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tro: Monrns ltAnniVAttr. stoRn.
Fixtures for
the Bath Room
The ones we sell are made
of brass, nickel plated, the
kind that do not rust.
We havo
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 SCRANTON.
United States Depositary.
At the close of business Dec.
i. 1900.
RESOURCES.
Loans and Investments
$3,175,478.30
Banking House 38,500.64
Cash and Reserve.. . . 530,870.10
$3,750,057.19
LIABILITIES.
Capital ? 200,000.00
Surplus 500,000.00
Undivided Profits . . . 57,005.29
Circulation 100.000.00
Individual Deposits . . 2,415,030.08
U. S. Deposits 422,720.30
Due to Dunks 54,785.53
83,750,057.10
WILLIAM COXM.I.L, resident.
laSHY DlXItf, Jit., Vlce-l'redent.
WILLIAM II. IT.CK, Cnhier.
Bonds and
Guaranteed Stocks
I am placing a few choice eecurltle conu-ilms
of 7 per cent, fully guaranteed Mocks and 5 per
ent. acmi-annuil inlet-eat (JolJ Ilonds, In block
if $W0, yx and ifl,f. nccompanlevl bv sloe
bonus affordlnir a mte opportunity for lame or
vnall imestment. At Ofllcp. f, and 8. Ljceum
re.id, Mondaji ami Saturday. At other tlmei,
lv special appointment.
Robert Van Schoick,
Anthracite l)i-tilct Manager r,f The North Auuti.
an rinanclerlnx company.
Lewis,
Ruddy,
Davies
& ii
tMLmiiii
Murphy
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330
Lacka. u
Avenue.
330
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A.B.WARMAN.
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WEATHER YESTERDAY.
Taxal data, far l'cbraary 10, limit
Jligheit temperattiro 'idt'ijicx
Loweit tempcraturo l ilejrcei
Jlumldityi
8 '" xi per (fill.
Up. !il Kt ccul,
PERSONAL.
A. C. Twitched lit returned hum an evt.ndeil
trip in New England and tho nnl.
Mlti Annie Kurey, of Hortf.dilp, i lfiihiR
Utt. C. W, Titmton, of fcjiidci.oii avemn.
Allen K. Jtowikranz, of .Ncntou, . .! a fui
mer rriidtnt ot Scraiilnn, is Wtlni; hi. ihnsh
trn in thla cit.
Fred J, Amsdfii, tlwr architect ami 11. V It
leader, ho was taken very nick ultli the yiip
lilt Thursday, ii reported inuili lmprocil.
Mr. S. S. Pellicle, of Kjit Ktigiulilmia-, uml
htr niece, Mr. Maula Smith, ot Mount I'ncona,
visited Mrs. II. V. Piiienheiry, iif North WjoiiiIhb
avenue, last week.
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SPECIAL.
A Fine Piano for Sale.
Put slightly used and neatly as guml
s new. Latest design, upright grand,
at a great Bargain. Please call and
ee It. Guernsey Hall, Scranton, Pu.
J. W, Guernsey, Proprietor.
We call attention to a card of this
Scranton Stock and Gruln Co,, who
have opened comfortable oillces In the
Council building. They urn cones
pondents of the rUoek. Grain and Pro
vision company of 10 Wall street, New
York,
Offices for Rent,
t A fine suite of offices, well adapted
.for use of physician or dentist, can
t secured In Guernsey Hall, Please
all and sol terms, etc. J. w, Guern
sey, Proprietor.
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THE
MR. KELLER OBJECTS.
Says Common Council Is Not Hold
ing Up Fire Ordinance.
Common Councilman I.uthcr Kel
ler, of tho Seventeenth ward, takei
exceptions to Urn Implication by Se
lect Cmimllnman C. K. Chittenden
that tlio common council I holding mt
hie (Mr. Chittenden's) lire depaU
ment reorganization ordinance.
"The common council Is not holding
It mi," Mid Mr. Keller lest night. "The
ordinance W not still In the liantln ot
the committee, us Mr. Chittenden ni
hoi t. It Iihm passed onu tending nl
ready, and It It Is satisfactory It call
be flnallv passed lit one more meeting.
