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tures nnd demonstrations, on how
well the Gan Range does Its work,
at our STORE ROOM, No. 128
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FURNITURE
MADE NEW.
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Continual wear soon mars nnd
dulls furniture, but one applica
tion of
Crystal
Furniture
Polish
restores Its original handsome fin
ish. Price 2Sc. and 40c. per bottle.
PREPARED ONLY BY
Matthews Bros,
320 Lackawanna Ava.
contractors, and E. II, Davis, the ar
chitect, and It was decided at the last
meeting that the board should visit
the ptaco In a body.
Yesterdnyjs Investigation resulted In
the discover that Mr. Davis' objection
to the work concerns the manner In
which the brick work has been done.
In order to remedy this, It would be
necessary to tear down and recon
struct almost tho entire building. The
members who viewed tho school yes
terday were of the opinion that the
defects arc not serious enough to ne
cessitate this and that the architect
should not havo permitted tho work to
go on If he was not satisfied with tho
manner In which It was being done,
The matter will bo arranged when
the final settlement for the building Is
made.
CARVED HIS DUSKY QUEEN.
SEVEN YEARS
FOR VOLPE
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HEAVY SENTENCE IMPOSED BY
JUDGE NEWCOMB.
Fire Sale of
Wall Paper
There still remains a great
quantity of mout desirable Wall
Papers, Shades, Etc., although
wc have sold an enormous quan
tity during the past week.
As our new stock for our new
store arrives next week, WE
WILL SELL OUR PRESENT
STOCK AT PRACTICALLY
YOUR OWN PRICE THIS
WEEK, as it must be disposed
of before reopening our former
store.
She Did a Little Cutting on Her Own
Account.
A rntfor and a butcher knife nlayed
Important parts In a lively fight yes
terday afternoon In Raymond court,
between Robert Mills, colored, and
Mallnda Rowle, who up to a few days
ago was his "dusky queen."
Tho pair had n falling out over a sec
ond colored man early In the week, nnd
when Robert called on Mallndn yester
day afternoon, for a heart-to-heart talk
on the situation, things begun to
happen.
Mallnda grabbed a butcher knife from
the table, whereat Robert drew his
trusty razor. When they were separ
ated Robert had u vicious looking cut
clean through his left cheek, while
Malinda's left thumb was almost sev
ered, She went before Alderman Ruddy and
swore out a warrant for Robert's ar
rest on the charge of felonious wound
ing and carrying concealed weapons.
COMPLETION OF THE
CITY ASSESSMENT
John Leone Who Was Tried with
Volpe Goes Down for Four Years.
Louis Ace Who Pleaded Guilty to
Gambling Was Sent to the Re
formatory Mrs. Bridget Lavelle
Is on Trial for Arson Jury Out
in the Case of Merrltt J, Klsh
paugh and Wife.
Total Valuation on All Classes of
Property Is $65,688,703 Tax
Rate for the Year.
Jacobs & Fasold
505 Linden Street.
Chairs Recaned
Furniture upholstered nnd repaired.
Send pobtal to 124S Providence Road.
Old 'Phone, 109-3, Green Ridge.
JAMES PAYNE
City Notes, j
Via.V ASMSr.T.-On yUy 0 ami 7 tlic
United Mates c-i il Mriiu commission xv ill con
duct an rumination for the office of Held assist
ant in foiialrj.
riiAC ri'iti.n u:c.-i:. ,r. oiii.ighcr. a readout
il Old Toikc J icieiu-d ,it the Lackawanna
uniit.il ji'stcrcljy sunVruiir from n fr Mined let',
tmtaincd while at woik in the 1111110;.
A compilation of the assessment for
the present fiscal year was completed
yesterday by the board of city asses
sors and shows that the total valuation
on the three classes of property, on
horsps and cows, and on occupations,
Is ?85,6S6.V03, or a little less than throe
times the assessment for last year.
The figures sworn to by the assessors
are as follows:
'taxaiiw: 1'norr.ttTV.
Vitii clas S.VVIS'UPS
Sunn.! class T.10I.T0
lliiul class 0,537,093
Oci-up itioni l,Wil,iiI0
Horses Kil.Mi)
Co.vs -j,;;o
Total HS.OS'i.Tftl
K.TVr-T rUOPERTV.
