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THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-MONDAY, MARCH 18, 1901.
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Foote & Shear Co.
119 N. Washington Ave
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THIRD NATIONAL BANK
OF SCRANTON.
Capital $200,000. Surplus $500,000.
United States Depositary.
Business, personal and sav
ings accounts invited.
3 per cent, interest paid on
savings accounts.
Open Saturday evcuiugs
from S to 9 o'clock.
Wm. Connu.l, President.
1-Ii.nrv Blun, Jr., Vice 1'res.
Wm. H. Plck, Cashier.
Repairing Done Gratis.
ACKAWANNA
"THE"
AUNDRY.
WEATHER YESTERDAY.
' . ' Jin r.tr Sjlunliy, Mairlt 17, 1501:
lli;.i(-t l(llii(i.i'iltc 10 drgKis
leuri trinpo.ilmc -O digrcci
llumldlt) :
" in el per imt.
" I', n (i0 per cent.
I'm ipitaiir-n, 21 Iiuiim (Mimic $ p
trail.
ERSONAL.
I
Uiouii, :ni'l Mi. John l xrjss irtiuneil
t- unlay hum a bojotmi in I'lutid-i.
Mim, l'rau" A, ( oiy. ct Ilmiiilip, I the guest
in 0n. I'lanK Council, o( Il.mk titvt.
II. II. JUKfcIuii, Mr. .mil Mm. A. K. Milieu. '
iinil Jit". I'niory Yutiin; an.' t idiom at Nrv
Jii.m mllcM. I'J.
Pr. .Iiwpli W. LuKry. of till city, w.ii
l urinl l-cli. i!, ti, Un Ainu Juliuiuon, ul Ni w
il clt, al llioul,lii, X, Y.
Mi .tncil, ll.uinlik, a stiuuut nl SI. Mdr'-i
t-i nniiiiy nt Ililllinoii-, U cniitiiiiil tu hit Iipii'c
in tin illy on ju uiiii t of illness
fifiic II. Ilu-4 Is ill at lib lioino on .leflnon
a enur. Mr. I'uvi, who ij UMiMgcr ol the -'Mii-
"hi l'J(.lix ioniian, fainted ajy Satunlij
i etnoon at h'ji ohrc from wealiicm due to u.'c
,i e.
GAS STOVE CAUSES BLAZE.
Did Small Amount of Damago in
Scotch Woolen Mills Store.
Pile broke out at 7.u0 o'clock last
couliifj in die store at L'1'7 l.iickuwaiilia
avenue, occupied by the Scotch Woolen
Mills company.
A gas Htovn used In heating piesslng
lions Is believed lo havo unused tho
blaze, which was extinguished beforo
it causetl any serious damage. The
stovo was oveihcated and set Hie to
home lags and a piece nf caipet in the
icnr of tho store.
All the central city companies re
sponded. A stream was directed on
the llanies by tho Cistuls, and tho
Phoenix Chemical tompuny albo aided
in the extinguishing uf the flic, A hole
was burned through tho Iloor, but be
ildes this no damuge was done.
Scluiever's Three Dollar Portraits,
To effectually correct the picvalllng
Impression that the Gold Medal Studio
produces none but expensive pictures,
Schrlcver'4s three dollar poi trait Is
-ppclally offered,
Artistically well, wo shall say noth
ing of their merit. Seo them nt tho
nudlo.
Plnno for Sale.
A good Kcoiid band Upright Piano,
at a gteat bargain for cush. Don't
mlsji It. i!iier',iV;ey Mall, J. W. Gucrn.
hey. Prop., I'll Washington avenue,
Kcranton, Pu.
Caring
330 ''jUI ,, lC
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SAY IT'S ABSOLUTELY TALSE.
Commissioners' Statement and the
Facts Do Not Agree.
It appears fiom it public statement
Insued on Saturday by tho coun
ty commlnMoncrrt that tbo luttsr
rejard an "absolutely fnlso" tbo arti
cle In Saturday's Tribune settlm; forlb
tbc collapse of their cruendo against
fec-rnddlnir nldcrmen. Tbo eommlR
(doners nppenr to bo fomewhat okI
tntctl In their disavowals of Tbo
Tribune's report.
