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THE SCR ANTON TRIBUNE- FRIDAY, MAY 3, 190.1.
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O THC MOUEriS IIAnnWARK MORE.
Odorless
Oil Stoves
Xep the burner on a lamp
clean, nttpply plenty of oil
nntl the lamp doesn't smoke.
Same with oil stoves. The
ENTERPRISE OIL STOVE
Is Flmply constructed no
valves or perforated tubes
to All up with diiBt. and oil
easy to keep clmn; burns
with blur flainn.
Foote & Shear Co.
119 N. Washington Ave
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THE ORIENTAL.
House
Cleaning
usually dlsolofccs the need nf new
toilet NPtH.
Some liiivo been ltrokcu dur
ing the past ypur, or rooms just.
being furnished must bo provid
ed for.
Tllf'.V Hie licrc, from Iho cheap
variety to tlio highest class of
urue, villi 111- without ,1a rsJ.
Uliaitlio Id pirn- T01M
Nls, Luge ,lNoittnrlil. id
fh.ipos, lint-sand tiriutMi'ii
iHlnnt .ill edged villi
cold. lime been iiiiikid
ilmill Iir.111 ,Vll In
$4.50
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The Coat
Season is Here
Awl s-o aie the I hildron's COATS. JACK
I'T.S and RLKl'KISS in .ill (he new sljlcj
and tolois. Tulp Utile Kerfcrs for tlic -and
:i jeir old-. 'ihrcc-qiiailcr and full
length lor the 1 and 6 jcar old giils.
Th? Baby Bazaar,
510 5pruce Street.
Repairing Done Gratis.
ACKAWANNA
"THE"
.AUNDRY.
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The vocalists of thp Penn Avenue
Naplist chinch IipIiI iin enjoyable mj
, lal List even I ns "I Hip home of Air.
miii Mis. .lolm Kdward.s VSi North
JiVoinlc)
avenue. A pleasing 'pro
gramme
of vocal and Instrumental
munboih
weie icndpicd chining Hie
cvpnins.
Tho participants wove:
.Messrs.
Airy, Thomas, AVillinins and
Jones, Airs. Frank Kruudngc, Jll.ss
Norma Jones, AU.-h Alaltlp Hughes,
blisses Maud and Norma Jones and "W.
l' Jones, ISeticslinienlH were .served.
William II. Williams and .Miss Lizzie
Kans, both of Olyphant, were mnr
lled lust Wednesday evening; May 1,
by the Rev. David .Tones, of the First
Welsh t'ongtegationnl eliiirell, nt his
hump on South Lincoln avenue. They
weie iu'companleil by two of their
friends, William deary and Jliss nose
Williams. They leturued homo in a.
carriage.
PERSONAL.
Mdriman .lolm T. Howe has iitumrd firm l
lrii lo Tunl.liaiiiioi k,
Mi? Tcreta limns iv, of Vine Miccl, ictiirned
ji-acrdiy !roin a i.m wiih blend hi ilke
I inc.
Mrsli. f'.noliue A. Ilmclnnn, of i"..nn, Mass.,
Is the guii-l of Mit. II. IWell, i.f JpirriM-n
aicnuc
lion John II. fellows and wife, i f tenth sheet,
ictiirned home seMcidaj aliriuouu uoni un iw
tended td actios 'lie (onlineiit.
Miss Maud Ucnne, I In? In!i ,Ipjh p ,i,, ,id
Major Mcllride, of South Aifu.i (jpir, w,n au
to lecture it SI. Ilmnm' ttAhga lull, biindai
night, ill arrlte Icre lod.iy.
Hisses Iletsie and Mirgaret Mdihie, of Ans
tnli4, io ha" lieen tptnduisr Iho winter with
blends and rvlatnes hue, left Wrtnedi) tu
lsit tin- I'Jn-Ainiii.ai uxpoiiton at Rulljlo.
TODAY'S EVENTS.
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Sleeting of Ihu poor loanl this afleinoon
Annual contditioii nt thu J.ad.auJiiiij Cimly
Sunday School aioihtoii in the tirevii lltde
Baptist dirndl. NkIoiis inoiiilug, aftciiioon and
cicnij, ii
Tim noman'a I'orriBil Mifilomiy wtlcly of the
I'lrtt l'lcsl.ilrrini dunih nil! huld their rcsiilnr
inuntlily nieetlii',' ill the ihurdt kituic loom
thia aftetnoon at 4 o'doik.
'iliere ll be a imftlng ( the board of ir.jiu.
