THE S01UNTON TJUBUNE-WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 1902.
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THE
STERLING
RANGE "
Is responsible for move
good bread tlitm any other
range in the world It
never fnlls on baking day.
The Sterling uses less fuel i
nnd wears twice its long
ns ordinary ranges.
"Has No Equal."
S
Foote & Shear Co
H9N. Washington Ave
:xxxxxxxxoo!
Ten Shares
United States Lumber Co.
Stock for Sale
.Viinly at once to
it. i:. cour.rivs & n
Tlrokcm, Dime Hank Ilmiililln;;.
'Phono 100 ami 1WI.
alfBBmaMttiNKnaiauimw i niiHi m
Juvenile Dresses
Never more iillrartbo than tliU prliii?
for little Tots trom 0 months to ."1 jeari.
Wo linc not forffuttcn the Utile tnUj ot -I,
0 anil 8-(or lirr we have the until llncni
In beautiful color.-", l'iuur, !-illor Mul
Gibson ilrewa in bcrpc, uml a imvt .it
tracthe lino of St'lttN'fl CO.V1S.
THE BABY B JAAR
118 Washington Avenue,
Idle Money
put at work by de
positing It In
THE PEOPLE'S Bill
nt the rate of 3 per
cent, on time deposits.
wmmtmnaHTJiuBaifflcat
CA'BEO
PERSONAL,
ills. J. II. Ceu'ninn, of Monroe annuo, )ia re
turned fiom a iit to Xew York.
Mi. I!. II. IlcjnolU'i ami Miss ltejnoiiN, of San
ilorion aienui', will leae today for a stay iu tlic
POlltll.
Mia. I.f.irn, of H.iti-fim, U Niling at the homo
of In r il.mhtci, Mr. T. .J. Snow den, of Sunset
nuuue.
The Mi-cs Matairt 1'iice and l'li.ibetli Jen-lin--,
of the firm of l'rlee & Jenkins, are in Xcw
imk city.
Mr. and Jlri. H. II. Tnlnlng, of this elly, who
iae been fpendiit sonic time iu Kurope, will
Mil for home today.
'I ho condition ot II .A. Kinsibury still con
tinues kciioiis. Tlieio was no change noted e
tnday cither for better or woiec.
(Jeoine Carson and 1). W. lluir left jc-teul.iy
fur I'icscott, Arlrona, to inquire into (lie l-ieiili
of some mining inopcrty, the stock of whicli is
nfToicd for silo by DdukUm., Lucy It Co., of
Wl llroadn.ij, X. Y. Sncr.il other Scranton siicn
mo interested in the mine.
Miss Maiy (!. Iluidette, ot Chicago, the well
known author and editor, is the guest of Dr. and
Mr.--. 1!. 1". Y. Pierce on Mlfuln nenuc. Mi-s
Iluidette i the srcneral ecietaiy ot the Womin'ti
HiptUt Home Milton Society of Aim'iic.i, and
l.as her licailquaitein in Chicago. She U the lister
ol Aniciita's kic.il IiuiihhL.1. Itobcic J, llurdetlc,
nnd is a woman of larc cultuie, of wide import
une as an oiRaiilci, and u power at .1 platform
speaker. Mi-s Iluidette will remain in Scranton
until '1 hill mJ ty n,ltiiir,' and will hpiak at the
jnld-wcck piai-c mecliiii; at the l'cnn Acnuc
llipti-t chinch this eenln;. She his ininy
fiiends in bcianton and U iiilty who will be ulid
to hear her speak and meet htr socially.
AKRESTED IN READING.
Jarues R. Llller, Who Passed End
Checks Here, Is in Jail.
Last summer a slick gentleman
named James It. LUler, who Is u trick
bicycle rider, spent home time In this
city and managed to victimize several
business men. Ho passed a worthless
check for $41 on a well known jeweler
nnd one for $S on another merchant.
Ho also obtained it bicycle from a
pportlng goods house and never paid
for it.
