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me built tor wear mul to
give satisfaction All wearing
parts are titled with bull
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piiglcHt running wringer on
the market. Holla arc made
or tlio best lubber obtain,
able soft uinl clastic and
are warranted for S yearn. If
cither roll wears oilt during
this time It will bo replaced
free.
Pi Ices $1.25, iJ.50 mid ?3.00.
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W? Are Specialists
In the line ol Infant' wciir, and
Iiavc ninny dainties wliich jou tan
not lliul etirvvlicrc. Our soodn
me Jut a little mow ilMlncllio
llun othcM. We will amwer jour
ciiic.-tiom ami send catitloguc. Hut,
belter still, come and see u.
THE BABY BAZAAR
CIO Spruce f.:reet.
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We Make Loans
)n approved security whenever
.auditions warrant It. Prefer
ncc, of course, being given to
jur regular depositors.
THE PEOPLE'S BUNK.
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PERSONAL.
Jll-s l.il,i-l lUiellntr, ot T.eiioxville, is vMtliii,-Mi.-.
.lulm II. KnlKht, of South Sumner avenue.
Mr. .mil Mr.-.. Ilulilcr, of Mill City, are tlie
guest'! uf Mr. nnd lln. ('hallos ilulilcr, of Noitli
Main n venue1.
Itev. II. C. Mtlirrinott, uf the Minp-ou Moth
utlM KplM-opal tlmiili, liaa ictiaiicil lioine from
1'lill.uleIiililJ.
1'iufic-nr Il.i.viln i:jiin anil lii-, Lllicr are on
a IhMhons trip to Xcv.itU wlieie they arc inter
tclctl in a iiiliie.
Mr. and Mrs. lMvvjitl S.indl, of Ki-ton, li..c
n tinned lion.e from a lsit with Mr. and Mi.
Jjlvv.iitl Mnii.li, of Xorth Main avenue.
Mrs. HaUuel Jf.no, of Iowa, who lun been
tlie Kiiffct of Mr. and Mii. .Tolm I.lnjtl, of Xoith
llilicctu avenue, for Mime lime, loft fur home
this week. ,
Miri. Hull and tlJiisliler, Valeta, of ( lihasro,
will le.ivc fur home today. Tliey hive been
the t'ties of Mr. mid Mis Thompson, of the.
Klilaser lioulev.itil.
PAUR OHCHESTRA CONCERT.
1 Sale Opened Yesterday and There
Was a Rush for Seats.
The diagram for the Umll Paur con
cert opened yesterday morning and
there was a large sale of seats. The
patrons have a great advantage on
this occasion its they have the oppor
tunity to secure far better seats than
tit the Xoidica concert and less rates.
The tickets are not as high in price
and the seats are arranged so that a
line choice Is given. An unusual
amount of enthusiasm prevails all over
the city and musical circles express
the liveliest Interest In heurlng a great
orchestra concert In this splendid au
ditorium. Miss Anna Millar, the manager of
the Emll Paur orchestra, and also of
Miss Glfford and Sir, llochnmu, is
delighted with the prospects for one of
the must successful concerts she hns
ever directed. Miss Millar was for a
number of years the manager of the
Theodore Thomas orchestra and is
thoroughly familiar with all the ad
vantages to be gained by having a
vast hull for such a concert.
It Is now evident that there will be
another great house such as greeted
N'ordica, and the management of the
Young Women's Christian association
Is confidently expecting a handsome
return from Ihu enterprise. It is not
every city of the size of Scranton
which can engage a succession of
splendid musical talent and continue!
such active interest. It is a pilvllege
to hear such a superb orchestra us the
New York Symphony nnd It Is appar
ent that our people appreciate the
fact.
Complaints having been mudo on
some recent occasions that the armory
was not warm enough for the comfoit
of audiences, tho managers for the
Paur .Symphony conceit propose to
have extra steam heat turned on next
Monday evening.
SMALL POX AT DURYEA.
Ralph Barnes the' Victim of the
Terrible Disease,
A cuso of small pox was discovered
In Duryen yesterday. Rnlph Haines
Is (ho victim. lie has been 111 for the
past two weeks, but it was understood
that he was suffering from measles.
Yesterday morning the attending
physicians reported to the board of
health that it was small pox.
Humes, was employed ns a team
ster for thu Jlrm of Husall & Clausen
ami visited many houses each day
befofo ho was taken III. His residence
has been quarantined.
Best Line to the South Is via New
Jersey Central.
The new Quaker City Limited leaving
Beranlon at 7.30 a. in. mul.es closo con
liectlons ul Philadelphia with through
trains for Florida and principal points
In tlio Kouth. Only one change of cava
necessary, nnd thut at noon. Cull or
write to J. S. Swisher, district pasen.
ger ugent, Scranton, for Information us
to fates. Pullman accommodations re,
-Arved Ip p-ivancu.
