ijjjr i - rr?i v- r v x s "-""-i t sgffi ; !, - J THE SCRANTOX TIUBIW---THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 190J. 7- ;xxxxxkxxx: ri'h llODUIN IIAtlDWAn STOnP, Our Nickel Plated Tea and Coffee Pota nie of highest quality. Made of Copper Nickel-Plnted outside. Sil vered inside. All the latest designs heie to select fiom. Foote & Shear Co. JJ9N. Washington Ave 2xcoooooooa THIRD NATIONAL BUNK OF SCRANTON. Capital 5200,000. Suiplus 5500,000. I'nltcd States Depositary. Business, personal aud sav ings accounts invited. 3 per cent, interest paid on saviug-s accounts. Open Saturday evenings from S to 9 o'clock. m Cosmi.1, I'les-ideM. IIinry Biuv, Ju., Vice 1'iei. i W'm. II. Pick, Cashier. Lewis, Ruddy, "iL''l 'I Murphy i 330 l'(ll ,; t LDCka. Avenue. 330 i i Lu".1 Repairing Done Gratis. ACKAWANNA 'THE" AUNDRY. weather yesterday. I. I dati I i Manh U, KOI. 11. it t iiiiiji uiiut .It drreci 1 l I. Itlpt i ituru 4 dcSll'Cs Ihmulln M per cent. 5.1 per tent. PERSONAL. II I Itijt Is tojniiuiiiu? In VlaMiinglon a i ho i VliorO. I Purdeu, amlitant mietny tlit priiddiiit. M ,. i aej mil (.mi, TlminiN iif l. it ii.tti, m ftiui, iiro vkIiIiik lilcwls jiiJ relallies Mm It .lien M s,rautou wai ullij lo II ul I 1.1, tumi. .u.iudaj bv the death euddiiily at Hie lhnuMead ' In , Ind-or, Conn., CI lor i 'ai d .jraii luiothir, Mu, ;milcc Xcwbiuy 1 mi- Mr nuil Mi, .Mm . lillonn, if Not tumu lt lilt br U. Vnztlcs ,itcidjv ulliuioin, I 'I ila lelphli Hi. will kiiuIii nut it m ki. Mid it turn Imuio alter Willing jt --.iii I fjri o. PUNERAL Or T. W. SCANLON. J.nificly Attended Seivices Yester day Morning. 'llv fuiifi.il or Thoninii W. .Scanlon, who died ill piieiimonlii In Temple, Tf.Nu ., l.it weeli, was IilIiI yosli'i i ay uumilng. Tlio nli!,eiiili' weie held fiom tho icsldeneo of Ills futher. Anthony Foau-l-iii, ul 10s Anthony sluct, ami weio largely i ItemUd, n lilg delegation of Hie Aloses T-ivli'i lodge, No, 13, Jlroth uhiKl ol Uallioml Tialnmen, being In attendance. Auioiik the many benu tlful llouil ti Unites w.as nn iiiiineinit) )I11d, Klven by the tiulnmcii. A lilBh nuths of loiitiiem w.ik Hiumr t f-'t I'au! h euthodiul it ml liitetment wan iniulu In the I'llhfdiul cemetery. Tlio pnll Ijpui.isi Mi'io W. ". rranee?, William Iilewltt, Uooiro M. Unit, A. P, MuUonuld, II J. Lit km, Joseph Mct'nn, i:dvail Iliiiiiltiiiu 11ml AI. McC'iinn. Neives Like n rint-Iion. A woman who xurfoitd for thiea yaip fiom neivnim piotstrntlon says two bottlvb or Llclity'8 Coltiy Xervo fompouiid effeeted :i t'oinplctri cure. Hhe linrdly knows today whether slio ban ntrvort or not, ax nliu never teeU thm It Is certainly u wondeiful iem edy. Hold by Matthews IJion Rummage Sale Will open rrldny Mai ell, the Mb, at ! V. !( at 09 Wuslilngton uvenue. J- UimfliMm, .ruAAzasin ' .i n i r-r----" ' Jk i i i i i MNKs I I 9KLirwjipy . i ffirar" fismmMfo UBMB "- : n "aui;1 i n"w i cr. tw THE HEARING POSTPONED, Scheuer Mercantile Tax Bill Will Be Considered Next Week. Sc retnry of tlio Tlotinl of M'mdi Dolph II. Atln 'Ion and A. V. Uuffy. oC tlio WlioleHinn AlMolnuitH' iihuocIu. tlon, weie ,PHtertlay iifliTiiomi pic parlllK to leuvo the rlty thN iiioiiiIiir for IIiirilHluirK when a ttdiiuin won tecelvcd fiom ItupreMentntlvo Joliu J. S'ehcuer, Jr., tolling tlu-in that tlio meeting of the wan mm menus com mittee was postponed until nevt week. Scri'tiiy Athertou piopo.ed to at tend tlih nift'tiiu; In tlio Interexts of the lioriul, while .Mi. Duffy wnn clunen to look nftei the w lmlesalet'H and iti dc.ivor lo Imvo tlio i (iininltlcu report favorably upon tin' nim-ndmeut to tln prest'iit mcreniitllc tux law, which It is elalined In exoibllnnt. Air Si litiPi' liitioduci'd the iimnnd nieiit Jan. ;'l, (Uttluc down the tn b oiif-lmlf Tlii' pre'x'lil act piovlde that all H'tall iiicicliinitH shall pay nn annual nierr.intlle llcnni ,h' JJ. mid one mill additional on imcIi dollar of th whole volume kios.s or annual bind ilea?. j:icli wliolecule dealer nniHt pay an niinitiil lax ot i and oiie-linlf mill additional on each dollar of his entire nnnunt IiiihIiicss. Kiuh dealer In or endor of merchandise -at any i. ihaiifif or board or trade must pay n mereautlle license tax of '.'