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5 THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-THUBSDAV, AUGUST 14, 1902.
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OPINION IN THE EX-ALDERMAN
KELLY CASE.
Judge Edwards Discusses the Rea
sons Why the Former Alderman
of the Eighteenth Ward Should
Hand Over the Books Ho Used In
Recording the Business of His
Office to His Successor Mandamus
Asked for by Alderman James
r. Noone Granted.
The following opinion was handed
(own Monday by Judge Kd wards In the
matter of Commonwealth nt Pennsyl
vania, ex. rol. James V. Noone, alder
man of the niRhtecnth ward, against
John P. Kelly, former alderman of
the ward:
The relator In this cases (lied his peti
tion praying for a writ of alternative
mandamus to compel the respondent to
deliver to lilm, the relator, the dockets
mid papers pertaining to the office of al
derman of the Klghtcenth ward of the
city of Seranton, or to sdmw enuc why
he should not do so. The respondent
was the Immediate predecessor of the re
lator In sold office. The respondent an
swers In substance that he Is willing to
hand to his successor the "civil docket,"
so-called, and nil papers pertaining to
.rlvll cases, and that, In fact he has of
fered the docket ami papers to the rela
tor, who has refused them; hut. that ho.
the respondent. Is not hound to deliver
over the papers, docket, or records per
taining to criminal cases. There are no
questions of fact In dispute. We shall
treat the answer of the defendant as a
return to the ninndiimtK We cannot find
among the flics a demurrer to the return.
The case was argued as If n demurrer
had been filed. Let the relator file a for
mal demurrer so that there may be a
proper Issue before us.
The act of March 20. 1M0, section tour,
01 Sm. llll), provides that all proceedings
in civil causes "had before the Justice,
shall be entered at large by him, In a
docket or book to be kept by him for
that purpose." When the term of h jus
tice or alderman has expired, the act of
Juno 21, isn:i, section ten, provide that he
shall "deliver over his docket and like
papers to the person who shall be elected
to succeed him in said ward, borough or
township." Thu argument made by re
spondent's counsel Is to the elfcet that an
alderman Is not bound to deliver over to
Ills successor in ofllce any docket other
than the one the law directs him to keep,
viz.: a docket containing the record of
civil caues, and all papers pertaining to
these causes, and this the respondent Is
willing and has offered to do.
KIND OF DOCKKT.
If, says the counsel, the act of 1S10 de
scribes the kind of a docket whiuh an
alderman must keep, and the act of 181!)
directs him to deliver this docket to his
successor, lie should not be compelled to
hand over any thing else without express
legislative authority. And counsel goes
further and contends tnat If by any legis
lation subsequent to IS"!) an alderman is
required to keep other records than those
prescribed by the act of 1810, the manda
tory provision of the act of S:w could not
lie applied to the additional records. AVo
think the argument Is more specious than
correct. We shall proceed to state some
of the reasons which induce us to adopt
n different view.
1. The records of proceedings In the of
fice of a justice of the peace, or of an
alderman, are of n judicial and public
nature. The office Is not only of ancient
and honorable origin, but it is provided
for by our constitution. It Is an Import
ant part of tho Judicial systeni of the
commonwealth. The otllola! records of
tho ofllce cannot be considered as the per
sonal property or perqui-ites of the oc
cupant. When tho alderman goes out of
ofllce, his records, on account of their
public and judicial character, should be
delivered to his successor. This view of
the matter U not conclusive as to the
contention In this case, hut we give It
as one of the reasons for the belief that
the act of l.!!i. providing for the trans
fer of the docket and like paper-, in Its
spirit and legislative scope, is broad
enough to Include the records relating to
criminal cases.
2. This construction of tho net of 1S-J0
Is In harmony with the reason of the law,
because It meets tho demands of con
venience and necessity. That the records
of criminal cases kept by an alderman
wlio'p term of ofllce has expired are often
needed subsequently, either as evidence
In other cases or as the basis of other or
further proceedings, Is evident. Theso
records may he needed in habeas corpus
cases; or, In suits on forfeited recog
nizances; or in tho determination of
pleas of former acquittal or conviction in
cases where It might lie claimed the of
fenses were the subjects of final proceed
ings before the alderman under the net
of .May 1, 18(11, (!'. I,. H!2); or In prosecu
tions for perjury, or In many other ways
that do not occur to us now. So that on
the ground of convenience and necessity,
the records should be in the custody of
the alderman then In oillee. A retiring
alderman may die, or he may move from
tho slate and lake ids paper with him
beyond the reach of proec-s, or the rec
ords may be scattered and lost: but theso
Inconveniences may be avoided by the
transfer of all olllclal records and papers
to the successor In I he ofllce,
Ml'ST KUKP DOCKKT.
". Kill it is not necessary to rely on tho
general principles slated. A close exam
ination of the acts of assembly already
referred to convinces us that llio whole
matter Is sufllclently within the grasp of
tho letter of tho law, As already stated,
tho act of JS10 provides that tho, justice
shall keep a docket In which hliall bo en
tered tho proceedings In civil cases. As
far as wo can llnd, this wa the only
docket tho Justice wns or Is required to
keep. In cononctlon with criminal busi
ness, tho next reference wo llnd to a
docket Is In the act of May, ISiil, (l, 1,.
tB2) relating to criminal jurisdiction In
certnln counties, extended to Luzerne
county In 1S00, and therefore In force In
I.ackawnnna county.