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$100,000 OFFER
WAS REJECTED
FRANCHISES WERE PASSED ON
THIRD READING. ,
City Solicitor Declared That Propo
sition Could Not Be Enforced and
Common Council Voted It, Down.
Names of Those Making Offer Re
vealed South Side nnd West End
Ordinances Adopted Unanimously.
Unsuccessful Attempt Made to
Amend North End Measure.
The ordinances awarding franchises
to the North End, West End and South
8ldc .Street Railway companies were
passed on third rending last night by
the common council, which body unan
imously rejected tho offer of $100,000
made by certain citizens for tho fran
chise rights contained In the ordin
ances. The West End nnd South Side
ordinances were passed unanimously,
and there were but two dissenting
votes to the North End measure.
The railways committee held a meet
ing prior to the meeting of council.
This was attended by Attorney Frank
J. Fltzslmmons, who presented the
following proposltlouslgncd with the
names of the men who are making
tho offer. This read as follows:
To tlie lion. William h. Cnnnell, anil the Select
and Coiiiiiinu Count IN of tlie t'ltj ot Siraiilon.
(ieutlemcn: Deferring to a letter submitted
tu the common council, dale Di-crinliir :!S, I'M,
under Hie tenm of which, I'. .1. nt7.--ltiitiii.iw,
as attorney foi p.iiliii not named tlicicln, agieed
to pay tlie city of Seianton $UOO,O0U for pilvilegci
tlieielu set foitli add under conditions named
tlicicln, we the imdeislfpicd elcslio to say that
we aic Hie patties leferrcd to, alul wo licicby
Bile our assent to the ptoposltlmi as therein set
foitli. Ilespeclfiilly,
C. II. Von Woicli, Hani: ltobllnp, P. M. Vanil
lins, W. 1. Hol-nd, T. C. Von btouli.
SOLICITOR'S OPINION.
The committee also received from
City Solicitor Watson tlie following
written opinion, in which he declared
that the proposition was not such a one
as could be enforced by law In the
event of the gentlemen making tlie
offer being able to secure charters,
which he deemed doubtful:
Ftranlon, .Ian, Stli, 1HW.
Mr. Daniel (iilviu, Chairman of the ltailvvaj
Committee, Common Council of tlie City uf
Seianton.
Dear Sir: Your letter ot the Stli, In which jou
ask my opinion as to tin- character of tlie pinpn
sltion, fdgnril by 1'. .1. 1'itBdiniiiono, attorney,
and enclosed herewith, is before inc.
Tlie agreement which .Mr. ritftdinmon signs
refers to the files of common council, Nos. 4'J,
5D and .",1, of 1001, which are ordinances riant
inff the um of nt-eel to tlie South Side, Xottli
Knd ami West Knd Railway cmnpanie-i.
It is within the power of tlie city councils to
grant franchises to a (.licet railway company, to
occupy f-uch streets as may not be otlieiwi-.e oc
cupied by peifons haing equal or supeiior
light.
The railway companies mentioned in t lie ordi
nances have obtained a charter fioni the slate,
and, t.0 far as I am adiNcd, liatc fully complied
with the law. IJy their charter tho teimlui of
their roids aio fled. 1'nder the Act, tliey ore
tequlred to make application to the city coun
cils within tuo years fiom tlie date of their
r natter for permission to occupy the Elects over
wliich lheir chatter authorises them to opeiate
llieir load, and to complete the road mentioned
in their charter within (lie jcars thereafter. A
failure to comply with tlie requiieinents of tlie
Act slnll be deemed an abandonment of the light
to occupy and use such streets, and the nine
may be occupied and a-ed by any other company
duly charteicd and obtaining con-eut no to do.
Such is the rlcht acquiied by the companies
mentioned in the onlinnnrex to occupy the
sheets mentioned in their ciiaiter. They hae
compiled Willi the Act of a-.embly by luakins
application to Hie councils of the city foi pei-ink-ion
tu occupy tlie ytireh-.
It thenfore follows thai the pinpcvdlion to
pay the litmus (if it be a pmpivdtion), could
aall us nothing: at this time. Cuder tlie art no
other company has on equal right to occupy the
streets. That light haln been given to the
companies mentioned in the ordinances it they
comply with its rrquliemenK The proposition
made for the payment of tills money to tlie city
is not as clear ns one might wish It to lie. Tlie
hcrond paragiaph says: "That they, with their
associate" propose to apply to the governor of
tlie commonwealth for chaitcrg, cowling the
piincipal streets and avenues ot the city ot
Scrjnton. I can see no reason why the-.e gentle
men cannot make the application to the gover
nor of the commcnnealth for charter, but I can
not see how the gocctuor of the commonwealth
can issue a charter to a new company, lo occu
py stieets held by u former company, who haie
complied with all the l equipments of the act.
