TTvTTiJrasAS'W'rt'' S,,W ' '5 ,u NOT wjv-lvF e-PjX'tr- " "! ?'?.vT;if.-'J5-H?iiJj;'f(At'1" V ' " - '. I . V - ' THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE- SA'JTH DA Y, DKCtiMUtiJt 2J, 1001. . :xxxxxxxx; THE MODEM! HAnDWAHB IT01M. Christmas Tree Holders You can riI llioni lien nil !.- Prices, 30c, 50c, 75c All onlctf taken Ik fore 7 oMul. Tiic-tiliy p. in. for Xinni gooib v 111 In- dcUtou-il tli.il c-uiilng. Open rvvnlng" until iiui. Foote & Shear Co. 1J9N. Washlneton Ave Christmas Aprons For the little girls from two to eight years of age. Thev make such' pretty presents. Just the thing. lust the stvlc. THE BABY BAZAAlt SIO Spruce C.reet. HMHHHBHHBHHBi L ACE CURTAIN AUNDERINQ Nottlngrhams, Irish Point Iiuuiials sunee, Hrtiswls. Mnrle Antonleties nnd others. We are u refnonsdlile I'uncpi'ii iiitl sun run tee AUTISTIC liter el'ffct!. carefully produce'l. L rHE" 808-310 Penn avenue. A. B. Wartnan. llZABtvO CANDIDATE FOB LEGISLATURE. W. A. STANTON. I hereby iinnounce thai I :mi a e.m cliclute for tlio Itejuibllcan nominal Inn lor the olilre ot representative to the legislature from the Flint r.ei;lsliitlc liMiiet. A. Stanton, 400 Fourth street. THIRTIETH YEARLY RECITAL. Pupils of St. Cecelia's Academy En tortained Last Night. An audience which nearly llllecl St. fhoinus college hall slithered last .ilKht In attendance lit tin1 thirtieth ninusil recital of the music elns-s of St. Cerelln's academy. A lengthy jivn HTntntno was I'oudered and the ability displayed by the youne people partici pating reflects Rreut credit upon the sisters who have their musical training in charge. Piano solos, duets mid tiios were played by the Misses Stella Wlla, Jos ephine Caffrey. May Smith, Angola Henley. Anna Gibson, Mary Pinluii, Norn rtcdlngton, Helen Stokes, Ituth .lorrlan, Mary Huchlii, Irene Kelly, Teresa Morrisiul, Oeraldine niowitt, Amelia O'lloyle, Helene Wuhl. Alice O'Connor, Mary Melvln, Helen, Scott, i:ieanor O'Brien, Katie Hontu, Mary Kelly, Mary O'Hara, Lucy l.oiiRhran, Teresa Fndden, Catherine .McNally, Mnry Prendersust, Muy MaiiKim, Helen MniiBan, Gertrude Hellly, Clare Mc Donald, Maria MeNally, Victoria Kenny and Nora Healey and Kukouo Orlllln. Two Christiuas anthems were played on violins by tho Misses Jonc-phiue I.arrlvee, Anna Kane, Teresa I.iiukIi can and Master Francis Potter, These were accompanied in the rendition of another selection bv live mandolins played by the Misses Mary Murray, Anna Gibson, Lourottti Heddltmtou, Teiesa Faddeu and Muster John Duck worth. RecltutiniiK weio Riven by MIks Ktella Wllz, Miss Cliuo McDonald and Francis Davis. Poultry for Christmas Promises to be unusually line. If you have not already placed your on I or xUth us, please do so today, Wo shall jecelvo on Monday and Tuesday iho fluent fresh dressed Turkeys, Ducks, Chickens and (iecso from Suscpiehiuiiui county, and your order will lm iill.-ii with the best It placed eaily. Plcico's Market, lio Venn avenue, Removed. Or. G, i:. Hill & Sou him removed to three buildings below their foiiuer place, 32ti Lackawanna avenue. Look for signs. Cigars by the Box, All prlf.es; nil sizes. At O'lluru's til Spruce street. Lewis & Rellly. "Always Uubj" Shoe Stores, will be open evenings until Christmas. " Meerschaum and Briar Pipes, Smokers' specialties, etc., in endless variety, at O'Hura'8 cigar store, 431 Kpruee street. ETSn E3L& ?&&' STATEMENT OP NEW COMPANIES THEIR POSITION IN REGARD TO FRANCHISES. After the Confeience with the Board of Trade Committee a Statement Is Insttecl, in Which the Railway People Set Forth Why It Is Im practicable to Meet the Demands That Some Would Have the City Make of Them A Conditional Oiler. A confeience was held yesieiday be tween the promoter of the new Mtrc-.