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THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 20, 1903 STRAWBRIDGE CLOTHIER STRAWB RIDGE CLOTHIER SCRANTON SEEKING CITY WATER WORKS Open Saturday Evening The New Spring Clothing for Boys Spring Clothing for Men and Young Men Correct style and excellence of material are not the only aood features of this stock: in the wav nf fit can isr nromKe satis more style and money in boys' clothing seasons better quality for the same this spring than for many Relief Promised Board of Trade Through Legislation, Complaints of Exorbitant Charges Heard at Harrisburg faction. The degree of perfection In shaping that has been attained In the Steln-Bloch Clothing (sold exclusively here) and In a fev other first-class makes, with the increased number of extra sizes, has practically done away with annoyance of alterations. In these makes especially, we feel safe In promising an accurate fit for almost any figure without changing a stitch or a button. Young Men's Clothing is a specialty here the right fabrics and Styles for the dressy young fellows of 16 to 19 years. We have studied their wants, and we are sure that not a new Idea of merit has been overlooked: and we secure more and more of their trade because we meet their requirements most fully Men's Spring Suits of Worsted.

$12 and $16 We're quite proud of the showing our stock makes, anyhow. For instance, there's A Special Blouse Suit at S3 It is of good, serviceable serge, wiih collar and shieid braided and embroidered either in white or black seems almost impossible to put such cloth and such work into a suit selling at S3. Another lot of the S3. 50 Cheviots that sold sd quickly last week is here. They have red shields with white star, and rich black silk tie.

Men's Spring Suits in Black. $12 vand $15 The Easter demand for Black Sufcs. ror semi-dress as well as ror business, finds us -ready to give complete satisfaction both styles and prices. We have full lines or handsome Black Thibet Suits at $12.00 y- hand-tailored, lined with fine serge or with a mercerized lining that looks like silk but wears better. At $15.00 we have the ramous Stein-Blocn Suits or BlaGk Thibet by all odds the best ever made for the money.

All sizes and many extra sizes, rrom 33 to 46 breast measure. Young Men's Suits and Top Coats. $10 and $12 We have an abundance of Spring Suits and Top Coats ror young men at $8.50 and but our especial prid? is In our specialties at $10.00 and $12.00. which we believe are not to be matched at thos prlGss. The Suits are or black Thibets and Cheviots, neat checHs and overpialds in fine Worsteds, and the best oxrord grays: the natty half-flttea sack coat and the latest peg-top' trousers.

The Top Coats have all tho late style-touches in which youths or 16 to 19 years delight. Plenty Of variety, and full lines or sizes in We bsgln the season with perhaps rorty different lines of Men's Spring Suits of high-grade Worsted. These are in the newest and neatest or grays, tars, and browns, with some very handsome stripe eriects. we beilevs that these Suits will please our old customers and make many ones: and there are some very stylish Suits or blue-mixed Cheviot at the same The coats are unusually shapely; they are made and finished by men tailors, and will hold their shape indefinitely. Men's Spring Top Coats.

$8.50. $12 and $15 We presume that no ether Philadelphia store has ever shown so complete a stock or strictly up-to-date and stylish Top Coats at such favorable prices: and while we have full lines or the finest Top Coats that can be mads, and that necessarily are somewhat expensive, we have even more or the more popular sorts. The newest shades In gray Cheviot, silk-lined, at $8.50. Other styles in tan Coverts, herringbone Worsteds, gray or black Thibet, some at $15.00. silk-llned to edge.

Lengths irom 32 to 38 Inches. ft -vc 'c'" Vv Fine Bine Serges, $5 This is an extraordinary value the full regulation suits, with all the em broidered ornaments. Children's tailors charge $1-5 for the same thing. Norfolks and D. B.

Suits Boys of from 7 to 16 years may be stylishly fitted in these Norfolks and double-breasted suits made of fashionable cloths and on the latest patterns. A great assortment of cheviots, serges, homespuns, etc 53 to $10. Wm Wanamaker Market and 12th Sts. Sterling Clothing West store. Second Floor.

Market street East store. Market Strest Men's Neckwear and Suspenders Two very good values that should make brisk selling to-day. Stylish and well-made greatly under-priced: Four-in-hands and Teck Scarfs at 18c Or three for 50 cents. A particularly fine lot. all made from silk regularly used In 50-cent goods.

Men's 50c Suspenders at 25c a pair Only six hundred pairs: made of fine lisle elastic web. in choice designs. Bought so favorably that we can sell them at half their real worth. Men's Spring Sample Hats One or the most popular manuracturers of Men's Hats has sold us his entire sample line of Derbys and Soft Hats In the latest spring styles, and we place them on sale this morning at one quick-clearance price worth S3.00 now SI. 75 each Mostly Derbys.