Section thrco of this act provides that If
n defendant shall demand a jury trial,
tho justleo shall make an entry to that
effect upon "his docket," A similar re
'feronco to "his docket" h found In tho
Bupplomentnry act of 1802 (P, 1. 273. Tho
general law of Juno 11, 1SS5, (i, h. uoi,
provides that "it shall bo the duty of all
alderman, Justices of the peace and com
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their dooltetB," etc.
Tho conclusion Is Irrcslsiabto that theso
entries are to be mado Upon the docket
referred to In the act of 1810, nupra. Tho
Justleo or alderman enn hnvo but ono
docket, There Is no such thing as tho
so'cnlied "criminal docket" In contradis
tinction to a "civil docket." Tho law
(1810) provides that tho Justice shall keep
a docket "his docket." Ho Is not re
quired to keep any other docket. As a
matter of convenience he might keep tho
criminal cases In one' book and the civil
cases In another book. Or ho might keep
landlord and tenant cases In ono book,
ciirci In trespass In another, coses In as
sumpsit In a third, misdemeanors In a
fourth and felonies In a llfth.
ML'ST DKMVKlt T11UM.
It matters not how many books he uses.
Together they constitute the docket
which the law requires him to keep, and
which he must turn over to his successor.
Jf our vlcwi are correct, It follows that
the contention of tho relator must pre
vail and that the respondent must, In tho
language of tho act of 1830, "deliver over
his docket and like papers" to his suc
cessor In ofllce.
Wo therefore sustain the demurrer and
give Judgment thereon In favor of tho re
lator, with costs, and we direct a per
emptory writ of mandamus to Issue, di
recting tho respondent to deliver over to
the relator the docket, books and papers
containing tho record of the official ac
tion of Bald respondent as alderman of
tho Klghtcenth ward of the city of
.Seranton, relating to all cases brought or
heard before him during his term of of
llce. ns well as to deliver over to the
relator all such dockets, books and
papers received by respondent from bis
predecessor In said ofllce.
AMONG CLUB BOWLERS.
Interest Taken in Formation of All
Club League Country Club May
Be Represented.
The Interest already manifested by
the city league bowlers In work for
tho coming season has caused a like
revival of attention to matters In the
rolling world, by leaders in the nil-club
league movement.
It Is likely that tho league-this year
will Include all of the old stand-bys,
the Seranton Bicycle club, West End
Wheelmen, of Wllkes-Uarrc, and tho
Green JMdge Wheelmen. The Infants
of last year's league, the Electric City
Wheelmen, .will also be in the circuit,
and it Is more than likely that tho
Country club will bo represented.
Three new alleys were recently laid
at the club house, and a great deal of
Interest is taken in the sport among
th members. A flrst-elass team could
bo turned out, as there arc several
fast bowlers, who arc now getting tho
gunge of tho alleys.
The Bicycle club will probably have
two teams again this year. An ef
fort is being made by the members
to reorganize the famous Black Dia
monds, which Frank Leonard used to
lead to victory and champagne sup
pers. Frank Beavers, F. S. Foley and
Smith Gorman are the leading spirits
in the reorganization, and there is lit
tle doubt that tho Diamonds will have
a team this year, which could, in an
emergency, give tjie first live a close
run for the honors.
The latter will be again captained by
Dr. Wardell, the seasoned leader of so
many victorious Bicycle club teams.
George Mitchell is sure of a place on
It, and so is Charles Moore, If the
latter rolls in this league, instead of
with the city bowlers. There are many
fast bowlers trying to qualify for the
other places on tho team.
COMPLICATED PATENT CASE.
Being Heard Before Judge Archbald
in United States Court.
There wns n reurgument In the case
of Ilanlfen against Armltage, before
Judge n. W. Archbald, of the district
Federal court, yesterday morning. Both
parties In the ease are Phlladelphiaus,
and tho matter would ordinarily be
taken care of by Judge McPherson.
As has been before Stated In The
Tribune, Judge McPherson is now on
his vacation and Judge Archbald is
looking after the Philadelphia court
business. The Hanlfen-Armitage mat
ter relates to the production of knitted
nstraghaii cloth. Hani fen claims that
Armltage has infringed upon his pat
ent, In the manufacture of this cloth,
and it Is Armltngc's contention that
tho patent Is not valid, ns preceding
patents hail anticipated its provisions.
The case has already been repeatedly
tried In Pennsylvania and New York
courts, and yesterday's proceedings
were merely a resume of the results
and evidence heard In the other trials.
It was originally tried before Judge
Dallas, who decided In favor of the
patent, and then on a rehearing de
cided against It. An appeal was taken,
and the judgment of the lower court
reversed und Hnnlfen sustained In his
claims,
This latter decision wns made by
Juilgo Shlras, of the United States
Supreme court, and Judge Acheson, of
the United States Circuit court. Judge
Butler, the third member of the court,
dissented from the opinion of his two
colleagues. Anosher case, dealing with
the same patent, arose In New York
state, and In this Instance Judge Towns
end upheld the patent, and an appeal
being made to tho court of appeals of
tho second circuit, his decision was re
versed. The Supreme court allowed an
appeal and recently disposed of tho
case, four Judges placing themselves on
record In favor of nfllrmlng tho decis
ion and four in favor of reversing.
