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THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-TUESDAY, MARCH 2G, 1901.
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inn nouKn.v iiahdwabe stork.
Senson is at hand. You will
probably need a Rarden
Barrow. Wo can supply you
with nnytliinR you wish in
the whel bnrrow lino nnd
at n reasonable price.
Foote & Shear Co.
J19N. Washington Ave
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OF SCRANTON.
Carital 5200,000.
Surplus $500,000.
United States Depositary.
Busiucss, personal aud sav
ings accouuts invited.
3 per cent, interest paid on
savings accounts.
Open Saturday cveuings
from 8 to 9 o'clock.
W.m. Cosni.u., President.
HiNTvY Bi.i.in, Jit., Vice Pies.
Wm. H. I'ixk, Cashier.
Lewis,
Ruddy,
DaYies
Murphy fiiiJ.''( '
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330 I'M "I
Lacka.
Avenue.
330
Repairing Done Gratis.
ACKAWANNA
THE"
AUNDRY.
WEATHER YESTERDAY.
l.idl data f-r l iic.1i Q.'i, llXH:
Ilititifit tcinpcratuiii .Vi disiees
l.owc?t ttiiipcr.itui.. ;i!) degree,
Humidity:
S a. in (1.1 per i out.
s 1'. in il per tent.
ll.nnl.ill. '.'I Ikjiii.. (inline S p, in (U inch
mn OF THE HOUR.
Tlio most reuunt young Scrnntonlun
to rtop to tlio front in tlio liusinef.s
M1.1M Is William Hanley. Jr.. who
imrcluiHPil ilii! HuntlnKton cnterlne
nnd baUliiff establishment, on Sprucv
sticct. tincl tlioiiKh this Roltl leaf Is
liunlly ycl dry on the beautiful now
pIkhs on the pluto elans whitlows, tlio
fi'ixiitly pros-porous business lias ro
(.loved an Impetus that augurs success
for the venture.
Viurly everybody Unnws "Will" as
t genial, getivmiis and obliging young
limn. Tor years ho assisted his father
at the Delaware, Lackawanna and
Ventcrn dining rooms and Is a thor
ough musler of the business. For
on r the mime. Hanley, has been tho
s-yiinnyin for iiinlKlitnpMi and success
In business und there U no doubt but
Hut young llunloy will be as success
ful aw his father boforo him.
A it tt
Lackawanna county has been very
foitunuto In the manner hi which that
very uiiceitaln quantity, politics, bun
dealt with It In furnishing deputy
protlioiiotarles. An Incumbent most
thoroughly tit tort for the manifold. Im
portant duties of that position has been
the uilo, nnd the present Incumbent Is
ay far owuy as tho best of his prede
cessors from being nn exception to tlit-i
rule. Mr. Cuinuilmja' reliability Is his
chief characteristic. When nn attor
ney receives Information from him, ho
accepts It and knows ho need not wor
ry about tho possibility of It being a,
hair's breath short of the whole und
exact truth.
A young lawyer who wants to feel
positive that his proceodure Is complete!
and In every way In conformity with
the rules knows ho can consult an un
questioned authority In Mr. f.'opelund'a
deputy, nnd that the verification, or.
as tho cate may be, a correction, will
be forthcoming and that It will bn
Blven gracefully, as well as willingly.
THJS W'LL INTERES T M3THER S
Mothe r Cray'" Htvtct Powder, (or Children, mc
iLtully imiI liy Mother liny, (or yeau a nu-.j
in Hit clilldien'. Homo In New Vcik, Cure IV.
t crUlines-t, Hail Monurli, 'l'cotlilnc plunder,
n.eve and legulutc the IJawela end Octroy Worms
'I Ley no w plcaiant In I lie tate inn luiuilci
milk. Clilldun lil.u them, Over 10,00) e.t.
menials of turn. They litter fall. Mil ln
all clruroMa, JV. A.k (od.iy. Sample niKl!,
ddrc Allen S. Uluuled, l.c Hoy, X. V.
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There Is no official In the court house
mora popular nnd none with n wider
acquaintance, It has often been re
nin! ked that he would innko nn un
usually strong candidate for a county
olllce, nnd It may not be many years
before this speculation will be put to
tho tcRt, ns It has been due solely to
Ills own unwillingness to go Into the
field that has kept him from a place
on the ticket before thl..
