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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-16
LIBRARY RE-oPENED.
But the Anticipated Rush Did Not
Take Place.


The circulating department Of tho
public library was opened yesterday
morning after having been closed for
nearly three weeks. The clerks were
kept very busy, over GOO books being
taken out.
The books since they have been put
through the funmigating process have
been thoroughly aired so that no trace
remains on them of the disagreeable
odor of formaldehyde gas, which is
said to be very lasting.
A list Of the persons In whose
homes contagious disease exists is
placed on the desk where the books
given out are charged up. and 1t Is so
arranged that the young lady charging
the volumes can tell at a glance wheth-
er the applicant is to be given or re.
fused a book. This list is, Of course,
revised daily.
There are some who now maintain
that not only the books which were
out when the library was closed should
have been fumigated. but that every
book in the place which has ever been
out should have been put through the
process.
Another matter which has been the
subject Of much discussion since tho
closing of the library is what some
term the necessity for the fumigation
of school books. A member of the
school board stated yesterday that lie
would bring the matter UP at the next
meeting of that body. He stated that
several instances have come to his
personal attention where the books of
school children who suddenly became
afflicted with contagious disease were
used by other children unknown to
the teachers. and these latter children
have contracted the disease.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-16
Second Legislative District.

Notice Is hereby given to the Republi
can voters of the Second Legislative dis
trict that a primary election will be held
on Saturday, March II. 1860. between the
hours OF and o'clock p. M, for the
purpose of electing two delegates to rep
resent said legislative district in the COM
ing Republican state convention TO be
held in Harrisburg. and to nominate
candidate for the legislature. The con-
vention to compute the vote will be held
on Tuesday. March 20, 1900, at / o'clock
p. m., in the court house in Scranton.
In accordance with the rules governing
this district the candidates will be voted
for directly by the voters at the polls.
Each candidate must register with the
district chairman his full name and post
Office address and pay his assessment
twenty days before the election or his
name will not be placed in the official
ballot, neither will any votes cast for him
be counted.
The district vigilance committees in
the various precincts will conduct the
election and the result will be reported
by the return Judge to the district con-
vention, which will be composed of the
return judges of the various districts
A written notice containing further IN
structons will be sent to the members Of
the said district vigilance committee
Frederick w. Fleitz. Chairman.
Attest: Walter Z. Davis. Secretary.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-16
I ackaWanna
"THE'
Laundry.
PERSONAL
.IS Penn Avenue. a. B. WARMAN.

Mrs. Albert ~ Kramer left this city
yesterday for a visit to Chicago.
County Commissioners John Penman
and John j. Durkin were in Philadelphia
yesterday.
Mrs. l.. Ettlinger. of this city, has re-
Turned to her home after long visit in
New York
Miss Kate Walsh, Of Spruce street, is
seriously i'll. DR.. ]. j. Walsh, her broth
er, is attending her.
John Richards, the well known cloth
ing merchant, is in New York on a busi-
ness trip for his firm.
Miss Oettingor, Of Baltimore, is visiting
at the home of her brother Louis Oct
finger, on Madison avenue.
City Solicitor a. A. Vosburg has re-
turned from Philadelphia, where he at
tended the session of the Supreme court.
Miss Aline Levy. of New York, who
has been the guest of MIR. and Mrs. ST.
mon Lauer, of this city, yesterday left
for home.
Tuesday. February o., Major W. S.
Millar. of this city. and Miss Harriet A.
Clark. of New York. will be joined in
marriage at the home on Charles street
of Mrs. G. =. KNAPP. a sister of Miss
Clark. The latter Is a former resident of
Scranton.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-16

