:?STWS "fTV '' i(Pk'tmW'SfTiyg;T7frf'lSSsS,Sv"S' ' tisiwRwr" T" 1T!(T r.v '"jm- ?tf,e r"fff"iSff S3i- V THE SCRAjSTON TRIBUNE-SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1901. W jr '' &..."y"l$ j ; ; run MODcnx ti.nmvAnu sror.n. Fixtures for the Bath Room The ones we sell tire made of brass, nickel plnted, the kind that do not rust. We have Towel Racks, Soap Cups Sponge Holders, Sprays. Everything necessary to make your bath room com plete. Foote & Shear Co. 119 N. Washington Ave- STATEMENT OF THE I OF SCR ANTON. United States Depositary. At the close of business Dec. i$. 1900. RESOURCES. loans and Investments 83.175.478.36 Banking House Cash and Reserve. . 38,590.04 . 630,870.10 83,750,057.10 LIABILITIES. Capital ? 200,000.00 Surplus 500,000.00 Undivided Profits .. . 57,005.20 Circulation 100,000.00 Individual Deposits . 2,415,530.08 U. S. Depo3lta 422,720.30 Duo to Banks 64,785.53 83,750,057.10 WILLIAM CONM'M I'lMldtnt. ItCNllV nCLI.V, JIL, Vlce-rrcMcnt. WILLIAM II. rr.CH, Caftilrr. Bonds and Guaranteed Stocks I m placing fm choice efftiritlcs roniiitin;: of 7 per cfvit. fully guarantee! ilocltii and 5 per iret. scmi-inniiil intein.t Hold Bonds, In block of JtOO, MOO and tl.OtX). accompanied by toc,; lnu, jftordin? a rirc opportunity lor Urge or mall Imcatrntnt. At Office, C and 8, Lyceum Ircado, Mondijt and Saturday?. At other tlraM, l' tpiciul ij polntir.cnl. Robert Van Schoick, .Anthracite W'trlct Manager of The Kortli Aneri ran Financiering company. Lewis, Roddy, Daws HJfeUi'.Cl'.ll Murphy I 330 Lacka. Avenue. 330 : UCt reNBt.,scKi7o,e. A.D.WARMAN. ONE OF THE MEMBERS' COURSE. Entertainment to Be Given at R. R, Y. M. C. A. The following Is the programme for the Schubert quartetto concert, Lin coln's birthday, February 12, at the Railroad Young Men's Christian asso ciation. The personnel of this famous quartette Is well known. It is one of tbe members' course. The quartetto will be assisted on this occasion by Mr. Charles W. Hartley, ventriloquist. The programme: Voal march, "Away, Away" Kreiilur Quartette. Ifiritane eoto, "Clan; of tho t'oiao" ltouhuii Mr. J. T. Watklnj. Tener lolo, "Ths Silent World Lay Slceplnc." nu!t Mr. David Stcpbeut. QuutetU, "Girls, GUIs Everywhere"... Ilawley 'uartette. Mimicry Mr. CliarlM W. jLutloy Trner tolo, "On, Anay, Aiwle Btlotcd"..'! ayloi Mr. Jo.liua John. QnarUtte, "A Haiku of Clitatnul." Park Qjiitttto. VentrfloquJ.m Mr. Haiti)1 Bui tolo, "Pefp, Doun Deep" Miatlus-I; Mr. John W, Joiim, Coon tons, "Dojn Y Ciy, 'Ma Hon)-".. .Knoll Tbe Kcl.ubert Quaitctte. Notice. Notice Is hereby given that the un dersigned has retired from business, and hereafter will pay no Ills for uny goods, wares, meiclinudlse op anything bought or contracted for by any ono In my name, nnd that all claims or accounts owing Alexander Dunn on account of sild business nhall bo fpay abje to me only. Alexander Dunn. sr. Attorpey Charles I Hawley nas ve. moved his otllces to 4J0-417 Connell building. For a Cold In the Head Laxative Bromo-Quiulne Tablets. 111 IMIL BANK raraBiTO .1 LUBUtUlJ T .1 ' Warn ' r '.'iU!1! Hi 'T aJ . mjm J-Maji. 7t I HEaM!DI!Bg- CHAPLAIN FIERCE IS IXL. He Has Been Oidored Sack to the United States. Pitted Slntcs Army Chaplain C. C. Pierce, V. 1, ut Manila 1ms been nulto lit In tho Iteserva hospital In tho Philippines for several weeks past and has been ordered hack tr the United Stntcs on nick leave. Tor tho past month he hati boon allowed by tho mir eRons to spend one hour each duy at hi olllcc, fflvlnp direction to tho work of the prepaiatlon of tho soldier dead, and other special duties of his post, Many of our townspeople will re member the chaplain as the brother of Hcv. Dr. Tierce, of this city, and will recall his Interesting addresses while vlsitlnir flcrunton last May. tt will bo a jrreat disappointment to him to be compelled to relinquish his work for even a brief time, as ho Is dltuctlner tho building of the Soldlero' club house, for which hu raised several