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Cleanses the System
Gently and Effectually
when bilious or costive.
Jbesents in the most acceptabiebrm
the laxative principles of plants
Anown to act most &encflcialy.
TO GET ITS BENEFICIAL EFFECTS
BUY THE GENUINE MANF'D. BY
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUPCO.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
LOUISVILLE , KY. MEW YORK, N.Y.
For safe by drvggisTs price 50? per bottle.
Ice Cream.
BEST IN TOWN.
OK Per
JJC Quart
LACKAWANNA DAISY CO
aelepbonePrdert Promptly Dellverel
3f3ij Adams Avenue.
Scranfon Transfer Co.
Baggage Checked Direct to Hotels
and Private Residences.
Office V., St. ft W. Passenger
Station. Phone B25.
DR. H. B. WARE,
SPECIALIST.
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat
Office Hour a. to. to 12.39 p. in.: 5 to 4
Williams BuUdinr. Opp. Postofflca.
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I CITY NOTES :
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Xi:V HXOAMl'MnXT. $tcp luxe birii t.ikin
to organize mi encampment of the Spaniih War
Veterans at llazlcton.
Q1IRSTMA8 AT TUB JAIL. 'I'lie pii-onii-. nt
the county jail will ha Mippliccl with n linl.ry
dinner today at the epen.su ot Mieiill I'rjiir.
IMtOTHOXOTAUY PIHISKXTIID.-llio nitidis
of the prothoncitary's otlice jcMenlay pic-.cnled
l'rotlionotary John C'opelanel with a sold ni.ilili
box (or a Cliristmas prc.-ent.
COIlXEMc COXCKUT. The Cornell dice iluli
will he Saturday, Doc. 211 ut the Illo.vclo t'hili
House. The diagram for sale of scats opens Wed
nesday at 0 a. in. at Powell's iiiumo stole'.
HUltT IX Till; MINKS. .lolm WnWi. a middle
nited man employed i the White O.iL mine, at
Archhald, had his leg fractured by a fall of mof
yesterday. He is being treated ut the Lacka
wanna hospital.
ADDlTIOXATi TRAINS. The Ihl.ivv.iii' and
Hudson will run additional trains between S( lan
tern and 01 pliant and Avoea tmhy, Mopping at
all stations to accommodate the huge amount of
travel on that Hue between the points named.
MURRAY HIXKASI-.n.-Wllliaiu Muii.iy
I'rovidenee, who slabbed 1'atiiik McXitlti
of
Dec. 15, and who has since been in the iiniulj
jail without ball, was leleased on MM lull .us
terday, McXulty halng been dedaied by'hl-i
Itendlng physician to bo out of danger.
AllMY AUTllOHITinS NOTII'IKD. S. i;. ltu.
on and William II, llhodes, iho two deseiiers
fiom the United States arm.i, who gae them,
nehes iiijto the police on Jmudij, ai still in tin
central poljco utatlou, but ( hlef Itobliug has
iiimmunleated with the (onini.uider uf Port Co
lumbus and expects that a detail will .hi he to.
day to take the men bail,.
FUNERAL OF HENRY VOLZ.
Services Conducted in the Second
Presbyterian Church.
Tho funeral of the lnte Henry Vols
was held yesterday nftornixin at 2
o'clock fiom tho family residence at
Mfi o court, Tho reniahiH wore taken
to the Second Presbyterian ehm-eli,
where services were conducted by the
pastor, llev. Dr. Ghurios v.. iint.tn.
-son, who dellvorcd a hi let- eulogy of
,the churacter ot tho dead mini,
YTho church was thronseii with IiIh
..tuny rrieuus, ana n poodly number
followed tho remains to the Potent Hill
cemetery, where Intomieni was nmda.
The pall-bearers were pelected from
the KnlKhts of the aiytdltt Chain an I
the Jr. O. u. A. JI., of both of whkh
organizations the dsccased was a
member,
There were mntiy handsome floral
offerings, Including' a lioiuiuot of roam
from Hit employes of tho Scranton
houso, a wreath from Victor Koch
and an anchor from tho Olulstlan Kit
ileuvor society of the Second Piesby
terlun church.
lAcKA WANNA HOSPITAL OASES
laiuU llonn, an Italian labour at the Meadow
lliook mine, liad hU left leg squeeied hctwcin a
tar and the rib jcttcrday, taming a fracture,
lie J at the Lackawanna hospital.
Andrew lUedusa, cmplojid us u laborer at tha
Stcrriik Creek mine, In I'ctkiUlc, hail hl right
ley fractured by a fall of coat ytttulay inoru-log-.
