' THE SCBANTON TRIBUNE-FRIDAY, MARCH 1', 1901'. ,TI tl't: UODCRN HARDWARE STORE. The Stewart Gas Iron Saved tlr.e, fuel, work and money. The Stewnrt gas heated flat iron can be operated for two cents a day. Connects to the ordi nary pas jet with rubber hose heat Is inside the iron and applied directly to the bottom. Domestic size, 0 lbs; laundry size, 16 to 26 lbi. Footc & Shear Co. J19N. Washington Ave OF SCRANTON. Capital 5200,000. S'jrplns $500,000. United States Depositary. Business, personal aud sav ings accounts invited. 3 per cent, interest paid on savings accounts. Open Saturday evenings from S to 9 o'clock. Wm. Consiii, President. Hi sky Ri.i.is, Jr.. Vice Pies. Wm. H. Pick, Cashier. Successful Investors " lh" who Inirjl i their mean permit, wiilmut wailing to siiunmlatr large sum. For short lime I can mm' ion a OROlNIi V"LOiH preposition in well secured 5 prr cent, semi nrnii.il inlcnt Gol) llond. In blocks of iW. fjw and ?i.of. ir is ii.vnr: orroRivs'iiY, Robert Van Schoick, ciftues fi and 5 t.iieuni Anade, Seranlnii, I'l. Pilr, I in.ni.u-er I he North Amvitan Finsncii ing fompanj. Repairing Done Gratis. ACKAWANNA 'THE" LAUNDRY. 330 'jiMi'l '' l 'I' Avenue. jlsipcSlHp' 330 !VV 'M' 1 ACKAWANNA I "THE" WEATHER YESTERDAY. l.'Kil data for Chilian ", l!il: lll'.lnri Icnu-cr.Huro . ",', I-,;,-, !.',(. lempruiuro . 1! degree tll.Tllf.Htj f '" S3 per cent. i " 71 per i cut, Micm 'nil. 01 hums ending 1 p. in 0,2 Inch PERSONAL. Miss ll.iiiu.ih .(i-nUin '. (lie Spnuo liert mil Mirr. Irlt fur iim ork ielrnla rillrinunii io eludy th spring elites. vllss Mai III tj, if Wjeinm;. jienue, .i.i'l her unit. hsir letiirncd Horn ,i visit w.th menus In I'autmkei, It, I. M, It, Cusp. Hipriliilindriit nf ihr ,ict.aw,inu.t iai srnirr. icturnnl nn n. (I .iritoidiy after imoii from a low ilajV jlisunr mi Hi" nuffalo il 'I ion Mi and Vra, I'. ,1 ll-niier and aon, Hairy, and Mill Mlnnlr i.'lei , jl (,( Itcidlug, nn lisil ng Mrs. Ilennei't pirciila, Mr. ai.d Mis, II. Hour, of Oil JI.i rllr stud. Meandcr Prown. son (it thud llinwu, of the I.ailuwjniu milroad, who i in the rmnlo. of the Wrsllngho.iso Mi llia'ce compuni, left for New Yoik ycterday .ill ri noon. Vllw Siisjii Mcirn. or Touauda, io has irn the guest of Mr. K. II. P.'an, fnrmcrl) M! Howell, of Scruriloii aiieel. toi ilie pl fr-w li.ontt. hai rcturnril lo ltn i.oinr. Mia. I.am.i V.'liliio, of tii" I'lill.i'lelpliij Si nil mrlan, imrt Mr. K. II. 'iiiiiindt, of the I'hl'.i i' Iplila Inriulnr. lm ie Urn rrpoitlng llir p:n;icn of lln I oi a I Ml mill tlrlUi' for tlim tn Jouroalt, liaf rrturnnl hoinr, l',o Uhrrlom Snnlton, r'ullcr, Pliif, li kit nrl WHIUini, Srfirlor; (. .1. (llllrplo .ipr) .u ptrinlnirlinl Ileiniir, of tlir lllllnliir Homo, v.iic in Dlngtiiniton on UVilncKi,, Imppitin Hip lir farm of that iltj Irr tl' tmrpoke f -. tin lugrfxtlon for tl.i n jnagrninu of Ihr llilltlde Heme. Mr. Powers Nominated, flr Culuah Wire from 'Hie Ao-latnl l're. nangor, lie., Feb. !!S.--i:vCiwiiAr l.lHcllyn Toveri nn nomlnatefl th1 iifieuioon on the tint tullol for rrprrtentatltc In (ongieai (n inifel Colonel (i, Pruuellr, at convention of llir Kourth ililri'. Itepnhllcani. lie rccclud 16 votn out vl Kl PATHETIC DESERTION CASE. Husband and Wife Air Their Trou bles in Aldermanic Court. T.llllan Shalp. alius I.ovest. alius Hrlnk. of 520 O.ikford court, was ar rested lust night, charged by her hus band with desertion. She wan nr tnlgned before Alderman Millar an.l hold under J500 bnll. In defulltt of which she was committed. , Uptime Shaln. her husband, 1 a I Itunbcrnmn employed at Noyd's mill. Wayne fount. v. Last sprltm the two ceparutetl. and yesterday he came to Soranlon to look up his children, four In number, the youngest