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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-15
silver THIMBlES

We bought two gross OF them.
Placed one gross on sale last
week intend ing to save the
other gross for "a higher price,
but the people take naturally
TO bargains and we were
obliged to disappoint "a num-
Der of patrons. So today we
let the last of them go ut the
same price, 1Oc. Don't think
they're not solid silver be-
cause the price seems unreas-
enable. Every one is guaran
teed absolutely solid silver;
III is all that's left and Zoe is
the price while they last.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-15
SILVER CHATELAINE WATCHES

Solid silver cases. Movements
have from I to IL jewels; not
all the same-sOme are better
than OtherS-hence first come
best served. There's not a
watch in the lot that's not
worth So. 90, but for two days
we will sell them for S1.9S.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-15

'I was run down in health and be-
came disheartened. ! did not care ia
live. / began to take Hoods Sarsa
parilla and found great relief" Mrs.
Fannie Newcomer, Bells Landing, Pa.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-15
SOLID GOLD CUFF BUTTONS

The latest in link cuff buttons.
Solid gold at the price of the
plated ones. It's a question
in our minds whether they
wouldn't bring more melted
up and sold for old gold.
Cheap they certainty are, and
$500, the regular price, but
yours for two days for only
one dollar and ninety eight
cents - S1.9S. Warranted
solid gold.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-15
To Cure a Cold in One Dav.

Teke laxative Bromo Quininc Tablets.
All druggists refund the money II It
fails to cure. Csc.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-15

with the fall fashions buy one of those
nobby so. S12. SIS or s1S suits at Horan
& Merrilfs, 316 and 31S Lackawanna
avenue,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-15
Ask Your Dcalej

for McGarrah's Insect Powder. IS and
l0-cent boxes. Never sold in bulk
Take no other. -
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-15
The KELLEY CURE

Why let your home and business be destroy.
cd through strong drink or morphine: when
you can be cured in four weeks at the Keelcy
Institute, 728 Madison avenue Scranton. Pc.
The Cure Will Bear lnvsstigatlon.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-15

The King of Pills is Beecham's.-
BEECHAM'S.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-15

Hoods Pills are purely vegetable.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-15
BABY RINGS

If the making alone is not
worth more than we ask we
will never make rings for a
living. How a ring can be
made to sell for 25c. is in it
self wonder and tribute to
Yankee ingenuity. What
then must you think when we
offer You a good ring for a
dime-10c.. for a ring for baby.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-15

Try Jordan's one-half minute stews
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-15

Umbrellas repaired at Florey's. -
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-15
SOLID GOLD SCARF PINS

Set with genuine stones. Scar
pins, such as usually bring
from 50 to $3.50. Turned
iuto money now they bring us
quickly back the cash we
were obliged to pay for them,
and help establish our repu.
tatiOn for always undersell-
ing. Choice for soc.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-15
LADIES' SILK GUARD Chains

When silk guard chains, with
sterling silver and good rolled
plate slides and swivels, sold
for so and IS cents nobody
wondered. It's not wonder
ful now if they do wonder
since we place on sale today
500 of these goods at a hith-
erto unheard-of price, 25c.
Dozens of patterns to select
from and your choice for a
, quarter, 2jC.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-15
FOUNTAIN PENS

Paul L. Wirt's name on a
fountain pen stands for all
that is excellent in pen max
ing. What's more unsatis-
factory than an unsatisfactory
pen! You of experience in
using fountain pens know
there is only one ''best," the
Writ; know, too. that the
regular price is 50 80. Doesn't t
it convince you that this is
the place to trade when we
tell you that we sell them for
S1.4S now and all the time.
LADIES' GOLD PENS
When you're buying a gold
pen for a lady you naturally
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-15

Thomas David Thomas. of Lafayette
street, and Miss Annie Mary Bradley. OF
the West Side, Were married al O'Clock
yesterday afternoon by Rev. ID. Z. Jones,
of the Welsh Congregational cRlrch. al
his home. on South Lincoln avcIiue. The
bridesmaid was Miss Nicbell, nj j. IL
YhOmaS WAS grOOmSmalI.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-15

The marriage of Miss Margaret O'Hara.
of North Washington avenue, to Thomas
Kane, of Philadelphia, was solemnized at
ST. Paurs church, Green Ridge, at noJn
yesterday by the pastor. Rev. L. j. Me
Manus. Miss Katherine Ola, sister oi
the bride. was bridesmaid. and owen Fer
guson, of Green Ridge, was srooms man.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kane, after brie; stay in
Scranton, will 90 to Philadelphia 20 live
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-15