The reslgnatlona of tint elffht members
of the common brunch and other mat
ters have prevented It5 being brought
up for final discussion.
"I fuvor the general Idea of Mr.
ChlUendeii'H ordinance, namely tin!
reorganization of the iho department
nlong uld lines, but I am not pw
patetl to say ob lo whuther the num
ber of men for each tonipany which
the ordinance provider Is the proper
number.
"The handling of Tliurnday'N lire
fettlo; tlio fact In my mind on?e and
for pll that we must have a p.ild rtre
department tit once and do away al
together with the volunteer force, f
inn not seeking to discredit tho work
ot the volunteer firemen. They did
noble work on Thursday, or, at least,
the majority of them did, but the
system is bad. Thoro can bo no sent
blanco of dNclplino or order In the
depattmcut while It exists.
"Tho chief Is not to blame for tho
deplorable manner In which the fire
was handled, lie simply did the liwt
he could under existing conditions. He
can never bring order out of tho chaos
which now cxlsta In the department
until the' volunteer force Is disbanded.
I believe that provision .should be
made In the coining appropriation or
dinance for onottgn additional per
manent men to properly equip the
department without the need of vol
unteers. "I am heartily In favor of an in
vestigation that we may fix the blame
for the spread ot the Manic on Thurn-
day laBt."
THE FEDERAL COURT BILL
HAS PASSED HOUSE OF REPRE
SENTATIVES. Prospects Are Bright for Its Pass
age in thp Senate Also Long
Fight Made for It.
Congressman Conned!' hill providing
for the creation of a new federal court
district In Pennsylvania, with Scranton
as Its center, passed the house of rep
resentatives, Saturday. There are
strong- assurances that It will pass the
senate, In the course of u week or so.
The now district Is to bo known as
tho Middle district, and to be composed
of the counties of Lackawanna, Wyom
ing, lirndford, Monroe, Wayne, Pike,
.Susquehanna. Carbon, Tioga, Potter,
Cameron, Clinton. Lycoming. Center,
Union, Snyder, Mifflin, Juniata, North
umberland, Montour, Columbia, Sulli
van, Luzerne, Dauphin, Lebanon, Per
ry, Huntingdon. Fulton, Ftanklln, Ad
ams, York and Cumbetlnnd.
The terms of court are to be held In
Scranton, Willlauisport and Harris
burg twice a year. The Hist session of
court Is to take place lit Hanlsburg
on tho first Monday of May, 1901. A
district Judge, a maishnl and dlstilcl
attorney are to bo appointed, with, the
usual court xderks.
This hill has been before cougiess re
peatedly for n quarter of a century or
more, but the representatives from the
western part of the state always suc
ceeded In killing- It. When Mr. Cou
ncil first took his seat In congress he
re-Introduced the ineusute and set out
to have It passed. A deputation from
Scranton, headed by Judge Aichbatd,
went to Washington and argued be
fore, the Judiciary committee In the
bill's favor, and succeeded in seeming
assurances of a favorable considera
tion, but the bill did not get out of the
committee's hands ahd died with the
expiration of congress.
Nothing daunted, Mr. Council again
presented the bill to this ougieH
and about a year ago succeeded In
having 11 reported from committee.
Since then he has been paving way
for lis passage, through the house, and
Dually when lie had lis path made
smooth, allowed it to come up. Then.
was not a single vote against it. Rep
resentatives Dalzell and Achoson, who
had previously worked against It, ate
nald to have helped matetlally In push
ing it through.
The main purpose of the cieatlon ot
the now district Is to glvn convenience
to those ot Its people who have litiga
tion in the United States court. At
present thoy ure compelled to ttavel
to Pittsburg unless the court happens
lo be having its uilef annual sittimr In
' Scranton, and us may bo belleed this
was a great hardship to peopln of dis
tant counties, especially when ihcy
would be compelled to take with thwti
a lot of witnesses,
The new Judge, dlstilct attorney and
marshal will bo mailed by the pieal
dent, mid the Judge In nun will name
thu clerks. The appointment of Judge
Is for life. Changes In admlni.stintlon
elfect changes In the other ullli es. but
the Judges are never disunited
LINCOLN'S ANNIVERSARY.
