J. J. Walsh i educed thti
fracture.
The Blind Evangelist.
Rev. Houston, the blind evangelist,
spoke to two large congregations in
the Cedar Avenue Jlethodist church
yesterday. In the morning his them?
was "The deiuiliie Article," while In
the evening lie spoke on "The Twelve
Pearly Gates."
He also aCliessed the South Scian
ton Yomig Women's Christian Asso
ciation yesterday alternoon, a very
large audience being in attendance.
BRIEF NEWS N0T.K.S.
The coining maiiiage of Jliss Mid
get 'iallaghcr. of Heeeh stieot, to Wil
liam Crane, of Remington avenue, was
announced yesterday,
Fred Pulaski, of Dover, N. J., is vis
iting his parents on Hiich stieei.
The Juiiger Jluennerolior held a well
attended ichcarsal yesterday alter
noon In (lerinaiiia hall. Cedar avenue,
and will hold another ieheaial this
evening.
James lleiistls and Joseph ("n., of
Old Forge. wsre arrested Sntuuiduy
evening on PHtsion avenue, charged
with drunkenness, by Llciiiennu' of
Police Xiing, and taken to the Alder
street police station, where they spent
the night. They W"io fined yesterday
morning.
Jlurliu Langun, of l.'neiry streel,
who had lus foot badly Injuu-d at the
South works several weeks ago, has
sutliclently roeovered to penult nls
leaving the hospital,
NORTH SCRANTON.
IikIj.v iiuiiiiiut.' 'iiu' at llic I'mUuVnii
MiihuiIlM UpNii'lkil ilmicli iilll.icloil ii IJittP con
KlOMtlmi. I'lii-oiu, who t!!ie tlimwlw 10
Clul-I cIiiiImk tlie l'.it few wpi'l.s ot iolv.d
m-iiIivk ! ii'ii-iunl Into the dimi'li ii pnilin
tlmi. 'IIioip wne niMily .1 liiimlrcil It llio..p who
miuplfil -f.il-. In I In' fnit of the iliniih nii.l
JoIiimI in llic MMiic uhlili liuilf thrill pinki
tloiuiy iminlirit. Many of llicx1 weii' childiwi
fioin the Simcljy mIiooI, The )itoi Itev. (!.
A. Cine, lUiMilieil Jll eloijneiit kennoii, taMns
III. teM fioiu Until, Itlfl.lf'. Lisl ricnliiK Mr.
fiirr'n Million tt.,h on the Mikjetl "ll U I'ln
MmiI," ami tlie -.en Ice ni.iil.dl the (ml of llio
stllen of ielal invcllntiH wliii.ll lue Ikoi ny
fiultfiil of much uooil,
The i?.iim' ' Imloor liase lull pliijeil l.i-,t Prl
ilaj' cioiiine nt l lie uilltoilinn hctrtent Ihe
chiKs of Millie; 'k Meie ami IViiuri- k Dliker
n'n' Hole w.w not ilnlsheil until .1 late hour,
The Moie wu 111-17 In taini' of Mulle.v's ileiKs.
Aflii' the Kaino Iheie u.e. ilaimnij;, the inusle
lulmf fmnMicil by Ml ,iiuj oolle,
Henry 1', llalieoik, of Clmreli .iM'imr, lsllcd
f i ictul.s In Hawley jenleiJay,
An alaiin nt fire liom ,bo "il on Sitmd IV
night biought out all the North Seranton tinii
p.ii,leH, Hie lilare a In a itoiilile 'hou.o on
I'jikcr Mrect near Polluter nirmie, owned by
Kiae I'riii' ami Kcuplt'il hy Louis Ynlei ami
Jenkln Kians. l( was I'Mlnsuiihcil liefoie 23
uuith of (Ijinat'o was iloue,
GREEN RIDGE.
MNi Marlon t1.iM, of I'ailionilale, I visllini;
(Jieeii ItidKo friemlj. ' -
Tim llouseiiiold Keonoinic section of Hie (iiifi,
Itldtfe Wonian'a dull will Imhl lin mectlnir until
niter tli hollitaji.
'Ihto Junior Christian Knileavor ooilcty ot tho
Cikmi Khluo I're.ti.vti'rian elimcli will bold
biiklnrM mectlue for the puipow of elcctlnir of
lUeu, ut tho I'liurdi this cu'iiiug.
