i w'3'fi' '' CA ""V i v hv.mJv.''-'' Tr w!?7,''r'jfe.?1i,''v''""1' 1 ,','"'-tt5f?S'A'''''-Ji'-'"'' K?"11'.'' i "-' ;35W.'," tttij&p- WTiwmi '-' '", " -"Vs-,- .'Bfcr,.,'''! ' "" "- '3lC.i5;&CiVir ' J -. .,' '"-- rijr (SV- (" - ---1 4 3 , 4 ' ' t 1 , ,.- . , "' V1 ' .f ' V ' '. i V I . I , , r " , V ?14 .3 tTklk ' A v:vk41 ' 4 tt.l THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE- TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, UHtt. 3 COMMUNICATION IS AGAIN OPENED UP Trains Once More Running in and Out of Scranton Aftermath of the Big Storm. The Floocts on the South Side. Only nnc rail mini k-iidhm out uf Hriunton ri'iiiiilticit nnoiK'iirtl hi IJ 'clo(.'l IiihI iiIkIiI. That watt tho Woman juif (HvIhIoii of tin1 Liu'ltiiwumtn. IVator froia tin Sinxiiii'liunim over flawed the ti-iiuks at Avinatalc to a lei'tli of scvmal fei't anil i-oaipli'laly loHtl tin mail liclaw I'lyiaoatli. Tlio wati'i" waa roportail to lie icrcillnK. lam. iilulit, and liy daybreak, Haiierlatond- ill Klne said, tbe, Inirlw oui?lit to bu lllieovcred. The l-ii'-kiiufinim road was also bloeked at VesHal, littt by lining tbe parallel trauks or tbe Krle between tiwrRo and llliiKlianumi, delays were obviated. Tbe Jersev fentral below U'llkes Harre anil the I.ehlKli Valley at vari ous plaees were still bloeked last nlulil, bat the Peiiasylvaala was opened tbroui'li to llarilsliurK' and I'roui that tiolnt almost all the state was aeees slble. The l,uekawannn iieopb; spared no money or labor to open up trallle, ami would have achieved Its purpose of heatltiK out all Its entnnctltors to New York and Philadelphia bad It not been for the perverse conduct of the Dela ware river. TROUBLE AT THE GAP. Shortly after midnight, yesterday liiorniiiK, there was every prospect thai tbe road would be opened at daybreak. The work of repalrlnjr the ilairave at I'.ltnhiirsl, tloaldsboro and I'oeoao bail proKrosscd so far that at I a m. word was sent to all the hotels to apprise the KUests anxious to jet away In a hurry that tbe Lackawanna would start a train south earlv in tins nioru iai'. not later than 7.30 o'clock. This message had hardly been seat win n word came that tbe Delaware was rapidly rising:. At midnight Its waters were two feet below the level of the track. At daybreak, throiiKh tbe whole length of the "iriili," there was live feet of water on the tracks. This condition continued until noon yester day, when tile waters began to recede, as rapidly as they had risen, and at 3 p. in. the message to Superintendent Ititie was that tbe tracks were clear, and that a party ol'ollleials on a hand car had Inspected them and found them uninjured. II was thereunon decided to start a train through for New York' at u.Hl) p. in. This was done, and it. made the trip without incident. A train from Buffalo that escaped the Vestal washout by tnkiiiK to the Krle tracks, from Ovvcw to HiiiKhanitnn. reached here at O.LTi and shortly after wards nroceeded to New York. Four .hroUKh Lackawanna trains from Buf falo were sent to Xew York by way of the Krie from Oweuo. The Krle was isiiiff the Delaware, Lackawanna and A'estern tracks west of Owcko. FIRST FROM NEW YORK. Train .ro. 25. due here on the Lacka A'anna from New York at S.D3 p. in., Tot through la good time, reaching here at H.-IO. It was seat on through .o liuffalo. This was the lir.st train "rom New York since 11.30 p. m. Satur lay. Two local trains each way were run between here and Ulnghamton yester day, the trouble up the line having been fixed up without much dillleulty. Trains will resume their regular schedule, this morning, Superintendent Klne said lat night, except on the "Bloom." Trolley cars are running: from Bennett and Kingston to Wilkes TSarre and will meet all Lackawanna (rains today. The llrst train to get started for New York yesterday was on the Delaware and Hudson. The 1.42 p. in. train made connections with the Pennsyl vania at Wilkes-Harre and sent pas sengers through by way ol llarris hurs and Philadelphia. At 2.25 the Krle and AVyomliig sent a train to "Lackawaxcn to conned with the Krle t'nr New York. I loth these trains car lied American Federation of Labor delegates and other