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Middletown transcript., 1895-08-03

Don't mind If you see a
CroaOded Store. Yow'W be
zOalted ON properly. Plenty o1
salesbeoble to attend to you.
Al OF stopping to consider
III cost, The goods must
be sold.
Owing to large purchases
of Fall Goods, we must sell
what's now on hand.
That's a0hy such Umpreee-
aemtea brzees.
Think of it! Mems ALL
Wool Black and Blue Serge
Suits,$6.
Child's All-Woo olNavyBlue
or Grey Sailor Suits, 81.
The usual guarantee of good quality and
and satisfaction in force. Bring back for
your money anything that disappoints in
any way.
Mems All Wool Suits that were $500 and
$1,000, now $500.
Mems All Wool Suits that were $780,
now 5000 and $3.50.
Mems Suits that were $500 and $18 90,
now $1,000 and $1,000.
Mems Trousers at same rates, $500, $4.00,
$500 and 5000, now $1.50, $500, $500 and
$4.00.
Children's Suits at Half Price $500
Suits for $1,00.
Every buyer of clothing will consult his
own advantage by purchasing at the pres
ent prices-prices not likely to be seen
again. Cloth and Clothing advancing.
MEMS FURNISHINGS TO GO ALONG WITH
CLOTHING.
All our SOC. and 75c. laundried Fancy
Shirts with attached collars, 40 cents each;
for rs cents.
ALI our 25c.. 35c. and SOC. Neckwear, in
all shapes-Four-in-ha Bows, Tecks
and Windsors, II cents.
Every SOC. and 75c Negligee, Outing and
Working Shirt now marked 40 cents, or 2
for IS cents.
Underwear, Hose, Collars, Cuffs-every
article in the store marked down.
Certainly it is worth something to buy
just what you want at about half price
and to feel confident of getting your
money back if you want it.
Summer Clothing shares the same fate. |
Office Coats 25 cents. Black Stripe Satine, |
Coats, 35 cents. Serge Coats and Vests, |
$3.50, formerly $500. Duck Trousers, 75 |
cents and 81 90.
A few
OvEccoATs and HEAVY WEIGHT SUITS |
carried over from last winter-at half |
price. They are on the Second Floor, and |
If your size is among them its a good in
vestment to buy for next winter.
Middletown transcript., 1895-08-03

Waists of fine Per-
Gale in neat blue, pink
and ecru stripes, al
ways $1.25, now 65
cents.
Six size 3d.
Four size "a.
One size &c.
One size 38.
Waists of fine Mad
ras, blue and white,
pink and white, neat
stripes, $3.50, now rs
cents.
Three size 80.
Three size 81.
Two size 81.
Waists of fancy
stripe Madras, always
$500, now LOO.
Three size 80.
Two size 34
Two size 36.
Waists of stripe
Lawn, black, blue, pink
and white, $1.25, now
65 cents.
Seven size 80.
Eight size "a.
Two size 36.
Waists of extra
quality, corded Kaiki
wash silks, and which
we sold the first of the
season for So each are
now 81. They are the
last Of a large lot and
mostly in pink and
and pink and
pink stripes. Sizes
only "a and SO.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-02
THEY ARE NOW OPERATIVE.
Ordinances and Resolutions Affcctiue
Every Part Of the City.

W ivy.
Mayor Connell yesterday approved of
the following measures:
A resolution providing for improving
Robinson. jackson and Ninth streets:
a resolution permitting the private paw
Ing OF center street. adjacent to Wyo-
ming avenue; resolution instructing
the Scranton Electric Light and Heat
company to m ye the electric light pole
on the northw Vt corner of Wyoming
avenue and Spi :e street to the north
east corner of tie same street; a reso-
luton permitting George N. Gaeger to
erect a fire hydrant on the northwest
side Of Penn avenue. between Lacka-
wanna avenue and Center street; res
olution repeating permissions to indi-
viduals to use fire hydrants for filling
street sprlnklers; resolution for the
removal Of the protruding valve box
at the intersection of Lackawanna and
Washington avenues; q resolution re-
puiring the Traction company to grade
North Main avenue; a resolution
awarding the contract for file cases for
the city clerks office to the Fenton
Metallic Manufacturing company: a
resolution providing for a fence at the
Excelsior Hose company's house; a res
olution awarding the contract for paw
Ing Clay avenue, between Pine and
Olive streets, to the Barber Asphalt
Paving company; resolution directing
a settlement Of the claim of Sophia
williams; q resolution providing for
the erection Of Wells street bridge SUI
perstructure: q resolution providing for
a fire 11ydrant on the southeast corner
of Lackawanna and Penn avenue; n
resolution providing for the correction
NJ the assessment OF the Lackawanna
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-02
NO BATS