single track branch across Wyoming
avenue near Gibson street, to reach
the warehouses located there, provis-
ion being made to have the track inside
the sidewalk where 1t skirts the east
side of the avenue. The city paid
s6,5O0 to the Dickson company for the
tract I'm question.
The offer of President Clark, of the
Scranton Railway company to contrib
ute 900 in cash to the erection Of the
West Lackawanna avenue viaduct for
the privilege of putting a double track
thereon, and $4,000 more in $1,000 in
stallments, payable every two and
half years, conditional that the COM
pany's taxes be not increased in ten
years was transmitted by the mayor
and very coldly received.
OFFER CALLED ABSURD.
Mr.. Roche said it was absurd. 1t
would be better to reject the proposi-
tion altogether. he argued. For his
part. he regarded It as a trap and
rather than accept the offer he would
vote to have the city stand the whole
EXPENSE Of the viaduct.
Mr.. Sanderson advised to refer 1t to
the judiciary committee. Mr.. Roche
moved that it be received and filed.
Mr.. Mccain moved that 'it be re-
ceived and filed or thrown into the
waste basket" Mr.. Roche's motion
prevailed. This means the city can,
| if it will, avail itself of the company's
offer.
The ordinance to increase the salary
of the cern of the common council
from 5000 to 5000 was taken out of the
hands of the estimates committee on
motion of Mr.. Thomas and made the
property of the house. Nothing further
| was done with it, howcv =.
Mr.. Chittenden oppose vigorous
| ly, saying it was an UNI ssarv Of
| flee. He believed the wo! ought to
| be done by the assistant city clerk
| and that the assistant city clerk would
willingly do it for $50 a year.
The estimates committee, through
Chairman Chittenden reported ad-
| versely on the ordinance transferring
| $50 to make up the deficiency in the
| Fifth ward street appropriation. The
report was adopted. Mr.. Wagner, for
| the sewers and drains committee. re-
| ported adversely on accepting the Of
fer of Spruks Brothers to build pri-
vate sewer through their Ridge Row
| plot The report was adopted.
| Adverse reports were also made by
| the sewers and drains committee on
| the propositions for amicable adjust
| ment of the damage claims OF Mrs.
Mary Durkin and Mrs. Margaret Caf-
| frey, because no itemiZed statement
of the damages was at hand. but Mr..
Roche prevented the claims from thus
being summarily shelved by having
them referred to the city solicitor with
| power to effect settlements.
Towards the close Of the meeting Mr..
Chittenden asked City Clerk Lavelle
If the city controller had as yet trans
mitted the annual estimates. Mr.. La
velle replied that he had seen nothing
of them. "Well it seems" said Mr..
Chittenden, that the controller is able
to attend to every department except
his own"
Mr.. Schneider. in the face of the pre-
sent strong opposition to the increase
Of the number of electric lights, sue
ceeded in passing on third reading the
ordinance providing for the erection of
a light at the corner of South WASH
ington avenue and Beech street.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-16
THEY AGAIN ELoPED.
Couple Brought from Hazleton Have
Flown Once More.

Mrs. Frank Koleski has again eloped
with John Marloski. This fact was
made known yesterday morning in
police court. 1t will be remembered
that the woman ran away with Mar
loski and was finally lodged in the
county Jail, after series Of peculiar
incidents in which Constable William
Cole played leading part.
Her husband came to the Jail on
Wednesday and upon her professions OF
submissions to his wishes, he secured
her release. They looked on the wine
when it was red that night, and as q.
result were both taken in tow by the
police. The husband left a deposit of
$50 for their appearance in police court.
but yesterday morning only he ap-
peared.
He informed the mayor that his bet
ter or worse half had again flown
with Marloski, but that this time he
would not pursue them. The mayor
believing his cup of sorrow was filled
full enough. discharged him.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-16
MUNICIPAL REFORM.
Board of Trade to Take Up This
Timely Question,

The question of Municipal Reform"
will in all probability be brought up
at next Monday evenings monthly
meeting of. the board of trade.
Several of the members have had
an idea for some time past that in
calculable good could be done by the
agitation of this question by the board,
and it is stated that the rumors now
in circulation concerning the means
used to pass the new telephone ordin-
ance has brought to their minds the
necessity of striking while the iron
Is hot"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-16
TOMMY WAS VERY FOXY.
Little Colored Boys Clever Scheme
to Escape Maternal Punishment

to Escape Maternal Punishment.
Little Tommy Simpson and his sis
ter, Gertrude, two colOred children,
were arrested Wednesday evening by
Special officer Terwilliger while they
were acting in a very disorderly man.
ner by abusing and using vulgar lam
guage to a party living on Penn ave-
nue..
At their hearing yesterday morning
the case was referred by Mayor Moir
to the children's mother who was
present, who was detailed to execute a
fitting punishment upon them. The
latter was willing and asked that she
be allowed to discipline them without
police interference. 1t seems that ev-
cry time she undertakes to castigate
Tommy the latter raises a disturbance
which brings the whole neighborhood
around in arms.
On the last occasion that she whipped
him patrolman in fact came in and
commanded her to cease. This was
just what Tommy was after but it is
likely that in the future his case will
be given entirely into the hands of his
mother.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-16
OTHER BIDS PROMISED.