In view of the furl that Tbo
Trlbuno'H Information, befoie llu pub
Mention, was approved by one of their
own number, who now rnyn It In fnlne.
we give them the bennflt of their de
nial. Aa the to wife of corroboration
of what tbo commls.-doners niy. the
following facts will bo of Intel est:
Two rnics against aldermen woie
down for a bearing before the grand
Jury Friday. Iloforo they were reached
the tluee county conunlBsdnneiH wont
to the third iloor of the court Iioiifo.
tr.ok Detective KeyonMs Into n Juiy
room, and remained tbete for a long
time. AVIion they came out. Detective
Kcyonldx went to t1u waiting ult
ucbupM ami told them they would not
be needed. Three olllt luls. who should
know the meaning of this action, woie
Interviewed later In the ilny, and ona
and nil told the reporter that the com-miss-loners
hnd decided to call oil the
emsade. At 1.50 o'clock. In the main
con lilor of the court Iiouho, directly
In front of tbc door leading to tbo of-
lice of the icglster of wills, tbc le
porter outlined the story as he pin
poted to print it. to on" of the county
cominls&loiK rs, and naked bbn If It
nettled revlMon. The commissioner
admitted the sloiy to be all right and
.seei nuil anxious that It should 1m
printed. This same commissioner
now dcclaies the story "absolutely
false."
And there you aie
MIGHTY PECULIAR FIRE.
That Is What Chief Zizlcmann Said
About This Morning's Blaze
on Peun Avenue.
A tile of liiot ni.Vhieilnui oilgiu
bioke mil this moinlug shortly after
midnight In the tear of the clothing
blore of 11. Ooldhehlcger. at 407 l'eiui
avenue. A passerby saw a dense vil
umc of smoke pouring out tlnough the
front door and turned In an .iliuni
from box 13. at the comer of 1'enn
nvenue and Mulbcny fcticet.
The central city companies respond
ed and the chemical stienms of the
Nay Aug and Phoenix companies wete
soon playing on tho tlames In the tear
room of the stole. The blaze bad got
n fairly good stmt, but it was only n
few minutes befote it uis under con
ttol. The room In which the tin bioke out
was literally packed with clothing.
They were piled on tier after tier of
shelving- arranged on all tour sides of
the room and running up ilftcen feet
to the celling. The file in the space of
time which Intervened before its In
ception and the urrlvul of the tircmcu
bad got among this clothing with
wonderful rapidity.
Tho daniaqe done will not exeeeil
SJflO. Chief Zizleinaun. when asked by
u Tribune man to give some tbeoiy
as to the cause of tho blaze, said:
"All I can say Is, that 1 think It's
a mighty peculiar tire. 1 cannot at the
present time offer any explanation of
its cause." He will investigate the
matter moie thoroughly today. The
damage done was mostly to the stock.
Tho building, which Is occupied bv
fcur families. Is owned by J. K. lies.
Tbo stool; in tho store was, up to a
few weeks ago, owned by V. Joseph
son, who became bankrupt, (loldseb
leger, who has another t-tnro in the
same block and who was bitter enemv
of Joijcplison's, bought the stock at a
iff ice's sale, wildcat Josephsnn
waxed wrathy.
Josephson met lloldschleger on the
street on Saturday night and, aftr
telling tho latter that ho was a sneak,
1 roccedo'l to knock him down. Gold
sebleger procured a warrant for his ar-loi-t
and he was held In-$300 ball by
Alderman Kas.son on the cluirge of as
!ault and battery.
WINDSOR IS SELECTED.
Majority of G. A. R. Ballots Cast
Weve in Favor of That Place as
a Memorial Hall.
The dispute as to wlnie the new
Grand Army of the Republic .Memorial
hull is to bo located is now eonsld
eied to be definitely settled. The
counting of the ballots cast by th"
members of the various organizations
which are to have quarters in the hall
showed that the WimUor hotel, at
1'enn avenue and l.liulou street, had
vou out by n vote of 34.1 to 'J3I, the
latter number being cast In favor of
locating tho building on tho Leonard
plot, at tho corner of Adams nvenue
ami Mulberry street.
The ballots were counted on Satur
day mniiilng In the library ol the Cou
ncil building by a committee ionslt
Ing of A. Ii. Stevens, William Ultimo
and Samuel U. Stevens, or the S00 en
titled to vote, only fol availed them
selves of the opportunity.
'I he matter has. yet to be acted upon
by the board ,of directors of tbo Mem
oilal Hall association, but inasmuch us
this board decided to submit the ques
tion to a popular vote, it Is very im
probable that anything more will be
done than to formally approve of th'
Windsor location.
Delightful California Tours.
Messrs. Raymond & AVhltioinb an
nounce a second series of tours leav
ing Philadelphia, In April. For lhes
1 arties magnificent special vrstlbuleil
Pullman trains with Pullman dining
cr.rH will lie employed, nnd with per
fect Itlueruiy nnd every detnll faith
fully attended to. a ino.n delightful
outing l ns&ured, Tor further par
ticulars, Gdcjress, Raymond & AVhlt
comb company, 100.", Chestnut street,
Philadelphia, Pa.
For Rent.
To reliable party at moderate llgure.