He is undergoing ticatmvut ut the Lacka
Mitict boiplUI,
HJt3fey
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DINNER FOR NEWSBOYS.
It Wits Given Yostordny by J. L.
Connelli
On tho fourth floor of the Council
hulldihfr yesterday at noon J. I.. Con
noil intprtnlned 140 nnWRboys at a din
ner. It was tin Inspiring sight as tho
youngsters' Brttltered mound the well
laden tables and nttneked tho gootl
thhiKH prepared for them with u zeal
(hut 'Would have been agony for ti
aysptptlc to sec.
The dinner was served by Caterer
Ilnnlcy, and consisted of turkey, oriut
berry suttee, celery, nutihcd potntoea,
corn, pudding, pickles, Ice crenm, can
dy and ontnges.
ticforo the feast it blessing was In
voked by How James Mol.iotl, V. D.,
pastor of the Iflrsl I'resbytorlun
church. Several of Mr. Connell'.l
friends assisted him In caring for th-s
little fellows and seeing they wo o
properly bestowed about the tables.
Many of the boys were so small tli.it
large books and cushions had to b
put under them to raise them to the
level of the tables,
Mr. Connell gave a similar dinner
to newsboys a vetir ago. That It is
a popular event with tho boys was
demonstrated by their manifestation!
of pleasure ycsteiday, and their as
surances to Mr, Connell that they ap
preciated the kindliness of spirit that
led him to at range tho h-nst for them.
AT THE ORAL SCHOOL.
Children Presented with Christmas
Gifts Last Night.
The seventy-five pupils or the Penn
sylvania Oral School for .the Deaf wore
given a Christmas festival at that In
stitution last night, thanks to the gen
cioslty (if the board of dhectnrs.
An enormous Christmas tree was ar
lungeil In one of the huge study looms
In the girls' department and on this
weiu hung a myriad of gifts for the
happy youngster! who gathered around.
Kneli llttl.. kIi-1 received a prettily
dress-ed doll and altogether each child
received four presents. In addition to
a surfeit of candy, fruit and nuts.
The distribution was under the direc
tion of Miss Mary H. C. liiown, the
principal, and was witnessed by .1.
Henjamln Dimmick and Henry Uelln,
of the board of directors, and a num
ber of the friends ot the school. After
the presents hud been distributed the
children united In wishing the board of
directors u merry Christmas, pronounc
ing tho words with wonderfully perfect
articulation.
The affair was essentially a private
one, and no programme of any kind
was given.
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LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
Hinder this heading short letters of inlerst
will be published when arcouipani"d, for publica
tion, by the writer's nuinc 'the Tribune does not
astume responsibility for opinions bcic ixpiessed.J
Mr. Silliman's Statement Reviewed.
IMilor ot 'I lie Tribune.
Sit: The awrage wages a-keil for h. the men
employed by (lie Niaiitnn Itaflu.iv rwnpinj is
le-s than l!)c. per hour. 'Ibis Ihe management
claims is iS S-10 per cent in advance ol present
aurngc, which accoidingle i- H4 cents per
hour. Forty per cent, of the men aceoiding to
the company's stiileuii'tit aie leieivina: the high
t't rate of wages, being foui-jear men, which
is 111 2-') cents plus "i H7-KII) per cent., equal-,
appro.simately 17 ,'it-IOO cents per liiiiirfiic.liidiiia;
piemiiiui. Stllkiug this late fiom Ihe loeiage
leaves 00 ncr cent, of the men ii'ceiving
inclusive of pie'uiiiiii, an nveiagc ot IJ U-bl
cenU per hour. The highest lale .i-Lid for is
20 cents per hour, which is an iiiue.i'o iibovo
the ire-i in highest lale, ineluiling pieniiuui, of
11 per tent., while the ceininglc exee-'-.ive ui
clcae linked is cm p.ut id the iiii.ii, who aie
vviiiking for the average of less than l;i cents
per houi,
ltefeieuce is made to the willingness nf the
company to reduce the iimnlm nt boms for a
day's woik and siciniliciut stiggt-tion Is nude
relaiive to the present luodeiatiuu nf hour- as
ceaupaied with the number of hours evicted by
other companies foi a cla.v'.s wink. Ilowt-ver
that may be, it will be haul for the lompiiiv
to imprev, the mind of the Sc union piiblie tint
twelve bonis and inmc isia mnderale miiuber of
hrius to evict for u day'h woik, mid il 1- quite
unlikely when W) per cent, of the men aie gel
ting on an avciau' of les thin l.'t cents per
hour thai u majoiily of the men would .i-k ten
a (eduction of bonis without 'omc piopeet of
on inc re.iM' in pay per liour,
,ANo the edder ui'-u ale being untie ipiid. cheat
in pon given the .statement that the me ti
.lie paid for mine time I Lin actiiill.v vvoikcd.
