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THE SCR ANTON TRIBUNE-SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 1001.
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An Excellent. Combination.
The plcnsant method and bcnoilclal
effects of the well known remedy,
Svnur of Ftos, tnamifnuttircd by tho
California Km Srnui' Co., illustrate
thevdluenf nhtninitttf the liquid laxa
tive principles nf plants known to bo
medicinally laxative, and presenting1
them In the form most refreshing to tho
tnsto n'nd acceptable to the system. It
is tho one perfect htrengthenlng laxa
tive, cleansinr? the. system eiTcctually,
dispelling- colds, headaches and fevers
Rontly yet promptly and enabling uno
to overcome habitual constipation per
manently. Its perfect freedom from
every olijectlonnlile. quality nnd sub
stance, n'nd its nctlntr on tho kidneys,
liver and bowels, without weakening
or irritating them, niaho it. tho ideal
laxative
In the. process of manufacturing flg3
nro .used, as they arc pleasant to tho
taste, but tins medicinal qualities of the
remedy are obtained from senna and
other '.aromatic plants, by a method
known 'to the California Fio Svkui'
Coi only. In order to get its beneficial
piTectsond to avoid imitations, please
remember the full name of the Company
printed on the front of every package.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
SAN FHANCISCO, CAT,.
LOUISVILLE. KY. NEW YORK, N. Y.
For sale liy all Druggists. PriocMs.perfcottto.
I CITY NOTES j
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a -nil hi imil-Mimniri il.imra Jt ilurin-i-y .
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Tl.ri wfio lonmvoil to ilio MnMs T.i.ilni- hniit,il.
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Prin. otoji riiiiciUy nf Nnillir.i.-uiin IVnii-.il-t.inh
will nflor .1 fi,.Hiiii.in rntiatioc prio nf 'J.i
in tin- -twirl, t p.i-.iiiir Iho lu-.-t rviniiii.ilinti lor
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liiniulns frnm lior l.ilo hnnio on liih-mi niool.
A lo'piioin in.i.-.- w.1-, ii-li-luiilril in M. I'ptPi'i,
rjlliorliiil Iiy Hpv, Mllo. Mi-Mdiiih .unl iiitoiinont
n lll.lilc in llliuiiinn- C.ilhnlli- ipiiit-Kiy. 'I III
p.ilMip.iirr woip: .Inlin Tnlly, Philip 'solinlor,
Niniiirl r.nnplioll, .Inlin MoDnn.ilil, Mihs Tiuiii-y
anil .Inlin Kintwr.
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I'pllPbniip ninl WimlA.ml i-nllipiit. -'ii,.n- III-rnipliiyo-.nl
the fnllnwiin- ilj,-iirs will lip'p.inli
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Iimlsi', lljinplnii, llnlilon, llyilo p.nk, Oxfnnl,
I'.vhp, Mnan ami Tajlm. Thl, will minplpii- the
lillllp pj) fi-is. the uintitli n M.iy,
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New Black Silk Etons,
A 'amnio lot at one-half price: $i2.sn
anil JI.1.5H Raiiiieiils for $;,n.1; ?i) nnd
Jll.,"iO sarmrnts for jfi.n.i.
Altars & IIhroii.
Oxford Ties
for the ehililieii. Semi tliein to us. wo
will be responsible for tho lit, ,MV., 7.V,,
St. $1.3?, $l.."ii. .Mnhnu's shoo stni-e, MS
Lackawanna avenue.
Btenm Heating and Plumbing.
P. F. , M. T. Howley,231 Wyoming ave.
Account Books nnd Stationery,
at Norton's, opposite Hotel Jetmyn, '
Try Iho new no i-iRnr "Kloop,"
Abk' for Kelly's union crackers,
HiQH-QRADE
Investment
Securities
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WltKES-BABRE, PA.
CARBONPALE, PA.
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POOR BOARD MEETING.