Large, modem, single dwelling, city
stenm, very central, largo lawn, fruit:
now occupied by Mrs. J. II. Phelps,
71fi Linden street. Suitable for den
tin, physician, or family use.
Organs for Sale Cheap.
You can buy a good second hand Or
gan as low ns JlO.'jO at Guernsey Hull.
J. W. Guernsey. Pi op.. i Washing,
ton nvenue, Scranton, Pa,
MARRIED.
bACKKY-JOIIANsO.V-ln linwMxi, N. Y.. b
Ihe I lev. A, l hcookl, ot the huudUh l.uthei
mi ihiitih, I'eb. "i), , I '!, Joe W. I.aiki, l.
II,, nf N union, I'a,, 10 Mi Alma Jolianon,
of Xcw Yoik ill)'.
IN HANDS OF
THEJ)FF1CERS
MINE WOIUIEHS GIVE LEADERS
DISCRETIONARY POWER.
Convention Closes with Adoption of
Resolutions Authorizing National
nnd District Officers to Tako any
Course They See Fit to Bring Oper
ators to Terms President Mitchell
Refuses to Be Interviewed but Or
ganizer Dllcher Says a Strike Will
Occur if Union Is Not Recognized.
The mini) voikers' runs out Ion In
llnzletou came to a close Saturday
with the adoption of lesnlutlons giving
the national and districts ollleeis dis
cretionary power to declare a strike
or tako any other means they may
deem expedient to compel the opera
tors to meet the miners In Joint con
feiencc. The lesolutloiiM read as fol
lows: Wlir-ic. , hjr on .im1 nn.,niiw in
iiril .mil Iiuplniffl tin- eitiiiitnM In irrrt t'ltn
in In Jnlnt lomrtitlmj (n inHluill. nmei In 'n
in il ctublUli a Mlr nf ,,.- on romtitlotit
uf rniiln.iti'Oil lor Ihc tttm nl nno rr; J.n.
lioipa, 'llnj Ihm- irprjlodlj Iviioii'il nur In
vitations ,um1 tri.Uoil im llli i'Ouiiiiiiluoti-4 '
lor,,', FKninlnt; .ill Invll.ilion. jn.l iluii.u.'U .iliki ,
n.il
Hlii(j, M,. lupine tlut i uii- n.lillcil in
iiiutti inmo i rin.fihi.it Inn Ih.in r irrrne ;iint .ml
f'llh mlltlnl In inci'i ,lih ihii.o uho f niil
ti .mil .iw our riU.iN lnulci- tlu liw nuil nm-
lit ntli l. of nur tnuiiti.x, iitul Willi Ihini . i-
Illlllllil In lH-CUM ,mi iifo,i lll.ll 111 t III lllltJ.l
1 1 1 1 o i .-1 ; nil thru line iw It
l!i"olcil, 'I hit r milhoilzp mil iwllniul ii.l
ilillt. tl.ltlnll.ll rMllllltl' hll.ltil 'Mill I'llillli of
lielililH No.. , 7 iiml :i tp lusnlluli, it io.
Hie. tor ii jnlnt iniitc niiio of iiilm-lfi jii-1 oi ,'
jlor liftwi'in tliU iliu uimI the tit -t nf Api I,
Iiml, ml In Hit. nriit f tl.pli filliue l.i vonii,
.i in. of (otihrrmc liny ln.ij, hj ,i uujnilii ni.
le hlo Hi" jiolli.i nf oil liioiiiitfiiU M-ii n .t
l llfrc-NHiy to llult tn n mi.k ikIijii uf ttnu
In llilnun In- jmt'.fi- ill., i, iiiriiM 1 U ill!)
I ill riin.ll Willi nur miili.,ui.
SOT JlAUi: IM'III.H'.
The lepoit of the wage iale inni.
in I tee was also presented Saturday, but
Its terms ueie not miidcpubllo.
I'lesldent .Mitchell i-unii' to this i ity
Satuiday night wlih ihe lettuniuir
Siranton di'legntes ami took up iuar
ters at the St. Chillies, tin -hIiI Sat
uiday lilsht that be might have .i
statement tu ninl.e jeiierd.iy. bill ,e.
li'iduy no statement was tot tbeoinlng.
lie was not at home to Interviewer.
National Organizer Kied Dili her,
pbowever. was willing to talk and be
was iiuiiered 111 his statement that it
was his opinion II the opeiators do not
agiee to a lOllferenee befoie Apill I
tllei,. will be a .stilke.