of whom Is ,". years and the olden 11 years. At the time of the father's and mother's reparation. Mis. DURfran, ngent for the hoard of charities, was given care of the children and they were taken to the Home for the Friendless. Sinn the parting, the mother has lived In this city and was ariestetl last tilriit while seated In a saloon with four men at the table with her. She was inlerablv clad In a calico itrejn ami apron and a cheap light colored shawl, Her hunand sat with bowed head on his chair and looked with downcast eyes upon the floor. The wife alternately sobbed and made rerlous charges against the hus band and father. She was frank with her troubles and told the alderman that h had run away from ho'iio when fifteen years of age to matry Shalp. VOLUNTEERS PRAISED. Chief Zlzelmann Not so Complimen tary in Referring to the Paid Men of the Department. I'hlef K. V. .Irelmann, of the flic department, In n report on the big Lackawanna avenue lire, whlrh was sent Into Holeot council last night by Mayor Molr. sajs some vcty compli mentary things about the volunteer firemen and some very uncompliment ary things about tin; permanent men. After detailing at some length the origin of the fire and Its spread, he aiiHners the criticism that he had spent, nnarly all the time nt the tire running the Nay Aug engine by say ing that he aiose from n sick bed to respond to the alarm and that he be came so rhllled that he was obliged to go to the engine to get himself watm. Among other things he says the fire nhows the need of having the labyrinth of deadly electric wires in the central part of the city burled underground, and the necessity of the Immediate putchase of a new hook and ladder truck to take the place of the present ramshackle piece of apparatus which, he says, the most expert fireman In the city could not raltc In less than five minutes. The chief asserts In the teport that the fire In the building at 3-'S Lacka wanna avenue, owned by K. Morris, w?s "almost certainly of Incendiary origin," and he recommends that coun cils direct the chief of police to order a thorough Investigation of the case. He refers to the fact that there Is need of the Immediate adoption of more stringent Miles governing the conduct of the permanent men of the department Under existing rules lie hap very little rontrol oer them, ho sa. and continues: "Some of the permanent men realizing this take de light In doing Just what they should not do." The reort concludes as fol lows: "In conclusion, 1 beg leave to state that while It I n he regretted that belter work was not accomplished dur ing the enrly singes of the fire, the volunteer firemen deserve great credit for the noble manner In which they sacrificed their health during the en tire afternoon and all of the night of February S. With the thirty perma nent men which the eitv boasts of and two of them rendered hc1plct,p at once by falling ladders, it can he seen at a glance that whatever was accomplished was the work of the volunteer fire men." Mayor Molr accompanied the chiefs teport with ii letter of recommendation of bis own. He leferrcd to the f.ict that th water pressure was entirely too low nt the outset of the fire, but it lucieased at the end. he said. He stales thai the fire showed the need of nurrhasliig a new hook nnd ladder liuek, a new No. 1 engine and a big supply of pockets to cover the break in the hose. The firemen, he says, aie deserving or the highest praise fur their conduct. He further states that he Is firmly Impressed with the neces sity nf reorganizing the department upon paid lines. INTOXICATED MAN'S FALL . He Struck His Head Agiinst a Stone Step. V-ti Intoxicated man loat his balaiic i while