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CANNOT
EXPLODE A few years ago the "
stove whs of uncertain
(limllly liable to explode
al any time.
llrlghtcst ami Host Oil
Heaters of the present itny i
tiro perfectly cafe. He- J
Hiiro 11" more care tliaii
the ordinary lnmiw-they
are simple, practical anil
do not sinulie. Four styles.
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Foote & Shear Co.
JJ9N. Washington Ave
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Opening
Of Winter Coats (or Chil
dren in the New Colors
and Cuts. Our Styles have
never been ns pretty. Your
patronage solicited,
Th? Baby Bazaar,
510 Spruce Street.
NIGHT SCHOOL
Lckiv.iinia Business CoHcrc. !ood light.
Cood instiuction. li ices rislit.
All business transactions
with this bank are re
garded by us as strictly
confidential.
QSIQhD
PERSONAL.
Ml. Amu lMrt.niK of Jmtl.unl sdrct, i.-i vi-it-iiiR
fiicmb in (aitilp.
Tliom.K Kli.is Ii.k lrluinnl liomi1 fiom an cv
tomldl M'-it in Wale".
Mi. ll.niI Spink, ot' t l.i.' .iwmio, li.iv ii'.
tuiiii'il tiom .i Knropoau nii.
.Mrs. W. II. ).tvis (if Nmtli IIiIimci -.ncimr, U
ri.-iliiiK lioi- j-l-lnr in 1'ilt-lnnv".
I.II1K". N.IL'.HI. Of ( lll'-llllll Sllrrl, 1 1.1- lllll'lcil a-
B Muilcnt ill St. Mltlkii'l'-. :ir(lt'iii,v, Tinonln.
Ml-, .ln-oplt linliiv,iM'i' am) iI.iiirIiU'i-. nf I'i'Siu
avenue, lift on Nitinil.i.v lnnuiiir,- tm- .1 wvlx .H
tin1 lin-.iiifiU'ari expuMtiiui.
Mr. and Mr.-. II. c. S.inili'i-un aiinounn Hi
riiR.iKUiicnt nf (licit- il.iuslilri', lirjcc. In Mr. It.iy
Woulwoilli 1'ulli'r, ol (In-, ill.
Attorney .lolm .1. Muili. .ill iu to llnnr-ilile
toii.i.v, when' In will ilclciul WIii.iiii Hull, who
will lie iiii on tii.il IliK Htlriiiuuii.
Aitlinr ll.ii, miii ot r.ii'iilcii.int .mil Mi, .lolm
Il.ni.-i, spout MMiil.iy .it hi... Iinmi' on Voilli Minim r
nvi'iiuc lie ictiiiii" to .Mount Vol nun, X. ., In
iljy. Unities lliitliml. of I'liil.ntilplii.i. will lie in the
city toil.iy, .mil tni rwnfiiK .il . oM.uk will
Riw an aildiov to lnm only .n the V ; Mi'ii'
i Iiri-iimi as-ocialiiin loonw in Hie Cinin-ci lmiltl
ilijr. on W.i-lilnytoii iitrii'ii'.
THE ANNUAL GOLF MATCH.
Scranton Defeated Wilkes-Barre on
the Country Club Links.
The tlftli annual Rolf match between
Roranton and Wilkes-Harro was iilaycil
over the links of the Country chili
cm Saturday anil resulted In a victory
for the Scritutou team by
holes.
Tho two teams will jilay
'Wilkes-Unnv on Oct. 1 and
nineteen
iiKiilit at
the team
wlnnlim the Kieatcst number of holes
in the two matches, will hold for the
comliiK year the silver cup, which has
been In the possession of the ricrnutuu
team ever slnco IL was offered, This
1'uIIowIiik is the order in which the
teams played, and the score;
A. 'A. Ilmitliisi n, Mllki'i-IUiic, iliii'.i,'i .1. ,
fliooks-, S'liniiiin, I in a.
1 P. I'lillii. .vuiitim, iltfcifi'il W. i: W .
tut! diiptain), Wilkr.s.ll.ilK', I to II.
T. II. , ill. In-, Nuiituii, ilifiMii'il . i, ,, ,!,.,.
ton, WIIU'vlliiii', ;i lo ii.