The tjueoesH of the Men's union In
ltn crusade on the unlicensed estab
lishments In which Intoxicants nre
sold, Is due In no small degieo to the
untiling efforts and Indefatigable Veal
of the man In charge of the union's
staff of detectives. Robert Wilson.
Mr. Wilson has handled the campaign
ugalnst the proprlctois of tho tippling
houses Ilk n general, and when the
various cases came up before the grand
jury the evidence lie produced proved
so strong nnd telling that In nearly
all of the Instances In which ho fig
ured ns prosecutor, true bills wero re
turned. Agent Wilson Is In chiitgc of a largo
number of special detectives, whohe
sole duty Is ferreting out speakeusles,
nnd then securing evidence against
them by Hie very simple nnd yet ex
ceedingly practical method of purchas
ing specimens of the liquor dispensed
at the bar and satisfactorily estab
HMilng to themselves its nature.
The man in charge of these agents
quietly limps out and directs tholr
work and does It In nn exceedingly
capable manner.
PERSONAL.
K. I.. Puller left for .New Vork cit.t jeMcr
day afternoon.
MIm .Icnrlo Kearney, of Arclibald. tailed on
friends In litis city yctttrd.iv.
Mr. K. N. Hart, of llietk court, has recov
ered Irom her (.etcic lllne,
I). V. Wagner and fimily wcie railed to
llazlelnn lat Saturday on aeooiint of the III.
nest of Mr. Wagner", motiicr, Mrs. .lames Pot
man, -r.
JOHN MITCHELL IS SILENT
Locnl Mine Workers' Officials Got No
Response to Tclgerams Sent to
the National President.
National I'ommltteemnn Kredciicl:
Dllchcr. National Organizer Chris
topher Kvans nnd Secretary John T.
IJempsey, of District No. 1, arc the
only prominent mine workers who keep
tho local headquarters from looking
entirely deserted, since tho depart tiro
for New York of National President
John Mitchell and the three district
leaders.
Dllcher telegraphed President Mitch
ell at New York last evening asking
for some Information regarding the
success of the mission of the four pres
idents, but up to early this morning
he hud received no answer.
Dllcher Is In charge during President
Mitchell's absence, and was seen yes
terday afternoon by a Tribune man.
The Interest of nil the mine workers
of the region, all tho operators and
everyone, In fact, who has been fol
lowing the development of matters
centres In the coming Joint session of
the district boards nnd national mem
bers. Dllcher was unable to give out
an.v definite Information concerning the
date of this session, but stated posi
tively that It would be held In Wilkes
Harro. President Mitchell, who has tho
power of calling the meeting of the
national board, alone knows when It
will be held, nnd ho Isn't telling every
thing ho knows nt present.
The miners' leader Is not showing
any more communicative spirit in New
York than ho evidenced here, and this
fact Is abundantly recognized by the
mine workers themselves. "John Is
keeping pretty quiet, 1 see," remarked
Dllcher, with a chuckle, yesterday.
The meeting Is very likely, however,
to be held this week. April 1 comes on
Monday, ami Is the day set by the
liazleton convention for the conference
with the operators. A session of tho
board will undoubtedly be called befoie
then to decide on a course of action to
be pursued In event of the operators
continuing to maintain their negative
attitude. President John Mitchell Is a
member of the national board, and so
are Vice-President T. I,. Lewis, of
Ohio, nnd Secretnry W. 11. Wilson, or
this state.
The other members are W. rt. Fair
ley, of Alabama: Edward McKay, of
Pennsylvania, a member from the
bituminous Held: George Purrell, of In
diana; Joseph Pendleton, of Arkansas:
James Boston, of Illinois; Benjamin
James, of Pennsylvania, and Frederick
Dllcher, of Nelsonvllle, O.
The board consists of eleven mem
bers, and besides the members named
above there Is another to bo yet elected,
to fill the place caused by the reslg
nation of John Fahy, of District 9. Of
this body, Mitchell himself. It may bo
said with a veiy fair degree of cer.
' talnty, favors a strike, unless a confer
ence is agreed upon.
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CHURCHES AND SOCIETIES.
Those Intending to Hold Excursions
Must Act Without Delay.