We have never thought favorably Of
the idea OF advertising two or three ar
ticles cheap. simply to draw trade. Our
plan Is, and always has been, to make
the price on every thing in stock just
as low as 1t can possibly be made.
Goods that usually pay all the profit Of
store, such as Teas. Coffees. Spices.
Confectionery. Cigars. etc, We sell on
almost as close margin as Sugar.
Flour. Butter. Hams, etc. are usually
sold. and We have found by adopting
this plan that we are selling more Teas.
Coffees and Cigars In proportion than
we are OF other goods. We have q
great many people come to US for both
Teas. Coffees and Cigars that buy moth
Ing else from us simply because they
get strictly first-class goods in these
lines from us, at much lower rates than
they are accustomed to paying. All our
Tea IL bought direct from the importer,
and often before 1t has reached these
shores. We have been unceasing In our
efforts to offer the best value for the
money in Teas. Coffees and Cigars for
years, and our sales in each of these
lines shows that our endeavors have
been appreciated by the public. Our
prices on Spices, Soaps, Starches,
Matches, Salt, Rice. Canned Goods and
Dried Fruits. and, in fact. all the class
of every day goods is invariably below
competition. Our service in the Store Is
now good and our delivery flrst-class.
If you cannot come. send your order by
mail or telephone. Satisfaction in
every respect Is guaranteed.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-02
CITY NOTES.

There will be a meeting Of the poor
board and board Of health this afternoon.
Bertrand Cokely and Miss Edith May
Jur.sch. both OF this city, were married by
Rev. A. F. Chaffee July %.
Rev. L. r. Janney will tonight deliver his
lecture. entitled Jungle Life in India" at
the Elm Park church at o'clock.
Mrs. Patrick Connerton, OF ilS Third
street, died at 1920 o'clock last night.
She was the mother of John Connerton,
the clothing salesman.
The remains Of the late Cass!us Stack
house were yesterday inferred in Hack
ettstown. n. ]. They were accompanied
TO the station by a large number OF his
friends and committee also went to
Hackettstown to attend the funeral.
Three constables. Jefferson Roesler, C.
Q. Carman and Jacob Bryant, armed
with a warrant from Alderman Milllar.
went to the resort at 40 Raymond court at
3 O'Clock last evening and raided the place.
William Simpson and William H. Will
Jams. colored men, and Josie Buchanan
and Matte Crump. white girls, were play
ing progressive euchre and drinking beer-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-02
IN SELECT COUNCIL.
Legislation for New Board Of Revision
and Appeals.

uUu NppeuS.
A whole raft Of communications were
received from heads OF departments at
the select council meeting last night.
the most important of which was q.
communication from City Solicitor Tor
rey, in which he called attention to the
new provisions regulating the election,
powers and duties of the board of tax
pension and appeals. all Of which has
been thoroughly exploited in The Trib-
une. Mr.. Torrey gave notice that 1t Is
necessary to fix time for holding
the elections before Sept. 1. Then with
possibly unconscious facetiOusness he
goes on to say that II It is the wish Of
the councils that the board should re-
cetve any compensation, VI would, in
his opinion, be desirable to give that
portion of the matter attention before
tine elections are held.
Mr.. Lauer asked the unanimous con-
sent OF councils to introduce q resolu-
tion fixing Aug. 22 as the time for hold
ing a Joint session OF councils to elect
the board. but Mr.. Mccain denied him
this privilege by entering an objection,
saying that 1t was his belief that the
salary should be fixed before the elec.
tions were held. Mr.. Lauer demurred
at being delayed in his undertaking,
calling attention TO the proximity Of the
limited day. Sept. 1. but Mr.. McCann
was inexorable. and Mr. I1auer's pro-
gressiveness was stopped short.
For q New board Of Appeals.
MR. Roche started the new legislati
in motion by the introduction Of the fol-
lowing:
Whereas, The act Of assembly provides
for the election Of i've citizens Of the city
as . board Of revision Of taxes and APP
peals leaving II optional with the city
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-02
COURT HOUSE NOTES.