Exeiciscs Will Be Held in Guernsey's
Hall Tomorrow Night.
Lincoln's nunlveisaiy will In- ub
reived tomorrow night In Guernsey
hall by Lieutenant Kzrn S. Griffin post.
Camp 8, Sons of Veterans. A lltetary
and musical entertainment programme
has been ptepniod
The following programme will be
rendered- neinatUs, Judge A If i oil
D.irti;, of Wllkes-nairc, and member
of Camp 10!; iilso remarks by John T.
Howe, W. G. Moser and J. 11. i'arr. ot
Camp No. S; recitations by the .Misses
SuMo Gross. Nellie Durkln and Miss
Harrowman: comic song, Orley Pi-.ittj
vocal solo, John MiAVIIIlams: hong and
banjo, Daniel Green and William Har
vard: mandolin and violin. Hand
biotheis.
At the com lu.'lou of this programme
John It. Fiirr will present budges to
the Spuululi-AineiU-an war veterans
who aie inembeis of the Sons of Vet
ctans' orsnnlzatlon: Lewis :, Hoed,
Kly P. Whetstone, c. F. Thomax, Fred
Stevens, William J. Miuvln and C. t.
Itozelle. Vnterans and their family
and the general public are Invited to
be present. Admission ib free. The
entertainment will begin at S.15 p. m.
Changa of Train Service Lackawanna
Railroad.
Infective Monday, February 11, Tiuln
No. J, west-bound, leaving Scranton at
1.05 p. m and train No. 4, east-bound,
leaving Snanton at 12.55 p. m will
not run west of nimha,
SCRANTON TRIBUNE
CONNELLON .
RIPPER BILL
WHAT THE CONGRESSMAN
THINKS ABOUT IT.
Believes That Scranton Should Con
tinue to Confer with Pittsburg and
Allegheny Until an Agreement It
Reached on the Main Lines of the
Charter H Is Ready to Give His
Support to the Kind of n Charter
Scranton Wants Committee Goes
to Harrlsburg Today.
The following statement from Con
gressman Council, In tho form of an
Interview with him at Washington on
Filday by the editor of The Tribune,
embodies the substance of his opinion
conci-rnlng the "ripper" bill and de
fines his attitude toward It:
"To Hie proposition that the gover
nor of Pennsylvania shall havo power
to appoint the mayor of Plttsbuier,
Allegheny and Scranton during the
provisional government In those cities,
which supersedes ' the plan now In
operation, there Ii, I notice, much dlR.
sent, some of It well founded, and
ome of it obviously bared on mis
apprehension. A new charter always
necessitates n new adjustment of the
official machinery. The power of the
Icglslutuie to enact charter Icglsldli.tu
and to Include in such legislation dl
lection as to bow It shall be enforced
cannot be disputed. Theie Is loday no
compichcnshe charter for cities of the
second class, and when one 5s passed
It will nn tut ally cancel all exUtlug
commissions, whether appointive or
elective, unless the chaiter Itrelf ahall
define a method for blending the old
system Into the new.
INTENT OF THK HILL.
"Weie the intent back of tho Muehl
bronuer bill simply to provide for the
necessltle of the three cities now be
longing to the second class, one ot
which Scranton has to be lltted with
a scheme of government of some kind
without delay, theie would piobablv
be little difficulty In at living at n
basis of procedure fairly acceptable
to the p.utles in Interest. Upon thv
fundamental principles ot a new char
ter, considered without relation to
temporary factional politics, there Is
already substantial agreement. No
body opposes the Idea of a centralized
executive power vested In the mayor
snd of h centralized auditing powor
vested In the controller. The limi
tation of councils to legislative func
tions Is also very generally approved.
Practically the only stumbling block
to a concurrence among the advocates
of chaiter revision seems to be In thi
matter of arranging how the nvw
charter shall be cairled Into effect.'