storm-bound visi tors, but the most of the travelers waited for the opening up of the Lackawanna. The Terry MeCiovern theatrical (roup took a sleeper at the Lacka wanna station Saturday iiIkIu, expect ing to be In New York in the morning and Hrooklyn the next night, when it was to open an enRngenictil at one of the theaters there. On waking Sunday morning ami finding them selves still here with no prospects of getting away for a day or two, they prepared to make themselves at home at the. expense of the Pullman com pany. PORTER'S PROTESTED. Tbe porter protested that they would have to vacate the car, but the re 'used to go, arguing that they had -n-lered the car with the understanding they were to have berths therein until lloboken was reached, The Terrible j Terry and his company kept posses sion of the car until yesterday at noon, when word came that New York could be reached by way of the Dela ware and Hudson and Pennsylvania. Passenger Agent M.L. Smith relumed all tlio money the company had glvjn up for transportation and sleepers and let them have the free use of ilio "Lackawanna baggage car, In which their trunks and stage trappings were stored. The car and the company got on the Delaware and Hudson train, pud at 1.42 were started for New York. The Al Iteeves company, which played at tlio Star the last three days of lust week, could not get away, and ilio lluiiy Utuiy company, which was to play tlieru the first three days of this week, was unable to get up from Newark, Manager Ilerrlugton can celed the Hurley-Hurly company and held the Al Iteeves show for three jnoro days. The Perry, Odell & iVDcn company bound from Heading to Ulnghainton by way of the .leisoy Centra! and Lackawanna, could not get mil of Heading, Tlio "Hugged Hero" coiuian, which Is playing at tlio Academy of Music this week, was stalled at I'tlc.i, but got through on tlio Lackawanna train, reaching here al S.'iO p. m and opened its engagement on lime last night. The "Kvll Kyu" company which gavo i performance at the Lyceum last night came from Hliighamton over the Lack awanna Sunday. Tim Lackawanna receded rapidly during Sunday night ami yestcrday luornhig was well confined within its .i. a'he ileprcsscU regions ulont; Its limits were relieved and families that bad been driven out by the Hood bewail to reocetipy their homes. THE DAMAGE SHOWN. Tlie uceompanyltiK cuts vividly portray the volume of water that passul thtauf-li and over the lower Hats on Sunday, causlm; extensive damage to the homes of scores of poor families who could III afford to lose the provisions they bad stored for the winter. The pictures were taken by ICdward KeimlUKUesser, of Cedar avenue. The water yesterday had practically disappeared from the main arteries of trallle exci pi In the lowest depressions and tills had frozen solid so that hard- SUNDAY'S 1 1.) nv finni Kill) -tlt't't filial .iW'imc. Si'lltll V.nlia' ly anything remained In sight but cor rugated terraces of frozen mud left by the receding waters as a reminder of the worst Hood in the history of Lack awanna valley. Many of the cellars are still tilled with ill smelling pud dles and coming as It did al this time of tlie year may have serious conse (lliences as the cellars and living quar ters of many families will have no chance to dry out all winter. Tlie work of pumping out the water from the Mt. .lessus mines lias already commenced. It is thought It will take a month to clear the Ued Ash and flrassy Island veins from the water that poured Into the mine from the overflowing creeks on Saturday night. In addition to other damage already told of. a house belonging to John Warren, located on Urook street, i Pcckville, was badly undermined damaged by the overflowing of md me creek on whose banks it is built. As a result of Sunday's flood the Oly pbant shoe factory hail to sin-pond op erations yesterday. The Dickson silk mill was likewise effected ami It will be some days Ivfore work will be re suintd. K. A. Fuller, the lumber deal er, lost a considerable quantity of lumber, the high water overflowing part of Ids lumber yard. Postmaster Hippie received word yrs- derdav afternoon from the superintend ent of railway