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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-05-04
FACToRYVILLE.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.

Factoryville, May S.-Mrs. Emma Mahon has
rented and moved into rooms in Charles Lind.
alls house.
Higl. school graduating exercises at the Bap.
tist church tonight
jose G. Queyedo, Of Porto Rico, is on here tak.
Ing a course of English at Keystone academy
His brother, who was here for the past year.
returned to his home some few weeks ago
Their objects in coming to school here is to
master the English language sufficiently to enable
them to do business or teach in their native
home. They are bright young men and catch on
TO our language very readily.
The borough council met in regular session
Wednesday night and disposed of whatever busi.
ness had accumulated during the past month
Bills for lamp lighting, working streets, etc. we're
received, and ordered paid. The resignation Of
Nouncilmaa G. r. Bliss was received and ac.
cepted by the council. Council appointed c. A.
sisk to fill the nexpired term of Mr.. Bliss
V. R. Gardner was made happy yesterday by
receiving a check for about twelve hundred del
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To carry out the plan of
PrOfit=Sharing

it is proposed by the present owners, who are
the owners of all the sock of the new Company,
to offer to the public through the undersigned,
200, 900 shares (fully paid and non-assessable)
of the per cent. cumulative Preferred Stock at
par, upon which the full per cent. dividend
must always be paid before the Common Stock
receives any dividend whatever, the Preferred
Stock also having prior right to all the assets
of the Company.
In order to give double assurance to the
general public, whom it is desired to interest as
Stockholders Gnstead of Speculators) and who
may not be fully conversant with such invest
ments, the money required to pay dividends
on said 200, 900 shares has been set aside and
will remain on deposit with the Central Trust
Company of New York, and the Illinois Trust
and Savings Bank of Chicago, respectively, to
secure the dividends of per cent per annum
payable per cent. semi-annually, for period
of five years, I. e., until July Ist, 1905, on all
such Preferred Stock as may be allotted in their
respective territories, and each Certificate of
Stock so allotted will have an endorsement by
said Trust Companies, respectively, to that
effect. We thereby offer, we believe, not only
an absolutely safe per cent. investment but
one which will without question. yield consider
ably more.
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Philadelphia Grain and Produce.

PhiladelphiG, May S.-Wheat-Weak and Isc.
lower; contract grade, May, 7la72c. Com-Weak
and lc. lover; No mixed May, ilaiIkc.
uats-Steady but quiet; No. > white clipped,
sic; No. do do, 2Ol2a2Oc.; No. 2 mixed DO ,
29c. fotsi9es-Dull and weak New York and
western choice, per bushel, 42aiSc.; DO do fair
to good do, SsaiOc. Butrer-Finn; good demand ;
fancy western creamery, 2lc' do. prints 25c
Eggs Firm; good demand; fresh nearby, l2li A
l21zC; do western, l21ac. do. southwestern,
lghc.; do. southern, llaal2c. Cheese--In.
changed. hehned Sugars-Stesdy COtton-I'n.
changed. Tallow-Dull and weak; city PRIME in
hogsheads, 5ha5Ac. country do. barrels, 5l4a
al%c do. dark, 47saajlSC.; cakes, jAc.. grease
3&a4Ac. Live Poultry-Fowls, Gm; chickens
easier fowls, He; old ROSTERS, 7kc.; spring
chickens, 2Sa25c. as 10 size; ducks, SAFE Dressed
Poultry nchanged; fowls, choice, 0laal0c do
tair to good, SHa,r.i old Ioosters, rae; roast.
lSo. do. hroilers, 2da30c Beoeipts-Flour, 1000
barrels; wheat, 5000 bushels; corn Il5,O00 bush
elsi oats, 5000 bushels shipments Wheat. 50
900 bushelsi corn, 7O,OO0 bushels; oats, ", OO0
bushels.
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New York Grain and Produce.