Judge Archbald now has two cases to
consult, in dealing with tho case, one
In favor of tho patent and one against
it. Attorney W. P. Preble, Jr., of New
York, nppeared for the plaintiff at yes
terday morning's hearing, nnd Augus
tus B, Haughton, ut Philadelphia, rep
resented the defendant. The cuso wus
argued at length,
DENOUNCED THE
RE1LLY SERMON
Concluded from 1'jrc 3.)
the Heading Biter." Songs were also
rendered by Professor Thomas Jtogers.
WOllDS WE11K APPItOVED.
President Nlcholls' references to an
tagonistic "papers, ministers and
priests" were received with unmistak
able approbation. When ho referred to
Father Ilclliy us ono who had dollied
the temple of God1 and who would bo
cursed 'for It, a voice from the crowd
declared "Ho ought to be," and n man
In front wns heard to say "He ought to
ho kicked along with It."
In connection with his references to
the antagonistic press and pulpit, Mr.
Nlcholls said:
"It Is not u novelty to seo ministers
and priests opposed to the people. The
clergy In England's old days' lined up
with the royalists when the. people re
volted against unjust taxation.
"I am not opposed,' he went on to
say, "to any church of any denomina
tion. 1 do not want my remarks to be
construed as un nltack on the clergy.
The majority of the ministers and
priests are with us, thank God. I be
lieve In a God above us and that he
Is looking down on this struggle, and
I trust and pray he wll give victory to
tho side to which It belongs. Be law
abiding and win His compassion."
SACRIFICES NECESSAltY.
The necessity to make sacrifices to
achieve victory was dwelt upon at
length by President Nlcholls. Compar
ing the miners' struggle to that of the
patriots of '70, Mr. Nlcholls declared
that the present conflict had us much
at stake as had tho revolution and that
If the miners mado only a small part
of the sacrifices made by tho soldiers
of Washington, victory was assured.
Quoting from an Interview In yester
day's Tribune with Vice President
Loomls, of the Delaware, Lackawanna
& Western company, in which he said
that the termination of the strike de
pended on how much more sacrifices
tho miners were willing to make for
tho agitators, Mr. Nlcholls said:
"There are no sacrifices being made
for the' agitators as, I suppose Mr.
Loomls wus pleased to term me and
your other officers. If the strike was
not ordered President Mitchell and the
rest of the mine workers' officials would
bel having a. much easier time than we
arp having now. If the miners win it
is the miners who will reap the most
benefits;. The officials will not be Im
mediately affected. If the miners win
they will get eight hours as a work
day, where they work by the day, or
In the case of contract miners, twenty
per. cent, advance in wages which will
permit them to earn in eight hours what
they had to work ton hours for. It is
well worth sacrificing your wages for
the balance of this year to get your
hours of labor reduced one-fifth, and I
don't think the operators can stand out
against you that long.
MEANS VICTORY.
"A little sacrifice nnd victory is yours.
No great reform was ever accomplished
without sacrifices. It is sacrllies that
has brought freedom to this country.
Be patriotic, be willing to sacrifice. Be
imbued with the same spirit with which
you would oppose a foreign foe. Make
the other fellow feel, as Kruger said,
that he will pay a price that will stag
ger mankind.
"This tight must not be lost. Too
much depends on it. Nothing less than
a satisfactory adjustment of our griev
ances should suffice to end the struggle.
The operators may have great power
and millions of money, wo have a
power that is more than a match for
theirs. We have the power to refrain
from working for them and we can
so exercise that power that their mil
lions will be made to crumble Into
nothing.
"We do not need lawlessness to win
this fight. There are some laws we do
not agree with, but .we must obey them.
The best way to repeal an obnoxious
law is to enforce It. The time should
come when the laboring people would
have n separate political organization
with which to sweep the board of laws
enacted for their oppressors. Leave
that, however, for the future. At pres
ent we should concern ourselves wholly
with the winning of this strike.
OTHER STRIKES.
' "Miners here fought for six months
once without financial assistance from
tho outside. With u couple of hundred
thousand bituminous brethren con
tributing a dollar a week each to our
support and other labor unions of all
kinds making liberal donations to our
cause, we should at least do as well as
did the miners who engaged in that
memorable struggle. With a little sac
rifice you will win. Sacrifice for your
own benefit." ,
E:-Organlzer Fred Dllcher also dwelt
at soino length on tho necessity of
making sacrifices to achieve success,
and also particularly cautioned tho
strikers ngalnst emissaries of the oper
ators who tried to stir up dissension
among them.
After characterizing, without direct
designation, the Father Rellly sermon
as unwarranted and a tissue of false
hoods, Mr. Dllcher told that a priest In
Spring Valley, President Mitchell's
home, hud written a letter to Father
Rellly, declaring Mr, Mitchell to be ono
of tho best citizens of that place, nnd
wholly undeserving of the criticisms
applied to him In the sermon In nues
tlon, Mr. Dllcher advised the strikers to
refrain from violence out of respect for
the laws and also out of regard for
their own immediate welfare, Tho op
erators, ho said, want disorder so that
they may bring on tho militia and savo
themselves tho present big expenses for
coal and iron police,
DKMPSEY'S REMARKS.
