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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-21

this city, yesterday afternoon, while in Sena-
tor Drury's grocery store, was taken ill, and
was removed TO his home on South Main street,
where he expired in a short time. Deceased was
65 years Of age and had resided here for many
years. wife survives The funeral will take
place Thursday afternoon. Interment in Pittston
cemetery.
Thomas F. Kahler, OF Excelsior street, died
last evening. coroner's jury has been empan-
elled to ascertain the uaoee cf death. Mr.. Kahler
was 80 years old. He was visiting friends in
East Pittston. While seated at the piano he was
taken with sudden sinking spell and fell from
the stool. carriage was procured and he was
quickly taken to his home, where he expired a
halt hour later.
Tho Womens Home Missionary society OF the
Wyoming district Of the Methodist Episcopal eon-
ference will meet in Che West Side Methodist
Episcopal church Tuesday and the following pro.
gramme will be carried out: Morning session,
$50 o'clock-pevotional exercises; Mrs. o. l..
SeveTson; greeting, Mrs. W. H. jackson; re.
Spouse, Mrs w. g. Simpson; singing; reports,
recording secretary, treasurer, corresponding SEC
retary; paper and deaeohes work. Miss Helen
Santee; report Of conference secretary OF dea.
coness work, Mrs. DR.. Gifn; solo. Miss Ciaia
Langford; Temarks, Mrs. G. b. Kulp; supplies,
Mrs. j. ". Thomas. ppointmeat; OF acommttees;
adjournment,
Aftesnoso session. 2 o'clock-Devotionsl, MYs.
W. II. Peck; election OF officers; reports from
auxiliaries; los&a work, Miss Hawley; reading,
Mrs. J. W. Davis; singing; lessons and sugges
tions from executive meeting, Mrs. II. C. Nc
Dermott; duet, Miss Blanch Emory, Miss May
Emory; remarks by conference president Mrs. DR..
Mrs. j. W. Thomas; appointment Of committees;
ment.
Bernira Griffin, Of West Pittston, has been
chosen temporary secretary Of the Luzerne Coun'
ty Free Bridge association, owing TO the illness
Of Secretary 7. A. Long, Of Wilkes'Bare.
The city patrolmen will be out in new uni.
forms in short time il they adjust diff
Guilty with the union element. The patrolmen left
their measures with a non'union tailor and
Business Agent joyce, of the Allied Trades
council got after them. Mr.. Joyce says he has
no desire to dictate where the men shall bus
their clothes but asks them to see that the union
label is placed on their garments.
The Tailors union OF this vicinity has asked
their employers to sign a new scale Of wages
and several conferences between the two partie.
have been held within the past few days. The
local union has the consent OF the National Fed
Grafton to enforce their demands and unless their
grievances are adjusted strike will follow
Miss Mamie Anthony, who has been employed
in the office o, the Spring Brook Water company
in this city for the past eleven years, has re-
signed her position, and has accepted position
with the Lehishton Water company. Her sue
cessor here is r. n. Harris OF Scranton.
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New York Grain and rrodue. Market