The act leads that they shall nuke formal appli
cation to the councils nithtn two jeais in u-e
and occupy the stieets. They hive made the
foiinal application within one year, and it is now
pending In the councils.
not wiriux its l'owr.it.
It theiefore impicsse.s me that It is not within
tho power ot the state tu Issue a chatter to
occupy the same teiltory which has been givcl
to the companies named in the onlluances until
such times as there miy be a lellnqulsliment or
abandonment of their rights to the use of tlio
sheet, which may be Inought about by their
failure to comply with its tcuns and conditions.
If tlie gentlemen, (wlione Identity Is not dis
closed in tlie paper hcfoic me), propose to occu
py oilier streets than the ones mentioned im the
ordinance, and for that purpose desire to make
application for charter, there rs-cms to be noth
ing In the way of considering their pioposillon;
and If tliey feel that they cji atloitt to pay to
the city o! Scranton the mm mentioned In their
otter, It I.' a matter that mlghl be combined by
tho councils, Hut a caroful leading of Hie paper
does not convince me that theie ts any pionil'e
to pay any amount whatever, Tlie e.sact lau
iciuge used in their oiler i: "We piopo.se to
ofter tlie city of Scranlun Hie sum of , etc."
Theie is no promise to pay tlio sum named, but
only a pioposltion lo offer, wliich cannot be en
fenced If the city councils should consider thn
plDpoaition f.norabl.i, "As an evidence of goml
faith," tho iigii'cnicnt say, "we licicwlth en
close a certified diet I; in tlie amount ot ,
payable to the city of hcianlon, width said
Sinn may bo cciuidcied as a foiftlt, should we
fall to i any out the above anaugemrnt." Ilotv
can the city enfoice the collection oven of this
check 'tlio language employed seems to be cap
able of more Hun onu construction. Ily tlie
teiius of the ngteemeiil, It is pioposod to make
an application o the governor for a chatter on
or be (oio June b, lmH
'II io only loncluilon that can be clunn fiom
lids pioponltlou is Hint tho peions, whom the
attorney icpresonU, believe that If tho pas.lng ot
I hoe oidiuantes should be drfoiietl until .June $,
VOi, It would vvoik a loifeltuic of tho tluitciw.
A tattful leading of the act would foibld this
conthiiioii, Ily the teirns ot the act Hie com
panies tuo lequlred to make application for the
lon.eiit of (lie city to use the streets luincd tu
Hie charter. When thsy make that lequfst they
have complied will that icqulremtnt, II It be
mauled, tliey can go on and build their inad. II
it Is refuted, theie is nt tiling hi Iho ait to pic
vent then fiom renewing thu leqiiwt a oitru a
they tiny feel dispocd to do o, If the lily's
coirent is K.tponrd, (hen the light, ot the
holdiM of the pioeut c'hartiu would continue
Indefinitely, 'the Jtl pinko, no piovlcloii upon
the contingency of tlie city refusing to giant its
consent. Ni, It would seem that tlie riquft for
the content might be repeated and continued In
iletinltt'1,1
MIUIII' VOtK 0lll'i:iJL!K.
As vlated bcfoic, the only rights 4 new lum
pany could net lo the me of tlio tree is named
In Hie charter ot tlie companies named in the
ordinance, would be alter the companies had
violated sumo ol their cluttered rights or
condition, which would woik an abandonment
ol their right to ustt mid occupy the stieeli. jf
the picstut company making application shajl
obtain from the councils the light lo u and
occupy the tirct mentioned in tlu-lr thartcis,
then, in the event that they do not begin tvoil:
within two. years alter the cltj'j consent Is ob
tained, or, tu complete; lit loadi within five
xsii thcicattcr, either ot thoie sets might work
a forfeiture of their right lo occupy the stieels
umW their chaiter. Hut, wo luvo pot leached
that point al this lime. Have llirv compiled
with the requirements of the ml ami their i liar
tcrf They had tvvu J ears, fron) the "III day ot
'June, ltW., to make application. They have
two jean from (he time tliey oblu'lu comrtit lioni
tli illy to licgln work, 'Ihey then have live
Jems to complete their system. Whcirln ha'c
tliey forfeited nny rlghtr hiurly Hie act Inn
been mb'lntillally compiled vvllh, mid It Is not
within the power ot councils to giant the lights
tu occupy tlie streets liiiiilluiiril I'l their ihuitcr
to another company, until some contingency
rlfs working a loifeltuie of their clnitteicd
rights.