When ho left town suddenly the police
niado a desperate effort to locate him
but were unsuccessful. Yesterday Su
peilntendent Day received n letter from
Rending announcing that he had been
arrested In that city on a similar charge
nuil announcing u willingness to turn
lilm over to the local authorities as soon
ns hu Is dealt with there.
TAKING OUT LICENSES.
!Twenty-seven Have Been Paid for
' Up to Date,
Up to the hour of closing the county
treasurer's officii yesterday twenty
Beven liquor licenses had been taken
out nnd paid for. Only three licenses
for places In this city are Included Iu
this number,
Tho first hotelkeeper of the city to
take out his llcenso was James J. Kelly,
luf North Washington avenue; tho sec
ond, F, S. aodfrey, of the Hotel .Termyii.
nnd the third, Louis Lohman, of Spiuce
street.
The Mousey uvenue Band Pit Is now
bpen, Apply at Lackawanna llrowlng
Co.
A Pianoforte Lecture Recital
1 Mi, C 11. Perry,
UI Ilalull,-l.s Iu be
(dun loubiht Li
third u the couitie
ot lour by the f OS
Sl.llV VTOItY. It
will be iiUtrtJlulust
oml iintiuctlie iu a
marked degree,
fluuiuey Hall, tf.SU
p. III.
I. Al.VltPII PL'X
MNd'IOS, Plicclor.
asrfflgifl
NsiP
Strt JjS&s feu
FOR BENEFIT OF THE HOME.
Great Musical Feast to Be Offered
Scrnntontnns.
Kor tlietr nniuinl benefit the Homo
for the Friendless hns provided one o
the greatest imisk'iil feasts ever given
nny coiniminlty. This Is what the Pitts
burg Post fays of Krelfllcr:
"Drawing luscious, ilttto-Itke tones
from it magnificent Gngllano violin of
date 1710, Frits! Kielslcr played himself
Into most enthusiastic favor. Last year
he ttninzed with his marvelous, showy
execution; last night he charmed with
his matured musicianship, In which
perfected, chaste teclmlc, of course,
played Its part. For his principal num
ber he chose the beautiful Iicelhoven
Concerto, which has music, pure and
undellled, laid Into every bar, Into every
Individual no'te. And how Ktelsler did
bring out this music In nil Its rounded,
plastic beauty! ills musical conception
and Insights h'tve Indeed matured as
tonishingly In it twelve month,
"In the second part of the programme
lie played the Tartlnl Honnta, and hero
ugaln It was a display of gloriously
compelling musicianship. Of encores
he wns forced to give three, "SerennUo
Kspngnole," "Tambourln" nnd n charm
ing, dainty number from Herbert's
suite for 'cello. Flnwlcss Intonation,
marvelous facility In complex stopping,
trills and plaulsslmos, absolutely rav
ishing, and harmonics, crystal pure and
clear beyond compare these were u few
of the achievements of this master vio
linist." W. C. T. U. CONVENTION.
Mid-Year Meeting to Be Held in
Dunmore M. E. Church Tomor
row The Programme.
The mid-year convention ot the 'Wo
man's Christian Temperance union of
Lackawanna county will be held to
mono w at the Dunmore Methodist
Kplscopal church. 'There will be three
sessions, morning, afternoon and night
nnd the following Interesting pro
gramme has been arranged by a spe
cial committee appointed for the pur
pose: MOIIMMi MIX-ION", !.."..
HcMilicnil Sen Ice Mis. .1. X. llalley, Muimlc
t'omcnlion Called to Older.
Jtoll (all of (Jllki r.s and Union'.
(ltcpondcd to by piolatiuus fnnn the
St iiptuie-0.
Itecoidim; "Seeiduj's Ib'port.
Appointment of Committees.
(licelinsH..i:ev. C. II. Xewln;:, Mrs. I,. M. Swaits
lp-poiiM!...Mi. William Swallow, llirk't. (been
Music.
Slioit Cunfriincc on Dcpiilmeut Woik, Con
ducted by siipeiliileiidents.