New York NAV 3-Flour--Rather slow and
somewhat easier because of the break in wheat
Mhat--Spot strong; No. 9 red, sOAc T. o. l..
afloat spot; No. red, i7c elevator; No. I north.
ern Duluth, &c. (. o, b. ahost to arrive; OPTIONS
steady at first then gave way later and after d
late rally closed steady; May closed 7Sc; July,
75lsc, September. 737ke. Cou--Spot easy; No
2, 459sc f. o. b. adoat and 4i7sC. elevator; option
market weak all day, Anally rallied and closed
steady at lallsc net decline; May closed i5lsc. /;
July, E&c.; September, l59sc. Oats--Spot
steady; No. ., sSc; No. 3, 27&c.; No, 2 white,
SOC. No. 3 white, 2Oihc tack mixed western,
2Sa20Ac,; track white, 29a3jc. options quiet
and unchanged No. white oats May closed
293sc. Butter -FEm; western creamery l6a9Oc. ;
DO. fsetOiy l3alSAc. imitation creamery, la
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TUNKHANNOCK.



Tunkhannock, May 3.-Thc "New Age" Of this
week has tns to say in regard to the clay beds.
stone quarrics, etc, owned by the stark Brick
company, in which some Scranton people are
interested: "a contract between the stark Brick
company and syndicate Of New York capital
fists was signed on Friday last to build the long
projected railroad TO connect Forkston mountain
with tho Jchigh Valley road at Lopez. This viii
unlock vast store house Of fire clay, building
and monumental stone Of as fine grades as TIE
sun ever shown upon and make them accessible
TO the best markets in the country. WORK is 10
be begun upon the enterprise at once, and IT is
probable that the line will be in working order
before the summer is half gone. The road viii
he about ten miles in length with rise OF
only about two hundred feet to climb. The local
business men who arc interested in the develop.
nent of the enterprise and have laborCd so inde.
fatigably for its accomplishment are TO be con
graduated upon this, the most important step in
the programme. Only those who have undertaken
to interest capital in a similar project know
how shy it is, and how difficult TO obtain in
vcstmcnts upon what seems TO be peri ttly
substantial basis. The stone and clay business
on Forkston mountain gives promise Of hciE
the most important industry ever started within
Wyoming county" The Stark Brick company
was organized about two years ago for thc rul.
pose of developing the beds of fire clay on the
Forkston mountain and in their Investigations
greatest obstacle TO the company was the dis
tancc Of the material from market and the lHi.
Cutcs Of transportation, and these seem to have
been overcome by the contracting Cor this rail.
road. !. Judson Stark Of this place. is pr"~ccn.
of the company and John b. Fassctt, secretary
Tho contract for rc.planking the county bridge
al Mcshoppcn was let to A. j. and c. G. Court.
right, and the contract for shinging the county
bridge at Orcutt's Grove went to Harry Russell,
they being the lowest bidders in each instance.
The first contract went for SOS and the scc)nl,
sos.
The Wikc,-Barrc Chess club will come up 10
Tunkhannock saturday afternoon for the p''-
pose Of playing match with the Tunklannoc'l
club, These clubs have played three matches,
Tunkhannock winning two and the other hchg
drawn. The Tunkhannock club will be chosen
from the following players: Hon. John A S.
ser, Draper Billings T. b. Grenvlle, 4. n. Stoa',
DANES +. Day, Louis llilkowich ;. y. EySrh.
bach, II. J. Little, John b. Fassett, +. NJ. Phil.
lips and G.. y. Mckown.
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WYALUSING.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.

special 10 the scranton Tribune.
Wyalusing, Pa, May 3.-Miss Essie Hopkins
spent Tuesday at Towanda.
Miss Inez Bump, who has been i'll for the
past three months is able to be out
MesSrs. John Place and Orian Clapper Of Op.
position, spent Sunday with their aunt, Mrs W.
W. Gaylord
Mrs. Nettie Wagner entertans the Twentieth
Century club and the Fortnightly club at her
home on Taylor avenue, Friday afternoon.
Miss Nina Hines is spending some time at
Wilkes Barre.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Morrison, of Towanda, and
Miss Essie McCauley, of lie Raysville, were call.
ing in town Monday.
-dlss Bessie Slocum, who has been spending
months vacation at her home went to Scrau.
ton Monday to visit her uncle, T. b. Hines
From there she goes TO New York. where she
VIII take eight months special course in train.
ing before returning TO New Haven, Co
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Smith and Mrs Camp
are visiting relatives at lie Raysville.
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THE MARKETS.
Wall Street Review.

