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TALKING BACK.
Most aches and pains of a .'bad Back" are Kidney Ills.
A lame, a weak, an aching back, tell of kidneys that are overworked.
Backache is "Back Talk." "Back Talk" is Kidney talk, Kidney talk is Kidney
troubles, and all Kidney troubles are dangerous. Don't neglect a Kidney warning.
DOAN'S
KIDNEY PILLS
Cure all Kidney and Bladder Trouble
and are endorsed by
Scranton
Get what you ask for.
Get DOAN'S, Don't ac
cept something "just as
good." Most druggists
sell Doan's Kidney Pills
and will give you what
you call for. Some may
endeavor to substitute
an article they make
more profit on. Insist
on having the genuine.
Price 50 Cents. Man
ufactured by Foster
Milburn Co., Buffalo,
N. Y.
People,
Lafayette Street.
Mr. A. W. Klotz, of 151 I Lafayette
street, painter by trade, says: "Five
years ago I took a severe cold which
settled In my bladder. Kver after my
kidneys troubled me a great deal. I
used many different remedies and
took medicine from a doctor who pro
nounced my trouble catarrh of the
bladder, but 1 not little If any re
lief. My condition was continually
growing worse, and there was a con
Kant dull pain across my back when
sitting down and when getting up or
turning about the pain became very
sharp. I had to work often for hours
In a stooping position and if I straight
ened up my back felt ns though It
would snap in two. The kidney secre
tions were Irregular, of a high color
and a disagreeable odor, and accom
panied by too frequent action. I was
Dually laid up, unable to do any work.
At this time a friend recommended
Doan's Kidney Pills to me. I had not
much faith In them, but 1 went to
Matthews Rros.' drug store and got
a box. I received so much benefit from
this that I continued the treatment
until well."
North Everett Ave.
Mr. Albert Roskllly, of 311 North
Kverett .avenue, Uydo Park, engineer
at the Capouso mines, says: I had for
years a dull pain across my back. My
back felt lamo and sore, so much so
that when 1 bent over It was all I
could do to straighten up again.
Whenever I took cold It bothered mo a
great deal with sharp twinges, which
kept mo awako for hours. I often got
up in the morning feeling tired and
devoid of all energy and ambition.
There was also a kidney weakness
which at times was annoying and
painful. 1 had my attention called
to Doan's Kidney Pills through our
papers from time to time by reading
the testimony from ppople. I went
down to Matthews llros.' drug store
and got a box. They benefited me in
every way. I have felt slight touches
of the pain since, but a resort to
Doan's Kidney Pills never failed to
quickly relieve It.
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DOAN'S
KIDNEY PILLS
Cure every Kidney III from common
backache to diabetes) .endorsed by
Scranton
People.
The early symptoms of Kid
ney ills come In the back;
Backache.
Pains in the small of the back;
There are other symptoms,
too
Some painful, some annoy
ing; Pains in the side, Rheu
matic pains, Irregular action
of the heart, Dizziness, Urin
ary disorders too frequent
discharges of Urine, Infre
quent Urination, Urine too
highly colored, Diabetes,
Dropsy, etc. Doan's Kidney
Pills cure every Kidney III
promptly and surely.
Filmore Ave.
Mr. Thomas Dalley, miner, of 121
Filmore avenue, says: "No one knows
how much I suffered. I could not lift
anything. My 'back hurt every time I
stooped and often It sosmed to break
In two. I read of a person who lives
around here having been cured by tak
ing Doan's Kidney Pills, so I got them
at Matthews Rros.' drug store. The
llrat box helped me so much I contin
ued the treatment until I had taken
six boxes In all. They fixed me up
all right and did me an Immense
nmount of good, so that I recommend
ed them to all whom I hear complain
ing of back ache or other kidney
troubles."
Hampton Street.
Mrs. K. Davis, of MS Hampton
street, says: "My kidneys troubled
mo for three years, more or less, with
sharp, shooting pains In thu small of
my back, les during the day than tit
night, unless 1 lifted anything or
strained my back or over-exerted my
self In doing my housework. At night
t turned from side to side trying to
find a comfortable position, and It kept
me nwnko for hours. There was nlso
a kidney weakness which was, very
annoying and distressing tit all times.