.1. lll.tii', Jr., (i.ipt.iinl, ni.iiiIuii ilitiMinl ('.
II. I,ovcl.ni'l, Wilki'-IUni', ;i to a,
.1 T. IVik. S.i.inlt'ii, ilclcilcil J. I'oii.uk,
Wllkcii-ll.ino. II lo a.
II, l'. Mi iter. N'tiiiilon, di'lV.iliil P. W. Ilivlif,
mikchllino, 7 In n.
V. .1, Tuili'.i. hiiiinlon. iKKmUiI II. H. Il inur,
Wilkcillani'. .. Ion.
STOLE A COAT AND VEST.
Pntriok Crowley Tut Them on and
Then Ran Away.
A yutiiiB' men named I'atrick ('raw
ley, residing hii the South Sci'iinioii
flatf, wen: Into 11. Josephson-s iloihlm;
Mtnro, on I'um avenue, Saturday iiIbIii
and l;illii; olf his old coat ttuil vest,
tried on two new Karnieuts.
Whop the invprlelor's b,uk was
tamed, I'rowley mado a dash for iho
Htreet anil not t-afcly away. Joseph,
son looked thiouith the pockuts of ihn
old coitl left ht.'hlnd and found a loiter
itddretM'd lo Patrick I'rowley, Ho
turned this over to l.leuienant Feoney,
who knew Hint there was only one.
i'atrick Crowley In the illy who would
do such a thing, and started down
town to look for lilni.
llu found him coinhiK aloiiB r.aekn
wanna uveuuu In a fairly sood state' of
Intoxication and placed him under ar
rest. Crowley hail the stojeii coat and
vest on, and could make no excuse.
Ho was lonunltled In thu county jail
yesterduy mornlii,', in default o'r $;;oii
bull.
Car Strike at Rending.
Hy l.'xelihiii! Wnc fiom tiic As.ocljlt'ii i'n,f,
Ili-adiliJ,', Del. Ii. Tlicic wm nu l;ii of lloublo
tfidjy un tli.-i itiri't ullujy ,tcm of I lie rnitoil
'J'raillon loiupjiiy, whoic ciupluji' fnl out on
flriko last nl;lit. TIio placu el ciciy liikcr w.tj
pH'Uiptly llllcd ami the lias i.m tu-l.iy un m.I.uK.
tiinp. ('oily rii,ilojct liu jtiuvU were paid on
tnd dUi'lui,".'d.
I THE PEOPLE'S BANK. I
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FATHER FEELEY'S
NEW CHURCH.
Dedicated Yesterday at Inkermnn
by Rt. Rev. Bishop Hobnn.
St! .Mark''i ehurch In Hie new parish
of liikerinan, of which Itov. .1. .1. tt.
I'Votny Is imstor, was yesterday
innrnlnp; dedicated by lit. ilev. Ulshop
Hobnn, In tho proienco of a Iiii-ro coii
KreBnllnn of I he puilphloners and
friends of Itev. Kit t licr Kccley front
oilier nnrlslies.
TIio dedleatoiy mass was celebrated
by Itev. Knlher e.Srcnve of Upper 1'ltl?
ton, tiMf-lsted by Itev, Kalhcr lioukel,
of Wilkes-llnrre, ns deacon, and Itev,
Father Dougherty, of the diocese of
Alton, as sub-deacon. The sermon was
preached by Itev. .1. .1. JlcCabe, of
Avoca,
Anions Ibe priests In the sanctuary
were llev. N. .1. Me.Manus and Itov. .T.
A. O'ltellly, of this city; o: Katlier
Qulnniin, of AVyomlng; Itev. Kalhcr
ColllKtin, of Plains: Itev, Kather Man
ley, of Kingston, and Itev. Knlher Ly
notl, of Wllke-I)ni'ie.
OFFICERS OF THE
COUNTY COMMITTEE
Chosen by the Candidates Saturday.
Attorney H. L. Taylor Is
Chnirmnn.
The odlceis of the Republican county
committee nro: Chairman, Attorney II.