thousand dollars when he was homo Inst year. Chaplain Pierce organized the llrst Uvnuitellcnl church In tho Philippines, and has been directing the election of the First Ancllcnn church In the islands. PULLER NOW THE OWNER HAS PURCHASED THE NEWTON COAL COMPANY. Gives Him Three Breaker and ft Large Amount of Valuable Coal at Pitta-ton. A blp deal was effected this week which proves conclusively that the In dividual coal operatots who are still In the business are rather universally of tho opinion that they have a good thing-. While those who have sold out nt a fancy figure no doubt did well for themselves, there Is every reason to believe, as was forecasted some weeks HBo In The Tribune, that tho majority of tliDHe who still hold valuable pi op erty will continue to operate the t-atue with little Idea of M-UIng to tho sreat companies. In this respect the most leccnt deal Is significant. It Is the purchase of the George II. Newton Coal com pany, nt Plttston. by K. !.. Fuller, who, while previously hold ing a larpe Interest, was not In control. This company, since tho death of George 15. Xcwton, some years oro, lias continued under the snmo name. Frank T. Patterson, a son-in-law of the late Mr. Newton respre scntlng that Interest. Fow people out side those most directly concerned, know what enormous suim of money have boon expended in keeping up operations, but that tho mines nie valuable Is evident from the faet that Mr. Fuller Is now the sole owner, hav ing bought the remaining two-thirds of the stock. These mines include l,r00 or mors ncrut! of coal, nnd extend fiom the Clear Spring colliery, across tho Susquehanna at West Pltts ton, to tho Babylon breaker at Old Forge. There are thre.? breakers, the Seneca, Phoenix nnd Columbia, tho latter now being con verted into a washury. The distance covered by tho company's workings is something over two miles. It will be conducted under the name of the Senaca Coal company, with 15. Ij, JTuller, president; Henry Slvclly, secretary, and M. It. Fuller, treasuier. The mines will produce 500,000 tons an nually. It is proposed to place many more improvements on tho property. The transfer of the general olilce from Philadelphia to Pittston is now being made. Amons tho coal properties yet con trolled by individual operators, tho malorlty of whom have no intention of giving up control, nro the Austin. Clear Spring, Stevens, P.aub, Haddock, W. G. Payne, Kingston Coal company, Dolph, Mt. Jessup. "William Connell .4 Co., nnd Jermyn, Sibley, Wyomlnrr Land nnd Coal company, Greenwood, Laflln and Langcllft'o. HOWELL ON THE STAND CALLED BY RESPONDENT IN LUNACY PROCEEDINGS. Told of His Connection with Hia Sister's Estate and the Invest ments He Made for Her. The hearing in tho Howell lunuoy Inquiry was resumed yesterday before Commissioner C. It. Pitcher, in the ar bitration room of tho court house. Another large throng was present to llfcten to tho testimony. Fianklln Howell, tho relator, was the only witness examined, lie was called by tho respondent, and her attorney, Mr. Newcomb, wanted to Intcrrogato him as In cioss-esamtnatlon, but tho contention of Mr. Torroy, attorney for the relator, that this was not perm! sable, was sustained lry tho exami ner, und the lespoutlent.'s sldu had to be content to examine iilm direct. Tho questions tended to bring out that Mr. Howell had, without author ity, assumed control of his sister's (Property and made investments fo. Iher In hla own name that proved wi- pioiunhle. Mr. Howell paid lw was executor of his father's ottato anU when his sla ter became of age ho continued to manage her share of the propovty. us well as his own. At tho advice of soma liitlmalo friends, he said, he assigned a num ber of Insurance policies, valued at JiD.OoO to s-eeute his sister for any losses hhe might sustain: by xeason of his CNpendltuiex. Ho IohL much of his own estate, he said, In tho same Invest ments In which he put his sister's money. Tho stoek which he