New York. March 2o-Flouf-Less active and
easier, closing steader with wheat; winter pat,
entS, S9oai. s5i winter .straights, ss75asS5;
winter extras, 50. ioa53o; winter low grades s9 90
as,lo; Minnesota patent, Ss.75aS 90; Minnesota
bakers, s2.soas.s5. wheat-snot steady; No. >
red, s8c elevators No Cred, ssc q o. b. aaoat; /;
No northern Duluth s2Esc. I, o. b. ahoat; op,
tions sustained violent decline, reaching nun.
erous stop loss selling orders from so cents down.
The decline was finally checked by news ia
big export trade. and covering rallied prices in
the last hour, the market CLOSING finn at nm.
changed prices; March closed T9Mc; May, soc. /:
July, s0?se; septelbsr, 79s4c' Corn-spuot
steady No. 2, eTTse. elevator and 67&e. |. 0.
b, ahoat; options opened steady but soon turned
weak and was generally depressed until the last
hour when covering started a rally and closed
the market firm at 1sassc net decline; Nav closed
se4se.i July e5tsc; September. esAe. Oats
white, 52c.; No white, 5ie track mixed W., west.
arm, 4osa5olss track white. ,5lassc.I options
Butter-steady; creamery, 23as0c do. feetory,
1sa22e. creamery held, 2Ia26o. renovated, lsa
2+lse.i state dairy, 22a2sc. oheese-Flrn; state
full cream, small early make, fancy eolored. Isa
lshe.i do. white, i3alSAc.i full cream, large
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pITTsToN.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Pittston, March 20.-Thomas James, the South
Main street barber, was on Monday OF this week
granted an absolute divorce from his wife, Maud
James, to whom he was married four yeara ago.
Judge Wheaton's name was attached to the de-
cree.
Halowell Oliver. of South Main avenue, 10 at
Alexandria, Va, for a few days attending the
funeral CT relative.
The rear end OF one OF Arnlstrong's grocery
wagons oollided with Morse l. Booths bakery
wagon on South Main, near Water street, this af-
ternoon and the latter was overturned The tnly
damage was the spilling Of the bakery goods on
the pavement.
The traction syatem between this city and the
county seat is still crippled TO such an extent as
to cause much inconvenience. No schedule time
is being made owing to poor motive power, two
OF the coInpany's dynamos having becn ruined
by the recent food
Theodore Carter, a young man residing in
Oregon, was Kicked in the face by a mule in the
No. 0 mine yesterday afternoon. Several OF hiA
teeth were loosened
A movement is On for benefit entertainment
for the Pittston hospital, and it has been sug.
gested to have Harry Dixie, OF Scranton take
charge of the affair.
The officials and worknlea at the Heidelberg
coltery Of the Lehigll Valley at Dupont, are
steadily getting the upper hand Of the food OF
water which drowned out the shaft the past few
weeks. Tie water is being lowered at the rate
of two feet every twenty.four hours and this
moning was within twenty feet Of the bottom OF
the shaft
Martin IIeferon, an aged citizen, died at his
home in Poht Griffith yesterday afternoon.
John Reynolds and family, OF Hughestown, will
| make their home at Cresson, Pa. to which place
number OF local people are emigrating. Mr..
Reynolds will move his household goods next
week.
Mrs. Fred l.. Wormser and daughter, Mrs Ack-
erman of Scranton, were guests at the home OF
| Mrs. NJ. Greenwood, of Butler street, yesterday.
The final event in Knights OF Columbus lecture
| course will be a lecture by Conde b. Patton on
| Macbeth" and will take place in Keystone hall
| April
The Lester Shoe company will close its estsb
lishment at the corner OF Main and Broad streets
| next Saturday and on next Thursday move to
| Auburn, n. Y., where they embark in business.
| Enoch Cleayes, well known old resident OF
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Chicago Grain and Produce Market.

Chicago, March 20.-Gfan markets followed a
nervous and cratic today. Spectators
were adverse to the considerations Of any thing
but weather reports and these being abundantly
bearsh, prices slid downward until wheat seemed
to have arrived at an export baas. Large sales
oil the decline revived the dorman bull sentiment
and helped other pits Sympathetically. At the
close May wheat was shade higher, May corn,
Nc. lower and May oats, isc. lower. Provisions
closed 5aloc. higher. The leading futures raj
lied as follows: May, 7Sa4s74ha74Ac.; July,
74ha75c.; September 7i4a74Nc. Corn No. g
6lasoXa61c.; July. 6oha6o%c.; September, 5sTsc
Oats, No. 2, 431aai i3He.; July, 35s4a35AaS59sc. ;
September. so7sa291sc. Mess pork, May, $l5t21s
ais. 52ls: July, sl5;6oal5:67k. Lard, May, $94s1s
aoaS; July, $95alsae,55; September, $9'e eSa965
September, ss7s1sas.75. Cash quotations were as
follows: Flour--Easy; No. wheat, 70iac.; No. 2
red, s01saS2c. No. ? oats, 4Sai3lse.; No. white,
44laa47c.; No. white, 4sa45c.; No. rye, 56Sc. !;
fair to choice mailing, 59a64c.; No. flax seed
81, ,6s No. l northwestern, sl.72 prime timothy
seed, $3.50; mess pork, Sl5,35al5.4O lard, 81: :s5a
937is; short ribs, sides, $S4oas.55; dry salted
shoulders, I,sa7Ac'; short clear sides, $s.0oa9;
Whskey, l,3O
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TUNkHhNNOCK.
Special TO the Scranton Tribune,