.i rents on each tliotiF.ind dollaiM worth gios of Koods. The (iinemlmcnt cuts down the addi tional tux on tetulleii to one-half mill nnd on wholesale moi chants to one Muarter mill. A iopreontatlon fiom the Wllkes-Uinie ineiehauts was tilso In lendiness to attend today'o nieetlnir and numerous ither cites would hai. been lepiCHfllled. The iiicicliutitH ol.ilm that Hie Idea of taxliiR- the o1iiiir of Roods mild Is foolish and rxoibltant, and that tlio pioper method of anllon would be on the pioflts. SARGEANT IN THE CITY. Soys He Knows Nothing About Any D., L. & W. alevance3 Attend ed Meeting Loot Night. Ciiaml .M.ititi'1' 1'. I. SatBeaiit.'of the lhotheihiiod of Locomotive Fiiemen, urierl In this Lily at 4 o'clock es tiidav fiom llulfjlo. N. V., and last nluht attended a session of Acme lodge. No I!', width aus held In (lutint-ey hull. The giand master Is suijltig .it the Hotel Jennyn and may ltiuaiu In the rlty for a fp dajn. llst nllt's meeting was a sotrel one. and wan In session until L l." o'clock. Uetweun fitly uml sovcnt-lle nninbeiM of the loilgii weie in attend ance, and It Ik known that a Iiiiko amount ot Impoit.iut business was tiansdctcd. I-'ar some dajs pirvlous lo liiand Master .argeant's enmlng theio hne tmen icpoits that be was sum moned heio to look Into (citalu gilev allocs of the Lackawanna lluinen, but he dinted this last nluht To a Tilli uue man lu said: "Tills is ineiclv onu of m usual lslts to the boj s. 1 haven't been in tills feci lion 111 some time, and as wo ltaQ a huge and Influential lodge hoie. 1 decided to take a i tin oxer and hbc how matteis stood. I find uvet thing In excellent shape, ami no iime.st oi dllllcultle:) of nny sort " "How about these icpoited Dolaw.ue, Lackawanna nud Wcstcin giiuanees?" suked the icpoitcr, "I know uolhlng of any gilovances, and If theio weto such I would be pietty likely to be made nciiuuintcd with them," lepllcd Mr. Saigeant. "Mi visit if. entliely of a social iiutuio, and I tlnd ovety thing In such excellent con dition that 1 may leave toniouow." It Is tuiilPi stood that llraud Maxtor Hnrgeaut will pay a visit to Suneiln tendent of Motive Vowei and Machin ery T. H. Llovd. of the Delaware. Lack awanna and Western lt.illio.ul com pany, today. STRANGE IS NOT OUILTY. Action Taken by Local No. 219 with Reference to Him. On Thursday Inst L'mll Strange, of Myrtle stieel, was anestetl and bold In ?.70 ball on a thaige of Inciting ii i lot, pi eft i led by Supcilntcndent Dnchofen. of the Itcilllng, David & Shocn mill, .at I'eter.sbuig. Strange was a lorni tlxcr and Is on strike. It wus alleged that In the slot my events; of last week .it that mill he Incited the other employes to acts of violence. At a meeting of local textile workeis, Union No, l!l!, held yesteiduy In Mnu ley's hall, Dtinnioro, action was taken with leteieneo to the ptoecutlon against Stiange. A huge number ot gltls p'e.sout weie at the mill at tlio time of the alleged Inciting to Hot, and they say he did nothing of the kind, but, on the conti.uy, was doing his best to shield from haiin employes who weie escaping fiom the mill. These gills will give their testimony when the case Is called for 1 1 lit I In coin t They bellow Stiange has been unjustly dealt with. To the Public. The Liekawanim 'iviephoin com pany iespectfiill hiichN t'le kind In. diligence ot their fi lends ami pntions toi a blunt time Ioniser. Thoie are now ubnut seven bundled telephones connected with the .swlkhhouid And nho.it tltly additional phones aie be Itrr Installed dolly. While the opu-a-tois nie at their positions liom s a. m to 0 p. hi,, inn pations aie lice to u-o ruch Mivlco as It bj poslblo for us to fiitnlHh, but it will bo lmpospibiu to glM Fatlsflictiny seivlce until tin 6wluhboaid Is fully Installed and banded oer to the company by the inauutiutuici Theio -v . 