mall service for New York city that pouches containing the mall for llils city, which had accumu lated In the metroDolls since Saturday night, were being shipped at 2 p. in. by tlio Pennsylvania railroad to connect with the Lackawanna at Northumber land. This mail will arrive in the city tills morning at !i.42 o'clock and will be the first iiieil in from New York since Saturday ulaht. Some of the local mail destined for New York city has been sent by the Delaware and 1 liaison as far as Nine veh and thence by the Krle to New York. DELEGATES FINALLY LEAVE. Most of Them Were Able to Start Yesterday and Last Night. Mo.l of i lie stormbound delegates to the Aincilean Federation of Labor con vention got away yeslerdny, and last night. Some started on an Krle and Wyoming train at 2,25 to ditch the Krie al Lackawaxcn and thus reach New York, others got out on the Delaware and Hudson at 1.42 p. in., to make ton nections wlib the Pennsylvania at Sun bury and llariisliurg and still others waited mull the Lackawanna got opened up at nightfall. The executive council spent the day la secret session, attending to the many matters submitted to It by the convention, President iioiupcis. Picsidenl .Mli-clii-ll, of the .Mine U'niWirs; , r 'Sldent White, of the garment workcis; Presi dent Kecfe, of le longshoremen, and President llayts, of the glass bottle blowers, who are members "f the Na tional civic Federation, arrtumeil to L-avc on the llrst morning train for New York, where the civic federation Is Scheduled to met t this week. WANT INFORMATION. Superintendent Robllng Receives Two Telegrams, Superintendent of Police Holding re ceived two telegram. last night, asking him to seel, out certain persons, The llrst one received was from the chief of police of Yoilllgstown, Ohio, and si t forth thai Paul Kramer, aged 2S ycais, a resident of this city, was dangerously Injured, The man Is supposed to be a brother of '(lus" Kramer, of Cedar ave nue. Further Information has been wired for. The second lelegram set forth that Owen Muldlg bad died at Juliet, Jnil., alii requested llie police to seel; out his brother, John Muldlg. Tin-re Is no such name as Muldlg to be found In the directory. ACCIDENTALLY SHOT. John Dowd Met with an Accident Last Night. John Dowd. a young man living in Duuiiioi-c, and H. I. Kdisou, a mer chant tailor, weio showing each other revolvers lust night on Lackawanna avenue, near Wyoming, when the bit ter's weapon was accidentally dis charged, tbu bullet entering Dowd's light thigh. Ho was taken to the Lackawanna hospital, where the bullet wis ex tracted. Tim Mound Is a slight one. He maintains that the shooting was entirely accidental. geaasssseaKffia INSTALLATION TONIGHT. New Officers of Lackawanna Chapter to Take Charge. At the election or Lackawanna chapter, No. 1SR, the following olllcers were cle'cteil for the ensuing Alasoale year: l-Yiink Al, Moyer, IiIkIi iHc.'t; Waller L. tfchlauer, kltiffi .lamest l Wardel, scribe; Krcd .1. Ainsden, treas urer! t'larence L. Van llUHklrk, secre tary, and the retiring IiIkIi priest, Al tred II. Shoplnnd, representative to the grand chapter. The Installation ot" the above olllcers will take place tonight at Masonic temple, Spruce street. NEULS HAS NO CLAIM TO OFFICE OF ASSESSOR Opinion of Judge Carpenter In the Case for Salary Brought Against the City of Scranton. Ill an opinion banded down yester day niornlng, Judge .1. V. Carpenter decided against John A. Neills, former city assessor, who was removed from otllcc by Kornier Recorder Janics Alolr, after the ripper bill went Into effect. FLOOD ON LOW.ER FLATS. &cmMm.ii&ifim t'Jl l.dnHii imitli Hum the liriili;o irniiii Miiilli WdL'iliisl'Hi au'iiiif mar Vnlr.il I'.irk Cjiiltii. Neiils bad a year to serve when he was removed, and be sued to recover the amount of Hilary due lilm at the time suit was begun, claiming that his removal war. illegal. In deciding against Neuls. Judge Carpenter said: "It Is contended on the part of the plaintiff that the legislature lias no power to enact a law nuthorlxlng the removal of a public ollleer before the cad of a term for which he was elecud and Article 2, section 1". and Article ti, section I, of the constitution relied upon to support that contention. "The find provides. 