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llun. S. . .lonc, of ( tiilHinililf, w.
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city jcsteiday.
Jlr. and Mis. A. X. Kin led .eileida. attn
luion fur their new home in Tienton, N. .1.
Ilojdley Hacn, of Xew YoiK, is Ihe jine-l uf
Aintln rrounfclker, of South lliomlpy menuc.
Kdje.ir Powell, KiiKOiie Powell ami lleiheit Wil
baini returned to Kecstnne. academy, r.iitoiyille,
,eteid.ic.
.Ml l.lrrlp.l'ullci-.oii, ol lllooiiulniic, lctmneil
home toil ty after a init with Mends on (Jicen
ltlihje htuil.
Mks Maltha Hindu.-, uf Nui'lli (iaificlil auntie,
has ii'Mimi'd her ftii'lic, ji lltnitihiiif; State
3"oiinil hchoul,
W. P. Ilik.1i and i:. P. Hell, of thi citj, will
ic-inne their studies at Philadelphia Dental ud
lege this inoinlli'i.
Dibit Wllli.iiii-, of l-nnlli .Main uieniic, uii of
Dr. M. .1. Willi mi-., ictuincd in tidiest- al Plill
iidi'lphia yi",tud.i..
I'vMieiltf ("lutle-i lloliln-.in and William C1.1I1:
lelt for Ke'v Yolk on the JauKawanna llinlled
ftcidiy afteinoon.
r.ugene CufBime and ltitlianl .oueikMii li
t in licit eleul.iy fioin Klniira, X. V., wheie tli .1
pent the past few daw.
Mls May Mc.Mullin, of IIuiheMer, X. h.n
nturiied lionic lioin a il-il with Mi -a Alices
( oons of UJ-t Soul h Sumner avenue.
Lewis Ilin-l.lnil ha, icttiiii'-d to the i)alliiiioie
( ullefeo of Dinlal tsiiiciriy after sptnilhitr Ihe
liolitl.ijs with his family In Miauton.
I S, MrAniilt) ..nd lm ilauglilvr, Mivi .Mini
McAniilly left ,c-ttiiliy for I'iiilad'lphla, wheie
the cnmitf w-ninaii will le-iuue hri tiidiec at
Hi.mi JUwr tnlleae.
Throdoic A. White, luiuaer of the 'lluoduie
A. Wlitt Alaniriattuiiiiv (t.nii.in, is m Xew
toik atleiiillinr a ineetinf; uf oieiall iii.iiiuf.ii (ur
ns width is lichiR held at Hotel Albeit today.
Miss Ami i Thomas uf l)lMoii hlieil, daugh
1iv or Alslant DMilil Altoiney W. (iailnd
'Jlinniat, letuined lo her stndiu, at Wll-on toll.'se,
( haiulit ljnig, .le-driil...
(aids Iuhu Ii;iii leielitd in this dl.i aniiounc
in); the iiuiilaup on Xew Veal's eie of Mist
i:inma lliadle.c, Inuneily of this elt.c, lo William
II. Itohlin, of Xew oiK tily. 'Ihey will he at
Inline afler .lainuij in at Xo. i"i iM Slsleenlli
hlreel.
A me-.'.ajie fiom ( olouel I.. A. AN.iliej.. wliu wa,
(Uiiiinouetl Midileiih to Klain, 111., on 1'iid.iy
nllfht last, heals ihe .ul lntellli;ence ol th diath
of lion. IMnaul ( . l.ot-ll, ol that illy, wIiik
justed iiwaj jesieidiy iiioiulnpt. 'Hie fimt-ul
will lahu idau- on Widm-Mlii aflernoon at i
oMmlv.
CruiKv H. Tripp, (miiii-il) of tan lit.i, who
lias been toniuiud with the Ceelund Uleuiie
and llliuiilnillui; iimpan., ol Cleveland, ()., lor
the past l jeais lias.ieieiillj ueeeplid ihe po.
i-ltlon of seneial iiijuiirrr of Ihe Coioiado Splines
);iectiio Light mid Powei compiiij, wlili.li nip.
idles light and pom- to Coioiado tit and
.Manllou. The iaplt.il fuviMel I-. nvrr l,(H).),Ui:l.