Kirt clan , G,jni,r5
fxtond chlvi SS7,ft-5
Horsed fi;o
Total
f.2,110
lllll.D UNDKR I!.U..-(.'l in W libel, aric.cd
011 Wecluiid..- night for tn itntalufujr .1 bawdy
home, w.i,. licld iniilcr s,00 lull jeitciday 11101 n
if,' by MJsl-lnte MilKu, 'J he 'inmate-, of the
place uio fluid S3 each.
TAII.OItS' MlllKK-.'lhc diftknlly ,it the one
ihop allciud by the tailors' stilkc ordu lus luen
patched up, but it h thought that implo.-.'a of
other shops 1111,1 he called out licc.iiie ot the
bosses to tome to an .ign-imi-nt ultli the join
nej nun's toiniiiiltic.
I10AI1I) or
iuikinlniii I
tiiadi: si:c,m:r.Kins.-r..iin
o he recommended liv tlio mail-
niaitiuei committee fur the pu.lt ion ol tenipiraij econit uuss
eirctary of the bojid of tiude, lu fill the vaiauey i iehi' tl,nn last
caused by the rmiiruiloii ot Capt.ilu Atherlon
3lr. Qiiicki-iihtHi Is tuiilury ot-liie Whole-, lie
(tiiiciib a?o, jallon,
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VU.U DOWN JTUH- MNs Duma Van Sen.
tin, a joiiug uoniin In the employ of Clinics II.
William-, of (ill Madison incline, fell down a
Jllglit lit atalM .le.-toidjy morning and fiuitured
her (.lull. When taken tn the I.ackauanna hoi
pitul it ,a h .until tluil vlui lud mst.ilacd a com
pound fractme. 'I he unfortunate woman win
Mill uni oust ioui at midnight and hei iccoieiy U
doubtful.
It must be understood that this is the
first assessment ever inadi" in this city
In strict compliance with the law pro
viding that all property shall be as
sessed at full value. Heretofore prop
erty has been assessed on a one-third
valuation basis, but tho second cluss
city law requires a full valuation.
City Clerk Martin T. Lavelle has been
busy (luring the past few days figuring
out the tax levy required to bring Into
the city treasury the $327,000 which
must be raised by general taxation to
carry on the running expenses of the
city government nnd the result of his
labors comes rather as a surprise to
those -who havo not given the. tax ques
tion very careful consideration.
Under existing second class city laws
all property Is classified as first, sec
ond nnd third class and the property
owners must pay on this a full rate, a
two-thirds rate and a. one-half rate re
spectively. Mr. Lavelle's figures show
that the tax levy on the several classes
of property must be as follows: First
class, D.438 mills; second class, 3.6210
mills; third class, 2.719 mills.
An analysis of these figures shows
that property owners owning first class
properties 'will this year pay a tax
equal to 16.311 mills on a one-third
valuation basis or 2.911 mills more than
the tax they paid last year which was
13.4 mills. Over three-quarters of the
property in the city has been classed
ns first-class, so that It Is safe to s.iy
that at least three-quarters of the tax
payers in the city will tills year pay a
considerably larger amount for the
maintenance of the city government
than they paid last year.
On the other hand the property own
ers owning second and third class prop
el ties will pay very much le3s than
they paid last year. The tax levy on
second class properties Is 2,3202 mills
year, and on third class
AtlMnill'hl' .lllli:t'l.l).-)olin imbrut, who
until tecently loiidutlcd a meat market on I'enn
mrnuc, woa airctcd iclciday nt the Instance ol
,. A. Miin, r.f the fudihy I'aikinsf company,
on tho chaige of obtaining meat under faUo pre
UiMt. Mr, r-oblu allcses that Aimluiitt i-ecured
jueit from him lepiPsi-ntlne that ho lud no
liabilities ami that .1 few uccU later lie filed a
voluntary, petition in bankruptcy. Armbriiit
waited u heaiiiur and entered lull bifoic Aider,
nun Huildy m the sum of WK),
JACOB SMITH AHIti:STi:p,-Jacob Snilih, the
1'cnn aicnue junk deakr, ivaj airestcd jcstculay
nt tho Instance ot Superintendent of Pollci Dij
on the clursu of falling to keep a pioper leconl
01 Junk puichascd us requited li) law. The m
perintendent was tracing 1,500 feet of Iron pipe
MoUn from How ley brolhem, who hare the plumb
liifc' contract for the new Dixie theater, and dis
colored it in Smith's khop. lie alUgej tint a
pioper record of Its puichaie wa4 not Kept. Jiaf.
titrate Millar held Emltli'under 00 ball.
jllOAltD OP TB.VHK MKi:r.T!XG.-Tlie regular
monthly, rneetliiK of the Xcunton bosrrt ot trade
lll be held Monday the "1st Int., at li noon.