August Robinson. who returned a week
ago from an extended visit in Germany.
was rendered II surprise party last nisht
at his home. on Seventh street. His
friends Went to his residence in force,
headed by Bauer's band. and gave him
a rousing serenade. Mr.. Robinson was
taken completely by surprise The sere-
made over. the callers We're invited inIo
the house, where thy We're right royalty
entertained
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-15

Michael j. Cusick, Of Brook street. and
Miss Ellen Cauliield. of Stafford avenue.
We're united in marriage at st. Johns
church, South Sidt, yesterday at noon fy
Rev. J. 4. Moffit,. Miss Margaret Burke
of Bellevue. was bridesmaid. and Peter
+. Lally, the Rendham druggist. was
groomsman. Mr.. and Mrs. Cusick left ON
an afternoon train for New York. lie Is IA
clerk in the Lawrence store, OF William
conncll Coal company, 1T Duryea.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-15

Al st. Peters cathedral at II o'clock yes
terday morning Matthew O'Neil. of Rail
road avenue. and Miss Julia Heaiey. Of
Meridian street, We're married by Rev.
j. \. O'Reilly. John Morgan was grooms-
man and Miss Counor bridesmaid. Mr..
and Mrs. O'Neil have gone to New York to
Sppnl thpir hOnpy mann
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-04-05

Mr.. james \. Steele, who died in
Clover Valley last week. WIS born in
Armagh, Ireland in 1886. He cmi.
grated from Ireland when he was II
years old with his father. mother.
three brothers and two sisters. The
family first sc'tlcd in Cleveland.
Ohio. whore they remained for sever.
nj years. From there the family
novel Ia Wampacca. Wisconsin.
Here the deceased, then young man.
engaged III farming. After his faith.
crs death he came to Nevada and in
1863 settled near where Reno now
stnnds. Here he engaged in farming
for u time and then moved Ia VIr
ginia City where he conducted Il hay
aud livery stable. During the White
Pine excitement in 1869. he and his
brother William went To that new
Eidcrado They remained but II
short time and on their return passed
through Clover Valley where lie TO-.
'tl'l anu lNt'l UP ~ lIlt lllilp nj ms
death. Here Mr.. Steele engaged cx.
tcngivcly in farming and stock rails
ing.
One brother, Robert. living near
Reno. aud u sister. Mrs. Sarah Tuttlr.
who resides III Glover Valley. n
widow. three sons and two daughters
survive him.
Mr.. Steele was taken last October
with Il Cauccr un the tongue aud he
consulted the best physicians in Reno.
o gicn md Salt Lake. lie returned
from each trip without receiving ANY
permanent bcucii from the treatment.
lie bore his iAncH patiently aud
calmly waited for death to summon
him To- whcr, there would bc no moro
puin Ur sickness.
SIR. steele waa u kind father. nu in.
iulEcul husband and a good citizen
and was highly respected throughout
the state 10y all who knew him.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-04-05

Judge lIawlcy in passing sentence
on Henry Piper last Saturday said:
Mr.. Piper, with reference to your
guilt. ! regret To say that there is no
doubt III my mind. You have n good
family. highly honurcd in the
community where YOU have lived:
your wife Is II good woman. and 1t is
a pity that you did not think before
you committed this deed and not
bring dirgraCc upon them. IfthC L.
>. Mint officials had done their duty
and brought offenders tu justice when
crimes were committed, il seems Ia
me that 50 much deficit and dishonest
work " ~ not have EXISTED in that
institv !vn to day. | am unable TO
understand the principle of amy bust
ness man in Il public institution who
permits Il thief tn 90 nj liberty simply
with a discharge.
at il a long time since You commit.
ted this crime and since then bC.
llcEc that yOu have experienced more
suffering IN your heart than Any sen.
tcncc that ! could umposc upon yom
would inilict.
"lho least | could give ynu IL one
year as " term 81 imprisonment. 50 |
will have Ia resort to the fine. which
IL limited Ia 5000.
"lho sentence Of the court ia that
you yHy q linoof SaOl."
While the Judge WIS talking the
defendant stood pale and still and
when he heard the sentences az the
court he said:
"iour Honor. | promise you that
this ~ my first and last tiuc here"
81 believe yon, Henry" replied tho
Judge.
Tho tine was immediately paid and
Piper walked ont of the courtroom II
free mnu.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-04-05