New York, May 3.--The general public con.
tnucd to hold aloot from any share in the busI.
prices reflects only the operations OF the stock
room traders. These professional operators for
the most part close up their contracts before tie
day has expired, thus reCtiiying to large e>-
tent the price movement which has resulted from
the original contract. Other operators of this
class are in the habit OF carrying their COR
tracts over one day. All sorts OF rumors and
even vague suTniscS the whole reliance in
such market to affect the movement of prices
Slight gains are the rule today principally be-
cause losses were the rule yesterday. Total SAILS
today, 9,l0O shares. There was more dotug
comparatively in bonds than in stocks and prices
were weak Total sales, par value, Sl,j2j, 900
United States rctundins 2s, when issued. old and
new Is and 5s advanced 4 in the bid price.
The following quotations are furnished The
Tribune by NJ. S. Jordan & Co.. rooms 7o5-I0s
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lars from the Saving and Loan association OF
New York, which was the accumulation OF few
years dues paid to the association the amount
oi which was al out 500
Mr. and Mrs Fred NJ. Osterhout celebrated
their crystal welding at their pleasant home on
Min street yesterday.
"Smallcy's Inyiuciblcs" played practice game
of base ball again yesterday with Keystone
academy. Keystone winning the palnc by small
score,
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terday. Wheat, Influenced by corn and easier
cables closed easy. july Ac. lower. oats closed
lsai4c, down and provisions steady from she
higher in lard to 7lac down in pork. Cash quo
tations wer as follows Flour Easy; No, sptng
corn, S0SsaS9lsc; No. 2 yellow, 30lsc,i No.
wheat, G0l2a65c. No. red, 7Oa70lRc.; No. 2
white, 25Aa26lsc.; barley, 36as6iac.; hax seed,
81. 20; timothy, $40; pork, sll. .05al2 10; lard,
81. S5a7; ribs, ~. s0a6,90 shoulders, 6hs6%c. !;
changed.
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There will be no change
in management,

and the same men who thirteen years ago started
the original Segel, Cooper & Co. store in
Chicago (and later its sister-store in New York;
and who have achieved success almost without
parallel in modern retailing, have pledged them.
selves to continue in the management of the
business of the new Company the same as in the
past, and they will deposit with the Central
Trust Company of New York, all of their stock
holdings for a term of years to secure such
pledge.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-05-04

shaved lower closing strong; top, $685. mixed
s52Oa5.35 rough heavy, s., 05aj 10; lighr, S1l
625 bulk Of sales, 81. l5aj,27la. Shecp-Receipts,
$4,000 head; sheep, strong to Be-. higher; lambs,
active, lOal5c, higher good 10 choice wcthrrs.
- 25a5.65 fair 10 choice mixed 81. 5Oa5 25; west
ern sheep si,25a5,G5; yearings, s5. 5Oa6; native
lambs, Sj,5Oa7; western lambs, S6aI
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East Liberty, May 3.-Cattle- steady; extra,
50. 5Oa5. 20; prime, S5,S0a55O; common S,2ja3 so.
Hogs-lower; extra heavy, S. 4Oa5. IS; hest me
diums, $40; heavy Workers, S5.3ia537l2; light
do, g. 25a5.30; pigs, - s0aj; roughs, sS5Oat.75.
Shccp-Stcady; choice wethers. s. 25a5 So; COM
mon, S2 j0a3.5O; choice lambs, So 2Oa6 35; COM
mon Ia good, ~. jOaG 10; fat calves, So 50aG.
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Subscriptions for the 100000
shares of the Preferred Stock