When Clerk Lavelle announced that
only two responses had been received
to his advertisement for electric light
proposals. Mr.. Melvin moved to post
pone their opening till the mex. regu-
lar meeting, saying he knew of another
positively and two more probably that
We're being prepared, and that If a lit
tie time was allowed these bids would
be forthcoming. The company which
he positively knew was contemplating
making a proposal was delayed by the
inability of a prospective investor, who
lives in New York, to come here.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-16
GAVE THE WRONG NAME.
Prisoner Who Said He Was William
Durkin Caused Misunderstanding.

A man was arraigneG before Mayor
Moir in police court yesterday morn
ing who was arrested by Patrolnan
Peters on the chagre of drunk and dis.
orderly conduct. He gave his name
as William Durkin and said his family
lived on South Ninth street. He
begged that his father, whom me said
lived there. be notified of his arrest In
order that he might come around AMI
pay his fine.
Mr. Durkin was accordingly informed
Of the case and arrived at the police
station yesterday afternoon. When he
saw the prisoner. however. he utterly
disclaimed him and said that he was
neither kith nor kin. The prisoner
was evidently lying when he gave his
name as Durkin. but his real identity
was not discovered yesterday.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-16

Two surprises were developed by the
reading Of the electric light bids in
select council last night. One was the
failure Of the supposed competitors of
the Scranton Electric Light and Heat
company to make a proposal; the other
was the appearance Of new competi-
tor, with a bid so much lower than that
of the w. w. Scranton company that
II accepted would permit of the main
tenance of one hundred additional
lights without additional cost or a saw
ing Of over $4,000 "a year as the city
might elect.
The new company Is called the Elec-
trio City Light, Heat and Power COM
pany, and its bid is signed by f. A.
Clark, the we'll known coal operator. 1t
offers to furnish lights at and 2E
cents cheaper than does the Scranton
company, and agrees to have its plant
in operation eight months after the
awarding Of the contract. The bid OF
the Scranton company contains a par
agraph that is in effect a notice that
the city is liable to be left in darkness.
while it would be waiting for some
other company to build plant ana
succeed the Scranton company in the
the bids to the light and water COM
pany. They are as follows:
THE COMMUNICATIONS.
Scranton, Pa, Feb. Is, 1900.
M. r. Lavclle, City Clerk. Scranton. Pa.
Sir: The Electric City Light, Heat
and Power company hereby agrees to
furnish and maintain electric street
lights for the city of Scranton, for the
N.rw - e,,, TEL, -
every night and all night in the year,
the same to be furnished and maintained
In accordance with the proposal as set
forth in resolution of councils. approved
January 80, 1900, at the following rates,
VIZ:
For 1900 candle power lamps. 1s cents
per night.
For 1900 candle power lamps. 17,s cents
per night
Eight months time to be allowed for
the erection of plant, etc. Certified check
for $1,000 enclosed as guarantee to
comply with our proposal.
Very respectfully,
The Electric City Light, Heat & Power
Company.
BY Z. A. Clark. Treasurer.
Scranton Electric Light and Heat Co.
Scranton, Pa, Feb. Is. 1900
NJ. T. lavelle. ESQ.,, City Clerk:
Dear Sir: We hereby offer to furnish
electric street lights, to be of either ,
nominal 1900 or 1900 candle power, as the
city may prefer. and all in accordance
with provisions and conditions of the
resolution of councils referred to in yol,
advertisement, contract to last ten years
for the price of 20 cents per light night
We enclose certified check for 81 900 as @
guarantee to comply with our proposal.
In case our bid is accepted, we will
agree to he ready within the specified
| time. and as much sooner as possible
| though the resolution as drawn will com.
| pei expensive charges in our existing
plant. Meantime we would continue &
| supply lights as at present.
In case our bid Is not accepted. we
| shall consider any obligations we may
be under to supply the city with light
to terminate when the city accepts tht
| bid Of the new contractor.
| Yours truly,
W. w. Scranton, President.
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Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.