WATER BILL HELD UP.
Auditing Committee Wants Company
to EuiniBh All City Water.
The bill of $1,001), rendered by the
r-'ernntou Oris and Water conipuny for
water furnlBhed for city purposes for
tlio month of Becember, wuh lant night
held up by tlio joint nudltlnir commit
tee, of rounni8, becaiiHR of the com
pany's refusal to pay the bills rendered
by tlio Spring Brook Water company
for woter furnished to certain pnrts of
South Kcranton.
Tho contention of the committee Is
that under tho ten-year contract tho
company Is bound to furnish water to
all parts of tho city. The company ofil
ilalB contend that they never usreed to
do any such thins, and that they can't
bo compelled to,
Tho bill of $IG0 rendered by tho t'rys
tal Knelne company for rubber then,
which it purchased mul wlilch It has
been trying: to sell the city, was finally
passed, after having lain In the coin
inltteo box for inuny months.
TABULATING NEAItLY DONE.
Assessors Will Be Through Work
Next Week.
Tie liouul of city assessors will huve
completed the woil of transeilblnuaud
tnUulatliiK the assessment for tho next
(lscal yeur on Junuary 1C, und It will
then he possible to ascertain accur
ately Just how high tho tux levy will
need to be to raise an amount equal to
that raised this year.
The hearing or appeals will probably
nut be begun until about January IV.
THEY DEBATED
IMPERIALISM
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TWO CONGRESSMEN MET IN
LYCEUM LAST NIGHT.
Hon. Champ Clark of Missouri
Took tho Ground That Imperial
ism la Wrong and That Wo Made
n Serious Mlstnke Whon We Took
tho Philippine Island Hon. C. B.
Laudis of Indiana Ably Handled
the Other Side of This Great
Question.
lion. Champ Clark, of Missouri and
Hon. C. H. LandlH, of Indiana, two of
tho most noted speakers of congress,
met In Joint debute at the Lyceum last
night, on the subject, "Imperialism."
It was under the auspices of the
ntockway lecture bureuii. Hegret
itble to nay, the audience whs smaller
than that which tiHUully attends the
Bionkway events. Had Scranton but
known of the merit of the affair the
capacity of tho theatre would have
been taxed,
The speakers were Introduced and
tho details announced by Llvy S.
Richard, editor of Tho Tribune. Mr.
Clark dealt with the Democratic side
of tho question for fifty minutes; Mr.
Land I h then spoke for an hour and
live minutes, und Mr. Clark occupied
fifteen minutes In rebuttal.
Expansion was the main question
discussed. That It was thoroughly and
Interestingly discussed goes without
saying. A resume of their arguments
can do them scant justice. Each was
rich In apt Illustrative stories, ready of
wit and possessed In a rare degree of
the essential ability of making his
point and driving It home. Briefly
stated, Mr. Clark said:
"There are three lending questions
today before the American people:
Flnunce; the tariff, with Its cognate
branch, trusts; the colonial system,
which has come to bo called Imperial
ism. I will take them up In what I
consider their order of Importance.
"My friend Landis will get more ap
plause than I from a Pennsylvania au
dience, but my speech will contain ten
times more sound American doctrine
and common sense than his.
IS OF SLOW GROWTH.
"Fitness for American citizenship Is,
like confidence, of slow growth. The
declaration of independence didn't
make us free and fit. The battle for
human freedom begah even before the
time of Alfred the Great. The declara
tion of independence was simply one
of the luminous milestones marking
the progress of our march from bar
barism to our present civilization.
"Our institutions wcie purchased at
a great price, yet my friend Landis
and his fellow-jingoes would fritter
them away in a chase after a will-o'-the-wisp
on the other side of the globe.
"It Is not square miles of land, navi
gable rivers and the like that makes
greatness in u nation. Russia has all
these and is the veriest of despotisms.
Austria bus them in a great measure,
but It Is only the love of the people for
their aged monarch that prevents its
dissolution.
"I am utterly opposed to taking to
our palpitating bosom a horde of sav
ages who can only degrade and cor
rupt us.