I became so bad that I was confined to
my bed for over n week, and had to
havo a doctor. It was then that 1
saw Doan's Kidney Pills advertised
and so highly recommended by Scran
ton testimony that I was Induced to
get them from Matthews Rros.' drug
store. They proved to bo Just what
I needed and helped me right away.
My back was 'better and stronger than
It had been for a long time and the
kidney weakness completely disappeared."
RODERICK
li .included from Page M
mines. Having been an inspector myself, I
Inow wheicof I speak. I will further lli.it tlie
nun who attended strictly to Ills duties as mine
n-pcito;- was really poorly paid. .
Pay Not Too Liberal.
Hi-sides, I Mht fh.it the state of Pennsylvania
rich enough, and tins legislature Is willing
in pay the mine inpectois a f.ilr salary, and
that to as many Impoctors as they think arc
nceilsd. Compared with the pay received lv
ati English mine inspector, who receives a sahuy
of e.-.(W0 a ear (and after twmty yens' fenloc
it retind on h.df pry), the present pay is not
too liberal. Mr. lYnchee whl that sonio of
the members thought that eon $2,000 a jcar
was too liittli. and wanted to make the salary
$100 per month, but that he had icfiwd to in
corporate that Mlaty in Ills Mil, aj he thought
It was too low. I leuiaiked that muIi members
know nothing about the ihtths of the mine In
spector, or they would not think they were
oicrpald, 1 said that I knew mine foiemen who
eie gettlug $15(1 a month, and the pay of fire
bosses ranged Mom &7J to J0.'i per month, while
'he Inside nipeilutendents wire receding from
K.000 to SS3.50O pir j ear- 1 Ihlnk I laughed
at the idea of paying a mine inpector ijuio per
month, while the Hilary of M.WM per c.ir had
been paid the inspectors time WO, and the
dangers In coal mining had doubled, or possibly
tiiblcd, during that time.
When 1 had finished talking Mr. (lamer spoke
to the ciTeet "that ho nprittntei u local of
miners that wanted to increase the number of
inspectors from eight to twenty-four, and to pay
them a salary of $1,200 per year." I said that
if ho represented mch local (which I did not
believe), they wire raining their hand against
the welfare of other., and that the old adage
was (till true, that "Chickens come home to
roost," and that as true as they raised their
hands against others they would find that others
would raise their hands agalmt them. Mr. Dar
ner replied by trying: "Don't you think that
is rather strong language);" 1 thought a mo
ment, knowing tint I doubted his veracity, and
Midi "Perhaps I have Used rather strong lan
guage." (I doubted Mr. Gamer's statement from In
feunatlon readied at my homo In llattctou,
that "tho miners wanted more inspectors, wanted
to change the term from the to three years, and
wanted them elected by the people, Lut wcie
not asking for a reduction In salary).
Never Urged Reduction In Salary.
I had considerable more conversation with
Sir. IcrrtUe about the inconsistency ol the
United Weil'men (if tho Garner statement was
correct In asking for the reduction In salaries,
while one of their chief tenets is, "The greatest
food to the greatest number," but never ban
they been known to urge the reduction in salary
I salds "Mr. I'rrrcbie, I wilt bo glad to gin
you any atslstjmc in my power if you change
your bill to read ten Instead of twenty-four; or
1 would prefer to see jour Mil asking for assist
ants to four of the Inspectors, one each for
Hiamoklu, Shenandoah, Wilkcs-Ilarre and Pitts
ton, and rather than help your present bill I
would help you tn get eight aslstants, one
for each inspection di.trUt. Said assistants
should be from the ranks and reecho a salary
of 1M per mouth and expenses, with tho only
ipiallncation of bring the possessor of a mine
foreman certificate,"
Mr. I'errcbee said: "Then you are against
my bill as it stands)" I saidt "According to
my best Judgment there Is no need of inspectors
In the anthracite coal field." I did not know
for several days that Mr, Garner hud taken um
brage at my remarks and was dumbfounded
when I read in the Saturday Philadelphia papers
what a bad man 1 was, and that I had made
such a villainous chargo against tho miners. I
could not make tho insulting remarks without
insulting myself, as I myself am a coal miner,
having no trade. In my younger days I per
formed the hard work of a miner's laborer and
later tho dangerous work of an anthracite
miner. I havo never forgotten thoso days, and
I think that I am competent to appreciate the
condition ot the miners of tho present day,
In conclusion I wish to say that I think Mr,
(Utuer li honest tn the statement ho ha made,
but mUunilerstond my meaning entirely, ns no
sane peison would make such iinuiks. I do not
put all the blame on him for the misunderstand
ing, a pcihaps my statement was not ns clear
to 1 1 i in as It was to me, besides both of i
weie a little culled. 1 regret that incident
very muih, but am consoled by the thought that
my trlcnils know that I am in'capable of uttering
such an expression, wlihh only a knave or a fool
lould make.