Secretary-Treasurer John T. Denip
sey made a lengthy argument in sup
port of tho contention that the miners
must win, no matter what the cost.
"Return to the mines defeated," he
said, "and you will receive tho lush us
did your predecessors of years ago,
who, as old miners will tell you, woro
knocked down for simply making a
complaint to some foreman.
''Ours Is n Just and holy cause," ho
declared, "and wo should be possessed
of manhood enough to fight for It even
to death. Wo cannot lose if we but
stand together, We won the 1800 strike
when there were only S.OOO men In the
organization In the whole anthracite
region. Today wo have every mine
worker In the region In the organiza
tion, and the same leader that we hud
In 1900. If we could win then, we eer
tulnly ought to be uble to win now."
Referring to tho fact that Sheriff
Schadt was present in the crowd, Mr,
Dempsey said; ,
"The sheriff, I see, is heros Wo are
glad he Is here. I wunt him ty realize
that we arc orderly nnd law-abiding,
nnd thnt, If necessary, we stand ready
to help him enforce the law. And why
shouldn't wo7 We are all American
citizens, or desirous of American citi
zenship, nnd love tho old Jlug ns much
as any coal and Iron policeman, to say
tho lensti"
District Vice-President Adam llya
cavago spoke In the same ntraln ns the
others, delivering his remarks In Pol
Ish. Ho dwelt particularly on the Im
portance of the struggle, what victory
and defeat each meant, and tho neces
sity of making sacrifices to achieve vic
tory. Tho present struggle, ho de
clared, was not oven second In Import
ance to the American revolution In the
uplifting of humanity,
HASN'T ASKED FOR TROOPS.
A vaguely-worded, hazy sort of n dis
patch sent out yesterday by one of the
"pony" press associations serving the
afternoon papers hereabouts to I'd that
two companies of the mllltla stationed
at Shenandoah were to bo despatched,
respectively, to Dttryea and Throop, on
requisition of Sheriffs Jacobs and
Schadt. Sheriff Schadt says that as far
as ho Is concerned the story Is a pure,
unadulterated fake. He has made no
requisition for troops anil has had ab
solutely no communication whatever
with Horrlsburg regarding troops since
the strike began.
A business man In this city, who Is a
close personal friend of National Presi
dent Mitchell, of tho Mine Workers,
was accosted In his store yesterday by
a veiled woman, dressed In black, with
a request that he warn Mr. Mitchell
against- attending the Dickson City
mass meeting.
"Why, what's the matter?" the wo
man was asked.
"I see by the papers that you are a
friend of Mr. Mitchell. I know that
there Is a plot afoot to assasslnnto
him, and that the deed is to be done
today when he goes to that meeting In
Dickson City. I want you to stoii him
from going there."
"He Isn't going. He is unable to at
tend," the business man suggested.
"Thank God," said the woman, and
with that she disappeared.
Whether she was talking knowingly,
or Is Just crazy, Is a question. The
chances are that she is one of those
persons who think things.
OPERATIONS POSTPONED.
Once more the resumption of opera
tions at tho Warlike wushery, in Dur
yea, Is postponed. It was the inten
tion to start up yesterday morning, but
the stockade was not completed nnd the
washery workmen, In consequence,
were not taken to the plant. The
strikers, however, were on hand and
made their presence known. Not find
ing any colliers to molest, they at
tacked the carpenters engaged on the
stockade and, driving them to cover,
proceeded to tear down the stockade.
Mr. Warlike had telephoned for
Sheriff Jacobs at tho first signs of
trouble, and as the work of destroying
the fence was under way, Deputy
Sheriff Rodda and a posse of five ap
peared on the scene. The mob was dis
persed without any difficulty and work
on the stockade was resumed.
Throop was quiet yesterday and last
night.
CONDITION OF TRADE.
The Engineering and Mining Journal
says of the anthracite coal trade:
Supplies of anthracite all over tho coun
try are getting low, and tho public is
anxious to see mining resumed. Much of
the alarm shown by uniformed writers
in tile daily press la, however, ground
less. It can bo asserted on tho best au
thority that tho companies as they re
sume mining will charge tho regular win
ter rates for coal after Sept. 3, as per
schedule, und If retail prices are higher
than last winter it will not bo because of
higher wholesale prices. There is no need
of consumers in the east getting excited
yet. In past years October has come
without winter buying being strong. In
the west the situation Is different. Ono
or two roads will doubtless make special
efforts to get coal up the lakes, since they
get good returns on the traffic, but there
is bound to be a marked shortage of an
thracite at the docks at upper lake points
when navigation closes.
At Duluth somo docks are bare of an
thracite, und others have but very little.
No coal is for sale except for consump
tion nearby, and rnll orders are rejected.
At Mississippi and Missouri river points
dealers are trying to get Colorado anthra
cite, tho price of which has been ad
vanced 7.1c. per ton by tho principal pro
ducers, it is said that orders from points
east of the Mississippi have been re
ceived for Colorado anthracite, but that
producers have made no attempts to fill
these orders, fearing interference by the
miners' union. Arkansas semi-unthracltp
will be in demand.