While a bw mlnulis aie given Ihe men in
which to eat, .vet they are on duty much mole
time III. in they an paid for,
Itcfenncc is made to a uduction of III per
lent, in ihe suiplit, earnings for ihe eleven
months of 1!HK). This si iteinent indicate- that,
afler Mitfeiing In.-,-, in Iiau-poiialion by "coal
milieu.' stiike" and "inteiiuption.-," i-au-ed by
paving 1'ioildeiiLi' mid and aftei pa.ving inler
i.l and tasen midei all these mi-doi tunes of an
unfavoralile ,ear jet ihe loiupiny was able to
Iniiea-e the wage's of the men ft 27-100 pel' cent
and Mill make a piollt espial to nil per ceul, of
the pmflt ol the Mine peilod nt the picvlcm,
pm-pnoiis Jim i, Th al stiike is over. Iiiier-
esl is no more lli.ui list ,veai(. No further e
piiiditines aie untie ipaiesl b. the company onl.i
such u- will tend to cnlunio the value of the
i oiiipan.i 's pmperlj, Seianloi d vicinity ale
ginwlng under the brilliant ia.v of prn-piiily,
Tim- it would seem condition, coiiiiiiiud fill'
loii-idciatlou fin Illy paid emplu.ces, mid that,
Ion, with luiglil piopcels ol an imlalcd sin
phis. Coniplaliil is made I li.it lh- late nf liaiispm.
tallon i.inuol lenlll.v be Imiea-ed, vet no nf
cieiiee is made lo the fait lh.it in llieM. pioi
pii'iuis iluics ihe icveuiies ot ihe mad aie large
ly tin ic.i-.ecl fiom the hugely liiiiiaslug liavvl,
If thile wcio lut pisMiigns I In il- would be no
pmlit in the biisliievi and iniici-id patmnagu
in.ikes inc leased points,
ltefeieuce- is made In Ihe imieise gianteu in
the Caiboiidile men upon anpiislilnn ol that
company. Thee men wnc lai-ecl In I lie stand ird
of the Nianton liieu nf the same term nf mi
vlce. Had this unt belli done il would liao
been dlltlinlt In hive seiiiml and maintained
mice on that line tin even now ihe compensa
tion is below a living wage.
He know of no elllet, is laige as .-eiiinlou in
Ihe lulled Stales when- i-ai linn aie pild so
little to meet tho Ii'ipiiuiiiiius of llfi whllu vve
krnvv of mm,! towns iiiiieh small. i pa.ving iiuieli
nioie, while uecessiiles ale dieapet. We legaid
the advance asked as nnl.i modeiaie, and in a
vigorously pm.-peioiia wage, ver.v small,
A lull allindiuee ol euipln.Ms has thunder
i7tel our pievloiis uieelliigs and II was by the
unanimous lesulutlon nf the la, I uncling' that
li.stiuitlniis were foiuaidod lo the maiiiger that
Ihe lion would tpul an aiiswei llnnu.h Its
H Kid illy aiilhoed comnililee, ns It was evt
dent tint Ihe men legudeil as an alfiont, tho
pinistcnce of the company in makiu; ludhldinl
lepl.v,
live ii allii Hie iillliuatiiiii nt the company wis
rejected a loinmlili'o nutitle.l Ihe general nun
agcr nf the notion , the men, gltlug .Mr. Mill
n.au an nppnituuil,v In so amc-inl Ids nncwer Hut
they might have reason to rip-n some loneej
Biou, I m.i.t slnceiely legiet tint Ml. Mlllnian
did not give- Ids men some sll.-ht hatlsfactlon.
but, on Ihe contiarj, the cuiplojei vtfiu ion.
flouted with u (Ut lefu.al and further weru
givwi to undi'i-.tand that the particular rate
usUd for nevir would be granted no matter how
piuapeiom times may ever be for the lonipjny,
Tl'i btatiiiiuit Is simply an unaljsls of the
statement of Mr. Sllllnuu to the men utiel show,
the iiicoiislderutlon with which their appeal for
living wuges was met, legrit the raiuo lot
strike, but now that it Is on, I believe tvery-fatr
minded mini will ague with me that the posi
tion of the men is couiinenelatory, The fact thai
the company i oiferlng 20 iciitj per hour now
shown that It in well aide to pay fair waged.