In perhaps twenty styles: all sizes, and nearly all In black. The Sort Hats are in about a dozen shapes in black, nutria and pearl. We have nearly all or these shapes In regular stock at $3.00 each: and as this lot Is perfect in condition, it ought to be distributed in a few hours. west Store. Market Street Summer Silks at 58c Blue and garnet grounds with white pin-stripes.

A very soft, bright-finish fabric that makes up admirably for shirt waist suits and traveling gowns; and the dus does'not cling to It. Width. 19 inches: regularly 75c special at 58c a yard. Centre Store. Cross Aisle The Book Sale We have said nothing about our great Book Sale for several days: but it has been taking good care of itself throngs of buyers dally, the most remarkable selling we have ever seen, and by far the greatest values.

Or the $1.25 and $1.50 books at 25c each there are perhaps a thousand leltfor to-day's selling we have added materially to this line since Monday: and people who appreciate the opportunity of buying high-class and standard literature at one-third Spring Sale of Sample Shoes This is the most successful Sample Shoe Sale we Velveteen Suits, $8.59 Fcr juvenile dress occasions. Made in very rich effects. Prices run up to $10 for the regulation velvet suits. Few Suits for Young Men Our Spring styles will seta new standard, especially as to fit the suits are built with an eye to the needs of growing youths. Serges, cheviots, homespuns, thibets and worsteds $7.

50 to $15. Increased Interest in Temperance Work and Many Conversions SILVER FOR DR. CORKRAN Ex-Congressman, Rev. J. S.

Willis Pre-serfs a Resolution Condemning Bribery at Elections Specif 1 to The Inquirer. EASTOX, March 19. Encouraging repoi ts from the presiding elders of the different districts of the Wilmington M. E. Conference occupied much of the atten tion that body this morning.

Rev. C. S. Raker, for Dover district, reported successful revivals and an increased interest in temperance work all over the peninsula. For Salisbury district the Rev.

T. E. Mar-tindale reported a total number of conversions of over 13'HJ and that the average paid ministers on the. district was now a year. Rev.

Robert Watt, of the Wilmington district, reported over spent in church improvements durii the vear and a large number of GOOD REPORTS have ever experienced. We had thousands of pairs more than on any previous occasion of this values as great as were ever offered in Philadelphia, and sales the largest In our experience. There will be enough to pro vide good picking all to-day and Saturday Men's Shoes and Oxfords at $2.95 a pair Women's Stylish Trimmed Hats Great values for early buyers in the Millinery Department to-day. One of the best wholesale milliners in Philadelphia has closed out to us a fine collection of Women's Trimmed Hats, the ones and twos remaining from many popular spring lines, at a price which enables us to offer $5.00 and $6.00 Hats at S3.85 Materials are chiefly chiffon and braid In black, white and colors, variously trimmed with roses, foliage, satin or velvet ribbon and wings. Some have straw crowns with folded chlfion facing: and there are a few very fetching mourning styles.

Shapes include Gainsborough, shepherdess, large Hat hats, toques, etc. all remarkable values at the sale price $3.85 each. worth from J5.00 to $7.00. Newest spring styles from J. S.

Turner Wm. Dorsch Sons. Strong Garfield, E. T. Wright E.

F. Copeland and H. Taylor Co. Sizes 6 to 8. in A Women's Shoes and Welt Oxfords wholesale cost should be here to-day.

or the 45c and 50g books, comprising recent fiction, works on theology, art. and published at from $1.25 to $1.50, we still have several thousand volumes, including probably three hundred titles: and there are hundreds of other works, large and small, at various prices mostly at Just half the usual. and widths. at $2.95 West Store. Main Aisle West East Store, Secona FIodt, Market Street From Laird.

SchoDer J. J. Lattemann Co. and other high class makers: worth irom $5.00 to $7.00. Sizes 3J4 to 4.

in A and widths. Women's Turned Oxfords and Slippers at $2.25 Dainty spring styles, from the great makers named above, and in the same sizes. Women's Dress Skirts Reduced The materials are cheviots. Venetians, voiles and canvas cloth: straight flare and plaited erfects. trimmed with bands of peau de sole or taffeta, either in the straight up-and-down or bayadere effect: a number have silk-trimmed yokes: Women's $7.50 Dress Skirts are $5.00 Women's $10.00 Dress Skirts are $7.50 Mostly salesmen's samples, though a few odd numbers are from our regular lines.

Sure to be snapped up early. store, Market Street Store, Second Floor Floor Denims Denim Is durable. Inexpensive, cleanly, cool appearing and therefore popular as a summer floor covering. We show a fine assortment of plain and figured effects In the best quality. Extra Values in Spring Gloves The counters have been crowded this week with people buying Spring Gloves.