The operators beie stale they aie In
no jiosltlun to say anything authentic
on the situation. As one of tlteni put
It: "Nine men In .NViv Yoik aie the
onlv ones who know how the eoin
panles feel about this mattei." The
geuoial tieml of opinion among th"
suiieiliitendeuts is (hat these piesl
deuts of th nine big coal io.uK will
never consent to a leeugnltlou of the
union, and some of them jo so far as
to decl.ue that If the truth wa known
It might be that they aie not alto
gether unwilling that Ihe stilke should
come. The I'nlted .Mine V inkers n u-t
be met and vaiKiulshed Minn- time,
these Hiipeilnteiiduntt say, and the
pit-sent is an auspicious time, because
of the Lugo stocks of coal the lom
panles have sloied away In anticipa
tion of Mieh an emeigeiii y.
Ol'INION IS DIVIDKD.
tipiiihm Is so divided iiinong ihe
llillleis themselves as to the wisdom
of striking for leiognltlon that no gen
eral statement will apply in depleting
It. Tlieie Is no mistaking, though, that
If a stilke is avoided it will be a gieat
giatllleiitlon to them. They are very
much devoted to their union, however,
and If a stilke Is necessary to preserve,
the union, they can be counted upon
to ttnu out to a mull.
The meeting of the national and dls
tiiit ofllceis of the mine workeis'
union, scheduled to take place in this
city today, has, been chnnged to
Wllkes-naiie. At this meeting It will
be decided what eourso Is to be pur
sued In case the opeiators persist In
ignoilng the union.
BILLS ENDORSED.
Mine Workers Discuss Bills rending
Befoie the Lcgislntuie.
At a meeting "f Local No. 103.', I'nl
ted Mine Woikeis of America, held
ipcpiitly, the following bills woie dls
Hissed nnd tinlmotisly endorsed:
1. Mr. Camera 1,111, lh.it tin in- lulitnri 'c
phi tdl by the people; that rail) l.ec nl pnwiler
In hrjiidiil with the namu of the oinuii ami
the nutnher (if I'ouinl-i contain, il,
2 Ml. Ill urn's bill, to liato .mlhrai ue io.ll
wiiitheil.
!l. Mr. I.cih'n hill, to liaio iod welslieil hil'oia
Eiieenliu;
I. Mi. MihonV lull tn pioWile for iliri'n
wriKhtnaii ami prulci tlou siven him.
(slun-il) .lolui I'iiIi', Pieiiileiit.
'llu-inas 1'ilco, Itiionlini. Nn-rlary.
m i
FELL FROM WAGON DEAD.
Sudden Demise of H. H. Pi ice, of
Rendham, at Clark's Summit.
II. II. Pi Ice, of Rendham. suddenly
died of heait failure Saturday, whllo
dilvlng home fiom Clark's Summit.
When opposite the Clark's .Siiiiunlt
loll gate, he was seen to fall from
bis seat In the wagon to the giotuid.
Life was extinct when pnssoisby pick
imI him up. The body was removed
to Rcudhiim.
CUTPRICE
On faucy 50c Navel Oranges
this week
3c.
Floridas tins week,
35C.
Cut-price this week on
canned goods. Ask for sample
line.
429 Lackawanna Ave.
0
Who Can Write the Q
Best Short Story f
1111. mini si. owns 1 n rinzi.s to
l.nc vt. MitiiTiii of t.o( f. nciiov.
?a5.00 for the Best Story.
.JS10.00 for the Second Best.
S5.00 for the Third Best.
A l.lll.UUtN IttMrT.rillOX MIICIIi: IA'-
I'i.iiii:n( i: is not Mir.snv is
oui)i:ii 'in wiv.
In 1,11'W of the fact tint ron..li-ub1e ilpm
li.i (I.ikiiI i-ltim their m bun an public
tuiiipililii 11 lliromli llie lei'il tnen (ir tin.
leiipo-e nf htlniiil.alr.k' II"' Iltetaty ahtlilv
latent anions the people of Xnrlheadrcn
I'ti'iiKtbaula, I lie 'llilnun' ha ilechlnl in
i I'M a Mriet ot pilo-i 114 a MlniuliM In tilt
lirrillon. It H didrui ol wmliiir for ni"
In Hit lolunun a iiuuiher of hntt loiie
tU'.UIiur of lend lluiiic. In mder In fuinlili
nn Iniiiilhe It piopox lo paj
s-'.'i fnr tho lent i-lm V nf nol to exu-eil
::.im) wonN In Ui'Stli:
sin fnr the mioimI bid lory, ami
i for tut- thiol bent dint.