Henry Murray, Of Dunmore, was yes
terday released from the county Jail
under the insolvency law.
In the estate OF Mrs. Mary J, Gill.
late Of the borough of Jermyn, letters
Of administration were yesterday
granted by Register of Wills w, s..
Hopkins to her son, J. M. Gill.
Bail In the sum Of $1,000 was taken
before Judge Archibald in chambers
yesterday on which Alex Kiestler was
released from jail. Matthias Bugno. of
the South Side, qualified as bondsman.
Kiestlsr was incarcerated on the
charge, of inciting Alex. Lefcofski to
knock George McCloskey on the head
with stone at q picnic at Greenwood.
The court on Wednesday refused to let
him out under the haibeas corpus laws.
McCloskey will soon be able to leave
the hospital and marry Miss Ludeweka
Yanowska, on account of whom the
assault was perpetrated.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-02
ANOTHER COMPLICATION.
Liable to Arise Over the Delay Ex.
periencsd In Constructing tho Trouble.
some Roaring Brook Bridge Abutmcnt.

some Roaring BROOK btioec ADutmcnt'
Another complication has arisen over
the unfortunate delay which is being
experienced by Muldoon & Bowie. con-
tractors for the Roaring Brook bridge
abutments.
According to the opinion Of City En-
gineer Phillips, the contractors will not
possibly be able to have the trouble
some abutment completed in time for
the reception of the superstructure, In
which case the city may be made liable
for damages.
AS heretofore noted the delay Is
caused by the inability to reach suita-
BILE foundation for the abutment which
will rest in the old dam OF Lackawanna
Iron and Steel company on Roaring
Brook. 1t has been found impossible
so far to keep the excavation sufficient
ly free from water to permit digging.
Unless some means are soon devised to
overcome the difficulty, there is no tell
ing whenfhe stone work can be COM
menced.
The contractors have petftioned City
Engineer Phillips to allow them to
make a foundation Of piles in order to
expedite the work, but this the city en-
gineer refused to permit, claiming that
he has not the power in the first place
and that a pile foundation would In no
case be satisfactory.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-02
RICHARDS WAS FRESH.
Ten Days In jail May Affect His I'm
pudcuce.

Tea Days in jail May Affect His I'm.
pudcuce.
seated on the top frame Of a coal
Jimmy. Martin Richards. Of punmore.
rode gaily ipto town yesterday morn
Ing on a Delaware. Lackawanna and
Western coal train. Special Oficer
James Durkin. OF the railroad DEPART
ment Is establishing a great record for
capturing those fellows who are not
altogether particular as to the safety
OF their lives or limbs. and he was
around as usual.
Richards Ii young and was exceed
ingly impudent. Alderman Millar gave
him q ten-day vacation In the county
Jail. He has $34 to his credit in the
Dime bank. and he pulled out the bank
book to show that he could pay his
fine OF 81 II he had mind to.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-02
1T MAY BE TWO MONTHS.
Clark l.awson's Sentence Expires Bu
tho Costs arc Not Paid.

Clark Lawson's Sentence Expires But
tho Costs arc Not Paid.
Dear Frank: Meet me at the Wyo-
ming house. where we will dine when
YOU leave the nasty, forrid Old Jail this
evening" was what Mrs Ellis wrote to
Bgcycie Thief Lawson yesterday. Her
children are eth In a charitable inSti-
tuition.
When Lawson was sentenced he was
fined and ordered to pay the costs In
both cases. II q prisoner cai1not pay,
he Il detained thirty days after his
term OF Imprisonment expires. To get
Nput under the insolvent laws requires
that some person will FURNISH bond.
Lawson could rot get anybody yester-
day. and may have to stay in Jail two
months more. - two cases are against
I'm. et 17sf
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-02
WILL SHUT DOWN TO-DAY.
South Street MIL Will he Idle For FIJI.
teen Days For Repairs.