"Plotter Mi-bion"...Mi-s Pr.imea llaub, Sditnton
"Ioal TciiipTJiiee rnion".Mis. lleaue, Suanton
"I'm It" Mis. Campbell, (been IthlRo.
"Kailioad Woik" Mrs Hand, Scianlon
"1'ie-ti Moil."..
"Social Woil;".
"Light De.ireis"
"I'lMlldliM'"
...Mi-. Ill irl, nun, ProMdeme
...Mi-. Mai Depew, Moscow
.....Mrs. Sl'intou, Carbond.ile
Mrs. AlteniOM-, lliinmoie
"Scientic Temperaiue Inns"
Ml". Palmer, Dallon
"Smnliy School Woik".Mi. Chamlltr, Seiantou
"Pri-on and Jail" Mr- ltonell, Scranton
"I'litermtntcd ine"..Mn. llaney, (Jrccn ltidse
"l.iteratiue" Mrs. Jthue ltlacknian, Suanton
"llvangolUUi-" Mm. .1. S. Miller, Seianton
".Mothers oik"..Mif. I.onisa Snail7, Duiiinoic
"Pramcs Lilian! IIopllid,"
.Mis. M. Volan, Dunmore
Noontide Pr.icr Mrs. llntler, C.ubondale
Mu-ie.
Inlioduetlons, Annoiinccmciit.s and Adjournment.
Afternoon Sen-ion, 1.S0.
llihle Tleadin- Mis. J. . Miller, (been Itidge
Mu-ic.
"The Prances Willard llttopil.it"
Mis. M. K. Xolan, Ciieen Itiilge
"Jiotliei's Woik" Dl-cus-lon
Led by Mrs. Swait, County Supt.
Reading Mis. P. Sniilh, Dalton
Solo.
'Our !!iovn Si-tcrs"....Mi.s. (!. S. Peail, Moo.ic
Vice President's Conference.
"Helps and llindiances to the Work."
lleeltiltion Miss Steams, (Jieni Iitdge
Pratern.il (!ieeting.
"Hie Plinted Pase"
.Mrs. P.huc Illackman, Proldcncc
Collection.
Announcement and Adjournment.
Mectintr of County i:ciulie Committee imme
diately after adjournment.
ColTee nnd lea will be ucned by the Duinnoie
ladies for lunch and supper for delegates and
Usitois.
y r.vp.xixG si:ssiox. r.iso.
Music
Scriptine lteadini
Imocallon
Solo
"The L. T. 1..".
Mu-le
Addles.. I!e. W.
Mu-ic
Collection,
lieuciliotloii
Dunmore Choir
Ilev. .1. II. Dabney
I!ev. W. P. (iibbom
Mis. Wlialen
Mis. N. (i. Tague, Stale Pie.
(ileo Club
II. Wlialen, I). P., Ciihoudale
Itev. C. II, New Ins
The central city branch of the AVo
mnn's Christian Temperance union con
ducted a brief memorial service yester
day afternoon In Guernsey hall iu mem
ory of the late Miss Frances AVUlard.
The service was opened with a brief
evangelistic address by Mis. George,
Reynolds, and following this there was
a general Interchange of remlulscenses
regarding MIs Williml's life.
FOR SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKERS.
Meetings at Waverly, Dunmore,
Moosic and Elm Park.
The Pennsylvania Sabbath School as
sociation, an Inter-denonilnatloual or
ganization, has arranged to send one of
their state Held workers, Hugh Cork,
superintendent of the organization, Into
Lackawanna county on March 15 and
10. On Saturday, March 15, Mr, Cork
will conduct an Institute nt thq Metho
dist Kplseo'pul church, Waverly, both
morning and afternoon, In the evening
he will address u meeting to bo held In
the Presbyterian church, Moosle.