1... Taylor: secretary. Charles rt. Ack
er; assistant sccretury, AV. K. A'nu
itlian; treasurer, Frank Hooker. They
were selected at a meeting' of the can
didates, held Saturday.
An executive committee was also se
lected, and that body, with the oill
cers and candidates, will select the
county committee, which will meet
with the executive committee next Sat
urday, tit the rooms of Hie Central
r.epubllcan club when plans fur the
notice work of the campaign will bo
undertaken.
The men chosen as officers of the
county committee are popular, live and
energetic and will conduct a campaign
Hint means victory. The chairman, H.
It. Taylor, Is one of the leaders among
the younger members of tho bar and
has a host of friends all over the coun
ty. He is a veteran in politics and
and undcrstimdci all the intricacies of
the same. His ability ns an organizer
will be shown by his wolk during- the
next month.
The secietniy. Chillies It. Acker, Is
no stranger to that olllce. He hius hail
extended experience as secretary of
both county and city committees and
is a hard consistent, worker who does
thoroughly whatever he undertakes.
Those who have observed Mr. Acker's
work in past campaigns are conlident
that he is an admirable .selection. AV.
V. A'uughan Is the nephew of the lute
Senator Vaughn n and for some years
has been a leader among- the young J'e
publieans of the city. He will he Air.
Acker's assistant. .Mr. Vauclinn was
instrumental in organizing- the Lacka
wanna IJepublican league, an organ
ization of energetic young- Republicans
which as done great service in many
oanipaiEns.
The treasurer, Frank Meeker, is one
of the lending- Herman Americans of
Hie county. He is known to almost
every person from one end of the coun
ty to tlie other and his popularity was
demonstrated by tlie splendid vote lie
received last year while a candidate
for the Republican nomination for
slieiit'f.
The Democratic county committee
met Saturday night, tit headquarters
in tlie Foonomy building, anil tulked
over the situation and the work to lie
done during- tlie campaign.
ENDORSED THE CAR STRIKE.
Central Labor Union Will Aid the
Ttolleymeii.
Four hundred delegates of various
trades unions attended yesterday's
meeting of Hie Central Labor union,
in Carpenter's hall, and unanimously
gave formal endorsement to the strike
of Hie trolley men.
Addresses, setting forth Hie position
ol the strikers, were made by It. L,
lloeves, national organizer of the
Amalgamated Association of Street
Hallway Hmployes; President P. J.
Shea, of tho local cur men's union, and
other of the olilcers.
National President Huber, of the
carpenters and Joiners, addressed the
deiegaies, lolling- them lie was making
good progress in the work of patch
in;; up the differences between the
master bulldeis and the striking car
penters. OrgnnUor Hugh Franey reported
that the central Labor union was re
quested lo nsslst in settling u dispute
regarding; the scale at the Klotz sill;
mill. He also reported that lie had
succeeded In forming- a new labor
union, iho Federal I'ulon of linking
Powder Kmployes, composed of the
employes of the Acme nuking' Powder
company, of tills city.
Kueotiraglng reports were made by
tho various commit lees having in
hand the arrangements for tho na
tional convention of tho American
Federation of Uibor. to ho held hero
in Uecembor. The executive commit
lee had a long conference on Saturday
Willi Vresldent Sam Ciompem and Sec
retary Frank Morrison, who ran up
from Washington to see huw conven
tion alfalrH wen; progressing. Presi
dent tiompers stated to Ihn commit
tee that tho convention gave every
sign of being' one of Iho largest and
most Important the Federation over
held. All the United States and
Canada will ho represented, and two
fraternal delegates will come from
Ureat Hritain.
Local Organizer Franey was ap
pointed by President Gompers lo act
as a salaried representative of the
Federation, in arranging for the con
vention. A FAMILY MISSING.
D. E. Foley, of Wimmers, Hasn't
Heard of His Wife and Children
for a Week.
Mrs. U. K. Foley, of Whinners, her
children and her servant girl, have
been missing since Saturday, Septem
ber is, anil her husband Is making
every effort lo ascertain her where
abouts. Airs. Fnh. accompanied by tho chll
drou and servant, left Wimmers on
tho tibovu-nientloned dato to visit
friends in F.ictoryvllle. Several duys
cl.ipt.cd without Air. Koley hearing any
word from them and he wrote to Fnc
toryvlllo lo learn if they ,lmil arrived
there. He was astonished to And that
they had nut been seen there and he
has slnco been unsuccessful In his at
tempts to locato them.