1 1 1 lie im chaiges made until the plain Is In mil limning older, ut which Unit we will rU'u the public an nppoi utility to liibpect vlut espert.s hao said to bo tho finest telephone nppoi .litis now in stalled In tho United States, nnd It U our Intention and aim to give satliiuc tiny seivlco accoidlugly. Our ti link tli.vs ate built and icady for operation butucen Pnrbondule, Jernivn aud Sunntou and bntweeit Wilkes. Pane, I'ittstou aud Ktiantoti, ami oui pa lions vIll Ik given set vice up ami down tlio valley without caIi.i iluiac. a soon as wo mo ftjlly staiieii Thanklog our (iii nds foi theh beany eo-opeinilon and kind oncninngemeiit since the Inception of our coiupiuy up to the pieinii time, and assuring them Impioved nnd satisfactory telephone mm vice, u uie, llcspeetflllls. S. K Wejlund, Qentinl Manager Rummage Sale Will open Uildny Match, the Dili, at '.' p, in , ut 'JO'J Washington avenue. Steam Heating and Plumbing. P. V. &. M. T. Howley.31 Wyoming av. Ask for Kellj's union crackers. DALE REFUSED TO. ANSWER WOULDN'T TELL Or DEALINGS WITH MR. M'ANDREW. He Was Given Until This Motning to Answer the Questions He Tes tified That He Had Given Paul Dunn the Sum of $1,200 to Defeat the Mulbeity Stieet Paving Otdi nance He Refused to Let His Meinoiy Run Back Any Paithei Than Two Yeats. AI II Dale, one of the piliulpul stotkholders In the Scrautoti Vltiltled liihk company uml Its geiieial sales ugent. was the pilnclpal vltiuss ex amined vexteiilav Itl the t otllii llmaulc bilbeiy cases In I'm o Aldeiiiiau Kullei Hi; ailmltted having given the sum of M.'.'OO to u thlnl uii ly to tlHhl the Alullieuystic-i t pave but lefused in an swer a iiiiestlou as to whether he had given iinv money either dlieetly or lu dlieetly to Select I'ouiiellmiin John .1 McAlidiow. lie was i;lven until this moinlng at 10 o'doek to do so Air. Dale, who wits examined bv At toitiey Ii r. New comb, said that for tho past tluee jeais he had been the company's s.iles agent. He bud not found It M'iy expensive to sectno the good will of the (iiuiiellnian. Me him self hud not given them any money tor theli vote but had aslsted them In many wns. Ho assisted Select Couu rllmeit Joseph Oliver and John J. Schneider ut election time because thev fuvoiod the In Id. fitinlshed by his company He said In leipoiixe to a ipiestlon that he hnd aslstetl All". AleAndieW to be elected some tin eo jenra ago. He had given lilm no mone not had he authoiUed the payment of tiny money to him. All. New comb asked If he had assented to the payment of any money lo AlcAmliew and Air Dale said be couldn't tell that nnv money was handled by an agent. This agent's name, he said, won Paul Dunn, and he Is at pteseul in an insane ;ii Inni. He didn't i.-membei that Ab Au di ew bail tost J too at a tiatk. OAVi: DUNN I,i)0 ' I luiiilshed Ah, Dunn with -si.-'-o at one time," said he, "to flight the Alul beiry stieot paving oidluance." He didn't know how tbl.s motie was to be ued Some of the money was llted to pi oeilt q votes, ho supposed, ami some ot il lo pioiuie signatuies to petllions Ho didn't know positHelj Hint a dollat' hud been given to nnv cniiiiPllmiiii, The $l,'jil0 was the onlv Mind he eei bad a hand In i.iMng as far as he inuld lemciubei. All. New comb aled him If he hail ever had a talk with I'oumilman Ab -Aiuhow in wbMi money was de manded. "1 u.llll l.i l:mi mv ilililu In llila juattei," lepllcd Air. Dale. "I icfue to answer, i want an alloine lieie to ptotccl me " It was ngieed to let him i niiMill an altouiey. Then ho said that within the lasl two yens AlcAmliew bad de manded no money. When the Noitb Alain avenue pavement oidlnniuc was pending he bad U coign AleUoiinld, tlio contiaetoi, do a Utile mNsloiiaiy woik among the counellmen. He had talked lo Select C'otmdlineti Wilde Finn ami Finlov Doss about the loiittuet but neither hnd demaiubd nor ieceled any money. Mr. New comb again came at lilm with a question as to whelhei he didn't know of MOO having bi en paid to Uoun dliiian AleAndiew. Air. Dale s.ild that he piefened nol to ansiwt the ques-, Hon because his meinoi was too vague on the matter. He tald up to two yearn ago AlcAmliew had ictolvctl no money, AleAndiow had demiiiuled no money fiom lilm but he didn't want to suy whether or not he hud demanded nny fiom anyone else. NKvnit nmuni) aiukiuh. Air Dale In lespoiiHe to a qiiciy .