Tho proposition lo toward the illy by a pin
pencil loipoiatlun, that yeeihs to be III doubt
whether Ihey may lie able to fully leallre their
hopes to become Incorporated, vvouhl seem lo be
nn ngiceir.ent wlllioiit pioper parlies to the con
tract. How lould the city enter Into this njicc
ment, In such n way as to bind persons Vrho
pioptMed to ak for a thattcrf The pioposillon
before me dliloes no names, nnd Is simply
signed by a peison who sa.vs he leprescnts peti
tioners. To what? 'Iheid Is fin petition before
me. There Is nothing, hut u pioposillon, signed
by a peiMin as attorney (or a piincipal wliich
he does not disclose,
Ifovv can the councils ogtee to withhold the
giantlng ot n franchise tu older that Ihey may
giant another at n ubjcqiichl time, providing
lerialn j.ontingoncy width the gentlemen,
whom Hie attorney iepirents, hops may hap
pen; and In tlie event of Ihetr fullest hopes be
ing rruilrcil on June 2, ltxil, Hiey obtain u char
ter fiom the governor, and then come to Hie city
for Its consent lo lay the lincks called foi by
their chaiter, and the illy should lnlst upon
Inserting In the ordinances granting Hie consent,
a ptnvi-lnii tcquiilng the sum offcicd for Hie ut'
of the sheets nnd tlie iiitniporatuts should le
fiie to accept that condition, could tlie city then
under the proposition, ns piernlcd lo llic conn
tils, lecover the sum piomlcd, oi any pait
of It?
HAH PIIOMISni) TO PAY.
It would seem not. Who has pinmisod to piy?
What is the cotisideiation to suppnit the pruiii
Ue? And again, suppose thai this matter should
be defened Until June, liwl, as proposed ill Hie
oiler, and that then tlie piopo.-od lumpniiy
should change their opinion as tu making appli
cation, bow then could the city be lcmunrialcd
for Hie loss of time and ue of Hie mad which
Is now piopcsed lo be built? 1 can see no ad
vantage to the city in consldeiing tills pioposillon
as It is now- made. If the Intention ol tlio pin
posed incorporator is to octupy tin; itrccls, the
uo of which is giantcd by tlie chattels of thu
companies named in tlio oidiuantes It Is c
tiemely doubtful whether such a contingency
will ailse under Hie law ns II today stands on our
statute books The chaiter the loiupany has ob
tained Is a propel ty; and it icmalii-" a piopeity
until It is toifeited or abandoned. It cannot be
foifeitcd as long as they keep within the lequiie
menls of tlie law. An abandonment t.innot be
vvoiked as long as it makes lis application to
the clly iiutboiitles to occupy the stieets, and
builds its load as is reiiiiiicd by the leims ot its
chaiter.
I theiefoie conclude that the piupo'iliou is
not such an offer to icmuueiatc the city, that
could be enfoiccd by law, m the event of their
tlefeirliig Ihe passage of the piesenl niitlnaurcs
until sudi time as the gentlcnicii toiild obtain
a chaiter from the slate; if, indeed, one could
be obtained under existing circumstances.
Ilc-pectfully submitted,
C!. M. Watson.
The committee presented the above
offer and opinion to councils, with the
recommendation that the offer be re
jected, and this recommendation was
adopted unanimously without debate.
The first ordinance to be called up on
second reading was the measure award
ing a franchise to the North End Street
Railway company. Mr. Coleman offered
an amendment, by which tho company
agreed to take up Its tracks on AVyo
mlng avenue, north of Linden street,
In the event of its being absorbed by
any other street railway company, or
Itself absorbing tho rights of yany other
street railway company, providing the
city agreed not to let any other com
pany take possession of Wyoming ave
nue after such tracks were taken up.
The apparent reason for the adoption
of this amendment lies in the possibil
ity of the new street railway company
securing control of the franchise of the
Scranton Railway company, providing
the charter of the Valley passenger
Railway company is revoked. The se
curing of these franchises would en
ableithe company to run cars to North
Scranton out Providence road or North
AVashington or Cacouse avenues, and
would do away with the necessity of
the Wyoming avenue route, providing
the city would not permit any com
peting line to construct a line out that
thoroughfare.
Attorney R. J. Bourke, representing
Rt. Rev. Bishop M. J. Hoban, took the
lloor, after the Introduction of this
amendment, and made the claim that
the statement had been circulated that
the amendment met with the approval
of the bishop. He disavowed this state
ment and stated in the most positive
terms that tho amendment, instead of
meeting with tho approval of Bishop
Hoban, met with his heartiest disap
proval. He declared that it was in
tended as a "sop."
AMENDMENT ADOPTED.
Tlie amendment was adopted by an
almost unanimous vote, and then Mr,
Paine took tho iloor and offered an
other, providing for the doing away
witli tlie Wyoming avenue route nnd
substituting one providing for the run
ning of cars out Franklin avenue to
Vine street, up Vine street to Penn
avenue and thence out Penn avenue to
Delaware street.