Smoke the Pocono 5c. cigar,
MORE MEN
IMPORTED
They Came from Philadel
phia to Take Places
of (he Strikers.
REACHED BARN SAFELY
Windows in Several Cars Broken
Yesterday by Stones Thrown by
Boys Two of the Imported Men
Slightly Injured No Offers of
Compromise Have Come from
Either Side Both Parties Renlize
That It Is a Fight to a Finish
and Both Are Confident of Ulti
mate Success.
Not a word Is now heard from either
side in tlie street car strike on tho
subject of compromise. The company
hits declared that there will he no ne
gotiations while the men are on strike.
The men have declared they will not
return to work until their grievances
are redressed. Kach side realizes Hint
the other is determined In its stand,
and both have settled down to a finish
light.
There has been no change in Hie
general situation during the past two
tlnys. Tlie company is running about
a third of its city cms without encountering-
serious difficulty and has
succeeded in importing enough men
to man nil the cars required to sup
ply a. complete service on the city lines.
Tlie men aie maintaining- an unbroken
front, not a single man having de
serted, nud, yesterday, were felicitous
over tlie success of their effort to have
tlie Central Labor union formally en
dorse the strike.
Saturday passed off without any dis
order to speak of. but. yesterduy, with
the small boy idle, llioie was quite a
littl" mischief.
Window Broken.
A stone was thrown through the
window of a Laurel Hill ear, near the
Uttnniore line at noon, yesterday, and
tlie conductor, an Imported man. was
so badly cut about the face by Hying
glass that he had to receive doctors'
attention. He was treated at one of
tin' central city hospitals. A window
was broken in another fdv near the
sumo point, earlier in the day. by a
stone. The missile struck the conduc
tor, an import, in the face anil broke
his eye glasses.
AVest Linden street was the scene of
what, for a time, threatened to be a
serious eontlict. Tlie vails on the bill,
between Ninth and Chestnut streets,
had been greased and pairs of tin
cans, tied with string-, thrown across
the trolley wire, after the manner of
the suspension of tlie Kilkenny cuts.
Fight of Hie company employes were
set to work to get a car up the hill.
A crowd of boys, egged on by older
porsons. jeered the workmen and occa
sionally pelted them with various kinds
of missiles, The workmen drew their
revolvers and kept Hie crowd from
coming too near. Klnnlly the car was
gotten up the li 111. by covering the
rails Willi grit, and the crew got
aboard. The crowd followed, and a I
the corner of North Main avenue and
AVest Linden street renewed the as
sault. The men on tlie car once more
whipped out their guns, this time ac
companying tlie action with threatening-
gestures. The boys scattered anil
the car went on Its way.
Stones Thrown.
A ear bound for fSreon nidge, carry
ing several passengers was stoned on
North AA'ashlngton avenue near Phelps
street, about 10 o'clock in the morn
lug. Several windows were smashed
but no one was Injured. Near the
Consumers' Ice company plant, on
Adams nvenue, there was stone throw
ing In the morning- and afternoon. A
number of broken windows wns Hie
extent of the ilnmnge.
On South Mnln avenue, below Hamp
ton street, the tracks were covered
with obstructions for a distance of 300
yards.
Mown In Mluooka they are carrying
the tiling ot obstructing the tracks so
far that there Is danger of the whoio
street being blocked, A giant tree wai
felled In Hie woods and hauled across
the track, making' it necessary for
teamsters to take to the gutter on
either side In passing,
V the valley the tracks are prac
tically clear. A car was run through
to Carbondale Saturday, with General
Manager Sllllmau aboard. II encoun
tered very few obstructions, and had.
altogether, a comparatively pleasant
voyage.
Fifteen cars were run regularly yes
terday, on the South Main, Laurel Hill,
Petersburg. Green flldgo Suburban
and Pnnniore lines. General Manager
Silliman said yesterday afternoon that
the company hoped today to have its
full complement of cars running on all
the city lines.