Tjie application for incmliertlilii of It. It. Wels.
ejilluc. A, II. flould, I,. II. fetelle, ltobert J. Mur.
my, II. E. I'uliie, lienrt'i! I). Taylor and K. O,
Don wll be iiitcd'iiion, The manufacture.' com
nlllteo will-offer a report, rvcoinmciidlni; tin ac
isptanco of the rtsiKnation of the secretary, ,
brief paptr will be read ghins a history of the
wofk of the board of hade blncc Its organization,
I.uuclii'011 at 1 o'clock.
VIEWED NO. 39 SCHOOL,
EchooJ .Controllers Looked Over Al
leged Defects in Workmanship.
Twelve members of tho board of
control yesterday visited No, 33 school,
now In course of.erecjlon lu, the First
wnjd A dispute1 lias arisen between i
tho Dunmoro Lumber company, tho 1
IT
properties it Is r.HS mills less,
The increase In the property valua
tion from one-third to full value has
absolutely nothing to do with bringing
about this result. It is the classifica
tion of the properties, made mandatory
by law, that has caused It. It will
probably be contended by persons quid:
to jump at conclusions and anxious to
blame something else on the poor "rip
per" bill that that measure Is "tho
cause of it all." In anticipation of such
criticism It Is well to consider the facts. I Grand Union
The law under which the local board
of assessors classified the properties In
this city Is an net which has been In
force in Pittsburg and Allegheny since
188", nnd which was not changed or
altered In any way by the "ripper" bill,
Tho latter measure, following out tho
provisions of the earlier act, merely
stipulated that there should bo three
classes of property, leaving tho method
of classification provided by tho earlier
act to still govern.
Had there been no "ripper" act In
effect when Sernnton entered the sec
ond class Inst spring tho assessors
would be bound under laws then exist
ing to make precisely the sntno classi
fication which they have now made, a
classification such as has been In force
In o(her second class cities for years
past,
Judge Newcomb, yesterdny, for tho
first lime, was called uporw to sentence
for u penitentiary offense. It wus In
the case of Domlnlck Volpe, convicted
of attempted robbery, and discharging
fire aims with Intent to kill, and John
Leone, who was Volpo's accomplice In
tho attempt nt robbing. The Judge
gave each man four years for tho at
tempted tobbcry, and Imposed three
years additional on Volpe for attempt
ing to kill.
Volpe and Leone followed Frank
Lovelace at Bull's Head one night last
February, and in front of Anthony
Ruddy.'u store, sot upon him with the 1
evident intention of rifling his pockets.,
ltuddy, who was working Into In his
store, hoard the scuffle and came to
Lovelace's rescue. Volpe turned on
ltuddy nnd llred two pistol shots at
him. One lodged in the window case
ment and the other passed through the
door and imbedded itself In the desk
nt tho rear of tho 'store. Both bullets
whizzed past Ruddy's head.
Edward Ingraham, u sneak thief, also
came up for penalizing before Judge
Newcomb, and was given a good stiff
sentence. His game was that of locat
ing nt a boarding house and looting
the rooms of fellow boarders. Ho
practiced it at two different houses in
Sernnton, and got away with consid
erable booty. Superintendent Day lo
cated him in Binghamton and brought
him back. He plead guilty. Tho sen
tence was a year and six months In
each case, or three years In all, It be
ing provided that the one sentence
should begin at the expiration ot the
other.
SENT TO REFORMATORY.
Louis Ace, a boy who plead' guilty
to being a common gambler, and who
wanted to be sent to a reformatory, was
committed by Judge Newocmb to Hunt
ington. Corner Johns, another lad, who
stole clothing from Chappell & Co.'s
store in Prlceburg, was also bent to
Huntington by Judge Newcomb.
In the criminal libel cases, brought
by W. F. Smythe, the directory man,
against Edgar Wilson and V. H. Ker
win, the ,1ury after an hour's delibera
tion, reported a verdict of not guilty
in each case and placed the costs on
the prosecutor.
It may be decreed today by Judge
Newcomb that Mrs. Bridget Lavelle is
not Indictable for setting fire to her
house. Tho arson code has one pro
vision making It an offense for a per
son to sft lire to the property of1 an
other, and a second provision, making
it an offense to set fire to one's own
property to defraud an insurance com
pany. Tho Indictment against Mrs.