"This nation alone stands for the
deathless idea of human freedom. Jef
ferson made us all propagandists of
equal right's. After practicing this for
one hundred and twentv-llve years,
Lnudis and the other Jingoes would
have us resort to government by force.
"In 1S98. just before entering upon
the Spanish war, we passed a resolu
tion In congress declaring that we were
not entering upon the war for self-ag-grandlzement.
Wo declared In that
resolution that we did not vunl to take
Cuba or Porto Rico to ourselves. If
unv of us knew where the Philippines
were we would have put them In, too.
"What an enviable position we might
huve occupied at the close of the war
if we had kept to thu declarations of
that resolution. We owed it to our
fathers, ourselves, our children and the
sacred cause of human liberty to have
done so. We ought to have said to
those whom we freed; 'You are free;
form your governments and we will
make other countries keep their hands
off. 1C they don't keep them off, we
will shoot them off," But we didn't do
it. We fell to the low estate of com
mon land-grabbers.
AVIIAT FILIPINOS ARK.
"I want It to bo understood that I am
not wasting any sympathy on the Fili
pinos. They are mere cumbeicrn of the
earth, as fur as I know. But this Is
one thing sure. They are either fit for
self-govornmeiH or unlit. If they are
lit, why In the name of heaven do we
not let them govern themselves? If
they are not lit for self-government,
we do not want them for follow-elll-zens,
Let Mr. Landis take either horn
of that dilemma and Imnale himnclf.
Wo surely do not want them for fellow-citizens.
Wo have "J.OOO.OOO now,
who are not strictly prime,
"Our undertaking to hold the Philip
plneH Is tho most Idiotic and un-American
Idea human Ingenuity can devise.
If we discovered those islands, with not
a soul on them, they would still be of
no use to us, A white man can't live
there. Oh, It's a lovely country, Our
soldiers appealed to thu war depart
ment not to pay them In paper money
uny more, The ants eat it.
"Why do we not learn something
from other countries, Holland has held
the Island of Java for three hundred
years, and has spent vust sums of
money In bounties and otherwise In at
tempting to rolonlze It with whites.
The lust census showed 20.000,000 ne
groes and 20,000 whites. The latter die
out In tho third generation,
"What did wo buy for tho $20,000,000
puld for the Philippines? Toduy's
papers tell of another severe battle In
the Philippines. A few weeks ago a
whole regiment of American regulars
wus practically wiped out. And there
Is no telling how long the slaughter
will continue, l would not gvu one
Amcrlcun boy for all the Filipinos that
exist or will exist before Judgment day.
SLAVERY EXTIRPATED,
"The Republican purty started out
forty years ugo tp extirpate slavery
and polygamy. It succeeded at a great
cost. Whllo we were pouncing lilga-1
mist Roberts from congress, General
Bates entered into an ugrcomcut with
that eminent Republican statesman, the
Hultait of Bnlu, that insured the pro
tection of the United StuteB to his prac
tice of polygumy and slavery. The
Sultan of ftulu Is on tho pay roll of
the United States. If It was wrong to
have black slaves In Missouri, It is
wrong to have brown ones In Sulu.
Wrong doesn't become right by trans
ferring 11 from one hemisphere to an
other. "It yoti n rU a Republican why wo
possess the Philippines ho will answer
'Destiny did It-nnd they pay.' Ho will
nlso tell you It Is our ditty to carry
the blessings of settled government to
the ends of the earth, on our bayonets.
T say no. Let us attend to our own
business. With our lynchlngs, burn
IngH at tho stake, Inrrlng nnd feather
ing of mounters, debauched politics ami
the like cnu we well claim to ha in a
position to curry the blessings of set
tled government lo ihe ends of tho
earth.
" 'There will be revolutions,' LuihIIh
will say. Let them rovolute, I say. To
revolutc nnd evolute Is a law of na
tional progress. Are wo In a position
to deny them the luxury of revolutions.
Let them arrive ut political perfection
by revolution.
"The Jingoes say: 'We want the trade
of the Philippines.' Leave everything
else aside for the snKo of argument,
and consider the question from the low
plane of dollars und cents, and sec how
we come out.
"The Philippines have so far cost us
Mir., 000,000, and It Is still costing us
$12,000,000 a month. How much Is tho
trade of the Philippines worth? All
told export and Import it umounts lo
only $30,000,000 a yonr. A fair profit on
that would bo 10 per cent, or $3,000,000.