It. U Itoeve-s,
Member of the Ku'iutivc Committee of the
Amalgamated Association of Sheet Hallway
Employes of America.
AFTER ALL WE
CAN BE MERRY
ILL
FOREBODINGS HAPPILY
NOT REALIZED.
Fears That the Last Christmas of
tho Nineteenth Century Would Bo
Marked by Disorder and Serious
Injury to the Business of the Com
munity Were Fortunately Not
Well Grounded Day Had an Un
usual Aspect on Account of the
Strike and the Mild Weather.
No one wants to engender an acri
monious discussion on this day above
all days, so when It is referred to here
as the last Christmas of tho nine
teenth century any one who doubts It
can substitute twentieth and the
amendment will bo accepted.
Hut, be that as It may, Scranton
approached this last Christmas of tho
nineteenth century with III forebodings.
"Ponce on earth" was already in the
air when there was precipitated a con
flict which In other cities, only recently,
had been attended with the wildest
tumult. Then, In an Industrial way,
the business men had stocked their
stores heavily in anticipation of an
unusually Inrge holiday trade, expect
ed as n natural result of the good
times following the strike. Tho fears
ot disorder and tho dread of losses thut,
on top of those of the strike period,
would cause a .serious setback to tho
business community, made the past
week, and particularly the past two
days, a time of much distrust.
FEARS NOT UKAL155KD.
Fortunately, however, these fears
were not realized thus far and promise
not to he realized. The strike Is on
and has been on for two days and two
nights and the first instance of vio
lence or anything approaching it Is yet
to be recorded, and what Is extremely
cheering, the prospects are that there
will be no such regretuble occurrence
to record. There was some ill effect
on trade, but so much less was It
than was expected the business -men
tire scarcely heard to complain.
It was an unusual dny-befote-Christmas
In several respects, but In
one it was peculiar. Never before In
the history of the city were there
seen so many and such a variety of
vehicles on tile business streets, one
of the consoiuencses of the strike.
Everything in the way of a band
wagon, bus or wagon that could well
be pressed Into public service was
substituting for the trolley cars in
caring for the suburbanites who
"came to town, ' while- rvc ry sort of
private conveyance, from the hay-rigging
on which "Si" and the family
and a load of poultry came down from
Vlmmors, to the automobile, in which
the wealthier Scrantonlaii Is now cjtitto
numerously delighting, crowded the
avenues and streets in central city
and kept pedes-trlans on the jump
when crossing from one side of the
street to the other.
WKATHEIt DF.l.lfJHTFtrL.
In the mutter of weather It was als'i
a remarkable day-before-Christinns,
for the temperature was more like
that of a spring clay than the third
day after the shortest day In the year.
Overcoats were more of a luxury than
a necessity.
The ab.sonce of colt! weather and the
general piosperlty with which thi
community Is blessed made tho annual
work of tho organized charities in
taking- care of the poor extremely
light. As has been the custom for
yeats, these charitable societies saw
to It, as far as they wore able, that
no poor family lacked the wherewith
of a mery Chiistmas. !3von toys for
the children were not wanting.
All In all, Scrantoiilan.T can the more
mei'i'lly enjoy the day In that they
were ploisantly disappointed In tin. i:
ill fore I. od ings.
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PONTIFICIAL HIGH MASS.
It Will Be Sung by Bishop Hoban
This Morning at 10.30.
At 10:30 this morning in St. Peter's
cathedral Ut. Itev. Hlshop Hoban will
sing pontifical high mass. The fol
lowing is the musical programme that
will be rendered by the choir un
der the direction of Prof. V. P. 'Schil
ling: K.vrle Solo and ('limns hamblllolte
Mis. laoeaid, W, It. Itradhuiy and Choir.
(Holla I.auihillolte
Mis. .losephlne C, Walsh, Miss Lima ltafler,
W. It. llrailhuiy and Choir.
('led. Lambillotle
Misses Agues It. Lavelle, Lima Ititlei, Mis,
.losephlne (,. Walsh, Mr, (,'iislav Itep-
pert, W. II. Iliiidbuiy and Choli.
Ollerlniy Adestp fidells Abt
Mr. (jiislav Iteppert and Male Chorus.
Saiielus (Chitiis) Lamhlllntte
CIh.Ii.
iliuidiitiis (Chorus) Limblllotle
Agnus pel Laiubillotte
Miss Llzle Mum, Mi. Hippest and Choir.