Roquosts for Froo Vaccination Re
ferred to Bureau of Health,
The poor board was requested at Its
meeting yesterday afternoon to have
Its outside physicians vaccinate three
children. The. board, after much dis
cussion, decided to refer tho matter
to the bureau of health, realizing that
If this particular request was granted
It would open tho way for huiiiliedn
of others.
Tho bureau of health has inailo no
provision for free vaccination and It Is
extremely unlikely that tt will an, the
superintendent, Dr. W. K. Allen, ban
expressed himself as believing that It
Is nut necessary at this time.
Thomas Smllh, of IMS Mellevue place,
an nlil Inn n whom Director Fuller rcc
agnized us one of the memiiers of Ills
company during the war, was admit
ted lo tho Hillside home, lis was also
his wife. Mr. Smith Is tumble In
work, being paralyzed.
The report of Superintendent llee
m er for the mouth showed Ihnl there
life at present In Iho Hillside home
Just tJti Inmates, classified as follows:
Insane males, lit: sane males, ?S;
Insane females, ir.fl; sane females, fit.
The total number of Inmates on April
2fl whs tl7.
II was decided lo direct Attorney
Scragg to lake the necessary steps to
hove the two oldest Sampson children
now In the Hillside home commuted
to the House of Refuge. The home
committee was directed to have the
other two Sampson children as well as
all oilier children now at the home
commuted lo one or more of 1 lit char
itable Institutions of iho city.
PROVISIONS OF CHASER.
Gives Councils Gront Power in tho
Matter of Lovying Taxes.
Changes That It Makes,
Perhaps iho most Imiiorlanl pro
vision of the "chaser," or bill amending
Hie "ripper," Is Iho section giving
councils unlimited power In the levying
of taxes.
The "ilpper" bill provided that coun
cils Miould not levy 01 Ilect a tax
for general revenue purposes exceed
ing ten mills. This piovlslon was taken
from the act ilellnlng the corporate
powers of cities of the third class,
under which act Scrantnn was opernt
Inc until April 1 last. Tho 'chaser"
wipes oitt Ibis section of the "ripper"
and insert.-- in its place it section which
rends as follows:
"Cities of iho second class shall have
power to levy ami collect taNet for
general revenii" purposes on all per
sons, ical and personal and mixed
property within the limits of said city
taxable according lo the laws nf the
state of Pons.vlvanin for county pur
poses, the valuation of such property
to be assessed as herelnbefoie."
Tills menus if the 'chaser" pa-so
that councils will be unhampered in the
levying or collodion of taxes for gen
eral piuposes. They can .spend just as
much money as they want lo and can
levy just as high a lax an they choose
to meet this epeuilitine.
Nor Is this all. There is another
seitlon In the "ripper" which gives
councils tile power lo u-vy and collect
a special tax not to exceed one per
centum of the assessed valuation in
any year to be used for "the payment
of loans lo support the government
and to make necessary Improvements
in said city." This section is so amend
ed by lhr chaser as (o leave nut the
qualifying one per cent, limit. It ap
piars exactly the same wilh this limit
annulled.
There Is si III a further amendment
which gives councils the right to pur
chase lands and premises for public
park purposes without the cousenl of
the people and gives them power and
authority to levy and collect still a
third unlimited tax for the payment
and Improvement of tho same.
The Involved, complicated and ani
bigous section of the "rlnper" providing
way and means for lh. awarding of
contracts Is cleared up by nn amend
ment contained in the chaser. This
provides Hint all contrncls exceeding
oei- lfjr.0 shall b awarded by tho
recorder find the head of the proper
department nt a time and place to be
designated in the advertisement for
bids. No contract, however, is lo bo
awarded until coonciU lmvn n:isoil
1111 ordinance providing for the lotting
of the same.