will be received in person, or by mail, on blank
forms provided for that purpose, by the Central
Trust Company, 81 Wall Street, New York, and
Siegel-Cooper Co., New York and Chicago
beginning at 10 m. Monday May 9Th, 1900
and will continue for period of One Week; the
right, however, is reserved to close subscriptions
upon one days notice in the New York and
Chicago daily papers. The above Trust Com
pany, for the convenience of our patrons and
the public, will receive subscriptions at the
Siegel-Cooper Co. store in New York, or at its
own Office, 81 Wall Street. All subscriptions
must be accompanied by money, check, money
order or draft, payable to the Central Trust
Company of New York, to the amount of 20 per
cent. of such subscription equal to $1,000 per
share), for which proper receipts will be given
by said Trust Company. Notice will be given
as soon as practicable of the number of shares
allotted to each subscriber and the balance due
must be paid to said Trust Company on or
before July 5th, 1900, upon the delivery by
said Trust Company of the stock allotted
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To carry out the plan OF
Cooperation

with its employees $4,000, 10000 of the Com
mon Stock has been placed in trust, the annual
dividends of which will be distributed among
such employees as have been or may hereafter
be with the New York or Chicago establishment
for period of three years during their satisfac-
tory continuance in the service OF the new Com.
pany; such dividends will also be continued and
paid to employees for life who after ten years
of service with the new Company, become inca
pacitated for further employment, thereby practi-
cally providing a pension fund for faithful
employees in their old age.
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New York Live Stock Market.

Buffalo, May 3.-Cattle--Foeling steady; veals
and calves about so head on sale; demand only
fair value steady; fair to prime yeas, S5a5. ~
sheep and Lambs-lanbs, 5al0c. stronger, tops
5000; common TO fair, sl75a5,55; sheep, barely
steady; wethers, s. 25a5.S5: yearlings ~ i0a5 50
oulsl to fair Sa5.25. Hogs-opcned weak. ja
lOc. lower; mediums, S5.45a5.50, mixed, IS. iOl
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over, we allude with pride to the fact that the
Chicago establishment has since it's inception
paid millions of dollars in dividends to its stock
holders, and that the New York establishment,
while only in its fourth year, is not only doing
larger business than the Chicago store, but is
also on a most profitable dividend paying basis.
We can also say for the benefit of subscribers,
that the net earnings of our two establishments
for the past year were largely in excess of the
amount required to pay the dividends on all the
Preferred Stock of the new Company.
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llc, state dairy, l5alSsc,; DO. creamery, l6a2Oc,
Cheese-Woak; fancy large white, l0Hc.; fancy
large colorcd, i0halOlsc, Eggs Firm; state
and Pennsylvania, at mark, l3alSlsc; southern,
al mark, llal2hc; storage, western, at mark,
lSlsc.; regular packing, l2alSc.
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Chicago Live Stock Market.

Chicago May 3.-Com morket inactivity and
weakness was the leader on the board OF trade
today. Under the influence OF liquidation and
lower cables, the close found July le. under yes
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Oil Market.

oil City, May S-Credit balances. A.tr; Ger.
tihcates, no bid shipments, l2S,655 barrels;
average, llS. 5ss barrels; runs, 679 barrels
average. l00.0s6 barrels.
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East Liberty Cattle.

5ij; Workers, Si.9,a5,sl; pigs, s5a5.Ol; oicsln;
only steady.
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Furthermore, it can be calculated
to a certainty

