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neigbboriflg Counties.

OF s12b. A number of other contests
will Irecede the chief attraction of the
evening. According to agreement Con-
molly is to stop Chambers inside of
the fifteen rounds, but the Forest City
contingent are betting their sesterces
that he hasn't the motive power to
do Il. The youth who bears the very
appropriate cognomen of "Reddy,"
however, is said to be bad man."
IL he is from Philadelphia, and his
friends, of whom he is not destitute,
even in this vicinity, claim that his
staying powers and slugging qualities
will make him the easiest kind of a
winner. Among those who will take
part in the preliminary bouts are James
Doolittle, a young man of more than
ordinary flstic ability, and John Boyle,
who a little more than a year ago
fought the redoubtable Jack Waltz to
draw in Fleming's hall, this bor-
ough. No doubt Jack would enjoy be-
ing present, as a participant, or any
other way, at the coming carnival of
knuckles, but just at present he Is in
seclusion at Montrose, awaiting his
trial on the charge of knowing more
about the death of Jabez E. Lemon
than he cares to tell. Much interest is
being taken in this set-to by the sport
ing fraternity from Scranton to- For
est City, and large concourse of the
admirers of the manly art" is ex-
pected on the 18th of June.
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COUNTY OFFICERS UNDER FIRE.
Charged with Illegal Expenditures
and Misdemeanors.

Pottsville, June S.-The Taxpayers
association of Schuylkill county, an
organization banded together for the
purpose of lowering the expenditures
of the county, so as to lower taxes, has
filed bill in equity to restrain the
commissioners from the further expen-
diture Of county funds for public i'm
provements. The bill makes the conf
missioners, the controller and county
treasurer respondents.
The petition is sworn to by William
l.. Sheafer. 1t sets forth among other
allegations, that a petition purporting
to have set forth certain matters as re-
quiI ed under an act of the Legislature
to secure the approval of the court for
the erection of an hospital, steam heat
ing and electric light plants and iaun-
dry at the almshouse, cannot be found
after a diligent search for it among
the records in the clerk of courts office,
where it should have been filed, and
upon further inquiry of the commits.
sioners, controller and solicitor, all
have failed to discover or bring t.
light the petition or a copy thereof.
There is a box in the clerk of court s
cilIce, labeled petition of County
ments," which is found to be empty.
The petition further sets forth that
bids were asked for the construction
of the several buildings and improve
ments, and the proposals aggregated
$56,929.33 which were approved by
court. Subsequently further bids,
amounting to $11,515.3 were agreed to,
but which, the complainant is in
formed, have never been submitted to
court for approval, as required by law
whereby, it is alleged, the commissions
ers have committed a misdemeanor in
the execution of said contract
Furthermore, in addition, the county
commissioners have, with the approval
OF the controller, illegally set apart
and appropriated from time to time,
for sundry unauthorized and illegal ex-
penditures in connection with the aims
house, improvements aggregating ST.
O45 81, all of which, it is alleged, is
In direct violation of law. The COM
plainant also AYERS that County Sur
Veyor Geary, who is drawing a salary
or $500 per annum, was paid 81, $50 in
addition for alleged services as sur
Veyor for erecting public works. The
charges are also made that the re-
spondents paid out $l,294.5 50 illegally to
William d. Hill, architect; also ST.
3O4.47 for excavation.
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nounced for June 49, has been post
poned until June 20.
A special train of twenty-five cars
of Quaker Oats" will pass through
Susquehanna on Friday. f.r.
The handsome summer residence OF
superintendent G. r. Manville, of the
Pennsylvania division of the Delaware
and Hudson road, at Farview, over
P.nnsy lvania. The brushes OF gifted
alike fail to do that section justice.
Notwithstanding the somewhat rocky
times, the Erie is improving its tracks,
stations, etc, along the line.
New telegraph poles will be erected
along the Jefferson branch at once.
The poles are being distributed.
HOME HAPPENINGS.
The funeral of William Dwyer was
largely attended on Saturday morning
from st. Johns Catholic church.
Without solicitation, the congrega-
tion Of the Presbyterian church has
raised the salary of the pastor, Rev.
ID. I. Sutherland, from 5000 to $1,000
and parsonage.
The borough attorney has been re-
quested by the common council to draw
up an ordinance to regulate fast driv-
ing and bicycle riding on the streets
also an ordinance to prohibit the throw
ing of rubbish, burning papers, ETC.,
on the streets.
Unless there comes a nipping frost,
there will be an immense crop of fruit
throughout this section.
All of the railroad boys would be
glad to see our state senator, Hon.
e. B. HardenbeTgh, elected auditor
general of Pennsylvania He is an
Erie conductor, running for years on
the Honesdale branch, and is most
popular where he is the best known.
Whitney.
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LOST HIS NOSE FOR LOVE.
Successful Aspirant for Womau's
Hand Disfigured,