We get one-tenth of It. Our part of the
swag Is $300,000 a year. And tho money
loss Is not the Worst of It. The sacri
fice of the lives of our American boys
Is the greatest loss, and that sacrifice
will continue until we ray to the Fil
ipinos: 'You are ftee," or until Gabriel
blows Ills horn.
In concluding Mr, Clark dwelt upon
the big pension fund the war lKgolng
to make necessary and the Inaugura
tion of the scandal-breeding pro-consular
form of government. He also de
clared that he hoped confidentially for
tho return of the Democratic party to
power In 1B04. "I pin my faith,' said
he, 'on President Roosevelt kicking the
party Into smithereens,"
MR. LANDIS' REPLY.
In opening his address, Mr. Landis
said tho pleasure of speaking In Scran
ton was. to hint, heightened by the fact
that It Is the home of Congressman
Council. After telling of the high re
gard In which Mr. Connell Is held hi
Washington, Mr. Landis turned to his
opponent nnd said: "Rend the story
of his life. It is n continual rebuke to
tho average Democrut who can see
nothing to glorify in this country.
Continuing, he snld In part:
"With the Democrat it Is always a
wall, Mark the speech just delivered
this miserere. They protest agulnst
everything but their protests are not
always well timed. The time they
should have protested against expan
sion was before the war started. 1
heard Clark himself declare that the
Democrats took the Republican party
by the scruff of the neck and dragged
it Into the war. AVhen they were do
ing this, as they claim, and when they
were defaming William McKlnley was
the time for them to think of slavery
and polygamy and the other pioblems
the war would entail.
"At the time when the people were
demanding that we take action, when
the Maine was blown up, I was one who
went to the white house to urge the
president to act. He said then it was
not any question as to the outcome of
the war that caused him to proceed so
cautiously. Spain would be whipped
In ninety days, he said. What he wor
ried about were the problems the war
would entail. William McKlnley knew
where the Philippines were.If Mr. Clark
didn't.
SPA1X WAS WHIPPED.
"The war took place. AVe whipped
Spain in ninety days. Commissioners
went lo Paris to arrange terms. The
lltst dltllculty they had to contend with
was the Philippine question. Four
propositions were advanced: (1) Give
the islands back to Spain: (2) Sell
them to the highest bidder: C!) Give
them Independence; (4) 'fake them
and do the best we can with them.
"The first two propositions were, of
course, not lo be given a second
thought, As to the third, I will quote
Mr. Clark's declaration that not one In
a thousand is fit for self croverument.
The only thing we could do was to
tnke them and do the best we could
with them.
"The ratification of this agreement
needed a two-thirds vote In the senate.
To ratify it, sixteen free silver votes
were necessary. Colonel AVlllIam Jen
nings Bryan left his regiment in Flor
ida and lobbied for the ratification.
The sixteen llrynnito votes were se
cured and the agreement was uillfled
by a majority of one. If It was not for
the prophet, priest nnd king of the
Democrats, we would not have the
Philippines. Biyan declared, after
wards, he did It just to settle the ques
tion of Imperialism, practically admit
ting he did It to make an Issue,
"To accept the Philippines and solve
the Philippine problem Is a national
responsibility. Our honor, dignity nnd
duty are at stake.
"The Republican party settled the
slavery unci polygamy questions In this
country, as It said It would. It will
sottle the polygamy find slavery ques
tions In Sulu, und thereby cause great
regret to the Democrats. Steps have
already been taken lo extirpate, them,"
GOVKRNlNCi AVITHOUT CONSENT.
.Mr. Landis made a display of rare
power of sarcasm In answering the
point regarding "governing without the
consent of the governed."
"Clark says 'We govern without the
consent of the governed' and then
(litotes Jeffeison, Did Jefferson secure
the consent of tho governed hi the
Louisiana purchase? Jefferson then
owned ono hundred slaves without the
consent of the governed.