I.ourIii with his sister's money, ho said, wan Usued in his own name, but It was Intended that his ulster should iccuivn tho benefit of the earning'. Tho nest hearing In tho case will take place Feb. If. SALE OF ART GOODS. Cramer-Wolls Co, Reduce Prices- on Entire Stock. Wn are about to take luventoiy. Want to reduce stock first, however Are now sclllnv at about half price our entire stock. Including Pillow Tops, Hattonbcrg Patterns, Duchess Laces, Ladles' Neckwear, etc. Cramer-Wells Co., ISO Wyoming avenue. '" m i Matthews Brothers will open an office this morning in tho Hunt bulldlnsr, corner Washington and Lackawanna nvenues, for tho trans action of business, They will establish In few days their store at the same place. FIRE TO BE INVESTIGATED MR. CHITTENDEN SAYS THAT IT MUST BE. Believes Thursday's Confiagmtlou Proved the Truth of His Assertion That the Fire Department Is a Mob Will Lead In the Movement foran Investigation Mr. Vauglmn Makes a Serious Charge A fire man's Views on tho Fire Mr. Scrnnton on the Water Question. Select Councilman C. W. Chittenden, the father of the ordinance providing for tho reorganization of the fire de partment and tho man who, above all others In tho city, has criticized the department with relentless severity, stated yesterday to a Tribune man that Thursday's fire tdiotitd and would bo Investigated by councils, nnd Inti mated that he himself would be the prime mover In the Investigation. "That tire, I bulieve," said he, "dem onstrates tho truth of my assertion that tho flic department Is purely nnd simply an unorganised mob, nnd proved beyond question thnt what this city wants, and wants Immediately, Is a paid department organized under tho plnn proposed in the ordinance which I Introduced nnd which passed select council, but which has been held nt by the tire department committee of the common branch for some months. "It was an awful thing to seo build ing after building In tho heart of tho business part of the city go down be fore the llnmcs, nnd to see a flio de partment, for tho maintenance of which we have been appropriating largu sums every year, unable, to copo with the fire. "I am willing to admit that the water company was laigt-ly to blame In this particular Instance. Tho supply of water during the early part of the fire was shockingly poor, nnd I can seo no excuse for It whatever. After the company opened Its gates there was n sulTlclent supply, but that wasn't until the flro was half over. There was no excuse for this delay. The company should have had n man at the gates ready loonen them immediately after tho Ih-c started. THIS MKN Wnm-5 WILLING. "The men weiw willing, as our vol unteer firemen have always been In the past, but there was absolutely no organization. Each man worked Indi vidually. Theio seemed to be no head. Hveryone apparently was Issuing or dots and very few of these were obeyed. That's the trouble with a vol unteer force. The members have no lesponslbllitles. They realize that If they refuse to obey an order, nothing can be done to them. "tf we bad a paid department the men would understand that their bread and butter depended upon their obey ing orders and not slmplv doing ns they themselves thought fit and proper. Tlmro will be n big howl, of course, alKiut the new apparatus and hose and other paraphernalia which the fire showed the city lo be badly In need of, but I shall vlgoiously oppose the purchase of any more apparatus until the department Is organized nlong proper lines and placed In a position where tho members of the force can bo held directly responsible for Its care and safekeeping. "Let the members of the common council profit by Thursday's experi ence and pass my ordinance providing for the reorganization of the depart ment. If the members do not like the ordinance in its entirety, let them nt least, take It out of tho hands of the committee and amend it. I'll accept any reasonable amendments, and I bo llovo that tho select