-t railway companies and the special committee of the tumid of trade, ap pointed lo deal with the mutter of having the franchise uidlnance so re vised as to make the city u greater beiiellclury fiom the proposed grants than the measures now contemplated. A number of the ollkera of the new lompaliios. Including George A. l 'c, Senator ilcnjuniln K. l-'ocht, C V. Houghton and .lames II. Toney, solici tor, were present to represent 'ho com panies. All three membeis of the boaid of trade committee, V. II. Tay lor. J. Henj. Dlmmlck and hbenoer Williams, were In attendance and sev eial councllmen also came In lo hear the discussions pro and con. The committee urgued that the illy xhuillil ru-olvo some Very substantial consideration for the proposed grant and that the linni'hlses should revert to the city at the end of n limited number of years. Tin' answer of the railway people lo these contentions Is best set lorth in u general statement, Issued after the conference, from the headiiuaiters of the lompanles. The statement deals with these and oilier tiuestloim lel-tt-ing lo the position of the new com panies. Il read as follows: ( 'OM PA N ' KM' ST ATKM liNT. "The nromotors of the new railway fianchlses a-e unwair.intably accused of an effort lo take an unfair advan tage of the existing troubles between the Seranton railway company and Us employes. That this accusation is al together unfair will be realized when It is known that the chattels ol these companies were granted many months ago, at a time when the relations be tween the Seranton Tlullway company and Us employes were apparently en tirely harmonious. "In the natural unlei of events the application to the coum 1U for the con sent of the city would lie'- - been made some time in September or October, but Just at that time the slilke was pieelpltated and the presentation of the oidinanees to the councils lias been delayed, with the especial purpose of avoiding entanglements with the labor dllllculties, which were so bitter about that time, and they were not linally In troduced until the situation had to a considerable extent idea red up, and only when the development of the oth er connecting lines hud so far pro gressed that II was unsafe to wait i longer, " huge piopnrtlon of the line, south of the city have been ac lually con- j strutted, and the land for the power. plant and other permanent structures of the company In the city had been purchased at erv huge expense lioni the Lackawanna Iron & Steel company befoie the oidinanees were Introduced. They aie advocated b"fote the councils, purely upon their own merits and with- out nn effort lo make capital of the , present dltllcultles of the old company. I "That the dissatisfaction both of the public and of the employes with tile ' management of the old coiim.iny and the conviction which has been for n long time existed that II was hopeless , to expect efficient service ftoni them, ' should operate to some extent in favor of the new companies Is. of course. In evitable, but it cannot be charged that the promotois of the new enterprise, or any of them, have taken undue or unfair advantage of their rivals. On the contrary, their course has Indicated unusual forbearance. DEMAND I'NWA liliANTKL). "The demand which Is so li-ecjuently made, both In public and in private, ' that the new companies should make substantial payment lo tho city for the ( benellls derived from It, is, under the circumstances, unwarranted. The sit uation, when these charters were pro cured, was that all the best and most profitable lines of communication within the cltv limits had been pro cured and occupied by successive rail way companies, the operation of all of