-aid that he bad never bribed AI. V. .Mollis. He bad given lilm piesents of con demned bilck aifll so on. He s-ald he put money in the fight tor the election of the lale A. 11. Lldstouo as council man fiom tho Thirteenth waul. He had put money Into eveiy election loi the last lorty yeais, he said. Then Air Now comb begun a seiies of nipld file questions in n futile t llort to get Alt. Dale to admit that he had illicitly given money to counclhnen or that they had demnnded It fiom lilm. He couldn't lemember any luither b.it k than two yeius. He bad tientod them llheially nnd they hnd hinted ludlioetly that he should be so Moot ed but nothing fin tin r. IP' had talked to Select Councilman T. i AIcMu, but tho latter had de manded no money. Ho might havo given lilm a piesnt, sudi as a box ot clguip. Ho had a habit of doing tb.it He loiildn'l say that Select Count llnuiu Schioeder had come In for a shnio of the $1,200 or not, Sdnoeder was expected to voto for tho com pany's Inleicds, but" had gone ner to tho other Hide. Air Dale said he had pmlmblv staled thai hiluo-dcr bail got n blpgei pi Ice fiom the ntlu I side. Now," Mild Air. Nowvonib, "we w tin to dear up this AleAndiiw mat tei. Will you state tint vmi nevr placed a roi tain lund In a thlid pauv's bunds, with the iimlcistiuidliig that p.ut of It was to and did go to Ale Amnew " "I novel giuo niij money to All. Alc Amliew ilheetly" Oo to COURSEN'S foi In-er Seal Specials Uneed.i Biscuit, package 5c Uneeda Ginhnms, package... . 2c Uneeda Jlnjets, package lOc Kennedy's Oysterettes, package, fio Tid-Blt Sodas, package gc Ideal Sodas, package 120 Excelsior Butteis, package.... 12c Butter Gems, package 10c London Cienms, package lOc Ginham Wnfeis, package 18c Salted Banquet Wnfeis, packngo. ICo Cocoanut Macaioous, package,. 25c Sugar Wafeis, (all fiavois) pack age 20c Athenia, package 25c Ramonln, package , . 25c Butter Thins, package i8c Water Thins, package 18c Iu-er Seal package contains the nnebt goods ever baked In the cake and ci acker line. Always fiesh. E. Q. Coursen WHOLESALE AGENCY. Who Can Write the 0 Best, Short Story ( Till lllllit M Oil I'llt Mt I'lllI.l III i.ur t, 1(11 1.H-. (II lot l 1 K HON $25.00 for the Best Stoiy. $10.00 for the Second Best. 95.00 for the Thlid Best. A I'll.llUtS (OMI'MiriO.s Will lil l,. PI ItlKM I IS SOI' M-.ll,"ll IN uiiniit ru mn. Ill Irl nf ,li f.i( t ll.JI lollfl Ifl ilill Hllio 111.- il.ii.nl iln.c tin, lili linn any uM!o piiinllilan llinnigli tlip l"ul pu tor Hi imrrcM "t illnnilillnic tie liliuty aMIIti latilil inuoiif tlo jfpt)l ot Ntiillipattitii I'rtiiKjhuiilj, I ho 'tribune lia iktiileJ l olTi'r a orlcs if i i'iii a. .1 ullliiuliu In tl n clllnllnn II h ili.irnjn ol ciiirlni. f 1 't In IH itiluiiitii a nmubr of xlmtt i irlci licitinifol loial theme In older to fui'h -11 Jiiic.itlio it iri. (11 iiy f.'V fm tint I11. 'loi.v ot i.n. la c rM .",(K"J uoul In hnctli M foi 1 he Mtimd l)et kIoi) anu ; fir dm llilul Pelt (.ton. iljini.iilpu nut iiitrcuful In sr Mii"e "" of IImho nvi Milt ,o pnlili'linl aud -lulj trrililcil It tho aiill'tu no Uolr. bloiiu tiiulitg to trlng out Uic icniaiie and I. ccnil.it.i lore of lie .iiitlirutle niinlni; Iniliulr uill ham preUrtncp lu iciiiiPtllun ltli uttv iiiliw In tiio allc.v tlicip to u man of trailltlon, Including tuif-bipaildi fn (i(i, iiauattitM cl fpnol., b ifipcnlTig nnd oilier ilcltlla bonlrrlni; on thp ulnl nr upci natural vlikh his leur 1mii ;llientl to Sitlici in litpr.rv fullii. 'lb' opciai a Hilil vhlib l praillially inexhintliM" uml ulildi jlnuld iipl I'm liutcnal fl 0I1P PXUfd inuli intprivtlin; licllon. Thp tal, of paioliu l" U"" inftlM id tlie iiuiitiicrlli! ubmltte Mill be ial(nid n a ill-intcipNlid Juilic', wlo' mnie "111 oon lie anncuiirnl, md nlio v 111 read the lnanil ripl lint Inv i) klio rlr.liu of thp iileti. lllj of the mitli ii. The cnulupei contain Inj tlip ual iurm of tho aiuboiii will be inclined wnop -nnl until n!tn Hip naitl I tin lupn Inul- should tlits Jnliia1 fOinpttilinn iron rri rmiraglnif, It nu be follo.