Mr. Garner Takes the Floor.
When the statement had been lead,
Mr. Carncr took the lloor and testified
that Mr. Koderlck's version of the af
fair was false us regards the utterance
complained of. AVlint Mr. Roderick
said, according to Mr. Garner, wan:
"They (the miners) can legislate tne
out or olllee if they want to. After
they strike in April, they will have but
d little power left. Their bunds are
raised against everybody and every
body's hands are against them."
There was nothing whatever said
about "Chickens ramu homo to roost,"
Mr. Oarner asserted, and further he
averred Mr. Roderick's remarks were
not made In tones of anger, but coolly
and di llberately.
Mr. 1'Vrreebee corroborated Mr. dar
ner in nil this. Henry Collins and J.
J. ITenrney, of the United Mine Work
ers, were called by Mr. Garner to tes
tify that Mr. Reynolds admitted to
them that Mr. Roderick said Just what
was charged In tho resolution, but
Chairman Kendall advised ngalnst
taking second-hand evidence, and
Messrs. Kearney and Collins were ex
cused. In commenting on Mr Reynolds'
failure to attend tho InvtRilgutlin. Mr.
earner and Mr. Champi.lgu mad.'
some uncomplimentary alluplons to
him, those of Mr. Champaign being of
a personal nature.
Hugh McGarvey, an old-time labor
leader, spoke In llatterlng terms of
Chief Roderick as a friend of this
miners and argued that there must be
a mistake In reporting Mr. Roderick's
winds as they appeared In tho resolu
tion, for they are not In consonancs
with what ho (McGarvey) knows are
Mr. Roderick's sentiments.
Colonel Sweeney Appears.
Colonel James Sweeney, Jlarrlsbttrg
correspondent of the Hazleton Senti
nel, created a sensation by taking tho
lloor and nccuslng the suportors of tho
resolution of having tried to railroad It
through the house.
He called upon tho commltteo to give
It the consideration so Important a
matter deserves. Mr. darner mildly
protested that no tittempt was made
to "railroad" tho measure.
Chief Roderick supported Mr. Ha
worth, who was (Colonel Sweeney's
opponent for representative from tho
Iluzlcton district nt tho last election,
and to this Colonel Sweeney attributes
his defeat.
Tho commltteo wont Into exccutlvo
session to decide on n report, but ad
journed till tomorrow morning at 0
o'clock without taking action.
T. J. Duffy.
LIFE INJECTED IN
THE BEACOM BILL
The Ballot Reform Compromise Reso
lution Results In Its Being Or
dered Out of Committee with
Other Election Measures.
visions of the compromise resolution,
adopted in the house last night, direct
ing that all bills and proposed amend
ments to tho constitution affecting elec
tions, shall bo reported to the house on
or before next Tuesday, the Reacom
amendment to the election contest bill
will come forth 'from the grave. Tho
bill, even Its friends admit, died n
bornln', but to their great gratltlcatlon
It Is thus to be accidentally given lite.
What will happen to It when It gets
to tho house Is, of course, conjectural.
Representative Reacom says he agreed
to only Introduce the bill and does
not propose to concern himself partic
ularly about Its passage. None of the
Lackawanna members can be Induced,
It Is said, to take charge ot the meas
ure. Tho Impression here Is that the
equities of the case will bo lost sight
of when announcement is made that
tho taxpayers of tho county are op
posed to It to such tin extent that their
representatives would not even agree
to Introduce it. Whether or not tho
Lackawanna men will vigorously op
pose the measure Is not known.