At Kansas City domestic sizes of Penn
sylvania anthracite nro retailing at $!.K0a
$10 per ton. In Chicago territory supplies
are getting low, whlla tho demand Is in
creasing, and tho trade Is preparing 10
depend hugely on all-rail shipments for
tho winter's needs. Somo wholesalers
havo closed their yards, others occasion
ally sell a little. Prices wero advanced
Aug, 1, 10 cents per ton, making the price
for domestic sizes $7.I. dellvored. An ex
tra advance before long Is expected by
some. The amount of anthracite received
at Mllwaukeo during thu past two months
Is not over U.O0O tons, and a rlso in prices
Is possible. Along tho lower lakes nnd in
Canada territory, trade Is light, as sales
are restricted. Importations of Welsh
anthracite nro talked of nt Montreal.
PRICES ADVANCED.
At Toronto dealers havo advanced the
price of domestic sizes 30 cents to $7 pur
ton. In the all-rail trade and along the
Atlantic seaboard there uro wide varia
tions In the amount of coal in stock nt
different cities and the distribution of
sizes. In general thu territory near Now
York city has'heen pretty well stripped
of broken size, and egg Is scarce, wli'lo
Btovo and chestnut are In better supply;
at points east of New York there uro
more of tho larger sizes, while chestnut
Is scarce, Itetnil dealers are advancing
prices ns supplies grow low, and an un
easiness over winter supplies is growing.
Tho following retail prices nro noted:
Albany, $ii; Amsterdam, N. Y $7; 1'tlci,
Jil.W); Poughkeepsle,.$0; Plttslleld, Mass,,
J7.5D; Springfield, JSnS.GO; Worcester, JS..10;
llolyoke, $9; Northampton. Mass., $7,.M)a
$8; Lowell, $7.M; Nowhuryport, $S; Brock
ton, Mass,, fS.75; Portland, Wddeford and
Saco, Me,, $S; Manchester, N, ll $9;
Mlddletown, Conn., S; Jloboken nnd
Newark, N. J and New York City, $8;
Reading. Pa., ,$Sat9; Orange, N, J JO)
n7; Plalnfleld. N, J $7: Baltimore, Mil.,
$7.W); Philadelphia, $7.73, Coal has been
offered nt these prices alongside New
York harbor points: Stove, $S.4l; chest
nut, $S.r,; pea, $7; No, 2 buckwheat.
$4.40; No. 3 buckwheat, J1.S3, and pea and
dust, $3.00, with no quotation on egg or
broken.
D X, & W. BOARD FOR TODAY.
The following is the make-up of tho
Delaware, Lackawanna und Western
board for today:
THURSDAY, AUGUST 1.
Summits west-8 a. in., Nichols, with
Henlgnn's crew.
Pushers 7 u. m., Wldner; 8 a, m.,
Houser; 11.43 a. m., Moran; 7.3) p. in.,
Murphy; 9 p. in., W. II. Bartholomew.
Helpers 1.00 n. in., Mugovern; 1 a. m.,
Ouft'ney; 10 a. m., Sccor; 3.15 p. m., Stanton.
THE MARKETS
Wall Street Rariew.
New York, Aug. 13. There wns no Im
provement In tho activity of tho trading
In tho stock market today, but tho tono
wns firmer and did not relied tho disposi
tion to liquidate on all advances. which
was a feature of yesterday's market. For
tho most part, however, tho stocks were
neglected and sluggish. The Clotilil stocks
wero the most conspicuous In tho trad
ing, Missouri Pacific lending 4n point of
activity. There were, heavy dealings also
In all of tho Wabash securities. Tho
Southwestern railroads uro expected to
gain it special benefit from tho largo corn
crop and tho winter wheat crop In that
territory Is also In a high averago con
dition. Tho Wabash stocks wero espe
cially affected by reports of aggresslvo
steps being taken to secure terminal fa
cilities, both in Pittsburg and in Balti
more for the use of Wabash's eastern
extensions. There was a fitful speculation
in tho soft coal stocks, based upon tho
benefit felt by that trado ns Incident of
tho paralysis of tho anthraclto trade.
There wero persisting rumors us well of
an Intention on the part of tho Norfolk
and Western directors to advance the
dividend rate on that stock. Tho settle
ment of the elevated roads troubles help
ed Manhattan and the Goulds as a group.
There was a notable show of strength
In a nutnhori of minor railroad stocks.
Tho National Lend stocks responded to
tho reports of a combination of the lend
Interests of the country. United States
Steel shot up ?h on tho news of an ad
ditional distribution of $10,000,000 profits
to tho underwriting syndicate, thus bring
ing the total distribution up to $M.O0O.W)
on actual paid lu' subscriptions of $25.
000,000. Tho stock relapsed quickly Into
comparative Inactivity, but with a frac
tional gain retained. Tho aggresslvo
steps being tnken on behalf of the North
ern Securities company to clear up liti
gation against that corporation and tho
hopeful views expressed or its earnings
by James J. Hill give tho Impression
that active stons are nendlnir towards a
distribution of the stock. This and many
other plans are supposed to bo waiting
upon the return of J. P. Morgan, who
sailed for Now York today, Amongst
tho weak features Amalgamated Copper
was affected by tho unstable tono of the
raw copper market, Tho price of Rock
Island was lowered, supposedly with n
view to discouraging tho disposition of
minority holders to liquidate their hold
ings rather than consent to the conver
sion plan. Tho closing was quite' active
and Irregular. Total sales, 179,000.