-d b.i nlliir pue ofliis 0' Mtnllai tenor. tOMHTIONM OP 'till. fOMI.'l All iiimiL'crieU mint iip ku'uiultt'd 01 lalir 1I1 111 Mirili .). All in niwrlpn tiiiil be nsnul In a fn litloiw lame and alio the willu'i ical iuin and iHHioflkp itMimt lie tipne of ruth ,1oiv imtnt b" lint in Norlhea.leiu I'eiiiMtltanla, but tho nann-i of leal m r"jis uiii-t not be it.nl. line turtlip- 1 011 liilon tmi.t be umlcrtlood Conlribinloii Intindtil lot Ihh loutct v. Ill In' aiipplcil onli Ironi piePiil sulwilbtrs to 'tin I'libune 'j fi'iiu llio Mho ma), ibtrlt s the uiult-l, btiomp 'ib-LribeH by painful of ul tea-.! 1 iip month -1 nul.tiiptton in nl ai e V'Mrti.'. siouv (omi.vi. b '.lit n liibune Mrantoti, I'a. 'Did vmi iir liiinlslt any for him," "I iniii dedlll" t" answer that queg. Hon, f ild Air. Dale. Dim:"n:i) to answki: ' Wo iiiKlfct that you do," said Air. New comb. Aldeimaii Fuller ouleied All Dab to .Miswei, but ho slid he could lint until he had consulled his .attorney He was given until this moinlng at 10 o'clotk to do to, In icspoiT-e to fm ther que-tlons, he slid that he bad no knowledge of 1. I. AkCiinn having leioHtd any money, lie had tnlkjd with D. II. Williams, but couldn't if collect having furnished nil money to him. The tieusiuer of the 1 1 inp.aiiy, A. D. Dean, was also r"camlmd. The com pany felt It incumbent upon Itself to help git couin Union fuvoilinr in In lilc elided. The tomiuiiy bud no count Milieu nn Its paioll, nor did ho know that any money bad been direct ly paid to them, lie .ald. All. Dale's eommhslons aveiased about $2,500 a o.u. At this morning's heating. In addi tion tu All. Dale, tho wltnpscs to bo examined will Include Cashier Sh.ifur, of the Scinnton Savings bank; Cashier Ciiiustfi", of the Aluchaiits' and Ale dianlcs' bank, nnd Cnshlir Hvnon, of the West Side bank It Is ltllilPl stood that these gentlemen will infer testi mony legaidlng ceitiln monlfs de posited bv the arcii-ed ciuncllmrn In their tespedlvo bank. Th" lb st hearing In the peijtny en against ex-Select Coundlman D. TI. William", of the ruth 'V.ud, will be held this afternoon at J o'clock. If was nnl held yoslcnlay. as announcer In the afternoon pnpei to drop Franchise. Stieet Railway Oidiuance to Be Al lowed to Die New One to Be In tioduced Aftei Oiganization. Si-li 1 1 I'oiinillmuu D W Vniiglian, who Iiitiodiiced the oulliiame awaiil lag it iianclilud to tin Cential itapld Tiaiislt Stieet Hallway ciimpany.stuted jesieidiiy to a Tilbunr man that ho uiiih-i stood no ifmu would be made to again call II up beioie the jcoiganU aiiou or coiindls on Apt II 1. The time was too slant, Ihi Kild. lo have It pass -d dually, Inasmuch as it has nol yet passed thlid-leading In si let t louncll and has et to inn tho Kiiiintlei of the common In audi, Theio will be extia meetings lulled for tho purpose or consulting the le-orgnnld-Hon oidlliunio lo be iiitiodiiced to night, but the attendaine ai special meetings Is never v.ny huge and the absent oof one member might iii-nn the detent of the mdliiaiuc, 'J'lu- lompany will duiit ,ui nitlieb tp vv oiilluiinee. loveilng tlio main points of the otlglnal niensuie ami .m bodying somo or tlie umenilmeiits nU ii-iidv ai tat bed to the other. This Will be liiModtlccil Immediately follow. Ing the le-oisanlutlon nf cmuidis and an aggifpslve light made foi Its pim sage ANOTHER BIG SHAFT. D. & H. Company Will Open BinU eye Slope nt Olyphniit. (hums of men aio nt wink opening tho lllnseyo slopf. ut Olyphunt. i'n llin Delawiiit) and Htidsun toiupanj, as .1 Mail of toal, divided Into lout velnu, has boi ii illscni'ieil theio which Is nf llin quality and pinlltnlile to nilin Two gunge) aio woiklng nu headings iimiiliu. uoi th mid souili, and a big shuit Ux'O leu and eight bundled Met deep, Is io bo sunk. Tills will bu on a line with IVuls stieet, ami the eoiitiaet lor sinking it will be let this mouth. It will be nno of thu deepest lu the legion, und with Its equipment of model ii machinery will cost about .