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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-01
MORRIS j. DAVlDOW RETlRES.
Mcssrs. J. w. Ritchie ~ Co. Have
Purchased His Clothing Business.

Messrs. ]. w. Ritchie & Co., of New
York. purchased the stock of clothing
and mems furnishing from Morris j.
Davidow, and took possession of the
store, at 222 LackaWanna avenue, on
Thursday. The deal was COnsummated
by the attorneys for each party Messrs.
Patter. on & Wilcox representing Mr.
Davidow, and Mr.. Aaron V. Bower Of
Scranton, representing Messrs Richie
The stock is being assorted and prices
marked down and viii be sold at so
cents on the dollar. Messrs. Ritche
have an experience of eighteen years
i'm, the clothing business and conducts
large stores in New York ana Newark.
Their record in those places is Al, and
they have never been known to make
a breach of business etiquette Their
sale of Mr.. DaVidOW's stock win be
conducted honorably and without any
deviation from the promises made or
prices advertised Mr.. DaVidoW has
no further connection with the store,
and his successors come recommended
so highly that we guarantee our readers
there viii be no fakes tolerated in their
establishment. Their advertisement on
page 6 tells a tale which will interest
everybody who is in need of clothing
or gents furnishing goods W
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-01

Tuesday night The long-dstance
telephone was pressed into service and
there We're ordered for temporary use
eight dynamos which We're shipped
yesterday and will be installed during
the latter part of today and tonight.
Last night the cOmpany's arc light
service was supplied by surplus power
from the Hotel Jermyn, Mears build
ing, Dickson Manufacturing company,
the Scranton Electric and Heat COM
pany and the Suburban Electric Light
company.
The officers of the Scranton Illumi-
mating Heat and Power company are:
b. II. Throop, president; C. w Wisner
vice president; Franklin Howell, treas
urer; Fred C. Hand, secretary; and ].
f. Parrish, superintendent
All of yesterday the scene of the fire
was visited by hundreds of persons.
WORK WAS HAMPERED.
Excellent work was done by the fire
men considering the difficulties under
which they labored. The plant that
was destroyed furnished the light in
the central city engine houses, and in
consequence when the alarm sounded
the automatic apparatus for lighting
the engine houses was of no service.
The firemen had to dress in the dark
and get out the apparatus from the
gloom enshrouded houses. When they
arrived at the scene of the fire they
found the fire hydrant in Center street
in the rear of the Weston mill useless
and water had to be carried from
LackaWanna avenue. This caused de-
Law and trouble in getting streams on
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-01
JUST LIKE BANDITTI.
Gang of LOaters Fostering the People
of No. q and Thereabouts.

Much annoyance and not little Pc
cuniary loss is caused residents of the
district around No. by a gang of
loafers who have established head
quarters there and who proWl about
at night lootng cellars and hen coOps
and in the day time, after the male
members of the family are at work
terrifying the women folks by de-
manding victuals and sometimes cash
1t is also charged against them that
they gather young boys about them
and induce them to steal food and
clothing for them.
They have erected a rude shanty in
an isolated spot near the No. dam on
the Roaring Brook and sometimes as
many as ten of these banditti are con-
gregated there. Their leader Is named
Rooms and, it is said, bears a strong
resemblance to the footpad who as
saulted d. Webster Scism near the
Elm Park church one week ago last
night. They are for the most part, it
is said, local Vagrants,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-01
CITY NOTES.
Carpets, DraperieS and Wall Paper,
t27 WYOMING AVE.