Among the special Inducements were the following special lots all correct spring styles, and still here In sufficient number to make choosing to-day unusually interesting Women's $1.50 Suede-finish Kid Gloves at $1.00 Women's 75-cent Best Suede Lisle Gloves at 50c Women's 50-cent Suede Lisle Gloves now 38c Men's Pique-Sewed Kid Gloves at $1.00 a pair In addition, we shall have three new lines of Kid Gloves that represent exceptional worth for women or children. 1 .00: for men. 1 .50 a pair. The Kayser Finger-tipped Silk Gloves, in black, white and colors, at 50c, 75c and $1.00 a pair. West East Store, West Aisle SiflPhOrirfl Oiuuuuaiu Special Carload after from the best style ror every room.

represented by many We have made special price for a Dining-room Furniture carload or new Furniture has been coming In. bringing us the choicest patterns manuracturers. Furniture for homes, clubs, hotels, every popular Dutch. French. English.

Colonial. Arts-and Craits Furniture all ar handsome pieces. up a Dining-room Suit from recently arrived patterns, and shall quote a limited time; or the pieces will be sold separately, at the prices quoted: conversions in all parts of the district, to carry out the project. Rev. W.

F. Corkran, of the Easton dis- Such ordinance must be submitted to a trict. reported general increase in the popular vote. number of conversions and in church col- 1 T. i iin -j lectiens.

He will now close his twelfth The third the bl" year is a presiding elder of the conference the floating of water bonds "to meet the on different districts and on behalf of the necessary expense, which bonds shall be ministers under him Bishop Cranston pre- mad rnvable in not less than five or more sente 1 Dr. Corsran with a fine silver serv- i i than fifty years. Ke J. S. Willis, ex-Congressman- from, The city of Scranton has about reached Delaware presented a resolution con- its legal debt limit, so that there is a demning bribery at elections.

It was re- i n. i ferred to a snecial committee. provision in Senator Chap.n bill Men's Neglige Shirt Specials This morning we place on sale twelve thousand Neglige Shirts for men the celebrated "Mascot" brand. Made of superior shirtings. In a variety or tasteful pat-terns, and laundered.

Quality and making are exactly the same as In the "Mascot" Shirts, which are sold regularly at the higher prices golden oak; shaped front French plate beveled mirror; neatly $32.00 special at $26.00 From Staff Correspondent. HARRISBURG, March 19. Citizens of Scranton who are eager to have that city acquire and operate a water works and water supply system of its own will be elated over a report made to the House of Representatives to-day by the Committee on Municipal Corporations, of which Alexander Colville, of, Philadelphia, is chair man. Senator Calpin, of Lackawanna, a short time aso introduced a bill to permit the establishment of a municipal plant or the purchase or lease of the present on? operated by private parties. He has the supnoy of members of the Board of Trade of Scrnnton and other leading citizens and officials.

"Starting with an investment of said Senator Calpin, "the present private water works is now held to be worth $11,000,000. Our people are tired of paying exorbitant water rates, and they want to control and rttn their own water plant." Congressman Olmsted, of Harrisburg, appeared as counsel for William Scranton, who operates the Scranton Water Works, and strenuously opposed the bill. He pleaded that he was not prepared to fully present his client's case and wanted action on the bill postponed by the com mittee. Senator Calpin said he had am ple time to obtain the facts. Representatives "of the Board of Trade spoke for the bill, which was reported out favorably without material opposition in the committee.

May Buy or Build The measure, among other things, provides "that cities of the second class may purchase or construct water works for the purpose of furnishing water to the municipality and the citizens thereof, and to such 'municipalities persons, partnerships or corporations, through which the said water lines now extend, or may be hereafter extended, by condemnation proceedings, as now provided by law, or otherwise, or failing to be able to purchase such plants at a fair and reasonable cost, the said cities of the second class may erect, construct or purchase such other plant as may be necessary for the purpose of furnishing water to the municipality and its citizens, or such other municipalities, persons, partnerships or corporations within the limits of said municipality or adjacent thereto." Can Issue Bonds Another section provides for the ap-i pointment by the Recorder of such city of a commission of five citizens to make report to Councils as to the existing condi-, tions, with such recommendations as they may see fit, whether to purchase or lease a private plant or construct one, and Councils may then prepare an ordinance making these water bonds a lien only upon the water works purchased or constructed with the revenue thus obtained. Have a "Judicial Governor" Chairman Colville, in commenting upon the statements made before his committee on behalf of the Scranton Board of Trade, declared that the citizens of Scranton are paying exorbitant water rates under existing conditions. the claim was made that this bill is unconstitutional," remarked Mr. Colville, "my reply was that we now have 'a judicial Governor' and that we can safely leave that issue to Governor Penny-packer to decide." Indiana county, through Senator John S. Fisher and Representative S.