"The proposition of tho Muenlbion
ner bill Is to give tha power of. Initia
tion to the governor through appoint
ment of the mayors, not until the
next ensuing municipal election, but
until April. 1&03. The deelatcd pur
pura of this proposition Is to enable
tho faction to which the governor be
longs to 'put out of business' thu fac
tion In Allegheny county to which h.
Is opposed.
QUESTION THAT AltlriES.
"No doubt the putting of the Fllnn
crowd out of business in Pltts
butg would bo an excellent thing
for Pittsburg, but is it the gover
nor's place, or the legislature's place
to make It the governors place, to do
fur Pittsburg what thu electors of
I'ittsbuig have shown no inclination
to do for themselves-.' Is it ii safj
exorclsA of state power to go Into a
municipality without Invitation from
that municipality and, with un
nxowed factional puipose, to lip It1
government cut of olllcc and to sub
stitute, arbitrarily, so far as Its people
arc concerned, another government,
however good, not for a month or a
year, as might perhaps he Justlfle'd If
the verdict of the people was to be
sought at the first available oppor
tunity, but for two years, beyond th
date of a general municipal election?
If such an exercise of state power
hhall be made by one faction at on?
time, without popular dissent, what
is to pi event another faction from
exercising the same power at another
lime, until the custom of tipping
would come lo be recognised as a na
tural consequence of changes In fac
tional ascendancy ot llarrishurg?
"I do not doubt that If the factional
clicumstances of the moment were le
vcrsod that Is to say, if Fllnn were
governor, Stone mayor of Pittsburg,
and the Quay faction In the mliioilty
at HatTlsburg the proposition to.ilp,
whlcn Fllnn now opposes, would b
urged by him with equal vigor. M
objection to the tipping process is not
born of any newly-dlscoveied nlTeotlon
for Seuatoi Fllnn, but rests upon
what 1 b-lluvc to bs the unwisdom of
otahllshins such a piecedent."
WHAT HE ADVISES.
"Wli.U would you advise the rep
ipsentn lives of Scranton lo do at thl-s
Juncture?" Mr. Connell was asked.
"My idea If. that they should con
Unite lo confer with delegations or
ommlttees from Pittsburg and Alle
gheny mull, If poslbe, nil hands have
substantially ugreed on tho main
Hues of a new ehauer and then take
this chin ter before the legislature and
isl. for Its adoption. It will be for
the legisliituie lo comply or icfuse. I
doiiiit vety ninth that it would caie
.to take the ilslts of an open refusal.
100 Boxes
Florida Oranges
35c per dozen; $4.00
per box.
California
Navel Oranges
1 5c per dozen; $2 90 to
$3.50 per box.
We supply you with
Granges for less money thau
you can buy them where
they grow.
E. G. Coursen
420 LACKAWANNA AVENUE.
- MONDAY', FEBRUARY 11, imt.
I am ready to give my support to
what Scranton wnnls."
Mr. Connoll Is In batter health than
for some months past and ills Inten
tion 011 Prlday was to go to Harris
burg this week for the purpose of
looking over the field.
The legislative committee ot coun
cils, which Journeyed to Hanlsbuig
last week to present the views ot
Scranton on second-class city legisla
tion to the senate committee on
municipalities, has received an Invi
tation from Congressman Council to
confer on the situation touUiit with
him In tho capltol.
The committee will meet this morn
ing to decide whether to go down In n
body or to appoint a suh-commlltee.
QUEER LEGISLATION THIS
INCREASES PENALTY FOR STAT
UTORY BURQLARY.
It Makes the Minimum Penalty the
Same as the- Maximum for
Common Law Burglary.
Judge It. W. Archbalrt has 1 revived
a copy of a bill which has passed the
senate at Harrlsburg. which be deems
a most outrageous piece ot legislation.
The bill Is as follows:
An eel 111 amend second vtlluii uf au ait ct
April 2.', lW.I.