Some time this afternoon work will
be suspended at the South works. There
is to be thorough repairing done,
with will take from now until Aug. Is.
Live rollers will be substituted ait the
finishing rolls and the pit will be re-
modelled. The mill will resume opera
tions at an increased capacity. The
reason for shutting down now for re-
pairs is that the mill will be enabled to
go on without Interruption for an In
definite period. The repairs were not
altogether pressing, but this is the most
Convenient time.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-02
psin in Head and Stomach.

Pain IN Head and Stomach.
II have been troubled with pain in my
head and stomach. but since taking
Hoods Sarsaparilla I have been greatly
relieved" Mrs. o. II. Myers, 1913 Four
teenth street, Scranton, Pa.
HOODS PILLS cure blliousness,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-02
For 81. Luke's Charities.

The following contributions for g..
Luke's summer home and free excursion
fund are Acknowledged:
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-02
BECAUSE HE WAS DRUNK.
John Kelley Did Not Mean to Break Into
Phelps Drug store.

The charge against john Kelley, OF
Mulberry street. was withdrawn yes
terday morning. He was arrested Sun
day night by a policeman for attempt
ing to get into John III. Phelps drug
store through the window. In police
court Alderman iMrllar held him to bail
In the sum or $500 to appear at court.
His father became his bopdsman.
The parents are highly respectable
people. and the young man has borne
o good reputation, but he got very
drunk that night and in such condition
said he was not aware Of his folly.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-02
Desirable and Chssp,

Take o Nay Aug Falls car, get of at
'8tipp's quarry. and walk over the hill and
look at Reynolds Bros. and McCarty's
tract near, the park. A few more desir-
sble lots 3t $500 The city water will be
ready ~ time for use. One Of the owners
w:lJfbs on the grounds this week. day and
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-02

Flor dc Venice"
Is the name Of the finest Key West Cigar
light colors-mld tobacco.
r. q. COURSEN,
Wholesale Agent for Pennsylvania.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-08-03

Post Office Department in the shape Of
rewards for the arrest and detection Of
such robbers. Last year this appfopfi-
alton was increased to .75, 600, and the
result IS that the department now has
standing rewards Tor noted postal bur.
glars. They are now sending bills an
nouncing such rewards to the different
detective offices Of the country. and two
which were lately issued lie before me
as ! write.
POST OFFICE ROBBERS NJ LARGE.
one Of these bills offers $4,000 for the
capture Of the three great post office
burglar-Killoran Russell and Allen
who escaped from the Ludlow street
jail IN New York on the 18th Of last July,
and the other oilers 81 900 for the arrest
and conviction OF Sidney Ecnnic and
George Carson, two other celebrated
post office thieves. IL Is thought that
all Of these men belong to the greatest
oil these gangs Ut professional post office
burglars. The posters describing them
contains haii'tonc portraits OF the men.
As the fascals are still at large, It is IN.
teTesting to know how they look. Take
lennie, for whom $500 Is offered. The
poster says his name IS Sidney Nennie,
and that he sometimes goes under the
alias Of Sidney Manning, aud at others
vi Stepdcn J. Roberts. "llc is a pick.
pocket and general thiei, and is wanted
on the charge Of post Office robbery, lie
is tweniy.eight years old. i've feet seven
inches high, aud he weighs I65 pounds.
He is OF medium weight, dark com.
pluSion, aud his brown hair Is thin ON
Tie top Of his had. Ills lett eyclid
droops and his eyes are dark brown
Carson Is described as follows; Geo.
Carson is known as bank sneak and
general thief. lie IS wanted for post
office robbery lie is iofty.one years
old, five feet one and onc.hali inches
higu and he weighs iOS pounds. Ills
head /, very bald, his mustachc blonde,
his complexion horid, his eyes hazil,
and he has dot oi India ink on his
right hand"
THREE FAMOUS POSTAL BURGLARS.
Tnc other poster offers rewards OF
Loco each Tor the capture OF Joseph
kilIoran. Harry Russell and Charles
Alien. These men are the princes OF
post office burglars. They stand at the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-08-03