st. Patricks church choir will meet
tonight in the church, instead of tomor-
row night.
This evening the officers of Green Ridge
conclave No. 1893, Independent Order of
Heptasophs, will be installed.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary socte-
ty of the Elm Bark church will meet at
the parsonage at o'clock this afternoon.
Green Ridge lodge, No. GOS, Independent
Order of odd Fellows, paid fraternal
visit to Red Jacket lodge of Factoryville
Saturday evening.
The ladies of the Woman's Relief corps,
No. so. will serve tea at the residence OF
Mrs. Looms, 1916 Wood street, from to
10 p. m. tomorrow.
Professor II. d. Bucks Sunday school
class social has been postponed until Mon
day evening, Feb. s. All members of the
class are requested to be present next
Sunday.
At the annual meeting of the Central
Pennsylvania Telephone and Supply com
pany, in Wlliamsport, a dividend of IA
per cent. for the last quarter of 1896 was
declared.
The Waite Comedy company will begin
the second week of its engagement at the
Academy of Music today, when perform
ances will be given afternoon and evening.
evening performances Saturday.
The exchanges at the Scranton Clearing
House last week We're as follows: Mon
day, $151 .73; Tuesday, $14S, ,4j42S; We'd
nesday, S13S, ,10OSi; Thursday $l3S, Oi3S3;
Friday, $l36,OS374; Saturday, $1l5, ,65S.G7; to-
tai, $780,, $50. 3S. The Cearngs for the week
ended Feb, ., 1896, We're $7SOSS6.64.
At midnight Saturday the bowling con-
test at Backus' alley closed John Schadt,
deputy county treasurer, won the $25 in
gold offered as a prize for the highest
aggregate of five scores, and also SO for
the greatest number of even $50 scores.
Mr.. Schadt's highest score was 2OS.
Elijah II. Dennis, Frank Bell and John
Shirer, three bootblacks, were arrested
burglarzed the Little Broadway restau-
rant in Center street, They We're given a
hearing before Mayor Bailey yesterday
morning and discharged for want Of evil
dence.
The Scranton Turn Veren society will
hold their thirtieth annual masquerade
ball at the hall on Seventh street Monday
evening, Feb. S. The society has spared
no expense to make this years ball a
grand success on account of it being tho
last one the society will hold at the hail
as they intend to move after the first Ci
April The decorations of the han will he
beautiful and a fine orchestra has beer
engaged to furnish dancing music. The
committees in charge of the arrangements
are Louis Moth, John Schwenker, Adam
NoCkroth, John Schneider and Henry
Nockroth jr. The floor committee is com
posed of Nelson G. Teets, ID. Edward Vail
Carl Staiber and Fred Drawer
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-01
WILL FIGHT SEWERS
TO THE BITTER END
There Is Serious Objection TO the Seven.
teeuth District Ordinance.
SOUTH SIDERS FULL OF FIGHT
Held n Meeting Last Night and viii
Gather Again Wednesday Night to
Petition Mayor Bailey Not to Sign
the Ordinance--Its Passage. They
Claim, viii work II Serious Hard
ship--They Have Their Reasons.

A movement is afoot among Twelfth
and Nineteenth ward property owners
to influence Mayor Bailey against
signing the Seventeenth sewer district
ordinance which passed third and final
reading in common council Thursday
night The ordinance now lacks only
the mayors signature to become op-
erative. He yet has fifteen days in
which to sign the document, but in the
interim considerable pressure Will be
brought to bear to influence him toward
negative action.
Last night in st. Johns hall on Stone
avenue was held a citizens protest
meeting preceding a more largely at
tended and active gathering to take
place Wednesday night. The meeting
of last night was not largely attended
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-01

A fire almost totally ruined the
power plant of the Scranton Illuminat-
ing, Heat and Power company between
1.15 and 3 O'Clock yesterday morning.
The great loss might have been pre-
vented but for the location of the build
ing on the hanks of the Lackawanna
river almost beneath the Linden
street bridge, where it was practically
inaccessible to the firemen and from
where it was at least five-minute
journey to the nearest fire alarm box
at the Weston mill on LackaWanna
avenue.
The blaze made a great pyrotechnic
display that was viewed by many
hundred persons from slightly points on
the Linden street ana LackaWanna
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-01
TONlGHT'S GREAT CONCERT.
Wcli-hnown Singers Who win BE
ut the ErOthinghnm.

Tonights concert at the Frothing-
ham theater under the auspices of the
railroad department of the Young
Mems Christian association will be u
decided musical treat.
The singers will be Kathrin Hike,
soprano; Mary Louise Clary, contralto;
j. Henry Mckinley, tenor, and Carl
n. Duff, baritone. Miss Hike
and Mr.. Mckinley were heard in the
solo parts in THE Messiah" last April,
but Miss Clary and Mr.. Duff have
never been heard in our city.
Miss Clary has been pronounced by
many to he the greatest American con-
tralto of today, and she will be heard
by music lovers with much interest
and expectancy.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-01

day. She disappeared from home more
than a month ago and her parents, who
were greatly alarmed, asked the aid of
the police in finding the girl
Upon her arrest her mother was noti-
fed and at once came to this city. She
endeaVored to get her daughter to re-
turn with her to Binghamton but the
girl refused and was accordingly sent
to the House of the Good Shepherd.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-01
{. AN ]l.).LIlEE!|!'|S I. | +

We have recently added full lin,
of Candies to be sold at the uniform
price of 2Oc per lb. The assortment
consists of some so different kinds.
The quality is A No. l, being manu-
featured from the finest and most
wholesome stock. Upon these merits
We solicit yOur patronage.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-01