Mr. Paine made a lengthy speech, in
which he argued against tlie running of
cars out Wyoming avenue, not so much
because of the objections raised by
Bishop Hoban and the International
Correspondence schools as because of
his desire to have one open boulevard
to the northern part of the city free
from street cats, air, Keller took the
same ground, as did also air, Sykes,
The amendment was finally lost by a
vote of 23 to 9.
When the South Side ordinance was
called up on third reading, Attorney
Fltzslmmons asked for and tsecurcd tho
privilege of the Iloor. Ho admitted that
there might have been technical faults
in tlie proposition submitted by him,
and as an evidence of good fnlth agreed
to lot tho city solicitor himself draw up
a proposition. He declared that tho
offer was a sincere and genuine one,
nnd that the chureo that It was pre
sented in bad faith was best answered
by tho 'names of tho gentlemen niaking
tho offer. Tho only answer that could
be inudu to It, he said, wtis an offer of
erjual size or lnrgor.
John H. Dovlne, the newly elected
president of the Central Labor union,
was given tho privilege of tho Iloor Im
mediately following air. Fit'.slmmous,
nnd outlined briefly the attitude of the
Central Labor union on tlie new fran
chiucf. The union, ho said, favored the
passage of the ordinances, with proper
testrictlons. He declared thut the of
ter ot $10O,(hi0 was made under "sus
picious circumstances" and was not
worthy of consideration.
",Wu believe," said he, "that the pro
moters, of tlio new companies aro sin
cere and that they really Intend to do
as tliey saythat Is, to establish a
modern, upto-date, llrst-clasa street
railway system In this city, The
name of one man. In particular, who
Is interested in these compunles Is a
sutllcjent guarantee of, the sincerity of
tlie proposition.
"However wo may differ from him
politically, we know thut lie has hud
a great deal to do with the Industrial
development of this city, We know
thut he lias eMubllshed industries that
have been a credit to himself and of
great ndvnntngo lo tho working peo
ple In general nnd wc bellevcS that he
In In earnest when he proposes to gtvo
Us belter street rnr facilities. Wo
have till the confidence In tho world
In these new companies, and we're
huto to place ourselves on rceoid us
heartily favoring the panmiBe of tho
oidlnanees awarding them rrnitclilHcs."
PASSED UNANIMOUSLY,
Jir. Devliip closed his remarks In it
tumult of applause from the several
hundred labor unionists gathered In
the council chamber. The South Sldn
oidlnaticc was uuaiilinuusly passcdi as
was also the West End ordinance.
Messrs. Keller nnd A. L. Lewis were
the only ones voting ngalnst the North
End franchise. Mr. Keller explained
that he voted against it to bo con
sistent wllh tho former stand he had
taken against the tunning of cars out
Wyoming avenue. lie nlso took occa
sion to express his approval of tho
other ordinances as tliey stood.
KILLED BY FALL OF ROOF.
Fatal Mine Accident in the Sterrlck
Creek.
Bernard Loftus, ot .Tessup, aged
about M, was killed by tt fall of roof
yesterday afternoon In Sterrlck Creek
mine.
Funeral Sunday afternoon at 2.30.
He Is survived by a grown-up family,
John T., Henry, Nicholas and Thomas,
airs. John Oehnn and ailss Elln Lof
tus. JOHN E. HAVENCAMP
IDENTIFIED HIMSELF
Clever Ruse of Binghamton Crook
Did Not Save Him from the
Hands of the Police.
John E. Ilavencanip, the llhigham
ton crook who was arrested In this
city last Tuesday, tried a bold game
on the same day, and It might have
been successful had it not been for
the timely presence in this city of
Detective Stephenson, of the Parlor
city.
Havencnmp's game, according to tlie
theory of Superintendent Day and De
teethe Stephenson, wtis nothing moie
or less than to have himself declared
dead and burled. An unknown man
was killed on the Delaware and Hud
son railroad at Carbondale last Sat
urday, and the remains laid in the un
dertaker's establishment for some
days awaiting identification. aiany
persons viewed the body but none weie
able to identify it.
Finally on Tuesday a mysterious
stranger giving his name as Brown
nnd his place of residence as aiorris
town, N. J., put in an appearance, and
after looking tit the body pronounced
it to bo that of John E. Havencamp,
of Blnghainton, N. Y. The mysterious
stranger said lie was riding on the
train with Havencamp and that he
saw the latter fall under the wheels.
He didn't offer any explanation of his
failure lo look after tho remains be
fore and went off as suddenly us he
came.
The lemtilns of tho alleged John E.
Havencamp were accordingly interred
nnd notices of tlio identification were
printed in the newspapers of this city
on Wednesdny. That afternoon Hav
encamp was ariested by Detective
Stephenson on the street in thls city.
The theory of the police is that Hav
encamp, hearing of tlie unidentified
body conceived the Idea of identifying
it as his own and having the fact pub
lished In the papers.