(.-crs of the llonic for the rriemllco Ihlj inoin
Irs t 0.3O oVlocls, 'Iho prcseiuc u( uvii) imiii
ter i catne.tly icqup.tfil.
The Ladles' Aulllai), Cuuulj Boanl. of An,
cient Order of lltbo.inam, HI cne a iccqition
t Slajor UcOrfde nd ll.i Maud (ioiinr, lb
IrUli ''Joan o( Ate," at Campbell's hall thil
cwnlny.
'Iht (.hilt waiat clau at I lie Youn; Women's
Cliuitian association will meet for work this
cKnlii. 'Iliino baiinjr wal.ts partly done ire
reuesteil to b present lonlght, and any girl
withinc to joiu the class Is United lo do"o at
this time.
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Announcements.
'(lit Scrar.toii )Iaok and Ladder company will
1 aM thcii rc;uln mcctiiis tonight. All mcnbcra
civ itijunted t a attend
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B Gruerver & Co.
9 205 Wyoming Avenue. I
MOMENTOUS INDEED, THIS.
State of Wisconsin Makes Request of
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
At the reittesl of the stale of WIf
rnnsln, niHrlfi throtiRh Hon. A, ,T, Vlnge,
JndBc or the ch-aill rotirt for Douclna
noitnly, the i:nrnmon wealth of t'cnnnyl
vitnln, IIiioubIi Jtitlpn .tolin P. Kelly,
yesterday tllrcetpd a ttllhiociiH. to !
pup in Upoi-bc T. Klnde, cnniniiiiKlInt:
lilitt to npoe.ir before. Notaiy .tuhllu
John Titylor. on Muv K,, nnd atl!'r
Hiieli nucHtlon.i hh may lip propounded
In him, ipIiHIvp tri flip ruse, nt the
Kiisletn ilHllroad company of Alltilie
oIr nciiliiHt John f'roinlterpjpt and
otliprs, In which ho l.t n necessary wit
iieff". Tlip stibpopna, It might bp hero In
let pointed, Ih nntblnp innrp or Ipsa
than a formal notice tn Mr. Sliitle that
May IT, Is thp datp set for tatting Ilia
dppo.sltlniiK Iipip, nt bin home, to save
him thn Iroilble of going nut to Wis
consin. Tim "letters rogatory." as the re
quest Is labeled, set forth that Mr.
HladP'n testimony Is necessary In the
furtherance of justice, and aflpr the
rccjlipst for a subpoena Is formally
presented, the state of Wisconsin says
to Iho commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
"and wo shall be icady and willing to
do tho same for you, in a simitar case,
when required."
It. Is sIkiipiI by Judge Vlngp and
Clerk William II. Locke and doled
April 'X
REQUEST OMwllHINISTS
Presented to I)., L. & W. and Dickson
Mamifhcturinfr Company Full
Text of the Documents.
The committee appointed at Wed
nesday night's meeting of 1 ho council
ofafllliatpd machine, boiler, car, black
smith and pattern shop employes yes
terday vi.iited upon a number of local
.supei Intetidents and formally present
ed llielr demands for a nine hour day.
The olllee of Hiipcrlntendent T. S.
Lloyd, of motive power and machin
ery, of the Delaware, Lackawanna, and
Western company, was among those
at which the committee reported and
the document submitted was as fol
lows: May 1.
Mr. T . l.lo.til, Superintendent Molbe Power
and Machinery, Delawaic, Lackawanna and
Western Itallioad foinpany, City.