Indian River
Oranges, 35c Per Dozen
Special ou Fancy Fresh
Stringless Cut Beans, 12c per
can. Sifted Early June Peas,
12c. Sweet Sifted Sugar Peas,
ISc5$I'S0Per'iozen, Conrsen's
Tiny Lima Beans, iSc $2.00
per dozsu, Canned Spinache
(better than fresh) 15c per
can. Asparagus, 25c and 29c,
long cans, zli lb. Finest Im
ported Sardiues, 15c, York
State Sugar Corn, iod. Olives
full quart, 35c.
E. Q. Coursen
Que of the reasons W-o could not lot
tho Filipino "revolutc and evotule,'' as
Mr. Clark would havo hint, Mr. Landis
wont ou to explain, wnn because there
nro subjects of most of tho civilized
nations ou those Islands, and having
taken n government awny from them,
we were responsible to nil these natlonn
for Ihe supplanting of a government
equally as good. To take responsibil
ity In the Philippines without author
ity, Mr. Lnudis declared, was Idiocy.
As to the question of doeri It pay, Mr.
Landis explained that the War kills
trade In the Philippines, At tho close
of tho war tho ITnlled States will have
there one othe gipatest market'? In
the world.
One of the Ijlggesl hits of the even
ing was made by Mr. Landis quoting
ftom Bryan's last speech In which was
told nil the terrible distress that would
follow In tho wake of McKlnlcy'a elec
tion. As Mr. Landis rend! Your mills
will bo closed, wheat wilt go down,
etc.;" tho audience rnlrly guffawed.
in conclusion Mr. Laudis paid a
beautiful tribute to AVlllIam McKlnley
apd mild: "If the Republican parly In
Its forty years' existence did nothing
more than give lo the world tho fame
anil honor that attaches to the name
McKlnley, It has not lived In vain."
In his rebuttal Mr. Clark declared
that McKlnley was only elected be
cause he was noo.OOO votes stronger
than his party. The people were
warned undi wanted an easy-going,
conservative man.
REV. JOSEPH H. 0DELL.
Enters Upon His Duties as Pastor
of Second Presbyterian Church
Early in February.
Rev. Joseph II. Odell, of Fulton, N.
A, who will enter upon his duties us
pastor of tho Second Presbyterian
church of this city early In February,
and whose picture Is presented here-
iu:v. .losr.i'ii 11. opki.i..
With, was born in London, England,
and is the son of Rev. Joseph Odell of
Birmingham, England. As a boy he
lived for four years in Brooklyn, N. Y.,
and llrst attended the public schools
in that city. He was educated at the
Queen Elizabeth grammar school, Lei
cester, England, and then at Vie fa
mous King Edward A'I's school and
Mason college both at Birmingham.
ills theological education was ob
tained at the East Keswick seminary
and later he married the daughter of
President Kendall of that Institution.
Rev. Odell came to this country as the
protege of the Rev. Theodore L. Cuy
ler, D. D., of Brooklyn, N, A and In
January, ISM, became pastor of the
First Presbyteiun church of Fulton, N.
A'. He is a graceful and scholarly
speaker and has shown groat talent
for the work that devolves upon a
pastor during the period he has been
at Fulton.
OFFICE HOLDERS KICK.
Do Not Want to Be Discriminated
Against, Even in a Trivial
Matter.
If aibitratlon or some other Hfectlve
Interfeience does not come between the
county t'onimlhsloners and tho other
otllce-holilors In tho court house, the
board ol health Is likely to have occa
sion to make tin ofllclal visit lo the
temple of Justice.
"By custom," us the commissioners
explain it, the janitors and scrub wo
men employed by the county clean the
olllce of the county commissioners and
the Judges' rooms without extra chaige.
Recently, the commissioners added tlio
controllers' ollee to the free list.
Yesterday Sheriff Schadl, Register
Koch, Prothonotnry Copeland, Clerk
Daniels and Recorder Bonn served
notice on the commlssloneis that they
would hereafter refuse to pay out of
their own pockets for the cleaning of
their respective olllces. The commis
sioners said they couldn't help It; that
It was the custom for those officials to
each pay $4 a month extra to the jani
tors for tills service, and that If they
did not keep on paying It, their ofllces
would not be cleaned.