'No law shall ox tend the term nf any public ollleer or Increase or diminish bis salary r emoluments, after his election or ap pointment.' And the latter, 'that all ollicers elected by the people, except governor, lieutenant governor, nieni- iu.-h of the general assembly and judges of the courts of record learned In the law, i-hall be removed by the governor for reasonable cause, nft-T due notice and lull bearing, or an ad dress of two-thirds of tlie senate. "It is argued that city assessors are elected by the people and are within the class of public olllcers contem plated by the constitution, and cannot be removed except in the maimer pre scribed in the section quoted.' "The olliee of city assessor is not one ot those which are usually denomin ated constitutional. It is not men tioned in i he constitution, and no pro vision is made therein for the election of such on ollleer. As was said in commonwealth vs. Mc-l'ombs, 50 Pa., Kill, by Strong, jr., referring to the of lleo of district attorney prior to the adoption of the constitution: 'Not having been mentioned by the consti tution, the legislature was left with unrestricted powers lo prescribe what the duties of the otllcc should be, anil what tin length of its tenure. ' Having the power to create, they h;: e also the pow'cr to regulate, and ecu destroy, t'ndoubtedly the legislature may al any moment repeal the act of isr.il and abolish tin olliee. They may for it. " ' The provide a substitute compensation which the beginning of an may be illiuluMicd was allowed at incumbent's to in or wholly lal.'-ii away. it was said by Mitchell, J la an other ease quoted: 'The right to an olhce is not the right of the Incum bent to tb" place, but of the people to the olliee, All olllce, therefore, not constitutional, exists by the will of the legislature only and may lie abolished at any time and the Incumbent has no standing lo complain.' "A cltv anses-or, not being a consti tutional ollleer. there call be no qllcs lion under the authorities cited thai I lie legislature may provide for bis re moval from olllic, "It Is provided in the schedule to ibe Act of March 7, ll'iil, the second cl.i.-s cliy chart"!- bill, Hint: "Tlie city re corder, so appointed by the governor and their surccsssurs fo appoint d, shall have llie light mid power and ue hereby iiullioii.eil lo remove from of- l flu. - " nieiiibirs of the board' of I .isscsssors.' As ibis Is not In deroga tion of any right vouchsafed to llie plalntllf by the constitution, It Is clear ly within the power of the legislature, ami It follows that his removal was aathorljicd b. law and that he Is not entitled lo the salary which be claims," WILL WRESTLE PERRY. Andy Williams of Newnrk to Mojt Him Tonight. Andy llllains, a wrestler of wide repute, came up from Newark yester day to meat (lldeoii Porry, the Califor nia wrestler, and they arranged for a 'atch-welghts, catch-as-calcicau inatcli at the scranton ineycie -'inn li.iuc. i.,nl..hl vli,)ii tlif.iv. I ta In. ii smoker and vaudeville entertainment for the members. The bout will take place al !).!!rt o'clock. Williams Is about live feet eight and weighs over 20i pounds. Perry is six I cot one and weighs ivn pounds. HE CANNOT RECOVER. Daniel McAullffo Shot Dining n Riot Will Die. It was said laat night at the l.acka wanna hospital that Daniel .McAullffe cannot possibly iccover. lie was shot during a riot on I.uzrruu street, u week (igo jestcrday. Conrnd Bros.' 1!)0J Columbia .Models may be seen at our otiuv, 813 Wyoming a venue. FIREMEN DID GOOD WORK AN EARLY MOItNING BLAZE ON WYOMING AVENUE. Originated In the Eonr of the Bnso nienl of the Store In the Mayer Building Occupied by Bcrghauser nml Staples Damage to the Build lug Not Great but the Tenants 3uffcrett Heavily from Eire and Water Cause of the Fire not Yet Known. Klre broke out al 1:1.15 o'clock llils morning In the three-story brick build ing at laT-lKi Wyoming n venue, bat owing to splendid work on tin1 part ol the lire department the building was saved, though the stocks of ltergliau ser Staples and Shlmaniura & ''o., who ociuplcd the ground floor, were almost completely destroyed. II was the llrst lire of any conse illleiice In the central part of the city since the lire department lias been re- vsr-jrtr.mvff'msxiSWX &&?