which had been consolidated In tho Seranton Railway company. That company was notoriously giving very unsatisfactory set vice. The most val uable of the franchises In the gift of the city hud been accorded to them with out tiny compensation or return. It would have been Impossible for any other company to lluitnco a new sys tem In the city of Seranton alone. "It Is only by reason of Its tiuough trunk connections with Wllkes-Uarre, Pittston, and Carbondule that reason able prospect of successful business Is found in the present enterprise. Tho new companies expect to spend 'some thing like yi.noo.Oiji) within the city In tho construction of the most modern and approved trucks upon smelt streets as have been neglected and left by the old companies because they were con sidered Impoimlble of profitable occu pation. The ptobk'in Is dlllleult enough inltscir, unci to load It with large direct obligations to the city would simply result In making it unfeasible as a financial proposition, and therefore de feat It, The companies have alieady freely consented to relievo tho city of huge expenses In grading and paving, and to protect theiu against all Indi rect damages resulting from the changes which will be made In the stteets. UKADY TO PAY I'WIll TAX. "The promoters of the now com panies, recognizing the desirability thui the city should share In the fruits of the use of such franchises us iro certainly prolituble, stand ready lo guarantee tle payment of u lurgo annum! as a bonus, or of a fair tax upon their gross receipts, if they van be given a tree Held by the transfer m them, In any way, ot the teally prol't able territory occupied by the old cum. puuies. In other words, their enter prise Is a purely business proposition, U is now proceeding upon bnsis which offers so narrow u margin of probable profit that the addition of public bit.' dens would make It Impracticable. If It can be In any way placed upon u basis which elves cettututy ot tho large profit which ought 'to uccrue to u trac tion company commanding tho entire advantages of Intramural travel In the city of Seranton, it would willingly pledge itself to give u fair share of such prollts to the public. "The public Is eoiiulii to gteiilly heitMIl Indirectly by the eondruetlon of the new road. The amount of money expended hi the city alone will mid ten or lltteen per cent, to the assessed valuation of property therein. The lo ereawed employment of labor will beue: lit. everyone. The connection of new' suburban poln's with the center will both enhance the value of real estate mid Increase the business of lln mer chants, "The ficquetil and inpld lommunlcu- llon by Hunk line Willi the city -if littstou, with lis in.oo residents or mhsldliuy population, Is t rtitlu to .1....... i.. ii... ..I... .. ........ t........ ..... ..,,,, i ui.ni up im- iiij tl WIJ MIIHI lliiii'um. i or business', which has heretofore gone ) cNewhere. In view of the fact that nil i public fianebises have heretofore been granted without any coinpenuatlou to the city, and that none of Uemi have taken off of th city burdens equal lo those assumed by the new companl"", that the fiaucblses now granted ate the least valuable of any which have heietoroie been given, and that the large itmouiu of money already i x petlded N all assurance of the go id faith of the promoters, It would sciu unfair that till company should be ex pected lo make additional large direct eonttlbulloiis to the city treasury." TO IDENTIFY PRISONER. Man Who Knows Wlndyslaw KoilHtimsnnvlrz Hns On up tn I Detroit to Seek Him. ! The local police feel v cr loillldcul that Wlndyslaw Knnstnnsnovlcz. who Is under urn-si In Detiolt, Is the man who killed Joseph llehiiviih hi