Section I. lie II muled by Ihi- .viulr and
houwt of ieprevnl.ille of the toiiunomwalt'i
nf t'iinliltih In riiml xweinoly met atnl It
t heirhy mailed by the authority nf the ume,
That the cccond mtloit ot the a(t uf one ihom
.ind eiiihl hundred aid nlxty-tlux:, entitled "n
mt to i-uiii.illdati, uMc and ami ml the pernd
la of thli ivimmoinvcsltli, approval the llility
tirat day of Manh, one thoiiMnd eluht hundred
awl iilxt.v" bf aniei.d'd w to led "If any
pajon Khali In the day lime bleak and enter
any dwelling hou.e. thop, waiehoii.e, ioic, mill,
ham, stable, iulhisi.'e ic othri Inilldhii; or wil
fully or mallclouily ell her by day or bj nlaht
nlth or without breaking enter Hie eanie ltli
intent to commit any felony h.iliver therein th?
PiImiii mi olleiidlng (.lull be kuIII uf felony .mil
on lonUollon be wnlwirrU i pay .1 line not
FMeeillhK rlvo hundred clollire and to undergo an
linprlwiunent by nepar.Uo or solitoiy ronmiftiicnt
.il libor of rot lit than tn jear and net
cueedljia- twenty ycai.
At ptesent tho maximum penalty for
this olfense Is four ycats. and it is
proposed to lalse It so as to make
th" maximum twenty-llw yeais and
the minimum ten year, while for
buiglury, which g Justly regarded as
a graver offense than statutory burg
lary, the innxlinutn penalty remains at
ten yvais. the- present, penalty.
The distinction Is Just this. If a
professional buiglar should bienk Into
a dwelling house at the dead of night,
lunify the occupants and loot the
bouse, the mot he could get would
bo ten years. If he should break lnt.-
that bouse during the day or Into a
store by night, be could not, If con
victed, get less limn ten years, th.
maximum tor tlte graver offense. Boys
ate frequently convicted of statutory
burglary, as witness the cares of the
boys who broke Into Flotey & nrooW
and other stoics hereabouts last sum
mer, and stole u small quantity of
goods. If this amendment becomes a
law the ttlal judge will be compelled
to send such boys to the penitentiary
for nt least ten years.
The membei from this county will
take a stand against tlte bill In th-
house.
SENTENCEDAY IN COURT.
JUDGE EDWARDS REFERS TO
LLOYD STREET.
Says It Is a Bad Place That Ought
to Be Reformed In Some
Manner.
The ler-ldt'lils of Lloyd stieet. North
Scranton, which has been the scene of
assault after assault and of an Incal
culable number of drunken brawls,
came In for scathing lebuko from
Judge Edwards on Saturday morning.
The Judge was Imposing sentence
upon a number of persons convicted
duilng the past week, and Andrew
Olenskl, of Lloyd street, who was con
victed of feloniously wounding Joseph
Megllnslcl, was called before him.
"It seems to me," said the Judge,
"that many residents of Lloyd stieet
ought to be In the ponltentlaiy. The
court has been busy with those people
ever since I was district attorney ten
venrsi ago, and it Is only at the last
term of court that a murder case was
tiled which originated on that street.
Lloyd street should be wiped out of
existence, the people ought to be re
formed, either by iucarceiutlon or by
some milder Influences." He sentenced
Ulenskl to one year and a hulf in th
penitential y.
Mrs. IYesIiia Canlua. who was ton
vleted of shoplifting from Jonas,
Long's Sons' store, wus sentenced to
pay a fine of $1 and to spend nine
months In the county Jail. Tho jury
made a tecommeudatlon for mercy,
but it was Ignoted by Judge Edwards,
who explained that to his mind It
would be unjust und Improper for him
to extend any mercy to the prisoner.
She was. In his Judgment, a profes
sional shopllftei, and ho expressed the
belief that her two daugatcis were In
tho business, also.
Chailes MclKchlei. alla Custard,
who pleaded guilty to stealing a brass
wheel from the I.arkuwanwi Iron and
Steel company, was sentenced to pay
a fine of M and to spend one ami a
half yeais In the penitentiary. This
was his second offense, he having
served time on u picviouH occasion.
Andiew McGuiiIn, who plead guilty
to burglary, was let off by Judgo Ed
wards with a four mouths' sentence.