In irroitnlHon of the splendid btrvicc rcmJeieil
by their lady frlemli ut the o)ter wipper given
for tho lienellt uf the (iencial I'lilnney Hose
company lecontly Hie inini'ieia ot Ilie louipany
mpect to glvo a roinpllmentury Imnquct in
honor of tha fair onei on New Vear'a ve. The
I'litnuc) e never ilo tlitngn by hahei ami It goon
without w.vIhb 'u delightful evenlne will be
.pent by their fiieiub.
Tlie neremilty of a public hall or aiiclitoiluni
was never frrrattr in (iicen llldaro than it Is to
day. Ktwral yram ago with about one-third the
population at at piewnt, llils pJit of th (lly
could bo j st at Association hall, bulll by Ihu
late George Sanderson on Mousey uenue, which
for a number of joors provided rplrudid arcom
modal Ions for many Hue inlcrlalninenU that
weir ahvau llbcially pationlted. Will not Homo
of our public spirited eiHtena nuke a tnoie In
bin dtrcctloat
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HISTORY OF
LONG FOUGHT
COAL WAR
Com Imled from Pago .".
vinced that the now road wuh to he
built If steps were not taken to ore
vent It, that they resolved upon nnd
proceeded, forthwith, to enrry out a
bold attack on the enemy's rear.
By Home sort of representation, to
the effect that all the Individual oper
ators were to he bought out, the Simp
son & "Wntklns linn was Induced to let
go of their holdings and hnvo them
transferred to the Temple Iron com
pany, organized and capitalized 'by tho
Morgan people.
Thin removed one of the mainstays of
the Independents, nnd It looked as If
they were doomed to be forced to suc
cumb, after their years of valiant
struggling. Hut such was not the case.
They were disappointed but not dis
heartened, nnd nil they wanted to In
duce them to keep up the fight was
someone to show them how they could
stand a fighting chance of winning.
It was then K. L. Fuller came to the
rescue. He had been one of the most
aggressive In the fighting thus far, and
most of the successful coups were the
result of plans that were originated In
his fertile brain and carried out by his
Indomitable will and tireless energy.
When appealed to by the Independents
to take up their cause and lead them In
their struggle, he agreed to be their
Moses, provided he was allowed full
swing and thnt tho others would back
htm up, If he presented a scheme that
insured victory. They told him to go
ahead and they would stand by him,
and he did.
MAPPED OUT PLANS.
Without taking a single operator in
to his confidence, let alone consulting
any of them, Jlr. Puller proceeded to
plan the Delawnio Valley and Kings
ton railroad,
After a series of long conferences
he induced the Pennsylvania Coal
company to come Into tho scheme,
had Coykendnll, the big cement man
of Rondout, buy for him tho aban
doned Delaware and Hudson canal,
for the ostensible purpose of giving
n water way to New York for Coyken
dall's cement, nnd having accomplish
ed this, called together his follow op
e.'ntois, unfolded his plans nnd want
ed them to accept 65 per cent, for their
coal.
The independent operators wers
both surprised and delighted,
There was no question about tho
success of the plan. Tho road from
Seranton to the canal bed the Penn
sylvania company's 13rlo and Wyom
ingneed only to be extended ninety
seven miles on an already graded
road bed as level as a deal board, and
a route to tidewater was t;t hand,
which, because of Its cheapness of
construction, and operation, would
levolutionize the coal carrying busi
ness. Not only did the independents has
ten to sign the sixty-live per cent,
contracts with the proposed new road,
but many also bid for big blocks of
tlie stock. The Pennsylvania Coal
company took the contracts, agreed
to execute them the day the road was
In operation, and then nil energies
were bent on the construction of th-3
road.
WI3KK ASTOL'NDKD.
The big coal carriers were fairly as
tounded at the independents' project,
ami In their excited efforts to halt li,
performed a lot of seemingly ridicu
lous things, such as the dumping ot
lllllug Into the bed of the tannl at
Lncknwaxen by the Krio people fo.
the avowed put pose of strengtheiilnc,
Us overhead bridge, but for the leal
purpose of pieventlng the water that
was being let into the canu! from
passing beyond that point, the letting
In of thci water and the blocking
thereof being preliminary steps to the
litigation that It was" expected would
follow on the question of whether or
not the proviso of the Dele wan and
Hudson's special charter permitting
it to transform the canal Into a rail
road could be transfer! ed with the
isule of the bed of tlie ab.iiidonei
canu I.