Wilkes-Barre, June S.--Samuel Mel
Ion, the successful aspirant for the
hand of Plymouth young woman, was
horribly disfigured Monday night by
rivals. Four other men, had with Mel
Ion, been suitors for the girls hand and
had been paying attention to her some
time. They all boarded together and
were friends. A few nights ago Mellon
proposed and was accepted. When the
news was announced. Mellon was
warned by friends to take care of him
self, but laughed and said the men were
all friendly to him and would soon get
over their disappointment.
Late Monday night, as Mellon was
returning with the young woman from
the home Of friend, he was accosted
by three men, supposed to be his rivals,
who without a word, threw him down
and deliberately hacked off his nose
with sharp chisel. In his struggles hsi
face was horribly lacerated. The young
woman did what she could to aid him
and was roughly handled but not much
hurt. AS soon as Mellcn's nose was cut
off his assistants fled and Mellon was
assisted by his fiancee to a physicians
Office. The police were then informed
Of the outrage, but have not yet been
able to find any OF the three men. 1t is
supposed they have left town.
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NORTHEASTERN
PENNSYLVANIA

Julius Duheck of Freeland, had an
eye badly injured, a blank cartridge
being discharged in his face from tar
get rife the hands of a companion.
Rev. j. r. Merriman of Lewisburg,
aged 70 years, jumped at Bloomsbury
from train running at high rate of
speed and was seriously, II not fatally
injured.
The name for Wilkes Barre's new
theatre will be the Nesbitt. in honor
of Abraam Nesbitt, president of the
board ofd irectors and one of the Target
stockholders.
An attempt was made to burglarize
the cafe of Benjamin Dilley early Mon
day morning. In their operations the
burglars alarmed the family and es-
capped without booty.
While working in the boiler house at
Luke Fidler coliery Edward Roth, of
Shamokin. stepped into a heap of hot
ashes and sank into the burning fuel
TO his knees. Both legs were badly
burned
Mrs. William Steely, Of Beaver town
ship, Columbia county, aged about 40
years, committed suicide at her home
Monday by cutting her throat. Previ-
Gus to this attempt she had taken three
ounces of laudunum. Insanity from i'll
ness was the cause.
Commissioners Wheelock, Chase and
Brown of Wyoming county, have made
q contract for a $1,000 soldiers monu
ment of granite, with four bronze tab
let's, with Edward Gallagher, Jr, of
Philadelphia. The monument is to be
erected on Court House square within
six months.
William Patterson, of Stroudsburg,
recently came near meeting death in a
peculiar manner. He fell while en-
gagged in his work and landed on a
lathe machine his back striking the
iron frame Of the machine and his
head falling directly across a sharp
knife. The blade cut a deep hole in
the back part of the skull.
a large number of the unemployed
residents of Mt. Carmel held an indig
nation meeting the other day against
the Mount Carmel Water company and
Contractor Cleary, for employing Ital-
ian laborers on the new reservoir to the
exclusion Of naturalized residents. A
committee was appointed to wait upon
the water company directors and Con-
board of directors and one of the largest
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THE MARKETS.
Wall streetReview.