The Judge staled that he would bo
lenient with McGurrln, It blng his
first offense and for the reason that
he Is icsppctubly connected.
Frank Knbnlc. who was convicted ot
at'saultlng Laus Helter, was sentenced
lo piy a fine of US and costs. MuUn
Scrauko and John Mat-go wore direct cmI
to pay a fine of $10 and costs for the
same offense.
Llllle Jones, who was convicted ot
hitting Maty Shaw on tho head with
a stone, was sentenced to pay a tine
of .$1 nnd costs.
Tho Jury In the cace of Alexander
Grass, charged with receiving stolen
goods, failed to agree upon a. verdict,
and was discharged.
The Juries In the case of Htldget
Gaffno.v and Winifred Moon, charged
wllli assault and battery and malicious
mischief, lespecllvcly, brought In ver
dicts of not guilty.
The second week of cilnilnal court
will open this morning with Judge
Archbald piesldlng In tho main court
room. The Uevalacquo murder ease,
which beads tho list for today, has
been continued. The other cases on
the list which will attract general at
tention 1110 those against the Justices
of the pcaco and aldermen, who are
charged with drawing "fees Illegally
from the county treasurer.
DEBRIS WILL
BE REMOVED
TRACES OF THURSDAY'S FIRE
TO BE EFFACED.
When In.xiuance Mntteie Have Been
Adjusted Property Owners Will
Begin Work of Reconsttuctlon.
Matthews Brothers, dune, Norton
and E. Morris Will Elect New
Buildings, Henwood Estate May
Sell Out and S. Moui. nnd Golden
& Wnleh Will Make Repairs.
The woik of clearing a v. ay ih de
bris and other ruins from the scene
of Thursday's big fire, on Lackawanna
nvcnuo, will be begun during the ear
lier part of this week, as soon as In
surance matters have been adjusted,
and ths blaze's wreck viewed by the
representatives of the dlffetent com.
punles.
In all but (wo Instances, it will be
necessary lo loplatvj the buildings vis
ited by the fire with entirely new
sUuctiiics, and work upon these, It
Is promised, will be started In the
very near fututc. Matthews Uros.,
Norton, Ciane, and 10. Morris will all
elect new buildings, Golden .'
Walsh's place, which va the lease
damaged by (lie tltuney. will merely
need some general repairs. r.rul S.
Morils" building will Btand five or six
thousand dolhus worth of remodel
ing. Just what will be done by the Hen
wood estate Is a matter of conjcotuie.
if u purchaser for tho lots can bo
found It Is an open secret that the
site will be sold. Otherwise, a hand
some new edifice will leplato the big
building dettoyd. Unless a pur
chaser Is found w'lihln a comparative
ly short time, building operation will
be Inaugurated.
UtHNS STILL ;MUIJLIU!UNG.
Large uumbeis of spectator!
watched the firemen 111 work Satur
day and yesterday ot the nlltis nnd
throughout both days saw the smoke
slowly rising from the burning em
bois In I ho Matthews bulldlmr. Tin
tlmleis lltiorittg the place are still
iiuiiilderlnK und yesluiday it con
stant stieam from tho Wyoming ave
nue hydtant was directed on them.
Chief y.lzelmuun and a number at
firemen from the central city com
n.inle wre on the scene all yester
day and ctideaiorcd to stamp out the
last vestiges of a blaze. Tho brlo'c
wall of the Crane bulldiniv Is consul
ted lo be hi a dangerous conditio;,
und the working firemen kept the
crowds away from it, out or the range
of the bricks, which, loo'ened as UVy
ste by the hnt, are thought far from
.".tie.
Matthews FJiOb. will probably begin
the work of removing tho mitis to-
daj. and after nil Insurance claims
hae b"en adjusted and details nr
tanged. woik will be started on tho
foundations of another large four
story building. The exact style of the
slinctuto hut; not yet been decided
upon, but It ! probable that the noiv
building will be of a similar appear
ance to tho old one. but will, however,
be bull 1 with more of on eye to lire
resisting powers.