To Ilium (In in.iii
Chorus willi oig.in and oicheslia accompaniment.
W, It. Iliadluirj, cugaiilst. Panel's full orches
tra will pla.v the aciompaulments.
This evening at 7:30 there will bo
benediction of the blessed sacrament
In the cathedral.
THREE CHRISTMAS WEDDINGS.
A Trio of Brides Made Happy by
Aldermen Millar and Kasson,
There were no less than three
Christmas brides made happy yester
il'iy by Aldermen Kasson and Millar,
and the lust named mncial has ar
ranged for a wedding In his otlice to
night at 8 o'clock, though he won't
divulge tho names of tho contracting
putties.
Tho tw couples united by Alderman
Knsson were both from Scranton.
Thomas Hnrgess was married to Miss
Clara Graham, while Richard T, Har
. took Mr.s, Maggie Uurnett ns his
wife. Tho couplo united In marilagj
by Alderman Millar was William T.
GrllllUu and Anna Jones, both of For
est Wf.
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POSTOFFICE RUSH.
Largest Christinas Business in His
tory of the Local Otlice,
Thu Christmas nuh at tho local
postolllco is pronounced by Htiporlnteu
dent of Malls Helmuts', to bo the largest
In tho history of thu Institution, It
!wa differed from the insh in yeira
past In that It lias extended over sev
eral days, beginning lust Friday In
stead of being confined to pruotlcully
the tiny before Christmas',
The business done at the stumu win
dow yesterday wus tho largest single
day's business ever done there, 'there
wus ut times a line extending fur
dozen or more feet waiting to be
served, reminding one of a theater box
olllco crowd.
Superintendent of Curriers J'.ochs
has had all of tils eight substitutes
working In addition to his regular
force since lost Friday and by expedi
tious management succeeded In clear
ing up every bit of distributed mall
ready up to 2 o'clock yesterday after
noon. There wilt be one regular de
llveiy today In the morning.
HIS STEREOPTICON MISSING.
S. P. MurrAy Meets with a Very
Eorious Lois.
D. P. Murray had P. V. Turner, a
drayman, employed by George W.
Urown, take a valuable ntoreoptlcon, a
reading lump, a grip containing tools
and other features pertaining to a
stereoptlcon outfit from his homo nt
1028 South Wyoming avenue to the
Elm Park church,
When tho drayman nrrlvcd at the
church ho found that tho stereoptlcon,
reading lamp and grip were missing.
Whether thev fell- from the dray or
were stolon Is nob known. Tho loss Is
a very serious one for Mr. Murray.
COLD STEEL TOOK
FIGHT OUT OF THEM
Special Officer Hufillng Had Trouble
with Four Men, Who Wanted to
Take H1b Prisoner Awny.
Special Agent T. S. Jlufllng, of the
Munlcipul league, had a rather excit
ing time yesterday afternoon with
Thomas F. Gllboy, whom he had ar
rested, and four of his friends, who
attempted to take the prisoner from
him.
A wnrrant was Issued by Aldermun
Millar on September 4 Inst for the ar
rest of nilboy, who lives at K3 Hooch
street. Tho warrant was issued tit
the instnnce of Special Agent Wilson,
of the Municipal league, who charged
Gllboy with selling liquor without a
license. Since that time up to yester
day ho had successfully evaded arrest,
and the many attempts made to locate
him had proved unsuccessful.
Hullling was walking along Lack
a wanna avenue yesterday afternoon,
when he saw Gllboy, with four com
panions, enter one of the crowded
stores. He had the warrant In his
pocket, and when his man came out
again he placed him under arrest.
Gllboy protested and contended that
lie was not the man Hullling wanted
at all. ,
The latter said he was, and that
he'd have to come along. Gilboy's four
companions protested then, and each
and every one of them threatened to
do dire things to tho Municipal league
man if ho dared to take their friend
before the alderman. Hurtling real
ized that he was in for trouble, and
called a policeman to his assistance.
That official grabbed Gllboy and
marched him to the foot of the stairs
leading up lo Alderman Millar's of
fice on AVyomlng avenue, and then,
thinklrtg there would be no more
tiouble, turned him o'-er to Huffllng,
and walked away. Ho made a mis
take. howeer, in thinking thoro
Would be no more tiouble, for tho
moment the bluecoat's back was turn
ed the four aforementioned friends of
Gllboy, who had followed him, ran up
the outside stairs and tanged them
selves at the foot of the stairs llnside
the hall.