The Erie sixteen yenir ego leased
for twenty-five years f:om the Kilo
and Wyoming the section of the lnt
ter's road extending from Huwley to
Lacka waxen. The new load could not
wait nine years for the :xphatlon of
the lem-e, und so other means had to
lie adopted lor connecting the Kile
and Wyoming's terminal ul Hawley
with the Delaware Valley and Kings
ton's terminal ut Li.ckn waxen. 'Tho
lirlc ar.d Wyoming piotu'ded to sup
ply llils link by building a line nlong
the canal, under authority or Its
blanching powers.
The Krle fought It In tlie courts on
the ground that this was not a brunch,
but a pari of a main line, nnd, as Its
charter lights for a main Hue In f.veen
Hawley and I.ackawaxen had li;en cc
linuHted, It should be estopned from
further operations there.
RAISKD IN TWO CASKS.
The (mention was rulseil in two
cases, one of which, an Injun.-Mfin case,
was Hied before Judge Puidy, of
Wayne county, au.l the other nuo
warranto proceedings, tried before
Judge Hlmonton at Hanisbifg, Judge
Purdy decided In favor of the Ihio and
Judge Slmonton In favor ot tno Jiiie
and Wyoming Roth mim' were ap
pealed to the HUiiruTie court, iiud both
cases ure still pondlnjr, a decision belli
expected next month,
While all this was going on in Penn
sylvania, another u""ep' lough t legal
buvlle was waging In New York. It
hi necessary to tho h I'ldlug of a rail
road In that state to secure the author
ixatlon of tho railroad commissioners.
Tho Klin and Ontario and "iVestern.
backed by tho other carrying roudd,
tried to prevent tho granting of tho
certificate for the now road by show
ing that It was Intended to parallel
other roads and was not necessary.
The commissioners thought otherwise
and granted the certificate, and their
action was approved by the appellate
division of the suproino couit at Al
bany by nn unanimous vote, and, un
der tho rules, tho unlanlmous voto for
bade a further appeal.
This left the hopes of the opposition
hanging on the decision that would bo
reached by tho supremo court of Penn
sylvania, Jf the decision favored tho
Krla and Wyoming tho new rood could
be built. If it favored the Kilo It but
no. Mr. Fuller had too much ut stake
to risk It on tho possible, favorable
finding of n supreme court, He must
needs have an alternative plan, und gat
It.
FORMHP A COMPANY,
One day coming up from New
York on the Lackawanna train univ
Ing here at 5.40 p. in. he conceived tho
Idea of a road of his own from Hawley
to Lackawuxun. Topographically It
i.
wns perfectly feasible. To make il
practicable he would have to enter
upon n route and secure a charier for
It before any one could put any ob
stacles In the way of It.
Arriving nt his office nt 5.00 p. m. he
called In hl Ron nnd three of his clerks
and tut the court house hell tolled six
the Hawley and Knntcrn Railroad com.
pnny wan n reality nnd a messenger
wan on the wnv to the homo of Mr.
Puller's civil engineer to bring him to
the ottlce nt once, while a telephone
message to his attorney's offlco bade
him not to go home till Mr. Fuller hud
seen him.
The surveyors were at work the next
moaning and the survey was completed
with nil due haste. The papers were
being drawn up In the meantime una'
nt the moment the engineer's hluc print
Was ready, the attorney was off to
Ilanisburg for a charter. He secured
It without dlillctilty, und from the mo
ment It was granted the now road pro
jectors didn't need to care a. fig which
wny the Supremo court made Its de
cision. Mr. Fuller was for proceeding
to provide tho missing link by means
of the Hawley and Kostcrn, but Vlcn
Prcsldcnt Thorne counseled waiting the
decision of the Supreme court, feeling
confident of victory.
THK ROAD STRENCITHENKD.
The Erie nnd Wyoming In the mean
time had been straightening Its road,
strengthening Its bridges, enlarging Its
yard facilities at Wlmmers, Dunniore
and Avocn, building a network of
branches to connect up the now col
lieries that would soon be tributary to
It, anil erecting largo and expensive
shops at No. fi. In anticipation of the
extension to tidewater, which would bo
an accomplished fact, as It wns then
viewed, before the cold weather set in
next year.