Maiiiiiiit nut niir(ul in eiuilni: ol.e
of iI.k.j .ile. will be iubll-hil and thily
rieillleil f the -lilt lnn'-i no ilenlie.
stoilei ten litis In biniK nut the iiuiiaiui"
iiml leaenilatv line nt the Kt)t.ln.i llr tnliilui;
lnilutn will Ii-im- piileiriiie. In loniiullon
with rii-i mine in Ihe M llieie n a
ma of tijiliti hi, Irili.illl. liaii-lm.ulUi r
upeK, noiilm- nt niil Ii.iiiiiIiir aim
oilier tlilallt lio.Jiiins ml Ihe wiml 01 miici
11al1u.1l whi.h I1.1l neter been ,aihelril l
Billiir 111 Ulnar fuim. "I til- eiieii .1 II hi
wlui h It p.aitb llv liiesh)iillbli' alul wh.ili
fl '.nl mii tin iiulill.il for wine ru-i I
itrah inieiillui; tietloti.
The tad, nf p.ixlliir llpnll Ihe nieilH of ihe
tii.niu! ii tn Miluiiitieil will In aiaueil in
a ili-ltileietnl ilulae. whue lialile iill nl1
be iiuiiiiuutiil. .ml who will read l'ie tnuii'
.iiipti but bale no kunwb duo nf the hhn
till uf Hi- .iiil'mi-. 'Ilii" rmilope inniain
org Ho nil ii.inie- of Ihe uiilhoi-" will b,
pii-emil 111 oih 111 il lllilll Jlli'l Ihe .maul,
h.ne In 011 m.tiU.
-In lllil tliil illill.ll rruiictitl(ill iln(e Mi
1 iiiuauluu:. it 111.11 be fullnwul b ullni
iiii 1 flei nl iinil.ir tmor.
(OMliriONS n" Till: I IAII'-.'.
Ml injim.i lipM iniijit be iiliuilitnl not
la'i 1 ihau Man h Ml.
Ml ni.inu-i iiil tmi-t In imieil bv a d
1 h miin mine , ml abu Ihe wiiter'i teal name
and pot iflii r add ( .
I In Menu nf eaili tilor tnil-t hi laid in
i itbea.teiu I'ente Inula, but the name of
l,.ii peiMini mil") tint be nril,
line lull hi 1 inidltiiu mil. I be iuirli-it.iod
1 niinibulinn-i iineuiied for thin lontrt w.ll
be .iiKitnl null from pierm ubi ttbeis 1.1
The Tiiltime m finru tho-e wlia till, itiuni;
1'ie tniUi-Ml, l.i-, .tine -.iltiv nl'i l hi ;il(itiilit
1 1 at lea-i nno niiinili'i uli-i 1 ipt inti in .nl
(ami ilihir-,
-roin ( iiii.-i'
1 iiion 1 1 .hum-, "-iianinu. Pa
MANY NEW MEMBERS.
Y. M. C. A. Membership Inci easing-
Rapidly Five Hunched Ex
pected by April 15.
The pltui adopted bv the bo.iid ot
dlieetois of tin Vouilg .Men's Cluis
tl.m nssoelatioii lor Inci easing the
membership of that organization, and
which was put Into active operation
about a mouth ago, h.ts been smcess
ful beyond the ino-it sanguine expi'o
lallous of Its oilgiuatoi's and pio
motel .
It Mill be ii'iuembeieil lh.it Ihe com
mittees of ten members each were 01
gciub.ed and that each nieiuber of each
of these committees was expected to
seeiiie tell members. This would make
.".uu new iiienibets.
t a ineethiK of the board of dliee
tois. held on Thuisd.iv last, icpoits
Meie heaid fiom each of the commit
tees and It was lound that over ,",00
membeis had up to that time been
secured. The (omnilttee of which A.
V. Rower was hah man had set tired
its full iuuta of 1 ec 1 ults and wsii re
lieved from fiuther sot vice. The com
mittee lu charge of James (!. Shep
herd reported having seenty mem
beis, while the other (oinnilttoes luul
each seemed almost that number.
It was 01 Initially Intended to give the
committees until .May 1 to complete the
woik, but on account of the great pin
gioss which has been made it is he
lloved that April 1", will be a better
time. On that occasion a reception to
the r.OO new members will bo given at
some place to bo decided upon later,
but probably the .Scranton I'.leycle club
house.
At this icccpfloii the ."iiiO new mem
bers will be foiined Into committees
and started out on the work of secur
ing tin Ice or four times ns ninny new
membei s.
It is now pi.ictleally agieed that the
corner-stone of tho new building Mill
bo laid some time around May 1, The
cxeavathiGr for the foundation Is pro
glossing rather slowly, on uccount ot
the dlflleult nntute of the work, theio
being nothing but rock met with. Con
tractor Williams has pi unused, how-
ever, that he will have evorythlnj?
leady by May I.
Secretin y Mahy Is ueffotlutliii for a,
speaker to make the address of the
day, and Htatcd last night that he ex
peeled to be able to seeiiie ex-Cinrp-troller
of the Cuiieticy Ilckels, of ,'hl-
CIIRO.