J. Smith, comes forward in advocacy of a bill making women eligible to election as overseers of the poor. The measure, which will be pressed simultaneously in both houses, provides "that one of the two overseers of the poor in each borough and township may be a female." "Mixed Marriage'' Bill Fails Owing to his failure to muster a constitutional majority, 103 votes, in its favor, Representative J. W. Kepler, of Centre, saw defeated to-day his bill which was drafted to prohibit marriages between Caucasians and those of African descent.

There were 81 votes polled for the bill and 35 against it. A number of members of the House were present, but did not vote. Strong protests were made against the passage of the bill by leaders among the colored citizens of the State, especially in ritts-burg, where meetings were held and petitions were numerously signed in opposition to the proposed legislation. Mr. Kepler made a canvass of the House soliciting votes for "hia bill.

Party lines were not sharply drawn in the voting. A number of members of the bar held that the bill was unconstitutional, and for that reason declined to vote for it. Others argued that the State should make no such restriction. The author of the bill was keenly disappointed when it became apparent that it was not to get the necessary 'support, and several of those who voted for it changed their votes to "no." Following are the thirty-five members who voted against the bill: E'iss. Tusey.

Klebel. Salus. Snyder. Wrig- THE TRUE RING AMERICAN WROUGHT Faced with bt Crucible Steel. Superior in form and equal in quality and finish to the best imported.

All regular sizes on hand. Send for prices Vfm. P.Waitcr'sSons 1233 MARKET ST, Tool Homttquarltrs. Anvils Men's 50c "Mascot" Neglige Shirts PhlTia ClnPt Quartered golden oak: a fine pattern, with round Oiling vjiuauu glass enas and snaperJ feet simple ornamentation; regularly $17.00 special at $15.00 ThlP Quartered golden oak; spreads to six fest; tamo square top and round corners: neatly ornamented legs; regularly $12.00 special at $10.00 Made of excellent percale some two separate collars others collars ami cufrs attached special at Men's $1.00 "Mascot" Neglige Shirts have have 125c also dark shirt special at Store, Market Street pYtPnsinn LALOnaiun nininrr Quartered golden oak: shaped French letjs. carved box seats: HAIRMAN COLVILLE, of the committee which reported the Water Works bill.

lev. Yelliz. Wood, Willet. Warne. TroiPll.

John O. Tavlor. Snader. Harry M. Scott.

Reed. Ponieroy. Oshorne. P. Moore.

MoDteomerr. Masee. M'-Whlnnrv. McKlmv. Me- Counoll.

Knnkel. Homsber. Grayhill. Fnp'th. Krancies.

Fox. Eckels. Daugherty. Coone. Campbell and Bierman.

Should a bill to-day by Repre sentative McWhinney, of Allegheny, be come a Jaw, the minimum amount of capi tal for which a State bank could be char tered would be reduced from iCtO.OtMt to Mr. McWhinney stys he introduced the bill by request. The impression prevails that Governor Pennypacker, irf view of his well-known views on pueh matters, will veto this bill if it ever reaches him. Representative Stulb's bill, destined to stop the filthy habit of expectorating in railroad and railway cars and stations, having been made practically useless by the amendments added to it, Representative Lawrence B. Cook, of Allegheny, handed in a new bill to day on this sub- (ject.

It prohibits "willful expectoration" in or upon any railroad car, pat-serger or street railway car, moved by electricity, t-team, horse or other motive power, incline car, omnibus, stage coach or other public vehicle for the conveyance of passengers by land, except it be into receptacles specially provided for the purpose. Violation of the act is to be punishable hy a hne not exceeding or imprisonment not exceeding thirty days. Leslie Yates, of Philadelphia, introduced a bill to-day which he says i.s presented at the instance of members of the Penn sylvania Pharmaceutical Association. Under its provisions druggists' certificates will hereafter be issued only to persons who are graduates of some reputable and properly chartered school or college of pharmacy. It makes no other changes in the present laws concerning lne Mate I'harmaceutical Board is to meet in Harrisburg every three months.

as heretofore, to examine candidates for certificates to conduct an apothecary busi ness. NO MEDALS AND CASH TO STATE MOTHERS Special to The Inquirer. HAKKISBUIUJ. March 19. The famous Hlumle hill, which provides for medals and purses to mothers who reared families of six or more, wa de feated in the House this afternoon by oie 01 to f.t.

me measure was on hnal passage, and there was much inter est manifested as to whether Representative P.lumle was really serious in the matter. He lost no time in puttine the minds of the members at rest on this score, as he made an address of almost MO minutes in advocacy of the bill. Representative Blumle's strongest point was his reference to the presentation of medals to soldiers, firemen, life savers and men in other walks of life who have performed valiant deeds, but the mothers who reared families and were, responsible for the heroes, and who pave us the great men at the risk of their health and lives, he said, were neglected. He was loudly applauded. Representative Mayne, of Lehigh, also spoke in favor of the measure and surprised his friends with his serious remarks.