by MILLIONS Of MOTHERS for theII
CHILDREN WHILE TEETHING. with
PERFECT SUCCESS. II SO0rHt;s The
CHILD. SOFTENs the GUNS. ALLAYS
the best remedy for DIARRIIOEA. Sold
BY Druggists In every part of the v Orld.
BE sure and ask for "Mrs. W'nslt w's
Soothing Syrup. and take no ctker
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-16

Messrs. Chittenden and Sanderson
questioned the legality Of postponins
the opening of the bids beyond this
meeting. as the bids were called for
by joint resolution. and no one branch
OF the council could vitiate its prOvi-
sions by extending the limit of rccel,.
ing bids. At all events, Mr.. San ier son
held. every prospective bidder had
plenty Of notice and all the time that
was necessary to prepare and submit
q bid.
Mr.. O'Boyle favored a postponenient
Mr.. Finn suggested that 1t was un-
necessary to pass any motion o. that
kind, as council had the power to re-
ject either or both Of the bids IL they
didn't suit and then re-adve tise. MIR.
Melvin said 1t wouldn't be fair to open
the bids and then re-advertise. He
favored rejecting the bids without
opening them and inviting nav prcpo-
sails for the next regular meeting.
Mr.. Coyne thought this would be i'll
legal. Mr.. Roche couldn't see any
harm in extending the time a week or
so. 1t would be unfair to the city to
do otherwise, when there was pros
pect of new and probably batter bids
being received.
The resolution to postpone was, how
ever, lost by an Overwhelming vote.
MIR. MELvIN'S COMMENT.
Now read your two bids" remarked
Mr.. Melvin. you'll find them to be
from the same party. I'll warrant you. ;.
Mr.. Melvin did not repeat anything OF
| this strain after hearing the bids read
Mr.. Thomas wanted council to ac-
cept the lower bid forthwith, but the
motion to refer was strongly contended
| for and prevailed.
The clause in the Scranton com.
pany's bid concerning the terminatior
of the present arrangements upon g
new contract being awarded provoke
n long laugh.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-16
NEW TROLLEY ROAD
GETS A SET BACK
ORDINANCE Is INDEFINITELY
POSTPONED.

City Solicitor vosburg Renders an
Opinion Declaring Positively That
the City Can Not Give a Right of
Way Through the Park-Being Of
no Avail the Ordinance Is Killed.
Opening of Wyoming Avenue Ac-
corded Much Attention-Trolley
Company's Offer Coldly Received.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-16

McClintock delivers carnations for 2;
cents q dozen. Telephone $780, -
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-16
MR.. FLEITZ IN THE CITY.
He Arrived Last Night from Har-
risburg.

Deputy Attorney General F.. w.
Fleitz arrived in the city last night
from Harrisburg and will remain here
for several days.
He said the Lackawanna judgeship
matter is attracting considerable at
tention in Harrisburg. lie is of the
opinion that the appointment will not
be made for several weeks.
Finest wines and cigars at Lanes,
500 Spruce street. %
Smoke the Hotel Jermyn" cigar, 10c.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-16
Bargains for All

This has been our motto
since we began our closing
out sale. We have closed
out Blue Agate and Tinware,
but have thousands of dol
lars still in Hardware, Tools,
Ranges, Furnaces, Etc, Etc.
Scales for the family, Scales
for the grocer and Scales for
the butcher. Razors, what a
bargain. Large freezers at
cost. Bird Cages, Knives and
Forks. Our plumbing de-
partment is full Of every
thing in this line. Buy
Hardware now, for the house
you will build anytime dur
ing the year, It will pay.
We close at $50 except Sat-
urdays.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-16

Drowsiness is dispelled by Beecham's $
Pills. -
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-16

DR.. c. W. Treverton. Room 1 Library
Building. Hours 1 to $50 p. IN. Special
ty, Diseases of Women. -
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-16

Carnations. 25 cents a dozen, at Nc
Clintock's. Telephone $500. "
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-16

Smoke the "Hotel Jermyn" cigar. 1oc.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-16
SCRANTON COMPANY
HAS COMPETITION
IS UNDERBID FOR THE ELEc-
TRIO LIGHT CONTRACT.