I'car sir: Wr, the undcisiRiKil, eoniposiiiR the
(mined of dclecato-. frnni lodges of the Intern i
tic n ii Awciatinn ( MadiiniU on the Pell
wair. LuLiuaniu and Western ltailrnad com
i.m.'i Mciu and icprrcrnling in addition In
urn- own InilRer, ineiitluiiorl the lodges of the In
Icin.Uionil .s.ociition of M.nliinist on the s.is
trni ui 'follows: S.uactc lodge, Nn, .'M, S.ii.i-nj-r,
X. V.; Rlngliamlnn lodge, No. .'174, Iling
lianiton, N. V.: Silk Cily lodge, 'n. ls, Pjter
sori. N, .1,: nMrirt lodge, No. j, which in
cluded among other? tho following local odgrs:
Klj-sian lodge, No. 331, of Hoboken, '. .1.; lo
cal lodges nf the International Association of
M.i(hiuils in New- York ilty, N. V.; Jer.ey City
lodge, No. .".04, Jersey City, X. J., and Ncwrk
lodge, No. .110, Newark, N. .1. (wha have no dele
gates at the pie.-ent romention but who have
clcned agiecnunts of approtal and support of
Ihte rouixil in its cffoil." to senile what it was
formed for), respectfully petition .ou to grant
1 1 all the inadiinNts employed by the llelaware,
Lackawanna and Western railroad sj.-tem, the
nine-hour day without jii.v lcduetion In Ihe pres
ent rate per il ly. A day's work to 4ic coniiilcied
a- li.'iing been completed and the time for teas
ing work to be marked (by the whistle or any
oiler waj used at priscnt), one hour c.ulier each
day than formerly ami all time woikcd clter tli.it
ti he considered owitinic at the same extra lale
for oNcitime paid by jour lonipany. We ask tint
this reduction in hours go into efTcct not late
than May 20, 1001, and we ak that you grant
us an answer to this petition not later than May
1, mill. We ak that onr an-wer be mailed to
the (h.iirmm cit the coum II, and a copy of it lo
each delegate signed below to the address lur
nished joii bcicwilh and also idimiltaiicously
with Ihc milling of jour answer noliecs be
po-ted in jour ninu sliops containing Hie same
iiifoim.ition as jnur communication., but of rouroc
addressed to the men ill e.u h shop in which Ihe
Helices aie so polled. He.-poc Ifullj',
IJuinphiey U. I'ainpbell, ihaiimaii, ilelegalc of
l.lcitiic Loilge, No. i0, Scranton, Pa.; A. .1.
alenliiic, delegate, l'liiu lodge, No. 4'J.", I'lic.i,
N .: I'atiick 1 ljun, delegate LIniir.i lodge, Nil.
t-I. Llniiia, V. Y.; 'Ihomas I.ons, ilelegalc U.if.
fjlo lodge, No. 21 j, Buflalo, N. Y.
Hnperiiitendent Lloyd was In Buffalo
and the committee was met by Muster
Mechanic; A. ii. Elviii, who assured
them thaL die matter would be brought
before the superintendent. Chief
Cloik Lowther left with the demand,
later in the day, for Buffalo. The
only other concerns vsiied during- the
day weie tho Dickson Manufacturing
company's Penn avenue works, and
the company's Cliff street locomotive
shops. Superintendent McLaren, of
the former place, informed tho com
mittee that their demands would be
taken action upon by the combine
Into which thu Dickson company re
cently entered.
A copy of the document presented
lo the other superintendents besides
Mr. Lloyd, is as follows:
Dear Sir: Ihe Council of Aflilialed Machine,
Holler, ( ar, Itlicktmith and Pattern simp em.
ploccs of the Central Labor union of Scranton,
I'.i., with wlilt Ii the laiioiw organisations of jmir
ruiplojca .no affiliated, line .selected the undo.
i-lgued, jour omplojC!., to represent jour cni-pl'-jcs
In petitioning joii to giant the ninc-honr
day without anj- lcduetion in the pioent i.itc
rer dij. A daj's woik to bo coimidricd as hav
ing been completed and the lime for ceasing wnrk
to be marked tbj' Ihe whinlle or anj other way
iited at Iho present time), one hour eailier each
day then former! v, and all lime woikcd aflri
that to be ronsideied as otertiinc at the present
eiira rale for oveitime paid hj jour company.
Me ask that this ledueilon in houi go irto
elicit not later than May 'JO, 10OI, and that joii
grant us an answer to this petition not later than
May l. 1'iOL We le.nc (he method of com
im.iili.illn; jour an-swer tn joii lo select; an
answer by mill In ihe ihnrman of the council
will reach lis. If jou dfin a cunfercnre, Ihe
iiuc'ersigued and our chliiiuin, and any one rl-e
who may be afllliater) with in arc at jourt-enlro,
and it is jours to select In what way and with
whom of thoje mentioned jou will consider the
mailer pinions lo May Hi, 111)1,
The ofilclalH of tho council yesterday
stated tliat the strike at Buffalo,
which was declated Wednesday, did
no! include tiny of the Lackawanna
simps' men, Othex .stipcriutciidentK
will be seen toduy,
NELSON DOW KILLED.
He Was Employed as a Fireman by
the D., L. & W, Co.
Nelson Dow, of lR0."i Abricht nvc
tine, wus Instantly killed at Uall.stend
yesterday motulns at i o'clock by be
ing cautilit between the round house
and uu engine.
Mr. Dow had for a loinr time been
fireman for his fatlinr-ln-Iaw, Kngl
lieer Dan Lee, of tho Delawaic, Lacka
wanna and Western railroad, but on
Wednesday was changed to another
run.
Organs for Sale Cheap.