They dared Hullling to come on,
and said that they'd never let him got
up stairs with Gllboy. He started to
try It, but they pushed him back. Huf
illng drew his revolver, and pointing
it at the men. yelled: "I'll shoot the
llrat man thai lays a hand on m-?.
This man Is my prisoner, and he's
I going up to Alderman Millar's office
i with me."
1 The four fi lends of the prisoner
', didn't like the look of the could steel,
and they drew aside and let the otll
icr up stabs with his prisoner. The
latter waived a hearing anil entoren
ball In tho sum of ?:00 lor Ids appear
ance at court.
AMPUTATION NECESSARY.
John McHugh's Leg Was Crushed
to a Pulp. ,
John McHugh, who resides on Rutler
street, IJHtnmore, had one of his legs
so badly crushed at Spraguevllle that
it was found necessary nt the Mosod
Taylor hospital to nmpulate It.
McHugh Is a young man 21 years of
age, and was employed as a brake
inan. While his train was at Sprague
vllle yesterday morning he slipped
and one of his legs fell across the rail
directly In front of an engine, which
crushed the leg to a pulp.
ELECTRIC CARS COLLIDE.
Woman Crushed to Death.
One
Others Injured.
By Kxclusive Wiie fiom The Associated Press.
Now York, Doc. 24. Two electric curs
collided at 6.30 o'clock this evening,
near the Broadway ferry, Brooklyn,
and one of the cars was forced from
the track into a great crowd of Christ
inns shoppers, who were emerging
from the ferry house.
One woman, name unknown, was
crushed to death and two other wo
men were so badly crushed that thev
cannot live. They were tuken to a
hospital. Their names are Mrs. Eliza
beth Warren, of No. 10 Ten Eyck
street, and Mrs. Coninan, of 334 South
First street.
For Sale,
Two heavy and one light delivery
wagons; one buggy polo; cash register; '
two pipe-cutting machines; one four
horse-power engine; $1,500 worth gas J
fixtures and supplies; jl'.&uu plumbers'
and steam-utters' supplies, and one
two-seated open wagon.
Hunt & Connell,
Election Officers Arrested,
lly Inclusive Wlw from The Associated 1'res.i,
Philadelphia. Dee. 21, Pom teen election offl
ceil vvliii wcie ani'stcd by ugenU of the Allied
Organlzitlous for Hood (iovernment were held
under ?'' bail fur touit todiy on charges of
Violating the law in November, Other warrant
coveting clol.it Inns in many wards have been
Issued. i;iTmls will alio be made to bring back
sumo of the accused who suddenly left town.
Fatal Fire nt Toronto,
lly l!ululvo Who fiom "lie Aisoclated I'rc&i.
Toronto, Pic. 21. In a lire which destrojed the
stoio and dwelling ot Robert I.itchco, on Queen
stiu t, today, his ton, Henry, was burned to
death anil bis wife was so severely injured by
jumping from a w Indow that her life is despaired
of. The other membtrs of the fandly saved
themselves by jumping.
Steamship Arrivals,
lly Exclusive Win from The Associated Press.
New York, lice. 21. Cleaicd: Hulgarla, Ham
burg; Yaderlaud, Antwerp; St. Louis, Southamp
ton, llreiiieu Arrived: Krlederich Per Cirosse,
Ntvv York.
HAS ASKED
F0RVIEWERS
ANOTHER TURN IN THE VIA
DUCT LITIGATION,
Conrad Wenzel, Whose Property
Abuts on the Proposed Viaduct
Asked Court to Appoint Viewers
to Assess the Benefits and Dam
ages Progress of the Hearing of
the Keller Equity Suit, Yesterday.
Showing the Total Indebtedness of
City Adjourned Till Wednesday.
Another half day was spent yester
day by Judge John 1'. Kelly In hear
ing tho testimony and tho arguments
thereon In tho equity suit which
Luther Keller has brought to test the
validity of tho West T,ackttwanna ave
nue viaduct ordinance, and particular
ly what security the citizens whose
properties arc to be damaged will have
In the way of Indemnification.
The plaintiff, through Attorneys
Burns nnd Streeter, still has tho floor.
Yesterday the plaintiff's side devoted
Itself entirely to piling up tho city's
Indebtedness, In nn effoit to show that
the proposed expenditure added to the
present Indebtedness will Increase the
city's llnbilltles beyond the two per
cent, limit.
In view of Judge Kelly's decision,
Saturday, that, the $2,'.0,000 worth of
bonds Issued with the consent of the
people can not be considered In arriv
ing at tlte n'irgin still left for the ex
pansion of the debt without a vote of
the people, the task of the plaintiff was
made extra arduous.