On Sunday afternoon, March 10, at -l
o'clock, Mr. Cork will speak In tho Sun
day school room oC Klin Park church,
subject "Dellnlteness In Sunday School
Work." On Sunday evening all churches
of Dunmore will unite In a union meet
ing to be held In the Methodist Kplsco
pal church, Dunmore, when Mr. Cork
will deliver an address. Mr. Cork Is
(iite of the most enthusiastic workers on
the Held force. Tho meetings have been
arranged to reach as largo a number of
Sunday school workers as possible, and
It Is the deslie and hope of thu county
organization that every person Interest
ed In Sunday school work will avail
themselves u( this opportunity of hear
ing Mr. Cork.
WRECK AT MARY STREET.
Cars Left the Ontario and Western
Track and Tiled Up,
The breaking of it Journal on a loaded
coal car caused it wieck on tho Keyset'
Valley branch of tho Ontario and West
ern rullroad at Mary street, North
Scranton, yesterday afternoon.
When the journal broke the car left
the truck, drugging several more with
It and went down a fifteen foot em
bankment. The lulls were torn up nnd
tho cars and their contents piled up ut
the foot of the embankment.
A brukeman who was standing on the
cars thut were derailed saved his life
by Jumping. He escaped with a few
bruises . .
ST. PATRICK A
PRESBYTERIAN
SUCH, AT LEAST, IS REV. DR.
M'LEOD'S CLAIM.
Interesting Discourse on Ireland's
Patron Saint Beforo tlio Men's So
ciety, of Noith Scranton Ireland's
Woes Are Declared to Have Begun
with Her Forced Alliance to Rome
Can Only End by Her Return to
Religion of St. Patrick, Which
Know No Foreign Potentate.
St. Patrick wns n Presbyterian. At
least, so Rev. Dr. .Tames McLeod de
clared In an extremely Interesting lec
ture last night, In the Providence
Presbyterian church, before the lien's
society, of North Scranton.
The Men's society conducts uti as
sembly every fourth meeting night, at
Which some noted speaker delivers an
address. Dr. McLcod's acceptance of
the society's Invitation, coming Just In
advance of St. Patrick's Day, coupled
with the fact that ho Is such an ardent
Irishman, suggested the subject of Kt.
Patrick, and the result was last night's
entertaining, edifying and Instructive
lecture.
Dr. McLeod began by paying a
glowing tribute to St. Patrick, charac
terizing him as a real, manly, Clirlstly
saint. "One of tho noblest sons of
whom Christianity can boast," was one
of his allusions to the patron of Erin.
lie was a saint nnd a great saint, the
speaker declared. If ho had lived be
fore the scriptural canon closed he
doubtless would have Deen enumerated
among the Biblical saints. However,
he would not be hurt by a comparison
with some saints In the Dlble.
A WORKING SAINT.
St. Patilck, the reverend speaker
said, was not one of those saints whom
tradition tells us were wont to In
crease their salntllness by torturing
themselves or seeking exile or the like.
He was a practical, working saint. He
was not one of those lamb-like, dove
like, good-natured ones, who never did
a wrong or even so much as lost his
temper. He had some faults, but these
only went to prove his Immunity, and
made It possible for us to regard him
as one of us, and possible of emula
tion. Referring to stories of St. Patrick's
miraculous performances, ns related by
Jocelyn and told In folk lore, Dr. Mc
Leod said they were so ridiculous he
would, out of justice to St. Patrick,
preface their narration t ith the state
ment that St. Patrick was In no wise
responsible for them. After enumerat
ing a few of them, he said that If he
did not believe the narrators were
sincere, he would think they wete
prompted In their narratives by a de
sire to make St. Patrick ridiculous. At
all events, ho said, they were In no
wise an evidence of Patrick's salntll
ness, but only of their author's silli
ness. Ignorance and superstition, the
doctor declared, when combined with
a thirst for glory, have ever been a
source of mischief.
France, Spain, England, Wales and
Scotland, the speaker' went on to say.
each claimed St. Patrick. The best au
thorities, however, give his birthplace
as Scotland. He was kldnnpped from
his home on the Clyde, sold Into slavery
In Ireland, worked ns a shepherd boy
for a Druid chief, became converted to
Christianity, escaped from bondage af
ter six years, returned to his home In
Scotland, and later went back Into Ire
land to convert Its heathens to Chris
tianity. Ho was an Irishman first by
compulsion and then byadoption.