burglares. and the robberies were most
in those sections where the times were
the hardest a number OF arrests were
lately made in South Carolina, and not
few in Texas. IL Is now about year
since Gen. Maxwell got a telegram des-
cubing the robbery OF the mail stage on
us way from Robert Lee to Balingef,
Tex. The stage was stopped By two
masked men, and the registered mail
stolen. In this mail II was stated that
there was letter containing ty,Iou of
money order funds, which HAD been
sent from the post office At Robert Lee.
Gen. Maxwell handed the case over to
Mr. Wheeler. An Inspector was at once
put to work, and It was found that tho
assistant postmaster, one Of the postal
clerks an the stage driver had consplr.
ed with w. Il. Buchanan, the president
OF q bank at Robert Lee, to steal this
s. 100 from Uncle sam. The postal
clerk and the stage driver, the night be.
fore the robbery, slipped out Of town
with the three registered letters In their
hands. Two Vi these they had taken
from the mails. Onc contained IS and
the other =. The third letter contained
nothing, uut II was labeled TO contain
S., 100, and the register account at the
post Office was manipulated TO show that
II had been received. These two men
took these letters 10 tie point where
they decided that they would swear tie
robbery occurred. They tore UP the
two bona iiIc registered letters, and
took the money leaving the envelope,
On ll' EryuuH ihcy tore also the
bogus q 100 envelope, which contained
nuHius, IuI tcu went back to town.
Toe next uufuing the stage driver lett
with the NAL. As soon as he got to
This point uc cut open the mail pouch.
When ne arrived at the next post office
he TODD how hc had been held up aud
the mail pouch cut and rllcu. The idea
was that Tue government would pay
back the Sg,tOo supposed TO have been
stolen. lnCie Sans inspectors, how.
ever discovered the fraud, and all Of
tue parties ~ the conspiracy were con-
wetcu.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-08-03

bind aud gag the white man, and then
made one Of the negroes bind the
other. The unbound ncgroe he com.
PEELED to lead him to the room IN the
MOTEL where Cater was sleeping. He
made him knock at the door and say to
Carter that he was wanted at the Jail.
The result was Carter opened the door
aud found himself facing the cold steel
OF Burrows revolyers. lie did not
i'ncn, however, but pulled his pistol
and began firing. A number Of shot
were exchanged, and Burrows was killed.
carter received several wounds, but he
recovered and got his reward.
BIC STAMP RouBERILs.
One OF the biggest robberies Of stamps
that the department has ever known was
that which occurred here last tall at the
bureau OF engraving and printing The
government up until within short time
has been having the stamps made by the
American Bank Note Company OF New
York. 1t cost the government seven
cents q thousand Now Uncle Sam
makes bis own stamps, and saves 500.
600 a year by dong SO. Last October
however, It was found that two Of the
employees OF the bureau nad been steal.
lux stamps hy the thousand. The ulh.
GETS woke up one morning to tud 5000
two cent stamps missing, aud it was
discovered that these men had sent out
short packages to the various post
Offices aud had sold the stamps they
stole. There were two women mixed
up iu the case, and Just before dis.
COycfy the men tool, % tatshrl allied with
stamps and tan oil with the girls to
New York. They returned within day
or so and went back to work. they
denied their crime upon being arrested.
but were convicted, and are nov sttv.
ing oui their sentences ~ the pcnItcn.
udry
a biz stamp robbery occurred at Min.
ueapOIIs nine year, ago, The thieves
stole 100000 stamps. They did d At
night, breaking into the post office and
crawling through the stamp window.
The stamps we're locked up IN the sale,
but the burglar, upenrd Do with a dla-
mund ifllh The value VI their steal was
about fourteen thousand dollars. They
took their booty TO Chicago and tucJ
to dispose OF o. there through some me
who acted as postage stamp fences.
Inry bad suU tour thousand dOilau'
worth OF stamps .cll when they were
discovered, arrested and sent 90 prison.
The gang OF burglars IN New York do
not seem TO have tns trouble n uIspus.
ing OF their stamps. A vast amount OF
STAMPS come into the blE cite, IN the
transmission Of small sums through the
mails. The merchants sell them through
brokers at small discount, aud millions
OF STAMPS are disposed u 900 tins way.
It's estimated that New York uses 49,.
uJ1,u1l wlr,h Of postage which size does
not buy OF the government There is
NO way Of detecting d stolen stamp, and
the postage stamp ieuCcs thus nave
little trouble 10 getting nd OF the
amount, they buy ifum the robbers.
soHE souuulWE kuuuaWEs.
The officials Of the Post Office De.
p,riment tell me that roJbgriu, and de-
iiicauUus are mos, common during uird
tunes. lust about the lime OF the plnic
there were great many post office