A number of other bills passed finally, after which the House adjourned until Monday evening, as the Legislature will be the guesU vi the University of Penn-S3'lvania to-morrow. i Coyrnor Pennypacker to-day signed the J-Yancies bill, authorizing city and borough Councils to hold investigations administer oaths, summon witnesses and making swearing falsely perjury and giving them all the powers of the court. HOUSE ROUTINE HARRISBURG. March 19.In the House r-Jlf mpnlments made by the Senate to tnei Philadelphia J-Tlre Marshal bill -B-hich was recalled from the Governor for correction. were concurred in.

The bill now poes back to the Governor for bis action. bill creating the county of Conemaujrh out of portions of Cambria, Indiana. Somerset and Westmoreland counties, with Johnstown as the county seat, was negatively reported from committee. The Champaign bill authorizing sheriffs of counties having a population at more than 000 to purchase ami maintain two bloodhound's was favorably reported. Mr.

Douthett, of Kufler. presented a bill empowering boroughs without petition of property owners to sewer streets or parts of streets when they do not exceed five hundred feet In lengih and connect two streets heretofore sewered. The following bills were also presents Mr. Stevens, of Westmoreland, repelling the local prohibitory law in Monongaheln City and Carroll township, Washington coaiuv. Mr.

Yates, of Philadelphia, requiring applicants for a license to engage in the retail drug business to have had not less than four years' practical experience. Mr. Smith, Indiana, amending the act of June 4. 1883, so as to permit the election, of one female overseer of the poor. Mr.

McWhinney. of Allegheny, providing that no corporation shall be organized under the iict of May 13. 1ST0. with a capital stock -f K-s than $25,000, which shall be deemed pnsonal property and transferable on the books of the corporation in such manner as may be prescribed by the by-laws and articles uf'assiociatlcu. Mr.

Seabrook, of Adams, making it the duty of persons owning cultivated IhilIs adjoiting or lordering on the public highways to inclose the same with a fence ricie.it to protect the land from trespass of driven along such public highway. Mr. Whltteu, of Montgomery, amending the act of May 2o, 1803. for the taxation of dogs and the protection of sheep, so as to provide that Justices of the peace, magistrates or aldermen shall be entitled to $1 for each case under the provisions of the act. and the auditor or controllers each $2 per dav for the imc necessarily spent by them In investigating each claim, to be paid hy the claimant; amending the act of June 1.

relating to boroughs, so as to provide for the election and appointment of chief burgess and members of town Councils and defining the terms of office of each. Mr. Wood, of Erie, prohlbitiug the disposing of property to defraud creditors and probi biting the removal of property out of any county to prevent the same from being levied upon or sold on execution. Mr. Yellig.

Allegheny, presented a bill taking the redemptlou of trading 'stamps out of individual ageneics and provides that they shall le redeemed by merchants themselves, either in money or merchandise. These stamps must be redeemed in any quantity whatever. The bill recalled from the Governor appropriating $50,000 for the suppression of small- 001 In the State Dassed fmallv. lbs biu providing for iia abolition. a th, TABLES TURNED Charged Wifh Robbery After He Had Arrested Hotel Man and Bartender THEN HELD UNDER BAIL Entered Bar Room Through Window, But Claims That He Found It Open William Xeilsmith, a policeman of the German town station, was held yesterday before Magistrate Fitzpatrick in $(jOO bail, charged with breaking into the Wynd-moor Hotel, kept by Charles E.

Snyder, of 7942 Germantown avenue. Chestnut Hill. The case grew out of the arrest of Frederick King, a bartender, employed by Snyder, on a charge of robbing the place early yesterday morning. Xeilsmith, who made the arrest, testified that while patrolling his beat in front of Snyder's hotel he discovered one of the windows leading to the bar open', and on entering to investigate found King crouching behind the bar and placed him under arresf. King resisted arrest, and when Snyder, aroused by the noise, came into the barroom and remonstrated with the policeman, he was arrested alo and taken with King to the Chestnut Hill sub-station.

In answer to the charge King and -Snyder accused Xeilsmith of opening the window and entering ith intent to tteal. The magistrate discharged the two men for want of proper evidence, and the case was evidently closed, but the two men asked for the arrest of Xeilsmith and preferred a charge of robbery against him. In his testimony Snyder said that his hotel had been entered on several occasions recently and money and cigars taken, but no arrests had been made. A box of cigars and a bottle of whisky were taken, he said, last Tuesday night, and he decided to catch the thieves himself. Saloon Often Robbed He said that he instructed King to hide in the barroom in the hope that the intruders would return.