The "cii.isi r" also clears up the
question as to whether or not the "rip
per" invested, the recorder with veto
power, It provides that every legis
lative eiinclment of councils must ob
tain the signature of the recorder or
must be allowed t remain without
his signature for ten days after Us
passage before It can bivniuo n law. It
gives hint the 'right In veto any
measure and requires a three fifths
vole lo pass It over his bond. Thre
llflhs of tho present councils would be
thirteen or one vote less than is re
quired in cities of the third class to
pass a measure over the chief ex
ecutives vrto.
The section of the "ripper" whlcVu
j rovldcs that all officers, clerks tin'rl
employees In the several departments
shall bo appointed only after they have
passed a systematic, open and cotn
peiltivo ONnminntlnln Is repealed by
the chaser and In Its nl.-u-o l hisnitn,l
another which makes "fitness" the
only requirement In an appointee,
SHOPPING DAY FOR THE MEN.
Saturday at Richards & Whth's
Clothing Store.
Saturday is the tl.iy on which the
men do their shopping, and we loll 10
day of tin things that will be nf most
Interest to them. Klanucl suits, which
are mooting with great favor, can bo
seen In our stock in all the newest pat
terns. Tliev urn line tailored garinetiis,
mado to meet the demands of parlleu
lur men, for 57 to ?in. 'I'liero is nothing
like tlieni in tho city, and we call es
pecial attention to our line window dis
play of these goods. Attention s aSi
called to tho display of summer shirts,
straw hats and men's furnishings
which wu make in our window to iho
left. This pew department contains all
the nobbiest, patterns In negligee shirts,
hosiery, etc., and we make prices that
cannot fall to please.
Itlcliards ,i Wlrtli,
Wl Uaokawaunn avenue.
Lacu Curtains Cleaned.
We mnkn a specialty of cleaning duo
Inco curtains and blankets,
Davis Steam Dye Works,
.'111' Pcnn avenue.
Draughtsmen's Materials,
at Norton's, opposlto Hotel Jorinyu.
Ask for Kelly's union crackers. "
The smoker's delight, "Klcon" 5c.
cigar.
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Ask for Kelly's union crackers.
JURY WAS NOT
OF ONE MIND
DELIBERATED FOR FIVE HOURS
WITHOUT AGREEING.
Bllliott Caso Submittod Shortly Af
ter 0 O'clock, and at 11 O'clock the
Jury Wont to Bod Without Hav
idg Reached a Vord lot Nearly
Five Hours Consumed in the Ad
tlrossoa to tho Jury Judgo Ed
wards Criticizes a Verdict Mc
Dermott's Ingenious Defense
Shortly after ti o'clock last evening,
the Mllllott murder case was given Into
tho Jury's hands Judge llordon agreed
to wall lor a report until 11 o'clock,
but the Jury went to bed at thnt hour
without sending nut any message. Mll
llott, who hud been nut on ball, was
given into Hie custody of Sheriff
Sehndt, when the case was submitted
to the Jury, and last night he slept In
a cell. He will remain In charge of
tho slicrlif until his ense Is disposed of
Una lly.
Some further testimony to show that
l-'rank Tollergo and Mllllott bore a
striking resemblance to each other and
expert testimony by Dr. .Inlin O'Mnllcy
lo strengthen the contention of the de
fense that bad surgery caused Her
bert's death closed tile defendant's side
yesterday morning. Some rebuttal on
the part of the commonwealth ended
the evidence.
After dinner tho closing addresses
were begun. Mr. (1'Mrlen for the de
fense, consumed two and fliroo-quarlor
hours In summing up. Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Thomas spoke for an
hour mid three-quarters In closing for
the prosecution, nnd Judge (Jordon took
up an hour In delivering Ills charge.
The foal lire of the Judge's charge
was thai he practically ruled' out of
the cti'-e one of the lines of defense.
Kveu though there was a lack of prop
er surgical treatment, he sold. Mllllott
could not take advantage of it. Tho
surgeons If they did no good, did no
harm.