&2$i;y.Y,ffi2'n () St ('111 uIiut lilll'lltifUf'j' i:il, wa-i ah.Midi'tit'il opji .tlp i, WoiKs ca I'lm stuv.1. organized and the wisdom of that re organization was demonstrated beyond question. The building is surroiindul on all sides by old wooden structures and had the flumes once got beyond control n mint serious conflagration would in all probability have resulted. Tin. lire was discovered at 12.15 o'clock by Patrolman Louis llociiitz, who noticed smoke pouring out from the transom of Berghauser & Stapl s' store. He turned in an alarm from !!ox 2ul, at Spruce street and Wyoming- avenue, and the central city com panies, in oonyunnd of Chief H. F. Ferhcr, were soon on the scene. When the firemen arrived, the base ments of the two stores were tilled with a mass of flames, and the store of I'.erghauser Staples, who deal in draperies, was well ablaze. The flames were ab-o creeping up through the floors In the rear, and were just break ing through the roof. CHIUP IN CI1AHGK. Chief Forber ordered two lines of hose on the roof from Centre street, another Into the front of the drapery stoic and a fourth Into the basement I'iomi the southerly side. It looked for a few lu'nul s as If the lire would win oui but it was gradually got under control without an Inch of steamer pressure and was practically extin guished at 1...0 o'clock. Chief Fcrber says that tlie lire orig inated in the rear cf the basement of Kerghauser and Staples, but Is at a loss to explain how. The two stores, both basement and llrst floor, were completely gutted, but the second and third floors were practically unharmed save by water and in the rear where the flames ate their way tip at tlie out set. The damag" to tlie building, which Is owned by llie Mayer estutoandwhich was recently remodelled, can be placed at about $1,500. The loss which Herg hauser and Staples will sustain Is a bout $5,uno, while Shliuamura and company's Xma3 Safety Razor Ssts RAZORS, 00 Styles. RAZOR STROPS, lTio to S3.00. MUGS AND BRUSHES. POCKET KNIVES, 10c to $0.50. scissor.." AND SHEARS. MANICURE SETS SHAVING SETS. CL George 119 Perm Avenue, 3PJ3KWJIE B1ere Are a Few Suggestions for Christmas Shopping. You will find Exquisite Suits of Muslin j ,.njripn, .,.,.i i ,, ,p : I'lUIUCI V llllU Ultl-t.. Lidies' fancy and plain Aprons. Maids' Aprons. Ladies' Hosiery, lace, lisle and silk. Kid Gloves in staple and fancy shades Silk and Woolen Golf Gloves! Gents' Kid and Mocha Gloves, Fancy Hose Supporters, Would Advise Early Buying tion Is Gone. PRICE! & .niMVyoiiiiiis Avenue, loss Is not nseertalintble. They are a Japanese llrm who rented the building temporarily and who have been con ducting an auction sale of Japanese pottery. The occupants of th" two upper floors are as follows: Dr. tleorge C. Knox, Dr. Ittinhc-w, dentists: A. M. Morse and T. II, Miles, Instructors In music and Phoebe J. .Schooner, dressmaker. The furnishings of their apartments are badly daitiiiged by water and smoke. HUM 10 KXCITKMI-.NT. Some little excitement was caused when It was learned thai Dr. Knox slept In the building and tliut he had not been seen after the alarm was turned In. Firemen with In uterus groped through the smoke In his apartments but could Mud no truce of him. lie turned tip safe and sound a few min utes later, not having returned home when the tire broke out. The second alarm which wns turned In by Chief Forber shortly niter 12."0 was for the purpose of bringing more hose lo the scene of the lire. HIS SKULL FRACTURED. Anthony Mullen Fell from the Mif flin Avenue Retaining Wall to the D. & H. Tracks. Anthony Mullen, a young niiin re siding at I" Sllex street, was found lying In a semi-conscious condition on the Delaware and Hudson railroad tracks, Just south of the Linden street bridge, last night about S.n o'clock. The railroad men who found li till carried him to the Delaware and Hurl son railroad station, from whence be was later removed to the Lackuwntina hospital. Here It was noticed that