Wabash debenture Hs were the feature
of the bond market. The Central or Geor
gia second Inromes were also In demand.
Total sales. $,710,000. lT. S. bonds were
all unchanged on tho last call.
The following quotations nro furnished
The Tribune by Halght & Freeso Co.. 311
m.'i Mears Building. W. D. Riinyon, man
ager. Open.Hlgh.Low.CIose.
Amal. Copper mv H7!& Kill "44
Am. Car & F'dry.... KtVi '',. .13 HIU
American Ico 12'A 12'fe 11' 12
Amor. Ice. Pr Il'j -lli ll'.S ll,4
Amer. Locomotive .. 31j SKi'd 31',i 32
Am. Locomotive, Pr. 9'W ! tWs KiVn
Am. S. & Rc'g Co... 17 17 -17 47
American Sugar ...l:tl 132 13191 ISlTn
Atchison 02U 02-ri 92 9294,
Atchison, Pr 102 103 I02VS 103
Bait. & Ohio 1 11 H HHb 111 HI
Brook. Rap. Trail... liSft HS-li OS OS
Canadian Pacific ...137 137'i 130 130
dies. & Ohio ."Hi iV.'h ! 51
Chic. & Alton 12 4214 12 42
Chic. & Gt.Wcst. ... 31 32'3 31 Vi 32',
Chic, Mil. & st. P.. .ISO lsiiii lsr.vi isr.ii
Chic. R. I. d. Pac.lM 1S2 1R0U 1S1U
Col. Fuel & Iron ... 0A OlU- Ml'U 90
Col. & Southern ... 31 31 33-!'i S33',
Col. & So., 2d. Pr... 42! r.2'j r,24 42'.(,
Den. & Rio G Pr.. 93 9i',l 93 9U,i
Erie R. R K9't 39 39 39',',
Eric. 1st Pr liSlf. llSJi US'A GS
Erie. 2d Pr K!l ."I TWt KVJi
Hocking Valley KlO'j 101 9994 K
Illinois Central- lissif. KiSTJ ir.SU MS 14
Kan. City & South. 3."i 30 X,")l 3.",9i
Louis. & Nash. ......119 1199', 1I9',, 14!)V4
Manhattan 13(! i:ni 13.V,J, 13.14
Met. St. Ttv 14S'4 14SIA HSU 14SV,
Mexican Centra .... 29 29 29 29
Mo., Kan. & Tex... 31 31 31 IllVi
Mo., Kan. & Tex.,Pr 02 01 02 03Vi
Missouri Pacific ....117 US9s 117 11S
N. Y. Central KVU4 101 101U 10394
Norfolk S.: West. ... 09 00 09 "OV't
Ont. & Western .... 34 34 339i .'13
Pennn. R. R '.1.19i, 100 I.VIW ir,9
People's Gas 104 101 103 103
Pressed Steel Car... 40 SS'4 -IS " 4SV4
Reading Ry 00 0014 00 004
Reading. 1st. Pr ST, K.1 S.". S.",
Rending, 2d. Pv 73 73 72-n 7291
Republic Steel 1!) 19 19 HlVi
St. L. & San Fran.. S094 MV- R'4 SHi
St. L. & So. West.. 3S9i 39 BSy 3S14
Southern Pacific .... 0914 fi'lij 09 " fi9J
Southern R. R 39'. 40 39 40
South. R. R., Pr... 97U 97 97', 97
Tenn. Coal & Iron.. 0791 0S. 7V. 07
Texas & Pad lie .... 49'. W) 49 f,0
T'nlon Pacific 1079s 107-V, 107!4 10791
Trn!on Pacific. Pr... 92 92 92 92
U. S. Leather 12 12 12 12
I . S. Leather, Pr... SO Ry. SO S0
T. S. Steel 40 -10iJ 40 40U
T". S. Steel, Pr S99J 90'i SOT, 90
Wabash ROT SVi 30)4 31 '4
Wabash. Pr 4091 . 1': -K'A .17".
West. Union Tel.... 91V. 92V1 91J 92 "
Wheel. & Lake Brio 23-iJ 241 'iVl 2I'
Wisconsin Central.. 2S 2S9& 2SV 2S',
CHICAGO GRAIN & PROVISION.
WHEAT. Open. High. Low. Close.
September 09!', 7()', 0S',4 70
December 079a 0794 00'. 07
CORN- '
September ,"i39 .12 519 0"
December 104 4191 401a 41".
OATS
September 30 31 30 31
December 2S 394 38 3911
PORK
September 10.23 10.2:, 13.97 10.00
LARD
September 10.:,7 10.." 10.47 10.."0
September 9.S," n.fW 9.30 9.3)
NEW YORK COTTON MARKHT.
Open. High. Low. Close.
August S.3.-, S.I0 S.3I S.IO
September 7.S7 7.90 7.S7 79.1
ueioiier
December ..
7.V!
7.70
7.73
7.S2
7.7.1
.. 7.151
.03
Seranton Board of Trade Exchange
vjuotaiious mi quotations Based
on Par of 100.