That the carriers also believed tho
new road wns Inevitable if heroic
measures were not taken to defeat It,
was evidenced by the fact that two
months ago, In. the hope of weaning
nway enough of tho independents to
discourage the new road builders from
their nioject, came out with an offer
of a uniform G3 per cent, rate, an Iron
clad agreement regulating the supply
of cars and nn equally binding stipu
lation, very favorable In Its terms, re
garding the Independents' share in the
outmit allotment.
Rut the bait failed; the Independents
remained true to the new road, and the
carriers were forced to resort to other
means.
It wns thought to buy out a lot of
the Independents, but us they were not
to bo won away from the Pennsylvania
company, which had, gone ton tremend
ous expense to carry out the scheme in
which all were alike allied, only 'one
course remained open, and thnt was to
buy out tho Pennsylvania company.
DEEMED IMPRACTICABLE.
This was, ut Hrst, deemed Imprac
ticable, as the stock was so high-priced
und widely scattered. It was believed
that the existing fancy figure would
go way up out of possible reach the
moment the negotiations for its pur
chase should begin, but after a month
of dickering, a controlling block of
the stock was gotten together by the
directors and larger stockholders, and
transferred to Morgan & Co. at what
was mutually agreed was u fair mar
ket price, $,"32 a share, or $27,000,000 for
the whole property. The same flginc
was publicly offered the small share
holders, and It Is understood many of
them are following the iejul of the
larger ones, by disposing of tlielr hold
ings at a proilt of $502 a .share and a
piece of tho $11,000,000 held In the
treasury. The deal was consummated
last Tuesday night.
Tha individual operators are per
fectly satlslled with the sale of the
Pennsylvania company. They nre
now free to accept the 65 per cent, of
fer of tho big carriers. This was till
they were to get from the now road
and this was all they asked for.
Some of them are decidedly well
pleased at the turn In affairs us they
are receiving only (iO per cent. the old
rate and would have to be content to
sell them coal for S per cent, less than
was being offeied until such time us
the new road was completed, because
they could only take advantage of the
li.) per cent, offer of the big companies
by subscribing to a long term con
tract. Their allegiance to the new
load under such circumstances Is truly
commendable.
The contracts with the Independents
now In possession of the Pennsylvania
Coal company arc to be returned to
them. This will leave them free to
deal with any company they choose.
DUNM0RE DOINGS.
Frank McKane Killed in the Erie
and Wyoming Yard Other
News and Personal Notes.
,, , ,1... ......I ili-l ...wlnn ii, i.iili.lil lll.ll ll 14
xhuikeil till-. IioiomkI, Iu m in, u day happened
.1 ., . .. , .. ,....,, ,. 1-... 1...
I riiiiniiy muni, ucu 1 i.un. m,..,m.- ,-n.
is '.in In tin; ,1.11 ill of tho '111.' and W'omins
Valley 1all10.ul. He w.n Iho oldest fcii ot All.
mid Mi.-. .1 mien MchJiie, nl (luil.v sneii,
The .noiihk nun led the nfllie 01 the ( olll.-iy
Kiiglneifi. wln.l. he his been einplujed for i""f
lime, mi .s.itind.iy .me, 110011 In liith splills bent
,111 iiininir 1 l.o tlru lie of the mmi-oii, ll was
when lelmnimr from tin- ple.inne Hut In" In
some iiuni'eio w.n. inn oei and Ini-iilliillj in.111-
slul by jard rntriiie N'o. .I'I, in clmrgf ot rnai
neeer IV, II. Snarl.
Ilo iias alone nl tho time 01 Hie au-nlcnt, ami
although many saw the ienialn liny ue iiiunli
to Iikntlty them until hU father .iriiud, who
n.ih only nlilu to recosnl.' liim at lin ton by
tin1 clothes he wore.
He wak an artbe member of M, Mark ' 1 lunch.
where he w.n In halo begun t-lnnlnj In Hie choir
le-leulaj, 11,1 his , many innijhlo qn.illlle.s and
IIOTilo nails 01 (ll.n.uier lie mm i-mu-rtim 111111
elf to n I.iibo -ln lo of friends who, with his
Kilef-.tiicl;ni paienlk, will inoiiin his loss at ;i
peinonal bcieau'inent.
'Iho fnneial will lake plain from St, Mirk'
ihmih on Tuesday morning nt II oMock, In
terment will bo nude In tho family plol In the
Pltlslon (ciuotery.
Told Briefly.