On the stand King testified that petty robberies had been going on for the past five months, and on ednesday night his employer asked him to keep watch in the barroom during the night. Hearing a noise at the side window, he walked out into the room, when Xeilsmith entered and placed him under arrest. Magistrate Fitzpatrick held Xeilsmith on the testimony of the two men and a bond was entered for his appearance in court. The policeman denied the charge and said that he only entered the place when be saw the window open. Lieutenant Buchanan, who is in charge at the Germantown police station, said yesterday that Xeilsmith had been on the force for about five years, and that he has been an efficient officer and has a good record.

MOTHER-IN-LAW PROBLEM Magistrate Thought Woes of Married Couple Were Caused by It "There seems to be too much mother-in-law about this case," remarked Magistrate Kochersperger yesterday in commenting on the domestic troubles of Robert Miller, of 102 South Twenty-first street, and his wife, Alice, who lives at 2103 South street. Each accused the mother-in-law of being responsible for their presence in court and both did so much talking that the magistrate was Unable to determine who was really to blame, but he held the husband in $300 tail for trial. The couple, who have onlv been married a few years, formerly lived at the home of Miner's parents, at the address on Twenty-first street, and separated because the young wife wanted to go elsewhere. Miller said that he and his wife had a comfortable home, but Mrs. Miller told a different story, in which she involved her mother-in-law, and the husband ended his argument by placing the blame on his wife's mother.

Special Exhibition at the Hamilton At the Hamilton Court apartments at Thirty-ninth and Chestnut streets a special exhibition of the recent work of five Philadelphia painters will open to-morrow. Contributing to this exhibition are H. T. Cariss, J. L.

G. Ferris, Peter Mo-ran, James B. Sword and Carl Weber, and included in the display of works by these living artists there will be a part of the collection of the late F. De B. Richards, the venerable artist, who died recently in this city.

The Richards col-irction contains a variety of the artist's work in oil, water colors and pastels, as veil as some pencil drawings and etchings, and Mr. Richards' famous portfolio of signed sketches by his artist friends gathered during the past sixty years. There will be shown also a number of daquerreotypes made by Mr. Richards of the celebrities of fifty years ago, before he turned his attention to painting. The Hamilton exhibition will be open, beginning with to-morrow, every week day until April 2, from 10 o'clock in the morning until 5 o'clock in the evening, and on Sundays from 1 until 3 o'clock.

(IKHf ftaa Hour) ig a sircsourff POLICE AWBRIDGE CLOT Centre Store. Second Floor. Market street and large shaped carved; regularly SUIT COMPLETE Regularly $73.00 fronts, and pps regularly $2.00 Centre and West stores, Third Floor 57th Year. The Western Saving Fund Society Tenth and Walnut Assets Deposits $19,708,109.11 $18,179,435.61 A Purely mutual Saving Fund. Accounts can be opened and business transacted by MAIL.

Office 26 S. loth St. Office York and Front St. Three per cent. Interest Two Weeks' Notice.

ALWAYS ON TOP PAN-COAST VENTILATORS st. Rupture qgp, A cheap trass that doesn't the work is dear. Fit and quality guaranteed. Trusses ti upward. HORN'S, 1515 Arch Established 1MJ Business ai ine negisier 8 Among the wills admitted, to probate by Register Singer yesterday were the testaments of Joseph Campbell, late of 152J South Garnet street and John ii.

Frank, late of 2215 Emerald street, $2500. f-t a The City's Cash Box City Treasurer Moore's weekly report, yesterday, showed the receipts of that department for last week to have been SKI 7,37755 and the payments leaving a balance of 14,801, 40350. $5 1 .50 $1.73 each, or six for $10.50 BUNCH OF DAMAGE SUITS Claims Greatly Reduced Where Verdicts Were Rendered As a result of accidents to pedestrians and drivers of vehicles caused by defective conditions of the ttreets, the city was summoned to answer a number of suits for damages in the Common Pleas Courts yesterday. Several of the actions ended in awards to the injured, the total amount of the verdicts beitt $4000., Five times that amount at least was claimed. In Court No.

1, before Jude Bregy, the jury rendered a S3000 verdict for William Kingsmill, who fell into an uncovered inlet hole at Tioga and Helen 6treets and was seriously injured. In the same court a verdict for $120 was taken by agreement for Tho'mas Hartman. This plaintiff complained of injuries sustained by riding over an unprotected hole in front of 1425 North Twenty-eighth street on May 28, 1807. The McMaiius Contracting Company received a compromise verdict of $1i5 in Court No. 4 for iniury to one of its wagons, caused by sinking into an excavation at Sixteenth and Uut-tqnwood streets on December 5 last.