A New Concern That Guarantees to
Be in Readiness in Eight Months
Time Agrees to Furnish Same
Quality Of Electric Light at a Rate
Two Cents Lower Than the Old
Company-No Bids Received from
the Other Established Local Elec-
trio Light Companies.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-16

Smoke the Pocono SC. cigar.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1900-08-03

The democrats are making strong claims OF
electing NJ. W. Smith sheriff They claim that he
will get nearly all of the colored votes in the
county The News, the official organ of the dem.
ocratic party. and which is championing Mr..
Smiths cause, has the following to say about the
colored people in its editorials of July 20;
1.-The law which went into effect in Virginia
the first Of July compelling railroads to furnish
separate coaches for negroes and not allowing them
in the same car with whites is a commendable one.
Il would be better still if the descendants OF Ham
were compelled to live in separate towns colon
lied in country by themselves. They are a
nuisance and an intolerabe stencil in the nostrils
OF decent people"
This article is an insult to the colored race and
should be condemned by all good citizens 1t is q
true expression of the feelings of the set OF jack
legged democratic politicians and hungry Office
seekers who are seeking to get control OF the affairs
in this county.
This kind Of talk might have done one day
Now. thanks to our free schools. the colored man
can read for himself the hateful talk about his race
which has made such marked advancement morally
and intellectually in the last few years that to-
day good, respectable colored citizen sitting il
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1900-08-03

Ernest Swiger, bookkeeper at R. T.
Lownder's store, is spending a two
weeks vacation at Elk City.
c. N. Rider, formerly Of Quiet Dell,
but now time-keeper for the B. F.
Goodrich rubber company at Akron,
Ohio, is here spending his vacation
among relatives.
Clarence DAWSON, an employee of
the Stahli Silk Co., Lancaster, Pa, is
spending his vacation at the home of
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Davis
son, of IVES. Salem.
W. II. Swiser, Of Harrison county,
has purchased the grocery store OF j.
c. Preston on Main street, and will
hereafter conduct the business. Mr..
Swiger will move his family here
Philippi Plaindealer.
From all appearances the trains Of
the new railroad will not long remain
at Berrysburg. A tunnel has been
started at that place, and all indica-
tions point to the fact that the road
will be built down Elk to Clarksburg.
-Philippi Plaindealer.
John II. Sparks Old Reliable vir-
ginia Shows and Great Trained Ami.
NAL Exposition will exhibit in Clarks.
burg, Aug. 8, on Thursday afternoon
and night. Larger, grander and bet
ter than ever before, twice its former
size, but the price OF admission is the
same, % cents, children, under l2years
OF age, only 10 cents known the
world over as the cleancSt, neatest and
most up.to-date show in America
With ali new, original and startling
features. Remember theday and date.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1900-08-03

Our good friend John Patton, the wheel horse
of Democracy in Elk received forty five votes as
a candidate for determination by his party as one
of the delegates a very complimentary showing
but little shy of suficiency. Yet for some reason
not explained the News in its account Of the pro-
ceedings credits him with only thirty-four votes.
John is entitled to full credit and the TELEGRAM 10
fairness to him calls the attention to this showing
of his strength. His services in the cause OF his
party should secure HIM candid statement OF the
facts without diminuton. The fact OF his beng
turned down shows his party would use him with
out honor and without reward to him.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1900-08-03

his own home rearing his children 70 become hon
est. moral and respectable men and women is to De
admired for his sense of pride and advancement,
The colored man of today Is not SO easily deiuoea
and he knows when and how to protect himself,
whether BY his ballot, regulating an assault upon
the character and rights of his race, or by kicking
from his home any undesirable intruder whether
white or black as fast he sets foot upon It's
threshold.
We now ask the colored man the question:
;ndo,ne from snch words that have been said from
time to time in the democratic organ. that if the
democratict friends had their way, would you be
allowed to educae your children, would you be al
lowed to vote would you be allowed to own your
own property would you be allowed to stand up
and declare your individual liberty and assert you.
private and political rights? In Alabama ana
Georgia the colored man votes the democratic
ticket because he has to, and in Harrison county
West Virginia, the colored man votes the re-
publican ticket because he wants to.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1900-08-03

Some Of the old time Democrats are being
threatened and abused BY the gang who are now
trying to run that party because they had the
termty to favor Dunkin or Parrill for sheriff. If
any man dared to oppose Smith he was accused Of
being traitor to his party and of having sold out
to the court house ring. This kind of tactics may
nominate but it won't elect.