that with many thousands of new stockholders
cess and welfare of the business larger patronage
and correspondingly greater earnings for the
Company will be assured. It is from the
increased benefits and material advantages which
these changed conditions are expected to bring
about, that the present owners feel confident of
better pro rata remuneration on the stock which
they retain, and in a measure justifes them in
parting with any portion of their interests in an
established and exceptionally profitable business.
The SIEGEL-COOPER co. Cooperative
Stores will take possession Monday, July ed, Iooo of
the two great department stores of Siegel- Cooper
Co., New York, and Siegel, Cooper & Co.,
Chicago, in their entirety, covering floor space
of over thirty acres, with their millions of dollars
worth of Merchandise, Store Fixtures, Delivery
Plants consisting of many hundreds of Horses,
Wagons, etc. Machinery, extensive Stable
Properties, and all the appurtenances required
for the complete operation of the two stores,
and also its Palatial Fireproof Store Building and
Real Estate i'm New York City, which alone repre-
sents an asset of many millions of dollars, free
of all encumbrances or Indebtedness whatsoever,
SO that the Siegel-Cooper Co. cooperative
Stores, New York and Chicago) will start its
career without owing single dollar.
For the good and sufficient reason of not
wishing to dvulge the details of our business to
our competitors, we present no balance sheet for
publication. We do not however, desire to ask
our patrons or the public to rely exclusively
our representations, and, therefore, the Wy
required has been set aside and will renal. o.
deposit with the above named Trust Companies
to absolutely the dividends on all the
Preferred Stock to be allotted as stated. More
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owners having no desire to sell out but intending
to remain with the business; they will therefore
not part with any more stock than they believe
necessary to fully carry out their plans for CO.
operation and proft-sharing, as previously stated.
The owners confidently believe that, by in
augurating the liberal policy above outlined
towards their employees, they will in return be
rewarded by more faithful service, and courteous
attention to patrons, the result of which must be
beneficial to the new Company as we'll aug
ment the continued good will of the public.
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Under no circumstances
will any
of the Preferred Stock not so allotted, nor any
of the Common Stock, be sold the present
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With view Of extending the benefits Of
offer to as many Of patrons and the public as
possible, it is proposed to allot the stock In the
following order, namely:
Ist. To all subscriptions for share;
I'D. To all subscriptions for two shares;
sd. To all subscriptions for three shares;
and to continue in the order for larger sub-
scriptions until the entire 100000 shares have
been allotted.
Respectfully,
SIEGEL-COOPER co.
cooperative Stores, New York aud c.i;sago)
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-11-22
TRACK laying 70 BEGIN
WORK ON RAPID TRANSIT ROUTE
PROGRESSING.
Roadbed to be Begun Today-Two
Gangs of Men at Work on Wilder
Avenue.

After an interruption of five days last
week work has been resumed on the
Rapid Transit railway, and Wilder
Avenue for three or more blocks both
on the Waikiki and Eva sides presents
very busy appearance. Two gangs OF
men are engaged in either tearing up
the street in preparation for the road
bed or else dwelling off the section al
ready torn up so that installation of the
roadbed can be commenced
The work has gone a short distance
WaiRtki of Alexander street and for
about half block has been practically
completed as far as the excavation is
concerned. From that point Eva to
Punahou street the men are levelling off
the excavation while on the Eva side
of Punahou street for a distance of
two blocks, the poughs and scrapers
are kept busy cutting up that section
of the street which is to be utilized for
the track.
The excavation. has been sunk to a
depth of over 20 inches below the grade
of the street which is TO be utilized for
TO make room so that the roadbed and
rails can be laid to a level with the
grade. In the first place there win be
base layer of stone six inches deep.
| The heavy steam roller will be sent over
this to pack the stone compactly. On
ton of the stone will be laid the ties,
six inches in thickness and on top of
these the rails which are seven inches
high. In addition there may also be
some ballasting done. The depositing
of this foundation was to begin this
afternoon on the Waikiki end of the
road
number of the poles have been
erected but the energies of the men are
being directed chiefly to getting the
track laid. 1t has been found necessary
for some distance on Wilder avenue to
dig the track few feet from the exact
center of the street on account of the
position of the sewer. Much of the earth
being dug up is carted away by Japan
csc who are using it to fill in some Sec
ton where they are building.
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CAMPAIGN STORIES.

Campaign stories will soon be rife.
One that is starting illustrates Mr.
Roosevelts strenuous disposition when
he was one of New York city's police
commissioners. 1t is to the effect that
he recommended the equipment of the
policemen with a particularly horrid
club, which should look like the ordi-
nary club, but be hollow, and drive
out from the barrel four rows of spurs
or lancets, which, of course, infiict hid
eous wounds on anyone who should
grasp it when by the pressure of the
spring the spurs should be released.
Now this was asserted in one of the
New York sensational Journals in 1896,
but while the Journal gave in full the
rejection of the application for patent
of such an instrument by Patent Com
missioner Joseph Holt in 1857, it is not
in our memory that Police Commission
er Roosevelt in 1896 really did favor the
adoption of any such instrument. If he
did, it is best to know ii, but on the face
of 1t, this is a campaign Islander, and
was so originally, when Mr.. Roosevelt
was candidate for governor of New
York i'm S9S.-Sprngfield Republican.