The company had soventy-flve men.
so It claims, on Saturday. Six more
25c Buys
Coursen's
Coffee
Blended with the
finest Java,
Jersey Eggs al
ways reliable,
Coursen's print
Butter, 98 points
perfect,
New Bloater
Mackerel, 15c pound
E. Q. Coursen
came In from New York Saturday
night, niitl yesterday afternoon fifteen
worn brought In horn Philadelphia,
These latter wore smuggled In with
out the strikers' pickets knowing any
thing or I hem tinlll they were enter
ing the company's hnrn on Linden
street,
Uy pre-airiiiigeinenl, the "Imports"
were quietly dropped ulf a Delawnie
and Hudson train al Mluookn, loaded
Into a box cur that was part of n
"dummy" frelglil train thai was wall
ing on a. siding, and after the passen
ger train hail pulled out, thu freight
followed It to Green P.ldge, bucked
down to Pine Uruok itiul out tho Co
lumbus colliery switch to Washington
avenue, where a trolley cur With police
olilcers aboard was In waiting. The
"Imports" were quickly transferred to
the trolley enf and hustled down to
the Linden street burn.
Strikers' headquarters got word by
telephone that a carload of "Imports"
was on its way down Washington
avenue. A crowd of strikers scam
pered out and ran for tlie barn, but
the car was just going iu the door
when the strikers and tlie crowd thnt
followed them reached the barn.
Kleven of the fifteen Imports are ear
men. The other four are colored
cooks. These latter are to bo placed
In charge of the kitchen and dining
room that has been established on the
third floor of the company's headquar
ters: on Lackawanna avenue. Some of
the men were transferred from the
barn to the new living quarters lust
night. The others are to be moved to
day. Seventy-five blinks have been
placed In the old dunce hall on the top
floor. Tweniy-llve more will lie put In
todav.
What Silliman Said.
General Manager Silliman said yes
terday that the men being- brought here
are not professional strike breakers,
but ilrst elnss trolley men who have
come to stay. Uniforms have been or
dered for them and some of them have
signed a year's contract, under forfeit,
upon the company agreeing to pay
them a certain fixed wage. The new
nieii will be in uniform, Air. Silliman
suyp, inside of a very few duys.
Air. Silliman declared himself yes
terduy a well pleased with the prog
ress the company Is making towards
getting- Its load iu operation again.
"It will take time," said he, "to get
enough of the kind of men we want
And il will be some days, probably, be
fore our patrons will he buck on the
cars in full numbers, but It will come
gradually, nud you -will see tills strike
peter out. just as did the car bulldeis'
strike. The men realize that the com
pany Intends to thresh it out on the
lines it bus laid down, and the bulk of
them, I tlrmly believe, would vote to
return to work tomorrow if it was not
for the agitators who figure that they
can only hope to gel hack by the com
pany being- forced lo agree to take all
the strikers back In a. body. It has
come to a pass where, the company
must le-establish its right to conduct
its own business, and that right must
be re-established at any cost."
In the strikers' camp there is a very
different view obtaining. The men say
the company can never get tlie public
to patronize the ears, while I bey are
run by imported men, and Hint,' at all
events, it can not get and keep enough
imported men to run any considerable
number of cars. TlieFe Imports, the
strikers say, are professional strike
breakers, who will not work in any one
town for more than a few weeks. They
nre content to loaf around a enr barn,
sleeping on bunks and eating cold
victuals, and to run cars at the risk of
getting- hurt, but just as soon as they
make a good wad, they light out and
proceed lo have a good time.
Strikers Jubilant.
Tlie strikers were jubilant yesterday
over tlie action of the Central Labor
union In endorsing their airlke. . This.
I hey say, means assurance of not only
the moral, but llnuncial sunporl of
every labor unionist In Lackawanna,
county. No union man or any person
he can Influence will ride on a car while
the strike is on, and, if tit any time the
strikers should make a call for finan
cial assistance, every one of these thou
sands of unionists would respond.