Lake lodoro has not only the charm
of novelty: It exceeds In natural beauty
any of the old excursion resorts. Tho
ride to tho lake, overlooking vast
stretches of surprisingly beautiful
scenery; the grove, with its densely
shaded drives and walks, smooth and
dry as asphalt. Its white booths and
balcony-encircled dance pavilion, Its
fine springs and rustlo bridges; its ca
rousel and varied other attractions;
tho hall ground set with Spalding
bases, and the lako Itself with Its
charming scenery, Its broad surfuco
and quiet nook: and cove?, explored
by handsome launches and u great fleet
of row boats all these things render
Lodoie a summer paradise.
Then, too, rates to churches and so
cletles are lower than rates to many
other resorts. In short Lodore Is at
once the most pleasure-giving and
most profit-reaping place for excur
sionists In this region." Dates nro bo
Ing filled rapidly und organizations In
tending to go should apply without de
lay at the Lackawanna avenue depot
to II. W, Cross, Dlvlson Passenger
Agent. Delaware and Hudson Railroad,
TEMPORARILY CLOSED.
Richards & Wivth's Store Closed for.
Altoratlon Will Open with an En
tirely New Stock.
Richards & WlithN store has been
U'liipoiniily closed, and will bo open
nguln on or about AVcdnesday April 3,
with an entirely new stock of line
Spring Clothing and Furnishings.
Extensive repairs, Including a hand
some new front, will be made In I ho
store, and when opened Co the public
It will be one of thu handsomest stores
In Scrunton.
Ask for Kelly's union crackers,
HAVE GONE TO
HARRISBURG
PROTEST AGAINST VAUGHAN
BIIL CARRIED TO CAPITAL.
Rev. James McLeod, D, D., nnd At
torney C. E. Daniels Went to the
State Capital to Lay Before the
Legislature the Largely Signed
Petition Which Urges That the
Bill Be Not Passed What At
torney W. J. Hand Has to Say
About It.
Hew James McLeod. D. D., of the
First Presbyterian church, and Attor
ney Chnrles K. Daniels left for Harris
burg yesterday afternoon ns a commit
tee representing tho signers of the pro
test against the Vaughn u license bill,
which protest was adopted at tho moot
ing of the city clergy held last Thuis
day morning.
The committee will endenvor to se
cure a recomtnltul of the bill, and then
make their remonstrance, or will try
to secure a hearing before the house.
A protest was circulated yesterday
among the city business men. and a
largo number of names were uluxed to
It. This document will bo laid beforo
tho house, us an evidence of the tiend
of public sentiment. Its full text fol
lows: We, the iimleniciKd. cltitrM and lniliit I'i'ii
of Sciantcn. mpct Ifnlly protect against thj
pnxairc of the Viughan hill ledming the c-t
of retail liquor lUenstn from SI, 100 to &.W, lor
lti fnllouini; reaona. to wit: The oily of Mr.m.
ton hat jmt paed fiotn the thlid claa lo sro
md tia i.f rltlcJ, and i In need of all 'vie
i.;iet obtainable. The city reiplret for addi
tional Mlarlrs nnd the cxpeiiw of a. paid fire do.
paitinent, width It Imperatively demanded, about
jt'MHiO additional leu-nue. 'I lie Vmmhan lull
nould cut oft illy leunues inttvitl of li.crtJ.lnj
them.
To date under tl.r SI, 100 act 1JS liieii'ct
hae turn Imicd, yielding ttie city SI42.0H),
wl.lle the eiratcct powlble ri!enue to be de
rived under the Vaaalian bill would lie aliout
Vi,9l, pi milled the .aine number lleene (20)
lioiild not be taken out tldt jrar at la.t year.
Willi the Inireased lAptndltuie tontcipient upon
beiiiR a fcrond rlavt city, tldt difference in r'e
lino iii of Importance to taj-ptyon. Taet of m.
diildtialt are lieiiin Incicased, If the Vjuglun
bill be p.i.wd. the llieiue t.uet of liipior will be
dec leased an Injintlte to t.ixpijert.
OTHERS MAY GO.
Dr. McLeod and Atloroney t K.