They did not kill him. They only
failed lo save him. If the jury be
lieved the surgery was bad. it should
view the case as if the slabbing had
occurred In a wilderness outside the
reach of surgical aid, entirely,
BEFORE JUDGE EDWARDS.
A verdict of not guilty was returned
yesterday by the Jury in Iho case of
William riruning. charged with forg
ery, in connection with the swindling
of .,000 from the Colliery Engineer
company Judge Kdwnrds wasovldeut
ly much displeased with the finding,
and did not hesitate fo tell the jury so.
"This- man had practi-ally no defense,"
the judge said. "Von certainly have
been extremely merciful to him.'
Anthniiv Cuddy, chnrgc-d by Agent
Cohort Wilson, of Iho Municipal league,
witli selling liquor without a ilc.-ns".
did not respond when his rune was
called, and a capias was issued for Jils
arrest.
Mrs. Patiiek Doughcr did not appear
to prosecute her husband on the charge
she preferred, of assault and b-itlery
with intent to kill. In conslileaiion of
this and the fact that the defendant
had been in jail eighty. six days, a ver
dict ol not guilty was taken.
Hal Hunting, of West Scrautun,
charged by .1. W. I logon wilh cruelly
to animals, was ncquit'.o.l by reason of
the failure of the prosecutor to appear.
The costs were placed 011 the prose
cutor. John Schncu fnll.l t appear to
prosecute Iho charge of felonious
wounding he preferred against Charles
and Caroline Kodech. A verdict of not
guilty was directed to enter, and tho
costs were placed on the prosecutor.
Capiases wen- issued fop Alex. Cork,
charged vlth assault and battery, and
Andrew Stoko, charged with discharg
ing Ureal ins.
The case in whit li ox-Conductor M.
J. Kelly is charged with embezzling
fiom the Scrantou Hallway company,
was put over till Monday. All the other
casts on this week's list, not already
disposed of, except the twenty-seven
surety crises down for today, were con
tinued till the next term of court.
BEFORE JUDGE CARPENTER.
Some things other than tiie jury's
belief in his innocence probably con
spired to secure an acquittal for
Michael MeDermott, charged with at
tempting to loot the residence of .Mrs.
Kleanor Huntington, on .Monroe ave
nue. One of these tilings Is the fact
that MeDermott has a paralyzed and
injured arm and eye: another is the
fact that ninety of the l.'l days that
have passed .since McDormoll's arrest
wore spent by him In the Lackawanna
hospital, and a third Is that lie put
up a very ingenious defense,
Mi'Dormott is a neetllo peddler, or
pretends to be. A communication from
RECORDER W. L. CONNELL
ENTERS UPON HIS DUTIES
Reported at the City Hall Yesterday Morning and Had Inter
views with Former Recorder Moir and the
Heads of Different Departments.
Recorder W. L. Council look posses
sion of his ollico In the Municipal
building yesterday morning in com
pany with his secretary, Mark l-Mgar,
who has been appointed to tho position
nf recorder's secretary,
Former Recorder Moir was not In
the building when Recorder Council
took up tho reins nf government, but
ho came in a short time afterwards
and had a long conference with the
new recorder In the hitter's private of
llce. Heforu ho left ho formally turned
over to tho new olllclal all tho city
property in the oillce, ami together
with his late secretary, H. C Hatttm,
left the building.
Recorder Council spent a large part
of the morning in conference with the
several hernia of departments. Direc
tor of Public Safety Wormser and Di
rector nf Public Works Rooho were
lulled lu llrst and worn closeted with
tho new leoorder for over half an hour.
City Solicitor Wntf-on also had a brief
ctinferenco 'with the now recorder.