It is claimed by the striker" thnt fifty
female detectives have been brought
here by the company to -let as decoy
passengers. They ride 0111 one line and
back another, it is averred, and occa
sionally change their dresses nntl hats
to help avoid detect Ion.
One of Hie imported men deserted on
Saturday night, taking with him sfo.S.'i
lie had collected in fares. He told the
strikers before going that he couldn't
put up with the living accommodations
at the car barn, The company, lie said,
had promised him .t-'.r.O a day and good
board and lodging-. The food, he said,
was scant and unpalatable, and ho was
expected to sleep iu a small room
where sixty or seventy men were
huddled.
One car mining from Providence,
Saturday evening, was stoned near Hie
power house, on Providence road, and
it Is charged that a shot was fired at
tho imported molorman in charge.
There were a number of passengers In
the car at the tlmo and they fell to the
floor to avoid injury. Several of the
passenuers were women.
A SURPRISE PARTY.
Tendered to Mr. and Mrs. Conrad
Luther Saturday Evening.
All. and Mrs. Conrad Luther of Irv
ing avenue were pleasantly surpised on
Saturday evening hy their children and
a number of friends who called to as
Hist them In celebrating the twenty
lift h anniversary of their marriage.
q'lie evenliie- was DUSSed In an cnlov-
able manner, a musical programmo be
ing among tno reunites or entertain
ment, and refreshments were served,
Mr. and Mrs, Luther were the recip
ients of a number of handsome gifts
which were presented on behalf of the
donois in a happy speech by Prof, Al
hiu Koru,
Those who took part In the festivities
were Mr, and Airs. Fletcher: .Mr, and
Airs, lliill, Air. and Airs. 11. Lcwcrt,
Alls. Fotzger, Airs. Steffen. Air. and
Mis. William Luther, Airs, Went. Alis,
Amman, Air. and Mrs. Mullen, Air. and
Airs. Charles Schenck, Allsses ('arrlo
Luther, L.vdla Luther, Florence Luther,
Lilly Luther, and Kay Al. Harris,
Messrs. Joseph Carr, George Dloip,
Uerl AVanior, Fred Luiher, Walter
Luther, Frank Alullcn.
SATURDAY'S CONTRIBUTIONS.
Additional Sums Received for the
McKlnley Memorial.
Tho following contributions to the
.McKlnley Alemorlal fund were, re
eel veil Saturday:
P. It. Flnluy, Airs. P, U. Flulcy, Jlr.
and Mrs. Krnest AV. .Smith, Allsdes
Dorothy C. and Margaret A. Smith,
in liienioriuiu, Mildred Alarlon Smith,
Rev. H. B. Singer.
Smoke the new Kleon 5c cigar,
AWFUL DEED OF
AN INSANE MAN
PATRICK GIBBONS KILLED HIS
WIFE IN THEIR HOME.
For Many Yeats Ho Had Been ot
Unsound Mind at Periods and Waa
in the Hillside Home on Several
Occasions The Spells of Insanity
Were Bridged by Long Spells Dur
ing Which He Was Entirely Ra
tionalWas Always Very Devoted
to His Wife.
Patrick Gibbon.'--, one of the oldest
and best, known clilzeni of South
Scranton, murdered his wife yesterday
morning at his homo on Cedar avenue,
while In a state of temporary mental
aberration. He Is now locked up In
the central police station, apparently
unconscious of the terrible deed which
his maddened brain impelled him to do.
Ah-. Gibbons Is 0' years old, and his
wife wus SS. They were married over
thirty-live years, ngo and had lived
ever since, up to yesterday, a married
life singularly beautiful nntl free from
trouble. Indeed, Hie neighbors testify
that each of the old people were es
pecially kind and considerate lo the
oilier. They lived iu a little home nt
the corner of Cedar avenue and Maple
street for a number of years, nntl it
was here that the terrible tragedy of
yesterday was enacted.
Air. Gibbons has, for a number of
years, been subject to periodical spells
of insanity. Ho was erratic when these
came on, but was perfectly rational at
other times. He lias been confined In
the Hillside Home on a. number of oc
casions until the spell would pass. He
has had four fits of Insanity within the
Inst six years.