walking along Lackawanna .tve- nne In front of the Union hotel, las. evening, aud fell headfirst dov i the unprotected stairway leading to the basement. He fell a distance of s: feel and struck a stone stair with terrific force. He was iendere.1 un consclou". The man was temoved to the peanut stand, on the corner of Franklin and Lackawanna avenues. The Lacka wanna umbulunce was summoned nnd when taken to that Institution It was found that he had sustained a serious Injury to the buck of his head, In ad dition to scalp wounds and cuts and bruises nbout the face. At first It was feaied that his skull was fractured. At the hospital, he was quite delh Ions and Hie combined efforts of four men were required to keep him quiet while th" doctors dressed his In juries SMOKER AND SOCIAL. Pleasant Evening Spent by the Royal Arcanumltes, llnyiil Arcanum lodge. No. 9U, con ducted a euchre and social at Odd Fel lows' hall, on Wyoming avenue, last nlsht. which was well attended and proved a thoroughly successful affair. A large number of couples sat down at the tables and played progressive euchre until U o'clock, when the cigars wete passed around and u pleasant social time followed. The committee In charge had lft nothlne undone to make the affair thoroughly enjoyable and their efforts met with universal commendation. The members of the committee wete Cor nelius I'omcgjs, eq.. Myer Davldow, ('. H. Hall, F. T. Cooper and F. L. Sttirdevant. W. H. nuggan won the first prUc, a handsome Russian leather cigar case, and Mr. Deacon took consolation prize, a miniature pipe, F. L. Crane's Dig- Fire Rale Will open Saturday morning Ht 9 o'clock. US Washington avenue, Scranton, J'a MORE COAL FOR D. & H. FOUR COLLIERIES AND THREE WASHERIES ACQUIRED. Tll. T..noU,Y t.i nr..nnl.fi ' ' "'w and Brooks Companies Yesterday Sold Out, 81,500,000 -clng Named as the Consideration Deal Was Consumated In New York City, President Reese O. Brooks Acting for Local Parties New Properties Have Output of 050,000 Tons. One of the biggest cnl deals of a car In which largo exchanges among the operators have been the rule, lather than the exception, was cul minated In New York city yesterday, and today the coal department of the Delawaie and Hudson Railroad com pany will assume conttol of several ptopjrtles. formerly operated by the Laflln, Langcllffe. Clreenvvood ami Brooks coal companies, Four collieries nnd three washerle are Included In the deal, and while the exact consideration could not be leat tied In this city yesterday, one and a half million dollars was nnnounced ns belhg fairly accurate ligmes. The total output of the four mines Is about six hundred nnd fifty thous and tons per annum. The sale of the properties has been under way foi sev eral months, and during th" last four weeks the rnllmnd company's attor neys have been hinted, searching titles, consulting records and doing other legal work Involved In the tran saction. Mil. CROOKS TI.MrOWKKED. il. Hrooks, picsldeiit Keese C, Hrooks, picsldeiit nf the four companies, was early em powered by the local parties to con duct their side of the deal, and nil negotiations l,;ivc taken place between 111 ill and Vice President Wllrox and Superintendent C. r I'ose, or the coal department of the Delaware and Ilud on tnllrund. Messrs. Hrooks and nose weie bnth In New York Wednesday and yester day, attending a conference with the Delaware and Hudson oilieials, at which the necessary trnnsfer papers were made out nnd the deal formally consummated. The new owners will take poscsion of the pioperly today. It Is not likely that any change will lie made nt the collieries, as the .same fnrmen and minor oflleinl.s will be retained, the mines will ktrp their