Hartford lns CO.. Hartford ....... 1000
Hamberg, Bremen Hamberg ..,.,. 1850
L. l.. Globe, London ...,..,......... 2,5OO
Merchants IuS. Coz providence.... 1,5O0
Royal lns. Co, Liverpool ..".,.... =, 80
C. II. SCHADT--
Phoenix, Hartford .................. 900
Springfield lns. Co. ..........,...... $500
Aetna Ins. Co., Hartford ............ 900
Westchester, New York ............" $500
X w. LUCE & SON
Home Ins. Co., New York .......... $500
Lancashire lns. Co, n. Y. ........,.. 900
HENRY BELIN, JR.-
American Fire tns. CO., Philadelphia 0O0
tire association, Philadelphia ..... 1900
American Fire lns. Co Philadelphia 1900
Continental Ins. Co, New York ... 1000
PHILLIPS 81 HOLMES-
Pennsylvania Fire lrs. CO.. Phla.. 2, 800
Ins. Co. of n. A., Philadelphia. ..... $500
The insurance was divided as fol-
lows Building. $1,000; boilers, stacks,
etc, $1,000; engines, betting, etc, $1,000;
dynamos, regulators, etc. $l5,000 fix
lures, switches, etc, $1,000. The plant
contained eight engines all of which
were totally ruined excepting two,
which possibly may be repaired; ten
Edison incandescent dynamos, one al
ternating dynamo and five arc dyna-
mos, all of which are a total loss.
The company furnished no city lights
but supplied power for about $50 arc
lights. 200 motors and 5000 incandes-
cents.
with commendable pluck and energy
the officers of the company at daylight
yesterday morning began an effort
which will insure a partial resumption
of service tonight and which, it is
claimed. will bring about complete
resumption Wednesday and possibly
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-01
FIRE MAKES RUIN
OF ELECTRIC PLANT
Scranton Illuminating, Heat and Power
Building Totally Destroyed
FLAMES WERE NEVER HALTED

Gross Loss of $4,000 Protected by
Only $4,000 InsuranCc--Struc-
ture Burned Rapidly and with Such
Ficrceness That at No Time Was
There Any Hope OF Saving It--Ser-
vice VIII Not BE More Than Tenn
porarily Interrupted.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-01

II will pay you to buy towels of us
this week; we are having a special sale
of Linens.
~ Mears & Hagen.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-01
BINGHAMTON GIRL ARRESTED HERE.
She Disappeared from Home More
Than a Month Ago.

A prepossessing young Binghamtoi
girl of Is named Emma Warren "A
arrested by Chief of Polic1
a dlsorderly house ~
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-01

Great bargains in hair switches at
Konecny's, hair dresser, 3l7 Lacka. ave.
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DIED.

EHAN-Tn Scranton, Pa, Jan. 81, 1897,
James II. Ryan, aged so years, at his
late residence, Si1 Capouse avenue. t'u-
neral announcements later
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Another Compliment tor Scranton.

In the window Of Siebecker &, Wat
kins may be seen the beautiful display
of pictures Kemp, the photographer,
had at the Photographer's convention,
recently held at Harrisburg, which
won as prize diploma.
This compliment places Mr. Kemp
among the leaders of photography
throughout the state, a distinction his
many patrons feels justly proud of. *%
The Original Anti-Swcar Button
Holes
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Lackawanna, 308 Penn ave. @%
Tailor made fall suits and overcoats,
latest styles, John Ross. 3O7 Spruce
street az
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$50 Xxx White Envelopes for lie. at Sc.
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SABBATH NEWS NOTES.

Rev NJ. j. Watkins, of Factoryville
preached in the morning at the Waver-
Il Baptist church.
Edward Howell, licentiate,
preached at the Continental mission
of the Jackson Street Baptist church.
Rev. f. Moghabghab, b, A., of Mt.
Lebanon, Palestine, lectured in the
evening in the Washburn Street Pres
byterian church.
The gospel meeting at the Young
Women's Christian association yester-
day afternoon was led by Miss Anna
Van Mort, secretary of the South
{ Gcranton association.
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IN your collars when laundried at the
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Steam Heating and Plumbing.