Deputy Controller Charles A. Hurt
ley was the only witness .examined.
Mr. Burns was trying to have him
show what the floating debt amounts
to in the way of judgments and Inci
dentals, but as nn preparation of
this evidence had been made, Judge
Kelly advised, out of considera
tion for time-saving, that adjourn
ment be made llll Wednesday morn
ing and thut the witness in the mean
time go over the books and get this
Information tabuluted In convenient
form.
THE INDEBTEDNESS.
Mr. Burns had the city debt up to
more than half a million, but by sub
tracting the monf-vs and bends in the
sinking fund and the cash in the treas
ury or due from collectors, and by sub
tracting the $230,000 bridge bonds and
other liabilities, which the defense
claims are not computable in figuring
on the two per cent, limit. Major War
ren and City Solicitor Vosburg suc
ceeded in cutting down the apparent
Indebtedness to about $185,000.
To render unnecessary another hear
ing, in case the Saturday decision
should be reversed. Judge Kelly an
nounced yesterday that he would hear
the evidence of the plaintiff on that
point.
At the hearing of the case yesterday
morning, Mr. Burns presented the fol
lowing petition from Conrad Wenzel,
one of the abutting property holders,
asking for the appointment of viewers
to assess the damages before the via
duct work Is begun:
TIIK PETITION.
In Re: Damages caused by construction of via
duct on West I.ickiwanna avenue, Scranton.
Tn the honorable' judges of the Couit of Com
mon Pleas of Lackawanna County.
Your petitioner rc-pcotfiilly represents that the
city of Scranton Ins ordained the construction
of a viaduct on West Lackawanna avenue, our
the tracks of the Delawaie, Lackawanna and
Western l.iilro.id, a copy of which ordinance is
hereto attached.
Your petitioner is ihe owner of properly
.limiting on said viaduct anil is Interested in said
inipiouuieut by reason of the fact that the
said construction of the said viaduct viill laigely
il image his said propel ty, and which damage)
have not been agreed upon by jour petitioner
and tho city of Scranton.
Your petitioner thciefore prajs this court to
appoint tluee discieet and disinterested freehold
ers a- viewers to appraise the dimagcs su-tniucd
by jour petitioner and other puties interested,
and he will ever pia.v, etc. Coniael Wenzel.
Judge Kelly took tho petition, and
will consult with the other judges be
fore passing upon It llnally.
COURT HOUSE NEWS NOTES.
The Central I'eniisjlvania Telephone company
has placed a telephone boc in the court house
corridor.
The Union Dime Permanent Loan association
yesterday issued an execution against the Ira
Tripp Hose company on a bond for ifl.lOO.
A rule to open judgment was granted by Judge
Kelwards jesteiday in the case of Muliicrin &
Judge, against J.unea Sheridan, of Old Forge.
Tiic will of James Oullagher, late of Scranton,
wbh admitted to probato yesterday by Register
Koch. Letters testamentary were granted to
Michael fiallaghcr. Letters testamentary were
cranted to Hugo Klein and Herman llelnricli in
the estate of Charles Klein, late of Scranton.
James Ilrock, of West Scranton, who attempted
to criminally assault Albert llenne's 4-year-old
daughter, Nov, 2(1, 1S07, and who was sent to the
Kastern penitcntiaiy on Apiil 22, 1803, for three
years, was jesterdaj' released. This was the
thlid offense of this kind he was charged with
and the second time he was penalized.
BUY EGGS BY WEIGHT.
Otherwise You'll Get Cheated, Says
the Department of Agriculture.
In tho latest year book of the Unit
ed States department of ngrleulturo
results are given ns to tests of eggs
made at tho North Carolina experi
ment station. In connection with
some of Its recent poultry experiments,
tho station recorded tho weight of egg.s
per dozen, ns well ns the number of
egs produced by pullets and old liens
of a number of well-knuwn breeds and
by Pokin ducks during six months.
Generally speaking, larger eggs wer.j
laid by hens than by pullets ot tho
same breed, Tho eggs laid by the
Pekln ducks (old nnd young) wero
heavier than thoso laid by any breed
of hens, weighing 3.1.0 ounces per
dozen. Of tho different breeds of nuns
tested, tho largest eggs wero laid by
tho Light Brahmus, weighing 2S
ounces per dozen, The Black Lang
slum nnd Barred Plymouth Rock hens'
eggs weighed a little over 2C ounce.!
per dozen, while those laid by Single
Comb Brown Leghorns, latb hatched
Plymouth Rock, Whlto Wyandotte and
Buff Cochin hens ranged from 21.7 to
2X7 ounces per dozen.