Lavelle charges her with setting fire
"to the property of another, to wit,
Bridget Lavelle." She had no insur
ance on the property, as far as was
disclosed, and nn Indictment conse
quently could ndt be under the second
provision.
Her attorney, John F. Scragg, at the
close of the commonwealth's testimony,
argued that tho indictment could not
stand because the evidence clearly
showed that it was her own property
nnd not that of another to which Mts.
Lavelle set fire. Judge Newcomb ad
mitted that there appeared to be a pe
culiarity of the construction of the stat
ute which would support Mr. Scragg's
contention, but as the matter had nev
er been passed upon before, he decided
to wait until this morning before ren
dering a decision, that Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Thomas might have op
portunity of preparing to combat Mr.
Scragg's argument.
WHAT DEFENSE WILL BE.
There is scarcely a question but that
Mis. Lavelle set lire to her houfse. If
the defense is called upon to defend,
it is likely tho net will be admitted,
and that a plea will be made that the
defendant Is mentally Irresponsible.
The house Is located on Church ave
nue, and at the time of the lire was
unoccupied. A neighbor, W. R. Case,
caught her coming out of the house at
11.20 p. in., while smoke wjs issuing
ftom the windows, and n half dozen
others told that the lire originated in
the front room down stairs and the
1 ear room upstairs, and that a mat
tress, clothing, rags and paper were
discovered to be saturated with kero
sene. A Jury was out nt adjourning time In
the case of the commonwealth against
Menitt J, KIshp.iugh and wlfe.of South
Main avenue, charged with obtaining
money by false pretenses.
On Dec. 23 of last year, a woman
passed three $18 checks respectively on
M. E, Hundley, shoe dealer; A. T. Mc
Wllllams, woolen merchant, nnd the
Tea company, of West
chocks, nnd all threo of the men who
took them positively Identified Her ns
such. Her defense was a denial and
tin attempt to prove nn alibi. The
husband declared ho know nothing
whatever of the matter.
11. M, Dever, a sewing machine ncent.
wna acquitted of tho charge of pointing
it pistol at Mrs. Ernestine Greenborger,
of South Washington avenue. He
went to her house to take away a ma
chine because she defaulted In pay
ments. According to her story, cor
roborated by four of her little children,
tho agent drew a revolver und pointed
It nt her when she tried to prevent
him from taking tho mnchlne. Mr.
Dever swore ho had not had his hand
on a. flro arm In twenty-five years.
Tho costs were divided.
Joseph Wugncr, George Moyles and
John Moyles, threo boys living above
Carbondalo, wore tried for running
curs out of nn Ontario and Western
switch nnd then derailing them by
throwing a beer keg on tho track. Tho
defense was that the boys accidentally
started the cars while playing about
tliern and placed tho beer keg on the
track In un attempt to stop them. The
Jury returned a verdict of not guilty.
Fllllmnn Gamble was tried before
Judge Edwards on tho charge of aid
ing a prlsoner'to escape from Special
Ofllccr Morris Neyman, of Old Forge.
No verdict had been returned at ad
journing time.
Charles Jacobs, of Old Forgo, was
convicted of selling liquor on Sunday.
Constnble Addison was tho prosecutor.
Joseph Hitter, of Archbnld, was ac
quitted of feloniously wounding Thomas
Ford. Tliu prosecutor did not press
tho charge.
SODUSKY WENT FREE.
John Sodusky, of Archbnld, was tried
before Judge Purdy on 11 charge of as
sault and battery, preferred by Thomas
Ryan. It was a question as to whether
or not the offense constituted nssnult
and battery," and, as the defendant
had' been in jail two months, it wus
agreed ho should be let go free
Patrick Cannon and John Gllhooley,
of Olyphant, were ucqultted of the
charges of burglary and assault and
battery, preferred by Constable Mur
ray, and the costs were placed on the
prosecutor.
A verdict of not guilty was taken In
tho assault and battery case against
Joseph Luciano and Nlcolo Chance. The
costs were placed on the prosecutor,
Nassarlno Pascollno, for falling to ap
pear. The prosecutrix, Stuncalava Glzzler,
having died, a nol pros was entered in
the case-In which she charged Constan
ts Los with seduction.
James Long plead guilty to the theft
of a 20-pound brass appliance from a
machine at the Carluccl stone yard.
He will be sentenced tomorrow.
A nol pros on payment of costs was
entered In the cases of Anthony O'Hara
charged with assault and battery by
Kate O'Malley, and Domlnlck Rcdding
ton. charged with assault and battery
upon Mary McCarthy.