You can buy a good second hand Or
gan as low as $10.00 at Guernsey Hall,
J. W. Guernsey, Prop., 3H Washing
ton avenue, Scranton, Pa.
E. Robinson Sons' Famous May
Bock Beer
On tap Saturday and all next wtek.
ROBINSON WAS
ELECTEJ)MAY0R
EX.SHERIFF GIVEN A THOB.
ABLY EMfTY HONOIl.
Ho Was Chosen at n. Joint Session of
Councils by the Democrats nnd
Messrs. Schneider nnd Oliver, Re
publicans Mr. Melvin Bolted the
Meeting Attorney M. J. Martin
Wan Elected as City Solicitor to
Fill the Alleged Vacancy in That
Office DetailR of Election.
Nx-KliPflrf Chatles liobllifon w.is
last night, elected by councils lo 1111 the
vacancy in the oHic of mayor, which
Ih" Democrats maintain has existed
since James Molr accepted tlic ap
pointment as recorder. Attorney M. J.
Martin was In like manner elected to
fill the .vacancy said to exist In the
nnico of clly solicitor since the re
moval of A. A. Voshurg and the ap
pointment or George M. Watson to
that position.
The plectlou was effected without
any dlfllculty, after a caucus had been
lipid, prior lo tlic meetings of both
brunches. This caucus was held In
the ofllcp of the siipprlnlcndpnt of
highway!) nnd sewers, and was at
tended by all tlio Demociallc members
of both branches, with the exception
of Common Councilman K. J. Cole
man and Select Councilman T. C. Mel
vin. Both of these members arrived
too latn for the caucus. Mr. Cole
man was unavoidably detained, but.
Mr. Melvin had no intention of at
tending, ns latpr developments proved.
There was no opposition In the cau
cus to Mr. Hoblnson's nomination, but
there was a fight on the city solicitor
ship. There wore three candidates, M.
J. MartJn, M. F. Saudo. and M. .T
Donahue. Mr. Martin obtained thir
teen votes and tlio other eight were
divided between Messrs. Sando and
Donahue.
GOT ONLV ONK.
In order to preclude any possibility
of the question being raised lhat It
icqtiired a majority of each branch to
organize a Joint convention. Mr. Ttob
Inson, it Is understood, had agreed to
get the votes of the three German We
piiblleans in select council, where the
Democrats are In the minority. The
only one of th2se delivered was that
of John J. Schneider, of tlio Eleventh
ward, but an unexpected vote came
from Joseph Oliver, Republican, from
the Fifteenth ward.
It was agreed at the caucus to pass
a resolution providing for a joint con
vention to be held at 9 o'clock, and
such a resolution was presented in the
select council by D. AV. Vaughan. The
vote on its adoption showed which
way the wind blew and revealed to thn
Democrats that Mr. Melvin was "agin"
the government." The vote was as
follows: .
,cas Costcllo. Ucgan. s( header, Shea, t os.
groic, Oliver, 0'M"jlc, V.uuhan. O'Malley, McAn.
chew, Maloncj II.
Naje lto", l'liiu, Kc.ins, Moigan, )lc.h in, Wag
ner, Mminui, Chittcndiii S.
The resolution was hustled over to
the common council and was whirled
through that body with a rush. The
joint, session was convened about 0.15
o'clock, when Mr. Melvin and all the
Uepublican members of both branches,
with tho exception of Messrs. Schnei
der and Oliver, of the select council,
filed out of tho council chambers.
.Clerk's Lavelle and Morris called
the roll, and it was discovered that
theie was a majority of the members
of each branch present, cloven select
councilmen and thlrtcn common coun
cilmcu. Chairman C'alpln, of tlic com
mon branch, was chosen as chair
man of the joint session.
ItOBINSON NOMINATED.
.Mr. Ucgan placed the name of Mr.
Robinson in nomination for the olllee
of mayor and the nominations were
then closed. Tlic twenty votes re
corded for Mr. Robinson were as fol
lows: Common Coum il ( laikc. Ilaggertj", f'alpin,
Ituane, ttoche, Phillip-., i.ililu, fJmicll, Cole
man, Tttu.1i, tiraf, C'u.-Ik. Norton I.'S.
Select Council I'cislello, Itegan, Slaloney,
Schneider, Shea, Cosgrme, Oliicr, O'llpjle,
Vaughn, O'Mallej-, SIcAndicw it.