New York, June S.--The tone of to-
days market for stocks was distinctly
reactionary throughout, though not TO
a marked extent. The tendency was
made the more marked by the failure
OF the market to rally with any
marked degree of vigor under the
strong impetus of the upward bound
OF sugar. Sugar was strong all morn
Ing on Washington advices foreshad-
owing the action Of the senate caucus
oil the sugar schedule of the tariff bill,
but 1t surged upward with a bound
when the formal decision OF the caucus
and the terms of the substitute be-
came known. The extreme rise was Az
and the close was only slightly below
that The preferred gained IN. The
covering of shorts and long buying
induced enormous transactions in this
stock, the total sales for the day num-
bering over $1,000 shares out OF a total
of all sales of about 100000 shares. The
Changers were sold to take profits, and
to some extent, on the beliefs that
crops have been damaged in the north
west. Missouri Pacific gained frac-
tion. Leather preferred gained Ia on
the supposition that the proposed duty
on hides will be defeated. Chicago Gas
sold down IN on profit taking but
recovered % in sympathy-with sugar
General electric showed strength in
the closing hour Canadian Pacific
md Lackawanna also gained a point
each. In the general list small losses
were general, the early decline being
led by the Changers and Internation-
ais, but the rally left losses generally
very narrow. Baltimore and Ohio lost
a point, Laclede Gas 1h and Long
Islal 1%. Third Avenue Street Rail-
way declined 6 points on judicial de-
cision invalidating a proposed exten-
sion.
The total sales of stocks today were
266,9O0.
Furnished by WILLIAM LINN, AL
LEN & CO.. stock brokers. Mears build
ing, rooms 705-7O6.
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Eggs-Firm and 1ac. higher; fresh

15c. Eggs-Firm and 1ac. higher; fresh
nearby, 1l16c.; do. western, 1lal119c. Sc
lected, IL. Cheese-Steady. Refined sugars
Firm; fair demand. Cotton-Unchanged.
Tailow-Quiet, net steady; city prime in
hogsheads, Sc; country do. DO, barrels,
2Ba3c.; dark do, 21sc.; cakes, SAaSlac. (;
grease, 29sa2%c. Live poultry-Quiet,
steady; fow.s, 10c.; old roosters, 7c.; spring
chickens, 12a1sc Dressed poultry-Firm
fowls choice, 9a91sc.; do. fair to good. Sa
Size; broilers western, 15a20c.; nearby do,
25a2Sc., as to size and quality. Receipts
Flour, 2,6S7 barrels; $3.50 sacks; wheat, 2S,
900 bushels; corn, 12500O bushels; oats,
1900 bushels. Shipments-Wheat, none
corn, none; oats, $500 bushels.
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RETURNED TO KILL.
After His Release from Prison This Con-
vict Goes After His Accuser
with a Meat CIeaver.