'TWAS A VERY
NEAT TRICK
DEMOCRATS TRIED TO GET
, HOLD OF COMMITTEES.
Made an Effort to Reconsider Action
on the Adoption of Rules, with the
Intention of Offering a Now Set
That Would Take tho Naming of
Committees "but of the Hands of
tho Chairman Merrlman Arrived
Just in Timo to Block the Game.
New Measures Introduced.
Indebtedness of Scranton.
As a legal prerequisite to the Issuing
of the new bonds. City Controller Cos
telio, yesterday, filed with Clerk of the
Courts Daniels the following debt
statement:
Bonded Debt City improemcnt loan, JSSO, 4
per cent., $11,0(10. Funding- loan, 1SS0, I per
rent, $15,000. Municipal bnildlmc loan, 1600, I
per cent, $.Vi,000. .Municipal impioiement loan,
1S-01, 4! per cent, ,-$03,000. Redemption loan, 18M, I
Ut per.,cenv jji,uuu. aay Aug- rarK Unproie
ment loan, .f per tent., $.-.0,000. Bridges loan,
scries 1801; 1)4 per crnt., $2S0,O00. Sewers loan,
000, 3!5 ficr cent., $135,000. Total bonded in
debtcdncts, $712,000.
Sundry Claims Unpaid warrants, April 1, 1903,
$.'4, 16,1.27. Contracts and other accounts $10,
611.80; jiidg;mcnts05,000; total city lcbt, $001,.
075.07.
Ke-ources Cnsli in ueneral cily fund, 555,
000.21; cash in (.inking fund, !fl72,184.tW; delin
quent taea estimated collettihle, $20,000; bonds
liouglit for sinking fund, 8134,000; total imme
diate resources, 1SI,1S5.17; total net debt, $520,
789. DO.
First class, $30,455,1SS; second class, $7,101,
010; third class, $0,507,005; liortcs, $101,500;
cows, $2,770; occupations, $1,304,010; total as.
ectfeed valuation, $65,050,703.
Number of dops taxable, 1,723.
Property Kiempt First class, $0,401,405; second
class, $-iS7,025; hor,9 cNempT, $920; total laluo
of property exempt from taxation, $8,702,410.
Total valin of all propcity eubject to taxa.
tion, $53,104,20J.
Marriage Licenses.
Michael Lynch Scranton
Mary Moran Scranton
Oloiannlo Cilonyio I'ltistin
Micheltna l'onzo Plttnon
Joseph Kcllett Scrantcn
Mary Kelly Scianton
Kasimer Lapenos Scrantun
Kastanile UssWloIeli Scianton
.Maurice O. Clifford ..Carbondalo
.le-Kle T. Dlttlibuin ...Carbonda'o
Joseph Yannere Scranton
Maria Manzo Siranti-n
Michael llcnnliran Duiuiioro
Bridget Cllllard Dunmoie
COURT HOUSE NEWS NOTES.
I.ul.e Halo was held in YOO ball jestcrday to
answer for irlminal .uuult on Tiikla Vomjiini.
John N. Cooke was jesleiday appointed burgees
of Ol-I Forge, tu micccpcI II. Willis lice, ieigncd.
Tho hotel license of Catherine Zulegar, coiner
of Pltttlon aicnue und Maplo Mieet, w-as j cater
day tlaiisfiucd to t'hil W. Hull.
Scranton. She mado a small purchase
nt each place and received cash for tho
balance of tho amount of tho check.
The checks were each drawn by M. J.
Klshpaugh In favor of James Urnndt,
nnd endorsed on the back with the
payeo's nnme. Tho woman represent
ed at each store that she was Mrs.
Hrandt, nnd that she lived lu the 300
block of Frunklln avenue. At one end
of tho check was printed with u rub
ber Btamp, "M. J. Klshpaugh, contrac
tor," und beneath It "pay check." Those
who took tho checks naturally supposed
them to represent tho wages of some
mechanic employed by n contractor,
"When the checks were presented they
were found to be worthless.
Lieutenant of I'ollco Davis, who
worked up the caso.urrested Mrs. Klsh
paugh as tho woman who passed the
LETTERS EROM THE PEOPLE.
TO THE CONTEST EDITOR
SCRANTON TRIBUNE.
Sir; Please enroll my namons one of the contestants lu The Trib
une's Educational Contest, and send me equipment and more detailed
information concerning the work us soon, us Issued.