M. Notion will also wall uuill Ills
property has been Inspected by the In
surance people. The rubblph will be
called away from the place, probably
on Tuesday or Wednesday, and shortly
afterwards wot I; will be started on a
new building.
F. L. Crane alof.wlll lue the debils
eleoied awav from his place. In alio
beginning of the week, and a four
story building will then shoot up on
the spot. Golden & Walsh's building,
which the flames mysteriously skipped
In the fire, was meiely damaged by
lire and smoke, snd It will be onlv
necesharv for the Paisons firm lo do
some plastering and painting to have
their plaeo In fair condition again.
WILL HAVE TO REBUILD
K. Moirls yesterday stated that he
would have to entirely reconstruct his
building, and work will bo started
upon this probably within a week or
two. The stnictliie will have to go up
In quick time, us the bottom floor,
which was occupied by Ruddy & Kane,
has now been rented lo Miss Malum,
und the latter's shoe stote will open
In It April 1, Mr. Morris, yesterday
speaking with a Tribune man about
the conflagration, said:
"I left the fire about t.BO o'clock,
and all was well then. There wasn't
(he sign of a blaze or the least hinell
of smoke In my building, and I never
anticipated the I?tist trouble. It must
have been an eloctilc wire that caught
on ;b-e In the rear and spread the
bla.-. J consider all talk of Incendl
11 1 y oilgln thoroughly ridiculous."
S. Morris' building was greatly dam
aged by both water and smoke, and
great piece's of fallen plaster all over
the upper stories, holes torn In roof
ing and floors, torn wallpaper nnd
other damages all render a thorough
renovation ot bis property necessaiy.
WON'T AMOUNT TO MUCH.
James Gannon's Opinion of Scheme
to Get Him Out of Jail.
It will never amount to much'
Tha' Is (he view which James Gan
non, who has been confined lo tho
1 utility iall "Inco July l, ls:i, for
contempt of court, takes of the cf
fotln lo legislate him out of Iho conn-
Dollar
Shirts
for
50c
We don't want a .siiigle
colored shirt left of this .sea
sons stock. W.-n e cut the pi ice
of all dollar shit Is lo
Fifty Cents.
I his is the say we keep
our stock fresh and alwuvs
up to date.
MLify
gHaJBMfMgMfl
CASEY BROTHERS,
Wholesale Liquor Dealers, 216 Lackawanna Ave.
ty jail. Gannon Is very reticent on
this matter and nuswcia all questions
In monosyllables or nod.i ot the head,
and In many lustanees flatly refuses
to answer.
Gannon lake little or un inlei.-it
In the oitoiw to i dense, him, and en
tirely Ignores all nv.ipaper nr.lel s
on the mibject.
"I don't think much of a law that
makes u man sign away his lights,"
said Gannon, when asked his opinion
on the bill prepared by Judge Arch
bald. In speaking about bis case,
Ganroii said that hl side had never
been allowed to be given, and ac
counted for his present confinement
for that reason, laiinou i" a veiy
peculiar follow ami with on rv two
exceptions absolutely refuses to asso
ciate with the other pilsonrrs.
One Fare, to Washington D. C, and
Rctuin via the Lehigh Valley Rail
road. On account of the Inauguration cere
monies at Washington, the Lehigh Val
ley lallroad will sell tickets to that
point and return, March I, - and ::, at
the low late of one fare for the round
tilp. These tickets will be good to u
turn 10 March S Inclusive, and will
be honoted on auj train except the
Ulack Diamond Kxpiest. Stop-uwr al
lowed at Philadelphia and Pallluiore.
by deposit of ticket, provided ticket
is used within original limit. For fur
ther lnfoimattou coimili Lehigh Valley
ticket nsetit
SALE OF ART GOODS.
Ciamer-Wells Co. Reduce Price on
Entire Stock.
Wi in c about tj take Imeulury.
Want to reduce stock first, however
Are now selling at about halt pi Ice our
entire stock, Including Pillow Tops,
Butlenberg Pattern. Duchess Luces,
Ladles' Neckwear, etc. Cram t-Wells
Co., IP.n Wyoming avenue.