Shamokin. June S.-The tinkle of
little bell early yesterday morning was
one of the main causes leading to the
instant death of a burly negro bur-
glar. Alexander Pierson. who had
been but one week out of Jail. George
Brewer and John Geimby, of Irish val
ley, discharged five shots at the des-
perado.
The bell was in a stable, and a cord
connected it with a similar bell in the
kitchen of the Brewer homestead. The
burglar in prowling about the kitchen
struck the rude police alarm, which
set Brewer and Gelpby upon his
tracks. He was heavily armed. and in
his dying agony held 1rmly to large
meat cleaver. 1t was evidently his
intention to murder Mr.. and Mrs.
Brewer, but he arrived too late.
A TERROR FOR YEARS.
For years Pierson had terrorized
various portions of the state with his
midnight depredations. He started
from Tower city at an early age to loot
houses, and was signally successful
until last year, when he dropped off
at Irish Valley on his way from Will
Transport TO Philadelphia. He then
priated SIC. Mr. Brewer. who had
big dairy, started his men in pursuit,
and Pierson, finding resistance ,una-
vailing, surrendered. He was sentence
ed to nine months, and while in Jail
conceived a violent hatred for Mr..
Brewer because the latter had caused
his incarceration.
The convict made threats, and as
soon as his time was served he started
for Irish Valley, two miles northwest
of here.
ALARM AND BATTLE.
Mr.. Brewer arose earlier than usual
yesterday. Daylight had not yet set
in. The hired hands were put to work,
and Brewer and Geimby repaired to a
milk house, leaving Mrs. Brewer alone.
She grew timid and joined her hus-
band just as Pierscn stole from the
mountains close by. He hurried to the
bedrooms of the Brewers, ana, not find
ing anybody about, ransacked a num-
Der of rooms for booty. Finally the
burglar visited the kitchen, and when
the party in the stable heard the bell,
Brewer and Geimby rushed TO the
house.
Pierson made ready for battle, and
Gucked when shot Whizzed past his
head. Farm hands hurried to the
scene, and the burglar saw he was in
the hottest fight of his life. He ran
back a few steps, and then sprang
through a closed window, the glass
cutting his face as he leaped.
BULLETS IN LEG AND HEAD.
AS he landed bullet broke leg;
then another went through his head.
TIe staggered forward, cursing his
pursuers and shouted defiantly as the
weapons cracked away. Brewer
reached his side as the burglar glared
at him and died.
The corpse was left lying where 1t
fell, while Brewer and GeinIby deliv-
cred themselves to the authorities.
District Attorney Shipman told them
to return home to attend a coroner's
inquest, wherein the jurors declared
them blameless.
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New York Produce Market.

New York, June S-Flour-Firmer and
held higher without actual change from
yesterdays figures. Winter extras, $335a
3.66 Rye fiour-Quiet; Ccrnmeal-Steady.
Rye-Steady; No. 2 western, 26&c., C. 1. f.,
Buffalo. Barley-Quiet; feeding, Nha
H15c.; C. I. T., Buffalo. Barley malt-Dull
Wheat-Spot Arm: No. red New York.
TIC, f. o. b., afioat to arrive No. l Du-
luth, 799sc., T. o. b., afioat to arrive; No.
l hard Manitoba, 792sc., f. o. b., afioat to
arrive; options opened firm adm advanced
all day, showing particular strength at
the close of a squeeze Of July shorts.
Other bull factors were light northwest
at Berlin closed, 1a2%c., net higher; July,
75Aa75sc., closed, 75Bc.: July, 73Ra747sc.,
closed, 74bc.; September. 20 3-16a70Hc..
closed 70Ac.; December, 71&a72Ac., closed,
72hc. oCrn-Spot steady; No. 2, 29c., ele-
vator; 3Oc, afioat; options opened firm
and advanced on bad crop news, but later
reacted under better weather predictions
and closed olny xakc. net higher; June
closed 2sssc.; July, 295sc; August 30hc
September, S0%a3l1sc.. closed, 30Mc. Oats
Spot firm. No, 2, 2l1zc.; No. 3, 2lc.: No. 2
white. 25a25hc. No. 3 white, 2Ia24I5c;
track mixed western 21a23c.; track white,
25a31@c.; options firm and a trifie more
active, closing Nc. higher; June. 22c. July
22l4c. Beef-Stea6y. Cheese-Quiet; large
state, SIC; small family, 7AaSc.; part
skins, 4a6Iac.; full skins, 2l9a3c. Eggs
Steady; state adm Pennsylvania, 1llka12c.;
western, 10Aallc.; southern, 81. 55a27O.
Tallow--Quiet; city (s2 per package), &c.;
country packages free), sac.
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Chicago Live stock.