councllmen who voted for tho ordinance will do so also. "This whole file should lw Investi gated by councils nnd the responsibil ity placed where it belongs. There will be no lack of witnesses. There Isn't one man out of a hundred who saw that flio who will not be willing to come forward and toll about how grossly mismanaged It was. If It can be proven thnt the water company wai at fault to u certain extent, I be lieve that wo should amend the ordi nance now pending nwardlntr them a contract for furnishing water to the city, so as to Include n. provision that the rompany shall guarantee a certain water pressure In case of lire. T favor this Investigation and will endeavor to have It started." MI!. VAl'GHAN'S CHAUGK. Select Councilman I). W. Vnnghan siild reganling the matter: "That lint will Ik Investigated by (oiinctls. You can take my wotd for It. It uim giossly mismanaged from start to finish. There was no discipline at all, tho men doing ns they themselves thought b"st. There's another matter 1 that's going to bo Investigated, and I that Is the deliberate attempt to burn I tho hook and ladder truck. They loft 1 It light up against the burning bulld- ! log and went away with tho dollberato I Intention of burning It so as 'to foruo ' tho i-lt.v to buy a new one. Things I have Indeed come to n. pretty pas i when mi.-h a thing ns that Is per- i mlttcd," I On the othoi hand, the lit omen claim I thnt tlvy were handicapped by tho ' lack of proper appliances for fighting the lire. Fotvman ".lark" Molr, of tho i Nay Augs, who was nt tho flio from ills veiy Htait, and who rendered val uable aid throughaut, whf.n ashed to 100 Boxes Florida Oranges 35c per dozen; $4.00 per box. California Navel Oranges 15c per clo.eu; $2.90 to 553.50 per box. We supply j'ou y i t h Oranges for less uiouey tliau you can. buy them where they grow. E. G. Coursen -ISO LACKAWANNA AVENUE. tell what the tiro showed tho need of, said! "It showed the need of a now hook and ladder, with a water tower attach ment. If wo had had that nnd had been ablo to pour a big stream of water Into tho top floor of the Mat thews building when the blazo started, wo could have stopped tho tiro nt that point. Tho present hook and lad der is useless and might JubI ns well h.avo been left In tho house. "The fire showed the need of at least 8,000 mow feet of hose, lively single foot of good hose In the city was in use ot the lire. Suppcso n, hlnzo of any slzo started In North Scranton or West Scranton. We could have done nothing nnd whole blocks might havo been wiped out. Not only was every Mt of hose needed at tho big flro, but If wo had wanted to take. It away we couldn't have. It was nil frozen stilt after about an hour's uso and couldn't have been loaded Into a wagon, "o need nt least f.VKi feet of re serve hose which, In case of n big flro could be sent to nny part of tho city to bo teady for on emergency. Tho de partment now only has two hoso Jack ets to put over a break. Wo could have used u dozen Thutsday In covet ing breaks In the hose. We havo only one door openoi. Kach company should havo one, Wo should have patent block put leys to pull several lines of hoso rapid ly to the roof of a building nt tho same time. Instead of wasting n halt hour pulling them up. ns we did on Thursday. Wo should also have a large supply of stand pipes, which un able one man to handle n hose with ease nnd gives tho other men a ehnuco to do something else. At present, wo only hnvo one stand pipe." Mayor Molt- stated that tho flitj showed the need of better fac.llltlc.4 for fighting fire and expressed the hope that the estimates committee would allow the flii! department sufllclent funds this year to thoroughly and properly equip It. Jilt, SCItANTON'S OPINION. 