Chairman t'nlpln remarked in declar
ing Mr. Hoblnson elected:
"I cleclaie (Juntos Itobiason elected majoi of
Scranton tu till the i.nancy caused by tho aban
donment of that office b.v evSlajor Moir,"
Mr. Vaughan nominated M. J. Mar
tin for city solicitor, and Mr. Phillips
followed by placing the name of M.
F. Sando in nomination. Mr. Sando's
nomination was seconded by sir. Cole
man. This nominating of Mr. Sando
didn't al all please the chief engineer
of the whole movement, D. AV. Vnu
ghan.who hustled over to the common
sldo and succeeded, nfter quite it bit
of vigorous argument in so convinc
ing .Messrs. Phillips nnd Coleman of
the error of their ways that they
withdrew Mr. Sando's name.
Th.o vote for Mr. Mat tin was pre
cisely the same as tlio vote for Air.
Ttobiusoii, with the exception that
Messrs. Schneider, Oliver and Phillips
did not vote. Mr. Martin, however,
got twenty-one votes, nnd was de
clared elected.
It was staled ofter tlio joint session
that Air. Kohlnson has announced his
intention of Immediately assuming tho
ditties of mayor in case tlio ripper bill
Is declared to be unconstitutional,
It was also stated, on tho side, that
when Mr. McIvIii'k ordinance provid
ing lor tho payment of a claim of tlio
Barber Asphalt company, comes up for
consideration next Thursday night It
will bo quietly but effectively killed.
THUV WKltK KUKPRISKD.
The Democrats woio at a loss yes
terday Just how to account for The
Tribune's exclusive story yesterday
morning on tho caucuu nntl election. It
wus tlio main toplu of dlncusslon
among the1 members at the meeting
last night, but no ouo was able, to
cxplrtin Just how Hie information got
out,
"Why. the letters calling thn icau
cus weie not mailed until 5 o'clock,"
said Mr, Vitugliau, "and tlio majority
of tho members didn't receive them
until this morning. Wo thought w
had It all buttoned up, hut it button
gavo wuy some wheie, and I'd give J5
to know Just wheto,"
THE WEATHER YESTERDAY,
'.oral data tor May e, 1P0
llighcft Umperatuic t degieet
l.owol temperatur ...,,,...,,..,..... 51 degreei
Pelalitc humidit):
8 a. m. , ,,,. t4 per rent,
S p. m. , .., ,,. 01 per, cent,
Piecipltction, 0"d inch; thundcritcim.
E. Robinson Sons' Famous May
Bock Bcor
Oo tap Saturday and all next week.
CLASS NIOHT EXERCISES.
Thoso Who Will Have Flnces on the
Programme.
The class of 100) of the Hernnlon
High school met Wetlncsdny afternoon
nnd chose tlio young men and women
who wilt tepresenl them on the ros
trum class-night. This, as In previous
yenis, will lie held the night before
commenreinetit. and Ihe members nf
this year's class are endeavoilng to
make the event one of the most mem
otahlo In local scholastic, circles.
Following the exercises It Is Intend
ed to give a ball, and the committee
which has (his iu charge proposes to
attempt to secure the armory as the
srenp of entertainment and dance. Th
class )m the largest ever graduated
from the High school, and II Is argued
that, the High school nudltorlum Is
not large enough to accommodate the
throng who will be Invited.
Tile class1 night, program nv Is a
splendid one. as the members of the
class showed good judgment In ail
their selections. Miss Mildred Green
and Miss Reatilcp Morris, two of the
most finished local elocutionists, will
each rccllp, and Miss Alma Welilatt
will compose and rend the class poem.
Miss Laura Mcldruin's task It will be
to write nud set to music the song
of "inot." Myer Knbatchnlck lias been
chosen as dust prophet and Arthur
Ilooven will be the orator of the night.
Frank Corbett will be In ehaige of the
presentation nf farewell gifts and Rob
ert KhuUr. will read tlio class will.
Grinith Thomas will be class historian.
FLANS FOR Ml AUG PARK
Considered at a Conference Between
Landscape Gardner Egcrton and
the Director of Public Works.
Landscape Gardner A. it. Rgerton,
of Philadelphia, who has prepared the
plans for tho Improvement of Nay Aug
park, arrived in this city yestordaj
and spent the afternoon In going ovci
tile park with Director of Public
Works John 13. Roche.
After the inspection It was decided
to move the animal houses from their
present location to a point south or
tho boulevard toll gate and about
midway between the cliff overhanging
the Lackawanna railroad and tho
boulevard.
The animals arc to he' permanently
located at that point and Director
Roche has Instructed Air. Egcrton to
prepare plans and specifications for
new houses which will bo built just
ns soon as It Is possible to got (these
plans ready. Kacli animal will be giv
en plenty of .room to exercise in and
an extensive deer park is to be laid
out.