.
Piano for Sale.
'I'lii piano has been left on sale and
must be sold, legnrdless of pi ice. Lat
est design upright, nearly new, nnd In
fine condition. Don's miss an oppor
tunity to get a good piano cheap. AVlll
be sold for cali only. Guernsey Hall,
Scranton Pa. J. W. Guernsey, Pro
prietor. The Scianton Gas and Water Com
pany and the Hyde Park Orb Com
pany. In iKCuiJiinc wllli the polio ii' iii roui
pime lo lediue rate fiu.u time In time n$
may le w.ilranlfl by Inire.i.ed cunmiiptlo'i,
nutlie i. liciebv a en Uml, uu mid alter April
1 next, the price of tea- will le niie dollar per
one tlimi.iml iiihic lei I mnsumed. Mihicit -n
tin folloullitc .l!uiinu: l'lvu pi mil, on all
lilllo 'ilii'Hi the toniiiiiiliou tor the' ut'ini'i
amount to le thin tvrtih-lc ilullir,.; leu per
itiit. on all llll uli.'li- Un- loiuuinption f.n Hie
month ii.tmiH lo ict.t ilii ilolhia ai"l up
wants'.
I'rowdcil ibe bill U paid oil 01 bifoie Hie
2tuli tlr.y uf the month In ttliidi the Mil I
remlcinl. By oider of the h'mid.
O. U. HAND. eoetaiy
Monday
Bargains
in Every
Department
Today.
Clarke Bros
Pierce's Market, Penn Avenue
We make a apeiialt) ot fancy l.'reainsiy Put.
ter and strictly fie.h essi and the pi .e u ai
Iovt as flut clas gooda can be told at
We Us not hae any special nit, er Iradeta
Hit at all timet fairy at complete u line of
Marlet (.'cot!, Kaiie clroccnet and 'lable Pellei.
le Si tin he Mind in I lie laui'it V-mt Yurk
or I'liiliUrlplua Markets which in tell at right
priera.
W. H. Pierce,
II LtAtnanna Are,
Prompt delivery
110, li:, 111 f.rni Arc
Tlte Dickson Miuiufiictiu'lnir Co.
tcmntnii soil Wtlko.Uurr. t't.
Manufacturer ot
LOCOMOTIVES, STATIONARY ENGINES
Hollnrt. Ilolattag and Pumplnc Machinery.
Otoerat OfBce, Scranton, Fa.
11 mil 11 IfcMMijmMp.
A Point....
We make always, is to glva
what you are entitled to tho
hest that your money can buy.
That is what we give when
we offer our
Green Valley Rye
Spring Hats
It i. early to 'talk of soring
hats but our stock of winter
styles was nearly gone and
we were obliged to have our
spring orders rushed.
WILSON SPRINGI90I
The First Arrivals
Arc hric and you can be
a leader of f.tshioil.
CONRAD,
300 LACKAWANNA AVCNUB.
Diamonds!
Diamonds!
Still Ii.ii ping on our old subject,
but we won't stop till we know
you arc assured that we handle the
purest, nicest made, and most
brilliant CiliMS handled in the
country, and listen. 25 per cent
less than you can buy them any
where else. Visit us and we'll
prove it.
E. SGHIMPFF,
317 Lackawanna Ave.
e tiling Stoves,
anges,
races,
Oi! Sieves,
Gas Stoves,
M Heaters,
GDRSTEK FORSYTH,
1K.S:7 PENN AVENUE.
tttjxzmsHJ&izrzawmmmmn
Th? Trad? Sale oi
Carpets
and Rugs
presents the veiy beat oppor
tunity for tha purchase of new,
stylish and depeudabl floor
coverings at prices that at any
other time or atoie would be
elmply out of the question.
If you don't need now car
pets or rugs now make a, selec
tion, pay a deposit, and wa will
hold goods for thirty days.
65c Ingrain
Brussels styles and coloilngs.
Bright colois in scioll and floral
figure, artistic color effect.
Mostly wool.
39c.
CREDIT YOU? CERTAINLY!
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