1 residsnl W, W. Scrnnton, of tho S,-,or.ton Gas arid Water company, when seen by a Tiibnno man last night scouted the Idea thnt the early start gained by tho I'niues could be In uny wny attributed to the lack of tho prop er watir supply tunning through the mains: "The regular power was on," h de clared, "and If there was any trouble In getting the streams at work on tno burning buildings It cortninly cannot bt attributed to us. Anything which v.U! tho matter with tho hydrants, moreover, cm surely not bo laid nt our dcor, as we are not responsible for the city hydrants. Tho normal rate of water was b"lng maintained nnd poor hydrants and kinked hose were vUint occasioned all tho trouble. "Wo are not responsible for stupid ity of firemen In manipulating their machinery, or naglcct of city officials, and on them nlone can be visited tho blame. Wo nro no mora responsible for the conditions of the hydrants than for tho plumbing In a man's house. Our part of tha contract merely Is to send the water through the main. When notified, we repairs tho hydrants for the city al the hitter's own ex pense. "Tho guuge In our otllt-e, loss than a block from the the, shewed forty five lmurids right n'ong. One fireman complained to our superintendent, Mr. Heevc-jj, thnt a hydrant was dry and when ho went to Investigate bo found that tho fireman simply didn't know how to open the hydrant. It was- opened In tho right way and tho water llowed. "The story to tho effect that we opened tho gates and lot more water Into tho mains after tho lire had been burning for some tlmo is not true. We had our regulation pressure on oil the time. One trouble In this city Is that the nozzles of the hydrants nro tr.o tmall. They should bo four Inches In stead of two and onn-half Inchos." INHALED GAS AND DIED THOM,-. E. CAMPBELL DIED WHILE HE 8LEPT. Coioner'a Jury Decided That He Ac cidentally Turned on tho Ga. Came Hero from Pateraou. Thomas U. Campbell, or Adams ae. tine, a machinist employed in tho Del aware, lvickawanna anil Western Ilnll road company's shops, cnino to his death yesterday in tho Hotel Coyne from Inhalln? gas, and whether his death was sulcldn or nccldntul is a problem which will never be solved. Campbell was 4S years of age. Ho came here about a month and n half ngo from Paterson, N, J where ho had gone from this city. He entered tho Hotel Coyne about 2 o'clock yesterday morning and was shown lo a bedroom by the night cleik, I). F. Gibbons. Tho latter turned on tho incandescent light in tho ronin and then left Camp bell. About 1 o'clock yesterday after noon Mrs. Dobbin, tho hotel house keeper, called Gibbons' attention to the fact that Campbell ought to be out of bed at that hour of tho day nnd the clerk went upstairs to tbe room. His knock at tho door received on re. spunse, and attor a louder one Gibbons turned tho door knob and entered, lie Immediately detected u strong odor of escaping ga.s, and found that the gas was rushing from tho Jet at u rations rate. On npponehlng tho bod he found O.impbojl lying In It, with a cnlmexpresslnn on his face and no Indi caltons of nny struggle whatsoever ap parent. The Bas Jet Is directly above tho Incandescent light und It may havo l;cn that in turning out tho latter he accidentally turned on the former. Coroner Roberta was notified of the death and Campbell's remains woro re moved lo Cuslck's moiguo where the coroner performed on autopsy. An In quest was later conducted ut tho Coyne house, nt which Mrs. Dobbins, Mr. Gib. bons and P. II, Coyne. Will and Lo Coyne testified to tho finding of tho body. On tho body were cards showing him to bo a member of the Machinists' union, branch No. 2.10, mid ilti.or. In bills and sliver were also discovered on his person, together with a letter fmm C. Powell advising him to como to ihls city, which resulted In his leaving Paterson. The Jury consisting of T. A. Potter, F, A. Callahan, J. L. Jordan, William MeUrlde, Alex Dunn and It. J. IM wards decided that Campbell camo to his death by accidentally Inhaling Il luminating gas. Tho dead man has two sisters living in Paterson who weto notified of his death by Chief of Pollco Robllng. . m .... WEATHER YESTERDAY. local