present names nnd everything he conducted practi cally nfc in the past Seventeen bundled men are employed V the different properties, which are the Langcllffe at Avoea, the Latlln and the Orecnwood No. 1, and tSroenwood Nn. ". at Orernwood. Of thfse, the Lnngcllffe and Oreenwood No. 1 nte the largest collieries, employing the most men and having the greatest out put of coal. At the Langcllffr, six hundred men and boys are worked about the initio and washery. Two hundred tlioiunnd tons Is Hie annual output. AT OSn.KKNWOOD. At r.teenwond, eghl hundred hands are employed at the two colllerle-- nud wnshoiv. nnd the mines lime lotded an average of three hundred thniiSRiid tuns each year. The l.nlllu colliery, v hlch Is ns yet in a stage of develop ment Is estimated good for between "I'e hundred and (wentv-lHe and one hundred and fortv thousand tuns an nually. Tin re hundred peixius Unit employment at it. Another very large washery ii now In rntirse of construction at (ireen wood. All three wnsheiies were owned bv the Brooks foal company, while the collieries were owned by the Lnngollfte. Laflln and lireenwood com panies. The directors of the four companies were: Iteese ;. Btooks, Thomas II. Dale, John II. Brooks, i-eorge B. Brooks, AV. .1. Lewis and Thomas B, Brooks. No other coal land In this section Is owned by them. SILK STRIKER ARRESTED, Charged with Carrying Weapons and Inciting Riot. Kmll Strange, of Myrtle stieet. n silk mill striker, was arreyled last nlcht for Inciting a riot and carrying concealed weapons. He was arraigned before Alderman Millar, waived ii hear ing and entered S.'OO ball on each chaige for his nppearance In court. Strange Is employed at the Peters burg mill, operated by Belling, David Sehoen. Superintendent Bachofen, of the mill, Is the prosecutor and 'alms that Wednesdny night Strange dfeuluted among the other striking emploves. with the purpose of causing n riot fiohlbltion Banquet l'tohlbltlon banquet at Guernsey hall, evening of March 4, Tickets, 75 cents. For sale at Guernsey's music store, Gueinsej hall building. New Sofa Pillow tops and backs. New and exclusive de signs, .lust nrrlved. Cramer-Wells Co., HO Wyoming avenue, Moser & Coleman's Removal. nn March 20 Moser & Coleman, the lending tailors, will move to 136 Wnsti ington avenue. Coffee Special Noo 3. We offer this week Coursen's best Coffee at 35c Per lb; 3 lbs for 75c. Or Coursen's Java and Mocha at 19c per lb, one pound limit. Golden Rio ; lbs j 55 cents. E. G. Coursen Who Can Write the 0 Best Short Story f TtlK TMIIt.'Ni: OrFKBJt CAM! PHIZES Tl) local wnm:ns ok local ncriox. " $23.00 for the Best Story. $10.00 for the Second Best. 95.00 for the Third Best. A LIIERARY COJ'PCTITIO.N WHERE EX- PCMKM'E IS NOT NECESSARY IN OM1KR IO WIN. In view of the fjet lint (oiuideralile Um has elapsed .line thef ha beta any public competition through the locul pre for Ine purpose, nt Ktiiiinl.ulng th litciaty ability latent among the people ot Northcaftf in 1'inimyhanla, The Itlbunr liai ihila-d to offer a eerie of pilrca ai a stlimilm In tM dilution. It la dtuiroua of eiuiln for mi In lt column a number of ahull atinlci Healing of local thenie In older to fiirnUli an Imtrithe II propose t P' $25 for tli I ! t"ry ot r.')t Itf exceed 3,000 word' In length- MO tor the eiond bf tor) anJ Si for the ,thlid hst tforj IbmiviifN not Mm rvfnl In curing "no of thiep prlrc will bo published and ilnly credited If the at.thei ileilie Stories trndlig to bring out the roinjinr. and legendary loie of the jiitlir.ulle mining induotij will hue prrfetenve. In connection with everv nilm n the lalley there a ina.w of tradition. Including liair hre.Jlli " cipen. iMrnitiie cf hpmky happening and