It Is interesting to note that City
Clerk 1ivclle. tho veteran of city hull,
when ho camo down stairs to congrat
ulate the new recorder was called Into
the luticr's priatv oillce. whero he re
ttoger O'.Menia, chief of detectives of
Pittsburg, showed that ho Was also n
sneak thief. January 1" last, In the
afternoon, MeDermott went to the
HuntliiRton house nnd rang the front
door bell. The servant girl, Anna
Hoar, was alone- In the house at the
time, and before answering tho boll
took 11 look through tho window at
the person at the door. She saw he
wiih a rather rough looking customer
and retreated without opening the
door.
MeDermott prabably supposing there
was no one nt home, went around to
the hack door, broke a pane of glass
In the window, and reaching In was
evidently fcllng around to ilnd the
key or bolt when the servant, girl saw
him and gave an alarm. MeDermott
beat a retreat but was later picked
tip by the police.
McDertnntt's story of tho affair was
I hut when he could not rouse the oc
cupants of the house at tho front
door he went around to the buck ami
knocked. 'While waiting for a. re
sponse he pulled out his hunilkerchlei
and In doing this, accidentally struck
his elbow against a pane of glass In
the window pane. He heard the girl
Inside and resting his hand on the
sash nf the panel stooped over, looked
In, and hogged lo be excused for
hi caking the glass. The girl seemed
lo ho scared, so he left. Tho jury
even went so far as to place the costs
on the county.
Joseph Walsh and John Harris, each
of whom has served time In the peni
tentiary and county jail, were con
victed of stealing 11 chewing gum
slot machine from In front of Kverctt
Mros. store on Adams avenue. A
leeomniendntlon of mercy was mado In
Harris' case.
Michael Kupst, through Ills attor
ney, George S. Horn, admitted he had
not sufllclent evidence to go to trtnl
In eases brought against Anthony
Poiorson, the one charging selling
liquor without a license and the other
larceny by bailee. Peterson. It was
alleged, sold a saloon to Kupst. When
Kupst failed to settle, Peterson for
cibly took rc-pososslon.
A jury was nut nt adjourning time
deliberating on cross cases brought
by Michael Measkl and William Mer
lllzkl. They work In adjoining places
on a cross-cut in the Pancoast mine.
The trouble Is about a cross-cut saw.
Measkle took it out of Berlltskl's
chnnilier under claim ol ownership
and Berlltski arrested him for steal
ing II. Measkl denied it helonged to
Merliskl and had Berliskl arrested for
larceny.
A verdict of not guilty was directed
In the case In which William Vnughnn,
of Throop, van charged with larceny
by bailee.
A jury was out at adjourning tlmo
in the case of Volont Medko, charged
by Annie Schlochnick, of Throop, with
assault and battery.
Costs were placed on Metro Teban
skie for failing to appear to prosecute
Wnssel Metraskle and Wassel .Gam
ble, charged with assault and bat
tery. A DESTRUCTIVE BLAZE.
Two Buildings at Priceburg Owned
by Thomas Grier Were De
stroyed Last Night.
Fire hroko nut tit 1 0 : :jn o'clock last
night in tho cellar of Thomas t'lrior's
grocery store at Priceburg and before
tho blaze could be put under control
it had completely destroyed the entire
building and the Priceburg postoflice,
which was an adjoining structure. The
entire loss is estimated at $1,000.
The buildings were frame, two story
structures, drier owning them both.
On the ground floor of tho one was
the grocery store, and in tho other
was the postoflice. Tho second floor
of each building was rented by fami
lies, all of whnsifc property was de
stroyed. The cause of the fire is un
known. It spread quickly and only a short
lime after its discovery flames bad
enveloped Orler's store and leapt to the
adjoining postoflk-c. The "Priceburg
tire company responded to tho alarm
and recognizing the fact that they
t-ould tin nothing to save either of the
buildings, bent their energies upon
preventing a spread nf the flames. A
large three story house owned by
Charles Robinson, which was at 0110
time menaced by the blaze, was saved.
The llames were nearly under con
trol by 11:4.1 o'clock, by which tlmo
both structures, howor, were 're
duced practically to ashes. Little tf
any of the furnishings were saved,
Fans, Neckwear and Belts.