CHRISTIANIZED IRELAND.
Ho did not Introduce Christianity into
Ireland, but It was he who Christian
ized Ireland. It is snld that Christian
ity was preached In Ireland as early as
the flist century, but It did not take
root there until the fourth century,
when It was planted by Patrick.
Only three writings of St. Patrick, his
confession, his hymn and his epistle, are
of record and from these three must his
religion be discovered. So thoroughly
evangelical Is the doctrine of these
writings that nil churches claim them.
The Raptlsts endorse his every tenet
except as to some few details as to
baptism. Methodists Insist that he was
their original circuit rider. Episcopal
ians will tell you he wns a bishop of
their church. "I tell you," declared the
doctor, "ho was a Presbyterian." One
thing sure, the Roman Catholics can
not have him. He was a Scotchman.
Hut ns nn Irish Catholic friend of mine
once said when we argued this point,
"Doctor, he was good enough to belong
to nny church and lave it at that."
At all events St. Patrick believed in
home rule, It Is singular ho does not
In any of his writings acknowledge
any foreign piinco or potentate. Rev.
Dr. Lannlgnn, nn eminent Roman
Cathollo historian, admits there Is no
authority for the claim that St. Pat
rick was commissioned from Rome, It
is also remarkable that In no utterance
of St, Patrick Is there any differentia
tion of those matters which divide tho
Roman Catholic and Protestant
churches.
PnOIJAULY A MYTH.
That he ever went to Rome Is piob
nbly u myth. Patrick's loyo for Ireland
was so boundless he would not leave It.
Ho would not oven leavo Ireland to
visit his kin In Scotland, but after a
long life, retired to tho County Down,
Jersey Eggs, 25c dz.
Courseu's Gem Flour,
$4,75 barrel,
Fiuest L,ucca Olive,
$2,25 per gal, tiu,
Fjue Imported Sar
dines, 15c per tiu.
Coursen,
3 WI
429 Lackawanna Aye,
i r i
in
mi
IK
where he passed nwny and was In
terred. Incidentally, Down Patrick, tho
burial place of St. Patrick, Dr. McLeod
stated, was the town ot his own
father's blilh.
Thu story of what Patrick accom
pllshed for Ireland, changing It from
an Island of Druids to nn Island ot
Christian Saints, and mnklng of It a
Center of learning for Europe, was re
lated In detail, after which the speaker
took up for discussion tho politics of
Ireland.
Kront Patrick's time until 1 1 ".." Ire
land enjoyed seven centurion of free
dom, and carefully avoided any foreign
entanglements. Until Henry II, an
English king, nnd Adrian IV, tin Eng
lish pope, conspired to enthrall Ireland,
her woes began. Henry wanted do
main over Ireland! Adrian wanted It to
recognize Rome. Adrian agreed to Eng
land's subjugation of Ireland on con
dition that Henry should enforce u de
cree that each household must con
tribute a penny a year to the pope, as
an acknowledgment of tho ecclesias
tical supremacy of Rome. This levy Is
known In history ns Peter's pence, tt
will hardly be claimed, said tho lec
tin or, that Adrian was Infallible In
this. It Is to be hoped we will never
again have an English pope. If we
must have a pope, let him be some
honest Italian or un Irlshmun.
ENMITY HAS EXISTED.
From the time that Ireland wns sold
to England for the Peter's pence, tho
speaker went on to say, enmity has ex
isted between England and Ireland,
England has treated Ireland unmerci
fullyrobbed her, persecuted her and
tried to destroy her religion, nr.d then
wondered why Ireland doesn't love her.
If nil Irishmen were St. Patricks they
might love England, but unfortunately
they are not. The average Irishman Is
not given to turning his other cheek
when nn enemy smites him. Ho Is
somewhat noted for striking back and
striking hard.