The place now occupied by the men
agerie is to be graded off nnd pre
pared to conform with the rest of
the southerly end of the park, which
was Improved last summer.
A car load of trees and shrubs or
dered some time ago, has been re
ceived and will be immediately plant
ed In the esplanade surrounding the
music pavilion. Tills carload includes
sixty-three Norway maple trees, which
will be used in lining the walks and
a number of small shrubs and vines.
Director Roche said yesterday that
be thought It very probable that a
lake about S00 feet long and varying
in width from 40 to SO feet wide will
be constructed this summer on the
westerly side of the park between
A'ine and Pino streets. There is a
natural depression at this point and
the work of construction would not
need to bo very extensive. It is
planned also to construct a walk along
the cliff behind tho toll gate.
NEEDS OF THE MISSION.
Articles the Directors Would Like to
Have Donated.
The management or the Florence
Mission respectfully present the fol
lowing needs: Small bureaus or com
modes and mirrois, and small chairs
for tho dormitories, meat for tlic mid
dle of each week; shoes, sizes :i to f:
stockings, corresponding sizes: sum
mer dresses and skirts, summer under
wear. They also most gratefully acknowl
edge the following donations: Bible.
Rev. Air. Unwell; bread and cake week
lj', Mrs. Zeldler and Airs. Lindner:
canned fruit and jell Mrs. Georgo
Attrand; cash, Mrs. Francis B. Swan.
$13: Airs. Thomas Dickson, .$.'i0; Allss
Anna K. .Sanderson. $2.1; AIr..Tn.eob
Shut!;. $1: Alice Silk. SO cents: cloth
ing, Faster plant and cards. Mis. av,
IT. Taylor; clothing and literature,
ATrs. K. C. Dean; condensed milk (.10
cans). Dr. D. B. Hnnd; llsli, Georgo
S. Jones; fish and vegetables', AV, J.
Marvel; fruit and meat, Mrs. J. L.
Crawford: fruit and vegetables, Mrs.
J. AV. Ifowarth: ice cream, J. D. AVII
liams, Prof. Buck's Sunday school
class at Elm Park church, Lacka
wanna Dairy company; literature.
Airs. R-onney, Rev, Richard Hiorns;
meat, Mis. Dlehl. Messrs. Alarberger,
Wormser, Armbrust, Jlfklns; medi
cal services, Dr. Clarke, Dr. Dean:
milk dally, Ablngton Dairy company,
Lackawanna Dairy company,
UPRIGHT BUSINESS DEALING
Bound to Brliifs" Success.
No Drv Goods house In tho city lias
achieved ti nioro enviable reputation
for handling first-class goods, or for
lionnruble and upright' dealing than
have Messrs. Hayes t A'arlej-, nf
Sptuco street The artistic display of
tho fine merchandise carried is univer
sally commented upon with fnvnr;
tholr stock embracer! a diversity nf tlio
veiy latest designs and fa biles in tlio
Dry Goods line. They niftko a spec
salty nf catering lo tlir; ladles and for
this they have made a splendid reputa
tion. The broad and lilipf.il methods
in which they conduct their business
has made for them a host of friends,
as it lias been their motto from the
start: "Satisfaction Guaranteed or
money icfuiided.'
Rations tiro waited upon promptly
by pollto and experienced salespeople
and all puiehases aro delivered with
clock-3Vork regularity, Success has
met tho firm from tlio stait, and no
inei chants In our community enjoy tn
a greater extent both tho couildenco
of tho patrons and the general esteem
of the community, than do Messrs.
Hayes & Varley. It Is inerelj- a ques
tion fcf a very phort tlino beforo they
will lie compelled to enlarge, as they
find alipady that their present quar
ters aro entirely inadequate,
E. Robinson Sons' Famous May
Bock Beer
On tap Saturday and all next week.
Smoke the new Kleon cigar. 5o.
Ask for Kelly's union crackers.
NEW LICENSE
TAX ORDINANCE
MEASURE 'PREPARED BY SOLI
CITOR WATSON.
It Provides for a Tax of Fivo Fcr
Cent. Upon Gross Receipts of
Street Railway, Gas nnd Water
Companies nnd for a Tax of Two
Per Cent. Upon Other Corpora
tionsIt Is lo Take. Effect on July
1 nnd Will Be Boon Introduced in
Councils Will Be. Opposed.