The kicking ofllce-holders declared
they would let the dirt pile up until it
tilled the rooms, before they would sub
mit further to such discrimination,
AVhen the scrub women started lu lo
clean up the ofllces lust evening, they
were told ff they did the work they
would have to look to the county com
missioners for their pay. Tho work
wasn't done.
Ono of the objecting olllce-holders
said: "It Isn't tlie measly $1 a mouth,
but tho principle of the thing, We pro
pose to bo treated like tho rest."
VAUGHAN FOR CONTROLLER.
Select Councilman Will Seek Demo
cratic Nomination.
Select Couiicllnuin D, AV. A'nughan,
of tho Nineteenth ward, yesterday
publicly announced his candidacy fur
the Democratic nomination for city
controller,
"1 don't desire lo bc-llltlu the chances
of Controller Howell," said he last
night, "but I have every reason to be
lieve thut I can easily defeat him for
the nomlnullou."
The Democratic city committee) has
hud no meeting us yet to fix the date
for tho holding of tho convention, but
it will meet) AVednesday evening In the
St, Charles hotel, at 7.S0 o'clock.
II, SI. Hannah's law olllce has been
removed to the fecund floor, front
room, In the Odd Tellows' building, No.
20; AVyomlng avenue. ,
BORN,
HANCOCK. In fsvMiitoii. 1'J., January 5, 11W.
to Jlr. and Mis. I.mslj Hancock, jr., uf 1399
l.hulvu street, a daphter.
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GAMBLERS OUT
OF BUSINESS
TWO GAMING RESORTS ARE
CLOSED DOWN.
Proprietors Fenrctl That Superin
tendent Day Would Raid Thorn
nnd They Slntt Up Shop Volun
tarily Manhattan Club One of tho
Places Closed Several Poker
Rooms A ro Still Doing Business.
Crusade AgniilBt Disoidorly Back
Rooms Has Been Successful.
Recorder Council's recent talk to the
members of the polite force and the
promotion of Lena B. Day to the su
peiintendency has been directly respon
sible for the closing down of at lenst
two of the gambling establishments
which have been flourishing In this city
for some time past,
The announcement of Superintendent
Day's policy regarding back rooms and
"ladles' parlors" caused cold chills to
course down tho backs of tho gamblers,
and fearful that they would bo next on
the list, they closed up their places on
Saturday last.
Tho large nnd palatial establishment
known as "Tho Manhattan Club" on
Spruce street between AVushington and
Wyoming uvenues.was the first to close
Its doors, nnd regular patrons equipped
with tho pass-word were met at the
door on Saturday by one of tho attend
ants, who told them thut there was
"nothing doing." This place Is managed
by two gamblers who arc widely known
all over the east, and they expended
over $3,000 In fitting It up.
Just what they propose lo do is un
known, but It Is believed that they will
puck up their traps and light out, be
cause they appear to be well aware that
Superintendent Day doesn't believe In
"spasms or virtue," and that they will
not be given an opportunity to open up
again.
LACKAAA'ANNA AA'ENUE PLACE.
The other place which has closed Its
doors has been located on the third
lloor of a Lackawanna avenue building,
not very far from Penn avenue. This
was managed by a local gumbler who
Is one of the best known figures on the
streets of the central city, and another
man. These gentlemen apparently re-'
nllzed that the jig was up, because
they not only closed up their establish
ment but packed up their parapher
nalia and moved It out and into storage.
The games played In these two places
were principally roulette and faro.
There are several places devoted ex
clusively to poker playing which are
still open, but It is understood that
they will be either closed up or run
more secretly in the future. It is posi
tively known that the police did not
notify the proprietors of uny of these
places to close up. They simply sized
up the situation for themselves and
acted accordingly.
The crusade instituted by Superin
tendent Day ngalnst the back rooms
has been productive or oven better re
sults than weie anticipated. The
saloon-keepers, in whose places the law
wus the most flagrantly violated, have
been falling over themselves In the last
week trying to improve conditions.
Some women are of course allowed to
enter the back rooms, but the lowest
scum of the alleys are being kept out,
as well as any person who has a repu
tation for creating a disturbance.
A TENDER SPOT.