Dr. McLeod denounced religious per
secution as devilish, and thanked God
for the day that gav Ireland Daplel
O'Connell, who won Catholic emanci
pation, Ho thanked God for the failure
to force Roman Catholicism on Hol
land at the point of the sword, as well
as for the failure to foice Protestant
ism on Ireland by the same means.
The only sword with which religion
should be forced, he declared, Is the
sword of tlio spirit the Wotd of God.
The recent action of England towards
the amelioration of conditions In Ireland
begun under Gladstone were dwelt upon
briefly. Then the speaker went on to
point out that Ireland was herself to
blame for much ot her misery. Faith
less and demagogic leaders had much
to do with Ireland's miseries, he
averred, and, again, he believed the
English government was to Ireland no
worse a foe than Irish whiskey.
"Though It Is the best whiskey made,"
he added, "and a lltttle of it In goat's
milk is good for tho stomach when you
arc sick."
WHAT IRELAND NEEDS.
Some reforms have been effected by
her faithful clergy, but it would seem
the island needs not only another Fath
er Mathew but another St. Patrick to
lead Its people back to temperance and
wisdom.
Dr. McLeod's panacea for Ireland's
ills Is ti course of unceasing agitation
for fitting legislation and the return of
the people to the religion of St. Patrick
the religion that knows no national
ization of a church.
The assembly also heard selections
by the North End Glee club; a piano
duet by Mrs. William C. McDonald and
Harold Norton, anil violin selections by
Archbald Ray Stratton, of Rlnghnm
ton. The meeting was presided over
by Judge A. "A. Vosburg.
SWING SHBFT WILL STAND
Superintendent R. A. Phillips So In
formed the Committee That
Waited Upon Him.
A general grievance committee, rep
resenting the employes of the Avon
dale, Pettebone and AVoodward col
lieries, operated by the Delaware,
Lackawanna and AVestcrn company,
waited on Superintendent R, A. Phil
lips yesterday afternoon nt -1 o'clock.
The committee presented the griev
ances entertained by the firemen em
ployed in the boiler rooms at these
collieries, who have been Idle for some
time, owing to their dissatisfaction
over a change Inaugurated in the
working hours.
It will be recalled that the company
some time ugo Inaugurated what has
come to be known as tne "swing shift,"
whereby the men work alternate shifts
of live, seven and twelve hours. In
stead of tewnty-t'our straight every
other Sunday, thus lessoning tho
length of tho shift and Increasing their
wages seven per cent.
The iiremen at the Avondale, Pette
bone and AVoodward struck and their
places wore filled by other men. Then
the floods of last week necessitated tho
drawing of the ilres and the collieries
have since been idle, with the excep
tion of the AVoodward, which was
started up this week.
The committee yesterday sought the
U'lnstntement of the men who went
on strike, and whose places were sub
seiiuently filled by other men.
Superintendent Phillips gave them
to understand that the men quit of
their own neemd, and in consequence
ot that fact the positions wore vacated
by them. Inasmuch as other men hud
been secured, the matter ot reinstate
ment wns out of the question. He as
sured thu committee, however, that
places would be found for tho men in
other capacities.
The committee was Informed that
tho now nrrnugement of hours will
stand, but tho "swing shift" can bo
made in tho middle of the week Instead
of on Sunday If tho men so desire.
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
Tinier tliU lii'jtllntr tliort let (on ot interest
will lu piiuUihcil when uccoinMnl(il, for publica
tion, liy the u 1 Iter' name. 'Hie Tilliinie does not
xisume rcioiLlblllly tor opinions lure riuucd.J
Xing- Miller's Side of Case,
Kditor of 'l'lio Tribune.