other detail Imidenng on the weird or -uper-natural whhli his nver been gathered to gether In lileinri f"rm Tbi opens .1 fi'M whleh l pint tii all.v liiilimtlble inl whlrh ihotild aupp'r the material f"r ume exf'td' duly Intertilling fulioi' Hie tank of pOTliv upon the merit of the manuscript Mj'oniitlrd will be anlgnrd to a diinlrretrd Judge vhne wine will toon be announced, mil who will read the nianii script but baie nn knowledge of the Iden tity of the author. The envelope contain lug the real name of the million will be preserved imop-'ned until alter the award haie been made Should thl liilila' competition rroie en roiiraglug, It mi' be followed b otber prlre ofler of einitl.ii tenor. CONDITIONS OF HIE CON TEST. All mannrript niut be mbmitted rot later than March !ta. All maniMcripti musl be signed by fie tltloiu name and aUo the writer's real nam and potofnce addin"-. The eceno of earh tor mut be laid in 'nrlhoatern Priiii. Imiiln. but the njjue of real persona must not be iwd. tine further rendition must be imdi'r.tond. Contributions intruded for this content will be accepted ontr fiom present snleiibera to Hie Tribune or from those who mai, durlrg the contel, berorne subscribers by payment of at least one mouth's aubscilptlon in ad vance Vddiees, 5TOU fOMT.ST. S'ranlin Iribune. fkranton, l'a H0RSESH0ERS' BANQUET. Mombcis of Local No. 44, and Out of City Ouest Hold Joint Ses sion Labt Night. About thirl.v-flve members nnd gu-sts of Local No. ii. Master Horse Shoers' National association enjoved n In'Jty banquet at the Klk cafe last night after holding a session In the Builder' Hxchange. The rcgulat monthly meeting was held and a nnni br of leports presenteil which showed the association to have aocomplMied a large amount of wink during the pa "it year and to be In an excellent condition at, present. About 10 o'clock the meeting ad journed to the banquet nnd there en loyed Caterer Zelgler's repast. Among Ihiiso iirc'seul wore: ,T. . Lldd, Taj l'ir. Jacob Track, Moosh". (!. J. Hither, L. F. Welskerger, V. II. Warren, V. L. Loch. Oscar Hottek, M. J. Bosley, II. Kuschel, Jr.. G. W. Brown. Martin K. Hlnderle. Frtnk Hartwell. .1. A. Me Govern nnd Rvnn 11. Jonex, all of Pitts Ion. The local guests were. Joseph Frey, G. W. Ijenntin, George V, Mackreth, John StHi'khniise, John L. Bowie. Thomas O. James. A. C. Jackson, II. W. Sexlou, K. F. Alteniose, A. J. Schnell. Thomas J. Ollbride, ,r, v. BrlncU, M. C. Bortli. II. II. Illlde. brand. William J Larkln, B. F. Lau dlg, Thomas Glltoy. M. F. Gllrn.v. AI the coin luMiui of the banquet President Sextnn appointed ,. ,1, Schnell tnaatmastcr. and a number of well worded addresses were tlu-n made. President Sexton gave a brief and In. terestlng talk In which he told of the work done by the association. It pur poses and results. Several of the Pittston guests nlso spoke. The officers of the local are; 11. y. Sexton, president, A, J, Schnell, vice president; K. J, Altemosp, secretary, and R. B. Jones, treasurer. A. ,f. Schnell was cnalrman of the banquet committee. ON SEVERAL CHARGES. Two Central City Boys Placed Under Arrest. Bert Holthatn and l.arney Van Vall en, two central city boys, were arrest ed yesterday and taken bfore Alder man Millar on tho chnrges of disor derly conduct and surety of the peace, preferred by Jacob Flnklesteln. pro prietor of a lunch wagon at the corner of I'enn avenue nnd Linden street. They were first given hearings, Fln klesteln testified that on the night of December 27 the defendants entered his lunch room by breaking In a door and generally disturbed things. They were fined $10 each for disorderly conduct and held under $300 ball for surety of the peace. In default of ball they