P. F, & NJ. T. Howley. 2Sl Wyoming ave.
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The Saint Paul globe., 1897-09-26

runs when stumps were drawn for the
day. The match was started yesterday,
and the Philadelphias went first to bat
and scored 242 runs. The English team
then went in, and, when play was sus-
pended last evening, they had lost four
Wickets for no runs. The inning was
finished today and the wickets again
went down rapidly, the visitors being
wholly at the mercy of Kings wicked
bowling.
The inning was concluded with but
sixty-three runs to the Britishers cred
it. Having failed to come within 12O
runs of the Philadelphias score, the
Englishmen, under the rule, were
eobliged to follow on for their second
inning. They had been disposed of
so quickly in the previous inning, the
PhiladelphiaS felt somewhat confident
of retiring the visitors for their second
before they could obtain the 179 runs
necessary to avert defeat by an inn
ing. The Englishmen. however, began
at once to score rapidly and gave a
mastery exhibition of scientific bat
ting and defense of wickets. Four of
the six men who came to bat before
stumps were drawn exceeded the half
century mark, and c. H. Head carried
out his bat for fifty-three He
and his partner had been in
together for an hour and a.
quarter against the attack of five of
Philadelphia's best bowlers The
weather today was delightful, the
wicket in perfect condition, and the
attendance after the lunch recess num-
bered between 1000 and $1,000 Tha
) match will be continued Monday.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-09-26
ST. PAUL CYCLERs.
Two of Them Figure in the Sum-
mary at Cleveland.

CLEVELAND, O., Sept. 25.-The
first annual race meet of the Cleveland
Quill club was held today, and it fur
nished the best wheel racing ever seen
in this CITY, About 1000 people were
present. Of the three professional
races Maj. Taylor, Of Cambridgeport,
Mass, the coloFed champion, won two
and would have taken the third but
for blunder in starting. Nils Carl
son, the Swede, reduced the worlds S
amateur record for one mile, unpaced,
standing start by one and twothirds
seconds, making, the mile in PA 9-5.
Jack Crawford, of this city, aged thir-
teen, broke the worlds half-mile record
for boys covering the distance in
1:03 As. Summary:
one-mile open, professional, first trial
Windsor Mills, O., third. Time, 2:26 1-5.
Second trial heat-W. H. Seaton, Louisville,
KY, first; L; A. Callahan Buffalo; N Y,
second c. B. Haskins Cleveland, third.
Time, 2:28 2-5. Third trial heat-Maj Taylor,
Cambridgeport, Mass, first; w. G. Kunkle,
st. Clairsville. O., second r. P. Rice, Chi
cago, third. Time 2:31 2-5. Final heat-Maj.
Taylor first; C. B. Haskins second; L. A.
Callahan. third. Time, 2:O9 2-5.
Two-mile lap race, professional, two half
mile trial heats, five to qualify in fastest
Taylor, first; c. C. Aughenbaugh, second; D
F. Carmichael, St. Paul, Mimi, third j. F.
Esperon, Detroit, fourth; Charles Hofer,. St
Paul, fifth. Time, 1:07 4-5. Second trial heat, l.
| A. Callahan, Buffalo, first; c.. B.. Haskins,
seconds John Fisher, Chicago third; R.
Price, fourth. Time 1:12. Final heat-Maj
Taylor Is points, first; C. G.. Aughenbaugh
| &c points, second; c.. B. Haskins. "a points,
third Tine. 5io4. l75r,i 10 4a-,,s9, - &c .
4Hofer, ST. Paul 025 Yards frst; j. ]. Blon-
in, Detroit, (75 yards}; second; w. w. Sea-
ton, Louisville. KY, Q00 YARDS, third. Time,
II .16
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-09-26
NO SLEEP FOR THREE MONTHS
One Cause of SIeepIessness That Can
Be Readily Overcome

Mr.. William Handschu, of 56th St.,
Cotton Alley, Pittsburg, Pa, expresses
himself as follows regarding the new
remedy for that common and obstinate
disease, piles: Il take pleasure in stat
ing that L was afflicted with piles that
for three months I got no regular sleep;
1 became completely prostrated, the
doctors did me no good; my brother
told me of the new remedy for piles,
the Pyramid Pile Cure; l purchased
from my druggist three so cents bottles
and they completely cured me. / am
once more at my work and but for
this excellent medicine I should be on
my back. 1 take great pleasure in
writing this letter because so many
people are sufferers from this trou-
bic who like myself did not know
where to look for permanent reliable
safe cure.
Experience with the Pyramid Pile
Cure in the past three years has dem
onstrated to the medical profession, as
we'll as to thousands of sufferers from
piles, that it is the safest and most eff
fectual cure ever offered to the public,
containing no opiates or poiSons of any
kind, painless and convenient to ham
die and being sold by druggists at so
cents and 81 per box, is within the
reach of every sufferer.
Very frequently two or three boxes
have made a complete cure Of chronic
cases that had not yielded to other
remedies for years.
There is scarcely a disease more ag-
gravating and obstinate to cure than
the various forms of piles and it is a
common practice to use ointments,
salves and similar preparations con-
tanning dangerous poisons to remove
the trouble. The Pyramid has super
ceded all of these Intellectual remedies
and no one suffering with any rectal
trouble make any mistake in giving
the Pyramid a trial.
If in doubt as to the nature of your
trouble send to the Pyramid Drug Co.,
Albion, Mich, for a valuable little book
on piles, describing all forms of the
disease and describing the method of
cure.
Any druggist can furnish the Pyra-
mid Pile Cure as it is the best known
and most popular remedy for piles and
if you ask him he can doubtless refer
you to many people in your vicinity
who have been cured completely by it.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-09-26
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
GAMES SCHEDULED FOR TODAY.
Louisville and Cleveland.
Cincinnati at st. Louis.