$o.",tiiiO. When It Is completed the IMdy Click shaft will bo sunk about lour bundled loot. Ask for Kelly's union einckeis. i CARING FOR the cm niEDC I I IILi JtJVuVllUlXiJ LETTER WRITTEN BY SER GEANT W. E. RAFTER. Tells of the Oteat Work That Is Be ing Done in tlie Philippines for Them by the Young Men's Clnls tlnn Association 'Also Refeia to the Piogiess of the Campaign of Pacification and the Joy with Which News of the National Elec tion Was Received. I.ii't sllliiiiiei we icciived u letter' f i oni one of oui Scinnton boys, now j-oiving with tlui Dlghteenih Infiuitiy In the liilllpplnes. In which It was Minted that his lompany had nothing to lead. We wiote to the international committee of the Young .Men's Chtls tl.tu iiHuiclatlon, at New Voik, asking them to look Into Hie needs of this pai Menhir tletadmumt of Uncle Sam's Moops, Within two months arter the leielpt of Hie Hist letter, the following letter was wiltten by tho heeietiuy In dun go of the Aimy Young .Men's Chi Is t in ti association In the Philippines Mi W : HjIIci ttoiiibbin, I I, l II, I mhti null bi'antn llt'ar sr, ,S.,me time ai0 jou wtute tu ""in tan Mill, In (-trillion, foi mjiik Mippllel of ipnlliii; lintlii lip irtiiiP'l flip tcqui-l In the Vv. Vol I; otnie and it li' Jest ii tilinl u Tmlav 1 -end j on n mi, ill package. In null. Till iiip ot the dilution v. lib urn and I nni bt ililo to irnil mor' lealhuf in.Utei and Milling initpiial It lull nird them I am eui-i vtry ttiilj, I'. W lliainp. i.tiitial k-rutai for the riilllppiini Air ltaitei writes to us as follows" iinv Pipailintiit of thp Iiiteriullnml Ceiiiinlt Icp Vounp- .Min' chilstlan A.toclillonr, .1 Hi"' Turiilj-nlntli plrett, Npr Vork cll.i. limv ' ictmirs. William II Millar. .Iiiiikh It II ink Mautln, P. I., Jan II, H"'l Mr I'Ponre (l Mihj, Dear sn. I lake t,ieat plcaMtio In IcttluK 01i know that ir.) Ittlti In J on bin borne good fuut m imtosid tctlct i III thou. I intindeil to 'Mitp ton oni iiioihIh ij,.), but c havo l en Ttiy limv nippitiiiif IliU "liar'1 ot lmnilir tioii m tint .insvtiilui, jm.r kind efTort in our bphalf t.ix out of tlio fiii -tlon I Him iinpiovt.' tins nppnrtuiiliv bv littlnif ion I mm tbaf 'bo Venue Men'rt lliil-llm ,iu.iciatinu in Hollo acn.ii n vrltlui; inatnlal and readliK uiatter uln'i wp len'itst It Tin b",M piPlu uimr M I V pipri .md rimbpva ithtii tint i an iouu II. tin, tlui onu uf the bullion In tlie . M ( V lei'im brie toiitiiiM Hilt .pii'stii n "IMuii did .ion twlti lioinc lil " Willi Irie imIiIik luittilil nt bind and plei-mit MUH iimliiM'. nine mil o ci n ten nit dot u ml uiUo il oito HNCOUUAfii: THK AIDS' liur ofiii pis HitoiiUs't the nit ti lo uiilp until, ml I tali ni) that I lie Hit ml n l -t ol llili toliiiii ilnl it. opt niol of tb'ii ppire t mo in tint inalimr Wo lute just ittliilipil Horn a tlpoieus i.uil loign hi pai llhatloii and ut ilimt.. tlio bimh ul out bom ilty mil. h into tho mountain's and Hit- of the Rod ifillU lui bun athitviil bv the piuiiuiki nf 1,'tntral 11. In ir. I j and a hU" I. me nf insuredi!" 1 1 1 i laid d.mn llxir aim. und took the i.ith ol ellfsuiup Id the t nltitl shite-, and nou tl t wji.l to tnlUt In Ihc mer lin of the t'ultnl 'tana to hunt dtrnn the lailiom- bauds ,-tllt at Iiicp. 'Hie lii-nigciit.i bim.id C.ibaluin, the touti wliitli 1 tut ia lieiird at before tonilui; I tie, on Dtf. IV, 1 p in, and libit u.u tin mslil tint mil. Ilifl (,-Ju t oui mm, but Hie 1. 1 Hi n pnliio of the town and the nolle pit.iiUute asastiu in tlie di-tiiirtioii of tlicil own tnitn, lather than n.t fistiue' the Miull KiirUoti ol t'unH one iiipii In itpillliU Hip imeiKdiU. Vim tan Jiulife bv this ttvlcii'Piil iihal iinnner ot ptople ite lino in dtal iillh. Vlo bad -i m l.ool in liiiiniiie order, teatbru rmrloMtl and Im- l est books Isnunl lo tlie (Uhluii, lu fait Hi j line cnjovlni; opporlunitlts that hoim tldl lit n do not hive In the Initid ht.ittn In the ii of ediiaitloiid am.mtJ;i', fc- Von an judge how tlu i appretlat our cffoitn for tliflr neltnrp Wi made siine it'iv important mplines if late, ulikli liitludid SU',100 o IiiiiiiRdit fundi and t rnitloads of aiiiiuunillon and uiediPlnes, all con ll-i.ttil bv (oneii's Nouik, wlilih ale 1 it.li Id nlh lufantn iiipii luiiuntitl The lt'lilts of cltitioa Mere liuiicil hprp nitli ilifH und iiithusiaMii that kniti Hi) bounds Wn tiitd nir ICrie', by ulleis lor ibout an