data for l'b. 8, 1001. IMfbttt ttmpcratuie , V di-yrcM fottftit trmptraturt J! dfjrw.. nnmldltyj 'n M v,er rtm, f V. m M ptr tent. THEY ENDORSE MS. NATION COUNTY UNION OF W. C. T. U. APPROVES HEB METHODS. Mis. Yot and Mrs. Beane, of This City, rought Against the Adoption of the Resolution and Sought to Pass a Milder One but Their Ef forts Went for Naught Attorney Nichols Spoke of Mis. Nation ns a Modern Jonn of Arc Other Busi ness Transacted at the Masting. The members ot tho Women's Chi Is thin Tcnipenuico union of Lackawan na county, nt tho mld-wlnter meeting of that organization held yesterday In tho Methodist Kplscopnl church at Mooslc, took up tho cause of Mrs, Carrie Nation, the Kansas saloon "iiinshcr, nnd after eomdderublo ursu mei)t adopted it resolution endorsing her action, The forty or more delegates to tho meeting got Into a sort of friendly tight ovsr the question, hut Mrs. Na tion's sympathizers won the day. The matter wan first brought up by Mrs. Vost, of this city, who offered ti reso lution which read as follows: llo.'ohfil, That wlicti'ij tho WonifD' C'UiUtim TiniraiKc union of I.-ckAwnn totinty, lx-ltu Mmlcd trrtUicr for tlie piumotion of total lit-vtlnrnci- itl the ru-Mnal KUipic.lon utul out I.uvIhk of tlie llquur Imffl J nil Mlcvlt.e thwt rury Ic-Kltliiut mentis ohouM tx ii'cd to t:di ati ciul: tlw-rcfore, Im It ItcnolvrJ, That while we believe llul Hit. N'jtlim 1 i-ntlrely within the ltv In the methoJi which hlw hai jil.ritid In the prohibition ttalc ef Kutinin Hitt-r lining plcil to the nuthorl Hm to fiifurra the l.iw !: v.tln, nrt-eitiiilCM llimly bolli'ti- tlut it l- nnwUe ami InJmlU-tnm for the I.uK injnru county Women' CltrUtI.ni TiinpMiiiicr tmlon ti i-nterie er upheld Midi melhOiU In the loaallntl liqunr vllltiir ftte f l'rnn)lmnit, Mh-vlrit uch mtt!iod to tw tea. truly t 11m' grill h- i-pirtt unit trirhlnirl nf cur luoiiH.tcil IojiIiT, tho hitc I'ranc'Iii 1'. Wlllanl. CAUSED OPPOSITION. This resolution ns soon ns It was read stirred up a small tempest. The majority of. tho delegates were on their teet protesting against tho adoption and urging tin passage of a. resolution unequivocally endorsing everything that Mrs. Nation has douo shuo'hho Marted In to use her hatchet In far-off Kansas. .'Jo great was tho opposition and so many wore the amendments of ftied that Mrs. Yost voluntarily with in ow her resolution. TJien Mrs. Hnrvoy. of Wllkes-Harre, presented one upholding Mrs. Nation's (.ours- and wishing her God-speed In tho woik which she has begun. This was adopted, the only opposition com ing from 'Mrs. Yost and Mrs. Deane, both of this city. "I made a fight against Its adoption," said Mrs. Yost last night to a Tribune man, "but tho odds against Mrs. Deane and myself were too heavy and wj could do nothing. I think tho resolu tion was entirely wrong and highly Im proper for this body to adopt." During tho course of tho evening ses sion an address was given by Attorney Nicholls, of Wilkes-Dane, a well known temperance worker. In which ho highly eulogized Mrs. Nation. Among other things, he said: OM Kuimn hi not loit her uM tpitit of Ki thik,inm. A Carrie Nation tu ilvn tip ami 1.' arnashins the Uwlii kiIooiw villi u hatihit. People who crltlclie Mm. Nation should undir stand what the law- of KaruUH I lTtraniinif the sale of intoflcatinc liquor. The law- of K.itnn m.m that rilorv where liquor It Hold are publle mitiuncei and tlut nil liquor found In S'lili place kliall he destroyed. Th public- authotitlex of Kana.u hive xwl cutty trtiK.il to close the sulooin, which are Lcintf run In oprn and tl.irant Nation of th law. Jfw. Xjtlon, aulns under Uic spoil ct a llRlitcou Indignation, rose up and ( now n forrlns the law- of Kanun, whih the polii ar rrst her for so doin?. Mai- !od lilies Catrlo Nation. She U a modern .loan ot Are, om to lead In a. rlghtMiw tii'ht, A greater lieroUui ltu.ii hen l:us netci lu'en displayed before in tin- world' hUtoty. Timm: sessions. Thote wen