It Is believed that he then Intended
to send the papers on to Blnghamton
so as to offset any further effort by
the police of Hint city to apptehend
him. All this might have succeeded
had he not happened to run across
the path of Detective Stephenson.
MATTERS POLITICAL.
The Republicans of the Klghlh ward
will caucus at Alderman ailllar's ofllce
next aiqndity night at S o'clock. The
caucus is called by the vigilance com
mittee of both districts.
J,
Another caucus of the Sixteenth
ward Republicans was held last night
at the Manhattan house. Tho selec
tion of Theodore Fuller for common
council, made on the previous night,
was ratified, but again tlie caucus
failed to choose any one for select
council. A proposition was advanced
to have a compromise entered Into by
which Common Councilman Edward
Coleman would be endorsed for pro
motion to the select branch If the
Democrats would not oppose air. Ful
ler for the lower branch, but the cnu
cus was not prepared to act in the
matter and it was allowed to go over.
City Assessor Seamnns was chairman,
and Silas Finn, secretnry. Another
meeting may be lold Saturday.
The First district slate for tho local
olllces wns nlso agreed upon, J. J.
Callahan was renominated for judge
of election; Charles Crothaiuol for in
spector; Siln3 Finn, register; Nathan
iel Htilstead, assessor; Frank Shef
field, constable; Samuel Slegel. Jacob
Shlffer nnd Joseph Danner, vlgilants.
LOOKS LIKE A BIG PLOT.
Two Move Counterfeiters Arrested in
Luzerne County.
JVhat looks liito another big counter
felting plot, is being unearthed In Lu
zerne county by Deputy United States
Marshal J. W. Snyder and the police of
Wtlkes-Barre and Plttstou.
Monday night, as previously told In
The Tribune, Joseph Strate was ar
rested in Plttstou nnd Jailed for pass
ing counterfeit coin. Early yeateulay
morning, Deputy Snyder and Chief Lof
tus, of Pittston, acting on information
secured through tho ilrs, arrest, went
to Edwardsvlllo and arrested Felix
Faskavltch and Stanley Hendricks, two
miners, who boardcel with ailchael
Sprykls, Hendricks was captured in
bed, and between tlie ticks on which he
slept was found IG0 of good money In
sinull coins, which Is Mipposed to have
been received in chantto from counter
felts of larger deuomlmutous, Fubkn
vitch was taken lulu cumoily while at
work In tho mines.
The two prisoners weio lodged In the
Luzeine county prison. They will be
given a hearing befoie United States
ComiulsMoner lialin, at 10 o'clock this
inclining.
Other and more Impoitant ancstsare
expected to follow.
January 9, 1302.
The members of Schiller lodge, No.
315, F. nnd A. ai ate requested to at
tend the funeral of our late brother,
Edward J. Brog, from 1311 Ash street,
Petersburg, on Saturday, Jan. 11, 190.',
ut 3 o'clock p. m. By order of
. Peter Stlpp. W. M.
AUest:Chas. L. Gelbert, Sec.
WILL BE MOVED
CRANT0N
NATIONAL SALT COMPANY IS
COMING HERE.
At a Meeting in Now York, the $13,
000,000 Evapotntod Salt Concern
Voted to Move Its Headquarters
from tho Metropolis to This City
to Be in Close Touch with Its Com
panion, the Retsof Rock Salt Com
pany and tho International Salt
Company, Which Controls Both.
Yesterday's New York dispatches con
tained announcement of a meeting of
the Nutalunal Salt company, a I which
N, S. Beardsley was elected pioslelcnt
In place of A, S. White, leslgned, unci
tho headtiuarlcrs of the company or
dered moved to Scrnnton.
This means the addition to Scran
ton's corporations of a $12,000,000 con
cern. The National Salt company Is to
the evaporated salt trade what the Ret
sof Mining company Is to the rock salt
business. Each Is In complete contiol
of Its market and enjoys almost u mon
opoly. Recently they were brought under one
head, by the International Salt com
pany, a $30,000,000 corporation, whose
president is E. L. Fuller, of this city,
piesldent of the Retsof company.
The heniUiuurtors of the International
and Itetsof companies being In Scran
ton, It was deemed expedient to have
the National company's headquarters
here, also, and at Wednesday's meeting
It was formally decided to have them
moved, as had been Informally agieed
upon previously,
The offices of the National company
will adjoin those of thu International
and Retsof companies on the eighth
lloor of thu Connell building, on Wash
ington avenue, Fourteen rooms, alto
gether, will be used by the three com
panies. The live rooms at present oc
cupied by air. Fuller, one adclltloaal
front room In the present Connell build
ing, and all of the eighth lloor of the
new portion of the building ure to bo
utilized.
President Beardsley, of the National
company, Is expected hero today. Hln
ofllce force of ten men, the heads of de
partments now located at 28 Broadway
and at the plant in Warsaw, N. Y., will
follow us soon as the ofllees can be
fitted up.