Of the pullets, tho heaviest eggs
weie laid by the Black Minorcas,
weighing 20.5 ounces, tho lightest by
the Single Comb Brown Leghorn anJ
Silver-laced Wynndottes, weighing 17.5
and 22.1 ounces per dozen respectively,
Tho Barred Plymouth Rock, Whlto
Plymouth Rock, White Wyandotte,
Black Langshan und Duff Cochin pul
lets' eggs ull weighed not far from 24
ounces per dozen. As will be seen, the
variation In tho weight of the eggs
was considerable. Rating the lightest
eggs (those from Single Comb Brown
Leghorn pullets) at 1J cents per
dozen, tho prevailing market price In
North Carolina when these tests wore
tVYfVViVWiV.'V
s ihe Night Before Ihnstmas
Look at Our Bargains
Til
"P Beautiful Plates, boc. Toilet Pieces at less than cost. A
5 Dorflincer Cut Glass Carafe for $4oo. A Llbbey Carafe g
'3g for $a.75 In the latest lovely Chrysanthemum and Brilliant :
5 cuts. Open Stock Dinner Sets much reduced in price. J
Geo. V. Miliar &
fmmmmmmmmmmmmmnm $
TEETH
Gold Crowns $3
Gold Fillings $1
Bridge Work (.SSth) $3
Set of Teeth $5
All work guaranteed for 10 vcars. Call and
have jour teeth, examined free of charge.
Satisfaction or no pay.
Schimpff, the Jeweler,
That's the name. You've heard it a good many times
most every time in fact, when jewelry is the topic of conver
sntion, for the one implies the other.
Schimpff, the Jeweler,
Has much to show you in the Gift li e more than you'll see
in most other stores. Not only more, but something "dif
ferent" novelties that appeal to you, because of their
novelty.
Schimpff, the Jeweler,
Has everything going in the jew'l y l.i;-. Think ol what
you want; it's there. Prices, to , ars less th:i i vu i think,
when you consider that no matt.-r vviut vuu buy, quality h
apparent.
317 Lackawanna Avenue.
5WmiiiijLJrXJftiv-- J-
K The New Neverslh As
phalt Remorable
HORSESHOE CALK.
norse cannot slip
and will outwear three
sets or any other ciilk
manufaclureJ.
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SOLE AGENTS.
a:;o;:ttKie.!;i.:is:;;!;.:s:s!s:;s.:c.;;K
Toys
Games
Sleds Candy Wagons
J. D. WILLIAMS & BRO.
312 and 314 Lackawanna Avenue.
The
Christmas
Monday
left, ami the choicest and daintiest designs Dox
Papers, Stationery Sets, Fountain Pens, Ink Stands, Leather Goods,
Bibles, Prayer Books, Shyer Novelties.
R. E. PRENDERGAST.
207 WASHINGTON AVENUE.
made, the relative value of eggu from
other breeds on the basis of their
weight and their real value In propor
tion to the market prion wus calcu
lated. On tho basis of tho results obtained,
thu station bellves that selling eggs
by tho pound would bo more rational
than by tho dozen. "On what other
article of food will people be content
to pay the same price for what may
vary over 60 per cent In value Or
what producer of merchantable pro
duce of uny other kind will consent to
supply all tho wuy up to CG per cent,
more thun market value and not think-
Co. ,3L'"IA.T 1
Extracted Absolutely
Without Pain.
Our system of PAINLESS Pcntlstry la far
superior to the old method of doing work.
We both fill and extract teeth without the
least particle of pain. Our prices lor the
present arc extremely low, and If you arc in
need of any Dental work. Call and have
jour teeth ciumlncd.
We make a specialty of line Crown and
Mridgc Work and It will pay jou to call and
get our prices before going elsewhere. All
work absolutely Painless.
Dr. ReyOentist
IU Spruce St., Opp. Court House.
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Dolls
On this last day given you to select your
gilts, let us suggest
CALENDARS
It signifies good luck to get a calendar given
you, as the saying runs, and you know the giver
is always blessed. We have about a thousand
Scranton, P.
to add to the standard prlco for ad
ditional vnluo?" An apparent objec
tion to selling eggs by weight Is that
they uro not gonernlly used In hi
household in this wuy, Moat recipe
call for eggs by number und not by
weight. Thero Is no question thut
weighing tho eggs would be more ac
curate, und recipes uro occasionally
met with In which this method Is fol
lowed. 1 ' m
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