JOHN MOHAN'S LEO
BROKEN.
Received Itoucli Tieatment
from
Tluee HiKhwnynien.
John Mor.in. ot .10s Putnam tie-t.
mih taken to the Lnckawnmia hospital
late Saturday ultjht. Ilo has a broken
leg, the result of n kick administered
by lilKhwny lobbers. ho attempted to
hold him up Satuiday nliiht
Mora n was on his w.i. homo wh-n
tin co men accosted hhn. on l'utnam
slieet, and demanded Ills cash. Ho
teplled that lut had but thlity cents In
his jiossesslrin, and one of the men,
Mm an claims, ran towards him and
kicked him in tho loft leu. Moian Ml
lu n heap, yelling "Murder!" HI
ciIth brought help nnd the three men
disappeared in the daikuess. The
Lnckawunnn ninbulmico was sum.
ir.oued, nntl when Moian .vm' taktn to
that Institution It wur found that his
lej; was biokeu.
Guernsoy Hall,
all Washington nve,, Scranton. is tho
btel and most lellablo iihioo lo put -chase
ti giiiiil Piano. It will pay yon
to t nil ami get prlcoi nntl tcrius. .1 V
tlucinsey, I'top,
Big JtefiiBerator for Sale Cheap
At Mat vol's Maiket, coiner 1'enn ave
nue and Spitico sticet.
WAS ENGINEER
CHASE DEAD ?
ALL THE CIRCUMSTANCES SEEM
TO INDICATE THAT.
Was n Cnieful Man but Neveitheless
His Train Rnn Into n Switch nt a
Hip-h Rate of Speed nnd Left the
Track Conductor and Fireman
Were Unnblo to Get any Response
to the Signals They Gave Him as
Ho Approached the Switch nt n
Speed of Fifty Miles an Hour.
A most pieiillar wicck oeeuired on
the Lackawanna lallio.id, Satuiday
atternonii at '.'.oil o'clock, at Hlatefoicl,
the same place M'heie the big freight
wreck occuricd 011 Friday night. The
engineer of the wrecked train, Lyman
S. Chase, of Kactnryvllle, was Instantly
killed and his llreman, Noble Johnston,
of Lnfuyetlo street, M'as b.idly Injuied.
Chllstian Klerslcad, of Jersey City,
tho b.iggagemasler. and Trunk Smoke,
of Scranton, head brnkeinitn, wore
slightly hurt.
The train to which the mishap belell
was No. 4. which leue. this city at
rj.fi. o'clock.
To get aiouud the blockade caued
by Kilday night's wieck. trains were
being tun through a .switch. The crew
of No. 4 had oiders to take to this
switch, and Ihiglnoer Cbnxe was given
peison.il dliectlons at Delawaie Water
Cap by Trainmaster .MeCann lo slow
down 011 appioai hiiig- the switch and
11111 "icty slowly while going mound the
Mleok.
As mi oMru 11101 itiitlun a tlagmiiu
was stationed some distant c In ntlvatice
of the xultidi to lemlnd appio.tchlng
engineers of the neccslty of slacking
Up. and at tho switch iti-cll a brake
man was stationed to "hold tin ball,"
which sets the switch.
This llagmait, tho hnikemati at tin
switch and all who were abo.ud the
train (loci, ue that Ihe speed was pot
slackened one Iota, but Instead that the
tialu went Into the switch at the late
of Ufly miles an houi.
HOT NO I'.I'M'ONSi:.
Conductor I'm pie says that when he
saw they weie approaching the switch
and that the speed was not being
slackened, ho 1 inched for ihe bll lope
and gae the piesctlbed signal lo
slacken speed. The engineer made no
1 espouse, and ho repeated the signal
Again tlieie was no 1 espouse-, and be
foie lie could make another move the
engine was going Into the switch.
The ll.igtnaii says ho signalled the
engineer to slacken up, but gut no 10
sponse. The engineer sat 111 the tab
In his usual place, but his face could
not be seen by th" flagman, on ac
count 01' the tenllle speed at which the
ll.iln was olng ho could only get 11
glllU'ir-o of the cab helole it was mil of
bis night.
The 111. in who was "holding the hall"
al the switch says he knew the lllilll
would never keep the tr.uk at the
speed at which she was coiillnir. The
engine bad no sooner dossed the flog
ihau the wheels left the rails and over
oil Its side wont the big Illll-S of
mochanlsm.
It ploughed along In the dirt until
the whole train, wllh the exception of
the l.iht c;n. had passed over the Hot;,
and nil the trucks excepting the last
had left ihe track. None of the cuis
o pi tin lied, but the fotward ones weie
badly damaged b being tin own up
against the bank.