Tlio Trlbuno Is tills morning enabled
to print a resume of the ptlnclpal fea
tures of the license tax ordltiancs
which has been prepared by City So
licitor Watson, and which, when Intro
duced In councils will have tlio hearty
support and endorsement of Recorder
Molr.
The measure In Its present form pro
vides for a tux of five per cent, upon
the gross receipts of sticct railway,
gas and water companies, and for a
tax of two per cent, upon the gross
receipts of telegraph, telephone, elec
tric light and steam heat companies.
Tim ordinance provides that this tax
Is lo be based upon a sworn state
ment nf the gross receipts of these
several corporations, said statement, to
be furnished by the officers nt the
same to the city treasurer. If the city
recorder and city treasurer shall have
any reason to believe that the state
ment furnished is not corrpct they are
given the power by the ordinance to
demand from tho company officials a
copy of the .statement furnished the
auditor genera! of tho state.
Tlic other features of the ordinance;
cover a multitude of subjects. Almost
cm t.v perscn or firm who can be taxed
taxed. Auctioneers and contrnc-
-i are to lie taxed certain fixed
mounts, according to the volume of
their business.
TAX ON THHATRKS.
Theaters or public places of amuse
ment having a seating capacity of
1,000 or over arc taxed $100: and
smaller places of amusement and halls
in proportion. Pawnbrokers and
money brokers are taxed ?100 each.
Fire Insurance agents are taxed $10
each snd life Insurance agents $5 each.
Non-reldeiit life or accident Insurance
agents arc taxed $2," each. Real es
tate agents are taxsd S10 each.
Circuses are taxed $100 each per day.
and combined clrcu.ses and menager
ies $200 each per day. Small animal
shows are taxed $2." per daj Vendors
of patent medicine nnd other remedies,
who sell their wares upon the streets
are taxed $10 pe.- day. This will be.
sufficiently high to dilve this class of
fakirs awav from the city. Agents
selling goods from samples are taxed
$100. This Is not intended to Include
commercial travelers, but simply per
sons w ho establish permanent head
quarters in the city and sell from sam
ples at retail.
The ordinance provides for a nomi
nal tax upon hucksters and street
peddlers, and for a tax upon all cabs,
drays, etc., In use In tho city.
The msasure provides in just what
manner the revenues derived from the
licenses are to be spent. Fifty per
cent, are to bo used In paying oft all
outstanding judgments against the
cltj', until such time as they are all
paid off. Twenty-five per cent of the
receipts re to be devoted to the pur
chase of Incidentals and supplies for
the several departments, and the re
maining twenty-five per cent, for file
department purposes.
BECOMES EFFECTIVE J FLY 1.
The ordinance, if passed. Is to go
into effect on July 1. and this date Is
to be thn beginning of the license
year. The penalty for a violation of
its ptovislons is a fine of not loss than
$r, nor more than the amount of thx
license fee. or in default of payment
theieof. Imprisonment in the county
jail lor not more than thirty days.
Beforo its Introduction the ordinance
will be thoroughly discussed and con
sidered by tho recorder, tho members
of his cabinet, and some of the lead
ing members of councils. AVhen once
' is Introduced, a hard and aggres
sive fight will he made to secure its
passage before July 1.
It will have a rocky road on its way
through councils, for a combine of
companies which will be affected by it
has already been formed to resist it in
an organized war. Tho other business
interests that will be affected can be
depended upon to do likewise.
The battle over this ordinance will
be one of the hardest of the year.
Recorder Atolr stated yesterday af
ternoon to n Tribune man that he
deslicd to have the ord'nance criti
cized nnd generally dlseuss-cd, in order
that it might be so shaped as to em
body the best thought of tho best
citizens nf the city.
COUNTY TREASURERS FEES.
Affected by nn Act Introduced by
Hon. E. A. Coray.
The following Harrlsburg dispatch
appeared In yesterday's AVIlkes-Barre
Record:
Another measure that has been passed and has
been held up in committee in tho senate Is a
pine of legislation lhat the 'i.ono people It af
fects In Luicine coimly should exert their united
Influence in bringing about Its pis-d;e. This is a
bill introduced by non. ;. ,. I oiay, of Hie Src
ond illstuct, ils objcit being to rcpcil an act
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HAVE YOU SEEN WHAT WE HAVE IN
Odd Boxes of Stationery?
At prices that will surely interest you, The
above may be seen in our display window. .