Sir; hi jour Ifceiio fit March 11, joii npoiteil
incorrectly tlio inocccilinss bcloie 1'ollco Magi,
tialo Hone, wheio IKcar llejer, Hie jeweler,
chained 111'-' Willi falw hlctcnn'. HeJCI, liiniaelf,
tculltic'il that lie bought clot 1, Iiilj of 1110 mid thai
I bought a I ins; fiom lilm uIUtujuW to apnlj
on my bill. In 1'cbiuaij, MOl, Jlr. Ilcjir
bough;, a mil jud uu'rtoat of me, juiounliui: to
V'3. I tiled tu get lilm lu (uj for them ami
vii foict'd lo get jencliy for Iho Uothhii,-, liu
told me a riii;,- worth $J3 or 10 ami ihaigcd
ITtf.30, I ucd no faUo irc'tcnx-i whatsoever.
,H the licjiim,', 1 offend to letuiii the (in; in
rate he would a) me for the clothing lie i-i now
ncijJin,', whicli I made iu my .hop. ThU U the
swumV time lie lia had 1110 pulled up. before
Alderman Howe, and both lie and the aldeinun
know that tlieic U nothing In the ca.e but an
attempt to extort money fiom me. 0ar Ilejir
now- own me !.', cLMiutlut' iu tlic lint; ut it
full iuv. King Miller,
HE RAN AWAY;
WITH $2,300
BUT E. A. ROPER, STOCK JOBBER,
IS NOW IN JAIL.
Ho Secured $2,300 from Thomns
Knight to Invest in Steel Stocks.
Suddenly Closed Up His OHlco nnd
Left for New York, but Wns Ar
rested Thcro and Is Now in the
Tombs Came Hero as the Ropre
sentrttlvo of Murphy & Co., of
Broadway, New York.
A tall, distinguished looking gentle
man named Edward A. Roper, who
conducted it slock jobber's olllcu on the
sixth door of tho Council building up
to February 25, Is now lodged In it cell
In the Tombs prison, New York ,elty,
uwaltlng the at rival of Detective Rob
ert Delter with requisition panels and
a warrant for his arrest, on the charge
of embezzlement,'
Roper came to town about a year and
a half ngo, us the representative of
Murphy Sc. Co., brokers, of Hroadway,
N.' Y., and engaged a suite of unices In
the Connell building which he fur
nished elaborately. Ruslness came rap
Idly, and his olllce was often crowded
with small stock speculators, watch
ing tho changes In tho figures on the
big blackboard, which told the story of
some men's luck and others' misfor
tune. Among one of Roper's customers was
Thomas Knight, of North Main ave
nue, dealer In hides and tallows. Roper
talked to him quite recently about the
advantage of Investing In United States
Steel company stocks, and Knight
finally decided to give him $2,300 to In
vest.' He paid the money over nnd wns
told that his stock cei tifleates would
arrive in a few days, just as soon as
the deal could be made. He kept call
ing nround every few days to Inquire
If the certificates had arrived, und
Roper kept suavely putting him off.
ROPER LEFT THE CITY.
Knight finally decided that he had
had enough palavering, and he told
Roper so. Tho latter then promised to
have the certificates on hand on Febru
ary 2.", nnd Knight went away satis
fied. Bright and early on tho morning
of that date he took tho elevator for
the sixth floor ot the Connell building,
but when he reached the broker's office
he found It locked and with a sign, on
which read as follows:
"Office closed on account of absence
from the city or E. A. Roper."
Mr. Knight decided that it was all
day with his $.',200, and secured the ser
vices of Detective AV111 Clifford to as
sist him In ascertaining the where
abouts of the missing Mr. Roper. The
police were later notified, and Detec
tive Delter was also put at work on
the case. The first thing definitely as
certained was that the missing man
had left for New York city. In some
manner the detectives learned that
Roper had left his trunks In charge of
a friend In this city.
AA'hen these trunks were shinned to
New York, Detective Clifford went with
them on the same train and camned
alongside of them at the Hoboken
ferry-house In New York for a number
of hours. They were not called for, and
Clifford wns relieved by a detective
from the New York central office, who
followed them to the house of one of
Roper's friends. Here the knowledge of
the New York end of the case ended,
as far as the local police are concerned,
until Monday night, when a telegram
was received by Superintendent Day,
announcing that Roner had been ar
rested and was being held In the
Tombs prison to await the arrival of
requisition papers. The local police be
lieve that the New York detectives se
cured a knowledge of Roper's wheic
abouts through following his trunks.