Daniels muy 'bo soon followed to tho
Capital city by Attorney W. J. Hand
and ex-Judge W. II, Jessup, the other
two members of the committee, nnd In
event of a hearing being secured a
large number of Scmntonlans will
leave for Harrlsbuig. Mr. Hand, In a
talk with a Tilbune man last night,
said:
"We realize that the dlflleulty or the
position of the members nt our com
mittee now at Harrlsbuig Is consider
ably enhanced by the fact that each of
our four renresentatlves In the legis
lature Is pledged to support tho bill.
As a mere business proposition, the
passage of the bill would entail con
siderable loss of revenue to tho city.
Instead of Increasing the niunlclpnl In
come, as has been argued by some of
the measure's champions. Mr. Robin
son. In the statement he gave out, de
clared that but one hundred nnd
twelve licenses would be taken out,
unless the Vnuglmn bill was passed
and the cost reduced.
"Already there have been one hun
dred and fifty-eight issued, and a com
parison with 1000 shows the following
existing conditions: Last year there
were two hundred and fifty-three ap
plications, of which ten were refused
nnd withdrawn and twenty not taken
out. Of the two hundred and twenty
three remaining, twenty-six wero for
brewers or wholesale licenses, leaving
one hundred and ninety-seven retail
licenses Issued.
SOME COMPARISONS.
"This year, there were two hundred
and ninety-two applications, of which
number seven were refused and twenty-seven
were for brewers or whole
sale licenses, leaving two hundred and
fifty-eight retail licenses granted. If
the snme number were not taken out
this year as last, twenty, It would leave
a total of two hundred and thirty-eight
for 1001, as against one hundred and
fifty-eight really taken out. The dif
ference in the revenue of the two years
is largely In favor of the city.
"Two hundred and thlrty-elght li
censes brought the city the sum of
$74,ui.r),5C, while one hundred and flfty
elght at $SS0 means a net total of $139.
040, which Is an increnso In revenue of
J64.I24.42 for the city.
"Inasmuch ns the estimates commit
tee of councils has been laboring under
tremendous dlflleulty in making the
anticipated revenues of the city meet
the Increased expenses, this Increase In
the license revenues will be balled with
satisfaction, providing, of course, they
aie not stricken off by the passage of
Senator Vaughan's bill. It will bo
further noticed that if the bill Is passed
and dealers need pay only jnol), tho
revenues of the city will be diminished
to $63,200. a not loss of $80,000.
"In case the measure Is passed, a
strong effort will be made to have
Governor Stone withhold his sgnature
to the bill."
Krause's Cold Cure.
For colds in the head, chest, throat
or any portion of the body, breaks up
n cold In 24 hours without Interruption
to work. Will prevent colds If taken
when tlrst symptoms appear. Price
25 Sold by Matthews Bros.
$1.
Given Away
Read bulletin iu frout of
store.
Old fashioned Chocolates,
today, 25c; worth 50c, Come
in and taste them.
Canned goods, bargains iu
all lines.
1 1 innit
429 Lackawanna Ave.
Who Can Write the i
Best Short Story f
Tin: ritnii sn om:ns cash piiizks to
I.OC.W, WIUTKI1S OK I.Ol Al, FK.TIO.V,
$U5.00 for the Best Story.
? 10.00 for the Second Best.
$5.00 for the Third Best.
a 1.1 1 i.itAitv cnui'irinoN win.itr, i;x.
I'KHHIMT. IS NOT MXIAIIV IS
OllUIIll TO WIN.
In Ueiv nf the fad thai cuii.iderable time
da.' ilap.rd iiiiiie there ha been an) public
cimipctitliu thioiijli the loial piett for the
ptltposc of stimulating; the literary ability
latent anions 1c -oplc of Noitbea.tcrn
IVniisibaiila, 'I In Tiibune bat decided to
offer a nrlea of prlrea at u idlntulut In thii
direction, It lit dcrliout of netuting for ue
In ll column, a number of thoit stonc.t
llr.llllip of local Ihcinrt. In order to filtni'li
an Inicntlie ll ptopotia to pay
ifJ3 (or the bc.t utory of not to meed
.1,000 wordt in length;
$10 fur the recond Inst ttoi, and
Vi for the' H1I1J best atou.
.Maniiacilpta not imiceuful in .emrliiK cine
of thftci ptins will lie ptibl!liol and duly
ciedllcd If the authoit fco deniie.