Our display nf ladies' neckwear, fans
nnd belts Is both varied anil exclusive.
"We Invito the ladies of Scranton to call
nnd inspect this slock, whether they
Intend to purchase or not.
Cramer & Wells Co.,
1:10 Wyoming avenue.
Working Shoes
for men at $1.25 and $1,.'0 a pair.
Malmn's shoe store, :i.'S Lackawanna
avenue.
mained in consultation for over half
an hour, Those who aro acquainted
with tho Ins and outs of city hall say
that Mr, Lavello spent a longer tlmo
lu tho chief executive's ollico yesterday
morning than lie spent -there altogeth
er during tho administrations of For
mer Mayor Hallcy and of Former May
or and Former Recorder Mplr.
liefore those latter two olllclals be.
came tlnj city's chief executives, Mr.
l.avello was frequently consulted and
advised on account of his Intlmato
knowledge of city affairs, but of Into
years he has been persistently Ignored
by the powers that have ruled in city
hull.
There have boon all kinds of rumors
afloat as to probable changes, but
nothing authentic, or authoritative lias
been given out.
When seen yesterday afternoon by a
Tribune man and asked whether there
would bo any changes made In any at
tho departments, Recorder Council
said directly:
'There will be no changes whatever
made for the present. I am now be
coming -acquainted with the ofllce after
a live years' absence and with tho new
nfllciulB, There will bo no changes
made for the present."
NEWS FOR THE
GUARDSMEN
NEW ARMORY IS NEARINO
COMPLETION,
It Will Be a Great Magnet to Draw
Members Into tho Regiment,
During tho Week tho Ono Ab
sorbing Topic Has Been tho In
spection of tho Different Com
panies Largo Number of Mon
Qualifying as Marksmen Indoor
Base Ball Continues to Attract.
The new armory Is proving Itself
worth n whole corps of recruiting
sergeants to the Thirteenth regiment,
as since tho completion of the splendid
new homo of the guard, almost every
company has been augmented by
"rookies," who are Induced to join
merely by strolling through Hie build
ing nnd contemplating the atlvaniagea
and opportunities presented in It.
Indeed, the new armory Is an In
spiring spectacle, from the rough
hewn massive stone huso to the sum
mit of Us 'highest turret. Cireat and
massive, yet there Is nothing grim or
forbidding about Its aspect, hut 011
the contrary It Is a structure which
by Its grace cannot fall to please thi
eve. The entire base Is of a heavy
rough-hewn grayslone. ami the three
upper stories are of brick with gen
erous gray granite fnclnga to relieve
the monotony of the red. Numerous
turrets rise frnm tho top or the build
ing and on one of the twin lowers
directly over the Adams avenue en
trance Is tho flag polo.
The main entrance Is on Adams
avenue. It Is a largo arched granite
doorway, surmounted with two ar
tistic wrought iron lamps, a short
flight of steps leading to the basement,
where arc staircases on either sltlo
leading to the llrst floor. This same
basement will provo a thing of
beauty and joy forever to the sol
dier boys, as there Is about every
convenience and requisite due to the
needs and comfort of the mem hern
of 11 regiment. There Is u large gym
nasium, which will be thoroughly
equipped with all the necessary ap
paratus, and a shooting range over
three hundred- reel long. Along th
corridor run 11 lengthy row of storage
looms for company equipment, and lu
the northern section of the basement
Is a large, finely tiled natatoriuni, ad
joining which aro lavatories, shower
baths, etc.
Nothing has been done yet towards
the furnishing of these or any other
of the basement apartments. All tho
lighting fixtures are In anil in this,
as in every other line, there has been
no stinting, and upon every Moor
there is an array of electric lights
which will cause the big structure to
be a beacon tor blocks around. On
the llrst lloor Is tho great drill room,
and several small reception rooms.