LOOKING AFTER OTHERS.
An Investigation Is being made of
such of his papers and effects as were
left behind, for the purpose of ascer
taining If there nre any other victims
besides Knight. It Is rumored 'that
there are, but the police claim that no
other cases have been reported to them.
It has been learned that Roper's con
nection with the New York house was
severed some few weeks before he took
his sudden departure, and tho police
are Inclined to believe that he lleeced
many of tho persons who transacted
business with him In the interim. One
story told by tenants In the building
has It that the telegraph wires leading
Into the office were disconnected about
two weeks before Roper closed up, and
that a device wns rigged up which kept
the Instruments ticking merrily away,
just as If stock reports were being re
ceived "hot" from tho Now York olllce.
Requisition papers are being pre
pared, und Detective Delter will leave
for Ilarrlsburg und then for New York,
either tonight or tomorrow morning.
AT CLARK'S SUMMIT,
New Officers of Ablngton Conunand
ery, Knights of Malta, Installed,
The following newly elected officers
ot Ablngton comnmndery, Ancient and
Illustrious Oi'der Knights ot Malta, wero
installed on Monday night: Sir knight
commander, N. H. Dunlap; generalis
simo, Joseph C, llalley; captain gen
eral, Freeman Leach; prelate, Ncl.son
M. Nichols; recorder, dilbert S. Orlifin,
assistant recorder. Rudolph M. Lee;
treasurer, V. K. Schilling; senior war
den, Calvin D, Stark; Junior warden,
EaBSJffl
F YOU call yourself a
crank because you're
hard to please, you're the
man we want to get a
hold of,
Our derbies will please
you,
KNOX SPRING HATS
are open for your Inspection-
En M
inrinm irnmiTMiiamiiffliriwiBiiM
Imitations and substitutes Are
Dangers to You ana
Your Friends.
PAINE'S CELERY COMPOUND
Is Wlml You Need Tor tlio
llnnlslimcnt of Your
Troubles.
See that you make no mistake or take
no false step when you begin efforts to
regnlu lost health. At this particular
time, core and vigilance will add great
ly to your success.
Your case demands the use ot the
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duced. The acknowledged triumph of
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Tens of thousands In the land arc
throwing off the shackles of disease
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See that you got the genuine Paine s
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PAINE'S on wrapper and bottle: other
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Ink 10 cts, a Quart ??S'.3 ",
John C. Stark; standard bearer, Frank
L. Nauman; sword bearer, Dr. Robert
AA'. Cameron; warder, Ashley O.
Rought; sentinel, .Tames O. Keller;
first guard, Joseph R. Croasdale; sec
ond guard, Charles Dimlap; trustees,
James G. Keller and AVllllnm II. Koons;
representative, Gilbert S. Grlfiln.
District Deputy Grand Commander
Frank R. Reese and the Installing team
from Anthracite comnmndery Installed
the officers.
A LARGE SALARY.
Scranton Business College.
A Scranton Ruslness College gradu
ate, a young man only twenty years
old, is drawing a salary of $70 per week
In New York city. He attributes his
success solely to the tialnlng he re
ceived at the Scranton Ruslness Col
lege and to close application on his
part. Many S. D. C. students tire draw
ing largo salaries In New York, Phila
delphia and Ruffalo.
Closing Out.
The Mathushek Piano Manufacturing
Co., of New Haven, Conn., announce
that on account of retiring from the
ictall business in Scranton, they will
dope out the remainder of their Pianos
at a very low figure. Cash or on lim
ited time. A Tew Organs from S23.00 to
Si'O.Ou. Call or write. G34 Spruce street.
Martin Was Not Employed by
Wilkes-Barre Publishing Company.
The K. II. Martin, who was arrested
In this city last week for obtaining
money under false pretenses, wns In no
way connected with the Wllkes-Barre
Publishing company at the time.
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213 Lackawanna Ave.
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