hour and roiktts a.ciuiltsl to the kklm In the vort, aud the lullw. bind added to thp noUe b) kci ci.il lliely tiiuea, Intludlin; "Yanlteu ll.iotlle " I am iiom' in a mountainous union, which but for its isohlion, would be an Ideal satriwm pout Tlie uitlvc band in this town li poirpoed ot nm-ltl im who icudtr iliflniilc maii In a nun ner not .itliliied to, inoie pietentiouH bandi at htiini. When we llrst iiilveil ln.rp they seicnided mil riplaiti and plaj.d " inkee llondle," "fiioiult t'unp Jledlnif" and "Divle," and Urn lints went up in the air, -s up bad not luaid oui bind since Dec. 10, ''H, Vc ciilU natilc inieichm in our b.nnli our li'ie, and liud llioiu piiifitltiil. It Is iiuw the limit plejAinl spa,on of tlie t.ii, and while .ion oiks aie riptib mini. ioi m.ih I i-in n-o fciiiiu i hip. i In and coin on put) iddo. 'Hie pup iillb whbli now are raUed oMM line is sillily asuulslilng, and whlli I tlitusht Poilo lib n ii ik ilcb, it will nei.r efu il tluo blinds jn prodmlK Suitlj tin. lord proviiles ovri bcie. I will ihau lo a tlu.-..' bv thinklns vmi for voin idml in lichajf of niiulf and tonuadrs and hope to fpt loin beau tinil luildluir Mii.n. I irmilu, Vnj loppclfulli. Mm I'. Kami l " II, I'lli V. . IiiUiili, Vlaasin, P I WORTH HHAIHAIDniHNri Some statemenis In Seigeani Hat tei'n letter aie woith lenieiiibeilng (1) We pioiiuo loading mattei ami wilting muteiluls fiom Hollo when no request it. (J) The banner on out Young Abn's Chilstlau association looms heio (Miiasln, an isolated mouiiialu tmst) lend, "When did you wilte home last"' (8) "Tho boys prefer lo wilte on Young .Men's Cluistlin nssodntlou paper when they ran gel it " (t) "The nienibeis of HiIn lomtnaiid spend most or their spare time (In the Young Alen's Chiistiun association rooms) w i Itlng home " Isn't It woith while to put u Utile It Will Cost Any Man a Half Dollar (If he wants one) jiibt to drop in unci sec our newly opened line oi spiing neck weai. Nairow four-in-lunds aie the piedominating styles I "on wUAr I CASEY BROTHERS, Wholesale Liquor Dealers. 216 Lackawanna Ave. money Into the hands of the Intu na tional committee of the Young Alen's Chtlstlan association for such woik as tills"' tb-niso (i Alabv SE11MON ON THE CONfESSIONAL Rev1. Myles J. JMcMniais Spoke Upon It at the Cathedial Last Night. Itcv. Al.vles J. Alc'Alunus pie.uhed n in out schohit I) and eloquent setmoii at St. I'eteiV Cathedial last night, tak ing loi his text "'I'll" Confessional. ' A lnigo pint of the disc out to wus devoted to an answer lo tho objection that the t onfesslonul and the .s.u rnmeiil or pen ime nie the Inventions ot mini Put hoi AIcMnnus showed the i en sons roi the Catholic belief In the doctilne of peiiauue ami qtmteil many Scilptttral texts which are i lalmotl bv Roman Catholic theoloyhiiis lo be pi oof positive that pelinllie Is of Divine oilglu. He refined to the siiintiuui n- In- Ing one of the gieaiesi blessings lu the Chrlstbili dlspetisallon nnd told nl the consolation and know ledge of "lf which Cathollis dinw fiom It. Launchy Bugs. Nuiv, novel and ptnclliul I'luunr Wells i'n, no Wyoming avenue For Fhe Insui.iuce, lelephonv or tall on rulton tV bttiy, ltoom dOti Connell building limit- The Sciantou Gns and Water Com pany aud the Hyde Pntk Gas Com pany. lu atconlanrp ul li ihe ulni o' tl i mo inles to iitlucp ialPi liom linn t.. lime i" nui be warranted bt Ineieased feii'iimpii n. notlco Is bruin giien lint, on and aim Apill 1 next, the price of k.s will le one dollai p one Ihnuiand til.lt tttt lou-uinul, hiibjut t the following ill'iimnts- I lip per ctnl. oil -11 bills i, beie Ibc lonsuniptiou foi tho m nit'i amounts to leti linn lwcttvip .loll im- tu, per tint on all 1 dlii uhnc the ion-iiuii,oii foi Hie iiionlli mncuiilj to tn.t lli dnllirs ml up wards. 