STOCKS. Bld.Asked.
Lackawanna Dairy Co., Pr..., 00
County Hnv. Unnk & Trust Co a.)
First Nat, Rank iCarbondalo). ... coo
Third I'ntlonnl Dank ,-jo
Dime Dep. & DIs. Dank 300
Kcouomy I... H. & P. Co,., m
First National Bank , v;oo
Lack, Trust &. Safo Dep. Co , im
Clark & Snover Co., Pr 123 lt
Seranton Savings Hank &00 ...
Traders' National Hunk 22.5
Seranton Holt & Nut Co 12.-,
People's Rank 133 ...
BONDS.
Seranton Packing Co 35
Seranton Passenger Railway,
first mortgage, duo 1920 115
People's Street Railway, llr&t
mortgage, duo 1918 Uo ...
People's Street Railway, Gen
eral mortgage, duo 1U21 11.", ...
Seranton True. Co., 0 per cent. 113
Kcouomy L., II. it P. Co 97
N. Jersey & Pocono ico Co 97
Consolidated Water Supply Co ,., 10J
Seranton Wholesale Market,
(Corrected by U. G. Dale, 27 Lacku, Ave,)
Flour-$4.40. '
Butter Fresh creamery, 2J'So,; fresh
dairy, 224c
Cheese-llalllic
Kggs Nearby, 22c; western, 21c.
Marrow Beans Per bushel. $2.33a2.IO,
Green Peas Per bushel, $2.23.
Onions Per bushel, 90e.a$l.oO.
New Potatoes fillaiiUc. per biibhel.
New York Grain and Produce Market
New Vork. Aug.'W. Flour Market was
stea,dler and morn active at old prices.
Wheat Spot firm; No, 2 led, 731U'. eluvii.
tor, and 70a7091c f. o. b. ullout; No, t
Northern Duluih, soiie. f. o. b, alloat.
At lliht strengthened by higher cables,
foreign buying anil bullish Kuropean
weather news, wheat later sold off under
big southwest receipts and then recovered
on reports of disappointing spring wheat
yields, southwest buying and demands
from shorts. The close was firm at iac,
net advance. May clo-sed 73e.; Sept,,
739ic; Dec, 739ic Corn Snot firm; No.
S. Olc, elevator, and Wlic. f .0. b. alloat.
Option market also opened firm and high
er on cables, after which It yielded to
favor able crop news and tho wheat de
cline only to recover finally on covering,
and close llrm at Uaftf. net advance,
May closed 4tVic; Sent., 5Sc: Dec, 4015c,
Oats-Spot steady; No. 2, 42c, new; No.
3 nominal; No. a white, coe. for now;
No. 3 white, nominal; track mixed west
ern, track whlto western, truck white
state, nominal. Option market opened
llrm, reacted with tho other markets, but
B&
YTnWti remedy
Our GreenTag Sale
Is Now On.
Look for the Green Tag and you will find bargains
t
Domestics
Best Blue Calico. Green .3
Tag Sale, yard 4C
Sliver Grey Calico. Green .3
Tag Sale, yard 44C
8-cent Gingham. Green
Tag Sale 5C
15c Gingham. 32 inches
wide. Green Tag Sale,
yard 9C
9-4 Unbleached Sheet
ing, Green Tag Sale, i
yard 13aC
Infants' Wear
Long White Slips, lace trimmed,
were 59 cents. GreenTag
Sale JVC
Kid Shoes, all colors. ,
Green Tag Sale, pair .... 2t 1 C
50c and 69c Children's and
Misses' Colored Wash Dresses, all
sizes, also white aprons. ,
Green Tag Sale OvC
Children's Wear
Corded Walsts.all sizes.
Green Tag Sale, each . . .
Colored Outing Flannel
with bodices. Green Tag
Sale
Pique Reefers, sailor
were $1.50. Green Tag
O&llC
21c
Skirts,
15c
collar,
98c
Toilet Department
Lyon's Tooth Powder.
Green Tag Sale 1 5C
Buttermilk Soap. Green ,
Tag Sale OC
Perrs' Unscented Soap.
Green Tag Sale 1 (JC
Half Pint Witch Hazel.
Green Tag Sale 9C
Cold Cream in jars. Q
Green Tag Sale oC
Lager
Beer..
manufacturers of
Old Stock
..i.i.i.
I PILSNER ;
Brewry.
i.tc to JCC
. Seranton, Pa.
N. seventn St.
Old 'Phone, 3331.
New 'Phone, 2935.
.I..!.... ,r...inn r.1. !...... . g".w1i tn ,l...,t
now Rtuto full iTi'iim, small, colored,
fancy, 9ic: small white, il'Je.; Iiii-ro
colored. 9V&"(!. largo whlto, !)&ii!5hi'.
Ksrh Steady; statu and Pemui., lioa
l!lc,; western, candled, ISa'.'uc; western,
uneandlcd, lSulSe,
Chicago Grain Market.
ChlctiRO, Aus. 1!). Grain markets start
ed llrm, slumpliiK and tiled reacting
sharply to HtrotiB closlns llt'iires. Trade
was active and ehanifes In thu specula
tive feollim wero nidlcul. Less confidence
hy thu hears In the spring wheat har
vests was tho principal hull nrransement.