This apartment Is an enormous one,
being 110 by :'."."i feet. The contrac
tor's men are now practically through
with It and Iho decorators have a
host of hands at work, they begin
ning their task yesterday. Already
several of the massive iron girders
arc artistically draped with the na
tional colors, or covered hy masses
of gaily lined gauzy material.
The large wooden floor, SOxlOO feet,
is heing built and will be used by the
dancers at the big ball next Friday
night. It at present occupies the cen
ter of tho drill room. Stacks and
stacks of chairs are also lu sight,
which will be used in the furnishing
of tho l.'irg'e balconies of either end
of the room, which operation will "dp
soon finished nt the rate work is lin
ing pushed.
On the second lloor are a succes
sion of large, airy and well ventilated
rooms, which will bo occupied ns
olllcers" headquarters and company
rooms. The work of carpeting them
has been already started and a soft
preen Hrussels carpet covers the
floors of several of the company apart
ments. On thr fourth floor is 11 large,
spacious dining room, kitchen and
pantries, every apartment being ad
mirably 'ula pled by location and
construction for its specillc purpose.
The building stretcher, the whole
length of Myrtle street.
During the week the one absorbing
topic among members of the guard
has been the inspection of the local
companies of the regiment, and each
night the audience which has watched
tho men being put through their pace:,
has been largely composed of soldier
boys from other companies. It was
purposed to conclude the city in
spections but the fates evidently willed
it otherwise, and Company 11. will not
be inspected until Monday night.
The Inspection was llstnd for Thurs
day night In Scranton, but the drill
room was being used for other pur
poses anl the examination was there
fore postponed until Mi inlay night.
Major Millar will then bo busied in
specting Company o, of Montrose and
ho will detail one of the staff olllcers.
piobablv Adjutant P, It. Alherlnn to
look after Company If.
Last night Companies P. and F. wore
inspected Captains Footc anil Merri
ll", nn led their men throng the sovero
drilling, each company making a very
fair showing. On the whole, the mu lor.
Ity of companies sized up pretty well
to the regiments on this ii.spccilon. nnd
the work of iho men piovetl highly
satisfactory to their oflleers, Company
L. made the host showing In attend
ance, a full one hundred per cent, of
Captain Rauh's men turning out on
Tuesday night.
The ofllclal averages will bo announc
ed within a few weeks by Major Millar,
and In iho meanwhile the boys aro
anxiously awaiting the figures which
will determine the relative vilue of
their actions under tho inspector's
eaglo eye.
The nienibeis of Company P. aio
working day and night on the arrange
ments for tho military ball which they
will glvo In the armory soon after tho
big opening affair. It will be held
Monday night. June 17, and six hundred
invitations will he issued for It. The
invitation committee consists of Lieu
tenant Russell, Sergeant Ralph lireg
nry, Company Clerk II. Kinsley and
Private F. Young, The music commit
tee is made up of Sergeant Charles
Adams and Musicians Mills and Stan
ton. Tho refreshment I'art of the
night is being looked utter by Ser
geant C'oxcy ami laoutcnaut Rustell.
Companies H. I, and H have com.
blued along social lines ami will tie
vote their continued energies to making
a notable affair out of tho military
ball which Ibey propose giving, it is
to be held Jit jo IS, the night fulowlng
Company IVs. Rail.
Three men qualified as iharp&hootcrs
at tho Plckbou City range during the
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We have made preparations for our fireworks
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IMirliiK tin1 i.'c various arransp
mPiits liavo lionii madf In fiii,illlaif
truvW to iho ratiKi'. and a t.'iupnrary
Iii-IiIko una built wlili'li Kivatl.v Ips
KPiiod tlu dUliriiltlPs of -inltiiiK; tin
Miotjiliii; grounds. Tln hpvpip rain -of
Thursday. 1iovi-vt, i-omplpti'ly wa.sbod
away tilt' mi'iu-turt'.