T. J. Huffy.
( pedal from a Stall Correspondent,
Harrlsbure, March C Under the pro-
GOVERNOR STONE
SIGNS HOY BILL
The Measure Which Has Been Before
Legislature Since 1883 Is Now
a Law Its Many Defeats.
Spiclal from a Halt Corirspomlt-ut
Hurtisburg, March C Of particular
Interest to parties concerned In the Im
portant criminal case scheduled for
trial In tho near future will be tho an
nouncement that Governor Stone today
signed the Hoy bill to prevent district
nttorneys from standing aside Jurors.
This ineaHiire has been before tho
legislature at almost every session for
tho past seventeen years. It was orig
inally drafted by Hon. Lewis Cassldy,
of Philadelphia, and first camo Into
tho legislature through tho lato Hon,
Lemuel Amornmn, In 18S3. Senator
McDonald, Judge Kelly, and a senator
from the lower part of tho state, each
In turn, tried to have It passed at dif
ferent sessions, but nono could succeed
In getting It through the both houses,
Last session It reappeared with Sen
ator McCarrell as Its father, and was
defeated by the Insurgents, who did
not wish to deprlvo tho district attor
ney of Philadelphia ot this powerful
aid towards securing tho conviction ot
Senator Quay, who had been haulod
up In the courts and charged with
malfeasances, with a vlow of defeat
ing him In his pending contest for re
election to tho United States Bennte.
Tho bill was ogaln defeated, after
ouo of the most vigorously fought
battles In tho history of tho Vnnnsvl
vnnlu, legislature, and It was thought
an end had corao to tin tfforts to re
euro Its enactment. Rut, strange, to
say, tho bill upon 'being revived at this
session went through both houses with
hardly any opposition, and now. nfler
a seventeen years struggle, It Is today
a law of the commonwealth.
The practlco of standing aside Jurors
was brought down from old Kngllsh
times, and Its opponents In this coun
try hnvo all along contended that it
was on unjust practice from Its very
Inception, having been dovlsed for tho
solo purpose of giving tUe king tin
extra weapon to effect o conviction ot
persons whom It was deemed expedi
ent to get out of the way.
It permitted tho prosecuting attor
ney to stand aside every juror on the
panel as he was called, without, as
signing any reason, thus enabling a
dishonest prosecutor to pack a Jury
against the defendant. The MeCurrell
bill provided simply for taking this
power away from the district attor
ney. Tho Hoy bill proposed to do this,
but, to even things up, made an addi
tional provision to the effect that the
district attorney should be allowed thu
samo number of peremptory challenges
twenty us the defendant, Instead of
only four, us was the case under tho
original practice.
The law now Is, to state It btielly,
that the district attorney shall not
stand asldo any jurors, and that tho
prosecution and defenso shall 'bo al
lowed an eiual number ot peremptory
challenges In nil cases.
The Hoy bill tn lull Is given below:
AX ACT Making it unlawful for dlstilct allov-
lieys to stand r.sde juroin In empanelling any
Jiuy In the trial ot any indictment i barging
a felony or ii misdemeanor In any court of
this lonimoimeailh and ngulitlng the hal-
leiiging of Jurors by the commonwealth and
thu defendant in sinh la'cs.
Section 1, llo II enacted by the senate and
lioiixe of reprcsenlniUes of the commonwealth ot
Pennsylvania in general ni-imbh- met, and It
Is ben by enacted by the aulhirlly of the jm
'lli.it lulu and after the pa.pn of this ait it
shall bo unlawful for uuy district altoincj of any
county In Ibis commonwealth In empanelling any
July for the trial in any couit of an indictment
charging u felony or n misdemeanor to stjnd
aside Jurois, but in i-ieiy such case the com-
lnonuiallh nnd tin defendant shall. In addition
lo the clullciucs for causo now allowed by law,
be entitled to pircuiplory challenges as follows;
111 all trials for mUdemeanor tho commonwealth
and the defendant shall each bo entitled to sW
pircmptoiy challenges In the trial of felonies
other than those tn.ililo cvclusiiely In tho
courts of oyer and terminer and general Jail
delivery, tho commonwealth and the defendant
shall each be entitled to eluht peremptory thai,
lenses, and In tint trill of felonies triable eiilu
siiely In the i-oiirts of oyer and terminer nnd
general Jail delivery, tho commonwealth and
the defendant shall each be entlllul to tucn'y
peuiuptoiy chalhiures, all of uhhh challenges
shall be made and iu,lgned by the common,
wealth and the defmdant uspectiiely when the
juror is called. T. J. Huffy.