The United States Grand Jury in.
dictcd Trcnmor Colin Monday. Tho
indictment charges that on or about
November -. iS95, and while tho
trial Of Jamns lIcury THg pending.
Trcumor Collin %cOrruptly and fcloui.
ously ulstructcd and impcdcd the duo
administration Of Justice hy paying
slOp FOR the plrp""n "t Influencing
Joseph LauGcyiu not to appear III tho
T.. =. District Court and testify. also
Ia avoid the acrvic" of q ruhrwua.
Collin WA ndmil,cd 70 bail in the
sum of 500 with Dr. :. H. L"c aud
jacob Klein ga rurgtIca. Ills arraign
mcnt wus srt tur 10 O'Clock this moru.
Iru.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-04-05

Mr.. David Wood, who has just re.
turned from "a pilgrimage througg
Nevada and its EistcrhOOd Of mining
camps, says that since tho agitation
OF the railway through that
was begun, new life has been infused
into the mining Regions. and that the
developments of 1896 promise the
mOst gratifying results. At OsccOla
there is much activity at the present,
the Columbia company having re-.
sumCd work IN an energetic scale.
duciivc az Fomc very high grade ore.
and with plenty OF virgin territory in
which to work II il not unlikely that
IL will become nH pro Iuctiyc "a nj any
time III the old days.
Cherry Creek IL another camp TINT
IL touched 10y the protective route.
There silver prcdommatcs. and but
for tho depression in that metal there
liz no doubt. but Cherry Creek would
Ia day, as in years long gone by, bc
contributing to the wealth Of the nu-
ton.
Ely aud White will bc. according to
the preliminary survey, also on the
line OF the ncw railway. aud Eureka.
Nevada. which was ut one time the
greatest camp III that commonwealth.
will find on tho arrival ~ the railway
an economical outlet for its ores.
Tho great obstacle in The way Of
successful mining III the campo mcn
toned, says MIR. Wood. il the lack Of
fuel. Tho forcRiahnvc been dcyastnt
cd and with the exception Of "clumpa-
of dwarf cclnra here aud there, but
little IL left those plucky people who
have remained III the country. not
w"ithstanding tho hardghirs ihnt lCHd
mud silver have ugtaiuCd. Mr.. Wood
says that as sOOn ag dirt begins tU fly
on tho new road ore will hrgim to
pour from tho mines Of the old Ne
vada cHmpH. aud that those who have
struggled there during The day ~
hard timcp VIII contribute ~ much
to tho cnruiugR ~ the ucw line Hg
will those 81 any country through
which IT parBcs. II" brings with him
sampled at ore running very high in
silver. copper aud gold. and says
there is plcuty Of it.-Salt Lake Fri
bunC.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-04-05
IRON SATURDAYS DAlLY.l
SALMAGUSD /:

The storm was general throughout
the state.
Tho Truckcc river IA inch"r npw
than il has been sine" '99t.
Mrs. Thomas Hunter. Mis- - .ith
md George will arrive from San Jose
in II day or two.
Tho Massachusetts Republican
convention declared for Reed and the
single standard.
Judge llawlcy has rcmittcd Brule's
iiIc. Ills term of Imprisonment OK
pred yesterday.
The Good Tcmplars will give II 30.
ciat at Freeman Hall on the evening
OF the oath Of April.
The genial Al. Fisher is in town to
day. He reports plenty Of rain and
snow around Wells.
The T.. T.. NJ. Co. comes to the
front with a new ad to-day il will
pay yon To- read il.
James Steele, Il prominent rnnchcr
Of Clover Valley and an Old resident
Of Elko county, died yesterday.
Gardner ~ Son have made Il fine
model OF thc -Nictnr" gate. The gate
is Il Joe dandy and the mode! shows
how it works to the best advantage.
Mr.. Dart, the Tuscarora stage dri-
yer, informed us last evening that the
SNOW wus about seven inches deep
from the four mile spring To the ether
side of the mountains. In Tuscarora
the snow was much deeper.
y St. Louis firm has written TO
Governor Jones offering to sell for
SG,O)U Il sugar Beet plant which cost
Sai,OUO. Here IL Il chance 10 try the
experiment Of raising bcris and man
uftc'u!!mg sugar III this S'gir.
Tho storm continued through last
night and this morning the Humboldt
valley was covered with a light fall Of
Considerable snow has fallen
i'll the mountains and the hupcs ~
stuckmcn and rauchrrs have cor
rcspondIngIy raised.
There will he no services in ST.
Paui's church To morrow rs the Rev.
John Dawson has gone To- Glover Val
ley tn o~iliciuic Mt Mr.. .Stcric's funeral.
Sunday school at the same hour.
Editor Kelley Of the journal never
misses an opportunity 10 poke FUN at
this scribe because lac is II lonely odd
bachelor. II Bro. Kelley only knew
the efforts We have made in the mat.
rimuuial line. he would pity uamstuad
al r"king fuu at our misfortune.
Newspaper subscriptions are always
paid III udvHucc-tiIHt Is to- say.i Il the
subscriber does uot pay it ia" pub.
fisher il Obliged to. for thcTapcr deaf
az. cumpositorr, type makers. ink
draIcrs. prcssmau and others will not
wait TIL tile year expires for their
pay.
y Constantine. Mich. man rctur".'d
home recently after an absence Of
several years aud found his wife living
with another man. Instead Of making
IL fuss over the matter lie proposed to
his successor that they draw lots tn
see who should have the woman. Tho
husband lost and immediately left the
VILLAGE
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-04-05
IFROM TUESDAYS DAILY.i
iNLMAEUNDl.
Clear aud cold la hay.