The Ladles' Alii society of tho MelliodUt
1 lunch will meet in Iho iliuuli on Thursday
afternoon nl 2.30 o'clock, Mrmlieui ale requeai
ed to liiing their mite boxes In thU uieeliiip,
At the iitMi icily inccllwr held in Iho Metho.
dLt llpl.miul cliunli )eslciilay, lie,1, . .1,
Van Cleft presided In Iho absence of the pre
ridhiif ilder. Tivehe new members weio added
lo ihe rhuivh an 11 result of Hie union serviirs
recently held In town. Resinning with Jan. 1
Itev, V. II, Williams, Iho ilnnnmer evangelist,
will conduit a (tries of 1evlv.1l ten lies in tills
t liurrh.
Tlie membcra of Hie Independent Horn company
aie inaklne pn papulous for liohilm; 1 benefit
ilauco for Mrs. Jamea Drown, the widow of a
foimer foreman of the toninuv, win lott Ids
life in Ihu mines a fi-v,-months ago,
'Die members of Ihe I'lesbylerlan Sundjj
Kchool arc to meet on Wednesday uftenioon at
-I o'clock, for tho' purpose of ichcanlni; Christ
nu.s iiiojlc, Vrut. Jond, Iho efficient muilcal
iiistiuctoi1 in our schools, will liaio charge of
tliu en ri tserf.
Tho icgular monthly mectlnir of tho Woman's
Missionary hoclily of tho I,rc'oh,We;lan church
will bo held at the homo of Mi's. Charles 11,
llhes 011 Thuiodjy aflnnuuii at 3 o'clock,
Holy communion was uichcratcd at the Pres
byterian ilnmli ctcidiy moriilm,'. As a par-
I Hal rival l of Hie rexnt U'.ivaU laid lure
IS THIS SO
Seranton People Can De
cide. You would not accept the word of at
utter stranger ns readily ns that of
person whom you know. Tho follow
ing statement ia made by a citizen,
perhaps n neighbor. Read itt
Mr. George (3. Snyder, of 809 Pros
pect street, employed in tho shops ol
the Delaware, Lackawanna and West
ern railroad, says: "I found my back
giving out on inc. It hurt whenever X
stooped or lifted nnd the first thing In
the morning I was very lame and stiff.
It wns very much like rheumatism and
I suffered a gieat deal from It. I saw
Donn'H Kidney Pills so highly recom
mended that I wont to Matthews Bros.
drug store and got a box and began
using them. They helped me within a
week, and I gradually grew better until
I wits entirely cured."
For sale by all dealers. Price, 60
cents. Foster-Mll'burn Co., Buffalo, N.
Y., solo agents for the United States.
Remember the name Doan's und taka
no substitute.
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AMUSEMENTS.
I YCKUH THEATRE
-'Reis & Bursunder, Lessees and Manasjerf
A. J. Duffy, Business Manager.
Wednesday, December 19.
The Sweetest hlngcr on the Stag.
Hr. Chauncey Olcott
In his new and magi.ificcnt production,
Mavourheen
I'ndei' (lie tnnnagcinci.t of Ancitstin Pitou.
Hear Olcotl ting. "Molly O," "The Mltlt
Christinas Tiec," "The Auld Counlrce,"
"Momerncen" and "She and I Together."'
PRICES-25P., 50c-., 75c, and il.00.Sct on
Nile Monday at 0 a. m.
ACADEHY OF HUSIC,
REIS & BUUaUIMDER HARRY A. BROWN.
Managers and Lessees. Local Rcprcscntatlvt
Thursday, Friday, Saturday
December 21, 22 and 23
Grand Scenic Rcvhal of Hartley Campbell's Qrcat
McIo'Dramatic -aieccM,
a
SIBERIA
I'lcecntcd in an JHnborato Manner by a, Capabla
Company.
3I.iprnlH(ent Scenery anil bupcib Costuming.
Matinee Friday nnd Saturday.
Prices Mat., 13, '-'Je. Eic., 13, 'Jj, 35 and 50e.
New Gaiety Theatre
II. K. LONG, Lessee and Manner.
Three Daxs, Commeiicliit; Monday, Dec. 17.
ROSB KILL ENGLISH FOLLY (0
I'lcMMiling origlml and progressive burlesque.
30-PEOPLE-30,
Three l).ic, Commencing Thursday, Dec. 2D.
Victoria Burleaqucra,
Daily Matinee,
rriee-, Mat., li.', 23c. Kic, aac, 23c, U3c, 50c.
n,'l.t iiitt" iiuniticiH were edded lo this (limit
ul Ihe em'ee.