were committed to the coun ty Jail. Anthony Mahon. of SOS Penti avenue, appeared against Holthatn for cheat ing him out of a boatd hill. Other persons from different parts of the city made the same charge against him, Holtnam gave a Green Itldge wo man an order on the Lackawanna Tel ephone company for his board bill, signing the name of Fred William! but It was found that he hnd never been employed by the telephone com pany. He was held under WOO ball on these charges and In default committed to the county Jail. No. I mackeiel, 1-e. Coursen's. - Yesterday's Marriage Licenses, l.oula Nye Srrantou Vary Kittling Srramon II. L. 1'icua Jrrmya ElUabelh l Newton Claibond.le N P. food soups, lOo, Courtcn's, Ask for Kelly's union crackers. DEMOCRATS SUCCESSFUL ELECTED THREE MEMBERS OF BOARD OF REVISION. Common Councllmen E. J. Coleman and Daniel Oalvin and Select Coun cilman John E. Regan Were Chosen at a Joint Session of Coun cils Held Last Night The Repub licans Were Disheartened on Ac count of the Absence of Many of Their Number and Only, Nomi nated One Candidate. Common Councllmen ). J. Coleman, and Daniel Galvlu and Select Coun cilman John E. Regan, all Democrats, were last night elected members of the board of revision ot taxes and np peals, nt a Joint session ot councils, presided over by Select Councilman O. W. Vaughn n. The Republicans became dishearten ed when the session opened, on ac count of the nbsenco of several of their number, and made no attempt to nomi nate any candidate, except Common Councilman John Nagoll. The vote resulted as follows. Galvln Select council. . common council, 10: total, 19. Coleman Select council. 11; com mon council. 10; total. 20. Began Select council. II: common, council, e; total, 13. Nngcll-Scteet council, 1 , common council, fi; total, T, It was stated after the meeting that the election was not legal, for th" reason that none of those elected hud received a mnjotlty of the votes of both council. MRS. AMMAN ARRESTED. Charged with the Larceny of House hold Ooods. Mrs. Kllzabeth Amman and Mies Kinma Dean, of I'.'O Linden street, were' arre3ted and arraigned before Alder man Howe yesterday on the chnrge of laicrny of household goods. C. II. Backus is the prosecutor. Last Tuesday Backus attempted to remove his household furnishings from a house In the rear of 120 Linden street nnd had loaded them on a dray wugon. Just as the team was about I" dtivo away, Mrs. Amman appealed with u force of men and caused the unloading of the wagon before Backus' forces recovered from their surprise. Mrs. Amman Is the landlady and Backus was her tenant. Mrs. Amman Justifies her action of unloading the fiunituie on the grounds that Backus owes her back rent. The goods were stored on Mrs. Amman's premises and Backus svvote out a warrant for herself and daughter. They appeared before Alderman Howe, waived a hearing and entered J.TOO ball each for court, LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE. (Pnder tht heading short letters' of Intareal Mil H published when accompanied, for publlea tlon, by the writ-r's name. The Tilhune aft net aaume reaponslbllitj for opinions here tipresaad.) Card from Building Trades Council. vt i rgul.ir Hireling of the Building Tf.ld.