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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-04-05

,rRoM WEDNESDAYS DAILY
SNIiMhGIiSDl.

April fool day.
There IL nothing new about the
H'arliu shops.
The receipts 81 the State Land OF.
lice last weci; were $ll5i2l.
Superintendent Aglcr passed west
in his private ear this forenoon.
Judge tIawlry has set the second
trial OF The joins case for April
2Olh.
carney Brulc has resumed his place
J night wgtchnm III Carson. When
will he suck "gss again:
New Hampshire Republicans yes
tcriIy declared in favor Of Reed and
adopted Il sound money platform.
Il Is reported hat James iIcncy is
q" hr removed from the Nevada state
Er.s"u TO so.uo federal prison III the
l.ast.
iIgryc Mcidams is up from CUrlin
to-.Iu.. swapping lies with the Ellioitcs.
iac passing years deal lightly viii
i!arve.
la! ton ranchrr' are selling pota-
s',.: n,S9 ton. In Alaska they bring
81 20 It pound. $1,000 "A ton, according
InTrruri.
D,"r siA inches 81 snow fell through
on; the greater part of Colorado Mon
day night. The storm continued
ycstcrda! with Increased severity.
Governor Jones. who had Il serious
relapse ubGut t%o weeks ago. is IL.
proving and Is around once more
The cause al the backsct was over,
uycr:ion. The Governor was veal!
and he wanted To see too much ii the
city every day.
EX:-Whiic eighty per cent OF all
women who attain Il manageable age
elect io marry AMI have II home of
their Own. only twenty per cent Of
college bred girls are willing % take
the risk. and it would seem they re-
gard their learning either rs ii caution
or else Il self sullicicncy.
II. l.. Taubcncck chairman Of tho
natIona! committee of the People:
party, III - letter to the editor ~ tn
Silver state, states that ont o
about iUu delegates elected at Tn,
present time Ia the Peoples part!
national convention, 30 favor nnior
with the Silver party.
The population Of greater New
York Is given at 3.l99,U59. of whicl
New lorI; City proper has l,9l7,69j
lirooklym and Kings county. l.G05.O0O
Long leland City. i2.57s; Ncytuu
2l.51': Flushing, 22,l"6; Jamaica. II,
100: Richmond county, jI,g6S. an,
par. of Hampstead, 5000.
Il is rumorrd that Miss - j
about 10 enter the matrimonial state
While ui course this is Miss -
privilege, still at the same time we OK
pcctcd her to remain among us n
least until Autumn 1t now bcin!
leap year and she believes this Il goo,
time and has about made up her min,
To propose.
Secretary Morton has let a contract
for lN.l21.OnO packages Of vegetable
seeds to be distributed under the re
cent act 81 Congress to -. Landrctl
aud Sons u Philadelphia Tho pric,
Is $4,000. Tho seeds are Ia be de.
hTcFci ready for mailing. The con,
tract Tor 4 million paclics Of flower
seeds was let to L. l.. May Il Co. of
st. Paul, MINI, nt half Il cent per
! nncknnn.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-04-05
IFROM MONDAYS DAILY.l
SALHAGJSDl.