Of a Personal Nature.
rather McAudrcir, of W'llKes-Uaire, called on
friimU in town jelerday.
.Mrs. MaBonl .irriiol .lesteulay from Sllasourl
and U M(liif .it Mr. If. W. n. Allen, of Dudley
Bllecl, .
Jiihu Iteed, ot llutler .stieet, haa moled to
Awir.i, where hh new duties as dUtrict superin
tendent fur Ihe I'enn-yliaiiia Coal company call
him.
Mr. and Mi-. .Mm Wliitin.ui, of Cherry streel,
haic lemoied to Mooslc, whcio Mr, Whitman is
employed by the l'cmij Irimlii Coal company. .(
Mr. and Mi. I.'. D. Almes (.pent Saturday
Willi Mr. Almes' piicnts in lhiivlcy.
PARK PLACE.
A ifiy pleaiuut nitipi so party vnt tendered
Mr, and Mis. It. folnu, of Albright avenue,
Sitmil.iy night. Hainen and music nere Indulged
in, ulicahiucnW weic- sencd and all had a
mi'iri lime. Aiiiuni: iIiom1 piervnt were: lll-i
llntl'ie llaidlnir, Aitliui I'imioik, Mrs. Hand;,
Ml. and Mis. Metwll. Miw llattle Pint, Mris
W, II. Jajno, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. 1'iilchaid,
Mi. and Mn. Tilpp, Mr, and Mrs. JenUns, Mr-.
Caipenlei', Mm. It. Twlnlntf. Mlsa Johanna Twl
nlni;, .Mn. W, Vutl, Mis II. Comstoik, Jlany
I'hlln, i:.ul Comtocl., Minn lha Metlcll, K. .1.
Collin.
'Iho iidiii1 woiUeis of the lliishiu mlno luu't
twin1 .i week at llaKscity'o lull, UuH'n Head.
'Iho members of tho Accidental Keg fund ol
tho Hi Willi mine1 meet at Thomas' hotel, Iiu!Pi
llc.nl, toniRlit,
Ilairv llmM in out after a week's llliiesj.
OBITUARY.
Mrs. Ilildjjct. t'nniwii, widow of Ihonia. (.'am
ai.in, nl oiui time .1 piomliient leshlcnl of thu
lty, died Saluidjy at Oihl.iud, biisipieliJiiiLi
county, tthcre .she lui n aided for the pist fifteen
jiMin,' Jlrn. I'aiiiian wa.i Nl jcarj old, She1 li
Minlinl by n ton .iml a daujihtci, John I. C'uu
aiau, of New Voik city, mid Jits. J. J, McGrath,
cif (IiIciro, 'lliunmh l.'.m.uan, limbjnd of 111)
ili'i eiued, at one time owned ioluable properly
iu tills city, A portion ot Hie property which
now constitutes Nay ,uir poilc wa owned by
him for many jeau.
Dennis (Mines, a well known icoldent of Park
t'laci', died ycsteuliy ninrninsr "t 6,11 o'clock at
Ihe lanilly liome, 1132 Alliriclit avcn.ie, He wa
a nitho of Ireland and came1 to this counliy
about Bfty jcjm aijo. There) arc left to mourn
him a nlfo and Hie following children; John
I!., Molly and Mrs. Sai.ih Mce. Tho funeral will
bo held tomorrow moiiilnn at 0 o'clock from
the residence,
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BEIiIGIOUS NEWS NOTES.
"Itiiiicinbcr Lot'h Wife," was tb. Hum
preached upon lUt uiRht by Iter, 5farion U
I'lior, paator of Hie I'aliaiy Itefornud church.
"In the Hniu-rae, Includlrj; Man, Krolied by
Aloinlo forte"? wan Hie theme nf the moniini,
trrmoii at the First Church ot ChrUt (Sintlit)
yetcrda).
Hcv, Dr. ltobert V. V. Tierce, pastor ot th
1'iiin AM'iiue Haptfet chinch last night eave be
fori1 an specially largo congregation, one of tht '
best temperame eermnni tier pi cached In this
city, taking for liU topic, "Buy Your Own Cher
lies, or the Pilcc opa, Dilnk." Dr, l'lerc had
a tabic ai ranged containing ''ailom thing, which.
could no bought for tho prlco of u drink and
iu addition to using Hicte a illustratloiu, L
mado a number of era) on tkctchu
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