-s fciincil, held Mondu timing. Feb. v.'i, !!H, the difficult. new- cvNlIng between the tor. utter' union ami Prank I .trlucol w.u ,l,'n.'cd In all its plue. nnd It wfc the iininliniu i pinion f the louncil Out tho union Stone I utters have good .md suHc.ient caue for taking a determined stand against Mr. farlnecl. The facts of the ewe, brief! told, "re ai fol lows: Cjrlucrl ha foirned a so-called union, consisting of eighteen or twrnli el per day helper., imported from sunn) ltalv, and tail them slone cutler. We desire to put a lew o,ue.t ions to the public of Scranton: Kiiet, "O.v can the V,-jder Stone futteis ot scranton, who cmploj ciliren and pjy union wages, hope to compete with cheap foreign liboi employed by the f.irluoci fclo'ie rompani T Second, Win! brneflt I the Cirluiol louo plant to s ran'on. cspeeialli to the merchant'. II does not i-it a much to tied rnd i Inltir tills so called union of f'orlucri'e a it would to clothe and feed one famili of Vmtrh in riliren. Thiid, 1 it right that honed Vmoiirjn labor In other eillc sliouhl be comp, Hcd lo enter into competition with tie cheap proiuit ot thl cheip aid? I ourth. le It not the hl;til of Iniiratlliide In the miinbcrs of this stone lompani, wlio hf,ve prospered and gio'in lieli In Scranton, to attenpt to reduce- the men who riented thir viealth to ,i leiel of tlie pmper Mmu ,,t Europe? We l,rlievo the ptople, not nnlr of N-ianton. but cf all other rltle where the product of this thill I shipped, will aiist the union Stone l.'utter of Scranton, by entering u protest in no uncer tain terms. In all union urn of whatsorier tude oi wb.it iltj or town it n ij be. we ask that veil .ilt the N tauten Stone Cuttns in their start, for Ju'tlce .ind right, reeling axuied thai thl request will i."t be In uin, we are Respect lull). Ilogh Kranej. N. P. Corton I . E. Snlsbun . Coiiuuii'ee Itulldiiig Trad-s I ouncil Card from George W. Bowen. Fdilor of The Tribune - Sir: Ag.dn. wlili jour pernu'-iou. I ili In Inform the subscribers for piv book. "The Legend of the Mines and Other IVeius," that I will personally, dellier tie book at their homes dur ing tho coming week. Mn, I bale decided t visit the home cf Hjde l',nk, Ta.ilnr, Price burg and Oliphant, on I sell the second edition of mi poems during the coming month. Thankfully .lours, Ceo U Powrn. 2111 wjjno aienue ill Ask for Kelly's union cr.irkois. Take good materials, "mix them with brains, sir," and you can be pretty sure of the result. Years of exper.e.ice and search for the best have gone Into the make-up of Knox Hats. Spiing styles now ready. vAfc WPlh fcjir Kit &Jm rXA&f i vx. nSv2s r"w7' AvOy. sVf. TO CASEY BROTHERS, Wholesale Liquor Dealers, 216 Lackawanna Ave. STOLE COAL FROM A MINE Ten Persons Arrested and Arraigned Befote Alderman Millar Coun ter Charge Dlsmlbsed. Charged with stealing coal from tho Murray Coal company's mine, operated by Patrick Murray. John Jordan, Joint Mtttphy. Peter Oliver W. K. Wyunt, Minnie Clllbrlg. Harry bailor. John Sailor. Henry Ogg and Jacob (Tallow were arrest-jd and arraigned before Al derman Millar last evening, For the past live ye.ns the defend ants have been nr customed to get their fuel from the Murray mine. Mm ray did not Insist upon their dlsi ontlnu Ing the prnetlie until lately, when It was found thai they were taking ad vantage uf his g'tieroslty. Orders to stop il wete of no avail ard Wednes. day night the crowd appeared laden with bag. In which to mrry nwa.v the carboniferous product. James Murrav, son of the ownci, was In the drift when the patty ap pealed. Straight Into th mine they came and proceeded to till the bag with freshl mined coal, until young Murraj ordeied them away. Tin were reluctant to go and he tired tvio shots Irom a revolver Into the air. Then they departed. The dcfeiitliritu wete held under $"00 ball each. Peler Albuugh. tepresentlng the d'' fendarrls, luimecJbstcly swore out a warrant for the arrest of Murray "'i the charge of carrying firearms. Al derman Millar decided that Imisnui" u as a man had the privilege of protei t Ing his property with firearms If nec essary he had a perfect right to do so with a coal mine and dismissed the