Missouri has Il iive.year. Il boy
that weighs 100 pounds.
\ cold wave struck THIS Sc elton last
night and to-day has been cold and
disag'ceablo.
Tic Chicago Election Commission
crs have found 5000 fraudulent reg.
istra.ioms on, OF Il total of 3I0.0O0.
IL was reported in Reno Yesterday
that TangcTman was on his way to
Virginia City 10 take charge oE-thc
Hale * Norcross mine.
Tho attention OF memb - of the
Elko County Cattle Association is Iii
r.CtCi to II notice Of the annual meet
ing elsewhere in this issue.
Tho Old Fcll9ws OF r]uscaru7a are
mading preparations for Il grand ball
on tho evening "f April 9th in honor
of tho 18th anniversary Of the oder.
Stanley Hamilton, son OF Professor
Hamilton Of the State University, has
passed the examination for admission
To West Point and will represent Ne
vadd in that institution.
Governor Jones has suffered Il re-
lapse. The Appeal says he WIS get.
ting well so rapidly dat hn took too
much exercise and sat IN It DRAFT. His
stomach is still in q bad condition.
Sam DAVIS has been invited to de.
liver an address before the Teachers
Institute on the good and bad points
Ol orr educational system from an
agricultural standpoint. It will be Il
daisy.
Appeal: Free coinage, when Eng
land gets ready Tor 1t, il the slogan az
the Republican party. They propose
to bring it about in 1861 or even ear
lier. il Johnny Bun is willing and
Germany don't object.
The Humboldt river is rising quite
rapidly at ihis point. Yesterday the
water guagc mt the Government guug.
iuE station near thc lower bridge
showed that the water - but four
inches lower tinn i, was ut the high.
rs: point recorded last y,.ur.
The scheme Of adding the latest
weather forecast tn the regular post
marks on letters will bc commenced
10y the p~ostoIIicr department July LIST.
Applications for ~thisarryicc from Owe.
a. p"sto!ticcs have been filed. and it
Will bc introduced first ia New NurH.
Chicago aud othcr. large cities.
Carson is soon to have Il new paper
issued under the direction of Rev. j.
Eddie. Il will he called Tho Parish
Rubrir.' and will hc devoted Othc r.
ligIou' HcwH ~ the parish 0f 81.
Peters Episcopal church. II will up
pear the first Sunday Of every month
and viii hr distributed @ratuitous!y .
The railroad blu" laws. which have
been un the statute books IN North
Carolina !or It long time but have
rarely been ohcy",i. are ;u he enforced
~ Charlotte. Hereafter no railroad
company will he permitted Ia run any
car. tram 81 cars or iurbmptiyc on ANY
railroad un SUNDAY. except such "a,
may 5c run for the pIrl,'aa nf trans
hitting the mails az the United Suites
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-03-28
THE DEATH LOTTERY.

las 1 figure it," Remarked my friend,
Balloon, "there is just about n war
story that remains to be told in print"
"And what is that" 1 queried.
"And that" he went on, "is the story
of what happened to me the first time
I came in contact with Mosby, tho
guerilla"
II was commissary captain at the
time, and we were located in our win
ter camp, four miles south Of Winches.
ter, Va. My duties were light, and
consisted mainly of passing my train
Of wagons between the town and our
camp. 1t was only a short journey,
and the thought or fear of encounter
ing.any danger in it was SO far from
my mind that half the time l went
without either sword or pistol.
"Well, one afternoon in November,
as 1 rode III front of the wagon train
with my orderly, 1 said to him:
"tLeonard, send the sergeant here to
take charge, and you and 1 will ride
on ahead. These COMPOUNDED mules are
slower than cold molasses.'
'This was done, and Leonard and l
rode on. We had gone about halfway
to camp when we saw six mounted
men swing out of a by-path into the
main road ahead of is.
"'What do you make Of those fell
lows, Leonard? said I.
""They are some of our boys, l reck-
on replied Leonard. They've got u
uniform on, and l don't believe the
rebs would venture so far inside our
lines, anyway
"'I must be nervous this afternoon
1 laughed. OF course they wouldn't.
See, they turned towards our camp!
Assured by this, we kept on at the
same lively pace. and soon overlook
our fellow-travelers. AS we ap-
preached, they opened ranks to let us
pass, and we rode between them.
"We had no sooner got by than we
heard the clicks of half a dozen pis-
tolls and the command, Halt! We
faced round in blank surprise.
"'What does this mean? / cried.
"'Chop talk" cried the big fellow In
command. You Yanks want to keep
your mouths shut, and do as you are
told, OF it will be the worse for YOU
"Like a flash my hand went to my
belt, but it was empty, and perhaps it
was we'll, for at that instant We were
covered by six cooked pistols.
"'Forward, marchv the command
came, without delay, and away we
went, surrounded and guarded by our
captors.
"A quarter of a mile along Il little
cayalcade swept off from the main
road into a bride path. Presently 1T
halted, and Leonard and l were Sc
curely strapped to saddles. Then
we rode on i'll silence for about two
miles.
Snow, 1 suppose, you Yanks would
like to know what's to become Of your
said the big fellow, at last. We'll, I'll