JUDGES' SALARY BILL.
The Measure Passes Third Reading
in the Senate.
Special from a Staff Correspondent.
Hnriisburg, March 0. The Judges'
salary bill passed third reading In the
sennto this morning by n vote of S5 to
3. There was tome opposition to tho
bill by senators who ro opposed to
Increasing expenses, on general prin
ciples, but Senator Vnughan succeeded
In Inducing nil except three of them to
refrain from voting.
The action of Senators Heldclbach
and Stober In voting against tho bill,
after It was amended to meet the
wishes of tho Lancaster people, wus
somewhat of tv surprise. Tho original
bill provided that tho salary of an
Orphans' court Judgo should remain at
$1,000. Lancaster county objected to
this, and tin amendment was reluct
antly permitted by Senator Vaughan
making all tho salaries alike. Tho
llnal provision of tho bill, relating to
counties of more thnn 90,000 poprtla
tlott having but ono Judge, wuh nlso
added to tho original bill. Tho bill as
pussed reuds ns follows;
AN' AIT ltcgulatlnir the salaries of the Judsros of
the courts of tho several Judicial districts of
,the inmmotiwciltl) composed of single counties
whoso population Is over one hundred thousand
and less than five hundred thousand, and of all
Jiidiilal districts having a population exceed
ing ninety thousand and having but one judge,
Bectlou 1. lie It enacted by tho.Kiia.tt and
4
hoi:e of reprcsentatbes of the i-nmmcmvcaltli
of Pennsylvania in geneial assembly met, and
it Is hereby enacted by the authority of. the
same, That In the ret cm! judicial distill Is of
this commonwealth composed ot a single county
where the population nf the loniity constituting
said Judicial di-liict Is over one hundred thou
and and less than tho hundred thousand th
annual nalary ot eaeh of the Judges of the eonits
of slid district shall be six thoiwind dollar,
payable quarterly In the manner now provided
by law, and in all jiulliial ilUtriits hating a
IHpul.it Ion exceeding nlnetv thoii.ind and hav
ing but one Judge the salary shall be tk tlioiH
uud dollars per annum, payable ipiai Icily In the
manner now provided by law.
Local Option Bill.
The local option bill, Introduced by
Mr. Laird, eif Indiana, at the lnstunce
of the Anti-Saloon League, was
amended on second reading in tho
house, by Inserting the worel "male"
before "residents of the district, ward,
township or borough," which makes
tho bill provide that when a "majority
ot the male residents," instead of sim
ply a "majority of the residents." io
monstrale against a llepior license ap
plication, the court must refuse the ap
plication. Under the- present law the
court Is rcepilri'd let only give; "due
regnrtl" to a lomonrurnnce, no matter
how numerously It may be signed. The
bill, ns amended, passed second mul
ing by a vote of IOC to 81.
When the bill "lo provide for tlt
recordlng In certain Instances of titles
to real estate acquired by twenty
one years ndverse possession," was
up on second tending in the bouse.
Mr. Mortens, of Krle, had It amended
to exclude state binds from Its opera
tion. It passed second reading, as
amended. Mr. Harris, of Philadelphia,
argued that tho bill was designed only
to- protect Innocent purchasers, nnd
that tho Mortens nmendiuent was su
petilous, but Mr. Mortens could not bo
convinced, and insisted on his amend
ment. As the nmeiidment can do no
harm to the bill, It was not seriously
objected to,
Appended Is a bill proposed by Rep
resentative Rhllbln, providing for the
disposition of costs In cases such as
that which occurred In Olyplmnt lust
year, when the council failed to or
ganize within ton days, Ne provision
Is made at present for paying of the
costs. The new bill gives tho court nu
thorlty to put tho costs on tho delln
injent counellmen:
A plii'l.KMIINT to an act, entitled "An act to
authorize the courts of quaitcr sisslons to de
clare the scuts of couneilmen In boroughs va
cant when they fall to organize fvr ten days
after tho beginning of their tcmi. and lo till
tho vaeancy so made." Approved thu 27th
day of March, Anno Domini, eighteen hundred
and ninety-seven.