1'iovided tie bill I. pild on or btforp the "Otli div ol the Iiionlli lu whlrh III" bill Ii remit red, Ut nnlei of the bond II ll IIXI -.trclirt SPECIAL. f-tllVXION (. Vs VXD W.V'li:i". (OVII'VXV WD Utile I'aik tlu i inipani . in uidu to iri.out ago tho i e if tfas tot (ml puiposf, nolltp l liuth.t eIvcii that on and altei .Vpiil I mil tm piltp ol pis so ii'cil will tp one dollir per one Iboimnd fill lOiiMiuiitl, si.bjert lo the i 'll"Win.' spciid dlrtoimli: 'I in per tint. on all bills then llie lorMrnplioufot' the mouth iiuountsto lcsthau twenlj-tlp lit Ham IvuilJ per cp'it on nil bllli where tlie lonsuniptioii lor the month amounts to twent.t dtp dollaiit and upwaid. Protldpil Hip bill is pild on oi befoie the "Oili ilii of the month in whlrh the bill L- i mbr d V Minnie nirlii, mini, In I In ihr umpani, is lucep'JH lie ciidir ot the bmid ( II II VXD, e. ictait A LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE The greatest commercial economist in thu world today. Compared to any necessary investment in business, IheprofitfromaTELEpHONE is incalculable. Residence and Commercial rates at n moderate cost. CENTRAL. PENNSYLVANIA TELEPHONE AND SUPPLY CO Manigci' oll.ee, 117 Adams avenue. DIFFERENT LADIES HAVE DIFFERENT TASTES You'll nctiio tint tin ia.ins u in t, neia aciicilitpd Willi tin I" i j,i in . .it pi tie the oni lot mum vt, oui,, il.ilb"- V ta-le is O. K tl ui-l Wi II iiri uii l n lor tho mi t jou ouhi io i v" King Miller, Merchant Tailor, ion l vpu vxd r ixis 435 Sptuce St , Scinnton, Pa H, America's ioiemost conceit pianist, aiul one ol her Ioiemost tejcheis and musicians, writes a loilows concerning tlie ' I he (jre.ttest improvements ilurinR tha p.i!t ten ears Is ultdlt of construction md reliability ot action vOiuWneJ with ..apacitv to .stand in tune have been nude lv the .Mason & Hamlin Co, in their 1 1 ran J ,md Upriuht Pianos. "As these nbllos possess also the most beautiful, rl Ji qualities nl tone, uinililiilui: extreme ilelicacv and syi'ip.itlietliossllili tles ot touch with greatest power and bril liancy. I consider them 'lie best punos of Aineriv.i " A lull supply ol these superb iiisttumcnts may be seen ami examined at the warerooms ot L. B. Powell Si Oo., l:il-i:i:i Washing-Ion ,c. Pierce's Market, Penn Avenue W'p leati t rpnlali) ul timet ( t.-ain ij' lln ter and itilitly fii.li cji -and (he p tu i- a low an hut rUii -ouiLt tan be told at We do not laic nny ipeclal tila n leaikrj but at ull time, tail u touiplite n lino ul Market fioodi, I'oticy Uroccrica and 'lahlo llcllca. ileu a. tau be found In tlio Urcot X Vtr, or I'hlUtltli hla Markcli nbith we tell at nkht pi It it W. H. Pieixe, It Lictaniniii Ave. Prompt d(lhfi7. 110, Ii;, IM Pcnn Alt COUNT UP What judicious buying; can save you. You will be sur prised, and the best thing about buying here is that you can't buy poor goods at any price. But you can buy THE BEST GOODS at a very low price. Jill- t Ciround The win Id il np Is the boy's favmllt head i in ei lug. ,. lmve just opcu-d a new lot ot inns' caps and Invite jo i to call ami see iliem. Whatever your faiicv In sup. ,,,. color, we can suit it.tt , CONRAD'S 305 Lackawanna Ave, "1SI7 Itoitcis lJnis." (iooiis. Knives, Forks Spoons, etc. No itiebtiun about the qti.tlitv; c have all the newest patterns At lowest piues. Also the celebrated Sterling In laid Spoons nnd Forks. War ranted to wear twenty-five years. Immense slock of Sterling Silver Spoons, Porks, Knives and Cased Goods for Wedding Presents. Mercereati & Connell, 1.32 Wyoming Avenue. eating Stoves, Ranges, Furnaces, Oil Stoves, Gas Stoves F Steam arid Unnlnm Hot Water i163I6rSi f ::!; PENN AVENl'IS HfifinT'gMTTrri'rifWi'bTaiTTirMWKi Select I a uouart Eveiy one of these flue days is piecious. Keep your baby fat and plump with plenty of fieoh nil they enjoy it If you haven't a Go-Cait we have one foi you, Caits aie modetately pilced this season inoie at fistic and vniled In styles bettei In auto matie woiklng devices nnd uin ning Rem finer In body mak ing and finish eveiy way su peiior to those we have heieto toie canled I Reclining; Go-Cart A Miiiut design, iiibbci tiled wheels, gieeu enameled gear. Bedfoul coul uphoUteied cush ions, skilfully made body, Fat aaol nicely lined, peicaliiie cov eting, scalloped edge. Good quality sticks out all over this cart. Your neighbor will think you pmd double this pi Ice. $8.98. CREDIT YOUr CERTAINLY! THU C0N0MY 221.223-2ae.2a7Wyoinin5 Atb oa Co KaiC itfHRBIHi