The biuketiinu who wasnl the switch
did not release his hold of the ball
until the ti.tlu had come to u stand
still. Had ho dropped the ball and let
the switch lly back to Its italural posi
tion tile train would have gone down
the mala line and ploughed Into the
w locking cais. Ilfly yards below. The
consofiueilcts of tills me tenlble to
contemplate.
M I 'ST
Halhoad
havi: i!Ki:.v ui:ad.
men Mho knew- Knylneor
Clia.se altd who have heard the s'oiv
of the accident, agiee to a man that
the engineer was dead befoie Ills train
entiled the switch. He was a man
weighing L'.'O pounds, and theiel'oie
susceptible to apoplexy. That he was
stllcken dead somewheie between Oela
wiue Witter (lop and the point of the
accident Is veiy ptohahle. The tact
that he Mas using steam as the train
nppiouched the switch, the flagman
and the condition of the thioltle tes
tify, proves almost conclusively that
he was stileken dead after having left
the AVator (lap and some distance be
fine leaching the switch. It could not
be that he was asleep, for It was onlj
seven minutes befoie the accident oe
curied that he was talking with Traln
muster McCuun. at the Water tlap. le
gardlng the distinctions about getting
aiouud the wreck. The company had
no moi e careful or competent man In
Its seivlce. This nil the olllclnls and
employes fiecly testlTy.
Among tho passengers from this city
on the train weie Mr. and Mrs James
S. MeAnultv. Mr. anil Mis. .Initios (",,,i.
i ".'. ' "'" ' ,. .. Hl ', '"""' '" A
t'aie., J.en Kntto and Mrs. (Iooiko
Hand and daughter. Mcssih. IIoiu and
McAnulty received pdlnful biulsos by
being thrown from their scats.
The remains of Knglner ("huso ,ero
taken to his lesldence lu Factory vlllo,
from where the funeral will be h..d
tomoirow afternoon nt 2 o'clock. Mr
CIiiifo was llfty-tlnce jeors old, and
was one of the oldest inllro.ulois in
the einplo of the lotnimnj, h.nlng
Spring
Negligee
Shirts
An assoitmeit not of
the usual kind, but nn ex
traordinary one in which
effects that mnke happy
mediums predominate, is
shown In these smnrt shirts
nt
$1. and $1.50
V
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l v 1
AN OPPORTUNITY
You should take advantage of,
unless vou have made up your
mind to do without BI3UR this
season. It's a value that com
pels the question so often asked
here: "Mow can you do it?" Just
Try Our Bock
It is pronounced the finest on tho
market. Family trade piomptlv
supplied.
CASEY BROTHERS,
Wholesale Liquor Dealers, 216 Lackawanna Ave.
winked for the Lackawanna load fnr
twenty-live years.
VKTt'UAN OP CIVIL AV.M1
lie was a veteran of the Civil war.
Inning solved with tin Signal coi ps,
of which Pied J. Amsdeii, of this city,
Mas commander, lie was a member of
"Met oiy villi- post, flrand Aimy of tho
Republic, and was a prominent Mason.
He Is sin vlved by a wife, fonuerly Mlsi
Ilannuh Capwell, of raetoryvllle. ami
one daughter, m well as the following
hi other and slsteis: Mrs, John T
Hit hauls, and Mrs. lOraslus Uowd, of
llazleton, and l'dwmd JI. Chase, of
this city.
The wieck on Krltlay night was not
ns set lous ns was at llrst supposed, A
wildcat fielghl train, east-bound. drawn
by' engine No. Mi7, In chaige of 1'n
glneer Cole, diew Into a swluh at
Slntefor'd to allow fast Height No. iu:i
to pass on the main Hue. No. SuT was
pulled too fur up In the switch, so that
when 20.1 tiled to pass It it struck No.
S07 u glancing blow. or. at lalhoadeis
say. It "slilewlped" No. l)7.
liotll engines won ovel till lied, but
the only one Injuied was i'iiemau J.
Maekiatli. of 1110 Washington avenue,
whoso light aim was so badly lacer
ated that It hud to bo amputaleil at
the Moses Taylor hospital. Ihiglnoer
Kldtnoie. of No. Jl:5, escaped with il
few slight braises.
Fiano for Sale.
A Ilii" 1'pilght rhino, of otto of the
best grades and nlmiHt as good .is
new. can be puichased for tush at a
xciy gloat baigaln. fJiieinxey Hall,
:il4 Wnil lligton itvc, Scialitou, I'a J-
. Cm ii sp, 1'iop. "
Household 1'tmiilttro :it pi half
talc, coinuieni lug Tin sua v lnoinlng.
Match 'inh. at in r. in CI. in nop I".
1'iyiii, i.om liibson sin ei.