BALTIMORE, Md, Sept. 25.-It IS
again nip and tuck" between the
Champions and the Bostons in the pen
nant race, with the Champions a scant
nose in the lead by virtue of having
won today's game. With the finish in
sight and but four games left to play
by the one club, and five for the other,
a misplay of any kind from this time
on will probably cost the maker OF II
the distinction of being member OF
the best base bali team on earth and
cause him to get a smaller, instead OF
a. larger share of the Temple Cup"
money. With this fact in view, 1t is
no wonder the players on both teams
are straining every nerve to win and
that the outcome of the contest is Of
vital Importance to them, and OF in
tense interest to their partisans.
Two of the most exciting games in
the history of base ball have resulted
from this condition, during the present
series, and Monday promises to bring
another. Yesterdays was a nerve-de-
stroyer, and it brought joy to the
hearts Of Boston's followers. Today S
players were never headed, not soul
on the grounds felt that the result was
beyond doubt until the last man IN
the ninth inning had been retired.
More than $4,000 people saw the game
and not one of that number would
have missed it for farm. All but
about $50 of them, who came from
Boston, are supremely happy tonight,
and each and every lover of the game
in Baltimore is prepared to swear that
there never was such a pitcher in the
world as Roffer, for it was mainly by
the superb work of the Wizard" that
the victory rests with Baltimore. He
batted we'll, fielded splendidly and
pitched magnificently, as the score VIII
show. So did kiobedanz, for that mat
ter. and not a man of the eighteen
PLAYED badly, the game being prac-
tically without errors, that of McGraw
being quite eXcusable, while the suck
work was uniformly good.
Two plays which do not figure as
errors in the score, cost runs, however,
and one of them probably lost the
game for Boston. This was an effort
uDOn the part OIL SOIliIlS " liolNA q lAASS
little bunt by McGraw down toward
third base. 1t might have rolled foul
but Collins accidentally kicked it
While still in fair ground, and it went ID
dozen yards or so into foul territory
and Doyle and Hoffer scored on it. The
other was a very eXcusable muf by
Reitz of Longs chop hit to short cen
ter. filling the bases and giving Duffy
a chance to score on the ensuing play
On the other hand both Collins and
Reitz did brilliant work at critical
times.
Doyle and Robinson cut off a rus
In the seventh in this WISE Lowe, with
Hamilton on third, was caught be
tween first and second. While Doyle
and Reitz were running him down
Hamilton sprinted for home, but quick
as thought, Doyle returned the bal
to the plate. 1t was a fine throw and
a fine catch and the captain OF tht
Champions sat down good and hare
upon the sliding Bostonian, almos
crushing him with his 250 pounds q
solid flesh. The attendance was 1S,o75
ENbo ccOra.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-09-26
COLTS in A CANTER.
They More Than Double the Score
of the MinnesOtas.

The game yesterday at Kittsondale
between twenty-five Colts from the
high school, captained by Slawson,
and an eleven from the Minnesota
Cricket club, resulted in victory for
the former by So runs.
Great credit is due Slawson for the
diligent training he has given the
boys, and the way he handled them on
the field. They have undoubtedly lots
of good material among them, and
with careful training a number of
them would turn out good cricketers.
Several smart pieces of work were
done in the field, notably Mertens
catch and Morgan's wicket keeping. In
batting Strickland was top scorer
with g. and in bowling Pea
body was the most successful.
The Minnesotas were very weak,
only about five of their regular
men playing, Napin being top scorer
with q.
The object of these games is to en-
courage the boys to take an interest in
the sport and to organize a junior
team next year Below is the score: