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THE MODEIIS MAIIDWAbB STOW.
An. . . .
Impossible
Thing
Is a cold room If you have a
Sterling Heater
111 It. The Klrrllng If u bneo
burning dntiblo lien tor with
full nk'krl trlimiihift unci
KiTiUcct uiiioiint of riullutliiK
CUIl'lU'C.
Mml" III three fW.o?, 18, II,
and lu Inch lite not.
Foote & Shear Co.
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Mothers
You enn never nnjuy dressing
your Baby until you for our
Clothing-Comfort for the
linby. Your time nntl nerves
mi veil do no planning until
you visit our store and allow
uh to show you thls3 new way
of dressing the Baby.
Tb? Baby Bazaar,
510 Spruce .:reet.
NIGHT SCHOOL
tackawanni Duiincs College. CooJ light.
Oood instruction. Pi Ices right.
Cut Out
Wash day this week
and try
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tOS-310 Pcnn avenue. A. B. AVarman.
MORE CONTRIBUTIONS.
They Were Received by Home for the
Friendless Yesterday.
Donation day nt the Home for the
. Friendless was continued yesterday
'with excellent results?. Many addition
al sifts were received for which tho
management is devoutly grateful.
Amongr the donations recorded are:
G. ii. .leiniyn, barrel granulated sugar;
Jliss Susan 31 orris, tlirce trimmed hats;
31rs. f'harles (lenter, soap, clothing:
31 r. and 31rs. "W. tf. Millar, jiiei-e of
outing flannel, pleco of calico; Jlrs. K.
1,. Fuller, tub butler, llfty pounds of
sugar, one barrel Hour; Mrs. ". A. Hul
bert one barrel Hour; Mrs. W. M. Pug
gun, one dozen brooms; Mrs. Franklin
Phillips-, ten pounds soap; Mrs. S. X.
Oallcuder, clothing; Mies Kditb Hull,
one-half dozen cans fruit, cuke; Mrs.
J. I!. .Shi-jilierd, two dozen cans Cali
fornia peai'hes: (. t. Woolworth, $-0
worth goods; Mrs. .1. It. Davis, sugar,
$- value; Mrs. Perigo, laiuiod fruit; 1).
Kwarta & Son, llfty pounds Hour, cof
fee, rice iiud ham; .luuKlu Lewis, car
pet weaver, roll carpet; Miss Alma
Aade, clothing: Ci. P Kynon, fifteen
boxes stockings; ri. It. Jones & Co.,
seven pairs shoes; Mrs. C. 11. Penman,
barrel Hour; Mrs. F. "U. Mason, pears;
Mrs. A. J. Fritz, coin; Mrs. U. K. Hur
ley, tea; Mrs. 'J'. F. 1'orroy, New York,
barrel potatoes; Mr. H. Seward, sugar;
Mrs. Lover, sheets.; Mis. Hagcn, dry
goods; Mrs. CI. Ii. Carson, ham; John
1. Hull, twunty-llvo pounds puckwheat:
Mrs. .1. Jtussell Peck, om- and one-half
bushels potatoes; Mrs. H. W. Klngs
bury, barrel Hour; Mr. AV. D. Uoyor,
barrel Hour, cases vorn, tomatoes, bos
soap, box cakes; Mrs. Henderson, one
chicken; Mrs. J. it. Cohen, clothing;
Mrs. S. A. Stulu, clothing; A. B. Illulr,
S10; C. F. Jones, ?20; Mrs. C. I). Jones,
$'lTf. Mr. nml Mrs. P. B. Finloy, $.-,;
Mrs. Serena von Ktorch, $."i; Charles
M. JIarrls, r.; Miss lOllza Chase. $1;
Mrs. A. 30. Bontloy. 50c j tieorge Ben
nett, TpOc; "Wllliani Bennett, r.Oc; Benja
min T. Bennett, M)e.
THE HIOH SCHOOL COURSE.
Dingrnm Will Open This Morning
nt High School Auditorium.
The diagram for the High school lec
tures and entertainment course will
open nt fi o'clock this morning, at the
High school auditorium. Tickets will
be given out at that hour and tho seats
marked at 10 o'clock. Tho course will
open on Monday, November , with
a concert by the Park ds,ters and n
reader. The other numbers in tho
course will bo by Lyman If. Howe,
Rev. D. .1. Hlni'ffinl, D. D tho Boston
Ladles' Symphony orchestra, Bishop
Charles 11. Fowler, F. O, Partington.
Orand Conceit company, Mendelssohn
Quartette company and (iurrolt P.
Serviss.
A MiHlcient number of tick
ets to till the auditorium have been
subscribed and tlici-o will bo reserved
this tuornlntr,
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TENDERED A SURPRISE PARTY.
Gathering nt the Home of Mr. nml
Mrs. Bnchofen.
Mr. mid Mrs, Theodore Buchofen, of
1118 Gibson street, wero tendered u sur
prise by their friends Wednesday even
ing. Tho uveiilnif was most oujoyubly
spent. Tho occasion was enlivened
with games and music, The phono
graph wns an entertaining feature
inuch enjoyed, Among ihoe present
were Mr. mid Mrs. Kegehiiann, Dr.
and Mrs. Bishop, Mr. and Mrs. Fin
ney, Mr, and .Mrs. Cory, Mr. ami .Mrs,
Lanible, Mr. and Mrs. Christopher, Mr.
and Mrs, Buchofen, Mrs. Dunn, the
MIfscs Lltllu Buchofen, Clara Cory,
Mamie Duiiii and Mr. Lapiieii.
Mr. and Mrs. Buchofen were Ihe n.
clptents of many handsome presents.
Refreshments were served by Mrs.
Kegclmann and Mrs. Cory.
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Smoke the popular Punch 10c, vlgur,
PUNERAL OF M. D. FLAHERTY.
It Will Bo Attended by a Special
Committee from the C. L. U.
At a pprclal meeting of tho Central
Labor union, held last night In Car
penters' hull, it ppcclnl raitrmlttof of
nine delegate. was appointed to attend
the funeral of the late M. D. Flaherty,
u former president of the union, who
died this pnst week itt Colorado Springs,
Col.
The funeral Is to be held on Monday
inornlhg at n."0 o'clock from SI. John's
church, nml the committee which will
ftttend consists of the followlntr mem
bers; .1, F. Ilanunes, John Devlne,
rieorge liothlcr, Hugh Fruync, K. C.
Patterson, Stephen Price, John Kd
wards, William J. Morgan and P. J.
Shea.
A committee of three, consisting of
John Devlne, P. J. Shea mid J. A.
itlcks, was appointed to confer with
the miners' committee of arrangements
In regard to the parade- on Mitchell's
day. October -!. Tin; delegates to the
Central Labor union will assemble In
Citrpeulcrs' hall tit 1.-0 o'clock to par
ticipate In the parade.
The remains will be met nt 'H'llkes
Barre this morning by a special Mini
nilttee, consisting of J. F. Hauunes, 15.
N. Courtrlght and John Dempsey, and
upon their arrival lu this city at W.iiS
will be met by a largo delegation of
laboring men.
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SWINDLER ARRESTED.
John McMahon Hob Been Victimiz
ing Wilkes-Barre Women.
Tim local police Thursday succeeded
lu capturing John McMahon, alias John
Stewart, tin- clever gentleman who has
been swindling a number of AVilkos
Barro ladies within the last few weeks.
McMahon's swindling scheme was to
make a house-to-hous? canvass, en
deavoring to interest ladies in the pur
chase of line dry goods, samples of
which he carried with him or left for
examination. The goods were offered
at ridiculously low prices, and a num
ber of "Wllkes-Barre housewives de
cided to purchase. Stewart demanded
a small deposit in each instance, and
succeeded In gathering together quite a
goodly sum before he. left town. It Is
needless to say the goods ordered avoid
never delivered.
The local police were notilied a few
days ago that Stewart had left Wilkes
Bnr.if and might, perhaps, attempt to
work his little game in this city. Ho
was arrested and taken to AVilkes
Barrn Thursday afternoon. Ho was
given a hearing in the latter city and
was committed to jail in default of
5500 ball.
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PICTURED TRUTH SERMONS.
Sundny Evening Sermons on the
'Life of Christ," Illustrated by
Tissot's Great Paintings.
Next Sunday evening at the Penn
Avenue Baptist church, the pastor will
give the first of a series of sermons on
the "Life of Christ." Theso sermons
will be illustrated by the greatest
series of paintings on tho life and
country of Jesus which have ever been
given to the world.
The famous artist Tissot was con
verted, and gave up an Income of more
than thirty thousand dollars a year
that he might go to Palestine and por
tray the scenes and incidents of our
Savior's life. Tissot. spent ten years In
the Holy Land, and with the soul of a
Christian and skill of a great artist he
has painted hundreds of pictures of
Oriental life. Dr. Pierce has secured
lantern slides of the great paintings,
beautifully colored, which ho will use
to illustrate his Sunday evening- ser
mons on "Jesus of Xazaroth."
FINNEGAN UNDER ARREST.
Assaulted Patrolman Jones During
Trouble on South Side.
Daniel Finncgan, acciibed of taking
away Patrolman Thomas .Tone:,' re
volver and dub in the small riot
attendant upon the arrest of James
Murray in South Scranton, on Tues
day, was arrested Thursday morning
ami was arraigned before Magistrate
llowo for a. hearing.
Patrolman .Tones Identllled him as tho
man who took hl club and revolver
away and declared that he was om
ul' those who were most prominently
engaged in inciting the crowd to riot.
Magistrate Howe held him in $500 ball
on tho charge of larceny, in $-00 ball
on the charge of inciting to riot and
lined him $35 on the charge of drunk
and disorderly. He was committed to
the county jail in default of bail and
lino.
Patrick Finnegan. his brother, who
was arrested for Interfering witli Pat
rolman Jones, in the discharge of his
dutlos, was comnitted to the county
jail in default of $300 bail.
UNCLE SAM'S WORK POPULAR.
Eighty-eight Registered for Next
Civil Service Examination.
l.'ighty.uight applicants for clerk or
carrier positions have registered fur
the. civil service examination to he con
ducted November U0. This Is the largest
number ever registered for a civil ser
vice examination lu this city, ami It Is
probable the class will have to he di
vided and the examinations extended
over two days,
If possible the council chambers In
city hall will be secured fO- the exaiuln.
atlons.
B. I. A. NOTES.
'In.' i'Uit,Aii lieM ihe l.ut of St-ittriubci -o-Milled
In tlio cliol o r, t'idtik MiAniln-w, of 'he
SoutU S.I.K-, u- tho prwlikut "f tlio dull, .-inrl
1'liiilci Se.iiii.iii, it IVnn .nenuo, for ,o plf.
lent. The now i ibli rl cIiommi li.v (lie pir-Meul
lu bi m tiTiing tho luicnt of tlio uAtorUtlun
bllllC flUubiT I.
A bum nf iiimbluo soli-cleil from the dliTeretit
(Oiuiuslitm il.in.fa jic In tr.ilulnj,' for uu r.hili.
lion, ulilcli U to ho glu'il for tho heiulit nf the
Wilkesdline II. I. X in tho Uttn's lull, en
Sitmil.iy evening, Not ember -'.
Xoxt S-ituriby evenliii?, Oil. :,, tlm jneat K,
ami H. Imw, iii.nle up of locd talent, will pic
sent In thi- amlltorimn, nu Wyoming .mnue, IU
ohm vcitlou l "ll.ipny IIooIIkaii," with peel.i.
tli-8 by tlio "Kalzcnjjiiiiiier KliU." A inllli-ldnjr,
roaring,, wireed (Jice k piomtwil, Tho II. , A.
tmiibloM will end the cvcnliu', cntut.ili,iiunt
wll'l roiiio of lliolr l.itut tiii-l;w, 'flic pmuciji
will bo foi g)inn3t.liini fiiiprovciiicin,.
To Dress Well
You cannot afford to overlook the fin
ish Million's shoes gives to a ludy or
gentleman's appearance.
When He Proposed
lo St I x lutwtt-ii'jht-r
for mo J
Midi "M'lld mo lo
t U o COXM.itVA
TOItV. wlieio the
6 Hem liked jtltrs
one n Ijigo gi i,p on
iiiikU, .mil (be lat
est method." 'J lik
wu j wise girl.
Tlivie are toiei of
them here.
.1, Alfred Penning,
t in, IMievtor,
TO HAVE ITS
OFFICE HERE
SALT COMBINE TO BE A SCRAN
TON INSTITUTION,
Merging of the National Evaporated
Salt Company nntl tho Retsof Rock
Salt Company Is Prncticnlly As
sured, and the Likelihood Is Tlint
E. L. Fuller Will Be President of
the Combination Result of the
Meeting of the Directors of the
Retsof Company.
Kcranton Is soon to have added lo the
big Inst'ltitlons It already boa&ls, n
$.10,000,000 syndlinte.
The International Salt company, In
process of formation, Is to have its
headuuarters here, and K. L. Fuller, of
this ellv. Is to bo its president. At
least 'Wall street has It thus.
The International company Is to be
composed of the Nntlonnl Salt com
pany, which owns or controls nearly all
the large evaporated salt works in the
rnited States, and the Retsof Mining
company, which has a practical mon
opoly of the rock salt business.
The Ntitlomil Salt company has nl
seady pledged a majority of its stock
to tho merger. The P.etsof company
will undoubtedly do the same.
A meeting of the directors of the
llctsof company was held at the Xew
York olllce. Thursday. K. L. Fuller
and M. D. Fuller, of this city, were In
attendance. After a lengthy discus
sion, the directors unanimously de
cided to recommend to the stockhold
ers that they exchange their stock for
securities in tho new company. The
stockholders are offeicd very favorable
terms. A majority of them will as
suredly accept the recommendation.
They are to deposit their stock In the
Retsof company with the North Ameri
can Trust company.
"When the new company Is formed,
the salt business of the United States,
both rock and evaporated, will be In
its control. There ure live or six good
sized independent companies not in
cluded at present in the combine, but
eventually. It Is expected, they will be
brought in. This will mean that the
salt business of this country will be
regulated from the city of Scranton.
Mr. Fuller, who will likely become
president of the International company,
entered the salt business in ISO:', at
the head of tho Lehigh Salt Mining
company. There weie at this time
three other rock salt companies sup
plying trade east of tho Mississippi,
the La von la, organized ISftt; the Greigs
vllle, organized in the same year, and
the Retsof, organized in 1SS5.
All of these companies were located
In New York .tate, and as they oper
ated in the s.ini'? territory, competition
became very bitter and prices went to
smash.
Mr. Fuller sought- to put an end to
what, would prove to some of them a
ruinous warfare, and proceeded to ef
fect, a community of interests. The re
sult was that the four companies were
merger! In on. under the name of the
Ilctcif Mining company, with Mr. Ful
ler as president and chief stockholder.
The contemplated selection or Mr.
Fuller as tho head of the new company
Indicates tlr.it bis management of the
Retsof company is considered etlleiont
by the parties interested in the Inter
national couirany.
WELDY APOLOGIZES.
Letter Cariier Expresses His Sorrow
at Having Used Insulting Lan
guage to Mrs. Peter Enn.
The local postolllce authorities yes
terday authorized tlio publication of a
statement signed by llurton K. AVoldy,
the letter carrier accused of having
used insulting language to Mrs. Peter
Han. of A'ine street, because her hus
band had ridden on the street cars
during tliu strike, in which he fWeldy)
apologizes for his offense. The state
ment follows:
ScliiiIiiii, I'.i., Oft. '.'-!, Hull.
St.itrmcnl: With io,umiiI to tho lontrrMtion
h.id with .Mn. I'fter Kan, on S.ituiil.i,v, V.'lh in,t.,
1 would t-:iy lli.il her Mjtcineiil i '.substantially
mi reel, uithiiiit, lionvier, any intent on my
part lo bo inr-ullim? oi ollon-lio in my ipui:irk.
If. howewr, Jli.. K.111 ooiiiidiis my Ijukujko to
liai been in any dejiree oifen-lvo or hiMiltln,
I will eheeifully lender her what k due to any
lady, n.iniely, my siniciv apolosy for the oflcnv,
Jly .uijiiilntaneo with li. Han, extenilint- oer
i ."imii", and ivllh Mi. Cm one year, has al
ways been so idp.i.iiit and friendly lti.il I pie.
Hinioil to .ay In Inr what I would nol leno Mid
lo any one with whom I had not .-ueh at-ipiilut-anee.
(siijniil) lluiton K. Wehly.
Cnplns of the following self-explanatory
letters, one addressed to the pub
lic and the other to Postmaster ev
also given out;
Siranton. Pa., Oct. "'-'ud, l'MI.
Tii the I'ublh : I ihjalro lo tale that In lew
of the oprii and fair .ipoloay so hindly and franl,.
l.t given bt Mr. Weld.t, I mil fully MtMloil lh.it
he inlended no ttione, anil I leaiet eM-eedinsly
llul tlic iniidcnt n.iiicned,
llRiieil) Peter Han.
St union, l'j., 0,1, 2.ird, 1!M
Sir. I). If. Hippie, poktnurtrr, Seiuntoii, I'a.:
Il.'.if Mi Mr. Hinton I.'. Veldy has fully wlis.
tied mo that ho intemled no mmiK .-itaintl me or
my wife, in ayinif what h did. and KRiels tn.v
deeply Ihe inktahe, We hate talked the matter
nter tally and Irankly, u iniitli no, Hint f feel in
duty bound In iheriliilly witluluw wlui-ter
ihnges I plated aujiut him, and I deiic to fur.
ther ieo,uest. if it be pOAlhlr lo do o, that all
action ai!dint blm be diopped, in toiboipicnee of
ald cliarsef. J cry le-petifully joins,
('iKiied) Peter Kan,
The charges having been withdrawn,
the Incident Is considered closed as
fnr as tho local authorities are con
cerned, m
Strikers, Notice!
You may get hurt or killed If you
rldo In street curs, while they nio
manned by strike-breakers, Imports,
etc, but you will bo fufe and sure If
you get n box of Dr. Traser's roach
powder. It kills all tho cockroaches and
water buijs in your buildings. Non
poihonnus, no dirt, no smell, For kill
lug bed bugs, moths, Her, fleas, olc.
us'u Dr, Trager's dead shot. Don't let
your dealer pulni you off some worth
U'fi4 stuff. Ho FUio to get Trager's con
tracts, made for clearance of houses
and rooms of Insects, nt low prices.
Price- :: cents, either kind. U. F, Tra
gcr & Sons, corner Price and Main
street. .Scranton, Pa.
The popular Punch cigar Is still the
leader of tho lOo cigars.
Shoe Buying'
Is an easy thing at our store. Your
wants uie satisfied In every respect In
lit, style and price. Mahon's Shoo store,
!J28 Lackawanna avenue.
Smoke the I'ocono Cc. cigar.
FUNERAL OF E. C. BROWNING.
Large Attendance at Penn Avenue
Baptist Church.
The funeral of the late 1V.rn f
Urownliig was held yesterday utter
noon nt - o'clock from the Penn ave
nue lbiptlst church and was attended
by several hundred persons, Including
members of a number of the organiza
tions with which the dead niiin was
iilllllatcd In life.
A short prayer service was coiuhicl
ed at I lie home on Adams avenue at
1,30 o'clock, Just before the remains
were taken In the church. The services
at the church were conducted by ltcv.
Dr. Robert F. X. Pierce, the pastor,
who brlelly but eloquently, summed
up the Christian life of the doad man,
whom In; referred to as one nf the
truest Christians Ihe church hud ever
had.
The remains were borne to the hearse
and later to tlm grave In tho Dunmoic
cemetery by lx pnll-beuter.s selected
from the trustees of the church, front
Kzra (Irlflln Post. I!. A. It., and from
Melltn (.'oniinnndery. Knights Templar,
to both of which organlzntlons the dead
ma n belonged.
The services at (lie grave were con
ducted according to tin; ritual of the
Orand Army of the Rcpiibllo by A. II.
Stevens, assisted by several comrades.
The Horn! offerings were both numerous
nml beautiful and Included a magnili
cenl cross and ciown from Melltn
coinniandeiy and a wreath from the
employes of John T. Porter, by whom
the dead man's daughter Is employed,
SWE ARET0RBTURN.
Company Claims Severnl Former
Employes Now on Strike Will
Be Put to Work Today.
According to statements coining from
tin- otllcers of the Scranton Railway
company there will be something of a.
sensational tint tiro develop in the strike
in the course of a day or two.
It is nothing less than the ictiirn to
work of a number of the old employes.
Onlj- yesterday, so it Is claimed, two
of them applied for reinstatement and
offered to go to work at once. Others
had previously In person, by letter and
through friends, Informed General
.Manager Sllllman of their willingness
to return to work. Mr. Sllliiiian
thought It best not to put them to
work until the strike excitement had
subsided. It i.s felt now that the time
is ripe for putting I hem lo work and
in a day or two, unless the present
plans are changed, pome of the strik
ers will be back on the cars.
The company lias succeeded in op
ening up the line between hero and
Cnrbondnle- without encountering any
serious dinicultj-. Yesterday a car was
run regularly between Cnrbondnle and
Jermyn. and two between Carbondale
and Scranton. The Throop, PIttston
and Duryca Hues sue tho only ones re
maining unopened. Cars will bo run
ning on these; lines, the company
claims, before another week passes.
The strikers continue to receive res
olutions of sympathy, contributions
and proffers of aid from labor unions
all throughout tlio county. Among the
latest organizations to pledge their
moral and financial support and make
donations 'are Avoca. local 1017, United
Mine Workers of America: Sheet Metal
Workers local, No. SB, of Scranton,
Tobacco Workers local No. 37, of Scran
ton. Local union, No. Itiin. United Mine
Workers, has transmitted to strike
headquarters a set of resolutions, de
ploring the fact that one of their mem
bers i ode nn a car and branding him
as a traitor to organized labor. The
resolutions also commend the strike
and assure tin strikers of moral anil
linancial aid. Resolutions commending
Hie strikers and offering aid were also
received from Lotal Ifiyn, United Mine
Workers, of Forest City.
One of a number of Imparls, who de
serted yesterday, visited strike head
quarters before leaving- town and told
that the company Is discharging the
$:!.rio a tiny Druminoiid agency men mi
every slight pretext and tilling their
places with their i.wn recruits, who
work for nineteen cents an hour or less,
according lo llieir experience.
A car on the Providence line crashed
Into the gates at the Carbon street
crossing yesterda.v and broke one of
tho arms. Another car ran into the
Moses Taylor hospital ambulance, on
Madison avenue, but fortunately caused
no damage.
The Fads and Follies company gave
a beliellt perfoi malice for the strikers
at. the Star, yesterda.v, to a rather
small audience.
LICENSE TAX ORDINANCE.
Recorder Connell Didn't Receive It
Until Yesterday.
It will siirpilse many to know that
the license tax ordinance recently
passed by councils did not reach Re
corder Connell until yesterday after
noon at -I ei'cloek ami that the time
allowed him by law lor its considera
tion dates from yesterday and not from
tlu day in which It was passed.
Clerk Lyuntt of tlio common council
happened Into the recorder's olllce yes
terday afternoon and the latter askett
him iliy ho hadn't served the ordl
nanco on him. The clerk explained that
all ordinances passed by the com
mon council am presented by him
to the city clerk, who makes a record
of their passage before presenting
them lo the recorder. The liilHslug or
dinance was finally found lying In a
committee box In the city clerk's nrc,
For Tired Feet
There Is absolute rest in a pair of our
bouse slippers. Million's Shoo store,
:i;'S Lackawanna avenue.
COFFEE
Cora's Spscial
Java and Mocha,
25c; 5 lbs $1.00
Is the most popular coffee iu
the city, We will sell this
week at 15c per lb. Not over
2 lbs iu any oue order. You
can compare it with your 35c
Java aud Mocha,
E. Q. Course n
BAPTIZED IN
THE BROOK
CHILLY EXPERIENCE OF HENRY
SAAM.
Ho Is a Convert to the Christian
Catholic Church, the Institution of
Which John Alexander Dowie Is
tho Head Baptizing Wan Done In
tho Roaring Brook by Rev. Gideon
Hammond, Who Is the Fhlladel
phia Representative of Dowie A
Large Number of Spectators.
A convert to the Chtlstlun Catholic
church, the Institution presided over
by John Alexander Dowie. of Chicago,
was baptized yesterday afternoon by
being dipped three times In the ley
waters of the P.onrlng Hrook to the
great enjoyment of half a hundred
small boys, who were eye witnesses of
the scene mid who robbed It of the
linpiesslveness of a religious ceremony.
The convert who was baptized was
Henry Saiiiu, of Sloan avenue, and
the man who did the baptizing was
Itev. Gideon Hiinimond, Dowle's Phila
delphia representative The scene or
the baptism was the Roaring brook at
the easterly end of illbsoti street.
There Is a pool or water uboiil four
feet deep at this point, surrounded by
high, overhanging rocks and forming
an Ideal place for out-of-door Immer
sion, providing, ot course, tho weather
was warm. Yestciday was certainly
not warm. A cold breeze was blowing
in the afternoon when a number of
persons began to assemble to witness
the ceremony.
TII15Y BUILT A Fllil'.
lu fact, so cold was It, that some of
the members of the party lit u lire and
stood around It shivering while tho
Rev. Mr. Hammond took soundings to
ascertain the depth of the pool aud
waited patiently for the converts to ar
rive, lie waited for over half an hour
and had about decided with the crowd
Unit their nerve bad gone back on
them at the eleventh hour, when Mr.
Snnin put In an appearance over the
crest of the hill, accompanied by sev
eral local members of the Christian
Catholic church.
There were to have been several bap
tized, but Mr. San in was the only one
whose faith was strong enough to per
mit htm to risk pneumonia by ven
turing Into an Icy pool of water at this
time of the year.
Itev. Mr. Hammond and Mr. Sauin
immediately repaired to a nearby
house' 10 don their baptizing clothes,
and the crowd waited expectantly for
them to put in their appearance. There
were upwards of llfty small boys as
sembled on the scene and they were
about as happy as if they were going
to the circus. The grown-ups in tlio
throng numbered about twenty-five.
After a long wait the clergyman and
the convert were to be seen leaving
the house and approaching the pool.
IJoth wore long black robes and their
ordinary head-gear. Tho clergyman
had on a big pair of rubber boots.
Mr. Suiim wore bis trousers and
slides, but he removed the latter at the
suggestion of the Itev. Mr. Hammond.
His shoes removed, lie stood irresolute
ly on the bank as If lie hadn't quite
made up his mind to go lu.
SAAM HKSITATKD.
"Come on," said the Rev. Mr. Ham
mond, who was waist deep in the
water, as he smiled a smile of encour
agement. Mr. Saam hesitated for an instant
and then stepped boldly in up to his
ankles.
"Ouch," said lie. "It's cold."
"Coiiif on," said the Rev. Mr. Ham
mond, aud Mr. Saam walked in up to
Ills waist, lie shivered and shook with
the cold, but the Rev. Mr. Hammond
caught him by the shoulders and stead
ied him.
At this juncture an enterprising
photographer, who had planted his
camera on the bank a fen- feet away
from lh" pair in the water, announced
lie was ready lo take a picture. The
crowd stood aghast.
"It's not right to take a picture of
a religious ceremony like lliis. It's
altogether wrong," said a woman In
tho crowd,
Everybody seemed to be walling for
the Rev. Mr. Hammond to Indignantly
order the photographer away from the
scene but lie did nothing of the kind.
He surprised everybody by taking hold
of tlio shivering Mr. Saam and turning
him round towards the camera.
"Turn around Mr. Saam," said lie,
"Ii will only take a minute." Then as
the Rev. Mr. Hammond and the quak
ing Mr. Saam posed, under their most
uncongenial surroundings, to say tho
least, the photographer took the cap
off the lense and In a few seconds the
photograph was taken,
HAMMOND PRAYKO.
This over the Rev, Mr. Hammond
started the baptismal ceremony. He
raised his head to heaven rind uttered
a fervent prayer, calling down the Div
ine blessing on the assembled crowd
and on the man whom lie was about
to baptize. Then with a final exhorta
tion, ho ducked the resisting Mr. Sauin
completely under the water.
Mr. Saiun arose to the surface shiv
ering and shaking In every limb, the
cold water streaming lu rivulets down
his face and trickling In small .streams
down Ills back. He didn't seoni to like
the idea of being ducked u second time
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and offered some resistance to the. Rev.
Mr. Hammond ai that gviitlemuii
forced him under Ihe water two more
limes, completing the Triune Immer
sion. "I hope they both know enough te
lake 11 good drink of whiskey, ihe poor
souls, ' said 11 sympathetic old woman
In the crowd, as the Rev. Mr. Ham
mond and Mr. Saam emerged from tho
pool and walked rapidly to the house,
leaving a trail of witter behind them.
The Rev. Mr. Ilanniiond baptized
two persons lu Faetoryvllle yesterday
morning. One of them was a womnn.
and according lo him, she did not mind
the Immersion lu the least.
WHO KNOWS G. W. PETERSP
Treasury Department Wants Infor
mation About an Old Soldier.
Postmaster Ripple yesterday lecelved
a letter from the treasury department,
asking for Information regarding; the
whereabouts of Oeorge W. Peters, of
this ell.. who in 1Si!0 indented a claim
for pay as a member of Company K.
Tenth New York cavalry, the names of
Andrew Smith and John P.eeder ap
pearing on the claim as lndorseis.
If the man Is dead, the treasury de
partment desires information regard
ing ids next of heir. It Is supposed
that Peters' claim comes under the
head of those for which money was re
cently appropriated by congress.
Scranton Business College.
Three hundred and thirty-two names
now on the rolls and new students en
rolling weekly.
Miss Margaret Doyle Is stenographer
for the Republican club.
Miss Ada Palmer is doing steno
graphic work for Attorney Reynolds.
Requests on tile for young lady sten
ographer, young man stenographer and
one for a young man able to do both
bookkeeping and stenographic work.
Patrick Gilgallon, bookkeeper for the
Cudahy Packing company, has been
sent by his company to a responsible
position in Norfolk, Va. .
Greatly Reduced Excursion Rates to
Buffalo.
On October 11, IS, 23 and 30 ticket
agentis of the Lackawanna Railroad
will sell two-day coach excursion tick
ets to Buffalo good going on any reg
ular train date of sale and for re
turn on any regular train tlio follow
ing day. The round trip rate from
Scranton will be $4.00, which is the low
est fare over made to Buffalo, afford
ing a splendid opportunity to visit the
Pan-American Exposition ut a nominal
cost.
Miss Julia C. Allen
wishes to correct the report that she is
no longer teaching in Scranton. She
has arranged to divide her time he
iween her studio at Carnegie hall and
this city, and will continue all lessons
as heretofore, sight-reading and en
semblQ clnsses Included.
Creating
a
Sensation
This is what we are doing
with our
Furs, Jackets,
Suits and Skirts.
If you want quality, style and
low price, trade with
BRESCHEL,
The Furrier,
124 Wyoming Avenue.
Furs repaired aud remodel
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Ladies' Tailoring
Jackets, htons, Raglans and New
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day Skirts. Our prices are reason
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King Miller, Merchant Tailor,
432 Spruce Street.
ii Handkerchiefs
(
'' Two Hundred
i
: : (200) Dozen
Unlountlercd, hnnd em
broidered nnd hem-stitched
Pttio Linen
I Handkerchiefs
Made especially for us,
will bo said this week nt tho
astonishingly low piico of
ID cents ench 2 for 25 cents
of $1.00 per dozen. Each
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Ct'iuncr-Wolls Co. ntampa
positive guarantee of superior
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Doors Operate on Roller
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