Special 10 the Scranton Tribune,
Tunkhannoek, March 2o-The remains of the
late IIalton Stout we're removed on Thursday
from the place OF their interment at springvills
to Sunnyside cemetery, near this town.
Tie Lafayette College Glee, Mandolin aud Banjo
clubs will give concert at Piatt's Opera House
on Tuesday evening, March %.
Mrs Lydia jenkins, the aged mother of Deputy
Sheriff Samuel III. Jenkins, died at her home on
Bridge street, early Thursday morning, after q
brief Illness.
Daniel Melvin, veteran employe OF the lie
high Valley Railroad company, suffered a stroke
OF paralysis on Wednesday. Little hope is enter
tanned of his recovery. lie is at the WaIrep
Street Hotel, at present but will be removed
10 the Packer Hospital at sayre.
Miss Carrie Wilbur OF wilmot, Pa, visited
friends at this place on Thursday
Mrs Elizabeth Mullison is very i'll at her home
on Bridge street.
j. +. Virgins attended the funeral OF his aunt,
Mrs. Francis Roberts, al Faetoryyille on Wednes
day.
slrs. Elmer Vaughan is visiting her daughter
al Meehoopany this week.
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At the Star.

The Sam L. Jack BurIcsque company appeared
at the Star yesterday upon a return engage
ment, and gave entertainment superior to
those presented on previous visits. The troupe,
which is managed by Mabel IIazleton, is one Of
the original and leading burlesque organizations
and is kept up to date at all times The list OF
olio stars contains, in addition to Hazleton and
Vedder, Julia Natus, Iloyt and Neif and Others
well.known favorites, the names of several new
specially artists OF unusual merit, including
Adams and Kelly the Crawford Sisters and La
Belle Lulain.
The living pictures and musical numbers were
enthusiastically appauded yesterday, and the en-.
tertainment throughout was heartily enjoyed by
large audiences, day and evening. The company
will be at the Star the balance OF the week,
afternoon and evening
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Chicago. Live Stock Market.

Chicago, March 20.--Cattle-Receipts 5000, in.
cluding six cars Texans; heavy, steady; others
strong to loc. higher; good to prime steers 80. 75a
feeders, s.. .5oa5: COWS, sia5a5.5O heifers $2.5Oa
6; Gamers, sl25aa,+O; bulls, $s.5oa5; calves, $3a
6s5; Texas fed steers, s5aG. Hogs-Receipts to-
day, $1,000; tomorrow, $4,000; left over 5000;
bulk sold 5al0c. lower mixed and butchers, &c. 10
a6l5; light. s5. .9Oa6SO; bulk OF sales, $6l5ao35,
Sheep--Receipts, 1900; sheep steady to l0c.
higher; lambs, steady to l0c. higher; good to
choice wethers, So o0ah60 western sheep, si,s5l
@; native lambs. slae.9O; western lambs $j,25a
10
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Della Fox Tonight.

English people say Americans are tickle toward
their favoI:tes. While it must be admitted that
there is more than grain of truth in the strict
ure, America cannot be said TO be faithless TO her
stage favorites Lillian Russell is quite as pop.
ular now as she was a decade ago; so are Fraucs
Wilson and a host Of Others, including Della Fox,
who has just been distinguished by Americas only
Lotta who says she believes Miss Fox represents
more than any other rcignng artistic the com
pound of qualities necessary TO successorship to
the Lotta mantle.
Miss Fox by the way is to appear here to-
night in 'Little Msm.selle," a new comedy OF
the kind with which Lotta used TO delight her
countless admirers
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East Buffalo, March 90 20--Cattle--Reeeipts, light,
market active and l5a25c. higher for butchers
stock; yesls IS. .50a1,5o; extra, ssas.2j. Hogs
higher; heavy sS.7oa675; mixed, s6,G5a6. 20; pigs,
$6. .l5ae.70; roughs s8a6i5; stags, s4,s5ai.do
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts, 6,too head; market
active and shade higher for lambs; sheep high
er; best handy lambs, 10. Toa8 so; mostly. 1910;
eulls TO good, s5a665; sheep. top mixed, $500
5,T5; culls to good, $ia5.ao; wethels, Si.iSa6i
vearlinxs, s6a6. 25.
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Cup York State"

The new country play, up York State" with
David higgins and Georgia Waldron, its authors
at the head of fine company, will be at the
Iyeeum theater Saturday March 22 (retuIn en-
gagemcnt). This new drama is an interesting
story OF the unconventional type. we'll told. and
set in the proper but not overdrawn atmosphere
OF true rusticity. 1t has all the marks OF the
skillful womanshp of one who knows how to
apneal to every section OF an audience.
Evelyn Blair, the noble-hearted girl who sacr-
fees her love and hopes to pay an honest debt is
in the hands OF Georgia Wadron, creation OF
much feeling and distinction And the Darius
Green OF David Higgins will rank from now on
as one of the best offerings of the stage. up
York State had run OF over 100 nights at the
Fourteenth Street theater, New York, where il
played to crowded houses at every performance
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THE MARKETS
wall Street Hsvisv,