Cigarette Sellers Warned The Business Men's Association of (ier-mantown has prepared a circular quoting the law regulating the sale of cigarettes to minors, and copies will be sent to c'gar dealers in Germantown and Chestnut IfilL The circular says: "Not wishing to make examples of persons violating this act, before full notice has been given, we hereby warn you (as we have warned all others) that any person violating the provisions of the above act shall be prosecuted with vigor and promptness, regardless of the circumstances attending the case." The circular is signed by a committee of business men, made up as follows: Charles C. Eraliardt, Charles Seif-ken, John McNeill, N. H. Keyser and John J. Kenney.

Leu'is R. Jones was transferred from tho New Jersey conference to this confer- Th Woiran's Home Missionary Society annixersary was held in the afternoon and the Lpworth League in the evening. R. Day delivered the address. Rev.

Alny sins Green piesided. TO WAR AGAINST SPITTING Councilman Wittbank Urgea Co-operation of Civic Club Before the members of the Civic Club, Seleci Councilman Thomas S. Wiltbank, authc of the anti-expectoration ordinance recently passed by that body, delivered an address at 1302 Walnut street yesterday morning on what he thought to be the best methods of enforcing the measure. He mad in part: We haye a law dealing with the offense, and rerythins now depends upon how we can enforce that law. But.

in order to deal with the nestion effectively, spitting be stoppc not only in the places over which the ordinance has Jurisdiction, but In the street cars, in trains and in the shops. To accomplish his. of course, the co-operation of the railway officials and the proprietors of the stores is necessary, and I believe that this will bo -thcoming. The Traction Company has ahready promised 'o place in their car signs stating the provig ons of the ordinance, but the most ef-feetlv work can be done by speaking personally offenders and calling their attention to thf fact that they are commiting a misde-in-am r. This will be all that is necessary in the case of most men, and we need the aid o' the women, especially, in this work.

Alrcaily th" signs put up by the Board of Healt 1 have resulted in great decrease of the spitting habit there. AN INQUIRER BELLE Littbi Ollie Gholson Won Laurels by Dress of Papers Another "Inquirer Girl" has entered the rinks of the masqueraders, and has achieved the usual Eight-year-old Oilie Gholson, a pretty little miss, who lives at 1332 Rodman street, is the latest one 1o win laurels while attired in a dress made from Inquirers. She wore her costume to a masquerade ball given on Wednesday night at Equity Hall, Eleventh and Lombard streets. The garment was made by sewing Inquirer heads upon a red dress, and the portions of the brilliant cloth which showed formed a bright contrast to the black and white of the papers. There was no division o' opinion among those present that the li tie girl was the "belle of the ball." Physician Injured by Train Specia to The Inquirer.

AMBLER, March 19 While driving a. toss the tracks of the North Penn Railroad at Camp Hill Station this morning Lr. Milton Newberry, of Fort Washington, one of the oldest practitioners of the county, was struck by an express train and suffered a severe contusion of the lead. Disease Pests Falling Off The reports to the bureau of Health for this week show a falling off in the of small-pox and typhoid fever cases. The colored woman' who escaped from the detention ward of the Municipal Hospital about a week ago was returned yesteiday with a well-developed case of small- Improved Train Service to Cape May, Satjrdays and Sundays, via Penn- sylvania Railroad Parlor cars are now attached to trains leavinz Market street wharf at IMP.

M. Saturdays, and 9.00 A. M. Sundays for Cape May returning from Cape May trains leaving at 4.o." P. M.

Sundays, and 7 30 A. M. Mondays will carry parlor cars. Percale, mall the new colorings: of woven madras. In light and effects; one pair cuffs with each East Tax Jlonrd of Kevision and Appeals In thi.d-class cities and giving the assessors authority to fix values was recommitted to committee on motion of Mr.

Mohr. of Berks. The bill defining mutual beneficial associations and their status and providing for their registration in the office of the Insurance Commissioner and placing them under his jurisdiction and supervisii.n passed finally. The following aproprlatlon bills passed final- lyFrlends Children's Home. Phila Nason Hospital.

Roaring Vottsvillo Hospital. Philadelphia Hospital. SnOrt. St. Francis Hospital.

Pittsburg. $8000. Altoona Hospital, Adrian Hospital. $1.00. Austin Hospital.

$)tH. House of Refuge. West Penn Hospital. $105,000. Douglass Hospital.

Evangelical Home. Philadelphia. Homeopathic Hospital. Pittsburg. Hethesda Home.

Pittsburg. $oOOO. St. Agnes' Hospital Philadelphia $10,000. Howard Hospital.