The two companies will continue to
operate ns distinct concerns. The In
ternational company Is a fcort of super
visory institution. Its stockholders are
made up largely ot the stockholders of
the two operating companies, a major
ity of the stock of the latter companies
having been traded, share for share, for
the stock of tlie International.
When the three Institutions are lo
cated here, Scranton will have her capi
talization values augmented by nearly
$50,000,000.
i
THE ALLIANCE ACTIVE.
Furnished an Attorney for Mrs.
George Watts Yesterday.
The first cuse in wliich the Citizens'
Alliance has taken an active interest
was heard yesterday before Alderman
Ruddy, when airs, alary Crane, of
Capouse avenue, was arraigned on a
charge of disorderly conduct and
threats, preferred by airs. George
Watts, of aiatllson avenue.
The alliance was represented by At
torney C. P. O'Alnlloy, who looked af
ter airs. Watts' interests. The latter
swore that she rode on a car to the
Penn Store company's store on AVed
nefeday and that she met airs. Crane,
who called her a "scab" and who
threatened to knock her head off.
Alderman Ruddy lined airs. Crane $3
on tho charge of disorderly conduct
and hold her under $200 ball to keep
the peace.
m
THE PRO-BOER RALLY.
Where Tickets for It Can Be Ob
tained. The pro-Boer rally, to be held at St.
Thomas College hall on Sunday even
ing, will be a musical treat, as well as
otherwise enjoyable and instructive,
aiiss Irene Kami Is to sing "Volkslled,"
the Boer national anthem, nnd the
J linger aiaenuerehor of Scranton will
sing "Comrades In Arms." To hear
either ot these will bo a most enjoy
able treat. The "Volkslled" is a stir
ring song of a liberty-loving people
nnd is set to most appropriate music,
which aiiss Kami Interprets most forc
ibly and tellingly.
Tickets for the rally are now on sale
at Lorenz's drug stores, 514 Lacka
wanna avenue and Washington avenue
and aiarion street; Oelbort's, SCO Ca
pouse avenue, and D. W. Humphrey's,
HIS Plttstou avenue.
To the South via New Jersey Central.
The New Jersey Central railroad is
tlie only lino offering Pullman service
to winter resorts In the South and tho
Charleston exposition, with but one
chango of cnr.s.
Lowest rates and quickest time. Pull
man reservations secured and baggage
cheeked through, Inqulrn of J, S.
Swisher, district passenger agent, C02
West Lackawanna avenue, Scranton.
Democratic Primaries.
At the regular polling places In the
four districts of tho Twentieth waid,
thu polls will be open on Saturday, Jan,
11, 1002, from 4 until 7 o'clock, for tho
purpose of nominating ward and dis
trict oillcers.- By order of committee.
Indian River
Oranges, 35c Per Dozen
Special oti Fnucy Fresh
Striugless Cut Beaus, 12c per
can. Sifted Early June Peas,
12c. Sweet Sifted Sugar Peas,
I5c;$i.50 per dozen. Courseu's
Tiuy Ivima Beans, iSc $2.00
per dozen, Cauued Spinache
(better tliau fresh) 15c per
cau. Asparagus, 25c and 29c,
long cans, 2 lb, Finest Im
ported Sardines, 15c, York
State Sugar Corn, xod. Olives
full quart, 35c,
E. Q Coursen
BOARD OF DIRECTORS CHOSEN.
Mooting of the Stockholders of the
People's Bank.
At a meeting of the stockholders ot
tho People's Imlik, hold at their bank
ing loom yesterday, the following board
of directors weie elected for the ensu
ing year,' ( D. Jones, O. F. Reynolds,
Thomns Spragiic, ('. S. Woolworth, A.
tl. Wurman, Itlchard O'Brien, .M. ,T.
Henley, Samuel Saintci', W. U. Fulton,
T. C. von Sttnch.'.M. P. Curler, ('. C.
Rote.
The cashier, H, M, Ives, lead a "state
ment to the shareholders, showing that
$:!i(,7iii.8 were the deposits at the Close
of yestcrday'n business, a most grati
fying exhibit for thu Infant Institution
of eight months' growth. Following tho
stockholders' meeting, the newly elect
ed board met for oraantr.atiou nnd
elected the following oillcers:
President, C, ). Jones; vice-president,
CI. F. Reynolds. The cashier. II. II.
Ives, having been previously elected for
one year, no notion wns taken upon that
ofllce.
CONSPIRACY CHARGED.
C. r. McCauley and Prnnk C. Elmos
Arrested by International Text
Book Company.
Charles P. R. aicCauley, the Chicago
lawyer, who secured a charter for the
International Correspondence Schools
of Scranton, Pa., for alleged bhickmull
lug purposes, nnd Frank C. Elmes, of
Philadelphia, one of his partnets In the
scheme, have been arrested on tho
charge of conspiracy, by the Interna
tional Text Book company, ptoprlctutst
ot tho Iliteruatlonal Correspondence
Schools of Ibis oil v.