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(Cut thU out und mall to ''Contut IMItor, Bcrinlon Tiibunc, Scranton. 1M.." at onco
in order tint ion may be among tho fir.M rccelm the pilntid nutter and ramas-ci', out.
tit. bee adicrtUcmcnt on fourth page of thU l-.uc.)
Under this heading short letters of inteicst
nil! bo published when accompanied, for publica
tion, by the writer's name. 'I he Tribune docs not
assume responsibility for opinions lure expressed.)
In Defense of Oleo,
l.'dltor of lite Tribune.
Wri I icspcctfiilly utter my protect aRalm.t the
nlcomaigarlnc lull tecently uscd by the senate.
I regard it as- Ueious in principle, and as plav.
ing Ulicctly into the hands of tho to-called dairy
tuist. Oleomargarine, is a pura and uliolcaoina
article, of Jut aa legitimate manufacture as is
dairy nutter or wheat lluor, or maplo sugar, It
is proper, as the bill provides, that each package
should bo stamped with Its turn name, but wy
tax It one-quarter of one cent a pound, when un
colored, wlicn daily butter is not thus taxelf
Why tax it tin cents a pound, If coloied, ulirn
dalij men color thelt butter without taxation? It
is manifestly rl.v legislation of the mot vicious
character, and If tho Mil becomes a law, in my
opinion, It will woilc Injustice to all cniKiinn-rs
of butler and hardship, to all people of mad-jraro
means. Alrenl), the' dairy trust lu-, put up the
price of butter ten touts a pound, in antliipatlon
it is aiu, vi i ne portage oi lie u II. I tiu.t it
may be defeated in the houe, In tho luterots of
Justice and mercy, fi, . Moon.
I'ccliillle, fa., .ipill 10.
When "Old Mother Hubbard Went
to the Cupboard,"
to get her poor dog a bone, If, Instead
of finding It bare, Jt hud contained a
loaf of Hanley's Boston lirown Dread,
she would havo undoubtedly eaten It
herself,
Llewellyn's
Roses and Myrrh
delicious mouth and tooth wash.
li
Tho Democratic members of select
council, In a neat munner, last night
tried to rob tho ltopubllcans of the
advantages to be reaped from the or
ganization of that body by tho Repub
licans a week ngo last Monday. When
the new chairman, Joseph Oliver, called
tho meeting to order, Mr. Vnughnn
moved to dispense with the i-cudlng of
tho minutes, and this was done. At
this time nil of tho members of coun
cil were present exeep E, L. Merrlman
und D. il. Evans, both Republicans.
This constituted tho opportunity of
tho Democrats, and John J. McAndrcw
took the floor and moved that tho uc
tlon taken by the council tho day It
organized In adopting rules for the
government of councils, be reconsid
ered. Tho manner of going about the
reconsidering aroused the suspicion of
the Republicans, and Messrs. Chitten
den nnd demons were on their feet
with objections. The thing was irregu
lar, they said. If It was desired to
amend tho rules, then the proper thing
to do was to Introduce tho amend
ments and havo them referred to a
committee for consideration.
Mr. Vaughan said the chancres In tho
city government and the concentrat
ing of public business In departments
made a change In the rules and com
mittees advisable, and after council
had reconsidered its action In adopting
the old rules, they would offer rules
drafted to meet the requirements of
the present council.
MERRIMAN CAME IN.
Mr. McAndrews motion was put and
had been voted upon when Mr. Merrl
man entered the room. Tho vote hud
not been announced and he claimed his
right to vote on the question, and it
was allowed. That made the vote a
tie and the motion to reconsider did not
prevail. The vote on the motion fol
lows: Yeas t'ostcllo, Hegan, Malmiey, Meliln, Quin-
nan, Cosgroic, Coleman, Oilujlc, Vaughan, Mc
Andrcw 10.
Xajs llotf", Yan Dergan, Moigm, fliiltenden
Kcagli, Schneider, Oliicr, Clcnion-, Co; lie, Mer
rlman 10.
The purpose the Democrats had in
mind xvas to take tho appointing of the
committees out of the hands of tho
chairman and vest them In a commit
tee of three to be elected by the body,
The provision of the rules they would
have offered, had they been successful,
reads us follows:
Unlesa otherwise f-pccially onlered all btanding
committees and bpecial committees fihall bo .".p
pointed by u committee of three member. Said
committee tn bo designated as "the committee to
appoint btanding and bpecial coiiiniittce-i," the
tame to be elected by a xote oftthe majoilty of
mc memuers oi me select, council, which election
shall take place immediately after tho adoption
of the rules of council. All committees Mull
consist of nine members except the committee on
railwajs, printing, and light and water, whi-h
fhall consist of three members cich. Thfs bection
is to apply to select council only.