"Tills talk of cleaning out the back
rooms' didn't used to go before," said
ail Eighth ward bartender yesterday,
"because the saloon men know that It
was a pretty hard thing for the police
to get a case. But when they talked
of objecting to tho taking out of a
license why they flunked. Thut touched
'em In the tender spot."
Another reform that hns been Inaug
urated by the police is the closing up
of the pool and billiard rooms on Sun
day. Not all, but some of the proprie
tors of these places have made a prac
tice of keeping them open on Sunday,
the front shades being pulled down and
entrance effected by a side door. They
were notified by the police on Saturday
night to keep them closed on .Sunday
and they followed Instructions.
FOR
Two
GOVERNMENT POSITIONS.
Civil Service Examinations
Have Been Ordered.
The Vnlted States civil service com
mission announces that It Is desired to
establish an eligible register from
which a selection may be made to fill
nn existing vacancy in the grade of
watchman-fireman at a salary of $GC0
per annum In the custodian service at
Scranton, Pa. No educational test will
be given, but applicants will be graded
upon the elements of age, character
as a workman, expeileuce nnd physi
cal condition, as shown by the ausweis
iiuule to the questions and vouchers in
tho application. It will not be neces
wiry for applicants to appear at uny
place for examination.
Applicants must be citizens of the
United States. Ajre limit: Minimum,
L'O years; maximum, none; but the
treasury department desires cllglbles
between the uges of 21 and 50 years.
Persons who have suffeied tho loss of
an nrui or leg, who are ruptured, or
who have other serious disability, are
considered physically disqualified for
appointment to the custodian service.
Persons desiring to enter this ex
amination should apply to the secre
tary of the board of examiners for the
custodian service lu tho city above
mentioned, for application blanks,
Form 1052, which should be properly
executed and llled In coiupleto form
with tho commission at AVushington,
D. C prior to tho hour of closing busi
ness on Feb. I, 1902.
The United States civil service coin
mission announces thut on Feb. 11,
1002, an examination will be held on
the accompanying list, for the position
of hull draftsmen, The examination
will consist of the subjects mentioned
$$ 4$3 $"
I Oils, Paints end Varnish !
MaIon?y Oil & MantifacUiring Company,
t 141-149 Meridian Street. J
Y TELEPHONE 26-2. T
below, which will bo weighted no fulv
lows!
RnliJeeH. . WcljliK
Applied iiiailicnifttM .,...., ,.,,...... 1.1
Klilfi e.ltctrinlln 11
Shin draflliiK ...,.,,., , ,,...,...... .10
I'riKtlral failpliitlldliijt U
'icrlmleul halnliiK and experience., 'iS
Total ,.. .,,,,,, ,,,,,. ,, ,.,. ,,, .,... 100
Age limit, 20 years or over. From
the cllglbles resulting from this ex
itmluntton It hi expected that cortllleu
tlon wilt be inndo to tho position of
hull draftsmen lu lite light house ser
vice, at a salary of $1 per diem, and to
other similar vacancies as they may
occur.
This cxnmlutillrm is open to all cltl
Kuns of .the T'nltcd Slates who comply
with the requirements. Persons who
desire to compete should at once ap
ply either to the United States civil
service commission, AVuBhhigloit, D,
C, or to ihe secretary of the local
board of examiners.
To the South via Now Jorsoy Central.
Tho New Jersey Central railroad is
the only Hue offering Pullman service
lo winter resorts In tho South and the
Charleston exposition, with but one
chungo of cars.
Lowest rates and quickest time. Pull
man reservations secured nnd buggugc
checked through. Inquire of J. S,
Swisher, district passenger agent. 002
AVest Lackawanna avenue, Scranton.
Democratic Primaries.
At tho regulnr polling places lu the
four districts of the Twentieth ward,
tho polls will ho open on Saturday, Jan,
It, 1002, from 4 until T o'clock, for tho
purpose of nominating ward anil dis
trict officers. By order of committee.
Linked Together
Low Prices
and
Superior Quality
is the story of our assortment
of reRdy made waists today. A
SEASON'S OPPORTUNITY
THAT YOU SHOULD NOT
FAIL TO GRASP. For AFTER
NOON, SCHOOL and EVEN
ING WEAR; entire lot close
out under price that may go
quickly.