New York, March 20--The so.callcd specialtcs
still occupied the largest share OF attention In
the stock market today. Their movement were
not quite 80 wide nor 30 feverishy cratic as
yesterday, but there was still an eccentric ir.
regularity in this portion OF the market. As for
the standard stocks that usually make up the
taization and representative character, they we're
neglected and sluggish, as for some time past.
There was some cTdeice amongst the anthracite
carriers caused by the rather threatening atti.
tude assumed by the miners' conference at Sha.
pokin, but the declines In that group were lin.
tied to fractions and good recoveriBgs were
made. There was good support IN ". Paul with.
1 explanation for the buying which gave
Of the plan to facilitate the operations OF specti
lative pools elsewhere In the market. Colorado
Fuel was again a. conspicuous figure and touched
Yesterdays high level again at 1917 closing with
ing the day this movement seemed to have
sympathetic effect on Tennessee Coal and Hooking
tnued neglected and heavy 40 thsy have been
ever since the proposed bond i.s,ie was announced
Sugar was sold early on prefesssd disappointment
sugar tariff, hut later It rose strongly and closed
with net gain Of point An,algamated Cop.
per continued quite active and was bought by the
shorts to cover a net gain Of about point.
Aruongst the minor stocks there were SOME new
candidates for favor, while attempts to market
ether stocks recently bought at high prices made
bread nroads on those prices on very small sales
There was 2 conspicuous deInand Tor Chicaeo
Union Traction and international Power and
the newly listed corn products stocks were ad.
vsneed mona than a point over their first sale
price: The local fractions advanced in response
to the announcement Of the favorable action OF
stockholders in the Brooklyn Transit company.
and the Metropolitan Street Railway company
upon the proposed capital readjustments The
rise Of S!a in Long Island seemed to be in sym.
pathy with this group. The market closed quite
active but irregular. Total sales today, 5sl 900
shares Tho active speculative issues in the bond
market were inclined to be heavy but the general
list irregular. Total sales, par vae, $2, $780,
900. United States bonds were all unchanged on
the last call.
The following quotations are furnished The
Tribune by Haight & Preese Co., 3ll.315 Mears
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Scranton Wholesale Market.

Corrected by II. q. Dale, s1 Lackawanna Aye1
Flour-A.G0 T''N
BeaDs-S3t0.
futter-Fresh creamery, SOc.; June creamery,
26c,; dairy, 22c.
Cheese--l3lkal3c.
Eggs-Nesrhy, l9c.; western, lsc.
Peas-Per bushei, sl.75.
Marrow Beans--Per bushel, 81. .S5aI 40
Potstoes-Per bushel, s5c
onions--Per bushel, S1.6O
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theatrical.
TODAY'S ATTRACTIONS.

LNCEUM-Della Fox in '1he Little Mam'selle.' y
Night.
ACADEMY OF MUSIC-Chester De yonde com.
pany Afternoon and night.
sTAR-sam 7. Jacks Burlesquers. Afternoon
and night.
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who has been the laughing success Of every play
great success was in William A. Brady's "Way
Down East" This season he is playing the part
OF Ebb Utter, the leading comedy role in the
beautiful pastoral play, "The Volunteer Organ
ist," which will be presented at the Lyceum,
Monday evening, March a.
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fall make, fancy colored, 12a12Hc.; do. white,
12al2hc Eggs7-Easier; state and Pennsylvania,
151sc.; western, 16kc. southern, 16al6Kc.
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MThe Bond of Honor"

The Chester De vonde company presented ''The
Bond OF Honor" at the Academy of Music last
night.
This afternoon the bill will be CDR. Jekyll and
Mr.. HYDE and tonight "The Worlds Great Mys-
terry"
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Money to Loan.

ANY AMOUNT OF MONEY TO LoAN-ouick
straight loans OF Building and Loan. At
from I 70 per cent. Call ON N. V. Walker,
Sl4-3l5 Council building.
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Lost.