case. Ask for Kelly's union crackers. The Scranton Qas and Water Com pany and the Hyde Park Qas Com pany. In aaeoidanee with the police of these com panies to reduce rates from time to time as may be warranted by Increased consumption, notice It hereby giren that, on and aller April 1 neat, the prfie of gas will be one dollar per one thousand cubic; feci coniumed, subject to the following discounts: The per cent, on all hills where the consumption for the month amounts to lea than twentv-Sie dollars: ten per rent on all bills where the consumption for the month amcuntj to twentv-fiie dollars and up wards. Provided the bill l paid en cr before the 10th da) ef (he month in which the bill is rendered. Hy order of the board 0;BHANU, Secretary. SPECIAL. SCRvNTON r.AS ANI VI I'll COMPANY N1 Hide I'irk I, a cnipany In order to encour age the u of gi foi fuel puipoees, notice is herein- giien tint !ou and niter pril t next the price of gas so used w ill be one dollar per one thousand feel consumed, subject lo the following special dUconnti! Tci per cent, on all billswhero the consumption for themonlhninounUto Icvsthan twenty-hie dollars; tiicnt) er cent, on all bills where the consumption for the month amounts to twent)-fivc dollars and upward. Proiided the bill 1 paid on or before the 20tlj day of the month In which the bill is rendered. V f-panto meter, furnished bj the company, Is necesan . Hi order of the company. fi. II. HAM). Eecretary. Pierce's Market, Penn Avenue We make s sperialty ot fancy Creamjry But ter and ttrictly fresh egg. and the prict is at low a tint rlau gcodj can be sold at. We do not base any special tales or leaders but at all times carry at complete a line ol Market Ooods, Fancy Orocerlta and Tabl Delica. cirs at tan Ihi found in the 1. rg.it New York or Philadelphia Markets which we mil at right price.. W. H. Pierce, It Lsokawsncis Ave. Prompt delivery. 110, 112, 114 Pans Avi The Dloksoi Manufacturing Oo. ortoB ad WllkasvBcirr r MaaufMiursrs ot LOCOMOTIVES, STATIONARY EN0INES Boiltrs. Hoisting and Pumping Mstbtatry. General OrBc. Scranton, Pa Monday SSSSSv Msaiiis i ii in All in nn Deoartments IIMVAV Clarke Bros Everything comes to those yvho wait: but here you don't have to wait long. You will always find the best Whiskies 'i J at prices that make a new record for littleness: Our Nelson, Pepper and Hollywood may interest you; If so, write or telephone us for quotations. ' . '. 'k I. vu Cf round The world a cap is the boy's favorlls) head eoienni. Wo have Just opened a new lot of hn.vs' c.ipv mid Invite yon to call and see tin m. "Whatever ynin fancy in sivie or color, wc can sulB ion. . 305 Lackawanna flue. "IS17 Holers JJros.' Goods. Knives, Forks Spoons, etc. No question about the quality; wo have .ill the newest patterns at lowest prices. Also the celebrated Sterling ln- laid Spoons and Forks. War. ranted to wear twenty-five years. Immense stock of Sterling Silver Spoons, Forks, Knives and Cased Goods for Wedding Presents. Mercereaii 5 ConneIlt 1.12 Wyoming Avenue. Heating Stoves, Ranges, Furnaces, Oil Stoves, Gas Stoves, Steam and Hot Watsr Heaters, i m-817 PENN AVKN0E. rATCIfSBH Any Kind Pop Any Kind of a House. The season for tnkinfr up and cleaning isn't far off ns we live nowadays. Suppofee you look at carpets now, when there's time to examine them thoroughly. It also gives you time to make your carpets without hurry or give us time to make them for you if you want us to. Uelvef Carpefs All the latest pastel colorings, halls, stairs and room effects floral and Oriental patterns nt the remarkable low price of, per yard, 69c. CREDIT YOUP CEHTAINLYI THE 0N0MY IM " S ' 'w cewDs FORSYTH Carp 1 I 081223-S2S-sa7Wyoming Are . iiUJl.