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Asic toi Kellj's iinloii ci tickets.
The Scranton Ons nnd AVater Com
pany and the Hyde Paik Gas Com
pany. lu an imlanii" (itli tin' pulu ( n' llic-t" min
panlt to tisluip tair fiom 1 1 tnr in tunc a
iua I"" "arranlril tiv 1nurai(l niiuiopi i 01
notlif i lirtflit irltrn that, on anil alter pnl
1 iul, 11.0 piiie uf cat will In one doll.ii pn
cno llinu-ainl i uliio fift cntiMiinoil. mlijc t tn
tin" tollowltK iliHoun!- The per (cut nn nil
lill's l no llu ianui.i,iinn lin Ilii iifinl't
ainniiiilt In lc. llun twinty-liir ilollar.; teti prr
rut. nn all I UN licio Hip iniiMintplion l.ir llio
tnoiilli tfii.runt lo Iwci.tj Hie ilollan an.l up
MaiiN.
I'intiilril Ilio I. ill It paid on nr 1.,'fuii iln"
Mtli d.iv i.f Ilio iiion I Ii In uliidi 1 In- liill Ii
irndr-K.I, lt onlri nf (lip liond
ti. II llM, Ski clary.
SPECIAL.
sen wins iis i w'Mi'u (ovii'wv
.M
tlido I'.nk Ha- i nip.iii.1 lu onlir lo i-i "in
S i" the t,n" ff ci lut tin I pui(i. iiutne i
Icielij kIicii dial nn and itllrr pnt 1 in M H"
pilie nl pa m ion! will lie nno dnllai ii 'iu
llinti-auil fiet (uliiiuniil. Milijri t In llu fullnwin
pfd il iliMMiiitii 'I pit pir itnl. on u II liilNwIin
Ilio ii-itiiilioii for ihi'iiiiiiitliaiiinuiiUiii Ii-1-iiij i
Iwcnlt lltpdillats: lwint err (put mi all lul'i
wlicio the ((lUi-uniptinu lor dip uimiili
iiA.l.1-
In Iwiiili-lhr- dollaM and upwatd-.
I'rotldod Hie hill Ih pild nn or I. t..ie lip i
day cf tlip ninutli In wlilili Hip hill i- kikIpu
. i-'uutu tuitrr, litiul-liril hj tho iniiiiaiij.
iKdsan. in otiloi uf IIip Imaiil
(I. II. 1IAMI. s,,UJ,i
Royal
MoneySaviog
Values
in 411
Departments
Today.
Clarke Bio;
What You Ought to Have
Don't have your Carpets spoiled for the want of a DOOR
HAT. Just think of all the mud that is hiought in these
dis.iRiecablc days think of all the ditt it makes. Why
not look over our line of Woven Wire, Rubber and Copa
Mats. This will make it worth your while :
COCA HATS Good sue, well nude, heavy
and serviceable OVC
NOMK
(
v.r
This is the
Duke of York
One ot the new and popu
lar spriugf hats now being
shown by
CONRAD
305 Lackawanna Ave.
"IS 17 Koi-cr.s Bros." floods.
Knives, Forks
Spoons, etc.
No question about the quality; va
have all the newest patterns at
lowest prices.
Also the celebrated Sterling In
In id Spoons and Forks. War-
1 ranted to wear twenty-five years.
Immense stock of Sterling Silver
Spoons, Foilts, Knives and Cased
Goods for Wedding Presents.
Mercereaii 5 Connell,
132 Wyoming Avenue.
Heating Stoves,
Ranges,
Furnaces,
Oil Stoves,
Gas Stoves,
Steam and
Hot Water
leaters,
i
tM.JH PENN AVENUE.
Pierce's MarkeL Penn Ayenne
Wo mule pr(iall ot (jury Ciuintrj nii'
ttr anJ strictly trcsh cjsi and tlm puce n n
lux ai firt (Uss kooiLi can If told at.
Wc ilo not Imo any tpccUl talcs cr lcHen
1 ,n t al all tltnra (any us lomplcti a Iln- ot
Mallei liooiU. fancy Urotcrtra anJ Table Delio
ilra can lo fmiii'l In tlie larefst New Yorit
or PliiUUelplila Marlcti wlmli ue tell at light
prices.
H. Pierce,
19 Larkimnna Atr.
t'rotnpt drllrtr.
J10, 112, 111 rnn At.
The Dickson Manuractiirliu Co.
Icranton nnd WllUos-IUrrs, I'd
.Muntifnoluicrt o.'
L0C0M0TIVHS, STATIONARV 0NOING5
Holler.. llolstlncaroll'uiitpliis.Maclilntry.
Oeneral OfHce. Scranton. Pa.
'221-223-225-227 Wyoming Ave
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