Seetlon 1. Ho It enacted by the senato and
housii of representatives of tho commonwealth
of 1'cnii-ylvanl.i in geneial assembly met, and
it is licriby ciiatliil by the authority of the
same, That upon tho return of said rule to show
cause, It shall appear to tho said eouit that the
council of any boroiuli iji this comiiiomvi'.illh
shall fall to organlo us required by said net, to
which tills H -1 supplement, oi- if the wild coun
cil fall to organize within ten days after the
time fixed by law fur said organization for any
reason whatever, the said eemit shall impose
tho iohis of such proceeding upon the delln-cpjc-nt
councllineii or upon the municipality as
the suld court in its discretion may see lit. The
provisions of this act and the supphment theictn
to apply to cases now pending or where final
Judgment has not been entered by said court
in ca- already commenced,
Tho bill was drafted by Attorney
James J. O'Mnlley.
To Securo Competent Engineers.
Another bill proposed by Mr. I'htlbln
makes It Incumbent upon till station
ary engineers and firemen to prove
their competency 'by passing nn exam-
J inatlon before a hoard appointed by tho
court of each county. Mr. riillbln's
bill ellffers mainly front that offered by
Mr. Me-aiattery, last week, In that It
is more partlculaily drafted feir en
gineers and llremi'ti at coal mines.
The examining boanl shall consist of
three competent engineers or firemen,
of not less than live years' experience,
to be appointed for a term of two
years, and to be paid at the rate of 5
per day fur each meeting, the meet
ings not to exceeil six u year. The ex
amination must be conducted through
out In thu Kngllsh language. The net
Is not to apply to engineers eir (ire
men actively employed ns sueii at the
time of the passage of this act, ex
cept that they must prove tills to tho
satisfaction of the examining board,
and pay fifty cents for a certificate.
No person shall he employed as an
engineer or fireman who Is under
twenty-one years of age. It Is mad
ii misdemeanor for nn employer tei
euimpel a fliemnn to do any work other
than that of a fireman while the boil
ers of which he lias I'harge are steam
ing. Where the boilers are of morn
than ten horse-power, the lit email shall
not be reeiulred te haul away asjhes
while the 'boiler Is steaming.
Applicants who pass a successful ex
amination shall 'pay S3 for a certlllcate
of e-ornpi'tcncy. Falluie to comply with
the provisions of the act entails liabil
ity to a line of not less than $200 and
not moiv than $.100, or Imprisonment of
not less than three and not more than
six months.
To Compel Use of Electricity.
Representative T. J. Reynolds pro
poses a bill to make It compulsory upon
inlno operators to light the workings
with electricity. It reads as follows:
AN ACT for the better protection of miners and
laborers winking in the business of mining
toal, lion ore and other minerals by subter
ranean process,
lie It enacted that all corporations, individuals,
or other persons, owning, leasing or operating
a mine or mini's within this commonwealth,
where the mineral Is irmovrd by subterranean
paage, either by slope or peipendlcular shaft,
that the owners thcre-of shall within sit mouths
lift . r Hie pa-.uge of this act provide a system
of lighting for their mines by cleetrleity, said
Unlit shall lie coiistiuetcd at sullli lent distances
along gangways, roadways, slopis, shafts or other
places where men are icqulred to labor within
said mine", so that the mlno will be perfectly
lighted, and said light shall be to constructed
by good and propeily Insulated wires, and tho
globes covering said flame shall bo what Is
Known as the Incandescent, or some other method
of proteetlng the llame from tho air, so that
gaes cannot be ignited by said flame.
s-eoneli Any person or persons refusing to
comply with the provisions of this act within
thirty ((() dajs after notice shall be served
upon them to provide the mines with the system
of lighting us contiiuplalcd by this net, shall
lie guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thrnof shall be sentenced to pay a line not cv
cerdlug ono thousand (fl.OOU) dollars and un
dergo an lmpiisommnt not Usi than thirty (30)
days.