Ills friends and his wife noticed the
beginning of last week that a fit of in
sanity wns coming on, and steps were
taken to have him taken in custody
and committed to Hie Hillside Home.
AVOULD NOT HARM IIRIt.
Tlie symptoms which he generally
showed when an attack wns coining on
irritability and sullenness were ap
parent on Thursday, Friday and Sat
urday, but his wife did not become
alarmed to any serious extent, because
of the implicit faith which she placed
in her husband. "Pat will never harm
me," she frequently said to Hie neigh
bors, when they would advise her to be
careful.
The couple slept in u bedroom on the
ground floor lending- from tin; sitting
room and retired nt Hie usttul hour on
Siittirdu. night, according lo Louis J.
Murphy, of the firm of Smith & Altir
phy, who boarded with them for sev
eral mouths.
Murphy got up yesterday morning at
about ii o'clock, and that Airs. Gibbous
was alive at 11.43 o'clock is proven by
the fact that he talked to her at that
time. She was still in bed, and talked
to him for a moment through Hie open
door leading into tlie sitting-room, an
swering his question as to tlie time
services at St. John's church begun.
Tills conversation tlxes the time of
Hie murder between 7 and S o'clock, at
which latter time Murphy returned to
the house. He heard no sound in Hie
bedroom, and thinking thnt the couple
weie still asleep, he did not open the
door, which stood a few inches ajar,
but went Into the kitchen and started
Hie fire.
He had misgivings, however, because
Airs. Gibbons was generally an early
riser, and he accordingly went to the
door of Hie room and called about S.:iO
o'clock. There was no answer, and de
ciding that both husband and wife were
still asleep, lie went into the kitchen
again and prepared his own breakfast.
Returning to the door of tlie bedroom
tit !l o'clock, he culled again, asking if
anyone was up.
GIBBONS REPL1KD.
He was startled to hear Mr. Gibbous
reply: "There's something awful has
happened. A wild man got iu and
nearly killed. Bridget and myself."
Alurphy pushed the door open and
looked iu. A horrible sight met Ills
gaze. The body of Airs. Gibbons lay
on the floor, near the foot of the bed,
completely covered with blood. In a
rocking chair, pulled up alongside Hie
body, sat Air. Gibbons. Jle wus attired
in only his undergarments, and wus
himself covered with blood. He looked
up nt Alurphy and as he did so the
latter could tee that reason was de
throned. Alurphy hurried across the street and
aroused Patrolman George Jones, who
lives opposite. He then ran up Alaple
street to get Dr. Alanley. and a clergy
man from St. John's church. Patrol
man Jones hurriedly dressed himself
and started across the street. He met
James Aloore, a cousin of the demented
man, who was hurrying to the house
in response to a call from Murphy, and
together they entered tho house.
They found Gibbons sitting In tho
chair still, looking down at his wife's
body, us If entranced. One glance at
the bruised and battered body on tho
lloor told them that life was extinct,
niul they turned their attention to Gib
bons. He made no offer of resistance,
and seemed like ono dazed as they jed
him out Into the other room and helped
liliu to dress.
"A wild man uiiiie in on us and
nearly killed us," was all hi; would
say.
COVKRFD WITH Ht.OOH.
Tlie room iu which the deed had been
committed was covered with blood.
The pillows and bedding were. a titr
ated with blood, Tip; walls and even
tho celling were splashed with It, and
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there was a big red pool on the floor
imdcrtionlh the dead woman's head.
This blood came from the awful
wounds which hnd been Indicted on
the deatl woman by the fierce blows of
her husband. Nearly the entire skull
wai crushed In nntl acioss the fore
head there was n deep gash, which ex
tended over one or the eyes.
The woman's breast wns slushed with
n knife In a number of places and her
left aim was n mass of cuts. Lying
on the lloor was a liioken water pitcher
splashed Willi blood. II Is the belief of
the police (hat It was with this the
lllsl and fatal blow watt struck as the
woman lay In bed. It Is believed that
her hiisbniid struck her with this anil
battered In her skull with It, after
wards pulling her hotly onto the lloor.