North Seranton on Jul.v :M last. .Supeiinteiulenl Raiding received a telegram flom the chief ol police of Detroit yesterday but the description given of the man under aitesi does noi tally in some respects with tin- descrip tion of Konstiinsnoviex. in older to be sun- that II Is the light man the su perintendent sent a Polauder who knows the intirdeier, lo Delink last night to identify the man under an est. If II proves to be KoiislunsnovieK De tective l.n mi Day will be sent out to secure requisition papers and bring him back. Konstnnsnovlcv. if hi ought here, can hardly be tried for minder In the lirst degree. Acconling lo the testi mony of witnesses he went to Henuvleh's boarding house and quar relled Willi tlie latter over some inci dent which occurred In the old coun try. I'enavleli said something which enraged him and he beat him I llen.i vieh) until he was tendered uncon scious, lie then picked him up and tossed him over the railing of the loi eh onto the ground below, a dis tance of about six feet. The fall bloke Heiiavieh's neck and he died instantly. Koilstansnovicz escaped but was traced to Buffalo a few weeks later. The local police notified the IJuffulo authorities but when the latter made; n search they found that the bird had flown. Konstansnovici: was traced to Dettoil a few weeks ago and his ad dress was learned. The Detroit police were notified and their nitest of tho man supposed to he the nnuderer is the result. It is believed that the local police kept in touch with the fugitive's whereabouts through certain of his lriends in this city to whom lie sent letters. A New Business House. Fied n. Smith has opened hK new gas and electric fixture salesrooms at .'07 Linden street, Boaid of Trade Ruild ing. He has a large assoitnient of the latest patterns and finishes of artistic fixtures, also a complete line of various gas appliance" and gas stoves. ' Dr. N. Y. Leet Has Removed His oflices fiom the First National Hank building to corner Wyoming ave nue and Spruce street, over Dime bank. Entrance on Spruce street. He Wants a Necktie You may depend on that for, no matter how many neckties a man may have, he's always glad to get more. Part of the pleasure of giving is in choosing; being sure of his pleasure add to your own by ma Ic ing selections from our choice assortment of Holi day Neckwear. We call special attention to our line of high grade silks, in patterns that in clude exclusive designs in stripes and figures. Four-in-hands, English Squares and De Joinvilles, $1.00 to $3.00 Half Dollar Ties. Larger variety and better quality at 50c than you'll see anywhere else, "color, combinations that will please every taste Open Eveniugs. J tfaf t T SHERIFF REMOVED PRISONERS. Took(Tltem to Plnccs Deslgnnted by the Coutt. Sheriff chiuim 11. Si Inidt and sev eral deputies look prisoners yesterday lo I he penlientlary and linuse of ref llge They are as follows: Penitentiary IMvviml Walker, sK yen in for rape: George Alelv.ei one year nnd ten months for burglary; Viindeibllt Sampson, .one yc-ai' and leu months for laieeliy: Rett Gray, colored, felonlou wounding, I wo yen in and six months. House of Refuye-nni-e Tinner UNION LODGE OFFICERS. They Weie Installed in Masonic Hnll Lust Night. 'III! hlHll llllllll llflllll- M I . 'I, 1 nlui-, No '.".'I, 1'n (.- mill An mi' -i M imii, hhi. iiitiiilli-il l.el Ill-till III Mixrtlll' lull HI lilt ,P.ICI' lit .1 I.iil-i- imUicHiii.. I I' liiianiiv itei.iilcil tin I' M Kl.-. .i-lii.ril M.i-1-i ullKil-. .'ii-Nlnl hv I'l-I t 11111111.111111 li .Iii'iii 1. Nil.;. IIii.k V. II ill, I.'. I., ,'lurk nut I.nilis "cli.au. 