Philadelphia $12000. The following bills also passed finally. Senate bill amending the provisions of the act of April 4. 1ST5. relative to the sale, use and disposition of tmtts.

hogsheads, barrels, casks or kegs, extending its provisions to the sale, use and disposition of milk cans, butter boxes. Ice cream cans and lee cream tubs. it unlawful for conntv commissioners to repair and erect bridges without advertising for proposals excepting contracts not amount-ins to $loo. The Keuplcr Anti-Miscegenation bill failed on final passace by "a vote of 81 to 3o. At the afternoon session of the House Mr.

Arensburg. of Fayette, presented a bill extending the act of March 18. 1MW. relative to public' roads in Luzerne township. ayette county, to lower Tyrone township, layette county.

Mr. Stronp. of Dauphin, presented a game bill which makes the open season for rabbits from November 1 to December 15. and scmirrels from fh-tober 1 to December and prescribing a flue of $10 for every violation of id' sot Mr. Holman.

of Cambria, presented a bill giving school directors in townships the author-itv to make and enforce rules and regulations to prevent the introduction and spread of contagious and infectious diseases. Mr Bliss of Delaware, offered a resolution, which was adopted, that a committee of three be nnolnted to watt upon the Governor ana to exfend to him an invltatioon to visit the House of Representatives at such time as may suit his convenience. Messrs. Bliss. Kunkel, of Dauphin, and Phillips, of Lackawanna, were appointed.

These bills passed finally: Prohibiting gvpsies. campers, tourists and othar persons from eampiug or locating upon inclosed or uninclosed land withont permission. To provide a miners' home or homes for old crippled and helpless employes of the coal mines of Pennsylvania: for the naming of trustees with power to purchase land, erect buildings thereon and manage the same: the admission of the wives of such employes where they have reached the age of fifty-five year, anil the conditions for admission to such home or homes, and the raising of revenue to support It or them. Senate bill, making valid elections of municipal corporations held under the act of April 20. 1874.

as amended, to regulate the manner of Increasing the indebtedness of municipalities. Senate bill creating a department of supplies In Philadelphia. Senate bill authorizing the ascertainment. CASTOR I A For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of award, levy, assessment and collection of the costs, damages and expenses of municipal Improvements, Including the opening, widening, straightening, extending, grading, paving, macadamizing curbing or otherwise improving of streets, lanes, alleys or parts thereof, completed or in course of completion.

Extending the act of April 18. 1R43, to ccn-vey certain real estate and for other purposes, so as to extend its provisions to the b.isband or wife of a lunatic or non compos mentis and to further regulate che procedure In actions for divorce. Making it unlawful for Tetall anthracite coal dealers to sell or deliver a short-weight ton of coal. Adjourned at 5.10 P. M.

until 8 P. M. Monday. Money for New School Site Councils' School Committee yesterday approved an ordinance to purchase a lot at Seventh and Wharton streets, in the Second ward, for $28,000. for school purposes.

Members of the Board of Education asked the committee to recommend an appropriation of $127,000 to make up the balance needed for the Northeast Manual Training School, bids for which were opened this week, and found to be in excess of the money available. As there was no hope of getting a bill through this session, they merely decided to refer the subject to a sub-committee. LABOR NOTES Work was resumed yesterday at the new Hotel Stratford-Bellevne. Broad and Walnut streets, where S0O men had laid down their tools becanse of the presence of steamfltters on th job not recognized by the Council of the Allied Building Trades. The result scores the first victory for the United Association of Plumbers.

Gas and steam Fitters against the National Association of Steam and Hot 'Water Fitters. The strike of the Council of the Allied Building Trades against the buildings In course of construction for the Wldener Memorial Home for Crtppled Children, at Olney and York roads, was yesterday takes Into court. Equity proceedings were instituted against the Allied Council In Common Pleas Court by Robert ii. Loughery, a sub-contractor, for an Injunction. He says that he has already suffered a loss of $10,000 since the declaration of the strike on February 23, which was brought about because he put a number of plumbers to work, not members of the union: affiliated with the council.

Unless the National Klevator Company makes a settlement shortly with members of the International Association of Machinists, at its Honesdale shops, members of the Elevator ErecterV Union of this city will refuse to handle any product of the firm coming to Philadelphia. The Master Builders Exchange's Committee on Labor will bold a conference this afternoon with representatives of the Council of the Allied Building Trades over the wage scales for the year opening May I. A. similar conference will take place to-morrow with the structural Building Trades Alliance, the other central bedy in the building Industry. The Council of the Brotherhood of Carpenters Is awaiting a reply from the master carpenters to the new wage scale recently submitted to them.

A mass meeti'ng of the combined trades unions of Costesville. was held last night fur the purpose of furthering organization. A number of girls employed at the cigar factory of Vicente Portuondo. 508 Cnthbert street, have gone out on strike, because of. the) employment of a forewoman to wbom tbey took exception.

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