A rung which ho litttl torn from one
or the chairs was found on the lloor,
covered with malted hair and blood, ns
were also two knives, one a butcher
knife and the other a four-bludcd Jack
knife. These latter were undoubtedly
Used by the Insane man In gashing the
woman's breast and arms. The police
are at a loss lo explain the presence of
blood on the walls and telling, but are
Inclined li believe that II spattered
from some of the weapons Used by
Gibbons.
Dr. Alanley, who arrived a few min
utes after the discovery of the wom
an's body by Alurphy, said that she
had been dead for some time. None of
her Injuries, except the terrible frac
ture of the skull, were sultlclent In
themselves to cause death, he said.
.CORONHR ON THIO SCFNF.
Ciuoner Roberls viewed the remains
of the murdered woman, and enipan
neled the following Jury: George Jones,
James Quintain. Charles Armbrusl,
John Trester, Oscar lielrlegel and
Fred Heiisler. An Inquest will be held
tonight In Hie Alder street police sta
tion. In Hie meantime Gibbous had been
removed to the central police station
iu Hie patrol w-.tgoli. He malnaiiied a
stolid Indifference to all that, was going
on and appeared to have no realization,
whatever, of the extent of ills crime.
He was silent all afternoon In his cell
and hnd not a word for anyone. He
will be given a hearing this morning
by Alagistrate Howe.
Air. Gibbons was a contractor n num
ber of years ago. but for Hie last lif
ted! years or more has licd a retired
life. Ife littx no children.
One Fare to Gettsyburg and Return
via the Lehigh Valley Railroad
Account the Union Veteran Legion
Encampment.
Tickets on sale, October !', 10, and II,
good to return till October IT., iitelti
sie. See ticket agents for particu
lars. m
Miss Cordelia Freeman, Voice Teacher,
"Will be at her studio, over Powell's
music store, on and after Alonday af
ternoon, October 7. A'olces tested with
out charge.
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Our Fall Stock
of Shoes Is
Now Complete
THE DORCAS, for ladies, at $3.50
is the best shoe bargain obtainable.
LADIES' OXFORDS, $2,50 and
S3.00 kind. Now 1.50
MEN'S OXFORDS. $3,50 and
S'1.00 kind. Now 3.00
SCHOOL SHOES, guaranteed,
for 75e
Many other bargnins too numerous
to mention.
UWis, Riiddy,
Davies & Mdrphq,
330 Lackawanna Avenue,
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and your executor, administrator or
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AND TRUST X-
OF SCRANTON.PENNA.
516 Spruce Street.
Officers:
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II. A. Knipp. VePre
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Vlccprrslucnt.
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tM"MHf
J Embroidering I
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We are now prepared Z
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' ' Kmbroidering and Purse Z
' Making, having engaged t
the service of Mtss X
Whttteniore, of Phila
delphia, to take charge X
of the brauch of our X
business.
Individual lessons,
per hour 50c X
Iu class of four,
per hour 2c X
I Cramer-Wells Co., f
130 Wyoming Ave.
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Srli-Ui'il wiili i-aii' .1.4 In jour pi. in:
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Fall Underwear Stock.
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3U11H t.ilk liif niul !mm' niiicli tliongtli
-l dill' .H'.lst-ll.i!jlt' IlllCI'illR.
f
412 Spruce Street.
Ladies' Tailoring
Jackets and Skirts made
very reasonable. Rainy
day Skirts 5.50 and up.
Goods furnished.
King Miller, Merchant Tailor,
432 Spruce. Street.
TRIBUNE WANT ADS.
BRING QUICK RETURNS
A Hint
To those in need of extra
beddlugs especially blankets
nnd comforts, we would invite
particular attention to our
new department in this line.
With tho approach of win
ter's cold blasts nothing is an
important and necessary as a
good wann blanket at night.
The vnriety we have Just plac
ed in this department includes
tho choicest patterns and ef.
fects of Satteons and Prints in
Down and Cotton Comforts and
an immense assortment of wool
and mixed blankets iu nil sizes,
grades and prices,
A Good Heavy Comtort, 75c
A Good Heavy Blanket, 69c
Both the kind that kept one
warm,
Our Fall stock of Furniture
and Stoves is more complete in
its entirety than ever before,
We invite your inspection
thereof.
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