The warrants were Issued by Alder
man Knsson, unci aieCnuloy was taken
Into custody In Harrlsburg on Wednes
day, while Elmes wns arrested In this
city on the same day. Both were pa
loled In the custody, ot constables for
a hearing next Monday afternoon be
fore tho nlclerman.
aicCauley. Elmes and several others
secured a charter In Illinois for the In
ternational Correspondence Schools, of
Scranton. Pa., ami then secured char
ters In this state, In connection with
several local men, for the International
Correspondence Schools, limited, and
the Colliery Engineer company, limited.
The Colliery Engineer company Im
mediately illeel a hill in equity and se
cured a preliminary Injunction restrain
ing aicCauley and Elmes and Louis
Crumbs, John I. Landers and E. H.
Walker, of this city, from using the
names "Colliery Engineer company" or
"International Correspondence schools."
The final hearing In the equity case Is
to be held In Harrlsburg on S.eturduy.
It was learned yesterday that aic
Cauley and Elmes were permitted to be
paroled by the prosecutors because of
the hitter's desire to slve them every
oppoitunlty to be present at Harrls
burg on Saturday.
The Informations for the arrest of
aicCauley and Elmes set forth that
they conspired to injure the business
of the International Text Book com
pany. It Is believed that Elmes, to
shield himself, will turn state's evi
dence. Something New.
.The Central Railroad of New Jersey
will issue this week a descriptive 11
lustiated booklet on Lakewood, setting
forth its attractions In a befitting man
ner. The booklet Is from the press of one
of the best printing houses in New
York, mid It is really a work of art.
The title of this brochure is simply
Lakewood, and upon application to the
general passenger- department of the
New Jersey Central, New York city,
by letter. It will lie sent you free.
Republican City Primaries.
By resolution of the city executive
committee the polls will not be opened
on tho 13th Inst, on account of only
one candidate registering for the olllce
of city controller.
The vigilance committee are instruc
tion to elect vlgllnnts for the ensuing
year on the 13th Inst, and report same
to the convention of return judges to
bo held Jan. 13, at 2.30 p. in,
B. T. Jaync, Acting Chairman.
And furnish your borne
with elegant !furniture
absolutely free.
Our Profit
Soaring Plan
Will be contiuued all of
next year this year's
coupons have the same
value if presented uext
year. Visit our grand
show rooms and see the
maguificent display of
fine furniture,
ils, Faints
J Save Your I
Coupons
IGLflRKE BRQS.I
MaIon?y Oil & Maniifacftiring Company, 4
t 141-149 Meridian Streat. J
T TELEPHONE 26-2, X
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X Save Timet
t and Trouble by t
having your horses
ru ...:i.i.
31IUU Willi
or Williams!
Removable
Calks
Used by all lead-
t mg
horse
owners 1
j m i ..I
? anu D'lacKsmitns.
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I ittenbenderS. I
126-128 Franklin Ave.
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Januarv
Clearing Sale
In order lo reduce our stock
before taking our Annual In
ventory we have made sweep
ing reductions on our line of
Pillow Tops
Stamped Linens and '
Battenberg Patterns
And for the ten clays we offer
the above, mentioned goods at
practically cost prices.
Cramer- Wells Co.,
130 Wyoming Avenue.
J 'Phone 353-3. j
ELECTRIC
Save Your Light Bill.
1 19 Franklin Ave.
Broken Ribs
Are Painfull
Ami mil- I'ljuiy In the lioily, Tlio if.
cot .ml tliuui vv.i.v N tu (,-ivc It ii i
mediate dlii-nilc:. II' IS VOI'll I'M
IllllXT.A wc ul" .iH'iI.iug iilniiit. W'n
cure tlio uliuvf-nifiitioiitHl ailiiM'iit, .uul
also eutiy tin- lugtM line ul I'niliitllj
ami l'JUbOlj in tin. tilt.
The Scranton
Umbrella Manufacturing; Co.,
313 Spruce Street.
THE
mm: powder co,
Booms 1 and 2, Com'llu BTd'
80BANTON, ?A.
nining and Blasting
POWDER
McdoatMooaloand Jlusblalei WorUi,
LAPLIN 6 RAND POWDBR CO.'S
ORANGE OUN POWDER
Klcottlo Ilnttorltu. IClootrlo ISiploJdrv
axplocllaK blasts. Safoty Fern an t
ReDauno Chemical Co.'s nxViSni
FRED R. SMITH,
ELECTIUG AND GAS FIXTURES)
GAS STOVES,
50T Linden Street.
Bonid of Trade Building.
$
and Varnish
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I Never slip
B. Scott,