REYNOLDS BROS. st;A
HIGH ART-
And excellent quality is
shown in our BEER. If
ever the conventional
Phrase,
"Must Be Seen
To Be Appreciated'
was ever properly em
ployed in advertising, this
is the occasion
CASEY BROTHERS,
Wholesale Liquor Dealers, 216 Lackawanna Ave.
to legulite the feea of the county treasurers of
l.uierne and Clearfield countlea, passed April II,
166C. so far as It relates to Lutcrne county. Un
der till old act, wide., la a Mmple of some of the,
pedal g'ins passed In the old tlaj at Harris
mirg. the Ireamrer of t.tuernc county Is entitled
to ft.JSO from every merchant, small limine
man and eandj' or peanut More proprietor In the
count)'. In our county thil amounts to about
f',000 extra allowance to me county treasiuer,
and thla notwithstanding tho fact tint under tho
salary act of ISM he Is paid an annual salary ot
$,,.000.
When Ihe salar.r ait was paved tlic old special
act of ISM was not repealed. The striking tlilnic
about this license .. that eiery rent of it goes
to Hie counlj" treasurer, not one dollar of It
finding Its way to Hie county or atate funds.
Lackawanna county being a part ot Luerne
count) when the act wan passed, the merchants
In the sister cuiintj are also .subject lo this trib
ute. Ihe Int is 111 the nature of a burden to
Ihe proprletotn of struggling, pcllj business
places and Mr. Coraj and the other members of
the l.iiirnip delegation aie putting forward eiery
encrgj to push It through Ihe upper branch. It
Is estimated that the bill allccts .'i.OOO ieople in
Lii-erno county and 4,nno people In Lackawanna
county.
Photo of Pan-American Fiee.
Through tlic courtesy of n friend, The
Traders National .Bank of Scranton,
has come lnt,o posesslon of one thous
and colored lithographed ground
plans-of the Pan-American exposition.
Any person interested may have one
by applying at The Traders National
Bank.
E. Robinson Sons' Famous May
Bock Beer
On tap Saturday and fill next week.
Ask for Kelly's union crackers.
Kabo Corsets
Unsurpassed in DESIGN, FIT and
WORKMANSHIP. No brass eyelet
to corrode and soil the underwear.
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Call in and see the new hoop laces.
It is soft, it is not metallic, so can
not corrode or rust.
It outwears the corset. Ask for a
corset having' it.
98c Per Pair.
Clarke Bros
Are the Negligee Shirts we
are showing this week for
50c and $1.00
They are full of merit and
beauty, of highest grade and
quality and colors warranted,
Conrad,
A Gentlemen's Furnishing Stote,
305 Lackawanna Avenue.
Ladies' Tailored
Suits We Make
I It the lads an the fratheu fit the bliil. The
make, Mjlc, tit, linish and prices are all perfect.
I mi pring toil. Is now awaiting jour irupec'.
lion, Ho glad to ee jou any lime,
Kins: Miller, Merchant Tailor,
435 SPRUCE STREET,
jlT-Slrsim ., ?$& W
jjiys - -sj s.
vem
clttmctiuc
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LouM Arthur Wntreji president
Orlando S, .lohnion, Vice Pre.
Arthur lit Christy. Cnhler
X Capital, $100,000 t
-f Surplus, $100,000 v
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j-oo t-PRUCn STRBET.
Court House Square,
SCRANTON, PA.
Interest Paid on Sarings
Accounls
a A L'TIIOIMZI'D by Us C halter tn aeeepl
! all manner of Tiusis; to act as 4.
. Itccelicr, Trustee, Cuardtan, Adminlstu- 4,
. tor or I'sccutor. .
"TMIi: VAULTS of this Hank are protect.
. cd by the Holmes I.lcclllc Alarm 1
X Si stem. Z
X DIRECTORS
T I.. A. Watres. O. s. Johnson T
Z. Wm. P. Hall-Head E, P. Klnnsbury
T Rverett Warren Aug. Robinson "T
Joseph O'Brien
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Lawn,
Timothy,
Millett
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325-32T Penn Avenue,
A Rich Find
Is an oiprfsKinn tT1.1t is oitcn heard lite when
our customer fees our laige tttoek of Shirts. Un.
del wear and Hosiery. Vi'e are alwajs on the clci'l
for the real thing. The pi ice indicates what it'i
north to us onlj. You'll find It worth much
more to jou. Come and see them.
413 SPRUCE STREET.
Try out special 10c. collars; all shapes.
A Word to the
Business Men
Why not flfx up your
office this Spring? Over
oue.third of your time is
spent there. Is it as
comfortable as it should
be? Select a new carpet
and have your office look
more home-like more
inviting.
If it is a new desk
don't think of buying be
fore seeing our line.
Perhaps you need an of
fice chair, a table or a
filing cabinet at any
rate, see us.
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