LosT-Monday evening Feb II. between Wyo.
ming avenue and Washburn street, an oval
brooch containing gentlenlan's picture. Finder
please return to OF notify Miss Parsons, il7 Thr-
teenth street
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Political.

THIRD LEGISLATIVE DISTRlCT-To the mem
bels of the Republican Standing Committee
of the Third Legislative district:
Notice is hereby given that meeting OF tic
Republican Standing Committee of the Third
Legislative district of lackawanna county will
bc held at the Court House, Scranton Pa, ON
Saturday, March %, 1902, at . o'clock p. m. 4
full attendance of the committee is earnestly
requested BY order OF the chairman.
OSCAR VAN BUSKIRK
Attest:--J. l.. WATKINS, Secretary.
Scranton, Pa, March 10, 1902.
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"The Volunteer organist,",

For fifteen years the theatergoing people of
; the United States and Canada have been laugh
ing at Felix IIaney, the well,known comedian,
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Business Opportunity.

WANTE--A partner with eight hundred dollaIs
in good paying business. Address G. W.
Tribune office.
SroCk AND WHEAT TRADERS without delay.
Write for our special market letter. Free on
application. S. NJ Hibbard & Co.. members y.
T. Consolidated and Stock Exchange, A and 10
Broadway, New York Established 1854. Long
Distance Phone 23ss Broad
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Rooms Wanted.

WANTED-By April 1st Ave or six rooms for
light housekeeping, fat preferred. Dan j..
Newman.
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Auction.

20, 600 YARDS CARPETS, oil cloths and mattings,
one ton table silverware, one car load linen
Sheets table cloths, napkins, pillow cases, towels,
1000 pairs fancy lace curtains. Many other things
too numerous to mention, At auction, l26 Wash
ington avenue, opposite Connell building. Sales
10 a, M, . and p, m.
CUMMINGS BROS, Auctioneers.
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Help Wanted-Female.

LADY CANvAsSER wanted to solicit subscrip-
tions for The Tribune good commission Of.
fered with a fair guarantee for frstclass worker.
Apply personally at Business Managers Office,
Scranton Tribune.
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Storage.
Rheumatism.

>~>>>r~rJ>~S>~~r>>>D~>>r >r~r>,>N>r>~~oNr~~Nony~~
RlIEUMATISM-Ail parties that wish he
speedily and permanently cured of all va
retes of Rheumatism by vegetable compound.
Cures guaranteed Inquire Or address j. L. Tay-
lor, Scranton.
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Real Estate.


FOR SALE One-h half acre lot, Groom house, good
we'll OF water, berry bushes, grape vines, fruit
trees OF different kinds; will be sold cheap or
might be- exchanged for house and lot in city by
Charles II. Koeiner, Spring street, Clark's Green,
or Sam Koerner, 523 Lincon ave-, Scranton, IA
FOR sALE-New house on Cornell street, Round
Woods Parks modern improvements; easy
terms Apply to Spring Brook Lumber Co.,
Moosc, Pa, or l.. s. Woodhouse.
FOR sALE-one house and lot. modern inn
provements, and two improved vacant lots,
No. 5l2 North Blakey street, Dunmore, Pa,
Address Albert jenkins, South Canaan, Wayne
County, Pa
FOR sALE-rurnished cottage at Lake Henry,
Maplew1od, Pa, four beds, springs and mat
tresses, two stoves, all kitchen utensils; price
$3.50 For particulars address II. W. Osland, %
Westervelt avenue, Plainfeld, n. j.
FOR sALE-At Clark's Summit; place OF Aye
acres house and barn, good fruit cheap Tor
cash Inquire of Mrs. L. Lindsay, III North
Main avenue, city
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For Sale OF Rent.

FOR SALE OR RENT-Farm of ninety acres good
soil, we'll watered, good buildings good fruit,
six miles from Scranton. one and one.half miles
from Clark's Summit. Lying on the south side
and joining Summit Lake. a fine place for sum
mer home. Price reasonable. Inquire Of N. II.
Coons, Clnrk's Green.
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Found.


FOUNDA sum of money ON floor OF store in
this city Further information apply at this
Office.
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A SUIT CASE was left at 623 Washington avenue
last Saturday by mistake. Owner can
have il by applying at above address
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4 Lines 10 Cents
More Than Pour Lines, Cents for Each Extra Liua
For Rent.

>rO~>~v>o>~~~~|~S~~~O ~~~O>~->S>|>>~>rO>,Ov>>~rsN
FOR RENT--Five rooms at 52T Wyoming avenue