At tho close Septemhor wheat was lUii
Hie. up; Sept. corn, Ifte. hlithur, and
Sept. oats. lc. hlBher. Provisions were
an exception to the general trend und.
turning sick .closed D to fti cents lower.
Cash quotations were as follows;
Plour Steady; No, L'spilUtf wheat. i".o.;
No. 2 red. TU'ic; No, .' corn. .'So.: No. l'
yellow, .W.a."iHc.; No, L' oats, M,,ja:!Sc,;
No. L' white. Mo, : No. :! white, S2V,n42c;
No, "J rve, .r.0.i."ii)ie. ; fair to choice malt
Ins, Walilo.; No. 1 llax seed, Jl.lu; No,
1 northwestern, Jl.t.1; prime timothy seed,
Jl.:i-W,.V); mess pork, ir,.uuai5.!fl; lard,
lo.37Walo.-M: short rllw. '.Uua!)..VJ; shoul
ders, jiiiiujic.; .ldes. lOl-ulQc.
Buffalo ivo Stock Market.
Kast Unffnlo. Auk, 111. t'attle Hecelnts,
CO; Rood demand for Rood cattle; prime
steers, fSaS.L'.'i; fair to choice. $I..V)a7.7."i;
heifers. j.7.".ni.."U', cows, $:iuri.Mi; canncrs,
StJ.-iU'.',".'; hulls. $3tirr, feeders, $3.7.-al.".V,
stockers. l.il.a; stock heifers, $;ta:i.nn.
Veals, steady; tops, J7,2.-a7.S(: fair to
Rood, $(i.MJa7; common to light, $.'aU;
crasser. $I.Mal.
Mors Hecelpts, 2ft j market Mow. (initio,
lower on light; lOa'.'Oe, lower on heavy;
heavy, I7.W1; mixed medium, S7.40u7.l,V,
pigs, $7.3U.i7.ffii rouKhs. S5.T;,nii; stafes.
$,-.2."a.1.7.'i; Rrassers, $7.l0a7,a). Closing dull
and weak.
Sheep and lamlis Hecelpts, 1,200; sheep,
slow and sleadv; lambs, active und llrm;
ttip lamlis, $6.23.10.50; few, $0.00; fair to
good. $.-).7.-a0; culls to common, $1.75115,2.1;
yearlliiRs, $l.75.i5; wethers. $I.C0al,7.i;
sheen, top mixed, $l.25al.50; fair to good,
Sta4.20; culls to common, $2.25a.'i.G0; ewes,
?J.7.'ul."j.
OH Market.
Oil City, Aug. IDCredit balances. 122;
certlllcatcs. no bid. Shipments, 13.1,907;
average, S7.500. Huns, 90.039; average,
75.093.
in a
fltinlly ndvnnopil on covoiiiiK nnil closed
llrm. Butter Sternly; creunii'ry, 17a20'fet. ;
1I0. fui'tory, lliialtiiv, renovated, llialso.;
ltnllntlnn ire;innir'. ir,i.nt7.Ao. : statu
This signature Is on every box of the genu..
Laxative Bromo'Quinine Tablet
that vurcu n colU lu oho Uny,
Fancy Colored Calico.
Green Tag Sale
3c
64c
3c
furniture or Drapery Cal
ico, good patterns. Green
Tag Sale, yard
Shaker Flannel. Green
Tag Sale
1 0c Cheviot, dark colors,
checks, Green Tag Sale . .
5c
One Yard Bleached Muslin, good
value, 6c kind. Green Tag
Sale 4C
Candy 2 pound box ol as.
sorted Candy. Green
Tag Sale, box 15C
Cambric Lining All
and black. Green Tag
Sale, yard
colors
34C
skirt
9c
Shrunk
stiffening.
Sale, yard.
Canvas
Green -For
Tag
Good Quality Percaline Q
Green Tag Sale, yard . . O
Cushion Tops 5o-cent kind;
pretty designs. Green -,
Tag Sale, each 39
Cushion Tops Lot ol odds
and ends; 25c kind.
Green Tag Sale, each. . l.UC
Women's Vests Made' of
good cotton yarn. Green -.
Tag Sale, each I UC
Children's Vests Low neck,
no sleeves, 15c kind.
Green Tag Sale, each., 1 IC
Women's Union Suits Were
29c. Green Tag Sale, '
each 19C
Boys' Balbriggan Drawers
Were 25c. Green Tag M
Sale iyc
FINANCIAL
THIRD
NATIONAL
BANK
OF SCR ANTON.
Capital, $200,000
fKffi $600,000
Pays 3- interest on
savings accounts whether
large or small.
Open Saturday evenings
from 7.30 to 8. 30.
Spencer Trask & Co.
BANKERS
2T & 29 Pine Street, New York
Members New York Stock Exchange.
UOODY.McLELLAAI &0,
BANKERS,
No S7 Uroudwny, New Vork City.
MKMIH'.IIS Xi:V Y011K STOCK EXCIIANC1&
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DR. DEIMSTEfM,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
311 Spruce St.
Seranton, Pa
All Acute 11ml Chronic Diseases of Men,
Women und Children. NKUVOUS.
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WASTING niHllABKS A Sl'KCIAI.TV,
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