Stories tending to bitnir out Hie loinaiice
and Iccendaiy line of tin anthraitle minim:
Induttiy will bate piefeience. In connection
with eiery mine Iu llie talley there It a
mast of tradltbn, iutludiiv hair-bicadtti et.
rapej, narratliet of fpook) happening and
other details hoidtrlng un the weiid or super
natural wliMi hat ncier been gathered to
gether In lltcraiy foini. Tldt opriu a field
which it piactlciily InediaiwUble and which
should mpply ibe material for sonic exceed.
Ingly Ititciehtlne fiction.
The tak of turning upon the merit of th
iiianurrlpl.t stibinitled will be astigned to
.1 difdntotcttcd judge, whose name will soon
be announced, slid who will lead the nianu
ncilptt but hate 110 knowledge of the Iden
tity of tip autlioit. 'llie ente'opea contain
dig tlio leal naniet of tbe author will be
prevricd uropencd until after the award
bate been mad.
Mitnild tint Inl1i.1l competition piote en
rourairlinr, it may be followed by oilier
piire oflcr of similar tenor.
conditions or Tin: costim'.
All n;jmi.crlptt imi.u lie submitted not
later than Maiih ::o.
All manuscript nuM be sluliid by a fir
titloua name and alio the wiltei't teal name
and pot-dllce addrets.
The sien of eaih stoiy mil"! bo laid If
.Vnrtlieastein I'ennsjltanlj, but lh naniet of
leal person unlet not be ticil.
One furlhtr coi.dillon must lie undeiitood.
Cntitilhuliuiis Intended for this routeat will
be iirieptiil only from pietent subwrlbert to
The Tribune or from those who may, dining
the contett, become subscribe! liy payment
of at least one mouth't Milcilptloii tu ad
tame. Addresa,
STOI1V COSIEST,
Scrsnlon Tribune, Scranton, Pa.
HAVE ELECTED OFFICERS.
Northeastern Pennsylvania Bowling
League Reorganized Last Night.
C. S. Fowler Is President.
The Xorthehsteiu Pennsylvania
Bowling league reorganized nt the Elk
cafe last night by electing '. S, Fow
ler, jr., president: Peter JCelgler, treas
urer, and John P. Hunter, of Wilkes
Marre secretary. Executive committee,
Captain William Green and John P.
Hunter. AVIIkes-Barre: AValter llas
lam, Elks; Frank Beavers, of the
Black Diamonds; Captain William
Hopkins, of the Scrnnton Bicycle club.
The schedule In yesterdny's Tribune
was found to be correct ns printed, and
was adopted. The number of gntne')
won Is to designate the winners In this
tournament, not pins, as heretofore,
The teams are made up as follows;
Klks Waller llajin. captain: Kdimind Hull,
Philip Moll, Crank Kobliuir, (ienrse I'hiltipt.
Wot r.nd Wheelmen W . (Srceii, caplnin; 11.
W. Oat in. C'bri.t UVIg.mil, 1'. Vot, C. Iniiet.
West I'.nd Wreelmen No. 2 -.lolin l Hinder,
captain; U. HavU, Al. UVn-kifCr, Dr. Hull, A.
1 . .Inue.t.
Scraiitoii ltic.tile Cliili -llr. P. r. Uaidell, iap
lain; fieorge Mitohtll. I'. I.. Van Unriuer, .In
flail Pufftelil, Chailet Mooie.
Illatk Diamond 1'iank Ihaten, i.iptal.i;
1'iank U'ettllng, Clarence Slnyci, Mnith tiornian,
II. I.. Ka.t.
llackut Team U". llopMm, captain: It. Cnont,
I!, llaker, iheodoro Kolirciiholl, Vi'llllani Meimer,
Tho West End Wheelmen did their
part of the meeting by 'phone. En
thusiasm has reached the highest pitch
In bowling, and If last night's meeting
can act ns a forerunner this league will
be even more Interesting than the last.
The games tonight will be as follows:
West End team will play on Scrnnton
Bicycle club nlleys; Black Diamonds
will play on Backus alleys, and the
Els will go to Wllkes-Barre.
THE "BUFFALOES" WON.
Chief Robllng's Picked Team Downs
Black Diamonds.
A very Interesting bowling match
took place on the Elk alloys last night,
when the Black Diamonds met a
picked team, captained by Chief of Po.
lice Frank Raiding. The latter rolled
under the title of "Hul'falres," and won
out by three plus, the finals being
2431 to 2128.