The Democrats thought they could
control eleven members In council and
thus control the formation of the com
mittees. 'After this revolutionary propo
sition had been killed, Chairman Joseph
Oliver announced his committees, which
follow:
THE COMMITTEES.
Auditing John .T. Schneider, C. n. Chittenden,
I'. II. demons, John Von llergan, John Xacgli.
1J. h. Mcrnman, Malaihl L. Coyne, Daniel W.
Vaughan, Finley Ross.
rjstlniates F. II, demons Finlay Itoss, K. L.
Mcrriman, D. U. Elans, John J, fechndder, Pan-1
iel V. Vaughan, John J. McAndi cv, Thomas Cos-
groic, Malacbl L. Cojne.
Finance John T. (Jmnnan, John .T. Coitello,
John Hegan, John Von Bcigau, MalaUii L.
C'oj ne.
Fire Department John J. Schneider, John Von
llergan, C. K. Chittenden, John J. McAndrcw,
John J. Costello.
Judiciary C. II. Chlttemlen, r. II. Clcinoiv,
John Naegli, John Itegnn, John !'. Quitman,
Laws and Ordinance J. I', Maloney, John
Naegli, 1 I!, demon-,, John V. QuImmu, Thomas
O'Hoj Ic.
License John K. Hegan, J. !'. Maloney, John J.
Schneider, K. I,. Meriiman, John .1. Costello, F.
II. demons, John Xaegll, II. !.. Mcrilmin, John
J. McAndrcw, J. I', Maloney.
Manufacture Thomas Cosioic, li J. Cole
nnii, Finlay lies.-,, llitlurd Moigm, Malaihl L.
Co lie.
Parks Malaehl I.. Coyne, John J, Sihncidsr,
Daiidll. Mian-, l'lnliy Ito-s, 'llionm O'llojle.
l'au'inentv P.iiid II. Kian,, Finlay llw--., John
Von Heigen, Thoinis C. Mvlwn, Thoma-i 0'llole.
Police Finlay lto,s, Itlihnrd Morgan, ('. li
Chittenden, Daniel W. Vaughan, Jului 1. (juln
lull. Public llulldlngs John Vim Uergiu, llkluid
Morgan, John J. fe'ihneldcr, J. P. Malonev, John
J, Ciwtello.
Printing Daniel W. Vaughan. Milliard Moig.iu,
John Nardil, Thorn h O'ilo.ile, 1ltom.is Melilu.
Hailwai lllihard Morgan, F, II. (lemons, Pa
xld II, FAaiw, Thomas Cogioie, Malaihl L.
Co ne.
liules Thomas O. Mehlu, 'Dionut Co-,gruVe,
John Ntttgll, Daild II. i;au, Daniel Vaiulun,
Sanitary John .1. CoMellu. John II, Itcgan,
Thomas O, Meltiu, C, li Chittenden, John J.
Von llergan,
Light and Water John Vaegll, K. I,. Meirlnuu,
Ilichard Moigan, John 1!. Itcgan, II, J, Cole
man. .Streets and Ilrldgen K. b. Merrlman, Paii-l II.
Kiaiis, C. li Chittenden, Tlioma C. Milvln, li
J, Coleman,
Taxes John J, Mi-Andiew, Thomi Posgrj.'o,
John I', (Juhuiui, F, II, ( lunoiis. li I., Meirl
man. Treasurer'.! Account llioims O'lloylc, li J,
Coleman, John J, Mciuduw, John J, .VlmUJer,
Finlay Hoes.
XEW MEASURES,
The following new otdiuunces were In
troduced: Regan Appropriating $11,000 fop a
retaining wall on Third uvenue, be
tween Broadway and Follows street.
Qulnnan Levying general and spec
ial city taxes for the Usual year 1902,
Chittenden Directing tho director of
pttbllo safety to purchase jn.OOO worth
ot city hose,
A resolution was Intrudurcd by Mr.
Melvln, permitting the Elks to ube part
of Wyoming avenue and Ash street for
tt stt'eet fair, to he held during the week
br-glnulng June SO.