I'oinpai'lt-n V. ami II. won lo h.iva
pliiypil an ludoof biiNilmll name Mon
day nlqlll, bill tbis Iiiih broil delayed
on iH-t-iitlllt of tlia llispi'i tlon of II. An
exhibition kiiiup "HI probably b"
played hi-tween V and 1'. Tuesday
nlBht a kooiI cranio Is pionil-ed when
I'. and K. Ii-eet. I'nmpariy !' Is ii,lU'
oi'Rnnlxluir a team and In Company A.
iilta thoie are holm? niaile effort a to
Wiilier the Mrniut ball tos.ser.. Her
man! Will Urillllh If the lending spirit
ill tin1 ipovi'ineul In thin eompany.
Tin- bm.nl of irn--tei.s of the armory
t t-ousideriiitr the advisability of
puttluR in a Mam! pipe and lire hose
mi liieh Hour of the new armory build
Iiik. and It Is lllioly that this excellent
preeailtli'ii in ease of (Ire, will be added
lo th" equipment of the (trncttire.
All the sats 111 llie .lefterson avenue
gallery of the new avniory are now in
plaee and it Is PNpeeted that by next
Tliej-day the sals will have all been
nd.iusti'd In ilii- other Imlerny. Kavh
rimtiiliis lour bundled seals.
I.ieiiieu.iui Waller 12. tiiuister, Mat
tallou Adjutant of tho Thirteenth
ti'glmcnt arrived home Wednesday
n.lght from New Yorl; where he took
the examinations for the posilinu of
Ut-iiWnant In the regular army. There,
were nine applicants for iho place, nno
from North Dakota, Illinois anil New
Yoik each, two from New Jersey and
four from rennsylvania. Major Stan
was tn vhargo of tho examinations I
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which were of an eshaitftlve nature.
l-Jacli of the applicant was assigned
lo drilling a body of troops at Gover
nor's Island, as part of the examina
tion. The results are nut yet known.
Following the inspections of Com
panies J' and D last nlghl at the ar
mory, there was a wholesale court
ni.irtlal held, no less than six members?
of Company D being arraigned before
I he military tribunal. The half-dozen
1) men were all rhamoii with non-attendance
at the drills: prior to the In
spection, Lieutenant Colonel V. Vv
Slillwell pieslded over tho court-mar-11,
il. and Commissary Seigeant II. .1.
lleeiuiiuis aeted as elerk. The sen
teiu es will be announced later.
Kx-Captuln Fremont Stokes, of Com
pany F. was an Interested spectator at
t lie inspection of li'.s old company last
iiIrIii.
The attendance at the double Inspee
lion last night broke the week's record
and attested the popularity of the hoys
of F and D. There were an unusually
large number of ladies piei-onl to spur
on llie .soldier lads to a good showing.
l-'rank K. Collin, of Company P.
riualllled as a sharpshooter at the
range yesterday, making fi' nut nf a
possible. "5 at the :'0, 500 and WO yard
ranges,
Companies V and O will play indoor
base, ball at the armory Monday night.
SHOPKEEPEKS ARRESTED.
They Ave Charged with Selling Ex
ploaivos to Minora.
Mr. and Mrs. .Nathaniel .Schl'elder, of
.South Washington avenue, were ,u
leslcil yesterday at the Instance of
Mis. I-Jv.i II. I'eck. of Itlver street, on
tjio cliaiKe of selling explosives ,,
minora coulrary to law.
.Mrs. I'eck's live-year-old hoy
bought an arrangement known as a
"House, that .lack Huilt" on TIuiij.
ilay. It exploded preni.itutcly when
ho lit it witli the le.stilt that his left
eye was no badly Injured that it is
feared ho will los0 the sight in It a),
together. Itoth Mr. and Mra. Sehlehjer
were held In $:!00 hail paeh for a fur
ther heating on tjaturday, .June 16.
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