Chief Robllng was high man, with
210, nnd nn average of 1S2 2-2. Gorman
had the Black Diamonds' high score.
204, and Taylor high aveiage, 174. The
scores:
nriT'.u.oKs.
Holding It:! 'Jl'1 HO j4
Moir ii i".t im - in
linker 12'i I" 17f- ril
lliihl 117 17H 111-I'll
llnflleld Pit KM 1K7- M
Un Svl Mil --.'I ll
lll.VCK DIAMOND.
K.i.ir 152 ISI lill-tfiil
UVItllnir l'"l lv) 111- lc
Mirirr l.M Ml 1:M 411
Oi'iuun 11 1'ai -.'ill-.Wi
Tayhr l"'i W.1 17.I '2i
Tu. rt Ml-Jp.'i
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Scranton Business College.
Students tilling positions are con.
tluually being changed to others pay
Ing better salaries. Graduates secuie
good positions as soon ns they pans
their examinations. Many undergrad
uates are sent out. Tho demand for
bookkeepers and stenographers Is still
greater than the supply. Students uro
now enrolling for the spring und sum
mer terms.
Organs for Sale Cheap.
You can buy a good second hand Or
gan as low ns $10.00 at Guernsey Hall,
J. W. Cucrtifecy, Prop.. 314 Washing,
ton nvcnuu, Scranton, Pa.
Miss McManama wishes to announce
tbut Kho icsuines dressmaking on
March 27, at the old address, 1120 Mul
beiry street, where she will bn pleased
to see all former patrons and friends,
MANY ITEMS
PARED DOWN
ESTIMATES COMMITTEE HOLDS
ITS FIRST MEETING.
The Membeis Succeeded In Striking
off Over 870,000 Judgements nnd
Incidental Item Cut Out Entirely
ns Well ns 34,000 for New Hook
and Ladder Geuernl Cuts in
Salaries Made Another Meeting
Friday Night When Supplementary
Revenue Estimate Will Be Ready.
The Joint esllimiles committee of
councils held Its first meeting last
night In the select council chamber,
and after two hours of wrangling suc
ceeded In lopping off Just $70,458.28 from
the estimates of the various heads of
departments.
Cuts were made right and left, but It
Is probable that many Items taken out
or reduced last night will 1 again
cither replaced or Increased at the next
meeting to be held on FtltUy night.
This Is because the committee hist
night hnd to be guided by the con
troller's niiglnul estimate of revenues.
A sub-committee, consisting of Luther
Keller and c. E. Chittenden, was dtp
reeled to see the controller before Fri
day night and secure from him a sup
plementary estlmnt' of the Increased
revenues which will accrue to the city
under the second-class city laws.
This supplementary estimate wilt in
clude the $12,000 estimated revenues
from a poll tax, and the lucreiite of
$72,540, If the $1,100 liquor license fee
holds good.
A DIG ITEM.
The lamest Item cut out last night
was the $30,000 asked for Judgments
nnd Incidentals, Other huge Items
stricken out were $4,000 for a new hook
and ladder truck: $720 for salary of
street commissioner: $i!00 for driver for
chief of fire department: $0150 for sal
ary of the assistant sanitary olllcer;
$3,000 for tho purchase of the crema
tory lot: $1,000 for boaitl of health
emergency fund: $1,200 for asphalt
sidewalks around the library building:
$1,096 for deficiencies In ward appiopil
ntlons. Provision was made for the Increnso
of the recorder's .alary to $3,000: for
salaries of $2.Fi00 for the dliectors of
the departments of public, safety and
public works, and for the salary of flvt
assessors nt $1,500 each. The salary of
the mayor's clerk was cut down to $900
a year. It has been $1,200 for some
years back. The Increase of $200 each
In the salaries of the assistant city
solicitor and plumbing inspector were
cut out.
The salary of the city engineer, who
will be under the director of public
works, was reduced from $2,000 to $1,
fiOfl. despite the objection of several
members. The ten extra patrolmen
and three extra detectives asked for
by Chief Robllng were cut out with
out ceremony or debate.
Mr. Keller made an effoit to have
the ward appropriations linked under
one bend, and ns a matter of principle,
as Is his annual custom, he made n
speech In disapproval of giving the ex
penditure of the moneys for street re
pairs over lo the councllmen. As he
expected, his proposition was voted
down.