three sessions, om lu tbe morning, beginning at 9 o'clock; one In tho afternoon, beginning at o'clock, nnd one at night, beginning at 7.30 o'clock. An nddress of welcome was made at the morning session by the pastor of tho church, Itev. J. N. IJailey. The question of "Dqual Suifrago" was ably discussed by Mrs. Slovens, of West Plttston, and following her ad dress there was an open contemner of the vice-presidents upon tho question, "What Does the Local 1,'nlon Most Need?" When this question was Hist brought up a voice In tho lent- called out. "More Carrie Nations," and the re mark wan loudly applauded. The ton census of opinion seemed to bo that tho local union needed most the nros orioo of energetic, earnest, consecrated J Christian women nt the meetings. Comment-Ins ut 1.15 o'clock, there was a bilef rneeting of the executlvo committee. It was decided by that body to engage Mrs, rialley, a well known temperance lecturer, to deliver a scries of meetings throughout tho county during tho month of May. Tho afternoon session Included a i)ai)er on "The Power of the Press." written by Mrs. lint low, but iead In her absence by Mrs. Yost: a discus slon of tho present status and nlarrs of tho organization by Mrs. IJorlew, and n talk on "Tho Uelatlon or tho Women's Christian Temperance Union to Other Tcinperanco Societies," by Mrs. Hand. The evening session was opened with devotional exerciser) by Kov. S. W. Dollar Shirts for 50c We don't want a m.iIc colored shirt left of thiu sea sons stock. Have cut the price of all dollar shirts to Fifty Cents. This is the way we keep our stock fresh and always up to date. A JftAflaa-iSJSh d.'-V CASEY BROTHERS, . Wholesale Liquor Dealers, 216 Lackawanna Ave. Young. Mis. Hqlvey, ot West Pltts ton, gave n most'lusplilng tempeianco lalk, and was followed by Mrs. Cool, of West Plttston, who gave hot Im pressions of the lecerrt national con vention held at Washington. She told most Interestingly of tho hearings bo fore tho sennte committee on tho nntl canteen amendment to the niniy reor ganization bill, and spoke most par ticularly of the friendly feeling mani fested between tho members of tho Women's Christian Temperance union nnd the teprcsenttitlve at the conven tion from tho Catholic Total Absti nence Union of America. P0CKETB00K DISAPPEARED. Mrs. Campbell Arrested Charged with the Theft. John Judge and his wife, Maggie, of Olyphant, went Into it tacknwanna avenue saloon yesterday afternoon to quench their parching throats. At the elapse of five minutes they got up to leave the saloon but bcfoio going out upon the street discovered that Mrs. Judge had left her pocKetbnok contain ing Mscty dollars upon tho table. They huiledly returned and found that the purse had vanished. A wo man by the name of Mis. Hoi Camp bell was nccu-'ed with tho theft. Mrs. Campbell had entered while Judge and his wife were Kouted nt the table and she was sized up as the one who had sphlted tho pocketbook nw;iy. A warrant for her an est was swotn out before Aldeiinau Millar and Mrs. Campbell wan soon arraigned before tho magistrate. She stoutly main tained Ignorance of the purse and a thorough rear'chlng of her clothing by another woman failed to disclose the missing pocketbook upon her person. She was discharged. APPEAL HAS BEEN TAKEN. Avchbnltl Decision on Election Con test Costs to Be Tested. An nppeal to tho Supremo eouit has been taken from Judge Archbald's decision placing the costs of the Klghlli word election contest on the contest ant's petitioners. Jacob Juikovltz, one of the petition ers, nnd incidentally the one who was arrested on tho ch.ngo of having forged tho names of the Swartz bt others to the petition, Is taking the appeal. Jessup & Jessup aie his attor neys. A PARSONAGE WEDDING. Knlph II. Honklns, of Forest City, and Miss C. lllnnche (Inylni-d, of Al donvllle, were united In man Inge i tho parsonage of the Perm Avenue Baptist church, on Mllllln avenue, on Thursday afternoon, by the