his skull was fractured. He was able to ex plain, in a disjointed way, that he hnd been walking along the retaining wall on Mllllln avenue and bad fallen off. Ills condition Is said to be serious. WILL IGNORE THE RULING. Decision Reached at the Meeting of Porto Rico Workmen. By KmIiiMiu Wire (rein Tho .U'oci.itiMl Prcs. San Juan, Porto Hlco, Dec. Hi. Less than a hundred worklngmeii answered the call of the local committee of the American Federation of Labor to at tend a mass meeting here yesterday af- ; ternoon. The sllniness of the attend ance was evidently due to the order of the court declaring the organization illegal. The meeting' was peaceful and only mild addresses were made, Santiago Igleslas, president of the Federation of Workmen of Por.to Hico, explained the object of his visit here, and it was resolved to petition Gover nor Hunt, when that official returns to San Juan, to use his influence to bring about the removal of the two native Judges of the District court and ap point Americans in their plaees. It was also decided to ignore the ruling of the court, dissolving the federation. The meeting continued tin resolution adopt afllliate the local ed tome time ago to organization with the atlon of Labor. American Fedci - CASE WITHOUT PRECEDENT. Power of the Governor to Sign His Name to Be Disputed. My i:ilnaiip Wire lioin Tlie AssucUtecl Pi o .. Philadelphia, Dec. 1G. A case involv ing the power of Governor Stone to at tach his signature to blank state papers, which In his absence from the state are afterward tilled in by some one in the executive service, was dis missed by the state Superlur court for want of proper Jurisdiction. The case upon which the decision was based was that of Alfred A. Thatcher, alias Hlley, who annealed to the court to prevent bis extradition to Hrooklyn, N. Y.. where he Is wanted for bigamy. Tbe warrant lor his extradition was dated December 12, and was signed by Governor Stone. Thatcher, through his attorneys, claimed that as Governor Stone wan in Mexico, on a pleasure nip, at the time the extradition papers were signed, they were void, and that his transfer to the New York authorities would be Illegal. uggestions. Siiot Guns, Rifles and Ammunition. AIR 75c RIFLES, to SI. 50. REVOLVERS, SI, 35 to SI 5.00. FISHING TACKLE ICE SKATES, 20 Styles. ROLLER SKATES, 10 Styles. INGERSOLL WATCHES Folton, Scranton, Pa. the articles in our Store. Primmed in Km- Underwear. Before the Selec- JENKINS, Ladies' Furnishers, I I H D. CLOAKS, SUITS, 0. SKIRTS 0 0X GARES Our fine is of too great an assortment to enumerate, but prospec tive Buyers will be fully repaid by looking us over. 0 324 Lackawanna Ave. B 0V. TAKE ELEVATOR. tfn 30GKX5KX5CC3CKX50$raKUK$05 .. .j. .. .j, ; .. .j. .. .j. i . .;. 11 .,rvaes. m. ff'i ' tiki' k""lall viFC 7 PROCRASTINATION IS THE thief of time You will realize this about nine o'clock on the evening of December 24th. when you are pushed to the right and jostled to the left, by an eager, anxious crowd of late Xmas shoppers. Just a few heips toward Tilling out the vacant places in that long shopping list. It will pay you to purchase today. Save your time and money. Handkerchiefs, plain and lace lUc. lo $8,00 Fans, Silk, Lace, etc 50c t 84.00 Umbrellas In llie very newest designs, with the Initial Ell Braved Free, $1.00 to $15.00 Each Women's Neckwear, Laces, Hells, Waist Patterns, in fact everything a woman needs. Dressing Jackets and Koin onas in beautiful colors and cloths. 98c to $10 Each Neckwear, llandkerchiels, Gloves, Umbrellas, etc., in Men's Furnishing Department. Prices as low as dependable goods are sold for. New shipment of silver purses and Xmas Handkerchiefs. Note Window Display. Meldrum, Scott & Co., 126 Wyoming Avenue. Storo Will lie Open Evenings Until Christmas, Crane i AND -J ! -J ! Our Thumb Mark On any article is a sign that there Is full value for it's cost. Kvery year that has rolled around has brought us added knowledge and experience, and you get the benefit. Ask to see our "Tree llrand" Pock et Cutlery, scissors and razors. Fully warranted. Green Trading Stamps with Cash Sales. Blmin ThiimH Ifl I Foote& Fuller Co Hears Building. 0 r ? , -.' "trt