COMMON COt'NCIL CLERK.
He next mnde an effort to have the
item of $600 for salary of the clerk of
common council stricken out. He hud
no objection to tho present Incumbent,
Mr. Lvuott. he said, nnd had advo
cated the same thing when Mr. Jones,
a Republican, was clerk. The olllce
was unnecessary nnd the work could
be done by the asslstunt. city clerk.
Mr. Roche said that before this could
be done It would be necessary to repeal
the ordinance providing for a cleik.
Mr. Keller's motion to strike out the
Item was lost.
Mr. Roche made an endeavor to have
an Item of $600 for a permanent man
for the Keyset Valley Hose company
Included. The motion was ruled out
of order, on appeal from the ruling
was successfully taken, nnd then the
motion wns finally lost by a tie vote.
Mr. Costello made an unsuccessful ef
fort to have Included an Item of $600
for filling In the Blume avenue culvert.
KNIGHTS OF THE MACCABEES.
Delegates from Fifty-two Tents to
Meet Here Thursday.
Deleaates from the fifty-two tents
of the Knights of the Maccabees com
pilsed In the Twelfth district will con
vene In this city on Thursday to elect
delegates lo the state convention and
transact other business.
Tho state ofllcets will be In attend
ance and a reception In their honor
will be given on Thursday evening, be
tween the hours of 7 and S, In Guern
sey hall, to be followed by an enter
tainment and social In the Knights ot
Columbus club house.
BAPTIST MINISTERS MEET.
Adopted a Resolution Protesting
Against Vnughan Bill.
The Baptist Ministers' conference
held Its regular weekly meeting yes
terday morning In tho Penn Avenue
Baptist church, this city. Rev. S. F.
Mathews, tho president, presided. A
very scholarly and Instructive paper
was road by Rev. P. F. Botzong, of
4r .4.4f J, 4 f
Derby
Four-m-Hands
Small, pretty, effective and
Just correct; as refreshing
ns a peep of the sun on a
cloudy day. The proper
tie for early Spring wear
goes well with high cut
vests and high tuin down
collars mode leverslble;
two ties in one,
50c.
r Waikht.Ua Aijjpr
a
f-ftt-f-f-f-f-f-f-ftt-ftt
Visions of Spring
Everyone's thoughts turn to that
which is new and desirable. Here
is one of those all too few chances
that come only ouce n year. Our
Clarets and
Rhine Wines
AT YOUR OWN PRICE.
CASEY BROTHERS,
Wholesale Liquor Dealers, 216 Lackawanna Ave.
Wuvoily, on "The Divorce of Cathar
ine of At agon, and tho Effect t'poti the
Church or England," Tho matter of
the Vatighuu bill, now pending, was
discussed by Rev. It. F. V. Pleice. D.
1).. and the conference passed n reso
lution protesting against tho passage
of this bill, which will be forwarded to
representatives from this vicinity at
Harrlsbuig.
Rev. Thomas tie Giuchy spoke of tho
strike situation, but no formal action
was taken pertaining to this, Those
present were Revs, East. Williams,
Whnlen, Botzong, Spanieling, Pierce,
De Gruchy, Thompson und Mathews.
Cheap Rates to California.
ParlJ. desiring to make trip to Cali
fornia. Arizona or New Mexico, either
for business or pleasure, can tlo so now
at almost half price.
Every Tuesday, until April 30th. In
clusive, tlekwts marked "Colonist" may
be purchased via Southern Railway for
$41.00 from Washington, $ll."i() from
Philadelphia, and correspondingly low
prices from other points.
The Southern Railway and Southern
Pacific company operate through ex
cursion sleepetsx from Washington,
leaving Mondays, Tuesdays and Fri
days, the Tuesday sleeper being avail
able for 'Colonist" tickets. The berth
rate In these sleepers Is only $7.00, two
people blng allowed to occupy one
berth If desired. Personal conductors
ami Pullman porters go through with
each sleeper. There nie other new,
convenient and economical features
connected with these excursions which
may be ascertained from Charles I
Hopkins, District Passenger Agent.
Southern Railway, S2S Chestnut street,
Phlludlphlu.
.Bargains in Rugs.
You are welcome to Inspect tli? bar
gains we are offering In Oriental Rugs.