Chicago, June S.-Cattle-Scarce; steers,
S4a4. 25; prime cattle S5.05a5.15; Texas cows
and bulls, $25OaS50; heifers, s3.S5 Texas
steers, firm; Missouri fed lots brought
S.15a4.76 Hogs-Active. at SO, 20a3 57lh for
the poorest to the best hogs, bulk goin~
S3.45a3.55. Sheep-Steady; inferior to
choice sheep. s2.5Oa465; the greater part
going for $3.5Oa4.10; prime heavy export
native sheep &7Oa4 IS. Lambs-$S, 25a5;
Colorado w"oled lambs. s5.4Oa5.45; spring
lambs( SS.5Oa5.75. Receipts-Cattle, 500
head; hogs, 1900 head; sheep, 1900 head.
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Buffalo Live stock.

East Buffalo, June S.-Cattle-Receipts
light and about all consigned through,
quiet Hogs-Receipts, cars, about
steady; yorkers, good to choice, sS.5Oa3.75; 1;
roughs, comm on to good, $3,l5a3.40; pigs,
good to choice, S3.7Oa3.79, Sheep and
lambs-Receipts, II cars, steady; lambs,
choice to prime $475a4.s5; culls to COM
mon, $2.75a3.5O. Sheep, choice to selected
wethers. A.15aL25; cu'ls and common,
81 225a325
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The Most important Part.

Have you got all you want for the
cycling excursion?" asked his wife.
"Yes. / think so; the lamp, the
wrench, the oil-yes."
II knew you'd forget it," she re-
marked; "the most necessary thing for
the trip. Here" And she handed him
the court-plaster.-Exc
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New York Live Stock.

New York, June S.-Beeves-No trading.
Calves-Steady veals quoted, $4a6; but
tel milk calves, 50. 50a4. Sheep and lambs
Steady; good lambs, firmer; sheep, Sia
4.s7Ik; lambs, S. SCAT. 80; no yearlings. Hogs
.-Firmer at Sia4.35 per hundred pounds.
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Oil Markell.

Oil City. Pa, June S-Certihcates, no
bids; credit balances, Sc.; shipments,
1854 barrels; runs, 10i, ,Sl3 barrels.
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WHITNEY'S WEEKLY
BUDGET OF NEWS
True Fish Story Is Related by an Oak.
land Citizen.
A SEA SERPENT AT LANEsBORO

Experience ofa suequehanna Farmer
in Nebraska--A Cascade school
Teacher Is Treated to Surprise.
Great Fruit Crops Are Promised.
A Few Items of Interest to the
Railroad Boys.
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We going of Paper and our stock mus
De closed out at once want the for other goods
Twenty-Five thousand Rolls to be closed out at the fol
lowing prices: !
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PhiIa6 eiphia Provision Market.

Philadelphia, June S-Wheat-Firm and
1hc. higher: contract grade, June, 79ha
7SAc.; July. 73a7Sho.; August nominal
September nominal. oCrn-Firm and Nc.
higher No, mixed, June, 2sS4 S4a29c; July,
August September, nominal. oats-5teady
No. white, June, 25aEO7sc.; July, 25a25ikc ;
August Aisa2Sc.; September, 241sa25c,
Provislons-Steady adm In fair demadn !;
hams, 8. p. cured, In tierces, Slka9lkc.
hams, smoked. 9Aa1lc.; rides ribbed In
salt. 5ha51sc,; do. do, smoked, 6aslzc.
fast bacon. 7asc. lard punre, city refined
In tierces, 4lsa4%c.; do. do. In tubs 4Na5c
do. butchers loose. 3%c. Butter-F1rm.
fancy western creamery, 1bal61ac.: do.
Pennsylvania prints, i6c.; do. western do,
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Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Susquehanna, June S.-Two Oak
Landslide fisherman, whose affi-
davits would be accepted in any court
and who are not direct descendants of
Ananias, report having seen u marine
monster in the river at Lanesboro, a
few evenings since. While sitting in
the boat, angling for catfish, the
strange creature suddenly appeared
moving through the rapids below them,
sending up volume of water like a
porpoise and groaning like a sea lion.
1t was about sixteen feet long, and as
large around as flour barrel. 1t had
head like an otter and it's eyes looked
like bicycle lamps. It's back was COW
cred with scales, and when it moved
its tail the waters were greatly agi-
tated. The monster foundered about
on the sands for a few moments, then
with a moan he disappeared in the deep
water near the eddy, and was seen no
more. 1t is possible that the peregrin-
ating Nahant sea serpent has arrived
in these parts, coming overland, by
easy stages.
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RAILROAD ETcHINGs.