pastor, Rev. li. F. V. Pierce, D. D. Mr. nnd Mrs. Hnnklus will have their new home In Foiest City. Cold Cure for Busy People. Many people neglect a cold bemuse they say they havo no time to nttnd to It. lirause's Cold Cure is a nindv which can be taken without diing"! whllo performing your dally duties, and will relievo tho most aggravated c-ises In 24 hours. Price "e. Hold by Matthew- III os. " Piano for Sale. Tint piano has been left on salt- and must he sold, legardless of price. Lat est design upright, ne.ulv new, nnd In line condition. Don's mlus an oppor tunity to get n good piano cheap. Will bo sold for tush only, tluornsey Hull, Scrnnton Pa. I. W. fluernsey, Pio prlotor. ' The Scranton Gab and Woter Com pany and the Hyde Tavk Gas Com pany. In jui'idji.ic- will, tin- 'ly u! l!ie-i loin. pn lea tn Ii-iIikc I a i liu.n luiiii tn lime .1 iiuy b wuun'i-il li iiiini-'il raresuitipllii i. until i- i' licrclo siitui iluit. mi .nut attor Apr i; I nct, tho 1'ilre uf i,M will Tn one loll.tr p'r oni thnii'.inil i ttlih, tei t cotu-i incJ, tubjccl tn the followli.s il!count: Fle pir trnt. en oil litlU . i., l ll.L ton-..!!ntitinii tnr llin moi.Lii I'ainnuitW lo lr, tlnti iv, my-iUn ilnlhr: tw, i 1 1 nt. mi ,iit Mm wiine me nuMiiiiinion nr tii. Month m runs to rwci.ti.tai oolUrs mul uii varitii. I'imlil'i I l.e bill u ,ml in. ..r li-fide :l -'Oil i iby ef tlif mniiili in uuiili I ho bill li icudcicil. Ily nider 1 1 ll.e IhmpI li. II HAND, -luttaiy. A LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE The Rfaatest commercial economist In the world today. Compared to any necessary investment in business, IheprofitfromaTELEpHONE is incalculable. Residence and Commercial rates at a moderate cost. CtNTKAL PENNSYLVANIA TELEPHONE ANO SUPPLY CO ilinatcr'a ednf, 117 Au'tiis uirnuc. IHECKLnilRATRtl GORDON PIANO """'TIS 5ffinauBsgsjOTa m t 'MwfejjM i m uun j i u - i h in'" -" I li il J -- UJW W,J fViii . i . hi, Jay ,.. i 1 i .:,r.l .L.lh. .a. fff iohtw -r -- ! sjxszszn. ., vrz5M,; JlficC if I Ml cJwBr Befote buying, send for catalogue. h. s. Gordon, w,v,.,;uA.r; Point We make always, is to give what yott :tre entitled to the best that your money can "b'uyi. That is what we give wfven we offer our Green Valley Rye Spring Hats It is early to talk of spring lutts hut our stock of winter styles was nearly gone and We weie obliged to have our spring orders rushed. WILSON SPRING 1901 The First Arrivals Are here :md you can be a leader of fashion. CONRAD, 30B LACKAWANNA 'aVCNUC, liamonds! Diamonds! Still harping on our old subject, but we won't stop till we know you aie assuicd that we handle the puicM, nicest made, and most brilliant (il:.MS handled in the country, and listen, 2; per cent less than you can buy them any where else. Visit us and we'll prove it. E. SCHIMPFF 317 Lackawanna Ave. Moritz MoszkouJski WHITC3 TO iWHsOiti-llamlm HCGARDINQ THE Mason and Haniliu Pianoforte 'I he eminent musician, compo sei. te.irhei .11 id pianist, now in iP.u is writes 111 a recent letter watin woids ol pi. use 111 regard c the inw scile Mason & Hamlii P i a 11 0 f o 1 1 c . Moszkowski sav among other things, "It has a full, singing tone .tiui :i most satisfac tory nction. As a whole, the in slltiment I believe lo be of the very first .-jink." A stock oliu". superb instru ments may he m-. i at the ware rooms ol L. B. Powell & Co. 131-133 VASHUJZTON AVENUE. zassmassasm&az .Th? Trad? Sale o! Carpets land Rugs presents the very best oppor tunity for the purchase of new, stylish and dependable floor coveilngs nt pi Ices thnt at nny other time or stoie would bo simply out of the question. If you don't need new car pets or rugs now make a selec tion, pay a deposit, nnd we will hold goods for thlity days. 65c Ingrain Brussels styles and colotlngs. Brlghtcolois In scioll and floral figure, artistic color effect. Mostly wool. 39c. CREDIT YOUP CEItTAINLY! -THE: tCQN0MY i!21-223.S.'25.227Wyomlnfr Are Lf'yn,l.if'i'-'lal'S'''-'t--.ty ''""" ' ' .,.. .