Also we have a few Wilton and Smyr
na Rugs that we are selling very eheup.
MICHAEMAN BROS.,
124 Washington avenue.
Ask for Kelly's union crackers.
The Scranton Gas and Wnter Com
pany and the Hyde Park Gas Com
pany. In accordance Willi the policy of (hue com
panies to reduce rates fioni time to time as
may be warranted by incre.Ked eontumptbi.
notice it hereby given that, on and after April
1 next, the price of gat will be one dollar per
one thousand cubic feet contuir.ed, subject to
the following- discount: Pile per cent, nn nil
bill tvbeie the consur.iplion tor the month
amount to leat th.in twenty-Ate dollars: ten per
cent ofc all 1.111 wbeie the consumption fur tlio
month aiucunts to twenty flte dollait and up
waid.
Provided the bill It paid on or before Hie
20th day of the month In which the bill Is
tendered. Ily older of Hie boaid.
C. U. HAND, Sccietary.
SPECIAL.
.SCIIANTON (it.S AND U'ATI!!! rOMPWY AND
ll.tde pjrk f!at I'l-mpany in older to eni-nur-age
the i.i ol gat for fuel purpose, noliie It
hereby giten that on and alter April 1 next the
price of ga to tited will be one dollar per one
thousand feet continued, Mibjert to the following
special dlcoiii-.tt: Ten pel cent. on oil blllttvheie
the i'inu!npuonfor t he month amount to lcstthan
twenty fie drllai; twenty pi-r cent, on all blllt
where the consumption for tne month amount
to twenty lite dollait and uptvardi.
Provided the bill it paid oil or before tbe CO! h
day of the month in which tlio bill U rendered.
A sep.ti.ue meter, fuiul'hcd by the company, I)
nctcfaiy, liy older of the hoard.
(5. II. HAM), Secretary.
A LONG
DISTANCE
TELEPHONE
The greatest commercial
economist in the world today.
Compared to any necessary
Investment in business,
theprofitfromaTELEPHONE
is incalculable.
Residence and Commercial
rates at a moderate cost.
CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA
TELEPHONE AND SUPPLY CO
Manager'a office, 117 Adam, avenue.
A LADY INCLINED
TO BE STOUT
cannot dipuid upon an oulmaiy lailm- to make j
giarifullv lieliglng suit, li .ton think ovira M.ill
it tequlud tit making a jaihit or nklit to tit .ton
pioperly tou thouhl certainly come in u,
King Miller, Merchant Tailor,
KOIl f.Allir.S AND HUNTS.
435 Spruce St., Scrnnton, Pa.
l l!L ' ;ffiWiBreiataayt
Es P1 eSan at t'le stroke of eight yesterday
S"S "wlil morn'no. A11 goods advertised oh
sh3 fck il Sunday will be on sale all of this
yB'JBaT I Special reductions in all depart-
I GlttiDlT YOU ? CERTAINLY.
(CONOMY '2mmm27 Wyoming Av
JJounO
Satisfied customers are in
creasing our business daily.
They will tell their neighbors
that the best Negligee shirts
are to be found at
CONRAD
305 Lackawanna Ave.
"IS 17 Hosiers Bros.'' Gooil.
V
Knives, Forks
Spoons, etc.
No question about the quality; wo
have all the newest patterns at
lowest prices.
ii i
Also the celebrated Sterling In
laid Spoons and Forks. War
ranted to wear twenty.fi ve years.
Immense stock of Sterling Silver
Spoons, Forks, Knives and Cased
Goods for Wedding Presents.
Mercereaii 5 Connell.
132 Wyoming Avenue.
SEEDS
Lawn,
Timothy,
Clover,
Millett.
Jll
325-327 Penn Avenue,
Pierce's Market, Penn Avenue
U make a apcrlalty of fancy Creamery But
ter and strictly fresli eugj and the pric ii a.
low a. Out cla&j goods can be told at.
We do not have any apcclal aalcs er Iradtra
but at all times carry as tonipUto a line of
Market Roods, fancy Groceries and Table Dellca.
ilea at can be found in the largest New York
cr Philadelphia Markets which tve .ell at right
price..
W. HTlPierce,
It laulan.nna Are.
Prompt delivery.
110, 11!, IK Tens Itb.
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