'Iiii' nlilici- iti-ii'lul ell- ,i fulliiu-s: W.i rliii!nl in.itci. I. I. vkt--: uicii u.uiiiit. I!. V, 'lnir-ilili-; niiilni w.mliii, llimy b. I'm lint.: tw.eurri. II P. Kin-'Oiu'c , m-chiii.c. Muni- A. I 1 11 I.e. I'uHiiuii.-; t ho iii.l.illjiiuu :i iiiiMiiil w i- m i i I wlii'ii luii I .ittilipM win- inn!' li lln. I'. S. It ii iiinif, fiiinirj l?r ciiler .1 iiium Vlnit en.l i tli-r-. $500 REWARD. Fuibitnnt to a joint resolution of city council j, a rewntd of S500 is hereby offered for information that will lead to tho anest and convic tion of any person or peisous found placing- dynamite or other ex plosives on any street or highway in the city of Seranton. W. L. Council, Recorder. Dec. 16, 1001. Crane's Furs. Cloaks and Suits Ate the Best in the City. The stoic will lie open until ! n. in. mull I'lirlstin.is. II. I). t'l.'ine. Cigars in Small Boxes and Fancy Pipes for the holiday trade, at (iarney Hrovvu & Co.'s, Linden S5t. -J BOOKS FOE, THE HOLIDAYS. - - Kim, lii-i-. Uii n-il I. 'I In- i.isjIiii', V- ll.c VI1I111-, Tli l.l-i.iil I in. The Oclu -f iii., Like- Vnutlii-i llc-lcn, .1 llc-vliii IW- , - Hilling l'.l"illl. '111. HlKl 1 el W.I, I'.l -. -f - nor, l.i.iiii-, (li.iu-i ml,, I iiiliiMii, min Olill.llll, 'In 1I.IM- .111.1 in Until, 'hull. 4- llili-r, M.iiuMIi llilpli M.iiIiimi-, .111.I .ill - - iiie ..iiic-tr-. noiiK- roii Tiii: hiimi nn.Ks in Ai.tii'i:. on-, and i:i.i.i. 111: vi 'tii'fi.n 11. 1. 1 iit vn.n. 4- BEISMAN BROTHERS, 405 Spruce st,, opp. Dime Bank, -f -f -f-f-f -M-'ift t " CODR We make a sepcinlty of fine Bon I Dons nnd Chocolates, packed in handsome boxes, 23c to 50c per lb. Huyler's Everything- fresh and assortment complete. 25c to 80c per uux. Nut ilea Gient variety, salted ov plain. Plnest Smyrna Figs, in baskets, 25c and 50c j per pound 10c, California Apples, 82,75 per box. Oranges California's, 20c and 25c per dozen S2.75 por box, Floiidas, 25c to 50c per dozen; IJ3.25 to $4.00 per box. Cigars 50,000 Itupoited, Key West and Porto Rico Cigars fiom $1,00 to fp25.00. Wo sell cignis lower than nny house in Penn&ylvnnin. Please order early. We are VERY BUSY but will try to please every one. E. G. Com sen SEN'S The Prendergast Store Fancy Goods This new line for us is cess. We liitvc duplicated part ot it and offer today at' ieast a very varied and fairly complete assort ment. The novel things go quickly. It will profit you to looic this stock over if you are undecided on presents. It is easy to select from them. ! isxaammmmamammmammmm Calendars. Our stock shows heavy inroads of buyers, still many handsome ones our designs only cards for Xmas gifts. Gibson's Drawings and Calendars, o new proofs received yesterday, $1.00 and $2.00. Only 5 Calendars left $2.00 3IKiSSE3S2G13ZE03 LESS THAN $30,000. j Ye3, Several Thousand Less Than I $30,000 Will Buy It. ' Tin.- it- one of those golden oipoitii nitie vv'liieh Is presented oc-euiioiuilly. to seeure it real Imrsnln In real es tate. It Is I lie four-story and base ment bi iek building at -I Luekuwunuii avenue, opposite the JJ., I.. and W. de pot at Siraitlou, IM. The opportunity will he none In a few days, and tomeoae will be "JiMt too late." Call upon or address T. llnekelt, deitler in real rstate, Pi-lee bulldintr, Seranton, I'a. " Shopping- Lunches at Hanley's. The time is short tor the immense amount of buyint; Unit must be done between now and Christmas. Ladies' shopping lunches, as well as refresh ments for the gentlemen, are served all day at Hanley's, 120 Spruee street. King- Air Rifles. Tiii- best air tide made. l-iorey & liinolcs, ill Washington avenue. Christmas Plum Pudding, liaec your ortb r early with Hnnloy, IHO Sprueo street, when- there Is a surely of purity. King- Air Rifles. The best air rille made. Florey ,Vi Hiooks, lil Washington avenue. Get Your Holiday Cigars and Pipes ai ilarney Uiovvn iS: f'o.'s, Linden street. Henry the Fouilh, Key West cigars, nt O'Huia's, -IBl Spruce street. DOLLS, DOLLS, DOLLS A Large and Handsomely Dressed Doll. Given Away Free Tn all iiiiiflii-ern ut .10 nuts' w.ntli T"J-, follrc., A. .S: P. Spleen, A. r P. IMi.icI. A. .V P. Ilikiuir l'mili.i, nv Court in v ' I'e.V -.ni'i- ON .Tllll)A, 1)1.1. l'I. XHS GRSAT Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co,, 111 T.ttli.iu,iiina Ave-., nil Soitli M.iin A v. 