Mr. O'Roylo Introduced a resolution
directing that Sernnton street be paved
tiom tho Lackawanna liver tu the
Woomsburg tracks. This Is under the
provision of tho second cluss city act,
which t-uys that by u two-thltds vote
councils can direct tho paving of a
sreet without a petition from the
property owners. If the latter do not
specify the kind of a pavement they
want within sixty days, then councils
shall nama tho character of tho pave.
English Dinner Ware
John Haddock & Sons, Bursletn, England, makers of tho
most thoroughly dependable Dinner Ware that comes to this country.
Our latest additions, very Frenchy In shape, In fact you might say
tho same about the decorations. Apple green line around tho edge with
a delicate border ot flowers. These dishes will add grace to tho table of
tho most luxuriously furnished home and with tho addition of durability,
the reasonable price should appeal to all, Open stock,
112 Piece Dinner Set. S25.00.
CVvVxiaCVfaW. 134 Wyoming Ave.
GEO. V. rVHL.IAF? 8t CO.
Walk In and look around.
FOR BEDS
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THE BIDDING CO.
We are showing the finest line of Brass Beds
ever seen in Scranton. Their finish is perfect.
Our Iron Beds cost you about twottiirds what
you pay elsewhere.
Scrsmton Bedding Go.,
F. A- KAISER, Manager.
Lackawanna and Adams Avenues.
Both 'Hionej
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By Others Is to Fool One's Self."
'Hie liilclllccnt piilillc ut Fcr.intuii imltiilcs the vrbnt iclall Imvori in Ilia
!5 rotmtr.t. Tlic.v arc Keen to iloli-it liumliup, qiilik to ctii'ciuragc Mortliy onterprisK.
i Nolioilj- r,m buy tliciper lliuii we i.m do, nor soil cheaper, either, sis our goods
9 "ill testify.
We know whereof we weak, anil the founditlon of our business is solid merit.
0 If any further proof of this is required, come in and sec foi yourself. Make your
own comparison as to quality and priun.
3 The Infants' Wear Stock
Wo liaie ricrythinj tn make tots happy
taste di.-phed In this collection.
Infants'
and coinfoi table. Unusual skill and
Lon Coats and Short Coats
These mide of lledford Cords, Sill; and Cashmere.
g Inffs rits' Long Dresses and Snort Dresses
J Made of .ainol.., with Ilnin'mre and laec triniininpr, hand-made jokes, Val
rncicnnei I,acc and open work embioideiy. The shuit dicssea lue low necks and
'S? short i-lcevcs
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BA3Y BOOTEES
Mado of bilk and Wool, l'lnl., Iilue
and White.
FLANNEL SHAWLS
Hand and machine cintnoideicd.
BABY HATS AND CAPS
l'ancy J.uun and Mull l'up, Pills Krit
ted C'jjn; well ilinsin, well bnuitlit: lu-l
the curt 'oil want and the rhilriren will
like.
LITTLE KNIT JACKETS
Mlille, rink and Blue.
BABY SHOES g
Willi soft soles; colors. Black, rink, 0.
nine, Tan, Red and While. :
FLANNEL SKIRTS j
Lons and Miort Skirts, feather-stitched. .
HONEYCOMB SHAWLS 5-
Son 0 a y.nd square, porno Shetland
Shawls, all nf them M'l.v line and desir
able. You know best what you tan use
them for.
LITTLE BABY VEILS
Shetland and Silk.
And to on through the list ot "ncedfuh" for tho "darling; of the household."
1 Muslin Underwear Dept.
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Moot women are as choice about their underclothes aa their outcrcluthci. The
really refined ore quite mi. Bc-dilm getting an adiautage In price by buying from
u.-, jou get a decent quantity to look through. Quality, loo, mikes tome difference
to those who know our kind ot goods. They arc here with every clement of
richness and beauty; a showim; f tmks, frilla and fuibclowd to which men may
be indifferent, but oer which women go into raptmes.
This is. one of our net stocks and special attention is giicn to the buying and
telling. '
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I McConnell & Co.
3 The Satisfactory Store, -ft
a 400-402 Lackawanna Ave. t
Fiiles of Carpets
There are many reasons why you should come to
The New Store for floor coverings. Here are three :
The assortment is largest here.
Many of the patterns are exclusive.
Prices are reasonable here.
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The Drapery
Department
Offers special values in Brussels
and Renaissance Curtains for the
reception room.
Arabian and Cluny Curtains for
the library.
Colored Madras In dark, rich
shades for the dining room.
And Muslin or Bobbinet Cur
tains with nifties for the chamber.
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Williams k McAnnlty
129 Wyoming Avenue.
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