Attorney O. II. Patiidge, represent
ing a number of Carbondalo property
holders. Is here to eipposo the passage
of the Phllblu bill validating all liens
for paving demo In third clnss cities
since ISSis. The bill Is designed to re
vivo certain liens against Main avo
nuo properties, for which tho city of
Ciiibondiilo became llablo by becoming
surety to tho contractor.
When tho city urrunecd to pave tho
stieet It left off two blocks, where
tho property holders did not petition,
but before letting tho contract, so It Is
alleged, Included these two block with
out giving the property holderil u
chnnce to bo heard, lly soma oversight
tho liens wore not filed within the pro
scribed sixty duys, nnd now tho prop
erty holders on tho two blocks in ques
tion are attempting to prevent the val
idating of tho liens iiminiutlng to JiVJOO.
The whole Job cost $L'.i,0U0. The prop
erty holelers on the either blocks ure
not obje-ctlng.
The committee on counties and town
ships mi't tonight to consider the
Hnwoith new county bill. A large
elelegntlem of "new county" men from
Ilnzletoii, headi'd by Rev. K. S. I'lill
llps, D. .1. McCarthy and Attorney
Oeeirge II. Troutman, was heard In
Its fuviir. The addition that was made
to the commonwealth's greatness by
the creation of Lack.iwanna county
was us-eel as one of their principle i.r
guments. The bill will likely lie;
enacted. It piovldes that the question
of creating of the new county shall
be left to a vote eif the people of I'm
old county. The new county booiiic-rs
iirs. Mitlslieel they cin secure a f.ivir
tililo majority, but there are many
Wlin s.ev this will be impossible. The'
possibility of having a tounly In which
tho non-Kngllsh speaking element wilt
bu hi tho majority Is likely to militate
against tho project In the lies;! ion
district Itself, while in the Wilin
llnrre district there will be a ll.'?t
i nit up ngalnst It because of tht lo-
iie h nnve tne jiazioton eim in inn
i-i.int. l.idp pay for the new court
ii,.ii..iv ! i... viist corporation Influences
of the ll.iy.letoit region, upon which
the liurili'ii or the support of the new
county will fall are arrayed against
the measure.
Representative Scheuer Is putting
ftit-iii his best efforts to secure a de
cent appropriation for Lackawanna
hospital, and In this ho is heartily cee--onded
by Senator VntiRlian and 'lie
other Lackawanna assemblymen. Tho
hill te transform the lnrtltutlon Into
a state hospital, under tho title of tho
State Hospital of the Northern foal
Kelds carries with It an appropriation
of $130,000 for Improvements nnd re
palts, and by the bill, introduced last
night, another $M),ono is npeeiilcally ap
propriated for maintenance. Should
this scheme fall through and the In
stitution continue ns the Lackawanna
hospital, Mr. Sch"iier will nsk for an
appropriation of $129.B00 and will fight
with all his vigor to prevent the vom
mlttee from making the appropriation
anything less than this figure. Of this
umount $05,000 Is for a new fire-proof
wing for a women's wnrd: $15,000 for
nn Isolated ward; $25,000 for an admin
Istratlon building: $17,000 for an oper
ating room, and $7.r,00 for the purchaso
ot an ndjolnlng lot.
Governor's Appointments.
Tho governor today made the follow
ing appointments:
Walter TerrH!, to be Justice nf thn
peace for tho borough of West Home
stead, Allegheny county, to servo' until
tho first Monday In May, 1901.
J. T. Llpplncott, of Philadelphia, to
be n member of tho board of dental
examiners of Pennsylvania, vice Honrji
Ocrhurdt. deceased, to serve until
Sept. 1, 1001.
August Keirnderfer. of Philadelphia,
and L. II. Wlllard, ot Allegheny, to b
members of tho board of medical ex
aminers ropiwcntlng the Homoepathlo
Society ot Pennsylvania, for the teun
of three years from March 1. 1901.
A. R. Woodward, of Tunkhunnoclc,
and W. M. Dlnke. of Philadelphia, lo
be members of tho board of medical
examiners representing tho Kclectlo
Medical Society of Pennsylvania, for
tho teim of thteo yeais from March 1,
11)01.
J. O. Denny, of Llgonlor, to be mem
ber of tho board of gamo commis
sioners, vlco Irvlns A. Stearns, re-i
signed, T. J. Duffy.
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