'riionc ".!-'. Ii ti!il delivery. New 'plionu 3 -St. lm You Thought of au Umbrella for a Christ mas Gift? A Handsome Ne cessity. This is our business ex clusively and we have beauti ful Umbrellas at auy price you desire. Our stock is complete iu every detail; our prices reasonable and our goods guaranteed. SraTONUKlMffiTG CO.. 3n Sptice Street. FRED R. SMITH, ELECTRIC AND QAS FIXTURES, GAS STOVES, 507 Linden Street. Board of Trade Building. 1 Oils, Paints MaIon?y Oil & Manufacturing Company, 141-149 Meridian Strest, T TELEPHONE S6-2. t a great suc I DECEMBER 3 More Shopping Days Im1twtfs 2324 chris mas. R. E. PRENDERGRST Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry, Etc. We have a large stock of unre deemed pledges that we will sell during the holidays at less than one-half their value. If you want a Diamond Ring, Gold Watch, Pair Opera O lasses, Musical Instruments, come to us. You can buv these goods of us cheaper than any place in the city. S. RADIN, Pawnbroker and Jeweler. 123 rEXN AVEXL'K Is the value of the Clock Savings Bank, which you can get at the DIME BANK Comer of Wyoming Avenue and Spruce Street, Scrauton, Pa. THIS OFFER GOOD ONLY UNTIL JANUARY 1, 1902. .fr A very uuriictlve line of up-to-ilute Rockers, Couches, Odd Pieces, Brass Beds, Sideboards. A elioiee line of Vn.l..n4- a K3 MII(IAla rcivcui, oiiwsiii, Ingrains. Holiday sooiIh urrlvliiK daily. THOMAS KELLY C.isli or Cieilll, kii.n k i.ix AVi:xri-: 1:11-1:: M ' A and Varnish : I FURNITURE t CARPETS I;: WE GIVE TRADING STAMPS. Stationery ESS of correspondence papers in fancy boxes -oak boxes, booklets and artistic pack ages ever shown in the city.also eighty numbers of Hurd's and Crane's,a box of "i""i the new Linen Lawn is' a dainty gift. We carry it in five shades 5 size's each, the handsomest paper made. Only here. Nowhere else in the city. Fountain Pens The unequalled, inimitable WATERMAN. Five dozen new ones received this morn ing. Nothing more useful .is a present. Bibles, Prayer Books. An entirely new stock and better values than ever before. Ink Stands, Thermometers. New light articles many fancy onesall imported goods. Use ful, Dainty and Novel. 'M"ft"M4 ii Handsome i Pin Cushions We have an exquisite line of Satin Finished Pin Cushions JLace Trimmed. ! I which we are selling at ? prices ranging from 50c to $1.25. I Cramer- Wells Co., 130 Wyoming Avenue. 'Phone 353-3. 'l Dress Suit Cases Are always acceptable Christmas gifts. We are showing a beautiful line of Leather Cases with spring steel frames, brass trimmed, linen or silk lined nt ij3.00 and up. CONRAD Open Evenings. 305 Lackawanna Ave. Smokers Articles for Christmas I have au exquisite line of Smokers Articles, among them many new Novelties Never before seeu in Seran ton. Handsome Pipes, of every description, Cigar Holders, Smoking Sets, etc. Something New in Tobacco ars and Ash trays, called Opal Ware is especially ar tistic, Your inspection In vited. Selected line of Cigars foi holiday trade. W. R. Shoop Mears Building. See Our Windows A collection of new, novel and dainty Electrical creation, moderate: In price. Just the thing for Xmas. 8. SCOTT 119 Franklin Avenue, Jh i .; .' t2n-A , ...l
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