All $6.00 kind at $(,00 nnd Sj.75
All $4.00 kind at $3.00 and $3.50
All 53-50 1.1 id at $.;o and J 2. 00
AVAISTS Flannel, solid col
ors, navy, black or red, ruli front
trimmed with black braid, French
back $8.00
AAWISTS AVool, solid colors,
black, navy, old rose, sage green,
full front, with eight hemstitched
pleats, pleated back $3.00
FRENCH FLANNEL AA'AIST
Fastened In back, front trimmed
with rows of white stitching,
cluster tucks on each side of
front near shoulders, shirt waist
sleeve, narrow cuff; colors black,
navy, new blue, rose, red and
green $3.75
FINE ALL AVOOL FLANNEL
SHIRT AVAIST, fastened down
buck with buttons, front tt limned
with rows of fancy black braid
from bust to waist lino; black,
royal blue, red and tan. ...$4.00
A FEW handsome, nil-Wool
waists In white, blue, old rose,
lavender and Nile green, full
front, trimmed with self shade
silk, stitched, straps and but
tons $4.00 en.
126 Wyoming; Ave.
g ' tmmzsMswsn
The Dsvau Intercom
municating Telephone
System is the simplest
contrivance now on the
markets.
rles B.
1 19 Franklin Ave.
Broken Ribs
Are Painfull
Ami caiii. Injiny to the liodj 'Pie wit
1.4 ai.d clieaiifat way la to KlM' ll im
Mediate attention. II' IS AOl'lt I'M
lllli:i.l. A vu uiti spe.ll;!l)K about. We
inre the uhoc-iueiitloned ailment, nnd
alio caii the lirant line ut t'liiluiiljs
and I'au-uls In ll.e city.
The Scranton
Umbrella Manufacturing; Co.,
313 Spruce Street.
FRED R. SMITH,
ELECTRIC AND GAS FIXTURES,
GAS STOVES,
507 Linden Street.
Board of Trade Building.
Ill,
III I CO.,
EZ4U2C
We are head- t
t quarters for
Iron and Steel
Gold Rolled
I'
I Rolled Shafting,
Horse Shoes,
lacksmiih
If
Bittenbender&(sL
126-128 Franklin Ave.
t
-5'-H5J0.C.44.4 .
January
Clearing Sale
In order to reduce our stock
before taking our Annual In
ventory wo have mnde sweep
ing reductions on our line of
Pillow Tops
z
Stamped Linens and
Battenberg Patterns
And for the ten days we offer
the above mentioned goods at A.
practically cost prices.
Cramer-Wells Co., t
130 Wyoming Avenue.
'Phone 353-3.
,-J"&E-.j"ii4.4i
SZSRSESZII
Our Annual Sale
to Make Room
For our Spring Stock begins
today.
We have made substan
tial reductions throughout
our entire Stock and would
especially callyour attention
to our sale prices on Kid
Qloves.
Sale price
82.00 Kid Gloves $1.75
LOO Kid Gloves 1.35
1.00 Kid Gloves 87
During this sale we will
oifer wonderful values in
Hosiery and Aluslln Un-
derwear.
STis-
-. ..
Price&Jenkins
1 30 Wyoming Ave.
ParlorSuits
In this branch of home fur
nishing, our Parlor Suit De
partment, on the 2nd floor,
presents the limits of extended
latitude in both quality and
price.
Whether your plansqalculate
an expenditure of only $13.75,
or $200. 00, the range of choice
is ample. All hard woods and
wood finishes are represented
in frame construction, while
coverings, silk velours, silk
tapestries and damaf.lc are
most popular. '
A general reduction of from
1-5 to '.i oflj has been declared
on parlor suits, which means
S30.00
35,00
40,00
413.50
45,00
47.50
50.00
55.00
60.00
05.00
Parlor
Parlor
Parlor
Pniior
Parlor
Parlor
Parlor
Parlor
Parlor
Parlor
Suits for
Suits, for
Suits for
Suits for
Suits for
Suits for
Suits for
Suits for
Suits for
Suits for
$24.75
25,00
30,00
35.00
37.50
37.50
40.00
42.50
45.00
40.00
Credit YouP Certainly!
Supplies,
(CONMY J