There was a big run of freight over
the Erie on Saturday and Sunday.
The dynamonetrical car. in charge OF
B. G. Wray of the Erie motive power
department, is being run over the JEFF
ferson branch.
The Erie's summer timetable, an
The herald., 1897-01-18


If your tea is not good,
why don't you drink water?
1t is cheaper and better for
you than poor tea.
If it IS good, your stom-
ach is glad to get it; does
its work better.
ScAfzAMg''s Best is good
tea-at grocers' in packages.
A Schng & Company
San Francisco COS
The herald., 1897-01-18
AT THE CATHEDRAL
Father McAuliffe breaches On the Sa-
credness of the Marriage Relation

The cathredal, at the second mass,
held at 10:30, was filled yesterday morn
ing with the overlooking congregation
usual at this service. All the seats in the
large auditorium were filled and many
stood in the rear during the celebration
Of the mass. The music was up to the
standard of excellence always maintain
ed by the cathedral choir.
Rev. Father McAuliffe read the les
sons of the morning from st. Paurs epis-
tie to the Romans, twelfth chapter,
twelfth to sixteenth verses; second chap
ter of st. John, first to eleventh verses
inclusive.
The text was taken from the second
chapter of st. John, second verse: And
both Jesus was called and his disciples,
to the marriage"
The presence of Jesus at the marriage
feast at Cana in Galilee, said the speak
er, where he performed his first marriage
was not a mere accident. His presence
was an event full of the deepest mean
ing. In the beginning God created matr-
mony when he created Adam and Eve,
and said to them: BE fruitful and mul-
tiply and replensh the earth" This un-
ion which God instituted is nothing
more than a natural union.
Christ raised that union to the dignity
OIL d sacrament dIiu dSupGTNdtuTdl Tltt.
When we speak of marriage as sacra-
ment, bestowing upon those who receive
it a supernatural grace. All marriages
are excluded except those who are bap
tised in the church. 1t is the beginning
of the seven sacraments and those who
are not baptized do not share in the
grace that Christ has required.
All baptized persons receive a sancti-
flying grace to- enable them to perform
the duties of their estate. Christ raised
the natural union to the dignity of a
sacrament and it never can be broken.
never be severed, it is indissoluble. Christ
called it an image of the union that eX-
lists between Him and His church. 1t
must be a sacrament for one of it's OBJ
jects is to propagate the human race.
There devolves upon parents the great
er duty of implanting in the minds of
their children the knowledge of truth
and justice and the fear of God. He
never demands of His children impossi-
bilities. AS a just and loving father He
gives them grace to perform this duty.
Again, we know that the duties parents
owe to children man could not perform
without the help of God.
AS the Christ has loved the church,
so the husband must be faithful to- the
wife and the wife be subject to him.
We know that supernatural help is
necessary to enable them to do this. If
God places this obligation upon them
loving father will give them the grace
to perform these duties. Christ speaks
of the natural union as a great mystery
and great sacrament.
The union that exists between Him
and His church is visible sign that
it must confer and give grace, if it did
not it would not be sacrament.
Those about to enter into it should re-
ceive it worthily as a means of grace.
1t is to God that they must look for
strength and grace to perform the ardu-
Gus duties of husbands, wives and par
aptS